Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to generate and use drillability exponents. Data acquired from downhole sensors can be used to determine drillability exponents. The drill exponents can be used in number of processes to enhance various features of a drilling operation. 5 Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

A control system and a functional unit are capable of freely setting a place at which an operation for executing an access process is performed independently of an installation place of a controller. A CPU unit capable of communicating with a storage unit, and a plurality of functional units communicatively connected to the CPU unit are included. The functional unit includes an input unit including a switch that receives a user operation. The input unit generates a command for executing an access process when an input portion receives execution of the access process for accessing the storage unit from an IO unit. A designated IO unit executes the access process.

Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to an improved factory interface that is coupled to an on-board metrology housing configured for measuring film properties of a substrate. In one implementation, an apparatus comprises a factory interface, and a metrology housing removably coupled to the factory interface through a load port, the metrology housing comprises an on-board metrology assembly for measuring properties of a substrate to be transferred into the metrology housing.

A method for operating an axle system (10) for a blank separator (12). The axle system (10) includes an axle (20, 32, 38), an actuating element (24, 30, 36), and an electric drive (26, 34). The actuating element (24, 30, 36) has an operating speed (vG) and/or acceleration (aG). The electric drive (26, 34) and/or the axle (20, 32, 38) have an operating temperature (TB) characterized by: determining a maximum permissible limit temperature (TG) of the electric drive (26, 34) and/or the axle (20, 32, 38); detecting the temperature (TB) of the electric drive (26, 34) and/or the axle (20, 32, 38); and determining a maximum permissible limit speed (vG) and/or limit acceleration (aG) of the actuating element (24, 30, 36) as a function of the maximum permissible limit temperature (TG) and the detected temperature (TB) of the electric drive (26, 34) and/or of the axle (20, 32, 38).

A voice control type bath system and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The voice control type bath system is utilized for a massage bath equipment and includes at least one attached device for actuating the massage bath equipment, a voice receiving unit for receiving at least one voice signal, a voice analyzing module for analyzing the at least one voice signal to generate at least one controlling command; and a main control device for controlling the at least one attached device to actuate the massage bath equipment according to the at least one controlling command and/or for controlling an actuation of the at least one attached device according to the at least one controlling command. The voice control type bath system and the operating method thereof can directly control the at least one attached device via the at least one voice signal.

An automated computer-implemented method for generating commands for controlling a computer numerically controlled machine to fabricate an object from a workpiece, the method including the steps of selecting a maximum permitted engagement angle between a rotating cutting tool and the workpiece, selecting a minimum permitted engagement angle between the rotating cutting tool and the workpiece, and configuring a tool path for the tool relative to the workpiece in which the engagement angle gradually varies between the maximum permitted engagement angle and the minimum permitted engagement angle.

The present disclosure provides a serial backplane based PLC system with a hot swap function in which when an extended module fails during communication between the backplane master unit and the backplane slave unit, communication between the backplane master unit and the backplane slave unit via the backplane bus is maintained using a backplane design technique. The system includes a central processor unit (CPU) module for transmitting an operation command; at least one extended module for receiving and processing the operation command; a backplane bus connected to a bus line for communication between the CPU module and the extended modules; and at least one backplane module connected to the backplane bus, wherein the at least one backplane module is physically detachably coupled to the at least one extended module, respectively.

A range hood, stove and cooker integrated control system, comprising a range hood, a stove and a cooker, wherein the rang hood comprises a range hood controller and a motor connected with the range hood controller; the stove comprises a stove controller and a gas ratio valve connected with the stove controller; a cooker controller and a control button connected with the cooker controller are disposed on a cooker handle; and the cooker controller is in communication with the range hood controller and the stove controller via a wireless signal transceiver.

A probe displacement command in a scanning measurement is generated according to a composite speed vector V:
V=Gf.Math.Vf+Ge.Math.Ve+sp(p).Math.Gc.Math.Vc2 wherein Vf is a vector along which a probe is displaced along a scanning path, Ve is a vector maintaining a deflection amount of the probe toward a work piece at a standard deflection amount. Vc2 is represented by (Vc1.Math.q)q, Vc1 is a vector in a direction correcting a probe position such that a stylus tip is oriented along a scanning course, q is a vector given by a vector product of the normal line of a surface of the work piece and Vf, The normal direction of a measured surface is designated as Nw, p is a scalar product of Vc2 and Nw, and sg(p) is a function returning +1 or 1 in accordance with a value of p.

The present technology relates to a light-shielding device, a light-shielding method, and a program which make an object that is meant to be invisible to human beings enter a state in which the object is hidden so as to be invisible to eyes, or make an object that is meant to be visible enter a state in which the object is visible to eyes in correspondence with a state of the periphery of a light-shielding wall.

A light-shielding wall, which partitions two spaces and includes a plurality of panels capable of being controlled to a transmitting state in which light is transmitted or a light-shielding state in which light is shielded, is used as a window, a position of user' s eyes in the vicinity of the light-shielding wall is detected, and in a case where the position of the user's eyes is present in the vicinity of the light-shielding wall, a panel, which corresponds to the position of the user's eyes, of the light-shielding wall is controlled to the transmitting state, and the other panels are controlled to the light-shielding state. The present disclosure is applicable to the light-shielding wall.