Focusing on Emerging Technologies [Industry Forum]

The Industry Forum is a series created by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) to focus on industry directions and the use of emerging technologies in industry products. Traditional IES technology areas are covered, including informatics, sensors and control, robotics, factory automation, and power electronics. In addition, the forum motivates discussion with applications of IES technologies into diverse usage areas such as robotics for the consumer, remote sensor control in the home, etc. This is particularly valuable to the Society in building a bridge between industrial product directions and research focus. We plan to discuss research and product requirements among our diverse, highly international Society Members. These presentations and other activities of the Industry Forum are created to add value and interesting functions to our industry members. Our first Industry     

Best of both worlds [Emerging Technologies]

Expanding on the experience gained at 2006 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC'06) in New York, the 30th IEEE Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), held on 24 August 2008, hosted the second Industry--Academia Partnership Roundtable. The panel that pioneered the EMBC'06 efforts, with members from academic and industry communities, debated topics related to the following: · reciprocal value that academia and industry can offer in medical device new product development · the basics of starting up your own company · clash of cultures (industry versus academia): what obstacles academicians may face in reaching entrepreneurship? · intellectual property (IP) joint development and sharing between industry and academia · quick tutorial on use of provisional patents. How are patents used by companies?     

Emerging Technologies [wireless communication systems for implantable medical devices]

The reference to wireless medical telemetry includes measurement and recording of physiological parameters and other patient-related information via radiated electromagnetic signals. This paper discusses matters concerning the design of such wireless systems and review several existing and future clinical applications. The potential advantages of remote monitoring of implantable devices could include timely monitoring of clinical events and symptoms, a reduction in routine patient follow-up, closer monitoring of device longevity that may extend usage, and reduced patient transport costs. The development of new diagnostics techniques could highly benefit from the wide deployment of wireless solutions as data computation and analysis tasks could be seamlessly shared between the implanted devices and their paired external appliances.     

Design and Medical Safety of Neuromuscular Incapacitation Devices [Emerging Technologies]

Neuromuscular incapacitation (NMI) devices deliver electric shocks that disrupt muscle functions in order to immediately stop a truly pain-resistant, aggressive, focused, or combat-trained attacker. Improvements made to shock waveforms secure temporary incapacitation by capturing motor nerves and causing clonic muscular contractions. Suspects can recover immediately after cessation of current delivery. This article discusses NMI topics with a focus on TASER devices. Current models of TASER devices known as electronic control devices (ECD), utilize compressed nitrogen to propel toward the subject two small probes at a speed of about 48 m/s. A special-waveform electrical signal is transmitted through trailing wires to where the probes make contact with the body or clothing. This signal directly stimulates pre-endplate motor nerve tissue resulting in an immediate loss of the person's neuromuscular control, with the initial reaction being a gravitational dysreflexia (i.e., fall to the ground) and loss of ability to perform coordinated action for the duration of the pulse. This provides the law enforcement officers with an opportunity to subdue the resisting suspect. This section address aspects related to the design of ECDs and medical safety concerns raised by their use in the field.     

Letter to the Editor: Stability Concerns in Smart Grid with Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies

Abstract

The environmental concerns due to conventional power plants have given impetus for widespread utilization of renewable energy based distributed generation technologies. As a consequence, the concepts pertaining to a smart grid with advanced functional architecture are evolving to incorporate these technologies. Many such smart grid strategies are focused on maximum utilization of renewable energy sources compared to conventional fossil or nuclear fuels for meeting real-time load demand. The diverse characteristics of renewable energy based distributed generation technologies compared to conventional power plants have led to many operational stability concerns for the smart grid. This article discusses these stability concerns in smart grid with distributed generation technologies.     

基于PC的控制技术

如今的生产制造业比以往越来越需要有更加高效、灵活的生产模式以适应产品用户化和产品更快推向市场的需要。     

节能降耗与自动化技术

专家分析认为,2006年中国经济有“六大看点”:一是经济增长不一味追求过高速度;二是产能过剩成宏观调控“重点指向”;三是努力拓宽消费领域和改善消费环境;四是投资开始向农村基础设施倾斜;五是重要领域改革将要有新的突破;六是“能源、环境消耗指标”成为经济决策的“风向标”。     

Elenchina访安捷伦

Elenchina,作为本刊的合作网站,对安捷伦科技进行了专访,本刊载其专访内容,与读者分享。今年,由于受美国次贷危机、全球经济发展放缓等因素的影响,一些跨国公司的业绩下滑,也随之采取市场收缩战略,裁员节流开始＂越冬＂。作为全球领先的测试与测量公司,安捷伦不但未在中国大规模裁员,而且采取了逆势扩张策略,加大了对中国市场投入,成都科技基地落成并投入营运被业界视为＂跨国公司在中国本土化产品创新的一个标志性突破＂,同时,安捷伦在2009年上半年推出的16款示波器中大多是面向中低端市场的产品,作为抵抗经济低迷的举措,吹响了进军中端示波器市场的号角。     

LCD用的LED背光源技术

本文介绍了作为LCD背光源的LED，并对有关的技术作了说明，还与LCD的传统背光源——CCFL技术作了比较。     

浅谈短信服务的实现技术

短信业务是当前最为热门的、广泛欢迎的增值业务之一，特别是移动短信业务。论文介绍了GSM网中实现短信业务的基本原理与技术，并对固网短信做了简要介绍。     

介质壁加速器关键技术

质子放射用于放射肿瘤治疗有良好效果,需要用到质子加速器。介质壁加速器(DWA)是一种基于固态脉冲形成线、光导开关和绝缘介质壁等关键技术为一体的新概念直线加速器,可用于质子肿瘤治疗。为此,介绍了研发新型医疗加速器的必要和介质壁加速器用于肿瘤治疗的优势:质子用于肿瘤治疗时,有明确的射程,可以使辐射剂量主要沉淀在肿瘤区域,提高治疗效果,降低对非肿瘤区正常组织的伤害;介质壁加速器加速梯度最高可达100 MV/m,可以有效实现加速器的小型化、紧凑化,降低建造以及运行维护成本。此外,重点介绍了中国工程物理研究院流体物理研究所在介质壁加速器关键技术研究所取得的进展,包括固态脉冲形成线技术,高梯度绝缘介质壁技术,光导开关及其触发技术,以及一种300 k V的脉冲功率源等。     

西门子小型断路器技术

目前市场上小型断路器种类繁多,不胜枚举.如何评价小型断路器,已成为大家较为关心的问题.本文基于西门子小型断路器技术,分析了小型断路器的有关技术、性能指标和应用中的问题.