Sleep problems are getting worse and worse in modern world. They have a severe impact on psychological and physical health, as well as social performances. From our previous study, the brainwave α rhythm, θ wave and β wave were affected by radiating the palm of the subjects with low-level laser array. In addition, from other study, the LED array stimulator (LEDAS) also has the similar effects. In the present study, LED light was used to radiate the left palm of the subjects too, and the effects were assessed with the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) and heart-rate variability (HRV) analysis. The results revealed that it doesn’t have significant meaning between these two groups. However, the tendency of the sleep latency (SL) in the LED group was shorter than that in the control group. In addition, the autonomic nervous system (ANS) analysis showed that the sympathetic nervous system was getting larger in the LED group than that in the control group, and total ANS activity were mainly getting larger in the LED group. We infer that this LED stimulation could reduce SL and balance ANS activity of the night-shift people. In the future, the further study will be conducted on normal subjects.
We propose a new guidance system for the blind. An optical triangulation method is used in the system. The main components of the proposed system comprise of a notebook computer, a camera, and two laser modules. The track image of the light beam on the ground or on the object is captured by the camera and then the image is sent to the notebook computer for further processing and analysis. Using a developed signal-processing algorithm, our system can determine the object width and the distance between the object and the blind person through the calculation of the light line positions on the image. A series of feasibility tests of the developed blind guidance system were conducted. The experimental results show that the distance between the test object and the blind can be measured with a standard deviation of less than 8.5% within the range of 40 and 130 cm, while the test object width can be measured with a standard deviation of less than 4.5% within the range of 40 and 130 cm. The application potential of the designed system to the blind guidance can be expected.
The characteristics of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that make them energy-efficient and long-lasting light source for
general illumination have attracted a great attention from the lighting industry and commercial market. As everyone
know LEDs have the advantages of environmental protection, long lifetime, fast response time (μs), low voltage and
good mechanical properties. Their high luminance and the wide region of the dominant wavelengths within the entire
visible spectrum mean that people have high anticipations for the applications of LEDs. The output lighting from
reflector in the traditional fog lamp was required to fit the standard of the ECE R19 F3 regulation. Therefore, this study
investigated the effects of pitch and angle for a diffraction grating in LED fog lamp. The light pattern of fog lamp must
be satisfied ECE regulations, so a design of diffraction grating to shift down the lighting was required. There are three
LEDs (Cree XLamp XPE LEDs) as the light source in the fog lamp for the illumination efficiency. Then, an optimal
simulation of diffraction grating was done for the pitch and angle of the diffraction grating at the test distance of 25
meters. The best pitch and angle was 2mm and 60 degree for the grating shape of wedge type.
KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Solar concentrators, Solar energy, Tolerancing, Fresnel lenses, Energy efficiency, Beam shaping, Modulation, Diamond turning, Assembly tolerances
In this paper, we proposed a new configuration of concentrator in solar PV system. A special optical system in the
concentrator used in focusing sun light to solar cell is proposed, the system compose of an aspherical surface and a
specific diffusing surface. The uniform-squared light pattern is obtained on the solar cell, the shape and size of light
pattern can be modulated by the parameters of the diffusing surface. In order to decrease the weight of the lens, the
concentrator in Fresnel lens type is built at last. Besides, the optical efficiencies formed by the aspherical concentrator
and Fresnel concentrator are about 92% and 77%, the concentrations are about 720mW/mm2 and 640mW/mm2, and the
acceptance angles are about 0.35° and 0.30°, respectively. The tolerances in assembling the component of the
concentrator are also discussed in detail.
An improved arterial pulsation measurement (APM) system that uses three LED light sources and a CCD image sensor
to measure pulse waveforms of artery is presented. The relative variations of the pulses at three measurement points near
wrist joints can be determined by the APM system simultaneously. The height of the arterial pulsations measured by the
APM system achieves a resolution of better than 2 μm. These pulsations contain useful information that can be used as
diagnostic references in the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the future.
A new apparatus for blind-guide is proposed in this paper. Optical triangulation method was used to realize the system.
The main components comprise a notebook computer, a camera and two laser modules. One laser module emits a light
line beam on the vertical axis. Another laser module emits a light line beam on the tilt horizontal axis. The track of the
light line beam on the ground or on the object is captured by the camera, and the image is sent to the notebook computer
for calculation. The system can calculate the object width and the distance between the object and the blind in terms of
the light line positions on the image. Based on the experiment, the distance between the test object and the blind can be
measured with a standard deviation of less than 3% within the range of 60 to 150 cm. The test object width can be
measured with a standard deviation of less than 1% within the range of 60 to 150 cm. For saving the power consumption,
the laser modules are switched on/off with a trigger pulse. And for reducing the complex computation, the two laser
modules are switched on alternately. Besides this, a band pass filter is used to filter out the signal except the specific
laser light, which can increase the signal to noise ratio.
In this research, a new module of skin treatment has been proposed. The 40 pieces of red and 36 pieces of yellow LEDs
are utilized to be the light sources in treatment the cracks and corrosions on skin, and the 4 pieces of white light LEDs
are applied in lighting on skin. In addition, the image of skin could be obtained by a CCD webcam, and the skin
inspection will be determined by number of pores in images. Finally, the good experimental results have been obtained
in human body.
A low-cost prototype of a laser range finder using a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor is developed for the automotive field. The system presented here is based on triangulation. The centroid of the infrared laser spot on the CMOS image sensor is converted into pixel coordinates proportional to the distance to be measured. The system is operated in two modes: continuous wave (cw) and pulsed mode. A comparison of these two modes is also conducted and discussed here. Based on the experimental results, the distance can be measured with an accuracy of better than 1.1% within the range of 5 to 45 m.
A low-cost, compact electro-optical leveler, using a CMOS image sensor, has been developed for level measurement. The two-lens optical system is designed to find the tilt information for the total system. ZEMAX is used to design and predict the performance of this optical system. One lens is bowl-shaped so that it can hold a liquid. The centroid of the light spot on the CMOS image sensor is converted into pixel coordinates proportional to the tilt angle to be measured. The experimental results verified the simulation results. The reading tilt angle can be estimated with a resolution at better than 8 arcsec.
This paper presents a non-invasive, non-contact measurement of pulse waveforms by applying optical triangulation technology on skin surface vibration. The arterial pulsation information can be obtained with this measurement system. An algorithm to evaluate the pulsing activities from center of laser spot intensity on a certain wrist point has been conducted by fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The amplitude and frequency of skin vibration can be known by this measurement system. The advantages of this optical triangulation method are non-contact, low cost, remote sensing, and it can be combined with image processing system.
A low cost, compact electronic image leveler using a CMOS image sensor is developed for level measurement. Optical system with two lenses is designed to get tilt information of total system. One lens is designed in bowl shape that can hold liquid. The gravity of the light spot on CMOS image sensor is converted into pixel coordinates proportional to the tilt angle to be measured. The reading tilt angle could be estimated with resolution better than 10 arc second.
A prototype of range finder using a CMOS image sensor and a pulsed laser is developed for the automotive field. The system presented here is based on optical triangulation. The gravity of the infrared laser spot on CMOS image sensor is converted into pixel coordinates proportional to the distance to be measured. Based on the experimental tests of the system, it was found that the distance could be estimated with accuracy better than 2% within the range of 5 to 45 meters.
A low cost prototype of a laser range finder using a CMOS image sensor is developed for the automotive field. The system presented here is based on triangulation. The gravity of the infrared laser spot on CMOS image sensor is converted into pixel coordinates proportional to the distance to be measured. Based on the experimental tests of the system, it was found that the distance could be estimated with accuracy better than 5% within the range of 5 to 45 meters at twilight and night. Experimental results are provided and possible improvements are discussed.
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