The paper proposes a new ergonomic and electronic solution for the muscle stimulator. The device is programmable. It can be easily adjusted by the doctor, as well as by the patient. The design solution of this muscle stimulator has the improved interface. The device is safe to use and has determined ergonomic improvements. This muscle stimulator has small dimensions and light weight. The propos...

We present a lateral trench gate SOI-LDMOSFET that uses narrow trenches as channels. The lateral trench gate, which allows the channel current to flow laterally on the trench side walls, decreases its on-resistance because it increases the current spreading area of the device. The specific on-resistance ðRspÞ strongly depends on the trench depth, which affects the channel area on the side wall ...

This paper proposes an identity authentication mechanism at the link layer for acknowledgment frame in IEEE 802.15.4 network. With the proposed mechanism there are only three bits for authentication, which can greatly reduce overhead. The encrypted bit stream for identity authentication will be transmitted to device by coordinator within association process. Statistical method indicates that ou...

1 Embedded real-time applications that interact with the outside environment may be subjected to temporal uncertainty due to the potential asynchronous characteristics of events. If event handling, which is usually associated with interrupts, is not carefully controlled, overload scenarios can cause application tasks to miss deadlines, with severe consequences. In this paper we address the prob...

Polarization handling in suspended silicon photonics has the potential to enable new applications in fields such as optomechanics, photonic microelectromechanical systems, and mid-infrared photonics. In this work, we experimentally demonstrate a suspended polarization beam splitter on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide platform, based on an asymmetric directional coupler. Our device presents pola...

Functional languages do not usually mesh well with embedded applications because of the need for special I/O device-handling. By introducing a process model to a language, however, it becomes possible to express register-level device operations and interrupts in a modular manner. This paper describes such a model, its implementation by extension to the Gofer programming system, and examples of ...

In this short paper we present a performance analysis of the Leap Motion depth sensor solely used as a single finger pointing device. Based on the evaluation of Fitts’ Law, we have examined the sensor capabilities with two groups of participants – 10 moderately aged computer affine technicians and 10 elderly people with no explicit experience in handling technical devices. Results have been com...

The remote printing facility allows a user to image documents on a remote printer, defined as a G3-compatible facsimile device connected to the public telephone network. The user sends electronic mail to an address which includes the phone number associated with the target G3-compatible facsimile device. Using the Domain Name System, the Internet message-handling infrastructure routes the messa...

We describe a new tactile sensor for use in dexterous manipulation and telemanipulation. The sensor consists of an array of curvature-measuring elements embedded in a compliant membrane. The resulting sensor is inexpensive and robust, and can be used in robotic hands with soft fingertips for object handling and exploration. The curvature measurements provide information for manipulation plannin...

This paper describes an architecture for ontology based context modeling on mobile devices. The combination of the DL-Lite logic, Manchester OWL Syntax, a customized implementation of the JENA API, and an o -the-shelf relational database o ers an environment which makes it possible to use ontologies on a modern mobile device. We use such form of context modeling as the foundation of a ContextAd...