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Texas Instruments Corporation

Masten Opto-diagnostics Company

Fsi International, Inc.

Masten Opto-diagnostic Co.

Anderson & Bigham

Billy R Masten

Gaylen R Stukey

Leland P Stukey

Lester L Hodson

Robert S Blackwood

Willie B Benitez, Iii

Fred A Fewin, Jr

Darrell L Vines

Timothy B Vaughn

Larry B Masten

Alan H Woosley

David R Vaughn

A machine control system, comprises at least first and second nodes of a wireless network in communication with each other, each node including a three axis accelerometer having a data output coupled to a respective sensor input of the node; and a hydraulic machine having a manifold and a plurality of hydraulic mechanisms coupled to respective outputs of the manifold, the manifold being responsive to electrical actuating signals provided from respective electrical outputs of the first node in response to gesture signals sent from the second node.

Wireless network machine control for a hydraulic system

A machine control system, comprises at least first and second nodes of a wireless network in communication with each other, each node including a three axis accelerometer having a data output coupled to a respective sensor input of the node; and a hydraulic machine having a manifold and a plurality of hydraulic mechanisms coupled to respective outputs of the manifold, the manifold being responsive to electrical actuating signals provided from respective electrical outputs of the first node.

Wireless network machine control or a hydraulic system

A process and apparatus for controlling the moisture content of soil deposited in a furrow during seed planting comprises tilling the soil to an adjustable depth to expose soil corresponding to a reference soil moisture setting, selecting covering soil from the exposed soil having a moisture content that matches the moisture content of the reference soil moisture setting, and depositing the covering soil over the seed.

Method and apparatus for planting seed crops

A portable high speed, low cost, wide spectrum light scanning unit with an aiming device for receiving reflected light from an object and diffracting the light into segments of wavelengths and a linear sensor array having elements positioned to receive the segments and to measure the relative magnitude of such segments to define a spectral distribution of the object for transmission to a remote site for identification and/or analysis without augmentation. In addition, the specification discloses the use of a micro-controller to process the distribution and to identify and/or analyze the object.

Scanning sensor-identifier and standard set-up

A high speed, low cost, apparatus and method of identification, examination of objects and quality control of manufactured parts and sheet materials, the apparatus including a comparator having memory storage of data representative of the surface of a first 'standard' spatial linear distribution of light and memory storage of data representative of another portion of the surface, and including an algorithm for comparing data of the standard with data representative of the second spatial linear distribution of light reflected from a surface to determine if there is a correlation between the two spatial distributions.

Digital diagnostic apparatus and vision system with related methods

Digital spectral identifier-controller and related methods

A high speed, low cost, wide spectrum light scanning and sensor unit () for receiving reflected light from an object and diffracting the light into segments of wavelengths and a linear sensor array () having elements positioned to receive the segments and to measure the relative magnitude of such segments to define a spectral distribution of the object together with a digital identifier-controller () connected to said sensing device and having a memory for memorizing a spectral distribution of light representing a first standard object, and additional memory for receiving a spectral distributions of other objects and programmable logic circuitry containing a program for determining the similarity between the standard object and the other objects.

A dc motor speed control circuit is provided. A first circuit utilizing an opto-electric sensor for providing an input signal corresponding to a desired dc motor speed is connected to a second circuit and the second circuit is connected to the dc motor, wherein the second circuit responds to the input signal and causes current to flow through the dc motor corresponding to the input signal. A temperature circuit, voltage level circuit and current level circuit may also be connected to the second circuit to control the dc motor.

Opto-electrically controlled direct current motor speed control circuit

A device for detecting and locating substrates in a cassette including a homogeneous columnar radiation source adjacent to and radiating the edges of the substrates, rod-shaped directional lenses transmitting and replicating the substrate edges in their field of view and directing the transmitted reflected radiation and image of the field of view onto sensing pixels activated to produce indications of the presence and location of the substrates in the cassette.

Substrate location and detection apparatus

An array of light sensors is integrated with a circuit to control the selection of each light selector and to digitized the amplitude of the light impinging on each sensor. Each light sensor is addressable by an external microprocessor.

Integrated reflective image sensor

An edge detector includes a pair of integrated light sensors, a pair of log amplifiers and a comparator amplifier, having a hysteresis voltage applied thereto.

Optical object edge detector using partially covered reference sensor

A system and method for controlling an automatic loading/unloading material mover. The mover includes a wheeled vehicle having a tiltable bed with a live floor and a non-driven wheel and is used to load and unload heavy objects, such as cotton modules. Pulse-generating magnetic sensors are used to measure the displacement of both the non-driven wheel, and hence the vehicle, and the live floor. The displacement of the live floor is controlled by the synchronization system and method which includes a digital processor to match the displacement of the vehicle so that heavy modules being loaded or unloaded are not torn apart.

Material mover bed floor drive synchronization system and method

A dual peak detector circuit containing a first circuit for receiving the input voltage and storing the maximum value of the input voltage and a second circuit for receiving the input voltage and storing the minimum value of the input voltage. Both are connected to third circuit which also receives the input voltage and provides an output when the input voltage transitions from the maximum input value to the minimum input value. When the input voltage transitions from the minimum input value to the maximum output value, the third circuit alters the output to indicate the input voltage change.

Dual peak detector

A single optical fiber is placed at or near the nadir of the curvilinear section of the optical surface of a light emitting device. The LED element illuminates the bar code characters on the surface of the object being read, and the reflected light is transmitted up the optical fiber to a sensory means or the like. The elements are encased in an optical plastic medium for strength and durability, and resistance to environmental extremes.

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Billy R Masten