Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting when a vehicle engages in anomalous driving behavior and managing nearby vehicles to mitigate risk to the nearby vehicles due to the anomalous driving behavior. According to some embodiments, the methods and systems comprise receiving an indication that an anomalous driving behavior of a first vehicle is detected, and identifying a plurality of vehicles within a geographic area of the first vehicle based on receiving the indication. The methods and systems further include generating an arrangement for the plurality of vehicles based on the detected anomalous driving behavior, determining a target speed for each of the plurality of vehicles based on the determined arrangement and a current speed of each of the plurality of vehicles, and communicating control messages to each of the plurality of vehicles. The control messages comprising the target speed to distribute the plurality of vehicles into the determined arrangement.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining an economical impact and a carbon impact based on a use of a vehicle over a period, determining a benefit received in a future period similar to the period of one or more of altering the use of the vehicle and using another vehicle, where the other vehicle uses less carbon, determining a recommendation, based on the benefit, and notifying a device associated with the vehicle, of the recommendation and the benefit.

Abstract: An aircraft can include an aircraft body. The aircraft can include a wing, which can include a first wing tip and a second wing tip. The first wing tip and the second wing tip can be located on wing on opposite sides of the aircraft body. A camera can be located on the wing. The camera can have a field of view. The field of view including a portion of the flight environment and a portion of the aircraft body. The fields of view can be less than 180 degrees. The aircraft can include a calibration target. The calibration target can be located in the field of view. In some arrangements, the camera can be part of a stereoscopic camera system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for programmatically verifying an origin of abnormal driving. Some examples of abnormal driving may include aggressive driving (e.g., tailgating, cut-in lane, etc.), distracted driving (e.g., swerving, delayed reaction, etc.), and reckless driving (e.g., green light running, lane change without signaling, etc.). For example, the systems and methods may receive an identification of a second vehicle performing abnormal driving from an ego vehicle; initiate a verification process of the identification of the abnormal driving; access driving data associated with an origin of the abnormal driving, wherein the driving data includes the ego vehicle and the second vehicle; using the driving data, determine a confirm or deny decision regarding the identification of the second vehicle from the ego vehicle; and provide the confirm or deny decision.

Abstract: The measurement of electrodermal activity (EDA) can be facilitated by a sensing surface. The sensing surface can have a plurality of electrode pairs. An electrode pair can include a first electrode and a second electrode that are electrically isolated from each other. The plurality of electrode pairs can be electrically isolated from each other. A distance between neighboring electrode pairs can be larger than a distance between the first electrode and a second electrode of each electrode pair. One or more sensors can be configured to detect contact with the sensing surface. In response to the one or more sensors detecting contact with the sensing surface, one or more electrode pairs can be selected to be activated. In response to the one or more electrode pairs being selected to be activated, the selected one or more electrode pairs can be activated.

Abstract: The present specification relates to systems and methods capable of detecting and tracking a perpetrator of the vehicle break-in. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of tracking a perpetrator of a break-in in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes detecting, using one or more sensors, that the vehicle has been broken in and monitoring the perpetrator during the break-in using in-vehicle data from the one or more sensors. The method further includes receiving the crowdsourced data on the perpetrator and combining the in-vehicle data and the crowdsourced data to form an integrated data set. Finally, the method tracks the perpetrator using the integrated data set.

Abstract: An accident prevention system for a doorway of a loading dock is provided. The system includes a first sensor configured to detect an object in a first predetermined location and having a height that is greater than a predetermined height. A second sensor is configured to activate responsive to detection by the first sensor of an object having a height that is greater than the predetermined height. The second sensor is also configured to detect an object in a second predetermined location after activation of the second sensor. An alert system is configured to generate a humanly-perceivable alert responsive to detection of the object in the second predetermined location after the activation of the second sensor.

Abstract: A window can comprise a first side and a second side substantially parallel to the first side. The window can comprise an optical grating operatively positioned with respect to one of the first side and the second side. The optical grating can be used to determine a temperature at or near the respective one of the first side and the second side.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a hood outer panel, hood inner panel, and engine compartment. A fender attachment bracket is disposed within the engine compartment, and a headlight assembly includes an attachment portion that couples the headlight assembly to the fender attachment bracket. The headlight assembly also includes a load block or loading block sized and shaped so that when the hood outer panel and hood inner panel are deformed by the impact of an object, the hood inner panel contacts the load block.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a cruise control deactivation system. The system includes a cruise control system, and a user control that, when activated, commands deactivation of the cruise control system. The system also includes a processor configured to permit or override the commanded deactivation of the cruise control system while the vehicle is moving, based on at least one criterion. Criteria may include whether or not a first sensor detects a foot of a driver of the vehicle on an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, and whether or not a first computation indicates that the deactivation of the cruise control system will cause a collision with a second vehicle located behind the vehicle.

Abstract: Connected vehicles and methods described herein provide for message sender identification. Connected vehicles and methods disclosed herein can include generating a message based hyper-graph based on the positions of connected elements of a road traffic network as communicated to the connected vehicle by the connected elements. Connected vehicles and methods disclosed herein can include generating, a perception based hyper-graph based on the perceived positions of at least a subset of the elements of the road traffic network as determined by a sensor of the vehicle. Connected vehicles and methods disclosed herein can include matching a node of the message-based hyper-graph to a corresponding node of the perception-based hyper-graph to determine the sender of a received message.

Abstract: An artificial muscle assembly includes initiating actuators and an artificial muscle. The artificial muscle includes a housing including an electrode region and an expandable fluid region, and an electrode pair positioned in the electrode region. The electrode pair includes a first electrode and a second electrode fixed to respective first and second surfaces of the housing. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a central opening defining the expandable fluid region. The electrode pair is actuatable between a non-actuated state and an actuated state such that actuation from the non-actuated state to the actuated state directs a dielectric fluid into the expandable fluid region. Each initiating actuator is actuatable between a non-actuated state and an actuated state such that actuation from the non-actuated state to the actuated state applies a force against the electrode region of the artificial muscle.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for eliminating an appearance of one or more objects in an environment surrounding a vehicle during operation of the vehicle. A method generally includes detecting the one or more objects in first sensor data collected from first sensors onboard the vehicle, wherein the first sensor data is representative of the environment surrounding the vehicle; receiving, from other vehicles, second sensor data collected from second sensors onboard the other vehicles, wherein the second sensor data is representative of the environment surrounding each of the one or more other vehicles; generating one or more augmented reality images depicting portions of the environment obstructed by the one or more objects in the first sensor data; displaying the one or more augmented reality images in an augmented reality display such that the augmented reality images are positioned to overlay the one or more objects.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to estimating reachable states for a vehicle using a neural model. In one embodiment, a method includes generating an unverified command by a first controller and a safety command by a second controller for a projected path by an automated driving system (ADS) associated with a vehicle. The method also includes estimating reachable states by a neural network (NN) model that uses the unverified command and an initial condition for the vehicle, the reachable states representing positions and orientations for the vehicle within a bounded time and a state space associated with the initial condition and the projected path. The method also includes, upon determining that the reachable states satisfy collision criteria, executing by the vehicle a maneuver with the safety command for the projected path and generating subsequent commands using vehicle data from the first controller and the second controller.

Abstract: An electrolyte includes a composite salt mixture with a halogenated boron cluster salt. The halogenated boron cluster salt includes a cation selected from Li+, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Zn2+ and Al3+, and a halogenated boron cluster anion. The halogenated boron cluster anion has a structure of [CB(y?1)H(y?z?i)RzXi]?, [C2B(y?2)H(y?t?j?1)RtXj]?, [C2B(y?3)H(y?t?j)RtXj]?, [C2B(y?3)H(y?t?j?1)RtXj]2?, or [C2B(y?4)H(y?t?j?1)RtXj]2?, [CB(y?1)H(y?z)Rz]?, [C2B(y?2)H(y?t?1)Rt]?, [C2B(y?3)H(y?t)Rt]?, [C2B(y?3)H(y?t?1)Rt]2?, and/or ByH(y?z?i)RzXi]2?, where y is an integer within a range of 6 to 12, (z+i) is an integer within a range of 0 to y, (t+j) is an integer within a range of 0 to (y?1), and X is F, Cl, Br, or I. Also, the composite salt mixture can be at least 90 mol % halogenated, for example, at least 90 mol % mono-halogenated or less than 10 mol % mono-halogenated.

Abstract: A sound absorbing device includes a panel with an opening, a duct extending from the panel and in fluid communication with the opening, and a plurality of acoustic resonators embedded in the panel and in fluid communication with the duct. The duct can have a rectangular cuboid shape and the plurality of acoustic resonators can include a first subset of quarter-wavelength tubes extending from a first planar side of the duct, a second subset of quarter-wavelength tubes extending from a second planar side of the duct, a third subset of quarter-wavelength tubes extending from a third planar side of the duct, and a fourth subset of quarter-wavelength tubes extending from a fourth planar side of the duct. Also, the second subset of quarter-wavelength tubes and the fourth subset of quarter-wavelength tubes can have mirror symmetry with the first subset of quarter-wavelength tubes and the third subset of quarter-wavelength tubes, respectively.

Abstract: A system for training a model using federated learning is provided. The system includes a server, and a plurality of vehicles. Each of the vehicles includes a controller programmed to: transmit first knowledge data including information about a plurality of feature vectors and information about a plurality of predictions, receive first aggregated knowledge from the server, and train a local model based on the first aggregated knowledge. The server averages the first knowledge data received from the plurality of vehicles to generate the aggregated knowledge.

Abstract: A resin for adhesive bonding to fabrics includes between about 80 wt. % and about 90 wt. % of a monomer, between about 10 wt. % and about 20 wt. % of a cross-linking agent with two or more acrylic acid groups separated by a flexible linker, between about 0.5 wt. % and about 1.5 wt. % of a photoinitiator, and between about 10 wt. % and about 15 wt. % of a thickening agent. The monomer as a melting point less than 25° C. and the flexible linker has subunits such as methylene glycol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, and combinations thereof. Also, the resin forms a bond with polyurethane coated nylon fabric and the bond exhibits an adhesion strength greater than a tensile strength of the polyurethane coated nylon fabric.

Abstract: An appendage pressurization device includes an appendage strap and one or more artificial muscles disposed in the appendage strap and communicatively coupled to a controller. Each artificial muscle includes a housing comprising an electrode region and an expandable fluid region, a dielectric fluid housed within the housing, and an electrode pair positioned in the electrode region of the housing, the electrode pair comprising a first electrode fixed to a first surface of the housing and a second electrode fixed to a second surface of the housing, wherein the electrode pair is actuatable between a non-actuated state and an actuated state such that actuation from the non-actuated state to the actuated state directs the dielectric fluid into the expandable fluid region, expanding the expandable fluid region.

Abstract: An aircraft can include a wing. The wing can include a tip. A winglet can be pivotably connected to the wing proximate the tip. A connecting member can be operatively connected to the wing and the winglet. The connecting member can include a flexible material with a super elastic material member operatively connected to the flexible material. Thus, the connecting member can allow passive movement of the winglet responsive to real-time operational forces acting upon the aircraft. In some arrangements, the flexible material can be a fabric, and the super elastic material member can be a wire. In some arrangements, the super elastic material member can be configured to exhibit a non-linear stiffness profile. The non-linear stiffness profile can include a region of quasi-zero stiffness. The stiffness profile of the super elastic material member can be selectively varied, such as by controlling a temperature of the super elastic material member.