Abstract: A Solid Instrumented Spherical Blast Impulse Recording Device (SISBIRD) includes a spherical housing formed of material that is resistant to an explosive blast wave from a test weapon. A test payload bore shaft is accessible through an opening in the spherical housing. A door is fastened over the opening in the spherical housing. A test data module is received in the test payload bore shaft. The test data module includes: (i) a three-axis acceleration sensor; (ii) a memory; and (iii) a controller. The controller is communicatively coupled to the three-axis acceleration sensor and the memory. The controller executes a data acquisition utility to record, in the memory, acceleration data in three-dimensions from the three-axis acceleration sensor during exposure of the spherical housing to the explosive blast wave.

Abstract: A system includes a memory storing a battery profile corresponding to a battery identifier of a high-voltage battery of a vehicle and a processor. The processor is programmed to periodically send the battery profile to a server, and, responsive to detecting a change in the battery identifier, request the server to send a battery profile corresponding to the battery identifier as changed.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for a monitoring system including a plurality of dispensers each configured to be located in a washroom and dispense a respective consumable hygiene product through a dispense cycle, where each of the dispensers is associated with a water source device; a water flow measurement device configured to measure water flow to the water source devices; and a data processing apparatus configured to receive indications of dispense cycles from the dispensers, to receive a water flow measurement from the water flow measurement device, determine which water source device was active by associating one of the water source devices with one of the dispensers based on a first time of the dispense cycle of the one of the dispensers and a second time of the water flow measurement and determine a water flow fault of the one of the water source devices based on the first and second times.

Abstract: The power measurement and analysis system of a mobile device includes: a mobile device collecting operation information of components operating in accordance with execution of an application; a measurement and analysis device supplying power to the mobile device and measuring the entire power consumption amount of the mobile device; and a learning server receiving the operation information of the components from the mobile device and the entire power consumption amount from the measurement and analysis device, learning a component state estimation model using the operation information of the components and the entire power consumption amount, and providing the learned component state estimation model to the measurement and analysis device. The measurement and analysis device estimates component states by inputting the entire power consumption amount of the mobile device to the component state estimation model, and calculates power consumption of each of the components in real time.

Abstract: An encoder according to an example of the present disclosure includes a first reception unit configured to receive a position information request signal for requesting position information on an object to be detected, a position information generation unit configured to generate the position information at a position information generation timing after a predetermined delay time elapses from when the position information request signal is received, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the position information to the outside via serial communication. The first transmission unit is configured to transmit, at least once, position information generation timing information representing the predetermined delay time to the outside via serial communication.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a management entity monitors for a change in a convergence rate of spatio-temporal compressive sensing measurements from a plurality of sensors in a sensor network operating according to a measurement matrix up to a halting criterion, and if the change is below a given threshold, determines whether the change is due to impulse noise or due to continued sensed measurements. If continued sensed measurements, the management entity initiates a single-dimensional compressive sensing in a spatial domain at regular time intervals, and identifies and tracks gradient clusters. In response to a change in joint spatio-temporal sparsity of tracked nodes of the gradient clusters, the management entity can then determine an updated measurement matrix based on the joint spatio-temporal sparsity of tracked nodes while satisfying one or more operating parameters, and directs at least certain sensors of the plurality of sensors to operate according to the updated measurement matrix.

Abstract: A pipeline leak detection and location range determination system includes a set of monitoring devices installed at ends of segments of a pipeline, and server computer system communicating with the set of monitoring devices over the Internet. The server computer system is also adapted to communicate with client computer systems over the Internet. Each monitoring device within the set includes a set of sensors for reading time-varying signals, including pressure, of the pipeline, and communicates the time-varying signals and corresponding timestamps to the server computer system. The server computer system analyzes such data using regression to derive a range of possible locations of a leak in the pipeline. A probability distribution corresponding to subranges within the range is also determined. The server computer system communicates the range and probability distribution to client computer systems for being presented to pipeline maintenance professionals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring underwater structures are provided. First and second sets of point cloud data that are obtained at different times are compared to determine whether the location of the underwater structure has changed. For detecting vibration, a series of range measurements taken along a line intersecting the underwater structure are compared to one another to determine an amplitude and frequency of any vibration present in the underwater structure. For detecting temperature, the ratio of different components of return signals obtained from a point in the water surrounding the underwater structure is measured to derive the temperature of the water. Leak detection can be performed by scanning areas around the underwater structure. Monitoring systems can include a primary receiver for range measurements, and first and second temperature channel receivers for temperature measurements.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a device management controller including a parts management control part configured to monitor the state of parts constituting the apparatus, a device state monitoring control part configured to monitor integrity of device data obtained from an operation state of the parts constituting the apparatus, and a data matching control part configured to monitor facility data provided from a factory facility to the apparatus. The device management controller is configured to derive information evaluating the operation state of the apparatus based on a plurality of monitoring result data selected from a group consisting of maintenance timing monitoring result data acquired by the parts management control part, device state monitoring result data acquired by the device state monitoring control part, and utility monitoring result data acquired by the data matching control part.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for testing a water rocket and a method for use thereof, comprising a load cell assembly, a launcher assembly, a rocket assembly, and a base piston, all situated within a housing. Air and/or water pressurizes the rocket assembly and the launcher assembly, which is released to cause the rocket to exert a propelling force on the rocket. The load cell is adapted to capture and record the thrust of the water rocket. The housing is adapted to retain the released water within the housing. The base piston is adapted to move the launcher assembly out of the way of the releasing water and air, whereby the launcher assembly does not impede the exit of the water or air that could result in inaccurate data.

Abstract: A phase aligned energy metering system includes a plurality of current sensors that provide a respective first signal indicating respective the current levels. A current module connected to the plurality of current sensors and processing the first signal with a stored current sensor error correction data to output a first corrected signal. A non- contact voltage providing a respective second signal indicating respective the voltage levels. The non-contact voltage sensor provides a second respective signal. A contact voltage sensor provides a respective third signal indicating respective the voltage levels. A voltage module receives the third respective signal indicating the respective voltage levels and processing the third signal with a stored voltage sensor error correction data to output a third corrected signal. An energy meter receives the first respective signal, the second respective signal, and the third respective signal, and determines a power level.

Abstract: A surveillance platform for the sensing, measuring, monitoring and controlling equipment and environments, such as food storage and retailing environments, data center environments, and other environments in which equipment performance, operating status, and environmental condition monitoring is desirable, is provided. The surveillance platform can facilitate reporting, visualizing, acknowledging, analyzing, calculating, event generating, notifying, trending, and tracking, of operational events occurring within the environment. Such techniques can be used to protect articles such as food articles, medical articles, computing devices and equipment, artifacts, documents, and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a formation evaluation method including estimating a total porosity of an earth formation as a function of bulk density and total nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) porosity of the earth formation. The total porosity of the earth formation as estimated underrepresents bitumen content. A gas filled porosity of the earth formation is estimated as a function of the bulk density and the total NMR porosity. A kerogen volume of the earth formation is estimated as a function of the gas filled porosity and a total organic carbon content of the earth formation. A bitumen filled total porosity is determined as a function of the estimated kerogen volume and the estimated total porosity of the earth formation. A corrected kerogen volume of the earth formation is determined as a function of the estimated kerogen volume and the estimated total porosity of the earth formation.

Abstract: A method for presenting operational information of a mobile platform includes collecting diagnostic data and travel route data associated with an operation of the mobile platform, and integrating the travel route data with the diagnostic data for presentation. The diagnostic data includes at least one of platform diagnostic data or remote control data. The remote control data is generated by a remote controller associated with the mobile platform or generated by a computer device.

Abstract: A water gathering and distribution system and related techniques for operating in freezing environmental conditions are disclosed. The system may include a water diverter unit or a water flow regulation unit configured to receive water from a water source situated at a location that is remote, inaccessible (or difficult to access), and/or experiences freezing environmental conditions and to deliver a controlled volume of that water for downstream use. The system further may include a water supply unit configured to receive that water and to supply it to downstream snowmaking equipment. In some instances, the supply unit also may cool the water to a temperature suitable, for example, for snowmaking. In a general sense, the disclosed system may be considered modular, in that multiple system components may be placed in flow communication with one another, as desired, to provide a distributed network of water collection and distribution elements.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of characterizing chemical composition of a sample containing crude oil or a petroleum fraction are presented. The methods can include, in a processor, receiving assay data of the sample, and particularly molecular-level data obtained using advanced analytical techniques, and processing this data in view of a model library of compounds, including reconciling compound compositions, to form a characterization of the chemical composition of the sample.

Abstract: A measurement transmitter for a multisensor system for process automation technology, wherein the measurement transmitter, for processing in- and output signals, has a processor, which is connected with an interface, to which a sensor is connected for transmission of data via a transmission line. In communication between the processor and the interface, or the sensor and the interface, different transmission rates of data occur. In order to be able to connect to the measurement transmitter a plurality of sensors working with different principles of operation, and, in spite of the plurality of sensors, largely avoid errors in the data transmission, at least two sensors are present, wherein a function module is present in the interface for each sensor and the function module for each sensor is connected with such sensor via a dedicated transmission line.

Abstract: A method is provided for the optimization of the process decoding coded ultrasound signals that comprises: defining/selecting a coding function for ultrasound pulses transmitted to a body under examination by means of a predetermined probe; defining the coefficients of a filter decoding the received signal depending on the selected coding function; using said filter coefficients as the setting of the decoding filter corresponding to said predetermined probe for all the ultrasound systems provided in combination with said probe; and wherein the coefficients of the decoding filters are determined by the minimization, by a heuristic iterative process, of the difference between the characteristics of a receive signal, obtained in a real transmit/receive sequence and filtered with a decoding filter, and the characteristics of an ideal receive signal, that is a nominal one, by using as the coefficients of the decoding filter those obtained in the last iterative step.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a client includes a street information collection unit for collecting street information near an arrangement place, a provision determination unit for determining whether the street information collected by the street information collection unit is information required to be provided to the server, and a first transmission unit for transmitting the street information, which is determined to be required to be provided by determination of the provision determination unit, to the server, with client identification information for identifying the client.

Abstract: A system is provided for determining whether a specific water appliance is malfunctioning. The system may comprise at least one processor configured to detect, from at least one sensor in a distributed water infrastructure upstream of the plurality of water appliances, a plurality of normal water usage profiles; associate at least one of the plurality of profiles with each of the plurality of appliances; detect at least one current water usage profile; and compare the at least one current profile with at least one of the stored profiles to determine a corresponding identity of an associated appliance and to determine if a deviation exists between the stored profile for the identified appliance and the at least one current profile. The deviation may be reflective of a potential malfunction in the associated appliance. The system may initiate remedial action if the deviation, reflective of a potential malfunction, is determined.