Abstract: A method for detecting or comparing mechanical strength of macro-molecular polymer materials. The detecting method has the steps of measuring the mechanical strength and the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum of each of the plurality of samples to form a curve relationship or function relationship between the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum and the mechanical strength; measuring the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum of the target material, and using the curve relationship or the function relationship to obtain the mechanical strength of the target material. The plurality of samples and the target material are both prepared from a macro-molecular polymer, and the macro-molecular polymer may be composed of disulfonate-difluorobenzophenone, hydroxyindole and difluorobenzophenone as monomers, and the sulfonate groups of the disulfonate-difluorobenzophenone have metal cations.

Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating an onboard vehicle scale may include disposing a vehicle upon a reference scale; determining reference weight information corresponding to a weight of at least a portion of the vehicle using the reference scale; automatically and wirelessly communicating the reference weight information to an onboard scale coupled to the vehicle; and automatically calibrating the onboard scale using the reference weight information.

Abstract: Remote monitoring of an area with a remote sensing device (100, 200, 300) encased in a rubber ball (302) is provided. A remote sensing device (100, 200, 300) is provided which receives a spoken description of a location of the remote sensing device and stores the spoken description as predetermined location information. The description can be received directly prior to deployment or wirelessly transmitted from another device (400). The remote sensing device can sense information related to its environment via a motion sensor (314), such as whether an intruder is located within a vicinity of the remote sensing device (100, 200, 300). The remote sensing device (100, 200, 300) can then transmit the predetermined location information and the environment information to the another device (400) in response to the sensing. In response to receipt, the other device (400) can render the predetermined location information and the environment information in an audible format.

Abstract: Image feature alignment is provided. In some implementations, a computer-readable tangible medium includes instructions that direct a processor to access a reference feature point associated with a high contrast region in a first sub-image that is associated with a first section of a borehole. Instructions are also present that direct the processor to identify several candidate feature points in a second sub-image associated with a second section of the borehole adjacent to the first section of the borehole, with each of the candidate feature points being believed to possibly be associated with the high contrast region. Additional instructions are present that direct the processor to prune the candidate feature points using global solution pruning to arrive at a matching candidate feature point in the second sub-image.

Abstract: A method of determining the plus-fraction correction for a heavy oil sample including analyzing the heavy oil sample using gas chromatography, selecting an elution ratio based on the percentage of plus-fraction elution, applying the elution ratio to provide a maximum carbon number and a plus-fraction correction to compensate for the non-elution of the plus-fraction. An elution ratio as a function of the percentage of C60+ elution is provided. A corrected molecular weight for the C60+ fraction (MWC60+) and the C90+ fraction (MWC90+) as well as the total oil (MW) is provided.

Abstract: A geopositioning system. The geopositioning system includes an accelerometer including three sensing axes, a gyroscope including three sensing axes, and a magnetometer including three sensing axes, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to calculate a location of the geopositioning system as a latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to the Earth.

Abstract: A method performed using a computer includes receiving a cumulative consumption value for a printing fluid corresponding to a supply from a printer at the computer. The method also includes calculating a plurality of variable values by way of the cumulative consumption value for the printing fluid, a statistically derived depletion quantity for the printing fluid, and an estimated time to ship a supply of replacement printing fluid to the printer to form calculated variable values. The method also includes causing the supply of replacement printing fluid to be shipped to the printer in accordance with the calculating.

Abstract: A device designed for the three-dimensional geometrical detection of an environment includes at least one inertial measurement system for provisionally calculating a trajectory of the detection device. The device is calibrated by steps of: (a) positioning and/or orienting the detection device in a position and/or orientation with respect to at least one reference point characterized by at least one predefined relative coordinate, or determining at least one relative coordinate which characterizes the position and/or the orientation of the detection device relative to at least one reference point; (b) determining at least one error variable which characterizes the deviation of the relative coordinate in accordance with step (a) from the relative coordinate(s) provisionally calculated by the inertial measurement system; and (c) if the error variable fulfills a predefined correction criterion, correcting the provisional trajectory.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for assessing performance of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are described herein. One method includes counting a number of interactions with an HVAC system associated with a multi-dwelling unit during a defined period of time, and assessing a performance of the HVAC system based on the number of interactions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for detecting anomalies in multivariate data received from an asset-related data source, such as signal data and/or other data from an asset. According to an example, a platform may receive multivariate data from an asset in an original coordinate space and transform the data in the original coordinate space to a transformed coordinate space having a relatively fewer number of dimensions. Additionally, the platform may standardize the data in the transformed coordinate space and modify the standardized data based on a comparison between the standardized data and a set of threshold values previously defined via training data reflective of normal asset operation. Thereafter, the platform may inversely transform the modified data back to the original coordinate space and perform an analysis to detect anomalies.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that inventory a plot of trees based on data including one or more (e.g., all) of radar images of the plot, spectral images of the plot (e.g., high resolution images taken by satellite), other data (e.g., elevation, slope, aspect), and actual tree survey data physically collected about the plot and/or another plot having similar characteristics. Although the actual tree survey data collected is typically less than the amount of actual survey data used by prior approaches, the present systems and methods are still capable of inventorying the entire plot with a high degree of confidence (e.g., at least 95% confidence).

Abstract: Determining magnitude of a field variable of an energy wave through domain of interest, including steps of: defining plurality of master-particles spaced within domain, master-particles being representative of field variables of energy wave at location of respective master-particle, and defining supporting domain ?m for each master-particle; computing field variables including position, magnitude and direction of propagation of each master-particle at predetermined time; defining plurality of virtual-particles within domain representative of magnitude of field variable of wave at location of respective virtual-particle; calculating magnitude uv of field variable of each virtual-particle at time of interest by applying formula: u v = ? m = 1 N ? ? u m ? f ? ( q ? ? 1 ) × g ? ( q ? ? 2 ) Where ? ? v ? ? ? m where N is total number of master-particles, um is magnitude of respective master-particle, f(q1) is an envelope function relating magnitude of virtua

Abstract: In some examples, visible elements-based application testing may include accessing, based on an analysis of a display of a page associated with execution of an application, an identification of elements and locations of the identified elements within the page. According to an example, each element of the identified elements may include a character. A determination may be made as to whether a word from a test script for testing the application is present in a set that includes at least two of the identified elements by comparing distances between a specified location of the word on the page and the locations of the identified elements. Further, in response to a determination that the word is present in the set of the identified elements, an operation associated with the word may be executed to test the application.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining the steering angle of a one-track vehicle, in which: with a frame sensor system attached at a first location on the frame of the vehicle, the first frame accelerations occurring there and first frame rotation rates of the two-wheeler are each ascertained in three first spatial directions, with a steering system sensor system attached at a second location of the steering system of the vehicle, the steering system accelerations of the two-wheeler occurring there are ascertained in three second spatial directions, based on the ascertained first frame accelerations and first frame rotation rates, second frame accelerations at the location of the second steering system sensor system in the three first spatial directions are calculated based on a mathematical relationship, and based on the calculated second frame accelerations and the ascertained steering system accelerations, the steering angle of the vehicle is ascertained.

Abstract: At least two values of an X-ray irradiation width are set for a single specimen. A rocking curve is measured for each of the X-ray irradiation widths. A rocking curve width value is determined for each of the rocking curves. The values of the X-ray irradiation width and the values of the rocking curve width are plotted on a planar coordinate system having a vertical axis representing the rocking curve width value and a horizontal axis representing the X-ray irradiation width value, and a rocking curve width shift line is determined based on the plotted points. A gradient of the rocking curve width shift line is determined. A curvature radius of the specimen is determined based on the gradient. The amount of bowing of a single-crystal substrate under measurement can be measured without a need to move the single-crystal substrate for reliable measurement with a small amount of error.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe a single battery degradation model and methods that considers both CYCLING and CALENDAR aging and useful in both energy management and battery management systems that may employ any of a variety of known battery technologies.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating a state of charge (SOC) of a secondary battery which includes (i) a cathode comprising a blended cathode material having a first cathode material and a second cathode material, wherein the first and second cathode materials have different operating voltage ranges; (ii) an anode comprising an anode material; and (iii) a separator for separating the cathode from the anode. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to measure a dynamic voltage of the secondary battery during charging of the secondary battery, and a control unit configured to identify a dynamic voltage profile of the secondary battery as a transition region voltage pattern, calculate a parameter of the transition region voltage pattern, and estimate a SOC of the secondary battery from the calculated parameter by using a predetermined relationship between the parameter and the SOC.

Abstract: A system for sensing in an industrial environment includes a processing node configured to receive a first sensor data from a first sensor and a second sensor data from a second sensor, both of which are disposed in the industrial environment. The processing node is further configured to process randomly sampled data from at least one of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to generate processed sensor data that includes the randomly sampled data. The processing node further configured to identify data of interest from the processed sensor data based on comparison of the processed sensor data with a sampling dictionary of predetermined information. The processing node further configured to filter and assemble the identified data of interest to create a set of compressed data, and transmit the set of compressed data to a predetermined destination.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates selecting a message to be presented to users based on a statistically valid hypothesis test. During operation, the system runs a hypothesis test by presenting alternate versions of a message to a test set of users and receives user-feedback data. Next, the system obtains a significance level for the test and determines a number of independent data subsets associated with data from the test. The system subsequently uses the significance level and the number of independent data subsets to calculate an individual significance level for each independent data subset. The system then uses the individual significance levels to calculate an amount of user-feedback data required to achieve the significance level during the test, and selects one of the alternate versions of the message by analyzing the calculated amount of user-feedback data during the test. Finally, the system presents the selected version.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, subsurface ray directions in beam migration or subsurface wave propagation directions in reverse time migrations are used to obtain additional Specular Filter (SF) and Dip Oriented Partial Imaging (DOPI) images. SF migration applies a specular imaging condition during migration with a pre-specified subsurface dip field. It boosts the S/N ratio in both images and gathers, by effectively removing migration noise. DOPI images are produced by decomposing a standard migration image according to subsurface dip inclination or/and dip azimuth groups, providing various views of the subsurface image. Both SF and DOPI migration images can supply valuable additional information compared to a standard migration image, and they can be efficiently generated during migration.