Abstract: A cockpit pedestal and an aircraft with a cockpit pedestal. The cockpit pedestal includes an integrally-formed frame including an instrument receiving portion defining a plurality of compartments for receiving instruments therein; and a plurality of legs supporting the instrument receiving portion, the plurality of legs being integrally formed with the instrument receiving portion, the plurality of legs being adapted for transferring a load of the plurality of instruments from the instrument receiving portion to a floor of the aircraft cockpit when the cockpit pedestal and the instruments are installed in the aircraft cockpit. In some versions the cockpit pedestal includes a conductive layer electrically grounding the instruments in the cockpit.

Abstract: A method for zonal isolation in a subterranean formation includes identifying a zone of interest within the subterranean formation, determining a static temperature of the zone of interest, determining a time duration for gelation of a treatment fluid, determining a concentration of a cross-linker in the treatment fluid, determining a volume of the treatment fluid to be delivered to the zone of interest, determining a correlation between cooling of a wellbore near the zone of interest and a delivery rate of the treatment fluid, determining a target wellbore temperature, delivering a cooling stage until the target wellbore temperature is reached, and delivering a treatment stage. Delivering the cooling stage and the treatment stage results in forming, within the zone of interest, a gel that is impermeable to fluid flow.

Abstract: Techniques are described for measuring angle and/or orientation of a rear drivable section (e.g., a trailer unit of a semi-trailer truck) relative to a front drivable section (e.g., a tractor unit of the semi-trailer truck) using an example rotary encoder assembly. The example rotary encoder assembly comprises a base surface; a housing that includes a second end that is connected to the base surface and a first end that is at least partially open and is coupled to a housing cap; and a rotary encoder that is located in the housing in between the base surface and the housing cap, where the rotary encoder includes a rotatable shaft that protrudes from a first hole located in the housing cap, and where a top of the rotatable shaft located away from the rotary encoder is coupled to magnet(s).

Abstract: A method of treating a region of a subterranean formation adjacent a wellbore zone, the method including cooling the wellbore zone to a wellbore temperature below a temperature of the region of the subterranean formation adjacent the wellbore zone, injecting a gellable treatment composition through the wellbore zone into the region of the subterranean formation adjacent the wellbore zone, and allowing the gellable treatment composition to gel in the region to prevent or reduce flow of an unwanted fluid from the region into the wellbore zone.

Abstract: A method for zonal isolation in a subterranean formation includes identifying a zone of interest within the subterranean formation, determining a static temperature of the zone of interest, determining a time duration for gelation of a treatment fluid, determining a concentration of a cross-linker in the treatment fluid, determining a volume of the treatment fluid to be delivered to the zone of interest, determining a correlation between cooling of a wellbore near the zone of interest and a delivery rate of the treatment fluid, determining a target wellbore temperature, delivering a cooling stage until the target wellbore temperature is reached, and delivering a treatment stage. Delivering the cooling stage and the treatment stage results in forming, within the zone of interest, a gel that is impermeable to fluid flow.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a vehicular safety system in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method for safely controlling a vehicle includes selecting, based on a first control command from a first vehicle control unit, an operating mode of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the selecting, the operating mode to an autonomous driving system, wherein the first control command is generated based on input from a first plurality of sensors, and wherein the operating mode corresponds to one of (a) a default operating mode, (b) a minimal risk condition mode of a first type that configures the vehicle to pull over to a nearest pre-designated safety location, (c) a minimal risk condition mode of a second type that configures the vehicle to immediately stop in a current lane, or (d) a minimal risk condition mode of a third type that configures the vehicle to come to a gentle stop.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for the use in scale inhibitor squeeze treatments are provided. In some embodiments the present disclosure provides a method including introducing a pre-flush fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the pre-flush fluid including a choline chloride chemical additive; and introducing a treatment fluid including a scale inhibitor into the portion of the subterranean formation after at least a portion of the pre-flush fluid has been introduced into the portion of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: While a compiler compiles source code to create an executable binary, code is added into the compiled source code that, when executed, identifies and stores in a metadata table base and bounds information associated with memory allocations. Additionally, additional code is added into the compiled source code that enables hardware to determine a safety of memory access requests during an implementation of the compiled source code by performing an out-of-bounds (OOB) check in hardware using the base and bounds information stored in the metadata table. This enables the identification and avoidance of unsafe memory operations during the implementation of the executable by a GPU.

Abstract: While a compiler compiles source code to create an executable binary, code is added into the compiled source code that, when executed, identifies and stores in a metadata table base and bounds information associated with memory allocations. Additionally, additional code is added into the compiled source code that performs memory safety checks during execution. This updated compiled source code automatically determines a safety of memory access requests during execution by performing an out-of-bounds (OOB) check using the base and bounds information retrieved and stored in the metadata table. This enables the identification and avoidance of unsafe memory operations during the implementation of the executable by a GPU.

Abstract: A method for zonal isolation in a subterranean formation includes identifying a zone of interest within the subterranean formation, determining a static temperature of the zone of interest, determining a time duration for gelation of a treatment fluid, determining a concentration of an accelerator in the treatment fluid, determining a volume of the treatment fluid to be delivered to the zone of interest, determining a correlation between cooling of a wellbore near the zone of interest and a delivery rate of the treatment fluid, determining a target wellbore temperature, delivering a cooling stage until the target wellbore temperature is reached, and delivering a treatment stage. Delivering the cooling stage and the treatment stage results in forming, within the zone of interest, a gel that is impermeable to fluid flow.

Abstract: Techniques are described to enable a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to steer and/or apply brakes on a road when a failure condition occurs. An example method for autonomous driving operation includes receiving a reduced set of location information that describes a location of the autonomous vehicle on a road; receiving a reduced set of trajectory information where the autonomous vehicle is expected to be driven; determining a driving path information where the autonomous vehicle is expected to be driven; and in response to determining an occurrence of a fault condition: sending a first instruction to cause the autonomous vehicle to steer the autonomous vehicle using at least the driving path information and the reduced set of location information, and sending a second instruction to cause the autonomous vehicle to apply brakes.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a vehicular safety system in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method for safely controlling a vehicle includes selecting, based on a first control command from a first vehicle control unit, an operating mode of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the selecting, the operating mode to an autonomous driving system, wherein the first control command is generated based on input from a first plurality of sensors, and wherein the operating mode corresponds to one of (a) a default operating mode, (b) a minimal risk condition mode of a first type that configures the vehicle to pull over to a nearest pre-designated safety location, (c) a minimal risk condition mode of a second type that configures the vehicle to immediately stop in a current lane, or (d) a minimal risk condition mode of a third type that configures the vehicle to come to a gentle stop.

Abstract: A flooring arrangement for an aircraft cabin and an aircraft with the flooring arrangement. The flooring arrangement at least one insulating layer for insulating the cabin; a wire mesh disposed above the at least one insulating layer; a carpet layer disposed above the wire mesh, the carpet layer and the wire mesh being in electrically conductive contact; and at least one resistive element connected to the wire mesh, the wire mesh being structured and arranged for being electrically connected to a conductive structure of the aircraft via the at least one resistive element. The resistive element allows transmission, from the wire mesh to the conductive structure, of electrostatic charges developed on the carpet layer, and impedes transmission, from the conductive structure to the wire mesh, of high current events experienced by the aircraft.

Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing a utility grid and a microgrid including a diesel generator, a photovoltaic array and a wind turbine. In a grid connected mode, a microgrid voltage, a microgrid frequency and a microgrid phase angle are controlled by a grid side converter which generates a preset reference power at the utility grid frequency; and provides a real power and a reactive power to each of a plurality of loads. In an island mode, the diesel generator operates at a constant speed to generate power at the reference frequency and communicates the reference frequency to a wind turbine, and the microgrid supplies the real power and reactive power to each of the plurality of loads. In a resynchronization mode, a switched capacitor bank is charged to provide the voltage needed to reconnect the microgrid to the utility grid.

Abstract: A damper seal for a turbine blade of a gas turbine engine, the damper seal having: an upper portion; a first downwardly curved portion; and a second downwardly curved portion, the first downwardly curved portion and the second downwardly curved portion extend from opposing end regions of the upper portion, the upper portion having a length extending between the opposing end regions of the upper portion and a width transverse to the length, wherein the upper portion is curved along the entire width as it extends along the length.

Abstract: The anthocyanin synthesized from date palm may include co-pigmented anthocyanin complexes synthesized by extracting an anthocyanin from date palm leaves and reacting the anthocyanin with phenolic compounds also resulting from date palm leaf extraction in order to produce a co-pigmented anthocyanin complex. Date palm leaf powder may be mixed with water containing about 1.08% hydrochloric acid in a glass or ceramic lined reactor, and extraction may be performed by boiling the mixture for an hour or more. The color of the co-pigmented anthocyanin complex produced by this method may be adjusted by continuing the heating in half hour increments, in order to deepen the hue of the co-pigmented anthocyanin complex. The co-pigmented anthocyanin complex may be separated from the liquid mixture by first filtering the liquid mixture, refining the liquid mixture by adding gelatin to form a colloidal solution, and freeze-drying the refined liquid mixture.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to allocating communication resources via information technology infrastructure. A system can provide a communication tag and an analytics tag for integration in a web site. The system can receive a request to allocate a phone number generated based on an interaction between the communication tag and the analytics tag. The request can include a first field comprising the communication endpoint identifier, a second field comprising the site identifier for the web site, and a third field comprising a session identifier for the computing device. The system can determine a virtual phone number to assign to a combination of the values of the fields provided in the request, and create a link between the assigned virtual number and the combination. The system can provide the assigned virtual phone number to the computing device that initiated the request.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a vehicular safety system in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method for safely controlling a vehicle includes selecting, based on a first control command from a first vehicle control unit, an operating mode of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the selecting, the operating mode to an autonomous driving system, wherein the first control command is generated based on input from a first plurality of sensors, and wherein the operating mode corresponds to one of (a) a default operating mode, (b) a minimal risk condition mode of a first type that configures the vehicle to pull over to a nearest pre-designated safety location, (c) a minimal risk condition mode of a second type that configures the vehicle to immediately stop in a current lane, or (d) a minimal risk condition mode of a third type that configures the vehicle to come to a gentle stop.

Abstract: The anthocyanin synthesized from date palm may include co-pigmented anthocyanin complexes synthesized by extracting an anthocyanin from date palm leaves and reacting the anthocyanin with phenolic compounds also resulting from date palm leaf extraction in order to produce a co-pigmented anthocyanin complex. Date palm leaf powder may be mixed with water containing about 1.08% hydrochloric acid in a glass or ceramic lined reactor, and extraction may be performed by boiling the mixture for an hour or more. The color of the co-pigmented anthocyanin complex produced by this method may be adjusted by continuing the heating in half hour increments, in order to deepen the hue of the co-pigmented anthocyanin complex. The co-pigmented anthocyanin complex may be separated from the liquid mixture by first filtering the liquid mixture, refining the liquid mixture by adding gelatin to form a colloidal solution, and freeze-drying the refined liquid mixture.

Abstract: A method for congestion management on a network including: determining whether a cell on the network is congested; identifying at least one heavy user on the cell; determine traffic flow criteria of the at least one heavy user; and shape network traffic of the at least one heavy user based on the traffic flow criteria of the heavy user. A system for congestion management on a network including: a QoE module configured to determine whether a cell on the network is congested; an analysis module configured to identify at least one heavy user on the cell and determine traffic flow criteria of the at least one heavy user; and at least one shaper configured to shape network traffic of the at least one heavy user based on the traffic flow criteria of the heavy user.