Abstract: This automatic travel system for a work vehicle is provided with: a position information obtaining unit; and an automatic travel control unit that causes a work vehicle to automatically travel along a target path. The automatic travel control unit sets a control target position on the target path including a plurality of work paths arranged in parallel with each other and a plurality of turning paths that connect the work paths in an order of travel of the work vehicle, to enable automatic travel of the work vehicle along the target path. The automatic travel control unit, when the work vehicle is positioned on a work path in the vicinity of a boundary with a turning path, sets the control target position on an extension of the work path. The automatic travel control unit, when the work vehicle is positioned on a turning path in the vicinity of a boundary with a work path, sets the control target position on the work path.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device comprises a cavity substrate comprising a substrate base comprising a top side and a bottom side and a cavity wall over the substrate base and defining a cavity, an electronic component over the substrate base and in the cavity, a lid comprising a top side and a bottom side, wherein the lid is over the substrate base and the cavity wall to define an interior of the cavity and an exterior of the cavity, an adhesive between the bottom side of the lid and a top side of the cavity wall, and a vent seal between the interior of the cavity and the exterior of the cavity. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Air filter media comprising at least one active bead layer comprises an antistatic agent and polyethylenimine coated polymeric beads that can provide better formaldehyde abatement properties than incumbent activated carbon filters and can be prepared by using existing processing facilities for manufacture of incumbent activated carbon filters.

Abstract: A heat-assisted magnetic recording head includes a near-field transducer (NFT). The NFT includes a plasmonic disk and a near-field oscillator pair. The near-field oscillator pair includes a receiving oscillator and an emitting oscillator. The receiving oscillator is operatively coupled to the plasmonic disk and configured to receive localized surface plasmons from the plasmonic disk and amplify a near field of the localized surface plasmons. The emitting oscillator is configured to receive the near field from the receiving oscillator and emit the near field toward a surface of a magnetic disk.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a charging session method and an apparatus. A control plane function entity determines to request a charging function (CHF) entity to establish a service-based interface (SBI) charging session for a 4G data connection. The control plane function entity requests, through the SBI charging session, to perform online charging and/or offline charging in the 4G data connection. According to the method, the SBI charging session that is requested by the control plane function entity to establish for the 4G data connection may support performing the online charging in the 4G data connection, and support performing the offline charging in the 4G data connection. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments simplify a procedure of charging online data and offline data in the 4G data connection by using different charging sessions.

Abstract: A touch display system includes: a piece of dimming glass; a transparent display screen provided on a side of the piece of dimming glass; an infrared touch apparatus; and a controller electrically connected to the piece of dimming glass, the display screen, and the infrared touch apparatus. The infrared touch apparatus is configured to generate an infrared detection net on a side of the display screen away from the piece of dimming glass; and the controller is configured to control the infrared touch apparatus to sense a touch action of a user, obtain a touch signal sensed by the infrared touch apparatus, and adjust a display image on the display screen and/or a light transmittance of the piece of dimming glass according to the touch signal.

Abstract: A heavy oil lifting device and a heavy oil lifting method are provided. The device includes: a plurality of liquid injection pumps each including a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and configured to intake in liquid and discharge the liquid after pressurization; a control valve including a first end and a second end, the liquid outlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps are connected with the first end; a power liquid transmission pipe connected with the second end and configured to transmit the liquid after pressurization; an operation pump connected with the power liquid transmission pipe, and the liquid after pressurization is used as power liquid to drive the operation pump to reciprocate; the control valve is in switchable communication with the liquid injection pump so that the power liquid transmission pipe is in switchable communication with the liquid injection pump.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle platoon with a plurality of motor vehicles includes recording of operating data of each motor vehicle of the vehicle platoon, transmitting the recorded operating data of at least one following motor vehicle of the vehicle platoon to the first motor vehicle of the vehicle platoon, evaluating the operating data to determine a control signal data set for controlling a component of each of the motor vehicles of the vehicle platoon, transmitting the respective control signal data sets to at least one following motor vehicle, and controlling components of one or all motor vehicles according to the respective control signal data sets.

Abstract: A vehicle scheduling system includes a server that, responsive to receiving a charge request for a vehicle, generate output identifying a list of business entities within a predefined maximum distance of a target charging station that are ranked according to a match with a user profile associated with the vehicle and an incentive offer from at least one of the business entities. The server also, responsive to receiving input selecting one of the business entities, place a reservation with the one of the business entities according to an estimated time of arrival of the vehicle at the one of the business entities.

Abstract: A flexible and rollable back-contact solar cell module, wherein a length of it can be extended infinitely and the back-contact solar cell module includes a plurality of large cell blocks connected in series or in parallel. The large cell block includes a plurality of small cell strings connected in series or in parallel. The small cell string includes a plurality of small square cell pieces connected in series or in parallel. The series-connection or the parallel-connection between the large cell blocks, the small cell strings, or the small square cell pieces is achieved by welding a flexible interconnected bar in the horizontal or vertical direction. Electrodes of the small square cell pieces are all on a back side and the small square cell pieces are formed by cutting a back-contact solar cell. A protective layer is attached to a surface of a light-receiving side by using an adhesive layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing stream data according to a data streaming protocol under a multi-access edge computing. In particular, an IoT device, such as a video image sensing device, may capture stream data and generate inference data by applying a machine-learning model trained to infer data based on the captured stream data. The inference data represents the captured stream data in a reduced data size based on performing data analytics on the captured data. The IoT device formats the inference data according to the data streaming protocol. In contrast to video data compression, the data streaming protocol includes instructions for transmitting the reduced volume of inference data through a data analytics pipeline.

Abstract: A data storage device and method for detecting malware on a data storage device. The device includes a non-volatile storage medium configured to store at least one file system control block and user data block(s) to store user data. The file system control block comprises at least one reference data structure. The data storage device further comprises a buffer to temporarily store user data. The data storage device further comprises a controller to scan each write command in the user data to be transferred for protocol commands or malicious data. The controller also stops the data transfer of user data from the buffer to the non-volatile storage medium if at least one of protocol commands or malicious data is detected in at least one write command.

Abstract: An audio playing method is performed by a first terminal participating in a group communication session. The method includes obtaining first audio data of the group communication session, and adding an audio watermark to the first audio data to obtain second audio data. The audio watermark includes on a session identifier of the group communication session and a device identifier of the first terminal. The method also includes playing the second audio data.

Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a compressor, a first condenser, a vapor generator having a first region and a second region, a first expansion valve, a second expansion valve, and a first evaporator. A branching point is positioned between the first condenser and the vapor generator. The branching point diverts a portion of a first heat exchange fluid circulating through the refrigerant loop to the vapor generator. The first expansion valve is positioned between the branching point and the vapor generator. An outlet of the vapor generator is coupled to a mid-pressure inlet port of the compressor.

Abstract: A method and system can be used for disease quantification modeling of an anatomical tree structure. The method may include obtaining a centerline of an anatomical tree structure and generating a graph neural network including a plurality of nodes based on a graph. Each node corresponds to a centerline point and edges are defined by the centerline, with an input of each node being a disease related feature or an image patch for the corresponding centerline point and an output of each node being a disease quantification parameter. The method also includes obtaining labeled data of one or more nodes, the number of which is less than a total number of the nodes in the graph neural network. Further, the method includes training the graph neural network by transferring information between the one or more nodes and other nodes based on the labeled data of the one or more nodes.

Abstract: A lithium metal negative electrode for an electrochemical cell for a secondary lithium metal battery includes a polycrystalline metal substrate having a major facing surface with a defined crystallographic texture. An epitaxial lithium metal layer is formed on the major facing surface of the polycrystalline metal substrate. The epitaxial lithium metal layer exhibits a predominant crystal orientation. The predominant crystal orientation of the epitaxial lithium metal layer is derived from the defined crystallographic texture of the major facing surface of the polycrystalline metal substrate.

Abstract: A blockchain based system and method of data backup and recovery, for use with a conventional data store is disclosed. The system includes a blockchain that includes one or more nodes and a storage adaptation layer. The storage adaptation layer is in data communication with the blockchain and the data store, stores data from the data storage into the blockchain. The data store may be a relational database managing system or other type of data store. The system further includes a recovery adaptation layer configured to restore data in the blockchain to the data store.

Abstract: Provided is a memory device for a logic-in-memory. The memory cell includes: a ternary memory cell for storing ternary data: and a weight cell for controlling a current flowing in an operation line on the basis of a weight signal transmitted from the ternary memory cell and an activation signal transmitted via an activation line, wherein the weight cell includes a first transistor for receiving an input of weight data from a first node corresponding to a stored value of the ternary memory cell, a second transistor for receiving an input of inversed weight data from a second node corresponding to an inversed stored value of the ternary memory cell, and a third transistor for receiving an input of an activation signal transmitted via the activation line.

Abstract: Embodiments of various aspects described herein are directed to assays and devices for detecting a target molecule in a sample. In particular, there is described a lateral assay comprising a plurality of serially oriented capture zones, where each capture zone independently comprises an immobilized competitive molecule on a lateral flow matrix. The immobilized competitive molecule and the analyte competitively bind with a capture agent capable of binding the analyte.

Abstract: An apparatus for scanning a cylindrical part is provided. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer operable to emit ultrasonic waves into and receive ultrasonic waves from the part, with the ultrasonic transducer connected to a translation stage to move it up and down the part and around the circumference of the part. The apparatus does not mechanically contact the cylindrical or maintains contact only with soft elements, such that the apparatus does not damage sensitive parts. The apparatus also contains no magnetic parts, nor any elements that rely on magnetic detection, such that the apparatus is capable of being used in the vicinity of a part exhibiting a strong magnetic field.