Abstract: A vehicle includes a drivetrain and multiple power modules. The drivetrain includes at least one wheel. Each power module includes an energy system, and a propulsion system to which the drivetrain is mechanically connected. The energy system is operable to generate electrical energy using fuel. The propulsion system is electrically connected to the energy system, and operable to contributorily power the at least one wheel using electrical energy from the energy system.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a front fascia having a lower bumper region extending outwardly in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a bottom of a front end assembly. An undercover assembly is located rearward of the front fascia and has an undercover body including a front edge located at the lower bumper region. The undercover assembly includes an undercover reinforcement member that is connected to a surface of the undercover body and extends along a length of the undercover body to increase a stiffness within at least a region of the undercover body.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains correcting linear interpolation errors. In one embodiment, a system comprises an input configured to receive the periodic signal at a first sampling rate and an output configured to provide an interpolated representation of the periodic signal at a second sampling rate. A linear interpolation subsystem may establish a ratio between the first sampling rate and the second sampling rate to determine a slip frequency. The linear interpolation subsystem creates an interpolated representation of the periodic signal based on the ratio. The interpolated representation of the periodic signal includes a deterministic error attributable to interpolation. A linear interpolation correction subsystem may correct the deterministic error attributable to the linear interpolation subsystem and create a corrected interpolated representation. An application interface subsystem may provide the corrected interpolated representation to an application.

Abstract: A personal wearable EEG monitor comprising an implantable electrode part with at least two electrodes (2,3) for measuring an EEG signal of a person. The electrode part comprises an electronic circuit arranged in a housing (1) with each electrode arranged external to the housing. The electrode part comprises a testing circuit for testing functionality of the electrode part. The testing circuit comprises a capacitor (9) coupled in serial connection to at least one of the electrodes, and a test signal generator for providing a test signal. The EEG monitor is adapted for analyzing the signal resulting from the signal generator for identification of faults in the electrode part. The invention further provides a method for detecting a leak current in an implanted EEG monitor part.

Abstract: An anvil assembly for a vertical shaft impact rock crushing machine includes a plurality of anvils and anvil holders, each anvil holder including an anchor plate and a buttress wall, the anchor plate having dual tapered shoulders and the buttress wall extending perpendicularly from one side of the anchor plate. The rear face of each anvil includes dual vertically-mirroring docking ports each having dual, inwardly-oriented, angularly inclined side channels. In a mounted configuration the shoulders of each anchor plate are detachably captured in the side channels of one of the docking ports, thereby supporting each anvil on the anvil holder and securing it to the crushing machine.

Abstract: Various technologies for providing an operator of a focused ion beam (FIB) system with navigational and processing data are described herein. An exemplary system includes a broadband light source and a narrowband light source that emit light to a target of the FIB. An optical detector receives reflections of the broadband light from the target and outputs data that is used to generate two-dimensional images of the target in a region near a location of incidence of the FIB at the target. An interferometer receives reflections of the narrowband light from the target and outputs data indicative of an interference pattern of the narrowband reflections. A computing device computes a thickness of one or more material layers that make up the target based upon the interference pattern. A two-dimensional image of the target and an indication of the computed thickness are then displayed to the operator of the FIB.

Abstract: A graphical block diagram can use an execution order block to enforce an execution order for parallel subtrees. A graphical data flow block diagram is generated that includes parallel subtrees. The parallel subtrees can be connected to input pins of the execution order block in the execution order. The parallel subtrees are processed in the execution order before other blocks connected to the parallel subtrees are processed according to the normal execution order of the graphical program. The execution order of the execution order block is not affected by the other blocks, and the normal execution order of the other blocks according to the graphical program is not affected by the execution order of the execution order block. The techniques described herein improve a model-based development platform.

Abstract: The present invention relates to functionalized polymers including a poly(phenylene) structure. The structure can include any useful modifications, such as the inclusion of one or more reactive handles having an aryl group. Methods and uses of such structures and polymers are also described herein.

Abstract: A method of increasing an efficiency at which a plurality of threshold gates arranged as neuromorphic hardware is able to perform a linear algebraic calculation having a dominant size of N. The computer-implemented method includes using the plurality of threshold gates to perform the linear algebraic calculation in a manner that is simultaneously efficient and at a near constant depth. “Efficient” is defined as a calculation algorithm that uses fewer of the plurality of threshold gates than a naïve algorithm. The naïve algorithm is a straightforward algorithm for solving the linear algebraic calculation. “Constant depth” is defined as an algorithm that has an execution time that is independent of a size of an input to the linear algebraic calculation. The near constant depth comprises a computing depth equal to or between O(log(log(N)) and the constant depth.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to aircraft arresting systems that use a net or a cable that extends across a section of a runway. Ends of the net or cable are secured to an elongated tape, which is secured to and forms a part of an energy absorbing brake system. The elongated tape is secured around a tape reel and is allowed to reel out (or “pay out”) once the aircraft is engaged. Described is a system for adjusting the height of the tape such that its elevation can be altered between the point at which it leaves the energy absorbing brake system and when it reaches the aircraft runway.

Abstract: Mill rolls capable of rolling long kilometers used for ESP production line and a method for rolling long kilometers using the mill rolls. The mill rolls include rolls (3, 4), a bearing box (2) and a roll shifting hydraulic cylinder (1), wherein the middle portion of the surface of the roll sinks inwards, one end of the rolls is frustum-shaped, smaller and smaller outwards, so that the roll surface forms a compensation ramp, and the other end of the rolls is cylindrical. The upper roll (3) and the lower roll (4) have the same roll profile and are positioned in the opposite direction. The mill rolls are characterized by reduced runaway of the rolled product and a longer service life.

Abstract: A method for disposing of propellant containers containing a propellant, comprising submerging the propellant containers in a detonation suppressant liquid, shredding the propellant containers while submerged in the detonation suppressant liquid into shredded propellant container material reduced in size to provide release of the propellant from the propellant containers, and removing the shredded propellant container material from the detonation suppressant liquid. A system for disposing of propellant containers is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for reducing startup times of line-mounted fault detectors. A line-mounted fault detector may comprise a power harvesting subsystem and an energy storage subsystem configured to store electrical energy. A fast-start power coupling subsystem may receive power from the energy storage subsystem in a startup state and provide power to a subset of components. A DC-DC converter subsystem may start up after a voltage of the energy storage subsystem exceeds a threshold. A control subsystem may transition the line-mounted fault detector to an operating state once the DC-DC converter has started and may de-energize the fast-start power coupling subsystem. The control system may enable a flow of electrical energy from the DC-DC converter to the fast-start subsystem. A fault detection subsystem in electrical communication with the DC-DC converter subsystem may communicate an indication of a fault via an RF transmitter subsystem.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes a first dielectric structure and a first circuit layer. The first circuit layer is embedded in the first dielectric structure. The first circuit layer does not protrude from a first surface of the first dielectric structure. The first circuit layer includes at least one conductive segment. The conductive segment includes a first portion adjacent to the first surface of the first dielectric structure and a second portion opposite to the first portion. A width of the first portion of the conductive segment is different from a width of the second portion of the conductive segment.

Abstract: An authentication system, device and method that include ephemeral biometrics at login authentication is disclosed. The system, device and method may continue to authenticate the user while accessed to a user system. The system, device and method may also include position/location reporting of the device.

Abstract: A rotomolding tool having a textured surface is provided. The tool comprises a shell having a body portion and an upper mold surface having a grain texture, at least the body portion comprising a nickel-iron alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion of at most 5.O×10?6 in/in/° F. at temperatures between 100° and 500° F.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for forming specialty products from hydrotreated FCC fractions. Optionally, the hydrotreated FCC fractions used for forming the specialty products can further include a (hydrotreated) portion of a steam cracker tar fraction. The specialty products that can be formed from hydrotreated FCC fractions include, but are not limited to, carbon blacks, resins, and carbon fibers. A convenient method for forming the hydrotreated FCC fractions can be fixed bed hydrotreatment.

Abstract: An adjustable airbag system for a vehicle includes an inflatable airbag and at least one tether formed from a shape memory material. The at least one tether has at least one portion thereof secured to the airbag. The at least one tether is structured to contract so as to control an inflated dimension of the airbag when the at least one tether is heated to a temperature above a transformation temperature of the shape memory material and also above a superelastic temperature range of the shape memory material, prior to airbag deployment.

Abstract: A collapsible cart may include a handle, a first supporting frame, and a second supporting frame. In one embodiment, the handle is movably secured at the first supporting frame, and the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame are connected with a connecting member. The connecting member may include a plurality of connecting units. In one embodiment, the collapsible cart further includes a fabric secured at a receiving space created by the supporting frames and the connecting members on both sides. It is important to note that when the cart is fully unfolded, the first and second connecting units are substantially perpendicular to the second supporting frame and the first supporting frame respectively to strengthen the connecting member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antifouling coatings capable of being switched by using heat or ultraviolet light. Prior to switching, the coating includes an onium cation component having antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. Upon switching, the coating is converted to a conjugated polymer state, and the cationic component is released with any adsorbed biofilm layer. Thus, the coatings herein have switchable and releasable properties. Methods of making and using such coatings are also described.