Abstract: A communication system for sending surveillance signals in a hostile environment to an operator. The communication system comprises a plurality of relay sensors to transceive collected data between sequential relay sensors and ultimately to an operator. The communication system has a tractor for dispensing plural relay sensors throughout the hostile environment. The sensors may be dispensed by an elevator to a position where a relay sensor can be retrieved by a drone for placement to maintain line of sight communication. And relay sensors can be dispensed directly from the tractor to the ground or water. Direct dispensing of the relay sensors can occur through a hole in tractor or off a ramp.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for continuous fracturing operations across a multichannel fracturing configuration. To swap a first well for a second well while continuously pumping water and/or frac fluid through the fracturing system, the second well may be initially prepared through a pressure equalization process. Once the second well is equalized and open, the first well may be sequentially closed and depressurized. Thus, the first well is swapped for the second well while the water and/or frac fluid continuously flows through the system. A conditional flow control valve may be used to sequentially open and/or close the flow of frac fluid through the frac manifold.

Abstract: A buoy, and systems and methods for rescuing people isolated on large bodies of water are disclosed. The buoy includes a remotely activatable device that is activatable when a signal is received from a remote source. The activatable device may be a signaling device, or an assistance device that is deployable by the buoy to assist in rescuing a person. A marine communication system formed by a number of spaced apart rescue buoys is also provided. A message or key other information can be transmitted to every buoy in the network via communication with just one buoy. The methods for rescuing people isolated on large bodies of water involve providing the network of communication buoys that can receive communications from the isolated person's personal communication device, and then transmit a signal to remotely activate an activatable device in a buoy to assist in the rescue of the person.

Abstract: A flexible cover for an aircraft hands on stick and throttle. The cover has a top layer and bottom layer joined by a grid having a particular grid density range and Shore A hardness range providing flexibility in cold climates and frictional grip to remain on the throttle in hot climates. The cover has an irregular perimeter, matched to the irregular perimeter of the particular throttle of the aircraft. The cover may have an indicium to assist in proper placement on the throttle. The cover is unitary and fits in the map case of the cockpit.

Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle in a transportation system includes: receiving data collected for each of a set of users based on interactions of the set of users with a user interface of the vehicle including at least one of a vehicle data system, a vision system, and a connected system; performing robotic process automation on the interactions; learning changes in driving style using an artificial intelligence system based on the robotic process automation; and undertaking an action within the vehicle on behalf of the user based on the learned changes in driving style.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid-state battery that is based on a phthalocyanine solid-state electrolyte/anode connection that is chemically obtained. Such chemical connection process yields a solid electrolyte interphase that connects the solid-state battery's phthalocyanine solid-state electrolyte and anode. Unlike other processes for forming solid-state electrolyte/anode connections, the present chemical process does not require that solid-state electrolyte be ductile and flow under high pressure.

Abstract: A mouth guard senses impact forces and determines if the forces exceed an impact threshold. If so, the mouth guard notifies the user of the risk for injury by haptic feedback, vibratory feedback, and/or audible feedback. The mouth guard system may also remotely communicate the status of risk and the potential injury. The mouth guard uses a local memory device to store impact thresholds based on personal biometric information obtained from the user and compares the sensed forces relative to those threshold values. The mouth guard and its electrical components on the printed circuit board are custom manufactured for the user such that the mouth guard provides a comfortable and reliable fit, while ensuring exceptional performance.

Abstract: A method of maintaining a favorable emotional state of a rider of a vehicle. The method includes: receiving emotional state indicative wearable sensor data of the rider in the vehicle; classifying, at a rider emotional state determining neural network, the emotional state indicative wearable sensor data and generating output data indicative of a classification of the rider emotional state as one of a favorable emotional state of the rider or an unfavorable emotional state of the rider; converting the output data from the rider emotional state determining neural network into a vehicle operational state datum; and adjusting a vehicle operating parameter in response to the vehicle operational state datum.

Abstract: Transaction-enabled systems and methods for transaction execution with licensing smart wrappers are disclosed. An example system may include a smart contract wrapper configured to access a distributed ledger comprising a plurality of IP licensing terms for a plurality of IP assets comprising an aggregate stack of IP. The smart contract wrapper may be further configured to interpret an IP description value and an IP addition request and, in response to the request and IP description value, to add an IP asset to the aggregate stack of IP. A transaction execution circuit provides a transaction implementation command in response to at least one of a transaction geographic value or a transaction jurisdiction value.

Abstract: The invention relates to cross-linkable thermoplastics, processes of making such cross-linkable thermoplastics and products comprising such cross-linkable thermoplastics. Such cross-linkable thermoplastics provide articles made by the additive manufacturing (AM) process with increased strength, the desired in use temperature stability and the desired thermo-oxidative stability.

Abstract: A material testing system that uses at least one hydraulic grip is improved with cable clips that are attachable to a respective lateral side of each hydraulic grip wedge. Each cable clip has another end that extends to engage a cable(s) extending from a corresponding wedge retention spring hole. The cable(s) enable manual extension of a wedge retention spring for engagement and disengagement from the hydraulic grip wedge. The cable clip maintains the cable in a noninterfering position during operational use of the material testing system.

Abstract: Transportation systems have artificial intelligence including neural networks for recognition and classification of objects and behavior including natural language processing and computer vision systems. The transportation systems involve sets of complex chemical processes, mechanical systems, and interactions with behaviors of operators. System-level interactions and behaviors are classified, predicted and optimized using neural networks and other artificial intelligence systems through selective deployment, as well as hybrids and combinations of the artificial intelligence systems, neural networks, expert systems, cognitive systems, genetic algorithms and deep learning.

Abstract: A laser guided alignment system for facilitating installation of an aircraft engine into an engine bay of an aircraft is disclosed herein. A laser assembly may be attached to one or more rails of an engine trailer or rails of an engine bay. A laser receiving assembly may be attached to one or more of the rails of the engine bay or the rails of the trailer. The engine can be moved from the trailer to the engine bay when the laser guide assembly is aligned on target.

Abstract: A transaction-enabling system is disclosed. The system may include a controller to interpret a behavioral data source and a resource utilization requirement for a task system having at least one of a compute task, a network task, or a core task. The controller may then operate a machine to forecast a forward market value for a resource in response to the resource utilization requirement and the behavioral data source. The controller then adjusts an operation of the task system or executes a transaction in response to the forecast of the forward market value for the resource.

Abstract: A video information extraction system includes a memory to store a video; a textual information extraction module to obtain information about terms, entities, relations, and events from a ground truth caption corresponding to the video; and a video captioning module including an encoder (i) to receive the information about the terms, entities, relations, and events from the textual information extraction module, and (ii) to extract video features from the video; and a decoder to generate a text caption based on the extracted video features.

Abstract: A method for processing a query for data stored in a distributed database includes receiving, at an edge device, the query for data stored in the distributed database from a query device. The method includes causing, by the edge device, the query to be stored on a dynamic ledger maintained by the distributed database. The method includes detecting, by the edge device, that summary data has been stored on the dynamic ledger. The method includes generating, by the edge device, an approximate response to the query based on the summary data stored on the dynamic ledger. The method includes transmitting, to the query device, the approximate response.

Abstract: Systems for vehicles are provided. A system includes a brain-computer interface, an artificial intelligence system, and a vehicle control system. The brain-computer interface is configured to interact with the vehicle, to interact with a rider of the vehicle, and to generate output data. The artificial intelligence system is configured to receive the output data and to analyze an emotional state of the rider based on the output data. The vehicle control system is configured to optimize at least one operating parameter of the vehicle based on the emotional state of the rider as analyzed by the artificial intelligence system.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a monitoring system for data collection in an industrial environment including a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels connected to data collection points operationally coupled to an industrial component vibrationally coupled to a second industrial component in the industrial environment; a data storage structured to store a plurality of stored system response patterns; a data acquisition circuit; a data analysis circuit structured to: determine a measured noise pattern for the at least one industrial component; compare the measured noise pattern to the plurality of stored system response patterns to determine an identified noise pattern; and a response circuit structured to modify data collection from at least one input channel connected to data collection points operationally coupled to the second industrial component in response to the identified noise pattern.

Abstract: A method for determining the likelihood that a pixel in a video image sequence represents true motion in the image. Light from a scene is captured to yield an original image having a sequence of frames. A prototype image is created from the original image as a geometrically accurate representation of the scene which is substantially free of contamination. A tilt variance-Gaussian mixture model and/or multi-variate Gaussian model, based upon optical turbulence statistics associated with the scene, is developed. Each pixel in the original image sequence of frames is evaluated against the prototype image using a probability density function, to yield a likelihood that the respective pixel represents true motion.

Abstract: A method for processing a query for data stored in a distributed database includes receiving, at an edge device, the query for data stored in the distributed database from a query device. The query is a request for data stored at the edge device and for data stored at other edge devices. The method includes executing, by the edge device, the query to find partial query results comprising the data stored at the edge device. The method includes generating, by the edge device, statistical information based on the partial query results. The method includes determining, by the edge device, a statistical confidence associated with the partial results based on the statistical information. The method includes generating, by the edge device, an approximate response to the query based on the statistical information. The method includes transmitting the approximate response to the query device.