Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for producing silicon carbide. The system comprises an enclosure configured to be maintained under vacuum conditions and at a processing temperature above a melting temperature of silicon, a vapor production system configured to supply a silicon vapor to the enclosure, and a transportation system configured to provide a stream of graphite powder into the enclosure, retain the graphite powder within the enclosure for a processing time sufficient to react the graphite powder with the silicon vapor to produce a silicon carbide powder, and then provide a stream of the silicon carbide powder out of the enclosure.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying taxi information on an aircraft. The system comprises a display device, a database including taxiing route data that includes a plurality of taxiing routes associated with taxiways and runways at an airport, a communication system configured to receive the taxiing route data from the database, and a processor. The processor is configured to: receive an assigned taxiing route, receive the taxiing route data from the database, analyze the taxiing route data to determine whether modification to the assigned taxiing route is necessary, determine possible taxiing routes from the taxiing routes data based on conditions of the aircraft, predict preferential taxiing routes specific to the aircraft from the possible taxiing routes, generate a display for the display device including the preferential taxiing routes, and receive user input indicating a selected taxiing route from among the preferential taxiing routes.

Abstract: Dental health care compositions including tin pyrophosphate and methods of producing the same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method of producing tin pyrophosphate includes combining tin tetrafluoroborate with a pyrophosphate salt composition to produce a precipitate, where the precipitate includes tin pyrophosphate and a tetrafluoroborate salt. The tetrafluoroborate salt is then removed from the precipitate.

Abstract: The gas detector calibration system comprises a control unit, a temperature regulation assembly, a pump, and a temperature sensor. The temperature regulation assembly has an inlet and an outlet, and the pump has a pump inlet and a pump outlet. The outlet of the temperature regulation assembly is coupled to the pump inlet of the pump. The temperature regulation assembly receives ambient air through the inlet, regulates a temperature of the ambient air, and supplies the ambient air to the pump through the outlet. The pump supplies the ambient air to a gas detector for regulating a temperature of the gas detector. The temperature sensor detects the temperature and sends a signal indicative of the temperature to the control unit. The control unit determines whether the temperature is within a predefined temperature range, when within the predefined temperature range, the gas detector is calibrated using a calibration gas.

Abstract: A vegetation management system includes a computing system including a processor having an associated memory that is configured for implementing a vegetative modeler including an image analyzer and at least one 3-dimensional (3D) vegetation growth model. The vegetative modeler is for analyzing images of vegetation that is growing around electrical power lines of an electric utility including identifying locations of the vegetation relative to locations of the electrical power lines and to identify specific types of the vegetation. The 3D vegetation growth model utilizes at least the locations of the vegetation relative to the locations of the electrical power lines and the specific types of the vegetation to generate a predicted timing of encroachment of the electrical power lines by the vegetation to identify future encroachment areas. A scheduler is for scheduling vegetative maintenance of the vegetation for the future encroachment areas.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure assist pilots of aerial vehicles in performing particular operations utilizing improved user interface(s). In some contexts, pilots performing vertical takeoffs or vertical landings cannot visually inspect the environment around the vehicle. Embodiments of the present disclosure utilize virtual elements, including a virtual corridor and virtual vehicle corresponding to an aerial vehicle, to enable improved visualization and control of an aerial vehicle within a particular environment. Utilizing representation(s) of the virtual elements, including a virtual corridor and/or virtual vehicle, embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved user interfaces that assist a pilot in safely controlling an aerial vehicle (even without visual inspection of a real-world environment) during vertical takeoff and/or vertical landing.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to an improved electrochemical cell system that is configured to reduce the concentration of a target gas in a cold storage environment. The electrochemical cell system may comprise an electrochemical cell apparatus, an air circulation apparatus, and a flow hood. The electrochemical cell apparatus may be combined with or coupled to an air circulation apparatus via the flow hood to maximize access of the target gas to the gas aperture.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for displaying facility information. One such method includes causing a client terminal to render on-screen floorplan data at a desired position and resolution, wherein the floorplan data is defined by a plurality of scalable resolution independent vector images, each resolution independent vector image representing a physical space in a facility. As set of rules are executed thereby to apply determined visual characteristics to one or more of the vector images, wherein each of the one or more vector images is associated with a data point in a building management system, and wherein for a given vector image the set of rules defines a relationship between observed data point values and visual characteristics to be displayed.

Abstract: Refrigerant comprising from more than 84% to less than 91% by weight of HFO-1234yf; from more than 7% to less than 15% by weight of HFO-1132(E); and from more than 1% to 2.5% by weight of CO2.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for resolving a user input. One method involves associating a user input with a first application based on an initial location associated with one or more messages of the user input message stream corresponding to a first graphical user interface (GUI) display associated with the first application. Thereafter, in response to identifying an updated location associated with a subsequent message of the message stream corresponding to a second GUI display associated with a second application, the method provides indication of the updated location to the second application to generate a graphical representation of a cursor associated with the user input at the updated location within the second GUI display and provide second indication of the updated location of the user input to the first application to respond to the user input in accordance with the updated location.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition and transcription to provide a conversation log graphical user interface (GUI) display. One method involves analyzing a transcription of an audio communication to identify a discrepancy with respect to an expected response to the communication by an operator of the vehicle, generating, on the conversation log GUI display, a selectable GUI element associated with the discrepancy in association with the graphical representation of the transcription of the audio communication, and in response to user selection of the selectable GUI element, providing, on the conversation log GUI display, a graphical representation of information relating to the discrepancy to facilitate challenging the veracity of the transcribed audio communication.

Abstract: Shelf-stable, rapid crosslinking, “all-in-one” pastes useful as “inks” in additive manufacturing are provided. These pastes exhibit desirable rheological flow properties and crosslinking upon exposure to UV light. The pastes are based on vinylsilyl-functionalized, completely amorphous, linear terpolysiloxanes containing predominantly dimethylsiloxy- repeat units with small amounts of diphenylsiloxy-, methylphenylsiloxy-, diethylsiloxy-, and/or methyltrifluoroalkylsiloxy- crystallization disruptors. The base polymers are preferably compounded with a trimethylsilylated-hydrophobic silica filler, thixotropic flow agent, hydrosilyl-functionalized oligomeric crosslinker, and a catalytic system comprising platinum (II) acetylacetonate or trimethyl(methylcyclopentadienyl)-platinum (IV), and diethyl azodicarboxylate.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for causing a self-testing fire sensing device to initiate a fire response are described herein. One device includes a user interface, a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive, via the user interface, a selection to initiate a fire response, receive, via the user interface, a selection of a self-testing fire sensing device to initiate the fire response, transmit a command to the self-testing fire sensing device to initiate the fire response, and receive a notification of a number of output events triggered by the initiation of the fire response by the self-testing fire sensing device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring aircraft to mitigate potential loss of communication scenarios. One exemplary method involves monitoring a plurality of communications channels using an onboard communications system, maintaining associations between respective communications channel assignments and respective operational contexts based on the plurality of clearance communications, and in response to detecting a change in an operational context of the aircraft, providing indication of a recommended communications channel based on an association between the recommended communications channel and one of the plurality of different operational contexts corresponding to a current operational context of the aircraft.

Abstract: A mask (100), such as a filtration mask, with multiple strap configurations is provided. For example, such mask might be worn in either a head strap (240) or an ear strap (110) configuration. The mask comprises two ear straps each with a connector support element (130) allowing removable attachment of a separate head strap.

Abstract: The disclosure reveals a system and approach for remote health monitoring and diagnostics of room controllers, networks and devices. A master room controller may be used to open a system health page or a diagnostic page for other controllers. A system health page may provide an overview of virtually all of the other room controllers. A tool of the present system may be used to trouble shoot issues remotely at another room controller in lieu of doing a visit to the respective room controller. A user may navigate from the system health page to virtually any place on the room controller to diagnose issues. The navigation may be done by hyper linking from the system health page. The healthy controllers may be hidden from the page so that the unhealthy systems can be viewed in one shot.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle such as an aircraft using a virtual cursor. One method involves identifying a displayed location of an active cursor overlying a first navigational map graphical user interface (GUI) display, determining a geographic reference point on the first navigational map GUI corresponding to the displayed location of the active cursor, determining a location for a virtual cursor to be displayed on a second navigational map GUI display corresponding to the geographic reference point on the first navigational map GUI display and concurrently displaying the virtual cursor at the determined location overlying the second navigational map.

Abstract: A nitrogen-oxide (NOx) sensor control system includes a NOx sensor analog front-end, a temperature sensor analog front-end, and a processing system. The NOx sensor analog front-end is adapted to receive analog NOx sensor signals from a NOx sensor and is configured to convert the analog NOx sensor signals to digital NOx sensor signals. The temperature sensor analog front-end is adapted to receive analog temperature sensor signals from a temperature sensor and is configured to convert the analog temperature sensor signals to digital temperature sensor signals. The processing system is coupled to receive the digital NOx sensor signals and the digital temperature sensor signals and is configured, in response thereto, to: supply the digital NOx sensor signals to an external system, and control a flow of current to a heater element in the NOx sensor.

Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle radar sensor including an antenna, transmitter, receiver, and processor. The processor hosts a scanning control module that sends a control signal to the transmitter, receiver, or both, to generate radar beams; and a signal processing module that receives a reflected signal from the receiver to generate radar data. The system also includes an onboard application module and ground surface database. The application module is operative to access information from the surface database, access position and attitude data, access position and attitude uncertainty data, access radar installation data, and access radar data from the signal processing module; identify ground surface areas to be avoided based on the information from the surface database, the position and attitude, the position and attitude uncertainty, and the radar installation data; and perform modified radar operations and/or processing when the ground surface areas to be avoided are within a radar FOV.