Abstract: A method used for planning radiation treatment accessing information that includes calculated doses and calculated dose rates for sub-volumes in a treatment target, and also accessing information that includes values of a measure of the sub-volumes as a function of the calculated doses and the calculated dose rates. A graphical user interface includes a rendering that is based on the calculated doses, the calculated doses rates, and the values of the measure.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are presented for automatic tuning, calibration, and verification of radiation therapy systems comprising control elements configured to control parameters of the radiation therapy systems based on images obtained using electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) included in the radiation therapy system.

Abstract: A vibratory sensor with electronic balancing is provided. The vibratory sensor includes at least one pair of proof masses, at least one tunable spring having electro-thermodynamic characteristics for each first and second proof mass in the at least one pair of proof masses, and a steering circuit. Each pair of proof masses include a first proof mass and a second proof mass. The first proof mass and the second proof mass can move in opposing directions. Each tunable spring couples an associated one of the first and second proof masses to a substrate. The steering circuit is configured to selectively couple current from a power source to each tunable spring to adjust the stiffness of at least one tunable spring to balance relative movement between the first and second proof masses of the at least one pair of proof masses.

Abstract: Apparatus for implementing a data processing pipeline for machine condition monitoring and other applications is provided. The apparatus comprises data processing modules communicatively coupled in series, including plug-in modules configured to receive input data, and produce output data, at least some of which is used by at least one downstream improvement system to carry out remedial actions. The apparatus also comprises a data access layer configured to receive data and make it available in a unified data format to downstream data processing modules and the at least one downstream improvement system. The data access layer comprises an enterprise service bus, and a data unification processor to convert the input data to unified data objects and make these accessible to the plug-in modules and the at least one downstream improvement system via the bus.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for using an alternate communication path to send and receive data between a first network node and a second network node. The method includes establishing a first communication path between the first network node and the second network node that sends and receives data between the first network node and second network node and a second communication path between the first network node and the second network node that sends and receives data between the first network node and second network node. A diagnostic program tests the first and second communication paths for network failures causing the alternate network path to send and receive data between the first network node and second network node when a network failure in the first and second communication paths is detected and alerting a technician of the failure and that the first and second communication paths need repair. The first and second communication paths returning to normal operation upon the repair of the failure.

Abstract: A video surveillance system and computer assisted method stores video streams of numerous video cameras installed throughout a facility (e.g., a school, an airport, etc.) and batch searches those video streams for relevant video frames that may show an individual with certain predetermined facial features. In some examples, the search range is limited by a specified time window, by certain designated cameras, and/or by certain predetermined areas of the facility. From those video streams, a collection of video clips containing the relevant video frames are identified and batch exported for later analysis by video surveillance personnel. In some examples, the collected video clips are compiled into a single composite video with the video clips being arranged by time for convenient and efficient viewing. In addition or alternatively, in some examples, the video clips are stored as separate files in a directory for viewing the video clips individually.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a navigation system and detecting GNSS spoofing using a chip-scale atomic clock are provided herein.

Abstract: Display assemblies are provided. One or more electronic display subassemblies are mounted to a framework at an elevated position. An unobstructed zone is located below each of the electronic display subassemblies and within said framework. Electric vehicle chargers are provided with the display assemblies, such as within recessed compartments with cable management devices.

Abstract: There is provided a film dispenser including a pre-stretch assembly, a dancer bar and a dancer bar control assembly. In response to a variation of a film feed requirement, the dancer bar is movable over a displacement range between a first position and at least one second position. The dancer bar is in the first position when a tension in the material web is below a threshold and in the at least one second position when the tension in the material web is equal to or above the threshold. The dancer bar control assembly is connected to the pre-stretch assembly and the dancer bar and is configured to bias the dancer bar with a constant force over the displacement range, monitor a displacement of the dancer bar and generate a speed command based thereon, and send the speed command to a motor to adjust the film delivery speed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a new and innovative method and system for flow rate compensation in devices, such as infusion pumps. In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes determining a location of a plurality of infusion pumps in a pump stack including the plurality of infusion pumps and a fluid supply connected to each of the plurality of infusion pumps. The computer-implemented method also includes determining a reference infusion pump, in the plurality of infusion pumps, and adjusting the flow rate for each infusion pump in the plurality of infusion pumps based on the distance between the infusion pump and the reference infusion pump.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PTAR09B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PTAR09B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PTAR09B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PTAR09B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PTAR09B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PTAR09B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosed technology teaches delegating authorization to access a resource server contingent upon group membership confirmation by a third-party identity management provider. As part of the technology, a client obtains a Macaroon Access Token with a third-party caveat that requires the client to obtain a one-time Discharge Macaroon Authorization from a third-party authority, and identifies both user group membership that needs to be checked, and a hint how to find the third-party authority. The client provides the Macaroon Access Token to the third-party authority. The client obtains, from the third-party authority, a Discharge Macaroon Access Token that identifies user group membership, and sends the Macaroon Access Token and the Discharge Macaroon Authorization to the resource server as proof of authorization.

Abstract: An apparatus and an associated method relates to a directionally polarized deceleration module (PDM) include a shuttle (125) fixedly coupled to a spring-biased spool (120) rotatable coupled to a module housing (115), a dynamic braking member (DBM) (130) and the shuttle (125) configured to travel inside a channel anchored to the module housing (115). A tether may be anchored on a proximal end to the spool (120). As the tether is retracted, the DBM (130) may be pushed by an angled distal-end of the shuttle (125). The DBM (130) may be forced between the angled distal-end of the shuttle (125) and an inner channel wall, providing motional resistance to the tether. As the tether is extracted, the DBM (130) may be pushed substantially normal to a proximal-end of the shuttle (125), providing minimal motional resistance to the tether. Various PDMs may decelerate safety lanyards in one direction to substantially avoid tangling and/or damage.

Abstract: An adhesive floor/wallboard includes a floor/wallboard main body layer and a buffer layer adhered to the back surface of the floor/wallboard main body layer. The buffer layer is provided with a plurality of holes. The holes extend through the buffer layer to the main body layer. Glue is deposited in the holes. The buffer layer is adhered to the back surface of the floor/wallboard. The glue in the holes makes direct contact with the floor/wallboard main body at the holes. Due to the holes and their depth, the contact area between the glue, the buffer layer and the main body is increased. Accordingly, the adhesive floor/wallboard can be more firmly adhered to a backing surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a navigation system and detecting GNSS spoofing using a chip-scale atomic clock are provided herein.

Abstract: Methods and systems for inspecting a product, such as a wire harness, including product features for inspection. A camera of an inspection station may capture a product image. A machine learning (ML) model may detect one or more objects in the captured product image and provide, for each detected object, an identification of a class of the detected object and an identification of a region of the detected object in the captured product image. The class of the detected object may be either an acceptable product feature class or an unacceptable product feature class. The inspection station may display an enhanced product image that includes the captured product image to which the identification of the class of the detected object and the identification of the region of the detected object in the captured product image for each detected object have been added.

Abstract: Various example embodiments described herein relate to an electrochemical gas sensor. The electrochemical gas sensor can include a sensor cap having one or more solid features disposed on a surface of the sensor cap. The electrochemical gas sensor can include a counter electrode configured to generate a gas during use of the electrochemical gas sensor. The electrochemical gas sensor can include a vent assembly adapted to release at least a portion of the gas generated at the counter electrode out from the electrochemical gas sensor. The vent assembly can include a vent conduit and a vent membrane that defines a passage for the gas to flow from an extended portion of the counter electrode, to the vent conduit, via the vent membrane, so as to be vented from the electrochemical gas sensor.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for filling cracks in an environmental barrier coating and/or a thermal barrier coating (EBC/TBC). The method comprises locating a component within an enclosure of an apparatus, the component including a substrate having the EBC/TBC thereon, wherein the EBC/TBC includes cracks extending from an exterior surface of the EBC/TBC toward the substrate, reducing pressure within the enclosure to a first pressure that is less than atmospheric pressure, applying a filler slurry to the exterior surface to cover the cracks while the EBC/TBC is exposed to the first pressure, increasing the enclosure to a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure, wherein the second pressure is sufficient to cause the filler slurry on the EBC/TBC to infiltrate into and fill the cracks, and sintering the filler slurry sufficient to cure the filler slurry within the cracks.

Abstract: A landing marker area light system includes a housing, a first light source, a plurality of second light sources, an optics assembly, a tunable lens, and a controller. The first light source emits a first light beam. The second light sources surround the first light source and each emits a second light beam. The optics assembly receives the first light beam and shapes the first light beam into a first geometric-shaped light beam having a first perimeter. The tunable lens receives the first geometric-shaped light beam and, in response to lens control signals, shapes the first geometric-shaped light beam into a second geometric-shaped light beam having a second perimeter that is different than the first perimeter. The controller supplies the lens control signals to the tunable lens, to thereby control the second perimeter of the second geometric-shaped light beam.