Abstract: A vehicle including a vehicle door, a detection unit and a vehicle processor is disclosed. The detection unit may be configured to detect an object presence in proximity to the vehicle and object information associated with an object. The vehicle processor may be configured to obtain the object information from the detection unit when the detection unit detects the object presence, and determine that the object may be approaching towards the vehicle door based on the object information. The vehicle processor may further output the object information to a user device responsive to determining that the object may be approaching towards the vehicle door.

Abstract: A method including loading solar panel assemblies onto a vehicle, transporting the solar panel assemblies on the vehicle to a pile row of a solar project installation site, and individually unloading the solar panel assemblies along the pile row at the installation site to facilitate installation of the solar panel assemblies on the pile row. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A fleet management system including a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive a first charger location associated with a first charger, a second charger location associated with a second charger, and a current battery State of Charge (SoC) level associated with a vehicle. The processor may obtain the first charger location, the second charge location and the current battery SoC level from the transceiver responsive to obtaining a trigger signal. The processor may further determine a geo-distance between the first and second charger locations, and estimate an expected battery SoC level required by the vehicle to travel from the first charger location to the second charger location based on the geo-distance. The processor may compare the expected and current battery SoC levels, and output a notification when the current battery SoC level may be greater than the expected battery SoC level.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a container includes injecting a first material into a first mold to form a top portion of a preform. The first material and a second material are injected into the first mold to form a bottom portion of the preform. The preform is disposed in a second mold. The preform is blow molded into a finished container.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, methods and systems for performing operations on a workpiece may be provided. An exemplary method may include holding the workpiece in a feeding fixture so that the workpiece is movable in one degree of freedom. The method may further include feeding the workpiece along the workpiece's length into an operations center and measuring the position of the workpiece in a length direction. A time sequence of processing vectors on the workpiece that are defined in a workpiece coordinate system may be transformed into a calculated time sequence of processing vectors in a machine coordinate system. Using a machine control system a processing end effector may be moved through the calculated time sequence of processing vectors in the machine coordinate system and one or more operations may be performed on the workpiece.

Abstract: A high voltage circuit breaker and disconnector for operation in air, extending along an axis, including an enclosure, the disconnector including a hollow current carrying conductor in the enclosure and extending along the axis. The conductor including at least one lower elongated slot and at least one upper elongated slot extending along the axis, each of the slots having a width w and a length l opening an air flow cross section. The ratio between the outer diameter surface of the hollow current carrying conductor and the total air flow cross section of all the slots in a same plane perpendicular to the axis being between 70 and 100.

Abstract: A method for constructing heat transfer architectures for use in wearables or other small electronic devices using selective micro plating to quickly and precisely generate complex 3D microstructures, a heat transfer architecture, and electronic device with a heat transfer architecture includes creating capillary wick structures, wherein the capillary wick structures may vary in characteristics. An interface may be generated with a vessel wall to provide an optimal interface between the capillary wick structures and the vessel wall.

Abstract: A table or system for assessing the coating of parts may include loading platforms on which parts are placed; load cells connected to the loading platforms and configured to detect weights of the parts on the loading platforms; and memory coupled to processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry configured to: select a coating program to be applied to a part placed on a first loading platform of the loading platforms; determine a pre-coating weight of the part on the first loading platform; determine a post-coating weight of the part on the first loading platform; and determine a difference between the pre-coating weight and the post-coating weight.

Abstract: A system includes an inverter including: a point-of-use controller for a power module, the point-of-use controller including: a positive voltage connection configured to receive a positive control voltage from a high-voltage controller; a command connection configured to receive a command from the high-voltage controller; a message connection configured to send and receive a message to and from the high-voltage controller; a negative voltage connection configured to receive a positive control voltage from the high-voltage controller; a north gate connection configured to output a north gate control signal to a north group of one or more switches; a south gate connection configured to output a south gate control signal to a south group of one or more switches; a north sense connection configured to connect to a first portion of a sensing trace; and a south sense connection configured to receive a second portion of the sensing trace.

Abstract: Control systems and methods for an earthmoving machine and control architecture to generate a surface associated with a curved surface of an earthmoving implement, project the surface onto a two-dimensional (2D) plane associated with the earthmoving implement, determine a continuous curve based on the surface projected on to the 2D plane, determine a derivative of the continuous curve, project a design plane normal n* of a ground surface for smoothing onto the 2D plane associated with the earthmoving implement, determine a point of perpendicular intersection between the derivative of the continuous curve and the design plane normal n* of the ground surface projected onto the 2D plane, and operate the earthmoving machine using one or more linkage assembly actuators and the point of perpendicular intersection.

Abstract: Desalination of produced water is performed by pre-treatment of produced water to reduce pH, whereupon the reduced pH produced water is fed into desalination unit thereby producing high-quality desalinated water and also increasing the longevity of desalination unit by not clogging filters of the desalination unit. The method can be coupled with any desalination unit on site, thus allowing flexibility in application.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a door side panel. An armrest extends from a first end to a second end. The armrest is pivotably supported by the door side panel at the first end and the armrest is releasably connected to the door side panel at the second end. An airbag is inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The airbag is positioned between the armrest and the door side panel in the uninflated position to pivot the armrest from a lowered position to a raised position as the airbag inflates from the uninflated position to the inflated position.

Abstract: A head-mounted display device employs light field directional backlighting to provide three-dimensional (3D) pupil steering without mechanical adjustment while maintaining a compact form factor and performance. An example light field directional backlighting unit includes two substantially flat components: an array of light sources and an array of modulators (e.g., a micro lens array (MLA), a stack of transmissive display elements, a pinhole array, and similar ones). By digitally modifying the illumination pattern on the array of light source and pairing to the light field directional backlighting unit to an extra transmissive display element as the main display panel and one or more viewing optical elements, a light field created by the light field directional backlighting unit is moved in three-dimensional (3D) space to correspond to pupil shift without interfering with the display content.

Abstract: Traction battery packs are disclosed that include cell-to-pack battery systems. A cell stack/cell matrix of the cell-to-pack battery system may be positioned within an irregularly shaped enclosure tray of the traction battery pack. A block insert may be positioned at an interface between the cell stack/cell matrix and an irregularly shaped interior surface of the enclosure tray. The block insert may be configured to facilitate insertion of the cell stack/cell matrix into the enclosure tray, transfer compression loads from the enclosure tray walls to the cell stack/cell matrix, resist battery cell compression loads, etc.

Abstract: A mobility management entity (MME) receives, from a wireless device, an attach request message indicating that the wireless device supports signaling for a first number of bearers, wherein the attach request message comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI). The MME selects a network gateway from a plurality of network gateways based on a second number of bearers supported by the network gateway. The MME sends, to the network gateway, a create session request message for creating a session for the wireless device. The MME receives, from the network gateway, a create session response message confirming creation of the session.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 14102235 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 14102235, to the plants of soybean cultivar 14102235, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 14102235, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 14102235. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 14102235. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 14102235, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 14102235 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A battery pack includes an enclosure assembly, a battery assembly housed within the enclosure assembly, a mounting structure secured to the enclosure assembly, and a mounting clamp that includes a first section mounted to the mounting structure and a second section contacting the battery assembly.

Abstract: A system comprises: an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes: a power switch including a drain terminal, a source terminal, and a gate terminal; and one or more controllers configured to detect a voltage from the gate terminal to the source terminal of the power switch as a gate-to-source voltage, and control a gate control signal to the gate terminal based on the detected gate-to-source voltage.