Abstract: In a torque distribution method for a vehicle, torque is optimally distributed to front and rear wheels of a vehicle by reflecting pitch motion characteristics and longitudinal load movement information of the vehicle in real time. The repetition of wheel slip and the degradation of wheel slip control performance caused by the pitch motion are reduced. The longitudinal load movement of the vehicle is reduced.

Abstract: A handcart may include a frame; a drive wheel rotatably supported by the frame about a rotation axis extending in a right-left direction; a prime mover configured to rotate the drive wheel; a bracket pivotably supported by the frame about a pivot axis extending in an up-down direction; and a non-drive wheel supported by the bracket about a rotation axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction. The non-drive wheel may include a first non-drive wheel and a second non-drive wheel, and the first non-drive wheel and the second non-drive wheel may be configured to be rotatable independent of each other.

Abstract: An acceleration system includes a plurality of modules. Each of the plurality of modules includes at least one central processing unit, at least one graphics processing unit, at least one field programmable gate array, or at least one application specific integrated circuit. At least one of the plurality of modules includes at least another of the plurality of modules such that the acceleration system is structural and nested.

Abstract: A direct bonded heterogeneous integration (DBHi) device includes a substrate including a trench formed in a top surface of the substrate. The DBHi device further includes a first chip coupled to the substrate on a first side of the trench by a plurality of first interconnects. The DBHi device further includes a second chip coupled to the substrate on a second side of the trench by a plurality of second interconnects. The second side of the trench is arranged opposite the first side of the trench. The DBHi device further includes a bridge coupled to the first chip and to the second chip by a plurality of third interconnects such that the bridge is suspended in the trench. The DBHi device further includes a non-conductive paste material surrounding the plurality of third interconnects to further couple the bridge to the first chip and to the second chip.

Abstract: Improving the accuracy of predicted segmentation masks, including: extracting a ground-truth RGB image buffer and a binary contour image buffer from a ground-truth RGB image container for segmentation training; generating predicted segmentation masks from the ground-truth RGB image buffer; generating second binary contours from the predicted segmentation masks using a particular algorithm; computing a segmentation loss between manually-segmented masks of the ground-truth RGB image buffer and the predicted segmentation masks; computing a contour accuracy loss between contours of the binary contour image buffer and the binary contours of the predicted segmentation masks; computing a total loss as a weighted average of the segmentation loss and the contour accuracy loss; and generating improved binary contours by compensating the contours of the binary contour image buffer with the computed total loss, wherein the improved binary contours are used to improve the accuracy of the predicted segmentation masks.

Abstract: A system includes a structure configured to hold items, at least one capacitive touch sensor, and an item scanner configured to move the capacitive touch sensor relative to the structure and to identification elements disposed on the items held by the structure. Each identification element represents a multi-digit code. The capacitive touch sensor is configured to generate a sensor signal comprising sequences of waveforms in response to movement of the capacitive touch sensor relative to the identification elements. Each sequence of waveforms includes the multi-digit code that identifies one of the items.

Abstract: An image compression device of an endoscope apparatus includes a compression processing control unit, a storage unit, a first compression parameter generating unit, a second compression parameter generating unit and a compression parameter determining unit. The first compression parameter generating unit generates a first tentative compression parameter based on a transferable data amount. The second compression parameter generating unit generates a second tentative compression parameter based on a storage capacity of the storage unit. The compression parameter determining unit compares the first tentative compression parameter and the second tentative compression parameter to select a parameter with which a data amount after compression becomes smaller as a selected parameter. The compression processing control unit updates a compression parameter with the selected parameter and performs compression processing using the updated compression parameter.

Abstract: A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and methods for manufacturing the PCB board are provided. The PCB includes a Radio Frequency (RF) signal transition at a RF signal pad. Multiple conductive layers other than a conductive signal layer of the PCB and conductive portions of the conductive signal layer not in electrical contact with a RF signal transmission trace have common ground connections forming a ground cage structure within the PCB around the RF signal pad and RF the signal transmission trace.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a packaged device with transmission lines that have an extended thickness, and methods of making such device. According to an embodiment, the packaged device may include a first dielectric layer and a first transmission line formed over the first dielectric layer. Embodiments may then include a second dielectric layer formed over the transmission line and the first dielectric layer. According to an embodiment, a first line via may be formed through the second dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the first transmission line. In some embodiments, the first line via extends substantially along the length of the first transmission line.

Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. The transistor is controlled by a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. During a first time interval after the voltage difference drops to a first preset threshold voltage, the gate voltage control circuit determines whether the voltage difference is less than a second preset threshold voltage, and decides whether to provide the gate voltage to turn on the transistor. When the transistor is turned on, the voltage difference substantially equals to a first reference voltage. And during a second time interval, the gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference substantially to a second reference voltage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one further biological control agent selected from particular microorganisms disclosed herein and/or a mutant of a specific strain of a microorganism disclosed herein having all identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and/or at least one metabolite produced by the respective strain, and/or at least one metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against insects, mites, nematodes and/or phytopathogens in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for performing a handover procedure in a mobile communication system from a source to a target base station. The target base station is configured for the mobile terminal with at least a first and a different second bandwidth part within its cell bandwidth. The mobile terminal comprises: a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a handover command message including information regarding the configured at least first and second bandwidth part; and a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover command message, activates in the transceiver at least a selected one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated at least one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure.

Abstract: An automated external defibrillator includes: an operation accepter that accepts an operation input from a user; and a self-test executor that executes a self-test for checking a state of the automated external defibrillator when a first condition or a second condition has been satisfied. The first condition is that a setting time instant set in advance comes. The second condition is that the operation accepter accepts a predetermined operation input.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for managing tracking devices, a device manager, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving a local map corresponding to each of a plurality of tracking devices and accordingly generating a shared map; obtaining a pose ambiguity status corresponding to each of the tracking devices; determining at least one first specific device among the tracking devices based on the pose ambiguity status corresponding to each of the tracking devices; and disabling at least one function of the at least one first specific device.

Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a method of making a carbon rotor includes, providing a quantity of material, densifying the quantity of material, and forming the densified material into a disk shape.

Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a lubricating composition and a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine where the lubricating composition contains an oil of lubricating viscosity, one or more metal-containing, sulfur-free, alkyl-phenol based detergents, an alkaline earth metal sulfonate detergent, a polyisobutenyl succinimide dispersant, and a dispersant viscosity modifier having a number average molecular weight of at least 20,000. The lubricating composition of the present invention can be formulated to have lower HTHS viscosity, and reduced phosphorous content, while providing protection against adhesive wear.

Abstract: A torque barrel for use with a brake system may comprise a torque barrel having a cylindrical structure including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first opening at a first end, and a second opening at an opposing second end; and a longitudinal hole disposed through the outer surface of the barrel between a first spline of the plurality of splines and a second spline of the plurality of splines.

Abstract: Provided is a communication monitoring device and a communication monitoring system capable of monitoring a state of a connection device that forms an optical path by using an optical passive component. A communication management device (8) of a communication monitoring system (1) includes a plurality of photodetectors (11), a plurality of recognition units (14), a processing unit (15), and a transmission unit (16). The photodetectors (11) are provided in a connection device (6). The connection device (6) connects a plurality of optical communication lines (3) by using an optical passive component to form a plurality of optical paths through which optical signals pass. Each photodetector (11) detects an optical signal passing through the corresponding optical path. Each recognition unit (14) recognizes a state of detection of the optical signal by the corresponding photodetector (11).

Abstract: A grease composition including: a base oil; a thickener; a zinc sulfonate; a polysulfide; an overbased calcium sulfonate; and triphenyl phosphite, in which a proportion of the zinc sulfonate with respect to a total mass of the base oil and the thickener is 0.030 mass% to 0.045 mass% in terms of a zinc content, a proportion of the polysulfide with respect to the total mass of the base oil and the thickener is 0.16 mass% to 0.24 mass% in terms of a sulfur content, a proportion of the overbased calcium sulfonate with respect to the total mass of the base oil and the thickener is 0.010 mass% to 0.015 mass% in terms of a calcium content, and a proportion of the triphenyl phosphite with respect to the total mass of the base oil and the thickener is 0.24 mass% to 0.36 mass%.