Abstract: A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a steering system including a set of vehicle steered wheels and a controller. The controller checks the system for a plurality of pre-maneuver conditions and communicates to a driver the need to correct at least one of the pre-maneuver conditions. When all pre-maneuver conditions are met, the controller executes an automated hitching maneuver that includes controlling the steered wheels of the steering system in backing the vehicle toward the trailer.

Abstract: An electromagnetic propulsion system is provided. The system comprises a first plurality of stator coils wound about a first axis, a plurality of support structures, a first coupler that surrounds a portion of the first plurality of stator coils, and a first plurality of rotor coils wound about an axis that is parallel to the first axis. The stator coils are configured to receive electric current to induce a first magnetic field. The plurality of support structures supports the first plurality of stator coils. The first coupler includes a notch oriented so that one of the plurality of support structures can pass through the notch when the first coupler moves along the first plurality of stator coils.

Abstract: The present invention relates to interlocking blocks suitable for use at the corners of skeletal frameworks in general and especially at the corners of skeletal frameworks to which rattan mats or other flexible meshes or materials may be attached. Interlocking blocks are disclosed that provide strong and stable corners in skeletal frameworks. Advantageously, rattan or other material may be easily affixed to the interlocking corner blocks while the rattan or other material is slack due to the capability of the interlocking corner blocks to be temporarily disengaged from one another. Tension may then be applied to the attached rattan or other material as the corner blocks are brought into a state of stable and interlocking engagement.

Abstract: A spring bar coupling device is described for coupling a spring bar of a weight distributing trailer hitch to a trailer frame. The spring bar coupling device can include a spring bar support operable to interface with and support a spring bar of a weight distributing trailer hitch. The spring bar support can have a vertical support arm having a first coupler opening, and a lower spring bar stop extending from the vertical support arm to provide a lower interface for the spring bar. The spring bar coupling device can also include a channel bracket having at least two opposing walls defining a vertically oriented channel operable to receive the vertical support arm, and a second coupler opening in at least one of the two walls. The first and second coupler openings can be configured to be aligned with one another at a first coupling location when the vertical support arm is located at least partially within the vertically oriented channel.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for predicting response rates. During operation, the system determines features representing historical applications to opportunities and historical responses to the historical applications by a poster of the opportunities, wherein the historical responses include interactions between the poster and candidates submitting the historical applications and notifications transmitted to the candidates of actions related to the historical applications by the poster. Next, the system applies one or more operations to the features to generate a predicted response rate of the poster to an application for an opportunity by a member of the online system. The system then compares the predicted response rate to a threshold to determine a recommendation related to the application by the member. Finally, the system outputs, to the member in a user interface of the online system, the recommendation in association with the opportunity.

Abstract: A non-stoichiometric nanocomposite coating and method of making and using the coating. The non-stoichiometric nanocomposite coating is disposed on a base material, such as a metal or ceramic; and the nanocomposite consists essentially of a matrix of an alloy selected from the group of Cu, Ni, Pd, Pt and Re which are catalytically active for cracking of carbon bonds in oils and greases and a grain structure selected from the group of borides, carbides and nitrides.

Abstract: The present application discloses a lamp, which comprises a housing, a radiator being provided with an accommodating space for accommodating a light source and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) board, an optical device having a bottom surface facing towards the radiator and a top surface facing towards external space, and a switch being connected to the PCB board, wherein the optical device comprises an actuator which is cooperated with the switch, wherein the optical device is rotatably arranged relative to the radiator so that the switch is switched by the actuator. By means of such an arrangement, a user may manually rotate the optical device of the lamp to drive the switch located inside the lamp to be switched, so that the lamp is conveniently switched between different color temperatures, for example between cold light and warm light.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for determining a preferred off-road vehicle path including a lidar operative to generate a depth map of an off road surface, a camera for capturing an image of the off road surface, a processor operative to receive the depth map, determine a vehicle path in response to the depth map and a host vehicle characteristic, combine a graphical representation of the vehicle path with the image to generate an augmented image, and a display to display the augmented image to a host vehicle operator.

Abstract: A method, mass spectrometer and computer readable medium for acquiring mass spectral data in raw profile; detecting presence of compounds and relevant time window; performing multivariate statistical analysis of raw profile data in a time window to determine compounds; obtaining separation time profiles for detected compounds containing respective time locations in a time window; and computing pure mass spectra for compounds based on separation time profiles or time locations. A method, mass spectrometer and computer readable medium for acquiring mass spectral data in raw profile of a known and unknown sample; combining mass spectral scans for a sample into a single mass spectrum across a separation time window; performing multivariate statistical analysis of the acquired mass spectral data and computing a distance measure between the known and unknown sample; and using the distance measure as an indication for an unknown sample belonging to a known sample or sample group.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for the removal of a direct drive unit (DDU) housed in an enclosure, such as a direct drive turbine (DDT) connected to a gearbox for driving a driveshaft connected to a pump for use in a hydraulic fracturing operations.

Abstract: There is disclosed in one example a computing apparatus, including: a processor and a memory; a data store having stored thereon trained models MGLOBAL and MENT, wherein model MGLOBAL includes a clustering model of proximity and prevalence of a first body of computing objects, and MENT includes a clustering model of proximity and prevalence of a second body of computing object; and instructions encoded within the memory to instruct the processor to: receive an object under analysis; apply a machine learning model to compute a global variance score between the object under analysis and MGLOBAL; apply the machine learning model to compute an enterprise variance score between the object under analysis and MENT; compute from the global variance score and the enterprise variance score a cross-sectional variance score; and assign the object under analysis an analysis priority according to the cross-sectional variance score.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dynamic acknowledgement list selection in detection of uplink control channel formats. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a dynamic acknowledgement (ACK) list allocation circuit that generates a dynamic ACK list that includes one or two most likely ACK candidates, and a top-Q candidate CQI bits detector that dynamically allocates a detection branch to each of the one or two most likely ACK candidates to detect top-Q candidate CQI bits. The apparatus also includes a merger circuit that mergers the top-Q candidate CQI bits detected for the one or two most likely ACK candidates to generate a merged list, a top-Q CQI symbol generator that generates top-Q CQI symbols for the top-Q candidate CQI bits detected for the one or two most likely ACK candidates, and a joint detector that detects transmitted CQI bits and ACK bits.

Abstract: An exercise device includes a strap. The strap includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The strap is configured to be secured to a lower leg of a user such that the first surface of the strap interfaces with the lower leg of the user. The exercise device further includes a ball including an outer surface configured to be held by the user, a first connector extending from the ball, a second connector extending from the second surface of the strap, and a tension member. The tension member includes a first coupling mechanism and a second coupling mechanism at opposite ends thereof and configured to be releasably coupled to the first connector and the second connector via the first and second coupling mechanisms.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a panel on a vehicle includes determining positions of mounting sites on a body frame in relation to 2-way and 4-way master locator holes and calculating a position of an inner perimeter of a panel opening in the body frame in relation to the body frame mounting sites. Positions of mounting sites on the panel in relation to 2-way and 4-way locator pins on a fixture the panel is mounted to are also determined and a position of an outer perimeter of the panel in relation to the panel mounting sites is calculated. The panel is mounted to the body frame and a calculated position of the outer perimeter of the panel in relation to the inner perimeter of the panel opening is displayed to a fitter in real time who uses the calculated position to adjust the panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for inspecting and analyzing a pump rotor, such as a progressive cavity pump rotor, by moving a laser that illuminates a surface of the pump rotor along a length of the pump rotor and determining distances from various surfaces of the pump rotor relative to a datum, such as a receiver of reflected radiation from the laser, along the length of the pump rotor. The pump rotor can be rotated relative to the laser, so that the laser can be used in determining multiple peripheral surfaces of the pump rotor to form a cross sectional shape, a longitudinal alignment of the pump rotor surfaces, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for remotely controlling functionalities of vehicles are disclosed herein. Example systems, methods and devices may include determining that a remote control device is located at a position associated with a functionality, establishing a communication connection between the remote control device and the functionality based on a machine readable medium associated with the position, and causing a user interface on the remote control device to present one or more settings associated with the functionality.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for cloud service. Fro example, an apparatus in a cloud for providing a cloud service includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives a request including at least first characteristics associated with a variable. In an example, the first characteristics include complete information for describing the variable. The processing circuitry generates a message including the first characteristics associated with the variable and an updated value of the variable and sends the message to a recipient.

Abstract: The description relates to solvent free films and textiles that receive the solvent free films.

Abstract: An attachment aperture array pattern having an aperture array layer having a plurality of spaced apart array apertures formed therethrough, wherein the array apertures are arranged in a repeating sequence of spaced rows of array apertures and spaced columns of array apertures, wherein the plurality of spaced apart array apertures are arranged in a repeating sequence of equally spaced rows of the array apertures and equally spaced columns of the array apertures, wherein each of the array apertures is equally offset from each adjacent array aperture in each row of array apertures, wherein each row of array apertures is formed an equal distance from each adjacent row of array apertures, and wherein at least a portion of the array apertures of a first column of array apertures overlap at least a portion of the array apertures of an adjacent, second column of array apertures.

Abstract: A shredder blade assembly is disclosed having a rotor configured to be mounted on a rotating shaft, the rotor having opposing faces with a plurality of angled knife receptacles and a plurality of knife inserts mounted within the plurality of knife receptacles. Each knife insert has two opposing faces and each opposing face comprises three cutting edges such that each knife insert has six cutting edges. Only one of the cutting edges is exposed at an outer peripheral edge of the shredder blade assembly during use. The knife inserts are configured to be removed, rotated (and flipped as needed), and re-mounted within the plurality of knife receptacles to expose another of the cutting edges at the outer peripheral edge of the shredder blade assembly. The knife insert may be triangular and mounted to expose one vertex to create a plurality of tooth/hook projections.