Abstract: A head unit system for controlling motion of an object includes a secondary object sensor and a head unit device that includes a shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF. The chamber further includes an alternative reservoir and a piston compartment. The head unit system further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment. The piston includes a piston bypass to control flow of the STF between opposite sides of the piston. The chamber further includes a set of fluid flow sensors and a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the flow of the STF to cause selection of one of a variety of shear rates for the STF within the chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a metal sheet. The method includes extruding a component along an extrusion axis. The component has a wall at least partially defining an interior region. The component includes a metal. The method further includes unfurling the wall to form a sheet precursor. The sheet precursor has a first thickness and a first transverse dimension. The method further includes rolling the sheet precursor along a rolling axis to form the metal sheet. The metal sheet has a second thickness perpendicular to the rolling axis. The second thickness is less than the first thickness. The second transverse dimension is parallel to the rolling axis. The second transverse dimension is greater than the first transverse dimension. In certain aspects, the metal includes lithium and the metal sheet is a lithium metal electrode.

Abstract: A method for providing a driver alert including receiving a traffic signal phase state and a time remaining in the traffic signal phase state, determining a move forward time in response to the traffic signal phase state being red and the time remaining in the traffic signal phase state, displaying the move forward time to a driver, determining a driver attentiveness level, and generating a driver alert in response to the driver attentiveness level being below a threshold attentiveness level and the move forward time being less than a threshold time.

Abstract: An electric aircraft charging connector, including a direct current pin and/or an alternating current pin. The connector including a ground pin, the ground pin providing a grounded connection. The connector also including a resistance sensor, the resistance sensor electrically connected to the direct current pin and/or the alternating current pin, and the ground pin, the resistance sensor configured to measure a resistance datum, the resistance datum including: a first resistance, the first resistance comprising a measurement of resistance between the direct current pin and the ground pin; and a second resistance, the second resistance comprising a measurement of resistance between the alternating current pin and the ground pin. The connector also including a controller, the controller configured to: receive the resistance datum from the resistance sensor; and compare the resistance datum to a threshold resistance datum.

Abstract: A system for overvoltage protection in an electric aircraft, and a method for its use. The system includes an energy storage element, an overvoltage protection device, a ground conductor, at least a current conductor, at least a sensor, and a controller. The overvoltage protection device is configured to control transmission of electrical power through the connector. The at least a sensor is configured to detect an output voltage of the connector. The controller is communicatively connected to the at least a sensor. The controller is configured to determine an overvoltage output, and activate the over based on detection of the overvoltage output.

Abstract: A thermal shield flexure member. The thermal shield flexure member includes a first face portion, a second face portion and a third portion. The first face portion defines openings configured to align with receptacles of a thermal shield. The second face portion defines openings configured to align with openings of a core barrel and openings of an arm portion of a modified thermal shield flexure connected to the core barrel. The third portion is connected to the first face portion and the second face portion, and comprises a radiused portion. The thermal shield flexure member is configured to provide flexibility in an axial direction to accommodate differential axial expansions of the core barrel and the thermal shield, and rigidity in a radial direction to inhibit undesirable shell mode vibrations of the core barrel and/or the thermal shield.

Abstract: A system and method for managing residual energy in a charging component is disclosed herein. Managing residual energy includes detecting an electrical parameter of the charging component and the electrically connected battery pack and generating a residual datum. The residual datum is transmitted to a computing device. The computing device identifies a residual element, generates an alert datum, and executes a security measure.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a vehicle recommendation to a user may include: obtaining one or more vehicle images via a device associated with the user; identifying one or more user-selected images of the one or more vehicle images based on user interaction with the one or more vehicle images performed by the user via a user interface; identifying one or more first-level attributes from the one or more user-selected images; obtaining one or more vehicle identifications from the one or more user-selected images; determining one or more second-level attributes based on the one or more vehicle identifications; determining a value of each of the one or more first-level attributes and the one or more second-level attributes; determining the vehicle recommendation based on the value; and transmitting, to the device associated with the user, a notification indicating the vehicle recommendation.

Abstract: In an aspect, a system for recharging an electric vehicle. A system includes a recharging component configured to deliver power to an energy source of an electric vehicle. A recharging component includes a sensor. A sensor is configured to measure data of a recharging component. A system includes a charging database in electronic communication with a sensor. A charging database is configured to receive data of a recharging component. A system includes a computing device coupled to a recharging component. A computing device is configured to retrieve data from a charging database. A computing device is configured to monitor data form a charging database. A computing device is configured to display data from a charging database.

Abstract: In an aspect, an electric aircraft port having a ventilation system is provided. Electric aircraft port includes a ventilation system. A system includes a sensor configured to detect a plurality of data from the recharging component. A sensor is configured to generate an environment datum as a function of the plurality of data. A system includes a control pilot. A control pilot is in electronic communication with a sensor. A control pilots is configured to receive an environment datum from a sensor. A control pilot is configured to generate a ventilation requirement datum from an environment datum. A control pilot is configured to command a recharging component to perform a ventilation process. A system includes a pilot display. A pilot display is coupled to an electric vehicle. A pilot display is configured to display a ventilation requirement datum to a pilot.

Abstract: Processes of polymerizing olefin monomers using catalyst systems and catalysts systems that include a procatalyst having a structure according to formula (I).

Abstract: Disclosed are a system, apparatus and techniques for evaluating a dataset to confirm that the data in the dataset satisfies a data quality metric. A machine learning engine or the like may evaluate text strings within the dataset may be of arbitrary length and encoded according to an encoding standard. Data vectors of a preset length may be generated from the evaluated text strings using various techniques. Each data vector may be representative of the content of the text string and a category may be assigned to the respective data vector. The category assigned to each data vectors may be evaluated with respect to other data vectors in the dataset to determine compliance with a quality metric. In the case that a number of data vectors fail to meet a predetermined quality metric, an alert may be generated to mitigate any system errors that may result from unsatisfactory data quality.

Abstract: A method for delivering a 5th generation (5G) augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) experience includes establishing an AR/MR session for streaming AR/MR media content for transmission over a 5G media streaming (5GMS) network; receiving an AR/MR media content update that is associated with a plurality of AR/MR scenes; iteratively receiving a respective AR/MR scene included in the plurality of AR/MR scenes; rendering the respective AR/MR scene; acquiring cognitive information and pose information corresponding to the respective AR/MR scene; and transmitting the cognitive information and the pose information to a cognitive immersive server while the AR/MR media content is streamed.

Abstract: An electronic smoking article, a method of manufacturing an electronic smoking article, and a method of achieving a smoking experience without combusting tobacco are disclosed. The electronic smoking article includes an authenticated first section, which includes an aerosol generation unit having at least one heater; an authenticated second section, which includes a power supply operable to apply voltage to the at least one heater for heating a liquid in at least a portion of the aerosol generation unit to form an aerosol; and a conductive ink circuit embedded within the first and second sections, and wherein the power supply and the aerosol generation unit are electrically connected upon joining the first and second sections, and wherein each of the first and second sections has a portion of the conductive ink circuit.

Abstract: An in-wall power adapter adapted to receive a voltage is described.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a personalized educational item is disclosed herein. A personalization engine (1003) personalizes instruction and assessment for a student based on student interests, preferences, needs, answers, data, social network, and similar personal information. The personalization engine (1003) replaces a contextual image placeholders with context fragments (1006) embodied as images related to the selected context (1005).

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of making an olefin-based polymer by free-radical polymerization in a reactor system. The method includes initiating a free-radical polymerization of an olefin-based monomer, propagating growth of the olefin-based polymer during continued free-radical polymerization of the olefin-based monomer, and adding to the reactor system a chain transfer agent that terminates the growth of the olefin-based polymer. The chain transfer agent includes a silane. Examples of suitable silanes are: triethylsilane, diethylmethylsilane, tris(trimethylsilyl)silane, n-butylsilane, dimethylphenylsilane, phenylsilane, chlorodimethylsilane, diisopropylaminosilane, 1,2-bis(dimethylsilyl) benzene, 1,3-bis(dimethylsilyl) benzene, 1,4-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene, 1,1, 3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, trimethylsilane, (trimethylsilyl)dimethylsilane, and bis(trimethylsilyl)methylsilane.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a first remote device, an initial first plurality of status metrics corresponding to a first domain, each of the initial plurality of status metrics indicating whether a corresponding parameter of the first domain requires remediation. The method includes comparing the initial plurality of status metrics to a reference database, the reference database listing previously encountered problems with known remediation solutions. The method includes receiving from the first remote device, an updated plurality of status metrics corresponding the first domain, each of the updated plurality of status metrics indicating whether a corresponding parameter of the first domain requires remediation. The method includes applying an algorithm to the updated plurality of status metrics to generate a maturity score of the first domain. The method includes combining the maturity score of the first domain and a maturity score of a second domain to generate a maturity report.

Abstract: A three-dimensional grid model of a traffic scene can be determined based on grid elements. Weights can be determined for the grid elements of the three-dimensional grid model corresponding to priority regions and occluded grid elements. Grid coverage for respective stationary sensors can be determined based on the grid elements of the three-dimensional grid model. A matrix can be determined based on the grid coverage of the plurality of stationary sensors. An optimal subset of stationary sensors can be determined based on applying a greedy search algorithm to the matrix, the weights and costs corresponding to the plurality of stationary sensors to maximize the ratio of grid coverage to the cost based on poses of the plurality of stationary sensors.

Abstract: An animal litter product comprising a foam polymer, wherein the foam polymer is compressible, resilient and has a density in the range of about of about 325 to 650 kg/m3, wherein the foamed polymer has limited compressibility and returns to approximately its original volume, wherein, optionally, the foam polymer is blended with other animal litter components, such as clays or other absorbent materials.