Abstract: In one general aspect, a system for determining a motion of an object includes a laser system configured to generate range and velocity measurements of a plurality of points on the object and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, from the range and velocity measurements of the plurality of points on the object, a rotation of the object. In some aspects, the processor is also configured to determine, from the range and velocity measurements of the plurality of points on the object and the rotation of the object, a distance moved by the object between a first time and a second time.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance that includes a spot treating device is provided. The spot treating device includes features that allow a user to conveniently spot treat laundry articles and provides for an improved visual rendering of the laundry articles during a treatment operation.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance and a shifter assembly therefor are generally provided. The shifter assembly may include an agitator drive shaft, a motor, a wash basket drive shaft, and a clutch. The agitator drive shaft may extend along a drive axis. The motor may be operably connected to the agitator drive shaft to drive rotation thereof. The motor may include a rotor fixed to the agitator drive shaft and a stator rotationally fixed at a position radially inward from the rotor. The wash basket drive shaft may be rotationally independent from the agitator drive shaft. The clutch may be slidably disposed on the wash basket drive shaft. The clutch may be movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The disengaged position may provide the clutch in rotationally fixed attachment on the stator. The engaged position may provide the clutch away from the stator and rotatable relative thereto.

Abstract: A device may capture, using a camera associated with the device, a first image of a first set of optical fibers associated with an optical connector within a field of view of the camera. The device may determine that an actual distance of a relative movement of the camera and the optical connector and an expected distance of the relative movement of the camera and the optical connector fail to match. The device may perform one or more actions after determining that the actual distance and the expected distance fail to match.

Abstract: A method comprising: performing one or more measurements in a user device to determine a plurality of beam groups, each beam group associating at least one receive beam direction of a user device and at least one transmit beam direction of an access point; and causing information on said beam groups to be transmitted to said access point.

Abstract: A control system for an autonomous agricultural system includes a display configured to display at least one control function associated with at least one operation. The display is configured to output a first signal indicative of a first input. The control system includes a controller comprising a processor and a memory. The controller is communicatively coupled to the display and configured to receive the first signal indicative of the first input and to send a second signal to the display indicative of instructions to display a second control in an unlocked state. The display is configured to output a third signal to the controller indicative of the second input. The controller is configured to receive the third signal and to output a fourth signal indicative of instructions to control the at least one operation of the autonomous agricultural system.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) power amplifier circuit with a diode linearizer circuit. The power amplifier circuit has an input and an output, as well as a power amplifier transistor with a first terminal connected to the input, a second terminal connected to the output, and a third terminal. The linearizer circuit is connected to the third terminal and to ground, and has a non-linear current-voltage curve as well as a non-linear capacitance. The linearizer circuit reduces inter-modulation products in a current through the power amplifier transistor from the second terminal to the third terminal that corresponds to an input signal applied to the input.

Abstract: A transmitting system includes a variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus and a transmission slotting apparatus. The variable-length packet multiplexing apparatus generates a variable-length packet. The transmission slotting apparatus stores the variable-length packet in slots forming transmission main signals. The transmission slotting apparatus includes a capacity calculator, an extractor, a remainder calculator, a selector, and a slot information multiplexer. The capacity calculator calculates a data capacity of the transmission main signals for one frame. The extractor extracts a byte number of the variable-length packet. The remainder calculator calculates a remaining capacity of the transmission main signals. The selector stores a predetermined data sequence in a region left in the slots, and outputs the slots storing the data sequence. The slot information multiplexer multiplexes slot information and the slots output by the selector.

Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (10) comprising a signal converter (1500) interconnected to a machine controller (MC) of an injection molding machine (IMM) that generates standardized signals (VPS), the signal converter (1500) receiving and converting the standardized signals (VS) to a command signal (MOPCS, PDCVS) that is compatible with a signal receptor or interface of an electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or a signal receptor, interface or driver of a proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) that drives a fluid driven actuator (940p, 941p, 942p) to respectively operate the electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or the proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) to move in a direction that operates to either begin an injection cycle and to end an injection cycle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating computing devices at peak power efficiency in real time are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes analyzing a set of input and output characteristics of a component operable on a computing device servicing one or more workloads. The method also includes determining whether an efficiency metric associated with the component is met based on the set of input and output characteristics. Further, the method includes setting an indicator in response to determining that the efficiency metric is met. Further, the method includes assigning additional workload to another computing device based on whether the indicator is set.

Abstract: An oven appliance is provided herein. The oven appliance may include a cabinet, a convection duct, a heating element, and an air handler. The cabinet may define a cooking chamber to receive items to be cooked. The cabinet may include a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and opposing sidewalls. The top wall and the bottom wall being spaced apart along a vertical direction. The opposing sidewalls may be spaced apart along a lateral direction. The convection duct may extend about a portion of the cooking chamber to direct a heated gas. The convection duct may define an upper passage above the top wall and a lower passage below the bottom wall. The heating element may be disposed within the convection duct to supply the heated gas thereto. The air handler may be disposed in fluid communication with the convection duct to motivate the heated gas therethrough.

Abstract: A system is provided for injecting coiled tubing (CT) into and out of a wellbore. In embodiments, separate injector and reel units are provided releasing constraints on CT size and length. The injector unit is fit with an extendible mast for handling larger bottom hole assemblies and fit with a rotating gooseneck for accepting CT from alternate arrangements of the reel unit. The mast is reinforced to resist CT loading. The capacity of the reel is maximized for the reel unit transport envelope. The reel is rotated using an offset drive engaging a bounding reel flange, such as engaging drive and bull gears. A generally radial displacement of the drive from the reel permits replacement of the entire reel.

Abstract: There is provided a solution for efficient communications in a cellular communication system employing beamforming transmissions. In an embodiment, a terminal device (120) carries out the following: scanning for at least one message amongst a plurality of radio beams (112, 114) in a cell (100) according to a search space defining a plurality of scanning configurations; measuring a signal quality of at least one radio beam in the cell; adapting the search space on the basis of the measured signal quality; and performing said scanning for the at least one message according to the adapted search space.

Abstract: A linearization circuit reduces intermodulation distortion in an amplifier that includes a first stage and a second stage. The linearization circuit receives a first signal that includes a first frequency and a second frequency and generates a difference signal having a frequency approximately equal to the difference of the first frequency and the second frequency, generates an envelope signal based at least in part on a power level of the first signal, and adjusts a magnitude of the difference signal based on the envelope signal. When the amplifier receives the first signal at an input terminal, the first stage receives the adjusted signal, and the second stage does not receive the adjusted signal, intermodulation between the adjusted signal and the first signal cancels at least a portion of the intermodulation between the first frequency and the second frequency from the output of the amplifier.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a photosensitive layer of a single layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. An optical response time is 0.05 milliseconds or longer and 0.85 milliseconds or shorter. The optical response time is a time from irradiation of a surface of the photosensitive layer charged to +800 V with pulse light having a wavelength of 780 nm to decay of a surface potential of the photosensitive layer from +800 V to +400 V. The pulse light has an intensity that allows the surface potential of the photosensitive layer to decay to +200 V from +800 V after 400 milliseconds elapse from the irradiation of the surface of the photosensitive layer charged to +800 V with the pulse light. The photosensitive layer has a Martens hardness at 50° C. of at least 160 N/mm2.

Abstract: A virtual data acquisition component generates a building performance model having a plurality of predicted building performance metrics. A physical data acquisition component obtains a plurality of trended building performance metrics. An integrated interface receives the building performance model from the virtual data acquisition component having the plurality of predicted building performance metrics and the plurality of physical building performance metrics from the physical data acquisition component. The integrated interface enables the comparison of the predicted building performance consumption metrics with the trended building performance metrics to identify performance gaps.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an intelligent system includes an electronic circuit configured to execute a neural network, to detect at least one feature in an image of a body portion while executing the neural network, and to determine a respective position and a respective class of each of the detected at least one feature while executing the neural network. For example, such a system can execute a neural network to detect at least one feature in an image of a lung, to determine a respective position within the image of each detected feature, and to classify each of the detected features as one of the following: A-line, B-line, pleural line, consolidation, and pleural effusion.

Abstract: An abnormality detection device according to an embodiment includes a detector, a remover, and a learner. The detector detects first abnormal data in detection target data which is an abnormality detection target by inputting the detection target data to a first autoencoder which performed learning based on first learning target data which is a learning target. The remover removes data associated with the first abnormal data from the first learning target data to generate second learning target data by inputting the first learning target data to a second autoencoder which performed learning based on the first abnormal data detected by the detector. The learner causes the first autoencoder to perform learning based on the second learning target data generated by the remover.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a supporting member arranged inside the fixing belt, a nip forming member, a cap supporting an end of the fixing belt and a pivot supporting member. The nip forming member attached to the supporting member sandwiches the fixing belt with the pressuring member. The pivot supporting member attached at an end of the supporting member pivotally supports the cap. The pivot supporting member includes a positioning member fitted on the supporting member from an end side and locked to the supporting member at a center side, and a fastening member fitted on the supporting member and the positioning member and fastened to the supporting member. The positioning member and the fastening member fitted to each other constitute the outer face of the pivot supporting member along an inner face of the cap.