Abstract: There is provided a technology advantageous for detecting an installation error of an imaging device in a mobile object. The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device including: a vanishing point estimation unit that acquires a surrounding image captured by an imaging device including an optical system which has an optical axis non-parallel to a moving direction of the imaging device and estimates estimated vanishing point position information indicating a position of a vanishing point by analyzing the surrounding image; and an attachment detection unit that acquires imaging attachment information indicating an attachment posture of the imaging device on the basis of the estimated vanishing point position information and reference vanishing point position information indicating a position of a reference vanishing point.

Abstract: Systems and methods for video coding of visual features that uses picture structures such as subpictures to independently encode individual features or groups of features are disclosed. An encoding method includes extracting a plurality of features from an image, representing each of the image features as a two-dimensional feature unit, grouping the feature units into at least one subpicture of the frame, and encoding the video frame into a bitstream. A compatible decoder for reconstructing the sequence of features is also provided.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus (100) includes a conveying portion (4a, 5, 12), a recording head (17a to 17c), a cap member (30), a cap moving mechanism (65, 66), a control portion (110), a fault detection portion (110e), and a storage portion (28). With the cap moving mechanism (65, 66), the cap member (30) is movable between a first position and a second position. The fault detection portion (110e) can detect a movement inhibiting factor. The storage portion (28) can store fault information including the movement inhibiting factor. The control portion (110) can execute a measurement mode in which, based on the detection result from the fault detection portion (110e), the fault information is stored in the storage portion (28).

Abstract: A degassing device removes air dissolved in a liquid under a pressure decreased atmosphere, includes a liquid tank, a pressure decreasing device, a circulation flow pass, a circulation device, a dissolved gas amount measuring device, and a control device. The liquid tank stores the liquid. The pressure decreasing device decreases pressure in the liquid tank. The circulation flow pass communicates different positions of the liquid tank. The circulation device circulates the liquid through the circulation flow pass. The dissolved gas amount measuring device measures an amount of dissolved gas of the liquid in the liquid tank. The control device controls the circulation device in accordance with the amount of dissolved gas measured by the dissolved gas amount measuring device.

Abstract: A method and system for generating recommended data insights are disclosed. The method may include obtaining available Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) associated with an operation process from a KPI repository. The available KPIs may represent metrics that can be calculated based on data for the operation process stored in a data repository. The method may include identifying in-use KPIs comprising a subset of the available KPIs and calculating a data enthalpy metric for the operation process based on a number of the available KPIs and a number of the in-use KPIs. The method may further include obtaining an insight recommendation model trained to predict a significance of an available KPI not in use, executing the insight recommendation model to generate a KPI recommendation for the operation process based on the data enthalpy metric, and outputting the KPI recommendation via the user interface.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a connector body, a plurality of terminals arranged within the connector body, and a rotatable terminal lock. The plurality of terminals each include an elastic terminal latch fixing the terminal in an installed position within the connector body. The terminal lock is rotatably connected to the connector body between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the unlocked position a first portion of the terminal lock biases each of the terminal latches into a release state whereby the terminals may be removed from connector body in a removal direction. In the locked position a second portion of the terminal lock opposes each of the terminals in the removal direction.

Abstract: An aftertreatment system includes an inlet conduit assembly, an aftertreatment component cartridge, and an outlet conduit assembly. The inlet conduit assembly receives an exhaust gas and includes an inlet coupling flange portion. The aftertreatment component cartridge is coupled to the inlet conduit assembly and receives the exhaust gas from the inlet conduit assembly. The aftertreatment component cartridge also includes an adaptor. The outlet conduit assembly is coupled to the aftertreatment component cartridge and receives the exhaust gas from the aftertreatment component cartridge. The outlet conduit assembly includes an outlet coupling flange portion. The inlet coupling flange portion, adaptor, and outlet coupling flange portion cooperate to suspend the aftertreatment component cartridge within the aftertreatment system.

Abstract: A shape sensing system for an anthropomorphic test device is disclosed that includes a plurality of body parts and at least one optical fiber that has a plurality of cores in a spaced and parallel relationship with one another that extend between ends of the optical fiber for sensing positions of the body parts. Each of the cores have a plurality of grating sensors disposed along a length thereof capable of determining a position and orientation of the body parts.

Abstract: An animal welfare management assistance system includes means for communicating with terminals of corporations and sole proprietors involved in production, distribution, and selling of eggs, means for obtaining information on corporations operations and sole proprietors from the respective terminals, the operations performed for the eggs in compliance with a predetermined animal welfare regulations and managing information on the operations, means for determining that management complying with the animal welfare regulations has been performed for selling the eggs by verifying the information on the operations, and issuing a certificate resulting from the determination on the eggs, and means for returning a proportion of money collected as a result of selling the eggs with the certificate to each of the corporations and sole proprietors that have performed the management complying with the animal welfare regulation, the proportion corresponding to a degree of contribution to the management.

Abstract: The drug inspection apparatus includes: a pre-inspection storage portion that temporarily stores a drug group which is a plurality of drugs collectively charged, and spreads the individual drugs in an elongated and substantially one row; a transfer processing portion that transfers the spread drug group to a conveyance path; a conveyance inspection processing portion that conveys the drug group on the conveyance path, and has an inspection imaging portion that takes images of the drug group with a camera; a discharge processing portion that discharges the imaged drug group to a post-inspection storage portion; the post-inspection storage portion that temporarily stores the drug group, and then discharges the drug group to the outside of the apparatus; and an inspection control portion that executes, by software control, a control of operations of each portion, and an inspection process for the drug group, which uses the captured image.

Abstract: System, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate monitoring and control of a railway maintenance assembly are disclosed. A railway workhead component monitor may be adapted to be disposed at a railway maintenance assembly. The railway workhead component monitor may be configured to perform one or a combination of the following. One or more conditions of at least a portion of the railway maintenance assembly may be monitored. Based at least in part on the monitoring, a plurality of monitoring data corresponding to operations of the railway maintenance assembly may be stored. Reporting data may be generated based at least in part on the stored plurality of monitoring data. A wireless communication may be transmitted toward a railway device controller that is remote from the railway maintenance assembly, the wireless communication including the reporting data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus including a first separator supply unit configured to supply a first separator sheet from a first separator roll, a first electrode supply unit configured to supply a first unit electrode from a first electrode roll, a second separator supply unit configured to supply a second separator sheet from a second separator roll, an anti-wrinkle unit configured to hold the first separator sheet and the second separator sheet to apply tension thereto, a surface treatment unit configured to form an embossed pattern on each of the first separator sheet and the second separator sheet, a lamination unit configured to apply heat and pressure to the first separator sheet, the first unit electrode, and the second separator sheet, and a cutting unit configured to cut the first separator sheet and the second separator sheet.

Abstract: Systems and methods for inserting a single pore into a membrane are described herein. A stepped or ramped voltage waveform can be applied across the membranes of the cells of an array, where the voltage waveform starts at first voltage and increases in magnitude over a period of time to a second voltage. The first voltage is selected to be low enough to reduce the risk of damaging the membrane, while the rate of voltage increase is selected to provide sufficient time for the pores to insert into the membranes. Once a pore is inserted into the membrane, the voltage across the membrane rapidly drops, thereby reducing the risk of damaging the membrane even if the applied voltage between the electrodes is further increased.

Abstract: Please replace the currently pending Abstract with the following amended A solid-state imaging device is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of current-voltage conversion circuits, a plurality of address event detection circuits, first ground wiring, and second ground wiring. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements is arranged side by side in a first region. The plurality of current-voltage conversion circuits converts currents output from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements into voltages, respectively. The plurality of address event detection circuits detects changes in voltages output from the plurality of current-voltage conversion circuits, respectively. The first ground wiring is provided in a second region located outside the first region, and supplies first ground potential to the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of low temperature co-fireable dielectric materials which can be used in conjunction with high dielectric materials to form composite structures, in particular for isolators and circulators for radiofrequency components. Embodiments of the low temperature co-fireable dielectric materials can be scheelite or garnet structures, for example barium tungstate. Adhesives and/or glue is not necessary for the formation of the isolators and circulators.

Abstract: A communication system includes an information requesting device configured to generate a first communication packet including request information for each generated diagnostic trouble code when at least one diagnostic trouble code is generated and to output the generated first communication packet, and an information providing device configured to receive the first communication packet, extract each request information included in the received first communication packet, extract diagnosis information corresponding to each of the extracted request information, generate a second communication packet including answer information and at least one diagnosis information corresponding to each other to be distinguished from each other, and transmit the generated second communication packet to the information requesting device.

Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating a detector array that includes preparing a plurality of slabs of an optical medium of an imaging device, forming a plurality of optical boundaries within at least one of the slabs of optical medium, where the plurality of optical boundaries defining a 1×N array of non-contiguous, independent light-redirecting regions within the at least one slab, arranging the plurality of slabs into a stack with a reflective layer defined between each adjacent slab and affixing the positions of the plurality of slabs with respect to each other. A detector array formed using the method is also provided.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus includes an SOC calculation unit to calculate an SOC of a battery module by using at least one of voltage, current, or temperature measured for the battery module in which a plurality of battery cells are connected in parallel, an SOH calculation unit to calculate an SOH of the battery module based on at least one of the SOC calculated by the SOC calculation unit and the voltage, current, or temperature of the battery module, and a diagnosis unit to calculate a change rate of an SOH using the SOH, and diagnose a state of the battery module using the calculated SOH change rate. The state of the battery module is any one of a normal state, a state including a degenerate battery cell, or a state including a current interrupt device (CID) open battery cell.

Abstract: Architectures for inter-converting bitstreams and symbol streams of PAM and/or QAM constellations of different sizes that are not base-2 integers. Some of such constellations may be Gray-coded, and the constellation mapping may be performed to achieve an equiprobable distribution of different constellation symbols. Some embodiments may be compatible with FEC schemes. In an example embodiment, a transmitter DSP may employ a conventional constellation mapper preceded by an electronic encoder programmed to exclude some constellation-symbol labels from the bitstream applied to the mapper. In different embodiments, the electronic encoder may employ a CCDM and/or a long-division operation to select some amplitudes of the constellation and to exclude others. At least some embodiments are beneficially capable of achieving a smaller gap to the Shannon limit than comparable conventional solutions.

Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting communications for data storage are presented herein. Various example embodiments for supporting communications for data storage may be configured to support communications between a host and a storage element for supporting storage of data in the storage element by the host. Various example embodiments for supporting communications between a host and a storage element may be configured to support communications between a host and a controller of the storage element. Various example embodiments for supporting communications between a host and a controller of a storage element may be configured to support, using a single transport layer connection, communications of multiple queue pairs supporting communications between the host and the controller of the storage element, where each of the queue pairs includes a queue on the host and a queue on the controller of the storage element.