Abstract: A method includes measuring a first temperature at a control panel using a temperature sensor included at a battery of the control panel. When the first temperature at the control panel exceeds a predetermined threshold temperature, this method includes transitioning the control panel to a reduced operational mode. When the control panel is in the reduced operational mode, this method includes measuring a second temperature at the control panel using the temperature sensor included at the battery of the control panel. And, when the second temperature at the control panel exceeds the predetermined threshold temperature, this method includes outputting an abnormal temperature notification at the control panel.

Abstract: The invention comprises systems and methods for evaluating changes in the operational efficiency of an HVAC system over time. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system, and status of said HVAC system. One or more processors receives measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than said HVAC system and compares said temperature measurements from said first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a turbomachine, in particular of an aircraft engine, wherein the turbomachine is equipped with a microphone array, wherein the microphone array has at least two microphones, which, in relation to the longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, are arranged at different axial positions and/or circumferential positions, in which during an operation of the turbomachine, sounds emitted by the turbomachine are captured with the microphone array.

Abstract: A sensor device for inspecting a blade of a microtome includes an imaging device arrangeable on the microtome and configured to capture at least one image of an edge of the blade and to generate image data corresponding to the image. The sensor device further includes a control unit configured to receive and process the image data and to determine a blade state information based on the image data, the blade state information corresponding to a state of deterioration of the blade.

Abstract: A defect determination apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a physical quantity acquisition circuitry which, in operation, acquires a target physical quantity, the target physical quantity being a physical quantity generated in a power source during a new screw tightening; a model acquisition circuitry which, in operation, acquires a first trained model obtained through unsupervised learning of a physical quantity generated in the power source during a past screw tightening that has been normally completed; and a determination circuitry which, in operation, determines whether the new screw tightening has been normally completed by applying the target physical quantity to the first trained model.

Abstract: To provide an electrode catalyst layer evaluation device, an electrode catalyst layer evaluation method, and a program, which are capable of reducing cost and man-hours. The electrode catalyst layer evaluation device includes the acquisition unit that acquires the hardness and loss tangent tan ? of the electrode catalyst layer of a fuel cell, and the crack occurrence rate estimation unit that estimates the crack occurrence rate of the electrode catalyst layer, based on the hardness and loss tangent tan ? acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a process chip and a dynamic light scattering assembly. The process chip includes a fluid chamber including and an optically transmissive material adjacent to the fluid chamber. The process chip is to be removably positioned in relation to the dynamic light scattering assembly. The dynamic light scattering assembly is to direct the light through the optically transmissive material and into the fluid chamber. The dynamic light scattering assembly is further to receive light scattered by particles in fluid in the fluid chamber in response to the first optical fiber emitting light into the fluid chamber and thereby capture light scattering data. A processor determines viscosity of fluid in the fluid chamber based on the captured light scattering data. The processor also determines one or both of size or size distribution of particles in the fluid based the captured light scattering data.

Abstract: Implementations disclosed describe, among other things, a sample inspection system that includes an illumination subsystem to generate a light incident on a sample. The sample inspection system includes a collection subsystem having optical elements to collect a light generated upon interaction of the incident light with the sample. The sample inspection system further includes a light detection subsystem configured to detect the collected light and generate one or more signals representative of characteristics of the sample. The sample inspection system deploys a phase mask that interacts with the incident light and/or the collected light and includes a first region and a second region imparting different phases to the light incident on the phase mask.

Abstract: An inspection system includes a base on which an object to be inspected is placed, a drive device that rotates the base on which the object to be inspected is placed, and an imaging device that images the object to be inspected.

Abstract: Foreign substances in an active material that is used in an electrode for a secondary battery may be detected in embodiments of an apparatus and a method. The active material is in a powder state for an initial stage of a method of manufacturing a secondary battery. The apparatus for detecting foreign substances within the active material for may include means for equalizing an amount of the active material that is input to the apparatus, means for moving the input active material, and an irradiator configured to apply radiation to the moving active material and a radiation detector configured to detect radiation that has passed through the moving active material.

Abstract: Provided is an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer that achieves a uniform state on a back side of a thin sheet-shaped sample so as to prevent a difference in a measurement condition depending on a measurement position. The X-ray fluorescence spectrometer includes: a sample stage; a background correction cover, which is arranged adjacent to an outer side of the sample stage so that a surface of the background correction cover is substantially flush with a surface of the sample stage; and a moving mechanism. The moving mechanism moves the background correction cover based on movement of the sample stage and, when the sample stage is absent on a back side of the sample at a measurement position, moves the background correction cover so that the background correction cover is located on the back side of the sample at the measurement position.

Abstract: A cabinet x-ray image system for obtaining x-ray fluorescence images of a specimen or sample includes a cabinet defining an interior chamber where the cabinet includes a walled enclosure surrounding the interior chamber, a door configured to cover the interior chamber and a sampling chamber for containing the specimen, a display, an x-ray fluorescence system including an x-ray source, a crystal, focusing coils or collimators, a fluorescence detector, a specimen platform, and a controller configured to selectively energize the x-ray source to emit x-rays through the specimen to the crystal and then through the focusing coils or collimators to the x-ray fluorescence detector, control the x-ray fluorescence detector to collect a spectra of the specimen when the x-ray source is energized, and control the focusing coils or collimators.

Abstract: A method is described for assessing subsurface formations for their suitability for use as an advanced close loop geothermal energy system by quantifying thermal conductivity of the subsurface formations. The thermal conductivity is quantified by obtaining rock samples and well logs from a well; analyzing the well logs to generate a well log interpretation; analyzing the rock samples to generate a rock sample interpretation; integrating the well log interpretation and the rock sample interpretation to generate a combined interpretation; estimating thermal conductivity along the well based on the combined interpretation using anisotropic equivalent media mixing laws; upscaling the thermal conductivity along the well to quantify thermal conductivity for the well as part of an advanced closed loop geothermal system; and quantifying the thermal conductivity of the subsurface formation based on the thermal conductivity for the well as part of an advanced closed loop geothermal system.

Abstract: A data processing unit is provided comprising a first data module to access printer use data from a first data repository, wherein the printer use data is representative of a usage of an active printer, a second data module to access printer parameters from a second data repository, wherein the printer parameters are representative of a printing property of a plurality of candidate printers, and an analysis module. The data processing unit further comprises an analysis module to process the printer use data and the printer parameters to match one of the candidate printers to the printer use data, and an output module to output an identifier of the candidate printer matched to the printer data.

Abstract: Disclosed are a wearable device for performing continuous beamforming on at least one object, and a method of controlling the wearable device. The wearable device includes: a plurality of microphones; a display module; at least one speaker; at least one processor. The wearable device may perform beamforming on at least one object located around a user wearing the wearable device, by using at least one microphone; output, on the basis of performing the beamforming, a notification corresponding to the at least one object through at least one of the at least one speaker or the display module; identify movement of the wearable device rotating to face an object among a plurality of objects; and highlight and output, on the basis of identifying the movement, through at least one of the at least one speaker or the display module, the notification while maintaining the beamforming on the at least one object.

Abstract: Provided is a method for normalizing embeddings for cross-embedding alignment. The method may include applying mean centering to the at least one embedding set, applying spectral normalization to the at least one embedding set, and/or applying length normalization to the at least one embedding set. Spectral normalization may include decomposing the at least one embedding set, determining an average singular value of the at least one embedding set, determining a respective substitute singular value for each respective singular value of a diagonal matrix, and/or replacing the at least one embedding set with a product of the at least one embedding set, a right singular vector, and an inverse of the substitute diagonal matrix. The mean centering, spectral normalization, and/or length normalization may be iteratively repeated for a configurable number of iterations. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: An in-register computing (IRC) device includes: a register module including a register bank and an addition device, the register bank including register cells, the register cells including IRC cells, wherein the register module is configured to allocate first of the register cells to an input area, second of the register cells to a weight area, and third of the register cells to an output area, wherein the input area is an area in which the register bank stores an input value, the weight area is an area including one of the IRC cells configured to perform an IRC operation between the input value and a weight value, and the output area is an area configured to store an output value obtained by performing an addition operation on an operation result of the IRC operation using an addition device.

Abstract: A method of computing logarithms, comprising receiving a number, computing an exponent and significand of the received number, selecting a breakpoint value from a plurality of breakpoint values segmenting a range of the significand wherein the selected breakpoint value is the significand's greatest lower bound or lowest upper bound, computing a multiplication of the exponent and a logarithm value of two, computing a first intermediate value based on a least significant portion of the significand and an inverse value of the selected breakpoint value, computing an approximated logarithm value of a second intermediate value derived from the first intermediate value, computing a logarithm value of the significand by summing the approximated logarithm value and a logarithm value of the selected breakpoint value, computing a logarithm value of the received number by summing the logarithm value of the significand and the multiplication of the exponent and the logarithm value of two.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for generating a true random number. Since a random number generation edge node is made of a large number of transparent materials and can support an information security auditing function, a high-credibility and auditable true random number can be visually generated. Since a plurality of random number generation edge nodes can be deployed in cities in different regions at the same time, power networks and communication networks are not shared. Intelligent software and hardware devices are used to generate random numbers automatically and rapidly, so true random numbers can be reliably, quickly, massively and neutrally generated for a long time. As a random number generation center node can provide a true random number seed generation service for all the public by means of a public interface, a random number generation service can be conveniently used at a low cost for a single user.

Abstract: A method for performing modular multiplication of a first multiplicand and a second multiplicand in a cryptographic engine, the method including calculating an integer corresponding with an inverse of a modulus based on a number of bits in the modulus, a digit size of the modular multiplier and a fixed size coefficient. The method also includes calculating a result of the modular multiplication using a plurality of modular reduction coefficients determined using the integer and respective digits of the multiplicands, the result less than an upper size limit that is based on the size coefficient and the modulus. The method further includes determining a final result of the modular multiplication based on a difference between the result and the modulus. If the difference is less than zero, the result is the final result, and if the difference is greater than or equal to zero, the difference is the final result.