Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing reports received from vehicles. A processing device perform operations comprising receiving a first report generated by a first vehicle, the first report generated by the first vehicle for a first hazard detected by the first vehicle; receiving a second report generated by a second vehicle, the second report generated by the second vehicle for a second hazard detected by the second vehicle; analyzing the first report and the second report to make a determination that the first report and the second report identify a related hazard; aggregating the first report and the second report into a consolidated report based on the determination that the first report and the second report identify a related hazard; and generating a map, the map indicating a location of the related hazard based on the consolidated report.

Abstract: A quick-fitting pipe fitting for connecting at least one pipeline element comprises a pipe fitting body. The pipe fitting body is configured with a pre-installation section, and the pre-installation section is movably connected with a pipe clamp assembly. The pipe clamp assembly comprises at least two movable clamp parts and at least one fastener, and the fastener is configured to be operated to fasten the two movable clamp parts. At least one sealing ring is arranged in the pipe clamp assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens having a first optical lens, multiple projections extending from the first optical lens, and multiple anchors partially embedded in or configured to pass through the projections. The anchors are configured to pierce lens material forming a second optical lens of an artificial intraocular lens in order to secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to the artificial intraocular lens. Different portions of the first optical lens have different refractive powers such that a first portion of the first optical lens has a first refractive power and a second portion of the first optical lens has a second refractive power different from the first refractive power.

Abstract: A body language system for determining a body language message of a living being in a context comprising an artificial intelligence system, said AI system running a computer program that: retrieves an image of said living being showing body language; labels said living being in said image, resulting in a labeled living being; determines said context from said image using a trained machine learning model; determines a baseline body language of said labeled living being from said image using a trained machine learning model; adapts a trained machine learning model of said AI system using said baseline body language and said context; applies the adapted trained machine learning model of said AI system to the one image for categorizing said body language resulting in a category, and applying said category for determining said body language message.

Abstract: A method of treating a patient having an eye condition includes determining, during a pre-operative analysis of the patient, that the patient has a risk of developing glaucoma. The method further includes treating the patient with an excimer laser to prophylactically treat glaucoma based on the pre-operative analysis determination that the patient has the risk of developing glaucoma.

Abstract: A weigh hopper assembly including a plurality of adjacently aligned weigh hoppers connected via a frame, and longitudinal conveyor mechanism extending along a top portion of the weigh hopper assembly. Each weigh hopper has independent load cells in order to individually weigh the material discharged into the weigh hopper. The conveyor mechanism includes a plurality of gates along a bottom surface of the conveyor mechanism, each gate being aligned with a corresponding weigh hopper of the plurality of weigh hoppers. The conveyor mechanism is in turn connected to a plurality of product bins. A top portion of the conveyor mechanism is in communication with a plurality of product bins via a series of inlet chutes and gates. The weigh hoppers are aligned adjacent to each other and spaced so that each weigh hopper aligns with the transport vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a shared virtual environment are provided. The systems and methods include a unique architecture where domains known as “islands” are replicated across various local machines. These islands include objects that publish events. These events include messages that are provided from the island's controller, to a reflector for the addition of a timestamp. The timestamp ensures computational synchronization between all mirrored islands. The timestamped messages are provided from the reflector back to the controllers of the various islands. The controllers incorporate these messages into the existing message queue based upon the message timing. The local machines then execute the messages in time order, until the external message indicates. These timestamp “heartbeats” thus dictate the execution activity across all islands and ensure synchronization of all islands.

Abstract: A spectacle lens for at least one eye of a user, a method for producing a spectacle lens, and a computer program product having executable instructions for performing the method for producing the spectacle lens are disclosed. The spectacle lens has a permanent marking which is or contains a diffractive structure, wherein a diffractive pattern generated by illumination of the diffractive structure is configured to be invisible upon a first kind of illumination and configured to be visible only upon a second kind of illumination. The permanent markings on the spectacle lens are, on one hand, invisible to the user or to a spectator looking at the user wearing the spectacle lens without utilizing specially selected optical aids but, on the other hand, enables continued control of the spectacle lens in front of the eye of the user by an optician or a specifically designated optical sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a matrix light source comprising a plurality of elementary light sources with light-emitting semiconductor elements, and a common substrate that is in contact with an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is configured to delay, for a predetermined duration, the light-up of the elementary sources, upon receiving a light-up command.

Abstract: Laser warning systems are provided for providing an alert when exposure to laser light sources is detected. The system includes a colloidal quantum dot detector module including a colloidal quantum dot photodetector and a processor coupled to the colloidal quantum dot detector module. The system detects interference patterns generated in the colloidal quantum dot detector module by light illuminating the laser warning system and determines if the light illuminating the laser warning systems is laser light based on a magnitude of interference infringes generated by the light illuminating the laser warning system.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to evaluating the performance of a person playing basketball are described. The systems and methods can be used to provide an evaluation sequence that can determine and evaluate the performance level of a person at one or more basketball skills. The evaluation sequence for the person can include a first sequence of actions that are the same each person being evaluated for a particular skill and a second sequence of actions that is based on the results of the first sequence and may be different for each person. Once the first and second sequences have been completed by the person, the system can determine a performance level for the person for the skills being evaluated.

Abstract: Autonomous vehicles are an exciting prospect to the future of driving. However, concerns about the decision-making made by the AI controlling a vehicle has been of concern, particularly in light of high-profile accidents. We can alleviate some concern, introduce better decisions, and also train an AI to make better decisions by introducing a remote viewer's, e.g., a human's, reaction to a possibly complex environment surrounding a vehicle that includes a potential threat to the vehicle. One or more remote viewer may provide a recommended response to the threat that may be incorporated in whole or in part in how the vehicle reacts. Various ways to engage and utilize remote viewers are proposed to improve the likelihood of receiving useful recommendations, including modifying how the environment is presented to a remote viewer to best suit the remote viewer, e.g., perhaps present the threat in a game.

Abstract: Method for controlling a lighting system with the lighting system including a plurality of light sources, wherein each light source is capable of emitting an elementary light beam with the vertical angular aperture of which is less than 1°. The method includes detecting a target object, determining a relative distance between a given point of the host vehicle sensor system and a detected point of the target object and determining a gradient of the road on which the target object is located, determining a lower angle and an upper angle between a given point of the host vehicle lighting system and a high cut-off point and a low cut-off point, controlling the light sources of the host vehicle lighting system in order to emit a pixelated light beam of the driving beam type in order to generate a dark zone extending substantially between the high and low cut-off points.

Abstract: A pipe element coupler includes a plurality of coupling members, a gasket disposed in the coupling members and a fastening element. Each of the coupling members includes two engaging keys at two coupling end portions thereof each having an engaging surface that has varying radiuses of curvature. The fastening element is coupled at the coupling members, wherein the pipe element coupler is adapted for being preassembled on the two pipe elements to align the engaging keys with the corresponding grooves of the pipe elements. When the fastening element is operated to fasten the coupling members together, each of the engaging surfaces is deformed to change the varying radiuses of curvature, so as to substantially match a radius of curvature of the groove circumference at the bottom of the groove of the pipe element.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for navigating a host vehicle. At least one processing device may be programmed to receive an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; determine a planned navigational action for the host vehicle; analyze the image to identify a target vehicle in the environment of the host vehicle; determine a next-state lateral distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle that would result if the planned navigational action was taken; determine a lateral braking distance for the host vehicle and the target vehicle based on a maximum yaw rate capability, a maximum change in turn radius capability, and a current lateral speed of the host vehicle and the target vehicle; and implement the planned navigational action if the determined next-state distance is greater than a sum of the lateral braking distances for the host vehicle and the target vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to navigational systems for vehicles. In one implementation, such a navigational system may a first output from a first sensor and a second output from a second sensor; identify a target object in the first output; and determine, based on the first output, a detected driving condition associated with the target object and whether the condition triggers a navigational constraint. If the navigational constraint is triggered, the system may cause a first navigational adjustment. If the navigational constraint is not triggered, the system may determine whether a representation of the target object is included in the second output. If the representation of the target object is included in the second output, the system may cause a second navigational adjustment. If the representation of the target object is not included in the second output, the system may forego any navigational adjustments.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp optical assembly includes a primary optical unit having a plurality of primary optical units arranged side by side. The primary optical unit has a light entrance portion and a light guide portion. The light guide portion has a light entrance portion mounting surface and a primary light emission surface. The light entrance portion mounting surface has at least one light entrance portion. The light entrance portion is configured to enable incident light to be converged and emitted to the light guide portion, and the light guide portion is configured to guide the incident light to be emitted from the primary light emission surface; and a secondary optical unit. The secondary optical unit has a secondary light emission surface and a secondary light entrance surface corresponding to the primary light emission surface. The secondary light emission surface is a narrow and long smooth curved surface.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spectacle lens having a lens substrate a lens substrate and at least one coating is disclosed. The method includes at least the following steps in the given order: providing a lens substrate having an uncoated or pre-coated front surface and an uncoated or pre-coated back surface, coating at least one surface with at least one coating, the surface of the at least one coating being modifiable when contacted with at least one medium being able to modify the surface of the coating, completely or partially contacting the surface of the coating with the at least one medium, applying at least one single electromagnetic pulse to at least one of the surfaces of the spectacle lens having the lens substrate, the coating and the medium and obtaining the spectacle lens having the at least one coating with a completely or partially modified surface.

Abstract: An IT-based astronomical telescope system comprises a rotatable lens barrel having an eyepiece installed thereon; a detection device for detecting a current orientation of the lens barrel; and an image generator comprising a micro display provided in the lens barrel. The image generator is used to obtain a picture and display the picture on the micro display. The IT-based astronomical telescope system is configured to work in a virtual reality mode, in which: the image generator is turned on, and based on the current orientation of the lens barrel detected by the detection device, obtains a picture corresponding to an optical image of stars supposed to be imaged by the telescope system with the current orientation of the lens barrel; and the micro display displays the picture, which is presented through the eyepiece.

Abstract: A contact lens for application in practice of orthokeratology on an eye, including a curved shell having a concave surface and a convex surface. The concave surface includes a carrier zone and a back shaping zone, the back shaping zone having a first curvature and the carrier zone having at least one second curvature. The curved shell has a geometric center and the back shaping zone has a shaping zone center and the back shaping zone center is offset peripherally from the geometric center. The curved shell can have an overall diameter that approximates a corneal limbal diameter of the eye to which the contact lens is to be applied.