Abstract: A vehicle control system may include one or more processors and a memory comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising detecting a signal to activate vehicle lamps in a delivery lighting pattern. In some embodiments, the processors may be further operable to execute the instructions to perform operations including activating the vehicle lamps in the delivery lighting pattern, wherein a flashing frequency of the delivery lighting pattern differs from a flashing frequency of a hazard lighting pattern.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to determining a calibrated measurement value indicative of a physiological condition of a patient using sensor calibration data and a performance model. In some embodiments, the techniques involve obtaining one or more electrical signals from a sensing element of a sensing arrangement, where the one or more electrical signals are influenced by a physiological condition in a body of a patient. The techniques also involve obtaining calibration data associated with the sensing element from a data storage element of the sensing arrangement, converting the one or more electrical signals into one or more calibrated measurement parameters using the calibration data, obtaining a performance model associated with the sensing element, obtaining personal data associated with the patient, and determining, using the performance model and based on the personal data and the one or more calibrated measurement parameters, a calibrated output value indicative of the physiological condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a contact angle measuring device, including a light source, a container, a photodetector, a bubble generating unit, and a processing unit. The container includes a first and a second side walls that are opposite. The first side wall is made of a light-transmitting material, the container is filled with a liquid with light transmission inside. The monochromatic light emitted by the light source passes through the first side wall and enters an interface between the first side wall and the liquid. The bubble generating unit is configured for generating a bubble that is in contact with an inner surface of the first side wall. The photodetector is configured for detecting light intensity distribution of the monochromatic light through the liquid.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute instructions stored in the memory operable to determine at least one surrounding vehicle based on location information of the at least one surrounding vehicle, wherein the at least one surrounding vehicle is configured to receive at least one vehicle signal from a host vehicle. The processor is further configured to determine a line of sight (LOS) of the at least one surrounding vehicle based on the at least one vehicle signal, wherein the line of sight is defined by a perceivability of a driver of the at least one surrounding vehicle to view the at least one vehicle signal. The processor is further configured to determine a confidence level of the at least one surrounding vehicle based on the determined LOS.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer-based system and/or method which automatically, e.g. with minimal, or entirely without, human intervention, identifies, distinguishes, disambiguates or otherwise differentiates among multiple configurable bicycles based on the data reported to the system from the bicycle's data-reporting components, such that the data reported by those components may be associated with a particular bicycle for real-time and/or later review, analysis, etc. More particularly, where one or more data reporting components of a bicycle may change, the disclosed embodiments enable a data gathering system/service to identify, distinguish, disambiguate or otherwise differentiate among multiple bicycles which may use, or have used, one or more of the same components so as to associate the reported data, such as from a particular ride, with the correct bicycle configuration for real-time and/or later review and/or analysis.

Abstract: The present application discloses a traffic light control method for an urban road network based on expected return estimation, which uses C-V2X wireless communication technology to obtain real-time information of all vehicles and traffic state in the road network from vehicle-mounted terminals, and adaptively and dynamically controls the phase transformation of the traffic light. According to the present application, the expected returns of keeping the current phase and executing phase switch are calculated by estimating the timely driving distance and the future driving distance of the passable vehicles in the next green light duration in combination with the proposed road priority traffic index. By comparing the expected returns of keeping the current phase or switching to other phases, the best phase is selected, so as to make as many passable vehicles travel farther as possible in the next green light duration. Therefore, the efficiency of traffic will be improved.

Abstract: An end-effector is disclosed. The end-effector includes a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade configured to acoustically couple to an ultrasonic transducer and to electrically couple to a pole of an electrical generator. The clamp arm includes a clamp jaw, a plurality of variable longitudinal support elements, and a cantilever electrode configured to electrically couple to an opposite pole of the electrical generator, the cantilever electrode fixed to the clamp jaw at a proximal end and free to deflect at a distal end. The cantilever electrode is supported by the variable longitudinal support elements. The variable longitudinal support elements apply a variable force on the cantilever electrode from the proximal end to the distal end.

Abstract: Techniques that facilitate a measurement scheme for superconducting qubits using low-frequency microwave signals within a dilution refrigerator are provided. In one example, a cryogenic microwave system for measuring superconducting qubits using microwave signals includes a dilution refrigerator system for a quantum processor. The dilution refrigerator system converts a microwave signal associated with qubit information into a reduced-frequency microwave signal based on a Josephson-mixer circuit located within the dilution refrigerator system. The reduced-frequency microwave signal includes a frequency below a qubit frequency and a readout resonator frequency associated with the quantum processor.

Abstract: Turning points in stratigraphy (TPS) can be determined, which then can be used to improve the representation of the borehole path in relation to layers of the subterranean formation. The TPS can be determined by analyzing each directional survey point in relation to the nearest layer of the subterranean formation. In determining which layer is the nearest layer, the process can analyze the layer type, such as conformable or unconformable, whether a fault intersects the borehole, the angle of the layer in relation to the borehole path, or whether the true stratigraphic thickness (TST) changes from one of a positive parameter or negative parameter to the other. The generated TPS can be used by a system as input or can be displayed for a user where the segmented borehole path can be aligned using the calculated TST to improve the ability of the user to analyze the representation.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a first user device associated with local status information indicating a need for medical attention and establishing a biological threat event for the first user device. The method further includes establishing event timeline information of the biological threat event to include time information of historical geographic location coordinate information of the first user device. The method further includes identifying a second user device potentially associated with the biological threat event based on time information of historical geographic location coordinate information of the second user device. The method further includes identifying a third user device potentially associated with the biological threat event based on the time information of the historical geographic location coordinate information of the second user device and time information of historical geographic location coordinate information of the third user device.

Abstract: A learning apparatus includes an input unit configured to input route information indicating a route including one or more paths of a plurality of paths and moving body number information indicating the number of moving bodies for a date and a time on a path to be observed among the plurality of paths, and a learning unit configured to learn a parameter of a model indicating a relationship between the number of moving bodies for each of the plurality of paths and the number of moving bodies for the route and a relationship between the numbers of moving bodies for the route at different dates and times by using the route information and the moving body number information.

Abstract: A flexural wave absorption system detects, with a sensor attached to a beam, an incident wave propagating in the beam. The system determines, based on a signal from the sensor generated in response to the incident wave, an amplitude and phase of the incident wave propagating in the beam and controls an actuator connected to the beam to generate a suppression wave, based on the amplitude and the phase of the incident wave, that reduces a coefficient of reflection of the incident wave across a broadband frequency range.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting graphical user interfaces corresponding to users and including portions of one or more chat sessions the users are participants in, the chat sessions facilitating synchronous textual communication between the users that takes place through a chat system are disclosed. Some implementations may: obtain chat information characterizing participants in the chat sessions; and effectuate presentation, responsive to receiving user input indicating a selection of the first user by the second user, of a first graphical user interface corresponding to the first user via a client computing platform associated with the second user.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for sensing a failure within a system within a computing device. The system may include a cache memory system and a vaulted memory comprising a random access memory (RAM) having a plurality of independent persistent areas. A primary node and secondary node may be provided. The primary node may occupy a first independent persistent area of the RAM of the vaulted memory. The secondary node may occupy a second independent persistent area of the RAM of the vaulted memory. Data within the vaulted memory may be written to a persistent media using an iterator. The data may include at least one dirty page. Writing data within the vaulted memory to the persistent media may include flushing the at least one dirty page to the persistent media.

Abstract: Wireless communications may use a plurality of cell groups. A downlink-uplink cell may be assigned to each cell group of a plurality of cell groups, and each of a plurality of downlink-only cells may be assigned to a cell group of the plurality of cell groups. A wireless device may transmit an uplink signal via a downlink-uplink cell based on a timing advance command.

Abstract: An optical detection device is an optical detection device that detects a desired wavelength component included in input light, and includes: a spectrometer including, for instance, a diffraction grating that receives the input light as an input and outputs an alignment of spectra each of which is a duplication of a spectrum of the input light; a second slit array including an array of three or more slits that pass light beams of wavelengths at three or more locations in the alignment of the spectra that are output from the spectrometer; and an imaging element composed of an array of pixels that receive the light beams, having passed through the second slit array, each of the light beams having three or more wavelength components. At least two pitches between slits are different in the array of the three or more slits included in the second slit array.

Abstract: A system for determining when additional information is needed by a passenger with color deficient vision within a vehicle includes a plurality of perception sensors within the vehicle adapted to collect data related to a physical identity of a primary object and to communicate the data related to the physical identity of the primary object, via a communication bus, to a data processor within the vehicle, the data processor adapted to determine that the physical identity of the primary object may be unclear to a passenger with color deficient vision based on the data related to the physical identity of the primary object, and that assistance should be provided to the passenger with color deficient vision to aid the passenger with color deficient vision in identifying the primary object.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a plurality of master sensor responses with a master sensor in a set of training fluids and obtaining node sensor responses in the set of training fluids. A linear correlation between a compensated master data set and a node data set is then found for a set of training fluids and generating node sensor responses in a tool parameter space from the compensated master data set on a set of application fluids. A reverse transformation is obtained based on the node sensor responses in a complete set of calibration fluids. The reverse transformation converts each node sensor response from a tool parameter space to the synthetic parameter space and uses transformed data as inputs of various fluid predictive models to obtain fluid characteristics. The method includes modifying operation parameters of a drilling or a well testing and sampling system according to the fluid characteristics.

Abstract: Devices, methods and kits for preventing or reducing non-target microparticles deposition and embolization, in conjunction with delivering microparticles (e.g., embolization material) via a blood vessel to a target bodily part. Applicable for entrapping infiltrated microparticles within heart right atrium. Entrapping device includes: filter; and filter collapsing mechanism sized for positioning in catheter lumen of a filter delivering catheter, and having proximal end actuatable from outside of subject. Filter configured for positioning within heart right atrium, for self-expanding and covering right atrium inlet opening, and configured, when expanded, to collect embolic material delivered to target organ and infiltrated into outflow vessel thereof draining to right atrium.

Abstract: An evaluation method for evaluating a swing characteristic of a subject with respect to a flying and thus coming object, includes: calculating swing information corresponding to a motion characteristic of the object based on sensor data detected by at least one of a first sensor attached to a ball hitting tool or a back of a hand of the subject and a second sensor attached to a waist of the subject when the subject swings the ball hitting tool with respect to the object; classifying a plurality of pieces of such swing information into a plurality of groups based on the motion characteristic of the object; for each of the plurality of groups, extracting representative swing information in the group based on one or more pieces of swing information belonging to the group; and evaluating a swing characteristic of the subject based on the representative swing information of each group.