Abstract: In an optical module that irradiates an object with a light beam and detects reflected light thereof, a linear light beam without distortion is emitted regardless of an incident angle of a scanned light beam. The light emitting unit includes a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined direction. The converging unit converges the light beam emitted from each of the plurality of light emitting elements into a substantially parallel light beam or a light beam having a predetermined angular width at a predetermined diaphragm center point. The light conversion unit converts the light beam through the converging unit into a linear light beam in a line direction substantially orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the light emitting unit by the optical surface. The light detection unit detects reflected light from the object with respect to the linear light beam.

Abstract: A LIDAR system includes a signal director that can direct an outgoing LIDAR signal to any one of multiple different alternate waveguides. Each of the alternate waveguides being associated with a different switch channel in that a light signal that includes light from the outgoing LIDAR signal directed to a particular one of the alternate waveguides can be characterized as carrying the switch channel associated with that alternate waveguide. The LIDAR system is configured to output system output signals that include light from the outgoing LIDAR signals. The system output signals carry different switch channels. The LIDAR system is configured to receive system return signals that each includes light from the system output signals after an object located outside of the system has received and reflected the system output signal. A signal combiner that generates different composite signals by combining light from system return signals that carry different switch channels with a reference signal.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems and methods for using an electro-optical phase-locked loop (EOPLL) and algorithmic frequency locking hybrid driver to lock a beat frequency to the reference frequency. By using the hybrid driver, the present disclosure solves an architectural problem of LIDAR systems related to limited (e.g., narrow and applicable) reference frequency ranges, and provides a flexible and broad reference frequency range coverage. The present disclosure thus allows LIDAR systems to use the hybrid laser driver to effectively change hardware configurations to achieve desired reference frequencies.

Abstract: An enhanced light detection and ranging (LiDAR) assisted vehicle navigation system includes a global positioning system (GPS). A LiDAR device is in communication with the GPS generating and transmitting LiDAR signals reflected off a target proximate to a vehicle. Multiple vehicle sensors including at least a LiDAR sensor receive the LiDAR signals reflected off the target as a point cloud of data. A line profile of the target is used to identify if blooming is present. A characterization device performs a characterization analysis to identify an existence and extent of blooming of the LiDAR signals using the line profile of the target. A filter receives an output of the characterization device and removes the blooming if present to provide edge detection of the target.

Abstract: A device includes a signal generation unit that generates a first signal having a first repetition frequency and a second signal having a second repetition frequency higher than the first repetition frequency, a light source unit that generates light whose wavelength is modulated with time through internal modulation based on the first signal, a modulation unit that further modulates, with time, the wavelength of the light using a Doppler effect through external modulation based on the second signal, a splitting unit that divides the light output from the modulation unit into measurement light and reference light, an irradiation unit that irradiates a target object with the measurement light, a detection unit that detects interference light between reflected light from the target object and the reference light, and a calculation unit that calculates a distance to the target object on the basis of an output signal from the detection unit.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method and device for the automated update of a communication unit of a control unit of a vehicle. The control unit includes a plurality of software clusters. The method includes providing the control unit of the vehicle, comprising a plurality of software clusters, a communication unit and a Multi Device Connector Routine. The communication unit is designed for handling communication between the software clusters and has a dedicated manifest and a configuration table for this purpose. The method includes updating at least one of the software clusters and executing the Multi Device Connector Routine, where at least the manifest of the updated software cluster is read in; at least one new manifest is generated for the communication unit by way of the read-in manifest; and at least one new configuration table is generated for the communication unit.

Abstract: A system for over-the-air (OTA) firmware update includes an industrial device with firmware, a central server with an interface configured to collect and process data from a data source, a wireless network, wherein the at least one industrial device and the central server are configured to communicate via the wireless network, and an OTA prediction module, the OTA prediction module being configured via executable instructions to determine a probability rate for a successful OTA firmware update of the industrial device based on the data received from the data source, and deploy the OTA firmware update to the industrial device when the probability rate is equal to or above a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method includes building, by a processing device implementing a automation system, by executing a project file executable by the automation system, a pre-configured operating system image, wherein the automation system supports a plurality of nodes in a distributed system, and wherein the pre-configured operating system image conforms to a predefined configuration; deploying, by executing the project file, the pre-configured operating system image; and deploying, using the pre-configured operating system image, a system at a node of the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a deflection unit configured to deflect illumination light from a light source and to deflect reflected light from the object, and a light guide unit configured to guide the illumination light to the deflection unit and to guide the reflected light from the deflection unit to a light receiving unit. The light guide unit includes first and second passage areas, and a reflective area. The illumination light is branched into first and second illumination lights by the light guide unit. The first illumination light is emitted from the first passage area and the second illumination light is emitted from the second passage area so that an emission direction of the first illumination light and that of the second illumination light are not parallel to each other, and then the first illumination light and the second illumination light enter the deflection unit.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to optimize processor performance. In at least one embodiment, a method optimizes linked code based, at least in part, on storing an indication of whether two portions of code have been linked.

Abstract: The present invention provides a driving support device for supporting driving of a vehicle, the driving support device comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; an acquisition unit configured to acquire data for updating a driving support function equipped on the vehicle; a control unit configured to control update of the driving support function based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the control unit is configured to execute the update in a state in which an ignition of the vehicle is on, in a case of determining, based on the current position detected by the detection unit, that the update is to be completed before reaching a situation in which the driving support function may be activated.

Abstract: An update control device is connected to first and second electronic control units installing first and second software, respectively. First and second update files for updating the first and second software, respectively, are acquired. An update order is determined such that the updating of the second software is executed after the updating of the first software is executed when the first update file is for updating the first software as an application software, and the second update file is for updating the second software as a basic software. The updating of the first and second software using the first and second update files are instructed according to the update order.

Abstract: Plural information processing apparatuses include at least one primary machine and at least one secondary machine. The primary machine includes: a job data management storage that manages and stores acquired job data; an update data acquirer that acquires update data used to update a control program controlling operation of the information processing apparatus; an update data storage that stores the acquired update data; and an update data distributor that distributes the update data retrieved from the update data storage to the secondary machine. The secondary machine includes a program update executor that stores a control program controlling own operation and updates the control program by using received update data. At least one of timing at which the primary machine distributes the update data and timing at which the secondary machine updates the control program is determined according to the job data.

Abstract: A driver device for driving at least one lighting device comprises a driving circuit, a control circuit configured to control the driving circuit based on a firmware stored in a memory of the driver device, and a transceiver configured to perform near field communication via an antenna. The control circuit is configured to control the transceiver to detect presence of a passive near field communication tag within range of the antenna. Preferably, the driver device includes the control circuit is configured to control the transceiver to acquire a data file from the detected passive near field communication tag, and to perform at least one of updating the firmware or controlling the light driving circuit based on the acquired data file.

Abstract: Described herein is a framework for providing a cloud-based service that manages resources in one or more host machines (i.e., nodes) included in a customer enterprise deployment. A supervisor is instantiated in each node and communicates with a cloud-based enterprise configuration controller that is included in the cloud-based service. The cloud-based enterprise configuration controller provides a seamless manner to control and manage resources deployed on the one or more host machines included in the customer enterprise deployment.

Abstract: Methods, system, and non-transitory processor-readable storage medium for a digifootprint use case capturing system are provided herein. An example method includes a listener module that receives a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request from a client system, where the reverse proxy server intercepts the HTTP request between the client system and a server. A listener module associated with the reverse proxy server captures a digital footprint of the HTTP request, and a transmitter module updates an automation code repository with normalized test data obtained from the digital footprint.

Abstract: A method for managing storage controllers of an electronic device comprises updates a driver configuration file of a data disk storage controller. A driver image file of a virtual file system is updated according to the driver configuration file. An operation system of the electronic device is rebooted. A driver of a system disk storage controller is started according to the driver image file while starting the virtual file system. A driver of the data disk storage controller is started while starting a root file system. A first driver letter is allocated to a system disk based on the updated drier image. An electronic device and a computer readable storage medium applying the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: Method and system for managing artificial intelligence model installed and operating in terminal environment are disclosed. A method for managing an artificial intelligence model according to one embodiment may include storing and updating device information of each of a plurality of user terminals that download and install an artificial intelligence model from an artificial intelligence model store, and determining whether or not a first artificial intelligence model can be installed on a first user terminal based on device information of a first user terminal according to an installation request for the first artificial intelligence model of the first user terminal among the plurality of user terminals.

Abstract: A server includes one or more processors configured to: make a request of a first terminal and a second terminal for a reply as to whether to approve a process related to update of software for a control device mounted on a vehicle, the first terminal being a terminal mounted on the vehicle, and the second terminal being a terminal to be carried by a user of the vehicle; and when receiving both the reply from the first terminal and the reply from the second terminal as a response to the request, invalidate the reply from the second terminal and validate the reply from the first terminal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing operation of data processing systems with limited access to an uplink pathway are disclosed. To manage the operation, a system may include a data processing system manager, a data collector, and one or more data processing systems. The data processing system manager may identify future events that may impact operation of the data processing system using a digital twin and observational data. A cache hosted by the data processing system may store events and commands associated with the events. The commands may include action sets intended to mitigate impacts of the events. If the data processing system does not have commands associated with the simulated future events stored in the cache, the data processing system manager may provide instructions for replacing at least a portion of the commands stored in the cache with commands responsive to the simulated future events.