Abstract: An example system includes a positioning surveillance system (PSS) to identify locations of objects that are movable throughout a space. The PSS is configured to identify the locations without requiring a line-of-sight between the objects. A control system is configured to determine distances based on the locations of the objects in the space and to communicate information to the objects that is based on the distances. The information is usable by the objects for collision avoidance.

Abstract: A voltage driving apparatus for a portable fluid pump comprising a power source arranged to provide a direct current, a DC gain unit electrically connected, in use, to receive a voltage from the power source and output an amplified voltage, and a DC to AC conversion unit arranged, in use, to receive the amplified voltage from the DC gain unit and output a periodic waveform to drive a piezoelectric actuator in the portable fluid pump. The output periodic waveform comprises a first discrete voltage level and a second discrete voltage level. Each period of the waveform comprises the first voltage level for a first length of time and a second voltage level for a second length of time.

Abstract: A measurement device includes a processor coupled to a memory storing instructions. The processor is configured to acquire positional information of a measurement object stored in a storage unit, acquire point group information of points indicating a surrounding feature acquired by an external sensor, output reliability of the positional information of the measurement object indicating a center position of the measurement object existing in a predetermined range based on the point group information of points existing in the predetermined range, the predetermined range being determined based on a position of a movable body, and estimate a movable body position based on the positional information of the measurement object and the center position of the measurement object, wherein the processor determines the center position by calculating an average value of the point group information existing in the predetermined range.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating a point cloud. The method may include: determining an area point cloud matching newly added point clouds from historical point clouds to be updated based on a set formed by a pose of a point cloud acquisition device acquiring the newly added point clouds. The method may further include: merging the newly added point clouds into the matched area point cloud to obtain merged historical point clouds. The method may further include: performing global optimization on the merged historical point clouds based on a pose of each point cloud in the merged historical point clouds to obtain updated point clouds.

Abstract: A system includes a vertical charge pump assembly. The vertical charge pump assembly includes a top portion adjacent to a first end of the vertical charge pump assembly and a bottom portion adjacent to a second end of the vertical charge pump assembly. A pump motor is disposed in the top portion and an impeller is disposed in the bottom portion within a bowl casing. A shaft is disposed within a central passageway and connects the pump motor with the impeller. The vertical charge pump assembly also includes an inlet at the second end below the bowl casing. The pump inlet and the bowl casing are configured to be immersed in a fluid, and the vertical charge pump assembly is configured to pump the fluid into the inlet and upwards through the central passageway by rotation of the impeller. A vibration sensor is disposed on an external surface of the bottom portion, on or proximate to the bowl casing and the pump inlet.

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to multiplex uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is disclosed. The UE can determine a symbol duration of the PUSCH. The UE can select a UCI transmission rule in accordance with the symbol duration of the PUSCH when a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource carrying UCI overlaps with more than one PUSCH resource in time within a PUCCH group. The UE can multiplex the UCI on a selected PUSCH resource from the more than one PUSCH resource in accordance with the UCI transmission rule.

Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network includes a transceiver configured to receive information indicative of one or more access classes of terminal devices which are permitted to exchange signals with the wireless telecommunications network, and a controller configured to update the received information to modify the one or more access classes of terminal devices which are permitted to exchange signals with the mobile telecommunications network, the received information being updated by the controller according to a predetermined function of time.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a searchlight mounted to an aerial vehicle. The systems and methods receive angular data representing a directional angle of a beam of the searchlight and location data representing a global location of the aerial vehicle from a sensor system of the aerial vehicle. The systems and methods determine coverage of the beam of the searchlight on ground based on the angular data and the location data. Based on the coverage of the beam, the aerial vehicle is controlled to change the global location, the display is controlled to depict the coverage of the beam on a map including historical coverage of the beam, and/or the searchlight actuator is controlled to adjust the direction of the beam.

Abstract: A delivery system includes a cooking station, a meal serving station, a drone, a meal conveying device configured to convey a meal from the cooking station to the meal serving station, and a controlling portion. A character of a theme park is displayed on the drone. The controlling portion causes the drone to fly from the cooking station to the meal serving station and causes the meal conveying device to convey the meal from the cooking station to the meal serving station such that, just after the drone has arrived at the meal serving station, the meal conveyed by the meal conveying device is served to a visitor from the meal serving station.

Abstract: Peristaltic pumps are described herein. In certain embodiments, a peristaltic pump includes a plunger and a feeler pin. The plunger is movable to selectively engage a pumping volume of a tubing segment to expand the pumping volume to draw fluid flow into the pumping volume and to contract the pumping volume to conduct fluid flow from the pumping volume. The feeler pin extends through the plunger and movable to maintain contact with the tubing segment, wherein the feeler pin is movable in response to a height of the pumping volume.

Abstract: A method may include receiving a request for a first set of data to be gathered by an unmanned aircraft system. A first unmanned aircraft system may be identified that is capable of gathering the first data. A request may be transmitted to the first unmanned aircraft system to gather the first set of data. The first set of data gathered by the first unmanned aircraft system may be received.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems related to UE-aided selective single frequency network (SFN). In some implementations, a UE may obtain a first channel measurement of a first communication channel associated with a serving transmission and reception point (TRP), and a second channel measurement of a second communication channel associated with a neighbor TRP. The UE may further select an SFN condition associated with the first channel measurement or the second channel measurement, and transmit an indication including the SFN condition to one or both of the serving TRP or the neighbor TRP. In some other implementations, a network entity may select whether to configure a transmission scheme according to SFN for at least one of a serving TRP and a neighbor TRP associated with the SFN condition, and communicate with the UE associated with the transmission scheme according to SFN.

Abstract: A channel state information measurement method and apparatus and a network side device are described. The measurement method includes configuring, by a network side device, channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmit information of M access points. The CSI-RS transmit information is used to indicate the M access points to periodically send a CSI-RS to a first user equipment at a preset interval. The preset interval is a time interval and/or a subband interval, and M is an integer greater than 1. The network side device obtains channel state information (CSI) corresponding to each of the M access points. The CSI corresponding to the access point includes first CSI, and the first CSI is information that is measured based on the CSI-RS corresponding to the access point and fed back by the first user equipment.

Abstract: An architecture for a load-balanced groups of multi-stage manycore processors shared dynamically among a set of software applications, with capabilities for destination task defined intra-application prioritization of inter-task communications (ITC), for architecture-based ITC performance isolation between the applications, as well as for prioritizing application task instances for execution on cores of manycore processors based at least in part on which of the task instances have available for them the input data, such as ITC data, that they need for executing.

Abstract: Personnel evaluation based on crowdsourcing concepts. An approach to personnel evaluation is described that uses crowd-sourced data and an iterative approach. Individual personnel evaluators are themselves evaluated and assigned weighting factors based on their acumen and accuracy with regard to personnel evaluation. Personnel evaluations are provided by each personnel evaluator, who collectively form a crowdsourcing crowd, and weighted according to each evaluator's assigned weighting factor. The crowd-sourced weighted-averages from all evaluators are combined and used periodically and iteratively to evaluate the individual crowdsourcing participants and to re-calculate their individual weighting factors. The approach provides more accurate and more directed personnel evaluations as compared to simple arithmetic averaging of crowd-sourced data, and is improved with each iteration over time.

Abstract: Scheduling and provisioning transportation by a controlled-environment facility resident may employ a controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device, which requests and accepts identification information, from a controlled-environment facility resident operating the device, and verifies the identification information. The device then presents a controlled-environment facility transportation interface, via which the device accepts input or selection of a date and time from the resident for pick-up of a party and a destination of the party. The device may then interface with a transportation provider computer system, or the like, and schedule the pick-up of the party at the input or selected date and time for transportation to the destination. The transportation is paid for from one or more controlled-environment facility trust accounts maintained by the controlled-environment facility to the benefit of the controlled-environment facility resident.

Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump includes a drive shaft, and a vane pump and a plunger pump which are driven by the drive shaft. The vane pump is configured to supply pre-pressurized fuel to the plunger pump. The drive shaft includes a cam configured to drive a piston rod of the plunger pump such that the plunger pump alternately executes a fuel suction stroke and a fuel discharge stroke. The drive shaft further includes a shaft portion for driving a rotor of the vane pump. The vane pump is configured such that for each fuel suction stroke of the plunger pump the vane pump provides a fuel supply cycle that is advanced by a phase angle relative to the fuel suction stroke.

Abstract: Implementations of this disclosure provide a resource allocation method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, first indication information sent by a network device, the first indication information being used for determining frequency domain units included in a first interlace on a first BWP; and determining, by the terminal device, the frequency domain units included in the first interlace according to the first indication information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of defining a resource block or resource element offset for mapping PTRS to a symbol, wherein the offset is determined based on an identifier of a particular user equipment, UE.

Abstract: A method for controlling a drainage pump configured to operate at a variable operational speed, and a drainage pump assembly so controlled. The drainage pump has a drive unit including an electrical motor and a drive shaft, and a hydraulic unit with an impeller operatively connected to the electrical motor via the drive shaft. The method includes continuously operating the drainage pump at a positive operational speed with default operation at a predetermined idle operational speed, and intermittently detecting whether the drainage pump is snoring or not snoring. The operational speed is decreased by one step when snoring is detected, and increased by one step when snoring is not detected.