Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a process and method running on a computer for creating an augmented image. According to an embodiment, a graphical user interface gathers data that is programmatically analyzed to obtain photographic properties from a first image. Photographic properties are provided to a user for obtaining a second image containing a fiducial mark. The second image is programmatically analyzed to obtain photographic properties. The first image and the second image are programmatically analyzed and processed to produce an augmented image.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to modeling dynamic agents in a surrounding environment of an ego vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving sensor data including present observations of a road agent of the dynamic agents in the surrounding environment, identifying previous observations of the road agent from an electronic data store. The method includes estimating a future state of the road agent using at least the present observations and the previous observations of the road agent to compute the future state according to a probabilistic model comprised of a transition model that accounts for dynamic behaviors of the road agent to characterize transitions between states, and an agent model that accounts for actions of the road agent. The method includes controlling one or more vehicle systems of the ego vehicle according to the future state of the road agent.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to generating and utilizing three-dimensional terrain maps for vehicular control. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to audio speakers, and systems and methods for making audio speakers. More specifically, the present invention relates to reliable precision audio speaker coil assemblies, and systems and methods for manufacturing reliable precision audio speaker coil assemblies.

Abstract: A navigation method including obtaining location data of a current location of a terminal, obtaining location data of a destination, where first location data in pre-stored navigation data matches the location data of the current location, and second location data in the pre-stored navigation data matches the location data of the destination, outputting a first navigation instruction when a relationship between the first location data and the second location data is the same as a preset relationship between a current location and a destination, and outputting a second navigation instruction if a relationship between the first location data and the second location data is opposite to a preset relationship between a current location and a destination.

Abstract: Electronic devices may use touch pads that have touch sensor arrays, force sensors, and actuators for providing tactile feedback. A touch pad may be mounted in a computer housing. The touch pad may have a rectangular planar touch pad member that has a glass layer covered with ink and contains a capacitive touch sensor array. Force sensors may be mounted under each of the four corners of the rectangular planar touch pad member. The force sensors may be used to measure how much force is applied to the surface of the planar touch pad member by a user. Processed force sensor signals may indicate the presence of button activity such as press and release events. In response to detected button activity or other activity in the device, actuator drive signals may be generated for controlling the actuator. The user may supply settings to adjust signal processing and tactile feedback parameters.

Abstract: Method for determining high-throughput-satellite (HTS) system user downlink signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratios (SNIRs) and SNIR distributions is provided, including a procedure for estimating parameters of one spot beam and that for multiple co-color spot beams, and the projection of the satellite antenna radiation patterns onto Earth to form the spot beam power spatial distributions that lead to the SNIRs and SNIR distributions of stationary or mobile user terminals (UTs) in clear sky (CS) line-of-sight (LOS) propagation channel conditions. The estimation precision is controllable. The method is implemented in a programming language run on computational hardware with built-in or connected user interface (UI) devices including desktops, laptops, severs or super-computers. It can be used alone or as part of a simulation package or part of a system operation management software of the control gateway (GW) in the HTS system for system downlink designs.

Abstract: This integrated skydiving safety/training system combines sensors, hardware and software technologies to improve skydiving for individuals and teams of 12 or more military or civilian skydivers. It dramatically improves skydivers' training and helps prevent the leading causes of skydiving deaths, including mid-air collisions and dangerous landings. The system offers innovative error-correction on low-cost trackers to collect flight data to improve debriefings after jumps for planeloads of jumpers and create an expert proprietary flight database with hundreds of jumps. This can be used for debriefings/accident investigations which can be done in minutes, where before it took months to analyze accidents. It plots this data into 3D Interactive Maps and the real-time radio version can track teams in the air or on the ground, and museums can use the interactive mapping option to display stunning tours of the earth and moon.

Abstract: A method of determining the geographical position of a rail vehicle travelling on a defined route that has a number of known stopping locations separated by known distances. The method comprises steps of: recording a linear speed signal of the vehicle; processing the linear speed signal to identify a plurality of preceding stationary periods when linear speed equals zero, including a last stationary period, and to calculate the distance traveled between the plurality of preceding stationary periods; comparing the calculated distances with the known distances between stopping locations, to match the last identified stationary period to a corresponding one of the known stopping locations and identify the direction of travel of the rail vehicle; and determining the geographical position of the rail vehicle by processing a portion of the speed signal obtained since the last identified stationary period, to calculate the distance traveled from the corresponding stopping location.

Abstract: An adaptor plug assembly includes an adaptor plug and a mobile device which has a receiving unit. The adaptor plug includes a housing having a first connection end from which two terminals extends, and a second connection end in which three receptacle holes are defined. The two terminals are connected to the second connection end. A coil is mounted to one of the two terminals and electrically connected to a micro controller which includes a calculating unit, a transforming unit and a wire-less transmitting unit. The transforming unit receives current inducted by the coil and transforms the current into a first signal which is sent to and calculated by the calculating unit to be a second signal which is transmitted by the wire-less transmitting unit to the receiving unit of the mobile device. A power unit is installed in the housing provides power to the micro controller.

Abstract: The invention pertains to advances in real-time methods in nuclear magnetic resonance, magnetic resonance imaging, and non-invasive medical ablation by offering: a new real-time processing method for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum acquisition without external resonator(s), which remains stable despite magnetic field fluctuations, a new processing method for nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum acquisition, which remains stable despite magnetic field fluctuations and resonator stability, a new method of constructing predetermined magnets from appropriate magnetic material that allows for focusing the magnetic field in a target region, a new dual frequency dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) generator that polarizes the spin of electrons and acts as an NMR transmitter, a new real-time processing method for visualizing, targeting, and guiding surgical and other non-invasive processes, and a new method of non-invasive ablation, heat generation, and chemical reaction activation inside the human body to

Abstract: A method for assisting the operation of a host vehicle traveling on a roadway includes acquiring images around the host vehicle with at least one primary camera assembly having a first field of view. Visibility is detected within the first field of view. The at least one primary camera assembly is deactivated when the detected visibility is below a predetermined value. Images are acquired around the host vehicle with at least one secondary camera assembly having a second field of view until the detected visibility in the first field of view is at or above the predetermined value.

Abstract: Stimulation of sensors comprising an orthogonal x-y array, by abrupt edges or events, emits pulses that converge at nodes in serial two-dimensional (2D) arrays, which reemit rapidly if input pulses are in temporal synchrony. By gating sensors at a frequency with a wavelength between emitted pulses equal to the spatial interval between serial surfaces, identical pulses synchronize, or impedance match, repetitively at the serially repeated arrays. The pulses impedance match stimulated edges or events, as emitted one-dimensional (1D) z locations, continuously through aligned nodes in the serial 2D arrays, so that distal nodes that latently converge identical 1D z pulses become synchronous in time. This dimensional reduction of 2D arrays with synchronized 1D pulses, is a process that eliminates the coding, transmittal and decoding of information to reconstruct a 2D sensory pattern.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining ranges to a target disposed behind a transparent surface are described. A target acquisition system receives a plurality of lidar returns, at least some of which are from a target and at least some of which are from a transparent surface. The lidar returns correspond to a portion of a lidar signal generated by a lidar, directed toward the target, and reflected back to the lidar from either the target or the transparent surface. A range measurement for each of the plurality of lidar returns is determined. The target acquisition system generates a histogram of the range measurements. The histogram includes an array including a plurality of range bins. Each range bin defines a unique portion of a predetermined distance out from the lidar. The histogram further includes a count associated with each respective range bin.

Abstract: A system and method for routing based on a predicted connectivity quality is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a controller, map information corresponding to a geographical area. The method also includes receiving, by the controller, wireless connectivity information corresponding to the geographical area. The method also includes generating output data of at least one route between a starting location and a destination location within the geographical area. The generating is based on the wireless connectivity information.

Abstract: The presently disclosed technology teaches integrating disc drive electronics into a transducer head. Decreased electrical transit times and data processing times can be achieved by placing the electronics on or within the transducer head because electrical connections may be made physically shorter than in conventional systems. The electronics may include one or more of a control system circuit, a write driver, and/or a data buffer. The control system circuit generates a modified clock signal that has a fixed relation to phase and frequency of a bit-detected reference signal that corresponds to positions of patterned bits on the disc. The write driver writes outgoing data bits received from an external connection to off-head electronics directly to the writer synchronized with the modified clock signal. The data buffer stores and converts digital data bits sent from the off-head electronics to an analog signal that is synchronized with the modified clock signal.

Abstract: A system and method including scanning an object with a three-dimensional (3D) scanning module of a computing system; providing a three-dimensional (3D) image model from said scanned object or from a user input with a 3D CAD module of said computing system executing a computer code configured to perform said three-dimensional (3D) image model step stored in said non-transitory computer readable medium; rescaling with a rescaling module of said computing system, said three-dimensional (3D) image model; calibrating with a calibration module of said computing system, said three-dimensional (3D) image model; retopologizing said three-dimensional (3D) image model with said calibration module; unwrapping said three-dimensional (3D) image model with a 3D to 2D translation module; converting, with said 3D to 2D translation module, said unwrapped three-dimensional (3D) image model into a two-dimensional (2D) graphic or embroidery file format.

Abstract: According to one or more aspects, a system for vehicle user interface (UI) management includes an interface component, an operation component, a presentation logic, and a rendering component. The interface component may include a display portion located at a first position and an input portion located at a second position different than the first position. The input portion may receive one or more user inputs and include a touch sensitive portion, a first button, and a second button. The operation component may select one or more modes for a UI based on one or more of the user inputs. The presentation logic may generate one or more objects based on a selected mode and presence information associated with one or more of the user inputs. The rendering component may render one or more of the objects to form a composite image at the display portion.

Abstract: Multiple computer applications connecting spreadsheet cells together using Natural language and software agents that allow English language sentences to be input that then read the English language sentences stored in spreadsheet cells which then can be used to analyze column text and individual text stored in cells. English language sentences sent from software agents, input by the user, or from text or SQL databases, or spreadsheet cells can put text values in cell columns which make a column of text unique. Likewise, two cells can be used to make decisions from IF Then Else sentences that can be integrated with the decision decided by a column of unique text and in each case the solutions comprise the steps of reading solution cells that contain English language sentences. Multiple spreadsheets can send text back and forth making decisions along the way until not more sentences exist in the application's sentence queues.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a process and method running on a computer for creating an augmented image. According to an embodiment, a graphical user interface gathers data that is programmatically analyzed to obtain photographic properties from a first image. Photographic properties are provided to a user for obtaining a second image containing a fiducial mark. The second image is programmatically analyzed to obtain photographic properties. The first image and the second image are programmatically analyzed and processed to produce an augmented image.