Abstract: An airborne or liquid particle sensor with integrated bootloader. A particle sensor incorporating at least one bootloader for programming or retrieval of program or data in local memory.

Abstract: A portable information handling system executes an application, such as a game, that generates audio information for presentation at multiple speakers through multiple channels. An audio vector engine analyzes the channels to derive a direction and distance associated with the audio information so that a visual cue of the relative location of the origin of the audio information may be presented at a display. In one embodiment, the display is a secondary display having a transparent view into the information handling system. In another embodiment, the direction and distance to a sound origin is presented over a map of a game in which the sound originated, such as a shot fired in a game.

Abstract: An automated assembly and contacting of electrical components are disclosed. Before a fed component is gripped, a control device of a mounting device for mounting and contacting electrical components is provided with information associated with the component comprising, in relation to a component coordinate system of the component, the position, orientation and a relevant length of electrical connections of the component, and the position and type of handling of the handling locations of the component. A position and an orientation of the component in relation to a machine coordinate system are known to the control device. Using the position and the orientation of the component in the machine coordinate system, the control device converts the positions and orientations defined by the information associated with the component into the machine coordinate system and takes the positions and orientations into account when gripping and assembling the component.

Abstract: The disclosed Infrastructureless™ Data Center is a green-on-green technology. In an embodiment, an example Infrastructureless™ Data Center includes an Infrastructureless™ base node including a photovoltaic (PV) panel assembly. The Infrastructureless™ Data Center further includes a variety of proprietary computing components attached to the Infrastructureless™ base node including some or all of compute, memory, network, power and storage assemblies that, when attached to the Infrastructureless™ base node, create an Infrastructureless™ Data System. Infrastructureless™ Data Systems of similar configurations can be grouped together to form Infrastructureless™ Clusters. Multiple Infrastructureless™ Clusters can be grouped together to form an Infrastructureless™ Data Center of any size. In some embodiments, the Infrastructureless™ Data Center is electrically self-sufficient, e.g., carbon neutral, and does not need to be connected to an external power grid.

Abstract: A faucet system comprising a faucet; an electronic valve associated with the faucet; and a faucet controller associated with the electronic valve; wherein the faucet controller is configured to receive a faucet command from a command server; and actuate the electronic valve upon receiving the faucet command; wherein the command server is configured to receive a speech-based command from a natural language processing (NLP) server; generate the faucet command from the speech-based command and transmit the faucet command to the faucet controller; and wherein the NLP server is remote to the faucet.

Abstract: Hydraulic design method, device and equipment for mobile drip irrigation system are provided. Different distances between drip-lines, a depth of a bottom boundary, a flux of infiltration boundary and soil hydraulic parameters are input into a simulation model, and output parameters of the model including a soil water content at each observation point and an amount of deep percolation loss under the different distances at the same irrigation depth are acquired. An optimal distance between drip-lines is obtained according to an installation cost function, the soil water content at each observation point and the amount of deep percolation loss, and lengths of drip-lines matched with the optimal distance are obtained. Structural parameters of the irrigation system and a designed irrigation depth are obtained to determine working parameters. The irrigation system with the optimal distance and the matched lengths of drip-lines is controlled to irrigate crops based on the working parameters.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for machining dental prostheses including, over a network, receiving data concerning a dental prosthesis, selecting a material from which to machine the dental prosthesis, and determining machining instructions for machining the dental prosthesis based on a nominal enlargement factor corresponding to the selected material. The method can also include storing the machining instructions, receiving a request from a milling machine for a dental prosthesis to be milled by the milling machine, and associating the dental prosthesis with the milling machine. The method can also include selecting a material blank comprised of the selected material, determining a material blank enlargement factor of the selected material blank, modifying the machining instructions according to a difference between the nominal enlargement factor and the material blank enlargement factor, and machining the dental prosthesis according to the modified machining instructions.

Abstract: A temperature controller for substrate processing system includes memory that stores a temperature control model that correlates a heat transfer gas pressure and a first temperature of a substrate support to a second temperature of a substrate arranged on the substrate support, a temperature calculation module configured to calculate the second temperature of the substrate using the heat transfer gas pressure, the first temperature of the substrate support, and the temperature control model, and a heat transfer gas control module configured to adjust the heat transfer gas pressure based on the second temperature of the substrate calculated by the temperature calculation module and a desired third temperature of the substrate.

Abstract: Example techniques related to portable playback device power management. An example implementation includes a main SoC comprising main processor(s), an auxiliary processor, and a kernel that executes on the one or more main processor cores. During kernel suspend of the kernel, a power management microcontroller monitors a battery for conditions corresponding to respective wake-on-battery triggers, detects that the monitored conditions correspond to a particular wake-on-battery trigger; and in response, sends, to the auxiliary processor, an interrupt corresponding to a particular wake-on-battery trigger, wherein the interrupt causes the auxiliary processor core to enable the main processor(s) and resume the kernel from kernel suspend. After resuming from kernel suspend, the kernel adds a first kernel resume source event indicating the particular wake-on-battery trigger to a power event queue.

Abstract: A system and method of variable velocity control of an instrument by a computer-assisted device includes a computer-assisted device that includes an actuator and one or more processors. To perform an operation with an instrument coupled to the computer-assisted device, the one or more processors are configured to set a velocity set point of the actuator to an initial velocity, monitor force or torque applied by the actuator to actuate the instrument, when the applied force or torque is above a first force or torque limit, determine whether a total duration of a set of pauses occurring during the operation of the instrument is below a maximum pause threshold, and in response to determining that the total duration is below the maximum pause threshold, pause the operation of the instrument.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method for when the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) is called for by a thermostat, the GeoFlo HVAC System first exhausts a heat sink in the basement, before calling for an evaporator to be activated. When the heat sink in the basement is cooling the conditioned space, by geothermally dispersing heat into the earth, the GeoFlo HVAC turns off the evaporator. Alternatively, the system acts as a substitute for an AC evaporator. Variations of the GeoFlo HVAC system and a control box designed to move heat from one area of a building to another using the existing HVAC system are also disclosed.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a communication unit, a sensor, and a controller. The communication unit receives a radio signal from a portable terminal The sensor detects detailed information including information indicating presence or absence of a person in a detection target region that is a target region for detection of whether a person is present or not. The controller causes, when the communication unit receives a radio signal having a radio field intensity higher than or equal to a predetermined radio field intensity and a detection process by the sensor to detect the detailed information is in a stopped state, the sensor to start the detection process to detect the detailed information and control an air-conditioning operation based on the detailed information detected by the sensor.

Abstract: A power supply assembly includes an input module that includes one or more captive screws, one or more first power supply connection components, and one or more first input feed connection components; and a power supply unit that includes one or more captive screw connection switches, one or more second power supply connection components, and one or more second input feed connection components. The input module is to physically and electrically connect to the power supply unit; the one or more captive screws are to physically engage, respectively, the one or more captive screw connection switches; the one or more first power supply connection components are to physically and electrically connect to, respectively, the one or more second power supply connection components; and the one or more first input feed connection components are to physically and electrically connect to, respectively, the one or more second input feed connection components.

Abstract: A method for configuring a semiconductor manufacturing process, the method including: providing an initial prediction model including a plurality of model parameters to one or more remote locations; receiving at least one updated model parameter from the one or more remote locations, the at least one model parameter is updated by training the initial prediction model with local data at the one or more remote locations; determining aggregated model parameters based on the at least one updated model parameter received from the one or more remote locations; and adjusting the initial prediction model based on the aggregated model parameters, the adjusted prediction model being operable to configure the semiconductor manufacturing process.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system may include an additive manufacturing apparatus on which a process of producing a three-dimensional object from a material can be performed; an additive manufacturing process controller operatively associated with the additive manufacturing apparatus; and a first memory device operatively associated with the additive manufacturing process controller. The first memory device may include first and second stable release process programs each comprising a first subset of operations executable by said process controller. The system may include a second memory device comprising another stable release process program comprising a second subset of operations executable by said process controller. The system may include a selector configured to choose one of the stable release process programs to run on said process controller when producing a three-dimensional object on the additive manufacturing apparatus.

Abstract: Temperature sensing circuits for devices described herein include a substrate material, a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion, and a third conductive portion associated with the substrate material, and a plurality of thermistors associated with the substrate material for sensing a temperature associated with the device. The plurality of thermistors include a first thermistor and a second thermistor. The first thermistor is connected to the first conductive portion. The first thermistor and the second thermistor are both connected to the second conductive portion. The second thermistor is connected to the third conductive portion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for peer data storage device messaging over a control bus for power management are disclosed. Storage devices may include a host interface configured to connect to a host system and a control bus interface to connect to a control bus. Peer data storage devices may establish peer communication through the control bus interface, determine a power state, receive a power change indicator from a peer data storage device, and initiate a change in their power state. The peer data storage devices may manage their collective power as a power pool and increase or decrease power use without host intervention.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is described. The system includes a reader to 1) read an identifier from a three-dimensional (3D) System printed object that includes a storage element and 2) read a location of the 3D printed object within a build material bed. An extractor of the system extracts, based on the identifier, a post processing operation to execute on the 3D printed object. A controller of the system controls a post processing operation based on extracted post processing operation information and the location.

Abstract: A stability control method for a virtual synchronous generator (VSG) in a strong grid based on an inductance-current differential feedback is provided. A grid-connected topological structure of a VSG using the control method includes a direct-current (DC)-side voltage source, a three-phase inverter, a three-phase grid impedance and a three-phase grid. By controlling the VSG and controlling the inductance-current differential feedback, the method suppresses the oscillation of the output power from the VSG in the strong grid and implements the stable operation of an inner-loop-free VSG in the strong grid, without adding the physical inductance, increasing the cost of the filter and additionally providing a grid-side current sensor.

Abstract: An air conditioning system includes an air conditioning apparatus, and a controller. The air conditioning apparatus performs air conditioning of an air-conditioning target space. The controller is connectable to a plurality of types of thermostats. The controller performs communication with the thermostat connected thereto. The controller performs a performance determination process for the refrigeration cycle apparatus. The controller performs different performance determination processes according to whether a first type of thermostat is connected thereto unit or whether a second type of thermostat is connected thereto. Alternatively, the air conditioning apparatus changes a method for using information received by the controller from the thermostat according to whether being in a determination processing time over which the performance determination process is performed or in a non-determination processing time over which the performance determination process is not performed.