Abstract: An assembly includes a common parts sub-assembly, an actuator, a physical appendage, and a mounting bracket. The common parts sub-assembly includes a rotor bracket and a housing. The actuator is connected to the rotor bracket to cause the rotor bracket to rotate during actuator actuation. The actuator and the rotor bracket connected thereto are housed within the housing. The mounting bracket connects the physical appendage to the rotor bracket whereby the physical appendage moves between stowed and deployed positions during actuator actuation. The actuator is either an electric motor actuator or a pneumatic actuator that are substitutable with one another to assemble the assembly without modification to the common parts sub-assembly or the physical appendage. The physical appendage may be either a stop sign or a crossing guard arm that are substitutable with one another to assemble the assembly without modification to the common parts sub-assembly or the actuator.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for locating movable objects such as carts (e.g., shopping carts) are disclosed. Such systems and methods can use dead reckoning techniques to estimate the current position of the movable object. Various techniques for improving accuracy of position estimates are disclosed, including compensation for various error sources involving the use of magnetometer and accelerometer, and using vibration analysis to derive wheel rotation rates. Various techniques utilize characteristics of the operating environment in conjunction with or in lieu of dead reckoning techniques, including characteristic of environment such as ground texture, availability of signals from radio frequency (RF) transmitters including precision fix sources.

Abstract: According to another example, a wearable medical device controller is provided. The device controller includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to determine a correlation between a phenomenon identifiable by the wearable medical device controller and at least one response pattern associated with a patient and store, responsive to detecting the correlation, an adaptation path to address the at least one response pattern, the adaptation path specifying an adaptation of at least one characteristic of an alarm. The at least one response pattern may include a plurality of response patterns and the adaptation path may reflect adaptations made to address at least some of the plurality of response patterns.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for calculating a predicted location of a location tracking device. In an aspect, a wireless communications device detects a breach of a geofence made by the location tracking device, receives data representing a state of the location tracking device, the state of the location tracking device comprising at least a current location of the location tracking device and a velocity of the location tracking device, and determines, based on the data representing the state of the location tracking device, the predicted location of the location tracking device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques in the context of vehicles, and in particular to methods for identifying parking areas for vehicles. According to one aspect, the disclosure relates to a method for identifying parking areas. The method comprises determining stops of a plurality of vehicles, wherein one stop is a geographical position where one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles has stayed longer than a pre-determined time period. The method further comprises clustering the determined stops into clusters based on spatial closeness of the geographical positions of the determined stops and determining parking areas by identifying one or more of the clusters that fulfil one or more pre-determined criteria. The disclosure is also related to a control arrangement and to a computer program for performing the proposed method.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to identifying available parking spaces using connected vehicles. One embodiment performs one of (1) receiving, from a connected vehicle, vehicle position data and vehicle detection and tracking data including at least one bounding box transition event in which a bounding box associated with a particular detected parked vehicle crosses an image-frame boundary; and (2) receiving, from the connected vehicle, the vehicle position data and sensor data, performing object detection and tracking on the sensor data to generate the vehicle detection and tracking data, and detecting the at least one bounding box transition event; generates updated parking-space availability data by performing map matching to associate the vehicle position data and the at least one bounding box transition event with parking spaces in a parking map; and transmits the updated parking-space availability data to one or more participating connected vehicles.

Abstract: A warning device of a vehicle and a warning method thereof are provided. Determine an attribute and behavior of a target object based on sensing data of a sensor. Provide a first warning signal according to the attribute and the behavior of the target object. Provide a second warning signal based on dynamic information of the vehicle, the attributes and the behavior of the target object.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle control method and an intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle. The processor can detect a gaze response speed of the driver by projecting a virtual object to an HUD when determining that the driver is in a drowsy state. The processor outputs a secondary warning and controls the vehicle to be driven in accordance with the secondary warning when the gaze response speed of the driver is less than a predetermined reference value. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce accidents that occur due to carelessness of drivers. Disclosed are a vehicle control method and an intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle. The processor can detect a gaze response speed of the driver by projecting a virtual object to an HUD when determining that the driver is in a drowsy state.

Abstract: A system for issuing a notification responsive to the occurrence of an event affecting a monitored person. The system has a monitoring device that determines occurrence of an event related to the health or safety of the person and produces a first signal when the event occurs. A first communications device issues a second signal upon receiving the first signal and a second communications device issues a notification signal upon receiving the second signal. The notification signal is issued to one or more entities and advises that an event has occurred. The first communications device has a shorter communications range than the second communications device. Also, the second communications device operating at a higher power level or a greater signal bandwidth than the first communications device.

Abstract: Provided are an automatic parking method and device. The automatic parking method includes: acquiring a global waypoint map of a parking lot where a vehicle is to be parked and position information of available parking spaces, and performing global path planning according to the global waypoint map and the available parking space position information; starting automatic driving according to the global path planning, acquiring vehicle visual information, and performing local path planning and obstacle avoidance processing according to the vehicle visual information; and searching for a parking space when automatically driving to the vicinity of the available parking spaces, and performing parking after finding an available parking space that satisfies a parking condition.

Abstract: An adjustable T-square device and method of use is shown and described herein. The adjustable T-square has a plurality of apertures with at least one locking detent to set precise angles. The adjustable T-square has a locking pin to further engage a ruler portion to a head portion to minimize error when using the device.

Abstract: An attention attracting device that effectively attracts attention and has improved versatility over a conventional technology, a mobile body including this attention attracting device, and a method for controlling the attention attracting device are provided. A predetermined area including a gazing point of a viewer is set as a central visual field at a time of the viewer directing a visual line, and an area other than the central visual field is set as a peripheral visual field. The attention attracting device includes a light source set to such a frequency F [Hz] that the light source is seen to be turned on in a case in which the light source is present in the central visual field and is seen to be blinking in a case in which the light source is present in the peripheral visual field. The mobile body includes the attention attracting device as a lamp body of a vehicle and emits light from the light source to the outside.

Abstract: Hair loss/gain and scalp changes are monitored using vehicle cameras and sensors of connected vehicles. Each vehicle is equipped with at least one camera which images the hair and scalp of a person riding in the vehicle. Each vehicle is operatively connected to a hair and scalp improvement application in a computing cloud which includes a registration module which registers each vehicle. Additionally, the person may register with the hair and scalp improvement application to have his/her hair and scalp analyzed when travelling in any of the registered vehicles. The hair and scalp improvement application is operatively connected to a hair and scalp data artificial intelligence (AI) analytics module and a data lake to search and analyze information related to the changes in the hair and scalp images. A hair and scalp treatment recommendation is transmitted to the person.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and processes are provided for determining road conditions and communicating hazardous conditions to drivers. A system may include a first sensor, located along a first portion of a road, configured to: output a first reading, of a first detector, indicative of a first condition; and a controller node configured to determine, based on the first reading, whether a hazardous condition potentially exists along the first portion of the road and output a first warning message. A process for detecting a hazardous condition may positioning a sensor along a road; determining a current sensor location, determining a detector location; specifying a threshold for the condition; specifying a warning; activating the sensor; determining whether a current reading from the detector exceeds the threshold; and generating a warning.

Abstract: Dynamically configurable traffic controllers and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor to monitor traffic in a first area. The example apparatus further includes a second sensor to monitor traffic in a second area. The example apparatus also includes a projector to project light toward a floor when traffic is detected in both the first and second areas, the light to be visible from the first and second areas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas meter fault prompting method and Internet of Things (IoT) system based on a compound IoT, and relates to the field of an IoT. Each of object sub-platforms is configured to check its own operation state information in real time for a fault; a management platform is configured to inquire a fault type and a fault solution according to the operation state information and preset fault inquiry table, and send the fault type and solution to a corresponding user sub-platform via the service platform to display, so that a user can know and view the fault type and solution of a gas meter at the user sub-platform in a timely manner and thus may repair some simple faults of the gas meter independently; and therefore, the time cost and the labor cost are saved.

Abstract: A smart doorbell system includes a doorbell switch, an input device, a chime circuit, and a ring circuit. A chime circuit includes a power connection terminal and a first rectifier circuit and a second rectifier circuit coupled to the power connection terminal and connected in parallel. The power connection terminal receives an alternating current including a first direction current and a second direction current that alternate. The input device is coupled to the chime circuit and generates a control signal. The control signal controls one of the first and second direction currents to pass through a corresponding one of the first and second rectifier circuits. The doorbell switch is coupled to the chime circuit and the ring circuit. A trigger signal is generated through the other one of the first and second direction currents when the doorbell switch is pressed, such that the ring circuit produces a ringing sound.

Abstract: An automated screening system includes an access control reader with one or more computer devices for screening a pre-registered individual seeking admittance into a controlled area. The system has a facial recognition database that stores a facial record for the individual. A camera system captures a facial image of the individual and the one or more computer devices determine whether it matches the facial record that is stored in the facial recognition database. A skin temperature sensor is used for obtaining a skin temperature reading for the individual. The one or more computer devices are configured to generate an electronic signal to admit the individual into the controlled area if the captured facial image matches the facial record that is stored in the facial recognition database and if the skin temperature reading for the individual is within an acceptable pre-established skin temperature range.

Abstract: A traffic navigation system includes a plurality of navigation terminals located in associated vehicles, which plurality of navigation terminals is in communication with a navigation server system. The traffic navigation system is especially related to a traffic navigation system providing dynamic traffic routing based on traffic related information received from a plurality of Road Side Units (RSUs).

Abstract: An ear-wearable device includes a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor. One or more processors of the ear-wearable device are configured to determine, based on sample values of a PPG signal generated by the PPG sensor, whether a user of the ear-wearable device has fallen.