Abstract: A Road User Vulnerability State Classification and Reporting system and method is described. The Vulnerability State of at least one Road User or geographic area is classified according to a set of Vulnerability State Factors, which may indicate an elevated road safety risk. Data associated with these factors is collected by at least one Road User Device, Vehicle Device, or Roadside Unit in a connected transportation infrastructure. Vulnerability State data is also collated and processed by a Vulnerability State Server. Vulnerability State data is communicated as a Vulnerability State Message over a data network or using direct device-to-device communications. This message is communicated via and to at least one Road User Device, Vehicle Device, Roadside Unit and the Vulnerability State Server, and relates to the Vulnerability State of at least one Road User, a Vulnerability Hotspot Location, or a set of Vulnerability State data collated for analytical purposes.

Abstract: There is provided a control device including a control unit that controls tactile sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a tactile sense and hearing sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a hearing sense, when it is determined that an operation has been performed on an input unit including a contact area with which an object is brought into contact. The control unit controls displacement indicating a difference from a reference position of the contact area, the displacement being related to the tactile sense presentation, and a strength of sound related to the hearing sense presentation, so that at least one of the tactile sense presentation and the hearing sense presentation is in a proper range that is a range allowing a user of the input unit to perceive the presentation and not causing the user to have unpleasant feeling.

Abstract: A physiological patient monitoring system with a patient-facing interface is disclosed. The patient interface can be used by the patient to communicate with hospital staff without actually requesting attendance and can request attendance for specific purposes. The patient interface may also track patient treatment and inform patients of the details of their treatments.

Abstract: A system for monitoring the integrity of a plurality of ground conductors has a plurality of monitors, with a different monitor associated with each ground conductor. Each monitor includes a voltage sensor which monitors voltage on a closed circuit of the monitor. Upon the voltage sensor sensing an unexpected voltage, a transmitter of the monitor issues an “alarm” signal, which may be wireless (e.g., being sent using LoRaWAN protocol). The transmitter may issue other signals, including a periodic “heartbeat” signal to confirm continued operation of the monitor, and a “movement” signal to indicate movement of the monitor. The monitor may be GPS-enabled, in which case each signal may include the GPS coordinates of the monitor. The signals issued by the transmitter may ultimately be analyzed by an operator via a user interface platform, which may simultaneously display information regarding two or more of the plurality of monitors.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a haptic presentation apparatus capable of quickly deforming a surface. [Solving Means] A haptic presentation apparatus includes a base material, an elastic layer, and a fluid transport apparatus. The base material forms a first space and includes a first through hole. The elastic layer covers a surface of the base material including the first through hole. The fluid transport apparatus injects fluid between the elastic layer and the base material via the first through hole. The elastic layer is expanded by injecting the fluid from the fluid transport apparatus such that an internal pressure of a second space between the elastic layer and the base material is higher than an internal pressure of the first space, and the fluid injected into the second space is vented to outside of the second space via a second through hole by stopping driving of the fluid transport apparatus.

Abstract: The disclosed system may include a non-transitory memory and one or more hardware processors configured to execute instructions from the non-transitory memory to perform operations including (1) determining one or more vibration signals detected by a personal mobility vehicle, (2) determining that the one or more vibration signals correspond to a particular type of pathway for the personal mobility vehicle, (3) generating a feedback signal corresponding to the particular type of pathway, and (4) transmitting the feedback signal corresponding to the particular type of pathway. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods regarding a first processing system operable to receive a job plan developed by a second processing system, and implement the job plan, including generating commands for an equipment controller based on the job plan. The first processing system is operable to transmit, through a network, the commands to the controller for execution by the controller. The first processing system is operable to iteratively (i) monitor, through the network, current conditions of the well construction system during execution of commands by the controller; (ii) update the implementation of the job plan, including generating updated commands for the controller based on the job plan and the current well construction system conditions when the current well construction system conditions indicate a deviation from the implementation; and (iii) transmit, through the network, the updated commands to the controller for execution by the controller.

Abstract: Inside a housing of electronic equipment, a first actuator for generating vibration along a first axis is mounted. The first actuator is mounted in a direction in which the first axis is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to at least one of the six surfaces.

Abstract: In a tracking device system, a networked smart device is enabled to cause execution of an executable function if a trigger condition of a conditional rule is satisfied. The conditional rules are customizable on a user interface of the smart device. The trigger condition may be any information received in a signal from a tracking device, for example, sensor data, location, a time, a date, a button press, a proximity, and more generally a trigger condition can be any condition that has a truth value by which an IF/THEN conditional rule can be evaluated and either is satisfied or is not. Executable functions for use in conditional rules may be selected from functions of a smart device, but also may include any function of a remote machine, network or system. Bluetooth radiotag devices may also include a cellular radio modem for global networking. Network systems may include software for tracking groups of radiotags and for autoprovisioning location and tracking services.

Abstract: A safety lighting system for use with trailers is described herein. In some embodiments, the trailer lighting system comprises a sensor, a controller, and safety lights. The safety lighting system may be used for illuminating trailers while being towed, for example, in shipping yards, construction yards, and shipping and receiving docks. The safety lighting system may be activated upon connection of a pneumatic system with a spotting tractor and deactivated upon establishing an electrical connection from a tractor to the trailer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for predicting gas leakage based on indoor safety and a smart gas Internet of Things system. The method includes obtaining a gas data of a first area from at least one gas detection device; obtaining the gas data of the first area from a smart gas data center, predicting a gas concentration of a second area; judging whether the gas leakage occurs and determining a diffusion range of the gas leakage, and determining an emergency treatment plan; sending gas leakage information to the smart gas data center, and sending the gas leakage information to a smart gas user platform; and generating a remote control instruction based on the emergency treatment plan and sending the remote control instruction to the smart gas data center, and sending the remote control instruction to an indoor gas device object platform to execute control.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for managing building pathway information. A building and/or security management system can detect, based on receiving input from multiple sensor devices, a possible safety issue in a first pathway to an egress of a building, determine, based on detecting the possible safety issue and based on information regarding other pathways in the building, a second pathway to the egress of the building, and indicate at least the second pathway to another system.

Abstract: A method and system for collecting context information in response to prediction of an emergency event. A cloud-based computing system could determine that an emergency event is predicted to impact a customer premises at an upcoming time. Responsive to that determination, and before the upcoming time, the cloud-based computing system could then cause or more on-premises computing devices at the customer premises to collect and report context information, such as a count of people present at the customer premises and/or an operational state of one or more utilities or other systems at the customer premises, that may assist in responding to the emergency event. Further, the cloud-based computing system could select a given such device at the customer premises to function as a coordinating device to work with one or more other devices at the customer premises to collect and report the context information.

Abstract: A method of determining the likelihood of a slip or fall comprises receiving, by a detection application stored in a non-transitory memory and executed on a processor, a plurality of sensor readings from a plurality of movement sensors, comparing, by the detection application, the plurality of sensor readings with a plurality of movement patterns stored in a database, determining, by the detection application, that at least one of the movement patterns of the plurality of movement patterns matches the plurality of sensor readings, and generating, by the detection application, an indication that a slip or fall is likely based on the plurality of sensor readings. The plurality of movement sensors is associated with different areas of a worker's body.

Abstract: A system for classifying the usage of a handheld consumer device having a sensor and an analyzer. The sensor determines usage data at successive time instants and provides a temporally successive sequence of usage data during a usage session. The analyzer classifies the usage of the device with respect to at least one set usage classes and assembles a temporally successive sequence of input tuples of usage data relating to a predetermined time period of the usage session, each of the input tuples having at least one element representing the usage data at the respective time instant and for inputting the sequence of input tuples into at least one artificial neural network arranged to output at least one output tuple comprising a number of elements in accordance with the number of usage classes, each element of the output tuple representing a prediction value that the usage of the consumer device at the given time instant relates to a respective usage class.

Abstract: Provided is a telehaptic device which includes a piezoelectric sensor module and a piezoelectric actuator module that are spaced apart from each other, wherein the piezoelectric sensor module includes a first flexible substrate, a first support substrate connected to the first flexible substrate, a piezoelectric sensor array on the first flexible substrate, and a first wireless communication circuit on the first support substrate, the piezoelectric actuator module includes a second flexible substrate, a second support substrate connected to the second flexible substrate, a piezoelectric actuator array on the second flexible substrate, and a second wireless communication circuit on the second support substrate, the piezoelectric sensor array includes piezoelectric sensors, the piezoelectric sensors being spaced apart according to a first pitch, the piezoelectric actuator array includes piezoelectric actuators, the piezoelectric actuators being spaced apart according to a second pitch, the first pitch and the s

Abstract: An integrated arc flash safety system and methods for remote access control and safety compliance. An electronic access control system may comprise an enclosure having a door, a door lock device, an electronic access control unit, and an arc sensor. The access controller comprises electronic hardware and software for sensor/detection operation, door lock device operation, door lock actuation, and wireless remote communication. The door lock device may be controlled by the access controller in combination with the arc sensor. The access controller may facilitate remote access control via a smart mobile computing device (e.g., mobile phone) and telecommunication with a remote cloud server via a communication network (e.g., Internet). Embodiments of the present disclosure enable rapid detection of an arc flash precondition or event within an enclosure and warning generation as well as protection and standard compliance measures to improve technician safety.

Abstract: An RFID tag for marking storm drains incorporates the tag circuitry into a dome decal providing a flexible substrate capped by a self-leveling clear polymer. The RFID tag is placed between the polymer and the substrate on an electromagnetic radiation decoupling layer allowing a low profile fitting within the decal while allowing the decal to be used on metal drain surfaces. The decal includes a printed environment-promoting message relating to connection of the storm.

Abstract: A control device includes: a control signal transmitter transmitting a signal to a controlled device; a control signal receiver receiving a signal from the controlled device; a control signal generator generating a control signal of 2 bytes or more in one transmission cycle, in which an address is assigned to each byte, is ON/OFF switchable, and includes a main signal address and a collation signal address; and a control signal controller that, when the main and collation signal addresses are the same address, turns the collation signal address ON when the main signal address is ON and turns the collation signal address OFF when the main signal address is OFF, and when the main and collation signal addresses are inverted, turns the collation signal address OFF when the main signal address is ON and turns the collation signal address ON when the main signal address is OFF.

Abstract: A haptic system includes a haptic device and a control device. A sensor of the haptic device detects contact of a finger of a user who grips a casing, a determination unit of the control device determines whether sensor information on a contact position of the finger detected by the sensor of the haptic device matches preset reference position information, and an instruction unit sends a notification unit a notification instruction in at least one of cases where the sensor information does not match the reference position information and where the sensor information matches the reference position information. On accepting the notification instruction, the notification unit of the haptic device notifies the user of an indication indicating that the contact position of the finger is shifted or an indication indicating that the contact position of the finger matches the reference position.