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 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 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 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: 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: 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 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 device is configured to process medical-event related information, such as associated with a medical code event, such as by receiving medical-event related information, recording medical event information with timestamps, generating additional medical information, displaying medical events and additional medical information on media display, visual indicators, and user devices to provide real-time notifications of recorded and reminders for upcoming medical events, and sending medical events with timestamps and additional medical information to other devices for further processing. The device may be configured as a code clock which includes an analog clock.

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.

Abstract: A security cable can include a restraining cable and a lock unit attached to the restraining cable. The lock unit can be configured to removably fasten to a computing device. The lock unit can be further configured to switch the security cable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the lock unit can be fastened to the computing device and can place the computing device in an inactive state. In the second configuration, the lock unit can be removable from the computing device and may not place the computing device in the inactive state.

Abstract: An automated resource management system for a retail business includes a point-of-sale system and an access control system in communication with the point-of-sale system. The access control system can be configured to detect, and/or receive a signal from, an electronic device associated with a customer of the retail store, such as a cellular phone. Upon automatic detection of a billable event (e.g., retrieving an item from a vending machine) while the access control system determines that the user is within the retail store, automatic billing or invoicing of the customer by the point-of-sale system can occur.

Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a setting unit configured to set a warning line along a boundary between a traveling lane of a self-vehicle and an oncoming lane, a warning unit configured to issue a warning if the self-vehicle has crossed the warning line, a detection unit configured to detect a difficult-to-travel region in the traveling lane, and a determination unit configured to determine whether it is difficult or possible for the self-vehicle to pass between the boundary and the difficult-to-travel region. If it is determined by the determination unit that it is difficult for the self-vehicle to pass, the setting unit changes a position of the warning line to a position shifted from the boundary toward the oncoming lane side.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a tactile presentation apparatus and a tactile presentation control method with which the types of tactile sensations which can be presented by means of vibration can be increased. The tactile presentation apparatus includes a first member and a second member which can vibrate individually and a first bending portion that bends between the first member and the second member and that changes the relative direction between the first member and the second member. The present technology can be applied to devices that a user operates while holding the device in a hand, for example in a theatrical performance, a movie, or an attraction.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sensing water device run time, transmitting this data via a network to a database which analyzes, records and reports the individual run times and the aggregate use over any given timeframe. Sensors used to measure device use time do not directly measure flow rate, and may sense device run time by sensing water flow, through electronic signals, vibration, etc. The sensors may be battery powered and transmit discrete data packets via radio frequency to powered node units. A system of node units communicates with a central internet gateway which uploads the data packets to a cloud-based database which organizes, analyzes, stores and reports the information. The system allocates the cost of water flowing through a common water meter to a plurality of individual units within a collection of geographically proximate units. The systems are useful in multi-unit buildings or complexes having stacked plumbing.

Abstract: An impact indicator includes a micro-sensor having a mass element configured to move from a first position to a second position in response to receipt by the mass element of an impact event. The micro-sensor includes detection circuitry configured to change from a first state to a second state in response to movement of the mass element from the first position to the second position. The detection circuitry is prevented from returning to the first state in response to changing to the second state. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) module is coupled to the detection circuitry and is configured to output a value indicating that the mass element is in the second position. An activator element is configured to maintain the mass element in the first position until removal of the activator element from the micro-sensor.

Abstract: Systems and methods comprising a metering device located on an electricity distribution grid, the metering device comprising one or more processors and memory. The metering device can detect a drop in characteristic of electricity below a threshold indicating a fault on the electricity distribution grid. The metering device can generate, responsive to the drop in the characteristic of electricity below the threshold, a time series of a rate of change of the characteristic of electricity for a predetermined number of cycles subsequent to the detection of the drop. The metering device can determine, based on a comparison of the time series of the rate of change with a predetermined pattern, a location of the metering device on the electricity distribution grid relative to a location of the fault on the electricity distribution grid.

Abstract: A device including a piezoelectric actuator that can detect the actuation force and provide haptic feedback. The longitudinal extension of the actuator, generated for this purpose, can be reinforced in the desired direction by a deformable metal sheet. The deformable metal sheet is adhered on and has a borehole for pressure equalization.