Abstract: An aqueous coating composition is provided that is useful in coating a variety of substrates, including interior or exterior portions of food or beverage cans. The coating composition includes a resin system that includes a multi-stage latex. In some embodiments, the multi-stage latex is formed using a process that includes emulsion polymerizing two or more stages in the presence of an aqueous dispersion including a water-dispersible polymer. In certain preferred embodiments, the water-dispersible polymer is a polyether polymer.

Abstract: This invention relates to processes for forming hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated anionic polystyrene distributions via novel polymerization conditions. This invention also relates to novel hydrocarbon soluble super active saline hydride catalyst and reagent compositions useful in conducting the hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated polymerizations of this invention. This invention also relates to novel low molecular weight polystyrene polymer composition formed exclusively from styrene and molecular hydrogen as the monomers.

Abstract: This document discloses system, method, and computer program product embodiments for operating a vehicle, comprising: using kinematic models to generate forecasted trajectories of an actor (the kinematic models being respectively associated with different actor types that are assigned to an actor detected in an environment of the vehicle); selecting a first kinematic model based on the forecasted trajectories and a kinematic state of the actor; using the first kinematic model to predict a first path for the actor; selecting a second kinematic model responsive to movement of the actor no longer being consistent with typical movement of an object of one of the different actor types that is associated with the first kinematic model; using the second kinematic model to predict a second path for the actor; and controlling operations of the vehicle based on the first and second paths.

Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting which of a plurality of engine starting devices starts an internal combustion engine of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, engine starting devices may be selected and operated while a vehicle is operating in a creep mode. The system and method may place a driveline disconnect clutch in a wait state or engage a flywheel starter to improve engine starting.

Abstract: A system for planning motion of a vehicle includes a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The vehicle is capable of an automated driving operation. A planning module is executable by the controller to generate a vehicle trajectory constrained by a set of planning parameters. During a degraded driving situation, an adjustment module is executable by the controller to generate at least one adjusted parameter in the set of planning parameters. The controller is adapted to register occurrence of the degraded driving situation when the planning module is unable to generate a feasible path for the vehicle constrained by the set of planning parameters. The planning module is adapted to generate a modified trajectory plan based on the at least one adjusted parameter, with the automated driving operation being based on the modified trajectory plan during the degraded driving situation.

Abstract: Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.

Abstract: A method and system utilizes a device in a vehicle to periodically determine a location of the vehicle and store, only locally at the device, the location data. The device first detects the vehicle being turned on and identifies the vehicle. After identifying the vehicle the device determines the present location of the vehicle and transmits the present location to a backend server. The server determines the applicable geofence definition including the location and transmits the geofence definition back to the device, whereupon the device commences periodic location fixes, storing each location locally at the device. While performing the location fixes, the device also monitors the present location relative to the geofence definition. If the vehicle is approaching a border or edge of a geofenced region, the device requests a new geofence definition from the server. When the vehicle is shut off, the device transmits the distance driven in each geofenced region to the server.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high opacity solvent based white ink or coating composition that provides high levels of opacity to substrates used for packaging materials that are printed via flexography or gravure. The ink or coating composition contains up to 75 wt % titanium dioxide, while still having a viscosity suitable for flexographic and gravure printing methods.

Abstract: A system including a vehicle having a network comprising a plurality of end points and a controller, where the controller includes an automation definition circuit, an automation management circuit, and an automation execution circuit. The automation definition circuit is structured to interpret an automation description. The automation management circuit is structured to provide an automated action plan in response to the automation description, and to store the automated action plan as a data file on a data storage communicatively coupled to the controller. The automation execution circuit is structured to provide an automation command in response to the automated action description, where an end point of the plurality of end points is responsive to the automation command to implement an automated vehicle response.

Abstract: Coating compositions or paint having a pigment blended with a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the polymer system contains an alkali-soluble resin having an acid value and molecular weight and provided in a preferably desired amount to demonstrate optimal performance characteristics of washability, stain resistance or scrubability without negatively impacting block resistance, especially when neutralized with a low-volatility base.

Abstract: A motor control device includes a torque controller to operate based on a steering torque and to give an input to a control target that is a motor, and a model following controller to generate a first correction torque based on an output from the control target. A model following controller includes a high-pass filter to remove a low frequency component from a first correction torque, a friction compensation calculator that is coupled in parallel to the high-pass filter to apply friction compensation to the first correction torque to calculate an estimated value of a mechanical friction torque, and an adder to add the estimated value of the friction torque to the first correction torque from which the low frequency component is removed by the high-pass filter to generate a second correction torque and feed back the second correction torque to an input to the control target.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first electrode, an emission layer, an electron transport layer, a metal-nucleation inducing layer, and a second electrode. The metal-nucleation inducing layer is in direct contact with the second electrode, and includes a metal-nucleation inducing material having at least one metal-nucleation inducing group. The second electrode includes a metal-containing film that is hybridized with the metal-nucleation inducing material. The metal-nucleation inducing group is a ? electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C1-C60 cyclic group that is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R1 or a group represented by one of Formulae 1A to 1E, and does not comprise a group represented by *—C(?O)(OH) and a cyano group. The emission efficiency and/or lifespan of the light-emitting device may be improved because of the metal-nucleation inducing layer.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an eyeball behavior analysis unit (300) that analyzes an eyeball behavior of a driver who drives a moving object, in which the eyeball behavior analysis unit dynamically switches an analysis mode according to a driving mode of the moving object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric vehicle, an automatic driving method and device, and an automatic freighting method and system. The electric vehicle includes a plurality of wheel assemblies independent of each other, each wheel assembly has a wheel and an independent power system including a driving device and a displacement device; the driving device can drive the wheel to rotate, and the displacement device can drive at least the wheel to move in a width direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle. When the electric vehicle is used to carry passengers, driving needs of high flexibility, high stability, high safety and high comfort can be meet; and when the electric vehicle is used to carry goods, freighting needs of fully automation, high efficiency, high accuracy, low cost and high safety can be meet.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) including at least one emitting material layer (EML) disposed between two electrodes and comprising a first compound including a fused ring of boron and oxygen as a nuclear atom and a second compound including a fused ring of born and nitrogen as a nuclear atom and an organic light emitting device including the OLED is disclosed. The first compound and the second compound may be the same emitting material layer or adjacently disposed emitting material layers. The OLED can lower its driving voltage and improve its luminous efficiency using the first and second compounds with adjusting their energy levels.

Abstract: The present application provides a dioxin derivative, a preparation method thereof, an electron transport layer, an OLED device and a display panel. The dioxin derivative has a formula of where X is O, S or NR; L represents a direct bond, or L is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 arylene, or L is a C2-C60 heteroaryl including a first heteroatom; A has a formula of Ar1 and Ar2 independently are substituted or unsubstituted aryl, phenyl, biphenyl, or heterocyclyl comprising a second heteroatom, B is O, S or Se, X1, X2 and X3 independently are C or N, and at least one of X1, X2 or X3 is N, R4 and R5 independently are C5-C30 aromatic or heteroaromatic group ring.

Abstract: Advanced vehicle control systems are disclosed. Within a vehicle system having several subsystem controllers dedicated to separate tasks in the vehicle, the subsystem controllers may use supplied control parameters. In this context, a centralized optimization unit is configured to receive prediction data, determine, within a prediction horizon, a modification to at least one supplied control parameter using the prediction data; and communicate the modification to the at least one supplied control parameter to at least one subsystem control unit.

Abstract: Provided is a member in which the strength of a second layer located on the outermost surface of the exterior is improved in order to sufficiently exhibit and maintain the functions, to thereby improve impact resistance and scratch resistance. The member is a member including a base material, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer in the stated order, wherein the first layer is an inorganic porous layer in which a plurality of inorganic particles are joined to each other, and the first layer and the second layer have a total thickness of 0.3 ?m or more and 2 ?m or less, wherein the third layer contains a resin and has a thickness of 0.4 ?m or more and 2,000 ?m or less, and wherein the second layer contains the inorganic particles and the resin.

Abstract: A braking control apparatus includes a braking force control unit, a first abnormality detecting unit, a regenerative brake stopping unit, and a braking force compensating unit. The braking force control unit is configured to perform a braking force control by causing an engine brake, a regenerative brake, and a friction brake to operate in cooperation with each other. The regenerative brake stopping unit is configured to disconnect the regenerative brake from the braking force control, when an abnormality of the regenerative brake is detected by the first abnormality detecting unit. The braking force compensating unit is configured to perform a braking force compensation that utilizes the friction brake, from the detection of the abnormality of the regenerative brake until the regenerative brake is disconnected from the braking force control, by performing a feedback control on a deceleration rate at a time when the abnormality of the regenerative brake is detected.

Abstract: An organic compound represented by the following formula [1] or [2]: wherein R1 to R22 independently denote a substituent selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and R5 and R6, and/or R7 and R8 may be bonded together to form a ring structure.