Abstract: A solenoid driver operable to drive a solenoid actuating a high-voltage power switch is disclosed. The solenoid driver includes a first group of semiconductor switches including a first semiconductor switch and a second semiconductor switch in series. This group is connected to a high-voltage supply line by a diode. The solenoid driver further includes a second group of semiconductor switches including a third semiconductor switch and a fourth semiconductor switch in series. This group is connected to the high-voltage supply line by a second diode. The solenoid driver further includes a common connection between the first group of semiconductor switches and the second group of semiconductor switches. A solenoid coil of the solenoid is connected between the first group of semiconductor switches and the second group of semiconductor switches at a junction between the first and second semiconductor switches and a junction between the third and fourth semiconductor switches.

Abstract: Methods and corresponding systems of identifying coronary artery disease. The methods comprises receiving contrast cardiac CT data indicative of a contrast cardiac CT scan carried out on a patient, and analysing the contrast cardiac CT data using machine learning to identify a plurality of seed points in the contrast cardiac CT data expected to correspond to locations in cardiac arteries of the patient. The methods also comprise producing data indicative of transverse image slices of the cardiac arteries of the patient using the contrast cardiac CT data and the identified seed points, analysing the transverse image slice data using machine learning to produce inner artery wall data and outer artery wall data indicative of predicted respective inner and outer walls of the coronary arteries of the patient, and identifying presence of coronary artery disease using the predicted inner and/or outer walls of the coronary arteries of the patient.

Abstract: An organic nanocomposite dental crown includes an organic composition, a starch biopolymer, and at least one organic polymer-forming agent. The starch biopolymer includes date seed-based nanostarch, coconut shell-based nanostarch, fish bone, and camel bone powder. The organic composition includes one of fruit waste, placenta glue, seed-based gel, natural glue, glycerin, and organic dye. The nanostarch biocomposite includes particles with an average particle size of less than 25 nm, dispersed in a solid matrix. The dental crown has a molded structure with a height of 10 mm or less and a width of 9.5 mm or less.

Abstract: A system for determining and using a laboratory index for a laboratory is provided. The system includes a plurality of laboratory devices. The system also includes a plurality of sensors configured to obtain sensor data regarding operation of the plurality of laboratory devices or conditions in the laboratory. Additionally, the system includes a terminal including a screen, at least one processor, and at least one memory device. The memory device(s) include computer readable code configured, when executed, to cause the processor(s) to receive the sensor data, calculate the laboratory index based on the sensor data, and cause a graphical user interface to be presented on the screen with one or more fields comprising data related to the laboratory index.

Abstract: A control signal related to a road segment is received by a processor of a vehicle from a remote server. Using at least a portion of the control signal, a cruise control parameter for controlling the vehicle is obtained. Responsive to determining that a cruise control module of the vehicle is enabled, the cruise control module is configured to use the cruise control parameter. The cruise control module operates to maintain the cruise control parameter for the vehicle.

Abstract: A server accesses vehicle data from each connected vehicle (CV) of a subset of a plurality of CVs on a roadway portion, the vehicle data comprising at least one of: a position, a velocity, or a headway. The server generates, based on the accessed vehicle data, a long-term shared world model. The server generates, using the long-term shared world model, a data structure representing predicted future velocities on the roadway portion by position and time by applying a traffic flow model to the long-term shared world model. The server transmits, to a connected autonomous vehicle (CAV), a control signal for controlling operation of the CAV based on the generated data structure.

Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring an alternator are disclosed. A method of monitoring an alternator comprises: receiving alternator output data indicating an electrical output of an alternator; estimating an expected excitation current in a rotor of the alternator from the alternator output data; estimating an equivalent open circuit voltage of the alternator from the expected excitation current estimated; plotting a characteristic test curve for the alternator using the estimated equivalent open circuit voltage and the measured excitation current in the rotor of the alternator; and assessing a condition of the rotor of the alternator using the characteristic test curve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of digitally accessing, modeling and optimizing scattered ‘big-data’ from various assets having complex and dynamic physical relationships. The present disclosure also relates to a system and method for supporting version-of-the-truth from multiple data sources and for multiple disciplines. It helps organizations that possess various physical assets that are been utilized by multiple user groups and through a period of time to optimize operations, conduct surveillance and manage complex business processes related to their valuable assets and equipment. The invention is built with an open architecture to connect to various corporate databases combining real-time and relational data. The system employs exception-based surveillance, sophisticated queries, and no-code methods to automatically detect deviations in asset performance from optimal conditions, and flag them to the right users, at the right time, and in the right way.

Abstract: A system for determining a lane change decision based on a downstream traffic state can include a processor, a communications device, and a memory. The processor can be disposed on an ego vehicle. The memory can store an acceleration gain module and a communications module. The acceleration gain module can include instructions that cause the processor to: (1) obtain, via the communications device and from a monitoring system, information about an end of stopped or slow moving downstream traffic in a lane and (2) calculate a result of an equation for the lane change decision. The equation can include information about virtual vehicles positioned near the end or a geographical location. The communications module can include instructions that cause the processor to cause a signal, with information based on the result, to be sent to a component of the ego vehicle for an action to be performed by the component.

Abstract: A method for identifying ransomware in order to prevent unauthorized manipulation of a computer file and/or for preventing unauthorized manipulation of a computer file. The method includes: determining an entropy value in response to a write request issued by a running process; and in response to a determination that the entropy value exceeds a predetermined threshold, identifying the running process as ransomware and/or preventing data stored at a storage device from being manipulated by the running process. Aspects further include: in response to a determination that the entropy value exceeds a predetermined threshold and a determination that a socket request or a delete request was issued by the running process, preventing data stored at a storage device from being manipulated by the running process.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to coordinated vehicle lane assignment using reinforcement learning. One embodiment receives from a locality manager, at a section manager that communicates with a plurality of connected vehicles in a section of a roadway, target lateral flows for two or more lanes of the roadway in the section of the roadway; receives, at the section manager, traffic state information from the plurality of connected vehicles; processes, at the section manager, the traffic state information and the target lateral flows using a reinforcement-learning-based model to determine lane-change actions for the plurality of connected vehicles, wherein the reinforcement-learning-based model is based on a single neural network with shared parameters for the plurality of connected vehicles; and transmits the lane-change actions from the section manager to the plurality of connected vehicles.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for cleaning a dielectric tube are described. The dielectric tube is exposed to a cleaning gas comprising a fluorine-containing compound and a microwave plasma is generated. The dielectric tube is cleaned to restore transparency and increase electronic coupling between the microwave waveguide and the plasma through the dielectric tube.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to coordinated vehicle lane assignment. One embodiment receives from a locality manager, at a section manager that communicates with one or more connected vehicles in a section of a roadway, target lateral flows for two or more lanes of the roadway in the section of the roadway; converts the target lateral flows to a target number of connected vehicles N at the section manager; selects for lane change, at the section manager, a set of N connected vehicles whose ranked distances from a following vehicle in a target lane are greatest among the one or more connected vehicles, when a direction of lane change is uniform among the set of N connected vehicles; and transmits lane-change actions from the section manager to the set of N connected vehicles.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to traffic-flow regulation via centralized lateral flow control. One embodiment receives, at a locality manager that regulates traffic flow on a roadway via lateral flow control, aggregated macroscopic traffic state information from a section manager that communicates with one or more connected vehicles in a section of the roadway; processes the aggregated macroscopic traffic state information at the locality manager using a reinforcement-learning-based model to determine target lateral flows for two or more lanes of the roadway in the section of the roadway; and transmits the target lateral flows from the locality manager to the section manager, which converts the target lateral flows to lane-change actions and transmits the lane-change actions to the one or more connected vehicles.

Abstract: A system (100) for monitoring a controlled spatial volume (102) includes a lighting fixture (104) with one or more embedded sensors (106), a communication device (108) to provide monitored sensor data (142) for storage within a data store (140), a server (130) including a data analytic unit (136) in communication with the data store, the data analytic unit accessing the monitored sensor data to analyze the monitored data and provide status information on the spatial volume. The server can include a machine vision unit (138) to analyze the monitored data and create augmented reality renditions (520), which are rendered for display to a user by an augmented reality application (160).

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for sending event notifications. In some examples, a controller periodically sends messages concerning a status of an event corresponding to the controller. In some examples, at a first time while periodically sending the messages and in accordance with a determination that the status of the event has changed, the controller sends a message concerning data other than the status of the event. In some examples, at the first time while periodically sending the messages and in accordance with a determination that the status of the event has not changed, the controller continues to periodically send the messages without sending the message concerning data other than the status of the event.

Abstract: A method and corresponding system of identifying coronary artery disease. The method comprises receiving contrast cardiac CT data indicative of a contrast cardiac CT scan carried out on a patient, and analysing the contrast cardiac CT data using machine learning to identify a plurality of seed points in the contrast cardiac CT data expected to correspond to locations in cardiac arteries of the patient. The method also comprises producing data indicative of transverse image slices of the cardiac arteries of the patient using the contrast cardiac CT data and the identified seed points, analysing the transverse image slice data using machine learning to produce inner artery wall data and outer artery wall data indicative of predicted respective inner and outer walls of the coronary arteries of the patient, and identifying presence of coronary artery disease using the predicted inner and/or outer walls of the coronary arteries of the patient.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a package is disclosed. In one example, the method comprises providing a carrier with at least one component mounting region for mounting at least one electronic component. The carrier is pre-warped in accordance with an initial curvature direction. At least one electronic component is provided, the at least one electronic component comprises at least one first electrode on a first surface and at least one second electrode on a second surface, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface. The at least one electronic component is mounted with the second surface on the at least one component mounting region by a solder structure. Ambient conditions are applied to the carrier and to the at least one electronic component during mounting so that the carrier is re-warped to thereby at least partially reduce warpage of the carrier in a mounting plane.

Abstract: An active smoke filtration unit is used to remove smoke during laparoscopic surgery. The active smoke filtration unit is part of a recirculation circuit. The recirculation circuit is pneumatically isolated from a primary flow generator, such as an insufflator, by a valve assembly. The active smoke filtration unit can be housed separately from the valve assembly or together with the valve assembly. The recirculation circuit can include a humidifier to beat and humidify the insufflation gases.