Abstract: A technique for rendering is provided. The technique includes performing a visibility operation to generate shade space visibility information and reconstruction information; performing a shade space shading operation based on the shade space visibility information generate shaded shade space textures; and performing a reconstruction operation based on the reconstruction information and the shaded shade space textures.

Abstract: A technique for rendering is provided. The technique includes performing a visibility pass that designates portions of shade space textures visible in a scene, wherein the visibility pass generates tiles that cover shade space textures visible in the scene; performing a rate controller operation on output of the visibility pass using spatiotemporal adaptive sampling; performing a shade space shading operation on the tiles that cover the shade space textures visible in the scene based on a result of the spatiotemporal adaptive sampling; performing a regularization operation based on an output of the shade space shading operation; and performing a reconstruction operation using output from the regularization operation to produce a final scene.

Abstract: A technique for rendering is provided. The technique includes performing a visibility pass that designates portions of shade space textures visible in a scene, wherein the visibility pass generates tiles that cover shade space textures visible in the scene; performing a rate controller operation on output of the visibility pass using spatially-adaptive sampling; performing a sparse shade space shading operation on the tiles that cover the shade space textures visible in the scene based on a result of the spatially-adaptive sampling; performing a regularization operation based on an output of the sparse shade space shading operation; and performing a reconstruction operation using output from the regularization operation to produce a final scene.

Abstract: A technique for rendering is provided. The technique includes determining a level of detail for a shade space texture and a screen space; shading the shade space texture having a resolution based on the level of detail; and for a reconstruction operation, performing sampling from the shade space texture, the sampling including a high frequency attenuation of samples of the shade space texture.

Abstract: A technique for rendering is provided. The technique includes performing a visibility pass that designates portions of shade space textures visible in a scene, wherein the visibility pass generates tiles that cover the shade space textures visible in the scene; performing a temporal rate controller operation; performing a shade space shading operation on the tiles that cover the shade space textures visible in the scene based on a temporal shading rate output by the temporal rate controller operation, wherein only a subset of samples in the tiles that cover the shade space textures visible in the scene are shaded in the shade space shading operation; and performing a reconstruction operation using output from the shade space shading operation to produce a final scene.

Abstract: A technique for rendering is provided. The technique includes generating a first gradient for a shade space texture tile, wherein the first gradient reflects a relationship between shade space texel spacing and screen space pixel spacing; generating a second gradient for a shade space texel of the shade space texture tile, wherein the second gradient reflects a relationship between material texel spacing and shade space texel spacing; combining the first gradient and the second gradient to obtain a third gradient; and performing anisotropic filtering on the material texture using the third gradient to obtain a value for the shade space texel.

Abstract: A technique for texture filtering. A transition is made from a first mipmap corresponding to a first texture resolution to a second mipmap corresponding to a second texture resolution. The first texture resolution is lower than the second texture resolution. As compared to standard trilinear filtering, initiation of the transition is delayed by an offset (or bias), which serves to delay the initial use of the second mipmap until it has been loaded. Following initiation of the transition, first and second weightings are selected with a nonlinear filter, and the system interpolates between the first mipmap and the second mipmap by applying the weightings. During an initial portion of the transition, the nonlinear filter has a slope that is higher than that of the standard trilinear filter.

Abstract: A technique for rendering is provided. The technique includes determining a first correspondence between a screen space and a shade space in a visibility pass; selecting a size for a shade space tile based on the correspondence between the screen space and the shade space; and shading the shade space tile based on the material texture correspondence.

Abstract: A technique for sampling a primitive ID map. The technique includes identifying a sample point having a location in a texture space; obtaining a primitive ID sample from the primitive ID map based on the location of the sample point in the texture space; identifying a primitive based on the primitive ID; testing the location in the texture space for inclusion within the identified primitive; and selecting either the primitive ID or a different primitive ID based on the testing.

Abstract: The present teachings relate generally to a small remote vehicle having rotatable flippers and a weight of less than about 10 pounds and that can climb a conventional-sized stairs. The present teachings also relate to a small remote vehicle can be thrown or dropped fifteen feet onto a hard/inelastic surface without incurring structural damage that may impede its mission. The present teachings further relate to a small remote vehicle having a weight of less than about 10 pounds and a power source supporting missions of at least 6 hours.

Abstract: The present teachings relate generally to a small remote vehicle having rotatable flippers and a weight of less than about 10 pounds and that can climb a conventional-sized stairs. The present teachings also relate to a small remote vehicle can be thrown or dropped fifteen feet onto a hard/inelastic surface without incurring structural damage that may impede its mission. The present teachings further relate to a small remote vehicle having a weight of less than about 10 pounds and a power source supporting missions of at least 6 hours.

Abstract: The present teachings relate generally to a small remote vehicle having rotatable flippers and a weight of less than about 10 pounds and that can climb a conventional-sized stairs. The present teachings also relate to a small remote vehicle can be thrown or dropped fifteen feet onto a hard/inelastic surface without incurring structural damage that may impede its mission. The present teachings further relate to a small remote vehicle having a weight of less than about 10 pounds and a power source supporting missions of at least 6 hours.

Abstract: The present teachings relate generally to a small remote vehicle having rotatable flippers and a weight of less than about 10 pounds and that can climb a conventional-sized stairs. The present teachings also relate to a small remote vehicle can be thrown or dropped fifteen feet onto a hard/inelastic surface without incurring structural damage that may impede its mission. The present teachings further relate to a small remote vehicle having a weight of less than about 10 pounds and a power source supporting missions of at least 6 hours.

Abstract: The present teachings relate generally to a small remote vehicle having rotatable flippers and a weight of less than about 10 pounds and that can climb a conventional-sized stairs. The present teachings also relate to a small remote vehicle can be thrown or dropped fifteen feet onto a hard/inelastic surface without incurring structural damage that may impede its mission. The present teachings further relate to a small remote vehicle having a weight of less than about 10 pounds and a power source supporting missions of at least 6 hours.

Abstract: A connecting device comprises a first component, a second component which can be connected to the first component by insertion one in the other, and a coupling lever which is mounted movably on the first component and which is adjustable from an open position to a closed position and has coupling elements which cooperate with coupling elements of the first and second components and are designed in such a way that, by an adjusting movement of the coupling lever out of the open position into the closed position, the first and second components can be transferred from a loose state to a fixed state.

Abstract: The present teachings relate generally to a small remote vehicle having rotatable flippers and a weight of less than about 10 pounds and that can climb a conventional-sized stairs. The present teachings also relate to a small remote vehicle can be thrown or dropped fifteen feet onto a hard/inelastic surface without incurring structural damage that may impede its mission. The present teachings further relate to a small remote vehicle having a weight of less than about 10 pounds and a power source supporting missions of at least 6 hours.

Abstract: A connecting device comprises a first component, a second component which can be connected to the first component by insertion one in the other, and a coupling lever which is mounted movably on the first component and which is adjustable from an open position to a closed position and has coupling elements which cooperate with coupling elements of the first and second components and are designed in such a way that, by an adjusting movement of the coupling lever out of the open position into the closed position, the first and second components can be transferred from a loose state to a fixed state.

Abstract: An apparatus for the portioning and depositing of food products in form/fill/seal machines and other food packaging machinery into pockets that are then evacuated and sealed. A food pump outlet is connected to a manifold which has a number of outlets corresponding to positions over the pockets. A cutoff knife blocks the flow from each outlet. A programmable logic controller activates a first knife causing it to open with a single accurate portion of food product being pumped through the outlet and then cut cleanly by the knife. The operation continues for the remaining pockets which are provided with a single distinct and accurate portion for each pocket. Optionally, a double cut operation may be programmed into the logic controller. Once the pockets are full, the controller signals the packaging machine to index.