Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board. The PCB is a multi-layer component, including a dielectric material and an intermediate or second layer adjacently positioned with respect to the dielectric material. The intermediate layer or second layer includes a conductor and fiberglass strands, with the fiberglass strands having an associated orientation. When assembled, the fiberglass and the conductor have a matching orientation and separation distance from a source to a destination.

Abstract: A medical procedure system, including a medical instrument to be inserted into a body part, and including position-tracking transducers to provide position signals, a distal end, and at least one radiopaque marker, a position tracking sub-system to compute a position including at least one location and orientation of the distal end in a position-tracking sub-system coordinate frame responsively to the position signals, a fluoroscope to capture fluoroscopic images of an interior of the body part and the radiopaque marker(s), and a registration sub-system to render, to a display, the captured fluoroscopic images including at least one marker-image of the radiopaque marker(s), and at least one graphical representation indicative of the computed position of the distal end, receive user-alignment input aligning the graphical representation(s) with the marker-image(s), and register the position-tracking sub-system coordinate frame with a coordinate frame of the fluoroscope responsively to the received user-alignmen

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for physiological data collection, providing targeted content, and facilitating remote diagnostics. In one embodiment, a kiosk contains physiological data collection devices, electronic computing devices, and targeted-content display devices to automatically collect physiological data regarding a patient and display targeted content specifically tailored to that patient based on the collected data.

Abstract: A method for replacing a first module (30, 40) of a vehicle (1) with a new module (30, 30?, 40). The vehicle (1) includes: at least one drive module (30); and at least one functional module (40). The vehicle (1) has a unique vehicle identity. The method includes: setting (s101) the vehicle (1) into a maintenance mode indicating that the vehicle (1) is not available for operation; and preparing (s102) the vehicle (1) for physical disconnection of the first module (30, 40); when the first module (30, 40) has been physically disconnected from the vehicle (1) and the new module (30, 30?, 40) has been physically connected to the vehicle (1): establishing (s103) an electrical connection between the new module (30, 30?, 40) and the vehicle (1); assigning (s104) the new module (30, 30?, 40) the unique vehicle identity of the vehicle (1); setting (s105) the vehicle (1) into an operational mode; and verifying s106) the electrical connection of the new module (30, 30?, 40).

Abstract: Modification of the topology of selected regions of individual VCSEL devices during fabrication is utilized to provide an array output beam with specific characteristics (e.g., “uniform” output power across the array). These physical features include the width of the metal aperture, the width of the modal filter, and/or the geometry of the contact ring structure on the top of the VCSEL device. The modifications may also function to adjust the numerical apertures (NAs) of the devices, the beam waist, wallplug efficiency, and the like.

Abstract: An acoustic transducer, in particular for an ultrasonic sensor, is proposed. The acoustic transducer has a functional group, the functional group encompassing a diaphragm cup and at least one electroacoustic transducer element. The acoustic transducer furthermore has a housing. The diaphragm cup encompasses a vibration-capable diaphragm and an encircling wall, as well as at least one electroacoustic transducer element, the transducer element being embodied to excite the diaphragm to vibrate and/or to convert vibrations of the diaphragm into electrical signals. The diaphragm cup is constituted from a plastic material, the at least one transducer element being integrated into the vibration-capable diaphragm, the transducer element having an electrically active polymer.

Abstract: A method of generating a germanium structure includes performing an epitaxial depositing process on an assembly of a silicon substrate and an oxide layer, wherein one or more trenches in the oxide layer expose surface portions of the silicon substrate. The epitaxial depositing process includes depositing germanium onto the assembly during a first phase, performing an etch process during a second phase following the first phase in order to remove germanium from the oxide layer, and repeating the first and second phases. A germanium crystal is grown in the trench or trenches. An optical device includes a light-incidence surface formed by a raw textured surface of a germanium structure obtained by an epitaxial depositing process without processing the surface of the germanium structure after the epitaxial process.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for obtaining citrus fiber from citrus peel. Citrus fiber is obtained having a c* close packing concentration value of less than 3.8 wt % anhydrous base. The citrus fiber can be used in food products, feed products, beverages, personal care products, pharmaceutical products or detergent products.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein describe a network tester that is configured to perform packet modification at an egress pipeline of a programmable packet engine. A packet stream is received at an egress pipeline of an output port of the programmable packet engine, wherein the output port includes a packet modifier. Packets of the packet stream are modified at the packet modifier. The packet stream including modified packets is transmitted through an egress pipeline of the output port.

Abstract: A cutting tool with a cutting region and a connecting support region where the support region is designed to connect to an external motor assembly. The cutting tool is also has a porous region that is integrated within a portion of the tool such that as the tool cuts material the porous region can allow samples of the cut material to permeate into an internal chamber of the tool. Once in the internal chamber material samples can be analyzed in-situ for direct composition analysis.

Abstract: An array layout of VCSELs is intentionally mis-aligned with respect to the xy-plane of the device structure as defined by the crystallographic axes of the semiconductor material. The mis-alignment may take the form of skewing the emitter array with respect to the xy-plane, or rotating the emitter array. In either case, the layout pattern retains the desired, row/column structure (necessary for dicing the structure into one-dimensional arrays) while reducing the probability that an extended defect along a crystallographic plane will impact a large number of individual emitters.

Abstract: An information retrieval system (IPS). The system comprises an input interface (IN) for receiving a query related to an object of interest. A concept mapper (CM) is configured to map the query to one or more associated concept entries of a hierarchic graph data structure (ONTO). The entries in said structure encode linguistic descriptors of components of a model (GM) for said object (OB). A metric-mapper (MM) is configured to map the query to one or more metric relationship descriptors. A geo-mapper (GEO) is configured to map said concept entries against the geometric model linked to the hierarchic graph data structure to obtain spatio-numerical data associated with said linguistic descriptors. A metric component (MTC) is configured to compute one or more metric or spatial relationships between said object components based on the spatio-numerical data and the one or more metric relationship descriptors.

Abstract: A compound of formula (II) or formula (III) As defined herein.

Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for authenticating a customer during payment transactions based on biometric identification parameters of the customer that includes receiving image data associated with an image template for identification of a customer, receiving image data associated with an image of a biometric identification parameter of the customer during a payment transaction between the customer and a merchant, establishing a short-range communication connection with a user device associated with the customer during the payment transaction between the customer and the merchant, authenticating an identity of the customer for the payment transaction via the short-range communication connection, determining an account identifier of an account of the customer based on authenticating the identity of the customer for the payment transaction, and processing the payment transaction using the account identifier of the account of the customer. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for visual navigation of a UAV includes a geo-fiducial mat and a plurality of geo-fiducials. The geo-fiducial mat includes a landing pad region that provides a location for aligning with a landing pad of a UAV. The geo-fiducials each includes a two-dimensional (2D) pattern that visually conveys a code. The 2D pattern has a shape from which a visual navigation system of the UAV can visually triangulate a position of the UAV.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for enabling a user to run heavy deep learning workloads on standard edge networks without off-loading computation to a cloud, leveraging the available edge computing resources, and efficiently partitioning and distributing a Deep Neural Network (DNN) over a network. The techniques enable the user to split a workload into multiple parts and process the workload on a set of smaller, less capable compute nodes in a distributed manner, without compromising on performance, and while meeting a Service Level Objective (SLO).