Abstract: A Laser Designator Pod (LDP) protective system, the LDP protective system comprising: a protective hood a laser detector arranged within the protective hood to generate a signal when exposed to laser radiation within a predefined range of wavelengths; and a computing device to record the generated signal.

Abstract: The manufacturing method is intended to manufacture an electrode (28) comprising a substrate (26) and at least one film (22, 24) coating the substrate (26). The method comprises calendering a dry powder mixture (12) in a first calendering device (14) including at least two cylinders comprising a first cylinder (18a) having a first rotation speed V1 and a second cylinder (18b) having a second rotation speed V2, the dry powder mixture (12) being supplied between the first (18a) and second (18b) cylinders. The percentage difference v1?v2/v1 between the first rotation speed V1 and the second rotation speed V2 is comprised between 1% and 40%. FIGURE: FIG.

Abstract: Systems and methods are directed toward proactive and/or reactive notification and connection parameter adjustments responsive to live migration events. When an application or program is migrated to new underlying hardware, messages may be provided to associated senders to dynamically and/or temporarily adjust different connection parameters to reduce a likelihood of determining the connection is inactive. A proactive notification may broadcast status information during the live migration to each node in a network and/or to particular nodes associated with the migrating receiver. A reactive notification may provide a message regarding receiver status responsive to receiving incoming traffic.

Abstract: Techniques guiding users in capturing vehicle images and video are provided. Some techniques involve: obtaining a three-dimensional model of a vehicle; generating a part-annotated 3D model of the vehicle; obtaining portions of the vehicle to be imaged by the user; generating overlays corresponding to the portions of the vehicle to be imaged by the user; and outputting the overlays for use in guiding the capturing images of the vehicle. Some techniques involve: obtaining a video of a vehicle; obtaining frames from the video; analyzing the frames to identify portions of the vehicle the user is to video, the analyzing comprising for each particular frame: determining whether the particular frame complies with one or more image quality criteria; and identifying at least one portion of the vehicle captured in the particular frame; and generating instructions for guiding the user to video the identified portions of the vehicle.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, devices, and systems for facilitating movement of material in at least one stockpile, for example to minimize variability and/or ensure a target level of one or more constituents of a product comprising material obtained from at least one stockpile. At least one computing device may receive pickup signal(s) indicating a plurality of pickup events associated with respective portions of the material. In response, the computing device may identify respective locations of the pickup events. At least one property of the material associated with the pickup events may be estimated. In response, the computing device may associate estimations of the at least one property with respective regions of the material associated with the pickup events. In response, the computing device may transmit respective locations of future pickup events. The computing device, in response, may receive future pickup signal(s) indicating the future pickup events.

Abstract: An electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft having a disc-shaped blended wing-body that houses power sources and controls. Thrust pod arms are attached to the blended wing-body and each arm has a one of a set of thruster pairs. An ingress/egress hatch is attached to the rear surface. Navigation and strobe lights are located on the outside edge. Front landing gear is attached to the upper surface including pair of parallel motor pod struts. Main landing gear is attached proximate the trailing edge and a set of right and left elevons is attached to the rear surface proximate the main landing gear. A cockpit area including a viewing window is formed on the blended-wing.

Abstract: A method implements efficient real time serving of ensemble models. The method includes receiving an input and processing the input with an abridged model to generate a set of component scores and an abridged score. The method further includes processing the set of component scores with a deviation threshold to select one of the abridged score and an ensemble score as an output and presenting the output.

Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for artificially generating translated media streams are provided. A media stream of an individual speaking in an origin language may be received. The individual may be associated with a particular voice. The received media stream may be analyzed to determine characteristics of the particular voice of the individual. A synthesized voice may be determined based on the determined characteristics of the particular voice of the individual. The synthesized voice may sound substantially identical to the particular voice. A translated media stream that includes, for each word spoken in the origin language in the media stream, a respective at least one word in the target language articulated using the synthesized voice, may be generated.

Abstract: A system and a method for mixed reality immersive simulation that can be used for simulating a dynamically deformed virtual space that is extensive and spacious in comparison to the actual physical source space surrounding the participants. Said system and method may also provide a multiple spaces simulation, such as alternate combat arenas where several different participants may operate in different mixed reality sub-scenes, while sharing the same physical space as a source space, enabling maximized close quarter spaces.

Abstract: A universal crop head assembly is carried at the front of and by a harvester. The new crop head assembly includes a frame assembly, an intermediate multi-crop reel assembly carried by the frame assembly and having selectively extendable and retractable fingers for small grain harvesting. A lower cutter bar assembly is carried by the frame assembly and for cutting grain stalks. An upper forward cutter bar assembly is carried by the frame assembly and supports an upper cutter bar for cutting corn stalks about an upper end, an adjustable air knife assembly for blowing against severed corn stalks upper ends; and a lower draper belt assembly carried by the frame assembly and for moving grain cut by the lower cutter bar assembly.

Abstract: A method includes providing auxiliary code implementing a process for facilitating enforcement of one or more computer-usage rules, and augmenting third-party code with the auxiliary code such that execution of the third-party code carries out the process. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: A method including: populating an encoding ladder with a subset of bitrate-resolution pairs, from a set of bitrate-resolution pairs, based on a distribution of audience bandwidths; receiving a first request for a first playback segment, at a first bitrate-resolution pair in a encoding ladder, in the video from a first device; in response to determining an absence of video segments, at the first bitrate-resolution pair and corresponding to the segment, in a first rendition cache: identifying a first set of mezzanine segments, in the video, corresponding to the first playback segment; assigning the first set of mezzanine segments to a set of workers for transcoding into a first set of video segments according to the first bitrate-resolution pair; storing the first set of video segments in the first rendition cache; and based on the first request, releasing the first set of video segments to the first device.

Abstract: This disclosure presents methods and systems of controlling a counter flow double pipe heat exchanger (DPHE) that includes a hot fluid pipe and a cold fluid pipe. In a method, a temperature error between a reference temperature and a temperature at an outlet of the hot fluid pipe of the counter flow DPHE is determined. A cold fluid mass flow rate is determined from an output of a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller based on the temperature error being input to the PID controller. The cold fluid mass flow rate is used for a cold fluid in the cold fluid pipe of the counter flow DPHE. The temperature error is controlled within a predefined range by utilizing parameters of the PID controller that are set by using a harmony search algorithm (HSA) to obtain a minimization of a cost function.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns units for treating used food packages, more specifically for separation and compactization of used capsules containing edible ingredients residues, such that the units are configured to receive and compact a stack of used food packages, as well as separate food substance residues from the packages during such compaction.

Abstract: A method includes mixing a dopant salt of at least one of cobalt, nickel, zinc, and scandium with a silicate, in a solvent, to form a first solution. The method includes mixing the first solution with a solvent mixture to form a second solution. The method further includes mixing the second solution with an acid to form an acid solution. The method further includes adding a catalyst and a polymer to the acid solution to form the doped PCM. The doped PCM includes the catalyst, the polymer, at least one of cobalt, nickel, zinc, and scandium, and SiO2.

Abstract: Various embodiments and approaches are described to minimize degradation of respective modules combined to form a battery pack onboard an electric vehicle (EV). Systems and components are presented to determine a respective operational state of the modules, and based thereon, a first subset of modules can be selected to provision power to various EV components while a second subset of modules can be deselected. Module selection can be based upon a threshold operating condition. A visual representation of the modules and their respective operational state can be presented, in conjunction with one or more alarms and recommended corrective operations. Artificial intelligence methods can be utilized to determine an operational state of a module(s). A module can be scheduled for replacement. Limiting degradation to a first module can minimize degradation of a second module. The various components can be stored in a memory and executed by a processor.

Abstract: Communication device comprising circuitry configured to measure a first phase of a first measurement signal transmitted by a first node to a second node, measure a second phase of a second measurement signal transmitted by the second node to the first node, repeat the measurements of the first and second phases one or more times, receive phase information from the first node and/or the second node, the phase information including third phase information acquired by the second node from measurements of a third phase of the first measurement signals and/or fourth phase information acquired by the first node from measurements of a fourth phase of the second measurement signals, and estimate a distance difference using the measured first and second phases and the received phase information.

Abstract: A filtration system is disclosed, which comprises a filtration-element within a filtration chamber, and a valving device located exteriorly to the filtration chamber, for reversing the direction of fluid-flow through the filtration-element for backwashing. The valving device thus functions as a common valve for handling both filtration and backwash. The common valve is based on a linearly-movable plug located inside a valve housing which is communicable with the filtration chamber, with a source of fluid to be filtered, and with evacuation port for backwash fluid, through three respective openings in the valve housing, and is characterized by an uninterrupted bend-free flow-channel extending at least from exteriorly to an inlet opening of the valve housing, to the body of the filtration-element whenever the common valve is in a filtration mode of operation.