Abstract: A computer-implemented method for aligning a sensor to a vehicle includes receiving a first frame of measurement from the sensor which includes a first point cloud. One or more clusters Ci representing one or more objects or the ground are segmented. A first set of feature vectors fi is computed for each cluster Ci. Based on the first set of feature vectors fi a second set of feature vectors fi? is predicted respectively using an initial transformation. A third set of feature vectors fj is computed for a second frame with a second point cloud with clusters Cj. A pair of matching clusters is identified from Ci and Cj. A feature distance between the matching clusters is computed. An alignment transformation is computed by updating the initial transformation based on the feature distance. The method further includes aligning the sensor and the vehicle based on the alignment transformation.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a system performing a method of operating a camera for the vehicle. The camera is configured to capture an image. The processor is configured to query the camera to obtain an intrinsic parameter of the camera, estimate a unified parameter based on the intrinsic parameter of the camera, and perform at least one application on the image using the unified parameter.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for aligning a sensor to reference coordinate system includes initiating a plurality of threads, each thread executes simultaneously and independent of each other. A first thread parses data received from the sensor and stores the parsed data in a data buffer. A second thread computes an alignment transformation using the parsed data to determine alignment between the sensor and the reference coordinate system. The computing includes checking that the data buffer contains at least predetermined amount of data. If at least the predetermined amount of data exists, an intermediate result is computed using the parsed data in the data buffer; otherwise, the second thread waits for the first thread to add more data to the data buffer. The second thread outputs the intermediate result into the data buffer. A third thread outputs the alignment transformation, in response to completion of alignment computations.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) based on a metasurface, includes: a front optical lens, a rear optical lens, an equatorial plane, and an optical loop. The front optical lens and the rear optical lens are connected through the equatorial plane. The optical loop is connected with the equatorial plane. A metasurface structure is arranged on the equatorial plane. The metasurface structure includes a plurality of nanostructure units with a phase distribution of a planar axicon lens. A Gaussian beam is generated based on a biconvex lens structure of a conventional IOL, and the phase distribution of the planar axicon lens is loaded through a geometric phase of the metasurface structure, such that a Bessel-Gaussian beam is generated.

Abstract: A metal oxide ink, a method for manufacturing the metal oxide ink and a method for manufacturing an organic electronic structure using the metal oxide ink. The metal oxide ink includes: a plurality of metal oxide particles suspended in a solvent; and a stabilizer arranged to stabilize the metal oxide particles with a plurality of ligands; wherein the plurality of ligands are arranged to self-dissociate upon a drying process of the solvent.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method determines thresholds for a multiple bitrate algorithm that adjusts which bitrates for a media program are requested. A first threshold is associated with a first buffer length and a first direction of adjustment and a second threshold is associated with a second buffer length greater than the first buffer length and a second direction of adjustment. The method then determines which threshold applies to a buffer length of a buffer buffering the media program. An adjustment to the multiple bitrate algorithm in the first direction or the second direction based on the threshold that applies where the adjustment in the first direction increases an aggressiveness used by the multiple bitrate algorithm to increase the bitrate requested and the adjustment in the second direction decreases the aggressiveness used by the multiple bitrate algorithm to increase the bitrate requested.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method determines first information from a component of a computing device to determine when receiving of one or more advertisements will affect an available bandwidth reading that is based on receiving of a media program. Then, the method dynamically disables a multiple bitrate algorithm based upon the first information such that a new bitrate version of the media program cannot be requested by the multiple bitrate algorithm for the media player. Second information is determined from the component of the computing device to determine when the available bandwidth reading will not be affected by receiving of the one or more advertisements. The method then dynamically enables the multiple bitrate algorithm based on the second information. The multiple bitrate algorithm is then allowed to request the different bitrate version of the media program based on the available bandwidth reading.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method determines thresholds for a multiple bitrate algorithm that adjusts which bitrates for a media program are requested. A first threshold is associated with a first buffer length and a first direction of adjustment and a second threshold is associated with a second buffer length greater than the first buffer length and a second direction of adjustment. The method then determines which threshold applies to a buffer length of a buffer buffering the media program. An adjustment to the multiple bitrate algorithm in the first direction or the second direction based on the threshold that applies where the adjustment in the first direction increases an aggressiveness used by the multiple bitrate algorithm to increase the bitrate requested and the adjustment in the second direction decreases the aggressiveness used by the multiple bitrate algorithm to increase the bitrate requested.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method determines first information from a component of a computing device to determine when receiving of one or more advertisements will affect an available bandwidth reading that is based on receiving of a media program. Then, the method dynamically disables a multiple bitrate algorithm based upon the first information such that a new bitrate version of the media program cannot be requested by the multiple bitrate algorithm for the media player. Second information is determined from the component of the computing device to determine when the available bandwidth reading will not be affected by receiving of the one or more advertisements. The method then dynamically enables the multiple bitrate algorithm based on the second information. The multiple bitrate algorithm is then allowed to request the different bitrate version of the media program based on the available bandwidth reading.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video coding and decoding method, and coding and decoding apparatus. The coding method includes: generating a second order prediction flag for a coding block; when the coding block needs second order prediction, generating a second order prediction flag for at least one sub-block of the coding block, where the second order prediction flag of the sub-block is used to indicate whether second order prediction is performed on the sub-block; performing prediction according to the second order prediction flag of the coding block and the second order prediction flag of the at least one sub-block of the coding block to obtain a prediction image; and obtaining a prediction residual according to the prediction image, and coding the prediction residual.