Abstract: The present invention is directed to lidar systems and methods thereof In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides a lidar system that includes a SPAD sensor includes n SPAD pixel rows. Based on the location of a target object on the SPAD sensor, m rows of n SPAD pixels row are selected based at least on the histograms generated using the n SPAD pixel rows. There are other embodiments as well.

Abstract: A method of detecting a target includes generating an image pyramid based on an image on which a detection is to be performed; classifying candidate areas in the image pyramid using a cascade neural network; and determining a target area corresponding to a target included in the image based on the plurality of candidate areas, wherein the cascade neural network includes a plurality of neural networks, and at least one neural network among the neural networks includes parallel sub-neural networks.

Abstract: An edge device comprising a feature extractor and a reconfigurator. The feature extractor comprises a first neural network for encoding input information into data vectors and extracting particular data vectors representing features within the input information, wherein the first neural network comprises at least one encoder layer and at least one adaptor layer. The reconfigurator is coupled to the feature extractor and comprises a second neural network for classifying the particular data vectors and wherein, upon requiring additional features to be extracted, the reconfigurator adapts at least one layer in the first neural network, second neural network or both by performing at least one of: (1) altering weights, (2) adding layers, (3) deleting layers, (4) reordering layers to improve classification of particular data vector. The first neural network, the second neural network or both are trained using gradient-free training.

Abstract: A nondestructive testing method for detecting and distinguishing internal and external defects of a wire rope includes: acquiring a magnetic flux signal and a MFL signal of a detected wire rope; preprocessing the magnetic flux signal and the MFL signal of the detected wire rope; comparing a preprocessed magnetic flux signal and a preprocessed MFL signal with a preset magnetic flux signal threshold and a preset MFL signal threshold respectively, and calculating a defect position; extracting a magnetic flux signal of a defect and an MFL signal of the defect based on the defect position; calculating a defect width of the detected wire rope based on the magnetic flux signal of the defect and the MFL signal of the defect; calculating a defect cross-sectional area loss of the detected wire rope based on the defect width; and determining whether the defect is the internal defect or the external defect.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a nano-porous carbon material, comprising the following steps of: mixing polypyrrole nano-fibers with an activator, conducting microwave heating for reaction, and purifying to obtain the nano-porous carbon material. Compared with a conventional high-temperature carbonization method, the method for preparing the nano-porous carbon material of the present disclosure is simple in raw material, convenient to operate, less in time consumption and more suitable for mass preparation and production of the nano-porous carbon materials.

Abstract: A method with object detection includes: obtaining a first point cloud feature based on point cloud data of an image; and determining at least one object in the image based on the first point cloud feature.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for pose estimation of an image sensor, the method comprising: receiving an omnidirectional image of a scene captured by an image sensor; using a trained neural network to generate a rotation equivariant feature map from said omnidirectional image of the scene; and determining information relating to the pose of said camera when capturing the scene from said rotation equivariant feature map, wherein the rotation equivariant feature map is a SO(3) indexed feature map.

Abstract: Compounds active on protein kinases are described, as well as methods of making and using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of protein kinases.

Abstract: A computer vision method for processing an omnidirectional image to extract understanding of a scene, the method comprising: receiving an omnidirectional image of a scene; mapping the omnidirectional image to a mesh on a three-dimensional polyhedron; convert the three dimensional polyhedron into a representation of a neighbourhood structure, wherein the representation of a neighbourhood structure represents vertices of said mesh and their neighbouring vertices; and processing the representation of the neighbourhood structure with a neural network processing stage to produce an output providing understanding of the scene, wherein the neural network processing stage comprising at least one module configured to perform convolution with a filter, aligned with a reference axis of the three-dimensional polyhedron.

Abstract: Systems, methods, tangible non-transitory computer-readable media, and devices associated with detecting and locating sounds are provided. For example, sound data associated with sounds can be received. The sounds can include source sounds and background sounds received by microphones. Based on the sound data, time differences can be determined. Each of the time differences can include a time difference between receipt of a source sound and receipt of a background sound at each of the microphones respectively. A set of the source sounds can be synchronized based on the time differences. An amplified source sound can be generated based on a combination of the synchronized set of the source sounds. A source location of the source sounds can be determined based on the amplified source sound. Based on the source location, control signals can be generated in order to change actions performed by an autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A waterborne polyurethane dispersion is provided. The waterborne polyurethane dispersion is prepared by using a tri-functionality polyether polyol as part of the polyols for forming the prepolymer and a hydrophilic amino siloxane co-chain extender, and can exhibit superior performance properties such as enhanced color fastness, improved low temperature stability, good anti-stickiness, bally flex resistance, anti-abrasion and mechanical properties. A laminated synthetic leather article prepared with said waterborne polyurethane dispersion as well the method for preparing the synthetic leather article are also provided.

Abstract: Virtual machine hot migration method, device, electronic device, and computer storage medium are provided. The method includes: switching a first page table used for indicating a mapping relationship between a memory address of a virtual guest and a physical address of a host machine in a first physical machine to a second page table according to a switching trigger instruction; and performing a hot migration of the virtual guest from the first physical machine to a second physical machine according to the second page table, wherein a size of a physical memory page indicated by a last-level page table of the second page table satisfies a defined size, and a size of a physical memory page indicated by a last-level page table of the first page table is greater than the defined size. The embodiments of the present disclosure improve the performance of the virtual guest and its hot migration.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method analyzes content of a video to generate a representation for a video that represents a relationship of a bitrate to a quality measurement for the video. A plurality of candidate points on the representation are selected. Then, the method selects a profile ladder from at least a portion of the plurality of candidate points. Each profile in the profile ladder is associated with a candidate point and the profile includes a corresponding bitrate and a quality measurement for the respective candidate point. The profile ladder is used for the video.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing or treating an infectious disease in a subject, comprising the step of administering to the subject an antagonist or expression inhibitor for a natural killer (NK) cell immune checkpoint molecule. The present disclosure also relates to the use of an antagonist or expression inhibitor for an NK cell immune checkpoint molecular and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same in the treatment of infectious diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a solvate, a tautomer, a stereoisomer or a deuterated analog thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, A, E, L, and G are as described in any of the embodiments described in this disclosure; compositions thereof, and uses thereof.

Abstract: Provided are a display panel, a display device, and an electronic device. The display panel comprises a panel main body. The panel main body comprises a first portion, a second portion and a bendable third portion, and the third portion is located between the first portion and the second portion. A reinforcement layer is provided on a first face of the first portion to make a stiffness of the first portion higher than a stiffness of the third portion.

Abstract: In some examples, a touch screen includes resistors between the touch electrodes and routing traces. In some examples, the resistors can include a transparent conductive material included in the touch electrodes of the touch screen. The resistors can be located in a border region of the touch screen that can surround an active area of the touch screen that can include the touch electrodes and display pixels of the touch screen, for example. In some examples, the resistors included in the touch screen can have different resistances from each other and the same outer dimensions as one another. The resistors can reduce the variation in resistance from channel to channel in the touch screen, which can improve touch screen performance, for example.