Abstract: Processes of treating grain (e.g., corn), involving milling the grain to produce milled grain wherein the grain germ remains intact in the milled grain, and producing a mixture by mixing the milled grain with water and at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of protease, alpha amylase, glucoamylase, cell wall degrading enzyme, and mixtures thereof, wherein the pH of the mixture is optionally adjusted to a pH of about 3.5 to about 6.5, and incubating the mixture for about 1 to about 3 hours to produce an incubated mixture.

Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a system for communicating with a plurality of mobile devices from a single mobile device. Source information may be stored from an incoming message to one or more groups. An outgoing message may be associated to each of the groups, and may be automatically sent to one or more of the groups based on user-defined rules.

Abstract: An approach is provided for generating a super-resolution image as a higher resolution version of an input image. The approach, for example, involves determining a set of tasks to be performed on the input image to facilitate generating the super-resolution image. The approach also involves selecting a combination of loss functions, wherein each loss function of the combination of loss functions is respectively a task-specific neural network pre-trained to perform a corresponding one of the set of tasks. The approach also involves training the super resolution neural network using the combination of loss functions as one or more layers of the super resolution neural network. The approach also involves using the trained super resolution neural network to generate the super-resolution image as a higher resolution version of the input image.

Abstract: An approach is provided for predicting a pose error for a sensor system based on a trained machine learning model. The approach, for example, involves receiving images depicting a survey point with a known physical location. The approach also involves determining meta-data associated with the sensor system used to capture the images. The approach further involves generating a ray from the capture location through a pixel location of the survey point on an image plane of each image. The approach further involves calculating an error between the ray generated for the image and the known physical location. The approach further involves training a machine learning model to predict a pose error from image data captured using the sensor system based on the error in combination with features extracted from the image and the meta-data for the image. The approach further involves providing the trained machined learning as an output.

Abstract: A base station for providing dynamic power management is disclosed, comprising, a processor within an enclosure mounted in a vehicle, a power management unit coupled to the processor, a controller area network (CAN) bus monitoring system coupled to the power management unit and to a CAN bus of the vehicle, a voltage measurement module also coupled to the power management unit and to a battery of the vehicle; a baseband processor coupled to the processor, a first wireless access functionality coupled to the baseband processor, and a second wireless access functionality coupled to the baseband processor, wherein the power management unit is coupled to each of the first and the second wireless access functionality to enable access radio bringup, access radio shutdown, and graceful user detach based on a power state at the power management unit.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing physically unclonable function (PUF) circuitry at a substrate which supports coupling to an integrated circuit (IC) chip. In an embodiment, the substrate comprises an array of electrodes which extend in a level of metallization at a side of the insulator layer. A cap layer, disposed on the array, is in contact with the electrodes and with a portion of the insulator layer which is between the electrodes. A material of the cap layer has a different composition or microstructure than the metallization. Regions of the cap layer variously provide respective impedances each between a corresponding two electrodes. In other embodiments, the substrate includes (or couples to) integrated circuitry that is operable to determine security information based on the detection of one or more such impedances.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus related to receiving, at an access point and from a wireless communication station, a media access control (MAC) address of the wireless communication station; assigning, at the access point, a prefix to the MAC address of the wireless communication station; receiving, at the access point and from the wireless communication station, a frame comprising the prefix and a random MAC address; replacing, at the access point and using the prefix, the random MAC address in the frame with the MAC address of the wireless communication station, thereby resulting in a processed frame; and transmitting, at the access point and to a destination device, the processed frame.

Abstract: Systems and methods for validating drive pose refinement are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving image data that depicts an area of interest, and receiving a plurality of virtual points generated using the image data. The method also includes selecting at least one drive in the area of interest that captures the plurality of virtual points, and generating a refined pose track for each of the at least one drive by applying a drive alignment process to drive data from the at least one drive using the plurality virtual points. The method further includes comparing the refined pose track to a control pose track generated using control repoints, and generating, based on the comparison, a report that validates the refined pose track.

Abstract: An approach is provided for determining quality assessment of cross view feature correspondence using bundle adjustment techniques. The approach, for example, involves retrieving a plurality of annotated images that are labeled with one or more feature correspondence labels. The approach also involves performing a bundle adjustment process on the plurality of annotated images to compute a three-dimensional (3D) location and a residual error of a feature corresponding to the one or more feature correspondence labels. The approach further involves flagging the one or more feature correspondence labels as potentially incorrect based on determining that the residual error is greater than an error threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying mapping information are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving control data acquired in an area of interest, the control data comprising a plurality of control points, and receiving mapping data associated with the area of interest, the mapping data comprising a plurality of mapping points that correspond to the plurality control points. The method also includes applying a localization algorithm to the control data to generate a control track, and applying the localization algorithm to the mapping data to generate a mapping track. The method further includes comparing the control track and the mapping track to determine a difference.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems, methods and devices to provide race-condition true random number generator (TRNG) for soft intellectual property (IP) in field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). In an exemplary embodiment, a pair of long adder chains are raced against one another to complete a full cycle. Due to variances in the silicon, different chains will win each race at different times and thereby produce entropy. A calibration circuit can be used to set up the adder chains in an appropriate initial state to maximize the entropy produced. This structure has been found to be robust to layout changes, and the use of two such adder-chain-pairs reduces interference from other structures. Among others, the soft IP makes adding a robust TRNG to an FPGA much easier without concerns for how the structures are laid out or what other IP is nearby in the layout. The disclosed embodiments reduces the effort to add a TRNG to an FPGA design and improves the robustness of the TRNG making the design FIPS certifiable.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying data suitable for mapping are provided. In some aspects, the method includes receiving one or more images acquired in an area of interest, and selecting at least two ground control points within a field of view of the one or more images. The method also includes determining perceived locations for the at least two ground control points using the one or more images, and computing pairwise distances between the perceived locations and predetermined locations of the at least two ground control points. The method further includes comparing corresponding pairwise distances to identify differences therebetween, and determining a suitability of the one or more images for mapping based on the comparison.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying data suitable for mapping are provided. In some aspects, the method includes receiving one or more images acquired in an area of interest, and selecting at least two ground control points within a field of view of the one or more images. The method also includes determining perceived locations for the at least two ground control points using the one or more images, and computing pairwise distances between the perceived locations and predetermined locations of the at least two ground control points. The method further includes comparing corresponding pairwise distances to identify differences therebetween, and determining a suitability of the one or more images for mapping based on the comparison.

Abstract: A wheelchair lift includes a base, and an arm slideably supported by the base. A chair support is rotatably supported by the arm. A linkage is supported by the arm and is extendable relative to the chair support from a coiled position to a straightened position. A motor is supported by the arm and is connected to the linkage. The linkage is coiled about the motor in the coiled position.

Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a system for communicating with a plurality of mobile devices from a single mobile device. Source information may be stored from an incoming message to one or more groups. An outgoing message may be associated to each of the groups, and may be automatically sent to one or more of the groups based on user-defined rules.

Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.

Abstract: An approach is provided for determining the quality of camera pose data. The approach, for example, involves identifying camera pose data for a camera used to capture an image. The approach further involves processing the image to determine a pixel location of features visible in the image, wherein each feature has a known physical location (e.g., obtained using survey techniques or equivalent). The approach further involves determining a camera physical location of the camera based on the camera pose data. The approach further involves determining an physical location of the image plane based on the camera pose data and/or camera parameters (e.g., intrinsic camera parameters). The approach further involves projecting a ray from the camera physical location thorough the image plane physical location corresponding to the pixel location determined for each feature, and computing a minimum distance between the projected ray and the known physical location of each feature.

Abstract: An approach is provided for automatically recommending ground control points or any other feature points for image correction (e.g., satellite image correction). The approach, for example, involves collecting a plurality of images depicting a geographic area of interest. The approach also involves processing the plurality of images to detect one or more candidate feature points (e.g., ground control points or other features detectable in the images). The approach further involves performing a feature correspondence of the one or more candidate feature points across the plurality of images. The approach also involves triangulating respective locations of the one or more candidate feature points based on the feature correspondence. The approach further involves filtering the one or more candidate feature points based on the respective locations. The approach further involves providing the filtered one or more candidate feature points as an output comprising one or more recommended feature points.

Abstract: An approach is provided for priority ranking of satellite images. The approach, for example, involves processing a plurality of images using a feature detector to determine a set of features on each image of the plurality of images. The approach also involves determining a count of feature correspondences between each pair of images of the plurality of images based on the set of features of said each image. The approach further involves computing a ranking of the plurality of images based on the count of features correspondences between said each pair of images. The approach further involves providing the ranking of the plurality of images as an output for selecting one or more images of the plurality of images for feature creation.

Abstract: Provided herein are methodology and composition for use of any nut (such as almond, walnut, or pistachio) or legume (peanut) shell and/or husk material in a growing substrate, with or without other components such as peat, perlite, or coir; for plant growth, whether it be used in its whole form or some reduced form such as, having been chipped or ground, and whether composted or not.