Abstract: A method for generating a panoramic image is disclosed. The method comprises simultaneously capturing images from multiple camera sensors aligned horizontally along an arc and having an overlapping field of view; performing a cylindrical projection to project the captured images from the multiple camera sensors to a cylindrical images; and aligning overlapping regions of the cylindrical images corresponding to the overlapping field of view based on an absolute difference of luminance, wherein the cylindrical projection is performed by adjusting a radius for the cylindrical projection, wherein the radius is adjusted based on a scale factor and wherein the scale factor is calculated based on a rigid transform and wherein the scale factor is iteratively calculated for two sensors from the multiple camera sensors.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are described to determine locations of objects using images including digital representations of those objects. In at least one embodiment, a gaze of one or more occupants of a vehicle is determined independently of a location of one or more sensors used to detect those occupants.

Abstract: Disclosed are a print for touch-read, and a production method and production system for touch-read content of a print. The production method for touch-read content of a print comprises the following steps: S1: coding: when receiving a coordinate coding signal, dividing a print according to virtual grid lines of M rows by N columns, wherein the virtual grid lines divide the print into multiple virtual spaces, each virtual space being provided with a code value, and the code values are continuously set according to row coordinates and column coordinates of the virtual grid lines in an increasing or decreasing manner; and S2: planning touch-read content: before or after the coding is completed, choosing a touch-read area on the print, and planning touch-read content associated with the touch-read area.

Abstract: Disclosed are a portable read-write pen and a control method for a portable read-write pen. The control method for a portable read-write pen includes the following steps: step S1 of detecting a state of a pen point of the portable read-write pen; and step S2 of controlling, according to the state of the pen point of the portable read-write pen, the portable read-write pen to enable a touch-read mode or a write-record mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of formula (I) in which R1, R2, and R3 are as described herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of formula (I) and methods of using the compound of formula (I), including a method of treating a disease or disorder and a method for effectuating a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)-mediated response in a subject.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images.

Abstract: A measured wetness of and a ?13C associated with a gas sample from a hydrocarbon formation is received wherein the wetness is a percentage of C2+ by mass. Calculated wetnesses of and ?13C values associated with a plurality of gas samples taken from one or more analogous hydrocarbon reservoirs is received. Each wetness is calculated as a percentage of mass within the gas sample. The measured wetness received for the gas sample from among the calculated wetnesses is identified. A ?13C is determined from among the ?13C values that corresponds to the measured wetness of the gas sample. A gas maturity for the gas sample is determined using the determined ?13C.

Abstract: A method for forming a friction material. The method includes mixing a fibrous base material and filler particles to form a substrate. The method further includes saturating the substrate with a silane solution including a silane to form a uniformly impregnated silane matrix. The method also includes curing the uniformly impregnated silane matrix to form a cured uniformly impregnated silane matrix. The method also includes saturating the cured uniformly impregnated silane matrix with a phenolic resin solution to form a uniformly impregnated silane, phenolic resin matrix. The method also includes curing the uniformly impregnated silane, phenolic resin matrix to form the friction material.

Abstract: Provided are an interruption recovery method for a machine tool machining file and a machine tool applying the method. The interruption recovery method includes: generating first check information when a machine tool machining file is executed, the machine tool machining file being stored in an external memory; generating second check information when the machine tool machining file is re-executed after an interruption occurs; comparing the first check information and the second check information to determine whether the machine tool machining file is changed before and after the interruption; and recovering the execution of the machine tool machining file when the first check information matches the second check information. By generating and comparing the check information before and after the interruption to verify the integrity and consistency of data of the machine tool machining file, the machine tool machining can be carried out accurately and unerringly.

Abstract: A device and a method for communicating with a link partner device. The device may include a fragmentation unit configured to fragment a packet into multiple fragments if a size of the packet is greater than a maximum fragment size, a packet control header unit configured to generate a packet control header for a packet or each fragment of the packet, and a transceiver configured to send the packet or the fragments of the packet with the packet control header via a connection between the device and the link partner device. The packet control header may include at least one of a traffic control identifier field for identifying a data stream to which the packet belongs, a priority field for indicating a priority for the packet, or a data flow control field for congestion control between the device and the link partner device.

Abstract: A boot read only memory (ROM) chip unit can perform a secure boot routine based on various operations. A processor device comprises a boot ROM chip with processing circuitry on a system board configured to perform a system board power up according to a read operation in a one-time-programmable OTP memory/non-volatile memory (NVM). The OTP memory/NVM includes a spare area in a portion of the OTP/NVM that can receive a first sequence pattern. The processor determines whether a secure boot indication indicates a secure boot routine, and differentiates one or more read return content of the OTP memory/NVM between a wrongly read return content and a trusted read return content, in response to, or concurrent with, the secure boot indication indicating the secure boot routine.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thrust washer is provided in which a phenolic resin layer is bonded directly to a bearing surface of the base material using two presses at an elevated temperature and pressure.

Abstract: An assembly for a robot includes a servo comprising an output gear, a servo housing connected to the servo, a rotary support connected to the servo and the servo housing, the rotary support being configured to rotate as driven by the servo; and a stopper assembly arranged at the servo housing and the rotary support. The stopper assembly is used to limit the rotary support to be rotatable in a predetermined range.

Abstract: A layer is provided for a thrust bushing, for example a torque converter thrust bushing. A phenolic resin is bonded directly to a bearing surface of a rotating component to form the layer without any substrate.

Abstract: A phage and use thereof in soil remediation are disclosed. The phage ?YSZPK has been deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection on Aug. 1, 2018 under Accession No. CCTCC M 2018516, and its taxonomic designation is Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella phage ?YSZPK. Biochar and the screened phage are combined and returned into contaminated soil to synergistically control and deeply track and inactivate transmission and spread of antibiotic resistance pathogenic bacteria and resistance genes in a soil-vegetable system. The combination of the biochar and the phage ?YSZPK not only clearly improves the functional stability of microbial community in the soil-vegetable system, but also significantly alleviates the dissemination of the antibiotic resistance pathogenic bacteria in the soil-vegetable system to prevent secondary pollution, thereby providing a new solution for biological remediation and control of farmland soil contaminated by antibiotic resistance pathogenic bacteria in China.

Abstract: An ultrathin electronic device comprising a front housing, a display screen component, a frame-shaped rear housing, a battery and a battery cover is described. The front housing includes a side frame disposed around a periphery thereof, a lower bearing part, and a through-hole formed in a middle part of the bearing part; the display screen component is disposed in the front housing, a head part of the battery is inserted in the through-hole, and a space enclosed by the rear housing and the battery cover accommodates a tail part of the battery therein. In addition, a positioning lip on an outer wall of the battery is provided to further simplify the structure of a battery cover and front housing, and to reduce overall thickness of a battery cover and rear housing.

Abstract: A method for generating a panoramic image is disclosed. The method comprises simultaneously capturing images from multiple camera sensors aligned horizontally along an arc and having an overlapping field of view; performing a cylindrical projection to project the captured images from the multiple camera sensors to a cylindrical images; and aligning overlapping regions of the cylindrical images corresponding to the overlapping field of view based on an absolute difference of luminance, wherein the cylindrical projection is performed by adjusting a radius for the cylindrical projection, wherein the radius is adjusted based on a scale factor and wherein the scale factor is calculated based on a rigid transform and wherein the scale factor is iteratively calculated for two sensors from the multiple camera sensors.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images.

Abstract: A driving assembly for a joint of a robot includes a first driving source having a first output shaft; a second driving source; and a gear set including a first gear and second gear that are engaged with each other. The first gear is arranged around the first output shaft. An ankle assembly and a robot having the driving assembly are also provided.