Abstract: An integrated system for textile hybrid electronics via laser hybrid manufacturing includes surface mounted devices (SMDs), laser-induced flexible sensors, a textile substrate, conductive textile traces and physiological electrodes, and vertical interconnect accesses (VIAs). By leveraging a material modification capability of a laser, patterned sensors can be prepared directly on the textile substrate. A precision cutting capability of a laser is utilized to create patterned flexible electrodes and interconnect wires. Furthermore, highly stable VIAs are formed by infiltrating the fabric's intrinsic structure with conductive composites. By integrating the aforementioned preparation techniques, a double-layer fabric circuit board can be realized on various daily-use and specialized textiles. Subsequently, the SMDs are soldered onto the board to form an integrated system for textile hybrid electronics.

Abstract: A textile electronic system for integrating muscle fatigue detection and treatment includes following components that are integrated on a textile substrate: conductive textile wires, physiological electrodes, vertical interconnect accesses (VIAs) and a surface-mounted device (SMD). The conductive textile wires are arranged on two sides of the textile substrate and communicated with each other through the VIAs, and an integrally formed circuit includes an electrode array and a signal conditioning circuit. The electrode array is configured for detecting an electromyography (EMG) signal and for applying electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), and the signal conditioning circuit is configured for EMG signal amplification, EMS waveform conditioning and overall timing logic control, and has functions of safety isolation and EMS waveform detection. The present disclosure can highly integrate components and devices on a single piece of textile through process design, and realize EMG signal collection and applying EMS.

Abstract: A long-lasting hydrogel for use against drug-resistant bacteria, and a preparation method and use thereof are provided. In the present disclosure, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is mainly adopted as a matrix, and phytic acid and honey including glucose and fructose are added to modify the PVA to obtain the hydrogel. During preparation of the antimicrobial hydrogel, no toxic chemical crosslinking agent or initiator is added, and the antimicrobial hydrogel is mainly obtained by crosslinking PVA, phytic acid, and monosaccharides through ester bonds, hydrogen bonds, and electrostatic adsorption. In addition, the hydrogel obtained by adding phytic acid and honey to the PVA matrix exhibits a significant long-lasting antimicrobial effect for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), drug-resistant S. aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), and the antimicrobial effect can last for about 3 months.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of teaching a robot system is provided. The method may comprise detecting, by a first sensor system (102) of the robot system, an operator's hand gesture (103), and moving (S3) a robotic arm (101) of the robot system in accordance with the operator's hand gesture (103). The method may comprise detecting (S31), by a second sensor system (104) of the robot system, an impending collision of the robotic arm (101) with an obstacle (105), and moving the robotic arm (101) along at least a section of a collision-free path (106) around the obstacle (105). By advantageously combining hand gesture control and visual-inertial-odometry, the invention results in an improved teaching of a robotic arm trajectory.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a freezing transfer method for porous carbon electrodes based on subzero temperature and applications in sensors, the method including: forming porous carbon electrodes to be transferred on a substrate, introducing a hydrogel material between the porous carbon electrodes to be transferred and a flexible/elastomeric material, expanding the hydrogel material to form a structural coupling with porous carbon, removing the substrate to realize peeling, and completing the transfer of the porous carbon electrodes. According to the present disclosure, fast and complete peeling of the porous carbon electrodes can be realized, a thinner flexible-elastomeric substrate is required, and a composite electrode formed has superior electroconductive stretchability, which helps to realize manufacturing of conformal flexible electronics such as ultrathin flexible or stretchable sensors.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a freezing transfer method for porous carbon electrodes based on subzero temperature and applications in sensors, the method including: forming porous carbon electrodes to be transferred on a substrate, introducing a hydrogel material between the porous carbon electrodes to be transferred and a flexible/elastomeric material, expanding the hydrogel material to form a structural coupling with porous carbon, removing the substrate to realize peeling, and completing the transfer of the porous carbon electrodes. According to the present disclosure, fast and complete peeling of the porous carbon electrodes can be realized, a thinner flexible-elastomeric substrate is required, and a composite electrode formed has superior electroconductive stretchability, which helps to realize manufacturing of conformal flexible electronics such as ultrathin flexible or stretchable sensors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to use of homoharringtonine in manufacturing a drug for treating an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A homoharringtonine compound is prepared as a drug for treating the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and is applied to the treatment of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The homoharringtonine compound can significantly reduce the programmed ribosomal frameshifting (PRF) efficiency of the mRNA of HIV-1 during the translation of a Gag-Pol fusion protein to substantially decrease the translation efficiency of the Pol protein. Therefore, the cell fails to produce protease, integrase, and reverse transcriptase obtained via Pol splicing such that a virus cannot be packaged effectively, which eventually leads to a sharp decline in yield of the virus. Therefore, the compound of the present invention has a good anti-HIV effect.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of teaching a robot system is provided. The method may comprise detecting, by a first sensor system (102) of the robot system, an operator's hand gesture (103), and moving (S3) a robotic arm (101) of the robot system in accordance with the operator's hand gesture (103). The method may comprise detecting (S31), by a second sensor system (104) of the robot system, an impending collision of the robotic arm (101) with an obstacle (105), and moving the robotic arm (101) along at least a section of a collision-free path (106) around the obstacle (105). By advantageously combining hand gesture control and visual-inertial-odometry, the invention results in an improved teaching of a robotic arm trajectory.

Abstract: A method for preparing a fully soft self-powered vibration sensor mainly uses a laser carbonization technology to prepare a two-dimensional porous carbon electrode with an origami structure, and then transfers the two-dimensional porous carbon electrode to a three-dimensional polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) cavity through mold transfer; finally, a laser engraving technology is used to create microstructures on surfaces of the porous carbon electrode and a PDMS film. The sensor includes the PDMS film, a liquid metal droplet oscillator, a porous out-of-plane carbon electrode, and a 3D PDMS cavity assembled tightly from top to bottom.

Abstract: A long-lasting hydrogel for use against drug-resistant bacteria, and a preparation method and use thereof are provided. In the present disclosure, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is mainly adopted as a matrix, and phytic acid and honey including glucose and fructose are added to modify the PVA to obtain the hydrogel. During preparation of the antimicrobial hydrogel, no toxic chemical crosslinking agent or initiator is added, and the antimicrobial hydrogel is mainly obtained by crosslinking PVA, phytic acid, and monosaccharides through ester bonds, hydrogen bonds, and electrostatic adsorption. In addition, the hydrogel obtained by adding phytic acid and honey to the PVA matrix exhibits a significant long-lasting antimicrobial effect for Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus), drug-resistant S. aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), and the antimicrobial effect can last for about 3 months.

Abstract: A method for preparing a fully soft self-powered vibration sensor mainly uses a laser carbonization technology to prepare a two-dimensional porous carbon electrode with an origami structure, and then transfers the two-dimensional porous carbon electrode to a three-dimensional polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) cavity through mold transfer; Finally, a laser engraving technology is used to create microstructures on surfaces of the porous carbon electrode and a PDMS film. The sensor includes the PDMS film, a liquid metal droplet oscillator, a porous out-of-plane carbon electrode, and a 3D PDMS cavity assembled tightly from top to bottom.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic pain monitoring and assessment are described herein. In one example, the system may include a wearable facial expression capturing system that is placed over a subject's face. The system may be embedded with a plurality of sensors configured to detect biosignals from facial muscles and may additionally include a sensor node that recognizes facial expressions based on the detected biosignals. Pain experienced by the subject is assessed based on the facial expressions in conjunction with physiological signals obtained by other wearable sensors.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a consistency of a battery pack is provided, including: obtaining an initial/real rated capacity and an initial/real dischargeable electric quantity of each cell in a battery pack after a charge and discharge cycle of the battery pack; generating a first/second data diagram for every cells based upon the initial/real rated capacity and the initial/real dischargeable electric quantity; obtaining a first/second information of key cells in the first/second data diagram, defining an initial/real cell distribution region according to the first/second information by processing the first/second data diagram, and calculating a first/second area of the initial/real cell distribution region; and evaluating the consistency of the battery pack according to the first/second area. A strategy for balancing the battery pack is further provided.

Abstract: A method for generating a data diagram is provided, including: obtaining a first data of each cell in a battery pack during a charge and discharge cycle of the battery pack; calculating a rated capacity and a dischargeable electric quantity of each cell based upon the data obtained; and generating a first data diagram for every cell of the battery pack based upon the rated capacity and the dischargeable electric quantity of each cell. A method for managing the battery pack based on the data diagram is further provided.

Abstract: A method for generating a data diagram is provided, including: obtaining a first data of each cell in a battery pack during a charge and discharge cycle of the battery pack; calculating a rated capacity and a dischargeable electric quantity of each cell based upon the data obtained; and generating a first data diagram for every cell of the battery pack based upon the rated capacity and the dischargeable electric quantity of each cell. A method for managing the battery pack based on the data diagram is further provided.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a consistency of a battery pack is provided, including: obtaining an initial/real rated capacity and an initial/real dischargeable electric quantity of each cell in a battery pack after a charge and discharge cycle of the battery pack; generating a first/second data diagram for every cells based upon the initial/real rated capacity and the initial/real dischargeable electric quantity; obtaining a first/second information of key cells in the first/second data diagram, defining an initial/real cell distribution region according to the first/second information by processing the first/second data diagram, and calculating a first/second area of the initial/real cell distribution region; and evaluating the consistency of the battery pack according to the first/second area. A strategy for balancing the battery pack is further provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic pain monitoring and assessment are described herein. In one example, the system may include a wearable facial expression capturing system that is placed over a subject's face. The system may be embedded with a plurality of sensors configured to detect biosignals from facial muscles and may additionally include a sensor node that recognizes facial expressions based on the detected biosignals. Pain experienced by the subject is assessed based on the facial expressions in conjunction with physiological signals obtained by other wearable sensors.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing capture functionality according to a security policy are provided. A request to capture content is received from a requesting application at a capture controller. The request is evaluated based on the security policy of the capture controller. Based on the evaluation, a determination is made as to whether the request is to be granted completely, denied, or granted subject to a constraint. Capture of the requested content is initiated via capture hardware or software if the request is granted completely or granted subject to the constraint.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with implementing a secure content pipeline are described. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first processor, write-only memory, and unsecure memory. The write-only memory is accessible to the first processor for writing data, wherein the write-only memory is not accessible to the first processor for reading data. The unsecure memory is accessible to the first processor for writing and reading data. According to another embodiment, a method includes receiving data to be written to a write-only memory from a first processor; writing the data to the write-only memory; and preventing read access to the write-only memory by the first processor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing capture functionality according to a security policy are provided. A request to capture content is received from a requesting application at a capture controller. The request is evaluated based on the security policy of the capture controller. Based on the evaluation, a determination is made as to whether the request is to be granted completely, denied, or granted subject to a constraint. Capture of the requested content is initiated via capture hardware or software if the request is granted completely or granted subject to the constraint.