Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to adaptively adjusting the load limit of a seat belt load limiter. In one embodiment, an adaptive load-limit adjustment system estimates the weight of an occupant of a vehicle seat based on sensor data. The system also adjusts the load limit of the seat belt load limiter in accordance with the estimated weight of the occupant by causing one or more pins to protrude laterally a predetermined length from a torsional bar of the seat belt load limiter to change an effective diameter of the torsional bar and thereby adjust a shear force exerted during a vehicular crash on a STF that surrounds the torsional bar between the torsional bar and a housing of the seat belt load limiter.

Abstract: A control system includes: a controller configured to: access an estimated torque and estimated speed of a motor mechanically coupled to an impeller of a centrifugal machine; access at least one set of pre-determined performance data values associated with a known speed of the impeller, where each set of pre-determined performance data values includes: a plurality of flowrate values and a plurality of performance metric values; determine an operating point of the centrifugal machine based on the estimated torque, the estimated speed, and the at least one set of pre-determined performance data values; compare the determined operating point to a best efficiency point (BEP) associated with the centrifugal machine; and determine whether to change the speed of the motor based on the comparison.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting motor faults and predicting remaining useful life of the motor. The disclosed systems may receive sensor data that is provided to a model. The model is trained by utilizing sensor data for motor operation. The model utilizes the sensor data to output a health index of the motor. The health index is then utilized to predict a remaining useful life of the motor. This prediction can be automatically relayed to an operator, system, or other user for further action.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method of estimating induction motor torque. The method can include calculation of the ratio of output power (P01) to motor rotational speed (N1). The calculation includes determining, using motor name plate information (NPI), rated motor information; measuring motor operational parameters, the parameters including rotational speed (N1), root mean squared, RMS, current (I1), input power (Pi1) and supply frequency (f1); calculating rated motor power losses; calculating total motor operational power losses (Ploss1) from a combination of individual motor operational power losses; determining output power (Po1) from the measured input power (Pi1) and the total motor operational power loss (Ploss1). The induction motor torque (T1) is calculated using the ratio of output power (P01) to motor rotational speed (N1).

Abstract: An automatic touchless dispenser capable of providing one or more crispy and fresh food products to customers independent of the type of food product or container.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing linear alpha olefins in high yield carried out by oligomerization of ethylene in the presence of a novel catalyst composition. The catalyst composition includes Zirconium compound, an organoaluminum compound, and at least one Lewis base selected from cyclic and acyclic ethers (i.e., di-n-butyl ether and diethyl ether). The process for oligomerization of ethylene is carried out in an inert organic solvent in the presence of said catalyst composition. The process as disclosed herein provides significantly high activity of the said catalyst composition resulting in high yield of the alpha olefins (>95 wt. %) as the product and significantly minimum polymer as by-product. The process provides higher yield of C6-C10 fraction with >60 wt. %.

Abstract: An automatic touchless dispenser capable of providing one or more crispy and fresh food products to customers independent of the type of food product or container.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include systems and methods for generating an immersive environment. Exemplary embodiments of the systems and methods may use a server for creating a persistence session of the virtual three-dimensional immersive environment. Exemplary embodiments of the systems and methods may include a streaming matchmaking server to initiate virtual machines to support the expansion of the system as users enter and leave the environment. Exemplary embodiments of the systems and methods include unique attributes of navigating and controlling the virtual environment to permit peer to peer interactions, share information between users, access programs, among other features and components described herein.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide systems and techniques for mass execution of analytical models across multiple dimensions of client, collateral, deal structure, third party, and other data relevant to predicting optimal decisions in real-time. In some embodiments, disclosed systems and techniques increase decisioning speed through the reduction of computational loads on disclosed decisioning systems. Further disclosed systems and techniques may scale-out analytical modeling computations through, among other technological solutions, advanced execution environments that are asynchronous and non-blocking in nature so as to allow the execution of a plurality of analytical models in parallel and optimizing the results.

Abstract: A drive module assembly includes a housing defining a housing interior for containing a lubricant. The housing interior has a first interior side adjacent a first housing wall of the housing and a second interior side spaced from the first interior side and adjacent a second housing wall of the housing. The drive module assembly also includes an input shaft extending along an input axis and coupled to the housing and configured to receive rotational torque from a power source, a gear train rotatably coupled to the input shaft, and an output shaft rotatably coupled to the gear train. The drive module assembly further includes an oil housing disposed in the housing interior between the first housing wall and the second housing wall. The oil housing defines an oil housing interior that is configured to retain a portion of the lubricant.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for detecting a winding fault and the winding fault severity in a brushless direct current motor before motor failure. Methods for detecting a winding fault include time domain based sequence component analysis, fast Fourier transform analysis, or Hilbert analysis. Methods for detecting the severity of a winding fault include analysis of the standard deviation of real mean squared values determined using motor currents.

Abstract: An automatic transfer switch structured to switch between a first power source and a second power source to supply continuous power to a load includes a power switching mechanism including a switch structured to couple the load to one of the first power source and the second power source; a plurality of sensors including a voltage sensor coupled to a joint on first power source side, a voltage sensor coupled to a joint on second power source side, a voltage sensor coupled to a joint on load side, and a current sensor structured to sense current flowing through the switch; and a controller coupled to the power switching device and the plurality of sensors and structured to control operation of the ATS, the controller including a fault identifier structured to detect and identify a fault within the ATS and estimate severity of the fault.

Abstract: A cooler including a cabinet defining an interior volume for storing a perishable product. A cold plate is disposed within the cabinet, and the cold plate is configured to absorb heat within the cabinet. The cooler further includes a defrosting system that includes a sensor configured to detect a presence of frost on a surface of the cold plate, a heating element affixed to the surface of the cold plate that is configured to at least partially melt frost on the cold plate, and a control unit configured to selectively activate and deactivate the heating element when the presence of frost is determined by the sensor.

Abstract: An automatic touchless dispenser capable of providing one or more crispy and fresh food products to customers independent of the type of food product or container.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described to provide notification of a bearing fault in a motor by analysing the motor's current spectrum. Data samples measuring the current drawn by the motor are received from a current sensor. A frequency of the motor supply, speed of the motor and characteristic frequency of the motor are determined. The data samples are processed to produce a frequency spectrum of the current from which it is determined whether any indications of bearing fault are present. These bearing faults are indicated by peaks in the current spectrum corresponding to the characteristic frequencies.

Abstract: A beverage dispense system configured to automatically mix a beverage in response to a user input. The beverage dispense system including a liquid container, a gas container, a regulator, a flavoring container, and a beverage container selectively in fluid communication with the liquid container, the gas container, and the flavoring container that is configured to mix liquid, gas, and flavoring respectively from the liquid container, gas container, and flavoring container into the beverage. The beverage dispense system further including a controller that is configured to automatically control flow of the liquid, the gas, and the flavoring to the beverage container in response to the user input and an outlet configured to selectively dispense the beverage. The regulator is configured to regulate the gas from the gas container to each of the liquid container, the flavoring container, and the beverage container at the pressure.

Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus configured to configured to receive a RRC reconfiguration request associated with CA; perform a first set of RRC reconfiguration operations associated with a first set of physical layer parameters in response to the RRC reconfiguration request; transmit, based on completing performing the first set of RRC reconfiguration operations, an RRC reconfiguration complete indication; and perform, after transmitting the RRC reconfiguration complete indication, a second set of RRC reconfiguration operations associated with a second set of parameters other than the first set of physical layer parameters. In certain aspects, the apparatus may be configured to schedule, in response to the RRC reconfiguration request, at least one gap in uplink transmission and downlink reception via a PCC to coincide with one or more time periods based on a known configuration for communication with a network node associated with the carrier aggregation.

Abstract: A universal snack dispenser capable of providing crisp snacks to customers offers a touchless experience and delivers a sufficient amount of the snacks independent of the type and container.

Abstract: A vending machine includes a housing defining a product compartment and a front wall having a transparent portion. A platform is arranged within the product compartment of the vending machine for storing a product thereon, and the platform includes a first end opposite a second end. The vending machine further includes a product release mechanism that includes a gate arranged on the platform and movable from a closed position to an open position to release the product from the platform. A delivery bin having an open front end is arranged below the platform such that when the first gate is moved to the open position, the product falls under a force of gravity from the platform into the delivery bin for access by a consumer.

Abstract: A new snapshot of a storage volume is created by instructing computing nodes to suppress write requests. Once pending write requests from the computing nodes are completed, storage nodes create a new snapshot for the storage volume by allocating a new segment to the new snapshot and finalizes and performs garbage collection with respect to segments allocated to the previous snapshot. Subsequent write requests to the storage volume are then performed on the segments allocated to the new snapshot. A segment maps segments to a particular snapshot and metadata stored in the segment indicates storage volume addresses of data written to the segment. The snapshots may be represented by a storage manager in a hierarchy that identifies an ordering of snapshots and branches to clone snapshots.