Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for implementing autonomous control of powered earth-moving vehicles, including to automatically control movement of some or all of a powered earth-moving vehicle on a job site, such as to implement control of vehicle steering using a blade tool attachment in combination with vehicle tracks or wheels. For example, the autonomous operations may include monitoring an actual path or actual yaw direction that a powered earth-moving vehicle with a blade tool attachment (e.g., a bulldozer with a front blade tool) is following, and implement blade-based vehicle steering operations if the actual path or yaw direction differs from an intended target path (e.g., a straight path, a curved path, etc.) or target yaw direction, such as by lowering a side of the blade tool in a direction in which to cause an increase in vehicle turning.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for implementing autonomous control of powered earth-moving vehicles, including to automatically control use of a ripper tool attachment to loosen ground materials for subsequent blade tool operations, such as to determine placements of the ripper tool for multiple ripping passes so that its teeth perform ground-loosening operations that in the aggregate span the width of a blade tool to be used for subsequent pushing/cutting operations. For example, the techniques may include obtaining information about a width of a ripper tool attachment and placement of one or more teeth on the ripper tool, obtaining information about a width of a blade tool attachment, and determining multiple placements of the ripper tool attachment during ripping operations that in the aggregate cover the width of the blade tool attachment to be used for subsequent pushing/cutting operations.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for implementing autonomous control of powered earth-moving vehicles, including to automatically control movement of a powered earth-moving vehicle on a job site to control loading of a blade tool attachment, such as to manage tool attachment height and transitions between a pushing/cutting/loading mode and a carrying mode. The automated operations may include generating automated predicted estimates at one or more times of an amount and/or degree of loading of a blade tool attachment on a powered earth-moving vehicle (e.g., on a bulldozer vehicle) being used to move material in a pushing/cutting/loading mode and/or of whether such loading is causing slippage of the vehicle, using an indication of vehicle slippage to initiate raising the blade tool attachment, and using an indication of a fully loaded blade (or a loading degree and/or amount above one or more specified thresholds) to switch to a carrying mode.

Abstract: Provided herein are computer-implemented methods, systems, and media for operating a ripper attached to a machine based on an acceleration and one or more working parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods, devices, and computer-readable media to determine a compression setting. An input image may be obtained where the input image is associated with a user account. One or more features of the input image may be determined using a feature-detection machine-learning model. A compression setting for the input image may be determined using a user-specific machine-learning model personalized to the user account based on the one or more features in the input image. The input image may be compressed based on the compression setting.

Abstract: Systems and methods of bulldozer planning and control are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for an adaptive control system of powered earth-moving construction and/or mining vehicles. In some situations, the systems/techniques may receive signals from various controls of the powered earth-moving construction and/or mining vehicles that provide signals at various high-level voltages and low-level voltages and provide commands to the various controls by modifying command signals to various high-level voltages and low-level voltages. The systems/techniques may employ various modular input/output daughtercards to modify the various signals and commands.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving, by a communication controller of a source device and from an audio source of the source device, audio data to be wirelessly transmitted to a sink device, wherein the audio data is received from the audio source at a rate; storing, by the communication controller and in a buffer, the audio data as a sequence of audio blocks, wherein each audio block includes audio data for a respective output time; transmitting, by the source device and to the sink device, audio blocks of the sequence of audio blocks using a wireless link between the source device and the sink device; determining a current condition of the wireless link; and automatically adjusting, by the communication controller and based on the current condition of the wireless link, the rate at which audio data is received from the audio source.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for monitoring the health of a battery cell. Specifically, the method includes receiving, by a controller communicatively coupled a pressure sensor positioned proximate to a battery housing having an initial volume and an initial shape and containing a battery cell, a pressure value indicative of a current volume or a current shape of the battery' housing. The pressure sensor is configured to measure the pressure value indicative of the current volume or the current shape of the battery' housing. The method also involves comparing, by the controller, the pressure value to a predetermined threshold pressure value. The method further involves adjusting, by the controller and based on the comparison, at least one parameter associated with operations of the battery cell.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for an adaptive control system of powered earth-moving construction and/or mining vehicles. In some situations, the systems/techniques may receive signals from various controls of the powered earth-moving construction and/or mining vehicles that provide signals at various high-level voltages and low-level voltages and provide commands to the various controls by modifying command signals to various high-level voltages and low-level voltages. The systems/techniques may employ various modular input/output daughtercards to modify the various signals and commands.

Abstract: An example method includes, responsive to receiving user input to activate an airplane mode of a mobile computing device: disabling a first wireless protocol; determining, based on activity of a media session, whether to maintain an enabled state of a second wireless protocol of the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to stream audio data associated with the media session to an audio sink device via a second wireless protocol; and selectively maintaining the enabled state of the second wireless protocol based on the determination.

Abstract: A connectionless system for handing off data, content or information includes a proximity detection component that allows devices to detect other local devices within range. Devices within range may use advertisement and scanning to exchange communications so that one device can handoff data, content, or information to another device without having to connect, e.g., pair, with the other device(s).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for self-alignment for wireless charging. In some implementations a method includes detecting a device to be charged by a wireless charger. The wireless charger includes a housing and a wireless power transmission coil that is movable within the housing. The method includes determining, by the wireless charger, a direction to move the wireless power transmission coil within the housing to improve alignment of the wireless power transmission coil with a wireless power receiving coil of the device to be charged. The method includes moving, by the wireless charger, the wireless power transmission coil within the housing in the determined direction to align the wireless power transmission coil improve alignment of the wireless power transmission coil with the wireless power receiving coil of the device to be charged.

Abstract: A trained model running on a wearable device can be used to analyze PPG inputs and error/confidence levels, internal and/or external temperature inputs, and motion sensor data to determine whether the wearable device can be more tightly secured to the body of a user to improve PPG or other health sensor signals. A clustering model can be used to analyze data in real time or close to real time, and provide a notification to the user. The notifications can indicate steps to be taken to improve the signal quality from the wearable device, such as tightening the device.

Abstract: A method of identifying errors related to a computing device comprising detecting an input to the computing device, comparing the detected input with a threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a level of input indicating frustration by a user, determining whether the input meets or exceeds the threshold, and when the input meets or exceeds the threshold, identifying, by the one or more processors, an error related to the computing device.

Abstract: A smartwatch is configured to be usable to control a peripheral device. The smartwatch can be toggled between a typical or usual operating mode for a smartwatch and a mode for controlling the peripheral device. The toggling function is bound to a virtual button. Force applied to the virtual button is measured so that multiple functions, including the toggling function, can be accessed by applying different amounts of force to the button for a predetermined amount of time.

Abstract: A local and private model can be used to analyze textual, visual, and auditory content on a user's local device to provide notifications about events which are stressful beyond a predetermined threshold. The model can be trained by a combination of health sensor data and an analysis of the content. Multiple models or techniques can be used to analyze the content and vectorize the content. A vector based approach can be used to classify future content as stressful when meeting the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A connectionless system for handing off data, content or information includes a proximity detection component that allows devices to detect other local devices within range. Devices within range may use advertisement and scanning to exchange communications so that one device can handoff data, content, or information to another device without having to connect, e.g., pair, with the other device(s).

Abstract: An example method includes, responsive to receiving user input to activate an airplane mode of a mobile computing device: disabling a first wireless protocol; determining, based on activity of a media session, whether to maintain an enabled state of a second wireless protocol of the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to stream audio data associated with the media session to an audio sink device via a second wireless protocol; and selectively maintaining the enabled state of the second wireless protocol based on the determination.

Abstract: An example method includes, responsive to receiving user input to activate an airplane mode of a mobile computing device: disabling a first wireless protocol; determining, based on activity of a media session, whether to maintain an enabled state of a second wireless protocol of the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to stream audio data associated with the media session to an audio sink device via a second wireless protocol; and selectively maintaining the enabled state of the second wireless protocol based on the determination.