Abstract: A system for generating an environment for an operation using a set of assets includes processor(s) configured to obtain data associated with task(s) to be performed by a set of assets, wherein: 1) the set of assets comprises semi-autonomous drones and 2) the data associated with the task(s) comprises other drone flight plan(s); determine a discretized representation of the geographic location, wherein the discretized representation comprises discrete elements each corresponding to a volume associated with the geographic location; annotate the discretized representation with the other drone flight plan(s) to create an annotated representation; determine a first flight plan of one drone, wherein the first flight plan is determined based on the annotated representation; and communicate information pertaining to the first flight plan to at least one other asset.

Abstract: The performance of a player of a computer game is noted and the player accorded a latency handicap based thereon. The latency handicap is used to slow down play of the computer game, preferably only during times of high player activity. The latency handicap can be reduced over time or owing to improvement in the player's performance.

Abstract: A surface cleaning head may include a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid, an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned, a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator, a debris container, and a removable cover. The debris container may include a solid debris chamber and a fluid debris chamber. The removable cover may include a fluid catch plate configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a display panel (such as a liquid crystal display), an optics system for focusing a portion of the display onto an eye of a user, a light guide, a plurality of extraction features positioned on a surface of the light guide, and at least one laser diode for directing light into the light guide. The light guide is sized and dimensioned to illuminate only a portion of the display that is focused by the optics system; with the plurality of light extraction features configured to diffuse light toward the display panel for back illuminating the display panel.

Abstract: A transaction card assembly may include a card body comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a receiving portion formed on the first face of the card body; and a first removable magnetic strip assembly comprising a first magnetic strip and a first attachment portion. In a first configuration, the first removable magnetic strip assembly may be coupled to the card body via engagement between the first attachment portion and the first magnetic strip, and in a second configuration, the first removable magnetic strip assembly may be uncoupled from the card body by disengagement between the first attachment portion and the first magnetic strip. In the second configuration, the first removable magnetic strip assembly is configured for reuse with an additional card body, the additional card body being different than the card body.

Abstract: A locking assembly (10) for a medical device (1), the device (1) adapted to adjust the position of an upper teeth engagement member to a lower teeth engagement member, the device (1) having a plate, an elongate recess and a block slidable along said recess to adjust the position of the members relative to each other; the locking assembly (10) including: a screw having an elongate shaft having a thread extending substantially towards one end and a head at the other end, the thread adapted to engage the block, the head having at least one engagement member; and a cap having a corresponding at least one engagement member in use to lock the engagement members together to inhibit said screw from rotating in said block.

Abstract: A medical device system configured to dynamically control a shaver window opening via controlling positioning of an opening in an inner drive shaft relative to an opening in an outer housing based on continuously tracking the motor is disclosed. The medical device system may include a shaver at a distal end and an aspiration system configured to aspirate material through the inner drive shaft. A processor of the medical device system may control rotational motion of the inner drive shaft based on continuously sensing the position of the opening in the inner drive shaft to reduce clogs and increase cutting effectiveness of the system. By continuously monitoring the medical device system, the processor can correct out of phase conditions in oscillation mode to prevent poor cutting conditions. The processor can also dynamically determine a reversal position on the opening in the inner drive shaft to create a desired cutting action.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a UE determines a completion time associated with a communication event for a wakeup period, the wakeup period characterized by at least radio frequency (RF) circuitry being set to an active state. The UE schedules a transition from the wakeup period to a sleep period at the completion time, the sleep period characterized by at least the RF circuitry being set to an inactive state. The UE performs the communication event during the wakeup period. The UE transitions from the wakeup period to the sleep period at the completion time in accordance with the scheduling. The UE determines, after the transition from the wakeup period to the sleep period, a wakeup time associated with a next wakeup period.

Abstract: A feeder door of a feeder of a machine gun, the feeder including a feeder housing and the feeder door spring-loaded and pivotally coupled via a pivotal coupling to the feeder housing between at least an open position and a closed position, the feeder door comprising a base including a slot; a retainer lever; and a pivotal coupling independent of the feeder door and feeder housing pivotal coupling configured to spring-load and pivotally couple the retainer lever to the feeder housing between at least a stowed position with the retainer lever retracted in the slot of the base of the feeder door and a deployed position with the deployable portion extending outwardly from the slot of the base feeder door.

Abstract: A sliding mount assembly for use with a truck bed cover that includes a first panel attached to a second panel at a pivot axis includes a first mounting bracket that is configured to mount to the first panel and a second mounting bracket that is configured to mount to the second panel. A sliding rail is configured to connect to the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket such that the sliding rail spans the pivot axis between the first panel and the second panel. The sliding rail includes a track that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction that is configured to slidably receive a sliding flange of the second mounting bracket such that the sliding flange slides within the track as the second panel is pivoted relative to the first panel to a raised position.

Abstract: One or more lighting components are projected onto pixel locations of a rendered image with sampling locations set off from pixel location centers according to associated jitter vectors. The sampled image is denoised in way that preserves the associated jitter vectors, and may be performed separately for different lighting components. The denoised image is processed using upsampling and/or temporal antialiasing, using the associated jitter vectors, to an image format having a spatial resolution at least as high as the denoised image.

Abstract: A multi-weight assembly for a golf club head includes a primary weight and a weighted retainer. The primary weight is inserted into a socket, which may be formed in a low-toe region of the golf club head, while the weighted retainer secures the primary weight within the socket. The primary weight and weighted retainer may be formed of different materials and/or have difference masses, thereby allowing for greater variation and range of total mass provided by the multi-weight assembly. In some examples, the primary weight provides a coarse adjustment of total mass, while the weighted retainer provides a fine adjustment of total mass.

Abstract: A product includes a material formed above a substrate, the material comprising: a plurality of particles configured to complete a self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction upon initiation thereof; a solvent system; and one or more stabilizing agents. The product may include one, or multiple layers of the plurality of particles, and/or may include additional layers of a second material, which may be a non-energetic material. The particles may be configured to form a glass, an alloy, a ceramic, or a cermet upon completion of the self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction. The self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction may include an intermetallic reaction and/or a thermite reaction, may perform thermal work on the substrate, and/or may be completed in vacuum or an aqueous environment. A spatial configuration of the material, a structure in the substrate, and/or a symbol on surface(s) of the substrate may be formed upon completion of the self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction.

Abstract: A motor broadly includes a rotor, a flywheel, and an encoder assembly. The rotor is rotatable about an axis and includes a rotor shaft. The flywheel is fixed to the rotor shaft and is rotatable with the rotor shaft. The encoder assembly includes a magnetic sensor assembly and a sensed magnetic element supported by the flywheel.

Abstract: An instrumented substrate may provide a metrology platform for monitoring extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation in an image plane of a EUV lithography tool. The instrumented substrate may include in-band dosage sensors. The in-band dosage sensors may generate dosage measurements corresponding to the illumination which is in-band. The instrumented substrate may also include out-of-band dosage sensors and in-band scattered dosage sensors. The instrumented substrate may be housed within a front opening unified pod (FOUP) of a system.

Abstract: An intake manifold body member has an upper surface with a MAP senor port, an air intake port, and a depending perimeter wall that defines an interior chamber. A MAP sensor port permits a MAP sensor to be inserted by a first distance into the interior chamber defined by the body member. A Map sensor shielding member depends from the body member by a second distance that is greater than the first distance and shields the MAP sensor.

Abstract: A surgical apparatus includes an elongated probe extending from a proximal handle portion to a distal jaw. In operation, the distal jaw may be actuated via an actuator assembly in connection with the handle portion. The distal jaw may be utilized to manipulate or grasp patient tissue, sutures, or various objects associated with a procedure that may be encountered in a patient cavity. An imaging device is in connection with the probe proximal to the distal jaw. In operation, the imaging device may capture image data in a field of view distally directed from the elongated probe. The image data captured in the field of view may assist an operator in targeting objects to be grasped or clamped within the distal jaw while avoiding unintentional contact with neighboring tissue within the patient cavity.

Abstract: One example includes a superconducting readout system. The system includes an RF hybrid coupler configured to receive an RF input signal and to generate at least one RF tuning signal and an RF output signal based on the RF input signal. The system also includes at least one tunable resonator system comprising a tunable resonator configured to receive the respective RF tuning signal(s). Each of the tunable resonator(s) can have a resonant frequency that is set by a superconducting input signal, such that the RF tuning signal(s) is reflected back to the RF hybrid coupler to provide a variable phase-shift of the RF output signal relative to the RF input signal that is based on the superconducting input signal. The system further includes a phase monitor configured to measure a phase difference between the RF input signal and the RF output signal to determine the superconducting input signal.