Abstract: A high-hardness wear-resistant antifriction coating applied to high-speed cutting tools and a preparation method thereof is provided. The coating includes an AlTiMoN upper layer and a Ti interlayer, the specific preparation steps are as follows: selecting Ti target power supply, performing titanium ion cleaning, depositing Ti interlayer, and then selecting Al60Ti30Mo10 target, and depositing AlTiMoN layer. The prepared coating system has high hardness, good bonding force with the substrate, excellent wear-resistant and antifriction performance, and can effectively improve the cutting performance in the cutting process of the turning tools.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of engineering machinery, and discloses a pumping control method and apparatus, a material distribution method and apparatus as well as a distribution device. The pumping control method includes: calculating an initialized pumping speed; controlling a distribution device to pump at the initialized pumping speed; and dynamically adjusting the pumping speed of the distribution device in real time according to a completed real-time distribution volume and real-time distribution time during the pumping of the distribution device until the real-time distribution volume is a desired distribution volume. Therefore, the accuracy of a final distribution volume is improved.

Abstract: An optical scanner comprising an aimer light source to emit highly polarized light, a window, and a linear polarizer positioned between the aimer light source and the window. Further, the linear polarizer receives the highly polarized light and converts into linear polarized light. Further, a quarter-wave plate is positioned between the linear polarizer and the window. Further, the quarter-wave plate receives the linear polarized light and converts into circularly polarized light. Therefore, the linear polarizer and the quarter-wave plate prevent back reflection of the circularly polarized light from the window from reaching the aimer light source for preventing an aimer ghost light.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a storage controller, a memory management method, and a storage device, the memory management method including: identifying a current power mode of a host system; obtaining a target command from a command queue; in response to determining that the target command is used to enable a write booster mode, determining whether the power mode is a highest level; in response to determining that the power mode is the highest level, determining whether a cache block currently in use is a physical block of a triple-level cell type; in response to determining that the cache block currently in use belongs to the triple-level cell type, freezing the cache block of the triple-level cell type; using a physical block of a single-level cell type as a new cache block to write cache data; and enabling the write booster mode, and sending an enabling completed response.

Abstract: A drug screening device is provided. A method of determining optimal drug concentrations and efficacy in a patient using the device are provided. A method of determining effective chemotherapeutic drugs and effective concentrations thereof using the device is provided. Also, a method of determining safety and efficacy of drugs using the device is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a surgical stapler. The staple includes a knife holder, a first elastic member, jaws, and a housing assembly. The jaws are connected to the housing assembly. The first elastic member is disposed in the housing assembly. The knife holder is movable between a first position and a second position. The knife holder restricts the closure of the jaws when the knife holder is in the first position, and the jaws are configured to be closed when the knife holder is in the second position. The first elastic member is configured to drive the knife holder to move from the first position to the second position. The surgical stapler drives the knife holder to move by the first elastic member so that the knife holder no longer hinders the closing of the jaws, thereby facilitating user operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for video encoding. The systems may determine a current string in a coding unit (CU) of an image frame. The current string may include one or more pixels. The systems may determine, based on a first pixel in the current string, a reference matching pixel of the first pixel by searching a searching area. The searching area may include a plurality of matching pixels The systems may determine, based on the reference matching pixel and matching patterns, a count of matching pixels in each of a plurality of groups, corresponding to the matching patterns, of the current string. The systems may further determine, based on counts of matching pixels in the plurality of groups corresponding to the matching patterns, a target prediction of the current string.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for object recognition. The systems may obtain an image associated with an object. The systems may determine, using a recognition model, an initial recognition result of the object based on the image. The initial recognition result may include a plurality of initial recognition values corresponding to a plurality of predetermined categories respectively. Each of the plurality of initial recognition values may indicate an initial probability that the object corresponds to a corresponding predetermined category. In response to determining that the initial recognition result satisfies a preset condition, for each of the plurality of predetermined categories, the systems may obtain a reference probability corresponding to the predetermined category.

Abstract: The present disclosure may relate to systems and methods for inter frame prediction of a video. A method may include setting, based on a block to be predicted of an image frame, a search template. The method may also include searching for, based on a search strategy, an optimal search block of the search template in a reference frame of the image frame. The method may further include determining, based on the optimal search block, prediction information of the block to be predicted.

Abstract: A device for transferring micro-components and a method of manufacturing the device are provided. The device includes a substrate, a metal wire, and a plurality of silicon electrodes. The metal wire is formed on a flat surface of the substrate and includes a plurality of electrode driving units. The silicon electrodes are formed on a side of the metal wire opposing to the substrate. Each silicon electrode corresponds to each electrode driving unit and is driven by the electrode driving unit to pick or release each micro-component. According to the present application, the device may electrostatically adsorb a massive amount of micro-components to achieve transferring the massive amount of the micro-components, dramatically improving a transfer efficiency.

Abstract: A scanner comprising at least one laser source configured to emit laser beam onto a first target within a field of view (FOV). Further, one or more sensors are configured to determine a distance between the scanner and the first target within the FOV. Further, one or more processors are operationally coupled with the at least one laser source and the one or more sensors. Further, the one or more processors are configured to receive the distance from the one or more sensors. Further, the one or more processors are configured to compare the distance with a predefined threshold value to determine whether the first target is in far-field. Thereafter, the one or more processors are configured to operate the at least one laser source in a flicking-aimer mode on determining the first target is in far-field.

Abstract: A data entry and scanning apparatus that includes a commercially available mobile device wherein said commercially available mobile device with a touch screen display, a processor, and a wireless communications network access point, a scanning device, an interface, and a power source that external to the commercially available mobile device and connected to the interface, and a casing that does not cover the touch screen display.

Abstract: A display panel and a preparation method thereof are provided. In some embodiments, a first film layer and a second film layer are combined, light conversion material is injected from a draining cavity of the second film layer to a groove of the first film layer, the second film layer is then removed, and a light conversion layer is formed within the groove.

Abstract: The present disclosure may relate to a system and a method for video coding. The method may include determining at least one classification mode of a first component of a first pixel for a block in an image frame based on at least one pixel value of at least one second component of at least one second pixel that surrounds the first pixel. The method may also include generating a target classification result by classifying the first component based on at least a portion of the at least one classification mode. The method may also include compensating the first component based on an optimal compensation value of the target classification result.

Abstract: An image coding system is provided. The system may determine a coding unit in an image and divide the coding unit into a plurality of coding sub-units. For at least one coding sub-unit of the plurality of coding sub-units, the system may determine multiple reference lines of the at least one coding sub-unit. The system may determine a target prediction mode associated with one of the at least one coding sub-unit. The system may determine a predicted coding sub-unit corresponding to the one of the at least one coding sub-unit based on the target prediction mode and the multiple reference lines of the at least one coding sub-unit. The system may determine a predicted coding unit corresponding to the coding unit based at least in part on the predicted coding sub-unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for video encoding. The systems may determine a current string in a coding unit (CU) of an image frame. The current string may include one or more pixels. The systems may determine, based on a first pixel in the current string, a reference matching pixel of the first pixel by searching a searching area. The searching area may include a plurality of matching pixels The systems may determine, based on the reference matching pixel and matching patterns, a count of matching pixels in each of a plurality of groups, corresponding to the matching patterns, of the current string. The systems may further determine, based on counts of matching pixels in the plurality of groups corresponding to the matching patterns, a target prediction of the current string.

Abstract: Methods and systems for surgical site detection and tracking include using computer vision, including a Kalman filter-based method to detect a surgical table, and a superpixel-based method to detect a surgical site.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for image processing. The system may include at least one storage device including a set of instructions; and at least one processor is in communication with the at least one storage device, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is directed to cause the system to perform operations, including: obtaining an image including a plurality of processed blocks and at least one block to be processed; for a block to be processed among the at least one block to be processed, determining at least two candidate blocks among the plurality of processed blocks; and determining a predicted value corresponding to the block to be processed based on the at least two candidate blocks.