Abstract: Contact tips for a wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) system can include guide portions. Guide portions can include elongated portions with a first end and a second end; guide terminal parts attached to the first end of the elongated portion with terminal grooves. Terminal grooves can be formed between two protrusions. Terminal grooves can be configured to accommodate WAAM wires. Contact tips can further include inset portions. Inset portions can be configured to nest within the guide portion to hold the WAAM wire. When the inset portion is nested within the guide portion there can be a gap between the guide portion and the inset portion such that wire shavings generated during WAAM can be discharged.

Abstract: A 3D printer can print a structure by depositing material into a weld pool that is moving relative to a workpiece. A multi-wire process may be utilized to increase the deposition rate of the 3D printer. An electrode wire can supply energy to the weld pool while being fed at a first feed rate into the weld pool. A second wire can be fed into the weld pool at a second feed rate to deposit additional material and thereby speed up the overall material deposition rate. All of the energy in the weld pool may be supplied by the electrode wire. Different materials may benefit from different orientations of the electrode wire and the second wire.

Abstract: Systems and methods for wire arc additive manufacturing systems that print in horizontal orientations are described. Horizontal WAAM 3D print systems comprise metal 3D print systems in a horizontal orientation with one or more robots operating concurrently on a work piece using one or more wire feeds and a rotating, horizontal build plate.

Abstract: Many embodiments described herein are directed to a printing nozzle capable of producing a high-pressure flow of shielding gas that surrounds a lower pressure flow of shielding gas of the central channel. In certain embodiments, the high-pressure shield gas flow in the internal channels can blow out the material buildup in the nozzle. The high-pressure shielding gas can be concentrically produced around the first low-pressure shielding gas such that it helps to force the first shielding gas into a more laminar flow around the feed material. In several embodiments, a second low-pressure flow of shielding gas can be produced using a secondary cup to increase shielding gas coverage. In various embodiments, a secondary cup surrounds the inner cup, where the gas flow in the central channel and the outer channel can provide shielding gas coverage for the nozzle during printing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that may generate so-called “honey credentials” that are transmitted to a “phishing” website, and are then stored into a honey credential database. The honey credentials appear to be valid credentials, but whenever a bad actor attempts to access an enterprise using the honey credentials, security appliances the enterprise may update the records of the honey credential database to include one or more unique identifiers for each bad actor device that attempts to access the enterprise network using the honey credentials. A server may automatically query the honey credential database to identify other accounts that have been accessed by devices that used the honey credentials to access the enterprise. The server may then flag the accounts and restrict their functionality.

Abstract: Disclosed here are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for track association. An embodiment operates by receiving a first set of track identification data from a first tracking system. The first set of track identification data is associated with a global track identifier (GID). The first set of track identification data associated with the GID is broadcasted to the first tracking system and a second tracking system. A second set of track identification data is received from the second tracking system. The second set of track identification data identifies any tracks of the second tracking system that match the first set of track identification data. The GID is associated with the second set of track identification data.

Abstract: Disclosed here are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for track association. An embodiment operates by receiving a first set of track identification data from a first tracking system. The first set of track identification data is associated with a global track identifier (GID). The first set of track identification data associated with the GID is broadcasted to the first tracking system and a second tracking system. A second set of track identification data is received from the second tracking system. The second set of track identification data identifies any tracks of the second tracking system that match the first set of track identification data. The GID is associated with the second set of track identification data.

Abstract: A remote controlled construction vehicle that can be battery powered and have movement members and a tool. The vehicle in one implementation can have wheels and a bucket and may include redundant safety and control systems that inhibit inadvertent startup of the vehicle or tool. The safety and control systems may also disable the vehicle in response to detecting faults.

Abstract: Disclosed here are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for track association. An embodiment operates by receiving a first set of track identification data from a first tracking system. The first set of track identification data is associated with a global track identifier (GID). The first set of track identification data associated with the GID is broadcasted to the first tracking system and a second tracking system. A second set of track identification data is received from the second tracking system. The second set of track identification data identifies any tracks of the second tracking system that match the first set of track identification data. The GID is associated with the second set of track identification data.

Abstract: Disclosed here are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for track association. An embodiment operates by receiving a first set of track identification data from a first tracking system. The first set of track identification data is associated with a global track identifier (GID). The first set of track identification data associated with the GID is broadcasted to the first tracking system and a second tracking system. A second set of track identification data is received from the second tracking system. The second set of track identification data identifies any tracks of the second tracking system that match the first set of track identification data. The GID is associated with the second set of track identification data.

Abstract: A remote controlled construction vehicle that can be battery powered and have movement members and a tool. The vehicle in one implementation can have wheels and a bucket and may include redundant safety and control systems that inhibit inadvertent startup of the vehicle or tool. The safety and control systems may also disable the vehicle in response to detecting faults.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for track association. An embodiment operates by receiving a first set of track identification data from a first tracking system. The first set of track identification data is associated with a global track identifier (GID). The first set of track identification data associated with the GID is broadcasted to the first tracking system and a second tracking system. A second set of track identification data is received from the second tracking system. The second set of track identification data identifies any tracks of the second tracking system that match the first set of track identification data. The GID is associated with the second set of track identification data.

Abstract: Disclosed here are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for track association. An embodiment operates by receiving a first set of track identification data from a first tracking system. The first set of track identification data is associated with a global track identifier (GID). The first set of track identification data associated with the GID is broadcasted to the first tracking system and a second tracking system. A second set of track identification data is received from the second tracking system. The second set of track identification data identifies any tracks of the second tracking stystem that match the first set of track identification data. The GID is associated with the second set of track identification data.

Abstract: A control system that activates countermeasures to hazards indicated by a database and by information systems external to the vehicle by activating a plurality of vehicle systems. The control system analyzes location and time information regarding multiple situations that may coincide with the path of the vehicle and controls vehicle systems to provide countermeasures to hazards when probability of encountering those hazards meets a sufficient threshold.

Abstract: A control system that activates countermeasures to hazards indicated by a database and by information systems external to the vehicle by activating a plurality of vehicle systems. The control system analyzes location and time information regarding multiple situations that may coincide with the path of the vehicle and controls vehicle systems to provide countermeasures to hazards when probability of encountering those hazards meets a sufficient threshold.