Abstract: A system and method for real world autonomous vehicle trajectory simulation may include: receiving training data from a data collection system; obtaining ground truth data corresponding to the training data; performing a training phase to train a plurality of trajectory prediction models; and performing a simulation or operational phase to generate a vicinal scenario for each simulated vehicle in an iteration of a simulation. Vicinal scenarios may correspond to different locations, traffic patterns, or environmental conditions being simulated. Vehicle intention data corresponding to a data representation of various types of simulated vehicle or driver intentions.

Abstract: Video processing methods, systems and appratrus are described. One example method includes performing a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video using a palette mode in which samples of the video block are represented using a palette of representive color values. A size of the palette of the video block is determined based on whether a local dual tree is applied for the conversion.

Abstract: A method of video processing is provided that includes performing a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream of the video. The bitstream conforms to a formatting rule specifying that a size of a merge estimation region (MER) is indicated in the bitstream and the size of the MER is based on a dimension of a video unit. The MER comprises a region used for deriving a motion candidate for the conversion.

Abstract: A method for scaling a vehicle crash dummy model, includes: obtaining a height ratio, a girth ratio, and a mass ratio of each part of a body shape of a target population to a reference population; calculating part scaling ratios of the target population to the reference population in a height direction and each direction in a girth plane according to the height ratio, the girth ratio, and the mass ratio; scaling simulation models of each part of a dummy simulation model of the reference population according to each scaling ratio; and assembling scaled models of each part, to obtain a dummy simulation model of the target population. This embodiment improves a shape simulation degree for a real human body of a dummy.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which include sub-block based inter prediction methods, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of video and a bitstream representation of the video, a maximum number of candidates in a sub-block based merge candidate list and/or whether to add sub-block based temporal motion vector prediction (SbTMVP) candidates to the sub-block based merge candidate list based on whether temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) is enabled for use during the conversion or whether a current picture referencing (CPR) coding mode is used for the conversion, and performing, based on the determining, the conversion.

Abstract: A method for video processing is provided to include: performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of current video block, wherein the conversion uses a coding mode in which the current video block is constructed based on a first domain and a second domain and/or chroma residue is scaled in a luma-dependent manner, and wherein information used for the coding mode is signaled in a parameter set that is different from a sequence parameter set (SPS), a video parameter set (VPS), a picture parameter set (PPS), or an adaptation parameter set (APS) used for carrying adaptive loop filtering (ALF) parameters.

Abstract: A method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode, where the conversion includes performing the upsampling operation in which the final prediction block is determined by using a reduced prediction block of the current video block and by using reconstructed neighboring samples of the current video block according to a rule, and where the reduced prediction block is obtained by performing the matrix vector multiplication operation on reduced boundary samples of the current video block.

Abstract: An access point (AP) and a station (STA) communicate with each other, with the AP indicating to the STA either or both of a preamble detection (PD) channel and a signaling (SIG) content channel and with the STA being initially monitoring a primary frequency segment of a plurality of frequency segments in an operating bandwidth of the AP. A downlink (DL) or triggered uplink (UL) communication is performed between the AP and the STA during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) such that: (i) during the TXOP, the STA monitors a preamble on the PD channel and decodes a SIG content on the SIG content channel; and (ii) after an end of the TXOP, the STA switches to the primary frequency segment.

Abstract: Methods and systems for techniques for determining control information in wireless networks are disclosed. In an implementation, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a wireless device, a first configuration of multiple traffic channels on multiple cells scheduled by a downlink control information (DCI) and a second configuration of multiple traffic channels on one cell scheduled by the DCI, and receiving the multiple traffic channels scheduled by the DCI.

Abstract: A video processing method for efficient affine merge motion vector derivation is disclosed. In one aspect, a video processing method is provided to include partitioning a current video block into sub-blocks; deriving, for each sub-block, a motion vector, where the motion vector for each sub-block is associated with a position for that sub-block according to a position rule; and processing a bitstream representation of the current video block using motion vectors for the sub-blocks.

Abstract: A method of video processing is described. The method includes: deriving, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a coded representation of the video, a prediction block for the current block that is determined according to a tool in which weights are used to determine a weighted sum of two initial prediction blocks used to determine the prediction block; and performing the conversion using the prediction block; wherein the deriving includes: applying the weights to two intermediate prediction samples that respectively belong to the two initial prediction blocks to derive a final prediction sample; and performing a right shift operation for the final prediction sample, wherein the right shift operation is pbSample»(shift1+3)), wherein pbSample represents the final prediction sample, shift 1 is set equal to Max(2, 14?bitDepth); and determining the prediction block based on the final prediction sample.

Abstract: A container conveying system including a controller, a first robot, and/or a second robot. A first container pickup mechanism is provided on the first robot. A second container pickup mechanism is provided on the second robot. The controller is configured to, in response to a container conveying request, send a first conveying instruction to the first robot if it is determined a target container to be conveyed based on the container conveying request has a size within a first size range; or send a second conveying instruction to the second robot if it is determined the target has a size within a second size range. In warehousing operation scenarios, by jointly using the two robots for operation, containers with various container sizes can be picked up and placed, thus improving utilization rate of a container storage space.

Abstract: A virtual scene playback method is disclosed, which comprises: receiving a scene playback instruction and determining playback parameters according to the scene playback instruction, wherein the playback parameters include playback space and playback time; querying virtual space information and user model information corresponding to the playback parameters; and generating virtual scene playback content according to the virtual space information and the user model information. The present disclosure can save all the information in the virtual scene and play back the virtual scene corresponding to specific space and time. A virtual scene playback apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium are also disclosed, which also have the above beneficial effects.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining a classification of samples of a block in a video picture of a video according to a rule, wherein the video picture is divided into multiple regions, and wherein the rule disallows use of neighboring samples of a current sample across one or more boundaries of the multiple regions for the classification. The one or more boundaries of the multiple regions comprises a virtual boundary for an adaptive loop filtering (ALF) process. The method also includes performing a conversion between the block and a bitstream representation of the video by selectively applying the ALF process according to the classification.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for forming metallization layers that include a ruthenium metal liner and a cobalt metal fill. The method includes depositing a first dielectric on a substrate having a gate structure and source/drain (S/D) structures, forming an opening in the first dielectric to expose the S/D structures, and depositing a ruthenium metal on bottom and sidewall surfaces of the opening. The method further includes depositing a cobalt metal on the ruthenium metal to fill the opening, reflowing the cobalt metal, and planarizing the cobalt and ruthenium metals to form S/D conductive structures with a top surface coplanar with a top surface of the first dielectric.

Abstract: A method for video processing is provided to comprise: determining a motion vector precision of one or more motion vectors related to a current video block of a video; selecting, based on the motion vector precision, a motion vector range; and performing, based on the motion vector range, a conversion between the current video block and a bitstream representation of the video.

Abstract: A method of video processing is provided. The method includes: determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a selected neighboring sample list according to an order, wherein the order specifies that above neighboring samples are added to the selected neighboring sample list before left neighboring samples, and performing the conversion based on a cross-component linear model, wherein parameters of a cross-component linear model is derived using a derivation method that is based on samples from the selected neighboring sample list.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a video generation method and apparatus, a device and a readable storage medium. After a source image is acquired by an electronic device, sketch images of different stages in a process of simulating a painter to draw a target sketch are generated based on the source in an order of color from light to dark, and a plurality of subgraphs in the process of simulating the painter to draw the sketch image are generated in an order of drawing completion degrees from low to high; and then respective subgraphs of respective sketch images in the plurality of sketch images are taken as video frames of a sketch drawing video, an order of the video frames is set according to the order of color depth from light to dark and the order of drawing completion degrees from low to high.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes maintaining, for a conversion between a current video block of a current picture of a visual media data and a bitstream representation of the visual media data, a buffer comprising reference samples from the current picture for a derivation of prediction samples of the current video block. One or more reference samples in the buffer that are marked unavailable for the derivation have values outside of a pixel value range.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode in which a prediction block of the current video block is determined by performing, on previously coded samples of the video, a boundary downsampling operation, followed by a matrix vector multiplication operation, and followed by an upsampling operation, where the upsampling operation is performed, in both a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a fixed order, on samples obtained from the matrix vector multiplication operation.