Abstract: A cutting element may include a substrate; and an ultrahard layer on the substrate, the substrate and the ultrahard layer defining a non-planar working surface of the cutting element such that the ultrahard layer forms a cutting portion and the substrate is at least laterally adjacent to the ultrahard layer. Another cutting element includes a pointed region having a side surface extending from the pointed region outer perimeter to a peak. An ultrahard material body forms a portion of the pointed region including the peak, and a base region extends a depth from the pointed region outer perimeter. The ultrahard material body has a height to width aspect ratio with the height and width measured between two points of the body having the greatest distance apart along a dimension parallel with a longitudinal axis (i.e., height) along a dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (i.e., width).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a foot-deck device and a vehicle. The foot-deck device includes: a bracket; two deck assemblies oppositely disposed on the bracket, the two deck assemblies each including a deck and a rotating shaft, the rotating shafts being pivotally disposed on the bracket, and the decks being disposed on the rotating shafts; and a linkage mechanism, the rotating shaft of one deck assembly being coupled to the rotating shaft of the other deck assembly through the linkage mechanism, the linkage mechanism being used to cause the rotating shafts of the two deck assemblies to rotate synchronously and cause the decks of the two deck assemblies to rotate synchronously to respective folded positions or unfolded positions.

Abstract: A cutting element has a cutting face at an axial end of the cutting element, a peripheral surface extending circumferentially around the cutting face, and a cutting edge formed between the cutting face and the peripheral surface. The cutting face has a non-planar geometry including a central region around a longitudinal axis of the cutting element, a plurality of grooves extending radially from a boundary of the central region to the cutting edge, wherein each groove has a base with a curved cross-sectional profile, and a plurality of lobes alternatingly formed between the plurality of grooves, wherein each lobe has a cross-sectional profile comprising an apex and opposite side surfaces sloping downwardly a distance from the apex to the base of adjacent grooves.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture and methods for face augmentation in video are disclosed. An example apparatus includes executable code to detect a face of a subject in the video, detect a gender of the subject based on the face, detect a skin tone of the subject based on the face, apply a first process to smooth skin on the face in the video, apply a second process to change the skin tone of the face, apply a third process to slim the face, apply a fourth process to adjust a size of eyes on the face, and apply a fifth process to remove an eye bag from the face. One or more of the first process, the second process, the third process, the fourth process, or the fifth process adjustable based on one or more of the gender or an age. The example apparatus also includes one or more processors to generate modified video with beauty effects, the beauty effects based on one or more of the first process, the second process, the third process, the fourth process, or the fifth process.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of biological control of Ectropis. oblique and Ectropis grisescens as pests in tea plantations, and in particular to a high efficient sex pheromone lures for E. oblique and E. grisescens. By combinating (3Z,6Z,9Z)-octadecatriene with two different configurations of (3Z,9Z)-6,7-epoxy-octadecadiene and (3Z,6Z)-9,10-epoxy-octadecadiene, high efficient sex pheromone lures were obtained. The high efficient sex pheromone lures have significantly improved trapping effect on E. oblique and E. grisescens.

Abstract: A cutting element may include a substrate; and an ultrahard layer on the substrate, the substrate and the ultrahard layer defining a non-planar working surface of the cutting element such that the ultrahard layer forms a cutting portion and the substrate is at least laterally adjacent to the ultrahard layer. Another cutting element includes a pointed region having a side surface extending from the pointed region outer perimeter to a peak. An ultrahard material body forms a portion of the pointed region including the peak, and a base region extends a depth from the pointed region outer perimeter. The ultrahard material body has a height to width aspect ratio with the height and width measured between two points of the body having the greatest distance apart along a dimension parallel with a longitudinal axis (i.e., height) along a dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (i.e., width).

Abstract: A underactuated system robot includes a vehicle wheel portion and a base portion coupled to the vehicle wheel portion. A loaded object is placed on the base portion. The method includes: determining status information of a loaded object on a base portion; and controlling at least one of the base portion and a vehicle wheel portion to move according to the status information, so as to prevent the loaded object from falling from the base portion. In the embodiments, the base portion and/or the vehicle wheel portion can be controlled to move according to the status information of the loaded object on the base portion, to prevent the loaded object from falling from the base portion, thereby improving the stability of the underactuated system robot.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for accessing a flash memory module, wherein the method includes the steps of: writing data into a plurality of pages of a specific block, and establishes or updates a F2H mapping table based on physical addresses of the plurality of pages and logical addresses of the data; using the F2H mapping table to update a H2F mapping table; initializing a flush-bitmap, wherein the flush-bitmap records a plurality of flush bits corresponding to the physical addresses of the plurality of pages, respectively; receiving a trim command from a host device, wherein the trim command asks to mark at least one of the logical addresses of the data as invalid; updating the H2F mapping data according to the trim command; updating the flush-bitmap according to the trim command; and writing the updated H2F mapping table and the updated flush-bitmap into the flash memory module.

Abstract: In various examples, methods and systems are provided for estimating depth values for images (e.g., from a monocular sequence). Disclosed approaches may define a search space of potential pixel matches between two images using one or more depth hypothesis planes based at least on a camera pose associated with one or more cameras used to generate the images. A machine learning model(s) may use this search space to predict likelihoods of correspondence between one or more pixels in the images. The predicted likelihoods may be used to compute depth values for one or more of the images. The predicted depth values may be transmitted and used by a machine to perform one or more operations.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for synthesizing 6-(cyclopropaneamido)-4-((2-methoxy-3-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)amino)-5N-(methyl-d3)pyridazine-3-carboxamide of the formula: Compound I is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of auto-immune and auto-inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture and methods for face augmentation in video are disclosed. An example apparatus includes executable code to detect a face of a subject in the video, detect a gender of the subject based on the face, detect a skin tone of the subject based on the face, apply a first process to smooth skin on the face in the video, apply a second process to change the skin tone of the face, apply a third process to slim the face, apply a fourth process to adjust a size of eyes on the face, and apply a fifth process to remove an eye bag from the face. One or more of the first process, the second process, the third process, the fourth process, or the fifth process adjustable based on one or more of the gender or an age. The example apparatus also includes one or more processors to generate modified video with beauty effects, the beauty effects based on one or more of the first process, the second process, the third process, the fourth process, or the fifth process.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a converter control method, a converter control apparatus, and a readable storage medium. The control method includes: obtaining a real-time input voltage and a real-time output voltage of a converter; determining a corresponding real-time closed-loop control output value of the converter based on the real-time input voltage and the real-time output voltage by using a closed-loop control algorithm; determining a real-time control strategy of a switch tube of the converter from at least three control strategies based on the real-time closed-loop control output value; and controlling the switch tube based on the determined real-time control strategy. The control method is used to implement efficient and high-precision voltage stabilization control.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of biological control of Ectropis. oblique and Ectropis grisescens as pests in tea plantations, and in particular to a high efficient sex pheromone lures for E. oblique and E. grisescens. By combinating (3Z,6Z,9Z)-octadecatriene with two different configurations of (3Z,9Z)-6,7-epoxy-octadecadiene and (3Z,6Z)-9,10-epoxy-octadecadiene, high efficient sex pheromone lures were obtained. The high efficient sex pheromone lures have significantly improved trapping effect on E. oblique and E. grisescens.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of robot control, and provides a motion state control method and apparatus, a device, and a readable storage medium. The method includes the following steps: Step 301: Acquire basic data and motion state data, the basic data being used for representing a structural feature of a wheeled robot, and the motion state data being used for representing a motion feature of the wheeled robot. Step 302: Determine a state matrix of the wheeled robot based on the basic data and the motion state data, the state matrix being related to an interference parameter of the wheeled robot, the interference parameter corresponding to a balance error of the wheeled robot. Step 303: Determine, based on the state matrix, a torque for controlling the wheeled robot. Step 304: Control, by using the torque, the wheeled robot to be in a standstill state.

Abstract: A method includes: obtaining current motion state data of the wheel-legged robot, the current motion state data representing motion features of the wheel-legged robot, inputting the current motion state data into a nonlinear controller to obtain a target joint angular acceleration reference value of a target robot joint of the wheel-legged robot, and inputting the target joint angular acceleration reference value into a whole-body dynamics controller to output a joint torque for controlling the wheel-legged robot to perform a control task.

Abstract: A bilateral teleoperation system includes: a primary-end operation platform and a secondary-end operation platform. The primary-end operation platform includes: a primary-end support, primary-end mechanical arms, a mechanical hand control assembly, and a first controller, a root end of the primary-end mechanical arm being arranged on the primary-end support, and a tail end of the primary-end mechanical arm being connected to the mechanical hand control assembly.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an online program updating method, including: receiving an external command, acquiring an updated program file, and storing the updated program file into the backup area through a program in the application area, where the external command includes the updated program file, and running the updated program file when a program counter jumps to the backup area. This solution, after the program counter jumps to the backup area, runs the updated program file, thereby providing power continuously while updating the online program and improving the reliability of the power supply system.

Abstract: A computerized method for reducing domain noise, creating and summarizing human-written sentences into clusters for efficient tagging in natural language processing comprising: receiving a typed, handwritten or printed text; implementing an optical character recognition (OCR) process on human written text to generate a digital version of the human written text; splitting the digital version of the typed, handwritten or printed text into an array of sentences, using a sentence splitter to generate a split sentence version; determining a domain of the human written text; based on the domain, implementing a domain noise reduction process on the split sentences version; hierarchically clustering the split sentences version after the domain noise reduction process; and summarizing the clustered sentences and reducing the amount of data to be tagged.

Abstract: A mechanical leg comprises a frame, a retractable member, a wheel, an extension and retraction driving member, a travel driving member, an auxiliary leg, and an auxiliary wheel. The extension and retraction driving member is located on a side of the frame. The retractable member is connected to the extension and retraction driving member. The wheel is connected to the retractable member. The wheel is further connected to the travel driving member. A first end of the auxiliary leg is connected to the auxiliary wheel, and a second end of the auxiliary leg is located on the frame. The retractable member extends under the driving of the extension and retraction driving member to drive the wheel to jump. The wheel is driven by the travel driving member to move. When the auxiliary wheel contacts the ground, the mechanical leg moves with the rolling of the wheel and the auxiliary wheel.