Abstract: An apparatus includes an amplifier having an input. An interface has inputs and an output. The interface is configured to: invert each bit of a value received at a first input of the interface to produce an inverted value; and provide the inverted value at the output. A processor has an input coupled the output of the interface, has first output coupled to a second input of the interface, and has a second output coupled to the input of the amplifier. The processor is configured to determine whether to set an adjustable gain setting of an audio processing block to the inverted value.

Abstract: Systems and methods for simulation forecasting in target networks including dynamic realignment are disclosed. A set of target nodes including at least one demand node realignment representative of a demand volume shift for at least one corresponding distribution node in a predetermined time period is received. When the demand volume shift is equal to or above a predetermined threshold, an estimated volume feature for the at least one corresponding distribution node is generated. When the demand volume shift is below the predetermined threshold, an actual volume feature for the at least one corresponding distribution node is generated. The generated one of the estimated volume feature or the actual volume feature is provided to a trained forecasting model to generate a demand forecast data structure based on the generated one of the estimated volume feature or the actual volume feature.

Abstract: A controller area network including one or more first network nodes biased from a first power supply voltage, and a second network node biased from a second, lower, power supply voltage. The second network node includes a transmitter driving a differential voltage onto bus lines to communicate a dominant bus state at a second dominant state common mode voltage, a receiver coupled to the bus lines, sense circuitry to sense a common mode voltage at the bus lines, and control circuitry to control a recessive state common mode voltage in response to the sensed dominant state common mode voltage.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting content of interest on a slide using machine learning. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. The memory instructs the processor to receive a first image, comprising a macro image, identify areas of interest associated with the grids of the first image, receive a second image comprising a high magnification image associated with the areas of interest of the first image, classify, using at least a probed point, the grids of the first image, wherein classifying the grids of the first image includes classifying the grids into accepted grids of the grids and rejected grids of the grids, scan, using the image capturing device, the accepted grids to generate an output image, and display, using a display device, the output image.

Abstract: Systems and methods of anomaly detection in time-series are disclosed. A time-series dataset is received and a set of segments is iteratively defined from the time-series dataset by identifying a set of changepoints in the time-series dataset based on a changepoint type and a sensitivity parameter, determining whether the set of segments defined by the changepoints satisfy at least one threshold criteria, and modifying the sensitivity parameter when the threshold criteria is not met or outputting the set of segments when the threshold criteria is met. A segment-specific anomaly detection threshold is determined for each segment in the set of segments and a set of anomaly-flagged segments is generated. The set of anomaly flagged segments are generated by an anomaly detection process based on the segment-specific anomaly detection threshold for a corresponding segment. An anomaly-flagged time-series is generated by combining the set of anomaly-flagged segments.

Abstract: In an example, a CAN transceiver includes a first transistor having a control terminal, having a drain coupled to a voltage supply terminal, and having a source. The CAN transceiver includes a second transistor having a drain coupled to a control terminal of the first transistor, a source coupled to the source of the first transistor, and a control terminal. The CAN transceiver includes a bias circuit coupled to the control terminal of the second transistor, the second transistor configured to convert the first transistor to a diode configuration responsive to detecting high voltage noise.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing quality of and detecting defects in retail products include a housing having an interior, a product holding surface, an image capture device configured to capture an image of the product, a lighting element configured to provide lighting within the housing, an electronic database configured to store electronic data including reference image data associated with the product and representing the product in various sizes and various quality states, and a processor-based control circuit in communication with the first image capture device and the electronic database. The control circuit is configured to obtain image data representing the image of the product, obtain the reference image data, analyze the image data and the reference image data to identify the product and identify a size of a defect present on the product, and output a notification indicating whether or not the product is of acceptable quality.

Abstract: This disclosure provides system and method for performing an autonomous aircraft visual inspection task using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV is equipped with a front-facing RGB-D camera, one Velodyne three dimensional Light Detection and Ranging with 64 channels, and one Inertial Measurement Unit. In the method of the present disclosure, the UAV takeoff from any nearby location of the aircraft and face the RGB-D camera towards the aircraft. The UAV find the nearest landmark using a template matching approach and register with the aircraft coordinate system. The UAV navigate using LiDAR and IMU measurements, whereas the inspection process uses measurements from the RGB-D camera. The UAV navigate using a proposed safe navigation around the aircraft by avoiding obstacles. The system identifies the objects of interest using a deep-learning based object detection tool and then performs the inspection. A simple measuring algorithm for simulated objects of interest is implemented.

Abstract: A federated compliance management system operating in a cloud computing environment imports a repository-specific retention policy from a source information system operating in an enterprise computing environment and converts, using a policy mapping definition, the repository-specific retention policy into a federated retention policy. The policy mapping definition contains attribute mappings for federated attributes common across a plurality of information systems of disparate types, repository-specific attributes that are specific to an information system, and, where applicable, phase-common attributes that are common for all phases of an information system as well as phase-repository-specific attributes that are configured for a specific phase. The federated retention policy is stored in the cloud computing environment for use by the federated compliance management system, for instance, as a base policy for creating a repository-specific retention policy for a target system.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to buffer an input voltage. An example apparatus includes first inverter circuitry to invert the input voltage and produce a first inverted voltage; second inverter circuitry coupled to the first inverter circuitry, the second inverter circuitry to invert the first inverted voltage and produce a second inverted voltage at a rate based on a first current controlled transistor; third inverter circuitry coupled to the second inverter circuitry, the third inverter circuitry to invert the second inverted voltage and produce a third inverted voltage at a rate based on a second current controlled transistor; and fourth inverter circuitry coupled to the third inverter circuitry, the fourth inverter circuitry to invert the third inverted voltage and produce an output voltage, wherein the output voltage matches the input voltage.

Abstract: Systems and methods for data reporting using a data aggregator and a data retrieval tool such as a file intelligence service. The data aggregator stores two sets of data reporting tables and designates a first one of the sets of tables as an active set and the second one of the sets as a non-active set. The active set of tables stores data corresponding to a most recently successfully completed search. The non-active set stores data retrieved by the data retrieval tool from disparate data sources according to current search. The data in the active set of tables is immediately available for use in requested reports. When the data aggregator completes the current search, it designates the non-active set of tables as the active set so that the data therein becomes available for use in requested reports.

Abstract: Cleaning systems proposed in the art have technical construct limitations in the cleaning mechanisms used, which leads to a lower ratio of power consumed to area cleaned, directly affecting the cleaning efficiency. Thus, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Propelled Autonomous Multiplane Cleaning System (UPAMCS) is disclosed. An UAV and Mopping Interface Mechanism (UAV-MIM) connects a UAV to one or more mopping systems comprising an epicyclic gear driven moppers with no additional power devices used. A maneuvering mechanism disclosed enables the UAV to propel the mopping systems to reach any geometric shape or inclination. The UPAMCS provides cost, time, and power efficient surface cleaning. The UPAMCS is also equipped with vision cameras and LiDAR for guidance during landing and crawling over surfaces along with additional surface defect detection by processing the captured images.

Abstract: An analog duty-cycle detector includes: off-time detection circuitry; on-time detection circuitry; compare circuitry; and a controller. The off-time detection circuitry includes a first transistor and a first capacitor. The on-time detection circuitry includes a second transistor and a second capacitor. The compare circuitry has a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The first terminal of the compare circuitry is coupled to a first terminal of the first capacitor. The second terminal of the compare circuitry is coupled to a first terminal of the second capacitor. The controller has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the controller coupled to a control terminal of the first transistor. The second terminal of the controller coupled to the control terminal of the second transistor.

Abstract: In conventional robot navigation techniques learning and planning algorithms act independently without guiding each other simultaneously. A method and system for robotic navigation with simultaneous local path planning and learning is disclosed. The method discloses an approach to learn and plan simultaneously by assisting each other and improve the overall system performance. The planner acts as an actuator and helps to balance exploration and exploitation in the learning algorithm. The synergy between dynamic window approach (DWA) as a planning algorithm and a disclosed Next best Q-learning (NBQ) as a learning algorithm offers an efficient local planning algorithm. Unlike the traditional Q-learning, dimension of Q-tree in the NBQ is dynamic and does not require to define a priori.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a register, a memory to store reconfiguration data associated with the register, and register control circuitry. The example register control circuitry is to determine whether the memory includes the reconfiguration data corresponding to a trigger event experienced by state machine circuitry. Additionally, the example register control circuitry is to, based on determining that the memory includes the reconfiguration data corresponding to the trigger event, reconfigure the register identified in the reconfiguration data with a value included in the reconfiguration data.

Abstract: A method for auto-tuning an optical transponder that is coupled to an optical terminal comprises: cycling through wavelengths in sequence by, for each wavelength: modulating the wavelength to convey a wavelength identifier of the wavelength, to produce a modulated wavelength that conveys the wavelength identifier; transmitting the modulated wavelength from the optical terminal through an optical demultiplexer that is configured to pass wavelengths to output ports of the optical demultiplexer; waiting to detect a response wavelength, transmitted by the optical transponder, which matches the wavelength; and determining, based on whether the response wavelength is detected, whether to repeat cycling using a next wavelength because the optical transponder is not tuned or to stop cycling because the optical transponder is tuned.

Abstract: Examples of amplifiers and associated control blocks control analog and digital gains of such an amplifier to maintain a ripple voltage at the input/virtual terminals of an internal integrator below an upper limit. Such an example amplifier comprises digital and analog processing blocks. The digital processing block receives a digital audio signal and also includes a digital gain component. The analog processing block includes an analog gain component and an output stage having a supply voltage terminal. A boost controller receives the digital audio signal, and has a digital output and a boost voltage output to output a boost voltage. A digital controller receives the digital audio signal, and has a first digital input coupled to the digital output of the boost controller and a second digital input to receive a measurement value indicative of the outputted boost voltage. Based on its inputs, the digital controller controls the digital and analog gain components.

Abstract: A method for invoking a user-intended Internet of Things (IoT) device amongst a number of IoT devices is disclosed. The method includes extracting by the number of IoT devices, a number of voice parameters from a voice wakeup command for waking up the device. The method includes sharing by the number of IoT devices, the number of voice parameters amongst the number of IoT devices. The method includes comparing the number of voice parameters with a number of pre-stored voice parameters in the number of IoT devices. The method includes determining, a user-intended IoT device amongst the number of IoT devices based on the voice wakeup command and at least one of a similarity between the plurality of pre-stored voice parameters and the plurality of voice parameters and a previously invoked IoT device associated with a previous voice wakeup command. The method includes invoking the user-intended IoT device selected amongst the number of IoT devices.

Abstract: Differential signaling transmitter circuitry includes upper and lower driver stacks, each with at least one upper blocking transistor and a bias transistor, further includes first and second control loops. A first control loop includes a replica stack including replicas of the bias transistor and blocking transistors of a first one of the driver stacks, and a second control loop includes replica stacks, one with replicas of the bias and blocking transistors of the upper driver stack and one with replicas of the bias and blocking transistors of the lower driver stack. One of the replica stacks in the second control loop receives an output from the first control loop. First and second switching circuitry couples outputs of the first and second control loops to gates of bias transistor in the upper and lower driver stacks, respectively, responsive to a data signal.

Abstract: A positive overshoot detection circuit comprises a transistor coupled to a current mirror, a reference current source coupled to the current mirror, and a comparator coupled to the reference current source and the current mirror. The comparator output indicates whether the current mirror's current is greater than the reference current source's current. A control input and a current terminal of the transistor are coupled to a clamping circuit. A negative overshoot detection circuit comprises a biasing sub-circuit coupled to a transistor, a resistor coupled to the transistor, and a comparator coupled to the transistor and the resistor. The comparator output indicates whether the transistor is in an on or off state. The biasing sub-circuit is coupled to a clamping circuit. In some implementations, the comparator outputs from the positive and negative overshoot detection circuits are provided to a driver circuit, which modifies its operation.