Abstract: Systems and methods for reconciling location based on multiple computing device signals. For example, the computing system can obtain location datasets associated with freight carrier services from computing sources. The computing system can determine an expected signal pattern for a location associated with a freight transportation service. The computing system can determine, for each computing source, a confidence score. The confidence score can represent the probability that the respective location dataset is associated with a load being transported for a freight transportation service. The computing system can determine a primary location dataset based on the confidence scores. The computing system can perform actions based on the primary location dataset.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes compounds, kits, and assay procedures for use in determining the levels of certain types of drugs in samples that contain specific binding proteins for the drugs. The present disclosure includes analog compounds useful for displacing the drugs from their endogenous binding proteins, and kits including same, as well as methods that utilize these displacers as binding competitors in pharmaceutical assays.

Abstract: A method includes, during a processing cycle: navigating the sanding head across a region of a workpiece according to a toolpath; and, based on a sequence of force values output by a force sensor coupled to the sanding head, deviating the sanding head from the toolpath to maintain forces of the sanding head on the workpiece region proximal a target force. The method also includes: detecting a sequence of positions of the sanding head traversing the workpiece region; interpreting a surface contour in the workpiece region based on the sequence of positions; detecting a difference between the surface contour and a corresponding target surface defined in a target model of the workpiece; generating a second toolpath for the workpiece region based on the difference; and, during a second processing cycle, navigating the sanding head across the workpiece region according to the second toolpath to reduce the difference.

Abstract: An interactive toy comprising a function device for performing user-perceptible, controllable functions. The interactive toy also includes a rechargeable power source and a charging circuit for contactless receipt of electrical energy and for charging the rechargeable power source when the interactive toy is positioned in a charging zone of a contactless charging device. The interactive toy is adapted to determine a charging rate at respective positions relative to the charging device and to generate a user-perceptible output indicative of the determined charging rate.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic optimization fault feature generation method, an optimized versatile fault feature can be automatically generated through a procedure of the present invention, and the fault feature can be provided for various fault prediction models to reduce data pre-processing time and new model development costs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a modeling method for a smart prognostics and health management system. The method comprises a new tree establishing step, a dual-branch modeling step, and a model adaptive optimization step. As monitoring data increases, a golden model can be selected as a benchmark for optimization decision from prediction hypothesis models constructed by the dual-branch modeling step. This benchmark is used for next prediction. A prediction result of the system is caused to meet an expected target value. The present invention provides a computer program product for the smart prognostics and health management system at the same time. The above-described modeling method for the smart prognostics and health management system is completed when the computer program product is executed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intelligent prognostics and health management system and method, the system comprises an analytic engine service manager module, an intelligent prognostics and health management object analytics tree module, a machine learning library module, and a file system module. After the analytic engine service manager module defines an analytics tree according to components of a to-be-monitored machine, the intelligent prognostics and health management object analytics tree module is controlled by the analytic engine service manager module to obtain monitoring data of the to-be-monitored machine. One of default reference hypothesis model sets with the highest similarity of the system is selected for modeling, thereby a model selection and disposition are quickly complete.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selecting a leading associated parameter. Selection is performed on data collected by a sensor, and the data is divided into a critical parameter set and another feature parameter set. From the feature parameter set, one parameter that affects beforehand in time the critical parameter is identified as a leading associated parameter. The present invention further uses the critical parameter set and the leading associated parameter to construct an equipment prognostic and health management model that effectively enhances an early warning capability.

Abstract: The invention relates to stabilized liquid fungicide-containing formulations based on fatty acid amides as solvents, to a process for production thereof, to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi in crop protection, and to the use thereof as crop protection agents.

Abstract: An electric generator (1) comprises a thermoelectric generator (2) and is characterized in that said thermoelectric generator (2) is provided with two add-on units (3, 4) which are separate from each other, said two add-on units (3, 4) having different thermal properties.

Abstract: A process is provided for controlling a robotal device, such as a multiaxial industrial robot, by a control unit, with a control core for executing control processes for the robotal device. An interface function checks whether models and/or procedures optionally contained in the control core or additional models and/or transformation procedures and/or special algorithms of kinematic structures, which can be preset at the interface are used as model modules for motion-relevant variables of the robotal device. Special and third-party kinematics can thus also be operated with a control device suitable for executing the process without the control itself having to be modified.

Abstract: In order to implement the melody extraction or the automatic clearly more stable or to improve the transcription result, respectively, at the resulting segments or trajectories, respectively, of a melody line gained from a spectrogram of the audio signal a harmony mapping is performed such that a follower segment directly neighboring a reference segment in time direction is virtually shifted in the frequency direction by stages of octave, fifth and/or third in order to examine whether among the resulting lines of the octave, fifth and/or third there is one that fulfills a predetermined condition, like e.g. that the time/spectral representation along this line comprises a minimum which is larger by a certain factor than a minimum that it comprises along the reference segment line, and, if such a line exists, selects the same and actually performs the shifting of the follower segment. This way, errors in melody line determination may be corrected again.

Abstract: The finding of the present invention is that the melody extraction or automatic transcription may be implemented clearly more stable and if applicable even less expensive when the assumption is considered sufficiently that the main melody is the portion of a piece of music which man perceives the loudest and the most precise. Regarding this, according to the present invention the time/spectral representation or the spectrogram of an interesting audio signal is scaled using the curves of equal volume reflecting human volume perception in order to determine the melody of the audio signal on the basis of the resulting perception-related time/spectral representation.

Abstract: A tone smoothing is performed such that to each time section of a melody line segment a number is associated such that for all groups of directly neighboring time sections, to which the same spectral component is associated by the melody line segment, the numbers associated with the directly neighboring time sections are different numbers from one to the number of the directly neighboring time sections, for each spectral component that is associated with one of the time sections of the melody line segment, the numbers of those groups are added up to which time sections of the same the respective spectral component is associated by the melody line segment, a smoothing spectral component is determined as the spectral component for which the greatest summing-up results, and the melody line segment is changed, by associating the determined smoothing spectral component to each time section of the melody line segment.

Abstract: In a conveying apparatus for castings in a cleaning device, there are tooth-type casting holders which rotate about a horizontal or slightly inclined axis and comprise two gripping parts of which the upper part serves as a tension member for tensioning the casting piece, while the lower stationary gripping part is comprised of two or more supports for the casting that promote the cleaning operation by means of a revolving movement. The supports are positioned at an angle to the axis of rotation and are spaced by substantially equal distances at both sides. These supports hold the casting in a corresponding angular position relative to the axis of rotation. The upper gripping part can comprise one or more pendulously supported beams which, in the tensioning position, transmit tensioning or securing forces to the casting.

Abstract: In a foundry apparatus for clearing sand from castings comprising a conveyor and a supporter for the castings and for moving them from the conveyor into an abrasive blasting cabinet (or other sand removing unit) while turning the castings about a horizontal axis, in order to make transport simpler and to make certain that even complex castings are completely cleaned, a transport unit is used for taking up and supporting the castings and is supported on the supporter. The transport unit has a platform-like lower support in the form of a grid to be joined to the supporter by mating parts on the supporter and on the lower support. The mating parts are designed to keep the lower support in a generally horizontal position. The transport unit further is designed for forming a basket with a keeper element on the supporter and the basket is able to be opened and shut.

Abstract: A machine for the blast cleaning of castings has a drum with a top opening through which abrasive from overhead abrasive throwing wheels is directed onto castings in the drum. The drum is oscillated about its axis through an angle of about 120.degree. and has two floor parts with an angle somewhat less than this between them. Oscillation of the drum makes for tumbling of the casting resting on the floor. The wall of the drum, in addition to the floor parts, has inwardly sloping parts next to the opening. The wall is made up of bars wedge-joined to support rings, sound being absorbed by rubber strips between them and the rings.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises one or more blasting cabins through which are conveyed workpiece carriers in the form of grate bars secured only at one end to a conveyor chain. A shifting device transfers workpieces from a first to a second conveyor for a second pass through such cabin. A turning device turns the workpieces over during such transfer. Said device comprises a box which is rotated about a horizontal axis and chutes each workpiece onto the second conveyor.

Abstract: Workpiece carriers in the form of self-locking tongs are provided in a blasting machine having a blasting chamber, a charging station and a discharging station. The carriers are mounted overhung on individual support structures which are movable laterally outside the blasting chamber to transport workpieces within the chamber. Tongs comprising a support rod on the axis of rotation of the carrier, and a transverse gripper rod which is movable for clamping the workpiece, are particularly suitable for carrying cylinder block workpieces and for the charging and discharging operations. The machine may have several treatment stations which may be arranged in line or on a circle. Various drive means are described, as are means for recirculating the said support structures and means for blasting workpieces from below and from above.

Abstract: A machine for blasting workpieces (castings) comprises an arcuate cabin with successive working stations within it. Two conveying systems are provided -- a central turntable with workpiece carriers which are rotatable about horizontal axes and extend into the cabin through a horizontal slot, and an overhead conveyor with workpiece reception hooks which extend through a slot in the roof of the cabin. The axes of the workpiece carriers on the turntable may be made capable of swivelling in a vertical plane. Various drive arrangements are described, including control by limit switches and a timing relay. Entry and exit lock chambers and door arrangements are described.