Abstract: Embodiments of systems, apparatuses and methods provide enhanced function as a service (FaaS) to users, e.g., computer developers and cloud service providers (CSPs). A computing system configured to provide such enhanced FaaS service include one or more controls architectural subsystems, software and orchestration subsystems, network and storage subsystems, and security subsystems. The computing system executes functions in response to events triggered by the users in an execution environment provided by the architectural subsystems, which represent an abstraction of execution management and shield the users from the burden of managing the execution. The software and orchestration subsystems allocate computing resources for the function execution by intelligently spinning up and down containers for function code with decreased instantiation latency and increased execution scalability while maintaining secured execution.

Abstract: An instrument mounting assembly (100) for mounting an instrument (102) to a vehicle (200) is provided. The assembly includes a carrier (114) coupled to the vehicle (200) and a support (108) coupled to the carrier, the support adapted to support an instrument (102). The assembly includes a first track (132 or 156) disposed on the carrier and a first follower (130 or 134) disposed on the support for interfacing with the first track. The assembly further includes a second track (132 or 156) disposed on the support and a second follower (130 or 134) disposed on the carrier for interfacing with the second track. The support may be transitioned between stowed and extended positions, wherein the first and second followers interface with the first and second tracks causing the support to be both linearly displaced and rotated while the support is transitioned between the positions.