Abstract: A battery pack for an electrical device including a housing having a first housing portion defining a first compartment and a second housing portion defining a second compartment, a plurality of battery cells disposed within the first compartment and configured to supply power to the electrical device, a circuit board disposed within the first compartment and including a heat generating component, and a heat sink coupled to the second housing portion and disposed adjacent the heat generating component. The heat sink includes a first portion extending toward the heat generating component and disposed within the first compartment, and a second portion extending away from the heat generating component and disposed within the second compartment.

Abstract: An extender port for optically coupling a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector includes a housing having a first end, a second end, a first passageway, and a second passageway. The extender port also includes a first lock assembly and a second lock assembly that each include a shuttle disposed on an inner surface of the housing within one of the first passageway and the second passageway. The shuttle includes a slot, a latch includes a pivot end and a latching end. The latch is coupled to the shuttle such that the pivot end is disposed within the slot of the shuttle. The first and second lock assemblies include an end cap rotationally disposed within one of the first passageway and the second passageway and includes a body, an end cap passageway within the body, a release arm, and a lock arm.

Abstract: Extender ports, adapter assemblies and optical assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, an adapter assembly for use in an extender port for coupling a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector includes an adapter having a first passageway for receiving the first fiber optic connector, a second passageway for receiving the second fiber optic connector, and an integrated sleeve holder positioned between the first passageway and the second passageway. The adapter further includes a sleeve holder insert disposed within the second passageway and adjacent to the integrated sleeve holder, and a sleeve disposed within the integrated sleeve holder and the sleeve holder insert.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a maximum phase recovery envelope are disclosed herein. In one example, a system includes a processor and a memory having a vehicle control module. The vehicle control module includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine a critical point on a phase plane indicating a maximum defined recovery point a vehicle can recover from, perform forward and reverse simulations from the critical point to define outermost contours of a maximum phase recovery envelope using parameters and state of the vehicle, and cause the vehicle to operate within the maximum phase recovery envelope.

Abstract: An example apparatus is for contacting a device to change a temperature of the device. The apparatus includes a plate configured to contact the device and a channel within the plate configured to enable flow of fluid between an input port and an output port. The plate includes a thermally conductive material to conduct heat between the device and the fluid. The channel includes multiple islands arranged in series. An island among the multiple islands is arranged to receive the fluid at a first side. The island is for splitting the fluid into a first flow and a second flow and for causing the first flow and the second flow to merge at a second side of the island that is downstream of the first side of the island.

Abstract: A device for delivery of a drug into cerebrospinal fluid of a brain including a hollow container having a reservoir volume and an outlet, the container having an upper surface and a lower surface; a porous structure having a sintered rigid material that passively regulates diffusion of a drug from the container at a controlled release rate; and a catheter coupled to a lower end of the container, the catheter having a lumen, a proximal end region, and a distal end region, the lumen configured to communicate with the reservoir volume of the container through the porous structure. Related systems and methods are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus to treat, inhibit, or prevent an eye condition in a patient can include a cover, sized and shaped to fit over an eye of a patient to define a cavity between the cover and an anterior surface of the eye when the cover is located over the patient eye. The apparatus can include a pressure source, in communication with the cavity, capable of applying non-ambient pressure in the cavity. The apparatus can include control circuitry, in communication with the pressure source, configured to vary non-ambient pressure applied to the cavity to affect a targeted pressure relationship between an indication of a first physiological pressure level and a second physiological pressure level associated with the eye of the patient.

Abstract: Devices, apparatuses, and systems for thermal management in networking and computing systems are provided. An example in-rack thermal management system includes a cooling distribution unit (CDU) that includes a housing that defines a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, thermal management components supported by the housing, and direct mechanical connections coupled with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The in-rack thermal management system includes a fluid distribution system that includes a primary fluid channel directly coupled with the direct mechanical connection of the fluid inlet, and a secondary fluid channel directly coupled with the direct mechanical connection of the fluid outlet. In operation, the thermal management components dissipate heat of a fluid received by the CDU via the fluid inlet. The direct mechanical connections directly interface with the fluid distribution system to provide fluid communication between the CDU and the fluid distribution system to maximize dimensions of the housing.

Abstract: A method for a replay driver skill improvement system is described. The method includes logging vehicle commands requested by a vehicle operator of an ego vehicle to perform a selected driving maneuver. The method also includes identifying one or more of the logged vehicle commands in which operation of the ego vehicle is outside of a predetermined threshold while performing the selected driving maneuver. The method further includes operating the ego vehicle according to the logged vehicle commands until the one or more of the logged vehicle commands in which operation of the ego vehicle is outside of the predetermined threshold are reached. The method also includes performing, through shared control with the vehicle operator, improved vehicle commands to complete the selected driving maneuver while operating the ego vehicle at or within the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Exemplary seal cleaning apparatuses may include at least one support that is configured to receive a seal. The apparatuses may include a tool arm that is positionable within an interior of the seal. The apparatuses may include a pad holder that is rotatably coupled with the tool arm. The pad holder may include a body having a first end and a second end. The first end may define a channel that is configured to receive a cleaning pad. The body may define an aperture that extends from the second end through the channel. The pad holder may include a fluid fitting coupled with the aperture at the second end of the body. The apparatuses may include a cleaning fluid source that is fluidly coupled with the fluid fitting.

Abstract: A method for a shared control, dynamic driving system is described. The method includes determining a vehicle command requested by a vehicle operator of an ego vehicle. The method also includes predicting the ego vehicle entering an unstable, controllable operating range if the vehicle command is performed. The method further includes adjusting the vehicle command to maintain control of the ego vehicle in the unstable, controllable operating range. The method also includes performing an adjusted vehicle command to operate the ego vehicle in the unstable, controllable operating range while maintaining recovery stability to transition to a safe operating range.

Abstract: A silt and debris catching apparatus comprises a housing component and a catchment component. The housing component is adapted to fit within a valve box assembly at a depth below a freeze line. The housing component has a field-installable second handle. The catchment component is coupled to the housing component and includes a filter. The filter retains material that enters the valve box assembly.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to single photon emission from an indirect band gap two-dimensional (2D) material through deterministic strain induced localization. At least some aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for deterministically creating spatially localized defect single photon emission sites in the 750 nm to 800 nm regime using a tungsten diselenide (WSe2) film and ultra-sharp SiO2 tips.

Abstract: A tablet computer is provided, which includes a sensor section operable to detect positional input by a human operator and output a positional input signal; a display, laid over the sensor section, operable to receive and display a video signal; and a processor, coupled to a memory storing programs for running an operating system (OS) and executing software loaded to the memory, the processor being operable to receive and process the positional input signal from the sensor section and to output a video signal of the OS and the software to the display. The tablet computer further includes a sensor signal filter capable of selectively communicating the positional input signal from the sensor section to the processor, to a separate external processor, or to neither the processor nor the separate external processor; and a display switch capable of coupling the display to the processor or to the separate external processor.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for verifying fingerprints associated with components to be installed on printed circuit boards (PCBs). In at least one embodiment, one or more processors determine whether a component fingerprint associated with a component to be installed on the PCB corresponds to an expected fingerprint, the component fingerprint based, at least in part, on a firmware version associated with the component.

Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling a clutch in a hybrid vehicle with a manual transmission, are provided. With the goal of enabling autonomous/assisted clutch control in a hybrid vehicle, while preserving the familiar mechanical feeling at the clutch pedal that driving enthusiasts prefer, embodiments of the disclosed technology use a shuttle valve to blend control of clutch engagement between a driver and an ECU. In these embodiments, a clutch pedal in the vehicle may be mechanically connected to a piston in a first hydraulic cylinder (just like in a traditional mechanical/hydraulic clutch actuation system), and an ECU may actuate a second hydraulic cylinder. Accordingly, a shuttle valve may be used to route the fluid coming from the cylinder with the greater pressure (i.e. the driver actuated cylinder or the ECU actuated cylinder), to a third hydraulic cylinder which adjusts engagement of a clutch by a mechanical linkage.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method of discovering processes for robotic process automation (RPA) includes: recording a plurality of event streams, each event stream corresponding to a human user interacting with a computing device to perform one or more tasks; concatenating the event streams; segmenting some or all of the concatenated event streams to generate one or more application traces performed by the user interacting with the computing device, each application trace corresponding to one of the one or more tasks performed by the user; clustering the traces according to a task type; identifying, from among some or all of the clustered traces, one or more candidate processes for robotic automation; prioritizing the candidate processes; and selecting at least one of the prioritized candidate processes for robotic automation. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also described.

Abstract: A generator set system includes an engine and an alternator. Control panels and switchboards for operating the generator set system are integrated into a frame/enclosure that is positioned around/above the alternator. The panels and switchboards are positioned on the sides of the enclosure to allow user access.

Abstract: A silt and debris catching apparatus comprises a housing component and a catchment component. The housing component is adapted to fit within a valve box assembly. The catchment component is coupled to the housing component and includes a filter. The filter retains material that enters the valve box assembly.

Abstract: Systems and Methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle, may include: receiving sensor data, the sensor data comprising vehicle parameter information for the autonomous vehicle; using the sensor data to determine a vehicle state for the autonomous vehicle, wherein the vehicle state comprises information regarding a magnitude of an actual or predicted effective understeer gradient for the vehicle; computing a yaw moment required to correct the effective understeer gradient based on the magnitude of the effective understeer gradient; and determining a combination of one or more vehicle control inputs, including applying a brake torque, to correct the effective understeer gradient; applying the brake torque to a single wheel of the vehicle, wherein an amount of brake torque applied is sufficient to lock up the single wheel to create a yaw moment on the vehicle to achieve the computed yaw moment required to correct the effective understeer gradient.