Abstract: The present teachings generally relate to an acoustic panel including a backing layer, honeycomb core attached to the backing layer, a mesh layer attached to the honeycomb core, and a face sheet including a flexible acoustic fabric face sheet attached to the mesh layer. The acoustic fabric face sheet can provide improved sound dampening characteristics over, for example, a perforated face sheet, and at a lower manufacturing cost, weight, and a simplified manufacturing process. The acoustic fabric face sheet can be or include a flexible woven and/or knitted fabric including a polymer such as an aromatic polyamide that includes a meta-aramid fiber, or a fiberglass fabric.

Abstract: A system and a method include a maintenance control unit configured to: receive a fault message regarding one or more components of an aircraft, determine a priority from the fault message, determine one or more parts for maintenance from the fault message, and determine a time and a location for the maintenance based on the priority and location of the one or more parts.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a solid electrolyte membrane free of scaffold layer. In one embodiment, the membrane has a lithium-ion conductivity of at least 40% higher than the one prepared with a scaffold layer. Electrochemical devices such as all solid-state battery comprising the solid electrolyte membrane exhibit an improved cycling performance. Methods for preparing the solid electrolyte are also disclosed.

Abstract: Obtain, using at least one hardware processor, data characterizing a physical system governed by a physical conservation law. Apply, using the at least one hardware processor, contrastive learning to the data to automatically capture system invariants of the physical system. Employ, using the at least one hardware processor, a neural projection layer to guarantee that a corresponding dynamic machine learning model preserves the captured system invariants. Optionally, predict performance of the physical system using the corresponding dynamic machine learning model.

Abstract: Bias supplies and plasma processing systems are disclosed. One bias supply comprises an output node, a return node, and a switch network and at least one power supply coupled to the output node and the return node. The switch network and the at least one power supply configured, in combination, to apply an asymmetric periodic voltage waveform and provide a corresponding current waveform at the output node relative to the return node. A timing parameter estimator receives a digital representation of a full cycle of the voltage and current waveforms, and generates a pulse width control signal based on a crossing time that the current waveform crosses a threshold current value after falling from a positive peak current value to control the switch network.

Abstract: Generative modeling from phylogenetic data is provided. The method comprises creating a multi-sequence alignment (MSA) based on a nucleic acid or protein sequence and generating a phylogenetic tree based on the MSA. The phylogenetic tree is fed into a number of machine learning models, which generate vector representations of the nucleic acid or protein sequences based on the phylogenetic tree. The machine learning models generate from the vector representation predicted nucleic acid or protein sequences for at least one of an evolution sequence, regression sequence, or sibling sequences of nucleic acids or proteins according to the phylogenetic tree.

Abstract: Bias supplies and bias control methods are disclosed. One method comprises applying an asymmetric periodic voltage waveform and providing a corresponding current waveform at an output node relative to a return node; receiving a signal to change from a current state of the asymmetric periodic voltage waveform to a next state of the asymmetric periodic voltage waveform; and adjusting, during a transition from the current state to the next state, at least one portion of the asymmetric periodic voltage waveform and simultaneously adjusting a fundamental frequency of the asymmetric periodic voltage waveform to settle at the next state.

Abstract: A mobile device capable of device-adaptive super-resolution based adaptive streaming may include a super-resolution-based adaptive bitrate (SR-based ABR) application configured to receive an input and determine a quality of a representation of a video to request based on the input, the SR-based ABR application being able to compute a cost of requesting the quality of representation based on a cost function. The mobile device may apply an SR network to the representation of the video to upscale the representation of the video to a desired resolution. The mobile device also may include a display configured to play back a segment of the video. A method for SR-based adaptive streaming may include receiving an input, determining whether to request a lower resolution representation of a video segment based on the input, and applying an SR network to the lower resolution representation to upscale it to a desired resolution.

Abstract: A general embodiment of the invention is a citation bridge platform 31 or a computer-implemented method for receiving and localizing bridge requests. Each bridge request includes or links to a first local document 40A with a first set of pinpoint elements formatted according to a first local convention LC1. Each bridge request also identifies a second local convention LC2 to which the first set of pinpoint elements should be localized to create a second set of pinpoint element for a second local document 40B. The platform 31 or method first globalizes the set of pinpoint elements of the first local document 40A by mapping them to a bridge set 40C of bridge elements formatted according to a bridge convention BC. Second, the platform 31 or method creates the second set of pinpoint elements for the second local document 40B by mapping the bridge set 40C of bridge elements into the second set of pinpoint elements created for the second local document 40B according to a second local convention LC2.

Abstract: In example aspects of this disclosure, a method includes generating, by one or more computing devices, a parametric model that expresses condition states for each of a plurality of assets, and the probability of the assets transitioning between the condition states; generating, by the one or more computing devices, stochastic degradation predictions of a group of the assets, based on the condition states and the probability of transitioning between the condition states for at least some of the assets; and generating, by the one or more computing devices, a maintenance schedule based on: the stochastic degradation predictions of the group of the assets, costs of corrective maintenance for assets in a failed state, and costs of scheduled maintenance for the assets.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tool head for three-dimensional molding capable of high-speed forming as relating to three-dimensional molding for a fused deposition method that feeds filament in a direct method. The present invention relates to a tool head for a three-dimensional molding device, provided with an extruder for feeding a filament, an extruder motor for driving the extruder, a heating unit for melting the filament fed from the extruder, a nozzle for discharging the filament melted by the heating unit, and a fan for cooling the extruder motor.

Abstract: A system for multi-factor user authentication for payment card-based transactions are described. The multifactor authentication may be based on a one-time passcode/password (OTP) as sent by an authentication server. A user device may, based on receiving the OTP, send an authentication code. The authentication code may be generated/determined based on the OTP. The authentication code may be augmented biometric identifier (ID) of a user associated with the user device. The authentication server may validate a transaction based on the authentication code.

Abstract: Dynamic control of a production process of a manufacturing system is facilitated, where the control process includes receiving runtime input data for multiple input variables of the production process. The production process is represented, at least in part, by a physics-based expression, with at least one term of the physics-based expression being a function of two or more input variables of the production process. The control process includes determining coefficient and bias terms for a dynamic linear model connecting the multiple input variables and an output of the production process, where the terms are based, at least in part, on the input variables. The dynamic linear model and determined coefficient and bias terms are provided in an optimization model to generate a regression-optimization model which determines an optimized value of a control variable for the production process, which is used in facilitating control of the production process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses to enable subscribers of mobile wireless communication devices to view, research, select and customize service plans; to create and manage device groups, share and set permission controls for service plans among devices in device groups; to manage communication services through graphical user interfaces; to sponsor and promote service plans; and to design, manage, and control communication services through application programming interfaces.

Abstract: A braking device includes one or more stationary elements and one movable element that is movable with respect to the one or more stationary elements, the moveable element being made of an electrically conductive material, one or the one or more stationary elements including magnets capable of generating eddy currents in the movable element, when the one or more stationary elements and the movable element are in relative movement. The magnets include first magnets and second magnets disposed alternating, the first magnets having a first magnetization vector and each of the second magnets having a second magnetization vector, and the magnets have widths such that the first magnets are spaced apart in pairs by a first distance that is less than a second distance separating the second magnets in pairs, and the length of the second magnets being around 70% of the length of the first magnets.

Abstract: An eddy current magnetic braking device includes two outer elements surrounding a central element in relative movement with respect to the two outer elements, the central element being made of an electrically conductive material, the two outer elements having first faces facing opposite second faces of the central element and each of the two outer elements including plural magnets for emitting, via the first faces, a magnetic flow that generates in the central element eddy currents when the two outer elements are in relative movement. The plural magnets are arranged in such a way that the two outer elements attract each other. The central element has a thickness such that a skin effect is generated from each face of the central element over more than half the thickness of the central element over at least a range of possible relative speeds of the central element relative to the two outer elements.

Abstract: A remote chemical vapor deposition (“CVD”) reactor and process is disclosed, which includes a vacuum insulated inner core with an inlet that is connected to vapor inlet source and an outlet connected to a deposition chamber or a secondary reactor unit. The inner core may be heated to high temperatures by any of different energy sources, allowing for breaking of chemical bonds in the flowing vapor molecules and resulting in generating vapor phase reactive intermediates that are ultimately transported to a vacuum chamber for depositing thin films by the CVD process.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a carpet extractor, includes a suction nozzle for removing dirt and debris from the surface to be cleaned and an electrical system including a vacuum motor that is fluidly connected to the suction nozzle. A modular electrical cord is removably connected to the electrical system by a connector assembly for easy replacement of the electrical cord.

Abstract: A method for driving an electromechanical sliding door in a transportation vehicle, wherein the sliding door has an adjusting mechanism with a rolling carriage guided in a guide rail and a first electric drive motor. A fixing mechanism with a second electric drive motor and also a locking mechanism is also provided, which locking mechanism allows the rolling carriage to be arrested in any desired position. Here, the locking mechanism is driven by the second electric drive motor. The method may include driving the second electric drive motor with an input voltage which lies below a threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism, continuously increasing the input voltage for the second electric drive motor, and locking the locking mechanism when the input voltage for the second electric drive motor exceeds the threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism.

Abstract: In one embodiment according to the present invention, a stent is described having a generally cylindrical body formed from a single woven nitinol wire. The distal and proximal ends of the stent include a plurality of loops, some of which include marker members used for visualizing the position of the stent. In another embodiment, the previously described stent includes an inner flow diverting layer.