Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for deterministic dynamic shaping of traffic of a communication network are provided.

Abstract: An example system comprises an electric machine including a stator and a rotor, a cooling system configured to supply a cooling fluid to cool the electric machine, and a stator tube configured to contain the cooling fluid within a stator portion of the electric machine and prevent the cooling fluid from contacting the rotor.

Abstract: A side pocket mandrel for use in a gas lift system is configured to improve the recovery of petroleum fluids from a well. The side pocket mandrel includes an upper assembly joint, a lower assembly joint, and a central portion that has a total length (LT). The side pocket mandrel further comprises a central bore extending through the side pocket mandrel along a central longitudinal axis that extends through the upper and lower assembly joints. The side pocket mandrel further includes a tool channel offset from the central bore and a side pocket tube linearly aligned with the tool channel and configured to receive a gas lift valve. The side pocket mandrel further includes a pair of primary flow blocks that each have a length (LFa) that is at least 35% of the total length (LT) of the central portion of the side pocket mandrel.

Abstract: An optical system (31) for analysing biological processes comprising: a biological process vessel (33) comprising a chamber and an optical interface element (34) for optically coupling the chamber to an optical emitter, a wavelength discrimination component, and an optical detector when a biological process fluid in the chamber is being analysed, the optical interface element being configured to couple light in the mid-infrared range; an optical emitter (351) configured to emit light in the mid-infrared range; an optical detector (353) configured to detect light in the mid-infrared range; a wavelength discrimination component (352); an alignment component (42) for aligning the optical emitter, optical detector, and wavelength discrimination component with the optical interface element; and a processor (354) configured to: receive outputs from the optical detector; and process the received outputs from the optical detector to provide an indication of the constituents of a biological process fluid in the chambe

Abstract: A composition for electroless plating comprises: from 9 to 29 weight percent, 9.7 to 29 weight percent, or 10 to 29 weight percent, of a first graft rubber copolymer which comprises the polymerized form of at least one conjugated diene monomer and at least one monovinyl aromatic monomer, from 70 to 90 weight percent, preferably 70-89.7 weight percent, more preferably 70 to 85 weight percent, of ungrafted styrenic polymer, from 0.1 to 10 weight percent of a core/shell diene-based rubber having particle size of 100 to 500 nanometers (nm), one or more of a stabilizer and/or antioxidant in total amount of from 0.1 to 5 weight percent, a fatty acid or a salt of fatty acid in an amount of from 0.1 to 2 weight percent, 0 to 5 weight percent of a mold release agent, 0 to 1 weight percent of a metal oxide, 0 to 3 weight percent of a lubricant, and 0 to 20 weight percent of polycarbonate wherein weight percent and ppm are based on total weight of the composition.

Abstract: The technology relates to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For example, sensor data identifying a plurality of objects may be received. Pairs of objects of the plurality of objects may be identified. For each identified pair of objects of the plurality of objects, a similarity value which indicates whether the objects of that identified pair of objects can be responded to by the vehicle as a group may be determined. The objects of one of the identified pairs of objects may be clustered together based on the similarity score. The vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous mode by responding to each object in the cluster in a same way.

Abstract: A first driving solution for a vehicle along a portion of a route is determined based on an agent detected in the vehicle's environment following a first trajectory of a plurality of possible trajectories. A switching time is determined for the vehicle to deviate from the first driving solution for a situation in which the agent is following a second trajectory of the plurality of possible trajectories. The first driving solution is revised such that the vehicle will be able to switch from the revised first driving solution to another driving solution at the switching time in case if the detected agent is following the second trajectory.

Abstract: The technology relates to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. In one instance, sensor data identifying an object in an environment of the vehicle may be received. A first path of a first trajectory where the vehicle will pass the object may be determined. A function is used to determining a first maximum speed of the vehicle based on a predetermined minimum lateral clearance between the object and the vehicle. The first maximum speed may be used to determine whether an actual lateral clearance between the object and the vehicle will meet the predetermined minimum lateral clearance. The determination of whether the actual lateral clearance will meet the predetermined minimum lateral clearance may be used to generate a first speed plan for the first trajectory. The vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to the first trajectory including the first speed plan and the first path.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a physical game element such as a wagering chip or a playing card may be utilized to implement a promotion scheme on an electronic game table (e.g., using RFID or optical imaging technology). During a game it may be determined whether the element is associated with special functionality (e.g., entitles the player to a payout multiplier, special payout table, bonus prize or other benefit). The special functionality may have been previously associated with the element or associated with the element during the game (e.g., dynamically and/or randomly). In accordance with some embodiments a player is not able to readily discern the special functionality by a physical inspection of the physical game element and is only notified of the special functionality once the physical game element is used in a qualifying action (e.g., during a wager at an electronic game table).

Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting external memory resources to prevent bandwidth collapse in a network processor. One embodiment is a network processor including an input port configured to receive packets from a source device, on-chip memory configured to store packets in queues, and external memory configured to provide a backing store to the on-chip memory. The network processor also includes a processor configured, in response to determining that the source device is unresponsive to a congestion notification, to reduce a size of one or more queues to prevent packets transferring from the on-chip memory to the external memory.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to detecting sidewalks adjacent to roads. In this regard, a set of potential sidewalk areas adjacent to one or more roads in a vehicle's vicinity may be determined based on map data. Topology data for the set of potential sidewalk areas may be generated based on sensor data received from a perception system of the vehicle. The set of potential sidewalks may be filtered to remove areas unlikely to include a sidewalk. The vehicle may be operated based on the filtered set of potential sidewalk areas, which may include taking precautionary measures when within a predetermined distance from any of the filtered set of potential sidewalks.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure describes a method that includes at least: receiving, by a processor, audience data identifying candidate audience for a website content; generating a plurality of audience groups based on the audience data; receiving user identifying data of a user; generating personalized online content for the user; tagging the personalized online content with a plurality of dynamic tokens to form trackable personalized online content; transmitting instructions to display the trackable personalized online content on a screen of a computing device; receiving user activity tracking data; training a machine learning algorithm, based on the user activity tracking data, to obtain a trained machine learning content recommendation engine; and utilizing the trained machine learning content recommendation engine to identify updated trackable personalized online content based on a plurality of markups to the trackable personalized online content.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for deterministic dynamic shaping of traffic of a communication network are provided.

Abstract: An odorant masking system is provided that may be used to introduce an odorant masking agent to natural gas released via a vent stack system. When the odorant masking system senses a pressure increase due to a controlled natural gas release (e.g., during a system blowdown), some of the natural gas is diverted through the system, and odorant masking agent is released from a storage tank. The diverted natural gas and the odorant masking agent subsequently may be mixed and introduced to the natural gas being released through the vent stack system. The mixture of diverted gas and odorant masking agent preferably takes the form of a spray that, when introduced to the natural gas at the vent stack, reduces or even neutralizes the foul smell of odorant associated with the controlled release of natural gas.

Abstract: The technology relates to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For instance, sensor data identifying an object in an environment of the vehicle may be received. A grid including a plurality of cells may be projected around the object. For each given one of the plurality of cells, a likelihood that the object will enter the given one within a period of time into the future is predicted. A contour is generated based on the predicted likelihoods. The vehicle is then controlled in the autonomous driving mode in order to avoid an area within the contour.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to generating a speed plan for an autonomous vehicle. As an example, the vehicle is maneuvered in an autonomous driving mode along a route using pre-stored map information. This information identifies a plurality of keep clear regions where the vehicle should not stop but can drive through in the autonomous driving mode. Each keep clear region of the plurality of keep clear regions is associated with a priority value. A subset of the plurality of keep clear regions is identified based on the route. A speed plan for stopping the vehicle is generated based on the priority values associated with the keep clear regions of the subset. The speed plan identifies a location for stopping the vehicle. The speed plan is used to stop the vehicle in the location.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for deterministic dynamic shaping of traffic of a communication network are provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting external memory resources to prevent bandwidth collapse in a network processor. One embodiment is a network processor including an input port configured to receive packets from a source device, on-chip memory configured to store packets in queues, an external memory interface configured to couple the on-chip memory with an external memory providing a backing store to the on-chip memory, and bandwidth monitor configured to measure a bandwidth utilization of the external memory. The network processor also includes a processor configured to apply the bandwidth utilization of the external memory to a congestion notification profile, to generate one or more congestion notifications based on the bandwidth utilization applied to the congestion notification profile, and to send the one or more congestion notifications to the source device to request decreasing packet rate for decreasing the bandwidth utilization of the external memory.

Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting external memory resources to prevent bandwidth collapse in a network processor. One embodiment is a network processor including an input port configured to receive packets from a source device, on-chip memory configured to store packets in queues, and external memory configured to provide a backing store to the on-chip memory. The network processor also includes a processor configured, in response to determining that the source device is unresponsive to a congestion notification, to reduce a size of one or more queues to prevent packets transferring from the on-chip memory to the external memory.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for deterministic dynamic traffic shaping and/or network traffic latency equalizing for communication networks are provided.