Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an optical transmission system including a transmitter connected to a transmission line having M spatial channels, and a receiver that receives a signal transmitted from the transmitter via the transmission line, wherein the transmitter includes: an allocator that allocates a transmission bit string transmitted to the transmission line into a bit string serving as a basic signal and a bit string serving as spatial channel information; a generator that generates N (M>N) signals from the bit string serving as the basic signal allocated by the allocator; and a selector that selects N spatial channels, through which the N signals generated by the generator are transmitted, from the M spatial channels on the basis of the bit string serving as the spatial channel information allocated by the allocator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for scheduling environment perception-based data offloading for numerous connected vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for offloading data includes capturing an image of a view of interest from a vehicle, segmenting the image into a plurality of blocks, and determining a scheduling priority for each of one or more blocks among the plurality of blocks based on block values, wherein the block values relate to one or more objects of interest contained in each of the one or more blocks. The method further includes offloading, from the vehicle to a server, one or more blocks based on the scheduling priority of the one or more blocks.

Abstract: To provide a rotary electrical machine having a novel configuration adapted to provide axial downsizing of the rotary electrical machine when connecting an electrical connection conductor to a welded side terminal section of a coil end of a segment coil. The rotary electrical machine includes: a stator core 21 including slots radially extended in a radial fashion; a plurality of segment coils 34 radially stacked and accommodated in the slot 37; and a neutral point bus-bar 33 laid on a side of a welded coil end of the segment coil 34 and including a connection wiring section and a connection section for interconnecting the different segment coils. In a state where the segment coils 34 are mounted, at least a part of the connection wiring section is laid in a radial space RS radially defined by the segment coils 34.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a signal detection device including a mode demultiplexer configured to convert N (N is a natural number) spatial mode signals including a plurality of higher modes excited in a transmission path fiber into N base modes and output the N basis modes, a frequency conversion unit configured to convert N optical signals into frequencies different from each other, a multiplexing unit configured to multiplex the N optical signals having frequencies that have been converted, and a reception unit configured to photoelectrically convert a multiplexed optical signal while maintaining modulation information for a phase and polarization, perform digital signal conversion and signal processing, and demodulate an original information sequence.

Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit including a compressor; a vehicle compartment air conditioning unit including a heat exchanger configured to perform a heat exchange between the-refrigerant and air to be supplied to a vehicle compartment, and an indoor and outdoor air switching device configured to switch a percentage of indoor air or outdoor air introduced into an air flow path of the air subjected to the heat exchange in the heat exchanger; and a controller configured to control the refrigerant circuit and the indoor and outdoor air switching device. The controller is configured to be able to selectively perform operation modes having identical air conditioning purposes and having different refrigerant flow paths of the refrigerant circuit, reduces the number of rotations of the compressor, and switches the indoor and outdoor air switching device to the indoor air circulation, when switching an operation mode.

Abstract: An encoding device includes a division unit that acquires three-dimensional data representing positions of a plurality of points distributed along a surface of an object in a three-dimensional space and divides a parent space including the points in the three-dimensional space into a plurality of child spaces and an encoding unit that changes, based on a position of a target space, which is the child space, to which a sign representing whether the points are included is allocated, according to whether the points are included in a first child space adjacent to the target space, processing for allocating the sign to the target space and a second child space adjacent to the target space.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine whether the apparatus is expected to perform communication on a first carrier within a time interval, and communication on a second carrier within the time interval; determine whether there is a conflict between at least one symbol of the first carrier and at least one symbol of the second carrier within the time interval; determine at least one scheme to use for performing communication with at least one user equipment, when there is the conflict between the at least one symbol of the first carrier and the at least one symbol of the second carrier within the time interval; and perform the communication with the at least one user equipment using the at least one scheme.

Abstract: A method for measuring a distance is provided. The method includes receiving a fine time measurement (FTM) message, extracting channel state information (CSI) from the FTM message, determining with a channel condition classifier a probability that the FTM message is multi-path based on the corresponding CSI, and discarding the FTM message in response to the probability that the FTM message is multi-path is above a threshold level of probability.

Abstract: An information processing system (1) includes an account-opening task server (100) and an agent server (200), wherein the server (100) includes a transmission unit (102) that transmits, to the server (200), when storing personal information of a user in a personal information database (120), first authentication information for logging in the server (100) with respect to the user and a processing unit (104) that executes, when receiving the first authentication information, processing of reading the user information of the user, and the server (200) includes an ID registration unit (202) that stores second authentication information for the user to log in to the server (200) in an ID storage unit (220) in association with the first authentication information and a login unit (204) that reads, when receiving the second authentication information, the first authentication information corresponding to the second authentication information from the ID storage unit (220) and logs in to the server (100).

Abstract: An airbag device installed in a vehicle seat having a seat cushion forming a seat surface and a seatback forming a backrest, being provided with an inflator stowed in one side portion of the seatback that generates inflation gas, and an airbag stowed in the seatback in a rolled or folded state that deploys from one side portion by the inflator releasing the inflation gas. The airbag deploys toward the front of the seatback and includes an upper chamber region for protecting at least around the head and neck of the occupant and a lower chamber region for protecting mainly from the waist to the shoulders of the occupant.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital convertor of an integration type, includes: a charging circuit having a capacitor configured to store electric charges based on an input current; a discharging circuit configured to discharge the electric charges stored in the capacitor; and a counting circuit configured to count a charge-discharge count of the capacitor in a first conversion period and in a second conversion period, in order to convert a current value of the input current into a digital value, wherein the first conversion period includes a first pre-charging period and a first counting period, the second conversion period includes a second pre-charging period and a second counting period, and the analog-to-digital convertor further comprises a phase changing circuit configured to change a first phase of an output signal of the charging circuit in the first counting period to a second phase in the second counting period.

Abstract: A method of treating a battery having a laminated electrode that includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, the battery being either a lithium ion battery or a solid-state battery, includes: an immersion step of immersing the laminated electrode in water after lithium is deactivated; and a separation step of separating the laminated electrode by applying an electrical pulse to the laminated electrode.

Abstract: A vacuum pump that evacuates an inside of a vacuum chamber and powder capturing devices disposed on an intake side of the vacuum pump are included. The powder capturing devices include a plurality of flow path forming units that form a continuous gas flow path from an intake unit located on the vacuum chamber side to an exhaust unit located on the vacuum pump side. The plurality of flow path forming units include a first flow path forming unit having a first catching unit that causes the powder sucked from the intake unit to collide and then catch the powder, and a second flow path forming unit having a second catching unit that causes the powder passing through the first flow path forming unit to collide and then catch the powder.

Abstract: System, methods, and embodiments described herein relate to dynamically generating a wide field-of-view three-dimensional pseudo point cloud of an environment around a vehicle. A disclosed method may include capturing, via a camera, a first view in a first image, determining a first depth map based on the first image, obtaining, from an external system, a second image of a second view that overlaps the first view and a second depth map based on the second image, inputting the first image and the second image into a self-supervised homograph network that is trained to output a homographic transformation matrix between the first image and the second image, and generating a three-dimensional pseudo point cloud that combines the first depth map and the second depth map based on the homographic transformation matrix.

Abstract: A jet parameter generation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a data acquisition section, and a parameter generation section for generating a predetermined jet parameter, using a predetermined analytical method of taking a predetermined input parameter as an explanatory variable and taking a predetermined jet parameter as an objective variable.

Abstract: The fine hollow particle of the present invention is a fine hollow particle composed of a resin film comprising a melamine-based resin, in which the resin film is composed of a plurality of small piece-shaped portions and a bonding portion for bonding the plurality of small piece-shaped portions. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide stable fine hollow particles having excellent solvent resistance and heat resistance, good dispersibility, and a large particle diameter.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an image processing unit configured to execute image processing on an image based on an input image, and output a result of the image processing. The input image is a post-conversion image obtained by performing image conversion on an original image. The image conversion includes image conversion for further reducing a data size of the original image while maintaining a feature acquired from the original image and related to an object similar to a subject captured in the original image and maintaining processing accuracy of the image processing.

Abstract: A time measuring device comprises a signal generating circuit configured to generate a plurality of reference signals in an equivalent cycle with different phases; a first counter configured to output a fine count value, using a plurality of first pulse signals obtained from the plurality of reference signals; a second counter configured to output a coarse count value, using a plurality of second pulse signals obtained from the plurality of reference signals and having frequencies lower than frequencies of the plurality of first pulse signals; and a control unit configured to determine whether to correct the coarse count value in accordance with the fine count value and the coarse count value latched with a latch signal, and, if the coarse count value needs to be corrected, configured to calculate a bin number, using the fine count value and a coarse correction value obtained by correcting the coarse count value.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium provide sidelink beam alignment between devices. In the context of a method performed by a first user equipment (UE), the first UE causes transmission of a first plurality of reference signals to a second UE to facilitate selection of a first preferred beam among a plurality of beams of the second UE. The method also receives a second plurality of reference signals from the second UE using a plurality of beams of the first UE. The method further includes selecting a second preferred beam from the plurality of beams of the first UE based on the second plurality of reference signals.

Abstract: A light detector includes a SPAD; a resistor component; a switch element; and a control circuit configured to control the switch element to discharge or charge a first node. In response to a change in a potential of the first node from a first potential to a second potential, the control circuit turns on the switch element until a second period elapses after a lapse of a first period measured from the change to the second potential, or until the potential of the first node changes back to the first potential during the second period, and the control circuit turns off the switch element upon a lapse of the second period without the potential of the first node changing back to the first potential, and the control circuit turns on the switch element again after a lapse of a third period measured from the turning off of the switch element.