Abstract: Storage and retrieval systems demand time and space efficient approaches. Embodiments herein provide a storage system with guided plate based lifting apparatus for payload loading-unloading on storage rack. The system deploys an Automated Guided Vehicle/Autonomous Mobile Robot (AGV/AMR) mounted with multiple lifting apparatuses in between two adjacent storage racks. The racks are modified with guide plates having entry cutouts for horizontal movements and entry guides for vertical movement of lifting apparatus. Ramp provided in the guide plates at the bottom of racks ensures there is enough clearance for lifting apparatus to go inside an aisle and have smooth vertical lifting. Wheel retention mechanism guides the vertical lifting maintaining required clearance. A conveyor belt mechanism mounted to base plate of lifting apparatus consists of geared rotary motor for conveyor belt that has a forward and backward movement, enabling the lifting apparatus to load/unload the payload inside/outside the racks.

Abstract: State of the art track width adjustment mechanism fail to support track width adjustment while vehicle is in motion. They also require manual intervention, which causes inconvenience. The disclosure herein generally relates to wheel track adjustment, and, more particularly, to a changeable wheel track mechanism for track width adjustment (referred to as TWA mechanism). The TWA mechanism includes a steer and drive unit, a plurality of links, and a sliding unit. The TWA mechanism allows movement of a wheel in inward and outward directions, causing the track width adjustment. The track width is achieved by changing the wheel position to be at a wider position, or a narrower position, or any intermediate position. The TWA mechanism may be associated with any vehicle for which the track width adjustment is to be achieved.

Abstract: Conventionally, cleaning of objects has been proposed by use of gloves wherein objects need to be pre-washed manually. However, the level of cleaning is not spotless. Electric scrubbers have also been proposed in solving scrubbing problem but are not efficient. Embodiment of the present disclosure provide a glove that integrates a detachable power-driven scrubber. The power-driven scrubber is configured to controllably rotate in one or more directions based on an activation of a sensor to clean an object. The glove further includes sensing mechanisms for controlled flow of water discharge and controlled flow of cleansing fluid dispense that enables the detachable power-driven scrubber to clean the object. Rotation of the detachable power-driven scrubber is controlled and driven by a drive shaft that transmits rotary motion/torque generated by a motor coupled thereto. A scrubber locking strap is provided on the glove for lock and release of the detachable power-driven scrubber accordingly.

Abstract: Traditionally, counterweight fork type autonomous mobile robots (AMR) have been used for any kind of pallet. But the challenge is it occupies lot more maneuvering space while making turns, which cannot work in narrow operating zones. Hence fork over AMR is preferred. However, these fork over AMR have extended parts always touching the ground surface and thus are not suitable for pallets with a wooden plank at the bottom of the fork opening in the pallet. To overcome the above technical problems, an Adjustable Counterweight-based Fork Type Autonomous Mobile Robot (ACFTAMR) is provided that includes chassis assembly and vertical mast unit, a horizontal cross slide mechanism and forks. The chassis assembly is provided counterweight assembly and counterbalance shafts that move forward and backward during pickup and release of payload when the vertical mast unit moves in upward/downward direction, thus providing better stability and counterbalance to the ACFTAMR.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with enabling client-side enforcement of custom rules when the client is in offline mode include storing a custom rule script that describes a custom rule in a mobile application client. Then, while the mobile application client is in an offline mode, accept a user input through the mobile application client to create or modify an object, determine that the custom rule script is associated with a triggering event that occurred due to the input to create or modify the object, and immediately enforce the custom rule script to validate the user input upon occurrence of the triggering event. The custom rule script is enforced prior to creating or modifying the object. Upon placement of the mobile application client into the online mode, synchronize the object as created or modified by the validated user input to a mobile application server.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves identifying a user-configured speech recognition performance setting value selected from among a plurality of speech recognition performance setting values, selecting a speech recognition model configuration corresponding to the user-configured speech recognition performance setting value from among a plurality of speech recognition model configurations, where each speech recognition model configuration of the plurality of speech recognition model configurations corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of speech recognition performance setting values, and recognizing an audio input as an input state using the speech recognition model configuration corresponding to the user-configured speech recognition performance setting value.

Abstract: Systems and methods for indicating communication effectiveness with air traffic control (ATC) are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a transcribed message containing a plurality of words used by an ownship flight crew member in a communication directed to ATC; determining a message intent of the transcribed message from the words used in the communication; identifying a plurality of ideal words that should be used for an ideal message having the same message intent as the transcribed message; comparing the words used in the communication with the words that should have been used in the ideal message; determining based on the comparing whether the words used in the communication conformed to ATC standard phraseology (e.g., ICAO Pilot communication vocabulary); generating an indicator for flight crew that indicates whether the words used in the communication conformed to ATC standard phraseology; and signaling an aircraft display device to display the indicator.

Abstract: Wiper is utilized to clean side-view mirror of a vehicle. Existing wiper attached with the side-view mirror obstructs visibility of a driver while cleaning the side-view mirror in a rainy season or in a dusty environment, which leads to an accident. A vehicle mirror wiping unit is provided. The vehicle mirror wiping unit includes a mirror; a mirror shutter assembly; a mirror casing; a mirror mounting unit, consisting of: the mirror, a mirror spring, a spring retaining cap, and a mirror spring holder; a pin pass through a cut-out of the spring retaining cap, and a cut-out in the mirror spring holder; and a cleaning elastomer is triggered by the mirror shutter motor, and the mirror shutter moves from the first end of the mirror to the second end of the mirror. A frontal surface of the mirror shutter is a reflective surface functioning as a mirror.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with enabling client-side enforcement of custom rules when the client is in offline mode include: creating a custom rule for enforcement on a mobile application client on a mobile application server; defining characteristics of user accounts for which the mobile application client is to enforce the custom rule; in response to a connection being established between an instance of the mobile application client for a specific user account and the mobile application server, determining that the instance of the mobile application client should enforce the custom rule based at least in part on a match between characteristics of the specific user account and the defined characteristics; and transmitting the custom rule to the instance of the mobile application client to enable the instance to enforce the custom rule when the instance is operating in the offline mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flight deck system comprising a controller for displaying message content from an ATC conversation. The controller is configured to: receive extracted message content from a plurality of messages; and generate a ticker tape graphical element having a first panel and a second panel for display as an overlay over a primary display on an aircraft display device. The first panel has a main panel for displaying message content for a most recently received message and one or more subsidiary panels for displaying message content for up to a first predetermined number of the most recently received messages. The second panel has a bookmark main panel for displaying message content for a second predetermined number of the most recently received bookmarked messages and one or more bookmark subsidiary panels for displaying message content for a third predetermined number of the most recently received bookmarked messages.

Abstract: A passive authentication method includes, in response to receiving a requested action from a first user, obtaining a set of sensor data and categorizing first sensor data of the set of sensor data into a first modality of a set of modalities. The method includes, for the first modality of the set of modalities, determining a distance value by applying a first modality model to the first sensor data and comparing the distance value to a first verified value of the first user for the first modality. The method includes, based on the comparison, determining a first authentication decision of the distance value. The method includes, in response to the first authentication decision indicating the first sensor data corresponds to the first user, performing the requested action.

Abstract: There is huge demand for automation in manufacturing, logistics, postal, distribution centers, ecommerce, retail. Typical scissor lift designs can carry large payload but are larger in size. There is a need for a compact fork with more payload carrying capacity. The dual side actuated scissor fork type lift unit is provided. The dual side actuated scissor fork type lift unit includes a top plate, a bottom plate, one or more linear motion (LM) blocks mounted on one or more linear guides, one or more mounting blocks mounted on the one or more LM blocks, and slot on a first end of at least one actuation link is connected to the bottom plate through a pin. The one or more LM blocks is free to slide on the one or more linear guides. The one or more mounting blocks moves along with a motion of the one or more LM blocks.

Abstract: There exists a limitation while designing tugger device with latching area for gaining a specific orientation of a powered vehicle and orientation of unpowered trailers. This disclosure relates generally to an automated carrier tugger mounted on an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) for tugging a carrier. The automated carrier tugger includes a rotary joint unit, a swivel adaptor unit, and a tugging unit for clamping a horizontal bar. The rotary joint unit includes a vertical fixed shaft and plurality of integral pipes are integrated with a pipe mounting plate at one end. The swivel adaptor unit include the pipe mounting plate mounted onto the plurality of integral pipes and a male spherical joint integrated with a swivel adaptor plate. The tugging unit includes a single rear clamp and a plurality of front clamps with a plurality of flanges mounted onto a plurality of horizontal axis slides to move at required direction.

Abstract: Typically, unit loads with wooden pallets in warehouses are moved by pallet lifters or AMRs which are bulkier in size and require more power with high operating costs. This disclosure relates generally to a unit load lifter designed with counterbalance arm mounted on an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to load and unload unit load from one position to another position autonomously. The unit load lifter includes a horizontal slide unit and a vertical axis fork assembly. The horizontal slide unit include base plate of the unit load lifter is mounted on the AMR. A plurality of fixed guides is integrated with the base plate to house the vertical axis fork assembly by a plurality of rollers on a roller mounting plate. The vertical axis fork assembly include an actuating end of a linear actuator is connected to the sliding plate to drive the at least one fork up and down.

Abstract: Conventionally, cleaning of objects has been proposed by use of gloves wherein objects need to be pre-washed manually. However, the level of cleaning is not spotless. Electric scrubbers have also been proposed in solving scrubbing problem but are not efficient. Embodiment of the present disclosure provide a glove that integrates a detachable power-driven scrubber. The power-driven scrubber is configured to controllably rotate in one or more directions based on an activation of a sensor to clean an object. The glove further includes sensing mechanisms for controlled flow of water discharge and controlled flow of cleansing fluid dispense that enables the detachable power-driven scrubber to clean the object. Rotation of the detachable power-driven scrubber is controlled and driven by a drive shaft that transmits rotary motion/torque generated by a motor coupled thereto. A scrubber locking strap is provided on the glove for lock and release of the detachable power-driven scrubber accordingly.

Abstract: Conventionally, loading and unloading pallets occurred in a factory like environment, wherein traditional systems were used for stacking pallets vertically for retrieval thereof. However, these pallets arrive from a roller conveyer and such set-ups are purely based on the concept of storage purpose and lack in palletizing and depalletizing in effective manner. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide pallet loading and unloading apparatus for automated objects manipulation, wherein pallet(s) from a forklift jack arrives on a linear slider assembly for movement of pallet from loading area to manipulating area using two double-sided cylinders associated thereof. Rollers comprised in apparatus provide flexibility to linear slider to slide freely on top. Manipulator performs palletizing and depalletizing as applicable.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for displaying transcriptions of radio communication transcription for an aircraft. The method comprises capturing audio signals of radio communication traffic to and from the aircraft. The captured audio signals are preprocessed to divide the signals into independent spoken utterances. Each spoken utterance is transcribed using a speech recognition decoder that utilizes an air traffic control (ATC) speech recognition model and classification data is extracted from the transcription of each spoken utterance. The transcription of each spoken utterance is logged with reference to the classification data and a textual display of the transcription is provided to a crew member of the aircraft.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves identifying a user-configured speech recognition performance setting value selected from among a plurality of speech recognition performance setting values, selecting a speech recognition model configuration corresponding to the user-configured speech recognition performance setting value from among a plurality of speech recognition model configurations, where each speech recognition model configuration of the plurality of speech recognition model configurations corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of speech recognition performance setting values, and recognizing an audio input as an input state using the speech recognition model configuration corresponding to the user-configured speech recognition performance setting value.