Abstract: A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving an image from one or more vision sensors of the UAV. The image is captured while the UAV is in flight and includes a marker within an environment. The marker has a visual pattern. The method further includes identifying the visual pattern to determine a plurality of instructions encoded in the visual pattern, and controlling, in response to the plurality of instructions, the UAV to perform an action including at least one of adjusting position of a payload, swapping a payload, or capturing an image of a selected subject.

Abstract: Aspects include a method of manufacturing a flexible electronic structure that includes a metal or doped silicon substrate. Aspects include depositing an insulating layer on a silicon substrate. Aspects also include patterning a metal on a silicon substrate. Aspects also include selectively masking the structure to expose the metal and a portion of the silicon substrate. Aspects also include depositing a conductive layer including a conductive metal on the structure. Aspects also include plating the conductive material on the structure. Aspects also include spalling the structure.

Abstract: Methods for automatically determining whether a patient monitor alarm will sound from a true or false signal, in particular from ventricular tachycardia (VT) and suppressing false alarms without eliminating any true alarms are presented. A multiresolution wavelet is extracted from a raw ECG waveform. Features are then extracted from the wavelets that account for summary statistics, noise, areas under the curve and summary statistics of the KL-divergence of the power spectra density between every two ECG leads. A classifier can be then be trained and its performance measured.

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device comprises a virtual network endpoint; a network interface card (NIC) comprising a first hardware component and a second hardware component, wherein the first hardware component and the second hardware component provide separate packet input/output access to a physical network interface of the NIC, wherein the NIC is configured to receive a packet inbound from the physical network interface; and a virtual router to receive the packet from the NIC and output, using the first hardware component, in response to determining a destination endpoint of the packet is the virtual network endpoint, the packet back to the NIC, wherein the NIC is further configured to switch, in response to receiving the packet from the virtual router, the packet to the virtual network endpoint and to output, using the second hardware component, the packet to the virtual network endpoint.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a longitudinal insulative housing, a number of terminals retained in the insulative housing, a pair of transparent members mounted to the insulative housing, and a metallic shell surrounding around the insulative housing. The insulative housing has two side walls extending along a longitudinal direction, two end walls connecting between the longitudinal ends of the two side walls and a center slot defined therebetween. The metallic shell includes two covering portions respectively located above the two side walls in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Each of the covering portions has a number of through-holes arranged above the transparent members to leak out the light transferred therefrom.

Abstract: A device for robotic direct lead-through teaching includes a robot, a replacing member and a lead-through teaching member. The robot has an operation member coupled with the replacing member. The lead-through teaching member mounted replaceably at the replacing member has a force sensor. The force sensor has six-axis load information. A path teaching is executed manually upon the operation member of the robot so as to store coordinate information. In additional, a method for robotic direct lead-through teaching is also provided.

Abstract: A production line for recycling and processing waste materials of steel rolling, the production line including: an electromagnetic hoisting equipment; a conveying platform; a clamping-and-feeding device; a segmentation shear; a swing conveyor device; a pushing device; a rolling-type shearing machine; a chain-type conveyor track; a material guiding device; two shredding-type shearing machines; and a scrap collection device. The electromagnetic hoisting equipment is connected to the conveying platform, and is configured to hoist waste materials of steel rolling to the conveying platform; the conveying platform is connected to the clamping-and-feeding device, and is configured to convey the waste materials to the clamping-and-feeding device; the segmentation shear cooperates with the clamping-and-feeding device and is configured to segment the waste materials of steel rolling into steel plates; the pushing device is configured to push the steel plates to the rolling-type shearing machine.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulating housing defining a mating slot, two rows of terminals and a grounding member. Each row of terminals includes grounding terminals and signal terminals. The grounding member includes a first grounding bar and a second grounding bar each defining an upper edge and a lower edge. A plurality of elastic tabs extends from the upper edge and contacting with corresponding grounding terminals. The first and second grounding sides are disposed vertically in a bottom and at an outer side of corresponding row of terminals, and extends along the longitudinal direction of the housing under a condition that the upper edges of the grounding sides are disposed below the inner bottom face of the mating slot. The upper edges are located below the inner bottom face of the mating slot.

Abstract: In present invention, various embodiments provide a photothermotropic composite film. The composite film comprises a matrix and one or more nanostructures comprising a metal oxide semiconductor which is configured to convert radiant energy to thermal energy. The matrix has a property which is changeable based on the thermal energy received by the matrix from the metal oxide semiconductor. In a preferred embodiment, hybridization of the poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogel and antimony-tin oxide (ATO) is provided as the composite film. In this film, the ATO absorbs at near-infrared (NIR) region and acts as nanoheater to induce the optical switching of the hydrogel. The behaviour of this composite film can be used as a new generation of autonomous passive smart windows for climate-adaptable solar modulation.

Abstract: A method for assisting obstacle avoidance of a mobile platform includes determining to use a detection mode from a plurality of detection modes, detecting a characteristic condition of the mobile platform with respect to an obstacle using the detection mode, and directing the mobile platform to avoid the obstacle based on the detected characteristic condition.

Abstract: A system includes a host processor (105) and a peripheral device (708). The host processor (105) is coupled to the peripheral device (708) by a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) compliant link. The peripheral device (708) can include logic circuitry to identify, based on an application using the device and the host processor (105), a read to write ratio utilized by the application; and provide the read to write ratio to the host processor (105). The host processor (105) comprising logic circuitry to send a command signal to a device in communication with the hardware processor across a peripheral component interconnect express compliant link, the command signal indicating a transmission (TX) lane to receive (RX) lane ratio, the TX lane to RX lane ratio corresponding to the read to write ratio identified by the peripheral device (708); and receive an indication that the device is capable of supporting asymmetric TX and RX ratios.

Abstract: The invention relates to a poly(n-butyl cyanoacrylate) nanoparticle with dual modifications, a drug delivery system comprising the nanoparticle, and a method for preparing the nanoparticle or the drug delivery system. The nanoparticle is modified with a first modifier and a second modifier on the surface, the first modifier is a hydrophilic polymer, and the second modifier is an amino acid and/or a lipid. The invention further relates to a use of the nanoparticle in promoting drug penetration across the blood brain barrier in a subject.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for positing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an environment. The UAV may be able to identify visual markers and patterns in the environment. The UAV can distinguish between visual markers and other features in the environment. The visual markers can be analyzed with visual sensors to determine the position of the UAV in the environment. The visual markers can encode instructions to the UAV.

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device comprises a virtual network endpoint; a network interface card (NIC) comprising a first hardware component and a second hardware component, wherein the first hardware component and the second hardware component provide separate packet input/output access to a physical network interface of the NIC, wherein the NIC is configured to receive a packet inbound from the physical network interface; and a virtual router to receive the packet from the NIC and output, using the first hardware component, in response to determining a destination endpoint of the packet is the virtual network endpoint, the packet back to the NIC, wherein the NIC is further configured to switch, in response to receiving the packet from the virtual router, the packet to the virtual network endpoint and to output, using the second hardware component, the packet to the virtual network endpoint.

Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting ROR activity, increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating cancer using such tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds.

Abstract: A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors carried by the UAV. The sensor data is indicative of at least a state of the UAV. The one or more processors are further configured to select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based at least in part on the sensor data and effect operation of the UAV in accordance with a set of operating rules associated with the selected flight mode.

Abstract: A method is provided to supply power to wafer-scale ICs. The method includes receiving a wafer containing ICs placed on the top of the wafer. The wafer has through-silicon vias to provide power from the bottom to the ICs. The method also includes a printed circuit board, which has power rails in a pattern on the top of the printed circuit board, where the rails provide voltage and ground. The method continues with placing metal solder spheres between the bottom of the wafer and the top of the printed circuit board, where the spheres provide connections between the two, and where the spheres are free to move and operate as mechanical springs to resist clamping forces. The method also includes applying clamping pressure to the structure to establish connections by compressing the spheres, where no soldering is required.

Abstract: Provided herein is, among other things, a packaging assembly comprising a substantially rigid panel comprising a folding flap; a film material and mating releasable fastener members, wherein the rigid panel comprises a pair of long edges, a pair of short edges, a base, a middle portion between the base and the folding flap, a first fold line between the middle portion and the base, a second fold line between the middle portion and the folding flap, and optionally a pair of folding side portions each connected to the opposite long edges of the base with a pair of third fold lines between the pair of folding side portions and the base, and wherein an object to be packaged is held securely between the film material and the rigid panel. Also provided herein are methods of packaging an object using the packaging assembly disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method for controlling a movable object comprise receiving an input indicative of a selected mode, wherein the selected mode is selected from a plurality of modes, and effecting movement of the movable object based on the selected mode. The plurality of modes may comprise at least a target mode and a directional mode. The movable object may be configured to move towards or follow a selected target when the selected mode is the target mode. The movable object may be configured to move in a selected direction when the selected mode is the directional mode. An apparatus, a medium and an UAV system are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims a more efficient and economical method and system for osmotic energy production and capture using responsive compounds and molecules. The present invention is an energy harvest system enabled by stimuli responsive draw solutions that are competent in terms of energy production, geographic location flexibility, and the affordable, efficient and economical production and delivery of osmotic power. Specifically, the present invention is a novel osmotic power system that uses stimuli responsive draw solutions, economically feasible larger permeable membranes, and low grade heat sources to deliver osmotic power more efficiently and economically with less negative environmental impact, greater power output, and located in more geographically diverse areas of the world than previously thought possible for supporting such a power source.