Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to determine risk scores associated with entities in a supply chain. Some embodiments described herein provide unique benefits to alternative implementation approaches including the ability to calculate risk updates using a ‘stream’ based approach rather than a batch-based approach, thereby enabling updates to be highly parallelized and reducing change to update latency. Some embodiments provide a separation of a result calculation from its use, thereby increasing decoupling and facilitating easy updates, and persistence of results in an intermediate cache thereby reducing read latency and response times when queried. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for distributing task execution at nodes of a web service cluster. A request is sent from an interface gateway to execute a task at a first service node at a web service cluster. The first service node is one of a plurality of service nodes at the web service cluster. The first service node is selected to execute the task based on evaluating a resource status matrix defining resource statuses of the plurality of service nodes in the web service cluster and resource requirements of the task. A status response from the first service node is obtained after executing the task. The status response comprises a current resource snapshot of the first service node. The resource status matrix is updated based on the obtained status response from the first service node.

Abstract: A laser cutting apparatus and a method for dicing a wafer. The laser cutting apparatus is used to cut a substrate retained on a support table and includes a laser. The substrate is disposed between the laser and the support table. The laser is adapted to emit first and second laser radiations so that the first laser radiation and the second radiation act on the substrate at different locations, a difference T between the time at which the second laser radiation acts on the substrate at the location and the time at which the first laser radiation acts on the substrate at the location is longer than or equal to 0. The first laser radiation is used to cut the substrate, and the second laser radiation is used to clear byproducts produced from the cutting of the substrate by the first laser radiation.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing the negative electrode of a lithium-ion battery. The method involves the use of silicon nanoparticles bonded with carbon atoms to create a robust three-dimensional network, such Si—C bonding enhances the mechanical strength of the battery anode, mitigating expansion problems, and significantly extending the battery's lifespan. As a result, the battery exhibits a prolonged lifespan, capable of enduring 5 to 10 times more charge-discharge cycles compared to conventional batteries. This innovative approach addresses the key limitations of current solutions by combining mechanical strength with enhanced conductivity, offering a promising pathway for the development of high-capacity, durable silicon-based lithium-ion batteries.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for the exploration of environments for the estimation and detection of hazards or near hazards within the environment and the mitigation of hazards therein. The exploration of the environment and mitigation of hazards therein may use one or more autonomous agents, including a hazard response robot. The estimation of the hazards may use a policy learning engine, and the hazards may be detected, and the associated risks therefrom, may be determined using a hazard estimation system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for distributing task execution at nodes of a web service cluster. A request is sent from an interface gateway to execute a task at a first service node at a web service cluster. The first service node is one of a plurality of service nodes at the web service cluster. The first service node is selected to execute the task based on evaluating a resource status matrix defining resource statuses of the plurality of service nodes in the web service cluster and resource requirements of the task. A status response from the first service node is obtained after executing the task. The status response comprises a current resource snapshot of the first service node. The resource status matrix is updated based on the obtained status response from the first service node.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods of a robot safety system for improving the safety of human-robot collaborations. The robot safety system may include a processor that receives a collaboration policy for task collaboration between a robot and a collaborator. The task collaboration may include a movement plan of the robot to move a manipulator to a collaboration position. The robot safety system may also determine a new collaboration position based on the collaboration policy. The robot safety system may also update the collaboration position of the movement plan to the new collaboration position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vehicle handover system that monitors an environment of a vehicle. The vehicle handover system receives a transition request to change control of the vehicle from an automated driving mode to a passenger of the vehicle. The vehicle handover system detects a key event that may be relevant to the transition request and the detection of the key event is based on the monitored environment. The vehicle handover system may generate a handover scene that includes images associated with the key event, and the images include an image sequence over a time-period of the key event. Before the vehicle handover system changes control of the vehicle from the automated driving mode to the passenger, the handover scene is displayed to the passenger.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for dynamically minimizing a perceived risk for a multimodal mobility service. The systems and methods may include identifying a safety-related attribute for a route from a starting location to an ending location. The safety-related attribute may be associated with a perceived risk for a dimension of the route. A risk score for the route may be determined using the safety-related attribute. The risk score for the multimodal mobility service based on the perceived risk for the dimension of the route.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for efficiently checking the integrity of a robot system. The integrity-checking system may generate a predefined motion instruction for a robot, where the predefined motion instruction instructs the robot to perform a random movement at a test time. The random movement may be associated with an expected observation at the test time. The integrity-checking system may also determine a systematic failure based on a difference between the expected observation and a current observation of the robot at the test time. The current observation may be determined from received sensor data, and if the integrity-checking system detects a failure, it may stop the robot's motion or other mitigating instructions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for dynamically distributing a safety, awareness task. The systems and methods may include receiving hardware resources data associated with a plurality of remote computing systems. A plurality of safety assurance profiles may be received. Each of the plurality of safety assurance profiles may be associated with a respective service. A safety assurance task may be dynamically assigned to one of the plurality of remote computing systems based on the hardware resources data and one of the plurality of safety assurance profiles.

Abstract: A device may include an image sensor, configured to generate image sensor data representing a vicinity of the device; an image processor, configured to generate a first code from the image sensor data using a code generation protocol; an input validity checker, configured to compare the first code to a second code; and if a similarity of the first code and the second code is within a predetermined range, operate according to a first operational mode; and if the similarity of the first code and the second code is not within the predetermined range, operate according to a second operational mode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vehicle handover system that monitors an environment of a vehicle. The vehicle handover system receives a transition request to change control of the vehicle from an automated driving mode to a passenger of the vehicle. The vehicle handover system detects a key event that may be relevant to the transition request and the detection of the key event is based on the monitored environment. The vehicle handover system may generate a handover scene that includes images associated with the key event, and the images include an image sequence over a time-period of the key event. Before the vehicle handover system changes control of the vehicle from the automated driving mode to the passenger, the handover scene is displayed to the passenger.

Abstract: A health administration method, a health administration apparatus, a health administration system, and a data collection apparatus are provided. The health administration method involves a plurality of objects and a plurality of devices, and includes: generating a device usage record of at least one object based at least on identity information of the at least one object among the plurality of objects and data generated by a device used by the at least one object (S10), and providing the device usage record of the at least one object to a memory associated with a health administration apparatus (S20). The health administration method, the health administration apparatus, the health administration system, and the data collection apparatus can improve work efficiency of medical workers.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for concurrent duplicated sub process control in a workflow engine. One example method includes executing a sub process of a workflow process using an instance of a node that represents the sub process. After executing the sub process, a determination is made as to whether the node is a join node that has multiple direct predecessor nodes in a graph of the workflow process. If the node is a join node, dependent nodes of the join node are identified for which traversal of the graph from a dependent node passes through the join node. A set of active dependent node instances of the dependent nodes are identified and a determination is made as to whether to wait for completion of any particular dependent node instances or if workflow execution can continue beyond the join node.

Abstract: A method for locating a fault information is provided. The method includes: parsing error information of a target application to obtain version information and an error attribute of the target application; determining, based on the version information, a target mapping file corresponding to the error information; and determining a target location by utilizing the error attribute and the target mapping file, where the target location is used to determine a location of fault description content.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems and methods for accessible vehicles (e.g., accessible autonomous vehicles). In an embodiment, a passenger-assistance system for a vehicle includes first circuitry, second circuitry, third circuitry, and fourth circuitry. The first circuitry is configured to identify an assistance type of a passenger of the vehicle. The second circuitry is configured to control one or more passenger-comfort controls of the vehicle based on the identified assistance type. The third circuitry is configured to generate a modified route for a ride for the passenger at least in part by modifying an initial route for the ride based on the identified assistance type. The fourth circuitry is conduct a pre-ride safety check and/or a pre-exit safety check based on the identified assistance type.

Abstract: Described herein is a high confidence ground truth information service executing on a network of edge computing devices. A variety of participating devices obtain high confidence ground truth information relating to objects in a local environment. This information is communicated to the ground truth information service, where it may be verified and aggregated with similar information before being communicated as part of an acquired ground truth dataset to one or more subscribing devices. The subscribing devices use the ground truth information, as included in the ground truth dataset, to both validate and improve their supervised learning systems.

Abstract: A system comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform: training a machine learning model using one or more training features, wherein each training feature of the one or more training features is segmented in a respective group of one or more groups by a respective time period; executing, after training the machine learning model, the machine learning model to generate a forecasting system to predict at least a predicted return on an ad spend (ROAS) value; and providing access to the forecasting system to predict one or more input parameters for an electronic advertising campaign to forecast one or more campaign predictions associated with the electronic advertising campaign. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems for providing an externally augmented camera that may utilize external light sources of a separate sensor to emit light toward a scene so as to provide accurate imaging of the scene, even in dark or low-light situations or where the scene has a high dynamic range of brightness. The externally augmented camera system may include a sensor with a light source capable of emitting light toward a scene, a camera separate from the light source, where the camera includes a detector capable of detecting emitted light from the light source. The externally augmented camera system also causes the sensor to emit light toward the scene via the light source, causes the camera to capture image data of the scene that has been illuminated by emitted light from the light source, and generates an image of the scene based on the image data.