Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for clear air turbulence (CAT) detection. In the context of a method, the method includes receiving, from a vehicle, biometric data for at least one subject aboard the vehicle, wherein the biometric data meets a biometric abnormality threshold; applying a first weight value to a first subset of the biometric data determined to correspond to a passenger aboard the vehicle; applying a second weight value to a second subset of the biometric data determined to correspond to a crewmember aboard the vehicle, wherein the first weight value represents a greater impact value than the second weight value; determining the vehicle has encountered a monitored vehicle event representing CAT based at least in part on the first and second weight values; generating a predicted event location based on vehicle data associated with the vehicle; and providing the predicted event location to an additional vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for improved landing distance prediction. In the context of a method, the method includes generating an runway condition associated with a runway based on sensor data; retrieving a stored runway model based on the runway condition; generating, using the retrieved runway model, a predicted landing distance for a vehicle based on real-time vehicle data for the vehicle; and providing to the vehicle a historical true landing distance and a historical predicted landing distance for another vehicle and the predicted landing distance for the vehicle to cause the vehicle to: generate a compensation factor based on the historical true and predicted landing distances; generate a second predicted landing distance for the vehicle based on the real-time vehicle data; and generate a weighted landing distance based on the predicted landing distance for the vehicle, the second predicted landing distance, and the compensation factor.

Abstract: A method and system for computing the deceleration performance to a destination point of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft has been developed. First, predicted performance of the deceleration of the VTOL aircraft is generated and based on pre-determined data for the VTOL aircraft. Sensors of the VTOL aircraft are monitored to capture real-time performance of the deceleration of the VTOL aircraft. A blended display is created of deceleration of the VTOL aircraft by blending the predicted performance and the real-time performance and is shown to the pilot of the VTOL aircraft. The blended display is continuously adjusted by weighting emphasis on the predicted performance based on the degree of correlation to the real-time performance.

Abstract: A resonant converter includes a switching device and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a current detection module and a drive module. The current detection module is connected to the switching device; the current detection module is configured to obtain a direction of a current flowing through the switching device; and the drive module is configured to: when the direction of the current flowing through the switching device is a first direction and a turn-on period of the switching device arrives, control the switching device to be turned on. The first direction is a reverse direction of the current flowing through the switching device when the switching device is turned on. Thus, it can be ensured that the switching device of the resonant converter implements soft switching, so that reliability and applicability are high.

Abstract: Techniques for filtering the output of supplemental content are described. When a supplemental output system (e.g., a supplemental content system or notification system) receives supplemental content for output, the supplemental output system sends a user identifier (of the recipient user) and the supplemental content to separately implemented filtering component. The filtering component uses a machine learning (ML) model to determine a topic of the supplemental content. The filtering component determines whether the supplemental content should not be output based on the ML model-determined topic, one or more guardrail policies of the supplemental output system, and user frustration data regarding previously output supplemental content. Use of the ML model to determine the topic prevents a content publisher from surreptitiously associating supplemental content with a specific topic in an effort to bypass topic-based output guardrails.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a bimetallic perovskite loaded grapheme-like carbon nitride photocatalyst, comprising: 11) dissolving SbCl3 and AgCl in HCl solution under heating and constant stirring; then adding CsCl in the heated solution to form sediment on the bottom of the beaker; collecting the sediment and wash it with ethanol, and finally drying in an oven to obtain Cs2AgSbCl6 powder; 12) adding melamine into an aluminum oxide crucible and placing it into a muffle furnace for calcination and finally cooling to room temperature naturally to obtain g-C3N4 samples; 13) adding the Cs2AgSbCl6 bimetallic perovskite and the g-C3N4 into a solvent, and stirring after subjecting to ultrasound, and drying after centrifuging to obtain the photocatalyst. Provided is a new idea for the combination of bimetallic halide perovskite and photocatalytic material, and the preparation method has mild conditions, simple operation, and is favorable for large-scale production.

Abstract: An energy storage apparatus and an energy storage system. The energy storage apparatus includes a cell and a heating circuit. The heating circuit includes a heating resistor and a switch. The heating resistor and the switch are configured to be connected in series to a power supply loop. The switch in the heating circuit is controlled to be on and off, so that the heating resistor is intermittently connected to and disconnected from the power supply loop. The switch may control, based on a power supply voltage provided by the power supply loop, turn-on time and turn-off time of a line between the power supply loop and the heating resistor in each switching cycle, to dynamically adjust an average heating power of the heating circuit.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus may include a direct current-direct current conversion circuit and a controller. The direct current-direct current (DC-DC) conversion circuit may include a full-bridge circuit, the full-bridge circuit includes a first bridge arm and a second bridge arm that are connected in parallel, and each of the bridge arms includes an upper bridge arm switch and a lower bridge arm switch that are connected in series. The controller controls turn-on/off of the upper bridge arm switch and the lower bridge arm switch of each of the bridge arms based on a voltage of a first connection point between the upper bridge arm switch and the lower bridge arm switch in the first bridge arm and a voltage of a second connection point between the upper bridge arm switch and the lower bridge arm switch in the second bridge arm.

Abstract: An energy storage system includes an electrochemical cell pack, a startup circuit, and an auxiliary source circuit. The startup circuit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit, the second control circuit includes a first voltage divider circuit and a second voltage divider circuit that are connected in series, the first voltage divider circuit includes a switching device and a voltage divider that are connected in series, and a connection point between the first voltage divider circuit and the second voltage divider circuit is connected to a first control end of the first control circuit. When the switching device is turned on, a voltage of the electrochemical cell pack needs to meet a specified condition, and the first control circuit turns on a line between the electrochemical cell pack and the auxiliary source circuit, to enable the battery pack to supply power to the auxiliary source circuit.

Abstract: Techniques for filtering the output of supplemental content are described. When a supplemental output system (e.g., a supplemental content system or notification system) receives supplemental content for output, the supplemental output system sends a user identifier (of the recipient user) and the supplemental content to separately implemented filtering component. The filtering component uses a machine learning (ML) model to determine a topic of the supplemental content. The filtering component determines whether the supplemental content should not be output based on the ML model-determined topic, one or more guardrail policies of the supplemental output system, and user frustration data regarding previously output supplemental content. Use of the ML model to determine the topic prevents a content publisher from surreptitiously associating supplemental content with a specific topic in an effort to bypass topic-based output guardrails.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for in-air traffic tracking onboard an ownship. The system includes a display device, a sensor system configured to sense a sensed three-dimensional (3D) position of a target aircraft, a communication system configured to receive in-air traffic position data from an external source that includes a tracked 3D position of the target aircraft, and an in-air traffic tracking system that includes a controller configured to, by a processor: determine a predicted 3D position of the target aircraft by adjusting the tracked 3D position with compensation parameters, wherein the compensation parameters are determined based on a trained machine learning, determine a real-time 3D position of the target aircraft based on the sensed 3D position and/or the predicted 3D position, and render a tracking icon on the display device that indicates the real-time 3D position of the target aircraft.

Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing asymmetric workspace application notification and interaction are described herein. A computing device may determine a plurality of virtual desktops accessible from an endpoint device via one or more remote sessions associated with a user. The computing device may communicate with agent processes in the virtual desktops to determine user status in the corresponding virtual desktop. The computing device may receive an application notification generated from an application installed on the first virtual desktop. The computing device may determine that the user is active on a second virtual desktop. The computing device may send the application notification to the second virtual desktop and receive a response to the application notification. Accordingly, the computing device may cause an agent process to interact with the application on the first virtual desktop based on the response.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a bimetallic perovskite loaded grapheme-like carbon nitride photocatalyst, comprising: 11) dissolving SbCl3 and AgCl in HCl solution under heating and constant stirring; then adding CsCl in the heated solution to form sediment on the bottom of the beaker; collecting the sediment and wash it with ethanol, and finally drying in an oven to obtain Cs2AgSbCl6 powder; 12) adding melamine into an aluminum oxide crucible and placing it into a muffle furnace for calcination and finally cooling to room temperature naturally to obtain g-C3N4 samples; 13) adding the Cs2AgSbCl6 bimetallic perovskite and the g-C3N4 into a solvent, and stirring after subjecting to ultrasound, and drying after centrifuging to obtain the photocatalyst. Provided is a new idea for the combination of bimetallic halide perovskite and photocatalytic material, and the preparation method has mild conditions, simple operation, and is favorable for large-scale production.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus for an open radio access network (O-RAN), an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium, relating to communication. The method comprises: determining, by an O-RAN distributed unit (O-DU), for a periodic or semi-persistent channel or signal, that that a trigger condition for a first control-plane message is satisfied; and transmitting, by the O-DU, a first control-plane message to an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU), the first control-plane message indicating a first endpoint in the O-RU to perform an operation related to first information, the O-RU configured to periodically control receiving uplink air interface data or processing downlink user-plane messages based on the first information. In various embodiments of the disclosure, periodically transmitting control-plane messages is avoided and the message load of the fronthaul interface is thus effectively reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is an in-situ vacuum reaction system for dynamically detecting defects, which includes an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, an in-situ vacuum reaction chamber, a gas supply unit, a vacuum unit, an illumination unit, a temperature control unit and a mixing bottle, the in-situ vacuum reaction chamber is arranged inside a detection cavity of the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, the gas supply unit is connected to the mixing bottle through a pipeline, and the mixing bottle is connected to a gas inlet of the in-situ vacuum reaction chamber through a pipeline, the vacuum unit is connected to the gas inlet of the in-situ vacuum reaction chamber through a pipeline, the illumination unit is arranged corresponding to a detachable window of the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, and the temperature control unit is connected to the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer through a pipeline.

Abstract: Techniques for performing tests by a speech processing system are described. A speech processing system may apply a hash function to a group of user identifiers, a content provider identifier, and time data to segment the group of user identifiers into non-holdout, holdout control, and holdout treatment groups. A non-holdout group represents users not subject to a test for a duration of time. A holdout control group represents users subject to a test for the duration of time, but which do not receive unresponsive content during the duration of time. A holdout treatment group represents users subject to a test and which receive unresponsive content over the duration of time. User activity of the holdout control and holdout treatment groups may be compared to measure an effectiveness of the unresponsive content. The measured effectiveness may be used to determine a ranking of the content provider at runtime.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a dynamic scale indicator on a flight display of an aircraft. The method comprises receiving an operational status parameter for the aircraft and generating the dynamic scale indicator located on the flight display of the aircraft. The dynamic scale indicator includes a positive value range that represents operational status parameter values greater than a selected setting value and a negative value range that represents operational status parameter values less than the selected setting value. The operational status parameter is translated into a value that is represented on the dynamic scale indicator. The value ranges shown on the dynamic scale indicator are adjusted by fading the negative value range when the operational status parameter value is positive, fading the positive value range when the operational status parameter value is negative, and fading the value range to the extent that the value range exceeds the operational status parameter value.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for performing energy disaggregation of a whole-house energy usage waveform, based at least in part on the whole-house energy usage profile, training data, and predetermined generic models, including: a module for pairing impulses identified in the whole-house energy usage waveform to indicate an appliance cycle, pairing impulses with at least one up transition with at least one down transition; a module for bundling impulses that are representative of an appliance cycle; a classification module, which upon determination of a type of appliance associated with bundles, is configured to classify the bundles of transitions in accordance with bundles exhibited by similar appliances with similar characteristics; and utilizing such pairing module and module for bundling to perform energy disaggregation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a water borne coating composition. The composition according to the present invention comprises an emulsified binder, wherein the binder is a polymer selected from the group consisting of polymers prepared by emulsion polymerization of unsaturated vinyl, acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers, alkyd, polyurethane, and epoxy, 0.3% to 10% by weight of a second polymer selected from one or more of the group consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) and water-soluble copolymers having repeat units of vinyl alcohol, wherein, if the second polymer is poly(vinyl alcohol), at least 85 wt % of the second polymer has a number of repeat units not less than 2,000, and 0% to 15% by weight of a cellulose-based filler, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the weight ratio of second polymer to binder is in the range of from 1:100 to 1:1. The composition maybe used in various applications to form a decorative coating which has special visual and tactile effect.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods of disaggregating and detecting energy usage associated with electric vehicle charging from a whole-house consumption signal. In general, methods of the present invention may include: identifying by an electronic processor potential interval candidates of electric vehicle charging, based at least in part upon long and decreasing patterns; determining by the electronic processor intervals associated with the charging of an electric vehicle, based at least in part on evaluating each potential interval candidate; determining by the electronic processor an initial point of charging for each interval associated with the charging of an electric vehicle; and accounting by the electronic processor for feedback of any incorrectly detected signals.