Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for testing an ability of an automated vehicle to pass a traffic circle without traffic lights. The system includes an automated vehicle, a traffic circle, a control center, an attitude sensor and a panorama camera. In the method, the control center receives a test request and then sends a driving command to drive the automated vehicle to enter the traffic circle to start the test. The attitude sensor obtains a tilt angle and sends it to the control center in real time. The panorama camera is configured to obtain a driving trajectory, a driving speed and a state of turn signals of the automated vehicle. The obtained information is compared to a standard by the control center to evaluate the ability of the automated vehicle to pass the traffic circle without traffic lights.

Abstract: Systems and methods address automated temporally based configuration management of a procurement/deployment process that may be used at one or more data centers. A set of current configuration attributes and current parameter settings are maintained for a one or more data centers. Information may be obtained from a purchasing system describing a future device. Prior to actual arrival of the future device, the configuration for that future device may be defined. Upon detection of the uniquely identified future device being communicatively coupled to a management network, the previously defined configuration may be applied. Abstraction from a high-level to vendor specific configuration commands may also be incorporated to allow management of devices from multiple vendors.

Abstract: A dual-purpose sintering furnace including a furnace body having a furnace chamber, a first furnace mouth and a second furnace mouth which are communicated with the furnace chamber, a furnace door hinged to the furnace body and configured for closing the first furnace mouth, a blocking member lap-jointed inside the furnace chamber and configured for blocking the second furnace mouth, a sample stage, an ejection rod fixedly arranged on a sample placement face of the sample stage, a lifting device configured for driving the sample stage to raise or lower, so that the ejection rod pushes the blocking member until the second furnace mouth is opened, and so that the sample stage enters the furnace chamber through the second furnace mouth. The dual-purpose sintering furnace can complete a large amount of sintering as conventional sintering and also implement rapid sintering.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preservation and packaging of the agricultural products and discloses a gas remover and a method for packaging agricultural products. The gas remover provided herein is capable of effectively removing gas released in a vacuum sealer bag. The gas remover includes calcium hydroxide, which can effectively removes gas released by the plant-based agricultural products in the vacuum sealer bag, avoiding the expansion of the vacuum sealer bag.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens device includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element having positive refractive power and an object-side surface convex in a paraxial region thereof; a second lens element having negative refractive power and an object-side surface concave in a paraxial region thereof; a third lens element having positive refractive power, an object-side surface concave in a paraxial region thereof, and an image-side surface convex in a paraxial region thereof; a fourth lens element having negative refractive power, an object-side surface convex in a paraxial region thereof and concave in an off-axis region thereof, and an image-side surface concave in a paraxial region thereof and convex in an off-axis region thereof. When a certain condition is satisfied, the optical imaging lens device may have both a compact size and wide field of view.

Abstract: A method for manipulating an energy storage device includes the step of charging and discharging the energy storage device at a first current density for a first period of time, wherein the first current density is lower than a nominal operating current density of the energy storage device; and wherein the step of charging and discharging at the first current density is arranged to smoothen a surface of an anode of the energy storage device.

Abstract: A method of preparing graphdiyne-based material and a substrate for use in such material preparation process. The method includes the steps of: disposing an alkynye-based monomer on a substrate; maintaining a planar structure of each of a plurality of molecules of the monomer on a surface of the substrate; and initiating polymerization of the monomer on the substrate to synthesize a two-dimensional crystalline layer of the graphdiyne-based material on the substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for testing an ability of an automated vehicle to pass a traffic circle without traffic lights. The system includes an automated vehicle, a traffic circle, a control center, an attitude sensor and a panorama camera. In the method, the control center receives a test request and then sends a driving command to drive the automated vehicle to enter the traffic circle to start the test. The attitude sensor obtains a tilt angle and sends it to the control center in real time. The panorama camera is configured to obtain a driving trajectory, a driving speed and a state of turn signals of the automated vehicle. The obtained information is compared to a standard by the control center to evaluate the ability of the automated vehicle to pass the traffic circle without traffic lights.

Abstract: A method for manipulating an energy storage device includes the step of charging and discharging the energy storage device at a first current density for a first period of time, wherein the first current density is lower than a nominal operating current density of the energy storage device; and wherein the step of charging and discharging at the first current density is arranged to smoothen a surface of an anode of the energy storage device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sintering furnace comprising a furnace body and a lifting device, wherein the furnace body comprises a furnace chamber (10) and a furnace mouth (20), the furnace chamber (10) is connected with the furnace mouth (20), wherein the sintering furnace further comprises a sealing member (30) provided at the lifting device; when the sintering furnace is in a loading or unloading condition, the sealing member (30) blocks the furnace mouth (20). When the sintering furnace is in an unloading condition, the sealing member (30) can block the furnace mouth (20), the furnace chamber (10) does not contact with the outside directly, thus the temperature in the furnace chamber (10) will not drop sharply, and the service life of the sintering furnace will be increased.

Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a voice communication method, a calling terminal, a called terminal and a system, the voice communication method includes: establishing, by a calling terminal, a data communication connection between a called terminal and the calling terminal; obtaining a calling terminal international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), a called terminal IMSI, a first random number for encryption and decryption, and generating a first encryption key; encrypting voice signals according to the first encryption key by using a preset encryption algorithm and obtaining first encrypted voice signals; sending the first encrypted voice signals to the called terminal. The first encryption key is generated according to the calling terminal IMSI, the called terminal IMSI, and the voice signals are encrypted by using the preset encryption algorithm, thus an encryption process is highly targeted and highly confidential, and security of voice services is improved.

Abstract: Configuration management of devices from multiple vendors using a hardware abstraction capability is provided. Abstraction between a high-level representation and vendor specific terminology may assist in translating configuration commands and operational status indicators to a single consistent presentation interface. Information may be obtained from computer devices to represent operational metrics of a corporate network infrastructure. Collected metrics may be translated for consistency across vendors. Similarly, configuration commands may initially be provided without regard to vendor specific syntax. Utilizing the high-level abstracted representation, a user interface representation of operational status (without regard to vendor terminology) may be provided for a heterogenous rack of associated components from at least two different vendors. Collected data may be analyzed to provide predicted failure of components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preservation and packaging of the agricultural products and discloses a gas remover and a method for packaging agricultural products. The gas remover provided herein is capable of effectively removing gas released in a vacuum sealer bag. The gas remover includes calcium hydroxide, which can effectively removes gas released by the plant-based agricultural products in the vacuum sealer bag, avoiding the expansion of the vacuum sealer bag.

Abstract: Systems and methods address automated temporally based configuration management of a procurement/deployment process that may be used at one or more data centers. A set of current configuration attributes and current parameter settings are maintained for a one or more data centers. Information may be obtained from a purchasing system describing a future device. Prior to actual arrival of the future device, the configuration for that future device may be defined. Upon detection of the uniquely identified future device being communicatively coupled to a management network, the previously defined configuration may be applied. Abstraction from a high-level to vendor specific configuration commands may also be incorporated to allow management of devices from multiple vendors.

Abstract: A dual-purpose sintering furnace including a furnace body having a furnace chamber, a first furnace mouth and a second furnace mouth which are communicated with the furnace chamber, a furnace door hinged to the furnace body and configured for closing the first furnace mouth, a blocking member lap jointed inside the furnace chamber and configured for blocking the second furnace mouth, a sample stage, an ejection rod fixedly arranged on a sample placement face of the sample stage, a lifting device configured for driving the sample stage to raise or lower, so that the ejection rod pushes the blocking member until the second furnace mouth is opened, and so that the sample stage enters the furnace chamber through the second furnace mouth. The dual-purpose sintering furnace can complete a large amount of sintering as conventional sintering and also implement rapid sintering.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an electrophoretic ink, a method for preparing an electrophoretic ink, an electrophoretic display comprising the electrophoretic ink, a smart window comprising the electrophoretic ink as well as the use of the electrophoretic ink in electrophoretic displays or smart windows and the use of at least one surface-treated silica for improving the bistability of an electrophoretic ink.

Abstract: A rapid sintering system and rapid sintering method, the rapid sintering system comprising: a furnace body (110) comprising a hearth (111) and a furnace mouth (112) that communicate with each other; a lifting device (120) arranged below the furnace mouth (112), comprising a support (122) and a sample stage (121), the sample stage (121) being disposed on the support (122); a temperature acquisition device (130), disposed on the sample stage (121); a control device (140), disposed outside of the hearth (111), electrically connected to the lifting device (120) and the temperature acquisition device (130) and used to control lifting of the lifting device (120) according to a temperature acquired by the temperature acquisition device (130) and a preset sintering condition; and a spacer (150), disposed at a first end of the lifting device (120), a first spacing being present between the spacer (150) and the sample stage (121), and the furnace mouth (112) is blocked by the spacer (150) when the rapid sintering syste

Abstract: A method for post-processing a colored zirconium oxide ceramic, the method comprising: putting the colored zirconium oxide ceramic along with a deoxidant into a heating device, conducting a firing process at a preset temperature, and a colorant containing Pr3+ is used for the coloring, and the deoxidant is excessive with respect to a stoichiometric amount of oxygen in the heating device. The technical solution can completely replace Fe3+ with Pr3+ to color the zirconium oxide ceramic yellow.

Abstract: A solar panel alignment device can include a first alignment feature capable of casting a shadow onto a target area. The first alignment feature can be located above a central portion of the target area. The target area can have a second alignment feature that can indicate the location of the central portion of the target area. A method for aligning a solar panel is comprised of the steps of the operator orienting the panel towards the sun so that sunlight strikes the first alignment feature so that the first alignment feature that interrupts the path of the sunlight, creating a cast shadow upon the target area; and the operator moving the panel so that the cast shadow moves to a central portion of the target area.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an electrophoretic ink, a method for preparing an electrophoretic ink, an electrophoretic display comprising the electrophoretic ink, a smart window comprising the electrophoretic ink as well as the use of the electrophoretic ink in electrophoretic displays or smart windows and the use of a mixture of charge control agents for the preparation of an electrophoretic ink.