Abstract: A device includes a plurality of resistive voltage dividers connected operationally between a supply line and an electric grounding terminal so as to form separate respective connection paths to the electrical grounding terminal, and a processing assembly connected to the outputs of the voltage dividers and designed to generate signals or data indicating the voltage of the supply line. The processing assembly includes a plurality of separate processing modules each one coupled to a respective one of the connection paths and designed to generate respective signals or data indicating the voltage of the supply line.

Abstract: An apparatus for positioning and retaining a current transformer, such as a Rogowski coil, about a conductor includes at least two members, a coupling mechanism, and a non-conductive securing structure. Each member of the apparatus includes a respective retention structure configured to receive a respective section of the Rogowski coil. The coupling mechanism is configured to movably deploy at least one of the apparatus members relative to the other and around the conductor, which may be a distribution transformer power node. The securing structure is configured to engage the conductor and retain the apparatus members in fixed positions relative to the conductor and to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a zero crossing point signal output method, including: continuously receiving zero crossing point square wave signals, and periodically sampling zero crossing point square wave signals at a predetermined sampling frequency; acquiring sampling numbers of 1st to Mth zero crossing point square wave signals to obtain an average sampling number S, and calculating a first zero crossing point interval T1; setting a zero crossing point signal output interval as the first zero crossing point interval T1; continuously outputting zero crossing point signals with an interval being the zero crossing point signal output interval; obtaining sampling numbers of M+1th to M+Nth zero crossing point square wave signals, calculating a difference value between each of the sampling numbers and S, and obtaining an accumulated difference value ?s through calculation; when ?s is not within a predetermined change range, obtaining a second zero crossing point interval T2 and setting the zero crossing point signal output inte

Abstract: An electric meter includes a housing, a first set of connection paths, and a second set of connection paths. The first set of connection paths couple to a meter socket and are electrically coupled to a first electrical connection path between first phases of an electric distribution power source, a distributed energy resource device, and a load. First electrical metrology components of the first electrical connection path are positioned within a first segment of the housing. The second set of connection paths couple to a meter socket and are electrically coupled to a second electrical connection path between second phases of the electric distribution power source, the distributed energy resource device, and the load. Second electrical metrology components of the second electrical connection path are positioned within a second segment of the housing that is non-overlapping with the first segment of the housing.

Abstract: A signal detection methodology is provided to determine from a waterfall image where the signal occurred on the frequency spectrum, when it occurred, and what type of modulation the signal is. The methodology includes converting a waterfall image into a first binary image version of the waterfall image; removing noise spikes from the first binary image version of the waterfall image; removing vertical gaps in the first binary image to thereby create an intermediate image version of the first binary image; converting the intermediate image version of the first binary image into a second binary image; identifying location parameters of a signal of interest within the second binary image; and isolating, using the identified location parameters, the signal of interest in the waterfall image to generate an isolated image of the signal of interest.

Abstract: A circuit device for a vehicle, including: a printed circuit board having an operating circuit for operating a unit, a first conductor track for connecting the operating circuit to the unit, and a second conductor track for connecting the operating circuit to the unit; a detection electrode for detecting a leakage current affecting at least one of the conductor tracks; and a detection arrangement to use a signal applied to the detection electrode to provide a detection signal representing the leakage current. Also described are a related method.

Abstract: A method for processing a vehicle end-of-line (EOL) testing routine includes determining whether a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) is issued during the vehicle EOL testing routine and obtaining vehicle network data generated during the vehicle EOL testing routine. The method includes, in response to a determination that the DTC is issued during the vehicle EOL testing routine, storing the vehicle network data in a database, associating the DTC with an electronic control module from a plurality of electronic control modules, identifying a designated agent from among a plurality of agents based on the DTC and a ECM-agent directory, and electronically transmitting a notification to the designated agent, where the notification provides access to the vehicle network data and the DTC.

Abstract: An infrared zero value diagnosis method and system for a porcelain insulator string are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the monitoring field, and disclose a method for monitoring an insulation monitoring circuit and a battery management system. In some embodiments of this application, the method for monitoring an insulation monitoring circuit includes: in a state in which a first switch and a second switch are closed and a third switch is open, obtaining a first electrical signal detected by a second monitoring module; and based on the first electrical signal and a voltage reference value between a positive electrode of a battery pack and a negative electrode of the battery pack, determining whether an insulation monitoring circuit is faulty; or obtaining a second electrical signal detected by a first monitoring module and a third electrical signal detected by a third monitoring module, and based on the second electrical signal and the third electrical signal, determining whether the insulation monitoring circuit is faulty.

Abstract: A system for monitoring polarization and conduction of a thyristor includes a transformer configured to generate a secondary current from a triggering current waveform applied to a gate of the thyristor; a converter configured to convert the secondary current into a monitored voltage; a first hysteresis comparator configured to generate a first voltage pulse based on the monitored voltage when the triggering current waveform includes a first current pulse; a second hysteresis comparator configured to generate one or more second voltage pulses based on the monitored voltage when the triggering current waveform includes one or more second current pulses; a monitoring unit configured to receive the first and the one or more second voltage pulses, and determine whether the triggering current waveform satisfies pre-defined characteristics, and to determine whether a current flowing between the anode and cathode of the thyristor satisfies additional pre-defined characteristics.

Abstract: Circuitry for testing an integrated capacitor that includes a first capacitor, a supply node for connecting to a voltage supply, a test node for connecting to the integrated capacitor, and a charge monitoring circuit. The circuitry is operable in a sequence of states including a first state in which the first capacitor is connected to the supply node and is disconnected from the test node so as to charge the first capacitor to a test voltage and a second state in which the first capacitor is disconnected from the supply node and is connected to the test node to apply the test voltage to the integrated capacitor. The charge monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a charge transfer from the first capacitor to the integrated capacitor in said second state and to generate a measurement value based on an amount of the charge transfer.

Abstract: A flexible monitoring system and corresponding methods of use are provided. The system can include a base containing backplane, and one or more monitoring circuits. The monitoring circuits can be designed with a common architecture that is programmable to perform different predetermined functions. As a result, monitoring circuits can be shared between different implementations of the flexible monitoring system. Multiple bases that can be communicatively coupled in a manner that establishes a common backplane between respective bases that is formed from the individual backplanes of each base. Each monitoring circuit is not limited to sending data to and/or receiving data from the backplane to which it is physically coupled but can instead can communicate along the common backplane. Computational processing capacity can be increased or decreased independently of input signals received by addition or removal of processing circuits from the monitoring system.

Abstract: An integrated circuit die includes a substrate of semiconductor material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an opening through the substrate between the top surface and the bottom surface. A through silicon via (TSV) has a conductive body in the opening, has a top contact point coupled to the body at the top surface, and has a bottom contact point coupled to the body at the bottom surface. A scan cell has a serial input, a serial output, control inputs, a voltage reference input, a response input coupled to one of the contact points, and a stimulus output coupled to the other one of the contact points.

Abstract: An on-die logic analyzer (ODLA) can reduce the time and resources that would otherwise be spent in validating or debugging memory system timings. The ODLA can receive an enable signal with respect to a start command and start a count of clock cycles in response to a first issued command matching the start command defined in a first mode register. The ODLA can stop the count of clock cycles in response to a second issued command matching a stop command defined in a second mode register. The ODLA can write a value indicative of the stopped count to a third mode register or an on-die storage array in response to the stopped count exceeding a previously stored count.

Abstract: Systems or methods of the present disclosure may provide a programmable logic device including multiple logic array blocks each having multiple programmable elements. The multiple logic array blocks are arranged in multiple rows that are segmented into multiple segments. The programmable logic device also includes repair circuitry disposed between the multiple segments. The repair circuitry remaps logic within a first segment of the multiple segments when a first logic array block of the multiple logic array blocks has failed. Moreover, the first segment includes the first logic array block.

Abstract: Testing of die on wafer is achieved by; (1) providing a tester with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, (2) providing die on wafer with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, and (3) providing a connectivity mechanism between the bidirectional transceiver circuitry's of the tester and a selected group or all of the die on wafer for communication of the JTAG signals.

Abstract: A time and frequency domain signal conditioning device including one or more signal terminals, one or more rails, and a passive signal conditioning means for reducing a switching noise jitter signature present in an output signal of a feedback control loop circuitry with a plurality of noise carrying jittering ramps is disclosed. The passive signal conditioning means including the rails is characterized by a set of specified characteristics to condition pre-existing noise amplitude and slopes of the output signal such that the conditioned output signal cooperates with the feedback control loop circuitry. As a consequence, the switching noise jitter signature which is produced by transient noise displacement or noise perturbation in the time domain when the output signal jitters can be reduced in the output of the feedback control loop circuitry.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an input-output (IO) device may include an IO controller and a debug controller. The IO controller may process IO data packets. The debug controller may be to: receive a first debug packet from a host system via an in-band connection, process the first debug packet to extract a command generated by the host system, and execute the extracted command to debug the IO device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Provided are a data processing apparatus, a data processing method and a computer program. The data processing apparatus processes measured data of a plurality of power storage devices, comprises: a storage unit that stores determination model using an autoencoder, which is trained to reproduce measured data when measured data is input, the input measured data being of each of the plurality of energy storage devices or of each group of energy storage devices, which is grouped from the plurality of the energy storage devices; and a processor. The processor determines the measured data of an odd energy storage device out of the measured data for each of the energy storage devices or for each group of energy storage devices based on an error between reproduced measured data, which is output when the measured data is input to the determination model, and the measured data.

Abstract: A degradation determination device for a secondary battery is used for a hybrid vehicle, and configured to determine degradation of the secondary battery. The hybrid vehicle includes an engine configured to output power, a motor configured to output power, the secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the motor, and a control device configured to execute travel control in which the engine and the motor are controlled. The degradation determination device includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine degradation of the secondary battery based on data of a third parameter in a predetermined period. The third parameter is the difference between a first parameter based on the accelerator operation amount and a second parameter based on a fuel injection amount.

Abstract: A system and method are described for monitoring batteries at various phases of their lifecycle. The batteries may be monitored in non-operational and operational states. The monitoring may be done wirelessly. The information gathered from monitoring the batteries may be used to make decisions about the use of a battery.

Abstract: The abnormal power supply voltage detection device has a function of accurately detecting the abnormal voltage in accordance with the characteristics of the semiconductor element for each semiconductor chip. Circuit group for operating the adjustment function has a function of preventing the influence of the power supply voltage of the logic system such as control in the semiconductor product malfunctions becomes abnormal. Furthermore, it has a function of detecting the abnormal voltage of the various power supplies in the semiconductor product. It also has a function to test the abnormal voltage detection function in the normal power supply voltage range during use of semiconductor products.

Abstract: A method for recognizing an electrical oscillation in an electrical power supply system, in which an electrical oscillation variable is determined for at least one measuring point in the power supply system. Parameters of an electrical oscillation are calculated on the basis of a time curve of the oscillation variable for the at least one measuring point, and the presence and type of an electrical oscillation is deduced using the parameters. To be able to provide correct parameters for assessing the oscillation in a timely fashion after the start of the oscillation, it is proposed that the number of those successive values of the oscillation variable from which the parameters of the electrical oscillation are calculated is adapted dynamically to the sequence of values of the oscillation variable.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor of the present invention has an elongate element portion having a magnetoresistive effect and a pair of elongate soft magnetic bodies that are arranged along the element portion on both sides of the element portion with regard to a short axis thereof. Each soft magnetic body includes a central portion that is adjacent to the element portion from one end to another end of the element portion with regard to a long axis direction thereof and a pair of end portions that protrude from the central portion in the long axis direction. A width of at least one of the end portions gradually decreases in a direction away from the central portion in at least a part of the end portions in the long axis direction thereof.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a resistive, solenoidal electromagnet for whole-body MRI may include ferromagnetic material within an envelope of the electromagnet. The system can be configured to have a field strength of at least 0.05 Tesla and its main electromagnetic field can be generated by layers of conductors instead of bundles. Certain electromagnet designs may be fabricated using non-metallic formers, such as fiberglass, and can be constructed to form a rigid object with the layers of conductors by fixing all together with an epoxy. The electromagnet may be configured to have two separated halves, which may be held apart by a fixation structure such as carbon fiber. The power supply for certain electromagnets herein may have current fluctuations, at frequencies of 180 Hz or above, of at least one part per ten thousand without requiring an additional current filter.

Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. In accordance with various embodiments, the system includes a housing having a front surface, a permanent magnet for providing a static magnetic field, a radio N frequency transmit coil, and at least one gradient coil set. In accordance with various embodiments, the radio frequency transmit coil and the at least one gradient coil set are positioned proximate to the front surface. In accordance with various embodiments, the radio frequency transmit coil and the at least one gradient coil set are configured to generate an electromagnetic field in a region of interest. In accordance with various embodiments, the permanent magnet has an aperture through center of the permanent magnet. In accordance with various embodiments, the region of interest resides outside the front surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a coil assembly. The coil assembly may be configured to transmit or receive a magnetic resonance (MR) signal. The coil assembly may include a coil, a support component, and a lock mechanism. The coil may include a first portion and a second portion detachably connected to the first portion. The support component may be configured to support the coil. The second portion of the coil may be movable with respect to the support component. The lock mechanism may be configured to lock or unlock the second portion of the coil and the support component. The second portion of the coil may be locked, via the lock mechanism, with the support component when the first portion and the second portion of the coil are in a locked state. The second portion of the coil may be unlocked, via the lock mechanism, from the support component when the first portion and the second portion of the coil are in an unlocked state.

Abstract: Iterative methods for direction of arrival estimation of a signal at a receiver with a plurality of spatially separated sensor elements are described. A quantized estimate of the angle of arrival is obtained from a compressive sensing solution of a set of equations. The estimate is refined in a subsequent iteration by a computed error based a quantized estimate of the direction of arrival in relation to quantization points offset from the quantization points for the first quantized estimate of the angle of arrival. The iterations converge on an estimated direction of arrival.

Abstract: A system and method for positioning for line-of-sight and non-line-of sight environments. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), from a first Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) of a network, a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS); and sending, by the UE, a response to the network. The sending may include sending an indicator, the indicator indicating whether the UE has performed a measurement based on the Positioning Reference Signal, received via a line-of-sight path; or the sending may include identifying a first detected path and sending a plurality of measurements to the network, the plurality of measurements including, for each of a first plurality of paths, the arrival time difference relative to the arrival time of the first detected path, the first plurality of paths not including the first detected path, and the first plurality of paths including two paths.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the measurement and reporting of user equipment (UE) positioning in cellular networks. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for tracking a mobile device based on a series of motion measurements of said device comprises retrieving a topological map providing a graph of topological paths, wherein each topological path is associated with a corresponding path direction; statistically generating, on a virtual map, a plurality of particles around an estimated initial position of the mobile device, representing an initial uncertainty of said estimated initial position of the mobile device; determining, from said series of motion measurements, a measured displacement vector of the mobile device representing an estimated displacement direction and an estimated displacement distance of the mobile device; displacing each of said particles on the virtual map according to a randomized particle displacement vector which is derived from said measured displacement vector based on an uncertainty of the measured displacement vector and recording said particle displacement vector for each displaced particle; determining

Abstract: A locating device comprises a memory (10) arranged to receive data concerning the distance between a plurality of anchors and one or more mobile sources at a plurality of locations different to each other. The number of anchors and the number of locations is such that one must be higher than four and is designated as the primary number, and the other higher than ten and is designated as the secondary number. The device further comprises a decomposer (4) arranged to calculate a decomposition, into singular values, of a matrix formed by the product of the Euclidean distance matrix derived from the distance data multiplied by two square matrices, one of which has a size equal to the primary number squared and the other is the transpose of a matrix with a size equal to the secondary number squared.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for estimating risk associated with a user of a wireless device. In some embodiments, the risk relates to a risk of infection by a contagious disease. For example, in some embodiments, the contagious disease is Coronavirus 2019. In some embodiments, locations of multiple wireless devices are estimated based on signal strengths of signals associated with the devices. Neighboring devices are identified based on highest probability regions of the devices that are determined based on associated signals. A measure of proximity to other devices is then determined based on probabilities that each device is located in neighboring regions. The risk is then based on the measure of proximity. In some embodiments, a risk of a first user associated with a first wireless device is based, in part, on a risk of a second user within a proximity of the first user.

Abstract: An apparatus for indicating a direction of a radio transmission is described. The apparatus includes at least one vector detection device including two or more antennas and an attenuating material between at least one of the antennas and a source of a radio transmission. The attenuating material is arranged to vary an amount of attenuation with an angle of the source with respect to at least one of the antennas. The apparatus is configured to generate a signal indicating a direction of the radio transmission by comparing received signal strengths from the two or more antennas.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method and computer program product determine the location of a receiver, such as one or more sensors, carried by a device, e.g., a robot. In a method, an audio signal is received in response to a predetermined audio signal provided by at least two audio source devices. For the audio signal that is received from a respective audio source device, the method estimates a first impulse response between the respective audio source device and the receiver. For the first impulse response estimated between each respective audio source device of the at least two audio source devices and the receiver, the method removes one or more reflections from the first impulse response to create direct path information. The method also includes determining a location of the receiver based at least in part upon the direct path information.

Abstract: A sensor control method includes: obtaining first indication information, where the first indication information indicates a first scenario; determining a configuration parameter of at least one sensor based on the first indication information, where the configuration parameter is corresponding to the first scenario; and sending the configuration parameter to the at least one sensor. The sensor control method may be applied to automatic driving or intelligent driving, and may be specifically applied to assisted driving or unmanned driving. The sensor can be flexibly controlled through configurable parameters of sensors such as radar or a camera.

Abstract: There is provided a subject location system, including a master processing unit, a receiver, and at least one Tag associated with the subject. The system includes a Hub with a master processing unit and the Tag includes transponders. Range and phase data are used to calculate the position of the Tag in relation to the Hub, and phase cycle errors are eliminated by, the use of a cyclical search minimizing an innovation inner product.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a radar system that conducts beamforming operations, includes a plurality of analog-to-digital-converters (ADCs) and an error correction system coupled to the ADCs. Based upon an assessment of a plurality of errors associated with the ADCs by the error correction system, the error correction system programs sampling operations for the ADCs. The error correction system includes an error correction unit that identifies the plurality of errors associated with a plurality of sub-ADCs of the ADCs, a selection unit coupled to the error correction unit that sorts the errors associated with the plurality of sub-ADCs, and a programming unit coupled to the selection unit that reconfigures the sorted errors to generate a sequence of sampling operations for the plurality of sub-ADCs.

Abstract: A system includes a local oscillator (LO) signal generation circuit, a receiver (RX) circuit, and a calibration circuit. The LO signal generation circuit generates an LO signal according to a reference clock, and includes an active oscillator that generates the reference clock. The active oscillator includes at least one active component. The RX circuit generates a processed RX signal by processing an RX input signal according to the LO signal. The calibration circuit checks a signal characteristic of the processed RX signal by detecting if a calibration tone exists within a receiver bandwidth, set a frequency calibration control output in response to the calibration tone being not found in the receiver bandwidth, and output the frequency calibration control output to the LO signal generation circuit. The LO signal generation circuit adjusts an LO frequency of the LO signal in response to the frequency calibration control output.

Abstract: A method for testing at least one reception path in a radar receiver is provided. The reception path contains a mixer and a downstream signal processing circuit. The method includes injecting a test signal into the radar reception path so that at least a first test tone having a first test tone frequency in a passband of the downstream signal processing circuit and a second test tone having a second test tone frequency outside the passband are present on the radar reception path downstream of the mixer; and determining a characteristic of the radar reception path based on a first characteristic of a baseband signal at the first test tone frequency and a second characteristic of the baseband signal at the second test tone frequency.

Abstract: A device includes an input interface for receiving a target list for the MIMO radar sensor containing angular data including information regarding a target angle, at which the target is located, and channel data including information regarding reflection signals received from the target in individual channels in the MIMO radar sensor; a modeling unit for generating model data for each of the targets; a processor for determining a model error for each of the targets, containing information regarding a discrepancy between the channel data and the model data for the target; a selector for selecting one of the targets on the basis of the model error; and an adjustment unit for determining calibration coefficients for adjusting the channel outputs in the MIMO radar that compensate for the discrepancies between the channel data and the model data.

Abstract: An emitter ID ambiguity reduction system includes a Mission Data File Ambiguity Resolution matrix that contains both a) the INTEL-based emitter parameters data necessary to break emitter-by-emitter ambiguities, and b) the action(s) the Electronic Warfare (EW) system is to take to collect that data. Control software is triggered via either external command or per Mission Data File information (such as that contained in the Ambiguity Resolution Matrix). The emitter ID ambiguity reduction system includes Data collection hardware and firmware and Data Analysis OFP software algorithm(s).

Abstract: One example device comprises a plurality of emitters including at least a first emitter and a second emitter. The first emitter emits light that illuminates a first portion of a field-of-view (FOV) of the device. The second emitter emits light that illuminates a second portion of the FOV. The device also comprises a controller that obtains a scan of the FOV. The controller causes each emitter of the plurality of emitters to emit a respective light pulse during an emission time period associated with the scan. The controller causes the first emitter to emit a first-emitter light pulse at a first-emitter time offset from a start time of the emission time period. The controller causes the second emitter to emit a second-emitter light pulse at a second-emitter time offset from the start time of the emission time period.

Abstract: A method to compensate for phase impairments in a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system includes transmitting a first optical beam towards a target, receiving a second optical beam from the target to produce a received optical beam; and generating a digitally-sampled target signal using a local oscillator (LO) beam, a first photo-detector and the received optical beam. The method also includes generating a digitally-sampled reference signal using a reference beam transmitted through a fiber delay device and a second photo-detector, and estimating one or more phase impairments in the LiDAR system using the digitally-sampled reference signal to produce one or more estimated phase impairments. The method also includes performing a first correction on a first phase impairment introduced into the digitally-sampled target signal by the LO beam; performing a second correction on a second phase impairment introduced into the digitally-sampled target signal by the received optical beam.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for multi-detector LIDAR and methods. An example method may include emitting, by a light emitter of a LIDAR system, a first light pulse. The example method may also include activating a first light detector of the LIDAR system at a first time, the first time corresponding a time when return light corresponding to the first light pulse would be within a first field of view of the first light detector.

Abstract: A ranging apparatus is provided which is mountable to a vehicle and emits a transmit wave and receives a reflected wave arising from reflection of the transmit signal from an object to calculate a distance to the object. The ranging apparatus includes a light transmissive window, a heater, and a controller. The light transmissive window permits at least one of the transmit wave and the reflected wave to pass through. The heater works to add thermal energy to the light transmissive window. The controller uses an ambient temperature outside the ranging apparatus and a speed of the vehicle derived from a vehicle speed sensor to control energization of the heater. When the vehicle speed sensor is malfunctioning, the controller controls the energization of the heater as a function of the ambient temperature without use of the speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: A ranging apparatus is provided which is mountable to a vehicle and includes a transmitter, at least one detector, a light transmissive window, a heater, a snow accumulation condition determiner, a snowfall condition determiner, and a heater controller. The heater works to heat the transmissive window. The snow accumulation condition determiner determines a snow accumulation condition of a surface of the light transmissive window. The snowfall condition determiner determines a snowfall condition around the vehicle. The heater controller works to control energization of the heater depending upon the snow accumulation condition and the snowfall condition. The heater controller stops energizing the heater for a period of time when it is determined that there is neither the snow accumulation on the surface of the light transmissive window nor the snowfall around the vehicle.

Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to multiple laser, single optical resonator lidar systems. A lidar system includes a single optical resonator optically coupled to at least a first laser and a second laser. The optical resonator is formed of an electrooptic material. The first laser and the second laser are optically injection locked to the optical resonator. Moreover, a modulator applies a time-varying voltage to the optical resonator to control modulation of an optical property of the electrooptic material, which causes the first laser to generate a first frequency modulated optical signal comprising a first series of optical chirps and/or the second laser to generate a second frequency modulated optical signal comprising a second series of optical chirps. Further, front end optics transmits at least a portion of the first frequency modulated optical signal and/or the second frequency modulated optical signal into an environment from the lidar system.

Abstract: A method of monitoring an operation in a material handling environment is described. The method can include obtaining a data stream representative of a 3D-scan of a target area based on an output from a LiDAR based sensor. Further, the method can include obtaining operational specification data. The operational specification data can include, data related to a standard operating procedure (SOP) and a pre-defined heuristic. The pre-defined heuristics can be associated with an operation to be performed by at least one of: a machine and an operator, in the material handling environment. Furthermore, the method can include generating a machine learning model. The data stream and the operational specification data can be provided as inputs to train the machine learning model. Furthermore, the method can include determining, by using the machine learning model, a performance status associated an efficiency of the execution of the operation.

Abstract: An optical system and a method of operation thereof are provided. The method comprises: causing, by the controller, a light source to emit light, the light being scanned over a first direction by a first optical element of the optical system, the first optical element rotating about a first axis perpendicular to the first direction defining in part a field of view of the optical system; sensing, by at least one sensor communicatively coupled with the controller, a reflected signal of light reflected off surrounding objects in the field of view of the optical system; selecting, by the controller, a region of interest of the field of view based at least in part on the reflected signal; and causing, by the controller, a second optical element to selectively pivot about a second axis parallel to the first axis, thereby modifying a frequency of scanning in the region of interest.