Abstract:
Systems and methods are described for remotely controlled vehicles that hierarchically transform sensor-detected information into levels of increasing fidelity for highly efficient machine recognition of attributes and features of detected objects/events. Fusion of the feature space representations of the various levels allows correlation with the operator's attention to the respective objects for automated processing/controlling of the unmanned vehicle. High efficiencies in object/event recognition are attained with reduced memory and processor requirements, enabling near autonomous or fully autonomous operation of the vehicle.
Abstract:
A method includes selecting, from a data table containing a plurality of weighted independent variable columns and rows, where each of the columns represents an independent input variable feature and each row represents a set of stored independent input variables and a corresponding stored dependent variable, a row that best matches received sensor independent input variable data from at least one vehicle sensor, causing a vehicle accelerator to gradually accelerate a vehicle to a vehicle acceleration level corresponding to the stored dependent variable of the selected best match row, and modifying a weight of the weighted independent variable columns based upon received user feedback to the vehicle acceleration level. The weights may then be normalized and the received sensor independent input variable data may be stored within a new row of the data table if the weight modification produces a net overall improvement in the data table dependency mapping.
Abstract:
A system and method for inductive and analogical reasoning provide capabilities for generalization, creative reasoning, possibilistic analysis, massive parallelism, and distributed processing. The system and method involve using matched cases/generalizations/analog inferences from a case base or generalization/analog base to provide output inferences based upon a user-supplied context. A user then provides feedback to indicate that the output inference is either correct or incorrect. If the user indicates that the output is incorrect, new rules may be computer-generated during runtime by performing, for example, an analogical contextual transformation. If the user indicates that the output is correct, the matched case/generalization/analog may be moved to the head of its respective base.
Abstract:
A laser interferometer, such as a dual path Michelson interferometer, is used to generate fringe patterns resulting from one of a plurality of optical paths passing through a sample gas. An artificial neural network, such as, for example, a KASER neural network, is used to recognize patterns in the fringe interference patterns corresponding to known target gases.
Abstract:
A distributed biohazard surveillance system including a plurality of robust miniaturized remote monitoring stations for the detection, localized analysis and reporting of a broad range of biohazards. The remote monitoring station may be adapted to identify many different biological particles and is not limited to particular predetermined biohazard profiles. It is centrally and dynamically reconfigurable and can be adapted to operate unattended in a remote location. The distributed system may be used to locate and report unsuspected sources of biohazards and to monitor the localized effects in real-time cooperation with a centralized data processing facility.
Abstract:
Sea characteristics are determined by using a buoy with multiple tilt switches configured to sense at plural tilt angles of the buoy. The tilt switches provide binary outputs of tilt data corresponding to the tilt angles. The binary outputs are received by a processor and are compared with sample patterns of tilt data. The comparison is used to provide an output corresponding to sea conditions.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for extracting information from large databases include the initial step of searching a database using a query. The search results are then normalized by formatting the search results in a standard text format. The normalized search results are then crawled according to a predetermined algorithm to yield candidate information, which includes establishing sequences of keywords and generating hash tables that correspond to the keyword sequences. For each paragraph of candidate information, a defined possibility for each hash table entry is calculated. If the possibility is above a predetermined value, the candidate information paragraph is extracted from candidate information and presented to the user. Only the paragraphs that have a possibility that is above the predetermined threshold are displayed and presented to the user. Displayed search results rated as useful by the user are added to the query and to the keyword sequences to accomplish iterative, context-directed searches.
Abstract:
A distributed biohazard surveillance system including a plurality of robust miniaturized remote monitoring stations for the detection, localized analysis and reporting of a broad range of biohazards. The remote monitoring station may be adapted to identify many different biological particles and is not limited to particular predetermined biohazard profiles. It is centrally and dynamically reconfigurable and can be adapted to operate unattended in a remote location. The distributed system may be used to locate and report unsuspected sources of biohazards and to monitor the localized effects in real-time cooperation with a centralized data processing facility.
Abstract:
The linear algorithm described differs from other artificial intelligence ograms in its operation over a continuous representation. In the algorithm, the size of the exponent is tied to the magnitude of the learning base employed, and the design thus becomes more selective as the learning base grows. With it, "run time" and "chip size" can be analyzed in substantially linear time.
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Systems and methods are described for increasing the burn efficiency of fuel in a jet engine by charging the intake air molecules and inversely charging the fuel molecules, while reducing the fuel droplet size using a fuel-atomizing transducer in the air/fuel path. Generally speaking, an apparatus (and method) for increasing fuel burning efficiency in a jet engine is described, comprising: an intake air high voltage charger; a fuel injector downstream of the intake air charger; a fuel atomizer formed from an acutely angled transducer in a flow path of the fuel, wherein the atomized fuel is charged to an opposite voltage to that of the intake air; and an ignitor for igniting the atomized charged fuel and charged intake air for combustion.