MINIMAL STATE AUGMENTATION ALGORITHM FOR STEREO-VISION-BASED NAVIGATIONA method to perform vision based navigation on a moving vehicle. An image processor receives reference images with associated depth information as base frames or search frames. 2D features are detecte…DRIVE·Jan 23·2 min readFollowG01C21/28California Institute of Technology
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITIES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY UNITSA method for abnormality detection in an energy unit includes passively detecting an abnormality in an energy unit by detecting electromagnetic radiation generated by the abnormality, the energy unit …DRIVE·May 2·1 min readFollowG01R31/385California Institute of Technology
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITIES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY UNITSA method for abnormality detection in an energy unit includes passively detecting an abnormality in an energy unit by detecting electromagnetic radiation generated by the abnormality, the energy unit …DRIVE·Nov 23·1 min readFollowG01R31/385California Institute of Technology
SOLID STATE ION CONDUCTION IN ZnPS3In an aspect, an electrochemical cell comprises: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a solid state electrolyte in ionic communication with the positive electrode and the negative electrode…DRIVE·Nov 2·1 min readFollowH01M8/124California Institute of Technology
SMART RF LENSING: EFFICIENT, DYNAMIC AND MOBILE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERAn RF lens includes a multitude of radiators adapted to transmit radio frequency electromagnetic EM waves whose phases are modulated so as to concentrate the radiated power in a small volume of space …DRIVE·Jul 27·1 min readFollowH01Q21/225California Institute of Technology
FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY (FPGA) ACCELERATION FOR SCALE AND ORIENTATION SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION (SOSE)A system provides descriptor-based feature matching during terrain relative navigation (TRN). A scale and orientation (SO) module acquires a source image, image and slope pixel windows, and ring mask.…DRIVE·Jul 27·2 min readFollowG06T7/74California Institute of Technology
RF RECEIVERA device includes, in part, an antenna adapted to receive an RF signal that includes modulated data, a splitter/coupler adapted to split the received RF signal, a receiver adapted to demodulate the da…DRIVE·May 11·1 min readFollowH02J50/23California Institute of Technology
PROCESS TO CONVERT REDUCED SULFUR SPECIES AND WATER INTO HYDROGEN AND SULFURIC ACIDIn an aspect, provided herein are methods for producing sulfuric acid and hydrogen gas, the methods comprising steps of: providing sulfur dioxide formed by thermal conversion of a sulfur-containing sp…DRIVE·Dec 29·1 min readFollowC25B1/22California Institute of Technology
DIRECT CURRENT SPECTROSCOPY (DCS) TECHNIQUE FOR IN-OPERANDO CELL DIAGNOSTICS AND ANISOTROPIC RESISTANCE MONITORINGA method of interrogating an electrochemical cell includes: applying a positive direct current to the electrochemical cell for a first time period, wherein the positive direct current is characterized…DRIVE·Oct 20·1 min readFollowH01M50/569California Institute of Technology
GENERATOR UNIT FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERAn RF signal generator wirelessly transferring power to a wireless device includes, in part, a multitude of generating elements generating a multitude of RF signals transmitted by a multitude of anten…DRIVE·Sep 1·1 min readFollowH02J50/20California Institute of Technology
AUTO-POWERED SYNTHETIC SKINAn auto-powered biosensor capable detecting a target molecule, and a method of powering the same, wherein the biosensor is fabricated with a microfluidics layer, a multimodal sensing layer comprising …DRIVE·Apr 14·1 min readFollowA61B5/6832California Institute of Technology
Process To Convert Reduced Sulfur Species And Water Into Hydrogen And Sulfuric AcidIn an aspect, provided herein are methods for producing sulfuric acid and hydrogen gas, the methods comprising steps of: providing sulfur dioxide formed by thermal conversion of a sulfur-containing sp…DRIVE·Apr 7·1 min readFollowC25B1/22California Institute of Technology
Synchronized Multi-Modal RobotA multi-modal robot that is configured to operate with a bipedal locomotion that may be augmented with aerial locomotion. Many embodiments of a robot may incorporate a robot with a main body portion t…DRIVE·Dec 2·1 min readFollowB60F5/02California Institute of Technology
Systems and Methods for Detecting Abnormalities in Electrical and Electrochemical Energy UnitsA method for abnormality detection in an energy unit includes passively detecting an abnormality in an energy unit by detecting electromagnetic radiation generated by the abnormality, the energy unit …DRIVE·Sep 16·1 min readFollowG01R31/385California Institute of Technology
STIMULATED BRILLOUIN RING LASER GYROSCOPE WITH OPTICAL FREQUENCY OFFSET OF COUNTERPROPAGATING PUMP LASER SIGNALSA disk resonator is pumped by counterpropagating pump signals to produce corresponding counterpropagating Brillouin laser signals. The pump laser optical frequencies are separated by a frequency offse…DRIVE·Sep 9·1 min readFollowG01C19/727California Institute of Technology
WIRELESS-ENABLED PORTABLE POWER-BANKA power bank includes, in part, a rechargeable battery, a wireless power recovery unit adapted to receive power wirelessly, a battery charging circuit adapted to deliver the power recovered by the pow…DRIVE·Mar 18·1 min readFollowH02J50/10California Institute of Technology
USE OF INTERMEDIATES IN SOLAR FUELS GENERATIONA solar fuels generation system includes a first reactor that contains a first solution in which a charge carrier is reduced to a reduced charge carrier. The system also includes a second reactor that…DRIVE·Aug 29·1 min readFollowC25B1/12California Institute of Technology
Systems and Methods for Implementing Flexible Members Including Integrated Tools Made from Metallic Glass-Based MaterialsSystems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement flexible members that include integrated tools made from metallic glass-based materials. In one embodiment, a structure in…DRIVE·Sep 15·1 min readFollowB60B15/02California Institute of Technology
