Clemson University

A computer system for providing adaptive graphical user interface modifications for users with impairments is provided, comprising: a server configured to store user profiles containing accessibility parameters; a calibration computer device in communication with the server and configured to display an indicator representing a requested touch area on a touch screen, receive a plurality of touch points from a user attempting to contact the requested touch area, calculate coordinate modification values based on differences between the requested touch area and the plurality of touch points, and store the coordinate modification values in a user profile on the server; and a remote computer device having a display and configured to identify the user, retrieve the user profile from the server, and modify touch input coordinates according to the coordinate modification values stored in the user profile.

A mixed reality system for vehicle testing and validation is provided, comprising: a vehicle platform including a vehicle controller and sensor array; a mixed reality headset configured to superimpose virtual traffic objects onto a real-world driving environment through optical see-through display technology; a traffic microsimulation component configured to generate virtual traffic scenarios and provide position, velocity, and acceleration data of virtual vehicles; a local object pose correction component configured to process captured images from the real-world driving environment to detect positioning errors of virtual traffic objects relative to road boundaries and calculate pixel-based corrections to maintain accurate spatial alignment between virtual traffic objects and physical road surfaces; and a communications system configured to coordinate data exchange between the vehicle platform, mixed reality headset, traffic microsimulation component, and local object pose correction component at enhanced frame rates of at least 120 Hz.

A system of digitally representing equipment failure comprising: a testing assembly for testing a component of a manufacturing equipment wherein the component includes a defect in a critical area included in the component; a sensor in communications with the testing assembly for sensing a failure state of the component, a set of computer readable instructions adapted for: receiving a critical failure mode associated with the component, receiving a testing dataset from the sensor representing testing results produced by the testing assembly wherein the testing dataset includes initial data representing an undamaged component and a failure dataset representing a failed component, isolating a set of failure data representing a testing status of the component from initial testing to failure of the component determined by the critical failure mode, creating a usable lifetime model of the component according to the set of failure data.

The present disclosure provides a computerized automated procurement system comprising a server in communications with an immutable ledger, a first computer system in communications with the server adapted for receiving project requirements from a contractor, wherein the project requirements include work schedules, project locations, work types, material specifications, labor requirements, and cost estimates, a second computer system in communications with the server for receiving subcontractor data representing subcontractors, wherein the server matches the contractor with subcontractors according to the project requirements and subcontractor data, and creates a proposed smart contract for each contractor and subcontractor match. The system eliminates relationship bias through blockchain-enabled smart contracts that maintain subcontractor anonymity during evaluation and provide objective matching based on trust scores calculated from historical performance metrics.

A system having a skull tracking bracket; a mandible motion tracking bracket; a motion detecting camera; an electromyography sensors adapted to detect and measure facial muscle activation data and transmit the data to the computerized controller; an audio sensor carried by the subject and adapted to detect and measure sound data associated with jaw (and joint) movement data and transmit the data to the computerized controller; a bite force sensor adapted to detect and measure static and dynamic bite force data; a pain push-button switch (or other sensor) adapted to be activated by the subject when experiencing pain; and a computerized controller is adapted to receive motion data, facial muscle data, joint sound data, static and dynamic bite force data, pain data, and received a set of three-dimensional images of the subject, overlay the detected motion with the three-dimensional image and display the overlay.

This is a system for authenticity analysis of social media activity having flags that can represent an indicator that a social media account may be participating in a coordinated influence operation, and a computer system in communication with social media platforms. The computer system identifies conversation topics, searches for indicators that social media accounts are involved with conversation topics, determines sets of social media accounts related to the conversation topics, assigns one or more flags to social media accounts according to account attributes, determines if sets of social media accounts are attempting to exert influence on objects of influence within the conversation topics through statistical analysis of flag distributions, and provides subsets of social media accounts suspected of exerting coordinated influence. The system employs statistical outlier detection to identify anomalous objects of influence, enables detection of coordinated networks and distinguishes between authentic coordination and malicious manipulation using behavioral pattern analysis.

An improved redox flow battery, and method of making a redox flow battery, are described. The redox flow battery comprising a positive electrode tank comprising a catholyte and a cathode electrode and a negative electrode tank comprising an anolyte and an anode electrode. A membrane is between the positive electrode tank and the negative electrode tank wherein at least one of the cathode electrode or the anode electrode is a pitch-based carbon fiber electrode.

Ion exchange membranes (e.g., anion exchange membranes) and methods of using the membranes are described. The ion exchange membranes are multi-modal ion exchange membranes containing a plurality of multi-modal exchange ligands. The membranes can achieve high dynamic and equilibrium binding capacities at solution conductivities typical for production of biologics (e.g., greater than about 10 mS/cm) and can provide excellent binding at high flow rates. Systems incorporating the membranes can dramatically increase isolation and purification speeds. Membranes are disclosed for use in production of biologics.

The present invention relates to a hybrid electric powertrain for tracked vehicles that includes an electric motor that is operatively connected to a first ring gear in a first planetary gear set that drives the track; a combustible engine that is operatively connected to an axle that drives a first sun gear in the first planetary assembly; a clutch that engages and disengages a first output drive shaft powered by the engine to a second output shaft that rotates the axle; and a brake assembly that prevents the axle from causing the sun gear to rotate when the first ring gear is being rotated by the electric motor, thereby allowing the vehicle to operate in a fully electric mode. In one embodiment the brake assembly may include an axle clutch that disengages the first sun gear from the axle.

The present application is generally directed to methods for chelating calcium deposits within calcified blood vessels, as well as methods and compositions for use in regulating various senescence-related inflammatory pathways.