DETERMINING ATTENUATION RATE USING IMAGERY

    公开(公告)号:US20230135206A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17513190

    申请日:2021-10-28

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: A method of operating a communication network includes training a neural network and implementing the neural network to determine link availability. Training the neural network includes receiving first images and signal visibility data for first locations for one or more first nodes in the communication network, generating training data based on the first images and the signal visibility data, and training the neural network using the training data to output an attenuation category related to attenuation rate of a link based on a training image and a timestamp for the training image. Implementing the neural network includes receiving second images for second locations for one or more second nodes in the communication network, determining link availability based on the second images and outputs from the neural network, and operating the communication network based on the link availability.

    Independent pan of coaxial robotic arm and perception housing

    公开(公告)号:US11633848B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US16527076

    申请日:2019-07-31

    申请人: X Development LLC

    发明人: Christopher Morey

    摘要: A robotic device may include a spine defining a yaw axis. The robotic device may also include an arm joint rotatably connected to the spine at a first position along the yaw axis and configured to rotate about the yaw axis. The robotic device may further include an actuator including a ring that defines a bore. The spine may be fixedly connected to the ring at a second position along the yaw axis and may extend through the bore. The actuator may be connected to the arm joint and configured to rotate the arm joint about the yaw axis without rotating the spine.

    AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING EXTRINSIC PARAMETERS OF MODULAR EDGE COMPUTING DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20230120944A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17505058

    申请日:2021-10-19

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: Implementations are disclosed for automatic commissioning, configuring, calibrating, and/or coordinating sensor-equipped modular edge computing devices that are mountable on agricultural vehicles. In various implementations, neighbor modular edge computing device(s) that are mounted on a vehicle nearest a given modular edge computing device may be detected based on sensor signal(s) generated by contactless sensor(s) of the given modular edge computing device. Based on the detected neighbor modular edge computing device(s), an ordinal position of the given modular edge computing device may be determined relative to a plurality of modular edge computing devices mounted on the agricultural vehicle. Based on the sensor signal(s), distance(s) to the neighbor modular edge computing device(s) may be determined. Extrinsic parameters of the given modular edge computing device may be determined based on the ordinal position of the given modular edge computing device and the distance(s).

    FIBER-COUPLED SPIN DEFECT MAGNETOMETRY

    公开(公告)号:US20230118060A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US18084370

    申请日:2022-12-19

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: A magnetometer includes an electron spin defect body including a plurality of lattice point defects. A microwave field transmitter is operable to apply a microwave field to the electron spin defect body. An optical source is configured to emit input light of a first wavelength that excites the plurality of lattice point defects of the electron spin defect body from a ground state to an excited state. A first optical fiber has an input end optically coupled to the optical source and an output end. The output end is attached to a first face of the electron spin defect body and is arranged to direct the input light into the first face of the electron spin defect body. A second optical fiber has an output end and an input end. A photodetector is optically coupled to the output end of the second optical fiber.

    Training artificial neural networks based on synaptic connectivity graphs

    公开(公告)号:US11625611B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US16731331

    申请日:2019-12-31

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for training a student neural network. In one aspect, there is provided a method comprising: processing a training input using the student neural network to generate an output for the training input; processing the student neural network output using a discriminative neural network to generate a discriminative score for the student neural network output, wherein the discriminative score characterizes a prediction for whether the network input was generated using: (i) the student neural network, or (ii) a brain emulation neural network; and adjusting current values of the student neural network parameters using gradients of an objective function that depends on the discriminative score for the student neural network output.

    Neural architecture search based on synaptic connectivity graphs

    公开(公告)号:US11620487B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US16776108

    申请日:2020-01-29

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting a neural network architecture for performing a machine learning task. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining data defining a synaptic connectivity graph representing synaptic connectivity between neurons in a brain of a biological organism; generating data defining a plurality of candidate graphs based on the synaptic connectivity graph; determining, for each candidate graph, a performance measure on a machine learning task of a neural network having a neural network architecture that is specified by the candidate graph; and selecting a final neural network architecture for performing the machine learning task based on the performance measures.

    ADAPTIVELY REALLOCATING RESOURCES OF RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20230102495A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17485903

    申请日:2021-09-27

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: Implementations are disclosed for adaptively reallocating computing resources of resource-constrained devices between tasks performed in situ by those resource-constrained devices. In various implementations, while the resource-constrained device is transported through an agricultural area, computing resource usage of the resource-constrained device ma may be monitored. Additionally, phenotypic output generated by one or more phenotypic tasks performed onboard the resource-constrained device may be monitored. Based on the monitored computing resource usage and the monitored phenotypic output, a state may be generated and processed based on a policy model to generate a probability distribution over a plurality of candidate reallocation actions. Based on the probability distribution, candidate reallocation action(s) may be selected and performed to reallocate at least some computing resources between a first phenotypic task of the one or more phenotypic tasks and a different task while the resource-constrained device is transported through the agricultural area.

    OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY ARCHITECTURE FOR WAVEFRONT SENSING

    公开(公告)号:US20230100620A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17897410

    申请日:2022-08-29

    申请人: X DEVELOPMENT LLC

    摘要: An optical phased array (OPA) photonic integrated chip includes a plurality of array elements, a plurality of phase shifters, a plurality of combiners, and an edge coupler configured to couple to a single mode waveguide. The plurality of phase shifters includes a layer of phase shifters that has a phase shifter connected to each array element in the plurality of array elements. The plurality of combiners is configured to connect the plurality of phase shifters to the edge coupler. The plurality of combiners includes a first combiner that has a first output that is connected to a second combiner or the edge coupler, and a second output of the first combiner is connected to a photodetector. An in-phase light portion at the first combiner is output through the first output, and an out-of-phase light portion at the first combiner is output through the second output.

    METHOD TO PRODUCE EVOLVING CONCRETE MIXTURE HEURISTIC

    公开(公告)号:US20230094676A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17671109

    申请日:2022-02-14

    申请人: X Development LLC

    IPC分类号: G01N33/38 G01N15/14 G01N11/00

    摘要: Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating a recipe for a concrete mixture, comprising: obtaining an optical characterization of a set of particles; determining, based on the optical characterization, physical characteristics of the set of particles; generating a multispherical approximation of the set of particles; selecting, based on the physical characteristics of the set of particles and from a database of performance rules, performance rules applicable to the set of particles; predicting performance of a proposed recipe for a concrete mixture formed from the set of particles by: determining a wet flowability rating of the proposed recipe based on the selected performance rules; and determining a dry packing rating of the proposed recipe based on the multispherical approximation; iteratively altering the proposed recipe and predicting performance of the altered proposed recipe until the predicted performance satisfies performance criteria to obtain a final recipe; and outputting the final recipe.