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A motor vehicle controller configured to cause a reduction in an amount of net drive torque applied to one or more driving wheels (12, 13) of a first axle of a driveline when an amount of slip of a driving wheel (12, 13) of said first axle exceeds a first predetermined threshold value, the controller being further configured to control an amount of torque applied to respective left and right wheels (14, 15) of a second axle by means of left and right wheel variable torque coupling means of a driveline, the controller comprising means for determining when a vehicle is operating in a split-mu condition in which slip of a driving wheel on one side of each of said first and second axles exceeds that of a driving wheel on an opposite side of each of said first and second axles by more than a predetermined amount, wherein when a split-mu condition is determined to exist the controller is configured to perform a split-mu mitigation operation in which the controller causes a reduction in net torque applied to the driving wheel of said first axle that is experiencing the greater slip when an amount of slip of that driving wheel exceeds a second predetermined threshold value less than the first predetermined threshold value.
Engine assembly for a spacecraft, comprising a drive unit for generating a thrust force, having at least one consumer of electrical energy and having an energy supply device for generating electrical energy, in particular for supplying the at least one consumer, characterized in that the energy supply device has a flow battery assembly, electrical energy being able to be generated by means of at least one electrofluid (24, 24') which circulates within an electrofluid circuit, which electrofluid circuit has an electrofluid storage device and a galvanic cell comprising a membrane, and in that an electrofluid line is provided, by means of which the electrofluid (24, 24') can be removed from the electrofluid circuit of the energy supply device and fed into another region of the engine assembly for further use and/or can be ejected from the engine assembly. the energy supply device has a flow battery assembly, electrical energy being able to be generated by means of at least one electrofluid (24, 24') which circulates within an electrofluid circuit, which electrofluid circuit has an electrofluid storage device and a galvanic cell comprising a membrane, and in that an electrofluid line is provided, by means of which the electrofluid (24, 24') can be removed from the electrofluid circuit of the energy supply device and fed into another region of the engine assembly for further use and/or can be ejected from the engine assembly.
A cast mold fabrication device comprising: a mold forming die having an injection inlet; a sand supply head provided with a sand nozzle and configured to supply thickener-coated sand through said injection inlet into said die, said thickener-coated sand being a refractory material coated with a thickener; a steam supply head provided with a steam nozzle and configured to supply steam through said injection inlet into said die filled with the thickener-coated sand for applying heat of the steam to solidify and/or cure the thickener of said thickener-coated sand; a vertical drive arranged to move said sand supply head up and down; and a horizontal drive arranged to move said steam supply head back and forth in the horizontal direction, said vertical drive being configured to move the sand supply head down to a position where the sand nozzle is connected to the injection inlet for allowing the thickener-coated sand to be injected into the die, said horizontal drive being configured to move the steam supply head forward to a position where the steam nozzle is connected to the injection inlet for allowing the steam to be supplied into the die. a mold forming die having an injection inlet; a sand supply head provided with a sand nozzle and configured to supply thickener-coated sand through said injection inlet into said die, said thickener-coated sand being a refractory material coated with a thickener; a steam supply head provided with a steam nozzle and configured to supply steam through said injection inlet into said die filled with the thickener-coated sand for applying heat of the steam to solidify and/or cure the thickener of said thickener-coated sand; a vertical drive arranged to move said sand supply head up and down; and a horizontal drive arranged to move said steam supply head back and forth in the horizontal direction, said vertical drive being configured to move the sand supply head down to a position where the sand nozzle is connected to the injection inlet for allowing the thickener-coated sand to be injected into the die, said horizontal drive being configured to move the steam supply head forward to a position where the steam nozzle is connected to the injection inlet for allowing the steam to be supplied into the die.
A shower closet having a water heater (10, 11) for heating shower water and comprising a water supply connection and a shower arm conduit connection and wherein a circulation conduit for circulating water through the water heater (10, 12) is provided on the water heater (10, 12), characterized in that the circulation conduit is a feed-back conduit between the water supply connection and the shower arm conduit connection of the water heater (10, 11) and the shower closet comprises a control device adapted for conducting an automatic decalcification in which a decalcification solution circulates through the water heater (10, 11) and the feed-back conduit.
A method of determining the overall toxicity in a cosmetic product, comprising: a) combining a solvent and a sample of the cosmetic product to obtain a solvent extract with an overall toxicity; b) contacting a teleost embryo with the solvent extract of a); and c) determining whether the extract exerts a toxicity effect on the embryo; wherein a toxicity effect on the embryo shows an overall toxicity of the cosmetic product; and wherein the extract is (i) an organic solvent extract or (ii) an organic and inorganic solvent extract; wherein the organic solvent is methanol, DMSO, acetonitrile or acetone, and wherein the inorganic solvent is water; wherein when the sample of the cosmetic product is a liquid, the volume of the solvent is about 1.5 to about 10 times the volume of the sample; or when the sample of the cosmetic product is a solid or semi-solid, the volume of the solvent is about 1.5 to about 10 times the weight of the sample. a) combining a solvent and a sample of the cosmetic product to obtain a solvent extract with an overall toxicity; b) contacting a teleost embryo with the solvent extract of a); and c) determining whether the extract exerts a toxicity effect on the embryo;
Method for manufacturing mesostructured coatings comprising electrically conducting structures formed from metallic nanoparticles consisting of a metal selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Pd and Pt, preferably Ag, comprising the steps consisting of: a) sol-gel deposition, on a substrate, of a first layer of a material, mesostructured by a structure-forming agent, based on silica and a photocatalytic material; b) sol-gel deposition on the first layer deposited during step a), of a second layer of a material, mesostructured by a structure-forming agent, based on silica, said second layer being free from photocatalytic material; c) consolidating the first and second layers, by submitting them together to a treatment of maturation at a temperature between 50°C and 250°C, for a time between 10 minutes and 200 hours; d) contacting the consolidated coating obtained in step c) with a solution containing metal ions selected from the group consisting of ions of silver, gold, palladium and platinum, preferably silver, and irradiating it with radiation permitting activation of the photocatalytic material, for a sufficient time to reach the percolation threshold, beyond which metallic nanoparticles obtained by photocatalyzed reduction of the metal ions together form an electrically conducting structure, said method being characterized in that it does not include any thermal treatment at a temperature above 250°C. a) sol-gel deposition, on a substrate, of a first layer of a material, mesostructured by a structure-forming agent, based on silica and a photocatalytic material; b) sol-gel deposition on the first layer deposited during step a), of a second layer of a material, mesostructured by a structure-forming agent, based on silica, said second layer being free from photocatalytic material; c) consolidating the first and second layers, by submitting them together to a treatment of maturation at a temperature between 50°C and 250°C, for a time between 10 minutes and 200 hours; d) contacting the consolidated coating obtained in step c) with a solution containing metal ions selected from the group consisting of ions of silver, gold, palladium and platinum, preferably silver, and irradiating it with radiation permitting activation of the photocatalytic material, for a sufficient time to reach the percolation threshold, beyond which metallic nanoparticles obtained by photocatalyzed reduction of the metal ions together form an electrically conducting structure, said method being characterized in that it does not include any thermal treatment at a temperature above 250°C.
A multilayer active oxygen barrier film comprising a multilayer oxygen barrier component comprising at least one of i) an active oxygen barrier layer that is disposed between two opposing passive oxygen barrier layers, or ii) a passive oxygen barrier layer that is disposed between two opposing active oxygen barrier layers, wherein the active oxygen barrier layer(s) and the passive oxygen barrier layer(s) are in direct contact with each other; wherein the active oxygen barrier layer comprises an oxygen scavenging composition that is a blend of: a thermoplastic resin having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially in its main chain, which is at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, polyisoprene, polychloroprene, and polyoctenylene; a transition metal salt; and an oxygen barrier polymer, wherein the passive oxygen barrier layer(s) have an oxygen permeability measured according to ASTM D-3985 of 20cc-20μm/(m 2 -day-atm) or less at 65% RH and 20°C, wherein the multilayer oxygen barrier component is disposed between an outer sealant layer and an outer abuse layer, and wherein the film has an oxygen scavenging rate that is at least 0.01 cc oxygen per day per gram of the oxygen scavenging composition blend. i) an active oxygen barrier layer that is disposed between two opposing passive oxygen barrier layers, or ii) a passive oxygen barrier layer that is disposed between two opposing active oxygen barrier layers, a thermoplastic resin having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially in its main chain, which is at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, polyisoprene, polychloroprene, and polyoctenylene; a transition metal salt; and an oxygen barrier polymer,
Machine for forming and filling containers, said machine being adapted to shape from a preform and fill with liquid successive containers in successive molds, said machine defining at least a first closed loop, and comprising a plurality of holding means (26, 108), each holding means being adapted to hold a neck of a preform or of a formed and filled container, the holding means being distributed along said first closed loop, the machine further comprising conveying means adapted to convey the holding means (26, 108) along said first closed loop in a conveying direction, said first closed loop comprising a forming area along which each holing means (26, 108) circulating in said forming area is integrated in a forming station, said forming station comprising a mold, receiving a preform held by said holding means, and injection means adapted to inject a liquid inside the held preform such that the held preform is shaped into a container, characterized in that the first closed loop comprises at least one straight portion extending substantially rectilinearly arranged such that the formed and filled containers are circulated on said straight portion, said first loop further comprises a circular portion upstream of the straight portion, said straight portion extending according to a direction forming a tangent of the circular portion at the junction between the circular portion and the straight portion, said circular portion being arranged such that the containers are formed and filled in said circular portion.
A system for determining one or more tooth receiving cavity positions of a dental appliance for moving one or more teeth, the system comprising: a database comprising data corresponding to one or more of: a plurality of discrepancies between target positions of teeth and achieved positions of the teeth in response to treatment, a plurality of correlations between teeth movements and force systems applied by dental appliances, or a plurality of clinical results of achieved teeth movements in response to force systems applied by dental appliances; a processing unit coupled to the database, wherein the processing unit is configured to: determine a target position for each of the one or more teeth in a treatment plan, determine an overcorrected tooth receiving cavity position and overcorrected tooth position determined in response to the data in the database, wherein the overcorrected tooth position is one or more of rotated or translated relative to a corresponding tooth in the target position, generate instructions for displaying a three-dimensional model of the patient's tooth in the overcorrected tooth position, and generate instructions for fabricating the dental appliance. a database comprising data corresponding to one or more of: a plurality of discrepancies between target positions of teeth and achieved positions of the teeth in response to treatment, a plurality of correlations between teeth movements and force systems applied by dental appliances, or a plurality of clinical results of achieved teeth movements in response to force systems applied by dental appliances; a processing unit coupled to the database, wherein the processing unit is configured to: determine a target position for each of the one or more teeth in a treatment plan, determine an overcorrected tooth receiving cavity position and overcorrected tooth position determined in response to the data in the database, wherein the overcorrected tooth position is one or more of rotated or translated relative to a corresponding tooth in the target position, generate instructions for displaying a three-dimensional model of the patient's tooth in the overcorrected tooth position, and generate instructions for fabricating the dental appliance. determine a target position for each of the one or more teeth in a treatment plan, determine an overcorrected tooth receiving cavity position and overcorrected tooth position determined in response to the data in the database, wherein the overcorrected tooth position is one or more of rotated or translated relative to a corresponding tooth in the target position, generate instructions for displaying a three-dimensional model of the patient's tooth in the overcorrected tooth position, and generate instructions for fabricating the dental appliance.
A method for the provision of a radiator which has a fin arrangement, with a first duct for conducting a heat-dissipating fluid and a second duct which is adjacent with respect to the first duct for conducting a heat-absorbing fluid, the first duct and the second duct being delimited in each case by way of adjacent fins of the fin arrangement, a residual compressive stress being produced in a predefined region of the fin arrangement, characterized in that a deformation behaviour of the fin arrangement under force loading is determined in order to produce the residual compressive stress in the predefined region, and the fin arrangement is loaded with a force which acts from the outside in a manner which is dependent on the determined deformation behaviour in order to produce the residual compressive stress.
A poly(endo-dicyclopentadiene) polymer, wherein the polymer is greater than 95% syndiotactic, syndiotacticity being determined by 13 C NMR; and wherein double bonds in the polymer backbone is greater than 90% cis as determined by 13 C NMR.
A composition; for use in the treatment of Epidermolisis bullosa, containing per 100 g: • 5.72 g of Olive oil, • 21.72 g of Sunflower oil, • 21.72 g of Almond oil, • 10.72 g of Cod liver oil, • 3.72 g of Castor oil, • 23.40 g of Virgin wax, • 2.0 g of Stearic acid, • 0.980 g of Herbal essence, • 0.020 g of Butylhydroxytoluene, • 10.0 g of Liquid petroleum jelly. • 5.72 g of Olive oil, • 21.72 g of Sunflower oil, • 21.72 g of Almond oil, • 10.72 g of Cod liver oil, • 3.72 g of Castor oil, • 23.40 g of Virgin wax, • 2.0 g of Stearic acid, • 0.980 g of Herbal essence, • 0.020 g of Butylhydroxytoluene, • 10.0 g of Liquid petroleum jelly.
A battery pack mounted on a vehicle, the battery pack comprising: at least one cell stack; a first duct and a second duct configured to feed cooling air toward the at least one cell stack; and a housing case configured to house the at least one cell stack, the first duct and the second duct, the housing case having a ceiling portion having a respective peripheral wall portion extending from a respective peripheral edge of the ceiling portion and a bottom portion facing the ceiling portion and having a respective peripheral wall portion extending from a respective peripheral edge of the bottom portion, the first duct and the second duct extending in a first direction and being spaced apart from each other in a second direction, the first direction being parallel to a front-back direction of the vehicle in a mounted state in which the battery pack is mounted on the vehicle, the second direction being parallel to a width direction of the vehicle in the mounted state, the first duct being arranged on an outer side of the at least one cell stack on one side in the second direction, and between the peripheral wall portions (212, 222) and the at least one cell stack, a second space being provided between the first duct and the at least one cell stack, the second duct being arranged on an outer side of the at least one cell stack on the other side in the second direction, and between the peripheral wall portions (212, 222) and the at least one cell stack, a first space being provided between the second duct and the at least one cell stack. at least one cell stack; a first duct and a second duct configured to feed cooling air toward the at least one cell stack; and a housing case configured to house the at least one cell stack, the first duct and the second duct, the housing case having a ceiling portion having a respective peripheral wall portion extending from a respective peripheral edge of the ceiling portion and a bottom portion facing the ceiling portion and having a respective peripheral wall portion extending from a respective peripheral edge of the bottom portion, the first duct and the second duct extending in a first direction and being spaced apart from each other in a second direction, the first direction being parallel to a front-back direction of the vehicle in a mounted state in which the battery pack is mounted on the vehicle, the second direction being parallel to a width direction of the vehicle in the mounted state, the first duct being arranged on an outer side of the at least one cell stack on one side in the second direction, and between the peripheral wall portions (212, 222) and the at least one cell stack, a second space being provided between the first duct and the at least one cell stack, the second duct being arranged on an outer side of the at least one cell stack on the other side in the second direction, and between the peripheral wall portions (212, 222) and the at least one cell stack, a first space being provided between the second duct and the at least one cell stack.
A method for controlling a DC-to-DC converter, the DC-to-DC converter comprising a DC-to-AC converter and an AC-to-DC converter connected in series with a transformer, both the DC-to-AC converter and the AC-to-DC converter comprising semiconductor switches (58, 62); the method characterized by the steps of: determining a DC input voltage and a DC output voltage of the DC-to-DC-converter; determining whether a switching condition based on the DC input voltage and the DC output voltage is fulfilled; generating a switching signal (98, 100) with switching pulses (140, 142) for switching the semiconductor switches (58, 62) of at least one of the DC-to-AC converter and the AC-to-DC converter, wherein the generation of switching pulses (140, 142) is blocked, when the switching condition is not fulfilled, wherein the switching condition is based on the difference of the DC input voltage and the DC output voltage, and wherein the switching condition is based on an output current of the DC-to-DC converter and/or a transferred power of the DC/DC converter. determining a DC input voltage and a DC output voltage of the DC-to-DC-converter; determining whether a switching condition based on the DC input voltage and the DC output voltage is fulfilled; generating a switching signal (98, 100) with switching pulses (140, 142) for switching the semiconductor switches (58, 62) of at least one of the DC-to-AC converter and the AC-to-DC converter, wherein the generation of switching pulses (140, 142) is blocked, when the switching condition is not fulfilled, wherein the switching condition is based on the difference of the DC input voltage and the DC output voltage, and wherein the switching condition is based on an output current of the DC-to-DC converter and/or a transferred power of the DC/DC converter.
A method of performing automated defect detection, the method comprising: providing a storage medium for storing data and programs used in processing images; providing a processing unit for processing the images; receiving from an image capture device an initial series of images of a video of a plurality of members inside a mechanical device; and using the processing unit to apply Robust Principal Component Analysis to decompose the initial series of images into a first series of low rank component images and a second series of sparse component images, wherein there are at least two images in the initial series; and determining whether there are defects within the plurality of members using the second series, wherein the images in said initial series of images are not sequential, that is a predefined number of images from the initial series of images are periodically skipped. providing a storage medium for storing data and programs used in processing images; providing a processing unit for processing the images; receiving from an image capture device an initial series of images of a video of a plurality of members inside a mechanical device; and using the processing unit to apply Robust Principal Component Analysis to decompose the initial series of images into a first series of low rank component images and a second series of sparse component images, wherein there are at least two images in the initial series; and determining whether there are defects within the plurality of members using the second series, wherein the images in said initial series of images are not sequential, that is a predefined number of images from the initial series of images are periodically skipped.
An arrangement for cooling a closed, sealed cabinet, comprising a thermosiphon heat exchanger disposed inside the cabinet and having an evaporator and a condenser for circulating a working fluid between the evaporator and the condenser in a closed loop, wherein the working fluid evaporated in the evaporator by heat flows to the condenser for cooling and the condensed working fluid flows back to the evaporator, characterized in that, the evaporator is exposed to hot air flow generated inside the cabinet, and that a heat transfer element is attached to the condenser in a sealed manner through a cabinet wall for transferring heat to the outside of the cabinet.