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A vehicle braking assist device for a host vehicle comprising: a risk potential computing means for computing a risk potential of the host vehicle with respect to an obstacle in the travelling direction of the host vehicle; an accelerator detecting means for detecting the operation state of an accelerator; characterised by a first braking force application means that applies a first braking force on the host vehicle when the risk potential is higher than a predetermined first threshold and the detected operation state indicates that the accelerator is not being operated; and a second braking force application means that applies a second braking force on the host vehicle irrespective of the operation state of the accelerator when the risk potential is higher than a predetermined second threshold, with the risk potential represented by the second threshold being higher than the risk potential represented by the first threshold. a risk potential computing means for computing a risk potential of the host vehicle with respect to an obstacle in the travelling direction of the host vehicle; an accelerator detecting means for detecting the operation state of an accelerator; characterised by a first braking force application means that applies a first braking force on the host vehicle when the risk potential is higher than a predetermined first threshold and the detected operation state indicates that the accelerator is not being operated; and a second braking force application means that applies a second braking force on the host vehicle irrespective of the operation state of the accelerator when the risk potential is higher than a predetermined second threshold, with the risk potential represented by the second threshold being higher than the risk potential represented by the first threshold.
A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a wearer of breathing apparatus comprising a source of breathable gas which in use is supplied to a delivery device via a fluid line, the monitoring apparatus comprising: a mobile monitoring device arranged to be associated with the wearer and which can be activated to monitor the motion of the wearer; characterized in that the monitoring apparatus comprises a breathing detector arranged to determine if breathing using the breathing apparatus has commenced; wherein the apparatus is arranged to activate the mobile monitoring device when it is determined that breathing has commenced. a mobile monitoring device arranged to be associated with the wearer and which can be activated to monitor the motion of the wearer; characterized in that the monitoring apparatus comprises a breathing detector arranged to determine if breathing using the breathing apparatus has commenced; wherein the apparatus is arranged to activate the mobile monitoring device when it is determined that breathing has commenced.
A method for improving data processing in connection with a database, said method comprising: defining a multiple-hierarchy dimension comprising a plurality of attributes; assigning each attribute to a respective column of said database; defining relationships between said attributes of the multiple-hierarchy dimension, wherein said act of defining relationships between said attributes is independent of restrictions associated with the database; defining at least one hierarchy (326, 328) for accessing said database, wherein the at least one hierarchy comprises a sequence of said attributes of the multiple-hierarchy dimension and wherein said act of defining said at least one hierarchy is independent of restrictions associated with the database; and accessing said database via said multiple-hierarchy dimension in accordance with said defined at least one hierarchy. defining a multiple-hierarchy dimension comprising a plurality of attributes; assigning each attribute to a respective column of said database; defining relationships between said attributes of the multiple-hierarchy dimension, wherein said act of defining relationships between said attributes is independent of restrictions associated with the database; defining at least one hierarchy (326, 328) for accessing said database, wherein the at least one hierarchy comprises a sequence of said attributes of the multiple-hierarchy dimension and wherein said act of defining said at least one hierarchy is independent of restrictions associated with the database; and accessing said database via said multiple-hierarchy dimension in accordance with said defined at least one hierarchy.
A vibrating micromechanical sensor of angular velocity, comprising at least one seismic mass (10, 11) and an associated moving electrode that are DRIE (Deep Reactive Ion Etching) etched onto a disk such that the mass possesses a primary motion, into which it has to be activated, and, in addition to the primary motion, at least one degree of freedom in relation to a detection axis, or detection axes, essentially perpendicular to the primary motion, and which mass is, or which masses are, supported to a frame of the sensor by means of a spring structure (1, 2, 3, 4, 22, 24) that comprises one or more springs and attachment spots (8,9,12,13), an attachment spot attaching the spring to the frame or a mass, characterized in, that the spring structure,,,,, is asymmetrical and comprises one or more etched compensation grooves or compensation cavities (14, 15) dimensioned according to the position of the sensor component on the disk, such that the coupling from one mode of motion to another, conveyed by the spring structure cancels or alleviates the coupling caused by a non-ideality due to known skewness in the one or more springs or in their support, the skewness being caused by inclination of grooves of the DRIE process relative to the normal to the disk, the distribution of said inclination over the disk being known.
A method for identifying a patient suffering from a locally advanced or metastatic TNBC who is likely to respond to treatment with an anti-cancer therapy comprising (i) atezolizumab and (ii) nab-paclitaxel, the method comprising determining the expression level of PD-L1 in tumor-infiltrating immune cells in a tumor sample obtained from the patient, wherein the patient has not been previously treated for the TNBC, and wherein a detectable expression level of PD-L1 in tumor-infiltrating immune cells that comprise about 1% or more of the tumor sample identifies the patient as likely to respond to treatment with the anti-cancer therapy.
Method for automatically adjusting the height of an outlet of a beverage machine, wherein the method comprises the following steps: reading in an input signal which indicates a selection of a beverage; providing a lowering signal to lower the outlet in response to the reading in of the input signal; either setting the outlet into a filling position of the outlet, which position is associated with the selection made for the beverage, wherein the filling position associated with the relevant beverage is stored in a memory device when no contact occurs between the outlet and the vessel; or receiving a contact signal via an interface to a contact sensor, wherein the contact signal indicates contact between the outlet and a vessel for receiving the beverage; providing a raising signal to raise the outlet by a raising distance in response to receiving the contact signal in order to set a filling position of the outlet; and outputting a memory signal to store a filling position value which represents the filling position associated with the beverage at an interface to a memory device in response to receiving the contact signal. reading in an input signal which indicates a selection of a beverage; providing a lowering signal to lower the outlet in response to the reading in of the input signal; either setting the outlet into a filling position of the outlet, which position is associated with the selection made for the beverage, wherein the filling position associated with the relevant beverage is stored in a memory device when no contact occurs between the outlet and the vessel; or receiving a contact signal via an interface to a contact sensor, wherein the contact signal indicates contact between the outlet and a vessel for receiving the beverage; providing a raising signal to raise the outlet by a raising distance in response to receiving the contact signal in order to set a filling position of the outlet; and outputting a memory signal to store a filling position value which represents the filling position associated with the beverage at an interface to a memory device in response to receiving the contact signal.
Method for monitoring a spark ignition internal combustion engine to detect a failure of an exhaust gas recirculation valve, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: a) modifying the position of an exhaust gas recirculation control valve, b) using a map to calculate the theoretical ignition advance based on engine speed and engine load, without taking exhaust gas recirculation into account, c) using an ignition advance management device to determine an optimum ignition advance, the optimum ignition advance determined being the highest ignition advance before a knocking effect is detected in the engine, obtained from a knock sensor, d) calculating a diagnostic criterion on the basis of the theoretical ignition advance and the optimum ignition advance, and e) comparing the diagnostic criterion with a control valve failure threshold on the basis of comparison means, the comparison means comprising a plurality of failure thresholds based on the opening position of the valve. a) modifying the position of an exhaust gas recirculation control valve, b) using a map to calculate the theoretical ignition advance based on engine speed and engine load, without taking exhaust gas recirculation into account, c) using an ignition advance management device to determine an optimum ignition advance, the optimum ignition advance determined being the highest ignition advance before a knocking effect is detected in the engine, obtained from a knock sensor, d) calculating a diagnostic criterion on the basis of the theoretical ignition advance and the optimum ignition advance, and e) comparing the diagnostic criterion with a control valve failure threshold on the basis of comparison means, the comparison means comprising a plurality of failure thresholds based on the opening position of the valve.
A tap for a linear power distribution device, wherein the tap comprises a printed circuit board and a number of contact elements, wherein the contact elements comprise spring elements which permit a movement of the contact elements perpendicularly to the printed circuit board plane, characterised in that the printed circuit board comprises a number of current bridges, wherein the current bridges extend perpendicularly to the printed circuit board plane, and the contact elements are arranged on the current bridges so as to be displaceable along said current bridges.
A method, comprising: unifying a plurality of network connections into a common user interface, including, aggregating available network connections, wherein the different types of network connections include wireless network connections and wired broadband network connections; displaying representations of the available network connections on the user interface including displaying a representation of a network destination to which multiple network connections of different types connect; wherein displaying the representations of the available network connections comprises displaying a network name and/or a user-friendly name; and automatically selecting one of the different types of network connections represented by the network destination and connecting to the network destination using the selected type of network connection. unifying a plurality of network connections into a common user interface, including, aggregating available network connections, wherein the different types of network connections include wireless network connections and wired broadband network connections; displaying representations of the available network connections on the user interface including displaying a representation of a network destination to which multiple network connections of different types connect; wherein displaying the representations of the available network connections comprises displaying a network name and/or a user-friendly name; and automatically selecting one of the different types of network connections represented by the network destination and connecting to the network destination using the selected type of network connection.
An ophthalmic Lens Precursor comprising: a Lens Precursor Form; and a Fluent Lens Reactive Mixture wherein the Lens Precursor Form is a solid component having a first optical surface and a second surface defined by the operation of a Voxel-based lithographic system, wherein the Fluent Lens Reactive Mixture is in contact with the second surface of the Lens Precursor Form; and characterized in that the Lens Precursor Form has topographical depressions in certain locations of the second surface of the Lens Precursor Form to guide the Fluent Lens Reactive Mixture. a Lens Precursor Form; and a Fluent Lens Reactive Mixture wherein the Lens Precursor Form is a solid component having a first optical surface and a second surface defined by the operation of a Voxel-based lithographic system, wherein the Fluent Lens Reactive Mixture is in contact with the second surface of the Lens Precursor Form; and characterized in that the Lens Precursor Form has topographical depressions in certain locations of the second surface of the Lens Precursor Form to guide the Fluent Lens Reactive Mixture.
A process for manufacturing a security feature comprising a tactile pattern, said method comprising the steps of: i) applying on a substrate a radiation-curable basecoat composition by a process selected from the group consisting of inkjet, offset, screen printing, flexo printing and rotogravure; ii) at least partially or fully radiation-curing said radiation-curable basecoat composition so as to obtain a radiation-cured basecoat; iii) applying on the radiation-cured basecoat obtained under step ii) a radiation-curable topcoat composition in a form of indicia by a process selected from the group consisting of screen printing, flexo printing and rotogravure; iv) radiation-curing said radiation-curable topcoat composition so as to form a radiation-cured topcoat, wherein the radiation-curable basecoat composition and/or the radiation-curable topcoat composition comprises one or more machine readable feature substances independently selected from the group consisting of cholesteric liquid crystal pigments, luminescent compounds, infrared-absorbing compounds, magnetic compounds and mixtures thereof, and wherein the radiation-cured basecoat has a surface energy at least 15 mN/m less than the surface energy of the radiation-cured topcoat. i) applying on a substrate a radiation-curable basecoat composition by a process selected from the group consisting of inkjet, offset, screen printing, flexo printing and rotogravure; ii) at least partially or fully radiation-curing said radiation-curable basecoat composition so as to obtain a radiation-cured basecoat; iii) applying on the radiation-cured basecoat obtained under step ii) a radiation-curable topcoat composition in a form of indicia by a process selected from the group consisting of screen printing, flexo printing and rotogravure; iv) radiation-curing said radiation-curable topcoat composition so as to form a radiation-cured topcoat, wherein the radiation-curable basecoat composition and/or the radiation-curable topcoat composition comprises one or more machine readable feature substances independently selected from the group consisting of cholesteric liquid crystal pigments, luminescent compounds, infrared-absorbing compounds, magnetic compounds and mixtures thereof, and wherein the radiation-cured basecoat has a surface energy at least 15 mN/m less than the surface energy of the radiation-cured topcoat.
Length-adjustable telescope-like tube which has an inner tube and an outer tube, wherein the tubes (20, 30) have through-holes (22, 32) which extend perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis L thereof, - having a pin which can be inserted through the throughhole (22, 32) for mutual locking of the tubes (20, 30) in a desired extension position and which has a pin axis B, and - having a securing device for securing the pin in a position which locks the tubes (20, 30), wherein the securing device comprises a securing member which is arranged on the outer side of the outer tube, characterised in that - the securing device has a rotary locking bar which is arranged on a first end of the pin, - in that the rotary locking bar has a gripping lever and at least one closure element, wherein the gripping lever and the closure element extend away from the pin axis B and are arranged in different planes E 1, E 2, - in that the securing member has an opening for introducing the pin and at least one recess which opens in the opening and through which the closure element can be introduced in a first rotary position of the rotary locking bar into the securing member, and - in that the closure element in at least a second rotary position of the rotary locking bar is supported for axially securing the pin to the securing member. - having a pin which can be inserted through the throughhole (22, 32) for mutual locking of the tubes (20, 30) in a desired extension position and which has a pin axis B, and - having a securing device for securing the pin in a position which locks the tubes (20, 30), wherein the securing device comprises a securing member which is arranged on the outer side of the outer tube, - the securing device has a rotary locking bar which is arranged on a first end of the pin, - in that the rotary locking bar has a gripping lever and at least one closure element, wherein the gripping lever and the closure element extend away from the pin axis B and are arranged in different planes E 1, E 2, - in that the securing member has an opening for introducing the pin and at least one recess which opens in the opening and through which the closure element can be introduced in a first rotary position of the rotary locking bar into the securing member, and - in that the closure element in at least a second rotary position of the rotary locking bar is supported for axially securing the pin to the securing member.
Device with a touch-sensitive free-form surface, comprising the free-form surface as the outer surface; and a position detection unit with a sensor surface, wherein the sensor surface and the free-form surface have different geometrical shapes and arranged between the sensor surface and the free-form surface are a plurality of relaying elements each of which comprises a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first ends are assigned to different detection positions on the free-form surface, and the second ends are assigned to different sensor positions on the sensor surface of the position detection unit, so that touches on the free-form surface can be transmitted via the relaying elements to the sensor surface and can be detected in a spatially resolved manner by the position detection unit, characterized in that the position detection unit comprises electrodes (271, 272) arranged in an electrode pattern and evaluation electronics coupled to the electrodes (271, 272), wherein the evaluation electronics are designed to evaluate the capacitive coupling of the electrodes (271, 272) of the position detection unit, which takes place when the free-form surface is touched via the relaying elements, and to thereby determine the touch position. a position detection unit with a sensor surface, wherein the sensor surface and the free-form surface have different geometrical shapes and arranged between the sensor surface and the free-form surface are a plurality of relaying elements each of which comprises a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first ends are assigned to different detection positions on the free-form surface, and the second ends are assigned to different sensor positions on the sensor surface of the position detection unit, so that touches on the free-form surface can be transmitted via the relaying elements to the sensor surface and can be detected in a spatially resolved manner by the position detection unit, characterized in that the position detection unit comprises electrodes (271, 272) arranged in an electrode pattern and evaluation electronics coupled to the electrodes (271, 272), wherein the evaluation electronics are designed to evaluate the capacitive coupling of the electrodes (271, 272) of the position detection unit, which takes place when the free-form surface is touched via the relaying elements, and to thereby determine the touch position.
A polymer electrolyte membrane comprising an ion exchange resin having cation exchange groups, which contains cerium element and at least one member selected from cesium element and rubidium element, wherein the at least one member selected from cesium element and rubidium element is contained in the form of ions, and wherein the cerium element is contained in the form of cerium ions, said membrane being obtainable by a process comprising a step of incorporating the at least one member selected from the cesium element and the rubidium element prior to the cerium element.
Articulated body armour comprising: an upper harness including a left shoulder strap and a right shoulder strap and a chassis realised by at least a first bridge and a second bridge, the first bridge and the second bridge formed as separate components from the shoulder straps (106, 108), the upper harness assembled through intercoupling of the left and right shoulder straps (106, 108) via both the first bridge and second bridge, the intercoupling achieved through pivoting joints (120, 122) in the chassis that allow each shoulder strap to rotate both relative to the first bridge and the second bridge and independently of each other; characterised in that the articulated body armour further comprises a protective body armour panel, (124, 126) pivotally attached to the first bridge via a connector or hinge, the connector or hinge arranged to permit the protective body armour panel independently to rotate relative both to the first bridge and the shoulder straps (106, 108). an upper harness including a left shoulder strap and a right shoulder strap and a chassis realised by at least a first bridge and a second bridge, the first bridge and the second bridge formed as separate components from the shoulder straps (106, 108), the upper harness assembled through intercoupling of the left and right shoulder straps (106, 108) via both the first bridge and second bridge, the intercoupling achieved through pivoting joints (120, 122) in the chassis that allow each shoulder strap to rotate both relative to the first bridge and the second bridge and independently of each other; a protective body armour panel, (124, 126) pivotally attached to the first bridge via a connector or hinge, the connector or hinge arranged to permit the protective body armour panel independently to rotate relative both to the first bridge and the shoulder straps (106, 108).