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Road with at least one traffic lane for motorized vehicular traffic, to which road are added sound attenuating means which limit, at least for determined frequency ranges, the lateral emission of sound caused by traffic travelling over the road, a pattern of resonators placed in distributed manner is arranged at least locally over a chosen length along the traffic lane, which resonators each comprise a resonance space placed under the surface and debouching in an orifice situated at least roughly at a level of the surface of a roadside edge adjacent to the traffic lane, which resonators have resonance frequencies lying in the range of the frequencies of the sound for attenuating, in particular frequencies around about 1 kHz; and which resonators are each embodied as a cavity, characterized in that the walls of the cavity are acoustically substantially non-absorbing and free of acoustically absorbing material, such that diffraction of said sound occurs in a direction differing from the lateral direction, wherein the diffraction is caused by a sound barrier of air, the sound barrier being created by air resonating at the location of the orifices of said resonators at the resonance frequency or resonance frequencies of said resonators, wherein the resonators are arranged to emit sound in substantially vertical direction so as to have a barrier effect on the sound propagation in lateral direction..
CNC machining centre, comprising: - at least one work area; - at least one additive unit configured to form an unmachined workpiece in said work area by additive production and comprising at least one operating member with a rotation axis; - at least one power take-off connected to said rotation axis by motion transmission means - at least one subtractive unit configured to perform removal of material from the workpiece formed in said work area and comprising at least one tool-holding spindle with a motorized spindle axis; characterized by: said power take-off being offset with respect to said rotation axis, and said machining centre being configured to assume at least one subtractive configuration, in which said spindle axis is not connected to said rotation axis and is able to carry a tool to remove material, and at least one additive configuration, in which said spindle axis is removably connected to said power take-off to drive said rotation axis. - at least one work area; - at least one additive unit configured to form an unmachined workpiece in said work area by additive production and comprising at least one operating member with a rotation axis; - at least one power take-off connected to said rotation axis by motion transmission means - at least one subtractive unit configured to perform removal of material from the workpiece formed in said work area and comprising at least one tool-holding spindle with a motorized spindle axis; said power take-off being offset with respect to said rotation axis, and said machining centre being configured to assume at least one subtractive configuration, in which said spindle axis is not connected to said rotation axis and is able to carry a tool to remove material, and at least one additive configuration, in which said spindle axis is removably connected to said power take-off to drive said rotation axis.
A composite airfoil comprising: a three-dimensional composite core extending longitudinally and having a chord-wise direction, having a core in-plane thickness extending between opposing sides in a through-plane direction generally perpendicular to the chord-wise and longitudinal directions (X,Y); and a composite skin covering the opposing sides and having an exterior surface providing an airfoil contour, the skin having a total skin in-plane thickness corresponding to a sum of thicknesses through the skin in the through-plane direction from each of the opposing sides to their adjoining exterior surface, a sum of the core in-plane and skin in-plane thicknesses at a central portion of the composite airfoil being a total in-plane thickness, characterised by: the total skin in-plane thickness at the central portion being between 25% to 35% of the total in-plane thickness. a three-dimensional composite core extending longitudinally and having a chord-wise direction, having a core in-plane thickness extending between opposing sides in a through-plane direction generally perpendicular to the chord-wise and longitudinal directions (X,Y); and a composite skin covering the opposing sides and having an exterior surface providing an airfoil contour, the skin having a total skin in-plane thickness corresponding to a sum of thicknesses through the skin in the through-plane direction from each of the opposing sides to their adjoining exterior surface, a sum of the core in-plane and skin in-plane thicknesses at a central portion of the composite airfoil being a total in-plane thickness, the total skin in-plane thickness at the central portion being between 25% to 35% of the total in-plane thickness.
Cooling arrangement for at least one battery module, wherein the battery module has at least two battery cells whose electrodes are connected to each other, wherein the cooling arrangement has at least one heat pipe and a heat sink, wherein the heat pipe has an evaporator and a condenser, wherein the cooling arrangement has at least a first connecting means, which is designed in such a way as to connect the evaporator of the heat pipe with at least one electrode or a junction of two electrodes such that the heat pipe is thermally coupled to the electrode or the junction, but heat pipe and electrode are electrically isolated, wherein the condenser of the heat pipe is connected to the heat sink, wherein the heat sink is a cover of the battery module or a cover of a battery unit having a plurality of battery modules, wherein the at least one heat pipe is U-shaped, wherein a first leg of the U-shaped heat pipe is thermally coupled to electrodes of the battery module and a second leg of the heat pipe is thermally coupled to the cover (7, 23), wherein the heat pipe is designed such that when the cover (7, 23) is closed, the cover (7, 23) resiliently spans the second leg.
An exhaust system for an off-road vehicle comprising: - an outlet port configured to release exhaust gas; - an outlet stack disposed about the outlet port, wherein at least a portion of the outlet stack is radially spaced from the outlet port to form a gap between the outlet stack and the outlet port, and the outlet stack is configured to direct a flow of exhaust gas from the outlet port toward a distal end of the outlet stack; - an exhaust shield in close proximity or coupled to the outlet stack and comprising at least one opening; - an electronic control unit and a sensor disposed within the exhaust shield, said sensor coupled to the outlet port, thereby enabling the sensor to monitor a level of at least one component of the exhaust gas as it leaves the outlet port; and - characterized in that exhaust gas flow from said outlet port into said outlet stack forms a low pressure region, the gap is configured to establish an airflow path from the at least one opening to said region of the outlet stack downstream from the outlet port, said low pressure region draws cooler air from outside the exhaust system through the at least one opening in the exhaust shield, over the ECUs, through the gap, and to the low pressure region downstream of the outlet port, the ECU and the sensor are positioned within the airflow path between the at least one opening and the gap to facilitate cooling of the ECU and the sensor. - an outlet port configured to release exhaust gas; - an outlet stack disposed about the outlet port, wherein at least a portion of the outlet stack is radially spaced from the outlet port to form a gap between the outlet stack and the outlet port, and the outlet stack is configured to direct a flow of exhaust gas from the outlet port toward a distal end of the outlet stack; - an exhaust shield in close proximity or coupled to the outlet stack and comprising at least one opening; - an electronic control unit and a sensor disposed within the exhaust shield, said sensor coupled to the outlet port, thereby enabling the sensor to monitor a level of at least one component of the exhaust gas as it leaves the outlet port; and - characterized in that exhaust gas flow from said outlet port into said outlet stack forms a low pressure region, the gap is configured to establish an airflow path from the at least one opening to said region of the outlet stack downstream from the outlet port, said low pressure region draws cooler air from outside the exhaust system through the at least one opening in the exhaust shield, over the ECUs, through the gap, and to the low pressure region downstream of the outlet port, the ECU and the sensor are positioned within the airflow path between the at least one opening and the gap to facilitate cooling of the ECU and the sensor.
A method for operating a transport apparatus in the form of a long stator linear motor, in which a transport unit (Tn) is moved along a transport route of the long stator linear motor, drive magnets (4, 5) of the transport unit (Tn) interacting with drive coils (7, 8) of the transport route in order to generate a propulsive force, the drive magnets (4, 5) of the transport unit (Tn) and the drive coils (7, 8) of the transport route of the long stator linear motor being sources of magnetomotive force for a developing magnetic circuit, wherein a variable of the magnetic circuit is controlled by a control unit (10, 14), by changing the magnetic resistance (Rm) and/or the magnetomotive force (Um) on the transport unit (Tn) with the control unit (10, 14) during movement of the transport unit (Tn) along the transport route.
A method for processing a signal, the method comprising: receiving data that includes an input signal which has successive samples in time that occur at multiples of a sampling interval; filtering the input signal by applying a linear filter to a series of samples of the input signal to generate a filtered signal, such that if the input signal includes at least one instance of a nonlinear distortion of a desired signal then the filtered signal includes a signature signal corresponding to the nonlinear distortion, the nonlinear distortion characterized by a time duration that is within a predetermined range; and detecting whether or not the filtered signal includes the signature signal, wherein: the time duration corresponds to a predetermined number of samples of the input signal, and the predetermined number of samples is a single sample. receiving data that includes an input signal which has successive samples in time that occur at multiples of a sampling interval; filtering the input signal by applying a linear filter to a series of samples of the input signal to generate a filtered signal, such that if the input signal includes at least one instance of a nonlinear distortion of a desired signal then the filtered signal includes a signature signal corresponding to the nonlinear distortion, the nonlinear distortion characterized by a time duration that is within a predetermined range; and detecting whether or not the filtered signal includes the signature signal, the time duration corresponds to a predetermined number of samples of the input signal, and the predetermined number of samples is a single sample.
Sealing ring of a rotor, in particular of a gas turbine, comprising a plurality of sealing segments (11, 41) which are arranged in a circumferentially distributed manner and which each have a central circumferentially and radially extending anchoring portion, which has on the side facing the rotor axis a fastening profile and at the outwardly pointing end a segment centre, and have first and second sealing portions, which extend circumferentially and substantially axially laterally from the segment centre, and have first and second support portions (17, 18, 47, 48, 67), which adjoin the respective sealing portions, characterized in that the fastening profile is in the form of a hook profile, which is open towards one side and extends circumferentially in a continuous or interrupted manner, and can be hooked laterally into a corresponding receiving profile.
An apparatus of recognizing an external device, for use in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising: a connector connectable to the external device; and a controller configured to transmit a connection message, if the portable terminal is connected to the external device through the connector, characterized in the connection message asking whether the external device supports a second connection scheme to the external device by using a first connection scheme, the controller is further configured to receive a connection response message as a response to the connection message from the external device by using the first connection scheme, configured to determine based on the connection response message whether the external device supports the second connection scheme, and configured to recognize another external device which is, using the second connection scheme, connected to the external device by activating the second connection scheme, if the external device supports the second connection scheme. a connector connectable to the external device; and a controller configured to transmit a connection message, if the portable terminal is connected to the external device through the connector, characterized in the connection message asking whether the external device supports a second connection scheme to the external device by using a first connection scheme, the controller is further configured to receive a connection response message as a response to the connection message from the external device by using the first connection scheme, configured to determine based on the connection response message whether the external device supports the second connection scheme, and configured to recognize another external device which is, using the second connection scheme, connected to the external device by activating the second connection scheme, if the external device supports the second connection scheme.
A decoder unit for determining a substance or material structure of a detected object based on signals of a capacitive sensor, comprising: a distribution determination device arranged to determine a detected time-independent distribution relation based on signals from the capacitive sensor, which is arranged to sample a capacitance value at a given sampling frequency; a comparison device arranged to compare the detected time-independent distribution relation with a plurality of predetermined distribution relations, which differ from each other, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined distribution relations is associated with a substance or a material structure and is characteristic for the respective substance or material structure; an output device arranged to indicate the substance or the material structure, which is associated with one of the plurality of predetermined distribution relations, which is determined by the comparison device to match with the detected time-independent distribution relation. a distribution determination device arranged to determine a detected time-independent distribution relation based on signals from the capacitive sensor, which is arranged to sample a capacitance value at a given sampling frequency; a comparison device arranged to compare the detected time-independent distribution relation with a plurality of predetermined distribution relations, which differ from each other, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined distribution relations is associated with a substance or a material structure and is characteristic for the respective substance or material structure; an output device arranged to indicate the substance or the material structure, which is associated with one of the plurality of predetermined distribution relations, which is determined by the comparison device to match with the detected time-independent distribution relation.
A mouthpiece comprising a constituent portion, the constituent portion comprising an olefin-based polymer having a repeating unit having 2 or 3 carbon atoms and satisfying a bending elastic modulus α at 23°C of 80 MPa ≤ α ≤ 1000 MPa, wherein the constituent portion has a layered structure comprising: a layer that satisfies a bending elastic modulus α1 at 23°C of 5 MPa ≤ α1 ≤ 100 MPa; and a layer that satisfies a bending elastic modulus α2 at 23°C of 200 MPa ≤ α2 ≤ 1500 MPa, the bending elastic moduli being measured under conditions of atmosphere at 23°C and a speed of 1 mm/min according to JIS K7171:2008. a layer that satisfies a bending elastic modulus α1 at 23°C of 5 MPa ≤ α1 ≤ 100 MPa; and a layer that satisfies a bending elastic modulus α2 at 23°C of 200 MPa ≤ α2 ≤ 1500 MPa, the bending elastic moduli being measured under conditions of atmosphere at 23°C and a speed of 1 mm/min according to JIS K7171:2008.
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensor device comprising at least one microelectromechanical system sensor to characterize intracellular dynamics and behavior of a living biological cell so as to quantitatively measure the mechanical stiffness and strength thereof, said microelectromechanical system sensor being responsive to mechanical force changes during said cell's contraction, migration, proliferation and differentiation characterized in that; said microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensor comprises an interaction platform in the form of a mechano-sensitive platform to have a direct contact with said living biological cell and to measure forces generated by said cell by way of measuring displacements of said interaction platform, said microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensor comprises strain-sensitive nanoscale elements in the form of electromechanical transducer elements sensing mechanical force applied by said cell in direct contact, said interaction platform is a rectangular planar surface medium, each edge of which is connected with at least two strain-sensitive nanoscale elements in the form of piezoresistive nanowires, said interaction platform is suspended by retaining springs extending between each edge of the interaction platform and a respective anchoring means associated with said edge and, said retaining springs are configured such that their stiffness in the out-of-plane bending direction of said interaction platform is higher than that in in-plane directions whereby the motion of the interaction platform is constrained to in-plane displacements.
A method of controlling a postfilter for improving perceived quality of speech reconstructed at a speech decoder, the method comprises the steps of: - measuring stationarity of a speech signal by determining a spectral distance between adjacent frames of the speech signal reconstructed at the decoder, - determining a coefficient to a postfilter attenuation control parameter based on the measured stationarity, and - transmitting the determined coefficient to a postfilter, such that the postfilter can process the reconstructed speech signal by applying the determined coefficient to the postfilter attenuation control parameter to obtain an enhanced speech signal, wherein the spectral distance between adjacent frames is determined as a line spectral frequencies distance. - measuring stationarity of a speech signal by determining a spectral distance between adjacent frames of the speech signal reconstructed at the decoder, - determining a coefficient to a postfilter attenuation control parameter based on the measured stationarity, and - transmitting the determined coefficient to a postfilter, such that the postfilter can process the reconstructed speech signal by applying the determined coefficient to the postfilter attenuation control parameter to obtain an enhanced speech signal, wherein the spectral distance between adjacent frames is determined as a line spectral frequencies distance.
A compensation unit (10, 50, 60), in particular for disposition between a robot flange and an actuator, having a base part and having a fastening part, the fastening part being located movably from a basic position into an insertion position relative to the base part, having a restoring element, which urges the fastening part into the basic position, and having a media guide, characterized in that the media guide has at least one spring portion, embodied elastically resiliently between the base part and the fastening part and providing a media conduit, and the restoring element is formed by the spring portion.
A method of operation of a terminal device, comprising: selecting by the terminal device, a first representation of requested media content from available representations of the requested media content; sending a request for the selected first representation of the requested media content; characterized in that: sending in the said request a capability indicator that indicates that the terminal device is capable of receiving and consuming a representation of the requested media content that is different than the first representation of the requested media content; receiving a response by a network node, comprising a second representation of the requested media content, the second representation of the requested media content is different than the requested first representation of the requested media content, wherein the second representation of the requested media content is one of the available representations of the requested media content that is acceptable to the terminal device based on the sent request and based on information received at the network node regarding one or more network conditions. selecting by the terminal device, a first representation of requested media content from available representations of the requested media content; sending a request for the selected first representation of the requested media content; characterized in that:
A method for monitoring fuel actuation system health comprising: causing a metering valve (220; 600) to move from a first position to a second position; detecting a first travel distance of the metering valve (220; 600); storing the first travel distance of the metering valve (220; 600) to a memory to generate a first travel distance history; and determining a level of degradation of a fuel actuation system based on at least the first travel distance history; characterised by: detecting at least one of a temperature of a fuel or a pressure of the fuel; and storing the at least one of the temperature of the fuel or the pressure of the fuel to the memory to create at least one of a fuel temperature history or a fuel pressure history, wherein the determining the level of degradation of the fuel actuation system is further based on the at least one of the fuel temperature history or the fuel pressure history. causing a metering valve (220; 600) to move from a first position to a second position; detecting a first travel distance of the metering valve (220; 600); storing the first travel distance of the metering valve (220; 600) to a memory to generate a first travel distance history; and determining a level of degradation of a fuel actuation system based on at least the first travel distance history; characterised by: detecting at least one of a temperature of a fuel or a pressure of the fuel; and storing the at least one of the temperature of the fuel or the pressure of the fuel to the memory to create at least one of a fuel temperature history or a fuel pressure history, wherein the determining the level of degradation of the fuel actuation system is further based on the at least one of the fuel temperature history or the fuel pressure history. detecting at least one of a temperature of a fuel or a pressure of the fuel; and storing the at least one of the temperature of the fuel or the pressure of the fuel to the memory to create at least one of a fuel temperature history or a fuel pressure history, wherein the determining the level of degradation of the fuel actuation system is further based on the at least one of the fuel temperature history or the fuel pressure history.