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An apparatus for estimating a road friction coefficient present in a frictional contact between a road surface and tires of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a connector for an acceleration sensor for inputting at least one vehicle acceleration reading (aT, aL), a load determining device for determining at least one vertical tire load (Fzi), a tire slip determining device for determining at least one tire slip (sLi) of the tires and a friction coefficient estimating device for determining and outputting an estimated value for the road friction coefficient (f'), wherein the apparatus further comprises an acceleration estimation device adapted to determine an estimated value for the vehicle acceleration (aL') from a tire model based on at least the tire slip (sLi), the vertical tire load (Fzi) and an estimated value for the road friction coefficient (f') determined in a previous cycle, and wherein the friction coefficient estimating device is configured to adjust the outputted estimated value for the road friction coefficient (f'), characterized in that the adjustment is carried out in such a way that a difference between the estimated value (aL') and the measured value of the vehicle acceleration (aL) is adjusted to a predeterminable range, the friction coefficient estimating device being configured to reduce the estimated value for the road friction coefficient (f'), if the difference between the estimated value (aL') and the measured value (aL) of the vehicle acceleration is greater than a predetermined first threshold value (x) and to increase the estimated value for the road friction coefficient (f'), if the difference between the estimated value (aL') and the measured value (aL) of the vehicle acceleration is less than a predetermined second threshold value and the measured value of the vehicle acceleration (aL) is greater than a predetermined third threshold value (y), the second threshold value being selected to be less than the first threshold value (x).
A method for determining a drilling state of a bottom hole assembly in a wellbore, the method comprising: (a) acquiring one or more downhole sensor measurements; (b) processing the sensor measurements acquired in (a) using a downhole processor to determine a drilling state of the bottom hole assembly, wherein the drilling state of the BHA is selected from the group consisting of rotary drilling, slide drilling, in slips, reaming, running in while pumping, running in while rotating, running in, tripping out, back reaming, pulling up while pumping, pulling up while rotating, pulling up, rotating off bottom, pumping off bottom, rotating and pumping off bottom, and stationary; and (c) automatically changing operation of at least one component in the bottom hole assembly in response to the drilling state determined in (b). (a) acquiring one or more downhole sensor measurements; (b) processing the sensor measurements acquired in (a) using a downhole processor to determine a drilling state of the bottom hole assembly, wherein the drilling state of the BHA is selected from the group consisting of rotary drilling, slide drilling, in slips, reaming, running in while pumping, running in while rotating, running in, tripping out, back reaming, pulling up while pumping, pulling up while rotating, pulling up, rotating off bottom, pumping off bottom, rotating and pumping off bottom, and stationary; and (c) automatically changing operation of at least one component in the bottom hole assembly in response to the drilling state determined in (b).
A computer implemented method of providing text entry assistance data, comprising: receiving, at a computer system and from a mobile device, current location information associated with a user of the mobile device; receiving, at the computer system, information indicative of predictive textual outcomes; generating dictionary data personalised to the user using the current location information and the information indicative of predictive textual outcomes, wherein the dictionary data comprises: a plurality of objects; concurrence scores for each object with other objects; and a probability of each object being inputted by the user, wherein the dictionary data is targeted to a current location of the user; and providing the dictionary data to the mobile device. receiving, at a computer system and from a mobile device, current location information associated with a user of the mobile device; receiving, at the computer system, information indicative of predictive textual outcomes; generating dictionary data personalised to the user using the current location information and the information indicative of predictive textual outcomes, wherein the dictionary data comprises: a plurality of objects; concurrence scores for each object with other objects; and a probability of each object being inputted by the user, a plurality of objects; concurrence scores for each object with other objects; and a probability of each object being inputted by the user, wherein the dictionary data is targeted to a current location of the user; and providing the dictionary data to the mobile device.
A method, implemented by computer, for constructing a 3D digital model of a building from a 2D plan (11, 12) of the building without knowledge of the ground truth of said building, the building having a geometry defined by at least one geometrical parameter, the method comprising a plurality of steps (204, 205), at least one of said steps requiring an input of at least one internal parameter, at least two of the at least one geometric parameter and/or that least one internal parameter being interdependent, the method comprising a step of selecting a set of values of the parameters out of a plurality of sets of values of the parameters, comprising the following steps: • supply of the 2D plan (11, 12), • computing a performance indicator corresponding to a rate of reconstruction of the at least one geometrical parameter for each set of parameter values (step 108), intended to evaluate the performance of a set of selected parameter values, • comparing the computed performance indicators (step 109), • automatically selecting the set of parameter values giving the highest performance indicator out of all the computed performance indicators (step 110), the method further comprising a step of generation of the 3D digital model. • supply of the 2D plan (11, 12), • computing a performance indicator corresponding to a rate of reconstruction of the at least one geometrical parameter for each set of parameter values (step 108), intended to evaluate the performance of a set of selected parameter values, • comparing the computed performance indicators (step 109), • automatically selecting the set of parameter values giving the highest performance indicator out of all the computed performance indicators (step 110),
A method of extracting a target element from an oxide feedstock of the target element, the method comprising: providing a liquid oxide electrolyte comprising at least 75% by weight of one or more oxide Compounds, in which the oxide feedstock is dissolved forming ionic oxygen species and ionic target element species; providing an anode including a metallic anode Substrate wherein one element constitutes at least 50% by weight of the metallic anode Substrate, and wherein the one element is more reactive with respect to oxygen than the target element, the metallic anode Substrate having an oxide layer comprising one or more oxides of the metallic anode Substrate, the electrolyte, or combinations thereof, the anode in contact with the electrolyte; providing a cathode in contact with the electrolyte; driving electrons from the ionic oxygen species in the electrolyte into the metallic Substrate across the oxide layer thereon so as to form gaseous oxygen; and reducing the ionic target element species in the electrolyte to form a liquid of the target element at the cathode, the target element having a melting temperature greater than 1200 °C. providing a liquid oxide electrolyte comprising at least 75% by weight of one or more oxide Compounds, in which the oxide feedstock is dissolved forming ionic oxygen species and ionic target element species; providing an anode including a metallic anode Substrate wherein one element constitutes at least 50% by weight of the metallic anode Substrate, and wherein the one element is more reactive with respect to oxygen than the target element, the metallic anode Substrate having an oxide layer comprising one or more oxides of the metallic anode Substrate, the electrolyte, or combinations thereof, the anode in contact with the electrolyte; providing a cathode in contact with the electrolyte; driving electrons from the ionic oxygen species in the electrolyte into the metallic Substrate across the oxide layer thereon so as to form gaseous oxygen; and reducing the ionic target element species in the electrolyte to form a liquid of the target element at the cathode, the target element having a melting temperature greater than 1200 °C.
Sensor system for determining at least one rotation characteristic of an element rotating about at least one axis of rotation, wherein the sensor system has at least two encoder wheels that can be connected to the rotating element, the encoder wheels having an encoder wheel profile, wherein the sensor system has at least one inductive position sensor, the inductive position sensor having at least one coil assembly, comprising at least one exciter coil and at least two receiver coils, wherein the receiver coils are at least partly sinusoidally shaped, characterized in that the coil assembly has two receiver coil systems which, in the circumferential direction of the at least two encoder wheels, are arranged parallel to each other and offset axially from each other with respect to the axis of rotation of the at least two encoder wheels, wherein a first receiver coil system and a second receiver coil system each have exactly three receiver coils, wherein the receiver coils are arranged with a phase offset from one another within a receiver coil system and each have the same periodicity, wherein the periodicity of the receiver coils of the first receiver coil system differs from the periodicity of the receiver coils of the second receiver coil system, wherein the first receiver coil system is assigned a first encoder wheel, and the second receiver coil system is assigned a second encoder wheel, wherein the first encoder wheel has an angular spacing β1 between two adjacent profile elements of the first encoder wheel, and the receiver coils of the first receiver coil system assigned to the first encoder wheel have a periodicity which corresponds to an integer multiple of β1, wherein the second encoder wheel has an angular spacing β2 between two adjacent profile elements of the second encoder wheel, and the receiver coils of the second receiver coil system assigned to the second encoder wheel have a periodicity which corresponds to an integer multiple of β2, and wherein the angular spacing β2 between two adjacent profile elements of the second encoder wheel differs from the angular spacing β1 between two adjacent profile elements of the first encoder wheel.
A method performed by a first wireless device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating at least one of a first type of buffer status report, BSR, for uplink transmission from the first wireless device to a network, or a second type of BSR for device-to-device, D2D, transmission from the first wireless device to a second wireless device; and transmitting at least one of the first type of BSR or the second type of BSR via a media access control, MAC, protocol data unit, PDU, to the network, wherein a header of the MAC PDU informs a type of BSR among the first type of BSR and the second type of BSR, and wherein the first wireless device is configured with a network planned mode in which the network is responsible for radio resources for the D2D transmission. generating at least one of a first type of buffer status report, BSR, for uplink transmission from the first wireless device to a network, or a second type of BSR for device-to-device, D2D, transmission from the first wireless device to a second wireless device; and transmitting at least one of the first type of BSR or the second type of BSR via a media access control, MAC, protocol data unit, PDU, to the network, wherein a header of the MAC PDU informs a type of BSR among the first type of BSR and the second type of BSR, and wherein the first wireless device is configured with a network planned mode in which the network is responsible for radio resources for the D2D transmission.
Boosted internal combustion engine provided with valve actuation system, the combustion engine comprising at least a combustion piston reciprocating a corresponding combustion cylinder closed by a head to define a combustion chamber, wherein in the head a poppet valve is arranged in such a way to open protruding in the combustion chamber and to close against a corresponding head seat, the valve communicating the combustion chamber with an intake, the actuation system including a pneumatic actuator comprising - a piston operatively connected with the stem of the poppet valve, - at least a first chamber where the piston is movable in such a way the first chamber is between the poppet valve and the piston, - a spring arranged to expand the first chamber, Wherein the first chamber is fluidly connected with - the intake manifold through a pressurization throttled channel and - a pressure sink, which is at a pressure constantly under the intake one at least during first chamber venting, through a controllable valve. - a piston operatively connected with the stem of the poppet valve, - at least a first chamber where the piston is movable in such a way the first chamber is between the poppet valve and the piston, - a spring arranged to expand the first chamber, - the intake manifold through a pressurization throttled channel and - a pressure sink, which is at a pressure constantly under the intake one at least during first chamber venting, through a controllable valve.
A method for groundwater remediation comprising: providing groundwater containing at least one fluorinated hydrocarbon species at a concentration of less than 250 parts per billion, and containing at least one perchlorate species at a concentration of greater than six micrograms/liter; and contacting the groundwater to be treated with ion exchange media, providing a sensor disposed for providing a representation of a concentration of the at least one fluorinated hydrocarbon species in the treated groundwater at a location downstream of the ion exchange media, the ion exchange media having a hydrophobic polymeric matrix, wherein the ion exchange media is in the form of a resin and the hydrophobic polymeric matrix comprises at least one of styrene and di-vinyl benzene.
A radio communication terminal apparatus adapted to communicate with a plurality of base stations which perform a coordinated multipoint, CoMP, transmission and reception as a CoMP group, the radio communication terminal apparatus comprising: a first spreading section adapted to perform a first spreading of a signal using a first sequence that is defined by one of a plurality of cyclic shifts; a control section adapted to control the one of the plurality of cyclic shifts; and a transmitting section adapted to transmit, to the plurality of base stations, the signal that is first spread using the first sequence, characterized in that the control section is adapted to control the one of the plurality of cyclic shifts according to a hopping pattern that is set based on an identity, which is set for the CoMP group. a first spreading section adapted to perform a first spreading of a signal using a first sequence that is defined by one of a plurality of cyclic shifts; a control section adapted to control the one of the plurality of cyclic shifts; and a transmitting section adapted to transmit, to the plurality of base stations, the signal that is first spread using the first sequence, characterized in that the control section is adapted to control the one of the plurality of cyclic shifts according to a hopping pattern that is set based on an identity, which is set for the CoMP group.
A computer system comprising: a data storage medium comprising a plurality of storage devices configured to store data, wherein said plurality of storage devices are solid state storage devices, and wherein each of said solid state storage devices processes read requests with a relatively low latency, and processes write requests with a relatively high latency; and a data storage controller coupled to the data storage medium; wherein the data storage controller is configured to: receive requests targeted to the data storage medium, said requests including a first type of operation and a second type of operation, wherein operations of the first type correspond to the read requests, and operations of the second type correspond to the write requests; schedule requests of the first type for immediate processing by said plurality of storage devices; queue requests of the second type for later processing by the plurality of storage devices; and stop operations of the first type at a given point in time while the previously queued operations of the second type are processed; wherein processing is stopped for the first type and begins for a stream of multiple requests of the second type based upon periods of time. a data storage medium comprising a plurality of storage devices configured to store data, wherein said plurality of storage devices are solid state storage devices, and wherein each of said solid state storage devices processes read requests with a relatively low latency, and processes write requests with a relatively high latency; and a data storage controller coupled to the data storage medium; wherein the data storage controller is configured to: receive requests targeted to the data storage medium, said requests including a first type of operation and a second type of operation, wherein operations of the first type correspond to the read requests, and operations of the second type correspond to the write requests; schedule requests of the first type for immediate processing by said plurality of storage devices; queue requests of the second type for later processing by the plurality of storage devices; and stop operations of the first type at a given point in time while the previously queued operations of the second type are processed; wherein processing is stopped for the first type and begins for a stream of multiple requests of the second type based upon periods of time. receive requests targeted to the data storage medium, said requests including a first type of operation and a second type of operation, wherein operations of the first type correspond to the read requests, and operations of the second type correspond to the write requests; schedule requests of the first type for immediate processing by said plurality of storage devices; queue requests of the second type for later processing by the plurality of storage devices; and stop operations of the first type at a given point in time while the previously queued operations of the second type are processed; wherein processing is stopped for the first type and begins for a stream of multiple requests of the second type based upon periods of time.
A microneedle-array manufacturing arrangement including a mold (80, 80A, 80B, 80C) and a microneedle-array manufacturing apparatus (1, 1A, 1B) for forming a microneedle array (110, 110A-110E) comprising a plurality of microneedles (103, 103a-103f) by filling a plurality of recessed parts (81, 81a-81p) formed in the mold (80, 80A, 80B, 80C) with a raw-material liquid (91, 93) for forming the microneedles (103, 103a-103f), characterized in that the microneedle-array manufacturing apparatus (1, 1A, 1B) comprises: a droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) capable of delivering, to each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p), droplets (91a-91g) of the raw-material liquid (91, 93) in a prescribed amount that is less than the capacity of the recessed part (81, 81a-81p); and an aligning apparatus capable of aligning the relative position of the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) and the mold (80, 80A, 80B, 80C) such that the droplets (91a-91g) from the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) land in each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p); wherein, the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) is configured to deliver a first droplet and a second droplet to each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p); and the aligning apparatus is configured to align the relative position of the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) and the mold (80, 80A, 80B, 80C) such that the second droplet lands in each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p) on a landing point differing from the landing point of the first droplet. a droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) capable of delivering, to each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p), droplets (91a-91g) of the raw-material liquid (91, 93) in a prescribed amount that is less than the capacity of the recessed part (81, 81a-81p); and an aligning apparatus capable of aligning the relative position of the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) and the mold (80, 80A, 80B, 80C) such that the droplets (91a-91g) from the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) land in each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p); the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) is configured to deliver a first droplet and a second droplet to each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p); and the aligning apparatus is configured to align the relative position of the droplet-delivery apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) and the mold (80, 80A, 80B, 80C) such that the second droplet lands in each of the recessed parts (81, 81a-81p) on a landing point differing from the landing point of the first droplet.
Device for moving a movable furniture part relative to a furniture body comprising an opening device and a drawing-in device for opening and drawing-in movements of the movable furniture part, comprising a catch, which cooperates with the drawing-in device, the opening device and the drawing-in device are provided for connecting to a first furniture element in such a way that the drawing-in device is attached onto the first furniture element displaceably relative to the opening device, wherein the catch is provided for attachment onto a second furniture element, which moves relative to the first furniture element during opening and drawing-in movements of the furniture part and the drawing-in device is coupled to the opening device, characterised in that for coupling the opening device to the drawing-in device an ejection element of the opening device, which is mounted movably in an ejection unit of the opening device, is always connected indirectly or directly to the drawing-in device, and in that furthermore the device comprises an adjusting device (16, 17, 32) which is designed to push the drawing-in device during a outwards movement of the movable furniture part to the ejection unit when the ejection element is in an ejected position.