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A controller for a hybrid vehicle (1, 200), the hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine (2, 201) capable of outputting power for travel; an electric motor (MG1, MG2; 203) capable of outputting power for travel; a power transmission system (2a, 3, MG1, MG2, 7, 3e; 201, 202, 203, 204, 205,...) permitting power transmission to driving wheels (6a, 6b, 206L, 206R) along with manual selection of gear steps; and a gear shift indicator (16,67;68) prompting a driver to change the gear steps; the controller being characterized in that, among the gear steps selectable in the power transmission system, one or more gear steps allowing the engine to be shut down and one or more gear steps not allowing the engine to be shut down are set in advance; during the manual shifting mode, in which the gear steps are shifted manually, the controller determines whether automatic engine shutdown conditions have been met in a state in which the engine (2, 201) is operated, and when the current gear step of the power transmission system at a time when the automatic engine shutdown conditions have been met is one of the gear step(s) (1 st -5 th; 4 th -6 th) that do not allow the engine to be shut down, the gear shift indicator prompts the driver to change the current gear step to one of the gear step(s) (6 th; 1 st -3 rd) that allows the engine to be shut down, and the change to the gear step (6 th; 1 st -3 rd) that allows the engine to be shut down is to change a transmission ratio, which is a ratio of the rotational speed of the engine (Ne) to the rotational speed (Nr) of a drive shaft of the power transmission system, while keeping the engine operated.
A horizontally-arranged bearing structure of a rotating machine, the bearing structure comprising: a rotating shaft connecting a turbine impeller to a compressor impeller; a turbine-side bearing and a compressor-side bearing each of which is a floating-bush type sliding bearing, wherein the turbine-side bearing and the compressor-side bearing are each configured to be supplied with lubricating oil, characterised in that a turbine-side inner peripheral clearance between the turbine-side bearing and the rotating shaft is larger than a compressor-side inner peripheral clearance between the compressor-side bearing and the rotating shaft. a rotating shaft connecting a turbine impeller to a compressor impeller; a turbine-side bearing and a compressor-side bearing each of which is a floating-bush type sliding bearing, wherein the turbine-side bearing and the compressor-side bearing are each configured to be supplied with lubricating oil,
A method for estimating a depth of a crack in a pipeline from ultrasound scan data, the method comprising: generating A-scans and B-scans of received signals from a plurality of sensors (34, 36, 38); observing the B-scans and determining an indication of a characteristic response of a crack; identifying one or more sensors (34, 36, 38) which observed the indication of a characteristic response of the crack; estimating the depth of the crack using the A-scan from the sensors (34, 36, 38); and determining whether the crack originates on an external surface or an internal surface of the pipeline. generating A-scans and B-scans of received signals from a plurality of sensors (34, 36, 38); observing the B-scans and determining an indication of a characteristic response of a crack; identifying one or more sensors (34, 36, 38) which observed the indication of a characteristic response of the crack; estimating the depth of the crack using the A-scan from the sensors (34, 36, 38); and determining whether the crack originates on an external surface or an internal surface of the pipeline.
Cooking utensil comprising a metal support having an inner concave face intended to be arranged on the side of the food likely to be inserted into said utensil and an outer convex face intended to be arranged towards the heat source, said inner face being coated successively from the support of a hard base and a non-stick coating covering said hard base, characterised in that: • the hard base is a discontinuous layer made of ceramic or metal material, which is presented in the form of a superficial dispersion of drops of said material distributed homogeneously over the inner face of said utensil, with a coverage rate of the inner face of between 20 % and 90 %, and • said non-stick coating is a vitreous-type coating, being presented in the form of a continuous film having a thickness of at least 10 μm and constituted of a sol-gel material comprising a matrix of at least one metal polyalkoxylate and at least 5 % by weight with respect to the total weight of the coating of at least one metal oxide dispersed in said matrix. • the hard base is a discontinuous layer made of ceramic or metal material, which is presented in the form of a superficial dispersion of drops of said material distributed homogeneously over the inner face of said utensil, with a coverage rate of the inner face of between 20 % and 90 %, and • said non-stick coating is a vitreous-type coating, being presented in the form of a continuous film having a thickness of at least 10 μm and constituted of a sol-gel material comprising a matrix of at least one metal polyalkoxylate and at least 5 % by weight with respect to the total weight of the coating of at least one metal oxide dispersed in said matrix.
A laser processing system for processing a porous material, the system comprising: a laser source for providing a laser beam; an under material air purge assembly for reducing discoloration of the porous material resulting from processing the porous material with the laser processing system, comprising an air chamber having one or more apertures and configured for positioning directly below a material travel path within a processing window of the laser processing system, wherein the one or more apertures are aligned with a focal point of the laser beam of the laser processing system such that air can be directed upwardly into the porous material to pressurize cells of the porous material within a target area of the porous material while the laser beam processes the material, characterized in that the laser processing system further comprises a forced air delivery mechanism, which provides air under pressure into the air chamber. a laser source for providing a laser beam; an under material air purge assembly for reducing discoloration of the porous material resulting from processing the porous material with the laser processing system, comprising an air chamber having one or more apertures and configured for positioning directly below a material travel path within a processing window of the laser processing system, wherein the one or more apertures are aligned with a focal point of the laser beam of the laser processing system such that air can be directed upwardly into the porous material to pressurize cells of the porous material within a target area of the porous material while the laser beam processes the material, characterized in that the laser processing system further comprises a forced air delivery mechanism, which provides air under pressure into the air chamber.
Machine for moving vegetable plants, e.g. tomatoes, peppers and others, comprising: - a chassis movable through handling means (14, 16, 18); - a harvesting and moving system attached to the chassis and capable of collecting vegetable plants from the field and moving them to an adjacent area; the harvesting and moving system including: - a cutting device, designed to cut the vegetable plants so that they can be separated from the ground; - a lifting device to which the cutting device is attached, such lifting device being in turn attached to the chassis and capable of lifting the cut vegetable plants from the cutting device; - an unloading device, attached to the chassis and capable of unloading in the field the plants lifted by the lifting device; wherein the unloading device is rotatably bound to the chassis in order to unload the cut plants in the desired position with respect to the chassis; characterized in that the lifting device includes: - a first conveyor belt equipped with support and guide rollers, so as to have a first straight inclined portion and a second arched portion; - a second conveyor belt equipped with support and guide rollers, so as to have a first circular portion and a second substantially horizontal straight portion, the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt cooperating with each other in order to lift the plants. - a chassis movable through handling means (14, 16, 18); - a harvesting and moving system attached to the chassis and capable of collecting vegetable plants from the field and moving them to an adjacent area; the harvesting and moving system including: - a cutting device, designed to cut the vegetable plants so that they can be separated from the ground; - a lifting device to which the cutting device is attached, such lifting device being in turn attached to the chassis and capable of lifting the cut vegetable plants from the cutting device; - an unloading device, attached to the chassis and capable of unloading in the field the plants lifted by the lifting device; wherein the unloading device is rotatably bound to the chassis in order to unload the cut plants in the desired position with respect to the chassis; characterized in that the lifting device includes: - a first conveyor belt equipped with support and guide rollers, so as to have a first straight inclined portion and a second arched portion; - a second conveyor belt equipped with support and guide rollers, so as to have a first circular portion and a second substantially horizontal straight portion, - a first conveyor belt equipped with support and guide rollers, so as to have a first straight inclined portion and a second arched portion; - a second conveyor belt equipped with support and guide rollers, so as to have a first circular portion and a second substantially horizontal straight portion, the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt cooperating with each other in order to lift the plants.
An automatically retractable pet leash, comprising a casing or guard inside which is a winding device of a cord or ribbon that protrudes from the casing or guard through an aperture, and a braking mechanism operated by a pushbutton, also comprising a handle for gripping the leash with one hand, further comprising a protective shell designed to protect the casing or guard from knocks or blows that can damage it, characterized in that said protective shell is constituted by a single hollow element that is applied by snap-fitting to the front part of said casing or guard in correspondence of the cord or ribbon exit hole.
A device for data-stream filtering, comprising: a user interface for receiving: a set of content types; a set of content descriptors; a set of descriptors' criteria; a set of operators; a set of filter definitions; and a set of rule definitions; a configuration module storing processor-readable instructions which cause a first processor to: generate encoded filters based on said filter definitions, each encoded filter having a binary state determined by an operator, a content descriptor, and a descriptor criterion; generate encoded rules based on said rule definitions, each encoded rule having a binary outcome determined according to a binary state of each of at least one filter; and arrange said encoded rules into hierarchical rule strata where rules within a rule stratum are independent of each other and rules of a rule stratum beyond a root stratum depend on rules of preceding rule strata; a rule-memory device for storing said encoded rules, said encoded filters, and descriptor definitions; a network interface for receiving data streams from a network; and a filtering module for applying said encoded rules to said data streams. a user interface for receiving: a set of content types; a set of content descriptors; a set of descriptors' criteria; a set of operators; a set of filter definitions; and a set of rule definitions; a set of content types; a set of content descriptors; a set of descriptors' criteria; a set of operators; a set of filter definitions; and a set of rule definitions; a configuration module storing processor-readable instructions which cause a first processor to: generate encoded filters based on said filter definitions, each encoded filter having a binary state determined by an operator, a content descriptor, and a descriptor criterion; generate encoded rules based on said rule definitions, each encoded rule having a binary outcome determined according to a binary state of each of at least one filter; and arrange said encoded rules into hierarchical rule strata where rules within a rule stratum are independent of each other and rules of a rule stratum beyond a root stratum depend on rules of preceding rule strata; generate encoded filters based on said filter definitions, each encoded filter having a binary state determined by an operator, a content descriptor, and a descriptor criterion; generate encoded rules based on said rule definitions, each encoded rule having a binary outcome determined according to a binary state of each of at least one filter; and arrange said encoded rules into hierarchical rule strata where rules within a rule stratum are independent of each other and rules of a rule stratum beyond a root stratum depend on rules of preceding rule strata; a rule-memory device for storing said encoded rules, said encoded filters, and descriptor definitions; a network interface for receiving data streams from a network; and a filtering module for applying said encoded rules to said data streams.
Driverless transport vehicle, in particular for transporting load carriers, which has a load-bearing frame and a running gear, wherein the running gear has a centre axle with two unsteered wheels (10a, 10b), a front axle with at least one steered wheel unit, and a rear axle with at least one steered wheel unit, wherein the centre axle and the front axle of the running gear are arranged on a first bracket which is connected in an articulated manner to the load-bearing frame by means of a first pivot pin which has a horizontal swivel pin which runs in the vehicle transverse direction, and the rear axle of the running gear is arranged on a second bracket which is connected in an articulated manner to the centre axle or the first bracket by means of a second pivot pin which has a horizontal swivel pin which runs in the vehicle transverse direction, wherein the second bracket is connected to the load-bearing frame by means of a coupling element which is connected in an articulated manner to the second bracket and to the load-bearing frame, characterized in that the transport vehicle has a load-receiving platform for receiving a load carrier, wherein the load-receiving platform is arranged on the load-bearing frame, and the load-bearing frame and the running gear are arranged in the vertical direction below the load-receiving platform, wherein the load-bearing frame has a longitudinal carrier which runs in the vehicle longitudinal direction, is arranged centrally in the vehicle transverse direction, on which the first pivot pin is arranged, and to which the coupling element is connected in an articulated manner.
A lighting control system comprising a control unit and a managing computer arranged to provide control commands to at least one lighting device (110, 120, 130) having a startup time via the control unit, wherein the control unit is arranged to adapt a control logic employed in the control unit for providing power (Pi,2,3) to the at least one lighting device based on a respective length of the startup time (Ci,2,3), said startup time being a startup characteristic of the at least one lighting device; wherein the control unit is arranged to retrieve the respective length of the startup time for each lighting device from an external source.
Set of a plurality of copies of a value and/or security product, comprising in each case a security feature, wherein the security feature is formed by particles (220, 220') of a scattering material arranged on at least one surface of at least one substrate, wherein at least one surface field is formed on the at least one surface of the at least one substrate, characterized in that the number (n) of particles (220, 220') in the at least one surface field is predetermined in each case, and is therefore the same in all copies of the value and/or security product.
A method of wireless communications, comprising: signaling to a user equipment, UE, from a serving cell a first resource pattern, a second resource pattern and a third resource pattern to measure channel state conditions thereon, the channel state conditions comprising channel estimation and interference estimation, wherein the first resource pattern identifies the resources for a channel estimation for one or more signals from one or more coordinating transmission points; the second resource pattern identifies the resources for an interference estimation for one or more signals, wherein the second resource pattern is a muting pattern that designates resources that are muted by a transmission point serving the UE but may be used for data transmission by a transmission point that is not serving the UE, and the third resource pattern identifies resources for an interference estimation for one or more signals from outside the one or more coordinating transmission points; receiving a channel state condition report from the UE based, at least in part, on measurements obtained using the first resource pattern and second resource pattern; and scheduling one or more resources for use by the UE based on the received channel state condition report. signaling to a user equipment, UE, from a serving cell a first resource pattern, a second resource pattern and a third resource pattern to measure channel state conditions thereon, the channel state conditions comprising channel estimation and interference estimation, wherein the first resource pattern identifies the resources for a channel estimation for one or more signals from one or more coordinating transmission points; the second resource pattern identifies the resources for an interference estimation for one or more signals, wherein the second resource pattern is a muting pattern that designates resources that are muted by a transmission point serving the UE but may be used for data transmission by a transmission point that is not serving the UE, and the third resource pattern identifies resources for an interference estimation for one or more signals from outside the one or more coordinating transmission points; the first resource pattern identifies the resources for a channel estimation for one or more signals from one or more coordinating transmission points; the second resource pattern identifies the resources for an interference estimation for one or more signals, wherein the second resource pattern is a muting pattern that designates resources that are muted by a transmission point serving the UE but may be used for data transmission by a transmission point that is not serving the UE, and the third resource pattern identifies resources for an interference estimation for one or more signals from outside the one or more coordinating transmission points; receiving a channel state condition report from the UE based, at least in part, on measurements obtained using the first resource pattern and second resource pattern; and scheduling one or more resources for use by the UE based on the received channel state condition report.
A process for preparing a modified inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material comprising the steps of: a) preparing a mixture of an aqueous suspension of inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material and an alkoxylated alcohol according to the formula where R 1 is a C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkyl or phenyl, R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, and n is an integer from 1 to 5; b) optionally adding a first resin and/or a first resin precursor; c) adding one or more coupling agents to the mixture; d) optionally adding a second resin and/or a second resin precursor to the resulting mixture; wherein the aqueous suspension of inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material is aqueous silica which is de-ionised prior to step a); and wherein optionally water is removed at least partially from the mixture before or during step b), c) or d), or after step d); and optionally converting the first resin precursor into the first resin before, during or after step c) and/or the second resin precursor into the second resin after step d). a) preparing a mixture of an aqueous suspension of inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material and an alkoxylated alcohol according to the formula where R 1 is a C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkyl or phenyl, R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, and n is an integer from 1 to 5; b) optionally adding a first resin and/or a first resin precursor; c) adding one or more coupling agents to the mixture; d) optionally adding a second resin and/or a second resin precursor to the resulting mixture;
A cabinet for receiving one or more modules for handling cables, comprising: a housing comprising a rear wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a front wall provided with a door (17a, 17b) for accessing inside the housing, wherein when the door (17a, 17b) is open the inside of the cabinet can be accessed and the one or more modules for handling the cables can be reached by an operator, and a plurality of single-piece angular panels (18, 19) each comprising a first portion forming part of one of said side walls and a second portion forming part of one of the rear or front walls, wherein the length (a, b) of the first and of the second portions in the horizontal direction with respect to the cabinet is at least 10% of the height (h) of each of said single-piece angular panels in the vertical direction with respect to the cabinet, wherein the cabinet includes a plurality of said single-piece angular panels vertically stacked each on the other, and wherein each of said single-piece angular panels (18, 19) includes male engaging means (33, 34) on a first side and female engaging means (35, 36) on a second side opposite to the first side, the male and female engaging means of an angular panel being adapted for engaging respectively with the female and male engaging means of an adjacent angular panel (18, 19) of a plurality of stacked angular panels. a housing comprising a rear wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a front wall provided with a door (17a, 17b) for accessing inside the housing, wherein when the door (17a, 17b) is open the inside of the cabinet can be accessed and the one or more modules for handling the cables can be reached by an operator, and a plurality of single-piece angular panels (18, 19) each comprising a first portion forming part of one of said side walls and a second portion forming part of one of the rear or front walls, wherein the length (a, b) of the first and of the second portions in the horizontal direction with respect to the cabinet is at least 10% of the height (h) of each of said single-piece angular panels in the vertical direction with respect to the cabinet, wherein the cabinet includes a plurality of said single-piece angular panels vertically stacked each on the other, and wherein each of said single-piece angular panels (18, 19) includes male engaging means (33, 34) on a first side and female engaging means (35, 36) on a second side opposite to the first side, the male and female engaging means of an angular panel being adapted for engaging respectively with the female and male engaging means of an adjacent angular panel (18, 19) of a plurality of stacked angular panels.
A film comprising hemispherical particles, wherein the hemispherical particles are organized like a hexagonal close-packed structure, and wherein the hemispherical particles are formed by fullerene derivatives represented by the following formula (where X is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and (Fu) is any fullerene).