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Power-assisted brake system for a vehicle, having: a master brake cylinder with a chamber which is hydraulically connected to a wheel brake cylinder for braking a wheel of the vehicle; a hydraulic activation device which activates a piston of the master brake cylinder in order as a result to place hydraulic fluid in the chamber under pressure, wherein the hydraulic activation device is embodied as a brake booster which boosts a force which is mechanically applied to the piston of the master brake cylinder by the driver; a low-pressure accumulator which stores hydraulic fluid under pressure and feeds it to the hydraulic activation device in order to activate the piston of the master brake cylinder; a pump which feeds hydraulic fluid from a tank to the low-pressure accumulator, wherein the pump is hydraulically connected on its pressure side to a first control valve and to the low-pressure accumulator, and the first control valve is also hydraulically connected to the hydraulic activation device, and wherein the tank is hydraulically connected to the hydraulic activation device by means of a second control valve; and a drive device which drives the pump; characterized in that the power-assisted brake system comprises a control device which opens the first control valve in order to generate a braking torque, in order as a result to feed hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic activation device and at the same time controls the second control valve in order to compensate pressure peaks, in such a way that pressure peaks are attenuated to a high degree. a master brake cylinder with a chamber which is hydraulically connected to a wheel brake cylinder for braking a wheel of the vehicle; a hydraulic activation device which activates a piston of the master brake cylinder in order as a result to place hydraulic fluid in the chamber under pressure, wherein the hydraulic activation device is embodied as a brake booster which boosts a force which is mechanically applied to the piston of the master brake cylinder by the driver; a low-pressure accumulator which stores hydraulic fluid under pressure and feeds it to the hydraulic activation device in order to activate the piston of the master brake cylinder; a pump which feeds hydraulic fluid from a tank to the low-pressure accumulator, wherein the pump is hydraulically connected on its pressure side to a first control valve and to the low-pressure accumulator, and the first control valve is also hydraulically connected to the hydraulic activation device, and wherein the tank is hydraulically connected to the hydraulic activation device by means of a second control valve; and a drive device which drives the pump; characterized in that the power-assisted brake system comprises a control device which opens the first control valve in order to generate a braking torque, in order as a result to feed hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic activation device and at the same time controls the second control valve in order to compensate pressure peaks, in such a way that pressure peaks are attenuated to a high degree.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a compressor (30, 32), combustor, and turbine (34, 36) in flow series; and an electronic engine control system configured to estimate combustor fuel-air ratio based on a realtime model-based estimate of combustor airflow, and command engine actuators to correct for a difference between the estimated combustor fuel-air ratio and a limit fuel-air ratio selected to avoid lean blowout, wherein estimating combustor fuel-air ratio comprises dividing combustor fuel flow by the realtime model-based estimate of combustor airflow, wherein the electronic engine control system generates the limit fuel-air ratio in real time from an engine model, and the engine model is corrected for changes of the gas turbine engine. a compressor (30, 32), combustor, and turbine (34, 36) in flow series; and an electronic engine control system configured to estimate combustor fuel-air ratio based on a realtime model-based estimate of combustor airflow, and command engine actuators to correct for a difference between the estimated combustor fuel-air ratio and a limit fuel-air ratio selected to avoid lean blowout, wherein estimating combustor fuel-air ratio comprises dividing combustor fuel flow by the realtime model-based estimate of combustor airflow, wherein the electronic engine control system generates the limit fuel-air ratio in real time from an engine model, and the engine model is corrected for changes of the gas turbine engine.
A method for predicting response of a human subject infected with HCV to a treatment with polyethylene glycol modified conjugates of interferon alfa-2a, ribavirin and a direct acting antiviral agent comprising: identifying the nucleotide present at single nucleotide polymorphism rs12148487 in a sample from said human subject, wherein the presence of at least one A allele at rs 12148487 in said subject indicates a higher likelihood of rapid virological response in two weeks achieved by said subject to said treatment relative to a subject that has two G alleles present at rs 12148487. identifying the nucleotide present at single nucleotide polymorphism rs12148487 in a sample from said human subject, wherein the presence of at least one A allele at rs 12148487 in said subject indicates a higher likelihood of rapid virological response in two weeks achieved by said subject to said treatment relative to a subject that has two G alleles present at rs 12148487.
A transaminase comprising an amino acid sequence with at least 80% homology to SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence is engineered compared to SEQ ID NO:1 in at least two positions such that it comprises (i) the substitution F255L; and (ii) a substitution selected from the group consisting of N268A, N268I, N268L, and N268V; and wherein the transaminase is characterized by an improved stereoselectivity and/or an increased conversion of a ketone substrate to an amine product or vice versa an amine substrate to a ketone product in comparison to the wild-type sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. (i) the substitution F255L; and (ii) a substitution selected from the group consisting of N268A, N268I, N268L, and N268V;
A security device for mounting over the neck of a closed bottle having an exterior lip, the device having an outer cap structure including an annular housing portion for location about the neck of a bottle and an end cap portion at one end of the annular housing portion, a claw member slidably mounted to the outer cap structure for movement in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the annular housing portion between operative and inoperative positions, and a latch mechanism for releasably securing the claw member in the operative position, the claw member having a plurality of resiliently deformable elongate claws (52a, 52b) for engagement with the neck of a bottle to which the device is mounted when the claw member is in the operative position, characterised in that the claw member comprises at least two sets of claws (52a, 52b) of different lengths.
A vehicle comprising: a steering device for front right and front left wheels of the vehicle configured to be capable of steering the front right and front left wheels, respectively, in one and the other of right and left directions which are opposite to each other; a steering device for rear right and rear left wheels of the vehicle configured, simultaneously when the steering device for the front right and front left wheels are actuated, to be capable of steering the rear right and rear left wheels in the other and the one of the right and left directions, respectively; and in-wheel motors provided in at least one of each of the front right and front left wheels and each of the rear right and rear left wheels, the vehicle being characterized in that the in-wheel motors are configured to be activated to assist in the steering of the respective wheels about king pin axes by rotating the tires under the driving forces of the in-wheel motors. a steering device for front right and front left wheels of the vehicle configured to be capable of steering the front right and front left wheels, respectively, in one and the other of right and left directions which are opposite to each other; a steering device for rear right and rear left wheels of the vehicle configured, simultaneously when the steering device for the front right and front left wheels are actuated, to be capable of steering the rear right and rear left wheels in the other and the one of the right and left directions, respectively; and in-wheel motors provided in at least one of each of the front right and front left wheels and each of the rear right and rear left wheels, the vehicle being characterized in that the in-wheel motors are configured to be activated to assist in the steering of the respective wheels about king pin axes by rotating the tires under the driving forces of the in-wheel motors.
A method for monitoring an area, comprising: distributing, by a detector unit, light during a first instance of time in order to characterize the area based on first data associated with the first instance of time, wherein a characterization of the area is based on a determination of a position of a rotational laser beam; distributing, by the detector unit, light during at least a second instance of time in order to obtain second data; comparing a first portion of the second data to at least one of: a second portion of the second data and the first data; and based on the comparison, signaling an alarm condition by the detector unit when an evolution in the second data is detected in an amount greater than a threshold, characterised by determining the position of the rotational laser beam by application of phase correlation with two sequential data sets. distributing, by a detector unit, light during a first instance of time in order to characterize the area based on first data associated with the first instance of time, wherein a characterization of the area is based on a determination of a position of a rotational laser beam; distributing, by the detector unit, light during at least a second instance of time in order to obtain second data; comparing a first portion of the second data to at least one of: a second portion of the second data and the first data; and based on the comparison, signaling an alarm condition by the detector unit when an evolution in the second data is detected in an amount greater than a threshold, characterised by determining the position of the rotational laser beam by application of phase correlation with two sequential data sets.
A method of producing drimenol comprising: i) contacting farnesyl diphosphate with a polypeptide having drimenol synthase activity and comprising SEQ ID NO: 6 to produce the drimenol; and ii) optionally isolating the drimenol. i) contacting farnesyl diphosphate with a polypeptide having drimenol synthase activity and comprising SEQ ID NO: 6 to produce the drimenol; and ii) optionally isolating the drimenol.
An apparatus for authenticating a person by means of at least one biometric parameter, particularly by means of a fingerprint, comprising - a biometry detector for detection of a biometric parameter, and - a signal evaluation unit connected to the biometry detector, for evaluation of the intensity of the reflected radiations of the radiation unit (26,28) as received by the receiving unit, characterized by - a skin detector for contactless detection of living human skin within a detection area, - wherein said skin detector being connected to the signal evaluation unit and comprising at least one group of at least one radiation unit (26,28) and at least one receiving unit, - wherein said at least one radiation unit (26,28) emitting radiation towards the detection area at at least two wavelengths of 950 nm and 1050 nm, or 950 nm and 1200 nm, or 1050 nm and 1200 nm, or 1050 nm and 1300 nm, and said at least one receiving unit receiving radiation reflected from the detection area, - wherein said signal evaluation unit distinguishing living skin from skin replications by means of the quotient or the difference of said intensities of the radiations received by the receiving unit at the two different wavelengths, and thus determining whether said skin detector is detecting living human skin, and - wherein the output of an authentication signal presumes the detection of living human skin and the detection of a biometric parameter belonging to the person. - a biometry detector for detection of a biometric parameter, and - a signal evaluation unit connected to the biometry detector, for evaluation of the intensity of the reflected radiations of the radiation unit (26,28) as received by the receiving unit, characterized by - a skin detector for contactless detection of living human skin within a detection area, - wherein said skin detector being connected to the signal evaluation unit and comprising at least one group of at least one radiation unit (26,28) and at least one receiving unit, - wherein said at least one radiation unit (26,28) emitting radiation towards the detection area at at least two wavelengths of 950 nm and 1050 nm, or 950 nm and 1200 nm, or 1050 nm and 1200 nm, or 1050 nm and 1300 nm, and said at least one receiving unit receiving radiation reflected from the detection area, - wherein said signal evaluation unit distinguishing living skin from skin replications by means of the quotient or the difference of said intensities of the radiations received by the receiving unit at the two different wavelengths, and thus determining whether said skin detector is detecting living human skin, and - wherein the output of an authentication signal presumes the detection of living human skin and the detection of a biometric parameter belonging to the person.
Axial turbomachine housing suitable for channelling an annular flow (20, 22) in the said turbomachine, the housing comprising a first shell (32, 132) and a second shell (34, 134) to be contiguous and coaxial, the first shell (32, 132) comprising a flange (48, 148) and a substantially cylindrical centring surface (54, 154) and the second shell (34, 134) comprising a flange (50, 150) and radial centring means (52, 152) designed to mate with the centring surface (54, 154), characterized in that the flange (48, 148) of the first shell (32, 132) comprises cut-outs (58, 158) distributed along its circumference and the centring means extend axially from the flange (50, 150) of the second shell (34, 134) through the said cut-outs (58, 158) to the centring surface where the two flanges are in contact.
A system, comprising: a spatial filter having a plurality of mask features; at least one detector positioned to sense light emanating from at least one object moving in a flow path along a flow direction, an intensity of the sensed light being time modulated according to the mask features, the detector configured to generate a time varying electrical signal comprising a sequence of pulses in response to the sensed light; and an analyzer configured to measure a pulse width of at least some of the pulses at a fraction of an amplitude extremum of the pulses and to determine a length of the object along the flow direction based on the measured pulse widths, wherein the analyzer is configured to: determine a function, f({p i},x) that fits a set of mask feature measurement points {p i}, each point given by p i = (x i,y i), where each x i is associated with a feature length of an i th mask feature and each y i is associated with an i th measured pulse width associated with the i th mask feature, the function predicting an expected pulse width measurement of a hypothesized mask feature of length x based on the set of mask feature measurement points {p i}. a spatial filter having a plurality of mask features; at least one detector positioned to sense light emanating from at least one object moving in a flow path along a flow direction, an intensity of the sensed light being time modulated according to the mask features, the detector configured to generate a time varying electrical signal comprising a sequence of pulses in response to the sensed light; and an analyzer configured to measure a pulse width of at least some of the pulses at a fraction of an amplitude extremum of the pulses and to determine a length of the object along the flow direction based on the measured pulse widths, wherein the analyzer is configured to: determine a function, f({p i},x) that fits a set of mask feature measurement points {p i}, each point given by p i = (x i,y i), where each x i is associated with a feature length of an i th mask feature and each y i is associated with an i th measured pulse width associated with the i th mask feature, the function predicting an expected pulse width measurement of a hypothesized mask feature of length x based on the set of mask feature measurement points {p i}.
A method for controlling an angular distribution of a light beam emitted by a light output device (102, 200) comprising a first light source (105, 211) configured to emit light within a first angular range (221, 231, 241), and a second light source (107,210) configured to emit light within a second angular range (222, 232, 242), wherein said first angular range is different from said second angular range, comprising the steps of: - receiving a dimmer setting (V DS) from a dimmer wherein said dimmer setting (V DS) corresponds to a certain duty cycle as a percentage of the total sine waveform of mains power; characterized by the steps of; - separately to receiving the dimmer setting, receiving power from an external AC waveform - controlling, if said dimmer setting is below a first predetermined threshold, said first light source to emit light within said first angular range; - controlling, if said dimmer setting is above said first predetermined threshold, said second light source to emit light within said second angular range; - powering the first light source (105,211) and the second light source (107, 210) from the external AC power mains. - receiving a dimmer setting (V DS) from a dimmer wherein said dimmer setting (V DS) corresponds to a certain duty cycle as a percentage of the total sine waveform of mains power; characterized by the steps of; - separately to receiving the dimmer setting, receiving power from an external AC waveform - controlling, if said dimmer setting is below a first predetermined threshold, said first light source to emit light within said first angular range; - controlling, if said dimmer setting is above said first predetermined threshold, said second light source to emit light within said second angular range; - powering the first light source (105,211) and the second light source (107, 210) from the external AC power mains.
A child safety seat alarm system comprising: a child safety seat for a child to be seated therein; an alarming device configured to receive a signal and output an alarm signal; a detection mechanism comprising a detector and a trigger mechanism, the detector being configured to detect whether states of the alarming device and the detector meet a predetermined criterion, the detector being in a non-working state when the trigger mechanism is in an open state, and the detector being in a working state when the trigger mechanism is in a closed state; and a driving portion, when the child is seated in the child safety seat, the driving portion being operated to switch the trigger mechanism from the open state to the closed state so as to switch the detector to the working state, when the detector detects the states of the alarming device and the detector meet the predetermined criterion, the alarming device outputting the alarm signal for alarming. a child safety seat for a child to be seated therein; an alarming device configured to receive a signal and output an alarm signal; a detection mechanism comprising a detector and a trigger mechanism, the detector being configured to detect whether states of the alarming device and the detector meet a predetermined criterion, the detector being in a non-working state when the trigger mechanism is in an open state, and the detector being in a working state when the trigger mechanism is in a closed state; and a driving portion, when the child is seated in the child safety seat, the driving portion being operated to switch the trigger mechanism from the open state to the closed state so as to switch the detector to the working state, when the detector detects the states of the alarming device and the detector meet the predetermined criterion, the alarming device outputting the alarm signal for alarming.
A V-belt comprising a rubber composition forming a portion to be V-shaped side faces of the V-belt, wherein the rubber composition includes nanofibers and organic short fibers oriented along a belt width of the V-belt, the nanofibers being polyethylene terephthalate fibers having a fiber diameter ranging from 300 nm to 1,000 nm, and the organic short fibers having a fiber diameter of 10 μm or larger, and in the rubber composition, a ratio of a storage modulus in a grain direction along the belt width to a storage modulus in a cross-grain direction along a belt length of the V-belt is 5 or greater, the storage modulus in the grain direction being measured based on JIS K6394:2007 with the rubber composition stretched at a mean strain which is a strain under a load 1.3 times greater than a load at a strain of 1%, a strain amplitude of 0.1%, a frequency of 10 Hz, and a test temperature of 100oC, and the storage modulus in the cross-grain direction being measured based on JIS K6394: 2007 with the rubber composition stretched at the mean strain of 5%, the strain amplitude of 1%, the frequency of 10Hz, and the test temperature of 100oC.
A heat engine including a combustion chamber, a compressor for compressing an exterior gas to be admitted at an inlet of the combustion chamber, a recirculation circuit of exhaust gas so as to reinject a portion of the exhaust gases at an inlet of the combustion chamber and a control valve disposed in the recirculation circuit and controlled by an electronic unit so as to regulate a mass flow of reinjected gases, characterized in that the electronic unit is arranged so as not to exceed a maximum mass flow of reinjected gases as a function of a minimum mass flow of exterior gas below which the compressor tends to pump and in that the electronic unit is arranged so as to calculate the minimum mass flow of exterior gas as a function of a compression rate of the compressor scanned in real time so as not to exceed a pumping limit.