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A bone rifling system for use in placing an endoprosthesis, including an orthopedic undercut reamer comprising: - a guide tube having a proximal end and a distal end, - a cutter bar having at least one cutter extending from a portion of said cutter bar, said cutter bar positioned within said guide tube between the proximal and distal ends of said guide tube and displaceable to extend said at least one cutter from an outer surface of said guide tube, - an engager for engaging said cutter for controlling the displacement of said cutter bar, and - a cap for closing the proximal end of the guide tube, wherein said engager includes at least one engagement rod (132, 133) extending from said engager through said cap, characterized by - at least one semi-cylinder (142, 143) positioned within said guide tube adapted to displace said cutter bar in response to movement of said at least one engagement rod (132, 133). - a guide tube having a proximal end and a distal end, - a cutter bar having at least one cutter extending from a portion of said cutter bar, said cutter bar positioned within said guide tube between the proximal and distal ends of said guide tube and displaceable to extend said at least one cutter from an outer surface of said guide tube, - an engager for engaging said cutter for controlling the displacement of said cutter bar, and - a cap for closing the proximal end of the guide tube, wherein said engager includes at least one engagement rod (132, 133) extending from said engager through said cap, characterized by - at least one semi-cylinder (142, 143) positioned within said guide tube adapted to displace said cutter bar in response to movement of said at least one engagement rod (132, 133).
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a server, a request from a requestor for resolving a hostname to an edge cache address associated with the hostname; comparing an IP address of the requestor to IP addresses in an anycast IP address group, wherein when the IP address of the requestor corresponds to an IP address of the anycast IP address group belonging to a stable network that has an existing peering relationship with a content distribution network, CDN, the existing peering relationship regulating how traffic from the requestor enters the CDN at a same provider edge router for an extended period of time, wherein traffic from an IP address within an unstable network enters the CDN at multiple provider edge routers instead of the same provider edge router; identifying an anycast IP address associated with cache servers when the IP address of the requestor is in the anycast IP address group; altering a route in the network from a provider edge router to one of the cache servers having the anycast IP address for requests from the anycast IP address group; and providing the anycast IP address in the network to the requestor in response to the request, when the IP address of the requestor is not a member of the anycast IP address group, determining an optimal cache server for the requestor and providing a unicast IP address of the optimal cache server to the requestor in response to the request. receiving, at a server, a request from a requestor for resolving a hostname to an edge cache address associated with the hostname; comparing an IP address of the requestor to IP addresses in an anycast IP address group, wherein when the IP address of the requestor corresponds to an IP address of the anycast IP address group belonging to a stable network that has an existing peering relationship with a content distribution network, CDN, the existing peering relationship regulating how traffic from the requestor enters the CDN at a same provider edge router for an extended period of time, wherein traffic from an IP address within an unstable network enters the CDN at multiple provider edge routers instead of the same provider edge router; identifying an anycast IP address associated with cache servers when the IP address of the requestor is in the anycast IP address group; altering a route in the network from a provider edge router to one of the cache servers having the anycast IP address for requests from the anycast IP address group; and providing the anycast IP address in the network to the requestor in response to the request, when the IP address of the requestor is not a member of the anycast IP address group, determining an optimal cache server for the requestor and providing a unicast IP address of the optimal cache server to the requestor in response to the request.
A control method, comprising: determining a first feasible control trajectory of a plurality of variables of a controlled process, the first control trajectory being the same as or an extension of a control trajectory applied for a first time step, the trajectory extending over a plurality of future time steps after the first time step; determining a second feasible control trajectory for the plurality of variables for a second time step subsequent to the first time step; determining a first cost of applying the first feasible control trajectory at the second time step; determining a second cost of applying the second feasible control trajectory at the second time step; comparing the first and second costs; selecting a control trajectory with lowest cost from the first feasible control trajectory or the second feasible control trajectory based upon the comparison in a predetermined time frame; and controlling the controlled process by application of the selected control trajectory. determining a first feasible control trajectory of a plurality of variables of a controlled process, the first control trajectory being the same as or an extension of a control trajectory applied for a first time step, the trajectory extending over a plurality of future time steps after the first time step; determining a second feasible control trajectory for the plurality of variables for a second time step subsequent to the first time step; determining a first cost of applying the first feasible control trajectory at the second time step; determining a second cost of applying the second feasible control trajectory at the second time step; comparing the first and second costs; selecting a control trajectory with lowest cost from the first feasible control trajectory or the second feasible control trajectory based upon the comparison in a predetermined time frame; and controlling the controlled process by application of the selected control trajectory.
Method for connecting an electrical power supply connector (20, 50, 80) to an electrical outlet of a vehicle comprising an electrically rechargeable battery, said power supply connector (20, 50, 80) comprising a body (22, 52, 82) and at least one first mobile magnetization surface (34a, 64a) that is able to move relative to said body (22, 52, 82), the method comprising at least the steps of: - bringing said at least one first mobile magnetization surface (34a, 64a) of the connector (20, 50, 80) into magnetic contact with at least one first complementary magnetization surface of the electrical outlet, by moving said at least one mobile magnetization surface (34a, 64a) relative to said body (22, 52, 82), - engaging the connector (20, 50, 80) in the electrical outlet by moving the body (22, 52, 82) relative to the first mobile magnetization surface (34a, 64a) in such a way as to make electrical contact between the connector (20, 50, 80) and the electrical outlet. - bringing said at least one first mobile magnetization surface (34a, 64a) of the connector (20, 50, 80) into magnetic contact with at least one first complementary magnetization surface of the electrical outlet, by moving said at least one mobile magnetization surface (34a, 64a) relative to said body (22, 52, 82), - engaging the connector (20, 50, 80) in the electrical outlet by moving the body (22, 52, 82) relative to the first mobile magnetization surface (34a, 64a) in such a way as to make electrical contact between the connector (20, 50, 80) and the electrical outlet.
A computer-implemented method for automatically representing an environment while avoiding contact with the environment, comprising: obtaining a first representation of an environment using a first scan by a camera system taken along a first scan path, the camera system being mounted to a robot; simulating a second scan path for the camera system comprising movements of the robot using the first representation of the environment, including determining whether there is a collision between the robot and the environment; if the simulation of the second scan path does not result in a collision, determining, from the simulation of the second scan path, the robot cannot reach the second scan path so as to complete the second scan; adjusting the second scan path in response to determining the robot cannot reach the second scan path; obtaining a second representation of the environment based on the second scan being taken along the adjusted second scan path; and wherein the second representation of the environment is different from the first representation of the environment. obtaining a first representation of an environment using a first scan by a camera system taken along a first scan path, the camera system being mounted to a robot; simulating a second scan path for the camera system comprising movements of the robot using the first representation of the environment, including determining whether there is a collision between the robot and the environment; if the simulation of the second scan path does not result in a collision, determining, from the simulation of the second scan path, the robot cannot reach the second scan path so as to complete the second scan; adjusting the second scan path in response to determining the robot cannot reach the second scan path; obtaining a second representation of the environment based on the second scan being taken along the adjusted second scan path; and wherein the second representation of the environment is different from the first representation of the environment.
An air-conditioning system having an evaporator (7.1) and a heating (7.2) in a housing formed as an air guide, and at least one further air-conditioning system component, characterised in that the at least one further air-conditioning system component has a biocide-containing plastic material, wherein the further air-conditioning system component are regulating elements which are formed as biocide-containing plastic flaps which are arranged between the evaporator and the heating.
A bonding apparatus for forming removable and/ or temporary connections between a testing fixture and a wafer, chip or chiplet, the wafer, chip or chiplet having a plurality of flat metallic pads coupled to circuits to be tested in the wafer, chip or chiplet, the temporary bond apparatus comprising: a plurality of knife-edge members configured to be disposed on said testing fixture, said knife-edge members pointing in a direction normal to a major axis of the testing fixture; a press apparatus (12, 14) for imparting a compressive force between the knife-edged members and the plurality of flat wafer pads to thereby form, in use, a temporary electrical connection bond between (i) the plurality of flat wafer pads on the wafer, chip or chiplet to be tested and (ii) the plurality of knife-edge members; characterised in that said knife-edge members comprise each of a stack of layers of a relatively harder metal, alternating with layers of a relatively softer metal. a plurality of knife-edge members configured to be disposed on said testing fixture, said knife-edge members pointing in a direction normal to a major axis of the testing fixture; a press apparatus (12, 14) for imparting a compressive force between the knife-edged members and the plurality of flat wafer pads to thereby form, in use, a temporary electrical connection bond between (i) the plurality of flat wafer pads on the wafer, chip or chiplet to be tested and (ii) the plurality of knife-edge members; characterised in that said knife-edge members comprise each of a stack of layers of a relatively harder metal, alternating with layers of a relatively softer metal.
A propeller blade comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge, a spar, a leading edge insert and a trailing edge insert, the spar, leading edge insert and trailing edge insert surrounded by a shell, the spar comprising: a central structural member extending from a root to a tip of the spar, a first portion of the central structural member extending from the root of the spar and a second portion extending from the tip and adjoining the first portion, the central structural member including a first plurality of plies of composite material on a pressure side thereof and a second plurality of plies of composite material on a suction side thereof wherein the first plurality of plies are in contact with the second plurality of plies in the second portion from a leading edge to a trailing edge thereof; and a plurality of yarns extending through the central structural member in at least the second portion. a central structural member extending from a root to a tip of the spar, a first portion of the central structural member extending from the root of the spar and a second portion extending from the tip and adjoining the first portion, the central structural member including a first plurality of plies of composite material on a pressure side thereof and a second plurality of plies of composite material on a suction side thereof wherein the first plurality of plies are in contact with the second plurality of plies in the second portion from a leading edge to a trailing edge thereof; and a plurality of yarns extending through the central structural member in at least the second portion.
A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including: a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following formula: Li 1+a Ni' b Ni" c Mn d Co e O 2 wherein a, b, c, d and e are defined by an equation of 1.1≤(1+a)/(b+c+d+e)<1.3 such that the molar fraction of Li relative to all transition metals in the composite oxide is at least 1.1 and is less than 1.3; an average oxidation number of each transition metal element described above is represented as follows: Ni'>2+, Ni"=3+, Mn=4+ and Co=3+; 0<e≤0.1; 0.2<b+c≤0.55, 0.2<d≤0.55; |(b+c)-d|<0.1; and wherein the molar ratio of nickel (b+c) is greater than that of manganese (d), and the excess nickel above the molar ratio of nickel to the molar ratio of manganese may be Ni". wherein a, b, c, d and e are defined by an equation of 1.1≤(1+a)/(b+c+d+e)<1.3 such that the molar fraction of Li relative to all transition metals in the composite oxide is at least 1.1 and is less than 1.3; an average oxidation number of each transition metal element described above is represented as follows: Ni'>2+, Ni"=3+, Mn=4+ and Co=3+; 0<e≤0.1; 0.2<b+c≤0.55, 0.2<d≤0.55; |(b+c)-d|<0.1; and Ni'>2+, Ni"=3+, Mn=4+ and Co=3+; 0<e≤0.1; 0.2<b+c≤0.55, 0.2<d≤0.55; |(b+c)-d|<0.1; and wherein the molar ratio of nickel (b+c) is greater than that of manganese (d), and the excess nickel above the molar ratio of nickel to the molar ratio of manganese may be Ni".
Method for automatically creating an executable safety function for a device, comprising: acquiring digital parameters which specify a particular safety function; determining a first test value on the basis of the digital parameters; automatically assigning a number of digital function modules from a plurality of predefined digital function modules to the acquired digital parameters in order to obtain a safety function source code of the particular safety function; compiling the safety function source code in order to obtain the executable safety function; determining a second test value on the basis of the executable safety function; wherein the first and the second test value are determined on the basis of a cyclical redundancy; and outputting the executable safety function if the first test value and the second test value meet a checking criterion, wherein the checking criterion is met if the first test value and the second test value are equal. acquiring digital parameters which specify a particular safety function; determining a first test value on the basis of the digital parameters; automatically assigning a number of digital function modules from a plurality of predefined digital function modules to the acquired digital parameters in order to obtain a safety function source code of the particular safety function; compiling the safety function source code in order to obtain the executable safety function; determining a second test value on the basis of the executable safety function; wherein the first and the second test value are determined on the basis of a cyclical redundancy; and outputting the executable safety function if the first test value and the second test value meet a checking criterion, wherein the checking criterion is met if the first test value and the second test value are equal.
A method comprising: creating and maintaining a separate recovery bitmap for each of a plurality of target devices (108, 112, 116), receiving a temporal identifier from a target device, wherein the temporal identifier is a log sequence number; determining that a primary replication method is unable to be used to replicate data associated with the temporal identifier, wherein the primary replication method is a log-based replication method; and initiating replication of data using a secondary replication method, wherein the secondary replication method utilizes a recovery bitmap identifying data blocks that have changed on a source device since a previous event, wherein the previous event is a previous replication of data to the target device through a transaction indicated by the log sequence number. creating and maintaining a separate recovery bitmap for each of a plurality of target devices (108, 112, 116), receiving a temporal identifier from a target device, wherein the temporal identifier is a log sequence number; determining that a primary replication method is unable to be used to replicate data associated with the temporal identifier, wherein the primary replication method is a log-based replication method; and initiating replication of data using a secondary replication method, wherein the secondary replication method utilizes a recovery bitmap identifying data blocks that have changed on a source device since a previous event, wherein the previous event is a previous replication of data to the target device through a transaction indicated by the log sequence number.
A measurement apparatus comprising: a probe; a measurement device capable of measuring a contact potential difference between the probe and a surface; and a light source (600, 700); wherein the light source (600, 700) is configured to, in use, emit radiation for triggering photoelectric emission from a sample which is provided on or forms the surface; and a wavelength selector (602, 702) through which the radiation emitting from the light source (600, 700) is filtered; wherein the probe and the surface are exposed to or housed within a gaseous environment; and characterised in that: the probe is selectively operable in a first mode wherein the probe and the surface oscillate with respect to each other with a component of motion in a direction normal to the surface for measuring a relative work function of the sample and a second mode wherein, for successive electron yield measurements derived from different photon energies, the probe is in a fixed relation to the surface in a direction normal to the surface for measuring an absolute work function of the sample derived from detected photoelectric emission. a probe; a measurement device capable of measuring a contact potential difference between the probe and a surface; and a light source (600, 700); wherein the light source (600, 700) is configured to, in use, emit radiation for triggering photoelectric emission from a sample which is provided on or forms the surface; and a wavelength selector (602, 702) through which the radiation emitting from the light source (600, 700) is filtered; wherein the probe and the surface are exposed to or housed within a gaseous environment; and characterised in that: the probe is selectively operable in a first mode wherein the probe and the surface oscillate with respect to each other with a component of motion in a direction normal to the surface for measuring a relative work function of the sample and a second mode wherein, for successive electron yield measurements derived from different photon energies, the probe is in a fixed relation to the surface in a direction normal to the surface for measuring an absolute work function of the sample derived from detected photoelectric emission. the probe is selectively operable in a first mode wherein the probe and the surface oscillate with respect to each other with a component of motion in a direction normal to the surface for measuring a relative work function of the sample and a second mode wherein, for successive electron yield measurements derived from different photon energies, the probe is in a fixed relation to the surface in a direction normal to the surface for measuring an absolute work function of the sample derived from detected photoelectric emission.
A nozzle-type steam trap provided with a drainage volume adjusting mechanism, including a Venturi nozzle-type steam trap, an orifice nozzle-type steam trap and a tunnel-structured resistance tube-type steam trap, characterized in that the nozzle-type steam trap has a piping structure in which a height difference between a drain vent through which drain is discharged into a drain reservoir of the steam trap and a non-drain system vent through which drain is discharged from the drain reservoir to the outer side of a steam trap system is variable by means of a rotational mechanism.