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A method of processing a first light field image comprising light field data of a scene captured by a light field camera with known configuration, wherein the light field data comprises angular information of the captured scene, the method comprising: rendering a first image from the light field data, corresponding to a first focal plane at which an object of the captured scene is in focus, selecting the object in the rendered image; applying a mask at least covering the pixels related to the edge of the selected object; deleting the pixels associated with the applied mask from the light field data, resulting in a first set of modified light field data; filling the pixels relating to the deleted pixels associated with the applied mask with data from the first set of modified light field data being relevant for the corresponding pixel position using the remaining angular information of the first set of modified light field data, resulting in a second set of modified light field data; and rendering a further image from the second set of modified light field data, corresponding to the first focal plane, characterized by constructing another image based on the pixel difference or a comparison between the first image and the further image; producing a further mask based on the pixels of the other image; extracting the pixels encompassed by the further mask in the light field data; and pasting the extracted pixels into a second light field image. rendering a first image from the light field data, corresponding to a first focal plane at which an object of the captured scene is in focus, selecting the object in the rendered image; applying a mask at least covering the pixels related to the edge of the selected object; deleting the pixels associated with the applied mask from the light field data, resulting in a first set of modified light field data; filling the pixels relating to the deleted pixels associated with the applied mask with data from the first set of modified light field data being relevant for the corresponding pixel position using the remaining angular information of the first set of modified light field data, resulting in a second set of modified light field data; and rendering a further image from the second set of modified light field data, corresponding to the first focal plane, characterized by constructing another image based on the pixel difference or a comparison between the first image and the further image; producing a further mask based on the pixels of the other image; extracting the pixels encompassed by the further mask in the light field data; and pasting the extracted pixels into a second light field image.
Household food preparation appliance comprising a base intended to be placed flat on a work surface, a lower arm connected to the base by a first hinge means and an upper arm connected to the lower arm by a second hinge means, with the upper arm comprising at least one drive mechanism rotated by a motor and intended to be coupled to a food processing accessory, with the drive mechanism opening at a lower face of the upper arm, said first hinge means allowing the lower arm to pivot on the base about a first axis X, known as the horizontal axis, parallel to the work surface, said second hinge means allowing the upper arm to pivot on the lower arm about an axis X' parallel to the work surface, characterised in that the first hinge means also allows the lower arm to pivot about a second axis Y, known as the vertical axis, perpendicular to the work surface.
A projection system for projecting signal data on a windscreen or side windows of a motor vehicle cabin, said system comprising: a light source arranged for emitting a beam a housing,, to be configured at an elevated position in the cabin, the housing comprising a digital mirror device,, the digital mirror device arranged to pattern the beam of the light source to project an image on at least a front and side window portion of the cabin; wherein part of the housing is shaped with a reflective surface that is optically inverse to the cabin window geometry, so that, when the digital mirror device projects a single image on said reflective surface surface, it is imaged on the windscreen and at least one of side windows. a light source arranged for emitting a beam a housing,, to be configured at an elevated position in the cabin, the housing comprising a digital mirror device,, the digital mirror device arranged to pattern the beam of the light source to project an image on at least a front and side window portion of the cabin; wherein part of the housing is shaped with a reflective surface that is optically inverse to the cabin window geometry, so that, when the digital mirror device projects a single image on said reflective surface surface, it is imaged on the windscreen and at least one of side windows.
Actuating device for the mechanical connection to a piston of a working cylinder, in particular master cylinder, of a hydraulic brake or clutch assembly, having - a piston rod which on one end has a piston rod foot, - a stop ring for the piston rod foot, which stop ring, in its interior, receives the piston rod with play, wherein the stop ring can be passed through by the piston rod foot in at least one angular position of the piston rod relative to the stop ring, and - a captive retention device for preventing such a passage through, which captive retention device has a main body and a clip device by means of which it is detachably fastened to the stop ring, wherein the clip device has at least one clip element (36, 38) with - a spring arm (40, 42) which is fastened to the main body and which extends through the interior of the stop ring parallel to the piston rod, and - a detent projection (44, 46) which is arranged on the spring arm (40, 42) and which, over an effective radial engaging-behind length L, engages behind that side of the stop ring which is situated opposite the main body, characterized in that, when the piston rod foot is abutting against the stop ring or against the clip element (36, 38), in the angular position which permits the passage through, the remaining play S of the arrangement composed of piston rod and at least one spring arm (44, 46) in the interior of the stop ring is smaller than the engaging-behind length L of the at least one detent projection (S < L). - a piston rod which on one end has a piston rod foot, - a stop ring for the piston rod foot, which stop ring, in its interior, receives the piston rod with play, wherein the stop ring can be passed through by the piston rod foot in at least one angular position of the piston rod relative to the stop ring, and - a captive retention device for preventing such a passage through, which captive retention device has a main body and a clip device by means of which it is detachably fastened to the stop ring, - a spring arm (40, 42) which is fastened to the main body and which extends through the interior of the stop ring parallel to the piston rod, and - a detent projection (44, 46) which is arranged on the spring arm (40, 42) and which, over an effective radial engaging-behind length L, engages behind that side of the stop ring which is situated opposite the main body, characterized in that, when the piston rod foot is abutting against the stop ring or against the clip element (36, 38), in the angular position which permits the passage through, the remaining play S of the arrangement composed of piston rod and at least one spring arm (44, 46) in the interior of the stop ring is smaller than the engaging-behind length L of the at least one detent projection (S < L).
Method of guiding a lightning to a lightning receptor of a rotor blade for a wind turbine, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - generating a vortex of airflow by means of a vortex generator, the vortex generator being located at the surface of the rotor blade, - generating a tip vortex by means of a vortex generator located at the tip section of the rotor blade, - the vortex which is generated by the vortex generator has a first rotational direction, - the tip vortex which is generated by the shape of the tip section of the rotor blade has a second rotational direction, and - the first rotational direction and the second rotational direction are substantially equal. - the first rotational direction of the vortex and the second rotational direction of the tip vortex merge to form a merged vortex - generating the merged vortex by rotating the wind turbine rotor blade - attracting the lightning by the merged vortex, and - guiding the lightning to the lightning receptor via the merged vortex. - generating a vortex of airflow by means of a vortex generator, the vortex generator being located at the surface of the rotor blade, - generating a tip vortex by means of a vortex generator located at the tip section of the rotor blade, - the vortex which is generated by the vortex generator has a first rotational direction, - the tip vortex which is generated by the shape of the tip section of the rotor blade has a second rotational direction, and - the first rotational direction and the second rotational direction are substantially equal. - the first rotational direction of the vortex and the second rotational direction of the tip vortex merge to form a merged vortex - generating the merged vortex by rotating the wind turbine rotor blade - attracting the lightning by the merged vortex, and - guiding the lightning to the lightning receptor via the merged vortex.
A guide device for a line, in particular for an energy guiding chain, wherein the line is displaceable in such a way that an upper portion thereof can be positioned over a lower portion, and both portions are connected together by an arcuate portion, wherein the guide device has guide walls which are disposed in laterally opposite relationship at least in one region for guiding the upper portion and/or the lower portion, which comprise laterally mutually opposite wall elements (1, 2, 45, 51) which respectively have two end faces (9, 10) facing away from each other in the longitudinal direction of the wall element (1, 2, 45, 51), an outside facing away from the laterally opposite wall element (1, 2, 45, 51), an inside facing towards the laterally opposite wall element (1, 2, 45, 51), a top side and an underside, wherein the wall elements (1, 2, 45, 51) forming a guide wall are connected together in the region of their front-side ends so that at their insides they form a continuous guide surface extending over the entire guide wall, wherein the wall elements (1, 2, 45, 51) are formed in one piece from plastic, and have first fixing means formed in one piece thereon in the region of their front-side ends for positively locking and/or force-locking fixing to an immediately adjacent wall element (1, 2, 45, 51) against separation from same and pivotal movement with respect thereto in any direction, characterised in that the wall elements (1, 2, 45, 51) have limbs (26, 27) which are directed in the region of their front-side ends towards the oppositely disposed wall element (1, 2, 45, 51) and which can be connected together by the interposition of an intermediate limb, and that the adjacent limbs (26, 27) of two immediately adjacent wall elements (1, 2, 45, 51) together form a latching means for connection to an intermediate limb.
Method for installing and uninstalling a conveyor belt on drive rollers by the intermediary of an endless support belt stretched over these drive rollers, in particular a conveyor belt of a checkout counter, for the purpose of providing a scrolling of this conveyor belt which has an outer face, an inner face and two free transversal ends, wherein: a. in order to carry out the installation of said conveyor belt which comprises a support sheet of which one face comprises a polyurethane coating that bears a printed image which is covered with a mixture of materials that protect this image, a portion (15, 15a) of this conveyor belt is determined at each one of its two transversal ends (14, 14a) then this conveyor belt being positioned longitudinally and stretched over said support belt and said two transversal ends being brought in juxtaposition, said two portions of conveyor belt are fastened between them by fastening them to the support belt, b. for carrying out the uninstallation, the portions of conveyor belt are detached and the latter is eliminated, characterised in that the fastening of the conveyor belt to the support belt takes place only on a single surface of which the length, determined according to the longitudinal axis of the belt, is at most 100 mm while the width is equivalent to the width of the belt in question. a. in order to carry out the installation of said conveyor belt which comprises a support sheet of which one face comprises a polyurethane coating that bears a printed image which is covered with a mixture of materials that protect this image, a portion (15, 15a) of this conveyor belt is determined at each one of its two transversal ends (14, 14a) then this conveyor belt being positioned longitudinally and stretched over said support belt and said two transversal ends being brought in juxtaposition, said two portions of conveyor belt are fastened between them by fastening them to the support belt, b. for carrying out the uninstallation, the portions of conveyor belt are detached and the latter is eliminated,
A method of operating a terminal (403, 405, 407, 409), comprising: receiving a frame from an access point, wherein the frame comprises a very high throughput signal, VHT-SIG, field (442; 452), a medium access control, MAC, frame, and a corresponding data field (443; 453), wherein the MAC frame comprises MAC header comprising information indicating whether additional data is to be transmitted to the terminal, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the VHT-SIG field comprises information indicating whether the access point allows a terminal in a transmission opportunity, TXOP, power saving mode to enter a doze state during a TXOP duration. receiving a frame from an access point, wherein the frame comprises a very high throughput signal, VHT-SIG, field (442; 452), a medium access control, MAC, frame, and a corresponding data field (443; 453), wherein the MAC frame comprises MAC header comprising information indicating whether additional data is to be transmitted to the terminal, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the VHT-SIG field comprises information indicating whether the access point allows a terminal in a transmission opportunity, TXOP, power saving mode to enter a doze state during a TXOP duration.
An apparatus, comprising: a video encoder for encoding image data for a picture in a single encoding pass using rate control, wherein the rate control involves defining a quantization step size value and a rounding offset value and refining at least the rounding offset value for the picture, wherein a rounding offset value is defined initially as a first value, wherein the quantization step size value is defined based on modeling a target number of bits for the picture using said first value of the rounding offset value, the apparatus being characterized in that the rounding offset value is refined by using a linear combination according to: ln R q s = k s × s + k q × q + c where R is the target number of bits for the picture, s is the refined rounding offset value, q is the quantization step size, k s, k q and c are constants, and in that the image data is encoded responsive to the quantization step size value and the refined rounding offset value. a video encoder for encoding image data for a picture in a single encoding pass using rate control, wherein the rate control involves defining a quantization step size value and a rounding offset value and refining at least the rounding offset value for the picture, wherein a rounding offset value is defined initially as a first value, wherein the quantization step size value is defined based on modeling a target number of bits for the picture using said first value of the rounding offset value, the apparatus being characterized in that the rounding offset value is refined by using a linear combination according to: ln R q s = k s × s + k q × q + c where R is the target number of bits for the picture, s is the refined rounding offset value, q is the quantization step size, k s, k q and c are constants, and in that the image data is encoded responsive to the quantization step size value and the refined rounding offset value. where R is the target number of bits for the picture, s is the refined rounding offset value, q is the quantization step size, k s, k q and c are constants, and in that the image data is encoded responsive to the quantization step size value and the refined rounding offset value.
Needle loom for needling a textile planar structure, comprising: at least one needle beam which is disposed in a needling zone and on which at least one needle board is disposed, wherein a multiplicity of needles protrude from the at least one needle board; at least one drive device for the at least one needle beam, said drive device being designed to move the at least one needle beam at least in a reciprocating up and down lift movement; and upper and lower supporting and guiding means (10, 12) for the textile planar structure, said supporting and guiding means (10, 12) extending at least in the region of the needling zone, wherein an intermediate space for the textile planar structure to pass through is formed between the upper supporting and guiding means and the lower supporting and guiding means; wherein the upper supporting and guiding means are in each case formed by a multiplicity of tensioned wires disposed in parallel, upper passage openings for the needles of the at least one needle board being disposed therebetween; and wherein the lower supporting and guiding means are in each case formed by a multiplicity of tensioned wires disposed in parallel, lower passage openings for the needles of the at least one needle board being disposed therebetween; characterized in that the wires of the upper and the lower supporting and guiding means (10, 12) are mounted in such a manner that said wires are immovable in a conveying direction of the needle loom. at least one needle beam which is disposed in a needling zone and on which at least one needle board is disposed, wherein a multiplicity of needles protrude from the at least one needle board; at least one drive device for the at least one needle beam, said drive device being designed to move the at least one needle beam at least in a reciprocating up and down lift movement; and upper and lower supporting and guiding means (10, 12) for the textile planar structure, said supporting and guiding means (10, 12) extending at least in the region of the needling zone, wherein an intermediate space for the textile planar structure to pass through is formed between the upper supporting and guiding means and the lower supporting and guiding means; wherein the upper supporting and guiding means are in each case formed by a multiplicity of tensioned wires disposed in parallel, upper passage openings for the needles of the at least one needle board being disposed therebetween; and wherein the lower supporting and guiding means are in each case formed by a multiplicity of tensioned wires disposed in parallel, lower passage openings for the needles of the at least one needle board being disposed therebetween; characterized in that the wires of the upper and the lower supporting and guiding means (10, 12) are mounted in such a manner that said wires are immovable in a conveying direction of the needle loom.
A heating system for heating of a feed gas, said heating system comprising: - a supply of feed gas; - a structured body arranged for heating of said feed gas, said structured body comprising a macroscopic structure of electrically conductive material; - a pressure shell housing said structured body, said pressure shell comprising an inlet for letting in said feed gas and an outlet for letting out heated gas, wherein said inlet is positioned so that said feed gas enters said structured body in a first end of said structured body and said heated gas exits said structured body from a second end of said structured body; - a heat insulation layer between said structured body and said pressure shell; - at least two conductors electrically connected to said structured body and to an electrical power supply placed outside said pressure shell, wherein said electrical power supply is dimensioned to heat at least part of said structured body to a temperature of at least 400°C by passing an electrical current through said macroscopic structure, wherein said at least two conductors are connected to the structured body at a position on the structured body closer to said first end of said structured body than to said second end of said structured body, and wherein the structured body is constructed to direct an electrical current to run from one conductor substantially to the second end of the structured body and return to a second of said at least two conductors; and, - an outlet for heated gas. - a supply of feed gas; - a structured body arranged for heating of said feed gas, said structured body comprising a macroscopic structure of electrically conductive material; - a pressure shell housing said structured body, said pressure shell comprising an inlet for letting in said feed gas and an outlet for letting out heated gas, wherein said inlet is positioned so that said feed gas enters said structured body in a first end of said structured body and said heated gas exits said structured body from a second end of said structured body; - a heat insulation layer between said structured body and said pressure shell; - at least two conductors electrically connected to said structured body and to an electrical power supply placed outside said pressure shell, wherein said electrical power supply is dimensioned to heat at least part of said structured body to a temperature of at least 400°C by passing an electrical current through said macroscopic structure, wherein said at least two conductors are connected to the structured body at a position on the structured body closer to said first end of said structured body than to said second end of said structured body, and wherein the structured body is constructed to direct an electrical current to run from one conductor substantially to the second end of the structured body and return to a second of said at least two conductors; and, - an outlet for heated gas.
A composition comprising at least one thioguanidine complex according to Formula: MQ a X 4-a where: M is a metal center chosen from Ti, Zr, or Hf; a is 1 or 2; each group Q of the at least one thioguanidine complex is a bidentate thioguanidine ligand bound to the metal center, the thioguanidine ligand having Formula (Ia) or Formula (Ib): each group R 1, R 2, and R 3 in the at least one thioguanidine complex is independently chosen from alkyl groups or aryl groups; each group Z 1 in the at least one thioguanidine complex is independently chosen from alkylene groups; if a = 2, groups R 3 of the two groups Q are optionally linked to each other through at least one covalent bond; and each X is covalently bonded or coordinated to the metal center and is independently chosen from alkyl groups, halides, or amides. M is a metal center chosen from Ti, Zr, or Hf; a is 1 or 2; each group Q of the at least one thioguanidine complex is a bidentate thioguanidine ligand bound to the metal center, the thioguanidine ligand having Formula (Ia) or Formula (Ib): each group R 1, R 2, and R 3 in the at least one thioguanidine complex is independently chosen from alkyl groups or aryl groups; each group Z 1 in the at least one thioguanidine complex is independently chosen from alkylene groups; if a = 2, groups R 3 of the two groups Q are optionally linked to each other through at least one covalent bond; and each X is covalently bonded or coordinated to the metal center and is independently chosen from alkyl groups, halides, or amides.