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An auxiliary device for dumpsters adapted to control the volume of the disposed waste, comprising: - a substantially tubular support which is adapted to be installed in an opening defined on the wall of a dumpster and has an open inlet end facing the outside of the dumpster and an open outlet end facing the inside of the dumpster, - a door applied to said inlet end and provided with automatically controlled opening/closing means, - an identification code reader, - at least a first series of sensors (26, 28, S1) which are arranged to monitor a first transit area crossed by the waste introduced in the dumpster through said tubular support, - a control unit, which is programmed to enable the opening of said door upon recognition of the identification code detected by the reader, characterized in that the first series of sensors is a first series of infrared sensors (26, 28, S1). in that it comprises at least one further infrared sensor arranged to monitor a second transit area that is spaced from said first transit area along the direction of insertion of the waste in the tubular support, and in that the control unit is programmed to determine the volume of the disposed waste on the basis of the number of infrared sensors that switch when the waste is introduced in the tubular support. - a substantially tubular support which is adapted to be installed in an opening defined on the wall of a dumpster and has an open inlet end facing the outside of the dumpster and an open outlet end facing the inside of the dumpster, - a door applied to said inlet end and provided with automatically controlled opening/closing means, - an identification code reader, - at least a first series of sensors (26, 28, S1) which are arranged to monitor a first transit area crossed by the waste introduced in the dumpster through said tubular support, - a control unit, which is programmed to enable the opening of said door upon recognition of the identification code detected by the reader, characterized in that the first series of sensors is a first series of infrared sensors (26, 28, S1). in that it comprises at least one further infrared sensor arranged to monitor a second transit area that is spaced from said first transit area along the direction of insertion of the waste in the tubular support, and in that the control unit is programmed to determine the volume of the disposed waste on the basis of the number of infrared sensors that switch when the waste is introduced in the tubular support.
A display device comprising: a display panel having a display area and a non-display area; a window disposed on the display panel; a bezel portion disposed on the window, the bezel portion at least partially overlapping the non-display area; and a photo-curable adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the window, wherein the display panel comprises: a first substrate; and a wiring unit comprising a plurality of wirings disposed on the first substrate, wherein the wiring unit has a wide gap portion defined by two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2), wherein a size of a gap between the two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2) in the wide gap portion is greater than a size of a gap between the two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2) on both sides of the wide gap portion, and wherein the wide gap portion at least partially overlaps the bezel portion and the adhesive layer, wherein the wide gap portion is an ultrasound inspection area configured to enable ultrasonic waves to be irradiated from the outside through the wide gap portion to reach the adhesive layer to determine a degree to which the adhesive layer has been cured. a display panel having a display area and a non-display area; a window disposed on the display panel; a bezel portion disposed on the window, the bezel portion at least partially overlapping the non-display area; and a photo-curable adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the window, wherein the display panel comprises: a first substrate; and a wiring unit comprising a plurality of wirings disposed on the first substrate, wherein the wiring unit has a wide gap portion defined by two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2), wherein a size of a gap between the two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2) in the wide gap portion is greater than a size of a gap between the two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2) on both sides of the wide gap portion, and wherein the wide gap portion at least partially overlaps the bezel portion and the adhesive layer, wherein the wide gap portion is an ultrasound inspection area configured to enable ultrasonic waves to be irradiated from the outside through the wide gap portion to reach the adhesive layer to determine a degree to which the adhesive layer has been cured. a first substrate; and a wiring unit comprising a plurality of wirings disposed on the first substrate, wherein the wiring unit has a wide gap portion defined by two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2), wherein a size of a gap between the two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2) in the wide gap portion is greater than a size of a gap between the two neighbouring wirings (W1 and W2) on both sides of the wide gap portion, and wherein the wide gap portion at least partially overlaps the bezel portion and the adhesive layer, wherein the wide gap portion is an ultrasound inspection area configured to enable ultrasonic waves to be irradiated from the outside through the wide gap portion to reach the adhesive layer to determine a degree to which the adhesive layer has been cured.
A speaker system for playback of audio content in a listening environment, the speaker system comprising: an enclosure; a plurality of individually addressable drivers placed within the enclosure and configured to project sound in at least two different directions relative to an axis of the enclosure, wherein the array of individually addressable audio drivers comprises an upward-firing driver configured to reflect sound off of a ceiling of the listening environment prior to the sound reaching a listener in the listening environment, in order to simulate the presence of a speaker at the ceiling of the listening environment; wherein a degree of tilt of the upward-firing driver is adjustable; and a partial rendering component provided within the enclosure and configured to receive audio streams from a central processor and generate speaker feed signals for transmission to the plurality of individually addressable drivers; wherein the audio streams comprise an object-based audio signal; wherein the partial rendering component comprises a virtualizer that is configured to derive a speaker feed signal for the upward-firing driver based on spatial reproduction information of the object-based audio signal. an enclosure; a plurality of individually addressable drivers placed within the enclosure and configured to project sound in at least two different directions relative to an axis of the enclosure, wherein the array of individually addressable audio drivers comprises an upward-firing driver configured to reflect sound off of a ceiling of the listening environment prior to the sound reaching a listener in the listening environment, in order to simulate the presence of a speaker at the ceiling of the listening environment; wherein a degree of tilt of the upward-firing driver is adjustable; and a partial rendering component provided within the enclosure and configured to receive audio streams from a central processor and generate speaker feed signals for transmission to the plurality of individually addressable drivers; wherein the audio streams comprise an object-based audio signal; wherein the partial rendering component comprises a virtualizer that is configured to derive a speaker feed signal for the upward-firing driver based on spatial reproduction information of the object-based audio signal.
A method of fabricating a composite part, comprising: producing a pre-consolidated thermoplastic laminate; feeding the pre-consolidated laminate substantially continuously through a forming zone; heating the pre-consolidated laminate to a temperature sufficient to allow forming of the laminate but below the melting temperature of the laminate; and incrementally (128; 130) forming features into sections of the heated laminate as the heated laminate is being fed through the forming zone, characterized in that incrementally forming features into sections of the heated laminate is performed by using a set of individual tool dies (38a-38g; 100; 101, 103; 108; 108a) to respectively mold portions of the features into the laminate, wherein incrementally forming features into sections of the heated laminate includes forming portions of the heated laminate over a mandrel (44; 72; 80; 90; 98; 107). producing a pre-consolidated thermoplastic laminate; feeding the pre-consolidated laminate substantially continuously through a forming zone; heating the pre-consolidated laminate to a temperature sufficient to allow forming of the laminate but below the melting temperature of the laminate; and incrementally (128; 130) forming features into sections of the heated laminate as the heated laminate is being fed through the forming zone, characterized in that incrementally forming features into sections of the heated laminate is performed by using a set of individual tool dies (38a-38g; 100; 101, 103; 108; 108a) to respectively mold portions of the features into the laminate, wherein incrementally forming features into sections of the heated laminate includes forming portions of the heated laminate over a mandrel (44; 72; 80; 90; 98; 107).
A component connection, with • a first component, • a male fixing element which projects from the first component, • a fastening claw which is clipped onto the male fixing element, wherein the fastening claw has an annulus portion which has a radial inner side, from which at least two flexurally elastic, tongue-like elements (8a, 8b, 8a', 8b') project obliquely inwards and upwards in the direction of an upper side of the fastening claw, wherein the tongue-like elements (8a, 8b, 8a', 8b') have free ends (8c, 8d) which define a middle, open region of the fastening claw into which the fixing element is introduced from an underside of the fastening claw and is clamped between the free ends (8c, 8d) of the tongue-like elements (8a, 8b, 8a', 8b'), characterised in that • the male fixing element has a first spherical or sphere-like portion which is connected directly to the first component and a second spherical or sphere-like portion adjoining the first portion, wherein • the free ends (8c, 8d) of the tongue-like elements (8a; 8b, 8a'; 8b') in a region between an upper side of the first component and an equatorial plane of the second portion lie obliquely from below and externally against the second portion. • a first component, • a male fixing element which projects from the first component, • a fastening claw which is clipped onto the male fixing element, wherein the fastening claw has an annulus portion which has a radial inner side, from which at least two flexurally elastic, tongue-like elements (8a, 8b, 8a', 8b') project obliquely inwards and upwards in the direction of an upper side of the fastening claw, wherein the tongue-like elements (8a, 8b, 8a', 8b') have free ends (8c, 8d) which define a middle, open region of the fastening claw into which the fixing element is introduced from an underside of the fastening claw and is clamped between the free ends (8c, 8d) of the tongue-like elements (8a, 8b, 8a', 8b'), characterised in that • the male fixing element has a first spherical or sphere-like portion which is connected directly to the first component and a second spherical or sphere-like portion adjoining the first portion, wherein • the free ends (8c, 8d) of the tongue-like elements (8a; 8b, 8a'; 8b') in a region between an upper side of the first component and an equatorial plane of the second portion lie obliquely from below and externally against the second portion.
An ultrasonic pipe measurement apparatus comprising: a plurality of ultrasonic transceivers (US1 to USn) discretely disposed on a pipe wall of a pipe; and a control unit configured to control the plurality of ultrasonic transceivers and detect a generation point of damage caused in the pipe based on an ultrasonic signal exchanged between the ultrasonic transceivers, characterized in that the control unit has operation modes including a search mode wherein an interval of transmitting an ultrasonic pulse is set relatively long, the search mode being adapted to detect a point of the damage and the approximate size of the damage, and a measurement mode adapted to accurately measure the size of the damage, the measurement mode allowing an ultrasonic pulse with an amplitude and a transmission interval sufficient for required accuracy to be transmitted; and the control unit is configured to maintain the operation mode to be the search mode when the size of the damage measured in the search mode is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold. a plurality of ultrasonic transceivers (US1 to USn) discretely disposed on a pipe wall of a pipe; and a control unit configured to control the plurality of ultrasonic transceivers and detect a generation point of damage caused in the pipe based on an ultrasonic signal exchanged between the ultrasonic transceivers, the control unit has operation modes including a search mode wherein an interval of transmitting an ultrasonic pulse is set relatively long, the search mode being adapted to detect a point of the damage and the approximate size of the damage, and a measurement mode adapted to accurately measure the size of the damage, the measurement mode allowing an ultrasonic pulse with an amplitude and a transmission interval sufficient for required accuracy to be transmitted; and the control unit is configured to maintain the operation mode to be the search mode when the size of the damage measured in the search mode is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
A flow-enhancing fabric extending in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction, the fabric comprising a plurality of fibre layers including a first fibre layer and a second fibre layer arranged upon each other, the first fibre layer comprising a first plurality of fibre bundles oriented in parallel in a first fibre direction and comprising a plurality of first glass fibre bundles and a number of first carbon fibre bundles, and the second fibre layer comprising a second plurality of fibre bundles oriented in parallel in a second fibre direction different from the first direction and comprising a plurality of second glass fibre bundles and a number of second carbon fibre bundles, so that at least a number of first carbon fibre bundles intersect and contact a number of second carbon fibre bundles, and the fabric further comprises a plurality of monofilaments arranged between the first and second fibre layer (10, 20) along the transverse direction of the fabric, the plurality of monofilaments each having a mutual spacing between them.
Method for manufacturing curved omega stringers of composite material, that comprises the following steps: - automatic tape lay up in an automated tape laying machine or in an automated fibre placement machine or in a fibre lay-up machine and automatic cutting of the contour, after which a straight preform with reinforcements is achieved, - flat forming to get an omega shape on the straight preform to transform it into a straight omega shaped preform, characterized in that it additionally comprises: - a curve forming step, in which the straight omega shaped preform is placed in a flexible tool comprising a longitudinally embedded stiff band and some laminate clamping means, the laminate clamping means located in the extremes of the flexible tool, the flexible tool being covered by mechanical closing means, such that the head of the straight omega shaped preform has reinforcements on both extremes, the reinforcements being hold by the laminate clamping means during the forming process, and afterwards the straight omega shaped preform is heated and transformed into a curved omega stringer. - automatic tape lay up in an automated tape laying machine or in an automated fibre placement machine or in a fibre lay-up machine and automatic cutting of the contour, after which a straight preform with reinforcements is achieved, - flat forming to get an omega shape on the straight preform to transform it into a straight omega shaped preform, - a curve forming step, in which the straight omega shaped preform is placed in a flexible tool comprising a longitudinally embedded stiff band and some laminate clamping means, the laminate clamping means located in the extremes of the flexible tool, the flexible tool being covered by mechanical closing means, such that the head of the straight omega shaped preform has reinforcements on both extremes, the reinforcements being hold by the laminate clamping means during the forming process, and afterwards the straight omega shaped preform is heated and transformed into a curved omega stringer.
A feature extracting device comprising: a binary pattern generating section configured to generate a local binary pattern for each of all pixels or partial pixels in an image, the local binary pattern is represented by a set of bit values indicating whether differences in pixel values between a center pixel and surrounding 8 neighbor pixels in a 3x3-pixel region are each equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; a weight generating section configured to determine a weight of each of the generated local binary patterns that depends on a sum of absolute values of the differences associated with the neighbor pixels; and a histogram generating section configured to add repetitively over all center pixels each determined weight to the corresponding local binary pattern to generate a histogram indicating a distribution of the local binary patterns generated from the image for use in an identifying section that identifies a predetermined object in the image, wherein each local binary pattern is a code having digital values arranged in a predetermined order, the digital values indicating whether differences between a center pixel and neighborhood pixels at predetermined positions relative thereto are equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold. a binary pattern generating section configured to generate a local binary pattern for each of all pixels or partial pixels in an image, the local binary pattern is represented by a set of bit values indicating whether differences in pixel values between a center pixel and surrounding 8 neighbor pixels in a 3x3-pixel region are each equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; a weight generating section configured to determine a weight of each of the generated local binary patterns that depends on a sum of absolute values of the differences associated with the neighbor pixels; and a histogram generating section configured to add repetitively over all center pixels each determined weight to the corresponding local binary pattern to generate a histogram indicating a distribution of the local binary patterns generated from the image for use in an identifying section that identifies a predetermined object in the image, wherein each local binary pattern is a code having digital values arranged in a predetermined order, the digital values indicating whether differences between a center pixel and neighborhood pixels at predetermined positions relative thereto are equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold.
An adjustable length brace, comprising: an adjustable length elongate and flexible one-piece body encircling portion, made of a soft fabric and having opposite first and second free ends (18a, 18b), first and second end portions (14, 16), each having a length shorter than the one-piece body encircling portion, the first end portion being releasably attachable to the first free end of the one-piece body encircling portion to extend therepast and the second end portion being releasably attachable to the second free end of the one-piece body encircling portion to extend therepast, the first and second end portions (14, 16) being connectable to one another; characterized by the first free end being capable of being folded to adjust the length of the first free end and the second free end being capable of being folded over to adjust the length of the second free end to enable the adjustment of the length of the one-piece body encircling portion such that the length of the entire brace is adjusted by adjusting the length-adjusted one-piece body encircling portion. an adjustable length elongate and flexible one-piece body encircling portion, made of a soft fabric and having opposite first and second free ends (18a, 18b), first and second end portions (14, 16), each having a length shorter than the one-piece body encircling portion, the first end portion being releasably attachable to the first free end of the one-piece body encircling portion to extend therepast and the second end portion being releasably attachable to the second free end of the one-piece body encircling portion to extend therepast, the first and second end portions (14, 16) being connectable to one another; characterized by the first free end being capable of being folded to adjust the length of the first free end and the second free end being capable of being folded over to adjust the length of the second free end to enable the adjustment of the length of the one-piece body encircling portion such that the length of the entire brace is adjusted by adjusting the length-adjusted one-piece body encircling portion.
A method of determining a pressure to achieve inflation of an occlusion device, the method comprising processing unit-implemented steps of: obtaining at least one medical image of an occlusion in a blood vessel; determining by an image processor one or more characteristics associated with the occlusion from the at least one medical image; and determining by an inflation pressure processor, the inflation pressure processor being identical to or different from the image processor, a pressure to be applied to the occlusion device based on the one or more characteristics associated with the occlusion, characterised in that determining the pressure to be applied to the occlusion device comprises: determining an actual diameter of the occluded blood vessel; determining a lumen diameter of the occluded blood vessel; wherein the lumen diameter is less than the actual diameter of the occluded blood vessel; determining a radial pressure applied by the occlusion device; wherein the radial pressure is determined based on at least one material property of the occlusion; and simulating a changed lumen diameter of the blood vessel based on the determined radial pressure. obtaining at least one medical image of an occlusion in a blood vessel; determining by an image processor one or more characteristics associated with the occlusion from the at least one medical image; and determining by an inflation pressure processor, the inflation pressure processor being identical to or different from the image processor, a pressure to be applied to the occlusion device based on the one or more characteristics associated with the occlusion, characterised in that determining the pressure to be applied to the occlusion device comprises: determining an actual diameter of the occluded blood vessel; determining a lumen diameter of the occluded blood vessel; wherein the lumen diameter is less than the actual diameter of the occluded blood vessel; determining a radial pressure applied by the occlusion device; wherein the radial pressure is determined based on at least one material property of the occlusion; and simulating a changed lumen diameter of the blood vessel based on the determined radial pressure.