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A walking assist device for assisting walking motion of a user having one affected leg and one sound leg, the walking assist device comprising: a controller; an actuator that is configured to apply torque to a knee joint of the affected leg; a reaction force sensor that is configured to detect reaction force which a foot of the affected leg receives from a floor; and an angle sensor that is configure to detect a hip joint angle of the affected leg around a pitch axis, wherein the controller is configured to: estimate a relative position of the foot of the affected leg with respect to a hip in a horizontal direction based on the detected hip joint angle; determine a timing at which the detected reaction force decreases below a predetermined reaction force while the estimated relative position of the foot is positioned backward from the hip at or more than a predetermined distance; and control the actuator to start applying the torque to the knee joint in the direction in which the torque swings a lower leg of the affected leg backward at the predetermined timing. a controller; an actuator that is configured to apply torque to a knee joint of the affected leg; a reaction force sensor that is configured to detect reaction force which a foot of the affected leg receives from a floor; and an angle sensor that is configure to detect a hip joint angle of the affected leg around a pitch axis, estimate a relative position of the foot of the affected leg with respect to a hip in a horizontal direction based on the detected hip joint angle; determine a timing at which the detected reaction force decreases below a predetermined reaction force while the estimated relative position of the foot is positioned backward from the hip at or more than a predetermined distance; and control the actuator to start applying the torque to the knee joint in the direction in which the torque swings a lower leg of the affected leg backward at the predetermined timing.
Tower made of wood, in particular for a wind power plant, wherein the tower is constructed from annular segments (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) made from several wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) and wherein the tower comprises at least two wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23), the wooden components (20, 21) being segments (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) placed on top of one another, wherein the wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) of the tower have a first outside and a second outside, wherein the wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) have end faces (45, 46), where they are joined to one another, wherein the wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) have at their end faces (45, 46) a toothing structure each, which comprises several toothing elements (25, 27) arranged adjacent to one another in the longitudinal direction of the end face (45, 46), wherein the toothing elements (25, 27) of the two wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) engage with one another and bound a gap formed between the wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) and at least partially filled with adhesive, characterised in that the wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) have at their end faces (45, 46) at least one longitudinal groove (47, 48, 49, 50) extending between the outsides (36, 37) of the wooden components (20, 21, 22, 23) of the tower, wherein the longitudinal grooves (47, 48, 49, 50) form at least one passage (51, 52), which runs through several mutually engaged toothing elements (25, 27) and extends over at least 80% of the height (h) of the toothing elements (25, 27).
An intermediate transfer member comprising a mixture of ingredients comprised of a biaryl polycarbonate and a polysiloxane, wherein the polysiloxane is a copolymer of a polyether and a polydimethylsiloxane, a copolymer of a polyester and a polydimethylsiloxane, a copolymer of a polyacrylate and a polydimethylsiloxane, or a copolymer of a polyester polyether and a polydimethylsiloxane.
A method for fabricating a printable semiconductor element connected to a mother wafer via alignment maintaining elements, said method comprising the steps of: providing said mother wafer having an external surface, said wafer comprising an inorganic semiconductor material; masking a selected region of said external surface by applying a mask; etching said external surface of said wafer, thereby generating a relief structure and at least one exposed surface of said inorganic semiconductor material, wherein said relief structure has a masked side and one or more unmasked sides; isotropic etching said exposed surfaces of said inorganic semiconductor material; and stopping etching of said exposed surfaces so that complete release of said relief structure is prevented, thereby fabricating said printable semiconductor element connected to said mother wafer via alignment maintaining elements, wherein said printable semiconductor element has a peanut shape or a ribbon shape with a first end and a second end, wherein said alignment maintaining elements connect said first and second ends of said printable semiconductor element to said mother wafer. providing said mother wafer having an external surface, said wafer comprising an inorganic semiconductor material; masking a selected region of said external surface by applying a mask; etching said external surface of said wafer, thereby generating a relief structure and at least one exposed surface of said inorganic semiconductor material, wherein said relief structure has a masked side and one or more unmasked sides; isotropic etching said exposed surfaces of said inorganic semiconductor material; and stopping etching of said exposed surfaces so that complete release of said relief structure is prevented, thereby fabricating said printable semiconductor element connected to said mother wafer via alignment maintaining elements, wherein said printable semiconductor element has a peanut shape or a ribbon shape with a first end and a second end, wherein said alignment maintaining elements connect said first and second ends of said printable semiconductor element to said mother wafer.
Method for reconstruction of temporal wavefront changes for use in an optical system comprising: measuring the distribution function of the light intensity, e.g. the two-dimensional distribution function of the light intensity, in at least two different images taken at different times, wherein said images are taken in the same optical plane of the optical system, identifying at least one image as intra-time image and at least one image as extra-time image, wherein said identifying is carried out on the basis that the intra-time image is taken at a time before the extra-time image is taken, applying a wavefront phase retrieval algorithm to the intra-time and extra-time image(s) for reconstructing temporal wavefront changes that occurred between the times at which said images were taken, said wavefront phase retrieval algorithm comprising a step of relating the wavefront phase φ in the cross-sections of the incoming light beam to the rate of change in the beam intensity I according to φ x y z t φt ≈ I x, y, z, t + δt − I x y z t, wherein I ( x, y, z, t + δt) and I ( x, y, z, t) are the measured intensities in the extra-time image taken at time t = t + δt and in the intra-time image taken at time t, and wherein x,y,z are coordinates in an orthogonal coordinate system for the optical system, wherein the Z-axis is aligned with the optical axis. measuring the distribution function of the light intensity, e.g. the two-dimensional distribution function of the light intensity, in at least two different images taken at different times, wherein said images are taken in the same optical plane of the optical system, identifying at least one image as intra-time image and at least one image as extra-time image, wherein said identifying is carried out on the basis that the intra-time image is taken at a time before the extra-time image is taken, applying a wavefront phase retrieval algorithm to the intra-time and extra-time image(s) for reconstructing temporal wavefront changes that occurred between the times at which said images were taken, said wavefront phase retrieval algorithm comprising a step of relating the wavefront phase φ in the cross-sections of the incoming light beam to the rate of change in the beam intensity I according to φ x y z t φt ≈ I x, y, z, t + δt − I x y z t, wherein I ( x, y, z, t + δt) and I ( x, y, z, t) are the measured intensities in the extra-time image taken at time t = t + δt and in the intra-time image taken at time t, and wherein x,y,z are coordinates in an orthogonal coordinate system for the optical system, wherein the Z-axis is aligned with the optical axis.
A method of manufacturing a composite bushing, the method comprising: providing a fiberglass reinforced plastics tube; performing primer coating on the FRP tube; providing a thin-film ultra high frequency sensor on the FRP tube within the FRP tube; and providing a silicon rubber on the thin-film UHF sensor. providing a fiberglass reinforced plastics tube; performing primer coating on the FRP tube; providing a thin-film ultra high frequency sensor on the FRP tube within the FRP tube; and providing a silicon rubber on the thin-film UHF sensor.
A process for selectively removal of deflocculated sludge, being a liquid containing material resulting from a process of floc disruption into smaller fragments or fine particles eroded from sludge flocs by shear forces, below a pre-selected size, wherein said pre-selected size is 15 micron, such as 10 micron, preferably 5 micron, from a sludge mixed liquor, the process comprising: - a first separation in which at least a fraction of said sludge mixed liquor is separated into fractions including: - a first fraction containing sludge flocs, and - a second fraction containing deflocculated sludge; - a second separation separating at least a fraction of the second fraction into fractions including: - a third fraction containing a less amount of, such as substantially no, deflocculated sludge, and - a fourth fraction containing a higher amount, such as substantially all of the deflocculated sludge contained in the second fraction; wherein the process further comprising - feeding the first fraction and the third fraction into said sludge mixed liquor, and - the fourth fraction is fed to a storage capacity, a biogas production facility, or is dewatered and disposed of. - a first separation in which at least a fraction of said sludge mixed liquor is separated into fractions including: - a first fraction containing sludge flocs, and - a second fraction containing deflocculated sludge; - a first fraction containing sludge flocs, and - a second fraction containing deflocculated sludge; - a second separation separating at least a fraction of the second fraction into fractions including: - a third fraction containing a less amount of, such as substantially no, deflocculated sludge, and - a fourth fraction containing a higher amount, such as substantially all of the deflocculated sludge contained in the second fraction; wherein the process further comprising - a third fraction containing a less amount of, such as substantially no, deflocculated sludge, and - a fourth fraction containing a higher amount, such as substantially all of the deflocculated sludge contained in the second fraction; - feeding the first fraction and the third fraction into said sludge mixed liquor, and - the fourth fraction is fed to a storage capacity, a biogas production facility, or is dewatered and disposed of.
An environmental-analysis system for determining suitability for a maser for use in an environment, the environmental-analysis system comprising: a plurality of environmental sensors located to take environmental characteristics of the environment; a processor configured to receive a plurality of environmental data inputs from the plurality of environmental sensors indicative of a plurality of different environmental characteristics of an environment; a database comprising a plurality of reference-environment data sets, each reference-environment data set respectively comprising at least one maser sensitivity coefficient of a different maser for the said plurality of different environmental characteristics in a reference environment; a plurality of environmental-modifier data sets each environmental-modifier data set comprising data indicative of a change to the or each maser sensitivity coefficient of the respective different masers in response to changes to the environmental characteristics with respect to the reference environment; the processor comprising a maser-suitability determinator for generating environmental-suitability data indicative of a suitability of the maser for use in the environment based on one of the plurality of reference-environment data sets, one of the plurality of environmental-modifier data sets, and the plurality of environmental data inputs; characterized by an output circuit for providing a data output based on the environmental-suitability data of each different maser in the environment in the absence of the maser. a plurality of environmental sensors located to take environmental characteristics of the environment; a processor configured to receive a plurality of environmental data inputs from the plurality of environmental sensors indicative of a plurality of different environmental characteristics of an environment; a database comprising a plurality of reference-environment data sets, each reference-environment data set respectively comprising at least one maser sensitivity coefficient of a different maser for the said plurality of different environmental characteristics in a reference environment; a plurality of environmental-modifier data sets each environmental-modifier data set comprising data indicative of a change to the or each maser sensitivity coefficient of the respective different masers in response to changes to the environmental characteristics with respect to the reference environment; the processor comprising a maser-suitability determinator for generating environmental-suitability data indicative of a suitability of the maser for use in the environment based on one of the plurality of reference-environment data sets, one of the plurality of environmental-modifier data sets, and the plurality of environmental data inputs; characterized by an output circuit for providing a data output based on the environmental-suitability data of each different maser in the environment in the absence of the maser.
An adjustable stair forming apparatus, to form a flight of stairs of a settable material, each stair of said flight including a tread and a riser, said apparatus comprising or including, a frame, a plurality of forming units to receive the settable material, each forming unit reconfigurably mounted from said frame in: (a) a pivotal manner about an axis parallel to pivot axes of the other forming units, said axis extending in a direction parallel to the width direction of the flight of stairs to be formed, and (b) a translational manner in a direction perpendicular to the width direction each of said forming units comprising, (a) a tread forming member defining a tread forming surface with an upper edge substantially parallel to a lower edge, and (b) a riser forming member defining a riser forming surface with a first edge bearing on the tread forming member and disposed at or toward said upper edge, and a bearing edge parallel to and distal from said first edge, said riser forming surface at least in part co-extending in said width direction with said tread forming surface, said plurality of forming units each arranged relative said frame with said bearing edge of one said forming unit resting on a said tread forming surface of an adjacent said forming unit, said riser forming member adjustably mounted relative said tread forming member thereby allowing the angle between said riser forming surface and said tread forming surface for each forming unit to be varied differently, wherein prior to receiving said settable material, said forming units can be configured to a desired configuration, adjustment of said apparatus allowing forming of flights of stairs that differ in shape. (a) a pivotal manner about an axis parallel to pivot axes of the other forming units, said axis extending in a direction parallel to the width direction of the flight of stairs to be formed, and (b) a translational manner in a direction perpendicular to the width direction each of said forming units comprising, (a) a tread forming member defining a tread forming surface with an upper edge substantially parallel to a lower edge, and (b) a riser forming member defining a riser forming surface with a first edge bearing on the tread forming member and disposed at or toward said upper edge, and a bearing edge parallel to and distal from said first edge, said riser forming surface at least in part co-extending in said width direction with said tread forming surface,
A tobacco roaster, comprising a heating rod, a slidable cover, a smoke tube; wherein: the heating rod is retractable, and comprises a through hole and an air passage communicating with the through hole; the heating rod is configured to heat a tobacco material to produce smoke, and the smoke enters the air passage via the through hole; the slidable cover is disposed on a surface of the device, and is configured to control the heating rod to extend out of or retract into the device; the smoke tube is fixed in the device; characterized in that: the tobacco roaster further comprises a connecting sleeve, a guide tube, a fixed screw, and a sliding sleeve; the connecting sleeve comprises a thermal insulation material and is fixedly disposed between the heating rod and the guide tube; a lower end of the guide tube is removably disposed in the smoke tube, and the guide tube is movable with respect to the smoke tube; the connecting sleeve is disposed in the sliding sleeve; the fixed screw runs through the slidable cover and is screwed on the sliding sleeve thus fixing the connecting sleeve and the sliding sleeve; and the slidable cover is configured to drive the heating rod to move. the heating rod is retractable, and comprises a through hole and an air passage communicating with the through hole; the heating rod is configured to heat a tobacco material to produce smoke, and the smoke enters the air passage via the through hole; the slidable cover is disposed on a surface of the device, and is configured to control the heating rod to extend out of or retract into the device; the smoke tube is fixed in the device; the tobacco roaster further comprises a connecting sleeve, a guide tube, a fixed screw, and a sliding sleeve; the connecting sleeve comprises a thermal insulation material and is fixedly disposed between the heating rod and the guide tube; a lower end of the guide tube is removably disposed in the smoke tube, and the guide tube is movable with respect to the smoke tube; the connecting sleeve is disposed in the sliding sleeve; the fixed screw runs through the slidable cover and is screwed on the sliding sleeve thus fixing the connecting sleeve and the sliding sleeve; and the slidable cover is configured to drive the heating rod to move.
Torsional-vibration damper for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, comprising a primary element, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a secondary element, which is rotatable relative to the primary element counter to an energy store, wherein the energy store comprises a helical-compression-spring unit, wherein the helical-compression-spring unit is provided in a spring channel, and wherein the helical-compression-spring unit comprises an outer spring, wherein the outer spring is in the form of an bow spring, and wherein an inner spring is provided inside the outer spring and virtually coaxially with respect to the outer spring, wherein, in a state removed from the helical-compression-spring unit, the inner spring is in the form of a straight helical compression spring, wherein the inner spring has a winding direction which is opposite to a winding direction of the outer spring, and wherein, in a state fitted in the torsional-vibration damper, the inner spring is shorter than the outer spring by a value x, characterized in that the value x is less than or equal to the outer diameter (DaA) of the outer spring.
A mechanism for assisting in opening/closing a latch for a door leaf, the opening/closing assistance mechanism comprising an electric actuator configured to control a closing and an opening of the latch, the electric actuator being associated with a reducer comprising a drive means (18, 38) configured to perform a displacement stroke comprising a first stroke portion for opening the latch, and a second stroke portion for closing the latch, the reducer having a first reduction ratio on the first stroke portion, and a second reduction ratio on the second stroke portion, the first reduction ratio being different from the second reduction ratio, and preferably lower, in which the reducer comprises a first lever arm controlled in displacement by the drive means when the drive means performs the first stroke portion, and a second lever arm controlled in displacement by the drive means when the drive means performs the second stroke portion, the second lever arm being preferably shorter than the first lever arm, in which the reducer comprises a transmission means configured to be driven by the drive means, and to drive the first and second lever arms, in which the transmission means is a wheel whose displacement stroke is a rotation and/or the drive means is a wheel whose displacement stroke is a rotation, characterized in that the second lever arm is arranged on the transmission means so that the transmission means has an axis of rotation coinciding with the second axis of rotation of the second lever arm. in which the reducer comprises a first lever arm controlled in displacement by the drive means when the drive means performs the first stroke portion, and a second lever arm controlled in displacement by the drive means when the drive means performs the second stroke portion, the second lever arm being preferably shorter than the first lever arm, in which the reducer comprises a transmission means configured to be driven by the drive means, and to drive the first and second lever arms, in which the transmission means is a wheel whose displacement stroke is a rotation and/or the drive means is a wheel whose displacement stroke is a rotation, characterized in that the second lever arm is arranged on the transmission means so that the transmission means has an axis of rotation coinciding with the second axis of rotation of the second lever arm.