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An animal-shaped autonomous mobile object comprising: a housing having a shape of an animal; a calculation section; and a motion controller that causes the housing to perform a motion corresponding to a type of a calculation process that the calculation section is executing, characterised in that, in a case where a calculation process that the calculation section is executing is a process of creating map information or a process of estimating a position of the animal-shaped autonomous mobile object, the motion controller causes the housing to perform a marking motion being a motion that lifts a hind leg part (14C, 14D) of the housing. a housing having a shape of an animal; a calculation section; and a motion controller that causes the housing to perform a motion corresponding to a type of a calculation process that the calculation section is executing, characterised in that, in a case where a calculation process that the calculation section is executing is a process of creating map information or a process of estimating a position of the animal-shaped autonomous mobile object, the motion controller causes the housing to perform a marking motion being a motion that lifts a hind leg part (14C, 14D) of the housing.
A method of calibrating a camera and a laser scanner for their sensor fusion, wherein the camera records a camera image of a scene and the laser scanner at least partly scans the scene with a scanning beam and records a remission image from the respective angular position of the scanning beam and from the intensity determined at the angular position of the scanning beam remitted from the scene, wherein an offset and/or a relative orientation between the camera and the laser scanner is determined from a comparison of the camera image and the remission image, wherein distances are determined by the laser scanner with respect to the remission image, characterized in that, for the comparison, despite the original data of the camera image and the remission image being only two-dimensional, a correspondence search for 3D-3D-corresponding features in the camera image and in the remission image is carried out in three-dimensional space by reconstructing distances with respect to the camera image.
A system for melting a raw material, comprising: a vessel made of electrically conductive material, configured and dimensioned for the raw material to be introduced and melted therein; a plasma arc torch configured to melt at least some of the raw material when the raw material is disposed within the vessel to thereby create a molten portion of the material; a power supply configured to supply power to the plasma arc torch such that the plasma arc torch can thereby melt the raw material, wherein the power supply is a direct current power supply and the plasma arc torch is configured to use direct current to melt the material; and an inductor, physically disposed adjacent the vessel, and configured to effect electromagnetic stirring of the molten material by interacting with a current of the plasma arc torch in operation, characterized in that the inductor is configured to be electrically disposed in series with the vessel in operation and is not connected to any additional power source, wherein the system further comprises a switch, configured to switch the system between: a first configuration in which the inductor is in series with the vessel; and a second configuration in which the inductor is electrically bypassed and is not in series with the vessel, and wherein power to the plasma arc torch is not discontinued. a vessel made of electrically conductive material, configured and dimensioned for the raw material to be introduced and melted therein; a plasma arc torch configured to melt at least some of the raw material when the raw material is disposed within the vessel to thereby create a molten portion of the material; a power supply configured to supply power to the plasma arc torch such that the plasma arc torch can thereby melt the raw material, wherein the power supply is a direct current power supply and the plasma arc torch is configured to use direct current to melt the material; and an inductor, physically disposed adjacent the vessel, and configured to effect electromagnetic stirring of the molten material by interacting with a current of the plasma arc torch in operation, characterized in that the inductor is configured to be electrically disposed in series with the vessel in operation and is not connected to any additional power source, wherein the system further comprises a switch, configured to switch the system between: a first configuration in which the inductor is in series with the vessel; and a second configuration in which the inductor is electrically bypassed and is not in series with the vessel, and wherein power to the plasma arc torch is not discontinued. a first configuration in which the inductor is in series with the vessel; and a second configuration in which the inductor is electrically bypassed and is not in series with the vessel, and wherein power to the plasma arc torch is not discontinued.
A method of rendering a light effect in a lighting system, wherein the lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting devices, wherein each of said plurality of lighting devices is associated with an own coverage area and is arranged for rendering a light effect within its own coverage area, wherein said plurality of lighting devices in said lighting system are provided such that the corresponding coverage areas associated to the lighting devices are adjacent to each other, wherein each of said plurality of lighting devices is further associated with an own observing area and comprises a camera arranged for observing its own observing area, wherein for each of said plurality of lighting devices the respective observing area covers at least its corresponding coverage area and overlaps with a part of the coverage area of at least one adjacent lighting device in said lighting system, said method comprising the steps of: - detecting by the camera of a lighting device of said plurality of lighting devices an incoming light effect within its corresponding observing area, said incoming light effect being rendered by an adjacent lighting device in said lighting system, wherein said adjacent lighting device is one of said plurality of lighting devices whose coverage area is adjacent to the coverage area of said lighting device; wherein the incoming light effect is a moving light effect with a speed and a trajectory and said step of detecting comprises detecting the direction and the speed of said incoming light effect; - determining, by said lighting device, that said incoming light effect is to enter the coverage area of said lighting device at a first entry location of said coverage area, wherein said step of determining comprises determining said first entry location by extrapolating the trajectory of the detected incoming light effect; - taking over, by said lighting device, said incoming light effect, by rendering, by said lighting device a light effect directed to a second entry location of said coverage area. - detecting by the camera of a lighting device of said plurality of lighting devices an incoming light effect within its corresponding observing area, said incoming light effect being rendered by an adjacent lighting device in said lighting system, wherein said adjacent lighting device is one of said plurality of lighting devices whose coverage area is adjacent to the coverage area of said lighting device; wherein the incoming light effect is a moving light effect with a speed and a trajectory and said step of detecting comprises detecting the direction and the speed of said incoming light effect; - determining, by said lighting device, that said incoming light effect is to enter the coverage area of said lighting device at a first entry location of said coverage area, wherein said step of determining comprises determining said first entry location by extrapolating the trajectory of the detected incoming light effect; - taking over, by said lighting device, said incoming light effect, by rendering, by said lighting device a light effect directed to a second entry location of said coverage area.
Apparatus for providing a laser shot file for use in a laser, preferably an excimer laser preferably for performing a refractive laser treatment of an eye or for producing a customized contact lens or an intraocular lens comprising: a) means for providing information with respect to a desired ablation profile; b) means for calculating a first series of laser shot positions based on the desired ablation profile; c) means for generating a simulated ablation profile using said first series of laser shot positions and using information about the energy distribution over a pulse of a single laser shot; d) means for comparing the simulated ablation profile with the desired ablation profile and determining residual structures; e) means for calculating a second series of laser shot positions based on the desired ablation profile and the determined residual structures, wherein the desired ablation profile is calculated based on wavefront information obtained for the eye to be treated, wherein the wavefront information is given in Zernike coefficients, wherein the wavefront information is given as a wavefront of nth-order and wherein said first series of laser shot positions is calculated based on said nth-order wavefront, wherein the difference between the simulated ablation profile and the desired ablation profile is determined by calculating the difference of the simulated wavefront and the desired wavefront to obtain a residual wavefront, wherein the residual wavefront is described with Zernike coefficients, wherein for the following iteration the residual wavefront is added to the previously calculated wavefront, wherein the difference of the simulated and the desired wavefront is filtered to obtain low and/or high spatial frequencies by calculating Zernike coefficients up to the order N' and wherein in each iteration step a respective N'th order of the Zernike coefficients is used and wherein N' = n-2* iteration_counter, with n being the order of the wavefront information and iteration_counter = number of iteration. a) means for providing information with respect to a desired ablation profile; b) means for calculating a first series of laser shot positions based on the desired ablation profile; c) means for generating a simulated ablation profile using said first series of laser shot positions and using information about the energy distribution over a pulse of a single laser shot; d) means for comparing the simulated ablation profile with the desired ablation profile and determining residual structures; e) means for calculating a second series of laser shot positions based on the desired ablation profile and the determined residual structures,
A tubular outer film for a hose liner of a pipe renovation system, characterized in that, as one feature, - silver-colored pigments are introduced into at least two layers (2a, 2e) of the outer film, or - a metallization is applied to each of the two outer layers of the outer film, or - silver-colored pigments are introduced into at least one layer of the outer film and a metallization is applied to an outer layer of the outer film, and that, as another feature, at least one UV absorber is embedded in at least one or more layers (2b, 2d) of the outer film, so that by coordinating the layer thicknesses and the overall thickness of the outer film, the entire outer film is less than 0.1% permeable to UV and visible light in a wavelength range from 200 to 800 nm, and is perceived by an observer as opaque, non-transparent, and visually impermeable, and the UV and visible radiation in a range from 200 to 800 nm, particularly 300 nm and above, is reflected at a rate of more than 20%. - silver-colored pigments are introduced into at least two layers (2a, 2e) of the outer film, or - a metallization is applied to each of the two outer layers of the outer film, or - silver-colored pigments are introduced into at least one layer of the outer film and a metallization is applied to an outer layer of the outer film,
Filling device for a concrete mixing plant having a feed hopper (1, 2) for an aggregate and a multi-part transport system for conveying the aggregate from an outlet of the feed hopper (1, 2) to an inlet of a multi-chamber silo, wherein the multi-part transport system comprises an initial transport device, a central transport device and a final transport device in a staggered arrangement, wherein the filling device has at least two feed hoppers (1, 2) and the initial transport device is designed to convey aggregate from the outlets of the at least two feed hoppers (1, 2) in the direction of the central transport device; wherein the filling device has a material detector in the area of the initial transport device for recognising complete emptying of the at least two feed hoppers (1, 2); wherein the initial transport device has a belt conveyor, wherein the initial transport device has at least two transfer devices, and wherein the material detector is arranged on the belt conveyor in the area of the at least two transfer devices, in particular in the conveying direction directly after the at least two transfer devices; characterised in that the final transport device has a distribution device that can be rotated clockwise and anti-clockwise about a vertical axis and can be reversed; and in that the filling device has a control unit designed to recognise a complete emptying of a feed hopper (1, 2) by means of a signal from the material sensor, to determine a run-on time, and to initiate a readjustment of the distribution device after the run-on time has elapsed, wherein the direction of rotation of the distribution device about the vertical axis and the conveying direction of the distribution device are determined as part of the readjustment of the distribution device, taking into account the actual position and the target position, such that the required angle of rotation about the vertical axis is minimised. the final transport device has a distribution device that can be rotated clockwise and anti-clockwise about a vertical axis and can be reversed; and in that the filling device has a control unit designed to recognise a complete emptying of a feed hopper (1, 2) by means of a signal from the material sensor, to determine a run-on time, and to initiate a readjustment of the distribution device after the run-on time has elapsed, wherein the direction of rotation of the distribution device about the vertical axis and the conveying direction of the distribution device are determined as part of the readjustment of the distribution device, taking into account the actual position and the target position, such that the required angle of rotation about the vertical axis is minimised.
An isolated or purified T cell receptor comprising amino acid sequences comprising SEQ ID NOs: 13-18 and having antigenic specificity for synovial sarcoma X Breakpoint -2 (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein the TCR also recognizes SSX-3 (SEQ ID NO: 3), SSX-4 (SEQ ID NO: 4), SSX-5 (SEQ ID NO: 5), SSX-9 (SEQ ID NO: 6), and SSX-10 (SEQ ID NO: 7).
A method of processing an object to be processed comprising the steps of: forming first modified regions within the object along each of first lines along which the object is intended to be cut and which extend in a first direction in the object by irradiating the object to be processed with a laser light from a laser light entrance face of the object, a light-converging point of the laser light being positioned within the object such that the first modified regions are formed within the object, away from the laser light entrance face and a rear face of the object; and forming second modified regions within the object along each of second lines along which the object is intended to be cut and which extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the object by irradiating the object to be processed with a laser light from the same laser light entrance face of the object, the light-converging point of the laser light being positioned within the object such that the second modified regions are formed within the object, away from the laser light entrance face and the rear face of the object; wherein the first modified regions are formed first and are formed to be further from the laser light entrance face of the object in the thickness direction of the object than the second modified regions which are formed after the formation of the first modified regions. forming first modified regions within the object along each of first lines along which the object is intended to be cut and which extend in a first direction in the object by irradiating the object to be processed with a laser light from a laser light entrance face of the object, a light-converging point of the laser light being positioned within the object such that the first modified regions are formed within the object, away from the laser light entrance face and a rear face of the object; and forming second modified regions within the object along each of second lines along which the object is intended to be cut and which extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the object by irradiating the object to be processed with a laser light from the same laser light entrance face of the object, the light-converging point of the laser light being positioned within the object such that the second modified regions are formed within the object, away from the laser light entrance face and the rear face of the object; wherein the first modified regions are formed first and are formed to be further from the laser light entrance face of the object in the thickness direction of the object than the second modified regions which are formed after the formation of the first modified regions.
A method for decentralized identity management of users, having: - a deterministic generating of a secret key in dependence on a start information; - an encrypting of subsets of supplied user information by means of the secret key such that all user information items is encrypted; - a discarding of the secret key; - a distributed storing of the encrypted subsets of the user information items; and - a regenerating of the secret key for the decrypting of at least one of the encrypted subsets of the supplied user information items. - a deterministic generating of a secret key in dependence on a start information; - an encrypting of subsets of supplied user information by means of the secret key such that all user information items is encrypted; - a discarding of the secret key; - a distributed storing of the encrypted subsets of the user information items; and - a regenerating of the secret key for the decrypting of at least one of the encrypted subsets of the supplied user information items.
A method for detecting mechanical defects of a Silicon or Germanium based semiconductor device, in particular a solar cell or solar cell arrangement, having at least one pn-junction in a semiconductor layer formed of a semiconductor material with an indirect band junction, wherein - a voltage is applied to the at least one pn-junction for operating the pn-junction in a transmitting direction, - the radiation behavior of the semiconductor layer generated by the applied voltage is optically detected and analyzed at least for partial regions of the semiconductor layer, wherein - the radiation behavior of the semiconductor layer is automatically examined for abrupt, substantially one-dimensional changes of intensity along the semiconductor layer, and detected changes of intensity are identified as mechanical defects of the semiconductor device, characterized in that an infrared filter is used for optically detecting the radiation behavior of the semiconductor layer, so that electromagnetic radiation in the spectral range with a wavelength lower than infrared is blocked, and/or the electroluminescence of one or more pn-junctions is selected by means of filter combinations adapted to the semiconductor material. - a voltage is applied to the at least one pn-junction for operating the pn-junction in a transmitting direction, - the radiation behavior of the semiconductor layer generated by the applied voltage is optically detected and analyzed at least for partial regions of the semiconductor layer, wherein - the radiation behavior of the semiconductor layer is automatically examined for abrupt, substantially one-dimensional changes of intensity along the semiconductor layer, and detected changes of intensity are identified as mechanical defects of the semiconductor device,
A method for 3D reconstruction of a scene, wherein an event camera is moved on a trajectory along the scene, wherein the event camera comprises a plurality of pixels that are configured to only output events e k in presence of brightness changes in the scene at the time t k they occur, wherein each event comprises the time t k at which it occurred, an address ( x k, y k) of the respective pixel that detected the brightness change, as well as a polarity value p k indicating the sign of the brightness change, wherein a plurality of successive events generated by the event camera along said trajectory are back-projected according to the viewpoint of the event camera as viewing rays through a discretized volume at a reference viewpoint of a virtual event camera associated to said plurality of events, wherein said discretized volume comprises voxels (V'), and wherein a score function f associated to the discretized volume is determined, which score function f is the number of back-projected viewing rays that pass through the respective voxel (V') with center X, and wherein said score function f is used to determine whether or not a 3D point of the 3D reconstruction of the scene is present in the respective voxel (V').
Method for manufacturing one or more shoe parts by injection moulding of a material onto a shoe upper mounted on a last and injecting said material into a mould comprising a vertically moveable bottom piston and side frames, said mould providing a chamber for injection moulding the shoe part(s) and for placing a shoe part shaping insert in said mould, characterised in that the insert comprises at least two separable insert parts, an upper insert part and a lower insert part, said upper and lower insert parts (50, 51) being an assembled unit during the injection of the injection material and at least one injection channel being provided in the region of the separation area between the at least two parts (50, 51), said insert being placed in the chamber and the injection material being injected through a sprue channel in the mould, into the injection channel(s) and into a cavity (36, 42), whereby the shoe part(s) is/are formed, said mould is opened after the injection material has cured and the insert is separated into the at least upper and lower insert parts (50, 51), thereby exposing the cured material in the injection channel(s).