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A method of power Doppler imaging comprising a feedback loop, wherein each repetition in the feedback loop comprises: receiving a plurality of temporally sequential frames of wall-filtered power Doppler signals; filtering the plurality of temporally sequential frames to identify low spatial frequency and high temporal frequency content, wherein the filtering is adapted to remove high spatial frequency content from each of the temporally sequential frames and produce filtered frames having low spatial frequency content; determining a temporal responsiveness between the filtered frames for every spatial location in the temporally sequential frames by calculating a change in signal strength between the filtered frames; computing adjustment parameters based on the temporal responsiveness for suppressing low spatial frequency and high temporal frequency content from at least one of the temporally sequential frames, wherein the adjustment parameters comprise a gain adjustment or a blending coefficient or a weighting; applying the adjustment parameters to at least one of the plurality of temporally sequential frames to produce an adjusted output frame with suppressed low spatial frequency and high temporal frequency content, wherein the adjusted output frame is included in a subsequent plurality of temporally sequential frames; and generating a power Doppler image based, at least in part, on the adjusted output frame. receiving a plurality of temporally sequential frames of wall-filtered power Doppler signals; filtering the plurality of temporally sequential frames to identify low spatial frequency and high temporal frequency content, wherein the filtering is adapted to remove high spatial frequency content from each of the temporally sequential frames and produce filtered frames having low spatial frequency content; determining a temporal responsiveness between the filtered frames for every spatial location in the temporally sequential frames by calculating a change in signal strength between the filtered frames; computing adjustment parameters based on the temporal responsiveness for suppressing low spatial frequency and high temporal frequency content from at least one of the temporally sequential frames, wherein the adjustment parameters comprise a gain adjustment or a blending coefficient or a weighting; applying the adjustment parameters to at least one of the plurality of temporally sequential frames to produce an adjusted output frame with suppressed low spatial frequency and high temporal frequency content, wherein the adjusted output frame is included in a subsequent plurality of temporally sequential frames; and generating a power Doppler image based, at least in part, on the adjusted output frame.
An apparatus for the washing of fabrics in a continuous and open mode, said apparatus comprising at least one processing unit that extends in a longitudinal direction of the apparatus, said processing unit comprising a plurality of cylinders that define a washing path extending from an inlet to an outlet thereof, wherein said processing unit further comprises a plurality of first and second nozzles (30, 31) arranged along the entire washing path, said nozzles (30, 31) being connected to sources of washing fluids, characterized in that said first and second nozzles (30, 31) are configured for dispensing said fluids at pressures comprised between 8 and 15 bar and at flow rates comprised between 10.000 and 50.000, preferably between 20.000 and 40.000, liters/hour per linear meter of fabric in the direction of its width, and in that said at least one processing unit further comprises a first and a second perforated moving surfaces (20, 21) configured to receive a fabric to be treated between them, said moving surfaces (20, 21) being supported by sets of cylinders comprising both cylinders (40; 50, 60) of said washing path and further cylinders (41; 61), each moving surface forming a closed loop path with said cylinders and at least one of said cylinders (40, 41, 60, 61) being a driven cylinders, wherein said closed loop paths share the same cylinders (40; 50, 60) which define said washing path, and wherein the nozzles (30, 31) face the perforated moving surfaces (20, 21).
A wavelength locking structure for a tunable laser, the structure comprising: a tunable laser; a light separator into which light emitted from the tunable laser travels and that is configured to separate the light into transmitted light and reflected light; an etalon filter that is configured to transmit the reflected light in a predetermined wavelength band; a light receiver that is configured to convert the light that is transmitted through the etalon filter into an electrical signal; and a controller that is configured to periodically change a wavelength of the light emitted from the tunable laser using the electrical signal converted by the light receiver so that a wavelength at which a quantity of the light that is transmitted through the etalon filter is maximum is included, wherein the controller is configured to determine an initial wavelength (λ0) of the light emitted from the tunable laser, to determine a bandwidth for each communication channel, to gradually increase the wavelength of the light emitted from the tunable laser from the initial wavelength (λ0), and to count the number of times when the quantity of the light transmitted through the etalon filter is maximum according to the increase in the wavelength of the light emitted from the tunable laser to find a specific channel for optical communication. a tunable laser; a light separator into which light emitted from the tunable laser travels and that is configured to separate the light into transmitted light and reflected light; an etalon filter that is configured to transmit the reflected light in a predetermined wavelength band; a light receiver that is configured to convert the light that is transmitted through the etalon filter into an electrical signal; and a controller that is configured to periodically change a wavelength of the light emitted from the tunable laser using the electrical signal converted by the light receiver so that a wavelength at which a quantity of the light that is transmitted through the etalon filter is maximum is included, wherein the controller is configured to determine an initial wavelength (λ0) of the light emitted from the tunable laser, to determine a bandwidth for each communication channel, to gradually increase the wavelength of the light emitted from the tunable laser from the initial wavelength (λ0), and to count the number of times when the quantity of the light transmitted through the etalon filter is maximum according to the increase in the wavelength of the light emitted from the tunable laser to find a specific channel for optical communication.
Use of an exhaust gas purification system for purifying the exhaust gases from internal combustion engines operated with a predominantly stoichiometric air/fuel mixture, comprising a catalytically active particulate filter comprising a filter body and a catalytically active coating which consists of two layers arranged one above the other, wherein the second layer is in direct contact with the incoming exhaust gas and completely covers the first layer on the exhaust side, and both layers comprise aluminum oxide, wherein the aluminum oxide in the first layer is catalytically activated with palladium, whereas the second layer comprises rhodium as a catalytically active component, and wherein both layers additionally comprise an oxygen-storing cerium/zirconium mixed oxide, characterized in that the catalytically active particulate filter is arranged in a position close to the engine, and wherein a three-way catalyst comprising a ceramic or metallic through-flow substrate and a catalytically active coating are arranged downstream of the particulate filter and comprise more than 100 g/L of oxygen-storing cerium/zirconium mixed oxide, relative to the volume of the three-way catalyst.
A system, comprising: a first wearable harness configured to be worn, during use, on a torso of a subject; a second wearable harness configured to be worn, during use, on a torso of a subject on an outer surface of the first wearable harness; and a plurality of engines which when activated, during use, apply an oscillation force to at least one treatment area of the subject, wherein at least one of the plurality of engines is releasably couplable to the first wearable harness or the second wearable harness such that the at least one of the plurality of engines is selectively positionable relative to the subject using a positioning system, wherein the positioning system allows positioning the at least one of the plurality of engines such that the oscillation force is applied, during use, to at least one of the treatment areas of the subject, and wherein the oscillation force is configured to mobilize, during use, at least some secretions in an airway within the subject at least adjacent the treatment area; wherein the second wearable harness is arranged to apply a compressive force to at least some of the activated plurality of engines to adjust the oscillation force applied by the at least some of the activated plurality of engines to the treatment area. a first wearable harness configured to be worn, during use, on a torso of a subject; a second wearable harness configured to be worn, during use, on a torso of a subject on an outer surface of the first wearable harness; and a plurality of engines which when activated, during use, apply an oscillation force to at least one treatment area of the subject, wherein at least one of the plurality of engines is releasably couplable to the first wearable harness or the second wearable harness such that the at least one of the plurality of engines is selectively positionable relative to the subject using a positioning system, wherein the positioning system allows positioning the at least one of the plurality of engines such that the oscillation force is applied, during use, to at least one of the treatment areas of the subject, and wherein the oscillation force is configured to mobilize, during use, at least some secretions in an airway within the subject at least adjacent the treatment area; wherein the second wearable harness is arranged to apply a compressive force to at least some of the activated plurality of engines to adjust the oscillation force applied by the at least some of the activated plurality of engines to the treatment area.
Electromechanical closing device with a lock unit comprising at least one movable lock bolt element, with a drive unit comprising at least two drive motors (30, 31), with a clutch unit comprising at least two centrifugal clutch apparatuses (45, 46; 245; 345) for coupling the drive motors (30, 31) to a transmission unit for driving the at least one movable lock bolt element or for uncoupling the drive motors (30, 31) from the transmission unit, in which the centrifugal clutch apparatuses (45; 245; 345, 46) each have an input clutch element (47; 247; 347) and an output clutch element (48; 148; 248; 348), the input clutch element (47; 247; 347) being attached in a torsion-proof manner to a drive motor shaft element and the output clutch element (48; 248; 348) being mounted so as to rotate relative to the drive motor shaft element, characterised in that the input clutch element (47; 247; 347) comprises a rotational body (49; 149; 249) with axially accessible bearing apparatuses (50, 51, 52; 250, 251, 252; 350, 351, 352) for mounting centrifugal weight elements (53; 253; 353) in the radial direction in part, the bearing apparatuses (50, 51, 52; 250, 251, 252; 350, 351, 352) being elastically deformable at least in part on their sides (54; 254; 354) facing the output clutch element (48; 248; 348) and said bearing apparatuses being radially open outwardly, by at least one radially outer wall portion of the bearing apparatuses (50, 51, 52; 250, 251, 252; 350, 351, 352) being slotted in the axial direction.
A projection system (300; 400; 500) for producing an image having high dynamic range, comprising: a light source (305; 405; 505) for providing light along an optical path (315; 415; 515); and a digital micromirror device (335; 435; 535) for directing portions of the light to off-state lights paths from off-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340a; 440a; 540a) and on-state light paths from on-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340b, 340c; 440b, 440c; 540b, 540c), thereby producing an image; the system being characterized in that it comprises a deformable optical element (390; 490; 590) disposed in the optical path between the light source (305; 405; 505) and the digital micromirror device (335; 435; 535) for steering at least some of the light from a light path towards off-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340a; 440a; 540a) to a light path towards on-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340b, 340c; 440b, 440c; 540b, 540c) to increase dynamic range of the image produced by the digital micromirror device (335; 435; 535). a light source (305; 405; 505) for providing light along an optical path (315; 415; 515); and a digital micromirror device (335; 435; 535) for directing portions of the light to off-state lights paths from off-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340a; 440a; 540a) and on-state light paths from on-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340b, 340c; 440b, 440c; 540b, 540c), thereby producing an image; the system being characterized in that it comprises a deformable optical element (390; 490; 590) disposed in the optical path between the light source (305; 405; 505) and the digital micromirror device (335; 435; 535) for steering at least some of the light from a light path towards off-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340a; 440a; 540a) to a light path towards on-state digital micromirror device mirrors (340b, 340c; 440b, 440c; 540b, 540c) to increase dynamic range of the image produced by the digital micromirror device (335; 435; 535).
A method of operating a turbine engine including the step of: 1) providing a compressor section, a fan section, and a turbine section, each of said compressor sections and turbine sections having rotors (13, 15) carrying a plurality of blades; characterized in that the method includes the further steps of 2) providing a sensor associated with at least one of said rotors (13, 15), positioned off the blades so that each blade passes by the sensor as the rotor (13, 15) rotates, to sense a condition of said blades as said blades move past said sensor; and 3) sensing a condition of said blades associated with said at least one of said rotors (13, 15), said sensor transmitting information to a computer, said computer monitoring information to determine predicted damage in a blade within said at least one of said rotors, and said damage being utilized to predict an expected life of said blade. 1) providing a compressor section, a fan section, and a turbine section, each of said compressor sections and turbine sections having rotors (13, 15) carrying a plurality of blades; 2) providing a sensor associated with at least one of said rotors (13, 15), positioned off the blades so that each blade passes by the sensor as the rotor (13, 15) rotates, to sense a condition of said blades as said blades move past said sensor; and 3) sensing a condition of said blades associated with said at least one of said rotors (13, 15), said sensor transmitting information to a computer, said computer monitoring information to determine predicted damage in a blade within said at least one of said rotors, and said damage being utilized to predict an expected life of said blade.
A method for receiving data in a radio frequency transmission comprising: - receiving (40, 60) a radio frequency signal of a given nature and converting the radio frequency signal into an electrical signal, - at least one detection (42, 62) of different voltage levels in the electrical signal, - generating (43, 63) a pulse train for each voltage level detected in the electrical signal, the pulses of each pulse train being representative of each detection of a same voltage level in the electrical signal, - determining (44, 64) the nature of the radio frequency signal from the pulse trains, determining (44, 64) the nature of the radio frequency signal comprising implementing an artificial neural network, the artificial neural network comprising a succession of layers (CI, CH, CO) including an input layer to recover the generated pulse trains, at least one hidden convolution and/or propagation layer to generate corrected pulse trains (TIC1, TIC2, TIC3) comprising pulses representative of the nature of the radio frequency signal and an output layer to transmit the corrected pulse trains, the nature of the radio frequency signal being identified from the corrected pulse trains (TIC1, TIC2, TIC3). - receiving (40, 60) a radio frequency signal of a given nature and converting the radio frequency signal into an electrical signal, - at least one detection (42, 62) of different voltage levels in the electrical signal, - generating (43, 63) a pulse train for each voltage level detected in the electrical signal, the pulses of each pulse train being representative of each detection of a same voltage level in the electrical signal, - determining (44, 64) the nature of the radio frequency signal from the pulse trains, determining (44, 64) the nature of the radio frequency signal comprising implementing an artificial neural network, the artificial neural network comprising a succession of layers (CI, CH, CO) including an input layer to recover the generated pulse trains, at least one hidden convolution and/or propagation layer to generate corrected pulse trains (TIC1, TIC2, TIC3) comprising pulses representative of the nature of the radio frequency signal and an output layer to transmit the corrected pulse trains, the nature of the radio frequency signal being identified from the corrected pulse trains (TIC1, TIC2, TIC3).
A management device for a power transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force from an electric motor to a load-side device, wherein the management device is configured to acquire torque current values of the electric motor for a unit process driven by the power transmission mechanism, is further configured to divide the unit process from a start point to an end point into a predetermined plurality of sections and is further configured to classify the torque current values acquired for each section into torque current values equal to or less than a reference value as normal values and into torque current values larger than the reference value as abnormal values, the management device characterized in that it is further configured to obtain an average value of each of the torque current values which are equal to or less than the reference value and an average value of the torque current values which are larger than the reference value for each section, and to detect an abnormality of the power transmission mechanism based on a calculation of a difference value between the average value of the normal and the average value of the abnormal values for each section and to extract a maximum value of the difference values of said sections. wherein the management device is configured to acquire torque current values of the electric motor for a unit process driven by the power transmission mechanism, is further configured to divide the unit process from a start point to an end point into a predetermined plurality of sections and is further configured to classify the torque current values acquired for each section into torque current values equal to or less than a reference value as normal values and into torque current values larger than the reference value as abnormal values, the management device characterized in that it is further configured to obtain an average value of each of the torque current values which are equal to or less than the reference value and an average value of the torque current values which are larger than the reference value for each section, and to detect an abnormality of the power transmission mechanism based on a calculation of a difference value between the average value of the normal and the average value of the abnormal values for each section and to extract a maximum value of the difference values of said sections.
Spirit level comprising a profiled body, particularly a hollow chamber profiled body, as spirit level body, with a bottom wall which makes available a first outer surface in the form of a measurement surface, a head wall facing this bottom wall, with a second outer surface, which runs at least in sections parallel to the measurement surface, and is in the form of a head surface, as well as side walls (34, 36), which connect the bottom wall to the head wall, and which present, on the one hand, a first outer lateral face, and, on the other hand, a second outer lateral face (14, 16), wherein the profiled body presents at least one vial body, whose bubble vial can be optically detected preferably via at least a recess which passes through the head wall, and wherein the profiled body, with respect to its vertical axis which runs perpendicularly to the measurement surface, presents a design on the lateral face that is asymmetric over the length of the profiled body, and a lateral face, as the first lateral face viewed in the longitudinal direction of the profiled body, presents a channel-shaped course, characterized in that, the second lateral face consists of a first section, which runs on the head side and presents a convex course, and a subsequent second section whose separation from the vertical axis of the profiled body increases starting from the first section in the direction of the measurement surface.
A medical device comprising a cross-linked polymer matrix and at least one water soluble, non-reactive hydrophilic polymer comprising less than 20 mol% anionic repeating units and repeating units derived from N-(2-hydroxyalkyl) (meth)acrylamide of Formula I Wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, R 2 is H or a C 1-4 alkyl substituted with at least one hydroxyl group; and R 3 is a C 1-4 alkyl substituted with at least one hydroxyl group; wherein said water soluble, non-reactive hydrophilic polymer has a degree of polymerization of 100 to 100,000 and is free of terminal, hydrophobic polymer blocks. Wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, R 2 is H or a C 1-4 alkyl substituted with at least one hydroxyl group; and R 3 is a C 1-4 alkyl substituted with at least one hydroxyl group;