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A braking pad for vehicles, comprising a support element, a block of friction material supported by the support element, and at least one piezoceramic sensor supported by the support element and interposed between the block of friction material and the support element, said support element supporting at least one protective element enclosing said at least one piezoceramic sensor, said protective element exhibiting mechanical properties adapted to maintain said piezoceramic sensor below its maximum load condition when an external compression force F exceeding 400 kg/cm 2 is applied to integrate said block of friction material on said support element, characterized in that said block of friction material, said piezoceramic sensor and respectively said protective element exhibit a linear elastic behaviour with respective elastic constant k, k' and respectively k p in direction of the compression force F applied to the block of friction material, said protective element experiencing a force whose resultant (F') is different from the compression force F applied to the block of friction material, such a resultant force (F') being also transmitted to the piezoceramic sensor in turn experiencing a final force F, said elastic constant of said block of friction material, said piezoceramic sensor and respectively said protective element being selected so that F p /F is not less than 0.1
An adhesive composition comprising a block copolymer (a) having a block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, a tackifier (b) and an oil (c), wherein the block copolymer (a) comprises a partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1); the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) has a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit and comprises a partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1-1), which consists of two or more blocks mainly comprising the vinyl aromatic monomer unit and one or more blocks mainly comprising the conjugated diene monomer unit, and a partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1-2), which consists of a single block mainly comprising the vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a single block mainly comprising the conjugated diene monomer unit; wherein a weight-average molecular weight of the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1-2) is smaller than a weight-average molecular weight of the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1-1); wherein a ratio of a content of the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1-2) to the content of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit in the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1), (a content of partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1-2)/a content of vinyl aromatic monomer unit), is 1.8 to 6.0; a content of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit is 10 mass% or more and 19 mass% or less based on 100 mass% of the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1); a hydrogenation ratio of double bonds contained in the conjugated diene monomer unit in the partially hydrogenated block copolymer (a-1) is 15 mol% or more and less than 80 mol% based on a total (amount) of double bonds before hydrogenation; when a ratio (P/O), which is a ratio of a content of the block copolymer (a) to a content of the oil (c), is 0.7 or more and less than 1.8, a ratio (T/O), which is a ratio of a content of the tackifier (b) to a content of the oil (c), is 1.0 or more and 4.0 or less; when the ratio (P/O), which is a ratio of a content of the block copolymer (a) to a content of the oil (c), is 1.8 or more and 6.0 or less, the ratio (T/O), which is a ratio of a content of the tackifier (b) to a content of the oil (c), is 2.1 or more and 8.2 or less; a content of the tackifier (b) is 60 parts by mass or more and 240 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the block copolymer (a); and a content of the oil (c) is 10 parts by mass or more and 140 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the block copolymer (a).
A dewatering roll, comprising a roll body; a mantle support structure, attached, in a radial direction, around said roll body; and a mantle, attached, in said radial direction, against an outer surface of said mantle support structure; said mantle having a plurality of through holes constituting mantle flow paths from an, in said radial direction, outer surface of said mantle to an, in said radial direction, inner surface of said mantle; said mantle support structure presenting support flow paths from said outer surface of said mantle support structure, said support flow paths being in fluid contact with said mantle flow paths, characterized in that said outer surface of said mantle support structure has a static geometric shape defining an envelope having a smaller radius in vicinity of each axial end of said mantle support structure than in vicinity of a centre of said mantle support structure, whereby said inner surface of said mantle assumes the shape of said envelope.
A steering control apparatus configured to calculate a current command value (Iq*) for a motor based on at least a steering torque (Trq), calculate an estimated electrical angle (θmb) of the motor based on an induced voltage generated in the motor, and control power supply to the motor by using the calculated estimated electrical angle (θmb), the motor being a source of power to be applied to a steering mechanism of a vehicle, the steering control apparatus comprising: a first estimated electrical angle calculation circuit configured to calculate, based on the induced voltage, a first addition angle (Δθm1) that is a change amount of the estimated electrical angle (θmb) in one calculation period, the steering control apparatus being characterized by further comprising: a second estimated electrical angle calculation circuit configured to calculate, based on the steering torque (Trq), a second addition angle (Δθm2) that is a change amount of the estimated electrical angle (θmb) in one calculation period; a selection circuit configured to select the first addition angle (Δθm1) when the induced voltage is higher than a threshold voltage, and select the second addition angle (Δθm2) when the induced voltage is equal to or lower than the threshold voltage; and an integration circuit configured to calculate the estimated electrical angle (θmb) by integrating the first addition angle (Δθm1) or the second addition angle (Δθm2) that is selected by the selection circuit, wherein when driving assistance control is executed based on a command value (S*) generated by a higher-level control apparatus to change the current command value (Iq*), the second estimated electrical angle calculation circuit uses the second addition angle that is calculated based on the command value (S*) by the higher-level control apparatus in place of the second addition angle that is based on the steering torque (Trq). a second estimated electrical angle calculation circuit configured to calculate, based on the steering torque (Trq), a second addition angle (Δθm2) that is a change amount of the estimated electrical angle (θmb) in one calculation period; a selection circuit configured to select the first addition angle (Δθm1) when the induced voltage is higher than a threshold voltage, and select the second addition angle (Δθm2) when the induced voltage is equal to or lower than the threshold voltage; and an integration circuit configured to calculate the estimated electrical angle (θmb) by integrating the first addition angle (Δθm1) or the second addition angle (Δθm2) that is selected by the selection circuit, wherein when driving assistance control is executed based on a command value (S*) generated by a higher-level control apparatus to change the current command value (Iq*), the second estimated electrical angle calculation circuit uses the second addition angle that is calculated based on the command value (S*) by the higher-level control apparatus in place of the second addition angle that is based on the steering torque (Trq).
A bone cement composition configured to provide controlled exposure of benzoyl peroxide upon mixing, comprising: a first monomer-carrying liquid component; and a second polymer-carrying non-liquid component comprising: first polymer beads comprising polymethyl methacrylate polymer (PMMA), the first polymer beads having a first average cross-sectional diameter less than 100 microns and comprising BPO integrated throughout the volume of each of the first polymer beads at a first density, and second polymer beads comprising PMMA, the second polymer beads having a second average cross-sectional diameter greater than 100 microns and comprising BPO integrated throughout the volume of each of the second polymer beads at a second density lower than the first density, wherein the second polymer beads comprise less than 0.5 wt% of BPO, on the basis of the total weight of the second polymer-carrying non-liquid component. a first monomer-carrying liquid component; and a second polymer-carrying non-liquid component comprising: first polymer beads comprising polymethyl methacrylate polymer (PMMA), the first polymer beads having a first average cross-sectional diameter less than 100 microns and comprising BPO integrated throughout the volume of each of the first polymer beads at a first density, and second polymer beads comprising PMMA, the second polymer beads having a second average cross-sectional diameter greater than 100 microns and comprising BPO integrated throughout the volume of each of the second polymer beads at a second density lower than the first density, wherein the second polymer beads comprise less than 0.5 wt% of BPO, on the basis of the total weight of the second polymer-carrying non-liquid component. first polymer beads comprising polymethyl methacrylate polymer (PMMA), the first polymer beads having a first average cross-sectional diameter less than 100 microns and comprising BPO integrated throughout the volume of each of the first polymer beads at a first density, and second polymer beads comprising PMMA, the second polymer beads having a second average cross-sectional diameter greater than 100 microns and comprising BPO integrated throughout the volume of each of the second polymer beads at a second density lower than the first density, wherein the second polymer beads comprise less than 0.5 wt% of BPO, on the basis of the total weight of the second polymer-carrying non-liquid component.
A system for providing automated launch torque, the system comprising: at least one processor; a memory storage device (804, 808), operatively connected to the at least one processor and including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to cause the system to: receive an indication to generate a launch torque request indicating a virtual operator launch torque demand to move a vehicle operating in adaptive cruise control mode to a minimum threshold speed; receive a first signal indicating the vehicle's weight and a second signal indicating the vehicle's grade; determine a pedal saturation value based on the vehicle's weight and the vehicle's grade; receive a third signal indicating an engine speed; determine a pedal ramp rate for a dynamic application of the pedal saturation value based at least in part on the engine speed; determine launch torque demand based on the pedal saturation value and the pedal ramp rate; and transmit to one or more powertrain components one or more communications regarding the launch torque demand according to the pedal ramp rate to cause the vehicle to be launched to the minimum threshold speed. at least one processor; a memory storage device (804, 808), operatively connected to the at least one processor and including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to cause the system to: receive an indication to generate a launch torque request indicating a virtual operator launch torque demand to move a vehicle operating in adaptive cruise control mode to a minimum threshold speed; receive a first signal indicating the vehicle's weight and a second signal indicating the vehicle's grade; determine a pedal saturation value based on the vehicle's weight and the vehicle's grade; receive a third signal indicating an engine speed; determine a pedal ramp rate for a dynamic application of the pedal saturation value based at least in part on the engine speed; determine launch torque demand based on the pedal saturation value and the pedal ramp rate; and transmit to one or more powertrain components one or more communications regarding the launch torque demand according to the pedal ramp rate to cause the vehicle to be launched to the minimum threshold speed. receive an indication to generate a launch torque request indicating a virtual operator launch torque demand to move a vehicle operating in adaptive cruise control mode to a minimum threshold speed; receive a first signal indicating the vehicle's weight and a second signal indicating the vehicle's grade; determine a pedal saturation value based on the vehicle's weight and the vehicle's grade; receive a third signal indicating an engine speed; determine a pedal ramp rate for a dynamic application of the pedal saturation value based at least in part on the engine speed; determine launch torque demand based on the pedal saturation value and the pedal ramp rate; and transmit to one or more powertrain components one or more communications regarding the launch torque demand according to the pedal ramp rate to cause the vehicle to be launched to the minimum threshold speed.
Method for scheduling jobs at at least some nodes of a computer cluster, comprising: - firstly running two containers (5, 8) on each of said nodes, a standard container and a priority container, - then, for all or part of said nodes with two containers (5, 8), at each node, -- as long as a priority job does not occur, allocating one or more available resources of the node to the standard container thereof to execute a standard job, the priority container thereof not executing any jobs, -- when a priority job occurs, dynamically switching only a part of the resources from the standard container thereof to the priority container thereof, such that, on the one hand, the priority job is executed in the priority container with the switched part of the resources, and on the other hand, the standard job continues to be executed, without being halted, in the standard container with reduced resources which are made up of the non-switched part of the resources, in a slow mode. - firstly running two containers (5, 8) on each of said nodes, a standard container and a priority container, - then, for all or part of said nodes with two containers (5, 8), at each node, -- as long as a priority job does not occur, allocating one or more available resources of the node to the standard container thereof to execute a standard job, the priority container thereof not executing any jobs, -- when a priority job occurs, dynamically switching only a part of the resources from the standard container thereof to the priority container thereof, such that, on the one hand, the priority job is executed in the priority container with the switched part of the resources, and on the other hand, the standard job continues to be executed, without being halted, in the standard container with reduced resources which are made up of the non-switched part of the resources, in a slow mode. -- as long as a priority job does not occur, allocating one or more available resources of the node to the standard container thereof to execute a standard job, the priority container thereof not executing any jobs, -- when a priority job occurs, dynamically switching only a part of the resources from the standard container thereof to the priority container thereof, such that, on the one hand, the priority job is executed in the priority container with the switched part of the resources, and on the other hand, the standard job continues to be executed, without being halted, in the standard container with reduced resources which are made up of the non-switched part of the resources, in a slow mode.
Method for actuating a personal protection device for a vehicle, in particular an airbag, the personal protection device being actuated if a crash is detected by means of a crash detection function on the basis of at least one signal from a crash sensor, the crash detection function being sensitized on the basis of a signal from an environment sensor system, the sensitization being effected on the basis of a condition of a surface used by the vehicle, wherein • the condition of the surface used by the vehicle is determined by determining a condition value representing that condition, and • the condition value, on the basis of at least one first signal acquired by at least one inertial sensor of the vehicle • is increased if the first signal reaches or exceeds a signal threshold value and/or • is reduced if the first signal falls below the signal threshold value, and • the crash detection function is not sensitized if a condition of a surface used by the vehicle, in particular of a road, is assessed as disruptive to the crash detection function, the condition being assessed as disruptive if the condition value exceeds a condition threshold value. • the condition of the surface used by the vehicle is determined by determining a condition value representing that condition, and • the condition value, on the basis of at least one first signal acquired by at least one inertial sensor of the vehicle • is increased if the first signal reaches or exceeds a signal threshold value and/or • is reduced if the first signal falls below the signal threshold value, and • the crash detection function is not sensitized if a condition of a surface used by the vehicle, in particular of a road, is assessed as disruptive to the crash detection function, the condition being assessed as disruptive if the condition value exceeds a condition threshold value.
A method of reducing noise in a closed loop acoustic system having a system gain and comprising a first user terminal and at least one further user terminal, wherein the first user terminal has an audio signal processing module configured to process audio signals captured and/or played out by the terminal, the method comprising, at the first user terminal: receiving an audio signal from the at least one further user terminal over a communications network; and executing a communication client application on a processing unit; characterized in that the communication client application is configured so as when executed on said processing unit to: supply the audio signal to the audio signal processing module of the first user terminal, wherein the audio signal processing module processes the audio signal whereby a level of gain is applied to the audio signal that is unknown to the communication client application, and outputs a processed audio signal to audio output means to be played out by the first user terminal; estimate a noise level of the audio signal and the processed audio signal and estimate the level of gain applied by the audio signal processing module taking into account both the noise level estimates; and selectively apply a system gain reduction step to at least one of the audio signal and a near-end audio signal captured via audio input means of the first user terminal, based on at least the estimated level of gain applied by the audio signal processing module. receiving an audio signal from the at least one further user terminal over a communications network; and executing a communication client application on a processing unit; supply the audio signal to the audio signal processing module of the first user terminal, wherein the audio signal processing module processes the audio signal whereby a level of gain is applied to the audio signal that is unknown to the communication client application, and outputs a processed audio signal to audio output means to be played out by the first user terminal; estimate a noise level of the audio signal and the processed audio signal and estimate the level of gain applied by the audio signal processing module taking into account both the noise level estimates; and selectively apply a system gain reduction step to at least one of the audio signal and a near-end audio signal captured via audio input means of the first user terminal, based on at least the estimated level of gain applied by the audio signal processing module.
Method for switching incoming scheduled frames in an Ethernet-based in-vehicle network, wherein the network comprises at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) configured for transmitting time aware traffic shaping,TAS, based frames (F1, F2, F3, F4), characterized in that an arrival window for frames (F1, F2, F3, F4) arriving at an ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) is defined to be a time interval wherein all scheduled frames (F1, F2, F3) that arrive within this time interval at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) will be accepted and forwarded by the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5), and wherein a dropping window is defined to be a time interval wherein all scheduled frames (F1, F2, F3) received at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) within this time interval will be dropped, wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: - checking by the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5), whether an incoming scheduled frame (F1, F2, F3, F4) arrives at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) within the dropping window or the arrival window; - dropping the frame (F1, F2, F3, F4) if it has arrived at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) within the dropping window; and - forwarding the frame (F1, F2, F3, F4) if it has arrived at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) within the arrival window. - checking by the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5), whether an incoming scheduled frame (F1, F2, F3, F4) arrives at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) within the dropping window or the arrival window; - dropping the frame (F1, F2, F3, F4) if it has arrived at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) within the dropping window; and - forwarding the frame (F1, F2, F3, F4) if it has arrived at the ingress port of the at least one bridge (2, 3, 4, 5) within the arrival window.