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Protection element for shin, comprising a protective body having a C-shaped cross section destined to cover the shin or the forearm, being defined in the protective body three sections, a lower section destined to be in the vicinity of the ankle, a central section destined to face the shin and an upper section destined to be placed below the knee, being the protective body provided with a padded interior lining (41, 42) on the interior surface of the protective body, characterised in that the lining (41, 42) is formed by a first lining section arranged in the lower section and a second lining section arranged in the upper section, being the central section devoid of interior lining, such that the protective body rests on the shin or forearm only in said lower section and in said upper section and wherein the protective body is made of a transparent or translucent material.
Use of salt particles having a particle size of from 50 μm to 1000 μm to absorb between 1 to 8% by weight, based on the total amount of salt particles, of one or more agents into said salt particles, in order to produce a free-flowing salt product comprising said agent(s), whereby the salt particles into which the one or more agents are absorbed have been obtained by (a) processing a source of pure NaCl, pure KCI, or a mixture of salts comprising NaCl and/or KCI, to form particles with an average size of less than 100 micrometer, followed by (b) compacting said particles using a pressure of from 40 to 400 MPa, and optionally, subjecting the thus obtained particles to a communition step, whereby no agent is added in or during steps (a) and (b) and no agent is added between steps (a) and (b), and wherein the agent is in liquid form, not being water or any other liquid in which the salt dissolves for more than 5% by weight at 20°C at 1 atm (1,013 bar). (a) processing a source of pure NaCl, pure KCI, or a mixture of salts comprising NaCl and/or KCI, to form particles with an average size of less than 100 micrometer, followed by (b) compacting said particles using a pressure of from 40 to 400 MPa, and optionally, subjecting the thus obtained particles to a communition step,
A hot part of a gas turbine that is to define, in a mounted state, a ring-shaped combustion gas flow path (Pg) around a rotor, the combustion gas flow path (Pg) having combustion gas flowing therethrough in operation, the hot part comprising: a planar member that includes a gas path surface, the gas path surface facing at least one of an inner side and an outer side in a radial direction (Dr) of the rotor in the combustion gas flow path (Pg) in the mounted state, wherein the planar member includes a cooling flow path that is formed in an interior of the planar member along an outer peripheral surface that intersects the gas path surface, and an outer peripheral surface side turbulator that protrudes from an inner surface on the outer peripheral surface side of the cooling flow path, wherein the hot part further comprises a gas path surface side turbulator (473;483) that protrudes from an inner surface on the gas path surface side of the cooling flow path, wherein the cooling flow path is formed by a channel portion (47;47a) recessed from the outer peripheral surface of the planar member, and a cover portion (48;48a) that blocks an opening of the channel portion (47;47a), and wherein the outer peripheral surface side turbulator is provided on the cover portion (48;48a). a planar member that includes a gas path surface, the gas path surface facing at least one of an inner side and an outer side in a radial direction (Dr) of the rotor in the combustion gas flow path (Pg) in the mounted state, wherein the planar member includes a cooling flow path that is formed in an interior of the planar member along an outer peripheral surface that intersects the gas path surface, and an outer peripheral surface side turbulator that protrudes from an inner surface on the outer peripheral surface side of the cooling flow path, wherein the hot part further comprises a gas path surface side turbulator (473;483) that protrudes from an inner surface on the gas path surface side of the cooling flow path, wherein the cooling flow path is formed by a channel portion (47;47a) recessed from the outer peripheral surface of the planar member, and a cover portion (48;48a) that blocks an opening of the channel portion (47;47a), and wherein the outer peripheral surface side turbulator is provided on the cover portion (48;48a).
A system for detecting the place of leakage in an umbilical hose, said system comprising: an internal device capable of being inserted into the leaking hose and movable along the hose; and external detecting equipment for mounting externally of the hose and being capable of identifying the position of the internal device inside the umbilical; wherein said internal device is constructed and arranged to move along the umbilical hose under the action of fluid pressure applied at one end of the hose; characterised in that: the external detecting equipment is constructed and arranged to surround the umbilical hose in use and is movable along the outside of the umbilical hose; and the internal device is a metal device and wherein the external detecting equipment is arranged to detect the metal internal device using an electromagnetic or magnetic field. an internal device capable of being inserted into the leaking hose and movable along the hose; and external detecting equipment for mounting externally of the hose and being capable of identifying the position of the internal device inside the umbilical; wherein said internal device is constructed and arranged to move along the umbilical hose under the action of fluid pressure applied at one end of the hose; characterised in that: the external detecting equipment is constructed and arranged to surround the umbilical hose in use and is movable along the outside of the umbilical hose; and the internal device is a metal device and wherein the external detecting equipment is arranged to detect the metal internal device using an electromagnetic or magnetic field. the external detecting equipment is constructed and arranged to surround the umbilical hose in use and is movable along the outside of the umbilical hose; and the internal device is a metal device and wherein the external detecting equipment is arranged to detect the metal internal device using an electromagnetic or magnetic field.
An angular or linear magnetic position sensor comprising a mobile member consisting of at least one magnet having a magnetization direction that varies linearly according to the direction of the movement of the magnet in a surface defined by said movement direction and a normal direction, at least four magneto-sensitive elements (2, 3 and 4, 5) and at least one processing circuit providing a signal based on the absolute position of the mobile member wherein: - a first set of magneto-sensitive elements (2, 3) is composed of a pair of magneto-sensitive elements (2, 3) located at the same point, - the first set of magneto-sensitive elements (2, 3) being spatially offset from a second set of magneto-sensitive elements (4, 5), also composed of a pair of magneto-sensitive elements (4, 5) located at the same point, along the direction of the movement of the magnet; - and in that a magneto-sensitive element (3, 5) of the first and second set of magneto-sensitive elements is adapted to measure the tangential component of the magnetic field and a magneto-sensitive element (2, 4) of the first and second set of magneto-sensitive elements is adapted to measure the normal component of the magnetic field characterized in that: - the processing circuit is adapted to perform at least two algebraic combinations, with each algebraic combination comprising a component of the first set of magneto-sensitive elements and a component of the second set of magneto-sensitive elements, so as to define two sinusoidal signals substantially having an electrical phase shift of 90°. - a first set of magneto-sensitive elements (2, 3) is composed of a pair of magneto-sensitive elements (2, 3) located at the same point, - the first set of magneto-sensitive elements (2, 3) being spatially offset from a second set of magneto-sensitive elements (4, 5), also composed of a pair of magneto-sensitive elements (4, 5) located at the same point, along the direction of the movement of the magnet; - and in that a magneto-sensitive element (3, 5) of the first and second set of magneto-sensitive elements is adapted to measure the tangential component of the magnetic field and a magneto-sensitive element (2, 4) of the first and second set of magneto-sensitive elements is adapted to measure the normal component of the magnetic field - the processing circuit is adapted to perform at least two algebraic combinations, with each algebraic combination comprising a component of the first set of magneto-sensitive elements and a component of the second set of magneto-sensitive elements, so as to define two sinusoidal signals substantially having an electrical phase shift of 90°.
A method of forming a metallic component by additive layer manufacturing including the steps of:- a) using a heat source to apply heat to a portion of a surface of a work piece sufficient to melt said portion; b) adding metallic material to the melted portion and moving the heat source relative to the work piece whereby progressively to form a layer of metallic material on the work piece; c) applying forced cooling to the formed layer to bring the layer to a state of crystallisation; d) depositing a sacrificial covering upon the cooled added layer; e) stress relieving the cooled layer by applying high frequency peening to the layer, wherein applying high frequency peening to the layer comprises applying a pulsed laser to the layer, and repeating steps a) to e) as required whereby to form the component. a) using a heat source to apply heat to a portion of a surface of a work piece sufficient to melt said portion; b) adding metallic material to the melted portion and moving the heat source relative to the work piece whereby progressively to form a layer of metallic material on the work piece; c) applying forced cooling to the formed layer to bring the layer to a state of crystallisation; d) depositing a sacrificial covering upon the cooled added layer; e) stress relieving the cooled layer by applying high frequency peening to the layer, wherein applying high frequency peening to the layer comprises applying a pulsed laser to the layer, and
Monitoring method for controlling an autonomous motor vehicle according to at least two types of monitoring, said monitoring method comprising: - a step of receiving a general control decision (D G) generated on the basis of a plurality of input data (data per, data nav, data loc); - a step of transmitting a plurality of particular control commands (D P1, D P2, D P3), each particular control command (D P1, D P2, D P3) being associated with one of the at least two types of monitoring; characterized in that said monitoring method comprises, prior to the step of transmitting the plurality of particular control commands (D P1, D P2, D P3): - a step of generating switching coefficients (α 1,..., α N; α' 1,..., α' N; α" 1,..., α" N) on the basis of the general control decision (D G); - for each particular control command, a step of generating said particular control command (D P1, D P2, D P3) on the basis of basic functions (3522 1,..., 3522 N) of the type of monitoring under consideration, said basic functions (3522 1,..., 3522 N) being weighted by all or some of the switching coefficients (α 1,..., α N; α' 1,..., α' N; α" 1,..., α" N), each basic function (3522 1,..., 3522 N) being representative of a controller designed specifically for a particular operating mode of the autonomous motor vehicle. - a step of receiving a general control decision (D G) generated on the basis of a plurality of input data (data per, data nav, data loc); - a step of transmitting a plurality of particular control commands (D P1, D P2, D P3), each particular control command (D P1, D P2, D P3) being associated with one of the at least two types of monitoring; characterized in that said monitoring method comprises, prior to the step of transmitting the plurality of particular control commands (D P1, D P2, D P3): - a step of generating switching coefficients (α 1,..., α N; α' 1,..., α' N; α" 1,..., α" N) on the basis of the general control decision (D G); - for each particular control command, a step of generating said particular control command (D P1, D P2, D P3) on the basis of basic functions (3522 1,..., 3522 N) of the type of monitoring under consideration, said basic functions (3522 1,..., 3522 N) being weighted by all or some of the switching coefficients (α 1,..., α N; α' 1,..., α' N; α" 1,..., α" N), each basic function (3522 1,..., 3522 N) being representative of a controller designed specifically for a particular operating mode of the autonomous motor vehicle.
A differential space-time block coding apparatus with a high symbol transmission rate for a wireless communication system, wherein the apparatus includes a symbol mapper configured to receive binary data, a delayer, and a distributor and uses multiple transmit antennas, the apparatus comprising: a restricted symbol calculating unit for receiving a plurality of symbols outputted from the symbol mapper, and calculating restricted symbols by using free symbols, wherein the free symbols are the received plurality of symbols which carry information, and the restricted symbols are created through a combination of the free symbols; a space-time encoder for receiving the plurality of symbols outputted from the symbol mapper and the restricted symbols outputted from the restricted symbol calculating unit, and space-time coding the received plurality of symbols and restricted symbols; and a multiplier for multiplying a matrix comprising the space-time coded symbols with a transmitted transmission matrix provided by the delayer to perform differential encoding, and for providing a transmission matrix to be transmitted to the distributor and the delayer, wherein the matrix comprising the space-time coded symbols is a unitary matrix having orthogonality with respect to complex signals, and characterised by: wherein the matrix comprising the space-time coded symbols is a transmission matrix defined by P 22 = a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4, a 1 a 2 * + a 3 a 4 * = 0, a 4 = − 2 a 1 * a 2 a 3, wherein a 1, a 2 and a 3 are free symbols and a 4 is a restricted symbol. a restricted symbol calculating unit for receiving a plurality of symbols outputted from the symbol mapper, and calculating restricted symbols by using free symbols, wherein the free symbols are the received plurality of symbols which carry information, and the restricted symbols are created through a combination of the free symbols; a space-time encoder for receiving the plurality of symbols outputted from the symbol mapper and the restricted symbols outputted from the restricted symbol calculating unit, and space-time coding the received plurality of symbols and restricted symbols; and a multiplier for multiplying a matrix comprising the space-time coded symbols with a transmitted transmission matrix provided by the delayer to perform differential encoding, and for providing a transmission matrix to be transmitted to the distributor and the delayer, wherein the matrix comprising the space-time coded symbols is a unitary matrix having orthogonality with respect to complex signals, and characterised by: wherein the matrix comprising the space-time coded symbols is a transmission matrix defined by P 22 = a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4, a 1 a 2 * + a 3 a 4 * = 0, a 4 = − 2 a 1 * a 2 a 3, wherein a 1, a 2 and a 3 are free symbols and a 4 is a restricted symbol. wherein the matrix comprising the space-time coded symbols is a transmission matrix defined by P 22 = a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4, a 1 a 2 * + a 3 a 4 * = 0, a 4 = − 2 a 1 * a 2 a 3, wherein a 1, a 2 and a 3 are free symbols and a 4 is a restricted symbol.
A load transferring system for a knee joint, the system comprising: a femoral base configured for implantation and coupling to a medial aspect of a femur; a tibial base configured for implantation and coupling to a medial aspect of a tibia; and a spring element including first and second balls configured to be received in at least one socket of the femoral and tibial base, the spring element further including a cylindrical polymer central portion configured to be connected to the femoral base and the tibial base and configured to exert a tensile force between the femoral base and the tibial base during flexion of the knee joint so as to unload a lateral compartment of the knee joint by transferring load from the lateral compartment of the knee joint to a medial compartment of the knee joint, wherein the spring element further includes disc shaped metallic caps configured to protect the central polymer portion from contact with the bases. a femoral base configured for implantation and coupling to a medial aspect of a femur; a tibial base configured for implantation and coupling to a medial aspect of a tibia; and a spring element including first and second balls configured to be received in at least one socket of the femoral and tibial base, the spring element further including a cylindrical polymer central portion configured to be connected to the femoral base and the tibial base and configured to exert a tensile force between the femoral base and the tibial base during flexion of the knee joint so as to unload a lateral compartment of the knee joint by transferring load from the lateral compartment of the knee joint to a medial compartment of the knee joint, wherein the spring element further includes disc shaped metallic caps configured to protect the central polymer portion from contact with the bases.
Method for collision avoidance during the operation of an industrial truck, wherein the industrial truck comprises a camera, which scans a monitoring region and transmits image data thus captured to an image processing apparatus which, by the evaluation of image data, generates instructions and/or control commands for the operation of the industrial truck, characterized in that the camera is oriented in the direction of travel towards a surface of travel ahead of the industrial truck, and scans a monitoring region ahead of the industrial truck in the direction of travel, the camera scans a surface of travel which is located in the monitoring region, the image processing apparatus, from image data thus captured, identifies the surface of travel as a coherent region and, in the event of the detection of objects which contrast from the surface of travel, generates instructions and/or control commands for collision avoidance, whereas during the travel of an industrial truck, odometry data for the industrial truck are captured and transmitted to the image processing apparatus, which generates stereo images from images which are captured in a temporally sequential manner during travel, the base line of which represents the distance of travel (dx) determined from odometry data.
An information processing program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising: specifying a first region, a second region and third region from a nondestructive inspection image, the first region corresponding to a recess-free shape, the second region corresponding to a detection target included in the recess-free shape, the third region corresponding to a reference object included in the recess-free shape from a nondestructive inspection image; specifying a first straight line that divides the first region into two and that passes through the third region; obtaining two intersections of the first straight line and an outer circumference of the recess-free shape; specifying a second straight line that passes through a center point of the two points and that is orthogonal to the first straight line; and outputting information indicative of a position of the detection target in the nondestructive inspection image, using a coordinate system using the first straight line and the second straight line as axes. specifying a first region, a second region and third region from a nondestructive inspection image, the first region corresponding to a recess-free shape, the second region corresponding to a detection target included in the recess-free shape, the third region corresponding to a reference object included in the recess-free shape from a nondestructive inspection image; specifying a first straight line that divides the first region into two and that passes through the third region; obtaining two intersections of the first straight line and an outer circumference of the recess-free shape; specifying a second straight line that passes through a center point of the two points and that is orthogonal to the first straight line; and outputting information indicative of a position of the detection target in the nondestructive inspection image, using a coordinate system using the first straight line and the second straight line as axes.
A calibration method for an imager having an adjustable filter arranged between a radiation source of the imager and a detector of the imager, the filter suitable to effect, by adjustment of the filter's setting, different non-homogenous energy intensity profiles of a radiation beam generated by the radiation source XR before passage of said beam through an object to be imaged, the method comprising: adjusting the filter for a plurality of different basis filter settings, one at a time; acquiring at the imager's detector a plurality of basis gain images, at least one gain image for each of the different filter settings; and synthesizing a target gain image from the one or more of the plurality of gain images, wherein the synthesizing step includes forming a linear combination from one or more of the plurality of basis gain images, characterised in that the filter includes a plurality of filter elements that are individually addressable to effect an essentially pointwise or at least localized pre-attenuation of the beam; and that the linear combination involves weights each weight representing an individual attenuation strength of a respective one of filter elements or of a group of filter elements of the filter. adjusting the filter for a plurality of different basis filter settings, one at a time; acquiring at the imager's detector a plurality of basis gain images, at least one gain image for each of the different filter settings; and synthesizing a target gain image from the one or more of the plurality of gain images,