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A process for forming a composite sandwich panel assembly, said method comprising: positioning a top sheet and a bottom sheet on opposing sides of an open pore matrix core, at least one of said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core comprising fibers; exposing said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core to a heat source; applying a clamping pressure to said top and said bottom sheet; removing the heat source and maintaining the clamping pressure; and removing the clamping pressure when said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core have cooled and fused together, said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core are all made of thermoplastic polymer material the process characterized in that a phase change material is provided in said core. positioning a top sheet and a bottom sheet on opposing sides of an open pore matrix core, at least one of said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core comprising fibers; exposing said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core to a heat source; applying a clamping pressure to said top and said bottom sheet; removing the heat source and maintaining the clamping pressure; and removing the clamping pressure when said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core have cooled and fused together, said top sheet, said bottom sheet, and said core are all made of thermoplastic polymer material the process characterized in that a phase change material is provided in said core.
An X-ray imaging system comprising: an X-ray source; an X-ray detector; a depth camera; and a processor; wherein the X-ray source and the X-ray detector are separated by an examination region for performing an X-ray imaging operation on an object when the object is received within the examination region; wherein the depth camera is configured to view the examination region for generating depth camera image data representing the object when the object is received within the examination region; and wherein the processor is configured to: receive the depth camera image data; project the depth camera image data onto a radiation-receiving surface of the X-ray detector, from a perspective of the X-ray source; and to generate an image representation of the projected depth camera image data on the radiation-receiving surface of the X-ray detector, from a perspective of the depth camera. an X-ray source; an X-ray detector; a depth camera; and a processor; wherein the X-ray source and the X-ray detector are separated by an examination region for performing an X-ray imaging operation on an object when the object is received within the examination region; wherein the depth camera is configured to view the examination region for generating depth camera image data representing the object when the object is received within the examination region; and wherein the processor is configured to: receive the depth camera image data; project the depth camera image data onto a radiation-receiving surface of the X-ray detector, from a perspective of the X-ray source; and to generate an image representation of the projected depth camera image data on the radiation-receiving surface of the X-ray detector, from a perspective of the depth camera. receive the depth camera image data; project the depth camera image data onto a radiation-receiving surface of the X-ray detector, from a perspective of the X-ray source; and to generate an image representation of the projected depth camera image data on the radiation-receiving surface of the X-ray detector, from a perspective of the depth camera.
Thermoplastic composition consisting of a first copolymer and a second elastomeric copolymer, these two copolymers being grafted by a plurality of polyamide grafts, the composition comprising at least one functional adjuvant, characterized in that: • the first grafted copolymer consists of a polyolefin backbone containing a residue of at least one unsaturated monomer and a plurality of polyamide grafts, the polyamide grafts are attached to the polyolefin backbone by the residue of the unsaturated monomer comprising a function capable of reacting by a condensation reaction with a polyamide having at least one amine end group and/or at least one carboxylic acid end group, the residue of the unsaturated monomer is fixed to the backbone by grafting or copolymerization; and • the second copolymer consists of an elastomeric grafted copolymer consisting of a polyolefin backbone selected from a maleicized ethylene-propylene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-butene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-hexene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-octene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer, and a plurality of polyamide grafts; and in that, the following weight ratios are satisfied: - between 10% and 70% by weight of the composition for the polyolefin backbone of the abovementioned first copolymer, - between 10% and 70% by weight of the composition for the polyolefin backbone of the abovementioned second copolymer, - between 15% and 25% by weight of the composition for the polyamide grafts (fixed to the first and second copolymer). • the first grafted copolymer consists of a polyolefin backbone containing a residue of at least one unsaturated monomer and a plurality of polyamide grafts, the polyamide grafts are attached to the polyolefin backbone by the residue of the unsaturated monomer comprising a function capable of reacting by a condensation reaction with a polyamide having at least one amine end group and/or at least one carboxylic acid end group, the residue of the unsaturated monomer is fixed to the backbone by grafting or copolymerization; and • the second copolymer consists of an elastomeric grafted copolymer consisting of a polyolefin backbone selected from a maleicized ethylene-propylene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-butene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-hexene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-octene copolymer, a maleicized ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer, and a plurality of polyamide grafts; - between 10% and 70% by weight of the composition for the polyolefin backbone of the abovementioned first copolymer, - between 10% and 70% by weight of the composition for the polyolefin backbone of the abovementioned second copolymer, - between 15% and 25% by weight of the composition for the polyamide grafts (fixed to the first and second copolymer).
Confectionery mass extruder unit comprising a plurality of confectionery mass extruders for forming a plurality of strands of confectionery mass for deposition on a driven conveyor device spaced apart next to each other, each confectionery mass extruder having an outlet nozzle for discharging a volume flow of the confectionery mass, an adjustment device for adjusting a rate of the volume flow, a measuring device for detecting an actual value of a geometric feature of the strand on the conveyor device, and a control device into which the actual value is fed, the control device comparing the actual value to a predetermined setpoint value and, depending on a deviation of the actual value from the setpoint value, sending a command for changing the rate of the volume flow to the adjusting device, and a common pressure chamber of the plurality of confectionery mass extruders for including the confectionery mass, the confectionery mass in the pressure chamber being under overpressure. an outlet nozzle for discharging a volume flow of the confectionery mass, an adjustment device for adjusting a rate of the volume flow, a measuring device for detecting an actual value of a geometric feature of the strand on the conveyor device, and a control device into which the actual value is fed, the control device comparing the actual value to a predetermined setpoint value and, depending on a deviation of the actual value from the setpoint value, sending a command for changing the rate of the volume flow to the adjusting device, and a common pressure chamber of the plurality of confectionery mass extruders for including the confectionery mass, the confectionery mass in the pressure chamber being under overpressure.
A method of controlling fresh air flow into a controlled environment, the method comprising: measuring, using a sensor, a predetermined property in the controlled environment; estimating, by a controller, a number of people inside the controlled environment based on the measured property, and setting, by the controller, a rate of fresh air flow to the controlled environment based at least in part on the estimated number of people inside the controlled environment; wherein the controlled environment is an aircraft cabin and the method is characterised in that the step of measuring a predetermined property of the controlled environment is performed between take-off and cruise of the aircraft; wherein the step of measuring a predetermined property comprises measuring an environmental property of the air in the controlled environment; and wherein the step of measuring an environmental property in the controlled environment comprises measuring a carbon dioxide level, or a humidity level inside the controlled environment. measuring, using a sensor, a predetermined property in the controlled environment; estimating, by a controller, a number of people inside the controlled environment based on the measured property, and setting, by the controller, a rate of fresh air flow to the controlled environment based at least in part on the estimated number of people inside the controlled environment; wherein the controlled environment is an aircraft cabin and the method is characterised in that the step of measuring a predetermined property of the controlled environment is performed between take-off and cruise of the aircraft; wherein the step of measuring a predetermined property comprises measuring an environmental property of the air in the controlled environment; and wherein the step of measuring an environmental property in the controlled environment comprises measuring a carbon dioxide level, or a humidity level inside the controlled environment.
A refrigerator comprising: a main body having a storage chamber; a door for opening and closing the storage chamber; a thermoelectric module having a cooling sink for cooling the storage chamber and a heat sink for radiating heat sucked by the cooling sink; a storage chamber temperature sensor for detecting a storage chamber temperature; a cooling fan for circulating air to the cooling sink and the storage chamber; a heat-radiation fan for flowing outside air to the heat sink; and a control unit for controlling the thermoelectric module, the cooling fan, and the heat-radiation fan, characterized in that the refrigerator further comprises an outside temperature sensor for detecting an outside temperature; and wherein, when the outside temperature exceeds a set temperature, the control unit is configured to drive the cooling fan and the heat-radiation fan at a first speed regardless of the current temperature of the storage chamber; wherein, when the outside temperature is equal to or lower than a set temperature and a storage chamber temperature is in an upper limit range, the control unit is configured to drive the cooling fan and the heat-radiation fan at a second speed lower than the first speed; and wherein, when the outside temperature is equal to or lower than the set temperature and the storage chamber temperature is lower than the upper limit range, the control unit is configured to drive the cooling fan and the heat-radiation fan at a third speed lower than the second speed. a main body having a storage chamber; a door for opening and closing the storage chamber; a thermoelectric module having a cooling sink for cooling the storage chamber and a heat sink for radiating heat sucked by the cooling sink; a storage chamber temperature sensor for detecting a storage chamber temperature; a cooling fan for circulating air to the cooling sink and the storage chamber; a heat-radiation fan for flowing outside air to the heat sink; and a control unit for controlling the thermoelectric module, the cooling fan, and the heat-radiation fan, characterized in that the refrigerator further comprises an outside temperature sensor for detecting an outside temperature; and wherein, when the outside temperature exceeds a set temperature, the control unit is configured to drive the cooling fan and the heat-radiation fan at a first speed regardless of the current temperature of the storage chamber; wherein, when the outside temperature is equal to or lower than a set temperature and a storage chamber temperature is in an upper limit range, the control unit is configured to drive the cooling fan and the heat-radiation fan at a second speed lower than the first speed; and wherein, when the outside temperature is equal to or lower than the set temperature and the storage chamber temperature is lower than the upper limit range, the control unit is configured to drive the cooling fan and the heat-radiation fan at a third speed lower than the second speed.
An IC module for installation in a portable data carrier having an upper side which, in the installed state, forms a part of the surface of the data carrier, and contacting elements for establishing an electrical connection with mating contacting elements which are configured open in a recess in the data carrier, characterized in that the contacting elements have at least a first set of contacting pads (2, 3) for a first connection technology and at least a second set of contacting pads (13,14) for a second connection technology, wherein a contacting pad of the first set of contacting pads (2, 3) in each case is electroconductively connected to a contacting pad of the second set of contacting pads (13,14).
A method for use in a receiving station of quantizing channel state feedback, comprising: determining individual statistics for a plurality of channel tap coefficients of a communication channel between a transmitting station and the receiving station; wherein the individual statistic comprises the variance associated with the channel tap coefficient; individually quantizing said plurality of channel tap coefficients at corresponding quantization bit rates that are determined based on its respective individual statistic (54,56) to generate quantized channel tap coefficients for a given total bit budget; said quantization bit rates are determined in descending order of said variances, and transmitting said quantized channel tap coefficients from said receiving station to said transmitting station over the communication channel. determining individual statistics for a plurality of channel tap coefficients of a communication channel between a transmitting station and the receiving station; wherein the individual statistic comprises the variance associated with the channel tap coefficient; individually quantizing said plurality of channel tap coefficients at corresponding quantization bit rates that are determined based on its respective individual statistic (54,56) to generate quantized channel tap coefficients for a given total bit budget; said quantization bit rates are determined in descending order of said variances, and transmitting said quantized channel tap coefficients from said receiving station to said transmitting station over the communication channel.
Textile machine, having: a yarn supply for guiding yarns to a workstation; a take-off, wherein the workstation is disposed between the yarn supply and the take-off; a working device for processing the yarns in the workstation so as to form a textile structure, wherein the working device is specified to connect the yarns to one another in such a manner that a shape of the textile structure can be altered by means of pulling (143, 243) one or a plurality of predefined yarns which are integrated in the textile structure; characterized in that the textile machine furthermore has a manipulating device which is specified to grip and to pull the one or the plurality of predefined yarns in at least one manipulating region (141, 241, 341) which is disposed between the yarn supply and the take-off, and wherein the take-off is repositioned in such a manner that the shaped textile structure can be severed. a yarn supply for guiding yarns to a workstation; a take-off, wherein the workstation is disposed between the yarn supply and the take-off; a working device for processing the yarns in the workstation so as to form a textile structure, wherein the working device is specified to connect the yarns to one another in such a manner that a shape of the textile structure can be altered by means of pulling (143, 243) one or a plurality of predefined yarns which are integrated in the textile structure; characterized in that the textile machine furthermore has a manipulating device which is specified to grip and to pull the one or the plurality of predefined yarns in at least one manipulating region (141, 241, 341) which is disposed between the yarn supply and the take-off, and wherein the take-off is repositioned in such a manner that the shaped textile structure can be severed.
A method of provisioning a service in a communication network, the service comprising: - at least one virtual network function (501,502,503,504,505,506,507), and - at least one virtual network path (c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8), which at least one virtual network function and at least one virtual network path are to be implemented in the communication network, which method comprises: - obtaining affinity constraints and/or anti-affinity constraints and - mapping the at least one virtual network function and at least one virtual network path onto the communication network subject to said constraints, characterized in that - said affinity constraints and/or anti-affinity constraints relate to mapping the at least one virtual network path onto the communication network, and - said affinity and anti-affinity constraints comprise constraints on location of the at least one virtual network path. - at least one virtual network function (501,502,503,504,505,506,507), and - at least one virtual network path (c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8), - obtaining affinity constraints and/or anti-affinity constraints and - mapping the at least one virtual network function and at least one virtual network path onto the communication network subject to said constraints, characterized in that - said affinity constraints and/or anti-affinity constraints relate to mapping the at least one virtual network path onto the communication network, and - said affinity and anti-affinity constraints comprise constraints on location of the at least one virtual network path.
Solid-state photomultiplier device (SiPM) for detecting one or more photons, of the type comprising a surface sensitive to said photons and created on a semiconductor substrate, said sensitive surface being defined by a plurality of light sensitive microcells connected to one another in parallel in such a way as to send out a common analog output signal (S out), each one of said light sensitive microcells comprising an avalanche photodiode interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode suited to supply said avalanche photodiode with a reverse polarization voltage, characterized in that for each one of said light sensitive microcells it comprises an interruption component suited to interrupt electrical continuity and interposed between the accumulation terminal that accumulates the avalanche charge of said avalanche photodiode and said first electrode, said interruption components of said plurality of light sensitive microcells being configured so as to simultaneously switch over from a state of conduction to a state of inhibition or vice versa.
A virtual pivot hinge comprising: a pivot element connecting a first hinged component to a second hinged component and projecting a pivot axis of the hinge into free space adjacent the hinge; and a friction element also connecting the first hinged component to the second hinged component, the friction element including: a friction arm with a first end rotatable with reference to the first hinged component and a second end extending away from first hinged component toward the second hinged component; and a coupler slidably connected to the second end of the friction arm and rotatable with reference to the second hinged component, wherein the first end of the friction arm is configured to rotate about a bearing journal affixed to the first hinged component and the friction arm extends through a slot in the coupler. a pivot element connecting a first hinged component to a second hinged component and projecting a pivot axis of the hinge into free space adjacent the hinge; and a friction element also connecting the first hinged component to the second hinged component, the friction element including: a friction arm with a first end rotatable with reference to the first hinged component and a second end extending away from first hinged component toward the second hinged component; and a coupler slidably connected to the second end of the friction arm and rotatable with reference to the second hinged component, a friction arm with a first end rotatable with reference to the first hinged component and a second end extending away from first hinged component toward the second hinged component; and a coupler slidably connected to the second end of the friction arm and rotatable with reference to the second hinged component, wherein the first end of the friction arm is configured to rotate about a bearing journal affixed to the first hinged component and the friction arm extends through a slot in the coupler.
An energy storage device comprising: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a lid plate structure including a lid plate of the case, a current collector (140, 150) electrically connected to a tab (410, 420) provided at the electrode assembly, and an insulating member (120, 130) disposed between the lid plate and the current collector (140, 150); and a first spacer disposed between an end provided with the tab (410, 420) of the electrode assembly and the lid plate and having a locked portion locked to part of the lid plate structure; characterized in that the electrode assembly is provided with a separator (470a, 470b) projecting in an alignment direction of the electrode assembly and the lid plate. an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a lid plate structure including a lid plate of the case, a current collector (140, 150) electrically connected to a tab (410, 420) provided at the electrode assembly, and an insulating member (120, 130) disposed between the lid plate and the current collector (140, 150); and a first spacer disposed between an end provided with the tab (410, 420) of the electrode assembly and the lid plate and having a locked portion locked to part of the lid plate structure;