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A speed control system for a vehicle, comprising: means for automatically causing application of positive and negative torque to one or more wheels (111, 112, 113, 114) of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to travel in accordance with a target speed value; means for controlling a rate of change of speed of the vehicle by application of positive and negative torque to one or more wheels (111, 112, 113, 114); and means for receiving information relating to at least one of a terrain response mode in which the vehicle is configured and an amount of drag imposed on a vehicle, the means for controlling the rate of change of speed being configured to control the rate of change of speed in dependence at least in part on at least one of the terrain response mode in which the vehicle is configured and the amount of drag imposed on the vehicle and when actual vehicle speed is greater than the target speed value, the vehicle is caused to decelerate towards the target speed value at a rate that is lower for higher values of the amount of drag imposed on the vehicle. means for automatically causing application of positive and negative torque to one or more wheels (111, 112, 113, 114) of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to travel in accordance with a target speed value; means for controlling a rate of change of speed of the vehicle by application of positive and negative torque to one or more wheels (111, 112, 113, 114); and means for receiving information relating to at least one of a terrain response mode in which the vehicle is configured and an amount of drag imposed on a vehicle, the means for controlling the rate of change of speed being configured to control the rate of change of speed in dependence at least in part on at least one of the terrain response mode in which the vehicle is configured and the amount of drag imposed on the vehicle and when actual vehicle speed is greater than the target speed value, the vehicle is caused to decelerate towards the target speed value at a rate that is lower for higher values of the amount of drag imposed on the vehicle.
A method for providing an acoustic touch apparatus, comprising: providing a substrate capable of propagating surface acoustic waves, said substrate having a touch surface, a back surface, and a curved connecting surface formed between said touch surface and said back surface; and providing at least one acoustic wave transducer (35; 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d) and at least one reflective array (40; 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d), said acoustic wave transducer (25; 35a; 35b; 35c; 35d) and said reflective array (40; 40a; 40b; 40c; 40d) being disposed at said back surface, said at least one acoustic wave transducer (35; 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d) configured to transmit or receive surface acoustic waves to or from said at least one reflective array (40; 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d), and characterized in that said at least one reflective array (40; 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) is configured to scatter said surface acoustic waves and to propagate surface acoustic waves between said back surface and said touch surface via said curved connecting surface. providing a substrate capable of propagating surface acoustic waves, said substrate having a touch surface, a back surface, and a curved connecting surface formed between said touch surface and said back surface; and providing at least one acoustic wave transducer (35; 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d) and at least one reflective array (40; 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d), said acoustic wave transducer (25; 35a; 35b; 35c; 35d) and said reflective array (40; 40a; 40b; 40c; 40d) being disposed at said back surface, said at least one acoustic wave transducer (35; 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d) configured to transmit or receive surface acoustic waves to or from said at least one reflective array (40; 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d), and characterized in that said at least one reflective array (40; 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) is configured to scatter said surface acoustic waves and to propagate surface acoustic waves between said back surface and said touch surface via said curved connecting surface.
A given communications apparatus that is one of a plurality of first communications apparatuses configured to communicate by multi-hop communication execution results of data processing of the given communications apparatus, the given communications apparatus being further configured to transmit the execution results to a second communications apparatus when the given communications apparatus has completed the data processing, wherein the second communications apparatus performs a process based on the execution results, the given communications apparatus comprising: a storage device configured to store identification information of a specified communications apparatus among the plurality of first communications apparatuses that is arranged between the given communications apparatus and a centre communications apparatus located at the centre of a given area in which the plurality of first communications apparatuses are arranged, wherein the specified communications apparatus requires plural hops to communicate with the second communications apparatus; and a transmitting unit configured to, when the given communications apparatus does not complete the data processing, transmit to a nearby communications apparatus of the given communications apparatus request information that includes the identification information stored in the storage device, wherein the request information is configured to request the specified communications apparatus to execute the not completed data processing of the given communications apparatus and to transmit execution results of the data processing. a storage device configured to store identification information of a specified communications apparatus among the plurality of first communications apparatuses that is arranged between the given communications apparatus and a centre communications apparatus located at the centre of a given area in which the plurality of first communications apparatuses are arranged, wherein the specified communications apparatus requires plural hops to communicate with the second communications apparatus; and a transmitting unit configured to, when the given communications apparatus does not complete the data processing, transmit to a nearby communications apparatus of the given communications apparatus request information that includes the identification information stored in the storage device, wherein the request information is configured to request the specified communications apparatus to execute the not completed data processing of the given communications apparatus and to transmit execution results of the data processing.
A method for adaptation of a steering wheel torque overlay of a lane keeping aid system in a vehicle, said method comprising: a) requesting a controller steering wheel torque overlay T r from a controller, b) measuring an applied steering wheel torque T a applied on a steering wheel of said vehicle, c) determining a scaling factor a as a function of said applied steering wheel torque T a, and said scaling factor a being tuneable dependent on at least one vehicle and/or road parameter, d) determining a corrective steering wheel torque overlay T c based on said controller torque overlay T r multiplied by said scaling factor α, T c = α T r. a) requesting a controller steering wheel torque overlay T r from a controller, b) measuring an applied steering wheel torque T a applied on a steering wheel of said vehicle, c) determining a scaling factor a as a function of said applied steering wheel torque T a, and said scaling factor a being tuneable dependent on at least one vehicle and/or road parameter, d) determining a corrective steering wheel torque overlay T c based on said controller torque overlay T r multiplied by said scaling factor α, T c = α T r.
A joint structure comprising two panels joined together using one or more joint pieces, wherein: - a first panel has, extending from a face of the panel, adjacent its edge, one or more recesses; - a second panel is provided with one or more corresponding keyhole-shaped recesses; - one or more joint pieces consisting of a circular or polygonal base having a generally cylindrical or prismatic structure and, protruding from one side of the base, in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical or prismatic base, a headed stud having a first narrower or neck portion adjacent the base and, at the end of the neck portion remote from the base, a wider head, where an edge of the head is inset from a plane of one side of the base, wherein: - said one or more recesses of the first panel has predetermined depth at least equal to the distance between the two faces of the base of the joint piece and a shape corresponding to the circular or polygonal shape of the joint piece base, - the base of each of said one or more joint pieces is located in a corresponding recess of the first panel, and the neck and head of each joint piece extend from an edge of the first panel and into said keyhole-shaped recess in the second panel, where the walls defining the narrower end of the keyhole shape are undercut to provide a slot or seat into which the head of the stud forming part of the joint piece has been slid with the collar of the joint piece sliding along the narrower portion of the keyhole-shaped slot. - a first panel has, extending from a face of the panel, adjacent its edge, one or more recesses; - a second panel is provided with one or more corresponding keyhole-shaped recesses; - one or more joint pieces consisting of a circular or polygonal base having a generally cylindrical or prismatic structure and, protruding from one side of the base, in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical or prismatic base, a headed stud having a first narrower or neck portion adjacent the base and, at the end of the neck portion remote from the base, a wider head, where an edge of the head is inset from a plane of one side of the base, - said one or more recesses of the first panel has predetermined depth at least equal to the distance between the two faces of the base of the joint piece and a shape corresponding to the circular or polygonal shape of the joint piece base, - the base of each of said one or more joint pieces is located in a corresponding recess of the first panel, and the neck and head of each joint piece extend from an edge of the first panel and into said keyhole-shaped recess in the second panel, where the walls defining the narrower end of the keyhole shape are undercut to provide a slot or seat into which the head of the stud forming part of the joint piece has been slid with the collar of the joint piece sliding along the narrower portion of the keyhole-shaped slot.
A vehicle occupant restraint device comprising: an airbag that is provided in a shoulder belt position of a seat belt to be capable of inflating upon receiving a predetermined actuating signal, the seat belt being wound by a single winding device, wherein the airbag is folded to surround a slide guide including a high rigidity region and a low rigidity region, the high rigidity region having seat-belt passing portions arranged at predetermined intervals in an insertion direction of the seat belt, the low rigidity region supporting the high rigidity region, and the airbag slides along the seat belt through the slide guide when the seat belt is pulled out, characterized in that the high rigidity region is a cylindrical member that is made of a hard member and has seat-belt passage openings arranged at a predetermined interval along a soft member as the low rigidity region extending in a longitudinal direction of the airbag. an airbag that is provided in a shoulder belt position of a seat belt to be capable of inflating upon receiving a predetermined actuating signal, the seat belt being wound by a single winding device, wherein the airbag is folded to surround a slide guide including a high rigidity region and a low rigidity region, the high rigidity region having seat-belt passing portions arranged at predetermined intervals in an insertion direction of the seat belt, the low rigidity region supporting the high rigidity region, and the airbag slides along the seat belt through the slide guide when the seat belt is pulled out, characterized in that the high rigidity region is a cylindrical member that is made of a hard member and has seat-belt passage openings arranged at a predetermined interval along a soft member as the low rigidity region extending in a longitudinal direction of the airbag.
A method of transmitting data symbols using an antenna correlation in a wireless access system supporting a massive antenna, in which massive antenna a plurality of antennas are deployed in a prescribed antenna area in a manner of being integrated with each other, the method comprising: receiving, from a receiving end, grouping information of a plurality of antennas for supporting the massive antenna, wherein the grouping information includes information on two selected antenna subgroups; selecting two antennas of which a correlation is highest from the two selected antenna subgroups, respectively, for transmitting the data symbols; and transmitting the data symbols through each of the two selected antennas of the two selected antenna subgroups on an identical time frequency resource, wherein antennas with highest correlation are grouped into two or more antenna subgroups and two antenna subgroups, of which a correlation is lowest from the two or more antenna subgroups, are selected among the two or more antenna subgroups by the receiving end. receiving, from a receiving end, grouping information of a plurality of antennas for supporting the massive antenna, wherein the grouping information includes information on two selected antenna subgroups; selecting two antennas of which a correlation is highest from the two selected antenna subgroups, respectively, for transmitting the data symbols; and transmitting the data symbols through each of the two selected antennas of the two selected antenna subgroups on an identical time frequency resource, wherein antennas with highest correlation are grouped into two or more antenna subgroups and two antenna subgroups, of which a correlation is lowest from the two or more antenna subgroups, are selected among the two or more antenna subgroups by the receiving end.
Method for purifying an incoming gas flow which consists of a gas mixture comprising a first gas to be purified and at least one undesirable gas to be removed, said incoming gas flow consisting of a biogas flow comprising methane CH 4 which is intended to be purified and, as undesirable gases to be removed, at least carbon dioxide CO 2 or hydrogen sulfide H 2 S, said method comprising at least the following steps: - during an absorption step, by means of an absorption membrane unit which has at least one membrane that is permeable to gases and impermeable to liquids, the incoming biogas flow on one side of said membrane and an absorbent liquid which circulates on the other side of said membrane are brought into contact, and a rich absorbent liquid comprising said dissolved undesirable gases and an outgoing biomethane flow which is depleted of undesirable gases to be removed are obtained; - during a desorption step, said rich absorbent liquid is brought into contact with a desorption membrane unit which has at least one membrane that is permeable to gases and impermeable to liquids, and, by applying a transmembrane vacuum, at least part of said dissolved gas is removed from said rich absorbent liquid which circulates on one side of said membrane by passing through said membrane toward the other side thereof in order to obtain a degassed liquid; - said degassed liquid is recycled in a subsequent absorption step; characterized in that said absorbent liquid (3, 30, 31) is a physical solvent which absorbs undesirable gaseous compounds by dissolution in the liquid phase, said absorbent liquid (3, 30, 31) being an aqueous solution comprising water and a salt chosen from sodium chloride NaCl, potassium chloride KCI, and sodium sulfate Na 2 SO 4, the molar concentration of salt in the absorbent liquid being between 1 and 2 mol/L. - during an absorption step, by means of an absorption membrane unit which has at least one membrane that is permeable to gases and impermeable to liquids, the incoming biogas flow on one side of said membrane and an absorbent liquid which circulates on the other side of said membrane are brought into contact, and a rich absorbent liquid comprising said dissolved undesirable gases and an outgoing biomethane flow which is depleted of undesirable gases to be removed are obtained; - during a desorption step, said rich absorbent liquid is brought into contact with a desorption membrane unit which has at least one membrane that is permeable to gases and impermeable to liquids, and, by applying a transmembrane vacuum, at least part of said dissolved gas is removed from said rich absorbent liquid which circulates on one side of said membrane by passing through said membrane toward the other side thereof in order to obtain a degassed liquid; - said degassed liquid is recycled in a subsequent absorption step;
A packaging and application device, having: - a container containing a product to be applied, the container comprising a first part and a second part, which are connected to one another by a hinge connection; - an applicator, the said applicator being accommodated in an interior space provided in the hinge connection, the interior space being accessible only when the device is in the open position, characterized in that the interior space has a volume with a cylindrical form. - a container containing a product to be applied, the container comprising a first part and a second part, which are connected to one another by a hinge connection; - an applicator, the said applicator being accommodated in an interior space provided in the hinge connection,
A magnetostrictor assembly comprising: a magnetostrictor element; a conductor coupled to the magnetostrictor element; a bluff body coupled to the magnetostrictor element via a transfer arm, the bluff body to be placed in a fluid flow path to, at least in part, produce motion that, at least in part, causes strain in the magnetostrictor element; and a preload mechanism coupled to the magnetostrictor element to apply a preload stress on the magnetostrictor element and adjust the electric current, characterized by that the preload mechanism comprises a control circuit to apply a second stress on the magnetostrictor element in response to an amount of power generated by the magnetostrictor element. a magnetostrictor element; a conductor coupled to the magnetostrictor element; a bluff body coupled to the magnetostrictor element via a transfer arm, the bluff body to be placed in a fluid flow path to, at least in part, produce motion that, at least in part, causes strain in the magnetostrictor element; and a preload mechanism coupled to the magnetostrictor element to apply a preload stress on the magnetostrictor element and adjust the electric current, characterized by that the preload mechanism comprises a control circuit to apply a second stress on the magnetostrictor element in response to an amount of power generated by the magnetostrictor element.
A clamp comprising: - a first clamp portion having a first end defining a recess and a second end configured to be coupled to a first structure; - a second clamp portion having a first end configured to be coupled to a second structure and a second end configured to be received in the recess of the first clamp portion; and - a shear pin configured to be coupled to the first clamp portion such that the shear pin extends into the recess and the second clamp portion to couple the second clamp portion to the first clamp portion; wherein the clamp is configured such that the shear pin will shear if: - a first load that exceeds a first threshold is applied to the second clamp portion in a first direction; or - a second load that exceeds a second threshold is applied to the second clamp portion in a second direction; - where the first threshold is greater than the second threshold - where, when the second clamp portion is coupled to the second structure, the first direction aligns with the direction of the weight of the second structure, and the first direction is parallel with and opposite to second direction. - a first clamp portion having a first end defining a recess and a second end configured to be coupled to a first structure; - a second clamp portion having a first end configured to be coupled to a second structure and a second end configured to be received in the recess of the first clamp portion; and - a shear pin configured to be coupled to the first clamp portion such that the shear pin extends into the recess and the second clamp portion to couple the second clamp portion to the first clamp portion; wherein the clamp is configured such that the shear pin will shear if: - a first load that exceeds a first threshold is applied to the second clamp portion in a first direction; or - a second load that exceeds a second threshold is applied to the second clamp portion in a second direction; - where the first threshold is greater than the second threshold - where, when the second clamp portion is coupled to the second structure, the first direction aligns with the direction of the weight of the second structure, and the first direction is parallel with and opposite to second direction.
A lathe comprising: - a carriage, - a tool holder head, rotatably associated with the carriage to rotate about a working axis, parallel with a longitudinal axis of a workpiece, the tool holder head being movable towards and away from the working axis, the lathe comprises a clamp fixable to the workpiece, characterized in that the clamp comprises a rod insertable into a cavity of the workpiece, the clamp further comprising a locking member that is connected to the rod and locks to an inside surface of the cavity, wherein the carriage is slidably associated with the clamp in order to slide along the working axis. - a carriage, - a tool holder head, rotatably associated with the carriage to rotate about a working axis, parallel with a longitudinal axis of a workpiece, the tool holder head being movable towards and away from the working axis, the lathe comprises a clamp fixable to the workpiece, characterized in that the clamp comprises a rod insertable into a cavity of the workpiece, the clamp further comprising a locking member that is connected to the rod and locks to an inside surface of the cavity, wherein the carriage is slidably associated with the clamp in order to slide along the working axis.
An air swirler assembly for a gas turbine combustor comprising: a swirler body defining a fuel and air mixing chamber defined at an upstream end by a forward member and circumscribed by an interior surface and an aft interior surface of a central member, the fuel and air mixing chamber having an open downstream end and extending along a central longitudinal axis, said swirler body having a first inner air passage, a second inner air passage, and an outer air passage opening externally of the mixing chamber and coaxially about the downstream open end of the mixing chamber; wherein an air flow passing through the second inner air passage has a swirl imparted thereto that is counter-directional to a swirl imparted to an air flow passing through the first inner air passage; characterized in that the first inner air passage opens radially into an upstream end of the mixing chamber proximate the forward member and the second inner air passage opens radially into the mixing chamber downstream of the first inner air passage; and the first inner air passage and the second inner air passage are both embodied within a single interior passage opening into the upstream end of the mixing chamber proximate the forward member.
A magnesium oxide particle having (median size)/(specific surface diameter obtained from specific surface area) ratio of 2.8 or less, D90/D10 of 4 or less and a median size of 0.1 to 25 μm.