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Monitoring apparatus for monitoring a blood pressure of a subject, comprising: - a measurement unit comprising: an ultrasound transducer configured to emit ultrasound waves to a volume of the subject that includes a blood vessel and to receive ultrasound waves from said volume of the subject, and to provide first signal on the basis of ultrasound waves received from the volume of the subject; and a light source configured to emit light to the subject and a light sensor configured to detect emitted light received from the subject and to provide a second signal on the basis of the light received from the skin of the subject, and - a processing unit which is configured to: - determine a time of arrival of a cardiac pulse in the blood vessel based on the first signal, - determine a point in time when the cardiac pulse reaches the skin of the subject based on the second signal, - and determine a pulse transit time between the time of arrival of the cardiac pulse in the blood vessel and the point in time when the cardiac pulse reaches the skin of the subject; characterized in that the measurement unit has a common base layer to which the ultrasound transducer and the light sensor are attached, the common base layer having a pressure-inducing layer or one or more pressure transducer(s) arranged to, controlled by the processing unit, increase and decrease the pressure of the common base layer on the skin of the subject; and in that the processing unit is configured to determine the blood pressure based on the pulse transit time; and to provide optimum contact of the base layer to the skin of the subject by forming a feedback loop responsive to both the first signal and the second signal to determine and apply the pressure of the common base layer at a level such as to optimize the contact. - a measurement unit comprising: an ultrasound transducer configured to emit ultrasound waves to a volume of the subject that includes a blood vessel and to receive ultrasound waves from said volume of the subject, and to provide first signal on the basis of ultrasound waves received from the volume of the subject; and a light source configured to emit light to the subject and a light sensor configured to detect emitted light received from the subject and to provide a second signal on the basis of the light received from the skin of the subject, and - a processing unit which is configured to: - determine a time of arrival of a cardiac pulse in the blood vessel based on the first signal, - determine a point in time when the cardiac pulse reaches the skin of the subject based on the second signal, - and determine a pulse transit time between the time of arrival of the cardiac pulse in the blood vessel and the point in time when the cardiac pulse reaches the skin of the subject; - determine a time of arrival of a cardiac pulse in the blood vessel based on the first signal, - determine a point in time when the cardiac pulse reaches the skin of the subject based on the second signal, - and determine a pulse transit time between the time of arrival of the cardiac pulse in the blood vessel and the point in time when the cardiac pulse reaches the skin of the subject;
Strapping device for strapping packaged goods with a strap, said strapping device having a tensioning apparatus for applying a strap tension to a loop of a strap, wherein the tensioning apparatus is provided with a tensioning wheel which is able to be driven in a motorized manner so as to rotate about a tensioning axis and is provided for engaging in the strap, the tensioning apparatus furthermore has a tensioning plate, wherein it is provided during a tensioning procedure carried out by the tensioning apparatus that a single-ply or multi-ply portion of the strap is situated between the tensioning wheel and the tensioning plate and contacts the tensioning wheel as well as the tensioning plate, the tensioning plate is furthermore disposed on a rocker which in a motorized manner is pivotable about a rocker axis so as to by way of a pivoting movement of the rocker either increase or decrease a spacing between the tensioning wheel and the tensioning plate, as well as having a connecting apparatus for, by means of a connecting element, such as a welding element, which is provided for locally heating the strap, generating a permanent connection, in particular a welded connection, on two regions of the loop of the strap that lie on top of one another, characterized in that while the motorized driving movement is being transmitted to the tensioning wheel, for as long as the tensioning wheel engages with the strap, a driving movement by means of a transmission means of the strapping device is transmitted to the rocker which is pivotable during the duration of the tensioning procedure, wherein the driving movement is provided for exerting a torque on the rocker.
A circuit breaker comprising: a voltage/current sensing unit configured to detect a voltage or current shaped analog signal of an arbitrary electric load; a RMS detector configured to determine a RMS value based on an output voltage of the voltage/current sensing unit; and a comparator configured to compare the RMS value determined and output from the RMS detector with a preset reference voltage to control a switching operation of the circuit breaker, wherein the RMS detector is configured with an analog circuit comprising: the voltage/current sensing unit; a square circuit unit configured to generate a square function based on a voltage output from the voltage/current sensing unit; a summing circuit unit configured to sum a voltage output from the square circuit unit; and a root circuit unit configured to generate a RMS value based on a voltage output from the summing circuit unit. a voltage/current sensing unit configured to detect a voltage or current shaped analog signal of an arbitrary electric load; a RMS detector configured to determine a RMS value based on an output voltage of the voltage/current sensing unit; and a comparator configured to compare the RMS value determined and output from the RMS detector with a preset reference voltage to control a switching operation of the circuit breaker, wherein the RMS detector is configured with an analog circuit comprising: the voltage/current sensing unit; a square circuit unit configured to generate a square function based on a voltage output from the voltage/current sensing unit; a summing circuit unit configured to sum a voltage output from the square circuit unit; and a root circuit unit configured to generate a RMS value based on a voltage output from the summing circuit unit. the voltage/current sensing unit; a square circuit unit configured to generate a square function based on a voltage output from the voltage/current sensing unit; a summing circuit unit configured to sum a voltage output from the square circuit unit; and a root circuit unit configured to generate a RMS value based on a voltage output from the summing circuit unit.
A shock-tube firing device (11, 163), comprising: an enclosure; at least two primer-ignition devices (57, 175) translatably carried within the enclosure and biased toward a neutral position; a threaded bore for each primer-ignition device (57, 175), each bore being adjacent a forward end of an associated primer-ignition device and configured to receive a threaded shock-tube adapter; a trigger assembly (15, 167) carried by the enclosure, the trigger assembly being biased toward a neutral position and comprising an actuation portion (25, 170) and a carrier portion (27, 172), the actuation portion (25, 170) being configured to cause rearward motion of the carrier portion (27, 172) when the actuation portion is moved from the neutral position; a biasing element (58, 205) for each primer-ignition device (57, 175), each biasing element configured to cause forward motion of the associated primer-ignition device (57, 175); and a sear (33, 171) for each primer-ignition device, each sear being carried by the carrier portion (27, 172) and configured to cause compression of an associated biasing element (58, 205); wherein movement of the actuation portion (25, 170) causes rearward motion of the carrier portion (27, 172) and the sears (33, 171), thereby compressing the biasing elements (58, 205)) for causing forward motion of the primer-ignition devices (57, 175). an enclosure; at least two primer-ignition devices (57, 175) translatably carried within the enclosure and biased toward a neutral position; a threaded bore for each primer-ignition device (57, 175), each bore being adjacent a forward end of an associated primer-ignition device and configured to receive a threaded shock-tube adapter; a trigger assembly (15, 167) carried by the enclosure, the trigger assembly being biased toward a neutral position and comprising an actuation portion (25, 170) and a carrier portion (27, 172), the actuation portion (25, 170) being configured to cause rearward motion of the carrier portion (27, 172) when the actuation portion is moved from the neutral position; a biasing element (58, 205) for each primer-ignition device (57, 175), each biasing element configured to cause forward motion of the associated primer-ignition device (57, 175); and a sear (33, 171) for each primer-ignition device, each sear being carried by the carrier portion (27, 172) and configured to cause compression of an associated biasing element (58, 205); wherein movement of the actuation portion (25, 170) causes rearward motion of the carrier portion (27, 172) and the sears (33, 171), thereby compressing the biasing elements (58, 205)) for causing forward motion of the primer-ignition devices (57, 175).
A user equipment configured to operate in a 3GPP LTE cellular network, the user equipment comprising hardware processing circuitry configured to: receive Radio Resource Control, RRC, signaling from an Evolved Node-B, eNB (104, 415), wherein the RRC signaling includes a measurement configuration information element comprising a Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ, measurement type indicator to indicate either a first or a second RSRQ measurement type for both a serving cell and a target cell (420, 430); determine an RSRQ of the serving cell and an RSRQ of the target cell (420, 430) based on the indicated RSRQ measurement type; and transmit a measurement report to the eNB (104, 415) based on the RSRQ of the serving cell and the RSRQ of the target cell (420, 430), wherein for the first RSRQ measurement type, the RSRQ for both the serving cell and the target cell (420, 430) is determined from a Received Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI, over one or more Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, symbols in which common reference signals, CRS, are included; and wherein for the second RSRQ measurement type, the RSRQ is determined for both the serving cell and the target cell (420, 430) from an RSSI that is based on a received power of one or more OFDM symbols received at the user equipment. receive Radio Resource Control, RRC, signaling from an Evolved Node-B, eNB (104, 415), wherein the RRC signaling includes a measurement configuration information element comprising a Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ, measurement type indicator to indicate either a first or a second RSRQ measurement type for both a serving cell and a target cell (420, 430); determine an RSRQ of the serving cell and an RSRQ of the target cell (420, 430) based on the indicated RSRQ measurement type; and transmit a measurement report to the eNB (104, 415) based on the RSRQ of the serving cell and the RSRQ of the target cell (420, 430), wherein for the first RSRQ measurement type, the RSRQ for both the serving cell and the target cell (420, 430) is determined from a Received Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI, over one or more Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, symbols in which common reference signals, CRS, are included; and wherein for the second RSRQ measurement type, the RSRQ is determined for both the serving cell and the target cell (420, 430) from an RSSI that is based on a received power of one or more OFDM symbols received at the user equipment.
A manufacturing method of a tapered optical fiber comprising: a reciprocating step in which an optical fiber mounted at positions (P,Q) having a prescribed distance therebetween is reciprocated in the direction of the optical axis of the optical fiber; a heating step in which the reciprocating optical fiber is heated at a fixed position, wherein, during the heating performed while reciprocating the optical fiber, the mounting distance of the optical fiber is increased and the optical fiber is drawn, wherein drawing of the optical fiber is performed by independently or interlockingly controlling at least two mounting units (17,18) which fix the optical fiber, control is performed in order to change at least one of the range of reciprocal movement, the reciprocal movement speed, and the broadening width of the optical fiber fixed on the mounting units (17,18), and is performed such that the optical fiber comprises in the direction of the optical axis a thin portion having a minimum outer diameter of from 200 nm to 800 nm, wherein the tapering profile of the thin portion is symmetrical or asymmetrical in the direction of the optical axis, and the tapering profile of the thin portion comprises one, or two or more inflection portions where a rate of change in the outer diameter thereof in the direction of the optical axis decreases. a reciprocating step in which an optical fiber mounted at positions (P,Q) having a prescribed distance therebetween is reciprocated in the direction of the optical axis of the optical fiber; a heating step in which the reciprocating optical fiber is heated at a fixed position, wherein, during the heating performed while reciprocating the optical fiber, the mounting distance of the optical fiber is increased and the optical fiber is drawn, wherein drawing of the optical fiber is performed by independently or interlockingly controlling at least two mounting units (17,18) which fix the optical fiber, control is performed in order to change at least one of the range of reciprocal movement, the reciprocal movement speed, and the broadening width of the optical fiber fixed on the mounting units (17,18), and is performed such that the optical fiber comprises in the direction of the optical axis a thin portion having a minimum outer diameter of from 200 nm to 800 nm, wherein the tapering profile of the thin portion is symmetrical or asymmetrical in the direction of the optical axis, and the tapering profile of the thin portion comprises one, or two or more inflection portions where a rate of change in the outer diameter thereof in the direction of the optical axis decreases.
An equal channel angular extrusion system, comprising: an interior mandrel and an exterior mandrel defining a pre-shear zone section, and a post-shear zone section, wherein the post-shear zone section is oriented at an angle to the pre-shear zone section, and the interior and exterior mandrels defining a shear zone (95, 100, 105, 110) at the intersection of the pre-shear zone section and the post-shear zone section; and a pressure application device, such that the pressure application device is adapted to apply pressure to a material to force the material to pass through the pre-shear zone section into the post-shear zone section, so passing through the shear zone, wherein the material is subjected to severe plastic deformation within the shear zone; wherein the material is treated in tubular form, and wherein the extrusion system comprises a first shear zone (95; 105) and a second shear zone (100; 110) which are arranged either to expand the diameter of the material, or to contract the diameter of the material, characterized in that the interior mandrel and the exterior mandrel are arranged to move along with the material and wherein the system comprises an inner fixed element and an outer fixed element located between the interior mandrel and the exterior mandrel, and axially spaced from each other, defining a path for passage of the material between the interior mandrel and the outer fixed element and defining a path for passage of the material between the exterior mandrel and the inner fixed element. an interior mandrel and an exterior mandrel defining a pre-shear zone section, and a post-shear zone section, wherein the post-shear zone section is oriented at an angle to the pre-shear zone section, and the interior and exterior mandrels defining a shear zone (95, 100, 105, 110) at the intersection of the pre-shear zone section and the post-shear zone section; and a pressure application device, such that the pressure application device is adapted to apply pressure to a material to force the material to pass through the pre-shear zone section into the post-shear zone section, so passing through the shear zone, wherein the material is subjected to severe plastic deformation within the shear zone; wherein the material is treated in tubular form, and wherein the extrusion system comprises a first shear zone (95; 105) and a second shear zone (100; 110) which are arranged either to expand the diameter of the material, or to contract the diameter of the material, characterized in that the interior mandrel and the exterior mandrel are arranged to move along with the material and wherein the system comprises an inner fixed element and an outer fixed element located between the interior mandrel and the exterior mandrel, and axially spaced from each other, defining a path for passage of the material between the interior mandrel and the outer fixed element and defining a path for passage of the material between the exterior mandrel and the inner fixed element.
A method for clocking cumulative operating time for a cargo-handling vehicle provided with a plurality of functional units, the functional units comprising at least a first functional unit and a second functional unit, the first functional unit comprising a first clocking device for clocking the cumulative operating time of the vehicle, a first memory device for storing the cumulative operating time clocked by the first clocking device and, a communication port for communicating with the outside of the first functional unit, the second functional unit comprising a second clocking device for clocking the cumulative operating time of the vehicle, a second memory device for storing the cumulative operating time clocked by the second clocking device, and a communication port for communicating with the outside of the second functional unit; whereby, the first clocking device and the second clocking device clock the cumulative operating time of the vehicle independently of each other; each of the first and second memory devices storing the cumulative operating time clocked by corresponding clocking device; the cumulative operating time stored in the first memory device is transmitted toward the second memory device through the communication port in the first functional unit and the communication port in the second functional unit at the time points of predetermined time intervals, whereas the cumulative operating time stored in the second memory device is transmitted toward the first memory device through the communication port in the first functional unit and the communication port in the second functional unit at the time points of predetermined time intervals; the difference between the cumulative time stored in the first functional unit and the cumulative time stored in the second functional unit is computed in each of the first and second functional units, so that it is grasped whether or not the cumulative operating time stored in one side functional unit is greater than or equal to the cumulative operating time stored in the other side functional unit; the cumulative operating time stored in the memory device in one side functional unit is renewed with the cumulative operating time stored in the memory device in the other side functional unit in a case where the cumulative operating time stored in the memory device in the one side functional unit is smaller than the cumulative operating time stored in the memory device in the other side functional unit, whereas the cumulative operating time stored in the memory device in one side functional unit is conserved on an as-is basis in a case where the cumulative operating time stored in the memory device in the one side functional unit is greater than or equal to the cumulative operating time stored in the memory device in the other side functional unit.
A battery to be installed below a seat of an electric straddle-type vehicle, the battery comprising: a battery case of the battery to be installed inside a body of the straddle-type vehicle; and a harness connector (68, 69) installed in the battery to which a harness (71, 72) extending from an electric device is connected, wherein a protruding portion is formed in and protrudes from one surface of the battery case, and the harness connector (68, 69) is provided on a side surface of the protruding portion, and the harness connector (68, 69) overlaps the battery case viewed from a normal direction of the one surface, and the harness connector (68, 69) overlaps the protruding portion viewed from a direction perpendicular to the normal direction. a battery case of the battery to be installed inside a body of the straddle-type vehicle; and a harness connector (68, 69) installed in the battery to which a harness (71, 72) extending from an electric device is connected, wherein a protruding portion is formed in and protrudes from one surface of the battery case, and the harness connector (68, 69) is provided on a side surface of the protruding portion, and the harness connector (68, 69) overlaps the battery case viewed from a normal direction of the one surface, and the harness connector (68, 69) overlaps the protruding portion viewed from a direction perpendicular to the normal direction.
Motor vehicle having an illumination module for generating symbolic imagery on the ground in the vicinity of the motor vehicle and having a control device for controlling the operation of the illumination module, wherein the control device is configured in such a way that it automatically adapts the relative position of the symbolic imagery with respect to the motor vehicle in a manner such that at least some of the symbolic imagery is fixed at a specified location on the ground in front of the motor vehicle when the distance of the motor vehicle from the specified location falls below a specified distance (d) during a journey toward the specified location, wherein the control device is configured to control the operation of the illumination module in such a way that the symbolic imagery is already generated before the distance of the motor vehicle falls below the specified distance (d) during its journey toward the specified location, wherein, for the period of time in which the distance of the motor vehicle has not yet fallen below the specified distance (d), the symbolic imagery is moved together with the motor vehicle on account of its journey toward the specified location and in the process does not reach as far as the specified location, characterized in that the specified location is a stopping location at which the motor vehicle will come to a standstill. wherein the control device is configured to control the operation of the illumination module in such a way that the symbolic imagery is already generated before the distance of the motor vehicle falls below the specified distance (d) during its journey toward the specified location, wherein, for the period of time in which the distance of the motor vehicle has not yet fallen below the specified distance (d), the symbolic imagery is moved together with the motor vehicle on account of its journey toward the specified location and in the process does not reach as far as the specified location, characterized in that the specified location is a stopping location at which the motor vehicle will come to a standstill.