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A method of determining the position of an elongate structure comprising a metallic or magnetic material, the method comprising: providing a plurality of magnetic field sensors arranged at fixed spacing, each sensor being arranged to sense a magnetic field of a remote structure induced by the Earth's magnetic field in at least two orthogonal directions; arranging the magnetic field sensors remotely of an elongate structure having a longitudinal axis, such that the magnetic field sensors are spaced in a lateral direction relative to said longitudinal axis; determining an angular spacing for the magnetic field sensors about the longitudinal axis according to the magnetic field readings in the two orthogonal directions; determining a distance between one or more of said magnetic field sensors and said elongate structure based on said angular spacing determination; and modelling the elongate structure as being represented by one or more bar magnet and identifying one or more feature, or feature type, in the magnetic field readings occurring at a regular, repeating spacing along the length of the elongate structure and discounting or modifying the magnetic field readings at locations along the elongate structure according to said regular spacing, wherein the one or more feature is derived from the model. providing a plurality of magnetic field sensors arranged at fixed spacing, each sensor being arranged to sense a magnetic field of a remote structure induced by the Earth's magnetic field in at least two orthogonal directions; arranging the magnetic field sensors remotely of an elongate structure having a longitudinal axis, such that the magnetic field sensors are spaced in a lateral direction relative to said longitudinal axis; determining an angular spacing for the magnetic field sensors about the longitudinal axis according to the magnetic field readings in the two orthogonal directions; determining a distance between one or more of said magnetic field sensors and said elongate structure based on said angular spacing determination; and modelling the elongate structure as being represented by one or more bar magnet and identifying one or more feature, or feature type, in the magnetic field readings occurring at a regular, repeating spacing along the length of the elongate structure and discounting or modifying the magnetic field readings at locations along the elongate structure according to said regular spacing, wherein the one or more feature is derived from the model.
A guide (38, 39) configured to guide a bearing of a support plate of a retractable thruster assembly along its outer circumference during retraction and extension, the guide (38, 39) comprising: - a bore extending longitudinally through the guide; - a recess at an end side of the guide (38, 39); - a hydraulic cylinder (54, 55) detachably mounted in the bore, the hydraulic cylinder (54, 55) including a movable piston (56, 57) and further comprising a mounting protrusion; - at least one detachable mounting plate (76, 77) fixing the hydraulic cylinder (54, 55) in the bore, the at least one detachable mounting plate (76, 77) being of a split-type, wherein the mounting protrusion is secured to the recess by the at least one detachable mounting plate (76, 77). - a bore extending longitudinally through the guide; - a recess at an end side of the guide (38, 39); - a hydraulic cylinder (54, 55) detachably mounted in the bore, the hydraulic cylinder (54, 55) including a movable piston (56, 57) and further comprising a mounting protrusion; - at least one detachable mounting plate (76, 77) fixing the hydraulic cylinder (54, 55) in the bore, the at least one detachable mounting plate (76, 77) being of a split-type,
A vehicle skeleton member comprising a joined portion obtained by joining, by vibration welding, a plurality of members (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) characterized in that the plurality of members (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) is constituted by a two-dimensionally randomly reinforced composite material of a thermoplastic resin and chopped reinforcing fibers being two-dimensionally randomly orientated, wherein a joining surface of the joined portion is contained on an axis parallel to a front and rear direction of a vehicle body and/or a right and left direction of the vehicle body.
A fusion welding socket (30, 130, 230) for coupling together double walled plastic conduits (10, 20, 110, 120), which double walled conduits comprise an inner pipe (12, 22, 112, 122, 212, 222), an outer pipe (11, 21, 111, 121, 211, 221) surrounding the inner pipe and an annular space (13, 23, 113, 123, 213, 223) arranged between the inner and outer pipes, which fusion welding socket comprises - a main body (31, 131, 231) comprising a first end portion (32, 132, 232), a second end portion (33, 133, 233) and an intermediate portion (34, 134, 234) arranged longitudinally between the first and second end portions, which intermediate portion has at least one inner diameter which is smaller than the inner diameters of the first and second end portions; - first, second and third (35c-d) heating coils embedded in the first end portion, the second end portion and the intermediate portion respectively for fusing together the first and second end portions with a respective outer pipe of a first and second conduit and the intermediate portion with a respective inner pipe of the first and second conduit; and - a passageway (39, 41-43, 139, 141-144, 239, 241-242) which is arranged to connect the annular spaces of the first and second conduit after fusion, characterized in that the passageway comprises an annular passage (39, 139, 239) which circumferentially surrounds the main body (31, 131, 231) and which extends longitudinally over the entire intermediate portion and at least partially over each of the first (32, 132, 232) and second (33, 133, 233) end portions. - a main body (31, 131, 231) comprising a first end portion (32, 132, 232), a second end portion (33, 133, 233) and an intermediate portion (34, 134, 234) arranged longitudinally between the first and second end portions, which intermediate portion has at least one inner diameter which is smaller than the inner diameters of the first and second end portions; - first, second and third (35c-d) heating coils embedded in the first end portion, the second end portion and the intermediate portion respectively for fusing together the first and second end portions with a respective outer pipe of a first and second conduit and the intermediate portion with a respective inner pipe of the first and second conduit; and - a passageway (39, 41-43, 139, 141-144, 239, 241-242) which is arranged to connect the annular spaces of the first and second conduit after fusion, characterized in that
A blockchain-based event processing method for processing an event involving a plurality of users in a blockchain, the method comprising: generating, by a computing device of a user of the event, descriptive information of the event; sending the descriptive information to a computing device of another user of the event through an off-chain channel for the another user to verify the descriptive information and to submit triggering information corresponding to the event to the blockchain after verifying the descriptive information; and submitting, by the computing device of the user, triggering information associated with the user corresponding to the event to the blockchain for the blockchain to process the event according to the descriptive information after verifying all triggering information submitted by the plurality of users, characterized in that the descriptive information on the event comprises a variable, and wherein the event changes a state parameter recorded on the blockchain associated with each of the plurality users according to the variable, wherein the variable and the value of the state parameter are each a ciphertext calculated based on a Pedersen commitment algorithm. generating, by a computing device of a user of the event, descriptive information of the event; sending the descriptive information to a computing device of another user of the event through an off-chain channel for the another user to verify the descriptive information and to submit triggering information corresponding to the event to the blockchain after verifying the descriptive information; and submitting, by the computing device of the user, triggering information associated with the user corresponding to the event to the blockchain for the blockchain to process the event according to the descriptive information after verifying all triggering information submitted by the plurality of users, characterized in that the descriptive information on the event comprises a variable, and wherein the event changes a state parameter recorded on the blockchain associated with each of the plurality users according to the variable, wherein the variable and the value of the state parameter are each a ciphertext calculated based on a Pedersen commitment algorithm.
A reflector antenna, comprising: a reflector dish; a radome; a band clamp coupling the radome to a distal end of the reflector dish; the band clamp provided with an inward projecting proximal lip and an inward projecting distal lip; characterized in that the distal lip is dimensioned with an inner diameter less than or equal to a reflector aperture of the reflector dish; in that the proximal lip is provided with a turnback region dimensioned to engage an outer surface of a signal area of the reflector dish in an interference fit; and in that the band clamp has a width between 0.8 and 1.5 wavelengths of an operating frequency. a reflector dish; a radome; a band clamp coupling the radome to a distal end of the reflector dish; the band clamp provided with an inward projecting proximal lip and an inward projecting distal lip; characterized in that the distal lip is dimensioned with an inner diameter less than or equal to a reflector aperture of the reflector dish; in that the proximal lip is provided with a turnback region dimensioned to engage an outer surface of a signal area of the reflector dish in an interference fit; and in that the band clamp has a width between 0.8 and 1.5 wavelengths of an operating frequency.
A base station for communicating with a wireless terminal, the base station comprising: reception means for receiving from another base station first information indicative of data volume of unsuccessfully transmitted downlink data transmitted from said another base station to the wireless terminal which performs handover and second information indicative of a time period related to the data volume, during a handover of the wireless terminal from the another base station to the base station.
A Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) system comprising a laser source configured to emit a pulsed laser beam; a cylindrical tubular container for retaining a sample pellet of a consolidated granular material, the container configured with opposing open ends (20a, 20b); a sample station configured to hold the tubular container orientated to present an exposed surface of the retained sample pellet towards the pulsed laser beam; the sample station comprising an actuator having a piston configured to pass through one of the opposing open ends (20a, 20b) and moveable along a movement axis between the open ends (20a, 20b) for coupling linear movement along the movement axis to the sample pellet retained in the container and thereby present a portion of an outer surface of the sample pellet previously constrained through contact with an inner surface of the tubular container as the exposed surface; and focussing optics configured to focus the laser beam onto the exposed surface; characterised in that the sample station further comprises a rotary drive mechanically connected to the cylindrical tubular container to impart a rotational motion thereto, the rotary drive and the actuator being configured to act in concert to present a plurality of spiral portions (P') of the outer surface as the exposed surface.
A skew detection system comprising: a pair of sensors (4a, 4b), at least one of said sensors in said pair including means for comparing positional information from each sensor of the pair, indicative of a position of the respective sensor, and determining relative skew between the sensors of the pair based on the comparison. a pair of sensors (4a, 4b), at least one of said sensors in said pair including means for comparing positional information from each sensor of the pair, indicative of a position of the respective sensor, and determining relative skew between the sensors of the pair based on the comparison.
A method for determining information about an object in the category of linear stock material, the method comprising: Illuminating an object with a plurality of lines of light, the lines being spaced-apart along a longitudinal axis of the object and projected on the object in transverse orientation with respect to said axis of the object; acquiring a sequence of images of the lines of light while rotating the object about the axis; for each image, determining a location of an extremum for each of the lines of light; establishing a reference line based on the location of the extrema for a first plurality of the lines; calculating a deviation between the extrema of a second plurality of the lines and the reference line; and determining information about the shape of the object based on the calculated deviations. Illuminating an object with a plurality of lines of light, the lines being spaced-apart along a longitudinal axis of the object and projected on the object in transverse orientation with respect to said axis of the object; acquiring a sequence of images of the lines of light while rotating the object about the axis; for each image, determining a location of an extremum for each of the lines of light; establishing a reference line based on the location of the extrema for a first plurality of the lines; calculating a deviation between the extrema of a second plurality of the lines and the reference line; and determining information about the shape of the object based on the calculated deviations.
Apparatus for detecting an antenna coil with a non-active detuning apparatus, wherein the apparatus has a transmitter, an antenna, an amplitude meter and a controller, wherein the controller is designed to actuate the transmitter such that it emits radio-frequency signals with different predetermined amplitudes via the antenna, to acquire testing amplitudes with the amplitude meter as a function of the emitted signal, to determine a testing relationship between the predetermined amplitudes and the acquired testing amplitudes and, if the determined testing relationship deviates from a predetermined reference relationship, to emit a signal, wherein the predetermined reference relationship in the controller is a linear relationship.
An isolated polypeptide with homoserine O-succinyltransferase activity, which shows a reduced sensitivity to feedback inhibition by L-methionine as compared with a wild-type homoserine O-succinyltransferase polypeptide derived from E. coli, and which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6.
An apparatus to discharge a solution to a teat of a dairy livestock, comprising: a carriage coupled to a track along a bottom surface of the carriage, the carriage configured to move along the track; a foundation coupled to a top surface of the carriage, the top surface of the carriage opposite the bottom surface of the carriage; a pivot coupler coupled to the foundation; a platform comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the platform opposite the top surface of the platform, the top surface of the platform having a length in a lengthwise direction and a width orthogonal to the length, the length greater than the width; a coupler coupled to the bottom surface of the platform, the coupler configured to couple the platform to the pivot coupler such that the platform may pivot about the pivot coupler; a linear actuator coupled to the top surface of the platform; an extension member coupled to the linear actuator such that the linear actuator may move the extension member in the lengthwise direction along the platform and away from the carriage; a spray tool member coupled to the extension member, and a spray tool coupled to the spray tool member; and a controller configured to cause the carriage to move along the track, the platform to pivot, and the extension member to move in the lengthwise direction to position the spray tool coupled to the spray tool member at a spray position from which the spray tool may discharge a solution to a teat of a dairy livestock. a carriage coupled to a track along a bottom surface of the carriage, the carriage configured to move along the track; a foundation coupled to a top surface of the carriage, the top surface of the carriage opposite the bottom surface of the carriage; a pivot coupler coupled to the foundation; a platform comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the platform opposite the top surface of the platform, the top surface of the platform having a length in a lengthwise direction and a width orthogonal to the length, the length greater than the width; a coupler coupled to the bottom surface of the platform, the coupler configured to couple the platform to the pivot coupler such that the platform may pivot about the pivot coupler; a linear actuator coupled to the top surface of the platform; an extension member coupled to the linear actuator such that the linear actuator may move the extension member in the lengthwise direction along the platform and away from the carriage; a spray tool member coupled to the extension member, and a spray tool coupled to the spray tool member; and a controller configured to cause the carriage to move along the track, the platform to pivot, and the extension member to move in the lengthwise direction to position the spray tool coupled to the spray tool member at a spray position from which the spray tool may discharge a solution to a teat of a dairy livestock.
A method of encoding an image, the image comprising a plurality of Coding Tree blocks made of blocks of pixels, each block of pixels (305, 306, 307) being encoded according to a mode out of a plurality of modes, one such mode being a mode in which a block is encoded based on a predictor block being a block of a current image, the method comprising: determining a search area for locating the predictor block for said one mode as an area constituted by (i) any reconstructed blocks of a current Coding Tree block and (ii) Coding Tree blocks having coordinates (X, Y) where: ▪ Y ≤ Y 0 and X − X 0 ≤ − Y − Y 0 where X represents the horizontal coordinate, Y represents the vertical one, the origin being in the top left corner of the image, and ( X 0, Y 0) are the coordinates of the current Coding Tree block; and using subpixel accuracy to represent a block vector, being a difference in coordinates between a particular point in the block being encoded and the equivalent point in the predictor block. determining a search area for locating the predictor block for said one mode as an area constituted by (i) any reconstructed blocks of a current Coding Tree block and (ii) Coding Tree blocks having coordinates (X, Y) where: ▪ Y ≤ Y 0 and X − X 0 ≤ − Y − Y 0 where X represents the horizontal coordinate, Y represents the vertical one, the origin being in the top left corner of the image, and ( X 0, Y 0) are the coordinates of the current Coding Tree block; and ▪ Y ≤ Y 0 and X − X 0 ≤ − Y − Y 0 using subpixel accuracy to represent a block vector, being a difference in coordinates between a particular point in the block being encoded and the equivalent point in the predictor block.
A process for producing a thiol compound, the process comprising: i) contacting: a) an olefin compound; b) H 2 S; c) diphenylamine and/or a phenol compound comprising BHT, carvacrol, 2,2'-ethylidene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate), or any combination thereof; and d) a photoinitiator and/or a free radical initiator; and ii) forming the thiol compound. i) contacting: a) an olefin compound; b) H 2 S; c) diphenylamine and/or a phenol compound comprising BHT, carvacrol, 2,2'-ethylidene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate), or any combination thereof; and d) a photoinitiator and/or a free radical initiator; and a) an olefin compound; b) H 2 S; c) diphenylamine and/or a phenol compound comprising BHT, carvacrol, 2,2'-ethylidene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate), or any combination thereof; and d) a photoinitiator and/or a free radical initiator; and ii) forming the thiol compound.
An apparatus for processing containers, which comprises at least one processing assembly for containers and means for feeding, with a continuous flow, said containers to a labeling unit comprising at least one labeling station (30a, 30b,...) intended to label the containers that arrive from a respective flow (10a, 10b,...) of containers, means for identifying non-conforming containers which are intended to be ejected from the respective flow (10a, 10b,...) of containers, and container expulsion means are provided characterized in that said expulsion means are adapted to remove, from the respective flow (10a, 10b,...) intended for a respective labeling station (30a, 30b,...), the containers that immediately follow the positions of the non-conforming containers along the advancement direction of the respective flow in order to obtain, in the respective flow (10a, 10b,...), an uninterrupted sequence of missing containers in a number equal to at least one preset number, wherein said identification means comprise detection means that are associated functionally with said processing assembly for non-conforming containers and wherein said detection means are functionally connected to at least one device (50, 70) for ejecting, from the respective flow of containers (10a, 10b,...), the non-conforming containers detected by said detection means.
A main mixer, comprising: a swirler along an axis; and a swirler hub along the axis, the swirler hub having a fuel manifold and a centerbody, wherein the centerbody forms an inner surface of a contoured annular mixer passage, and an inner surface of the swirler forms an outer surface of the contoured annular mixer passage; characterized in that: the centerbody of the swirler hub is offset from the axis. a swirler along an axis; and a swirler hub along the axis, the swirler hub having a fuel manifold and a centerbody, wherein the centerbody forms an inner surface of a contoured annular mixer passage, and an inner surface of the swirler forms an outer surface of the contoured annular mixer passage; characterized in that: the centerbody of the swirler hub is offset from the axis.