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A method for entering a water slide comprising: receiving, via a control system, a signal that a rider is positioned on an entry platform, wherein the entry platform is configured to support the rider above a water slide entry; providing instructions, via the control system, to a fluid delivery system to deliver fluid within an enclosure to a predetermined fill level when the rider is positioned on the entry platform; wherein the enclosure defines an enclosed space about the entry platform and is configured to at least partially enclose the rider when the rider is positioned on the entry platform; and triggering, via the control system, the entry platform to release the rider into the water slide entry. receiving, via a control system, a signal that a rider is positioned on an entry platform, wherein the entry platform is configured to support the rider above a water slide entry; providing instructions, via the control system, to a fluid delivery system to deliver fluid within an enclosure to a predetermined fill level when the rider is positioned on the entry platform; wherein the enclosure defines an enclosed space about the entry platform and is configured to at least partially enclose the rider when the rider is positioned on the entry platform; and triggering, via the control system, the entry platform to release the rider into the water slide entry.
A high-pressure pump, comprising: a pressure chamber, a plunger sleeve disposed in the pressure chamber, a protruding member disposed at an outer side of the plunger sleeve and in interference fit to a wall of the pressure chamber, a plunger disposed in the plunger sleeve, an inlet valve, and an outlet valve; wherein the plunger sleeve comprises a first section and a second section connected to the first section; the protruding member is disposed on an outer side of the second section close to the first section; the protruding member divides the pressure chamber into a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, the first section is located in the first pressure chamber, and the inlet valve and the outlet valve are disposed at the first pressure chamber; in a fuel pumping stage of the high-pressure pump, the plunger moves from the second pressure chamber towards the first pressure chamber; wherein the first section of the plunger sleeve has a length satisfying a relationship with a total length of the plunger sleeve as follows: 3 < L 2 L 1 < 8, wherein L2 represents the total length of the plunger sleeve, and L1 represents the length of the first section of the plunger sleeve; wherein in the fuel pumping stage of the high-pressure pump, the first section of the plunger sleeve deforms to contract inwards, and a clearance between the first section of the plunger sleeve and the plunger is smaller than a machining clearance of a plunger set. wherein the first section of the plunger sleeve has a length satisfying a relationship with a total length of the plunger sleeve as follows: 3 < L 2 L 1 < 8, wherein L2 represents the total length of the plunger sleeve, and L1 represents the length of the first section of the plunger sleeve; wherein in the fuel pumping stage of the high-pressure pump, the first section of the plunger sleeve deforms to contract inwards, and a clearance between the first section of the plunger sleeve and the plunger is smaller than a machining clearance of a plunger set.
A cosmetic method for treating the human skin, comprising: sucking a targeted area of skin, in particular a region of the face or the body, up into a chamber to bring the targeted area into contact with a surface present at a recessed position within the chamber so as to exert at least one of several possible mechanical actions to the targeted area, including abrading the skin at the targeted area, the abrading resulting from repeated movement of the skin against the surface in response to repeating vacuum cycles, the repeated movement of the skin being between an upper and a lower position, the skin of the targeted area contacting the surface at least in the upper position.
A compound of formula, or salt thereof, wherein: MBG is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, optionally substituted triazolyl, or optionally substituted pyrazolyl; R 1 is halo; R 2 is halo; each R 3 is independently alkyl, cyano, haloalkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkoxy, R 4 is aryl optionally substituted with 0, 1, 2 or 3 independent R 3; R 5 is H, or -C alkyl optionally substituted with amino; n is 0, 1, 2 for 3. MBG is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, optionally substituted triazolyl, or optionally substituted pyrazolyl; R 1 is halo; R 2 is halo; each R 3 is independently alkyl, cyano, haloalkyl, alkoxy, halo, haloalkoxy, R 4 is aryl optionally substituted with 0, 1, 2 or 3 independent R 3; R 5 is H, or -C alkyl optionally substituted with amino; n is 0, 1, 2 for 3.
A compression bone screw comprising: a shank having longitudinally opposing first and second shank portions (111,112), said first shank portion being externally threaded with a first shank thread; a first element threadingly mounted on said first shank portion by way of a first element internal thread threadingly engaging said first shank thread, said first element being externally threaded with a first element external thread; a second element mounted on, or integrally formed with, said second shank portion, said second element being externally threaded with a second element external thread, said second element external thread and said first element external thread being like-handed; and said first shank portion and said first element being configured to operate in a first mode of operation in which said shank and said first element are rotationally driven in unison and a second mode of operation in which said shank is rotationally driven independent of said first element, such that said first element moves along said first shank portion towards said second element; wherein a pitch of said first element external thread is substantially equal to a pitch of said second element external thread; characterised in that the said first element external thread is opposite-handed to said first shank thread.
Method for forming a solar module consisting of the steps of: a) providing at least one solar cell; b) providing a first sheet of encapsulant; c) adhering at least partly the at least one solar cell to the first sheet of encapsulant forming an adhering portion between the at least one solar cell and the first sheet of encapsulant; and d) cropping that at least one solar cell that is adhered to the first sheet of encapsulant in the adhering portion along a cropping line with cutting means, wherein step c) being carried out prior to step d). a) providing at least one solar cell; b) providing a first sheet of encapsulant; c) adhering at least partly the at least one solar cell to the first sheet of encapsulant forming an adhering portion between the at least one solar cell and the first sheet of encapsulant; and d) cropping that at least one solar cell that is adhered to the first sheet of encapsulant in the adhering portion along a cropping line with cutting means, wherein step c) being carried out prior to step d).
Method for detecting an illegal use of a security processor used for the descrambling of different multimedia contents broadcast over several respective channels, this method comprising; - the reception by the electronic security processor of messages ECM i,t (Entitlement Control Message) to descramble a temporal succession of cryptoperiods of a scrambled channel i, each message ECM i,t containing: • at least one cryptogram of a control word CW i,t making it possible to descramble a cryptoperiod CP i,t of the channel i, the index i identifying the channel and the index t being a serial number, and • the identifier of the channel i, characterized in that the method also comprises: - on each reception by the security processor of a new message ECM i,c, the verification that the message ECM i,c is received within a predetermined time window immediately consecutive to the preceding message EMC i,p received by this security processor for the channel i, in which the indices c and p are two specific values of the serial number t, - the incrementation of a counter Kch i of a predetermined pitch each time, after the verification, the message ECM i,c is received within the time window immediately consecutive to the message ECM i,p and, otherwise, the resetting of the counter Kch i to its initial value, - the detection of an illegal use as soon as the counter Kch i reaches a predetermined threshold. - the reception by the electronic security processor of messages ECM i,t (Entitlement Control Message) to descramble a temporal succession of cryptoperiods of a scrambled channel i, each message ECM i,t containing: • at least one cryptogram of a control word CW i,t making it possible to descramble a cryptoperiod CP i,t of the channel i, the index i identifying the channel and the index t being a serial number, and • the identifier of the channel i, • at least one cryptogram of a control word CW i,t making it possible to descramble a cryptoperiod CP i,t of the channel i, the index i identifying the channel and the index t being a serial number, and • the identifier of the channel i, - on each reception by the security processor of a new message ECM i,c, the verification that the message ECM i,c is received within a predetermined time window immediately consecutive to the preceding message EMC i,p received by this security processor for the channel i, in which the indices c and p are two specific values of the serial number t, - the incrementation of a counter Kch i of a predetermined pitch each time, after the verification, the message ECM i,c is received within the time window immediately consecutive to the message ECM i,p and, otherwise, the resetting of the counter Kch i to its initial value, - the detection of an illegal use as soon as the counter Kch i reaches a predetermined threshold.
A personal care product system, comprising: a personal care product stand having a resting plane; and a handle having an elongated gripping portion, wherein the handle is suspended at an angle relative to the base and has a handle resting plane that intersects a resting plane of the personal care product stand at an included angle of less than 90 degrees, wherein the handle has an unsupported length that is not engaged with the personal care product stand and that is 90% to 100% of an overall length of the handle; characterized in that the handle comprises at least a first docking magnet having an axis of polarity that intersects the resting plane at an included angle of 15 degrees to 35 degrees. a personal care product stand having a resting plane; and a handle having an elongated gripping portion, wherein the handle is suspended at an angle relative to the base and has a handle resting plane that intersects a resting plane of the personal care product stand at an included angle of less than 90 degrees, wherein the handle has an unsupported length that is not engaged with the personal care product stand and that is 90% to 100% of an overall length of the handle; characterized in that the handle comprises at least a first docking magnet having an axis of polarity that intersects the resting plane at an included angle of 15 degrees to 35 degrees.
A method for controlling dehumidification of an airflow to be conditioned for supply to a climate controlled space, said method comprising the steps of: passing the airflow to be conditioned over a plurality of refrigerant conveying conduits of an evaporator of a refrigerant vapor compression system thereby cooling the airflow; operating the refrigeration vapor compression system to maintain the airflow at a set point air temperature indicative of a desired temperature within the climate controlled space; and adjusting an evaporator expansion device so as to reduce the temperature of the refrigerant within the refrigerant conveying conduits of the evaporator whenever further dehumidification of the air flow to be conditioned is desired; characterised in that the step of operating the refrigerant vapor compression system to maintain said airflow at a set point air temperature indicative of a desired temperature within the climate controlled space includes the step of reheating said airflow having passed over the plurality of refrigerant conveying conduits of the evaporator prior to supplying said airflow to the climate controlled space. passing the airflow to be conditioned over a plurality of refrigerant conveying conduits of an evaporator of a refrigerant vapor compression system thereby cooling the airflow; operating the refrigeration vapor compression system to maintain the airflow at a set point air temperature indicative of a desired temperature within the climate controlled space; and adjusting an evaporator expansion device so as to reduce the temperature of the refrigerant within the refrigerant conveying conduits of the evaporator whenever further dehumidification of the air flow to be conditioned is desired; characterised in that the step of operating the refrigerant vapor compression system to maintain said airflow at a set point air temperature indicative of a desired temperature within the climate controlled space includes the step of reheating said airflow having passed over the plurality of refrigerant conveying conduits of the evaporator prior to supplying said airflow to the climate controlled space.
A method for adjusting the timing of beam projections in an optical beam detector whilst maintaining consistency of response time of said optical beam detector, the method comprising: projecting a beam (1a; 1b; 1c), for the purpose of detecting obscuration of the beam; detecting if a level of signal of the beam is less than a threshold for each of a number of consecutive projections or for each consecutive projection over a pre-determined time-period; and when detecting that a signal level of the beam is less than a threshold value for each of a number of consecutive projections or for each consecutive projection for a pre-determined time-period, initiating a warning, signalling an alarm or otherwise reacting, being any form of audible and/or visual stimuli, and/or the triggering of remedial fire apparatus, wherein the method further comprises the step of adjusting, for each projection of a number of consecutive projections, the timing of projecting the beam from a nominal transmit interval 'T', being the interval of projection if using regular time intervals for projection, to be distributed within a window time-period 'W' (3a; 3b; 3c), being a period of possible times at which the beam may be projected, extending from an amount before to an amount after the nominal transmit interval 'T'. projecting a beam (1a; 1b; 1c), for the purpose of detecting obscuration of the beam; detecting if a level of signal of the beam is less than a threshold for each of a number of consecutive projections or for each consecutive projection over a pre-determined time-period; and when detecting that a signal level of the beam is less than a threshold value for each of a number of consecutive projections or for each consecutive projection for a pre-determined time-period, initiating a warning, signalling an alarm or otherwise reacting, being any form of audible and/or visual stimuli, and/or the triggering of remedial fire apparatus, wherein the method further comprises the step of adjusting, for each projection of a number of consecutive projections, the timing of projecting the beam from a nominal transmit interval 'T', being the interval of projection if using regular time intervals for projection, to be distributed within a window time-period 'W' (3a; 3b; 3c), being a period of possible times at which the beam may be projected, extending from an amount before to an amount after the nominal transmit interval 'T'.
An apparatus comprising: a three-dimensional imager configured to capture plant images; an image processor; at least one laser device configured to emit a laser beam having power sufficient to damage a target on the unwanted plant; a guidance system configured to direct the laser beam towards the target on the unwanted plant, and a chassis configured to support the three-dimensional imager, the at least one laser device and, optionally, the guidance system, wherein the chassis is configured to be moved across an area, characterized in that the image processor is configured to distinguish between a wanted plant and an unwanted plant based on the captured plant images; and wherein the laser device has at least one of a variable depth of field, a variable width of field, a variable focal length, or a combination thereof. a three-dimensional imager configured to capture plant images; an image processor; at least one laser device configured to emit a laser beam having power sufficient to damage a target on the unwanted plant; a guidance system configured to direct the laser beam towards the target on the unwanted plant, and a chassis configured to support the three-dimensional imager, the at least one laser device and, optionally, the guidance system, wherein the chassis is configured to be moved across an area, characterized in that the image processor is configured to distinguish between a wanted plant and an unwanted plant based on the captured plant images; and wherein the laser device has at least one of a variable depth of field, a variable width of field, a variable focal length, or a combination thereof.
An apparatus comprising: a stacked phased array element being configured for current reuse in a phased array transmitter, the stacked phased array element comprising filters (102, 104) configured to filter in-phase, I, and quadrature-phase, Q, signals to be transmitted, the outputs of the filters (102, 104) being input to a gm stage generating current signals (IP, IM, QP and QM) that are connected to a current mode phase rotator, PR, generating phase-shifted I and Q current signals (IP', IM', QP', QM'), the phase-shifted I and Q current signals (IP', IM', QP', QM') being connected to both a DC offset correction, DCOC, block being comprised in the stacked phased array element and a current mode residual side band reduction module providing first output signals (IPo, IMo, QPo, QMo) to mixers (114, 116) and removing a residual sideband in second output signals (RFP, RFM), wherein the mixers receive local oscillator signals (LOI, LOQ) and upconvert the first output signals (IPo, IMo, QPo, QMo) to generate the second output signals (RFP, RFM) for transmission, and wherein the mixers (114, 116), the RSB reduction module, the phase rotator, and the gm stage are comprised in the stacked phased array element and are stacked to reuse current from a single connection to the power supply and are thereby configured for current reuse.
A method of providing a variable-resolution visual display in a pipe inspection system, comprising: capturing a first image at a first resolution, covering a first field of view, in an electronic imaging element of a camera head inserted in a pipe or other cavity, the electronic imaging element including an image sensor and imaging optics; converting the first image to a first analog signal; providing the first analog signal to a camera control unit, CCU; sensing one or more of the conditions associated with movement of the camera head through the pipe or other cavity, wherein the one or more conditions comprise a stop motion, a speed threshold, and a start motion of the camera head within the pipe or other cavity; generating, responsive to the one or more sensed conditions, ones of a plurality of tiled images corresponding to tiled subsets of the first field of view, wherein the plurality of tiled images can be combined into a second image and the second image has a second resolution different from the first resolution; converting the plurality of tiled images to a second analog signal; and providing the second analog signal to the CCU. capturing a first image at a first resolution, covering a first field of view, in an electronic imaging element of a camera head inserted in a pipe or other cavity, the electronic imaging element including an image sensor and imaging optics; converting the first image to a first analog signal; providing the first analog signal to a camera control unit, CCU; sensing one or more of the conditions associated with movement of the camera head through the pipe or other cavity, wherein the one or more conditions comprise a stop motion, a speed threshold, and a start motion of the camera head within the pipe or other cavity; generating, responsive to the one or more sensed conditions, ones of a plurality of tiled images corresponding to tiled subsets of the first field of view, wherein the plurality of tiled images can be combined into a second image and the second image has a second resolution different from the first resolution; converting the plurality of tiled images to a second analog signal; and providing the second analog signal to the CCU.
A method of detecting presence in a space, the method comprising: - entering a monitoring state, - receiving one or more first signals from one or more radio frequency sensors, - analyzing the one or more first signals to determine that a being is present in the space, - controlling, when the presence of the being has been determined, a device configured to provide a stimulus perceivable by the being in the space to provide the stimulus, - receiving one or more second signals from the one or more radio frequency sensors when the stimulus has been provided, - analyzing the one or more second signals, - detecting a physical response to the stimulus of the being based on the analyzed one or more second signals, - generating a notification command and/or a control command based on the physical response, and - communicating a signal indicative of the notification command and/or the control command to a controllable device or an application. - entering a monitoring state, - receiving one or more first signals from one or more radio frequency sensors, - analyzing the one or more first signals to determine that a being is present in the space, - controlling, when the presence of the being has been determined, a device configured to provide a stimulus perceivable by the being in the space to provide the stimulus, - receiving one or more second signals from the one or more radio frequency sensors when the stimulus has been provided, - analyzing the one or more second signals, - detecting a physical response to the stimulus of the being based on the analyzed one or more second signals, - generating a notification command and/or a control command based on the physical response, and - communicating a signal indicative of the notification command and/or the control command to a controllable device or an application.