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A method for controlling the temperature of satlet electronics comprising the steps of: providing a spacecraft including at least a first satlet having a mechanical and fluid connection to a second satlet, each of the first and second satlets including a fuel tank storing a propellant, heat producing electronics which are thermally coupled to the satlet's fuel tank, and one or more temperature sensors for determining the temperature of the satlet's electronics and propellant; providing a controller connected to the temperature sensors for selectively transferring propellant between the first satlet's fuel tank and second satlet's fuel tank; determining that the temperature of the first satlet's electronics is reaching, has reached or exceeds a predetermined threshold; determining that the temperature of the second satlet's propellant is lower than the temperature of the first satlet's electronics; and directing the flow of propellant from the second satlet's fuel tank to the first satlet's fuel tank to cool the first satlet's electronics. providing a spacecraft including at least a first satlet having a mechanical and fluid connection to a second satlet, each of the first and second satlets including a fuel tank storing a propellant, heat producing electronics which are thermally coupled to the satlet's fuel tank, and one or more temperature sensors for determining the temperature of the satlet's electronics and propellant; providing a controller connected to the temperature sensors for selectively transferring propellant between the first satlet's fuel tank and second satlet's fuel tank; determining that the temperature of the first satlet's electronics is reaching, has reached or exceeds a predetermined threshold; determining that the temperature of the second satlet's propellant is lower than the temperature of the first satlet's electronics; and directing the flow of propellant from the second satlet's fuel tank to the first satlet's fuel tank to cool the first satlet's electronics.
A system for cleaning an optical sensor, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising: - at least one element for projection of a cleaning fluid, characterized in that it comprises a confinement wall that carries said at least one projection element, said confinement wall being able to move between a retracted position, in which the confinement wall is designed to be positioned outside the field of view of the optical sensor, and a cleaning position, in which the confinement wall is designed to be positioned facing the optical sensor and in which the confinement wall is positioned in front of the optical sensor such as to define an enclosure for confinement of the optical sensor in the assembled state of the cleaning system and in which said at least one projection element is positioned such as to spray cleaning fluid toward the optical sensor. - at least one element for projection of a cleaning fluid, characterized in that it comprises a confinement wall that carries said at least one projection element, said confinement wall being able to move between a retracted position, in which the confinement wall is designed to be positioned outside the field of view of the optical sensor, and a cleaning position, in which the confinement wall is designed to be positioned facing the optical sensor and in which the confinement wall is positioned in front of the optical sensor such as to define an enclosure for confinement of the optical sensor in the assembled state of the cleaning system and in which said at least one projection element is positioned such as to spray cleaning fluid toward the optical sensor.
A method of routing multicast traffic, suitable for use in a network comprising a router node connected to a first data network and to a second data network, the router node having a capability to route multicast traffic from the first and second data networks (5, 6) to a user equipment, characterised in that the method comprises: receiving (4.1, 6.1) a first message from the user equipment at the router node, the first message requesting membership of a first multicast group having a first multicast address; and inhibiting (4.8) receipt of multicast traffic having the first multicast address from at least the second data network by the user equipment, dependent upon a determination as to whether the first message may relate to a multicast address in the first network. receiving (4.1, 6.1) a first message from the user equipment at the router node, the first message requesting membership of a first multicast group having a first multicast address; and inhibiting (4.8) receipt of multicast traffic having the first multicast address from at least the second data network by the user equipment, dependent upon a determination as to whether the first message may relate to a multicast address in the first network.
Failsafe automation system, having a motion controller and multiple failsafe processors (F-CPU), wherein the motion controller is provided for the purpose of controlling and/or regulating a plurality of drives (A1, A2, A3), wherein the drives (A1, A2, A3) are respectively associated with an area (S1, S2, S3), wherein the respective area (S1, S2, S3) has a respective assigned safety level (F1, F2, F3), wherein the areas (S1, S2, S3) are respectively arranged adjacently, particularly physically adjacently, to one another, and a respective area (S1, S2, S3) has an associated failsafe processor (F-CPU), characterized in that the respective safety level (F1, F2, F3) has an assigned action time (t1, t2, t3), wherein the action time (t1, t2, t3) is a period of time from a trigger signal to the action of the respective drive (A1, A2, A3).
A continuous ink jet printer aqueous ink composition comprising pigment particles dispersed with a dispersant or self dispersing pigment particles without the need for a dispersant, from 0.5 to 8% by weight of humectant, and a polymer additive distinct from any dispersant used to disperse the pigment particles, wherein the polymer additive comprises a water soluble copolymer, having block or random segments comprised of styrene and acrylic monomers, where the average molecular weight of the polymer additive is greater than 1000 and the polymer additive is present in an amount effective to stabilize the ink composition against shear induced agglomeration caused by pumping the ink composition through a continuous ink jet printing fluid system, wherein the dispersed pigment particles are present at from 1 to 10 wt%, the styrene-acrylic copolymer is present at from 0.1 to 3 wt%, and the polymer additive is present at a weight ratio of from 1:10 to 1:2 relative to the dispersed pigment.
An internal combustion engine comprising a turbocharger unit having at least one compressor part and at least one turbine part, the at least one compressor part connected to the inlet side of the engine and the at least one turbine part connected to the outlet side of the engine and a catalyst unit arranged between the outlet side of the engine and the inlet side of the at least one turbine part, and a control system arranged to control the operation of the internal combustion engine, in which the at least one turbine part is provided with a first by-pass conduit having a first flow control device, extending between the inlet side of the turbine part and the outlet side of the turbine part, and the catalyst unit is provided with a second by-pass conduit having a second flow control device, extending between the inlet side of the catalyst unit and the outlet side of the catalyst unit, and where the control system is provided with an operating mode which initiates simultaneous closing action of the first flow control device and closing action of the second flow control device, characterized in that the control system is provided with a position indicator of the first flow control device, and the control system is arranged to monitor the position status of the first flow control device and allow the closing action of the second flow control device only in the case that the first flow control device closing margin is greater than a predetermined set margin.
A light emitting device comprising: a heat sink including a support, a connection portion and a plurality of fins, the connection portion provided between the support and the plurality of fins, the plurality of fins extending from the connection portion in a first direction to at least a lower surface of the body; a body provided around the heat sink, a first portion of the fins being provided in the body and a second portion of the fins extending outside of the body in the first direction, wherein the body includes a cavity having an open upper portion; first and second lead frames (31,32) disposed in the body and spaced apart from the heat sink; and a light emitting diode disposed on the support of the heat sink, thermally connected to the support, and electrically connected to the first and second lead frames (31,32), wherein the connection portion has a widths (D2 and D3) greater than a width of the top surface of the support portion, wherein a part of the connection portion further extends downward from the first and second lead frames (31 and 32), and is spaced apart from the first and second lead frames (31 and 32), wherein the width of the connection portion is at least greater than the bottom surface width of the cavity, wherein each heat dissipation fin is at least higher than the thickness of the connection portion, and wherein the first and second lead frames (31,33) and the heat sink are disposed at a bottom surface of the cavity. a heat sink including a support, a connection portion and a plurality of fins, the connection portion provided between the support and the plurality of fins, the plurality of fins extending from the connection portion in a first direction to at least a lower surface of the body; a body provided around the heat sink, a first portion of the fins being provided in the body and a second portion of the fins extending outside of the body in the first direction, wherein the body includes a cavity having an open upper portion; first and second lead frames (31,32) disposed in the body and spaced apart from the heat sink; and a light emitting diode disposed on the support of the heat sink, thermally connected to the support, and electrically connected to the first and second lead frames (31,32), wherein the connection portion has a widths (D2 and D3) greater than a width of the top surface of the support portion, wherein a part of the connection portion further extends downward from the first and second lead frames (31 and 32), and is spaced apart from the first and second lead frames (31 and 32), wherein the width of the connection portion is at least greater than the bottom surface width of the cavity, wherein each heat dissipation fin is at least higher than the thickness of the connection portion, and wherein the first and second lead frames (31,33) and the heat sink are disposed at a bottom surface of the cavity.
An assembly for the deposition of silicon nanostructures comprising a deposition chamber, which is defined by a side wall and by two end walls; said assembly further comprising a microwave generator, which is adapted to generate microwaves inside the deposition chamber, an electromagnetic termination wall, made of a conductor material and reflecting the microwave radiation, which is such as to create a termination for a TE-mode waveguide and is housed inside the deposition chamber, and a substrate-carrier support, which is made of a dielectric material and on which the substrate is housed on which to perform the growth of silicon nanostructures; the assembly being characterized in that said substrate-carrier support is arranged inside the deposition chamber above said termination wall.
A synthetic-image device, comprising an image layer; and a focusing element array; said image layer being arranged in a vicinity of a focal distance of focusing elements of said focusing element array; wherein composite image objects of said image layer being a conditional merging of at least a first set of image objects, an envelope area associated with said first set of image objects and a second set of image objects; said first set of image objects being arranged for giving rise to at least a first synthetic image at a non-zero height or depth when being placed in a vicinity of a focal distance of focusing elements and viewed through said focusing element array and said second set of image objects being arranged for giving rise to at least a second synthetic image at a non-zero height or depth when being placed in a vicinity of a focal distance of focusing elements and viewed through said focusing element array, wherein said first synthetic image and said second synthetic image are provided at different heights/depths and at certain viewing angles cover each other; said envelope area of said first set of image objects being an area covering said first set of image objects and further comprising a margin area (34; 34B) not covering said first set of image objects; said conditional merging being that said composite image objects are present only in points where said first set of image objects exists or in points where said second set of image objects exists but said envelope area associated with said first set of image objects does not exist. an image layer; and a focusing element array; said image layer being arranged in a vicinity of a focal distance of focusing elements of said focusing element array; wherein composite image objects of said image layer being a conditional merging of at least a first set of image objects, an envelope area associated with said first set of image objects and a second set of image objects; said first set of image objects being arranged for giving rise to at least a first synthetic image at a non-zero height or depth when being placed in a vicinity of a focal distance of focusing elements and viewed through said focusing element array and said second set of image objects being arranged for giving rise to at least a second synthetic image at a non-zero height or depth when being placed in a vicinity of a focal distance of focusing elements and viewed through said focusing element array, wherein said first synthetic image and said second synthetic image are provided at different heights/depths and at certain viewing angles cover each other; said envelope area of said first set of image objects being an area covering said first set of image objects and further comprising a margin area (34; 34B) not covering said first set of image objects; said conditional merging being that said composite image objects are present only in points where said first set of image objects exists or in points where said second set of image objects exists but said envelope area associated with said first set of image objects does not exist.
A method, performed by a host device, of transmitting data to a plurality of object devices (320; 330; 340; 350; 360; 370), the method comprising: determining a group (320; 330; 340) comprising some of the plurality of object devices; transmitting the data to object devices in the group (320; 330; 340); receiving confirmation information from an object device which indicates that said object device has completely received the data, among the object devices in the group (320; 330; 340); determining the object device to be a clone device of the host device, based on the confirmation information; determining one or more object devices (350; 360; 370) which are not comprised in the group (320; 330; 340) among the plurality of object devices; and transmitting information, comprising the information on the determined one or more object devices (350; 360; 370) which are not comprised in the group (320; 330; 340), to the object device to set the object device as the clone device, wherein the clone device uses the received information to transmit the data from the clone device to the one or more object devices (350; 360; 370) which are not comprised in the group (320; 330; 340) among the plurality of object devices. determining a group (320; 330; 340) comprising some of the plurality of object devices; transmitting the data to object devices in the group (320; 330; 340); receiving confirmation information from an object device which indicates that said object device has completely received the data, among the object devices in the group (320; 330; 340); determining the object device to be a clone device of the host device, based on the confirmation information; determining one or more object devices (350; 360; 370) which are not comprised in the group (320; 330; 340) among the plurality of object devices; and transmitting information, comprising the information on the determined one or more object devices (350; 360; 370) which are not comprised in the group (320; 330; 340), to the object device to set the object device as the clone device, wherein the clone device uses the received information to transmit the data from the clone device to the one or more object devices (350; 360; 370) which are not comprised in the group (320; 330; 340) among the plurality of object devices.
Method of aperture adjustment for converting at least one source image into an output image, comprising the steps of: I. Detecting brightness values L for each pixel of the original image, II. Conversion of the brightness values L into intensity values I, where intensity is a measure of perceived brightness, III. Determination of an intensity histogram h(i) of the original image, IV. Specifying a width B and determining a middle position μ of a selection range within an intensity histogram h(i) of the intensity values I from the minimum brightness (Ldmin or Lmin) and the maximum brightness (Ldmax), wherein the minimum brightness is a fixed brightness or the minimum brightness of the output system so that a maximum number of intensity values are within the selection range, and determining a standard deviation σ. V. Establishing a distribution function g(i) within the intensity histogram h(i), wherein the distribution function is formed by the middle position μ and the standard deviation σ of the selection range, VI. Weighting the intensity histogram h(i) with the distribution function g(i) where the weighted function f(i) = h(i) · g(i) VII. comparison of the weighted function f(i) with at least one frequency threshold value s1 or s2 of the intensity histogram h(i) to determine at least one limit value imin or imax for a clipping to be performed, VIII. Conversion of the original image into an output image using at least one of the previously determined limit values imin or imax, whereby the pixels outside these limits are displayed with a brightness of the upper or lower limit value imin, imax. I. Detecting brightness values L for each pixel of the original image, II. Conversion of the brightness values L into intensity values I, where intensity is a measure of perceived brightness, III. Determination of an intensity histogram h(i) of the original image, IV. Specifying a width B and determining a middle position μ of a selection range within an intensity histogram h(i) of the intensity values I from the minimum brightness (Ldmin or Lmin) and the maximum brightness (Ldmax), wherein the minimum brightness is a fixed brightness or the minimum brightness of the output system so that a maximum number of intensity values are within the selection range, and determining a standard deviation σ. V. Establishing a distribution function g(i) within the intensity histogram h(i), wherein the distribution function is formed by the middle position μ and the standard deviation σ of the selection range, VI. Weighting the intensity histogram h(i) with the distribution function g(i) where the weighted function f(i) = h(i) · g(i) VII. comparison of the weighted function f(i) with at least one frequency threshold value s1 or s2 of the intensity histogram h(i) to determine at least one limit value imin or imax for a clipping to be performed, VIII. Conversion of the original image into an output image using at least one of the previously determined limit values imin or imax, whereby the pixels outside these limits are displayed with a brightness of the upper or lower limit value imin, imax.
Process to manufacture a three-dimensional article from a mounting set including a plurality of flat parts stemming from at least one raw sheet of material such as cardboard, said article being obtained by the assembly of said plurality of parts joined to each other, process wherein, to produce mounting set (11, 31, 51) of said article, one positions all parts of said article in said at least one raw sheet (12, 32, 52) of material, one pre-cuts said parts in said raw sheet to obtain a cut sheet (13, 33, 53), during the cutting operation, one preserves uncut zones (15, 35, 55) that form attachment points (15a, 35a, 55a) arranged to maintain the pre-cut parts together and in said cut sheet, characterized in that one cuts at least two substantially oblong openings (16, 36, 56) in said cut sheet (13, 33, 53) at predetermined locations, in that one creates during the cutting operation at least a first hinge fold (18, 39, 58) on a median line (L, T) that separates said cut sheet into two substantially equal parts, in that one folds the two parts over each other by folding said cut sheet around said first hinge fold to in order to form a transport case (17, 37, 57) of the mounting set, and in that said openings (16, 36, 56) are arranged to allow the passage of a hand and to delimit with cut sheet (13, 33, 53) a carrying handle when said cut sheet is folded as a case (17, 37, 57).
A pneumatic tire having a tread with an outer surface defined for ground contact, the tread having a first tread zone and a second tread zone, wherein the first tread zone includes a central portion of the tread and wherein the second tread zone is located laterally adjacent the first tread zone, preferably on both lateral sides of the first tread zone, wherein the first tread zone is formed of a first rubber compound and the second tread zone is formed of a second rubber compound different from the first rubber compound, and wherein the first rubber compound has a dynamic storage modulus G', measured at 100°C, 1 Hz and at 50% strain in the range of from 1.6 to 1.8 MPa, characterized in that the second rubber compound has a dynamic storage modulus G', measured at 100°C, 1 Hz and 100% strain in the range of from 0.75 to 0.90 MPa or in that the second rubber compound has a dynamic storage modulus G', measured at 100°C, 1 Hz and at 50% strain in the range of from 1 to 1.05 MPa.