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A prosthetic ankle and foot combination comprising a foot component and an ankle joint mechanism (16, 116), the ankle joint mechanism (16, 116) including a shin component and being constructed to allow damped rotational movement of the foot component relative to the shin component about a medial-lateral joint flexion axis, wherein: the ankle joint mechanism (16, 116) is arranged to provide a continuous hydraulically damped range of ankle motion during walking with dynamically variable damping resistances associated with ankle motion in the plantarflexion and dorsiflexion directions respectively; the combination further comprises a control system coupled to the ankle joint mechanism having at least one sensor for generating signals indicative of at least one of a kinematic parameter of locomotion and walking environment; and the ankle joint mechanism (16, 116) and the control system are arranged such that the damping resistances effective over the said range of motion and associated with motion in the plantarflexion and dorsiflexion directions are adapted automatically in response to the said signals, wherein the control system is arranged to generate signals indicative of ground inclination and to cause the damping resistance in the direction of dorsiflexion to be increased to a maximum value, to limit dorsiflexion at first and second positions in the stance phase of the gait cycle, the first position in the stance phase occurring when the signals are indicative of a walking condition of walking on level ground and the second position occurring when the signals are indicative of walking conditions different to the walking conditions associated with the first position, each of the first and second positions being programmably adjustable. the ankle joint mechanism (16, 116) is arranged to provide a continuous hydraulically damped range of ankle motion during walking with dynamically variable damping resistances associated with ankle motion in the plantarflexion and dorsiflexion directions respectively; the combination further comprises a control system coupled to the ankle joint mechanism having at least one sensor for generating signals indicative of at least one of a kinematic parameter of locomotion and walking environment; and the ankle joint mechanism (16, 116) and the control system are arranged such that the damping resistances effective over the said range of motion and associated with motion in the plantarflexion and dorsiflexion directions are adapted automatically in response to the said signals, wherein the control system is arranged to generate signals indicative of ground inclination and to cause the damping resistance in the direction of dorsiflexion to be increased to a maximum value, to limit dorsiflexion at first and second positions in the stance phase of the gait cycle, the first position in the stance phase occurring when the signals are indicative of a walking condition of walking on level ground and the second position occurring when the signals are indicative of walking conditions different to the walking conditions associated with the first position, each of the first and second positions being programmably adjustable.
Process for preparing 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde by reacting acrolein with methyl mercaptan, wherein impurities and by-products from the reaction of acrolein with methyl mercaptan are removed by distillation, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of a basic amine, the basic amine has a pK b less than 8, prior to the distillation the basic amine is neutralized by addition of an acid and the acid has a pK a less than 5 and a vapour pressure less than 10 hPa at 20°C.
A surface-emission laser device, comprising: an active laser; cavity spacer layers (104, 106) provided at both sides of said active layer; and reflection layers (103, 107) provided at respective sides of said cavity spacer layers, said reflection layers reflecting an oscillation light oscillated in said active layer, a selective oxidation layer provided between a first location and a second location, there being formed an effective refractive index difference between said selective oxidation layer and a layer in which said selective oxidation layer is disposed said first location being located in said reflection layer corresponding to a node of a standing wave distribution of an electric field of said oscillation light and said second location corresponding to an anti-node of said standing wave distribution, characterised in that said second location being located adjacent to said first location corresponding to said node of said standing wave distribution in said reflection layer in a direction away from said active layer said selective oxidation layer suppressing higher-order mode components in said active layer. an active laser; cavity spacer layers (104, 106) provided at both sides of said active layer; and reflection layers (103, 107) provided at respective sides of said cavity spacer layers, said reflection layers reflecting an oscillation light oscillated in said active layer, a selective oxidation layer provided between a first location and a second location, there being formed an effective refractive index difference between said selective oxidation layer and a layer in which said selective oxidation layer is disposed said first location being located in said reflection layer corresponding to a node of a standing wave distribution of an electric field of said oscillation light and said second location corresponding to an anti-node of said standing wave distribution, characterised in that said second location being located adjacent to said first location corresponding to said node of said standing wave distribution in said reflection layer in a direction away from said active layer said selective oxidation layer suppressing higher-order mode components in said active layer.
A method performed by a client device (800; 900) for receiving broadcasted messages from a network node (600; 700) that serves the client device, the method comprising: - receiving, in a beam having a first beam index number, a first message that is broadcasted by the network node using a first beam sweeping pattern; - obtaining information about an association between the first beam sweeping pattern and a second beam sweeping pattern in time, where the obtained information about the association comprises an offset in time between the first beam sweeping pattern and the second beam sweeping pattern; - characterized by: determining a second beam index number specifying a beam where to expect receiving a second message being broadcasted by the network node using the second beam sweeping pattern, based on the first beam index number and the obtained information about the association, comprising calculating the sum of the first beam index number and the offset in time; and - receiving the second message in a beam having the determined second beam index number. - receiving, in a beam having a first beam index number, a first message that is broadcasted by the network node using a first beam sweeping pattern; - obtaining information about an association between the first beam sweeping pattern and a second beam sweeping pattern in time, where the obtained information about the association comprises an offset in time between the first beam sweeping pattern and the second beam sweeping pattern; - characterized by: determining a second beam index number specifying a beam where to expect receiving a second message being broadcasted by the network node using the second beam sweeping pattern, based on the first beam index number and the obtained information about the association, comprising calculating the sum of the first beam index number and the offset in time; and - receiving the second message in a beam having the determined second beam index number.
A power system for a marine ship, comprising: a plurality of protection zones (102, 104), each protection zone including a plurality of direct current buses (120, 126, 150, 156) and a plurality of power converters (130, 136, 138, 160, 166, 168); a bus-tie converter (106, 188) to couple the at least two DC buses of two protection zones, the said bus-tie converter comprising: at least two converter legs (202, 204) coupled by at least one inductor (206, 208), each converter leg including: a first branch (210, 234) having two outer switching devices (212, 214, 236, 238) and at least one inner switching device (216, 240) connected between the two outer switching devices; a snubber circuit (218, 242) having a combination of a diode (224, 248), a resistor (220, 244) and a capacitor (222, 246), wherein the first branch and the snubber circuit are connected by an intermediate switching device (216, 256); and a controller to control the operation of the plurality of power converters and the at least one bus-tie converter. a plurality of protection zones (102, 104), each protection zone including a plurality of direct current buses (120, 126, 150, 156) and a plurality of power converters (130, 136, 138, 160, 166, 168); a bus-tie converter (106, 188) to couple the at least two DC buses of two protection zones, the said bus-tie converter comprising: at least two converter legs (202, 204) coupled by at least one inductor (206, 208), each converter leg including: a first branch (210, 234) having two outer switching devices (212, 214, 236, 238) and at least one inner switching device (216, 240) connected between the two outer switching devices; a snubber circuit (218, 242) having a combination of a diode (224, 248), a resistor (220, 244) and a capacitor (222, 246), wherein the first branch and the snubber circuit are connected by an intermediate switching device (216, 256); and at least two converter legs (202, 204) coupled by at least one inductor (206, 208), each converter leg including: a first branch (210, 234) having two outer switching devices (212, 214, 236, 238) and at least one inner switching device (216, 240) connected between the two outer switching devices; a snubber circuit (218, 242) having a combination of a diode (224, 248), a resistor (220, 244) and a capacitor (222, 246), wherein the first branch and the snubber circuit are connected by an intermediate switching device (216, 256); and a first branch (210, 234) having two outer switching devices (212, 214, 236, 238) and at least one inner switching device (216, 240) connected between the two outer switching devices; a snubber circuit (218, 242) having a combination of a diode (224, 248), a resistor (220, 244) and a capacitor (222, 246), wherein the first branch and the snubber circuit are connected by an intermediate switching device (216, 256); and a controller to control the operation of the plurality of power converters and the at least one bus-tie converter.
Floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner for cleaning and caring for floor surfaces, the floor nozzle having at least one elongate brush roll (3, 4) extending transversely to the processing direction, the brush roll being mounted in a brush holder on the floor nozzle, the brush roll (3, 4) being able to be removed from the brush holder and inserted into the brush holder for changing and/or cleaning, the inserted brush roll (3, 4) being driven in the brush holder rotatably on the floor nozzle via a drive unit, characterised in that the brush holder is designed to alternately accommodate a plurality of different brush rolls (3, 4), the floor nozzle having a detection device which is designed to detect a change of the inserted brush roll (3, 4).
An electrode fixing sleeve, in which an inner lateral surface of the electrode fixing sleeve is provided at least partially with an adhesion-promoting surface structure, wherein the electrode fixing sleeve comprises at least one inner hollow body and at least one outer hollow body, which are operatively connected to one another, wherein the inner hollow body and/or the outer hollow body have/has resilient properties, wherein the inner hollow body is provided with the adhesion-promoting surface structure, characterised in that the inner lateral surface provided by the inner hollow body in a fixed state of the electrode fixing sleeve has an oval contour in a cross section relative to the longitudinal axis of the electrode fixing sleeve, wherein the adhesion-promoting surface structure is arranged in at least two sub-regions of the lateral surface, which extend starting from two points of the inner lateral surface lying closest to the longitudinal axis of the electrode fixing sleeve.
A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal cell comprising two substrates (100, 300) disposed opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer present between the two substrates (100, 300), wherein the method comprises: adjusting the liquid crystal cell such that an average electric current density of 30 μA/cm 2 to 60 μA/cm 2 in the liquid crystal layer is measured within 0 ms to 8 ms of a fifth cycle after applying an alternating-current voltage at a voltage of 40 V and a frequency of 60 Hz to the liquid crystal cell, wherein the liquid crystal cell is manufactured by injecting a heated liquid crystal composition between the two substrates (100, 300) to form the liquid crystal layer and sealing edges of the substrates (100, 300), wherein the liquid crystal composition comprises: non-reactive liquid crystals; and an anisotropic dye, reactive liquid crystals and an ionic compound as a conductivity control agent, wherein: - when the reactive liquid crystals are comprised in an amount of 8 wt% to 12 wt% in the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition is heated at a temperature of 90°C to 110 °C for 20 hours to 30 hours; or - when the reactive liquid crystals are comprised in an amount of 1 wt% to 5 wt% in the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition is heated at a temperature of 110 °C to 130 °C for 1 hour to 7 hours. non-reactive liquid crystals; and an anisotropic dye, reactive liquid crystals and an ionic compound as a conductivity control agent, wherein: - when the reactive liquid crystals are comprised in an amount of 8 wt% to 12 wt% in the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition is heated at a temperature of 90°C to 110 °C for 20 hours to 30 hours; or - when the reactive liquid crystals are comprised in an amount of 1 wt% to 5 wt% in the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition is heated at a temperature of 110 °C to 130 °C for 1 hour to 7 hours. - when the reactive liquid crystals are comprised in an amount of 8 wt% to 12 wt% in the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition is heated at a temperature of 90°C to 110 °C for 20 hours to 30 hours; or - when the reactive liquid crystals are comprised in an amount of 1 wt% to 5 wt% in the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition is heated at a temperature of 110 °C to 130 °C for 1 hour to 7 hours.
A system for intelligent power management in a vehicle, said system comprising: a fuel efficiency sensor measuring fuel efficiencies of said vehicle, said fuel efficiency sensor including a dynamometer sensing torques and revolutions per minute, RPMs, of an internal combustion engine, ICE; a noise, vibration, and/or harshness, NVH, sensor measuring NVH levels of said vehicle; and a measurement unit and map generator producing an efficiency map including: a plurality of fuel efficiency contours representing said fuel efficiencies of said vehicle, a fuel efficiency contour representing combinations of torques and RPMs of ICE at which the vehicle has the same or similar fuel efficiencies, a plurality of NVH level lines representing said NVH levels of said vehicle, and a plurality of power level curves representing power levels of said ICE. a fuel efficiency sensor measuring fuel efficiencies of said vehicle, said fuel efficiency sensor including a dynamometer sensing torques and revolutions per minute, RPMs, of an internal combustion engine, ICE; a noise, vibration, and/or harshness, NVH, sensor measuring NVH levels of said vehicle; and a measurement unit and map generator producing an efficiency map including: a plurality of fuel efficiency contours representing said fuel efficiencies of said vehicle, a fuel efficiency contour representing combinations of torques and RPMs of ICE at which the vehicle has the same or similar fuel efficiencies, a plurality of NVH level lines representing said NVH levels of said vehicle, and a plurality of power level curves representing power levels of said ICE. a plurality of fuel efficiency contours representing said fuel efficiencies of said vehicle, a fuel efficiency contour representing combinations of torques and RPMs of ICE at which the vehicle has the same or similar fuel efficiencies, a plurality of NVH level lines representing said NVH levels of said vehicle, and a plurality of power level curves representing power levels of said ICE.
Heating element for user-contact surfaces in a vehicle interior, the heating element comprising at least one carrier material on which at least one heating conductor and at least one temperature sensing element are arranged, the at least one temperature sensing element being designed as at least one temperature sensing conductor which is separated from the heating conductor and which changes its electrical resistance as a function of its temperature, the temperature sensing conductor following the course of the heating conductor at least partially at substantially parallel spacings, and the temperature sensing conductor consisting of metal or a metal alloy, characterized in that the temperature sensing conductor has a higher temperature coefficient than the temperature coefficient of the heating conductor and that the temperature sensing conductor consists of nickel or a high-purity nickel material.
A Wireless Transmit Receive Unit, WTRU, for transmitting payload data to a wireless network comprising: a transmitter; a receiver; and a processor configured to generate payload data for uplink transmission to the network, the WTRU characterized in; the processor further configured to select between transmitting the payload data to the network on a synchronous physical uplink channel or an asynchronous physical uplink channel and to transmit the payload data on the selected physical channel, wherein the synchronous physical uplink channel is a channel on which a timing alignment procedure is performed prior to transmitting the payload data and the asynchronous physical uplink channel is a channel on which a timing alignment procedure is not performed prior to transmitting the payload data. a transmitter; a receiver; and a processor configured to generate payload data for uplink transmission to the network, the WTRU characterized in; the processor further configured to select between transmitting the payload data to the network on a synchronous physical uplink channel or an asynchronous physical uplink channel and to transmit the payload data on the selected physical channel, wherein the synchronous physical uplink channel is a channel on which a timing alignment procedure is performed prior to transmitting the payload data and the asynchronous physical uplink channel is a channel on which a timing alignment procedure is not performed prior to transmitting the payload data.
Motorized module for vehicle lid, said module comprising: - a housing with a bottom wall wherein a pipe connected to a fuel tank or an electrical charging connector connected to an electrical power supply for charging the batteries of the vehicle is installed, - a lid hinged to the housing by means of a hinge, - a motion actuator suitably configured so as to rotate the lid around the hinge, a first PCB whereon a control unit is mounted to control an actuation of said motion actuator, - a first box containing said motion actuator and said first PCB; said first box being disposed on said housing near said hinge, - a locking actuator suitably configured so as to close said lid in a closed position, characterized in that: - said module comprises a button suitably configured so as to actuate said motion actuator in order to close said lid, - said locking actuator and said button are arranged in a second box so as to obtain an integrated unit comprising said locking actuator and said button. - a housing with a bottom wall wherein a pipe connected to a fuel tank or an electrical charging connector connected to an electrical power supply for charging the batteries of the vehicle is installed, - a lid hinged to the housing by means of a hinge, - a motion actuator suitably configured so as to rotate the lid around the hinge, a first PCB whereon a control unit is mounted to control an actuation of said motion actuator, - a first box containing said motion actuator and said first PCB; said first box being disposed on said housing near said hinge, - a locking actuator suitably configured so as to close said lid in a closed position, - said module comprises a button suitably configured so as to actuate said motion actuator in order to close said lid, - said locking actuator and said button are arranged in a second box so as to obtain an integrated unit comprising said locking actuator and said button.
A pump for a bottle intended to contain a cosmetic product, said pump comprising a variable volume metering chamber defined at least in part by a deformable element, the pump operating in varying the volume of the chamber by elastic deformation of a membrane of the deformable element between an initial state in which the chamber has a maximum volume and a deformed state in which the volume of the chamber is minimal, the chamber being provided with an inlet port and an outlet port of the product, the pump comprising a means for deforming the membrane configured to exert a pressure on the membrane, said pump comprising means for purging air from the chamber activated when the membrane is in its deformed state, said purging means communicating the metering chamber with the exterior of the pump, characterized in that the pump comprises an outlet valve for the exit of the product, said purging means breaking the seal of the outlet valve at the end of actuation of the pump, and in that it comprises a guide rod passing through the deformable element, the deformable element sliding along the rod when the membrane undergoes said deformation, the deformable element comprising an outlet lip delimiting said outlet port and surrounding a section of the rod, said outlet lip coming into sealing abutment against the rod or moving away from the rod depending on the pressure in the chamber, said outlet lip and the rod forming said outlet valve.
A recyclable wood-based panel comprising - at least one wood fibre board as a support material consisting of a fibre mixture comprising 55 to 90% by weight of wood fibres and 10 to 45% by weight of binder fibres as a biodegradable binder, and - at least one biodegradable polymer film disposed on the support material, wherein the at least one biodegradable polymer film is bonded to the at least one support material by means of at least one biodegradable adhesive, wherein the applied amount of adhesive is between 50-150 g/m 2, preferably 80-130 g/m 2, more preferably 100-120 g/m. 2 - at least one wood fibre board as a support material consisting of a fibre mixture comprising 55 to 90% by weight of wood fibres and 10 to 45% by weight of binder fibres as a biodegradable binder, and - at least one biodegradable polymer film disposed on the support material, wherein the at least one biodegradable polymer film is bonded to the at least one support material by means of at least one biodegradable adhesive, wherein the applied amount of adhesive is between 50-150 g/m 2, preferably 80-130 g/m 2, more preferably 100-120 g/m. 2