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A method for measurement by means of ultrasound, particularly as a parking aid for vehicles, wherein - an electro-acoustic ultrasonic transducer comprising an oscillating element and being operated without a voltage converter (54,56) at its input, is actuated with an actuation signal, in particular a pulse-train actuation signal, for the duration of a transmission interval in order to produce ultrasound waves, - upon termination of the actuation of the ultrasonic transducer, the transmission interval is followed by a reception interval, with the oscillating element of the ultrasonic transducer decaying into a steady state during a decay phase beginning with the termination of the transmission interval, - the ultrasonic transducer is connected to at least one damping resistor at the latest from the beginning of the decay phase in order to shorten the decay phase, - the connection of the ultrasonic transducer to the damping resistor is terminated when the output signal of the ultrasonic transducer or the output signal of a measuring amplifier connected to the ultrasonic transducer or of a circuit connected downstream of said measuring amplifier falls below a predeterminable deactivation threshold, and - thereafter, during the reception interval, at least one echo from an ultrasound wave emitted in the preceding transmission interval or another ultrasound wave can be detected, characterized in that - the ultrasonic transducer being connected to the damping resistor only upon termination of the transmission interval and/or upon the start of the reception interval. - an electro-acoustic ultrasonic transducer comprising an oscillating element and being operated without a voltage converter (54,56) at its input, is actuated with an actuation signal, in particular a pulse-train actuation signal, for the duration of a transmission interval in order to produce ultrasound waves, - upon termination of the actuation of the ultrasonic transducer, the transmission interval is followed by a reception interval, with the oscillating element of the ultrasonic transducer decaying into a steady state during a decay phase beginning with the termination of the transmission interval, - the ultrasonic transducer is connected to at least one damping resistor at the latest from the beginning of the decay phase in order to shorten the decay phase, - the connection of the ultrasonic transducer to the damping resistor is terminated when the output signal of the ultrasonic transducer or the output signal of a measuring amplifier connected to the ultrasonic transducer or of a circuit connected downstream of said measuring amplifier falls below a predeterminable deactivation threshold, and - thereafter, during the reception interval, at least one echo from an ultrasound wave emitted in the preceding transmission interval or another ultrasound wave can be detected, - the ultrasonic transducer being connected to the damping resistor only upon termination of the transmission interval and/or upon the start of the reception interval.
A directional display device comprising: a directional backlight comprising a waveguide comprising first and second, opposed guide surfaces (6, 8) for guiding input light along the waveguide, and an array of light sources arranged to generate the input light at different input positions in a lateral direction across the waveguide, wherein the second guide surface is arranged to deflect light guided through the waveguide out of the waveguide through the first guide surface as output light, and the waveguide is arranged to direct the output light into optical windows in output directions that are distributed in a lateral direction in dependence on the input position of the input light, wherein the optical windows are arranged to provide a left eye viewing window and a right eye viewing window; a transmissive spatial light modulator comprising an array of pixels arranged to receive the output light from the waveguide and to modulate it to display an image; and characterised by further comprising in series with the spatial light modulator, a parallax element arranged to direct light from pixels of the spatial light modulator into viewing windows. a directional backlight comprising a waveguide comprising first and second, opposed guide surfaces (6, 8) for guiding input light along the waveguide, and an array of light sources arranged to generate the input light at different input positions in a lateral direction across the waveguide, wherein the second guide surface is arranged to deflect light guided through the waveguide out of the waveguide through the first guide surface as output light, and the waveguide is arranged to direct the output light into optical windows in output directions that are distributed in a lateral direction in dependence on the input position of the input light, wherein the optical windows are arranged to provide a left eye viewing window and a right eye viewing window; a transmissive spatial light modulator comprising an array of pixels arranged to receive the output light from the waveguide and to modulate it to display an image; and characterised by further comprising in series with the spatial light modulator, a parallax element arranged to direct light from pixels of the spatial light modulator into viewing windows.
Sensor of a thermal flowmeter designed to determine the flow of a medium flowing through a measuring tube said sensor having at least one thin-film resistance thermometer, which is arranged in a sleeve, wherein the sleeve has a first end from which at least one cable leads out of the sleeve for the electrical connection of the thin-film resistance thermometer, wherein the cable in the sleeve is at least partially embedded in a first filling material, characterized in that the thin-film resistance thermometer is at least partially covered by a second filling material, and wherein the second filling material is air, and wherein the sleeve is made from stainless steel, and wherein the first filling material is a cast resin.
An optical device, comprising: a first solid state host material, in the following designated as core region, comprising a plurality of a first type of ions configured to absorb energy at a pumping wavelength and to transfer the absorbed energy to a plurality of a second type of ions configured to lase at a lasing wavelength after receiving the transferred energy, wherein the first type of ions include sensitizer ions; and a second solid state host material, in the following designated as cladding region, coupled to the core region and comprising another plurality of the second type of ions that are configured to suppress parasitics in the optical device by absorbing energy of at least a transverse portion of the lasing wavelength that enters the cladding region, wherein the second type of ions include laser active ions and wherein the second type of ions are transparent to the pumping wavelength; characterised in that the core region and the cladding region are bonded to one another in such a way that they are in direct contact with one another. a first solid state host material, in the following designated as core region, comprising a plurality of a first type of ions configured to absorb energy at a pumping wavelength and to transfer the absorbed energy to a plurality of a second type of ions configured to lase at a lasing wavelength after receiving the transferred energy, wherein the first type of ions include sensitizer ions; and a second solid state host material, in the following designated as cladding region, coupled to the core region and comprising another plurality of the second type of ions that are configured to suppress parasitics in the optical device by absorbing energy of at least a transverse portion of the lasing wavelength that enters the cladding region, wherein the second type of ions include laser active ions and wherein the second type of ions are transparent to the pumping wavelength;
A discrete cosine transform, DCT,/inverse discrete cosine transform, IDCT, device performing one or more DCT operations and an IDCT operation, comprising: a row-column decomposition-based operation unit that performs a DCT/IDCT operation based on row-column decomposition; a table-based operation unit that performs a table-based DCT/IDCT operation; and a method selecting unit that recognizes the number of input values other than 0 out of the input values of coordinates in an input block, compares the recognized number of input values with a predetermined reference value, and when the number of input values other than 0 is equal to or less than the reference value instructs the row-column decomposition-based operation unit or the table-based operation unit to perform an operation, wherein the table-based operation unit includes: a table information storage unit that stores a plurality of table information pieces including partial values corresponding to multiplication of a weight value and an index; an index calculating unit that generates a table index of only an input value other than 0 out of the input values of the coordinates in the input block; and an adder unit that adds one or more partial values included in the plurality of table information pieces and corresponding to the table index and calculates resultant values of coordinates in an output block. a row-column decomposition-based operation unit that performs a DCT/IDCT operation based on row-column decomposition; a table-based operation unit that performs a table-based DCT/IDCT operation; and a method selecting unit that recognizes the number of input values other than 0 out of the input values of coordinates in an input block, compares the recognized number of input values with a predetermined reference value, and when the number of input values other than 0 is equal to or less than the reference value instructs the row-column decomposition-based operation unit or the table-based operation unit to perform an operation, wherein the table-based operation unit includes: a table information storage unit that stores a plurality of table information pieces including partial values corresponding to multiplication of a weight value and an index; an index calculating unit that generates a table index of only an input value other than 0 out of the input values of the coordinates in the input block; and an adder unit that adds one or more partial values included in the plurality of table information pieces and corresponding to the table index and calculates resultant values of coordinates in an output block. a table information storage unit that stores a plurality of table information pieces including partial values corresponding to multiplication of a weight value and an index; an index calculating unit that generates a table index of only an input value other than 0 out of the input values of the coordinates in the input block; and an adder unit that adds one or more partial values included in the plurality of table information pieces and corresponding to the table index and calculates resultant values of coordinates in an output block.
A method for steering a vehicle, wherein the forces for steering the wheels are generated by a steering torque (M L), and wherein the steering torque (M L) is applied by means of a mechanical steering system and/or a steering actuator, said method comprising the following steps: • in an automatic phase: automatically steering the vehicle by means of a control unit calculating an automatic torque (M AF) and actuating the steering actuator to apply the automatic torque (M AF), such that the steering torque (M L) corresponds to the automatic torque (M AF), wherein a driver intervention is detected during the automatic phase, and a manual torque (M MF) which is applied to the steering wheel by the driver is detected; • in an intervention phase: maintaining the calculated automatic torque (M AF) as a steering torque (M L) by ignoring or adjusting the manual torque (M MF) until the manual torque (M MF) has exceeded a defined threshold torque (M S), wherein the threshold torque (M S) is greater than zero; and • in a transfer phase: reducing the automatic torque (M AF) after the threshold torque (M S) has been exceeded, wherein the steering torque (M L) corresponds to a sum of the manual torque (M MF) and automatic torque (M AF), characterised in that the threshold torque (M S) decreases over time (t) during the intervention phase. • in an automatic phase: automatically steering the vehicle by means of a control unit calculating an automatic torque (M AF) and actuating the steering actuator to apply the automatic torque (M AF), such that the steering torque (M L) corresponds to the automatic torque (M AF), wherein a driver intervention is detected during the automatic phase, and a manual torque (M MF) which is applied to the steering wheel by the driver is detected; • in an intervention phase: maintaining the calculated automatic torque (M AF) as a steering torque (M L) by ignoring or adjusting the manual torque (M MF) until the manual torque (M MF) has exceeded a defined threshold torque (M S), wherein the threshold torque (M S) is greater than zero; and • in a transfer phase: reducing the automatic torque (M AF) after the threshold torque (M S) has been exceeded, wherein the steering torque (M L) corresponds to a sum of the manual torque (M MF) and automatic torque (M AF),
A motor comprising: a housing having a protruding portion comprising an inclined surface; a stator comprising a stator core disposed at an inner circumferential surface of the housing, a coil wound on the stator core, and an insulator disposed between the stator core and the coil; a rotor disposed in the housing; and a rotational shaft rotated with the rotor, characterized in that the inclined surface of the protruding portion is in contact with the insulator. a housing having a protruding portion comprising an inclined surface; a stator comprising a stator core disposed at an inner circumferential surface of the housing, a coil wound on the stator core, and an insulator disposed between the stator core and the coil; a rotor disposed in the housing; and a rotational shaft rotated with the rotor, characterized in that the inclined surface of the protruding portion is in contact with the insulator.
Cosmetic composition comprising: - one or more non-nitrogenous zinc salts, and - one or more starches, representing from 1% to 15% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, in a weight ratio of the amount of starch to the amount of zinc element ranging from 1 to 25. - one or more non-nitrogenous zinc salts, and - one or more starches, representing from 1% to 15% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition,
A media applicator (100, 200), comprising: an airbrush body (102, 202) couplable to a media reservoir (104, 204) and defining a first passage (148, 242) for conducting a pressurized gas; a spray head (116, 216) couplable to the airbrush body (102, 202), the spray head comprising a nozzle portion (120, 220) in fluid communication with a media tube (122, 222) configured to extend into; the media reservoir (104, 204) when the airbrush body (102, 202) is coupled to the media reservoir (104, 204), the nozzle portion (120, 220) defining a lumen (142, 236) configured to be in fluid communication with the first passage (148, 242) when the spray head is coupled to the airbrush body (102, 202), the nozzle portion (120, 220) further including a discharge tube (136, 238) in fluid communication with the media tube (122, 222) and situated such that, when the airbrush body (102, 202) is coupled to the media reservoir (104, 204), pressurized gas flow from the first passage (148, 242) through the lumen draws a media contained in the media reservoir through the media tube (122, 222) into the discharge tube (136, 238), and from the discharge tube into a flow of pressurized gas exiting the lumen of the nozzle portion (120, 220); wherein the spray head is detachable from the airbrush body (102, 202) by pulling the spray head in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the media tube (122, 222) to allow the spray head to be carried away from the airbrush body (102, 202). an airbrush body (102, 202) couplable to a media reservoir (104, 204) and defining a first passage (148, 242) for conducting a pressurized gas; a spray head (116, 216) couplable to the airbrush body (102, 202), the spray head comprising a nozzle portion (120, 220) in fluid communication with a media tube (122, 222) configured to extend into; the media reservoir (104, 204) when the airbrush body (102, 202) is coupled to the media reservoir (104, 204), the nozzle portion (120, 220) defining a lumen (142, 236) configured to be in fluid communication with the first passage (148, 242) when the spray head is coupled to the airbrush body (102, 202), the nozzle portion (120, 220) further including a discharge tube (136, 238) in fluid communication with the media tube (122, 222) and situated such that, when the airbrush body (102, 202) is coupled to the media reservoir (104, 204), pressurized gas flow from the first passage (148, 242) through the lumen draws a media contained in the media reservoir through the media tube (122, 222) into the discharge tube (136, 238), and from the discharge tube into a flow of pressurized gas exiting the lumen of the nozzle portion (120, 220); wherein the spray head is detachable from the airbrush body (102, 202) by pulling the spray head in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the media tube (122, 222) to allow the spray head to be carried away from the airbrush body (102, 202).
A method of obtaining thermal property data on thermal properties of a temperature controlled system which includes a temperature control apparatus, said data being suitable for use in predicting the temperature of at least part of the system, the method comprising the steps of: (a) monitoring the temperature of at least part of the system over a succession of portions or points of a data acquisition period and recording said temperature for each portion or point in an electronic memory; (b) determining heat transfer data indicative of the amount of heat energy supplied to, or removed from said part of the system by the temperature control apparatus over the acquisition period; and characterised in that the method further includes (c) determining the thermal property data from the recorded temperatures and the heat transfer data, by a process of statistical inference comprising: (d) sampling a set of possible thermal property data; (e) determining a likelihood value, indicative of the probability of the sampled set of possible thermal property data being consistent with the recorded temperatures and the heat transfer data; and (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) for other samples of possible thermal property data. (a) monitoring the temperature of at least part of the system over a succession of portions or points of a data acquisition period and recording said temperature for each portion or point in an electronic memory; (b) determining heat transfer data indicative of the amount of heat energy supplied to, or removed from said part of the system by the temperature control apparatus over the acquisition period; and characterised in that the method further includes (c) determining the thermal property data from the recorded temperatures and the heat transfer data, by a process of statistical inference comprising: (d) sampling a set of possible thermal property data; (e) determining a likelihood value, indicative of the probability of the sampled set of possible thermal property data being consistent with the recorded temperatures and the heat transfer data; and (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) for other samples of possible thermal property data. (d) sampling a set of possible thermal property data; (e) determining a likelihood value, indicative of the probability of the sampled set of possible thermal property data being consistent with the recorded temperatures and the heat transfer data; and (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) for other samples of possible thermal property data.
A rotary airfoil for a gas turbine engine, the airfoil comprising: opposed pressure and suction sides (32, 34) joined together at chordally opposite leading and trailing edges (36, 38), the pressure and suction sides (32, 34) extending in a span direction from a root to a tip, characterised in that: a thickness of the airfoil is defined between the pressure and suction sides (32, 34), the thickness having a chord-wise distribution and a maximum thickness, a thick region is defined by a thickness of at least 85% of the maximum thickness and extends from each side of the maximum thickness along the chord, wherein the thick region extends from the maximum thickness towards the leading edge by a length of at most 15% of the chord and extends towards the trailing edge by a length of at most 15% of the chord, and wherein the thick region of a cross-section at the root being chordally longer than the thick region of a cross-section at the tip, and a center of gravity of the cross-section at the tip is disposed upstream of a center of gravity of the cross-section at the root relative to a flow of air that is generally aligned with a centerline of the gas turbine engine. opposed pressure and suction sides (32, 34) joined together at chordally opposite leading and trailing edges (36, 38), the pressure and suction sides (32, 34) extending in a span direction from a root to a tip, characterised in that: a thickness of the airfoil is defined between the pressure and suction sides (32, 34), the thickness having a chord-wise distribution and a maximum thickness, a thick region is defined by a thickness of at least 85% of the maximum thickness and extends from each side of the maximum thickness along the chord, wherein the thick region extends from the maximum thickness towards the leading edge by a length of at most 15% of the chord and extends towards the trailing edge by a length of at most 15% of the chord, and wherein the thick region of a cross-section at the root being chordally longer than the thick region of a cross-section at the tip, and a center of gravity of the cross-section at the tip is disposed upstream of a center of gravity of the cross-section at the root relative to a flow of air that is generally aligned with a centerline of the gas turbine engine. a thickness of the airfoil is defined between the pressure and suction sides (32, 34), the thickness having a chord-wise distribution and a maximum thickness, a thick region is defined by a thickness of at least 85% of the maximum thickness and extends from each side of the maximum thickness along the chord, wherein the thick region extends from the maximum thickness towards the leading edge by a length of at most 15% of the chord and extends towards the trailing edge by a length of at most 15% of the chord, and wherein the thick region of a cross-section at the root being chordally longer than the thick region of a cross-section at the tip, and a center of gravity of the cross-section at the tip is disposed upstream of a center of gravity of the cross-section at the root relative to a flow of air that is generally aligned with a centerline of the gas turbine engine.
Vehicle headlight having at least one housing which is closed by a cover lens, the vehicle headlight having at least one supporting frame, the supporting frame being suitable for accommodating at least one lighting unit (5, 6) and the supporting frame having at least one predetermined breaking point element (12, 17), so that in the event of a collision the supporting frame breaks in a targeted manner and so that the impact energy can be dissipated by displacing and/or deforming the supporting frame, characterized in that the predetermined breaking point element (12, 17) is designed as a separate component and is fastened to the supporting frame by means of separate fastening means.
The use in a cryogenic separation process of structured packing having a corrugation angle of at least 50° in a column or column division having at least one pair of converging walls or wall portions within at least a region of the column or column division bounded by at least one pair of converging walls or wall portions.