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A method for controlling an elevator group, in which method the calls are allocated by fulfilling a target value of a desired service time and minimizing the energy consumption, the method comprising the steps of: - generating possible elevator route alternatives on the basis of the status of the elevators at the relevant moment and the existing calls; - a cost function with the service time for the route alternative and the energy consumption required by the route alternative as variables is defined; - a set of route alternative solutions giving the lowest energy consumption is defined; - from the set of solutions thus obtained, the solution that fulfils the desired service time is selected; and - the calls are allocated to the elevators in accordance with the aforesaid solution; which method further comprises the steps of: - assigning a target value to a given service time of the elevator group; - predicting the said service time on a continuous basis in a model of the elevator system; - calculating the difference between the said target value and the said service time; - calculating a weighting coefficient for normalized energy consumption and a weighting coefficient for a normalized sum of service times; - summing the normalized sum of service times for the route alternative considered in the cost function to the normalized energy consumption caused by the said route alternative with the calculated weighting coefficients; and - allocating the calls to the elevators by minimizing the said cost function so that the given target value of the service time is fulfilled. - generating possible elevator route alternatives on the basis of the status of the elevators at the relevant moment and the existing calls; - a cost function with the service time for the route alternative and the energy consumption required by the route alternative as variables is defined; - a set of route alternative solutions giving the lowest energy consumption is defined; - from the set of solutions thus obtained, the solution that fulfils the desired service time is selected; and - the calls are allocated to the elevators in accordance with the aforesaid solution; - assigning a target value to a given service time of the elevator group; - predicting the said service time on a continuous basis in a model of the elevator system; - calculating the difference between the said target value and the said service time; - calculating a weighting coefficient for normalized energy consumption and a weighting coefficient for a normalized sum of service times; - summing the normalized sum of service times for the route alternative considered in the cost function to the normalized energy consumption caused by the said route alternative with the calculated weighting coefficients; and - allocating the calls to the elevators by minimizing the said cost function so that the given target value of the service time is fulfilled.
Lighting device compatible with the use of night vision binoculars, the lighting device comprising at least: one row of first light-emitting diodes which are carried and supplied with power by a flexible printed electronic circuit, a mechanical component to which the electronic circuit is fixed; a second light-emitting diode which is carried and supplied with power by the flexible printed electronic circuit, the second diode being surmounted by an optical filter, the optical filter having such a spectral transmission that the light emitted from the second diode filtered by the filter is compatible with the use of the night vision binoculars so as not to saturate the binoculars, the mechanical component comprises at least one hollow housing in which the second filtered light-emitting diode is fixed, the depth of the housing being sufficient so that the upper portion of the optical filter does not exceed the upper portion of the first light-emitting diodes. one row of first light-emitting diodes which are carried and supplied with power by a flexible printed electronic circuit, a mechanical component to which the electronic circuit is fixed; a second light-emitting diode which is carried and supplied with power by the flexible printed electronic circuit, the second diode being surmounted by an optical filter, the optical filter having such a spectral transmission that the light emitted from the second diode filtered by the filter is compatible with the use of the night vision binoculars so as not to saturate the binoculars, the mechanical component comprises at least one hollow housing in which the second filtered light-emitting diode is fixed, the depth of the housing being sufficient so that the upper portion of the optical filter does not exceed the upper portion of the first light-emitting diodes.
A plasma spraying system for coating a substrate, the system comprising: a plasma gun adapted to direct plasma towards the substrate; a nozzle adapted to direct coating medium into the plasma; and a mounting system adapted to rotate the nozzle to change an angle of incidence between the coating medium and the plasma; characterised in that: the mounting system includes a track and a carriage; the track extends at least partially circumferentially around the plasma gun; and the carriage is adapted to move the nozzle along the track. a plasma gun adapted to direct plasma towards the substrate; a nozzle adapted to direct coating medium into the plasma; and a mounting system adapted to rotate the nozzle to change an angle of incidence between the coating medium and the plasma; characterised in that: the mounting system includes a track and a carriage; the track extends at least partially circumferentially around the plasma gun; and the carriage is adapted to move the nozzle along the track. the mounting system includes a track and a carriage; the track extends at least partially circumferentially around the plasma gun; and the carriage is adapted to move the nozzle along the track.
An internal combustion engine comprising: a plurality of cylinders, which are arranged in two banks (3a, 3b) arranged at an angle relative to one another; for each bank (3a, 3b) of cylinders, a corresponding turbocharger having a lubrication circuit, which comprises a delivery duct to feed lubricating oil under pressure into the turbocharger; and a control unit, which is suited to deactivate the cylinders of one of the two banks (3a, 3b) during the low-load operation; the internal combustion engine is characterized in that the control unit interrupts the feeding of lubricating oil to the turbocharger, when the corresponding bank (3a, 3b) of cylinders is deactivated. a plurality of cylinders, which are arranged in two banks (3a, 3b) arranged at an angle relative to one another; for each bank (3a, 3b) of cylinders, a corresponding turbocharger having a lubrication circuit, which comprises a delivery duct to feed lubricating oil under pressure into the turbocharger; and a control unit, which is suited to deactivate the cylinders of one of the two banks (3a, 3b) during the low-load operation; the internal combustion engine is characterized in that the control unit interrupts the feeding of lubricating oil to the turbocharger, when the corresponding bank (3a, 3b) of cylinders is deactivated.
An apparatus comprising: a transceiver arranged to receive a sidelink, "SL", grant from a radio access network node, the SL grant for a SL data transmission using SL resources, the SL grant having a first hybrid automatic repeat request, "HARQ", process identified by a first HARQ process identifier; and a processor arranged to select a second HARQ process identified by a second HARQ process identifier for the SL data transmission using the SL resources, said selection occurring in response to the SL grant indicating an initial SL data transmission, wherein the second HARQ process is selected independently from the first HARQ process; the transceiver further arranged to transmit SL control information, "SCI", containing the second HARQ process identifier, and to transmit the SL data transmission using the SL resources. a transceiver arranged to receive a sidelink, "SL", grant from a radio access network node, the SL grant for a SL data transmission using SL resources, the SL grant having a first hybrid automatic repeat request, "HARQ", process identified by a first HARQ process identifier; and a processor arranged to select a second HARQ process identified by a second HARQ process identifier for the SL data transmission using the SL resources, said selection occurring in response to the SL grant indicating an initial SL data transmission, wherein the second HARQ process is selected independently from the first HARQ process; the transceiver further arranged to transmit SL control information, "SCI", containing the second HARQ process identifier, and to transmit the SL data transmission using the SL resources.
Method for operating functions displayed on a display unit of a vehicle using gestures performed in a three-dimensional space, the method comprising: a) the determination whether or not a first gesture performed in the three-dimensional space is detected; b) the determination whether or not the first gesture is a gesture assigned to an activation of a control of a function, if it is determined that the first gesture has been detected; c) the activation of the control of the function, if it is determined that the detected first gesture is the gesture assigned to the activation of the control of the function; d) the determination whether or not a second gesture performed in the three-dimensional space is detected; e) the determination whether or not the detected second gesture is a gesture assigned to the control of the function, if it is determined that the second gesture has been detected; and f) the control of the function, if it has been determined that the detected first gesture is the gesture assigned to the activation of the control of the function, and if it is determined that the detected second gesture is the gesture assigned to the control of the function, characterised in that in step f) a direction of the control of the function is determined and locked by a direction of a performance of the second gesture, and in that the locking of the direction of the control of the function is maintained at a repeated, immediately consecutive performance of steps d) to f) after the performance of steps a) to c). a) the determination whether or not a first gesture performed in the three-dimensional space is detected; b) the determination whether or not the first gesture is a gesture assigned to an activation of a control of a function, if it is determined that the first gesture has been detected; c) the activation of the control of the function, if it is determined that the detected first gesture is the gesture assigned to the activation of the control of the function; d) the determination whether or not a second gesture performed in the three-dimensional space is detected; e) the determination whether or not the detected second gesture is a gesture assigned to the control of the function, if it is determined that the second gesture has been detected; and f) the control of the function, if it has been determined that the detected first gesture is the gesture assigned to the activation of the control of the function, and if it is determined that the detected second gesture is the gesture assigned to the control of the function, in step f) a direction of the control of the function is determined and locked by a direction of a performance of the second gesture, and in that the locking of the direction of the control of the function is maintained at a repeated, immediately consecutive performance of steps d) to f) after the performance of steps a) to c).
A first network device comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first network device at least to: transmit, to a second network device, an access token request comprising a suggestion for a first count value; receive, from the second network device, an access token associated with a first count value, the first count value determined by the second network device based on the suggestion for the first count value, the first count value indicating the number of times the access token is allowed to be used; transmit, to a third network device, a service request with the access token; and receive, from the third network device, a service response determined based on the first count value and the access token. at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first network device at least to: transmit, to a second network device, an access token request comprising a suggestion for a first count value; receive, from the second network device, an access token associated with a first count value, the first count value determined by the second network device based on the suggestion for the first count value, the first count value indicating the number of times the access token is allowed to be used; transmit, to a third network device, a service request with the access token; and receive, from the third network device, a service response determined based on the first count value and the access token. transmit, to a second network device, an access token request comprising a suggestion for a first count value; receive, from the second network device, an access token associated with a first count value, the first count value determined by the second network device based on the suggestion for the first count value, the first count value indicating the number of times the access token is allowed to be used; transmit, to a third network device, a service request with the access token; and receive, from the third network device, a service response determined based on the first count value and the access token.
A transducer comprising; an arcuate outer ring; an arcuate inner ring; an arcuate sensor ring for sensing a strain; the arcuate sensor ring connected between the arcuate outer ring and the arcuate inner ring; at least one strain gage (301,304) disposed on a surface of the arcuate sensor ring; the arcuate outer ring and the arcuate inner ring are coplanar; and the arcuate inner ring having an inner ring bore, wherein an eccentric self-aligning member is disposed in the inner ring bore, the eccentric self-aligning member comprising a bore offset from a transducer center, the transducer thereby eccentrically rotatable about the transducer center; wherein the arcuate sensor ring is fastened to the arcuate outer ring and the arcuate inner ring is fastened to the arcuate sensor ring, wherein the fastening means are screws, welding, adhesives or riveting.
A system for remote control of a camera, comprising: a remote camera, wherein the remote camera has a mass and a center of mass; a shadow device, wherein the shadow device is a mock camera, and wherein the shadow device copies the mass and the center of mass of the remote camera; a controller, wherein the controller is in communication with the remote camera and the shadow device, wherein the remote camera is at a remote distance from the shadow device and the controller, and wherein the controller and the shadow device are located in the vicinity of one another, and wherein, when a user adjusts the shadow device, the controller sends a signal to the remote camera to adjust the remote camera accordingly. a remote camera, wherein the remote camera has a mass and a center of mass; a shadow device, wherein the shadow device is a mock camera, and wherein the shadow device copies the mass and the center of mass of the remote camera; a controller, wherein the controller is in communication with the remote camera and the shadow device, wherein the remote camera is at a remote distance from the shadow device and the controller, and wherein the controller and the shadow device are located in the vicinity of one another, and wherein, when a user adjusts the shadow device, the controller sends a signal to the remote camera to adjust the remote camera accordingly.
A compound which is selected from 4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl benzoate; 4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenol; methyl 2-(4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenoxy)acetate; 2-(4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenoxy)acetic acid; 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thiazole; 4-(4-(2,4-difluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2-propylpyridinc; 4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)benzenamine; N-isopropyl-4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)benzenamine; N-(4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)acetamide; N-(4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide; N-benzyl-4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)benzenamine; N-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)benzenamine; 4-(4-(3-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2-propylpyridine; 4-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2-propylpyridine; 4-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazole-5-carboxylic acid; methyl 4-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazole-5-carboxylate; 3-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenol; 2-(2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazol-4-yl)phenol; 4-(4-bromophenyl)-N-isopropyl-2-(2-propylpyridin-4-yl)thiazole-5-carboxamide; a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a stereoisomer thereof; and any combination or mixture thereof.
A method for identifying bacterial vaginosis in a human subject, the method comprising: (a) measuring levels of Atopobium vaginae, Megasphaera genus and one or more Lactobacilli species selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus crispatus, and Lactobacillus jensenii in a sample from the subject, and (b) calculating a diagnostic score as the ratio of a logarithmic function of the levels of the one or more Lactobacilli species and a logarithmic function of the levels of the Atopobium vaginae and Megasphaera genus; and (c) identifying the subject as having bacterial vaginosis with the diagnostic score lower than a reference score and wherein the sample is a vaginal swab sample. (a) measuring levels of Atopobium vaginae, Megasphaera genus and one or more Lactobacilli species selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus crispatus, and Lactobacillus jensenii in a sample from the subject, and (b) calculating a diagnostic score as the ratio of a logarithmic function of the levels of the one or more Lactobacilli species and a logarithmic function of the levels of the Atopobium vaginae and Megasphaera genus; and (c) identifying the subject as having bacterial vaginosis with the diagnostic score lower than a reference score and wherein the sample is a vaginal swab sample.
Method for telegram-based data transmission via a fieldbus used in process automation engineering, wherein information is transmitted from a first user to a second user via the fieldbus in the form of data by means of at least a telegram, wherein the at least one telegram features a payload data block, which serves to transmit information, and wherein the same information is transmitted in the payload data block by means of the at least one telegram, preferably exactly one telegram, in a first data format and in a second data format, wherein the information concerns at least a measured value of a process variable or a parameter of a field device, wherein the data in the first data format are payload data, said payload data being present in the first data format, and wherein said payload data are called from a data memory of the first user and are transferred to a data link layer, for example a program, which serves to ensure the consistency of the payload data, wherein the data link layer determines corresponding backup data from the payload data, wherein said backup data contain the same information as the payload data, wherein the backup data are transmitted in the second data format, wherein the first data format differs from the second data format, and wherein the data particularly contained in a payload data block of the at least one telegram, which are available in the first and second data format (ND, SF), are compared with one another by a recipient of the at least one telegram.
A medical device system for use in treating an abscess cavity of a mammal, said device system comprising: (a) a plug comprising a disk portion and multiple legs attached to said disk portion, said disk portion and legs configured for implantation into the abscess cavity, wherein said disk portion and legs are made of solid matrix biocompatible filler material, and (b) a therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is bound to the solid matrix biocompatible filler material. (a) a plug comprising a disk portion and multiple legs attached to said disk portion, said disk portion and legs configured for implantation into the abscess cavity, wherein said disk portion and legs are made of solid matrix biocompatible filler material, and (b) a therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is bound to the solid matrix biocompatible filler material.
A phosphorous pentoxide producing method comprising: forming a kiln bed using feed agglomerates in a counter-current rotary kiln, the bed having a length; the agglomerates containing phosphate ore particles, carbonaceous material particles, and sufficient silica particles for the agglomerates to exhibit a calcium-to-silica mole ratio of less than 1.0, individual agglomerates substantially exhibiting a same elemental composition, a same calcium-to-silica mole ratio, and a same proportion of excess fixed carbon compared to a theoretical carbon requirement for reduction of all phosphate in the ore; maintaining a bed temperature at or above 1180 °C along a portion of the bed length and establishing a bed surface-to-volume ratio multiplied by a time for bed heat up to 1180 °C of less than 164 minutes-m 2 /m 3 (50 minutes-ft 2 /ft 3), the establishing of the bed surface-to-volume ratio multiplied by bed heat up time including further providing a kiln configuration, a bed volume and composition, and kiln process conditions sufficient, in combination, for the kiln to exhibit less than 164 minutes-m 2 /m 3 (50 minutes-ft 2 /ft 3); and generating kiln off gas and collecting phosphorous pentoxide from the kiln off gas, the kiln discharging a residue containing processed agglomerates, less than 10% of the agglomerates' phosphate input to the kiln remaining in the residue as phosphate. forming a kiln bed using feed agglomerates in a counter-current rotary kiln, the bed having a length; the agglomerates containing phosphate ore particles, carbonaceous material particles, and sufficient silica particles for the agglomerates to exhibit a calcium-to-silica mole ratio of less than 1.0, individual agglomerates substantially exhibiting a same elemental composition, a same calcium-to-silica mole ratio, and a same proportion of excess fixed carbon compared to a theoretical carbon requirement for reduction of all phosphate in the ore; maintaining a bed temperature at or above 1180 °C along a portion of the bed length and establishing a bed surface-to-volume ratio multiplied by a time for bed heat up to 1180 °C of less than 164 minutes-m 2 /m 3 (50 minutes-ft 2 /ft 3), the establishing of the bed surface-to-volume ratio multiplied by bed heat up time including further providing a kiln configuration, a bed volume and composition, and kiln process conditions sufficient, in combination, for the kiln to exhibit less than 164 minutes-m 2 /m 3 (50 minutes-ft 2 /ft 3); and generating kiln off gas and collecting phosphorous pentoxide from the kiln off gas, the kiln discharging a residue containing processed agglomerates, less than 10% of the agglomerates' phosphate input to the kiln remaining in the residue as phosphate.