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A process for fabricating an electrochemical device having electrically controllable optical and/or energy transmission properties, comprising steps consisting in: - depositing via sputter deposition a bottom electrode coating onto a substrate; - depositing at least one electrochemically active film (48, 52) onto the bottom electrode coating; - depositing via sputter deposition a top electrode coating onto at least one electrochemically active film (48, 52), the at least one electrochemically active film (48, 52) being capable of switching reversibly between a first state and a second state having optical and/or energy transmission properties different from the first state when electrical power is applied to the terminals of the bottom electrode coating and top electrode coating; - depositing a cover film onto the functional system; - carrying out an ablation of the material of the cover film so as to form at least one surface cavity that passes through the cover film without penetrating the top electrode coating; and - adding electrical connection means arranged at least partially in at least one surface cavity for electrical contact with the top electrode coating, the process being characterized in that the active film (48, 52) and the cover film are sputter deposited, preferably over all of the surface of the susbtrate, and in that the electrical connection means are printed by inkjet printing of conducting ink into the at least one surface cavity. - depositing via sputter deposition a bottom electrode coating onto a substrate; - depositing at least one electrochemically active film (48, 52) onto the bottom electrode coating; - depositing via sputter deposition a top electrode coating onto at least one electrochemically active film (48, 52), the at least one electrochemically active film (48, 52) being capable of switching reversibly between a first state and a second state having optical and/or energy transmission properties different from the first state when electrical power is applied to the terminals of the bottom electrode coating and top electrode coating; - depositing a cover film onto the functional system; - carrying out an ablation of the material of the cover film so as to form at least one surface cavity that passes through the cover film without penetrating the top electrode coating; and - adding electrical connection means arranged at least partially in at least one surface cavity for electrical contact with the top electrode coating, the process being characterized in that the active film (48, 52) and the cover film are sputter deposited, preferably over all of the surface of the susbtrate, and in that the electrical connection means are printed by inkjet printing of conducting ink into the at least one surface cavity.
A distributed architecture for multi-nodal control of functions in an aircraft cabin, comprising: a processor; a controller operatively connected to the processor; a passenger-controlled IO node operatively connected to the controller; and a crew-controlled IO node operatively connected to the controller; wherein the controller controls at least one controllable parameter in response to inputs received from at least one of the passenger-controlled IO node and the crew-controlled IO node, wherein the at least one controllable parameter comprises at least one of light intensity in the aircraft cabin, color of light in the aircraft cabin, temperature in the aircraft cabin, and a degree of openness of a window shade in the aircraft cabin, and wherein the controller includes a command hierarchy to prioritize inputs received from the passenger-controlled IO node and the crew-controlled IO node to prevent conflicts between the inputs, the distributed architecture being characterized in that the command hierarchy prioritizes inputs received from the passenger-controlled IO node and the crew-controlled IO node based on an operation mode of the aircraft, said operation mode being determined via a data exchange with an avionic system of the aircraft. a processor; a controller operatively connected to the processor; a passenger-controlled IO node operatively connected to the controller; and a crew-controlled IO node operatively connected to the controller; wherein the controller controls at least one controllable parameter in response to inputs received from at least one of the passenger-controlled IO node and the crew-controlled IO node, wherein the at least one controllable parameter comprises at least one of light intensity in the aircraft cabin, color of light in the aircraft cabin, temperature in the aircraft cabin, and a degree of openness of a window shade in the aircraft cabin, and wherein the controller includes a command hierarchy to prioritize inputs received from the passenger-controlled IO node and the crew-controlled IO node to prevent conflicts between the inputs, the distributed architecture being characterized in that the command hierarchy prioritizes inputs received from the passenger-controlled IO node and the crew-controlled IO node based on an operation mode of the aircraft, said operation mode being determined via a data exchange with an avionic system of the aircraft.
A wafer holder, comprising a holder body and a sucker, wherein the holder body defines a first opening; and the sucker comprises a first skirt, wherein the first skirt is located on one side of the holder body and connected to the first opening, a groove is formed at a joint between the first skirt and the first opening, and the groove is located at an outer side of the first skirt; wherein the groove comprises a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the first side wall is closer to the first opening and the second side wall is farther away from the first opening; the wafer holder being characterized in that the first side wall is recessed at a middle position thereof toward the first opening to appear as an annular curved surface. the holder body defines a first opening; and the sucker comprises a first skirt, wherein the first skirt is located on one side of the holder body and connected to the first opening, a groove is formed at a joint between the first skirt and the first opening, and the groove is located at an outer side of the first skirt; wherein the groove comprises a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the first side wall is closer to the first opening and the second side wall is farther away from the first opening; the wafer holder being characterized in that the first side wall is recessed at a middle position thereof toward the first opening to appear as an annular curved surface.
Method of determining the condition of a road and the condition of a tyre fitted on a vehicle travelling on said road, comprising steps in which: - a measurement of a sound signal produced by the tyre running on a surface of the road during a given time frame is recorded, - a spectral density of the power of the sound signal over a given frequency interval is determined, - the frequency interval is segmented into a plurality of frequency bands of predetermined width, and each frequency band is associated with a data element representing a mean acoustic power measured in said frequency band, the representative data obtained from a measurement forming variables of a vector associated with said measurement, - a condition of the road and of the tyre corresponding to the vector associated with the completed measurement is determined, by means of a discriminant analysis of the data using a learning base composed of a set of vectors associated with previously recorded measurements which have been made, by the same steps as those above, in known running conditions according to modalities which each represent a given condition of the road and the tyre, characterized in that the representative data forming the variables of the vector associated with a measurement are obtained by finding the ratio between the mean acoustic power measured in a frequency band and a total acoustic power measured over the whole frequency interval. - a measurement of a sound signal produced by the tyre running on a surface of the road during a given time frame is recorded, - a spectral density of the power of the sound signal over a given frequency interval is determined, - the frequency interval is segmented into a plurality of frequency bands of predetermined width, and each frequency band is associated with a data element representing a mean acoustic power measured in said frequency band, the representative data obtained from a measurement forming variables of a vector associated with said measurement, - a condition of the road and of the tyre corresponding to the vector associated with the completed measurement is determined, by means of a discriminant analysis of the data using a learning base composed of a set of vectors associated with previously recorded measurements which have been made, by the same steps as those above, in known running conditions according to modalities which each represent a given condition of the road and the tyre,
Enclosure comprising a frame defining an organizing section and a cover mountable on said frame, wherein said cover has at least one opening providing access to said organizing section in the mounted state of said cover and at least one cover door assigned to said opening and attached to said cover and further comprising a tray element for shielding the organizing section, which tray element is movably arranged to adopt - a first position, in which the tray element is arranged between the opening and the organizing section, and - a second position, in which the tray element is arranged at a lower level than the organizing section and in which the tray element protrudes the cover through the opening. - a first position, in which the tray element is arranged between the opening and the organizing section, and - a second position, in which the tray element is arranged at a lower level than the organizing section and in which the tray element protrudes the cover through the opening.
Process for coating a guide, characterized by the fact that it comprises at least the steps of: - supplying at least one guide made of metallic material and comprising at least one outer surface (2, 3) provided with at least a first portion adapted to slide at least one carriage and at least a second portion separate from said first portion; - depositing at least a first coating layer on said first portion and on said second portion; - cataphoretic painting said guide adapted to deposit at least a second coating layer onto said first portion and onto said second portion on top of said first coating layer; and - removing said second coating layer from said first portion. - supplying at least one guide made of metallic material and comprising at least one outer surface (2, 3) provided with at least a first portion adapted to slide at least one carriage and at least a second portion separate from said first portion; - depositing at least a first coating layer on said first portion and on said second portion; - cataphoretic painting said guide adapted to deposit at least a second coating layer onto said first portion and onto said second portion on top of said first coating layer; and - removing said second coating layer from said first portion.
A medical system, comprising an inflatable medical instrument configured for interventional deployment which includes an optical fiber for a FORS system, wherein the optical fiber for the FORS system is integrated in a guidewire positioned within a lumen of the inflatable medical instrument; a FORS system that is configured to measure a shape of the guidewire to determine a shape of the inflatable medical instrument during the interventional deployment; and a shape analysis module configured to analyze FORS data from the FORS system and determine an instantaneous virtual measurement of characteristics of the inflatable medical instrument, said characteristics comprising the volume of the inflatable medical instrument, a diameter of the inflatable medical instrument, a pressure of the inflatable medical instrument and/or a total number of inflation cycles for the inflatable medical instrument.
A process for the production of precipitated silica comprising the steps of: reacting at least one silicate with at least one acidifying agent, to provide a silica suspension; submitting said silica suspension to filtration to provide a filter cake; submitting said filter cake to a liquefaction step, said liquefaction step being carried out without the addition of an aluminium compound, to obtain a suspension of precipitated silica; and optionally, drying the precipitated silica obtained after the liquefaction step; characterized in that a methylglutaric acid is added to the filter cake during or after the liquefaction step. reacting at least one silicate with at least one acidifying agent, to provide a silica suspension; submitting said silica suspension to filtration to provide a filter cake; submitting said filter cake to a liquefaction step, said liquefaction step being carried out without the addition of an aluminium compound, to obtain a suspension of precipitated silica; and optionally, drying the precipitated silica obtained after the liquefaction step; characterized in that a methylglutaric acid is added to the filter cake during or after the liquefaction step.
A method (500, 8000) for polar decoding performed by a receiver, comprising: obtaining (504, 8004), based on received information and an original left-to-right table comprising left-to-right messages associated with nodes of a plurality of processing elements, PEs, for BP decoding, an original right-to-left table comprising right-to-left messages associated with the nodes, wherein each of the plurality of PEs comprise four nodes which are a left-upper node, a left-lower node a right-upper node and a right-lower node located in two successive columns in the factor graph of the polar code; wherein the method is characterized in further comprising: searching (506, 8006) for, based on the original left-to-right table and the original right-to-left table, a conflict verification processing element, VPE, in the plurality of PEs, the conflict VPE being a VPE for which the left-to-right messages associated with the most-left nodes of the VPE affecting the left-to-right message associated with its left-upper node indicate a frozen bit and the left-to-right messages associated with the most-left nodes of the VPE affecting the left-to-right message associated with its left-lower node indicate a frozen bit or an information bit, and having a negative sign for the right-to-left message associated with its left-upper node; updating (508, 8008) the original right-to-left table based on the conflict VPE to obtain a plurality of potential right-to-left tables; and performing (510, 8010) the BP decoding based on the respective one of the plurality of potential right-to-left tables. searching (506, 8006) for, based on the original left-to-right table and the original right-to-left table, a conflict verification processing element, VPE, in the plurality of PEs, the conflict VPE being a VPE for which the left-to-right messages associated with the most-left nodes of the VPE affecting the left-to-right message associated with its left-upper node indicate a frozen bit and the left-to-right messages associated with the most-left nodes of the VPE affecting the left-to-right message associated with its left-lower node indicate a frozen bit or an information bit, and having a negative sign for the right-to-left message associated with its left-upper node; updating (508, 8008) the original right-to-left table based on the conflict VPE to obtain a plurality of potential right-to-left tables; and performing (510, 8010) the BP decoding based on the respective one of the plurality of potential right-to-left tables.
A high voltage transformer comprising transformer housing; internal components, such as transformer core, yokes and windings, provided in the transformer housing, the internal components being submerged in trans-former oil, wherein the internal components are provided with insulation structure comprising means for insulation the high voltage winding end, which insulation means comprises a shield ring arranged above the winding end and a pressboard structure formed in a zigzag pattern arranged around the high voltage winding end and said shield ring, which shield ring comprises a core, covered with a conducting layer, potentially connected to the winding end and a continuous solid insulation layer on the outside of the conducting layer, characterized in that the continuous solid insulation layer comprises integrated solid insulation sections of which at least some among themselves having varying thickness and inner insulation section facing the transformer core is thicker than outer insulation section.
Use of a dispersion solution for drilling, wherein the dispersion solution is obtained by dispersing, in an aqueous medium, a polyoxalate as the hydrolysable resin material.
A strain sensor, comprising: a base provided with a mounting recess; a mounting structure disposed on the base and located in the mounting recess, a pre-defined gap being formed between the mounting structure and an inner surface of the mounting recess; and a bearing structure mounted in the mounting recess and located outside the pre-defined gap, characterized in that the strain sensor further comprises: a wire set of a plurality of electrically conductive wires, at a side of the wire set each of the wires being fixedly disposed on the bearing structure, and at another side of the wire set each of the wires being fixedly disposed on the mounting structure to detect the strain based on change of resistance of the wire set by a load applied through the bearing structure on the wire set. a base provided with a mounting recess; a mounting structure disposed on the base and located in the mounting recess, a pre-defined gap being formed between the mounting structure and an inner surface of the mounting recess; and a bearing structure mounted in the mounting recess and located outside the pre-defined gap, characterized in that the strain sensor further comprises: a wire set of a plurality of electrically conductive wires, at a side of the wire set each of the wires being fixedly disposed on the bearing structure, and at another side of the wire set each of the wires being fixedly disposed on the mounting structure to detect the strain based on change of resistance of the wire set by a load applied through the bearing structure on the wire set.
A method for accessing electronic program guide information by a media device, the method comprising: receiving, at a tuner of the media device, one of a plurality of program content streams, wherein the tuner is configured to receive a plurality of content streams comprising a plurality of currently available programs, wherein the tuned program content stream includes a carousel of EPG information that is communicated in a periodic, serial fashion, wherein the EPG information describes the plurality of currently available programs and a plurality of other programs that will be available in the future; storing the received carousel of EPG information in a memory of the media device, wherein, prior to receiving the carousel of EPG information, no prior EPG information is stored in the memory when the carousel of EPG information is initially received; establishing, at the media device, a communication link between a backchannel interface of the media device and a backchannel interface of a remote EPG content system; in response to establishing the communication link between the media device and the remote EPG content system, the method further comprises identifying a time of interest and pulling a portion of the EPG information from the remote EPG content system to the media device, wherein the portion of EPG information from the remote EPG content system is selected by the media device, the portion of EPG information from the remote EPG content system corresponding to programming available beginning at the time of interest and encompassing a predefined period. receiving, at a tuner of the media device, one of a plurality of program content streams, wherein the tuner is configured to receive a plurality of content streams comprising a plurality of currently available programs, wherein the tuned program content stream includes a carousel of EPG information that is communicated in a periodic, serial fashion, wherein the EPG information describes the plurality of currently available programs and a plurality of other programs that will be available in the future; storing the received carousel of EPG information in a memory of the media device, wherein, prior to receiving the carousel of EPG information, no prior EPG information is stored in the memory when the carousel of EPG information is initially received; establishing, at the media device, a communication link between a backchannel interface of the media device and a backchannel interface of a remote EPG content system; in response to establishing the communication link between the media device and the remote EPG content system, the method further comprises identifying a time of interest and pulling a portion of the EPG information from the remote EPG content system to the media device, wherein the portion of EPG information from the remote EPG content system is selected by the media device, the portion of EPG information from the remote EPG content system corresponding to programming available beginning at the time of interest and encompassing a predefined period.
A method of controlling a compression refrigeration system comprising - a refrigerant circuit comprising - a refrigerant, - an evaporator, - a compressor, - a condenser, - a throttle valve, - an internal heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy of the refrigerant upstream of entry into the throttle valve to the refrigerant upstream of entry into the compressor, - a heat sink circuit configured for exchanging heat with the condenser of the refrigerant circuit, - a heat sink side media conveying device, and - a control unit for controlling a temperature difference between a flow temperature and a return temperature of the heat sink circuit, referred to as temperature spread, via the media conveying device, wherein the method includes the following steps: - forming a base value for the temperature spread, the base value ensuring an efficiency of the refrigerant circuit, - forming at least one correction value, the correction value(s) ensuring the operation of the refrigerant circuit within a permissible operating range, - adding the base value and the correction value(s) to obtain a set value for the temperature spread, and - controlling the media conveying device to the set value for the temperature spread. - a refrigerant circuit comprising - a refrigerant, - an evaporator, - a compressor, - a condenser, - a throttle valve, - an internal heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy of the refrigerant upstream of entry into the throttle valve to the refrigerant upstream of entry into the compressor, - a refrigerant, - an evaporator, - a compressor, - a condenser, - a throttle valve, - an internal heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy of the refrigerant upstream of entry into the throttle valve to the refrigerant upstream of entry into the compressor, - a heat sink circuit configured for exchanging heat with the condenser of the refrigerant circuit, - a heat sink side media conveying device, and - a control unit for controlling a temperature difference between a flow temperature and a return temperature of the heat sink circuit, referred to as temperature spread, via the media conveying device, - forming a base value for the temperature spread, the base value ensuring an efficiency of the refrigerant circuit, - forming at least one correction value, the correction value(s) ensuring the operation of the refrigerant circuit within a permissible operating range, - adding the base value and the correction value(s) to obtain a set value for the temperature spread, and - controlling the media conveying device to the set value for the temperature spread.