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Method of optical data transmission, wherein data is transmitted using multiple phase-modulated optical wavelength division multiplexed signals carrying respective synchronous data packet sequences, wherein said data packet sequences comprise data packets within respective data packet time slots, and wherein said data packet time slots are separated by guard band time slots, comprising, at a receiving side, - receiving said optical WDM signals, characterized by - detecting a data packet within at least one of said optical WDM signals, by ∘ deriving a time-discrete electrical signal, by down-converting said one optical WDM signal using an optical local oscillator signal, ∘ determining a first discrete spectral component of said time-discrete electrical signal, wherein said first discrete spectral component corresponds to a direct current component of said time-discrete electrical signal, ∘ determining a second discrete spectral component of said time-discrete electrical signal, wherein said second discrete spectral component corresponds to a symbol rate of said one optical WDM signal, ∘ detecting said data packet, in case a fraction (CDCR) between said spectral components exceeds a predefined threshold (Th). - receiving said optical WDM signals, - detecting a data packet within at least one of said optical WDM signals, by ∘ deriving a time-discrete electrical signal, by down-converting said one optical WDM signal using an optical local oscillator signal, ∘ determining a first discrete spectral component of said time-discrete electrical signal, wherein said first discrete spectral component corresponds to a direct current component of said time-discrete electrical signal, ∘ determining a second discrete spectral component of said time-discrete electrical signal, wherein said second discrete spectral component corresponds to a symbol rate of said one optical WDM signal, ∘ detecting said data packet, in case a fraction (CDCR) between said spectral components exceeds a predefined threshold (Th). ∘ deriving a time-discrete electrical signal, by down-converting said one optical WDM signal using an optical local oscillator signal, ∘ determining a first discrete spectral component of said time-discrete electrical signal, wherein said first discrete spectral component corresponds to a direct current component of said time-discrete electrical signal, ∘ determining a second discrete spectral component of said time-discrete electrical signal, wherein said second discrete spectral component corresponds to a symbol rate of said one optical WDM signal, ∘ detecting said data packet, in case a fraction (CDCR) between said spectral components exceeds a predefined threshold (Th).
A waste storage device comprising a receiving chamber provided in an upper part of the device and a rotator rotatably mounted in the chamber; the rotator comprising: an upper annulus; a cylindrical wall extending downwardly from the upper annulus; wherein the rotator comprises at least one projection extending therefrom, said at least one projection being arranged to locate with at least one corresponding recess on a waste storage cassette to support the waste storage cassette in the chamber and to ensure rotational engagement between the rotator and the cassette characterised in that the rotator further comprises a flange projecting inwardly from a lower portion of the cylindrical wall, and the at least one projection extends upwardly from the flange. an upper annulus; a cylindrical wall extending downwardly from the upper annulus; wherein the rotator comprises at least one projection extending therefrom, said at least one projection being arranged to locate with at least one corresponding recess on a waste storage cassette to support the waste storage cassette in the chamber and to ensure rotational engagement between the rotator and the cassette characterised in that the rotator further comprises a flange projecting inwardly from a lower portion of the cylindrical wall, and the at least one projection extends upwardly from the flange.
A method of determining the position of a moving object in an environment (10, 40) in which electronically detectable features are present, comprising the steps a. providing a digital representation of the environment (10, 40) that represents electronically detectable environmental features with one occupancy probability value each or that allows the derivation of such respective occupancy probability values, wherein an occupancy probability value indicates how likely to be present a feature represented by the occupancy probability value was estimated to be, and wherein the digital representation of the environment (10, 40) also indicates a respective reliability value for at least some of these features or allows the derivation of a respective such reliability value, wherein a reliability value of a feature indicates how reliably the feature can be detected; b. measuring the environment from the perspective of the moving object, wherein the measurement comprises detecting a plurality of the electronically detectable features of the environment; c. assessing the measurement result using reliability values and occupancy probability values retrieved or derived from the environmental representation; and d. determining the position based on the assessment result. a. providing a digital representation of the environment (10, 40) that represents electronically detectable environmental features with one occupancy probability value each or that allows the derivation of such respective occupancy probability values, wherein an occupancy probability value indicates how likely to be present a feature represented by the occupancy probability value was estimated to be, and wherein the digital representation of the environment (10, 40) also indicates a respective reliability value for at least some of these features or allows the derivation of a respective such reliability value, wherein a reliability value of a feature indicates how reliably the feature can be detected; b. measuring the environment from the perspective of the moving object, wherein the measurement comprises detecting a plurality of the electronically detectable features of the environment; c. assessing the measurement result using reliability values and occupancy probability values retrieved or derived from the environmental representation; and d. determining the position based on the assessment result.
An optical triangulation probe for detecting objects in a monitoring area with a transmitter emitting transmitted light beams, with a receiver arrangement with at least two receivers (8, 9), which are arranged side by side in a triangulation direction at a distance from the transmitter, wherein transmitted light beams of the transmitter are reflected at an object in the monitored area and are guided as received light beams to the receiver arrangement, and with a control and evaluation unit, in which, depending on the at least two receiver signals of the at least two receivers (8, 9), an object detection signal is generated which defines a scanning range which limits a scanning range, characterised in that a gap between the receivers (8, 9), and in that a receiving optical system is arranged upstream of the receiver arrangement, by means of which the received light beams are divided into two received light beams (14, 15), the spacing of the received light beams (14, 15) being adapted to the size of the gap.
A transmitter comprising: a laser array (102, 302a-302n, 402a-402n) to output a plurality of optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n), one or more of the plurality of optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n) having a wavelength (λ, λ a -λ n) tuned based on one or more electrical signals; and an optical router (108, 202, 306, 406) to receive the plurality of optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n) at a plurality of input ports and to output the plurality of received optical fields at one or more of a plurality of configurable output ports, wherein a bandwidth density of at least one of the output ports is configurable to change the bandwidth density from a first state to output one of the received optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n) to a second state to output at least two of the received optical fields, wherein the at least one of the output ports is configured based on the one or more electrical signals for tuning the wavelength (λ, λ a -λ n) of one or more of the received optical fields. a laser array (102, 302a-302n, 402a-402n) to output a plurality of optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n), one or more of the plurality of optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n) having a wavelength (λ, λ a -λ n) tuned based on one or more electrical signals; and an optical router (108, 202, 306, 406) to receive the plurality of optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n) at a plurality of input ports and to output the plurality of received optical fields at one or more of a plurality of configurable output ports, wherein a bandwidth density of at least one of the output ports is configurable to change the bandwidth density from a first state to output one of the received optical fields (204a-204n, 206a-206n, 210a-210n, 303a-303h, 305a-305h, 309a-309h, 311, 312, 313, 405a-405n) to a second state to output at least two of the received optical fields, wherein the at least one of the output ports is configured based on the one or more electrical signals for tuning the wavelength (λ, λ a -λ n) of one or more of the received optical fields.
A system for verifying a sample volume, comprising: a sample reservoir (120; 220; 320; 420; 520, 520') defining an inner volume and configured to receive a volume of bodily fluid, the inner volume containing an additive, the sample reservoir including a label (225; 325; 425; 525) having a volumetric indicator portion (227; 327; 427; 527, 527') configured to provide an indication of a fill volume within the sample reservoir; and a volumetric verification device (130; 230; 330; 430; 530, 530') including a marker, the volumetric verification device configured to selectively engage the sample reservoir such that the marker produces a mark in a predetermined position along the volumetric indicator portion of the sample reservoir, the predetermined position being associated with a desired volume of bodily fluid based at least in part on the additive contained in the inner volume of the sample reservoir. a sample reservoir (120; 220; 320; 420; 520, 520') defining an inner volume and configured to receive a volume of bodily fluid, the inner volume containing an additive, the sample reservoir including a label (225; 325; 425; 525) having a volumetric indicator portion (227; 327; 427; 527, 527') configured to provide an indication of a fill volume within the sample reservoir; and a volumetric verification device (130; 230; 330; 430; 530, 530') including a marker, the volumetric verification device configured to selectively engage the sample reservoir such that the marker produces a mark in a predetermined position along the volumetric indicator portion of the sample reservoir, the predetermined position being associated with a desired volume of bodily fluid based at least in part on the additive contained in the inner volume of the sample reservoir.
A drying device for a mixture of a liquid and one or more solids, comprising - a frame, - a receiving container, which is arranged in the frame and comprises an inlet and an outlet for the mixture, - a rotor, which is rotatably mounted on the frame, is arranged with a portion of its circumference in the receiving container, and comprises a plurality of flat entraining elements, - a drive device for rotatably driving the rotor about a rotor shaft, - the frame being configured to be closed, in the manner of a housing, at least in the region above the receiving container and at least one inflow opening for a drying gas stream to flow through the housing is provided on a side oriented in parallel with the rotor shaft, characterized in that the at least one inflow opening is arranged in a hinged frame, which is pivotable from a closed position into an open position for checking, mounting, repairing, or cleaning the drying device, - at least one fan being mounted on an outer side of the hinged frame in the region of the at least one inflow opening, - at least one heat exchanger, which is mounted in the flow path of the drying gas stream, further being provided in the hinged frame, and - the hinged frame is configured as a double hinged frame comprising a first hinged frame part for holding the at least one fan and a second hinged frame part for holding the heat exchanger. - a frame, - a receiving container, which is arranged in the frame and comprises an inlet and an outlet for the mixture, - a rotor, which is rotatably mounted on the frame, is arranged with a portion of its circumference in the receiving container, and comprises a plurality of flat entraining elements, - a drive device for rotatably driving the rotor about a rotor shaft, - the frame being configured to be closed, in the manner of a housing, at least in the region above the receiving container and at least one inflow opening for a drying gas stream to flow through the housing is provided on a side oriented in parallel with the rotor shaft, characterized in that the at least one inflow opening is arranged in a hinged frame, which is pivotable from a closed position into an open position for checking, mounting, repairing, or cleaning the drying device, - at least one fan being mounted on an outer side of the hinged frame in the region of the at least one inflow opening, - at least one heat exchanger, which is mounted in the flow path of the drying gas stream, further being provided in the hinged frame, and - the hinged frame is configured as a double hinged frame comprising a first hinged frame part for holding the at least one fan and a second hinged frame part for holding the heat exchanger.
A method for locating diffractors in subsurface formations, comprising: a) actuating at least two seismic energy sources (16, 16A) at spaced apart locations; b) detecting seismic energy in the subsurface formations resulting from actuation of the at least two sources (16, 16A), detection of seismic energy in the subsurface formations being performed by a receiver disposed in a pipe used to drill a wellbore; and c) in a computer, processing signals corresponding to the detected seismic energy to remove components therein related to direct arrival of seismic energy from each source (16, 16A); the method being characterized by d) in the computer, identifying arrival times of seismic energy in the processed signals corresponding to energy diffracted from at least one diffractor in the subsurface formations from each source (16, 16A); e) applying a plurality of values of time delay to the arrival times of the seismic energy corresponding to the energy diffracted from the at least one diffractor from the at least two sources (16, 16A) to define a locus of points corresponding to the at least one diffractor; and f) in the computer, identifying an intersection of the locus of points corresponding to each source to locate a position of the at least one diffractor in a plane. a) actuating at least two seismic energy sources (16, 16A) at spaced apart locations; b) detecting seismic energy in the subsurface formations resulting from actuation of the at least two sources (16, 16A), detection of seismic energy in the subsurface formations being performed by a receiver disposed in a pipe used to drill a wellbore; and c) in a computer, processing signals corresponding to the detected seismic energy to remove components therein related to direct arrival of seismic energy from each source (16, 16A); d) in the computer, identifying arrival times of seismic energy in the processed signals corresponding to energy diffracted from at least one diffractor in the subsurface formations from each source (16, 16A); e) applying a plurality of values of time delay to the arrival times of the seismic energy corresponding to the energy diffracted from the at least one diffractor from the at least two sources (16, 16A) to define a locus of points corresponding to the at least one diffractor; and f) in the computer, identifying an intersection of the locus of points corresponding to each source to locate a position of the at least one diffractor in a plane.
Low-yield-ratio type, high-strength steel comprising: 0.02 to 0.11 wt% of carbon; 0.1 to 0.5 wt% of silicon (Si); 1.5 to 2.5 wt% of manganese (Mn); 0.01 to 0.06 wt% of aluminum (Al); 0.1 to 0.6 wt% of nickel (Ni); 0.01 to 0.03 wt% of titanium (Ti); 0.005 to 0.08 wt% of niobium (Nb); 0.1 to 0.5 wt% of chromium (Cr); 0.01 wt% or less of phosphorus; 0.01 wt% or less of sulfur; 5 to 30 wt ppm of boron; 20 to 70 wt ppm of nitrogen; 50 wt ppm or less, but more than 0 wt ppm, of calcium (Ca); 5 to 50 wt ppm or less of tin (Sn); iron (Fe) as a remainder thereof; and other inevitable impurities, wherein the steel optionally further comprises one or more of 0.1 to 0.5 wt% of copper (Cu), 0.15 to 0.3 wt% of molybdenum (Mo), and 0.005 to 0.3 wt% of vanadium, wherein a refined structure of the steel includes bainitic ferrite and granular bainite in a primary phase and includes M-A in a secondary phase, and wherein the bainitic ferrite has an area fraction of 80 to 95%, the granular bainite has an area fraction of 5 to 20%, and the M-A has an area fraction of 3% or less wherein the steel has a yield ratio of 0.85 or less and has tensile strength of 800 MPa or more. 0.02 to 0.11 wt% of carbon; 0.1 to 0.5 wt% of silicon (Si); 1.5 to 2.5 wt% of manganese (Mn); 0.01 to 0.06 wt% of aluminum (Al); 0.1 to 0.6 wt% of nickel (Ni); 0.01 to 0.03 wt% of titanium (Ti); 0.005 to 0.08 wt% of niobium (Nb); 0.1 to 0.5 wt% of chromium (Cr); 0.01 wt% or less of phosphorus; 0.01 wt% or less of sulfur; 5 to 30 wt ppm of boron; 20 to 70 wt ppm of nitrogen; 50 wt ppm or less, but more than 0 wt ppm, of calcium (Ca); 5 to 50 wt ppm or less of tin (Sn); iron (Fe) as a remainder thereof; and other inevitable impurities, wherein the steel optionally further comprises one or more of 0.1 to 0.5 wt% of copper (Cu), 0.15 to 0.3 wt% of molybdenum (Mo), and 0.005 to 0.3 wt% of vanadium, wherein a refined structure of the steel includes bainitic ferrite and granular bainite in a primary phase and includes M-A in a secondary phase, and wherein the bainitic ferrite has an area fraction of 80 to 95%, the granular bainite has an area fraction of 5 to 20%, and the M-A has an area fraction of 3% or less wherein the steel has a yield ratio of 0.85 or less and has tensile strength of 800 MPa or more.
A modular light-signaling device (1; 1') for a vehicle, comprising a plurality of modules (2, 2a, 2b, 2c; 2a', 2b', 2c'), each module comprising an electronic board (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) on which is/are disposed one or several light source(s) (7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e), each light source having a dedicated lighting function, the plurality of modules comprising at least one master module (2a; 2a') and at least one slave module (2b; 2b'), said master module comprising a control unit adapted to pilot the lighting function(s) of said master module and of said slave module, characterized in that the modules are mechanically connected to one another by a male/female interlocking type linkage (14, 14a, 14b), and in that each electronic board comprises at least one connector, the electronic boards of two adjacent modules being connected by said connectors, the connection between the different modules being free of any wired link.
Method for the lithography-based generative production of a three-dimensional component, in which a beam emitted by an electromagnetic radiation source is focused by means of an optical imaging unit onto a focal point within a material and the focal point is displaced by means of a deflection unit arranged upstream of the optical imaging unit in the beam direction, as a result of which a volume element of the material located at the focal point is each successively solidified by means of multiphoton absorption, wherein the beam is divided by a beam splitter into a plurality of beams, each of which is successively focused on focal points within the material by means of the deflection unit and the optical imaging unit, characterized in that a number of acousto-optic modulator modules corresponding to the number of beams are provided, so that an acousto-optic modulator module which diffracts the beam is arranged in the beam path of each beam.
A generator configured to generate electric power when the generator is tilted or when vibration is applied to it, the generator comprising: a sliding member; a first power generation element configured to slide with respect to the sliding member; and a second power generation element configured to generate electrical power by variation of its relative position with respect to the first power generation element; characterized in that the sliding member is made of a biomass-containing material, and the second power generation element is configured to slide with respect to the sliding member. a sliding member; a first power generation element configured to slide with respect to the sliding member; and a second power generation element configured to generate electrical power by variation of its relative position with respect to the first power generation element;
A method for obtaining navigation instructions for use in a navigation system, the method comprising a user providing to the navigation system a navigation instruction for a manoeuvre at a junction wherein the method comprises the user providing to the navigation system an indication as to a distance before the junction at which the navigation instruction should be given, wherein the user provides the navigation instruction via a navigation apparatus while travelling along a route planned by the navigation apparatus, the method comprising the user providing an input to a navigation apparatus when a current position corresponds to the distance before the junction at which the navigation instruction is to be given to thereby indicate the distance before the junction at which the instruction is to be given for association with the navigation instruction, characterised in that one or more validity criteria are associated with the navigation instruction, the validity criteria relating to a range of positions for which the navigation instruction is valid, the user specifying the range of positions in one or more directions.