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A component mounting device comprising: a rotary type head on a circumference of which a plurality of nozzles that are able to suck a component are disposed; control means for controlling the head such that the plurality of nozzles are sequentially moved above a supply position of a component supply device as a target position so as to suck the component and controlling the head such that the plurality of nozzles are sequentially moved above a mounting position of a mounting target as a target position so as to mount the component on the mounting target; side imaging means (80, 101) for acquiring a post-suction image by imaging the nozzle from the side after suction of the component and for acquiring a pre-mounting image by imaging the nozzle from the side prior to mounting of the component after acquiring the post-suction image, and determination means for determining a posture change of the component from after suction of the component to prior to mounting of the component based on the post-suction image and the pre-mounting image. a rotary type head on a circumference of which a plurality of nozzles that are able to suck a component are disposed; control means for controlling the head such that the plurality of nozzles are sequentially moved above a supply position of a component supply device as a target position so as to suck the component and controlling the head such that the plurality of nozzles are sequentially moved above a mounting position of a mounting target as a target position so as to mount the component on the mounting target; side imaging means (80, 101) for acquiring a post-suction image by imaging the nozzle from the side after suction of the component and for acquiring a pre-mounting image by imaging the nozzle from the side prior to mounting of the component after acquiring the post-suction image, and determination means for determining a posture change of the component from after suction of the component to prior to mounting of the component based on the post-suction image and the pre-mounting image.
Casing for a turbine engine, the casing including a titanium-based alloy, the alloy being: • a Ti-Cr-Al ternary alloy in which the content by weight of Cr in the alloy lies in the range 6% to 9% and the content by weight of Al in the alloy lies in the range 1% to 3%; or • a Ti-Cr-Sn ternary alloy in which the content by weight of Cr in the alloy lies in the range 6% to 9% and the content by weight of Sn in the alloy lies in the range 1% to 5%. • a Ti-Cr-Al ternary alloy in which the content by weight of Cr in the alloy lies in the range 6% to 9% and the content by weight of Al in the alloy lies in the range 1% to 3%; or • a Ti-Cr-Sn ternary alloy in which the content by weight of Cr in the alloy lies in the range 6% to 9% and the content by weight of Sn in the alloy lies in the range 1% to 5%.
A power system comprising an electrical energy storage device and a power source, the electrical energy storage device including a separator and a negative stationary electrode, a positive stationary electrode, or both, on one side of the separator, characterized in that the electrical energy storage device comprises a semi-solid ion-storing redox composition, the semi-solid ion-storing redox composition including an active material capable of taking up or releasing ions, and that remains as a semi-solid or a condensed liquid during operation of the power system, wherein: the electrical energy storage device and the power source are simultaneously a conventional rechargeable battery and a flow cell in one integrated device, the electrical energy storage device has a lithium ion chemistry, the negative stationary electrode is permeable to a flow cell cathode slurry and/or the positive stationary electrode is permeable to a flow cell anode slurry. the electrical energy storage device and the power source are simultaneously a conventional rechargeable battery and a flow cell in one integrated device, the electrical energy storage device has a lithium ion chemistry, the negative stationary electrode is permeable to a flow cell cathode slurry and/or the positive stationary electrode is permeable to a flow cell anode slurry.
An electronic device for an image forming apparatus, the electronic device capable of acting in a common action mode and a power saving mode, comprising: a plurality of units (A, C, D, E, F, G) configured to act in the common action mode; a first AC/DC circuit configured to supply a first direct voltage to the plurality of the units; a power storage device (28, 29) connected with the output terminal of the first AC/DC circuit; a second AC/DC circuit configured to supply a second direct voltage to the specific one (B,D) of the units which acts in the power saving mode; a switching circuit configured to switch between a first state (311 ON) in which the first direct voltage is supplied to the plurality of units in the common action mode and a second state (312 ON) in which the second direct voltage is supplied to the specific unit in the power saving mode; and a control unit configured to distinguish between the common action mode, in which the first AC/DC circuit acts, and the power saving mode, in which the first AC/DC circuit stops acting, and control the switching circuit accordingly, characterized in that it further comprises a voltage monitoring unit configured to monitor the power storage of the power storage device; and in that the control unit is arranged to control the switching circuit to keep the current state of the switching circuit during the period in which the voltage monitoring unit indicates that the power storage of the power storage device is reducing to a preset threshold or switch the switching circuit to the second state when the voltage monitoring unit indicates that the power storage of the power storage device has reduced to be below the threshold after the common action mode is switched to the power saving mode. a plurality of units (A, C, D, E, F, G) configured to act in the common action mode; a first AC/DC circuit configured to supply a first direct voltage to the plurality of the units; a power storage device (28, 29) connected with the output terminal of the first AC/DC circuit; a second AC/DC circuit configured to supply a second direct voltage to the specific one (B,D) of the units which acts in the power saving mode; a switching circuit configured to switch between a first state (311 ON) in which the first direct voltage is supplied to the plurality of units in the common action mode and a second state (312 ON) in which the second direct voltage is supplied to the specific unit in the power saving mode; and a control unit configured to distinguish between the common action mode, in which the first AC/DC circuit acts, and the power saving mode, in which the first AC/DC circuit stops acting, and control the switching circuit accordingly,
A control system for controlling a landing gear drive system on an aircraft, the drive system being capable of driving rotation of a wheel (2201, 2202) of the aircraft, the control system comprising: - a control panel, provided with a controller, the controller having at least two settings: i) a forward motion setting (23, 28), and ii) a zero speed setting, - a control unit for receiving a control input from the controller, and for providing a torque command to be applied to the wheel (2201, 2202), and - a speed sensor for sensing an aircraft taxi speed and for providing an indication of the aircraft taxi speed to the control unit, wherein the control unit is arranged such that, when the controller is moved from the forward motion setting (23, 28) to the zero speed setting: a) the control unit provides a torque command to the drive system to provide zero forwards driving torque to the wheel (2201, 2202), and b) the control unit provides a braking command to apply a braking torque to the wheel (2201, 2202) to slow rotation of the wheel while the aircraft taxi speed is above zero. - a control panel, provided with a controller, the controller having at least two settings: i) a forward motion setting (23, 28), and ii) a zero speed setting, i) a forward motion setting (23, 28), and ii) a zero speed setting, - a control unit for receiving a control input from the controller, and for providing a torque command to be applied to the wheel (2201, 2202), and - a speed sensor for sensing an aircraft taxi speed and for providing an indication of the aircraft taxi speed to the control unit, a) the control unit provides a torque command to the drive system to provide zero forwards driving torque to the wheel (2201, 2202), and b) the control unit provides a braking command to apply a braking torque to the wheel (2201, 2202) to slow rotation of the wheel while the aircraft taxi speed is above zero.
A method of processing an object with a DNA taggant for authenticating or tracking the object, the method comprising, a) obtaining an object that contains a DNA taggant, wherein the DNA taggant comprises telomeres and a DNA marker; b) treating the item in a) to remove at least a portion of the DNA taggant; c) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) to an amplification process to produce amplified DNA taggant and analyzing the amplified DNA taggant by size and or sequence analysis; and d) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) or the amplified DNA taggant of c) to replication, wherein said DNA taggant has telomeres and replication results in a shortening of the telomeres of said DNA taggant. a) obtaining an object that contains a DNA taggant, wherein the DNA taggant comprises telomeres and a DNA marker; b) treating the item in a) to remove at least a portion of the DNA taggant; c) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) to an amplification process to produce amplified DNA taggant and analyzing the amplified DNA taggant by size and or sequence analysis; and d) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) or the amplified DNA taggant of c) to replication, wherein said DNA taggant has telomeres and replication results in a shortening of the telomeres of said DNA taggant.
A sealing ring assembly for sealing against a bore of a cylinder, comprising: a ring comprising a first end face and a second end face defining an interface, at least one of the first and second end faces at least partially facing radially inward, wherein the ring is configured to cause the interface to widen as the ring wears, wherein the ring comprises a radially outer surface configured to seal against the bore; and a gap cover element configured to form a seal against the first and second end faces, wherein the gap cover comprises a wedge, characterized in that said wedge has a thickness less than a thickness of the ring, wherein the wedge is configured to seal against the first and second end faces, and wherein the gap cover element is configured to move radially outward to maintain the seal as the interface widens. a ring comprising a first end face and a second end face defining an interface, at least one of the first and second end faces at least partially facing radially inward, wherein the ring is configured to cause the interface to widen as the ring wears, wherein the ring comprises a radially outer surface configured to seal against the bore; and a gap cover element configured to form a seal against the first and second end faces, wherein the gap cover comprises a wedge, characterized in that said wedge has a thickness less than a thickness of the ring, wherein the wedge is configured to seal against the first and second end faces, and wherein the gap cover element is configured to move radially outward to maintain the seal as the interface widens.
A fall protection safety connector with an integral visual indicator of readiness, the connector comprising: a base member; an interface for mechanically-secure coupling the base member to a securement member; a deformation member comprising a first end securely attached to the base member to define a static end and a second end to define a dynamic end, wherein the deformation member is adapted to deform its shape in response to a deformation force imparted on the second end relative to the first end; an aperture in the second end of the deformation member for making connection to a safety lanyard, the lanyard adapted to couple to a fall protection harness worn by a user; an alignment window on the base member; and, a static indicator on the base member near the alignment window; wherein the static end and the dynamic end of the deformation member define a gap; wherein the gap can be seen within the alignment window, and, wherein when the deformation member is in an initial or undeformed condition, the gap aligns with the static indicator wherein when the deformation member deforms a predetermined amount, then the gap increases in size and no longer aligns with the static indicator. a base member; an interface for mechanically-secure coupling the base member to a securement member; a deformation member comprising a first end securely attached to the base member to define a static end and a second end to define a dynamic end, wherein the deformation member is adapted to deform its shape in response to a deformation force imparted on the second end relative to the first end; an aperture in the second end of the deformation member for making connection to a safety lanyard, the lanyard adapted to couple to a fall protection harness worn by a user; an alignment window on the base member; and, a static indicator on the base member near the alignment window; wherein the static end and the dynamic end of the deformation member define a gap; wherein the gap can be seen within the alignment window, and, wherein when the deformation member is in an initial or undeformed condition, the gap aligns with the static indicator wherein when the deformation member deforms a predetermined amount, then the gap increases in size and no longer aligns with the static indicator.
An electrophysiology catheter comprising: an elongated body; a distal electrode assembly comprising: a proximal stem; a plurality of at least eight spines, each spine have a first section with a first preformed curvature defined by a first radius, a second section with a second preformed curvature opposite of the first preformed curvature and defined by a second radius larger than the first radius, the second section being distal of the first section, and a linear section being distal of the second section; a plurality of nonconductive spine covers; and a plurality of microelectrodes, at least one microelectrode carried on each spine. an elongated body; a distal electrode assembly comprising: a proximal stem; a plurality of at least eight spines, each spine have a first section with a first preformed curvature defined by a first radius, a second section with a second preformed curvature opposite of the first preformed curvature and defined by a second radius larger than the first radius, the second section being distal of the first section, and a linear section being distal of the second section; a plurality of nonconductive spine covers; and a plurality of microelectrodes, at least one microelectrode carried on each spine. a proximal stem; a plurality of at least eight spines, each spine have a first section with a first preformed curvature defined by a first radius, a second section with a second preformed curvature opposite of the first preformed curvature and defined by a second radius larger than the first radius, the second section being distal of the first section, and a linear section being distal of the second section; a plurality of nonconductive spine covers; and a plurality of microelectrodes, at least one microelectrode carried on each spine.
A method of enabling at surface orientation data transfer from a contactless orientation system coupled with an inner core tube to one or more record carriers on or associated with a core sample held in the core tube, the core sample having a longitudinal core axis and a core face accessible from an end of the inner core tube, the method comprising: • arranging a tubular instrument guide which has opposite first and second ends relative to the core sample so that the core face lies between the first and second ends of the instrument guide, and a guide axis running through the first and second ends of the instrument guide is collinear with the core axis; • using the instrument guide to move an instrument (28a,28b) in a direction parallel to the core axis to contact the core face wherein on contact with the core face the instrument (28a,28b) constitutes, or is capable of producing, a record carrier of the orientation of the core sample in at least two reference points (P1, P2) simultaneously; and • demountably engaging the instrument (28a,28b) with the instrument guide, wherein after contact with the core face the instrument (28a,28b) can be removed from the instrument guide. • arranging a tubular instrument guide which has opposite first and second ends relative to the core sample so that the core face lies between the first and second ends of the instrument guide, and a guide axis running through the first and second ends of the instrument guide is collinear with the core axis; • using the instrument guide to move an instrument (28a,28b) in a direction parallel to the core axis to contact the core face wherein on contact with the core face the instrument (28a,28b) constitutes, or is capable of producing, a record carrier of the orientation of the core sample in at least two reference points (P1, P2) simultaneously; and • demountably engaging the instrument (28a,28b) with the instrument guide, wherein after contact with the core face the instrument (28a,28b) can be removed from the instrument guide.
Apparatus for an acoustic transducer system including a cavity having a substantially enclosed air volume, the apparatus comprising: at least one skeleton member wherein the at least one skeleton member has a predetermined configuration comprising: a plurality of hollows formed within; and the at least one skeleton member has inner surfaces of the plurality of hollows provided with adsorbent material, wherein the apparatus is arranged for compensating for pressure changes within said substantially enclosed air volume of said cavity based on adsorbing gas molecules when the pressure increases and based on releasing gas molecules when the pressure decreases within said substantially enclosed air volume; characterized wherein the at least one skeleton member is substantially spheroidal in shape. a plurality of hollows formed within; and the at least one skeleton member has inner surfaces of the plurality of hollows provided with adsorbent material, wherein the apparatus is arranged for compensating for pressure changes within said substantially enclosed air volume of said cavity based on adsorbing gas molecules when the pressure increases and based on releasing gas molecules when the pressure decreases within said substantially enclosed air volume; characterized wherein the at least one skeleton member is substantially spheroidal in shape.
A computer-implemented method of simulating an optimal path of an ore-body solid model, the optimal path able to be used for extracting ore from an underground mine, the method comprising: slicing an ore-body solid model stored in a memory into a plurality of slices; deriving, from the plurality of slices, information corresponding to stope blocks and pillar blocks of the ore-body, stope blocks and pillar blocks corresponding to particular slices of the plurality of slices; selecting given slices forming the optimal path through the ore-body based on constraints of height and width by (i) considering one or more of geotechnical parameters, ore-body site conventions, and equipment operating parameters and by (ii) creating and solving a weighted digraph representing a plurality of contiguous slices; and presenting the optimal path to a user, wherein the ore-body model represents a boundary of a shape to be mined, the optimal path being a solution to the diagraph and maximizing a value of the mine, the mine being modeled by the ore-body model, the value of the mine being based on factors including an amount of metal recovered from the mine. slicing an ore-body solid model stored in a memory into a plurality of slices; deriving, from the plurality of slices, information corresponding to stope blocks and pillar blocks of the ore-body, stope blocks and pillar blocks corresponding to particular slices of the plurality of slices; selecting given slices forming the optimal path through the ore-body based on constraints of height and width by (i) considering one or more of geotechnical parameters, ore-body site conventions, and equipment operating parameters and by (ii) creating and solving a weighted digraph representing a plurality of contiguous slices; and presenting the optimal path to a user, wherein the ore-body model represents a boundary of a shape to be mined, the optimal path being a solution to the diagraph and maximizing a value of the mine, the mine being modeled by the ore-body model, the value of the mine being based on factors including an amount of metal recovered from the mine.
Method for adjusting the position of a power lift of an agricultural utility vehicle by means of a control member which is rotationally movable relative to a longitudinal axis and translationally movable along the longitudinal axis, wherein various target positions (P_lim1, P_arb, P_lim2) of the power lift are adjusted within a position range which is defined by a predetermined lower limit position (P_lim1) and a predetermined upper limit position (P_lim2) by means of a variable movement control (T, R1, R2) of the control member, wherein the power lift is able to be adjusted by means of the control member into at least the predetermined lower limit position (P_lim1), the predetermined upper limit position (P_lim2), and into a predetermined target position which is defined by a predetermined functional position (P_arb) between the lower limit position (P_lim1) and the upper limit position (P_lim2) and is a working position (P_arb) of the power lift for a working function of the utility vehicle, characterized in that the power lift is adjusted by means of a translational control movement of the control member into the predetermined functional position (P_arb).
An alumina member, comprising: a base (11, 21, 31) of a sintered body containing alumina; a member to be supplied with electric power embedded in the base (11, 21, 31); a bonding member (13, 23) embedded in the base (11, 21, 31) and bonded to the member to be supplied with electric power; and a terminal (14, 24) to the member to be supplied with electric power, wherein the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion of the bonding member (13, 23) from the sintered body is 2×10 -6 /K or less, and the melting point of the bonding member (13, 23) is higher than the baking temperature of the sintered body, characterised in that the bonding member (13, 23) is composed of niobium or an alloy of niobium having a content of niobium of 50 vol% or more; the terminal (14, 24) is bonded through the bonding member (13, 23) to the member to be supplied with electric power; and carbon is present in the sintered body at the periphery of the bonding member (13, 23). a base (11, 21, 31) of a sintered body containing alumina; a member to be supplied with electric power embedded in the base (11, 21, 31); a bonding member (13, 23) embedded in the base (11, 21, 31) and bonded to the member to be supplied with electric power; and a terminal (14, 24) to the member to be supplied with electric power, wherein the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion of the bonding member (13, 23) from the sintered body is 2×10 -6 /K or less, and the melting point of the bonding member (13, 23) is higher than the baking temperature of the sintered body, the bonding member (13, 23) is composed of niobium or an alloy of niobium having a content of niobium of 50 vol% or more; the terminal (14, 24) is bonded through the bonding member (13, 23) to the member to be supplied with electric power; and carbon is present in the sintered body at the periphery of the bonding member (13, 23).