mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A braking force control device for a fishing reel, said braking force control device comprising: a spool pivotally supported by a reel body, the spool on which a fishing line may be wound; a rotational speed detection unit configured to detect a rotational speed of the spool; a braking unit configured to generate a braking force to the spool; and a braking force control unit configured to control the braking force of the braking unit, wherein the braking force control unit is configured to adjust the braking force according to elapsed time from when casting starts or detection information of the rotational speed detection unit; characterized in that the braking force control unit is configured to control the braking force on a basis of a brake set value defined for each time during a first time of casting, and is configured to control the braking force on a basis of a brake set value defined on a basis of the rotational speed of the spool during a second time of the casting, the first time of casting corresponding to an acceleration region of the casting, the second time of casting corresponding to a cruise region of the casting and the brake set value being defined by the relationship that a braking torque acting on the spool increases in proportion to the spool rotational speed and the brake set value. a spool pivotally supported by a reel body, the spool on which a fishing line may be wound; a rotational speed detection unit configured to detect a rotational speed of the spool; a braking unit configured to generate a braking force to the spool; and a braking force control unit configured to control the braking force of the braking unit, wherein the braking force control unit is configured to adjust the braking force according to elapsed time from when casting starts or detection information of the rotational speed detection unit; characterized in that the braking force control unit is configured to control the braking force on a basis of a brake set value defined for each time during a first time of casting, and is configured to control the braking force on a basis of a brake set value defined on a basis of the rotational speed of the spool during a second time of the casting, the first time of casting corresponding to an acceleration region of the casting, the second time of casting corresponding to a cruise region of the casting and the brake set value being defined by the relationship that a braking torque acting on the spool increases in proportion to the spool rotational speed and the brake set value.
A method for sub-lithographic patterning of a substrate, the method comprising: providing a first block copolymer having an inherent periodicity of L o and a second block copolymer having an inherent periodicity of L' o; providing a substrate comprising a plurality of openings having sidewalls, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings has a width of mL' o, wherein m is from 1 to 15, by: providing a substrate having a surface comprising a plurality of weirs, and trenches of width nL o, wherein n is from 1 to 15; depositing the first block copolymer on the substrate within the trenches; annealing the first block copolymer to allow the first block copolymer to self-assemble within each trench to form a first set of lamellae (110, 120); and removing at least a portion of the material that forms the weirs to form the openings; depositing the second block copolymer on the substrate surface within the openings; and annealing the second block copolymer to allow the second block copolymer to self-assemble into a second set of lamellae (310, 320). providing a first block copolymer having an inherent periodicity of L o and a second block copolymer having an inherent periodicity of L' o; providing a substrate comprising a plurality of openings having sidewalls, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings has a width of mL' o, wherein m is from 1 to 15, by: providing a substrate having a surface comprising a plurality of weirs, and trenches of width nL o, wherein n is from 1 to 15; depositing the first block copolymer on the substrate within the trenches; annealing the first block copolymer to allow the first block copolymer to self-assemble within each trench to form a first set of lamellae (110, 120); and removing at least a portion of the material that forms the weirs to form the openings; providing a substrate having a surface comprising a plurality of weirs, and trenches of width nL o, wherein n is from 1 to 15; depositing the first block copolymer on the substrate within the trenches; annealing the first block copolymer to allow the first block copolymer to self-assemble within each trench to form a first set of lamellae (110, 120); and removing at least a portion of the material that forms the weirs to form the openings; depositing the second block copolymer on the substrate surface within the openings; and annealing the second block copolymer to allow the second block copolymer to self-assemble into a second set of lamellae (310, 320).
A method for dental radiographic imaging, the method comprising the steps of: - generating radiographic raw images of an object by means of an imaging system comprising an X-ray source and an X-ray detector and moving along a trajectory during an acquisition process of the radiographic raw images; - generating displacement data describing the displacement of the moving object during the generation of the radiographic raw images by means of a sensor arrangement (6, 7) and by means of a control unit connected with the sensor arrangement (6, 7); - producing a view of the object by image processing of the radiographic raw images in the control unit wherein the displacement data are used for compensating the motion of the object, characterized in that - in the image processing an operator is used, which relates a plurality of radiographic raw images with the view of the object without transforming the radiographic images individually, and that the displacement of the object during the acquisition process is taken into account by modifying the operator in dependency of the displacement data, and that - the sensor arrangement comprises a two-dimensional or three-dimensional vision capture system (6, 7) which is used for acquiring surface images of the object and wherein the displacement data are derived from the surface images by using image processing techniques adapted to identify specific head anatomical features. - generating radiographic raw images of an object by means of an imaging system comprising an X-ray source and an X-ray detector and moving along a trajectory during an acquisition process of the radiographic raw images; - generating displacement data describing the displacement of the moving object during the generation of the radiographic raw images by means of a sensor arrangement (6, 7) and by means of a control unit connected with the sensor arrangement (6, 7); - producing a view of the object by image processing of the radiographic raw images in the control unit wherein the displacement data are used for compensating the motion of the object, - in the image processing an operator is used, which relates a plurality of radiographic raw images with the view of the object without transforming the radiographic images individually, and that the displacement of the object during the acquisition process is taken into account by modifying the operator in dependency of the displacement data, and that - the sensor arrangement comprises a two-dimensional or three-dimensional vision capture system (6, 7) which is used for acquiring surface images of the object and wherein the displacement data are derived from the surface images by using image processing techniques adapted to identify specific head anatomical features.
Vehicle seat having an oscillation unit arranged between a body and a seat part (1.1) of the vehicle seat, comprising a spring system and an adjustable damper system which are integrated into a movement kinematics, the adjustable damper system being designed as an adaptive damper system which is integrated into the movement kinematics of the oscillation unit in addition to the spring system, the adaptive damper system additionally comprising at least one movement sensor and at least one control unit which detects a vertical movement of the seat part (1.1) arranged on the movement kinematics in order to damp a damping of the oscillation unit and thus of the seat part (1.1) by adaptive actuation of the damper system depending on a detected sensor signal of the at least one movement sensor, characterized in that the spring system comprises at least one spring element (10.1), a spring system adjustment unit (10.2) for adjusting a preloading of the at least one spring element (10.1), a height sensor for detecting the height of the seat part (1.1) relative to a fixed reference height, and a control unit in order to bring about a change in the preloading force of the at least one spring element (10.1) of the spring system depending on the detected sensor signal of the height sensor by automatic actuation of the spring system adjustment unit (10.2).
Method for detecting and evaluating light signals of a microscope, wherein in a detector module, formed by an optoelectronic transducer for converting a light signal into an electrical signal, connected thereto a dividing circuit for dividing the electrical signal among a plurality of evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4), in each of the evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4) an evaluation module (15, 16, 17, 18) configured for carrying out (i) a signal evaluation that is different from the signal evaluations for the other evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4), and (ii) for generating a result signal, and in the detector module provision is made of a selection unit having a drivable selection circuit in the form of a programmable FPGA, in which a result signal is able to be selected and output for further processing on the basis of a predefined, variably adjustable selection criterion, and wherein the detector module has a single bidirectional interface in the form of an LVDS interface and is connected to a control unit via the single bidirectional interface, and the LVDS interface serves for outputting the result signal and for communicating the selection criterion to the selection circuit, - a light signal impinges on an optoelectronic transducer, where it is converted into an electrical signal, - the electrical signal, after the conversion, is divided among a plurality of evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4), wherein in each evaluation channel (13.1,..., 13.4) (i) a signal evaluation is carried out which is different from the signal evaluations for the other evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4), and (ii) a result signal is generated, wherein an oversampling evaluation, an FCS evaluation (fluorescence correlation spectroscopy measurement), a photon counting evaluation and an FLIM evaluation (fluorescence lifetime measurement) are carried out as signal evaluation, and in the detector module a result signal is selected and output for further processing on the basis of the predefined, variably adjustable selection criterion. - a light signal impinges on an optoelectronic transducer, where it is converted into an electrical signal, - the electrical signal, after the conversion, is divided among a plurality of evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4), wherein in each evaluation channel (13.1,..., 13.4) (i) a signal evaluation is carried out which is different from the signal evaluations for the other evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4), and (ii) a result signal is generated, wherein an oversampling evaluation, an FCS evaluation (fluorescence correlation spectroscopy measurement), a photon counting evaluation and an FLIM evaluation (fluorescence lifetime measurement) are carried out as signal evaluation, (i) a signal evaluation is carried out which is different from the signal evaluations for the other evaluation channels (13.1,..., 13.4), and (ii) a result signal is generated, wherein an oversampling evaluation, an FCS evaluation (fluorescence correlation spectroscopy measurement), a photon counting evaluation and an FLIM evaluation (fluorescence lifetime measurement) are carried out as signal evaluation,
Method for charging energy storage cells (5a, 5k) of an energy storage device comprising a multiplicity of energy storage modules connected in series in an energy supply string, which energy storage modules each comprise: an energy storage cell module, which has at least one energy storage cell (5a, 5k), and a coupling device comprising coupling elements (7a, 7b; 7c, 7d), which are configured to selectively switch the energy storage cell module into the energy supply string or to bypass said energy storage cell module, wherein the method is characterized by the following steps: coupling the output connections (1a, 1b) of the energy storage device to a DC voltage source; actuating the coupling devices of all energy storage modules for bypassing the energy storage cell modules in the energy supply string for a first predetermined time span, as a result of which electrical energy is drawn from the DC voltage source and impressed as current into the coupling inductance or the parasitic inductances of the energy storage device, as a result of which electrical energy can be buffer-stored in a DC link; and actuating the coupling devices of at least one first energy storage module for switching the energy storage cell module of the first energy storage module into the energy supply string for a second predetermined time span once the first predetermined time span has elapsed. an energy storage cell module, which has at least one energy storage cell (5a, 5k), and a coupling device comprising coupling elements (7a, 7b; 7c, 7d), which are configured to selectively switch the energy storage cell module into the energy supply string or to bypass said energy storage cell module, coupling the output connections (1a, 1b) of the energy storage device to a DC voltage source; actuating the coupling devices of all energy storage modules for bypassing the energy storage cell modules in the energy supply string for a first predetermined time span, as a result of which electrical energy is drawn from the DC voltage source and impressed as current into the coupling inductance or the parasitic inductances of the energy storage device, as a result of which electrical energy can be buffer-stored in a DC link; and actuating the coupling devices of at least one first energy storage module for switching the energy storage cell module of the first energy storage module into the energy supply string for a second predetermined time span once the first predetermined time span has elapsed.
A computer-implemented method for reconstructing an object model from a data set (d) obtained from a physical process, wherein the data set (d) contains noise, the method comprising: receiving in a computing environment comprising a processing unit and a system memory the data set (d) defined in a data space, wherein the processing unit is programmed to execute the steps of: constructing an object model in an object space wherein the object model comprises a plurality of object points; devising a transformation of the object model from object space to data space resulting in a data model, wherein the transformation corresponds to the physical process by which the data set (d) is obtained; selecting a merit function for determining a fit of the data model to the data set (d); determining an updating variable of the object model in object space based upon the merit function; smoothing the updating variable to determine a smoothed updating variable by: convolving the updating variable with each of a plurality of pixon kernels; and selecting for each object point of the object model a pixon kernel having a largest size that meets a predetermined minimum criteria; generating a pixon map by assigning an index at each object point corresponding to the selected pixon kernel; iteratively smoothing the updating variable and updating the pixon map and the object model based upon the smoothed updating variable until the merit function is optimized; and generating an output comprising a substantially denoised object model based on the indices within the updated pixon map. constructing an object model in an object space wherein the object model comprises a plurality of object points; devising a transformation of the object model from object space to data space resulting in a data model, wherein the transformation corresponds to the physical process by which the data set (d) is obtained; selecting a merit function for determining a fit of the data model to the data set (d); determining an updating variable of the object model in object space based upon the merit function; smoothing the updating variable to determine a smoothed updating variable by: convolving the updating variable with each of a plurality of pixon kernels; and selecting for each object point of the object model a pixon kernel having a largest size that meets a predetermined minimum criteria; convolving the updating variable with each of a plurality of pixon kernels; and selecting for each object point of the object model a pixon kernel having a largest size that meets a predetermined minimum criteria; generating a pixon map by assigning an index at each object point corresponding to the selected pixon kernel; iteratively smoothing the updating variable and updating the pixon map and the object model based upon the smoothed updating variable until the merit function is optimized; and generating an output comprising a substantially denoised object model based on the indices within the updated pixon map.
An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a sheet, comprising a drive source attached to a body of the image forming apparatus and configured to generate driving force; a rotating body arranged on the body of the image forming apparatus and configured to be rotated by the driving force supplied from the drive source; a processing unit comprising an operable member and detachably attached to the body of the image forming apparatus, the operable member being driven by the driving force transmitted from the rotating body; and a movable member configured to switch between transmission and disconnection of the driving force from the rotating body to the processing unit by moving along an axial direction of the rotating body between a first position, in which the movable member is engaged with the processing unit, and a second position, in which the movable member is separated from the processing unit, wherein the movable member is rotatable by the driving force transmitted from the rotating body in a coaxial position with respect to the rotating body and switches between transmission and disconnection of the driving force by moving along the axial direction; wherein the rotating body comprises an input rotating body, which is subject to the driving force supplied to the rotating body and rotatable by the driving force; and wherein the rotating body has an accommodating space, which accommodates at least a part of the movable member at least when the movable member is separated from the processing unit, characterised in that: the rotating body further comprises an output rotating body, which is arranged coaxially with respect to the input rotating body and rotatable integrally with the input rotating body to output the driving force; wherein the input rotating body and the output rotating body are arranged on an outer circumference of a cylindrically-formed part, of which inner circumference defines the accommodating space; wherein, when the movable member is separated from the processing unit, the movable member is drawn into ranges in the accommodating space corresponding to the input rotating body and the output rotating body. the rotating body further comprises an output rotating body, which is arranged coaxially with respect to the input rotating body and rotatable integrally with the input rotating body to output the driving force; wherein the input rotating body and the output rotating body are arranged on an outer circumference of a cylindrically-formed part, of which inner circumference defines the accommodating space; wherein, when the movable member is separated from the processing unit, the movable member is drawn into ranges in the accommodating space corresponding to the input rotating body and the output rotating body.
A pressure transmission apparatus for bonding a plurality of chips to a substrate with: - a pressure body for applying a bonding force which acts in the bonding direction to the chip, the pressure body having a first pressure side and an opposite second pressure side which run transversely to the bonding direction, - fixing means (8, 8', 8") which can be attached to the periphery of the pressure transmission apparatus for fixing of the pressure transmission apparatus on a retaining body in the bonding direction, and - a sliding layer for sliding motion of the pressure body transversely to the bonding direction, characterized in that the fixing means (8, 8', 8") a) being made elastic transversely to the bonding direction (b) and/or b) are made as clamps for clamping of the pressure body in the direction of the retaining body, especially with a sliding layer located in between. - a pressure body for applying a bonding force which acts in the bonding direction to the chip, the pressure body having a first pressure side and an opposite second pressure side which run transversely to the bonding direction, - fixing means (8, 8', 8") which can be attached to the periphery of the pressure transmission apparatus for fixing of the pressure transmission apparatus on a retaining body in the bonding direction, and - a sliding layer for sliding motion of the pressure body transversely to the bonding direction, characterized in that the fixing means (8, 8', 8") a) being made elastic transversely to the bonding direction (b) and/or b) are made as clamps for clamping of the pressure body in the direction of the retaining body, especially with a sliding layer located in between. a) being made elastic transversely to the bonding direction (b) and/or b) are made as clamps for clamping of the pressure body in the direction of the retaining body, especially with a sliding layer located in between.
Cooling system for cooling a photovoltaic solar panel, the panel being of the kind comprising: - photovoltaic cells; - fingers for gathering electrical energy from the photovoltaic cells; - at least one busbar for grouping the electricity gathered by the fingers and interconnecting the photovoltaic cells; the cooling system comprising: - at least one heat exchanger (5, 6) for receiving heat from the busbar by conductivity; and - refrigeration means (7, 8, 9) for retiring the heat from the heat exchanger(s) (5, 6) to an ambient; the cooling system being characterized in that the at least one heat exchanger is in contact with the at least one busbar of the solar panel. - photovoltaic cells; - fingers for gathering electrical energy from the photovoltaic cells; - at least one busbar for grouping the electricity gathered by the fingers and interconnecting the photovoltaic cells; the cooling system comprising: - at least one heat exchanger (5, 6) for receiving heat from the busbar by conductivity; and - refrigeration means (7, 8, 9) for retiring the heat from the heat exchanger(s) (5, 6) to an ambient; - at least one heat exchanger (5, 6) for receiving heat from the busbar by conductivity; and - refrigeration means (7, 8, 9) for retiring the heat from the heat exchanger(s) (5, 6) to an ambient; the cooling system being characterized in that the at least one heat exchanger is in contact with the at least one busbar of the solar panel.
A method for regenerating a deNOx catalyst comprising contacting the catalyst with a stream comprising process gas, steam, and optionally air, at a temperature in the range of from 250 to 390 °C, wherein the steam is present in an amount of 10 to 50 vol. % of the total stream, and wherein the regeneration is carried out for a time period of from 5 to 168 hours.