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Method to automatically navigate and control a marine vessel comprising a navigator unit and propulsion system, and comprising: - an operator selecting a desired destination for the navigator unit; - retrieving fairway data for at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2) between a current position (P 1) and the desired destination (P 2), which at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2) has a centreline (C L) and a pair of outer boundaries (B 1, B 1 '; B 2, B 2 '); - the operator selecting a desired lateral position (X 1; X 2) of the vessel within the at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2) to be travelled; - calculating a route (R 1; R 2; R 3; R 4) to reach the desired destination (P 2) in the navigator, using the desired lateral position (X 1; X 2) of the vessel within the at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2); and - controlling the propulsion system to reach the destination using the navigator unit; characterized in that the method comprises selecting a minimum desired depth, calculating a route using depth contour data from the retrieved fairway data, and controlling the vessel to deviate from the desired lateral position (X 1; X 2) within the fairway if required by the depth contour data. - an operator selecting a desired destination for the navigator unit; - retrieving fairway data for at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2) between a current position (P 1) and the desired destination (P 2), which at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2) has a centreline (C L) and a pair of outer boundaries (B 1, B 1 '; B 2, B 2 '); - the operator selecting a desired lateral position (X 1; X 2) of the vessel within the at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2) to be travelled; - calculating a route (R 1; R 2; R 3; R 4) to reach the desired destination (P 2) in the navigator, using the desired lateral position (X 1; X 2) of the vessel within the at least one fairway (F; F 1, F 2); and - controlling the propulsion system to reach the destination using the navigator unit; characterized in that the method comprises selecting a minimum desired depth, calculating a route using depth contour data from the retrieved fairway data, and controlling the vessel to deviate from the desired lateral position (X 1; X 2) within the fairway if required by the depth contour data.
Tool for aligned mounting of device inserts for sockets, switches and the like in device boxes, with a tool body, which has a marking edge and means for aligning the marking edge relative to the device box, wherein the tool body has a U- or C-shaped cross-section with a base body and two bars (22, 23) adjoining it opposite one another, wherein the device for aligning the marking edge comprises a means by means of which the marking edge can be positioned in a predetermined position relative to the device box, and wherein the base body has a recess, wherein the at least one recess in the base body is formed in such a way that electrical connecting wires protruding from the device box can remain in place by guiding the tool with its tool body over the wires to the wall so that the connecting wires protrude through the respective recess, characterized in that each bar (22, 23) has a recess, wherein the recesses being formed in the bars (22, 23) in the region of the means, and wherein, furthermore, the recesses in the region of the bars (22, 23) are formed in such a way that the means, with the aid of which the marking edge can be positioned in a predetermined position relative to the device box, can be easily seen by the fitter and is thus visible. with a tool body, which has a marking edge and means for aligning the marking edge relative to the device box, wherein the tool body has a U- or C-shaped cross-section with a base body and two bars (22, 23) adjoining it opposite one another, wherein the device for aligning the marking edge comprises a means by means of which the marking edge can be positioned in a predetermined position relative to the device box, and wherein the base body has a recess, wherein the at least one recess in the base body is formed in such a way that electrical connecting wires protruding from the device box can remain in place by guiding the tool with its tool body over the wires to the wall so that the connecting wires protrude through the respective recess, characterized in that each bar (22, 23) has a recess, wherein the recesses being formed in the bars (22, 23) in the region of the means, and wherein, furthermore, the recesses in the region of the bars (22, 23) are formed in such a way that the means, with the aid of which the marking edge can be positioned in a predetermined position relative to the device box, can be easily seen by the fitter and is thus visible.
A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite tape, the method comprising: supplying a sheet or film of a matrix material between first and second spreaded fiber layers (901, 902), each having a plurality of fibers; heating the sheet or film of the matrix material; passing the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material over or under each of two or more pressing elements to combine the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material and to press the first and second spreaded fiber layers into the matrix material, the passing being such that a first side of the combined layers and matrix material is first contacted by one of the pressing elements before a second side of the combined layers and matrix material, the second side being opposite the first side, is first contacted by one of the pressing elements; and cooling the matrix material. supplying a sheet or film of a matrix material between first and second spreaded fiber layers (901, 902), each having a plurality of fibers; heating the sheet or film of the matrix material; passing the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material over or under each of two or more pressing elements to combine the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material and to press the first and second spreaded fiber layers into the matrix material, the passing being such that a first side of the combined layers and matrix material is first contacted by one of the pressing elements before a second side of the combined layers and matrix material, the second side being opposite the first side, is first contacted by one of the pressing elements; and cooling the matrix material.
A surgical access device for facilitating insertion of a surgical instrument having a diameter up to 37 mm through the access device, comprising: a wound retractor including an inner ring to be inserted through an incision, an outer ring to remain outside the incision and a flexible sheath fixedly connected to the inner ring and the outer ring and arranged to line the incision; and a gelcap including: a circumferential cap ring; a gel pad including an elastomer within the cap ring, the gel pad through which the surgical instrument may be inserted facilitating a sealing relationship with said surgical instrument extending through the gel pad into the incision; and a base element attached to the gel cap and arranged to extend between an outer edge of the incision and the bottom of the outer ring to hold the outer ring of the wound retractor therein, the access device being characterized in further comprising a shield positioned under the gel pad so as to protect the sheath of the wound retractor from sharp instruments as the instruments are inserted or withdrawn through the gelpad. a wound retractor including an inner ring to be inserted through an incision, an outer ring to remain outside the incision and a flexible sheath fixedly connected to the inner ring and the outer ring and arranged to line the incision; and a gelcap including: a circumferential cap ring; a gel pad including an elastomer within the cap ring, the gel pad through which the surgical instrument may be inserted facilitating a sealing relationship with said surgical instrument extending through the gel pad into the incision; and a base element attached to the gel cap and arranged to extend between an outer edge of the incision and the bottom of the outer ring to hold the outer ring of the wound retractor therein, the access device being characterized in further comprising a shield positioned under the gel pad so as to protect the sheath of the wound retractor from sharp instruments as the instruments are inserted or withdrawn through the gelpad.
A video decoding apparatus operable with respect to blocks of spatial frequency data to perform frequency-transformation by applying a frequency transformation to generate blocks of video data samples which are each scaled, by a common scaling factor, with respect to the video data samples which would result from a normalized frequency-transformation of that block of spatial frequency data, and to dequantize according to a quantization step size, the apparatus comprising: a detector configured to detect a residual scaling factor, being the common scaling factor divided by 2 n, where n is an integer; a data modifier configured to modify the quantization step size according to the residual scaling factor to generate a modified quantization step size; a multiplier configured to dequantize by multiplying each data sample for dequantizing by a value dependent upon the modified quantization step size; a shifter configured to reverse scale the data samples by applying an n-bit shift to divide data being processed by a factor of 2 n; and a frequency-transformer to apply the inverse frequency transformation; comprising a selector to select a quantization index, the quantization index defining a respective entry in a table of quantization step sizes; in which the data modifier is configured to change the quantization index so as to select a different quantization step size, such that the ratio of the different quantization step size to the originally selected quantization step size is substantially equal to the residual scaling factor. a detector configured to detect a residual scaling factor, being the common scaling factor divided by 2 n, where n is an integer; a data modifier configured to modify the quantization step size according to the residual scaling factor to generate a modified quantization step size; a multiplier configured to dequantize by multiplying each data sample for dequantizing by a value dependent upon the modified quantization step size; a shifter configured to reverse scale the data samples by applying an n-bit shift to divide data being processed by a factor of 2 n; and a frequency-transformer to apply the inverse frequency transformation; comprising a selector to select a quantization index, the quantization index defining a respective entry in a table of quantization step sizes; in which the data modifier is configured to change the quantization index so as to select a different quantization step size, such that the ratio of the different quantization step size to the originally selected quantization step size is substantially equal to the residual scaling factor.
A negative electrode (1, 1') for a lithium-ion secondary battery (10, 10'), comprising: a conductive substrate (2, 2'); a negative electrode active material layer, containing a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and a first conductive material; and a conductive member, containing a binder and a second conductive material, and having a lower elastic modulus than that of the conductive substrate (2, 2'), wherein at least part of the negative electrode active material is connected to a surface of the conductive substrate (2, 2') via the conductive member, characterized in that carbon fibers are used as second conductive material of the conductive member, wherein the following relationship is satisfied: A > 5B, where A is the amount in mass% of second conductive material in the conductive member relative to 100 mass% of the total amount of the conductive member, and B is the amount in mass% of first conductive material in the negative electrode active material layer relative to 100 mass% of the total amount of the negative electrode active material layer. a conductive substrate (2, 2'); a negative electrode active material layer, containing a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and a first conductive material; and a conductive member, containing a binder and a second conductive material, and having a lower elastic modulus than that of the conductive substrate (2, 2'), wherein at least part of the negative electrode active material is connected to a surface of the conductive substrate (2, 2') via the conductive member, characterized in that carbon fibers are used as second conductive material of the conductive member, wherein the following relationship is satisfied: A > 5B, where A is the amount in mass% of second conductive material in the conductive member relative to 100 mass% of the total amount of the conductive member, and B is the amount in mass% of first conductive material in the negative electrode active material layer relative to 100 mass% of the total amount of the negative electrode active material layer.
A data storage apparatus with a variable computer file system, which is a data storage apparatus connected to a host computer, the data storage apparatus comprising: one or more dedicated sub-file systems that are separated from an operating system of the host computer, include a database for storing configuration information, and are activated or deactivated according to a result of determining whether a user is authenticated; a host interface unit configured to communicate with the host computer; a data storage unit configured to store data; a user interface unit configured to receive a user input and transmit information to be provided to the user; and a control unit connected to the host interface unit, the data storage unit, and the user interface unit, and configured to control an operation mode of the data storage apparatus and activate or deactivate the dedicated sub-file system according to whether the user is authenticated; wherein the operation mode of the data storage apparatus controlled by the control unit includes a normal mode and a management mode which are selected by the user using the user interface unit. one or more dedicated sub-file systems that are separated from an operating system of the host computer, include a database for storing configuration information, and are activated or deactivated according to a result of determining whether a user is authenticated; a host interface unit configured to communicate with the host computer; a data storage unit configured to store data; a user interface unit configured to receive a user input and transmit information to be provided to the user; and a control unit connected to the host interface unit, the data storage unit, and the user interface unit, and configured to control an operation mode of the data storage apparatus and activate or deactivate the dedicated sub-file system according to whether the user is authenticated; wherein the operation mode of the data storage apparatus controlled by the control unit includes a normal mode and a management mode which are selected by the user using the user interface unit.
An air-based geothermal cooling system (104, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 820) for a telecom utility cabinet (102, 506, 701, 802), wherein the thermal load generated within the telecom utility cabinet (102, 506, 701, 802) is dissipated by circulating air within the telecom utility cabinet (102, 506, 701, 802) through the air-based geothermal cooling system (104, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 820), the air-based geothermal cooling system (104, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 820) comprising: a plurality of heat exchange tubes (116, 202, 222A, 222B, 304, 404, 604, 710, 828) configured to extend into an underground environment; an input/output, hereinafter referred to as, I/O manifold (114; 204; 402; 502, 702; 822) coupled to the plurality of heat exchange tubes (116, 202, 222A, 222B, 304, 404, 604, 710, 828) and providing an airway between the plurality of heat exchange tubes (116, 202, 222A, 222B, 304,404, 604, 710, 828) and the telecom utility cabinet (102, 506, 701, 802). a plurality of heat exchange tubes (116, 202, 222A, 222B, 304, 404, 604, 710, 828) configured to extend into an underground environment; an input/output, hereinafter referred to as, I/O manifold (114; 204; 402; 502, 702; 822) coupled to the plurality of heat exchange tubes (116, 202, 222A, 222B, 304, 404, 604, 710, 828) and providing an airway between the plurality of heat exchange tubes (116, 202, 222A, 222B, 304,404, 604, 710, 828) and the telecom utility cabinet (102, 506, 701, 802).
A compound of the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a stereoisomer or a mixture of stereoisomers in any proportion in which: - R represents H, OH or OR 19, - R 1 represents H, R 5, C R 5, P (OR 6)(OR 7), SiR 8 R 9 R 10, or a O-protecting group, and - R 2, R 3 and R 4 represent, independently from one another, H, R 11, C R 11, SiR 12 R 13 R 14, or a O-protecting group, or (R 1 and R 2) form together a chain -CR 15 R 16 - linking the oxygen atom carrying them, and/or (R 3 and R 4) or (R 2 and R 3) form a chain -CR 17 R 18 - linking the oxygen atom carrying them, with: ▪ R 5 and R 11 representing, independently of one another, a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 2 -C 6)alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6)alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7)cycloalkyl, 5- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl or (C 1 -C 6)alkyl-aryl group, this group being optionally substituted with one or more groups chosen among a halogen atom, OH, COOH and CHO, ▪ R 6 and R 7 representing, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom or a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl group, ▪ R 8 to R 10 and R 12 to R 14 representing, independently of each other, a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, aryl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl group, and ▪ R 15 to R 18 representing, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, or a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, aryl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl group, ▪ R 19 representing COCOOR 20, and ▪ R 20 representing a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl group. - R represents H, OH or OR 19, - R 1 represents H, R 5, C R 5, P (OR 6)(OR 7), SiR 8 R 9 R 10, or a O-protecting group, and - R 2, R 3 and R 4 represent, independently from one another, H, R 11, C R 11, SiR 12 R 13 R 14, or a O-protecting group, or (R 1 and R 2) form together a chain -CR 15 R 16 - linking the oxygen atom carrying them, and/or (R 3 and R 4) or (R 2 and R 3) form a chain -CR 17 R 18 - linking the oxygen atom carrying them, ▪ R 5 and R 11 representing, independently of one another, a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 2 -C 6)alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6)alkynyl, (C 3 -C 7)cycloalkyl, 5- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl or (C 1 -C 6)alkyl-aryl group, this group being optionally substituted with one or more groups chosen among a halogen atom, OH, COOH and CHO, ▪ R 6 and R 7 representing, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom or a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl group, ▪ R 8 to R 10 and R 12 to R 14 representing, independently of each other, a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, aryl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl group, and ▪ R 15 to R 18 representing, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, or a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, aryl or aryl-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl group, ▪ R 19 representing COCOOR 20, and ▪ R 20 representing a (C 1 -C 6)alkyl group.
A computer-implemented method of reducing spatial noise in an image having a plurality of pixels, comprising: detecting object boundaries and unstructured areas in the image by applying 3-tap high pass filters to each pixel in the image in at least four directions to determine the best direction(s) for local low pass filtering; and the method characterized by applying multi-directional low pass filtering only along object boundaries and unstructured areas within the image so as to minimize the tendency to blur image edges, wherein the multi-directional low pass filtering comprises subtracting from a pixel of the image the average of the high pass filter responses in those directions for which the absolute value of the high pass filter response matches the minimum absolute value of the high pass filter responses for that pixel. detecting object boundaries and unstructured areas in the image by applying 3-tap high pass filters to each pixel in the image in at least four directions to determine the best direction(s) for local low pass filtering; and the method characterized by applying multi-directional low pass filtering only along object boundaries and unstructured areas within the image so as to minimize the tendency to blur image edges, wherein the multi-directional low pass filtering comprises subtracting from a pixel of the image the average of the high pass filter responses in those directions for which the absolute value of the high pass filter response matches the minimum absolute value of the high pass filter responses for that pixel.
A method comprising: receiving, by a vehicle-to-anything, V2X, radio of an ego vehicle (123; 623), a basic cooperative perception message, CPM, transmitted by a remote vehicle (124; 624), wherein the basic CPM includes basic CPM data describing objects that a remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has perceived; characterised by: determining, based on the basic CPM data and a set of objects (104, 106; 601) that a local onboard sensor set of the ego vehicle (123; 623) has perceived, that the remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has misperceived a select object (104; 601) and that the remote vehicle (124; 624) is on a collision course with the select object (104; 601); and transmitting to the remote vehicle (124; 624), by the V2X radio of the ego vehicle (123; 623) using a different V2X communication protocol than was used for receiving the basic CPM, a supplemental CPM including supplemental CPM data describing the select object (104; 601) that the remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has misperceived so that the remote vehicle (124; 624) is alerted to a presence of the select object (104; 601). receiving, by a vehicle-to-anything, V2X, radio of an ego vehicle (123; 623), a basic cooperative perception message, CPM, transmitted by a remote vehicle (124; 624), wherein the basic CPM includes basic CPM data describing objects that a remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has perceived; characterised by: determining, based on the basic CPM data and a set of objects (104, 106; 601) that a local onboard sensor set of the ego vehicle (123; 623) has perceived, that the remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has misperceived a select object (104; 601) and that the remote vehicle (124; 624) is on a collision course with the select object (104; 601); and transmitting to the remote vehicle (124; 624), by the V2X radio of the ego vehicle (123; 623) using a different V2X communication protocol than was used for receiving the basic CPM, a supplemental CPM including supplemental CPM data describing the select object (104; 601) that the remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has misperceived so that the remote vehicle (124; 624) is alerted to a presence of the select object (104; 601). determining, based on the basic CPM data and a set of objects (104, 106; 601) that a local onboard sensor set of the ego vehicle (123; 623) has perceived, that the remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has misperceived a select object (104; 601) and that the remote vehicle (124; 624) is on a collision course with the select object (104; 601); and transmitting to the remote vehicle (124; 624), by the V2X radio of the ego vehicle (123; 623) using a different V2X communication protocol than was used for receiving the basic CPM, a supplemental CPM including supplemental CPM data describing the select object (104; 601) that the remote onboard sensor set of the remote vehicle (124; 624) has misperceived so that the remote vehicle (124; 624) is alerted to a presence of the select object (104; 601).