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Method for operating a passenger boarding bridge of an airport, wherein operating the passenger boarding bridge comprises the step of moving the passenger boarding bridge from a retracted position into a docking position or from the docking position into the retracted position, the method comprising the following steps: providing a remote operation network comprising at least one remote operation workstation, wherein the remote operating workstation comprises an operation interface, receiving operations instruction issued by a bridge operator located at the remote operating workstation by the operating interface, operating the passenger boarding bridge according to the received operations instructions, characterized by the steps of receiving a first operation request for operating a first passenger boarding bridge; allocating the received first operation request to one first workstation, wherein the first workstation is selected out of a plurality of workstations, operating the first passenger boarding bridge from the selected first workstation according to the allocated first operation request. wherein operating the passenger boarding bridge comprises the step of moving the passenger boarding bridge from a retracted position into a docking position or from the docking position into the retracted position, the method comprising the following steps: providing a remote operation network comprising at least one remote operation workstation, wherein the remote operating workstation comprises an operation interface, receiving operations instruction issued by a bridge operator located at the remote operating workstation by the operating interface, operating the passenger boarding bridge according to the received operations instructions, characterized by the steps of receiving a first operation request for operating a first passenger boarding bridge; allocating the received first operation request to one first workstation, wherein the first workstation is selected out of a plurality of workstations, operating the first passenger boarding bridge from the selected first workstation according to the allocated first operation request. providing a remote operation network comprising at least one remote operation workstation, wherein the remote operating workstation comprises an operation interface, receiving operations instruction issued by a bridge operator located at the remote operating workstation by the operating interface, operating the passenger boarding bridge according to the received operations instructions, characterized by the steps of receiving a first operation request for operating a first passenger boarding bridge; allocating the received first operation request to one first workstation, wherein the first workstation is selected out of a plurality of workstations, operating the first passenger boarding bridge from the selected first workstation according to the allocated first operation request.
A method of producing a down-like material comprising: feeding each of an axial fiber and a float into an air entanglement unit, the axial fiber being composed of polyester filaments, the float being composed of polyester raw yarn, and the air entanglement unit comprising a yarn and air supplier mounted within an inner cylindrical body and terminating in a tip nozzle portion, and a venturi mounted in the inner cylindrical body and having a bowl-like wall surface portion at one end spaced by a gap from the tip nozzle portion of the yarn and air supplier, the axial fiber and the float being fed through the tip nozzle portion and the venturi, uniting the axial fiber and the float in the air entanglement unit by generating an air flow in the gap between the tip nozzle portion and the bowl-like wall surface, the air flow causing the float to be entangled and integrated with the axial fiber so as to produce at predetermined intervals along the length of the axial fiber fluffy ball-like masses, the diameter of the ball-like masses and their separation along the axial fiber being set by selection of the relative feed rates of the float and the axial fiber, the air flow rate, the air pressure, and the size of the gap between the tip nozzle portion and the bowl-like wall surface portion of the venturi, and reeling the down-like material. feeding each of an axial fiber and a float into an air entanglement unit, the axial fiber being composed of polyester filaments, the float being composed of polyester raw yarn, and the air entanglement unit comprising a yarn and air supplier mounted within an inner cylindrical body and terminating in a tip nozzle portion, and a venturi mounted in the inner cylindrical body and having a bowl-like wall surface portion at one end spaced by a gap from the tip nozzle portion of the yarn and air supplier, the axial fiber and the float being fed through the tip nozzle portion and the venturi, uniting the axial fiber and the float in the air entanglement unit by generating an air flow in the gap between the tip nozzle portion and the bowl-like wall surface, the air flow causing the float to be entangled and integrated with the axial fiber so as to produce at predetermined intervals along the length of the axial fiber fluffy ball-like masses, the diameter of the ball-like masses and their separation along the axial fiber being set by selection of the relative feed rates of the float and the axial fiber, the air flow rate, the air pressure, and the size of the gap between the tip nozzle portion and the bowl-like wall surface portion of the venturi, and reeling the down-like material.
Fluidic device for actuating the movable contact piece of a high-voltage circuit breaker, with a piston/cylinder arrangement and a valve arrangement which comprises a main control valve arrangement which comprises two 2/2-way valves (26, 26a, 39) which are activatable by a pilot control valve arrangement (22, 35) and opens a way for the fluid which is under high pressure to the space above the piston and connects this space to a low-pressure tank for relieving the space above the piston, wherein the main control valve arrangement (26, 26a; 39) is assigned two 2/2-way valves (22, 35) forming the pilot control valve arrangement, in such a way that the 2/2-way valves feed or deliver to the main control valve arrangement (26, 26a; 39) either a control pressure which is at high pressure or a control pressure which is at low pressure, and in that, to supply the fluid which is under high pressure into the space above the piston, the first pilot control valve opens the way for the fluid which is under high pressure to the main control face (F 1 /26) of the first main control valve (26, 26a), so that the latter feeds the fluid which is at high pressure to the space above the piston, the second pilot control valve being closed, and in that, to relieve the space above the piston, the second pilot control valve opens the way from the main control face (F 1 /39) of the second main control valve to the low-pressure tank and consequently the second main control valve opens the way from the space above the piston to the low-pressure tank, characterized in that an orifice plate having a small cross section is provided between the main control faces (F 1 /26; F 1 /39) of the main control valves (26, 26a; 39) and the space above the piston of the piston/cylinder arrangement.
A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, the method comprising: preparing a positive electrode active material precursor containing 60 mol% or more of nickel (Ni) among total metals; mixing the positive electrode active material precursor and a lithium raw material source, and performing primary pre-sintering in an oxidizing atmosphere while supplying oxygen to form a pre-sintered product; and performing secondary main sintering on the pre-sintered product in an air atmosphere after stopping oxygen supply to form a lithium transition metal oxide, wherein a sintering temperature of the primary pre-sintering is in a range of 400°C to 700°C, and wherein the primary pre-sintering is performed for 3 hours to 7 hours after a sintering temperature is reached. preparing a positive electrode active material precursor containing 60 mol% or more of nickel (Ni) among total metals; mixing the positive electrode active material precursor and a lithium raw material source, and performing primary pre-sintering in an oxidizing atmosphere while supplying oxygen to form a pre-sintered product; and performing secondary main sintering on the pre-sintered product in an air atmosphere after stopping oxygen supply to form a lithium transition metal oxide, wherein a sintering temperature of the primary pre-sintering is in a range of 400°C to 700°C, and wherein the primary pre-sintering is performed for 3 hours to 7 hours after a sintering temperature is reached.
An electric brake, comprising: a brake mechanism configured to transmit a thrust force generated through drive of an electric motor to a piston, the piston being configured to move brake pads (22, 23) to be pressed against a disc; a thrust force detection unit configured to detect the thrust force transmitted to the piston; and a control device configured to control the drive of the electric motor based on a detection value obtained by the thrust force detection unit, wherein the control device is configured to set, as a reference point of a piston thrust force, a detection value obtained by the thrust force detection unit when the electric motor is driven to move the piston toward a direction for pressing the disc in a range in which the brake pads (22, 23) are not in contact with the disc, characterized in that the control device is configured to move the piston toward the direction for pressing the disc until the detection value obtained by the thrust force detection unit becomes a substantially constant value and to set the substantially constant value of the detection value as reference point of the piston trust force. a brake mechanism configured to transmit a thrust force generated through drive of an electric motor to a piston, the piston being configured to move brake pads (22, 23) to be pressed against a disc; a thrust force detection unit configured to detect the thrust force transmitted to the piston; and a control device configured to control the drive of the electric motor based on a detection value obtained by the thrust force detection unit, wherein the control device is configured to set, as a reference point of a piston thrust force, a detection value obtained by the thrust force detection unit when the electric motor is driven to move the piston toward a direction for pressing the disc in a range in which the brake pads (22, 23) are not in contact with the disc, characterized in that the control device is configured to move the piston toward the direction for pressing the disc until the detection value obtained by the thrust force detection unit becomes a substantially constant value and to set the substantially constant value of the detection value as reference point of the piston trust force.
A drilling screw, particularly a two-component steel screw, having a head part and a cutting part, wherein the head part is made of a corrosion-resistant material and comprises a screw head and a shank section, and wherein the cutting part is made of a hardenable material, a cemented carbide, or a technical ceramic, characterized in that an intermediate section made of a corrosion-resistant material is disposed between the shank section and the cutting part, which intermediate section is non-releasably connected to the shank section, wherein the cutting part comprises a peg-like projection or a cup-like recess and wherein the intermediate section comprises a cup-like recess or a peg-like projection, wherein the cup-like recess or the peg-like projection has in its cross section an engagement profile with multiple engagement sections, wherein said peg-like projection is disposed in the cup-like recess and wherein said intermediate section is permanently connected to the cutting part by means of impact extrusion, such that the peg-like projection of the cutting part axially undercuts at least sections of the intermediate section in the region of the cup-like recess or such that the peg-like projection of the intermediate section axially undercuts at least sections of the cutting part in the region of the cup-like recess.
A process for producing nanoparticles, comprising: providing a first liquid comprising a metal salt and at least one species of ligand having a functional group capable of binding to a metal surface, providing a second liquid comprising a reducing agent; providing at least one liquid droplet generator operable to generate liquid droplets said liquid droplet generator comprising a piezoelectric component, causing the at least one liquid droplet generator to form liquid droplets of the first liquid, passing the liquid droplets through a gas to contact the second liquid so as to cause the metal salt and the at least one species of ligand to come into contact with the reducing agent, thereby causing self-assembly of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles having a core of said metal and a corona comprising a plurality of said ligands covalently bound to the core. providing a first liquid comprising a metal salt and at least one species of ligand having a functional group capable of binding to a metal surface, providing a second liquid comprising a reducing agent; providing at least one liquid droplet generator operable to generate liquid droplets said liquid droplet generator comprising a piezoelectric component, causing the at least one liquid droplet generator to form liquid droplets of the first liquid, passing the liquid droplets through a gas to contact the second liquid so as to cause the metal salt and the at least one species of ligand to come into contact with the reducing agent, thereby causing self-assembly of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles having a core of said metal and a corona comprising a plurality of said ligands covalently bound to the core.
A pool comprising a basin, said basin having a bottom and at least one lateral wall, a staircase, the said staircase being independent of the basin and comprising at least one lower surface, the said lower surface resting on the bottom of the pool, the said staircase consisting of at least one block of material, such that each of the at least one block is closed and solid, and that an impermeable coating impermeably covers at least the staircase characterised in that each of the at least one block has a density lower than 500 kg/m 3.
A method for determining a friction estimate between a road surface and a tire (101a-b) of a vehicle, said tire being arranged on a steerable wheel of the vehicle, and said vehicle comprising two front wheels (101a-b) and two rear wheels (101c-d) and an axle rack pivotably attached to a linkage arm connected to said steerable wheel such that a translational motion of said axle rack causes said linkage arm to rotate about a kingpin element such that said linkage arm causes a turning motion of said steerable wheel, said method comprising the steps of: - acquiring a plurality of rack force values indicative of rack forces on said axle rack; - acquiring a plurality of lateral wheel force values indicative of lateral forces on said steerable wheel when said plurality of rack force values are acquired, said lateral wheel force acting in a direction substantially parallel with a rotation axis of the wheel; - mapping a relation between said plurality of rack force values and said lateral wheel force values to a model comprising a friction parameter, wherein said model comprises a plurality of predetermined relations (604, 605, 606) between rack force and lateral wheel force, wherein said mapping comprises matching the relation between said acquired plurality of rack force values and said acquired plurality of lateral wheel force values to one of the plurality of predetermined relations, - determining a lateral friction estimate based on the matching predetermined relation from the mapping. - acquiring a plurality of rack force values indicative of rack forces on said axle rack; - acquiring a plurality of lateral wheel force values indicative of lateral forces on said steerable wheel when said plurality of rack force values are acquired, said lateral wheel force acting in a direction substantially parallel with a rotation axis of the wheel; - mapping a relation between said plurality of rack force values and said lateral wheel force values to a model comprising a friction parameter, wherein said model comprises a plurality of predetermined relations (604, 605, 606) between rack force and lateral wheel force, wherein said mapping comprises matching the relation between said acquired plurality of rack force values and said acquired plurality of lateral wheel force values to one of the plurality of predetermined relations, - determining a lateral friction estimate based on the matching predetermined relation from the mapping.
Optical block suitable for equipping a vehicle and comprising a lens, heating means suitable for producing calories intended to heat said lens, at least one source suitable for generating photons intended to participate in a photometric function at least one lens suitable for deflecting said generated photons so that they are directed towards said glass, and at least one mask having a face suitable for returning incident photons not directed towards said glass, characterized in that said mask comprises on its face at least one photovoltaic cell arranged to convert incident photons received into an electric current suitable for supplying said heating means so that they produce calories suitable for heating said glass and in that said heating means are installed on a part of a rear face of a part comprising said source, said rear face being opposite to a front face from which said photons generated by said source leave.
A method of processing data items received at a network element in a communications network, the network element being operable to forward data items at a rate up to a forwarding rate, the forwarding rate being subject to variation; the network element having a queue for data items awaiting forwarding and having a counter associated therewith, the counter maintaining a count in dependence on which a queue metric is derivable according to a predetermined algorithm; the method comprising: updating the count at a rate dependent on the forwarding rate; further updating the count in response to receipt of data items; and signalling a measure of congestion in respect of the network element in dependence on said queue metric; the method being characterised by further comprising: determining if there has been a variation in the forwarding rate, and in response to a determination that there has been a variation in the forwarding rate: - altering the rate at which the count is being updated in accordance with the variation in the forwarding rate; and - adjusting the counter in dependence on the variation in the forwarding rate whereby to cause a change in the queue metric. updating the count at a rate dependent on the forwarding rate; further updating the count in response to receipt of data items; and signalling a measure of congestion in respect of the network element in dependence on said queue metric; determining if there has been a variation in the forwarding rate, and in response to a determination that there has been a variation in the forwarding rate: - altering the rate at which the count is being updated in accordance with the variation in the forwarding rate; and - adjusting the counter in dependence on the variation in the forwarding rate whereby to cause a change in the queue metric. - altering the rate at which the count is being updated in accordance with the variation in the forwarding rate; and - adjusting the counter in dependence on the variation in the forwarding rate whereby to cause a change in the queue metric.
Method of recovering heat from bottom ash of a combustion process, the process comprising at least • feeding fuel and combustion air into a furnace for combusting the fuel for generating heat energy to produce steam or hot water in a boiler arrangement so that flue gases and bottom ash are formed, • discharging the bottom ash from the furnace, • collecting heat from the flue gases and heating the combustion air in a combustion air preheater, and • recovering heat from the bottom ash discharged from the furnace to a bottom ash cooling water circuit (42, 42') for the purpose of utilizing the recovered heat for preheating the combustion air with a heat exchanger (52, 52') before heating the combustion air by the heat collected from the flue gases in the combustion air preheater, the method being characterized in • arranging a by-pass economizer in a flue gas path in parallel with the combustion air preheater, and • controlling flue gas temperature after the combustion air preheater by taking a part of the flue gases to the by-pass economizer. • feeding fuel and combustion air into a furnace for combusting the fuel for generating heat energy to produce steam or hot water in a boiler arrangement so that flue gases and bottom ash are formed, • discharging the bottom ash from the furnace, • collecting heat from the flue gases and heating the combustion air in a combustion air preheater, and • recovering heat from the bottom ash discharged from the furnace to a bottom ash cooling water circuit (42, 42') for the purpose of utilizing the recovered heat for preheating the combustion air with a heat exchanger (52, 52') before heating the combustion air by the heat collected from the flue gases in the combustion air preheater, • arranging a by-pass economizer in a flue gas path in parallel with the combustion air preheater, and • controlling flue gas temperature after the combustion air preheater by taking a part of the flue gases to the by-pass economizer.
Use of a composition for culturing and maintaining pluripotent differentiable cells in a stabilised pluripotent state, said composition comprising a basal salt nutrient solution, an ErbB3 ligand, an activator of insulin like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) and containing less than 3% serum, said use being in the absence of a feeder layer, wherein (a) said ErbB3 ligand is selected from the group consisting of Neuregulin-1, Heregulin -β (HRG- β), Heregulin-α (HRG- α), Neu differentiation factor, acetylcholine receptor-inducing activity (ARIA), glial growth factor 2, motor-neuron derived factor (SMDF), Neuregulin-2, Neuregulin-2 β (NRG2- β), Epiregulin, Biregulin and functional fragments thereof, in particular preferred HRG- P or a functional fragment thereof; and (b) wherein said activator of IGF1R comprises an insulin-like growth factor or a functional fragment thereof. (a) said ErbB3 ligand is selected from the group consisting of Neuregulin-1, Heregulin -β (HRG- β), Heregulin-α (HRG- α), Neu differentiation factor, acetylcholine receptor-inducing activity (ARIA), glial growth factor 2, motor-neuron derived factor (SMDF), Neuregulin-2, Neuregulin-2 β (NRG2- β), Epiregulin, Biregulin and functional fragments thereof, in particular preferred HRG- P or a functional fragment thereof; and (b) wherein said activator of IGF1R comprises an insulin-like growth factor or a functional fragment thereof.