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A method, comprising: measuring a distance from a lens (24, 124) to a mark; calculating a focus position for an autofocus system that focuses the lens (24, 124) on the mark; determining whether or not the mark is a dot peen mark; and in response to determining the mark is a dot peen mark: applying an offset to the calculated focus position to produce an offset focus position; setting the autofocus system to the offset focus position; acquiring an image of the mark with the autofocus system set to the offset focus position; providing the image of the mark to a decoder for decoding; repeating the applying, setting, acquiring, and providing, with a gradually increasing offset, until the decoder successfully decodes the image of the mark; in response to determining the mark is not a dot peen mark: applying an offset setting of zero to the calculated focus position; and acquiring an image of the mark with the autofocus system set to the calculated focus position. measuring a distance from a lens (24, 124) to a mark; calculating a focus position for an autofocus system that focuses the lens (24, 124) on the mark; determining whether or not the mark is a dot peen mark; and in response to determining the mark is a dot peen mark: applying an offset to the calculated focus position to produce an offset focus position; setting the autofocus system to the offset focus position; acquiring an image of the mark with the autofocus system set to the offset focus position; providing the image of the mark to a decoder for decoding; repeating the applying, setting, acquiring, and providing, with a gradually increasing offset, until the decoder successfully decodes the image of the mark; applying an offset to the calculated focus position to produce an offset focus position; setting the autofocus system to the offset focus position; acquiring an image of the mark with the autofocus system set to the offset focus position; providing the image of the mark to a decoder for decoding; repeating the applying, setting, acquiring, and providing, with a gradually increasing offset, until the decoder successfully decodes the image of the mark; in response to determining the mark is not a dot peen mark: applying an offset setting of zero to the calculated focus position; and acquiring an image of the mark with the autofocus system set to the calculated focus position.
A method for determining one or more curve parameters (131, 132) of a tone mapping curve, the method comprising: obtaining a high dynamic range, HDR, video frame and metadata associated to the HDR video frame; characterised by: obtaining a pair of anchor points, wherein the pair of anchor points comprises a first anchor point and a second anchor point of the tone mapping curve, based on the HDR video frame and the metadata; and generating the one or more curve parameters (131, 132) of the tone mapping curve based on the pair of anchor points. obtaining a high dynamic range, HDR, video frame and metadata associated to the HDR video frame; characterised by: obtaining a pair of anchor points, wherein the pair of anchor points comprises a first anchor point and a second anchor point of the tone mapping curve, based on the HDR video frame and the metadata; and
Method for producing thermoplastic preforms, wherein a fibrous material is impregnated with a reactive thermoplastic matrix material, wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: a) feeding the fibrous material into an impregnating device; and b) impregnating the fibrous material with the matrix material within the impregnating device while supplying heat, at a temperature below the melting temperature of the end product, that is to say the fibre-reinforced plastic component; and c) depositing the fibrous material impregnated with the matrix material on a preform tool; and d) cooling the fibrous material impregnated with the matrix material and deposited on the preform tool until the matrix material has solidified. a) feeding the fibrous material into an impregnating device; and b) impregnating the fibrous material with the matrix material within the impregnating device while supplying heat, at a temperature below the melting temperature of the end product, that is to say the fibre-reinforced plastic component; and c) depositing the fibrous material impregnated with the matrix material on a preform tool; and d) cooling the fibrous material impregnated with the matrix material and deposited on the preform tool until the matrix material has solidified.
An electronic two-wheeler lock comprising a latch element which is movable between an open position and a closed position; a blocking mechanism which blocks the latch element in a latched state against departing from the closed position and releases it for a departure from the closed position in an unlatched state; an electric drive unit which is configured to move the blocking mechanism into the unlatched state; and a control unit which is configured to control the drive unit, wherein the two-wheeler lock has a modular design and comprises a drive module and a communication unit; and wherein the drive module comprises a module housing in which at least the blocking mechanism, the drive unit and the control unit are received to be protected from mechanical effects from the outside and which delineates the drive module with respect to the communication unit and optionally with respect to further modules of the two-wheeler lock, characterized in that the electronic two-wheeler lock furthermore comprises a lock housing in which the drive module and the communication unit and optionally the further modules of the two-wheeler lock are received, with the communication unit being configured to receive control commands and to generate a respective control signal in dependence on a respective received control command and to output it to the control unit of the drive module in encrypted form, and with the control unit being configured to receive control signals from the communication unit in encrypted form and to control the drive unit in response to the control signals.
A SHARED ACTUATION SYSTEM for positioning an actuation tool relative to several valve interfaces on a subsea structure as a manifold, comprises: - a connection device for connection to the subsea structure, the system characterised in that, the connection device being connected to the subsea structure by means of a first rotary joint, - a first structural element connected to said subsea structure and to the connection device by means of the first rotary joint and of a second rotary joint, - a second structural element connected to a first end of the first structural element by means of a third rotary joint, the rotary joints (3, 4, 5) providing at least two degrees of freedom for a distal end of the second structural element where the actuation tool is positioned for interaction with the valve interfaces on the subsea structure, - a sail element connected to an opposite second end of the first structural element, the sail element being designed to compensate the weight, at least one of the first structural element and the second structural element (6, 7) having a hydrodynamic profile formed with a relative thinner cross section at two forward edges opposite each other compared with a trailing part of the structural element in movement directions. - a connection device for connection to the subsea structure, the system characterised in that, the connection device being connected to the subsea structure by means of a first rotary joint, - a first structural element connected to said subsea structure and to the connection device by means of the first rotary joint and of a second rotary joint, - a second structural element connected to a first end of the first structural element by means of a third rotary joint, the rotary joints (3, 4, 5) providing at least two degrees of freedom for a distal end of the second structural element where the actuation tool is positioned for interaction with the valve interfaces on the subsea structure, - a sail element connected to an opposite second end of the first structural element, the sail element being designed to compensate the weight, at least one of the first structural element and the second structural element (6, 7) having a hydrodynamic profile formed with a relative thinner cross section at two forward edges opposite each other compared with a trailing part of the structural element in movement directions.
Li-Ni composite oxide particles having a composition of Li x Ni 1-y-a-b CO y M1 a M2 b O 2 wherein x, y, a and b represent 1.00 ≤ x ≤ 1.10; 0 < y ≤ 0.25; 0 < a ≤ 0.25; and 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.10, respectively; M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al and Mn; and M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr and Mg, a product of a metal occupancy (%) of lithium sites of the Li-Ni composite oxide as determined by Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction thereof and a crystallite size (nm) of the Li-Ni composite oxide as determined by the Rietveld analysis being not less than 700 and not more than 1400, the metal occupancy of lithium sites of the Li-Ni composite oxide as determined by the Rietveld analysis being not less than 2% and not more than 7%, and the crystallite size of the Li-Ni composite oxide as determined by the Rietveld analysis is not more than 500 nm.
A locking mechanism adapted for a device for closing/opening an opening frame relative to a frame, in particular of the type causing, upon closing, a pivoting of the opening frame about a pivot axis followed by a translational movement of the opening frame orthogonal to the pivot axis, from an opening plane to a closing plane, the locking mechanism including a locking assembly, comprising a blocking element arranged to cooperate with a part of the opening frame, and an actuator arranged to actuate the locking assembly in a locking position in which the opening frame is locked against the frame by the blocking element in the closing plane, the actuator including an energy accumulator, an actuation rocker secured to the locking assembly, and a connector, the connector being arranged to connect the energy accumulator to a movable rack of the closing/opening device, the movable rack being actuatable in translation under the action of the displacement of the opening frame from the opening plane to the closing plane, the actuator being configured, on the one hand to store energy in the energy accumulator under the action of the translational displacement of the movable rack when the opening frame is moved from the opening plane to the closing plane along a first portion, and on the other hand to use at least partly the energy stored in the energy accumulator, when the opening frame is moved from the opening plane to the closing plane along a second portion, to actuate in rotation the actuation rocker in order to bring the locking assembly into the locking position, the locking mechanism further including an unlocking assembly comprising a trigger rocker pivotally mounted on a rocker support, characterized in that the locking mechanism further includes a control circuit arranged to pivotally actuate the trigger rocker on the rocker support.
A container for fluids, comprising an outer casing and a flexible gas tight or liquid tight inner bag disposed in the outer casing; the inner bag fixedly connects a valve capable of controlling fluids to flow in or out of the inner bag, and the valve is connected to the outer casing to form a seal with the outer casing; a ventilation structure is arranged in the valve or on the outer casing to control gas to flow in or out of a space between the inner bag and the outer casing; characterized in that a flexible separation bag is sleevely disposed on an outer surface of the inner bag and between the inner bag and the outer casing, a plurality of convex portions are located on an outer surface of the separation bag, each of the convex portions extends in a direction from a top of the separation bag toward a bottom of the separation bag to form first auxiliary air passages between two adjacent convex portions, and the first auxiliary air passages are always in communication with the ventilation structure, two openings of the separation bag are respectively located at two opposite sides of the separation bag.
A solid detergent composition comprising: 10 to 50 wt.-% of an alkali metal hydroxide alkalinity source; 20 to 90 wt.-% of sodium carbonate and/or potassium carbonate, 5 to 50 wt.-% of an anhydrous silicate secondary alkalinity source; 1 to 10 wt.-% water; at least one functional ingredient; wherein the solid detergent composition is phosphorus-free and is a dimensionally stable hydrate solid that if heated at a temperature of 48.88°C (120 degrees Fahrenheit), the solid detergent composition has a growth exponent of less than 3% 10 to 50 wt.-% of an alkali metal hydroxide alkalinity source; 20 to 90 wt.-% of sodium carbonate and/or potassium carbonate, 5 to 50 wt.-% of an anhydrous silicate secondary alkalinity source; 1 to 10 wt.-% water; at least one functional ingredient; wherein the solid detergent composition is phosphorus-free and is a dimensionally stable hydrate solid that if heated at a temperature of 48.88°C (120 degrees Fahrenheit), the solid detergent composition has a growth exponent of less than 3%
A system comprising: an article of personal protection equipment that can be worn by a user, and at least one component coupled to the article of PPE; a smart tag coupled to the at least one component or the article of PPE; a computing device comprising one or more computer processors and a memory that further comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to: initially sense data about a working environment using one or more sensors, the sensed data being sensed apart from the component and prior to actually using the component in the working environment; track usage of the component through retrieval of tracked data from the smart tag; and determine a condition of the component (110 based on comparing tracked data of the component retrieved from the smart tag against at least one predetermined criterion, wherein the predetermined criterion is based at least in part on the initially sensed data about the hazardous materials in the working environment. an article of personal protection equipment that can be worn by a user, and at least one component coupled to the article of PPE; a smart tag coupled to the at least one component or the article of PPE; a computing device comprising one or more computer processors and a memory that further comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to: initially sense data about a working environment using one or more sensors, the sensed data being sensed apart from the component and prior to actually using the component in the working environment; track usage of the component through retrieval of tracked data from the smart tag; and determine a condition of the component (110 based on comparing tracked data of the component retrieved from the smart tag against at least one predetermined criterion, wherein the predetermined criterion is based at least in part on the initially sensed data about the hazardous materials in the working environment.
A method of refining a dinitrile compound by distillation the method comprising the steps of: (a) supplying (i) a feedstream comprising the dinitrile compound and (ii) a Brønsted acid to a distillation apparatus; and (b) withdrawing from the distillation apparatus an overhead distillate stream comprising the dinitrile compound. (a) supplying (i) a feedstream comprising the dinitrile compound and (ii) a Brønsted acid to a distillation apparatus; and (b) withdrawing from the distillation apparatus an overhead distillate stream comprising the dinitrile compound.
A method of in situ amplification of a cell-free nucleic acid (cfNA), the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a liquid sample containing a plurality of cfNA; b. performing at least one processing step on the sample; c. s ubjecting the sample to a sequential heating program and converting at least a portion of the cfNA in the sample to a modified cfNA using an enzyme mixture to add an exogenous nucleic acid sequence to at least one of the 5' or 3' ends of at least a portion of the cfNA in the sample to create an amplifiable cfNA pool, wherein the exogenous nucleic acid sequence contains a primer site capable of binding a primer and the exogenous nucleic acid sequence has a degenerate nucleic acid sequence flanking each side of the primer site; and d. amplifying the amplifiable cfNA pool to produce an analyzable pool of cfNA. wherein the cfNA in the sample is not subject to a nucleic acid purification step. a. providing a liquid sample containing a plurality of cfNA; b. performing at least one processing step on the sample; c. s ubjecting the sample to a sequential heating program and converting at least a portion of the cfNA in the sample to a modified cfNA using an enzyme mixture to add an exogenous nucleic acid sequence to at least one of the 5' or 3' ends of at least a portion of the cfNA in the sample to create an amplifiable cfNA pool, wherein the exogenous nucleic acid sequence contains a primer site capable of binding a primer and the exogenous nucleic acid sequence has a degenerate nucleic acid sequence flanking each side of the primer site; and d. amplifying the amplifiable cfNA pool to produce an analyzable pool of cfNA.
An agricultural working machine comprising a seat for an operator of the agricultural working machine, a monitor for displaying operating data of the agricultural working machine and/or an attachment of the agricultural working machine, and an adjustable holding device which holds the monitor and allows adjustment of the monitor with respect to the seat in respect of its height, its inclination and its spacing, characterised in that at its end remote from the monitor the holding device has a first pivotal joint for pivoting of the monitor relative to the seat about a substantially vertical pivot axis (S V), the holding device further comprises a second pivotal joint for pivoting of the monitor about a substantially horizontal pivot axis (S H), the holding device as the last kinematic adjusting member has a linear unit, by means of which the height of the monitor is adjustable with a translatory movement along a linear axis so that the monitor is adjustable from a first position into a second position which is different in height from the first position and in which the monitor is displaced parallel to the first position.
A method of charging a rechargeable battery having multiple voltage plateaus wherein the battery has a voltage, V Batt, that is less than its highest voltage plateau comprising: charging the battery with a first charging current, I 1, wherein the first charging current, I 1, is applied until the battery is charged to a voltage, V 1; controlling the first charging current, I 1, when the voltage of the battery is V 1, so that the voltage of the battery is maintained at V 1 with a deviation of no more than ± 20% of V 1, wherein voltage, V 1, is less than a voltage of a natural polarization peak, V PP, associated with a voltage plateau, V P, that is higher than V BATT, and V 1 is greater than the voltage plateau, V P; V PP refers to a peak voltage value in battery voltage that precedes the voltage plateau, V P, when the battery is charged with a charge current which is not controlled to clamp the battery voltage; charging the battery with a second charging current, I 2, wherein the second charging current, I 2, is applied after the first charging current, I 1, until the battery voltage reaches a voltage, V 2, wherein the voltage, V 2, is greater than V P, and less than V PP; and controlling the second charging current, I 2, when the voltage of the battery reaches the voltage, V 2, so that the voltage of the battery is maintained at V 2 with a deviation of no more than ± 20% of V 2. charging the battery with a first charging current, I 1, wherein the first charging current, I 1, is applied until the battery is charged to a voltage, V 1; controlling the first charging current, I 1, when the voltage of the battery is V 1, so that the voltage of the battery is maintained at V 1 with a deviation of no more than ± 20% of V 1, wherein voltage, V 1, is less than a voltage of a natural polarization peak, V PP, associated with a voltage plateau, V P, that is higher than V BATT, and V 1 is greater than the voltage plateau, V P; V PP refers to a peak voltage value in battery voltage that precedes the voltage plateau, V P, when the battery is charged with a charge current which is not controlled to clamp the battery voltage; charging the battery with a second charging current, I 2, wherein the second charging current, I 2, is applied after the first charging current, I 1, until the battery voltage reaches a voltage, V 2, wherein the voltage, V 2, is greater than V P, and less than V PP; and controlling the second charging current, I 2, when the voltage of the battery reaches the voltage, V 2, so that the voltage of the battery is maintained at V 2 with a deviation of no more than ± 20% of V 2.
A method for forming a piston seal of a hydraulic pump, the method comprising: forming a reaction mixture that includes a prepolymer component, a polyol additive, a diol component, and a curative component, wherein: the prepolymer component includes a polycarbonate-isocyanate prepolymer that is a reaction product of at least an isocyanate component and a polycarbonate polyol component, and the prepolymer component is present in an amount from 55 wt% to 90 wt%, based on a total weight of the reaction mixture, the polyol additive includes a polycarbonate polyol, which is present in an amount from 5 wt% to 40 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, the diol component is present in an amount from 5 wt% to 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, and the curative component includes a diamine based curative agent that is present in an amount from 0.01 wt% to 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, forming a sealing element with the reaction mixture and a mold, and curing the sealing element to form a piston seal of a hydraulic pump. forming a reaction mixture that includes a prepolymer component, a polyol additive, a diol component, and a curative component, wherein: the prepolymer component includes a polycarbonate-isocyanate prepolymer that is a reaction product of at least an isocyanate component and a polycarbonate polyol component, and the prepolymer component is present in an amount from 55 wt% to 90 wt%, based on a total weight of the reaction mixture, the polyol additive includes a polycarbonate polyol, which is present in an amount from 5 wt% to 40 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, the diol component is present in an amount from 5 wt% to 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, and the curative component includes a diamine based curative agent that is present in an amount from 0.01 wt% to 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, the prepolymer component includes a polycarbonate-isocyanate prepolymer that is a reaction product of at least an isocyanate component and a polycarbonate polyol component, and the prepolymer component is present in an amount from 55 wt% to 90 wt%, based on a total weight of the reaction mixture, the polyol additive includes a polycarbonate polyol, which is present in an amount from 5 wt% to 40 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, the diol component is present in an amount from 5 wt% to 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, and the curative component includes a diamine based curative agent that is present in an amount from 0.01 wt% to 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, forming a sealing element with the reaction mixture and a mold, and curing the sealing element to form a piston seal of a hydraulic pump.