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Device for cleaning pipes, comprising • a nozzle movable in at least three axes relative to the inside wall of a pipe for the generation of a jet of a fluid cleaning medium onto a desired point on the inside wall of the pipe, • a cleaning hose connected to the nozzle for supplying the fluid cleaning medium, wherein the nozzle is attached to a front end zone of the cleaning hose and the nozzle with the connected cleaning hose can complete an axial movement along a longitudinal axis running parallel to the axis of the pipe within the pipe, • at least one swivel mechanism for the deflection of the nozzle at an angle to the longitudinal axis, preferably between 0° and ± 90°, while bending the front end zone of the cleaning hose and of its hose axis with a bending direction in a bending plane, • at least one mechanism for the deflection of the nozzle around the longitudinal axis through a change in the direction of bending and of the bending plane of the front end zone around the longitudinal axis, and • at least one camera for the detection of soiling and the monitoring of the deflection and alignment of the nozzle, characterised in that the mechanism for the deflection of the nozzle around the longitudinal axis comprises at least one rotary drive unit for rotating the swivel mechanism around the cleaning hose and around the nozzle, by means of which the bending of the front end zone takes place in a bending plane and bending direction corresponding to the relevant rotational position of the swivel mechanism around the cleaning hose, without torsion of the cleaning hose, and that at least one bearing (25, 26) is provided for the swivel mechanism on the cleaning hose and the nozzle, by means of which the swivel mechanism is capable of being rotated around the cleaning hose and around its front end zone and around the nozzle without torsion of the cleaning hose. • a nozzle movable in at least three axes relative to the inside wall of a pipe for the generation of a jet of a fluid cleaning medium onto a desired point on the inside wall of the pipe, • a cleaning hose connected to the nozzle for supplying the fluid cleaning medium, wherein the nozzle is attached to a front end zone of the cleaning hose and the nozzle with the connected cleaning hose can complete an axial movement along a longitudinal axis running parallel to the axis of the pipe within the pipe, • at least one swivel mechanism for the deflection of the nozzle at an angle to the longitudinal axis, preferably between 0° and ± 90°, while bending the front end zone of the cleaning hose and of its hose axis with a bending direction in a bending plane, • at least one mechanism for the deflection of the nozzle around the longitudinal axis through a change in the direction of bending and of the bending plane of the front end zone around the longitudinal axis, and • at least one camera for the detection of soiling and the monitoring of the deflection and alignment of the nozzle,
A articulated arm system comprising: an articulated measuring arm (24, 26, 28, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50) adapted to contact an item to be measured comprising a plurality of interconnected support arm segments (24, 26, 28) moveable about a plurality of axes; a plurality of rotational angle sensors mounted on the articulated measuring arm configured to measure rotational position between the support arm segments; and a vibration detection device attached to the articulated measuring arm near an end of the articulated measuring arm, the vibration detection device being operatively connected to the rotational angle sensors such that the rotational angle sensors are adapted to output a rotational position upon detection by the vibration detection device upon contact with the item of a new vibration exceeding a threshold amplitude. an articulated measuring arm (24, 26, 28, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50) adapted to contact an item to be measured comprising a plurality of interconnected support arm segments (24, 26, 28) moveable about a plurality of axes; a plurality of rotational angle sensors mounted on the articulated measuring arm configured to measure rotational position between the support arm segments; and a vibration detection device attached to the articulated measuring arm near an end of the articulated measuring arm, the vibration detection device being operatively connected to the rotational angle sensors such that the rotational angle sensors are adapted to output a rotational position upon detection by the vibration detection device upon contact with the item of a new vibration exceeding a threshold amplitude.
A 3D printer capable of shaping a shaped object by separating color tones into three color components, the 3D printer comprising: an inkjet head configured to discharge a colored ink that is necessary to realize a predetermined color tone and a supplementary ink for supplementing a height of an ink layer of the colored ink, onto a discharge target surface; and a controller configured to control the inkjet head, the controller being configured to control the inkjet head such that, if a color tone that is expressed by mixing equal amounts of two or three colors of the three color components is to be realized, an ink that corresponds to the color tone out of a plurality of the colored inks that are loaded in advance, is used as the colored ink, and control the inkjet head such that, at locations where the height of an ink layer of the colored ink per unit area of the discharge target surface does not reach a predetermined height, the height of the ink layer of the colored ink is supplemented with the supplementary ink. an inkjet head configured to discharge a colored ink that is necessary to realize a predetermined color tone and a supplementary ink for supplementing a height of an ink layer of the colored ink, onto a discharge target surface; and a controller configured to control the inkjet head, the controller being configured to control the inkjet head such that, if a color tone that is expressed by mixing equal amounts of two or three colors of the three color components is to be realized, an ink that corresponds to the color tone out of a plurality of the colored inks that are loaded in advance, is used as the colored ink, and control the inkjet head such that, at locations where the height of an ink layer of the colored ink per unit area of the discharge target surface does not reach a predetermined height, the height of the ink layer of the colored ink is supplemented with the supplementary ink. control the inkjet head such that, if a color tone that is expressed by mixing equal amounts of two or three colors of the three color components is to be realized, an ink that corresponds to the color tone out of a plurality of the colored inks that are loaded in advance, is used as the colored ink, and control the inkjet head such that, at locations where the height of an ink layer of the colored ink per unit area of the discharge target surface does not reach a predetermined height, the height of the ink layer of the colored ink is supplemented with the supplementary ink.
A cooling system for rotary kilns for cooling at least one section of a kiln shell, comprising an arrangement of one or more cooling modules (31, 31', 31") for applying cooling fluid from the outside onto the kiln shell in an impact area of the cooling fluid on the kiln shell, whereby the cooling modules (31, 31', 31") for the section of the kiln shell that is to be cooled are arranged at a distance from the kiln shell, at least along the axis of rotation of the kiln shell, each cooling module having an actuatable on-off valve and a fan nozzle that emits a pulsed fan-shaped cooling fluid jet and, if there are several cooling modules (31, 31', 31"), the adjacent cooling modules (31, 31', 31") are arranged at a distance relative to each other and parallel to the axis of rotation of the kiln shell in such a way that the impact areas contiguously cool the kiln shell along its axis of rotation, at least in the section that is to be cooled, and whereby each cooling module (31, 31', 31") comprises at least a first heat sensor which is connected to a cooling system control unit and which serves to measure a first local temperature of the kiln shell at a place that is in front of the impact area of the cooling fluid as seen in the direction of rotation of the kiln shell and which it serves to transmit the first local temperature to the cooling system control unit, and the cooling system control unit is configured to actuate the on-off valve of each of the cooling modules (31, 31', 31") in accordance with a difference between the appertaining first local temperature and a setpoint temperature in such a way that - by setting the pulse length and/or pulse frequency of the cooling fluid jet after one rotation (2Un+1) of the kiln shell - the place of the kiln shell where the first local temperature was previously measured one rotation then has a first local temperature (T1') that is closer to the setpoint temperature than at the time of the preceding measurement, insofar as cooling fluid was applied onto the appertaining impact area during that particular rotation, whereby, however, the difference (DT1-U) between the first local temperatures (T1, T1') of these two measurements is less than 30K, preferably less than 15K.
A retroreflective article, comprising: a retroreflective layer including multiple cube corner elements that collectively form a structured surface that is opposite a major surface; a low refractive index material adjacent to at least a portion of the structured surface to form an optically active area which retroreflects incident light, characterized in that: the low refractive index material includes a binder and a plurality of interconnected voids or pores and has an effective index of refraction that is less than about 1.3; and the retroreflective article further includes a printable material disposed on a portion of the low refractive index material to form an optically inactive area that does not substantially retroreflect incident light, wherein the printable material at least partially fills at least some of the interconnected voids or pores in the low refractive index material and contacts the structured surface. a retroreflective layer including multiple cube corner elements that collectively form a structured surface that is opposite a major surface; a low refractive index material adjacent to at least a portion of the structured surface to form an optically active area which retroreflects incident light, characterized in that: the low refractive index material includes a binder and a plurality of interconnected voids or pores and has an effective index of refraction that is less than about 1.3; and the retroreflective article further includes a printable material disposed on a portion of the low refractive index material to form an optically inactive area that does not substantially retroreflect incident light, wherein the printable material at least partially fills at least some of the interconnected voids or pores in the low refractive index material and contacts the structured surface. the low refractive index material includes a binder and a plurality of interconnected voids or pores and has an effective index of refraction that is less than about 1.3; and the retroreflective article further includes a printable material disposed on a portion of the low refractive index material to form an optically inactive area that does not substantially retroreflect incident light, wherein the printable material at least partially fills at least some of the interconnected voids or pores in the low refractive index material and contacts the structured surface.
A method for localising an on-board unit, which has a radio transceiver and an identifier, to a predefined area around a radio beacon, comprising the following steps: a) storing the identifier of the on-board unit and an associated radio property (sens, cg) of the radio transceiver thereof in a database; b) sending a first request (rq 1) with a first transmission power (P mx) from the radio beacon; c) receiving, in the radio beacon, a first response (rsp 1), which contains the identifier and a unique OBU identifier, from an on-board unit, and storing the OBU identifier in a presence list; d) determining, from the database, the radio property (sens, cg) of the transceiver of the on-board unit associated with the received identifier; and e) localising the on-board unit in the predefined area by using the determined radio property (sens, cg); wherein: the steps b) to e) are repeated for at least one further run-through following a first run-through, for each run-through of the steps b) to e) concerning an OBU identifier, a localisation result (locRes) is stored in the presence list for this OBU identifier, and the localising of the on-board unit of this OBU identifier is verified when the number of the positive localisation results (locRes) stored for this OBU identifier exceeds a threshold value. a) storing the identifier of the on-board unit and an associated radio property (sens, cg) of the radio transceiver thereof in a database; b) sending a first request (rq 1) with a first transmission power (P mx) from the radio beacon; c) receiving, in the radio beacon, a first response (rsp 1), which contains the identifier and a unique OBU identifier, from an on-board unit, and storing the OBU identifier in a presence list; d) determining, from the database, the radio property (sens, cg) of the transceiver of the on-board unit associated with the received identifier; and e) localising the on-board unit in the predefined area by using the determined radio property (sens, cg); wherein: the steps b) to e) are repeated for at least one further run-through following a first run-through, for each run-through of the steps b) to e) concerning an OBU identifier, a localisation result (locRes) is stored in the presence list for this OBU identifier, and the localising of the on-board unit of this OBU identifier is verified when the number of the positive localisation results (locRes) stored for this OBU identifier exceeds a threshold value. the steps b) to e) are repeated for at least one further run-through following a first run-through, for each run-through of the steps b) to e) concerning an OBU identifier, a localisation result (locRes) is stored in the presence list for this OBU identifier, and the localising of the on-board unit of this OBU identifier is verified when the number of the positive localisation results (locRes) stored for this OBU identifier exceeds a threshold value.
An information processing apparatus comprising: a deciding unit configured to decide alignment information to be used for alignment between a first image captured by a first imaging device and a second image captured by a second imaging device having an angle of view wider than an angle of view of the first imaging device, on a basis of imaging-related information related to imaging performed by the first imaging device; and an outputting unit configured to output the alignment information; wherein the deciding unit is configured to decide alignment information to be used for alignment with the second image, and the outputting unit is configured to output the alignment information to the second imaging device; characterized in that the deciding unit includes: a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the imaging-related information satisfies a predetermined condition; and a selecting unit configured to select, as the alignment information, at least one of a depth map corresponding to the first image, a partial image of a vicinity of focus corresponding to a vicinity of a subject focused by adjustment control of a predetermined focal length in the first image, edge information detected from the first image, or the first image on a basis of a determination result of the determining unit. a deciding unit configured to decide alignment information to be used for alignment between a first image captured by a first imaging device and a second image captured by a second imaging device having an angle of view wider than an angle of view of the first imaging device, on a basis of imaging-related information related to imaging performed by the first imaging device; and an outputting unit configured to output the alignment information; wherein the deciding unit is configured to decide alignment information to be used for alignment with the second image, and the outputting unit is configured to output the alignment information to the second imaging device; characterized in that the deciding unit includes: a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the imaging-related information satisfies a predetermined condition; and a selecting unit configured to select, as the alignment information, at least one of a depth map corresponding to the first image, a partial image of a vicinity of focus corresponding to a vicinity of a subject focused by adjustment control of a predetermined focal length in the first image, edge information detected from the first image, or the first image on a basis of a determination result of the determining unit. a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the imaging-related information satisfies a predetermined condition; and a selecting unit configured to select, as the alignment information, at least one of a depth map corresponding to the first image, a partial image of a vicinity of focus corresponding to a vicinity of a subject focused by adjustment control of a predetermined focal length in the first image, edge information detected from the first image, or the first image on a basis of a determination result of the determining unit.
An ocular lens, comprising: a lens body configured to removeably contact an eye, the lens body including an optic zone shaped to direct central light towards a central focal point of a central region of a retina of the eye when worn on the eye, and an optic feature of the lens body that directs peripheral light into the eye away from the central region of the retina when the lens body is disposed relative to the eye, wherein the optic feature further causes the peripheral light directed away from the central region of the retina to have a focal point not on the retina; wherein the optic feature is configured to focus the peripheral light in front of a peripheral region of the retina, characterized in that the optical feature is a hexagonal or semi-spherical lenslet. a lens body configured to removeably contact an eye, the lens body including an optic zone shaped to direct central light towards a central focal point of a central region of a retina of the eye when worn on the eye, and an optic feature of the lens body that directs peripheral light into the eye away from the central region of the retina when the lens body is disposed relative to the eye, wherein the optic feature further causes the peripheral light directed away from the central region of the retina to have a focal point not on the retina; wherein the optic feature is configured to focus the peripheral light in front of a peripheral region of the retina, characterized in that the optical feature is a hexagonal or semi-spherical lenslet.
Terminal for connecting an electrical line to an electrical rail, wherein the terminal has a terminal body, which is designed as a one-piece frame, for receiving the line and the rail, in a manner lying on the other, in a passage which is enclosed by the frame, and also a one-piece clamping screw, wherein the clamping screw has a threaded section and a pressure body section, wherein the frame further has a threaded bore which passes through the threaded section of the clamping screw, and also the electrical line and the electrical rail can be clamped against the frame by means of the adjustable clamping screw by way of its pressure body section, wherein the pressure body section, with respect to a rotation axis of the clamping screw, has a greater extent perpendicularly to the rotation axis than the diameter of the threaded bore in the frame, and the passage of the frame is dimensioned in such a way that the clamping screw can be screwed into the threaded bore from the passage, characterized in that the passage of the frame is dimensioned in such a way that the clamping screw can be screwed out from the threaded bore completely into the passage, wherein the clamping screw, in a projection in an insertion direction of the line and the rail into the passage of the frame, has such a cross-sectional area design that it is enclosed by a cross-sectional area design of the passage, as seen in an extent direction of the line and the rail into the passage of the frame.
A transient signal encoding method for speech signals or audio signals, comprising: decomposing an input signal into a low-frequency band signal and a high-frequency band signal; classifying the high-frequency band signal into a transient signal or a non-transient signal; only when the high-frequency band signal is classified as a transient signal, obtaining a reference sub-frame where a maximal time envelope having a maximal amplitude value from time envelopes of all sub-frames of the high-frequency band signal is located; only when the high-frequency band signal is classified as a transient signal, decreasing an amplitude value of the time envelope of each sub-frame before the reference sub-frame; and only when the high-frequency band signal is classified as a transient signal, writing the adjusted time envelope obtained by the decreasing step into an encoding bitstream; and obtaining a frequency-domain envelope of the high-frequency band signal wherein the frequency-domain envelope of the high-frequency band signal is added to the encoding bitstream. decomposing an input signal into a low-frequency band signal and a high-frequency band signal; classifying the high-frequency band signal into a transient signal or a non-transient signal; only when the high-frequency band signal is classified as a transient signal, obtaining a reference sub-frame where a maximal time envelope having a maximal amplitude value from time envelopes of all sub-frames of the high-frequency band signal is located; only when the high-frequency band signal is classified as a transient signal, decreasing an amplitude value of the time envelope of each sub-frame before the reference sub-frame; and only when the high-frequency band signal is classified as a transient signal, writing the adjusted time envelope obtained by the decreasing step into an encoding bitstream; and obtaining a frequency-domain envelope of the high-frequency band signal wherein the frequency-domain envelope of the high-frequency band signal is added to the encoding bitstream.