mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method, comprising: - monitoring data communication on a plurality of lines to establish data rates of the data communication on the plurality of lines, - based on the data rates: determining a partition of at least one time division duplex transmission frame of the data communication, the partition comprising an upstream section and a downstream section and enabling discontinuous operation of the data communication comprising quiet times, said determining of the partition further being based on an overall energy consumption of the data communication on the plurality of lines, - controlling modems of the plurality of lines to implement the partition for the at least one transmission frame, and - performing a joint optimization across the plurality of lines to determine the partition, the joint optimization comprising an objective function determined based on the overall energy consumption, the joint optimization being performed in view of a constraint determined based on the data rates, wherein the overall energy consumption is based on a sum of a power consumption of the plurality of lines, wherein the constraint includes that a sum of the number of data symbol positions in upstream, m us, and the number of data symbol positions in downstream, m ds, is smaller than the size of the time division duplex transmission frame, M F, expressed in symbols. - monitoring data communication on a plurality of lines to establish data rates of the data communication on the plurality of lines, - based on the data rates: determining a partition of at least one time division duplex transmission frame of the data communication, the partition comprising an upstream section and a downstream section and enabling discontinuous operation of the data communication comprising quiet times, said determining of the partition further being based on an overall energy consumption of the data communication on the plurality of lines, - controlling modems of the plurality of lines to implement the partition for the at least one transmission frame, and - performing a joint optimization across the plurality of lines to determine the partition, the joint optimization comprising an objective function determined based on the overall energy consumption, the joint optimization being performed in view of a constraint determined based on the data rates, wherein the overall energy consumption is based on a sum of a power consumption of the plurality of lines, wherein the constraint includes that a sum of the number of data symbol positions in upstream, m us, and the number of data symbol positions in downstream, m ds, is smaller than the size of the time division duplex transmission frame, M F, expressed in symbols. wherein the overall energy consumption is based on a sum of a power consumption of the plurality of lines, wherein the constraint includes that a sum of the number of data symbol positions in upstream, m us, and the number of data symbol positions in downstream, m ds, is smaller than the size of the time division duplex transmission frame, M F, expressed in symbols.
A bag body having a double-bag structure including an inner bag and an outer bag, the inner bag being placed inside the outer bag, the bag body comprising: a string attached to the inner bag; characterized by a through-hole formed in the outer bag, and in that, when the string is drawn out of the outer bag through the through-hole, said string restricts a displacement of the inner bag relative to the outer bag. a string attached to the inner bag; characterized by a through-hole formed in the outer bag, and in that, when the string is drawn out of the outer bag through the through-hole, said string restricts a displacement of the inner bag relative to the outer bag.
Electronic half-bridge converter, said electronic half-bridge converter comprising: - an input (110, GND) comprising two terminals for receiving a first power signal ( V in); - an output comprising two terminals for providing a second power signal ( V o, i o); - a transformer comprising a primary winding and a secondary winding; - a half-bridge (S 1, S 2) comprising a first (S 1) and a second (S 2) electronic switch connected in series, wherein said half-bridge (S 1, S 2) is interposed between said input (110, GND) of said electronic converter and said primary winding of said transformer; - a rectifier circuit configured for converting the current provided via said secondary winding in a rectified current; and - a filter circuit (F; Fa) connected to the upstream rectifier circuit and configured for providing said second power signal ( V o, i o) by means of a filtering of said rectified current provided by said rectifier circuit; characterized in that said filter circuit (Fa) comprises: - two input terminals for receiving said rectified current provided by said rectifier circuit; - a first branch connected between said two input terminals of said filter circuit (Fa) and comprising a first inductor (L F1) and a first capacitor (C F1) connected in series; and - a second branch connected in parallel with said first branch and comprising a second inductor (L F2) and said output connected in series. - an input (110, GND) comprising two terminals for receiving a first power signal ( V in); - an output comprising two terminals for providing a second power signal ( V o, i o); - a transformer comprising a primary winding and a secondary winding; - a half-bridge (S 1, S 2) comprising a first (S 1) and a second (S 2) electronic switch connected in series, wherein said half-bridge (S 1, S 2) is interposed between said input (110, GND) of said electronic converter and said primary winding of said transformer; - a rectifier circuit configured for converting the current provided via said secondary winding in a rectified current; and - a filter circuit (F; Fa) connected to the upstream rectifier circuit and configured for providing said second power signal ( V o, i o) by means of a filtering of said rectified current provided by said rectifier circuit; - two input terminals for receiving said rectified current provided by said rectifier circuit; - a first branch connected between said two input terminals of said filter circuit (Fa) and comprising a first inductor (L F1) and a first capacitor (C F1) connected in series; and - a second branch connected in parallel with said first branch and comprising a second inductor (L F2) and said output connected in series.
A navigational system for a host vehicle, the system comprising: at least one processor programmed to: receive a stream of images captured by a camera onboard the host vehicle, wherein the captured images are representative of an environment surrounding the host vehicle, including a road on which the host vehicle travels; receive an output of a LIDAR onboard the host vehicle, wherein the output of the LIDAR includes a plurality of laser reflections from an area associated with a first portion of the road in the environment surrounding the host vehicle, wherein the first portion of the road is flat and straight; estimate a road plane representative of the first portion of the road based on the captured images, using optical flow across the captured images; determine, based on the plurality of laser reflections and the estimated road plane, at least one indicator of relative alignment between the output of the LIDAR and at least one image captured by the camera; attribute LIDAR reflection information to one or more objects of or on a second portion of the road identified in the at least one image, based on the at least one indicator of the relative alignment between the output of the LIDAR and the at least one image captured by the camera, wherein the second portion of the road is not flat, or is curved, or is banked, or has obstructions thereon; and use the attributed LIDAR reflection information and the one or more objects identified in the at least one image to determine a road plane location of the second portion of the road relative to the host vehicle. receive a stream of images captured by a camera onboard the host vehicle, wherein the captured images are representative of an environment surrounding the host vehicle, including a road on which the host vehicle travels; receive an output of a LIDAR onboard the host vehicle, wherein the output of the LIDAR includes a plurality of laser reflections from an area associated with a first portion of the road in the environment surrounding the host vehicle, wherein the first portion of the road is flat and straight; estimate a road plane representative of the first portion of the road based on the captured images, using optical flow across the captured images; determine, based on the plurality of laser reflections and the estimated road plane, at least one indicator of relative alignment between the output of the LIDAR and at least one image captured by the camera; attribute LIDAR reflection information to one or more objects of or on a second portion of the road identified in the at least one image, based on the at least one indicator of the relative alignment between the output of the LIDAR and the at least one image captured by the camera, wherein the second portion of the road is not flat, or is curved, or is banked, or has obstructions thereon; and use the attributed LIDAR reflection information and the one or more objects identified in the at least one image to determine a road plane location of the second portion of the road relative to the host vehicle.
A method of positioning a charged particle beam for processing, comprising: creating a primary fiducial (106, 206, 306) at a location proximal to a region of interest (104, 204, 304), the primary fiducial being identifiable by image recognition; creating a backup fiducial (208, 308); processing the region of interest with the charged particle beam using the primary fiducial to position the beam relative to the region of interest; characterized in that: after a period of time using the primary fiducial during which period of time the primary fiducial degrades, using the back-up fiducial to position the beam to create a third fiducial and using one of the back-up fiducial or the third fiducial to position the beam relative to the region of interest for further processing of the region of interest. creating a primary fiducial (106, 206, 306) at a location proximal to a region of interest (104, 204, 304), the primary fiducial being identifiable by image recognition; creating a backup fiducial (208, 308); processing the region of interest with the charged particle beam using the primary fiducial to position the beam relative to the region of interest; characterized in that: after a period of time using the primary fiducial during which period of time the primary fiducial degrades, using the back-up fiducial to position the beam to create a third fiducial and using one of the back-up fiducial or the third fiducial to position the beam relative to the region of interest for further processing of the region of interest. after a period of time using the primary fiducial during which period of time the primary fiducial degrades, using the back-up fiducial to position the beam to create a third fiducial and using one of the back-up fiducial or the third fiducial to position the beam relative to the region of interest for further processing of the region of interest.
A system for percutaneous, transcatheter heart valve repair, the system comprising: a catheter configured to provide percutaneous access into a heart of a patient; an adjustable annuloplasty ring comprising: a body member that is transitionable from an elongate insertion geometry to an annular operable geometry, the elongate insertion geometry configured to allow percutaneous passage of the annuloplasty ring, via the catheter, into the heart of a patient, and the annular operable geometry having an expanded state to conform to an annulus of a target valve of the heart and a contracted state to reduce a diameter of the annulus of the target valve, and a plurality of anchors deployable in the annular operable geometry to engage the annulus of the target valve; and a stabilizer comprising a plurality of prongs configured to engage the annuloplasty ring in the annular operable geometry within the heart to enable percutaneous manipulation of the ring to orient and position the ring in intimate contact with the annulus of the target valve. a catheter configured to provide percutaneous access into a heart of a patient; an adjustable annuloplasty ring comprising: a body member that is transitionable from an elongate insertion geometry to an annular operable geometry, the elongate insertion geometry configured to allow percutaneous passage of the annuloplasty ring, via the catheter, into the heart of a patient, and the annular operable geometry having an expanded state to conform to an annulus of a target valve of the heart and a contracted state to reduce a diameter of the annulus of the target valve, and a plurality of anchors deployable in the annular operable geometry to engage the annulus of the target valve; and a stabilizer comprising a plurality of prongs configured to engage the annuloplasty ring in the annular operable geometry within the heart to enable percutaneous manipulation of the ring to orient and position the ring in intimate contact with the annulus of the target valve. a body member that is transitionable from an elongate insertion geometry to an annular operable geometry, the elongate insertion geometry configured to allow percutaneous passage of the annuloplasty ring, via the catheter, into the heart of a patient, and the annular operable geometry having an expanded state to conform to an annulus of a target valve of the heart and a contracted state to reduce a diameter of the annulus of the target valve, and a plurality of anchors deployable in the annular operable geometry to engage the annulus of the target valve; and a stabilizer comprising a plurality of prongs configured to engage the annuloplasty ring in the annular operable geometry within the heart to enable percutaneous manipulation of the ring to orient and position the ring in intimate contact with the annulus of the target valve.
A method for detecting characteristics of a gas comprising emissions of a vehicle and an amount of the pollutants emitted from the vehicle, the method comprising: (a) scanning a beam of light through the gas to a target surface on which the beam of light is scattered; (b) acquiring the scattered light scattered from the target surface; and (c) processing the acquired scattered light to determine the characteristics of the gas, wherein the characteristics of the gas comprise a temperature of the gas and an amount of at least one ingredient of the gas, wherein the gas comprises an exhausted plume from a vehicle; and wherein the target surface is a road surface of a road having at least one lane, characterized in that the processing step comprises: characterizing an absorption line from the acquired scattered light; obtaining a half-width at half-maximum, HWHM, of the absorption line; and determining the temperature of the gas from the obtained HWHM with a relationship of: T gas = T 0 b L 0 T 0 b L 0 T gas 1 n, wherein T gas is the temperature of the gas, T 0 is a standard temperature, b L 0 T 0 is a standard HWHM corresponding to the standard temperature, b L 0 T gas is the obtained HWHM, and n is a coefficient of temperature dependence of an air-broadened halfwidth. (a) scanning a beam of light through the gas to a target surface on which the beam of light is scattered; (b) acquiring the scattered light scattered from the target surface; and (c) processing the acquired scattered light to determine the characteristics of the gas, wherein the characteristics of the gas comprise a temperature of the gas and an amount of at least one ingredient of the gas, wherein the gas comprises an exhausted plume from a vehicle; and wherein the target surface is a road surface of a road having at least one lane, characterized in that the processing step comprises: characterizing an absorption line from the acquired scattered light; obtaining a half-width at half-maximum, HWHM, of the absorption line; and determining the temperature of the gas from the obtained HWHM with a relationship of: T gas = T 0 b L 0 T 0 b L 0 T gas 1 n, wherein T gas is the temperature of the gas, T 0 is a standard temperature, b L 0 T 0 is a standard HWHM corresponding to the standard temperature, b L 0 T gas is the obtained HWHM, and n is a coefficient of temperature dependence of an air-broadened halfwidth. characterizing an absorption line from the acquired scattered light; obtaining a half-width at half-maximum, HWHM, of the absorption line; and determining the temperature of the gas from the obtained HWHM with a relationship of: T gas = T 0 b L 0 T 0 b L 0 T gas 1 n, wherein T gas is the temperature of the gas, T 0 is a standard temperature, b L 0 T 0 is a standard HWHM corresponding to the standard temperature, b L 0 T gas is the obtained HWHM, and n is a coefficient of temperature dependence of an air-broadened halfwidth.
A method of processing and packaging aligned nanofibers in nanofiber reinforced polymer composite, the method comprising: (i) mixing at least one nanofiber dispersed in a solvent with a polymer in powder form, wherein the nanofiber is selected from the group consisting of carbon fibrils having a diameter of 100 nm or less, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and single wall carbon nanotubes; and wherein the mixing disperses the nanofibers in the polymer and links the nanofibers to the polymer or to each other; (ii) removing the solvent; (iii) processing the mix in a high shear condition; and (iv) inducing an orientation of the nanofibers while extruding at least one continuous filament, wherein the filament is selected from the group consisting of fibers, films, sheets and tapes. (i) mixing at least one nanofiber dispersed in a solvent with a polymer in powder form, wherein the nanofiber is selected from the group consisting of carbon fibrils having a diameter of 100 nm or less, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and single wall carbon nanotubes; and wherein the mixing disperses the nanofibers in the polymer and links the nanofibers to the polymer or to each other; (ii) removing the solvent; (iii) processing the mix in a high shear condition; and (iv) inducing an orientation of the nanofibers while extruding at least one continuous filament, wherein the filament is selected from the group consisting of fibers, films, sheets and tapes.
A method to produce electrically conductive porous materials with distributed wettability, comprising the steps of: a) coating the external and internal surfaces of a porous base material made of carbon fiber or Titanium with Fluoroethylene-Propylene and/or perfluoroalkoxy and/or Ethylene-Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) or any other hydrophobic polymer; b) exposing the coated porous material to irradiation through a blocking mask such that only parts of the coated porous material are exposed; c) immersing the previously exposed coated porous material in a monomer solution and heating to a temperature higher than 45°C, resulting in the graft co-polymerization of hydrophilic monomers on the exposed coated porous material. a) coating the external and internal surfaces of a porous base material made of carbon fiber or Titanium with Fluoroethylene-Propylene and/or perfluoroalkoxy and/or Ethylene-Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) or any other hydrophobic polymer; b) exposing the coated porous material to irradiation through a blocking mask such that only parts of the coated porous material are exposed; c) immersing the previously exposed coated porous material in a monomer solution and heating to a temperature higher than 45°C, resulting in the graft co-polymerization of hydrophilic monomers on the exposed coated porous material.
A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, comprising: a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of a subject; a mouthpiece into which the subject in use exhales; a delivery unit, which comprises an actuation part which is manually displaceable to actuate the delivery unit to deliver substance from the nosepiece; and a valve assembly which is fluidly connected to the nosepiece and the mouthpiece, wherein the valve assembly comprises a body element and a valve element which is movably disposed to the body element between closed and open configurations by manual displacement of the actuation part of the delivery unit to provide for an air flow through the nosepiece simultaneously with delivery of substance; characterized in that the body element includes a pivot, and the valve element comprises an arm, one end of which is pivoted to the pivot of the body element between the closed and open configurations. a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of a subject; a mouthpiece into which the subject in use exhales; a delivery unit, which comprises an actuation part which is manually displaceable to actuate the delivery unit to deliver substance from the nosepiece; and a valve assembly which is fluidly connected to the nosepiece and the mouthpiece, wherein the valve assembly comprises a body element and a valve element which is movably disposed to the body element between closed and open configurations by manual displacement of the actuation part of the delivery unit to provide for an air flow through the nosepiece simultaneously with delivery of substance; characterized in that the body element includes a pivot, and the valve element comprises an arm, one end of which is pivoted to the pivot of the body element between the closed and open configurations.