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A method of configuring a programmable controller for controlling a blood separation device to deplete platelets from blood from a blood source, the controller being programmed to carry out a method comprising: (a) executing a cycle comprising conveying blood into a first stage of a blood separation chamber, separating the blood in the first stage of the blood separation chamber into platelet-rich plasma and red blood cells, conveying at least a portion of the platelet-rich plasma into a second stage of the blood separation chamber, separating said at least a portion of the platelet-rich plasma in the second stage of blood separation chamber into platelets and platelet-poor plasma, and conveying at least a portion of the platelet-poor plasma out of the second stage of the blood separation chamber while allowing the platelets to accumulate in the second stage of the blood separation chamber; (b) determining that a maximum chamber capacity of platelets has accumulated in the second stage of the blood separation chamber; and (c) ending the cycle by conveying the accumulated platelets out of the second stage of the blood separation chamber. (a) executing a cycle comprising conveying blood into a first stage of a blood separation chamber, separating the blood in the first stage of the blood separation chamber into platelet-rich plasma and red blood cells, conveying at least a portion of the platelet-rich plasma into a second stage of the blood separation chamber, separating said at least a portion of the platelet-rich plasma in the second stage of blood separation chamber into platelets and platelet-poor plasma, and conveying at least a portion of the platelet-poor plasma out of the second stage of the blood separation chamber while allowing the platelets to accumulate in the second stage of the blood separation chamber; conveying blood into a first stage of a blood separation chamber, separating the blood in the first stage of the blood separation chamber into platelet-rich plasma and red blood cells, conveying at least a portion of the platelet-rich plasma into a second stage of the blood separation chamber, separating said at least a portion of the platelet-rich plasma in the second stage of blood separation chamber into platelets and platelet-poor plasma, and conveying at least a portion of the platelet-poor plasma out of the second stage of the blood separation chamber while allowing the platelets to accumulate in the second stage of the blood separation chamber; (b) determining that a maximum chamber capacity of platelets has accumulated in the second stage of the blood separation chamber; and (c) ending the cycle by conveying the accumulated platelets out of the second stage of the blood separation chamber.
Method for operating an end-effector arrangement having an end effector and having a controller, wherein the end effector has a tool arrangement with multiple gripping devices for gripping an areal workpiece via the workpiece surface thereof, wherein the end effector can assume different tool configurations, and wherein provision is made of an actuating arrangement by means of which the tool configuration is adjustable and the relative position of the gripping devices with respect to one another is thus adaptable to a target workpiece surface, wherein the end effector has a probing arrangement with multiple probes for generating probing information, characterized in that the probing information is generated in a referencing process, in that the end effector is adapted by way of its gripping devices to a reference surface in the referencing process on the basis of the probing information, and in that the resulting tool configuration is stored as a reference tool configuration in the controller. wherein the end effector has a probing arrangement with multiple probes for generating probing information, characterized in that the probing information is generated in a referencing process, in that the end effector is adapted by way of its gripping devices to a reference surface in the referencing process on the basis of the probing information, and in that the resulting tool configuration is stored as a reference tool configuration in the controller.
A system, comprising: an automated guided vehicle; a loading table on the AGV configured and sized to hold more than one storage container; a frame extending from the AGV; a robotic arm mounted to the frame; characterized in that the frame includes a gantry to which the robotic arm is mounted. an automated guided vehicle; a loading table on the AGV configured and sized to hold more than one storage container; a frame extending from the AGV; a robotic arm mounted to the frame; characterized in that the frame includes a gantry to which the robotic arm is mounted.
A method for the automated application of labels successively from a backing layer onto successive articles, said method comprising feeding a supply of labels defined by a first sheet material, which is adhered to the backing layer of sheet material, towards an application point, said labels in said supply of labels joined to adjacent labels in the supply by a line of weakening and a first, leading, label is connected to a following label (8") by a line of weakening, and lines of weakening are provided between successive labels, advancing the label supply and backing layer towards the application point and to apply the leading label to a said article the backing layer is detached from a leading portion of the leading label and said leading portion is applied to the said article and the strength of the line of weakening is provided to be such that the line of weakening between the first, leading label and the following label (8") remains intact until the remainder of the leading label is released from the backing layer, characterised in that the retention strength of the said lines of weakening is greater than the adhesive strength of the attachment of the first sheet material to the backing layer sheet material such that the force required to break the line of weakening is greater than the force required to detach the first sheet material from the backing layer sheet material.
Method for assisting in the driving of a motor vehicle on a fast road with carriageways separated by a safety rail comprising: - a step of detecting the presence of and modelling the safety rail from measurements performed continuously by at least one laser scanner sensor mounted on the motor vehicle, comprising determining a confidence index I CONF associated with the detection by the laser scanner sensor; - a step of activating an automatic driving mode when said confidence index I CONF is above a confidence threshold I th for at least a predefined time corresponding to a minimum rolling distance D th travelled by the motor vehicle; - a step of maintaining said automatic driving mode as long as a current confidence index associated with the detection is above said confidence threshold I th; and - a step of deactivating said automatic driving mode when the current confidence index passes below said confidence threshold; said method also comprising a step of estimating the density of traffic in front of the motor vehicle from images captured by a camera embedded on said motor vehicle, a method in which, after the activation of said automatic driving mode, said current confidence index taken into account in the deactivation and maintaining steps (110, 120) is a function of a combination of the confidence index I CONF associated with the detection of the presence of the safety rail and of the estimated traffic density. - a step of detecting the presence of and modelling the safety rail from measurements performed continuously by at least one laser scanner sensor mounted on the motor vehicle, comprising determining a confidence index I CONF associated with the detection by the laser scanner sensor; - a step of activating an automatic driving mode when said confidence index I CONF is above a confidence threshold I th for at least a predefined time corresponding to a minimum rolling distance D th travelled by the motor vehicle; - a step of maintaining said automatic driving mode as long as a current confidence index associated with the detection is above said confidence threshold I th; and - a step of deactivating said automatic driving mode when the current confidence index passes below said confidence threshold; said method also comprising a step of estimating the density of traffic in front of the motor vehicle from images captured by a camera embedded on said motor vehicle, a method in which, after the activation of said automatic driving mode, said current confidence index taken into account in the deactivation and maintaining steps (110, 120) is a function of a combination of the confidence index I CONF associated with the detection of the presence of the safety rail and of the estimated traffic density.
A hybrid vehicle (Ve), in which a prime mover includes an engine and at least one motor (2, 51, 31, 32, 61, 62), comprising: a drive wheel (4, 33, 34); a power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64) from the engine to the drive wheel (4, 33, 34) via the motor (2, 51, 31, 32, 61, 62); a pendulum damper that is arranged on the power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64) to absorb torsional vibrations on the power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64); and a disconnecting clutch (5, 52) that is arranged on the power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64) to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper, wherein the disconnecting clutch is disposed between the engine and the motor (2, 31), the pendulum damper is disposed closer to the drive wheel than the disconnecting clutch, characterized in that the motor (2, 31) includes a motor case (2c, 31a) holding a motor oil for lubricating at least the motor (2, 31), whereby the pendulum damper is arranged in the motor case (2c, 31a) together with at least the motor (2, 31), and the motor oil lubricates the pendulum damper. a drive wheel (4, 33, 34); a power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64) from the engine to the drive wheel (4, 33, 34) via the motor (2, 51, 31, 32, 61, 62); a pendulum damper that is arranged on the power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64) to absorb torsional vibrations on the power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64); and a disconnecting clutch (5, 52) that is arranged on the power transmission path (12, 40, 44, 55, 56, 63, 64) to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper, wherein the disconnecting clutch is disposed between the engine and the motor (2, 31), the pendulum damper is disposed closer to the drive wheel than the disconnecting clutch, characterized in that the motor (2, 31) includes a motor case (2c, 31a) holding a motor oil for lubricating at least the motor (2, 31), whereby the pendulum damper is arranged in the motor case (2c, 31a) together with at least the motor (2, 31), and the motor oil lubricates the pendulum damper.
A method comprising: obtaining (210, 502) a plurality of image sets associated with a geographical region and a time period, wherein each image set of the plurality of image sets comprises multi-spectral and time series images that depict a respective particular portion of the geographical region during the time period; predicting (214, 506) presence of a crop at particular locations within the particular portion of the geographical region associated with an image set of the plurality of image sets, wherein predicting presence of a crop at particular locations within the particular portion of the geographical region associated with an image set of the plurality of image sets includes determining probabilities that pixels of images in the image set depict a crop versus a non-crop; determining (216, 508) crop boundary locations within the particular portion of the geographical region based on the predicted presence of the crop at the particular locations, wherein the crop boundary locations are determined based on the determined probabilities; and generating a crop indicative image (302, 400, 420) comprising at least one image of the multi-spectral and time series images of the image set overlaid with indication of crop areas, wherein the crop areas are defined by the determined crop boundary locations. obtaining (210, 502) a plurality of image sets associated with a geographical region and a time period, wherein each image set of the plurality of image sets comprises multi-spectral and time series images that depict a respective particular portion of the geographical region during the time period; predicting (214, 506) presence of a crop at particular locations within the particular portion of the geographical region associated with an image set of the plurality of image sets, wherein predicting presence of a crop at particular locations within the particular portion of the geographical region associated with an image set of the plurality of image sets includes determining probabilities that pixels of images in the image set depict a crop versus a non-crop; determining (216, 508) crop boundary locations within the particular portion of the geographical region based on the predicted presence of the crop at the particular locations, wherein the crop boundary locations are determined based on the determined probabilities; and generating a crop indicative image (302, 400, 420) comprising at least one image of the multi-spectral and time series images of the image set overlaid with indication of crop areas, wherein the crop areas are defined by the determined crop boundary locations.
A peptide a) consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80 or b) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80 wherein said peptide has an overall length of up to 30 amino acids, and has the ability to bind to a molecule of the human major histocompatibility complex class-I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a) or b).
A mold for continuous casting comprising: a main body of the mold for continuous casting; and a temperature detection unit (100, 200) which is inserted in an insertion hole formed in the main body of the mold, and detects temperature inside the mold; wherein the temperature detection unit (100, 200) includes, a Fiber Bragg Grating sensor (131, 131A 131B) inserted in a protection tube (135, 135A, 135B) which can be deformed in a radial direction, and a support member (110, 120) in which a groove (111, 211, 213) is formed along a longitudinal direction, and which supports the Fiber Bragg Grating sensor (131, 131A, 131B) along the longitudinal direction; and at a temperature detection point, the protection tube (135, 135A, 135B) in which the FBG sensor (131, 131A, 131B) is inserted is held between a stretched member stretched across an opening of the groove (111, 211, 213) in the support member (110, 120) and an inner surface of the insertion hole. a main body of the mold for continuous casting; and a temperature detection unit (100, 200) which is inserted in an insertion hole formed in the main body of the mold, and detects temperature inside the mold; wherein the temperature detection unit (100, 200) includes, a Fiber Bragg Grating sensor (131, 131A 131B) inserted in a protection tube (135, 135A, 135B) which can be deformed in a radial direction, and a support member (110, 120) in which a groove (111, 211, 213) is formed along a longitudinal direction, and which supports the Fiber Bragg Grating sensor (131, 131A, 131B) along the longitudinal direction; and a Fiber Bragg Grating sensor (131, 131A 131B) inserted in a protection tube (135, 135A, 135B) which can be deformed in a radial direction, and a support member (110, 120) in which a groove (111, 211, 213) is formed along a longitudinal direction, and which supports the Fiber Bragg Grating sensor (131, 131A, 131B) along the longitudinal direction; and at a temperature detection point, the protection tube (135, 135A, 135B) in which the FBG sensor (131, 131A, 131B) is inserted is held between a stretched member stretched across an opening of the groove (111, 211, 213) in the support member (110, 120) and an inner surface of the insertion hole.
A wound treatment system comprising: a wound dressing; a fluid storage device comprising a fluid, wherein the fluid storage device is in fluid communication with the wound dressing; and an energy source configured to direct energy to the fluid and to activate a therapeutic property of the fluid; characterised in that the energy source is configured to direct energy to the fluid prior to the fluid entering the wound dressing. a wound dressing; a fluid storage device comprising a fluid, wherein the fluid storage device is in fluid communication with the wound dressing; and an energy source configured to direct energy to the fluid and to activate a therapeutic property of the fluid; characterised in that the energy source is configured to direct energy to the fluid prior to the fluid entering the wound dressing.
A printing method for a printing system that performs, for each printing condition, continuous printing of a plurality of page data, the printing method comprising: a page data specifying step (S100, S200) of specifying page data that is a continuous printing target; a requirement setting step (S110, S210) of setting a requirement for printing for each target data that is the page data specified in the page data specifying step (S100, S200); a RIP simulation step (S130 to S140, S230 to S240) of performing a simulation of a RIP process on the target data under a plurality of printing conditions which are set in advance; a target data sorting step (S160, S250 to S280) of registering a record in a continuous printing list corresponding to one of the plurality of printing conditions so as to satisfy the requirement set in the requirement setting step (S110, S210), based on simulation result data for each of the plurality of printing conditions obtained in the RIP simulation step (S130 to S140, S230 to S240), the record identifying the target data; and a continuous printing performing step of performing a continuous printing process on a group of page data identified by records registered in a created continuous printing list, under a printing condition corresponding to the created continuous printing list, the continuous printing process including a RIP process and a print process using print data obtained as a result of the RIP process. a page data specifying step (S100, S200) of specifying page data that is a continuous printing target; a requirement setting step (S110, S210) of setting a requirement for printing for each target data that is the page data specified in the page data specifying step (S100, S200); a RIP simulation step (S130 to S140, S230 to S240) of performing a simulation of a RIP process on the target data under a plurality of printing conditions which are set in advance; a target data sorting step (S160, S250 to S280) of registering a record in a continuous printing list corresponding to one of the plurality of printing conditions so as to satisfy the requirement set in the requirement setting step (S110, S210), based on simulation result data for each of the plurality of printing conditions obtained in the RIP simulation step (S130 to S140, S230 to S240), the record identifying the target data; and a continuous printing performing step of performing a continuous printing process on a group of page data identified by records registered in a created continuous printing list, under a printing condition corresponding to the created continuous printing list, the continuous printing process including a RIP process and a print process using print data obtained as a result of the RIP process.
An apparatus for evacuating persons from an elevator car (5.1, 5.2), comprising - the elevator car (5.1, 5.2), - a tread element, which tread element defines a lower end of an evacuation passage in the elevator car (5.1, 5.2), and - a walkway comprising a first end, it being possible to attach, preferably hook, the walkway onto the tread element by means of the first end, characterized in that the apparatus comprises at least one rung (47.0, 48.0, 49.0) that can be attached above the tread element, the rung (47.0, 48.0, 49.0) being designed/used as a step, and it being possible to alternatively attach, preferably hook, the first end of the walkway onto the rung (47.0, 48.0, 49.0) rather than onto the tread element. - the elevator car (5.1, 5.2), - a tread element, which tread element defines a lower end of an evacuation passage in the elevator car (5.1, 5.2), and - a walkway comprising a first end, it being possible to attach, preferably hook, the walkway onto the tread element by means of the first end, characterized in that the apparatus comprises at least one rung (47.0, 48.0, 49.0) that can be attached above the tread element, the rung (47.0, 48.0, 49.0) being designed/used as a step, and it being possible to alternatively attach, preferably hook, the first end of the walkway onto the rung (47.0, 48.0, 49.0) rather than onto the tread element.
A rock cutter chain, comprising at least one sequence of at least two active links each bearing at least one cutting tool on a tool-holder, in order to make a notch in the rock which has a cutting front face and side walls, the cutting tools having a position on said links which determines a cutting front profile, the position of one of the cutting tools on its active link being different from the position of the other cutting tool on its link, characterized in that the tool-holders of the active links have substantially identical profiles, which have a front face facing the front for cutting a notch and two side faces facing the side walls of the notch and substantially fitting the profile of the cutting front of the notch, while having a gap between said front and side faces of the tool-holders and the walls of the notch, of less than 5 mm and greater than 0.1 mm, and in that, in the case when the chain comprises several sequences of active links, said sequences are identical, comprising a same number of active links and a same number of identical tool-holders.
Method of creating exposed printing plates for a printing operation on at least one offset printing press (1a,1b) by means of a computer of a workflow system, wherein the computer collects print job data in the prepress department, generates a set of digital colour separation data to create printing plates for the colour separations, forwards them to at least one platesetter (4a, 4b) where the corresponding exposed printing plates are created and from where the printing plates are then transported to their respective at least one offset printing press (1a,1b) as at least one printing plate stack by means of at least one plate carriage (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), wherein the at least one offset printing press (1a,1b) carries out the printing operation using the generated exposed printing plates, wherein the plate carriage (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) is assigned an unequivocal ID in the workflow system and the arrangement of the created printing plates is saved in the workflow computer under this ID, wherein the plate carriage (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) is identified upon arrival at the offset printing press (1a,1b) with its machine-readable code, and wherein a control computer of the offset printing press (1a, 1b) loads the print job data from the workflow system by means of the ID and guides a user through the implementation of the respective print job, characterized in that the control computer of the offset printing press (1a,1b) loads the print job data from the workflow system in an order in which the user must take the printing plates from the respective plate carriage (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) to process the print job and in that the control computer of the offset printing press (1a,1b) simultaneously checks whether the order of the printing plates matches the colour assignment of printing units of the offset printing press (1a,1b) and outputs a video or audio signal to inform the user in case of a non-match.