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An aberration correcting device comprising: a first multipole which generates a hexapole field; a second multipole which generates a hexapole field with a polarity opposite to a polarity of the hexapole field generated by the first multipole; a third multipole which is disposed between the first multipole and the second multipole and generates an octupole field; a first transfer lens system disposed between the first multipole and the third multipole; and a second transfer lens system disposed between the third multipole and the second multipole, characterized by the first transfer lens system including a plurality of fourth multipoles (142,144) which generate a field in which an electromagnetic-field superposed quadrupole field and an octupole field are superposed; and the second transfer lens system including a plurality of fifth multipoles (152,154) which generate a field in which an electromagnetic-field superposed quadrupole field and an octupole field are superposed. a first multipole which generates a hexapole field; a second multipole which generates a hexapole field with a polarity opposite to a polarity of the hexapole field generated by the first multipole; a third multipole which is disposed between the first multipole and the second multipole and generates an octupole field; a first transfer lens system disposed between the first multipole and the third multipole; and a second transfer lens system disposed between the third multipole and the second multipole, characterized by the first transfer lens system including a plurality of fourth multipoles (142,144) which generate a field in which an electromagnetic-field superposed quadrupole field and an octupole field are superposed; and the second transfer lens system including a plurality of fifth multipoles (152,154) which generate a field in which an electromagnetic-field superposed quadrupole field and an octupole field are superposed.
An apparatus for applying a desired convolutional encoding operation to an input plurality of information bits, comprising: an initial state convolutional encoder and a plurality of composite convolutional encoders that receive respectively corresponding blocks of said information bits, each of said convolutional encoders configured to apply at least one convolutional encoding operation to the associated block of information bits such that convolutional encoding is applied to all of said blocks in parallel, each of said composite convolutional encoders configured to apply in parallel to the associated block of information bits a plurality of convolutional encoding operations having respective initial encode states that are mutually different from one another, the initial encode states covering all possible initial encode states; and a selector associated with each composite convolutional encoder, each selector receiving in parallel from its associated composite convolutional encoder a plurality of convolutional encoding operation results respectively produced by the parallel convolutional encoding operations performed by its associated composite convolutional encoder, each selector receiving a selection control signal indicative of a final encode state associated with the convolutional encoding operation performed by the composite convolutional encoder selected to encode the block of information bits immediately preceding the block of information bits received by the composite convolution encoder associated with the selector. an initial state convolutional encoder and a plurality of composite convolutional encoders that receive respectively corresponding blocks of said information bits, each of said convolutional encoders configured to apply at least one convolutional encoding operation to the associated block of information bits such that convolutional encoding is applied to all of said blocks in parallel, each of said composite convolutional encoders configured to apply in parallel to the associated block of information bits a plurality of convolutional encoding operations having respective initial encode states that are mutually different from one another, the initial encode states covering all possible initial encode states; and a selector associated with each composite convolutional encoder, each selector receiving in parallel from its associated composite convolutional encoder a plurality of convolutional encoding operation results respectively produced by the parallel convolutional encoding operations performed by its associated composite convolutional encoder, each selector receiving a selection control signal indicative of a final encode state associated with the convolutional encoding operation performed by the composite convolutional encoder selected to encode the block of information bits immediately preceding the block of information bits received by the composite convolution encoder associated with the selector.
Hydraulic coupler, in particular for fuel injection valves, having a housing pot which has a pot base and a pot casing, having a piston which is guided in axially displaceable fashion in the housing pot, having a fluid-filled coupler gap which exists between the piston and pot base, having a diaphragm which is arranged on the outer side, averted from the piston, of the housing pot and which delimits a compensation chamber which is connected in terms of flow to the coupler gap, and having a spring element which acts with an axially directed spring force on the diaphragm, characterized in that the spring element is in the form of a spring clip which is fixed to the housing pot and which, in the region of the pot base, bears with axial preload against the diaphragm.
A sighting device, in particular telescopic sight, for a surveying apparatus having angle and in particular distance measurement functionality, which sighting device comprises at least □ an objective unit defining an optical axis and having at least one optical component embodied as a lens or an optical planar plate, □ an image unit which comprises a camera sensor and/or an eyepiece, for acquiring and/or providing an image of a sighted target object, an optical beam path being defined between the objective unit and the image unit, □ a transmission unit for emitting measurement beams as transmission beams and/or a reception unit for acquiring measurement beams as reception beams, and □ at least one optical deviation means for coupling the transmission beams into the optical beam path and/or for coupling the reception beams out of the optical beam path, characterized in that □ the at least one optical component comprises a cylindrical, in particular continuous recess (7, 7') around the optical axis, which recess extends in the direction of the optical axis, □ the deviation means comprises a cylindrical fastening section extending inside the recess (7, 7') and corresponding in shape and size to the recess (7, 7'), so that a bonding gap is formed between the outer lateral face of the fastening section and at least a part of an inner lateral face, defined by the recess (7, 7'), of the optical component, and □ the deviation means is fastened to the at least one optical component by means of an adhesive contained in the bonding gap. □ an objective unit defining an optical axis and having at least one optical component embodied as a lens or an optical planar plate, □ an image unit which comprises a camera sensor and/or an eyepiece, for acquiring and/or providing an image of a sighted target object, an optical beam path being defined between the objective unit and the image unit, □ a transmission unit for emitting measurement beams as transmission beams and/or a reception unit for acquiring measurement beams as reception beams, and □ at least one optical deviation means for coupling the transmission beams into the optical beam path and/or for coupling the reception beams out of the optical beam path, □ the at least one optical component comprises a cylindrical, in particular continuous recess (7, 7') around the optical axis, which recess extends in the direction of the optical axis, □ the deviation means comprises a cylindrical fastening section extending inside the recess (7, 7') and corresponding in shape and size to the recess (7, 7'), so that a bonding gap is formed between the outer lateral face of the fastening section and at least a part of an inner lateral face, defined by the recess (7, 7'), of the optical component, and □ the deviation means is fastened to the at least one optical component by means of an adhesive contained in the bonding gap.
An electret-structure comprising: a fluorine-resin film; and an electrode formed on one surface of the fluorine-resin film; characterized by further comprising a silica layer formed on another surface of the fluorine-resin film, wherein the silica layer is implemented by a plurality of island-shaped silica regions for covering the fluorine-resin film in a topology such that the island-shaped silica regions are isolated from each other, and negative charges are deposited on the island-shaped silica regions. a fluorine-resin film; and an electrode formed on one surface of the fluorine-resin film; characterized by further comprising
A method for performing transmissions of data between a plurality of K t transmitters (120a, 120b) and a plurality of K r receivers (110a, 110b) via a global MIMO channel H = [ H 1,..., H K r] of a wireless communication system, by determining in a distributed fashion precoders to be applied for performing said transmissions, said precoders being respectively applied by said transmitters (120a, 120b) and jointly forming an overall precoder V, wherein each and every j -th transmitter (120a, 120b) among said plurality of K t transmitters (120a, 120b) performs: - obtaining short-term CSIT related data and building its own view Ĥ ( j) of the global MIMO channel H; - determining an estimate Ṽ ( j) of the overall precoder V from the obtained short-term CSIT related data; characterized in that said j -th transmitter (120a, 120b) further performs: - gathering long-term statistics of Channel State Information at Transmitter CSIT errors incurred by each one of the K t transmitters (120a, 120b) with respect to the global MIMO channel H, the long-term statistics describing the random variation of the CSIT errors; - refining the estimate V ̃ j = V ̃ 1 j,..., V ̃ K r j of the overall precoder V on the basis of the gathered long-term statistics of CSIT errors so as to obtain a refined precoder V j = V 1 j,..., V K r j that is a view of the overall precoder V from the standpoint of said j -th transmitter (120a, 120b), further on the basis of its own view Ĥ ( j) of the global MIMO channel H, and further on the basis of a figure of merit representative of performance of said transmissions via the global MIMO channel H; and - transmitting the data by applying a precoder that is formed by a part of the refined precoder V ( j) which relates to said j -th transmitter (120a, 120b) among said plurality of K t transmitters (120a, 120b). - obtaining short-term CSIT related data and building its own view Ĥ ( j) of the global MIMO channel H; - determining an estimate Ṽ ( j) of the overall precoder V from the obtained short-term CSIT related data; - gathering long-term statistics of Channel State Information at Transmitter CSIT errors incurred by each one of the K t transmitters (120a, 120b) with respect to the global MIMO channel H, the long-term statistics describing the random variation of the CSIT errors; - refining the estimate V ̃ j = V ̃ 1 j,..., V ̃ K r j of the overall precoder V on the basis of the gathered long-term statistics of CSIT errors so as to obtain a refined precoder V j = V 1 j,..., V K r j that is a view of the overall precoder V from the standpoint of said j -th transmitter (120a, 120b), further on the basis of its own view Ĥ ( j) of the global MIMO channel H, and further on the basis of a figure of merit representative of performance of said transmissions via the global MIMO channel H; and - transmitting the data by applying a precoder that is formed by a part of the refined precoder V ( j) which relates to said j -th transmitter (120a, 120b) among said plurality of K t transmitters (120a, 120b).
A system for closing an aperture in a biological tissue, the system comprising: a handle; an elongate shaft (105, 105A, 105B, 304-307; 308-313) connected to the handle, wherein the shaft is rigid during insertion of the system into a subject and flexible during attachment of a surgical implant to a biological tissue; and a deployment scaffold (104, 108) connected to the shaft, wherein the scaffold is configured to deploy the surgical implant; wherein the deployment scaffold is configured to deploy a surgical implant, includes a pair of opposed arms defining a plane, and the deployment scaffold articulates laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft and along the plane defined by the arms, the arms being transitionable between a closed configuration defining a first space between the arms and a deployed configuration defining a second space between the arms that is greater than the first space, the arms remaining parallel to one another as the arms transition between the closed and deployed configurations; and a plurality of attachment members configured to releasably retain a surgical implant to the deployment scaffold (104, 108). a handle; an elongate shaft (105, 105A, 105B, 304-307; 308-313) connected to the handle, wherein the shaft is rigid during insertion of the system into a subject and flexible during attachment of a surgical implant to a biological tissue; and a deployment scaffold (104, 108) connected to the shaft, wherein the scaffold is configured to deploy the surgical implant; wherein the deployment scaffold is configured to deploy a surgical implant, includes a pair of opposed arms defining a plane, and the deployment scaffold articulates laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft and along the plane defined by the arms, the arms being transitionable between a closed configuration defining a first space between the arms and a deployed configuration defining a second space between the arms that is greater than the first space, the arms remaining parallel to one another as the arms transition between the closed and deployed configurations; and a plurality of attachment members configured to releasably retain a surgical implant to the deployment scaffold (104, 108).
A cathode plate for metal electrodeposition, comprising: a metal plate on which a plurality of disk-shaped protrusions are arranged on at least one surface of the metal plate, where the surface other than the protrusions is a flat section, the metal plate having a thickness of greater than 1.5 mm and less than or equal to 5 mm when the protrusions are provided on one surface and greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 10 mm when the protrusions are provided on both surfaces; and a non-conductive film formed on the flat section of the metal plate between adjacent protrusions, wherein the protrusions have an upper face which is a conductive section, wherein the conductive section is exposed from the non-conductive film, and wherein the protrusions have a side face that is in the shape of a concave step, a height L1 of the protrusion is the height of the protrusions from the flat section, wherein L1 is greater than or equal to 50 μm and less than or equal to 500 μm, and when an intersection between a vertical line vertically lowered from a position X that is 20 μm outward from an outer peripheral edge of the upper face of protrusion and the side face is defined as Y, a length L2 from X to Y is greater than or equal to 40 μm and less than or equal to 0.8 × L1 μm, and wherein position X is height L1 from Y', wherein Y' is the intersection between a vertically lowered line from the intersection Y and a virtual face that is formed by extending the surface of the flat section in a horizontal direction. a metal plate on which a plurality of disk-shaped protrusions are arranged on at least one surface of the metal plate, where the surface other than the protrusions is a flat section, the metal plate having a thickness of greater than 1.5 mm and less than or equal to 5 mm when the protrusions are provided on one surface and greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 10 mm when the protrusions are provided on both surfaces; and a non-conductive film formed on the flat section of the metal plate between adjacent protrusions, wherein the protrusions have an upper face which is a conductive section, wherein the conductive section is exposed from the non-conductive film, and wherein the protrusions have a side face that is in the shape of a concave step, a height L1 of the protrusion is the height of the protrusions from the flat section, wherein L1 is greater than or equal to 50 μm and less than or equal to 500 μm, and when an intersection between a vertical line vertically lowered from a position X that is 20 μm outward from an outer peripheral edge of the upper face of protrusion and the side face is defined as Y, a length L2 from X to Y is greater than or equal to 40 μm and less than or equal to 0.8 × L1 μm, and wherein position X is height L1 from Y', wherein Y' is the intersection between a vertically lowered line from the intersection Y and a virtual face that is formed by extending the surface of the flat section in a horizontal direction.
Method for joining two aircraft structural parts by a bolted or riveted joint and for preventing cracks at said joint, the method comprising the steps: providing a first metallic aircraft structural part and a second aircraft structural part, wherein the first aircraft structural part comprises a first joint region and the second aircraft structural part comprises a second joint region; wherein the first joint region completely overlaps the second joint region or alternatively, the first joint region and the second joint region completely overlap a butt-joint specimen, inducing compressive residual stresses in a first area of the first joint region only for preventing cracks; and fastening together the first and second aircraft structural parts (100, 110) at the first and second joint regions (101, 111) by a bolted or riveted joint (120, 210). providing a first metallic aircraft structural part and a second aircraft structural part, wherein the first aircraft structural part comprises a first joint region and the second aircraft structural part comprises a second joint region; wherein the first joint region completely overlaps the second joint region or alternatively, the first joint region and the second joint region completely overlap a butt-joint specimen, inducing compressive residual stresses in a first area of the first joint region only for preventing cracks; and fastening together the first and second aircraft structural parts (100, 110) at the first and second joint regions (101, 111) by a bolted or riveted joint (120, 210).
Valve for metering a medium, in particular a fluid, having a valve housing which has a metering opening, having a valve element which controls the metering opening, having an electrically activatable piezoelectric actuator for actuating the valve element, said actuator being cardanically mounted in each case at the valve element side and at the valve housing side, having a hydraulic coupler which is arranged on that side of the actuator which is averted from the valve element, which hydraulic coupler has a piston guide and has a piston which is held in axially displaceable and non-rotatable fashion in the piston guide and which delimits a liquid-filled coupler gap and which is coupled to the actuator, and having an electrical connection which is led to the actuator for the activation thereof, which electrical connection has an actuator-side contact element and, making contact therewith, a housing-side contact element, characterized in that a rotation prevention means is provided which fixes the actuator in its rotational position, and one of the contact elements (25, 26) is incorporated into the rotation prevention means.
A liquid crystal polyester composition containing a liquid crystal polyester, a fluorine resin, a carbon fiber, and a granular filler, wherein the granular filler is at least one granular filler selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, silicon oxide and titanium oxide.
A medical system for use in interventional radiology, adapted to be coupled to a navigation system, comprising: - a needle to be inserted into a patient's body toward a target, said needle comprising a distal tip and a proximal stop; - a needle guide, the needle being able to slide within said guide along a longitudinal axis thereof, said needle guide comprising a tracker for navigating the needle guide with respect to a 3D medical image of a patient; - a processor configured to detect a contact between the needle guide and the proximal stop and to determine, from navigation data of the needle guide when said needle guide is in contact with the proximal stop of the needle and from the length of said needle, a position of the distal needle tip with respect to the 3D medical image; and - a user interface coupled to said processor and configured to display, on at least one image of the patient, a representation of the needle and a point on said representation of the needle to represent the needle tip in said determined position. - a needle to be inserted into a patient's body toward a target, said needle comprising a distal tip and a proximal stop; - a needle guide, the needle being able to slide within said guide along a longitudinal axis thereof, said needle guide comprising a tracker for navigating the needle guide with respect to a 3D medical image of a patient; - a processor configured to detect a contact between the needle guide and the proximal stop and to determine, from navigation data of the needle guide when said needle guide is in contact with the proximal stop of the needle and from the length of said needle, a position of the distal needle tip with respect to the 3D medical image; and - a user interface coupled to said processor and configured to display, on at least one image of the patient, a representation of the needle and a point on said representation of the needle to represent the needle tip in said determined position.