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A method of performing a digital quantification of a species in an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) device comprising the steps of: performing an electrowetting operation on a sample volume (182, 182a, 182b, 210) and a dilutent volume (184,184a,184b) input into the EWOD device to generate a first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) from the sample volume; performing an amplification process on the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) within the EWOD device; measuring a turn-on value for the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228); comparing the measured turn-on value of the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) to a target turn-on value for digital quantification; calculating a dilution factor based on the comparison of the measured turn-on value of the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) to the target turn-on value; performing an electrowetting operation to extract a second sample droplet (198,198b) from the sample volume; performing an electrowetting operation to dilute the second sample droplet (198,198b) with the diluent volume (184,184a,184b) in accordance with the dilution factor to form a diluted second sample droplet; and performing a digital quantification on the diluted second sample droplet within the EWOD device to quantify an initial concentration of the species in the sample volume. performing an electrowetting operation on a sample volume (182, 182a, 182b, 210) and a dilutent volume (184,184a,184b) input into the EWOD device to generate a first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) from the sample volume; performing an amplification process on the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) within the EWOD device; measuring a turn-on value for the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228); comparing the measured turn-on value of the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) to a target turn-on value for digital quantification; calculating a dilution factor based on the comparison of the measured turn-on value of the first sample droplet (194,194a,194b,228) to the target turn-on value; performing an electrowetting operation to extract a second sample droplet (198,198b) from the sample volume; performing an electrowetting operation to dilute the second sample droplet (198,198b) with the diluent volume (184,184a,184b) in accordance with the dilution factor to form a diluted second sample droplet; and performing a digital quantification on the diluted second sample droplet within the EWOD device to quantify an initial concentration of the species in the sample volume.
A resonator for a laser comprising: a first resonator wall (203a, 205a, 500, 502, 603, 605, 703, 705, 1003, 1005, 1103, 1105, 1203, 1205); a second resonator wall (203a, 205a, 500, 502, 603, 605, 703, 705, 1003, 1005, 1103, 1105, 1203, 1205) that is separated from the first resonator wall in a transverse direction thereby defining a gap between the first and second resonator walls; a lasing medium (305, 409) disposed in the gap; a first mirror (309, 311, 405, 411) disposed at a first end of the first and second resonator walls; a second mirror (309, 311, 405, 411) disposed at a second end of the first and second resonator walls, wherein the first and second mirror cooperate to fold an intra-cavity laser beam (303, 402) along a plurality of paths through the lasing medium; wherein the plurality of paths define a boundary of a superfluous region (313, 407, 408, 412) within the resonator, wherein the intra-cavity laser beam does not pass through the superfluous region; and wherein the first mirror and the second mirror form a laser resonator for a parasitic laser mode (406, 409, 414), a portion of which is located within the superfluous region, and a parasitic mode suppressor (413, 413b, 413c, 423, 501, 509, 601, 701, 801, 901a, 901b, 1007, 1107, 1111, 1207) that is located within the superfluous region of the resonator, is disposed between the first end of the first resonator wall and the first mirror and is substantially the same shape as the superfluous region. a first resonator wall (203a, 205a, 500, 502, 603, 605, 703, 705, 1003, 1005, 1103, 1105, 1203, 1205); a second resonator wall (203a, 205a, 500, 502, 603, 605, 703, 705, 1003, 1005, 1103, 1105, 1203, 1205) that is separated from the first resonator wall in a transverse direction thereby defining a gap between the first and second resonator walls; a lasing medium (305, 409) disposed in the gap; a first mirror (309, 311, 405, 411) disposed at a first end of the first and second resonator walls; a second mirror (309, 311, 405, 411) disposed at a second end of the first and second resonator walls, wherein the first and second mirror cooperate to fold an intra-cavity laser beam (303, 402) along a plurality of paths through the lasing medium; wherein the plurality of paths define a boundary of a superfluous region (313, 407, 408, 412) within the resonator, wherein the intra-cavity laser beam does not pass through the superfluous region; and wherein the first mirror and the second mirror form a laser resonator for a parasitic laser mode (406, 409, 414), a portion of which is located within the superfluous region, and a parasitic mode suppressor (413, 413b, 413c, 423, 501, 509, 601, 701, 801, 901a, 901b, 1007, 1107, 1111, 1207) that is located within the superfluous region of the resonator, is disposed between the first end of the first resonator wall and the first mirror and is substantially the same shape as the superfluous region.
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: an exhaust gas purification catalyst that is provided in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine; an adding apparatus that adds a gaseous reducing agent into an exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage upstream of the exhaust gas purification catalyst; a pressure controller that controls the pressure of adding the reducing agent from the adding apparatus to the exhaust gas in accordance with an operating condition of the internal combustion engine; and a setting unit that sets a target flow rate (Qaddt) of the reducing agent added from the adding apparatus to the exhaust gas, characterized in that when the target flow rate (Qaddt) of the reducing agent added from the adding apparatus to the exhaust gas is small, the pressure controller decreases the pressure of adding the reducing agent, as compared to when the target flow rate (Qaddt) is large. an exhaust gas purification catalyst that is provided in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine; an adding apparatus that adds a gaseous reducing agent into an exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage upstream of the exhaust gas purification catalyst; a pressure controller that controls the pressure of adding the reducing agent from the adding apparatus to the exhaust gas in accordance with an operating condition of the internal combustion engine; and a setting unit that sets a target flow rate (Qaddt) of the reducing agent added from the adding apparatus to the exhaust gas, characterized in that when the target flow rate (Qaddt) of the reducing agent added from the adding apparatus to the exhaust gas is small, the pressure controller decreases the pressure of adding the reducing agent, as compared to when the target flow rate (Qaddt) is large.
Flap fitting comprising a setting arm which is attached to a base element of the flap fitting so as to be pivotable about a setting axis between an open position and a closed position, a toggle lever mechanism having a first lever and a second lever connected to each other pivotably about a pivot axis, and an energy accumulator, characterized in that the energy accumulator acts on the first lever at a first link point spaced apart from the pivot axis and on the second lever at a second link point spaced apart from the pivot axis, wherein the first link point and the second link point being loaded with force by the energy accumulator towards one another, and that a setting contour arrangement with a setting contour and a guide element is arranged between the first lever and the setting arm, wherein the guide element is movable along the setting contour and wherein the setting arm is loaded with force in the direction of rotation about the setting axis at least in a partial section along the setting contour by the first lever via the setting contour arrangement.
A computer-implemented method for providing secure computing environment in a computer processor, comprising: - initializing a hypervisor on the computer processor; - establishing a first virtual machine under control of the hypervisor; and - executing code for a secure zone on the first virtual machine, including: - verifying an administrative task, and - executing the administrative task, wherein the executing comprises: - establishing a connection with an administrator device; - ensuring that the administrator device is one of a set of intended administrator devices; - receiving a command through the connection with the administrator device, wherein the command relates to executing a task on a second virtual machine and the task calls a subtask, wherein execution of the task is suspended while the subtask is executed, and wherein executing the task on the second virtual machine comprises establishing the second virtual machine under control of the hypervisor. - initializing a hypervisor on the computer processor; - establishing a first virtual machine under control of the hypervisor; and - executing code for a secure zone on the first virtual machine, including: - verifying an administrative task, and - executing the administrative task, wherein the executing comprises: - establishing a connection with an administrator device; - ensuring that the administrator device is one of a set of intended administrator devices; - receiving a command through the connection with the administrator device, wherein the command relates to executing a task on a second virtual machine and the task calls a subtask, wherein execution of the task is suspended while the subtask is executed, and wherein executing the task on the second virtual machine comprises establishing the second virtual machine under control of the hypervisor. - verifying an administrative task, and - executing the administrative task, wherein the executing comprises: - establishing a connection with an administrator device; - ensuring that the administrator device is one of a set of intended administrator devices; - receiving a command through the connection with the administrator device, wherein the command relates to executing a task on a second virtual machine and the task calls a subtask, wherein execution of the task is suspended while the subtask is executed, and wherein executing the task on the second virtual machine comprises establishing the second virtual machine under control of the hypervisor. - establishing a connection with an administrator device; - ensuring that the administrator device is one of a set of intended administrator devices; - receiving a command through the connection with the administrator device, wherein the command relates to executing a task on a second virtual machine and the task calls a subtask, wherein execution of the task is suspended while the subtask is executed, and wherein executing the task on the second virtual machine comprises establishing the second virtual machine under control of the hypervisor.
A method applied when receiving frames from a source at a port of a node comprising one or more ports connecting the node to a communications network, wherein each of the frames includes a sequence number associated with the source and the reception of the frames includes receiving a duplicate of a frame at one or more ports of the node; the method comprising receiving a frame at a port of the node from a source; characterized in that the method further comprises determining a newest sequence number indicating at the node the newest of the sequence numbers of the ones of the frames received at the one or more ports from the source at the node; determining a first window of frames from the source by corresponding sequence numbers, said first window comprising sequence numbers preceding the newest sequence number and associated with reception information of a corresponding frame at the node; determining a second window of frames from the source by corresponding sequence numbers, said second window comprising sequence numbers following the newest sequence number; relaying the frame by the node, upon determining that a sequence number of the received frame is within the first window and the reception information indicates a first reception of the frame at the node; and updating positions of first and second windows in a number space of the sequence numbers, when the sequence number of the received frame is within the second window, wherein the first window comprising sequence numbers preceding the newest sequence number comprises received and non-received frames from the source at the one or more ports.
Meter electronics of a vibratory flow meter for determining a void fraction of gas in a flow material flowing through the flow meter, the meter electronics comprising: an interface for receiving a frequency response of the flow material; and a processing system in communication with the interface arranged to receive the frequency response from the interface wherein said processing system is arranged to: break out the frequency response into at least a gas frequency component and a fluid frequency component; and determine the void fraction of gas from the frequency response and one or more of the gas frequency component and the fluid frequency component. an interface for receiving a frequency response of the flow material; and a processing system in communication with the interface arranged to receive the frequency response from the interface wherein said processing system is arranged to: break out the frequency response into at least a gas frequency component and a fluid frequency component; and determine the void fraction of gas from the frequency response and one or more of the gas frequency component and the fluid frequency component.
Household robot, wherein the household robot comprises the following: - a drive facility; - an energy storage unit; - a sensor for scanning an environment of the household robot; - a control device which is designed to actuate the drive facility on the basis of a signal of the sensor with energy from the energy storage unit in order to effect a predetermined travel movement of the household robot; and - a mechanical interface, which is designed to couple a functional module by means of a form fit to the household robot securely with respect to the relative movement, - wherein the mechanical interface comprises a release device which is designed to cancel the form fit with respect to a spatial direction, - wherein the release device comprises a rotatable control element and an engaging element arranged radially on the control element, - wherein the engaging element is designed to engage or not engage into a corresponding cut-out as a function of a rotational position of the control element, characterised in that - the control element comprises a cam plate and the engaging element comprises a bolt. - a drive facility; - an energy storage unit; - a sensor for scanning an environment of the household robot; - a control device which is designed to actuate the drive facility on the basis of a signal of the sensor with energy from the energy storage unit in order to effect a predetermined travel movement of the household robot; and - a mechanical interface, which is designed to couple a functional module by means of a form fit to the household robot securely with respect to the relative movement, - wherein the mechanical interface comprises a release device which is designed to cancel the form fit with respect to a spatial direction, - wherein the release device comprises a rotatable control element and an engaging element arranged radially on the control element, - wherein the engaging element is designed to engage or not engage into a corresponding cut-out as a function of a rotational position of the control element, characterised in that - the control element comprises a cam plate and the engaging element comprises a bolt.
A container for consumer goods, comprising: a box comprising a bottom wall, two side walls, a back wall and a front wall; a movable container back wall depending along a first fold line from the box, wherein the movable container back wall is movable about the first fold line between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the movable container back wall at least partially overlies the box back wall when the movable container back wall is in the closed position; a lid depending along a hinge line from the movable container back wall, the lid being movable between an open position and a closed position; a first compartment for receiving consumer goods and located in the box, wherein the first compartment is accessible when the lid is in the open position; and a second compartment for receiving consumer goods and located in the box, wherein the second compartment is accessible when both the lid and the movable container back wall are in their respective open positions. a box comprising a bottom wall, two side walls, a back wall and a front wall; a movable container back wall depending along a first fold line from the box, wherein the movable container back wall is movable about the first fold line between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the movable container back wall at least partially overlies the box back wall when the movable container back wall is in the closed position; a lid depending along a hinge line from the movable container back wall, the lid being movable between an open position and a closed position; a first compartment for receiving consumer goods and located in the box, wherein the first compartment is accessible when the lid is in the open position; and a second compartment for receiving consumer goods and located in the box, wherein the second compartment is accessible when both the lid and the movable container back wall are in their respective open positions.
A method for lithiation of an anode, comprising the steps of: (a) providing an anode; (b) providing a bath comprising gamma-butyrolactone, a dissolved lithium halide salt and dissolved carbon dioxide, wherein said bath contacts the anode and wherein a dry gas blanket covers said bath; (c) providing an electrolytic field plate comprising an inert conductive material wherein said field plate establishes a field between the anode and the field plate; and (d) applying a reducing current to the anode and an oxidizing current to the field plate, wherein lithium ions from the bath lithiate into the anode. (a) providing an anode; (b) providing a bath comprising gamma-butyrolactone, a dissolved lithium halide salt and dissolved carbon dioxide, wherein said bath contacts the anode and wherein a dry gas blanket covers said bath; (c) providing an electrolytic field plate comprising an inert conductive material wherein said field plate establishes a field between the anode and the field plate; and (d) applying a reducing current to the anode and an oxidizing current to the field plate, wherein lithium ions from the bath lithiate into the anode.
Varactor comprising the following component parts: - a first PTC region, which comprises a ceramic material having a positive temperature coefficient with respect to the resistance, and - a capacitor region comprising: - - a first electrode, - - a second electrode, - - a first dielectric layer, which is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first PTC region and the capacitor region are thermally conductively connected to one another, and the capacitance of the capacitor region can be altered by the application of a bias voltage to: - the first PTC region, - the capacitor region, - the first PTC region and the capacitor region. - a first PTC region, which comprises a ceramic material having a positive temperature coefficient with respect to the resistance, and - a capacitor region comprising: - - a first electrode, - - a second electrode, - - a first dielectric layer, which is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first PTC region and the capacitor region are thermally conductively connected to one another, and the capacitance of the capacitor region can be altered by the application of a bias voltage to: - - a first electrode, - - a second electrode, - - a first dielectric layer, which is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first PTC region and the capacitor region are thermally conductively connected to one another, and the capacitance of the capacitor region can be altered by the application of a bias voltage to: - the first PTC region, - the capacitor region, - the first PTC region and the capacitor region.
A method for updating a sound field, the method comprising: generating virtual loudspeakers for a plurality of physical loudspeakers by determining a pair of Head Related Input Responses, HRIRs, corresponding to spatial locations of the plurality of physical loudspeakers; stabilizing a spatial sound field including a set of virtual loudspeaker signal feeds using head-tracking data associated with a user and a panning function being applied to each of the virtual loudspeaker signal feeds, wherein the panning function is based on direct gain optimization, the direct gain optimization utilizes energy vectors and velocity vectors localization, the energy vectors and velocity vectors being calculated for a set of gain coefficients to satisfy objective predictors of optimum localization, the optimum localization being obtained by performing a non-linear unconstrained search for the minimum of a multivariate cost function, each gain coefficient corresponding to one signal feed of the set of virtual loudspeaker signal feeds, whereby each gain coefficient corresponds to a different signal feed of the set of virtual loudspeaker signal feeds; filtering the stabilized sound field resulting in a filtered stabilized sound field, the filtered stabilized sound field filtered with the pair of HRIRs corresponding to the spatial locations of the plurality of physical loudspeakers; and providing the filtered stabilized sound field to an audio output device associated with the user. generating virtual loudspeakers for a plurality of physical loudspeakers by determining a pair of Head Related Input Responses, HRIRs, corresponding to spatial locations of the plurality of physical loudspeakers; stabilizing a spatial sound field including a set of virtual loudspeaker signal feeds using head-tracking data associated with a user and a panning function being applied to each of the virtual loudspeaker signal feeds, wherein the panning function is based on direct gain optimization, the direct gain optimization utilizes energy vectors and velocity vectors localization, the energy vectors and velocity vectors being calculated for a set of gain coefficients to satisfy objective predictors of optimum localization, the optimum localization being obtained by performing a non-linear unconstrained search for the minimum of a multivariate cost function, each gain coefficient corresponding to one signal feed of the set of virtual loudspeaker signal feeds, whereby each gain coefficient corresponds to a different signal feed of the set of virtual loudspeaker signal feeds; filtering the stabilized sound field resulting in a filtered stabilized sound field, the filtered stabilized sound field filtered with the pair of HRIRs corresponding to the spatial locations of the plurality of physical loudspeakers; and providing the filtered stabilized sound field to an audio output device associated with the user.