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A method of operating a traffic scheduling computer system for planning journeys for delivery resources comprising multiple elements considered separate but interrelated resources wherein the multiple elements comprise one or more of at least one trailer, at least one vehicle and at least one vehicle crew, each journey having a plurality of transit stopping points, the method comprising: receiving scheduling criteria including transit stopping point data and further including availability data for the one or more of the at least one trailer, the at least one vehicle and the at least one vehicle crew; receiving map data, said map data comprising one or more routes, each route defined by a plurality of route-sections; receiving forecast speed information for a traffic unit on each said route-section, the forecast speed for a given route-section depending on historical speed data for that route-section at a predetermined time on a particular day; and planning a journey including a plurality of transit stopping points in dependence on the scheduling criteria including the availability data for the one or more of the at least one trailer, the at least one vehicle and the at least one vehicle crew and forecast speed information. receiving scheduling criteria including transit stopping point data and further including availability data for the one or more of the at least one trailer, the at least one vehicle and the at least one vehicle crew; receiving map data, said map data comprising one or more routes, each route defined by a plurality of route-sections; receiving forecast speed information for a traffic unit on each said route-section, the forecast speed for a given route-section depending on historical speed data for that route-section at a predetermined time on a particular day; and planning a journey including a plurality of transit stopping points in dependence on the scheduling criteria including the availability data for the one or more of the at least one trailer, the at least one vehicle and the at least one vehicle crew and forecast speed information.
A method for estimating a position of a trailer relative to a truck of a road train, the method comprising: - Providing or obtaining a kinematic model of the road train; - Providing or obtaining a length estimation of the trailer; - Measuring an articulation angle (mθ) between the truck and the trailer, characterized by the further steps: - Determining a theoretical articulation angle (dθ) between the truck using the kinematic model; - Comparing the theoretical articulation angle (dθ) and the measured articulation angle (mθ); and - Correcting the theoretical articulation angle (dθ) to obtain a verified articulation angle (vθ) when the measured articulation angle (mθ) is not within a predetermined tolerance range for the theoretical articulation angle (dθ); and - Determining a position of the trailer relative to the truck using the kinetic model, the length estimation, the measured articulation angle (mθ) and the verified articulation angle (vθ). - Providing or obtaining a kinematic model of the road train; - Providing or obtaining a length estimation of the trailer; - Measuring an articulation angle (mθ) between the truck and the trailer, - Determining a theoretical articulation angle (dθ) between the truck using the kinematic model; - Comparing the theoretical articulation angle (dθ) and the measured articulation angle (mθ); and - Correcting the theoretical articulation angle (dθ) to obtain a verified articulation angle (vθ) when the measured articulation angle (mθ) is not within a predetermined tolerance range for the theoretical articulation angle (dθ); and - Determining a position of the trailer relative to the truck using the kinetic model, the length estimation, the measured articulation angle (mθ) and the verified articulation angle (vθ).
A power tool comprising: a brushless motor having a stator defining a plurality of phases, a rotor rotatable relative to the stator, and a plurality of power terminals electrically connected to the plurality of phases; a power unit having a plurality of power switches connected electrically between a power source and the plurality of motor terminals and operable to deliver power to the motor; a primary controller interfaced with the power unit to output a plurality of drive signals to the plurality of power switches to drive the plurality of phases of the motor over a plurality of sectors of the rotor rotation, and characterized by the primary controller being configured to measure a back-electromotive force, back-EMF, voltage of the motor on an open phase of the plurality of phases and to transition commutation of the motor from a present sector of the plurality of sectors to a next sector of the plurality of sectors based in relation to the back-EMF voltage; and a secondary controller configured to receive at least one drive signal of the plurality of drive signals, calculate a speed of the motor based on a frequency of a voltage signal on the at least one drive signal, and take corrective action to cut off supply of power to the brushless motor if the calculated speed exceeds a target speed or a speed threshold. a brushless motor having a stator defining a plurality of phases, a rotor rotatable relative to the stator, and a plurality of power terminals electrically connected to the plurality of phases; a power unit having a plurality of power switches connected electrically between a power source and the plurality of motor terminals and operable to deliver power to the motor; a primary controller interfaced with the power unit to output a plurality of drive signals to the plurality of power switches to drive the plurality of phases of the motor over a plurality of sectors of the rotor rotation, and characterized by the primary controller being configured to measure a back-electromotive force, back-EMF, voltage of the motor on an open phase of the plurality of phases and to transition commutation of the motor from a present sector of the plurality of sectors to a next sector of the plurality of sectors based in relation to the back-EMF voltage; and a secondary controller configured to receive at least one drive signal of the plurality of drive signals, calculate a speed of the motor based on a frequency of a voltage signal on the at least one drive signal, and take corrective action to cut off supply of power to the brushless motor if the calculated speed exceeds a target speed or a speed threshold.
Burner head for combusting fuel with a free flame front, wherein the free flame front is stabilized downstream of the burner head and at a spacing therefrom, comprising: - a burner pipe which has a downstream open end which is provided for arrangement in a combustion chamber, - an annular disc which extends radially inwards from the downstream end, - at least one guide device which is arranged at the downstream end and which extends radially inwards from the inner circumference of the disc at a first angle, - at least one fuel nozzle (24; 26) which is provided in or on the burner pipe and which is arranged and/or designed to discharge fuel at the downstream end radially outwards in a direction downstream into the combustion chamber at a second angle, and - a swirl device which is arranged in the burner pipe upstream of the fuel nozzles (24; 26). - a burner pipe which has a downstream open end which is provided for arrangement in a combustion chamber, - an annular disc which extends radially inwards from the downstream end, - at least one guide device which is arranged at the downstream end and which extends radially inwards from the inner circumference of the disc at a first angle, - at least one fuel nozzle (24; 26) which is provided in or on the burner pipe and which is arranged and/or designed to discharge fuel at the downstream end radially outwards in a direction downstream into the combustion chamber at a second angle, and - a swirl device which is arranged in the burner pipe upstream of the fuel nozzles (24; 26).
A method for the production of urea comprising subjecting an ammonia feed and a carbon dioxide feed to reaction under urea-forming conditions, so as to form an aqueous urea solution, subjecting said solution to concentration so as to form concentrated urea, the method comprising making available a gas stream comprising hydrogen gas originating from a carbon dioxide feed, and subjecting said gas stream to combustion, under the influence of oxygen, together with ammonia -comprising gas resulting from the urea production.
Manual operated pump for the delivery of a fluid, provided with a main part (2, 3, 4) comprising a dispenser associated with a hollow shaft of the pump, through which the fluid is supplied, and a ring nut for fixing the pump to a container configured to contain the fluid to be dispensed, the pump being provided with a safety element, configured to be snapped onto a cylindrical part of the dispenser through a safety element opening, so as to fit between at least one surface of the dispenser and the ring nut thus preventing the dispenser from approaching the ring nut in the event of a collision during transport, the safety element presenting at least one first and a second rib oriented parallel to the axis of the cylindrical part of the dispenser on which the safety element is fitted, said first and second rib, being positioned near said opening, characterized in that the main part of the pump comprises a first and a second projection designed to cooperate respectively with the first the second rib to limit or prevent the rotation of the safety element with respect to the main part of the pump.
A monitoring device for monitoring the fluid balance of an animal or human body, the device comprising: - a body weight sensor for continuously or periodically weighing the body, - a fluid delivery device for providing a controllable supply of fluid to the body, - a urine output sensor for determining the urine output of the body, and - a processor, wherein said processor is adapted for: - determining the total amount of fluid intake and total fluid outtake of the body, taking a signal provided by the body weight sensor and a signal provided by the urine output sensor into account; - determining a fluid outtake due to perspiration and respiration by taking a signal provided by the body weight sensor, a signal provided by the urine output sensor and a determined fluid intake into account; and - providing a control signal to the fluid delivery device to regulate a volume, flow velocity or flow rate of the fluid delivered to the body, so as to maintain a predetermined fluid balance in the body, wherein other routes of fluid loss, except urination, perspiration and respiration, are assumed to be negligible. - a body weight sensor for continuously or periodically weighing the body, - a fluid delivery device for providing a controllable supply of fluid to the body, - a urine output sensor for determining the urine output of the body, and - a processor, - determining the total amount of fluid intake and total fluid outtake of the body, taking a signal provided by the body weight sensor and a signal provided by the urine output sensor into account; - determining a fluid outtake due to perspiration and respiration by taking a signal provided by the body weight sensor, a signal provided by the urine output sensor and a determined fluid intake into account; and - providing a control signal to the fluid delivery device to regulate a volume, flow velocity or flow rate of the fluid delivered to the body, so as to maintain a predetermined fluid balance in the body,
A disulfide compound selected from the group consisting of: Compound Structure 2-(Pyridyldithio)ethylamine (hydrochloride) (PDEA) PDEA (para position) PDEA analogue with quaternary amine (methyl) tail 3-(2-Pyridyldithio)propanoic acid PDEA analogue with carboxylic acid tail and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for therapeutic use in a human or animal subject as an antimicrobial agent.
A wearable device (105; 600) for sleep assistance, comprising: at least one sensor to detect one or several vital signs of a user of the wearable device; a memory to store a set of sleep aid techniques, each aid sleep technique includes instructions facilitating the user to fall asleep and is associated with a doze-off time estimated for the sleep aid technique to affect the user following the instructions; an interface to receive a selection of a sleep aid technique from the set of sleep aid techniques and to render the instructions of the selected sleep aid technique to the user; and a processor to update the doze-off time based on the vital signs of the user, to determine, based on the updated doze-off time, a schedule for executing at least one predetermined action, and to execute the predetermined action according to the schedule. at least one sensor to detect one or several vital signs of a user of the wearable device; a memory to store a set of sleep aid techniques, each aid sleep technique includes instructions facilitating the user to fall asleep and is associated with a doze-off time estimated for the sleep aid technique to affect the user following the instructions; an interface to receive a selection of a sleep aid technique from the set of sleep aid techniques and to render the instructions of the selected sleep aid technique to the user; and a processor to update the doze-off time based on the vital signs of the user, to determine, based on the updated doze-off time, a schedule for executing at least one predetermined action, and to execute the predetermined action according to the schedule.
Field unit with a bus node, which is so designed for signal transmission between an external bus protocol for communication with a higher-level control device and an internal bus protocol for communication with at least one function module that, along an internal bus system, a sequential transmission of data packets (27, 28, 29, 30) is made by means of the internal bus protocol and with function modules which are assigned to the bus node and are designed for the processing of data packets (27, 28, 29, 30) which are transmitted over the internal bus system and designed for unidirectional or bidirectional signal transmission with at least one downstream function component (15 to 19), wherein the bus node is so designed for a differentiation of data packets (23, 24) of the higher-level control device that in the bus node processing and/or onward transmission of non-safety-related data packets to the internal bus system and an onward transmission of safety-related data packets to the internal bus system takes place, characterised in that at least one function module connected to the internal bus system is so designed as a safety module that, in this function module, on arrival of a safety-related data packets, a conversion of data contained in the data packet takes place between an external safety protocol preset by the control device and an internal safety protocol of the safety-related function module, and subsequently a modified safety-related data packet is sent to the safety-related function module and/or the safety-related function component and/or the control device.
Process for the preparation of particles, wherein the particles comprise calcium carbonate, a first coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof, and a second coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof and exhibit a resistance to acids such that when suspending 1.0 g of the particles in a mixture made of 20 ml of toluene and 80 ml of an aqueous phase consisting of deionized water, 11.76 g/L of citric acid monohydrate, 2.57 g/L of NaCl and 0.068 mol/L of NaOH, after 35 minutes of stirring at 25°C and at 1000 rpm, the pH value of the mixture is below 7.00; wherein the particles comprise a core of calcium carbonate and a coating covering the surface of the core, obtainable by carrying out the coating in at least two distinct consecutive steps, wherein a first coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof is used in the first step and a second coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof is used in one consecutive step; the process comprising the steps of (a) contacting particles of an alkaline earth metal carbonate with a first coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof in a first coating medium (b) removing at least one fraction of said first coating medium said fraction being different from the coated particles of the alkaline earth metal carbonate resulting from step (a) (c) contacting the remaining fraction of the first coating medium obtained from step (b) with a second coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof in a second coating medium. (a) contacting particles of an alkaline earth metal carbonate with a first coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof in a first coating medium (b) removing at least one fraction of said first coating medium said fraction being different from the coated particles of the alkaline earth metal carbonate resulting from step (a) (c) contacting the remaining fraction of the first coating medium obtained from step (b) with a second coating agent selected from alkylsulfates, carboxylic acids, their salts, or mixtures thereof in a second coating medium.
A sanitary article, such as, in particular, a diaper, a pants-type diaper, an incontinence pad, having a product longitudinal direction and a product transverse direction, having an absorption body and having bilateral marginal regions which delimit leg openings or leg cutouts, wherein, on both sides outside of the absorption body in the product transverse direction, and along at least a part of the bilateral marginal regions, elongated elasticating means are provided and fixed between flat material portions (4, 6) of the sanitary article, so that an elastication along at least a part of the leg openings or leg cutouts results, wherein the elasticating means run in an arcuately curved path along at least a part of the leg openings or leg cutouts, and wherein a body-facing flat material portion comprises a nonwoven fabric, characterized in that the nonwoven fabric, in the region of the bilateral elasticating means and for the fixing thereof, has on its body-remote side a strip-shaped first adhesive coating, which is applied over the whole surface and is extended in the product longitudinal direction, and in that the nonwoven fabric, in the region of the bilateral elasticating means and for the fixing thereof, has on its body-remote side, on both sides outside of the first adhesive coating in the product transverse direction, a strip-shaped second adhesive coating, which is applied over the whole surface and is extended in the product longitudinal direction and which in the product transverse direction partially overlaps with the first adhesive coating or directly adjoins the first adhesive coating or is outwardly distanced from the first adhesive coating in the product transverse direction, and in that the second adhesive coating, to the fore in the product longitudinal direction and to the rear in the product longitudinal direction, is respectively shorter than the first adhesive coating, i.e. ends before the latter, and as a consequence of lateral contouring of the bilateral marginal regions for the formation of the leg openings or leg cutouts can also be interrupted or contoured, and in that the elongated elasticating means are fixed by the first and the second adhesive coating (24, 26) between the nonwoven fabric and a, in relation to the nonwoven fabric, body-remote flat material portion.
A flushing unit for an inkjet printer with an inkjet head having a nozzle for ejecting ink and wherein the flushing unit is configured to collect ink mist that is generated at a time of a flushing process in which ink is ejected from the nozzle, and comprises: ∘ a suction mechanism for sucking the ink mist; and ∘ an ink mist collecting mechanism for collecting the ink mist by a suction force of the suction mechanism and configured to be disposed at a position facing the inkjet head at a standby position of the inkjet head; wherein the suction mechanism is provided outside the ink mist collecting mechanism, and wherein the ink mist collecting mechanism has the shape of a box and is provided with: ∘ an upper face part for receiving the ink ejected from the nozzle and which is provided with a plurality of suction holes for sucking the ink mist into an inside of the box-shaped ink mist collecting mechanism by the suction force of the suction mechanism; ∘ a bottom face part facing the upper face part; and ∘ connection holes between the box-shaped ink mist collecting mechanism and the suction mechanism, characterized in that the box-shaped ink mist collecting mechanism is further provided with: ∘ a droplet forming member provided inside the box-shaped ink mist collecting mechanism at a position corresponding to the plurality of the suction holes, such as to form a space with upper face part and configured to form, into droplets, the ink mist sucked through the plurality of the suction holes; wherein the droplet forming member is disposed between the connection holes and the suction holes and between the upper face part and the bottom face part. ∘ a suction mechanism for sucking the ink mist; and ∘ an ink mist collecting mechanism for collecting the ink mist by a suction force of the suction mechanism and configured to be disposed at a position facing the inkjet head at a standby position of the inkjet head; ∘ an upper face part for receiving the ink ejected from the nozzle and which is provided with a plurality of suction holes for sucking the ink mist into an inside of the box-shaped ink mist collecting mechanism by the suction force of the suction mechanism; ∘ a bottom face part facing the upper face part; and ∘ connection holes between the box-shaped ink mist collecting mechanism and the suction mechanism, ∘ a droplet forming member provided inside the box-shaped ink mist collecting mechanism at a position corresponding to the plurality of the suction holes, such as to form a space with upper face part and configured to form, into droplets, the ink mist sucked through the plurality of the suction holes; wherein the droplet forming member is disposed between the connection holes and the suction holes and between the upper face part and the bottom face part.
A snow tiller for preparing ski slopes and able to be drawn in a travelling direction along the ski slope; the snow tiller (1; 101) comprising at least two supporting structures (3, 4) hinged to each other about at least one hinge axis; at least two shafts (6, 7) housed respectively in the supporting structures (3, 4) and able to be rotated about respective rotation axes (A1, A2) crosswise to the travelling direction; tools fitted to the shafts (6, 7); and at least one further tool (19a; 119) connected at least to a shaft (6, 7) and located between the two supporting structures (3, 4); wherein each shaft (6, 7) is supported by the respective supporting structure (3, 4); the two supporting structures (3, 4) being coupled to each other by at least one articulated coupling allowing relative movement between the two supporting structures (3, 4); characterised in that each shaft (6, 7) comprises a flange (25; 29) extending partly between the two supporting structures (3, 4); and the further tool (19a; 119) is fixed to one of the two flanges (25; 29); the snow tiller (1; 101) comprising a blade (31; 131) which defines the further tool (19a; 119) and is fixed directly to the one of the two flanges (25; 29); the blade (31; 131) being fixed along the face of the one of the two flanges (25; 29).