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A pedestal (20, 20a) for a tracking antenna for obtaining rotational stabilization of the antenna about three axes (27, 29, 30), said pedestal comprising: a horizontal isolation assembly (32, 32a) including a base and a support plate, wherein the horizontal isolation assembly is dimensioned and configured to isolate the support plate from horizontal vibration and shock of the base; a vertical isolation assembly including an upright frame and a cross-level axis support slidably interconnected with a linear bearing assembly, wherein the linear bearing assembly has a profiled rail slidably received within a complementary shaped bearing block to enable the profiled rail to slide vertically with respect to the bearing block, wherein the profiled rail cannot twist axially relative to the bearing block; a hub assembly rotatably supporting the vertical isolation assembly on the horizontal isolation assembly about a first azimuth axis, the hub assembly including a support rotatably supporting a rotating frame about a first azimuth axis, wherein the support is mounted on the support plate of the horizontal isolation assembly; a cross-level frame pivotally mounted on the cross-level axis support about a second cross-level axis; and an elevation frame assembly supporting the tracking antenna and pivotally mounted on the cross-level frame about a third elevation axis. a horizontal isolation assembly (32, 32a) including a base and a support plate, wherein the horizontal isolation assembly is dimensioned and configured to isolate the support plate from horizontal vibration and shock of the base; a vertical isolation assembly including an upright frame and a cross-level axis support slidably interconnected with a linear bearing assembly, wherein the linear bearing assembly has a profiled rail slidably received within a complementary shaped bearing block to enable the profiled rail to slide vertically with respect to the bearing block, wherein the profiled rail cannot twist axially relative to the bearing block; a hub assembly rotatably supporting the vertical isolation assembly on the horizontal isolation assembly about a first azimuth axis, the hub assembly including a support rotatably supporting a rotating frame about a first azimuth axis, wherein the support is mounted on the support plate of the horizontal isolation assembly; a cross-level frame pivotally mounted on the cross-level axis support about a second cross-level axis; and an elevation frame assembly supporting the tracking antenna and pivotally mounted on the cross-level frame about a third elevation axis.
A temperature sensing system (100, 300) comprising: an electronic component mounted to a first printed circuit board; a temperature sensing element bonded to an exterior surface of the electronic component and configured to sense a temperature at an interior of the electronic component; a flexible cable operatively connected to the temperature sensing element, wherein the flexible cable can be restrained by being folded upon itself or rolled up; and a second printed circuit board operatively connected to a distal end of the flexible cable, wherein a signal conditioning unit is mounted to the second printed circuit board, wherein at least one additional circuit element is mounted to the second printed circuit board, wherein the second printed circuit board is mounted to the first printed circuit board, and wherein the signal conditioning unit is configured to: receive a signal from the temperature sensing element; and output a signal indicative of the temperature at the interior of the electronic component, wherein the flexible cable comprises a flat and flexible plastic film with multiple metallic conductors, a printed circuit board layer is bonded to the temperature sensing element, and a heat conductive bonding layer is thermally connected to the temperature sensing element through the PCB layer with a heat conductive vertical interconnect access. an electronic component mounted to a first printed circuit board; a temperature sensing element bonded to an exterior surface of the electronic component and configured to sense a temperature at an interior of the electronic component; a flexible cable operatively connected to the temperature sensing element, wherein the flexible cable can be restrained by being folded upon itself or rolled up; and a second printed circuit board operatively connected to a distal end of the flexible cable, wherein a signal conditioning unit is mounted to the second printed circuit board, wherein at least one additional circuit element is mounted to the second printed circuit board, wherein the second printed circuit board is mounted to the first printed circuit board, and wherein the signal conditioning unit is configured to: receive a signal from the temperature sensing element; and output a signal indicative of the temperature at the interior of the electronic component, wherein the flexible cable comprises a flat and flexible plastic film with multiple metallic conductors, a printed circuit board layer is bonded to the temperature sensing element, and a heat conductive bonding layer is thermally connected to the temperature sensing element through the PCB layer with a heat conductive vertical interconnect access. receive a signal from the temperature sensing element; and output a signal indicative of the temperature at the interior of the electronic component, wherein the flexible cable comprises a flat and flexible plastic film with multiple metallic conductors, a printed circuit board layer is bonded to the temperature sensing element, and a heat conductive bonding layer is thermally connected to the temperature sensing element through the PCB layer with a heat conductive vertical interconnect access.
Vehicle operable by motor power and/or pedal force, in particular electric bicycle, comprising - a crank drive with a bottom bracket shaft, - a chain ring which outputs a driving torque for the vehicle to a chain, and - an electric drive, characterized by - a conical ring transmission for infinitely variably changing a transmission ratio, - wherein the conical ring transmission and the electric drive are arranged on the crank drive, and - wherein the conical ring transmission is connected to the crank drive and configured in such a manner that a torque produced by a cyclist is transmitted to the chain ring, and - wherein the electric drive is arranged inside one of the cones of the conical ring transmission. - a crank drive with a bottom bracket shaft, - a chain ring which outputs a driving torque for the vehicle to a chain, and - an electric drive, characterized by - a conical ring transmission for infinitely variably changing a transmission ratio, - wherein the conical ring transmission and the electric drive are arranged on the crank drive, and - wherein the conical ring transmission is connected to the crank drive and configured in such a manner that a torque produced by a cyclist is transmitted to the chain ring, and - wherein the electric drive is arranged inside one of the cones of the conical ring transmission.
A method of sterilizing an article, the method comprising: (a) receiving the article in a sterilization chamber; (b) applying a vacuum to the sterilization chamber to reduce the pressure within the sterilization chamber to a first pressure which is below atmospheric pressure; (c) introducing a sterilant into the sterilization chamber; (d) maintaining the first pressure in the sterilization chamber for a first period of time; (e) venting the sterilization chamber to incrementally increase the pressure within the sterilization chamber by 1333 Pa to 13332 Pa (10 torr to 100 torr) to a second pressure, without reaching atmospheric pressure; (f) maintaining the second pressure in the sterilization chamber for a second period of time; (g) repeating steps (e) through (f) at least once to increase the pressure in the sterilization chamber to a third pressure and subsequent pressures and maintaining the third and subsequent pressures in the sterilization chamber for a third and subsequent periods of time; (h) venting the sterilization chamber to increase the pressure within the sterilization chamber to atmospheric pressure. (a) receiving the article in a sterilization chamber; (b) applying a vacuum to the sterilization chamber to reduce the pressure within the sterilization chamber to a first pressure which is below atmospheric pressure; (c) introducing a sterilant into the sterilization chamber; (d) maintaining the first pressure in the sterilization chamber for a first period of time; (e) venting the sterilization chamber to incrementally increase the pressure within the sterilization chamber by 1333 Pa to 13332 Pa (10 torr to 100 torr) to a second pressure, without reaching atmospheric pressure; (f) maintaining the second pressure in the sterilization chamber for a second period of time; (g) repeating steps (e) through (f) at least once to increase the pressure in the sterilization chamber to a third pressure and subsequent pressures and maintaining the third and subsequent pressures in the sterilization chamber for a third and subsequent periods of time; (h) venting the sterilization chamber to increase the pressure within the sterilization chamber to atmospheric pressure.
A method of determining the amount of an analyte in a sample wherein the analyte comprises one or more vitamin D metabolites; comprising the steps of: contacting the analyte with an alkylamine to form an alkylamine adduct, wherein the amine is a monoamine or diamine and wherein the alkylamine is a C 4 -C 12 alkylamine; subjecting the adduct to a MS technique to determine the amount of the adduct; and calculating the amount of the analyte equivalent to the amount of the adduct, wherein the method does not include a derivatisation step. contacting the analyte with an alkylamine to form an alkylamine adduct, wherein the amine is a monoamine or diamine and wherein the alkylamine is a C 4 -C 12 alkylamine; subjecting the adduct to a MS technique to determine the amount of the adduct; and calculating the amount of the analyte equivalent to the amount of the adduct, wherein the method does not include a derivatisation step.
Device for processing a packing material by means of ultrasound, comprising - at least one sonotrode, - at least one anvil, wherein for the purposes of ultrasound sealing of a packing material a gap (s) through which the packing material can be guided is formed between the sonotrode and anvil, - at least one adjusting means which adjusts the gap (s) between the sonotrode and anvil, - at least one generator which converts an input voltage into a suitable output voltage which is converted by a converter into mechanical vibrations in order to generate ultrasound vibrations at the sonotrode, - wherein a regulator and/or controller is provided for the regulation and/or control of the gap (s) between the sonotrode and anvil as a function of at least one electric variable (P, E, R) which is at least one output variable (P, E) of the generator and which acts on the sonotrode. - at least one sonotrode, - at least one anvil, wherein for the purposes of ultrasound sealing of a packing material a gap (s) through which the packing material can be guided is formed between the sonotrode and anvil, - at least one adjusting means which adjusts the gap (s) between the sonotrode and anvil, - at least one generator which converts an input voltage into a suitable output voltage which is converted by a converter into mechanical vibrations in order to generate ultrasound vibrations at the sonotrode, - wherein a regulator and/or controller is provided for the regulation and/or control of the gap (s) between the sonotrode and anvil as a function of at least one electric variable (P, E, R) which is at least one output variable (P, E) of the generator and which acts on the sonotrode.
Brake disc comprising a braking band and a connecting flange arranged radially inside the braking band, the braking band having projections directed radially towards the axis of rotation of the disc and connected in a floating manner to the connecting flange by means of connection systems, a corresponding cradle in the connecting flange, the cradle having an opening emerging from a side surface of the flange for introduction of an end of the projection into the cradle with a direction of movement substantially parallel to the axis of the disc; characterized in that the connection systems comprise for each projection: - an elastic ring seated with its peripheral edge inside a groove in an inner side wall of the cradle so as to restrict the opening and prevent the projection from coming out of the cradle through the said opening. - an elastic ring seated with its peripheral edge inside a groove in an inner side wall of the cradle so as to restrict the opening and prevent the projection from coming out of the cradle through the said opening.
A system (1900, 2000) comprising: a bed having a mattress; a sensor configured to sense sleep readings of a user sleeping on the bed; an automation controller configured to transmit the sleep readings to a cloud service; hardware hosting the cloud service configured to compare the sleep readings with trend data in order to generate adjustments to the user's sleep environment, and wherein the cloud service is further configured to transmit the adjustments to the automation controller, wherein the automation controller is further configured to, responsive to receiving the adjustments, determine if the user is in the bed, and characterized in that after determining that the user is not in the bed, provide information to the user via a GUI based on the adjustments. a bed having a mattress; a sensor configured to sense sleep readings of a user sleeping on the bed; an automation controller configured to transmit the sleep readings to a cloud service; hardware hosting the cloud service configured to compare the sleep readings with trend data in order to generate adjustments to the user's sleep environment, and wherein the cloud service is further configured to transmit the adjustments to the automation controller, wherein the automation controller is further configured to, responsive to receiving the adjustments, determine if the user is in the bed, and characterized in that after determining that the user is not in the bed, provide information to the user via a GUI based on the adjustments. compare the sleep readings with trend data in order to generate adjustments to the user's sleep environment, and wherein the cloud service is further configured to transmit the adjustments to the automation controller, wherein the automation controller is further configured to, responsive to receiving the adjustments, determine if the user is in the bed, and characterized in that after determining that the user is not in the bed, provide information to the user via a GUI based on the adjustments.
A multi-path cleaning system for a fuel tank having an interior volume, comprising: a controller; a fuel polisher, having an inlet and an outlet, at least one filter/water separator coupled between the inlet and the outlet, and a pump; a plurality of controllable valves operatively connected to the controller, each valve fluidly coupled to at least one of the inlet and outlet of the fuel polisher on a first side and the interior of the fuel tank on a second other side; wherein the pump, when operated, causes fuel to be drawn through the inlet and discharged at the outlet of the fuel polisher, and to pass through the at least one filter/water separator; and wherein selective operation of the plurality of valves by the controller selectively fluidly couples portions of the interior of the fuel tank to the inlet and the outlet of the fuel polisher, thereby creating a plurality of fluid flow paths through the interior of the fuel tank. a controller; a fuel polisher, having an inlet and an outlet, at least one filter/water separator coupled between the inlet and the outlet, and a pump; a plurality of controllable valves operatively connected to the controller, each valve fluidly coupled to at least one of the inlet and outlet of the fuel polisher on a first side and the interior of the fuel tank on a second other side; wherein the pump, when operated, causes fuel to be drawn through the inlet and discharged at the outlet of the fuel polisher, and to pass through the at least one filter/water separator; and wherein selective operation of the plurality of valves by the controller selectively fluidly couples portions of the interior of the fuel tank to the inlet and the outlet of the fuel polisher, thereby creating a plurality of fluid flow paths through the interior of the fuel tank.
Method for operating an anti-lock braking system control unit for a highly-automated vehicle with at least one steering axle, wherein the method comprises the following steps: reading in an activation signal, which represents an activated steering brake function of the vehicle and a deactivated electrically actuatable steering function of the vehicle; and transmitting a control signal using the activation signal, wherein the control signal is configured for setting a control mode for controlling an ABS function of the anti-lock braking system control unit for at least the steering axle of the vehicle. reading in an activation signal, which represents an activated steering brake function of the vehicle and a deactivated electrically actuatable steering function of the vehicle; and transmitting a control signal using the activation signal, wherein the control signal is configured for setting a control mode for controlling an ABS function of the anti-lock braking system control unit for at least the steering axle of the vehicle.
A computer-implemented method for protecting backed-up data from ransomware attacks, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: determining that a backup system periodically backs up at least one file stored at the computing device to a remote storage system by storing a copy of the at least one file at the remote storage system; identifying one or more characteristics of the at least one file backed up by the backup system, wherein the one or more characteristics are used by the backup system to identify files that are to be backed up to the remote storage system; storing a tripwire file with the one or more characteristics at the computing device; determining that the at least one file stored at the computing device has likely been encrypted by ransomware executing on the computing device by detecting that the tripwire file has been modified; performing, in response to detecting that the tripwire file has been modified, an action that prevents the backup system from replacing the copy of the at least one file at the remote storage system with copy of an encrypted version of the at least one file. determining that a backup system periodically backs up at least one file stored at the computing device to a remote storage system by storing a copy of the at least one file at the remote storage system; identifying one or more characteristics of the at least one file backed up by the backup system, wherein the one or more characteristics are used by the backup system to identify files that are to be backed up to the remote storage system; storing a tripwire file with the one or more characteristics at the computing device; determining that the at least one file stored at the computing device has likely been encrypted by ransomware executing on the computing device by detecting that the tripwire file has been modified; performing, in response to detecting that the tripwire file has been modified, an action that prevents the backup system from replacing the copy of the at least one file at the remote storage system with copy of an encrypted version of the at least one file.
A method of inserting cache blocks (156, 158, 162, 164) into a cache queue, comprising: calculating an estimated cache miss cost for a cache block (156, 158, 162, 164) within the cache queue; evicting the cache block from the cache queue; inserting an entry (800, 802, 804, 806, 810) for a storage block (122, 124, 126, 128, 132, 134, 136, 138) corresponding to the cache block (156, 158, 162, 164) into a shadow list corresponding to the cache queue; detecting, by a processor, a cache miss for the cache queue referencing the storage block (122, 124, 126, 128, 132, 134, 136, 138); accessing, in response to the cache miss, the entry within the shadow list; characterised by calculating, based on a mathematical formula of a plurality of estimated old cache miss costs for cache blocks evicted from the cache queue, an estimated cache miss cost threshold (C T) for storage blocks having an entry in the shadow list; and inserting, in response to the estimated cache miss cost exceeding the estimated cache miss cost threshold, a new cache block corresponding to the storage block into the cache queue. calculating an estimated cache miss cost for a cache block (156, 158, 162, 164) within the cache queue; evicting the cache block from the cache queue; inserting an entry (800, 802, 804, 806, 810) for a storage block (122, 124, 126, 128, 132, 134, 136, 138) corresponding to the cache block (156, 158, 162, 164) into a shadow list corresponding to the cache queue; detecting, by a processor, a cache miss for the cache queue referencing the storage block (122, 124, 126, 128, 132, 134, 136, 138); accessing, in response to the cache miss, the entry within the shadow list; characterised by