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An apparatus for controlling the air-fuel ratio of an engine, comprising: an exhaust passage for conveying exhaust flow in a downstream direction away from the engine; a bypass passage diverging from the exhaust passage at an upstream junction and rejoining the exhaust passage at a downstream junction located downstream from the upstream junction; a bypass catalytic converter disposed in the bypass passage; a main catalytic converter disposed in the exhaust passage downstream from the downstream junction; a valve mechanism disposed in the exhaust passage between the upstream junction and the downstream junction, the valve mechanism being arranged to move between a closed state and an open state; and a control circuit arranged to control the air-fuel ratio; wherein during a closed period of the valve mechanism, the air-fuel ratio is controlled based on a signal from a first air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in the bypass passage; and wherein during an open period of the valve mechanism, the air-fuel ratio is controlled based on one of a signal from the first air-fuel ratio sensor and a signal from a second air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in the exhaust passage downstream of the valve mechanism; characterized in that when the air-fuel ratio is controlled based on a signal from the first air-fuel ratio sensor during the open period of the valve mechanism, the control circuit makes an amount of adjustment less than would be made based on the same signal from the first air-fuel ratio sensor during the closed period of the valve mechanism. an exhaust passage for conveying exhaust flow in a downstream direction away from the engine; a bypass passage diverging from the exhaust passage at an upstream junction and rejoining the exhaust passage at a downstream junction located downstream from the upstream junction; a bypass catalytic converter disposed in the bypass passage; a main catalytic converter disposed in the exhaust passage downstream from the downstream junction; a valve mechanism disposed in the exhaust passage between the upstream junction and the downstream junction, the valve mechanism being arranged to move between a closed state and an open state; and a control circuit arranged to control the air-fuel ratio; wherein during a closed period of the valve mechanism, the air-fuel ratio is controlled based on a signal from a first air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in the bypass passage; and wherein during an open period of the valve mechanism, the air-fuel ratio is controlled based on one of a signal from the first air-fuel ratio sensor and a signal from a second air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in the exhaust passage downstream of the valve mechanism; characterized in that when the air-fuel ratio is controlled based on a signal from the first air-fuel ratio sensor during the open period of the valve mechanism, the control circuit makes an amount of adjustment less than would be made based on the same signal from the first air-fuel ratio sensor during the closed period of the valve mechanism.
A loudspeaker transducer comprising a frame (401, 402) with an inner frame section and an outer frame section, characterized by: - a diaphragm assembly comprising: ∘ a diaphragm comprising: • a first diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, and • a second diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, wherein the outer rim of the first diaphragm component overlaps the second diaphragm component over an overlap section and wherein the second diaphragm component is attached to the first diaphragm component at the overlap section, and ∘ a voice coil assembly connected to the inner perimeter of the second diaphragm component, - an inner suspension element connected to the inner perimeter of the first diaphragm component, which inner suspension element is configured to suspend the diaphragm assembly to the inner frame section of the loudspeaker transducer, and by - an outer suspension element connected to the outer rim of the second diaphragm component, which outer suspension element is configured to suspend the diaphragm assembly to the surrounding outer frame section of the loudspeaker transducer. - a diaphragm assembly comprising: ∘ a diaphragm comprising: • a first diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, and • a second diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, wherein the outer rim of the first diaphragm component overlaps the second diaphragm component over an overlap section and wherein the second diaphragm component is attached to the first diaphragm component at the overlap section, and ∘ a voice coil assembly connected to the inner perimeter of the second diaphragm component, ∘ a diaphragm comprising: • a first diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, and • a second diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, wherein the outer rim of the first diaphragm component overlaps the second diaphragm component over an overlap section and wherein the second diaphragm component is attached to the first diaphragm component at the overlap section, and • a first diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, and • a second diaphragm component extending between an inner perimeter and an outer rim, wherein ∘ a voice coil assembly connected to the inner perimeter of the second diaphragm component, - an inner suspension element connected to the inner perimeter of the first diaphragm component, which inner suspension element is configured to suspend the diaphragm assembly to the inner frame section of the loudspeaker transducer, and by - an outer suspension element connected to the outer rim of the second diaphragm component, which outer suspension element is configured to suspend the diaphragm assembly to the surrounding outer frame section of the loudspeaker transducer.
A device for measuring the pressure and/or tension exerted at different points of a flexible, foldable and/or extendable textile material, which can be used as clothing, facing or for other similar uses, characterized in that it consists of, on the one hand, at least one sensor obtained from a single layer consisting of an arrangement of at least three types of fibres - piezoresistive fibres forming piezoresistive areas, conductive fibres forming electrically conductive areas and insulating fibres forming electrically insulated areas, and on the other hand, an electronic circuit capable of measuring the change in the electrical resistance of the piezoresistive areas subject to one or more forces.
An RNAi-inducing nucleic acid molecule comprising a first strand and a second strand, wherein the first strand is 24-31 nt in length and is complementary to a target nucleic acid and comprises a single stranded region of 10-15 nt in length; wherein the second strand is 13-16 nt in length and binds complementarily the first strand, and wherein the 5' end of the first strand and the 3' end of the second strand form a blunt end.
An open service provisioning method, the method being implemented by a terminal. the first time a customer uses the terminal, the method comprising: receiving the first time a customer uses the terminal the customer's selection of a first-time network access provider and network service provider, NAP/NS P; establishing a connection with the first-time NAP/NS P; receiving information about possible other NAPs/NSPs while connected to the first-time NAP/NS P; and receiving the customer's selection of a home NAP/NS P; assisting the customer to sign up for service with the home NAP/NS P; and or establishing a connection with the home NAP/NSP. receiving the first time a customer uses the terminal the customer's selection of a first-time network access provider and network service provider, NAP/NS P; establishing a connection with the first-time NAP/NS P; receiving information about possible other NAPs/NSPs while connected to the first-time NAP/NS P; and receiving the customer's selection of a home NAP/NS P; assisting the customer to sign up for service with the home NAP/NS P; and or establishing a connection with the home NAP/NSP.
A telecommunications system, comprising: a head end unit for communicating, with remotely located units, channelized digital baseband signals that include call information for wireless communication, the head end unit including: a channelizer section for extracting, per channel, the channelized digital baseband signals using channel filters and digital down-converters; and a transport section for formatting the channelized digital baseband signals for transport together using a transport schedule unit for packetizing and packet scheduling the channelized digital baseband signals, wherein the transport section includes: transport channel processors for performing decimation, filtering, and signal gain changes on the channelized digital baseband signals; and a transport device including the transport schedule unit and a baseband signal extractor, the baseband signal extractor being adapted for extracting received channelized digital baseband signals from a transport physical interface device. a head end unit for communicating, with remotely located units, channelized digital baseband signals that include call information for wireless communication, the head end unit including: a channelizer section for extracting, per channel, the channelized digital baseband signals using channel filters and digital down-converters; and a transport section for formatting the channelized digital baseband signals for transport together using a transport schedule unit for packetizing and packet scheduling the channelized digital baseband signals, wherein the transport section includes: transport channel processors for performing decimation, filtering, and signal gain changes on the channelized digital baseband signals; and a transport device including the transport schedule unit and a baseband signal extractor, the baseband signal extractor being adapted for extracting received channelized digital baseband signals from a transport physical interface device. a channelizer section for extracting, per channel, the channelized digital baseband signals using channel filters and digital down-converters; and a transport section for formatting the channelized digital baseband signals for transport together using a transport schedule unit for packetizing and packet scheduling the channelized digital baseband signals, wherein the transport section includes: transport channel processors for performing decimation, filtering, and signal gain changes on the channelized digital baseband signals; and a transport device including the transport schedule unit and a baseband signal extractor, the baseband signal extractor being adapted for extracting received channelized digital baseband signals from a transport physical interface device. transport channel processors for performing decimation, filtering, and signal gain changes on the channelized digital baseband signals; and a transport device including the transport schedule unit and a baseband signal extractor, the baseband signal extractor being adapted for extracting received channelized digital baseband signals from a transport physical interface device.
Method for changing control software of an automation system comprising a controller and a plurality of subscribers (303, 305, 401), wherein the subscribers (303, 305, 401) are connected to the controller via a data bus and communicate via a data exchange, wherein the data bus is configured as a field bus, wherein at least one subscriber of the plurality of subscribers (303, 305, 401) is a software subscriber for changing control software of the controller, wherein the software subscriber is configured as a software terminal, wherein the software terminal is configured as a bus terminal, and wherein the software subscriber comprises a storage unit on which at least one change instruction for changing the control software is stored, wherein the at least one change instruction comprises a part to be changed of the control software and/or an additional part of the control software, characterized by: - sending an individual query message by means of the controller to the software subscriber in order to query the at least one change instruction for changing the control software in a query step; - sending a response message by means of the software subscriber to the controller in order to provide the at least one change instruction for changing the control software in a first response step; - checking the at least one change instruction for changing the control software by means of the controller as to whether the change instruction is compatible with the control software, in a checking step; - changing the control software in accordance with the change instruction and implementing the change of the change instruction in the existing control software by means of the controller in a change step if the change instruction is compatible with the control software; and - discarding the change instruction by means of the controller in a discarding step if the change instruction is incompatible with the control software. - sending an individual query message by means of the controller to the software subscriber in order to query the at least one change instruction for changing the control software in a query step; - sending a response message by means of the software subscriber to the controller in order to provide the at least one change instruction for changing the control software in a first response step; - checking the at least one change instruction for changing the control software by means of the controller as to whether the change instruction is compatible with the control software, in a checking step; - changing the control software in accordance with the change instruction and implementing the change of the change instruction in the existing control software by means of the controller in a change step if the change instruction is compatible with the control software; and - discarding the change instruction by means of the controller in a discarding step if the change instruction is incompatible with the control software.
An electronic module comprising means for determining an operating system targeted by a message received by a transmitter-receiver (T/R) of an electronic device, from among at least a Rich-OS operating system and a trusted operating system executed on one same chipset of said electronic device, so that the said message becomes accessible to the said targeted operating system, the said determination means being set in operation in response to receipt of the said message by the said transmitter-receiver (T/R), characterized in that the electronic module is a material component comprising a microprocessor, the determination means being set in operation without any operating system inter-positioned between the determination means and the electronics of the module.
A device for capturing a stereo image, having: a first objective for producing a first image that is intended to be observed by a first eye of an observer; a second objective for producing a second image, that is intended to be observed by a second eye of an observer; a first viewing direction apparatus, that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation and assigned to the first objective; a second viewing direction apparatus, that is rotatable about a second axis of rotation and assigned to the second objective, a first image sensor for capturing the first image; a second image sensor for capturing the second image; and a cam mechanism (49, 94) having a drive shaft; wherein the viewing direction (28, 38) of the device is rotatable by simultaneously rotating the first viewing direction apparatus about the first axis of rotation and the second viewing direction apparatus about the second axis of rotation, wherein the first objective or a part of the first objective is movable in a translational manner, wherein the cam mechanism (49, 94) is formed to couple a rotation of the first viewing direction apparatus to a translational movement of the first objective or of part of the first objective, and wherein the drive shaft is rotationally coupled to the first viewing direction apparatus and to the second viewing direction apparatus and is arranged between the first objective and the second objective. a first objective for producing a first image that is intended to be observed by a first eye of an observer; a second objective for producing a second image, that is intended to be observed by a second eye of an observer; a first viewing direction apparatus, that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation and assigned to the first objective; a second viewing direction apparatus, that is rotatable about a second axis of rotation and assigned to the second objective, a first image sensor for capturing the first image; a second image sensor for capturing the second image; and a cam mechanism (49, 94) having a drive shaft; wherein the viewing direction (28, 38) of the device is rotatable by simultaneously rotating the first viewing direction apparatus about the first axis of rotation and the second viewing direction apparatus about the second axis of rotation, wherein the first objective or a part of the first objective is movable in a translational manner, wherein the cam mechanism (49, 94) is formed to couple a rotation of the first viewing direction apparatus to a translational movement of the first objective or of part of the first objective, and wherein the drive shaft is rotationally coupled to the first viewing direction apparatus and to the second viewing direction apparatus and is arranged between the first objective and the second objective.
A method for eye tracking in a surgical robotic system, comprising: detecting that a user is interacting with a user interface device, UID, thereby producing a detected user interaction; tracking a gaze of the user facing a display of a user console of the surgical robotic system while the user is using the UID, thereby producing a measured gaze point of the user at the time of the detected user interaction; determining an expected gaze point on the display of the user console as a reference gaze point of the user at the time of the detected user interaction; determining whether the measured gaze point is within a first threshold of the reference gaze point at the time of the detected user interaction; and in response to determining the measured gaze point is within the first threshold of the reference gaze point, continuing said tracking the gaze of the user without performing an eye tracking calibration method. detecting that a user is interacting with a user interface device, UID, thereby producing a detected user interaction; tracking a gaze of the user facing a display of a user console of the surgical robotic system while the user is using the UID, thereby producing a measured gaze point of the user at the time of the detected user interaction; determining an expected gaze point on the display of the user console as a reference gaze point of the user at the time of the detected user interaction; determining whether the measured gaze point is within a first threshold of the reference gaze point at the time of the detected user interaction; and in response to determining the measured gaze point is within the first threshold of the reference gaze point, continuing said tracking the gaze of the user without performing an eye tracking calibration method.
A probe holder for positioning at least one probe such that the probe engages at least partially in a system for biotechnological applications having: - a holder base for positioning the probe holder on the system for biotechnological applications and - at least one probe positioning means, that is configured to position the at least one probe such that the probe extends in a probe extension direction (S; S1, S2, S3, S4); wherein the probe positioning means is arranged on the holder base such that the position of the probe in an operating position in the probe extension direction (S; S1, S2, S3, S4) is variably adjustable. - a holder base for positioning the probe holder on the system for biotechnological applications and - at least one probe positioning means, that is configured to position the at least one probe such that the probe extends in a probe extension direction (S; S1, S2, S3, S4);
Arrangement for detecting a shaft rupture, comprising: - a shaft (11A, 11B), and - a bearing on which the shaft (11A, 11B) is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis, characterized by - one or more force sensors (13A, 13B), in particular deformation sensors, which are arranged on the bearing and which is/are configured to measure an axial force component (Fx) which is applied by the shaft (11A, 11B), parallel to the rotational axis of the shaft (11A, 11B), and - an evaluation unit which is configured to receive measured values of the force sensor or sensors (13A, 13B) and to determine, on the basis of a comparison of a plurality of measured values, in particular of a time profile of the measured values, whether there is a change in the axial force component (Fx), in order to detect a shaft rupture of the shaft (11A, 11B), and which is configured to output a signal which indicates a shaft rupture if said evaluation unit has detected a shaft rupture. - a shaft (11A, 11B), and - a bearing on which the shaft (11A, 11B) is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis, characterized by - one or more force sensors (13A, 13B), in particular deformation sensors, which are arranged on the bearing and which is/are configured to measure an axial force component (Fx) which is applied by the shaft (11A, 11B), parallel to the rotational axis of the shaft (11A, 11B), and - an evaluation unit which is configured to receive measured values of the force sensor or sensors (13A, 13B) and to determine, on the basis of a comparison of a plurality of measured values, in particular of a time profile of the measured values, whether there is a change in the axial force component (Fx), in order to detect a shaft rupture of the shaft (11A, 11B), and which is configured to output a signal which indicates a shaft rupture if said evaluation unit has detected a shaft rupture.