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A process for manufacturing a film or coating, the process comprising generating a plume or aerosol by providing a fluid stock to a first inlet of a first conduit of an electrospray nozzle, the fluid stock comprising a liquid and an inclusion comprising graphene, graphene oxide, or reduced graphene oxide; the plume or aerosol being generated by providing a voltage to the nozzle and electrospraying the fluid stock in the presence of a high velocity gas, wherein the high velocity gas is provided by providing a pressurized gas to a second inlet of a second conduit of the electrospray nozzle thereby providing the high velocity gas with a velocity of 1 m/s or more at a second outlet of the second conduit; the high velocity gas and the plume or aerosol having a directional mean within 15 degrees of one another; and the film or coating having a thickness of 50 nm to 1 mm. the fluid stock comprising a liquid and an inclusion comprising graphene, graphene oxide, or reduced graphene oxide; the plume or aerosol being generated by providing a voltage to the nozzle and electrospraying the fluid stock in the presence of a high velocity gas, wherein the high velocity gas is provided by providing a pressurized gas to a second inlet of a second conduit of the electrospray nozzle thereby providing the high velocity gas with a velocity of 1 m/s or more at a second outlet of the second conduit; the high velocity gas and the plume or aerosol having a directional mean within 15 degrees of one another; and the film or coating having a thickness of 50 nm to 1 mm.
A fluid heating system, comprising: a solar collection system configured for focusing sunlight on a focal axis; an elongated flow element; arranged and configured for transporting fluid along the solar collection system; at the focal; axis; and a flow-control assembly comprising a flow-control valve configured to control the flow of the fluid in the elongated flow element such that pathogens present in the fluid are substantially inactivated before the fluid exits the fluid heating system, characterized in that the flow control valve has a selected operating temperature that is based on a pathogen inactivation model including variables of temperature and exposure time and allowing for efficient use of solar energy. a solar collection system configured for focusing sunlight on a focal axis; an elongated flow element; arranged and configured for transporting fluid along the solar collection system; at the focal; axis; and a flow-control assembly comprising a flow-control valve configured to control the flow of the fluid in the elongated flow element such that pathogens present in the fluid are substantially inactivated before the fluid exits the fluid heating system, characterized in that the flow control valve has a selected operating temperature that is based on a pathogen inactivation model including variables of temperature and exposure time and allowing for efficient use of solar energy.
A method for generating a tool path (TP, TP') when surface machining of a workpiece is performed by a machine tool comprising at least one rotary feed axis (A, B) while changing a tool posture of an end mill relative to a workpiece, the method comprising the steps of: setting a single machining point on one of a plurality of tool paths (TP, TP'), separated by a pick feed amount, and each obtained by sequentially connecting a plurality of machining points in a straight line, as a target machining point (P OM), and selecting machining points within an inspection area (S I) defined by a sphere having a predetermined radius (r) around the target machining point (P OM) as machining points of interest (P I(i)), calculating a tool posture at the target machining point (P OM) by averaging the tool postures at the selected machining points of interest (P I(i)), correcting data related to the tool posture at the target machining point (P OM) in accordance with the calculated average tool posture, acquiring shape data of the workpiece to be machined and shape data of the end mill to be used, checking for interference between the workpiece and the end mill based on the corrected tool posture data, and generating a new tool path based on the data related to the corrected tool posture when interference between the workpiece and the end mill does not occur. setting a single machining point on one of a plurality of tool paths (TP, TP'), separated by a pick feed amount, and each obtained by sequentially connecting a plurality of machining points in a straight line, as a target machining point (P OM), and selecting machining points within an inspection area (S I) defined by a sphere having a predetermined radius (r) around the target machining point (P OM) as machining points of interest (P I(i)), calculating a tool posture at the target machining point (P OM) by averaging the tool postures at the selected machining points of interest (P I(i)), correcting data related to the tool posture at the target machining point (P OM) in accordance with the calculated average tool posture, acquiring shape data of the workpiece to be machined and shape data of the end mill to be used, checking for interference between the workpiece and the end mill based on the corrected tool posture data, and generating a new tool path based on the data related to the corrected tool posture when interference between the workpiece and the end mill does not occur.
A method of measuring velocity in a fluid medium using a measuring system, the measuring system comprising a transducer, the method comprising: transmitting a first set of one or more signals of a bandwidth broader than the bandwidth of the measuring system; receiving echoes from the first set of signals; obtaining a first velocity estimate based at least in part on the echoes from the first set of signals; transmitting a second set of one or more signals of a bandwidth, equal to, or narrower than the bandwidth of the measuring system; receiving echoes from the second set of signals; obtaining two or more possible velocity estimates based at least in part on the echoes from the second set of signals; and selecting one of the possible velocity estimates based on the first velocity estimate. transmitting a first set of one or more signals of a bandwidth broader than the bandwidth of the measuring system; receiving echoes from the first set of signals; obtaining a first velocity estimate based at least in part on the echoes from the first set of signals; transmitting a second set of one or more signals of a bandwidth, equal to, or narrower than the bandwidth of the measuring system; receiving echoes from the second set of signals; obtaining two or more possible velocity estimates based at least in part on the echoes from the second set of signals; and selecting one of the possible velocity estimates based on the first velocity estimate.
A method for calibrating a robot, wherein the robot comprises a movable part with a calibration marker, the method comprising: - positioning the calibration marker in a plurality of positions along an optical line of a camera unit; - imaging the calibration marker at the plurality of positions along the optical line to establish line positions P 1... P N of the calibration marker along the optical line within a tolerance k, while monitoring joint values j 1... j M of the robot; - establishing an error function based on resulting calculated robot positions P 1 ′... P N ′ for the calibration marker for joint values j 1... j M at each line position P 1... P N for the calibration marker; - identifying a set of robot kinematic parameters by solving an optimization problem based on the error function; and - updating a kinematic model of the robot by means of the identified set of robot kinematic parameters. - positioning the calibration marker in a plurality of positions along an optical line of a camera unit; - imaging the calibration marker at the plurality of positions along the optical line to establish line positions P 1... P N of the calibration marker along the optical line within a tolerance k, while monitoring joint values j 1... j M of the robot; - establishing an error function based on resulting calculated robot positions P 1 ′... P N ′ for the calibration marker for joint values j 1... j M at each line position P 1... P N for the calibration marker; - identifying a set of robot kinematic parameters by solving an optimization problem based on the error function; and - updating a kinematic model of the robot by means of the identified set of robot kinematic parameters.
An inertial particle separation system for a gas turbine engine, said system comprising: an inlet of said gas turbine engine; at least one sensor coupled to said inlet, and configured to detect a concentration of particles in fluid flowing through said inlet; and an inflatable boot coupled to a surface defining a flow path through said inlet; characterized in that: said boot comprises a plurality of fluid exit slots on a downstream side of the boot and configured to facilitate clean air to adhere to a flow path surface downstream from said boot; and a controller configured to receive a signal from said at least one sensor, the signal representative of the concentration; compare the received signal to a value representative of a threshold of the concentration, and inflate or deflate the inflatable boot based on the comparison, wherein said boot is selectively inflated and deflated based on a concentration of particles in fluid entering the gas turbine engine. an inlet of said gas turbine engine; at least one sensor coupled to said inlet, and configured to detect a concentration of particles in fluid flowing through said inlet; and an inflatable boot coupled to a surface defining a flow path through said inlet; characterized in that: said boot comprises a plurality of fluid exit slots on a downstream side of the boot and configured to facilitate clean air to adhere to a flow path surface downstream from said boot; and a controller configured to receive a signal from said at least one sensor, the signal representative of the concentration; compare the received signal to a value representative of a threshold of the concentration, and inflate or deflate the inflatable boot based on the comparison, wherein said boot is selectively inflated and deflated based on a concentration of particles in fluid entering the gas turbine engine.
A ground communications system in which electromagnetic signals are transmitted through the ground between ground antennae, the system comprising: a plurality of ground antennae configured to be driven into the ground, wherein each of the plurality of ground antennae comprises a single stake; and for each of the plurality of ground antennae: a transmission unit including a transmission circuit configured to output a transmission signal to the corresponding ground antenna driven, in use, into a ground formation, a transceiver unit comprising a receiver circuit and an impedance adjusting unit electrically connected between the transmission circuit and the corresponding ground antenna and characterised in that the impedance adjusting unit is configured to adjust the transmission output impedance and/or power to allow improved impedance matching to suit the impedance of the material through which the signal propagates, in use. a plurality of ground antennae configured to be driven into the ground, wherein each of the plurality of ground antennae comprises a single stake; and for each of the plurality of ground antennae: a transmission unit including a transmission circuit configured to output a transmission signal to the corresponding ground antenna driven, in use, into a ground formation, a transceiver unit comprising a receiver circuit and an impedance adjusting unit electrically connected between the transmission circuit and the corresponding ground antenna and characterised in that the impedance adjusting unit is configured to adjust the transmission output impedance and/or power to allow improved impedance matching to suit the impedance of the material through which the signal propagates, in use.
An actuator element for setting the position of a target mark of a sighting telescope having a rear housing, a spindle mounted in the rear housing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, a setting knob for moving the spindle, being mounted so as to be rotatable around the axis of rotation and having a retainer for fixing the setting knob relative to the rear housing, wherein the retainer comprises detent toothing in the setting knob extending around a circumference, at least one retaining element engaging with the detent toothing and at least one lock bar for positively fixing the retaining element in a recess of the detent toothing, wherein the retaining element is mounted in a non-rotating manner in an intermediate housing connected to the rear housing, characterised in that a locking ring is pivotably mounted in the intermediate housing, wherein the at least one lock bar is arranged on the locking ring and in that, by pivoting a blocking ring mounted on an outer circumference of the intermediate housing, the lock bar on the locking ring can be pivoted out of a position blocking the retaining element in a recess of the detent toothing, into a position which does not block the retaining element with the locking ring.
A method for performing wireless communication by a first device, the method comprising: performing a physical sidelink shared channel, PSSCH, transmission to a second device; obtaining sidelink, SL, hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ-acknowledgment, ACK, information for the PSSCH transmission; determining an overlapping between a first physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, for reporting the SL HARQ-ACK information and a second PUCCH, and an overlapping between the first PUCCH and a third PUCCH, wherein the second PUCCH is related to a lower priority than the third PUCCH of a higher priority; resolving the overlapping between the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH, and resolving the overlapping between the first PUCCH and the third PUCCH, respectively; determining an overlapping between the first PUCCH and a first physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, after resolving an overlapping between i) the first PUSCH and ii) a PUCCH without SL HARQ-ACK report, wherein the first PUSCH is related to a lower priority than a second PUSCH of a higher priority, and the first PUSCH includes no uplink control information, UCI; and transmitting, to a network, the first PUSCH comprising the SL HARQ-ACK information for resolving the overlapping between the first PUCCH and the first PUSCH. performing a physical sidelink shared channel, PSSCH, transmission to a second device; obtaining sidelink, SL, hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ-acknowledgment, ACK, information for the PSSCH transmission; determining an overlapping between a first physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, for reporting the SL HARQ-ACK information and a second PUCCH, and an overlapping between the first PUCCH and a third PUCCH, wherein the second PUCCH is related to a lower priority than the third PUCCH of a higher priority; resolving the overlapping between the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH, and resolving the overlapping between the first PUCCH and the third PUCCH, respectively; determining an overlapping between the first PUCCH and a first physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, after resolving an overlapping between i) the first PUSCH and ii) a PUCCH without SL HARQ-ACK report, wherein the first PUSCH is related to a lower priority than a second PUSCH of a higher priority, and the first PUSCH includes no uplink control information, UCI; and transmitting, to a network, the first PUSCH comprising the SL HARQ-ACK information for resolving the overlapping between the first PUCCH and the first PUSCH.
A gas turbine engine, comprising an array of airfoils (61; 161; 262; 361) circumferentially distributed about an engine axis, each airfoil (61; 161; 262; 361) of the array of airfoils (61; 161; 262; 361) including an airfoil section (65; 165) having pressure and suction sides (P, S) between a leading edge (66; 166; 266; 366) and a trailing edge (68; 168), the airfoil section (65; 165) defining a mean camber line (75; 175; 275; 375) extending between the leading and trailing edges (66, 68; 166, 168; 266; 366) to bisect a thickness of the airfoil section (65; 165), facing pressure and suction sides (P, S) of adjacent airfoils (61; 161; 262; 361) defining a throat, the throat defined as a minimum distance between the facing pressure and suction sides (P, S) at a respective span position, wherein the airfoil section (65; 165) comprises: an external wall (188; 288; 388) and an internal wall (189; 289; 389); a first cavity (184; 284; 384) and a second cavity (186; 286; 386) separated by the internal wall (189; 289; 389), the second cavity (186; 286; 386) bounded by the external wall (188; 288; 388) at the leading edge (66; 166; 266; 366); and a plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) within the internal wall (189; 289; 389) and connecting the first cavity (184; 284; 384) to the second cavity (186; 286; 386), each of the plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) defining a passage axis, and the passage axis of each of the plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) is arranged at a corresponding passage angle (θ) relative to the mean camber line (75; 175; 275; 375) such that the passage axis of each of the plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) intersects the external wall (188; 288; 388) at a location between the throat and an aftmost location of the second cavity (186; 286; 386) with respect to the engine axis. an external wall (188; 288; 388) and an internal wall (189; 289; 389); a first cavity (184; 284; 384) and a second cavity (186; 286; 386) separated by the internal wall (189; 289; 389), the second cavity (186; 286; 386) bounded by the external wall (188; 288; 388) at the leading edge (66; 166; 266; 366); and a plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) within the internal wall (189; 289; 389) and connecting the first cavity (184; 284; 384) to the second cavity (186; 286; 386), each of the plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) defining a passage axis, and the passage axis of each of the plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) is arranged at a corresponding passage angle (θ) relative to the mean camber line (75; 175; 275; 375) such that the passage axis of each of the plurality of crossover passages (194; 294; 394) intersects the external wall (188; 288; 388) at a location between the throat and an aftmost location of the second cavity (186; 286; 386) with respect to the engine axis.
A User Equipment, comprising: a transceiver, configured to receive a Downlink transmission from a base station and to transmit an Uplink transmission to the BS; and a controller, configured to determine a decoding confidence of the BS based on a decoding confidence metric with respect to the received DL transmission and to generate a power scaling for the UL transmission based on the determined decoding confidence, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the UL transmission based on the power scaling generated by the controller, wherein the decoding confidence metric is based on a confidence of decoding Uplink Control Information by the BS, wherein the controller is configured to generate the power scaling in a carrier aggregation scenario for an UL transmission comprising a first UL transmission directed to a primary cell and at least one secondary UL transmission directed to at least one secondary cell, wherein the first UL transmission carries the UCI, and wherein the controller is configured to reduce the power scaling for the first UL transmission and to correspondingly increase the power scaling for the at least one secondary UL transmission when determining an increased decoding confidence of the BS and to increase the power scaling for the first UL transmission and to correspondingly reduce the power scaling for the at least one secondary UL transmission when determining a reduced decoding confidence of the BS. a transceiver, configured to receive a Downlink transmission from a base station and to transmit an Uplink transmission to the BS; and a controller, configured to determine a decoding confidence of the BS based on a decoding confidence metric with respect to the received DL transmission and to generate a power scaling for the UL transmission based on the determined decoding confidence, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the UL transmission based on the power scaling generated by the controller, wherein the decoding confidence metric is based on a confidence of decoding Uplink Control Information by the BS, wherein the controller is configured to generate the power scaling in a carrier aggregation scenario for an UL transmission comprising a first UL transmission directed to a primary cell and at least one secondary UL transmission directed to at least one secondary cell, wherein the first UL transmission carries the UCI, and wherein the controller is configured to reduce the power scaling for the first UL transmission and to correspondingly increase the power scaling for the at least one secondary UL transmission when determining an increased decoding confidence of the BS and to increase the power scaling for the first UL transmission and to correspondingly reduce the power scaling for the at least one secondary UL transmission when determining a reduced decoding confidence of the BS.
An electrochemical cell for electrocoagulation containing a cathode and a sacrificial anode containing a sacrificial part and a non-sacrificial electrical conductive part, characterized in that said sacrificial part having porosity between 20-60% by volume and preferably between 30-50% by volume and is composed of compacted powder wherein said compacted powder contains iron powder having at least 90% by weight of iron, preferably at least 95% by weight of iron and most preferably at least 97% by weight of iron.
An air electrode composition comprising: oxide particles represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and having a perovskite-type (ABO 3) structure; and an electrolyte material: [Chemical Formula 1] Bi x Ba 1-x E O 3-δ wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, 0.2<x<0.8; E is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe); and δ is a value making the oxide particle electrically neutral. oxide particles represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and having a perovskite-type (ABO 3) structure; and an electrolyte material: [Chemical Formula 1] Bi x Ba 1-x E O 3-δ wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, 0.2<x<0.8; E is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe); and δ is a value making the oxide particle electrically neutral. 0.2<x<0.8; E is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe); and δ is a value making the oxide particle electrically neutral.