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An aircraft fuel system comprising: a fuel vessel containing a non-mixture fuel; a protective vessel arranged about the fuel vessel such that the fuel vessel is contained within the protective vessel and a protective space is defined between an outer surface of a vessel wall of the fuel vessel and an inner surface of a vessel wall of the protective vessel; at least one mounting structure fixedly positioning the fuel vessel within the protective vessel; a fuel consumption device configured to consume the non-mixture fuel; a fuel output fluidly connecting an interior of the fuel vessel to the fuel consumption device, the fuel output fluidly isolated from the protective space; a relief output fluidly connecting the protective space to a relief flow path, the relief output and relief flow path configured to vent gas from the protective space and remove any non-mixture fuel from the protective space, wherein the protective space is filled with an inert gas and the aircraft fuel system comprises an auxiliary system configured to receive the inert gas from the protective space. a fuel vessel containing a non-mixture fuel; a protective vessel arranged about the fuel vessel such that the fuel vessel is contained within the protective vessel and a protective space is defined between an outer surface of a vessel wall of the fuel vessel and an inner surface of a vessel wall of the protective vessel; at least one mounting structure fixedly positioning the fuel vessel within the protective vessel; a fuel consumption device configured to consume the non-mixture fuel; a fuel output fluidly connecting an interior of the fuel vessel to the fuel consumption device, the fuel output fluidly isolated from the protective space; a relief output fluidly connecting the protective space to a relief flow path, the relief output and relief flow path configured to vent gas from the protective space and remove any non-mixture fuel from the protective space, wherein the protective space is filled with an inert gas and the aircraft fuel system comprises an auxiliary system configured to receive the inert gas from the protective space.
A method of controlling a wind turbine comprising: identifying an out-of-vertical load acting in a first direction on the wind turbine; determining a direction of a wind load acting on the wind turbine; determining whether there is a degree of alignment between the direction of the wind load and the first direction; and if so, controlling the wind turbine to reduce the wind load; characterized in that the out-of-vertical load comprises a solar-induced out-of-vertical load. identifying an out-of-vertical load acting in a first direction on the wind turbine; determining a direction of a wind load acting on the wind turbine; determining whether there is a degree of alignment between the direction of the wind load and the first direction; and if so, controlling the wind turbine to reduce the wind load; characterized in that the out-of-vertical load comprises a solar-induced out-of-vertical load.
An additive manufacturing device for manufacturing a solid article, comprising a laser generation unit, a supply unit, a raw material container containing a raw material and having a raw material surface exposed to a laser beam to be emitted by the laser generation unit in operation, a heating device, a control unit whereby the heating device includes a heating surface for heating the raw material surface to form a pre-heated raw material surface, whereby the laser generation unit is disposed with a directing unit to direct the laser beam onto the pre-heated raw material surface according to a computer generated model of the solid article stored in a storage unit associated with the control unit, whereby the laser beam generated by the laser generation unit passes through the heating surface onto the pre-heated raw material surface whereby the heating surface continuously extends over the raw material surface wherein least a portion of the heating surface of the heating device is transmissive for the laser beam characterized in that the heating surface contains at least one of the elements of the group of a transparent conductive oxide, of a network of nanowires or of nanotubes.
An electrosurgical system for performing a procedure on a patient's body, the system comprising: a plurality of energy delivery devices, each energy delivery device comprising at least one electrode for delivering electrical energy to a tissue of the patient's body; and an electrical generator for coupling to the plurality of energy delivery devices such that an output of the generator can be delivered via the plurality of energy delivery devices to produce an effect on the tissue of the patient's body, the generator comprising an energy controller for controlling a delivery of energy such that an amount of energy delivered by at least one of the plurality of energy delivery devices is controlled during the procedure by varying an amount of time that the at least one of the plurality of energy delivery devices is delivering energy responsive to at least one measured parameter associated with the at least one of the plurality of energy delivery devices, wherein said energy delivery devices are electrosurgical probes and each of said electrosurgical probes is associated with at least one respective sensor for measuring said at least one parameter, and wherein said at least one measured parameter is indicative of a property of the tissue to which energy is delivered, wherein the generator is capable of automatically detecting the number of energy delivery devices coupled to the generator. a plurality of energy delivery devices, each energy delivery device comprising at least one electrode for delivering electrical energy to a tissue of the patient's body; and an electrical generator for coupling to the plurality of energy delivery devices such that an output of the generator can be delivered via the plurality of energy delivery devices to produce an effect on the tissue of the patient's body, the generator comprising an energy controller for controlling a delivery of energy such that an amount of energy delivered by at least one of the plurality of energy delivery devices is controlled during the procedure by varying an amount of time that the at least one of the plurality of energy delivery devices is delivering energy responsive to at least one measured parameter associated with the at least one of the plurality of energy delivery devices, wherein said energy delivery devices are electrosurgical probes and each of said electrosurgical probes is associated with at least one respective sensor for measuring said at least one parameter, and wherein said at least one measured parameter is indicative of a property of the tissue to which energy is delivered, wherein the generator is capable of automatically detecting the number of energy delivery devices coupled to the generator.
A system for monitoring an aircraft sowing anti-icing valve (302, 303) in an anti-icing assembly comprising the anti-icing valve (302, 303) located between an upstream pipe and a downstream pipe, wherein the anti-icing assembly is arranged so that when the wing anti-icing valve is open air is allowed to be supplied from the upstream pipe to the downstream pipe and to the aircraft wing, the system comprising: a time record device configured to record time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve; a data acquisition device configured to obtain the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve recorded by the time record device; and a message generation device configured to generate an anti-icing valve performance message according to the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve obtained by the data acquisition device, characterized in that the anti-icing valve performance message comprises a revised time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve, the revised time being determined by the following formula: the revised time = the time before revised + a * PD + b; wherein PD refers to a bleed air pressure, a and b are revised parameters depending on the anti-icing valve system. a time record device configured to record time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve; a data acquisition device configured to obtain the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve recorded by the time record device; and a message generation device configured to generate an anti-icing valve performance message according to the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve obtained by the data acquisition device, characterized in that the anti-icing valve performance message comprises a revised time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve, the revised time being determined by the following formula: the revised time = the time before revised + a * PD + b; wherein PD refers to a bleed air pressure, a and b are revised parameters depending on the anti-icing valve system.
Device for detecting defects during sealing of a package comprising a foil, comprising: - at least one distance sensor (5,6) for determining the distance between at least two relatively displaceable clamping elements (4a,4b) for pressing against each other the foil and another part of the package to be attached to the foil, and - at least one control unit coupled to the at least one distance sensor for comparing measured values collected by the at least one distance sensor to predefined reference measured values for a period during displacement of the clamping elements toward each other. - at least one distance sensor (5,6) for determining the distance between at least two relatively displaceable clamping elements (4a,4b) for pressing against each other the foil and another part of the package to be attached to the foil, and - at least one control unit coupled to the at least one distance sensor for comparing measured values collected by the at least one distance sensor to predefined reference measured values for a period during displacement of the clamping elements toward each other.
Gearbox comprising: - a gearbox housing, preferably made of aluminium; - a rotatable shaft, extending horizontally; - a rolling bearing, via which said shaft is rotatably mounted in the gearbox housing, and which features: ▪ an outer ring of the bearing, fitted in a bearing seat for the roller bearing, the bearing seat being arranged in the gearbox housing, wherein such an outer ring of the bearing features, at a first axial end, a first edge surface abutting against a supporting surface in the bearing seat, and a second edge surface at an opposite second axial end, ▪ an inner ring of the bearing, attached to said shaft, and ▪ several rolling bodies arranged between the bearing's outer ring and the bearing's inner ring; wherein: - a mounting plate abuts against the second edge surface of the bearing's outer ring and is screwed onto the gearbox housing in order to thus keep the outer ring of the bearing biased between the mounting plate and said supporting surface in the first bearing seat, - a reservoir for receipt of gearbox oil is arranged in the gearbox housing,on the outside of and above the bearing seat, wherein the mounting plate forms an end wall of such a reservoir, and - a groove for leading gearbox oil from said reservoir into the bearing seat is arranged in the bearing seat. - a gearbox housing, preferably made of aluminium; - a rotatable shaft, extending horizontally; - a rolling bearing, via which said shaft is rotatably mounted in the gearbox housing, and which features: ▪ an outer ring of the bearing, fitted in a bearing seat for the roller bearing, the bearing seat being arranged in the gearbox housing, wherein such an outer ring of the bearing features, at a first axial end, a first edge surface abutting against a supporting surface in the bearing seat, and a second edge surface at an opposite second axial end, ▪ an inner ring of the bearing, attached to said shaft, and ▪ several rolling bodies arranged between the bearing's outer ring and the bearing's inner ring; ▪ an outer ring of the bearing, fitted in a bearing seat for the roller bearing, the bearing seat being arranged in the gearbox housing, wherein such an outer ring of the bearing features, at a first axial end, a first edge surface abutting against a supporting surface in the bearing seat, and a second edge surface at an opposite second axial end, ▪ an inner ring of the bearing, attached to said shaft, and ▪ several rolling bodies arranged between the bearing's outer ring and the bearing's inner ring; - a mounting plate abuts against the second edge surface of the bearing's outer ring and is screwed onto the gearbox housing in order to thus keep the outer ring of the bearing biased between the mounting plate and said supporting surface in the first bearing seat, - a reservoir for receipt of gearbox oil is arranged in the gearbox housing,on the outside of and above the bearing seat, wherein the mounting plate forms an end wall of such a reservoir, and - a groove for leading gearbox oil from said reservoir into the bearing seat is arranged in the bearing seat.
A first responder readiness data server for monitoring in real time at least one readiness parameter of a monitorable device obtainable from at least one sensor couplable to the monitorable device, the at least one sensor configured to detect in real time a present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device, the at least one readiness parameter being selected from the group consisting of oxygen level, air pressure level, and network connection, and the monitorable device being one of an air pack, a gas mask, and a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) tank; the server comprising: a communication interface configured to receive data transmitted from the at least one sensor, the data corresponding to the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device; and processing circuitry including a memory and a processor, the memory in communication with the processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to: determine if the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device meets at least one user-defined rule; and determine a device status indicating if the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device has met the at least one user-defined rule; and the communication interface further configured to transmit an indication of the device status to a monitoring display. a communication interface configured to receive data transmitted from the at least one sensor, the data corresponding to the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device; and processing circuitry including a memory and a processor, the memory in communication with the processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to: determine if the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device meets at least one user-defined rule; and determine a device status indicating if the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device has met the at least one user-defined rule; and the communication interface further configured to transmit an indication of the device status to a monitoring display. determine if the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device meets at least one user-defined rule; and determine a device status indicating if the present value of the at least one readiness parameter of the monitorable device has met the at least one user-defined rule; and the communication interface further configured to transmit an indication of the device status to a monitoring display.
An apparatus comprising: a receiver system in a satellite configured to receive first and second wideband frequency hopping signals, the first and second signals having orthogonal polarization and having a range of frequencies in which information is carried in a number of channels having a number of frequencies within the range of frequencies, wherein the number of frequencies for a channel in the number of channels changes within the range of frequencies over time; a transmitter system in the satellite configured to transmit the first and second signals with orthogonal polarizations, wherein the signal is unprocessed by the satellite such that the satellite does not identify the number of frequencies for the channel in the number of channels used to carry the information by the satellite; and a terrestrial portion comprising multiple gateways and a control system configured to manage the operation of the gateways, wherein the gateways are synchronised such that signals received at the receiver system are synchronised.2. a receiver system in a satellite configured to receive first and second wideband frequency hopping signals, the first and second signals having orthogonal polarization and having a range of frequencies in which information is carried in a number of channels having a number of frequencies within the range of frequencies, wherein the number of frequencies for a channel in the number of channels changes within the range of frequencies over time; a transmitter system in the satellite configured to transmit the first and second signals with orthogonal polarizations, wherein the signal is unprocessed by the satellite such that the satellite does not identify the number of frequencies for the channel in the number of channels used to carry the information by the satellite; and a terrestrial portion comprising multiple gateways and a control system configured to manage the operation of the gateways, wherein the gateways are synchronised such that signals received at the receiver system are synchronised.2.
A fan assembly for use in a household appliance, in particular a cooking oven, the fan assembly comprising - a motor which has a shaft and - a fan which has a blade and a hub, wherein the hub has a central bore for supporting the shaft, - the shaft which has a snap-fit connector and the hub has a counterpart snap-fit connector which are configured to mutually engage and secure the hub against relative axial displacement with respect to the shaft, characterized in that - the shaft has one or more than one anchoring rib and the hub has a mating sleeve configured to clamp the surface of the bore against each anchoring rib of the shaft and secure the hub against relative rotation with respect to the shaft, wherein each anchoring rib has a sawtooth shaped edge which is integrally formed onto the circumferential surface of the shaft and protrudes a predetermined distance from the shaft, wherein each edge carves a mating groove into the inner surface of the bore as the shaft is inserted and clamped in the bore and in the clamped state each edge remains wedged inside the corresponding mating groove and secures the fan against relative rotation with respect to the shaft. - a motor which has a shaft and - a fan which has a blade and a hub, wherein the hub has a central bore for supporting the shaft, - the shaft which has a snap-fit connector and the hub has a counterpart snap-fit connector which are configured to mutually engage and secure the hub against relative axial displacement with respect to the shaft, characterized in that - the shaft has one or more than one anchoring rib and the hub has a mating sleeve configured to clamp the surface of the bore against each anchoring rib of the shaft and secure the hub against relative rotation with respect to the shaft,
Single-grain sowing unit of a single-grain seeder having at least one single-grain sowing unit, with at least one assigned storage container, with a housing and a separating element, which is arranged and driven in the housing, with a seed storage compartment which is located in the housing and in which seed from the storage container is supplied by means of suitable means from the storage container for separating by the separating element, and with at least one seed emptying opening which is located in the lower region of the housing in the region of the seed storage compartment, is closable by means of a closure plate and can be opened for emptying the seed located in the seed storage compartment, wherein an obliquely downwardly inclined emptying chute leading away from the seed emptying opening of the housing can be attached to the outer side of the housing by means of suitable attachment means, characterized in that the emptying chute can be optionally attached on one of the two opposite sides of the housing of the separating unit by means of the attachment means.
A method for detecting fruit, comprising: (a) illuminating an area containing a fruit; (b) capturing an image of the illuminated area; (c) detecting a local maximum located in a region of the image, wherein the local maximum is a pixel having a first intensity; (d) identifying a first ring of pixels surrounding the local maximum, wherein the intensity of the pixels of the first ring is less than the first intensity but greater than a threshold intensity; (e) identifying a second ring of pixels surrounding the first ring, wherein the second ring and the first ring are concentric and the intensity of the pixels of the second ring is less than the intensity of the pixels of the first ring, but greater than a second threshold intensity; and (f) labelling the region as a location of the fruit if: a shape of the first and second rings matches a geometric profile, wherein the first and second geometric profiles are determined by calculating the distance of each pixel at a boundary of the respective first and second intensity rings from the local maximum. (a) illuminating an area containing a fruit; (b) capturing an image of the illuminated area; (c) detecting a local maximum located in a region of the image, wherein the local maximum is a pixel having a first intensity; (d) identifying a first ring of pixels surrounding the local maximum, wherein the intensity of the pixels of the first ring is less than the first intensity but greater than a threshold intensity; (e) identifying a second ring of pixels surrounding the first ring, wherein the second ring and the first ring are concentric and the intensity of the pixels of the second ring is less than the intensity of the pixels of the first ring, but greater than a second threshold intensity; and (f) labelling the region as a location of the fruit if: a shape of the first and second rings matches a geometric profile, wherein the first and second geometric profiles are determined by calculating the distance of each pixel at a boundary of the respective first and second intensity rings from the local maximum.