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A method for improving a communication rate, used in a terminal working in a multiple-input multiple-output MIMO state, and comprising: Obtaining strength of a first signal received in a first path connected to a first antenna and strength of a second signal received in a second path connected to a second antenna; Adjusting the first path or/and the second path according to a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal, so as to reduce an unbalance degree of the signal strengths between the first path and the second path, thereby improving the communication rate; wherein the adjusting the first path or/and the second path according to the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal comprises: determining whether the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal exceeds a predetermined value; and if a determination result is yes, adjusting an attenuator in the first path or/and a diversity low-noise amplifier in the second path according to a degree of the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal. Obtaining strength of a first signal received in a first path connected to a first antenna and strength of a second signal received in a second path connected to a second antenna; Adjusting the first path or/and the second path according to a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal, so as to reduce an unbalance degree of the signal strengths between the first path and the second path, thereby improving the communication rate; wherein the adjusting the first path or/and the second path according to the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal comprises: determining whether the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal exceeds a predetermined value; and if a determination result is yes, adjusting an attenuator in the first path or/and a diversity low-noise amplifier in the second path according to a degree of the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal. determining whether the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal exceeds a predetermined value; and if a determination result is yes, adjusting an attenuator in the first path or/and a diversity low-noise amplifier in the second path according to a degree of the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal.
Actuating drive for a valve having an activation means, an actuator which moves the activation means between two end positions in dependence upon controlled or manipulated variables, and a manually activatable switching means being in contact with said actuator which can be used to move the activation means into at least one of the two end positions independently of the controlled or manipulated variables, wherein the switching means is an eccentric which can be activated via a manual activation element, characterised in that said eccentric has a round end which, when the eccentric is in a mounting position, snaps into a corresponding recess.
A method of moving large trees, comprising: forming a trench around the circumference of the tree, the trench defining a perimeter of a root ball; inserting a plurality of elongate, substantially parallel supports under the root ball, each support extending between opposing sides of the root ball; positioning two or more connecting beams over the plurality of supports, each connecting beam connected to each of the plurality of supports to form a substantially rigid frame; inserting a plurality of inflatable bags under the plurality of supports; inflating the plurality of airbags to raise the plurality of supports and the root ball; and moving the root ball to a selected location using the plurality of inflated airbags to engage the plurality of supports and roll the root ball over the plurality of inflatable airbags. forming a trench around the circumference of the tree, the trench defining a perimeter of a root ball; inserting a plurality of elongate, substantially parallel supports under the root ball, each support extending between opposing sides of the root ball; positioning two or more connecting beams over the plurality of supports, each connecting beam connected to each of the plurality of supports to form a substantially rigid frame; inserting a plurality of inflatable bags under the plurality of supports; inflating the plurality of airbags to raise the plurality of supports and the root ball; and moving the root ball to a selected location using the plurality of inflated airbags to engage the plurality of supports and roll the root ball over the plurality of inflatable airbags.
An anti-rotation assembly comprising: a first shaft comprising a first crenelated end rim; a second shaft comprising a second crenelated end rim; and a locking sprocket configured to engage the first crenelated end rim and the second crenelated end rim to anti-rotatably couple the first shaft to the second shaft, and an axial retaining ring configured to axially retain the locking sprocket; wherein the first crenelated end rim defines a plurality of first crenels, the second crenelated end rim defines a plurality of second crenels, and the locking sprocket includes a plurality of teeth that are configured to extend into the plurality of first crenels and the plurality of second crenels to prevent relative rotation between the first shaft and the second shaft; wherein the plurality of first crenels are defined between a plurality of first merlons of the first crenelated end rim; the plurality of second crenels are defined between a plurality of second merlons of the second crenelated end rim; the plurality of first merlons are aligned with the plurality of second merlons; and the plurality of first crenels are aligned with the plurality of second crenels, wherein the plurality of first merlons collectively define a circumferential groove configured to receive the axial retaining ring; and the circumferential groove is disposed at an axial midpoint between first closed ends of the plurality of first crenels of the first crenelated end rim and second closed ends of the plurality of second crenels of the second crenelated end rim. a first shaft comprising a first crenelated end rim; a second shaft comprising a second crenelated end rim; and a locking sprocket configured to engage the first crenelated end rim and the second crenelated end rim to anti-rotatably couple the first shaft to the second shaft, and an axial retaining ring configured to axially retain the locking sprocket; wherein the first crenelated end rim defines a plurality of first crenels, the second crenelated end rim defines a plurality of second crenels, and the locking sprocket includes a plurality of teeth that are configured to extend into the plurality of first crenels and the plurality of second crenels to prevent relative rotation between the first shaft and the second shaft; wherein the plurality of first crenels are defined between a plurality of first merlons of the first crenelated end rim; the plurality of second crenels are defined between a plurality of second merlons of the second crenelated end rim; the plurality of first merlons are aligned with the plurality of second merlons; and the plurality of first crenels are aligned with the plurality of second crenels, wherein the plurality of first merlons collectively define a circumferential groove configured to receive the axial retaining ring; and the circumferential groove is disposed at an axial midpoint between first closed ends of the plurality of first crenels of the first crenelated end rim and second closed ends of the plurality of second crenels of the second crenelated end rim.
A travel route calculation device for autonomous travel comprising: a travel route calculation unit configured to calculate a travel route for a subject vehicle to arrive at a destination; a feature detection unit configured to detect a feature located ahead of the subject vehicle on the travel route; a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a necessary recognition distance from the subject vehicle to the feature; a determination unit configured to determine a difficulty in recognizing the feature, on the basis of a detection range of the feature detection unit and the necessary recognition distance; the travel route calculation unit being configured to calculate the travel route while avoiding a location at which recognition of the feature is determined to be difficult by the determination unit; and a drive control unit configured to recognize information concerning the feature, characterized in that: the drive control is configured to decide an action for an autonomous drive on the basis of the recognized information, and to perform autonomous drive control on the basis of the action decided; and in that the necessary recognition distance is a distance necessary for the drive control unit to recognize information concerning the feature when deciding the action. a travel route calculation unit configured to calculate a travel route for a subject vehicle to arrive at a destination; a feature detection unit configured to detect a feature located ahead of the subject vehicle on the travel route; a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a necessary recognition distance from the subject vehicle to the feature; a determination unit configured to determine a difficulty in recognizing the feature, on the basis of a detection range of the feature detection unit and the necessary recognition distance; the travel route calculation unit being configured to calculate the travel route while avoiding a location at which recognition of the feature is determined to be difficult by the determination unit; and a drive control unit configured to recognize information concerning the feature, characterized in that: the drive control is configured to decide an action for an autonomous drive on the basis of the recognized information, and to perform autonomous drive control on the basis of the action decided; and in that the necessary recognition distance is a distance necessary for the drive control unit to recognize information concerning the feature when deciding the action. the drive control is configured to decide an action for an autonomous drive on the basis of the recognized information, and to perform autonomous drive control on the basis of the action decided; and in that the necessary recognition distance is a distance necessary for the drive control unit to recognize information concerning the feature when deciding the action.
An electric hydraulic brake comprising: a plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4) configured to supply braking force to wheels of a vehicle; a reservoir storing brake oil; a master cylinder connected to the reservoir and configured to generate hydraulic pressure in cooperation with a first motor; an auxiliary actuator including a second motor and a pump unit having three or more piston pumps linked with the second motor, and configured to transmit the hydraulic pressure to the plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4) when the master cylinder malfunctions; a hydraulic circuit configured to selectively transmit the hydraulic pressure to the plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4), and including a front wheel hydraulic circuit configured to transmit the hydraulic pressure to a pair of front wheel brakes (w1, w2), a rear wheel hydraulic circuit configured to transmit the hydraulic pressure to a pair of rear wheel brakes (w3, w4), and a plurality of solenoid valves; a first controller configured to control the first motor and the hydraulic circuit in accordance with braking input; and a second controller configured to control the first motor and the front wheel hydraulic circuit when the first controller malfunctions; wherein the first and second controllers (180, 190) are configured to control the second motor to transmit the hydraulic pressure to the plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4) when the master cylinder malfunctions. a plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4) configured to supply braking force to wheels of a vehicle; a reservoir storing brake oil; a master cylinder connected to the reservoir and configured to generate hydraulic pressure in cooperation with a first motor; an auxiliary actuator including a second motor and a pump unit having three or more piston pumps linked with the second motor, and configured to transmit the hydraulic pressure to the plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4) when the master cylinder malfunctions; a hydraulic circuit configured to selectively transmit the hydraulic pressure to the plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4), and including a front wheel hydraulic circuit configured to transmit the hydraulic pressure to a pair of front wheel brakes (w1, w2), a rear wheel hydraulic circuit configured to transmit the hydraulic pressure to a pair of rear wheel brakes (w3, w4), and a plurality of solenoid valves; a first controller configured to control the first motor and the hydraulic circuit in accordance with braking input; and a second controller configured to control the first motor and the front wheel hydraulic circuit when the first controller malfunctions; wherein the first and second controllers (180, 190) are configured to control the second motor to transmit the hydraulic pressure to the plurality of wheel brakes (w1, w2, w3, w4) when the master cylinder malfunctions.
A culturing device comprising: a microplate including a plurality of vessels for accommodating a culture medium, each of the plurality of vessels having a bottom surface and a component (24; 24; 26) attached into the vessel, the component (23; 24; 26) extending from an upper end of the vessel to an interior of the vessel so that the vessel has an opening; and a lid covering an upper surface of the microplate, wherein the component (23; 24; 26) has two surfaces (23A, 23B; 24A, 24B) substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the vessel, one (23A; 24A) of the two surfaces being located at the same height as the upper surface of the microplate or at a position higher than the upper surface of the microplate, characterised in that the bottom surface of the vessels, the component (23; 24; 26) and the lid each have light transmittance, and the size of the component (23, 24, 26) is adjusted so that the other (23B; 24B) of the two surfaces is immersed into the culture medium accommodated in the vessel when in use. a microplate including a plurality of vessels for accommodating a culture medium, each of the plurality of vessels having a bottom surface and a component (24; 24; 26) attached into the vessel, the component (23; 24; 26) extending from an upper end of the vessel to an interior of the vessel so that the vessel has an opening; and a lid covering an upper surface of the microplate, wherein the component (23; 24; 26) has two surfaces (23A, 23B; 24A, 24B) substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the vessel, one (23A; 24A) of the two surfaces being located at the same height as the upper surface of the microplate or at a position higher than the upper surface of the microplate, characterised in that the bottom surface of the vessels, the component (23; 24; 26) and the lid each have light transmittance, and the size of the component (23, 24, 26) is adjusted so that the other (23B; 24B) of the two surfaces is immersed into the culture medium accommodated in the vessel when in use.
An isolated surface-binding peptide consisting of N consecutive amino acids of an extended beta-hairpin motif EIIATMKKKGEKRCLNP (SEQ ID NO: 57) in Interferon gamma-induced protein 10, IP-10, wherein N=4-17, with the proviso that said isolated surface-binding peptide is not selected from a group consisting of KKGE (SEQ ID NO: 61), KRCL (SEQ ID NO: 62), KKKG (SEQ ID NO: 63), MKKK (SEQ ID NO: 64) and GEKRCL (SEQ ID NO: 65).
A workpiece transfer apparatus for a furnace, comprising: a robot comprising an arm and a controller, a carrier attached to the arm and having a placement surface for carrying a workpiece into and/or out of a furnace, a sensor for detecting an arrival of an object at a specific position, the sensor being coupled to the controller, and the controller is configured to: i) cause the robot to move the carrier so that the arrival of the distal end of the carrier at the specific position is detectable by the sensor, ii) determine a droop amount of the distal end of the carrier heated by the furnace on the basis of the position of the carrier at the time when the sensor detects the arrival of the distal end of the carrier at the specific position, iii) determine an adjusted handover position of the carrier on the basis of the determined droop amount of the carrier, the adjusted handover position including at least one of an adjusted height and an adjusted angle of the placement surface of the carrier, and iv) cause the robot to move the carrier to the adjusted handover position for handover of a workpiece. a robot comprising an arm and a controller, a carrier attached to the arm and having a placement surface for carrying a workpiece into and/or out of a furnace, a sensor for detecting an arrival of an object at a specific position, the sensor being coupled to the controller, and the controller is configured to: i) cause the robot to move the carrier so that the arrival of the distal end of the carrier at the specific position is detectable by the sensor, ii) determine a droop amount of the distal end of the carrier heated by the furnace on the basis of the position of the carrier at the time when the sensor detects the arrival of the distal end of the carrier at the specific position, iii) determine an adjusted handover position of the carrier on the basis of the determined droop amount of the carrier, the adjusted handover position including at least one of an adjusted height and an adjusted angle of the placement surface of the carrier, and iv) cause the robot to move the carrier to the adjusted handover position for handover of a workpiece. i) cause the robot to move the carrier so that the arrival of the distal end of the carrier at the specific position is detectable by the sensor, ii) determine a droop amount of the distal end of the carrier heated by the furnace on the basis of the position of the carrier at the time when the sensor detects the arrival of the distal end of the carrier at the specific position, iii) determine an adjusted handover position of the carrier on the basis of the determined droop amount of the carrier, the adjusted handover position including at least one of an adjusted height and an adjusted angle of the placement surface of the carrier, and iv) cause the robot to move the carrier to the adjusted handover position for handover of a workpiece.
A heated subsea pipeline, comprising: a direct electrical heating system that is arranged to heat a central elongate portion of the pipeline; at least one supplementary heating system that extends along an end portion of the pipeline, longitudinally outboard of the central portion heated by the DEH system; and characterised by external connectors for the supply of energy from an underwater vehicle to the supplementary heating system, wherein the connectors are supported by a bulkhead, connector plate or end structure of the pipeline. a direct electrical heating system that is arranged to heat a central elongate portion of the pipeline; at least one supplementary heating system that extends along an end portion of the pipeline, longitudinally outboard of the central portion heated by the DEH system; and characterised by external connectors for the supply of energy from an underwater vehicle to the supplementary heating system, wherein the connectors are supported by a bulkhead, connector plate or end structure of the pipeline.
A distributor for receiving water imparted through the distributor and directing the water to flow along a freeze plate of an ice maker so that the water forms into ice on the freeze plate, the distributor comprising: a distributor piece formed from a single piece of monolithic material; the distributor piece comprising a bottom wall defining a portion of a flow path along which the distributor directs water to flow through the distributor and extending forward from a rear wall to a front end portion adjacent a downstream end of the distributor; the distributor further comprising: the rear wall adjacent an upstream end of the distributor; and a tube protruding rearward from the rear wall, the rear wall having an opening immediately above the bottom wall through which the tube fluidly communicates with the distributor; wherein the bottom wall comprises a rear section that slopes downward to the rear wall and a front section that slopes downward to the front end portion. the rear wall adjacent an upstream end of the distributor; and a tube protruding rearward from the rear wall, the rear wall having an opening immediately above the bottom wall through which the tube fluidly communicates with the distributor; wherein the bottom wall comprises a rear section that slopes downward to the rear wall and a front section that slopes downward to the front end portion.
A splice tray for providing a space for receipt of a plurality of spliced optical fibers of a plurality of cables, the splice tray comprising: a tray base comprising: a substantially planar base panel having an entry end and a remote end spaced from the entry end, the base panel defining a perimeter; and a flange associated with the perimeter of the base panel and extending outward from the base panel; a splice holder configured to hold a plurality of spliced optical fibers, the splice holder comprising: a holder base removably coupled to the tray base; and a plurality of ribs associated with the holder base and defining a plurality of recesses configured to receive at least one spliced optical fiber; and a cover removably coupled to at least one of the tray base or the splice holder and substantially enclosing the splice holder between the tray base and the cover, characterized in that: the splice tray also comprises a pivot recess associated with the tray base and configured to cooperate with a pivot support of a splice tray assembly to facilitate pivoting of the splice tray with respect to the splice tray assembly, wherein the pivoting of the splice tray is in a plane defined by the tray base. a tray base comprising: a substantially planar base panel having an entry end and a remote end spaced from the entry end, the base panel defining a perimeter; and a flange associated with the perimeter of the base panel and extending outward from the base panel; a substantially planar base panel having an entry end and a remote end spaced from the entry end, the base panel defining a perimeter; and a flange associated with the perimeter of the base panel and extending outward from the base panel; a splice holder configured to hold a plurality of spliced optical fibers, the splice holder comprising: a holder base removably coupled to the tray base; and a plurality of ribs associated with the holder base and defining a plurality of recesses configured to receive at least one spliced optical fiber; and a holder base removably coupled to the tray base; and a plurality of ribs associated with the holder base and defining a plurality of recesses configured to receive at least one spliced optical fiber; and a cover removably coupled to at least one of the tray base or the splice holder and substantially enclosing the splice holder between the tray base and the cover, characterized in that: the splice tray also comprises a pivot recess associated with the tray base and configured to cooperate with a pivot support of a splice tray assembly to facilitate pivoting of the splice tray with respect to the splice tray assembly, wherein the pivoting of the splice tray is in a plane defined by the tray base.