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An apparatus for detecting a workspace operating condition associated with a workspace, the apparatus comprising: an imaging device configured to capture imaging data associated with a workspace, the imaging data comprising at least one image of a first connection location corresponding to a workspace anchor and a second connection location corresponding to an operator attachment; and a controller configured to detect a workspace operating condition associated with the workspace based at least in part on the imaging data captured by the imaging device; wherein the workspace operating condition is defined at least in part by a first connection status of a first end of a fall protection device at the first connection location and a second connection status of a second end of the fall protection device at the second connection location, wherein the controller is configured to detect the first connection status and the second connection status based at least in part on the imaging data; and wherein the controller is configured to process the imaging data captured by the imaging device by executing one or more machine learning operations to programmatically detect a first connection condition between first end of the fall protection device and the workspace anchor at the first location and a second connection condition between the second end of the fall protection device and the operator attachment at the second connection location, wherein the first connection status is defined by the first connection condition and the second connection status is defined by the second connection condition. an imaging device configured to capture imaging data associated with a workspace, the imaging data comprising at least one image of a first connection location corresponding to a workspace anchor and a second connection location corresponding to an operator attachment; and a controller configured to detect a workspace operating condition associated with the workspace based at least in part on the imaging data captured by the imaging device; wherein the workspace operating condition is defined at least in part by a first connection status of a first end of a fall protection device at the first connection location and a second connection status of a second end of the fall protection device at the second connection location, wherein the controller is configured to detect the first connection status and the second connection status based at least in part on the imaging data; and wherein the controller is configured to process the imaging data captured by the imaging device by executing one or more machine learning operations to programmatically detect a first connection condition between first end of the fall protection device and the workspace anchor at the first location and a second connection condition between the second end of the fall protection device and the operator attachment at the second connection location, wherein the first connection status is defined by the first connection condition and the second connection status is defined by the second connection condition.
An absorbent particle, prepared by providing a polymeric foam and comminuting the polymeric foam into particles, wherein polymeric foam is prepared by a process comprising the steps of a) providing a monomeric solution consisting of a polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing one or more acid groups, water and one or more crosslinkers having more than one polymerizable group per molecule; b) introducing a blowing agent to the monomer solution; c) treating the monomer solution with an ultrasonic treatment; d) introducing one or more initiation agents to the monomer solution; and e) polymerizing the monomer solution wherein the energy transmitted into the monomer through ultrasonic processing is in the range from 0.005kJ/kg monomer solution to 5kJ/kg monomer solution. a) providing a monomeric solution consisting of a polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing one or more acid groups, water and one or more crosslinkers having more than one polymerizable group per molecule; b) introducing a blowing agent to the monomer solution; c) treating the monomer solution with an ultrasonic treatment; d) introducing one or more initiation agents to the monomer solution; and e) polymerizing the monomer solution wherein the energy transmitted into the monomer through ultrasonic processing is in the range from 0.005kJ/kg monomer solution to 5kJ/kg monomer solution.
A device for the ventilation and temperature control of a room in a building having at least one building ceiling, the device comprising - a carrier plate, - at least one first air outlet cross section, which is arranged above the carrier plate and with which a first air volume flow can be guided through a ceiling interstice situated between the building ceiling and the carrier plate, and - at least one second air outlet cross section, from which a second air volume flow can be output such that it can be guided under the carrier plate approximately parallel to the carrier plate, - an air distribution box, which is connected to a central ventilation system and can be fed with primary air, characterised by a sterilisation means, by means of which at least a portion of the first air volume flow can be sterilised by means of UV-C radiation, wherein at least the portion of the first air volume flow can be directed between a carrying element for at least one UV-C radiation source and the carrier plate or the building ceiling and sterilised there, wherein the air distribution box is arranged on an end face of the carrier plate over the entire length of which the first air volume flow can flow, wherein primary air can be applied to the first air outlet cross section arranged above the carrier plate, and secondary air can be induced by means of the primary air exiting from the first air outlet cross section, and a mixed volume flow formed from the primary air and the secondary air can be sterilised in the sterilisation means. - a carrier plate, - at least one first air outlet cross section, which is arranged above the carrier plate and with which a first air volume flow can be guided through a ceiling interstice situated between the building ceiling and the carrier plate, and - at least one second air outlet cross section, from which a second air volume flow can be output such that it can be guided under the carrier plate approximately parallel to the carrier plate, - an air distribution box, which is connected to a central ventilation system and can be fed with primary air,
A method for forming a catalyst from a catalyst precursor having a low volumetric shrinkage, the method comprising: forming a precipitate comprising at least a promoter metal precursor, at least a Group VIB metal precursor, optionally at least a ligating agent, and optionally at least a diluent, wherein the promoter metal precursor is selected from Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA and combinations thereof; removing at least 50% of liquid from the precipitate forming a filter cake; drying the filter cake by a non-agglomerative drying method selected from flash drying, freeze drying, and fluidized bed drying; adding to the filter cake at least one of a shaping aid agent, a pore forming agent, a peptizing agent, a diluent, and combinations thereof, forming a batch mixture; shaping the batch mixture into a shaped catalyst precursor via any of pelletizing, extrusion, tableting, molding, tumbling, pressing, spraying and spray drying; drying the shaped catalyst precursor at a temperature ranging from 50°C to 200°C for 15 minutes to 12 hours; and sulfiding the shaped catalyst precursor forming the bulk multi-metallic catalyst, wherein the shaped catalyst precursor has a volumetric shrinkage of less than 12% upon sulfiding at a temperature of at least 100°C for at least 30 minutes; and wherein the catalyst precursor is a hydroxide material. forming a precipitate comprising at least a promoter metal precursor, at least a Group VIB metal precursor, optionally at least a ligating agent, and optionally at least a diluent, wherein the promoter metal precursor is selected from Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA and combinations thereof; removing at least 50% of liquid from the precipitate forming a filter cake; drying the filter cake by a non-agglomerative drying method selected from flash drying, freeze drying, and fluidized bed drying; adding to the filter cake at least one of a shaping aid agent, a pore forming agent, a peptizing agent, a diluent, and combinations thereof, forming a batch mixture; shaping the batch mixture into a shaped catalyst precursor via any of pelletizing, extrusion, tableting, molding, tumbling, pressing, spraying and spray drying; drying the shaped catalyst precursor at a temperature ranging from 50°C to 200°C for 15 minutes to 12 hours; and sulfiding the shaped catalyst precursor forming the bulk multi-metallic catalyst, wherein the shaped catalyst precursor has a volumetric shrinkage of less than 12% upon sulfiding at a temperature of at least 100°C for at least 30 minutes; and wherein the catalyst precursor is a hydroxide material.
A passage between two vehicles (1, 2) that are connected to one another by an articulated connection, including a bellows connecting the two vehicles (1, 2), wherein the bellows spans a passage device, for example a bridge, in particular an articulated bridge or a platform with a rotary plate, in a tunnel-shaped manner, characterized in that the passage device comprises at least one suspension device on its bottom side for fastening at least one bellows frame in the floor area.
A printing system (100; 200), comprising: a printhead device including a plurality of nozzles (11; 31), the printhead device to eject fluid drops from the nozzles (11; 31) and along corresponding firing paths, respectively; a group identification module to identify groups of nozzles (11; 31) of the plurality of nozzles (11; 31) of the printhead device; and a drop detector array including a plurality of drop detectors (14; 34, 35) disposed adjacent to each other and a detector carriage coupled to the plurality of drop detectors (14; 34, 35); wherein the detector carriage and the printhead device are to move with respect to each other; the printing system (100; 200) being characterised in that: the drop detectors (14; 34, 35) are to sense the firing paths corresponding to the nozzles (11; 31) to detect a presence of the fluid drops for the respective nozzles (11; 31) to determine a nozzle health status for the respective nozzles (11; 31), each one of the drop detectors (14; 34, 35) to sense at a same time a respective firing path corresponding to a respective nozzle for a plurality of groups of nozzles (11; 31) such that the firing paths for different groups of nozzles are sensed at the same time by different drop detectors (14; 34, 35). a printhead device including a plurality of nozzles (11; 31), the printhead device to eject fluid drops from the nozzles (11; 31) and along corresponding firing paths, respectively; a group identification module to identify groups of nozzles (11; 31) of the plurality of nozzles (11; 31) of the printhead device; and a drop detector array including a plurality of drop detectors (14; 34, 35) disposed adjacent to each other and a detector carriage coupled to the plurality of drop detectors (14; 34, 35); wherein the detector carriage and the printhead device are to move with respect to each other; the printing system (100; 200) being characterised in that: the drop detectors (14; 34, 35) are to sense the firing paths corresponding to the nozzles (11; 31) to detect a presence of the fluid drops for the respective nozzles (11; 31) to determine a nozzle health status for the respective nozzles (11; 31), each one of the drop detectors (14; 34, 35) to sense at a same time a respective firing path corresponding to a respective nozzle for a plurality of groups of nozzles (11; 31) such that the firing paths for different groups of nozzles are sensed at the same time by different drop detectors (14; 34, 35).
A router in an information-centric network, ICN, comprising: a receiving module configured to receive an interest for a piece of content, wherein the interest indicates a name associated with the piece of content; an interest-processing module configured to: determine whether the interest can be forwarded; in response to determining that the interest can be forwarded to a second router, obtain a label comprising a destination and return token, "dart", that is specific to the second router, the dart denoting a route established between the router and the second router; and attach the label to the interest; and a forwarding module configured to forward the interest to the second router with the attached label. a receiving module configured to receive an interest for a piece of content, wherein the interest indicates a name associated with the piece of content; an interest-processing module configured to: determine whether the interest can be forwarded; in response to determining that the interest can be forwarded to a second router, obtain a label comprising a destination and return token, "dart", that is specific to the second router, the dart denoting a route established between the router and the second router; and attach the label to the interest; and determine whether the interest can be forwarded; in response to determining that the interest can be forwarded to a second router, obtain a label comprising a destination and return token, "dart", that is specific to the second router, the dart denoting a route established between the router and the second router; and attach the label to the interest; and a forwarding module configured to forward the interest to the second router with the attached label.
Apparatus for generating countable pulses from impinging X-ray photons (12, 14) for use in an imaging device, in particular in a computer tomograph, the apparatus comprising a pre-amplifying element adapted to convert the charge pulse generated by an impinging photon (12, 14) into an electrical signal and a shaping element having a feedback loop and adapted to convert the electrical signal, into an electrical pulse, characterized in that a delay circuit is connected to the feedback loop such that a time during which the feedback loop collects charges of the electrical signal is extended in order to improve an amplitude of the electrical pulse at an output of the shaping element.
Method for improving a grip value between a wheel and a rail for a railway vehicle, in which the railway vehicle comprises a slip prevention device and a sanding device, the slip prevention device being designed to determine a grip value between the wheel and the rail, wherein at least one sanding parameter of the sanding device can be adjusted, wherein sand corresponding to the sanding parameter can be discharged from the sanding device, the said method having the following steps: the sanding parameter is varied in order to discharge sand in accordance with the sanding parameter, the said variation taking place within a predefined optimisation range about a nominal value of the sanding parameter; at least two grip values are determined while the sanding parameter is varied during the variation step, in order to determine a grip value for each of at least two different values of the sanding parameter; an optimum grip value is determined from the at least two grip values, in order to determine an optimum sanding parameter; and the nominal value for the sanding parameter is adjusted to the optimum sanding parameter in order to achieve an improvement of the grip value. the sanding parameter is varied in order to discharge sand in accordance with the sanding parameter, the said variation taking place within a predefined optimisation range about a nominal value of the sanding parameter; at least two grip values are determined while the sanding parameter is varied during the variation step, in order to determine a grip value for each of at least two different values of the sanding parameter; an optimum grip value is determined from the at least two grip values, in order to determine an optimum sanding parameter; and the nominal value for the sanding parameter is adjusted to the optimum sanding parameter in order to achieve an improvement of the grip value.
Amphibious vehicle (100, 1000) comprising: - a chassis having at least one housing (106a-c) having an opening (202, 702) having edges, - for said or each housing (106a-c), a handling device (108a-c) having a fixed part (210, 710) fixed to the chassis and a movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) mounted so as to be able to move on said fixed part (210, 710) and comprising among other things a wheel (104a-c, 1004), said movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) being able to move between a running position (Fig. 1) in which said wheel (104a-c, 1004) is outside said housing (106a-c), and a retracted position (Figs. 3 to 5, 9 and 6B) in which said wheel (104a-c, 1004) is in said housing (106a-c), and - for each opening (202, 702), a hatch system (204, 704) having a hatch (206, 706, 1006), designed to adopt alternately an open position (Figs. 2, 3 and 8) in which said hatch (206, 706, 1006) does not close off said opening (202, 702) or a closed position (Figs. 5, 9 and 6B) in which said hatch (206, 706, 1006) comes into abutment against the edges of the opening (202, 702) and at least partly closes off said opening (202, 702), each movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) being designed to be moved into a locking position wherein a locking element (104a-c, 1050) of said movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) locks the associated hatch (206, 706, 1006) in the closed position by abutment thereof against said hatch (206, 706, 1006). - a chassis having at least one housing (106a-c) having an opening (202, 702) having edges, - for said or each housing (106a-c), a handling device (108a-c) having a fixed part (210, 710) fixed to the chassis and a movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) mounted so as to be able to move on said fixed part (210, 710) and comprising among other things a wheel (104a-c, 1004), said movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) being able to move between a running position (Fig. 1) in which said wheel (104a-c, 1004) is outside said housing (106a-c), and a retracted position (Figs. 3 to 5, 9 and 6B) in which said wheel (104a-c, 1004) is in said housing (106a-c), and - for each opening (202, 702), a hatch system (204, 704) having a hatch (206, 706, 1006), designed to adopt alternately an open position (Figs. 2, 3 and 8) in which said hatch (206, 706, 1006) does not close off said opening (202, 702) or a closed position (Figs. 5, 9 and 6B) in which said hatch (206, 706, 1006) comes into abutment against the edges of the opening (202, 702) and at least partly closes off said opening (202, 702), each movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) being designed to be moved into a locking position wherein a locking element (104a-c, 1050) of said movable part (104a-c, 212, 216, 712, 716, 1004) locks the associated hatch (206, 706, 1006) in the closed position by abutment thereof against said hatch (206, 706, 1006).
A method of starting a TIG welding process and monitoring for the creation of a welding arc, characterized in that a pulse width limiting module is activated at start up of the TIG welding process limiting the pulse width set by a PWM module of a power circuit until a voltage threshold of 10V has been overcome indicating thereby that the welding arc is started, the pulse width limiting module limiting the pulse width to slow the output current slew rate to be less than that which would be provided but for the pulse width limiting module, and further characterised by ending limiting the pulse width after the welding arc has been detected.
A system for cooling a dynamoelectric machine, the system comprising: a coolant medium inlet; a coolant medium outlet; a fan connected to a rotor of the dynamoelectric machine, the fan providing a flow of a coolant medium through the dynamoelectric machine; a flow control device for controlling the amount of the coolant medium passing through the dynamoelectric machine by controlling an opening area of at least one of the coolant medium inlet and the coolant medium outlet; a winding temperature measurement system for measuring the temperature of one or more windings (116, 122) in the dynamoelectric machine; wherein the winding temperature measurement system controls the flow control device to adjust the opening area of at least one of the coolant medium inlet and the coolant medium outlet, based on the temperature of the one or more windings (116, 122) in the dynamoelectric machine to reduce windage loss and/or control pressure of the coolant medium within the dynamoelectric machine. a coolant medium inlet; a coolant medium outlet; a fan connected to a rotor of the dynamoelectric machine, the fan providing a flow of a coolant medium through the dynamoelectric machine; a flow control device for controlling the amount of the coolant medium passing through the dynamoelectric machine by controlling an opening area of at least one of the coolant medium inlet and the coolant medium outlet; a winding temperature measurement system for measuring the temperature of one or more windings (116, 122) in the dynamoelectric machine; wherein the winding temperature measurement system controls the flow control device to adjust the opening area of at least one of the coolant medium inlet and the coolant medium outlet, based on the temperature of the one or more windings (116, 122) in the dynamoelectric machine to reduce windage loss and/or control pressure of the coolant medium within the dynamoelectric machine.
A surgical implant, comprising: a staple having a bridge and a plurality of legs extending from the bridge, the bridge having a central opening extending through the bridge; and a plate having an upper side and a lower side, the plate being separable from the staple, wherein the plate has a central opening in axial alignment with the central opening of the staple when the legs of the staple, alignable with the plate, are positioned through the plate, wherein the staple is fixable to a bone with the plate positioned between the bridge of the staple and the bone when the legs of the staple are driven through the plate and into the bone and wherein the upper side of the plate has a recess configured to matingly receive the bridge of the staple with the legs positioned through the plate. a staple having a bridge and a plurality of legs extending from the bridge, the bridge having a central opening extending through the bridge; and a plate having an upper side and a lower side, the plate being separable from the staple, wherein the plate has a central opening in axial alignment with the central opening of the staple when the legs of the staple, alignable with the plate, are positioned through the plate, wherein the staple is fixable to a bone with the plate positioned between the bridge of the staple and the bone when the legs of the staple are driven through the plate and into the bone and wherein the upper side of the plate has a recess configured to matingly receive the bridge of the staple with the legs positioned through the plate.