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A method comprising: receiving a request for a lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120) for a lane change of a host vehicle that is traveling along a roadway; determining whether a preferred offset exists for the host vehicle, the preferred offset being an amount of asymmetry of the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120), and whereby the preferred offset is indicative of a preference for a certain shape of the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120), namely an aggressive entry and relaxed exit, a symmetrical lane change, a relaxed entry and aggressive exit, or anything in between; responsive to determining that the preferred offset exists, calculating the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120) based on the preferred offset; and providing the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120) to a vehicle component effective to cause the vehicle component to execute the lane change according to the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120). receiving a request for a lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120) for a lane change of a host vehicle that is traveling along a roadway; determining whether a preferred offset exists for the host vehicle, the preferred offset being an amount of asymmetry of the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120), and whereby the preferred offset is indicative of a preference for a certain shape of the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120), namely an aggressive entry and relaxed exit, a symmetrical lane change, a relaxed entry and aggressive exit, or anything in between; responsive to determining that the preferred offset exists, calculating the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120) based on the preferred offset; and providing the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120) to a vehicle component effective to cause the vehicle component to execute the lane change according to the lane change trajectory (110, 118, 120).
A useful method for joining at least two carbon parts having a particle size lower than 10 μm and comprising at least the steps consisting in: a) positioning the carbon parts to be joined and a silicon element, in particular in the form of a silicon strip, said element being inserted between said parts, and b) maintaining the cohesive assembly under the effect of pressure and subjecting it to heating at a temperature between 1410°C and 1500°C under inert atmosphere, to melt the silicon and form a joint containing at least one silicon carbide bridge at the interface of said parts, and c) exposing the assembly obtained after step b) to a temperature higher than the temperature of step b) and between 1500°C and 1750°C to consume all the molten silicon and form a silicon carbide joint on the whole surface of the interface of said carbon parts, the braze prepared between two carbon parts, obtained after step c), being completely devoid of residual solid silicon. a) positioning the carbon parts to be joined and a silicon element, in particular in the form of a silicon strip, said element being inserted between said parts, and b) maintaining the cohesive assembly under the effect of pressure and subjecting it to heating at a temperature between 1410°C and 1500°C under inert atmosphere, to melt the silicon and form a joint containing at least one silicon carbide bridge at the interface of said parts, and c) exposing the assembly obtained after step b) to a temperature higher than the temperature of step b) and between 1500°C and 1750°C to consume all the molten silicon and form a silicon carbide joint on the whole surface of the interface of said carbon parts, the braze prepared between two carbon parts, obtained after step c), being completely devoid of residual solid silicon.
Cable feed device for feeding a cable to a cable processing machine, the cable feed device comprising a first rotatable roller and a second rotatable roller for guiding the cable such that the cable can arranged in a loop around the first roller and the second roller, the cable feed device having a cable drive for transporting the cable, the first roller being stationary, the cable feed device being designed such that the second roller is pushed or pulled away from the first roller by a force, it being possible for the second roller to have a first state and a second state, the second roller being locked in a first position in the first state and being moved in the second state by the force such that the distance between the first roller and the second roller changes depending on the length of the cable between the two rollers (95, 96), characterized in that the second roller can be electromagnetically locked and unlocked in the first position, and in that the second roller is attached to a deflection lever, the deflection lever being rotatably fixed at an end of the deflection lever remote from the second roller, the deflection lever being connected to a movement limiting element having a compensating element for contacting a position locking element of the cable feed device such that, in the first state, the second roller can be moved a predetermined distance toward the first roller. the cable feed device having a cable drive for transporting the cable, the first roller being stationary, the cable feed device being designed such that the second roller is pushed or pulled away from the first roller by a force, it being possible for the second roller to have a first state and a second state, the second roller being locked in a first position in the first state and being moved in the second state by the force such that the distance between the first roller and the second roller changes depending on the length of the cable between the two rollers (95, 96), characterized in that the second roller can be electromagnetically locked and unlocked in the first position, and in that the second roller is attached to a deflection lever, the deflection lever being rotatably fixed at an end of the deflection lever remote from the second roller, the deflection lever being connected to a movement limiting element having a compensating element for contacting a position locking element of the cable feed device such that, in the first state, the second roller can be moved a predetermined distance toward the first roller.
A compression ignition engine fuel derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process, characterized in that the iso:n paraffins ratio of the fuel increases from a paraffin carbon number of C 9 to a paraffin carbon number of C 16 and then from a paraffin carbon number of C 19 to a paraffin carbon number of C 22, and that the fuel has less than 0.05% m/m sulphur, and less than 10% by mass aromatics, which fuel has on average more than 0.9 alkyl branches per paraffinic molecule as measured by H + NMR analysis.
A fan blade comprising a tip surface configured in use to face an internal wall of a nacelle, the tip surface having a suction side edge, a pressure side edge and a chamfer, having a chamfer angle, such that in use the suction side edge is further than the pressure side edge from the internal wall of the nacelle, wherein the chamfer angle (θ) of the chamfer varies along the tip surface between a leading edge of the fan blade and a trailing edge of the fan blade and characterised in that the rate of change of the chamfer angle (θ) with respect to chord position is greater in regions where the curvature of the perimeter of the tip surface is greater and wherein the curvature of the perimeter is greater in regions closer to the leading edge and the trailing edge. the tip surface having a suction side edge, a pressure side edge and a chamfer, having a chamfer angle, such that in use the suction side edge is further than the pressure side edge from the internal wall of the nacelle, wherein the chamfer angle (θ) of the chamfer varies along the tip surface between a leading edge of the fan blade and a trailing edge of the fan blade and characterised in that the rate of change of the chamfer angle (θ) with respect to chord position is greater in regions where the curvature of the perimeter of the tip surface is greater and wherein the curvature of the perimeter is greater in regions closer to the leading edge and the trailing edge.
A laminate comprising a front substrate, a laser coloring substrate, a thermal transfer image layer, a white layer, and a back substrate, the laser coloring substrate containing a light resistance improving material.
A composition comprising: a polymer backbone comprising polylysine, polyornithine, polyarginine, polyglutamate, polyaspartate, polycysteine, polyserine, polythreonine, polytyrosine, heparin, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, heparan sulfate, keratan sulfate, carageenan, pectin, fucoidan, or dextran; multiple protective chains, wherein each protective chain comprises poly(ethylene glycol) and is covalently linked to the polymer backbone by a single linkage; an anionic group(s) member selected from the group consisting of sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate and carboxyl, said anionic group being covalently bonded by a single chemical bond to a monomeric unit of the polymer backbone; and a load molecule linked directly by ionic interaction to the anionic group without intermediary metal ion; wherein the load molecule i) comprises a cell penetrating peptide; ii) comprises an anionic binding domain; or iii) has an isoelectric point greater than 7.3. a polymer backbone comprising polylysine, polyornithine, polyarginine, polyglutamate, polyaspartate, polycysteine, polyserine, polythreonine, polytyrosine, heparin, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, heparan sulfate, keratan sulfate, carageenan, pectin, fucoidan, or dextran; multiple protective chains, wherein each protective chain comprises poly(ethylene glycol) and is covalently linked to the polymer backbone by a single linkage; an anionic group(s) member selected from the group consisting of sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate and carboxyl, said anionic group being covalently bonded by a single chemical bond to a monomeric unit of the polymer backbone; and a load molecule linked directly by ionic interaction to the anionic group without intermediary metal ion; wherein the load molecule i) comprises a cell penetrating peptide; ii) comprises an anionic binding domain; or iii) has an isoelectric point greater than 7.3. i) comprises a cell penetrating peptide; ii) comprises an anionic binding domain; or iii) has an isoelectric point greater than 7.3.
A roller damper for a tubular roller element, the tubular roller element being a charge roller of a liquid electrophotographic printing press comprising: a damper body element comprising a mass and having a shape to fit an interior of the tubular roller element associated with a natural frequency; an elastomer support member coupled to the damper body element, wherein the elastomer support member is fit within a groove around an exterior surface of the damper body element in order to provide a friction fit between the exterior of the damper body element and the interior of the tubular roller element; and retaining rings at opposite ends of the damper body element to stabilize placement of the roller damper in the interior of the tubular roller element, wherein mass of the damper body element and elastomeric characteristics of the elastomer support member are selected based on the natural frequency of the tubular roller element. a damper body element comprising a mass and having a shape to fit an interior of the tubular roller element associated with a natural frequency; an elastomer support member coupled to the damper body element, wherein the elastomer support member is fit within a groove around an exterior surface of the damper body element in order to provide a friction fit between the exterior of the damper body element and the interior of the tubular roller element; and retaining rings at opposite ends of the damper body element to stabilize placement of the roller damper in the interior of the tubular roller element, wherein mass of the damper body element and elastomeric characteristics of the elastomer support member are selected based on the natural frequency of the tubular roller element.
An apparatus for exposing particles in a gas to ions in order to cause a charge on said particles to change, said apparatus comprising: a chamber with an inlet for said gas to enter and an outlet for said gas to exit, said chamber being surrounded by an enclosure with a conductive wall, said conductive wall being held at a ground potential, wherein the enclosure includes a first wall surface, a second wall surface opposite to and facing the first wall surface, and chamber walls that space the first wall surface from the second wall surface; a nominal gas flow path along a line connecting the centre of said inlet with the centre of said outlet and passing between the first wall surface and the second wall surface; an electrode, with an exposed tip in contact with said gas in said chamber and located adjacent to the first wall surface, wherein said electrode is held at a different potential than said conductive wall and an electric field is developed in said chamber, said electrode being connected to a source of voltage sufficient to cause a corona discharge to occur forming ions in said chamber; said electric field has a potential gradient having an electric field intensity in a second region of said chamber adjacent the second wall surface, which is lower than in a first region of said chamber adjacent said exposed tip and said first wall surface; and characterized in that: said nominal gas flow path is closer to said second wall surface than said first wall surface and passes through said second region between said exposed tip and said second wall surface. a chamber with an inlet for said gas to enter and an outlet for said gas to exit, said chamber being surrounded by an enclosure with a conductive wall, said conductive wall being held at a ground potential, wherein the enclosure includes a first wall surface, a second wall surface opposite to and facing the first wall surface, and chamber walls that space the first wall surface from the second wall surface; a nominal gas flow path along a line connecting the centre of said inlet with the centre of said outlet and passing between the first wall surface and the second wall surface; an electrode, with an exposed tip in contact with said gas in said chamber and located adjacent to the first wall surface, wherein said electrode is held at a different potential than said conductive wall and an electric field is developed in said chamber, said electrode being connected to a source of voltage sufficient to cause a corona discharge to occur forming ions in said chamber; said electric field has a potential gradient having an electric field intensity in a second region of said chamber adjacent the second wall surface, which is lower than in a first region of said chamber adjacent said exposed tip and said first wall surface; and characterized in that: said nominal gas flow path is closer to said second wall surface than said first wall surface and passes through said second region between said exposed tip and said second wall surface.
A method of forming a layer separating two volumes of aqueous solution, the method comprising: (a) providing an apparatus comprising elements defining a chamber, the elements including a body of non-conductive material having formed therein at least one recess opening into the chamber, the recess being capable of being filled by flowing aqueous solution across the body, and the recess containing an electrode; (b) applying a pre-treatment coating of a hydrophobic fluid to the body across the recess; (c) flowing aqueous solution, having amphiphilic molecules added thereto, across the body to cover the recess so that aqueous solution is introduced into the recess from the chamber and a layer of the amphiphilic molecules forms across the recess separating a volume of aqueous solution introduced into the recess from the remaining volume of aqueous solution. (a) providing an apparatus comprising elements defining a chamber, the elements including a body of non-conductive material having formed therein at least one recess opening into the chamber, the recess being capable of being filled by flowing aqueous solution across the body, and the recess containing an electrode; (b) applying a pre-treatment coating of a hydrophobic fluid to the body across the recess; (c) flowing aqueous solution, having amphiphilic molecules added thereto, across the body to cover the recess so that aqueous solution is introduced into the recess from the chamber and a layer of the amphiphilic molecules forms across the recess separating a volume of aqueous solution introduced into the recess from the remaining volume of aqueous solution.
Biogas plant, having a fermenter container, in which a vertically oriented unit holder is mounted, a unit being secured on the unit holder in a height-adjustable manner by means of a height adjusting device, the height adjusting apparatus being formed by a wraparound drive, the traction mechanism of which is guided around at least two deflection elements (15, 38) which are spaced apart from one another in the unit carrier longitudinal direction, and it being possible for at least one of the deflection elements to be driven rotationally by means of a drive device, and the unit being coupled to the traction mechanism in such a way that it is raised in a first direction during a rotational actuation of the deflection element and is lowered during a rotational actuation of the deflection element in a second, opposite direction, characterized in that the traction mechanism is guided, starting from an attachment point on the unit, in the vertical axis direction (z) upwards around a deflection element and, starting from there, downwards to at least one lower deflection element, starting from where the traction mechanism is guided upwards again to the unit and is attached there.
A lamp comprising: an envelope; at least one interior electrode (18,20) for generating a discharge within the envelope during operation of the lamp; an exterior connector (24,26); and a foil connector (28,30) which electrically connects the exterior connector with the interior electrode, the foil connector (28,30) comprising: a substrate layer formed from an electrically conductive material; a coating for reducing oxidation of the substrate during lamp operation, the coating comprising: a first coating layer on the substrate comprising a noble metal; characterized by: a second coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first coating layer, the second coating layer comprising the same noble metal, the second coating layer differing in its grain size from the first coating layer; and optionally, a third coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first and second coating layers, the third coating layer, where present, comprising a noble metal. an envelope; at least one interior electrode (18,20) for generating a discharge within the envelope during operation of the lamp; an exterior connector (24,26); and a foil connector (28,30) which electrically connects the exterior connector with the interior electrode, the foil connector (28,30) comprising: a substrate layer formed from an electrically conductive material; a coating for reducing oxidation of the substrate during lamp operation, the coating comprising: a first coating layer on the substrate comprising a noble metal; characterized by: a second coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first coating layer, the second coating layer comprising the same noble metal, the second coating layer differing in its grain size from the first coating layer; and optionally, a third coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first and second coating layers, the third coating layer, where present, comprising a noble metal. a substrate layer formed from an electrically conductive material; a coating for reducing oxidation of the substrate during lamp operation, the coating comprising: a first coating layer on the substrate comprising a noble metal; characterized by: a second coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first coating layer, the second coating layer comprising the same noble metal, the second coating layer differing in its grain size from the first coating layer; and optionally, a third coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first and second coating layers, the third coating layer, where present, comprising a noble metal. a first coating layer on the substrate comprising a noble metal; characterized by: a second coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first coating layer, the second coating layer comprising the same noble metal, the second coating layer differing in its grain size from the first coating layer; and optionally, a third coating layer spaced from the substrate by the first and second coating layers, the third coating layer, where present, comprising a noble metal.
A method for detaching or installing a rotor blade from or to a hub of a wind turbine, the method comprising: positioning the rotor blade toward a ground location between a three o'clock position and a nine o'clock position; mounting a mechanical arm to an uptower location of the wind turbine, the mechanical arm comprising a torqueing tool at a distal end thereof; and, removing or installing, via the torqueing tool, each of the plurality of hub fasteners so as to detach or attach the rotor blade from or to the hub. positioning the rotor blade toward a ground location between a three o'clock position and a nine o'clock position; mounting a mechanical arm to an uptower location of the wind turbine, the mechanical arm comprising a torqueing tool at a distal end thereof; and, removing or installing, via the torqueing tool, each of the plurality of hub fasteners so as to detach or attach the rotor blade from or to the hub.
An adhesive tape cartridge comprising: a housing; and an adhesive tape roll with a double-sided adhesive tape wound around an axis in said housing; said double-sided adhesive tape having, in cross section: a transparent or semitransparent film layer; a first adhesive layer (161; 161A; 161B; 161C; 161D; 160) disposed on one surface of said film layer; a second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A) disposed on an opposite surface of said film layer; and a separation material layer disposed on one surface of said second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A); wherein at least one of said first adhesive layer (161; 161A; 161B; 161C; 161D; 160) and said second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A) contains a pigment; and wherein both said first adhesive layer (161; 160A) and said second adhesive layer (171; 171C) contain the pigment. a housing; and an adhesive tape roll with a double-sided adhesive tape wound around an axis in said housing; said double-sided adhesive tape having, in cross section: a transparent or semitransparent film layer; a first adhesive layer (161; 161A; 161B; 161C; 161D; 160) disposed on one surface of said film layer; a second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A) disposed on an opposite surface of said film layer; and a separation material layer disposed on one surface of said second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A); wherein a transparent or semitransparent film layer; a first adhesive layer (161; 161A; 161B; 161C; 161D; 160) disposed on one surface of said film layer; a second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A) disposed on an opposite surface of said film layer; and a separation material layer disposed on one surface of said second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A); wherein at least one of said first adhesive layer (161; 161A; 161B; 161C; 161D; 160) and said second adhesive layer (170; 171; 171A) contains a pigment; and wherein both said first adhesive layer (161; 160A) and said second adhesive layer (171; 171C) contain the pigment.