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An aerodynamic surface assembly comprising: an aerodynamic surface defining an outer mold line over which a fluid is to flow in a downstream direction, wherein the outer mold line defines a smooth contour interrupted by a step down region that is inset relative to the smooth contour defined by the outer mold line upstream thereof, wherein the aerodynamic surface defines a plurality of orifices disposed in a linear array opening into the step down region; a plurality of overhangs extending from the outer mold line of the aerodynamic surface, each overhang of the plurality of overhangs being upstream of a respective orifice of the plurality of orifices and extending in the downstream direction at least partially over the respective orifice; and a plurality of fluidic actuators comprising an input region, wherein each fluidic actuator defines a pair of curved passageways that extend from the input region to an interaction cavity of the fluidic actuator in fluid communication with a respective orifice; wherein the input region is in fluid communication with the passageways at an end of the passageways at which pairs of curved passageways join to define a U-shape or horseshoe geometry; the aerodynamic surface assembly further comprising a plenum defined so as to extend through the aerodynamic surface, wherein the input region is in fluid communication with the plenum so as to receive fluid from the plenum that is then directed through each orifice. an aerodynamic surface defining an outer mold line over which a fluid is to flow in a downstream direction, wherein the outer mold line defines a smooth contour interrupted by a step down region that is inset relative to the smooth contour defined by the outer mold line upstream thereof, wherein the aerodynamic surface defines a plurality of orifices disposed in a linear array opening into the step down region; a plurality of overhangs extending from the outer mold line of the aerodynamic surface, each overhang of the plurality of overhangs being upstream of a respective orifice of the plurality of orifices and extending in the downstream direction at least partially over the respective orifice; and a plurality of fluidic actuators comprising an input region, wherein each fluidic actuator defines a pair of curved passageways that extend from the input region to an interaction cavity of the fluidic actuator in fluid communication with a respective orifice; wherein the input region is in fluid communication with the passageways at an end of the passageways at which pairs of curved passageways join to define a U-shape or horseshoe geometry; the aerodynamic surface assembly further comprising a plenum defined so as to extend through the aerodynamic surface, wherein the input region is in fluid communication with the plenum so as to receive fluid from the plenum that is then directed through each orifice.
A method comprising: (a) moving an aliquot of first reagent fluid from a first reagent fluid reservoir into a fluidic device; (b) after step (a), moving a volume of unused common fluid buffer from a common fluid buffer source into the fluidic device where it is used; (c) after step (b), moving at least a portion of the volume of common fluid buffer moved in step (b) and used in the fluidic device back from the fluidic device into a first dedicated fluid buffer reservoir; (d) after step (c), moving an aliquot of second reagent fluid from a second reagent fluid reservoir into the fluidic device; (e) after step (d), moving a volume of unused fluid buffer from the common fluid buffer source into the fluidic device where it is used; and (f) after step (e), moving at least a portion of the volume of fluid buffer moved in step (e) and used in the fluidic device, back from the fluidic device into a second dedicated fluid buffer reservoir; (g) after step (f), moving an aliquot of the first reagent fluid into the fluidic device; (h) after step (g), moving a volume of fluid buffer into the fluidic device, wherein at least a portion of the volume of fluid buffer is moved from the first dedicated fluid buffer reservoir and has been used in the fluidic device. (a) moving an aliquot of first reagent fluid from a first reagent fluid reservoir into a fluidic device; (b) after step (a), moving a volume of unused common fluid buffer from a common fluid buffer source into the fluidic device where it is used; (c) after step (b), moving at least a portion of the volume of common fluid buffer moved in step (b) and used in the fluidic device back from the fluidic device into a first dedicated fluid buffer reservoir; (d) after step (c), moving an aliquot of second reagent fluid from a second reagent fluid reservoir into the fluidic device; (e) after step (d), moving a volume of unused fluid buffer from the common fluid buffer source into the fluidic device where it is used; and (f) after step (e), moving at least a portion of the volume of fluid buffer moved in step (e) and used in the fluidic device, back from the fluidic device into a second dedicated fluid buffer reservoir; (g) after step (f), moving an aliquot of the first reagent fluid into the fluidic device; (h) after step (g), moving a volume of fluid buffer into the fluidic device, wherein at least a portion of the volume of fluid buffer is moved from the first dedicated fluid buffer reservoir and has been used in the fluidic device.
An encoding method, comprising: performing, by a transmit end, check encoding on to-be-encoded information to obtain a check encoding codeword, wherein the check encoding codeword comprises information bits and check bits, a length of the information bits is K, and a length of the check bits is J; performing, by the transmit end, an interleaving operation on the check encoding codeword; and performing, by the transmit end, polar encoding on a check encoding codeword obtained after the interleaving operation; wherein the method is characterized in that: an interleaving sequence S used in the interleaving operation comprises J subsequences, the J subsequences are concatenated successively, and an i th subsequence comprises a position index of an element 1 in an intermediate result vector T i and a value of (K+i), wherein 1≤i≤J, i is an integer, T i =(~M)&(V i), M=M|(V i), M is a masked vector, V i is a column vector of a checking part matrix P, P is a submatrix of a system-form generator matrix G for check encoding, ~ represents a bit-by-bit NOT operation, & represents a bit-by-bit AND operation, and | represents a bit-by-bit OR operation, wherein values of i are assigned in any one of following orders: an ascending order of values of i; a descending order of values of i; an ascending order of quantities of elements 1 in column vectors V i; or a descending order of quantities of elements 1 in column vectors V i. performing, by a transmit end, check encoding on to-be-encoded information to obtain a check encoding codeword, wherein the check encoding codeword comprises information bits and check bits, a length of the information bits is K, and a length of the check bits is J; performing, by the transmit end, an interleaving operation on the check encoding codeword; and performing, by the transmit end, polar encoding on a check encoding codeword obtained after the interleaving operation; wherein the method is characterized in that: an interleaving sequence S used in the interleaving operation comprises J subsequences, the J subsequences are concatenated successively, and an i th subsequence comprises a position index of an element 1 in an intermediate result vector T i and a value of (K+i), wherein 1≤i≤J, i is an integer, T i =(~M)&(V i), M=M|(V i), M is a masked vector, V i is a column vector of a checking part matrix P, P is a submatrix of a system-form generator matrix G for check encoding, ~ represents a bit-by-bit NOT operation, & represents a bit-by-bit AND operation, and | represents a bit-by-bit OR operation, wherein values of i are assigned in any one of following orders: an ascending order of values of i; a descending order of values of i; an ascending order of quantities of elements 1 in column vectors V i; or a descending order of quantities of elements 1 in column vectors V i.
Method of operating a gateway device to provide information about a first network device attached to a first network connected to a first network interface of the gateway device to a second network device attached to a second network connected to a second network interface of the gateway device, the method including the steps of: - the gateway device retrieving a first set of information about a detected first network device attached to a first network and storing the retrieved information in a local database, - the gateway device receiving a first request from said first network device, - the gateway device, in response to the first request, redirecting the first network device to a webpage located on the local web server of the gateway device, - the gateway device receiving a second request, from said first network device, to provide the webpage located on the local web server of the gateway device to which it was redirected, - the gateway device providing the requested webpage located on the local web server, the webpage including instructions to cause the first network device to collect a second set of information about the first network device and to send the collected information to the gateway device, - the gateway device receiving the collected second set of information sent by the first network device, and - the gateway device forwarding the received second set of information to the second network device. - the gateway device retrieving a first set of information about a detected first network device attached to a first network and storing the retrieved information in a local database, - the gateway device receiving a first request from said first network device, - the gateway device, in response to the first request, redirecting the first network device to a webpage located on the local web server of the gateway device, - the gateway device receiving a second request, from said first network device, to provide the webpage located on the local web server of the gateway device to which it was redirected, - the gateway device providing the requested webpage located on the local web server, the webpage including instructions to cause the first network device to collect a second set of information about the first network device and to send the collected information to the gateway device, - the gateway device receiving the collected second set of information sent by the first network device, and - the gateway device forwarding the received second set of information to the second network device.
An implantable device for use in a lung volume reduction system; wherein the implantable device has a delivery configuration adapted for delivery to a lung airway of a patient, and a deployed configuration; wherein the implantable device is elastically strainable into the delivery configuration whereby elastic recoil allows it to recover back to its manufactured shape as the deployed configuration to provide a load on lung tissue to bend the lung airway when the device is implanted therein; characterized in that and the manufactured shape is a three-dimensional shap, similar to the seam of a baseball, as shown in Fig. 39: in which a proximal end extends straight and is longer than the other end.
An electromagnetic contactor comprising, accommodated in a case (3, 4): an electromagnet which has a movable core performing an attraction movement with generation of an attraction force between the movable core and a fixed core; a movable contact support comprising movable contacts (7c1-7c4) which moves between an initial position and a contact switching position in parallel with a movement direction of the movable core; a return spring which biases the movable contact support toward the initial position; and a drive lever which is engaged with the movable core and the movable contact support and transmits the attraction movement of the movable core to the movable contact support as a movement of the movable contact support toward the switching position, wherein there is provided a core spring which applies a biasing force to the movable core such that the movable core is held at a movable core initial position which is apart from the fixed core and does not allow engagement with the movable contact support; characterized in that the biasing force biasing the movable contact support toward the initial position is a force obtained by adding up the biasing force of the core spring which is transmitted to the movable contact support via the movable core and the drive lever and a biasing force of the return spring. an electromagnet which has a movable core performing an attraction movement with generation of an attraction force between the movable core and a fixed core; a movable contact support comprising movable contacts (7c1-7c4) which moves between an initial position and a contact switching position in parallel with a movement direction of the movable core; a return spring which biases the movable contact support toward the initial position; and a drive lever which is engaged with the movable core and the movable contact support and transmits the attraction movement of the movable core to the movable contact support as a movement of the movable contact support toward the switching position, wherein there is provided a core spring which applies a biasing force to the movable core such that the movable core is held at a movable core initial position which is apart from the fixed core and does not allow engagement with the movable contact support; the biasing force biasing the movable contact support toward the initial position is a force obtained by adding up the biasing force of the core spring which is transmitted to the movable contact support via the movable core and the drive lever and a biasing force of the return spring.
- A wear sensor for a wear element in a bucket of an earth moving machine that comprises a sensing electric circuit and at least one elongated arm extending in a direction of detection defining a longitudinal axis, said elongated arm having a base and an end, where said end is suitable for being worn together with the wear material of the wear element, where said elongated arm comprises a plurality of electrical connections forming part of said sensing electric circuit and extending different lengths with respect to one another, measured according to said longitudinal axis along said arm, said sensor being formed by two portions which are two physically independent parts, where a first portion comprises said elongated arm and wireless interconnection means and a second portion comprises a detection circuit suitable for detecting the failure of each of said electrical connections, a data transmission circuit with a radio-frequency emitter, where said radio-frequency emitter emits in a frequency comprised between 50 MHz and 990 MHz, and second wireless interconnection means suitable for establishing a wireless connection with said wireless interconnection means, characterized in that said electrical connections are part of a plurality of LC circuits connected in cascade to one another, where said second portion is able to transmit a pre-established signal to said sensing electric circuit through said second wireless interconnection means and said wireless interconnection means, said pre-established signal is a variable signal, said detection circuit is suitable for detecting the resonance of said plurality of LC circuits at said pre-established signal.
A machining device comprising: a trunnion table adapted to hold a workpiece and arranged to pivot around a pivot axis by means of a pivoting motor, wherein the pivot axis is parallel to a horizontal plane, a spindle adapted to hold a cutting tool directed upwards and arranged to be moved in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane by a spindle transporting device, and a trunnion table transporting device (128a, 128b) adapted to vertically transport the trunnion table towards and away from the cutting tool, such that in a cutting state, chips cut from the workpiece is removed from the workpiece by gravity. a trunnion table adapted to hold a workpiece and arranged to pivot around a pivot axis by means of a pivoting motor, wherein the pivot axis is parallel to a horizontal plane, a spindle adapted to hold a cutting tool directed upwards and arranged to be moved in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane by a spindle transporting device, and a trunnion table transporting device (128a, 128b) adapted to vertically transport the trunnion table towards and away from the cutting tool, such that in a cutting state, chips cut from the workpiece is removed from the workpiece by gravity.
A spray tower for improving contact between a gas stream and a fluid, said spray tower comprising: a tank including an inlet and an outlet, said gas stream flowing between said inlet and said outlet along a flow path and in a main direction; a plurality of spray nozzles positioned in said tank, each of said plurality of spray nozzles including a spray outlet, wherein each of said plurality of spray nozzles is adapted to spray a cone of said fluid through said spray outlet into said tank; and a perforated plate having a plurality of perforations, wherein said perforated plate is positioned in said tank so as to define a cross-section of said tank and said perforated plate is positioned so that each of said plurality of perforations is aligned with said cone flowing from said spray outlet of one of said plurality of spray nozzles, characterized in that the perforated plate is free of an extension sleeve. a tank including an inlet and an outlet, said gas stream flowing between said inlet and said outlet along a flow path and in a main direction; a plurality of spray nozzles positioned in said tank, each of said plurality of spray nozzles including a spray outlet, wherein each of said plurality of spray nozzles is adapted to spray a cone of said fluid through said spray outlet into said tank; and a perforated plate having a plurality of perforations, wherein said perforated plate is positioned in said tank so as to define a cross-section of said tank and said perforated plate is positioned so that each of said plurality of perforations is aligned with said cone flowing from said spray outlet of one of said plurality of spray nozzles, characterized in that the perforated plate is free of an extension sleeve.
Coating apparatus with an application chamber which applies a water-based paint to a workpiece moving relative to the application chamber, wherein a vacuum is present at the application chamber which draws air through a gap between the workpiece and the application chamber and thereby regulates the layer thickness of the paint layer on the workpiece, characterised in that the coating apparatus has a means which changes the viscosity of the water-based paint selectively, wherein the means cools the air stream to below its dew point so that water condenses out which the air stream at least partially carries along with it and/or which supersaturates the air stream with water vapour.
A robotic surgery system for preparing a bone of a shoulder joint to receive a shoulder implant, the shoulder implant having a proximal body, a distal body, and a locking member, the robotic surgery system comprising: a robotic manipulator; a cutting tool to be coupled to said robotic manipulator; a localizer configured to track movement of said cutting tool and the bone; and a controller (26, 54) coupled to said robotic manipulator and said localizer, said controller (26, 54) configured to operate said robotic manipulator to control movement of said cutting tool relative to the bone based on one or more virtual objects (V1, V2) associated with the shoulder implant, characterized in that said one or more virtual objects (V1, V2) define a volume of material to be removed from the bone to form a first cavity sized to receive the distal body of the shoulder implant and to form a second cavity sized to receive the locking member, the second cavity formed to define an undercut in the bone, whereby the locking member is movable from an unlocked position in the first cavity to a locked position in the second cavity to limit withdrawal of the shoulder implant from the bone. a robotic manipulator; a cutting tool to be coupled to said robotic manipulator; a localizer configured to track movement of said cutting tool and the bone; and a controller (26, 54) coupled to said robotic manipulator and said localizer, said controller (26, 54) configured to operate said robotic manipulator to control movement of said cutting tool relative to the bone based on one or more virtual objects (V1, V2) associated with the shoulder implant, characterized in that said one or more virtual objects (V1, V2) define a volume of material to be removed from the bone to form a first cavity sized to receive the distal body of the shoulder implant and to form a second cavity sized to receive the locking member, the second cavity formed to define an undercut in the bone, whereby the locking member is movable from an unlocked position in the first cavity to a locked position in the second cavity to limit withdrawal of the shoulder implant from the bone.
A method of synthesizing polyamide microparticles comprising: dehydrating and shearing a mixture comprising a matrix fluid, an emulsion stabilizer, a solvent, and a cyclic amide monomer to yield an emulsion having a water content of about 1 wt% or less based on the total weight of the emulsion, wherein the dehydrating is performed such that about 10% to about 15% of the solvent is distilled off during the dehydrating; adding a deprotonating agent to the emulsion at a concentration of about 0.01 wt% to about 1 wt% based on the weight of the matrix fluid; adding a polymerization initiator to the emulsion; and polymerizing the cyclic amide monomer into a plurality of polyamide microparticles. dehydrating and shearing a mixture comprising a matrix fluid, an emulsion stabilizer, a solvent, and a cyclic amide monomer to yield an emulsion having a water content of about 1 wt% or less based on the total weight of the emulsion, wherein the dehydrating is performed such that about 10% to about 15% of the solvent is distilled off during the dehydrating; adding a deprotonating agent to the emulsion at a concentration of about 0.01 wt% to about 1 wt% based on the weight of the matrix fluid; adding a polymerization initiator to the emulsion; and polymerizing the cyclic amide monomer into a plurality of polyamide microparticles.
In above-ground plant parts specifically active promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a nucleotide sequence, which hybridizes with the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or with a nucleotide sequence, which is complementary to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, under stringent conditions.