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A particulate matter measurement device that is to measure a particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas emitted from an internal combustion engine and that comprises a first unit adapted to be arranged near an exhaust gas pipe of the internal combustion engine, a second unit arranged separately from the first unit and a connecting pipe arranged between the first unit and the second unit, wherein the first unit comprises a body that has an exhaust gas flow channel from one end of which the exhaust gas is introduced, an orifice part arranged in the exhaust gas flow channel, a pressure rising check valve that is connected to the exhaust gas flow channel and that prevents a rise of the pressure by letting a part of the exhaust gas escape with mechanically opened by the pressure at a time when the pressure in the exhaust gas flow channel becomes bigger than or equal to a certain amount, and a dilution gas flow channel that is connected to a downstream side of the orifice part in the exhaust gas flow channel and that introduces the dilution gas into the exhaust gas flow channel, and that is so arranged to derive the diluted exhaust gas as being the exhaust gas diluted by the dilution gas from the other end of the exhaust gas flow channel, the second unit comprises a particulate matter measurement mechanism that receives the diluted exhaust gas derived from the first unit through the connecting pipe and that measures the particulate matter contained in the introduced diluted exhaust gas. the first unit comprises a body that has an exhaust gas flow channel from one end of which the exhaust gas is introduced, an orifice part arranged in the exhaust gas flow channel, a pressure rising check valve that is connected to the exhaust gas flow channel and that prevents a rise of the pressure by letting a part of the exhaust gas escape with mechanically opened by the pressure at a time when the pressure in the exhaust gas flow channel becomes bigger than or equal to a certain amount, and a dilution gas flow channel that is connected to a downstream side of the orifice part in the exhaust gas flow channel and that introduces the dilution gas into the exhaust gas flow channel, and that is so arranged to derive the diluted exhaust gas as being the exhaust gas diluted by the dilution gas from the other end of the exhaust gas flow channel, the second unit comprises a particulate matter measurement mechanism that receives the diluted exhaust gas derived from the first unit through the connecting pipe and that measures the particulate matter contained in the introduced diluted exhaust gas.
HIPIMS process for coating a substrate with a layer containing at least one microcrystalline metal borocarbide phase, wherein the metal borocarbide is a material according to the formula Me 2 BC, characterized in that in the HIPIMS process the source power is pulsed in such a way that in the X-ray spectrum of a layer thus produced at a substrate temperature below 600°C at least one peak can be identified whose half-value width indicates the presence of a microcrystalline phase of the metal borocarbide.
A method for disposing an anti-corrosion coating on Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, the method including the steps of: a) Performing a pre-treatment of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets; b) Fixing the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets on a jig and placing the same in a multi-arc sputtering equipment; c) Evacuating the multi-arc sputtering equipment with a vacuum system until the pressure reaches 1×10 -2 Pa to 3×10 -2 Pa, then introducing argon gas until the pressure reaches 1×10 -1 Pa to 5×10 -1 Pa, starting bias voltage treatment of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets for 1 to 10 minutes at 800V to 1000V; d) Stopping bias voltage treatment and then evacuating the multi-arc sputtering equipment until the pressure reaches 1×10 -3 Pa to 8×10 -3 Pa, then refilling argon gas until the pressure reaches 3×10 -1 Pa to 5×10 -1 Pa, then starting arc deposition from a target source and maintain a DC current between 50A to 70A, turn on bias voltage and maintain voltage between 100V to 200V, and maintain coating the magnets for 0.1 to 2h; e) Cooling down on 20°C to 100°C and taking out the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets from the multi-arc sputtering equipment; f) Spray coating of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets with an epoxy resin; and g) Placing the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets into an oven and heat-treating the same at a treatment temperature between 100°C to 220°C for 10min to 120min. a) Performing a pre-treatment of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets; b) Fixing the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets on a jig and placing the same in a multi-arc sputtering equipment; c) Evacuating the multi-arc sputtering equipment with a vacuum system until the pressure reaches 1×10 -2 Pa to 3×10 -2 Pa, then introducing argon gas until the pressure reaches 1×10 -1 Pa to 5×10 -1 Pa, starting bias voltage treatment of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets for 1 to 10 minutes at 800V to 1000V; d) Stopping bias voltage treatment and then evacuating the multi-arc sputtering equipment until the pressure reaches 1×10 -3 Pa to 8×10 -3 Pa, then refilling argon gas until the pressure reaches 3×10 -1 Pa to 5×10 -1 Pa, then starting arc deposition from a target source and maintain a DC current between 50A to 70A, turn on bias voltage and maintain voltage between 100V to 200V, and maintain coating the magnets for 0.1 to 2h; e) Cooling down on 20°C to 100°C and taking out the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets from the multi-arc sputtering equipment; f) Spray coating of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets with an epoxy resin; and g) Placing the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets into an oven and heat-treating the same at a treatment temperature between 100°C to 220°C for 10min to 120min.
A method, comprising: receiving wirelessly, by a Magnetic Resonance Imaging device, an original reference signal from an imaging device for synchronizing a digitizer clock of the MRI device with a system clock of the imaging device, the MRI device utilizing wireless coils to transmit image signals comprising image data based upon the digitizer clock to the imaging device, wherein the imaging device generates an MRI image using the image data, the original reference signal generated based upon the system clock, wherein the wireless coils are RF coils and/or gradient coils; splitting, by the MRI device, the original reference signal into first and second reference signals; phase shifting, by the MRI device, the second reference signal to generate an orthogonal reference signal; determining, by the MRI device, a product between the first reference signal and the orthogonal reference signal; and determining, by the MRI device, an indication indicating a reliability of the image data based upon the product, the reliability being descriptive of a phase noise of the digitizer clock. receiving wirelessly, by a Magnetic Resonance Imaging device, an original reference signal from an imaging device for synchronizing a digitizer clock of the MRI device with a system clock of the imaging device, the MRI device utilizing wireless coils to transmit image signals comprising image data based upon the digitizer clock to the imaging device, wherein the imaging device generates an MRI image using the image data, the original reference signal generated based upon the system clock, wherein the wireless coils are RF coils and/or gradient coils; splitting, by the MRI device, the original reference signal into first and second reference signals; phase shifting, by the MRI device, the second reference signal to generate an orthogonal reference signal; determining, by the MRI device, a product between the first reference signal and the orthogonal reference signal; and determining, by the MRI device, an indication indicating a reliability of the image data based upon the product, the reliability being descriptive of a phase noise of the digitizer clock.
A compressor comprising: at least three screw rotors (24, 26, and 28), each of said screw rotors having a shaft, said compressor for delivering a compressed fluid to each of at least two separate discharge ports in a compressor case; bearings received in bearing chambers and supporting each of said three shafts of said at least three screw rotors (24, 26, and 28); and a bearing cover surface closing off said bearing chambers for each of said bearings, a discharge case including a divider wall for providing a separate discharge chamber communicating with each of said discharge ports, such that a fluid compressed in the compressor passes the bearing cover, and through the separate discharge chambers, to a downstream use, characterized in that said divider wall and said bearing cover are both formed integrally with the discharge case, said divider wall extending over a relatively thin extent compared to said bearing cover, and becoming larger to merge into said bearing cover. at least three screw rotors (24, 26, and 28), each of said screw rotors having a shaft, said compressor for delivering a compressed fluid to each of at least two separate discharge ports in a compressor case; bearings received in bearing chambers and supporting each of said three shafts of said at least three screw rotors (24, 26, and 28); and a bearing cover surface closing off said bearing chambers for each of said bearings, a discharge case including a divider wall for providing a separate discharge chamber communicating with each of said discharge ports, such that a fluid compressed in the compressor passes the bearing cover, and through the separate discharge chambers, to a downstream use, characterized in that said divider wall and said bearing cover are both formed integrally with the discharge case, said divider wall extending over a relatively thin extent compared to said bearing cover, and becoming larger to merge into said bearing cover.
A capacitor device comprising: a capacitor circuit in which a plurality of capacitors are connected to each other, wherein one or two or more capacitors (40, 41) in the capacitor circuit have a dielectric breakdown voltage made lower than that of another capacitor, and wherein the one or two or more capacitors (40, 41) having the lower dielectric breakdown voltage are subjected to dielectric breakdown due to application of an overvoltage earlier than the other capacitor so that the capacitor circuit is short-circuited, characterized in that: the one or two or more capacitors (40, 41) each comprise, in a portion of a separator (16-1, 16-2) interposed between electrode foils (12, 14), a low insulating part (22-1, 22-2) having a low insulating function for the electrode foils (12, 14). one or two or more capacitors (40, 41) in the capacitor circuit have a dielectric breakdown voltage made lower than that of another capacitor, and wherein the one or two or more capacitors (40, 41) having the lower dielectric breakdown voltage are subjected to dielectric breakdown due to application of an overvoltage earlier than the other capacitor so that the capacitor circuit is short-circuited, characterized in that: the one or two or more capacitors (40, 41) each comprise, in a portion of a separator (16-1, 16-2) interposed between electrode foils (12, 14), a low insulating part (22-1, 22-2) having a low insulating function for the electrode foils (12, 14).
A method for transforming first code instructions in a first programming language into second code instructions in a second programming language, comprising performing at a processing unit steps of: (a) parsing the first code instructions according to semantic rules of the first programming language so as to generate an abstract syntax tree of the first code instructions; (b) mapping the abstract syntax tree into an architectural model of the first code in accordance with the Knowledge Description Meta-Model, so as to retrieve a macro-structure of the architecture of the first code; (c) analysing the architectural model so as to identify for at least one element of the architectural model a design pattern matching said element of the architectural model, each design pattern being representative of an elementary software function of the first code instructions, elements of the architectural model which do not match any design pattern being ignored; characterized by (d) enriching the architectural model with semantic tags associated with the design patterns identified for elements of the architectural model according to pattern matching rules, the semantic tags resolving semantic ambiguity within the architectural model; (e) transforming the tagged architectural model into a software modelling language independent from the first and second programming languages, wherein said software modelling language is UML2 with stereotypes for adding semantic information; (f) generating the second code instructions in the second language from the UML2. (a) parsing the first code instructions according to semantic rules of the first programming language so as to generate an abstract syntax tree of the first code instructions; (b) mapping the abstract syntax tree into an architectural model of the first code in accordance with the Knowledge Description Meta-Model, so as to retrieve a macro-structure of the architecture of the first code; (c) analysing the architectural model so as to identify for at least one element of the architectural model a design pattern matching said element of the architectural model, each design pattern being representative of an elementary software function of the first code instructions, elements of the architectural model which do not match any design pattern being ignored; characterized by (d) enriching the architectural model with semantic tags associated with the design patterns identified for elements of the architectural model according to pattern matching rules, the semantic tags resolving semantic ambiguity within the architectural model; (e) transforming the tagged architectural model into a software modelling language independent from the first and second programming languages, wherein said software modelling language is UML2 with stereotypes for adding semantic information; (f) generating the second code instructions in the second language from the UML2.
A high-frequency phase shifter assembly having at least two high-frequency phase shifters (1, 2) which are stacked above one another and which are arranged in at least one housing, wherein at least one housing plate is provided between the high-frequency phase shifters (1, 2) in the stack, wherein the high-frequency phase shifters (1, 2) each have a rotatably supported pick-up which is electrically coupled to a feed line via a coupling point arranged in the region of its rotary axle; and wherein the pick-ups of the high-frequency phase shifters (1, 2) are mechanically coupled for the synchronous adjustment of the high-frequency phase shifters (1, 2), wherein the mechanical coupling of the pick-ups of the high-frequency phase shifters (1, 2) takes place via a coupling arrangement (11, 42) spaced apart from the rotary axles of the pick-ups, characterized in that the mechanical coupling of the pick-ups of the high-frequency phase shifters takes place via a transmission which has at least one connection shaft extending spaced apart from the rotary axles of the pick-ups.
A method of environmentally sealing an electrical joint formed between an electrical connection element and an electrical conductor disposed on a transparent pane, the method comprising: adhering, via an adhesive, a mechanically protective enclosure (30; 30a) to a single side of the transparent pane to define an internal volume therebetween, wherein the electrical joint is disposed within the internal volume and spaced from the enclosure (30; 30a); and filling at least a portion of the internal volume with a sealing material that inhibits ingress of liquid into the internal volume and provides a fluidic environmental barrier about the electrical joint. adhering, via an adhesive, a mechanically protective enclosure (30; 30a) to a single side of the transparent pane to define an internal volume therebetween, wherein the electrical joint is disposed within the internal volume and spaced from the enclosure (30; 30a); and filling at least a portion of the internal volume with a sealing material that inhibits ingress of liquid into the internal volume and provides a fluidic environmental barrier about the electrical joint.
A welding apparatus comprising: a welding unit that includes a pair of electrode wheels (21A, 21B) arranged to face each other with a welding object therebetween; a pressing unit that includes a pair of press rolls (31A, 31B) that are arranged to face each other with the welding object therebetween and press a welded portion of the welding object welded by the electrode wheels (21A, 21B); characterized by a cooling unit that supplies in use a cooling medium toward the welded portion pressed by the press rolls (31A, 31B); a heating unit that heats in use the welded portion cooled by the cooling unit; and a moving body that supports the welding unit, the pressing unit, the cooling unit, and the heating unit, and reciprocates in a welding direction of the welding object. a welding unit that includes a pair of electrode wheels (21A, 21B) arranged to face each other with a welding object therebetween; a pressing unit that includes a pair of press rolls (31A, 31B) that are arranged to face each other with the welding object therebetween and press a welded portion of the welding object welded by the electrode wheels (21A, 21B); characterized by a cooling unit that supplies in use a cooling medium toward the welded portion pressed by the press rolls (31A, 31B); a heating unit that heats in use the welded portion cooled by the cooling unit; and a moving body that supports the welding unit, the pressing unit, the cooling unit, and the heating unit, and reciprocates in a welding direction of the welding object.
A method for locating cells in a wireless communication network, comprising: defining a first set of carrier frequencies to be searched; calculating a power spectral density of one of the first set of carrier frequencies; comparing a metric of the power spectral density of the carrier frequency with a threshold metric; and if the metric of the power spectral density of the carrier frequency meets the threshold metric, including the carrier frequency in a second set of carrier frequencies to be searched; wherein the metric is the variance of the power spectral density; and wherein if the variance of the power spectral density of the carrier frequency is more than the threshold variance, selecting another carrier frequency from the first set of carrier frequencies to be searched.
A method for diagnosing heart failure in a subject suspected to suffer therefrom comprising: (a) determining the amount of total triacylglycerols and the amount of total sphingomyelins in a sample of the said subject; and (b) comparing the amount(s) determined in step (a) to a reference, whereby it is diagnosed whether the subject suffers from heart failure, or not. (a) determining the amount of total triacylglycerols and the amount of total sphingomyelins in a sample of the said subject; and (b) comparing the amount(s) determined in step (a) to a reference, whereby it is diagnosed whether the subject suffers from heart failure, or not.
A computer-implemented method of generating an input for an optimization of an external beam radiotherapy plan for a multileaf collimator, comprising: - an information obtainment step (10, 15) of obtaining information indicative of a desired dosage and/or intensity distribution, - an optimization step of solving, for each of a plurality of arc angular sectors or positions, a constrained optimization problem, so to obtain leaf tip trajectories or positions reflecting the desired dosage and/or intensity distribution, the constraints including constraints as to an energy source, static constraints as to the multileaf collimator and/or dynamic constraints as to the multileaf collimator, and - a calculation step of calculating, for each of the plurality of the arc angular sectors or positions, a binary mask indicating exposure of bixels by the multileaf collimator, - wherein the plurality of binary masks are made available as input for the optimization of the external beam radiotherapy plan. - an information obtainment step (10, 15) of obtaining information indicative of a desired dosage and/or intensity distribution, - an optimization step of solving, for each of a plurality of arc angular sectors or positions, a constrained optimization problem, so to obtain leaf tip trajectories or positions reflecting the desired dosage and/or intensity distribution, the constraints including constraints as to an energy source, static constraints as to the multileaf collimator and/or dynamic constraints as to the multileaf collimator, and - a calculation step of calculating, for each of the plurality of the arc angular sectors or positions, a binary mask indicating exposure of bixels by the multileaf collimator, - wherein the plurality of binary masks are made available as input for the optimization of the external beam radiotherapy plan.
Method for detecting insufficient liquid in an ultrasound spraying device, the device comprising at least one piezoelectric element capable of spraying a liquid, the method being characterized in that it comprises: - a step of provisionally supplying power to the piezoelectric component, so as to cause a deformation of the piezoelectric component, - a step of measuring the intensity of the electrical current produced by the piezoelectric component under the deformation thereof, and - a step of comparing said intensity with a predetermined threshold value, insufficient liquid being detected in the spraying device if said intensity is lower than said threshold value, the step of provisionally supplying power to the piezoelectric component comprising a step of applying an electric voltage across the terminals of the piezoelectric component, so as to cause deformation of the piezoelectric component, followed by a step for controlling the shut down of the application of the electrical voltage, characterized in that the step of measuring the intensity of the electrical current produced by the piezoelectric element under the action of its deformation is carried out during the period after said shut down and during which the piezoelectric component continues to deform. - a step of provisionally supplying power to the piezoelectric component, so as to cause a deformation of the piezoelectric component, - a step of measuring the intensity of the electrical current produced by the piezoelectric component under the deformation thereof, and - a step of comparing said intensity with a predetermined threshold value, insufficient liquid being detected in the spraying device if said intensity is lower than said threshold value, the step of provisionally supplying power to the piezoelectric component comprising a step of applying an electric voltage across the terminals of the piezoelectric component, so as to cause deformation of the piezoelectric component, followed by a step for controlling the shut down of the application of the electrical voltage,
Agricultural seed drill having a storage container for storing at least one material which is to be discharged, having at least one filling level-sensing device which is assigned to the storage container, having an evaluation unit which is connected to the filling level-sensing device and comprises a memory unit, wherein the evaluation unit has a display and/or input element, with devices for carrying out a calibration process in order to determine a value for the theoretical discharge quantity of the seed drill, wherein a value which can be acquired for the theoretical discharge quantity can be fed to the evaluation unit, characterized in that the evaluation unit is embodied in such a way that it combines at least one measured value of the filling level-sensing device with at least one value, acquired for the theoretical discharge quantity, for determining the filling level of the material stored in the storage container.