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A device, comprising: i) a vibrotactile stimulator for applying at least one stimulus to an outside surface of a subject's neck, wherein the vibrotactile stimulator comprises at least: (a) a vibrational transducer; (b) a manual stimulation module to manually engage the vibrational transducer; and (c) an automatic stimulation module to automatically engage the vibrational transducer; ii) a connector for attaching the vibrotactile stimulator to the outside surface of the subject's neck, wherein the connector comprises an adjustment mechanism for positioning a contact section substantially over the subject's larynx; and iii) a switch control communicatively connected to the vibrotactile stimulator to selectively engage the manual stimulation module and the automatic stimulation module; and characterized in that the vibrotactile stimulator comprises: (d) a manual counter for determining the number of times the manual stimulation module is engaged and an automatic counter for determining the number of times the automatic stimulation module is engaged. i) a vibrotactile stimulator for applying at least one stimulus to an outside surface of a subject's neck, wherein the vibrotactile stimulator comprises at least: (a) a vibrational transducer; (b) a manual stimulation module to manually engage the vibrational transducer; and (c) an automatic stimulation module to automatically engage the vibrational transducer; (a) a vibrational transducer; (b) a manual stimulation module to manually engage the vibrational transducer; and (c) an automatic stimulation module to automatically engage the vibrational transducer; ii) a connector for attaching the vibrotactile stimulator to the outside surface of the subject's neck, wherein the connector comprises an adjustment mechanism for positioning a contact section substantially over the subject's larynx; and iii) a switch control communicatively connected to the vibrotactile stimulator to selectively engage the manual stimulation module and the automatic stimulation module; and (d) a manual counter for determining the number of times the manual stimulation module is engaged and an automatic counter for determining the number of times the automatic stimulation module is engaged.
A method for displaying a favorite channel in a device for receiving a broadcasting program, the method comprising: presetting a favorite program viewing standard time; identifying whether a key signal is inputted by a user, displaying a broadcasting program received from a selected channel; detecting a viewing time of the program based on the inputted key signal; comparing the detected program viewing time with the preset viewing standard time; registering a specific channel of the broadcasting program with a favorite channel list in a memory based on the result of the comparison; generating on-screen display, OSD, data comprising at least one additional information, wherein the at least one additional information (214, 216) identifies each of current programs from each of the favorite channel; and displaying the OSD data while displaying the broadcast program received from the selected channel. presetting a favorite program viewing standard time; identifying whether a key signal is inputted by a user, displaying a broadcasting program received from a selected channel; detecting a viewing time of the program based on the inputted key signal; comparing the detected program viewing time with the preset viewing standard time; registering a specific channel of the broadcasting program with a favorite channel list in a memory based on the result of the comparison; generating on-screen display, OSD, data comprising at least one additional information, wherein the at least one additional information (214, 216) identifies each of current programs from each of the favorite channel; and displaying the OSD data while displaying the broadcast program received from the selected channel.
A method for automatically milking and feeding a group of dairy animals (A, B) by means of a robot milking device which is provided in an area in which the dairy animals can move freely, and which comprises: - a milking site for receiving a dairy animal, - an animal identification device (7, 23) for determining an animal identity of said dairy animal, - robot milking means (4, 5) for fully automatically extracting milk from said dairy animal during a milking, - a feeding device for providing feed to said dairy animal at the milking site during said milking on the basis of a feed allowance for said dairy animal, and - a controller which is configured for controlling the robot milking system and updating the feed allowance per dairy animal, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - selecting a future time period, - determining a free capacity of the robot milking system as an expectation value for the total time during said future time period that the milking system will not be occupied by a dairy animal, - determining a sub-group of the group of dairy animals for which the controller may continue to provide feed after said milking, - milking, and feeding during the milking, the dairy animals that visit the milking system, and - additionally feeding a dairy animal from the sub-group depending on the determined free capacity, if said dairy animal still has a feed allowance after milking. - a milking site for receiving a dairy animal, - an animal identification device (7, 23) for determining an animal identity of said dairy animal, - robot milking means (4, 5) for fully automatically extracting milk from said dairy animal during a milking, - a feeding device for providing feed to said dairy animal at the milking site during said milking on the basis of a feed allowance for said dairy animal, and - a controller which is configured for controlling the robot milking system and updating the feed allowance per dairy animal, - selecting a future time period, - determining a free capacity of the robot milking system as an expectation value for the total time during said future time period that the milking system will not be occupied by a dairy animal, - determining a sub-group of the group of dairy animals for which the controller may continue to provide feed after said milking, - milking, and feeding during the milking, the dairy animals that visit the milking system, and - additionally feeding a dairy animal from the sub-group depending on the determined free capacity, if said dairy animal still has a feed allowance after milking.
A surgical instrument comprising: a proximal portion; a distal portion including a frame arm; a clip rotatably coupled to the frame arm and configured to releasably retain a surgical implant to the frame arm; and a lock bar characterised in that the lock bar includes a protrusion (601,603), the protrusion extending laterally from the frame arm, wherein the protrusion is configured for selectively holding the clip in a predetermined position. a proximal portion; a distal portion including a frame arm; a clip rotatably coupled to the frame arm and configured to releasably retain a surgical implant to the frame arm; and a lock bar characterised in that the lock bar includes a protrusion (601,603), the protrusion extending laterally from the frame arm, wherein the protrusion is configured for selectively holding the clip in a predetermined position.
A method for reducing streakiness in inkjet prints from a printer having a page-wide array of ink jetting units, that apply ink drops on a receiving medium, transported in a transverse direction underneath the page-wide array, in accordance with an input image, the method comprising the steps of: a. determining a first optical density profile across the width of the array for a first input image that comprises uniform test patterns of various density levels; b. repeating step a with a second input image wherein the test patterns of the first input image are modified by intentionally blocking a number of jetting units from applying an ink drop to obtain a second optical density profile; c. deriving an effect of a blocked ink jetting unit from a comparison of the first and second optical density profiles; d. determining a characteristic property of an individual jetting unit using a third input image; e. composing an ideal compensation table, which comprises for each ink jetting unit a density compensation factor that would make the first optical density profile uniform; f. deriving from the ideal compensation table a practical compensation table, wherein the density compensation factor is made zero for a deviating ink jetting unit, that has the characteristic property outside a predetermined range, and wherein the density compensation factors of ink jetting units adjacent to a deviating ink jetting unit are modified using the result from step c for obtaining a uniform density response, and g. printing an input image by processing for each ink jetting unit, an array of pixels associated with a particular ink jetting unit, using the corresponding compensation factor from the practical compensation table. a. determining a first optical density profile across the width of the array for a first input image that comprises uniform test patterns of various density levels; b. repeating step a with a second input image wherein the test patterns of the first input image are modified by intentionally blocking a number of jetting units from applying an ink drop to obtain a second optical density profile; c. deriving an effect of a blocked ink jetting unit from a comparison of the first and second optical density profiles; d. determining a characteristic property of an individual jetting unit using a third input image; e. composing an ideal compensation table, which comprises for each ink jetting unit a density compensation factor that would make the first optical density profile uniform; f. deriving from the ideal compensation table a practical compensation table, wherein the density compensation factor is made zero for a deviating ink jetting unit, that has the characteristic property outside a predetermined range, and wherein the density compensation factors of ink jetting units adjacent to a deviating ink jetting unit are modified using the result from step c for obtaining a uniform density response, and g. printing an input image by processing for each ink jetting unit, an array of pixels associated with a particular ink jetting unit, using the corresponding compensation factor from the practical compensation table.
A device for accelerating a vehicle equipped with an acceleration system including a pedal assembly intended to be actuated with a lower limb of a user, characterized in that said acceleration device includes another pedal assembly and means for controlling said pedal assembly by an upper limb of a user.
A radio communication terminal apparatus adapted to perform communication using a plurality of downlink component bands, the radio communication terminal apparatus comprising: a receiving section adapted to blind-decode control channel elements in a search space of the plurality of downlink component bands and to obtain resource allocation information of downlink data directed to the radio communication terminal apparatus; and a modulation section adapted to modulate, based on a modulation scheme of an M-ary modulation value corresponding to the number of specific downlink component bands in which the resource allocation information directed to the radio communication terminal apparatus is allocated to control channel elements of the same control channel element number out of the plurality of downlink component bands, a response signal corresponding to the downlink data in the specific downlink component bands. a receiving section adapted to blind-decode control channel elements in a search space of the plurality of downlink component bands and to obtain resource allocation information of downlink data directed to the radio communication terminal apparatus; and a modulation section adapted to modulate, based on a modulation scheme of an M-ary modulation value corresponding to the number of specific downlink component bands in which the resource allocation information directed to the radio communication terminal apparatus is allocated to control channel elements of the same control channel element number out of the plurality of downlink component bands, a response signal corresponding to the downlink data in the specific downlink component bands.
A system comprising: a logic device configured to receive one or more sensor and/or control signals and determine a virtual rudder estimate for a hydraulic steering system coupled to a mobile structure, wherein the logic device is adapted to: receive a pump control signal for the hydraulic steering system and determine a linear rudder speed based, at least in part, on the pump control signal; determine an elasticity estimate for the hydraulic steering system; and determine the virtual rudder estimate from a corrected rudder speed, wherein the corrected rudder speed is based, at least in part, on the linear rudder speed, the pump control signal, and/or the elasticity estimate. a logic device configured to receive one or more sensor and/or control signals and determine a virtual rudder estimate for a hydraulic steering system coupled to a mobile structure, wherein the logic device is adapted to: receive a pump control signal for the hydraulic steering system and determine a linear rudder speed based, at least in part, on the pump control signal; determine an elasticity estimate for the hydraulic steering system; and determine the virtual rudder estimate from a corrected rudder speed, receive a pump control signal for the hydraulic steering system and determine a linear rudder speed based, at least in part, on the pump control signal; determine an elasticity estimate for the hydraulic steering system; and determine the virtual rudder estimate from a corrected rudder speed, wherein the corrected rudder speed is based, at least in part, on the linear rudder speed, the pump control signal, and/or the elasticity estimate.
Bushing assembly comprising terminal ears coupled to opposed end walls of the bushing assembly, for heating the bushing tip plate and walls, each of said terminal ears comprising an electrically conductive plate comprising a first terminal edge (1 D) coupled to a bushing first end wall, and extending away from said first end wall to a second, free terminal edge connectable to a source of power (5, 6), said plate comprising a slot comprising: (a) a first, open end of width, W A, at the second, free edge (1 A) of the plate, (b) an elongated portion extending towards said first edge (1 D) of gap width, W B, and (c) a second, closed end, separate from the first edge (1 D) of the terminal ear, and having a curved geometry; characterized in that, the curvature, 1 /, at any point of the curved second end of the slot is less than the reciprocal, 1 / Wo, of the smallest gap width, Wo, of both slot first open end, W A, and elongated portion, W B, wherein R is the radius at any point of the curved second end. (a) a first, open end of width, W A, at the second, free edge (1 A) of the plate, (b) an elongated portion extending towards said first edge (1 D) of gap width, W B, and (c) a second, closed end, separate from the first edge (1 D) of the terminal ear, and having a curved geometry;
Method of encapsulation of at least one microelectronic device, comprising the implementation of a method for producing a substrate comprising at least one getter material arranged on the walls of at least one blind hole, the method for producing the substrate comprising at least the steps of: - etching the blind hole through a first face of the substrate, - depositing a layer of getter material in a continuous manner on the whole of the first face of the substrate and at least on side walls of the blind hole, - etching part of the layer of getter material located on the first face of the substrate such that said first face of the substrate is no longer covered by the getter material, in which the step of etching part of the layer of getter material comprises the implementation of an etching by ion beam machining, or chemical-mechanical planarization or polishing, the method of encapsulation further comprising a step of encapsulation of the microelectronic device in a cavity in which one or several walls are formed by said substrate and such that the blind hole(s) are arranged in the cavity, the microelectronic device being made on said substrate or said substrate forming a cover of the cavity in which the microelectronic device is encapsulated. - etching the blind hole through a first face of the substrate, - depositing a layer of getter material in a continuous manner on the whole of the first face of the substrate and at least on side walls of the blind hole, - etching part of the layer of getter material located on the first face of the substrate such that said first face of the substrate is no longer covered by the getter material,
A liquid ejection head comprising: a first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) in which a plurality of ejection openings that eject a first kind of liquid onto a print medium are arranged in a first direction; and a second ejection opening group (82, 92, 102) in which a plurality of ejection openings that is provided along the first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) to eject the first kind of liquids onto the print medium, wherein the first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) is provided upstream of the second ejection opening group (82, 92, 102) in a relative moving direction between the print medium and the liquid ejection head, characterized in that the plurality of ejection openings included in the first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) are disposed in the first direction in a zigzag shape in which a distance along the relative moving direction between adjacent ejection openings (81-1 and 81-2, 81-2 and 81-3) is equal to or less than (a maximum time difference of 1 msec for causing a later liquid droplet ejected from one of the ejection openings to come in contact with a previous liquid droplet ejected from the other of the ejection openings) × (a speed of the relative moving of 0.83 m/s). a first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) in which a plurality of ejection openings that eject a first kind of liquid onto a print medium are arranged in a first direction; and a second ejection opening group (82, 92, 102) in which a plurality of ejection openings that is provided along the first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) to eject the first kind of liquids onto the print medium, wherein the first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) is provided upstream of the second ejection opening group (82, 92, 102) in a relative moving direction between the print medium and the liquid ejection head, characterized in that the plurality of ejection openings included in the first ejection opening group (81, 91, 101) are disposed in the first direction in a zigzag shape in which a distance along the relative moving direction between adjacent ejection openings (81-1 and 81-2, 81-2 and 81-3) is equal to or less than (a maximum time difference of 1 msec for causing a later liquid droplet ejected from one of the ejection openings to come in contact with a previous liquid droplet ejected from the other of the ejection openings) × (a speed of the relative moving of 0.83 m/s).
A computer-implemented method of identifying a lumen diameter of a patient's vasculature, the method comprising: receiving a data set including one or more lumen segmentations of known healthy vessel segments of a plurality of individuals; splitting each of the lumen segmentations of the plurality of individuals into sub-units comprised of a first stem section, a segment of root vasculature upstream of the stem, a segment of crown vasculature downstream of the stem and, when available, a sibling section of vasculature, said sibling section of vasculature being another child vessel having the same parent as the stem; for each stem, associating the stem with features corresponding to its crown, root and/or sibling; training a machine learning algorithm on said features on a database of stems from a population of individuals; receiving a lumen segmentation of a patient's vasculature; determining a section of the patient's vasculature; determining features of upstream and downstream vasculature of said section of the patient's vasculature; and using the trained machine learning algorithm to estimate a healthy lumen diameter of the section of the patient's vasculature using said determined features. receiving a data set including one or more lumen segmentations of known healthy vessel segments of a plurality of individuals; splitting each of the lumen segmentations of the plurality of individuals into sub-units comprised of a first stem section, a segment of root vasculature upstream of the stem, a segment of crown vasculature downstream of the stem and, when available, a sibling section of vasculature, said sibling section of vasculature being another child vessel having the same parent as the stem; for each stem, associating the stem with features corresponding to its crown, root and/or sibling; training a machine learning algorithm on said features on a database of stems from a population of individuals; receiving a lumen segmentation of a patient's vasculature; determining a section of the patient's vasculature; determining features of upstream and downstream vasculature of said section of the patient's vasculature; and using the trained machine learning algorithm to estimate a healthy lumen diameter of the section of the patient's vasculature using said determined features.
A steam turbine comprising: a turbine casing; a turbine rotor disposed in the turbine casing; at least one bucket extending from the turbine rotor; and at least one nozzle supported by the turbine casing; wherein at least one hydrophilic surface pattern on a removal surface of at least one of the turbine casing, the bucket, and the nozzle is configured to, in use, direct moisture on the removal surface in a predetermined direction to enhance moisture management in the steam turbine; characterised in that the hydrophilic surface pattern is configured to, in use, direct the moisture in a predetermined direction as a result of an orientation of a specific patterning of the hydrophilic surface pattern. a turbine casing; a turbine rotor disposed in the turbine casing; at least one bucket extending from the turbine rotor; and at least one nozzle supported by the turbine casing;