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A method for managing parameter ranges in a monitoring system, the method comprising: storing a plurality of predetermined parameter ranges (402, 404); receiving from a remote sensing device (202, 212) a measured parameter (400, 408, 412) measured at the remote sensing device (202, 212); determining a first parameter range (404, 410, 414) based on the plurality of predetermined parameter ranges (402, 404) such that the measured parameter (400, 408, 412) is within the first parameter range (404, 410, 414); transmitting a message to the remote sensing device (202, 212) that includes the first parameter range (404, 410, 414), wherein storing the plurality of predetermined parameter ranges comprises storing a predetermined upper bound and predetermined lower bound for each of the predetermined parameter ranges (402, 404); and wherein determining the first parameter range comprises determining a first upper bound and a first lower bound of the first parameter range (404, 410, 414) from the predetermined upper bounds and the predetermined lower bounds. storing a plurality of predetermined parameter ranges (402, 404); receiving from a remote sensing device (202, 212) a measured parameter (400, 408, 412) measured at the remote sensing device (202, 212); determining a first parameter range (404, 410, 414) based on the plurality of predetermined parameter ranges (402, 404) such that the measured parameter (400, 408, 412) is within the first parameter range (404, 410, 414); transmitting a message to the remote sensing device (202, 212) that includes the first parameter range (404, 410, 414), wherein storing the plurality of predetermined parameter ranges comprises storing a predetermined upper bound and predetermined lower bound for each of the predetermined parameter ranges (402, 404); and wherein determining the first parameter range comprises determining a first upper bound and a first lower bound of the first parameter range (404, 410, 414) from the predetermined upper bounds and the predetermined lower bounds.
A load carrier for a vehicle, said load carrier comprising at least one vehicle attachment portion and a load carrying portion, wherein said at least one vehicle attachment portion and/or said load carrying portion comprises at least one sensor (G1, G2, G3, G2', G3'), characterized in that said load carrier comprises a communication unit (T1, T2) being a wireless transmitter for communicating with an electronic device and said communication unit is configured to transmit and receive data to and from said electronic device, preferably for improved calibration of at least one sensor (G1, G2, G3, G2', G3'), wherein said electronic device is one or more electronic devices selected from the list of; a hand held electronic device such as mobile phone, smart pad, lap top or the like, a desk top computer, a database server.
A 3D printed article comprising a 3D printable composition comprising from 92.0 to 99.5 % by weight of a poly-lactide based on the total weight of the 3D printable composition; and from 0.5 to 8.0 % by weight of a co- or ter-polymer based on the total weight of the 3D printable composition; said co- or ter-polymer comprising (i) 50.0 to 99.9 % by weight of ethylene monomer based on the total weight of the co- or ter-polymer composition; (ii) 0.1 to 50.0 % by weight of an unsaturated anhydride-, epoxide- or carboxylic acid-containing monomer based on the total weight of the co- or ter-polymer composition; and iii) 0 to 50.0 % by weight of a (meth)acrylic ester monomer based on the total weight of the co- or ter-polymer composition. (i) 50.0 to 99.9 % by weight of ethylene monomer based on the total weight of the co- or ter-polymer composition; (ii) 0.1 to 50.0 % by weight of an unsaturated anhydride-, epoxide- or carboxylic acid-containing monomer based on the total weight of the co- or ter-polymer composition; and iii) 0 to 50.0 % by weight of a (meth)acrylic ester monomer based on the total weight of the co- or ter-polymer composition.
A data retransmission method for use in multicarrier communication, comprising: at an apparatus at a transmitting end, transmitting data using a plurality of carrier waves comprising a plurality of groups; at an apparatus at a receiving end, receiving said plurality of carrier waves transmitted from said apparatus at the transmitting end, performing demodulation processing for each carrier wave and obtaining receiving data, determining presence or absence of error through error detection processing, generating a retransmission request when there is an error, and transmitting the retransmission request to said apparatus at the transmitting end; and at the apparatus at the transmitting end, retransmitting the data in response to the retransmission request, wherein the data retransmission method is characterized by: determining, at the apparatus at the receiving end, a group of carrier waves within said plurality of groups that is most likely to include carrier waves corresponding to the data in which the error occurred; and including in the request information indicating the determined group. at an apparatus at a transmitting end, transmitting data using a plurality of carrier waves comprising a plurality of groups; at an apparatus at a receiving end, receiving said plurality of carrier waves transmitted from said apparatus at the transmitting end, performing demodulation processing for each carrier wave and obtaining receiving data, determining presence or absence of error through error detection processing, generating a retransmission request when there is an error, and transmitting the retransmission request to said apparatus at the transmitting end; and at the apparatus at the transmitting end, retransmitting the data in response to the retransmission request, wherein the data retransmission method is characterized by: determining, at the apparatus at the receiving end, a group of carrier waves within said plurality of groups that is most likely to include carrier waves corresponding to the data in which the error occurred; and including in the request information indicating the determined group. determining, at the apparatus at the receiving end, a group of carrier waves within said plurality of groups that is most likely to include carrier waves corresponding to the data in which the error occurred; and including in the request information indicating the determined group.
A sheet material press forming method of press forming a formed part having a hat-like cross-sectional shape and including a top portion, a side wall portion, and a flange portion, the top portion having a protrusion with a blockage protrusive shape, from a metal blank, wherein the blockage protrusive shape is a protrusive shape with a closed periphery, the method comprising: press forming the metal blank into a preforming shape, and subsequently crash forming the preformed shape into a target final shape, characterized in that before press forming the metal blank into the preforming shape, the method further comprises for the top portion in a region of the protrusion, determining, by press forming analysis, the preforming shape which has almost the same surface area as a target shape and is easy to form according to the following steps S1 and S2, where S1: the region of the protrusion having the target shape is discretized into two-dimensional elements and nodes for finite element analysis, and S2: a discretized portion is applied with internal stress in the normal directions of the two-dimensional elements from the inside of the discretized portion and deformed under the following conditions: (a) the two-dimensional elements are deformed within an elastic deformation range; and (b) adjacent ones of the two-dimensional elements have an angle therebetween which is free to change. press forming the metal blank into a preforming shape, and subsequently crash forming the preformed shape into a target final shape, characterized in that before press forming the metal blank into the preforming shape, the method further comprises for the top portion in a region of the protrusion, determining, by press forming analysis, the preforming shape which has almost the same surface area as a target shape and is easy to form according to the following steps S1 and S2, S1: the region of the protrusion having the target shape is discretized into two-dimensional elements and nodes for finite element analysis, and S2: a discretized portion is applied with internal stress in the normal directions of the two-dimensional elements from the inside of the discretized portion and deformed under the following conditions: (a) the two-dimensional elements are deformed within an elastic deformation range; and (b) adjacent ones of the two-dimensional elements have an angle therebetween which is free to change. (a) the two-dimensional elements are deformed within an elastic deformation range; and (b) adjacent ones of the two-dimensional elements have an angle therebetween which is free to change.
A silver particle producing method comprising: obtaining a liquid mixture by mixing a silver compound, a reductant, a dispersant, and water; and heating the liquid mixture to cause reaction between the silver compound and the reductant and generate first silver particles and second silver particles, the first silver particles each having a sheet-like or plate-like shape, and the second silver particles each having a spherical shape or a shape closer to a sphere than the first silver particles and a particle diameter smaller than a maximum value of a length of a side of each of the first silver particles, wherein the reductant is N,N-dimethylformamide, the reaction between the silver compound and the reductant is caused at a reaction temperature not lower than 100°C and lower than 150°C, and in the obtaining a liquid mixture, an amount of the silver compound is at least 0.1 parts by weight and no greater than 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture, an amount of the reductant is at least 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture, an amount of the dispersant is at least 0.1 parts by weight and no greater than 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture, and an amount of the water is at least 40 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture. obtaining a liquid mixture by mixing a silver compound, a reductant, a dispersant, and water; and heating the liquid mixture to cause reaction between the silver compound and the reductant and generate first silver particles and second silver particles, the first silver particles each having a sheet-like or plate-like shape, and the second silver particles each having a spherical shape or a shape closer to a sphere than the first silver particles and a particle diameter smaller than a maximum value of a length of a side of each of the first silver particles, wherein the reductant is N,N-dimethylformamide, the reaction between the silver compound and the reductant is caused at a reaction temperature not lower than 100°C and lower than 150°C, and in the obtaining a liquid mixture, an amount of the silver compound is at least 0.1 parts by weight and no greater than 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture, an amount of the reductant is at least 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture, an amount of the dispersant is at least 0.1 parts by weight and no greater than 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture, and an amount of the water is at least 40 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid mixture.
A method of controlling flatness of a strip of rolled material in a production line comprising a hot rolling mill and at least one cold rolling mill, downstream of the hot rolling mill, the method comprising: - determining flatness data associated with the strip in one or more of the at least one cold rolling mill and/or following passing of the strip through one or more of the at least one cold rolling mill; - determining a thickness profile target of the strip for the hot rolling mill based on the flatness data, the thickness profile target indicating a change in thickness over a width of the strip through the hot rolling mill; and - passing the strip through the hot rolling mill and adjusting the thickness of the strip based on the thickness profile target. - determining flatness data associated with the strip in one or more of the at least one cold rolling mill and/or following passing of the strip through one or more of the at least one cold rolling mill; - determining a thickness profile target of the strip for the hot rolling mill based on the flatness data, the thickness profile target indicating a change in thickness over a width of the strip through the hot rolling mill; and - passing the strip through the hot rolling mill and adjusting the thickness of the strip based on the thickness profile target.
A manufacturing method for a fluid coupling in which a turbine runner that opposes a pump blade assembled to a pump shell is housed in a housing constituted by welding a front cover and the pump shell to each other such that respective openings of the front cover and the pump shell oppose each other, the manufacturing method being characterized by: a slimming step of slimming respective outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) of opening-side end portions of the front cover and the pump shell, which have been shaped by pressing, such that outside diameters of the slimmed outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) are smaller than outside diameters of the outer peripheral surfaces that have been shaped by pressing and outside diameters of the slimmed outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) are equal to each other; and a welding step of radiating a high-energy beam toward abutment surfaces (30, 31) from a radially outer side to weld the abutment surfaces (30, 31) to each other, the abutment surfaces (30, 31) being formed when the opening-side end portions of the front cover and the pump shell are caused to abut against each other such that the slimmed outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) are flush with each other. a slimming step of slimming respective outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) of opening-side end portions of the front cover and the pump shell, which have been shaped by pressing, such that outside diameters of the slimmed outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) are smaller than outside diameters of the outer peripheral surfaces that have been shaped by pressing and outside diameters of the slimmed outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) are equal to each other; and a welding step of radiating a high-energy beam toward abutment surfaces (30, 31) from a radially outer side to weld the abutment surfaces (30, 31) to each other, the abutment surfaces (30, 31) being formed when the opening-side end portions of the front cover and the pump shell are caused to abut against each other such that the slimmed outer peripheral surfaces (33, 35) are flush with each other.
A black composition comprising as indispensable components a titanium nitride oxide, a resin and a solvent; X-ray intensity ratios R 1 and R 2 represented by the Equations and below, respectively, satisfying the relationships represented by Formulae and below: R 1 = I 3 / I 3 + 1.8 I 1 + 1.8 I 2 R 2 = I 2 / I 1 R 1 > 0.70 0.85 < R 2 < 1.80 wherein I 1 represents the maximum diffraction intensity of the titanium nitride oxide when the angel of diffraction 2θ, determined by using CuKα line as the X-ray source, is 25° to 26°, I 2 represents the maximum diffraction intensity of the titanium nitride oxide when the angle of diffraction 2θ is 27° to 28°, and I 3 represents the maximum diffraction intensity of the titanium nitride oxide when the angle of diffraction 2θ is 36° to 38°, wherein the titanium nitride oxide has an average diameter of primary particle of not more than 60 nm.
An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising: a housing, defining a compressor cavity filled with noise reduction fillers, and comprising a chassis and a side plate fixed on the chassis and arrangeable close to a compressor of the outdoor unit for the air conditioner, the side plate defining a water passage hole in communication with the compressor cavity, the chassis defining a water outlet and a drain groove, the drain groove being at least partially located in the compressor cavity, one end of the drain groove being in communication with the water outlet, the other end of the drain groove being arranged close to the water passage hole; a high and low pressure valve set, installed on the side plate; a water receiving box, installed on the side plate, covering the high and low pressure valve set, and configured to guide water in the water receiving box into the water passage hole; and a cover plate, covering a part of the drain groove located in the compressor cavity, and defining a water-communicating hole communicating the water passage hole and the drain groove, wherein a drain slot is defined by a lower surface of the cover plate being recessed upward at a position corresponding to the drain groove, and a bulge is correspondingly formed on an upper surface of the cover plate, the drain slot extending along an extension direction of the drain groove. a housing, defining a compressor cavity filled with noise reduction fillers, and comprising a chassis and a side plate fixed on the chassis and arrangeable close to a compressor of the outdoor unit for the air conditioner, the side plate defining a water passage hole in communication with the compressor cavity, the chassis defining a water outlet and a drain groove, the drain groove being at least partially located in the compressor cavity, one end of the drain groove being in communication with the water outlet, the other end of the drain groove being arranged close to the water passage hole; a high and low pressure valve set, installed on the side plate; a water receiving box, installed on the side plate, covering the high and low pressure valve set, and configured to guide water in the water receiving box into the water passage hole; and a cover plate, covering a part of the drain groove located in the compressor cavity, and defining a water-communicating hole communicating the water passage hole and the drain groove, wherein a drain slot is defined by a lower surface of the cover plate being recessed upward at a position corresponding to the drain groove, and a bulge is correspondingly formed on an upper surface of the cover plate, the drain slot extending along an extension direction of the drain groove.
A mobile robot having a collision detection system, the robot comprising a chassis including a drive arrangement, and a body mounted on the chassis and adapted to be movable relative to it in response to a collision with an object, wherein the robot further includes sensing means for sensing relative movement between the chassis and the body due to a collision event and, in response, to send a signal to an on-board control system, and characterised in that the body includes at least one further electronic component, and a portion of the body is adapted to move angularly with respect to a longitudinal axis of the chassis in order to detect collisions oblique to the direction of travel.
Actuator system comprising: • at least one electrically driven linear actuator comprising an electric motor with a motor housing and two brushes (45, 46), a transmission, a spindle connected to the electric motor via the transmission, and a spindle nut arranged on said spindle, • and an electric controller with an operating unit (17, 18), characterized in that the actuator system further comprises: • a first circuit for a first electrical noise dampening of the electric motor comprising first inductances (37, 38) and two capacitors (41, 42), each of said first inductances (37, 38) having one end connected to one of the brushes (45, 46) of the motor; • a second circuit for a second electrical noise dampening of the electric motor, arranged between the circuit for the first electrical noise dampening of the electric motor and the electric controller, comprising second inductances (36, 39) and a capacitor; and • two coils (36, 37; 39, 38), each coil wound as one coil, each comprising a first section, a second section and a tap (43; 44) located between said first and second sections, wherein the first section constitutes one of said first inductances (37; 38) and the second section constitutes one of said second inductances (36; 39), wherein the capacitor of the second circuit is connected between the taps (43, 44), and each capacitor (41, 42) of the first circuit is connected between one of the taps (43, 44) and the motor housing. • at least one electrically driven linear actuator comprising an electric motor with a motor housing and two brushes (45, 46), a transmission, a spindle connected to the electric motor via the transmission, and a spindle nut arranged on said spindle, • and an electric controller with an operating unit (17, 18), • a first circuit for a first electrical noise dampening of the electric motor comprising first inductances (37, 38) and two capacitors (41, 42), each of said first inductances (37, 38) having one end connected to one of the brushes (45, 46) of the motor; • a second circuit for a second electrical noise dampening of the electric motor, arranged between the circuit for the first electrical noise dampening of the electric motor and the electric controller, comprising second inductances (36, 39) and a capacitor; and • two coils (36, 37; 39, 38), each coil wound as one coil, each comprising a first section, a second section and a tap (43; 44) located between said first and second sections, wherein the first section constitutes one of said first inductances (37; 38) and the second section constitutes one of said second inductances (36; 39),
A method for assessing the in vivo therapeutic efficacy of an agent for use in a treatment of a complement C3-related nephropathy, the method comprising: (a) administering the agent to a rodent whose genome comprises a replacement at an endogenous rodent C3 locus of a rodent gene sequence comprising an exon of a C3 gene with a nucleic acid sequence comprising at least one exon of a human C3 gene to form a modified C3 gene, wherein the nucleic acid sequence comprising at least one exon of a human C3 gene (i) comprises exon 2 through exon 41 of the human C3 gene wherein expression of the modified C3 gene is under control of rodent regulatory elements at the endogenous rodent C3 locus, or (ii) comprises the 5' regulatory elements and exon 1 through exon 41 of the human C3 gene, wherein expression of the modified C3 gene is under control of the 5' regulatory elements of the human C3 gene, wherein the rodent expresses a human or humanized C3 protein in the serum; and (b) assessing if the agent inhibits one or more symptoms of C3-related nephropathy compared to control rodents who have not been administered the agent. (a) administering the agent to a rodent whose genome comprises a replacement at an endogenous rodent C3 locus of a rodent gene sequence comprising an exon of a C3 gene with a nucleic acid sequence comprising at least one exon of a human C3 gene to form a modified C3 gene, wherein the nucleic acid sequence comprising at least one exon of a human C3 gene (i) comprises exon 2 through exon 41 of the human C3 gene wherein expression of the modified C3 gene is under control of rodent regulatory elements at the endogenous rodent C3 locus, or (ii) comprises the 5' regulatory elements and exon 1 through exon 41 of the human C3 gene, wherein expression of the modified C3 gene is under control of the 5' regulatory elements of the human C3 gene, wherein the rodent expresses a human or humanized C3 protein in the serum; and (b) assessing if the agent inhibits one or more symptoms of C3-related nephropathy compared to control rodents who have not been administered the agent.