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Method of determining the laxity of a joint (9, 15) of a human or an animal, the method comprising: - providing at least one patient-specific geometrical model of at least one bone and/or at least one prosthesis comprised by the joint, - providing a series of actual images of the joint (9, 15) obtained while known loads were applied to the joint or to a part of the body connected to the joint, - registering the at least one patient-specific geometrical model onto the actual images, - based thereon calculate relative displacement and/or rotation of the at least one bone and/or at least one prosthesis as a function of the applied loads, and - based on the calculated relative displacement and/or rotation determine a measure of the laxity of the joint, - characterized therein that the loads are applied in multiple spatial directions, and - wherein the at least one patient-specific geometrical model is a 3D model, and wherein the relative displacement and/or rotation is calculated in 3D so that 3D laxity properties of the joint (9, 15) can be determined. - providing at least one patient-specific geometrical model of at least one bone and/or at least one prosthesis comprised by the joint, - providing a series of actual images of the joint (9, 15) obtained while known loads were applied to the joint or to a part of the body connected to the joint, - registering the at least one patient-specific geometrical model onto the actual images, - based thereon calculate relative displacement and/or rotation of the at least one bone and/or at least one prosthesis as a function of the applied loads, and - based on the calculated relative displacement and/or rotation determine a measure of the laxity of the joint, - characterized therein that the loads are applied in multiple spatial directions, and - wherein the at least one patient-specific geometrical model is a 3D model, and wherein the relative displacement and/or rotation is calculated in 3D so that 3D laxity properties of the joint (9, 15) can be determined.
Gripper for a picking device with horizontal storage surfaces for storage of drug packages, comprising: a control device, a tray table extending in a first horizontal direction (X-direction) and a second horizontal direction (Y-direction) orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, having an end portion with an arcuate front extending in the second horizontal direction, said end portion forming the loading and unloading front, said tray table defining an upper support surface with said end portion, a transport device (20a, 20b) arranged above the tray table and movable in the first horizontal direction for moving drug packages from a horizontal storage surface onto the tray table, characterized in that the gripper comprises at least three sensors coupled to a control device arranged in the end portion below the support surface for determining the presence of a drug package, wherein the sensors are arranged at a distance from one another in the second horizontal direction and wherein in the second horizontal direction outer sensors are arranged at a distance in the first horizontal direction from at least one sensor arranged further inside in the Y-direction, such that the arrangement of the sensors is oriented towards the front extending in an arcuate manner. a control device, a tray table extending in a first horizontal direction (X-direction) and a second horizontal direction (Y-direction) orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, having an end portion with an arcuate front extending in the second horizontal direction, said end portion forming the loading and unloading front, said tray table defining an upper support surface with said end portion, a transport device (20a, 20b) arranged above the tray table and movable in the first horizontal direction for moving drug packages from a horizontal storage surface onto the tray table, characterized in that the gripper comprises at least three sensors coupled to a control device arranged in the end portion below the support surface for determining the presence of a drug package, wherein the sensors are arranged at a distance from one another in the second horizontal direction and wherein in the second horizontal direction outer sensors are arranged at a distance in the first horizontal direction from at least one sensor arranged further inside in the Y-direction, such that the arrangement of the sensors is oriented towards the front extending in an arcuate manner.
A method of communication between a production tool and a computer on board a motor vehicle, this computer including a means for digital data storage and being configured to control this storage means, this storage means including memory space divided into a plurality of memory areas, this method including the following steps: - writing by the computer of calibration parameters within at least one predefined memory area of the memory space; - reception, following the writing of the calibration parameters, by the computer, of a verification request of the integrity of the calibration parameters contained in the predefined memory area of the memory space of the storage means, this request being sent from the production tool; - verification of the integrity of the calibration parameters by the computer contained in the predefined memory area of the memory space; - sending by the computer of an acknowledgement message indicating the end of the step of verification of the integrity of the calibration parameters and the result of this verification, this message being sent to the production tool; this method being characterized in that the storage means is a flash memory using an etching technology less than or equal to 90 nm, and in that said method includes, furthermore, following the step of reception of the verification request of the integrity of the calibration parameters, a step of writing by the computer of a predetermined item of data within each unwritten memory area of the memory space such that after the sending of the acknowledgement message, each memory area of the memory space contains either calibration parameters or a predetermined item of data. - writing by the computer of calibration parameters within at least one predefined memory area of the memory space; - reception, following the writing of the calibration parameters, by the computer, of a verification request of the integrity of the calibration parameters contained in the predefined memory area of the memory space of the storage means, this request being sent from the production tool; - verification of the integrity of the calibration parameters by the computer contained in the predefined memory area of the memory space; - sending by the computer of an acknowledgement message indicating the end of the step of verification of the integrity of the calibration parameters and the result of this verification, this message being sent to the production tool; this method being characterized in that the storage means is a flash memory using an etching technology less than or equal to 90 nm, and in that said method includes, furthermore, following the step of reception of the verification request of the integrity of the calibration parameters, a step of writing by the computer of a predetermined item of data within each unwritten memory area of the memory space such that after the sending of the acknowledgement message, each memory area of the memory space contains either calibration parameters or a predetermined item of data.
An electromechanical actuator for a landing gear system, comprising: a motor assembly; a ball nut; a split ball screw characterised in that the split ball screw is disposed between the motor assembly and the ball nut, the split ball screw having an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the inner portion interfaces with the motor assembly, and wherein the outer portion interfaces with the ball nut; and a pin configured to engage with the inner portion and the outer portion of the split ball screw to couple the outer portion with the inner portion. a motor assembly; a ball nut; a split ball screw characterised in that the split ball screw is disposed between the motor assembly and the ball nut, the split ball screw having an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the inner portion interfaces with the motor assembly, and wherein the outer portion interfaces with the ball nut; and a pin configured to engage with the inner portion and the outer portion of the split ball screw to couple the outer portion with the inner portion.
A filter element composed of individual components (2, 4, 8, 14) such as a filter medium as the one component and additional filter element components (2, 4, 14) of which at least one component is made of plastic material which is at least partially transmissive to laser light, and at least one additional component, designed in the manner of a barrier layer, is made of a material that is at least partially non-transmissive to laser light in order to carry out a transmission welding process by means of laser light for the purpose of connecting associable filter element components to one another, characterised in that this one component of the filter element, which is exposed to the laser light during the transmission welding process, is at least partially electrically conductive, this filter element component being formed at least in certain regions from an additive in the form of plastic material comprising carbon nanotubes and/or carbon fibres and/or steel fibres in order to produce the at least partial electrical conductivity.
An information transfer method, comprising: sending, by a user side node, a multicast protocol message or routing protocol message carrying a user side flag to a forwarding side node, wherein the user side flag is used to declare that it is a user side node that sends the multicast protocol message or the routing protocol message, so as to enable the forwarding side node to distinguish between user side nodes and forwarding side nodes in a Bit Index Explicit Replication, abbreviated as BIER, forwarding table.
A device for ultrasonic cutting of workpieces, having a cutting guide device, a cutting edge, held on the cutting guide device, with a longitudinal cutting axis, an ultrasonic generator for setting the cutting edge into an oscillating motion and a control unit for moving the cutting guide device for moving the cutting edge on a cutting path in a cutting direction relative to the workpiece which is to be cut, characterised in that the device has a first force measurement device for measuring an actual lateral force acting on the cutting edge transversely to the longitudinal cutting axis and also transversely to the cutting direction, wherein the first force measurement device is coupled with the control unit for relaying actual lateral force measured values to the control unit, and wherein the control unit is designed to change at least one cutting parameter of the device dependent on the measured actual lateral force.
An anti-face-recognition system for vehicles, the anti-face-recognition system for vehicles configured for reducing a risk of vehicle users being recognized by a camera in an external environment of their own facial data, the anti-face-recognition system comprises: a first projection device which is configured to project interfering electromagnetic waves toward a human face, the interfering electromagnetic waves having an interference effect on the recognition of the human face; an eyeball-tracking device which is configured to detect an eyeball sight direction; and a control device which is communicatively connected to the eyeball-tracking device and is configured to acquire the eyeball sight direction from the eyeball-tracking device, wherein the control device is communicatively connected to the first projection device and is configured to adjust the projection of the interfering electromagnetic waves toward the human face according to the acquired eyeball sight direction, wherein the first projection device is configured to project rotatable and/or movable interfering electromagnetic waves toward the human face, and the control device is configured to adjust the projection direction of the interfering electromagnetic waves toward the human face according to the acquired eyeball sight direction so as to cause the interfering electromagnetic waves to rotate and/or move, so that a central axis of the electromagnetic waves is moved further away from eyeball areas, thereby reducing the amount of electromagnetic waves directly projected into the eyeballs. a first projection device which is configured to project interfering electromagnetic waves toward a human face, the interfering electromagnetic waves having an interference effect on the recognition of the human face; an eyeball-tracking device which is configured to detect an eyeball sight direction; and a control device which is communicatively connected to the eyeball-tracking device and is configured to acquire the eyeball sight direction from the eyeball-tracking device, wherein the control device is communicatively connected to the first projection device and is configured to adjust the projection of the interfering electromagnetic waves toward the human face according to the acquired eyeball sight direction, wherein the first projection device is configured to project rotatable and/or movable interfering electromagnetic waves toward the human face, and the control device is configured to adjust the projection direction of the interfering electromagnetic waves toward the human face according to the acquired eyeball sight direction so as to cause the interfering electromagnetic waves to rotate and/or move, so that a central axis of the electromagnetic waves is moved further away from eyeball areas, thereby reducing the amount of electromagnetic waves directly projected into the eyeballs.
A sampling assembly configured to be coupled to a sample source, wherein the sampling assembly is configured to facilitate aseptic sampling at one or more instances in time, comprising: a first conduit comprising a first port and a second port, wherein the first port is configured to be coupled to the sample source, and wherein the second port is configured to be hermetically sealed; a plurality of sub-conduits having corresponding sub-ports, wherein each of the plurality of sub-conduits is operatively coupled to the first conduit at respective connector junctions, and wherein each of the sub-ports is in fluidic communication with the first conduit; and a plurality of sampling kits, wherein each sampling kit of the plurality of sampling kits is operatively connected to a respective sub-port of a corresponding sub-conduit, the assembly being characterized in that one or more of the sampling kits includes a syringe operatively coupled to a rigid sampling container and an air filter between the syringe and the container configured to prevent impurities entering a respective sub-conduit, and wherein said syringe is operable to provide a negative pressure in a sampling kit of the plurality of sampling kits to enable a flow of a portion of a sample from the sample source and a corresponding sub-conduit into the sampling kit. a first conduit comprising a first port and a second port, wherein the first port is configured to be coupled to the sample source, and wherein the second port is configured to be hermetically sealed; a plurality of sub-conduits having corresponding sub-ports, wherein each of the plurality of sub-conduits is operatively coupled to the first conduit at respective connector junctions, and wherein each of the sub-ports is in fluidic communication with the first conduit; and a plurality of sampling kits, wherein each sampling kit of the plurality of sampling kits is operatively connected to a respective sub-port of a corresponding sub-conduit, the assembly being characterized in that one or more of the sampling kits includes a syringe operatively coupled to a rigid sampling container and an air filter between the syringe and the container configured to prevent impurities entering a respective sub-conduit, and wherein said syringe is operable to provide a negative pressure in a sampling kit of the plurality of sampling kits to enable a flow of a portion of a sample from the sample source and a corresponding sub-conduit into the sampling kit.
A device, CTRL-DEV, for controlling a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy, BLE, multimedia device, DM-BLE, having a first sound system, SS1, adapted to be associated with at least one Bluetooth multimedia device, SPK 1, SPK 2, SPK N, and a second sound system, SS2, adapted to be associated with at least one Bluetooth Low Energy multimedia device, BLE-SPK 1, BLE-SPK 2, BLE-SPK N, the controlling device comprising: - an access circuit, CTRL-AC, arranged to obtain a first latency value of the first sound system which corresponds to a time taken for an input multimedia stream to travel from an input of the first sound system to an output of said first sound system, and a second latency value of the second sound system which corresponds to a time taken for an input multimedia stream to travel from an input of the second sound system to an output of said second sound system, - a separation circuit, CTRL-SEC, arranged to separate an input multimedia stream, INP-S, into a first multimedia signal, INP-S1, and a second multimedia signal, INP-S2, - a synchronization circuit, CTRL-SYC, arranged to delay the first and second multimedia signals based on the first and second latency values, and - a transmission circuit, CTRL-TC, arranged to respectively transmit the delayed first and second multimedia signals to the first and second sound systems. - an access circuit, CTRL-AC, arranged to obtain a first latency value of the first sound system which corresponds to a time taken for an input multimedia stream to travel from an input of the first sound system to an output of said first sound system, and a second latency value of the second sound system which corresponds to a time taken for an input multimedia stream to travel from an input of the second sound system to an output of said second sound system, - a separation circuit, CTRL-SEC, arranged to separate an input multimedia stream, INP-S, into a first multimedia signal, INP-S1, and a second multimedia signal, INP-S2, - a synchronization circuit, CTRL-SYC, arranged to delay the first and second multimedia signals based on the first and second latency values, and - a transmission circuit, CTRL-TC, arranged to respectively transmit the delayed first and second multimedia signals to the first and second sound systems.
A drawbar for a vehicle trailer comprising a hemispherical receptacle socket having a receptacle opening for accommodating a coupling ball and a drawbar support for connecting the receptacle socket to the vehicle trailer, wherein the receptacle socket is pivotably connected to the drawbar support by means of a security device, wherein the receptacle socket is fixable by means of an actuating unit of the security device in an operating position, wherein the receptacle socket is pivotable by means of the drawbar support by means of the actuating unit from the operating position in a direction opposite to the receptacle opening into a decoupling position, wherein, in the operating position, a straight line extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of the drawbar support and through a center point of the receptacle socket intersects a first region of the receptacle socket facing away from the drawbar support, characterized in that a distance from the receptacle socket to the security device is half to ten times a diameter of the receptacle opening, in the decoupling position, the straight line extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the drawbar support and through the center point of the receptacle socket leads past the first region of the receptacle socket, and an alignment of the receptacle socket in the decoupling position is tilted in relation to the operating position.
A method for estimating a target rock property of a rock sample from an application of digital rock physics in 2D, comprising: scanning the rock sample to obtain a 2D digital image of the rock sample; segmenting the digital image to produce a digital 2D segmented image having pixels characterized as pore space and pixels characterized as mineral matrix and defining a boundary at the intersection of pore space and the mineral matrix; deriving values for rock properties P 1 -P i from the segmented image as a function of pore space geometry; and applying a transform relationship adapted for application to a 2D segmented image environment to calculate an estimated value for the target rock property as a function of pore space geometry derived from the 2D segmented image, wherein the target rock property is absolute permeability, the transform relationship is adapted by deriving a transform that is wholly a function of pore space geometry, and the transform relationship further comprises a Kozeny-Carman equation and adaptation further comprises converting the complex property of tortuosity to one or more functions of pore space geometry. scanning the rock sample to obtain a 2D digital image of the rock sample; segmenting the digital image to produce a digital 2D segmented image having pixels characterized as pore space and pixels characterized as mineral matrix and defining a boundary at the intersection of pore space and the mineral matrix; deriving values for rock properties P 1 -P i from the segmented image as a function of pore space geometry; and applying a transform relationship adapted for application to a 2D segmented image environment to calculate an estimated value for the target rock property as a function of pore space geometry derived from the 2D segmented image,
A hydraulic shock absorber comprising: an inner housing portion slidably coupled to an outer housing portion to define a variable size chamber for containing shock absorber fluid, the region where the inner and outer housing portions overlap defining an annulus between adjacent surfaces of the inner and outer housing portions which varies in size in accordance with the extension state of the shock absorber; and a seal located within the annulus and arranged in contact with one of the inner and outer housing portions for confining shock absorber fluid to the chamber, characterised in that: the shock absorber fluid comprises an electro-rheological or magneto-rheological liquid and the shock absorber includes a device for generating a magnetic or electric control field in the region of the seal in order to increase the viscosity of the shock absorber fluid such that the fluid in the region of the seal changes from a liquid state to a gel-like or solid state to inhibit passage of the shock absorber fluid beyond the seal. an inner housing portion slidably coupled to an outer housing portion to define a variable size chamber for containing shock absorber fluid, the region where the inner and outer housing portions overlap defining an annulus between adjacent surfaces of the inner and outer housing portions which varies in size in accordance with the extension state of the shock absorber; and a seal located within the annulus and arranged in contact with one of the inner and outer housing portions for confining shock absorber fluid to the chamber, characterised in that: the shock absorber fluid comprises an electro-rheological or magneto-rheological liquid and the shock absorber includes a device for generating a magnetic or electric control field in the region of the seal in order to increase the viscosity of the shock absorber fluid such that the fluid in the region of the seal changes from a liquid state to a gel-like or solid state to inhibit passage of the shock absorber fluid beyond the seal. the shock absorber fluid comprises an electro-rheological or magneto-rheological liquid and the shock absorber includes a device for generating a magnetic or electric control field in the region of the seal in order to increase the viscosity of the shock absorber fluid such that the fluid in the region of the seal changes from a liquid state to a gel-like or solid state to inhibit passage of the shock absorber fluid beyond the seal.