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Computer-implemented method for analysing an image of an image capture device for a vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving an image via an image interface, wherein the image represents image data provided by the image capture device and has a brightness that is dependent on an exposure characteristic curve of the image capture device; dividing the image into individual regions; determining brightness information of the image representing an actual brightness of the environment imaged by the image, based on the brightness of the image and on the exposure characteristic curve of the image capture device; setting a threshold value by selecting, in dependence on the brightness information, a threshold value that is assigned to the brightness information; determining image structures of the image for each of the regions, wherein the image structures represent average edge gradients of edge profiles per region; and determining (109; 208) a blindness value for each of the regions of the image based on the image structures of the respective regions using the threshold value by comparing the image structures, or a variable that is derived therefrom, to the threshold value, wherein a blindness value defines the probability that a blindness of the camera in the area covered by the respective region has occurred. receiving an image via an image interface, wherein the image represents image data provided by the image capture device and has a brightness that is dependent on an exposure characteristic curve of the image capture device; dividing the image into individual regions; determining brightness information of the image representing an actual brightness of the environment imaged by the image, based on the brightness of the image and on the exposure characteristic curve of the image capture device; setting a threshold value by selecting, in dependence on the brightness information, a threshold value that is assigned to the brightness information; determining image structures of the image for each of the regions, wherein the image structures represent average edge gradients of edge profiles per region; and determining (109; 208) a blindness value for each of the regions of the image based on the image structures of the respective regions using the threshold value by comparing the image structures, or a variable that is derived therefrom, to the threshold value, wherein a blindness value defines the probability that a blindness of the camera in the area covered by the respective region has occurred.
A pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of ribs aligned in an axial direction, the pneumatic tire being formed such that a rib, among the plurality of ribs, disposed on an outer side in the axial direction is sectioned into a body portion and a side portion by a groove that extends in a circumferential direction, the pneumatic tire comprising: a tread; and a pair of sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls extend almost inward from ends, respectively, of the tread in a radial direction, the tread includes a base layer, and a cap layer disposed outward of the base layer in the radial direction, and the side portion is formed by the cap layer and a corresponding one of the sidewalls, and the sidewall is stacked on the cap layer in the side portion, the side portion has a top surface on an outer side in the radial direction, and in the side portion, an end of a boundary between the sidewall and the cap layer is disposed inward of an outer end of the top surface in the axial direction, characterized in that the end of the boundary is disposed on the inner surface of the side portion, inward of an inner end of the top surface of the side portion in the radial direction. a tread; and a pair of sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls extend almost inward from ends, respectively, of the tread in a radial direction, the tread includes a base layer, and a cap layer disposed outward of the base layer in the radial direction, and the side portion is formed by the cap layer and a corresponding one of the sidewalls, and the sidewall is stacked on the cap layer in the side portion, the side portion has a top surface on an outer side in the radial direction, and in the side portion, an end of a boundary between the sidewall and the cap layer is disposed inward of an outer end of the top surface in the axial direction, characterized in that the end of the boundary is disposed on the inner surface of the side portion, inward of an inner end of the top surface of the side portion in the radial direction.
An information processing system including at least two processing units (11, 21, 31) configured to generate control data for controlling a control target apparatus on the basis of input data, the information processing system comprising: a processing unit of a first system configured to output control data of the first system generated on the basis of the input data; a processing unit of a second system configured to output code data of a second system encoded with an encoding algorithm peculiar to the second system with respect to control data of the second system generated on the basis of the input data; and a control unit configured to receive the control data of the first system and the code data of the second system, characterized in that said control unit is arranged to generate second code collation data to be collated with the code data of the second system from the received control data of the first system according to the encoding scheme peculiar to the second system, verify the control data of the first system and the code data of the second system by collating the second code collation data and the code data of the second system, and to determine propriety of transmission of the control data of the first system to the control target apparatus on the basis of verification results of validity of the control data of the first system and the code data of the second system. a processing unit of a first system configured to output control data of the first system generated on the basis of the input data; a processing unit of a second system configured to output code data of a second system encoded with an encoding algorithm peculiar to the second system with respect to control data of the second system generated on the basis of the input data; and a control unit configured to receive the control data of the first system and the code data of the second system, characterized in that said control unit is arranged to generate second code collation data to be collated with the code data of the second system from the received control data of the first system according to the encoding scheme peculiar to the second system, verify the control data of the first system and the code data of the second system by collating the second code collation data and the code data of the second system, and to determine propriety of transmission of the control data of the first system to the control target apparatus on the basis of verification results of validity of the control data of the first system and the code data of the second system.
An ophthalmic device comprising about a localized amount of an anti-allergic agent, wherein the ophthalmic device is prepared from a formulation comprising etafilcon A and the anti-allergic agent is selected from the group consisting of ketotifen, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and mixtures thereof, wherein the localized amount refers to an amount of anti-allergic agent that is located in discrete portions of the ophthalmic device, and wherein the localized amount of anti-allergic agent is between about 1 μg and about 200 μg.
An air intake port for a lean-burn gasoline engine, the air intake port comprising: an air inlet, two air outlets (15a, 15b), and an air channel connecting the air inlet to the two air outlets and comprising an upstream common duct and two downstream port legs (12a, 12b), the two downstream port legs branching off from the common duct at a bifurcation point, characterized in that a total cross section of the air intake port gradually decreases between the air inlet and the two air outlets, and wherein a gradient of decrease of the total cross section is locally reduced in a region adjacent the bifurcation point. an air inlet, two air outlets (15a, 15b), and an air channel connecting the air inlet to the two air outlets and comprising an upstream common duct and two downstream port legs (12a, 12b), the two downstream port legs branching off from the common duct at a bifurcation point, characterized in that a total cross section of the air intake port gradually decreases between the air inlet and the two air outlets, and wherein a gradient of decrease of the total cross section is locally reduced in a region adjacent the bifurcation point.
A system for displaying a multi-dimensional image and an annotation located therein, the system comprising: - receiving means for receiving: the multi-dimensional image, the annotation, and representation data associated with the annotation, the representation data being indicative of a preferred representation of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein; - display means for displaying an initial representation of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein; - input means for enabling a user to provide a visualization request when the initial representation shows at least a first part of the annotation; and - the display means being arranged for, after receiving the visualization request, displaying the preferred representation of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein in accordance with the representation data, the preferred representation showing at least a second part of the annotation, the second part being different from the first part, wherein the multi-dimensional image is a three-dimensional image, and the display means is arranged for: - displaying as the initial representation of the three-dimensional image and the annotation located therein an initial cross-section of said image; - displaying as the preferred representation of the three-dimensional image and the annotation located therein a preferred cross-section of said image, the preferred cross-section being different from the initial cross-section. - receiving means for receiving: the multi-dimensional image, the annotation, and representation data associated with the annotation, the representation data being indicative of a preferred representation of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein; - display means for displaying an initial representation of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein; - input means for enabling a user to provide a visualization request when the initial representation shows at least a first part of the annotation; and - the display means being arranged for, after receiving the visualization request, displaying the preferred representation of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein in accordance with the representation data, the preferred representation showing at least a second part of the annotation, the second part being different from the first part, - displaying as the initial representation of the three-dimensional image and the annotation located therein an initial cross-section of said image; - displaying as the preferred representation of the three-dimensional image and the annotation located therein a preferred cross-section of said image, the preferred cross-section being different from the initial cross-section.
Capacitive HF rod measurement device in particular for the capacitive determination of at least one property of a material rod or several material rods of the tobacco-processing industry, including a housing with at least one measuring capacitor, through which a material rod can pass through, and upon which an HF voltage signal can act, characterised in that the measuring capacitor has two opposite, in particular circular, capacitor surfaces (35, 35', 36, 36'), which in each case have central passage openings (330, 340) for a material rod, with at least one of the two capacitor surfaces (35, 35', 36, 36') opening in an annular area around the passage opening (330, 340) in a collar projecting radially inward (41, 42) or being made as a collar going around the passage opening (330, 340) in a radial area and projecting radially inward (41', 42), the inner opening of which collar forms a passage opening (330, 340) for the material rod and which has a back side turned away from the intermediate space between the capacitor surfaces (35, 35', 36, 36'), at which the inner diameter of the housing opens with respect to the diameter of the passage opening (330, 340) with formation of an annular recess (43, 44).
A method of modifying the dispensing properties of a container, said method comprises the following steps: • providing a container comprising a container wall having an inner surface and a dispensing opening, said inner surface being composed of hydrophobic polymer, said inner surface having a surface free energy at 20°C of less than 70 mJ/m 2; • subjecting the inner surface of the container to an oxidative surface treatment to produce a pre-treated inner surface; • applying a coating layer onto the pre-treated inner surface by coating said pre-treated inner surface with a coating solution, said coating solution comprising a solvent and 0.05-20 wt.% of amide slip agent selected from optionally fluorinated fatty acid amide, polysiloxane amide and combinations thereof; and • removing the solvent in the coating layer by evaporation, wherein the hydrophobic polymer is selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyethyleneterephthalate, poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) (PEVA), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, polyvinylchloride, polybutylene terephthalate and mixtures thereof. • providing a container comprising a container wall having an inner surface and a dispensing opening, said inner surface being composed of hydrophobic polymer, said inner surface having a surface free energy at 20°C of less than 70 mJ/m 2; • subjecting the inner surface of the container to an oxidative surface treatment to produce a pre-treated inner surface; • applying a coating layer onto the pre-treated inner surface by coating said pre-treated inner surface with a coating solution, said coating solution comprising a solvent and 0.05-20 wt.% of amide slip agent selected from optionally fluorinated fatty acid amide, polysiloxane amide and combinations thereof; and • removing the solvent in the coating layer by evaporation, wherein the hydrophobic polymer is selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyethyleneterephthalate, poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) (PEVA), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, polyvinylchloride, polybutylene terephthalate and mixtures thereof.
Device for storing and dispensing cuvettes from a stack, wherein at least one cuvette stack receiving compartment is provided with the compartment being a tube open at both ends, characterized in that a. one of the openings of the compartment is provided with retaining springs, partly blocking the opening; b. the retaining springs are being spaced apart from the opening of the compartment in order to allow at least two cuvettes in the stack to stick out; c. a cuvette separator with retaining spring spreaders is provided, moveable between a standby position away from the compartment and a cuvette separation position across the retaining spring opening of the compartment, and in between the two cuvettes, sticking out of the compartment. a. one of the openings of the compartment is provided with retaining springs, partly blocking the opening; b. the retaining springs are being spaced apart from the opening of the compartment in order to allow at least two cuvettes in the stack to stick out; c. a cuvette separator with retaining spring spreaders is provided, moveable between a standby position away from the compartment and a cuvette separation position across the retaining spring opening of the compartment, and in between the two cuvettes, sticking out of the compartment.
Dryer comprising a drying chamber for receiving items of laundry, a moisture sensor (10, 11, 12), a control facility and a process air duct, in which a heater for heating up air and a fan are disposed, wherein at least one optical condensation sensor (10, 11, 12) is arranged outside of the drying chamber as the moisture sensor (10, 11, 12), characterised in that a relation between a degree of condensation of the condensation sensor (10, 11, 12) at a time instant t s in a drying program and a duration t prog of the drying program is stored in the storage facility.
A diagnostic kit comprising more than one container comprising a complex of a synthetic microRNA (miRNA) and a lipid vector, wherein said synthetic miRNA is at a defined concentration, wherein the lipid vector is selected from lipids conjugated to PEG, wherein the kit comprises: - one or more container(s) comprising a first synthetic miRNA; and - one or more container(s) comprising a second synthetic miRNA different from the first miRNA. - one or more container(s) comprising a first synthetic miRNA; and - one or more container(s) comprising a second synthetic miRNA different from the first miRNA.
An integrated antenna system, comprising: an input device configured to convert a supplied unbalanced signal into a balanced differential output signal; a high power amplifier operably coupled to said differential output signal, said HPA configured as a cascode push-pull Class B amplifier and having a balanced high impedance output; and an impedance-matched differentially-driven radiator (IMDDR) operatively coupled to said balanced high impedance output, said IMDDR radiating into free space, wherein said IMDDR further comprises one of a differential slotline isolator and a differential circulator interposed between said HPA and said IMDDR and having a differential input port and a differential output port, said differential input port operably connected to said differential output of said HPA and said differential output connected to said IMDDR. an input device configured to convert a supplied unbalanced signal into a balanced differential output signal; a high power amplifier operably coupled to said differential output signal, said HPA configured as a cascode push-pull Class B amplifier and having a balanced high impedance output; and an impedance-matched differentially-driven radiator (IMDDR) operatively coupled to said balanced high impedance output, said IMDDR radiating into free space, wherein said IMDDR further comprises one of a differential slotline isolator and a differential circulator interposed between said HPA and said IMDDR and having a differential input port and a differential output port, said differential input port operably connected to said differential output of said HPA and said differential output connected to said IMDDR.
A method of evaluating at least one operating parameter of a motor vehicle and providing driver feedback, the method comprising: measuring a first system variable related to a first operating parameter of the vehicle; accessing a first look-up map (A; S; B) associated with said first operating parameter, the first look-up map comprising one or more sets of first threshold values (R 0, R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4); comparing the first system variable to said first threshold values (R 0, R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4) and determining a first economy rating (E 1, E 2, E 3, E 4, E 5); and outputting a first economy indicator (23, 25, 27) based on said first economy rating (E 1, E 2, E 3, E 4, E 5), characterised in that the method further comprises selecting the first look-up map (A; S; B) from a plurality of look-up maps, each of said plurality of look-up maps being associated with a respective vehicle operating mode. measuring a first system variable related to a first operating parameter of the vehicle; accessing a first look-up map (A; S; B) associated with said first operating parameter, the first look-up map comprising one or more sets of first threshold values (R 0, R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4); comparing the first system variable to said first threshold values (R 0, R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4) and determining a first economy rating (E 1, E 2, E 3, E 4, E 5); and outputting a first economy indicator (23, 25, 27) based on said first economy rating (E 1, E 2, E 3, E 4, E 5), characterised in that the method further comprises selecting the first look-up map (A; S; B) from a plurality of look-up maps, each of said plurality of look-up maps being associated with a respective vehicle operating mode.
A display device comprising: a cover bottom in which an optical sheet is disposed in a receiving space defined by a side wall of the cover bottom; a display panel disposed on the optical sheet; a guide panel positioned inward from the sidewall of the cover bottom in a lateral direction having a portion positioned between the optical sheet and the display panel and spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the display panel and the optical sheet, the guide panel having a remaining portion disposed to surround a circumference of the display panel; and a case top covering a circumference of a front edge of the display panel and the sidewall of the cover bottom, wherein the case top further includes a first coupling portion; characterized in that the first coupling portion is provided between the sidewall of the cover bottom and the guide panel, and in that the cover bottom is assembled with the case top by a first fastener fastened to the first coupling portion in a direction going from the back side of the display device to the front side of the display device. a cover bottom in which an optical sheet is disposed in a receiving space defined by a side wall of the cover bottom; a display panel disposed on the optical sheet; a guide panel positioned inward from the sidewall of the cover bottom in a lateral direction having a portion positioned between the optical sheet and the display panel and spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the display panel and the optical sheet, the guide panel having a remaining portion disposed to surround a circumference of the display panel; and a case top covering a circumference of a front edge of the display panel and the sidewall of the cover bottom, wherein the case top further includes a first coupling portion; characterized in that the first coupling portion is provided between the sidewall of the cover bottom and the guide panel, and in that the cover bottom is assembled with the case top by a first fastener fastened to the first coupling portion in a direction going from the back side of the display device to the front side of the display device.
A method for providing a non-uniform pigment distribution in a first plant part of a pigment generating plant, which accumulates pigment upon exposure by light, during indoor cultivation of said plant, wherein the first plant part comprises a second plant part and a third plant part, the method comprising subjecting in a first lighting stage at least the first plant part to first light conditions that inhibit or prevent pigment accumulation in said first plant part, characterised in subsequently subjecting in a second lighting stage the second plant part of said first plant part to second light conditions that promote pigment accumulation in said second plant part while subjecting the third plant part of said first plant part to third light conditions that inhibit or prevent pigment accumulation in said third plant part.
Enamel composition for application in an enamel layer in heating elements, comprising between 0 and 10% by mass of V 2 O 5, between 0 and 10% by mass of PbO, between 5 and 13% by mass of B 2 O 3, between 33 and 53% by mass of SiO 2, between 5 and 15% by mass of Al 2 O 3, and between 20 and 30% by mass of CaO.