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A surgical stapling and cutting instrument, comprising: a displacement member configured to translate within the surgical instrument over a plurality of predefined zones; an energy source; a motor coupled to the displacement member to translate the displacement member; a control circuit coupled to the energy source and the motor; a position sensor coupled to the control circuit, the position sensor configured to monitor the position of the displacement member; wherein the control circuit is configured to: initiate firing the displacement member at a command velocity set to a first velocity, wherein the command velocity is the velocity applied to the motor; and monitor the position of the displacement member in a current zone until the displacement member reaches a target position for comparison; characterized in that the control circuit is configured to: when the displacement member reaches the target position, determine whether a change in command velocity was initiated in a previous zone prior to the current zone; when a change in command velocity was initiated in the previous zone, continue firing the displacement member at the command velocity; and when a change in command velocity was not initiated in the previous zone, compare an expected velocity of the displacement member to an actual velocity of the displacement member, and adjust the command velocity based on the results of the comparison. a displacement member configured to translate within the surgical instrument over a plurality of predefined zones; an energy source; a motor coupled to the displacement member to translate the displacement member; a control circuit coupled to the energy source and the motor; a position sensor coupled to the control circuit, the position sensor configured to monitor the position of the displacement member; wherein the control circuit is configured to: initiate firing the displacement member at a command velocity set to a first velocity, wherein the command velocity is the velocity applied to the motor; and monitor the position of the displacement member in a current zone until the displacement member reaches a target position for comparison; initiate firing the displacement member at a command velocity set to a first velocity, wherein the command velocity is the velocity applied to the motor; and monitor the position of the displacement member in a current zone until the displacement member reaches a target position for comparison; when the displacement member reaches the target position, determine whether a change in command velocity was initiated in a previous zone prior to the current zone; when a change in command velocity was initiated in the previous zone, continue firing the displacement member at the command velocity; and when a change in command velocity was not initiated in the previous zone, compare an expected velocity of the displacement member to an actual velocity of the displacement member, and adjust the command velocity based on the results of the comparison.
Method for determining a fault location in an electrical energy supply network, in which - a high-frequency measurement signal of an electrical measurement variable is captured at a measurement location in the energy supply network; - the measurement signal is examined for the presence of a travelling wave; - a respective time that indicates the arrival of a travelling wave at the measurement location is captured; and - the respective times are used to determine the fault location; - the fault location is determined on the basis of a characteristic pattern of a temporal sequence of the first travelling wave and subsequent travelling waves, characterized in that - after the arrival of the first travelling wave, the energy content of at least one subsequent travelling wave is determined; and - the energy content is used to determine the fault location, and in that - the energy content of the at least one subsequent travelling wave is determined by temporally integrating the profile of the measurement signal over the duration of a measurement window. - a high-frequency measurement signal of an electrical measurement variable is captured at a measurement location in the energy supply network; - the measurement signal is examined for the presence of a travelling wave; - a respective time that indicates the arrival of a travelling wave at the measurement location is captured; and - the respective times are used to determine the fault location; - the fault location is determined on the basis of a characteristic pattern of a temporal sequence of the first travelling wave and subsequent travelling waves, - after the arrival of the first travelling wave, the energy content of at least one subsequent travelling wave is determined; and - the energy content is used to determine the fault location, and in that - the energy content of the at least one subsequent travelling wave is determined by temporally integrating the profile of the measurement signal over the duration of a measurement window.
A method comprising the steps - coupling a central controller, in particular a first programmable logic controller, to a subordinate controller, in particular to a second PLC, by means of a field bus connection, characterized by - programming the subordinate controller, with the programming causing the subordinate controller to output a process data image which is dependent on the programming and which the subordinate controller uses to transmit process data to the central controller; - automatically or at least partly automatically generating a device description of the subordinate controller based on the programming of the subordinate controller, with the device description comprising a syntax of the process data image; - transmitting the process data image from the subordinate controller to the central controller; - transmitting the generated device description from the subordinate controller to the central controller; and - using the syntax to adapt the programming of the central controller to the syntax of the process data image in an automatic or partly automated manner in order to process the process data image by means of the central controller. - coupling a central controller, in particular a first programmable logic controller, to a subordinate controller, in particular to a second PLC, by means of a field bus connection, - programming the subordinate controller, with the programming causing the subordinate controller to output a process data image which is dependent on the programming and which the subordinate controller uses to transmit process data to the central controller; - automatically or at least partly automatically generating a device description of the subordinate controller based on the programming of the subordinate controller, with the device description comprising a syntax of the process data image; - transmitting the process data image from the subordinate controller to the central controller; - transmitting the generated device description from the subordinate controller to the central controller; and - using the syntax to adapt the programming of the central controller to the syntax of the process data image in an automatic or partly automated manner in order to process the process data image by means of the central controller.
A microwave ablation catheter assembly comprising: an ablation catheter including: a coaxial cable having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion capable of being operatively connected to a microwave energy source, the coaxial cable including an inner conductor and an outer conductor; and a radiator disposed at the distal portion of the coaxial cable; and a flexible extended working channel configured to receive the ablation catheter for positioning the radiator adjacent target tissue, the extended working channel having an outer insulating layer and a braided electrically conductive inner surface that extends along the entire length of the extended working channel, wherein, upon application of microwave energy to the microwave ablation catheter assembly, energy conducted along the outer conductor of the coaxial cable is captured within the conductive inner surface of the extended working channel and prevented from affecting tissue adjacent the extended working channel. an ablation catheter including: a coaxial cable having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion capable of being operatively connected to a microwave energy source, the coaxial cable including an inner conductor and an outer conductor; and a radiator disposed at the distal portion of the coaxial cable; and a coaxial cable having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion capable of being operatively connected to a microwave energy source, the coaxial cable including an inner conductor and an outer conductor; and a radiator disposed at the distal portion of the coaxial cable; and a flexible extended working channel configured to receive the ablation catheter for positioning the radiator adjacent target tissue, the extended working channel having an outer insulating layer and a braided electrically conductive inner surface that extends along the entire length of the extended working channel, wherein, upon application of microwave energy to the microwave ablation catheter assembly, energy conducted along the outer conductor of the coaxial cable is captured within the conductive inner surface of the extended working channel and prevented from affecting tissue adjacent the extended working channel.
A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger, comprising: - joining a fin with a hydrophilic organic coating formed thereon to a pipe in which a coolant flows; and - forming, on the hydrophilic organic coating, a reaction layer from an aqueous solution comprising a zirconium compound which is at least one selected from zirconium chloride and zirconyl chloride and then - forming, on the reaction layer, an inorganic coating from a water-based coating composition comprising 0.1 % by mass to 10 % by mass of ultrafine silica particles having an average particle size equal to or less than 15 nm, or - forming, on the hydrophilic organic coating, an inorganic coating from a water-based coating composition comprising 0.1 % by mass to 10 % by mass of ultrafine silica particles having an average particle size equal to or less than 15 nm, 5 % by mass to 50 % by mass, relative to the ultrafine silica particles, of a zirconium compound which is at least one selected from zirconium chloride and zirconyl chloride, and 30 % by mass to 99.5 % by mass of water; wherein said water-based coating compositions further comprise fluororesin particles having an average particle size from 50 nm to 500 nm, wherein the mass ratio of the ultrafine silica particles and the fluororesin particles is 70:30 to 95:5, wherein the average particle size of the ultrafine silica particles means the value of the number-average particle size of the ultrafine silica particles measured by a particle size distribution meter of a laser beam scattering system or dynamic optical scattering system, and wherein the average particle size of the fluororesin particles means the value of the number-average particle size of primary particles of the fluororesin particles measured by a particle size distribution meter of a laser beam scattering system or dynamic optical scattering system. - joining a fin with a hydrophilic organic coating formed thereon to a pipe in which a coolant flows; and - forming, on the hydrophilic organic coating, a reaction layer from an aqueous solution comprising a zirconium compound which is at least one selected from zirconium chloride and zirconyl chloride and then - forming, on the reaction layer, an inorganic coating from a water-based coating composition comprising 0.1 % by mass to 10 % by mass of ultrafine silica particles having an average particle size equal to or less than 15 nm, or - forming, on the hydrophilic organic coating, an inorganic coating from a water-based coating composition comprising 0.1 % by mass to 10 % by mass of ultrafine silica particles having an average particle size equal to or less than 15 nm, 5 % by mass to 50 % by mass, relative to the ultrafine silica particles, of a zirconium compound which is at least one selected from zirconium chloride and zirconyl chloride, and 30 % by mass to 99.5 % by mass of water; wherein said water-based coating compositions further comprise fluororesin particles having an average particle size from 50 nm to 500 nm, wherein the mass ratio of the ultrafine silica particles and the fluororesin particles is 70:30 to 95:5,
Ski boot, in particular an alpine or touring ski boot, comprising an inner boot made of a flexible upper material and a shell surrounding the inner boot at least in portions, which shell comprises a bottom shell part that encloses the foot at least in portions when in the use position and has an expandable access opening that extends in an instep region substantially along a longitudinal axis of the boot, and a top shell part hingedly connected to the bottom shell part, a cord-shaped pulling means being provided in the instep region and a tensioning element for introducing a tensioning force being associated with the pulling means, and the bottom shell part in the instep region comprising a portion (8, 22) that defines the access opening and is more flexible than the region of the bottom shell part adjoining the instep region, a lateral and medial portion of the bottom shell part each substantially having an edge that extends substantially along the longitudinal axis of the boot in order to form the access opening, characterised in that the pulling means is guided at least in portions so as to cross over the access opening using deflection means and the lateral and/or medial portion comprise(s) recesses in the material which extend substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the boot in order to increase the flexibility in the instep region and the crossing points of the pulling means substantially overlap with the regions in which there are no recesses in the material.
A system for imaging comprising: a gantry movable relative to a patient, the gantry comprising at least one adjustable joint; a moveable table for the patient; a source configured to emit radiation during an imaging procedure and to move along a source trajectory; a detector configured to receive attenuated radiation from the source during the imaging procedure, at least one of the source and the detector movable relative to the other by the at least one adjustable joint of the gantry along a detector trajectory that is modified to follow a contour of the moveable table and the patient; and an imaging controller operably connected to at least the gantry and to the adjustable joint, wherein the gantry controller is configured to receive patient information regarding the patient and imaging system geometry information, wherein the imaging controller is configured to determine an imaging geometry and operate the gantry and the at least one adjustable joint to vary a source to image-receptor distance according to the imaging geometry. a gantry movable relative to a patient, the gantry comprising at least one adjustable joint; a moveable table for the patient; a source configured to emit radiation during an imaging procedure and to move along a source trajectory; a detector configured to receive attenuated radiation from the source during the imaging procedure, at least one of the source and the detector movable relative to the other by the at least one adjustable joint of the gantry along a detector trajectory that is modified to follow a contour of the moveable table and the patient; and an imaging controller operably connected to at least the gantry and to the adjustable joint, wherein the gantry controller is configured to receive patient information regarding the patient and imaging system geometry information, wherein the imaging controller is configured to determine an imaging geometry and operate the gantry and the at least one adjustable joint to vary a source to image-receptor distance according to the imaging geometry.
A suspension housing (70, 270) configured to provide a movable connection between a razor blade assembly and a razor handle, the suspension housing (70, 270) comprising: a connector (80, 280) being movably attached to the razor blade assembly; and a suspension device (90, 290) operably coupled to the connector (80, 280), wherein the suspension device (90, 290) is configured to allow axial movement of the connector (80, 280) along a main axis, and rotational movement of the connector about the main axis, characterized in that the suspension device (90, 290) comprises two or more annular magnets (90a, 90b). a connector (80, 280) being movably attached to the razor blade assembly; and a suspension device (90, 290) operably coupled to the connector (80, 280), wherein the suspension device (90, 290) is configured to allow axial movement of the connector (80, 280) along a main axis, and rotational movement of the connector about the main axis, characterized in that the suspension device (90, 290) comprises two or more annular magnets (90a, 90b).
A method of controlling login requirements of a plurality of peripheral device applications, the method comprising the steps of: defining one of said applications as a master application, with all other applications being slave applications; enabling the master application to obtain login information from an operator; and enabling one or more of the slave applications to seek login information from the master application and, if said login information is not available for a particular slave application, enabling said slave application to obtain, by executing a slave login algorithm, login information under the control of the master application, wherein said slave login algorithm obtains (122, 124) a login screen from said master application, and wherein login data obtained from said operator during the execution of said slave login algorithm is verified by said master application, wherein a plurality of said peripheral device applications is capable of acting as the master application. defining one of said applications as a master application, with all other applications being slave applications; enabling the master application to obtain login information from an operator; and enabling one or more of the slave applications to seek login information from the master application and, if said login information is not available for a particular slave application, enabling said slave application to obtain, by executing a slave login algorithm, login information under the control of the master application, wherein said slave login algorithm obtains (122, 124) a login screen from said master application, and wherein login data obtained from said operator during the execution of said slave login algorithm is verified by said master application, wherein a plurality of said peripheral device applications is capable of acting as the master application.
A friction material containing neither metallic fibers nor copper component, the friction material comprising: 10-35% by volume potassium titanate, wherein the potassium titanate has a three-dimensional shape chosen from the group of boomerang shape, cruciform, amoebiform, parts of various animals or plants, wherein amoebiform means a shape which has a plurality of projections extending in irregular directions; 3-10% by volume abrasive material having a Moh's hardness of 7 or higher; and 10-30% by volume elastomer-modified phenolic resin. 10-35% by volume potassium titanate, wherein the potassium titanate has a three-dimensional shape chosen from the group of boomerang shape, cruciform, amoebiform, parts of various animals or plants, wherein amoebiform means a shape which has a plurality of projections extending in irregular directions; 3-10% by volume abrasive material having a Moh's hardness of 7 or higher; and 10-30% by volume elastomer-modified phenolic resin.
A tailings conveyance comprising a system for measuring an amount of tailings passing through the tailings conveyance, the tailings conveyance adapted to recycle tailings through a threshing and separating system or cleaning system of an agricultural harvester, the tailings conveyance further comprising a housing comprising an inlet, an outlet, a front plate, a back plate, a wall, at least one rotating element (104,104A) and at least one protrusion, the wall describing an arc proximate to the at least one protrusion over a segment of a circle described by the at least one protrusion as the rotating element (104,104A) rotates, the wall further continuing on a tangent away from the circle described by the at least one protrusion at a point of tangency, wherein the system for measuring an amount of tailings comprises: a sensor, positioned proximate to the point of tangency, for sensing whether a space between the front plate and the back plate directly adjacent to the sensor is obscured by tailings as the at least one rotating element (104,104A) rotates; and a controller connected to the sensor and configured to calculate at least one of an amount of time and a percentage of time said space between the front plate and the back plate directly adjacent to the sensor is obscured by tailings as the at least one rotating element (104,104A) rotates, characterized in that the at least one rotating element comprises at least one impeller (104, 104A) and the at least one protrusion comprises at least one impeller paddle, further in that the controller is configured to calculate an angular velocity of the at least one impeller (104,104A) and at least one of, an amount of time or a percentage of time to deduct to account for the at least one impeller paddle; a velocity of the tailings; and a total volume of the tailings passing through the tailings conveyance. a sensor, positioned proximate to the point of tangency, for sensing whether a space between the front plate and the back plate directly adjacent to the sensor is obscured by tailings as the at least one rotating element (104,104A) rotates; and a controller connected to the sensor and configured to calculate at least one of an amount of time and a percentage of time said space between the front plate and the back plate directly adjacent to the sensor is obscured by tailings as the at least one rotating element (104,104A) rotates, characterized in that the at least one rotating element comprises at least one impeller (104, 104A) and the at least one protrusion comprises at least one impeller paddle, further in that the controller is configured to calculate an angular velocity of the at least one impeller (104,104A) and at least one of, an amount of time or a percentage of time to deduct to account for the at least one impeller paddle; a velocity of the tailings; and a total volume of the tailings passing through the tailings conveyance.