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A method of using a polyarticulated system associated with a vision system for automatically picking up an article situated in a zone suitable for receiving at least one article, said polyarticulated system including at least two pick-up members of different types, each suitable for taking hold of an article via at least one specific holding zone of said article, said method being characterized in that it comprises at least the steps consisting in: - taking an image of the article-receiving zone by means of the vision system; - processing the information resulting from the image and identifying all of the specific zones that are present on the articles to be taken hold of, and that are compatible with the pick-up members; - locating, in position and in orientation, the identified compatible specific zones; - choosing one of the located compatible specific zones and automatically defining a pick path along which the corresponding pick-up member should take hold of the corresponding article via the chosen compatible specific zone; and - taking hold of the corresponding article along the defined path. - taking an image of the article-receiving zone by means of the vision system; - processing the information resulting from the image and identifying all of the specific zones that are present on the articles to be taken hold of, and that are compatible with the pick-up members; - locating, in position and in orientation, the identified compatible specific zones; - choosing one of the located compatible specific zones and automatically defining a pick path along which the corresponding pick-up member should take hold of the corresponding article via the chosen compatible specific zone; and - taking hold of the corresponding article along the defined path.
An ink cartridge (100, 200) comprising: a main body (101, 201) which stores ink; a head part (130, 230) which is provided on the main body (101, 201) and has a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink; a first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) which is provided at an upper surface of the main body (101, 201) and into which a needle (311, 321, 322, 323) for supplying ink to the main body (101, 201) is inserted; a label (120, 220) in a film shape which is attached to the upper surface of the main body (101, 201); and a second hole (121, 221, 222, 223) which is provided at the label (120, 220) and overlaps the first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) in a plan view of the label (120, 220), the ink cartridge (100, 200) being characterized in that the first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) has a tapered shape which narrows from an outer side toward an inner side of the main body (101, 201), and that the second hole (121, 221, 222, 223) is configured to guide the needle (311, 321, 322, 323) to the first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) by coming into contact with the needle (311, 321, 322, 323) when the needle (311, 321, 322, 323) is inserted. a main body (101, 201) which stores ink; a head part (130, 230) which is provided on the main body (101, 201) and has a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink; a first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) which is provided at an upper surface of the main body (101, 201) and into which a needle (311, 321, 322, 323) for supplying ink to the main body (101, 201) is inserted; a label (120, 220) in a film shape which is attached to the upper surface of the main body (101, 201); and a second hole (121, 221, 222, 223) which is provided at the label (120, 220) and overlaps the first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) in a plan view of the label (120, 220), the ink cartridge (100, 200) being characterized in that the first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) has a tapered shape which narrows from an outer side toward an inner side of the main body (101, 201), and that the second hole (121, 221, 222, 223) is configured to guide the needle (311, 321, 322, 323) to the first hole (111, 211, 212, 213) by coming into contact with the needle (311, 321, 322, 323) when the needle (311, 321, 322, 323) is inserted.
An optical measurement system for measuring at least one characteristic of particles within a liquid that is contained in a well having a bottom surface, said optical measurement system comprising; a light source for transmitting an input beam toward a free surface of the liquid and generally parallel to a central axis of the well; a tunable optical element located between the light source and the free surface of the liquid; a detector (13; 23) located below the bottom surface of the well for receiving a forward scatter signal indicative of at least one parameter of the particles within the liquid; and an input-beam attenuator; wherein the tunable output element is controllable to alter the shape of the input beam to compensate for a distortion associated with the free surface of the liquid by creating a converging input beam for entering the liquid from the free surface, characterized in that the input-beam attenuator is configured to inhibit the transmitted portion of the converging input beam from impinging upon the detector (13; 23), the transmitted portion of the converging input beam being the portion of the input beam that has transmitted through the liquid, and the geometric area of the transmitted portion of the converging input beam is controlled such that the detector (13; 23) receives substantially only a forward scatter signals and/or a fluorescence signals indicative of at least one characteristic of the particles within the liquid. a light source for transmitting an input beam toward a free surface of the liquid and generally parallel to a central axis of the well; a tunable optical element located between the light source and the free surface of the liquid; a detector (13; 23) located below the bottom surface of the well for receiving a forward scatter signal indicative of at least one parameter of the particles within the liquid; and an input-beam attenuator; wherein the tunable output element is controllable to alter the shape of the input beam to compensate for a distortion associated with the free surface of the liquid by creating a converging input beam for entering the liquid from the free surface, characterized in that the input-beam attenuator is configured to inhibit the transmitted portion of the converging input beam from impinging upon the detector (13; 23), the transmitted portion of the converging input beam being the portion of the input beam that has transmitted through the liquid, and the geometric area of the transmitted portion of the converging input beam is controlled such that the detector (13; 23) receives substantially only a forward scatter signals and/or a fluorescence signals indicative of at least one characteristic of the particles within the liquid.
A method for controlling an inkjet printing apparatus which performs printing to an elongated printing medium, the inkjet printing apparatus being provided with a printing head having a plurality of nozzles composed of an opening portion from which ink is discharged, an ink chamber communicating with the opening portion to accommodate ink, and a piezoelectric element attached to the ink chamber via a vibrating plate, the method comprising: a discharging step of performing continuous application to a piezoelectric element of a nozzle to be used with a pulse number equal to or more than two waves per one printing pixel to deform the piezoelectric element, thereby discharging ink in the ink chamber from the opening portion; and a vibrating step of performing application to the piezoelectric elements of all nozzles with a pulse number of one wave per one printing pixel to deform the piezoelectric elements, thereby imparting only vibrations to the inks in the ink chambers without discharging the inks, wherein voltages to be applied in the discharging step and the vibrating step are fixed and application times of the voltages are controlled, the discharging step and the vibrating step are performed alternately, setting is made prior to an operation of the inkjet printing apparatus such that the vibrating step is first performed, the vibrating step prior to the operation is performed for a time period longer than the vibrating step performed after the discharging step, and in the vibrating step performed before operation, 100 or more vibrations are repeatedly applied to the piezoelectric element by the piezo actuator, and in the vibrating step after the discharging step, 10 to 50 vibrations are repeatedly applied to the piezoelectric element by the piezo actuator. a discharging step of performing continuous application to a piezoelectric element of a nozzle to be used with a pulse number equal to or more than two waves per one printing pixel to deform the piezoelectric element, thereby discharging ink in the ink chamber from the opening portion; and a vibrating step of performing application to the piezoelectric elements of all nozzles with a pulse number of one wave per one printing pixel to deform the piezoelectric elements, thereby imparting only vibrations to the inks in the ink chambers without discharging the inks, wherein voltages to be applied in the discharging step and the vibrating step are fixed and application times of the voltages are controlled, the discharging step and the vibrating step are performed alternately, setting is made prior to an operation of the inkjet printing apparatus such that the vibrating step is first performed, the vibrating step prior to the operation is performed for a time period longer than the vibrating step performed after the discharging step, and in the vibrating step performed before operation, 100 or more vibrations are repeatedly applied to the piezoelectric element by the piezo actuator, and in the vibrating step after the discharging step, 10 to 50 vibrations are repeatedly applied to the piezoelectric element by the piezo actuator.
Method for determining a position (d ERC) of the eye rotation center of an eye of a subject using calculation means, the method comprising: - providing a geometric model of an eye, whereby the eye is modeled with one sphere for the sclera of the eye and one substantially spherical surface for the cornea of the eye, the position (d ERC) of the eye rotation center of this eye being the distance (d ERC) between a center of the sclera and an apex of the cornea and being determined based on a set of personal parameters (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K) including at least a first geometric dimension (D I) of the eye, each personal parameter (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K) being distinct from said position of the eye rotation center of the eye; - determining a value of each personal parameter (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K) for the subject; and - determining a first approximate value of said position (d ERC) of the eye rotation center of the eye of the subject in accordance with said geometric model based on the values of the personal parameters (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K). - providing a geometric model of an eye, whereby the eye is modeled with one sphere for the sclera of the eye and one substantially spherical surface for the cornea of the eye, the position (d ERC) of the eye rotation center of this eye being the distance (d ERC) between a center of the sclera and an apex of the cornea and being determined based on a set of personal parameters (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K) including at least a first geometric dimension (D I) of the eye, each personal parameter (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K) being distinct from said position of the eye rotation center of the eye; - determining a value of each personal parameter (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K) for the subject; and - determining a first approximate value of said position (d ERC) of the eye rotation center of the eye of the subject in accordance with said geometric model based on the values of the personal parameters (L E, d AC, D I, A GE, K).
A surgical support frame comprising: at least three support members connected to one another by at least three independently adjustable linkages arranged to define a perimeter of an enclosed shape, each support member having a lumen extending therethrough for receiving a cannula, and each support member being configured such that a cannula extending through one of the at least three support members is angularly adjustable relative to a cannula extending through another one of the at least three support members, and such that a distance between each of the at least three support members is independently adjustable; and a locking mechanism for locking at least one of the at least three support members such that a cannula extending through one of the at least three support members is retained in a desired angular orientation relative to a cannula extending through another one of the at least three support members. at least three support members connected to one another by at least three independently adjustable linkages arranged to define a perimeter of an enclosed shape, each support member having a lumen extending therethrough for receiving a cannula, and each support member being configured such that a cannula extending through one of the at least three support members is angularly adjustable relative to a cannula extending through another one of the at least three support members, and such that a distance between each of the at least three support members is independently adjustable; and a locking mechanism for locking at least one of the at least three support members such that a cannula extending through one of the at least three support members is retained in a desired angular orientation relative to a cannula extending through another one of the at least three support members.
Potted plant package comprising: - a potted plant in a pot, the said potted plant comprising one or more stems, roots, leaves and optionally one or more flowers grown from the said one or more stems; and - a sleeve element with a top and a bottom defining the height of the package, the sleeve element accommodating the potted plant and comprising at least two substantially parallelly extending foil portions (7a, 7b), the foil portions (7a,7b) being connected to one another to define a closed inner space that accommodates at least the stems, the leaves and if present, the one or more flowers of the potted plant, the sleeve element comprising an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion, characterized in that the middle portion is 2 - 20% of the height of the sleeve element and comprises a plurality of perforations having a diameter of 0.1 - 4.0 mm, the upper portion extending from the top of the sleeve element by at least 25% of the height thereof and the lower portion extending from the bottom of the sleeve element by at 25% of the height thereof, the upper and lower portions (UP, LP) of the sleeve element being void of perforations. - a potted plant in a pot, the said potted plant comprising one or more stems, roots, leaves and optionally one or more flowers grown from the said one or more stems; and - a sleeve element with a top and a bottom defining the height of the package, the sleeve element accommodating the potted plant and comprising at least two substantially parallelly extending foil portions (7a, 7b), the foil portions (7a,7b) being connected to one another to define a closed inner space that accommodates at least the stems, the leaves and if present, the one or more flowers of the potted plant, the sleeve element comprising an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion, characterized in that the middle portion is 2 - 20% of the height of the sleeve element and comprises a plurality of perforations having a diameter of 0.1 - 4.0 mm, the upper portion extending from the top of the sleeve element by at least 25% of the height thereof and the lower portion extending from the bottom of the sleeve element by at 25% of the height thereof, the upper and lower portions (UP, LP) of the sleeve element being void of perforations.
An apparatus comprising: a drill string; and a plurality of valve subs disposed along a drill pipe section of the drill string in a wellbore, the plurality of valve subs in hydraulic communication with a base fluid and an additive fluid in the drill string and a return fluid in an annulus in the wellbore, wherein the drill string further comprises a first nested axially extending flow channel having the base fluid and a second nested axially extending flow channel having the additive fluid, wherein at least one valve of the plurality of valve subs comprises a base fluid flow channel operatively coupled to the first flow channel of the drill string, and an additive fluid flow channel operatively coupled to the second flow channel of the drill string, wherein a first valve sub of the plurality of valve subs comprises a master controller having a processor and a memory, and wherein the master controller is operatively coupled with the first valve sub and each of the other valve subs to actuate the at least one valve of the plurality of valve subs to discharge at least a portion of the additive fluid from inside the drill pipe section into the annulus to change at least one parameter of interest of the return fluid. a drill string; and a plurality of valve subs disposed along a drill pipe section of the drill string in a wellbore, the plurality of valve subs in hydraulic communication with a base fluid and an additive fluid in the drill string and a return fluid in an annulus in the wellbore, wherein the drill string further comprises a first nested axially extending flow channel having the base fluid and a second nested axially extending flow channel having the additive fluid, wherein at least one valve of the plurality of valve subs comprises a base fluid flow channel operatively coupled to the first flow channel of the drill string, and an additive fluid flow channel operatively coupled to the second flow channel of the drill string, wherein a first valve sub of the plurality of valve subs comprises a master controller having a processor and a memory, and wherein the master controller is operatively coupled with the first valve sub and each of the other valve subs to actuate the at least one valve of the plurality of valve subs to discharge at least a portion of the additive fluid from inside the drill pipe section into the annulus to change at least one parameter of interest of the return fluid.
A method of securely transferring master keying material between a master dongle and a slave dongle, wherein the slave dongle contains a public key and a private key, and wherein the slave dongle comprises a slave dongle user authentication system, wherein the master dongle contains master keying material, and wherein the master dongle comprises a master dongle user authentication system, and wherein the master keying material is for allowing users of the dongles to securely access encrypted data; the method comprising: connecting the master dongle and the slave dongle to a data transfer system; unlocking the master dongle via the master dongle user authentication system, wherein unlocking the master dongle allows the master dongle to send and receive data; and, in the case where the slave dongle is not factory reset, unlocking the slave dongle via the slave dongle user authentication system, wherein unlocking the slave dongle allows the slave dongle to send and receive data; transferring the slave dongle's public key to the master dongle via the data transfer system; using the slave dongle's public key at the master dongle to encrypt the master keying material and hence produce encrypted master keying material at the master dongle; transferring the encrypted master keying material to the slave dongle via the data transfer system; decrypting the encrypted master keying material with the slave dongle's private key at the slave dongle; and storing the master keying material at the slave dongle; such that a user of any of the dongles can use the master keying material to decrypt data encrypted by the same dongle or the other of the dongles. connecting the master dongle and the slave dongle to a data transfer system; unlocking the master dongle via the master dongle user authentication system, wherein unlocking the master dongle allows the master dongle to send and receive data; and, in the case where the slave dongle is not factory reset, unlocking the slave dongle via the slave dongle user authentication system, wherein unlocking the slave dongle allows the slave dongle to send and receive data; transferring the slave dongle's public key to the master dongle via the data transfer system; using the slave dongle's public key at the master dongle to encrypt the master keying material and hence produce encrypted master keying material at the master dongle; transferring the encrypted master keying material to the slave dongle via the data transfer system; decrypting the encrypted master keying material with the slave dongle's private key at the slave dongle; and storing the master keying material at the slave dongle; such that a user of any of the dongles can use the master keying material to decrypt data encrypted by the same dongle or the other of the dongles.
Method for automatically managing a pitch rate gyrometer mounted on an airborne missile, which is capable of rotating, method wherein, when using said pitch rate gyrometer, said missile is automatically controlled so that it can be rotated about its longitudinal axis by regularly alternating the direction of rotation, the direction of rotation being changed at each turn so as to cancel the scale factor effect of said pitch rate gyrometer, as well as to correct drifts, which are corrected by rotating the missile.
A tool for friction bit joining a workpiece material, the tool comprising: a bit rotatable around a rotational axis, the bit having: a pin having a tapered face; a top surface opposite the pin with at least one feature recessed in the top surface, the at least one feature configured to transmit torque to the bit to rotate the bit around the rotational axis; characterized by further having: a non-cutting tip protruding axially from the face of the pin; a flat shoulder between the pin and the top surface; and a curved transition between the pin and the flat shoulder. a pin having a tapered face; a top surface opposite the pin with at least one feature recessed in the top surface, the at least one feature configured to transmit torque to the bit to rotate the bit around the rotational axis; characterized by further having: a non-cutting tip protruding axially from the face of the pin; a flat shoulder between the pin and the top surface; and a curved transition between the pin and the flat shoulder. a non-cutting tip protruding axially from the face of the pin; a flat shoulder between the pin and the top surface; and a curved transition between the pin and the flat shoulder.