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A measuring instrument comprising a measuring instrument main unit and an installment base unit for rotatably supporting said measuring instrument main unit in an up-to-bottom direction and in a left-to-right direction, wherein said measuring instrument main unit has a measuring unit for projecting a distance measuring light toward an object to be measured and for performing a distance measurement by receiving a reflected light from the object to be measured, and an attitude detecting device integrally provided with said measuring unit, wherein said attitude detecting device has tilt sensors (71, 72) for detecting a horizontality and relative tilt angle detectors (61, 65, 62, 66, 68) for tilting said tilt sensors and for detecting a tilt angle of said measuring unit with respect to the horizontality under such condition that said tilt sensors detect the horizontality so that the horizontality is detected by said tilt sensors, and wherein said installment base unit has an up-to-bottom motor for rotating said measuring instrument main unit in the up-to-bottom direction, a left-to-right motor for rotating said measuring instrument main unit in the left-to-right direction and a left-to-right angle detector for detecting a rotation angle in the left-to-right direction, and wherein said measuring instrument main unit is adapted to perform the distance measurement of the object to be measured, to determine a vertical angle of a measuring point based on the result of the tilt detection by the attitude detecting device, and to measure a horizontal angle based on the result of the detection by said left-to-right angle detector.
An apparatus for making a container which has a bottom wall, a plurality of lateral walls and a perimetric flange, the container comprising an outer skeleton and a layer of thermoplastic material adhering to the inside of the outer skeleton, the outer skeleton including at least one first sheet and one second sheet, the apparatus comprising: - a supporting structure; - a conveying element which defines a housing, which is mounted on the supporting structure and which is movable relative to the supporting structure along a movement path which extends from an infeed station to an outfeed station, along the movement path the apparatus having a first feeding station, a second feeding station, and a thermoforming station placed downstream of the feeding stations; - a first feeding device positioned at the first feeding station, configured to insert, in use, the first sheet into the housing of the conveying element placed at the first feeding station; - a second feeding device positioned at the second feeding station, configured to insert, in use, the second sheet into the housing of the conveying element placed at the second feeding station; and - a thermoforming device positioned at the thermoforming station, which is configured to thermoform, in use, a thermoplastic material on the first sheet and on the second sheet, when the conveying element is placed at the thermoforming station, and thereby to make the layer of thermoplastic material. - a supporting structure; - a conveying element which defines a housing, which is mounted on the supporting structure and which is movable relative to the supporting structure along a movement path which extends from an infeed station to an outfeed station, along the movement path the apparatus having a first feeding station, a second feeding station, and a thermoforming station placed downstream of the feeding stations; - a first feeding device positioned at the first feeding station, configured to insert, in use, the first sheet into the housing of the conveying element placed at the first feeding station; - a second feeding device positioned at the second feeding station, configured to insert, in use, the second sheet into the housing of the conveying element placed at the second feeding station; and - a thermoforming device positioned at the thermoforming station, which is configured to thermoform, in use, a thermoplastic material on the first sheet and on the second sheet, when the conveying element is placed at the thermoforming station, and thereby to make the layer of thermoplastic material.
A rotor cap assembly comprising: multiple rotor cap segments (317, 417, 517, 617), each rotor cap segment (317, 417, 517, 617) having a front side, a back side, a rotor cap segment inner diameter, a rotor cap segment outer diameter, and positioning means on the back side of each rotor cap segment (317, 417, 517, 617); and a cap segment retainer configured to be engaged to a rotor through pre-existing fixing holes in the rotor, the cap segment retainer having a body, a front side, a back side and retaining means on the front side of the cap segment retainer, wherein the multiple rotor cap segments (317, 417, 517, 617) are disposed on the front side of the cap segment retainer, and wherein the retaining means engage the positioning means on the back side of each rotor cap segment (317, 417, 517, 617) such that the retaining means and the positioning means pilot the multiple rotor cap segments (317, 417, 517, 617) at a rotor cap segment diameter radially distal from the rotor cap segment inner diameter. multiple rotor cap segments (317, 417, 517, 617), each rotor cap segment (317, 417, 517, 617) having a front side, a back side, a rotor cap segment inner diameter, a rotor cap segment outer diameter, and positioning means on the back side of each rotor cap segment (317, 417, 517, 617); and a cap segment retainer configured to be engaged to a rotor through pre-existing fixing holes in the rotor, the cap segment retainer having a body, a front side, a back side and retaining means on the front side of the cap segment retainer, wherein the multiple rotor cap segments (317, 417, 517, 617) are disposed on the front side of the cap segment retainer, and wherein the retaining means engage the positioning means on the back side of each rotor cap segment (317, 417, 517, 617) such that the retaining means and the positioning means pilot the multiple rotor cap segments (317, 417, 517, 617) at a rotor cap segment diameter radially distal from the rotor cap segment inner diameter.
An anchor line for a floating support structure comprising at least one elastic device, characterized in that said elastic device includes: - a first rigid element, consisting of a cylindrical crown, - a second rigid tubular element, in rectilinear translational motion relative to said first rigid element, - at least one elastic element inserted between said first rigid element and said second rigid element operating under shear, and - a stop consisting of a second elastic element operating under compression. - a first rigid element, consisting of a cylindrical crown, - a second rigid tubular element, in rectilinear translational motion relative to said first rigid element, - at least one elastic element inserted between said first rigid element and said second rigid element operating under shear, and - a stop consisting of a second elastic element operating under compression.
A glass or glass ceramic article having a decorative coating, comprising: - a glass or glass ceramic substrate with - a decoration layer, and - a sealing layer; wherein the decoration layer is applied to at least some surface portions of the glass or glass ceramic substrate; and the sealing layer is applied to at least portions of the decoration layer and/or of the glass or glass ceramic substrate; and wherein the decoration layer is a cured sol-gel coating that includes inorganic solid particles (11,12,13); and the sealing layer is a cured silicone-based coating that includes inorganic solid particles (21, 23); characterized in that the proportion of the inorganic solid particles of the sealing layer is between 10 and 70 wt%, preferably between 20 and 50 wt%, and most preferably between 30 and 40 wt% of the total weight of the sealing layer; and that the solid particles included in the sealing layer comprise at least pigment particles; and that the inner porosity of the pigmented sealing layer is <30 m 2 /g, more preferably <20 m 2 /g, most preferably <10 m 2 /g, - a glass or glass ceramic substrate with - a decoration layer, and - a sealing layer; wherein
A data sending method comprising: performing code block segmentation on a physical layer source data packet, to be sent, having a length of K s bits, and performing channel coding on various code blocks obtained by segmentation, to obtain C s error correction coded source data sub-packets; wherein each of the C s error correction coded source data sub-packets has a length of K c bits, characterised by performing packet coding on the error correction coded source data sub-packets, to obtain C p check data sub-packets; and selecting K i codeword bits from a i th sub-packet in the C s coded source data sub-packets, selecting K j codeword bits from a j th sub-packet in the C p check data sub-packets, cascading all the selected bits together to form a sequence having a length of G = ∑ i = 0 C s − 1 K i + ∑ i = 0 C p − 1 K j, i=0, 1,..., C s -1, j=0, 1,..., C p -1, and sending the sequence, wherein K s, C s and K c are integers greater than 1, and C p, K i and K j are integers greater than 0; the size of K i and the size of K j can be determined according to one or more of the following parameters: a codeword length K c of error correction coding, a number of times of transmission of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, process, a Redundancy Version, RV, of an HARQ process, and a length G of total codeword bits of source data, after the whole coding transmission is completed. performing code block segmentation on a physical layer source data packet, to be sent, having a length of K s bits, and performing channel coding on various code blocks obtained by segmentation, to obtain C s error correction coded source data sub-packets; wherein each of the C s error correction coded source data sub-packets has a length of K c bits, characterised by performing packet coding on the error correction coded source data sub-packets, to obtain C p check data sub-packets; and selecting K i codeword bits from a i th sub-packet in the C s coded source data sub-packets, selecting K j codeword bits from a j th sub-packet in the C p check data sub-packets, cascading all the selected bits together to form a sequence having a length of G = ∑ i = 0 C s − 1 K i + ∑ i = 0 C p − 1 K j, i=0, 1,..., C s -1, j=0, 1,..., C p -1, and sending the sequence, wherein K s, C s and K c are integers greater than 1, and C p, K i and K j are integers greater than 0; the size of K i and the size of K j can be determined according to one or more of the following parameters: a codeword length K c of error correction coding, a number of times of transmission of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, process, a Redundancy Version, RV, of an HARQ process, and a length G of total codeword bits of source data, after the whole coding transmission is completed.
A circulation structure for a turbocompressor, in particular for a compressor of a gas turbine, comprising at least one annular chamber through which a flow can pass in a circumferential direction, which chamber is concentric with respect to an axis of the turbocompressor in the region of free blade ends of a blade ring and radially borders a main flow channel, wherein a plurality of chambers through which a flow can pass in an axial direction are positioned upstream of the or each annular chamber when viewed in a main flow direction of the main flow channel, characterized in that a radial recess to the main flow channel is configured in the region of the chambers through which a flow can pass in an axial direction.
A method comprising: propagating polarized radar signals to a region of interest using a dual-polarization radar transmitter; collecting sampled co-polar time series radar data scattered within the region of interest with the dual-polarization radar transmitter, wherein the co-polar time series radar data includes vertically polarized data and horizontally polarized data, and characterized by: creating a log-likelihood function for the vertically polarized data and the horizontally polarized data; maximizing the log-likelihood function to obtain the spectral moments of the vertically polarized data; and determining at least one of the differential reflectivity and the co-polar correlation coefficient between the horizontally polarized data and the vertically polarized data from a complex linear combination of the vertically polarized data and horizontally polarized data. propagating polarized radar signals to a region of interest using a dual-polarization radar transmitter; collecting sampled co-polar time series radar data scattered within the region of interest with the dual-polarization radar transmitter, wherein the co-polar time series radar data includes vertically polarized data and horizontally polarized data, and characterized by: creating a log-likelihood function for the vertically polarized data and the horizontally polarized data; maximizing the log-likelihood function to obtain the spectral moments of the vertically polarized data; and determining at least one of the differential reflectivity and the co-polar correlation coefficient between the horizontally polarized data and the vertically polarized data from a complex linear combination of the vertically polarized data and horizontally polarized data. creating a log-likelihood function for the vertically polarized data and the horizontally polarized data; maximizing the log-likelihood function to obtain the spectral moments of the vertically polarized data; and determining at least one of the differential reflectivity and the co-polar correlation coefficient between the horizontally polarized data and the vertically polarized data from a complex linear combination of the vertically polarized data and horizontally polarized data.
Method for reducing bycatch, the method being carried out by means of a system for catching fish, wherein the system includes at least one first fish-catching watercraft and at least one first fish-observing watercraft, with an autonomous underwater craft being chosen as the fish-observing watercraft, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) specifying at least one first type of fish, which is to be fished, b) approaching a fishing area with the at least one first fish-catching watercraft, c) sensing at least one first school of fish, d) launching the first fish-observing watercraft from the first fish-catching watercraft, e) passing through the first school of fish with the first fish-observing watercraft and thereby optically sensing the first school of fish, f) evaluating the optically sensed data with respect to fish type and fish size, g) deciding whether the first school of fish is to be fished. a) specifying at least one first type of fish, which is to be fished, b) approaching a fishing area with the at least one first fish-catching watercraft, c) sensing at least one first school of fish, d) launching the first fish-observing watercraft from the first fish-catching watercraft, e) passing through the first school of fish with the first fish-observing watercraft and thereby optically sensing the first school of fish, f) evaluating the optically sensed data with respect to fish type and fish size, g) deciding whether the first school of fish is to be fished.
A sensor head for an apparatus for non-invasive measurement of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide, the sensor head comprising: - a first thermally conductive part and a first thermal sensor disposed at the first thermally conductive part, - the first thermally conductive part being adapted for thermally connecting with the tissue of a patient, - the first thermal sensor being operable to determine a temperature indicative of a temperature at a location on a surface of the tissue of the patient; - a second thermally conductive part, thermally insulated from the first thermally conductive part, and the tissue of the patient, when the first thermally conductive part is in thermal contact with the tissue of the patient; - a second thermal sensor disposed at the second thermally conductive part; - an analyte sensor operable to generate a sensor signal indicative of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide; a heater operable to control a temperature of the second thermally conductive part CHARACTERISED IN THAT the sensor head further comprises a controller for controlling the power supplied to the heater so as to minimize a temperature difference between the temperatures determined by the first and second thermal sensors (106, 107) to maintain a thermal equilibrium between the tissue and the second thermally conductive part. - a first thermally conductive part and a first thermal sensor disposed at the first thermally conductive part, - the first thermally conductive part being adapted for thermally connecting with the tissue of a patient, - the first thermal sensor being operable to determine a temperature indicative of a temperature at a location on a surface of the tissue of the patient; - a second thermally conductive part, thermally insulated from the first thermally conductive part, and the tissue of the patient, when the first thermally conductive part is in thermal contact with the tissue of the patient; - a second thermal sensor disposed at the second thermally conductive part; - an analyte sensor operable to generate a sensor signal indicative of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide;
. A method for producing a solution including a radionuclide, the method comprising: (a) bombarding a target solution with protons to produce a solution including a radionuclide, wherein the radionuclide is 68 Ga; (b) passing the solution including the radionuclide through a column including a sorbent to adsorb the radionuclide on the sorbent; and (c) eluting the radionuclide off the sorbent, wherein the sorbent comprises a hydroxamate resin, and wherein pH of the solution including the radionuclide before passing the solution including the radionuclide through the column is between 5 and 7. (a) bombarding a target solution with protons to produce a solution including a radionuclide, wherein the radionuclide is 68 Ga; (b) passing the solution including the radionuclide through a column including a sorbent to adsorb the radionuclide on the sorbent; and (c) eluting the radionuclide off the sorbent, wherein the sorbent comprises a hydroxamate resin, and wherein pH of the solution including the radionuclide before passing the solution including the radionuclide through the column is between 5 and 7.
A washing machine that comprises a tub wherein the washing operation is performed, a water intake conduit that receives water from the water mains and an ozone generator that generates ozone gas (O 3) and sends the ozone gas into the tub by means of an opening arranged on the tub and characterized by the water intake conduit that cools the ozone generator by contacting thereto.
A piezoelectric transducer comprising: a piezoelectric substrate having a membrane-bonding surface with a surface roughness of no greater than 100 nm RMS; a semiconductor membrane having a thickness of no greater than 500 nm bonded directly to the membrane-bonding surface, such that the surface of the semiconductor membrane and the piezoelectric substate are in direct physical contact with one another at an interface, and no other material is applied or inserted between the surface of the semiconductor membrane and the piezoelectric substrate at the interface to create a bond, wherein the semiconductor membrane is a silicon membrane, a germanium membrane, a group III-V semiconductor membrane, or a group II-VI semiconductor membrane; and a set of electrodes in electrical communication with the piezoelectric substrate and configured to apply an electric signal to the piezoelectric substrate. a piezoelectric substrate having a membrane-bonding surface with a surface roughness of no greater than 100 nm RMS; a semiconductor membrane having a thickness of no greater than 500 nm bonded directly to the membrane-bonding surface, such that the surface of the semiconductor membrane and the piezoelectric substate are in direct physical contact with one another at an interface, and no other material is applied or inserted between the surface of the semiconductor membrane and the piezoelectric substrate at the interface to create a bond, wherein the semiconductor membrane is a silicon membrane, a germanium membrane, a group III-V semiconductor membrane, or a group II-VI semiconductor membrane; and a set of electrodes in electrical communication with the piezoelectric substrate and configured to apply an electric signal to the piezoelectric substrate.
A method of guiding a vehicle with respect to windrows or harvested crop lying in a field or on the ground, the method comprising: identifying windrow pixels associated with a windrow within a collected image; defining a search space with respect to the vehicle in the collected image data, the search space containing a series of scan line segments; determining respective spatial correlations between the defined search space and the windrow pixels; determining a desired vehicular heading as a preferential angular displacement; estimating a central point associated with the windrow based on pixel intensity of the windrow pixels; and estimating an offset of the vehicle to the central point of the windrow or a depth axis to achieve the desired vehicle heading and desired position of the vehicle with respect to the windrow, characterized in that the step of determining respective spatial correlations comprises determining the spatial correlations between the defined search space and the windrow pixels for different angular displacements of the search space with respect to the windrow pixels, the different angular displacements achieved by rotating the search space, and that the step of determining a desired vehicular heading comprises determining a desired vehicular heading as a preferential angular displacement with a generally maximum spatial correlation between the defined search space and the windrow pixels. identifying windrow pixels associated with a windrow within a collected image; defining a search space with respect to the vehicle in the collected image data, the search space containing a series of scan line segments; determining respective spatial correlations between the defined search space and the windrow pixels; determining a desired vehicular heading as a preferential angular displacement; estimating a central point associated with the windrow based on pixel intensity of the windrow pixels; and estimating an offset of the vehicle to the central point of the windrow or a depth axis to achieve the desired vehicle heading and desired position of the vehicle with respect to the windrow, characterized in that the step of determining respective spatial correlations comprises determining the spatial correlations between the defined search space and the windrow pixels for different angular displacements of the search space with respect to the windrow pixels, the different angular displacements achieved by rotating the search space, and that the step of determining a desired vehicular heading comprises determining a desired vehicular heading as a preferential angular displacement with a generally maximum spatial correlation between the defined search space and the windrow pixels.