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A method for establishing nondestructive inspection standards, the method comprising: forming a plurality of samples using a different technique for each sample in the plurality of samples such that the each sample in the plurality of samples has a different porosity from a number of other samples in the plurality of samples, wherein the each sample in the plurality of samples has a same set of selected properties as a selected part type, wherein the set of selected properties comprises at least one of material composition, thickness, and geometry; identifying a porosity level for the each sample in the plurality of samples using volumetric data extracted from a three-dimensional image for the each sample generated using a computed tomography system; establishing a group of standards for a group of selected porosity levels from the plurality of samples based on the porosity level identified for the each sample in the plurality of samples, wherein the group of standards is configured for use in performing nondestructive inspection of a part of the selected part type; and further wherein the step of forming the plurality of samples using the different technique for the each sample in the plurality of samples comprises: curing a sample in the plurality of samples with a curing technique selected from a plurality of curing techniques, wherein each curing technique in the plurality of curing techniques comprises at least one of a different cure cycle length, a different curing temperature, a different curing pressure, a different curing vacuum, and a different curing device. forming a plurality of samples using a different technique for each sample in the plurality of samples such that the each sample in the plurality of samples has a different porosity from a number of other samples in the plurality of samples, wherein the each sample in the plurality of samples has a same set of selected properties as a selected part type, wherein the set of selected properties comprises at least one of material composition, thickness, and geometry; identifying a porosity level for the each sample in the plurality of samples using volumetric data extracted from a three-dimensional image for the each sample generated using a computed tomography system; establishing a group of standards for a group of selected porosity levels from the plurality of samples based on the porosity level identified for the each sample in the plurality of samples, wherein the group of standards is configured for use in performing nondestructive inspection of a part of the selected part type; and further wherein the step of forming the plurality of samples using the different technique for the each sample in the plurality of samples comprises: curing a sample in the plurality of samples with a curing technique selected from a plurality of curing techniques, wherein each curing technique in the plurality of curing techniques comprises at least one of a different cure cycle length, a different curing temperature, a different curing pressure, a different curing vacuum, and a different curing device.
An electrical storage device comprising: an electrode (13, 17) including a mixture layer (13B, 17B) and a collector (13A, 17A), the collector including an exposed portion (13D, 17D), the exposed portion being exposed from the mixture layer in one end of the electrode in a width direction; and a collector plate (31, 71) including a facing portion (33, 73), a projection portion (35, 75), and a corner portion (37, 77), the facing portion being opposed to a tip end surface of the exposed portion, the projection portion extending from the facing portion so as to project toward the exposed portion relative to the facing portion, the corner portion being placed in a boundary between the facing portion and the projection portion, and the collector plate being connected to the exposed portion by being welded to the exposed portion in at least part of the corner portion, characterized in that the welding is carried out by applying an energy beam to said boundary. an electrode (13, 17) including a mixture layer (13B, 17B) and a collector (13A, 17A), the collector including an exposed portion (13D, 17D), the exposed portion being exposed from the mixture layer in one end of the electrode in a width direction; and the collector including an exposed portion (13D, 17D), the exposed portion being exposed from the mixture layer in one end of the electrode in a width direction; and a collector plate (31, 71) including a facing portion (33, 73), a projection portion (35, 75), and a corner portion (37, 77), the facing portion being opposed to a tip end surface of the exposed portion, the projection portion extending from the facing portion so as to project toward the exposed portion relative to the facing portion, the corner portion being placed in a boundary between the facing portion and the projection portion, and the collector plate being connected to the exposed portion by being welded to the exposed portion in at least part of the corner portion, characterized in that the welding is carried out by applying an energy beam to said boundary. the facing portion being opposed to a tip end surface of the exposed portion, the projection portion extending from the facing portion so as to project toward the exposed portion relative to the facing portion, the corner portion being placed in a boundary between the facing portion and the projection portion, and the collector plate being connected to the exposed portion by being welded to the exposed portion in at least part of the corner portion, characterized in that the welding is carried out by applying an energy beam to said boundary.
Method for the pretreatment of cereals, in particular rice, comprising a step of introducing the cereals beforehand into an autoclave and a step in which said cereals undergo, in said closed autoclave, a treatment cycle consisting in injecting, into the autoclave, pressurized water vapor at a temperature of between 140°C and 190°C, at a pressure of between 6 and 10 bar, in maintaining said pressure for a duration of between 10 seconds and 90 seconds, then in opening a vapor exhaust valve, characterized in that said cereals introduced into the autoclave are untreated cereals, at ambient temperature and hygrometry and that have not undergone prior soaking, the method further comprising an additional step consisting in applying a negative pressure in the chamber of the autoclave for a duration of greater than 10 seconds.
A multi-needle sewing machine, comprising: a plurality of needle bars to each bottom end of which a needle can be attached; a needle bar case in which the plurality of needle bars are disposed in a line and that supports the plurality of the needle bars movably in an up-and-down direction; a needle bar case moving device that, by moving the needle bar case, moves one of the plurality of the needle bars to an image capture position, the image capture position being a position that is located directly above a needle drop position that is a sewing position; and an image capture device that is provided in a position that is lined up with the plurality of the needle bars in the needle bar case, that is positioned in the image capture position by the needle bar case moving device 's moving of the needle bar case, and that captures an image, wherein the image capture device is provided in a position that is outside of a group of the plurality of the needle bars that are disposed in the line in the needle bar case, wherein distances between adjacent needle bars of the plurality of the needle bars that are supported by the needle bar case are equal, and a distance between the image capture device and one of the needle bars that is adjacent to the image capture device is an integral multiple of one of the distances between the adjacent needle bars. a plurality of needle bars to each bottom end of which a needle can be attached; a needle bar case in which the plurality of needle bars are disposed in a line and that supports the plurality of the needle bars movably in an up-and-down direction; a needle bar case moving device that, by moving the needle bar case, moves one of the plurality of the needle bars to an image capture position, the image capture position being a position that is located directly above a needle drop position that is a sewing position; and an image capture device that is provided in a position that is lined up with the plurality of the needle bars in the needle bar case, that is positioned in the image capture position by the needle bar case moving device 's moving of the needle bar case, and that captures an image, wherein the image capture device is provided in a position that is outside of a group of the plurality of the needle bars that are disposed in the line in the needle bar case, wherein distances between adjacent needle bars of the plurality of the needle bars that are supported by the needle bar case are equal, and a distance between the image capture device and one of the needle bars that is adjacent to the image capture device is an integral multiple of one of the distances between the adjacent needle bars.
A structure (1; 23; 27; 30; 50) for fabricating a security document or a document of value, comprising: - an electronic device (8; 42; 60) enabling data to be exchanged without contact, the electronic device comprises a support carrying an electronic chip and an antenna, for example engraved or wired, connected to the electronic chip, - an inset layer (2; 33; 35; 51; 53) made at least in part out of fiber, and having a window (4; 41; 58; 59) within which the electronic device (8; 42; 60) extends, at least in part, the electronic chip of the electronic device extending in the window of the inset layer.; - an adhesive layer (6; 6'; 24; 32; 34; 36; 52; 54) in contact with the inset layer; - an adjacent layer assembled with the inset layer via the adhesive layer, the adhesive presenting adhesive power and coherence that are sufficiently high so that any attempt at separating the inset layer from the adjacent layer spoils at least the inset layer, the adjacent layer being an additional inset layer, a masking layer, or the support of the electronic device, the adhesion between two adjacent layers of the structure being stronger than the internal cohesion of at least one of said layers. - an electronic device (8; 42; 60) enabling data to be exchanged without contact, the electronic device comprises a support carrying an electronic chip and an antenna, for example engraved or wired, connected to the electronic chip, - an inset layer (2; 33; 35; 51; 53) made at least in part out of fiber, and having a window (4; 41; 58; 59) within which the electronic device (8; 42; 60) extends, at least in part, the electronic chip of the electronic device extending in the window of the inset layer.; - an adhesive layer (6; 6'; 24; 32; 34; 36; 52; 54) in contact with the inset layer; - an adjacent layer assembled with the inset layer via the adhesive layer, the adhesive presenting adhesive power and coherence that are sufficiently high so that any attempt at separating the inset layer from the adjacent layer spoils at least the inset layer, the adjacent layer being an additional inset layer, a masking layer, or the support of the electronic device,
Trailer for heavy loads, in particular flat-bed trailer, with a loading platform, wherein the trailer has a towing device with an axis of rotation and a frame-like chassis with a plurality of interconnected longitudinal members (6, 7, 8, 9) and cross members (10, 11, 12, 13, 75), wherein the chassis has, on the front side, a sandwich plate with an upper and a lower plate (53, 54) and supporting webs, and also with a cavity in between, characterized in that the supporting webs are arranged in a ring around the axis of rotation.
A surgical system for use in a surgical procedure, the surgical system comprising: a surgical instrument comprising an end effector configured to treat tissue at a surgical field during the surgical procedure; a surgical visualization system (100, 160, 500, 2108) configured to track the surgical instrument in the surgical field; and a control circuit configured to: derive a first data set from the surgical visualization system indicative of a visual aspect of the surgical instrument relative to the surgical field; derive a second data set from the surgical instrument indicative of a functional aspect of the surgical instrument; and correlate the first data set with the second data set, wherein correlating the first data set with the second data set comprises developing a composite data set from the first data set and the second data set, wherein the composite data set is a first composite data set, characterised in that the control circuit is further configured to compare the first composite data set to a second composite data set; wherein the control circuit is further configured to adjust an instrument parameter to address a detected deviation between the first composite data set and the second composite data set. a surgical instrument comprising an end effector configured to treat tissue at a surgical field during the surgical procedure; a surgical visualization system (100, 160, 500, 2108) configured to track the surgical instrument in the surgical field; and a control circuit configured to: derive a first data set from the surgical visualization system indicative of a visual aspect of the surgical instrument relative to the surgical field; derive a second data set from the surgical instrument indicative of a functional aspect of the surgical instrument; and correlate the first data set with the second data set, wherein correlating the first data set with the second data set comprises developing a composite data set from the first data set and the second data set, wherein the composite data set is a first composite data set, characterised in that the control circuit is further configured to compare the first composite data set to a second composite data set; derive a first data set from the surgical visualization system indicative of a visual aspect of the surgical instrument relative to the surgical field; derive a second data set from the surgical instrument indicative of a functional aspect of the surgical instrument; and correlate the first data set with the second data set, wherein correlating the first data set with the second data set comprises developing a composite data set from the first data set and the second data set, wherein the composite data set is a first composite data set, characterised in that the control circuit is further configured to compare the first composite data set to a second composite data set; wherein the control circuit is further configured to adjust an instrument parameter to address a detected deviation between the first composite data set and the second composite data set.
A spacer element (1; 1') for a positioning system (100; 100'; 200) for covering elements (3, 4), comprising - a base (5; 5') intended to be made to bear on a fixing adhesive for said covering elements (3, 4) and to support a portion of a rear surface (3b, 4b) of said at least two adjacent covering elements (3, 4), and - a plate (7; 7') extending transversely along a longitudinal axis of said spacer element (1; 1'), said base being intended to be interposed, in use, between facing edges (3c, 4c) of said at least two covering elements (3, 4), - an intended breaking line (10; 10') being formed between said plate and said base, - a threaded shaft attached to said plate on the side opposite said base, characterised by - an insertion aperture (11; 11') formed in said plate (7; 7') and adapted to allow the slidable insertion of a positioning wedge. - a base (5; 5') intended to be made to bear on a fixing adhesive for said covering elements (3, 4) and to support a portion of a rear surface (3b, 4b) of said at least two adjacent covering elements (3, 4), and - a plate (7; 7') extending transversely along a longitudinal axis of said spacer element (1; 1'), said base being intended to be interposed, in use, between facing edges (3c, 4c) of said at least two covering elements (3, 4), - an intended breaking line (10; 10') being formed between said plate and said base, - a threaded shaft attached to said plate on the side opposite said base, - an insertion aperture (11; 11') formed in said plate (7; 7') and adapted to allow the slidable insertion of a positioning wedge.
A method ( 300; 400) of dynamically varying a power of a Reference Signal irradiated by at least one radio base station of a radio mobile network ( 100; 200), said radio base station providing communication services to User Equipment located in at least one respective area served by said radio base station, the method ( 300; 400) comprising having a network entity ( 135; 105): monitoring at least one performance indicator associated with the at least one area, said at least one performance indicator being indicative of a communication channel state within said at least one area, and either increasing ( 318; 418) or decreasing ( 324; 424) the power of the Reference Signal in said at least one area on the basis of a current value of said at least one performance indicator, wherein said either increasing ( 318; 418) or decreasing ( 324; 424) the power of the Reference Signal in said at least one area on the basis of a current value of said at least one performance indicator comprises modifying at least one power parameter referred to power of signals transmitted by said radio base station, characterized in that the communication channel state comprises at least one complex transfer function matrix accounting for transmissions between one or more transmit antennas and one or more receive antennas of said radio base station and User Equipment located in the at least one respective area. monitoring at least one performance indicator associated with the at least one area, said at least one performance indicator being indicative of a communication channel state within said at least one area, and either increasing ( 318; 418) or decreasing ( 324; 424) the power of the Reference Signal in said at least one area on the basis of a current value of said at least one performance indicator, wherein said either increasing ( 318; 418) or decreasing ( 324; 424) the power of the Reference Signal in said at least one area on the basis of a current value of said at least one performance indicator comprises modifying at least one power parameter referred to power of signals transmitted by said radio base station, characterized in that the communication channel state comprises at least one complex transfer function matrix accounting for transmissions between one or more transmit antennas and one or more receive antennas of said radio base station and User Equipment located in the at least one respective area.
An electron beam exposure method for forming a desired pattern on a specimen by independently controlling emission and scanning of a plurality of electron beams, in case that either of said plurality of electron beams has a positional shift from the area of the specimen where each of said plurality of electron beams should originally take charge of forming, comprising: (a) a step of adding a second region corresponding to a deflection region margin to the periphery of a first region including said desired pattern to be formed by each of said plurality of electron beams, thereby setting a third region; (b) a step of obtaining a positional shift amount of pattern data on the basis of measured electron beam positions on the specimen for each of said plurality of electron beams from pattern data of said desired pattern to be formed on the specimen by said plurality of electron beams, (c) a step of correcting the pattern data of said desired pattern to be formed by each of said plurality of electron beams by shifting the position of said pattern data in the direction of cancelling off said positional shift amount within the range in said third region, and (d) a step of synchronously deflecting and controlling each of said plurality of electron beams in said third region, wherein said desired pattern is formed in a state that said plurality of electron beams have the positional shift from the area of the specimen, where each of said plurality of electron beams should originally take charge of the forming. (a) a step of adding a second region corresponding to a deflection region margin to the periphery of a first region including said desired pattern to be formed by each of said plurality of electron beams, thereby setting a third region; (b) a step of obtaining a positional shift amount of pattern data on the basis of measured electron beam positions on the specimen for each of said plurality of electron beams from pattern data of said desired pattern to be formed on the specimen by said plurality of electron beams, (c) a step of correcting the pattern data of said desired pattern to be formed by each of said plurality of electron beams by shifting the position of said pattern data in the direction of cancelling off said positional shift amount within the range in said third region, and (d) a step of synchronously deflecting and controlling each of said plurality of electron beams in said third region, wherein said desired pattern is formed in a state that said plurality of electron beams have the positional shift from the area of the specimen, where each of said plurality of electron beams should originally take charge of the forming.
A spraying unit for the spraying of a liquid in the form of droplets for the treatment of a target, such as, for example, a hedge of vegetation, said spraying unit including a nozzle formed by a conduit that extends along a longitudinal axis, delimiting on the inside a main inner space and being open at its ends to form an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, the main inner space receiving at least one rotary atomizer mounted in rotation around a first axis of rotation, directing means (8, 9) for directing the liquid, originating from a supply system with a controlled variable flow rate, as far as the rotary atomizer, a fan comprising at least one propeller mounted in rotation around a second axis of rotation and making it possible to generate a stream of carrier air in the main inner space toward and beyond the air outlet opening and a drive system (4, 4a) with electric motor(s) making it possible to ensure driving in rotation of said rotary atomizer and propeller, means for connecting to an electrical energy source for providing the electrical energy to the drive system (4, 4a), and an inner fuselage that has an aerodynamic profile defined by a lateral surface delimiting on the inside a secondary inner space and being kept axially in the main inner space between the fan and the air outlet opening in such a way as to define, between the fuselage and the nozzle, an annular channel for circulation of the stream of carrier air surrounding said fuselage, the spraying unit characterized in that said rotary atomizer includes a receiving surface that is provided to receive the liquid and to ensure exclusively, on its periphery or its end, in the state of rotation of said rotary atomizer, the breaking up of the liquid into droplets and their propulsion into the stream of carrier air, and in that the fuselage includes a rotary section that is formed by the rotary atomizer in such a way that the periphery or the end of the receiving surface substantially fits within the lateral surface of the fuselage while making possible the rotation of the rotary atomizer and the propulsion, preferably substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, of the droplets in said channel to be incorporated in the air stream.