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Method for assisting the daytime driving of a motor vehicle, including the steps of: - placing at least one variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28) between the driver of the vehicle and the road scene in front of the vehicle, - measuring, by means of at least one sensor, the brightness of the road scene in front of the vehicle, - processing the brightness measurement signal (S L) to convert it into a signal (S C) for controlling the coefficient of transmission of the variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28), characterized in that the method includes the further step of transmitting the control signal (S C) by remote control waves (O T) to a receiver fitted to the variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28) for modulating the coefficient of transmission of the variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28) as a function of the brightness measured by the sensor, and in that the method includes further steps in which: - the amount of light transmitted by the variable-transmission screen is measured by means of a sensor, - the signals of the sensors (31, 50) are received by a control unit, - the transmission coefficient of the variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28) is controlled by means of said control unit. - placing at least one variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28) between the driver of the vehicle and the road scene in front of the vehicle, - measuring, by means of at least one sensor, the brightness of the road scene in front of the vehicle, - processing the brightness measurement signal (S L) to convert it into a signal (S C) for controlling the coefficient of transmission of the variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28), - the amount of light transmitted by the variable-transmission screen is measured by means of a sensor, - the signals of the sensors (31, 50) are received by a control unit, - the transmission coefficient of the variable-transmission screen (26, E, 28) is controlled by means of said control unit.
An applicator assembly for applying pressure to a composite structure, said applicator assembly comprising: an external frame; an applicator casing disposed substantially within said external frame, said applicator casing comprising: a first membrane; and a first jamming material disposed within said first membrane; and an applicator disposed substantially within said applicator casing, said applicator comprising: a second membrane; and a second jamming material disposed within said second membrane, wherein the first jamming material and the second jamming material each comprise respective granular particles in which forces acting between the respective granular particles are variable such that the respective granular particles have a variable or adjustable rigidity. an external frame; an applicator casing disposed substantially within said external frame, said applicator casing comprising: a first membrane; and a first jamming material disposed within said first membrane; and an applicator disposed substantially within said applicator casing, said applicator comprising: a second membrane; and a second jamming material disposed within said second membrane, wherein the first jamming material and the second jamming material each comprise respective granular particles in which forces acting between the respective granular particles are variable such that the respective granular particles have a variable or adjustable rigidity. a first membrane; and a first jamming material disposed within said first membrane; and an applicator disposed substantially within said applicator casing, said applicator comprising: a second membrane; and a second jamming material disposed within said second membrane, wherein the first jamming material and the second jamming material each comprise respective granular particles in which forces acting between the respective granular particles are variable such that the respective granular particles have a variable or adjustable rigidity. a second membrane; and a second jamming material disposed within said second membrane, wherein the first jamming material and the second jamming material each comprise respective granular particles in which forces acting between the respective granular particles are variable such that the respective granular particles have a variable or adjustable rigidity.
A memory protection circuit (1,2) comprising: a first ID storing register that stores therein an ID (Identification) of any of a plurality of virtual machines (VM1,..,VMn) managed by a hypervisor; an access determination circuit that permits the virtual machine having the ID stored in the first ID storing register to access a memory; a second ID storing register that stores therein an ID of any of the virtual machines (VM1,..,VMn), and characterized by further comprising: an ID update control circuit that permits the virtual machine having the ID stored in the second ID storing register to rewrite the ID stored in the first ID storing register. a first ID storing register that stores therein an ID (Identification) of any of a plurality of virtual machines (VM1,..,VMn) managed by a hypervisor; an access determination circuit that permits the virtual machine having the ID stored in the first ID storing register to access a memory; a second ID storing register that stores therein an ID of any of the virtual machines (VM1,..,VMn), and characterized by further comprising: an ID update control circuit that permits the virtual machine having the ID stored in the second ID storing register to rewrite the ID stored in the first ID storing register.
A method of processing a positioning reference signal, the method comprising: receiving, by a narrow-band, NB, user equipment, UE, one or more configuration parameters comprising NB positioning reference signal, PRS, configuration information and PRS configuration information, wherein the NB PRS configuration information comprises: information of an NB PRS reference cell that generates an NB PRS for the NB UE; and a number of cell-specific reference signal, CRS, antenna ports; and based on the one or more configuration parameters: receiving, by the NB UE, the NB PRS for the NB UE; receiving in a first frequency band, by the NB UE, a PRS for a UE, the UE being assigned to use the first frequency band available for the NB UE and a second frequency band unavailable for the NB UE; generating, by the NB UE and based on the NB PRS and the PRS, a reference signal time difference, RSTD, measurement; and transmitting, by the NB UE, the RSTD measurement. receiving, by a narrow-band, NB, user equipment, UE, one or more configuration parameters comprising NB positioning reference signal, PRS, configuration information and PRS configuration information, wherein the NB PRS configuration information comprises: information of an NB PRS reference cell that generates an NB PRS for the NB UE; and a number of cell-specific reference signal, CRS, antenna ports; and information of an NB PRS reference cell that generates an NB PRS for the NB UE; and a number of cell-specific reference signal, CRS, antenna ports; and based on the one or more configuration parameters: receiving, by the NB UE, the NB PRS for the NB UE; receiving in a first frequency band, by the NB UE, a PRS for a UE, the UE being assigned to use the first frequency band available for the NB UE and a second frequency band unavailable for the NB UE; generating, by the NB UE and based on the NB PRS and the PRS, a reference signal time difference, RSTD, measurement; and transmitting, by the NB UE, the RSTD measurement. receiving, by the NB UE, the NB PRS for the NB UE; receiving in a first frequency band, by the NB UE, a PRS for a UE, the UE being assigned to use the first frequency band available for the NB UE and a second frequency band unavailable for the NB UE; generating, by the NB UE and based on the NB PRS and the PRS, a reference signal time difference, RSTD, measurement; and transmitting, by the NB UE, the RSTD measurement.
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a toner image forming unit for forming a toner image on a surface of a transfer material, the toner image being an image formed of toner, the toner containing wax; a fixing device for fixing the toner image on the transfer material using a fixing member (26; 27) on which a mold release agent including oil is applied; and a transfer material output section (59, 203) for discharging the transfer material from the image forming apparatus; characterised by a surface processing device upstream of the transfer material output section (59, 203) to receive a transfer material output from the fixing device and to process the fixed surface of the transfer material, on which surface the toner image has been fixed using the fixing member (26; 27) on which the mold release agent including the oil is applied, wherein the surface processing device includes a discharging unit arranged to generate an electric discharge on or near the surface of the transfer material, on which surface the fixed toner image is formed. a toner image forming unit for forming a toner image on a surface of a transfer material, the toner image being an image formed of toner, the toner containing wax; a fixing device for fixing the toner image on the transfer material using a fixing member (26; 27) on which a mold release agent including oil is applied; and a transfer material output section (59, 203) for discharging the transfer material from the image forming apparatus; characterised by a surface processing device upstream of the transfer material output section (59, 203) to receive a transfer material output from the fixing device and to process the fixed surface of the transfer material, on which surface the toner image has been fixed using the fixing member (26; 27) on which the mold release agent including the oil is applied, wherein the surface processing device includes a discharging unit arranged to generate an electric discharge on or near the surface of the transfer material, on which surface the fixed toner image is formed.
A protection system for a DC electrical power network which comprises a converter for connection of a power supply or load to the network, the converter having an output capacitor on the DC side thereof, the protection system being characterised by: a circuit breaker which on activation isolates an electrical fault within the network, and a fault detector including a sensor arranged to measure the voltage drop V CF across the output capacitor and the initial rate of change of current di/dt at the capacitor after the occurrence of a fault; and in that the fault detector is arranged to determine the inductance of a section of the network by evaluating V CF /(di/dt), and the system is configured to activate the circuit breaker when the inductance determined by the fault detector is indicative of a fault. a circuit breaker which on activation isolates an electrical fault within the network, and a fault detector including a sensor arranged to measure the voltage drop V CF across the output capacitor and the initial rate of change of current di/dt at the capacitor after the occurrence of a fault; and in that the fault detector is arranged to determine the inductance of a section of the network by evaluating V CF /(di/dt), and the system is configured to activate the circuit breaker when the inductance determined by the fault detector is indicative of a fault.
A collision detection apparatus for detecting a collision with an object, comprising: a transmission medium comprising a sensor beam; at least one ultrasound transmitter mounted to a respective transmitter point on or embedded in said sensor beam and arranged to transmit an ultrasonic signal through said sensor beam; at least one ultrasound receiver mounted on said sensor beam; identification means to identify at the at least one receiver, an expected signal strength of said signal associated with an absence of collision; and comparison means to compare the expected signal strength with the measured signal strength and to report a collision if the measured signal strength is less than the expected signal strength, wherein the measured signal is attenuated when a collision occurs compared to the expected signal strength due to greater transmission of the ultrasonic signal across the boundary between the sensor beam and the object. a transmission medium comprising a sensor beam; at least one ultrasound transmitter mounted to a respective transmitter point on or embedded in said sensor beam and arranged to transmit an ultrasonic signal through said sensor beam; at least one ultrasound receiver mounted on said sensor beam; identification means to identify at the at least one receiver, an expected signal strength of said signal associated with an absence of collision; and comparison means to compare the expected signal strength with the measured signal strength and to report a collision if the measured signal strength is less than the expected signal strength, wherein the measured signal is attenuated when a collision occurs compared to the expected signal strength due to greater transmission of the ultrasonic signal across the boundary between the sensor beam and the object.
A system for characterizing a gas sample, said system comprising a gas sensor, a controller and a memory, wherein said controller is adapted to identify a sample type of said gas sample, and to modify two or more operating conditions of said gas sensor during a measurement cycle in accordance with a measurement protocol corresponding to said sample type and designating a first said operating condition and specifying an associated progression of settings and designating a second said operating condition and associated progression of settings, said measurement cycle starting with an initial reading from said gas sensor and ending with a final reading from said gas sensor, and comprising a plurality of measurements sufficient for said characterization, and wherein said controller is further adapted to compare the readings received from said gas sensor throughout said measurement cycle with a plurality of target characterizations stored in said memory, each said target characterization being associated with a respective category, and classifying said gas in the category of whichever candidate measured characterizations most closely matches said readings.
One or more non-naturally occurring nucleases and one or more transgenes for use in a method of treating a monogenic disease, the method comprising administering the one or more nucleases and the one or more transgenes to a subject in need thereof to generate a cell that produces a protein that treats the disease, wherein the transgene encoding the protein is inserted into an endogenous albumin locus of the cell using one or more non-naturally occurring nucleases.
A contact lens disinfecting system comprising: a contact lens, peroxide disinfecting solution comprising 0.5 wt.% to 6 wt.% hydrogen peroxide or a chemical precursor of hydrogen peroxide; and a P-metal modulating compound that slows the rate at which the hydrogen peroxide is neutralized wherein the molar concentration of the P-metal modulating compound is less than the molar concentration of the hydrogen peroxide in the disinfecting solution, in combination with a contact lens disinfection apparatus, the disinfection apparatus comprising a container 12 adapted to contain a quantity of the peroxide disinfecting solution, and a cap member 16 that engages the container 12, the cap member 16 including a lens supporting assembly 20 and a catalytic element 30 that includes a P-metal selected from platinum or palladium, which catalyzes the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide in the disinfecting solution with a pseudo first-order, half-life of hydrogen peroxide over the initial sixty minutes of from 12 minutes to 30 minutes. a contact lens, peroxide disinfecting solution comprising 0.5 wt.% to 6 wt.% hydrogen peroxide or a chemical precursor of hydrogen peroxide; and a P-metal modulating compound that slows the rate at which the hydrogen peroxide is neutralized wherein the molar concentration of the P-metal modulating compound is less than the molar concentration of the hydrogen peroxide in the disinfecting solution, in combination with a contact lens disinfection apparatus, the disinfection apparatus comprising a container 12 adapted to contain a quantity of the peroxide disinfecting solution, and a cap member 16 that engages the container 12, the cap member 16 including a lens supporting assembly 20 and a catalytic element 30 that includes a P-metal selected from platinum or palladium, which catalyzes the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide in the disinfecting solution with a pseudo first-order, half-life of hydrogen peroxide over the initial sixty minutes of from 12 minutes to 30 minutes.
Laminated rotor core, in particular for an electric motor, having single sheets (4, 5) arranged one over the other in the laminating direction, said single sheets (4, 5) having a number of recesses formed between radial projections (14, 15), said recesses aligning with one another in the laminated stack and forming receiving pockets for permanent magnets which are open at their periphery, - wherein a first single sheet type has a number of radial supporting projections and a second single sheet type has a corresponding number of radial holding projections having holding tabs which extend in the peripheral direction, - wherein the supporting projections align with the holding projections in the laminated stack and the holding tabs thereof project beyond the respective supporting projection in the peripheral direction, preferably on both sides, - wherein the permanent magnets have indentations which extend in the laminating direction on their narrow sides facing towards the radial projections (14, 15), with which indentations the supporting projections of the first single sheet type and the holding tabs of the second single sheet type engage with positive locking, and - wherein the supporting projections of the first single sheet type form free spaces which extend in the laminating direction, into which free spaces the holding tabs of the holding projections of the second single sheet type enter when permanent magnets are inserted into the recesses. - wherein a first single sheet type has a number of radial supporting projections and a second single sheet type has a corresponding number of radial holding projections having holding tabs which extend in the peripheral direction, - wherein the supporting projections align with the holding projections in the laminated stack and the holding tabs thereof project beyond the respective supporting projection in the peripheral direction, preferably on both sides, - wherein the permanent magnets have indentations which extend in the laminating direction on their narrow sides facing towards the radial projections (14, 15), with which indentations the supporting projections of the first single sheet type and the holding tabs of the second single sheet type engage with positive locking, and - wherein the supporting projections of the first single sheet type form free spaces which extend in the laminating direction, into which free spaces the holding tabs of the holding projections of the second single sheet type enter when permanent magnets are inserted into the recesses.
A process for producing a storable and swellable molded body out of bacterial cellulose, this process comprising the following steps: i) Providing a molded body made of bacterial cellulose; ii) Mechanical pressing of subareas of the molded body to selectively change the swelling capacity at temperatures in the range of 10°C to 100°C and pressing in the range of 0.0005 to 1.5 MPa for 10-200 min.; iii) Treating the pressed molded body with a solution comprising: 20 weight % to 50 weight % glycerol and 50 weight % to 80 weight % of a C1-C3 alcohol/water mixture; and iv) Drying the treated molded body. i) Providing a molded body made of bacterial cellulose; ii) Mechanical pressing of subareas of the molded body to selectively change the swelling capacity at temperatures in the range of 10°C to 100°C and pressing in the range of 0.0005 to 1.5 MPa for 10-200 min.; iii) Treating the pressed molded body with a solution comprising: 20 weight % to 50 weight % glycerol and 50 weight % to 80 weight % of a C1-C3 alcohol/water mixture; and iv) Drying the treated molded body.
Method for operating a gas burner which has a lambda probe, arranged in the exhaust gas flow of the gas burner, for measuring a residual oxygen content in the exhaust gas, wherein the gas burner is operated in a first operating state in normal operation, wherein the residual oxygen content in the exhaust gas is regulated by means of the measured value of the lambda probe, characterized in that the gas burner carries out a fault test of the lambda probe in a second operating state, comprising the steps: determining a present test voltage (h) of a measuring cell of the lambda probe when the power supply of a pump cell of the lambda probe is switched off; comparing the present test voltage (h) with a predefined test setpoint voltage (i) and determining a deviation; and if the deviation exceeds a predefined threshold, carrying out a safety switch-off; or if the deviation does not exceed the predefined threshold, operating the gas burner in the first operating state. wherein the gas burner is operated in a first operating state in normal operation, wherein the residual oxygen content in the exhaust gas is regulated by means of the measured value of the lambda probe, characterized in that the gas burner carries out a fault test of the lambda probe in a second operating state, comprising the steps: determining a present test voltage (h) of a measuring cell of the lambda probe when the power supply of a pump cell of the lambda probe is switched off; comparing the present test voltage (h) with a predefined test setpoint voltage (i) and determining a deviation; and if the deviation exceeds a predefined threshold, carrying out a safety switch-off; or if the deviation does not exceed the predefined threshold, operating the gas burner in the first operating state. determining a present test voltage (h) of a measuring cell of the lambda probe when the power supply of a pump cell of the lambda probe is switched off; comparing the present test voltage (h) with a predefined test setpoint voltage (i) and determining a deviation; and if the deviation exceeds a predefined threshold, carrying out a safety switch-off; or if the deviation does not exceed the predefined threshold, operating the gas burner in the first operating state.