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Method for synchronisation of a system model used to simulate a real industrial system with a real system and for operating the industrial system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) a system model is provided, comprising at least one device model that simulates or can simulate the operation of a real device of the system, wherein, using one or more mathematical functions, the at least one device model is designed to calculate simulated output values, which represent real output values of the at least one real device, and/or simulated state values, which represent real state values of the system, from simulated input values which represent real input values for the at least one real device, and wherein the at least one device model is extended to include one or more mathematical functions that are the inverse of said mathematical function(s), b) at least one real output and/or state value originating from the operation of the real system is provided, c) the at least one real output and/or state value is fed to the extended device model, d) using the one or more inverse mathematical functions, at least one input value is calculated back from the at least one real output and/or state value, e) the at least one back-calculated input value and/or at least one value derived therefrom is used to synchronise the system model with the real system, and f) the industrial system is operated by taking into account the synchronised system model. a) a system model is provided, comprising at least one device model that simulates or can simulate the operation of a real device of the system, wherein, using one or more mathematical functions, the at least one device model is designed to calculate simulated output values, which represent real output values of the at least one real device, and/or simulated state values, which represent real state values of the system, from simulated input values which represent real input values for the at least one real device, and wherein the at least one device model is extended to include one or more mathematical functions that are the inverse of said mathematical function(s), b) at least one real output and/or state value originating from the operation of the real system is provided, c) the at least one real output and/or state value is fed to the extended device model, d) using the one or more inverse mathematical functions, at least one input value is calculated back from the at least one real output and/or state value, e) the at least one back-calculated input value and/or at least one value derived therefrom is used to synchronise the system model with the real system, and f) the industrial system is operated by taking into account the synchronised system model.
A method for scaling an image taken at an optimal exposure time to a selected exposure time, comprising, determining a dark pixel intensity of an imaging device, wherein dark pixel intensity is pixel intensity under conditions of no light and zero exposure time; acquiring a first image at an optimal exposure time; and adjusting a pixel intensity of one or more pixels in the first image, based at least in part on the dark pixel intensity, for a second exposure time that is different from the optimal exposure time.
Process for producing a permanent magnet, which comprises the steps: (a) providing a powder of a magnetic material having an average particle diameter of not more than 3 μm, (b) coating of the powder particles with a coating of a diamagnetic or paramagnetic coating material, (c) pressing of the coated particles to give a pressed body, (d) sintering of the coating material at a temperature which is less than a temperature suitable for sintering the magnetic material, with conversion of the coating material into a matrix of a diamagnetic or paramagnetic material in which the particles of the magnetic material are embedded, where the matrix material is a glass, a glass-ceramic, a ceramic or a metallic glass and the glass or the glass-ceramic is based on SiO 2 and other metal oxides comprising Al 2 O 3, Na 2 O, K 2 O, MgO, CaO, B 2 O 3, TiO 2, PbO and/or P 2 O 5; the ceramic comprises mineral silicate materials, oxidic ceramics and nonoxidic materials; and the metallic glass comprises an amorphous metal alloy, and (e) magnetizing the magnetic material in an external magnetic field, where the steps (c), (d) and (e) are carried out in succession in any order or simultaneously in any combinations. (a) providing a powder of a magnetic material having an average particle diameter of not more than 3 μm, (b) coating of the powder particles with a coating of a diamagnetic or paramagnetic coating material, (c) pressing of the coated particles to give a pressed body, (d) sintering of the coating material at a temperature which is less than a temperature suitable for sintering the magnetic material, with conversion of the coating material into a matrix of a diamagnetic or paramagnetic material in which the particles of the magnetic material are embedded, where the matrix material is a glass, a glass-ceramic, a ceramic or a metallic glass and the glass or the glass-ceramic is based on SiO 2 and other metal oxides comprising Al 2 O 3, Na 2 O, K 2 O, MgO, CaO, B 2 O 3, TiO 2, PbO and/or P 2 O 5; the ceramic comprises mineral silicate materials, oxidic ceramics and nonoxidic materials; and the metallic glass comprises an amorphous metal alloy, and (e) magnetizing the magnetic material in an external magnetic field,
A method comprising: extracting a set of enrollment feature points from an enrollment biometric measurement of an enrollment user; randomly selecting multiple enrollment code words from an error correction code; determining obfuscated enrollment feature point data describing an obfuscated version of each enrollment feature point of the set of enrollment feature points that is obfuscated using a corresponding enrollment code word of the multiple enrollment code words so that the set of enrollment feature points cannot be determined from the obfuscated enrollment feature point data without the multiple enrollment code words; determining obfuscated enrollment code word data describing an obfuscated version of the multiple enrollment code words that is obfuscated using a random enrollment polynomial so that the multiple enrollment code words cannot be determined from the obfuscated enrollment code word data without the random enrollment polynomial; determining an enrollment biometric template including the obfuscated enrollment feature point data and the obfuscated enrollment code word data; and determining, using a processor-based computing device programmed to do the determining, enrollment data that keeps the multiple enrollment code words and the random enrollment polynomial secret, the enrollment data including the enrollment biometric template. extracting a set of enrollment feature points from an enrollment biometric measurement of an enrollment user; randomly selecting multiple enrollment code words from an error correction code; determining obfuscated enrollment feature point data describing an obfuscated version of each enrollment feature point of the set of enrollment feature points that is obfuscated using a corresponding enrollment code word of the multiple enrollment code words so that the set of enrollment feature points cannot be determined from the obfuscated enrollment feature point data without the multiple enrollment code words; determining obfuscated enrollment code word data describing an obfuscated version of the multiple enrollment code words that is obfuscated using a random enrollment polynomial so that the multiple enrollment code words cannot be determined from the obfuscated enrollment code word data without the random enrollment polynomial; determining an enrollment biometric template including the obfuscated enrollment feature point data and the obfuscated enrollment code word data; and determining, using a processor-based computing device programmed to do the determining, enrollment data that keeps the multiple enrollment code words and the random enrollment polynomial secret, the enrollment data including the enrollment biometric template.
A roll shuttle for transporting rolls in a rack system, comprising: a chassis having wheels mounted thereon in order to move the roll shuttle along travel rails, which are laid in a storage plane of the rack system; a running slide, which is mounted on the chassis so as to be movable relative to the direction of travel of the roll shuttle along a direction, which deviates from the direction of travel of the roll shuttle by a predetermined angle greater than zero; a load mandrel for transporting at least one roll to be stored, which is pivotably fastened to the running slide in a plane substantially in parallel to the storage plane of the rack system; characterised in that the load mandrel is equipped with a chain conveyor in order to position rolls to be stored along the load mandrel. a chassis having wheels mounted thereon in order to move the roll shuttle along travel rails, which are laid in a storage plane of the rack system; a running slide, which is mounted on the chassis so as to be movable relative to the direction of travel of the roll shuttle along a direction, which deviates from the direction of travel of the roll shuttle by a predetermined angle greater than zero; a load mandrel for transporting at least one roll to be stored, which is pivotably fastened to the running slide in a plane substantially in parallel to the storage plane of the rack system; characterised in that the load mandrel is equipped with a chain conveyor in order to position rolls to be stored along the load mandrel.
A device for treating areas of human or animal skin or mucous membrane by means of a cold atmospheric pressure plasma by generating a dielectric barrier surface discharge, the device being designed as a supple cuff for tissue repair, comprising at least one flexible insulating material, a planar flexible high-voltage electrode, a flexible dielectric, a planar flexible earthed electrode and a gas supply, the flexible high-voltage electrode being embedded between the insulating material and the insulating elastomer used as the dielectric, and the earthed electrode being attached to the elastomer surface that faces the surface to be treated, characterized in that the supple cuff is designed to cover an area to be treated such that the area is protected from desiccation.
A method for purifying a difluorophosphate, comprising bringing hydrogen fluoride into contact with a difluorophosphate containing an impurity and subsequently heating and drying the difluorophosphate, or bringing the hydrogen fluoride into contact with the difluorophosphate containing the impurity while heating and drying the difluorophosphate containing the impurity, thereby removing the impurity.
A polarization multiplexing optical transmitter comprising: frequency dividing means configured to perform frequency dividing on a clock signal having a Baud rate; phase modulation means configured to perform phase modulation on a light signal, received from a signal source, in accordance with the clock signal having undergone the frequency dividing; branching means configured to branch the phase-modulated light into two light signals; delay means (10; 11) configured to delay one branched light signal relative to the other branched light signal to generate light signals having phases inverted relative to each other; phase-shift keying means (3, 4) configured to perform data modulation on the respective generated light signals to generate phase-shift keying light modulated signals; and polarization multiplexing means configured to synthesize the generated phase-shift keying light modulated signals with orthogonal polarizations to generate a polarization multiplexed signal. frequency dividing means configured to perform frequency dividing on a clock signal having a Baud rate; phase modulation means configured to perform phase modulation on a light signal, received from a signal source, in accordance with the clock signal having undergone the frequency dividing; branching means configured to branch the phase-modulated light into two light signals; delay means (10; 11) configured to delay one branched light signal relative to the other branched light signal to generate light signals having phases inverted relative to each other; phase-shift keying means (3, 4) configured to perform data modulation on the respective generated light signals to generate phase-shift keying light modulated signals; and polarization multiplexing means configured to synthesize the generated phase-shift keying light modulated signals with orthogonal polarizations to generate a polarization multiplexed signal.
An optical fiber cable comprising: a core including a plurality of optical fibers, and a wrapping tube which wraps the plurality of optical fibers; an outer filling that is disposed outside the core; and a sheath that covers the core and the outer filling, wherein the plurality of optical fibers are twisted together, and grooves between adjacent optical fibers are formed on an outer periphery of a bundle of the plurality of optical fibers, characterized by an inner filling being a water absorbing yarn provided inside the wrapping tube and disposed to cross the grooves. a core including a plurality of optical fibers, and a wrapping tube which wraps the plurality of optical fibers; an outer filling that is disposed outside the core; and a sheath that covers the core and the outer filling, wherein the plurality of optical fibers are twisted together, and grooves between adjacent optical fibers are formed on an outer periphery of a bundle of the plurality of optical fibers, characterized by an inner filling being a water absorbing yarn provided inside the wrapping tube and disposed to cross the grooves.
A molded or extruded thermoplastic article comprising a melt-blended polyamide composition comprising (a) a polyamide resin having a melting point and/or glass transition; (b) 0.1 to 15 weight percent of one or more polyhydric alcohols having more than two hydroxyl groups and having a number average molecular weight (M n) of less than 2000 as determined for polymeric materials with gel premeation chromatography, wherein said polyhydric alcohols are selected from aliphatic hydroxylic compounds containing more than two hydroxyl groups, aliphatic-cycloaliphatic compounds containing more than two hydroxyl groups, cycloaliphatic compounds containing more than two hydroxyl groups, and saccharides; (c) 0.1 to 3 weight percent of one or more co-stabilizer(s) having a 10% weight loss temperature, as determined by thermogravimetric analysis, of greater than 30 °C below said melting point of said polyamide resin if said melting point is present, or at least 250 °C if said melting point is not present; selected from the group consisting of secondary aryl amines and hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS), and mixtures thereof; (d) 10 to 60 weight percent of one or more reinforcement agents; and (e) 0 to 50 weight percent of a polymeric toughener comprising a reactive functional group and/or a metal salt of a carboxylic acid; wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the polyamide composition; and wherein 4 mm test bars prepared from said polyamide composition, exposed at a test temperature at 170 °C for a test period of 500 hours, in an atmosphere of air, and tested according to ISO 527-2/1A, have a retention of tensile strength, on average, of at least 50 percent, as compared with that of an unexposed control of identical composition and shape. (a) a polyamide resin having a melting point and/or glass transition; (b) 0.1 to 15 weight percent of one or more polyhydric alcohols having more than two hydroxyl groups and having a number average molecular weight (M n) of less than 2000 as determined for polymeric materials with gel premeation chromatography, wherein said polyhydric alcohols are selected from aliphatic hydroxylic compounds containing more than two hydroxyl groups, aliphatic-cycloaliphatic compounds containing more than two hydroxyl groups, cycloaliphatic compounds containing more than two hydroxyl groups, and saccharides; (c) 0.1 to 3 weight percent of one or more co-stabilizer(s) having a 10% weight loss temperature, as determined by thermogravimetric analysis, of greater than 30 °C below said melting point of said polyamide resin if said melting point is present, or at least 250 °C if said melting point is not present; selected from the group consisting of secondary aryl amines and hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS), and mixtures thereof; (d) 10 to 60 weight percent of one or more reinforcement agents; and (e) 0 to 50 weight percent of a polymeric toughener comprising a reactive functional group and/or a metal salt of a carboxylic acid;
An apparatus for positioning tissue to a confocal imaging system comprising: a first member and a second member spaced apart and opposing said first member; attaching means coupled to said first member for attaching said apparatus to a confocal imaging system; a third member coupled to said second member having a second surface opposing said first surface of said attaching means; wherein the apparatus further comprises: means including said first and second members (12, 14) for clamping the tissue between said first and second surfaces (29, 41), wherein said means for clamping the tissue comprises means for adjusting a spacing between said first and second surfaces (29, 41) to force said first and second surfaces (29, 41) against the surfaces of said tissue, thereby clamping said tissue between said first and second surfaces (29, 41) without damaging said tissue; and characterized in that said attaching means comprises a receptacle which is attachable to said confocal imaging system and has a first surface facing said tissue. a first member and a second member spaced apart and opposing said first member; attaching means coupled to said first member for attaching said apparatus to a confocal imaging system; a third member coupled to said second member having a second surface opposing said first surface of said attaching means; wherein the apparatus further comprises: means including said first and second members (12, 14) for clamping the tissue between said first and second surfaces (29, 41), wherein said means for clamping the tissue comprises means for adjusting a spacing between said first and second surfaces (29, 41) to force said first and second surfaces (29, 41) against the surfaces of said tissue, thereby clamping said tissue between said first and second surfaces (29, 41) without damaging said tissue; and characterized in that said attaching means comprises a receptacle which is attachable to said confocal imaging system and has a first surface facing said tissue. means including said first and second members (12, 14) for clamping the tissue between said first and second surfaces (29, 41), wherein said means for clamping the tissue comprises means for adjusting a spacing between said first and second surfaces (29, 41) to force said first and second surfaces (29, 41) against the surfaces of said tissue, thereby clamping said tissue between said first and second surfaces (29, 41) without damaging said tissue; and characterized in that said attaching means comprises a receptacle which is attachable to said confocal imaging system and has a first surface facing said tissue.
A heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device, comprising: a heating element supported within a housing and extending along the length of the housing; an air flow path arranged to transport air over the heating element; and a liquid supply configured to supply liquid to the heating element, wherein the heating element comprises a woven sheet of electrically conductive fibres, wherein the fibres are arranged with a regular orientation to form a woven mesh that transports liquid by capillary action, in use, wherein the woven sheet comprises: a first array of electrically conductive fibres extending in a first direction, and characterised in that a thickness of the mesh in a central region is greater than the thickness of the mesh in a peripheral region. a heating element supported within a housing and extending along the length of the housing; an air flow path arranged to transport air over the heating element; and a liquid supply configured to supply liquid to the heating element, wherein the heating element comprises a woven sheet of electrically conductive fibres, wherein the fibres are arranged with a regular orientation to form a woven mesh that transports liquid by capillary action, in use, wherein the woven sheet comprises: a first array of electrically conductive fibres extending in a first direction, and characterised in that a thickness of the mesh in a central region is greater than the thickness of the mesh in a peripheral region.
A method for the diagnosis of a tuberculosis infection caused by Mycobacteria belonging to the Mycobacteria tuberculosis complex group in an animal including a human being, which comprises in vitro-detection of cell-mediated immune response to OmpAtb and/or antibodies against OmpAtb in a sample taken from that animal, wherein the sample is contacted with a test reagent including an antigen having the antigenicity of OmpAtb and wherein the antigen is OmpAtb.
A clothes dryer comprising: a drying chamber that accommodates clothes; a loading port through which the clothes are loaded into and removed from the drying chamber; a door that closes the loading port; and a lint filter that is detachably attached to the door, wherein the door includes an accommodating unit that is disposed opposed to the loading port and that accommodates the lint filter, the lint filter includes a filter unit that catches lint, and a frame that holds the filter unit, and the door closes the loading port in a state where an upper end of the accommodating unit of the door and an upper end of the frame are substantially in alignment with each other, characterized in that the lint filter further includes a lock unit that is adapted to lock the lint filter to the door, and the lint filter is accommodated within the accommodating unit when the lock unit is in an unlocked state, wherein the lock unit is configured to prevent the closure of the door when the lint filter is not properly accommodated in the accommodating unit. a drying chamber that accommodates clothes; a loading port through which the clothes are loaded into and removed from the drying chamber; a door that closes the loading port; and a lint filter that is detachably attached to the door, wherein the door includes an accommodating unit that is disposed opposed to the loading port and that accommodates the lint filter, the lint filter includes a filter unit that catches lint, and a frame that holds the filter unit, and the door closes the loading port in a state where an upper end of the accommodating unit of the door and an upper end of the frame are substantially in alignment with each other, characterized in that the lint filter further includes a lock unit that is adapted to lock the lint filter to the door, and the lint filter is accommodated within the accommodating unit when the lock unit is in an unlocked state, wherein the lock unit is configured to prevent the closure of the door when the lint filter is not properly accommodated in the accommodating unit.