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A control apparatus for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, the control apparatus comprising a controller that corrects a target air fuel ratio for an air-fuel ratio feedback control on the basis of an operation angle of an intake valve of each of the cylinders wherein a number of sensors provided in the internal combustion engine for detecting an air-fuel ratio or an oxygen concentration is smaller than a number of the cylinders of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that the controller: calculates a target air-fuel ratio on the basis of an average air-fuel ratio calculated by adding up air-fuel ratios for each of the cylinders and dividing the sum by the number of the plurality of cylinders, when a variation in the air-fuel ratio among the plurality of cylinders is detected; calculates a relationship between the target air-fuel ratio and the operation angle of the intake valve on the basis of the calculated target air-fuel ratio and the operation angle of the intake valve obtained upon detection of the variation in the air-fuel ratio; corrects the target air-fuel ratio when the operation angle of the intake valve is changed on the basis of the changed operation angle of the intake valve and the calculated relationship between the target air-fuel ratio and the operation angle of the intake valve of the cylinder; and corrects a fuel injection quantity for all of the cylinders uniformly, based on the corrected target air-fuel ratio. calculates a target air-fuel ratio on the basis of an average air-fuel ratio calculated by adding up air-fuel ratios for each of the cylinders and dividing the sum by the number of the plurality of cylinders, when a variation in the air-fuel ratio among the plurality of cylinders is detected; calculates a relationship between the target air-fuel ratio and the operation angle of the intake valve on the basis of the calculated target air-fuel ratio and the operation angle of the intake valve obtained upon detection of the variation in the air-fuel ratio; corrects the target air-fuel ratio when the operation angle of the intake valve is changed on the basis of the changed operation angle of the intake valve and the calculated relationship between the target air-fuel ratio and the operation angle of the intake valve of the cylinder; and corrects a fuel injection quantity for all of the cylinders uniformly, based on the corrected target air-fuel ratio.
Planar antenna (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) for a radar level meter or a microwave barrier, comprising: - at least one planar radiator element, arranged on a substrate, and - a cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) made from a dielectric to cover the planar radiator element, - said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) further comprising a cavity in the region of the at least one planar radiator element, into which the microwaves generated by the planar radiator element are coupled, characterized in that - to enable support against pressure forces acting on said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801), said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) is surface-flush on the substrate at least in the edge region (303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 803) of the cavity, wherein a regular arrangement of planar radiator elements is provided on the substrate, and - the cavities, provided in said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801), are arranged in accordance with the regular arrangement of the radiator elements to form a web-like structure (303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 803) extending between the cavities. - at least one planar radiator element, arranged on a substrate, and - a cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) made from a dielectric to cover the planar radiator element, - said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) further comprising a cavity in the region of the at least one planar radiator element, into which the microwaves generated by the planar radiator element are coupled, characterized in that - to enable support against pressure forces acting on said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801), said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) is surface-flush on the substrate at least in the edge region (303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 803) of the cavity, wherein a regular arrangement of planar radiator elements is provided on the substrate, and - the cavities, provided in said cover plate (301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801), are arranged in accordance with the regular arrangement of the radiator elements to form a web-like structure (303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 803) extending between the cavities.
An implantable prosthetic valve comprising: a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame, the frame having an inlet end and outlet end, the frame comprising a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of gaps between the frame members; an annular fabric skirt positioned adjacent the frame and configured to prevent blood from flowing through gaps in the frame that are covered by the skirt; characterized by an inner tubular layer positioned on the inside of the frame and the skirt; and an outer tubular layer positioned on the outside of the frame and the skirt, the inner and outer tubular layers (84, 86) being bonded to each other at selected areas and forming a covering that encapsulates at least selected portions of the frame and skirt; and one or more flexible valve leaflets sutured to the frame and the skirt. a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame, the frame having an inlet end and outlet end, the frame comprising a plurality of frame members defining a plurality of gaps between the frame members; an annular fabric skirt positioned adjacent the frame and configured to prevent blood from flowing through gaps in the frame that are covered by the skirt; characterized by an inner tubular layer positioned on the inside of the frame and the skirt; and an outer tubular layer positioned on the outside of the frame and the skirt, the inner and outer tubular layers (84, 86) being bonded to each other at selected areas and forming a covering that encapsulates at least selected portions of the frame and skirt; and one or more flexible valve leaflets sutured to the frame and the skirt.
A system comprising: (a) a set of at least three horizontal tread surfaces (TRO, TR1, TR2, TR3); (b) a drive system mechanically linked to said set of tread surfaces and configured to displace at least two of said tread surfaces (TR1, TR2, TR3) vertically so as to adjust a rise height between adjacent of said tread surfaces in such a manner as to form a set of stairs with uniform pitch for a range of different rise heights; (c) a sensor set comprising at least one sensor deployed for measuring a parameter related to physiotherapy performed using said set of stairs; and (d) a computer system comprising at least one processor and a non-volatile data storage medium, said computer system being in communication with said sensor set so as to receive said at least one parameter, wherein said at least one sensor comprises a sensor deployed to measure a parameter indicative of a current rise height between adjacent of said tread surfaces, characterized in that each of the displaceable tread surfaces has an adjacent riser surface so as to form a closed set of stairs at any position within the range of different rise heights, and wherein said at least one sensor comprises a plurality of load cells deployed to measure a load applied to said tread surfaces, and wherein said computer system is configured to process signals from said load cells to determine a time period taken by a patient to move from one of said tread surfaces to another of said tread surfaces. (a) a set of at least three horizontal tread surfaces (TRO, TR1, TR2, TR3); (b) a drive system mechanically linked to said set of tread surfaces and configured to displace at least two of said tread surfaces (TR1, TR2, TR3) vertically so as to adjust a rise height between adjacent of said tread surfaces in such a manner as to form a set of stairs with uniform pitch for a range of different rise heights; (c) a sensor set comprising at least one sensor deployed for measuring a parameter related to physiotherapy performed using said set of stairs; and (d) a computer system comprising at least one processor and a non-volatile data storage medium, said computer system being in communication with said sensor set so as to receive said at least one parameter,
An ultrasonic apparatus, comprising: an ultrasonic wave transmitting element arranged on a first surface side of the ultrasonic apparatus and having a structure in which a single piezoelectric material layer is sandwiched by a plurality of upper electrodes on one side and at least one lower electrode on the other side; and an ultrasonic wave receiving element arranged between a second surface opposite to the first surface side of the ultrasonic apparatus and the ultrasonic wave transmitting element, wherein the ultrasonic wave receiving element has a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) structure, wherein the plurality of electrodes is for independently controlling the ultrasonic wave transmitting element as an array element. an ultrasonic wave transmitting element arranged on a first surface side of the ultrasonic apparatus and having a structure in which a single piezoelectric material layer is sandwiched by a plurality of upper electrodes on one side and at least one lower electrode on the other side; and an ultrasonic wave receiving element arranged between a second surface opposite to the first surface side of the ultrasonic apparatus and the ultrasonic wave transmitting element, wherein the ultrasonic wave receiving element has a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) structure, wherein the plurality of electrodes is for independently controlling the ultrasonic wave transmitting element as an array element.
Semi-finished product made from composite material, comprising a thermoplastic or thermosetting matrix and reinforcement fillers, at least one electromagnetic shielding film positioned in the thickness of the semi-finished product, the electromagnetic shielding film comprising holes, characterised in that the semi-finished product comprises several strips (BAND) of electromagnetic shielding films, the strips having a non-zero overlap, the electromagnetic shielding film not being flat.
A container including a retractable spout, and a seal for the retractable spout of the container, the container including a lid assembly having a cover with a first aperture extending therethrough and an internal frame having a second aperture extending therethrough, the first and second apertures (54, 50) coaxially aligning to thereby delineate an opening in the container, and an abutment surface comprising a platform that is spaced apart from said opening, characterized in tha the seal comprises: a flexible generally elongate tubular body; and a first annular end being fixedly connected to said internal frame adjacent the opening in said container through which said retractable spout is configured to move, to thereby inhibit movement of a flowable substance out between an outer surface of said tubular body and an edge of said opening; wherein an intermediate portion of the tubular body is configured to move inwardly of the first annular end, such that the intermediate portion is inverted or folded over itself as the spout is moved from a retracted position into an extended position; wherein the seal comprises: an opposite second annular end frictionally engaged with and extending downwardly from a lower end of said retractable spout, whereby when the retractable spout is in the retracted position the second annular end of the seal bears against said abutment surface of the container to thereby inhibit movement of said flowable substance out through said retractable spout. a flexible generally elongate tubular body; and a first annular end being fixedly connected to said internal frame adjacent the opening in said container through which said retractable spout is configured to move, to thereby inhibit movement of a flowable substance out between an outer surface of said tubular body and an edge of said opening; wherein an intermediate portion of the tubular body is configured to move inwardly of the first annular end, such that the intermediate portion is inverted or folded over itself as the spout is moved from a retracted position into an extended position; wherein the seal comprises: an opposite second annular end frictionally engaged with and extending downwardly from a lower end of said retractable spout, whereby when the retractable spout is in the retracted position the second annular end of the seal bears against said abutment surface of the container to thereby inhibit movement of said flowable substance out through said retractable spout.
Method for controlling a robot, which is embodied to be operable in a work mode in which part of the robot is moved at a speed in which there is a risk of injury to a person if the person collides with the part, wherein the work mode is deactivated if a safeguarding apparatus identifies that the person enters an action range of the movable part, comprising the following steps: - establishing a position and body posture of the person by a sensor unit of the safeguarding apparatus while the person is situated outside of the action range of the part, - establishing an action range of the person by a prediction unit of the safeguarding apparatus, said action range being defined by locations which are expected to be reachable within a predetermined time interval by the person from the established body posture, - checking whether the action range of the person and the action range of the movable part intersect by means of a collision monitoring unit of the safeguarding apparatus and, if necessary, switching the robot from the work mode into a safety mode, in which the speed of the part is reduced and/or the part is guided past the person in order to avoid injury to the person. - establishing a position and body posture of the person by a sensor unit of the safeguarding apparatus while the person is situated outside of the action range of the part, - establishing an action range of the person by a prediction unit of the safeguarding apparatus, said action range being defined by locations which are expected to be reachable within a predetermined time interval by the person from the established body posture, - checking whether the action range of the person and the action range of the movable part intersect by means of a collision monitoring unit of the safeguarding apparatus and, if necessary, switching the robot from the work mode into a safety mode, in which the speed of the part is reduced and/or the part is guided past the person in order to avoid injury to the person.
A rotary encoder comprising: a scale portion in which a first slit array having slits, the number of which is S1, and a second slit array having slits, the number of which is S2, are formed concentrically with respect to a center point; a sensor unit portion (302, 304) including a first sensor (311, 313) that detects a signal from the first slit array in a first read region (211,215) and a second sensor (312, 314) that detects a signal from the second slit array in a second read region (212,216); wherein the sensor unit portion (302, 304) is configured so that light that is irradiated from light source means is received by the first sensor (311, 313) and the second sensor (312, 314); and a signal processing circuit configured to process the signal detected by the sensor unit portion, and configured to calculate a Vernier periodic signal θΔ, wherein θΔ is a first differential signal, characterized by that the following expression is met, R 1 min / R 2 max ≤ S 1 / S 2 ≤ R 1 max / R 2 min where R1 max and R1 min are respectively the maximum value and the minimum value of a distance from the center point in the first read region and R2 max and R2 min are respectively the maximum value and the minimum value of a distance from the center point in the second read region. a scale portion in which a first slit array having slits, the number of which is S1, and a second slit array having slits, the number of which is S2, are formed concentrically with respect to a center point; a sensor unit portion (302, 304) including a first sensor (311, 313) that detects a signal from the first slit array in a first read region (211,215) and a second sensor (312, 314) that detects a signal from the second slit array in a second read region (212,216); wherein the sensor unit portion (302, 304) is configured so that light that is irradiated from light source means is received by the first sensor (311, 313) and the second sensor (312, 314); and a signal processing circuit configured to process the signal detected by the sensor unit portion, and configured to calculate a Vernier periodic signal θΔ, wherein θΔ is a first differential signal, characterized by that the following expression is met, R 1 min / R 2 max ≤ S 1 / S 2 ≤ R 1 max / R 2 min where R1 max and R1 min are respectively the maximum value and the minimum value of a distance from the center point in the first read region and R2 max and R2 min are respectively the maximum value and the minimum value of a distance from the center point in the second read region.
A friction stir welding apparatus comprising: a welding tool that has a protrusion portion which is adapted to be press-fitted into members to be welded while rotating and a pressing portion which is adapted to press a surface of the members to be welded while rotating the protrusion portion and cause a plastic flow phenomenon to be generated in a vicinity region where the protrusion portion and the pressing portion are in contact with the members to be welded; a tool rotation driving device that is adapted to rotate the welding tool; a tool movement driving device that is adapted to move the welding tool along a preset welding line on the members to be welded; characterized by a plurality of temperature sensors that are provided at inner positions of the protrusion portion having different depths from the surface of the members to be welded, respectively, when the protrusion portion of the welding tool is press-fitted into the members to be welded; and a control device that is adapted to acquire the tool temperature which is a temperature in the protrusion portion of the welding tool based on the temperature detected by the plurality of temperature sensors and control at least one of a rotation speed of the welding tool driven by the tool rotation driving device and a movement speed of the welding tool driven by the tool movement driving device so that the tool temperature converges into a predetermined management temperature range. a welding tool that has a protrusion portion which is adapted to be press-fitted into members to be welded while rotating and a pressing portion which is adapted to press a surface of the members to be welded while rotating the protrusion portion and cause a plastic flow phenomenon to be generated in a vicinity region where the protrusion portion and the pressing portion are in contact with the members to be welded; a tool rotation driving device that is adapted to rotate the welding tool; a tool movement driving device that is adapted to move the welding tool along a preset welding line on the members to be welded; characterized by a plurality of temperature sensors that are provided at inner positions of the protrusion portion having different depths from the surface of the members to be welded, respectively, when the protrusion portion of the welding tool is press-fitted into the members to be welded; and a control device that is adapted to acquire the tool temperature which is a temperature in the protrusion portion of the welding tool based on the temperature detected by the plurality of temperature sensors and control at least one of a rotation speed of the welding tool driven by the tool rotation driving device and a movement speed of the welding tool driven by the tool movement driving device so that the tool temperature converges into a predetermined management temperature range.
A method of testing an application, comprising: establishing, from a host device, a peer-to-peer connection with a viewer device in a communications network; transmitting, from the host device, application project resources to the viewer device to enable testing of the application at the viewer device; and receiving, at the host device, data relating to the testing of the application, wherein the host device utilises a signalling server to establish the peer-to-peer connection, and wherein establishing the peer-to-peer connection comprises: the host device obtaining an identifier from the signalling server; communicating the identifier to the viewer device; establishing the peer-to-peer connection between the host device and the viewer device in response to the host device receiving confirmation from the signalling server that the viewer device has received the identifier. establishing, from a host device, a peer-to-peer connection with a viewer device in a communications network; transmitting, from the host device, application project resources to the viewer device to enable testing of the application at the viewer device; and receiving, at the host device, data relating to the testing of the application, wherein the host device utilises a signalling server to establish the peer-to-peer connection, and wherein establishing the peer-to-peer connection comprises: the host device obtaining an identifier from the signalling server; communicating the identifier to the viewer device; establishing the peer-to-peer connection between the host device and the viewer device in response to the host device receiving confirmation from the signalling server that the viewer device has received the identifier. the host device obtaining an identifier from the signalling server; communicating the identifier to the viewer device; establishing the peer-to-peer connection between the host device and the viewer device in response to the host device receiving confirmation from the signalling server that the viewer device has received the identifier.
A manufacturing method of a crystal of 3',5'-cyclic diguanylic acid wherein the crystal is a free acid containing no metal salt comprising a step of adding acid to an aqueous solution of 3',5'-cyclic diguanylic acid so as to lower pH to 1 to 3, wherein characteristic peaks are observed around 8.1, 8.3, 10.8, 11.8, 16.9, 19.1, 19.5, 22.4, 25.0, 26.7, 27.0 and 27.7 (°) in diffraction angle (2θ) in X-ray powder analysis.