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A method of diagnosing faults within an engine system, the engine system comprising a plurality of cylinders, the method comprising: monitoring the output signal of one or more in-cylinder pressure sensors within the engine system, each of the one or more in-cylinder pressure sensors being associated with a cylinder within the engine system; determining a pressure related parameter for a given cylinder having an associated in-cylinder pressure sensor; and diagnosing the presence of faults within the engine system on the basis of the pressure related parameter wherein the pressure related parameter is the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and characterised in that the diagnosing step (116, 118) comprises comparing determined IMEP values to IMEP values calculated from an engine model, the diagnosing step being arranged to diagnose an over-fuelling condition on the given cylinder if the difference between determined and calculated IMEP values is above a threshold value and if the determined IMEP value is greater than the calculated IMEP value. monitoring the output signal of one or more in-cylinder pressure sensors within the engine system, each of the one or more in-cylinder pressure sensors being associated with a cylinder within the engine system; determining a pressure related parameter for a given cylinder having an associated in-cylinder pressure sensor; and diagnosing the presence of faults within the engine system on the basis of the pressure related parameter wherein the pressure related parameter is the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and characterised in that the diagnosing step (116, 118) comprises comparing determined IMEP values to IMEP values calculated from an engine model, the diagnosing step being arranged to diagnose an over-fuelling condition on the given cylinder if the difference between determined and calculated IMEP values is above a threshold value and if the determined IMEP value is greater than the calculated IMEP value.
A tampon for feminine hygiene having a longitudinal body, whereby said tampon comprises compressed absorbent fibrous material and has an outer circumferential surface which is provided with longitudinal grooves that are separated from each other by longitudinal ribs, characterised in that the number of longitudinal ribs is at least four; that the tampon further comprises a plurality of discrete indentations arranged in the longitudinal direction along a longitudinal rib and flanked by two longitudinal grooves; that at least one indentation is in spatial isolation from one or both flanking longitudinal grooves; and in that at least one indentation has the shape essentially of a chevron (v-shaped), undulating, star, cross, diamond, triangle, pentagon, sexagon, septagon, octagon, nonagon, or decagon.
A machine for coffee or other infusions in boiling water, comprising: a heater, comprising a tube predisposed for being heated for the purpose of increasing the temperature of a flow of water, continuous or discontinuous, between an inlet and an outlet; heating means predisposed for utilising an electric current for the purpose of heating the tube; at least one temperature sensor structured in such a manner as to be substantially at the same temperature as the tube and to vary in resistance based on its own temperature; a controller, predisposed for commanding the delivery of an electric heating current to the heating means and delivery of an electric measuring current to the temperature sensor; a processing block, predisposed for measuring the voltage present at the terminals of the temperature sensor, when the electric measuring current is passing through it, and for comparing the measured voltage with a known reference voltage, generating an error signal; the controller being predisposed for commanding the delivery of an electric current to the heating means, said electric current being proportional to the error signal received; wherein the heating means comprises the tube, which is predisposed for having an electric current pass therein between two ends thereof. a heater, comprising a tube predisposed for being heated for the purpose of increasing the temperature of a flow of water, continuous or discontinuous, between an inlet and an outlet; heating means predisposed for utilising an electric current for the purpose of heating the tube; at least one temperature sensor structured in such a manner as to be substantially at the same temperature as the tube and to vary in resistance based on its own temperature; a controller, predisposed for commanding the delivery of an electric heating current to the heating means and delivery of an electric measuring current to the temperature sensor; a processing block, predisposed for measuring the voltage present at the terminals of the temperature sensor, when the electric measuring current is passing through it, and for comparing the measured voltage with a known reference voltage, generating an error signal; the controller being predisposed for commanding the delivery of an electric current to the heating means, said electric current being proportional to the error signal received; wherein the heating means comprises the tube, which is predisposed for having an electric current pass therein between two ends thereof.
A method for updating a target tracking window size, the method comprising the steps of, - receiving an image including at least one target object, - determining a target window which encapsulates the whole target with minimum size, - finding the target center on the target window, - creating a predetermined number of different sized windows according to the target window, on a new image, by changing the target window's size by a predetermined numbers of pixels, - calculating pixel standard deviations of the target window and all different sized windows, - comparing all calculated standard deviation values -including the target window standard deviation- with each other, - setting the window which has the greatest pixel standard deviation value, as target window of the new image. - receiving an image including at least one target object, - determining a target window which encapsulates the whole target with minimum size, - finding the target center on the target window, - creating a predetermined number of different sized windows according to the target window, on a new image, by changing the target window's size by a predetermined numbers of pixels, - calculating pixel standard deviations of the target window and all different sized windows, - comparing all calculated standard deviation values -including the target window standard deviation- with each other, - setting the window which has the greatest pixel standard deviation value, as target window of the new image.
A split-crank pedaling device, comprising: first and second crank assemblies (20A, 20B), each crank assembly (20A, 20B) comprising a pedal connected to a shaft by an arm; a first motor operably connected to the first crank assembly; a first shaft sensor arranged relative to the first crank assembly or the first motor to produce an indication of a position of the shaft of the first crank assembly; a second motor operably connected to the second crank assembly; a second shaft sensor arranged relative to the second crank assembly or the second motor to produce an indication of a position of the shaft of the second crank assembly; and a controller communicatively connected to the first and second motors and the first and second shaft sensors, the controller being configured to receive the data from the first and second shaft sensors, calculate a phase error between the positions of the first and second shafts and a predetermined phase relationship between the first and second shafts, and operate at least one of the first motor or the second motor to provide a supplemental torque to one of the first crank assembly and the second crank assembly. first and second crank assemblies (20A, 20B), each crank assembly (20A, 20B) comprising a pedal connected to a shaft by an arm; a first motor operably connected to the first crank assembly; a first shaft sensor arranged relative to the first crank assembly or the first motor to produce an indication of a position of the shaft of the first crank assembly; a second motor operably connected to the second crank assembly; a second shaft sensor arranged relative to the second crank assembly or the second motor to produce an indication of a position of the shaft of the second crank assembly; and a controller communicatively connected to the first and second motors and the first and second shaft sensors, the controller being configured to receive the data from the first and second shaft sensors, calculate a phase error between the positions of the first and second shafts and a predetermined phase relationship between the first and second shafts, and operate at least one of the first motor or the second motor to provide a supplemental torque to one of the first crank assembly and the second crank assembly.
Preform for a container intended for containing products therein that are sensitive to radiation, consisting of at least one base layer made of a primary plastic base material, with a certain amount of additives incorporated in it, wherein said preform (10, 20) is opaque over virtually the whole extent thereof, wherein a relatively low percentage of plastic additives is incorporated to generate said opaque appearance, so as to protect the inner space thereof which is delimitated by it against external radiation (ν 1, ν 2) under normal pressure conditions, wherein said primary plastic material is transparent, wherein said primary plastic material is polyethylene terephthalate, wherein it is composed of a mixture of PET base material with thermoplastic polymeric additives in a ratio of 1 to 20% additives, characterised in that said ratio is 1-10 wt-%, in that the additives are made of polypropylene or polyethylene, in that the preform has a multilayer structure composed of a base layer, which is composed of a primary plastic material and wherein a light barrier layer is incorporated, which is composed of a secondary plastic material, through which virtually all the transmitted light is blocked, and in that it has a certain amount of fragmented metal in said mixture, the metal being in powder in said mixture and the said amount being up to approximately 2%.
Rack system for a commercial vehicle, comprising at least one guide rail fixable to at least one vehicle structure of the commercial vehicle within a rear storage compartment of the commercial vehicle, wherein at least two racks slidingly supported by the guide rail back and forth in a lateral direction of the commercial vehicle and arranged in series to each other with respect to the guide rail characterized by at least one electrically controllable actuator for slidingly moving said rack along the guide rail, at least one sensor unit for detecting a current lateral inclination state of the commercial vehicle, and at least one electronic control unit suitable to control the actuator according to the current lateral inclination state of the commercial vehicle, so that the lateral inclination of the commercial vehicle becomes minimal or zero.
A machine tool for machining a workpiece by performing relative rotation of a tool and the workpiece, characterized by: a trough provided in a bed and configured to collect swarf; a moving body which is located above the trough, moves on the bed in the longitudinal direction of the trough, is composed of a first beam member, a second beam member, and a connecting member configured to connect the beam members, and is formed with a cavity which opens from above toward the trough side; a first guide which is arranged on the bed in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trough to guide the moving body in the longitudinal direction of the trough; a second guide which is arranged on the bed in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trough and opposed to the first guide with respect to the trough, to guide the moving body in the longitudinal direction of the trough; and a cradle including a workpiece table, the cradle being supported at both ends by the first beam member and the second beam member so as to be rotatable inside the cavity of the moving body through a rotating shaft which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trough. a trough provided in a bed and configured to collect swarf; a moving body which is located above the trough, moves on the bed in the longitudinal direction of the trough, is composed of a first beam member, a second beam member, and a connecting member configured to connect the beam members, and is formed with a cavity which opens from above toward the trough side; a first guide which is arranged on the bed in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trough to guide the moving body in the longitudinal direction of the trough; a second guide which is arranged on the bed in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trough and opposed to the first guide with respect to the trough, to guide the moving body in the longitudinal direction of the trough; and a cradle including a workpiece table, the cradle being supported at both ends by the first beam member and the second beam member so as to be rotatable inside the cavity of the moving body through a rotating shaft which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trough.
A printing apparatus comprising: a frame; a receiving mechanism supported by said frame operable to hold a body of a printhead assembly fixed with respect to said frame; a stage spaced apart from said receiving mechanism and operable to hold a substrate; an alignment assembly operable to align a printhead of the printhead assembly relative to said frame; a clamping mechanism that selectively locks said printhead in place relative to said frame, characterized in that said clamping mechanism includes a magnetic element. a frame; a receiving mechanism supported by said frame operable to hold a body of a printhead assembly fixed with respect to said frame; a stage spaced apart from said receiving mechanism and operable to hold a substrate; an alignment assembly operable to align a printhead of the printhead assembly relative to said frame; a clamping mechanism that selectively locks said printhead in place relative to said frame, characterized in that said clamping mechanism includes a magnetic element.
Method to inspect a blade of a wind-turbine, - where at least parts of the blade are inspected by a computer-tomography-method using radiation, - where the radiation is directed through the blade for the inspection, - where a transmitter (A S,B S) sends the radiation through the blade, - where a receiver (A R,B R) receives the sent radiation after its passing through the blade, - where the position of the transmitter, of the receiver and/or of the blade is changed in relation to each other, to perform the inspection of the blade, - where a tilt-angle of the transmitter and/or of the receiver in reference to the blade is adjusted to improve the results of the inspection. - where at least parts of the blade are inspected by a computer-tomography-method using radiation, - where the radiation is directed through the blade for the inspection, - where a transmitter (A S,B S) sends the radiation through the blade, - where a receiver (A R,B R) receives the sent radiation after its passing through the blade, - where the position of the transmitter, of the receiver and/or of the blade is changed in relation to each other, to perform the inspection of the blade, - where a tilt-angle of the transmitter and/or of the receiver in reference to the blade is adjusted to improve the results of the inspection.
Method of notification by an application server, of an inability to deliver a message sent by a first terminal destined for a second terminal, the message being transmitted from the first terminal to the second terminal in a data transfer session in compliance with a first communication protocol, said session being established according to a second signalling protocol and by way of a communication network comprising the application server, the application server being further configured to store at least the message with a view to a later retransmission when the recipient is not reachable, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - obtaining (302, 304) the message intended for the second terminal, - detecting the fact that the second terminal is not reachable, - determining an identifier of the sender of the message obtained and the identifier of the message obtained, - transmitting to the sender of the message, in a message in compliance with the second communication protocol, a notification message comprising at least: ∘ the identifier of the message obtained, and ∘ an indication according to which the message obtained has not been delivered. - obtaining (302, 304) the message intended for the second terminal, - detecting the fact that the second terminal is not reachable, - determining an identifier of the sender of the message obtained and the identifier of the message obtained, - transmitting to the sender of the message, in a message in compliance with the second communication protocol, a notification message comprising at least: ∘ the identifier of the message obtained, and ∘ an indication according to which the message obtained has not been delivered. ∘ the identifier of the message obtained, and ∘ an indication according to which the message obtained has not been delivered.
A method for providing a push-to-talk communication session, comprising the following steps, performed by an interoperability system: facilitating a push-to-talk communication session among a full duplex endpoint supporting simultaneous two- way communication and a plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c), wherein communications are received from and transmitted to the full duplex endpoint along a two-way communications path; blocking communications received from the full duplex endpoint while one of the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) has floor control in the communication session; receiving from the full duplex endpoint in the two- way communications path a floor control signal comprising a request to transmit communications in the communication session; and in response to receiving the floor control signal: providing floor control to the full duplex endpoint; and transmitting to the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) communications received from the full duplex endpoint, wherein the full duplex endpoint and the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) are of different communication networks and are part of a virtual talk group associated with an event; and further comprising determining a maximum floor control amount of time for the full duplex endpoint according to an event type associated with the event. facilitating a push-to-talk communication session among a full duplex endpoint supporting simultaneous two- way communication and a plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c), wherein communications are received from and transmitted to the full duplex endpoint along a two-way communications path; blocking communications received from the full duplex endpoint while one of the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) has floor control in the communication session; receiving from the full duplex endpoint in the two- way communications path a floor control signal comprising a request to transmit communications in the communication session; and in response to receiving the floor control signal: providing floor control to the full duplex endpoint; and transmitting to the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) communications received from the full duplex endpoint, wherein the full duplex endpoint and the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) are of different communication networks and are part of a virtual talk group associated with an event; and further comprising determining a maximum floor control amount of time for the full duplex endpoint according to an event type associated with the event. providing floor control to the full duplex endpoint; and transmitting to the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) communications received from the full duplex endpoint, wherein the full duplex endpoint and the plurality of half duplex endpoints (90a, 90b, 90c) are of different communication networks and are part of a virtual talk group associated with an event; and further comprising determining a maximum floor control amount of time for the full duplex endpoint according to an event type associated with the event.
A printing head for a 3-D printing apparatus, comprising: a nozzle arranged to print a layer of a printing material on a receiving surface; wherein the nozzle comprises an outlet including a texturing member arranged to texture the layer or the receiving surface during printing of said layer, characterised in that the outlet is shaped to form protrusions extending from a main surface of the layer for interlocking with a subsequent layer, the texturing member provides the outlet with a polygonal outline, and in that the polygonal outline comprises a plurality of corners having an angle less than 90 degrees. a nozzle arranged to print a layer of a printing material on a receiving surface; wherein the nozzle comprises an outlet including a texturing member arranged to texture the layer or the receiving surface during printing of said layer, characterised in that the outlet is shaped to form protrusions extending from a main surface of the layer for interlocking with a subsequent layer, the texturing member provides the outlet with a polygonal outline, and in that the polygonal outline comprises a plurality of corners having an angle less than 90 degrees.
Method for the manufacture of an Si-C nanocomposite material comprising the steps consisting of: a) providing an amorphous silicon powder obtained by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) technique or by CO 2 laser, the size of the silicon particles being less than 100 nm; b) mixing the silicon powder with a carbon-containing polymer, and c) carrying out the pyrolysis of the mixture, during which recrystallisation of the silicon is incomplete and silicon in the obtained nanocomposite is in a polymorphous state. a) providing an amorphous silicon powder obtained by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) technique or by CO 2 laser, the size of the silicon particles being less than 100 nm; b) mixing the silicon powder with a carbon-containing polymer, and c) carrying out the pyrolysis of the mixture, during which recrystallisation of the silicon is incomplete and silicon in the obtained nanocomposite is in a polymorphous state.
An apparatus for germ reduction of a fluid comprising: - a housing - an inlet - an outlet - a fluid-contacting surface comprising a biocide embodied to reduce the germ count of the fluid, wherein the fluid-contacting surface is a fluid-contacting surface of a static mixing element, and characterized in that the fluid-contacting surface comprises a polymeric guanidine, a polymer selected from polymer compounds including polyethylene and/or propylene and/or polyamide and/or PVDF and/or polyurethane and/or polycarbamides with polymeric guanidines or a polymer compound selected from polyamide, polyethylene, fluoropolymer or polyurethane compounded with guanidine or a derivative thereof. - a housing - an inlet - an outlet - a fluid-contacting surface comprising a biocide embodied to reduce the germ count of the fluid,
A compound which is selected from: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or which is selected from: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.