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A measurement apparatus comprising: a first speed calculation module configured to calculate a first speed of a railway vehicle, based on satellite radio waves from a satellite in a global navigation satellite system; a second speed calculation module configured to calculate a second speed of the railway vehicle from a detection value of a sensor installed in the railway vehicle; a first position calculation module configured to calculate first to third positions of the railway vehicle based on the satellite radio waves; and a determination module configured to: calculate a first direction vector connecting the first and second positions and a second direction vector connecting the second and third positions; calculate an inner product value of the first and second direction vectors; and determine which of the first speed and the second speed is employed, based on comparison between the inner product value and an employment threshold, the employment threshold being a value for determining whether an angle between the first and second direction vectors corresponds to a curvature of a route indicated by angle data. a first speed calculation module configured to calculate a first speed of a railway vehicle, based on satellite radio waves from a satellite in a global navigation satellite system; a second speed calculation module configured to calculate a second speed of the railway vehicle from a detection value of a sensor installed in the railway vehicle; a first position calculation module configured to calculate first to third positions of the railway vehicle based on the satellite radio waves; and a determination module configured to: calculate a first direction vector connecting the first and second positions and a second direction vector connecting the second and third positions; calculate an inner product value of the first and second direction vectors; and determine which of the first speed and the second speed is employed, based on comparison between the inner product value and an employment threshold, the employment threshold being a value for determining whether an angle between the first and second direction vectors corresponds to a curvature of a route indicated by angle data. calculate a first direction vector connecting the first and second positions and a second direction vector connecting the second and third positions; calculate an inner product value of the first and second direction vectors; and determine which of the first speed and the second speed is employed, based on comparison between the inner product value and an employment threshold, the employment threshold being a value for determining whether an angle between the first and second direction vectors corresponds to a curvature of a route indicated by angle data.
A liquid crystal spatial light modulator comprising: a first substrate having multiple individual electrodes; a second substrate having a common electrode; a circuit for driving the individual electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer (1E, 1I) held between the first substrate and the second substrate (1 H), the liquid crystal spatial light modulator performing spatial light modulation of light input from an input port by applying a predetermined voltage to each of the individual electrodes (1 C) formed on the first substrate in order to modulate a refractive index of the liquid crystal layer (1 E, 11), wherein the electrodes formed on the first substrate are segmented into multiple regions including at least a first region and a second region, a mode for applying voltage in one region is made different from another, and light is subjected to phase modulation in the first region without altering the wavefront direction of the input light, characterised in that a wavefront direction is changed by forming a gradient phase modulation (b1, b2) in the second region so that it is tilted with respect to the wavefront direction of the output light in the first region to adjust an optical coupling coefficient with an output port, so as to perform intensity modulation, thereby achieving both the intensity modulation and the phase modulation, using only said one modulator. a first substrate having multiple individual electrodes; a second substrate having a common electrode; a circuit for driving the individual electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer (1E, 1I) held between the first substrate and the second substrate (1 H), the liquid crystal spatial light modulator performing spatial light modulation of light input from an input port by applying a predetermined voltage to each of the individual electrodes (1 C) formed on the first substrate in order to modulate a refractive index of the liquid crystal layer (1 E, 11), wherein the electrodes formed on the first substrate are segmented into multiple regions including at least a first region and a second region, a mode for applying voltage in one region is made different from another, and light is subjected to phase modulation in the first region without altering the wavefront direction of the input light, characterised in that a wavefront direction is changed by forming a gradient phase modulation (b1, b2) in the second region so that it is tilted with respect to the wavefront direction of the output light in the first region to adjust an optical coupling coefficient with an output port, so as to perform intensity modulation, thereby achieving both the intensity modulation and the phase modulation, using only said one modulator.
Wire end shaping device (14, 38) for use during production of a component, which is equipped with coils, of an electric machine, for shaping wire ends (34, 34a-34d) which protrude from an annular housing of the component, the wire end shaping device (14, 38) comprising a bending device for bending wire ends (34, 34a-34d) in a circumferential direction, a relative movement device for moving the housing and the bending device in a relative manner in an axial direction, and a control unit (62, 70), wherein the bending device has a first receiving and rotating means with a first receiving and rotating unit for receiving first wire ends and for turning the first wire ends for the purposes of bending in a circumferential direction and with a first drive element for driving the first receiving and rotating unit, and a second receiving and rotating means with a second receiving and rotating unit for receiving second wire ends, which are radially offset with respect to the first wire ends, and for turning the second wire ends for the purpose of bending in the circumferential direction and with a second drive element for driving the second receiving and rotating unit, wherein the first and second receiving and rotating unit (162a; 162b) are rotatable relative to one another and relative to the housing, characterized in that the first and second receiving and rotating unit (162a; 162b) are however stationary with respect to each other and that the control unit (62, 70) comprises a computer having a computer program product with program instructions loaded therein, wherein the computer program product is adapted, for bending the wire ends (34a, 34b), to control the relative movement device for carrying out a relative movement between the housing and the bending device and during this time to control the first drive element and the second drive element in such a way that the first drive element is driven with a first movement profile and the second drive element is driven with a second movement profile, wherein the first and the second movement profile are configured to differ in a manner dependent on the relative movement such that an axial relative movement of the respective rotating receiving and rotating unit (162a, 162b) and end regions, engaging therein, of the wire ends (34a, 34b) is prevented.
High voltage electric cable having a longitudinal axis and comprising a conductive core having a first cross section area, the conductive core comprising a solid, central conductor and at least three solid, sector conductors stranded around said central conductor, the central conductor having a second cross section area, the ratio between the second and first cross section areas being of from 1/130 to 1/20, wherein the first cross section area of the conductive core is greater than 1000 mm 2.
A redox fuel cell comprising: an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an oxidant to the cathode region of the cell; means for providing an electrical circuit between respective anodes and cathodes of the cell; a catholyte solution comprising at least one catholyte component, the catholyte solution comprising a redox mediator couple; and a regeneration zone comprising a catholyte channel and a porous member having an active surface through which an oxidant may pass, the catholyte channel being arranged to direct a flow of catholyte solution past the active surface, the means for supplying the oxidant to the cell being adapted to supply the oxidant to the porous member. an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an oxidant to the cathode region of the cell; means for providing an electrical circuit between respective anodes and cathodes of the cell; a catholyte solution comprising at least one catholyte component, the catholyte solution comprising a redox mediator couple; and a regeneration zone comprising a catholyte channel and a porous member having an active surface through which an oxidant may pass, the catholyte channel being arranged to direct a flow of catholyte solution past the active surface, the means for supplying the oxidant to the cell being adapted to supply the oxidant to the porous member.
Apparatus lor aligning a firearm sound suppressor, the apparatus comprising: a firearm suppressor comprising a socket; and an adapter comprising a body having a front portion configured to be inserted into the socket of the firearm sound suppressor; the adapter further comprising a tab adapted to slide into a slot disposed in an interior surface of the socket so as to rotationally align the firearm sound suppressor relative to a firearm; and wherein a plug of the adapter contacts against the interior surface in a complementary engagement, wherein the plug is provided by a frusto-conical external surface of a rear portion of the body, wherein the tab extends longitudinally along the adapter from the plug. wherein the slot extends longitudinally along the firearm sound suppressor and tapers from a maximum depth at a rear aperture of the socket to a minimum depth within the socket. a firearm suppressor comprising a socket; and an adapter comprising a body having a front portion configured to be inserted
Process for machining a lens, comprising the steps of: - holding a semi-finished product through a suction holding force which is active during an entire surface machining cycle of the semi-finished product, wherein said semi-finished product comprises a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface and a perimeter side surface, wherein the suction holding force acts on said front surface; - carrying out the surface machining cycle on said rear surface; characterized in that the process comprises the step of: - activating a pressure holding force depending on the level of the mechanical stresses exerted on the semi-finished product during the surface machining cycle on said rear surface, the pressure holding force acting on said rear surface; wherein the surface machining cycle on said rear surface comprises a first step in which the semi-finished product is held by the application of both the suction holding force on said front surface and the pressure holding force on said rear surface, and a subsequent step in which the semi-finished product is held by application of just the suction holding force on said front surface. - holding a semi-finished product through a suction holding force which is active during an entire surface machining cycle of the semi-finished product, wherein said semi-finished product comprises a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface and a perimeter side surface, wherein the suction holding force acts on said front surface; - carrying out the surface machining cycle on said rear surface; characterized in that the process comprises the step of: - activating a pressure holding force depending on the level of the mechanical stresses exerted on the semi-finished product during the surface machining cycle on said rear surface, the pressure holding force acting on said rear surface; wherein the surface machining cycle on said rear surface comprises a first step in which the semi-finished product is held by the application of both the suction holding force on said front surface and the pressure holding force on said rear surface, and a subsequent step in which the semi-finished product is held by application of just the suction holding force on said front surface.
A method for producing a non-uniformly stiff polymeric scaffold for use in tissue engineering, diagnostics or surgical procedures, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) providing at least one layer of a polymeric material gel; b) performing a first fast drying step by applying a mechanical compression on said polymeric material gel layer; and c) performing a second slow drying step of the gel up to reach a polymeric material mass fraction of at least 60% w/w, said step being performed by water filtration means, air-drying or any combination thereof; d) performing a hydration step where the scaffold re-swells with more than 4% w/w. a) providing at least one layer of a polymeric material gel; b) performing a first fast drying step by applying a mechanical compression on said polymeric material gel layer; and c) performing a second slow drying step of the gel up to reach a polymeric material mass fraction of at least 60% w/w, said step being performed by water filtration means, air-drying or any combination thereof; d) performing a hydration step where the scaffold re-swells with more than 4% w/w.
A raised toilet seat assembly for use with a toilet comprising: a raised toilet seat having a forward portion and a rear portion, an adapter plate configured to couple to a toilet seat attachment point and providing a downward facing slot between the adapter plate and the toilet; and a shoe comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the shoe configured to couple to the downward facing slot provided by the adapter plate through an interference fit relation, characterised by: the rear portion including a recess on an underside of the rear portion, and the second portion of the shoe configured to couple to the raised toilet seat via a sliding engagement between the second portion of the shoe and the recess on the underside of the rear portion of the raised toilet seat. a raised toilet seat having a forward portion and a rear portion, an adapter plate configured to couple to a toilet seat attachment point and providing a downward facing slot between the adapter plate and the toilet; and a shoe comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the shoe configured to couple to the downward facing slot provided by the adapter plate through an interference fit relation, characterised by: the rear portion including a recess on an underside of the rear portion, and the second portion of the shoe configured to couple to the raised toilet seat via a sliding engagement between the second portion of the shoe and the recess on the underside of the rear portion of the raised toilet seat. the rear portion including a recess on an underside of the rear portion, and the second portion of the shoe configured to couple to the raised toilet seat via a sliding engagement between the second portion of the shoe and the recess on the underside of the rear portion of the raised toilet seat.
A steering apparatus for assisting rotation of a steering shaft in a steering system, the apparatus comprising: a motor having a drive shaft that rotates about a drive shaft axis; an output shaft that rotates about an output shaft axis, the output shaft axis extending parallel to the drive shaft axis, the output shaft being connected for rotation with the steering shaft; and a gear train drivingly connecting the motor to the output shaft, characterized by the gear train including a worm screw and a worm wheel. a motor having a drive shaft that rotates about a drive shaft axis; an output shaft that rotates about an output shaft axis, the output shaft axis extending parallel to the drive shaft axis, the output shaft being connected for rotation with the steering shaft; and a gear train drivingly connecting the motor to the output shaft, characterized by the gear train including a worm screw and a worm wheel.
A system that employs a fluid channel sealing device, the system comprising: a fluid tubing with internal walls for conveyance of a fluid; a blocking element, at least a portion of which is sealingly engaged with the internal walls of the fluid tubing, the blocking element being a frangible solid having a first part and a second part; the blocking element being reconfigurable from a first configuration free of any open channels such that fluid is prevented from flowing through the fluid tubing; and a second configuration in which an open channel is established and allows fluid to pass wherein the second configuration is established by applying a deforming force on the blocking element to open a hole in the blocking element, a patency of the hole being maintained while the second configuration is maintained, characterized in that the system additionally comprises: a breaking device that includes a forcing driver, a first holder, and a second holder, wherein the holders are configured to hold the fluid tubing upstream and downstream of the blocking element and act as a backstop that provides a gap that permits the forcing driver to be forced against the fluid tubing to fracture the blocking element at a location where the first part and the second part of the frangible solid meet, to bend the fluid tubing and to reconfigure the blocking element from the first configuration to the second configuration. a fluid tubing with internal walls for conveyance of a fluid; a blocking element, at least a portion of which is sealingly engaged with the internal walls of the fluid tubing, the blocking element being a frangible solid having a first part and a second part; the blocking element being reconfigurable from a first configuration free of any open channels such that fluid is prevented from flowing through the fluid tubing; and a second configuration in which an open channel is established and allows fluid to pass wherein the second configuration is established by applying a deforming force on the blocking element to open a hole in the blocking element, a patency of the hole being maintained while the second configuration is maintained,
Device for applying an adhesive element on a metal application surface, in particular a self-adhesive roof stiffener on the inner face of a roof panel of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one gripping member and an application member constituted of at least one magnetic roller mounted free in rotation about a shaft, said shaft being secured in its central portion to a head integral with the free end of the gripping member by a ball connection, characterised in that said shaft carries at least two magnetic rollers mounted free in rotation about said shaft and extending on either side of said ball connection.
Sewing machine - with at least one sewing foot for holding down a piece of fabric during sewing, - with a pressure adjusting device for setting a hold-down pressure, exerted by the sewing foot when holding down the piece of fabric, - with a lifting device for lifting the sewing foot, - with a common drive for the pressure adjusting device and for the lifting device, - wherein a cam disc, which interacts with a cam lever, on the one hand, to lift the sewing foot and, on the other hand, to drive the pressure adjusting device, is non-rotatably arranged on a drive shaft of the common drive, wherein the cam lever is configured in such a way as to interact with the cam disc along a total pivoting path of the cam disc, characterized in that - the cam lever has two cam followers (22, 24) arranged separately from one another, the cam followers (22, 24) being arranged so as to interact with the cam disc in each case at least in a section of the total pivoting path of the cam disc. - with at least one sewing foot for holding down a piece of fabric during sewing, - with a pressure adjusting device for setting a hold-down pressure, exerted by the sewing foot when holding down the piece of fabric, - with a lifting device for lifting the sewing foot, - with a common drive for the pressure adjusting device and for the lifting device, - wherein a cam disc, which interacts with a cam lever, on the one hand, to lift the sewing foot and, on the other hand, to drive the pressure adjusting device, is non-rotatably arranged on a drive shaft of the common drive, wherein the cam lever is configured in such a way as to interact with the cam disc along a total pivoting path of the cam disc, characterized in that - the cam lever has two cam followers (22, 24) arranged separately from one another, the cam followers (22, 24) being arranged so as to interact with the cam disc in each case at least in a section of the total pivoting path of the cam disc.
An SCM-10 molecular sieve, having an empirical chemical composition as illustrated by the formula " the first oxide · the second oxide ", wherein the ratio by molar of the first oxide to the second oxide is in the range of from 3 to less than 40, preferably 5-30, the first oxide is silica, the second oxide is boron oxide or a combination of boron oxide and at least one selected from the group consisting of alumina, iron oxide, titanium oxide, and vanadium oxide, more preferably boron oxide or a combination of boron oxide and alumina, more preferably boron oxide, and the molecular sieve in the calcined form has X ray diffraction pattern as substantially illustrated in the following table, 2θ (°) (a) d-spacing (Å̊) (b) Relative intensity (I/I 0 ×100) 6.50 13.59 w-s 7.98 11.07 s-vs 9.36 9.45 m 11.27 7.85 w-m 20.02 4.43 s 22.65 3.92 vs 24.13 3.69 vs 26.45 3.37 w-m 27.92 3.19 w-m 35.95 2.50 m a:±0.3°, b: changed with 2θ.
A laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door having a display unit, having a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening, and configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening; and a hinge unit mounted to the body, and configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, wherein the door is rotatably connected to the hinge unit at connection points (P1, P2) asymmetric to each other based on a horizontal center line of the door. a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door having a display unit, having a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening, and configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening; and a hinge unit mounted to the body, and configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, wherein the door is rotatably connected to the hinge unit at connection points (P1, P2) asymmetric to each other based on a horizontal center line of the door.
A gas reservoir having a reservoir bottom and a boundary wall (2, 4) for receiving substrate from which biogas is producible by fermentation, as well as a gastight cover having at least two gastight membranes comprising one inner membrane and one outer membrane, characterized in that said at least two gastight membranes are manufactured such that, in an emptied state of the gas reservoir, they at least partially rest flat on the reservoir bottom and the boundary wall (2, 4).