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A portable image capturing device , the device operable in a plurality of operational states including a first operational state in which an image capturing operation is performable and a second operational state, wherein said portable apparatus comprises: detecting means comprising a sensor for detecting a user's touch, a system configuration unit comprising an image capturing unit , the system configuration unit consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, and an operation unit operable by a user to issue a power supply instruction; a power supply section for supplying power to the system configuration unit; a power supply control unit configured to control, in response to the detecting means detecting a user's touch or a power supply instruction from the operation unit, an operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operational state to the first operational state; and the power supply control unit is further configured to determine when there is no user's touch detected within a first predetermined time in the first operational state and to then control an operational state change from the first operational state to the second operational state, in which the power supply to the system configuration unit is shut off; characterised in that : the power supply control unit is further configured, following the operational state change from the second operational state to the first operational state in response to the detecting means detecting a user's touch, to return to the second operational state if a power supply instruction is not received before a second predetermined time has expired. detecting means comprising a sensor for detecting a user's touch, a system configuration unit comprising an image capturing unit , the system configuration unit consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, and an operation unit operable by a user to issue a power supply instruction; a power supply section for supplying power to the system configuration unit; a power supply control unit configured to control, in response to the detecting means detecting a user's touch or a power supply instruction from the operation unit, an operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operational state to the first operational state; and the power supply control unit is further configured to determine when there is no user's touch detected within a first predetermined time in the first operational state and to then control an operational state change from the first operational state to the second operational state, in which the power supply to the system configuration unit is shut off; characterised in that : the power supply control unit is further configured, following the operational state change from the second operational state to the first operational state in response to the detecting means detecting a user's touch, to return to the second operational state if a power supply instruction is not received before a second predetermined time has expired.
Main bearing for a wind turbine, comprising a bearing housing having a closable passage in a wall of the bearing housing having a guide means for guiding a probe into the bearing housing, the guide means having a coupling piece which is connected to the guide means, the coupling piece being removably inserted into the passage and fixed therein, the coupling piece being complementary to the passage , the coupling piece closing the passage in the inserted state and the coupling piece defining an orientation of the guide means toward an inspection site within the bearing housing, and the guide means being fixed only to the coupling piece , characterized in that the inspection site is the raceway of a rolling bearing .
A bed textile which is provided with a chemical treatment, wherein the treatment comprises an allergen-binding, self-crosslinking substance, wherein the substance is an acrylate-based copolymer, characterised in that the substance for binding mite faces allergens via the physical principle of electrostatic interaction comprises anionic functional groups.
A marine fuel blend having a kinematic viscosity of 2-30 mm 2 /s as measured at 50 °C according to EN ISO 3104:2020 and comprising - 0.5 - 50 vol-% of palm oil effluent sludge bottom, and - a fossil-based component and/or components where an oil of fossil origin has been co-processed with a feed of renewable origin in a conventional fossil fuel processing system, the marine fuel blend fulfilling at least one of the categories of ISO 8217:2017(E) for marine fuels. - 0.5 - 50 vol-% of palm oil effluent sludge bottom, and - a fossil-based component and/or components where an oil of fossil origin has been co-processed with a feed of renewable origin in a conventional fossil fuel processing system, the marine fuel blend fulfilling at least one of the categories of ISO 8217:2017(E) for marine fuels.
Motor pump device, designed as a modular system, consisting of at least - one electric motor , wherein a rotor of the electric motor is connected to a drive shaft of said electric motor, the ends of said drive shaft being rotatably mounted in bearing positions , and wherein another third bearing position is provided between the end bearing positions , said third bearing position being accommodated on an inner wall in a multi-part motor housing of the electric motor , - one radial piston pump , which can be respectively driven by the electric motor , said pump preferably providing a high pressure supply, and/or a gear pump , which preferably provides a low pressure supply, - one tank unit , and - add-on parts such as valves in a longitudinal concatenation and a filling level gauge , wherein, to construct a hydraulic single or multiple circuit system. - each supply pump used has its own supply connection (P1, P2) for the respective circuit of the system used, or - a plurality of supply pumps used feed into a shared supply connection (P), or - a single supply pump , which preferably provides a high pressure feed, has a plurality of supply lines , which are each connected to a supply connection (P1, P2). - one electric motor , wherein a rotor of the electric motor is connected to a drive shaft of said electric motor, the ends of said drive shaft being rotatably mounted in bearing positions , and wherein another third bearing position is provided between the end bearing positions , said third bearing position being accommodated on an inner wall in a multi-part motor housing of the electric motor , - one radial piston pump , which can be respectively driven by the electric motor , said pump preferably providing a high pressure supply, and/or a gear pump , which preferably provides a low pressure supply, - one tank unit , and - add-on parts such as valves in a longitudinal concatenation and a filling level gauge , - each supply pump used has its own supply connection (P1, P2) for the respective circuit of the system used, or - a plurality of supply pumps used feed into a shared supply connection (P), or - a single supply pump , which preferably provides a high pressure feed, has a plurality of supply lines , which are each connected to a supply connection (P1, P2).
A wound dressing comprising: a breathable film; a fluid-absorption layer; and a fluid-wicking layer for directing fluid towards the absorbent layer; wherein the fluid-absorption layer has a saline absorption capacity of at least about 50 wt% based on the weight of the fluid-absorption layer; wherein the fluid-absorption layer is positioned laterally to the fluid-wicking layer and breathable film; wherein the breathable film is transparent; wherein the fluid-wicking layer is transparent wherein at least part of the wound dressing is transparent and the transparent part of the wound dressing enables observation of the wound. a breathable film; a fluid-absorption layer; and a fluid-wicking layer for directing fluid towards the absorbent layer; wherein the fluid-absorption layer has a saline absorption capacity of at least about 50 wt% based on the weight of the fluid-absorption layer; wherein the fluid-absorption layer is positioned laterally to the fluid-wicking layer and breathable film; wherein the breathable film is transparent; wherein the fluid-wicking layer is transparent wherein at least part of the wound dressing is transparent and the transparent part of the wound dressing enables observation of the wound.
Indicating hand (1a; 1b) for a timepiece comprising a fixing part (10a; 10b) intended to be mounted on a shaft and a body (12a; 12b) extending from the fixing part (10a; 10b), the body (12a; 12b) comprising a first section (13a; 13b) produced entirely from a transparent material and a second section (14a; 14b) which is opaque or less transparent than the first section (13a; 13b) at least when the hand (1a; 1b) is seen from above, this second section (14a; 14b) constituting an indicating part, characterised in that the first section (13a; 13b) bears, at least on its upper surface (17a; 17b) and/or lower surface (18a; 18b), an anti-reflective coating (16a; 16b), and in that the upper surface (17a; 17b) of the first section (13a; 13b) has no sharp edges and has, in cross-section, a convex shape or a semi-oblong shape, i.e. formed of a straight segment with curved ends.
Method for verifying the authenticity of an iris of an eye of a candidate for biometric recognition on the basis of an iris image, comprising the steps of: - capturing, by means of at least one optical sensor, a first image and a second image of the eye of the candidate according to a first and a second relative orientation, respectively, of the eye with respect to the image sensor; - detecting, in the first image and in the second image, homologous characteristic points corresponding to points which are located on a periphery of characteristic patterns of the iris of the eye and which are visible in the first image and in the second image; - determining a residual distance between the homologous characteristic points of the first image and the homologous characteristic points of the second image after applying at least one homography to the homologous characteristic points of the second image, said homography being determined so as to make it possible to align the homologous characteristic points of the second image with the homologous characteristic points of the first image; - considering that the iris is authentic when the residual distance is below a predetermined threshold. - capturing, by means of at least one optical sensor, a first image and a second image of the eye of the candidate according to a first and a second relative orientation, respectively, of the eye with respect to the image sensor; - detecting, in the first image and in the second image, homologous characteristic points corresponding to points which are located on a periphery of characteristic patterns of the iris of the eye and which are visible in the first image and in the second image; - determining a residual distance between the homologous characteristic points of the first image and the homologous characteristic points of the second image after applying at least one homography to the homologous characteristic points of the second image, said homography being determined so as to make it possible to align the homologous characteristic points of the second image with the homologous characteristic points of the first image; - considering that the iris is authentic when the residual distance is below a predetermined threshold.
An apparatus for estimating at least one parameter in a downhole environment comprising: an optical fiber sensor configured to be disposed in a borehole and including an optical fiber comprising: a core including a refractive index-raising photosensitive material disposed therein and configured to form at least one fiber Bragg grating for measuring a parameter in a downhole environment, the core having a first index of refraction; a cladding surrounding the core and having a second index of refraction that is lower than the first index of refraction, the cladding including at least one dopant configured to lower the second index of refraction; an outer cladding surrounding the cladding and having a third index of refraction that is higher than the second index of refraction, wherein the core is a germanium-doped silica core having a germanium concentration such that the difference between the refractive index of the core and of undoped silica is 0.006 or less and the cladding is a fluorine doped silica cladding having sufficient dopant concentration to lower the index of refraction of the cladding such that the index difference between the cladding and an undoped silica cladding is between 0.005 and 0.006 and wherein the numerical aperture is in the range of 0.16-0.20; the at least one fiber Bragg grating formed in the optical fiber ; a light source configured to send an optical signal into the optical fiber ; and a detector configured to receive a return signal generated by the at least one fiber Bragg grating and generate data representative of the at least one parameter. a core including a refractive index-raising photosensitive material disposed therein and configured to form at least one fiber Bragg grating for measuring a parameter in a downhole environment, the core having a first index of refraction; a cladding surrounding the core and having a second index of refraction that is lower than the first index of refraction, the cladding including at least one dopant configured to lower the second index of refraction; an outer cladding surrounding the cladding and having a third index of refraction that is higher than the second index of refraction, wherein the core is a germanium-doped silica core having a germanium concentration such that the difference between the refractive index of the core and of undoped silica is 0.006 or less and the cladding is a fluorine doped silica cladding having sufficient dopant concentration to lower the index of refraction of the cladding such that the index difference between the cladding and an undoped silica cladding is between 0.005 and 0.006 and wherein the numerical aperture is in the range of 0.16-0.20; the at least one fiber Bragg grating formed in the optical fiber ; a light source configured to send an optical signal into the optical fiber ; and a detector configured to receive a return signal generated by the at least one fiber Bragg grating and generate data representative of the at least one parameter.
A computer-implemented method for mapping a vehicle environment, the method comprising: a) defining (S1) a first grid in the earth frame of reference having a first coordinate system; b) initialising (S2) a position of the vehicle in the first grid and a first set of cell occupancy values of the first grid ; c) receiving (S3) sensor data of the surroundings of the vehicle from one or more sensors on the vehicle ; d) updating (S4) the first grid with a second set of occupancy values calculated at least in part from the sensor data; and e) calculating (S5) one or more absolute velocities of one or more objects in the earth frame of reference from a change in cell occupancy values of the first grid . a) defining (S1) a first grid in the earth frame of reference having a first coordinate system; b) initialising (S2) a position of the vehicle in the first grid and a first set of cell occupancy values of the first grid ; c) receiving (S3) sensor data of the surroundings of the vehicle from one or more sensors on the vehicle ; d) updating (S4) the first grid with a second set of occupancy values calculated at least in part from the sensor data; and e) calculating (S5) one or more absolute velocities of one or more objects in the earth frame of reference from a change in cell occupancy values of the first grid .
A composition comprising a complex of Factor VIII and one or more Von Willebrand Factor peptides, wherein the Von Willebrand Factor peptides are fragments of Von Willebrand factor and comprise at least the amino acids 764 to 1905 of SEQ ID No. 1 but not amino acids 2255 to 2645 of SEQ ID No. 1 and wherein the Von Willebrand Factor peptides have an affinity binding constant for heparin of K D ≥ 2.43 nM.
A tensioning device for applying a tension on a cable, preferentially of a railway line, comprising: - at least one circular elastic member , - a pulley rotatably connected to the circular elastic member so that a torque generated by the circular elastic member acts on the pulley , characterized in that : - the pulley has a constant radius, - the pulley comprises a circumferential groove , the circumferential groove having a V-shaped cross-section defined by two lateral converging walls, - the pulley comprises a flexible rope , expending between a first end connected to the pulley and a second end intended to be connected to the cable, the flexible rope having a cross section that decrease from the first end towards the second end , - the pulley is rotatably movable around an axis (X2), between a first position in which the flexible rope is arranged in the circumferential groove around the axis (X2), and a second position in which the flexible rope is unwound - the V-shaped circumferential groove and the cross section of the rope are dimensioned in such a way that the two together define the radial position of the rope in the groove . - at least one circular elastic member , - a pulley rotatably connected to the circular elastic member so that a torque generated by the circular elastic member acts on the pulley , characterized in that : - the pulley has a constant radius, - the pulley comprises a circumferential groove , the circumferential groove having a V-shaped cross-section defined by two lateral converging walls, - the pulley comprises a flexible rope , expending between a first end connected to the pulley and a second end intended to be connected to the cable, the flexible rope having a cross section that decrease from the first end towards the second end , - the pulley is rotatably movable around an axis (X2), between a first position in which the flexible rope is arranged in the circumferential groove around the axis (X2), and a second position in which the flexible rope is unwound - the V-shaped circumferential groove and the cross section of the rope are dimensioned in such a way that the two together define the radial position of the rope in the groove .
An electrochromic device , comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposite to each other; a first transparent conductive layer and a second conductive layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate ; an electrochromic layer provided between the first transparent conductive layer and the second conductive layer ; a bottom printed layer provided on a surface of the second substrate away from the second conductive layer ; and a pattern layer provided at a side of the second conductive layer away from the second substrate ; wherein an orthographic projection of the pattern layer on the first substrate covers at most a part of a surface of the first substrate , and a color of the electrochromic device varies as a voltage between the first transparent conductive layer and the second conductive layer changes. a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposite to each other; a first transparent conductive layer and a second conductive layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate ; an electrochromic layer provided between the first transparent conductive layer and the second conductive layer ; a bottom printed layer provided on a surface of the second substrate away from the second conductive layer ; and a pattern layer provided at a side of the second conductive layer away from the second substrate ; wherein an orthographic projection of the pattern layer on the first substrate covers at most a part of a surface of the first substrate , and a color of the electrochromic device varies as a voltage between the first transparent conductive layer and the second conductive layer changes.
A baffle assembly manufactured from a sheet of stiff planar material for manipulating air flow in a container, comprising: a base configured to support the baffle assembly in an air flow path in a container; and a deflector hingedly extending from the base and having an angle selector arranged for securing the deflector at a selected angle relative to the base, wherein the baffle assembly is operable between a collapsed condition, in which the base, the deflector, and the angle selector lie substantially in a planar configuration, and a deployed condition in which the deflector is secured at the selected angle by the angle selector with the angle selector extending between the base and deflector so as to facilitate manipulation of air flow incident to the deflector, and wherein the angle selector is formed by a hinged cut-out with an at least partially arcuate shape provided on one of the base and the deflector , and wherein the other of the base and deflector includes a complimentary shaped aperture configured to receive the angle selector. a base configured to support the baffle assembly in an air flow path in a container; and a deflector hingedly extending from the base and having an angle selector arranged for securing the deflector at a selected angle relative to the base, wherein the baffle assembly is operable between a collapsed condition, in which the base, the deflector, and the angle selector lie substantially in a planar configuration, and a deployed condition in which the deflector is secured at the selected angle by the angle selector with the angle selector extending between the base and deflector so as to facilitate manipulation of air flow incident to the deflector, and wherein the angle selector is formed by a hinged cut-out with an at least partially arcuate shape provided on one of the base and the deflector , and wherein the other of the base and deflector includes a complimentary shaped aperture configured to receive the angle selector.
A control method of an inverter for a driving motor including a magnet, comprising: detecting a rotation state of the motor by a rotation sensor; detecting a current of the motor by a current sensor ; and calculating, based on a torque command value, a detection value of the rotation state detected by the rotation sensor and a detection current detected by the current sensor, a voltage command value for controlling a voltage of the motor by a controller for controlling the inverter ; characterized by specifying a value of at least one of a local maximum value, a local minimum value, and an average value of a torque voltage command value included in the voltage command value as a torque determination target command value by the controller; comparing a demagnetizing determination threshold value with the torque determination target command value by the controller; and determining whether or not demagnetization of the magnet occurs in accordance with the compared result. detecting a rotation state of the motor by a rotation sensor; detecting a current of the motor by a current sensor ; and calculating, based on a torque command value, a detection value of the rotation state detected by the rotation sensor and a detection current detected by the current sensor, a voltage command value for controlling a voltage of the motor by a controller for controlling the inverter ; characterized by specifying a value of at least one of a local maximum value, a local minimum value, and an average value of a torque voltage command value included in the voltage command value as a torque determination target command value by the controller; comparing a demagnetizing determination threshold value with the torque determination target command value by the controller; and determining whether or not demagnetization of the magnet occurs in accordance with the compared result.