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A combined stairway and lift apparatus, comprising: a plurality of movable steps each including a top surface or tread , the top surface or tread of each step defining a forward edge facing outwardly of the stairway and a rearward edge , the steps being capable of being positioned in a first stairway configuration to provide access from a lower level to an upper level for a person walking up the stairway; and a mechanism capable of guiding the steps from the first stairway configuration to a flat configuration selected from a second flat configuration in which the top surfaces of all of the steps lie substantially in a common horizontal plane substantially level with the lower level and a third flat configuration in which the top edges of all of the steps lie substantially in a common horizontal plane substantially level with the upper level, with each step moving vertically from its position in the first stairway configuration to its position in the selected flat configuration, the mechanism being further capable of maintaining the top surfaces of the steps in a flat configuration while moving them together from the selected flat configuration to the other of the second and third flat configurations, wherein each step is supported adjacent respective lateral sides of the stairway by first and second movable stringers , and each step has a first follower constrained to follow the first stringer and a second follower constrained to follow the second stringer at each lateral side, the first follower for each step being more forwardly located than the second follower for that step; and wherein the second stringer is pivoted to a bracket on the axis of the second follower associated with the uppermost step in the first stairway configuration, the bracket being vertically displaceable to move the steps from the first stairway configuration to the second flat configuration, the bracket, the stringers and followers forming part of the mechanism , characterized in that the second and third flat configurations having the same footprint as the first stairway configuration; and, in the first stairway configuration, the mechanism for guiding the steps from the first stairway configuration to said selected flat configuration and for moving the steps in a flat configuration between the selected one and the other of the second and third flat configurations being concealed from view by an envelope defined by the treads of all of the steps.
An inductive rotational speed sensor assembly comprising: a first PCB including a transmitter coil printed thereon and configured to convert an alternating electrical input into an alternating magnetic field and a receiver coil (15; 15, 15A) printed thereon and separate from the transmitter coil ; a second PCB operatively connected to the first PCB for relative rotation about an axis of rotation , wherein the second PCB includes a at least two resonance coils printed thereon and configured to couple to the alternating magnetic field of the first PCB to output a modulating position signal, wherein the second PCB further comprises a resonant capacitor ; wherein each one of the resonance coils and the receiver coil is non-axisymmetric relative said axis of rotation ; wherein said resonance coils are evenly distributed around said axis of rotation so as to allow detection of the rotational speed with increased precision; and wherein said receiver coil is configured to receive the modulating position signal and to output a signal indicative of rotational speed of the second PCB relative to the first PCB, and wherein the assembly is configured to convert the output signal to an angular frequency ω = 360° / nT , where ω is the angular speed in degrees per second, n is the number of signal peaks of the outputted signal per revolution, and T is the period of the outputted signal. a first PCB including a transmitter coil printed thereon and configured to convert an alternating electrical input into an alternating magnetic field and a receiver coil (15; 15, 15A) printed thereon and separate from the transmitter coil ; a second PCB operatively connected to the first PCB for relative rotation about an axis of rotation , wherein the second PCB includes a at least two resonance coils printed thereon and configured to couple to the alternating magnetic field of the first PCB to output a modulating position signal, wherein the second PCB further comprises a resonant capacitor ; wherein each one of the resonance coils and the receiver coil is non-axisymmetric relative said axis of rotation ; wherein said resonance coils are evenly distributed around said axis of rotation so as to allow detection of the rotational speed with increased precision; and wherein said receiver coil is configured to receive the modulating position signal and to output a signal indicative of rotational speed of the second PCB relative to the first PCB, and wherein the assembly is configured to convert the output signal to an angular frequency ω = 360° / nT , where ω is the angular speed in degrees per second, n is the number of signal peaks of the outputted signal per revolution, and T is the period of the outputted signal.
A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle including an electric motor configured to provide a regenerative braking force to left and right drive wheels that are one of front wheels (FL, FR) and rear wheels (RL, RR), and a friction braking device (W/C) configured to provide a friction braking force to left and right trailer wheels that are the other of the front wheels (FL, FR) and the rear wheels (RL, RR), wherein when the regenerative braking force is generated, the vehicle control apparatus reduces the regenerative braking force and increases the friction braking force provided by the friction braking device (W/C), characterized by a lateral acceleration expected value calculation unit configured to calculate an expected value of a lateral acceleration that should be achieved by the vehicle, based on a steering angle and a vehicle speed, wherein the vehicle control apparatus reduces the regenerative braking force and increases the friction braking force, as the expected value increases.
A method for determining a physical parameter of a fluid in a section of a pipe-fluid system , wherein the pipe-fluid system comprises a pipe configured to be filled with the fluid , the method comprising the steps of: selecting the section of the pipe-fluid system , the section being delimited by a pair of stiff delimiters ; performing a numerical vibration simulation of the section of the pipe , resulting in a computed Eigen-frequency range (f target ) of computed maxima of the pipe-fluid system ; inducing, by an excitation means , a first vibration of the section ; acquiring, by at least two vibration measurement devices , a set of first maxima (M3a, M4a, M5a) in an amplitude-frequency diagram , with a first frequency (f3a, f4a) within the computed Eigen-frequency range (f target ); selecting, by means of a vibration mode analysis, a first hoop mode maximum (M3a) out of the set of first maxima (M3a, M4a, M5a), the first hoop mode maximum (M3a) being a reference value; inducing, by the excitation means , a second vibration of the section ; acquiring, by the at least two vibration measurement devices , a set of second maxima (M3b, M4b, M5b) in the amplitude-frequency diagram , with a second frequency (f3b, f4b, f5b) within the computed Eigen-frequency range (f target ); selecting, by means of vibration mode analysis, a second hoop mode maximum (M3b) out of the set of second maxima (M3b, M4b, M5b), the second hoop mode maximum (M3b) being an indicator of the current state of the section of the pipe-fluid system; and deriving the physical parameter of the fluid from a difference between the first hoop mode maximum (M3a) and the second hoop mode maximum (M3b). selecting the section of the pipe-fluid system , the section being delimited by a pair of stiff delimiters ; performing a numerical vibration simulation of the section of the pipe , resulting in a computed Eigen-frequency range (f target ) of computed maxima of the pipe-fluid system ; inducing, by an excitation means , a first vibration of the section ; acquiring, by at least two vibration measurement devices , a set of first maxima (M3a, M4a, M5a) in an amplitude-frequency diagram , with a first frequency (f3a, f4a) within the computed Eigen-frequency range (f target ); selecting, by means of a vibration mode analysis, a first hoop mode maximum (M3a) out of the set of first maxima (M3a, M4a, M5a), the first hoop mode maximum (M3a) being a reference value; inducing, by the excitation means , a second vibration of the section ; acquiring, by the at least two vibration measurement devices , a set of second maxima (M3b, M4b, M5b) in the amplitude-frequency diagram , with a second frequency (f3b, f4b, f5b) within the computed Eigen-frequency range (f target ); selecting, by means of vibration mode analysis, a second hoop mode maximum (M3b) out of the set of second maxima (M3b, M4b, M5b), the second hoop mode maximum (M3b) being an indicator of the current state of the section of the pipe-fluid system; and deriving the physical parameter of the fluid from a difference between the first hoop mode maximum (M3a) and the second hoop mode maximum (M3b).
A user communications device having an active state in which the user communications device has a Radio Resource Control, RRC, connection and an idle state for use in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network, the user communications device comprising: means for maintaining history data comprising data identifying its location whilst in the idle state, the history data further comprising data relating to at least one of: intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT cell selection/reselection; and reporting means for providing data relating to that history data to a network communications device when the user communication device has an active, RRC connected, state using RRC signalling. means for maintaining history data comprising data identifying its location whilst in the idle state, the history data further comprising data relating to at least one of: intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT cell selection/reselection; and reporting means for providing data relating to that history data to a network communications device when the user communication device has an active, RRC connected, state using RRC signalling.
A method for stacking a ply that is transferred from a rubber mixing system to a stacking system , the method comprising the following steps: transferring the ply to a stacking head of the stacking system ; passing the ply to a motorized belt of the stacking system , the motorized belt being able to turn in both directions and being able to move in translation, and the motorized belt being situated between the stacking head and a pallet chosen from a pallet (P) with edges and a pallet (Q) without edges; and setting the motorized belt into movement in translation so as to move along a path such that the motorized belt receives the ply from the stacking head and makes a downstream end of the ply to be stacked accessible in order to connect the downstream end of the ply to an upstream end of a ply of a successive pallet and form a butt joint between the plies . transferring the ply to a stacking head of the stacking system ; passing the ply to a motorized belt of the stacking system , the motorized belt being able to turn in both directions and being able to move in translation, and the motorized belt being situated between the stacking head and a pallet chosen from a pallet (P) with edges and a pallet (Q) without edges; and setting the motorized belt into movement in translation so as to move along a path such that the motorized belt receives the ply from the stacking head and makes a downstream end of the ply to be stacked accessible in order to connect the downstream end of the ply to an upstream end of a ply of a successive pallet and form a butt joint between the plies .
A position detection device comprising a detection unit and a magnet facing the detection unit , the detection unit and the magnet being movable relatively to each other, wherein the magnet is magnetized in a direction perpendicular to a relative movement trajectory (Tx) of the detection unit , and the detection unit includes a magnetic sensor that detects a component of magnetic flux emerging from the magnet that is parallel to the movement trajectory (Tx), and a magnetic sensor that detects a component of the magnetic flux that is perpendicular to the movement trajectory (Tx), and wherein the magnet has a facing surface facing the movement trajectory (Tx), and, when seen in a cross-sectional representation comprising the movement trajectory (Tx), a distance between the movement trajectory (Tx) and each of both ends of the facing surface in a direction extending along the movement trajectory (Tx) is longer than a distance between the movement trajectory (Tx) and a center portion of the facing surface , characterised in that a plurality of the magnets are disposed along the movement trajectory (Tx), and the facing surfaces of adjacent magnets among the magnets are magnetized to opposite polarities.
A fall shock absorber for gradually receiving a pull at a safety cable coupled to the fall shock absorber, the fall shock absorber comprising a frame by which the fall shock absorber is attached to the firm world , preferably a ladder coupled to a building, as well as a frame-connected coupling element to which the safety cable can be fixed, where the frame is provided with a slot through which the coupling element is inserted, characterized in that the slot is a tapered slot where the width of the slot at the wider end equals or exceeds the thickness of the part of the coupling element that is projected through the slot and the width of the slot at the narrower end is smaller than the thickness of the part of the coupling element, and where the hardness of the material of said part of the coupling element deviates from the hardness of the material of the bounding walls of the slot .
A computer program product comprising computer readable program code, the computer readable program code adapted to, when executed by a processor, implement a method for classifying a multicast packet , the method comprising: receiving , at a classification engine , the multicast packet sent from a packet source; determining , based on a source address of the multicast packet, a Direct Memory Access, "DMA", filter vector, wherein determining the DMA filter vector comprises determining , using the source address of the multicast packet, a first network function associated with the packet source, and determining the DMA filter vector associated with the first network function; determining , based on a destination address of the multicast packet, a first DMA target vector wherein determining the first DMA target vector comprises: determining a first key value using the destination address of the multicast packet; and determining a DMA target vector associated with the first key value, and wherein the first DMA target vector comprises a listing of DMA channels which are available to transfer the multicast packet; determining a DMA final vector based on the DMA filter vector and the first DMA target vector; and sending the multicast packet according to the DMA final vector. receiving , at a classification engine , the multicast packet sent from a packet source; determining , based on a source address of the multicast packet, a Direct Memory Access, "DMA", filter vector, wherein determining the DMA filter vector comprises determining , using the source address of the multicast packet, a first network function associated with the packet source, and determining the DMA filter vector associated with the first network function; determining the DMA filter vector comprises determining , using the source address of the multicast packet, a first network function associated with the packet source, and determining the DMA filter vector associated with the first network function; determining , based on a destination address of the multicast packet, a first DMA target vector wherein determining the first DMA target vector comprises: determining a first key value using the destination address of the multicast packet; and determining a DMA target vector associated with the first key value, and determining a first key value using the destination address of the multicast packet; and determining a DMA target vector associated with the first key value, and wherein the first DMA target vector comprises a listing of DMA channels which are available to transfer the multicast packet; determining a DMA final vector based on the DMA filter vector and the first DMA target vector; and sending the multicast packet according to the DMA final vector.
A bladder for an article of footwear , the bladder extending from an anterior end to a posterior end and comprising: a first chamber disposed in an interior region of the bladder and including a first interior void having a first pressure; a second chamber completely surrounding the first chamber and including a second interior void having a second pressure different than the first pressure, and a web area disposed between and connecting the first chamber and the second chamber , the web area maintaining an arcuate shape about an entire perimeter of the first chamber . a first chamber disposed in an interior region of the bladder and including a first interior void having a first pressure; a second chamber completely surrounding the first chamber and including a second interior void having a second pressure different than the first pressure, and a web area disposed between and connecting the first chamber and the second chamber , the web area maintaining an arcuate shape about an entire perimeter of the first chamber .
A computational circuit comprising: a math circuit; a first accumulator communicatively connected to the math circuit, having a first memory, and that accumulates values from the math circuit in the first memory; a second accumulator communicatively connected to the first memory, having a second memory, and that accumulates values from the first memory in the second memory; and wherein the first memory is faster and smaller than the second memory. a math circuit; a first accumulator communicatively connected to the math circuit, having a first memory, and that accumulates values from the math circuit in the first memory; a second accumulator communicatively connected to the first memory, having a second memory, and that accumulates values from the first memory in the second memory; and wherein the first memory is faster and smaller than the second memory.
A driving tool comprising: a striking cylinder comprising a piston configured to be actuated by a combustion pressure of a mixed gas of compressed oxidant and fuel; a combustion chamber in which the mixed gas of compressed oxidant and fuel is to be combusted; an oxidant supply port for supplying the compressed oxidant into the combustion chamber ; a fuel supply port for supplying the fuel into the combustion chamber ; and a check valve provided to at least one of the oxidant supply port and the fuel supply port, characterised in that the driving tool further comprises a stirring part configured to change an outflow direction of the compressed oxidant to be supplied from the oxidant supply port . a striking cylinder comprising a piston configured to be actuated by a combustion pressure of a mixed gas of compressed oxidant and fuel; a combustion chamber in which the mixed gas of compressed oxidant and fuel is to be combusted; an oxidant supply port for supplying the compressed oxidant into the combustion chamber ; a fuel supply port for supplying the fuel into the combustion chamber ; and a check valve provided to at least one of the oxidant supply port and the fuel supply port, characterised in that the driving tool further comprises a stirring part configured to change an outflow direction of the compressed oxidant to be supplied from the oxidant supply port .
Method for determining the amount of at least one biodegradable powdery binder in a mixture with wood particles comprehensive steps - Providing mixtures of at least one powdery binder and wood particles as reference samples, wherein the at least one powdery binder and wood particles are present in the mixtures in quantitatively defined mixing ratios in each case, - Recording of at least one NIR spectrum of the reference samples using at least one NIR measuring head in a wavelength range between 900 nm and 1700 nm, - Providing a mixture to be measured consisting of at least one powdery binder and wood particles, - Recording of at least one NIR spectrum of the mixture of the at least one powdery binder with wood particles using the at least one NIR measuring head in a wavelength range between 900 nm and 1700 nm, and - Determining the quantitative amount of powdery binder in the mixture of powdery binder and wood particles by comparison with the NIR spectra recorded for the reference samples. - Providing mixtures of at least one powdery binder and wood particles as reference samples, wherein the at least one powdery binder and wood particles are present in the mixtures in quantitatively defined mixing ratios in each case, - Recording of at least one NIR spectrum of the reference samples using at least one NIR measuring head in a wavelength range between 900 nm and 1700 nm, - Providing a mixture to be measured consisting of at least one powdery binder and wood particles, - Recording of at least one NIR spectrum of the mixture of the at least one powdery binder with wood particles using the at least one NIR measuring head in a wavelength range between 900 nm and 1700 nm, and - Determining the quantitative amount of powdery binder in the mixture of powdery binder and wood particles by comparison with the NIR spectra recorded for the reference samples.