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A method for determining a mass of feedstock discharged by a conveyor during a first time interval Δt into a metallurgical furnace , wherein said method comprises: taking digital images of the feedstock in a specific zone of said conveyor , wherein two successive images are separated by a second time interval δt ≤ Δt; for each of said second time intervals δt: computing the advancing distance of a sub-volume of feedstock during said second time interval δt in said specific zone of said conveyor by numerical processing of the two successive images associated with said second time interval δt; determining at least one transversal height profile of said sub-volume of feedstock; determining an effective feedstock density for said sub-volume of feedstock; and computing said mass of feedstock discharged by said conveyor during the first time interval Δt into the furnace on the basis of said advancing distance , said at least one transversal height profiles and said effective feedstock density, computed or determined for each of said second time intervals δt. taking digital images of the feedstock in a specific zone of said conveyor , wherein two successive images are separated by a second time interval δt ≤ Δt; for each of said second time intervals δt: computing the advancing distance of a sub-volume of feedstock during said second time interval δt in said specific zone of said conveyor by numerical processing of the two successive images associated with said second time interval δt; determining at least one transversal height profile of said sub-volume of feedstock; determining an effective feedstock density for said sub-volume of feedstock; and computing the advancing distance of a sub-volume of feedstock during said second time interval δt in said specific zone of said conveyor by numerical processing of the two successive images associated with said second time interval δt; determining at least one transversal height profile of said sub-volume of feedstock; determining an effective feedstock density for said sub-volume of feedstock; and computing said mass of feedstock discharged by said conveyor during the first time interval Δt into the furnace on the basis of said advancing distance , said at least one transversal height profiles and said effective feedstock density, computed or determined for each of said second time intervals δt.
A load control system comprising: a controller ; a power converter controlled by the controller ; and a load to which electric power is supplied from the power converter , wherein when linkage security authentication based on at least one of hardware and software by linkage between at least the controller and the power converter has been established, a function that enables the power converter to be used for a predetermined purpose is generated by a software in the power converter , wherein when the linkage security authentication has been established, a function that enables the power converter to be used as a frequency converter capable of outputting a first variable frequency or a first variable voltage is generated by the software, wherein the controller and the power converter are connected to each other by a wire that is the hardware, and the linkage security authentication based on the hardware includes authenticating that communication through the wire has been enabled between the controller and the power converter , characterized in that when the linkage security authentication has not been established, the power converter becomes the frequency converter capable of outputting a second variable frequency or a second variable voltage, different from the frequency converter capable of outputting the first variable frequency or the first variable voltage. a controller ; a power converter controlled by the controller ; and a load to which electric power is supplied from the power converter , wherein when linkage security authentication based on at least one of hardware and software by linkage between at least the controller and the power converter has been established, a function that enables the power converter to be used for a predetermined purpose is generated by a software in the power converter , wherein when the linkage security authentication has been established, a function that enables the power converter to be used as a frequency converter capable of outputting a first variable frequency or a first variable voltage is generated by the software, wherein the controller and the power converter are connected to each other by a wire that is the hardware, and the linkage security authentication based on the hardware includes authenticating that communication through the wire has been enabled between the controller and the power converter , characterized in that when the linkage security authentication has not been established, the power converter becomes the frequency converter capable of outputting a second variable frequency or a second variable voltage, different from the frequency converter capable of outputting the first variable frequency or the first variable voltage.
Switch cabinet , comprising - a frame , - a door that is movable with respect to the frame , - a lock with a bolt rotatably mounted therein and - a retaining element which is operatively connected to the bolt and which covers the bolt in its locked position in an opening direction of the door and prevents opening of the door , - the bolt located in a locked position coming to rest on a first locking surface (A) and a second locking surface (B) of the retaining element when the door is moved in the opening direction (x), - the first locking surface (A) being arranged closer to the lock than the second locking surface (B) and - the first locking surface (A) and the second locking surface (B) being oriented in opposite directions and being arranged on opposite sides of the bolt in relation to the opening direction (x) of the door , characterized in that - the first locking surface (A) and/or the second locking surface (B) extends in a spiral when viewed in an axis of rotation of the bolt or has straight portions (D, E), arranged at an angle to one another, which approximate a spiral shape. - a frame , - a door that is movable with respect to the frame , - a lock with a bolt rotatably mounted therein and - a retaining element which is operatively connected to the bolt and which covers the bolt in its locked position in an opening direction of the door and prevents opening of the door , - the bolt located in a locked position coming to rest on a first locking surface (A) and a second locking surface (B) of the retaining element when the door is moved in the opening direction (x), - the first locking surface (A) being arranged closer to the lock than the second locking surface (B) and - the first locking surface (A) and the second locking surface (B) being oriented in opposite directions and being arranged on opposite sides of the bolt in relation to the opening direction (x) of the door , characterized in that - the first locking surface (A) and/or the second locking surface (B) extends in a spiral when viewed in an axis of rotation of the bolt or has straight portions (D, E), arranged at an angle to one another, which approximate a spiral shape.
A method comprising: determining , by a control system , one or more operational parameters of a motor for a winch of an aerial vehicle , wherein the winch comprises a tether and a spool; detecting, by the control system, in the one or more operational parameters, an operational pattern of the motor that is indicative of an external force applied to the tether; and operating , by the control system, the motor in accordance with a motor response process that is determined by the control system based on the detected operational pattern of the motor. determining , by a control system , one or more operational parameters of a motor for a winch of an aerial vehicle , wherein the winch comprises a tether and a spool; detecting, by the control system, in the one or more operational parameters, an operational pattern of the motor that is indicative of an external force applied to the tether; and operating , by the control system, the motor in accordance with a motor response process that is determined by the control system based on the detected operational pattern of the motor.
A method of fabricating a composite structural component for an aircraft , the method comprising: extruding a filler material into each mold channel of a plurality of mold channels of a die to form a plurality of filler segments ; removing the plurality of filler segments from the plurality of mold channels of the die ; arranging the plurality of filler segments in a space in the composite structural component , the space being defined by a radius of the composite structural component , such that the filler segments are in end-to-end contact; and curing the plurality of filler segments in the space to fuse the plurality of filler segments . extruding a filler material into each mold channel of a plurality of mold channels of a die to form a plurality of filler segments ; removing the plurality of filler segments from the plurality of mold channels of the die ; arranging the plurality of filler segments in a space in the composite structural component , the space being defined by a radius of the composite structural component , such that the filler segments are in end-to-end contact; and curing the plurality of filler segments in the space to fuse the plurality of filler segments .
A wire lock assembly for an access port of an elongate medical tube, comprising a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a central opening disposed therethrough, an attachment mechanism disposed through the exterior surface of the body, the attachment mechanism having an open end and a closed end, at least one notch arranged on the body and positioned proximate to the central opening; and at least one seal supported within the interior surface of the body in communication with the central opening, the seal comprising a passageway therethrough, wherein the interior surface of the body defines a non-linear pathway configured to secure one or more elongate medical devices and wherein the non-linear pathway of the interior surface is defined by one or more bends.
A motor vehicle element (A), having a cover for at least one opening of the motor vehicle element (A), having a main body (G) and having at least one fastening device for fastening the cover to at least one opening edge (R), wherein - at least one fastening device comprises a centring surface which is embodied to fasten the cover in a self-centring manner, wherein - the cover comprises at least one loading device which is embodied to load the fastening device against a portion of the opening edge (R), with the result that a play-free and preloaded fit of the cover in the opening is made possible, characterized in that - the fastening device and/or the loading device make/makes it possible for the cover to centre itself in three directions in space. - at least one fastening device comprises a centring surface which is embodied to fasten the cover in a self-centring manner, wherein - the cover comprises at least one loading device which is embodied to load the fastening device against a portion of the opening edge (R), with the result that a play-free and preloaded fit of the cover in the opening is made possible, characterized in that - the fastening device and/or the loading device make/makes it possible for the cover to centre itself in three directions in space.
A method for requesting access to a physical space controlled by an electronic lock, wherein the physical space is one of a plurality of physical spaces each controlled by an electronic lock, wherein a separate tag is provided for and located in the direct vicinity of each electronic lock, wherein each tag is distinct from the respective electronic lock, wherein each tag is readable by a same near field radio protocol to yield a tag identifier distinct from a lock identifier of the respective electronic lock, wherein the lock identifier is not readable from the tag itself, and wherein the tags are further away from each other than the communication range of the near field radio protocol, the method being performed in a user device and comprising the steps of: - reading one of the tags using the near field radio protocol, yielding a tag identifier; - finding , based on the yielded tag identifier, a lock identifier associated with the yielded tag identifier, and - sending an access request message to the electronic lock having the found lock identifier, wherein the step of finding a lock identifier comprises using or consulting a lookup table to find the lock identifier associated with the yielded tag identifier. - reading one of the tags using the near field radio protocol, yielding a tag identifier; - finding , based on the yielded tag identifier, a lock identifier associated with the yielded tag identifier, and - sending an access request message to the electronic lock having the found lock identifier,
A knife comprising a housing , a cutting blade having a first end protruding out of the housing , an opposite second end located within the housing and at least one cutting edge and a pressure indicating means consisting of a sensor and a processing means connected to said sensor , wherein said sensor is actuated when said cutting edge is forced onto a material to cut and said processing means receives a signal from said sensor characterised in that the pressure indicating means has a notification means connected to said processing means and said processing means sends a signal to said notification means as soon as a predefined condition is met.
A parameter adjustment method for evaluating a motion characteristic of a numerically controlled machine tool using a circular motion test and adjusting control parameters of the machine tool , wherein the control parameters include position loop gain, speed loop gain, speed loop integral gain or time constant, friction compensation parameters and backlash correction parameters, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: by a normal direction change rate calculation unit , calculating a normal direction change rate of a trajectory from a circular motion trajectory obtained from a circular motion trajectory data acquisition unit ; by a polar coordinate change unit , changing the normal direction change rate into polar coordinates; by a display unit , displaying the normal direction change rate of the trajectory as polar coordinates along with a normal direction change rate limit at which a shape change can be visually recognized by a person; by a parameter change unit and associated input device , adjusting the control parameters of the machine tool when the normal direction change rate is equal to or greater than the normal direction change rate limit; and repeating steps 1 to 4 until the normal direction change rate is equal to or less than the normal direction change rate limit. by a normal direction change rate calculation unit , calculating a normal direction change rate of a trajectory from a circular motion trajectory obtained from a circular motion trajectory data acquisition unit ; by a polar coordinate change unit , changing the normal direction change rate into polar coordinates; by a display unit , displaying the normal direction change rate of the trajectory as polar coordinates along with a normal direction change rate limit at which a shape change can be visually recognized by a person; by a parameter change unit and associated input device , adjusting the control parameters of the machine tool when the normal direction change rate is equal to or greater than the normal direction change rate limit; and repeating steps 1 to 4 until the normal direction change rate is equal to or less
A stucco slurry mixing apparatus comprising: a vessel for receiving and mixing ingredients therein; a mixing member configured to move within the vessel and mix ingredients contained therein, wherein the movement of the mixing member defines a non-rectilinear mixing path ; wherein the vessel comprises: a first inlet for the introduction of ingredients into the vessel , wherein the first inlet includes an inlet aperture in a wall of the vessel and an inlet conduit extending therefrom such that a relative angle between a longitudinal axis of the inlet conduit and a tangent to the mixing path , wherein the tangent is at a point adjacent to the inlet aperture , is less than 90 degrees; and an outlet for mixed slurry characterized in that the apparatus is configured to provide an aqueous foam via the first inlet with a velocity that is matched to the velocity of a stucco slurry being mixed in the vessel adjacent to the first inlet . a vessel for receiving and mixing ingredients therein; a mixing member configured to move within the vessel and mix ingredients contained therein, wherein the movement of the mixing member defines a non-rectilinear mixing path ; wherein the vessel comprises: a first inlet for the introduction of ingredients into the vessel , wherein the first inlet includes an inlet aperture in a wall of the vessel and an inlet conduit extending therefrom such that a relative angle between a longitudinal axis of the inlet conduit and a tangent to the mixing path , wherein the tangent is at a point adjacent to the inlet aperture , is less than 90 degrees; and an outlet for mixed slurry characterized in that the apparatus is configured to provide an aqueous foam via the first inlet with a velocity that is matched to the velocity of a stucco slurry being mixed in the vessel adjacent to the first inlet . a first inlet for the introduction of ingredients into the vessel , wherein the first inlet includes an inlet aperture in a wall of the vessel and an inlet conduit extending therefrom such that a relative angle between a longitudinal axis of the inlet conduit and a tangent to the mixing path , wherein the tangent is at a point adjacent to the inlet aperture , is less than 90 degrees; and an outlet for mixed slurry characterized in that the apparatus is configured to provide an aqueous foam via the first inlet with a velocity that is matched to the velocity of a stucco slurry being mixed in the vessel adjacent to the first inlet .
A continuous bicomponent filament formed from a single polymer system comprising first and second polymer components present in distinct portions of a cross section of the continuous bicomponent filament, wherein the first polymer component of the continuous bicomponent filament is partially crystalline and serves as a matrix component of the continuous bicomponent filament and the second polymer component of the continuous bicomponent filament is amorphous and serves as a binder component of the continuous bicomponent filament, and wherein a thermal area-bonded nonwoven comprising the continuous bicomponent filament exhibits a single melting peak as evidenced by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) trace, wherein the binder component of the continuous bicomponent filament has crystalized during a thermal bonding step; and wherein (i) the continuous bicomponent filament comprises a multilobal cross-section including a plurality of lobes each having a tip section, and the second polymer component is located at the tip section of at least one of the plurality of lobes; and wherein the continuous bicomponent filament comprises from 2% to 25 % of the second polymer component, by weight of the continuous bicomponent filament ; or (ii) the continuous bicomponent filament comprises a sheath/core arrangement including a sheath component surrounding a core component, wherein the core component comprises the first polymer component having a first intrinsic viscosity and the sheath component comprises the second polymer component having a second intrinsic viscosity that is less than the first intrinsic viscosity, wherein the continuous bicomponent filament comprises from 80% to 95% of the first polymer component and from 5% to 20% of the second polymer component, by weight of the continuous bicomponent filament. (i) the continuous bicomponent filament comprises a multilobal cross-section including a plurality of lobes each having a tip section, and the second polymer component is located at the tip section of at least one of the plurality of lobes; and wherein the continuous bicomponent filament comprises from 2% to 25 % of the second polymer component, by weight of the continuous bicomponent filament ; or (ii) the continuous bicomponent filament comprises a sheath/core arrangement including a sheath component surrounding a core component, wherein the core component comprises the first polymer component having a first intrinsic viscosity and the sheath component comprises the second polymer component having a second intrinsic viscosity that is less than the first intrinsic viscosity, wherein the continuous bicomponent filament comprises from 80% to 95% of the first polymer component and from 5% to 20% of the second polymer component, by weight of the continuous bicomponent filament.
A phase measurement device that measures a phase of a periodic input signal varying periodically through a digital circuit, comprising: an AD converter that digitizes the periodic input signal at each predetermined sampling timing and outputs a digital signal; a zero crossing specification means that detects a change in a sign of the digital signal; and a count processor configured to count and calculate a zero crossing detection count C through the zero crossing specification means at each sampling timing, characterized in that the phase measurement device further comprises a fraction processor configured to calculate a fraction F j [j = 1 to L] of the zero crossing detection count on the basis of the digital signals at sampling timings immediately before and immediately after the zero crossing specification means determines zero crossing and further calculates a fraction processing parameter G j = N j - F j using a zero crossing detection number N j [1 ≤ N j ≤ N] in a period of a predetermined sampling count N [the number of data to be averaged] necessary for averaging; and an averaging processor configured to average the count processor calculation value C when the period ends and L fractions calculated by the fraction processor in a period of the sampling count N using Formula 1 [U is a phase output value] and calculates a phase of the digital signal. U = C − 1 N ∑ j = 1 L G j an AD converter that digitizes the periodic input signal at each predetermined sampling timing and outputs a digital signal; a zero crossing specification means that detects a change in a sign of the digital signal; and a count processor configured to count and calculate a zero crossing detection count C through the zero crossing specification means at each sampling timing, characterized in that the phase measurement device further comprises a fraction processor configured to calculate a fraction F j [j = 1 to L] of the zero crossing detection count on the basis of the digital signals at sampling timings immediately before and immediately after the zero crossing specification means determines zero crossing and further calculates a fraction processing parameter G j = N j - F j using a zero crossing detection number N j [1 ≤ N j ≤ N] in a period of a predetermined sampling count N [the number of data to be averaged] necessary for averaging; and an averaging processor configured to average the count processor calculation value C when the period ends and L fractions calculated by the fraction processor in a period of the sampling count N using Formula 1 [U is a phase output value] and calculates a phase of the digital signal. U = C − 1 N ∑ j = 1 L G j