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A method of preparing a pipe-section for welding to another pipe-section to form a pipeline comprising a plurality of said pipe-sections, the method comprising at least the steps of: (i) providing a pipe-section having first and second pipe-ends, wherein the pipe-section is formed from one of the group comprising: a carbon steel from grade X52, X56, X60, X65, X70 or X80 according to API 5L, and a 22 Cr duplex, a 25 Cr Duplex, a 13 Cr-2 Mo, or a 13 Cr - 2.5 Mo according to DNV-OS-F101; (ii) defining a first portion L1 of the longitudinal length of the pipe-section from the first pipe-end being in the range 3% to 40% of the overall length of the pipe-section, wherein the pipe-section is 12m long or 24m long; (iii) defining a second portion L2 of the longitudinal length of the pipe-section from the end of the first portion L1 towards the second pipe-end; (iv) heating at least the first portion L1 to at least a first temperature T1 of at least 500°C for at least 2 minutes; (v) maintaining a second temperature T2 of the second portion L2 during step (iv) below the first temperature T1, wherein step (i) comprises providing a partly or fully seam-welded pipe-section. (i) providing a pipe-section having first and second pipe-ends, wherein the pipe-section is formed from one of the group comprising: a carbon steel from grade X52, X56, X60, X65, X70 or X80 according to API 5L, and a 22 Cr duplex, a 25 Cr Duplex, a 13 Cr-2 Mo, or a 13 Cr - 2.5 Mo according to DNV-OS-F101; (ii) defining a first portion L1 of the longitudinal length of the pipe-section from the first pipe-end being in the range 3% to 40% of the overall length of the pipe-section, wherein the pipe-section is 12m long or 24m long; (iii) defining a second portion L2 of the longitudinal length of the pipe-section from the end of the first portion L1 towards the second pipe-end; (iv) heating at least the first portion L1 to at least a first temperature T1 of at least 500°C for at least 2 minutes; (v) maintaining a second temperature T2 of the second portion L2 during step (iv) below the first temperature T1,
A method for detecting fraud during biometric authentication of an individual comprising the acquisition , by an optical device , of a sequence of candidate images comprising at least two candidate images of an individual on which the individual has different relative positions with respect to the optical device, in order to compare said sequence with a reference image sequence comprising at least two reference images on which the individual has different relative positions with respect to the optical device, the reference image sequence having been acquired during a preliminary enrollment step by the same optical device , the geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired the reference image sequence having been estimated during the enrollment , the geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired the reference image sequence comprising a ratio between the focal distance of the optical device and the size of the pixels of a sensor of the optical device, the method comprising the steps of: - estimating , from the sequence of candidate images, geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired said sequence of candidate images on the individual, the geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired the sequence of candidate images comprising the ratio between the focal distance of the optical device and the size of the pixels of a sensor of the optical device, and - comparing said geometrical parameters estimated from the sequence of candidate images with geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired the reference image sequence, during the enrollment , and - from the result of the comparison, determining whether the candidate image sequence was acquired from at least one pre-recorded image of the individual. - estimating , from the sequence of candidate images, geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired said sequence of candidate images on the individual, the geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired the sequence of candidate images comprising the ratio between the focal distance of the optical device and the size of the pixels of a sensor of the optical device, and - comparing said geometrical parameters estimated from the sequence of candidate images with geometrical parameters of the optical device having acquired the reference image sequence, during the enrollment , and - from the result of the comparison, determining whether the candidate image sequence was acquired from at least one pre-recorded image of the individual.
Dual clutch transmission which is fully power-shiftable, having: - a dual clutch (A, B), - a basic transmission (GG) and - a range-change stage (RG), preferably embodied as a planetary transmission, wherein - all the shift elements (C, EF, GH, LR, KJ, OU) for gear and/or wheel stage shifting of the basic transmission (GG) and of the range-change stage (RG) are arranged coaxially with respect to a central shaft train (Z), which connects the dual clutch (A, B) and the range-change stage (RG), - the dual clutch transmission makes available 12 forward gears in the direct-gear mode and/or 13 forward gears in the overdrive mode, and - the basic transmission (GG) has a layshaft assembly (vl, vr; v), characterized in that - the first shift element (C) of the basic transmission (GG) in the load flow direction is embodied as a one-sided shift element and the subsequent shift elements (EF, GH, LR, KJ, OU), which are downstream in the load flow direction and of which there are preferably five, are embodied as double-sided shift elements. - a dual clutch (A, B), - a basic transmission (GG) and - a range-change stage (RG), preferably embodied as a planetary transmission, - all the shift elements (C, EF, GH, LR, KJ, OU) for gear and/or wheel stage shifting of the basic transmission (GG) and of the range-change stage (RG) are arranged coaxially with respect to a central shaft train (Z), which connects the dual clutch (A, B) and the range-change stage (RG), - the dual clutch transmission makes available 12 forward gears in the direct-gear mode and/or 13 forward gears in the overdrive mode, and - the basic transmission (GG) has a layshaft assembly (vl, vr; v), - the first shift element (C) of the basic transmission (GG) in the load flow direction is embodied as a one-sided shift element and the subsequent shift elements (EF, GH, LR, KJ, OU), which are downstream in the load flow direction and of which there are preferably five, are embodied as double-sided shift elements.
A robotic medical system, comprising: a medical instrument comprising an instrument base and an elongated shaft configured for insertion into a patient; a first robotic arm , wherein the instrument base of the medical instrument is attached to the first robotic arm and the first robotic arm is articulable to move the instrument base; a second robotic arm ; a drive device attached to the second robotic arm and distal relative to the instrument base, wherein the drive device is engaged with and configured to drive axial motion of the elongated shaft of the medical instrument; characterized in that the robot medical system further comprises a processor configured to, during a first period of axial motion: drive axial motion of the elongated shaft of the medical instrument with the drive device at a first axial motion rate that is greater than a movement rate of the first robotic arm . a medical instrument comprising an instrument base and an elongated shaft configured for insertion into a patient; a first robotic arm , wherein the instrument base of the medical instrument is attached to the first robotic arm and the first robotic arm is articulable to move the instrument base; a second robotic arm ; a drive device attached to the second robotic arm and distal relative to the instrument base, wherein the drive device is engaged with and configured to drive axial motion of the elongated shaft of the medical instrument; characterized in that the robot medical system further comprises a processor configured to, during a first period of axial motion: drive axial motion of the elongated shaft of the medical instrument with the drive device at a first axial motion rate that is greater than a movement rate of the first robotic arm .
Composition containing A) 60% to 80% by weight of a polyester based on terephthalic acid and at least one dianhydrohexitol and optionally further diols, B) 10% to 30% by weight of a polyester based on succinic acid and at least one aliphatic, araliphatic or cycloaliphatic diol, C) 3% to 12% by weight of at least one mineral reinforcer based on talc. A) 60% to 80% by weight of a polyester based on terephthalic acid and at least one dianhydrohexitol and optionally further diols, B) 10% to 30% by weight of a polyester based on succinic acid and at least one aliphatic, araliphatic or cycloaliphatic diol, C) 3% to 12% by weight of at least one mineral reinforcer based on talc.
A female undergarment comprising: a first fabric layer comprising an abdominal region and a crotch region , wherein the crotch region is defined by a first leg opening and a second leg opening; a second fabric layer secured to the first fabric layer at the crotch region and at the abdominal region, thereby defining a first opening between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer proximate the first leg opening and a second opening between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer proximate the second leg opening; characterized in that the crotch region comprises a closure panel , wherein a first portion of the closure panel overlaps and secures to a second portion of the closure panel to define the first leg opening and the second leg opening. a first fabric layer comprising an abdominal region and a crotch region , wherein the crotch region is defined by a first leg opening and a second leg opening; a second fabric layer secured to the first fabric layer at the crotch region and at the abdominal region, thereby defining a first opening between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer proximate the first leg opening and a second opening between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer proximate the second leg opening; characterized in that the crotch region comprises a closure panel , wherein a first portion of the closure panel overlaps and secures to a second portion of the closure panel to define the first leg opening and the second leg opening.
An elevator for conveying of goods, comprising - at least one circumferentially guided traction means , - at least one drive via which the traction means can be moved in a circumferential manner, - a plurality of receiving units for goods, which receiving units are mechanically coupled to the circumferentially guided traction means for moving goods and - a control unit (S) connected to at least one sensor system , wherein the control unit (S), via the at least one sensor system , is configured for detecting and/or recognizing a torque acting on a drive shaft of the at least one drive over the course of time, and wherein the control unit (S) is capable of deriving information pertaining to masses of goods, which are moved by means of the plurality of receiving units over a certain period of time, from the detected and/or recognized torque acting on the drive shaft over the course of time,, characterized in that - at least one bearing unit is assigned to the drive shaft of the at least one drive , and wherein - at least one support device is assigned to the at least one drive , which at least one support device comprises the sensor system . - at least one circumferentially guided traction means , - at least one drive via which the traction means can be moved in a circumferential manner, - a plurality of receiving units for goods, which receiving units are mechanically coupled to the circumferentially guided traction means for moving goods and - a control unit (S) connected to at least one sensor system , wherein the control unit (S), via the at least one sensor system , is configured for detecting and/or recognizing a torque acting on a drive shaft of the at least one drive over the course of time, and wherein the control unit (S) is capable of deriving information pertaining to masses of goods, which are moved by means of the plurality of receiving units over a certain period of time, from the detected and/or recognized torque acting on the drive shaft over the course of time,, characterized in that the control unit (S), via the at least one sensor system , is configured for detecting and/or recognizing a torque acting on a drive shaft of the at least one drive over the course of time, and wherein the control unit (S) is capable of deriving information pertaining to masses of goods, which are moved by means of the plurality of receiving units over a certain period of time, from the detected and/or recognized torque acting on the drive shaft over the course of time,, characterized in that - at least one bearing unit is assigned to the drive shaft of the at least one drive , and wherein - at least one support device is assigned to the at least one drive , which at least one support device comprises the sensor system .
A system for growing plants above ground, the system comprising a support structure adapted to receive the plants, the support structure comprising a plurality of light-tight closed spaces, each closed space being adapted to receive the roots of a plant so that the roots of each plant are in one of the closed spaces, the system comprising: - a spray head comprising at least one spray nozzle comprising a piezoelectric sprayer, - means for supplying at least one plant nutrient solution, - moving means arranged to move the spray head between enclosed spaces, and - control means arranged to: o control at least one nozzle , o control the moving means so as to move the spray head between the closed spaces, the spray head being arranged to spray the nutrient solution into each enclosed space for a predetermined time and with a predetermined frequency. - a spray head comprising at least one spray nozzle comprising a piezoelectric sprayer, - means for supplying at least one plant nutrient solution, - moving means arranged to move the spray head between enclosed spaces, and - control means arranged to: o control at least one nozzle , o control the moving means so as to move the spray head between the closed spaces, o control at least one nozzle , o control the moving means so as to move the spray head between the closed spaces,
A composition comprising: about 40 to about 80 percent by weight of the composition of long fibers dispersed in about 20 to about 60 percent by weight of the composition of a polymeric matrix comprising about 10 to about 50 percent by weight based on the polymer matrix of one or more styrenic copolymers containing one or more unsaturated nitrile compound derived monomer units and one or more elastomeric monomer units and about 30 to about 90 percent by weight of one or more polyamides wherein the styrenic copolymers exhibit a melt flow rate of about 6 or greater that is determined according to the test method ISO 1133 measured at 220°C and 10 kg.
A rock shoe to be joined to an end of a reinforced concrete pile on the worksite by means of joint members , the rock shoe comprising a box , into which the end of the pile is insertable, and a clamping ring arranged around the box for clamping the box against sides of the pile , characterized in that rock shoe comprises a bottom plate , to a front surface of which a point part has been attached, and to which bottom plate the box is attached, and wherein joint members have been fastened to the bottom plate for fastening the rock shoe to a joint part at the end of the pile .
A clasp for a bracelet, which comprises at least two movable blades , that are articulated with respect to one another about an axis of the blades and which comprises a locking device that makes it possible to lock or unlock a first blade relative to a second blade , respectively in closed and open configurations of the clasp, the locking device being linked to the first blade and comprising an actuation lever intended for the actuation of the locking device by a user, a locking element capable of cooperating with a complementary hooking element of the second blade , the clasp being characterized in that it comprises an intermediate element linked on the one hand to the locking element by a first link device and linked on the other hand to the actuation lever by a second link device, at least one of these two link devices being provided with at least two degrees of freedom.
A gangway bellows of a gangway between two articulately-connected vehicles or vehicle parts , wherein the gangway bellows comprises gangway bellows frames , wherein the gangway bellows comprises a separate duct bellows equipped with a duct bellows frame , wherein at least one fastener is provided for connecting the duct bellows with the gangway bellows , characterized in that the fastener between the gangway bellows and the duct bellows is formed as a mount, which is connected at least at the one end with a duct bellows frame of the duct bellows and at the other end with a gangway bellows frame of the gangway bellows , wherein the connection between the gangway bellows frame and the mount and/or the duct bellows frame and the mount is formed as a detachable push-on connector.
A method of testing the integrity of a second seal of an electrical insulator comprising an insulating body enclosing a first volume for housing a gas, the body being provided with an opening, and a sealing arrangement comprising a first sealing element and a second sealing element and arranged to seal said opening in the body, the method comprising: - filling the first volume of the insulator with a gas comprising a detectable component, - closing a second closable opening of a second gas-tight sealing element for sealing the opening of the body and arranged inside a firstgas-tight sealing element for sealing said opening and provided with a first closable opening , wherein the second closable opening enables control of the gas pressure in the first volume in cooperation with the first closable opening , - evacuating a second volume , significantly smaller than the first volume and defined between the first and secondgas-tight sealing elements, through the first closable opening , and - determining that a second seal between the secondgas-tight sealing element and the body or the closed second closable opening is leaking if the detectable component is detected in the evacuated gas from the second volume . - filling the first volume of the insulator with a gas comprising a detectable component, - closing a second closable opening of a second gas-tight sealing element for sealing the opening of the body and arranged inside a firstgas-tight sealing element for sealing said opening and provided with a first closable opening , wherein the second closable opening enables control of the gas pressure in the first volume in cooperation with the first closable opening , - evacuating a second volume , significantly smaller than the first volume and defined between the first and secondgas-tight sealing elements, through the first closable opening , and - determining that a second seal between the secondgas-tight sealing element and the body or the closed second closable opening is leaking if the detectable component is detected in the evacuated gas from the second volume .
Method for examining an elongate wood body located under water for infestation with wood pests, in particular wood pests living in the sea, and/or for determining an extent of an infestation with wood pests, in particular wood pests living in the sea, on a wood body , characterized in that a plurality of investigative drillings are carried out by means of a drilling resistance measuring instrument , during which the resistance to which a drilling needle is subjected by the wood body is measured in dependence on the penetration depth when the drilling needle penetrates into the wood body and/or when the drilling needle is pulled out of the wood body , and in that the drilled channels run in different, mutually parallel planes , wherein the planes are arranged perpendicular to an axis of longitudinal extent of the elongate wood body , and in that a. in the case of a circular-cylindrical or semicircular-cylindrical wood body , the investigative drillings are carried out in such a manner that the beginnings of the drilled channels are arranged along a helix curve , and/or in that b. a drilling template is fastened to the wood body and defines the beginnings of the drilled channels , wherein the drilling template has an alignment element which interacts with an alignment attachment of the drilling resistance measuring instrument . a. in the case of a circular-cylindrical or semicircular-cylindrical wood body , the investigative drillings are carried out in such a manner that the beginnings of the drilled channels are arranged along a helix curve , and/or in that b. a drilling template is fastened to the wood body and defines the beginnings of the drilled channels , wherein the drilling template has an alignment element which interacts with an alignment attachment of the drilling resistance measuring instrument .
A method for simulating a casting or molding process in a computer comprising at least one controller configured to receive and execute instructions, said method comprising: arranging said controller to provide a plurality of views for said same process to be simulated and interlinking said plurality of views such that an input in one view is updated in all other views; providing a computerized geometric model of at least one geometric component of a casting; receiving an input indicating a component and in response thereto update said component; displaying at least one process step object for the process, said process step object being associated with one or more process parameter; receiving an input indicating a process step object and in response thereto update said parameter; and performing a simulation of said process on the at least one component , simulating each process step according the process step object's associated parameters and an event time. arranging said controller to provide a plurality of views for said same process to be simulated and interlinking said plurality of views such that an input in one view is updated in all other views; providing a computerized geometric model of at least one geometric component of a casting; receiving an input indicating a component and in response thereto update said component; displaying at least one process step object for the process, said process step object being associated with one or more process parameter; receiving an input indicating a process step object and in response thereto update said parameter; and performing a simulation of said process on the at least one component , simulating each process step according the process step object's associated parameters and an event time.