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A method to measure an applied magnetic field in a plane (X-Y), the method comprising: applying a first alternating drive current to a first strap , wherein at least a portion of the first strap overlays a magnetoresistive sensor , the first strap having a dimension extending in a first direction (X); simultaneously applying a second alternating drive current to a second strap , wherein at least a portion of the second strap overlays the at least a portion of the first strap, the second strap having a dimension extending in a second direction (Y), the second direction being non-parallel to the first direction, and the second alternating drive current being out of phase with respect to the first alternating drive current, wherein the magnetoresistive sensor is subjected to a periodically rotating magnetic drive field rotating in the plane in the magnetoresistive sensor; and when the applied magnetic field to be measured is superimposed on the periodically rotating magnetic drive field rotating in the plane, extracting a second harmonic component of an output voltage (V out ) output from the magnetoresistive sensor, wherein the magnitude of the applied magnetic field to be measured in the plane is proportional to an amplitude (|H applied |) of the extracted second harmonic component of the output voltage, and wherein the orientation (φ) of the applied magnetic field to be measured in the plane is related to a phase angle of the extracted second harmonic component of the output voltage. applying a first alternating drive current to a first strap , wherein at least a portion of the first strap overlays a magnetoresistive sensor , the first strap having a dimension extending in a first direction (X); simultaneously applying a second alternating drive current to a second strap , wherein at least a portion of the second strap overlays the at least a portion of the first strap, the second strap having a dimension extending in a second direction (Y), the second direction being non-parallel to the first direction, and the second alternating drive current being out of phase with respect to the first alternating drive current, wherein the magnetoresistive sensor is subjected to a periodically rotating magnetic drive field rotating in the plane in the magnetoresistive sensor; and when the applied magnetic field to be measured is superimposed on the periodically rotating magnetic drive field rotating in the plane, extracting a second harmonic component of an output voltage (V out ) output from the magnetoresistive sensor, wherein the magnitude of the applied magnetic field to be measured in the plane is proportional to an amplitude (|H applied |) of the extracted second harmonic component of the output voltage, and wherein the orientation (φ) of the applied magnetic field to be measured in the plane is related to a phase angle of the extracted second harmonic component of the output voltage.
A method for programming with a 3D simulation system a physical component of a process plant , wherein the process plant includes at least one fluid vessel ; at least one pipe coupled to the at least one fluid vessel ; and at least one control device coupled to the at least one pipe and configured to control flow of a fluid to or from the at least one fluid vessel via the at least one pipe , wherein the 3D simulation system comprises a 3D workspace containing a plurality of 3D programmable simulation objects, each of the plurality of 3D programmable simulation objects corresponding to a physical component of the process plant , the method comprising: identifying a plurality of physical components of the process plant ; coupling the process plant to the 3D simulation system ; defining at least one 3D programmable simulation object which describes attributes of the physical components, wherein the 3D programmable simulation object includes programming code relating to operation of the physical component, and at least one physics object representative of a state of fluid materials present in the process plant; placing a plurality of 3D programmable simulation objects in the 3D workspace of the 3D simulation system ; automatically determining internal functional structures of the process plant by the connections of the vessels of the process plant and generating physics objects for the fluid materials and the vessels of the process plant , the physics objects handling simulation of the fluid motion and interaction; performing a simulation on a plurality of 3D programmable simulation objects of the 3D simulation system ; and transferring the programming code of at least one of the 3D programmable simulation objects to a corresponding physical component of the process plant . identifying a plurality of physical components of the process plant ; coupling the process plant to the 3D simulation system ; defining at least one 3D programmable simulation object which describes attributes of the physical components, wherein the 3D programmable simulation object includes programming code relating to operation of the physical component, and at least one physics object representative of a state of fluid materials present in the process plant; placing a plurality of 3D programmable simulation objects in the 3D workspace of the 3D simulation system ; automatically determining internal functional structures of the process plant by the connections of the vessels of the process plant and generating physics objects for the fluid materials and the vessels of the process plant , the physics objects handling simulation of the fluid motion and interaction; performing a simulation on a plurality of 3D programmable simulation objects of the 3D simulation system ; and transferring the programming code of at least one of the 3D programmable simulation objects to a corresponding physical component of the process plant .
A substrate processing machine, comprising: a base ; a module having a housing comprising a front wall, a left wall and a right wall, and provided with an opening portion open at an end surface of the module facing the left-right direction in which the modules can be arranged side by side in order to form a production line; a device (30 - 35) configured to perform a predetermined operation contributing to the production of a substrate (B); wherein the housing comprises the device (30 - 35); and wherein the module is disposed detachably on an upper wall of the base configured to be switched in a rear-front direction between a production position (D) where the substrate (B) is produced and an offset position (E) that deviates from the production position (D) relative to the base ; characterized in that the device (30 - 35) is configured to operate in the production position (D) and the offset position (E); and wherein the operation speed of the device (30 - 35) performing the predetermined operation in the offset position (E) is slower than the operation speed of the device (30 - 35) performing the predetermined operation in the production position (D). a base ; a module having a housing comprising a front wall, a left wall and a right wall, and provided with an opening portion open at an end surface of the module facing the left-right direction in which the modules can be arranged side by side in order to form a production line; a device (30 - 35) configured to perform a predetermined operation contributing to the production of a substrate (B); wherein the housing comprises the device (30 - 35); and wherein the module is disposed detachably on an upper wall of the base configured to be switched in a rear-front direction between a production position (D) where the substrate (B) is produced and an offset position (E) that deviates from the production position (D) relative to the base ; characterized in that the device (30 - 35) is configured to operate in the production position (D) and the offset position (E); and wherein the operation speed of the device (30 - 35) performing the predetermined operation in the offset position (E) is slower than the operation speed of the device (30 - 35) performing the predetermined operation in the production position (D).
An instrument for biological analysis, comprising: an excitation source ; an optical sensor configured to receive emissions from biological samples in response to the excitation source; an excitation optical system disposed along an excitation optical path; an emission optical system disposed along an emission optical path; a plurality of emission filters which are moveable into and out of the emission optical path; a rotatable filter wheel to which the plurality of emission filters are mounted and configured to move each of the filters into and out of the emission beam path by rotation of the rotatable filter wheel; a position source configured to emit radiation and a corresponding position sensor configured to receive radiation from the position source, the position source and the position sensor together arranged at a radial position with respect to the filter wheel beyond the rotatable filter wheel and configured to produce a position signal indicative of a position of an emission filter of the rotatable filter wheel; a housing enclosing a peripheral portion of the filter wheel, at which portion the emission filters are mounted, the position source and the position sensor being provided to the housing; and radiation shields extending from the housing of the rotatable filter wheel towards the rotatable filter wheel at spaced positions between the position source and the emission beam path so as to block at least some radiation from the position source from reaching the emission beam path. an excitation source ; an optical sensor configured to receive emissions from biological samples in response to the excitation source; an excitation optical system disposed along an excitation optical path; an emission optical system disposed along an emission optical path; a plurality of emission filters which are moveable into and out of the emission optical path; a rotatable filter wheel to which the plurality of emission filters are mounted and configured to move each of the filters into and out of the emission beam path by rotation of the rotatable filter wheel; a position source configured to emit radiation and a corresponding position sensor configured to receive radiation from the position source, the position source and the position sensor together arranged at a radial position with respect to the filter wheel beyond the rotatable filter wheel and configured to produce a position signal indicative of a position of an emission filter of the rotatable filter wheel; a housing enclosing a peripheral portion of the filter wheel, at which portion the emission filters are mounted, the position source and the position sensor being provided to the housing; and radiation shields extending from the housing of the rotatable filter wheel towards the rotatable filter wheel at spaced positions between the position source and the emission beam path so as to block at least some radiation from the position source from reaching the emission beam path.
A method for preparing a slurry mixture in a microfluidic device, the method comprising: providing in the microfluidic device a first micropump (MP1), a second micropump (MP2) fluidly coupled to the first micropump (MP1) by a first microchannel comprising a microvalve , and a third micropump (MP3) fluidly coupled to the second micropump (MP2) by a second microchannel; each of the micropumps (MP1, MP2, MP3) comprising a chamber comprising a pneumatically deformable diaphragm changeable between a closed position for discharging pumping a fluid and an open position for receiving the fluid; opening a slurry inlet microvalve fluidly coupled to the first micropump (MP1); changing position of the first micropump (MP1) from the closed position to the open position; drawing slurry into the first micropump (MP1); closing the slurry inlet microvalve ; opening an extractant inlet microvalve fluidly coupled to the first micropump (MP1); opening the intermediate microvalve disposed in the first microchannel between the first and second micropumps (MP1, MP2); changing position of the second micropump (MP2) from the closed position to the open position; drawing extractant into the first micropump (MP1); and mixing the slurry and extractant form a slurry-extractant mixture. providing in the microfluidic device a first micropump (MP1), a second micropump (MP2) fluidly coupled to the first micropump (MP1) by a first microchannel comprising a microvalve , and a third micropump (MP3) fluidly coupled to the second micropump (MP2) by a second microchannel; each of the micropumps (MP1, MP2, MP3) comprising a chamber comprising a pneumatically deformable diaphragm changeable between a closed position for discharging pumping a fluid and an open position for receiving the fluid; opening a slurry inlet microvalve fluidly coupled to the first micropump (MP1); changing position of the first micropump (MP1) from the closed position to the open position; drawing slurry into the first micropump (MP1); closing the slurry inlet microvalve ; opening an extractant inlet microvalve fluidly coupled to the first micropump (MP1); opening the intermediate microvalve disposed in the first microchannel between the first and second micropumps (MP1, MP2); changing position of the second micropump (MP2) from the closed position to the open position; drawing extractant into the first micropump (MP1); and mixing the slurry and extractant form a slurry-extractant mixture.
Laboratory distribution system for use in a laboratory automation system, the laboratory distribution system comprising a plurality of diagnostic laboratory container carriers and a conveyor device , wherein the diagnostic laboratory container carriers are single sample tube carriers having a circular cylindrical base , the conveyor device comprising - an endless drive member defining a closed-loop conveyor pathway, and - a plurality of supporting elements attached to the endless drive member , which supporting elements are adapted for receiving one diagnostic laboratory container carrier and for transporting said diagnostic laboratory container carrier in an upright position along at least a section of the conveyor pathway, wherein the supporting elements have a receiving area for receiving one diagnostic laboratory container carrier , characterized in that the supporting elements are each mounted pivotally about a horizontal pivot axis by a pivot bearing to the drive member and structured such that a center of gravity of the supporting element with or without an empty or loaded diagnostic laboratory container carrier is arranged below and vertically aligned with the pivot axis when the supporting element is in an upright use position, such that each supporting element is free to pivot about the associated pivot axis under the effect of gravitational forces acting on the supporting element for maintaining an upright use position while travelling along the conveyor path, wherein the supporting elements are provided with a boundary wall extending at least partly about the periphery of the receiving area for centering and retaining the diagnostic laboratory container carrier . - an endless drive member defining a closed-loop conveyor pathway, and - a plurality of supporting elements attached to the endless drive member , which supporting elements are adapted for receiving one diagnostic laboratory container carrier and for transporting said diagnostic laboratory container carrier in an upright position along at least a section of the conveyor pathway, wherein the supporting elements have a receiving area for receiving one diagnostic laboratory container carrier ,
An apparatus comprising a voltage source ; and a printed circuit board (PCB) including: a first conductive trace , a second conductive trace , and sets of terminals electrically connected to the first and second conductive traces and configured and arranged to indicate changes in impedance caused by leaked liquid; and wherein respective portions of the first and second conductive traces are interleaved, and configured and arranged to suspend flow of the leaked liquid as leaked from an enclosed component , thereby causing a change in impedance between at least one of the sets of terminals ; characterized in that the voltage source is configured to apply electrical energy across at least one of the first and second conductive traces via the set of terminals to electrically attract the leaked liquid that is ionically polarized, and wherein a section of the first conductive trace or second conductive trace includes sacrificial trace configured and arranged to neutralize corrosive leaked liquid. a voltage source ; and a printed circuit board (PCB) including: a first conductive trace , a second conductive trace , and sets of terminals electrically connected to the first and second conductive traces and configured and arranged to indicate changes in impedance caused by leaked liquid; and a first conductive trace , a second conductive trace , and sets of terminals electrically connected to the first and second conductive traces and configured and arranged to indicate changes in impedance caused by leaked liquid; and wherein respective portions of the first and second conductive traces are interleaved, and configured and arranged to suspend flow of the leaked liquid as leaked from an enclosed component , thereby causing a change in impedance between at least one of the sets of terminals ; characterized in that the voltage source is configured to apply electrical energy across at least one of the first and second conductive traces via the set of terminals to electrically attract the leaked liquid that is ionically polarized, and wherein a section of the first conductive trace or second conductive trace includes sacrificial trace configured and arranged to neutralize corrosive leaked liquid.
Knob for connecting an object to a fixed body, comprising an external hollow gripping element which houses inside engagement means with said object and with said fixed body, characterised in that said engagement means comprises an outer glass-shaped casing with a central hole combined with a fixed internal body comprising a inner glass-shaped body which houses within torque adjusting means, wherein said torque adjusting means comprises: - an annular slider from which pegs project in one side end and engagement teeth project on an opposite side; - a spacer , with a central hole, provided with engagement elements; - a bush , co-moulded with said glass-shaped body , which houses a retaining screw of said spacer and - springs arranged between said spacer and said slider , maintained in a stable position within the above-said pegs of said slider ; said internal glass-shaped body being provided with a series of circular holes, on a base thereof, wherein said engagement teeth are inserted. - an annular slider from which pegs project in one side end and engagement teeth project on an opposite side; - a spacer , with a central hole, provided with engagement elements; - a bush , co-moulded with said glass-shaped body , which houses a retaining screw of said spacer and - springs arranged between said spacer and said slider , maintained in a stable position within the above-said pegs of said slider ;
A surveying instrument comprising: a surveying instrument main body having a reference optical axis (o), a measuring direction image pickup module which is configured to acquire at a predetermined time interval a first image including an object along a first image pickup optical axis having a known relationship with said reference optical axis, a distance measuring unit for irradiating a distance measuring light and measuring a distance to said object, an optical axis deflector which is configured to deflect an optical axis of said distance measuring light with reference to said reference optical axis (o), a projecting direction detecting module for detecting a projecting direction of said distance measuring light, a time detector for generating a signal of a reference time, a downward image pickup module which is configured to acquire at a predetermined time interval a second image along a second image pickup optical axis extending downward at a predetermined angle with respect to said reference optical axis, an attitude detector for detecting a tilt of said surveying instrument main body, a display unit and an arithmetic control module , wherein in a state where the optical axis deflector does not deflect the distance measuring optical axis , said reference optical axis (o) coincides with said optical axis of the distance measuring light , wherein said arithmetic control module is configured to control said display unit in such a manner that a vertical lower position of a machine center of said surveying instrument main body is shown on said second image based on a detection result of said attitude detector, detect a change between at least either said first images or said second images, associate said change between said images and the detection results of said distance measuring unit and said projecting direction detecting module with each other based on said reference time, and determine a measuring point of said object with respect to said vertical lower position, characterized in that said arithmetic control module is configured to average the detection results of said attitude detector at every predetermined time, and control said display unit which displays a reference target indicative of the horizontality on said first image and a lower target indicative of said vertical lower position on said second image based on a calculated average tilt.
A syringe system comprising: - a needle guard having a shield and a body , the shield comprising a pair of finger flanges having lateral edges, lateral ends and distal surfaces providing a surface area for the end user's fingers to grip and secure the syringe system, the body being configured to receive a syringe , and - an extended finger flange removably coupled with and fully inserted onto the needle guard and comprising: - a central attachment area which engages the shield of the needle guard , - a pair of lateral flaps configured to be engaged by an end user's fingers, the lateral flaps increasing the surface area available for the end user's fingers; and characterized in that the extended finger flange comprises one or more internal snaps which press fit against the finger flanges of the shield when the extended finger flange is fully inserted onto the needle guard , so that said snaps press against the lateral edges of the finger flanges but not against the lateral ends . - a needle guard having a shield and a body , the shield comprising a pair of finger flanges having lateral edges, lateral ends and distal surfaces providing a surface area for the end user's fingers to grip and secure the syringe system, the body being configured to receive a syringe , and - an extended finger flange removably coupled with and fully inserted onto the needle guard and comprising: - a central attachment area which engages the shield of the needle guard , - a pair of lateral flaps configured to be engaged by an end user's fingers, the lateral flaps increasing the surface area available for the end user's fingers; and - a central attachment area which engages the shield of the needle guard , - a pair of lateral flaps configured to be engaged by an end user's fingers, the lateral flaps increasing the surface area available for the end user's fingers; and