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A parallax calculation system for calculating a parallax based on images captured by two monocular cameras , the parallax calculation system comprising: a laser radar ranging unit , a distance calculation processing unit including a first parallax calculating unit configured to calculate a first parallax, and a range determining unit configured to determine, based on the calculated first parallax, a range for signal processing to detect a signal that is indicative of a reflected laser light emitted in a view direction of the two monocular cameras ; and a laser signal processing unit configured to calculate a distance to a position irradiated with the laser light, the distance being calculated based on the laser light receiving signal detected in the range for signal processing determined by the determining unit , said parallax calculation system being characterized by a second parallax calculating unit configured to re-calculate the parallax calculated based on the captured images, the second parallax being re-calculated by calculating a shift amount with which a value of a synthesis cost is the smallest in a predetermined range, the synthesis cost being calculated based on the distance calculated by the laser signal processing unit . a laser radar ranging unit , a distance calculation processing unit including a first parallax calculating unit configured to calculate a first parallax, and a range determining unit configured to determine, based on the calculated first parallax, a range for signal processing to detect a signal that is indicative of a reflected laser light emitted in a view direction of the two monocular cameras ; and a laser signal processing unit configured to calculate a distance to a position irradiated with the laser light, the distance being calculated based on the laser light receiving signal detected in the range for signal processing determined by the determining unit , said parallax calculation system being characterized by a second parallax calculating unit configured to re-calculate the parallax calculated based on the captured images, the second parallax being re-calculated by calculating a shift amount with which a value of a synthesis cost is the smallest in a predetermined range, the synthesis cost being calculated based on the distance calculated by the laser signal processing unit .
Method for the resistance welding of workpieces , wherein welding electrodes are pressed against a welding point of the workpieces with the aid of an electrode drive and are energized with a welding current, wherein a first temporal profile of an actual position value linked to a welding electrode position is determined , and wherein a second temporal profile of a torque of the electrode drive is determined , characterized in that the first temporal profile is analysed for an extreme value characterizing a maximum electrode spacing as a first characteristic feature, wherein, if the first characteristic feature is identified in the first temporal profile , the second temporal profile is analysed for an increase as a second characteristic feature, and wherein a period for which the welding electrodes are energized is determined on the basis of an occurrence of the characteristic features. wherein welding electrodes are pressed against a welding point of the workpieces with the aid of an electrode drive and are energized with a welding current, wherein a first temporal profile of an actual position value linked to a welding electrode position is determined , and wherein a second temporal profile of a torque of the electrode drive is determined , characterized in that the first temporal profile is analysed for an extreme value characterizing a maximum electrode spacing as a first characteristic feature, wherein, if the first characteristic feature is identified in the first temporal profile , the second temporal profile is analysed for an increase as a second characteristic feature, and wherein a period for which the welding electrodes are energized is determined on the basis of an occurrence of the characteristic features.
Method of forming a braided component for an article of apparel or footwear on a braiding machine , comprising: (a) braiding a plurality of braiding yarns to form the braided component with a tubular structure; (b) incorporating a plurality of axial yarns into the tubular structure during braiding, wherein at least two different types of axial yarn are incorporated into the braided component; (c) wherein the braiding angle is varied along an axial direction of the braided component . (a) braiding a plurality of braiding yarns to form the braided component with a tubular structure; (b) incorporating a plurality of axial yarns into the tubular structure during braiding, wherein at least two different types of axial yarn are incorporated into the braided component; (c) wherein the braiding angle is varied along an axial direction of the braided component .
An object identification device comprising: - an RFID module comprising identification data and a power supply circuit adapted to harvest power from an electromagnetic field; and - an NFC assembly comprising data associated with the identification data comprised in the RFID module, the NFC assembly being adapted to transmit the data comprised therein to a consumer communication device having NFC capabilities. characterized in that the object identification device further comprises: - a visual indicator , and wherein - the power supply circuit is adapted to operate in a normal state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously and entirely directed to RFID circuitry and, upon reception of a command conveyed by the electromagnetic field, in a visual indication state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously and entirely directed to the visual indicator, the power supply circuit being adapted to set itself in the normal state after an interruption in the electromagnetic field. - an RFID module comprising identification data and a power supply circuit adapted to harvest power from an electromagnetic field; and - an NFC assembly comprising data associated with the identification data comprised in the RFID module, the NFC assembly being adapted to transmit the data comprised therein to a consumer communication device having NFC capabilities. characterized in that the object identification device further comprises: - a visual indicator , and wherein - the power supply circuit is adapted to operate in a normal state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously and entirely directed to RFID circuitry and, upon reception of a command conveyed by the electromagnetic field, in a visual indication state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously and entirely directed to the visual indicator, the power supply circuit being adapted to set itself in the normal state after an interruption in the electromagnetic field. - a visual indicator , and wherein - the power supply circuit is adapted to operate in a normal state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously and entirely directed to RFID circuitry and, upon reception of a command conveyed by the electromagnetic field, in a visual indication state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously and entirely directed to the visual indicator, the power supply circuit being adapted to set itself in the normal state after an interruption in the electromagnetic field.
A method of augmented reality, comprising the steps of associating (s10) tint information with a predetermined graphical object , the tint information identifying colour space values specifying a change in colour balance; receiving (s20) a video image of a real scene comprising a feature for detection; detecting (s30) the feature in the video image of the real scene and selecting a graphical object responsive to the detected feature; and augmenting (s40) the video image with the selected graphical object; and in which if the selected graphical object is the predetermined graphical object, retrieving the tint information associated with the predetermined graphical object; and modifying (s35) the colour balance of the video image responsive to the tint information by applying the tint information as a value shift in colour channels of the colour space to an extent specified by the tint information, the value shift being either a proportional or an absolute value shift in the colour channels, characterised in that the value shift is scaled proportionally to the relative brightness of a colour value associated with the colour channels, the brightness being relative to a predetermined value in the range of possible values. associating (s10) tint information with a predetermined graphical object , the tint information identifying colour space values specifying a change in colour balance; receiving (s20) a video image of a real scene comprising a feature for detection; detecting (s30) the feature in the video image of the real scene and selecting a graphical object responsive to the detected feature; and augmenting (s40) the video image with the selected graphical object; and in which if the selected graphical object is the predetermined graphical object, retrieving the tint information associated with the predetermined graphical object; and modifying (s35) the colour balance of the video image responsive to the tint information by applying the tint information as a value shift in colour channels of the colour space to an extent specified by the tint information, the value shift being either a proportional or an absolute value shift in the colour channels, characterised in that the value shift is scaled proportionally to the relative brightness of a colour value associated with the colour channels, the brightness being relative to a predetermined value in the range of possible values. retrieving the tint information associated with the predetermined graphical object; and modifying (s35) the colour balance of the video image responsive to the tint information by applying the tint information as a value shift in colour channels of the colour space to an extent specified by the tint information, the value shift being either a proportional or an absolute value shift in the colour channels, characterised in that the value shift is scaled proportionally to the relative brightness of a colour value associated with the colour channels, the brightness being relative to a predetermined value in the range of possible values.
Tubular sputtering target having a support tube and a sputtering material arranged on the support tube, wherein the sputtering material consists of pure indium or indium-copper, indium-gallium, indium-tin or indium-zinc alloys or mixtures thereof, wherein the sputtering material has at most 1 wt. % copper and/or gallium, an oxygen content in the range of 50 to 500 ppm and an iron content of less than 1 ppm, wherein the liquidus temperature of the alloys does not exceed 350°C, and wherein the sputtering material has a microstructure with an average grain size of less than 1 mm, measured as the average diameter of the grains on the surface of the sputtering material roughened by the sputtering, characterised in that the grains of the microstructure of the sputtering material each have a smallest and a largest diameter, the ratio of the largest to the smallest diameter of more than 50% of the grains being greater than 2, wherein the sputtering target is obtainable by a process in which the sputtering material is fed in molten form via a feed line to an atomising nozzle and is sprayed there by the action of a gas, the molten drops formed in this way strike the carrier tube, which rotates, and a sputtering target layer is thus applied to the carrier tube in several layers over time by a relative movement between the carrier tube and the spraying nozzle.
A method for controlling signaling overhead in an access network, the access network comprising: at least one Multicast Traffic Sender, MTS; at least one Multicast Traffic Replicator, MTR; and at least one multicast traffic receiver, by separating multicast control plane and multicast user plane processing and by switching from per group member signaling to per multicast user signaling on the MTR, the method comprising the steps of: a) creating, at the MTS, a Multicast Packet Template, MPT, for each type of traffic that is forwarded, wherein each MPT comprises at least: a unique ID for the MPT and a list of variables that are used for every copy of each multicast packet; b) accepting, by the MTR, the MPT if the ID is not used yet and the list of variables specified in the MPT are available, and sending to the MTS a corresponding message that the MPT has been accepted; c) creating, at the MTR, a template instance for each MPT that has been accepted, wherein for each intended multicast traffic receiver a template instance is created, and wherein each instance includes: the MPT ID, a bit index used to encode the multicast traffic receiver in the MPT header and a value for each variable created in the MPT; d) verifying, at the MTS that all values of the MPT are acceptable; e) storing the MPT instance on the MTR in a data store; f) enabling multicast traffic between the MTS and the MTR; g) sending, from the MTS to each MTR that is connected to it, the required number of packet copies so that every bit index is encoded exactly once in any of the sent packet copies, and wherein each packet copy encapsulates the packet that should be send to the multicast traffic receiver in an MPT header and sends it to the MTR in an appropriate encapsulation. a) creating, at the MTS, a Multicast Packet Template, MPT, for each type of traffic that is forwarded, wherein each MPT comprises at least: a unique ID for the MPT and a list of variables that are used for every copy of each multicast packet; b) accepting, by the MTR, the MPT if the ID is not used yet and the list of variables specified in the MPT are available, and sending to the MTS a corresponding message that the MPT has been accepted; c) creating, at the MTR, a template instance for each MPT that has been accepted, wherein for each intended multicast traffic receiver a template instance is created, and wherein each instance includes: the MPT ID, a bit index used to encode the multicast traffic receiver in the MPT header and a value for each variable created in the MPT; d) verifying, at the MTS that all values of the MPT are acceptable; e) storing the MPT instance on the MTR in a data store; f) enabling multicast traffic between the MTS and the MTR; g) sending, from the MTS to each MTR that is connected to it, the required number of packet copies so that every bit index is encoded exactly once in any of the sent packet copies, and wherein each packet copy encapsulates the packet that should be send to the multicast traffic receiver in an MPT header and sends it to the MTR in an appropriate encapsulation.
A computer-implemented method comprising: determining , via an outdoor positioning system, that at least one probe device (101a-101n) has entered a point-of-interest (POI) ; initiating an indoor positioning system to determine indoor location data associated for the at least one probe device while the at least one device is within the POI; characterized by the following steps: processing the indoor location data to generate an origin-destination (OD) matrix , wherein the OD matrix represents an indoor movement of the at least one probe device among a plurality of sub-POIs (709a-709c) located within the POI indicated by the indoor location data; and providing the OD matrix as an output. determining , via an outdoor positioning system, that at least one probe device (101a-101n) has entered a point-of-interest (POI) ; initiating an indoor positioning system to determine indoor location data associated for the at least one probe device while the at least one device is within the POI; characterized by the following steps: processing the indoor location data to generate an origin-destination (OD) matrix , wherein the OD matrix represents an indoor movement of the at least one probe device among a plurality of sub-POIs (709a-709c) located within the POI indicated by the indoor location data; and providing the OD matrix as an output. processing the indoor location data to generate an origin-destination (OD) matrix , wherein the OD matrix represents an indoor movement of the at least one probe device among a plurality of sub-POIs (709a-709c) located within the POI indicated by the indoor location data; and providing the OD matrix as an output.
An inhibitor of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) activity or expression for use in a method for treating a subtype of a disease or condition in a subject, the method comprising: determining a decreased expression level of PKCζ and PKC / in a biological sample obtained from the subject compared to a level of expression of PKCζ and PKC / in an individual who does not have the disease or condition; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, wherein the subtype of the disease or condition comprises a disease or condition characterized by serrated polyps in an intestine or by serrated adenocarcinoma. determining a decreased expression level of PKCζ and PKC / in a biological sample obtained from the subject compared to a level of expression of PKCζ and PKC / in an individual who does not have the disease or condition; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, wherein the subtype of the disease or condition comprises a disease or condition characterized by serrated polyps in an intestine or by serrated adenocarcinoma.
A disintegrative particulate composition comprising: (i) milled lactose and/or granulated lactose as an excipient; (ii) micro-fibrillated cellulose; and (iii) one or more disintegrator components selected from crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium, low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose calcium, starch, and processed starch. (i) milled lactose and/or granulated lactose as an excipient; (ii) micro-fibrillated cellulose; and (iii) one or more disintegrator components selected from crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium, low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose calcium, starch, and processed starch.
Mineral fiber product, comprising mineral fibers in contact with a binder resulting from the curing of an aqueous binder composition for mineral fibers comprising: - a component (i) in form of one or more oxidized lignins; - a component (ii) in form of one or more cross-linkers in an amount of 1 to 40 wt.-%, such as 4 to 20 wt.-%, such as 6 to 12 wt.-%, based on the dry weight of component (i); - a component (iii) in form of one or more plasticizers in an amount of 0.5 to 50, preferably 2.5 to 25, more preferably 3 to 15 wt.-%, based on the dry weight of component (i). - a component (i) in form of one or more oxidized lignins; - a component (ii) in form of one or more cross-linkers in an amount of 1 to 40 wt.-%, such as 4 to 20 wt.-%, such as 6 to 12 wt.-%, based on the dry weight of component (i); - a component (iii) in form of one or more plasticizers in an amount of 0.5 to 50, preferably 2.5 to 25, more preferably 3 to 15 wt.-%, based on the dry weight of component (i).
A process variable transmitter for sensing a process variable of an industrial process, comprising: a process variable sensor configured to sense a current process variable of the industrial process; measurement circuitry configured to compensate the sensed current process variable as a function of at least one previously sensed process characterized using a Hysteron basis function model and output circuitry configured to provide a process variable transmitter output related to the compensated sensed process variable; characterized in that the Hysteron basis function model output is set to a mid-point value between hysteresis loop extremes upon power up. a process variable sensor configured to sense a current process variable of the industrial process; measurement circuitry configured to compensate the sensed current process variable as a function of at least one previously sensed process characterized using a Hysteron basis function model and output circuitry configured to provide a process variable transmitter output related to the compensated sensed process variable; characterized in that the Hysteron basis function model output is set to a mid-point value between hysteresis loop extremes upon power up.
A communication module comprising: a communication unit configured to support a wireless connection with a communication terminal ; a control unit configured to segment data received from the communication terminal and to transmit the segmented data to a driver information system, DIS ; and a signal generation unit configured to, upon receiving an interrupt signal from the communication terminal , generate a connection signal to the DIS , wherein the control unit segments the data, based on a first scale during a first interval in which the connection signal is not generated, and wherein the control unit segments the data based on a second scale during a second interval in which the connection signal is generated, wherein the second scale is smaller than the first scale, wherein the ratio of the first scale to the second scale is 1:x and 0<x<1, characterized by the fact that the control unit resizes the second scale according to a degree of distortion of the connection signal. a communication unit configured to support a wireless connection with a communication terminal ; a control unit configured to segment data received from the communication terminal and to transmit the segmented data to a driver information system, DIS ; and a signal generation unit configured to, upon receiving an interrupt signal from the communication terminal , generate a connection signal to the DIS , wherein the control unit segments the data, based on a first scale during a first interval in which the connection signal is not generated, and wherein the control unit segments the data based on a second scale during a second interval in which the connection signal is generated, wherein the second scale is smaller than the first scale, wherein the ratio of the first scale to the second scale is 1:x and 0<x<1, characterized by the fact that the control unit resizes the second scale according to a degree of distortion of the connection signal.
A tracer-liner portion comprising an inner tube and an outer tube , each comprising at least one wall having an internal surface and an external surface, the walls of the inner tube and the outer tube being impermeable to fluid flow, said outer tube having an internal diameter which is larger than the outer diameter of said inner tube , said inner tube being arranged coaxially within said outer tube such that at least a portion of the external surface of said inner tube is covered by said outer tube ; the internal diameter of the outer tube exceeds the outer diameter of the inner tube by an amount sufficient to form a space between the external surface of the inner tube and the internal surface of the outer tube , and a tracer material containing a tracer compound is present in said space, characterized in that said tracer material does not fill said space, the tracer material comprising a tracer compound and a solid matrix material in the form of a solid tracer material which is either: (i) fixed to the outer surface of the inner tube with an annular gap between the outer tube and the solid tracer material; or (ii) fixed to the inner surface of the outer tube with an annular gap between the inner tube and the solid tracer material.