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A normal detection method for measuring a plurality of distances to a measurement subject using a plurality of distance detectors , and obtaining a normal vector (Vn) on a measured surface of the measurement subject from the obtained measurement results, wherein a plurality of measurement points on the measured surface at a plurality of measurement positions are represented with three-dimensional coordinates from the plurality of measurement positions where the distance detectors measure the distances to the measurement subject , and a plurality of measurement results obtained by the distance detectors at the plurality of measurement positions, wherein a straight line connecting, on three-dimensional axes, a first measurement point measured at an arbitrary first measurement position among the plurality of measurement positions by the distance detector and a second measurement point measured at a second measurement position different from the first measurement position is defined as a first vector, wherein a straight line connecting, on three-dimensional axes, the first measurement point and a third measurement point measured at a third measurement position different from the first measurement position and the second measurement position is defined as a second vector, and wherein a normal vector (Vn) on the measured surface is obtained by determining an outer product of the first vector and the second vector, wherein the first measurement position, the second measurement position, and the third measurement position are selected so that the area of a triangle made with three points of the first measurement position, the second measurement position, and the third measurement position becomes the largest the method being characterized in that the distance detectors are radially arranged in eight places including the first measurement position, the second measurement position, and the third measurement position.
A modular optical system arranged to sum light intensities from at least two light sources emitting light in the vertical direction and deliver the combined light at a common exit point, c forward direction being defined which is a direction towards the common exit point, a backward direction being defined which is the reverse direction with respect to the forward direction, characterized in that for each light source are provided in the system at least four curved surfaces each of them with its own variable 3D curvature, where the first and the second of said curved surfaces are forward-reflecting surfaces each arranged to redirect a part of the emitted light towards the common exit point , the third one of said curved surfaces is a backwards-reflecting surface arranged to re-direct in the backward direction a part of the emitted light to an additional vertical flat surface of the system which re-directs this light via internal reflection towards the forth curved surface which re-directs this light via internal reflection towards said common exit point , where in at least the first curved surface redirect the light via internal reflection towards said common exit point wherein said light beam in the said common exit point has geometrical constrains such that it has angles lower or equal to the angle defined as the specified Numerical Aperture (NA) at the exit.
An imaging method for imaging a scene during a change in a field of view of an imaging sensor relative to the scene , wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) capturing a first image in the scene at a first illumination of the scene at a first point in time (t1), wherein the first image comprises mainly first image information from the scene in a spectral range of visible light, b) after step a), capturing a plurality of second images in the scene at a second illumination of the scene at a respective second point in time (t2, t2'), wherein the second images comprise mainly second image information from the scene in a spectral range of invisible light, c) after step b), capturing a third image in the scene at the first illumination of the scene at a third point in time (t3), wherein the third image comprises mainly third image information from the scene in the spectral range of visible light, d) determining at least one reference feature in the scene depicted in the first and third images , e) determining a first change (A) in the field of view using the at least one reference feature , f) registering the second images taking into account at least one second change (B) which results as a first portion of the first change (A), wherein the first portion is a first time difference of the second point in points in time (t2, t2') of two second images to be registered in relation to a second time difference between the third point in time (t3) and the first point in time (t1), g) processing the registered second images to obtain a result image, and h) outputting the result image. a) capturing a first image in the scene at a first illumination of the scene at a first point in time (t1), wherein the first image comprises mainly first image information from the scene in a spectral range of visible light, b) after step a), capturing a plurality of second images in the scene at a second illumination of the scene at a respective second point in time (t2, t2'), wherein the second images comprise mainly second image information from the scene in a spectral range of invisible light, c) after step b), capturing a third image in the scene at the first illumination of the scene at a third point in time (t3), wherein the third image comprises mainly third image information from the scene in the spectral range of visible light, d) determining at least one reference feature in the scene depicted in the first and third images , e) determining a first change (A) in the field of view using the at least one reference feature , f) registering the second images taking into account at least one second change (B) which results as a first portion of the first change (A), wherein the first portion is a first time difference of the second point in points in time (t2, t2') of two second images to be registered in relation to a second time difference between the third point in time (t3) and the first point in time (t1), g) processing the registered second images to obtain a result image, and h) outputting the result image.
A gas turbine engine installation comprising an electrical system arranged to transfer electrical signals around the engine installation, the electrical system comprising: an electrical harness raft (200/345) comprising multiple electrical conductors (210/345A) embedded in a rigid material , at least some of the electrical conductors being provided in a flexible printed circuit as electrically conductive tracks in a flexible substrate , the electrical harness raft forming a first engine installation component; a second engine installation component (200/325) comprising electrical conductors; and at least one flexible cable connected between the electrical harness raft and the second engine installation component so as to electrically connect electrical conductors of the electrical harness raft with electrical conductors of the second engine installation component, wherein the gas turbine engine installation comprises a bypass flow duct formed between an engine core and an engine fan casing ; and characterized in that the electrical harness raft either forms at least a part of a radially extending splitter that extends across the bypass flow duct or is mounted on the fan casing and shaped to correspond to a portion of an outer surface of the fan casing. an electrical harness raft (200/345) comprising multiple electrical conductors (210/345A) embedded in a rigid material , at least some of the electrical conductors being provided in a flexible printed circuit as electrically conductive tracks in a flexible substrate , the electrical harness raft forming a first engine installation component; a second engine installation component (200/325) comprising electrical conductors; and at least one flexible cable connected between the electrical harness raft and the second engine installation component so as to electrically connect electrical conductors of the electrical harness raft with electrical conductors of the second engine installation component, wherein the gas turbine engine installation comprises a bypass flow duct formed between an engine core and an engine fan casing ; and characterized in that the electrical harness raft either forms at least a part of a radially extending splitter that extends across the bypass flow duct or is mounted on the fan casing and shaped to correspond to a portion of an outer surface of the fan casing.
A grant-free resource configuration method, comprising: listening to (S202), by a terminal device, a physical downlink control channel on a grant-free resource configuration occasion that has a specified offset relative to a paging occasion by using a grant-free resource configuration identifier; and obtaining (S203), by the terminal device on the physical downlink control channel or a physical downlink shared channel indicated by the physical downlink control channel, grant-free resource configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the physical downlink control channel is scrambled by using the grant-free resource configuration identifier. listening to (S202), by a terminal device, a physical downlink control channel on a grant-free resource configuration occasion that has a specified offset relative to a paging occasion by using a grant-free resource configuration identifier; and obtaining (S203), by the terminal device on the physical downlink control channel or a physical downlink shared channel indicated by the physical downlink control channel, grant-free resource configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the physical downlink control channel is scrambled by using the grant-free resource configuration identifier.
An eccentric reducer comprising: a gear section that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of a driving gear to which a driving force is inputted; a carrier that rotatably holds the gear section ; and an output shaft that rotates together with the carrier , wherein the carrier includes a first carrier member disposed on one side in a direction in which the output shaft extends, a second carrier member disposed on the other side in the direction in which the output shaft extends and fixed to the first carrier member , a pin member which is pressed into a bottomed hole formed in the first carrier member and a through-hole formed in the second carrier member such that it straddles the two holes , and a fastening section being a bolt or a bolt and a washer , and including a screw body which is threaded into a first screw hole formed in the first carrier member and a second screw hole formed in the second carrier member such that it straddles the two holes , wherein the pin member and the fastening section have different center axes, characterized in that a portion of the fastening section is provided as a cover portion that covers, as being viewed in an axial direction of the screw body , at least part of an opening of the through-hole into which the pin member is inserted. wherein the carrier includes a first carrier member disposed on one side in a direction in which the output shaft extends, a second carrier member disposed on the other side in the direction in which the output shaft extends and fixed to the first carrier member , a pin member which is pressed into a bottomed hole formed in the first carrier member and a through-hole formed in the second carrier member such that it straddles the two holes , and a fastening section being a bolt or a bolt and a washer , and including a screw body which is threaded into a first screw hole formed in the first carrier member and a second screw hole formed in the second carrier member such that it straddles the two holes , wherein the pin member and the fastening section have different center axes, characterized in that a portion of the fastening section is provided as a cover portion that covers, as being viewed in an axial direction of the screw body , at least part of an opening of the through-hole into which the pin member is inserted.
Car operating panel for an elevator car having at least two car doors , the car operating panel comprising: a decimal keyboard for inputting a selectable destination floor number, and at least two door selection buttons for inputting a door selection indicating which one of the car doors is to be opened upon reaching a selected destination floor, characterized in that the car operating panel is adapted to, upon a destination floor number being inputted via the decimal keyboard , determining whether floor areas may be accessed via each of the car doors at the selected destination floor and, if this is the case, wait for inputting of the door selection for a predetermined waiting period. a decimal keyboard for inputting a selectable destination floor number, and at least two door selection buttons for inputting a door selection indicating which one of the car doors is to be opened upon reaching a selected destination floor, characterized in that the car operating panel is adapted to, upon a destination floor number being inputted via the decimal keyboard , determining whether floor areas may be accessed via each of the car doors at the selected destination floor and, if this is the case, wait for inputting of the door selection for a predetermined waiting period.
An apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive imaging plate for attracting a layer of printing fluid; an intermediate transfer member contacting the photosensitive imaging plate, for receiving the layer of printing fluid from the photosensitive imaging plate; and a heating unit positioned in proximity to the intermediate transfer member and comprising an array of individually addressable heating elements for heating the intermediate transfer member in manner that is spatially selective along a first axis in a direction of a width of the intermediate transfer member and along a second axis in a direction of a rotation of the intermediate transfer member, wherein the array comprises at least one row and a plurality of columns, wherein the at least one row extends along the direction of the first axis and the columns extend along the second axis, and each of the individually addressable heating elements is positioned at an intersection of one of the at least one row and one of the plurality of columns. a photosensitive imaging plate for attracting a layer of printing fluid; an intermediate transfer member contacting the photosensitive imaging plate, for receiving the layer of printing fluid from the photosensitive imaging plate; and a heating unit positioned in proximity to the intermediate transfer member and comprising an array of individually addressable heating elements for heating the intermediate transfer member in manner that is spatially selective along a first axis in a direction of a width of the intermediate transfer member and along a second axis in a direction of a rotation of the intermediate transfer member, wherein the array comprises at least one row and a plurality of columns, wherein the at least one row extends along the direction of the first axis and the columns extend along the second axis, and each of the individually addressable heating elements is positioned at an intersection of one of the at least one row and one of the plurality of columns.
A bearing housing for a bearing having an outer race , the bearing housing comprising: an annular wall (W) extending about an axis (A2) and axially between a first end and a second end , the annular wall (W) including: a plurality of holes (H) spaced circumferentially from one another and spaced axially from the first end , the plurality of holes (H) extending through the annular wall (W) toward the axis (A2); an exterior housing surface extending about the axis (A2) and defining exterior openings (H1) of the plurality of holes (H); and an interior housing surface extending about the axis (A2) and defining interior openings (H2) of the plurality of holes (H), the interior housing surface having a cylindrical portion defining a seat for radial engagement with the outer race , the cylindrical portion extending axially from a first location (L h1 ) proximate to the first end to at least a second location (L h2 ) between the first location (L h1 ) and the interior openings (H2), wherein each hole of the plurality of holes (H) extends toward the axis (A2) at a skew angle (Φ) relative to the axis (A2), the skew angle (Φ) being acute toward the first end ; and wherein the seat axially stops short of the interior openings (H2) and the exterior openings (H1) of the holes (H) overhang a portion of the seat . a plurality of holes (H) spaced circumferentially from one another and spaced axially from the first end , the plurality of holes (H) extending through the annular wall (W) toward the axis (A2); an exterior housing surface extending about the axis (A2) and defining exterior openings (H1) of the plurality of holes (H); and an interior housing surface extending about the axis (A2) and defining interior openings (H2) of the plurality of holes (H), the interior housing surface having a cylindrical portion defining a seat for radial engagement with the outer race , the cylindrical portion extending axially from a first location (L h1 ) proximate to the first end to at least a second location (L h2 ) between the first location (L h1 ) and the interior openings (H2), wherein each hole of the plurality of holes (H) extends toward the axis (A2) at a skew angle (Φ) relative to the axis (A2), the skew angle (Φ) being acute toward the first end ; and wherein the seat axially stops short of the interior openings (H2) and the exterior openings (H1) of the holes (H) overhang a portion of the seat .
A method of performing Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, comprising: - Providing a specimen on a specimen holder ; - Using an ion beam to irradiate a region of a surface of said specimen , thereby producing ablated specimen material; - Collecting ionized constituents of said ablated material in a mass analyzer , and sorting them according to species, - Providing a catalytic gas proximal said region of the specimen surface during said irradiation; - characterized in that said gas comprises a component selected from the group comprising perfluoroalkanes and their isomers, wherein said catalytic gas comprises C n f 2 n +2 , with an alkane length n selected to lie in a range 5-15. - Providing a specimen on a specimen holder ; - Using an ion beam to irradiate a region of a surface of said specimen , thereby producing ablated specimen material; - Collecting ionized constituents of said ablated material in a mass analyzer , and sorting them according to species, - Providing a catalytic gas proximal said region of the specimen surface during said irradiation; - characterized in that said gas comprises a component selected from the group comprising perfluoroalkanes and their isomers, wherein said catalytic gas comprises C n f 2 n +2 , with an alkane length n selected to lie in a range 5-15.
A heating device for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilise at least one component of the smokable material , the heating device comprising: a heating element comprising a layer of electrically-conductive material and a first layer of polyimide; characterised by smokable material bonded to the heating element ; wherein the heating element further comprises a second layer of polyimide, and wherein the layer of electrically-conductive material is located between the first and second layers of polyimide. a heating element comprising a layer of electrically-conductive material and a first layer of polyimide; characterised by smokable material bonded to the heating element ; wherein the heating element further comprises a second layer of polyimide, and wherein the layer of electrically-conductive material is located between the first and second layers of polyimide.
A robotic surgery system for preparing a bone of a shoulder joint to receive a shoulder implant , the shoulder implant having a proximal body defining a center axis and an eccentric distal projection , the robotic surgery system comprising: a robotic manipulator ; a cutting tool to be coupled to said robotic manipulator ; a localizer configured to track movement of said cutting tool and the bone; and a controller coupled to said robotic manipulator and said localizer , said controller configured to operate said robotic manipulator to control movement of said cutting tool relative to the bone based on a virtual object associated with the shoulder implant , characterized in that said virtual object defines a volume of material to be removed from the bone to receive the eccentric distal projection , said virtual object being defined in a coordinate system at a location based on density data of the bone such that, when the shoulder implant is fully seated in the bone, the eccentric distal projection is located in a first region of the bone having a density characteristic greater than an adjacent second region of the bone. a robotic manipulator ; a cutting tool to be coupled to said robotic manipulator ; a localizer configured to track movement of said cutting tool and the bone; and a controller coupled to said robotic manipulator and said localizer , said controller configured to operate said robotic manipulator to control movement of said cutting tool relative to the bone based on a virtual object associated with the shoulder implant , characterized in that said virtual object defines a volume of material to be removed from the bone to receive the eccentric distal projection , said virtual object being defined in a coordinate system at a location based on density data of the bone such that, when the shoulder implant is fully seated in the bone, the eccentric distal projection is located in a first region of the bone having a density characteristic greater than an adjacent second region of the bone.
Device for digitally printing a profiled strip , comprising a plurality of digital print heads which can be oriented relative to a conveyor conveying the profiled strip past the print heads in the longitudinal direction, characterized in that the conveyor is associated with an alignment device having an alignment stop for a longitudinal side of the profiled strip and having an actuator for pressing the profiled strip against the alignment stop , in that the conveyor has a plurality of conveying members guided in a circulating path and forming support points distributed over the length of the profiled strip , in that the circulation path forms a conveying section with a straight guiding section for the conveying members , and in that the conveying members are provided with a receptacle for the profiled strip , which holds the profiled strip in its alignment position, in which the profiled strip is fixed at the alignment stop , in a manner fixed against displacement during the movement of the members along the straight guiding section .