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Method for manufacturing a sensor chip, comprising the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate with a front side and a back side and integrated circuitry integrated at the front side, arranging a sensing element at the front side , wherein the sensing element is adapted to sense one of humidity, liquid flow, gas flow, pressure and chemicals, arranging a spacer at the front side , etching holes into the substrate , and filling the holes with a conducting material for building vias extending through the substrate between the front side and the back side , wherein the spacer is arranged at the front side prior to etching the holes , and wherein the spacer extends around the sensing element , covers at least a part of the integrated circuitry, and wherein the sensing element faces the environment.
A robotic surgical system comprising: a robotic linkage including a plurality of joints; an endoscope coupled to a distal portion of the robotic linkage and configured to capture stereoscopic images; and a controller in operable communication with the endoscope, characterized in that the controller is configured to execute instructions to cause the controller to: analyze the stereoscopic images from the endoscope to identify a human-held tool in the stereoscopic images and to estimate at least one of a type or pose of the human-held tool, infer a position of a person holding the human-held tool based on the at least one of the type or pose of the human-held tool, determine a spatial relationship between the person and the robotic linkage based on the inferred position of the person, and generate a warning of a potential collision between the person and the robotic linkage based on the determined spatial relationship. a robotic linkage including a plurality of joints; an endoscope coupled to a distal portion of the robotic linkage and configured to capture stereoscopic images; and a controller in operable communication with the endoscope, characterized in that the controller is configured to execute instructions to cause the controller to: analyze the stereoscopic images from the endoscope to identify a human-held tool in the stereoscopic images and to estimate at least one of a type or pose of the human-held tool, infer a position of a person holding the human-held tool based on the at least one of the type or pose of the human-held tool, determine a spatial relationship between the person and the robotic linkage based on the inferred position of the person, and generate a warning of a potential collision between the person and the robotic linkage based on the determined spatial relationship. analyze the stereoscopic images from the endoscope to identify a human-held tool in the stereoscopic images and to estimate at least one of a type or pose of the human-held tool, infer a position of a person holding the human-held tool based on the at least one of the type or pose of the human-held tool, determine a spatial relationship between the person and the robotic linkage based on the inferred position of the person, and generate a warning of a potential collision between the person and the robotic linkage based on the determined spatial relationship.
A robotic surgical instrument , comprising: a shaft ; an end effector element ; an articulation at a distal end of the shaft for articulating the end effector element, the articulation comprising: a first and second joint permitting the end effector element to adopt a range of configurations relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the first joint being driveable by a first pair of driving elements (A1, A2) and the second joint being driveable by a second pair of driving elements (B1, B2); and an instrument interface at a proximal end of the shaft, wherein the instrument interface is engageable with a drive assembly interface at a distal end of a robotic arm and wherein the instrument interface is configured to transfer drive from a robotic arm to the robotic surgical instrument; wherein the instrument interface comprises: a chassis formed from the attachment of a first chassis portion to a second chassis portion , the first chassis portion comprising a mounting surface to which the shaft is mounted; wherein the first pair of driving elements are secured relative to the first chassis portion and the second pair of driving elements are secured relative to the second chassis portion, and wherein the first and second pairs of driving elements extend between the instrument interface and the articulation through the shaft. a shaft ; an end effector element ; an articulation at a distal end of the shaft for articulating the end effector element, the articulation comprising: a first and second joint permitting the end effector element to adopt a range of configurations relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the first joint being driveable by a first pair of driving elements (A1, A2) and the second joint being driveable by a second pair of driving elements (B1, B2); and an instrument interface at a proximal end of the shaft, wherein the instrument interface is engageable with a drive assembly interface at a distal end of a robotic arm and wherein the instrument interface is configured to transfer drive from a robotic arm to the robotic surgical instrument; wherein the instrument interface comprises: a chassis formed from the attachment of a first chassis portion to a second chassis portion , the first chassis portion comprising a mounting surface to which the shaft is mounted;
Polymer surface on the basis of acrylate or methacrylate compounds, characterized in that they exhibit surface energies > 45 mN/m with polar components > 10 mN/m.
A carton unloader for unloading cartons, wherein the carton unloader is movable across a floor , the carton unloader comprising: a mobile body ; a movable arm attached to the mobile body and comprising an end effector at an end thereof, the end effector configured to unload cartons from a carton pile; an operator interface attached to a chassis of the mobile body and extends inwardly above a portion of a conveyor system , wherein the operator interface is configured to control the carton unloader ; and the conveyor system being mounted on the mobile body and configured to receive the cartons from the end effector , wherein the conveyor system is configured to simultaneously move the cartons towards a rear of the carton unloader , characterized in that , the conveyor system is further configured to singulate the cartons while the cartons move, wherein the conveyor system comprises a plurality of rows of conveyors (4422a, 4422b, 4422c, 4422d, 4422e 4630a, 4630b, 4630c, 4630d) oriented side by side, wherein at least one of the conveyors (4422a, 4422b, 4422c, 4422d, 4422e 4630a, 4630b, 4630c, 4630d) in the plurality of rows of conveyors is configured to move a carton carried thereon at a different speed than other conveyors (4422a, 4422b, 4422c, 4422d, 4422e 4630a, 4630b, 4630c, 4630d) in the plurality of rows of conveyors, rearwards and towards a center line of the conveyor system . a mobile body ; a movable arm attached to the mobile body and comprising an end effector at an end thereof, the end effector configured to unload cartons from a carton pile; an operator interface attached to a chassis of the mobile body and extends inwardly above a portion of a conveyor system , wherein the operator interface is configured to control the carton unloader ; and the conveyor system being mounted on the mobile body and configured to receive the cartons from the end effector , wherein the conveyor system is configured to simultaneously move the cartons towards a rear of the carton unloader , characterized in that , the conveyor system is further configured to singulate the cartons while the cartons move, wherein the conveyor system comprises a plurality of rows of conveyors (4422a, 4422b, 4422c, 4422d, 4422e 4630a, 4630b, 4630c, 4630d) oriented side by side, wherein at least one of the conveyors (4422a, 4422b, 4422c, 4422d, 4422e 4630a, 4630b, 4630c, 4630d) in the plurality of rows of conveyors is configured to move a carton carried thereon at a different speed than other conveyors (4422a, 4422b, 4422c, 4422d, 4422e 4630a, 4630b, 4630c, 4630d) in the plurality of rows of conveyors, rearwards and towards a center line of the conveyor system .
A lock controlled by magnets, including a cylinder with stator and rotor secured using pins in the absence of a key, and a key with magnets for unlocking the rotor, wherein the key bears, in its shank , a set of two magnets that are aligned on a same axis perpendicular to the axis of the shank of the key, the surfaces of the two magnets that face one another having the same polarity, wherein, in a first housing of axis perpendicular to the axis of the rotor , the cylinder includes a means for locking the rotor in the absence of a key, which is movable, when the key is introduced, by the magnets of the key shank, wherein the axis of the rotor and the axis of the first housing of the cylinder define a first reference plane, the axis of the key shank and the axis of the magnets of the key shank define a second reference plane, and after the key is introduced into the cylinder, the two reference planes coincide, wherein the key shank is round and the coincidence of the reference planes of the cylinder and of the key shank is ensured using a fixed pin of the rotor, characterized in that the key shank includes a wave-shaped guide profile in order to bring about the coincidence of the reference planes of the cylinder and the key shank during the progression of the key shank in the cylinder, by sliding of the guide profile on the fixed pin of the rotor.
A method of performing an operation based on sensor signal data obtained from at least one sensor by a device comprising a processor , characterized by said method comprising the steps of: - generating , by said processor , a feature profile from said sensor signal data ; - matching , by said processor , said generated feature profile to a set of predetermined feature profiles available to said processor ; - performing said operation , by said device , controlled by said processor , based on said sensor signal data , if said generated feature profile matches at least one of said set of predetermined feature profiles , and - performing said operation , by said device , controlled by said processor , based on remote processing of said sensor signal data, if said generated feature profile does not match at least one of said set of predetermined feature profiles . - generating , by said processor , a feature profile from said sensor signal data ; - matching , by said processor , said generated feature profile to a set of predetermined feature profiles available to said processor ; - performing said operation , by said device , controlled by said processor , based on said sensor signal data , if said generated feature profile matches at least one of said set of predetermined feature profiles , and - performing said operation , by said device , controlled by said processor , based on remote processing of said sensor signal data, if said generated feature profile does not match at least one of said set of predetermined feature profiles .
An Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing, comprising: a steel sheet; an Al or Al-alloy plating layer containing at least 50 mass% Al and formed on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and a surface coating layer formed on the Al or Al-alloy plating layer, wherein the surface coating layer contains a zinc compound, and the zinc compound is deposited on the Al-plated steel sheet in an amount of equal to or greater than 0.3 g/m 2 and equal to or less than 1.5 g/m 2 as an amount of metallic zinc per one surface, and a zinc deposition amount in any continuous 1 mm 2 region is 1.5 g/m 2 or less, wherein the zinc deposition amount in any continuous 1 mm 2 region is the maximum deposition amount of zinc in a measured area, obtained by performing mapping analysis of zinc distribution on the surface of the Al-plated steel sheet by using an electron probe microanalyser (EPMA), and the measured area is set to 5 mm × 5 mm and a measurement pitch is set to 20 μm. a steel sheet; an Al or Al-alloy plating layer containing at least 50 mass% Al and formed on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and a surface coating layer formed on the Al or Al-alloy plating layer, wherein the surface coating layer contains a zinc compound, and the zinc compound is deposited on the Al-plated steel sheet in an amount of equal to or greater than 0.3 g/m 2 and equal to or less than 1.5 g/m 2 as an amount of metallic zinc per one surface, and a zinc deposition amount in any continuous 1 mm 2 region is 1.5 g/m 2 or less, wherein the zinc deposition amount in any continuous 1 mm 2 region is the maximum deposition amount of zinc in a measured area, obtained by performing mapping analysis of zinc distribution on the surface of the Al-plated steel sheet by using an electron probe microanalyser (EPMA), and the measured area is set to 5 mm × 5 mm and a measurement pitch is set to 20 μm.
An anode valve for a circuit downstream of fuel cells of a system for automotive transport, comprising: - a valve body having an inlet pipe for the inlet of a fluid, an outlet pipe for discharging the fluid, connectable to the inlet pipe , and a body compartment ; - a shutter suitable for passing from a closed configuration to an open configuration, wherein the shutter comprises a shutter body and an elastically deformable shutter diaphragm , joined to the shutter body ; - an electrically powered solenoid device for moving the shutter body from the closed configuration to the open configuration, comprising a fixed core , a translatable movable core , integral with the shutter body , and a coil ; - an inner casing provided with a second chamber in which is arranged the movable core ; wherein the inner casing comprises an annular band made of a non-magnetic metal material, arranged between the coil and the second chamber to deviate the magnetic field and convey it into the movable core , and wherein the shutter diaphragm is permanently pressed against a support surface of the valve body to form a seal for the fluid and hermetically separate the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe from the body compartment and from the second chamber , characterized in that a fixed guide is received in the second chamber , the fixed guide comprising a foot , fastened to the fixed core , a stem extending along a main axis (X) starting from the foot , and a head , joined to the end of the stem opposite to the foot , wherein said movable core is slidable on the stem . - a valve body having an inlet pipe for the inlet of a fluid, an outlet pipe for discharging the fluid, connectable to the inlet pipe , and a body compartment ; - a shutter suitable for passing from a closed configuration to an open configuration, wherein the shutter comprises a shutter body and an elastically deformable shutter diaphragm , joined to the shutter body ; - an electrically powered solenoid device for moving the shutter body from the closed configuration to the open configuration, comprising a fixed core , a translatable movable core , integral with the shutter body , and a coil ; - an inner casing provided with a second chamber in which is arranged the movable core ; wherein the inner casing comprises an annular band made of a non-magnetic metal material, arranged between the coil and the second chamber to deviate the magnetic field and convey it into the movable core , and wherein the shutter diaphragm is permanently pressed against a support surface of the valve body to form a seal for the fluid and hermetically separate the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe from the body compartment and from the second chamber , characterized in that a fixed guide is received in the second chamber , the fixed guide comprising a foot , fastened to the fixed core , a stem extending along a main axis (X) starting from the foot , and a head , joined to the end of the stem opposite to the foot , wherein said movable core is slidable on the stem .
An open roof assembly for use in a vehicle roof of a vehicle, the open roof assembly comprising a movably arranged closure member for closing an opening in the vehicle roof and a pinch detection module for detecting a pinch of an object between the closure member and an edge of the opening, wherein the pinch detection module is operatively coupled to receive an input signal (IS) such as a sensor signal, a motor supply current or a signal derived from such a motor supply current, and is configured to detect the pinch based on said input signal and a threshold, wherein the pinch detection module is configured to dynamically determine the threshold based on the input signal, wherein determining the threshold comprises determining an input compensation value based on the input signal (IS) to adapt the threshold to an offset level of a normalized input signal (NS) and combining a threshold bias value and the input compensation value, wherein the normalized input signal (NS) is provided by normalizing the input signal (IS) with respect to an input offset by removing the input offset from the input signal prior to determining the threshold, and wherein determining the input compensation value comprises determining a median value of one of the input signal (IS) and the normalized input signal (NS). wherein determining the threshold comprises determining an input compensation value based on the input signal (IS) to adapt the threshold to an offset level of a normalized input signal (NS) and combining a threshold bias value and the input compensation value, wherein the normalized input signal (NS) is provided by normalizing the input signal (IS) with respect to an input offset by removing the input offset from the input signal prior to determining the threshold, and wherein determining the input compensation value comprises determining a median value of one of the input signal (IS) and the normalized input signal (NS).
An aircraft fuel tank inerting system , comprising: at least one fuel tank ; at least one surge tank ; an inert air assembly ; at least one fluid valve in fluid communication with the at least one fuel tank , the at least one surge tank , and the inert air assembly ; and an electronic control unit ; wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the at least one fluid valve to provide inert air from the inert air assembly selectively to either one of the at least one fuel tank or the at least one surge tank; characterized in that : the electronic control unit further is configured to close the at least one fluid valve if the electronic control unit determines that the aircraft to which the electronic control unit is connected is on the ground. at least one fuel tank ; at least one surge tank ; an inert air assembly ; at least one fluid valve in fluid communication with the at least one fuel tank , the at least one surge tank , and the inert air assembly ; and an electronic control unit ; wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the at least one fluid valve to provide inert air from the inert air assembly selectively to either one of the at least one fuel tank or the at least one surge tank; characterized in that : the electronic control unit further is configured to close the at least one fluid valve if the electronic control unit determines that the aircraft to which the electronic control unit is connected is on the ground.
A melt processable copolyetheramide elastomer comprising: (a) one or more segments of polyamide hard blocks derived from a lactam-terminated diisocyanate and a lactam monomer, wherein said lactam-terminated diisocyanate is the reaction product of a diisocyanate and a lactam and (b) one or more segments of soft blocks derived from a hydroxy-terminated compound and/or derivatives thereof, wherein the hydroxy-terminated compound comprises polytetramethylene ether glycol having a number average molecular weight of no more than 2000; wherein the elastomer is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: I. polymerizing (A) said lactam-terminated diisocyanate; and (B) said hydroxy-terminated compound; wherein the polymerization is optionally in the presence of a catalyst; and II. further polymerizing the resulting intermediate with (C) said lactam monomer; optionally in the presence of a metal-containing caprolactamate catalyst; wherein the polymerization takes place in an internal mixing apparatus; wherein the lactam-terminated diisocyanate used in the preparation of the elastomer contains less than 5 percent by weight residual lactam monomer. (a) one or more segments of polyamide hard blocks derived from a lactam-terminated diisocyanate and a lactam monomer, wherein said lactam-terminated diisocyanate is the reaction product of a diisocyanate and a lactam and (b) one or more segments of soft blocks derived from a hydroxy-terminated compound and/or derivatives thereof, wherein the hydroxy-terminated compound comprises polytetramethylene ether glycol having a number average molecular weight of no more than 2000; I. polymerizing (A) said lactam-terminated diisocyanate; and (B) said hydroxy-terminated compound; wherein the polymerization is optionally in the presence of a catalyst; and II. further polymerizing the resulting intermediate with (C) said lactam monomer; optionally in the presence of a metal-containing caprolactamate catalyst;