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Method for controlling a milling machine, by means of which a time-variable parameter (Iqnom) of a numerical controller (NC) is used to monitor a milling operation by virtue of the parameter (Iqnom) being monitored for a rise above or drop below a limit value during the milling operation, wherein the tooth engagement frequency (FZ) of a milling tool is filtered out in the time characteristic of the parameter (Iqnom), wherein the parameter (Iqnom) measured at a fixed rate (Tf) is processed by a sampling rate converter that delivers the parameter (Iqnom) at a variable rate (Tv) for further processing, wherein the variable rate (Tv) corresponds to a multiple of, preferably five times to twenty times, in particular ten times, the tooth engagement frequency (FZ) of the milling tool, wherein the tooth engagement frequency (FZ) is the product of a speed (DF) of the milling tool and a number (n) of cuts by the milling tool, wherein the tooth engagement frequency (FZ) is filtered out from the parameter (Iqnom) delivered at a variable rate (Tv) by virtue of a sliding mean-value filter averaging over a number of values that corresponds to the multiple of the tooth engagement frequency (FZ) .
A thermoelectric material comprising a sintered body formed of a p-type or an n-type thermoelectric material represented by a composition formula shown below and having a MgAgAs type crystal structure as a main phase, wherein an area ratio of internal defects in a thickness direction with respect to a surface parallel with one plane of the thermoelectric material is 10% or less, in terms of a total area ratio of defective portions in a scanning surface according to ultrasonic flaw detection in a thickness direction with respect to a surface parallel with one plane of the thermoelectric material under conditions: frequency, 200 MHz; focal length, 2.9 mm; scanning pitch, 2.5 μm; scanning surface size, 2 mm × 3 mm; a Cu plate (0.25 mm thick) is bonded on both sides of a sample (1 mm thick); and lower limit defect length, 3 μm; and no defect having a length of 80C μm or more is present in a surface of the thermoelectric material, (Ti a1 Zr b1 Hf c1 ) x α y β 100-x-y where 0 < a1 ≤ 1, 0 < b1 ≤ 1, 0 < c1 ≤ 1, a1 + b1 + c1 = 1, 30 ≤ x ≤ 35, and 30 ≤ y ≤ 35; in the n-type thermoelectric material, α is Ni, β is Sn, and 30 atomic% or less of β is substituted by at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Mg, As, Sb, Bi, Ge, Pb, Ga, and In; and in the p-type thermoelectric material, α is Co, β is Sb, and 30 atomic% or less of β is substituted by at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sn, Si, Mg, As, Bi, Ge, Pb, Ga, and In.
A frangible detent pin comprising: a base configured to be secured within a bore ; a pin head , wherein the pin head and the base are interconnected through a frangible connection; and an elastic member configured to bias the pin head away from the base, wherein the frangible detent pin has a rigid stage in which the pin head is rigidly positioned relative to the base and a spring-loaded stage in which the pin head is moveable relative to the base under a compression load between the pin head and the base, and wherein the frangible detent pin is configured to transition from the rigid stage to the spring-loaded stage in response to the compression load exceeding a predetermined threshold sufficient to cause the frangible connection to fail. a base configured to be secured within a bore ; a pin head , wherein the pin head and the base are interconnected through a frangible connection; and an elastic member configured to bias the pin head away from the base, wherein the frangible detent pin has a rigid stage in which the pin head is rigidly positioned relative to the base and a spring-loaded stage in which the pin head is moveable relative to the base under a compression load between the pin head and the base, and wherein the frangible detent pin is configured to transition from the rigid stage to the spring-loaded stage in response to the compression load exceeding a predetermined threshold sufficient to cause the frangible connection to fail.
A work spindle having at least one spindle shaft which is mounted in a spindle housing and is equipped with a drive , the spindle shaft having a tool-clamping device (40-44) which can be opened and closed via at least one clamping means by means of an actuating device accommodated in the spindle housing , - wherein at least one sensor and an associated scanning component are arranged in the spindle housing to detect the rotation speed of the spindle shaft , - wherein at least one sensor for sensing the travel change of a clamping means is arranged in the spindle housing , - wherein at least one sensor for recognising at least one end position of a component realising the actuation travel of the actuating device is arranged in or on the spindle housing , - wherein at least one further sensor which can sense physical, electrical and/or chemical characteristic variables is arranged in or on the spindle housing , - wherein a spindle monitoring unit is situated in or on the spindle housing , which spindle monitoring unit has at least one electronic computing and memory module having a timer for evaluating and permanently storing signals of the installed sensors and for providing a work spindle history, and - wherein the spindle monitoring unit comprises at least one electronic assembly which can transmit sensor signals for communication with an external storage medium and/or an external controller via at least one data interface in a wireless or wired manner. - wherein at least one sensor and an associated scanning component are arranged in the spindle housing to detect the rotation speed of the spindle shaft , - wherein at least one sensor for sensing the travel change of a clamping means is arranged in the spindle housing , - wherein at least one sensor for recognising at least one end position of a component realising the actuation travel of the actuating device is arranged in or on the spindle housing , - wherein at least one further sensor which can sense physical, electrical and/or chemical characteristic variables is arranged in or on the spindle housing , - wherein a spindle monitoring unit is situated in or on the spindle housing , which spindle monitoring unit has at least one electronic computing and memory module having a timer for evaluating and permanently storing signals of the installed sensors and for providing a work spindle history, and - wherein the spindle monitoring unit comprises at least one electronic assembly which can transmit sensor signals for communication with an external storage medium and/or an external controller via at least one data interface in a wireless or wired manner.
A method for use in decomposing a signal m(t) captured in a reverberant system into a direct signal component s(t) and a reverberant signal component r(t), the reverberant system being described by an impulse response, the method comprising the steps of: dividing the signal captured in the reverberant system, into a sequence of blocks of time samples, the signal describing an impulse response; for each block of the sequence, converting the signal to a frequency domain representation and determining a ratio of a magnitude of the block to a magnitude of a respective previous block; and forming an estimate of the frequency domain representation of the impulse response using determined ratios of the magnitudes as parameters for a finite impulse response filter. dividing the signal captured in the reverberant system, into a sequence of blocks of time samples, the signal describing an impulse response; for each block of the sequence, converting the signal to a frequency domain representation and determining a ratio of a magnitude of the block to a magnitude of a respective previous block; and forming an estimate of the frequency domain representation of the impulse response using determined ratios of the magnitudes as parameters for a finite impulse response filter.
A joint spacer for therapeutically maintaining a separation of bones of a joint, comprising: a frame having distal and proximal ends defining a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; a carriage slideably retained within said frame and having at least one ramped surface , said carriage further including a threaded portion , an actuator screw threadably engaged with said carriage threaded portion , said actuator screw configured to bear against said frame to cause said carriage to slideably move within said frame when said actuator screw is rotated; a first endplate configured to engage a first bone of the joint, and having at least one ramped surface mateable with said at least one carriage ramped surface , whereby when said carriage is slideably moveable by rotation of said actuator screw , said at least one endplate ramped surface slideable against said at least one carriage ramped surface to cause said first endplate to move along an axis transverse to said longitudinal axis to increase a height of the spacer ; a second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint; a fastener , wherein the first endplate includes at least one aperture through which the fastener passes to secure the first endplate to the first bone of the joint and characterized in that the carriage is supported by the frame by lateral engagement means in the form of two support screws engaged with the carriage passable through respective channels formed in the frame . a frame having distal and proximal ends defining a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; a carriage slideably retained within said frame and having at least one ramped surface , said carriage further including a threaded portion , an actuator screw threadably engaged with said carriage threaded portion , said actuator screw configured to bear against said frame to cause said carriage to slideably move within said frame when said actuator screw is rotated; a first endplate configured to engage a first bone of the joint, and having at least one ramped surface mateable with said at least one carriage ramped surface , whereby when said carriage is slideably moveable by rotation of said actuator screw , said at least one endplate ramped surface slideable against said at least one carriage ramped surface to cause said first endplate to move along an axis transverse to said longitudinal axis to increase a height of the spacer ; a second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint; a fastener , wherein the first endplate includes at least one aperture through which the fastener passes to secure the first endplate to the first bone of the joint and characterized in that the carriage is supported by the frame by lateral engagement means in the form of two support screws engaged with the carriage passable through respective channels formed in the frame .
Combustion chamber for a hot gas generator of an asphalt production plant , comprising a drum-like base body with a burner end (A) and a hot gas outlet end (B), which is lined with a plurality of successive air baffles on its inside, viewed in the circumferential direction of the combustion chamber, the outsides of which face the inside of the base body and the insides of which form the boundaries of the combustion space of the combustion chamber , characterised in that at least a portion of the air baffles is held in the base body by means of tab-bar arrangements in such a way that fastening tabs extending radially over the inner sides of the air baffles into the combustion space are passed through by fastening bars , which show a form fit in the radial direction to the centre of the combustion chamber between the fastening tabs and the air baffles .
A method for controlled atmosphere stunning of poultry comprising the steps of: (i) loading one or more batches of poultry in a stunning chamber; (ii) sealably enclosing the one or more batches of poultry in the stunning chamber to isolate the atmosphere proximate the poultry; (iii) introducing a gaseous mixture to the isolated atmosphere to stun the one or more batches of poultry; wherein the introduction of gaseous mixture is done in three to five stages with each successive stage having a greater concentration of stunning gas (iv) forcibly exhausting the gaseous mixture from the isolated atmosphere; and (v) advancing the stunned poultry from the stunning chamber. (i) loading one or more batches of poultry in a stunning chamber; (ii) sealably enclosing the one or more batches of poultry in the stunning chamber to isolate the atmosphere proximate the poultry; (iii) introducing a gaseous mixture to the isolated atmosphere to stun the one or more batches of poultry; wherein the introduction of gaseous mixture is done in three to five stages with each successive stage having a greater concentration of stunning gas (iv) forcibly exhausting the gaseous mixture from the isolated atmosphere; and (v) advancing the stunned poultry from the stunning chamber.
A method for producing a carboxymethylated cellulose nanofiber, the method comprising: treating cellulose with a mercerizing agent to prepare mercerized cellulose; reacting the mercerized cellulose with a carboxymethylation agent to prepare carboxymethylated cellulose; and defibrating the carboxymethylated cellulose to produce a carboxymethylated cellulose nanofiber; wherein preparing mercerized cellulose is performed in a solvent containing mainly water, and preparing carboxymethylated cellulose is performed in a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent. treating cellulose with a mercerizing agent to prepare mercerized cellulose; reacting the mercerized cellulose with a carboxymethylation agent to prepare carboxymethylated cellulose; and defibrating the carboxymethylated cellulose to produce a carboxymethylated cellulose nanofiber; wherein preparing mercerized cellulose is performed in a solvent containing mainly water, and preparing carboxymethylated cellulose is performed in a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent.
An apparatus comprising: means for initialising trainable parameters of a receiver of a transmission system, wherein the receiver comprises a demodulation module for demodulating received symbols, a quantization module for generating quantized versions of the demodulated symbols and a decoder for generating a decoded output derived from the quantized versions of the demodulated symbols, wherein the demodulation module has at least some trainable weights and the quantization module has at least some trainable weights; means for receiving a first training sequence of messages at the receiver; means for obtaining or generating a loss function; and means for updating at least some of the trainable parameters of the receiver based on the loss function, wherein said means for updating at least some of the trainable parameters of the receiver comprises means for updating at least some of the trainable weights of the demodulation module and means for updating at least some of the trainable weights of the quantization module. means for initialising trainable parameters of a receiver of a transmission system, wherein the receiver comprises a demodulation module for demodulating received symbols, a quantization module for generating quantized versions of the demodulated symbols and a decoder for generating a decoded output derived from the quantized versions of the demodulated symbols, wherein the demodulation module has at least some trainable weights and the quantization module has at least some trainable weights; means for receiving a first training sequence of messages at the receiver; means for obtaining or generating a loss function; and means for updating at least some of the trainable parameters of the receiver based on the loss function, wherein said means for updating at least some of the trainable parameters of the receiver comprises means for updating at least some of the trainable weights of the demodulation module and means for updating at least some of the trainable weights of the quantization module.
3D printing device, comprising: - a movable unit (MU) comprising - a superconductor ; and - a printing head arrangement for printing a printing material; the 3D printing device further comprising - a magnetic field generator adapted to generate a magnetic field; and - a control device , wherein - the magnetic field generator and the movable unit (MU) are adapted for coupling in a force-locking manner by means of frozen magnetic flux between the magnetic field generator and the superconductor , and - the controlling device is adapted to control a magnetic field strength of the magnetic field generator . - a movable unit (MU) comprising - a superconductor ; and - a printing head arrangement for printing a printing material; - a superconductor ; and - a printing head arrangement for printing a printing material; - a magnetic field generator adapted to generate a magnetic field; and - a control device , wherein - the magnetic field generator and the movable unit (MU) are adapted for coupling in a force-locking manner by means of frozen magnetic flux between the magnetic field generator and the superconductor , and - the controlling device is adapted to control a magnetic field strength of the magnetic field generator .
Balancing and synchronizing device for a plant comprising a plurality of brake machines , wherein the brake machines and one or more winch machines are positioned on opposite sides with respect to pylons , for laying cables distinct and independent to each other, each brake machine comprising a plurality of unwinding members each having at least a pair of capstans , said balancing and synchronizing device comprising a plurality of control units of the electronic card type, one for each pair of capstans of each of said brake machines , configured to automatically adjust the unwinding tension of each individual cable by the relative pair of capstans , and a mating plurality of user interface means, independently connected to each of said control units , so as to set predetermined functional and operating parameters of each pair of capstans , each control unit also being connected to corresponding position detector elements of a corresponding pair of capstans of each brake machine , said balancing and synchronizing device comprising a data transmission and reception line to which the control units of the brake machines for laying cables are connected for at least a part of the laying cycle, characterized in that the balancing and synchronizing device also comprises a synchronization command configured to be selectively activable for making at least a control unit , selected between said control units , to function as the main control unit so as to command, by means of said data transmission and reception network , one or more of the other control units different than the main control unit for the synchronized balancing and drive of the relative pairs of capstans , on the basis of specific functional and operating parameters set by the user interface means of the main control unit , the user interface means of the other control units different than the main control unit being disabled, and on the basis of the signals received from each of the position detector elements , so as to render the laying modes of all said cables substantially uniform, wherein said user interface means comprise at least an adjustment potentiometer configured to adjust the working pressure of the corresponding hydraulic drive circuits associated with the pairs of capstans and, therefore, the traction applied to each cable , in which the main control unit is connected to a main potentiometer and in which the synchronization command is configured to enable the potentiometer directly connected to the main control unit and to disable the potentiometers of the other control units .
A solid oxide fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell stack including a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode ; a combustion unit provided to start the system and configured to supply a combustion gas to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack , the combustion gas containing an inert gas as a component; a start flow passage configured to supply the combustion gas discharged from the combustion unit to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of starting the system; a stop flow passage configured to supply the combustion gas discharged from the combustion unit to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of stopping the system; a heat exchanger disposed in the middle of the stop flow passage ; and a control unit configured to select the start flow passage at the time of starting the system, and select the stop flow passage and operate the combustion unit to fill the combustion gas into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of stopping the system, wherein the control unit is further configured to: determine whether or not the combustion gas is filled into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of stopping the system, and close an inlet and an outlet of the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack when the control unit determines that the combustion gas is filled into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack . a fuel cell stack including a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode ; a combustion unit provided to start the system and configured to supply a combustion gas to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack , the combustion gas containing an inert gas as a component; a start flow passage configured to supply the combustion gas discharged from the combustion unit to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of starting the system; a stop flow passage configured to supply the combustion gas discharged from the combustion unit to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of stopping the system; a heat exchanger disposed in the middle of the stop flow passage ; and a control unit configured to select the start flow passage at the time of starting the system, and select the stop flow passage and operate the combustion unit to fill the combustion gas into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of stopping the system, wherein the control unit is further configured to: determine whether or not the combustion gas is filled into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of stopping the system, and close an inlet and an outlet of the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack when the control unit determines that the combustion gas is filled into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack . determine whether or not the combustion gas is filled into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack at the time of stopping the system, and close an inlet and an outlet of the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack when the control unit determines that the combustion gas is filled into the fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack .
Suction apparatus for cleaning purposes, comprising a lower part which comprises or forms a dirt collection container having a suction inlet , an upper part releasably placeable on top of the lower part which comprises a suction unit and a battery receptacle for at least one battery for providing electrical energy to the suction apparatus and comprises or forms a container wall forming a boundary for the dirt collection container , and a filter device having a filter element for filtering the air drawn out of the dirt collection container by the suction unit , wherein the filter element is arranged on the side of the container wall that faces towards the dirt collection container , wherein the upper part comprises or forms a suction space and suction air is drawn out of the dirt collection container by the suction unit via the suction space and the filter element , characterized in that the filter element is a flat pleated filter and in that the suction space is positioned between the suction unit and the battery receptacle .