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A method of deploying cloud services in a cloud computing system having multiple computing facilities interconnected by a computer network, the method comprising: receiving a service request for deploying an application in the cloud computing system, the application including multiple cloud services of dissimilar service types and separately managed in the cloud computing system, at least one of the multiple cloud services being deployable in more than one of the computing facilities, wherein receiving the service request includes receiving the service request identifying a colocation constraint between two or more of the cloud services and a threshold degree to which the co-location constraint can be relaxed; and in response to receiving the service request, querying for lists individually containing data representing the computing facilities arranged in order of preference for deploying each of the multiple cloud services of dissimilar service types associated with the application; selecting a computing facility from the multiple computing facilities based on the preferences reflected in the queried lists of the computing facilities; and deploying the multiple cloud services associated with the application to the selected computing facility, wherein the selected computing facility is a first computing facility, and wherein selecting the computing facility includes relaxing the co-location constraint based on the threshold degree to select a second computing facility for deploying at least one of the multiple cloud services associated with the application, the second computing facility being distinct from the first computing facility. receiving a service request for deploying an application in the cloud computing system, the application including multiple cloud services of dissimilar service types and separately managed in the cloud computing system, at least one of the multiple cloud services being deployable in more than one of the computing facilities, wherein receiving the service request includes receiving the service request identifying a colocation constraint between two or more of the cloud services and a threshold degree to which the co-location constraint can be relaxed; and in response to receiving the service request, querying for lists individually containing data representing the computing facilities arranged in order of preference for deploying each of the multiple cloud services of dissimilar service types associated with the application; selecting a computing facility from the multiple computing facilities based on the preferences reflected in the queried lists of the computing facilities; and deploying the multiple cloud services associated with the application to the selected computing facility, wherein the selected computing facility is a first computing facility, and wherein selecting the computing facility includes relaxing the co-location constraint based on the threshold degree to select a second computing facility for deploying at least one of the multiple cloud services associated with the application, the second computing facility being distinct from the first computing facility.
Switch of a transport system for a movable transport element (T), wherein the switch comprises a main track and a secondary track branching off, wherein the movable transport element (T) can be guided from a transition region , in which the secondary track branches off from the main track , optionally along the main track or transferred into the secondary track , wherein one linear motor section is respectively provided at the main track and at the secondary track for moving the movable transport element (T), wherein a switching force can be generated by the one linear motor section with which the movable transport element (T) can be guided along the main track or transferred into the secondary track , and the transition region comprises the region between a point of a transport track at which a second linear motor section is added adjacent to the transport element, if the transport element (T) in other regions is only driven by one linear motor section , and a point of the transport track at which the transport element (T) is effected only by the linear motor section of the main track or the linear motor section of the secondary track, characterised in that devices for increasing the switching force are provided in the transition region , wherein an increase of the switching force is in comparison to the switching force, that would be generated if a switching force was generated by the linear motor section in other regions of the transport system, wherein the linear motor sections in the transition region are formed such that the magnetic field strength of the linear motor sections can be switched higher than in comparison to the linear motor sections downstream and/or upstream, the number of turns of the linear motor sections in the transition region is increased in comparison to the linear motor sections downstream and/or upstream and the admissible current of the linear motor sections in the transition region is increased in comparison to linear motor sections downstream and/or upstream. characterised in that devices for increasing the switching force are provided in the transition region , wherein an increase of the switching force is in comparison to the switching force, that would be generated if a switching force was generated by the linear motor section in other regions of the transport system, wherein the linear motor sections in the transition region are formed such that the magnetic field strength of the linear motor sections can be switched higher than in comparison to the linear motor sections downstream and/or upstream, the number of turns of the linear motor sections in the transition region is increased in comparison to the linear motor sections downstream and/or upstream and the admissible current of the linear motor sections in the transition region is increased in comparison to linear motor sections downstream and/or upstream.
An insole assembly to be inserted in an item of footwear to provide foot support, the insole assembly comprising: a flexible full-length insole base having an upper contoured surface for engaging a plantar surface of a foot and a lower contoured surface opposite the upper contoured surface, and including a heel portion , a forefoot portion and midfoot portion between the heel portion and the forefoot portion; and a rigid heel cap having an upper contoured surface and a lower contoured surface opposite the upper contoured surface which has the same general contours as the upper contoured surface to define a thin shell structure, the rigid heel cap being bonded to the flexible full-length insole base with the upper contoured surface of the rigid heel cap in contact with the lower contoured surface of the flexible full-length insole base to underlie at least the heel portion thereof and provide support thereto, and the rigid heel cap including a plurality of engagement features protruding from the lower contoured surface thereof, the plurality of engagement features being a series of intersecting elongated ridges that run generally diagonally from an aft end of the rigid heel cap toward a leading end < of the rigid heel cap to engage a midsole of the item of footwear during use and to resist motion of the insole assembly relative to the midsole. a flexible full-length insole base having an upper contoured surface for engaging a plantar surface of a foot and a lower contoured surface opposite the upper contoured surface, and including a heel portion , a forefoot portion and midfoot portion between the heel portion and the forefoot portion; and a rigid heel cap having an upper contoured surface and a lower contoured surface opposite the upper contoured surface which has the same general contours as the upper contoured surface to define a thin shell structure, the rigid heel cap being bonded to the flexible full-length insole base with the upper contoured surface of the rigid heel cap in contact with the lower contoured surface of the flexible full-length insole base to underlie at least the heel portion thereof and provide support thereto, and the rigid heel cap including a plurality of engagement features protruding from the lower contoured surface thereof, the plurality of engagement features being a series of intersecting elongated ridges that run generally diagonally from an aft end of the rigid heel cap toward a leading end < of the rigid heel cap to engage a midsole of the item of footwear during use and to resist motion of the insole assembly relative to the midsole.
An encoding apparatus for encoding data x of dimension k into a codeword c of length n , wherein the encoding apparatus comprises: a processor configured to encode the data x using a C ( n,k,d ) code, wherein the code C ( n,k,d ) has a length n and a minimum distance d, wherein n = 2 m 1 + ··· + 2 m s , wherein m h , h = 1, ..., s , is an integer number, and s > 1, on the basis of the equation: c = u A , wherein u i = x j i , 0 ≤ j i < k - 1, if i ∉ F, wherein F is a set of n - k frozen bit indices of the code C ( n,k,d ), and if i ∈ F , wherein is a constraint matrix given by a solution of the equation: wherein φ i is an index of a row of the matrix , which has a last non-zero element in column i , wherein is a precoding matrix, and wherein A is defined as follows: A = A m 1 0 ... 0 0 A m 2 ... 0 ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋮ 0 0 ... A m s , wherein A m h = 1 0 1 1 ⊗ m h , and wherein Q ⊗ m denotes the m -times Kronecker product of a matrix Q with itself; wherein the processor is further configured to construct the code C ( n,k,d ) on the basis of a plurality of nested linear block codes C ij (2 m i ,K i,j , d ij ), K i,j +1 > K i,j , 0 ≤ j < τ i , wherein τ i is a positive integer, wherein a generator matrix of C ij (2 m i , K i,j ,d ij ) is given by the equation: G ̃ i j = G i 0 G i 1 ⋮ G i j , wherein G ( i,j ) is a k i,j × 2 m i matrix, K i , j = ∑ s = 0 j k i , s , wherein a precoding matrix of G ( i,j ) is defined by W i j = G i j 1 0 1 1 ⊗ m i wherein a precoding matrix of G̃ ( i,j ) is defined by W ̃ i j = G ̃ i j 1 0 1 1 ⊗ m i , wherein an index l i,p of a column, where a p -th row of the matrix W̃ ( i,τ i -1) starts, is defined by the equation l i , p = min 0 ≤ t < 2 i W ̃ p , t i , τ i − 1 = 1 t , 0 ≤ p < 2 m i , and to construct the precoding matrix as a block matrix, wherein the blocks of the precoding matrix consist of selected rows of the matrices W̃ ( i,j ) .
A system, comprising: one or more assets disposed within a physical location, wherein each asset is coupled to a wireless tag , and wherein each wireless tag is configured to wirelessly transmit beacon signals at predetermined intervals; and a gateway configured to cover the range of the physical location, and wherein the gateway is configured to: scan the physical location to identify beacon signals transmitted by each of the wireless tags ; receive the beacon signals from each wireless tag at the predetermined intervals; and dynamically optimize a function of the gateway by adjusting a current total scan time based at least in part on the number of beacon signals received from previously unknown or new wireless tags disposed within the physical location, wherein adjusting the current total scan time comprises decreasing a current scan time of the gateway by an unused scan time, characterized in that the unused scan time is a duration of time during which the gateway does not receive any beacon signals from a previously unknown or new wireless tag within the range. one or more assets disposed within a physical location, wherein each asset is coupled to a wireless tag , and wherein each wireless tag is configured to wirelessly transmit beacon signals at predetermined intervals; and a gateway configured to cover the range of the physical location, and wherein the gateway is configured to: scan the physical location to identify beacon signals transmitted by each of the wireless tags ; receive the beacon signals from each wireless tag at the predetermined intervals; and dynamically optimize a function of the gateway by adjusting a current total scan time based at least in part on the number of beacon signals received from previously unknown or new wireless tags disposed within the physical location, scan the physical location to identify beacon signals transmitted by each of the wireless tags ; receive the beacon signals from each wireless tag at the predetermined intervals; and dynamically optimize a function of the gateway by adjusting a current total scan time based at least in part on the number of beacon signals received from previously unknown or new wireless tags disposed within the physical location, wherein adjusting the current total scan time comprises decreasing a current scan time of the gateway by an unused scan time, characterized in that the unused scan time is a duration of time during which the gateway does not receive any beacon signals from a previously unknown or new wireless tag within the range.
A refrigerator comprising: a water tank for storing the water; a pump for drawing the water from the water tank , wherein the water tank comprises an outlet which is connectable to the said pump; a water dispenser and/or an ice maker each connectable to the water tank via the said pump; a user-interface; a control unit, a detection unit which is adapted to detect, prior to the initial operation of the said pump, the water level inside the water tank , and to output a detection signal to the control unit, wherein the control unit is further adapted to control the initial operation of the said pump based on the detection signal, wherein the detection unit comprises a magnetic float which is set in fluid communication with the water tank ; and one or more magnetic sensors which are arranged at respectively different levels so as to detect the magnetic float , characterized in that the water tank further comprises a drawer for storing the water, a cover for opening/closing the drawer and an aperture for refilling the drawer , wherein a channel is formed into the water tank for movably accommodating the magnetic float such that it can freely move up and down therein, wherein the water tank comprises a fluid passage which opens into the channel wherein the channel comprises a rear channel section and a front channel section which are separated by the fluid passage and together enclose the channel , wherein the channel is disposed into the rear of the water tank ; wherein the channel further comprises a stopper for restricting the upwards movement of the magnetic float , wherein the refrigerator further comprises a recess for detachably accommodating the water tank , wherein the magnetic sensors are fixed within the recess in close proximity to the magnetic float , and wherein the water tank is void of the magnetic sensors and any electrical connections thereto. the detection unit comprises a magnetic float which is set in fluid communication with the water tank ; and one or more magnetic sensors which are arranged at respectively different levels so as to detect the magnetic float , characterized in that the water tank further comprises a drawer for storing the water, a cover for opening/closing the drawer and an aperture for refilling the drawer , wherein a channel is formed into the water tank for movably accommodating the magnetic float such that it can freely move up and down therein, wherein the water tank comprises a fluid passage which opens into the channel wherein the channel comprises a rear channel section and a front channel section which are separated by the fluid passage and together enclose the channel , wherein the channel is disposed into the rear of the water tank ; wherein the channel further comprises a stopper for restricting the upwards movement of the magnetic float , wherein the refrigerator further comprises a recess for detachably accommodating the water tank , wherein the magnetic sensors are fixed within the recess in close proximity to the magnetic float , and wherein the water tank is void of the magnetic sensors and any electrical connections thereto.
An electrical machine comprising: a stator defining a cavity therein; a shaft ; and a rotor coupled to said shaft , said rotor and said shaft configured to be positioned at least partially within the cavity , characterised by said rotor comprising at least one rotor winding configured to alternately energize and de-energize to alternately apply and remove, respectively, a corrective torque to said electrical machine to dampen harmonic oscillations thereof. a stator defining a cavity therein; a shaft ; and a rotor coupled to said shaft , said rotor and said shaft configured to be positioned at least partially within the cavity , characterised by said rotor comprising at least one rotor winding configured to alternately energize and de-energize to alternately apply and remove, respectively, a corrective torque to said electrical machine to dampen harmonic oscillations thereof.
A surface cleaning head comprising: a housing having a front side and back side , the housing defining a suction conduit with an opening on an underside of the housing between the front side and the back side ; a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within the suction conduit and at least a portion of the brush roll being proximate the opening of the suction conduit ; a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of and spaced from the brush roll and adjacent to the opening of the suction conduit ; a series of spaced debriding protrusions located in the housing and contacting the leading roller without contacting the brush roll , wherein at least a portion of the debriding protrusions are angled downward and contact the leading roller at a location above a bottom contact surface of the leading roller ; and an inter-roller air passageway between lower portions of the brush roll and the leading roller and below the debriding protrusions , the inter-roller air passageway being in fluid communication with the suction conduit , wherein an upper portion of the leading roller above the debriding protrusions is outside of the suction conduit . a housing having a front side and back side , the housing defining a suction conduit with an opening on an underside of the housing between the front side and the back side ; a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within the suction conduit and at least a portion of the brush roll being proximate the opening of the suction conduit ; a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of and spaced from the brush roll and adjacent to the opening of the suction conduit ; a series of spaced debriding protrusions located in the housing and contacting the leading roller without contacting the brush roll , wherein at least a portion of the debriding protrusions are angled downward and contact the leading roller at a location above a bottom contact surface of the leading roller ; and an inter-roller air passageway between lower portions of the brush roll and the leading roller and below the debriding protrusions , the inter-roller air passageway being in fluid communication with the suction conduit , wherein an upper portion of the leading roller above the debriding protrusions is outside of the suction conduit .
System for producing three-dimensional structures which have two or more different materials, having a three-dimensional printing head which has a first material feed for feeding a quasi-endless fibre material to the three-dimensional printing head and at least one second material feed for feeding a matrix material to the three-dimensional printing head , which open in a common mixing chamber of the three-dimensional printing head , wherein the three-dimensional printing head is designed to control the temperature of the matrix material fed in, and the common mixing chamber is designed to form a material mixture from the quasi-endless fibre material fed in and the matrix material fed in, wherein the mixing chamber communicates with an outlet of the three-dimensional printing head which is set up to discharge the material mixture formed in order to produce the three-dimensional structure, wherein the first material feed has a fibre material feed channel , which opens in the mixing chamber axially relative to the outlet in such a way that the quasi-endless fibre material can be led from the fibre material feed channel through the mixing chamber to the outlet , characterized in that the fibre material feed channel can be tapered in at least one section when the quasi-endless fibre material is introduced into the fibre material feed channel .
A method of performing multi-channel measurements, comprising configuring a plurality of sensor nodes (1-5) for a measurement task, running an internal counter clocked by a local counter clock (CLK-c) in each of said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5), broadcasting a measurement start message to said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5), starting in response to receiving said measurement start message the configured measurement task and registering a first value (Count 1) of the internal counter at start time of the measurement task by each of said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5), each of said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5) performs the configured measurement task with a local sample clock broadcasting a measurement end message to said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5), in response to receiving said measurement end message, each of said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5) registers a second value (Count 2) of the internal counter , each of said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5) provides the result of the configured measurement task with the respective first and second values (Count 1, Count 2) of the internal counter , and collecting the measurement results and the associated first and second values (Count 1, Count 2) of the internal counters from said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5), and post-processing the collected measurement results of said plurality of sensor nodes based on the associated first and second values (Count 1, Count 2) of the internal counters for compensating any difference between the local sample clocks (CLK-s) of said plurality of sensor nodes (1-5).
A single-ply semi-finished product web which is reinforced with unidirectionally orientated continuous fibers and exhibits a movement direction and comprises a matrix containing at least 60% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyolefin and mixtures thereof and comprising welding seams of overlapping fiber-reinforced semi-finished product web segments at periodically occurring intervals, wherein the fiber plies of the fiber-reinforced semi-finished product web segments overlap, wherein the thickness of the semi-finished product web in the region of the welding seams is at least exactly as high as the arithmetic mean of the other regions of the semi-finished product web, and wherein the width of the regions of the welding seams is more than 0.1 mm to 8 mm in the movement direction, and wherein the thickness of the semi-finished product web in the regions outside the regions of the welding seams is 0.01 mm to 0.40 mm, and wherein the unidirectionally orientated continuous fibers enclose a predetermined angle with the movement direction, the value α of which is in the range of more than 0° to 90°.