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A system for performing spine surgery, comprising: an implant defining at least one longitudinal implant aperture extending substantially therethrough the implant , the implant sized for insertion between two adjacent vertebrae; an elongate cannulated insertion tool defining an interior insertion tool pathway ; and a cannulated lockshaft positioned therein the insertion tool pathway and defining a longitudinal interior lockshaft pathway , wherein a distal end of the lockshaft selectively engages a portion of the implant , wherein when the distal end of the lockshaft is engaged with a portion of the implant , the lockshaft pathway and the implant aperture are substantially coaxial, characterized in that a mating surface of a distal end of the insertion tool matingly engages at least a portion of at least one external mating surface of a proximal end of the implant , and wherein the implant comprises a substantially bullet shaped distal end having an elliptical paraboloid shape or a conical shape.
A communication apparatus , for communication with another communication apparatus in which a body is used as a transmission medium of a signal, and in which power consumption of reception processing is higher than that of transmission processing, comprising: a control unit which is configured to, out of an active period in which an association request is made to the other communication apparatus , control to perform transmission and reception processing of a frame in a specific period, and control to perform transmission processing of a frame in another period , characterized in that timing information on a timing at which the communication apparatus performs reception processing of a response frame to the frame in the specific period is included in the frame in the specific period. a control unit which is configured to, out of an active period in which an association request is made to the other communication apparatus , control to perform transmission and reception processing of a frame in a specific period, and control to perform transmission processing of a frame in another period , characterized in that timing information on a timing at which the communication apparatus performs reception processing of a response frame to the frame in the specific period is included in the frame in the specific period.
A method of detecting a configuration error or operating error of an input/output I/O device comprising a plurality of I/O points (502a to 502d) configured to establish a combined I/O channel between said I/O device and a field device, said combined I/O channel comprising a primary I/O channel and at least one secondary I/O channel, the method comprising: receiving an instruction for transmission of a signal pattern over the combined I/O channel by a validation engine ; responsive to the signal pattern within the instruction: initiating by the validation engine at an I/O point of the input/output I/O device associated with the primary I/O channel within the combined I/O channel, transmission of a primary channel signal over the primary I/O channel; for each secondary I/O channel within the combined I/O channel, initiating by the validation engine at an I/O point of the input/output I/O device associated with said secondary I/O channel, transmission of a secondary I/O channel signal over said secondary I/O channel; receiving by the validation engine a record of signal transmissions initiated or received over the combined I/O channel in response to the signal pattern, said record being obtained either from a receiving device connected to the combined I/O channel or from the input/output I/O device ; comparing by the validation engine signal values within the received record of signal transmissions over the combined I/O channel against a predefined set of signal values associated with the signal pattern; detecting by the validation engine a configuration error or operating error of the input/output I/O device based on results of the comparison of signal values. receiving an instruction for transmission of a signal pattern over the combined I/O channel by a validation engine ; responsive to the signal pattern within the instruction: initiating by the validation engine at an I/O point of the input/output I/O device associated with the primary I/O channel within the combined I/O channel, transmission of a primary channel signal over the primary I/O channel; for each secondary I/O channel within the combined I/O channel, initiating by the validation engine at an I/O point of the input/output I/O device associated with said secondary I/O channel, transmission of a secondary I/O channel signal over said secondary I/O channel; receiving by the validation engine a record of signal transmissions initiated or received over the combined I/O channel in response to the signal pattern, said record being obtained either from a receiving device connected to the combined I/O channel or from the input/output I/O device ; comparing by the validation engine signal values within the received record of signal transmissions over the combined I/O channel against a predefined set of signal values associated with the signal pattern; detecting by the validation engine a configuration error or operating error of the input/output I/O device based on results of the comparison of signal values.
A method comprising, within a processor: receiving a first instruction in a first strand of ordered instructions and a second instruction in a second strand of ordered instructions; determining that the first instruction and the second instruction reference a logical register mapped to a physical register; determining that the first instruction is to write to the logical register and to signal that the logical register is to be shared with the second strand; determining that the second instruction is to indicate a synchronization with the first instruction; and determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, wherein the method further comprises in response to determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, stalling execution of instructions subsequent to the second instruction in the second strand that are to access the logical register until the first instruction is received and executed. receiving a first instruction in a first strand of ordered instructions and a second instruction in a second strand of ordered instructions; determining that the first instruction and the second instruction reference a logical register mapped to a physical register; determining that the first instruction is to write to the logical register and to signal that the logical register is to be shared with the second strand; determining that the second instruction is to indicate a synchronization with the first instruction; and determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, wherein the method further comprises in response to determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, stalling execution of instructions subsequent to the second instruction in the second strand that are to access the logical register until the first instruction is received and executed.
Device for inspecting containers for impurities, comprising: - a radiation source , the radiation source being configured to emit radiation which radiates through a container to be inspected, - a detection device which is configured to detect the radiation which has been emitted by the radiation source and has radiated through the container , and - an evaluation device which is configured to evaluate the radiation detected by the detection device , wherein an identification element comprising an optical watermark is arranged in the optical path between the radiation source and the detection device , wherein the evaluation device is configured to evaluate the watermark in the image detected by the detection device . - a radiation source , the radiation source being configured to emit radiation which radiates through a container to be inspected, - a detection device which is configured to detect the radiation which has been emitted by the radiation source and has radiated through the container , and - an evaluation device which is configured to evaluate the radiation detected by the detection device ,
An effluent processing apparatus comprising: a first processing stage in which oil and water are separated from an effluent mixture containing air, oil, and water from a purge valve of an air dryer ; a second processing stage in which oil is extracted from the separated oil and water of the first processing stage; characterized in a third processing stage in which air from the first processing stage and water from the second processing stage are combined and exhausted to atmosphere. a first processing stage in which oil and water are separated from an effluent mixture containing air, oil, and water from a purge valve of an air dryer ; a second processing stage in which oil is extracted from the separated oil and water of the first processing stage; characterized in a third processing stage in which air from the first processing stage and water from the second processing stage are combined and exhausted to atmosphere.
A device comprising: a double sided circuit board including a first metal layer and a second metal layer separated by a non-conductive substrate , wherein the first metal layer comprises circuit traces, and the second metal layer comprises a conductive ground plane; and a battery cell integrated with the double sided circuit board, the battery cell including: a first electrode comprising the second metal layer of the double sided circuit board; a first solid electrolyte layer adjacent to the conductive ground plane of the second metal layer; a separator layer adjacent to the first solid electrolyte layer; a second solid electrolyte layer adjacent to the separator layer; a second electrode adjacent to the second solid electrolyte layer; and an encapsulation layer partially enclosing the battery cell. a double sided circuit board including a first metal layer and a second metal layer separated by a non-conductive substrate , wherein the first metal layer comprises circuit traces, and the second metal layer comprises a conductive ground plane; and a battery cell integrated with the double sided circuit board, the battery cell including: a first electrode comprising the second metal layer of the double sided circuit board; a first solid electrolyte layer adjacent to the conductive ground plane of the second metal layer; a separator layer adjacent to the first solid electrolyte layer; a second solid electrolyte layer adjacent to the separator layer; a second electrode adjacent to the second solid electrolyte layer; and an encapsulation layer partially enclosing the battery cell. a first electrode comprising the second metal layer of the double sided circuit board; a first solid electrolyte layer adjacent to the conductive ground plane of the second metal layer; a separator layer adjacent to the first solid electrolyte layer; a second solid electrolyte layer adjacent to the separator layer; a second electrode adjacent to the second solid electrolyte layer; and an encapsulation layer partially enclosing the battery cell.
A method of controlling a rotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft , the method comprising: providing a controller communicably coupled to the rotor system ; and receiving a signal at the controller to change the rotor system from a first flight mode to a second flight mode; automatically changing a rotor speed of the rotor system from a first rotor speed in the first flight mode to a second rotor speed in the second flight mode over a time period using the controller in accordance with an acceleration-rate profile for the rotor system that varies over the time period; wherein the rotor system is: (a) generally parallel to a yaw axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the first flight mode and generally parallel to a roll axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the second flight mode, or (b) generally parallel to a roll axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the first flight mode and generally parallel to a yaw axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the second flight mode. providing a controller communicably coupled to the rotor system ; and receiving a signal at the controller to change the rotor system from a first flight mode to a second flight mode; automatically changing a rotor speed of the rotor system from a first rotor speed in the first flight mode to a second rotor speed in the second flight mode over a time period using the controller in accordance with an acceleration-rate profile for the rotor system that varies over the time period; wherein the rotor system is: (a) generally parallel to a yaw axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the first flight mode and generally parallel to a roll axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the second flight mode, or (b) generally parallel to a roll axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the first flight mode and generally parallel to a yaw axis of the tiltrotor aircraft in the second flight mode.
A battery-operated vacuum cleaner, comprising: a handle (H) having an upper end and a lower end; a battery (B) having an end that is adjacent to the lower end of the handle (H); a dirt management system (DMS) coupled to an inlet (N) for dirt-loaded air; an airflow generator (AG) for generating an airflow through the dirt management system (DMS), the airflow generator (AG) being positioned adjacent the battery (B) and the lower end of the handle (H), wherein the battery (B) has a first side adjacent to the airflow generator (AG) and a second side adjacent to the dirt management system (DMS), characterized in that the second side is at an angle to the first side, the angle being one of approximately 90° and larger than 90°. a handle (H) having an upper end and a lower end; a battery (B) having an end that is adjacent to the lower end of the handle (H); a dirt management system (DMS) coupled to an inlet (N) for dirt-loaded air; an airflow generator (AG) for generating an airflow through the dirt management system (DMS), the airflow generator (AG) being positioned adjacent the battery (B) and the lower end of the handle (H), wherein the battery (B) has a first side adjacent to the airflow generator (AG) and a second side adjacent to the dirt management system (DMS), characterized in that the second side is at an angle to the first side, the angle being one of approximately 90° and larger than 90°.
A rotor for an electric machine , comprising a magnetic body and a plurality of embedded permanent magnets associated with the magnetic body defining first magnetic poles (N) and second magnetic poles (S) of alternating magnetic polarity along a circumferential direction of the rotor, wherein said electric machine is arranged to be excited by magnetic poles formed by two adjacent embedded permanent magnets , and wherein a rotor segment is arranged between said two embedded permanent magnets forming a said magnetic pole and a first surface of the magnetic body , wherein the magnetic body includes axial slots , wherein at least one retainer element connects the rotor segment to a portion of the magnetic body , whereby the rotor segment and said embedded permanent magnets are fixed in a radial position by the at least one retainer element , characterized in that at least one retainer element is adapted to be arranged in a said axial slot and to thereby lock the rotor segment and the embedded permanent magnets by form locking, and in that one retainer element is arranged in an axial slot between the two adjacent embedded permanent magnets forming a said magnetic pole, wherein said one retainer element is further arranged to abut an edge of each of the two embedded permanent magnets . wherein a rotor segment is arranged between said two embedded permanent magnets forming a said magnetic pole and a first surface of the magnetic body , wherein the magnetic body includes axial slots , wherein at least one retainer element connects the rotor segment to a portion of the magnetic body , whereby the rotor segment and said embedded permanent magnets are fixed in a radial position by the at least one retainer element , characterized in that at least one retainer element is adapted to be arranged in a said axial slot and to thereby lock the rotor segment and the embedded permanent magnets by form locking, and in that one retainer element is arranged in an axial slot between the two adjacent embedded permanent magnets forming a said magnetic pole, wherein said one retainer element is further arranged to abut an edge of each of the two embedded permanent magnets .
Method for identifying and/or locating an underwater object, in particular an underwater pipeline, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - generating or using a model image of the underwater object, - spectrally transforming the model image, in particular determining a 2D power spectral density of the model image, so that a 2D model image reference is available, - ascertaining or using a first measurement scene image , wherein the measurement scene image comprises in particular an image detail from a terrain searched for the underwater object, and - spectrally transforming the first measurement scene image, in particular determining a 2D power spectral density of the measurement scene image, so that a 2D object image reference is available, - extracting a direction model image component from the 2D model image reference and extracting a direction scene image component, so that a 1D model image feature vector and a 1D measurement scene feature vector are available, and - correlating the 1D model image feature vector with the 1D measurement scene feature vector, so that match information in the form of a maximum correlation coefficient and a direction obtained from the correlation maximum is available, - passing judgement on a presence of the sought underwater object and of a statistical significance resulting from the correlation coefficient, and - determining an object orientation in a measurement scene on the basis of a bearing of the maximum correlation coefficient. - generating or using a model image of the underwater object, - spectrally transforming the model image, in particular determining a 2D power spectral density of the model image, so that a 2D model image reference is available, - ascertaining or using a first measurement scene image , wherein the measurement scene image comprises in particular an image detail from a terrain searched for the underwater object, and - spectrally transforming the first measurement scene image, in particular determining a 2D power spectral density of the measurement scene image, so that a 2D object image reference is available, - extracting a direction model image component from the 2D model image reference and extracting a direction scene image component, so that a 1D model image feature vector and a 1D measurement scene feature vector are available, and - correlating the 1D model image feature vector with the 1D measurement scene feature vector, so that match information in the form of a maximum correlation coefficient and a direction obtained from the correlation maximum is available, - passing judgement on a presence of the sought underwater object and of a statistical significance resulting from the correlation coefficient, and - determining an object orientation in a measurement scene on the basis of a bearing of the maximum correlation coefficient.
A wireless steering controller configured to steer a client device from a first content streaming apparatus to a second content streaming apparatus within a wireless network, based at least on a comparison of values associated with the first and second content streaming apparatuses, respectively, to at least one threshold, wherein, to steer the client device, the wireless steering controller is configured to construct a table, wherein the table lists a plurality of content streaming apparatuses in the wireless network including the first and second content streaming apparatuses, the first content streaming apparatus being associated in the table with a first set of values and the second content streaming apparatus being associated in the table with a second set of values, and the wireless steering controller is configured to: disfavor the first content streaming apparatus in the table in response to a value of the first set of values not meeting the at least one threshold; and select the second content streaming apparatus as a destination for steering of the client device from remaining content streaming apparatuses in the table that are not disfavored, wherein the second content streaming apparatus is regarded as not disfavored in response to a value of the second set of values meeting the at least one threshold. wherein, to steer the client device, the wireless steering controller is configured to construct a table, wherein the table lists a plurality of content streaming apparatuses in the wireless network including the first and second content streaming apparatuses, the first content streaming apparatus being associated in the table with a first set of values and the second content streaming apparatus being associated in the table with a second set of values, and the wireless steering controller is configured to: disfavor the first content streaming apparatus in the table in response to a value of the first set of values not meeting the at least one threshold; and select the second content streaming apparatus as a destination for steering of the client device from remaining content streaming apparatuses in the table that are not disfavored, wherein the second content streaming apparatus is regarded as not disfavored in response to a value of the second set of values meeting the at least one threshold. disfavor the first content streaming apparatus in the table in response to a value of the first set of values not meeting the at least one threshold; and select the second content streaming apparatus as a destination for steering of the client device from remaining content streaming apparatuses in the table that are not disfavored, wherein the second content streaming apparatus is regarded as not disfavored in response to a value of the second set of values meeting the at least one threshold.