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A system for neuromuscular electrical stimulation comprising: at least one stimulation electrode adapted to be placed in electrical contact with a muscle of a patient; at least one sensing electrode , wherein the at least one sensing electrode is positioned within a predefined range away from the at least one stimulation electrode to monitor the remote effects of electrical stimulation from the at least one stimulation electrode on a selected muscle-tendon region of a body; a control unit connected to the at least one stimulation electrode and the at least one sensing electrode, wherein the control unit provides stimulation signals to the at least one stimulation electrode and receives a signal from the at least one sensing electrode and is configured to adapt stimulation energy applied to the at least one stimulation electrode in response to a signal sensed by the sensing electrode that is indicative of at least one of tendon tension, tendon geometry, changes in tendon tension, and changes in tendon geometry; and a temperature sensor adapted to sense a temperature in a vicinity of the at least one stimulation electrode, the control unit being further configured to cease application of an electrical signal to the at least one stimulation electrode if a temperature monitored by the temperature sensor exceeds a first threshold temperature. at least one stimulation electrode adapted to be placed in electrical contact with a muscle of a patient; at least one sensing electrode , wherein the at least one sensing electrode is positioned within a predefined range away from the at least one stimulation electrode to monitor the remote effects of electrical stimulation from the at least one stimulation electrode on a selected muscle-tendon region of a body; a control unit connected to the at least one stimulation electrode and the at least one sensing electrode, wherein the control unit provides stimulation signals to the at least one stimulation electrode and receives a signal from the at least one sensing electrode and is configured to adapt stimulation energy applied to the at least one stimulation electrode in response to a signal sensed by the sensing electrode that is indicative of at least one of tendon tension, tendon geometry, changes in tendon tension, and changes in tendon geometry; and a temperature sensor adapted to sense a temperature in a vicinity of the at least one stimulation electrode, the control unit being further configured to cease application of an electrical signal to the at least one stimulation electrode if a temperature monitored by the temperature sensor exceeds a first threshold temperature.
A tyre parameter monitoring system , comprising: an electronic module comprising a fitting ; a valve stem that is connectable with the electronic module ; a washer ; a rubber seal , wherein the washer comprises interlocking means with which the washer is detachably attachable to the fitting of the electronic module , wherein the rubber seal is adapted to be clamped between a flat surface of the valve stem and a flat outer surface of a wheel rim in the mounted condition, wherein the washer and the rubber seal provide an airtight connection between the valve stem and the electronic module and characterised in that the fitting comprises an adapter which protrudes through the washer and is connected with the valve stem and the valve stem is spaced apart from the electronic module and is coupled with the electronic module by means of the adapter and the washer . an electronic module comprising a fitting ; a valve stem that is connectable with the electronic module ; a washer ; a rubber seal , wherein the washer comprises interlocking means with which the washer is detachably attachable to the fitting of the electronic module , wherein the rubber seal is adapted to be clamped between a flat surface of the valve stem and a flat outer surface of a wheel rim in the mounted condition, wherein the washer and the rubber seal provide an airtight connection between the valve stem and the electronic module and characterised in that the fitting comprises an adapter which protrudes through the washer and is connected with the valve stem and the valve stem is spaced apart from the electronic module and is coupled with the electronic module by means of the adapter and the washer .
A method comprising: capturing an image of a form having a barcode with a barcode reading arrangement, wherein the barcode reading arrangement comprises a solid-state imager having an array of photosensitive elements, a lens system operative to focus light reflected from the form onto the array of photosensitive elements in the solid-state imager; storing the image of the form captured by the solid-state imager to a memory; and characterized by : finding a reference box in the image of the form by traversing one of connected lines and connected edges in the image of the form; processing the image of the form to improve the image of the form to generate an improved image of the form by transforming the reference box to a rectangle in the improved image of the form when the reference box has a shape of a non-rectangular quadrilateral; and processing an improved image of the barcode in the rectangle in the improved image of the form generated from the step of processing the image of the form for decoding the barcode. capturing an image of a form having a barcode with a barcode reading arrangement, wherein the barcode reading arrangement comprises a solid-state imager having an array of photosensitive elements, a lens system operative to focus light reflected from the form onto the array of photosensitive elements in the solid-state imager; storing the image of the form captured by the solid-state imager to a memory; and characterized by : finding a reference box in the image of the form by traversing one of connected lines and connected edges in the image of the form; processing the image of the form to improve the image of the form to generate an improved image of the form by transforming the reference box to a rectangle in the improved image of the form when the reference box has a shape of a non-rectangular quadrilateral; and processing an improved image of the barcode in the rectangle in the improved image of the form generated from the step of processing the image of the form for decoding the barcode. finding a reference box in the image of the form by traversing one of connected lines and connected edges in the image of the form; processing the image of the form to improve the image of the form to generate an improved image of the form by transforming the reference box to a rectangle in the improved image of the form when the reference box has a shape of a non-rectangular quadrilateral; and processing an improved image of the barcode in the rectangle in the improved image of the form generated from the step of processing the image of the form for decoding the barcode.
A device for introducing an additive fluid into a container such as a bottle , wherein the device comprises a support disk , a plurality of fluid lines , each comprising a fluid outlet situated on the perimeter of the support disk , a fluid manifold fixed on the support disk configured to feed the fluid lines with additive fluid, and dosing valves , a dosing valve equipping each fluid line , and wherein the device is adapted to be arranged over a transfer wheel for a bottling machine, the device further comprising a pairing assembly for pairing the device with said transfer wheel , said pairing assembly being configured to synchronise a rotation of the support disk with a rotation of the transfer wheel with which it is paired, characterized in that said device further comprises a motor configured to rotate the support disk , and the pairing assembly comprises electronic circuitry configured to acquire data on the rotation of the transfer wheel with which the device is paired, and, based on the acquired data, to control the motor to synchronise the rotation of the support disk with the rotation of the transfer wheel .
A method of modifying the structure of a perovskite film prepared on a substrate, characterised by the fact that an organic or inorganic salt crown ether complex is provided and that said organic or inorganic salt crown ether complex is applied on a free surface of the so-prepared perovskite film.
A compound of Formula 3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently is: C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl, C 0-12 -sulfonamido, -COOH, C 5-12 -heteroaryl, halo, C 1-12 -alkoxy, C 1-12 -halo-alkoxy or C 1-12 -alkylsulfonyl , Z is O or NR g , R f is hydrogen, C 1-12 -alkyl, hydroxy, C 1-12 -alkoxy, amino, C 1-12 - hydroxyalkyl or C 2-12 -alkoxyalkyl, and each R g is independently hydrogen or C 1-12 -alkyl; R 7 is selected from: hydrogen; C 1-12 -alkyl; C 3-12 -cycloalkyl; C 4-12 -cycloalkylalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkoxy; C 1-12 -hydroxyalky; C 2-12 -alkoxyalkyl; acetyl; C 1-12 -alkylsulfonyl; C 2-12 -alkylsulfonylalkyl; C 2-12 -aminocarbonyloxyalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxycarbonylalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxyalkyloxycarbonylalkyl; C 6-12 -aryl; C 7-12 -arylalkyl; C 6-12 -arylsulfonyl; C 5-12 -heteroaryl; C 6-12 -heteroarylalkyl; C 5-12 -heteroarylsulfonyl; C 3-12 -heterocyclyl; and C 4-12 -heterocyclylalkyl; and R d is selected from: hydrogen; C 1-12 -alkyl; C 3-12 -cycloalkyl; C 4-12 -cycloalkylalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkoxy; C 1-12 -hydroxyalky; C 2-12 -alkoxyalkyl; acetyl; C 1-12 -alkylsulfonyl; C 2-12 -alkylsulfonylalkyl; C 2-12 -aminocarbonyloxyalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxycarbonylalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxyalkyloxycarbonylalkyl; C 6-12 -aryl; C 7-12 -arylalkyl; C 6-12 -arylsulfonyl; C 5-12 -heteroaryl; C 6-12 -heteroarylalkyl; C 5-12 -heteroarylsulfonyl; C 3-12 -heterocyclyl; and C 4-12 -heterocyclylalkyl. R 3 and R 4 each independently is: C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl, C 0-12 -sulfonamido, -COOH, C 5-12 -heteroaryl, halo, C 1-12 -alkoxy, C 1-12 -halo-alkoxy or C 1-12 -alkylsulfonyl , Z is O or NR g , R f is hydrogen, C 1-12 -alkyl, hydroxy, C 1-12 -alkoxy, amino, C 1-12 - hydroxyalkyl or C 2-12 -alkoxyalkyl, and each R g is independently hydrogen or C 1-12 -alkyl; R 7 is selected from: hydrogen; C 1-12 -alkyl; C 3-12 -cycloalkyl; C 4-12 -cycloalkylalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkoxy; C 1-12 -hydroxyalky; C 2-12 -alkoxyalkyl; acetyl; C 1-12 -alkylsulfonyl; C 2-12 -alkylsulfonylalkyl; C 2-12 -aminocarbonyloxyalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxycarbonylalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxyalkyloxycarbonylalkyl; C 6-12 -aryl; C 7-12 -arylalkyl; C 6-12 -arylsulfonyl; C 5-12 -heteroaryl; C 6-12 -heteroarylalkyl; C 5-12 -heteroarylsulfonyl; C 3-12 -heterocyclyl; and C 4-12 -heterocyclylalkyl; and R d is selected from: hydrogen; C 1-12 -alkyl; C 3-12 -cycloalkyl; C 4-12 -cycloalkylalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkyl; C 1-12 -haloalkoxy; C 1-12 -hydroxyalky; C 2-12 -alkoxyalkyl; acetyl; C 1-12 -alkylsulfonyl; C 2-12 -alkylsulfonylalkyl; C 2-12 -aminocarbonyloxyalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxycarbonylalkyl; C 2-12 -hydroxyalkyloxycarbonylalkyl; C 6-12 -aryl; C 7-12 -arylalkyl; C 6-12 -arylsulfonyl; C 5-12 -heteroaryl; C 6-12 -heteroarylalkyl; C 5-12 -heteroarylsulfonyl; C 3-12 -heterocyclyl; and C 4-12 -heterocyclylalkyl.
A system comprising: a common mode pneumatic event detector configured to detect a common mode pneumatic event at pitot tubes of an aircraft ; a latch ; a relay switch in communication with the latch ; and a latch controller configured to: set the latch in a first state to cause the latch to output a first latch signal, the relay switch configured to output a first pressure signal in response to the first latch signal, the first pressure signal based on pressure data from the pitot tubes ; set the latch in a second state to cause the latch to output a second latch signal based on the detection of the common mode pneumatic event, the relay switch configured to output a second pressure signal in response to the second latch signal, the second pressure signal including estimated pressure data; and determine a limit for a number of times in which the latch is to be set in the second state, and refrain from setting the latch in the second state when the limit has been satisfied. a common mode pneumatic event detector configured to detect a common mode pneumatic event at pitot tubes of an aircraft ; a latch ; a relay switch in communication with the latch ; and a latch controller configured to: set the latch in a first state to cause the latch to output a first latch signal, the relay switch configured to output a first pressure signal in response to the first latch signal, the first pressure signal based on pressure data from the pitot tubes ; set the latch in a second state to cause the latch to output a second latch signal based on the detection of the common mode pneumatic event, the relay switch configured to output a second pressure signal in response to the second latch signal, the second pressure signal including estimated pressure data; and determine a limit for a number of times in which the latch is to be set in the second state, and refrain from setting the latch in the second state when the limit has been satisfied. set the latch in a first state to cause the latch to output a first latch signal, the relay switch configured to output a first pressure signal in response to the first latch signal, the first pressure signal based on pressure data from the pitot tubes ; set the latch in a second state to cause the latch to output a second latch signal based on the detection of the common mode pneumatic event, the relay switch configured to output a second pressure signal in response to the second latch signal, the second pressure signal including estimated pressure data; and determine a limit for a number of times in which the latch is to be set in the second state, and refrain from setting the latch in the second state when the limit has been satisfied.
A lens cleaning apparatus for a vehicle-mounted camera, comprising: an imaging unit mounted at a rear of a subject vehicle to observe circumference of the subject vehicle through a lens and convert an optical signal of the observed circumference into an image signal; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a turbidity degree calculating unit to calculate a degree of white turbidity U on the lens from the image signal based on, at night time, a brightness gradient (g) on a predetermined line in an area of the image signal corresponding to a headlight image of a following vehicle or based on, at day time, an average edge strength calculated from the image signal; and a lens cleaning unit to clean a surface of the lens using one of a drop cleaning mode in which the lens cleaning unit drips a drop of the cleaning fluid on the lens surface, a high-pressure cleaning mode in which the lens cleaning unit sprays the cleaning fluid and the compressed air onto the lens surface, and an air cleaning mode in which the lens cleaning unit sprays only the compressed air onto the lens surface; a lens cleaning control unit to select the cleaning mode from the three cleaning modes performed by the lens cleaning unit , based on the comparison of the calculated degree of the white turbidity U on the lens with a first predetermined turbidity degree a 1 and a second predetermined turbidity degree a 2 which is greater than the first predetermined degree a 1 . an imaging unit mounted at a rear of a subject vehicle to observe circumference of the subject vehicle through a lens and convert an optical signal of the observed circumference into an image signal; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a turbidity degree calculating unit to calculate a degree of white turbidity U on the lens from the image signal based on, at night time, a brightness gradient (g) on a predetermined line in an area of the image signal corresponding to a headlight image of a following vehicle or based on, at day time, an average edge strength calculated from the image signal; and a lens cleaning unit to clean a surface of the lens using one of a drop cleaning mode in which the lens cleaning unit drips a drop of the cleaning fluid on the lens surface, a high-pressure cleaning mode in which the lens cleaning unit sprays the cleaning fluid and the compressed air onto the lens surface, and an air cleaning mode in which the lens cleaning unit sprays only the compressed air onto the lens surface; a lens cleaning control unit to select the cleaning mode from the three cleaning modes performed by the lens cleaning unit , based on the comparison of the calculated degree of the white turbidity U on the lens with a first predetermined turbidity degree a 1 and a second predetermined turbidity degree a 2 which is greater than the first predetermined degree a 1 .
An implantable electrode arrangement for a cochlear implant system, the arrangement comprising: an electrode array with an outer surface having a plurality of electrode contacts configured for applying cochlear stimulation signals to target neural tissue within an implanted patient cochlea ; an electrode lead configured for delivering the cochlear stimulation signals from an implanted signal processor to the electrode array ; an electrode transition section comprising a distal end portion of the electrode lead connected to a basal end portion of the electrode array ; and an electrode storage device configured to contain the electrode transition section and configured to be secured at an electrode opening in an outer surface of the patient cochlea ; wherein the electrode arrangement is configured for a portion of the electrode array to be surgically implanted through the electrode opening into the patient cochlea so that the electrode transition section remains within the electrode storage device secured outside the patient cochlea; and wherein the electrode storage device is configured to be postoperatively controllable, when the electrode arrangement and the cochlear implant system are completely implanted, to further insert an additional section of the electrode array from the electrode storage device into the patient cochlea and thereby implant a greater portion of the electrode array more deeply into the patient cochlea. an electrode array with an outer surface having a plurality of electrode contacts configured for applying cochlear stimulation signals to target neural tissue within an implanted patient cochlea ; an electrode lead configured for delivering the cochlear stimulation signals from an implanted signal processor to the electrode array ; an electrode transition section comprising a distal end portion of the electrode lead connected to a basal end portion of the electrode array ; and an electrode storage device configured to contain the electrode transition section and configured to be secured at an electrode opening in an outer surface of the patient cochlea ; wherein the electrode arrangement is configured for a portion of the electrode array to be surgically implanted through the electrode opening into the patient cochlea so that the electrode transition section remains within the electrode storage device secured outside the patient cochlea; and wherein the electrode storage device is configured to be postoperatively controllable, when the electrode arrangement and the cochlear implant system are completely implanted, to further insert an additional section of the electrode array from the electrode storage device into the patient cochlea and thereby implant a greater portion of the electrode array more deeply into the patient cochlea.
A method of orientating a vehicle for a potential impact, the method comprising: detecting an object proximate a vehicle with at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle ; identifying if the object is a pedestrian ; determining a potential for a collision between the object and the vehicle with a controller mounted within the vehicle ;determining a post impact trajectory of the object responsive to identification of the object as a pedestrian based on the relative location, direction and speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle ; determining a vehicle orientation for mitigating damage based on the determined potential for collision, wherein the determined vehicle orientation includes at least an independent determination of a ride height (22; 22'; 22") for each corner of the vehicle; and actuating a suspension component to move each corner of the vehicle to the determined ride height (22; 22'; 22") for that corner independent of the other corners of the vehicle . detecting an object proximate a vehicle with at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle ; identifying if the object is a pedestrian ; determining a potential for a collision between the object and the vehicle with a controller mounted within the vehicle ;determining a post impact trajectory of the object responsive to identification of the object as a pedestrian based on the relative location, direction and speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle ; determining a vehicle orientation for mitigating damage based on the determined potential for collision, wherein the determined vehicle orientation includes at least an independent determination of a ride height (22; 22'; 22") for each corner of the vehicle; and actuating a suspension component to move each corner of the vehicle to the determined ride height (22; 22'; 22") for that corner independent of the other corners of the vehicle .
A system, comprising: an aircraft galley appliance ; and a transitory temperature-related warning disposed on a surface of the aircraft galley appliance, wherein the temperature-related warning is configured to alert a user as to one or more characteristics of the aircraft galley appliance, wherein at least one portion of the temperature-related warning is further configured to transition between a first transitional state and a second transitional state when the surface of the aircraft galley appliance transitions between a first temperature and a second temperature, wherein the at least one portion of the temperature-related warning is further configured to transition between the second transitional state and a third transitional state when the surface of the aircraft galley appliance transitions between the second temperature and a third temperature, and characterised in that the first transitional state is a blue colour and the first temperature is between 0° Celsius and 50° Celsius, wherein the second transitional state is a yellow color and the second temperature is between 50° Celsius and 100° Celsius, and wherein the third transitional state is a red color and the third temperature is above 100° Celsius. an aircraft galley appliance ; and a transitory temperature-related warning disposed on a surface of the aircraft galley appliance, wherein the temperature-related warning is configured to alert a user as to one or more characteristics of the aircraft galley appliance, wherein at least one portion of the temperature-related warning is further configured to transition between a first transitional state and a second transitional state when the surface of the aircraft galley appliance transitions between a first temperature and a second temperature, wherein the at least one portion of the temperature-related warning is further configured to transition between the second transitional state and a third transitional state when the surface of the aircraft galley appliance transitions between the second temperature and a third temperature, and characterised in that the first transitional state is a blue colour and the first temperature is between 0° Celsius and 50° Celsius, wherein the second transitional state is a yellow color and the second temperature is between 50° Celsius and 100° Celsius, and wherein the third transitional state is a red color and the third temperature is above 100° Celsius.