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Concentrated solar power (CSP) system, comprising: a reflector (SP); a receiver tube (R); a shadow receiver arranged and adapted to receive the, preferably full, shadow of the receiver tube; a first digital camera (K) fixedly attached to the CSP system and arranged and configured to acquire a first image of the reflector and of the shadow receiver; and a controller configured to: • identify a first portion of the first image that comprises the reflector and a second portion of the first image that comprises the shadow receiver; • determine a degree of soiling of the reflector based on the first portion of the first image and, preferably, ignore all information contained in the second portion of the first image for determining said degree of soiling; and • determine an adjustment of the orientation of the reflector based on the second portion of the first image and, preferably, ignore all information contained in the first portion of the first image for determining said adjustment. a reflector (SP); a receiver tube (R); a shadow receiver arranged and adapted to receive the, preferably full, shadow of the receiver tube; a first digital camera (K) fixedly attached to the CSP system and arranged and configured to acquire a first image of the reflector and of the shadow receiver; and a controller configured to: • identify a first portion of the first image that comprises the reflector and a second portion of the first image that comprises the shadow receiver; • determine a degree of soiling of the reflector based on the first portion of the first image and, preferably, ignore all information contained in the second portion of the first image for determining said degree of soiling; and • determine an adjustment of the orientation of the reflector based on the second portion of the first image and, preferably, ignore all information contained in the first portion of the first image for determining said adjustment. • identify a first portion of the first image that comprises the reflector and a second portion of the first image that comprises the shadow receiver; • determine a degree of soiling of the reflector based on the first portion of the first image and, preferably, ignore all information contained in the second portion of the first image for determining said degree of soiling; and • determine an adjustment of the orientation of the reflector based on the second portion of the first image and, preferably, ignore all information contained in the first portion of the first image for determining said adjustment.
A connection device for a windscreen wiper of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising an electrical connector , a hydraulic connector and a mechanical connector , the electrical connector comprising a body bearing electrical connecting plugs , the hydraulic connector being configured to supply windscreen washer fluid to the mechanical connector , said body of the electrical connector comprises first means for fixing in a detachable manner which cooperate with the mechanical connector , said first means for fixing being independent of said plugs, the connection device being characterized in that the electrical connector comprises second means for fixing by elastic snap-fitting to the hydraulic connector , said first and second means being independent.
An article comprising: a substrate ; a first calcia-magnesia-alumina-silicate-resistant (CMAS-resistant) layer comprising a mixture of a rare earth oxide, alumina and silica, wherein the CMAS-resistant layer is formed over the substrate ; a barrier coating layer comprising a thermal barrier coating composition or an environmental barrier coating composition, wherein the barrier coating layer is formed on the first CMAS-resistant layer ; and a second CMAS-resistant layer comprising a mixture of a second rare earth oxide and alumina formed on the barrier coating layer . a substrate ; a first calcia-magnesia-alumina-silicate-resistant (CMAS-resistant) layer comprising a mixture of a rare earth oxide, alumina and silica, wherein the CMAS-resistant layer is formed over the substrate ; a barrier coating layer comprising a thermal barrier coating composition or an environmental barrier coating composition, wherein the barrier coating layer is formed on the first CMAS-resistant layer ; and a second CMAS-resistant layer comprising a mixture of a second rare earth oxide and alumina formed on the barrier coating layer .
A lid assembly for use in a package for a powdered nutritional product comprising: a circumferential rim for connection to the container and defining an access opening ; and a lid , pivotably attached to the rim by at least one hinge having a hinge axis, the lid having an open position and a closed position in which it closes the access opening; characterised in that the hinge comprises a rim portion , integral with the rim, and a lid portion , integral with the lid, that can be engaged to each other to join the lid to the rim and are arranged such that the lid portion can only be engaged with the rim portion in the open position of the lid and that, in the closed position of the lid, the lid portion is locked to the rim portion, preventing separation of the lid portion from the rim portion wherein the rim portion and the lid portion of the hinge comprise a pin and a recess , the pin defining the hinge axis and being arranged to rotate within the recess to allow pivoting of the lid and the pin is an elongate solid cylinder provided with an abutment surface and a detent surface to limit pivotal movement of the lid. a circumferential rim for connection to the container and defining an access opening ; and a lid , pivotably attached to the rim by at least one hinge having a hinge axis, the lid having an open position and a closed position in which it closes the access opening; characterised in that the hinge comprises a rim portion , integral with the rim, and a lid portion , integral with the lid, that can be engaged to each other to join the lid to the rim and are arranged such that the lid portion can only be engaged with the rim portion in the open position of the lid and that, in the closed position of the lid, the lid portion is locked to the rim portion, preventing separation of the lid portion from the rim portion wherein the rim portion and the lid portion of the hinge comprise a pin and a recess , the pin defining the hinge axis and being arranged to rotate within the recess to allow pivoting of the lid and the pin is an elongate solid cylinder provided with an abutment surface and a detent surface to limit pivotal movement of the lid.
An apparatus for providing a sentence based on a user input, the apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; at least one processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: analyze a shorthand word input from a user and context information related to the user, which has been acquired (S1020) by the apparatus , wherein the context information is associated with a context of chat contents input before the shorthand word is input, and generate a prediction of a sentence corresponding to the shorthand word based on the shorthand word and the context of the chat contents input before the shorthand word is input and associated with the context information; and an input and output interface configured to: receive (S1010) the shorthand word input by the user, provide (S1030) the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word to the user, and replace (S1040) the shorthand word with the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word and display the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word according to a selection of the user. at least one processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: analyze a shorthand word input from a user and context information related to the user, which has been acquired (S1020) by the apparatus , wherein the context information is associated with a context of chat contents input before the shorthand word is input, and generate a prediction of a sentence corresponding to the shorthand word based on the shorthand word and the context of the chat contents input before the shorthand word is input and associated with the context information; and analyze a shorthand word input from a user and context information related to the user, which has been acquired (S1020) by the apparatus , wherein the context information is associated with a context of chat contents input before the shorthand word is input, and generate a prediction of a sentence corresponding to the shorthand word based on the shorthand word and the context of the chat contents input before the shorthand word is input and associated with the context information; and an input and output interface configured to: receive (S1010) the shorthand word input by the user, provide (S1030) the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word to the user, and replace (S1040) the shorthand word with the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word and display the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word according to a selection of the user. receive (S1010) the shorthand word input by the user, provide (S1030) the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word to the user, and replace (S1040) the shorthand word with the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word and display the sentence corresponding to the shorthand word according to a selection of the user.
System for processing, particularly sanitizing and drying, organic material such as animal manure, comprising: a. a stationary frame ; b. an elongate drying drum which is held by the frame and extends in horizontal direction (L), and is divided in longitudinal direction into i. an infeed part on a first end surface of the drum , provided with an infeed opening for receiving material in the drum ; ii. an outfeed part on a second, opposite end surface of the drum , provided with an outfeed opening for discharging material from the drum; and iii. a processing part situated between the infeed and outfeed part for processing supplied material c. a drive connectable to the frame for rotating the drying drum around the longitudinal axis (L) of the drying drum ; d. wherein the infeed part , the outfeed part and the processing part are each provided with displacers for displacing the material at least in rotation direction of the drum ; and e. characterized by a stationary aerator , extending from the outer side of the drum to at least a position in the processing part of the drying drum , for aerating the material in the drying drum . a. a stationary frame ; b. an elongate drying drum which is held by the frame and extends in horizontal direction (L), and is divided in longitudinal direction into i. an infeed part on a first end surface of the drum , provided with an infeed opening for receiving material in the drum ; ii. an outfeed part on a second, opposite end surface of the drum , provided with an outfeed opening for discharging material from the drum; and iii. a processing part situated between the infeed and outfeed part for processing supplied material i. an infeed part on a first end surface of the drum , provided with an infeed opening for receiving material in the drum ; ii. an outfeed part on a second, opposite end surface of the drum , provided with an outfeed opening for discharging material from the drum; and iii. a processing part situated between the infeed and outfeed part for processing supplied material c. a drive connectable to the frame for rotating the drying drum around the longitudinal axis (L) of the drying drum ; d. wherein the infeed part , the outfeed part and the processing part are each provided with displacers for displacing the material at least in rotation direction of the drum ; and e. characterized by a stationary aerator , extending from the outer side of the drum to at least a position in the processing part of the drying drum , for aerating the material in the drying drum .
System for optically detecting a finger rest of a glass syringe , comprising a glass syringe which has, along its longitudinal axis (L), a cylindrical syringe body having a front end with a bore and having a rear end with a finger rest , comprising an optical image detection unit for detecting the finger rest of the glass syringe , wherein the optical image detection unit comprises a line camera having a line-shaped detection region , and comprising a movement unit which is configured to move the glass syringe and the line camera relative to each other in such a way that the finger rest of the glass syringe is guided over the detection region of the line camera , or vice versa, wherein the optical image detection unit is configured to receive the glass syringe such that at least the syringe body of the glass syringe is arranged along the longitudinal axis (L) between the finger rest of the glass syringe and the image detection unit , wherein the image detection unit is configured to detect the finger rest of the glass syringe past the outside of the syringe body of the glass syringe along the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the image detection unit has a lens that has such a large focal length that light rays from the finger rest of the glass syringe can be detected approximately in parallel by the lens , wherein the lens has a telecentric focal length or a hypercentric focal length. wherein the optical image detection unit comprises a line camera having a line-shaped detection region , and comprising a movement unit which is configured to move the glass syringe and the line camera relative to each other in such a way that the finger rest of the glass syringe is guided over the detection region of the line camera , or vice versa, wherein the optical image detection unit is configured to receive the glass syringe such that at least the syringe body of the glass syringe is arranged along the longitudinal axis (L) between the finger rest of the glass syringe and the image detection unit , wherein the image detection unit is configured to detect the finger rest of the glass syringe past the outside of the syringe body of the glass syringe along the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the image detection unit has a lens that has such a large focal length that light rays from the finger rest of the glass syringe can be detected approximately in parallel by the lens , wherein the lens has a telecentric focal length or a hypercentric focal length.
Device for sealing a packaging material web, comprising at least one sealing jaw , which is implemented to be rotatable around a sealing axis of a sealing shaft, and at least one further sealing jaw , which is implemented to be rotatable around a further sealing axis of a further sealing shaft, wherein the sealing jaws cooperate for a sealing of a packaging material web , wherein at least one drive is configured for directly driving the sealing shaft, a drive shaft of the drive being arranged coaxially with the sealing axis , and wherein at least one further drive is configured for directly driving the further sealing shaft, a drive shaft of the further drive being arranged coaxially with the further sealing axis .
A mobile robot comprising: a travel drive unit configured to move a main body ; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of surroundings of the main body ; a storage configured to store the image acquired by the image acquisition unit ; a sensor unit having one or more sensors (S1, S2, S3) configured to sense an object (X1) during the movement of the main body ; and a controller configured to perform control to extract a part of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit in correspondence to a direction in which the object (X1) sensed by the sensor unit is present, characterized in that the sensor unit comprises: a transmitter (S1) disposed on a front surface of the main body and configured to emit a signal; and a first receiver (S2) and a second receiver (S3) spaced apart in left and right directions from the transmitter (S1) and configured to receive the signal reflected by the object (X1), and wherein the controller is configured to extract the part of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit by shifting an extraction target area from a center area of the image in proportion to a difference between a distance from the sensed object to the first receiver (S2) and a distance from the sensed object to the second receiver (S3). a travel drive unit configured to move a main body ; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of surroundings of the main body ; a storage configured to store the image acquired by the image acquisition unit ; a sensor unit having one or more sensors (S1, S2, S3) configured to sense an object (X1) during the movement of the main body ; and a controller configured to perform control to extract a part of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit in correspondence to a direction in which the object (X1) sensed by the sensor unit is present, characterized in that the sensor unit comprises: a transmitter (S1) disposed on a front surface of the main body and configured to emit a signal; and a first receiver (S2) and a second receiver (S3) spaced apart in left and right directions from the transmitter (S1) and configured to receive the signal reflected by the object (X1), and a transmitter (S1) disposed on a front surface of the main body and configured to emit a signal; and a first receiver (S2) and a second receiver (S3) spaced apart in left and right directions from the transmitter (S1) and configured to receive the signal reflected by the object (X1), and wherein the controller is configured to extract the part of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit by shifting an extraction target area from a center area of the image in proportion to a difference between a distance from the sensed object to the first receiver (S2) and a distance from the sensed object to the second receiver (S3).
A recombinant DNA molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide of SEQ ID N0:51, wherein said polypeptide confers herbicide tolerance to a transgenic plant.
Application nozzle for applying a viscous material to workpieces, having a nozzle body through which an application channel extends from a material inlet to a material outlet , wherein the nozzle body has a width (b), in a first spatial direction , that is greater than a thickness (d) measured in a second spatial direction that runs perpendicular to the first spatial direction , and wherein the application channel widens toward the material outlet , in the first spatial direction ; and having a nozzle holder that has a base body and two clamping plates , wherein a feed channel for the viscous material extends through the base body , which channel opens into the material inlet at a feed opening , wherein the clamping plates releasably fix the nozzle body in place on the base body , lying against side surfaces of the nozzle body that face away from one another, and wherein the nozzle body has two nozzle plates that lie flatly against one another, between which plates at least one section of the application channel is situated, characterized in that each of the nozzle plates , on the side facing the other nozzle plate , has a delimitation surface that delimits the application channel , at least in certain sections; a step that projects out of the delimitation surface , having a first contact surface that runs parallel to the delimitation surface and lies against the other nozzle plate , and a second contact surface that follows the delimitation surface in planar manner, against which the first contact surface of the other nozzle plate lies.
A method of manufacturing a centrifuge cassette assembly , the method comprising: injection molding a first plate , the first plate including an upper valve seat ; injection molding a second plate , the second plate including a fluidic channel and a lower valve seat ; nesting each of the first plate and the second plate in a holding fixture; heating elements of the first plate and of the second plate ; aligning, with one another, the upper valve seat and the lower valve seat ; pressing the first plate and the second plate together , joining of the plates; and inserting a valve into the joined plates, the valve engaging each of the upper valve seat and the lower valve seat . injection molding a first plate , the first plate including an upper valve seat ; injection molding a second plate , the second plate including a fluidic channel and a lower valve seat ; nesting each of the first plate and the second plate in a holding fixture; heating elements of the first plate and of the second plate ; aligning, with one another, the upper valve seat and the lower valve seat ; pressing the first plate and the second plate together , joining of the plates; and inserting a valve into the joined plates, the valve engaging each of the upper valve seat and the lower valve seat .
A communication method comprising: detecting a status of a direct link directly connected from a source device to a destination device or a status of a relay link connected from the source device to the destination device via a relay device; selecting any one of the direct link and the relay link based on a result of the detection; and transmitting data using the selected link, wherein the relay device operates in a normal mode or an alternative mode, wherein the data is transmitted to the destination device using any one link until any one of the direct link and the relay link is determined to be unavailable, when the relay device operates in the normal mode, wherein the source device transmits data to the destination device alternately using the direct link and the relay link at each start point of a preset link change interval, when the relay device operates in the alternative mode, when the relay device operates in the normal mode and a media access control (MAC) header of a last frame received from the source device has a more data field of 0, wherein the destination device maintains the selected link even if data is not received through the selected link during a data sensing time, when the relay device operates in the alternative mode and a MAC header of a last frame received from the source device has a more data field of 0, wherein the destination device maintains the selected link, instead of exchanging links in the next link change interval to the preset link change interval. detecting a status of a direct link directly connected from a source device to a destination device or a status of a relay link connected from the source device to the destination device via a relay device; selecting any one of the direct link and the relay link based on a result of the detection; and transmitting data using the selected link, wherein the relay device operates in a normal mode or an alternative mode, wherein the data is transmitted to the destination device using any one link until any one of the direct link and the relay link is determined to be unavailable, when the relay device operates in the normal mode, wherein the source device transmits data to the destination device alternately using the direct link and the relay link at each start point of a preset link change interval, when the relay device operates in the alternative mode, when the relay device operates in the normal mode and a media access control (MAC) header of a last frame received from the source device has a more data field of 0, wherein the destination device maintains the selected link even if data is not received through the selected link during a data sensing time, when the relay device operates in the alternative mode and a MAC header of a last frame received from the source device has a more data field of 0, wherein the destination device maintains the selected link, instead of exchanging links in the next link change interval to the preset link change interval.