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An air spring comprising: a first member and a second member , wherein the second member slideably moves relative to the first member when the air spring is compressed or extended; a pressurized first chamber including a gas located substantially within the first member ; a first piston affixed to an end of the second member and configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber ; the air spring configured such that the first piston decreases the volume of the first chamber during a compression motion of the air spring and the first piston increases the volume of the first chamber during an extension motion of the air spring; a second piston configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber and configured to seal the first chamber from a pressurized third chamber , wherein the pressurized third chamber is adjacent the second piston and opposite the first chamber ; wherein the first piston is disposed at the end of the second member and the second piston is positioned such that the first and second piston are coaxially arranged, characterised in that the air spring further comprises a pressurized second chamber adjacent the first piston and opposite the first chamber ; wherein the first piston is configured to seal the first chamber from the second chamber ; a sealing member in direct contact with the first member and the second member , the sealing member configured to seal the first member to the second member as the second member slides relative to the first member . a first member and a second member , wherein the second member slideably moves relative to the first member when the air spring is compressed or extended; a pressurized first chamber including a gas located substantially within the first member ; a first piston affixed to an end of the second member and configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber ; the air spring configured such that the first piston decreases the volume of the first chamber during a compression motion of the air spring and the first piston increases the volume of the first chamber during an extension motion of the air spring; a second piston configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber and configured to seal the first chamber from a pressurized third chamber , wherein the pressurized third chamber is adjacent the second piston and opposite the first chamber ; wherein the first piston is disposed at the end of the second member and the second piston is positioned such that the first and second piston are coaxially arranged, characterised in that the air spring further comprises a pressurized second chamber adjacent the first piston and opposite the first chamber ; wherein the first piston is configured to seal the first chamber from the second chamber ; a sealing member in direct contact with the first member and the second member , the sealing member configured to seal the first member to the second member as the second member slides relative to the first member .
Method for operating a machine from the field of automation engineering, wherein operating inputs that are entered at an operating unit , this having a screen , of the machine and an identification code are transferred via a data network to communication server software running on an external computing device , characterised in that on the basis of the identification code the communication server software determines MMI application software that is associated with the machine and the operating inputs, wherein the communication server software transfers the operating inputs to the MMI application software that has been determined and is running on the external computing device or on a further external computing device , wherein the MMI application software determines visualisation data on the basis of the operating inputs, wherein the visualisation data specifies a graphical output image that is to be represented on the screen , wherein the visualisation data contains information about how the graphical output image is to appear to the user on the screen wherein the visualisation data is transferred to the machine via the communication server software and the data network , wherein the graphical output image is represented on the screen on the basis of the visualisation data, and wherein the external computing device is not a component part of the machine and is arranged at a distance from the machine.
A method for detecting a fault in a robot joint, the method comprising the steps of: - performing a first torque measurement at the robot joint to thereby obtain a first set of torque values reflecting torque magnitudes in time domain; - calculating a first distribution characteristic reflecting a distribution of the first set of torque values; - performing a second torque measurement at the robot joint to thereby obtain a second set of torque values reflecting torque magnitudes in time domain; and - calculating a second distribution characteristic reflecting a distribution of the second set of torque values, wherein the first distribution characteristic comprises a first distribution function, the second distribution characteristic comprises a second distribution function, the first and second distribution functions are kernel density estimators, and the method further comprises the step of: - calculating, using a distance measure such as Kullback-Leibler distance, a difference between the first and the second distribution functions to thereby obtain a first difference to determine whether a fault is present or not. - performing a first torque measurement at the robot joint to thereby obtain a first set of torque values reflecting torque magnitudes in time domain; - calculating a first distribution characteristic reflecting a distribution of the first set of torque values; - performing a second torque measurement at the robot joint to thereby obtain a second set of torque values reflecting torque magnitudes in time domain; and - calculating a second distribution characteristic reflecting a distribution of the second set of torque values, - calculating, using a distance measure such as Kullback-Leibler distance, a difference between the first and the second distribution functions to thereby obtain a first difference to determine whether a fault is present or not.
A wireless communications system, comprising: a wireless user terminal comprising a plurality of antenna elements , each antenna element being arranged to communicate with a different base station of a plurality of base stations operating in respective micro-cells of a cellular communication network , using a respective one of a plurality of simultaneous communications links to receive content data; and means arranged to distribute content data units between said plurality of simultaneous communications links, wherein the content data units borne by each of the plurality of simultaneous communications links comprise non-identical portions of the content data. a wireless user terminal comprising a plurality of antenna elements , each antenna element being arranged to communicate with a different base station of a plurality of base stations operating in respective micro-cells of a cellular communication network , using a respective one of a plurality of simultaneous communications links to receive content data; and means arranged to distribute content data units between said plurality of simultaneous communications links, wherein the content data units borne by each of the plurality of simultaneous communications links comprise non-identical portions of the content data.
A self-centering mechanism for a rotatable shaft comprising: a first centering member defining a first arcuate slot and an opposed second arcuate slot ; a second centering member defining a first arcuate slot and an opposed second arcuate slot ; a rotatable shaft member extending through respective centers of the first and second centering members so as to be disposed between the first arcuate slots and the second arcuate slots ; a stationary pin extending through the first arcuate slots of the first and second centering members ; a support member extending radially from the rotatable shaft member , the support member being fixed with respect to the rotatable shaft member so as to be rotatable therewith and having an actuating pin extending therefrom and through the second arcuate slots of the first and second centering members ; and at least one biasing member in communication with an anchoring structure and configured to rotationally bias the first and second centering member in opposed rotational directions to a registration position defined by interaction of the first arcuate slots with the stationary pin , wherein the actuating pin is responsive to rotation of the rotatable shaft member in one of the rotational directions to engage the second arcuate slot of one of the first and second centering members and to rotate the one of the first and second centering members with the actuating pin , and the one of the first and second centering members being responsive to the at least one biasing member to rotate back to the registration position upon release of the rotatable shaft member . a first centering member defining a first arcuate slot and an opposed second arcuate slot ; a second centering member defining a first arcuate slot and an opposed second arcuate slot ; a rotatable shaft member extending through respective centers of the first and second centering members so as to be disposed between the first arcuate slots and the second arcuate slots ; a stationary pin extending through the first arcuate slots of the first and second centering members ; a support member extending radially from the rotatable shaft member , the support member being fixed with respect to the rotatable shaft member so as to be rotatable therewith and having an actuating pin extending therefrom and through the second arcuate slots of the first and second centering members ; and at least one biasing member in communication with an anchoring structure and configured to rotationally bias the first and second centering member in opposed rotational directions to a registration position defined by interaction of the first arcuate slots with the stationary pin , wherein the actuating pin is responsive to rotation of the rotatable shaft member in one of the rotational directions to engage the second arcuate slot of one of the first and second centering members and to rotate the one of the first and second centering members with the actuating pin , and the one of the first and second centering members being responsive to the at least one biasing member to rotate back to the registration position upon release of the rotatable shaft member .
An electric power network comprising: a plurality of power routers each including a plurality of power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b), each power port being capable of inputting and outputting direct-current power, each power router being configured to convert electric power input from any of the power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b) of the power router and to output the converted electric power from at least one of remaining power ports of the power router; a plurality of interconnection lines configured to connect the power routers in a grid manner via the power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b); and an electric power apparatus configured to consume or supply electric power, the electric power apparatus being connected to a power port that is included in at least one of the power routers and that is not connected to any of the interconnection lines , wherein at least one of the power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b) of each of the power routers is set as a dependent port for which characteristics of direct-current power to be input or output are not controlled. a plurality of power routers each including a plurality of power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b), each power port being capable of inputting and outputting direct-current power, each power router being configured to convert electric power input from any of the power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b) of the power router and to output the converted electric power from at least one of remaining power ports of the power router; a plurality of interconnection lines configured to connect the power routers in a grid manner via the power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b); and an electric power apparatus configured to consume or supply electric power, the electric power apparatus being connected to a power port that is included in at least one of the power routers and that is not connected to any of the interconnection lines , wherein at least one of the power ports (11a1, 11a2, 11a3, 21a, 21b) of each of the power routers is set as a dependent port for which characteristics of direct-current power to be input or output are not controlled.
Inductive rechargeable battery charging device , in particular for a handheld power tool , having a charging unit for wirelessly charging an energy store and having a computation unit , which is provided to identify an interference factor during charging by means of a comparison of a charging characteristic variable with a normal value range , wherein the computation unit is provided to determine the normal value range by means of a piece of information from the energy store , and wherein the piece of information includes a calibration curve , which lies within the normal value range and which includes points that characterize a specific quality factor at a specific resonant frequency for different distances between the energy store and the charging unit in the absence of the interference factor or in the case of an insignificant interference factor, characterized in that the computation unit defines discrepancy ranges by means of which it identifies the normal value range from the calibration curve as a two-dimensional range of the entirety of the discrepancy ranges around the points of the calibration curve .
A bumper assembly with a pass-through trim strip, comprising a bumper , an upper grille , and a trim strip , wherein, the trim strip is composed of a left side trim , a middle trim , and a right side trim , characterized in that , the left- and right side trims being separate parts and the middle trim is fixed to the upper grille to form an upper grille assembly, said upper grille assembly being fixed to the bumper through an upper grille mounting structure, wherein the bumper is provided with a convex and concave structure in a middle region , said convex and concave structure being provided with a plurality of ribs , preferably extending outwardly from a base surface.
An electronic sensor for detecting a root of a plant in a soil location, the electronic sensor comprising: a first conductor plate configured to be disposed in soil; a switch electrically coupled to the first conductor plate, wherein the switch is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode; a power supply electrically coupled to the switch, wherein the power supply is configured to provide a first electrical charge to the first conductor plate in the first mode of the switch; and a signal extractor electrically coupled to the switch, wherein, in the second mode of the switch, the signal extractor is configured to extract a signal at the first conductor plate based on the first electrical charge provided to the first conductor plate in the first mode of the switch. a first conductor plate configured to be disposed in soil; a switch electrically coupled to the first conductor plate, wherein the switch is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode; a power supply electrically coupled to the switch, wherein the power supply is configured to provide a first electrical charge to the first conductor plate in the first mode of the switch; and a signal extractor electrically coupled to the switch, wherein, in the second mode of the switch, the signal extractor is configured to extract a signal at the first conductor plate based on the first electrical charge provided to the first conductor plate in the first mode of the switch.
A surgical stapling instrument configured for use with a surgical staple cartridge (26600, 26600', 26600") containing a plurality of surgical staples configured to be ejected therefrom by a camming assembly (26650, 26650', 26650") supported therein as the camming assembly is moved from an unfired position therein to a fired position, said surgical stapling instrument comprising: a first jaw (26310, 26310', 26310") configured to removably support the surgical staple cartridge therein; a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw between an open position and a closed position; a firing member configured to axially move between a starting position and an ending position upon application of a firing motion thereto; and a firing member lockout configured to interface with the camming assembly of the surgical staple cartridge supported in said first jaw, said firing member lockout configured to prevent said firing member from moving out of said starting position upon application of said firing motion to said firing member unless the camming assembly is in the unfired position within the surgical staple cartridge, characterized in that the instrument includes: a cartridge verification member (26442, 26442', 26442") configured to move the camming assembly out of the unfired position to an intermediate position unless said cartridge verification member (26442, 26442', 26442") detects a verification feature (26630, 26630', 26630") on the surgical staple cartridge. a first jaw (26310, 26310', 26310") configured to removably support the surgical staple cartridge therein; a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw between an open position and a closed position; a firing member configured to axially move between a starting position and an ending position upon application of a firing motion thereto; and a firing member lockout configured to interface with the camming assembly of the surgical staple cartridge supported in said first jaw, said firing member lockout configured to prevent said firing member from moving out of said starting position upon application of said firing motion to said firing member unless the camming assembly is in the unfired position within the surgical staple cartridge, characterized in that the instrument includes: a cartridge verification member (26442, 26442', 26442") configured to move the camming assembly out of the unfired position to an intermediate position unless said cartridge verification member (26442, 26442', 26442") detects a verification feature (26630, 26630', 26630") on the surgical staple cartridge.
A method of operating a light detection and ranging, LiDAR, device , the method comprising: obtaining receiving signals corresponding to reference laser pulses generated from a reference signal ; obtaining a main receiving signal having a maximum value among the receiving signals with respect to a time point ; correcting a value of a sub-receiving signal at the time point based on the maximum value of the main receiving signal and on an angle at which a side lobe is generated with respect to a main lobe of a laser pulse transmitted by the LiDAR device, wherein the sub-receiving signal comprises a receiving signal corresponding to a scan angle deviated by the angle at which the side lobe is generated from a scan angle of the LiDAR device corresponding to the main receiving signal; and obtaining a time of flight, ToF, of a laser pulse corresponding to the sub-receiving signal based on a cross-correlation function between the corrected value of the sub-receiving signal and the reference signal . obtaining receiving signals corresponding to reference laser pulses generated from a reference signal ; obtaining a main receiving signal having a maximum value among the receiving signals with respect to a time point ; correcting a value of a sub-receiving signal at the time point based on the maximum value of the main receiving signal and on an angle at which a side lobe is generated with respect to a main lobe of a laser pulse transmitted by the LiDAR device, wherein the sub-receiving signal comprises a receiving signal corresponding to a scan angle deviated by the angle at which the side lobe is generated from a scan angle of the LiDAR device corresponding to the main receiving signal; and obtaining a time of flight, ToF, of a laser pulse corresponding to the sub-receiving signal based on a cross-correlation function between the corrected value of the sub-receiving signal and the reference signal .
A cooling device , in particular a freezer , having a cooling circuit , wherein the cooling circuit has a compressor , at least one evaporator , and a condenser , and a closable cooling space with a plurality of cooling space sidewalls , a cooling space base , at least one cooling element , and an insulation vessel , wherein the at least one evaporator and the at least one cooling element are disposed within the cooling space such that a first side of the cooling element at least partially abuts the at least one evaporator and a second side of the cooling element faces the insulation vessel , and the insulation vessel is closed at least towards the at least one cooling element and forms a space for cooling goods , characterized in that the first side of the cooling element abutting the at least one evaporator has at least one recess into which at least one removable cold accumulator can be inserted.
A core/shell polymer particle for surface sizing of cellulosic products, wherein the core polymer and the shell polymer of the core/shell polymer particle are polymerized from monomers selected from tert -butyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, and acrylonitrile; provided that the polymer of the core/shell polymer particle comprises at least 40% by weight of tert-butyl acrylate, based on the total weight of the monomers of the core/shell polymer particle; and wherein the core polymer and the shell polymer of the core/shell polymer particle are polymerized from monomers in presence of degraded starch. wherein the core polymer and the shell polymer of the core/shell polymer particle are polymerized from monomers selected from tert -butyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, and acrylonitrile; provided that the polymer of the core/shell polymer particle comprises at least 40% by weight of tert-butyl acrylate, based on the total weight of the monomers of the core/shell polymer particle; and wherein the core polymer and the shell polymer of the core/shell polymer particle are polymerized from monomers in presence of degraded starch.