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A method performed by an intention indicating system of a vehicle , for indicating to a potential observer an ongoing or impending autonomous driving-related action of said vehicle , said method comprising: determining an ongoing or impending autonomous driving-related action of said vehicle ; and performing a vertical vehicle motion representing said autonomous driving-related action, said vertical vehicle motion comprising raising and/or lowering a front portion and/or a rear portion of a vehicle body of said vehicle , wherein said vertical vehicle motion comprises: when said autonomous driving-related action comprises a transition from a standstill state represented by an idle state where said vehicle is on but standing still, to a shut down state represented by a vehicle off state and/or engine off state, lowering said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from a nominal suspension level (N) to a lower suspension level (L); and/or when said autonomous driving-related action comprises a transition from said shut down state to said standstill state, raising said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from said lower suspension level (L) to said nominal suspension level (N). determining an ongoing or impending autonomous driving-related action of said vehicle ; and performing a vertical vehicle motion representing said autonomous driving-related action, said vertical vehicle motion comprising raising and/or lowering a front portion and/or a rear portion of a vehicle body of said vehicle , wherein said vertical vehicle motion comprises: when said autonomous driving-related action comprises a transition from a standstill state represented by an idle state where said vehicle is on but standing still, to a shut down state represented by a vehicle off state and/or engine off state, lowering said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from a nominal suspension level (N) to a lower suspension level (L); and/or when said autonomous driving-related action comprises a transition from said shut down state to said standstill state, raising said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from said lower suspension level (L) to said nominal suspension level (N). when said autonomous driving-related action comprises a transition from a standstill state represented by an idle state where said vehicle is on but standing still, to a shut down state represented by a vehicle off state and/or engine off state, lowering said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from a nominal suspension level (N) to a lower suspension level (L); and/or when said autonomous driving-related action comprises a transition from said shut down state to said standstill state, raising said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from said lower suspension level (L) to said nominal suspension level (N).
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support; and an image recording layer on the support, wherein the image recording layer contains an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, and core-shell particles, a core portion of the core-shell particle contains a resin A containing a functional group A, and a shell portion of the core-shell particle contains a resin B containing a functional group B that is bondable to or interactable with the functional group A and a polymerizable group. a support; and an image recording layer on the support, wherein the image recording layer contains an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, and core-shell particles, a core portion of the core-shell particle contains a resin A containing a functional group A, and a shell portion of the core-shell particle contains a resin B containing a functional group B that is bondable to or interactable with the functional group A and a polymerizable group.
A head-mounted display apparatus comprising: a frame adapted to be mounted on a nominal user's head; a display assembly comprising: an image display system having a light-emitting surface which comprises an array of light-emitting pixels , said image display system being supported by the frame; and an array of pixel lenses ; said display assembly being supported by the frame; a reflective optical surface supported by the frame; and the array of pixel lenses located between the array of light-emitting pixels and the reflective optical surface, and having a different one pixel lens for each light-emitting pixel of the array of light-emitting pixels, said one pixel lens being aligned with and configured to receive light from its associated light-emitting pixel, such that the lens is symmetrically placed in the path of rays emanating from the light-emitting pixel, wherein the array of pixel lenses either alone or in combination with the reflective optical surface is configured to collimate or substantially collimate the light emitted from the array of light-emitting pixels, wherein the display assembly is convexly curved towards the reflective optical surface and is supported by the frame at a position that is outside a field of view the nominal user. a frame adapted to be mounted on a nominal user's head; a display assembly comprising: an image display system having a light-emitting surface which comprises an array of light-emitting pixels , said image display system being supported by the frame; and an array of pixel lenses ; said display assembly being supported by the frame; an image display system having a light-emitting surface which comprises an array of light-emitting pixels , said image display system being supported by the frame; and an array of pixel lenses ; said display assembly being supported by the frame; a reflective optical surface supported by the frame; and the array of pixel lenses located between the array of light-emitting pixels and the reflective optical surface, and having a different one pixel lens for each light-emitting pixel of the array of light-emitting pixels, said one pixel lens being aligned with and configured to receive light from its associated light-emitting pixel, such that the lens is symmetrically placed in the path of rays emanating from the light-emitting pixel, wherein the array of pixel lenses either alone or in combination with the reflective optical surface is configured to collimate or substantially collimate the light emitted from the array of light-emitting pixels, wherein the display assembly is convexly curved towards the reflective optical surface and is supported by the frame at a position that is outside a field of view the nominal user.
A gas-insulated bus comprising: a current-carrying conductor disposed along the axial direction of a metallic container that is filled with an insulating gas ; a shield fitting through which the current-carrying conductor passes, that has a barrel-shaped outer surface, and that has a notch formed on a portion at an end; an insulating support that has a second end thereof fixed to the shield fitting via the notch and has a first end thereof fixed to the metallic container , and that supports the current-carrying conductor via the shield fitting ; characterized by : an internal conductor that is implanted in the second end of the insulating support and that, along with the second end, is positioned in the notch and fixed to the shield fitting ; and a contact that is attached to the inner surface of the shield fitting , that is disposed in a space formed on the inside of the shield fitting , and that makes contact with the current-carrying conductor so as to maintain the shield fitting and the current-carrying conductor at the same electric potential, wherein the internal conductor has such a shape that the internal conductor and the shield fitting together form a substantially barrel-like profile. a current-carrying conductor disposed along the axial direction of a metallic container that is filled with an insulating gas ; a shield fitting through which the current-carrying conductor passes, that has a barrel-shaped outer surface, and that has a notch formed on a portion at an end; an insulating support that has a second end thereof fixed to the shield fitting via the notch and has a first end thereof fixed to the metallic container , and that supports the current-carrying conductor via the shield fitting ; an internal conductor that is implanted in the second end of the insulating support and that, along with the second end, is positioned in the notch and fixed to the shield fitting ; and a contact that is attached to the inner surface of the shield fitting , that is disposed in a space formed on the inside of the shield fitting , and that makes contact with the current-carrying conductor so as to maintain the shield fitting and the current-carrying conductor at the same electric potential, wherein the internal conductor has such a shape that the internal conductor and the shield fitting together form a substantially barrel-like profile.
An imaging phantom for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, comprising: a first reference member disposed within a housing , the first reference member having a rod-like shape extending parallel to a long axis of the housing, the first reference member formed from a material comprising a plurality of microchannels arranged longitudinally along at least a portion of the first reference member, and wherein a diameter of the housing varies along the long axis of the housing to emulate a shape of a human torso, wherein a fill material is disposed within the housing and around the first reference member, the fill material providing various densities throughout the housing., the fill material including multiple types of fill materials, with each fill material type in a respective section and separated by a partition, wherein the first reference member runs through all of the partitions.
A catheter for insertion into a body lumen of a patient, said catheter comprising: a distal end configured for insertion into the body lumen of the patient; a proximal end ; an elongated body extending between the proximal and distal ends and having a cross-section that includes, over at least a portion of the elongated body, a first side that is flat and a second side on an opposite side of the cross-section from the first side, said elongated body being arranged in a delivery lumen ; at least one lumen extending through the elongated body from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the elongated body includes at least one pre-formed curve near the distal end, wherein, when the distal end is adapted for insertion into the body lumen of the patient, the first side of the cross-section contacts a first inner side of said delivery lumen of the catheter when the catheter is in a first orientation, and the second side of the cross-section contacts the first inner side of the delivery lumen of the catheter when the catheter is in a second orientation, the second orientation being a 180° rotation of the catheter about a longitudinal axis of the elongated body relative to the first orientation, and wherein a curve direction of the at least one pre-formed curve is 90° with respect to a normal direction of the flat side of the cross-section. a distal end configured for insertion into the body lumen of the patient; a proximal end ; an elongated body extending between the proximal and distal ends and having a cross-section that includes, over at least a portion of the elongated body, a first side that is flat and a second side on an opposite side of the cross-section from the first side, said elongated body being arranged in a delivery lumen ; at least one lumen extending through the elongated body from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the elongated body includes at least one pre-formed curve near the distal end, wherein, when the distal end is adapted for insertion into the body lumen of the patient, the first side of the cross-section contacts a first inner side of said delivery lumen of the catheter when the catheter is in a first orientation, and the second side of the cross-section contacts the first inner side of the delivery lumen of the catheter when the catheter is in a second orientation, the second orientation being a 180° rotation of the catheter about a longitudinal axis of the elongated body relative to the first orientation, and wherein a curve direction of the at least one pre-formed curve is 90° with respect to a normal direction of the flat side of the cross-section.
A surface-mineralized substrate having enhanced antibacterial activity, the substrate comprising an inorganic particulate material embedded in a surface region thereof and/or attached to a surface thereof, wherein the inorganic particulate material has an antibacterial capability, wherein the surface-mineralized substrate has an antibacterial activity enhancement factor (AAEF) of at least 1.5, wherein AAEF = R/W, where R is the antibacterial activity of the surface-mineralized substrate according to ISO 22196:2007 for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, W is the % by weight of inorganic particulate material embedded in the surface region and/or attached to the surface of the surface-mineralized substrate, based on the total weight of the surface mineralized substrate; wherein W is from 0.01 to 0.25, wherein the surface region is a region extending from the surface of the substrate into the body of the substrate, and wherein the surface region constitutes no more than 10 % of the total thickness of the substrate, wherein the inorganic particulate material is associated with an antibacterial agent, the antibacterial agent being silver. R is the antibacterial activity of the surface-mineralized substrate according to ISO 22196:2007 for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, W is the % by weight of inorganic particulate material embedded in the surface region and/or attached to the surface of the surface-mineralized substrate, based on the total weight of the surface mineralized substrate; wherein W is from 0.01 to 0.25, wherein the surface region is a region extending from the surface of the substrate into the body of the substrate, and wherein the surface region constitutes no more than 10 % of the total thickness of the substrate, wherein the inorganic particulate material is associated with an antibacterial agent, the antibacterial agent being silver.
An image sensing apparatus comprising: a pixel array comprising two or more photo-sensor elements ; a first optical filter disposed on a first photo-sensor element of the pixel array, the first optical filter configured such that a spectral response of the first optical filter includes: a first passband in a first wavelength range , and a second passband in a second wavelength range , the first passband and the second passband being separated by a first stop band , the second passband having a wavelength between 1200 and 1250nm; and a second optical filter disposed on a second photo-sensor element of the pixel array, the second optical filter configured such that a spectral response of the second optical filter includes: a third passband in the first wavelength range , and a fourth passband in the second wavelength range , the third passband and the fourth passband being separated by a second stop band , the fourth passband having a wavelength between 1300 and 1350nm. a pixel array comprising two or more photo-sensor elements ; a first optical filter disposed on a first photo-sensor element of the pixel array, the first optical filter configured such that a spectral response of the first optical filter includes: a first passband in a first wavelength range , and a second passband in a second wavelength range , the first passband and the second passband being separated by a first stop band , the second passband having a wavelength between 1200 and 1250nm; and a first passband in a first wavelength range , and a second passband in a second wavelength range , the first passband and the second passband being separated by a first stop band , the second passband having a wavelength between 1200 and 1250nm; and a second optical filter disposed on a second photo-sensor element of the pixel array, the second optical filter configured such that a spectral response of the second optical filter includes: a third passband in the first wavelength range , and a fourth passband in the second wavelength range , the third passband and the fourth passband being separated by a second stop band , the fourth passband having a wavelength between 1300 and 1350nm. a third passband in the first wavelength range , and a fourth passband in the second wavelength range , the third passband and the fourth passband being separated by a second stop band , the fourth passband having a wavelength between 1300 and 1350nm.
A flow path switching valve having a valve chamber with three openings and a valve piston having a flexible diaphragm cooperating at its circumference sealingly with an inner circumferential wall of the valve chamber and being movable between two end positions, wherein the valve piston in a first end position opens a flow path between a first opening and a second opening and blocks a third opening and in the second end position blocks the first opening and opens a flow path between the second opening and the third opening . characterized in that the circumferential wall of the valve chamber is enlarged conically in a portion corresponding to the last phase of the diaphragm movement, whereby the sealing contact between the diaphragm and the circumferential wall is released only in this last phase of the diaphragm movement in at least part of the circumference.
A method performed by a user device, comprising: receiving common physical uplink control channel configuration information at the user device from a base station via system information, said common physical uplink control channel configuration information being associated with a subset of acknowledgement resources in a cell; determining in dependence on said common physical uplink control channel configuration information which of the acknowledgement resources from the subset is to be used in association with a common ACK/NACK resource indicator; receiving a message including a common ACK/NACK resource indicator value; and causing transmission by the user device of an acknowledgement on an acknowledgement resource from the subset being associated with the received common ACK/NACK resource indicator value; wherein the common physical uplink control channel configuration information is received at the user device during initial access when radio resource control connection has not yet been established. receiving common physical uplink control channel configuration information at the user device from a base station via system information, said common physical uplink control channel configuration information being associated with a subset of acknowledgement resources in a cell; determining in dependence on said common physical uplink control channel configuration information which of the acknowledgement resources from the subset is to be used in association with a common ACK/NACK resource indicator; receiving a message including a common ACK/NACK resource indicator value; and causing transmission by the user device of an acknowledgement on an acknowledgement resource from the subset being associated with the received common ACK/NACK resource indicator value; wherein the common physical uplink control channel configuration information is received at the user device during initial access when radio resource control connection has not yet been established.
An aerosol-generating article comprising: a first element comprising an aerosol-forming substrate ; a susceptor element arranged within the first element ; and a hollow tubular element disposed downstream of the first element , wherein the hollow tubular element comprises: a peripheral portion defining a hollow inner region of the hollow tubular element ; and a support element formed from a paper sheet and extending from a first point at the peripheral portion across the hollow inner region to a second point at the peripheral portion . a first element comprising an aerosol-forming substrate ; a susceptor element arranged within the first element ; and a hollow tubular element disposed downstream of the first element , wherein the hollow tubular element comprises: a peripheral portion defining a hollow inner region of the hollow tubular element ; and a support element formed from a paper sheet and extending from a first point at the peripheral portion across the hollow inner region to a second point at the peripheral portion . a peripheral portion defining a hollow inner region of the hollow tubular element ; and a support element formed from a paper sheet and extending from a first point at the peripheral portion across the hollow inner region to a second point at the peripheral portion .
An air supply system that performs a supplying operation that causes compressed air supplied from a compressor to flow from an upstream side to a downstream side via an air dryer including a filter and a check valve , the air supply system comprising: a pressure sensor that detects an air pressure on a downstream side of the check valve ; and a controller that switches between the supplying operation and a non-supplying operation, and performs a regenerating operation, which regenerates the filter , during the non-supplying operation, characterised in that the controller stores: a supply start value, the supplying operation being started based on a comparison between the supply start value and a detected air pressure detected by the pressure sensor, and a supply stop value, which is greater than the supply start value, the non-supplying operation being started based on a comparison between the supply stop value and the detected air pressure, and wherein the controller performs the supplying operation by a regenerative supply when a condition is satisfied, the condition including: that the regenerating operation is not being performed; that the detected air pressure is greater than the supply start value and less than the supply stop value; and that an engine that drives the compressor is performing a no-load operation. a pressure sensor that detects an air pressure on a downstream side of the check valve ; and a controller that switches between the supplying operation and a non-supplying operation, and performs a regenerating operation, which regenerates the filter , during the non-supplying operation, characterised in that the controller stores: a supply start value, the supplying operation being started based on a comparison between the supply start value and a detected air pressure detected by the pressure sensor, and a supply stop value, which is greater than the supply start value, a supply start value, the supplying operation being started based on a comparison between the supply start value and a detected air pressure detected by the pressure sensor, and a supply stop value, which is greater than the supply start value, the non-supplying operation being started based on a comparison between the supply stop value and the detected air pressure, and wherein the controller performs the supplying operation by a regenerative supply when a condition is satisfied, the condition including: that the regenerating operation is not being performed; that the detected air pressure is greater than the supply start value and less than the supply stop value; and that an engine that drives the compressor is performing a no-load operation. that the regenerating operation is not being performed; that the detected air pressure is greater than the supply start value and less than the supply stop value; and that an engine that drives the compressor is performing a no-load operation.