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A method for limiting joint velocity of a plurality of joints of a surgical robotic system, the surgical robotic system comprising a robot having a base and an arm extending from the base to an attachment for an instrument , the arm comprising a plurality of joints whereby the configuration of the arm can be altered, the method comprising: obtaining joint states for a first group of k joints of the arm , where k > 1; characterised by the method further comprising: for each of the k joints: determining from the obtained joint state a permitted range of motion for that joint; deriving , using the permitted range of motion, a joint velocity limit for that joint; selecting the minimum joint velocity limit of the k joints to be a common joint velocity limit used to limit each of the k joints individually; and calculating drive signals for driving the k joints to actuate at least one of the k joints wherein the velocity of each of the k joints is limited using the common joint velocity limit. obtaining joint states for a first group of k joints of the arm , where k > 1; characterised by the method further comprising: for each of the k joints: determining from the obtained joint state a permitted range of motion for that joint; deriving , using the permitted range of motion, a joint velocity limit for that joint; selecting the minimum joint velocity limit of the k joints to be a common joint velocity limit used to limit each of the k joints individually; and calculating drive signals for driving the k joints to actuate at least one of the k joints wherein the velocity of each of the k joints is limited using the common joint velocity limit. for each of the k joints: determining from the obtained joint state a permitted range of motion for that joint; deriving , using the permitted range of motion, a joint velocity limit for that joint; determining from the obtained joint state a permitted range of motion for that joint; deriving , using the permitted range of motion, a joint velocity limit for that joint; selecting the minimum joint velocity limit of the k joints to be a common joint velocity limit used to limit each of the k joints individually; and calculating drive signals for driving the k joints to actuate at least one of the k joints wherein the velocity of each of the k joints is limited using the common joint velocity limit.
Method for determining the corrosion rate of a piece of equipment of a urea synthesis plant, said piece of equipment being in contact with a process fluid of said urea synthesis plant, which is an aqueous solution containing ammonium carbamate, wherein the method comprises the provision of electrodes immersed in said process fluid, said electrodes including at least a working electrode which is made of the same material as said piece of equipment, a reference electrode and a counter electrode, the method comprising the steps of: a) determining polarization data of the working electrode, by varying the electrochemical potential of said working electrode relative to the reference electrode, and b) determining a corrosion rate of said piece of equipment based on said polarization data; wherein said electrodes are put in contact with said process fluid by installing said electrodes in a pressure vessel of said piece of equipment, or by withdrawing a portion of said process fluid from a line upstream or downstream said piece of equipment and sending said portion of said process fluid to a probe including the electrodes. a) determining polarization data of the working electrode, by varying the electrochemical potential of said working electrode relative to the reference electrode, and b) determining a corrosion rate of said piece of equipment based on said polarization data;
An IL-1beta inhibitor for use in a method for preventing a future major adverse cardiac event (MACE) in a human subject, the method comprising: (a) obtaining information regarding the human subject's single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) alleles for each of the IL1B (-511) rs16944 polymorphic locus, the IL1B (-1464) rs1143623 polymorphic locus, the IL1B (-3737) rs4848306 polymorphic locus, the ILIA (+4845) rs17561 polymorphic locus, and the IL1B (+3954) rs1143634 polymorphic locus; (b) determining whether the subject has a positive or negative IL-1 genotype pattern based on the information obtained in step (a) and the information disclosed in Table 1 and Table 2; (c) determining the plasma concentration of LDL-C and/or Lp(a) in a plasma sample obtained from the subject; (d) predicting the subject is at risk of a future MACE when the subject has a positive IL-1 pattern and (i) a total LDL-C plasma concentration of 50 mg/dL or more and/or (ii) a total Lp(a) plasma concentration of at least 5 mg/dL; and (e) administering the IL-beta inhibitor to the subject. (a) obtaining information regarding the human subject's single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) alleles for each of the IL1B (-511) rs16944 polymorphic locus, the IL1B (-1464) rs1143623 polymorphic locus, the IL1B (-3737) rs4848306 polymorphic locus, the ILIA (+4845) rs17561 polymorphic locus, and the IL1B (+3954) rs1143634 polymorphic locus; (b) determining whether the subject has a positive or negative IL-1 genotype pattern based on the information obtained in step (a) and the information disclosed in Table 1 and Table 2; (c) determining the plasma concentration of LDL-C and/or Lp(a) in a plasma sample obtained from the subject; (d) predicting the subject is at risk of a future MACE when the subject has a positive IL-1 pattern and (i) a total LDL-C plasma concentration of 50 mg/dL or more and/or (ii) a total Lp(a) plasma concentration of at least 5 mg/dL; and (i) a total LDL-C plasma concentration of 50 mg/dL or more and/or (ii) a total Lp(a) plasma concentration of at least 5 mg/dL; and (e) administering the IL-beta inhibitor to the subject.
A Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) device consisting of a single PMUT, comprising: a substrate ; a surrounding edge support structure connected to the substrate ; a membrane connected to the surrounding edge support structure such that a cavity is defined between the membrane and the substrate , the membrane configured to allow movement at ultrasonic frequencies, the membrane comprising: a piezoelectric layer ; and first and second electrodes coupled to opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer ; and an interior support structure disposed within the cavity , characterized in that the interior support structure is attached to the substrate and the membrane . a substrate ; a surrounding edge support structure connected to the substrate ; a membrane connected to the surrounding edge support structure such that a cavity is defined between the membrane and the substrate , the membrane configured to allow movement at ultrasonic frequencies, the membrane comprising: a piezoelectric layer ; and first and second electrodes coupled to opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer ; and a piezoelectric layer ; and first and second electrodes coupled to opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer ; and an interior support structure disposed within the cavity , characterized in that the interior support structure is attached to the substrate and the membrane .
A method of determining a status of an acoustic feedback path (FB) of a head wearable hearing device , the head wearable hearing device comprising a first housing being located in the ear canal of a user, a microphone (110, 110', 110"), and a first control system configured for controlling an active vent of the first housing between an open state and a closed state; the first housing comprising a loudspeaker , and a proximal end and a distal end, the active vent comprising a vent canal forming a passage for air through the first housing from the proximal end to the distal end, and a valve member configured for blocking said vent canal in the closed state and allowing passage of air through the vent canal in said open state; the method comprising: - emitting an acoustic signal (RS) from said loudspeaker ; - measuring a first transfer function (AV_Open) of the acoustic feedback path between the loudspeaker and the microphone in response to the emitted signal (RS), when the first control system controls the active vent to be in an open state; - measuring a second transfer function (AV_Close) of the acoustic feedback path between the loudspeaker and the microphone in response to the emitted signal (RS), when the first control system controls the active vent is expected to be in a closed state; determining the status of the active vent based at least on a comparison the first and second measured transfer functions (AV_Open, AV_Close). - emitting an acoustic signal (RS) from said loudspeaker ; - measuring a first transfer function (AV_Open) of the acoustic feedback path between the loudspeaker and the microphone in response to the emitted signal (RS), when the first control system controls the active vent to be in an open state; - measuring a second transfer function (AV_Close) of the acoustic feedback path between the loudspeaker and the microphone in response to the emitted signal (RS), when the first control system controls the active vent is expected to be in a closed state;
A device for mounting and providing electrical components for electronic items of equipment accommodated in belt coils , wherein the device has at least one station for the entrance and/or exit of belt coils , wherein the device has a racking device with a plurality of storage compartments , wherein the device is provided with transport means through which the belt coils can be transported between the station and the storage compartments of the racking device, characterised in that the station has accommodating means which are designed as an exchangeable magazine and set up to accommodate a plurality of belt coils of different sizes, wherein the magazine has a rod which can be adjusted perpendicularly, onto which belt coils of different sizes can be attached with their central hubs strung together in axial direction, the belt coils of different sizes can be removed individually from the accommodating means by the transport means or can be inserted into same, and the belt coils can be stacked directly perpendicularly one on top of the other in the perpendicular magazine , lying horizontally.
A current detecting circuit, comprising: a shunt resistor R1; an amplifier ; a first signal line L1 connecting a first terminal of the shunt resistor to a first input terminal Vn of the amplifier; a second signal line L2 connecting a second terminal of the shunt resistor to a second input terminal Vp of the amplifier; and a third signal line L3 connecting the second terminal of the shunt resistor to a first power supply terminal Vee of the amplifier, wherein the first power supply terminal is a ground terminal, characterised in that : a pattern of the third signal line is arranged between a pattern of the first signal line and a pattern of the second signal line, and a distance between the third signal line L3 and the first signal line L1 and a distance between the third signal line L3 and the second signal line L2 are substantially the same. a shunt resistor R1; an amplifier ; a first signal line L1 connecting a first terminal of the shunt resistor to a first input terminal Vn of the amplifier; a second signal line L2 connecting a second terminal of the shunt resistor to a second input terminal Vp of the amplifier; and a third signal line L3 connecting the second terminal of the shunt resistor to a first power supply terminal Vee of the amplifier, wherein the first power supply terminal is a ground terminal, characterised in that : a pattern of the third signal line is arranged between a pattern of the first signal line and a pattern of the second signal line, and a distance between the third signal line L3 and the first signal line L1 and a distance between the third signal line L3 and the second signal line L2 are substantially the same. a pattern of the third signal line is arranged between a pattern of the first signal line and a pattern of the second signal line, and a distance between the third signal line L3 and the first signal line L1 and a distance between the third signal line L3 and the second signal line L2 are substantially the same.
A method comprising: attempting to open communication with all team members that collectively store data for a distributed teamed object in response to a request to access a distributed object stored on a plurality of team members , wherein the request includes communicating a sparse index of hashes to each of the team members for the distributed object, wherein the sparse index of hashes represents signatures of chunks of first data associated with the distributed object, retrieving data stored associated with the distributed object from at least one of the team members; determining whether data for the object was retrieved from a subset of the team members less than all of the team members and, if so, reporting information to a user about a degraded state of the retrieved data including identifying how the object is incomplete; and reporting results to a user including, if any, the information about the degraded state, wherein the distributed object is described by an object manifest describing details of data of the distributed object stored among the team members and each team member stores deduplicated data for the object, wherein the deduplicated data are data formed from an initial set of data along with data that represents the changes in the initially stored data, and wherein the object manifest is distributed among the team members where each team member contains a member manifest describing the chunks which the team member stores locally and the data regions where the corresponding chunks reside. attempting to open communication with all team members that collectively store data for a distributed teamed object in response to a request to access a distributed object stored on a plurality of team members , wherein the request includes communicating a sparse index of hashes to each of the team members for the distributed object, wherein the sparse index of hashes represents signatures of chunks of first data associated with the distributed object, retrieving data stored associated with the distributed object from at least one of the team members; determining whether data for the object was retrieved from a subset of the team members less than all of the team members and, if so, reporting information to a user about a degraded state of the retrieved data including identifying how the object is incomplete; and reporting results to a user including, if any, the information about the degraded state, wherein the distributed object is described by an object manifest describing details of data of the distributed object stored among the team members and each team member stores deduplicated data for the object, wherein the deduplicated data are data formed from an initial set of data along with data that represents the changes in the initially stored data, and wherein the object manifest is distributed among the team members where each team member contains a member manifest describing the chunks which the team member stores locally and the data regions where the corresponding chunks reside.
An insulating modular panel configuration comprising: i) at least one panel ; ii) a top surface on said panel; iii) a bottom surface on said panel for coupling to an installation surface; iv) a plurality of apertures configured to receive a filler material, extending from said top surface through said bottom surface ; wherein the at least one panel is configured to be installed across an installation surface; wherein the composition of the at least one panel is selected to provide thermal insulation between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel; and wherein the at least one panel is configured for installation on said installation surface as part of a modular system, wherein the apertures include tapered walls . i) at least one panel ; ii) a top surface on said panel; iii) a bottom surface on said panel for coupling to an installation surface; iv) a plurality of apertures configured to receive a filler material, extending from said top surface through said bottom surface ; wherein the at least one panel is configured to be installed across an installation surface; wherein the composition of the at least one panel is selected to provide thermal insulation between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel; and wherein the at least one panel is configured for installation on said installation surface as part of a modular system, wherein the apertures include tapered walls .
A movement system comprising a moving device and a notification device , the moving device comprising: a main unit that can move a moving body by a driving force of a motor ; and a control unit that controls the motor in response to an operation input, characterized in that the notification device comprises: a motion detection unit that detects a motion of the moving body or an article attached to the moving body; and a notification unit that, when the moving body or the article is in motion, makes a notification different from a notification at the time when the moving body or the article is stopped. a main unit that can move a moving body by a driving force of a motor ; and a control unit that controls the motor in response to an operation input, characterized in that the notification device comprises: a motion detection unit that detects a motion of the moving body or an article attached to the moving body; and a notification unit that, when the moving body or the article is in motion, makes a notification different from a notification at the time when the moving body or the article is stopped. a motion detection unit that detects a motion of the moving body or an article attached to the moving body; and a notification unit that, when the moving body or the article is in motion, makes a notification different from a notification at the time when the moving body or the article is stopped.
An apparatus for commissioning devices in an installation by mapping identifiers of devices (21-29) to representations (31-39) of the devices (21-29) in an installation plan, the apparatus comprising: - a display for displaying a representation (31-39) of devices (21-29) in the installation plan, - a memory for storing triggering information, the triggering information defining a triggering procedure for triggering the devices (21-29) for commissioning, the triggering procedure defining the devices (21-29) to be triggered in an order, - an input for receiving identifying information from devices (21-29) that have been triggered, the identifying information comprising an identifier of the respective triggered device, the apparatus arranged to display the triggering procedure on the display indicating the order in which the devices (21-29) are to be triggered for commissioning in accordance with the triggering procedure and the apparatus further comprising: - a processor for linking a respective received identifier of a triggered device to a respective representation (31-39) of one of the devices (21-29) in the order of the triggering procedure. - a display for displaying a representation (31-39) of devices (21-29) in the installation plan, - a memory for storing triggering information, the triggering information defining a triggering procedure for triggering the devices (21-29) for commissioning, the triggering procedure defining the devices (21-29) to be triggered in an order, - an input for receiving identifying information from devices (21-29) that have been triggered, the identifying information comprising an identifier of the respective triggered device, - a processor for linking a respective received identifier of a triggered device to a respective representation (31-39) of one of the devices (21-29) in the order of the triggering procedure.
A scratch protection device 100 for a vehicle that is deployed from a stowed location in a bumper region comprising: a vehicle attachment means , at least one roller for deploying and retracting at least one length of anti-scratch material , the at least one roller is arranged on a frame and a motor drives rotation of the roller , characterised in that there is at least one substantially vertical linear actuator is provided for moving the at least one roller with respect to the frame and at least one substantially horizontal linear actuator is provided for extending and retracting part of the frame that is connected to a bumper .
A water-treatment separation membrane comprising: a porous support and a polyamide layer formed on the porous support, wherein the polyamide layer contains bis(2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite as an antioxidant, wherein the polyamide layer is formed by bringing an aqueous solution containing an amine compound into contact with an aliphatic hydrocarbon solution containing an acyl halide compound to allow for an interfacial polymerization, and the antioxidant is contained in an amount of 0.02 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a solid content of the acyl halide compound contained in the aliphatic hydrocarbon solution.
A gas analysis device (1; 1A) comprising: a light source configured to emit a laser beam to a target gas; a reflection body reflecting the laser beam, the reflection body being a retro reflector; a light reception device receiving the laser beam reflected by the reflection body ; a container containing the light source and the light reception device ; characterized in that the gas analysis device (1; 1A) further comprises a processor computing a concentration of a component of the target gas based on a spectrum of the received laser beam, and an alignment mechanism (40; 40A) comprising an insertion member inserted from outside of the container to inside of the container to move, along a plane intersecting with the irradiation direction of the laser beam, at least any one of the light source and the light reception device . a light source configured to emit a laser beam to a target gas; a reflection body reflecting the laser beam, the reflection body being a retro reflector; a light reception device receiving the laser beam reflected by the reflection body ; a container containing the light source and the light reception device ; characterized in that the gas analysis device (1; 1A) further comprises a processor computing a concentration of a component of the target gas based on a spectrum of the received laser beam, and an alignment mechanism (40; 40A) comprising an insertion member inserted from outside of the container to inside of the container to move, along a plane intersecting with the irradiation direction of the laser beam, at least any one of the light source and the light reception device .
A compound which is 3-[3-(2,2-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,4-benzoxazepin-4-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yl]-3-(4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.