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A cooperative extremum-seeking control system comprising: - a first extremum-seeking controller configured to provide a first control input to a first plant and receive a first performance variable as feedback from the first plant; and - a second extremum-seeking controller configured to provide a second control input to a second plant that interacts with the first plant, receive a second performance variable as feedback from the second plant, and provide the second performance variable to the first controller ; wherein the first and second extremum-seeking controllers operate independently and the first and second extremum-seeking controllers share performance data from their respective control systems with each other, wherein the first extremum-seeking controller is further configured to aggregate the first performance variable and the second performance variable to determine a total performance variable, calculate a gradient of the total performance variable with respect to the first control input, generate a third control input using the gradient of the total performance variable, and provide the third control input to the first plant, and wherein the first plant uses the third control input to operate equipment of the first plant, thereby affecting a variable state or condition of the first plant. - a first extremum-seeking controller configured to provide a first control input to a first plant and receive a first performance variable as feedback from the first plant; and - a second extremum-seeking controller configured to provide a second control input to a second plant that interacts with the first plant, receive a second performance variable as feedback from the second plant, and provide the second performance variable to the first controller ; wherein the first and second extremum-seeking controllers operate independently and the first and second extremum-seeking controllers share performance data from their respective control systems with each other, wherein the first extremum-seeking controller is further configured to aggregate the first performance variable and the second performance variable to determine a total performance variable, calculate a gradient of the total performance variable with respect to the first control input, generate a third control input using the gradient of the total performance variable, and provide the third control input to the first plant, and wherein the first plant uses the third control input to operate equipment of the first plant, thereby affecting a variable state or condition of the first plant.
A cold-rolled steel strip manufacturing facility comprising: a joining device configured to join a trailing end of a preceding steel strip and a leading end of a following steel strip to form a joined steel strip (S); a looper configured to store the joined steel strip (S); a heating device configured to heat a joint portion between the preceding steel strip and the following steel strip over an entire width direction; and a cold rolling mill configured to cold-roll the joined steel strip (S) for which the joint portion was heated by the heating device, wherein the heating device is controlled to be switchable between an output state and a non-output state, and during a period in which the joint portion passes through the heating device, is switched to the output state, and the heating device is switched to the non-output state in the period in which the joint portion does not pass through the heating device, characterized in that a pickling device configured to pickle the joined steel strip (S) is arranged between the looper and the heating device , and a distance between the heating device and the cold rolling mill is closer than a distance between the looper or the pickling device and the heating device . a joining device configured to join a trailing end of a preceding steel strip and a leading end of a following steel strip to form a joined steel strip (S); a looper configured to store the joined steel strip (S); a heating device configured to heat a joint portion between the preceding steel strip and the following steel strip over an entire width direction; and a cold rolling mill configured to cold-roll the joined steel strip (S) for which the joint portion was heated by the heating device, wherein the heating device is controlled to be switchable between an output state and a non-output state, and during a period in which the joint portion passes through the heating device, is switched to the output state, and the heating device is switched to the non-output state in the period in which the joint portion does not pass through the heating device, characterized in that a pickling device configured to pickle the joined steel strip (S) is arranged between the looper and the heating device , and a distance between the heating device and the cold rolling mill is closer than a distance between the looper or the pickling device and the heating device .
A method for controlling a line converter on board a track-bound vehicle , said converter having at least one bridge with two phase-legs connected in parallel between opposite poles of a DC intermediate link and having each at least two current valves (24-27) connected in series, each said current valve comprising a semiconductor device (28-31) of turn-off type and a rectifying member (32-35) connected in anti-parallel therewith, a midpoint of each phase-leg dividing the phase-leg in two identical halves being connected to an opposite side of a secondary winding of a transformer with respect to a said midpoint of the other phase-leg, said transformer having a primary winding connected to an AC supply line for track-bound vehicles, characterized by controlling said semiconductor devices (28-31) to be turned on and off so as to prevent the current (I) through said secondary winding of the transformer to pass zero and shift direction other than when the voltage across said primary winding shifts direction by a start of a new half period of the AC line voltage across the windings of the transformer .
A method for preparing a complex comprising a radioisotope of gallium for use in radiotherapy or in a medical imaging procedure, said method comprising adding a gallium radioisotope solution obtained directly from a gallium radionuclide generator to a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable buffer and optionally also a pharmaceutically acceptable basic reagent, in amounts sufficient to increase the pH to a level in the range of 3 to 8, wherein the composition further comprises a chelator that is able to chelate radioactive gallium within said pH range and at moderate temperature, said chelator being optionally linked to a biological targeting agent, wherein said chelator is selected from desferrioxamine-B (DFO), bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)ethylenediaminediacetic acid (HBED), 1,4,7-triazacyclononane macrocycle substituted with phosphonic groups at the amines (NOTP), or a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof; wherein one of X and Y is C=0 and the other is NR; wherein each m and p are independently selected from 0 to 6; wherein R 1 is a chelating group capable of chelating a radionuclide and is selected from: wherein R, R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-7 alkyl group; and where Z is hydrogen or a group of formula -B'-H, -B'-A, or a group -B'-A*-T, where T is a targeting group capable of binding to a target of interest in a subject; A is a reactive group allowing coupling to the group T, A* is a reacted reactive group A; B' is a linker group for linking the chelating group to a reactive group A, and is represented by the formula: wherein each Q is independently selected from a group consisting of -NR 5 -, -C(O)NR 5 -, -C(O)O, -NR 5 C(O)NR 5 -, -NR 5 C(S)NR 5 - and -0-, each R 5 is independently hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-7 alkyl group, each q and s are independently selected from 0 to 6 and each r is independently selected from 1 to 6. wherein R, R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-7 alkyl group; and where Z is hydrogen or a group of formula -B'-H, -B'-A, or a group -B'-A*-T, where T is a targeting group capable of binding to a target of interest in a subject; A is a reactive group allowing coupling to the group T, A* is a reacted reactive group A; B' is a linker group for linking the chelating group to a reactive group A, and is represented by the formula: wherein each Q is independently selected from a group consisting of -NR 5 -, -C(O)NR 5 -, -C(O)O, -NR 5 C(O)NR 5 -, -NR 5 C(S)NR 5 - and -0-, each R 5 is independently hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-7 alkyl group, each q and s are independently selected from 0 to 6 and each r is independently selected from 1 to 6.
An electronic book reader device configured to reduce inadvertent activation of a button, the electronic book reader device comprising: a front surface ; a button adjacent to an edge of the electronic book reader device and configured to produce a signal upon activation; an axis of rotation for the button proximate to, and substantially parallel with, the edge of the device, wherein the button is disposed about the axis of rotation; an inner portion of the button extending from an innermost edge of the button to the axis of rotation; an outer portion of the button extending substantially from the axis of rotation to an outermost edge of the button; wherein activation of the button comprises moving the innermost edge of the button in an arc having a greater length of travel than the outermost edge of the button; and wherein the button is coplanar with the front surface of the electronic book reader device when the button is in an unactivated configuration. a front surface ; a button adjacent to an edge of the electronic book reader device and configured to produce a signal upon activation; an axis of rotation for the button proximate to, and substantially parallel with, the edge of the device, wherein the button is disposed about the axis of rotation; an inner portion of the button extending from an innermost edge of the button to the axis of rotation; an outer portion of the button extending substantially from the axis of rotation to an outermost edge of the button; wherein activation of the button comprises moving the innermost edge of the button in an arc having a greater length of travel than the outermost edge of the button; and wherein the button is coplanar with the front surface of the electronic book reader device when the button is in an unactivated configuration.
A dispensing valve comprising a metering valve for use in a pressurized aerosol application, the dispensing valve comprising: a mounting cup supporting a gasket , and an opening extending through both the mounting cup and the gasket to facilitate receiving a valve stem ; a valve housing defining a cavity , the valve housing being captively retained by the mounting cup , with the gasket sandwiched between the valve housing and the mounting cup , a valve body being accommodated within the valve cavity , and a spring being accommodated within the cavity and biasing the valve body against the gasket into a normally closed position for preventing flow through the dispensing valve; a lower portion of the valve housing comprising a passage which facilitates communication between the product to be dispensed and the cavity of the valve housing ; the valve stem being coupled to the valve body , and the valve stem extending out through the opening formed in the gasket and the opening formed in the mounting cup ; an actuator being supported adjacent a free end of the valve stem to facilitate dispensing product to be dispensed through the dispensing valve; and the metering valve comprising: a metering chamber delimited by a metering valve seat and a stop , and a metering member being movable, within the metering chamber , between the stop and the valve seat to facilitate dispensing a predetermined quantity of the product to be dispensed, and, following priming of the metering valve , a predetermined quantity of the product being dispensed from the metering chamber each time that the metering valve is actuated; and characterized in that the metering valve seat comprises at least one micro vent formed therein, the at least one micro vent being located downstream of the gasket so as to facilitate supplying external air to the metering valve seat and break a seal formed by surface tension of the product to be dispensed and thereby release the metering member from its sealing engagement with the metering valve seat so that the metering member can move from the metering valve seat back into engagement with the stop for another dispensing cycle.
Door lock for a motor vehicle with a locking means which is connected to an electrical direct current motor to provide a locking aid, wherein the locking means is movable by means of the direct current motor from a pre-locking position into a locking position, wherein coupling means are coupled in operative connection between the direct current motor and the locking means which translate a rotating movement of the direct current motor into a locking movement of the locking means, wherein the coupling means are moveable between an initial position, in which the coupling means release the locking means, and a pulled shut position in which the coupling means have brought the locking means into the locking position, wherein the direct current motor is connected to the coupling means so that when voltage is applied to the direct current motor it moves the coupling means from the initial position into the pulled shut position, wherein mechanical restoring means are connected to the coupling means which exert a pre-tensioning force on the coupling means in the direction of the initial position, so that when voltage is supplied to the direct current motor the direct current motor moves the coupling means from the initial position into the pulled-shut position contrary to the pre-tensioning, wherein on stopping the voltage supply to the direct current motor the mechanical restoring means return the coupling means from the pulled-shut position into the initial position, wherein the coupling means are coupled to the direct current motor in such a way that they translate the return of the coupling means into a voltage-generating movement of the direct current motor , wherein an electrical circuit to control the direct current motor is formed, characterised in that in the electrical circuit to control the direct current motor a first path with discrete components is switched parallel to the direct current motor , wherein this first path has at least one protective diode and at least one discrete component connected in series therewith, wherein the discrete component comprises an ohmic resistor or a Z diode with an opposite locking direction to the protective diode.
A rotor for a gas turbine engine , the rotor comprising rotor blades circumferentially distributed around and extending a full span length from a central hub , the rotor blades including alternating first and second rotor blades , wherein the first rotor blades have a baseline profile, the second rotor blades have a modified profile being the same as the baseline profile but for a trailing edge cutback , the trailing edge cutback extends from a tip position to a second span position , the second span position is located at a distance away from the hub exceeding 75% of the total span length, characterized in that the tip position corresponds to a maximum deflection point for a selected natural vibration mode of a rotor blade having the baseline profile, wherein the selected natural vibration mode is a natural vibration mode higher than the 1 st natural vibration mode, and the second span position is located radially inwardly of the maximum deflection point , which is a location on the trailing edge where an anti-node with a maximum deflection (AN-MD) is located for the selected natural vibration mode associated with flow induced resonance.
A method for controlling assembly at an assembly workplace with a display and with a pre-positioning device , which has a plurality of individual pre-positioning modules for components and/or tools, wherein the pre-positioning modules have an identification device , which can be triggered with a movable code carrier , and a marking device with several different marking functions, characterized in that the pre-positioning device with its pre-positioning modules is used simultaneously by individual workers, and that various code carriers are provided for identifying the individual workers, wherein the different marking functions are allocated to the varying movable code carriers .
A Doherty amplifier, comprising: - a divider for dividing a signal to be amplified; - a carrier amplifier for amplifying one of signals obtained by division by the divider ; - a 90-degree line having one end connected with an output of the carrier amplifier ; - a peaking amplifier for amplifying another of the signals obtained by the division by the divider ; and - a combiner for combining a signal passing through the 90-degree line and a signal obtained by amplification by the peaking amplifier , and outputting a resultant combined signal, wherein a compensation circuit comprising a plurality of lines, the lines having an electrical length (Θ) of 180 degrees that are connected in series and the lines have characteristic impedances different from one another, is arranged between the peaking amplifier and the combiner and configured in order to cause an impedance seen from an output end of the compensation circuit toward the peaking amplifier to be open within a used frequency range and to compensate for frequency dependence of an impedance seen from an output of the combiner toward the combiner in a state in which the peaking amplifier is not operating during back-off operation: - such that the compensation circuit , when the impedance seen from the output of the combiner toward the combiner is in the capacitive region, is configured to perform compensation to bring the impedance closer to a boundary between the capacitive region and the inductive region, and - such that the compensation circuit , when the impedance seen from the output of the combiner toward the combiner is in the inductive region, is configured to perform compensation to bring the impedance closer to the boundary between the capacitive region and the inductive region to achieve a wider bandwidth of the Doherty amplifier. - a divider for dividing a signal to be amplified; - a carrier amplifier for amplifying one of signals obtained by division by the divider ; - a 90-degree line having one end connected with an output of the carrier amplifier ; - a peaking amplifier for amplifying another of the signals obtained by the division by the divider ; and - a combiner for combining a signal passing through the 90-degree line and a signal obtained by amplification by the peaking amplifier , and outputting a resultant combined signal, - such that the compensation circuit , when the impedance seen from the output of the combiner toward the combiner is in the capacitive region, is configured to perform compensation to bring the impedance closer to a boundary between the capacitive region and the inductive region, and - such that the compensation circuit , when the impedance seen from the output of the combiner toward the combiner is in the inductive region, is configured to perform compensation to bring the impedance closer to the boundary between the capacitive region and the inductive region to achieve a wider bandwidth of the Doherty amplifier.
A system (100; 300; 400) for determining occupancy of an area by one or more occupants, the system comprising: a first luminaire (102; 302; 402) having a first camera (104; 308; 406) positioned such that an area illuminated by the first luminaire (102; 302; 402) is captured by the first camera (104; 308; 406), the first camera (104; 308; 406) being configured to detect a first occupant ; a second luminaire (106; 304; 404) having a second camera (108; 312; 410) positioned such that an area illuminated by the second luminaire (106; 304; 404) is captured by the second camera (108; 312; 410), the second camera (108; 312; 410) being configured to detect a second occupant ; and a processor (306; 414) configured to determine whether the first camera (104; 308; 406) and the second camera (108; 312; 410) have a common visual field by determining that light emitted by the first luminaire (102; 302; 402) is received by the second camera (108; 312; 410) and light emitted by the second luminaire (106; 304; 404) is received by the first camera (104; 308; 406) to establish that images captured by the first and second camera (104; 308; 406, 108; 312; 410) are images of the same visual field or images of at least partially overlapping visual fields of the first and second camera (104; 308; 406, 108; 312; 410) and to determine that the first occupant and the second occupant are a same occupant in response to determining that the first camera (104; 308; 406) and the second camera (106; 304; 404) have the common visual field. a first luminaire (102; 302; 402) having a first camera (104; 308; 406) positioned such that an area illuminated by the first luminaire (102; 302; 402) is captured by the first camera (104; 308; 406), the first camera (104; 308; 406) being configured to detect a first occupant ; a second luminaire (106; 304; 404) having a second camera (108; 312; 410) positioned such that an area illuminated by the second luminaire (106; 304; 404) is captured by the second camera (108; 312; 410), the second camera (108; 312; 410) being configured to detect a second occupant ; and a processor (306; 414) configured to determine whether the first camera (104; 308; 406) and the second camera (108; 312; 410) have a common visual field by determining that light emitted by the first luminaire (102; 302; 402) is received by the second camera (108; 312; 410) and light emitted by the second luminaire (106; 304; 404) is received by the first camera (104; 308; 406) to establish that images captured by the first and second camera (104; 308; 406, 108; 312; 410) are images of the same visual field or images of at least partially overlapping visual fields of the first and second camera (104; 308; 406, 108; 312; 410) and to determine that the first occupant and the second occupant are a same occupant in response to determining that the first camera (104; 308; 406) and the second camera (106; 304; 404) have the common visual field.