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A method for estimating surface roughness of a ground for an off-road vehicle to control an implement , the method comprising: detecting motion data of an off-road vehicle traversing a field or work site during a sampling interval, the motion data comprising ground speed of the off-road vehicle ; and detecting roll data of the off-road vehicle for the sampling interval to obtain a roll acceleration; characterized by detecting pitch data of the off-road vehicle for the sampling interval to obtain a pitch acceleration; determining a surface roughness index based on the detected motion data, pitch data and roll data for the sampling interval; displaying the surface roughness index to a user or operator of the vehicle , estimating zones with corresponding surface roughness index ranges within a field or work site based on the determined surface roughness index as a vehicle traverses or traversed the field or work site over multiple sampling intervals, determining a position of a vehicle , or its implement , in the field or in the work site with respect to the estimated zones of different corresponding surface roughness index ranges; and estimating a vehicle ground speed setting for the vehicle consistent with alignment and/or overlap of the determined position of the implement and the estimated zones. detecting motion data of an off-road vehicle traversing a field or work site during a sampling interval, the motion data comprising ground speed of the off-road vehicle ; and detecting roll data of the off-road vehicle for the sampling interval to obtain a roll acceleration; characterized by detecting pitch data of the off-road vehicle for the sampling interval to obtain a pitch acceleration; determining a surface roughness index based on the detected motion data, pitch data and roll data for the sampling interval; displaying the surface roughness index to a user or operator of the vehicle , estimating zones with corresponding surface roughness index ranges within a field or work site based on the determined surface roughness index as a vehicle traverses or traversed the field or work site over multiple sampling intervals, determining a position of a vehicle , or its implement , in the field or in the work site with respect to the estimated zones of different corresponding surface roughness index ranges; and estimating a vehicle ground speed setting for the vehicle consistent with alignment and/or overlap of the determined position of the implement and the estimated zones.
A Method, in particular a computer implemented method, of determining an interface height (h) of an interface between an upper layer and a lower layer comprised in a container of a thickener , wherein said thickener is designed to perform a thickening process, wherein particles suspended in a medium supplied to said container are separated from a liquid comprised in the medium, and wherein said upper layer comprises said liquid floating on said lower layer comprising said particles, said method comprising the method steps of: measuring said interface height (h) with an interface level measurement device (L) installed on said thickener during time periods, when conditions prevailing at said thickener permit performance of these measurements, with a group of measurement devices installed on said thickener measuring process variables (v 1 , ..., v n ) related to the thickening process performed by the thickener , and at least once calculating and providing a calculated interface height (h c ) with a calculating unit based on said measured process variables (v 1 , ..., v n ) provided to said calculating unit , wherein said calculating unit is designed to learn said calculation of said calculated interface height (h c ) based on said measured interface heights (h m ) and said measured process variables (v 1 , ..., v n ) measured during at least one of said time periods and provided by said interface level measurement device (L) and said measurement devices. measuring said interface height (h) with an interface level measurement device (L) installed on said thickener during time periods, when conditions prevailing at said thickener permit performance of these measurements, with a group of measurement devices installed on said thickener measuring process variables (v 1 , ..., v n ) related to the thickening process performed by the thickener , and at least once calculating and providing a calculated interface height (h c ) with a calculating unit based on said measured process variables (v 1 , ..., v n ) provided to said calculating unit , wherein said calculating unit is designed to learn said calculation of said calculated interface height (h c ) based on said measured interface heights (h m ) and said measured process variables (v 1 , ..., v n ) measured during at least one of said time periods and provided by said interface level measurement device (L) and said measurement devices.
A building monitor for controlling an environment in a region of a building, the monitor being configured to couple to a building system and operable to change a state of a building system, the monitor comprising: a processor , and a receiver coupled to the processor, the receiver being configured to wirelessly detect the presence of one or more electronic devices , by observing a wireless signal over a network to which the receiver does not belong, thereby to indicate an occupancy level of the region of the building, the processor being configured to: determine whether the detected electronic device is indicative of occupancy in dependence on a time-varying characteristic of the wireless signal; and receive an environmental signal indicative of an environmental condition in the region of the building; the monitor being configured to output a signal for controlling the state of the building system in dependence on the indicated occupancy level and the indicated environmental condition; in which the monitor is configured to output the signal in dependence on a measure of correlation between the occupancy level and the environmental condition. a processor , and a receiver coupled to the processor, the receiver being configured to wirelessly detect the presence of one or more electronic devices , by observing a wireless signal over a network to which the receiver does not belong, thereby to indicate an occupancy level of the region of the building, the processor being configured to: determine whether the detected electronic device is indicative of occupancy in dependence on a time-varying characteristic of the wireless signal; and receive an environmental signal indicative of an environmental condition in the region of the building; determine whether the detected electronic device is indicative of occupancy in dependence on a time-varying characteristic of the wireless signal; and receive an environmental signal indicative of an environmental condition in the region of the building;
A dilator (10; 20) comprising: a hollow shaft having an outer diameter that increases from a distal end toward a proximal end; and a protruding portion that is provided on an outer periphery of the hollow shaft , and extends along the outer periphery of the hollow shaft in a spiral along a lengthwise axis direction of the hollow shaft ; the protruding portion has gaps between adjacent parts of the protruding portion along the lengthwise axis direction, characterized in that a covering layer is provided that covers at least an outer peripheral surface of the hollow shaft , said outer peripheral surface being located in the gaps , and a top portion of the protruding portion is exposed. a hollow shaft having an outer diameter that increases from a distal end toward a proximal end; and a protruding portion that is provided on an outer periphery of the hollow shaft , and extends along the outer periphery of the hollow shaft in a spiral along a lengthwise axis direction of the hollow shaft ; the protruding portion has gaps between adjacent parts of the protruding portion along the lengthwise axis direction, characterized in that a covering layer is provided that covers at least an outer peripheral surface of the hollow shaft , said outer peripheral surface being located in the gaps , and a top portion of the protruding portion is exposed.
An apparatus comprising: a constraining mechanism configured to constrain an implantable medical device to a delivery configuration, the constraining mechanism including: a single fiber arranged about the implantable medical device having a plurality of knots configured to be released in sequence and the single fiber forming multiple loops arranged circumferentially about the implantable medical device in a constrained configuration, the multiple loops being packed at a density such that at least two loops (210a-b) of the multiple loops are in physical contact in the constrained configuration, wherein at least two of the plurality of knots are in contact in the constrained configuration, and the single fiber having a substantially unknotted structure in a non-constrained configuration. a single fiber arranged about the implantable medical device having a plurality of knots configured to be released in sequence and the single fiber forming multiple loops arranged circumferentially about the implantable medical device in a constrained configuration, the multiple loops being packed at a density such that at least two loops (210a-b) of the multiple loops are in physical contact in the constrained configuration, wherein at least two of the plurality of knots are in contact in the constrained configuration, and the single fiber having a substantially unknotted structure in a non-constrained configuration.
A method for simultaneously manufacturing a plurality of stringers for a pallet from sheets of corrugate, comprising: providing a plurality of corrugate sheets; die cutting each corrugated sheet of the plurality of corrugate sheets to form a plurality of stringer shape sheets , each stringer shape sheet having a plurality of parallel stringer sections defined by cuts from an upper surface through the lower surface of the plurality of corrugate sheets ; aligning the plurality of stringer shape sheets to superimpose the shape of the plurality of parallel stringers on the adjacent stringer shape sheets ; bonding the plurality of stringer shape sheets to form a laminated corrugate stringer block ; characterised in that each stringer section on each stringer shape sheet is linked to an adjacent stringer section formed in the same stringer shape sheet by a plurality of shear bridges ; the laminated corrugate stringer block comprising a plurality of stringers linked by a plurality of shear bridges ; and severing the plurality of shear bridges to release one or more stringers from the corrugate block . providing a plurality of corrugate sheets; die cutting each corrugated sheet of the plurality of corrugate sheets to form a plurality of stringer shape sheets , each stringer shape sheet having a plurality of parallel stringer sections defined by cuts from an upper surface through the lower surface of the plurality of corrugate sheets ; aligning the plurality of stringer shape sheets to superimpose the shape of the plurality of parallel stringers on the adjacent stringer shape sheets ; bonding the plurality of stringer shape sheets to form a laminated corrugate stringer block ; characterised in that each stringer section on each stringer shape sheet is linked to an adjacent stringer section formed in the same stringer shape sheet by a plurality of shear bridges ; the laminated corrugate stringer block comprising a plurality of stringers linked by a plurality of shear bridges ; and severing the plurality of shear bridges to release one or more stringers from the corrugate block .
A grid connector for communicating with a printed memory, comprising: a substrate ; and a plurality of first conductive pads coupled to the substrate, wherein each of the first conductive pads protrudes outward with respect to an outer surface of the substrate, and wherein a subset of the first conductive pads is configured to contact a second conductive pad of the printed memory, regardless of an orientation of the printed memory with respect to the grid connector as long as the second conductive pad is within a boundary of the first conductive pads. a substrate ; and a plurality of first conductive pads coupled to the substrate, wherein each of the first conductive pads protrudes outward with respect to an outer surface of the substrate, and wherein a subset of the first conductive pads is configured to contact a second conductive pad of the printed memory, regardless of an orientation of the printed memory with respect to the grid connector as long as the second conductive pad is within a boundary of the first conductive pads.
An information processing apparatus comprising a data processing unit configured to execute a reproduction process of a disc-recorded data, read disc type information recorded on a disc, wherein the disc type information includes zone setting information by which it is possible to determine whether the disc is a single-zone disc composed of a single transfer rate zone or a plural-zone disc composed of a plurality of different transfer rate zones, grasp a recorded data configuration on the disc on the basis of the read disc type information, and execute data readout and reproduction processes at a transfer rate according to the grasped recorded data configuration, execute, when the disc is a single-zone disc composed of a single transfer rate zone, the data readout and reproduction processes in the entire region of the disc by the same algorithm, and execute, when the disc is a plural-zone disc composed of a plurality of different transfer rate zones, the data readout and reproduction processes on the individual zones of the disc using different algorithms.
A narrow-passage assistance system in a motor vehicle comprising at least one electronic control unit which, depending on the signals of various sensors for sensing lateral obstacles, identifies a narrow passage in the form of the presence of two objects (D/H, S/H, S/W) constricting the ego-vehicle on both sides and controls a transverse positioning of the ego-vehicle between the objects by means of at least one transverse actuator , the control unit including a transverse guidance module such that a distinction is drawn between dynamic and static objects, and, when a static object (S/H, S/W) is present on one side and a dynamic object (D/H) is present on the other side of the ego-vehicle , a transverse positioning of the ego-vehicle closer to the static object (S/H, S/W) can be performed, characterised in that the transverse guidance module is additionally configured such that a distinction is drawn between soft and hard objects, and in that , when a hard object (S/H, D/H) is present on one side and a soft object (S/W) is present on the other side, a transverse positioning of the ego-vehicle closer to the soft object (S/W) can be performed.
Method for operating at least one apparatus for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein slice data are provided relating to an application of build material in at least one section (14 - 18) of an object to be built, wherein the slice data comprise a number of slices relating to corresponding layers of build material to be applied, wherein the slice data comprise a number of first slices corresponding to a first section (14 - 18) of the object and at least a number of second slices corresponding to at least a second section (14 - 18) of the object , wherein the number of first slices and the number of second slices differ, wherein the number of first slices per section height and the number of second slices per section height and/or the number of first slices per unit length and the number of second slices per unit length differ, wherein the first section (14 - 18) and the at least one second section (14 - 18) of the object are arranged in different x-positions and/or y-positions and/or z-positions, and characterised in that the first section (14 - 18) and the at least one second section (14 - 18) at least partially overlap in the z-direction.
A genetically modified T-cell that expresses a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), wherein an exogenous sequence encoding a CAR is integrated into the genome of the T-cell using one or more nucleases, and further wherein expression of at least one of the endogenous immunological checkpoint genes programmed death receptor PDCD1 (PD1) gene or CTLA-4 gene is repressed in the T-cell by genetic modification using a targeted nuclease for PD1 or CTLA-4.
Charging device for a motor vehicle , comprising - a plurality of bar elements , wherein each bar element has a first end with a cross-sectional surface , and wherein a main extension axis of each bar element intersects the portion of a storage surface so that a second end of the respective bar element opposite the first end faces away from the portion of the storage surface and projects into the charging device , and wherein each of the bar elements is respectively arranged to be adjustable along its main extension axis, and wherein the respective cross-sectional surfaces each form a portion of the storage surface of the charging device , - an adjusting apparatus for adjusting the at least one bar element along the main extension direction, wherein the adjusting apparatus is designed to adjust a portion of the bar elements or each of the bar elements and - an energy output apparatus with at least one energy output element , wherein the energy output apparatus is configured to output energy to an energy storage apparatus by means of the at least one energy output element , and wherein the energy output apparatus is configured to output energy via a portion of the bar elements or each of the bar elements . - a plurality of bar elements , wherein each bar element has a first end with a cross-sectional surface , and wherein a main extension axis of each bar element intersects the portion of a storage surface so that a second end of the respective bar element opposite the first end faces away from the portion of the storage surface and projects into the charging device , and wherein each of the bar elements is respectively arranged to be adjustable along its main extension axis, and wherein the respective cross-sectional surfaces each form a portion of the storage surface of the charging device , - an adjusting apparatus for adjusting the at least one bar element along the main extension direction, wherein the adjusting apparatus is designed to adjust a portion of the bar elements or each of the bar elements and - an energy output apparatus with at least one energy output element , wherein the energy output apparatus is configured to output energy to an energy storage apparatus by means of the at least one energy output element , and wherein the energy output apparatus is configured to output energy via a portion of the bar elements or each of the bar elements .
A method of healing defects generated in a semiconducting layer by an implantation of species made in a substrate to form therein an embrittlement plane separating a solid part of the substrate from the semiconducting layer , the semiconducting layer having a front face through which the implanted species pass, characterized in that it comprises a local annealing comprising a laser irradiation of a front surface of the substrate generating a heating of the semiconducting layer with an intensity that decreases from the front face towards the embrittlement plane.
An in vitro method to determine the efficacy of an anti-HER2 therapy in the absence of chemotherapy in a patient with HER2+ breast cancer comprising: (a) the quantification of a gene expression product of HER2 in an isolated biological sample of the patient: (a.i) before starting the anti-HER2 therapy, and (a.ii) at a day from the 5th to the 20th day after the initiation of the anti-HER2 therapy; wherein, if there is a reduction between the gene expression product quantified in step (a.ii) in comparison with (a.i), it is indicative of the efficacy of the anti-HER2 therapy. (a) the quantification of a gene expression product of HER2 in an isolated biological sample of the patient: (a.i) before starting the anti-HER2 therapy, and (a.ii) at a day from the 5th to the 20th day after the initiation of the anti-HER2 therapy; wherein, if there is a reduction between the gene expression product quantified in step (a.ii) in comparison with (a.i), it is indicative of the efficacy of the anti-HER2 therapy. (a.i) before starting the anti-HER2 therapy, and (a.ii) at a day from the 5th to the 20th day after the initiation of the anti-HER2 therapy; wherein, if there is a reduction between the gene expression product quantified in step (a.ii) in comparison with (a.i), it is indicative of the efficacy of the anti-HER2 therapy.
Tank for storing hydrogen by absorption in a hydrogen storage material (M), comprising: - a enclosure , - means capable of supplying hydrogen into the enclosure and collecting hydrogen in the enclosure , - an inner structure (S) for storing hydrogen storage material, said inner structure comprising at least two cups (10, 110.1, 110.2, 201.1, 210.2), each cup comprising a base (10.1, 112.1, 112.2), a side wall (10.2, 114.1, 114.2) and a closing element (10.3) forming a volume impermeable to the powdered storage material, at least part of each cup (10, 110.1, 110.2, 201.1, 210.2) being permeable to hydrogen, and the inner structure being such that a passage (P) is provided at least between part of an outer face of the side wall (10.2, 114.1, 114.2) of the cups and an inner face of the enclosure , said means capable of supplying hydrogen into the enclosure and collecting hydrogen in the enclosure being connected to said passage, in which the tank does not comprise any hydrogen supplying and collecting pipe passing through the cups (10.1, 110.1,110.2, 201.2, 210.2). - a enclosure , - means capable of supplying hydrogen into the enclosure and collecting hydrogen in the enclosure , - an inner structure (S) for storing hydrogen storage material, said inner structure comprising at least two cups (10, 110.1, 110.2, 201.1, 210.2), each cup comprising a base (10.1, 112.1, 112.2), a side wall (10.2, 114.1, 114.2) and a closing element (10.3) forming a volume impermeable to the powdered storage material, at least part of each cup (10, 110.1, 110.2, 201.1, 210.2) being permeable to hydrogen, and the inner structure being such that a passage (P) is provided at least between part of an outer face of the side wall (10.2, 114.1, 114.2) of the cups and an inner face of the enclosure , said means capable of supplying hydrogen into the enclosure and collecting hydrogen in the enclosure being connected to said passage, in which the tank does not comprise any hydrogen supplying and collecting pipe passing through the cups (10.1, 110.1,110.2, 201.2, 210.2).