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A method for determining a type (TY) and a state (ST) of an object of interest , comprising: generating a depth map of a scene (SC) by means of a depth sensor , wherein the depth map is a 3D voxel grid or a point cloud and wherein the scene (SC) contains the object of interest and an occlusion object lying between the depth sensor and the object of interest such that, seen from the depth sensor , a first part of the object of interest is occluded and a second part of the object of interest is not occluded; in the depth map , labelling the object of interest and the occlusion object ; from the depth map , computing three 2D occupancy views (16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 ), each in a different viewing direction, and three 2D occlusion views (17 1 , 17 2 , 17 3 ), each in a different viewing direction of said viewing directions, wherein the occlusion views (17 1 , 17 2 , 17 3 ) each depict the occlusion object and the occupancy views (16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 ) each depict the second part of the object of interest without said occlusion object ; feeding each of said occupancy and occlusion views (16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 ; 17 1 , 17 2 , 17 3 ) into a different input (23 1 , 23 2 , 23 3 , 23 4 , 23 5 , 23 6 ) of a trained convolutional neural network ; receiving both a class (CL) and a bounding box (BB) of the object of interest from the convolutional neural network ; and determining the type (TY) of the object of interest from the received class (CL), and the state (ST) of the object of interest from the bounding box (BB). generating a depth map of a scene (SC) by means of a depth sensor , wherein the depth map is a 3D voxel grid or a point cloud and wherein the scene (SC) contains the object of interest and an occlusion object lying between the depth sensor and the object of interest such that, seen from the depth sensor , a first part of the object of interest is occluded and a second part of the object of interest is not occluded; in the depth map , labelling the object of interest and the occlusion object ; from the depth map , computing three 2D occupancy views (16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 ), each in a different viewing direction, and three 2D occlusion views (17 1 , 17 2 , 17 3 ), each in a different viewing direction of said viewing directions, wherein the occlusion views (17 1 , 17 2 , 17 3 ) each depict the occlusion object and the occupancy views (16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 ) each depict the second part of the object of interest without said occlusion object ; feeding each of said occupancy and occlusion views (16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 ; 17 1 , 17 2 , 17 3 ) into a different input (23 1 , 23 2 , 23 3 , 23 4 , 23 5 , 23 6 ) of a trained convolutional neural network ; receiving both a class (CL) and a bounding box (BB) of the object of interest from the convolutional neural network ; and determining the type (TY) of the object of interest from the received class (CL), and the state (ST) of the object of interest from the bounding box (BB).
An energy storage device , comprising a battery ; a thermoelectric circuit provided in a proximity of an engine of a car and configured to generate a voltage based on a temperature difference; and a heating circuit configured to heat the battery based on the voltage generated by the thermoelectric circuit ; characterized in that the energy storage device further comprises a hybrid supercapacitor , wherein the thermoelectric circuit is provided as a housing of the hybrid supercapacitor , whereat the battery is configured to heat up the electrolyte in the hybrid supercapacitor according to power dissipation via resistive heating.
An injection device, comprising: a carrier , a needle ; a driver coupled to the needle , the driver being slidable relative to the carrier between one first or two first and second retracted configurations, and a deployed configuration; a shuttle configured to move the driver between the first or the first and second retracted configurations, and the deployed configuration; an elastic biasing or resilient member coupled to the shuttle ; characterised in that , it comprises a stop configured to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein the stop is configured to impede longitudinal movement of the shuttle to maintain the driver in the deployed configuration, and movement of the stop from the first configuration to the second configuration allows the shuttle to move the driver from the deployed configuration to the first or the second retracted configuration by an elastic deformation of the elastic biasing or resilient member ; and one or two drive gears coupled to the carrier and to the driver ; the shuttle includes one or two rack gears configured to engage the one or two drive gears, wherein direct engagement of the one or two rack gears and the one or two drive gears moves the driver from the first or the second retracted configurations, to the deployed configuration and direct engagement of the one or two rack gears and the one or two drive gears also moves the driver from the deployed configuration to the first or second retracted configuration. a carrier , a needle ; a driver coupled to the needle , the driver being slidable relative to the carrier between one first or two first and second retracted configurations, and a deployed configuration; a shuttle configured to move the driver between the first or the first and second retracted configurations, and the deployed configuration; an elastic biasing or resilient member coupled to the shuttle ; characterised in that , it comprises a stop configured to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein the stop is configured to impede longitudinal movement of the shuttle to maintain the driver in the deployed configuration, and movement of the stop from the first configuration to the second configuration allows the shuttle to move the driver from the deployed configuration to the first or the second retracted configuration by an elastic deformation of the elastic biasing or resilient member ; and one or two drive gears coupled to the carrier and to the driver ; the shuttle includes one or two rack gears configured to engage the one or two drive gears, wherein direct engagement of the one or two rack gears and the one or two drive gears moves the driver from the first or the second retracted configurations, to the deployed configuration and direct engagement of the one or two rack gears and the one or two drive gears also moves the driver from the deployed configuration to the first or second retracted configuration.
A method of advertising notification messages, the method performed by a wireless local area network, WLAN, access point, AP, the method comprising: storing active notification messages, wherein the active notification messages each have a notification identifier; generating a notification information element that includes the notification identifier, wherein the notification identifier is calculated by applying a keyed hash algorithm to the notification message, and then truncating the output of the keyed hash algorithm; including the notification information element in a downlink frame; transmitting the downlink frame, wherein the downlink frame is a WLAN beacon frame or a WLAN probe response frame so that it is receivable by a WLAN station, STA, that is within range of, but not associated with, the WLAN AP; receiving an Access Network Query Protocol, ANQP, query that includes one or more notification identifiers from a WLAN STA ; and in response to receiving the ANQP query, transmitting an ANQP response that includes one or more notification messages that correspond to the one or more notification identifiers included in the ANQP query. storing active notification messages, wherein the active notification messages each have a notification identifier; generating a notification information element that includes the notification identifier, wherein the notification identifier is calculated by applying a keyed hash algorithm to the notification message, and then truncating the output of the keyed hash algorithm; including the notification information element in a downlink frame; transmitting the downlink frame, wherein the downlink frame is a WLAN beacon frame or a WLAN probe response frame so that it is receivable by a WLAN station, STA, that is within range of, but not associated with, the WLAN AP; receiving an Access Network Query Protocol, ANQP, query that includes one or more notification identifiers from a WLAN STA ; and
Method for operating a textile machine that produces a cross-wound packages and comprises a plurality of workstations , which can be actuated individually and operate autonomously, and a central control unit , the workstations affected by a mass activation of all workstations of the textile machine or by an activation of a plurality of workstations of the textile machine being activated in succession, characterised in that, the switch-on pulse for each workstation downstream of the first workstation is delayed by a minimum time period of 1 ms by comparison with the workstation activated previously, and in that monitoring is carried out as to whether all the necessary conditions for activating the workstations are met, and in that if they are not met, the switch-on pulses are delayed further by comparison with the minimum time period until the conditions for the next successful activation are met.
Method for predicting the bioavailability of a radioelement in a living animal organism further to contamination of this organism by said radioelement, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a gel in which said radioelement is uniformly distributed, said gel mimicking the contamination site in said living animal organism; b) placing the gel prepared at said step (a) in contact with a solution mimicking a biological fluid associated with the contamination site in said living animal organism, then placing the whole under agitation; and c) measuring, at a time t, the amount of said radioelement in said solution, said measurement allowing prediction of the bioavailability of said radioelement in said living animal organism. a) preparing a gel in which said radioelement is uniformly distributed, said gel mimicking the contamination site in said living animal organism; b) placing the gel prepared at said step (a) in contact with a solution mimicking a biological fluid associated with the contamination site in said living animal organism, then placing the whole under agitation; and c) measuring, at a time t, the amount of said radioelement in said solution, said measurement allowing prediction of the bioavailability of said radioelement in said living animal organism.
A rotary device for a gas turbine engine , comprising: a central hub ; and at least one blade extending from the hub ; wherein the blade comprises a blade body and a blade tip cap , the blade body having a pressure surface and suction surface, a leading edge and trailing edge and a blade body tip ; and wherein the blade tip cap comprises a mesh; and wherein the mesh is a metal wire mesh; and characterised in that the blade tip cap is arranged to cover the blade body tip such that the blade tip cap extends inwardly from the blade body tip across said pressure surface and suction surface, from the leading edge to the trailing edge for increasing a bonding area for the blade tip cap . a central hub ; and at least one blade extending from the hub ; wherein the blade comprises a blade body and a blade tip cap , the blade body having a pressure surface and suction surface, a leading edge and trailing edge and a blade body tip ; and wherein the blade tip cap comprises a mesh; and wherein the mesh is a metal wire mesh; and characterised in that the blade tip cap is arranged to cover the blade body tip such that the blade tip cap extends inwardly from the blade body tip across said pressure surface and suction surface, from the leading edge to the trailing edge for increasing a bonding area for the blade tip cap .
A three-dimensional powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (PBF-AM) apparatus comprising: a build plate ; a powder application apparatus that applies metal powder onto the build plate to form a powder layer ; a beam irradiation apparatus that irradiates the powder layer with an electron beam ; and a control unit that controls the powder application apparatus and the beam irradiation apparatus , wherein when the powder layer is preheated by irradiation with the electron beam , the control unit sets a beam size and an irradiation position of the electron beam such that lines (Li) of the electron beam do not overlap each other at least at a start of preheating, and controls the beam irradiation apparatus to gradually increase the beam size of the electron beam from the start of preheating to an end of preheating. a build plate ; a powder application apparatus that applies metal powder onto the build plate to form a powder layer ; a beam irradiation apparatus that irradiates the powder layer with an electron beam ; and a control unit that controls the powder application apparatus and the beam irradiation apparatus , wherein when the powder layer is preheated by irradiation with the electron beam , the control unit sets a beam size and an irradiation position of the electron beam such that lines (Li) of the electron beam do not overlap each other at least at a start of preheating, and controls the beam irradiation apparatus to gradually increase the beam size of the electron beam from the start of preheating to an end of preheating.
A space frame fuselage comprising: a plurality of nodes and a plurality of longitudinal, lateral, and vertical elements , connecting the nodes to form a space frame ; a cargo hold comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular bays for housing one or more International Organization for Standardization, ISO, containers; and a pressure membrane enclosing at least one of the plurality of substantially rectangular bays; wherein the enclosed at least one of the plurality of substantially rectangular bays connects at first nodes of the plurality of nodes and wherein the pressure membrane also connects to the space frame at the first nodes . a plurality of nodes and a plurality of longitudinal, lateral, and vertical elements , connecting the nodes to form a space frame ; a cargo hold comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular bays for housing one or more International Organization for Standardization, ISO, containers; and a pressure membrane enclosing at least one of the plurality of substantially rectangular bays; wherein the enclosed at least one of the plurality of substantially rectangular bays connects at first nodes of the plurality of nodes and wherein the pressure membrane also connects to the space frame at the first nodes .
A foil bearing comprising: a housing ; a support structure associated with the housing; and a foil circumscribed at least in part by the support structure and spaced from the housing by the support structure, the foil including a body section having a body material composition, a sensor section having a conductive material composition, the sensor section having a circumferential portion surrounded at least in part by the body section, and a tab section that protrudes into the support structure and defines a first terminal and a second terminal associated with the sensor section. a housing ; a support structure associated with the housing; and a foil circumscribed at least in part by the support structure and spaced from the housing by the support structure, the foil including a body section having a body material composition, a sensor section having a conductive material composition, the sensor section having a circumferential portion surrounded at least in part by the body section, and a tab section that protrudes into the support structure and defines a body section having a body material composition, a sensor section having a conductive material composition, the sensor section having a circumferential portion surrounded at least in part by the body section, and a tab section that protrudes into the support structure and defines a first terminal and a second terminal associated with the sensor section.
Method for applying a mark on the exterior surface of a pipe with a closing plug for closing the pipe , wherein the closing plug comprises a plug section extending around a center axis (M) and comprising at least one retention element , wherein said plug section , in a state in which it is connected to the pipe, projects into the pipe, wherein a force-fit connection between the closing plug and the interior surface of the pipe is provided by means of the at least one retention element , and comprises a marking gauge by means of which a mark , especially for the insertion depth of a fitting, can be applied to the exterior surface of the pipe, wherein in a first step the closing plug is pulled out of the pipe , wherein in a subsequent step the closing plug is positioned with the marking gauge on the pipe, and wherein in a subsequent step a marking is applied based on the marking gauge . comprises a plug section extending around a center axis (M) and comprising at least one retention element , wherein said plug section , in a state in which it is connected to the pipe, projects into the pipe, wherein a force-fit connection between the closing plug and the interior surface of the pipe is provided by means of the at least one retention element , and comprises a marking gauge by means of which a mark , especially for the insertion depth of a fitting, can be applied to the exterior surface of the pipe, wherein in a first step the closing plug is pulled out of the pipe , wherein in a subsequent step the closing plug is positioned with the marking gauge on the pipe, and wherein in a subsequent step a marking is applied based on the marking gauge .
An article containing a resin composition wherein said article is selected from the group consisting of jacketings, primary layers, buffer layers and strength members for wire or cable; umbilicals and risers for oil and gas applications; oil and gas tank liners; coatings and/or insulation for wire and cable, cable or wire conduits, piping, tanks, pumps, tubing, coatings, tower packing, lined vessels, nozzles, valves, pipes for chemical drainage, fuel transfer, or chemical transfer and plenum conduits, wherein the resin composition is comprised of a vinylidene fluoride-containing polymer and a core-shell impact modifier comprised of a polysiloxane core and a shell of a non-elastomeric polymeric material compatible with the vinylidene fluoride-containing polymer, wherein the shell polymer comprises an acrylate, wherein the vinylidene fluoride-containing polymer is a heterogeneous copolymer composition comprised of two or more distinct phases, including a polyvinylidene fluoride continuous phase and a non-continuous or co-continuous phase comprised of a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and at least one comonomer, wherein the vinylidene fluoride-containing polymer is in the form of a powder having distinct particles having a weight average particle size on less than 500 nm, or agglomerate particles in the range of 0.5 to 200 microns, the weight average particle size being measured by laser light scattering using a NICOMP instrument.
Method for operating a motor vehicle, which has an engine in the form of an internal combustion engine and an engine in the form of an electric motor , wherein the motor vehicle is driven by at least one of these two engines, wherein both engines are cooled by a coolant via a common coolant circuit , wherein the internal combustion engine is arranged downstream of the electric motor , wherein coolant is firstly conveyed to the electric motor and from the electric motor to the internal combustion engine , wherein a first temperature is set for the coolant when the motor vehicle is driven only by the internal combustion engine , and wherein a second temperature is set for the coolant when the motor vehicle is driven by the electric motor and the internal combustion engine , wherein the second temperature is lower than the first temperature, characterised in that a third temperature is set for the coolant when the motor vehicle is driven only by the electric motor , wherein the third temperature is lower than the second temperature.
Apparatus for non-cryogenic separation of gases, comprising a plurality of modules , each module including at least one polymeric membrane capable of separating components of a gas passing through the module, the apparatus including a plurality of conduits and valves which are connected to the modules , wherein in a first configuration of the valves , a feed gas is directed into all of the modules , wherein the modules are connected in parallel, and in a second configuration of the valves , a feed gas is directed into a first group of modules , the first group comprising fewer than all of the modules, and then into a second group of modules, the second group comprising modules not belonging to the first group, wherein the first and second groups of modules are effectively connected in series, characterized in that : the modules are disposed in a single housing, there are exactly three valves , and all of the valves are located outside of the housing. wherein in a first configuration of the valves , a feed gas is directed into all of the modules , wherein the modules are connected in parallel, and in a second configuration of the valves , a feed gas is directed into a first group of modules , the first group comprising fewer than all of the modules, and then into a second group of modules, the second group comprising modules not belonging to the first group, wherein the first and second groups of modules are effectively connected in series, characterized in that : the modules are disposed in a single housing, there are exactly three valves , and all of the valves are located outside of the housing. the modules are disposed in a single housing, there are exactly three valves , and all of the valves are located outside of the housing.
A hand dryer device comprising a casing defined by a front, rear region and two lateral regions, a drying chamber superiorly open formed in the upper portion of the same casing configured for the insertion of the hands of a user from the front region of the same casing , aeration means provided for orienting an air flow rate towards an outlet located in the area of the drying chamber, and detection means for detecting the presence of the hands of the user in the drying chamber, characterised in that the drying chamber runs transversely from the front region to the rear region of the casing , the rear region of the casing enabled for being installed and positioned on a wall, said drying chamber presenting a U-shaped general geometry and the same drying chamber being laterally delimited by two arms facing each other, which extend vertically from the corresponding lateral regions, the drying chamber having dimensions configured for the insertion of the two hands of the user from the front area of the casing , wherein the air outlet is located on the internal face of the two arms that extend in such a way that the air flow rate is laterally oriented towards the hands of a user.