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A system for monitoring brake wear in a braking system of a vehicle, the system comprising: a microphone; and an electronic controller configured to receive an audio signal from the microphone, determine at least one sound characteristic of the audio signal, determine, based upon the at least one sound characteristic, a condition of a braking component of the braking system, generate a notification regarding the condition, and perform at least one selected from the group of sending the notification to a display for output to a user, storing the notification in a memory, and modifying operation of the vehicle, characterized in that the electronic controller is further configured to modify an operation of the vehicle in response to the generated notification wherein the electronic controller determines that a braking pad needs replacement and in response, the electronic controller generates a signal to the braking system to apply more force to other brake pads. a microphone; and an electronic controller configured to receive an audio signal from the microphone, determine at least one sound characteristic of the audio signal, determine, based upon the at least one sound characteristic, a condition of a braking component of the braking system, generate a notification regarding the condition, and perform at least one selected from the group of sending the notification to a display for output to a user, storing the notification in a memory, and modifying operation of the vehicle, characterized in that the electronic controller is further configured to modify an operation of the vehicle in response to the generated notification wherein the electronic controller determines that a braking pad needs replacement and in response, the electronic controller generates a signal to the braking system to apply more force to other brake pads. receive an audio signal from the microphone, determine at least one sound characteristic of the audio signal, determine, based upon the at least one sound characteristic, a condition of a braking component of the braking system, generate a notification regarding the condition, and perform at least one selected from the group of sending the notification to a display for output to a user, storing the notification in a memory, and modifying operation of the vehicle, characterized in that the electronic controller is further configured to modify an operation of the vehicle in response to the generated notification wherein the electronic controller determines that a braking pad needs replacement and in response, the electronic controller generates a signal to the braking system to apply more force to other brake pads.
A method for managing conditions for electronic trade finance transactions utilizing distributed ledgers of a blockchain system, each electronic trade finance transaction including a bank guarantee and a payment that is triggered upon the satisfaction of transaction parameters, the method comprising: receiving a new electronic trade finance transaction request, the request identifying trade finance transaction parameters, and at least one condition of the trade finance transaction associated with party profiles corresponding to one or more inventory management devices or one or more shipping management devices; obtaining a public key associated with each of the party profiles for each of the one or more inventory management devices or the one or more shipping management devices associated with the at least one condition of the trade finance transaction; generating a plurality of blocks on a distributed ledger on a node of a distributed plurality of nodes maintaining the blockchain system, each of the blocks associated with a corresponding condition of the at least one condition to be effected and encrypted with a public key corresponding to the party profile associated with the condition; and generating signals to initiate propagation of the plurality of blocks to the distributed plurality of nodes. receiving a new electronic trade finance transaction request, the request identifying trade finance transaction parameters, and at least one condition of the trade finance transaction associated with party profiles corresponding to one or more inventory management devices or one or more shipping management devices; obtaining a public key associated with each of the party profiles for each of the one or more inventory management devices or the one or more shipping management devices associated with the at least one condition of the trade finance transaction; generating a plurality of blocks on a distributed ledger on a node of a distributed plurality of nodes maintaining the blockchain system, each of the blocks associated with a corresponding condition of the at least one condition to be effected and encrypted with a public key corresponding to the party profile associated with the condition; and generating signals to initiate propagation of the plurality of blocks to the distributed plurality of nodes.
A control device for interfacing a photovoltaic panel power generator and a refrigeration system comprising a refrigeration unit configured to drive a plurality of refrigeration apparatuses adapted to receive commands for setting respective temperature setpoints (SPi), said interface device comprising: - means for measuring a first instantaneous value of power (Pg) produced by the generator ; - means for measuring a second instantaneous value of power (Pa) absorbed by the refrigeration unit ; - means for the acquisition of third values (Pi) identifying the nominal power of each one of the connected refrigeration apparatuses ; - a programmable unit configured to process said first, second and third values (Pg, Pa, Pi) in order to determine temperature setpoint setting commands to be sent to one or more of said refrigeration apparatuses ; and - means for transmitting said setting commands to said one or more refrigeration apparatuses . - means for measuring a first instantaneous value of power (Pg) produced by the generator ; - means for measuring a second instantaneous value of power (Pa) absorbed by the refrigeration unit ; - means for the acquisition of third values (Pi) identifying the nominal power of each one of the connected refrigeration apparatuses ; - a programmable unit configured to process said first, second and third values (Pg, Pa, Pi) in order to determine temperature setpoint setting commands to be sent to one or more of said refrigeration apparatuses ; and - means for transmitting said setting commands to said one or more refrigeration apparatuses .
An information processing system comprising: an output controller configured to cause an output portion to output a start condition for speech recognition processing to be performed by a speech recognition portion on sound information input from a sound collecting portion , wherein the output controller is configured to dynamically change the start condition for the speech recognition processing to be output from the output portion on the basis of sound information input from the sound collecting portion after the activation trigger is detected, wherein the output controller is configured to cause the output portion to output the start condition in a case where an activation trigger of the speech recognition processing is detected; and characterised in that the output controller is configured to dynamically change the start condition to be output from the output portion on the basis of the number of arrival directions of sound information with likelihood of speech exceeding a threshold value to the sound collecting portion . an output controller configured to cause an output portion to output a start condition for speech recognition processing to be performed by a speech recognition portion on sound information input from a sound collecting portion , wherein the output controller is configured to dynamically change the start condition for the speech recognition processing to be output from the output portion on the basis of sound information input from the sound collecting portion after the activation trigger is detected, wherein the output controller is configured to cause the output portion to output the start condition in a case where an activation trigger of the speech recognition processing is detected; and characterised in that the output controller is configured to dynamically change the start condition to be output from the output portion on the basis of the number of arrival directions of sound information with likelihood of speech exceeding a threshold value to the sound collecting portion .
A system for stabilizing a resilient object to avoid operationally changing refractive properties of the object, the system comprising: a contact element formed with a contact surface, wherein the contact surface is shaped with a substantially matching correspondence to a selected surface on the resilient object; a device for placing the contact element onto the selected surface of the object, wherein the contact element is placed in an operational location when the contact surface of the contact element is juxtaposed with the selected surface of the object, and wherein any movement of the object is opposed by the contact element to stabilize the object while the contact element is in its operational location; a detector for generating a position signal indicative of an interaction between the contact element and the object, wherein the position signal is used with the device to establish and maintain the contact element in its operational location to oppose movement of the object, characterised in that the system further comprises a liquid, wherein the system is adapted to deposit the liquid on the selected surface of the object to buffer the interaction between the contact element and the object. a contact element formed with a contact surface, wherein the contact surface is shaped with a substantially matching correspondence to a selected surface on the resilient object; a device for placing the contact element onto the selected surface of the object, wherein the contact element is placed in an operational location when the contact surface of the contact element is juxtaposed with the selected surface of the object, and wherein any movement of the object is opposed by the contact element to stabilize the object while the contact element is in its operational location; a detector for generating a position signal indicative of an interaction between the contact element and the object, wherein the position signal is used with the device to establish and maintain the contact element in its operational location to oppose movement of the object, characterised in that the system further comprises a liquid, wherein the system is adapted to deposit the liquid on the selected surface of the object to buffer the interaction between the contact element and the object.
An electronic device , comprising a first body , a second body , a middle cover , and a flexible printed circuit ; wherein the flexible printed circuit comprises a through-shaft section , a reinforcing plate is provided on a surface of the through-shaft section , and the reinforcing plate comprises a support sheet and a flexible region ; and the flexible region is provided on the support sheet or divides the support sheet into a plurality of sheet bodies , and the support sheet is stacked on and fastened to a surface of the through-shaft section ; and the first body and the second body are rotatably connected to two opposite sides of the middle cover , respectively, and the electronic device comprises a gap connecting the first body , the second body , and the middle cover ; and the flexible printed circuit is located in the gap and extends from the first body to the second body to connect the first body and the second body , the reinforcing plate is located in the middle cover , and the support sheet is fastened to the middle cover . the flexible printed circuit comprises a through-shaft section , a reinforcing plate is provided on a surface of the through-shaft section , and the reinforcing plate comprises a support sheet and a flexible region ; and the flexible region is provided on the support sheet or divides the support sheet into a plurality of sheet bodies , and the support sheet is stacked on and fastened to a surface of the through-shaft section ; and the first body and the second body are rotatably connected to two opposite sides of the middle cover , respectively, and the electronic device comprises a gap connecting the first body , the second body , and the middle cover ; and the flexible printed circuit is located in the gap and extends from the first body to the second body to connect the first body and the second body , the reinforcing plate is located in the middle cover , and the support sheet is fastened to the middle cover .
A drill , comprising: a rod-shaped drill body caused to rotate around a rotation axis (X); a pair of main cutting edges positioned on a front end portion of the drill body ; a minor cutting edge that is positioned on the front end portion and connects the pair of main cutting edges ; and a pair of flutes that are provided on an outer periphery of the drill body and extend in a spiral manner around the rotation axis (X) from the pair of main cutting edges toward a rear end portion of the drill body , the minor cutting edge comprising a pair of first chisel edges each extending from the pair of main cutting edges toward the rotation axis (X), and a second chisel edge that is positioned between the pair of first chisel edges so as to intersect with the rotation axis (X) and that is shorter than the pair of first chisel edges in a front end view, characterised in that upon viewing a locus of rotation (X1) of the pair of first chisel edges and a locus of rotation (X2) of the second chisel edge in a cross section taken so as to include the rotation axis (X), each of the locus of rotation (X1) of the pair of first chisel edges comprises a rectilinear shape and each of imaginary straight lines obtained by extending the locus of rotation (X1) of the pair of the first chisel edges toward the rotation axis (X) is positioned closer to a rear end side of the drill body than the locus of rotation (X2) of the second chisel edge . a rod-shaped drill body caused to rotate around a rotation axis (X); a pair of main cutting edges positioned on a front end portion of the drill body ; a minor cutting edge that is positioned on the front end portion and connects the pair of main cutting edges ; and a pair of flutes that are provided on an outer periphery of the drill body and extend in a spiral manner around the rotation axis (X) from the pair of main cutting edges toward a rear end portion of the drill body , the minor cutting edge comprising a pair of first chisel edges each extending from the pair of main cutting edges toward the rotation axis (X), and a second chisel edge that is positioned between the pair of first chisel edges so as to intersect with the rotation axis (X) and that is shorter than the pair of first chisel edges in a front end view, characterised in that upon viewing a locus of rotation (X1) of the pair of first chisel edges and a locus of rotation (X2) of the second chisel edge in a cross section taken so as to include the rotation axis (X), each of the locus of rotation (X1) of the pair of first chisel edges comprises a rectilinear shape and each of imaginary straight lines obtained by extending the locus of rotation (X1) of the pair of the first chisel edges toward the rotation axis (X) is positioned closer to a rear end side of the drill body than the locus of rotation (X2) of the second chisel edge .
A porous carbon material characterized by a. a total pore volume in the range from 0.4 to 2.8 cm 3 /g for pores having a diameter in the range from 10 nm to 10,000 nm, with the total pore volume determined according to the mercury porosimetry method as described herein; and b. a skeletal density in the range from 1.8 to 2.3 g/cm 3 , with the skeletal density determined according to the skeletal density method as described herein. a. a total pore volume in the range from 0.4 to 2.8 cm 3 /g for pores having a diameter in the range from 10 nm to 10,000 nm, with the total pore volume determined according to the mercury porosimetry method as described herein; and b. a skeletal density in the range from 1.8 to 2.3 g/cm 3 , with the skeletal density determined according to the skeletal density method as described herein.
Floor nozzle apparatus, which has a textile surface cleaning function, comprising a floor body and a sliding sole (41; 177; 202; 206; 248), which in the operation of the floor nozzle apparatus (11; 11'; 11"; 11′′′; 111; 111'; 111"; 244) is in contact with a surface to be cleaned, characterized in that the sliding sole (41; 177; 202; 206; 248) is made of a composite material, which comprises a matrix material of at least one polymer and fibers of an electrically conductive material and/or platelets of an electrically conductive material as a filler.
An aerosol generating device comprising: an RLC resonance circuit arranged for inductive heating of a susceptor received in the aerosol generating device in use; characterised in that the device comprises a controller arranged to, in use: determine a frequency characteristic of a peak of a frequency response of the RLC resonance circuit ; and determine, based on the determined frequency characteristic, the temperature of the susceptor received in the aerosol generating device in use. an RLC resonance circuit arranged for inductive heating of a susceptor received in the aerosol generating device in use; characterised in that the device comprises a controller arranged to, in use: determine a frequency characteristic of a peak of a frequency response of the RLC resonance circuit ; and determine, based on the determined frequency characteristic, the temperature of the susceptor received in the aerosol generating device in use. determine a frequency characteristic of a peak of a frequency response of the RLC resonance circuit ; and determine, based on the determined frequency characteristic, the temperature of the susceptor received in the aerosol generating device in use.
A portable handheld cell or tissue excitation terminal configured for dynamic optimization of a therapeutic treatment effect, the excitation terminal comprising: a central processing unit (CPU); a human body status detection device, connected to the CPU and used to detect human body status information, the human body status detection device comprising a heartbeat detector; one or more electromagnetic (EM) wave generators configured to generate EM field; and a power device, used to supply power to operate the devices within the excitation terminal, wherein: each of the EM wave generators is connected to the CPU, and the CPU controls, according to a signal detected by the human body status detection device, the EM wave generator to send EM waves corresponding to a detected human body status information, and characterised in that the generated EM field (EMF) is a pulsed EMF (PEMF), and the EM wave generator generates a therapeutically effective waveform of the form: I t = { 0 , t < 0 I max × 1 − 1 / e t / τ , 0 ≤ t ≤ t 1 0 , t > t 1 where a) 300 μsec ≤ τ ≤ 0.02 sec b) 5 msec ≤ t 1 ≤ 0.1 sec and - τ is a time constant of generation of the waveform generator, - t is any time point, - (t 1 - t) is the duration or the on-time of the pulse, and - I max is a maximum direct current (DC) following in the circuit. a central processing unit (CPU); a human body status detection device, connected to the CPU and used to detect human body status information, the human body status detection device comprising a heartbeat detector; one or more electromagnetic (EM) wave generators configured to generate EM field; and a power device, used to supply power to operate the devices within the excitation terminal, wherein: each of the EM wave generators is connected to the CPU, and the CPU controls, according to a signal detected by the human body status detection device, the EM wave generator to send EM waves corresponding to a detected human body status information, and characterised in that the generated EM field (EMF) is a pulsed EMF (PEMF), and the EM wave generator generates a therapeutically effective waveform of the form: I t = { 0 , t < 0 I max × 1 − 1 / e t / τ , 0 ≤ t ≤ t 1 0 , t > t 1 where a) 300 μsec ≤ τ ≤ 0.02 sec b) 5 msec ≤ t 1 ≤ 0.1 sec and - τ is a time constant of generation of the waveform generator, - t is any time point, - (t 1 - t) is the duration or the on-time of the pulse, and - I max is a maximum direct current (DC) following in the circuit. a) 300 μsec ≤ τ ≤ 0.02 sec b) 5 msec ≤ t 1 ≤ 0.1 sec and - τ is a time constant of generation of the waveform generator, - t is any time point, - (t 1 - t) is the duration or the on-time of the pulse, and - I max is a maximum direct current (DC) following in the circuit. - τ is a time constant of generation of the waveform generator, - t is any time point, - (t 1 - t) is the duration or the on-time of the pulse, and - I max is a maximum direct current (DC) following in the circuit.
A biaxially oriented film comprising: a PLA and polyolefin (PLA/PO) blend, the film having a haze of 80% or greater as measured by ASTM-D1003 and a 45° gloss of less than 50% as measured by ASTM-D- 2457, characterized in that the polyolefin is HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE or a combination thereof and ratio of the PLA to the PO in the blend is between 4:1 and 199: 1. a PLA and polyolefin (PLA/PO) blend, the film having a haze of 80% or greater as measured by ASTM-D1003 and a 45° gloss of less than 50% as measured by ASTM-D- 2457, characterized in that the polyolefin is HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE or a combination thereof and ratio of the PLA to the PO in the blend is between 4:1 and 199: 1.
A method for transmitting an OPC United Architecture UA message over Constrained Application Protocol CoAP, comprising encapsulating, by a first server, data using an OPC UA information model, encoding the encapsulated data in a binary format or extensive markup language, XML, format to obtain an OPC UA data message, and encapsulating the OPC UA data message into a payload of a CoAP message to obtain an UA-CoAP data message, the first server being an OPC UA server based on CoAP; the method is characterized in : querying, by the first server, whether there is a second proxy server in a network; if the second proxy server exists, sending, by the first server, the UA-CoAP data message to the second proxy server located at a network boundary of an underlying industrial field device; converting, by the second proxy server after receiving the UA-CoAP data message, CoAP into hypertext transfer protocol, HTTP, with OPC UA information being unchanged, the second server being a proxy server that converts the CoAP into the HTTP; forming, by the second proxy server after the conversion, an HTTP data message containing the original OPC UA information, and directly sending the data message to a standard OPC UA client in an external network for subsequent data analysis; and if there is no second proxy server, discarding, by the first server, the UA-CoAP data message, and performing direct transmission using transmission control protocol, TCP. querying, by the first server, whether there is a second proxy server in a network; if the second proxy server exists, sending, by the first server, the UA-CoAP data message to the second proxy server located at a network boundary of an underlying industrial field device; converting, by the second proxy server after receiving the UA-CoAP data message, CoAP into hypertext transfer protocol, HTTP, with OPC UA information being unchanged, the second server being a proxy server that converts the CoAP into the HTTP; forming, by the second proxy server after the conversion, an HTTP data message containing the original OPC UA information, and directly sending the data message to a standard OPC UA client in an external network for subsequent data analysis; and if there is no second proxy server, discarding, by the first server, the UA-CoAP data message, and performing direct transmission using transmission control protocol, TCP.