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A wire rope barrier comprising a plurality of posts and at least one cable , each post being linked to one or more of the cable(s) via one or more hangers , wherein each hanger comprises: (a) a cable holding portion ; (b) at least two legs extending from the cable holding portion, wherein both legs attach to the respective post in an orientation so that each leg has a different axis of rotation relative to the post; wherein Z the cable holding portion of each hanger has a cradle shape with a U-shaped portion, with the respective cable being seated within the U-shaped portion, and when a predetermined impact force from a vehicle collision is imposed on the barrier, one or more of the hangers release the cable retained therein when at least one of the legs or a part thereof deforms and the or each said hanger at least partially detaches from its respective post. (a) a cable holding portion ; (b) at least two legs extending from the cable holding portion, wherein both legs attach to the respective post in an orientation so that each leg has a different axis of rotation relative to the post; wherein Z the cable holding portion of each hanger has a cradle shape with a U-shaped portion, with the respective cable being seated within the U-shaped portion, and when a predetermined impact force from a vehicle collision is imposed on the barrier, one or more of the hangers release the cable retained therein when at least one of the legs or a part thereof deforms and the or each said hanger at least partially detaches from its respective post.
An appliance for use in supporting a woman during the first stage of labour including: a horizontal seat portion ; a generally horizontal ledge portion is located at a height which is higher than the seat portion and extends across the width of the seat portion; a footrest is located at either side of the ledge portion; wherein the footrests are located beneath the ledge portion. a horizontal seat portion ; a generally horizontal ledge portion is located at a height which is higher than the seat portion and extends across the width of the seat portion; a footrest is located at either side of the ledge portion; wherein the footrests are located beneath the ledge portion.
A tunable actuator joint module (106a-d) of a robotic assembly , comprising: an output member operable to couple to a first support member (104a-d) of a robotic system; an input member operable to couple to a second support member (104a-d) of the robotic system; a primary actuator operable to apply a torque to rotate the output member about an axis of rotation ; and a quasi-passive elastic actuator comprising a rotary pneumatic actuator comprising an elastic component dynamically tunable to a joint stiffness value, the elastic component comprising first vane device and second vane device rotatable relative to each other and supported by a housing of the rotary pneumatic actuator, the first vane device and second vane device defining, at least in part, a compression chamber and an expansion chamber , wherein the first vane device is rotatable with the input member and the second vane device is rotatable with the output member, and wherein the rotary pneumatic actuator comprises a valve assembly having a valve device disposed through an opening of the first vane device, wherein the valve device is variably controllable to open and close a shunt circuit and to switch the quasi-passive elastic actuator between elastic and inelastic states, such that the quasi-passive elastic actuator is operable to selectively store energy in response to a first rotation of the input member, and to selectively release energy in response to a second rotation of the input member to apply an augmented torque that combines with the torque from the primary actuator to assist rotation of the output member during the second rotation. an output member operable to couple to a first support member (104a-d) of a robotic system; an input member operable to couple to a second support member (104a-d) of the robotic system; a primary actuator operable to apply a torque to rotate the output member about an axis of rotation ; and a quasi-passive elastic actuator comprising a rotary pneumatic actuator comprising an elastic component dynamically tunable to a joint stiffness value, the elastic component comprising first vane device and second vane device rotatable relative to each other and supported by a housing of the rotary pneumatic actuator, the first vane device and second vane device defining, at least in part, a compression chamber and an expansion chamber , wherein the first vane device is rotatable with the input member and the second vane device is rotatable with the output member, and wherein the rotary pneumatic actuator comprises a valve assembly having a valve device disposed through an opening of the first vane device, wherein the valve device is variably controllable to open and close a shunt circuit and to switch the quasi-passive elastic actuator between elastic and inelastic states, such that the quasi-passive elastic actuator is operable to selectively store energy in response to a first rotation of the input member, and to selectively release energy in response to a second rotation of the input member to apply an augmented torque that combines with the torque from the primary actuator to assist rotation of the output member during the second rotation.
Air conditioning element made of a woven or non-woven fabric and having its wall provided with at least a first array of through holes for distributing air, wherein the following relations apply to the through holes constituting said first array: the twofold value of the square root of the quotient between the value of the inlet area (S) of a through hole and the value π is less than or equal to the value of the wall thickness of the element in the region adjacent to said through hole , characterized in that the centre line (O1) of the through hole intersects the inlet plane of said through hole at an angle α = 60° through 89°, more preferably 80° through 88°, most preferably 83° through 87°.
A method of fabricating a carbon fiber-reinforced article , the method comprising: providing a plurality of carbon fibers , the plurality of carbon fibers including surfaces that have an initial interfacial bonding strength capacity with respect to bonding with boron nitride, the plurality of carbon fibers including graphite; modifying the surfaces to reduce the initial interfacial bonding strength capacity wherein the modifying includes heat treating the plurality of carbon fibers at a temperature of 1550-1650°C and ordering microstructural stacking faults in a graphitic microstructure of the plurality of carbon fibers ; then depositing a layer of boron nitride on the modified surfaces such that the layer of boron nitride is in contact with the surfaces of the plurality of carbon fibers ; and embedding the plurality of carbon fibers in a ceramic matrix to provide a carbon fiber-reinforced article , wherein the ceramic matrix is silicon carbide. providing a plurality of carbon fibers , the plurality of carbon fibers including surfaces that have an initial interfacial bonding strength capacity with respect to bonding with boron nitride, the plurality of carbon fibers including graphite; modifying the surfaces to reduce the initial interfacial bonding strength capacity wherein the modifying includes heat treating the plurality of carbon fibers at a temperature of 1550-1650°C and ordering microstructural stacking faults in a graphitic microstructure of the plurality of carbon fibers ; then depositing a layer of boron nitride on the modified surfaces such that the layer of boron nitride is in contact with the surfaces of the plurality of carbon fibers ; and embedding the plurality of carbon fibers in a ceramic matrix to provide a carbon fiber-reinforced article , wherein the ceramic matrix is silicon carbide.
A machine-to-machine, M2M, node comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: receiving crawler metadata associated with an M2M device; crawling the M2M device for one or more resources in accordance with the received crawler metadata wherein the crawler metadata indicates the one or more resources, an order in which the one or more resources are crawled, and a crawling schedule for crawling the M2M device, and wherein the order is based on a priority of each resource, and the crawling schedule indicates when the M2M device should be re-crawled; and publishing the one or more resources such that the one or more resources can be discovered by a web crawler. a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: receiving crawler metadata associated with an M2M device; crawling the M2M device for one or more resources in accordance with the received crawler metadata wherein the crawler metadata indicates the one or more resources, an order in which the one or more resources are crawled, and a crawling schedule for crawling the M2M device, and wherein the order is based on a priority of each resource, and the crawling schedule indicates when the M2M device should be re-crawled; and publishing the one or more resources such that the one or more resources can be discovered by a web crawler. receiving crawler metadata associated with an M2M device; crawling the M2M device for one or more resources in accordance with the received crawler metadata wherein the crawler metadata indicates the one or more resources, an order in which the one or more resources are crawled, and a crawling schedule for crawling the M2M device, and wherein the order is based on a priority of each resource, and the crawling schedule indicates when the M2M device should be re-crawled; and publishing the one or more resources such that the one or more resources can be discovered by a web crawler.
A method of cylinder forming that is performed under conditions of a radius of curvature of bending r of 5 mm or more and a bending angle θ of 90 degrees or more and 180 degrees or less and a specified value of the spring back angle Δθ, using a metal material having a yield strength, a Young's modulus and a thickness, the method being characterized by a step of selecting the metal material on the basis of equation below Δθ / θ = − 5.52 YP ⋅ r / E ⋅ t 2 + 4.13 YP ⋅ r / E ⋅ t where, Δθ: spring back angle (degrees), θ: bending angle (degrees), YP: yield strength (MPa), E: Young's modulus (MPa), t: thickness (mm), r: radius of curvature of bending (mm).
A method of performing target parameter analysis for an assembly line including a plurality of stations, the method comprising: receiving, with an electronic processor, training data associated witht the assembly line, the training data including a plurality of attributes; characterized by the following steps: receiving, with the electronic processor, value addition data for each of the plurality of stations, the value addition data for each of the plurality of stations specifying a non-negative value added by each of the plurality of stations; learning, with the electronic processor, a decision tree based on the training data and the value addition data; and performing the target parameter analysis based on the decision tree. receiving, with an electronic processor, training data associated witht the assembly line, the training data including a plurality of attributes; characterized by the following steps: receiving, with the electronic processor, value addition data for each of the plurality of stations, the value addition data for each of the plurality of stations specifying a non-negative value added by each of the plurality of stations; learning, with the electronic processor, a decision tree based on the training data and the value addition data; and performing the target parameter analysis based on the decision tree. receiving, with the electronic processor, value addition data for each of the plurality of stations, the value addition data for each of the plurality of stations specifying a non-negative value added by each of the plurality of stations; learning, with the electronic processor, a decision tree based on the training data and the value addition data; and performing the target parameter analysis based on the decision tree.
A fluid shifting device comprising: - a fluid channel comprising at least one chamber , each chamber being filled with a fluid comprising an electrolyte and having at least two inlets , wherein each inlet has a cross-section which is smaller than a cross-section of the at least one chamber ; - a sealing control element being enclosed in the fluid of the fluid channel for sealing the at least one chamber and controlling a shift of the fluid within the fluid channel in response to a control signal ; and - at least one pair of electrodes arranged such that the electrodes are in fluidic contact with the at least one chamber for causing, in response to the control signal , an electrocapillary force acting on the sealing control element ; wherein the sealing control element has a surface tension which is higher than a surface tension of the fluid , such that in the absence of the control signal at least a portion of the sealing control element is trapped in one of the at least one chamber due to an intrinsic capillary force, thereby sealing said one of the at least one chamber . - a fluid channel comprising at least one chamber , each chamber being filled with a fluid comprising an electrolyte and having at least two inlets , wherein each inlet has a cross-section which is smaller than a cross-section of the at least one chamber ; - a sealing control element being enclosed in the fluid of the fluid channel for sealing the at least one chamber and controlling a shift of the fluid within the fluid channel in response to a control signal ; and - at least one pair of electrodes arranged such that the electrodes are in fluidic contact with the at least one chamber for causing, in response to the control signal , an electrocapillary force acting on the sealing control element ;
A process for upgrading residuum hydrocarbons, the process comprising: contacting a residuum hydrocarbon fraction and hydrogen with a first hydroconversion catalyst in a first ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; recovering a first effluent from the first ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; contacting the first effluent and hydrogen with a second hydroconversion catalyst in a second hydroconversion reactor system; recovering a second effluent from the second hydroconversion reactor system; contacting the second effluent and hydrogen with a third hydroconversion catalyst in a second ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; recovering a third effluent from the second ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; and fractionating the third effluent from the second ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system to recover one or more hydrocarbon fractions (48-62), wherein the second hydroconversion reactor system comprises a fixed bed reactor. contacting a residuum hydrocarbon fraction and hydrogen with a first hydroconversion catalyst in a first ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; recovering a first effluent from the first ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; contacting the first effluent and hydrogen with a second hydroconversion catalyst in a second hydroconversion reactor system; recovering a second effluent from the second hydroconversion reactor system; contacting the second effluent and hydrogen with a third hydroconversion catalyst in a second ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; recovering a third effluent from the second ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system ; and fractionating the third effluent from the second ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system to recover one or more hydrocarbon fractions (48-62), wherein the second hydroconversion reactor system comprises a fixed bed reactor.
A polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer, as a saponified product of a copolymer of a vinyl ester monomer and a polyfunctional monomer, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer has a slope of 1.2 or less in a double logarithmic plot of storage elastic modulus G' (at 20°C) in an angular frequency region of 1.0 to 10.0 rad/s, in measurement of an aqueous solution of the polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer filtered through a 100-mesh filter (opening: 0.154 mm) and then adjusted to a concentration of 10.0 mass%, wherein the storage elastic modulus G' is measured by the method disclosed in the present description.
A level shift device , comprising: a FET in which a voltage of an internal power supply part is applied to a gate, an external input signal is input from outside to one of a source and a drain, and the other one of the source and the drain outputs an intermediate output signal of the same phase as that of the external input signal; and a comparator comparing the intermediate output signal with a threshold value so as to perform conversion into a Hi/Lo signal defined by a voltage of the internal power supply part and outputting the signal to an internal processing circuit , wherein theFET , the comparator , the processing circuit , and the internal power supply part are enclosed in the device , wherein an output part of the intermediate output signal of the FET comprises pull-down means to ensure, when the output part is in a Lo level, the Lo level, and wherein the pull-down means comprises a constant current source composed of a transistor and a resistor or a mirror circuit composed of a plurality of transistors so as to supply a constant current which is independent of the voltage across it. a FET in which a voltage of an internal power supply part is applied to a gate, an external input signal is input from outside to one of a source and a drain, and the other one of the source and the drain outputs an intermediate output signal of the same phase as that of the external input signal; and a comparator comparing the intermediate output signal with a threshold value so as to perform conversion into a Hi/Lo signal defined by a voltage of the internal power supply part and outputting the signal to an internal processing circuit , wherein theFET , the comparator , the processing circuit , and the internal power supply part are enclosed in the device , wherein an output part of the intermediate output signal of the FET comprises pull-down means to ensure, when the output part is in a Lo level, the Lo level, and wherein the pull-down means comprises a constant current source composed of a transistor and a resistor or a mirror circuit composed of a plurality of transistors so as to supply a constant current which is independent of the voltage across it.
Coupling for the holding of two shaft elements, comprising a fixed coupling partner with a holding medium for the holding of the first shaft element with a coupling central longitudinal axis and a coupling partner with a holding medium for the holding of the second shaft element with reference to the coupling central longitudinal axis moving coupling partner with a holding medium for the moving part Coupling partner is axially adjustable relative to the fixed coupling partner by means of a guide parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the coupling , whereby the fixed coupling partner has two fixed, spaced holding rings with bolt connectors , between the holding rings on the bolt connection means continuously a movable displacement ring , which is assigned to the movable coupling partner, with socket recesses corresponding to the bolt connectors , which are formed in such a way as to correspond with their number, arrangement and geometry that they offer axial guidance characterised by the fact that: two adjacent bolt connectors are inclined towards each other in the area of the corresponding socket recess , in particular one bolt connector to the left and one bolt connector to the right.
An access method, comprising: receiving (S803), by a terminal, a system message via a downlink carrier, wherein the system message comprises information used to indicate a frequency channel number of a second uplink carrier; and initiating (S806), by the terminal, random access via the second uplink carrier; wherein a frequency channel number of the downlink carrier belongs to a selected first frequency band, and a frequency channel number of the second uplink carrier belongs to a selected second frequency band; and wherein the first frequency band has a higher centre frequency than the second frequency band. receiving (S803), by a terminal, a system message via a downlink carrier, wherein the system message comprises information used to indicate a frequency channel number of a second uplink carrier; and initiating (S806), by the terminal, random access via the second uplink carrier; wherein a frequency channel number of the downlink carrier belongs to a selected first frequency band, and a frequency channel number of the second uplink carrier belongs to a selected second frequency band; and wherein the first frequency band has a higher centre frequency than the second frequency band.
Mechanical seal , comprising a rotating part connectable to a rotating shaft and a fixed part connectable to a fixed wall (P); said rotating part comprising: - an annular body integrally connectable to a rotating shaft about a rotation axis (R); - a sealing element substantially coaxial with said annular body and having a rotating coupling surface configured to abut against a respective static coupling surface of said fixed part ; and - elastic means comprising a wave spring having a substantially annular profile, said elastic means being active between said annular body and said sealing element to maintain said rotating coupling surface pressed against said static coupling surface and to allow a mutual position adjustment along said rotation axis (R) between the annular body and the sealing element ; - a first rotationally-shaped coupling configured to rotationally constrain said wave spring to said annular body about said rotation axis (R) and a second rotationally-shaped coupling configured to rotationally constrain said sealing element to said wave spring about said rotation axis (R), characterised in that it comprises an axially-shaped coupling configured to axially constrain said wave spring and said annular body so as to prevent them from disengaging from each other along said rotation axis (R), wherein said axially-shaped coupling is configured to be reversibly activated upon relative rotation between said wave spring and said annular body . - an annular body integrally connectable to a rotating shaft about a rotation axis (R); - a sealing element substantially coaxial with said annular body and having a rotating coupling surface configured to abut against a respective static coupling surface of said fixed part ; and - elastic means comprising a wave spring having a substantially annular profile, said elastic means being active between said annular body and said sealing element to maintain said rotating coupling surface pressed against said static coupling surface and to allow a mutual position adjustment along said rotation axis (R) between the annular body and the sealing element ; - a first rotationally-shaped coupling configured to rotationally constrain said wave spring to said annular body about said rotation axis (R) and a second rotationally-shaped coupling configured to rotationally constrain said sealing element to said wave spring about said rotation axis (R),