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A method for controllably growing zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires on a surface of a structure by means of thermal oxidation, the structure comprising a zinc layer covering at least a portion of the structure, the method comprising: - arranging the structure within a thermal oxidation chamber, the chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for allowing a gas flow through the chamber; - providing a gas comprising an oxygen-carrying precursor through the gas inlet of the chamber; and - controlling a concentration of oxygen along the surface of the structure by: - controlling a temperature within the chamber, the method being characterized by that the temperature is controlled according to a predetermined temperature curve, wherein the temperature curve comprises: - ramping up the temperature to a first oxidation temperature using a first ramp rate; - performing thermal oxidation starting at the first oxidation temperature for a first period of time to form an initial oxide layer; - ramping up the temperature to a second oxidation temperature using a second ramp rate; - performing thermal oxidation at the second oxidation temperature for a predetermined period of time to initialize and to maintain nanowire growth; - ramping up the temperature to a third oxidation temperature using a third ramp rate and performing thermal oxidation during the temperature ramp to grow nanowires; and - when the third oxidation temperature is reached, ramping down the temperature to end the oxidation using a fourth ramp rate; and - controlling a gas flow of the gas comprising the oxygen-carrying precursor through the chamber. - arranging the structure within a thermal oxidation chamber, the chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for allowing a gas flow through the chamber; - providing a gas comprising an oxygen-carrying precursor through the gas inlet of the chamber; and - controlling a concentration of oxygen along the surface of the structure by: - controlling a temperature within the chamber, - ramping up the temperature to a first oxidation temperature using a first ramp rate; - performing thermal oxidation starting at the first oxidation temperature for a first period of time to form an initial oxide layer; - ramping up the temperature to a second oxidation temperature using a second ramp rate; - performing thermal oxidation at the second oxidation temperature for a predetermined period of time to initialize and to maintain nanowire growth; - ramping up the temperature to a third oxidation temperature using a third ramp rate and performing thermal oxidation during the temperature ramp to grow nanowires; and - when the third oxidation temperature is reached, ramping down the temperature to end the oxidation using a fourth ramp rate; and - controlling a gas flow of the gas comprising the oxygen-carrying precursor through the chamber.
A laundry dryer comprising - a drum wherein the items to be dried are placed, - a frame located at the front side of the drum , having a loading port that enables the laundry to be loaded into the drum and to be unloaded therefrom, - at least one connection member that is located on the upper half of the frame , at the side of the frame facing the drum , - a housing arranged on the connection member , comprising a recess facing towards outside of the drum , - a carrier that is detachably mounted to the connection member , having a body extending into the drum , whereon the items to be dried are placed; wherein the carrier has a U-shaped protrusion suitable for being placed into the housing , characterized by - the carrier that allows a user access the portion of the drum remaining under the body thereof while the carrier is hung over the connection member , such that the user can load the items into or out of the drum without taking the carrier out of the drum . - a drum wherein the items to be dried are placed, - a frame located at the front side of the drum , having a loading port that enables the laundry to be loaded into the drum and to be unloaded therefrom, - at least one connection member that is located on the upper half of the frame , at the side of the frame facing the drum , - a housing arranged on the connection member , comprising a recess facing towards outside of the drum , - a carrier that is detachably mounted to the connection member , having a body extending into the drum , whereon the items to be dried are placed; wherein the carrier has a U-shaped protrusion suitable for being placed into the housing , characterized by - the carrier that allows a user access the portion of the drum remaining under the body thereof while the carrier is hung over the connection member , such that the user can load the items into or out of the drum without taking the carrier out of the drum .
A phosphate-free detergent composition consisting of: • 20-80 wt.% of builder; • 5-25 wt.% bleach component; • 1-10 wt.% of a graft copolymer having a polysaccharide backbone and one or more side chains of one or more synthetic monomeric units; • 1-15 wt.% nonionic surfactant; wherein the nonionic surfactant is a polyoxyalkylene condensate, represented by the following formula: C x H 2x+1 -O-[CH 2 CH 2 O] n - CH 2 CH(OH)C y H 2y+1 , wherein 4≤x≤22, 8≤n≤50, 4≤y≤22; • 0-60 wt.% of one or more other detergent ingredients; wherein the graft copolymer and the builder are present in a weight ratio of copolymer to builder of 1:50 to 1:4; and wherein the builder contains at least 20% citrate by weight of the builder and at least 25% carbonate by weight of the builder, and the builder is composed of: a. not more than 70 wt.% of hydroxycarboxylate sequestering builder selected from citrate, tartrate, gluconate and combinations thereof; b. not more than 80 wt.% of precipitating builder selected from carbonate, silicate and combinations thereof; c. 0-25 wt.% of one or more other builders; wherein citrate and carbonate together constitute at least 50 wt.% of the builder; wherein citrate and carbonate are present in a molar ratio of citrate : carbonate of 0.1 to 1.0; wherein the terms citrate, tartrate, gluconate, carbonate and silicate encompass both the acid and salt forms; and wherein the concentration of a salt or an acid refers to the equivalent concentration of the salt or acid in anhydrous form. • 20-80 wt.% of builder; • 5-25 wt.% bleach component; • 1-10 wt.% of a graft copolymer having a polysaccharide backbone and one or more side chains of one or more synthetic monomeric units; • 1-15 wt.% nonionic surfactant; wherein the nonionic surfactant is a polyoxyalkylene condensate, represented by the following formula: C x H 2x+1 -O-[CH 2 CH 2 O] n - CH 2 CH(OH)C y H 2y+1 , wherein 4≤x≤22, 8≤n≤50, 4≤y≤22; • 0-60 wt.% of one or more other detergent ingredients; a. not more than 70 wt.% of hydroxycarboxylate sequestering builder selected from citrate, tartrate, gluconate and combinations thereof; b. not more than 80 wt.% of precipitating builder selected from carbonate, silicate and combinations thereof; c. 0-25 wt.% of one or more other builders; wherein citrate and carbonate together constitute at least 50 wt.% of the builder; wherein citrate and carbonate are present in a molar ratio of citrate : carbonate of 0.1 to 1.0; wherein the terms citrate, tartrate, gluconate, carbonate and silicate encompass both the acid and salt forms; and wherein the concentration of a salt or an acid refers to the equivalent concentration of the salt or acid in anhydrous form.
A method for controlling transcoding of at least one video stream (Ref_V1) from a reference quality into at least one different quality; the method comprising: - determining at least one respective complexity signature of the at least one video stream, wherein said at least one respective complexity signature is representative of a required number of transcoding processing operations for respective segments of the at least one video stream, said respective segments having a predetermined group of pictures (GOP) length; - determining complexity requirements for transcoding the at least one video stream from the reference quality into the at least one different quality, based on the determined at least one respective complexity signature, using said predetermined GOP length; - comparing the determined complexity requirements to a complexity threshold; and - if it is found that the determined complexity requirements exceed the complexity threshold, adapting at least one control parameter (Search window, IQA, H2) of the transcoding for controlling complexity such that said determined complexity requirements are kept below said complexity threshold; characterized in that the adapting of the at least one control parameter of the transcoding comprises adapting an encoding order of at least one segment of the respective segments of the at least one video stream to be transcoded by permuting said encoding order of said at least one segment with an encoding order of at least another segment of the respective segments of the at least one video stream to be transcoded. - determining at least one respective complexity signature of the at least one video stream, wherein said at least one respective complexity signature is representative of a required number of transcoding processing operations for respective segments of the at least one video stream, said respective segments having a predetermined group of pictures (GOP) length; - determining complexity requirements for transcoding the at least one video stream from the reference quality into the at least one different quality, based on the determined at least one respective complexity signature, using said predetermined GOP length; - comparing the determined complexity requirements to a complexity threshold; and - if it is found that the determined complexity requirements exceed the complexity threshold, adapting at least one control parameter (Search window, IQA, H2) of the transcoding for controlling complexity such that said determined complexity requirements are kept below said complexity threshold;
A pressure sensing device comprising: a support structure defining a portion of a sealed cavity ; an isolated diaphragm mounted to the support structure , the isolated diaphragm having in inner side that defines an end of the sealed cavity and an outer side opposite the inner side ; a working oil contained within the sealed cavity ; and a MEMS die sensing element enclosed within the support structure , the MEMS die sensing element exposed to the working oil within the sealed cavity , wherein a pressure exerted on the outer side of the isolated diaphragm by a fluid medium is transferred via the working oil to the MEMS die sensing element to measure the pressure of the fluid medium, wherein the working oil has a low vapor pressure and a low volatility content, characterized in that the working oil is a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) oil having a vapor pressure less than 13.33 Pa at temperatures less than or equal to 100° C or a silicone oil having a volatility content less than 3 × 10 6 per 20 μL. a support structure defining a portion of a sealed cavity ; an isolated diaphragm mounted to the support structure , the isolated diaphragm having in inner side that defines an end of the sealed cavity and an outer side opposite the inner side ; a working oil contained within the sealed cavity ; and a MEMS die sensing element enclosed within the support structure , the MEMS die sensing element exposed to the working oil within the sealed cavity , wherein a pressure exerted on the outer side of the isolated diaphragm by a fluid medium is transferred via the working oil to the MEMS die sensing element to measure the pressure of the fluid medium, wherein the working oil has a low vapor pressure and a low volatility content, characterized in that the working oil is a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) oil having a vapor pressure less than 13.33 Pa at temperatures less than or equal to 100° C or a silicone oil having a volatility content less than 3 × 10 6 per 20 μL.
A system for navigating an aerial vehicle having a flight control system along a flight trajectory , the system comprising: a sensor payload ; and a processor operatively coupled with the sensor payload and in communication with the flight control system , wherein the processor is configured to: calculate a plurality of path trajectory segments based at least in part on sensor data from the flight control system ; calculate a first trajectory between a start point and an end point by linking the start and end point via a series of the path trajectory segments ; identify a plurality of seed waypoints via the first trajectory ; calculate a second trajectory between the start point and the end point that avoids at least one obstacle , detected by the sensor payload , by executing a random searching algorithm that uses the plurality of seed waypoints ; generate navigational commands to instruct the aerial vehicle to navigate from the start point to the end point along the second trajectory ; and communicate the navigational commands to the flight control system . a sensor payload ; and a processor operatively coupled with the sensor payload and in communication with the flight control system , wherein the processor is configured to: calculate a plurality of path trajectory segments based at least in part on sensor data from the flight control system ; calculate a first trajectory between a start point and an end point by linking the start and end point via a series of the path trajectory segments ; identify a plurality of seed waypoints via the first trajectory ; calculate a second trajectory between the start point and the end point that avoids at least one obstacle , detected by the sensor payload , by executing a random searching algorithm that uses the plurality of seed waypoints ; generate navigational commands to instruct the aerial vehicle to navigate from the start point to the end point along the second trajectory ; and communicate the navigational commands to the flight control system . calculate a plurality of path trajectory segments based at least in part on sensor data from the flight control system ; calculate a first trajectory between a start point and an end point by linking the start and end point via a series of the path trajectory segments ; identify a plurality of seed waypoints via the first trajectory ; calculate a second trajectory between the start point and the end point that avoids at least one obstacle , detected by the sensor payload , by executing a random searching algorithm that uses the plurality of seed waypoints ; generate navigational commands to instruct the aerial vehicle to navigate from the start point to the end point along the second trajectory ; and communicate the navigational commands to the flight control system .
A method of providing an edge seal (S01, S01F) along a longitudinal edge of an add-on part mounted on the outer surface of a rotor blade , which method comprises the steps of - determining a height (t1) at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part ; - determining an overlap width (δ0) for the edge seal (S01, S01F) in an overlap region (J0-J1) next to the longitudinal edge of the add-on part , wherein the ratio of overlap width (δ0) to height (t1) at the longitudinal edge is in the range of 10:1 to 50:1; - choosing a width for the edge seal (S01, S01F) to be applied on the rotor blade surface , wherein the width of the edge seal (S01, S01F) is chosen to exceed the height (t1) at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part by a factor of at least twenty; and - forming the edge seal (S01, S01F) over a total width (δ01) comprising the overlap width (δ0) and the edge seal width by applying a sealant material (S) to the rotor blade surface at least in a volume defined by the height (t1) at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part and the chosen edge seal width , and also in the overlap region (J0-J1) of the add-on part to form an edge seal overlap (S OV ) alongside the longitudinal edge of the add-on part . - determining a height (t1) at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part ; - determining an overlap width (δ0) for the edge seal (S01, S01F) in an overlap region (J0-J1) next to the longitudinal edge of the add-on part , wherein the ratio of overlap width (δ0) to height (t1) at the longitudinal edge is in the range of 10:1 to 50:1; - choosing a width for the edge seal (S01, S01F) to be applied on the rotor blade surface , wherein the width of the edge seal (S01, S01F) is chosen to exceed the height (t1) at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part by a factor of at least twenty; and - forming the edge seal (S01, S01F) over a total width (δ01) comprising the overlap width (δ0) and the edge seal width by applying a sealant material (S) to the rotor blade surface at least in a volume defined by the height (t1) at the longitudinal edge of the add-on part and the chosen edge seal width , and also in the overlap region (J0-J1) of the add-on part to form an edge seal overlap (S OV ) alongside the longitudinal edge of the add-on part .
Method for operating an electronic brake system in a vehicle with at least two tyres on one axle, the vehicle having a centre of gravity (SP) at a height (h SP ), the height (h SP ) of the centre of gravity (SP) being calculated and being used as a parameter by the electronic brake system, the height (h SP ) of the centre of gravity (SP) being determined iteratively and in a manner which is dependent on a reference signal, the reference signal relating to a parameter which firstly can be calculated with the use of a presumed height (h SP ), and which secondly can be measured or can be derived from a measurement, the lateral acceleration (a SP ) being used as a reference signal.
A static random-access memory element comprising: a first N-type fin ; a second N-type fin ; a P-type fin ; a pass device on the first N-type fin, wherein the pass device includes a source section and a drain section in the first N-type fin and wherein the first N-type fin includes epitaxial structures on the source section and the drain section of the pass device; a pull-up device on the P-type fin; a pull-down device on the second N-type fin, wherein the pull-down device includes a source section and a drain section in the second N-type fin and wherein the second N-type fin includes epitaxial structures on the source and drain sections of the pull-down device; and wherein the volume of the epitaxial structures on the source section and the drain section of the pass device differs from the volume of the epitaxial structures on the source section and the drain section of the pull-down device. a first N-type fin ; a second N-type fin ; a P-type fin ; a pass device on the first N-type fin, wherein the pass device includes a source section and a drain section in the first N-type fin and wherein the first N-type fin includes epitaxial structures on the source section and the drain section of the pass device; a pull-up device on the P-type fin; a pull-down device on the second N-type fin, wherein the pull-down device includes a source section and a drain section in the second N-type fin and wherein the second N-type fin includes epitaxial structures on the source and drain sections of the pull-down device; and wherein the volume of the epitaxial structures on the source section and the drain section of the pass device differs from the volume of the epitaxial structures on the source section and the drain section of the pull-down device.
A method for producing a powdery porous product, wherein: - a viscous initial product (P1) having both a temperature comprised between 5°C and 70°C and a viscosity greater than 100 mPa.s is provided, - by means of a pump which is provided upstream from at least one aerator and which discharges the viscous initial product (P1) at a pressure comprised between 3 and 20 bars, the viscous initial product is transferred as such as far as said at least one aerator in which this viscous initial product discharged by the pump is mixed with a gas (G), injected into the aerator, for obtaining a liquid foam (P2) continuously leaving the aerator, and - the liquid foam (P2) continuously leaving said at least one aerator is continuously pushed into an inlet of a treatment device which, continuously divides by spraying and then dries this liquid foam in order to obtain a powdery porous product (P3) which has a dry material level greater than 90%. - a viscous initial product (P1) having both a temperature comprised between 5°C and 70°C and a viscosity greater than 100 mPa.s is provided, - by means of a pump which is provided upstream from at least one aerator and which discharges the viscous initial product (P1) at a pressure comprised between 3 and 20 bars, the viscous initial product is transferred as such as far as said at least one aerator in which this viscous initial product discharged by the pump is mixed with a gas (G), injected into the aerator, for obtaining a liquid foam (P2) continuously leaving the aerator, and - the liquid foam (P2) continuously leaving said at least one aerator is continuously pushed into an inlet of a treatment device which, continuously divides by spraying and then dries this liquid foam in order to obtain a powdery porous product (P3) which has a dry material level greater than 90%.
Method for retrofitting of vibration damping bearing devices in an existing building , wherein a separation joint is introduced into at least one wall of the building and/or between a floor of the building or a foundation slab of the building and at least one wall of the building in order to receive the bearing devices , characterised in that the separation joint is introduced in the form of a series of apertures and joint portions , wherein the apertures are formed in the at least one wall and/or floor and/or foundation slab , and at least one of the joint portions opens into each aperture , wherein a vertical extent of the apertures is formed larger than a vertical extent of the joint portions and at least one of the bearing devices is arranged in each aperture .
A method comprising: causing a playback device located in a playback zone to play a first audio signal by a speaker of the playback device; receiving , from the playback device, data indicating a second audio signal, the second audio signal comprising a portion corresponding to the first audio signal and detected by a microphone of the playback device; determining an audio processing algorithm by determining an acoustic characteristic of the playback zone by removing an acoustic characteristic of the playback device from an acoustic response of the playback zone to the first audio signal played by the playback device, the acoustic response of the playback zone determined based on the second audio signal; and transmitting , to the playback device, data indicating the determined audio processing algorithm. causing a playback device located in a playback zone to play a first audio signal by a speaker of the playback device; receiving , from the playback device, data indicating a second audio signal, the second audio signal comprising a portion corresponding to the first audio signal and detected by a microphone of the playback device; determining an audio processing algorithm by determining an acoustic characteristic of the playback zone by removing an acoustic characteristic of the playback device from an acoustic response of the playback zone to the first audio signal played by the playback device, the acoustic response of the playback zone determined based on the second audio signal; and transmitting , to the playback device, data indicating the determined audio processing algorithm.