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A method comprising: providing a three dimensional computer-generated environment and providing a controllable character within the three dimensional computer-generated environment; receiving user input and controlling the character based at least on the received user input; providing a three dimensional computer-generated virtual reality device in the three dimensional computer-generated environment for generating a virtual reality environment for the controllable character, the method being characterized in that the three dimensional computer generated environment is accessible by a plurality of users, and in that the virtual reality environment generated by the three dimensional computer-generated virtual reality device in the three dimensional computer generated environment comprises a communication interface between at least two users of the plurality of users, wherein the communication interface comprises a video interface. providing a three dimensional computer-generated environment and providing a controllable character within the three dimensional computer-generated environment; receiving user input and controlling the character based at least on the received user input; providing a three dimensional computer-generated virtual reality device in the three dimensional computer-generated environment for generating a virtual reality environment for the controllable character, the method being characterized in that the three dimensional computer generated environment is accessible by a plurality of users, and in that the virtual reality environment generated by the three dimensional computer-generated virtual reality device in the three dimensional computer generated environment comprises a communication interface between at least two users of the plurality of users, wherein the communication interface comprises a video interface.
A device for preparing a hot beverage comprising an electrically operated heating device provided in a housing for water supplied from a fresh water connection of the housing or from a water tank provided in the housing by means of electrically operated pump means , and a brewing unit disposed downstream of the heating device, heated water being combinable with a beverage raw material in the brewing unit and being dischargeable from the housing via outlet means , first regulation means for regulating a water temperature of the heated water to at least a water temperature target value being assigned to the heating device, and means for measuring and/or detecting a water flow being provided between the water tank or the fresh water connection and the heating device, in particular between the water tank or the fresh water connection and the pump means, and second regulation means for regulating the water flow to a flow target value being assigned to the pump means, the second regulation means acting in response to a detection output signal of the measurement or detection means, characterized in that a ratio (V) of a maximum electric power consumption of the heating device in watts in relation to the flow target value in ml/min is in the range between 5 and 8.5, the regulation function realized by the first regulation means being a PD regulation and the regulation function realized by the second regulation means being a PI regulation.
A method for measuring an axial position of a rotating component of an engine , the method comprising: obtaining a signal from a sensor coupled to the rotating component, the rotating component having a plurality of position markers distributed about a surface thereof, the position markers having an axially varying characteristic configured to cause a change in a varying parameter of the signal as a function of the axial position of the rotating component, wherein the axially varying characteristic is an axially varying slope across a top surface of the position markers , to create an axially varying air gap between the position markers and the sensor , and wherein the slope is linear; and determining the varying parameter of the signal, characterised by : determining a rotational speed of the rotating component from the signal; and finding the axial position of the rotating component based on a known relationship between the axial position, the rotational speed, and the varying parameter of the signal. obtaining a signal from a sensor coupled to the rotating component, the rotating component having a plurality of position markers distributed about a surface thereof, the position markers having an axially varying characteristic configured to cause a change in a varying parameter of the signal as a function of the axial position of the rotating component, wherein the axially varying characteristic is an axially varying slope across a top surface of the position markers , to create an axially varying air gap between the position markers and the sensor , and wherein the slope is linear; and determining the varying parameter of the signal, determining a rotational speed of the rotating component from the signal; and finding the axial position of the rotating component based on a known relationship between the axial position, the rotational speed, and the varying parameter of the signal.
A composition comprising from 5 wt% to 30 wt% of partially reacted alkoxysilanes, wherein the partially reacted alkoxysilanes comprise a partially reacted amino-functional alkoxysilane and a partially reacted organo-functional alkoxysilane, wherein the partially reacted organo-functional alkoxysilane comprises an organo group reactive with a thiol group; from 70 wt% to 90 wt% of an alcohol; and from 0.5 wt% to 10 wt% water, wherein wt% is based on the total weight of the composition.
Heat pump system comprising at least one heat medium circuit in turn comprising a compressor , an expansion valve , at least two primary heat exchanging means arranged to transfer thermal energy between a primary-side heat medium and at least one of two different primary heat sources or sinks selected from outdoor air, a water body, the ground or exhaust air, at least one secondary heat exchanging means , arranged to transfer thermal energy between a secondary-side heat medium and at least one of two different secondary heat sources or sinks selected from indoors air, pool water and tap water, a respective temperature sensor arranged to measure the temperature of each of said primary heat sources or sinks, a valve means arranged to selectively direct the primary-side heat medium to at least one of said primary heat exchanging means, and a control means arranged to control said valve means, characterised in that the control means is arranged to, in a secondary-side heating operating mode, measure the temperature of said primary heat sources or sinks, and to control the valve means to selectively direct the primary-side heat medium to only the primary heat exchanging means that is sufficiently warm so as to be able to heat, via heat exchange, at least one heat medium in the heat pump circuit to provide heat to at least one of said secondary heat sources or sinks and that is associated with the heat source or sink with the highest temperature, or to several of said primary heat exchanging means that are sufficiently warm so as to be able to heat, via heat exchange, at least one heat medium in the heat pump circuit to provide heat to at least one of said secondary heat sources or sinks with the purpose of providing heat to at least one of said secondary heat sources or sinks and that are associated with the respective heat sources or sinks with the highest temperatures, and in that the control means is arranged to, in at least one mode of operation, not direct the primary-side heat medium to all primary heat exchanging means that are sufficiently warm so as to be able to heat, via heat exchange, at least one heat medium in the heat pump circuit to provide heat to at least one of said secondary heat sources or sinks but only to a subset of such sufficiently warm primary heat exchanging means.
Pyroelectric detection device , comprising at least: - a suspended membrane ; - a pyroelectric detection element located on the suspended membrane and comprising at least one portion of pyroelectric material located between first and second electrodes , the first electrode being located between the portion of pyroelectric material and the suspended membrane ; and in which the membrane and the pyroelectric detection element are subjected to a compression stress ; characterized in that the compression stress is higher than a limiting buckling stress of the membrane and the pyroelectric detection element and in that the membrane and the pyroelectric detection element together form a bistable structure. - a suspended membrane ; - a pyroelectric detection element located on the suspended membrane and comprising at least one portion of pyroelectric material located between first and second electrodes , the first electrode being located between the portion of pyroelectric material and the suspended membrane ;
A network path computation method, comprising: sending, by a first node, a path computation request to a first path computation element, PCE, for rerouting form a first label switched path, LSP, wherein the path computation request comprises a rerouting sharing policy specifying, the first LSP and the requested path, sharing as many links as possible, a head node and a last node, and one of an identifier of the first LSP or an identifier of a fault-free link in the first LSP; and receiving, by the first node, a path computation result that is returned by the first PCE and that is obtained according to the identifier and the sharing policy, and establishing a second path from the head node to the last node according to the path computation result, wherein the head node and the last node belong to a first-layer network, the first LSP between the head node and the last node comprises at least one link that belongs to a second-layer network, a head node of the link of the second-layer network is a third node, and the second LSP further comprises at least one link in the second-layer network; and sending, by the first node, to the third node, information causing the third node to send a report message to a second PCE in the second-layer network after marking the at least one link in the second-layer network as a third LSP, wherein the report message comprises a mapping relationship indicating that the third LSP and the second LSP serve a same service. sending, by a first node, a path computation request to a first path computation element, PCE, for rerouting form a first label switched path, LSP, wherein the path computation request comprises a rerouting sharing policy specifying, the first LSP and the requested path, sharing as many links as possible, a head node and a last node, and one of an identifier of the first LSP or an identifier of a fault-free link in the first LSP; and receiving, by the first node, a path computation result that is returned by the first PCE and that is obtained according to the identifier and the sharing policy, and establishing a second path from the head node to the last node according to the path computation result, wherein the head node and the last node belong to a first-layer network, the first LSP between the head node and the last node comprises at least one link that belongs to a second-layer network, a head node of the link of the second-layer network is a third node, and the second LSP further comprises at least one link in the second-layer network; and sending, by the first node, to the third node, information causing the third node to send a report message to a second PCE in the second-layer network after marking the at least one link in the second-layer network as a third LSP, wherein the report message comprises a mapping relationship indicating that the third LSP and the second LSP serve a same service.
A multilayer film comprising: a central barrier layer comprising at least first and second layers of a polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) polymer, wherein the central barrier layer additionally comprises in between the first and second PVDC layers, one or more polyamide layers which may be blended with polyvinvyl acetate (PVA), bonded to the PVDC layers with a bonding layer; an outer layer adjacent to an outer side of the first polyvinylidene chloride layer and comprising a heat resistant polymer having a melting point in the range of 190 °C to 265 °C; and a sealant layer adjacent to an outer side of the second polyvinylidene chloride layer comprising one or more polyolefins selected from the group consisting of elastomers, plastomers, polyethylene (PE), polyolefin (PO), polypropylene homopolymer, copolymer, or terpolymer; or a blend of low density polyethylene (LDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), metallocene LLDPE (mLLDPE), very low density polyethylene (VLDPE), metallocene polyethylene (mPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), single site metallocene catalyst (SSC)-based LLDPE, ultra low density PE (ULDPE), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene methacrylate (EMA), ethylene acrylic acid (EAA), ethylene methacrylic acid, ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer (EMAC), salts of ethylene acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, acid co-polymers and ionomers. a central barrier layer comprising at least first and second layers of a polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) polymer, wherein the central barrier layer additionally comprises in between the first and second PVDC layers, one or more polyamide layers which may be blended with polyvinvyl acetate (PVA), bonded to the PVDC layers with a bonding layer; an outer layer adjacent to an outer side of the first polyvinylidene chloride layer and comprising a heat resistant polymer having a melting point in the range of 190 °C to 265 °C; and a sealant layer adjacent to an outer side of the second polyvinylidene chloride layer comprising one or more polyolefins selected from the group consisting of elastomers, plastomers, polyethylene (PE), polyolefin (PO), polypropylene homopolymer, copolymer, or terpolymer; or a blend of low density polyethylene (LDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), metallocene LLDPE (mLLDPE), very low density polyethylene (VLDPE), metallocene polyethylene (mPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), single site metallocene catalyst (SSC)-based LLDPE, ultra low density PE (ULDPE), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene methacrylate (EMA), ethylene acrylic acid (EAA), ethylene methacrylic acid, ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer (EMAC), salts of ethylene acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, acid co-polymers and ionomers.
Renovation packer for at least partial renovation of elements and in particular pipes with a resilient basic body , which is expandable at least in some sections by the application of a flowable medium, and with a heating device for heating at least one section of the renovation packer , wherein the heating device has a feed connection for feeding a flowable medium to the renovation packer for heating thereof, wherein the renovation packer has an outlet opening for discharging the flowable medium from the renovation packer , wherein end faces close the resilient main body, so that the only openings are the feed connection and the outlet opening , and wherein the renovation packer has at least one valve device which is arranged by or at the outlet opening , so that the renovation packer is acted upon by a specific pressure and the valve device only opens when a specific limiting pressure is exceeded, in order to discharge the flowable medium again from the renovation packer .
An elevated platform apparatus comprising: a first assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs ; a second assembly having a pair of rails , the second assembly being hingedly coupled with the first assembly ; and a platform pivotally coupled to the first assembly , the platform including: a deck ; and a toe-kick structure including first and second side walls each formed of a substantially rigid material and an end wall ; characterised in that : the first and second side walls are each pivotally coupled with the deck , wherein the first and second side walls are configured to be displaced between a first position, wherein the first and second side walls extend outward from a working surface of the deck at a substantially perpendicular angle, and a second position, wherein the first and second side walls are positioned substantially flat against the working surface of the deck ; and the end wall comprises a substantially collapsible material. a first assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs ; a second assembly having a pair of rails , the second assembly being hingedly coupled with the first assembly ; and a platform pivotally coupled to the first assembly , the platform including: a deck ; and a toe-kick structure including first and second side walls each formed of a substantially rigid material and an end wall ; a deck ; and a toe-kick structure including first and second side walls each formed of a substantially rigid material and an end wall ; characterised in that : the first and second side walls are each pivotally coupled with the deck , wherein the first and second side walls are configured to be displaced between a first position, wherein the first and second side walls extend outward from a working surface of the deck at a substantially perpendicular angle, and a second position, wherein the first and second side walls are positioned substantially flat against the working surface of the deck ; and the end wall comprises a substantially collapsible material. the first and second side walls are each pivotally coupled with the deck , wherein the first and second side walls are configured to be displaced between a first position, wherein the first and second side walls extend outward from a working surface of the deck at a substantially perpendicular angle, and a second position, wherein the first and second side walls are positioned substantially flat against the working surface of the deck ; and the end wall comprises a substantially collapsible material.
A band for supporting a variable position vane within a gas turbine engine, the band comprising a shell comprising nanocrystalline metallic materials, the nanocrystalline metallic materials having a grain size of approximately 5 nanometers or less, wherein the shell forms at least a portion of an arc around a central axis and defines an internal cavity , the band further comprising reinforcement pins that extend through the internal cavity ; the reinforcement pins comprising nanocrystalline metallic materials.
A test chamber for conditioning air, comprising a test space which serves to receive test material and which can be closed off from the surroundings and which is temperature-insulated, and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the test space, the temperature control device allowing a temperature in a temperature range to be established within the test space, the temperature control device having a cooling device comprising a cooling circuit with a refrigerant, a heat exchanger , a compressor , a condenser , and an expansion element , the cooling circuit having an internal storage device , the internal storage device being connected to a high-pressure side of the cooling circuit upstream of the expansion element and downstream of the condenser in a flow direction and to a low-pressure side of the cooling circuit upstream of the compressor and downstream of the heat exchanger via a bypass of the cooling circuit, thermal energy being stored and exchanged with the refrigerant by means of the internal storage device, the internal storage device being composed of an internal heat exchanger and a controllable second expansion element , the second expansion element being disposed between the high-pressure side and the internal heat exchanger in the bypass characterized in that the temperature is established in a temperature range from -20 °C to +180° C, a second bypass having at least a controllable third expansion element being formed in the cooling circuit, the second bypass being connected to the high-pressure side upstream of the expansion element and downstream of the condenser in the flow direction and to the low-pressure side upstream of the compressor and downstream of the heat exchanger in the flow direction, refrigerant being supplied to the low-pressure side from the third expansion element, the second bypass and the third expansion element forming a controllable internal additional cooling system.
An insulated structure comprising an induction heating coil for induction heating of steel sheet characterized in that the surface on the side facing the steel sheet is covered by a ceramic cloth and that a heat-resistant insulation layer made of a surface hardening ceramic material containing ceramic short-fibers is provided on one or both of an induction coil side or a steel sheet side of the ceramic cloth , whereby the surface hardening ceramic material includes ceramic particles which deposit on the ceramic short-fibres , wherein the ceramic cloth comprises at least silica or alumina-silica, the ceramic particles comprise at least alumina or alumina-silica, and the ceramic short-fibers comprise alumina-silica.
A method for monitoring traffic for an aircraft , the method comprising: receiving, by a computer system , images from a sensor system positioned to monitor movement of human beings relative to the aircraft ; identifying, by the computer system , a set of the human beings in the images ; identifying, by the computer system , a set of objects associated with the set of the human beings using the images ; determining, by the computer system , the movement of the set of the human beings relative to the aircraft using the images ; determining, by the computer system , a count of the human beings and the objects in the aircraft based on the movement determined for the set of the human beings and for the set of associated objects ; and performing, by the computer system , a set of actions based on the count of the human beings and the objects in the aircraft . receiving, by a computer system , images from a sensor system positioned to monitor movement of human beings relative to the aircraft ; identifying, by the computer system , a set of the human beings in the images ; identifying, by the computer system , a set of objects associated with the set of the human beings using the images ; determining, by the computer system , the movement of the set of the human beings relative to the aircraft using the images ; determining, by the computer system , a count of the human beings and the objects in the aircraft based on the movement determined for the set of the human beings and for the set of associated objects ; and performing, by the computer system , a set of actions based on the count of the human beings and the objects in the aircraft .