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An optical medium reproduction device that optically reproduces an optical medium in which a plurality of tracks are provided, the optical medium reproduction device comprising: a detection unit configured to divide a cross-section of a beam returning from the optical medium into a plurality of channels, comprising at least one channel corresponding to an outer region in a radial direction, at least one channel corresponding to a region that is different in position from the outer region in a tangential direction, and a channel corresponding to a remaining central region, and form detection signals (Sa, Sb, Sc) of the plurality of channels; a multi-input equalizer unit including a plurality of equalizer units to which the detection signals of the plurality of channels are supplied, respectively, the multi-input equalizer unit being configured to equalize the detection signals to calculate outputs (y1, y2, y3) of the plurality of equalizer units and output the outputs as an equalized signal, said plurality of equalizer units each including a FIR filter having adaptively controlled tap coefficients, said plurality of equalizer units being configured to set a phase difference between two channels corresponding to two of the regions to be a predetermined phase difference; and a binarization unit configured to perform a binarization process on the equalized signal to obtain binary data. a detection unit configured to divide a cross-section of a beam returning from the optical medium into a plurality of channels, comprising at least one channel corresponding to an outer region in a radial direction, at least one channel corresponding to a region that is different in position from the outer region in a tangential direction, and a channel corresponding to a remaining central region, and form detection signals (Sa, Sb, Sc) of the plurality of channels; a multi-input equalizer unit including a plurality of equalizer units to which the detection signals of the plurality of channels are supplied, respectively, the multi-input equalizer unit being configured to equalize the detection signals to calculate outputs (y1, y2, y3) of the plurality of equalizer units and output the outputs as an equalized signal, said plurality of equalizer units each including a FIR filter having adaptively controlled tap coefficients, said plurality of equalizer units being configured to set a phase difference between two channels corresponding to two of the regions to be a predetermined phase difference; and a binarization unit configured to perform a binarization process on the equalized signal to obtain binary data.
A method of servoing an end effector of a robot, comprising: determining a query image, the query image including a target object to be interacted with by an end effector of the robot; at a first time step, generating an action prediction based on processing the query image, a scene image, and a previous action representation using a neural network model, wherein the scene image is captured by a vision component associated with the robot and includes the target object and the end effector of the robot, wherein the previous action representation is an action prediction of a previous time step, and wherein the neural network model includes one or more recurrent layers each including a plurality of memory units; controlling the end effector of the robot based on the action prediction of the first time step; at a second time step, generating an additional action prediction immediately subsequent to generating the action prediction of the first time step, the immediately subsequent action prediction generated based on processing the query image, an additional scene image, and the action prediction of the first time step using the neural network model, wherein the additional scene image is captured by the vision component after controlling the end effector based on the action prediction of the first time step and includes the target object and the end effector; and controlling the end effector of the robot based on the additional action prediction. determining a query image, the query image including a target object to be interacted with by an end effector of the robot; at a first time step, generating an action prediction based on processing the query image, a scene image, and a previous action representation using a neural network model, wherein the scene image is captured by a vision component associated with the robot and includes the target object and the end effector of the robot, wherein the previous action representation is an action prediction of a previous time step, and wherein the neural network model includes one or more recurrent layers each including a plurality of memory units; controlling the end effector of the robot based on the action prediction of the first time step; at a second time step, generating an additional action prediction immediately subsequent to generating the action prediction of the first time step, the immediately subsequent action prediction generated based on processing the query image, an additional scene image, and the action prediction of the first time step using the neural network model, wherein the additional scene image is captured by the vision component after controlling the end effector based on the action prediction of the first time step and includes the target object and the end effector; and controlling the end effector of the robot based on the additional action prediction.
A method for user authentication, comprising: receiving, from a first application, an access request message associated with a user accessing the first application; sending a first authentication message to the first application in response to the access request message; receiving, from the first application, an input message from the user indicating a unique identifier based at least in part on the first authentication message; generating a plurality of unique identifiers comprising the unique identifier, wherein the first authentication message comprises the plurality of unique identifiers, and wherein the input message from the user is based at least in part on a user selection of the unique identifier from the plurality of unique identifiers; sending a second authentication message to a second application, wherein the second authentication message indicates the unique identifier; receiving, from the second application, an authentication confirmation message from the user corresponding to the second authentication message based at least in part on the input message and the second authentication message both indicating the unique identifier; and performing an authentication procedure for the first application based at least in part on receiving the authentication confirmation message from the second application. receiving, from a first application, an access request message associated with a user accessing the first application; sending a first authentication message to the first application in response to the access request message; receiving, from the first application, an input message from the user indicating a unique identifier based at least in part on the first authentication message; generating a plurality of unique identifiers comprising the unique identifier, wherein the first authentication message comprises the plurality of unique identifiers, and wherein the input message from the user is based at least in part on a user selection of the unique identifier from the plurality of unique identifiers; sending a second authentication message to a second application, wherein the second authentication message indicates the unique identifier; receiving, from the second application, an authentication confirmation message from the user corresponding to the second authentication message based at least in part on the input message and the second authentication message both indicating the unique identifier; and performing an authentication procedure for the first application based at least in part on receiving the authentication confirmation message from the second application.
An optical spectroscopic measurement system for measuring material concentration values in a sample, comprising: a waveform generator adapted to generate modulation waveforms provided to a plurality of drivers ; a plurality of laser sources modulated by their respective drivers at different frequencies, each laser source being adapted to emit light into the sample ; a plurality of acoustic resonant sensors having different acoustic resonant frequencies adapted to detect output signals from the sample and to output corresponding sensor output signals, wherein the intensity modulation frequencies of the plurality of laser sources match the respective acoustic resonant frequencies of the plurality of acoustic resonant sensors; a signal combiner module adapted to combine the sensor output signals detected by the plurality of acoustic resonant sensors into a combined signal; characterised by a data acquisition "DAQ" device adapted to digitize the combined signal; a Fourier transform unit adapted to perform a Fourier transform on the digitized signal to obtain signal intensity at each of the modulation frequencies in parallel; and a digital signal processor adapted to calculate the material concentration values in the sample. a waveform generator adapted to generate modulation waveforms provided to a plurality of drivers ; a plurality of laser sources modulated by their respective drivers at different frequencies, each laser source being adapted to emit light into the sample ; a plurality of acoustic resonant sensors having different acoustic resonant frequencies adapted to detect output signals from the sample and to output corresponding sensor output signals, wherein the intensity modulation frequencies of the plurality of laser sources match the respective acoustic resonant frequencies of the plurality of acoustic resonant sensors; a signal combiner module adapted to combine the sensor output signals detected by the plurality of acoustic resonant sensors into a combined signal; characterised by a data acquisition "DAQ" device adapted to digitize the combined signal; a Fourier transform unit adapted to perform a Fourier transform on the digitized signal to obtain signal intensity at each of the modulation frequencies in parallel; and a digital signal processor adapted to calculate the material concentration values in the sample.
An instrument for assembling an implant on a neck of a stem , the stem having a stem axis , the implant and neck being coupled via a taper having a taper axis , the instrument comprising: a frame having a distal portion , a middle portion having a body axis , and a proximal portion , the distal portion of the frame including a retaining member adapted to engage a portion of the neck and a connector adapted to engage a corresponding feature of the stem; a force applier retained in the proximal portion of the frame, having an axis that is coaxial with the taper axis, wherein the force applier is adapted to engage the implant, wherein the force applier axis is not coaxial or parallel with the stem axis when the frame is attached to the stem; wherein as the force applier is activated, the force applier applies a force on the implant while the neck is held in place by the frame, thereby causing the tapers of the implant and neck to engage, characterised in that the body axis of the middle portion is coaxial with the stem axis when the frame is attached to the stem. a frame having a distal portion , a middle portion having a body axis , and a proximal portion , the distal portion of the frame including a retaining member adapted to engage a portion of the neck and a connector adapted to engage a corresponding feature of the stem; a force applier retained in the proximal portion of the frame, having an axis that is coaxial with the taper axis, wherein the force applier is adapted to engage the implant, wherein the force applier axis is not coaxial or parallel with the stem axis when the frame is attached to the stem; wherein as the force applier is activated, the force applier applies a force on the implant while the neck is held in place by the frame, thereby causing the tapers of the implant and neck to engage,
A vibration stimulus delivery device for delivering a vibration stimulus to an animal, said vibration stimulus delivery device comprising: a pet collar adapted to be secured to an animal; a stimulus trigger detection device secured to said pet collar so as to extend from an outside face of said pet collar outwardly from the animal, said stimulus trigger detection device responsive to a stimulus trigger; and a vibration probe including a probe housing and a vibrator , characterized in that said probe housing extending from an inside face of said pet collar inwardly toward the animal to physically contact the animal when said pet collar is secured to the animal, said vibrator disposed within said probe housing , said vibrator in electrical communication with said stimulus trigger detection device and producing a vibration stimulus when said stimulus trigger detection device responds to the stimulus trigger, said vibration stimulus being delivered to said animal by said vibration probe . a pet collar adapted to be secured to an animal; a stimulus trigger detection device secured to said pet collar so as to extend from an outside face of said pet collar outwardly from the animal, said stimulus trigger detection device responsive to a stimulus trigger; and a vibration probe including a probe housing and a vibrator , characterized in that said probe housing extending from an inside face of said pet collar inwardly toward the animal to physically contact the animal when said pet collar is secured to the animal, said vibrator disposed within said probe housing , said vibrator in electrical communication with said stimulus trigger detection device and producing a vibration stimulus when said stimulus trigger detection device responds to the stimulus trigger, said vibration stimulus being delivered to said animal by said vibration probe .
An in vitro method for detecting class II restricted CD4+ T cells in a sample comprising the steps of: - providing a sample, - contacting said sample with a complex of an isolated MHC class II molecule and a peptide, said peptide comprising an MHC class II restricted T cell epitope of an antigenic protein and immediately adjacent thereof, or separated by a linker of at most 7 amino acids, a sequence with a [CST]-XX-C or C-XX-[CST] redox motif, wherein X is any amino acid and wherein [CST] stands for one amino acid selected from: a Cysteine, a Serine or a Threonine, and - measuring the binding of said complex with cells in said sample, wherein the binding of said complex to a cell is indicative for the presence of CD4+ T cells in said sample. - providing a sample, - contacting said sample with a complex of an isolated MHC class II molecule and a peptide, said peptide comprising an MHC class II restricted T cell epitope of an antigenic protein and immediately adjacent thereof, or separated by a linker of at most 7 amino acids, a sequence with a [CST]-XX-C or C-XX-[CST] redox motif, wherein X is any amino acid and wherein [CST] stands for one amino acid selected from: a Cysteine, a Serine or a Threonine, and - measuring the binding of said complex with cells in said sample, wherein the binding of said complex to a cell is indicative for the presence of CD4+ T cells in said sample.
A tool collet for creating a lanyard attachment point on a hand tool , the tool collet comprising: a collet body having a first body side , a second body side , a peripheral body surface between the first body side and the second body side , a collet through opening with an opening surface , and an annular groove in one of the first body side , the second body side or the peripheral body surface of the collet body , the collet body being divided into a first body component and a second body component fixedly attached to the first body component and wherein the through opening is formed by the first body component and the second body component and sized to surround, capture and securely attach to an elongated body of a hand tool , wherein the tool collet is characterized by a lanyard ring having an annular end disposed and captured within the annular groove wherein the lanyard ring freely slides along the annular groove ; and one or more fastening members that extends between the first body component and the second body component wherein the one or more fastening members are adapted to securely fix the first body component to the second body component . a collet body having a first body side , a second body side , a peripheral body surface between the first body side and the second body side , a collet through opening with an opening surface , and an annular groove in one of the first body side , the second body side or the peripheral body surface of the collet body , the collet body being divided into a first body component and a second body component fixedly attached to the first body component and wherein the through opening is formed by the first body component and the second body component and sized to surround, capture and securely attach to an elongated body of a hand tool , wherein the tool collet is characterized by a lanyard ring having an annular end disposed and captured within the annular groove wherein the lanyard ring freely slides along the annular groove ; and one or more fastening members that extends between the first body component and the second body component wherein the one or more fastening members are adapted to securely fix the first body component to the second body component .
A method for operating a safety system for medium or high voltage switchgear, wherein in the switchgear or in an inner compartment are arranged a number of switchgear components comprising at least switching and disconnecting means, busbars and bushings, and also arranged in the switchgear or inner compartment is an infrared IR camera configured to monitor temperatures of the switchgear components on the basis of acquired imagery, wherein the method comprises: acquiring imagery in a field of view of the IR camera, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: processing the acquired imagery in a system controller to determine if there are one or more moving objects in the switchgear or inner compartment, the processing comprising image processing and pattern recognition; and identifying a moving object, the identifying comprising comparing the acquired imagery with image comparison data. acquiring imagery in a field of view of the IR camera, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: processing the acquired imagery in a system controller to determine if there are one or more moving objects in the switchgear or inner compartment, the processing comprising image processing and pattern recognition; and identifying a moving object, the identifying comprising comparing the acquired imagery with image comparison data. processing the acquired imagery in a system controller to determine if there are one or more moving objects in the switchgear or inner compartment, the processing comprising image processing and pattern recognition; and identifying a moving object, the identifying comprising comparing the acquired imagery with image comparison data.
A controller for controlling two or more groups of nozzles in an array, the controller configured to: encode data blocks into a data stream , wherein each data block denotes how a respective group of nozzles is to be controlled for a droplet period; and encode fire codes into the data stream , wherein each fire code is a reserved code that denotes when a respective group of nozzles is to be controlled in accordance with the data block for the droplet period; wherein the data block precedes the fire code for the respective group of nozzles in the data stream and wherein the fire codes are generated independently of the data blocks. encode data blocks into a data stream , wherein each data block denotes how a respective group of nozzles is to be controlled for a droplet period; and encode fire codes into the data stream , wherein each fire code is a reserved code that denotes when a respective group of nozzles is to be controlled in accordance with the data block for the droplet period; wherein the data block precedes the fire code for the respective group of nozzles in the data stream and wherein the fire codes are generated independently of the data blocks.
A medical catheter comprising: an elongate member having proximal and distal end portions and defining a longitudinal axis through the proximal and distal end portions, the elongate member including a wall at least partially defining a longitudinal lumen and defining a side opening extending radially from an outer surface of the wall to the longitudinal lumen ; and an insert at least partially disposed within the side opening and at least partially defining an insert passage in fluid communication with the longitudinal lumen , the elongate member comprising a first material defining the side opening and the insert comprising a second material different from the first material, the second material comprising an anti-thrombogenic agent. an elongate member having proximal and distal end portions and defining a longitudinal axis through the proximal and distal end portions, the elongate member including a wall at least partially defining a longitudinal lumen and defining a side opening extending radially from an outer surface of the wall to the longitudinal lumen ; and an insert at least partially disposed within the side opening and at least partially defining an insert passage in fluid communication with the longitudinal lumen , the elongate member comprising a first material defining the side opening and the insert comprising a second material different from the first material, the second material comprising an anti-thrombogenic agent.
A method of manufacturing a drawn tube having a hollow interior for housing an axle shaft, which transmits rotational motion from a prime mover to a wheel of a vehicle, with the drawn tube having a wall that has a thickness of from about 3 to about 18 millimeters and the drawn tube has a yield strength of at least 750 MPa, said method comprising the steps of: placing a billet into a cavity of a first die assembly ; pressing the billet into the cavity of the first die assembly to form a bore at one end of the billet thereby producing a pre-formed billet ; moving the pre-formed billet from the cavity of the first die assembly to a cavity of a second die assembly ; pressing the pre-formed billet into the cavity of the second die assembly to elongate the pre-formed billet and form a hollow interior therein thereby producing an extruded tube ; moving the extruded tube from the cavity of the second die assembly to a cavity of a third die assembly ; and pressing the extruded tube into the cavity of the third die assembly to further elongate the extruded tube and decrease the thickness of the wall of the extruded tube to of from about 3 to about 18 millimeters thereby producing the drawn tube having the yield strength of at least 750 MPa. placing a billet into a cavity of a first die assembly ; pressing the billet into the cavity of the first die assembly to form a bore at one end of the billet thereby producing a pre-formed billet ; moving the pre-formed billet from the cavity of the first die assembly to a cavity of a second die assembly ; pressing the pre-formed billet into the cavity of the second die assembly to elongate the pre-formed billet and form a hollow interior therein thereby producing an extruded tube ; moving the extruded tube from the cavity of the second die assembly to a cavity of a third die assembly ; and pressing the extruded tube into the cavity of the third die assembly to further elongate the extruded tube and decrease the thickness of the wall of the extruded tube to of from about 3 to about 18 millimeters thereby producing the drawn tube having the yield strength of at least 750 MPa.