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An anti-wear composite structure comprising: an anti-wear layer having a wear surface opposite an adhesive receiving surface ; and a thermosetting resin applied to the adhesive receiving surface ; wherein the anti-wear composite structure is maintained at a temperature below zero degrees Celsius before installation to prevent premature curing of the thermosetting resin ; wherein the thermosetting resin comprises a heat curable reactive adhesive configured to precursor bond the anti-wear composite structure to a substrate at an ambient temperature band of 22.22 degrees Celsius plus or minus 8.33 degrees Celsius via pressure-sensitive adhesion, having an onset to cure in the ambient temperature band and having a peak cure temperature greater than the ambient temperature band to mechanically and chemically bond the anti-wear composite structure to the substrate . an anti-wear layer having a wear surface opposite an adhesive receiving surface ; and a thermosetting resin applied to the adhesive receiving surface ; wherein the anti-wear composite structure is maintained at a temperature below zero degrees Celsius before installation to prevent premature curing of the thermosetting resin ; wherein the thermosetting resin comprises a heat curable reactive adhesive configured to precursor bond the anti-wear composite structure to a substrate at an ambient temperature band of 22.22 degrees Celsius plus or minus 8.33 degrees Celsius via pressure-sensitive adhesion, having an onset to cure in the ambient temperature band and having a peak cure temperature greater than the ambient temperature band to mechanically and chemically bond the anti-wear composite structure to the substrate .
An apparatus , comprising: a memory ; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to be operatively coupled to a forward error correction, FEC, decoder of an optical transponder , the processor configured to receive, from the FEC decoder, a first plurality of pre-FEC bit error rate, BER, values at a plurality of times to identify a degradation over a first transmission path that includes the optical transponder, the processor configured to determine, based on the first plurality of pre-FEC BER values at the plurality of times, a signal pattern, the processor configured to adaptively adjust, based on the signal pattern, a set of parameters including a first threshold and a second threshold, the processor configured to send, in response to a second pre-FEC BER value exceeding the second threshold and being below the first threshold, a signal to trigger traffic rerouting to a second transmission path to reduce traffic loss due to the degradation over the first transmission path. a memory ; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to be operatively coupled to a forward error correction, FEC, decoder of an optical transponder , the processor configured to receive, from the FEC decoder, a first plurality of pre-FEC bit error rate, BER, values at a plurality of times to identify a degradation over a first transmission path that includes the optical transponder, the processor configured to determine, based on the first plurality of pre-FEC BER values at the plurality of times, a signal pattern, the processor configured to adaptively adjust, based on the signal pattern, a set of parameters including a first threshold and a second threshold, the processor configured to send, in response to a second pre-FEC BER value exceeding the second threshold and being below the first threshold, a signal to trigger traffic rerouting to a second transmission path to reduce traffic loss due to the degradation over the first transmission path. the processor configured to be operatively coupled to a forward error correction, FEC, decoder of an optical transponder , the processor configured to receive, from the FEC decoder, a first plurality of pre-FEC bit error rate, BER, values at a plurality of times to identify a degradation over a first transmission path that includes the optical transponder, the processor configured to determine, based on the first plurality of pre-FEC BER values at the plurality of times, a signal pattern, the processor configured to adaptively adjust, based on the signal pattern, a set of parameters including a first threshold and a second threshold, the processor configured to send, in response to a second pre-FEC BER value exceeding the second threshold and being below the first threshold, a signal to trigger traffic rerouting to a second transmission path to reduce traffic loss due to the degradation over the first transmission path.
Apparatus for gripping elongate members that are connected end to end and form a string, comprising: a body ; a pair of legs extending from the body and separated by a gap , each leg comprising an inwardly-facing surface ; an engagement surface extending between the pair of legs; a head portion on the body opposite the legs; a gripping surface disposed on the head portion for engaging an elongate member of the string; characterized by an adhering fastener supported on at least one of the legs. a body ; a pair of legs extending from the body and separated by a gap , each leg comprising an inwardly-facing surface ; an engagement surface extending between the pair of legs; a head portion on the body opposite the legs; a gripping surface disposed on the head portion for engaging an elongate member of the string; characterized by an adhering fastener supported on at least one of the legs.
A luminaire , comprising: multiple light-emitting elements (LEEs) ; a base supporting the LEEs ; and a first wall (150-i) and a second wall (150-o) each extending along a first direction from a respective first end facing the LEEs to a respective second end, the first and second walls (150-i, 150-o) having light-reflective surfaces facing each other, the light-reflective surfaces being spaced apart forming a hollow channel ; wherein, in one or more cross-sectional planes parallel to the first direction , the light-reflective surfaces of the first and second walls (150-i, 150-o) have first portions that curve in opposite directions, second portions that are parallel, and third portions ; wherein the first portions are arranged facing the LEEs to provide an input aperture that receives light from the LEEs , the third portions are arranged to provide an exit aperture that outputs output light into an ambient environment, and the first and second walls (150-i, 150-o) are configured to propagate light from the input aperture to the exit aperture , characterized in that the third portions curve in like directions. multiple light-emitting elements (LEEs) ; a base supporting the LEEs ; and a first wall (150-i) and a second wall (150-o) each extending along a first direction from a respective first end facing the LEEs to a respective second end, the first and second walls (150-i, 150-o) having light-reflective surfaces facing each other, the light-reflective surfaces being spaced apart forming a hollow channel ; wherein, in one or more cross-sectional planes parallel to the first direction , the light-reflective surfaces of the first and second walls (150-i, 150-o) have first portions that curve in opposite directions, second portions that are parallel, and third portions ; wherein the first portions are arranged facing the LEEs to provide an input aperture that receives light from the LEEs , the third portions are arranged to provide an exit aperture that outputs output light into an ambient environment, and the first and second walls (150-i, 150-o) are configured to propagate light from the input aperture to the exit aperture , characterized in that the third portions curve in like directions.
A method for the production of urea ammonium sulphate (UAS) composition, wherein said UAS composition comprises 1 to 40 weight% of ammonium sulphate (AS) relative to the total weight of the UAS composition, in a pipe reactor comprising at least a reactor section wherein continuous feeds of ammonium bisulphate, ammonia and/or ammonium carbamate and urea are combined to obtain said urea ammonium sulphate (UAS) composition, comprising the step of including a viscosity-reducing agent, selected from the group of water soluble aluminium salts, into one or more of said feeds.
A polyolefin-based structure comprising 60 to 97% by mass of a polyolefin (A), 1 to 35% by mass of an acid-modified polyolefin (B), and 2 to 35% by mass of a polyamide resin (C), wherein the polyamide resin (C) is dispersed in a layered form in the polyolefin (A), and the polyamide resin (C) is a melt-kneaded product of 30 to 70% by mass of a polyamide (X) that contains a diamine unit containing 70 mol% or more of a m-xylylenediamine unit and a dicarboxylic acid unit containing an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid unit and 30 to 70% by mass of an aliphatic polyamide (Y), provided that a total of the polyamide (X) and the polyamide (Y) is taken as 100% by mass, and a difference between a melting point Tm 0 of the polyamide (X) as observed by differential scanning calorimetry and a melting point Tm, derived from the polyamide (X) in the polyamide resin (C), is from 0.1 to 2.5°C.
A rotating device , comprising a fixing platform and a rotating platform , wherein a top end of the fixing platform and a bottom end of the rotating platform are rotatably connected via a rotating shaft , a first bearing , and a second bearing the rotating shaft is connected to and extends through an inner ring of the first bearing , characterized in that the fixing platform comprises a carbon brush arranged around the rotating shaft and a first magnetic member arranged around the second bearing ; the rotating platform comprises a second magnetic member matched with the first magnetic member and a rotor conductive ring matched with and connected to the carbon brush , the rotor conductive ring is arranged around the first bearing ; an outer ring of the first bearing is connected to the fixing platform , an inner ring of the second bearing is connected to the fixing platform , and an outer ring of the second bearing is connected to the rotating platform , such that the rotating platform is rotatable around the rotating shaft with respect to the fixing platform via the first bearing and the second bearing arranged in an upper position and a lower position, and wherein power supply and continuous transmission of communication signal of the rotating platform and the fixing platform are achieved via the carbon brush and the rotor conductive ring . the fixing platform comprises a carbon brush arranged around the rotating shaft and a first magnetic member arranged around the second bearing ; the rotating platform comprises a second magnetic member matched with the first magnetic member and a rotor conductive ring matched with and connected to the carbon brush , the rotor conductive ring is arranged around the first bearing ; an outer ring of the first bearing is connected to the fixing platform , an inner ring of the second bearing is connected to the fixing platform , and an outer ring of the second bearing is connected to the rotating platform , such that the rotating platform is rotatable around the rotating shaft with respect to the fixing platform via the first bearing and the second bearing arranged in an upper position and a lower position, and wherein power supply and continuous transmission of communication signal of the rotating platform and the fixing platform are achieved via the carbon brush and the rotor conductive ring .
Method for converting a lignocellulosic substrate, comprising the following steps: 1) a step of liquefaction of the substrate in which 10 to 40% by weight of solids of pretreated lignocellulosic substrate are brought into contact, with stirring and by means of a motor, with water and with enzymes at a concentration of between 0.1 and 60 mg of enzymes per gram of cellulose, for a period of between 1 and 24 hours, in which at least the value of the electrical power consumed by the motor of the stirrer system is measured over time, and, if a decrease in said value over time is detected, a following step a) is performed: a) the feed flowrate of pretreated lignocellulosic substrate is increased, with or without modification of the flow rate of enzymes and/or of water, and if an increase in said value over time is detected, a following step b) is performed: b) the feed flowrate of water and/or of enzymes is increased, with or without modification of the flowrate of pretreated lignocellulosic substrate, the electrical power consumed by the motor of the stirring system related back to the mass of the reaction volume remaining between 0.5 and 2 kW/tonne, 2) a step of saccharification of the lignocellulosic substrate liquefied at the outcome of step 1), said saccharification step being carried out in the presence of an alcohol-producing microorganism according to a process of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, known as an SSF process. 1) a step of liquefaction of the substrate in which 10 to 40% by weight of solids of pretreated lignocellulosic substrate are brought into contact, with stirring and by means of a motor, with water and with enzymes at a concentration of between 0.1 and 60 mg of enzymes per gram of cellulose, for a period of between 1 and 24 hours, in which at least the value of the electrical power consumed by the motor of the stirrer system is measured over time, and, if a decrease in said value over time is detected, a following step a) is performed: a) the feed flowrate of pretreated lignocellulosic substrate is increased, with or without modification of the flow rate of enzymes and/or of water, and if an increase in said value over time is detected, a following step b) is performed: b) the feed flowrate of water and/or of enzymes is increased, with or without modification of the flowrate of pretreated lignocellulosic substrate, the electrical power consumed by the motor of the stirring system related back to the mass of the reaction volume remaining between 0.5 and 2 kW/tonne, a) the feed flowrate of pretreated lignocellulosic substrate is increased, with or without modification of the flow rate of enzymes and/or of water, 2) a step of saccharification of the lignocellulosic substrate liquefied at the outcome of step 1), said saccharification step being carried out in the presence of an alcohol-producing microorganism according to a process of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, known as an SSF process.
An automatic transmission control device, provided with an automatic transmission having an engagement clutch and a shift controller wherein the engagement clutch is disposed in a vehicle drive system and operative in meshing engagement as a coupling element, wherein the shift controller is configured to execute a shift control of the automatic transmission , wherein the engagement clutch is provided with a first engagement member and a second engagement member , wherein the first engagement member is connected to a transmission input shaft and the second engagement member is connected to a transmission output shaft and capable of meshing with the first engagement member , wherein the shift controller is configured to set a target differential rotation speed when engaging the engagement clutch for shifting such that when the first engagement member and the second engagement member mesh each other a predetermined differential rotation is imparted between an input rotation speed representative of the rotation speed of the first engagement member and an output rotation speed representative of the rotation speed of the second engagement member , and wherein the magnitude of the target differential rotation speed is set according to the magnitude of the acceleration of the vehicle such that, as the magnitude of the acceleration of the vehicle increases, the target differential rotation speed is set larger.
An apparatus for emulating a wireless network, the apparatus comprising: processing circuitry configured to: generate a random number corresponding to an angle between a boresight of an antenna of a network node and a direction of a first wireless device ; generate a random number corresponding to a path loss between the first wireless device and the antenna of the network node ; determine network performance of the first wireless device based on the generated random number corresponding to the angle between the boresight of the antenna of the network node and the direction of the first wireless device and the generated random number corresponding to the path loss between the first wireless device and the antenna of the network node ; and determine performance of the wireless network based on the determined network performance of the first wireless device . generate a random number corresponding to an angle between a boresight of an antenna of a network node and a direction of a first wireless device ; generate a random number corresponding to a path loss between the first wireless device and the antenna of the network node ; determine network performance of the first wireless device based on the generated random number corresponding to the angle between the boresight of the antenna of the network node and the direction of the first wireless device and the generated random number corresponding to the path loss between the first wireless device and the antenna of the network node ; and determine performance of the wireless network based on the determined network performance of the first wireless device .
A method for controlling a vehicle based on a quantified road user behavior, the method comprising; obtaining (S1) samples of road user behavior b i i = 1 n − 1 , selecting (S2) a subset of the road user behavior samples such that the selected samples follow a pre-determined statistical extreme value distribution, parameterizing (S3) the pre-determined statistical extreme value distribution based on the selected samples of road user behavior, quantifying (S4) road user behavior based on the parameterized statistical extreme value distribution, and controlling the vehicle based on the quantified road user behavior. obtaining (S1) samples of road user behavior b i i = 1 n − 1 , selecting (S2) a subset of the road user behavior samples such that the selected samples follow a pre-determined statistical extreme value distribution, parameterizing (S3) the pre-determined statistical extreme value distribution based on the selected samples of road user behavior, quantifying (S4) road user behavior based on the parameterized statistical extreme value distribution, and controlling the vehicle based on the quantified road user behavior.
A user equipment, UE operable in accordance with a device-to-device, D2D, communication mode in which the UE directly communicates with a second UE , wherein the UE is characterized by comprising: means configured to, while the UE is in radio resource control, RRC, connected mode or during an RRC connection setup procedure, transmit a message to an Evolved NodeB, eNB that indicates that the UE intends to initiate D2D discovery, means configured to receive, from a broadcast message received from the eNB , a system information block, SIB, wherein the SIB comprises resource parameters that indicate frequency resources or time and frequency resources for use in the D2D communication mode; and means configured to transmit a discovery signal to the second UE on time and frequency resources determined at least in part based on the resource parameters in the SIB. means configured to, while the UE is in radio resource control, RRC, connected mode or during an RRC connection setup procedure, transmit a message to an Evolved NodeB, eNB that indicates that the UE intends to initiate D2D discovery, means configured to receive, from a broadcast message received from the eNB , a system information block, SIB, wherein the SIB comprises resource parameters that indicate frequency resources or time and frequency resources for use in the D2D communication mode; and means configured to transmit a discovery signal to the second UE on time and frequency resources determined at least in part based on the resource parameters in the SIB.
A cardiac augmenting system comprising a radially compressible cardiac gripper for at least mechanical stimulation of a heart of a patient, said gripper sized and configured for intercostal deployment through an intercostal ribs space to and around the heart, and a means for pressurizing the cardiac gripper connected thereto, wherein said means for pressurizing is one or several motors and said at least one motor is configured to pull and/or push the cardiac gripper internally for a movement of said heart, and wherein the augmenting system is configured to be in a relaxed state such that the system does not introduce any force to the heart when the system is not in function or failing operation; wherein the cardiac gripper comprises two gripper arms , and wherein at least one of the gripper arms comprises a flexible section configured for movement of the arm, and wherein the gripper arms comprise a fluid channel arranged such that supply of fluid into the fluid channel allows to push together or pull away the gripper arms from each other. said gripper sized and configured for intercostal deployment through an intercostal ribs space to and around the heart, and a means for pressurizing the cardiac gripper connected thereto, wherein said means for pressurizing is one or several motors and said at least one motor is configured to pull and/or push the cardiac gripper internally for a movement of said heart, and wherein the augmenting system is configured to be in a relaxed state such that the system does not introduce any force to the heart when the system is not in function or failing operation; wherein the cardiac gripper comprises two gripper arms , and wherein at least one of the gripper arms comprises a flexible section configured for movement of the arm, and wherein the gripper arms comprise a fluid channel arranged such that supply of fluid into the fluid channel allows to push together or pull away the gripper arms from each other.
A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric leg comprising: preparing a first metal substrate including a first metal, forming a first plated layer including a second metal on the first metal substrate, disposing a layer including tellurium (Te) on the first plated layer, forming a portion of the first plated layer as a first bonding layer by reacting the second metal and the Te, disposing a thermoelectric material layer including bismuth (Bi) and Te on an upper surface of the first bonding layer, disposing a second metal substrate , on which a second bonding layer and a second plated layer are formed, on the thermoelectric material layer, and sintering the first metal substrate, the first plated layer, the first bonding layer, the thermoelectric material layer, the second metal substrate, the second bonding layer, and the second plated layer. preparing a first metal substrate including a first metal, forming a first plated layer including a second metal on the first metal substrate, disposing a layer including tellurium (Te) on the first plated layer, forming a portion of the first plated layer as a first bonding layer by reacting the second metal and the Te, disposing a thermoelectric material layer including bismuth (Bi) and Te on an upper surface of the first bonding layer, disposing a second metal substrate , on which a second bonding layer and a second plated layer are formed, on the thermoelectric material layer, and sintering the first metal substrate, the first plated layer, the first bonding layer, the thermoelectric material layer, the second metal substrate, the second bonding layer, and the second plated layer.