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A method for inspecting for a workpiece , the workpiece comprising a slot with a proximal end (P) and a distal end (D), the method comprising: - receiving a dimensional model of at least part of the workpiece comprising at least part of the slot ; and - determining a burnish region of the slot that is a continuous region having an essentially constant profile from the dimensional model wherein determining the burnish region comprises: - defining in the dimensional model an entry region , and an inner mantle from the dimensional model , wherein the entry region is located at the proximal end (P) of the slot; and the inner mantle is distal to the entry region , wherein the inner mantle is used to identify the burnish region , - subdividing the inner mantle into a plurality of slices along the slot axis each of a predetermined height, wherein for at least two slices, preferably all slices (216a to 216e) a plane geometric shape (218a to 218e), preferably a circle, is generated and fitted to each of the respective slices (216a to 216e), preferably wherein the fitted plane geometric shapes (FPGSs) (218a to 218e) are each disposed essentially perpendicular to the slot axis , and preferably wherein the fitted plane geometric shapes (FPGSs) (218a to 218e) are each fitted inside a peripheral boundary of the respective slices (216a to 216e). - receiving a dimensional model of at least part of the workpiece comprising at least part of the slot ; and - determining a burnish region of the slot that is a continuous region having an essentially constant profile from the dimensional model - defining in the dimensional model an entry region , and an inner mantle from the dimensional model , wherein the entry region is located at the proximal end (P) of the slot; and the inner mantle is distal to the entry region , wherein the inner mantle is used to identify the burnish region , - subdividing the inner mantle into a plurality of slices along the slot axis each of a predetermined height, wherein for at least two slices, preferably all slices (216a to 216e) a plane geometric shape (218a to 218e), preferably a circle, is generated and fitted to each of the respective slices (216a to 216e), preferably wherein the fitted plane geometric shapes (FPGSs) (218a to 218e) are each disposed essentially perpendicular to the slot axis , and preferably wherein the fitted plane geometric shapes (FPGSs) (218a to 218e) are each fitted inside a peripheral boundary of the respective slices (216a to 216e).
A computer implemented method for detecting vehicle collisions, the method comprising: receiving , by one or more computing devices, acceleration data of a vehicle over a period of time; receiving , by the one or more computing devices, expected acceleration data of the vehicle over the period of time; determining , by the one or more computing devices, a change in the vehicle's acceleration over the period of time, where the change in the vehicle's acceleration over the period of time is a difference between the expected acceleration data and the acceleration data; detecting an occurrence, by the one or more computing devices, when the change in the vehicle's acceleration is greater than a threshold value; assigning , by the one or more computing devices, the occurrence into a collision category; and performing , by the one or more computing devices, a responsive action based on the assigned collision category. receiving , by one or more computing devices, acceleration data of a vehicle over a period of time; receiving , by the one or more computing devices, expected acceleration data of the vehicle over the period of time; determining , by the one or more computing devices, a change in the vehicle's acceleration over the period of time, where the change in the vehicle's acceleration over the period of time is a difference between the expected acceleration data and the acceleration data; detecting an occurrence, by the one or more computing devices, when the change in the vehicle's acceleration is greater than a threshold value; assigning , by the one or more computing devices, the occurrence into a collision category; and performing , by the one or more computing devices, a responsive action based on the assigned collision category.
A low-voltage circuit breaker comprising one or more electrical poles , each of said poles having an internal space with a contact area , and an arc extinguishing area , a fixed contact assembly and a movable contact assembly being positioned in said contact area , said movable contact assembly being movable between a closed position in which it is into contact with said fixed contact assembly and an open position in which it is spaced apart from said fixed contact assembly , an arc chamber comprising a plurality of substantially parallel arc-breaking plates made of a ferromagnetic material being positioned in said arc extinguishing area , wherein said arc chamber further comprises at least one arc-breaking plate which is at least partially made of a ceramic material, characterised in that the at least one arc-breaking plate has a peripheral region made of a ferromagnetic material and a central region made of a ceramic material. characterised in that the at least one arc-breaking plate has a peripheral region made of a ferromagnetic material and a central region made of a ceramic material.
A glass panel unit comprising: a first glass substrate ; a second glass substrate placed facing the first glass substrate; a sealing member hermetically bonding outer peripheries of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate to each other; an inside space hermetically enclosed by the first glass substrate, the second glass substrate, and the sealing member and having reduced pressure; and a plurality of spacers placed in the inside space, characterized in that : at least one of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate is a wire-embedded glass panel with a wire structure embedded therein; the plurality of spacers are arranged so as to overlap with part of the wire structure in a plan view; the wire structure including a plurality of wires crossing to form a mesh in the plan view; and the plurality of spacers are positioned to overlap with intersections of the plurality of wires in the plan view. a first glass substrate ; a second glass substrate placed facing the first glass substrate; a sealing member hermetically bonding outer peripheries of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate to each other; an inside space hermetically enclosed by the first glass substrate, the second glass substrate, and the sealing member and having reduced pressure; and a plurality of spacers placed in the inside space, characterized in that : at least one of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate is a wire-embedded glass panel with a wire structure embedded therein; the plurality of spacers are arranged so as to overlap with part of the wire structure in a plan view; the wire structure including a plurality of wires crossing to form a mesh in the plan view; and the plurality of spacers are positioned to overlap with intersections of the plurality of wires in the plan view. at least one of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate is a wire-embedded glass panel with a wire structure embedded therein; the plurality of spacers are arranged so as to overlap with part of the wire structure in a plan view; the wire structure including a plurality of wires crossing to form a mesh in the plan view; and the plurality of spacers are positioned to overlap with intersections of the plurality of wires in the plan view.
A drafting system unit for a drafting system of a spinning machine, the drafting system unit having, in a fibre band transport direction (R), a first top roller and a second top roller spaced apart therefrom, which are provided for drafting a fibre band, transported from the first to the second top roller, in cooperation with accordingly assigned bottom rollers , the respective axes of rotation of the first and second top roller extending transversely to the fibre band transport direction (R), whereby an apron cage to which negative pressure can be applied is arranged between the first top roller and the second top roller for guiding an air-permeable apron in circulation jointly around the apron cage and an apron top roller , the apron top roller being formed by the first top roller or by a third top roller that is assigned to the apron cage and arranged on the same side as the first and second top roller in relation to the fibre band being transported, and the apron cage having at least one through-opening , to which negative pressure can be applied, for applying suction air to the fibre band running between the first and second top roller, through the air-permeable apron characterized in that the through-opening is formed by means which can be connected to the apron cage for indirect coupling of the through-opening to the apron cage and can be directly subjected to negative pressure. whereby an apron cage to which negative pressure can be applied is arranged between the first top roller and the second top roller for guiding an air-permeable apron in circulation jointly around the apron cage and an apron top roller , the apron top roller being formed by the first top roller or by a third top roller that is assigned to the apron cage and arranged on the same side as the first and second top roller in relation to the fibre band being transported, and the apron cage having at least one through-opening , to which negative pressure can be applied, for applying suction air to the fibre band running between the first and second top roller, through the air-permeable apron characterized in that the through-opening is formed by means which can be connected to the apron cage for indirect coupling of the through-opening to the apron cage and can be directly subjected to negative pressure.
A process for allowing a terminal equipped for operation in a Link 16 time division multiple access, TDMA network to enter the network, wherein an initial entry message, IEM is transmitted periodically in certain identified time slots by one or more members of the network for reception by the terminal, comprising: providing a time base at the terminal for indicating a current time; providing a receiver system at the terminal including multiple receivers ; entering an initial entry command at the terminal at the current time; identifying a number of time slots in which the receivers at the terminal have an opportunity to detect the IEM after the current time; detecting the IEM in a corresponding time slot; resetting the current time at the terminal based on the time slot in which the IEM is first detected; further comprising adding a determined time error window to the current time, a first one of the identified time slots is the first slot in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM after the initial entry command is entered, a second one of the identified time slots is the first slot in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM after the time error window is added to the current time, and identifying one or more additional time slots in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM after the time error window is added to the current time, and identifying at least a third time slot in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM between the first and the second time slots; and setting each of the receivers to detect the IEM during a different one of the identified time slots; wherein the terminal is a Link 16 network terminal. providing a time base at the terminal for indicating a current time; providing a receiver system at the terminal including multiple receivers ; entering an initial entry command at the terminal at the current time; identifying a number of time slots in which the receivers at the terminal have an opportunity to detect the IEM after the current time; detecting the IEM in a corresponding time slot; resetting the current time at the terminal based on the time slot in which the IEM is first detected; further comprising adding a determined time error window to the current time, a first one of the identified time slots is the first slot in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM after the initial entry command is entered, a second one of the identified time slots is the first slot in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM after the time error window is added to the current time, and identifying one or more additional time slots in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM after the time error window is added to the current time, and identifying at least a third time slot in which one of the receivers has an opportunity to detect the IEM between the first and the second time slots; and setting each of the receivers to detect the IEM during a different one of the identified time slots; wherein the terminal is a Link 16 network terminal.
A pressure reducing valve that reduces a pressure of a fluid at an input port and then delivers the fluid to an output port , the pressure reducing valve comprising: a housing having the input port , an input channel connected to the input port , a pressure reducing chamber connected to the input channel , a delivery channel connected to the pressure reducing chamber , an output channel and auxiliary channels including a first auxiliary channel and a second auxiliary channel branched off from the delivery channel , the output port connected to the output channel , and auxiliary ports connected to the auxiliary channels; and a valve mechanism which is provided inside the pressure reducing chamber connected to the delivery channel and of which an amount of opening is changed to regulate a pressure inside the pressure reducing chamber , wherein centerlines of the delivery channel , the output channel , and the first auxiliary channel are arranged in the same plane (X-Y PLANE), and centerlines of the output channel , the first auxiliary channel and the second auxiliary channel are arranged in the same plane (Y-Z PLANE) orthogonal to the plane (X-Y PLANE) of the centerlines of the delivery channel , the output channel , and the first auxiliary channel. a housing having the input port , an input channel connected to the input port , a pressure reducing chamber connected to the input channel , a delivery channel connected to the pressure reducing chamber , an output channel and auxiliary channels including a first auxiliary channel and a second auxiliary channel branched off from the delivery channel , the output port connected to the output channel , and auxiliary ports connected to the auxiliary channels; and a valve mechanism which is provided inside the pressure reducing chamber connected to the delivery channel and of which an amount of opening is changed to regulate a pressure inside the pressure reducing chamber , wherein centerlines of the delivery channel , the output channel , and the first auxiliary channel are arranged in the same plane (X-Y PLANE), and centerlines of the output channel , the first auxiliary channel and the second auxiliary channel are arranged in the same plane (Y-Z PLANE) orthogonal to the plane (X-Y PLANE) of the centerlines of the delivery channel , the output channel , and the first auxiliary channel.
An electric-vehicle controller configured to control power provided to a front electric motor driving a front wheel of an electric vehicle and a rear electric motor driving a rear wheel of the electric vehicle , the front electric motor being powered by a first battery and the rear electric motor being powered by a second battery separate from the first battery , the electric-vehicle controller being configured to provide greater power from the first battery than from the second battery if the electric-vehicle controller determines that the charge state of the second battery is a predetermined amount lower than the charge state of the first battery and that the electric vehicle meets at least one predetermined driving characteristic such that the first battery charge state reduces more quickly than the second battery charge state to balance the charge states of the first battery and second battery , characterized in that the at least one predetermined driving characteristic includes that the electric vehicle is travelling in a straight line.
A surgical stapler end effector, the end effector comprising: (a) a staple cartridge, wherein the staple cartridge comprises: (i) a plurality of staples, and (ii) a deck, wherein the staple cartridge is operable to drive the staples through the deck; (b) an anvil, wherein the anvil is movable from an open position toward the staple cartridge to reach a closed position, wherein the anvil includes an underside having staple forming surface configured to receive staples driven through the deck; (c) a buttress assembly, wherein the buttress assembly comprises: (i) a buttress body, and (ii) an adhesive material, wherein the adhesive material is configured to removably secure the buttress body to the deck of the staple cartridge or the underside of the anvil; and (d) a retainer, wherein the retainer comprises: (i) a holding surface configured to hold the buttress assembly, and (ii) a plurality of protruding members, wherein the protruding members are configured to provide focused pressure against discrete regions of the adhesive material to thereby drive the discrete regions of the adhesive material into engagement with the deck of the staple cartridge or the underside of the anvil. (a) a staple cartridge, wherein the staple cartridge comprises: (i) a plurality of staples, and (ii) a deck, wherein the staple cartridge is operable to drive the staples through the deck; (i) a plurality of staples, and (ii) a deck, wherein the staple cartridge is operable to drive the staples through the deck; (b) an anvil, wherein the anvil is movable from an open position toward the staple cartridge to reach a closed position, wherein the anvil includes an underside having staple forming surface configured to receive staples driven through the deck; (c) a buttress assembly, wherein the buttress assembly comprises: (i) a buttress body, and (ii) an adhesive material, wherein the adhesive material is configured to removably secure the buttress body to the deck of the staple cartridge or the underside of the anvil; and (i) a buttress body, and (ii) an adhesive material, wherein the adhesive material is configured to removably secure the buttress body to the deck of the staple cartridge or the underside of the anvil; and (d) a retainer, wherein the retainer comprises: (i) a holding surface configured to hold the buttress assembly, and (ii) a plurality of protruding members, wherein the protruding members are configured to provide focused pressure against discrete regions of the adhesive material to thereby drive the discrete regions of the adhesive material into engagement with the deck of the staple cartridge or the underside of the anvil. (i) a holding surface configured to hold the buttress assembly, and (ii) a plurality of protruding members, wherein the protruding members are configured to provide focused pressure against discrete regions of the adhesive material to thereby drive the discrete regions of the adhesive material into engagement with the deck of the staple cartridge or the underside of the anvil.
A leak resistant compliant bushing comprising: a body having a first end , a second end , an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage, the outer surface and the inner surface extending between the first end and the second end and defining an axial axis (B); a first plurality of channels extending into the body from the first end , each of the first plurality of channels including a terminal end that is spaced from the second end , each of the first plurality of channels including a first central axis that extends from the first end through the terminal end ; and a second plurality of through-thickness channels extending into the body from the second end , each of the second plurality of channels extending between adjacent ones of the first plurality of channels and including a terminal end section that is spaced from the first end , each of the second plurality of channels including a second central axis that extends from the second end through the terminal end , characterised in that each of the first central axis and the second central axis extends across the body at a non-zero angle relative to the axial axis (B). a body having a first end , a second end , an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage, the outer surface and the inner surface extending between the first end and the second end and defining an axial axis (B); a first plurality of channels extending into the body from the first end , each of the first plurality of channels including a terminal end that is spaced from the second end , each of the first plurality of channels including a first central axis that extends from the first end through the terminal end ; and a second plurality of through-thickness channels extending into the body from the second end , each of the second plurality of channels extending between adjacent ones of the first plurality of channels and including a terminal end section that is spaced from the first end , each of the second plurality of channels including a second central axis that extends from the second end through the terminal end , characterised in that each of the first central axis and the second central axis extends across the body at a non-zero angle relative to the axial axis (B).
Method for operating a Coriolis mass flow meter , wherein the Coriolis mass flow meter has at least one measuring tube through which a medium flows, the measuring tube is excited to oscillations in at least one frequency and/or in at least one eigenmode, the resulting oscillations of the measuring tube are detected and the density d of the medium is determined by evaluating the detected oscillations, wherein at a calibration temperature T k a calibration density sensitivity E d,k (T k ) of the Coriolis mass flow meter is determined using the detected oscillations of the measuring tube ,wherein at a temperature T differing from the calibration temperature T k a density sensitivity E d (T) of the Coriolis mass flow meter is determined using the detected oscillations of the measuring tube , wherein a density sensitivity E d indicates the sensitivity with which the density d of the medium changes with a change in the detected resonance frequency f 0 , wherein a measurement change rate r m of the density sensitivity E d is determined from the calibration density sensitivity E d,k (T k ) determined using the detected oscillations and the density sensitivity E d (T) at the temperature T, characterized in that a prediction change rate r p of the density sensitivity is calculated using a prediction algorithm which depends on the temperature T differing from the calibration temperature T k , but not depending on the detected oscillations of the measuring tube during the determination of the density sensitivity E d (T) at the temperature T, and that a deviation signal is generated when the measurement change rate r m deviates from the prediction change rate r p .