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Method for characterizing a surface of an object , the method comprising: - illuminating the surface of the object with a predetermined illumination light, wherein the illumination light comprises a predetermined angular distribution of collimated light waves; - collecting the light waves reflected off the surface with an imaging assembly ; - consecutively isolating collimated light waves having different angular ranges from the light waves reflected off the surface , wherein the light waves having different angular ranges are isolated in a sequential manner; - detecting the isolated light waves and providing detector signal data for each of the consecutively isolated light waves with a detector arranged at a detecting distance from the imaging assembly ; and - deriving a surface profile of the surface based on the detector signal data and the respective different angular ranges of the consecutively isolated collimated light waves. - illuminating the surface of the object with a predetermined illumination light, wherein the illumination light comprises a predetermined angular distribution of collimated light waves; - collecting the light waves reflected off the surface with an imaging assembly ; - consecutively isolating collimated light waves having different angular ranges from the light waves reflected off the surface , wherein the light waves having different angular ranges are isolated in a sequential manner; - detecting the isolated light waves and providing detector signal data for each of the consecutively isolated light waves with a detector arranged at a detecting distance from the imaging assembly ; and - deriving a surface profile of the surface based on the detector signal data and the respective different angular ranges of the consecutively isolated collimated light waves.
A wand , comprising: a middle section at least partially housing a light engine ; a first pole and a second pole , each being configured to reversibly couple to the middle section in an axially-aligned assembly; a tether connected to the middle section ; a first end cap couplable to the first pole ; and a second end cap couplable to the second pole ; wherein the light engine causes the first pole and the second pole to transmit light. a middle section at least partially housing a light engine ; a first pole and a second pole , each being configured to reversibly couple to the middle section in an axially-aligned assembly; a tether connected to the middle section ; a first end cap couplable to the first pole ; and a second end cap couplable to the second pole ; wherein the light engine causes the first pole and the second pole to transmit light.
A tow hitch assembly for attachment to a vehicle, said tow hitch assembly comprising a hitch arm , a housing attachable to the vehicle, and an actuator assembly attached to the housing , said hitch arm being attached to a first shaft rotatably supported in a cylindrical cavity of a support means attached to, or integrated with, the housing for rotation about a first rotational axis (A), characterized in that said tow hitch assembly further comprising a one-way wrap spring clutch said one-way wrap spring clutch comprising a first member rotatable about the first rotational axis (A), and a second member rotatable about the first rotational axis (A), said first member being operatively connected to the actuator assembly such that the actuator assembly is able to control rotation of the first member , said one-way wrap spring clutch being configured such that the first member is able to drive the second member in any rotational direction about the first rotational axis (A), and such that a wrap spring of the one-way wrap spring clutch prevents the second member from driving the first member upon rotation of the second member in any rotational direction about the first rotational axis (A), wherein the second member is operatively connected to the first shaft. said hitch arm being attached to a first shaft rotatably supported in a cylindrical cavity of a support means attached to, or integrated with, the housing for rotation about a first rotational axis (A), characterized in that said tow hitch assembly further comprising a one-way wrap spring clutch said one-way wrap spring clutch comprising a first member rotatable about the first rotational axis (A), and a second member rotatable about the first rotational axis (A), said first member being operatively connected to the actuator assembly such that the actuator assembly is able to control rotation of the first member , said one-way wrap spring clutch being configured such that the first member is able to drive the second member in any rotational direction about the first rotational axis (A), and such that a wrap spring of the one-way wrap spring clutch prevents the second member from driving the first member upon rotation of the second member in any rotational direction about the first rotational axis (A), wherein the second member is operatively connected to the first shaft.
System for limiting explosion hazard in a closed space , comprising a storage vessel in which an extinguishing agent (B) is stored, the storage vessel being provided with an outlet connectable to the closed space, the system further compriseing: - at least one container in which an at least partially liquid propellant (D) is stored under pressure; and - for each container, an activator configured to create after activation thereof a passage for fluid between the storage vessel and this container such that, following activation of the activator , the propellant propagates into the closed space together with the extinguishing agent (B); characterized in that the extinguishing agent (B) is a powder. - at least one container in which an at least partially liquid propellant (D) is stored under pressure; and - for each container, an activator configured to create after activation thereof a passage for fluid between the storage vessel and this container such that, following activation of the activator , the propellant propagates into the closed space together with the extinguishing agent (B);
A flow-through heater assembly comprising: a housing comprising an inlet , an outlet , and a bore extending between the inlet and the outlet ; and a heater disposed within the housing and extending between the inlet and the outlet , the heater comprising at least one opening proximate the inlet and at least one opening proximate the outlet , the heater further defining an anfractuous path from the inlet to the outlet , wherein the at least one opening in the heater is in fluid communication with the bore of the housing , the flow-through heater assembly being characterized in that : the housing comprises a first piece and a second piece , each of the first piece and the second piece comprising adjacent perimeter edges following the anfractuous path. a housing comprising an inlet , an outlet , and a bore extending between the inlet and the outlet ; and a heater disposed within the housing and extending between the inlet and the outlet , the heater comprising at least one opening proximate the inlet and at least one opening proximate the outlet , the heater further defining an anfractuous path from the inlet to the outlet ,
A device for calibrating and adjusting a measuring apparatus of a tablet press, in particular a rotary tablet press, comprising at least one reference measurement apparatus and at least one control apparatus , wherein interfaces of the control apparatus are connected to interfaces of the measuring apparatus and of the reference measurement apparatus , wherein the control apparatus is designed to generate multiple reference measurement results and to receive the associated measured values of the measuring apparatus and of the reference measurement apparatus , wherein the control apparatus further comprises a comparison apparatus, by means of which the received measured values of the measuring apparatus and of the reference measurement apparatus can be compared with one another, and wherein the control apparatus is designed to adjust the measuring apparatus if there is an impermissible deviation between the compared measured values, characterized in that the control apparatus is designed to adjust the measuring apparatus by providing an adjustment rule for the measurement results of the measuring apparatus , in that the adjustment rule is automatically created in the form of a characteristic curve or characteristic map based on the comparison and is stored in the control apparatus , and in that the measurement results of the measuring apparatus are computationally adjusted by means of the adjustment rule, such that an identified deviation between the measured values of the measuring apparatus and of the reference measurement apparatus is compensated for.
A measurement circuit that measures voltage or current of electrical energy generated by a generator , the measurement circuit comprising: a first circuit configured to measure the voltage or current; a second circuit configured to measure the voltage or current; a selecting circuit configured to select the first circuit to provide the measured voltage or current; a determination circuit configured to determine whether the measured voltage or current reaches a predetermined value; and a range setting circuit configured to change a range setting of the second circuit from a first range setting to a second range setting when the determination circuit determines that the measured voltage or current reaches a predetermined value, wherein the selecting circuit is further configured to select the second circuit to provide the measured voltage or current when a first predetermined time elapses after the range setting circuit changes the range setting of the second circuit, and wherein the range setting circuit is further configured to change a range setting of the first circuit from the first range setting to the second range setting after the selecting circuit selects the second circuit. a first circuit configured to measure the voltage or current; a second circuit configured to measure the voltage or current; a selecting circuit configured to select the first circuit to provide the measured voltage or current; a determination circuit configured to determine whether the measured voltage or current reaches a predetermined value; and a range setting circuit configured to change a range setting of the second circuit from a first range setting to a second range setting when the determination circuit determines that the measured voltage or current reaches a predetermined value, wherein the selecting circuit is further configured to select the second circuit to provide the measured voltage or current when a first predetermined time elapses after the range setting circuit changes the range setting of the second circuit, and wherein the range setting circuit is further configured to change a range setting of the first circuit from the first range setting to the second range setting after the selecting circuit selects the second circuit.
A swallowing movement monitoring sensor which is configured to measure swallowing movement of a subject comprising a first outside shape variation sensor configured to be attached to a laryngeal portion of the subject , the first outside shape variation sensor being configured to detect variation in outside shape of the laryngeal portion associated with swallowing movement, wherein the first outside shape variation sensor includes an optical fiber sheet attached to the laryngeal portion , the optical fiber sheet having an optical fiber and a sheet-like member supporting the optical fiber , wherein the optical fiber sheet is configured to detect variation in quantity of light of a transmission signal beam based on a loss produced by a lateral pressure applied to the optical fiber from the laryngeal portion in association with variation in outside shape of the laryngeal portion involved with swallowing movement, characterized in that the optical fiber has a meandering portion formed from one optical fiber portion, the meandering portion comprising a plurality of linear portions extending in a first direction and a plurality of curved portions connecting end portions of two linear portions to each other, and the optical fiber portion comprising a third linear portion located relatively downstream which passes between first and second linear portions located relatively upstream in the meandering portion.
A system comprising a ballistic resistant glazing and a retaining structure for holding the ballistic resistant glazing on a part of a building, wherein the retaining structure is designed to hold the ballistic resistant glazing on only one side or at most two sides, the ballistic resistant glazing comprising a ballistic block , the ballistic block comprising at least two transparent panes which are connected to one another via an interlayer , the ballistic block being designed without an energy-absorbing layer or film made of polycarbonate, and wherein the at least two transparent panes and in particular all transparent panes of the ballistic block are each panes of toughened glass, wherein the interlayer between the at least two transparent panes of the ballistic block is formed from an ionoplast polymer, and wherein the at least two transparent panes are combined by means of the interlayer to form a statically self-supporting unit in such a way that the ballistic block in the installed state has to be held only on one side or at most only on two sides, wherein the ballistic resistant glazing further comprises at least one further transparent pane which is arranged parallel to and spaced apart from the panes of the ballistic block and is connected to the ballistic block via a circumferential spacer in such a way that a cavity is formed between the ballistic block and the at least one further pane , wherein the ballistic resistant glazing and in particular the ballistic block of the ballistic resistant glazing is designed without an energy-absorbing layer or film made of polycarbonate, wherein the at least two transparent panes and the at least one further transparent pane are combined to form a statically self-supporting unit in such a way that the glazing in the installed state has to be held on only one side or at most two sides.
A method for servicing a drum at a printer, comprising: Causing a service rotation of the drum around a longitudinal axis of the drum , the service rotation to apply a centrifugal force upon a liquid held by the drum , characterised in that the centrifugal force pushes gas bubbles in the drum away from a curved surface of the drum and towards the longitudinal drum axis ; wherein the gas bubbles evacuate from the drum via an outlet tube positioned adjacent to the longitudinal drum axis ; and causing a production rotation of the drum after the service rotation. Causing a service rotation of the drum around a longitudinal axis of the drum , the service rotation to apply a centrifugal force upon a liquid held by the drum , characterised in that the centrifugal force pushes gas bubbles in the drum away from a curved surface of the drum and towards the longitudinal drum axis ; wherein the gas bubbles evacuate from the drum via an outlet tube positioned adjacent to the longitudinal drum axis ; and characterised in that the centrifugal force pushes gas bubbles in the drum away from a curved surface of the drum and towards the longitudinal drum axis ; wherein the gas bubbles evacuate from the drum via an outlet tube positioned adjacent to the longitudinal drum axis ; and causing a production rotation of the drum after the service rotation.
Transmission for a hybrid drive arrangement, which transmission can be coupled to two drive units , having an input shaft and an output shaft , at least a first and a second shifting element (SE1, SE2), a third shifting element (SE3), and at least one double planetary transmission , in particular a Ravigneaux set, with a first and a second sun gear, a planetary carrier and an internal gear, wherein a first drive unit , in particular an internal combustion engine, can be coupled to the input shaft , and a second drive unit , in particular an electric machine, is coupled to the first sun gear of the double planetary transmission , wherein the input shaft can be coupled by means of the first shifting element (SE1) to the first sun gear of the double planetary transmission , and the input shaft can be coupled by means of the second shifting element (SE2) to the internal gear of the double planetary transmission , and the output shaft is coupled to the planetary carrier of the double planetary transmission , characterized in that the third shifting element (SE3) is set up to brake or to release the internal gear of the double planetary transmission . having an input shaft and an output shaft , at least a first and a second shifting element (SE1, SE2), a third shifting element (SE3), and at least one double planetary transmission , in particular a Ravigneaux set, with a first and a second sun gear, a planetary carrier and an internal gear, wherein a first drive unit , in particular an internal combustion engine, can be coupled to the input shaft , and a second drive unit , in particular an electric machine, is coupled to the first sun gear of the double planetary transmission , wherein the input shaft can be coupled by means of the first shifting element (SE1) to the first sun gear of the double planetary transmission , and the input shaft can be coupled by means of the second shifting element (SE2) to the internal gear of the double planetary transmission , and the output shaft is coupled to the planetary carrier of the double planetary transmission , characterized in that the third shifting element (SE3) is set up to brake or to release the internal gear of the double planetary transmission .
An environmental control system for an aircraft, comprising: a first medium at a first pressure; a second medium at a second pressure; a pressurized volume , such as a cabin of the aircraft, or the cabin and the flight deck of the aircraft; a third medium sourced from the pressurized volume ; and a medium conditioning sub-system comprising: a compressor compressing the first medium, a turbine configured to receive the first medium and the second medium, a first ram air heat exchanger configured to receive the second medium, and upstream of the turbine, a second ram air heat exchanger downstream of the first ram air heat exchanger , downstream of the compressor and upstream of the turbine , and a third heat exchanger upstream of the second heat exchanger and configured to transfer heat from the first medium to the third medium, wherein the first medium and the second medium mix at an exit of the turbine , the mixed medium being then sent to condition the pressurized volume . a first medium at a first pressure; a second medium at a second pressure; a pressurized volume , such as a cabin of the aircraft, or the cabin and the flight deck of the aircraft; a third medium sourced from the pressurized volume ; and a medium conditioning sub-system comprising: a compressor compressing the first medium, a turbine configured to receive the first medium and the second medium, a first ram air heat exchanger configured to receive the second medium, and upstream of the turbine, a second ram air heat exchanger downstream of the first ram air heat exchanger , downstream of the compressor and upstream of the turbine , and a third heat exchanger upstream of the second heat exchanger and configured to transfer heat from the first medium to the third medium, wherein the first medium and the second medium mix at an exit of the turbine , the mixed medium being then sent to condition the pressurized volume . a compressor compressing the first medium, a turbine configured to receive the first medium and the second medium, a first ram air heat exchanger configured to receive the second medium, and upstream of the turbine, a second ram air heat exchanger downstream of the first ram air heat exchanger , downstream of the compressor and upstream of the turbine , and a third heat exchanger upstream of the second heat exchanger and configured to transfer heat from the first medium to the third medium, wherein the first medium and the second medium mix at an exit of the turbine , the mixed medium being then sent to condition the pressurized volume .
An optomechanical system for capturing and transmitting incident light with a variable direction of incidence to at least one solar cell (31, 31', 31", 31''', 31A, 31B), with ▪ an optical arrangement able to capture a beam of the incident light , concentrate the captured beam of the incident light, and transmit one or more concentrated beams of the incident light to the at least one solar cell (31, 31', 31", 31''', 31A, 31B), and a shifting mechanism for moving the optical arrangement with respect to the at least one solar cell (31, 31', 31", 31''', 31A, 31B), wherein the moving of the shifting mechanism is controllable in such a way that, the one or more concentrated beams of the incident light can be collected by the at least one solar cell (31, 31', 31", 31''') for any direction of incidence of the incident light , characterized in that the optical arrangement comprises a first optical layer made of optical lenses having an aspheric curvature, at least one surface of the lenses having a polynomial curvature with multiple orders, wherein the polynomial curvature with multiple orders exhibits at least one inflection point. ▪ an optical arrangement able to capture a beam of the incident light , concentrate the captured beam of the incident light, and transmit one or more concentrated beams of the incident light to the at least one solar cell (31, 31', 31", 31''', 31A, 31B), and
A process for heat transfer printing, comprising: electrostatically printing a transparent electrostatic ink composition onto a transfer material, wherein the transparent electrostatic ink composition comprises a thermoplastic resin and a saccharide or a modified saccharide; printing an image on the transparent electrostatic ink composition; contacting the image with a target substrate under conditions such that the thermoplastic resin of the transparent electrostatic ink composition is softened or molten, and separating the target substrate and the transfer material, to leave the target substrate having thereon the image and an overlying layer of transparent electrostatic ink composition. electrostatically printing a transparent electrostatic ink composition onto a transfer material, wherein the transparent electrostatic ink composition comprises a thermoplastic resin and a saccharide or a modified saccharide; printing an image on the transparent electrostatic ink composition; contacting the image with a target substrate under conditions such that the thermoplastic resin of the transparent electrostatic ink composition is softened or molten, and separating the target substrate and the transfer material, to leave the target substrate having thereon the image and an overlying layer of transparent electrostatic ink composition.