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A shape-formable apparatus comprising: a first state in which the apparatus is formable, such that the apparatus can be formed into a desired shape; a second state in which the apparatus has the desired shape and is substantially less formable than in the first state; an envelope defining a chamber , the envelope formed of a gas-impermeable material; a port positioned to fluidly couple the chamber with ambience; and at least two locking sheets positioned in the chamber in an at least partially overlapping configuration, wherein each locking sheet comprises a major surface, and wherein at least a portion of each locking sheet is patterned to include solid regions and open regions , the solid regions being movable with respect to one another within the major surface, such that each locking sheet is extensible, wherein the solid regions of at least one locking sheet are formed of a material having an effective tensile modulus (E o ), characterised in that the solid regions and open regions are arranged in the at least one locking sheet such that the at least one locking sheet has an overall effective tensile modulus (E 1 ), and wherein the ratio of E 0 /E 1 for the at least one locking sheet is at least 2. a first state in which the apparatus is formable, such that the apparatus can be formed into a desired shape; a second state in which the apparatus has the desired shape and is substantially less formable than in the first state; an envelope defining a chamber , the envelope formed of a gas-impermeable material; a port positioned to fluidly couple the chamber with ambience; and at least two locking sheets positioned in the chamber in an at least partially overlapping configuration, wherein each locking sheet comprises a major surface, and wherein at least a portion of each locking sheet is patterned to include solid regions and open regions , the solid regions being movable with respect to one another within the major surface, such that each locking sheet is extensible, wherein the solid regions of at least one locking sheet are formed of a material having an effective tensile modulus (E o ), characterised in that the solid regions and open regions are arranged in the at least one locking sheet such that the at least one locking sheet has an overall effective tensile modulus (E 1 ), and wherein the ratio of E 0 /E 1 for the at least one locking sheet is at least 2.
A device for separating materials in the form of particles and/or drops from a gas flow, the device comprising: - an inlet for incoming air to be purified, - a collection chamber , - an outlet for the purified air , - a voltage source , - a fastening column to which ion yield tips have been coupled, wherein the ion yield tips are arranged directly on a surface of the fastening column having a length (L col ), and wherein the ion yield tips protrude from the surface of the fastening column into a cavity of the collection chamber , - the device is configured to direct high tension to the ion yield tips providing ion beams from the ion yield tips to a collection surface , - the collection surface conducting electricity is electrically insulated from an outer wall of the collection chamber by an electrical insulation, and - the device is configured to direct voltage of opposite sign to the ion yield tips than the voltage directed to the collection surface , characterised in that a diameter (D col ) of a cylindrical fastening column is in a range between 40 - 150 mm and a maximum diameter (D chamber ) of the collection chamber is in a range between 200 - 1600 mm, or a major axis of an elliptical fastening column is in a range between 40 - 150 mm and a maximum major axis of the collection chamber is in a range between 200 - 1600 mm. - an inlet for incoming air to be purified, - a collection chamber , - an outlet for the purified air , - a voltage source , - a fastening column to which ion yield tips have been coupled, wherein the ion yield tips are arranged directly on a surface of the fastening column having a length (L col ), and wherein the ion yield tips protrude from the surface of the fastening column into a cavity of the collection chamber , - the device is configured to direct high tension to the ion yield tips providing ion beams from the ion yield tips to a collection surface , - the collection surface conducting electricity is electrically insulated from an outer wall of the collection chamber by an electrical insulation, and - the device is configured to direct voltage of opposite sign to the ion yield tips than the voltage directed to the collection surface , a diameter (D col ) of a cylindrical fastening column is in a range between 40 - 150 mm and a maximum diameter (D chamber ) of the collection chamber is in a range between 200 - 1600 mm, or a major axis of an elliptical fastening column is in a range between 40 - 150 mm and a maximum major axis of the collection chamber is in a range between 200 - 1600 mm.
Duplex ferritic austenitic stainless steel having high formability utilizing the TRIP effect and high corrosion resistance with the balanced pitting resistance equivalent, characterized in that the duplex stainless steel contains less than 0,04 weight % carbon, 0,2 - 0,8 weight % silicon, less than 2,0 weight % manganese, 16,5 - 18,8 weight % chromium, 3,0 - 4,7 weight % nickel, 1,5 - 4,0 weight % molybdenum, 1,0 3,5 weight % tungsten, Mo + 0,5W is less than 4,0 weight%, 0,1 - 0,7 weight % copper, 0,16 - 0,26 weight % nitrogen, that the stainless steel optionally contains one or more added elements: less than 0,04 weight % Al, less than 0,004 weight % B, less than 0,004 weight % Ca, less than 0,1 weight % Ce, up to 1 weight % Co, up to 0,1 weight % Nb, up to 0,1 weight % Ti, up to 0,2 weight % V, the rest being iron and inevitable impurities occurring in stainless steels, less than 0,010 weight %, preferably less than 0,005 weight % S, less than 0,040 weight % P so that the sum (S+P) is less than 0,04 weight %, and the total oxygen content is below 100 ppm, the pitting resistance equivalent value (PRE) having the range of 30 - 36, the critical pitting temperature CPT being in the range of 30-45° C, where the CPT is measured in a 1M sodium chloride (NaCl) solution according to ASTM G150 test, and the measured M d30 temperature measured according to the method disclosed in the description is at the range of -30 - 90 °C, where the PRE value is calculated by using the formula PRE = % Cr + 3,3 * % Mo + 0,5 % W + 30 * % N − % Mn .
Method for calibrating a light projector of a tool measuring apparatus with a camera and with the light projector , which has an optical correction and a light projector pixel size (Sx), wherein the optical correction is configured to at least partially undo a distortion caused by a triangulation angle (α), wherein the optical correction is taken into account in the method for calibrating the light projector in a calibration model , wherein the optical correction is realized at least partially by an arrangement of a projector image plane of the light projector and an optical axis of the light projector in a tilt angle (θ), the tilt angle (θ) being thus considered in the calibration model , characterised in that - the calibration model is achieved when a principal point of the light projector is determined and when an equivalent focal distance as well as an equivalent optical centre are calculated, as a result of which the tilt angle is considered in the calibration model, and a coordinate zero point is defined as a result, - a virtual projector image plane is determined by a parallel translation of the projector image plane by a double focal distance along the optical axis towards a focal point of the light projector , wherein after this a principal point of the light projector is determined, wherein the principal point is implemented as a point on the virtual projector image plane , which a principal straight line extends through that is perpendicular to the virtual projector image plane and runs through the focal point of the light projector , wherein after this an equivalent focal distance is calculated, which extends along the principal straight line between the focal point and the virtual projector image plane , and wherein then, under consideration of the tilt angle (θ) with the formula C X'Äqui = Cx' - focal distance * sin(θ)/light projector pixel size Sx, at least one value (C X'Äqui ) is calculated for an equivalent optical centre of the light projector which coincides with the principal point on a virtual X'-axis, as a result of which a coordinate zero point is defined on an upper edge of a virtual image surface of the light projector , wherein the virtual X'-axis, which forms an axis of a virtual coordinate system of the light projector , is situated in a common plane with the axes X and Z of the light projector and extends along the virtual projector image plane, and wherein Cx' would give a value for an optical centre of the light projector without the tilt angle. - the calibration model is achieved when a principal point of the light projector is determined and when an equivalent focal distance as well as an equivalent optical centre are calculated, as a result of which the tilt angle is considered in the calibration model, and a coordinate zero point is defined as a result, - a virtual projector image plane is determined by a parallel translation of the projector image plane by a double focal distance along the optical axis towards a focal point of the light projector ,
A method comprising: obtaining , by a computer system , lane information that provides an estimated location of a current lane of a road on which a vehicle is travelling, wherein the computer system is configured to control the vehicle in an autonomous mode; identifying trajectories associated with other vehicles driving on or near the road ; determining , by the computer system, that the lane information has become unavailable or unreliable; and in response to determining that the lane information has become unavailable or unreliable, the computer system: analyzing the trajectories to identify a location of intersection of trajectories that originated in different lanes, wherein the location of intersection of trajectories represents a potential merge point on the road, based on the trajectories that intersect at the potential merge point, determining which trajectories are most likely to represent a lane into which another lane is merging and, based on the trajectories that are most likely to represent the lane into which another lane is merging, determining a location of the lane at the potential merge point, creating a new trajectory that follows the lane at the potential merge point, and controlling the vehicle to travel along the new trajectory . obtaining , by a computer system , lane information that provides an estimated location of a current lane of a road on which a vehicle is travelling, wherein the computer system is configured to control the vehicle in an autonomous mode; identifying trajectories associated with other vehicles driving on or near the road ; determining , by the computer system, that the lane information has become unavailable or unreliable; and in response to determining that the lane information has become unavailable or unreliable, the computer system: analyzing the trajectories to identify a location of intersection of trajectories that originated in different lanes, wherein the location of intersection of trajectories represents a potential merge point on the road, based on the trajectories that intersect at the potential merge point, determining which trajectories are most likely to represent a lane into which another lane is merging and, based on the trajectories that are most likely to represent the lane into which another lane is merging, determining a location of the lane at the potential merge point, creating a new trajectory that follows the lane at the potential merge point, and controlling the vehicle to travel along the new trajectory .
A method for printing on a substrate by means of inkjet printing, in which method - landing zones are specified on the substrate and - the landing zones are each printed with an individual pattern consisting of at least two droplets by means of print head nozzles of at least one print head, wherein - the print head nozzles and the surface of the substrate are moved relative to one another during printing, characterized in that - the printing of the droplets within at least a part of the individual patterns, preferably within each of the individual patterns, is performed such that mutual influence of the droplets within an individual pattern on the substrate is counteracted. - landing zones are specified on the substrate and - the landing zones are each printed with an individual pattern consisting of at least two droplets by means of print head nozzles of at least one print head, wherein - the print head nozzles and the surface of the substrate are moved relative to one another during printing, - the printing of the droplets within at least a part of the individual patterns, preferably within each of the individual patterns, is performed such that mutual influence of the droplets within an individual pattern on the substrate is counteracted.
Vertical bleaching tower for removing dissolved nitrogen oxides from an aqueous nitric acid solution comprising said nitrogen oxides, using a stripping gas substantially devoid of nitrogen oxide gases, such as air, nitrogen, oxygen or combinations thereof, in a process for producing nitric acid, comprising: a structured packing; a liquid distributor comprising a feed box having a serrated weir for distribution of the aqueous nitric acid solution comprising the dissolved nitrogen oxides through upward-pointing serrations of the serrated weir into perforated trays of the liquid distributor and located above the structured packing for distributing the aqueous nitric acid solution comprising the dissolved nitrogen oxides to the structured packing; an inlet and outlet, both suitable for aqueous nitric acid solution; and an inlet and outlet, both suitable for the stripping gas. a structured packing; a liquid distributor comprising a feed box having a serrated weir for distribution of the aqueous nitric acid solution comprising the dissolved nitrogen oxides through upward-pointing serrations of the serrated weir into perforated trays of the liquid distributor and located above the structured packing for distributing the aqueous nitric acid solution comprising the dissolved nitrogen oxides to the structured packing; an inlet and outlet, both suitable for aqueous nitric acid solution; and an inlet and outlet, both suitable for the stripping gas.
An in-the-ear hearing aid comprising a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal, a signal processor for processing the first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid, a receiver that is connected to an output of the signal processor for converting the second audio signal into an output sound signal, a face plate , and a transceiver for wireless data communication, wherein the transceiver is connected with an antenna for electromagnetic field emission and electromagnetic field reception, wherein the antenna is a slot antenna and the antenna comprising an electrically conductive material, a slot provided in the electrically conductive material, the slot extending in a plane being substantially orthogonal with an ear to ear axis of the user when the hearing aid is worn in its operational position by the user, wherein the electrically conductive material is provided on or parallel to the face plate. a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal, a signal processor for processing the first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid, a receiver that is connected to an output of the signal processor for converting the second audio signal into an output sound signal, a face plate , and a transceiver for wireless data communication, wherein the transceiver is connected with an antenna for electromagnetic field emission and electromagnetic field reception, wherein the antenna is a slot antenna and the antenna comprising an electrically conductive material, a slot provided in the electrically conductive material, the slot extending in a plane being substantially orthogonal with an ear to ear axis of the user when the hearing aid is worn in its operational position by the user, wherein the electrically conductive material is provided on or parallel to the face plate.
An extraction-type water discharging device comprising an outlet portion , a hose and a support member , wherein: the outlet portion is in communication with one end of the hose , the hose has another end configured for passing through the support member , and a resetting member configured to act on the hose such that the outlet portion is reset to abut against and fit on the support member , the outlet portion is provided with a first guide structure corresponding to the support member , and the support member is provided with a second guide structure corresponding to the outlet portion , one of the first and second guide structures is a convex guide surface , and the other one is a concave guide surface cooperating with the convex guide surface , the convex guide surface is smoothly tapered from a base portion to a top portion , the first and second guide structure s are configured to, under the action of the reset member, guide a radial alignment and an axial rotational movement such that the outlet portion reset to be aligned with and fits on the support member , characterised in that the concave guide surface flares smoothly and gradually from inside to outside, and the convex guide surface and the concave guide surface have a sectional shape of a smooth curve eccentric towards at least one radial direction. the outlet portion is in communication with one end of the hose , the hose has another end configured for passing through the support member , and a resetting member configured to act on the hose such that the outlet portion is reset to abut against and fit on the support member , the outlet portion is provided with a first guide structure corresponding to the support member , and the support member is provided with a second guide structure corresponding to the outlet portion , one of the first and second guide structures is a convex guide surface , and the other one is a concave guide surface cooperating with the convex guide surface , the convex guide surface is smoothly tapered from a base portion to a top portion , the first and second guide structure s are configured to, under the action of the reset member, guide a radial alignment and an axial rotational movement such that the outlet portion reset to be aligned with and fits on the support member ,
A mold cleaning system comprising: a laser oscillator ; a laser head configured to irradiate a molding surface of a mold with a laser beam (L) supplied from the laser oscillator ; an arm configured to move the laser head freely in three dimensions; a control device configured to control motion of the arm ; a database in which an identification mark (D) assigned to each mold to be cleaned to identify the mold , and shape data for the molding surface of the mold to which the identification mark (D) is assigned are stored in advance in association with each other; and a mark detector configured to detect the identification mark (D); wherein the mold cleaning system is configured to obtain the shape data for the molding surface of the mold stored in the database on the basis of the identification mark (D) assigned to the mold and detected by the mark detector when the mold is cleaned, and wherein the mold cleaning system is configured, by controlling the motion of the arm on the basis of the obtained shape data, to move the laser head along the molding surface while irradiating with the laser beam (L) to clean the molding surface . a laser oscillator ; a laser head configured to irradiate a molding surface of a mold with a laser beam (L) supplied from the laser oscillator ; an arm configured to move the laser head freely in three dimensions; a control device configured to control motion of the arm ; a database in which an identification mark (D) assigned to each mold to be cleaned to identify the mold , and shape data for the molding surface of the mold to which the identification mark (D) is assigned are stored in advance in association with each other; and a mark detector configured to detect the identification mark (D); wherein the mold cleaning system is configured to obtain the shape data for the molding surface of the mold stored in the database on the basis of the identification mark (D) assigned to the mold and detected by the mark detector when the mold is cleaned, and wherein the mold cleaning system is configured, by controlling the motion of the arm on the basis of the obtained shape data, to move the laser head along the molding surface while irradiating with the laser beam (L) to clean the molding surface .
A nozzle system comprising: a first nozzle ; a second nozzle at least partially surrounded by the first nozzle , wherein an outer surface of an aft portion of the second nozzle has a shape configured such that a radial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle has a curve that is different from at least one other curve for another radial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle and such that an axial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle has a wavy shape ; wherein the axial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle comprises hills and valleys with respect to a center axis through the second nozzle ; and wherein the second nozzle comprises: a plurality of extensions extending aftwards from an exit boundary along the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle , the extensions extending from the hills or from the valleys, but not both; the nozzle system further comprising: a plug located within the second nozzle , the plug comprising: a channel configured to vent gases; and a plurality of extensions at an aft end of the plug . a first nozzle ; a second nozzle at least partially surrounded by the first nozzle , wherein an outer surface of an aft portion of the second nozzle has a shape configured such that a radial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle has a curve that is different from at least one other curve for another radial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle and such that an axial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle has a wavy shape ; wherein the axial cross-section of the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle comprises hills and valleys with respect to a center axis through the second nozzle ; and wherein the second nozzle comprises: a plurality of extensions extending aftwards from an exit boundary along the outer surface of the aft portion of the second nozzle , the extensions extending from the hills or from the valleys, but not both; the nozzle system further comprising: a plug located within the second nozzle , the plug comprising: a channel configured to vent gases; and a plurality of extensions at an aft end of the plug . a channel configured to vent gases; and a plurality of extensions at an aft end of the plug .