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A method for the surface treatment of a substrates surface of a substrate at room temperature with the following steps: - arrangement of the substrate surface in a process chamber , - bombardment of the substrate surface with an ion beam (3, 3', 3") generated by an ion beam source (2, 2', 2") and aimed at the substrate surface to remove impurities from the substrate surface , wherein the ion beam (3, 3', 3") has a first component, - introduction of a second component into the process chamber to bind the removed impurities, wherein the second component is conveyed in a gaseous form into the process chamber , wherein the second component is conveyed through the process chamber at a flow rate in order to remove the impurities from the process chamber . - arrangement of the substrate surface in a process chamber , - bombardment of the substrate surface with an ion beam (3, 3', 3") generated by an ion beam source (2, 2', 2") and aimed at the substrate surface to remove impurities from the substrate surface , wherein the ion beam (3, 3', 3") has a first component, - introduction of a second component into the process chamber to bind the removed impurities, wherein the second component is conveyed in a gaseous form into the process chamber , wherein the second component is conveyed through the process chamber at a flow rate in order to remove the impurities from the process chamber .
A robotic system comprising: a display that is viewable by an operator, wherein an operator reference frame is defined relative to the display or the operator viewing the display ; an input device movable by the operator; a processing unit including one or more processors, the processing unit configured to: present, in the display , a first image of a first tool captured by an imaging device ; present, in the display, a marker controlled by the input device ; receive, from the operator, a first indication that the marker is aligned with an alignment target , the alignment target presented in the display and associated with the first image; and in response to the first indication, determine a first alignment relationship based on a second alignment relationship, the first alignment relationship being between the imaging device and a first tool (14, 15, and the second alignment relationship being between the operator reference frame and the input device . a display that is viewable by an operator, wherein an operator reference frame is defined relative to the display or the operator viewing the display ; an input device movable by the operator; a processing unit including one or more processors, the processing unit configured to: present, in the display , a first image of a first tool captured by an imaging device ; present, in the display, a marker controlled by the input device ; receive, from the operator, a first indication that the marker is aligned with an alignment target , the alignment target presented in the display and associated with the first image; and in response to the first indication, determine a first alignment relationship based on a second alignment relationship, the first alignment relationship being between the imaging device and a first tool (14, 15, and the second alignment relationship being between the operator reference frame and the input device . present, in the display , a first image of a first tool captured by an imaging device ; present, in the display, a marker controlled by the input device ; receive, from the operator, a first indication that the marker is aligned with an alignment target , the alignment target presented in the display and associated with the first image; and in response to the first indication, determine a first alignment relationship based on a second alignment relationship, the first alignment relationship being between the imaging device and a first tool (14, 15, and the second alignment relationship being between the operator reference frame and the input device .
Autonomous spraying device for a medium to be sprayed comprising: - a control tank , - a valve adapted to switch from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, depending on the filling level of the control tank ; characterised in that the autonomous spraying device further comprises a porous ceramic wall adapted to be in contact with the medium to be sprayed and separating the control tank from said medium to be sprayed, the ceramic being structured so as to drain a spraying liquid between the medium to be sprayed and the control tank , and in that the device comprises means for evacuating the spraying liquid from the control tank , adapted to evacuate the spraying liquid from the control tank when the volume of spraying liquid in the control tank exceeds a predetermined filling threshold, the device further comprising means to adjust the predetermined spraying liquid filling threshold of the control tank . - a control tank , - a valve adapted to switch from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, depending on the filling level of the control tank ;
An article comprising: a carbon-carbon composite substrate comprising a surface and a sub-surface region below the surface; a phosphate-based antioxidant in pores in the sub-surface region of the carbon-carbon composite substrate; and a hydrophobic coating on the surface of the carbon-carbon composite substrate, the hydrophobic coating comprising a majority by weight of at least one of Y, Sc, or Zr. a carbon-carbon composite substrate comprising a surface and a sub-surface region below the surface; a phosphate-based antioxidant in pores in the sub-surface region of the carbon-carbon composite substrate; and a hydrophobic coating on the surface of the carbon-carbon composite substrate, the hydrophobic coating comprising a majority by weight of at least one of Y, Sc, or Zr.
A liquid heating appliance for heating water or other liquids or steam and which comprises: a primary heat storage chamber or body that is thermally insulated and which in use contains or comprises a heat storing liquid or solid; and a secondary chamber adjacent the primary heat storage chamber or body through which a liquid or steam to be heated is passed in use, the appliance having a heat transfer feature to selectively transfer thermal energy from the heat storing liquid or solid of the primary heating chamber or body to the liquid or steam to be heated in the secondary chamber , wherein the secondary chamber is a conduit through which the liquid to be heated is able to flow and wherein the primary heat storage chamber is thermally insulated and substantially shielded by a thermal barrier from conductive direct heat transfer relationship with the secondary chamber and the thermal barrier comprises a vacuum gap/chamber , and wherein the heat transfer feature comprises a mechanism that moves a surface on the primary heat chamber or body and a surface on the secondary chamber relative to each other to move together to be substantially contacting each other for thermal energy transfer or to move apart, characterised in that the conduit of the secondary chamber coils tightly in a spiral around a perimeter of the vacuum space/gap .
A method of reactive power regulation in a wind park connected to an electrical grid , the wind park comprising a plurality of wind turbines (100, 200...n00) and a central reactive power control system , wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of wind turbines (100, 200...n00) comprises a local reactive power control system (120, 220 ... n20, x20), characterised in that the local reactive power control system is adapted to switch between a central control mode and a local control mode and work either in the central control mode or the local control mode, wherein the central reactive power control system sends commands indicative of local reactive power demands to the local reactive power control systems (120, 220 ... n20) in accordance with at least one measured variable of the grid , and wherein in a central control mode, the local reactive power control system (120, 220 ... n20) operates a wind turbine (100, 200...n00) to generate reactive power in accordance with the commands indicative of local reactive power demands received from the central reactive power control system , and wherein in a local control mode, the local reactive power control system (120, 220 ... n20, x20) receives the commands indicative of local reactive power demands from the central reactive power control system , and determines an amount of reactive power to be generated regardless of said commands indicative of local reactive power demands received from said central control system and controls a wind turbine (100, 200...n00) to generate said amount of reactive power, and wherein a local reactive power control system (120, 220...n20) switches from the central control mode to the local control mode when a measured local variable (x15) passes a local limit value for the wind turbine (100, 200...n00) during at least a predetermined period of time, and wherein said local limit values for each wind turbine (100, 200...n00) are determined substantially such that in normal grid conditions, the wind park operates in the central control mode and that in or near exceptional grid conditions, the wind park operates in the local control mode, and wherein in the local control mode, the amount of reactive power to be generated is the maximum or minimum amount of reactive power a wind turbine (100, 200...n00) can generate.
A method for the condition-based maintenance of an access device (2a, b) of a vehicle , in particular a vehicle of the public transport system, wherein the access device (2a, b) comprises a mobile element (3a, b) and an electrical drive (4a, b) for adjusting the mobile element (3a, b) and is fastened to the vehicle , wherein the drive (4a, b) is controlled by control signals (5a, b), wherein actual condition signals (9a, b) are generated based on a detected condition of the access device (2a, b) in order to describe the condition, wherein the control signals (5a, b) and the actual condition signals (9a, b) are used on a physical simulation model for the computer simulation of the access device (2a, b) and for determining expected future condition signals (12a, b), wherein a maintenance condition of the access device (2a, b) is determined on the basis of a comparison between the actual condition signals (9a, b) and respective expected condition signals (12a, b), and wherein the simulation model has been generated from construction data for the description of the access device (2a, b). a maintenance condition of the access device (2a, b) is determined on the basis of a comparison between the actual condition signals (9a, b) and respective expected condition signals (12a, b), and wherein the simulation model has been generated from construction data for the description of the access device (2a, b).
Light-scanning microscope having an optical system defining an illumination beam path and comprising the following components: - a light source providing a spatially delimited light distribution, - a microscope objective with a pupil plane (PE) and a focus, - a scan optical unit for creating a pupil plane (PE') conjugate to the pupil plane (PE) of the microscope objective , and - a variably settable beam deflection unit , wherein the illumination beam path images at least one point of the light distribution and at least one respective point of the focus on one another, wherein the beam deflection unit is arranged in the conjugate pupil plane (PE'), and an intermediate image (Zb1) lies optically between the microscope objective and the scan optical unit , and wherein the scan optical unit images a second intermediate image (Zb2) into the first intermediate image (Zb1) via the beam deflection unit , wherein the second intermediate image (Zb2) is spatially curved, characterized in that some, or all, of the scan optical unit is displaceable along an optical axis of the detection beam path such that the pose of the conjugate pupil relative to the first deflection unit can be set, wherein the image of the scan optical unit has a magnification factor of between 0.8 and 1.2. - a light source providing a spatially delimited light distribution, - a microscope objective with a pupil plane (PE) and a focus, - a scan optical unit for creating a pupil plane (PE') conjugate to the pupil plane (PE) of the microscope objective , and - a variably settable beam deflection unit , wherein the illumination beam path images at least one point of the light distribution and at least one respective point of the focus on one another, wherein the beam deflection unit is arranged in the conjugate pupil plane (PE'), and an intermediate image (Zb1) lies optically between the microscope objective and the scan optical unit , and wherein the scan optical unit images a second intermediate image (Zb2) into the first intermediate image (Zb1) via the beam deflection unit , wherein the second intermediate image (Zb2) is spatially curved, characterized in that some, or all, of the scan optical unit is displaceable along an optical axis of the detection beam path such that the pose of the conjugate pupil relative to the first deflection unit can be set, wherein the image of the scan optical unit has a magnification factor of between 0.8 and 1.2.
A pneumatic solenoid poppet valve assembly comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; a stator secured in and to said first end of said housing and including a spring pocket ; said second end of said housing retained in a valve seat ; an armature located fully inside said housing and between said stator and said second end and slidable in said housing , said armature including a spring pocket ; an armature return spring located in said spring pocket of said stator and in said spring pocket of said armature , said return spring biasing said armature away from said stator and creating an air gap between said stator and said armature ; wherein a dampening element is located in said spring pocket in said stator , said dampening element surrounding said return spring in said spring pocket in said stator and extending out of said spring pocket in said stator into said air gap , wherein when a solenoid is energized said armature is moved across said air gap and contacts said dampening element prior to contacting said stator and said dampening element dampens and slows the movement of said armature across said air gap characterized in that said air gap defines a total travel distance that the armature may move when said solenoid is energized and said dampening element defines a damped travel distance which is a sub-portion of said total travel distance. a housing having a first end and a second end; a stator secured in and to said first end of said housing and including a spring pocket ; said second end of said housing retained in a valve seat ; an armature located fully inside said housing and between said stator and said second end and slidable in said housing , said armature including a spring pocket ; an armature return spring located in said spring pocket of said stator and in said spring pocket of said armature , said return spring biasing said armature away from said stator and creating an air gap between said stator and said armature ; wherein a dampening element is located in said spring pocket in said stator , said dampening element surrounding said return spring in said spring pocket in said stator and extending out of said spring pocket in said stator into said air gap , wherein when a solenoid is energized said armature is moved across said air gap and contacts said dampening element prior to contacting said stator and said dampening element dampens and slows the movement of said armature across said air gap characterized in that said air gap defines a total travel distance that the armature may move when said solenoid is energized and said dampening element defines a damped travel distance which is a sub-portion of said total travel distance.
An inter-layer video decoding method comprising: obtaining , from a bitstream, a flag indicating whether a current block is predicted by partitioning the current block into a foreground segment and a background segment based on a depth block corresponding to the current block; generating a merge candidate list including at least one merge candidate for the current block; determining motion information of the current block by using motion information of one of the at least one merge candidate included in the merge candidate list; and decoding the current block by using the determined motion information, wherein when the flag indicates that the current block is predicted by partitioning the current block into the foreground segment and the background segment , a view synthesis prediction candidate is not added to the merge candidate list. obtaining , from a bitstream, a flag indicating whether a current block is predicted by partitioning the current block into a foreground segment and a background segment based on a depth block corresponding to the current block; generating a merge candidate list including at least one merge candidate for the current block; determining motion information of the current block by using motion information of one of the at least one merge candidate included in the merge candidate list; and decoding the current block by using the determined motion information, wherein when the flag indicates that the current block is predicted by partitioning the current block into the foreground segment and the background segment , a view synthesis prediction candidate is not added to the merge candidate list.
An apparatus for measuring mechanical properties of materials, having - an indenter with an indenter tip which has a predetermined geometry, - a device for generating force with which the indenter penetrates into a material sample surface of an object of measurement , and - a device for measuring the penetration depth, characterised in that - arranged between a force application portion on which the device for generating force is applied and a shaft with an indenter tip facing towards the material surface of the object of measurement , the indenter has at least one micro-mechanical motion actuator by which a decoupling of a rotational movement of the shaft for the force absorption portion during or after the penetration movement of the indenter normally to the material surface of the object of measurement is provided and the at least one radial deflection of the shaft around his longitudinal axis relative to the force application position is capable of being activated or detected. - an indenter with an indenter tip which has a predetermined geometry, - a device for generating force with which the indenter penetrates into a material sample surface of an object of measurement , and - a device for measuring the penetration depth, - arranged between a force application portion on which the device for generating force is applied and a shaft with an indenter tip facing towards the material surface of the object of measurement , the indenter has at least one micro-mechanical motion actuator by which a decoupling of a rotational movement of the shaft for the force absorption portion during or after the penetration movement of the indenter normally to the material surface of the object of measurement is provided and the at least one radial deflection of the shaft around his longitudinal axis relative to the force application position is capable of being activated or detected.
Filter system for filtering a flow, comprising: - a filter housing having a suction opening for inlet of an indrawn flow and an outlet for outlet of a filtered flow; - an electrostatic filter configured for electrostatic filtering of the indrawn flow, with the electrostatic filter comprising a first gaze acting as a first electrode and a second gaze acting as a second electrode that is placed at a distance of the first gaze, and a filing material provided between the first and second gazes; - a plasma filter configured for generating ozone and providing the ozone to the indrawn flow; - a sensor configured for measuring the indrawn airflow and capable of generating measurement input; and - a controller operatively connected to the sensor, wherein the controller comprises an ozone activator configured to activate the plasma filter in response to the measurement input, and wherein the controller is additionally configured to adjust frequencies and/or voltage levels of electrostatic filter and/or plasma filter. - a filter housing having a suction opening for inlet of an indrawn flow and an outlet for outlet of a filtered flow; - an electrostatic filter configured for electrostatic filtering of the indrawn flow, with the electrostatic filter comprising a first gaze acting as a first electrode and a second gaze acting as a second electrode that is placed at a distance of the first gaze, and a filing material provided between the first and second gazes; - a plasma filter configured for generating ozone and providing the ozone to the indrawn flow; - a sensor configured for measuring the indrawn airflow and capable of generating measurement input; and - a controller operatively connected to the sensor, wherein the controller comprises an ozone activator configured to activate the plasma filter in response to the measurement input, and wherein the controller is additionally configured to adjust frequencies and/or voltage levels of electrostatic filter and/or plasma filter.
An axial flow compressor , comprising: a plurality of rotors (227-231) coaxially disposed within a case and coupled together, each rotor (227-231) including a disk (233-237) having a radially outward end that includes an outer rim, each outer rim being coupled to a radially outwardly extending rotor blade (251-255), each radially outwardly extending rotor blade (251-255) terminating at a tip; the case being coupled to a plurality of radially inwardly extending stator vanes , each stator vane extending towards one of the outer rims and terminating at a tip disposed in close proximity to one of the outer rims; at least one outer rim including a serrated outer surface that faces the tip of one of the stator vanes , the axial flow compressor being characterised in that the serrated outer surface includes a plurality of coaxial grooves separated by lands with each land disposed between two grooves , the grooves being defined by a bottom surface disposed between two side walls, the two sidewalls extending simultaneously axially in the generally downstream direction and centripetally towards a radial inward end of the disk . a plurality of rotors (227-231) coaxially disposed within a case and coupled together, each rotor (227-231) including a disk (233-237) having a radially outward end that includes an outer rim, each outer rim being coupled to a radially outwardly extending rotor blade (251-255), each radially outwardly extending rotor blade (251-255) terminating at a tip; the case being coupled to a plurality of radially inwardly extending stator vanes , each stator vane extending towards one of the outer rims and terminating at a tip disposed in close proximity to one of the outer rims; at least one outer rim including a serrated outer surface that faces the tip of one of the stator vanes , the axial flow compressor being characterised in that the serrated outer surface includes a plurality of coaxial grooves separated by lands with each land disposed between two grooves , the grooves being defined by a bottom surface disposed between two side walls, the two sidewalls extending simultaneously axially in the generally downstream direction and centripetally towards a radial inward end of the disk .