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An accident report device for reporting accident information to a predetermined report destination in a case where a vehicle is involved in an accident, comprising: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image acquired by at least one vehicle-mounted camera mounted on the vehicle ; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information related to the vehicle , characterized in that the information acquiring unit is configured to acquire information related to an impact applied to the vehicle ; and an image control unit configured to control a terminal of the report destination such that the terminal displays a synthetic image (CP1) generated in response to the impact applied to the vehicle and based on the image, the synthetic image (CP1) showing: an area surrounding the vehicle , an image of the external appearance of the vehicle as seen from a virtual viewpoint (VP), and a mark (M1) indicating a collision position on the vehicle related to the impact. an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image acquired by at least one vehicle-mounted camera mounted on the vehicle ; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information related to the vehicle ,
A bi-directional DC-DC converter comprising a first cell to convert a first DC voltage value to a second DC voltage value, said first cell being connectable between a first region having a first potential and a second region having a second potential and comprising: - a first converter network couplable to the first region ; - a second converter network couplable to the second region ; - a transformer couplable to the first region by means of the first converter network and to the second region by means of the second converter network, characterized in that it further comprises: - an active clamp branch , connected in parallel to the first converter network and including an enabling switch , a commutator switch and a first capacitor connected in series to one another, - a first inductor connected between a conduction terminal of the enabling switch and the first region ; and - a second capacitor connected to the first inductor so as to form, during a step-down voltage operating mode of the bi-directional converter , an LC output filter of the converter , and so as to form, with the first inductor and first capacitor , during a step-up voltage operating mode of the bi-directional converter , a CLC input filter of the converter , said enabling switch being kept open during the step-down voltage operating mode so as to exclude the active clamp branch , and being kept closed during the step-up voltage operating mode so as to connect the active clamp branch , the switching of said commutator switch being controlled during said step-up voltage operating mode by means of a switching signal (ACASW) having a duty cycle increasing by preset steps from a minimum duty-cycle value. - a first converter network couplable to the first region ; - a second converter network couplable to the second region ; - a transformer couplable to the first region by means of the first converter network and to the second region by means of the second converter network, - an active clamp branch , connected in parallel to the first converter network and including an enabling switch , a commutator switch and a first capacitor connected in series to one another, - a first inductor connected between a conduction terminal of the enabling switch and the first region ; and - a second capacitor connected to the first inductor so as to form, during a step-down voltage operating mode of the bi-directional converter , an LC output filter of the converter , and so as to form, with the first inductor and first capacitor , during a step-up voltage operating mode of the bi-directional converter , a CLC input filter of the converter ,
An expanding method of a tobacco raw material comprising: a swelling step of bringing the tobacco raw material into contact with first steam so as to swell the tobacco raw material into a swelled tobacco raw material; a drying step of drying the swelled tobacco raw material through flush drying that brings the swelled tobacco raw material into contact with second steam; and a heat-dissipating step of allowing the swelled tobacco raw material to dissipate heat thereof between the swelling step and the drying step. a swelling step of bringing the tobacco raw material into contact with first steam so as to swell the tobacco raw material into a swelled tobacco raw material; a drying step of drying the swelled tobacco raw material through flush drying that brings the swelled tobacco raw material into contact with second steam; and a heat-dissipating step of allowing the swelled tobacco raw material to dissipate heat thereof between the swelling step and the drying step.
A lamination apparatus for laminating at least one laminating film to a subject, comprising: an upper press comprising a gel plate , an upper vacuum chamber , and tooling suitable to apply the laminating film; a lower press suitable to maintain the subject to receive the laminating film, and comprising a lower vacuum chamber , an air bearing stage , and servo-positioned tooling ; and an aligner that applies the servo-positioned tooling to maintain positional balance and alignment of the subject by the air bearing stage during the laminating while enabling vertical flexure of the lower press , wherein the positional balance and alignment are substantially and continuously monitored by a controller . an upper press comprising a gel plate , an upper vacuum chamber , and tooling suitable to apply the laminating film; a lower press suitable to maintain the subject to receive the laminating film, and comprising a lower vacuum chamber , an air bearing stage , and servo-positioned tooling ; and an aligner that applies the servo-positioned tooling to maintain positional balance and alignment of the subject by the air bearing stage during the laminating while enabling vertical flexure of the lower press , wherein the positional balance and alignment are substantially and continuously monitored by a controller .
A method for the manufacture of a volume nonwoven fabric, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a nonwoven fabric raw material, comprising fiber balls and binder fibers, (b) providing an airlaid device, comprising at least two spiked rolls, between which a gap is constituted, (c) processing of the nonwoven fabric raw material in the device in an airlaid process, wherein the nonwoven fabric raw material passes the gap between the spiked roles, wherein fibers or fiber bundles are pulled out of the fiber balls by the spikes, (d) depositing on a depositing facility; and (e) thermal consolidation to obtain a volume nonwoven fabric. (a) providing a nonwoven fabric raw material, comprising fiber balls and binder fibers, (b) providing an airlaid device, comprising at least two spiked rolls, between which a gap is constituted, (c) processing of the nonwoven fabric raw material in the device in an airlaid process, wherein the nonwoven fabric raw material passes the gap between the spiked roles, wherein fibers or fiber bundles are pulled out of the fiber balls by the spikes, (d) depositing on a depositing facility; and (e) thermal consolidation to obtain a volume nonwoven fabric.
A vaccine composition containing poly-gamma-glutamic acid-chitosan nanoparticles and an antigen, wherein the poly-gamma-glutamic acid-chitosan nanoparticles have a particle size of 200-300 nm and are prepared by ionic bonding between a poly-gamma-glutamic acid solution and chitosan solution at a ratio poly-gamma-glutamic acid: chitosan of 1:1 - 8:1, wherein the molecular weight of the poly-gamma-glutamic acid is 50 - 15,000 kDa and the molecular weight of the chitosan is 500 to 1000 kDa.
A control method for a laundry treating apparatus comprising a washing machine (L) provided with a tub in which water is stored and a washing drum provided inside the tub , storing laundry therein, and a dryer (T) provided with a drying drum in which laundry is stored and a supply unit for removing water from laundry by supplying the air to the drying drum , the control method comprising: a first communication step (S142) of, if a washing course is input through a washing machine interface (P2), notifying the washing course from the washing machine (L) to the dryer (T); a course selection step (S230) of selecting any one of a plurality of drying courses set to the dryer by the dryer (T) for estimating a time for drying; and a predicted time transmission step (S250) of transmitting a sum of a washing time set to the washing course and a drying time set to the drying course to a terminal (H) provided to perform communication with at least any one of the washing machine (L) and the dryer (T) through wire or wireless communication. a first communication step (S142) of, if a washing course is input through a washing machine interface (P2), notifying the washing course from the washing machine (L) to the dryer (T); a course selection step (S230) of selecting any one of a plurality of drying courses set to the dryer by the dryer (T) for estimating a time for drying; and a predicted time transmission step (S250) of transmitting a sum of a washing time set to the washing course and a drying time set to the drying course to a terminal (H) provided to perform communication with at least any one of the washing machine (L) and the dryer (T) through wire or wireless communication.
An electroless tin plating bath comprising (a) tin ions; (b) at least one complexing agent selected from the group consisting of pyrophosphate ions, linear polyphosphate ions and cyclic polyphosphate ions; (c) at least one stabilizing additive selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-containing organic thiol compounds and nitrogen-containing organic disulfide compounds; and (d) titanium (III) ions as reducing agent suitable to reduce tin ions to metallic tin. (a) tin ions; (b) at least one complexing agent selected from the group consisting of pyrophosphate ions, linear polyphosphate ions and cyclic polyphosphate ions; (c) at least one stabilizing additive selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-containing organic thiol compounds and nitrogen-containing organic disulfide compounds; and (d) titanium (III) ions as reducing agent suitable to reduce tin ions to metallic tin.
A rare earth sintered magnet comprising: a magnet body that includes a rare earth compound; and a protective layer on the magnet body , the protective layer having a first layer and a second layer in that order from the magnet body , wherein the surface portion of the magnet body has a higher heavy rare earth element content than the interior of the magnet body that is surrounded by the surface portion , the first layer comprises a rare earth oxide, the mass ratio of the heavy rare earth element being 1.5 or greater with respect to the light rare earth element, the content ratio of the heavy rare earth element in the first layer being 5-8 mass%, the second layer comprises an oxide containing iron which is different from the rare earth oxide, and the second layer has a lower rare earth oxide content than the first layer , the content of oxygen element in the second layer being 20-40 mass%, and the content of iron element being 60-80 mass%. a magnet body that includes a rare earth compound; and a protective layer on the magnet body , the protective layer having a first layer and a second layer in that order from the magnet body , wherein the surface portion of the magnet body has a higher heavy rare earth element content than the interior of the magnet body that is surrounded by the surface portion , the first layer comprises a rare earth oxide, the mass ratio of the heavy rare earth element being 1.5 or greater with respect to the light rare earth element, the content ratio of the heavy rare earth element in the first layer being 5-8 mass%, the second layer comprises an oxide containing iron which is different from the rare earth oxide, and the second layer has a lower rare earth oxide content than the first layer , the content of oxygen element in the second layer being 20-40 mass%, and the content of iron element being 60-80 mass%.
A method of operating an evaporatively cooled fuel cell system start-up in freezing conditions, the method comprising a first phase and a subsequent second phase: the first phase comprising; operating a fuel cell assembly with a first ratio of oxidant flow to fuel flow sufficient to cool the fuel cell assembly so that sufficient electrical power can be generated for the assembly itself to power a first heater element to thaw frozen coolant; wherein said first heater element is located in a coolant storage module for heating coolant in a coolant storage module configured to supply coolant to said fuel cell assembly ; wherein during the first phase the fuel cell assembly is not provided with coolant; and the step of operating the fuel cell assembly comprises operating the fuel cell assembly from an off-state, such that said first phase comprises a start-up phase of the fuel cell system ; and the second phase comprising; delivering coolant heated in the first phase to the fuel cell assembly ; and, operating the fuel cell assembly with a second ratio of oxidant flow to fuel flow to generate electrical power, wherein the second ratio is lower than the first ratio. the first phase comprising; operating a fuel cell assembly with a first ratio of oxidant flow to fuel flow sufficient to cool the fuel cell assembly so that sufficient electrical power can be generated for the assembly itself to power a first heater element to thaw frozen coolant; wherein said first heater element is located in a coolant storage module for heating coolant in a coolant storage module configured to supply coolant to said fuel cell assembly ; wherein during the first phase the fuel cell assembly is not provided with coolant; and the step of operating the fuel cell assembly comprises operating the fuel cell assembly from an off-state, such that said first phase comprises a start-up phase of the fuel cell system ; and the second phase comprising; delivering coolant heated in the first phase to the fuel cell assembly ; and, operating the fuel cell assembly with a second ratio of oxidant flow to fuel flow to generate electrical power, wherein the second ratio is lower than the first ratio.
Rail vehicle, which defines a longitudinal direction, having: a carbody with a front end; a crash module deformable in the case of a collision; and a rigid safety module connecting the crash module to the front end of the carbody , wherein the crash module and the safety module together form a driver's cab; wherein the crash module has at least two energy absorber elements and a frame structure , wherein the energy absorber elements are respectively connected to the frame structure with their front ends facing away from the safety module , characterized in that the crash module has a mounting structure which defines a connection interface to the safety module and with which the crash module is connected to the safety module , wherein the energy absorber elements are respectively connected to the mounting structure with their rear ends facing the safety module , wherein the frame structure is connected at its upper end to the mounting structure , wherein the crash module is detachably connected with its mounting structure to the safety module . a carbody with a front end; a crash module deformable in the case of a collision; and a rigid safety module connecting the crash module to the front end of the carbody , wherein the crash module and the safety module together form a driver's cab; wherein the crash module has at least two energy absorber elements and a frame structure , wherein the energy absorber elements are respectively connected to the frame structure with their front ends facing away from the safety module , characterized in that the crash module has a mounting structure which defines a connection interface to the safety module and with which the crash module is connected to the safety module , wherein the energy absorber elements are respectively connected to the mounting structure with their rear ends facing the safety module , wherein the frame structure is connected at its upper end to the mounting structure , wherein the crash module is detachably connected with its mounting structure to the safety module .
A method for the production of an elastic laminate, comprising the following steps in a same production line: - to coextrude a first web of elastic film (F) with at least three layers (F1, F2, F1), comprising at least two different polymer materials, - to feed contemporaneously said coextruded first web of elastic film (F) and two second nonwoven webs (T1, T2) to a thermal binding calender , wherein the first web of elastic film (F) is arranged between said two second nonwoven webs (T1, T2) when entering the calender ; wherein said first web of elastic film (F), during the movement from the coextrusion step to the thermal binding step, passes from a melted state, in the coextrusion step, to a solidified and cold state when entering the calender , wherein said coextruded elastic film (F) has a temperature, when entering said calender , equal to, or lower than, 1/7 of the temperature the elastic film has at the end of the coextrusion step, - to join, through spot welding or area welding (Z) in said calender , said second nonwoven webs (T1, T2) with respective opposite outer layers of said first web of elastic film (F), thus producing an intermediate web (P1), - to stretch mechanically said intermediate web (P1) according to a direction transverse to the same web. - to coextrude a first web of elastic film (F) with at least three layers (F1, F2, F1), comprising at least two different polymer materials, - to feed contemporaneously said coextruded first web of elastic film (F) and two second nonwoven webs (T1, T2) to a thermal binding calender , wherein the first web of elastic film (F) is arranged between said two second nonwoven webs (T1, T2) when entering the calender ; wherein said first web of elastic film (F), during the movement from the coextrusion step to the thermal binding step, passes from a melted state, in the coextrusion step, to a solidified and cold state when entering the calender , wherein said coextruded elastic film (F) has a temperature, when entering said calender , equal to, or lower than, 1/7 of the temperature the elastic film has at the end of the coextrusion step, - to join, through spot welding or area welding (Z) in said calender , said second nonwoven webs (T1, T2) with respective opposite outer layers of said first web of elastic film (F), thus producing an intermediate web (P1), - to stretch mechanically said intermediate web (P1) according to a direction transverse to the same web.
A processing system configured to generate M-mode data by processing a sequence of ultrasound images, the processing system being configured to: obtain the sequence of ultrasound images , each ultrasound image containing a representation of a portion of a fetus, including at least the heart of the fetus; identify , in the sequence of images, a region of interest that contains a representation of the heart of the fetus in each ultrasound image, wherein the step of identifying the region of interest comprises automatically detecting a first region of interest that contains a representation of the fetus in each ultrasound image, and automatically identifying, inside the first region of interest, a second region of interest that contains the representation of the heart of the fetus; position a plurality of M-mode lines with respect to the sequence of ultrasound images, based on the identified region of interest; for each of the plurality of M-mode lines: generate M-mode data for the M-mode line; and determine a quality measure of the M-mode line by processing the generated M-mode data, and rank the plurality of M-mode lines based on the determined quality measure of each M-mode line. obtain the sequence of ultrasound images , each ultrasound image containing a representation of a portion of a fetus, including at least the heart of the fetus; identify , in the sequence of images, a region of interest that contains a representation of the heart of the fetus in each ultrasound image, wherein the step of identifying the region of interest comprises automatically detecting a first region of interest that contains a representation of the fetus in each ultrasound image, and automatically identifying, inside the first region of interest, a second region of interest that contains the representation of the heart of the fetus; position a plurality of M-mode lines with respect to the sequence of ultrasound images, based on the identified region of interest; for each of the plurality of M-mode lines: generate M-mode data for the M-mode line; and determine a quality measure of the M-mode line by processing the generated M-mode data, generate M-mode data for the M-mode line; and determine a quality measure of the M-mode line by processing the generated M-mode data, and rank the plurality of M-mode lines based on the determined quality measure of each M-mode line.
An inverter device comprising switching circuits for three phases and converting a direct-current (DC) voltage into a three-phase alternating-current (AC) voltage, each of the switching circuits having two switching elements connected in series and having a connecting point as an AC output, wherein the inverter device has a synchronous control mode to perform ON-OFF control of the switching elements for each phase in response to an amplitude command of the AC voltage, each phase having an AC voltage fundamental wave with a phase period of 360-degrees in which a predetermined phase region from 60-degrees to 120-degrees contains a local maximum value of the AC voltage fundamental and a further predetermined phase region from 240-degrees to 300-degrees contains a local minimum value of the AC voltage fundamental, characterised in that : the switching elements are ON-OFF controlled based on pulse-width modulation in said predetermined phase regions, the switching elements being held in an ON state in the phase regions from 0-degrees to 60-degrees and from 120-degrees to 180-degrees, and the switching elements being held in an OFF state in the phase regions from 180-degrees to 240-degrees and from 300-degrees to 360-degrees, and at any one time the switching elements for two of the phases are held in the ON or the OFF state and the third phase is in one of its predetermined phase regions. the switching elements are ON-OFF controlled based on pulse-width modulation in said predetermined phase regions, the switching elements being held in an ON state in the phase regions from 0-degrees to 60-degrees and from 120-degrees to 180-degrees, and the switching elements being held in an OFF state in the phase regions from 180-degrees to 240-degrees and from 300-degrees to 360-degrees, and at any one time the switching elements for two of the phases are held in the ON or the OFF state and the third phase is in one of its predetermined phase regions.