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A method for controlling spatialized force feedback on a plurality of haptic devices, the method comprising: establishing , via a communication interface, communication with the plurality of haptic devices (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408); instantiating one or more virtual haptic sources , each virtual haptic source having a virtual position in a virtual environment and configured to emit a haptic signal defined by a set of haptic parameters ; and for each haptic device of the plurality of haptic devices (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408), instantiating a respective virtual haptic receiver having a virtual position in the virtual environment and translation logic configured to translate the haptic signal into a haptic device instruction useable to control force feedback on the associated haptic device (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408), the virtual haptic receiver being configured to: receive , from each of one or more virtual haptic sources , the haptic signal for the virtual haptic source ; translate the received haptic signal into a haptic device instruction based on the translation logic ; and send , via the communication interface, the haptic device instruction to the associated haptic device (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408). establishing , via a communication interface, communication with the plurality of haptic devices (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408); instantiating one or more virtual haptic sources , each virtual haptic source having a virtual position in a virtual environment and configured to emit a haptic signal defined by a set of haptic parameters ; and for each haptic device of the plurality of haptic devices (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408), instantiating a respective virtual haptic receiver having a virtual position in the virtual environment and translation logic configured to translate the haptic signal into a haptic device instruction useable to control force feedback on the associated haptic device (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408), the virtual haptic receiver being configured to: receive , from each of one or more virtual haptic sources , the haptic signal for the virtual haptic source ; translate the received haptic signal into a haptic device instruction based on the translation logic ; and send , via the communication interface, the haptic device instruction to the associated haptic device (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408). receive , from each of one or more virtual haptic sources , the haptic signal for the virtual haptic source ; translate the received haptic signal into a haptic device instruction based on the translation logic ; and send , via the communication interface, the haptic device instruction to the associated haptic device (102, 128, 130, 132, 134; 408).
A drone fleet management system, the system comprising: a drone remote control center comprising: a cellular transceiver to communicate with a drone fleet (i) to transmit a set of parameters to the drone fleet to configure an assisted navigation task for the drone fleet to execute, wherein the set of parameters includes user preferences defining a set of hazards to avoid while traversing a path, and wherein the drone fleet scouts the path to identify a hazard from the set of hazards, and (ii) to receive information related to the assisted navigation task, wherein the information including visual data from multiple drones in the drone fleet, the assisted navigation task received from a user of the drone remote control center; and a user interface device comprising: a display; and module to: composite the visual data from the multiple drones in the drone fleet to produce composited visual data; and present, on the display, a user interface based on the information received from the drone fleet, the user interface including the composited visual data and controls for the user to selectively deploy the drones with a cooperative or distributed plan. a cellular transceiver to communicate with a drone fleet (i) to transmit a set of parameters to the drone fleet to configure an assisted navigation task for the drone fleet to execute, wherein the set of parameters includes user preferences defining a set of hazards to avoid while traversing a path, and wherein the drone fleet scouts the path to identify a hazard from the set of hazards, and (ii) to receive information related to the assisted navigation task, wherein the information including visual data from multiple drones in the drone fleet, the assisted navigation task received from a user of the drone remote control center; and a user interface device comprising: a display; and module to: composite the visual data from the multiple drones in the drone fleet to produce composited visual data; and present, on the display, a user interface based on the information received from the drone fleet, the user interface including the composited visual data and controls for the user to selectively deploy the drones with a cooperative or distributed plan. a display; and module to: composite the visual data from the multiple drones in the drone fleet to produce composited visual data; and present, on the display, a user interface based on the information received from the drone fleet, the user interface including the composited visual data and controls for the user to selectively deploy the drones with a cooperative or distributed plan. composite the visual data from the multiple drones in the drone fleet to produce composited visual data; and present, on the display, a user interface based on the information received from the drone fleet, the user interface including the composited visual data and controls for the user to selectively deploy the drones with a cooperative or distributed plan.
A manufacturing apparatus for a cigarette filter, comprising: a feed mechanism that continuously feeds a band of filter fibers along a predetermined feed path ; an application device that applies a liquid additive to the filter fibers fed along the feed path ; and a shaping unit that is provided at a stage subsequent to the application device in the feed path and shapes the filter fibers into a rod shape, wherein the application device includes a supply unit that is arranged above and away from the filter fibers fed along the feed path and continuously drops the liquid additive to an upper surface of the filter fibers located below such that the liquid additive is continuous, and the supply unit is arranged immediately upstream of the shaping unit. a feed mechanism that continuously feeds a band of filter fibers along a predetermined feed path ; an application device that applies a liquid additive to the filter fibers fed along the feed path ; and a shaping unit that is provided at a stage subsequent to the application device in the feed path and shapes the filter fibers into a rod shape, wherein the application device includes a supply unit that is arranged above and away from the filter fibers fed along the feed path and continuously drops the liquid additive to an upper surface of the filter fibers located below such that the liquid additive is continuous, and the supply unit is arranged immediately upstream of the shaping unit.
An optical fiber manufacturing method comprising: a drawing step of drawing an optical fiber preform to form a bare optical fiber ; a cooling step of cooling the bare optical fiber by at least one non-contact direction changer ; a temperature adjustment step of adjusting a temperature of the bare optical fiber , in a temperature adjusting unit disposed downstream of the non-contact direction changer and upstream of a coating unit ; a coating step of providing an uncured coating layer containing a resin precursor on an outer periphery of the bare optical fiber , in the coating unit ; and a curing step of curing the uncured coating layer in a curing unit , characterized in that : the bare optical fiber that has passed through the non-contact direction changer disposed upstream of the coating unit enters the temperature adjusting unit ; the temperature adjusting unit does not include a non-contact direction changer such that the temperature of the bare optical fiber is adjusted without a non-contact direction changer in the temperature adjustment step, and the temperature adjusting unit and the coating unit are disposed with no non-contact direction changer therebetween. a drawing step of drawing an optical fiber preform to form a bare optical fiber ; a cooling step of cooling the bare optical fiber by at least one non-contact direction changer ; a temperature adjustment step of adjusting a temperature of the bare optical fiber , in a temperature adjusting unit disposed downstream of the non-contact direction changer and upstream of a coating unit ; a coating step of providing an uncured coating layer containing a resin precursor on an outer periphery of the bare optical fiber , in the coating unit ; and a curing step of curing the uncured coating layer in a curing unit , characterized in that : the bare optical fiber that has passed through the non-contact direction changer disposed upstream of the coating unit enters the temperature adjusting unit ; the temperature adjusting unit does not include a non-contact direction changer such that the temperature of the bare optical fiber is adjusted without a non-contact direction changer in the temperature adjustment step, and the temperature adjusting unit and the coating unit are disposed with no non-contact direction changer therebetween. the bare optical fiber that has passed through the non-contact direction changer disposed upstream of the coating unit enters the temperature adjusting unit ; the temperature adjusting unit does not include a non-contact direction changer such that the temperature of the bare optical fiber is adjusted without a non-contact direction changer in the temperature adjustment step, and the temperature adjusting unit and the coating unit are disposed with no non-contact direction changer therebetween.
A method for producing a double-sided adhesive tape having a polytetrafluoroethylene porous film substrate and adhesive layers formed respectively on both sides of the substrate, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps to in order: the step of putting an adhesive composition on a first release liner ; the step of bonding the first release liner on which the adhesive composition has been put to one main surface of the polytetrafluoroethylene porous film substrate ; the step of forming a first adhesive layer by heating the substrate to which the first release liner has been bonded; and the step of providing a second adhesive layer on another main surface of the substrate , a part of an adhesive in the second adhesive layer being penetrated into the substrate ,wherein the step includes the following steps and : the step of putting an adhesive composition on the another main surface of the substrate ; and the step of forming the second adhesive layer by heating the substrate on which the adhesive composition has been put, wherein the adhesive composition put on the first release liner is maintained in an undried state from an end of the step to a beginning of the step , the adhesive compositions each contain a silicone adhesive, and the polytetrafluoroethylene porous film substrate has an average pore diameter of 0.1 to 3 μm, a thickness of 10 to 100 μm, and a porosity of 40 to 99%. the step of putting an adhesive composition on a first release liner ; the step of bonding the first release liner on which the adhesive composition has been put to one main surface of the polytetrafluoroethylene porous film substrate ; the step of forming a first adhesive layer by heating the substrate to which the first release liner has been bonded; and the step of providing a second adhesive layer on another main surface of the substrate , a part of an adhesive in the second adhesive layer being penetrated into the substrate ,wherein the step includes the following steps and : the step of putting an adhesive composition on the another main surface of the substrate ; and the step of forming the second adhesive layer by heating the substrate on which the adhesive composition has been put, the step of putting an adhesive composition on the another main surface of the substrate ; and the step of forming the second adhesive layer by heating the substrate on which the adhesive composition has been put,
A sensor clearing system comprising: an air knife configured to clear a sensor housing of debris; an air bearing comprising a bearing ring and a static ring , wherein the air knife is attached to the bearing ring; and a motor , wherein the motor is configured to rotate the bearing ring around the sensor housing. an air knife configured to clear a sensor housing of debris; an air bearing comprising a bearing ring and a static ring , wherein the air knife is attached to the bearing ring; and a motor , wherein the motor is configured to rotate the bearing ring around the sensor housing.
A method for encoding a transform unit of an image unit comprising image data represented by a luminance channel and at least one chrominance channel, the method comprising: - obtaining a luma coding-tree by splitting a luminance unit representative of the luminance channel of said transform unit in luma sub-units; - obtaining a chroma coding-tree by splitting a chrominance unit representative of at least one chrominance channel of said transform unit in chroma sub-units as long as a size of resulting chroma sub-units is larger than a maximum size depending on a type of split applied to the sub-unit among a type of split adapted to a quad-tree, a type of split adapted to a binary tree and a type of split adapted to a triple-tree by signaling an information data indicating that a sub-unit of the chroma coding-tree at a given decomposition level is not split when a sub-unit of the luma coding-tree at said decomposition level co-located with said sub-unit of the chroma coding tree is split; the signaling of said information data being skipped when the sub-unit of the chroma coding-tree is not split, and the sub-unit of the luma coding-tree co-located with said sub-unit of the chroma coding tree is not split. - obtaining a luma coding-tree by splitting a luminance unit representative of the luminance channel of said transform unit in luma sub-units; - obtaining a chroma coding-tree by splitting a chrominance unit representative of at least one chrominance channel of said transform unit in chroma sub-units as long as a size of resulting chroma sub-units is larger than a maximum size depending on a type of split applied to the sub-unit among a type of split adapted to a quad-tree, a type of split adapted to a binary tree and a type of split adapted to a triple-tree by
A fire-resistant building element for supporting a glasswork , comprising a main metal hollow profile forming a main chamber and a pressure plate profile for pressing down the glasswork to be placed in said building element between the main metal hollow profile and the pressure plate profile , sealing means placed between the main metal hollow profile and the glasswork to be supported by the fire-resistant building element, said main metal hollow profile having a glasswork side and at least two lateral walls and a protruding fastening member protruding outwardly from a central section of the glasswork side for receiving fastening means, wherein a fire-resistant insert is fixedly placed inside the main metal hollow profile so as to border on at least the glasswork side of the main metal hollow profile said fire-resistant insert comprising an external tubular profile forming a first chamber , said external tubular profile having at least one glasswork side shaped for bordering on at least glasswork side of said main metal hollow profile from its interior wherein a composite material fills at least partially the first chamber , said fire-resistant building element being characterized in that , - An internal tubular profile having a glasswork side, is arranged inside said external tubular profile and forms a second chamber inside said first chamber , - a said internal tubular profile and said external tubular profile being fixedly interconnected on their two facing glasswork sides , - a composite material filling at least partially the first chamber , wherein said internal tubular profile and said external tubular profile are fixedly interconnected on two facing glasswork sides by at least two bridging elements so as to form at least one screw means receiving chamber between the two interconnected facing glasswork sides of the internal and external profiles , and wherein the screw means can enter the screw means receiving chamber of the fire resistant insert and further enter the second chamber of the fire-resistant insert. - An internal tubular profile having a glasswork side, is arranged inside said external tubular profile and forms a second chamber inside said first chamber , - a said internal tubular profile and said external tubular profile being fixedly interconnected on their two facing glasswork sides , - a composite material filling at least partially the first chamber ,
Artificial turf comprising a. a backing having an upper and a lower surface; and b. a plurality of first synthetic grass fibers attached to and extending upward from the upper surface of said backing ; and c. a plurality of second synthetic grass fibers attached to and extending upward from the upper surface of said backing ; wherein the height of the first synthetic grass fibers is higher than the height of the second synthetic grass fibers ; wherein the respective synthetic grass fibers are arranged in bundles of synthetic grass fibers; and wherein the first and second synthetic grass fibers are arranged in different rows; characterised in that the artificial turf system further comprises thatch yarns , which extend upward from the upper surface of the backing, said thatch yarns being made of monofilaments or slit film tapes which have been textured, said thatch yarns being inserted together with the synthetic grass fibers in a given bundle of synthetic grass fibers. a. a backing having an upper and a lower surface; and b. a plurality of first synthetic grass fibers attached to and extending upward from the upper surface of said backing ; and c. a plurality of second synthetic grass fibers attached to and extending upward from the upper surface of said backing ;
A substrate for nucleic acid amplification by light-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using thermal energy produced by the irradiation of light energy from light sources, comprising: a transparent matrix; a micro-patterned metal layer formed on the transparent matrix; an N-heterocyclic carbene compound having one end bonded to the surface of the micro-patterned metal layer; and at least one pair of primers immobilized on the other end of the N-heterocyclic carbene compound. a transparent matrix; a micro-patterned metal layer formed on the transparent matrix; an N-heterocyclic carbene compound having one end bonded to the surface of the micro-patterned metal layer; and at least one pair of primers immobilized on the other end of the N-heterocyclic carbene compound.
A toothbrush having a first longitudinal axis , comprising: a brushhead including a set of bristles having a second longitudinal axis different than the first longitudinal axis ; a first force sensor for measuring a first force exerted by the brushhead against the teeth during use of the toothbrush at a first angle relative to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis ; a second force sensor for measuring a second force exerted by the brushhead against the teeth during use of the toothbrush at a second angle relative to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis , the second angle being different than the first angle; and a processing unit , the processing unit being structured to: (i) receive first information indicative of the first force as measured by the first force sensor , (ii) receive second information indicative of the second force as measured by the second force sensor , and characterised in that the processing unit is furthermore structured to (iii) determine information regarding a current angle of the bristles with respect to the tooth surfaces based on the first information and the second information. a brushhead including a set of bristles having a second longitudinal axis different than the first longitudinal axis ; a first force sensor for measuring a first force exerted by the brushhead against the teeth during use of the toothbrush at a first angle relative to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis ; a second force sensor for measuring a second force exerted by the brushhead against the teeth during use of the toothbrush at a second angle relative to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis , the second angle being different than the first angle; and a processing unit , the processing unit being structured to: (i) receive first information indicative of the first force as measured by the first force sensor , (ii) receive second information indicative of the second force as measured by the second force sensor , and characterised in that the processing unit is furthermore structured to (iii) determine information regarding a current angle of the bristles with respect to the tooth surfaces based on the first information and the second information.
An induction heating roller comprising: a coil ; a heating target which is cylindrical in shape, which is provided radially outside the coil, and which is induction-heatable by the coil; and at least one heat equalizer which is made of an electrically conductive material which is higher in heat conductivity than at least an inner circumferential surface of the heating target, the at least one heat equalizer extending in an axial direction of the heating target, and the at least one heat equalizer being provided so as to make contact with the inner circumferential surface of the heating target, characterised in that the at least one heat equalizer is discontinuous in the circumferential direction because of at least one discontinuous area which is provided in a circumferential direction of the heating target and which extends in a direction which intersects with the circumferential direction.
A composition for promoting hair growth, characterized by comprising pataua ( Oenocarpus bataua ) oil, a surfactant, and a pharmaceutically and/or cosmetically acceptable carrier, wherein the pataua ( Oenocarpus bataua ) oil is present in an amount of 1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of cocoamido propyl betaine, decyl polyglucose, sodium lauryl ether sulfate and combinations thereof.