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A computer implemented method for producing a composite laminate, comprising: (a) selecting design variable values for a design of a steered-fiber ply ; (b) computing a stream function parameterized by tensor product polynomial splines for the ply directly in accordance with the selected design variable values; (c) computing a fiber angle distribution of the ply based on the stream function for the ply ; (d) computing a thickness buildup of the ply based on the stream function for the ply ; (e) analyzing a simulated structure of a laminate comprising the ply simulated by the results of the foregoing computing steps and additional plies; (f) computing one or more measures of merit for the simulated structure; (g) iterating steps (a) through (f) until an optimum value of one or more of the measures of merit is obtained; (h) determining a computer program for controlling a machine to lay courses along paths defined by the stream function which resulted in the optimum value of one or more of the measures of merit being obtained; and (i) automatically laying courses on a composite laminate in process in accordance with said computer program, wherein the composite laminate has a first ply and a second ply, and step (a) comprises selecting design variable values that specify: courses having steered fibers of radius greater than a lower limit, whereby the lower limit is calculated to avoid fiber wrinkling; and stress or strain distributions for a given loaded structure with the steered fibers that redirect applied loads towards edges of the first and the second plies to avoid cutout regions of the first and second plies where stress concentrations are critical for a given load. (a) selecting design variable values for a design of a steered-fiber ply ; (b) computing a stream function parameterized by tensor product polynomial splines for the ply directly in accordance with the selected design variable values; (c) computing a fiber angle distribution of the ply based on the stream function for the ply ; (d) computing a thickness buildup of the ply based on the stream function for the ply ; (e) analyzing a simulated structure of a laminate comprising the ply simulated by the results of the foregoing computing steps and additional plies; (f) computing one or more measures of merit for the simulated structure; (g) iterating steps (a) through (f) until an optimum value of one or more of the measures of merit is obtained; (h) determining a computer program for controlling a machine to lay courses along paths defined by the stream function which resulted in the optimum value of one or more of the measures of merit being obtained; and (i) automatically laying courses on a composite laminate in process in accordance with said computer program, courses having steered fibers of radius greater than a lower limit, whereby the lower limit is calculated to avoid fiber wrinkling; and stress or strain distributions for a given loaded structure with the steered fibers that redirect applied loads towards edges of the first and the second plies to avoid cutout regions of the first and second plies where stress concentrations are critical for a given load.
An energy source for renal neuromodulation configured for connecting to a catheter having a distal portion comprising an energy delivery element configured for placement at a treatment site within a renal blood vessel, the energy source adapted to be coupled to the energy delivery element and configured to deliver energy via the energy delivery element to target neural fibers proximate to a wall of the renal blood vessel, wherein the energy source comprises a component configured to- increase energy delivery to a predetermined first power level over a first period of time; maintain energy delivery at the first power level for a second period of time; and increase energy delivery to a second predetermined power level if the temperature value is less than a preset threshold temperature following the second period of time; and wherein the energy source further comprises a component configured to- obtain a set of treatment data corresponding to a completed treatment performed using the catheter , the energy source , and the energy delivery element ; evaluate the set of treatment data in view of one or more criteria to determine if a valuation of the completed treatment is likely within a pre-determined range; and provide an indication as to whether the valuation of the completed treatment is likely within the pre-determined range. wherein the energy source comprises a component configured to- increase energy delivery to a predetermined first power level over a first period of time; maintain energy delivery at the first power level for a second period of time; and increase energy delivery to a second predetermined power level if the temperature value is less than a preset threshold temperature following the second period of time; and increase energy delivery to a predetermined first power level over a first period of time; maintain energy delivery at the first power level for a second period of time; and increase energy delivery to a second predetermined power level if the temperature value is less than a preset threshold temperature following the second period of time; and wherein the energy source further comprises a component configured to- obtain a set of treatment data corresponding to a completed treatment performed using the catheter , the energy source , and the energy delivery element ; evaluate the set of treatment data in view of one or more criteria to determine if a valuation of the completed treatment is likely within a pre-determined range; and provide an indication as to whether the valuation of the completed treatment is likely within the pre-determined range. obtain a set of treatment data corresponding to a completed treatment performed using the catheter , the energy source , and the energy delivery element ; evaluate the set of treatment data in view of one or more criteria to determine if a valuation of the completed treatment is likely within a pre-determined range; and provide an indication as to whether the valuation of the completed treatment is likely within the pre-determined range.
A grain boundary diffusion method of an R-Fe-B series rare earth sintered magnet , wherein the method comprises: method step A of forming a dry layer on a high-temperature-resistant carrier , the dry layer being adhered with HRE compound powder, the HRE being at least one of Dy, Tb, Gd, or Ho, wherein the dry layer adhered with the HRE compound powder consists of a film-forming agent and HRE compound powder; and method step B of performing heat treatment on the R-Fe-B series rare earth sintered magnet and the high-temperature-resistant carrier treated with the method step A in a vacuum or inert atmosphere and supplying HRE to a surface of the R-Fe-B series rare earth sintered magnet . method step A of forming a dry layer on a high-temperature-resistant carrier , the dry layer being adhered with HRE compound powder, the HRE being at least one of Dy, Tb, Gd, or Ho, wherein the dry layer adhered with the HRE compound powder consists of a film-forming agent and HRE compound powder; and method step B of performing heat treatment on the R-Fe-B series rare earth sintered magnet and the high-temperature-resistant carrier treated with the method step A in a vacuum or inert atmosphere and supplying HRE to a surface of the R-Fe-B series rare earth sintered magnet .
A method for isolating or purifying a plasmid DNA ("pDNA") of interest from a mixture, the method comprising: contacting the mixture with an anion exchange material in the presence of a solution comprising a kosmotropic salt at a concentration that allows selective binding of the plasmid DNA (pDNA) of interest to the anion exchange material; wherein the kosmotropic salt is selected from the group consisting of: ammonium sulfate, ammonium citrate, ammonium phosphate, potassium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, and mixtures thereof; wherein the concentration of the kosmotropic salt is greater than about 0.5 M; and eluting the nucleic acid molecule of interest with an eluent comprising a chaotropic salt at a concentration that provides an eluant containing the purified nucleic acid molecule; optionally wherein (i) the fraction(s) comprising said nucleic acid molecule in the eluant is/are collected; and / or (ii) said nucleic acid molecule of interest is isolated from any one or all of the collected fractions; and / or (iii) the method is conducted in the absence of organic solvents, detergents, glycols, hexamine cobalt, spermidine, and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone. contacting the mixture with an anion exchange material in the presence of a solution comprising a kosmotropic salt at a concentration that allows selective binding of the plasmid DNA (pDNA) of interest to the anion exchange material; wherein the kosmotropic salt is selected from the group consisting of: ammonium sulfate, ammonium citrate, ammonium phosphate, potassium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, and mixtures thereof; wherein the concentration of the kosmotropic salt is greater than about 0.5 M; and eluting the nucleic acid molecule of interest with an eluent comprising a chaotropic salt at a concentration that provides an eluant containing the purified nucleic acid molecule; optionally wherein (i) the fraction(s) comprising said nucleic acid molecule in the eluant is/are collected; and / or (ii) said nucleic acid molecule of interest is isolated from any one or all of the collected fractions; and / or (iii) the method is conducted in the absence of organic solvents, detergents, glycols, hexamine cobalt, spermidine, and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone. (i) the fraction(s) comprising said nucleic acid molecule in the eluant is/are collected; and / or (ii) said nucleic acid molecule of interest is isolated from any one or all of the collected fractions; and / or (iii) the method is conducted in the absence of organic solvents, detergents, glycols, hexamine cobalt, spermidine, and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone.
A system for detecting a status of a pocket of a tray , the system comprising: a tray comprising a plurality of pockets , each of the plurality of pockets being configured to hold an integrated circuit device; a vision mechanism configured to image the tray along a first optical axis ; a light line generator configured to emit a light line along a second optical axis ; characterized in that the system further comprises, a reflective device configured to reflect the light line onto the tray along a third optical axis , the third optical axis having a different angle relative to the first optical axis than an angle between the first optical axis and the second optical axis ; and a controller configured to: receive an image of the tray from the vision mechanism; detect the light line reflected onto the tray along the third optical axis ; and determine a status of a pocket based on the detected light line along the third optical axis . a tray comprising a plurality of pockets , each of the plurality of pockets being configured to hold an integrated circuit device; a vision mechanism configured to image the tray along a first optical axis ; a light line generator configured to emit a light line along a second optical axis ; characterized in that the system further comprises, a reflective device configured to reflect the light line onto the tray along a third optical axis , the third optical axis having a different angle relative to the first optical axis than an angle between the first optical axis and the second optical axis ; and a controller configured to: receive an image of the tray from the vision mechanism; detect the light line reflected onto the tray along the third optical axis ; and determine a status of a pocket based on the detected light line along the third optical axis . receive an image of the tray from the vision mechanism; detect the light line reflected onto the tray along the third optical axis ; and determine a status of a pocket based on the detected light line along the third optical axis .
A method for controlling a variable speed drive (VSD) based on pulse width modulation (PWM) schemes comprising: - applying a continuous PWM scheme when an input current is less than a predetermined threshold value, to provide higher efficiency and lower total harmonic distortion (THD); and - applying a discontinuous PWM method comprising a discontinuous modulation scheme when the input current is greater than the predetermined threshold value; wherein the input current is an input current of the variable speed drive . - applying a continuous PWM scheme when an input current is less than a predetermined threshold value, to provide higher efficiency and lower total harmonic distortion (THD); and - applying a discontinuous PWM method comprising a discontinuous modulation scheme when the input current is greater than the predetermined threshold value;
An actuator for an automated or an automatic transmission, which has a cylinder housing , a piston unit and a piston rod , in which the piston unit is coupled to the piston rod and is arranged in the cylinder housing in a movable manner along an axial longitudinal axis , in which the piston unit separates two pressure chambers which have a variable volume, in the cylinder housing , said pressure chambers being used to supply the piston unit with compressed air on both sides, in which the two pressure chambers are connected to a valve unit , by means of which the application of pressure or the ventilation of each of the two pressure chambers can be switched, and in which an end stop damping device for damping at least one end stop of the piston unit is arranged in the actuator , wherein the end stop damping device is configured to be two-stage, namely, with a first, pneumatically operating damping stage and with a second, mechanically operating damping stage, wherein by means of the pneumatic damping stage the kinetic energy of the piston unit in at least one direction of movement of the same is reducible coaxially to the longitudinal axis in the event of an approach of the piston unit to an end stop surface formed on the cylinder housing by means of a pneumatic damping element , wherein the pneumatic damping element has an air outlet that can be changed with respect to its capacity for compressed air, which is pneumatically connectible to one of the two pressure chambers by switching the valve unit to a ventilating position, wherein the operating cross-sectional surface of the air outlet is variably adjustable depending on the pressure in the pressure chamber connected to it, and in which, by means of the mechanical damping stage, a remaining kinetic energy of the piston unit after braking by the pneumatic damping element can be reduced upon its reaching the end stop surface by means of a mechanical damping element .
A surgical training device, comprising a base and a top cover connected to the base, characterized in that the top cover has a first opening and is spaced apart from the base by at least one leg to define an internal cavity with substantially open sides between the top cover and the base, and in that the surgical training device further comprises: a first insert removably connected to the top cover and being arranged to be removably inserted into the first opening; the first insert including a second opening; a second insert arranged to be removably inserted into the second opening and removably connected to the first insert ; the second insert having a top portion removably connected to a bottom portion to form an encasement having an opening in the top portion and an opening in the bottom portion; the second insert further including a removable insert material simulating human tissue disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion of the second insert providing a penetrable tissue simulation region for accessing the internal cavity. a first insert removably connected to the top cover and being arranged to be removably inserted into the first opening; the first insert including a second opening; a second insert arranged to be removably inserted into the second opening and removably connected to the first insert ; the second insert having a top portion removably connected to a bottom portion to form an encasement having an opening in the top portion and an opening in the bottom portion; the second insert further including a removable insert material simulating human tissue disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion of the second insert providing a penetrable tissue simulation region for accessing the internal cavity.
A method for a storage system having a plurality of solid-state storage devices , wherein the solid state storage devices each include a plurality of erase blocks of differing sizes and the plurality of erase blocks of differing size are divided into portions of various sizes, the method comprising: determining a fragmentation stride as a largest common factor of the plurality of erase block sizes, the fragmentation stride defining a granularity on which fragmentation of the erase blocks of the solid-state storage devices occurs such that the various sizes of the portions are an integer multiple of the fragmentation stride ; writing the fragmentation stride to one of the plurality of solid-state storage devices ; allocating portions of the plurality of erase blocks for at least one process in the storage system , in accordance with the fragmentation stride ; and writing boot up metadata at offsets that are integer multiples of the fragmentation stride , in the solid-state storage device ; reading, at boot time, the fragmentation stride in the solid-state storage device , calculating the offsets based on the read fragmentation stride and accessing the boot up metadata at the calculated offsets. determining a fragmentation stride as a largest common factor of the plurality of erase block sizes, the fragmentation stride defining a granularity on which fragmentation of the erase blocks of the solid-state storage devices occurs such that the various sizes of the portions are an integer multiple of the fragmentation stride ; writing the fragmentation stride to one of the plurality of solid-state storage devices ; allocating portions of the plurality of erase blocks for at least one process in the storage system , in accordance with the fragmentation stride ; and writing boot up metadata at offsets that are integer multiples of the fragmentation stride , in the solid-state storage device ; reading, at boot time, the fragmentation stride in the solid-state storage device , calculating the offsets based on the read fragmentation stride and accessing the boot up metadata at the calculated offsets.
An airfoil assembly (46b; 146b; 246b) comprising: an airfoil (60; 160; 260) including an exterior wall defining an interior cavity , the exterior wall extending between a leading end and a trailing end and an open inboard end and an open outboard end , the exterior wall being formed of a high temperature-resistant material selected from the group consisting of refractory metal-based alloys, ceramic-based material and combinations thereof; and a support frame (74; 174; 274) extending in the interior cavity and protruding from the interior cavity through at least one of the open inboard end and the open outboard end ; and one or more spacers located between the airfoil (60; 160; 260) and the support frame (74 ... 274); characterised in that : the one or more spacers are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of cobalt metal and cobalt-based alloy, and the one or more spacers are arrayed between the outboard end of the airfoil (60; 160; 260) and one or more flanges of the support frame (74; 174; 274). an airfoil (60; 160; 260) including an exterior wall defining an interior cavity , the exterior wall extending between a leading end and a trailing end and an open inboard end and an open outboard end , the exterior wall being formed of a high temperature-resistant material selected from the group consisting of refractory metal-based alloys, ceramic-based material and combinations thereof; and a support frame (74; 174; 274) extending in the interior cavity and protruding from the interior cavity through at least one of the open inboard end and the open outboard end ; and one or more spacers located between the airfoil (60; 160; 260) and the support frame (74 ... 274); characterised in that : the one or more spacers are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of cobalt metal and cobalt-based alloy, and the one or more spacers are arrayed between the outboard end of the airfoil (60; 160; 260) and one or more flanges of the support frame (74; 174; 274). the one or more spacers are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of cobalt metal and cobalt-based alloy, and the one or more spacers are arrayed between the outboard end of the airfoil (60; 160; 260) and one or more flanges of the support frame (74; 174; 274).
A magnetic holding device of leakage type , including a base and several source magnets , wherein said base has a bottom and surrounding side walls perpendicular to said bottom , and a cavity having an opening on the top and formed by said bottom and surrounding side walls , several of said source magnets being distributed in said cavity , said cavity around said source magnets being filled with non-magnetic-conductive material ; wherein a holding surface is formed jointly by said source magnets and said non-magnetic-conductive material ; said magnetic holding device of leakage type comprising a leakage type magnetic conductive coverplate covering said holding surface of said magnetic holding device of leakage type , said leakage type magnetic conductive coverplate being made integrally of a single magnetic conductive material, characterized in that the leakage type magnetic conductive coverplate contains several magnetic conductive areas and a magnetic leakage surrounding said magnetic conductive areas , wherein several of said magnetic conductive areas correspond one to one to the several of said source magnets inside the cavity of said magnetic holding device of leakage type , and wherein said magnetic leakage area contains inner grooves set on an inner surface of said leakage type magnetic conductive coverplate which are facing said cavity and outer grooves set on an outer surface of said leakage type magnetic conductive coverplate , wherein the inner grooves are separated from and opposite to said outer grooves wherein said leakage type magnetic conductive coverplate is fixed on said magnetic holding device of leakage type with a fastening mechanism , and wherein said fastening mechanism includes screws, said several magnetic conductive areas on said leakage type magnetic conductive coverplate having through holes for inserting said screws.