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A multi-stage positive displacement vacuum pump comprising a plurality of inlets , said vacuum pump comprising: a housing for housing at least one rotor mounted for rotation on a corresponding at least one shaft and for pumping gas through the multiple stages of the pump for output through an exhaust ; said housing comprising said plurality of inlets , said plurality of inlets comprising: a first inlet configured to admit gas to an inlet stage of said vacuum pump; a further inlet configured to admit gas to an intermediate stage of said vacuum pump; and a diversion channel for diverting gas flow from a pump stage on a first inlet side of said intermediate stage to another pump stage on an exhaust side of said intermediate stage , wherein said pump is configured such that gas admitted through each of said first and further inlets is pumped together as a combined gas flow by at least one stage of said vacuum pump downstream of said intermediate stage; and said vacuum pump is configured to differentially pump multiple chambers , said first inlet being configured to connect to a lower vacuum chamber and said intermediate inlet being configured to act as a backing pump for a vacuum pump pumping a higher vacuum chamber . a housing for housing at least one rotor mounted for rotation on a corresponding at least one shaft and for pumping gas through the multiple stages of the pump for output through an exhaust ; said housing comprising said plurality of inlets , said plurality of inlets comprising: a first inlet configured to admit gas to an inlet stage of said vacuum pump; a further inlet configured to admit gas to an intermediate stage of said vacuum pump; and a diversion channel for diverting gas flow from a pump stage a first inlet configured to admit gas to an inlet stage of said vacuum pump; a further inlet configured to admit gas to an intermediate stage of said vacuum pump; and a diversion channel for diverting gas flow from a pump stage on a first inlet side of said intermediate stage to another pump stage on an exhaust side of said intermediate stage , wherein said pump is configured such that gas admitted through each of said first and further inlets is pumped together as a combined gas flow by at least one stage of said vacuum pump downstream of said intermediate stage; and said vacuum pump is configured to differentially pump multiple chambers , said first inlet being configured to connect to a lower vacuum chamber and said intermediate inlet being configured to act as a backing pump for a vacuum pump pumping a higher vacuum chamber .
An information processing device comprising: an acquirement unit configured to acquire position information including a parking position from a movable body; and an estimation unit configured to estimate parking lot information related to a parking lot existing in an out-of-road area based on the position information of plural movable bodies entered the out-of-road area, wherein the estimation unit estimates a parking area and a running area in the parking lot based on the position information of the movable body after entering the out-of-road area until parking, and wherein the estimation unit estimates the area in which the movable body turns to park as the parking area , and estimates the area in which the movable body moves roughly straight as the running area . an acquirement unit configured to acquire position information including a parking position from a movable body; and an estimation unit configured to estimate parking lot information related to a parking lot existing in an out-of-road area based on the position information of plural movable bodies entered the out-of-road area, wherein the estimation unit estimates a parking area and a running area in the parking lot based on the position information of the movable body after entering the out-of-road area until parking, and wherein the estimation unit estimates the area in which the movable body turns to park as the parking area , and estimates the area in which the movable body moves roughly straight as the running area .
For fusing polyolefin pipe, a machine (M) comprising: a frame having a reference end and a drive end supporting spaced apart parallel guide rails (11/12) therebetween in a horizontal plane; a vertically aligned fixed bearing centered between said guide rails (11/12) on said reference end of said frame ; a carriage mounted for longitudinal sliding reciprocation on said guide rails (11/12) toward and from said reference end of said frame ; a carriage drive mechanism proximate said drive end of said frame and having a drive gear and drive shaft in a connection adapted to reciprocate said carriage on said guide rails (11/12) in response to rotational directional force manually applied thereto and to permit independent free axial motion of said driveshaft in relation to said drive gear ; and a hydraulic system having a piston and cylinder co-operable with said carriage drive mechanism whereby, when said carriage is met with resistance to axial travel, said drive shaft slides axially in said drive gear to cause said piston to compress fluid in said cylinder . a frame having a reference end and a drive end supporting spaced apart parallel guide rails (11/12) therebetween in a horizontal plane; a vertically aligned fixed bearing centered between said guide rails (11/12) on said reference end of said frame ; a carriage mounted for longitudinal sliding reciprocation on said guide rails (11/12) toward and from said reference end of said frame ; a carriage drive mechanism proximate said drive end of said frame and having a drive gear and drive shaft in a connection adapted to reciprocate said carriage on said guide rails (11/12) in response to rotational directional force manually applied thereto and to permit independent free axial motion of said driveshaft in relation to said drive gear ; and a hydraulic system having a piston and cylinder co-operable with said carriage drive mechanism whereby, when said carriage is met with resistance to axial travel, said drive shaft slides axially in said drive gear to cause said piston to compress fluid in said cylinder .
A material handling machine having a material handling implement configured to move relative to a body of the material handling machine by operation of a hydraulic actuator , the hydraulic actuator comprising: a body defining a bore , the bore having a first end surface , a second end surface , and a bore surface , a piston slidable in the bore , the piston , bore surface and first end surface defining a first chamber , the piston , bore surface and second end surface defining a second chamber , a piston rod , connected to the piston the body further defining an accumulator chamber and a fluid passage between the first chamber and the accumulator chamber, characterised in that the hydraulic actuator further comprises an accumulator received in the accumulator chamber and a valve for selectably opening the fluid passage in a loader mode of operation of the material handling machine and selectably closing the fluid passage in a transport mode of operation of the material handling machine. a body defining a bore , the bore having a first end surface , a second end surface , and a bore surface , a piston slidable in the bore , the piston , bore surface and first end surface defining a first chamber , the piston , bore surface and second end surface defining a second chamber , a piston rod , connected to the piston the body further defining an accumulator chamber and a fluid passage between the first chamber and the accumulator chamber, characterised in that the hydraulic actuator further comprises an accumulator received in the accumulator chamber and a valve for selectably opening the fluid passage in a loader mode of operation of the material handling machine and selectably closing the fluid passage in a transport mode of operation of the material handling machine.
An airfoil for a turbomachine, the airfoil comprising: a root ; a tip spaced radially outward from the root , the root and the tip defining a span of the airfoil therebetween; a leading edge extending across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip ; a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge along a flow direction, the trailing edge extending across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip ; a pressure side surface extending between the root and the tip and extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge ; a suction side surface extending between the root and the tip and extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge , the suction side surface opposing the pressure side surface ; and a thermal barrier coating on the pressure side surface and the suction side surface , the thermal barrier coating comprising a base layer and a top coat , wherein a thickness of the base layer varies across each of the pressure side surface and the suction side surface with a maximum thickness of the base layer at the leading edge , characterized in that the airfoil comprises a leading edge portion , an aft zone and an intermediate zone between the leading edge portion and the aft zone, wherein the thickness of the base layer is at a maximum in the leading edge portion , the thickness of the base layer in the intermediate zone is less than the thickness of the base layer in the leading edge portion , and wherein the thickness of the base layer is at a minimum at the trailing edge and in the aft zone . a root ; a tip spaced radially outward from the root , the root and the tip defining a span of the airfoil therebetween; a leading edge extending across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip ; a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge along a flow direction, the trailing edge extending across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip ; a pressure side surface extending between the root and the tip and extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge ; a suction side surface extending between the root and the tip and extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge , the suction side surface opposing the pressure side surface ; and a thermal barrier coating on the pressure side surface and the suction side surface , the thermal barrier coating comprising a base layer and a top coat , wherein a thickness of the base layer varies across each of the pressure side surface and the suction side surface with a maximum thickness of the base layer at the leading edge , characterized in that the airfoil comprises a leading edge portion , an aft zone and an intermediate zone between the leading edge portion and the aft zone, wherein the thickness of the base layer is at a maximum in the leading edge portion , the thickness of the base layer in the intermediate zone is less than the thickness of the base layer in the leading edge portion , and wherein the thickness of the base layer is at a minimum at the trailing edge and in the aft zone .
A method comprising: loading a first composite skin , a second composite skin , and a hollow cell core into a tool comprising opposing dies ; closing the tool to form an interior shape between the dies ; and compressing the first composite skin , the second composite skin , and the hollow cell core using the opposing dies to form and consolidate a composite sandwich panel and applying an over-crush pressure to portions of the composite sandwich panel to form a first over-crush edge region comprising a first edge and a first transition region , the first edge having a first thickness at least 40% less than a nominal thickness of the composite sandwich panel , the nominal thickness being the thickness of the composite sandwich panel away from the first over-crush edge region after consolidating the first composite skin , the hollow cell core , and the second composite skin , wherein the interior shape forms the first over-crush edge region , and wherein the interior shape further comprises a periphery region having a thickness greater than the nominal thickness . loading a first composite skin , a second composite skin , and a hollow cell core into a tool comprising opposing dies ; closing the tool to form an interior shape between the dies ; and compressing the first composite skin , the second composite skin , and the hollow cell core using the opposing dies to form and consolidate a composite sandwich panel and applying an over-crush pressure to portions of the composite sandwich panel to form a first over-crush edge region comprising a first edge and a first transition region , the first edge having a first thickness at least 40% less than a nominal thickness of the composite sandwich panel , the nominal thickness being the thickness of the composite sandwich panel away from the first over-crush edge region after consolidating the first composite skin , the hollow cell core , and the second composite skin ,
A computer-implemented method of controlling image segmentation, using at least one computer system, the method comprising using a processor for: acquiring a digital representation of a patient's heart scan; generating , by the at least one computer system, a set of alternative image segmentation candidates of said digital representation of the patient's heart scan; determining an association between members of the set of alternative image segmentation candidates; generating one or more groups of members based on the determined associations, each group comprising one or more image segmentation candidates among the generated plurality of alternative image segmentation candidates; determining , by the at least one computer system, a representative segmentation for each group selected from among the image segmentation candidates of the group, the representative segmentation being determined as a segmentation among the image segmentations of the group closest to an average of the image segmentations of the group; presenting , by the at least one computer system, the representative segmentation of each group of the one or more groups to a user, for user-selection between the presented representative segmentations; and recording the selection, and saving the selected representative segmentation in memory. acquiring a digital representation of a patient's heart scan; generating , by the at least one computer system, a set of alternative image segmentation candidates of said digital representation of the patient's heart scan; determining an association between members of the set of alternative image segmentation candidates; generating one or more groups of members based on the determined associations, each group comprising one or more image segmentation candidates among the generated plurality of alternative image segmentation candidates; determining , by the at least one computer system, a representative segmentation for each group selected from among the image segmentation candidates of the group, the representative segmentation being determined as a segmentation among the image segmentations of the group closest to an average of the image segmentations of the group; presenting , by the at least one computer system, the representative segmentation of each group of the one or more groups to a user, for user-selection between the presented representative segmentations; and recording the selection, and saving the selected representative segmentation in memory.
An ultrasonic flow meter comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer (TR1, TR2) and a signal generator (SG) for generating electrical signals to the transducer (TR1, TR2), the signal generator (SG) comprising an active component (OPsg), characterized in that the flow meter further includes means for measuring one or more power supply currents (SCSa, SCSb; SPSCS1, SPSCS2) to the active component (OPsg) of the signal generator (SG).
A method of producing fibrous carbon nanostructures using a fluidized bed process, the method comprising supplying a source gas to a reaction site in which a supported catalyst having a particulate carrier and a catalyst supported on a surface of the carrier is fluidizing, to form fibrous carbon nanostructures on the catalyst of the supported catalyst, wherein the source gas contains a double bond-containing hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide, a content of the carbon dioxide is 0.3 vol% or more with respect to a total volume of the source gas, and a specific surface area of the carrier is 1 m 2 /g or less.
Installation of a sanitary tray on a supporting mount with a supporting frame formed from profiles , on which the sanitary tray is supported, wherein a sealing strip is fixed to the profiles of the supporting frame at least in some areas, characterized in that an edge of the sanitary tray is at least partially inserted into a groove on the sealing strip .
A computer-implemented method for performing a parallel replay of code execution, the method comprising: parsing trace data comprising a plurality of trace data streams that each represents execution of a corresponding one of a plurality of executable entities (301a-301c), including identifying, from the plurality of trace data streams, a plurality of trace sections (302a-302g) from among the plurality of trace data streams, each trace section representing one or more events executed by one of the executable entities over a period of time; defining an ordering among the plurality of trace sections; identifying a point of interest in at least one of the plurality of executable entities; identifying a subset of the plurality of trace sections that, when replayed linearly according to the ordering, would encounter the point of interest; queuing the subset of the plurality of trace sections in an execution pool for replay by the one or more processors; replaying , by the one or more processors, and based on the trace data, two or more of the subset of the plurality of trace sections in parallel; encountering the defined point of interest while replaying one or more of the subset of the plurality of trace sections; and based at least on encountering the defined point of interest while replaying one or more of the subset of the plurality of trace sections, removing at least one of the subset of the plurality of executable entities from the execution pool. parsing trace data comprising a plurality of trace data streams that each represents execution of a corresponding one of a plurality of executable entities (301a-301c), including identifying, from the plurality of trace data streams, a plurality of trace sections (302a-302g) from among the plurality of trace data streams, each trace section representing one or more events executed by one of the executable entities over a period of time; defining an ordering among the plurality of trace sections; identifying a point of interest in at least one of the plurality of executable entities; identifying a subset of the plurality of trace sections that, when replayed linearly according to the ordering, would encounter the point of interest; queuing the subset of the plurality of trace sections in an execution pool for replay by the one or more processors; replaying , by the one or more processors, and based on the trace data, two or more of the subset of the plurality of trace sections in parallel; encountering the defined point of interest while replaying one or more of the subset of the plurality of trace sections; and based at least on encountering the defined point of interest while replaying one or more of the subset of the plurality of trace sections, removing at least one of the subset of the plurality of executable entities from the execution pool.
A power-assisted bicycle comprising a front wheel, a rear wheel, one of the front and rear wheels being a drive wheel, a frame connecting the front and rear wheels, a secondary battery and a motor that are mounted on the frame, a crankshaft to which a manual force is applied, wherein driving force due to manual force applied to the crankshaft and/or the output of the motor can be transmitted to the drive wheel through a sprocket , and wherein reverse input from the drive wheel while the bicycle is not being driven can be transmitted to an output shaft of the motor, and a regenerative mechanism for converting the reverse input applied to the output shaft of the motor to electric power and storing the electric power in the secondary battery; wherein the drive wheel has a hub in which a transmission and a one-way clutch for reverse input are mounted , wherein the transmission is capable of transmitting the driving force from the sprocket to the drive wheel, and wherein the one-way clutch for reverse input is configured to idle while the drive wheel is being driven by manual force applied to the crankshaft and/or the output of the motor and is capable of transmitting reverse input from the drive wheel to the sprocket while the bicycle is not being driven.
A microelectromechanical force/pressure sensor comprising: a sensor die , of semiconductor material, having a front surface and a bottom surface extending in a horizontal plane (xy); piezoresistive elements , integrated in the bulk region of the sensor die , at the front surface thereof; and a cap die , coupled above the sensor die , covering the piezoresistive elements , having a respective front surface and a respective bottom surface , opposite to each other along a vertical direction (z) transverse to said horizontal plane (xy), the bottom surface of the cap die facing the front surface of the sensor die , further comprising a conversion layer arranged on the front surface of the sensor die , the conversion layer being patterned to define a groove traversing its entire thickness along the vertical direction (z) and being uniformly in contact with the front surface of the sensor die outside the groove ; wherein the piezoresistive elements are arranged vertically in correspondence to the groove , characterized in that the sensor die is made of a solid and compact bulk region having a substantially constant thickness along the vertical direction (z) where said piezoresistive elements are arranged, and in that the conversion layer is configured to convert a load applied to the front surface of the cap die and/or bottom surface of the sensor die , into a planar stress distribution in the bulk region of said sensor die acting in said horizontal plane (xy) at said groove , which is sensed by said piezoresistive elements . a sensor die , of semiconductor material, having a front surface and a bottom surface extending in a horizontal plane (xy); piezoresistive elements , integrated in the bulk region of the sensor die , at the front surface thereof; and a cap die , coupled above the sensor die , covering the piezoresistive elements , having a respective front surface and a respective bottom surface , opposite to each other along a vertical direction (z) transverse to said horizontal plane (xy), the bottom surface of the cap die facing the front surface of the sensor die , further comprising a conversion layer arranged on the front surface of the sensor die , the conversion layer being patterned to define a groove traversing its entire thickness along the vertical direction (z) and being uniformly in contact with the front surface of the sensor die outside the groove ; wherein the piezoresistive elements are arranged vertically in correspondence to the groove , characterized in that the sensor die is made of a solid and compact bulk region having a substantially constant thickness along the vertical direction (z) where said piezoresistive elements are arranged, and in that the conversion layer is configured to convert a load applied to the front surface of the cap die and/or bottom surface of the sensor die , into a planar stress distribution in the bulk region of said sensor die acting in said horizontal plane (xy) at said groove , which is sensed by said piezoresistive elements .