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A measurement device intended to be immersed in water, comprising a set of arms and a reference axis (r), the measurement device being able to be in a deployed configuration in which the arms extend radially about the reference axis (r), the measurement device comprising a set of measurement blocks borne by arms of the set of arms and each comprising an acoustic wave sensor, the measurement device being characterised in that the set of measurement blocks is configured and arranged in such a way as to generate a torque of the measurement device about the reference axis (r) extending vertically during a vertical translational movement of the measurement device in the deployed configuration, each measurement block of the measurement set comprising a first water-contact surface intended to be in direct physical contact with the water and oriented, in the deployed configuration, in such a way that it experiences, under the effect of the flow of water over the first water-contact surface during the vertical translational movement, a first force comprising a vertical component and a horizontal component comprising a tangential component, the tangential direction being defined with respect to the reference axis (r), the tangential component generating an individual torque of the measurement device about the reference axis (r), the individual torques generated by the measurement blocks of the measurement set being oriented in the direction of the torque, the measurement device comprising compensation means configured and arranged in such a way as to generate another torque of the measurement device about the reference axis (r) during the vertical translational movement, the other torque being directed in the opposite direction to the torque and having an intensity less than twice that of the torque, the compensation means comprising a set of at least one compensation block comprising a second water-contact surface intended to be in direct physical contact with the water and oriented, in the deployed configuration, in such a way that it experiences, under the effect of the flow of water over the second water-contact surface during the vertical translational movement, a second force comprising a vertical component and a horizontal component comprising a tangential component generating an individual compensation torque of the measurement device about the reference axis (r), the individual compensation torque being oriented in the opposite direction to the torque.
A cooking appliance comprising: a cavity for cooking food; a pair of side wire racks which are disposed onto the side walls of the cavity respectively, and adapted to support a tray at one or more different levels, wherein the side wire racks each comprises one or more wires ; three fixing devices for fixing the side wire racks to the side walls of the cavity , wherein each side wire rack comprises only three bending wire sections which are adapted to form-fittingly engage with the three fixing devices respectively; wherein each fixing device comprises a retaining member which comprises a heat resistant and electrically insulating material, and which is adapted to keep the respective side wire rack at an electrically safe distance from the side wall of the cavity ; the side walls each comprises only three holes for the installation of the fixing devices respectively; and each fixing device comprises a fastener which is adapted to fasten the retaining member to the respective hole on the side wall and a bore which is formed into the retaining member and adapted to receive the fastener .
A battery management device that manages a battery including a plurality of battery cells and mounted on a vehicle , the battery management device comprising: multiple voltage detection circuits each connected to a corresponding one of the battery cells via a pair of voltage detection lines (Lv), and each configured to detect a voltage of the corresponding battery cell ; multiple discharge circuits each connected to a corresponding one of the battery cells via the pair of voltage detection lines (Lv), and each configured to discharge the corresponding battery cell ; a voltage difference acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each of the battery cells , a voltage difference between the voltage of the battery cell detected by a voltage detection circuit and a reference voltage; and characterized in that the battery management device comprises: a cell balancing control unit configured to cause a battery cell with the voltage difference equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold and less than a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold to be discharged by a corresponding discharge circuit only while a system of the vehicle is stopped, and configured to cause a battery cell with the voltage difference equal to or greater than the second threshold to be discharged by the corresponding discharge circuit both while the system of the vehicle is stopped and while the system of the vehicle is in operation. multiple voltage detection circuits each connected to a corresponding one of the battery cells via a pair of voltage detection lines (Lv), and each configured to detect a voltage of the corresponding battery cell ; multiple discharge circuits each connected to a corresponding one of the battery cells via the pair of voltage detection lines (Lv), and each configured to discharge the corresponding battery cell ; a voltage difference acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each of the battery cells , a voltage difference between the voltage of the battery cell detected by a voltage detection circuit and a reference voltage; and characterized in that the battery management device comprises: a cell balancing control unit configured to cause a battery cell with the voltage difference equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold and less than a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold to be discharged by a corresponding discharge circuit only while a system of the vehicle is stopped, and configured to cause a battery cell with the voltage difference equal to or greater than the second threshold to be discharged by the corresponding discharge circuit both while the system of the vehicle is stopped and while the system of the vehicle is in operation.
A sensing system , comprising: a sensor unit configured to output a voltage having a magnitude that corresponds to a detected physical quantity; an amplification unit configured to amplify the magnitude in the output of the sensor unit by a constant amplification gain; an offset removal unit configured to remove a direct current (DC) offset from an output amplified by the amplification unit to generate a first detection signal; an inversion circuit unit configured to invert the first detection signal to generate a second detection signal; and a microcomputer configured to calculate the physical quantity detected by the sensor unit based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal, wherein the amplification gain of the amplification unit is determined based on a voltage range of the output of the sensor unit and a voltage range recognized by the microcomputer , and wherein the amplification gain of the amplification unit is calculated as a value which increases a voltage that corresponds to about half of the voltage range of the output of the sensor unit as much as a voltage of the voltage range recognized by the microcomputer . a sensor unit configured to output a voltage having a magnitude that corresponds to a detected physical quantity; an amplification unit configured to amplify the magnitude in the output of the sensor unit by a constant amplification gain; an offset removal unit configured to remove a direct current (DC) offset from an output amplified by the amplification unit to generate a first detection signal; an inversion circuit unit configured to invert the first detection signal to generate a second detection signal; and a microcomputer configured to calculate the physical quantity detected by the sensor unit based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal, wherein the amplification gain of the amplification unit is determined based on a voltage range of the output of the sensor unit and a voltage range recognized by the microcomputer , and wherein the amplification gain of the amplification unit is calculated as a value which increases a voltage that corresponds to about half of the voltage range of the output of the sensor unit as much as a voltage of the voltage range recognized by the microcomputer .
A fastener for joining work pieces , said fastener comprising: a pin including a head portion which bears against an outside face of one of the work pieces , and a shank portion which passes through apertures in the work pieces , where the shank portion includes locking geometric features on an outer surface thereof; characterized by a retaining collar composed of an amorphous metal alloy, said collar including a cylindrical inner wall , where the collar is adapted to be heated into a thermoplastic material region, disposed about the shank portion of the pin , pressed against an outside face of another one of the work pieces while the pin is pulled to apply compression to the work pieces , and radially compressed such that the cylindrical inner wall plastically deforms to engage with the locking geometric features on the shank portion of the pin . a pin including a head portion which bears against an outside face of one of the work pieces , and a shank portion which passes through apertures in the work pieces , where the shank portion includes locking geometric features on an outer surface thereof; characterized by a retaining collar composed of an amorphous metal alloy, said collar including a cylindrical inner wall , where the collar is adapted to be heated into a thermoplastic material region, disposed about the shank portion of the pin , pressed against an outside face of another one of the work pieces while the pin is pulled to apply compression to the work pieces , and radially compressed such that the cylindrical inner wall plastically deforms to engage with the locking geometric features on the shank portion of the pin .
A gas sensor device comprising: a metal-oxide-foam sensing material coupled via silver paste to platinum electrodes and a ruthenium heater that are printed on low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate, wherein the metal-oxide-foam sensing material comprises at least one of a palladium, gold, silver or platinum catalyst in the range of 0.1 weight percent to 3 weight percent.
A compact linear solenoid comprising a coil , a movable plunger , a corresponding immovable base , a housing of a cylindrical shape, optionally a movable plunger rod and optionally a return spring , wherein the internal part of the plunger and the corresponding external part of the base are of conical shape, wherein the plunger is provided in its end part with an additional sleeve of the plunger and the base has a cylindrical chamfer in a form of an outer cylindrical surface and a base ring in its end part, whereby the cylindrical chamfer of the base fits in its form to the sleeve of the plunger , wherein the end part of the plunger and the end part of the base are parts which contact each other or come to direct vicinity in the linear movement of the solenoid, characterized in that the additional sleeve of the plunger is in a form of a cylinder with an inner cylindrical surface and a plunger ring , wherein the magnetically active surfaces of the plunger are an inner conical surface of the plunger, the inner cylindrical surface and the plunger ring , and the magnetically active surfaces of the base are an outer conical surface of the base, the outer cylindrical surface and the base ring , whereby in the initial position of the plunger at a start of the plunger stroke, the inner cylindrical surface of the plunger and the outer cylindrical surface of the base are spaced, and whereby the plunger ring and the base ring are oriented normally with respect to the stroke of the plunger , wherein by the linear movement of the plunger , the mechanical contact of the plunger ring with the base ring is enabled.
A system which avoids reliance on processor CAS instructions for garbage collection marking, the avoided CAS instructions including one or more compare-and-swap instructions or compare-and-set instructions, the system comprising: a memory having addressable units , each addressable unit being individually addressable using a respective address value ; one or more pointers residing in the memory, each pointer residing in at least two addressable units, each pointer having an address portion which holds an address value and a garbage collection portion which is exclusive of the address portion; a processor in operable communication with the memory, the processor having an instruction set , the processor instruction set including at least one write instruction which upon execution atomically writes a value to at least one addressable unit, the write instruction exclusive of any CAS instruction; a mutator thread , which upon execution mutates at least one or more address values of one or more respective pointers; a garbage collector , which runs concurrently with the mutator thread during a garbage collection marking phase and uses the write instruction to atomically set a reference mark bit in the garbage collection portion of a pointer as an indication that the address portion of the pointer identified an area of memory that was not available for reclamation when last checked; whereby the system performs the garbage collection marking phase while preserving the integrity of address values written by the mutator thread, without reliance on CAS instructions, even though the mutator thread and the garbage collector run concurrently with each other. a memory having addressable units , each addressable unit being individually addressable using a respective address value ; one or more pointers residing in the memory, each pointer residing in at least two addressable units, each pointer having an address portion which holds an address value and a garbage collection portion which is exclusive of the address portion; a processor in operable communication with the memory, the processor having an instruction set , the processor instruction set including at least one write instruction which upon execution atomically writes a value to at least one addressable unit, the write instruction exclusive of any CAS instruction; a mutator thread , which upon execution mutates at least one or more address values of one or more respective pointers; a garbage collector , which runs concurrently with the mutator thread during a garbage collection marking phase and uses the write instruction to atomically set a reference mark bit in the garbage collection portion of a pointer as an indication that the address portion of the pointer identified an area of memory that was not available for reclamation when last checked; whereby the system performs the garbage collection marking phase while preserving the integrity of address values written by the mutator thread, without reliance on CAS instructions, even though the mutator thread and the garbage collector run concurrently with each other.
Ferritic stainless steel comprising, by wt%, C: 0.005% to 0.1%, Si: 0.01% to 2.0%, Mn: 0.01% to 1.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 10% to 30%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.5%, Al: 0.01% to 0.15%, N: 0.005% to 0.03%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the ferritic stainless steel comprises an independent Ti(CN) precipitate and a dependent Ti(CN) precipitate formed using a TiN inclusion as precipitation nuclei, and the ferritic stainless steel has a P within a range of 60% or less, the P being defined by Formula 1 below: P % = Ns / Ns + Nc × 100 where Ns refers to the number of independent Ti(CN) precipitate particles per unit area (mm 2 ), and Nc refers to the number of dependent Ti(CN) precipitate particles per unit area (mm 2 ), and wherein the ferritic stainless steel comprises 3.5 x 10 6 or fewer particles of the independent Ti(CN) precipitate per square millimeter (mm 2 ) of ferrite matrix, wherein the independent Ti(CN) precipitate has a particle diameter of 0.01 μm or greater, and wherein the particle diameter of the independent Ti(CN) precipitate is measured by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).
A drill string to be advanced in a well by a torque applied from a rig floor , the drill string comprising: a drill bit ; a bottom hole assembly adjacent to the drill bit ; an extended string assembly (46, 46'; 52, 52') adjacent to the bottom hole assembly opposite to the drill bit , comprising a plurality of tubular products, each tubular product comprising a pipe section with screw connectors at each end, the plurality of tubular products being connected to each other to form the extended string; wherein a first set of the plurality of tubular products is made of vibration damping material, and wherein a second set of the plurality of tubular products is made of a different material less able to dampen vibration experienced by the drill string during drilling, wherein a plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections is formed, each vibration damping drill pipe section being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the first set of tubular products, and wherein a plurality of further drill pipe sections is formed, each further drill pipe section being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the second set of tubular products, wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections and the plurality of further drill pipe sections are alternately arranged starting with a first one of the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections provided near or adjacent to the bottom hole assembly , and wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe section has a length of less than about 20% of the overall length of the drill string . a drill bit ; a bottom hole assembly adjacent to the drill bit ; an extended string assembly (46, 46'; 52, 52') adjacent to the bottom hole assembly opposite to the drill bit , comprising a plurality of tubular products, each tubular product comprising a pipe section with screw connectors at each end, the plurality of tubular products being connected to each other to form the extended string; wherein a first set of the plurality of tubular products is made of vibration damping material, and wherein a second set of the plurality of tubular products is made of a different material less able to dampen vibration experienced by the drill string during drilling, wherein a plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections is formed, each vibration damping drill pipe section being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the first set of tubular products, and wherein a plurality of further drill pipe sections is formed, each further drill pipe section being formed from a plurality of tubular products from the second set of tubular products, wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections and the plurality of further drill pipe sections are alternately arranged starting with a first one of the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe sections provided near or adjacent to the bottom hole assembly , and wherein the plurality of vibration damping drill pipe section has a length of less than about 20% of the overall length of the drill string .
Method for producing equipment for marking products by laser which consists of a single block with the equipment components attached to said block, said method comprising the steps of: - having at least one base plate ; - having various types of modules with different options in which equipment components for marking products by laser are grouped, each module comprising a platform to which the components of said module are attached, each platform having means for removable attachment to said base plate, and each module having a common physical data and electricity supply interconnection interface for the components of the module; - having a casing , a rear cover and a front cover that can be attached to said base plate; - selecting modules from each of the different module types for correct operation of the equipment according to its future application; - removably attaching the selected modules to the base plate; - attaching the casing, rear cover and front cover to the base plate; the step of selecting modules from each of the different module types comprising the steps of: - selecting a control module ; - selecting a laser beam generation module ; - selecting an electricity supply module ; - selecting an optics module ; the step of selecting modules from each of the different module types further comprising selecting an interconnection module for the interconnection of data and electricity supply between the remaining modules. - having at least one base plate ; - having various types of modules with different options in which equipment components for marking products by laser are grouped, each module comprising a platform to which the components of said module are attached, each platform having means for removable attachment to said base plate, and each module having a common physical data and electricity supply interconnection interface for the components of the module; - having a casing , a rear cover and a front cover that can be attached to said base plate; - selecting modules from each of the different module types for correct operation of the equipment according to its future application; - removably attaching the selected modules to the base plate; - attaching the casing, rear cover and front cover to the base plate; the step of selecting modules from each of the different module types comprising the steps of: - selecting a control module ; - selecting a laser beam generation module ; - selecting an electricity supply module ; - selecting an optics module ;
System , in particular for a motor vehicle , for detecting eyes and hands in a sequence of images recorded with a camera of the system , wherein the system comprises a computer , which is set up to feed, in alternation and exclusively, a first partial sequence comprising a first number of successive images to a first algorithm for eye detection, which is set up in particular in the computer , and a second partial sequence comprising a second number of successive images to a second algorithm for hand detection, which is set up in particular in the computer , wherein the first algorithm detects depending on the first partial sequence whether the images of the first partial sequence comprise an image of an eye and wherein the second algorithm detects depending on the second partial sequence whether the images of the second partial sequence comprise an image of a hand, characterized in that the first number and the second number are specifiable and in that the first number is specified to be greater than the second number.
A building board made, for example, from a plaster or paper mixture and intended to be fixed to studs when making walls, wherein the building board is of a small building board size, such as 900 x 1200 mm, and provided with a double groove and tongue joint, characterized in that the double groove and tongue joint presents, as seen in a plane, which is perpendicular to a face of the building board, and which is perpendicular to a joint plane, an S-shaped profile extending from one face to the opposite face of the building board.