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A deterioration determination apparatus , comprising: a deformation information obtainment unit configured to obtain information on deformations of a suction portion occurring when the suction portion sequentially holds a plurality of objects having different masses by suction, which suction portion is configured to hold an object by suction with negative pressure and elastically deforms by the negative pressure; and a deterioration determination unit configured to determine whether or not the suction portion has deteriorated, depending on whether or not the deformations of the suction portion occurring when the suction portion sequentially holds the plurality of objects by suction are within normal ranges set for the respective objects. a deformation information obtainment unit configured to obtain information on deformations of a suction portion occurring when the suction portion sequentially holds a plurality of objects having different masses by suction, which suction portion is configured to hold an object by suction with negative pressure and elastically deforms by the negative pressure; and a deterioration determination unit configured to determine whether or not the suction portion has deteriorated, depending on whether or not the deformations of the suction portion occurring when the suction portion sequentially holds the plurality of objects by suction are within normal ranges set for the respective objects.
A method for cleaning a used denitration catalyst, the method comprising: immersing the used denitration catalyst in a cleaning liquid, wherein the used denitration catalyst is mainly composed of titanium oxide, has been used in denitration of exhaust gas containing mercury, and has accumulated the mercury, stirring the cleaning liquid to dissolve and remove catalyst poisons including the mercury from the used denitration catalyst and to release the mercury from the cleaning liquid to generate a waste gas containing the mercury, conducting the waste gas to a flue having a mercury removal device so as to remove the mercury, and then venting the waste gas to the atmosphere. immersing the used denitration catalyst in a cleaning liquid, wherein the used denitration catalyst is mainly composed of titanium oxide, has been used in denitration of exhaust gas containing mercury, and has accumulated the mercury, stirring the cleaning liquid to dissolve and remove catalyst poisons including the mercury from the used denitration catalyst and to release the mercury from the cleaning liquid to generate a waste gas containing the mercury, conducting the waste gas to a flue having a mercury removal device so as to remove the mercury, and then venting the waste gas to the atmosphere.
Solar module , in particular a thin-film solar module, which comprises: - a laminated composite made up of two substrates , between which a layer structure is situated, which has a front electrode layer , a rear electrode layer , and an intermediate semiconductor layer for forming a plurality of solar cells connected in series, - two contact elements that are electrically conductively connected to the front and/or rear electrode layer(s) , wherein the contact elements are in each case arranged in at least one contact hole of at least one substrate , - at least one covering element that is mounted on the substrate provided with the at least one contact hole and that seals the at least one contact hole , - two contact pieces that are connected to the at least one covering element and are in each case electrically conductively connected to one of the two contact elements , - at least one connection socket that is mounted, encompassing the at least one covering element , on the substrate provided with the at least one contact hole and has two mating contact pieces that are in each case electrically conductively connected to one of the two contact pieces in the form of a plug connection. - a laminated composite made up of two substrates , between which a layer structure is situated, which has a front electrode layer , a rear electrode layer , and an intermediate semiconductor layer for forming a plurality of solar cells connected in series, - two contact elements that are electrically conductively connected to the front and/or rear electrode layer(s) , wherein the contact elements are in each case arranged in at least one contact hole of at least one substrate , - at least one covering element that is mounted on the substrate provided with the at least one contact hole and that seals the at least one contact hole , - two contact pieces that are connected to the at least one covering element and are in each case electrically conductively connected to one of the two contact elements , - at least one connection socket that is mounted, encompassing the at least one covering element , on the substrate provided with the at least one contact hole and has two mating contact pieces that are in each case electrically conductively connected to one of the two contact pieces in the form of a plug connection.
A flange flush tool for cleaning a flange of dry tube in a nuclear reactor, the flange flush tool comprising: an outer tube having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to engage the flange ; a shield tube within the outer tube , a channel defined between an outer surface of the shield tube and an inner surface of the outer tube , the shield tube configured to move longitudinally within the outer tube ; characterized in that : an actuator configured to move the shield tube within the outer tube ; and a diverter extending from the outer tube , the diverter in communication with the channel , and the diverter configured to channel water away from the flange and the actuator , wherein the actuator is configured to move the shield tube within the outer tube such that an end portion of the shield tube engages an end of the dry tube, pushes against the dry tube, and lifts the dry tube away from the flange so as to release water from the flange. an outer tube having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to engage the flange ; a shield tube within the outer tube , a channel defined between an outer surface of the shield tube and an inner surface of the outer tube , the shield tube configured to move longitudinally within the outer tube ; characterized in that : an actuator configured to move the shield tube within the outer tube ; and a diverter extending from the outer tube , the diverter in communication with the channel , and the diverter configured to channel water away from the flange and the actuator , an actuator configured to move the shield tube within the outer tube ; and a diverter extending from the outer tube , the diverter in communication with the channel , and the diverter configured to channel water away from the flange and the actuator ,
A flying machine capable of hovering, the flying machine comprising: a body ; at least one robotic arm extending from the body , said at least one robotic arm comprising an effector , said at least one robotic arm ending in the effector ; one or more main rotor assemblies ; an extendable tail positioned on the opposite side of the body with respect to said at least one robotic arm ; a power pack stored substantially at the end of the extendable tail; a motor for moving the power pack in relation to the body by regulating the length of the extendable tail; and a controller linked to the motor , wherein the controller is configured to maintain the center of mass of the flying machine in response to changes in payload carried by the effector; wherein the extendable tail is a telescopic tail or an accordion tail. a body ; at least one robotic arm extending from the body , said at least one robotic arm comprising an effector , said at least one robotic arm ending in the effector ; one or more main rotor assemblies ; an extendable tail positioned on the opposite side of the body with respect to said at least one robotic arm ; a power pack stored substantially at the end of the extendable tail; a motor for moving the power pack in relation to the body by regulating the length of the extendable tail; and a controller linked to the motor , wherein the controller is configured to maintain the center of mass of the flying machine in response to changes in payload carried by the effector; wherein the extendable tail is a telescopic tail or an accordion tail.
Method to evaluate the accelerations or speeds acting on the head of a user, comprising: - a step of providing a protective device suitable to be worn on the user's head and comprising a plurality of sensors installed on the protective device in a position such that they are not in direct contact with the head, - a step of detecting, by means of said plurality of sensors , a plurality of signals each comprising data relating to an acceleration and/or speeds, - a step of analyzing and processing said signals , so as to determine the time history of the acceleration and/or speed the head has undergone, said method being characterized in that said analysis and data processing step is performed by an analysis device comprising at least one artificial intelligence module , consisting of at least one machine learning module, and configured to perform an initial training step in which it is provided to input into said at least one artificial intelligence module input data and corresponding output data, said data being data relating to the acceleration undergone by said protective device during an impact, a collision or an accidental event, wherein said at least one artificial intelligence module supplies the processed data (140A-C, 150A-C) expressed in a Cartesian reference system centered in the center of mass of the head and wherein the processed data (140A-C, 150A-C) comprise the time history of the six components of the acceleration undergone by the head, projected on the three axes of the Cartesian reference system. - a step of providing a protective device suitable to be worn on the user's head and comprising a plurality of sensors installed on the protective device in a position such that they are not in direct contact with the head, - a step of detecting, by means of said plurality of sensors , a plurality of signals each comprising data relating to an acceleration and/or speeds, - a step of analyzing and processing said signals , so as to determine the time history of the acceleration and/or speed the head has undergone,
Dephlegmator for a refrigerant vapor generator for thermal absorption machines, wherein it comprises at least: - a plurality of tubes , wherein each tube comprises a first rectilinear portion extending longitudinally along a direction substantially parallel to a substantially vertical reference axis (X) of the dephlegmator , said tubes being devised for circulating inside them a cooling fluid suitable for cooling vapor flows (V) which pass through the dephlegmator ; - a plurality of plates which are stacked up in sequence along said reference axis (X) and comprise each a plurality of through holes which are each crossed by a corresponding rectilinear portion of a tube , said plates being further configured and mutually arranged between them so as to convey, at least partially, said vapor flows (V) which cross the dephlegmator along the external walls of the rectilinear portions of one or more tubes of said plurality of tubes, characterized in that each tube comprises a substantially U or C shaped body having also a second rectilinear portion extending longitudinally along a direction substantially parallel to a substantially vertical reference axis of the dephlegmator, and a central portion which connects said first and second rectilinear portions at their first end. - a plurality of tubes , wherein each tube comprises a first rectilinear portion extending longitudinally along a direction substantially parallel to a substantially vertical reference axis (X) of the dephlegmator , said tubes being devised for circulating inside them a cooling fluid suitable for cooling vapor flows (V) which pass through the dephlegmator ; - a plurality of plates which are stacked up in sequence along said reference axis (X) and comprise each a plurality of through holes which are each crossed by a corresponding rectilinear portion of a tube , said plates being further configured and mutually arranged between them so as to convey, at least partially, said vapor flows (V) which cross the dephlegmator along the external walls of the rectilinear portions of one or more tubes of said plurality of tubes,
A rotary milking platform comprising: • a deck ; • a circular upper beam connected to and supporting the deck ; • a circular lower beam ; and • a series of carriages connected end to end to form a ring between the beams ; the platform formed such that: o the upper beam is arranged to rest and rotate on the ring of carriages to rotate the deck ; o each carriage has at least one carriage roller ; o each carriage roller is arranged to rotate on the lower beam ; o each carriage roller has a retention flange ; o the flanges prevent the carriages from moving off the lower beam when the platform is in use; characterized in that the platform is further formed such that: o each carriage roller has a retention flange at only one side; o the flanges of some of the rollers are at or adjacent an inner side of the ring and the flanges of others of the rollers are at or adjacent an outer side of the ring ; o the flanged rollers of the ring are arranged such that at least one roller is oriented with its flange on an opposite side to another of the flanged rollers immediately adjacent to it; o at least some of the carriages can be disconnected from the ring and swung laterally to be moved free of the beams for maintenance, repair or replacement. • a deck ; • a circular upper beam connected to and supporting the deck ; • a circular lower beam ; and • a series of carriages connected end to end to form a ring between the beams ; o the upper beam is arranged to rest and rotate on the ring of carriages to rotate the deck ; o each carriage has at least one carriage roller ; o each carriage roller is arranged to rotate on the lower beam ; o each carriage roller has a retention flange ; o the flanges prevent the carriages from moving off the lower beam when the platform is in use; o each carriage roller has a retention flange at only one side; o the flanges of some of the rollers are at or adjacent an inner side of the ring and the flanges of others of the rollers are at or adjacent an outer side of the ring ; o the flanged rollers of the ring are arranged such that at least one roller is oriented with its flange on an opposite side to another of the flanged rollers immediately adjacent to it; o at least some of the carriages can be disconnected from the ring and swung laterally to be moved free of the beams for maintenance, repair or replacement.
Method for driving an acousto-optical element with a drive signal which is generated by means of a DDS method with a signal value sequence which is composed of at least two frequency components, wherein the signal value sequence is composed of integer periods of each frequency component.
An anchoring assembly for fastening a railway rail to an underlying foundation ; the anchoring assembly comprising: a base plate configured to receive the rail ; a fastener configured to fasten the base plate to the underlying foundation ; and a rigid sleeve defining a passage through which a stem of the fastener passes, wherein the base plate comprises an opening and the sleeve is configured to extend through the base plate opening , wherein the sleeve extends a distance greater than a thickness of the base plate such that the sleeve extends from a top surface of the base plate and beyond a bottom surface of the base plate when installed, and wherein the sleeve is configured such that a compressive load applied by the fastener when installed is transmitted through the sleeve to the underlying foundation , and characterised in that the sleeve passage extends in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fastener when installed such that the lateral position of the sleeve and base plate relative to the underlying foundation is adjustable. a base plate configured to receive the rail ; a fastener configured to fasten the base plate to the underlying foundation ; and a rigid sleeve defining a passage through which a stem of the fastener passes, wherein the base plate comprises an opening and the sleeve is configured to extend through the base plate opening , wherein the sleeve extends a distance greater than a thickness of the base plate such that the sleeve extends from a top surface of the base plate and beyond a bottom surface of the base plate when installed, and wherein the sleeve is configured such that a compressive load applied by the fastener when installed is transmitted through the sleeve to the underlying foundation , and characterised in that the sleeve passage extends in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fastener when installed such that the lateral position of the sleeve and base plate relative to the underlying foundation is adjustable.
A method comprising: at a computer system with a display and a housing: while a call is ongoing between the computer system and a remote device, detecting a coupling of a case to the computer system; and in response to detecting the coupling of the case to the computer system: in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a first audio mode, continuing the call; and in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a second audio mode different than the first audio mode, terminating the call. while a call is ongoing between the computer system and a remote device, detecting a coupling of a case to the computer system; and in response to detecting the coupling of the case to the computer system: in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a first audio mode, continuing the call; and in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a second audio mode different than the first audio mode, terminating the call. in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a first audio mode, continuing the call; and in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a second audio mode different than the first audio mode, terminating the call.
Method of using a motive power unit for a pedal vehicle, in particular a bicycle , said motive power unit comprising a control unit arranged to produce a first and second control signal, a first and second motor as well as an epicyclic train having a planet holder , a ring and a sun gear , said first motor being connected to the epicyclic train , said motive power unit also comprising a bottom-bracket spindle , the second motor being meshed on the bottom-bracket spindle and the first motor being connected to the sun gear , the planet holder being connected to an output sprocket of the motive power unit, said first and respectively second motor being provided with a first and respectively a second sensor arranged to measure the angular velocity of the motor with which it is associated, said first and second sensors being connected to the control unit , said motive power unit comprising a measuring element arranged to produce a measurement signal indicating a torque supplied by the first motor , the second control signal being a torque control signal that is supplied to the second motor , characterized in that the ring is connected to the bottom-bracket spindle in order to form a first input of the epicyclic train , in that said control unit is arranged to produce the first and second control signal on the basis of the angular speeds measured by the sensors and predetermined set values as well as the measurement signal indicating the torque, and in that said first control signal is a rotation speed control signal that is supplied to the first motor . characterized in that the ring is connected to the bottom-bracket spindle in order to form a first input of the epicyclic train , in that said control unit is arranged to produce the first and second control signal on the basis of the angular speeds measured by the sensors and predetermined set values as well as the measurement signal indicating the torque, and in that said first control signal is a rotation speed control signal that is supplied to the first motor .
Container conveying section , with a drive system and at least two rotor-type or star wheel-type container conveyors (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) which adjoin each other in a container transfer zone and in each case can be rotatingly driven such as to rotate in opposite directions about a machine axis (MA), preferably a vertical or essentially vertical machine axis (MA), with receptacles on the container conveyors (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) for retaining and conveying the containers in a conveying direction (TR), and with a drive for container conveyors (3.1, 3.2, 3.3), wherein, for the rotation in opposite directions, the container conveyors (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) are directly connected at their circumference, or at a torque transfer region arranged there, for the purpose of drive, by a torque transfer arrangement, and only one of the at least two container conveyors (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) comprises the drive, wherein the container conveyors (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) are drive-connected, for the purpose of torque transfer, at the container transfer zone , and the container conveyors (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) are provided at their circumference with tooth arrangements (8; 12, 13; 20, 24), which interact for the torque transfer, wherein the tooth arrangements (8; 12, 13; 20, 24) are located at a radial distance interval from the respective machine axis (MA), which is the same or essentially the same distance interval as exhibited by the container receptacles or the axes of the containers provided at the container receptacles, characterised in that the tooth arrangements (8; 12, 13; 20, 24) are located in an axial direction parallel or essentially parallel to the machine axis (MA) above the container receptacles .