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A method for controlling tension in a web being unwound from an out-of-round roll of spirally wound web material having a major lobe and a minor lobe , the method comprising the steps of: a. determining the major and minor lobe lengths; b. determining effective diameter of the out-of-round roll ; c. determining distance between the out-of-round roll and a rotary dancer mechanism comprising a non-driven roller disposed on a rotatable arm having a longitudinal axis , the rotatable arm attached to a motor configured to apply a controlled amount of torque to the arm and rotate the arm 360°; d. unwinding web material from the out-of-round roll; e. feeding unwound web material over the non-driven roller disposed on the rotatable arm ; f. rotating the arm 360°; g. repeating steps a) - d) to determine an offset magnitude; and h. moving the non-driven roller along the longitudinal axis of the rotatable arm based on the determined offset magnitude; wherein the rotary dancer mechanism further comprises a counterweight disposed on the rotatable arm and movable along the longitudinal axis. a. determining the major and minor lobe lengths; b. determining effective diameter of the out-of-round roll ; c. determining distance between the out-of-round roll and a rotary dancer mechanism comprising a non-driven roller disposed on a rotatable arm having a longitudinal axis , the rotatable arm attached to a motor configured to apply a controlled amount of torque to the arm and rotate the arm 360°; d. unwinding web material from the out-of-round roll; e. feeding unwound web material over the non-driven roller disposed on the rotatable arm ; f. rotating the arm 360°; g. repeating steps a) - d) to determine an offset magnitude; and h. moving the non-driven roller along the longitudinal axis of the rotatable arm based on the determined offset magnitude;
Electric circuit breaker or isolator equipment, comprising a mobile contact provided with a switching course from a closed state to an open state of the equipment and a sliding surface , a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact touching the sliding surface; a first break of the sliding surface, crossed by the first fixed contact during the switching course; where the sliding surface has a second break crossed by the second fixed contact during the switching course, essentially at the same time as the first break is crossed by the first contact, characterised in that each of the fixed contacts comprises a main part and a switching part , the main part and the switching part being electrically connected, touching both the sliding surface , but being arranged such that the electricity passes preferably through the main part between the fixed contact and the mobile contact; and in that , for each of the fixed contacts, the main part reaches the break of the sliding surface before the switching part; the main part and the switching part being welded to one another and made of different materials, the material of the switching part being less conductive of electricity than that of the main part .
A valve prosthesis for installation in a body duct comprising: an expandable, cylindrical outer scaffolding having an inlet for installing upstream and an outlet for installing downstream; a segmented frustoconical inner framework having a base attached to the inlet of the cylindrical scaffolding, and an outlet of preset diameter provided by a leaflet-support structure that is fabricated as one piece together with a constant-diameter opening limiter; a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets attached proximally to the inlet side of the inner framework but having distal ends that are free to open and close; the outlet of the cylindrical scaffolding being joined to the outlet of the frustoconical inner framework by a flexible membrane, such that the expandable cylindrical outer scaffolding is expandable to contact an inner wall of the duct allowing fluid flow through the segmented frustoconical inner framework from the inlet to the outlet, but preventing reverse flow by the valve leaflets flexing and coapting together, characterized in that the constant diameter opening limiter is configured from three arcuate elements that fold as the valve prosthetic is crimped. an expandable, cylindrical outer scaffolding having an inlet for installing upstream and an outlet for installing downstream; a segmented frustoconical inner framework having a base attached to the inlet of the cylindrical scaffolding, and an outlet of preset diameter provided by a leaflet-support structure that is fabricated as one piece together with a constant-diameter opening limiter; a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets attached proximally to the inlet side of the inner framework but having distal ends that are free to open and close; the outlet of the cylindrical scaffolding being joined to the outlet of the frustoconical inner framework by a flexible membrane, such that the expandable cylindrical outer scaffolding is expandable to contact an inner wall of the duct allowing fluid flow through the segmented frustoconical inner framework from the inlet to the outlet, but preventing reverse flow by the valve leaflets flexing and coapting together, characterized in that the constant diameter opening limiter is configured from three arcuate elements that fold as the valve prosthetic is crimped.
Platform gap filler device for a railway vehicle, comprising a bridging element extending in a longitudinal direction (L) and coupleable to the outside of the railway vehicle below the region of a door of the railway vehicle in order to minimize the separation (S) between the railway vehicle and the platform , a retractable element which is partially housed in a gap of the bridging element and which is configured to be translationally movable in a transverse direction (T), which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L), between a retracted position (P1) and an extended position (P2) in which the retractable element protrudes from the bridging element , and spring means arranged between the bridging element and the retractable element to force the retractable element towards the extended position (P2), characterized in that the spring means comprise an elastically deformable bar extending in the longitudinal direction (L) and which is fixed between the bridging element and the retractable element , the elastically deformable bar comprises a first bar segment and a second bar segment , and the retractable element comprises a first end and a second end , the first bar segment has a free end which is attached to the first end of the retractable element , and the second bar segment has another free end which is attached to the second end of the retractable element , and the two bar segments are attached to a central region of the bridging element , such that when the retractable element contacts the platform , said retractable element moves from the extended position (P2) towards the retracted position (P1) compressing the elastically deformable bar .
A method of operating a mobile robot, comprising: receiving, at a mobile robot (100; 2102), a cleaning mission instruction from a user device (2120; 3700), the cleaning mission instruction identifying which ones of a plurality of demarcated regions (824; 924; 1005a-f; 1205a-d; 1302; 1304; 2501; 2904; 2906; 2908) on a mapped area in a segmentation map (822; 922; 1002; 1102; 1202; 1300; 2110; 2502; 2902) are to be cleaned in a given mission and a cleaning order corresponding to identified ones of the plurality of demarcated regions; and performing a cleaning operation based on the cleaning mission instruction by sequentially performing the cleaning operation in individual ones of the plurality of demarcated regions in the cleaning order, wherein the cleaning operation in a given one of the plurality of demarcated regions is completed before starting the cleaning operation in another of the plurality of demarcated regions. receiving, at a mobile robot (100; 2102), a cleaning mission instruction from a user device (2120; 3700), the cleaning mission instruction identifying which ones of a plurality of demarcated regions (824; 924; 1005a-f; 1205a-d; 1302; 1304; 2501; 2904; 2906; 2908) on a mapped area in a segmentation map (822; 922; 1002; 1102; 1202; 1300; 2110; 2502; 2902) are to be cleaned in a given mission and a cleaning order corresponding to identified ones of the plurality of demarcated regions; and performing a cleaning operation based on the cleaning mission instruction by sequentially performing the cleaning operation in individual ones of the plurality of demarcated regions in the cleaning order, wherein the cleaning operation in a given one of the plurality of demarcated regions is completed before starting the cleaning operation in another of the plurality of demarcated regions.
A head-up display for a vehicle, the head-up display being arranged to display spatially-modulated light, and comprising: a first optical sub-system arranged to output a light field, wherein the first optical sub-system comprises: a light source arranged to emit light in use; a spatial light modulator arranged to receive the light from the light source and spatially-modulate in use the light in accordance with a computer-generated hologram displayed on the spatial light modulator, to output in use a light field; and a second optical sub-system arranged to receive the light field from the first optical sub-system and project in use the light field onto a windscreen of the vehicle to form a virtual image in the windscreen, wherein the first optical sub-system is arranged to be disposed proximate an upper region of the windscreen and the second optical sub-system is arranged to be spatially separated from the first optical sub-system, and to be disposed underneath the dashboard of the vehicle proximate a lower region of the windscreen; wherein the light field is the spatially modulated light. a first optical sub-system arranged to output a light field, wherein the first optical sub-system comprises: a light source arranged to emit light in use; a spatial light modulator arranged to receive the light from the light source and spatially-modulate in use the light in accordance with a computer-generated hologram displayed on the spatial light modulator, to output in use a light field; and a light source arranged to emit light in use; a spatial light modulator arranged to receive the light from the light source and spatially-modulate in use the light in accordance with a computer-generated hologram displayed on the spatial light modulator, to output in use a light field; and a second optical sub-system arranged to receive the light field from the first optical sub-system and project in use the light field onto a windscreen of the vehicle to form a virtual image in the windscreen, wherein the first optical sub-system is arranged to be disposed proximate an upper region of the windscreen and the second optical sub-system is arranged to be spatially separated from the first optical sub-system, and to be disposed underneath the dashboard of the vehicle proximate a lower region of the windscreen; wherein the light field is the spatially modulated light.
Computer-implemented method for determining a pose of an object in the environment thereof, wherein, ausing an optical capturing device, the object and the environment thereof are captured as a current recording (x i ) and, using optical image analysis, the pose of the object is determined, and wherein, using a neural network , the pose of the object is ascertained as an output of the neural network , wherein the neural network is trained using multi-task learning (L MTL ) by using pose regression (L pose ) and descriptor learning (L d ), which is determined by using a triplet-wise loss function (L triplet ) and a pair-wise loss function (L pair ), wherein the pose regression (L pose ) is determined using quaternions and the triplet-wise loss function (L triplet ) is determined in dependence on a dynamic margin term (m).
A communication device comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless terminals in a communication area; a number-of-terminals acquisition unit configured to acquire a number of wireless terminals communicating with the communication unit for a predetermined period of time on the basis of information on communication performed between the wireless terminals and the communication unit ; a terminal position acquisition unit configured to acquire positions of the wireless terminals communicating with the communication unit for a predetermined period of time on the basis of the information on the communication performed between the wireless terminals and the communication unit ; and a distribution acquisition unit configured to acquire a distribution of the wireless terminals on the basis of the number of wireless terminals acquired by the number-of-terminals acquisition unit and the positions of the wireless terminals acquired by the terminal position acquisition unit ; characterized by a determination unit , wherein on the basis of the distribution of the wireless terminals acquired by the distribution acquisition unit , the determination unit is configured to determine if the number of wireless terminals in a predetermined area exceeds a predetermined number, that a communication base station is to be installed on the ground, and if the number of wireless terminals in the predetermined area does not exceed the predetermined number, that an aircraft including a base station function is caused to stay in the air over the predetermined area. a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless terminals in a communication area; a number-of-terminals acquisition unit configured to acquire a number of wireless terminals communicating with the communication unit for a predetermined period of time on the basis of information on communication performed between the wireless terminals and the communication unit ; a terminal position acquisition unit configured to acquire positions of the wireless terminals communicating with the communication unit for a predetermined period of time on the basis of the information on the communication performed between the wireless terminals and the communication unit ; and a distribution acquisition unit configured to acquire a distribution of the wireless terminals on the basis of the number of wireless terminals acquired by the number-of-terminals acquisition unit and the positions of the wireless terminals acquired by the terminal position acquisition unit ; characterized by a determination unit , wherein on the basis of the distribution of the wireless terminals acquired by the distribution acquisition unit , the determination unit is configured to determine if the number of wireless terminals in a predetermined area exceeds a predetermined number, that a communication base station is to be installed on the ground, and if the number of wireless terminals in the predetermined area does not exceed the predetermined number, that an aircraft including a base station function is caused to stay in the air over the predetermined area.
An apparatus for determining a rotational position by correlating a characteristic jitter pattern to a measured magnetic field pattern, the apparatus comprising: a first platform having a first side ; a second platform having a second side that at least partially overlaps with the first side of the first platform , wherein the second platform is configured to rotate relative to the first platform about an axis ; a magnet ring mounted to the first side of the first platform and centered around the axis, wherein the magnet ring comprises four or more magnetized poles that are substantially radially equidistant from the axis, wherein the four or more magnetized poles are positioned such that each respective boundary between neighboring poles of the four or more poles is jittered relative to a corresponding nominal angular boundary defined by a uniform spacing of boundaries of the four or more poles around the magnet ring, and wherein the jittered boundaries of the four or more poles define the characteristic jitter pattern of the magnet ring ; and a magnetic field sensor connected to the second side of the second platform and configured to generate the measured magnetic field pattern by measuring characteristics of a magnetic field generated by the four or more poles. a first platform having a first side ; a second platform having a second side that at least partially overlaps with the first side of the first platform , wherein the second platform is configured to rotate relative to the first platform about an axis ; a magnet ring mounted to the first side of the first platform and centered around the axis, wherein the magnet ring comprises four or more magnetized poles that are substantially radially equidistant from the axis, wherein the four or more magnetized poles are positioned such that each respective boundary between neighboring poles of the four or more poles is jittered relative to a corresponding nominal angular boundary defined by a uniform spacing of boundaries of the four or more poles around the magnet ring, and wherein the jittered boundaries of the four or more poles define the characteristic jitter pattern of the magnet ring ; and a magnetic field sensor connected to the second side of the second platform and configured to generate the measured magnetic field pattern by measuring characteristics of a magnetic field generated by the four or more poles.
A pellet having an axial direction; said pellet comprising a core that extends in the axial direction and comprising a polymer sheath which has been applied around said core, wherein: * said core comprises a plurality of glass filaments that extend in the axial direction; * said polymer sheath comprises less than 5 wt.% of said filaments based on the total weight of the polymer sheath; * said polymer sheath comprising a plurality of filler particles; wherein the filler particles are glass bubbles, * said pellet comprises at least 30 %, preferably at least 35 %, more preferably at least 40 %, and preferably at most 60 %, preferably at most 50 %, of filaments by weight of the total weight of said pellet, characterized in that * said core comprises from 2000 to 5000 filaments. * said core comprises a plurality of glass filaments that extend in the axial direction; * said polymer sheath comprises less than 5 wt.% of said filaments based on the total weight of the polymer sheath; * said polymer sheath comprising a plurality of filler particles; wherein the filler particles are glass bubbles, * said pellet comprises at least 30 %, preferably at least 35 %, more preferably at least 40 %, and preferably at most 60 %, preferably at most 50 %, of filaments by weight of the total weight of said pellet, characterized in that * said core comprises from 2000 to 5000 filaments.
A method, implemented by a processor , for determining a critical timing path in a superconducting circuit design , wherein the superconducting circuit design comprises at least one logic gate including at least one Josephson junction, and wherein the at least one logic gate has an assigned first phase associated with a clock signal for clocking the at least one logic gate , the method comprising: providing timing information concerning a plurality of source terminals of the at least one logic gate coupled with a first sink terminal of the at least one logic gate, wherein the timing information is provided via a timing library comprising at least timing constraints and allowed signal types, wherein the allowed signal types are selected from a wave pipelined logic type of signals or a phase mode logic type of signals; and using the processor , determining whether, in view of the timing information, the first sink terminal is reachable by a single flux quantum, SFQ, pulse within a predetermined range of arrival time based on the assigned first phase to the at least one logic gate ; characterized in that the method further comprises, if the first sink terminal is not reachable by the SFQ pulse within the predetermined range of arrival time, inserting a Josephson transmission line, JTL, element between at least one of the plurality of source terminals and the first sink terminal. providing timing information concerning a plurality of source terminals of the at least one logic gate coupled with a first sink terminal of the at least one logic gate, wherein the timing information is provided via a timing library comprising at least timing constraints and allowed signal types, wherein the allowed signal types are selected from a wave pipelined logic type of signals or a phase mode logic type of signals; and using the processor , determining whether, in view of the timing information, the first sink terminal is reachable by a single flux quantum, SFQ, pulse within a predetermined range of arrival time based on the assigned first phase to the at least one logic gate ; characterized in that the method further comprises, if the first sink terminal is not reachable by the SFQ pulse within the predetermined range of arrival time, inserting a Josephson transmission line, JTL, element between at least one of the plurality of source terminals and the first sink terminal.
An apparatus for filling a wafer with glass powder, comprising a supporting device for supporting the wafer, a feeding device , and a scraping device , wherein the feeding device and the scraping device are both provided on an upper side of the supporting device; a lower side of the feeding device is provided with a fetching part, and the feeding device drives the fetching part to move; and a lower side of the scraping device is provided with a scraper , and the scraping device drives the scraper to move.
A flushing device for a flush tank, comprising a support structure extending along an axis (A) and having a drain hole delimited by a sealing seat ; a valve body extending and sliding along the axis (A) in the structure and having a shutter cooperating with the sealing seat to open/close the drain hole ; an actuating mechanism connected to the valve body for raising the valve body to two different heights, i.e. in a full flush position and in a partial flush position; and a pair of movable floats , defining a full flush float and a partial flush float respectively and selectively connectable to the valve body for operating respective flush modes; wherein the floats are provided with respective triggers rotatably hinged to respective floats and to the structure ; the triggers being provided with respective joint members cooperating with respective abutment portions of the valve body for axially fastening the valve body selectively to either one or the other of the floats and releasing the valve body from the floats ; the actuating mechanism comprising: a slider , connected to at least one control button operable by a user and sliding parallel to the axis (A) along two predetermined travels of different length, i.e. a long travel and a short travel; at least one lever hinged to the structure and operated by the slider via a pushing member and engaging at least one coupling seat on the valve body ; characterized in that the slider has a top end flange cooperating with one or more pushing elements ; and a stem extending along the axis (A) from the flange and acting on said at least one lever via the pushing member ; the pushing member being coupled to the stem by a releasable and/or adjustable coupling , so as to adjust the position of the pushing member along the stem .