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A method of operating a Self-Driving Car (SDC) on a road segment, the SDC travelling on the road segment, the SDC being controlled by an electronic device , the method executable by the electronic device, the method comprising: generating, by the electronic device , a first graph-structure having nodes and edges, a given node being associated with a respective potential position of the SDC on the road segment, a given edge being representative of a transition of the SDC between potential positions of the respective pair of nodes, ranking, by the electronic device , the edges based on a priority logic into a ranked list of edges, the ranked list of edges being indicative of a priority order of transitions between the respective potential positions of the SDC for operating the SDC on the road segment; generating, by the electronic device , a second graph-structure (i) by iteratively generating attributes for respective ones from the ranked list of edges beginning with a highest priority edge in the ranked list of edges and (ii) until a pre-determined limit is met, the pre-determined limit being indicative of a total number of edges to be included in the second graph-structure; the second graph-structure having a set of edges from the first graph-structure for which the attributes are generated; causing, by the electronic device , operation of the SDC on the road segment using the second graph-structure. generating, by the electronic device , a first graph-structure having nodes and edges, a given node being associated with a respective potential position of the SDC on the road segment, a given edge being representative of a transition of the SDC between potential positions of the respective pair of nodes, ranking, by the electronic device , the edges based on a priority logic into a ranked list of edges, the ranked list of edges being indicative of a priority order of transitions between the respective potential positions of the SDC for operating the SDC on the road segment; generating, by the electronic device , a second graph-structure (i) by iteratively generating attributes for respective ones from the ranked list of edges beginning with a highest priority edge in the ranked list of edges and (ii) until a pre-determined limit is met, the pre-determined limit being indicative of a total number of edges to be included in the second graph-structure; the second graph-structure having a set of edges from the first graph-structure for which the attributes are generated; causing, by the electronic device , operation of the SDC on the road segment using the second graph-structure.
An electronic vaping (e-vaping) device comprising: a liquid reservoir component connectable to a power supply component , the liquid reservoir component including, an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction, an air inlet , a vapor outlet , an inner tube within the outer casing defining a central air passage communicating with the air inlet and the vapor outlet , a liquid reservoir configured to contain a liquid material, the liquid reservoir being in an annular space between the outer casing and the inner tube , a susceptor located adjacent the central air passage , and a wick in communication with the liquid reservoir and configured to be in thermal communication with the susceptor such that the susceptor is operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature to vaporize the liquid material; and the power supply component including, an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction including a power source in electrical communication with an induction source , the induction source being axially spaced from the susceptor by a distance if the power supply component is attached to the liquid reservoir component such that the induction source is operable to generate an inductive field to heat the susceptor if powered by the power source such that the susceptor heats the liquid material to a temperature to vaporize the liquid material. an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction, an air inlet , a vapor outlet , an inner tube within the outer casing defining a central air passage communicating with the air inlet and the vapor outlet , a liquid reservoir configured to contain a liquid material, the liquid reservoir being in an annular space between the outer casing and the inner tube , a susceptor located adjacent the central air passage , and a wick in communication with the liquid reservoir and configured to be in thermal communication with the susceptor such that the susceptor is operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature to vaporize the liquid material; and the power supply component including, an outer casing extending in a longitudinal direction including a power source in electrical communication with an induction source , the induction source being axially spaced from the susceptor by a distance if the power supply component is attached to the liquid reservoir component such that the induction source is operable to generate an inductive field to heat the susceptor if powered by the power source such that the susceptor heats the liquid material to a temperature to vaporize the liquid material.
A method for manufacturing sustainable products with a blown, foam structure, wherein a mass comprising at least starch is passed under pressure into a mould cavity or through a mould die, and the mass is heated in the mould to stabilize the foamed structure to form the product, wherein the method comprises prefoaming of the mass prior to injection in the mould, wherein before pre-foaming, the mass is formed by a liquid batter comprising a suspension or solution of at least starch in a liquid, and wherein in the heating step the mass in the mould is heated in a manner such as to give rise to gelatinization and cross-linking of the at least starch, and such that vaporization of the pre-foamed mass occurs, the method being characterized in that : pre-foaming of the mass comprises introducing an amount of gas into the mass containing the at least starch.
Device with a touch-sensitive free-form surface , comprising the free-form surface as the outer surface; and a position detection unit with a sensor surface , wherein the sensor surface and the free-form surface have different geometrical shapes and arranged between the sensor surface and the free-form surface are a plurality of relaying elements each of which comprises a first end and an opposing second end , wherein the first ends are assigned to different detection positions on the free-form surface , and the second ends are assigned to different sensor positions on the sensor surface of the position detection unit , so that touches on the free-form surface can be transmitted via the relaying elements to the sensor surface and can be detected in a spatially resolved manner by the position detection unit , characterized in that the position detection unit comprises electrodes arranged in an electrode pattern and evaluation electronics coupled to the electrodes , wherein the evaluation electronics are designed to evaluate the capacitive coupling of the electrodes of the position detection unit , which takes place when the free-form surface is touched via the relaying elements , and to thereby determine the touch position. a position detection unit with a sensor surface , wherein the sensor surface and the free-form surface have different geometrical shapes and arranged between the sensor surface and the free-form surface are a plurality of relaying elements each of which comprises a first end and an opposing second end , wherein the first ends are assigned to different detection positions on the free-form surface , and the second ends are assigned to different sensor positions on the sensor surface of the position detection unit , so that touches on the free-form surface can be transmitted via the relaying elements to the sensor surface and can be detected in a spatially resolved manner by the position detection unit , characterized in that the position detection unit comprises electrodes arranged in an electrode pattern and evaluation electronics coupled to the electrodes , wherein the evaluation electronics are designed to evaluate the capacitive coupling of the electrodes of the position detection unit , which takes place when the free-form surface is touched via the relaying elements , and to thereby determine the touch position.
Apparatus for generating electrical energy from hydrogen and oxygen, comprising an internal combustion engine , especially a gas turbine, a waste heat steam generator connected to the exhaust gas duct of the internal combustion engine , where the waste heat steam generator has only one pressure stage , a steam turbine , a generator connected to the steam turbine , and a conduit , characterized in that an H2-O2 reactor is also provided, which can be fed with steam from the waste heat steam generator , water , oxygen and hydrogen , such that, in the H 2 -O 2 reactor , with supply of steam , a reaction of oxygen and hydrogen to give steam is achievable, in which the water introduced evaporates, wherein additional steam is generatable, wherein the resulting greatly superheated steam can be fed to the steam turbine , and the generator connected to the steam turbine can provide an electrical power, wherein, for control of the reaction in the H 2 -O 2 reactor and for adjustment of the steam exit temperature from the H 2 -O 2 reactor, high-pressure feed water from the waste heat steam generator can be sprayed into the H2-O2 reactor via the conduit .
A motor drive assembly comprising: a motor for rotating a shaft, the motor attached to a motor plate wherein the motor plate is in sliding contact with a surface of a housing of the motor drive assembly; a first wedge coupled to a first wedge bolt and the housing , the first wedge having an angled side and a straight side wherein the angled side of the first wedge is in sliding contact with a sloped side of the motor plate and the straight side is in sliding contact with an abutment; a first rail attached to the housing wherein the motor plate is in sliding contact with a surface of the first rail; and wherein tightening the first wedge bolt causes the angled side of the first wedge to slide against the sloped side of the motor plate and move the motor plate away from the first wedge bolt . a motor for rotating a shaft, the motor attached to a motor plate wherein the motor plate is in sliding contact with a surface of a housing of the motor drive assembly; a first wedge coupled to a first wedge bolt and the housing , the first wedge having an angled side and a straight side wherein the angled side of the first wedge is in sliding contact with a sloped side of the motor plate and the straight side is in sliding contact with an abutment; a first rail attached to the housing wherein the motor plate is in sliding contact with a surface of the first rail; and wherein tightening the first wedge bolt causes the angled side of the first wedge to slide against the sloped side of the motor plate and move the motor plate away from the first wedge bolt .
Warehouse management system for controlling order picking by means of at least one order picking trolley for depositing articles of a set of order picking instructions , and by means of at least one storage unit which has storage locations for storing the articles , and at least one access station for access to the articles by an order picker , the order picking trolley and the access station each being provided with an eye-catching transmitter and at least one of the eye-catching transmitters having a display region which has a remotely switchable color (A, B), the warehouse management system being designed to automatically detect whether at least one article of the set is positioned in the access station so as to be ready to be accessed by the order picker , characterized in that the warehouse management system is designed to automatically switch the color (A, B) of the at least one remotely switchable eye-catching transmitter to the color (A, B) of the other eye-catching transmitter when it detects that the article is positioned so as to be ready to be accessed within a predetermined time, and in that the warehouse management system is designed to automatically set the same color (A, B) on a display region , which has a remotely switchable color (A, B), of an information transmitter which can be worn on the body of the order picker , and on a display region of an eye-catching transmitter of an order picking trolley , depending on an assignment of the order picker to an order picking trolley .
A method of assembling together two tubes of thermoplastic materials, wherein said assembly is performed by welding by heating two contact surfaces of revolution that are pressed one against the other and that belong respectively to two portions, preferably end portions , of two tubes placed in abutment or overlapping coaxially (XX'), the two tubes comprising a) a first tube constituted by a rigid tubular junction sleeve made of thermoplastic material inserted coaxially inside a first steel pipe element that is metal-welded or that is to be metal-welded in abutment with a second steel pipe element, and b) a second tube constituted by a coating of thermoplastic material applied as a liner of said steel pipe elements, wherein said assembly is performed by welding by induction heating at least one conductive welding element made of steel, and that is arranged at the interface between the two contact surfaces, of the two tubes made of thermoplastic materials, by generating a magnetic field at said conductive welding element(s) so that the melting of the thermoplastic materials constituting said contact surfaces as a result of said induction heating of said conductive welding element(s) provides a continuous and leakproof weld at said interface over at least one closed loop around the entire perimeter of said interface, the method comprising the generation of an electromagnetic field at said interface using an electromagnetic induction coil arranged coaxially inside the two tubes and conductive welding elements arranged so as to provide a plurality of coaxial circular welding zones arranged side by side in parallel along the axial direction (XX') of said tubes.
A method of manufacturing a laminate including a fabric and a thermoplastic film , wherein the thermoplastic film is a multilayer film including an adhesive layer including a thermoplastic polyester elastomer and a barrier layer that is bonded to the adhesive layer , and that has a melting point that is higher than a melting point of the adhesive layer , and that includes a thermoplastic polyester elastomer, and wherein the fabric includes a polyester, the method comprising: a step of adhering a side of the multilayer film with the adhesive layer to the fabric , while heating the multilayer film at a temperature below the melting point of the barrier layer , wherein the thermoplastic polyester elastomer included in the adhesive layer is a block copolymer including a soft segment including a polyether and a hard segment including a polyester, and wherein the materials of each of the adhesive layer and the barrier layer are melted and then extruded and molded simultaneously by co-extrusion. a step of adhering a side of the multilayer film with the adhesive layer to the fabric , while heating the multilayer film at a temperature below the melting point of the barrier layer , wherein the thermoplastic polyester elastomer included in the adhesive layer is a block copolymer including a soft segment including a polyether and a hard segment including a polyester, and wherein the materials of each of the adhesive layer and the barrier layer are melted and then extruded and molded simultaneously by co-extrusion.
A rotary wing aircraft that extends along an associated roll axis (R) between a nose region and an aft region and that comprises a fuselage with a front section and a rear section , the rotary wing aircraft comprising: a main rotor that is at least configured to provide lift in hover condition of the rotary wing aircraft , a propeller that is at least configured to propel the rotary wing aircraft in forward flight condition in a forward flight direction , the propeller comprising a predetermined number of propeller blades which form a circular propeller disc in rotation of the propeller around an associated rotation axis , a shrouded duct that is arranged in the aft region and that forms an inner air duct which accommodates at least partly the propeller , the shrouded duct comprising a yaw and pitch stability enhancement unit for improving yaw and pitch stability of the rotary wing aircraft in the forward flight condition, the rear section extending between the front section and the shrouded duct and comprises an asymmetrical cross-sectional profile in direction of the associated roll axis (R), the rear section being configured to generate sideward thrust for main rotor anti-torque from main rotor downwash , characterized in that the rear section comprises at least one airfoil-shaped aerodynamic device that extends from the front section to the aft region , and wherein the at least one airfoil-shaped aerodynamic device is configured to generate sideward thrust for main rotor anti-torque from main rotor downwash . a main rotor that is at least configured to provide lift in hover condition of the rotary wing aircraft , a propeller that is at least configured to propel the rotary wing aircraft in forward flight condition in a forward flight direction , the propeller comprising a predetermined number of propeller blades which form a circular propeller disc in rotation of the propeller around an associated rotation axis , a shrouded duct that is arranged in the aft region and that forms an inner air duct which accommodates at least partly the propeller , the shrouded duct comprising a yaw and pitch stability enhancement unit for improving yaw and pitch stability of the rotary wing aircraft in the forward flight condition, the rear section extending between the front section and the shrouded duct and comprises an asymmetrical cross-sectional profile in direction of the associated roll axis (R), the rear section being configured to generate sideward thrust for main rotor anti-torque from main rotor downwash , characterized in that the rear section comprises at least one airfoil-shaped aerodynamic device that extends from the front section to the aft region , and wherein the at least one airfoil-shaped aerodynamic device is configured to generate sideward thrust for main rotor anti-torque from main rotor downwash .
A method of calibrating an apparatus for optically characterising samples of particles of small size comprising the steps of: (a) introducing into the apparatus a sample of a calibration population of particles which is (i) substantially monodisperse and (ii) homogeneous and (iii) has a known concentration of particles in terms of number per unit volume; (b) analysing the sample, under appropriate conditions to determine, for a particular combination of apparatus conditions or settings, the number of particles detected and the average brightness of individually detected and measured particles; (c) adjusting the apparatus to a new particular combination of apparatus conditions or settings and analysing the same sample, or another sample of the same calibration population as in step (a), and repeating the analysis of step (b) to determine the number of particles detected and the average brightness of detected particles under the new combination of apparatus conditions or settings; (d) optionally repeating step (c) at one or more further new particular combinations of apparatus conditions or settings; and (e) deriving from the analyses a calibration plot or look-up table of brightness of particle against number of particles detected, which is used to calibrate the apparatus against subsequent analysis of populations of particles of unknown concentration, to determine an estimate of the concentration thereof. (a) introducing into the apparatus a sample of a calibration population of particles which is (i) substantially monodisperse and (ii) homogeneous and (iii) has a known concentration of particles in terms of number per unit volume; (b) analysing the sample, under appropriate conditions to determine, for a particular combination of apparatus conditions or settings, the number of particles detected and the average brightness of individually detected and measured particles; (c) adjusting the apparatus to a new particular combination of apparatus conditions or settings and analysing the same sample, or another sample of the same calibration population as in step (a), and repeating the analysis of step (b) to determine the number of particles detected and the average brightness of detected particles under the new combination of apparatus conditions or settings; (d) optionally repeating step (c) at one or more further new particular combinations of apparatus conditions or settings; and (e) deriving from the analyses a calibration plot or look-up table of brightness of particle against number of particles detected, which is used to calibrate the apparatus against subsequent analysis of populations of particles of unknown concentration, to determine an estimate of the concentration thereof.
A photo curable ink, comprising: a photo reactive binder; a polymeric photoactive agent comprising a xanthone analog modified with a polyether chain connecting to the xanthone analog through an ether linkage; a co-photo initiator, a synergist, or combination thereof; a colorant; and a liquid vehicle including co-solvent and water wherein the xanthone analog with the ether linkage has the general formula: wherein R 1 to R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted alkenyl, a substituted alkenyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted aralkyl, a substituted aralkyl, a halogen atom, -NO 2 , -O-R d , -CO-R d , -CO-O-R d , -O-CO-R d , -CO-NR d R e , -NR d R e , -NR d -CO-R e , -NR d -CO-O-R e , -NR d -CO-NR e R f , -SR d , -SO-R d , -SO 2 -R d , -SO 2 -O-R d , -SO 2 NR d R e , and a perfluoroalkyl group, wherein R d , R e , and R f are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted alkenyl, a substituted alkenyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted aralkyl, and a substituted aralkyl; and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of -O-, -S-, -NH-, and -NR-, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , and CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 . a photo reactive binder; a polymeric photoactive agent comprising a xanthone analog modified with a polyether chain connecting to the xanthone analog through an ether linkage; a co-photo initiator, a synergist, or combination thereof; a colorant; and a liquid vehicle including co-solvent and water wherein the xanthone analog with the ether linkage has the general formula: wherein R 1 to R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted alkenyl, a substituted alkenyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted aralkyl, a substituted aralkyl, a halogen atom, -NO 2 , -O-R d , -CO-R d , -CO-O-R d , -O-CO-R d , -CO-NR d R e , -NR d R e , -NR d -CO-R e , -NR d -CO-O-R e , -NR d -CO-NR e R f , -SR d , -SO-R d , -SO 2 -R d , -SO 2 -O-R d , -SO 2 NR d R e , and a perfluoroalkyl group, wherein R d , R e , and R f are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted alkenyl, a substituted alkenyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted aralkyl, and a substituted aralkyl; and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of -O-, -S-, -NH-, and -NR-, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , and CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 .