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A method for determining volume of a concrete load , comprising: (A) rotating a concrete load contained within a mixer drum having an inner wall, a non-vertical axis of rotation, and at least one sensor probe mounted on or along the inner wall and configured to transmit in-and-out signal data when rotated through the contained concrete load , using (i) probe submergence and non-submergence intervals or (ii) probe entry angle and exit angles, to a processor configured to receive the in-and-out signal data and to calculate a value corresponding to volume of the concrete load ; (B) the processor performing the volume value calculation by accessing a database having stored values of concrete load volumes as correlated with in-and-out signal data previously obtained from sensor probes; and (C) performing, based on the volume value calculation, at least one function chosen from (i) administering a dosage of water or admixture into the concrete load , (ii) expelling a volume of concrete from the mixer drum , (iii) providing an indication of the administered dosage, expelled volume of concrete, or both; and (iv) a combination of any of the foregoing functions; the method further comprising: (D) monitoring at least one of: rheology of the concrete load contained in the rotating mixer drum ; tilt angle of the rotating mixer drum , or both; and characterized by performing the calculation of the volume value by accessing a database having stored values of concrete load volumes as correlated with in-and-out signal data previously obtained from sensor probes at various drum rotation speeds, at various rheological conditions, and at various mixer drum tilt angles. (A) rotating a concrete load contained within a mixer drum having an inner wall, a non-vertical axis of rotation, and at least one sensor probe mounted on or along the inner wall and configured to transmit in-and-out signal data when rotated through the contained concrete load , using (i) probe submergence and non-submergence intervals or (ii) probe entry angle and exit angles, to a processor configured to receive the in-and-out signal data and to calculate a value corresponding to volume of the concrete load ; (B) the processor performing the volume value calculation by accessing a database having stored values of concrete load volumes as correlated with in-and-out signal data previously obtained from sensor probes; and (C) performing, based on the volume value calculation, at least one function chosen from (i) administering a dosage of water or admixture into the concrete load , (ii) expelling a volume of concrete from the mixer drum , (iii) providing an indication of the administered dosage, expelled volume of concrete, or both; and (iv) a combination of any of the foregoing functions; the method further comprising: (D) monitoring at least one of: rheology of the concrete load contained in the rotating mixer drum ; tilt angle of the rotating mixer drum , or both; and characterized by
An aircraft seating assembly for installation in an aircraft, the assembly comprising: a back support ; and a retention system coupled to the back support , the retention system configured to retain an object in place when in a closed configuration, the retention system comprising: a base member ; a clamp member rotatably coupled to the base member ; and a biasing component configured to bias the clamp member into the closed configuration; wherein the retention system is configured to clamp a bottom portion of the object between the clamp member and the base member , and wherein the clamp member comprises at least one ridge extending from an inner surface of the clamp member . a back support ; and a retention system coupled to the back support , the retention system configured to retain an object in place when in a closed configuration, the retention system comprising: a base member ; a clamp member rotatably coupled to the base member ; and a biasing component configured to bias the clamp member into the closed configuration; wherein the retention system is configured to clamp a bottom portion of the object between the clamp member and the base member , and wherein the clamp member comprises at least one ridge extending from an inner surface of the clamp member . a base member ; a clamp member rotatably coupled to the base member ; and a biasing component configured to bias the clamp member into the closed configuration; wherein the retention system is configured to clamp a bottom portion of the object between the clamp member and the base member , and wherein the clamp member comprises at least one ridge extending from an inner surface of the clamp member .
A lighting apparatus , comprising a lamp body , an optical element connected with the lamp body , a light source assembly received in the lamp body , a reflecting device received in the lamp body and configured to provide a light distribution for the light source assembly , and a driving power source assembly received in the lamp body and electrically connected with the light source assembly ; the reflecting device being provided with a light inlet , a light outlet and a reflecting wall located between the light inlet and the light outlet , the light source assembly being disposed at the light inlet of the reflecting device ; characterized in that the reflecting wall is transparent, and the reflecting wall comprises an internal surface and an external surface ; and the internal surface comprises a plurality of saw-tooth structures arranged continuously, each of the saw-tooth structures comprising a first refracting surface and a second refracting surface intersected with each other, two ends of each of the saw-tooth structures extending towards the light inlet and the light outlet , respectively; and the lighting apparatus comprises a first staged reflector and a second staged reflector, and the reflecting device is the first staged reflector, and the optical element is the second staged reflector in a form of reflex housing, wherein the second staged reflector is received in the lamp body . the reflecting device being provided with a light inlet , a light outlet and a reflecting wall located between the light inlet and the light outlet , the light source assembly being disposed at the light inlet of the reflecting device ; characterized in that the reflecting wall is transparent, and the reflecting wall comprises an internal surface and an external surface ; and the internal surface comprises a plurality of saw-tooth structures arranged continuously, each of the saw-tooth structures comprising a first refracting surface and a second refracting surface intersected with each other, two ends of each of the saw-tooth structures extending towards the light inlet and the light outlet , respectively; and the lighting apparatus comprises a first staged reflector and a second staged reflector, and the reflecting device is the first staged reflector, and the optical element is the second staged reflector in a form of reflex housing, wherein the second staged reflector is received in the lamp body .
A cage for housing laboratory animals, said cage comprising a bowl and a cap or cover which may be positioned on said bowl in a removable manner, wherein said cap or cover and said bowl , with said cap or cover positioned on said bowl , define an internal space which is closed and not accessible from the outside, wherein in said internal space a feeder is positioned, adapted to contain food adapted to feed said laboratory animals, wherein said cage is equipped with first means adapted to detect the presence and/or quantity of food (C) in said feeder, characterized in that said first means adapted to detect the presence and/or quantity of food in said feeder comprise first means adapted to generate a magnetic field and first means adapted to detect and measure said magnetic field along at least two directions orthogonal to one another (x, y) or (x, z) or (y, z), and in that said first means adapted to generate said magnetic field are movable and positioned so that each variation equal to or greater than a predefined variation of the quantity of food in said feeder translates into a variation of at least the intensity and/or the direction of said magnetic field along at least one of said two directions orthogonal to one another (x, y) or (x, z) or (y, z).
A method for processing a digital audio broadcast signal in a radio receiver, the method comprising: receiving a hybrid broadcast signal; demodulating the hybrid broadcast signal to produce an analog audio signal and a digital audio signal; using a normalized cross-correlation of envelopes of the analog audio signal and the digital audio signal to measure a time offset between the analog audio signal and the digital audio signal; using the time offset to align the analog audio signal and the digital audio signal, blending an output of the radio receiver from the analog audio signal to the digital audio signal or from the digital audio signal to the analog audio signal; phase-adjusting the digital audio signal to generate a phase-adjusted digital audio signal; and using the phase-adjusted digital audio signal to temporarily replace the digital audio signal during blend ramps used in the blending step. receiving a hybrid broadcast signal; demodulating the hybrid broadcast signal to produce an analog audio signal and a digital audio signal; using a normalized cross-correlation of envelopes of the analog audio signal and the digital audio signal to measure a time offset between the analog audio signal and the digital audio signal; using the time offset to align the analog audio signal and the digital audio signal, blending an output of the radio receiver from the analog audio signal to the digital audio signal or from the digital audio signal to the analog audio signal; phase-adjusting the digital audio signal to generate a phase-adjusted digital audio signal; and using the phase-adjusted digital audio signal to temporarily replace the digital audio signal during blend ramps used in the blending step.
A flow control device having a first element a second element and a third element , wherein: the first element has a plurality of first orifices each having a different predetermined cross-section the second element has a second orifice and a plurality of splines equal to the number of first orifices, the third element has a plurality of third orifices each of which aligns with a corresponding one of said first orifices and a plurality of splines equal to the number of first orifices, and wherein the first element is mounted to the third element in a predetermined arrangement and the second element and the third element cooperate to seal the first element between them, and the splines allow the first and third elements to be selectively and sealingly engagable in a plurality of positions relative to the second element, in each of said positions the second orifice being aligned with a different one of said first orifices so as to permit fluid communication through the device via said second orifice and the selected first orifice. the first element has a plurality of first orifices each having a different predetermined cross-section the second element has a second orifice and a plurality of splines equal to the number of first orifices, the third element has a plurality of third orifices each of which aligns with a corresponding one of said first orifices and a plurality of splines equal to the number of first orifices, and wherein the first element is mounted to the third element in a predetermined arrangement and the second element and the third element cooperate to seal the first element between them, and the splines allow the first and third elements to be selectively and sealingly engagable in a plurality of positions relative to the second element, in each of said positions the second orifice being aligned with a different one of said first orifices so as to permit fluid communication through the device via said second orifice and the selected first orifice.
Method for controlling the balance of a moving motor vehicle (A) whose pitching when overcoming the unevenness (B) of the road (R) is corrected by means of accelerations and/or decelerations of the vehicle by a value correlated to the level of unevenness (B), wherein the unevenness profile is detected by monitoring the road (R) ahead of the moving vehicle and the pitching motion is predictively corrected based on such monitoring, wherein the vehicle (A) is equipped with a video camera (C) configured to monitor the road (R) and for detecting the unevenness (B) of such road (R), the method being characterised in that it comprises the following operations: - processing the video shots made by said video camera (C) for determining the detected unevenness profile and estimate the level of pitching of the vehicle provided based on the advancement speed (A) thereof, - controlling, even before overcoming the unevenness (B), a sequence of decelerations and accelerations of the vehicle (A) as a function of the profile thus determined and the speed of the vehicle, so as to reduce the pitching thereof. - processing the video shots made by said video camera (C) for determining the detected unevenness profile and estimate the level of pitching of the vehicle provided based on the advancement speed (A) thereof, - controlling, even before overcoming the unevenness (B), a sequence of decelerations and accelerations of the vehicle (A) as a function of the profile thus determined and the speed of the vehicle, so as to reduce the pitching thereof.
A bumper assembly for a motor vehicle, the bumper assembly comprising a bumper crossbeam and two spaced-apart support profiles , the first ends of which are respectively attached directly or indirectly at one of the two regions of the bumper crossbeam adjacent the ends and which are respectively attached with a second end at chassis parts or longitudinal beam parts formed at the motor vehicle, the bumper crossbeam being held with the support profiles at the vehicle structure and comprising a bent section in the form of a pipe section or a channel section or a profile section, the section being attached with its ends adjacent the second ends of the support profiles at the chassis parts or longitudinal beam parts , the bent section being shaped, with a middle region , protruding to the bumper crossbeam and thus at least bearing against the bumper crossbeam , characterized by that the middle region has a tapered cross-section differing from the cross-section of the section .
A method for establishing a connection of a mobile terminal to a mobile radio communication network comprising: a radio access network of the mobile radio communication network receiving a connection request from the mobile terminal ; the radio access network establishing a control plane communication having as a first endpoint the radio access network ; the radio access network forwarding the mobile terminal's connection request to a first common control plane function via the control plane communication; the first common control plane function directly forwarding the connection request to a second common control plane function , the connection request including an identification of the radio access network and information about the communication session between the radio access network and the first common control plane function ; the radio access network receiving a message indicating that a second endpoint of the control plane communication should be set to the second common control plane function ; and the radio access network setting the second endpoint of the control plane communication to the second common control plane function . a radio access network of the mobile radio communication network receiving a connection request from the mobile terminal ; the radio access network establishing a control plane communication having as a first endpoint the radio access network ; the radio access network forwarding the mobile terminal's connection request to a first common control plane function via the control plane communication; the first common control plane function directly forwarding the connection request to a second common control plane function , the connection request including an identification of the radio access network and information about the communication session between the radio access network and the first common control plane function ; the radio access network receiving a message indicating that a second endpoint of the control plane communication should be set to the second common control plane function ; and the radio access network setting the second endpoint of the control plane communication to the second common control plane function .
A first user equipment, UE, for transmission power control, comprising: a memory ; a transceiver ; and a processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver; wherein the processor is configured to: control the transceiver to send a trigger signaling to a second UE to request the second UE to report a sidelink - reference signal received power, SL-RSRP, measurement result; control the transceiver to receive, from the second UE, the SL-RSRP measurement report; and estimate a pathloss between the first UE and the second UE according to the reported SL-RSRP measurement result; the transceiver is further configured to receive, from the second UE, the SL-RSRP measurement report via physical sidelink shared channel, PSSCH; wherein the trigger signaling indicates a SL-RSRP measurement reporting interval; characterized in that , the trigger signaling for the SL-RSRP measurement reporting is part of a radio resource control, RRC, signaling; the pathloss between the first UE and the second UE is estimated according to a reference SL transmission power level used for transmitting the PSSCH from the first UE to the second UE. a memory ; a transceiver ; and a processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver; wherein the processor is configured to: control the transceiver to send a trigger signaling to a second UE to request the second UE to report a sidelink - reference signal received power, SL-RSRP, measurement result; control the transceiver to receive, from the second UE, the SL-RSRP measurement report; and estimate a pathloss between the first UE and the second UE according to the reported SL-RSRP measurement result; the transceiver is further configured to receive, from the second UE, the SL-RSRP measurement report via physical sidelink shared channel, PSSCH; wherein the trigger signaling indicates a SL-RSRP measurement reporting interval; characterized in that , the trigger signaling for the SL-RSRP measurement reporting is part of a radio resource control, RRC, signaling; the pathloss between the first UE and the second UE is estimated according to a reference SL transmission power level used for transmitting the PSSCH from the first UE to the second UE. control the transceiver to send a trigger signaling to a second UE to request the second UE to report a sidelink - reference signal received power, SL-RSRP, measurement result; control the transceiver to receive, from the second UE, the SL-RSRP measurement report; and estimate a pathloss between the first UE and the second UE according to the reported SL-RSRP measurement result; the transceiver is further configured to receive, from the second UE, the SL-RSRP measurement report via physical sidelink shared channel, PSSCH; wherein the trigger signaling indicates a SL-RSRP measurement reporting interval; characterized in that , the trigger signaling for the SL-RSRP measurement reporting is part of a radio resource control, RRC, signaling; the pathloss between the first UE and the second UE is estimated according to a reference SL transmission power level used for transmitting the PSSCH from the first UE to the second UE.
Electrical connection element containing a copper/zinc alloy, comprising (in % by weight): from 28.0 to 36.0% Zn, from 0.5 to 1.5% Si, from 1.5 to 2.5% Mn, from 0.2 to 1.0% Ni, from 0.5 to 1.5% Al, from 0.1 to 1.0% Fe, optionally also up to a maximum of 0.1% Pb, optionally also up to a maximum of 0.1% P, optionally also up to 0.08% S, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, characterised in that - iron/nickel/manganese-containing mixed silicides are incorporated in the matrix, - in that the structure comprises an α-matrix, in which deposits of β-phase of from 5 to 45% by volume and iron/nickel/manganese-containing mixed silicides at up to 20% by volume are contained, - in that in the structure the iron/nickel/manganese-containing mixed silicides are present in stalk-like form and iron/nickel-enriched mixed silicides are present in globular form. from 28.0 to 36.0% Zn, from 0.5 to 1.5% Si, from 1.5 to 2.5% Mn, from 0.2 to 1.0% Ni, from 0.5 to 1.5% Al, from 0.1 to 1.0% Fe, optionally also up to a maximum of 0.1% Pb, optionally also up to a maximum of 0.1% P, optionally also up to 0.08% S, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, - iron/nickel/manganese-containing mixed silicides are incorporated in the matrix, - in that the structure comprises an α-matrix, in which deposits of β-phase of from 5 to 45% by volume and iron/nickel/manganese-containing mixed silicides at up to 20% by volume are contained, - in that in the structure the iron/nickel/manganese-containing mixed silicides are present in stalk-like form and iron/nickel-enriched mixed silicides are present in globular form.
Air filter element arrangement having an air filter element and a functional component , wherein the air filter element features an inflow surface , an outflow surface and a filter medium , wherein the filter medium extends between the inflow surface and the outflow surface, wherein at least the outflow surface features sectionwise a return offset , wherein the functional component to be brought into correlation with the air filter element projects at least partially into a free space resulting from the return offset , wherein the functional component to be brought into correlation with the air filter element is in correlation with the return offset of the outflow surface, characterized in that the filter medium is a filter medium folded by folds , wherein the folds feature each a first folding leave and a second folding leave which adjoin each a fold edge with a folding leave edge (231, 241; 232, 242), wherein the first folding leaves of adjacent folds are substantially parallel to each other, wherein the first and second folding leaves extend between the inflow surface and the outflow surface , wherein the return offset features an extension along en extension direction of the fold edges and wherein the fold depth varies in a direction transverse to the extension direction of the fold edges , and that the functional component is configured as an additional filter element which projects at least partially into the free space resulting from the return offset , wherein the additional filter element features an inflow surface and an outflow surface , wherein the inflow surface of the additional filter element corresponds with the outflow surface of the air filter element .