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An assembly for a turbine engine, the assembly comprising: a combustor wall including a shell and a heat shield , the heat shield including a base and a plurality of panel rails (104-108) connected to the base and extending vertically to the shell , the plurality of panel rails (104-108) including first and second rails, wherein a vertical height of the first rail at a first location is less than a vertical height of the second rail at a second location, wherein the plurality of panel rails (104-108) includes a third rail , and the first rail is arranged between the second rail and the third rail , the assembly further comprising : a mechanical attachment attaching the base to the shell ; characterized by a plurality of protrusions being arranged around the mechanical attachment and connected to the base , wherein a vertical height of one of the protrusions is substantially equal to the vertical height of the first rail at the first location. a combustor wall including a shell and a heat shield , the heat shield including a base and a plurality of panel rails (104-108) connected to the base and extending vertically to the shell , the plurality of panel rails (104-108) including first and second rails, wherein a vertical height of the first rail at a first location is less than a vertical height of the second rail at a second location, wherein the plurality of panel rails (104-108) includes a third rail , and the first rail is arranged between the second rail and the third rail , the assembly further comprising : a mechanical attachment attaching the base to the shell ; characterized by a plurality of protrusions being arranged around the mechanical attachment and connected to the base , wherein a vertical height of one of the protrusions is substantially equal to the vertical height of the first rail at the first location. a mechanical attachment attaching the base to the shell ; characterized by a plurality of protrusions being arranged around the mechanical attachment and connected to the base , wherein a vertical height of one of the protrusions is substantially equal to the vertical height of the first rail at the first location.
A method for wireless communications by a user equipment, UE, in a cell , the method comprising: determining a resource allocation pattern that defines resources for communicating, from a plurality of configured resource allocation patterns , wherein determining the resource allocation pattern comprises receiving signaling from a base station, BS, indicating the resource allocation pattern, wherein at least one of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns comprises a plurality of resource elements with at least a first resource element associated with a first resource allocation restriction and at least a second resource element associated with a second resource allocation restriction, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns defines at least one of: contiguous resource elements to use for the communicating when the UE is close to the centre of the cell ; and non-contiguous resource elements to use for the communicating when the UE is at a cell-edge of the cell ; and communicating based on the determined resource allocation pattern . determining a resource allocation pattern that defines resources for communicating, from a plurality of configured resource allocation patterns , wherein determining the resource allocation pattern comprises receiving signaling from a base station, BS, indicating the resource allocation pattern, wherein at least one of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns comprises a plurality of resource elements with at least a first resource element associated with a first resource allocation restriction and at least a second resource element associated with a second resource allocation restriction, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns defines at least one of: contiguous resource elements to use for the communicating when the UE is close to the centre of the cell ; and non-contiguous resource elements to use for the communicating when the UE is at a cell-edge of the cell ; and contiguous resource elements to use for the communicating when the UE is close to the centre of the cell ; and non-contiguous resource elements to use for the communicating when the UE is at a cell-edge of the cell ; and communicating based on the determined resource allocation pattern .
Agricultural photovoltaic structure comprising at least one support structure , photovoltaic panels of two-sided type and glass panels supported by said support structure , irrigation means of an underlying agricultural land , lighting means of the underlying agricultural land , and control means, wherein the support structure comprises at least one frame able to support side by side both the photovoltaic panels and the glass panels implementing a cover over the agricultural land partly suitable for diffusing light on the underlying agricultural land by the glass panels , characterized in that the irrigation means include nozzles able to wet the lower part of the photovoltaic panels thus cooling them, the water then directly falling by gravity onto the agricultural land , wherein the control means are able to activate the irrigation means and the lighting means on the basis of sensors, wherein the support structure is of mono-axial solar tracking type and comprises vertical uprights and a horizontal beam constrained to the vertical uprights through ball bearings, wherein a motor is adapted to rotate the horizontal beam so transmitting the rotatory motion to the frames and therefore to the photovoltaic panels and to the glass panels . wherein the support structure comprises at least one frame able to support side by side both the photovoltaic panels and the glass panels implementing a cover over the agricultural land partly suitable for diffusing light on the underlying agricultural land by the glass panels , characterized in that the irrigation means include nozzles able to wet the lower part of the photovoltaic panels thus cooling them, the water then directly falling by gravity onto the agricultural land , wherein the control means are able to activate the irrigation means and the lighting means on the basis of sensors, wherein the support structure is of mono-axial solar tracking type and comprises vertical uprights and a horizontal beam constrained to the vertical uprights through ball bearings, wherein a motor is adapted to rotate the horizontal beam so transmitting the rotatory motion to the frames and therefore to the photovoltaic panels and to the glass panels .
A sanitary-ware mounting arrangement, comprising a coupling wherein the coupling comprises a first portion configured to engage in use with a sanitary-ware product and a second portion located within a movement guide , wherein the movement guide comprises a channel allowing translation of the sanitary-ware product away from a mounting surface, wherein the sanitary-ware product is rotatable with respect to the movement guide following the translation of the sanitary-ware product away from the mounting surface, and characterized in that the movement guide comprises a housing and a recess configured to receive and contain the second portion of the coupling a coupling wherein the coupling comprises a first portion configured to engage in use with a sanitary-ware product and a second portion located within a movement guide , wherein the movement guide comprises a channel allowing translation of the sanitary-ware product away from a mounting surface, wherein the sanitary-ware product is rotatable with respect to the movement guide following the translation of the sanitary-ware product away from the mounting surface, and characterized in that the movement guide comprises a housing and a recess configured to receive and contain the second portion of the coupling
A method to test a photometric device usable for a light absorbance application, the method comprising: i) obtaining an initial absorbance unit reading representative of light emitted from the light source, and an initial absorbance unit reading representative of light emitted from the light source after at least some of the emitted light has passed through an optical gap of the photometric device; ii) changing a signal supplied to a light source of the photometric device, the supplied signal being usable to activate the light source to emit light; iii) obtaining a first signal representative of the light emitted from the light source and obtaining a second signal representative of the light emitted from the light source after at least some of the emitted light has passed through an optical gap of the photometric device, and determining new absorbance unit values based on either or both of the obtained signals; and iv) determining whether the photometric device is operating properly based on a comparison between: a) an obtained value, associated with either one or both of the first and second signals, and b) at least one reference value, wherein the determining can be performed independently of whether any of the emitted light is absorbed as it passes through the optical gap; and wherein steps ii) to iv) are automatically performed in situ while a portion of the photometric device containing the optical gap is immersed in a liquid having cells growing therein and wherein the results of steps ii) to iv) are logged by a control system, wherein the determining includes comparing an absorbance unit value change associated with the first signal and an absorbance unit value change associated with the second signal with each other, and determining that the photometric device is operating properly if the compared absorbance unit value changes are consistent with one another and consistent with an expected absorbance unit value change. i) obtaining an initial absorbance unit reading representative of light emitted from the light source, and an initial absorbance unit reading representative of light emitted from the light source after at least some of the emitted light has passed through an optical gap of the photometric device; ii) changing a signal supplied to a light source of the photometric device, the supplied signal being usable to activate the light source to emit light; iii) obtaining a first signal representative of the light emitted from the light source and obtaining a second signal representative of the light emitted from the light source after at least some of the emitted light has passed through an optical gap of the photometric device, and determining new absorbance unit values based on either or both of the obtained signals; and iv) determining whether the photometric device is operating properly based on a comparison between: a) an obtained value, associated with either one or both of the first and second signals, and b) at least one reference value, wherein the determining can be performed independently of whether any of the emitted light is absorbed as it passes through the optical gap;
A measuring device for automated welding equipment, in particular for robotic welding guns, - having a housing ; characterised by : - a holding part , • fixed in the housing and insulated from the housing by means of a first insulating ring , and • having a receiving space for receiving an electrode of the welding equipment with a base wall and a fixing device for temporary fixing of the electrode for the purpose of performing a measurement, and - a load cell , • fixed in the housing opposite the base wall , and • isolated from the housing by means of a circumferential second insulating ring and a front-face insulating disc assembly adjacent to the base wall . - having a housing ; - a holding part , • fixed in the housing and insulated from the housing by means of a first insulating ring , and • having a receiving space for receiving an electrode of the welding equipment with a base wall and a fixing device for temporary fixing of the electrode for the purpose of performing a measurement, and • fixed in the housing and insulated from the housing by means of a first insulating ring , and • having a receiving space for receiving an electrode of the welding equipment with a base wall and a fixing device for temporary fixing of the electrode for the purpose of performing a measurement, and - a load cell , • fixed in the housing opposite the base wall , and • isolated from the housing by means of a circumferential second insulating ring and a front-face insulating disc assembly adjacent to the base wall . • fixed in the housing opposite the base wall , and • isolated from the housing by means of a circumferential second insulating ring and a front-face insulating disc assembly adjacent to the base wall .
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code instructions, the computer program code instructions configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to at least: receive sensor data from at least one image sensor, wherein the sensor data comprises a plurality of images, and each image comprises sensor position data; process the plurality of images using a detection module to detect features within each of the plurality of images; parse the plurality of images for images including a first feature; for every combination of two images including the first feature, determine an estimated first feature position based on a triangulated position between the first feature in each of the two images and the sensor position data associated with each of the two images; characterized in that the computer program code instructions further cause the apparatus to establish a spread of estimated first feature positions for the said every combination of two images; determine a best-fit line passing through the spread of estimated first feature positions; iteratively minimize a perpendicular error projection of each estimated first feature position relative to the best-fit line to obtain a reduced spread of optimized estimated first feature positions; establish from the reduced spread of optimized estimated first feature positions an optimized estimated first feature position; and position an image of the first feature within a map based on the established optimized estimated first feature position. receive sensor data from at least one image sensor, wherein the sensor data comprises a plurality of images, and each image comprises sensor position data; process the plurality of images using a detection module to detect features within each of the plurality of images; parse the plurality of images for images including a first feature; for every combination of two images including the first feature, determine an estimated first feature position based on a triangulated position between the first feature in each of the two images and the sensor position data associated with each of the two images; characterized in that the computer program code instructions further cause the apparatus to establish a spread of estimated first feature positions for the said every combination of two images; determine a best-fit line passing through the spread of estimated first feature positions; iteratively minimize a perpendicular error projection of each estimated first feature position relative to the best-fit line to obtain a reduced spread of optimized estimated first feature positions; establish from the reduced spread of optimized estimated first feature positions an optimized estimated first feature position; and position an image of the first feature within a map based on the established optimized estimated first feature position.
A sound transmission device for connection to an exhaust system of a vehicle, the exhaust system being configured to channel exhaust gases along a flow path from an engine to at least one exhaust outlet, the sound transmission device comprising: a first sound inlet port and a first sound outlet port , the sound transmission device being configured to transmit engine-generated sound pulses from the first sound inlet port to the first sound outlet port whilst preventing the flow of exhaust gases from the first sound inlet port to the first sound outlet port; and a diaphragm (30; 47) housed in a chamber connected to the first sound inlet port, the diaphragm being connected across the chamber and configured such that, in response to engine-generated sound pulses being conducted from the first sound inlet port of the sound transmission device into the chamber, the diaphragm vibrates so as to transmit the engine-generated sound pulses across the diaphragm from a first side of the chamber at which the first sound inlet port of the sound transmission device is located to a second side of the chamber at which the first sound outlet port of the sound transmission device is located, the chamber being divided into a first volume , to the first side of the chamber, and a second volume , to the second side of the chamber; characterised in that the first volume is defined by the diaphragm, a first end wall and a first flexible membrane connected between the diaphragm and the first end wall to enclose the first volume, and the second volume is defined by the diaphragm a second end wall and a second flexible membrane connected between the diaphragm and the second end wall to enclose the second volume. a first sound inlet port and a first sound outlet port , the sound transmission device being configured to transmit engine-generated sound pulses from the first sound inlet port to the first sound outlet port whilst preventing the flow of exhaust gases from the first sound inlet port to the first sound outlet port; and a diaphragm (30; 47) housed in a chamber connected to the first sound inlet port, the diaphragm being connected across the chamber and configured such that, in response to engine-generated sound pulses being conducted from the first sound inlet port of the sound transmission device into the chamber, the diaphragm vibrates so as to transmit the engine-generated sound pulses across the diaphragm from a first side of the chamber at which the first sound inlet port of the sound transmission device is located to a second side of the chamber at which the first sound outlet port of the sound transmission device is located, the chamber being divided into a first volume , to the first side of the chamber, and a second volume , to the second side of the chamber; characterised in that the first volume is defined by the diaphragm, a first end wall and a first flexible membrane connected between the diaphragm and the first end wall to enclose the first volume, and the second volume is defined by the diaphragm a second end wall and a second flexible membrane connected between the diaphragm and the second end wall to enclose the second volume.
A method for controlling the operation of an energy storage system in a vehicle , preferably an electric or hybrid electric vehicle, said energy storage system comprising at least two battery packs connected in parallel, said energy storage system being adapted to provide at least a nominal power functionality for propulsion of said vehicle using an allowed operating extent of all of said battery packs of said energy storage system , said allowed operating extent being a nominal working range of said battery packs ; said method comprising disconnecting at least one battery pack ; and setting said allowed operating extent for said remaining connected and active battery pack(s) to an increased working range so as to enable said energy storage system to provide said nominal power functionality to said vehicle , characterised by monitoring at least one accumulated parameter indicative of the operation of said energy storage system from the time of disconnection of said at least one battery pack , and when said accumulated parameter reaches a threshold value, setting said allowed operating extent for said remaining battery pack(s) to a decreased working range.
A service layer node for enabling machine-to-machine applications to interact with devices, the service layer node comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the service layer node being connected to a core network of a communications network via its communication circuitry, the service layer node further comprising computer- executable instructions stored in the memory of the service layer node which, when executed by the processor of the service layer node, cause the service layer node to: send a request that informs a node of the core network of an operation that the service layer node intends to perform, the operation requiring resources of the core network; and based on the request, receive a message from the core network, the message indicating a time for the service layer node to perform the operation, and an acceptable level at which the operation may be performed, wherein the acceptable level is a level at which the operation can be handled by the core network. send a request that informs a node of the core network of an operation that the service layer node intends to perform, the operation requiring resources of the core network; and based on the request, receive a message from the core network, the message indicating a time for the service layer node to perform the operation, and an acceptable level at which the operation may be performed, wherein the acceptable level is a level at which the operation can be handled by the core network.
A standby water source filter system, comprising a filter device and a water pump, and further comprising water softening equipment and a reverse osmosis (RO) device with the water pump being connected between them, wherein the filter device, the water softening equipment and the reverse osmosis (RO) device are sequentially connected in series, an inlet of the filter device is connected with a standby water source, and an outlet of the reverse osmosis (RO) device is connected with downstream water-production equipment, wherein the filter device comprises a fiber filter, a quartz sand filter and an active carbon filter, sequentially connected in series, the standby water source filter system being characterized in that an inlet of the fiber filter is connected with the standby water source and an outlet of the active carbon filter is connected with the water softening equipment, and in that the fiber filter comprises a PP cotton filter and a fiber mesh filter.
A prosthetic heart valve device for treating a mitral valve, the prosthetic heart valve device comprising: an expandable retainer configured to engage cardiac tissue at or downstream of a native mitral valve annulus; and a valve support coupled to and extending in a downstream direction from the expandable retainer , wherein the valve support is configured to support a prosthetic valve ; wherein the expandable retainer is configured to conform to the shape of the native mitral valve annulus while the valve support remains substantially unchanged, characterized in that the prosthetic heart valve device is configured to be delivered intravascularly to a desired location in the heart while being in a delivery configuration within a delivery catheter. an expandable retainer configured to engage cardiac tissue at or downstream of a native mitral valve annulus; and a valve support coupled to and extending in a downstream direction from the expandable retainer , wherein the valve support is configured to support a prosthetic valve ; wherein the expandable retainer is configured to conform to the shape of the native mitral valve annulus while the valve support remains substantially unchanged, characterized in that the prosthetic heart valve device is configured to be delivered intravascularly to a desired location in the heart while being in a delivery configuration within a delivery catheter.