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A light source selection device for selecting one or more of a plurality of selectable light source devices, the selection device comprising - a light selection means comprising a plurality of photosensors for receiving light from one or more of the plurality of light source devices, each photosensor having a different field of view , wherein the field of view is the angular area of sensitivity of the photosensor, and - a photosensor output signal processing unit adapted to select one or more light source devices by processing signals of the plurality of photosensors, wherein said processing unit is adapted to: - determine different light source devices through decoding identifiers contained in the light received by the photosensors (S10, S12), - determine the signal strength of the light received from the determined different light source devices , and - select one or more light source devices depending on the determined signal strengths (S14). - a light selection means comprising a plurality of photosensors for receiving light from one or more of the plurality of light source devices, each photosensor having a different field of view , wherein the field of view is the angular area of sensitivity of the photosensor, and - a photosensor output signal processing unit adapted to select one or more light source devices by processing signals of the plurality of photosensors, wherein said processing unit is adapted to: - determine different light source devices through decoding identifiers contained in the light received by the photosensors (S10, S12), - determine the signal strength of the light received from the determined different light source devices , and - select one or more light source devices depending on the determined signal strengths (S14).
A system comprising: a first converter comprising first switching circuitry configured to convert an input voltage into a plurality of discrete voltages; a second converter comprising second switching circuitry configured to convert the plurality of discrete voltages into a plurality of modulated voltages modulated according to a modulation scheme, wherein each modulated voltage of the plurality of modulated voltages comprises two voltage levels equal, respectively, to two of the discrete voltages of the plurality of discrete voltages; and a selection circuit configured to alternatively output each modulated voltage of the plurality of modulated voltages across a pair of output terminals, characterized in that the modulation scheme of the second converter is at least one of: pulse width modulation, frequency modulation, or variable frequency and variable pulse width. a first converter comprising first switching circuitry configured to convert an input voltage into a plurality of discrete voltages; a second converter comprising second switching circuitry configured to convert the plurality of discrete voltages into a plurality of modulated voltages modulated according to a modulation scheme, wherein each modulated voltage of the plurality of modulated voltages comprises two voltage levels equal, respectively, to two of the discrete voltages of the plurality of discrete voltages; and a selection circuit configured to alternatively output each modulated voltage of the plurality of modulated voltages across a pair of output terminals, characterized in that the modulation scheme of the second converter is at least one of: pulse width modulation, frequency modulation, or variable frequency and variable pulse width.
A toilet frame for measuring the weight of a patient when the patient is sat on the toilet frame , the toilet frame comprising: a support frame ; a seat mounted on the support frame , the seat comprising an aperture for receiving bodily fluids; and a foot plate for supporting the patient's feet; wherein the toilet frame further comprises a weight sensor configured to measure the weight of the patient when the patient is sat on the seat ; and characterised in that the toilet frame further comprises an upper support frame mounted on the support frame by the weight sensor such that a load path extends from the upper support frame to the support frame via the weight sensor . a support frame ; a seat mounted on the support frame , the seat comprising an aperture for receiving bodily fluids; and a foot plate for supporting the patient's feet; wherein the toilet frame further comprises a weight sensor configured to measure the weight of the patient when the patient is sat on the seat ; and characterised in that the toilet frame further comprises an upper support frame mounted on the support frame by the weight sensor such that a load path extends from the upper support frame to the support frame via the weight sensor .
A tool for implanting an interphalangeal implant , the tool comprising: a limb support for supporting a phalangeal limb; a driving rod , wherein the driving rod is movable for moving the interphalangeal implant towards the limb support; and an actuation mechanism for actuating the driving rod. a limb support for supporting a phalangeal limb; a driving rod , wherein the driving rod is movable for moving the interphalangeal implant towards the limb support; and an actuation mechanism for actuating the driving rod.
Vehicle seat comprising: a headrest or a speaker box attached to the headrest or to a backrest of the vehicle seat , wherein the headrest or the speaker box comprises a sound outlet opening at a top side; and at least a first speaker and at least a second speaker integrated in the headrest or in the speaker box ; wherein the first speaker has a first main sound emission direction and the second speaker has a second main sound emission direction ; wherein the first speaker and the second speaker are fixed in the headrest or in the speaker box in such a way that the first main sound emission direction and the second main sound direction are inclined with respect to a backrest main direction of a backrest of the vehicle seat ; and characterised by that the first speaker and the second speaker are lowered arranged in the headrest or in the speaker box with respect to the sound outlet opening of the headrest or of the speaker box , so that during operation sound waves emitted from the first speaker and the second speaker are mixed in a chamber formed in the headrest or in the speaker box . a headrest or a speaker box attached to the headrest or to a backrest of the vehicle seat , wherein the headrest or the speaker box comprises a sound outlet opening at a top side; and at least a first speaker and at least a second speaker integrated in the headrest or in the speaker box ; wherein the first speaker has a first main sound emission direction and the second speaker has a second main sound emission direction ; wherein the first speaker and the second speaker are fixed in the headrest or in the speaker box in such a way that the first main sound emission direction and the second main sound direction are inclined with respect to a backrest main direction of a backrest of the vehicle seat ; and characterised by that the first speaker and the second speaker are lowered arranged in the headrest or in the speaker box with respect to the sound outlet opening of the headrest or of the speaker box , so that during operation sound waves emitted from the first speaker and the second speaker are mixed in a chamber formed in the headrest or in the speaker box .
A method of forming a dynamic model for the behavior of machines from sensed data, comprising: observing, with at least one sensor, a machine in operation; recording data from the at least one sensor about at least one characteristic of the machine in operation; fitting at least one of a linear parameter-varying input-output (LPV-IO) autoregressive shifted form dynamic model and an LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive shifted form to the recorded machine data; removing effects of future inputs from future outputs to generate corrected future outputs by using at least one of the fitted LPV-IO autoregressive input-output linear parameter-varying shifted form dynamic model and the fitted LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive shifted form dynamic model; performing, to select states and reduce a state order and computational size of at least one of the fitted LPV-IO autoregressive dynamic model and the fitted LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive dynamic model, a canonical variate analysis (CVA) between the corrected future outputs and past outputs of at least one of the fitted LPV-IO autoregressive shifted form dynamic model and the fitted LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive shifted form dynamic model; constructing at least one of a dynamic linear parameter varying state-space (LPV-SS) model and a dynamic nonlinear (NL)PV-SS model based on the performed CVA; generating a dynamic model of machine behavior; and at least one of controlling and modifying machine dynamic response characteristics based upon the generated dynamic model of machine behavior. observing, with at least one sensor, a machine in operation; recording data from the at least one sensor about at least one characteristic of the machine in operation; fitting at least one of a linear parameter-varying input-output (LPV-IO) autoregressive shifted form dynamic model and an LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive shifted form to the recorded machine data; removing effects of future inputs from future outputs to generate corrected future outputs by using at least one of the fitted LPV-IO autoregressive input-output linear parameter-varying shifted form dynamic model and the fitted LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive shifted form dynamic model; performing, to select states and reduce a state order and computational size of at least one of the fitted LPV-IO autoregressive dynamic model and the fitted LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive dynamic model, a canonical variate analysis (CVA) between the corrected future outputs and past outputs of at least one of the fitted LPV-IO autoregressive shifted form dynamic model and the fitted LPV-IO nonlinear autoregressive shifted form dynamic model; constructing at least one of a dynamic linear parameter varying state-space (LPV-SS) model and a dynamic nonlinear (NL)PV-SS model based on the performed CVA; generating a dynamic model of machine behavior; and at least one of controlling and modifying machine dynamic response characteristics based upon the generated dynamic model of machine behavior.
A pharmaceutical for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of a disease selected from the group consisting of hypertension, angina pectoris derived from hypertension, myocardial infarction derived from hypertension, arrhythmia derived from hypertension, sudden death derived from hypertension, heart failure derived from hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy derived from hypertension, diabetic nephropathy derived from hypertension, glomerulonephritis derived from hypertension, nephrosclerosis derived from hypertension, cerebral infarction derived from hypertension, intracerebral hemorrhage derived from hypertension, arteriosclerosis derived from hypertension, restenosis after PTCA derived from hypertension, and peripheral circulatory disturbance derived from hypertension, characterized by (i) a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist which comprises a substance selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (I): and an atropisomer thereof, and a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) one or both components selected from the following components (A) and (B), for administration simultaneously or separately at a time interval: (A) an angiotensin II receptor antagonist wherein the angiotensin II receptor antagonist is (5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-propyl-1-[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-ylmethyl]imidazole-5-carboxylate; and (B) a calcium antagonist wherein the calcium antagonist is amlodipine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. (i) a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist which comprises a substance selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (I): and an atropisomer thereof, and a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) one or both components selected from the following components (A) and (B), for administration simultaneously or separately at a time interval: (A) an angiotensin II receptor antagonist wherein the angiotensin II receptor antagonist is (5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-propyl-1-[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-ylmethyl]imidazole-5-carboxylate; and (B) a calcium antagonist wherein the calcium antagonist is amlodipine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. (A) an angiotensin II receptor antagonist wherein the angiotensin II receptor antagonist is (5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-propyl-1-[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-ylmethyl]imidazole-5-carboxylate; and (B) a calcium antagonist wherein the calcium antagonist is amlodipine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
An electrodialytic buffer generator comprising: (a) a flow-through central buffer-generating channel comprising a first electrode , having an inlet and an outlet ; (b) a second chamber comprising a second electrode ; (c) a third chamber comprising a third electrode ; (d) a cation exchange barrier , capable of passing cations but not anions and of blocking bulk liquid flow, disposed between said second chamber and said buffer-generating channel ; (e) an anion exchange barrier , capable of passing anions but not cations and of blocking bulk liquid flow, disposed between said third chamber and said buffer-generating channel ; (f) a first current source configured to be connected to said first and second electrodes; and (g) a second current source configured to be connected to said first and third electrodes. (a) a flow-through central buffer-generating channel comprising a first electrode , having an inlet and an outlet ; (b) a second chamber comprising a second electrode ; (c) a third chamber comprising a third electrode ; (d) a cation exchange barrier , capable of passing cations but not anions and of blocking bulk liquid flow, disposed between said second chamber and said buffer-generating channel ; (e) an anion exchange barrier , capable of passing anions but not cations and of blocking bulk liquid flow, disposed between said third chamber and said buffer-generating channel ; (f) a first current source configured to be connected to said first and second electrodes; and (g) a second current source configured to be connected to said first and third electrodes.
A brake for an aircraft, the brake comprising: a housing ; a shaft defining an axis (X) and extending into the housing; a floating brake disk arranged to rotate with the shaft and arranged to be axially movable, along the axis (X), within the housing ; a static brake pad arranged on a first side of the floating brake disk ; a movable brake pad arranged on a second, opposite, side of the floating brake disk ; biasing means for moving the movable brake pad relative to the housing to press the movable brake pad against the floating brake disk, and thereby to press the floating brake disk against the static brake pad to apply braking force to the floating brake disk; the brake for an aircraft characterised by further comprising: a thermal fuse in thermal contact with the static brake pad , the thermal fuse having a fusing temperature, T, above which the thermal fuse fuses, wherein the thermal fuse is arranged such that, before it fuses, the static brake pad is axially fixed relative to the housing, and after it fuses, the static brake pad is free to move axially relative to the housing away from the floating brake disk. a housing ; a shaft defining an axis (X) and extending into the housing; a floating brake disk arranged to rotate with the shaft and arranged to be axially movable, along the axis (X), within the housing ; a static brake pad arranged on a first side of the floating brake disk ; a movable brake pad arranged on a second, opposite, side of the floating brake disk ; biasing means for moving the movable brake pad relative to the housing to press the movable brake pad against the floating brake disk, and thereby to press the floating brake disk against the static brake pad to apply braking force to the floating brake disk; a thermal fuse in thermal contact with the static brake pad , the thermal fuse having a fusing temperature, T, above which the thermal fuse fuses, wherein the thermal fuse is arranged such that, before it fuses, the static brake pad is axially fixed relative to the housing, and after it fuses, the static brake pad is free to move axially relative to the housing away from the floating brake disk.
A battery module comprising: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; a separator provided between the plurality of battery cells ; and a restraint member that restrains the plurality of battery cells in the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of battery cells includes two electrode terminals arranged side by side along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a housing having an upper surface and a lower surface facing each other along a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and the two electrode terminals are provided on the upper surface of the housing , a protrusion is formed to protrude from the separator to a side opposite to the plurality of battery cells along the second direction, the restraint member includes a binding bar extending in the first direction, and an abutment member located on the plurality of battery cells side with respect to the binding bar , the abutment member being in abutment with the separator at a first position and a second position to form an air flow path between the first position and the second position, the first position and the second position being separated from each other along the third direction, the first position is located on a side close to the upper surface of the housing with respect to the second position, and the protrusion is disposed only at the second position of the first position and the second position, and is provided to interfere with the abutment member at the second position so as to compress and deform the abutment member . a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; a separator provided between the plurality of battery cells ; and a restraint member that restrains the plurality of battery cells in the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of battery cells includes two electrode terminals arranged side by side along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a housing having an upper surface and a lower surface facing each other along a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and the two electrode terminals are provided on the upper surface of the housing , a protrusion is formed to protrude from the separator to a side opposite to the plurality of battery cells along the second direction, the restraint member includes a binding bar extending in the first direction, and an abutment member located on the plurality of battery cells side with respect to the binding bar , the abutment member being in abutment with the separator at a first position and a second position to form an air flow path between the first position and the second position, the first position and the second position being separated from each other along the third direction, the first position is located on a side close to the upper surface of the housing with respect to the second position, and the protrusion is disposed only at the second position of the first position and the second position, and is provided to interfere with the abutment member at the second position so as to compress and deform the abutment member .
A cutter head for an electric hair trimmer , the trimmer including a handle with a drive system and an ejection mechanism , said cutter head including: a housing releasably connectable with the handle in operative connection with the ejection mechanism , the housing being configured for ejection from the handle by said ejection mechanism ; and a cutting assembly at least partially disposed within the housing for ejection from the handle along with the housing , the cutting assembly including: a stationary blade having a plurality of teeth , wherein each stationary blade tooth includes tip ; a movable blade having a plurality of teeth , wherein each movable blade tooth includes a tip and wherein the movable blade teeth are maintained in shearing contact with the stationary blade teeth along a shearing plane (P); and a follower connected to the movable blade for operative connection with the drive system of the handle to oscillate the movable blade , wherein the housing includes a plurality of guard teeth characterised in that the plurality of guard teeth are adjacent the movable blade teeth , wherein each guard tooth has a substantially diamond shaped profile, and wherein the substantially diamond shaped profile has a pair of sides forming an acutely angled distal tip , wherein a first one of the sides of the acutely angled distal tip is oriented obliquely relative to the shearing plane (P). a housing releasably connectable with the handle in operative connection with the ejection mechanism , the housing being configured for ejection from the handle by said ejection mechanism ; and a cutting assembly at least partially disposed within the housing for ejection from the handle along with the housing , the cutting assembly including: a stationary blade having a plurality of teeth , wherein each stationary blade tooth includes tip ; a movable blade having a plurality of teeth , wherein each movable blade tooth includes a tip and wherein the movable blade teeth are maintained in shearing contact with the stationary blade teeth along a shearing plane (P); and a follower connected to the movable blade for operative connection with the drive system of the handle to oscillate the movable blade , a stationary blade having a plurality of teeth , wherein each stationary blade tooth includes tip ; a movable blade having a plurality of teeth , wherein each movable blade tooth includes a tip and wherein the movable blade teeth are maintained in shearing contact with the stationary blade teeth along a shearing plane (P); and a follower connected to the movable blade for operative connection with the drive system of the handle to oscillate the movable blade , wherein the housing includes a plurality of guard teeth characterised in that the plurality of guard teeth are adjacent the movable blade teeth , wherein each guard tooth has a substantially diamond shaped profile, and wherein the substantially diamond shaped profile has a pair of sides forming an acutely angled distal tip , wherein a first one of the sides of the acutely angled distal tip is oriented obliquely relative to the shearing plane (P).