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A method for controlling a nail-striking operation of an electric nail gun, the electric nail gun including a control module , and at least one switch that is electrically connected to the control module , the control module having a flag that corresponds to the at least one switch , the method characterized by steps of: A) by the control module , receiving a first switch signal and a second switch signal from each of the at least one switch , and determining whether a striking condition is met based on the first switch signal and the second switch signal received from each of the at least one switch , wherein each of the at least one switch is configured to output, when being triggered, the first switch signal having a first voltage and the second switch signal having a second voltage that is different from the first voltage, wherein the striking condition includes that, for each of the at least one switch , the first switch signal has the first voltage and the second switch signal has the second voltage, which indicates that all of the at least one switch is triggered; B) by the control module , upon determining that the striking condition is met, setting the flag to a first state indicating that the nail-striking operation is allowed; C) by the control module , upon determining that the striking condition is not met, setting the flag to a second state indicating that the nail-striking operation is not allowed; and D) by the control module , causing the electric nail gun to perform the nail-striking operation when the flag is set to the first state. A) by the control module , receiving a first switch signal and a second switch signal from each of the at least one switch , and determining whether a striking condition is met based on the first switch signal and the second switch signal received from each of the at least one switch , wherein each of the at least one switch is configured to output, when being triggered, the first switch signal having a first voltage and the second switch signal having a second voltage that is different from the first voltage, wherein the striking condition includes that, for each of the at least one switch , the first switch signal has the first voltage and the second switch signal has the second voltage, which indicates that all of the at least one switch is triggered; B) by the control module , upon determining that the striking condition is met, setting the flag to a first state indicating that the nail-striking operation is allowed; C) by the control module , upon determining that the striking condition is not met, setting the flag to a second state indicating that the nail-striking operation is not allowed; and D) by the control module , causing the electric nail gun to perform the nail-striking operation when the flag is set to the first state.
A computer-implemented method, comprising: accessing an image depicting a plurality of insects on a surface; determining, using a predictive model, locations of individual insects of the plurality of insects in the image by dividing the image into a plurality of image patches and evaluating, using the predictive model, each image patch independently of other image patches of the plurality of image patches, wherein an image patch comprises: a central region having a dimension that corresponds to a size of an individual insect for which the predictive model is applied; and a context region that comprises a frame that extends continuously around the central region; classifying, using the predictive model, the individual insects into at least one category which is defined by an insect parameter, wherein the insect parameter comprises a sex parameter, a species parameter, a health parameter, a size parameter, or a life-stage parameter; and outputting insect information from the predictive model based at least in part on the locations of the individual insects and the at least one category. accessing an image depicting a plurality of insects on a surface; determining, using a predictive model, locations of individual insects of the plurality of insects in the image by dividing the image into a plurality of image patches and evaluating, using the predictive model, each image patch independently of other image patches of the plurality of image patches, wherein an image patch comprises: a central region having a dimension that corresponds to a size of an individual insect for which the predictive model is applied; and a context region that comprises a frame that extends continuously around the central region; a central region having a dimension that corresponds to a size of an individual insect for which the predictive model is applied; and a context region that comprises a frame that extends continuously around the central region; classifying, using the predictive model, the individual insects into at least one category which is defined by an insect parameter, wherein the insect parameter comprises a sex parameter, a species parameter, a health parameter, a size parameter, or a life-stage parameter; and outputting insect information from the predictive model based at least in part on the locations of the individual insects and the at least one category.
An apparatus for controlling autonomous driving, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to determine a travelling situation and a lane position, and determine an autonomous driving control maneuver of a vehicle based on the determined travelling situation and lane position; and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store information calculated by the processor and a set of instructions executed by the processor to cause the processor control the autonomous driving, wherein the processor is further configured to: start a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver, characterized by the processor being configured to determine a safety of each lane of a plurality of lanes of a road on which the vehicle is travelling, apply a weight for the safety to an ego-vehicle lane in which the vehicle is traveling among the plurality of lanes, or a shoulder of the road, and to control the vehicle to stop on a lane which is determined as having a highest safety among the plurality of lanes of the road. a processor configured to determine a travelling situation and a lane position, and determine an autonomous driving control maneuver of a vehicle based on the determined travelling situation and lane position; and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store information calculated by the processor and a set of instructions executed by the processor to cause the processor control the autonomous driving, wherein the processor is further configured to: start a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver, characterized by the processor being configured to determine a safety of each lane of a plurality of lanes of a road on which the vehicle is travelling, apply a weight for the safety to an ego-vehicle lane in which the vehicle is traveling among the plurality of lanes, or a shoulder of the road, and to control the vehicle to stop on a lane which is determined as having a highest safety among the plurality of lanes of the road. start a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver, characterized by the processor being configured to determine a safety of each lane of a plurality of lanes of a road on which the vehicle is travelling, apply a weight for the safety to an ego-vehicle lane in which the vehicle is traveling among the plurality of lanes, or a shoulder of the road, and to control the vehicle to stop on a lane which is determined as having a highest safety among the plurality of lanes of the road.
A medical device for use in a Magnetic Resonance environment, the device comprising: a keypad having keys ; light sources disposed with respective keys of the keypad to illuminate the respective keys, wherein the light sources comprise light emitting diodes, LEDs, , an individual LED being disposed behind a corresponding individual key ; a power source for delivering analog DC current to the LEDs; a low-pass filter connected to filter the analog DC current delivered to the LEDs ; and at least one electronic processor programmed to: perform user interfacing operations in which user inputs are received via the keypad; during the user interfacing operations, control the LEDs to selectively illuminate keys usable in the user interfacing operations by operating the power source thereby turning on and off the LEDs using a DC current ramp; and controlling or configuring the medical device in accord with the user inputs received during the user interfacing operations. a keypad having keys ; light sources disposed with respective keys of the keypad to illuminate the respective keys, wherein the light sources comprise light emitting diodes, LEDs, , an individual LED being disposed behind a corresponding individual key ; a power source for delivering analog DC current to the LEDs; a low-pass filter connected to filter the analog DC current delivered to the LEDs ; and at least one electronic processor programmed to: perform user interfacing operations in which user inputs are received via the keypad; during the user interfacing operations, control the LEDs to selectively illuminate keys usable in the user interfacing operations by operating the power source thereby turning on and off the LEDs using a DC current ramp; and controlling or configuring the medical device in accord with the user inputs received during the user interfacing operations. perform user interfacing operations in which user inputs are received via the keypad; during the user interfacing operations, control the LEDs to selectively illuminate keys usable in the user interfacing operations by operating the power source thereby turning on and off the LEDs using a DC current ramp; and controlling or configuring the medical device in accord with the user inputs received during the user interfacing operations.
A dynamic mixer suitable for mixing at least one curing system and at least one resin system in a proportion of at least 2.5:100 to obtain a homogenous curative composition, wherein said mixer comprises: a) a stirring chamber provided with a motorised stirrer suspended from the top of the chamber and a siphon at the bottom of the chamber; b) at least a first inlet hose , wherein said first inlet hose is connected to the stirring chamber at one end and is connected to a first pumping means at other end; wherein the first pumping means are configured to, in use, pump at least one curing system to the stirring chamber through the at least one inlet hose ; c) at least a second inlet hose , wherein said second inlet hose is connected to the stirring chamber at one end and is connected to a second pumping means at other end; wherein the second pumping means are configured to, in use, pump at least one resin system to the stirring chamber through the at least one inlet hose ; and d) a frame ; characterized in that the proportion of (A) the diameter of the stirring chamber : (B) the length of the stirring chamber : (C) the length from the bottom opening of the chamber to the top of the siphon , is in the ratio of 1: (2.6-3.0): (1.1-1.3), and in that the length (C) from the bottom opening of the chamber to the top of the siphon is from 138 to 162 mm. a) a stirring chamber provided with a motorised stirrer suspended from the top of the chamber and a siphon at the bottom of the chamber; b) at least a first inlet hose , wherein said first inlet hose is connected to the stirring chamber at one end and is connected to a first pumping means at other end; wherein the first pumping means are configured to, in use, pump at least one curing system to the stirring chamber through the at least one inlet hose ; c) at least a second inlet hose , wherein said second inlet hose is connected to the stirring chamber at one end and is connected to a second pumping means at other end; wherein the second pumping means are configured to, in use, pump at least one resin system to the stirring chamber through the at least one inlet hose ; and d) a frame ; the proportion of (A) the diameter of the stirring chamber : (B) the length of the stirring chamber : (C) the length from the bottom opening of the chamber to the top of the siphon , is in the ratio of 1: (2.6-3.0): (1.1-1.3), and in that the length (C) from the bottom opening of the chamber to the top of the siphon is from 138 to 162 mm.
Aircraft fuselage including a fuselage skin, cross-members supporting a floor of the aircraft, and a multifunctional substructure , characterized in that said multifunctional substructure is fixed to at least one of the cross-members in a lowered part of said cross-member and in that said multifunctional substructure comprises: - at least one duct of an air distribution system having a substantially rectangular section at the location of said at least one cross-member and having lateral walls of said duct that are substantially vertical; - a seat fixing track or a stiffening profile fixed on a first lateral wall of said duct of the multifunctional substructure , and; - a seat fixing track or a stiffening profile fixed on a second lateral wall, opposite the first lateral wall, of said duct of the multifunctional substructure . - at least one duct of an air distribution system having a substantially rectangular section at the location of said at least one cross-member and having lateral walls of said duct that are substantially vertical; - a seat fixing track or a stiffening profile fixed on a first lateral wall of said duct of the multifunctional substructure , and; - a seat fixing track or a stiffening profile fixed on a second lateral wall, opposite the first lateral wall, of said duct of the multifunctional substructure .
Method for managing a speed-regulating and/or distance-regulating adaptive cruise control with which a motor vehicle with a manual gearbox is equipped, in which method the cruise control comprises at least two modes of operation including a first mode of operation (ACC_regulation) that imposes a predetermined setpoint speed on the vehicle, and a second mode of operation (ACC_Override) that allows the setpoint speed to be temporarily exceeded, the switchover between the first and second modes of operation being dependent on a comparison (E2) made on a driver setpoint that directly or indirectly represents an engine torque demanded by a driver according to an extent to which an accelerator pedal of the vehicle is depressed, against a cruise control setpoint that directly or indirectly represents an engine torque corresponding to the setpoint speed imposed by the first mode of operation, wherein, when the cruise control is switched over (E3) into the second mode of operation, the method comprises the steps of: - detecting (E4) a start of a gearbox gearshift, - commanding (E5), in response to said detection, a temporary neutralization of the comparison made on the driver setpoint in order to force the cruise control to remain in the second mode of operation. - detecting (E4) a start of a gearbox gearshift, - commanding (E5), in response to said detection, a temporary neutralization of the comparison made on the driver setpoint in order to force the cruise control to remain in the second mode of operation.
A method to detect a target/ligand interaction, comprising the steps of: (a) incubating a fusion of a target protein and a bioluminescent reporter polypeptide: (i) in the presence of a ligand to produce a test sample, and (ii) in the absence of a ligand, to produce a control sample; (b) treating said test and control samples under conditions that cause the target protein to unfold to an appropriate extent; (c) measuring signal from the reporter polypeptide in said test and control samples; and (d) comparing the measurement made in step (c) between the test and control samples, wherein increase of the signal from said reporter polypeptide in the test sample compared to the control sample indicates the presence of a target/ligand interaction; optionally wherein the reporter polypeptide is a complement polypeptide or peptide and is either added exogenously to the test and control samples prior to step (c) or is expressed within the cell, cell lysate, or reaction mixture, and wherein the bioluminescent reporter has 70% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 1. (a) incubating a fusion of a target protein and a bioluminescent reporter polypeptide: (i) in the presence of a ligand to produce a test sample, and (ii) in the absence of a ligand, to produce a control sample; (i) in the presence of a ligand to produce a test sample, and (ii) in the absence of a ligand, to produce a control sample; (b) treating said test and control samples under conditions that cause the target protein to unfold to an appropriate extent; (c) measuring signal from the reporter polypeptide in said test and control samples; and (d) comparing the measurement made in step (c) between the test and control samples, wherein increase of the signal from said reporter polypeptide in the test sample compared to the control sample indicates the presence of a target/ligand interaction; optionally wherein the reporter polypeptide is a complement polypeptide or peptide and is either added exogenously to the test and control samples prior to step (c) or is expressed within the cell, cell lysate, or reaction mixture, and wherein the bioluminescent reporter has 70% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 1.
An apparatus for generating random vectors, the apparatus comprising: a storing unit, configured to store vector data associated with a random vector generation instruction; a register unit, configured to store scalar data associated with the random vector generation instruction; a control unit, configured to decode the random vector generation instruction and to control an execution process of the random vector generation instruction; and a random vector generating unit, configured to generate a random vector obeying a specified distribution according to the random vector generation instruction decoded; the random vector generating unit being a customized hardware circuit and wherein the scalar data stored in the register unit comprise a storage address of a random vector, a length of the random vector, and distribution parameters associated with the random vector generation instruction; wherein the storage address of the random vector is an address in the storing unit. a storing unit, configured to store vector data associated with a random vector generation instruction; a register unit, configured to store scalar data associated with the random vector generation instruction; a control unit, configured to decode the random vector generation instruction and to control an execution process of the random vector generation instruction; and a random vector generating unit, configured to generate a random vector obeying a specified distribution according to the random vector generation instruction decoded; the random vector generating unit being a customized hardware circuit and wherein the scalar data stored in the register unit comprise a storage address of a random vector, a length of the random vector, and distribution parameters associated with the random vector generation instruction; wherein the storage address of the random vector is an address in the storing unit.
A seat unit comprising: a seat pan coupled to a seat back ; a plurality of inflatable cushions positioned proximate at least one of the seat pan and the seat back ; a plurality of inflatable airbags positioned proximate at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions ; a pressure sensor positioned over at least one of the seat pan and the seat back so that the plurality of inflatable cushions and the plurality of inflatable airbags are substantially covered by the pressure sensor , wherein the pressure sensor is configured to generate a pressure map; and a control unit communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity within a pressure distribution, and configured to adjust a pressure inside at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions or the plurality of inflatable airbags to minimize the at least one pressure irregularity within the pressure distribution, characterized in that the control unit is configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity consisting in: - a pressure peak defined as a location where the pressure is locally higher than an average pressure in a range of a given percentage, or - a pressure drop defined as a location where the pressure is locally lower than the average pressure in a range of a given percentage. a seat pan coupled to a seat back ; a plurality of inflatable cushions positioned proximate at least one of the seat pan and the seat back ; a plurality of inflatable airbags positioned proximate at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions ; a pressure sensor positioned over at least one of the seat pan and the seat back so that the plurality of inflatable cushions and the plurality of inflatable airbags are substantially covered by the pressure sensor , wherein the pressure sensor is configured to generate a pressure map; and a control unit communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity within a pressure distribution, and configured to adjust a pressure inside at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions or the plurality of inflatable airbags to minimize the at least one pressure irregularity within the pressure distribution, characterized in that the control unit is configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity consisting in: - a pressure peak defined as a location where the pressure is locally higher than an average pressure in a range of a given percentage, or - a pressure drop defined as a location where the pressure is locally lower than the average pressure in a range of a given percentage. - a pressure peak defined as a location where the pressure is locally higher than an average pressure in a range of a given percentage, or - a pressure drop defined as a location where the pressure is locally lower than the average pressure in a range of a given percentage.
An ambulance stretcher , which comprises: ∘ A support frame for supporting a patient; ∘ a pair of front legs , each having a front wheel ; ∘ a pair of rear legs , each having a rear wheel ; ∘ a front coupling body connected to a front end of the support frame and configured to be removably coupled to a support coupling in an ambulance (V); characterized in that the coupling body comprises a spherical or hemispherical coupling head arranged on a vertical longitudinal median plane of the support frame . ∘ A support frame for supporting a patient; ∘ a pair of front legs , each having a front wheel ; ∘ a pair of rear legs , each having a rear wheel ; ∘ a front coupling body connected to a front end of the support frame and configured to be removably coupled to a support coupling in an ambulance (V);