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A clothes dryer, comprising: a casing having an inner space, and a ventilation part for allowing the inner space to communicate with an external space; a drum disposed in the casing on a air circulation flow path ; a heat pump with a compressor for circulating a refrigerant along a refrigerant pipe , the heat pump absorbing heat from air discharged from the drum during circulation of the refrigerant, and heating, by using the absorbed heat, air to be supplied into the drum along the air circulation flow path ; a cooling fan , which is disposed in the casing , for cooling the compressor by introducing outside air into the casing through the ventilation part ; and a sound-insulating cover which is connected with the casing and spaced apart from the ventilation part so that the outside air is introduced into the casing through the ventilation part , and has a sound-insulating plate which is disposed to overlap with at least a portion of the ventilation part when looking at the ventilation part from the rear of the dryer ; characterized by : a sound-absorbing material which is fixed at the sound-insulating cover , so as to be disposed between the sound-insulating plate and the ventilation part . a casing having an inner space, and a ventilation part for allowing the inner space to communicate with an external space; a drum disposed in the casing on a air circulation flow path ; a heat pump with a compressor for circulating a refrigerant along a refrigerant pipe , the heat pump absorbing heat from air discharged from the drum during circulation of the refrigerant, and heating, by using the absorbed heat, air to be supplied into the drum along the air circulation flow path ; a cooling fan , which is disposed in the casing , for cooling the compressor by introducing outside air into the casing through the ventilation part ; and a sound-insulating cover which is connected with the casing and spaced apart from the ventilation part so that the outside air is introduced into the casing through the ventilation part , and has a sound-insulating plate which is disposed to overlap with at least a portion of the ventilation part when looking at the ventilation part from the rear of the dryer ; characterized by : a sound-absorbing material which is fixed at the sound-insulating cover , so as to be disposed between the sound-insulating plate and the ventilation part .
A computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous driving vehicle , ADV, the method comprising: receiving, by a planning module of the ADV , first perception data from a perception module of the ADV , the first perception data describing a driving environment surrounding the ADV and being determined by the perception module based on sensor data provided by a sensor system of the ADV , wherein the sensor system comprises a plurality of sensors; planning, by the planning module , a trajectory for a current driving cycle based on the first perception data to drive the ADV from a first location to a second location; determining a driving intent and one or more regions of interest (ROIs) surrounding the ADV based on the trajectory; transmitting the driving intent and the ROIs to the perception module via an application programming interface (API); determining and selecting, by the perception module , sensor data of selected sensors of the plurality of sensors of the sensor system based on the driving intent and the ROIs, wherein the selected sensors are related to the planning for a next driving cycle of the ADV ; and generating, by the perception module , second perception data for a next driving cycle based on the driving intent and the ROIs by selectively processing sensor data provided by the selected sensors. receiving, by a planning module of the ADV , first perception data from a perception module of the ADV , the first perception data describing a driving environment surrounding the ADV and being determined by the perception module based on sensor data provided by a sensor system of the ADV , wherein the sensor system comprises a plurality of sensors; planning, by the planning module , a trajectory for a current driving cycle based on the first perception data to drive the ADV from a first location to a second location; determining a driving intent and one or more regions of interest (ROIs) surrounding the ADV based on the trajectory; transmitting the driving intent and the ROIs to the perception module via an application programming interface (API); determining and selecting, by the perception module , sensor data of selected sensors of the plurality of sensors of the sensor system based on the driving intent and the ROIs, wherein the selected sensors are related to the planning for a next driving cycle of the ADV ; and generating, by the perception module , second perception data for a next driving cycle based on the driving intent and the ROIs by selectively processing sensor data provided by the selected sensors.
Method for estimating a differential inductance and/or flux linkage of an electrical machine , wherein the differential inductance is defined as a ratio between small-signal values of flux linkage and current, the electrical machine is supplied with drive currents via a first current regulator and a second current regulator , and actual values of drive currents are measured and fed back to the two current regulators such that closed-loop control is provided, which method is characterized by comprising the steps of: providing the first current regulator with an AC value either for a direct axis current reference i* d or for a quadrature axis current reference i* q of a machine current vector, while providing the second current regulator with a predetermined DC value for the remaining one of the two current references i* d and i* q , the AC value being such that the electrical machine operates in standstill or quasi-standstill condition; superimposing, after a predetermined time period has expired, a varying signal in a control path where the AC value is provided, the varying signal having a higher frequency than the AC value; and determining a contribution signal which corresponds to the contribution of the superimposed varying signal to the drive currents, estimating the differential inductance and/or the flux linkage on the basis of the contribution signal. providing the first current regulator with an AC value either for a direct axis current reference i* d or for a quadrature axis current reference i* q of a machine current vector, while providing the second current regulator with a predetermined DC value for the remaining one of the two current references i* d and i* q , the AC value being such that the electrical machine operates in standstill or quasi-standstill condition; superimposing, after a predetermined time period has expired, a varying signal in a control path where the AC value is provided, the varying signal having a higher frequency than the AC value; and determining a contribution signal which corresponds to the contribution of the superimposed varying signal to the drive currents, estimating the differential inductance and/or the flux linkage on the basis of the contribution signal.
A method for determining hemodynamic biomarkers of aortic abdominal aneurysms, the method comprising: obtaining a geometry of the aorta in the abdominal region of a subject; obtaining at least three ultrasound Doppler planes of the aorta in the abdominal region of the subject, wherein: one of the Doppler planes captures the aorta's main axis; and the other two Doppler planes capture two different cross sections of the aorta; deriving a three dimensional, 3D, velocity field within the aorta and the method further characterized by : deriving a 3D relative pressure field within the aorta using the at least three ultrasound Doppler planes and the aorta geometry; obtaining a reference pressure measurement of the subject; and deriving a 3D absolute pressure field within the aorta based on the relative pressure field and the reference pressure measurement to function as a biomarker for aortic abdominal aneurysms. obtaining a geometry of the aorta in the abdominal region of a subject; obtaining at least three ultrasound Doppler planes of the aorta in the abdominal region of the subject, wherein: one of the Doppler planes captures the aorta's main axis; and the other two Doppler planes capture two different cross sections of the aorta; one of the Doppler planes captures the aorta's main axis; and the other two Doppler planes capture two different cross sections of the aorta; deriving a three dimensional, 3D, velocity field within the aorta and the method further characterized by : deriving a 3D relative pressure field within the aorta using the at least three ultrasound Doppler planes and the aorta geometry; obtaining a reference pressure measurement of the subject; and deriving a 3D absolute pressure field within the aorta based on the relative pressure field and the reference pressure measurement to function as a biomarker for aortic abdominal aneurysms. deriving a 3D relative pressure field within the aorta using the at least three ultrasound Doppler planes and the aorta geometry; obtaining a reference pressure measurement of the subject; and deriving a 3D absolute pressure field within the aorta based on the relative pressure field and the reference pressure measurement to function as a biomarker for aortic abdominal aneurysms.
A container filling system comprising: a beverage product reservoir ; a beverage container filling valve connected to the reservoir and configured to fill containers with beverage product from the reservoir; a vacuum source connected to a fluid space that includes an interior of the reservoir; a pressure control valve connecting the fluid space to a source of fluid at a pressure above an ambient atmospheric pressure, characterized in that the system further comprises: a pressure transducer configured to generate pressure transducer signals indicative of pressures in a flow path between the reservoir interior and the filling valve ; and a controller configured to receive input data corresponding to a target pressure value based on a desired flow rate of beverage product through an outlet of the filling valve , wherein the controller is configured to receive the pressure transducer signals (S PT ), and configured to generate, based on the received pressure transducer signals and on the input data, pressure valve control signals (S PC ) to open and close the pressure valve and maintain a pressure at or near the target pressure in a part of the flow path from the reservoir interior. a beverage product reservoir ; a beverage container filling valve connected to the reservoir and configured to fill containers with beverage product from the reservoir; a vacuum source connected to a fluid space that includes an interior of the reservoir; a pressure control valve connecting the fluid space to a source of fluid at a pressure above an ambient atmospheric pressure, characterized in that the system further comprises: a pressure transducer configured to generate pressure transducer signals indicative of pressures in a flow path between the reservoir interior and the filling valve ; and a controller configured to receive input data corresponding to a target pressure value based on a desired flow rate of beverage product through an outlet of the filling valve , wherein the controller is configured to receive the pressure transducer signals (S PT ), and configured to generate, based on the received pressure transducer signals and on the input data, pressure valve control signals (S PC ) to open and close the pressure valve and maintain a pressure at or near the target pressure in a part of the flow path from the reservoir interior. a pressure transducer configured to generate pressure transducer signals indicative of pressures in a flow path between the reservoir interior and the filling valve ; and a controller configured to receive input data corresponding to a target pressure value based on a desired flow rate of beverage product through an outlet of the filling valve , wherein the controller is configured to receive the pressure transducer signals (S PT ), and configured to generate, based on the received pressure transducer signals and on the input data, pressure valve control signals (S PC ) to open and close the pressure valve and maintain a pressure at or near the target pressure in a part of the flow path from the reservoir interior.
Aircraft seat module with a flight passenger seating area (1 0a; 10b), with a door unit (22a; 22b) which in at least one operation state is configured at least for closing a passage region (18a; 18b) to the flight passenger seating area (10a; 10b), with a locking device (28a; 28b) for the door unit (22a; 22b) which is configured to lock the door unit (22a; 22b) in an open position, in particular a maximally open stowage position, and to this end comprises at least one actuator device (56a; 56b) having at least two movably supported locking elements (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b) which are in each case adjustable between a locking position and an unlocking position, characterized in that the locking device (28a; 28b) comprises a locking state indication unit (74a; 74b), which is configured, in the maximally open position of the door unit (22a; 22b), to detect and indicate incomplete locking of at least one of the two locking elements (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b). with a flight passenger seating area (1 0a; 10b), with a door unit (22a; 22b) which in at least one operation state is configured at least for closing a passage region (18a; 18b) to the flight passenger seating area (10a; 10b), with a locking device (28a; 28b) for the door unit (22a; 22b) which is configured to lock the door unit (22a; 22b) in an open position, in particular a maximally open stowage position, and to this end comprises at least one actuator device (56a; 56b) having at least two movably supported locking elements (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b) which are in each case adjustable between a locking position and an unlocking position, characterized in that the locking device (28a; 28b) comprises a locking state indication unit (74a; 74b), which is configured, in the maximally open position of the door unit (22a; 22b), to detect and indicate incomplete locking of at least one of the two locking elements (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b).
Hand-guided floor treatment device, having a bottom part with at least one tool for floor treatment and a motor for driving the at least one tool and having a guide part with a handle part , wherein the guide part is connected to the bottom part via a first articulation adjustable in a treatment direction with an articulation axis (G1) transversely to the treatment direction , wherein the bottom part has a liquid feed for which a liquid tank is provided, wherein the floor treatment device has at least one energy storage device to supply the at least one tool for the floor treatment, wherein the tool for the floor treatment is composed of at least two pad holder discs driven in a counter-rotating and essentially horizontal manner having treatment pieces , characterized in that the guide part comprises at the lower end below the centre, but above the bottom part , a further articulation with a further articulation axis (G2) extending transversely to the first articulation axis (G1), around which axis the guide part is adjustable transversely to the treatment direction such that the bottom part can be turned by a user (P) parallel to the treatment surface (B) about a vertical axis (A1) of the bottom part in at least ± 45°.
An aircraft and a passenger transport vehicle water uploading apparatus for uploading water to the aircraft, the passenger transport vehicle water uploading apparatus comprising: a. an inlet to receive water; b. a purification chamber in fluid communication with the inlet , adapted to receive water from the inlet , comprising a source of ultraviolet radiation disposed within the chamber and capable of irradiating at least a portion of the interior of the chamber ; and c. an outlet to remove purified water from the chamber . characterized in that : the purification chamber further comprises an ultraviolet transparent helical tube between the inlet and outlet , said helical tube coils around a longitudinal core along the length of the chamber within which the source of ultraviolet radiation is disposed, such that the outlet is configured to remove purified water from the chamber after a single pass therethrough and wherein said purification chamber is in fluid communication with a reservoir on an aircraft during upload. a. an inlet to receive water; b. a purification chamber in fluid communication with the inlet , adapted to receive water from the inlet , comprising a source of ultraviolet radiation disposed within the chamber and capable of irradiating at least a portion of the interior of the chamber ; and c. an outlet to remove purified water from the chamber .
A device for dispensing a material, comprising a plunger assembly , the plunger assembly having a screw comprising a first thread portion and a second thread portion , the first and second thread portion differ in shape and, in combination, form one continuous screw thread, the plunger assembly further comprising a nut which engages the screw thread by a nut thread, and wherein the nut thread corresponds in shape to a negative shape of the first thread portion, wherein the difference in shape is based on a retention structure in the first thread portion which is absent in the second thread portion, and wherein the retention structure is provided by a taper thread forming at least part of the first thread portion.
A planar carrier , wherein the carrier has a receiving element for receiving an object and this receiving element is configured in the form of a recess and wherein the recess receives the object completely, wherein the carrier has at least in the region of the recess a layer-shaped cover for fully covering the recess , wherein the object is a portable data carrier in a first form factor according to ISO/IEC 7816-2 and the carrier is a form adapter for a portable data carrier in a second form factor , different from the first form factor , according to ISO/IEC in 7816-2 characterized in that the carrier has further advance punchings according to ISO/IEC 7816-2 beyond the recess , so that the carrier is separable by the pre-punchings, whereby the carrier after the separation has a third form factor according to ISO/IEC 7816-2 which is smaller than the second form factor but greater than the first form factor , so that the respective form factor is detachable from the carrier on account of the pre-punchings, wherein the form factor of the carrier is smaller than a transport shell , wherein the carrier is arranged movably within the transport shell , wherein the transport shell has the dimensions of an ID 1 data carrier according to ISO/IEC 7816-2, wherein the carrier is incorporated completely into a transport shell , wherein the transport shell has a front outer layer and a back outer layer , wherein the carrier is arranged in the transport shell as a movable part in a middle layer between the front outer layer and the back outer layer and the immovable part of the middle layer is connected in a mechanically undetachable manner to the front outer layer and the back outer layer and wherein the planar carrier is accessible from outside of the transport shell and can be moved. wherein the form factor of the carrier is smaller than a transport shell , wherein the carrier is arranged movably within the transport shell , wherein the transport shell has the dimensions of an ID 1 data carrier according to ISO/IEC 7816-2,
A method of forming an object being characterised by comprising the following steps : wrapping foil around a preform to provide a multi-layered structure comprising a plurality of layers of wrapped foil ; removing the preform from the multi-layered structure ; and diffusion bonding the plurality of layers together to form the object . wrapping foil around a preform to provide a multi-layered structure comprising a plurality of layers of wrapped foil ; removing the preform from the multi-layered structure ; and diffusion bonding the plurality of layers together to form the object .
A sphere antenna suitable for operating in a very wide frequency band, suitable for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic radiation in a plurality of spatial directions, made up of a plurality of radiating elements, comprising three planar sets of patterns (30, 30 1 , 30 2 , 30 3 , 70) having a same center of symmetry (O), arranged in three planes of the orthogonal space in pairs, each planar set of patterns (30, 30 1 , 30 2 , 30 3 , 70) comprising at least four radiating elements , forming elementary patterns, with sector-specific radiation, arranged symmetrically in pairs relative to axes of symmetry intersecting at said center of symmetry (O), the arrangement of the three planar sets being done such that none of the elementary patterns is intersected by another elementary pattern, characterized in that each elementary pattern is a folded-charged dipole, having an access (16, 74A-74D) and a charge (18, 76A-76D), and wherein, in a planar set of patterns , two elementary patterns having a shared conductive part (36-42, 78-84), said antenna being a multi-access antenna.
A process for the production of polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified (r-PETG) comprising the following steps: depolymerizing recycled PET in the presence of a mixture comprising monoethylene glycol (MEG) and neopentyl glycol (NPG) in a weight ratio NPG/MEG comprised between 85:15 and 70:30, at a temperature of between 190 °C and 260 °C and at a pressure of between 1 and 30bar (0,1 and 3 MPa); polymerizing the reaction mixture of step in the presence of a suitable catalyst, preferably at a pressure of less than 0,01 mmHg (1,33 Pa). depolymerizing recycled PET in the presence of a mixture comprising monoethylene glycol (MEG) and neopentyl glycol (NPG) in a weight ratio NPG/MEG comprised between 85:15 and 70:30, at a temperature of between 190 °C and 260 °C and at a pressure of between 1 and 30bar (0,1 and 3 MPa); polymerizing the reaction mixture of step in the presence of a suitable catalyst, preferably at a pressure of less than 0,01 mmHg (1,33 Pa).