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A method performed by a control device , the control device comprising a communication unit , a calculation unit , a determination unit , a prohibition unit , an authentication unit , and a memory , mounted in a vehicle, comprising the steps of: by the determination unit , determining whether the control device is detached from the vehicle; by the communication unit , communicating with other control devices mounted in the vehicle; by the memory , storing an encryption key; by the calculation unit , performing a calculation process necessary for communication by the communication unit; by the authentication unit , performing an authentication process with all of one or more authentication target devices among the other control devices mounted in the vehicle, and by the prohibition unit , prohibiting execution of a calculation process using the encryption key, which is stored in the memory, among calculation processes performed by the calculation unit when the determination unit determines that the control device is detached from the vehicle, wherein: the prohibition unit may not prohibit execution of a calculation process without using the encryption key among calculation processes performed by the calculation unit; and the determination unit determines that the control device is detached from the vehicle when the authentication process with any one of all of one or more authentication target devices is not performed normally. by the determination unit , determining whether the control device is detached from the vehicle; by the communication unit , communicating with other control devices mounted in the vehicle; by the memory , storing an encryption key; by the calculation unit , performing a calculation process necessary for communication by the communication unit; by the authentication unit , performing an authentication process with all of one or more authentication target devices among the other control devices mounted in the vehicle, and by the prohibition unit , prohibiting execution of a calculation process using the encryption key, which is stored in the memory, among calculation processes performed by the calculation unit when the determination unit determines that the control device is detached from the vehicle, wherein: the prohibition unit may not prohibit execution of a calculation process without using the encryption key among calculation processes performed by the calculation unit; and the determination unit determines that the control device is detached from the vehicle when the authentication process with any one of all of one or more authentication target devices is not performed normally. the prohibition unit may not prohibit execution of a calculation process without using the encryption key among calculation processes performed by the calculation unit; and the determination unit determines that the control device is detached from the vehicle when the authentication process with any one of all of one or more authentication target devices is not performed normally.
A construction panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42), said panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42) having a convex polygonal shape, each of the edges of the panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42) having, over its entire length, a crenelated pattern which is made up of at least two protrusions in each of which a longitudinal through bore is arranged, characterized in that a sliding locking device (5; 5') is positioned in each longitudinal through bore of the panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42), said sliding locking device (5; 5') having a length which is identical to that of the associated longitudinal through bore and being able to assume one of an unlocked position in which the sliding locking device (5; 5') is completely withdrawn inside the associated longitudinal through bore and a locked position in which the sliding locking device (5; 5') partially leaves the associated longitudinal through bore , wherein, for each edge of the panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42), the sliding locking devices (5; 5') of the corresponding crenelated pattern are configured to slide in the same direction to pass from the unlocked position to the locked position, such that, when one of the crenelated patterns of the panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42) is interconnected with a complementary crenelated pattern of an edge of another panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42), during the passage to the locked position, each sliding locking device (5; 5') of said crenelated pattern is configured to partially withdraw into the longitudinal through bore of the adjacent protrusion of said other panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42) and to push the sliding locking device (5; 5') of said adjacent protrusion of said other panel (1; 19; 23; 27; 30a, 30b, 30c; 40; 42) .
An apparatus for use in measuring blood pressure, the apparatus comprising a processor configured to: acquire a signal indicative of pressure oscillations detected inside a cuff inflated to pressurize a measurement site of a subject undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, wherein the pressure oscillations detected inside the cuff are indicative of a pulse of the subject ; and trigger a blood pressure measurement for the subject based on the pressure oscillations detected inside the cuff ; wherein the processor is configured to: trigger the blood pressure measurement for the subject when an amplitude of the pressure oscillations detected inside the cuff decreases subsequent to reaching a maximum amplitude. acquire a signal indicative of pressure oscillations detected inside a cuff inflated to pressurize a measurement site of a subject undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, wherein the pressure oscillations detected inside the cuff are indicative of a pulse of the subject ; and trigger a blood pressure measurement for the subject based on the pressure oscillations detected inside the cuff ; wherein the processor is configured to: trigger the blood pressure measurement for the subject when an amplitude of the pressure oscillations detected inside the cuff decreases subsequent to reaching a maximum amplitude.
Protective clothing, wherein - a plurality of sensor fields is arranged on the clothing, - each sensor field has two, three, or more sensors , - for each sensor field , the two, three, or more sensors have pairwise a spacing of less than 20 cm from one another, - the sensors are configured to determine an electric field strength, - the sensors are connected to a computing device which is configured to evaluate measured values determined by the sensors and to emit a signal if a predetermined threshold value is exceeded, and - the computing device is further configured to determine from the measured values a gradient of an electric field relative to a spatial orientation. - a plurality of sensor fields is arranged on the clothing, - each sensor field has two, three, or more sensors , - for each sensor field , the two, three, or more sensors have pairwise a spacing of less than 20 cm from one another, - the sensors are configured to determine an electric field strength, - the sensors are connected to a computing device which is configured to evaluate measured values determined by the sensors and to emit a signal if a predetermined threshold value is exceeded, and - the computing device is further configured to determine from the measured values a gradient of an electric field relative to a spatial orientation.
An automotive accelerator comprising: a sensor configured to detect a force to press the accelerator , wherein the sensor includes: a flexible substrate ; a functional layer formed of metal, an alloy, or a metal compound, the functional layer being provided directly on one surface of the substrate ; and a resistor formed of a film containing Cr, CrN, and Cr 2 N, the resistor being provided directly on one surface of the functional layer , wherein a portion of the material that constitutes the functional layer is diffused into the film containing Cr, CrN, and Cr 2 N, wherein a main component of the resistor is α-Cr, wherein the functional layer includes a function of promoting crystal growth of the α-Cr and depositing a film of which a main component is α-Cr, and wherein the sensor is configured to detect the force to press the accelerator as a change in a resistance value of the resistor . a sensor configured to detect a force to press the accelerator , wherein the sensor includes: a flexible substrate ; a functional layer formed of metal, an alloy, or a metal compound, the functional layer being provided directly on one surface of the substrate ; and a resistor formed of a film containing Cr, CrN, and Cr 2 N, the resistor being provided directly on one surface of the functional layer , wherein a portion of the material that constitutes the functional layer is diffused into the film containing Cr, CrN, and Cr 2 N, a flexible substrate ; a functional layer formed of metal, an alloy, or a metal compound, the functional layer being provided directly on one surface of the substrate ; and a resistor formed of a film containing Cr, CrN, and Cr 2 N, the resistor being provided directly on one surface of the functional layer , wherein a portion of the material that constitutes the functional layer is diffused into the film containing Cr, CrN, and Cr 2 N, wherein a main component of the resistor is α-Cr, wherein the functional layer includes a function of promoting crystal growth of the α-Cr and depositing a film of which a main component is α-Cr, and wherein the sensor is configured to detect the force to press the accelerator as a change in a resistance value of the resistor .
Tractor comprising a front frame and a rear frame rotatably associated in a fulcrum , the front frame supports a front engine for driving front wheels , while the rear frame supports a rear engine for driving rear wheels , said tractor further comprises a pump in hydraulic communication with the front engine and the rear engine , and comprises a bypass group in hydraulic communication with the pump and with the front engine and the rear engine , the bypass group comprises, in series on a first hydraulic line of a hydraulic circuit , a non-return valve which allows the passage of fluid only in a first direction, and a switchable valve able to switch between a first position (P1) in which fluid passage is allowed only in a second direction opposite to said first direction, and a second position (P2) in which fluid passage is allowed both in the first and in the second direction.
An automated peritoneal dialysis system comprising a cycler including a cycler housing and a door arranged to enclose a cassette when the door is in a closed position; the door hingedly connected to the housing so that a mounting location on an inner side of the door is exposed when the door is lowered into an open position; the mounting location having a shape arranged to match a shape of a base member of the cassette to ensure proper orientation of the cassette when mounted in the mounting location ; characterized in that the peritoneal dialysis system is configured to allow a user to place the cassette horizontally into the mounting location of the door when the door is in the open position, so that closing the door properly places the cassette into an interactive position with the cycler . the door hingedly connected to the housing so that a mounting location on an inner side of the door is exposed when the door is lowered into an open position; the mounting location having a shape arranged to match a shape of a base member of the cassette to ensure proper orientation of the cassette when mounted in the mounting location ; characterized in that the peritoneal dialysis system is configured to allow a user to place the cassette horizontally into the mounting location of the door when the door is in the open position, so that closing the door properly places the cassette into an interactive position with the cycler .
A method at a first access node interfering with a second access node in a wireless communications system, the method comprising: performing at least one of blanking and transmitting at lower than nominal transmit power only on a control region of a control channel, comprising applying the at least one of blanking and transmitting at lower than nominal transmit power only on the control region of chosen subframes of a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers of the first access node; when the at least one of blanking and transmitting at lower than nominal transmit power is applied to the control region only of chosen subframes of the first component carrier, transmitting the control region at the nominal transmit power on a second component carrier of the plurality of component carriers; and transmitting a subframe configuration for the chosen subframes to the second access node. performing at least one of blanking and transmitting at lower than nominal transmit power only on a control region of a control channel, comprising applying the at least one of blanking and transmitting at lower than nominal transmit power only on the control region of chosen subframes of a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers of the first access node; when the at least one of blanking and transmitting at lower than nominal transmit power is applied to the control region only of chosen subframes of the first component carrier, transmitting the control region at the nominal transmit power on a second component carrier of the plurality of component carriers; and transmitting a subframe configuration for the chosen subframes to the second access node.
Component for a wind turbine , wherein the component primarily comprises a non-conductive material and the component in addition to the primarily non-conductive material has electrically conductive fibres which are introduced into the component, wherein the electrically conductive fibres are arranged in the material in such a manner that the positions and/or shapes and/or distribution thereof, in particular also the local concentration, frequency and/or density thereof are dependent on the position and/or shape and/or distribution of at least a portion of the non-conductive material .
A system for mounting insulating elements on structural elements of motor vehicles, said system comprising: a plurality of provided insulating elements , a transfer element , an intermediate station , a robot , and at least one structural element ; wherein the transfer element is designed to arrange the provided insulating elements in the intermediate station ; wherein the insulating elements are arranged in a predefined spatial location and position in the intermediate station for removal by the robot ; and wherein the robot is designed to remove respective individual insulating elements from the intermediate station and to arrange them on structural elements . a plurality of provided insulating elements , a transfer element , an intermediate station , a robot , and at least one structural element ; wherein the transfer element is designed to arrange the provided insulating elements in the intermediate station ; wherein the insulating elements are arranged in a predefined spatial location and position in the intermediate station for removal by the robot ; and wherein the robot is designed to remove respective individual insulating elements from the intermediate station and to arrange them on structural elements .
Access system including a control unit arranged in a vehicle , and a portable electronic device , wherein the portable electronic device includes a battery , which is designed to supply various further components of the portable electronic device with power; the portable electronic device includes a transponder unit , which can be wirelessly supplied with power by the control unit ; the control unit is designed to send a request signal to the portable electronic device ; the portable electronic device is designed to check, upon receipt of a request signal, whether a power supply by the battery is possible; the portable electronic device is also designed to provide a wireless power supply to the transponder unit by the control unit and to send a response signal to the control unit for the case in which a power supply by the battery is not possible; and the portable electronic device is also designed to send a response signal to the control unit for the case in which a power supply by the battery is possible and a switch or a button of the electronic device has been actuated by a user within a specific time period before or after the receipt of the request signal; wherein the vehicle is unlocked if the electronic device is recognized on the basis of the response signal as belonging to the vehicle . the portable electronic device includes a battery , which is designed to supply various further components of the portable electronic device with power; the portable electronic device includes a transponder unit , which can be wirelessly supplied with power by the control unit ; the control unit is designed to send a request signal to the portable electronic device ; the portable electronic device is designed to check, upon receipt of a request signal, whether a power supply by the battery is possible; the portable electronic device is also designed to provide a wireless power supply to the transponder unit by the control unit and to send a response signal to the control unit for the case in which a power supply by the battery is not possible; and the portable electronic device is also designed to send a response signal to the control unit for the case in which a power supply by the battery is possible and a switch or a button of the electronic device has been actuated by a user within a specific time period before or after the receipt of the request signal; wherein the vehicle is unlocked if the electronic device is recognized on the basis of the response signal as belonging to the vehicle .
A thrust foil bearing comprising: a base plate which includes an insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted; a back foil which is disposed around the insertion hole and supported by the base plate ; and a top foil which is supported by the back foil , wherein the top foil includes an expansion portion in which a width of the expansion portion in a virtual straight line direction in which a virtual straight line (X) extends decreases in a direction orthogonal to the virtual straight line (X), the virtual straight line (X) being a tangent line in which the back foil is in contact with the top foil on the most downstream side in the rotation direction of the rotation shaft , and wherein the expansion portion includes a single peak (P) on a downstream side in the rotation direction, and the width of the expansion portion in the virtual straight line direction decreases toward the peak (P), characterized in that the peak (P) is provided on an outer peripheral side of the top foil . a base plate which includes an insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted; a back foil which is disposed around the insertion hole and supported by the base plate ; and a top foil which is supported by the back foil , wherein the top foil includes an expansion portion in which a width of the expansion portion in a virtual straight line direction in which a virtual straight line (X) extends decreases in a direction orthogonal to the virtual straight line (X), the virtual straight line (X) being a tangent line in which the back foil is in contact with the top foil on the most downstream side in the rotation direction of the rotation shaft , and wherein the expansion portion includes a single peak (P) on a downstream side in the rotation direction, and the width of the expansion portion in the virtual straight line direction decreases toward the peak (P), characterized in that the peak (P) is provided on an outer peripheral side of the top foil .
An image processing system comprising a video acquisition unit configured to input an input image; an estimation unit including a Fully Convolutional Network learning model trained with respect to a region of a predetermined detection target, wherein the detection target is a white cane, and configured to generate a region estimation image for the detection target by processing the input image with the learning model; and an image processing unit configured to determine a presence or absence of the detection target by shape determination based on the region estimation image, wherein the image processing unit is configured to determine that a white cane has been detected if at least one of an area of a region corrected by binarization processing of the region estimation image matches an allowable range of an area of a white cane, a height and width and aspect ratio of the region match an allowable range of a height, a width, and an aspect ratio of the white cane, a maximum width, a minimum width, and a flatness of the region match an allowable range of a maximum width, a minimum width, and a flatness thereof for the white cane, or a length of a maximum straight line contained in the region matches an allowable range of a length of a straight line of the white cane. a video acquisition unit configured to input an input image; an estimation unit including a Fully Convolutional Network learning model trained with respect to a region of a predetermined detection target, wherein the detection target is a white cane, and configured to generate a region estimation image for the detection target by processing the input image with the learning model; and an image processing unit configured to determine a presence or absence of the detection target by shape determination based on the region estimation image, wherein the image processing unit is configured to determine that a white cane has been detected if at least one of an area of a region corrected by binarization processing of the region estimation image matches an allowable range of an area of a white cane, a height and width and aspect ratio of the region match an allowable range of a height, a width, and an aspect ratio of the white cane, a maximum width, a minimum width, and a flatness of the region match an allowable range of a maximum width, a minimum width, and a flatness thereof for the white cane, or a length of a maximum straight line contained in the region matches an allowable range of a length of a straight line of the white cane.
A method of determining whether a block heater has been used prior to starting an internal combustion engine comprising; a) monitoring the temperature with time of the intake air T subsequent to the start of the engine; b) determining whether there is a subsequent drop in said temperature after starting; c) if a temperature drop is determined in step b), determining a parameter of the temperature drop with time; d) determining if said parameter becomes larger than a predetermined threshold (thr1/thr2). e) if step d) is fulfilled, indicating a block heater has been used; characterised in : including the step of integrating the temperature difference (Tref2-T) between a reference temperature Tref2 and the measured temperature T, between first and second time points (ts, te), to provide an integral value, said integral value being the parameter determined in step c). a) monitoring the temperature with time of the intake air T subsequent to the start of the engine; b) determining whether there is a subsequent drop in said temperature after starting; c) if a temperature drop is determined in step b), determining a parameter of the temperature drop with time; d) determining if said parameter becomes larger than a predetermined threshold (thr1/thr2). e) if step d) is fulfilled, indicating a block heater has been used; characterised in : including the step of integrating the temperature difference (Tref2-T) between a reference temperature Tref2 and the measured temperature T, between first and second time points (ts, te), to provide an integral value, said integral value being the parameter determined in step c).