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An inductive heating device configured to receive an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor , the inductive heating device being configured to heat the susceptor when the aerosol-generating article is received by the inductive heating device , the inductive heating device comprising: a DC power supply for providing a DC supply voltage and a current; and power supply electronics comprising: a DC/AC converter connected to the DC power supply ; and an inductor connected to the DC/AC converter and arranged to inductively couple to the susceptor of the aerosol-generating article when the aerosol-generating article is received by the inductive heating device , wherein the power supply electronics are configured to: supply power to the inductor from the DC power supply , via the DC/AC converter , for heating the susceptor of the aerosol-generating article when the aerosol-generating article is received by the inductive heating device , the supply of power being provided in a plurality of pulses separated by time intervals, characterised by the pulses comprising two or more heating pulses and one or more probing pulses between successive heating pulses; and by controlling the duration of the time interval between successive heating pulses based on one or more measurements of the current supplied from the DC power supply in one or more of the one or more probing pulses. a DC power supply for providing a DC supply voltage and a current; and power supply electronics comprising: a DC/AC converter connected to the DC power supply ; and an inductor connected to the DC/AC converter and arranged to inductively couple to the susceptor of the aerosol-generating article when the aerosol-generating article is received by the inductive heating device , a DC/AC converter connected to the DC power supply ; and an inductor connected to the DC/AC converter and arranged to inductively couple to the susceptor of the aerosol-generating article when the aerosol-generating article is received by the inductive heating device , supply power to the inductor from the DC power supply , via the DC/AC converter , for heating the susceptor of the aerosol-generating article when the aerosol-generating article is received by the inductive heating device , the supply of power being provided in a plurality of pulses separated by time intervals, characterised by the pulses comprising two or more heating pulses and one or more probing pulses between successive heating pulses; and by controlling the duration of the time interval between successive heating pulses based on one or more measurements of the current supplied from the DC power supply in one or more of the one or more probing pulses.
Method for defining a sequence of relative positionings of a laser head in relation to a part, for a machining by a laser ray of a texture etched on the two-dimensional or three-dimensional surface of the part modelled by a 3D meshing, comprising the following steps: - A step of definition of N machining layers intended to be performed in succession, and characterized in that it also comprises - A step of definition, for each machining layer, of patches intended to be each machined from a single position of the laser head , comprising closed patches , the boundary of which is not affected by the laser ray , - A step of validation of the closed patches , successively from the machining layer 1 to the machining layer N, - Open patches whose boundary is affected by the laser ray being defined for any areas which could not be machined from validated closed patches , - wherein the validation step comprises strict criteria requiring the dimensions of the elements of the 3D meshing supporting closed patches to be below thresholds in the three dimensions, and wherein an origin direction is associated with each closed patch in the definition step , and the validation step comprises a strict criterion of maximum angulation between the origin direction and the normals to the elements of the 3D meshing supporting the closed patch . - A step of definition of N machining layers intended to be performed in succession, and - A step of definition, for each machining layer, of patches intended to be each machined from a single position of the laser head , comprising closed patches , the boundary of which is not affected by the laser ray , - A step of validation of the closed patches , successively from the machining layer 1 to the machining layer N, - Open patches whose boundary is affected by the laser ray being defined for any areas which could not be machined from validated closed patches , - wherein the validation step comprises strict criteria requiring the dimensions of the elements of the 3D meshing supporting closed patches to be below thresholds in the three dimensions, and wherein an origin direction is associated with each closed patch in the definition step , and the validation step comprises a strict criterion of maximum angulation between the origin direction and the normals to the elements of the 3D meshing supporting the closed patch .
Device for measuring the pinch force between a person's thumb and index finger, comprising a rigid frame defining an interior volume, a first and a second parallel blades oriented in parallel and at a distance from one another, maintained integral with their first longitudinal ends, a sensor for measuring the pinch force exerted between the two blades on their second longitudinal ends perpendicularly to the respective main planes thereof, a means for displaying said pinch force, a means for storing and/or processing said pinch force characterised in that said first blade forms a face of the rigid frame and in that said second blade is arranged in the inside space of said rigid frame.
A determination method of determining whether or not an attack on a server by an attack code has succeeded, comprising the steps performed by a determination device of: an attack type determination step of determining an attack type of an attack code included in an attack request on the server; an attack code analysis step of carrying out emulation of an attack by the attack code on the server in accordance with the determined attack type; a feature extraction step of extracting a feature including a port number related to a backdoor operation appearing in an attack code on the server in a case of succeeding in an attack on the server as a result of the emulation; and a success/failure determination step of determining that an attack by the attack code has succeeded in a case where a communication log of the server has the extracted feature. an attack type determination step of determining an attack type of an attack code included in an attack request on the server; an attack code analysis step of carrying out emulation of an attack by the attack code on the server in accordance with the determined attack type; a feature extraction step of extracting a feature including a port number related to a backdoor operation appearing in an attack code on the server in a case of succeeding in an attack on the server as a result of the emulation; and a success/failure determination step of determining that an attack by the attack code has succeeded in a case where a communication log of the server has the extracted feature.
A dirt detection system for detecting dirt adhering to an outer cover of a vehicle lamp equipped with a sensor for detecting a surrounding environment of a vehicle , the dirt detection system comprising a lamp cleaner configured to remove dirt adhering to the outer cover , characterised in that the dirt detection system further comprises: a thermal imaging camera configured to acquire thermal image data indicating the outer cover ; and a lamp cleaner control unit configured to determine based on the thermal image data whether there is dirt adhering to the outer cover , and to drive the lamp cleaner in response to a determination that there is dirt adhering to the outer cover, wherein the lamp cleaner control unit is configured to determine based on the thermal image data whether there is dirt adhering to the outer cover when there is no pedestrian present within a predetermined range from the vehicle . a thermal imaging camera configured to acquire thermal image data indicating the outer cover ; and a lamp cleaner control unit configured to determine based on the thermal image data whether there is dirt adhering to the outer cover , and to drive the lamp cleaner in response to a determination that there is dirt adhering to the outer cover, wherein the lamp cleaner control unit is configured to determine based on the thermal image data whether there is dirt adhering to the outer cover when there is no pedestrian present within a predetermined range from the vehicle .
An alpha 1 adrenergic receptor agonist for use in the treatment or prevention of traction alopecia comprising applying a composition comprising a pilomotor effective amount of an alpha 1 adrenergic receptor agonist topically to a portion of skin on the head that includes at least one hair follicle, wherein the composition comprises an alpha 1 adrenergic receptor agonist that is synephrine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof.
An HLA class I gene knock-in rodent in which an artificial chimeric gene encoding an artificial chimeric protein comprising a protein composed of exogenous or endogenous β2 microglobulin, HLA class I α1 and α2 regions, and an MHC class I α3 region of the rodent ligated in such order from the N terminus is expressed under the control of the transcription regulatory region of the β2 microglobulin gene of the rodent.
A surgical device, comprising: an elongate shaft ; a pair of jaws at a distal end of the elongate shaft, the pair of jaws being configured to engage tissue therebetween and apply energy thereto; a cable configured to be actuated and thereby move in a proximal direction; a slidable member operatively engaged with the cable and being configured to slide in a distal direction in response to the movement of the cable in the proximal direction; a link operatively coupled with the slidable member and with the cable , wherein a distal end of the link is pivotally attached to a jaw of the pair of jaws and a proximal end of the link is pivotally attached to the slidable member , the sliding of the slidable member in the distal direction being configured to cause the link to pivot and thereby cause the pair of jaws to open; a second cable operatively engaged with the slidable member and configured to move in the proximal direction to cause the pair of jaws to close, the slidable member being configured to slide in the proximal direction in response to the movement of the second cable in the proximal direction, and the sliding of the slidable member in the proximal direction being configured to cause the link to pivot and thereby cause the pair of jaws to close; and a pulley located distal to the slidable member and having the cable operatively engaged therewith, with trailing ends of the cable extending proximally from the pulley , wherein the cable is attached to a distal end of the slidable member, and the second cable is attached to a proximal end of the slidable member. an elongate shaft ; a pair of jaws at a distal end of the elongate shaft, the pair of jaws being configured to engage tissue therebetween and apply energy thereto; a cable configured to be actuated and thereby move in a proximal direction; a slidable member operatively engaged with the cable and being configured to slide in a distal direction in response to the movement of the cable in the proximal direction; a link operatively coupled with the slidable member and with the cable , wherein a distal end of the link is pivotally attached to a jaw of the pair of jaws and a proximal end of the link is pivotally attached to the slidable member , the sliding of the slidable member in the distal direction being configured to cause the link to pivot and thereby cause the pair of jaws to open; a second cable operatively engaged with the slidable member and configured to move in the proximal direction to cause the pair of jaws to close, the slidable member being configured to slide in the proximal direction in response to the movement of the second cable in the proximal direction, and the sliding of the slidable member in the proximal direction being configured to cause the link to pivot and thereby cause the pair of jaws to close; and a pulley located distal to the slidable member and having the cable operatively engaged therewith, with trailing ends of the cable extending proximally from the pulley , wherein the cable is attached to a distal end of the slidable member, and the second cable is attached to a proximal end of the slidable member.
An aircraft with a wing and a wing deformation monitoring and analysis system, comprising: at least one image sensor (102a-102b) installed on the aircraft and configured to output at least one image signal representing a captured wing image of the at least one wing of the aircraft , the at least one image sensor installed on a horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft such that the at least one image sensor and the at least one wing are co-planar with one another in a plane defined by a point at a root of the wing, a point at the tip of the wing, and the image sensor; an electronic deformation controller in electrical communication with the at least one image sensor, the electronic deformation controller configured to compare the captured wing image to a nominal wing image for a nominal position of the wing, to determine a deformation differential based on an amount of deflection the at least one wing deflects upwards or downwards with respect to the nominal position, and to determine a deformation of the at least one wing based on the comparison, wherein an upper deflection threshold is located an upward distance from the nominal position of the wing and a lower deflection threshold is located a downward distance from the nominal position of the wing, and wherein the electronic deformation controller determines a deformation of the at least one wing in response to a captured wing deflection included in the captured wing image exceeding at least one of the upper deflection threshold and the lower deflection threshold. at least one image sensor (102a-102b) installed on the aircraft and configured to output at least one image signal representing a captured wing image of the at least one wing of the aircraft , the at least one image sensor installed on a horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft such that the at least one image sensor and the at least one wing are co-planar with one another in a plane defined by a point at a root of the wing, a point at the tip of the wing, and the image sensor; an electronic deformation controller in electrical communication with the at least one image sensor, the electronic deformation controller configured to compare the captured wing image to a nominal wing image for a nominal position of the wing, to determine a deformation differential based on an amount of deflection the at least one wing deflects upwards or downwards with respect to the nominal position, and to determine a deformation of the at least one wing based on the comparison, wherein an upper deflection threshold is located an upward distance from the nominal position of the wing and a lower deflection threshold is located a downward distance from the nominal position of the wing, and wherein the electronic deformation controller determines a deformation of the at least one wing in response to a captured wing deflection included in the captured wing image exceeding at least one of the upper deflection threshold and the lower deflection threshold.
A method for encrypting a message performed at an encrypting device , the method comprising: generating a random nonce; generating a commitment message based upon the message and the random nonce; selecting one or more cryptographic devices from a network of cryptographic devices, the one or more cryptographic devices respectively storing one or more secret shares that are generated from a secret value; transmitting the commitment message to the one or more cryptographic devices; receiving, from each of the one or more cryptographic devices, one or more partial computations corresponding to a key generation seed, the partial computations being generated using the one or more secret shares and the commitment message; generating an additional partial computation corresponding to the key generation seed, the additional partial computation being generated using the commitment message and a secret share stored on the encrypting device; generating the key generation seed based on the one or more partial computations and the additional partial computation; generating a cryptographic key based upon the key generation seed; encrypting, using the cryptographic key, the message and the random nonce to produce a ciphertext message; and generating a ciphertext payload comprising the commitment message and the ciphertext message. generating a random nonce; generating a commitment message based upon the message and the random nonce; selecting one or more cryptographic devices from a network of cryptographic devices, the one or more cryptographic devices respectively storing one or more secret shares that are generated from a secret value; transmitting the commitment message to the one or more cryptographic devices; receiving, from each of the one or more cryptographic devices, one or more partial computations corresponding to a key generation seed, the partial computations being generated using the one or more secret shares and the commitment message; generating an additional partial computation corresponding to the key generation seed, the additional partial computation being generated using the commitment message and a secret share stored on the encrypting device; generating the key generation seed based on the one or more partial computations and the additional partial computation; generating a cryptographic key based upon the key generation seed; encrypting, using the cryptographic key, the message and the random nonce to produce a ciphertext message; and generating a ciphertext payload comprising the commitment message and the ciphertext message.
A torque support for absorbing drive torques of at least one shaft drive , with a shaft drive and two first force-conducting elements , each of which is rotatably fixed to a first end of the shaft drive at a distance from one another, and with a support element , arranged at a distance from the shaft drive , to which the first force-conducting elements are each rotatably fixed and at a distance from one another by a second end , which is opposite the first end, and with a fixed element independent of the shaft drive and two second force-conducting elements , which are each fixed at a distance from one another by a first end to the support element and are each fixed at a distance from one another by a second end , which is opposite the first end, to the fixed element which is independent of the shaft drive , characterized in that the two second force conducting elements are each rotatably fixed with the first end to the support element and are each rotatably fixed with the second end to the fixed element, independent of the shaft drive . with a shaft drive and two first force-conducting elements , each of which is rotatably fixed to a first end of the shaft drive at a distance from one another, and with a support element , arranged at a distance from the shaft drive , to which the first force-conducting elements are each rotatably fixed and at a distance from one another by a second end , which is opposite the first end, and with a fixed element independent of the shaft drive and two second force-conducting elements , which are each fixed at a distance from one another by a first end to the support element and are each fixed at a distance from one another by a second end , which is opposite the first end, to the fixed element which is independent of the shaft drive , characterized in that the two second force conducting elements are each rotatably fixed with the first end to the support element and are each rotatably fixed with the second end to the fixed element, independent of the shaft drive .
Linear electromagnetic actuator comprising a stator, at least one electric coil and two ferromagnetic stator poles located axially on either side of the coil , as well as two independent mobile masses which move along parallel axes between said stator poles inside said coil , each of said mobile masses being made of a ferromagnetic material, said mobile masses each being surrounded by a fixed magnetic casing consisting of at least one permanent magnet, characterized in that said magnetic casing extends over a tubular sector of less than 360°, each of said casings defining a non-magnetic region directed toward the non-magnetic region of the other casing, said non-magnetic regions being symmetrical with respect to the median plane (M) passing through said parallel axes.
A process for printing on to a 3-dimensional article , the process comprising the steps of: (i) printing an image on to a first side of a stretchable carrier membrane having a first side and a second side; (ii) mounting the said membrane in a plane within a frame between a heating chamber defined on one side of the membrane , being the said second side thereof, and an article receiving chamber defined on the other side of the membrane , being the said first side thereof; (iii) placing the 3-dimensional article to be printed on to a generally flat platen positioned generally parallel to the said plane, optionally with a nest for the article thereon, within the article receiving chamber ; (iv) performing a thermo- and vacuum-forming step in which there is (a) relative movement of the platen with respect to the membrane in a direction perpendicularly to the said plane to carry the article through the said plane into the heating chamber and into contact with the membrane, (b) application of a source of vacuum to the membrane from the said other side, and (c) application of heat to the membrane from the said one side at a first temperature sufficient to soften the membrane , whereby the membrane is thermo- and vacuum-wrapped at least partially about the article with the membrane in contact with the article ; and (v) a dye-diffusion step in which infra-red radiation is applied to the article with the membrane wrapped therearound using at least two, and preferably a plurality in excess of two, of infra-red sources to heat the membrane and underlying surface of the article over substantially a half-spherical solid angle uniformly to a temperature in excess of the first temperature and for a time sufficient to cause the printed image to diffuse into the surface of the article but insufficient to damage the article ; and wherein the thermo- and vacuum- forming step (iv) further comprises: (aa) pausing or slowing the movement of the platen before the article has passed through the said plane when the article is around 0.2 mm to 1 cm from the membrane , (bb) drawing the membrane into register with the article by application of a partial vacuum on the first side of the membrane , and (cc) then resuming the movement of the platen to pass the article through the said plane in intimate contact with surface details of the article , while maintaining the partial vacuum.