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A method at a computing device for determining future utilization of a shipping yard , the method comprising: detecting a number of assets within the shipping yard, wherein the detecting utilizes: at least one image capture device within the shipping yard to capture images of the shipping yard; and image processing of the captured images of the shipping yard to find the number of assets within the shipping yard; determining, based on asset scheduling information, future yard activity wherein the asset scheduling information is updated based on sensor information provided for at least one asset that is scheduled to arrive at the shipping yard, wherein the sensor information includes a current position of the at least one asset; correlating the number of assets within the shipping yard with the future yard activity to provide a predictive yard utilization; and checking whether or not a warning situation exists, wherein a warning situation exists when the future yard activity creates a shipping yard utilization greater than a threshold percentage of a capacity of the shipping yard; wherein if a warning situation exists, creating an alert; and wherein if no warning situation exists, returning to the detecting step when the at least one asset that is scheduled to arrive is a predetermined time/distance away from the shipping yard. detecting a number of assets within the shipping yard, wherein the detecting utilizes: at least one image capture device within the shipping yard to capture images of the shipping yard; and image processing of the captured images of the shipping yard to find the number of assets within the shipping yard; at least one image capture device within the shipping yard to capture images of the shipping yard; and image processing of the captured images of the shipping yard to find the number of assets within the shipping yard; determining, based on asset scheduling information, future yard activity wherein the asset scheduling information is updated based on sensor information provided for at least one asset that is scheduled to arrive at the shipping yard, wherein the sensor information includes a current position of the at least one asset; correlating the number of assets within the shipping yard with the future yard activity to provide a predictive yard utilization; and checking whether or not a warning situation exists, wherein a warning situation exists when the future yard activity creates a shipping yard utilization greater than a threshold percentage of a capacity of the shipping yard; wherein if a warning situation exists, creating an alert; and wherein if no warning situation exists, returning to the detecting step when the at least one asset that is scheduled to arrive is a predetermined time/distance away from the shipping yard.
An elevator system comprising: a hoistway accessible by at least one hoistway door ; at least one elevator car located in the hoistway ; a hoistway door switch associated with the at least one hoistway door ; at least one inspection switch ; at least one emergency stop switch ; and an elevator controller ; characterised in that the elevator controller is configured: to monitor the hoistway door switch , the inspection switch and the emergency stop switch ; and to prevent inspection mode operation of the elevator car until at least one change of state is detected of each of the hoistway door switch , the inspection switch and the emergency stop switch . a hoistway accessible by at least one hoistway door ; at least one elevator car located in the hoistway ; a hoistway door switch associated with the at least one hoistway door ; at least one inspection switch ; at least one emergency stop switch ; and an elevator controller ; to monitor the hoistway door switch , the inspection switch and the emergency stop switch ; and to prevent inspection mode operation of the elevator car until at least one change of state is detected of each of the hoistway door switch , the inspection switch and the emergency stop switch .
A vibration exciter , comprising a shaft and at least two unbalanced weights arranged on the shaft, with the radial distance of the common center of gravity of the unbalanced weights from the rotational axis (Ax) of the shaft being adjustable in an infinitely variable manner by means of a gear , characterized in that the gear is a spatial coupling gear.
A method of operating a first node (BS-1) providing communication with a wireless device (UE-1) in a communications network including the first node (BS-1) and a second node (BS-2), the method comprising: transmitting scheduling information for the wireless device (UE-1) from the first node (BS-1) to the second node (BS-2) wherein the scheduling information defines a plurality of time slots for UpLink, UL, transmission from the wireless device (UE-1) to the communications network; after transmitting the scheduling information to the second node (BS-2), transmitting a UL signaling grant to the wireless device (UE-1) for one of the plurality of time slots defined by the scheduling information; receiving a UL transmission from the wireless device (UE-1) at the first node (BS-1) over the time slot of the UL signaling grant; receiving information from the second node relating to the UL transmission from the wireless device over the time slot of the UL signaling grant; and processing the UL transmission from the wireless device at the first node using the information from the second node relating to the UL transmission from the wireless device, the method being characterized in that transmitting the scheduling information comprises transmitting the scheduling information responsive to determining that the wireless device (UE-1) is at a cell edge adjacent to the second node (BS-2) and responsive to the wireless device (UE-1) being subject to Transmission Time Interval, TTI, bundling. transmitting scheduling information for the wireless device (UE-1) from the first node (BS-1) to the second node (BS-2) wherein the scheduling information defines a plurality of time slots for UpLink, UL, transmission from the wireless device (UE-1) to the communications network; after transmitting the scheduling information to the second node (BS-2), transmitting a UL signaling grant to the wireless device (UE-1) for one of the plurality of time slots defined by the scheduling information; receiving a UL transmission from the wireless device (UE-1) at the first node (BS-1) over the time slot of the UL signaling grant; receiving information from the second node relating to the UL transmission from the wireless device over the time slot of the UL signaling grant; and processing the UL transmission from the wireless device at the first node using the information from the second node relating to the UL transmission from the wireless device, the method being characterized in that transmitting the scheduling information comprises transmitting the scheduling information responsive to determining that the wireless device (UE-1) is at a cell edge adjacent to the second node (BS-2) and responsive to the wireless device (UE-1) being subject to Transmission Time Interval, TTI, bundling.
A method of wireless communication, the method being performed by a base station, BS, and comprising: communicating with a user equipment, UE, during a first transmission time interval, TTI, on a data channel; receiving information on a control channel transmitted from the UE during the first TTI, the information relating to interference experienced by the UE ; and responsive to the information, suspending the communicating with the UE during the first TTI, and communicating with at least one other UE during the first TTI. communicating with a user equipment, UE, during a first transmission time interval, TTI, on a data channel; receiving information on a control channel transmitted from the UE during the first TTI, the information relating to interference experienced by the UE ; and responsive to the information, suspending the communicating with the UE during the first TTI, and communicating with at least one other UE during the first TTI.
Linear shaft motor comprising a slider and a tubular magnetic shaft for realizing relative motion with respect to each other , whereas the slider comprises an oblong cuboid shaped motor housing and an integrated fluid cooling circuit, and whereas the motor housing comprises a longitudinal central bore in which a row of coils are located and through which the shaft is received, the motor housing further comprises at least two longitudinal cooling holes which are a part of the integrated fluid cooling circuit, said at least two longitudinal cooling holes (161-168) being distributed symmetrically at a left and at a right side of the central bore and parallel thereto wherein the motor housing has a rectangular cross-section with the broader surfaces forming the bottom surface and top surface of the motor housing and the narrower surfaces forming the lateral surfaces of the motor housing , and said at least two longitudinal cooling holes (161-168) are further distributed within the motor housing so that the central axis of any of the longitudinal cooling holes (161-168) lays below the topmost portion of the central bore and above the lowermost portion of the central bore , the slider comprises a first flange at one end of the motor housing and a second flange at the other end of the motor housing , whereas at least one of said flanges comprises a section of the integrated fluid cooling circuit, and one of said flanges comprises at least one interconnecting hole connected to and arranged transverse with respect to the at least two longitudinal cooling holes (161-168) of the motor housing .
A molecular assembly comprising: a branched-type amphiphilic block polymer A comprising a hydrophilic block having a branched structure constituted from a plurality of sarcosine chains and a hydrophobic block comprising a polylactic acid chain, wherein the hydrophilic block comprises 2 to 200 sarcosine units in total, and wherein the polylactic acid chain constituting the hydrophobic block comprises 10 to 400 lactic acid units; and a functional substance F comprising a functional site and a polylactic acid chain, said functional site being a site selected from the group consisting of a labeling agent having a group detectable for imaging and a drug, wherein the number of lactic acid units of the polylactic acid chain constituting the functional substance F is 15 to 60, and wherein the polylactic acid chain constituting the hydrophobic block of the amphiphilic block polymer A comprises L-tactic acid units, and the polylactic acid chain contained in the functional substance F comprises D-lactic acid units, or the polylactic acid chain constituting the hydrophobic block of the amphiphilic block polymer A comprises D-lactic acid units, and the polylactic acid chain contained in the functional substance F comprises L-lactic acid units. a branched-type amphiphilic block polymer A comprising a hydrophilic block having a branched structure constituted from a plurality of sarcosine chains and a hydrophobic block comprising a polylactic acid chain, wherein the hydrophilic block comprises 2 to 200 sarcosine units in total, and wherein the polylactic acid chain constituting the hydrophobic block comprises 10 to 400 lactic acid units; and a functional substance F comprising a functional site and a polylactic acid chain, said functional site being a site selected from the group consisting of a labeling agent having a group detectable for imaging and a drug, wherein the number of lactic acid units of the polylactic acid chain constituting the functional substance F is 15 to 60, and wherein the polylactic acid chain constituting the hydrophobic block of the amphiphilic block polymer A comprises L-tactic acid units, and the polylactic acid chain contained in the functional substance F comprises D-lactic acid units, or the polylactic acid chain constituting the hydrophobic block of the amphiphilic block polymer A comprises D-lactic acid units, and the polylactic acid chain contained in the functional substance F comprises L-lactic acid units.
An elongated object label applicator comprising: a first driver ; and a wrapping mechanism driven by the first driver, the first driver comprising a plurality of guide rollers spaced about a central portion, and a belt tensioned around the guide rollers and across an opening in a central portion through which an object to be labeled is received, wherein the belt is deflectable to be recessed into the central portion by an elastic force provided by the object to be labeled, the wrapping mechanism driven by the first driver to rotate the guide rollers about an axis of rotation of the wrapping mechanism passing through the central portion, wherein when the object to be labeled is located within the central portion position the wrapping mechanism is configured to rotate around the object to be labeled while the belt is freewheeling about the guide rollers and the belt presses against the object to be labeled. a first driver ; and a wrapping mechanism driven by the first driver, the first driver comprising a plurality of guide rollers spaced about a central portion, and a belt tensioned around the guide rollers and across an opening in a central portion through which an object to be labeled is received, wherein the belt is deflectable to be recessed into the central portion by an elastic force provided by the object to be labeled, the wrapping mechanism driven by the first driver to rotate the guide rollers about an axis of rotation of the wrapping mechanism passing through the central portion, wherein when the object to be labeled is located within the central portion position the wrapping mechanism is configured to rotate around the object to be labeled while the belt is freewheeling about the guide rollers and the belt presses against the object to be labeled. a plurality of guide rollers spaced about a central portion, and a belt tensioned around the guide rollers and across an opening in a central portion through which an object to be labeled is received, wherein the belt is deflectable to be recessed into the central portion by an elastic force provided by the object to be labeled, the wrapping mechanism driven by the first driver to rotate the guide rollers about an axis of rotation of the wrapping mechanism passing through the central portion, wherein when the object to be labeled is located within the central portion position the wrapping mechanism is configured to rotate around the object to be labeled while the belt is freewheeling about the guide rollers and the belt presses against the object to be labeled.
A tablecloth including means for attaching to a table, of the type that fully covers a table, and which can be made of any of the materials usually used in this product, comprising on the lower face thereof, in correspondence with the corners of the table and situated on either side of each corner of the tablecloth in the area of the same defining the skirts of the tablecloth that protrude beyond the surface that covers the table when placed in position, attachment means joining both skirts that meet at each corner , thereby keeping all the corners of the table and the tablecloth fitted to the table top formed and joined characterized in that the attachment means joining the two skirts that meet at each corner of the tablecloth consist of a metal strip , situated perpendicularly to the bisector formed by the two skirts that meet at one corner which, by folding said strip in on itself, keeps the shape of the corner of the tablecloth.
Phase module for a power converter having - a first busbar , - a second busbar and - at least two semiconductor modules arranged electrically in parallel, wherein the first busbar is connected to AC voltage connections of the semiconductor modules , wherein the second busbar is connected to DC voltage connections of the semiconductor modules , wherein the first and the second busbar are arranged, at least in sections, at a distance to one another, the value of which is less than half the value of the distance between the AC voltage connection and the DC voltage connection of one of the semiconductor modules , characterised in that the first busbar and the second busbar are arranged at least partially overlapping in the environment of the DC voltage connections of the semiconductor modules , wherein no overlapping region of the busbars is present in the vicinity of the alternating voltage connection , wherein the first busbar has separators , which are arranged at a right angle on the remaining part of the first busbar in each case and connects the first busbar to the AC voltage connections of the semiconductor modules in each case, wherein the separators are arranged along a surface of the semiconductor module in each case. - a first busbar , - a second busbar and - at least two semiconductor modules arranged electrically in parallel,
A roller molding method for producing a spiral structure or coils, in particular a spiral structure for use in electric machines, wherein material is supplied between a first roller and a second roller running opposite thereto, wherein the rollers rotate continuously or at varying speed, wherein the first roller has first teeth, and the second roller has second teeth, said first and/or second teeth having tooth flanks with cavities for receiving the supplied material, wherein the teeth are designed and aligned such that the cavity of at least one tooth is at least temporarily delimited by the surface of a tooth of the other roller when the rollers are rotating such that the supplied material is molded between the teeth into a pitch portion of the spiral structure or the coil that forms a height offset in the direction of the central axis of the resultant spiral structure or coil. wherein material is supplied between a first roller and a second roller running opposite thereto, wherein the rollers rotate continuously or at varying speed, wherein the first roller has first teeth, and the second roller has second teeth, said first and/or second teeth having tooth flanks with cavities for receiving the supplied material, wherein the teeth are designed and aligned such that the cavity of at least one tooth is at least temporarily delimited by the surface of a tooth of the other roller when the rollers are rotating such that the supplied material is molded between the teeth into a pitch portion of the spiral structure or the coil that forms a height offset in the direction of the central axis of the resultant spiral structure or coil.
A reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer, ROADM, comprising: a plurality of interconnected ROADM blocks , each ROADM block including an ingress switchable-gain amplifier having a low-gain fiber amplifier and a high-gain fiber amplifier , an output power detector coupled to an output of the ingress switchable gain amplifier, and a wavelength-selective switch coupled to the output of the ingress switchable gain amplifier; a plurality of add/drop blocks coupled to the wavelength-selective switches of the plurality of ROADM blocks , wherein the plurality of ROADM blocks and the plurality of add/drop blocks are interconnected via a fiber shuffle panel which comprises passive optical connectors for connecting the plurality of ROADM blocks and the plurality of add/drop blocks ; and a controller configured to receive an indication of an output signal power from the output power detector and adjust gain and equalization parameters of the ingress switchable-gain amplifier based on the received indication of the output signal power, wherein adjusting the gain and equalization parameters includes selectively routing an optical signal through the low-gain fiber amplifier or the high-gain fiber amplifier . a plurality of interconnected ROADM blocks , each ROADM block including an ingress switchable-gain amplifier having a low-gain fiber amplifier and a high-gain fiber amplifier , an output power detector coupled to an output of the ingress switchable gain amplifier, and a wavelength-selective switch coupled to the output of the ingress switchable gain amplifier; a plurality of add/drop blocks coupled to the wavelength-selective switches of the plurality of ROADM blocks , wherein the plurality of ROADM blocks and the plurality of add/drop blocks are interconnected via a fiber shuffle panel which comprises passive optical connectors for connecting the plurality of ROADM blocks and the plurality of add/drop blocks ; and a controller configured to receive an indication of an output signal power from the output power detector and adjust gain and equalization parameters of the ingress switchable-gain amplifier based on the received indication of the output signal power, wherein adjusting the gain and equalization parameters includes selectively routing an optical signal through the low-gain fiber amplifier or the high-gain fiber amplifier .
Bidet toilet comprising a toilet body having a flushing water connection for supplying flushing water into a flushing space defined by the toilet body and having a lower end and an upper end defined by a toilet opening, a drain connection comprising a primary odor barrier for draining dirty water from the flushing space as part of a flushing process, an intimate cleaning device supplied via a drinking water line for carrying out intimate cleaning on a user, and a safety device for protecting the drinking water line against the ingress of contaminated waste water in order to meet the requirements of standard DIN EN 1717, the safety device comprising a device comprising an injector with a nozzle for discharging drinking water from the drinking water line, an emergency opening of an emergency passage and a collecting funnel spaced about 2 cm from the injector nozzle and connected to the intimate cleaning device for supplying the intimate cleaning device with drinking water, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the emergency opening is located below an upper edge of the toilet opening, wherein the emergency opening extends in a horizontal plane and thus offset downwards from a plane defined by the toilet opening and is arranged at least 2 cm below the injector nozzle and has a receiving cross-section for collecting leakage water escaping from the device, wherein, in order to prevent the escape of odors from downstream of the drain connection provided for the discharge of dirty water, the emergency passage is connected to the drain connection via a secondary odor barrier which is associated to the emergency opening and which is surrounded by the safety device.