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A method of encoding one or more current blocks of video data to generate one or more encoded video pictures, the method comprising: obtaining video data at an encoder ; determining whether intra-block copy prediction is enabled for performing intra-picture prediction on at least one block of the video data, wherein intra-block copy prediction predicts a current block based on another block in the same coding unit, slice or picture identified by a block vector ; determining whether both motion vectors of a bi-prediction block of the video data in the same coding unit, slice or picture as the one or more current blocks are in non-integer accuracy ; disabling inter-picture bi-prediction for encoding the one or more current blocks of the video data, wherein the inter-prediction bi-prediction is disabled in response to determining the intra-block copy prediction is enabled and determining both motion vectors of the bi-prediction block are in non-integer accuracy ; and generating the one or more encoded video pictures using a prediction mode . obtaining video data at an encoder ; determining whether intra-block copy prediction is enabled for performing intra-picture prediction on at least one block of the video data, wherein intra-block copy prediction predicts a current block based on another block in the same coding unit, slice or picture identified by a block vector ; determining whether both motion vectors of a bi-prediction block of the video data in the same coding unit, slice or picture as the one or more current blocks are in non-integer accuracy ; disabling inter-picture bi-prediction for encoding the one or more current blocks of the video data, wherein the inter-prediction bi-prediction is disabled in response to determining the intra-block copy prediction is enabled and determining both motion vectors of the bi-prediction block are in non-integer accuracy ; and generating the one or more encoded video pictures using a prediction mode .
An optical node comprising: P optical switching planes interconnected by an S × S cross-plane optical switch , P > 1, S is an integer; and N i degrees per optical switching plane P i where i = 1 to P, each degree formed by corresponding degree components having R ports for multiplexing or demultiplexing channels optically, wherein a first set of ports of the R ports is for intra-plane optical switching, a second set of ports of the R ports is for inter-plane optical switching, and a third set of ports of the R ports is for in-plane optical add/drop. P optical switching planes interconnected by an S × S cross-plane optical switch , P > 1, S is an integer; and N i degrees per optical switching plane P i where i = 1 to P, each degree formed by corresponding degree components having R ports for multiplexing or demultiplexing channels optically, wherein a first set of ports of the R ports is for intra-plane optical switching, a second set of ports of the R ports is for inter-plane optical switching, and a third set of ports of the R ports is for in-plane optical add/drop.
A sensor device comprising: an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner; a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and to perform signal processing on the detection signal; and a calculation unit configured to detect an object from the detection signal, and to give an instruction, to the signal processing unit , on region information wherein the region information is generated on a basis of the detection of the object, and is generated as region information regarding the acquisition region of the detection signal from the array sensor , and the calculation unit is configured to identify a class for the object detected from the detection signal, to obtain a bounding box surrounding a region of the object detected from the detection signal by the array sensor , and to generate the region information corresponding to the object, by adjusting the size of a template according to the size of the bounding box, which template indicates said acquisition region of the detection signal corresponding to the identified class. an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner; a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and to perform signal processing on the detection signal; and a calculation unit configured to detect an object from the detection signal, and to give an instruction, to the signal processing unit , on region information wherein the region information is generated on a basis of the detection of the object, and is generated as region information regarding the acquisition region of the detection signal from the array sensor , and the calculation unit is configured to identify a class for the object detected from the detection signal, to obtain a bounding box surrounding a region of the object detected from the detection signal by the array sensor , and to generate the region information corresponding to the object, by adjusting the size of a template according to the size of the bounding box, which template indicates said acquisition region of the detection signal corresponding to the identified class.
A method to be carried out by a computer comprising: receiving a data element; comparing said data element to a corresponding current data element in a pend update history repository that contains changes that have occurred to said data element over time, thus yielding a comparison; determining, based on said comparison, that said data element has changed; checking that there is no update process running that contains data for said data element and, if so: relating said data element to a cutoff number that is associated with a period of time within which said data element was received; and updating corresponding data elements in (a) a full universe data repository that stores a current value for said data element and a previous value for said data element, and (b) a delta data repository that stores a record that indicates (i) that said data element is being updated, and (ii) said cutoff number. receiving a data element; comparing said data element to a corresponding current data element in a pend update history repository that contains changes that have occurred to said data element over time, thus yielding a comparison; determining, based on said comparison, that said data element has changed; checking that there is no update process running that contains data for said data element and, if so: relating said data element to a cutoff number that is associated with a period of time within which said data element was received; and updating corresponding data elements in (a) a full universe data repository that stores a current value for said data element and a previous value for said data element, and (b) a delta data repository that stores a record that indicates (i) that said data element is being updated, and (ii) said cutoff number.
An apparatus comprising prime mover and a plurality of hydraulic actuators , a hydraulic machine having a rotatable shaft in driven engagement with the prime mover and comprising a plurality of working chambers having a volume which varies cyclically with rotation of the rotatable shaft, a hydraulic circuit extending between a group of one or more working chambers of the hydraulic machine and one or more of the hydraulic actuators, each working chamber of the hydraulic machine comprising a low-pressure valve which regulates the flow of hydraulic fluid between the working chamber and a low-pressure manifold and a high-pressure valve which regulates the flow of hydraulic fluid between the working chamber and a high-pressure manifold , the hydraulic machine being configured to actively control at least the low-pressure valves of the group of one or more working chambers to select the net displacement of hydraulic fluid by each working chamber on each cycle of working chamber volume, and thereby the net displacement of hydraulic fluid by the group of one or more working chambers, responsive to a demand signal , the apparatus comprising a controller configured to calculate the demand signal in response to a measured property of the hydraulic circuit or one or more actuators, wherein the demand signal is quantised , having one of a plurality of discrete values. each working chamber of the hydraulic machine comprising a low-pressure valve which regulates the flow of hydraulic fluid between the working chamber and a low-pressure manifold and a high-pressure valve which regulates the flow of hydraulic fluid between the working chamber and a high-pressure manifold , the hydraulic machine being configured to actively control at least the low-pressure valves of the group of one or more working chambers to select the net displacement of hydraulic fluid by each working chamber on each cycle of working chamber volume, and thereby the net displacement of hydraulic fluid by the group of one or more working chambers, responsive to a demand signal , the apparatus comprising a controller configured to calculate the demand signal in response to a measured property of the hydraulic circuit or one or more actuators, wherein the demand signal is quantised , having one of a plurality of discrete values.
Container device for animal feed, the container device having an internal transport device for transporting the feed (14-1, 14-2) to a number of rotatable discharging elements of said container device for unloading the feed (14-n), and a control unit configured for controlling the transport device and the discharging elements , wherein the discharging elements are provided with sensing means for detecting a blocking or an expected blocking caused by the feed, wherein in response to the sensing means the control unit is configured for changing over both the transport device and the discharging elements temporarily into a coordinated deblocking mode, characterized in that the control unit is configured to, in the deblocking mode, control the transport device to move back over a certain distance in the direction opposite to the normal direction of transport of the feed and to control the discharging elements to slow down or stop their rotation.
A method of fabricating a high-temperature bobbin for an electrical device, comprising the steps of: providing a bobbin configured for use in an electrical device; coating the bobbin with an anti-oxidation composition and an anti-corrosion composition to produce an oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin; coating the oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin with an electrical insulating composition; and after coating the oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin with the electrical insulating composition, performing a voltage breakdown test on the bobbin to determine if the insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin can withstand a predetermined voltage threshold, wherein, if the insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin cannot withstand the predetermined voltage threshold during the voltage breakdown test, the method further comprises applying additional electrical insulating composition to the insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin and repeating the steps of performing the voltage breakdown test and applying the additional electrical insulating composition until the voltage breakdown test is passed, so as to produce an insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin that is resistant to corona discharge at or below the predetermined voltage threshold, wherein the anti-oxidation composition, the anti-corrosion composition, and the electrical insulating composition can withstand temperatures of lower than -18°C (subzero Fahrenheit) up to temperatures greater than 537°C (1000°F). providing a bobbin configured for use in an electrical device; coating the bobbin with an anti-oxidation composition and an anti-corrosion composition to produce an oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin; coating the oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin with an electrical insulating composition; and after coating the oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin with the electrical insulating composition, performing a voltage breakdown test on the bobbin to determine if the insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin can withstand a predetermined voltage threshold, wherein, if the insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin cannot withstand the predetermined voltage threshold during the voltage breakdown test, the method further comprises applying additional electrical insulating composition to the insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin and repeating the steps of performing the voltage breakdown test and applying the additional electrical insulating composition until the voltage breakdown test is passed, so as to produce an insulated and oxidation/corrosion resistant bobbin that is resistant to corona discharge at or below the predetermined voltage threshold, wherein the anti-oxidation composition, the anti-corrosion composition, and the electrical insulating composition can withstand temperatures of lower than -18°C (subzero Fahrenheit) up to temperatures greater than 537°C (1000°F).
A parcel recognition device that is configured to recognize a parcel (P) based on a color image including the parcel (P), the device comprising: a processor ; and a memory , characterised in that by cooperating with the memory , the processor is configured to: subtract a color of a projection image from a color of an image projection surface of the parcel (P) on which the projection image is projected, in the color image, and recognize the parcel (P) by using a color obtained by the subtraction as a color of a recognition target. a processor ; and a memory , characterised in that by cooperating with the memory , the processor is configured to: subtract a color of a projection image from a color of an image projection surface of the parcel (P) on which the projection image is projected, in the color image, and recognize the parcel (P) by using a color obtained by the subtraction as a color of a recognition target. subtract a color of a projection image from a color of an image projection surface of the parcel (P) on which the projection image is projected, in the color image, and recognize the parcel (P) by using a color obtained by the subtraction as a color of a recognition target.
Process for cooling a metal substrate running in a longitudinal direction (A), said process comprising ejecting at least one first cooling fluid jet on a first surface of said substrate and at least one second cooling fluid jet on a second surface of said substrate , said first and second cooling fluid jets being ejected at a cooling fluid velocity higher than or equal to 5 m/s, so as to form on said first surface and on said second surface a first laminar cooling fluid flow and a second laminar cooling fluid flow respectively, said first and second laminar cooling fluid flows being tangential to the substrate , said first and second laminar cooling fluid flows extending over a first predetermined length (L1) and a second predetermined length (L2) of the substrate respectively, said first and said second cooling fluid jets each forming during their ejection a predetermined angle (α) with the longitudinal direction (A), said predetermined angle (α) being comprised between 5° and 25° and said first and second lengths (L1, L2) being determined so that the substrate is cooled from a first temperature to a second temperature by nucleate boiling.
Adamantane derivatives represented by formula 1 below, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, stereoisomers thereof, hydrates or solvates thereof: wherein in above formula 1, L 1 and L 2 are each independently a single bond, C 1-10 alkylene, C 2-10 alkenylene, C 2-10 alkynylene, -N(Ra)-, -C(=O)-N(Ra)-, -N(Ra)-C(=O)-, -C(=O)-, -O-, -C(=O)-O-, - N(Ra)-C(=O)-O-, -N(Ra)-S(=O)-, -N(Ra)-S(=O) 2 -, -S(=O)(=N-Ra)-, or -S-; R 1 and R 2 are each independently C 1-10 heterocycloalkylene, C 3-10 cycloalkylene, C 5-16 arylene or C 4-10 heteroarylene; R 3 is H, C 1-10 alkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, -O-Ra, =O, -NH-Ra, -NH(C=O)-Ra or C 1-10 heterocycloalkyl; R 4 is -O-Ra; R 5 and R 6 are each independently H or C 1-10 alkyl; R 7 is -CF 3 or a halogen atom; Ra is H, -CF 3 or C 1-10 alkyl; and m, n, p and q are each independently 0 or 1. L 1 and L 2 are each independently a single bond, C 1-10 alkylene, C 2-10 alkenylene, C 2-10 alkynylene, -N(Ra)-, -C(=O)-N(Ra)-, -N(Ra)-C(=O)-, -C(=O)-, -O-, -C(=O)-O-, - N(Ra)-C(=O)-O-, -N(Ra)-S(=O)-, -N(Ra)-S(=O) 2 -, -S(=O)(=N-Ra)-, or -S-; R 1 and R 2 are each independently C 1-10 heterocycloalkylene, C 3-10 cycloalkylene, C 5-16 arylene or C 4-10 heteroarylene; R 3 is H, C 1-10 alkyl, C 2-10 alkenyl, -O-Ra, =O, -NH-Ra, -NH(C=O)-Ra or C 1-10 heterocycloalkyl; R 4 is -O-Ra; R 5 and R 6 are each independently H or C 1-10 alkyl; R 7 is -CF 3 or a halogen atom; Ra is H, -CF 3 or C 1-10 alkyl; and m, n, p and q are each independently 0 or 1.
A method for monitoring the operation of a winch , said winch comprising a motor driving a drum on which a cable is wound, said cable being able to be wound on said drum on several winding layers whose number varies depending on the winding and unwinding of the cable , wherein the number of winding layers of the cable can take different values between 1 and N, N being the maximum number of winding layers of the cable, said method implementing a continuous monitoring of the number of winding layers of the cable on the drum by ensuring in real time at least the following steps: - measuring a first parameter (P1) representative of a linear travel speed of the cable at the outlet of the drum ; - measuring a second parameter (P2; P2') representative of a rotation speed of the drum ; - determining the number of winding layers of the cable as a function of the first parameter (P1) and the second parameter (P2; P2'); characterized in that the method further comprises the following step: - logging in a database , over a given period of time, of the values of the number of winding layers which are associated with layer numbers, to establish cumulative durations of use specific to each layer number. - measuring a first parameter (P1) representative of a linear travel speed of the cable at the outlet of the drum ; - measuring a second parameter (P2; P2') representative of a rotation speed of the drum ; - determining the number of winding layers of the cable as a function of the first parameter (P1) and the second parameter (P2; P2'); - logging in a database , over a given period of time, of the values of the number of winding layers which are associated with layer numbers, to establish cumulative durations of use specific to each layer number.
Flyback converter for operating one or more lighting means , wherein the flyback converter is designed to be operated in a first operating mode or in a second operating mode, wherein the first operating mode is a boundary conduction mode (BCM mode) and wherein in the second operating mode of the flyback converter , a current flowing through a secondary side (104-107) of the flyback converter flows at least temporarily in a negative direction, wherein the current flowing through the secondary side (104-107) of the flyback converter , in the second operating mode, flows in the negative direction to a lower limit and/or until the flyback converter has been operated for a predetermined period of time in the second operating mode. wherein the flyback converter is designed to be operated in a first operating mode or in a second operating mode, wherein the first operating mode is a boundary conduction mode (BCM mode) and wherein in the second operating mode of the flyback converter , a current flowing through a secondary side (104-107) of the flyback converter flows at least temporarily in a negative direction, wherein the current flowing through the secondary side (104-107) of the flyback converter , in the second operating mode, flows in the negative direction to a lower limit and/or until the flyback converter has been operated for a predetermined period of time in the second operating mode.
A method of producing a non-enveloped virus, the method comprising: (a) a step of culturing a cell producing the non-enveloped virus, and (b) a step of bringing said cell into contact with an acidic solution, and (c) a step of obtaining the non-enveloped virus, wherein the acidic solution is at pH 3.0-6.0, and the non-enveloped virus is an adeno-associated virus, and the method does not comprise a physical cell disruption method. (a) a step of culturing a cell producing the non-enveloped virus, and (b) a step of bringing said cell into contact with an acidic solution, and (c) a step of obtaining the non-enveloped virus,
A wiper (320; 700) for wiping a nozzle surface of a liquid discharge head that discharges a liquid from the nozzle , comprising a plurality of layers including: a first layer having a surface that contacts the nozzle surface, characterised in the surface having a maximum height of waviness Wz of from 100 to 600 μm, and a part of the surface of the first layer that contacts the nozzle surface having a maximum height of roughness Rz of from 170 to 500 μm; wherein the maximum height of waviness Wz and maximum height of roughness Rz are measured according to JIS B0601 under a profile filter condition of λc = 80 μm. a first layer having a surface that contacts the nozzle surface, characterised in the surface having a maximum height of waviness Wz of from 100 to 600 μm, and a part of the surface of the first layer that contacts the nozzle surface having a maximum height of roughness Rz of from 170 to 500 μm; wherein the maximum height of waviness Wz and maximum height of roughness Rz are measured according to JIS B0601 under a profile filter condition of λc = 80 μm.
A short carbon fiber-reinforced composite material, comprising a base material part and at least one sliding part contacting the base material part, wherein: each of the base material part and the sliding part has a plurality of short carbon fiber bundles in which at least a part thereof has been converted into SiC, and a SiC matrix present among the plurality of short carbon fiber bundles, as constituent components; and the short carbon fiber bundles of the sliding part have a SiC conversion higher than that of the short carbon fiber bundles of the base material part, wherein the SiC conversion of the short carbon fiber bundles of the sliding part is 45% or more and 80% or less, and the SiC conversion of the short carbon fiber bundles of the base material part is 5% or more and 25% or less. each of the base material part and the sliding part has a plurality of short carbon fiber bundles in which at least a part thereof has been converted into SiC, and a SiC matrix present among the plurality of short carbon fiber bundles, as constituent components; and the short carbon fiber bundles of the sliding part have a SiC conversion higher than that of the short carbon fiber bundles of the base material part, wherein the SiC conversion of the short carbon fiber bundles of the sliding part is 45% or more and 80% or less, and the SiC conversion of the short carbon fiber bundles of the base material part is 5% or more and 25% or less.
The use as fragrance of a compound of formula (I) wherein R 1 is selected from hydrogen, methyl and ethyl; R 2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl and ethyl, and R 3 is hydrogen; R 4 is selected from C 2 -C 5 alkyl, C 2 - C 5 alkenyl, C 1 - C 4 alkoxy, C 3 -C 5 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 6 cycloalkenyl. R 1 is selected from hydrogen, methyl and ethyl; R 2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl and ethyl, and R 3 is hydrogen; R 4 is selected from C 2 -C 5 alkyl, C 2 - C 5 alkenyl, C 1 - C 4 alkoxy, C 3 -C 5 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 6 cycloalkenyl.