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A hybrid vehicle control device for controlling a drive system including an engine , a motor coupled to the engine via a first clutch , and an automatic transmission , the hybrid vehicle control device comprising: a cooperative control means configured to, upon receiving a mode switch request during an electric vehicle traveling mode, engage the first clutch and shift from the electric vehicle traveling mode where only the motor is a drive source to a hybrid vehicle traveling mode where the engine and the motor are drive sources, the cooperative control means being further configured to immediately start a mode switch control, which shifts from the electric vehicle traveling mode to the hybrid vehicle traveling mode by engaging the first clutch and starting the engine , and start a downshift control once a rotational speed of the engine has reached a combustion possible rotational speed, upon generation of both the mode switch request and a downshift request of the automatic transmission , characterized in that the cooperative control means is further configured to comprise a transmission speed control section which sets a transmission speed during the downshift control to be faster than the transmission speed during the downshift control when only a downshift request of the automatic transmission is generated, and in that the transmission speed control section makes the transmission speed during the downshift control after the first clutch is completely engaged to be faster than the transmission speed during the downshift control before the first clutch is completely engaged. a cooperative control means configured to, upon receiving a mode switch request during an electric vehicle traveling mode, engage the first clutch and shift from the electric vehicle traveling mode where only the motor is a drive source to a hybrid vehicle traveling mode where the engine and the motor are drive sources, the cooperative control means being further configured to immediately start a mode switch control, which shifts from the electric vehicle traveling mode to the hybrid vehicle traveling mode by engaging the first clutch and starting the engine , and start a downshift control once a rotational speed of the engine has reached a combustion possible rotational speed, upon generation of both the mode switch request and a downshift request of the automatic transmission , characterized in that the cooperative control means is further configured to comprise a transmission speed control section which sets a transmission speed during the downshift control to be faster than the transmission speed during the downshift control when only a downshift request of the automatic transmission is generated, and in that the transmission speed control section makes the transmission speed during the downshift control after the first clutch is completely engaged to be faster than the transmission speed during the downshift control before the first clutch is completely engaged.
An X-ray input apparatus for controlling an X-ray imaging apparatus including a holder , the X-ray input apparatus comprising: a body configured to be accommodated in the holder ; a touch sensor disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the body, the touch sensor configured to sense a touch; a position sensor configured to sense a position of the X-ray input apparatus; a radiation button disposed on a top of the body, the radiation button configured to receive a control command from an operator; and an input controller configured to: perform calibration control while the body is accommodated in the holder, thereby deciding a capacitance threshold value of the touch sensor, and determine that an X-ray radiation preparation command or an X-ray radiation command is input based on a signal output from the radiation button , when an output value of the touch sensor is equal to or smaller than the capacitance threshold value, and when an output of the position sensor represents that the X-ray input apparatus is not accommodated in the holder . a body configured to be accommodated in the holder ; a touch sensor disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the body, the touch sensor configured to sense a touch; a position sensor configured to sense a position of the X-ray input apparatus; a radiation button disposed on a top of the body, the radiation button configured to receive a control command from an operator; and an input controller configured to: perform calibration control while the body is accommodated in the holder, thereby deciding a capacitance threshold value of the touch sensor, and determine that an X-ray radiation preparation command or an X-ray radiation command is input based on a signal output from the radiation button , when an output value of the touch sensor is equal to or smaller than the capacitance threshold value, and when an output of the position sensor represents that the X-ray input apparatus is not accommodated in the holder . perform calibration control while the body is accommodated in the holder, thereby deciding a capacitance threshold value of the touch sensor, and determine that an X-ray radiation preparation command or an X-ray radiation command is input based on a signal output from the radiation button , when an output value of the touch sensor is equal to or smaller than the capacitance threshold value, and when an output of the position sensor represents that the X-ray input apparatus is not accommodated in the holder .
Thermoelectric module comprising at least one thermoelectric element with thermoelectric properties, the thermoelectric element comprising a first reference face (1.1) and a second reference face (1.2) arranged opposite one another, and at least one dividing groove (3; 3.1, 3.2) dividing said thermoelectric element into two reference segments (Sref) joined together by means of an intermediate segment (1.0) and extending from one of said reference faces (1.1, 1.2) to the other reference face (1.1, 1.2), both reference segments (Sref) comprising part of the first reference face (1.1) and part of the second reference face (1.2) of the thermoelectric element , all the segments (Sref, 1.0) being electrically connected in series, characterized in that at least one of the reference segments (Sref) comprises a neutral short-circuited area of a given length between the corresponding parts of the two reference faces (1.1, 1.2), such that said neutral area thereby causes the possible voltage drop between the corresponding parts of the two opposite reference faces (1.1, 1.2) not to be the same in both reference segments (Sref), which allows having a voltage difference between both reference segments (Sref).
An attachment member comprising: a base composed of a ceramic sintered body, which has an annular part corresponding to a shape of an object , a bottom surface located inside the annular part , and a plurality of column shaped protruding parts protruding from the bottom surface , and is provided with an attachment surface supporting and attaching the object inside the annular part by a plurality of the protruding parts , and a film having a higher hydrophilicity than the base, characterized in that the film covers at least a part of the bottom surface , and the top and side surfaces of the protruding parts and vicinity regions of the protruding parts in the bottom surface are exposed. a base composed of a ceramic sintered body, which has an annular part corresponding to a shape of an object , a bottom surface located inside the annular part , and a plurality of column shaped protruding parts protruding from the bottom surface , and is provided with an attachment surface supporting and attaching the object inside the annular part by a plurality of the protruding parts , and a film having a higher hydrophilicity than the base, characterized in that the film covers at least a part of the bottom surface , and the top and side surfaces of the protruding parts and vicinity regions of the protruding parts in the bottom surface are exposed.
A valve assembly , comprising: a valve seat comprising an inner concentric valve seat and an outer concentric valve seat , the inner concentric valve seat being arranged radially inward of the outer concentric valve seat to provide an annular opening therebetween; a moveable plunger , being moveable between a closed position and an open position to vary a flow restriction at the inner and outer concentric valve seats, and arranged to simultaneously seal the inner concentric valve seat and the outer concentric valve seat when in the closed position; an inner valve member comprising the inner concentric valve seat; an outer valve member comprising the outer concentric valve seat; wherein the inner valve member is a separate component from the outer valve member and is mounted in fixed relation to the outer valve member via mounting means, the mounting means comprising: axial alignment means configured to maintain axial alignment of the inner concentric valve seat relative to the outer concentric valve seat along an axis, the axis being substantially orthogonal to a plane of the inner and outer concentric valve seats, characterized in that the mounting means further comprises radial alignment means configured to maintain concentricity of the inner concentric valve seat relative to the outer concentric valve seat. a valve seat comprising an inner concentric valve seat and an outer concentric valve seat , the inner concentric valve seat being arranged radially inward of the outer concentric valve seat to provide an annular opening therebetween; a moveable plunger , being moveable between a closed position and an open position to vary a flow restriction at the inner and outer concentric valve seats, and arranged to simultaneously seal the inner concentric valve seat and the outer concentric valve seat when in the closed position; an inner valve member comprising the inner concentric valve seat; an outer valve member comprising the outer concentric valve seat; wherein the inner valve member is a separate component from the outer valve member and is mounted in fixed relation to the outer valve member via mounting means, the mounting means comprising: axial alignment means configured to maintain axial alignment of the inner concentric valve seat relative to the outer concentric valve seat along an axis, the axis being substantially orthogonal to a plane of the inner and outer concentric valve seats, characterized in that the mounting means further comprises radial alignment means configured to maintain concentricity of the inner concentric valve seat relative to the outer concentric valve seat. axial alignment means configured to maintain axial alignment of the inner concentric valve seat relative to the outer concentric valve seat along an axis, the axis being substantially orthogonal to a plane of the inner and outer concentric valve seats, characterized in that the mounting means further comprises radial alignment means configured to maintain concentricity of the inner concentric valve seat relative to the outer concentric valve seat.
A cooling device comprising a body ; at least one shelf arranged on the lateral walls of the body for placing the foodstuffs to be cooled thereon; a door that prevents user access to the interior of the body in the closed position and enables the user to access to the interior of the body in the open position, and a door shelf that is arranged on the inner wall of the door and that has a base , a first side wall extending perpendicular to the base at the side of the door where the door is hinged to the body and a second side wall that is arranged on the other end of the base oppositely to the first side wall , wherein the base, the first side wall and the second sidewall define a storage space for placing the foodstuffs, a visual detection means that is arranged on the first side wall surface that faces the interior of the body when the door is in the closed position and that captures the image of the foodstuffs on the body shelf when the door is moved from the closed position to the open position and from the open position to the closed position and transmits the same to a control unit ; an image display device for displaying the images captured by the visual detection means by means of the control unit wherein the control unit enables the image of the foodstuffs obtained by the visual detection means to be tagged by the user on the screen of the image display device and wherein the control unit , by means of the visual detection means, monitors the hand movements of the user in the body , that, when the user changes the positions of the foodstuffs to be cooled in the body , monitors the position changes of the foodstuffs to be cooled and matches the tag assigned on the image display device by the user to the new positions of the foodstuffs to be cooled.
A method of cleaning a lint filter in a combination washer/dryer having a tub , a controller , a drum rotatably mounted within the tub , an air conduit having a port fluidly connected to the tub , and a lint filter fluidly coupled to the port and located in the tub , the method comprising: supplying , to the tub , a charge of water sufficient to at least partially immerse the drum while not immersing the lint filter ; rotating the drum at a predetermined speed for a predetermined length of time to result in dynamic or turbulent water passing across the filter to dislodge lint from the filter ; and draining the water from the laundry treating appliance, characterized in that further comprises determining by the controller whether a previous cycle performed by the combination washer/dryer was a dry cycle, wherein the determining by the controller is completed prior to initiating the supplying the charge of water or rotating the drum , wherein the supplying the charge of water and rotating the drum occurs only if the previous cycle performed was a dry cycle. supplying , to the tub , a charge of water sufficient to at least partially immerse the drum while not immersing the lint filter ; rotating the drum at a predetermined speed for a predetermined length of time to result in dynamic or turbulent water passing across the filter to dislodge lint from the filter ; and draining the water from the laundry treating appliance, characterized in that further comprises determining by the controller whether a previous cycle performed by the combination washer/dryer was a dry cycle, wherein the determining by the controller is completed prior to initiating the supplying the charge of water or rotating the drum , wherein the supplying the charge of water and rotating the drum occurs only if the previous cycle performed was a dry cycle. characterized in that further comprises determining by the controller whether a previous cycle performed by the combination washer/dryer was a dry cycle, wherein the determining by the controller is completed prior to initiating the supplying the charge of water or rotating the drum , wherein the supplying the charge of water and rotating the drum occurs only if the previous cycle performed was a dry cycle.
A computer-implemented method for providing a real-time estimate of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc) of a patient from a self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) measurement, and tracking changes in average glycemia of said patient over time, said method comprising: Receiving, by a processor , a fasting SMBG measurement from said patient; computing, by a processor , a glycation value using said fasting SMBG measurement in a predetermined glycation equation; outputting, by a processor , said glycation value as an initial estimate of HbAlc upon initialization of tracking of said patient's average glycemia; characterised in that the method further comprises: updating, by a processor , said glycation value by using an updated SMBG value in said predetermined glycation equation, said updated SMBG value being based on a subsequent fasting SMBG measurement from said patient; computing, by a processor , an updated estimate of HbAlcusing said initial estimate of HbAlc and said updated glycation value in a predetermined HbAlc estimation equation; and outputting, by a processor , said updated estimate of HbAlc to a user. Receiving, by a processor , a fasting SMBG measurement from said patient; computing, by a processor , a glycation value using said fasting SMBG measurement in a predetermined glycation equation; outputting, by a processor , said glycation value as an initial estimate of HbAlc upon initialization of tracking of said patient's average glycemia; characterised in that the method further comprises: updating, by a processor , said glycation value by using an updated SMBG value in said predetermined glycation equation, said updated SMBG value being based on a subsequent fasting SMBG measurement from said patient; computing, by a processor , an updated estimate of HbAlcusing said initial estimate of HbAlc and said updated glycation value in a predetermined HbAlc estimation equation; and outputting, by a processor , said updated estimate of HbAlc to a user. updating, by a processor , said glycation value by using an updated SMBG value in said predetermined glycation equation, said updated SMBG value being based on a subsequent fasting SMBG measurement from said patient; computing, by a processor , an updated estimate of HbAlcusing said initial estimate of HbAlc and said updated glycation value in a predetermined HbAlc estimation equation; and outputting, by a processor , said updated estimate of HbAlc to a user.
An apparatus comprising means for, at a mobile terminal : accessing access network discovery and selection function discovery information, wherein the access network discovery and selection function discovery information comprises access network interworking information identifying one or more wireless local area network access networks and indicating that the respective wireless local area network access networks support interworking with a core network , wherein the access network interworking information further comprises information identifying one or more respectively supported interfaces; and causing a connection to be established with a respective wireless local area network access network in accordance with the access network discovery and selection function discovery information. accessing access network discovery and selection function discovery information, wherein the access network discovery and selection function discovery information comprises access network interworking information identifying one or more wireless local area network access networks and indicating that the respective wireless local area network access networks support interworking with a core network , wherein the access network interworking information further comprises information identifying one or more respectively supported interfaces; and causing a connection to be established with a respective wireless local area network access network in accordance with the access network discovery and selection function discovery information.
A method for wireless communications by a base station, BS 110), comprising: receiving sounding reference signals, SRS, and at least one of: feedback regarding interference or a whitening matrix from one or more user equipments, UEs , wherein at least one of: the feedback regarding interference or the whitening matrix is provided implicitly via a rotation used for the SRS; determining beamforming parameters for transmissions to a group of one or more UEs based, at least in part, on the SRS and at least one of: the feedback regarding interference or the whitening matrix; and transmitting channel state information reference signals, CSI-RS, to UEs in the group using the determined beamforming parameters. receiving sounding reference signals, SRS, and at least one of: feedback regarding interference or a whitening matrix from one or more user equipments, UEs , wherein at least one of: the feedback regarding interference or the whitening matrix is provided implicitly via a rotation used for the SRS; determining beamforming parameters for transmissions to a group of one or more UEs based, at least in part, on the SRS and at least one of: the feedback regarding interference or the whitening matrix; and transmitting channel state information reference signals, CSI-RS, to UEs in the group using the determined beamforming parameters.
A method for treating exhaust gas onboard a vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine , the method comprising: converting, by a photovoltaic cell mounted onboard the vehicle and coupled to an electrochemical cell , solar energy into electricity; and powering the electrochemical cell mounted onboard the vehicle to produce oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis of water using the electricity converted by the photovoltaic cell; producing, by the electrochemical cell, a first oxygen stream and a first hydrogen stream; and providing heat and the first oxygen stream to a particulate matter filter onboard the vehicle, thereby oxidizing particulate matter disposed on the particulate matter filter, wherein providing the heat to the particulate matter filter comprises combusting the first hydrogen stream using an ignition device positioned near the particulate matter filter. converting, by a photovoltaic cell mounted onboard the vehicle and coupled to an electrochemical cell , solar energy into electricity; and powering the electrochemical cell mounted onboard the vehicle to produce oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis of water using the electricity converted by the photovoltaic cell; producing, by the electrochemical cell, a first oxygen stream and a first hydrogen stream; and providing heat and the first oxygen stream to a particulate matter filter onboard the vehicle, thereby oxidizing particulate matter disposed on the particulate matter filter, wherein providing the heat to the particulate matter filter comprises combusting the first hydrogen stream using an ignition device positioned near the particulate matter filter.