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A sheave , comprising: a body portion with a circular circumference and defining a center plane; a bore extending through the body portion and configured for receiving a shaft and allowing the body portion to rotate in the center plane; and a rope groove arranged on the circular circumference, comprising: a bottom surface being a concave surface extending between a pair of upper ends ; a pair of opposing sidewalls arranged immediately adjacent to the pair of upper ends of the bottom surface , the pair of opposing sidewalls extending upwardly and tangentially away from the pair of upper ends to a pair of top edges and having a curved profile with a first curvature; and a pair of upper lips extending tangentially from the pair of top edges of the pair of opposing sidewalls , the pair of upper lips having a curved surface having a second curvature greater than the first curvature and a top surface defining an outermost peripheral surface of the sheave ; characterised in that the pair of opposing sidewalls extends from 50% to 80% of the height of the groove , which height is measured from the outermost peripheral surface to the bottom of the bottom surface . a body portion with a circular circumference and defining a center plane; a bore extending through the body portion and configured for receiving a shaft and allowing the body portion to rotate in the center plane; and a rope groove arranged on the circular circumference, comprising: a bottom surface being a concave surface extending between a pair of upper ends ; a pair of opposing sidewalls arranged immediately adjacent to the pair of upper ends of the bottom surface , the pair of opposing sidewalls extending upwardly and tangentially away from the pair of upper ends to a pair of top edges and having a curved profile with a first curvature; and a pair of upper lips extending tangentially from the pair of top edges of the pair of opposing sidewalls , the pair of upper lips having a curved surface having a second curvature greater than the first curvature and a top surface defining an outermost peripheral surface of the sheave ; characterised in that the pair of opposing sidewalls extends from 50% to 80% of the height of the groove , which height is measured from the outermost peripheral surface to the bottom of the bottom surface . a bottom surface being a concave surface extending between a pair of upper ends ; a pair of opposing sidewalls arranged immediately adjacent to the pair of upper ends of the bottom surface , the pair of opposing sidewalls extending upwardly and tangentially away from the pair of upper ends to a pair of top edges and having a curved profile with a first curvature; and a pair of upper lips extending tangentially from the pair of top edges of the pair of opposing sidewalls , the pair of upper lips having a curved surface having a second curvature greater than the first curvature and a top surface defining an outermost peripheral surface of the sheave ; characterised in that the pair of opposing sidewalls extends from 50% to 80% of the height of the groove , which height is measured from the outermost peripheral surface to the bottom of the bottom surface .
A travel control method for a vehicle wherein, when, during autonomous travel control of a subject vehicle (V1), a road section including a curve is present ahead of the subject vehicle (V1) and a forward adjacent vehicle (V2) is traveling ahead of the subject vehicle in an adjacent lane to a traveling lane for the subject vehicle (V1), inter-vehicle distance control is executed in which the subject vehicle (V1) is controlled to travel with an inter-vehicle distance (D1) that is set between the subject vehicle (V1) and the forward adjacent vehicle (V2) such that the subject vehicle (V1) and the forward adjacent vehicle (V2) do not travel side by side when the subject vehicle (V1) travels in the road section; the travel control method for a vehicle comprising: acquiring a curvature radius (R) of a road located ahead of the subject vehicle (V1); determining that the road located ahead is a curve included in the road section when the curvature radius (R) is less than a curvature radius threshold (R th ); detecting a variation amount (A) in a lateral position of the forward adjacent vehicle (V2) during a certain period; and when the variation amount (A) in the lateral position is a predetermined value or more, setting the curvature radius threshold (R th ) to a larger value than that when the variation amount (A) in the lateral position is less than the predetermined value. acquiring a curvature radius (R) of a road located ahead of the subject vehicle (V1); determining that the road located ahead is a curve included in the road section when the curvature radius (R) is less than a curvature radius threshold (R th ); detecting a variation amount (A) in a lateral position of the forward adjacent vehicle (V2) during a certain period; and when the variation amount (A) in the lateral position is a predetermined value or more, setting the curvature radius threshold (R th ) to a larger value than that when the variation amount (A) in the lateral position is less than the predetermined value.
A process for isomerizing cis-2-pentenenitrile to 3-pentenenitrile in the presence of a non-aluminium metal oxide catalyst, wherein: (a) the metal in the catalyst has an oxidation state in the range from +1 to +4; (b) the metal has a cation radius in the range from 0.35 to 1.0Å; (c) the metal of the catalyst has a polarising power, C/r, is in the range from 2 to 8, wherein C is the charge of the metal and r is the ionic radius in Å; (d) the bond network of the catalyst has a % ionicity of >20 wherein the ionicity of the bond network is calculated using the technique set out in Duffy, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2006, 110, 13245-13248; (e) the metal oxide has an acidity strength in the range from strong to very weak; and (f) the metal oxide has a basicity (nucleophilicity) strength of weak to strong. (a) the metal in the catalyst has an oxidation state in the range from +1 to +4; (b) the metal has a cation radius in the range from 0.35 to 1.0Å; (c) the metal of the catalyst has a polarising power, C/r, is in the range from 2 to 8, wherein C is the charge of the metal and r is the ionic radius in Å; (d) the bond network of the catalyst has a % ionicity of >20 wherein the ionicity of the bond network is calculated using the technique set out in Duffy, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2006, 110, 13245-13248; (e) the metal oxide has an acidity strength in the range from strong to very weak; and (f) the metal oxide has a basicity (nucleophilicity) strength of weak to strong.
A wind turbine comprising: a tower having a top end and a bottom end; a first eccentric mechanism connected to a turbine rotor , the turbine rotor and the first eccentric mechanism being at the top end of the tower , the first eccentric mechanism comprising a cam-follower mechanism; a second eccentric mechanism connected to an electric generator , the electric generator being at the bottom end of the tower , the second eccentric mechanism comprising a swashplate mechanism; a plurality of tensile links extending from the first eccentric mechanism to the second eccentric mechanism and connecting the first and second eccentric mechanisms. a tower having a top end and a bottom end; a first eccentric mechanism connected to a turbine rotor , the turbine rotor and the first eccentric mechanism being at the top end of the tower , the first eccentric mechanism comprising a cam-follower mechanism; a second eccentric mechanism connected to an electric generator , the electric generator being at the bottom end of the tower , the second eccentric mechanism comprising a swashplate mechanism; a plurality of tensile links extending from the first eccentric mechanism to the second eccentric mechanism and connecting the first and second eccentric mechanisms.
An apparatus comprising: a light source (LS10-LS13) configured to emit coherent light to an object; an imaging device (MS10-MS13) configured to photograph a speckle pattern in a speckle image generated on the object by the coherent light; and a processor (DP10-DP13) configured to determine whether the object is a living body or a non-living body based on a contrast value of the speckle pattern; wherein, when the object comprises skin and blood vessels under skin, the apparatus is configured to determine whether the object is a living body or not from the speckle pattern of a skin surface or a skin tissue of the object based on a difference in the contrast of the speckle pattern due to the presence of tissue fluid or lymph in the living body underneath the skin, such that no imaging of blood vessels under the skin of the object is needed, or no change of the speckle image according to a heartbeat of the object is used; the apparatus characterized in that the speckle image is divided into a plurality of windows; the contrast value at coordinates (x,y) at a center of each window is obtained by dividing the window in a plurality of unit areas; the contrast value of the coordinate (x,y) is calculated by dividing the standard deviation of the brightness of each of the unit areas by the average value; and the contrast value is obtained for all coordinates in the entire area of the speckle image; the contrast value of the speckle pattern is obtained by calculating an average of the contrast values at each coordinate; a light source (LS10-LS13) configured to emit coherent light to an object; an imaging device (MS10-MS13) configured to photograph a speckle pattern in a speckle image generated on the object by the coherent light; and a processor (DP10-DP13) configured to determine whether the object is a living body or a non-living body based on a contrast value of the speckle pattern; wherein, when the object comprises skin and blood vessels under skin, the apparatus is configured to determine whether the object is a living body or not from the speckle pattern of a skin surface or a skin tissue of the object based on a difference in the contrast of the speckle pattern due to the presence of tissue fluid or lymph in the living body underneath the skin, such that no imaging of blood vessels under the skin of the object is needed, or no change of the speckle image according to a heartbeat of the object is used; the apparatus characterized in that the speckle image is divided into a plurality of windows; the contrast value at coordinates (x,y) at a center of each window is obtained by dividing the window in a plurality of unit areas; the contrast value of the coordinate (x,y) is calculated by dividing the standard deviation of the brightness of each of the unit areas by the average value; and the contrast value is obtained for all coordinates in the entire area of the speckle image; the contrast value of the speckle pattern is obtained by calculating an average of the contrast values at each coordinate;
An article comprising: a glass-ceramic composition comprising: 25-45 mol % MnO, 15-25 mol % Al 2 O 3 , and 35-50 mol % SiO 2 , wherein the glass-ceramic composition comprises 50 to 100 % by volume grains having a kanoite crystal structure. 25-45 mol % MnO, 15-25 mol % Al 2 O 3 , and 35-50 mol % SiO 2 , wherein the glass-ceramic composition comprises 50 to 100 % by volume grains having a kanoite crystal structure.
Household refrigeration appliance apparatus (12a-b) having at least one side wall component (14a-b) and at least one machine compartment top wall (16a-b), wherein the household refrigeration appliance apparatus (12a-b) has at least one sealing element (18a-b) which seals at least one region (20a-b) between the side wall component (14a-b) and the machine compartment top wall (16a-b), characterised in that the machine compartment top wall (16a-b) has at least one latching element (26a-b) which is latched with a corresponding latching element (28a-b) of the side wall component (14a-b).
A foot structure and function assessment device comprising : a base having a top surface for supporting a patient's foot , a clamp attached to the base configured to immobilize a second metatarsal of the patient's foot; a vertical measurement mechanism carried by the base configured to measure displacement of a first ray of the patient's foot; an actuation member configured to vertically displace the first ray, the actuation member including a first movable pointer adjacent the vertical measurement mechanism configured to measure a first ray position of the patient's foot, and a second movable pointer adjacent the vertical measurement mechanism configured to measure a first ray mobility of the patient's foot; and a controller operatively in communication with the actuation member and configured to: apply a first vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member for displacing the first ray while the second metatarsal is immobilized, and determine the first ray position of the patient's foot under the first vertical load, and apply a second vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member for displacing the first ray while the second metatarsal is immobilized, and determine the first ray mobility of the patient's foot under the second vertical load. a base having a top surface for supporting a patient's foot , a clamp attached to the base configured to immobilize a second metatarsal of the patient's foot; a vertical measurement mechanism carried by the base configured to measure displacement of a first ray of the patient's foot; an actuation member configured to vertically displace the first ray, the actuation member including a first movable pointer adjacent the vertical measurement mechanism configured to measure a first ray position of the patient's foot, and a second movable pointer adjacent the vertical measurement mechanism configured to measure a first ray mobility of the patient's foot; and a controller operatively in communication with the actuation member and configured to: apply a first vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member for displacing the first ray while the second metatarsal is immobilized, and determine the first ray position of the patient's foot under the first vertical load, and apply a second vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member for displacing the first ray while the second metatarsal is immobilized, and determine the first ray mobility of the patient's foot under the second vertical load. apply a first vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member for displacing the first ray while the second metatarsal is immobilized, and determine the first ray position of the patient's foot under the first vertical load, and apply a second vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member for displacing the first ray while the second metatarsal is immobilized, and determine the first ray mobility of the patient's foot under the second vertical load.
An overcharge detection method for detecting an overcharging of an accumulator of a battery comprising a set of parallel branches (B1, ..., BN), each branch comprising accumulators disposed in series, said method comprising the following steps: - (i) collecting the measurements of the currents flowing through the branches of the battery; - (ii) identifying at least one variation in current in one branch of the said set of branches with respect to at least one other branch of the said set of branches as a function of the measurements of current collected; - (iii) determining a level of state of charge of the said branch; and - (iv) detecting an overcharging of an accumulator in the said branch as a function of at least the said variation in current identified and of the level of state of charge determined. - (i) collecting the measurements of the currents flowing through the branches of the battery; - (ii) identifying at least one variation in current in one branch of the said set of branches with respect to at least one other branch of the said set of branches as a function of the measurements of current collected; - (iii) determining a level of state of charge of the said branch; and - (iv) detecting an overcharging of an accumulator in the said branch as a function of at least the said variation in current identified and of the level of state of charge determined.
A sintered bearing , which is obtained by molding raw material powders containing graphite powder and metal powder in a mold, followed by sintering, wherein: a ratio of free graphite in a bearing surface of the sintered bearing , which is measured as described in the description, is set to from 25% to 80% in terms of an area ratio, the bearing surface being defined as a surface for supporting a shaft ; and the free graphite is formed by sintering granulated graphite powder; and a blending ratio of the granulated graphite powder in the raw material powders is set to from 3 wt% to 15 wt%, and wherein the sintered bearing is characterized in that the apparent density of the granulated graphite powder is set to 1.0 g/cm 3 or less, the apparent density being defined in conformity with the requirements of JIS Z 8901. a ratio of free graphite in a bearing surface of the sintered bearing , which is measured as described in the description, is set to from 25% to 80% in terms of an area ratio, the bearing surface being defined as a surface for supporting a shaft ; and the free graphite is formed by sintering granulated graphite powder; and a blending ratio of the granulated graphite powder in the raw material powders is set to from 3 wt% to 15 wt%, and wherein the sintered bearing is characterized in that the apparent density of the granulated graphite powder is set to 1.0 g/cm 3 or less, the apparent density being defined in conformity with the requirements of JIS Z 8901.
A proportional control valve system , comprising: a proportional control valve having a sealing structure , an inlet flow passage , and an outlet flow passage , the sealing structure positionable in a closed position, a fully open position, and a plurality of partially open positions there between; an electric motor ; a gearbox in driving communication with the electric motor ; a worm gear drive in driving communication with the gearbox , and in driving communication with the sealing structure of the proportional control valve ; and a drive having a computing device in communication with a memory device storing executable instructions, the instructions when executed cause the computing device to control the positioning of the sealing structure within the proportional control valve ; characterized in that the stored executable instructions when executed cause the computing device to control an amount of torque produced by the electric motor as a function of fluid pressure within the proportional control valve . a proportional control valve having a sealing structure , an inlet flow passage , and an outlet flow passage , the sealing structure positionable in a closed position, a fully open position, and a plurality of partially open positions there between; an electric motor ; a gearbox in driving communication with the electric motor ; a worm gear drive in driving communication with the gearbox , and in driving communication with the sealing structure of the proportional control valve ; and a drive having a computing device in communication with a memory device storing executable instructions, the instructions when executed cause the computing device to control the positioning of the sealing structure within the proportional control valve ; characterized in that the stored executable instructions when executed cause the computing device to control an amount of torque produced by the electric motor as a function of fluid pressure within the proportional control valve .
A cooking appliance with a user interface comprising: - an electrically controlled heating element operable to elevate a temperature of food items and configured to operate according to a first operational setting; - a touch-sensitive circuit operatively connected to an external surface of the cooking appliance to sense the movement of a user's finger over the external surface to input instructions for altering at least the first operational setting; and - an electrovibration feedback circuit coupled to the external surface that generates vibratory feedback that is sensible by said user's finger at the external surface in response to a control input made thereon for adjusting at least said first operational setting, wherein said electrovibration feedback circuit is configured to generate vibratory feedback via an electrostatic force that simulates friction between said user's finger and the external surface, and to adjust the vibratory feedback in a manner that corresponds to, and thereby reflects, an adjustment of said first operational setting based on said control input; and wherein a controller is operatively connected to said user interface and is configured to make said adjustment of said first operational setting in response to said control input, the cooking appliance being characterized in that the electrovibration feedback circuit is configured to create an electrostatic force on the user's finger that simulates friction between the user's finger and the external surface. - an electrically controlled heating element operable to elevate a temperature of food items and configured to operate according to a first operational setting; - a touch-sensitive circuit operatively connected to an external surface of the cooking appliance to sense the movement of a user's finger over the external surface to input instructions for altering at least the first operational setting; and - an electrovibration feedback circuit coupled to the external surface that generates vibratory feedback that is sensible by said user's finger at the external surface in response to a control input made thereon for adjusting at least said first operational setting, wherein said electrovibration feedback circuit is configured to generate vibratory feedback via an electrostatic force that simulates friction between said user's finger and the external surface, and to adjust the vibratory feedback in a manner that corresponds to, and thereby reflects, an adjustment of said first operational setting based on said control input; and wherein a controller is operatively connected to said user interface and is configured to make said adjustment of said first operational setting in response to said control input, the cooking appliance being characterized in that the electrovibration feedback circuit is configured to create an electrostatic force on the user's finger that simulates friction between the user's finger and the external surface.
Multifunctional display including a display panel and a sensing and emitting base , the display panel comprising a body forming a layer extending substantially between a viewing surface that an observer can see, or against which an object may be placed, and a base surface facing the sensing and emitting base , and a plurality of optical paths bounded by a light resistant material are formed within the body extending between a base orifice in the base surface and a viewing orifice in the viewing surface for the passage of light between base orifice and the viewing orifice, the sensing and emitting base comprising at least one multi-color light source positioned below or in the base orifice and at least one optical sensor positioned below or in the base orifice, characterized in that the display comprises non-optical sensors , each arranged under a solid region of the display panel between optical paths .