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A system for controlling equipment of a controlled vehicle , comprising: an imaging system configured to image a scene external and forward of the controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images; and a controller configured to receive and analyze the image data and for generating a control signal that is used to control the equipment , said controller configured to generate the control signal in response to analysis of the image data and in response to a selected mode of operation, wherein said controller analyzes the image data to detect at least one characteristic in the image data, wherein said controller is further configured to select a mode of operation from at least the following modes of operation: a dark village mode; a bright village mode; and at least one non-village mode, wherein said controller selects a dark village mode if the at least one characteristic reaches a first threshold, and wherein said controller selects a bright village mode if the at least one characteristic reaches a second threshold, characterized in that said controller selects one of said at least one non-village mode if said controller is not operating in either the dark village mode or the bright village mode, and in that , if the bright village mode or the dark village mode is selected, continuing to receive and analyze image data in order to determine whether to select the non-village mode, wherein a transition from the bright village mode to the dark village mode is prevented. an imaging system configured to image a scene external and forward of the controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images; and a controller configured to receive and analyze the image data and for generating a control signal that is used to control the equipment , said controller configured to generate the control signal in response to analysis of the image data and in response to a selected mode of operation, wherein said controller analyzes the image data to detect at least one characteristic in the image data, wherein said controller is further configured to select a mode of operation from at least the following modes of operation: a dark village mode; a bright village mode; and at least one non-village mode, wherein said controller selects a dark village mode if the at least one characteristic reaches a first threshold, and wherein said controller selects a bright village mode if the at least one characteristic reaches a second threshold, characterized in that said controller selects one of said at least one non-village mode if said controller is not operating in either the dark village mode or the bright village mode, and in that , if the bright village mode or the dark village mode is selected, continuing to receive and analyze image data in order to determine whether to select the non-village mode, wherein a transition from the bright village mode to the dark village mode is prevented.
An image processing device comprising: a control unit configured to function as an acquisition unit , a setting unit , a conversion unit , and a character recognition unit; wherein the acquisition unit is configured to acquire a read image (IM) generated by reading a receipt or a bill and including characters, which include a first character having a first size in a vertical or horizontal direction and a second character having a second size different from the first size; the setting unit is configured to set character regions (CF), wherein each character region (CF) is a region in a unit of the first or second character included in the read image (IM); the conversion unit is configured to perform conversion processing on the character regions (CF); and the character recognition unit is configured to perform character recognition processing on the conversion-processed read image, wherein the control unit is configured to acquire a most frequent value of a vertical width or a horizontal width of the character regions (CF) as the first size; extract the character regions (CF) having the second size different from the most frequent value; and the conversion unit is further configured to convert the character regions (CF) having the second size to character regions (CF) having the first size. a control unit configured to function as an acquisition unit , a setting unit , a conversion unit , and a character recognition unit; wherein the acquisition unit is configured to acquire a read image (IM) generated by reading a receipt or a bill and including characters, which include a first character having a first size in a vertical or horizontal direction and a second character having a second size different from the first size; the setting unit is configured to set character regions (CF), wherein each character region (CF) is a region in a unit of the first or second character included in the read image (IM); the conversion unit is configured to perform conversion processing on the character regions (CF); and the character recognition unit is configured to perform character recognition processing on the conversion-processed read image, wherein the control unit is configured to acquire a most frequent value of a vertical width or a horizontal width of the character regions (CF) as the first size; extract the character regions (CF) having the second size different from the most frequent value; and the conversion unit is further configured to convert the character regions (CF) having the second size to character regions (CF) having the first size. acquire a most frequent value of a vertical width or a horizontal width of the character regions (CF) as the first size; extract the character regions (CF) having the second size different from the most frequent value; and the conversion unit is further configured to convert the character regions (CF) having the second size to character regions (CF) having the first size.
Pigment/auxiliary combination in granule form, comprising one or more inorganic chromatic pigments selected from the group of iron oxide pigments or chromium oxide pigments, or mixtures thereof, and one or more organic auxiliaries, selected from the group of modified polycarboxylates partly or fully hydrolysed polyvinyl alcohols, alkyl sulphates in the form of their alkali metal salts, alkylsulphonates in the form of their alkali metal salts, alkyl phosphates in the form of their alkali metal salts or alkylphosphonates in the form of their alkali metal salts, or mixtures thereof, wherein the pigment/auxiliary combination has • a chroma difference ΔC ab *, measured in CIELAB units in accordance with DIN 5033 and DIN 6174, of ≥ 1.5, in particular ≥ 1.8, and/or • a relative colour strength of ≥ 108%, in particular ≥ 110%, based on the pigment employed, without the auxiliary/ies used, in accordance with the building-material colour test and the organic auxiliaries are added in an amount of 0.01% to 5% by weight, calculated in each case as active substance based on the inorganic pigment(s). • a chroma difference ΔC ab *, measured in CIELAB units in accordance with DIN 5033 and DIN 6174, of ≥ 1.5, in particular ≥ 1.8, and/or • a relative colour strength of ≥ 108%, in particular ≥ 110%, based on the pigment employed, without the auxiliary/ies used, in accordance with the building-material colour test and the organic auxiliaries are added in an amount of 0.01% to 5% by weight, calculated in each case as active substance based on the inorganic pigment(s).
A tube for receiving a liquid or pasty product comprising a multilayered tube jacket, the tube jacket having one or more outer layer(s) made of polyolefin, one or more inner layer(s) made of polyolefin and a barrier layer arranged between the outer layer(s) and the inner layer(s), wherein the barrier layer consists of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH), characterized in that the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer of the barrier layer has an ethylene content of <28 mol% and the thickness of the barrier layer is ≤ 25 μm.
A system comprising: a first sensor for generating a swelling signal based on a user pressing on the first sensor with a body part ; a second sensor for generating a blood signal relating to the volume of blood in the body part when the user presses on the first sensor ; a force sensor for measuring the force applied by the body part to the first sensor when the user presses on the first sensor; and a processor configured to: determine an indication of swelling for the body part based on the swelling signal when the force sensor measures a first pre-determined value ; determine an indication of blood pressure at the body part based on a force value measured by the force sensor when the blood signal reaches a second pre-determined value ; and determine an increased likelihood of pre-eclampsia from the indication of swelling and the indication of blood pressure. a first sensor for generating a swelling signal based on a user pressing on the first sensor with a body part ; a second sensor for generating a blood signal relating to the volume of blood in the body part when the user presses on the first sensor ; a force sensor for measuring the force applied by the body part to the first sensor when the user presses on the first sensor; and a processor configured to: determine an indication of swelling for the body part based on the swelling signal when the force sensor measures a first pre-determined value ; determine an indication of blood pressure at the body part based on a force value measured by the force sensor when the blood signal reaches a second pre-determined value ; and determine an increased likelihood of pre-eclampsia from the indication of swelling and the indication of blood pressure. determine an indication of swelling for the body part based on the swelling signal when the force sensor measures a first pre-determined value ; determine an indication of blood pressure at the body part based on a force value measured by the force sensor when the blood signal reaches a second pre-determined value ; and determine an increased likelihood of pre-eclampsia from the indication of swelling and the indication of blood pressure.
A method comprising: forming an image of a scene on a sensor through a coded aperture , wherein the coded aperture and the sensor are optically coupled within an imaging platform to form a superpositioned, physically encoded image of the scene on the sensor; generating raw image data from the sensor representative of the superpositioned, physically encoded image of the scene; and transmitting the raw image data to a remote platform located remote from the imaging platform; wherein the imaging platform includes an airborne platform , wherein transmitting the raw image data includes wirelessly transmitting the raw image data from the airborne platform to the remote platform; the method further characterized by using the imaging platform to deconvolve the superpositioned, physically encoded image into a decoded image and to direct a mobile physical resource to move to follow a targeting vector guiding the mobile physical resource to a target in the decoded image without transmitting the decoded image out from the imaging platform. forming an image of a scene on a sensor through a coded aperture , wherein the coded aperture and the sensor are optically coupled within an imaging platform to form a superpositioned, physically encoded image of the scene on the sensor; generating raw image data from the sensor representative of the superpositioned, physically encoded image of the scene; and transmitting the raw image data to a remote platform located remote from the imaging platform; wherein the imaging platform includes an airborne platform , wherein transmitting the raw image data includes wirelessly transmitting the raw image data from the airborne platform to the remote platform; the method further characterized by using the imaging platform to deconvolve the superpositioned, physically encoded image into a decoded image and to direct a mobile physical resource to move to follow a targeting vector guiding the mobile physical resource to a target in the decoded image without transmitting the decoded image out from the imaging platform.
A liquid level sensor suitable for sensing a level of an aerated liquid, the sensor including: a rod (200; 300) having a first portion (202; 306) and a second portion (204; 308); and a wave generation unit (206; 302) affixed to one end of the first portion of the rod furthest from the second portion of the rod, wherein the wave generation unit generates a flexural wave that propagates in a first order and at least one higher order with substantially longitudinal shear at a surface of the rod, and wherein the rod is constructed so as to trap the higher order of the flexural wave in the first portion. a rod (200; 300) having a first portion (202; 306) and a second portion (204; 308); and a wave generation unit (206; 302) affixed to one end of the first portion of the rod furthest from the second portion of the rod, wherein the wave generation unit generates a flexural wave that propagates in a first order and at least one higher order with substantially longitudinal shear at a surface of the rod, and wherein the rod is constructed so as to trap the higher order of the flexural wave in the first portion.
A real-time acceleration sensor calibration apparatus for measuring a movement of a vehicle, the real-time acceleration sensor calibration apparatus comprising: an acceleration sensor configured to measure a triaxial acceleration value; a gyroscope configured to measure a triaxial angular velocity value; an acceleration data calibrator configured to transform a vector of the measured triaxial acceleration value to obtain a first vector by using a gravity vector calculated based on the triaxial acceleration value measured by the acceleration sensor and the triaxial angular velocity value measured by the gyroscope ; and wherein the acceleration data calibrator is configured to perform a secondary transformation on the first vector with respect to a horizontal plane travel direction axis to obtain a second vector, when a magnitude of a horizontal plane vector of the first vector exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the gravity vector is calculated using a quaternion value calculated based on the triaxial acceleration value and the triaxial angular velocity value, and a communicator configured to transmit information related to the movement of the vehicle to a server , the information being calculated based on said second vector. an acceleration sensor configured to measure a triaxial acceleration value; a gyroscope configured to measure a triaxial angular velocity value; an acceleration data calibrator configured to transform a vector of the measured triaxial acceleration value to obtain a first vector by using a gravity vector calculated based on the triaxial acceleration value measured by the acceleration sensor and the triaxial angular velocity value measured by the gyroscope ; and wherein the acceleration data calibrator is configured to perform a secondary transformation on the first vector with respect to a horizontal plane travel direction axis to obtain a second vector, when a magnitude of a horizontal plane vector of the first vector exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the gravity vector is calculated using a quaternion value calculated based on the triaxial acceleration value and the triaxial angular velocity value, and a communicator configured to transmit information related to the movement of the vehicle to a server , the information being calculated based on said second vector.
Method for adjusting a feedback torque (M FF ) on a steering handle of a motor vehicle , wherein, in normal operation in which a driver grips the steering handle , a feedback torque (M FF ) on the steering handle can be adjusted according to a steering angle predetermined by means of the steering handle ; and wherein the method comprises: - determining whether a hands-free operation, in which the driver does not grip the steering handle , exists based on a sensory detection of a possible contact of the driver and the steering handle , and if a hands-free operation exists: - generating a feedback torque (M FF ) which is different from zero and has a lower value compared to normal operation, characterized in that it is additionally determined whether the feedback torque (M FF ) acts in a direction in which the steering handle is moved further out of a neutral position, and a reduction in the feedback torque (M FF ) in hands-free operation compared to normal operation is only effected when this is the case. wherein, in normal operation in which a driver grips the steering handle , a feedback torque (M FF ) on the steering handle can be adjusted according to a steering angle predetermined by means of the steering handle ; and wherein the method comprises: - determining whether a hands-free operation, in which the driver does not grip the steering handle , exists based on a sensory detection of a possible contact of the driver and the steering handle , - determining whether a hands-free operation, in which the driver does not grip the steering handle , exists based on a sensory detection of a possible contact of the driver and the steering handle , and if a hands-free operation exists: - generating a feedback torque (M FF ) which is different from zero and has a lower value compared to normal operation, - generating a feedback torque (M FF ) which is different from zero and has a lower value compared to normal operation,
A work tool, which performs an operation on a workpiece by driving a tool accessory , comprising a motor having an output shaft , a bearing member that rotatably supports the output shaft , an eccentric shaft that is connected to the output shaft at a position located closer to one end of the output shaft than the bearing member in an output shaft extending direction in which the output shaft extends and displaced from a center of a rotation axis of the output shaft , and is rotationally driven together with the output shaft by rotation of the output shaft to thereby drive the tool accessory , characterized by a balancer that is connected to the output shaft at a position located closer to the other end of the output shaft than the bearing member in the output shaft extending direction and is rotationally driven around the rotation axis of the output shaft by rotation of the output shaft . a motor having an output shaft , a bearing member that rotatably supports the output shaft , an eccentric shaft that is connected to the output shaft at a position located closer to one end of the output shaft than the bearing member in an output shaft extending direction in which the output shaft extends and displaced from a center of a rotation axis of the output shaft , and is rotationally driven together with the output shaft by rotation of the output shaft to thereby drive the tool accessory , characterized by a balancer that is connected to the output shaft at a position located closer to the other end of the output shaft than the bearing member in the output shaft extending direction and is rotationally driven around the rotation axis of the output shaft by rotation of the output shaft .
A method for transmitting data in a system for determining the location of at least one industrial truck in an area comprising a plurality of stationary wireless stations that send out a position signal in response to a position determination signal, wherein the industrial truck comprises a mobile wireless station , the method comprising the steps of: sending a position determination signal by means of the mobile wireless station to the stationary wireless stations , sending in each case one position signal by means of the stationary wireless stations in response to a received position determination signal, receiving multiple position signals by means of the mobile wireless station from at least three stationary wireless stations , appending data in the form of vehicle data to the position determination signal and/or in the form of area data to the position signal, evaluating the appended data upon receipt of the position determination signal and/or position signal, and determining a current vehicle position from at least three received position signals. sending a position determination signal by means of the mobile wireless station to the stationary wireless stations , sending in each case one position signal by means of the stationary wireless stations in response to a received position determination signal, receiving multiple position signals by means of the mobile wireless station from at least three stationary wireless stations , appending data in the form of vehicle data to the position determination signal and/or in the form of area data to the position signal, evaluating the appended data upon receipt of the position determination signal and/or position signal, and determining a current vehicle position from at least three received position signals.
A method comprising: a reader establishing wireless communication with a body-mountable device within a wireless communication range of the reader, wherein the body-mountable device comprises a sensor configured to obtain sensor data and a data storage configured to store the obtained sensor data; the reader wirelessly retrieving from the detected body-mountable device a first set of data; the reader determining , using the retrieved first set of data, that the body-mountable device is able to transmit the obtained sensor data to the reader in a single communication session; and responsive to determining that the body-mountable device is able to transmit the obtained sensor data to the reader in a single communication session, the reader transmitting a request for the obtained sensor data to the body-mountable device and, in response to the request, the reader receiving from the body-mountable device a second set of data, wherein the second set of data comprises the obtained sensor data. a reader establishing wireless communication with a body-mountable device within a wireless communication range of the reader, wherein the body-mountable device comprises a sensor configured to obtain sensor data and a data storage configured to store the obtained sensor data; the reader wirelessly retrieving from the detected body-mountable device a first set of data; the reader determining , using the retrieved first set of data, that the body-mountable device is able to transmit the obtained sensor data to the reader in a single communication session; and responsive to determining that the body-mountable device is able to transmit the obtained sensor data to the reader in a single communication session, the reader transmitting a request for the obtained sensor data to the body-mountable device and, in response to the request, the reader receiving from the body-mountable device a second set of data, wherein the second set of data comprises the obtained sensor data.
A delivery system for delivering multiple dosages of a polyethylene glycolylated (PEGylated) therapeutic to a target site of a subject, comprising: an anti-PEG antibody for directing the PEGylated therapeutic to the target site; and a hydrogel for retaining the anti-PEG antibody and/or the PEGylated therapeutic at the target site for at least 3 days; wherein the hydrogel is selected from the group consisting of hyaluronan (HA), collagen, gelatin, fibronectin, fibrinogen, alginate, chitosan, a fibrin glue, and a synthetic biocompatible polymer. an anti-PEG antibody for directing the PEGylated therapeutic to the target site; and a hydrogel for retaining the anti-PEG antibody and/or the PEGylated therapeutic at the target site for at least 3 days; wherein the hydrogel is selected from the group consisting of hyaluronan (HA), collagen, gelatin, fibronectin, fibrinogen, alginate, chitosan, a fibrin glue, and a synthetic biocompatible polymer.