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A computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising: generating one or more predicted trajectories based on sensor data received from one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle, each of the predicted trajectories being associated with a probability; detecting one or more gestures from one or more vehicles in accordance with a gesture detection protocol; emitting one or more gestures from the autonomous vehicle to communicate with the one or more vehicles in accordance with a gesture emission protocol based on the detected gestures; modifying the predicted trajectories based on the detected gestures, the emitted gestures, and the associated probabilities of the predicted trajectories; and controlling the autonomous vehicle based on the modified predicted trajectories, characterized in that the method comprises; emitting from the autonomous vehicle a yield gesture to signal the one or more vehicles to pass or overtake, if the gesture from the one or more vehicles is undetected or unrecognized. generating one or more predicted trajectories based on sensor data received from one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle, each of the predicted trajectories being associated with a probability; detecting one or more gestures from one or more vehicles in accordance with a gesture detection protocol; emitting one or more gestures from the autonomous vehicle to communicate with the one or more vehicles in accordance with a gesture emission protocol based on the detected gestures; modifying the predicted trajectories based on the detected gestures, the emitted gestures, and the associated probabilities of the predicted trajectories; and controlling the autonomous vehicle based on the modified predicted trajectories, characterized in that the method comprises; emitting from the autonomous vehicle a yield gesture to signal the one or more vehicles to pass or overtake, if the gesture from the one or more vehicles is undetected or unrecognized.
A ground-engaging component for an article of footwear , comprising: an outer perimeter boundary rim that at least partially defines an outer perimeter of the ground-engaging component, wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim defines an upper-facing surface and a ground-facing surface opposite the upper-facing surface, wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim defines an open space at least at a forefoot support area of the ground-engaging component, wherein a rearmost extent of the outer perimeter boundary rim is located within one of: an arch support area or a forward heel support area of the ground-engaging component, and wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim tapers inwardly at the arch support area and defines a smoothly curved rear end area at which the rearmost extent is located; and a support structure extending from the outer perimeter boundary rim and at least partially across the open space. an outer perimeter boundary rim that at least partially defines an outer perimeter of the ground-engaging component, wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim defines an upper-facing surface and a ground-facing surface opposite the upper-facing surface, wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim defines an open space at least at a forefoot support area of the ground-engaging component, wherein a rearmost extent of the outer perimeter boundary rim is located within one of: an arch support area or a forward heel support area of the ground-engaging component, and wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim tapers inwardly at the arch support area and defines a smoothly curved rear end area at which the rearmost extent is located; and a support structure extending from the outer perimeter boundary rim and at least partially across the open space.
A method of producing a ferrule for supporting an optical fiber in a groove in an optical fiber connector , wherein the groove is formed by stamping, comprising: stamping a blank of a metal material to form at least a longitudinal open groove having a generally U-shaped channel with a longitudinal opening on a surface of a body of the metal material; and narrowing at least a section of the longitudinal opening of the channel, wherein the section of the opening which is narrowed has a width defined by two opposing lips formed at opposing edges along at least a section of the opening, wherein the width is less than a diameter of the optical fiber, wherein the opposing lips is formed to exhibit elastic deformation so as to allow an optical fiber to be inserted laterally into the groove via the narrowed section of the opening, whereby the optical fiber can be securely retained in the groove by an interference fit, wherein the optical fiber can be securely retained in the groove with the groove clamping the optical fiber. stamping a blank of a metal material to form at least a longitudinal open groove having a generally U-shaped channel with a longitudinal opening on a surface of a body of the metal material; and narrowing at least a section of the longitudinal opening of the channel, wherein the section of the opening which is narrowed has a width defined by two opposing lips formed at opposing edges along at least a section of the opening, wherein the width is less than a diameter of the optical fiber, wherein the opposing lips is formed to exhibit elastic deformation so as to allow an optical fiber to be inserted laterally into the groove via the narrowed section of the opening, whereby the optical fiber can be securely retained in the groove by an interference fit, wherein the optical fiber can be securely retained in the groove with the groove clamping the optical fiber.
A method of identifying devices that are allowed to join a mesh network , the method comprising: determining, by a commissioning device for the mesh network , steering data for the mesh network , the steering data comprising an indication of a device identifier , which is represented as a set of values in a Bloom filter, and a length of the device identifier , the device identifier being associated with a device that is allowed to join the mesh network and the length of the device identifier usable to determine the set of values, for the indication of the device identifier , wherein the length of the device identifier is used for determining the steering data; and propagating, by the commissioning device , the steering data from the commissioning device to one or more routers in the mesh network , said propagating enabling the one or more routers to transmit the steering data in a beacon message, the steering data enabling the device associated with the device identifier to compare the set of values in the Bloom filter to a second set of values determined at the device to identify that the device is allowed to join the mesh network , and wherein the beacon message includes an S-bit, the S-bit being set by the commissioning device and identifying the length of the device identifier used for determining the steering data. determining, by a commissioning device for the mesh network , steering data for the mesh network , the steering data comprising an indication of a device identifier , which is represented as a set of values in a Bloom filter, and a length of the device identifier , the device identifier being associated with a device that is allowed to join the mesh network and the length of the device identifier usable to determine the set of values, for the indication of the device identifier , wherein the length of the device identifier is used for determining the steering data; and propagating, by the commissioning device , the steering data from the commissioning device to one or more routers in the mesh network , said propagating enabling the one or more routers to transmit the steering data in a beacon message, the steering data enabling the device associated with the device identifier to compare the set of values in the Bloom filter to a second set of values determined at the device to identify that the device is allowed to join the mesh network , and wherein the beacon message includes an S-bit, the S-bit being set by the commissioning device and identifying the length of the device identifier used for determining the steering data.
A transparent organic light emitting display device, comprising: a plurality of sub pixels arranged in a matrix having rows and columns, each of the sub pixels including a light emission area (EA) associated with a first function of the sub pixel and a light transmission area (TA) associated with a second function of the sub pixel such that each row of sub pixels comprises a row of light emission areas and a row of light transmission areas, provided in parallel to each other, wherein the rows of subpixels are symmetrically provided with respect to the row direction such that two adjoining rows are either two rows of light emission areas or two rows of light transmission areas, wherein the first function is to emit light for displaying of an image and wherein the second function is to transmit external light; and a plurality of auxiliary electrodes provided along the row direction and electrically connected to at least some of the plurality of sub pixels via a conductive element , wherein the at least some of the plurality of sub pixels includes a first sub pixel (A) and a second sub pixel (B), and wherein an auxiliary electrode is disposed between two rows of light emission areas of two adjoining rows of sub pixels such that the auxiliary electrodes are provided every two rows of sub pixels. a plurality of sub pixels arranged in a matrix having rows and columns, each of the sub pixels including a light emission area (EA) associated with a first function of the sub pixel and a light transmission area (TA) associated with a second function of the sub pixel such that each row of sub pixels comprises a row of light emission areas and a row of light transmission areas, provided in parallel to each other, wherein the rows of subpixels are symmetrically provided with respect to the row direction such that two adjoining rows are either two rows of light emission areas or two rows of light transmission areas, wherein the first function is to emit light for displaying of an image and wherein the second function is to transmit external light; and a plurality of auxiliary electrodes provided along the row direction and electrically connected to at least some of the plurality of sub pixels via a conductive element , wherein the at least some of the plurality of sub pixels includes a first sub pixel (A) and a second sub pixel (B), and wherein an auxiliary electrode is disposed between two rows of light emission areas of two adjoining rows of sub pixels such that the auxiliary electrodes are provided every two rows of sub pixels.
A household appliance being a refrigerator comprising an outer wall with a condensation surface for formation of condensate from air humidity thereon; wherein the outer wall is a rear wall, wherein the household appliance further comprises a member having a guiding surface adjacent to said condensation surface , adapted to receive the condensate from the condensation surface in accordance with gravity (g); the member further comprises a dripping edge at a side of the guiding surface distal to the outer wall , wherein the member is separate from the outer wall , characterized in that the member is substantially formed from a non-flammable material and is substantially formed from a metallic material.
A welding apparatus for a secondary battery, suitable for welding an electrode tab of an electrode assembly having a center hole and being seated on a lower can to an inner bottom surface of the lower can , the welding apparatus comprising: a jig which comprises an insertion portion that has a pipe shape and a diameter enabling entry into the center hole of the electrode assembly ; a laser irradiation apparatus configured to emit a laser beam into a hole of the insertion portion , wherein in a state in which the electrode assembly is seated on the lower can , the electrode tab is configured to be placed within the center hole , wherein the laser irradiation apparatus is configured to emit the laser beam to a contact point between the inner bottom surface of the lower can and the electrode tab after passing through the hole of the insertion portion of the jig , so that welding is performed, characterized in that : the jig further comprises a seating portion that has an enlarged diameter to form a disk shape on an end of the insertion portion . a jig which comprises an insertion portion that has a pipe shape and a diameter enabling entry into the center hole of the electrode assembly ; a laser irradiation apparatus configured to emit a laser beam into a hole of the insertion portion , wherein in a state in which the electrode assembly is seated on the lower can , the electrode tab is configured to be placed within the center hole , wherein the laser irradiation apparatus is configured to emit the laser beam to a contact point between the inner bottom surface of the lower can and the electrode tab after passing through the hole of the insertion portion of the jig , so that welding is performed, characterized in that : the jig further comprises a seating portion that has an enlarged diameter to form a disk shape on an end of the insertion portion .
A system for adjusting a display's screen area settings, comprising: the display ; a sensor for detecting at least one user and determining an authorized user and an authorized user's eye gaze and for determining at least one unauthorized user and calculating the location of the unauthorized user relative to the display ; a processing resource communicatively coupled to the sensor; wherein the processing resource is configured to determine an active screen area and an inactive screen area based on the authorized user's eye gaze; characterised in that the processing resource is further configured to calculate a first angle shift and a first brightness level for the active screen area and a second angle shift and a second brightness level for the inactive screen area based on the location of the at least one unauthorized user ; and calculate focus area boundaries for the active screen area based on the location of the at least one unauthorized user ; and wherein the display is configured to apply the first angle shift, the first brightness level, and the focus area boundaries to the active screen area, and apply the second angle shift and second brightness level to the inactive screen area. the display ; a sensor for detecting at least one user and determining an authorized user and an authorized user's eye gaze and for determining at least one unauthorized user and calculating the location of the unauthorized user relative to the display ; a processing resource communicatively coupled to the sensor; wherein the processing resource is configured to determine an active screen area and an inactive screen area based on the authorized user's eye gaze; characterised in that the processing resource is further configured to calculate a first angle shift and a first brightness level for the active screen area and a second angle shift and a second brightness level for the inactive screen area based on the location of the at least one unauthorized user ; and calculate focus area boundaries for the active screen area based on the location of the at least one unauthorized user ; and wherein the display is configured to apply the first angle shift, the first brightness level, and the focus area boundaries to the active screen area, and apply the second angle shift and second brightness level to the inactive screen area.
Device for locking and releasing a functionally essential component of a motor vehicle, in particular a steering column or a gear lever, comprising a locking bolt movably mounted between a locking position (VP) for locking the functionally essential component and an unlocking position (EP) for unlocking the functionally essential component, a transmission , which is in mechanical operative connection with the locking bolt in order to transfer the locking bolt between the locking position (VP) and the unlocking position (EP), and a detection unit , which has a slider element for moving a signal transmitter and at least one first stationary sensor element for detecting at least one position (RS, DS) of the slider element , the transmission having a cam-like, rotatably driven guide link which interacts with a corresponding guide pin of the slider element in order to transfer the slider element between a rest position (RS), in which the signal transmitter is located at a distance from the first sensor element , and a detection position (DS), in which the signal transmitter is located in the detection region of the first sensor element , wherein the guide link is at least partially radially open on one side, characterized in that, the guide link has, with an increasing distance (r) from an axis of rotation (D) of the transmission , firstly a guide region (I) which is closed on both sides along the guide link , then an entry region (II) which opens to one side of the guide link and becomes wider, and then a support region (III) for the guide pin of the slide element , which support region (III) is open radially on one side along the guide link .
A pyrolysis installation for the gasification of a gasification mass, such as biomass and energetic residues, with an electrically heated pyrolysis reactor , in which several guide tubes equipped with conveying devices are arranged horizontally or with a slight inclination, wherein a feeding device is provided for feeding an inlet guide tube with the gasification mass and wherein a gas outlet for discharging the pyrolysis gas and a conveying device for discharging the degassed residue mass are arranged at the discharge end of the outlet guide tube , characterized in that at least two, preferably three, guide tubes with one conveying device each are arranged one above the other and connected via connecting channels , in that the guide tubes can be individually heated, in that the feeding device has an air lock reducing or preventing the inflow of supply air, and in that the pyrolysis reactor is surrounded by a heat-insulating jacket preventing the inflow of external air on all sides, wherein the heat-insulating material completely encloses the pyrolysis reactor, and wherein the jacket has an airtight outer skin which encloses the pyrolysis reactor on all sides, and the inlet tubes and openings for the conveying devices are arranged so sealingly that the inflow of air is prevented.
An ultrasound system, comprising: a set of ultrasound transducer devices, each device comprising one or more capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer CMUT cells , and each device comprising a first input for receiving a DC bias voltage and a second input for receiving an AC drive signal, wherein each ultrasound transducer device is associated with a different area to be imaged or investigated such that the set of ultrasound devices is associated with a larger area than each individual device; drive electronics for operating a selected device of the set, wherein the drive electronics is shared between all devices of the set, wherein the drive electronics comprises a first output for delivering the DC bias voltage and a second output for delivering the AC drive signal; and a selector for selecting which device of the set is coupled to the bias voltage, wherein the selector comprises a set of switches , with a respective switch between the first output of the drive electronics and the first input of each device such that the DC bias voltage is coupled only to one selected device and the DC bias voltage is isolated from the non-selected devices of the set, wherein the same bias voltage is applied to each device of the set when the device is selected. a set of ultrasound transducer devices, each device comprising one or more capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer CMUT cells , and each device comprising a first input for receiving a DC bias voltage and a second input for receiving an AC drive signal, wherein each ultrasound transducer device is associated with a different area to be imaged or investigated such that the set of ultrasound devices is associated with a larger area than each individual device; drive electronics for operating a selected device of the set, wherein the drive electronics is shared between all devices of the set, wherein the drive electronics comprises a first output for delivering the DC bias voltage and a second output for delivering the AC drive signal; and a selector for selecting which device of the set is coupled to the bias voltage, wherein the selector comprises a set of switches , with a respective switch between the first output of the drive electronics and the first input of each device such that the DC bias voltage is coupled only to one selected device and the DC bias voltage is isolated from the non-selected devices of the set, wherein the same bias voltage is applied to each device of the set when the device is selected.
A centrifugal pump, comprising a pump casing with an inlet and an outlet , a shaft sealed and mounted with slide bearings to the pump casing, the shaft being movable in axial direction, at least one impeller fastened on the shaft for rotation therewith and a means for balancing axial forces; the balancing means comprising a balancing disc fastened on the shaft for rotation therewith and having an outer circumference, and a stationary counter member arranged in connection with the pump casing; the balancing disc and the counter member leaving therebetween a balancing cavity ; the balancing disc having a first non-axial surface delimited to the outer circumference and the counter member having a second non-axial surface , the first and the second non-axial surfaces (50, 50'; 52) facing one another and leaving a thin gap therebetween, at least one of the first and the second non-axial surfaces (50, 50'; 52) being provided with at least one annular groove (54, 64, 74, 84', 84", 94'), wherein a throttling is arranged downstream of the balancing disc , characterized in that the counter member is provided with a counter ring having the second non-axial surface and/or the balancing disc is provided with an annular ring having the first non-axial surface .
A ball screw rotary actuator , comprising: an outer cylinder including a fluid port ; a piston configured to translate within the outer cylinder due to fluid pressure; helical grooves disposed between the outer cylinder and the piston ; outer ball bearings configured to travel in the helical grooves to rotate the piston within the outer cylinder as the piston translates; an inner shaft situated radially inward of the piston ; straight grooves disposed between the piston and the inner shaft ; inner ball bearings configured to travel in the straight grooves , and to rotate the inner shaft as the piston rotates; an outer ball cage configured to position the outer ball bearings in a spaced configuration; an outer indexing gear (160-1) configured to control a position of the outer ball cage ; an inner ball cage configured to position the inner ball bearings in a spaced configuration; and an inner indexing gear (160-2) configured to control a position of the inner ball cage . an outer cylinder including a fluid port ; a piston configured to translate within the outer cylinder due to fluid pressure; helical grooves disposed between the outer cylinder and the piston ; outer ball bearings configured to travel in the helical grooves to rotate the piston within the outer cylinder as the piston translates; an inner shaft situated radially inward of the piston ; straight grooves disposed between the piston and the inner shaft ; inner ball bearings configured to travel in the straight grooves , and to rotate the inner shaft as the piston rotates; an outer ball cage configured to position the outer ball bearings in a spaced configuration; an outer indexing gear (160-1) configured to control a position of the outer ball cage ; an inner ball cage configured to position the inner ball bearings in a spaced configuration; and an inner indexing gear (160-2) configured to control a position of the inner ball cage .