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A riding lawn care vehicle comprising: a frame to which at least a first drive wheel (31 or 32) and a second drive wheel (31 or 32) of the riding lawn care vehicle are attached; a brake assembly operably coupled to the first and second drive wheels to enable brakes to be selectively applied to the first and second drive wheels ; and a steering assembly comprising a first steering lever and a second steering lever , wherein the first and second steering levers are operably coupled to the first and second drive wheels respectively to facilitate turning of the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the first and second drive wheels responsive to positioning of the first and second steering levers , characterized in that the first and second steering levers are operably coupled to the brake assembly to activate the brake assembly in response to one of the first or second steering levers being rotated about a vertical axis of the respective first or second steering lever . a frame to which at least a first drive wheel (31 or 32) and a second drive wheel (31 or 32) of the riding lawn care vehicle are attached; a brake assembly operably coupled to the first and second drive wheels to enable brakes to be selectively applied to the first and second drive wheels ; and a steering assembly comprising a first steering lever and a second steering lever , wherein the first and second steering levers are operably coupled to the first and second drive wheels respectively to facilitate turning of the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the first and second drive wheels responsive to positioning of the first and second steering levers , characterized in that the first and second steering levers are operably coupled to the brake assembly to activate the brake assembly in response to one of the first or second steering levers being rotated about a vertical axis of the respective first or second steering lever .
A system for acquiring samples in a body of fluid, the system comprising: a containment unit that is negatively buoyant relative to the body of fluid; and a sampling array tethered to the containment unit, the sampling array including a plurality of sampling devices positioned along the array , for sampling the body of fluid at varying depths, the containment unit , together with the tethered sampling array being negatively buoyant; wherein the sampling array is positively buoyant relative to the body of fluid such that the sampling array , still tethered to the containment unit at a first end, ascends in the body of fluid, the system further including a latching mechanism for releasably holding the tethered sampling array in an initial position relative to the containment unit and a trigger mechanism that controls the latching mechanism to release the sampling array . a containment unit that is negatively buoyant relative to the body of fluid; and a sampling array tethered to the containment unit, the sampling array including a plurality of sampling devices positioned along the array , for sampling the body of fluid at varying depths, the containment unit , together with the tethered sampling array being negatively buoyant; wherein the sampling array is positively buoyant relative to the body of fluid such that the sampling array , still tethered to the containment unit at a first end, ascends in the body of fluid, the system further including a latching mechanism for releasably holding the tethered sampling array in an initial position relative to the containment unit and a trigger mechanism that controls the latching mechanism to release the sampling array .
A method for increasing the feed conversion rate in egg laying hens, comprising the steps of: a) administering to an egg laying hen an effective amount of the reaction product formed by combining: (i) an organic acid having one to eight carbon atoms; (ii) an inorganic acid; and (iii) an inorganic peroxide compound b) discontinuing the administration of the reaction product to the egg laying hen for a time period; c) administering to the egg laying hen an effective amount of the reaction product; and d) repeating steps a) and b) indefinitely, wherein the reaction product is administered in drinking water, and wherein the administering comprises supplying the reaction product at a concentration of between about 0.01 to about 60 weight ppm biocide for a time period of between about 5 and 30 minutes and the discontinuing step lasts for a time period between about 15 minutes to about 10 hours. a) administering to an egg laying hen an effective amount of the reaction product formed by combining: (i) an organic acid having one to eight carbon atoms; (ii) an inorganic acid; and (iii) an inorganic peroxide compound (i) an organic acid having one to eight carbon atoms; (ii) an inorganic acid; and (iii) an inorganic peroxide compound b) discontinuing the administration of the reaction product to the egg laying hen for a time period; c) administering to the egg laying hen an effective amount of the reaction product; and d) repeating steps a) and b) indefinitely,
Cutting bead for a saw rope having a geometrically defined cutting portion , - the cutting bead tapering from the geometrically defined cutting portion in a direction opposite to a designated moving direction of the cutting bead , characterised in that - the cutting bead comprising a geometrically undefined cutting portion . - the cutting bead tapering from the geometrically defined cutting portion in a direction opposite to a designated moving direction of the cutting bead , characterised in that - the cutting bead comprising a geometrically undefined cutting portion .
A method comprising: receiving , by a router, a protocol independent multicast, PIM, join message indicating at least one requested multicast flow; determining , by the router, whether a number of installed multicast flows in a multicast state table stored at the router has reached a multicast flow limit associated with the router; based on the multicast flow limit being reached, comparing , by the router, a priority value for the requested multicast flow to a priority value for one of the installed multicast flows in the multicast state table; and based on the priority value for the requested multicast flow being higher than the priority value for the one of the installed multicast flows , deleting the one of the installed multicast flows from the multicast state table, and installing the requested multicast flow in the multicast state table. receiving , by a router, a protocol independent multicast, PIM, join message indicating at least one requested multicast flow; determining , by the router, whether a number of installed multicast flows in a multicast state table stored at the router has reached a multicast flow limit associated with the router; based on the multicast flow limit being reached, comparing , by the router, a priority value for the requested multicast flow to a priority value for one of the installed multicast flows in the multicast state table; and based on the priority value for the requested multicast flow being higher than the priority value for the one of the installed multicast flows , deleting the one of the installed multicast flows from the multicast state table, and installing the requested multicast flow in the multicast state table.
DC/DC voltage converter, comprising a circuit arrangement having a first converter circuit and a second converter circuit having respective semiconductor switches, which can be controlled by a control unit , and a transformer , which is arranged between the first and the second converter circuit , wherein - the first and the second converter circuit are each designed as modular multilevel voltage converters, which each comprise at least two series-interconnected submodules (11-1, ..., 11-n; 21-1, ..., 21-1) having respective semiconductor switches (12-1, ..., 12-n; 22-1, ..., 22-1) and having a submodule capacitance (13-1, ..., 13-n; 23-1, ..., 23-1); - the control unit is designed to actuate the semiconductor switches (12-1, ..., 12-n; 22-1, ..., 22-1) of the submodules (11-1, ..., 11-n; 21-1, ..., 21-1) of the first or the second converter circuit in such a way that a signal in the form of a sinusoidal curve, which is approximated by means of a step function, is fed to the transformer ; characterized in that - the transformer comprises a first winding , a second winding and a capacitance , wherein the capacitance is connected in series with the first or the second winding; and - wherein the first converter circuit is connected to the transformer by means of a first AC voltage output , which is connected to a node of two half-bridges and the submodule capacitor (13-1) of the first submodule (11-1), and a second AC voltage output , which is connected to a node of two half-bridges and the submodule capacitance (13-n) of the n-th submodule (11-n) of the first converter circuit . - the first and the second converter circuit are each designed as modular multilevel voltage converters, which each comprise at least two series-interconnected submodules (11-1, ..., 11-n; 21-1, ..., 21-1) having respective semiconductor switches (12-1, ..., 12-n; 22-1, ..., 22-1) and having a submodule capacitance (13-1, ..., 13-n; 23-1, ..., 23-1); - the control unit is designed to actuate the semiconductor switches (12-1, ..., 12-n; 22-1, ..., 22-1) of the submodules (11-1, ..., 11-n; 21-1, ..., 21-1) of the first or the second converter circuit in such a way that a signal in the form of a sinusoidal curve, which is approximated by means of a step function, is fed to the transformer ; characterized in that - the transformer comprises a first winding , a second winding and a capacitance , wherein the capacitance is connected in series with the first or the second winding; and - wherein the first converter circuit is connected to the transformer by means of a first AC voltage output , which is connected to a node of two half-bridges and the submodule capacitor (13-1) of the first submodule (11-1), and a second AC voltage output , which is connected to a node of two half-bridges and the submodule capacitance (13-n) of the n-th submodule (11-n) of the first converter circuit .
Terminal for connecting an electrical line to an electrical rail , wherein the terminal has a terminal body, which is designed as a one-piece frame , for receiving the line and the rail, in a manner lying on the other, in a passage which is enclosed by the frame , and also a one-piece clamping screw , wherein the clamping screw has a threaded section and a pressure body section , wherein the frame further has a threaded bore which passes through the threaded section of the clamping screw , and also the electrical line and the electrical rail can be clamped against the frame by means of the adjustable clamping screw by way of its pressure body section , wherein the pressure body section , with respect to a rotation axis of the clamping screw , has a greater extent perpendicularly to the rotation axis than the diameter of the threaded bore in the frame , and the passage of the frame is dimensioned in such a way that the clamping screw can be screwed into the threaded bore from the passage , characterized in that the passage of the frame is dimensioned in such a way that the clamping screw can be screwed out from the threaded bore completely into the passage , wherein the clamping screw , in a projection in an insertion direction of the line and the rail into the passage of the frame , has such a cross-sectional area design that it is enclosed by a cross-sectional area design of the passage , as seen in an extent direction of the line and the rail into the passage of the frame .
Roof module for a motor vehicle, comprising a roof lining , wherein the roof lining is a thermoformed plastic component, a roof-lining side part which, in the position of installation, is arranged outside the roof lining as seen from a vehicle interior compartment, wherein the roof-lining side part is a thermoformed plastic component, wherein a contact line extends between the roof lining and the roof-lining side part , wherein the contact line is formed by a connecting component, in particular a sealing component, and/or wherein the contact line is formed by direct contact between the roof lining and the roof-lining side part , wherein, in the position of installation, a gap which is open towards the vehicle interior compartment extends between roof lining and roof-lining side part at the vehicle-edge side of the contact line , so that a channel which, in the position of installation, is open towards the vehicle interior compartment is formed between roof lining and roof-lining side part at the vehicle-edge side of the contact line , wherein, on its side facing towards the roof lining , the roof-lining side part sectionally forms a reflection surface which is adjacent to the gap and which forms an angle of less than 90 degrees with the gap , characterized in that the roof module comprises a luminous strip , wherein the luminous strip is arranged in such a way that the light of the luminous strip is directed through the gap via the reflection surface , wherein the roof module comprises at least one connecting profile , wherein the connecting profile forms a connection between the roof lining and the roof-lining side part , wherein preferably the connecting profile at least sectionally forms the contact line between the roof lining and the roof-lining side part , wherein the connecting profile is formed by a U-profile, wherein the luminous strip is fastened to the base of the U-profile.
A sampling method using a sampling location displaying apparatus configured to display a sampling location on a sample, the apparatus comprising a laser irradiation part configured to send a laser light irradiation toward a sample spread on a sampling field and configured to display a sampling location mark in a predetermined shape on the sample; and a controller configured to control the laser irradiation part , wherein the sampling location mark is configured in such a way that each of a displayed shape, brightness and color of the sampling location mark is modifiable arbitrarily, wherein the laser irradiation part is configured in such a way that the color of the laser is changed by modulating the wavelength range of the laser light irradiation for the sampling location mark displayed on the sample to be recognized from an overall color tone of the sample, wherein the sampling location displaying apparatus is configured to display sampling location marks showing four corners of a rectangle enclosing the sampling location, wherein the sampling method comprises the steps of: raking a sample after spreading the sample in a sampling field; sending the laser light irradiation toward the raked sample from the sampling location displaying apparatus ; and scooping up a part of the sample on the sampling location where the sampling location mark is displayed by using a sampling tool. a laser irradiation part configured to send a laser light irradiation toward a sample spread on a sampling field and configured to display a sampling location mark in a predetermined shape on the sample; and a controller configured to control the laser irradiation part , wherein the sampling location mark is configured in such a way that each of a displayed shape, brightness and color of the sampling location mark is modifiable arbitrarily, wherein the laser irradiation part is configured in such a way that the color of the laser is changed by modulating the wavelength range of the laser light irradiation for the sampling location mark displayed on the sample to be recognized from an overall color tone of the sample, wherein the sampling location displaying apparatus is configured to display sampling location marks showing four corners of a rectangle enclosing the sampling location, wherein the sampling method comprises the steps of: raking a sample after spreading the sample in a sampling field; sending the laser light irradiation toward the raked sample from the sampling location displaying apparatus ; and scooping up a part of the sample on the sampling location where the sampling location mark is displayed by using a sampling tool. raking a sample after spreading the sample in a sampling field; sending the laser light irradiation toward the raked sample from the sampling location displaying apparatus ; and scooping up a part of the sample on the sampling location where the sampling location mark is displayed by using a sampling tool.
A method for merge mode inter prediction, applied to a video picture encoder, and comprising: determining a first motion vector using a merge candidate list relating to a position of a current block in a video picture and a second candidate motion vector taken from the merge candidate list or derived from the first motion vector; taking a coordinate difference value of the first motion vector and the second candidate motion vector as a distance between the first motion vector and the second candidate motion vector; judging whether the distance between the first motion vector and the second candidate motion vector is greater than a first threshold value; when a judgment result indicates that the distance is less than or equal to the first threshold value, updating the second candidate motion vector to obtain a different second motion vector; when the judgment result indicates that the distance is greater than the first threshold value, taking the second candidate motion vector as the second motion vector; and performing inter prediction on the current block by using the first motion vector and the second motion vector. determining a first motion vector using a merge candidate list relating to a position of a current block in a video picture and a second candidate motion vector taken from the merge candidate list or derived from the first motion vector; taking a coordinate difference value of the first motion vector and the second candidate motion vector as a distance between the first motion vector and the second candidate motion vector; judging whether the distance between the first motion vector and the second candidate motion vector is greater than a first threshold value; when a judgment result indicates that the distance is less than or equal to the first threshold value, updating the second candidate motion vector to obtain a different second motion vector; when the judgment result indicates that the distance is greater than the first threshold value, taking the second candidate motion vector as the second motion vector; and performing inter prediction on the current block by using the first motion vector and the second motion vector.
A method for processing an Ethertype data packet encapsulated in a frame, the method performed by a first wireless device and comprising: receiving the frame from a second wireless device over a wireless network; detecting a presence or absence of an Ethertype Packet Discrimination (EPD) indicator in the received frame; based on the presence of the EPD indicator in the received frame, identifying a protocol type of the Ethertype data packet according to an EPD operation; and based on the absence of the EPD indicator in the received frame, identifying the protocol type of the Ethertype data packet according to a Logical Link Control Packet Discrimination (LPD) operation; wherein the presence of the EPD indicator in the received frame indicates that an Ethertype value of the Ethertype data packet immediately follows a Media Access Control (MAC) header of the received frame, and the absence of the EPD indicator in the received frame indicates that an Ethertype value of the Ethertype data packet is contained in a Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) header of the received frame. receiving the frame from a second wireless device over a wireless network; detecting a presence or absence of an Ethertype Packet Discrimination (EPD) indicator in the received frame; based on the presence of the EPD indicator in the received frame, identifying a protocol type of the Ethertype data packet according to an EPD operation; and based on the absence of the EPD indicator in the received frame, identifying the protocol type of the Ethertype data packet according to a Logical Link Control Packet Discrimination (LPD) operation; wherein the presence of the EPD indicator in the received frame indicates that an Ethertype value of the Ethertype data packet immediately follows a Media Access Control (MAC) header of the received frame, and the absence of the EPD indicator in the received frame indicates that an Ethertype value of the Ethertype data packet is contained in a Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) header of the received frame.
Method for checking a first ultrasonic sensor (HL, HLM) of a motor vehicle for concealment by an object that is arranged on the motor vehicle itself by virtue of - a transmitting unit applying an excitation pulse to a membrane of the first ultrasonic sensor (HL, HLM), and - an evaluation unit capturing a measurement signal from the first ultrasonic sensor (HL, HLM) and determining, from the measurement signal, an oscillation decay period (T, T2) of a natural oscillation of the membrane caused by the excitation pulse, and - an echo of the excitation pulse that is generated by an object arranged in a capture region of the first ultrasonic sensor (HL, HLM) being determined from the measurement signal or from a measurement signal from a second ultrasonic sensor and a distance value (D1, D2) of the object being determined on the basis of the echo, wherein the evaluation unit signals the concealment if the oscillation decay period (T1, T2) is less than a predetermined threshold value which would be exceeded if ice and/or dirt were to directly adhere to the membrane, and the distance value (D1, D2) is less than a predetermined maximum value, characterized in that the evaluation unit takes the distance value (D1, D2) as a basis for entering a position of the object in a digital environment map which is provided in the motor vehicle and in which respective positions of foreign objects identified at least by means of an ultrasonic measurement are stored, which positions are determined relative to the motor vehicle , wherein the environment map is updated on the basis of an odometrically determined movement of the motor vehicle itself, and it is determined, on the basis of the distance value and positions of the object which are entered in the environment map, whether the object moves together with the motor vehicle and the concealment is signalled only for this case. - a transmitting unit applying an excitation pulse to a membrane of the first ultrasonic sensor (HL, HLM), and - an evaluation unit capturing a measurement signal from the first ultrasonic sensor (HL, HLM) and determining, from the measurement signal, an oscillation decay period (T, T2) of a natural oscillation of the membrane caused by the excitation pulse, and - an echo of the excitation pulse that is generated by an object arranged in a capture region of the first ultrasonic sensor (HL, HLM) being determined from the measurement signal or from a measurement signal from a second ultrasonic sensor and a distance value (D1, D2) of the object being determined on the basis of the echo,