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A welding torch comprising: a feed unit including a motor for feeding a wire; and a motor holder that covers the motor , wherein the motor holder includes a first cooler that cools a first side surface of the motor parallel to a shaft of the motor and a second cooler that cools a second side surface of the motor different from the first side surface , characterised in that the first cooler covers entire left side surface , a left half of upper side surface , a left half of lower side surface , and a left half of back surface of the motor , and has a first inflow port and a first outflow port for a cooling fluid, and a first flow passage that connects the first inflow port and the first outflow port , the second cooler covers entire right side surface , a right half of upper side surface , a right half of lower side surface , and a right half of back surface of the motor , and has a second inflow port and a second outflow port for the cooling fluid, and a second flow passage that connects the second inflow port and the second outflow port , the motor holder is assembled by the first cooler and second cooler , and covers entire side surfaces including left side surface , right side surface , upper side surface , lower side surface and back surface of the motor , and the first outflow port and the second inflow port open in a direction crossing the shaft of the motor and are connected to each other directly or indirectly. a feed unit including a motor for feeding a wire; and a motor holder that covers the motor , wherein the motor holder includes a first cooler that cools a first side surface of the motor parallel to a shaft of the motor and a second cooler that cools a second side surface of the motor different from the first side surface , characterised in that the first cooler covers entire left side surface , a left half of upper side surface , a left half of lower side surface , and a left half of back surface of the motor , and has a first inflow port and a first outflow port for a cooling fluid, and a first flow passage that connects the first inflow port and the first outflow port , the second cooler covers entire right side surface , a right half of upper side surface , a right half of lower side surface , and a right half of back surface of the motor , and has a second inflow port and a second outflow port for the cooling fluid, and a second flow passage that connects the second inflow port and the second outflow port , the motor holder is assembled by the first cooler and second cooler , and covers entire side surfaces including left side surface , right side surface , upper side surface , lower side surface and back surface of the motor , and the first outflow port and the second inflow port open in a direction crossing the shaft of the motor and are connected to each other directly or indirectly.
A method for carrying out fitness-for-service assessments for a region of an asset having a growth rate of hydrogen induced damage, the method comprising: inputting one or more first data inputs stored in a database to a mechanistic model; characterized by the following steps: processing the one or more data inputs in one or more parametric simulations by a processor executing the mechanistic model, to output one or more growth characteristics; building a simulated observation database that stores the output one or more growth characteristics; training and testing an expert system by the simulated observation database; validating the expert system by the simulated observation database; outputting, by the expert system, the growth rate of hydrogen induced damage in the asset; and in the event that the growth rate of hydrogen induced damage exceeds a threshold: generating an alert; and transmitting the alert to at least one robotic inspection device. processing the one or more data inputs in one or more parametric simulations by a processor executing the mechanistic model, to output one or more growth characteristics; building a simulated observation database that stores the output one or more growth characteristics; training and testing an expert system by the simulated observation database; validating the expert system by the simulated observation database; outputting, by the expert system, the growth rate of hydrogen induced damage in the asset; and in the event that the growth rate of hydrogen induced damage exceeds a threshold: generating an alert; and transmitting the alert to at least one robotic inspection device. generating an alert; and transmitting the alert to at least one robotic inspection device.
A valve subassembly comprising: a body plug including a tubular side wall defining a central cavity and one or more lateral flow apertures in the side wall; a poppet including axially extending upper and lower stem portions (141, 241; 143, 243) and a radially extending poppet sealing portion between the upper and lower stem portions, with the lower stem portion and the poppet sealing portion being received in the central cavity of the body plug; a seat carrier including a central bore receiving the upper stem portion of the poppet therethrough, the seat carrier retaining a seat seal in radial alignment with the poppet sealing portion; and a piston assembled with the central bore of the seat carrier and including a lower end portion engaging the upper stem portion of the poppet and an upper end portion extending above the seat carrier; wherein the seat carrier is assembled with the body plug to retain the poppet, the seat seal, and the piston together with the seat carrier and the body plug as a replaceable cartridge subassembly. a body plug including a tubular side wall defining a central cavity and one or more lateral flow apertures in the side wall; a poppet including axially extending upper and lower stem portions (141, 241; 143, 243) and a radially extending poppet sealing portion between the upper and lower stem portions, with the lower stem portion and the poppet sealing portion being received in the central cavity of the body plug; a seat carrier including a central bore receiving the upper stem portion of the poppet therethrough, the seat carrier retaining a seat seal in radial alignment with the poppet sealing portion; and a piston assembled with the central bore of the seat carrier and including a lower end portion engaging the upper stem portion of the poppet and an upper end portion extending above the seat carrier; wherein the seat carrier is assembled with the body plug to retain the poppet, the seat seal, and the piston together with the seat carrier and the body plug as a replaceable cartridge subassembly.
A discharge system for a motor vehicle , the motor vehicle comprises an internal combustion (IC) engine connected to a frame member of said motor vehicle , the discharge system comprising: a discharge pipe , the discharge pipe includes an upstream portion , the upstream portion being connected to an exhaust port of the IC engine ; and a muffler , the muffler being connected to a downstream portion of the discharge pipe ; the discharge pipe being provided with a device housing , the device housing being capable of accommodating a gas treatment device disposed therein, the discharge system being characterised in that the gas treatment device is disposed at a distance of at least six times a port diameter or major cross sectional dimension of the exhaust port . a discharge pipe , the discharge pipe includes an upstream portion , the upstream portion being connected to an exhaust port of the IC engine ; and a muffler , the muffler being connected to a downstream portion of the discharge pipe ; the discharge pipe being provided with a device housing , the device housing being capable of accommodating a gas treatment device disposed therein, the discharge system being characterised in that the gas treatment device is disposed at a distance of at least six times a port diameter or major cross sectional dimension of the exhaust port .
A method for processing images of a scene including a surface made of a material of unknown reflectance, the method comprising the following steps: - from at least 3 known different positions of an image sensor, the respective positions and orientations being known, acquiring images of the scene illuminated by a light source, each image containing at least one specularity (S) generated by reflection of the light source from said surface and depending on the position of the source, on the shape of the source, on the intensity of the light source and on the reflectance of the material; - in each image, detecting each specularity (S); - for each specularity, estimating a conic (C) approximating said specularity; characterized in that it further comprises the following step: - constructing a quadric (Q) representing the position of the source, the intensity of the source and the shape of the light source and the reflectance of the material, on the basis of the conics, and of the position and orientation of the image sensor during the acquisition of the images containing the specularities respectively approximated by these conics. - from at least 3 known different positions of an image sensor, the respective positions and orientations being known, acquiring images of the scene illuminated by a light source, each image containing at least one specularity (S) generated by reflection of the light source from said surface and depending on the position of the source, on the shape of the source, on the intensity of the light source and on the reflectance of the material; - in each image, detecting each specularity (S); - for each specularity, estimating a conic (C) approximating said specularity; characterized in that it further comprises the following step: - constructing a quadric (Q) representing the position of the source, the intensity of the source and the shape of the light source and the reflectance of the material, on the basis of the conics, and of the position and orientation of the image sensor during the acquisition of the images containing the specularities respectively approximated by these conics.
A method for producing an electrically active contact point at the end of an electrical conductor (L), which has a plurality of intertwined wires made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, in which initially a holder is laid around the end of the conductor (L) arranged with a vertical course, which holder is designed as a clamping body and abuts all around against said end of the conductor, such that the conductor (L) is firmly clamped and that its tip is accessible from above, in which the tip of the conductor (L) is then heated to a temperature of 2000 °C or higher in order to form a contact part under protective gas cover by means of a heat source acting in the axial direction of the same on its end face, and in which finally the contact part together with the end of the conductor (L) is cooled off and the holder is removed, characterized in - that the conductor (L) is arranged in the holder such that the holder projects beyond the end of the conductor (L), so that it surrounds a cavity on the tip of the conductor (L), which cavity has a limiting function for the contact part generated by the heat source in the manner of a mold, and - that the tip of the conductor (L) is heated very briefly by the heat source , with a time duration of between 2 seconds and 6 seconds, whereby the material of oxide layers surrounding the individual wires of the conductor (L) is melted away or evaporated, so that the contact part connected to all of the wires of the conductor (L) consists exclusively of aluminum. - that the conductor (L) is arranged in the holder such that the holder projects beyond the end of the conductor (L), so that it surrounds a cavity on the tip of the conductor (L), which cavity has a limiting function for the contact part generated by the heat source in the manner of a mold, and - that the tip of the conductor (L) is heated very briefly by the heat source , with a time duration of between 2 seconds and 6 seconds, whereby the material of oxide layers surrounding the individual wires of the conductor (L) is melted away or evaporated, so that the contact part connected to all of the wires of the conductor (L) consists exclusively of aluminum.
An electrical stimulation device comprising: an electrical stimulation signal generation circuit configured for providing an electrical stimulation signal to a target area; and a calculation module configured to obtain a target energy value, calculate a total energy value according to an energy value of the electrical stimulation signal transmitted to the target area, and determine whether the total energy value has reached the target energy value, characterized in that the calculation module is configured to obtain a value of the current of the electrical stimulation signal and calculate the energy value of the electrical stimulation signal according to the value of the current of the electrical stimulation signal and further according to a tissue impedance value corresponding to the electrical stimulation signal and a time parameter. an electrical stimulation signal generation circuit configured for providing an electrical stimulation signal to a target area; and a calculation module configured to obtain a target energy value, calculate a total energy value according to an energy value of the electrical stimulation signal transmitted to the target area, and determine whether the total energy value has reached the target energy value, characterized in that the calculation module is configured to obtain a value of the current of the electrical stimulation signal and calculate the energy value of the electrical stimulation signal according to the value of the current of the electrical stimulation signal and further according to a tissue impedance value corresponding to the electrical stimulation signal and a time parameter.
A method of decelerating a robot axis arrangement having at least one output member , the method comprising the steps of: applying a braking force to the output member by means of a brake (5.1-5.4); and, in the course of this, controlling, during at least portions of the braking process and in the opposite direction to the brake, a driving force (T M ) of a drive (4.1-4.4) which acts on the output member, on the basis of a dynamic variable (T) of the output member which dynamic variable (T) is dependent on the braking force, and/or the braking force (T B ) on the basis of a difference between a dynamic variable (T) of the output member which depends on the braking force and which comprises a force of the output member, in particular a torque (T) of the output member, and a specified limit value. applying a braking force to the output member by means of a brake (5.1-5.4); and, in the course of this, controlling, during at least portions of the braking process and in the opposite direction to the brake, a driving force (T M ) of a drive (4.1-4.4) which acts on the output member, on the basis of a dynamic variable (T) of the output member which dynamic variable (T) is dependent on the braking force, and/or the braking force (T B ) on the basis of a difference between a dynamic variable (T) of the output member which depends on the braking force and which comprises a force of the output member, in particular a torque (T) of the output member, and a specified limit value.
A method of data reading by use of a multi-core processor , the method comprising the steps of: Determining , by a core (201-1, 201-n) of a multi-core processor to execute a data read operation, based upon a memory address of data to be read, whether the core is responsible for caching the data; in response to a determination that the core is responsible for caching the data, reading the data from a local cache of the core; and in response to a determination that the core is not responsible for caching the data, sending a data read request to a remote core of the multi-core processor responsible for caching the data and receiving data returned by the remote core, wherein the multi-core processor comprises a plurality of cores (201-1, 201-n), the plurality of cores corresponding to respective local caches, a local cache of a core of the plurality of cores responsible for caching data in a different range of addresses in a memory space and a core of the plurality of cores accessing data in a local cache of another core of the plurality of cores via an interconnect bus wherein the step of determining whether the core is responsible for caching the data comprises: computing (401-1), based upon the memory address of the data and according to a pre-determined policy for dividing the memory space into corresponding addresses for caching, a labeling number of a core responsible for caching the data; and determining (401-2) that the core is responsible for caching the data if the computed labeling number is the same as a labeling number of the core. Determining , by a core (201-1, 201-n) of a multi-core processor to execute a data read operation, based upon a memory address of data to be read, whether the core is responsible for caching the data; in response to a determination that the core is responsible for caching the data, reading the data from a local cache of the core; and in response to a determination that the core is not responsible for caching the data, sending a data read request to a remote core of the multi-core processor responsible for caching the data and receiving data returned by the remote core, wherein the multi-core processor comprises a plurality of cores (201-1, 201-n), the plurality of cores corresponding to respective local caches, a local cache of a core of the plurality of cores responsible for caching data in a different range of addresses in a memory space and a core of the plurality of cores accessing data in a local cache of another core of the plurality of cores via an interconnect bus computing (401-1), based upon the memory address of the data and according to a pre-determined policy for dividing the memory space into corresponding addresses for caching, a labeling number of a core responsible for caching the data; and determining (401-2) that the core is responsible for caching the data if the computed labeling number is the same as a labeling number of the core.
Compensated comparator comprising: - first (In1) and second (In2) inputs intended to receive respectively first Vin1 and second Vin2 potentials to be compared; - a differential stage provided with first (M1) and second (M2) transistors of same type, connected by their sources in a node S and each comprising a gate called, respectively, first (G1) and second (G2) gate; - a decision stage connected to the drains of the first and second transistors and delivering a comparison signal on an output of the comparator ; characterised in that it comprises - first (C1) and second (C2) capacitors intercalated, respectively, between the first gate (G1) and the first input (In1) and between the second gate (G2) and the second input (In2), - first (CD1) and second (CD2) decision switches placed between the decision stage and the drains of the first and second transistors of the differential stage; - pre-charge (MCi), sharing (MPi), and decision (MDi) devices commanded by a control circuit, to implement successive pre-charge, sharing and decision phases, the pre-charge device (MCi) making it possible to impose a charge on the first (C1) and second (C2) capacitors such that a pre-charge voltage (Vprech) is present at the terminals of the capacitors at the end of the pre-charge phase, the sharing device (MPi) making it possible to short circuit the gate and the drain of each of the first (M1) and second (M2) transistors, the short circuits causing a charge transfer from the first (C1) and second (C2) capacitors to the node S, the transfer being interrupted from the moment that the gate-source voltages of the first (M1) and second (M2) transistors become lower than the respective threshold voltages of the first and second transistors, and the decision device (MDi) making it possible to switch on said decision switches to make the comparison between the first and second input potentials applied on the first and second input terminals. - first (In1) and second (In2) inputs intended to receive respectively first Vin1 and second Vin2 potentials to be compared; - a differential stage provided with first (M1) and second (M2) transistors of same type, connected by their sources in a node S and each comprising a gate called, respectively, first (G1) and second (G2) gate; - a decision stage connected to the drains of the first and second transistors and delivering a comparison signal on an output of the comparator ; - first (C1) and second (C2) capacitors intercalated, respectively, between the first gate (G1) and the first input (In1) and between the second gate (G2) and the second input (In2), - first (CD1) and second (CD2) decision switches placed between the decision stage and the drains of the first and second transistors of the differential stage; - pre-charge (MCi), sharing (MPi), and decision (MDi) devices commanded by a control circuit, to implement successive pre-charge, sharing and decision phases,
Household refrigeration appliance having a heat-insulated carcass which has an inner container with a coolable interior space provided for storing food, a refrigeration device provided for cooling the coolable interior space and an assisting device , as well as a door leaf mounted pivotable relative to the carcass provided for opening and closing the coolable interior space or a drawer which in the closed state is pushed into the coolable interior space in order to close it, and in the open state is at least partially withdrawn from the coolable interior space , wherein the assisting device has an air pressure sensor which is configured to determine a change of the air pressure within the coolable interior space resulting due to a pushing and/or pulling on the closed door leaf or on the closed drawer, and the assisting device is configured to open the closed door leaf or the closed drawer automatically at least partially depending on the determined change in the air pressure, characterised in that the air pressure sensor has a pressure chamber coupled to the coolable interior space , an electric component arranged within the pressure chamber and an evaluating device which is configured to evaluate at least one electrical variable of the electric component associated with the change in the air pressure, so that the assisting device opens the closed door leaf or the closed drawer at least partially, dependent upon the evaluated electrical variable, wherein the electric component has an areal component and an electrically conductive film spaced at a distance from the areal component , the assisting device has a housing within which substantially all the components of the assisting device are arranged and in which the pressure chamber is provided, and the housing of the assisting device comprises an entry which is directly linked to the pressure chamber and is coupled with the coolable interior space , wherein the electric component is an inductive component , the areal component is configured as an areal electric coil and the at least one electrical variable is an inductance, a resistance and/or a reactance of the inductive component , or the electric component is a capacitor, the areal component is an areal first electrode and the electrically conductive film is a second electrode of the capacitor and the at least one electrical variable is a capacitance of the capacitor.