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An automotive-structural-part joint structure formed by bending one metal sheet, the automotive-structural-part joint structure including a groove portion including a top portion and a pair of side wall portions , and the automotive-structural-part joint structure being provided at an end part of one automotive structural part in a longitudinal direction thereof, and configured to join the one automotive structural part to another automotive structural part in an intersecting direction, the automotive-structural-part joint structure comprising: an outward-directed flange portion configured to extend outward from three side edges of the groove portion on an end part side where the other automotive structural part is joined, the flange portion being continuously formed along the three side edges, wherein the flange portion includes parts of the metal sheet bent outward and extending from the respective side wall portions , and a part of the metal sheet bent upward and extending from the top portion ; characterized in that the flange portion further includes parts of the metal sheet bent outward and extending from respective vertical rib portions of a pair of vertical rib portions of the automotive-structural-part joint structure ; wherein the pair of the vertical rib portions is configured to stand upward from both side ends of the top portion ; and wherein each of the vertical rib portions is formed by overlapping parts of the metal sheet, one of the parts being bent upward and extending from a side end of the top portion , another part extending upward from an upper end of corresponding one of the side wall portions . an outward-directed flange portion configured to extend outward from three side edges of the groove portion on an end part side where the other automotive structural part is joined, the flange portion being continuously formed along the three side edges, wherein the flange portion includes parts of the metal sheet bent outward and extending from the respective side wall portions , and a part of the metal sheet bent upward and extending from the top portion ; characterized in that the flange portion further includes parts of the metal sheet bent outward and extending from respective vertical rib portions of a pair of vertical rib portions of the automotive-structural-part joint structure ; wherein the pair of the vertical rib portions is configured to stand upward from both side ends of the top portion ; and wherein each of the vertical rib portions is formed by overlapping parts of the metal sheet, one of the parts being bent upward and extending from a side end of the top portion , another part extending upward from an upper end of corresponding one of the side wall portions .
A system for automatically detecting a stent within an intraluminal image, comprising: a processing unit ; and a storage device coupled to the processing unit and having stored therein information for configuring the processing unit to: generate a first training set of pre-defined intraluminal images known to contain a stent and a second training set of pre-defined intraluminal images known to contain tissue, wherein the training sets are defined by a region around a lumen border, generate principal components for both training sets to compute a tissue space and a stent space; project a region of an A-line input intraluminal image around the lumen border onto the stent space and tissue space; compute a tissue error and a stent error by comparing the projected region of the input intraluminal image to the tissue space and the stent space; detect the stent within the input intraluminal image at locations at which the stent error is lower than the tissue error. a processing unit ; and a storage device coupled to the processing unit and having stored therein information for configuring the processing unit to: generate a first training set of pre-defined intraluminal images known to contain a stent and a second training set of pre-defined intraluminal images known to contain tissue, wherein the training sets are defined by a region around a lumen border, generate principal components for both training sets to compute a tissue space and a stent space; project a region of an A-line input intraluminal image around the lumen border onto the stent space and tissue space; compute a tissue error and a stent error by comparing the projected region of the input intraluminal image to the tissue space and the stent space; detect the stent within the input intraluminal image at locations at which the stent error is lower than the tissue error. generate a first training set of pre-defined intraluminal images known to contain a stent and a second training set of pre-defined intraluminal images known to contain tissue, wherein the training sets are defined by a region around a lumen border, generate principal components for both training sets to compute a tissue space and a stent space; project a region of an A-line input intraluminal image around the lumen border onto the stent space and tissue space; compute a tissue error and a stent error by comparing the projected region of the input intraluminal image to the tissue space and the stent space; detect the stent within the input intraluminal image at locations at which the stent error is lower than the tissue error.
A towing vehicle , in particular a tractor , with a drive train as well as at least one attachment adapted to the towing vehicle , wherein the drive train comprises at least one propulsion engine , a transmission , at least one auxiliary power take-off and at least one auxiliary assembly , characterized in that the towing vehicle has a driver assistance system for controlling the drive train which is configured with a processing unit , a storage unit as well as an input/output unit , wherein the driver assistance system comprises an automated engine lugging device which operates on the basis of characteristic curves, wherein the automated engine lugging device is configured for an optimized control of the drive train as a function of selectable control strategies and/or optimization target variables stored in the storage unit .
An autonomous cleaning robot comprising: a drive system to move the autonomous cleaning robot about a floor surface (10; 501) in a space; a cleaning system to clean a floor surface in the space as the drive system moves the autonomous cleaning robot about the floor surface; and a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations comprising: initiating a cleaning mission to clean the floor surface in the space, and transmitting a signal to control an operation of an air purifier remote from the autonomous cleaning robot as the autonomous cleaning robot performs the cleaning mission, characterized in that transmitting the signal to control the operation of the air purifier comprises: causing the air purifier to activate in response to the autonomous cleaning robot being in a room (30; 40; 502: 504; 506; 508) in which the air purifier is located. a drive system to move the autonomous cleaning robot about a floor surface (10; 501) in a space; a cleaning system to clean a floor surface in the space as the drive system moves the autonomous cleaning robot about the floor surface; and a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations comprising: initiating a cleaning mission to clean the floor surface in the space, and transmitting a signal to control an operation of an air purifier remote from the autonomous cleaning robot as the autonomous cleaning robot performs the cleaning mission, characterized in that transmitting the signal to control the operation of the air purifier comprises: causing the air purifier to activate in response to the autonomous cleaning robot being in a room (30; 40; 502: 504; 506; 508) in which the air purifier is located. initiating a cleaning mission to clean the floor surface in the space, and transmitting a signal to control an operation of an air purifier remote from the autonomous cleaning robot as the autonomous cleaning robot performs the cleaning mission, characterized in that transmitting the signal to control the operation of the air purifier comprises: causing the air purifier to activate in response to the autonomous cleaning robot being in a room (30; 40; 502: 504; 506; 508) in which the air purifier is located.
Tool for attaching a joining element , such as all types of rivet elements, or a functional element to a component portion, having: - a punch which from a retracted position on the tool is movable forward in a linear manner and movable back again; - a presentation region at the end face in front of the moved-back punch ; - a feed line by way of which the joining element or functional element is able to be moved to a presentation position in the presentation region at the end face in front of the moved-back punch ; and - a guide line so that the punch in the forward movement thereof is able to entrain a joining element or functional element from the presentation region and slide said joining element or functional element into the guide line , - wherein at least two positioning strips which run along the guide line and which are configured for positioning the joining element or the functional element during the sliding movement through the guide line are present, wherein the at least two positioning strips from the guide line reach into the presentation region such that the positioning strips are present so as to be laterally beside a joining element or functional element which is located in the presentation position, wherein the at least two positioning strips in the presentation region are pivotable about a pivot axis (D1, D2), characterized in that the pivot axes (D1, D2) are mounted in a resilient manner. - a punch which from a retracted position on the tool is movable forward in a linear manner and movable back again; - a presentation region at the end face in front of the moved-back punch ; - a feed line by way of which the joining element or functional element is able to be moved to a presentation position in the presentation region at the end face in front of the moved-back punch ; and - a guide line so that the punch in the forward movement thereof is able to entrain a joining element or functional element from the presentation region and slide said joining element or functional element into the guide line , - wherein at least two positioning strips which run along the guide line and which are configured for positioning the joining element or the functional element during the sliding movement through the guide line are present, wherein the at least two positioning strips from the guide line reach into the presentation region such that the positioning strips are present so as to be laterally beside a joining element or functional element which is located in the presentation position, wherein the at least two positioning strips in the presentation region are pivotable about a pivot axis (D1, D2),
A collection fitting for sampling fluid from a tissue site, the collection fitting comprising: a housing having a central passage , a first union , and a second union , the first union and the second union in fluid communication with the central passage , the housing comprising a tubular member having a first, open, end and a second end formed by a wall ; and a plunger disposed in the housing and movable between a sampling position and a bypass position, the plunger having a bypass passage configured to fluidly couple the first union and the second union through the central passage in the bypass position, the plunger comprising a stem coupled to the plunger and extending toward the second end; a cap having a boss , the boss having a first inlet and a second inlet , the boss configured to be inserted into the central passage and move the plunger , the first and second inlet being configured to fluidly couple the first union and the second union in the sampling position; wherein an end of the stem protrudes from the second end in the sampling position characterized by a biasing member disposed in the housing and configured to bias the plunger to the bypass position. a housing having a central passage , a first union , and a second union , the first union and the second union in fluid communication with the central passage , the housing comprising a tubular member having a first, open, end and a second end formed by a wall ; and a plunger disposed in the housing and movable between a sampling position and a bypass position, the plunger having a bypass passage configured to fluidly couple the first union and the second union through the central passage in the bypass position, the plunger comprising a stem coupled to the plunger and extending toward the second end; a cap having a boss , the boss having a first inlet and a second inlet , the boss configured to be inserted into the central passage and move the plunger , the first and second inlet being configured to fluidly couple the first union and the second union in the sampling position; wherein an end of the stem protrudes from the second end in the sampling position characterized by a biasing member disposed in the housing and configured to bias the plunger to the bypass position.
A method for performing a performance measurement on a packet flow (PF) transmitted through a packet-switched communication network , said method comprising: a) in said packet flow (PF), providing first blocks of packets (B1, B3, B5) having a first packet feature (CA) and second blocks of packets (B2, B4, B6) having a second packet feature (CB), said first blocks of packets (B1, B3, B5) alternating in time with said second blocks of packets (B2, B4, B6), by periodically switching a packet feature in said packet flow (PF); b) at each one of at least two measurement points (MP1, MP2, MP3) located on the path of said packet flow (PF), providing two performance parameters (c1A, c1B; c2A, c2B; c3A, c3B) relating to said first blocks of packets (B1, B3, B5) and said second blocks of packets (B2, B4, B6) respectively, and alternately providing to a controller (C) of said packet-switched communication network the values of said two performance parameters (c1A, c1B; c2A, c2B; c3A, c3B); and c) performing said performance measurement based on said values of said two performance parameters (c1A, c1B; c2A, c2B; c3A, c3B) received from said at least two measurement points (MP1, MP2, MP3), characterised in that each periodically switching said packet feature and each alternately providing said values of said two performance parameters (c1A, c1B; c2A, c2B; c3A, c3B) is in response to a respective remote command (RC1, RC2, RC3) received from said controller (C). a) in said packet flow (PF), providing first blocks of packets (B1, B3, B5) having a first packet feature (CA) and second blocks of packets (B2, B4, B6) having a second packet feature (CB), said first blocks of packets (B1, B3, B5) alternating in time with said second blocks of packets (B2, B4, B6), by periodically switching a packet feature in said packet flow (PF); b) at each one of at least two measurement points (MP1, MP2, MP3) located on the path of said packet flow (PF), providing two performance parameters (c1A, c1B; c2A, c2B; c3A, c3B) relating to said first blocks of packets (B1, B3, B5) and said second blocks of packets (B2, B4, B6) respectively, and alternately providing to a controller (C) of said packet-switched communication network the values of said two performance parameters (c1A, c1B; c2A, c2B; c3A, c3B); and c) performing said performance measurement based on said values of said two performance parameters (c1A, c1B; c2A, c2B; c3A, c3B) received from said at least two measurement points (MP1, MP2, MP3),
A method for switching beams in a network node of a cellular communication network, wherein the network node and at least some other network nodes of the cellular communication network are each adapted to support a plurality of beams of a signal beam-forming scheme and to communicate with a wireless communication device using at least one of the plurality of beams, the method comprising: identifying responsive to detecting failure of a mobility procedure, one or more candidate beams for beam switch ; causing transmission of a reference signal on each of the candidate beams; causing reservation of an uplink resource of at least one of the candidate beams, wherein the uplink resources are for conveying a report from the wireless communication device, and wherein the report is indicative of a result of measurements of the reference signals; and causing the communication with the wireless communication device to switch from a serving beam to a target beam, wherein one of the candidate beams is selected as the target beam based on the conveyed report. identifying responsive to detecting failure of a mobility procedure, one or more candidate beams for beam switch ; causing transmission of a reference signal on each of the candidate beams; causing reservation of an uplink resource of at least one of the candidate beams, wherein the uplink resources are for conveying a report from the wireless communication device, and wherein the report is indicative of a result of measurements of the reference signals; and causing the communication with the wireless communication device to switch from a serving beam to a target beam, wherein one of the candidate beams is selected as the target beam based on the conveyed report.
Control method for a motor torque of a drive motor of a bicycle , wherein the bicycle is specified for being driven manually by means of a pedalling power exerted by the cyclist on pedals of the bicycle and motorized by means of a motor torque of the drive motor , wherein the control method comprises at least the following steps: - detecting pedalling variables which represent the activation of the pedals by the cyclist; - detecting at least one pedal position of the pedals ; characterized by the following steps: - identifying an out-of-the-saddle pedalling action of the cyclist as a function of the detected pedalling variables and the detected pedal position; and - controlling the motor torque of the drive motor for generating a constant propulsion of the bicycle as a function of the pedalling variables and of the identified out-of-the-saddle pedalling action. - detecting pedalling variables which represent the activation of the pedals by the cyclist; - detecting at least one pedal position of the pedals ; - identifying an out-of-the-saddle pedalling action of the cyclist as a function of the detected pedalling variables and the detected pedal position; and - controlling the motor torque of the drive motor for generating a constant propulsion of the bicycle as a function of the pedalling variables and of the identified out-of-the-saddle pedalling action.
A method for conveying articles in a web converting process, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first carrier including a first plurality of rollers in rolling contact with a first endless belt ; providing a second carrier including a second plurality of rollers in rolling contact with a second endless belt , wherein the first carrier is positioned adjacent the second carrier to define a nip region between the first endless belt and the second endless belt , the nip region having a length extending in a machine direction and a width extending in a cross direction; advancing a plurality of articles in the machine direction through the nip region , each article having a varying thickness along the machine direction and the cross direction; varying a distance between the first belt and the second belt along the machine direction and cross direction of the nip region by deforming at least one of the first plurality of rollers to conform with the varying thickness of the articles . providing a first carrier including a first plurality of rollers in rolling contact with a first endless belt ; providing a second carrier including a second plurality of rollers in rolling contact with a second endless belt , wherein the first carrier is positioned adjacent the second carrier to define a nip region between the first endless belt and the second endless belt , the nip region having a length extending in a machine direction and a width extending in a cross direction; advancing a plurality of articles in the machine direction through the nip region , each article having a varying thickness along the machine direction and the cross direction; varying a distance between the first belt and the second belt along the machine direction and cross direction of the nip region by deforming at least one of the first plurality of rollers to conform with the varying thickness of the articles .
Valve-type arrester having a plurality of discharging resistors and having a plurality of heat sinks for dissipating heat from the interior of the valve-type arrester in an area surrounding the valve-type arrester , wherein - each heat sink has a circular-cylindrical main body , the surface of said main body having a base surface , a top surface which is parallel to the base surface , and a casing surface which connects the base surface and the top surface , - and each heat sink is arranged between two discharging resistors , - so that the top surface and the base surface of each heat sink are each in thermal contact with a discharging resistor , - each heat sink has a plurality of fins which are arranged on the main body , - each fin is arranged on the casing surface of the main body , - and a surface of each fin of each heat sink forms an outer surface of the valve-type arrester , characterized in that each fin is of sheet-like design and forms an oblique inclination angle, which is different from 90 degrees, with a plane which is parallel to the base surface of the main body , and in that insulating elements are provided which at least partially surround the discharging resistors and electrically insulate said discharging resistors from an area surrounding the valve-type arrester . - each heat sink has a circular-cylindrical main body , the surface of said main body having a base surface , a top surface which is parallel to the base surface , and a casing surface which connects the base surface and the top surface , - and each heat sink is arranged between two discharging resistors , - so that the top surface and the base surface of each heat sink are each in thermal contact with a discharging resistor , - each heat sink has a plurality of fins which are arranged on the main body , - each fin is arranged on the casing surface of the main body , - and a surface of each fin of each heat sink forms an outer surface of the valve-type arrester ,
Connection device for the fluidic connection of a suction tube to a function unit , in particular to a suction apparatus , to a tool and/or to a nozzle, wherein the connection device comprises a first in particular hollow-cylindrical connection section and a second in particular hollow-cylindrical connection section , wherein one of the connection sections is connectable or connected to the suction tube and the other connection section is connectable or connected to the function unit , wherein one of the connection sections is located at least partly within the other connection section and with its outer periphery bears on the inner periphery of the other connection section , wherein the two connection sections are rotatably mounted to one another, in order to provide a rotation compensation for the suction tube , and wherein an electrical connection for providing an antistatic function exists between the two connection sections , wherein the first connection section comprises a spring section which is deformable in the radial direction and with which the bearing contact on the second connection section is provided and wherein the spring section comprises one or plural slots .