Abstract: A CutOut, comprising a first electrical connection rod; a second electrical connection rod; a first contact; a second contact; and a fuse wire; wherein the first contact is mounted to the first electrical connection rod; wherein the second contact is mounted to the second electrical connection rod; wherein when a current below a threshold levels flows through the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut or no current flows through the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut is configured to hold the first contact a fixed distance from the second contact and the fuse wire is configured to electrical connect the first electrical connection rod to the second electrical connection rod; and wherein when a current at or above the threshold flows through the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut the fuse wire is configured to electrically disconnect the first electrical connection rod from the second electrical connection rod.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and pre-trained rule engine for providing an assistance to correct abnormal event encountered for equipment. Real-time information related to the equipment is received, upon identification of the abnormal event. At least one data is selected from historic data, expert opinion data and equipment standard data associated with the equipment based on real-time state information related to the equipment. The received real-time information is analyzed using the selected at least one data. An assistance is generated for correcting the abnormal event based on the analysis. The assistance is provided to an operator for correcting the abnormal event.

Abstract: An end effector for a fruit picking robot has a distal portion comprising tools for seizing and detaching a fruit from its mother plant, a proximal portion comprising an interface for mounting the end effector to a robot arm, and a storage bay for picked fruit. The storage bay is elongate in a longitudinal direction and has a discharge port extending along the full length of the storage bay in the longitudinal direction. A fruit support member has a longitudinally extending edge which delimits the discharge port.

Abstract: A fault detection system and method includes a sensor; a processing unit; and an output unit. The sensor is configured to acquire temperature data at a sensor location of a device, wherein the temperature data comprises first temperature data and second temperature data acquired a first time period after the first temperature data. The processing unit determines a temperature magnitude comprising utilization of the first temperature data and/or the second temperature data, and determines a rate of change of temperature. The processing unit predicts a temperature at a location of the device using the temperature magnitude, the rate of change of temperature, and a correlation, wherein the correlation is a correlation of a plurality of temperature magnitudes and a plurality of rate of change of temperatures at the sensor location with a plurality of hotspot temperatures at the location.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a circuit breaker monitoring system includes a vibration sensor, a processing unit, and an output unit. The vibration sensor is mounted to a circuit breaker acquires a temporal vibration signal over at least a temporal portion of a closing operation of the circuit breaker, wherein the closing operation comprises: initiation of the closing operation, latch release, movement of a moveable contact towards a fixed contact, contact touch of the moveable contact with the fixed contact, and stop of movement of the moveable contact. The vibration sensor provides the temporal vibration signal to the processing unit, which determines a plurality of features of the closing operation and an indication of operational functionality of the circuit breaker.

Abstract: An AGV including a support structure and at least one drive unit connected to the support structure, wherein each drive unit includes a wheel rotatable about a wheel axis and about a steering axis perpendicular to the wheel axis; a wheel motor arranged to drive the wheel about the wheel axis; and a steering motor arranged to drive the wheel about the steering axis; wherein the AGV further includes at least one actuation member movable in an additional degree of freedom; and wherein the at least one actuation member is arranged to be driven by the wheel motor and/or the steering motor of at least one drive unit in the additional degree of freedom. A method of controlling an AGV is also provided.

Abstract: A ring seal and a robot. The ring seal includes an outer circumferential wall and an annular portion. The outer circumferential wall extends in an axial direction of the ring seal. The annular portion extends from a side of the outer circumferential wall toward an interior of the outer circumferential wall in a radial direction of the ring seal. As viewed in a cross section taken along the radial direction, the annular portion and the outer circumferential wall form an L shape.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a delta robot, the method including executing an arm movement by moving one driving link relative to other two driving links; measuring a movement of a point in fixed relationship with a tilting body during the arm movement as an arm measurement; executing a tilting movement by tilting the tilting body about a fifth axis; measuring a movement of the point during the tilting movement as a tilting measurement; and calibrating a fourth axis based on a comparison of the arm measurement and the tilting measurement. A method of calibrating the fifth axis, a control system, and a robot system are also provided.

Abstract: A device for extinguishing arcs in an electrical circuit includes a first arc chamber configured to divide a first part of an arc into a plurality of subsidiary arcs, a second arc chamber configured to divide a second part of the arc into a plurality of subsidiary arcs; wherein the first arc chamber and the second arc chamber are connected by a connection element configured to guide the second part of the arc from the first arc chamber to the second arc chamber.

Abstract: A fluid channel assembly for an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging gun includes a fluid channel network for cooling a contact pin of the EV charging gun, a fluid inlet connected to the fluid channel network and configured to receive a coolant through an EV charging cable and to inject the coolant to the fluid channel network, and at least one fluid outlet connected to the fluid channel network, and configured to receive a coolant from the fluid channel network and to inject the coolant to the EV charging cable. The fluid channel network is configured to be arranged around the contact pin in direct or indirect contact with the contact pin.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a method associated with a simulation model of a process module configured to execute at least one module service. The process module is interlinkable or interlinked with further process modules to carry out a technical process in a cascade of module services, and includes Providing a process logic specification of the technical process, a control logic specification of the process module, a state engine of the process module from a configuration of the at least one service, and a process connection information of the technical process; Generating at least a part of the simulation model from a combination thereof, and Linking at least a part of the generated simulation model to a module type package for the process module, or extending a module type package for the process module by at least a part of the generated simulation model.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a frame, a fixed contact, a moveable contact, a drive mechanism, and a linkage mechanism, wherein the fixed contact is fixed in position with respect to the frame, and wherein the linkage mechanism is coupled to the drive and the moveable contact, and wherein activation of the drive is configured to move the linkage mechanism such that the moveable contact is moved towards or away from the fixed contact, and wherein the monitoring system comprises a sensor system having a position sensor and a processor, the position sensor configured to be positioned with respect to the frame and the linkage mechanism such that lateral movement of a part of the linkage mechanism generates at least one displacement signal; and the processor configured to convert the at least one displacement signal to a displacement movement of the moveable contact toward or away from the fixed contact.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a process control system; at least one process module; and a process module logic entity associated with the at least one process module. The process control system communicates with the at least one process module via a process module interface. The process module logic entity provides a control logic of the at least one process module.

Abstract: A radar sensor includes: a transceiver unit for emitting a radar beam along a beam path in an outgoing direction and receiving radar radiation along the beam path in an incoming direction; and a reference object placed in the beam path to redirect part of the outgoing radar beam in the incoming direction. The reference object is one of a plurality of reference objects placed in the radar beam. A size of the reference objects in at least one dimension is smaller than a wavelength of the radar beam.

Abstract: A system and a method for obtaining an estimated output power of an electric motor is configured to obtain the estimated output power by performing an output power estimation on the basis of data measured by condition monitoring sensors, the data including vibration measurement data and magnetic flux density measurement data.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining an abnormal technical status of a technical system includes: receiving, from the technical system, a plurality of signals, each signal being sampled over time and reflecting the technical status of at least one system component; computing, for each signal with associated high and low alarm thresholds obtained from an alarm management system, at every sampling time point, a univariate distance to its associated alarm thresholds as a maximum of the distances between a value of the respective signal and its associated alarm thresholds to quantify a degree of abnormality for the respective at least one system component; computing, at every sampling time point, based on the univariate distances at the respective sampling time points, an aggregate abnormality indicator reflecting the technical status of the technical system; and providing, to an operator, a comparison of the aggregate abnormality indicator with a predetermined abnormality threshold.

Abstract: A method for managing access control within a modular automation system including at least two automation modules. Each automation module is associated with an operation or a set of operations for carrying out a specific task. The method includes: receiving a schema of a common process including at least the order of processing steps of the modular automation system, wherein each processing step includes one or more of the specific tasks of the automation modules; generating privilege associations for each processing step with one or more automation modules, based on the schema; and generating an access control policy for the automation modules based on the privilege associations.