Abstract: A device is configured for determining the conductivity of a tire. The device includes a frame, a supporting device attached to the frame with a supporting surface that extends in a contact plane on which a tire can rest, a first measuring device attached to the frame and having an electrically conductive first segment, and a second measuring device attached to the frame and having an electrically conductive second segment. When a tire having a radially outer tread and a radially inner bead is resting on the supporting surface with a first side that faces toward the contact plane, the first measuring device can be moved from a second side of the tire opposite the first side to the bead so that in a test configuration the first segment contacts the bead and the second segment contacts the tread.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, various examples of systems, methods, and media for single photon depth imaging with improved efficiency using learned compressive representations are provided. For example, systems and methods herein may detect a photon arrival based on a signal from a detector at a given position and time bin. A compressed histogram comprising K stored values, representing bins of the compressed histogram based on K values in a code word calculated based on the time bin and position and K coding tensors. Such systems and methods may be utilized for, among other uses, determining depth in a scene being imaged by the detector.

Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted indazoles, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof alone or in combinations for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prophylaxis of endometriosis and endometriosis-associated pain and other endometriosis-associated symptoms such as dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, dysuria and dyschezia, of lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis (especially psoriatic spondyloarthritis and Bekhterev's disease), lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration, COPD, gout, fatty liver disorders, insulin resistance, neoplastic disorders and psoriasis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shut-off valve (1) for hydrogen tank systems. comprising a main valve (2) having a main valve piston (3) which can be liftably moved, delimits a control chamber (6) at one end, interacts with a main valve seat (4) at the other end and is acted upon by the spring force of a spring (5) in the direction of the main valve seat (4); a control valve (7) for controlling the lifting movements of the main valve piston (3), wherein the control valve (7) has a control valve plunger (8) which is arranged at an axial distance coaxially from the main valve piston (3) and is acted upon by the spring force of the spring (5) or a further spring (9) in the direction of a control valve seat (10); and an annular solenoid coil (11) for actuating the control valve (7) and for acting on an end portion (12) of the main valve piston (3) designed as a solenoid plunger. The invention also relates to a hydrogen tank system comprising a shut-off valve (1) according to the invention.

Abstract: A system (1) for monitoring critical pharmaceutical operations comprises an enclosure (10) defining an interior space (100), at least one camera (11) installed so as to record image frames (F) of the interior space (100), and a controller (12), wherein the controller (12) is configured to: receive the image frames (F) recorded by the at least one camera (11), analyse the image frames (F) to detect an event captured by one or more of the image frames (F), using a first model perform a classification of an intervention captured by the one or more of the image frames (F) using a second model (ML 2), the second model (ML 2) being trained with image frames of interventions assigned to at least two different classes, and provide a notification (N) indicating one of the at least two different classes based on the classification.

Abstract: A method for stiffening a sheet element is provided. In this regard, the method preferably includes a first step of providing stiffening modules that have a flange and at least one web. Furthermore, the stiffening modules are preferably attached to the sheet element sequentially along a load path, the stiffening modules are connected to each other via their respective flanges using connecting means and/or joining methods for a positive, frictional and/or materially bonded connection to form a stiffening structure, such that the stiffening modules have a combined effect, specifically stiffening and reinforcing the sheet element. A stiffening structure for a sheet element is also provided that includes stiffening modules arranged sequentially, and to a stiffening system including a stiffening structure and a sheet element.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a distribution body for distributing a process gas relative to a substrate to treat the substrate by means of the process gas, comprising a distribution plate, at least one gas inlet channel, a plurality of gas distribution channels, and a plurality of gas extraction channels, wherein the gas inlet channel extends from a lateral surface of the distribution plate to an interior of the distribution plate, wherein the gas distribution channels branch off from the at least one gas inlet channel and extend to a substrate-facing surface of the distribution plate to supply process gas to the substrate to be treated, wherein the gas distribution channels are directed essentially perpendicular to the substrate-facing surface, and wherein the gas extraction channels extend from the substrate-facing surface to a another surface of the distribution plate to convey gas away from the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system (1), wherein, via a fuel line (20), hydrogen from a tank (21) and recirculated hydrogen from a recirculation circuit (50) as the anode gas are supplied to at least one fuel cell (101), and water (6) contained in the anode gas is removed by means of a water separator (2) integrated into the recirculation circuit (50), is collected in a container (3) and is removed from the system by intermittently opening a drain valve (41). The following steps are carried out to detect whether the container (3) is full: opening the drain valve (41) located on the container (3), detecting an erratic change in pressure in the fuel line (20) upstream of a hydrogen metering valve (51), identifying that the container (3) is empty. The invention further relates to a control device (27) for carrying out the method or individual method steps.

Abstract: A redundant electrical ground supply system includes a common electrical ground output, a first resistor, and a second resistor. The common electrical ground output is configured to be electrically connected to or disconnected from a first electrical ground input and/or a second electrical ground input. The first resistor is configured to be electrically connected to or disconnected from the first electrical ground input and/or a battery voltage. The second resistor is configured to be electrically connected to or disconnected from the second electrical ground input and/or a battery voltage.

Abstract: Systems are provided for contactless determining a physical feature of a target item. Such systems comprise a scanner unit, a detector unit and a determiner unit. The scanner unit is configured to operate according to a relative position between the target item and the scanner unit, said operation including emitting a scanning radiation onto the target item and measuring an interaction radiation caused by interaction of the scanning radiation with the target item. The detector unit includes one or more measurers configured to measure, irrespective of the relative position or variations thereof, a condition potentially distorting the operation by the scanner unit. The determiner unit is configured to determine the physical feature of the target item depending on the interaction radiation measured by the scanner unit and the potentially distorting condition measured by the detector unit. Methods and computer programs performable at or by said systems are also provided.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for classifying manoeuvres performed by an aircraft, including: acquiring a data structure including at least one unknown data matrix including a plurality of time series of samples of quantities related to the flight of the aircraft, the samples being relative to a succession of instants of time; applying to the unknown data matrix a neural network generating a corresponding probability matrix including, for each instant of time of the succession of instants of time, a corresponding probability vector including, for each class of a plurality of classes of manoeuvres, a corresponding estimate of the probability that, in the instant of time, the aircraft has performed a manoeuvre belonging to the class; and selecting, for each instant of time of the succession of instants of time, a corresponding class of manoeuvres, based on the probability estimates of the corresponding probability vector.

Abstract: A method comprising acquiring a set of voltage signals from a set of electrodes arranged in proximity to the ears of a user, based on the set of voltage signals, determining an EOG gaze vector in ego-centric coordinates, determining a head pose of the user in display coordinates, using a sensor device worn by the user, combining the EOG gaze vector and head pose to obtain a gaze vector in display coordinates, and determining a gaze point by calculating an intersection of the gaze vector and an imaging surface having a known position in display coordinates.

Abstract: An arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, includes a radiation source for emitting infrared radiation, a radiation receiver for receiving infrared radiation, a windshield formed of an outer pane and an inner pane which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the windshield has at least one functional layer reflecting infrared radiation, wherein the radiation source is arranged such that infrared radiation can be reflected from the functional layer as first reflection radiation onto the face of a driver, the first reflection radiation can be reflected from the face of the driver as second reflection radiation onto the functional layer, and wherein the radiation receiver is arranged such that the second reflection radiation reflected from the functional layer as third reflection radiation can be reflected to the radiation receiver and received by the radiation receiver.

Abstract: An axial flow machine for a motor vehicle includes a stator having two rotors that can be rotated in relation to the stator. The stator is arranged between the rotors in the axial direction of the axial flow machine. The rotors are connected to each other in a rotationally fixed manner by means of respective toothings of the rotors, said toothings being arranged on sides of the rotors facing towards each other in the axial direction.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a system for of preventively treating hypoglycemia includes a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor system configured to generate measurements associated with a current glucose level of a patient. The system further includes one or more memories comprising executable instructions and one or more processors in data communication with the one or more memories. The one or more processors are configured to execute the executable instructions to receive, from the CGM sensor system, one or more measurements associated with the current glucose level of the patient and compute a sequence of preventive hypoglycemia treatments over a future time period based on the one or more measurements and a prediction of glucose control to be produced by the sequence. The one or more processors are further configured to prompt the patient with a first preventive hypoglycemia treatment in the sequence of preventive hypoglycemia treatments.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing a process of manufacturing a product. In one aspect, the method comprises repeatedly performing the following: i) selecting a configuration of input settings for manufacturing a product, based on a causal model that measures causal relationships between input settings and a measure of a quality of the product; ii) determining the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings; and iii) adjusting, based on the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings, the causal model.

Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an outer ring having an outer surface configured to be fitted into a first component, an inner ring having an inner surface configured to be fitted onto a second component, at least one rolling element arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a polymer composite sheet bonded on the outer surface of the outer ring and/or the inner surface of the inner ring by a bonding agent, where the polymer composite sheet includes at least one perfluoroalkyl and/or polyfluoroalkyl component.

Abstract: An embodiment related to a system, wherein the system comprising an alertness detector unit configured to detect an alertness signal of an occupant an alertness determination unit configured to determine an alertness of the occupant based on the alertness signal, an environment sensing unit configured to sense external data in a route, an analysis unit configured to analyze the external data to determine an external condition, a risk assessment unit configured to determine a risk level in real-time based on an analysis of the external data and the alertness of the occupant, and a control unit configured to adjust a seat if determined that the real-time risk level was above a threshold.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a prosthetic ankle including a talar component having a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is configured to be positioned adjacent to a talus. The top surface includes a trochlear groove extending from a posterior side of the talar component to an anterior side of the talar component. The trochlear groove includes a first portion adjacent the posterior side of the talar component and a second portion adjacent the anterior side of the talar component.

Abstract: A laminated pane having a projection region and a main see-through region, includes an outer pane, at least one thermoplastic intermediate layer, a reflective layer, an opaque masking layer, an inner pane, an adhesive layer, and a ?/4 retardation plate, wherein the at least one thermoplastic intermediate layer is arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, the projection region is arranged outside the main see-through region, the reflective layer is arranged at least in the projection region between the outer pane and the inner pane, the opaque masking layer is arranged at least in the projection region between the outer pane and the inner pane and, when viewed through the laminated pane, is arranged spatially behind the reflective layer, starting from the interior-side surface of the inner pane, and the ?/4 retardation plate is connected via the adhesive layer to the interior-side surface of the inner pane.