Abstract: The invention is directed to a signal-strength compensating unit (100) for providing a temperature-compensated received-signal-strength indication value of a wireless signal (W) received by an external wireless receiver from an external wireless transmitter (106).

Abstract: The invention refers to a device for controlling a network (100) comprising sensing areas (110, 120). The device (130) comprises a) a providing unit (131) for providing a sensing result of radiofrequency sensing in the sensing areas, b) a determination unit (132) for determining whether a detection result is potentially unreliable in a spatial region, and c) a defining unit (133) for defining a new sensing area (150) corresponding to a part of the spatial region in which the detection result is potentially unreliable. The providing unit (131) is adapted to provide a new sensing result in the new sensing area, and the detection result is determined for at least the part of the spatial region for which a potentially unreliable detection result is determined based on a sensing result and the new sensing result. Thus, the invention provides a device that allows to improve the sensing reliability of radiofrequency.

Abstract: The invention provides a horticulture system (1) comprising a plurality of repeating horticulture system units (100) and a control system (300), wherein: each horticulture system unit (100) comprises (i) a horticulture unit space (110) and (ii) a radio transmission pair (120) arranged to monitor the horticulture unit space (110), wherein the radio transmission pair (120) comprises a radio transmitter and a radio receiver arranged in radio signal receiving relationship; the control system (300) is configured to execute in a unit sensing stage (230) a measurement in at least one of the horticulture unit spaces (110) with the respective radio transmission pair (120); the control system (300) is further configured in an operational mode to: (i) execute a first signal sensing stage (231), wherein the first signal sensing stage (231) comprises the unit sensing stage (230) with a first radio transmission pair (121) related to first horticulture unit space (111) thereby providing a first signal (241) to the control s

Abstract: A configuration module for configuring a network device of a radiofrequency sensing network is provided. The control module comprises a network information providing unit for providing network information, wherein the network information includes information indicative of a deviation between a current sensitivity of the sensing network and a desired sensitivity of the sensing network.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for sensing a plant-related parameter in a horticulture space (115), wherein (i) a radio transmitter (151) and a radio receiver (152) are arranged such that a radio path (153) between the radio transmitter (151) and the radio receiver (152) passes through at least part of the horticulture space (115), and (ii) the radio receiver (152) is configured in a radio signal receiving relationship with the radio transmitter (151), wherein the method comprises a sensing stage comprising: emitting a radio signal with the radio transmitter (151); detecting the radio signal with the radio receiver (152) and providing a related receiver signal; and determining the plant-related parameter based on the receiver signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, a cross-linked rubber composition obtained by cross-linking such a rubber composition, a method of preparing a tyre and a tyre. In a cross-linkable rubber composition the cross-linkable rubber composition comprises, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr): ?1 phr to ?99 phr of a rubber component selected from the group of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), natural rubber (NR) or a mixture thereof; and ?1 phr to ?120 phr of an aliphatic resin component. The composition further comprises ?1 phr to ?50 phr of a polyisoprene rubber (IR) having ?mol-%, as determined by NMR spectroscopy, of 3,4-linked units derived from isoprene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a a cross-linkable rubber composition, the cross-linkable rubber composition comprising, based upon parts by weight per 100 parts by weight rubber (phr): ?60 phr to ?80 phr of a butadiene rubber, a syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene, coupling agent, a filler, and a resin, wherein the composition co?prises ?10 phr to ?20 phr of the sy?diotactic 1,2-polybutadiene, and wherein the composition comprises ?1 phr to ?20 phr of at least two coupling agents wherein one of the coupling agents is or comprises a mercapto based silane and wherein the ratio of the mercapto based silane to the second coupling agent is in the range of ?2:1 to ?:10:1.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a signal-strength compensating unit (100) for providing a temperature-compensated received-signal-strength indication value of a wireless signal (W) received by an external wireless receiver from an external wireless transmitter (106).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, the cross-linkable rubber composition comprising a halogenated butyl rubber, a filler, and a resin. The resin is a terpolymer of ethylene, acrylic ester and maleic anhydride and is present in an amount ranging from ?1 to ?20 phr.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, a cross-linked rubber composition obtained by cross-linking such a rubber composition, a method of preparing a tire and a tire. A cross-linkable rubber composition comprises, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr): 100 phr of a diene-based elastomer component with an average molecular weight Mn in a range of ?100000 to ?5000000 g/mol and a homopolymer of polybutadiene, wherein the homopolymer of polybutadiene has an average molecular weight Mn in a range of ?10000 to ?45000 g/mol and a glass transition temperature Tg in a range of ??110° C. to ??60° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, a cross-linked rubber composition obtained by cross-linking such a rubber composition, a method of preparing a tyre and a tyre. In a cross-linkable rubber composition the cross-linkable rubber composition comprises, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr): ?1 phr to ?99 phr of a rubber component selected in from the group of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), natural rubber (NR) or a mixture thereof; and ?1 phr to ?120 phr of an aliphatic resin component. The composition further comprises ?1 phr to ?50 phr of a polyisoprene rubber (IR) having ?mol-%, as determined by NMR spectroscopy, of 3,4-linked units derived from isoprene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, a cross-linked rubber composition obtained by cross-linking such a rubber composition, a method of preparing a tire and a tire. A cross-linkable rubber composition comprises, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr): 100 phr of a diene-based elastomer component with an average molecular weight Mn in a range of ?100000 to ?5000000 g/mol and a homopolymer of polybutadiene, wherein the homopolymer of polybutadiene has an average molecular weight Mn in a range of ?10000 to ?45000 g/mol and a glass transition temperature Tg in a range of ??110° C. to ??60° C.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method to determine a relative position of devices in a network, and to a network of devices for carrying out the method. In a network with a power cable (10) connected to a plurality of devices (A-I), one needs to know the physical position thereof in order be able to control them efficiently. This used to be done manually, but the present method proposes to select a device to send a detection signal with increasing amplitude across the network, and to measure the time each of the remaining devices detects the detection signal. Due to signal losses in the network, a more remote device will show a longer detection time. Collecting the various detection times enable a control unit (12) to determine the relative position of all, or at least part of, the devices (A-I).

Abstract: A rubber article has a body consisting of rubber and a reinforcement structure with cables embedded in the rubber body. The cables have at least one inner layer with at least one first filament wherein at least one first filament consists of a metallic alloy. The outermost layer has second filaments embedded adhesively in the rubber body. All of the first and second filaments that consist of a metallic alloy are coated with a corrosion-protective coating. The corrosion-protective coating for at least one of the first filaments consists of an intrinsically conductive polymer.

Abstract: A method for producing polymer profiles, having a varying thickness over their width and at least one longitudinal side tapering off to form a thin edge, includes of the following steps: Extruding simultaneously a plurality of the polymer profiles through a common die such that the thin edge of each one of the polymer profiles is connected to the thin edge of at least the neighboring one of the polymer profiles to form an interconnected extrudate; in a cross-section of the interconnected extrudate, providing an angle of between 45.degree. and 135.degree. between angle bisectors of neighboring ones of the polymer profiles; and separating the polymer profiles from one another after the step of extrusion.

Abstract: Adhesive resin particles of adhesive resin having a plasticizing range between 60.degree. and 120.degree. C., as well as a method of producing the particles. To prevent the particles from sticking together or caking during storage, they are in the form of coated particles, with at least one polyethylene hard wax having a solidification point of .gtoreq.90.degree. C. being added to the adhesive resin to coat the same.