Abstract: A civilian tracked vehicle having a direction control device for manually controlling steering and travel direction functions of the tracked vehicle, and a control unit for controlling at least one operating function of the tracked vehicle. The direction control device and the control unit for the at least one operating function are integrated in a common operating device. The common operating device has an individual, manually actuable control column which can be displaced into a plurality of operating positions.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, an antenna assembly for a radar apparatus is provided, the antenna assembly comprising: a feed antenna arranged to radiate outbound radio waves that represent a transmitted RF signal supplied thereto and capture a received RF signal that represents inbound radio waves received thereat; and a focusing element arranged to collimate the outbound radio waves into a transmitter beam for transmission towards a monitoring direction and focus inbound radio waves of a receiver beam received at the focusing element from the monitoring direction for reception at the feed antenna, wherein the arrangement of the feed antenna and the focusing element is configured to transmit the transmitter beam as a sequence of substantially concave radio waves and receive the receiver beam as a sequence of substantially convex radio waves.

Abstract: An antenna assembly includes first and second feed antennas and a lens element. The first feed antenna is arranged to transmit outbound radio waves of a transmitter beam. The second feed antenna is arranged to capture a received RF signal. The lens element is arranged to collimate the transmitter beam and to focus the receiver beam. The first and second feed antennas are disposed on a conductive ground plane that is offset from a back end of the lens element by a predefined distance in direction of a center axis of the lens element. A volume between the back end of the lens element and the ground plane comprises material that has a refractive index that is smaller than that of the lens element for converging the outbound and inbound RF beams between the back end of the lens element and the first and second feed antennas.

Abstract: A multi-layer antenna arrangement is provided that includes a first layer having a conductive radiating element configured to have multiple overlapping resonant modes that define a first frequency range. The multi-layer antenna arrangement also includes a second layer having at least a portion of a ground plane for the conductive radiating element. The multi-layer antenna arrangement additionally includes a third layer, between the first layer and the second layer, that has a conductive resonator configured to provide a stop band within the first frequency range.

Abstract: A method for controlling air conditioning devices in a transportation vehicle wherein, upon the recording of an operator's air conditioning need and a conversion of the need into an air conditioning function for an air conditioning device, the implementability of the air conditioning need is compared with an influencing variable measured by a sensor. In response to the air conditioning need being recognized as implementable, information asserting this fact is issued to the operator. An apparatus for performing the method.

Abstract: A multi-layer antenna arrangement is provided that includes a first layer having a conductive radiating element configured to have multiple overlapping resonant modes that define a first frequency range. The multi-layer antenna arrangement also includes a second layer having at least a portion of a ground plane for the conductive radiating element. The multi-layer antenna arrangement additionally includes a third layer, between the first layer and the second layer, that has a conductive resonator configured to provide a stop band within the first frequency range.

Abstract: A method for controlling air conditioning devices in a transportation vehicle wherein, upon the recording of an operator's air conditioning need and a conversion of the need into an air conditioning function for an air conditioning device, the implementability of the air conditioning need is compared with an influencing variable measured by a sensor. In response to the air conditioning need being recognized as implementable, information asserting this fact is issued to the operator. An apparatus for performing the method.

Abstract: This invention relates to an arrangement for controlling water flow at an edge of a reciprocating panel element of a wave energy recovery unit equipped with at least a control system, in which arrangement the panel element is hinged onto the base at the bottom of the sea with the help of support structures and support shafts. The arrangement comprises adjustable water flow adjustment means at least at one edge of the panel element.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for switching real-time media streams of one or multiple sources (Q1, Q2, Q3) to one or multiple sinks (S1, S2, S3) includes one or multiple source ports (QA1, QA2, QA3) for connecting of the one or multiple sources (Q1, Q2, Q3) as well as one or multiple sink ports (SA1, SA2, SA3) for connecting of the one or multiple sinks (S1, S2, S3). The apparatus (1) is adapted to provide a switching sink (SS) and to switch it to a real-time media stream of a first source (Q1). The switching sink (SS) is adapted to receive the real-time media stream of the first source (Q1) in a packet-switched format and to forward the received real-time media stream in a packet-switched format, wherein the packets are provided with a first multi-point destination address (IPMZS) allocated to the switching sink (SS) during forwarding in order to allow for a connecting of the one or multiple sinks (S2) with the real-time media stream of the first source (Q1) forwarded by the switching sink (SS).

Abstract: It is disclosed a wireless sensing device comprising a vibration sensor configured to detect a mechanical vibration and to generate an electric signal in response to the mechanical vibration. The device also comprises a transceiver suitable for establishing a wireless connection between the wireless sensing device and a remote device. The transceiver is configured to receive at least a portion of the electric signal from the vibration sensor and, depending on the intensity of electric signal portion, to switch on and transmit a radio signal to the remote device. The radio signal is suitable for triggering a consequent action at the remote device.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for switching real-time media streams of one or multiple sources (Q1, Q2, Q3) to one or multiple sinks (S1, S2, S3) includes one or multiple source ports (QA1, QA2, QA3) for connecting of the one or multiple sources (Q1, Q2, Q3) as well as one or multiple sink ports (SA1, SA2, SA3) for connecting of the one or multiple sinks (S1, S2, S3). The apparatus (1) is adapted to provide a switching sink (SS) and to switch it to a real-time media stream of a first source (Q1). The switching sink (SS) is adapted to receive the real-time media stream of the first source (Q1) in a packet-switched format and to forward the received real-time media stream in a packet-switched format, wherein the packets are provided with a first multi-point destination address (IPMZS) allocated to the switching sink (SS) during forwarding in order to allow for a connecting of the one or multiple sinks (S2) with the real-time media stream of the first source (Q1) forwarded by the switching sink (SS).

Abstract: A detergent having improved detergency particularly with respect to greasy soil comprising (a) a mixture of water-insoluble nonionic surfactants, (b) a water-soluble anionic surfactant of the sulfonate or sulfate type, (c) a detergent builder and (d) other standard detergent ingredients. The nonionic surfactant comprises a mixture of (i) an ethoxylated C.sub.16 -C.sub.18 alcohol with 4 to 6 glycolether groups, (ii) an ethoxylated C.sub.10 -C.sub.14 alcohol with 4 to 6 glycolether groups and (iii) an ethoxylated C.sub.10 -C.sub.18 alkylamine with 1 to 3 glycolether groups. The nonionic surfactant is adsorbed on a granular carrier material which is soluble or dispersible in water. The weight ratio of constituent (i) to constituent (ii) to constituent (iii) is within the range of 1:2(2-6):(0.8-2.5) and the weight ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the anionic surfactant is within the range of 4:1 to 4:3.

Abstract: A pulverulent, phosphate-free textile detergent consisting essentially of:(a) from 20% to 40% by weight of a water-insoluble, finely-divided, crystalline alkali metal aluminosilicate having a calcium binding power of 50 to 200 mg of CaO/gm on the anhydrous basis;(b) from 5% to 20% of a surface-active compound of the anionic, nonionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic types;(c) from 0.05% to 0.75% by weight of a water-soluble substituted alkane diphosphonate or triphosphonic acid or alkali metal salts thereof;(d) from 10% to 35% by weight of an inorganic per compound; and(e) from 0 to 50% by weight of other conventional ingredients for detergents of the type; wash alkalis, soil suspension agents, optical brighteners, enzymes, antimicrobial agents, textile softeners, coloring compounds, perfumes, sodium sulfate and water.

Abstract: A surface-active compound combination for use in textile washing agent compositions consisting essentially of(1) at least one tenside of the anionic sulfonate or sulfate type or non-ionic ethoxylated type, and(2) at least one hydroxyalkylamine having vicinal oxygen and nitrogen bridging atoms, ethoxylated/propoxylated derivatives thereof, acylated derivatives thereof, or ethoxylated/propoxylated acylated derivatives thereof, where the amount of component (1) to component (2) is in the weight ratio of 100:1 to 1:1. The surface-active compound composition is useful in preparation of low temperature detergents and low phosphate detergents.

Abstract: Liquid phosphate-free, regulated-foam washing agent compositions comprising:A. from 15% to 60% by weight of a mixture of ethylene oxide adducts to aliphatic organic compounds having from 12 to 30 carbon atoms and a replaceable hydrogen atom with degrees of ethoxylation of 2 to 6 and 8 to 20 where the ratio of the 2 to 6 ethoxylated compound to the 8 to 20 ethoxylated compound in the mixture is from 1:5 to 2:1,B. from 0.2% to 8% by weight of foam inhibitors selected from the group consisting of non-surface-active foam inhibitors, soap and mixtures thereof in a weight ratio of non-surface-active foam inhibitors to soap of from 1:2 to 1:4,C. from 0.