Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a radar-based fill level measurement according to the pulse transit time method. Also disclosed a fill level measuring device for carrying out said method. On the basis of an evaluation signal, the relation between the clock rate and the sampling rate, and a predefined target relation, an evaluation curve is generated. The fill level is thereby determined on the basis of said evaluation curve. The evaluation curve is generated by means of temporal expansion or compression of the evaluation signal, wherein the compression or the expansion is carried out as a function of a ratio between the measured relation and the target relation. Any deviation of the sampling rate from the setpoint value of the sampling rate, for example due to faulty control, is compensated. Thus, the potentially attainable accuracy of the fill level measurement is increased due to the invention.

Abstract: In an FMCW-based fill-level measurement device, the fill-level value can be compensated with regard to component tolerances. A diagnosis unit of the fill-level measurement device compares the clock rate of the signal-generating PLL with the sampling rate of the analog/digital converter and determines a first compensation factor. With the aid of the first compensation factor, the determined fill-level value can be compensated with regard to these sampling or clock rates without any external high-precision reference source having to be used for this purpose.

Abstract: An FMCW-radar based distance measuring device is characterized in that, in addition to analogue high-pass and low-pass filtering, the evaluation signal typical for FMCW additionally undergoes subsequent digital filtering. In this case, the analogue/digital conversion takes place by oversampling. As a result, according to the invention, all those frequencies in the evaluation signal that are above or below the frequency corresponding to the distance of the object are effectively suppressed. At the same time, the analogue filters can be constructed with a very low level of complexity. The space requirement and the costs of the analogue components is reduced thereby. In addition, the dependence on temperature of the distance measuring device is reduced thereby. The potentially high distance resolution is also maintained.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing a coating composition-related prediction program, the method comprising: providing a database (204, 904) comprising associations of qualitative and/or quantitative characterizations of coating surfaces and one or more parameters; training a machine learning model for providing a predictive model (M2, M3) having learned to correlate qualitative and/or quantitative characterizations of one or more coating surfaces with one or more of the parameters; and providing a composition-quality-prediction program configured for using the predictive model (M2) for predicting the properties of a coating surface to be produced from one or more input parameters; and/or providing a composition-specification-prediction program configured for using the predictive model (M3) for predicting, based on an input specifying at least a desired coating surface characterization, one or more output parameters related to a coating composition predicted to generate a coating surface having

Abstract: A method for qualitative and/or quantitative characterization of a coating surface is provided, comprising: providing a program recognizing coating surface defect types; determining, by the program, whether a camera(s) coupled to the program is within a predefined distance range and/or within a predefined image acquisition angle range relative to a currently presented coating surface; depending on the determination: generating a feedback signal indicative of whether adjustment of the position of the camera(s) is within predefined distance range and/or within the predefined image acquisition angle range, and/or automatically adjusting the relative distance of the camera and and/or automatically adjusting the angle of the camera; enabling the camera to acquire an image of the coating surface only when the camera(s) is/are within the predefined distance range and/or image acquisition angle range; processing the digital image for recognizing coating surface defects; and outputting a characterization of the

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for compressing an evaluation curve, which is recorded during a radar-based fill level measurement of a filling material located in a container, and to a corresponding fill level measurement device for carrying out the method. Corresponding to the compression method according to the present disclosure, the present disclosure comprises a corresponding method for decompressing the compressed evaluation curve. The compression method is characterized in that the compression occurs using linear prediction, by corresponding estimation coefficients and an error curve being created. This makes use of the finding according to the present disclosure that evaluation curves can be compressed for diagnostic purposes, in particular in the case of FMCW-based fill level measurement, efficiently and without data loss using the model of linear prediction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a radar-based fill level measurement according to the pulse transit time method. Also disclosed a fill level measuring device for carrying out said method. On the basis of an evaluation signal, the relation between the clock rate and the sampling rate, and a predefined target relation, an evaluation curve is generated. The fill level is thereby determined on the basis of said evaluation curve. The evaluation curve is generated by means of temporal expansion or compression of the evaluation signal, wherein the compression or the expansion is carried out as a function of a ratio between the measured relation and the target relation. Any deviation of the sampling rate from the setpoint value of the sampling rate, for example due to faulty control, is compensated. Thus, the potentially attainable accuracy of the fill level measurement is increased due to the invention.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting an event-based state, such as foam formation or a working stirring mechanism in a container during a radar-based measurement of a fill level of a filler located in a container. The method includes: generating an analysis curve and detecting a specified characteristic value of the analysis curve within at least one specified sub-region of the measurement region. The characteristic value can be the amplitude of a local maximum or the area under the analysis curve for example. A change or a dispersion of the characteristic value is ascertained over proceeding measurement cycles. The fill level measuring device detects the event-based state if the change or the dispersion exceeds a corresponding threshold. Thus, the occurrence of different events in the container can be imparted to a system controller automatically and without additional measurement instruments.

Abstract: A method for checking the functional ability of an FMCW-based fill-level measuring device, which serves for measuring the fill level of a fill substance located in a container, as well as to a fill-level measuring device suitable for performing this method. For checking the functional ability, a microwave signal is produced, whose frequency change differs from the frequency change of the measurement signal used during regular measurement operation. By comparing the frequency of the difference signal resulting from the microwave signal with a predetermined reference frequency, it is ascertained, whether the fill-level measuring device is functionally able. Thus, the fill-level measuring device detects, independently, whether it is functionally able, or whether an error is present, caused principally by device-internal disturbance signals. This offers, especially, a clear advantage as regards meeting safety standards for the field device.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for facilitating dictation. Speech input may be provided to an audio input device of a computing device. A speech recognition engine at the computing device may obtain text corresponding to the speech input. The computing device may transmit the text to a remotely-located storage device. A login webpage that includes a session identifier may be accessed from a target computing device also located remotely relative to the storage device. The session identifier may be transmitted to the storage device and, in response, a text display webpage may be received at the target computing device. The text display webpage may include the speech-derived text and may be configured to automatically copy the text to a copy buffer of the target computing device. The speech-derived text may also be provided to native applications at target computing devices or NLU engines for natural language processing.

Abstract: A method for determining an inner diameter of a sounding tube, which, for measuring the fill level of a fill substance located in a process space of a container, extends in the process space, or is placed alongside the container and connected with the process space. The method can be implemented in the case of a fill-level measuring device working according to the FMCW-principle. Besides the intermediate frequency of the difference signal, also its phase shift is ascertained, wherein the exact tube inner diameter can be determined based on the phase shift. An advantage of the method is that the fill-level measuring device with the help of the then exactly known tube diameter can be recalibrated and accordingly the fill level determined more exactly. The exact tube inner diameter does not have to have been previously known.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for facilitating dictation. Speech input may be provided to an audio input device of a computing device. A speech recognition engine at the computing device may obtain text corresponding to the speech input. The computing device may transmit the text to a remotely-located storage device. A login webpage that includes a session identifier may be accessed from a target computing device also located remotely relative to the storage device. The session identifier may be transmitted to the storage device and, in response, a text display webpage may be received at the target computing device. The text display webpage may include the speech-derived text and may be configured to automatically copy the text to a copy buffer of the target computing device. The speech-derived text may also be provided to native applications at target computing devices or NLU engines for natural language processing.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for facilitating dictation. Speech input may be provided to an audio input device of a computing device. A speech recognition engine at the computing device may obtain text corresponding to the speech input. The computing device may transmit the text to a remotely-located storage device. A login webpage that includes a session identifier may be accessed from a target computing device also located remotely relative to the storage device. The session identifier may be transmitted to the storage device and, in response, a text display webpage may be received at the target computing device. The text display webpage may include the speech-derived text and may be configured to automatically copy the text to a copy buffer of the target computing device. The speech-derived text may also be provided to native applications at target computing devices or NLU engines for natural language processing.

Abstract: A system and method for allowing user intervention in a speech recognition pipeline is presented. Embodiments may include receiving, at a computing device, a speech signal at a speech recognition engine, the speech signal being associated with an application. Embodiments may further include generating one or more suggested speech results at the speech recognition engine, the suggested speech results based upon, at least in part, the speech signal. Embodiments may also include displaying, at a graphical user interface associated with the computing device, the one or more suggested speech results prior to applying a final speech result. Embodiments may further include receiving a non voice-based selection of at least one of the one or more suggested speech results and applying the non voice-based selection to the application.

Abstract: A method for measuring fill level and a measuring device for performing the method, wherein, in measuring cycles following one after the other, signal pulses of predetermined frequency sent by means of a transmitting and receiving system with a predetermined repetition frequency into a container, and their signal components reflected back in the container in the direction of the transmitting and receiving system after a travel time dependent on their traveled path, are received as received signal. A fill level is measured taking into consideration a phase relationship between the transmitted and received signals related physically with the fill level to be measured.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of a system configured to receive text input (e.g., in the form of speech input) that includes provisional text and interpret the provisional text to produce substitute text with which the provisional text is replaced. A user dictating speech input may dictate the provisional text along with other content of the speech, and the speech input including the provisional text may be converted to text in a speech recognition process performed by an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system. The text corresponding to the speech input may be reviewed to determine whether any character strings included in the text match a character pattern defined for provisional text. If so, the character string is interpreted to determine a data field indicated by the provisional text, and substitute text including a value for the data field is determined. The provisional text may then be replaced with the substitute text.

Abstract: A method for testing a high-pressure pump, particularly a high-pressure pump which is provided to inject fuel into a combustion engine, the method including filling the high-pressure pump with a fluid prior to switching it on.

Abstract: A device for servicing/maintaining a high-voltage battery, which has individual battery cells or battery modules, and high-voltage positive and negative terminals, and a battery management system having a data transmission terminal for bidirectionally transmitting management system data between the management system and an information-processing unit, external to the battery. The device includes at least two of: a battery charge device, a battery discharge device, and a battery diagnostic device. A battery charge device brings a battery to a higher charge state, and has positive and negative terminals to be connected to positive and negative battery terminals. A battery diagnostic device checks a battery, and the device, for the presence of internal errors, and to indicate recognized internal errors, and may also produce diagnostic data for the battery state and triggering functions directed to bring the device and/or battery safely into a different state, to operate/test them.

Abstract: A method for checking the functional ability of an FMCW-based fill-level measuring device, which serves for measuring the fill level of a fill substance located in a container, as well as to a fill-level measuring device suitable for performing this method. For checking the functional ability, a microwave signal is produced, whose frequency change differs from the frequency change of the measurement signal used during regular measurement operation. By comparing the frequency of the difference signal resulting from the microwave signal with a predetermined reference frequency, it is ascertained, whether the fill-level measuring device is functionally able. Thus, the fill-level measuring device detects, independently, whether it is functionally able, or whether an error is present, caused principally by device-internal disturbance signals. This offers, especially, a clear advantage as regards meeting safety standards for the field device.

Abstract: A method for determining an inner diameter of a sounding tube, which, for measuring the fill level of a fill substance located in a process space of a container, extends in the process space, or is placed alongside the container and connected with the process space. The method can be implemented in the case of a fill-level measuring device working according to the FMCW-principle. Besides the intermediate frequency of the difference signal, also its phase shift is ascertained, wherein the exact tube inner diameter can be determined based on the phase shift. An advantage of the method is that the fill-level measuring device with the help of the then exactly known tube diameter can be recalibrated and accordingly the fill level determined more exactly. The exact tube inner diameter does not have to have been previously known.