Abstract: An internal conductor device for a waveguide radiator, in particular for a waveguide radiator has at least one slotted waveguide, at least one support rail, at least one dielectric unit that is arranged on the at least one support rail and comprises at least one dielectric element, and has at least one internal conductor that is arranged on the at least one dielectric unit, wherein the at least one internal conductor is fixed at least substantially mechanically on the at least one dielectric element and/or that the at least one dielectric element is fixed at least substantially mechanically on the at least one support rail.

Abstract: A system is configured to store a relationship data set of a plurality of diagnostic estimators and a plurality of failure modes, each failure mode represents a type of failure that can occur with a sensor or a vehicle component of a vehicle system, each diagnostic estimator is associated with a respective subset of the failure modes, each subset defines a control space within the vehicle system that contains at least one of (i) one or more sensors or (ii) one or more vehicle components. The system is configured to store a healthy diagnostic vector regarding nominal operational parameters of the vehicle system; acquire diagnostic information regarding current operational parameters of the vehicle system to generate an error diagnostic vector; apply the error diagnostic vector to the healthy diagnostic vector to generate a ratio diagnostic vector; and apply the ratio diagnostic vector to generate a value for each failure mode.

Abstract: Representative embodiments of the present technology include a bat having a barrel shell and a frame structure. The barrel shell may include a barrel region of the bat and part of a tapered region of the bat. The frame structure may include a first portion positioned outside the barrel shell and a second portion positioned inside the barrel shell. In some embodiments, a distal end of the frame structure is in the barrel region but is longitudinally spaced from a distal end of the barrel shell. In some embodiments, the distal end of the frame structure is longitudinally spaced from an end cap of the bat. The barrel shell may flex or pivot relative to the second portion of the frame structure. In some embodiments, the only connection between the frame structure and the barrel shell within the barrel shell may be within the tapered region.

Abstract: A system includes an aftertreatment system and a controller coupled to the aftertreatment system. The controller is configured to generate a spatially resolved model of a catalyst of the aftertreatment system. The controller is further configured to adjust the spatially resolved model based on one or more sensed values from at least one sensor upstream of the one or more portions and at least one sensor downstream of the one or more portions.

Abstract: Herein is reported an antibody that specifically hinds to human CD 19, wherein the antibody comprises (a) HVR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 03, (b) HVR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, (c) HVR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 05, (d) HVR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 or 28, (e) HVR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 07, and (f) HVR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 08, as well as methods of using the same.

Abstract: A system can include one or more processors coupled with memory in communication with a vehicle system comprising a plurality of field-replaceable units (FRUs). The one or more processors can be configured to: generate, for each FRU of the plurality of FRUs of the vehicle system, a computer-based simulation; determine a degradation level for each FRU of the plurality of FRUs based on the computer-based simulation and operating data of each FRU of the plurality of FRUs; identify, from the plurality of FRUs, an FRU corresponding to a failure in the vehicle system based on the degradation level for the FRU; and provide an electronic notification identifying the failure in the vehicle system as corresponding to the FRU.

Abstract: A system is configured to store a relationship data set of a plurality of diagnostic estimators and a plurality of failure modes, each failure mode represents a type of failure that can occur with a sensor or a vehicle component of a vehicle system, each diagnostic estimator is associated with a respective subset of the failure modes, each subset defines a control space within the vehicle system that contains at least one of (i) one or more sensors or (ii) one or more vehicle components. The system is configured to store a healthy diagnostic vector regarding nominal operational parameters of the vehicle system; acquire diagnostic information regarding current operational parameters of the vehicle system to generate an error diagnostic vector; apply the error diagnostic vector to the healthy diagnostic vector to generate a ratio diagnostic vector; and apply the ratio diagnostic vector to generate a value for each failure mode.

Abstract: A computing system is structured to receive operating data provided by a telematics circuit associated with a remote engine. The operating data comprises information provided by at least one sensor and/or at least one actuation command. The computing system is structured to determine, based on the operating data, a plurality of field-replaceable units (FRUs) associated with the operating data. The computing system is structured to generate a computer-based simulation corresponding to at least one degradation level for an FRU from the plurality of FRUs, identify a most probable failure, and rank the computer-based simulations across the plurality of FRUs. The computing system is structured to generate an electronic notification comprising data associated with the most probable failure and transmit the electronic notification to a computing device.

Abstract: A controller to diagnose a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system of an aftertreatment system executes computer-readable instructions to determine a first NOx value at an outlet of the SCR system, determine an ammonia (NH3) slip value based at least in part on the first NOx value, determine a second NOx value of a healthy SCR model, determine a third NOx value of a degraded SCR model, compute at least one degradation factor based on the ammonia slip, the first NOx value, the second NOx value, and the third NOx value, and diagnose a normal operation or an abnormal operation of the SCR system based on the at least one degradation factor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a core for a production process and to a core manufactured in accordance with the method are provided. The method includes providing a mold containing a soluble substance and one or more fibers and causing the soluble substance to solidify around the one or more fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor belt for transporting food products having a packaging composed of a magnetizable material, in particular cans, along a transport direction, wherein the conveyor belt comprises a belt body and a transport belt that runs around the belt body in the operation of the conveyor belt and that has an upper run and a lower run. The belt body is provided with a magnet arrangement that generates a magnetic field that acts in the direction of the upper run of the transport belt and that has a higher value at the belt entry side than at the belt exit side.

Abstract: A system for determining a degree of contamination of production units of a production line for the printing, equipping and reflow soldering of printed circuit boards, and evaluation unit.

Abstract: An agricultural machine transmission has a powershiftable main group arranged upstream or downstream of a powershiftable split group in the direction of force transfer. The split group has an input shaft, an output shaft, and powershift elements, which when selectively actuated permit configurations of at least six different forward gears and at least three different reverse gears between the input shaft and the output shaft of the split group. A driveshaft of the main group is connectable by a first powershift clutch to a first input shaft and is connectable by a second powershift clutch to a second input shaft of the main group. Spur gear stages of the main group can be integrated into the force transfer path by actuating an associated shift element, coupling an associated input shaft to the drive shaft of the main group by configuring a respective gear of the main group.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting a defect (16) in a pipeline wall (14) and a pipeline inspection device for being inserted into a pipeline. The method comprises the steps of arranging a first ultrasonic transducer (10) inside a pipeline at a finite stand-off distance (d-i) from the pipeline wall (14); emitting, by the first ultrasonic transducer (10), a first ultrasonic signal towards the pipeline wall (14) at a finite angle (a) relative to a normal of the pipeline wall (14), wherein the first ultrasonic signal excites at least one fundamental Lamb mode in the pipeline wall (14); and receiving, by the first ultrasonic transducer (10), a second ultrasonic signal from the surface of the pipeline wall (14), wherein the second ultrasonic signal is an echo signal generated by the at least one fundamental Lamb mode excited by the first ultrasonic signal and reflected from a defect (16) in the pipeline wall (14).

Abstract: A powershift transmission of a motor vehicle has a split group with a plurality of powershift stages. An input shaft can be rotatably driven by a drive shaft of a motorized drive and transmits rotational movement in a stepped-up manner to an output shaft of the split group corresponding to one of several powershiftable stage transmissions. The powershiftable stage transmissions can be rotatably driven in a stepped-up manner by the output shaft of the split group via an intermediate group located therebetween, and via an input shaft of a synchromesh transmission group having a plurality of gear stages. A vehicle axle transmission can be rotatably driven by the output shaft of the synchromesh transmission group. The intermediate group has a multiple powershift intermediate transmission, in which each switching position the input shaft of the synchromesh transmission group can be rotatably driven by means of an associated transmission.

Abstract: A system for determining a degree of contamination of production units of a production line for the printing, equipping and reflow soldering of printed circuit boards, and evaluation unit.

Abstract: A powershift transmission has a split group with a plurality of powershift stages and an input shaft that can be rotatably driven by a drive shaft of a motorized drive. The input shaft transmits in a stepped-up manner to an output shaft of the split group a rotational movement corresponding to a selected powershiftable stage transmission. A synchromesh transmission group has at least four gear stages and can be rotatably driven by the output shaft of the split group via an intermediate group located therebetween, and via the output shaft of the synchromesh transmission group an axle transmission of the motor vehicle can be rotatably driven. The intermediate group has first and second switching elements each having an output shaft that can be coupled by means of a switchable clutch to an idler. First and second output gears are arranged on the output shaft of the synchromesh transmission group.

Abstract: A system includes an aftertreatment system and a controller coupled to the aftertreatment system. The controller is configured to generate a spatially resolved model of a catalyst of the aftertreatment system. The controller is further configured to adjust the spatially resolved model based on one or more sensed values from at least one sensor upstream of the one or more portions and at least one sensor downstream of the one or more portions.

Abstract: A method for operating an energy supply system having a stationary battery storage device includes operating the energy supply system and recording a chronological profile of an energy flow from the battery storage device and providing data points respectively indicative of a low-load duration and a timepoint within a period, wherein the low-load duration is indicative of a duration during which the amount of energy flow into or out of the battery storage device falls below a specified threshold. The method includes creating or further developing a data-based model based on the data points provided, wherein the data-based model is designed to determine at least one most likely timepoint within the period at which a balancing method can be performed without premature termination, and performing the balancing method at the at least one most likely timepoint.

Abstract: A system is configured to store a relationship data set of a plurality of diagnostic estimators and a plurality of failure modes, each failure mode represents a type of failure that can occur with a sensor or a vehicle component of a vehicle system, each diagnostic estimator is associated with a respective subset of the failure modes, each subset defines a control space within the vehicle system that contains at least one of (i) one or more sensors or (ii) one or more vehicle components. The system is configured to store a healthy diagnostic vector regarding nominal operational parameters of the vehicle system; acquire diagnostic information regarding current operational parameters of the vehicle system to generate an error diagnostic vector; apply the error diagnostic vector to the healthy diagnostic vector to generate a ratio diagnostic vector; and apply the ratio diagnostic vector to generate a value for each failure mode.