Abstract: In one aspect, a navigation device includes a plurality of link, wherein adjacent links are rotatably coupled. The navigation device includes a plurality of encoders. A base extends outwardly from a first link of the plurality of links, wherein a first encoder of the plurality of encoders is coupled to the base. A threaded bolt is rotatably coupled to the base, wherein the threaded bolt is configured to rigidly fix the base to an anatomy of a patient. A housing is coupled to a second link of the plurality of links, wherein the housing surrounds a processor, a memory, and a communications module.

Abstract: An implant assembly includes a housing configured to store components that generate mechanically synced electrical stimulation, a first electrode positioned on an inferior surface of the housing, and a second electrode positioned on a superior surface of the housing, the components including a force activated piezogenerator electrically connected to a impedance matched rectifying circuit, wherein the piezogenerator transduces a mechanical load to an electrical signal that is passed through the impedance matched rectifying circuit and delivered through the first and second electrode to a healing site when an anatomical force is applied to the first and second electrode that make contact with two bony surfaces.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a multicopter section for flying in air with an attached blower section for generating an air stream for blowing dust off surfaces. A flight controller controls the multicopter section, a blower controller controls the blower section, and a power supply supplies power to the multicopter and blower sections. The flight controller and the blower controller are connected, and the blower controller is adapted to supply blower control commands to the flight controller to compensate for the thrust of the air stream from the blower section by flight control of the multicopter section. The UAV may be enclosed by a protective cage in the form of a meshed polyhedron, wherein the rods of the meshes are elastically connected at the respective nodes.

Abstract: Data analytics reporting (DAR) of a Radio Access Network (RAN) key performance indicator (KPI) from a data extraction entity (DEE) to a data analytics entity (DAE) in a data analytics process (DAP) is performed via an interface. The DEE is comprised in a gNB-Distributed Unit (gNB-DU) or a function therein. The DAE is comprised in a gNB-Centralized Unit (gNB-CU) or a function therein. A dataset regarding said KPI is transmitted from the DEE to the DAE. Said dataset comprises at least one empirical statistical moment mi determined by the DEE. Each of the at least one empirical statistical moment mi is determined by the DEE based on the following equation: m i = 1 N S ? ? n = 1 N S s n i . sn is a data sample of the KPI, and NS is a number of samples contributing to the respective moment mi.

Abstract: A method of operating an ion mobility spectrometer comprises the following steps: drawing a sample of gaseous fluid into a reaction region of the ion mobility spectrometer; providing a first pulse of a pulsed ionisation source to ionise the sample of gaseous fluid, thereby to obtain first sample ions; after a first gate delay following the first trigger opening an ion shutter to permit a portion of the first sample ions to leave the reaction region; providing a second pulse of the pulsed ionisation source to further ionise the sample of gaseous fluid, thereby to obtain second sample ions; after a second gate delay following the first trigger opening the ion shutter to permit a portion of the second sample ions to leave the reaction region, wherein the second gate delay is different from the first gate delay.

Abstract: Data analytics reporting (DAR) of a Radio Access Network (RAN) key performance indicator (KPI) from a data extraction entity (DEE) to a data analytics entity (DAE) in a data analytics process (DAP) is performed via an interface. The DEE is comprised in a gNB-Distributed Unit (gNB-DU) or a function therein. The DAE is comprised in a gNB-Centralized Unit (gNB-CU) or a function therein. A dataset regarding said KPI is transmitted from the DEE to the DAE. Said dataset comprises at least one empirical statistical moment mi determined by the DEE. Each of the at least one empirical statistical moment mi is determined by the DEE based on the following equation: m i = 1 N S ? ? n = 1 N S s n i . s n is a data sample of the KPI, and NS is a number of samples contributing to the respective moment mi.

Abstract: A portable ion mobility spectrometry apparatus (1) for detecting an aerosol and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an ion mobility spectrometer (3); a portable power source (5) carried by the apparatus for providing power to the apparatus (1); an inlet (7) for collecting a flow of air to be tested by the spectrometer (3); a heater (4) configured to heat the air to be tested to vapourise an aerosol carried by the air and a controller (2) configured to control the spectrometer (3) to obtain samples from the heated air, wherein the controller is configured to increase a heat output from the heater (4) for a selected time period before obtaining samples from the heated air.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a multicopter section for flying in air with an attached blower section for generating an air stream for blowing dust off surfaces. A flight controller controls the multicopter section, a blower controller controls the blower section, and a power supply supplies power to the multicopter and blower sections. The flight controller and the blower controller are connected, and the blower controller is adapted to supply blower control commands to the flight controller to compensate for the thrust of the air stream from the blower section by flight control of the multicopter section. The UAV may be enclosed by a protective cage in the form of a meshed polyhedron, wherein the rods of the meshes are elastically connected at the respective nodes.

Abstract: A radio access system includes: a set of radio access entities, in particular a set of gNBs and/or ng-eNBs, which are interconnected via respective first interfaces; and a centralized resource controller. Each radio access entity of the set of radio access entities comprises a centralized unit (CU) and at least one distributed unit (DU) coupled to the CU via a second interface. The centralized resource controller configured to assign computational resources to the CUs and the DUs of the radio access entities based on measurement reports received via the first interfaces and/or the second interfaces from the respective units, wherein the measurement reports comprise information about a computational resource utilization of the respective units.

Abstract: A communication network comprises a plurality of subnetworks including a first subnetwork and a second subnetwork. Each subnetwork is assigned at least one predefined Quality of Service class according to at least one Service Level Agreement. The Quality of Service classes of the subnetworks are managed by a central Quality of Service manager. The communication network further comprises a radio access network with a plurality of radio access entities. A method for controlling radio access resources in the communication network includes: transmitting, by the central Quality of Service manager, information relating to a Quality of Service class of the first subnetwork to a first radio access entity for radio access to the first subnetwork.

Abstract: A radio access system includes: a set of radio access entities, in particular a set of gNBs and/or ng-eNBs, which are interconnected via respective first interfaces; and a centralized resource controller. Each radio access entity of the set of radio access entities comprises a centralized unit (CU) and at least one distributed unit (DU) coupled to the CU via a second interface. The centralized resource controller configured to assign computational resources to the CUs and the DUs of the radio access entities based on measurement reports received via the first interfaces and/or the second interfaces from the respective units, wherein the measurement reports comprise information about a computational resource utilization of the respective units.

Abstract: A portable ion mobility spectrometry apparatus (1) for detecting an aerosol and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an ion mobility spectrometer (3); a portable power source (5) carried by the apparatus for providing power to the apparatus (1); an inlet (7) for collecting a flow of air to be tested by the spectrometer (3); a heater (4) configured to heat the air to be tested to vapourise an aerosol carried by the air and a controller (2) configured to control the spectrometer (3) to obtain samples from the heated air, wherein the controller is configured to increase a heat output from the heater (4) for a selected time period before obtaining samples from the heated air.

Abstract: A radio communication network includes: at least one base station configured to transmit a data flow to at least one user equipment by using radio resources scheduled to the at least one base station for transmission of the data flow; a radio scheduler configured to schedule the radio resources to the at least one base station according to a scheduling metric; a monitoring entity, configured to monitor performance information from the at least one base station; a controller, configured to adjust the scheduling metric of the radio scheduler based on the monitored performance information of the monitoring entity; and a database configured to store a plurality of scheduling metrics. The controller is configured to replace the scheduling metric with one of the scheduling metrics stored in the database or with a combination of scheduling metrics stored in the database.

Abstract: A network access entity provides access to a communication network for a user equipment and a home gateway. The network access entity includes: a network interface configured to receive: a first status signal indicating a link quality of the first communication link; a second status signal indicating a link quality of the second communication link; and a third status signal indicating a link quality of the composite communication link; and a data flow manager for distributing data of a data stream towards the user equipment via the first communication link and via the second communication link.

Abstract: A portable ion mobility spectrometry apparatus (1) for detecting an aerosol and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an ion mobility spectrometer (3); a portable power source (5) carried by the apparatus for providing power to the apparatus (1); an inlet (7) for collecting a flow of air to be tested by the spectrometer (3); a heater (4) configured to heat the air to be tested to vaporize an aerosol carried by the air and a controller (2) configured to control the spectrometer (3) to obtain samples from the heated air, wherein the controller is configured to increase a heat output from the heater (4) for a selected time period before obtaining samples from the heated air.

Abstract: A network access entity provides access to a communication network for a user equipment and a home gateway. The network access entity includes: a network interface configured to receive: a first status signal indicating a link quality of the first communication link; a second status signal indicating a link quality of the second communication link; and a third status signal indicating a link quality of the composite communication link; and a data flow manager for distributing data of a data stream towards the user equipment via the first communication link and via the second communication link.

Abstract: A radio communication network includes: a network orchestration entity, configured to orchestrate a plurality of network resources to set up at least one logical network of a plurality of logical networks based on a logical network-specific service level agreement (SLA); a radio scheduler, configured to schedule radio resources of the at least one logical network based on a scheduling strategy; a monitoring entity, configured to monitor performance information from the at least one logical network; and a controller, configured to: determine an SLA metric for the at least one logical network based on the monitored performance information from the at least one logical network; detect a threshold violation of the SLA metric with respect to a set of thresholds associated with the at least one logical network; and adjust the scheduling strategy based on the detected threshold violation.

Abstract: A portable ion mobility spectrometry apparatus (1) for detecting an aerosol and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an ion mobility spectrometer (3); a portable power source (5) carried by the apparatus for providing power to the apparatus (1); an inlet (7) for collecting a flow of air to be tested by the spectrometer (3); a heater (4) configured to heat the air to be tested to vapourise an aerosol carried by the air and a controller (2) configured to control the spectrometer (3) to obtain samples from the heated air, wherein the controller is configured to increase a heat output from the heater (4) for a selected time period before obtaining samples from the heated air.

Abstract: A method for coordinated scheduling with transmission point blanking of a plurality of radio resources includes: a) calculating a first metric value for each combination of a mobile station of a network and each of a plurality of radio resources; b) calculating a second metric value for each combination under the assumption that at least one of the at least two base stations which is not connected to the respective mobile station using a concerned radio resource is muted; c) selecting the highest calculated metric value; d) determining whether or not to assign the radio resource to the mobile station corresponding to the highest metric value; e) setting the other metric values corresponding to the radio resource to a predefined metric value; and f) repeating steps c) to e) for the next highest metric value until all metric values are set to the predefined metric value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling radio access resources in a communication network (300), wherein the communication network (300) comprises a plurality of subnetworks (305) including a first subnetwork (305-1) and a subnetwork (305-2), wherein each subnetwork (305) is assigned at least one predefined Quality of Service class according to at least one Service Level Agreement, wherein the Quality of Service classes of the subnetworks (305) are managed by a central Quality of Service manager (301), wherein the communication network (300) further comprises a radio access network (303) with a plurality of radio access entities (401), which method comprises transmission of information relating to a Quality of Service class of the first subnetwork (305-1) by the central Quality of Service manager (301) to a first radio access entity (401-1) for radio access to the first subnetwork (305-1).