Abstract: A modular and autonomous assembly for detecting the angular position of the blades of an impeller intended to be mounted on a turbine engine, the assembly comprises at least one electrical power source allowing the operation of the elements of the detection assembly independently of the turbine engine on which it is intended to be carried, at least one first sensor intended to be associated with the first impeller, at least one second sensor intended to be associated with the second impeller, and a main housing including a processing unit and storage means.

Abstract: Process for manufacturing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution comprising the following steps: —hydrogenating a working solution which comprises an alkylanthraquinone and/or tetrahydroalkylanthraquinone and a mixture of a non-polar organic solvent and a polar organic solvent wherein the concentration of non-polar organic solvent in said mixture is equal to or higher than 30 wt %; —oxidizing the hydrogenated working solution to produce hydrogen peroxide; and—isolating the hydrogen peroxide, wherein the polar organic solvent is a substituted cyclohexane carbonitrile.

Abstract: A tuned liquid damper, including a first outer housing having two ends, the first end being open to the atmosphere and the second end being connected by a conduit to a gas-filled second outer housing. The conduit may be adapted to allow gas flow between the second end and the second outer housing. The tuned liquid damper may also include first and second membranes, each attached to the inside of the first outer housing, and a sealed compartment within the first outer housing defined by the first and second membranes. The sealed compartment may be at least partially filled with a liquid, which prevents gas flow through the first outer housing from the first end to the second end.

Abstract: An optical measurement system for measuring one or more portions of an object such as a vehicle and solving the issues relating to attitude of vehicle while measuring the one or more portions of the vehicle, is disclosed. The optical measurement system comprising a diagnostic, measurement and repair equipment arranged on the object for example a vehicle via a rigid linking structure. The system comprises a measuring head and one or more targets comprising one or more set of photodiodes. The measuring head is mounted under or on the vehicle. The system is configured to measure parameters representative of the vehicle. The device further comprises a computing device in communication with the equipment, comprising set of instructions to determine a position of the target regarding to a reference point. The location of the point is then compared to an original location of the point to determine the damage in the vehicle.

Abstract: A door hinge for an electrical cabinet includes a pathway for receiving an electrical harness, the hinge including two parts that are connected together and are rotatable with respect to one another about a pivot axis, the hinge including a duct that extends along the pivot and is designed to receive an intermediate section of the harness along the pivot axis, the duct including a longitudinal slot for the lateral insertion of the intermediate section of the harness into the duct while the intermediate section extends parallel to the duct. An electrical cabinet includes such a door hinge.

Abstract: Method for determining a friction to be adjusted in a power steering system or for modifying a hysteresis of a steering wheel torque applied to a steering wheel of the power steering system, the method including the following steps of: determining a speed, from a measurement of a speed of a part of the power steering system and/or a measurement of the steering wheel torque; determining the friction to be adjusted on the basis of a modified LuGre model, said modified LuGre model determining the friction to be adjusted as a function of a state of the system, a time derivative of the state being determined as a function of said state of the system, the speed, a first gain, and a coulomb friction, according to an equation of the form: z . = v ? ( 1 - ? ? ( z , v ) ? ? 0 ? z F c ? sign ? ( v ) ) .

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for quality compliance, system and operator verification, and process management for point of care biological sample testing systems used in hospitals and other medical delivery environments. Specifically, the present invention may be directed to a computing device configured to generate a plurality of attributes configured to assess a competency level of an operator to operate at least one sample testing instrument, obtain operator derived data pertaining to the operator's ability to operate the at least one sample testing instrument, and determine a competency level of the operator for the at least one sample testing instrument based the plurality of attributes and the operator derived data.

Abstract: A system for routing objects includes: packages integrating first wireless communication means; and a computing platform including at least one database. The computing platform is parameterized to digitally track the time-stamped geolocation of each package from a start-of-routing cycle instruction. Each package carries an electronic actuator coupled to the first wireless communication means in order to emit a first signal to the computing platform, the first signal being interpreted by the computing platform as a start-of-routing cycle instruction.

Abstract: An encrypting entity encrypts an instance of data using a cryptographic key and a cryptographic technique to generate the encrypted data instance; generates a decryption application based on the cryptographic key and at least one credential, the decryption application configured to decrypt the encrypted data instance; bundles the encrypted data instance and the decryption application to generate an encryption bundle; and provides the encryption bundle to be stored by an external data repository. In an example embodiment, the cryptographic technique is a post-quantum cryptographic technique.

Abstract: A line laying and/or recovering method in a body of water that includes providing a laying device including two facing upstream grippers and two facing downstream grippers, defining a passage for the circulation of the line; lowering the line to at least one stop position; stopping the line in the at least one stop position; and, prior to the at least one stopping of the line in the stop position, limited downward overrun past the stop position to a change of direction position; time delay in the change of direction position; limited raising of the line from the change of direction position to the stop position.

Abstract: A de-aerator for a lubrication system, has: a housing defining an air-oil inlet, an oil outlet, and an air outlet of the de-aerator; a rotor received within the housing and rotatable relative to the housing about a central axis, the rotor having blades distributed about the central axis and extending at least partially radially relative to the central axis, flow passages extending between the blades, the rotor having a hub circumferentially extending around the central axis and around the blades, the hub having a peripheral wall oriented radially inwardly and defining a fore opening leading to the flow passages; and a gap between the housing and the hub of the rotor, a portion of the housing received within the fore opening and axially overlapping the peripheral wall of the hub, the gap having a fore gap inlet between the portion of the housing and the peripheral wall of the hub.

Abstract: Systems and methods of pushing content to secondary connected devices include pushing targeted content such as interactive advertisements, banners, games or application to secondary connected devices in a household. The targeted content may reflect user preferences associated with the secondary connected devices, including user behaviour and previous interaction with various forms of content viewed on the secondary connected devices. The targeted content may be either locally cached or retrieved from an advertisement server at the time of pushing to the secondary connected devices.

Abstract: A processor having a plurality of protection rings and comprising a protection ring management system in which the attributions of exceptions or privileged resources to protection rings are defined by a programmable table.

Abstract: In an embodiment a method for measuring ambient light includes successively synchronizing optical signal acquisition phases with extinction phases of a disruptive light source, wherein the disruptive light source periodically provides illumination phases and the extinction phases, accumulating, in each acquisition phase, photo-generated charges by at least one photosensitive pixel comprising a pinned photodiode, wherein an area of the pinned photodiode is less than or equal to 1/10 of an area of the at least one photosensitive pixel, transferring, for each pixel, the accumulated photo-generated charges to a sensing node, converting, for each pixel, the transferred charges to a voltage at a voltage node and converting, for each pixel, the transferred charges to a digital number.

Abstract: A method includes applying, by a switching circuit, pulses of an input voltage to an input of an inductor. The method includes charging, in accordance with an off state of a switch, a charge storage device through the inductor using the pulses of the input voltage such that the circuit node develops a charge voltage that is greater than the input voltage. The method includes discharging, in accordance with an on state of the switch, the charge storage device such that a first portion of the charge voltage is applied to a light emitter and a second portion of the charge voltage is applied to parasitic inductance. The method includes controlling, by a controller, a timing of the pulses of the input voltage applied by the switching circuit based on a parasitic inductance from a previous charging cycle of the charge storage device, so as to control the charge voltage.

Abstract: A method is proposed for monitoring a connection between end devices via a communications network. A set of modes having at least two monitoring modes and a ranking order associated with the set of modes, are agreed upon between the end devices and a network device present on a path between the end devices. The method includes an activation of the set of modes, corresponding to an activation of the first mode according to the ranking order; then an activation, according to the ranking order, of each other mode of the set of modes. Each monitoring mode includes at least one mechanism implemented by at least one of the end devices and enabling the network device to perform at least one function of monitoring the connection.

Abstract: A method is provided for processing an error during restitution of digital content during a multimedia session on a terminal. The session offers a plurality of representations of the digital content which are described in a medium carrying information describing the multimedia session and transmitted independently of the representation data. The method includes, following the obtaining of the description-carrying medium, acts of obtaining, for at least one representation indicated in the description information-carrying medium, at least one item of information regarding guarantee of availability of the data of the representation on a server; of comparing the information regarding guarantee of availability of the data of the representation on the server with at least one predetermined value; of selecting a fallback representation as a function of the result of the comparison, and upon detecting a restitution error, of toggling to the fallback representation selected.

Abstract: A liquid nicotine formulation for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the liquid nicotine formulation including: water; and one or more partially water-soluble, water-immiscible solvents having a water solubility at 20° C. of between about 20 mg/ml and about 100 mg/ml, the liquid nicotine formulation having a water content of greater than or equal to about 5 percent by weight and a partially water-soluble, water-immiscible solvent content of between about 2 percent by weight and about 30 percent by weight. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.