Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a fatty acid-methyl ester component and an alcohol component, the composition being liquid at normal pressure at 20° C. and being immiscible with water. The invention further relates to a mixture containing crude oil, oil sludge and/or oil residues and the aforementioned composition. The invention also relates to a method for reducing the viscosity of crude oil, oil sludge and/or oil residues. The invention finally relates to a method for cleaning a surface from crude oil, oil sludge and/or oil residues.

Abstract: A method for observing a person in an industrial environment using a multicamera system to acquire image data about the position and alignment of a person, including a person's body parts. These image data are then examined with regard to the imaging of a person so that whenever a person has been detected in the image data, an articulated virtual 3D model of the human body is matched to this person hypothesis. Subsequently, this virtual body model is continuously matched to the movement behavior of the person detected in the image data. A hazard potential is determined using knowledge of the position and the movement behavior of the virtual body model in space. The hazard potential thus determined is subjected to a threshold value comparison in order to act upon the movement control of the machine or the machine part in the event of this threshold value being exceeded.

Abstract: Method for at least one of model-based classification and target recognition of an object. The method includes recording an image of an inanimate object, determining a feature that represents a part of the inanimate object, determining at least one condition associated with the feature that indicates an applicability of the feature based on at least one of geometry of the object, distance of the object from a camera, illumination conditions, contrast, speed of the object, height of the object, and relative position of the object to a camera, and carrying out the at least one of classification and target recognition of the object by recording the feature when the at least one condition indicates the applicability of the feature. At least one of object classification and target recognition is carried out for a feature of the object that is visible and recordable according to the position of the object.

Abstract: Manufacturing processes profit greatly from a close collaboration between human and machine. Whereas a human behaves flexibly and adaptively but is inclined to make mistakes during repetitive work operations, machines operate quickly and exactly but are static and not very flexible. In order to enable an improved hazard protection in the context of a safe human-machine interaction, a spatial- and time-dependent variable degree of hazard is allocated to monitored spatial areas as a function of the current position and the current movement state of a machine or a machine element, as well as of the observed person. For this purpose, a multicamera system is used to acquire image data of the person in order to obtain the most detailed information possible about the position and alignment of a person, in particular also with reference to the body parts thereof, in an industrial environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a docking buffer for attaching to ramps, comprising an elastic damping element (3) that is situated between two U-shaped sections (1; 2) consisting of a hard, shock-proof material. The limbs (4; 5) and (6; 7) of said sections are adjacent to one another and can be displaced in relation to one another, the limbs (4; 5) of one U-shaped section (2) converging at an angle ? that deviates from 90° in relation to a base surface (9) and the limbs (6; 7) of the other U-shaped section (1) diverging at an angle ? that deviates from 90° in relation to a base plate (8). The opening widths between the ends of the limbs (4; 5) and (6; 7) and the sizes of the angles ?; ? are selected in such a way that the limbs (4; 5) embrace the limbs (6; 7). The advantage of the invention is that it provides a docking buffer with a simple construction that is thus cost-effective to produce, said buffer affording reliable protection even during an off-center collision.

Abstract: The invention relates to a docking buffer for attaching to ramps, comprising an elastic damping element (3) that is situated between two U-shaped sections (1; 2) consisting of a hard, shock-proof material. The limbs (4; 5) and (6; 7) of said sections are adjacent to one another and can be displaced in relation to one another, the limbs (4; 5) of one U-shaped section (2) converging at an angle ? that deviates from 90° in relation to a base surface (9) and the limbs (6; 7) of the other U-shaped section (1) diverging at an angle ? that deviates from 90° in relation to a base plate (8). The opening widths between the ends of the limbs (4; 5) and (6; 7) and the sizes of the angles ?; ? are selected in such a way that the limbs (4; 5) embrace the limbs (6; 7). The advantage of the invention is that it provides a docking buffer with a simple construction that is thus cost-effective to produce, said buffer affording reliable protection even during an off-centre collision.

Abstract: A method for at least one of model-based classification and target recognition of an object. The method further includes recording an image of an object and determining a feature that represents a part of the object. Moreover, the method includes determining at least one condition associated with the feature that indicates an applicability of the feature based on at least one of: covering by parts of the object, a current illumination situation, time the image is recorded, movement information of the object, movement information of other objects, and a position and orientation of the object. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Abstract: Test fixture for contacting assembled printed circuit boards 3 with a probe plate 1 for holding test probes 5, 19 arranged closely side by side (5, 19), with a first type of test probes 5 held from receptacles 4 inserted into the probe plate 1, into which contact elements 6, 7 are inserted from below towards the test probes 5, and with a smaller diameter second type of test probes 19, which are arranged without receptacles 4 in the probe plate 1 and which are shaped at their lower end as hollow probes for the reception of insertable contact elements 20, 25, the insertable 10 contact elements (20, 25) being fixed in additional assembly-plates 21, 22.

Abstract: Test adapter for testing a loaded circuit board (6), comprising a probe plate (1), on which test probes (3) for the contact of plungers of the test probes (3a) with test points (7) of the circuit board (6) are fixed, and a moving plate (4), with which the circuit board (6) can be coupled by means of locating pins (5), that is arranged between the circuit board (6) and the probe plate (1) and having through bores (8) for the test probes (3). The test adapter further comprises an adjusting device (50-65), by means of which the position of the circuit board (6) is adjustable with regard to the plunger positions of the test probes (3). With a movement of the probe plate (1) towards the circuit board (6), the plungers of the test probes (3) meet the test points on the circuit board (6), and the adjusting device (50-65) affects each locating pin (5) and establishes adjustably the locating pins (5) in the moving plate (4) in a plane parallel to the plane of the circuit board.

Abstract: The invention relates to a test device for component assembly circuit boards (31), in which this test device includes a plurality of test channels which are contact-connected with respective test points (32) of the board (31) by means of spring contact pins (2, 3), whereby in accordance with the invention for the contacting of the spring contact pits with the terminals of the test channels (29) there is provided a raster plate (21) which has contact surfaces (22) on the side to be contacted with the spring contact pins, of which contact surfaces in each case n contact surfaces are electrically parallel-connected with .one another and connected with a respective test channel, whereby the test surfaces (No. 1, No. 2, . . . , No. 21, No. 41, . . . ) of the test channels (a.sub.1, a.sub.2, . . . b.sub.1, . . . c.sub.1, . . .) are positioned on this outer surface of the raster plate distributed mixed with one another.(FIG.

Abstract: There is proposed a method for locating and representing circuit elements of an electronic circuit for functional testing of the circuit, the circuit diagram information of which circuit is stored as graphical output data for the production of a circuit diagram and as internal circuit diagram data of arbitrary format. From the stored graphical output data of the circuit there is represented on a screen a circuit diagram section and from the stored internal circuit diagram data there are determined the circuit diagram coordinates of arbitrary circuit elements, which are stored for use in locating selected circuit elements in a search data file. Further, for the represented circuit diagram section, the circuit diagram coordinates of the circuit elements stored in the search data file may be additionally marked on the screen. The circuit element is graphically selectable by means of coordinate position marked on the screen.

Abstract: An adapter for testing printed circuit boards which has a support plate and an advantageous fixation of exchangeable spring-loaded contact elements, also known as spring-loaded probe assemblies, therein for providing electrical contacts to a printed circuit board in predetermined contact locations. The support plate (2) is comprised of several layers (20, 21, 22), and the contact elements (4) are set into bores (3) and are removably held and axially locked into place in the bores (3) between two layers (20, 22) by a bead (51) formed on the contact elements, preferably in a vacuum-tight manner.