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One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for controlling the operations of a consumer electronic (CE) device. A system includes a display device, CE device, and a remote controller with a touchpad. The CE device is configured to output a context-specific user interface for display by the display device. The particular user interface varies based on the operational context of the CE device. The remote controller sends signals that are detected by the CE device and control operations performed by the CE device. More specifically, the remote controller is used as a handheld pointing device to select operations through interactions with the context-specific user interface. A user may apply gestures to the touchpad that are interpreted based on the context-specific user interface to control the CE device.

A method (100) of controlling an outdoor lighting system, a computer program product, a controlling device for controlling an outdoor lighting system and an outdoor lighting system are provided. The outdoor lighting system comprises outdoor lamps which are distributed over spatial segments of an outdoor space. The emitted light intensity of the outdoor lamps is controllable per spatial segment, and references are used to refer to specific spatial segments. The method (100) comprises the steps of (i) receiving (102) from a detection system an indication of a sub-area of the outdoor space and receiving at least one activity property or the sub-area, the detection system being arranged for detecting activity in the sub-area, the sub-area being different from all the spatial segments, and the indication being used to refer to the sub-area, and the at least one activity property being related to a traffic density in the sub-area (ii) mapping (104) the at least one indication to at least one reference of a respective spatial segment, (iii) determining (106) a light intensity level for the respective at least one spatial segment in dependence on the received at least one activity property, (iv) providing (108) the at least one reference together with the respective determined light intensity to the outdoor lighting system.

A hybrid drive apparatus includes an engine, a first electric motor for generating electric power by using at least a portion of its output and for controlling the speed of the engine and a control unit for controlling the engine and the first electric motor. The control unit performs a prepositioning control for positioning the engine being fuel-cut to a predetermined cranking start position such as a constant crank angle position or a constant cranking load position by the motoring of the first electric motor. As a result, the engine can always be started under identical conditions, and the torque vibrations to be outputted to a wheel have identical waveforms so that a simple torque correction can be made by outputting corresponding waveform data.

A video recording control system includes monitor cameras and video recording apparatuses. The monitor cameras are assigned to the video recording apparatuses in a manner such that each of the video recording apparatuses corresponds to at least one assigned monitor camera. Each of the monitor cameras sends its video signal to the assigned one of the video recording apparatus. The video recording apparatuses record the video signals sent from the monitor cameras. A first device operates for detecting a failure of each of the video recording apparatuses. When the first device detects a failure of at least one of the video recording apparatuses, a second device changes the assignment of the monitor cameras to the video recording apparatuses so that at least one of the monitor cameras which has been assigned to the failed video recording apparatus will be newly assigned to normal one of the video recording apparatuses.

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for controlling the operations of a consumer electronic (CE) device. A system includes a display device, CE device, and a remote controller with a touchpad. The CE device is configured to output a context-specific user interface for display by the display device. The particular user interface varies based on the operational context of the CE device. The remote controller sends signals that are detected by the CE device and control operations performed by the CE device. More specifically, the remote controller is used as a handheld pointing device to select operations through interactions with the context-specific user interface. A user may apply gestures to the touchpad that are interpreted based on the context-specific user interface to control the CE device.

A station control system for and method of controlling the operation of a driverless vehicle. The system includes a vehicle travel path, a plurality of station tags in readable proximity to the travel path, and a vehicle movable along the travel path. Each of the tags are pre-programmed with a unique and arbitrary tag identifier. The vehicle has a tag reader and a controller communicating with the reader with the tag reader is configured to read tag identifiers from the tags. The controller is configured to receive the tag identifiers from the tag reader and access a correlation table having a function command associated with the tag idendifier. The method includes the steps of reading the tag identifier associated with one of the plurality of tags, accessing the correlation table to identify a command in the function field associated with the tag identifier, and executing any identified command.

A system for controlling fluid flow rates in a transmission includes a pump having variable displacement and providing a pressurized fluid source, a regulating valve communicating with the fluid source and a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor producing a variable control signal whose magnitude represents a degree to which fluid flow requirements of the transmission are being provided by the fluid source, and an actuating valve producing a pressure that changes the pump displacement in response to the magnitude of the control pressure.

Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are cheaper to manufacture, control and test than other types of optical amplifier such as erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs). However, SOAs are non-linear in the respect that the gain of an SOA is not constant for different input or output signal powers. This is a significant problem because cross-talk between channels occurs as a result. It is known that the gain of SOAs can be clamped by integrating a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) with the SOA such that their active regions are shared. The present invention enables the physical length of such devices to be increased in such a manner that the saturation output power is increased whist retaining the gain clamping effect. This is achieved by using two or more contact points on the device at which different drive currents are applied.

The invention discloses a power demand matching and optimizing method during driving of a battery electric vehicle at a constant speed. The power demand matching and optimizing method includes: judging a driving speed range through the current driving speed to acquire a motor speed range; then finding system efficiency maximum values within the range of the driving speed; controlling motor output torques, and keeping the vehicle at the economic speed in the range according to the driving speed range during driving; optimizing control strategies, realizing the most economical control mode and meeting economy requirements of the vehicle. A controller is established to control the motor output torques, so that the vehicles can be kept at the economical speed in the range during driving, and the most economical control mode can be realized. The vehicle controller controls the motor output torque on the basis of demands for basic torques and optimized torques, and both power performance and economical efficiency can be realized during driving of the battery electric vehicle at a constant speed.

A system for controlling fluid flow rates in a transmission includes a pump having variable displacement and providing a pressurized fluid source, a regulating valve communicating with the fluid source and a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor producing a variable control signal whose magnitude represents a degree to which fluid flow requirements of the transmission are being provided by the fluid source, and an actuating valve producing a pressure that changes the pump displacement in response to the magnitude of the control pressure.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for an air bypass system for a natural draft cooling tower that employs a wet heat exchanger, a direct dry heat exchanger or an indirect dry heat exchanger to extract heat from a heated fluid, which is usually liquid or steam.

A control for a differential including magnetic powder torque transfer clutch for controlling slip across the differential mechanism. The clutch includes a first element driveably connected to a first control shaft, a second element driveably connected to the second output shaft, chamber bounded by the first and second elements, magnetic powder located in the chamber; and an elecromagnetic coil producing a magnetic field of variable strength passing through the chamber and magnetic powder and changing a capacity of the clutch to transmit torque between the first and second control shafts as the field strength changes.

A non-thermostatic heating device is provided with temperature range control whereby materials may be heated and melted to a safe or desired temperature and maintained, particularly soy based non-candle formulated waxes for skin therapy as well as aromatherapy waxes generally. The device is vented and comprises a non flammable insulative container such as treated paper tubing and semi insulative elements, particularly one or more enclosed air pockets which are predetermined in dimension or movable for change in volume to provide a desired equilibrium temperature range.

The invention relates to an electrical power distribution apparatus (100) connectible to one or more loads (119). The electrical power distribution apparatus (100) comprises inter alia one or more taps (112) for supplying the loads (119) with electrical power. On top of circuit breakers (108) to switch off the power supply in order to protect the loads against damage, there is also arranged a second layer of soft fuse switches (110) which are arranged to switch on or off the power supply at the taps (112) to control distribution of the power. The soft fuses (110) operate in dependence on and in response to commands issued from a controller (105) which in turn operates and issues those commands in response to and independence on the voltages and amperages monitored at those taps (112) by way of a monitoring module (111). Switching on / off occurs at amperage and voltages lower than the critical threshold values to which the circuit breakers (108) respond to.

A control module includes a control unit that is configured to control an electrically adjustable item of furniture, and a switched mode power supply that is configured to supply the control unit. The control unit and power supply are integrated into a common housing. The switched mode power supply is configured to be switched to an idle operating state depending on a ready signal. The switched mode power supply includes, in a second stage, a switched mode regulator component, the supply voltage of which is made available in the idle operating state by a starting circuit in a clocked manner. The starting circuit has an energy store and a resistive element. The energy store and the resistive element are dimensioned so that, in the idle operating state, an interval for charging the energy is longer than an interval for discharging the energy store by the switched mode regulator component.

A drive control device for use in an image forming apparatus comprises: a cover sensing unit which detects the opening of a cover of the image forming apparatus; a relay unit which controls supplement of a voltage for driving a laser scanning unit; and a relay operation control unit which controls the operation of the relay unit in response to the detected result of the cover sensing unit. Accordingly, the drive control device of the image forming apparatus can control operation of one or more driving motors and the laser scanning unit at low cost.

There is provided spectral discrimination apparatus for use in a scanning optical microscope, the spectral discrimination apparatus comprising dispersive means (31) and frequency selective means including a rotatable disc (36) or discs. The discs are formed with apertures or spiral slots which, on rotation of the disc or discs, controls the frequency of light transmitted by the apparatus. The apparatus includes a detector (39) for receiving light from the frequency selective means. The, or each, rotatable disc (36) is positioned at an aperture plane after the dispersive means (31), although this is not essential if the rotatable disc has its outer periphery shaped to provide a cam surface engaged by a cam follower. There is also provided a method of spectral discrimination in a scanning optical microscope, comprising dispersing the light and passing the light through frequency selective means in which the form of rotating discs controls the frequency of transmitted light.

The invention relates to an engine-driven vehicle comprising at least one engine (10), and control elements (45; 48) designed to control a transmission (90) that can be driven by the engine, the control elements being designed to receive a first signal transmitted from a first sensor (115) and containing information on the gradient of the vehicle running surface, and to receive a second signal transmitted from a second sensor (110; 113) and containing information on the torque, and to receive a third signal transmitted from a third sensor (114) and containing information on the vehicle acceleration, in which the control elements are further designed to calculate the mass (m(i); m ) as a function of the first, second and third signals, and to control the transmission as a function of the vehicle mass calculated.

A method for slip regulation of a friction clutch by a clutch actuator operated by an electronically commutated electric motor, Here, rotational motion of a rotor is converted into an axial advancement that sets a predetermined slip. The rotational motion is controlled by Hall sensors arranged over a circumference around a rotational axis of the rotor. Magnetizable magnet segments, which are offset from each other in the circumferential direction, communicate depending on continuously detected signals of the Hall sensors, To perform the slip regulation even for axial travels of the clutch actuator that correspond to an angular position of the rotor between two Hall sensors, the signals of the Hall sensors over the circumference are evaluated in an analog manner, and an angular position of the rotor between two sensors is determined by comparing two signals adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction with each other.

The invention relates to a kind of spraying water-amount controlling system and its method in stack gases desulfurization industrial art with semi-drying way, which belongs to the field of stack gases desulfurization industrial art in form of semi-drying. The feature of the invention is that as follows: in inlet flue, there is a relative humidity probe; according to the data of inlet flue, the data of outlet flue and the data of amount of water spray in desulfurizing tower, the data handling apparatus can calculate the temperature of near adiabatic saturation or the temperature of near-dew port in the outlet of desulfurizing tower, and then compares them with the corresponding setting value. Then by the difference of comparing, it can control the open and shut of electromagnetic valve in order to realize the precise control of spraying water amount. At the same time, the invention raises a full range method of controlling computers. Finally, the invention can prevent from the problem of being stained with dust and the corrosion problem of costly relative humidity probe efficiently, so it has high reliability and high economy.

The invention discloses diphenylether pesticide compositions and use thereof. The diphenylether pesticide compositions comprise at least one of nitrofen, oxyfluorfen, fomesafen and acifluorfen or lactofen as an active component, and are used for controlling and killing shoots of citrus crops, wherein the content of the active component in percentage by weight is 0.1% to 90%. The diphenylether pesticides can be used for controlling and killing the shoots of the citrus crops grown for competing for nutrients with fruit when the fruit is produced in summer; therefore, the production cost is greatly reduced, and the fruit yield is improved; moreover, the diphenylether pesticide compositions have the advantages of being safe, efficient and economic, and controlling and killing the shoots of the citrus crops in summer.

A station control system for and method of controlling the operation of a driverless vehicle. The system includes a vehicle travel path, a plurality of station tags in readable proximity to the travel path, and a vehicle movable along the travel path. Each of the tags are pre-programmed with a unique and arbitrary tag identifier. The vehicle has a tag reader and a controller communicating with the reader with the tag reader is configured to read tag identifiers from the tags. The controller is configured to receive the tag identifiers from the tag reader and access a correlation table having a function command associated with the tag identifier. The method includes the steps of reading the tag identifier associated with one of the plurality of tags, accessing the correlation table to identify a command in the function field associated with the tag identifier, and executing any identified command.

A method for laser beam machining, in particular laser beam welding of bodywork components (14), with the aid of a remote laser head (3). The laser head is guided by a robot (5) including a multi-axial robot hand (7). During the welding process, the emitted laser beam (12) is guided along the welding path (19) on the component (14) by orientation modifications and with a variable irradiation angle beta. said orientation modifications only being produced by pivoting displacements (7) of the manipulator hand (7) about at least one of its hand axes IV, V, VI.

A non-thermostatic heating device is provided with temperature range control whereby materials may be heated and melted to a safe or desired temperature and maintained, particularly soy based non-candle formulated waxes for skin therapy as well as aromatherapy waxes generally. The device is vented and comprises a non flammable insulative container such as treated paper tubing and semi insulative elements, particularly one or more enclosed air pockets which are predetermined in dimension or movable for change in volume to provide a desired equilibrium temperature range.

A control device having a base which is provided with one or more component mounting areas. On each component mounting area there is a first electrical central interface connected with an internal electrical bus. On each component mounting area an electrical connection module or an electrically controlled fluid control module may be selectively mounted, which respectively has a second central interface complementary to the first electrical central interface. The fluid control module is provided with a valve means, which is controlled by signals supplied by means of the internal electrical bus. The connection modules are provided with inputs and / or outputs for the connection of electrical cables.

The present invention relates to a natural draft cooling tower that employs an air cooled condenser. The aforementioned cooling tower operates by natural draft and achieves the exchange of heat between two fluids such as atmospheric air, ordinarily, and another fluid which is usually steam. The aforementioned cooling tower utilizes a central steam duct riser supplying steam to perimeter ducting via radial ducting.

A control module includes a control unit that is configured to control an electrically adjustable item of furniture, and a switched mode power supply that is configured to supply the control unit. The control unit and power supply are integrated into a common housing. The switched mode power supply is configured to be switched to an idle operating state depending on a ready signal. The switched mode power supply includes, in a second stage, a switched mode regulator component, the supply voltage of which is made available in the idle operating state by a starting circuit in a clocked manner. The starting circuit has an energy store and a resistive element. The energy store and the resistive element are dimensioned so that, in the idle operating state, an interval for charging the energy is longer than an interval for discharging the energy store by the switched mode regulator component.

A control device having a base which is provided with one or more component mounting areas. On each component mounting area there is a first electrical central interface connected with an internal electrical bus. On each component mounting area an electrical connection module or an electrically controlled fluid control module may be selectively mounted, which respectively has a second central interface complementary to the first electrical central interface. The fluid control module is provided with a valve means, which is controlled by signals supplied by means of the internal electrical bus. The connection modules are provided with inputs and / or outputs for the connection of electrical cables.

The invention discloses a protection method for a low-voltage power grid, the low-voltage power grid comprises a transformer area intelligent terminal and a plurality of intelligent switches, the transformer area intelligent terminal and the plurality of intelligent switches are connected through power lines, and the method comprises the following steps: establishing a longitudinal communication network between the transformer area intelligent terminal and the plurality of intelligent switches; determining a branch level of the low-voltage power grid according to the voltage, the current, the power, the electric energy and the alternating-current zero crossing point; drawing an electrical topological relation of the plurality of intelligent switches based on the branch hierarchy; establishing a transverse communication network of the plurality of intelligent switches based on the electrical topological relation; and when the power line has a short circuit or a grounding fault, the fault area is cut off through the corresponding intelligent switch, the fault information is broadcasted and the fault area is positioned through the transverse communication network, and the fault information is reported to the station area intelligent terminal through the longitudinal communication network. According to the protection method, the fault area can be accurately positioned, so that the emergency situation of the low-voltage power grid can be efficiently and quickly handled in real time.