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A menu structure in an information presentation device enables navigation in the menu structure. The information presentation device may include a sound generating unit, at least one first user input unit, and a control unit that provides selectable items in the menu structure. The items may be related to functions, applications or settings of the information presentation device. Each item may be associated with at least one dedicated sound. Upon detection of selection of a specific item via a user input unit, the presentation device may control the sound generating unit to generate the sound associated with the selected item.

The invention concerns a method for determining the direction of longitudinal travel of a vehicle comprising a step (a) of collecting a first signal (Signal1), representative of a first driving parameter, such as the steering-wheel torque, and of which the sign of the value and/or the sign of the variations is not dependent on the direction of longitudinal travel of the vehicle, a step (b) of collecting a second signal (Signal2), representative of a second driving parameter separate from the first driving parameter, such as the yaw rate, and of which the sign of the value and/or the sign of the variations changes on the basis of the direction of longitudinal travel of the vehicle, then a step (c) of comparing signs during which the sign of the value, or of the variation, of the first signal (Signal1) is compared with the sign of the value, or of the variation, of the second signal (Signal2) in order to deduce therefrom the direction of longitudinal travel of the vehicle, depending on whether said signs are identical or, on the contrary, different.

The invention relates to a power steering device (1) for an axle assembly (2) provided with a limited-slip differential (7) designed to transmit a drive torque (C5) to a first wheel (4) and a second wheel (6) and to automatically activate, in the event of a loss of synchronism and/or of grip of one of the first and second wheels (4, 6), an operating mode referred to as "lockup mode" in which saiddifferential transfers most of the driving torque (C5) to the slower of the first and second wheels (4, 6), the power steering also comprising a steering mechanism (10) and a power steering motor (17)controlled by a control module (20), said steering control module (20) containing compensation laws which allow the power steering motor (17) to compensate for certain effects, such as alternating load backup or freezing, induced in the steering mechanism by activation of the differential lockup mode, so as to give the driver a feel close to that of an axle assembly (2) that does not have a lockup mode.

Four parallel lines are provided for the guided transmission of a data flow with a high rate (sub-GHz range). Two data bits per transmission clock are transmitted via these lines. The other two remaining lines are used for signaling certain changes in both data bits. Data transmission and signaling are accomplished on the basis of the Grey code. In other words, only one of the four lines changes state per clock. The interface according to the invention has reduced sensitivity to signal skew and permits simple clock recovery in terms of circuit engineering.

The object of the invention is an emergency exit door of an elevator car, in which elevator car (1) the emergency exit door (2) is hinged to at least one wall of the elevator car (1). The emergency exit door (2) is hinged to a wall of the elevator car (1 ) to turn around two essentially vertical hinge lines.

A method of controlling a wind turbine, where a control signal for a controllable parameter of the wind turbine is determined repeatedly at successive time steps, and a control history including respective control values derived from or included in past control signals is stored. These control values stored in the control history are then used to determine an alert parameter for the controllable parameter, the alert parameter being a function of the variations of the control signals over time. The wind turbine is then controlled according to the most recent control signal only if the alert parameter is below an alert threshold, and otherwise according to a modified control strategy. The control method may be performed on pitch reference signals for controlling the individual and/or collective pitch of the blades. The invention further relates to a control system configured to perform the above control method, and a wind turbine comprising such system.

A real-time embedded server system for controlling, in real-time, at least one infusion pump. The embedded server system includes an embedded server including a memory and a processor electrically coupled to the memory and configured to implement a control engine configured to issue control commands to at least one infusion pump, a messaging engine configured to issue messages to and receive messages from at least one infusion pump, an aggregation engine configured to aggregate data related to the operation of the at least one infusion pump, and a networking engine configured to control network access of the embedded server and the at least one infusion pump. A patient care system including at least one embedded server controlling device configured to make patient-specific care decisions and an associated network of devices operably coupled to a patient and configured to be controlled by the at least one controlling device.

A dispenser-cap device (1) for a bottle extends substantially along an axis(A) and is formed by: an essentially tubular base body (3), connectable in a fluid-tight manner to a neck (7) of the bottle(2) and having an inner chamber (20); a handle element(4), rotatably coupled to the base body and axially connected to the base body; and a spout element (5) having a channel (51)communicating with thechamber; the spout element (5) is telescopically coupled to the handle element (4) by respective threaded portions (43, 44) and being slidable with respect to the base body (3) along the axis (A) dueto rotation of the handle element (4) with respect to the base body (3) for selectively opening/closing a passage (63) between the channel (51) and the chamber (20).

The invention relates to a roping method and apparatus. In the method, the rope is arranged to be collected in a collecting container (21) and the rope (3b) to be collected is pushed into the collecting container (21) through a tubular guiding element (20) so that the collecting container (21) is caused to rotate about a rotational axle by the thrust of the rope (3b).

The invention relates to a tilt prevention assembly for a series of drawers in a tool cabinet, comprising a frame which, when in use, is connected to the tool cabinet, as well as a securing member pivotably mounted to the frame, which securing member is pivotable between a securing position in which the securing member forms an obstruction for the movement of the closed drawers, and between a releasing position in which a drawer is moveable at least to an extended position. The tilt prevention assembly also comprises an actuator member that is arranged for pivoting the securing member under the influence of the movement of the drawers to the securing position or the releasing position.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1) having an access management system for managing access to the vehicle, the access management system being configured so as to detect the presence of an identifier (3), such as an electronic key or a mobile telephone, close to the vehicle (1) and so as to activate a courtesy light when the identifier is detected within a first zone, called courtesy zone(4), the access management system including a counter whose count value is incremented by a unit upon each activation of the courtesy light, the activation of the courtesy light no longer being possible if the count value reaches a predetermined value.

The invention discloses a method for analyzing particles deposited on a filter disc and sample preparation analysis equipment thereof, which comprises the filter disc, the particles, a background, ionic liquid, a device for automatically analyzing the particles deposited on the filter disc and an optical microscope, and is characterized in that the filter disc mainly comprises a filter membrane, but also comprises an adhesive carrier layer, such as a settlement point for use; the particles comprise black particles, white particles, transparent particles and gray particles, the backgrounds are divided into two groups, namely a light white first background and a light black second background, and the light black background and the light white background are divided into two grades according to the color depth. According to the method for analyzing the particles deposited on the filter disc, the filter disc with increased light transmission can be used for optical analysis, because the filter disc with increased transparency can be obtained by using existing knowledge and cheap resources, the method is simple and cheap, and the use of the ionic liquid makes the same filter disc easier to detect by using an optical microscope and an SEM-EDX system.