Betten & Resch

Disclosed is an object storage system that can accept any number of write requests that add zero or more bytes to the end of the object. A write request may flush the data up to the current end of the object to make it durable and accessible for read operations. A write request may make the object permanently immutable.

To provide a yarn feed package supplying device that can push out, from the peg shaft, the yarn feed package hooked on the peg shaft, without damaging the yarn layer of the yarn feed package. The yarn feed package supplying device includes: pegs 70 configured to allow a yarn feed package P, in which yarn is wound around a paper tube 160 to form a yarn layer, to be hooked thereon, distal end portions of the pegs 70 being free ends; and a push-out mechanism configured to push out the yarn feed package P, which is hooked on the pegs 70, from the distal ends of the pegs 70. The push-out mechanism includes a push-out member 92 and a cylinder 75 configured to move the push-out member 92 toward one end portion. The push-out member 92 is configured to come into contact with a first section and a second section of an end surface of the paper tube 160 of the yarn feed package P when the push-out member 92 is moved toward the one end portion, the first section and the second section being located at different positions in a height direction, and the push-out member 92 is configured to be capable of performing pendulum motion in the height direction by using a supporting shaft 87 as a turning fulcrum, the supporting shaft 87 being provided between a first portion and a second portion in the height direction, the first portion and the second portion respectively coming into contact with the first section and the second section.

To provide a yarn feed package supplying device that can suppress breakage of components when a yarn feed package is delivered or received and can also deliver or receive a yarn feed package, without any problem regardless of variations in distance to the delivery target or the distance from the receiving target. The yarn feed package supplying device includes: a push-out mechanism configured to push out a yarn feed package P hooked on pegs 70, from the distal end portions thereof; and a base part 62. The push-out mechanism includes a push-out member 92, a cylinder 75 configured to move the push-out member 92, and a reaction force absorbing mechanism 130. The push-out member 92 comes into contact with an end surface 161 of a paper tube 160 of the yarn feed package P, which is hooked on the pegs 70, when the push-out member 92 is moved toward the distal end portions. The cylinder 75 is supported by the base part 62, and exerts a pushing force F2 larger than a force necessary to push out the yarn feed package P. The reaction force absorbing mechanism 130 is actuated by a force smaller than the pushing force F2 of the cylinder 75 when a reaction force F4 larger than a force necessary to push out the yarn feed package P is exerted, thereby absorbing the reaction force F4 exerted on the push-out member 92.

An image inspection device includes an image selection unit that selects a plurality of time-series consecutive images from an image sequence imaged by a camera as an image set, a correspondence estimation unit that sets a plurality of regions to each image of the image set and estimates a correspondence between the plurality of regions in each image of the image set, a feature extraction unit that extracts a feature including at least a surface normal of the plurality of regions based on the correspondence, and an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality of a workpiece, based on the feature of the plurality of regions.

The technology is generally for providing resilience to interconnect networks in large scale computing. Processing nodes of the network are arranged in reconfigurable pods that can contain large numbers of processing nodes. Processing nodes are grouped into building blocks of the pod, each building block may be contained within a physical computing rack. Processing nodes are interconnected via interconnect pathways that connect processing nodes to network switches. A building block's processing nodes communicate to network switches through regular communication pathways via the interconnect network. Additionally, a protection communication path is provided between a building block and the network. If a regular communication path is affected by a failure of a switch or interconnect link, the protection pathway is used to route the traffic affected by the failure without impacting the computing network. An electrical circuit switch is provided at the building block level to route data to the protection pathway.

A method for processing small angle scattering data from a lamellar system comprises:- providing a small angle scattering spectrum I(q) of intensities (I) of a scattered radiation as a function of momentum transfer (q) measured over a finite range of momentum transfer (q) between a lower limit (Q_min) and an upper limit (Q_max);- calculating a function C*pr wherein pr=r2π2∫QminQmaxqIqwqsinqrdqrepresents a modified pair distance distribution function of the lamellar system, and C is a constant;wherein r represents a distance between scattering objects in a pair distance distribution function of the lamellar system- and determining a number (N) of lamellae and/or a lamellar repeat distance (d) of the lamellar system and/or a lamella half-width (Z_H) from formula (1); and/or- calculating a function D*p′r wherein p′r=r2π2∫QminQmaxq2Iqwqsinqrdq represents a q-weighted modified pair distance distribution function, and D is a constant;- and determining a lamella half-width (Z_H) from formula (3);wherein w(q) is a window function that adopts a lower value outside of a window range [q_min⁰; q_max⁰] and an upper value larger than the lower value inside the window range [q_min⁰; q_max⁰].

To suppress the consumption of compressed air in a textile machine equipped with a yarn waste collection device. The winding device (4) is arranged in a plurality in a predetermined direction. The yarn waste collection device (5) includes a yarn waste transfer pipe (28) provided along the arrangement direction of the winding devices (4), a plurality of suction pipes (30) connected to the yarn waste transfer pipe (28), a compressed air switching valve for suction transfer (31) connected to each suction pipe (30) to switch the supply of compressed air for suction transfer, and an auxiliary compressed air switching valve (41) connected to the yarn waste transfer pipe (28) to switch the supply of auxiliary compressed air. The auxiliary compressed air switching valve (41) is switched to a state of supplying auxiliary compressed air when at least one of the compressed air switching valves for suction transfer (31) is in a state of supplying compressed air for suction transfer, and is switched to a state of stopping the supply of auxiliary compressed air when the plurality of compressed air switching valves for suction transfer (31) are in a predetermined switching state, even when at least one of the compressed air switching valves for suction transfer (31) is in a state of supplying compressed air for suction transfer.

To suppress the consumption of compressed air in a textile machine employing a sequence doffing method. Winding devices 4 are arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of stages. A yarn waste collection device 5 includes a yarn waste transfer pipe 28 provided in each stage, each yarn waste transfer pipe 28 is connected to a plurality of suction pipes 30. Each compressed air switching valve for suction transfer 31 connected to each suction pipe 30 is switched to a state of supplying compressed air for suction transfer during a doffing operation of the winding device 4. An auxiliary compressed air switching valve 41 connected to each yarn waste transfer pipe 28 is switched to a state of supplying auxiliary compressed air when the compressed air switching valve for suction transfer 31 is switched to a supply state. The doffing operations are performed, for each winding device 4, sequentially with a shift at predetermined intervals, and are performed partially overlappingly. The order of the doffing operations can be set such that the doffing operations are performed in the plurality of winding devices 4 in one stage, and thereafter, the doffing operations proceed to the plurality of winding devices 4 in another stage.

An optical communication system includes a pair of transceivers and an optical circuit switch with multi-core fibers at each port that provides a communication bridge between the pair of transceivers. The transceivers each transmit a forward transmission signal through a first single-core fiber and receives a reverse transmission signal through a second single-core fiber. A fan-in/fan-out device can be positioned between the switch and each transceiver along an optical path. The fan-in/fan-out device is configured to couple the light or transmission signal transmitted through the single-core fiber with a core of a multi-core fiber. The multi-core fiber is further coupled to the port.

A tire inspection device includes a feature extraction unit that extracts a feature including at least a surface normal of a tire from an image group imaged by a camera, a region division unit that divides the image group into a region of a tread surface and a region of a side surface of the tire, based on the feature, and an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality on a tire surface, based on a feature of the tread surface and a feature of the side surface.