Mitscherlich PartmbB

A control device configured to control a movable body including a drive wheel and a driven wheel, the control device comprising: control means for controlling a trajectory tracking operation of the movable body, based on a state equation of the movable body, wherein the state equation is differentially flat, and the control means derives an acceleration input value of the movable body for the movable body to track a target trajectory, based on the state equation that is differentially flat.

A moving object control system that controls an operation of a moving object acquires a plurality of candidate trajectories that are candidates for a trajectory of a traveling route from a position of the moving object, selects candidate trajectories not causing collision with an obstacle from among the plurality of candidate trajectories; and determines a specific candidate trajectory as a route of the moving object by using each of the selected candidate trajectories and a reward function that outputs a reward for an action of the moving object. The reward function includes a reward function for implementing a policy corresponding to an action of an operator, and the system calculates a reward for each of the selected candidate trajectories using the reward function, and determines the specific candidate trajectory using the calculated reward.

A propulsion system of a boat includes: a trim angle adjuster configured to adjust a trim angle of each of propulsion machines on both sides in a left-right direction; and a controller configured to control the trim angle adjuster, in which the controller is capable of conducting trim support control and heel control, the trim support control adjusting the trim angle to a trim support angle set in accordance with a boat speed, the heel control adjusting the trim angle to a heel suppression angle set in accordance with an inclination in a roll direction of a hull to suppress the inclination in the roll direction of the hull, and in a case where a preset condition is satisfied, the controller conducts the heel control in addition to the trim support control, and causes the trim angle adjuster to adjust the trim angle to the heel suppression angle set with reference to the trim support angle of the propulsion machine.

A system for assisting an emergency call responder in obtaining information related to an emergency call comprises a responder interface enabling communication with an emergency call responder, information processing means connected to the responder interface and at least one information source, The information processing means is configured to obtain information from the at least one information source in information source specific format, to convert the obtained information into text format and to forward the information to the responder interface based on the text format.

The invention relates to an isolated converter (10), comprising: a galvanic isolation stage (13); at least two primary windings (Lm) on a primary side of the isolation stage (13), wherein the primary windings (Lm) are connected in series; and a plurality of secondary windings (Ls) on the secondary side of the isolation stage (13), wherein the primary windings (Lm) are magnetically coupled to the secondary windings (Ls) in order to transfer energy from the primary to the secondary side of the isolation stage (13). The isolated converter (10) further comprises a bypass switch (11) arranged to selectively bypass a subset of the primary windings (Lm) when closed, such that the bypassed primary windings (Lm) do not contribute to the energy transfer; and a control unit (12) configured to control the bypass switch (11).

Disclosed is a method for preparing an alloy nanostar, the method including a nanostar synthesis process including combining a first metallic precursor component, a second metallic precursor component, and solvent to provide a first solution, combining the first solution with a third metallic precursor component to provide a second solution, maintaining the second solution at a first selected temperature for a first selected period of time such that an oil-water two phase suspension is formed, and heating the oil-water two phase suspension to a second selected temperature for a second selected period of time sufficient to provide an alloy nanostar. Also described are alloy nanostars having an alloy of at least a first metallic element and a second metallic element, wherein the second metallic element is platinum.

The disclosure relates to an integrated optical structure (10). The integrated optical structure (10) comprises an optical waveguide structure (11); a beam structure (12) which is suspended at a first distance to the optical waveguide structure (11), wherein the beam structure (12) comprises a first section (12A) of a first material and a second section (12B) of a second material, wherein the first material is a conductive material and the second material is a non-conductive material or a semiconductor; an electrode structure (21) arranged at a second distance to the beam structure (12); and an electrical contact structure configured to apply a voltage between the electrode structure (21) and the first section (12A) of the beam structure (12) inducing an electrostatic force acting between the electrode structure (21) and the first section (12A); wherein the beam structure (12) is designed to be elastically bent towards or away from the optical waveguide structure (11) by the electrostatic force causing a change in an optical property, in particular a phase, of an optical signal propagating through the optical waveguide structure (11).

The invention relates to an operating device (10) for a luminaire (20). The operating device (10) comprises a printed circuit board, PCB (11), and an operating circuit which is at least partially arranged on the PCB (11). The operating circuit (12) comprises at least one capacitor (21) mounted on the PCB (11), wherein the capacitor (21) is subjected to a fluctuating voltage signal during an operation of the operating device (10). The PCB (11) comprises one or more slots (31) which are arranged on at least two sides of the capacitor (21).

The invention is related to a method for controlling an operating device of a load, wherein the operating device comprises a converter, comprising the steps of:determining (S11), by a controller, an operating mode to be a normal mode or a standby mode of the operating device; and in case the determined operating mode is the normal mode, controlling (S21), by the controller, the first output of the converter to output a target voltage; and in case the determined operating mode is the standby mode, controlling (S22), by the controller, the second output of the converter to output the target voltage; wherein the first output of the converter provides a voltage to the load and the second output of the converter provides a voltage for operating the controller.

The present disclosure provide a brake device (130) of a vehicle (100) comprising: an assist mechanism (6) that performs brake assist for increasing a braking force of the vehicle; a behavior detection unit (121, 123, 125) that detects a pitching behavior of the vehicle; and a control unit (7) that controls the brake assist by the assist mechanism according to the pitching behavior detected by the behavior detection unit.