Potter Clarkson

An approach is provided for providing localization through multiple triangulation processes. The approach, for instance, involves detecting a plurality of objects from a set of images, performing 3-point triangulation on the plurality of objects to generate a 3-point triangulation result, and performing one or more triangulations on the 3-point triangulation result to generate one or more triangulation results. The one or more triangulations is 4-or-more-point triangulation, 2-point triangulation, or a combination thereof. The one or more triangulation results is a 4-or-more-point triangulation result, a 2-point triangulation result, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves using a clustering model to consolidate the 3-point triangulation result and the one or more triangulation results as a consolidated localization result and outputting the consolidated localization result.

A concrete overcoat bucket support (10) adapted for elevating a bucket (12) above a concrete surface being resurfaced. The concrete overcoat bucket support is adapted for supporting a five-gallon bucket above an uncured overcoat. The concrete overcoat bucket support (10) of the present invention includes spikes (50) so that an overcoat bucket for resurfacing the concreate may be supported above an uncured area being resurfaced without leaving permanent markings in the uncured surface when the concrete overcoat bucket support apparatus is lifted and moved.

A pressurized container includes a mounting cup of a valve assembly. The mounting cup includes one or more gassing orifices through which the pressurized container can be gassed independent of any gassing by unseating a stem from a seat to open the valve.

The present disclosure provides a sample collection device, comprising: a well configured to receive a fluid sample, the well comprising a frangible base; a driving member configured to be moveable into the well and to isolate a predetermined volume of the fluid sample of that received within the well, the driving member further configured to move the predetermined volume of fluid sample out of an outlet of the sample collection device by breaking the frangible base of the well upon the application of a predetermined force and pushing the predetermined volume of the fluid sample through the outlet. There is also disclosed a kit of parts and method of using the sample collection device.

The present invention relates to a plant-based frozen confection comprising: fat in an amount of 1 to 15 wt.%; sugars in an amount of 10 to 30 wt.%; and plant protein in an amount of 0.4 to 10 wt.%; wherein the frozen confection comprises 2-pentyl-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid and/or salts thereof. The invention also relates to a method of producing a plant-based frozen confection with reduced off-flavour, said method comprising adding at least 0.001 wt.%, calculated by weight of the frozen confection, of an aldehyde scavenger, said aldehyde scavenger containing at least 5 wt.%, calculated by weight of the aldehyde scavenger, of cysteine.

A headgear (20) comprises:a welding helmet with a brow section (24); anda respirator unit (26),wherein the respirator unit (26) is arranged at and behind the brow section (24).

The present invention discloses a soft twist terry fabric and a manufacturing method thereof that produces upright, profiled pile loops with high bulk, softness, and durable loop stability without zero-twist constructions or water-soluble fibers or other conventional techniques that compromise loop stability and environmental sustainability. Each pile loop is formed from a plied pile yarn comprising a coarse yarn and a fine yarn twisted in opposite directions and plied by Two-For-One twisting in the fine yarn's direction. Controlled plying operation is employed to yield a balloon-like spiral cover at the loop crown and a spring-like fine yarn at the loop base. A fine-yarn helical wrap angle of about 15°-30° is obtained relative to the plied yarn axis and at least two fine-yarn turns per loop is obtained for root firmness and shape retention. The process further stabilizes spirality and reduces linting by approximately 20-40% after repeated washes.

The present disclosure provides a controller for a welding system, wherein the welding system comprises a welder and associated welding parameter sensor, wherein the welder comprises a heat generation element configured to generate heat at a weld location on a workpiece suitable for forming a weld and a feed device configured to supply a consumable material to the weld location based on a received control signal, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a sensed parameter from the welding parameter sensor indicative of a characteristic of an interaction between the consumable material and one of: the workpiece; and the heat generation element; and generate and output the control signal configured to control the supply of the consumable material by the feed device based on the sensed parameter. There is also provided a corresponding welding control system, welding system, method and computer program product.

An airport rescue fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, an energy storage device, a water tank, a water turret, an electromechanical transmission configured to drive at least one of the front axle or the rear axle, with the electromechanical transmission including a plurality of electric motors, a gear train coupling the plurality of electric motors, and a power-take-off, a pump system configured to pump water from the water tank to the water turret, and a hydrostatic drive. The hydrostatic drive includes a hydrostatic pump coupled to the power-take-off, and a hydrostatic motor fluidly coupled to the hydrostatic pump, with the hydrostatic motor coupled to the pump system. The hydrostatic pump is driven with the power-take-off to pump hydraulic fluid to the hydrostatic motor to drive the pump system.

An airport rescue fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle and a rear axle, an engine, an energy storage device, a water tank, a water turret, an electromagnetic device configured to drive the front axle or the rear axle, with the electromagnetic device including a plurality of electric motors coupled together by a first geartrain, a pump system configured to pump water from the water tank to the water turret, a first clutch coupled to the electromagnetic device, a second clutch coupled to the pump system, a third clutch coupled to the engine, and a second geartrain positioned between the first clutch, the second clutch, and the third clutch. The pump system is selectively mechanically coupled to the electromagnetic device such that the electromagnetic device can back-drive the pump system when the first clutch and the second clutch are engaged, and the third clutch is disengaged.