摘要:
Apparatus for the control of particulate material flow without the need for moving parts or external components comprises a duct through which said material is to flow having positioned in the lumen thereof an upstream electrode (2) and a downstream electrode (3) for establishing an electric field in the path (F) of flowing material, the structure of the downstream electrode (3) being of greater complexity than that of the upstream electrode (22), the inner surface of the duct (1) defining the lumen in the region of the electrodes being substantially dielectric in character, and the geometry and arrangement of the electrodes being such that (a) particle flow past the downstream electrode (3) may be impeded upon application of the electric field, and (b) flow past the upstream electrode (2) is not disturbed significantly by the upstream electrode (2) so as to avoid transformation of dense phase flow to lean phase flow, thereby maintaining interparticle and particle-electrode contact.
摘要:
A robotic arm including a parallelogram linkage comprising first and second links (1,2) and a drive motor (10) for providing angular displacement for the linkage. Balance means (16,17,18,19) includes a member for acting on the linkage and means for providing a force acting on the member as a result of pressure exerted by a fluid.
摘要:
The invention provides a security panel comprising a face plate disposed adjacent to a metallic foam having a plurality of rigid particles therein. The invention extends to a method of manufacturing the security panel and uses of the security panel. The invention also extends to shock absorption panels and footwear articles comprising such panels.
摘要:
A method of determining the location of a device on the body of a user carrying it, comprising determining a mathematical representation of a transformation between a device reference frame and an earth reference frame at the device; receiving information from a sensor arrangement of the device capable of measuring device movement while the user is walking, and transforming information from the sensor arrangement, using said mathematical representation, into the earth reference frame at the device; and performing statistical analysis on at least one component of the information from the sensor arrangement obtained in the transformation to identify one or more features corresponding to a specific location of the device. Also provided is a method of determining the orientation of a user's body relative to a reference frame, using a device carried by a user. The method comprising determining a location of a device on the body of a user carrying it, and selecting a method out of a plurality of methods for determining the orientation of the user relative to the reference frame based on the determined location of the device.