Abstract:
Storage stable, polyester based compositions well adapted for hardening into molded shaped articles exhibiting virtually no shrinkage, are comprised of (i) an unsaturated polyester, (ii) a polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith, (iii) an oligoester of the formula: ##STR1## and (iv) a condensate of such oligoester (I) with an unsaturated polyester.
Abstract:
Herbicidal compositions for selective weed control comprising 4-(4'-chlorobenzyl)-phenoxy acetic acid or a salt thereof and the novel salts of 4-(4'-chlorobenzyl)-phenoxy acetic acid.A method for selectively controlling weeds by applying to a crop area an effective amount of 4-(4'-chlorobenzyl)-phenoxy acetic acid or a salt of said acid.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a data transmission device comprising a turbo coder (22) comprising an interleaver operating on two interleaving blocks and means (26) for producing symbols from said codes (D, Y1, Y2) supplied by the turbo coder The device comprises means (28) for inserting a synchronising sequence into said symbols at a site having a predetermined relationship position relative to the symbols produced with the codes associated with a common interleaving block.
Abstract:
A COFDM demodulator including a fast Fourier transform circuit analyzing a received signal in a window corresponding to one symbol, each symbol carrying several phase and amplitude modulated carriers, some of which are shifted in frequency in a predetermined way from one symbol to the next one to form pilots; a bidimensional filter for interpolating, from anchors corresponding to the pilots such as received from several consecutive symbols, the distortion undergone by each carrier; and a circuit for correcting the shifting of the window with respect to an optimal position. The demodulator includes a circuit for correcting each distortion according to window shifting corrections performed respectively for the symbol associated with the distortion and for the symbols associated with the anchors used to interpolate the distortion.
Abstract:
A method and a device for estimating a first value of a signal formed of a series of values corresponding either to the first value or to a second value equal to the opposite of the first value, where the signal can take values other than the first and second values due to noise.
Abstract:
A demodulation circuit for demodulating a received signal including carriers in quadrature modulated by digital signals and/or in which the processing is performed on two carriers in quadrature. The circuit includes a demodulator, an analog-to-digital converter, a correcting circuit, and a derotator. The correcting circuit provides signals to the derotator based on the derotator output signals and on signals provided by the analog-to-digital converter.
Abstract:
A process for receiving a composite signal transmitted via a nonlinear data transmission channel comprising a first signal UL and a second signal LL. The process comprises the following: demodulating and decoding said first signal UL by means of a first demodulation and decoding chain in order to regenerate said first information UL; recoding and shaping to produce a continuous time waveform; applying a nonlinearity function based on a set of coefficients updated according to an adaptive correlation calculation process to said continuous time waveform; subtracting the result of said nonlinearity function from said composite signal in order to generate a result E; and demodulating and decoding said result E by means of a second demodulation and decoding chain in order to regenerate said second information LL.
Abstract:
A linear interpolation operator for determining the value y of a function of x when one knows the value y1 corresponding to x1, and a value y2 corresponding to x2 (where x2
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a digital filter for a phase-locked loop receiving at least one input signal having a predetermined period, including an element of accumulation of frequency values receiving the output of a phase detector; and an element of accumulation of phase values receiving a weighted sum of the output of the phase detector and of the content of the element of accumulation of frequency values. Each of the accumulation elements includes several frequency or phase value storage locations, circuitry being provided for successively making operative the storage locations in the phase-locked loop during a period of the input signal.
Abstract:
A device for two-way digital transmission on a bus having at least one two-way line. The device includes a first pulling device for pulling a first section of the line to a first logic level, a second pulling device for pulling a second section of the line to the first logic level, and at least one two-way repeater that is connected between the first section and the second section. The repeater includes a third pulling device for pulling the first section of the line to a second logic level, a fourth pulling device for pulling the second section of the line to the second logic level, and a logic circuit that prevents the third and fourth pulling devices from being simultaneously active. In one preferred embodiment, at least one electronic circuit is connected to the first section of the line and at least one other electronic circuit is connected to the second section of the line. In another preferred embodiment, the repeater also includes a conditional circuit that is controlled by an electronic circuits connected to the first section. The conditional circuit selectively enables or prevents transmission between the first and second sections of the line.