Tomography or X-ray CT fluoroscopy reduced in exposure to radiation in an X-ray CT apparatus or an X-ray CT fluoroscopic apparatus is to be substantialized. A channel-direction X-ray collimator or a beam forming X-ray filter is positionally controlled in the channel direction to carry out X-ray data acquisition while irradiation with X-rays limited to only the region of interest. Either the profil...

The present invention provides the adjustment of CT value which is the pixel value of a tomographic image in the conventional scan (axial scan) or cinescan or helical scan by an X-ray CT apparatus incorporating a multi column X-ray detector or a two-dimensional X-ray detector of matrix arrangement represented by a flat panel X-ray detector. The gain and bias of the projection data of each row are ...

The present invention, in one form, is a method for determining and applying a ZCAL correction vector to the channel outputs from the detector array in a multi-slice CT system. More specifically, and in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the signal gain for each detector cell, or channel, at multiple z-axis locations is measured. For each channel, a correction polynomial Qn i...

An apparatus (1) for measuring physiological parameters has a test chamber (2) having boundaries defined by a first semiconductor chip (3) and a second semiconductor chip (4), between which chips a seal (7) bordering the test chamber (2) is arranged as a distance spacer. The first semiconductor chip (3) has an active side, which faces the test chamber (2) and has planar sensors, on which biologica...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a large-sized transport vehicle reduced in noise and exhaust gas. Ž

SOLUTION: The multiple-axle large-sized transportation vehicle comprises a plurality of traction gears for rotating an axle shaft by a motor 5. It comprises a generator 12 for generating electricity by rotating an engine 11, a converter 14 which converts AC power generated by the generator 12 ...

A solenoid valve includes a first mounting face and a second mounting face for mounting of a terminal box. The first mounting face is formed with terminal holes in which coil terminals are housed and a screw hole for fixing. The second mounting face is provided with an elastic clip having hooks. The terminal box is in a substantially L shape. A first portion of the terminal box is provided with co...

In order to prevent a needlessly excessive yaw moment from being applied to the vehicle, thereby improving the running stability of the vehicle when either one of the braking force generation units went wrong, a brake system for vehicles having electric brake units (14) each provided for each of the wheels to generate a braking force by its actuator (22) being driven according to the amount of dep...

In an automatic transmission (10) including a forward clutch (51) and a lockup clutch (26) of a torque converter (20) which are provided on a driving-power transmitting path between an engine (1) and a driving wheel, a vehicle driving condition is classified into a plurality of regions and an associated slip control between the forward clutch (51) and the lockup clutch (26) is executed. Accordingl...

A declaration control apparatus and method for a vehicle, which performs deceleration control such that a deceleration acting on the vehicle becomes equal to a target deceleration by an operation of a brake system which applies a braking force to the vehicle and a shift operation which shifts a transmission of the vehicle into a relatively low speed or speed ratio, increases the target deceleratio...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for a vehicle capable of suppressing rise of temperature of a motor and reducing burden of a cooling system. Ž

SOLUTION: This controller for the vehicle used in a hybrid vehicle is provided with a differential gear device 4 in which a first gear element 5 is connected with an output shaft of an internal combustion engine 1, a second gear element 6...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controlling apparatus of a hybrid vehicle capable of preventing a shock at gear change which is caused by torque variation of a motor generator. Ž

SOLUTION: The hybrid vehicle comprises an engine and a motor generator as drive sources, and a torque converter that attains a prescribed gear shifting by engagement of frictional engaging elements with a total to...

A linear actuator 1 comprises coils 3a, 3b and plural magnets 6a, 6b, 8, where the magnets are arranged in a Halbach configuration. The Halbach configuration of magnets may provide stronger magnetic fields in the vicinity of the coils 3a, 3b whilst reducing the magnetic fields in a shaft 5 region. A light weight non-magnetic plastic material may therefore be used as the shaft 5. A compact, quick a...

Combinación de ingredientes, especialmente para la utilización en la formulación de una tinta retrorreflectante de uno o dos paquetes, que comprende elementos retrorreflectantes, microperlas adicionales a dichos elementos retrorreflectantes y/o que constituyen dichos elementos retrorreflectantes por lo menos en parte, productos químicos ligantes para fijar los elementos retrorreflectantes y las mi...

Un método de envasado/llenado, que comprende: conectar un ordenador (21) de un cliente que tiene una condición de petición, con un ordenador servidor (22) que tiene una base de datos de condiciones de envasado/llenado, a través de Internet (20), cuando un cliente solicita el envasado/llenado con un producto; obtener información sobre envasado/llenado de dicho cliente, apropiada para dicha condició...

ESTA INVENCION SE REFIERE A UN APARATO DESTINADO A LA SEPARACION DE UN MONOMERO FIBRINOSO DE LA SANGRE, QUE COMPRENDE UN RECIPIENTE (110) QUE TIENE UNA CAMARA DE REACCION DELIMITADA POR UNA PARED EXTERNA Y DESTINADA A LA RECEPCION DEL PLASMA Y UN MEDIO PARA LLEVAR A LA CAMARA UN AGENTE QUE SIRVE PARA TRANSFORMAR EL CONTENIDO FIBRINOGENO DEL PLASMA EN POLIMERO FIBRINOSO SIN RETICULAR. EL APARATO CO...

A driving assistance system for regulating an operation of a vehicle in a discrete manner according to different ranges of risk potentials associated with the vehicle, such that different risk potentials in different ranges are conveyed to the driver in a different and discrete manner. The system includes a device for calculating a risk potential associated with the vehicle, and a data processor f...

A method of making a cutting insert includes: (i) forming a blank having a substrate and superhard material, the substrate having more than 4 pockets, the superhard material disposed within the pockets; (ii) removing cutting tips from the blank by cutting the blank along cutting lines; (iii) providing a cutting insert body having a plurality of cavities for receiving a corresponding number of cutt...

The invention relates to a lap welding method by means of beam welding on coated metal sheets, particularly a laser beam welding method for galvanized steel sheets. The coating has a substantially lower melting point and evaporation temperature or combustion temperature than the metal sheet material while at least one coated opposite surface with a joining gap is provided in the overlapping zone. ...

Tubular molybdenum, sputtering targets and sintering characterized as having no or minimal texture banding or through thickness gradient. The molybdenum sputtering targets having a fine, uniform grain size as well as uniform texture, are high purity and can be micro-alloyed to improved performance. The sputtering targets can be round discs, square, rectangular or tubular and can be sputtered to fo...

A vehicle drive control apparatus is configured to achieve acceleration control with improved mileage during increased engine braking control. During the time that control to increase engine braking force is being performed together with fuel being cut to the engine, the apparatus changes the change gear ratio of a continuously variable transmission (30), upon detecting depression of the accelerat...