52nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180372413 | Heat Exchanger Tubes And Tube Assembly Configurations - A tube for a thermal transfer device can include at least one wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, where the inner surface forms a cavity. The inner surface can be non-cylindrical. The cavity can be configured to receive a fluid that flows continuously along a length of the at least one wall. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372414 | A DISTILLATION PLANT - A distillation plant comprises an elongated vessel extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an inner space, and a plurality of plate heat exchangers, which in an operating position are arranged after each other along the longitudinal axis in the vessel. Each plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates, each defining an extension plane. The heat exchanger plates form first plate interspaces and second plate interspaces. The first and second plate interspaces are arranged in an alternating order in the plate heat exchanger. At least one of the plate heat exchangers is associated with a respective opening through the vessel, and is removable from the operating position out of the vessel through the associated opening by being moved in a displacement direction, which is perpendicular to the extension plane of the heat exchanger plates. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372415 | REACTOR - A reactor includes: a heat exchange body including a heat medium channel through which the heat medium flows and a reaction channel through which the reaction fluid flows; at least one structured catalyst supporting a catalyst for promoting the reaction of the reaction fluid and removably installed in the reaction channel; and a holding member including an extending part extending in a direction conforming to an extending direction of the reaction channel and capable of engaging with the at least one structured catalyst, and regulating parts provided in the extending part to regulate a movement of the at least one structured catalyst in the extending direction of the extending part, wherein the holding member is inserted and removed with respect to the reaction channel while holding the structured catalyst. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372416 | MANUFACTURING A HEAT EXCHANGER USING A MATERIAL BUILDUP PROCESS - A method is provided for manufacturing at least a portion of a heat exchanger. During this method, a first heat exchanger section is formed that includes a base and a plurality of protrusions. The forming of the first heat exchanger section includes building up at least one protrusion material on the base to form the protrusions. The first heat exchanger section is attached to a second heat exchanger section. A plurality of flow channels are defined between the first heat exchanger section and the second heat exchanger section. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372417 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HEATING OR COOLING BULK SOLIDS - A heat exchanger, for heating or cooling bulk solids, includes a housing including an inlet for receiving the bulk solids, an outlet for discharging the bulk solids, and a heat exchange chamber disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The heat exchanger also includes spaced apart heat transfer tubes supported within the housing, between the inlet and the outlet, and extending through the heat exchange chamber, for indirect heat exchange of a heat exchange medium in the heat exchange chamber with the bulk solids that flow, by gravity, from the inlet, and through the heat transfer tubes, toward the outlet. The heat transfer tubes include a first end for receiving the bulk solids, and a second end for release of bulk solids. At least one of the first end and the second end is moveable relative to the housing to accommodate thermal expansion or contraction. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372418 | Heat Dissipation Device - A heat dissipation device includes two titanium metal sheets, which are subjected to a heat treatment before undergoing mechanical processing, plastic working and surface modification. With these arrangements, the titanium metal sheets can be freely plastically deformed and possess a capillary force, and can therefore be used in place of the conventional copper material to serve as a material for making heat dissipation devices, and the heat dissipation devices so produced can have largely reduced weight and largely improved heat dissipation performance. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372419 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE - A heat dissipation device, includes a vapor chamber including a heat conduction chamber and a first wick structure, the heat conduction chamber having a recessed portion, and the first wick structure disposed in the heat conduction chamber; and a heat pipe including a pipe body and a second wick structure disposed in the pipe body, the pipe body positioned in the recessed portion of the heat conduction chamber. The first wick structure and the second wick structure are metallically bonded. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372420 | STABILIZED THERMAL ENERGY OUTPUT SYSTEM - A thermal energy storage system utilizes a high temperature storage segment having flow passages extending through the storage segment whereby a working fluid can extract energy from the storage system for powering conventional downstream equipment. A mixing manifold cooperates with an outlet manifold for reducing the temperature of the working fluid to a temperature safe for the downstream equipment. The mixing manifold, an outlet manifold, an inlet manifold and a support base for the high temperature storage segment, are all of a high temperature tolerant material allowing the high temperature storage segment to operate at temperatures in excess of 1000° C. and preferably to temperatures above 1400° C. The temperature of the working fluid provided to the conventional equipment can be managed to be below a maximum temperature which in many cases may be about 700° C. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372421 | ENERGY STORAGE/WITHDRAWAL SYSTEM FOR A FACILITY - The invention relates to a system ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180372422 | CHEMICAL HEAT STORAGE APPARATUS - Provided is a chemical heat storage apparatus that includes a reactor that exchanges heat with a heating object and includes a reaction material generating heat via chemical reaction with a reaction medium, the reaction medium being desorbed from the reaction material when heat is given, a reservoir storing the reaction medium, a reaction medium flow system allowing the reaction medium to flow between the reactor and the reservoir, a heat generation control unit controlling the reaction medium flow system, and an exhaust gas utilization unit desorbing the reaction medium from the reaction material via heat of exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine and heating the heating object via the heat of the exhaust gas when a temperature of the exhaust gas reaches a predetermined temperature or more. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372423 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for storing thermal energy by flowing a heat transfer medium horizontally over and between a plurality of relatively thin concrete plates in parallel flow paths. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372424 | VAPOR CHAMBER THAT EMITS A NON-UNIFORM RADIATIVE HEAT FLUX - A vapor chamber that emits a non-uniform radiative heat flux. The vapor chamber may have a convection cavity that contains a working fluid and outer surfaces that have two or more emissivity regions to dissipate heat from the working fluid at non-uniform levels of radiative heat flux. The non-uniform levels of radiative heat flux may result from exposure to emissivity decreasing surface treatments and/or emissivity increasing surface treatments. The vapor chamber may be utilized in thermal management systems to protect heat-sensitive components from thermal radiation that results from heat being dissipated from a heat source. For example, the vapor chamber may be oriented with respect to a heat-sensitive component so that thermal radiation is emitted at a higher radiative heat flux away from the heat-sensitive component than towards the heat-sensitive component. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372425 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Wave-like concaves/convexes are formed on respective flat surfaces of a heat exchange tube, such that crest lines of continuing V shapes in a horizontal direction and trough lines of continuing V shapes in the horizontal direction are alternately arranged and that bends of the V shapes form curve lines. This configuration reduces the stress concentration at the bends in a press-forming process, compared with a configuration that crest lines and trough lines have bends formed in a shape of continuing sharply-angled V shapes in the horizontal direction. As a result, this configuration increases the yield in the press-forming process at a fixed amplitude of the wave-like concaves/convexes and increases the amplitude of the wave-like concaves/convexes at a fixed yield in the press-forming process. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372426 | HEAT TRANSFER TUBE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER - A thermal energy exchange tube for a heat exchanger includes a tube inner surface and a tube outer surface radially offset from the tube inner surface. The tube outer surface includes patterned porosity with a plurality of high porosity regions of the tube outer surface having relatively high porosity to promote flow of fluid radially inwardly via capillary flow, and a plurality of low porosity regions of the tube outer surface having relatively low porosity to facilitate vapor departure from the tube outer surface. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372427 | SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER, FINNED TUBES FOR SUCH HEAT EXCHANGER AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A shell and tube longitudinal flow heat exchanger comprising a containment casing | 2018-12-27 |
20180372428 | COMPONENT INCLUDING SURFACE-MODIFIED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MODIFYING AN ARTICLE - A method of modifying an article includes welding a plurality of weld rows of weld beads on a surface of the article such that a gap is formed between each pair of neighboring weld rows. The method optionally includes welding a plurality of fill rows of fill beads on the surface of the article such that each fill row of the plurality of fill rows fills at least a portion of one of the gaps. The weld rows and the fill rows increase a thickness of the article at the surface, provide an uneven contour of the article, and operate as turbulators on the surface of the article. A component includes an article having a surface and a plurality of weld rows of weld beads on the surface of the article arranged such that a gap is formed between each pair of neighboring weld rows. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372429 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes: a first heat transfer portion including a plurality of first flat tubes arranged at equal intervals and spaced apart from each other by a distance Dp in a gravity direction; and a second heat transfer portion positioned downstream of the first heat transfer portion in a flow direction of a heat exchange medium perpendicular to the gravity direction, the second heat transfer portion including a plurality of second flat tubes arranged at equal intervals and spaced apart from each other by the distance Dp in the gravity direction. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372430 | GRAPHENE DOPED ALUMINUM COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF FORMING - Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to a graphene doped aluminum composite, as well as a method of forming such a composite. Devices for heat dissipation can include such a graphene doped aluminum composite, where the composite can be formed in a process that includes crystallizing aluminum around substantially uniformly dispersed graphene. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372431 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes two titanium metal sheets, which are subjected to a heat treatment before undergoing mechanical processing, plastic working and surface modification. With these arrangements, the titanium metal sheets can be freely plastically deformed and possess a capillary force, and can therefore be used in place of the conventional copper material to serve as a material for making heat dissipation devices, and the heat dissipation devices so produced can have largely reduced weight and largely improved heat dissipation performance. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372432 | FLEXIBLE LANCE DRIVE APPARATUS WITH AUTOSTROKE FUNCTION - An apparatus for sensing an obstruction within a tube being cleaned and repetitively advancing and retracting a flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance within the tube is disclosed. The method includes sensing a pneumatic supply pressure to a pneumatic lance drive motor at the motor during forward operation, sensing a pneumatic discharge pressure at the drive motor during forward operation, determining a difference between the pressures, comparing the difference to a predetermined difference threshold; reversing the drive motor direction for a predetermined time interval if the difference exceeds the threshold, and restoring forward operation after the predetermined time interval; and repeating the reversing and restoring operations until the difference no longer exceeds the predetermined difference threshold. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372433 | Heat exchanger cleaning installation and associated system - A cleaning installation of a heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger linked upstream to an intake duct for a fluid and downstream to an outlet duct for the fluid. A system is provided for recovering cleaning bodies from the outlet duct after cleaning of the exchanger by the bodies and for reinjecting bodies into the intake duct. The system includes a member capable of being displaced between a first position in which the system is configured to recover and contain cleaning bodies in the mobile member, and a second position in which the system is configured to take fluid from the intake duct and reinject, into this duct, via the mobile member and under the action of the fluid taken, cleaning bodies contained in the member. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372434 | CLEANING A MULTI-EFFECT EVAPORATOR - A method and system for cleaning a multistage evaporator, the evaporator having a normal operational mode and a cleaning mode and having at least two groups of effects ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180372435 | DIRECT GAS IMPINGEMENT SYSTEM - Implementations described herein generally relate to gas operating systems including direct gas impingement systems for a weapon system, such as the AR15, M16, and M4 weapon systems. The gas operating system includes a gas channel carrier rail and a bolt carrier group. The gas channel carrier rail contains a main gas channel disposed between an inlet end an outlet end, where the outlet end is flared to have a larger diameter than the inlet end. A slot is formed in the outlet end and extends along the main gas channel. The bolt carrier group contains a carrier assembly, a bolt assembly, and a gas channel carrier guide, where the bolt assembly is at least partially contained within the carrier assembly. The gas channel carrier guide is disposed on the carrier assembly, extends through the slot, and is at least partially disposed into the gas channel carrier rail. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372436 | MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS - A magazine is provided for a firearm. The magazine comprises a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has a user interface adapted to enable a user to select between a locked condition and an unlocked condition. The locking mechanism has a rotor movable between a first rotational position when the locking mechanism is in the locked condition and a second rotational position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked condition. The magazine comprises an elongated shaft connected to the rotor. The magazine comprises a block element connected to the elongated shaft. The block element is adapted to move between a first position when the locking mechanism is in the locked condition in which at least one of firearm operation and magazine extraction are prevented, and a second position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked condition in which firearm operation and magazine extraction are enabled. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372437 | FIREARM INSERT - A single multifunction part that is removably insertable into multiple firearm housings having different trigger configurations, such that the sear mechanism is housed in the insert and the trigger mechanism is not mounted, guided or housed in the insert. The multifunction part, the insert, can thus be used in multiple firearm housings and in various configurations to reduce firearm manufacturing costs across different product lines. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372438 | MONOLITHIC NOISE SUPPRESSION DEVICE FOR FIREARM WITH STRUCTURAL CONNECTING CORE - A noise suppression device for use with a firearm includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device and an internal portion and a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body, wherein the noise suppression includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, and the core includes a structure of a plurality of holes defined by a framework of a connecting structure that connects to the internal portion of the body. Optionally, the core can include one or more baffles or one or more chambers. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372439 | TURRET HAVING A MUNITION GUIDANCE DEVICE PROTECTION - A turret includes a firearm, which is configured to shoot munitions. A support assembly supports the firearm and is configured to move the firearm about an azimuthal rotation or swiveling axis (Y) and about a zenithal rotation or elevation axis (X). A munition guidance device mounts on the support assembly and is configured to direct a precision-guided munition, which is shot by the firearm towards a target. A protection apparatus is mounted on the support assembly and is configured to assume: a covering condition, in which the protection apparatus hides the munition guidance device on the inside of the support assembly; and an opening condition, in which the protection apparatus exposes the munition guidance device on the outside of the support assembly. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372440 | WEAPON BARREL ATTACHMENT FOR TRIGGERING INSTRUMENTATION LASER - A weapon system including a weapon attachment for attaching to a barrel of a weapon. The weapon attachment may include a light receiving device configured to receive a first light signal transmitted within the barrel. The weapon attachment may also include a first interface for communicating with a weapon-mountable instrumentation laser. The instrumentation laser may be attached to the weapon and may be configured to transmit a second light signal. The weapon attachment may further include a processing unit coupled with the light receiving device. The processing unit may be configured to receive, via the light receiving device, the first light signal, and to transmit an instruction signal to the instrumentation laser via the first interface causing the instrumentation laser to transmit the second light signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372441 | Drop-In Ambidextrous Magazine Catch Assembly With Release Lever Protection Guide - A drop-in ambidextrous magazine catch assembly with release lever protection guide is described. The assembly may be implementable on a lower receiver of a firearm, and may include a magazine catch, a protection guide and a release lever. The magazine catch may be configured to, in a first position when installed in the lower receiver, latch onto a magazine inserted into the lower receiver to prevent the magazine from moving out of the lower receiver and, in a second position when installed in the lower receiver, unlatch the magazine to allow the magazine to move out of the lower receiver. The release lever may be pivotably mounted on the protection guide and connected to the magazine catch, the release lever configured to be in a pressed position or a non-depressed position such that, when in the pressed position, the magazine catch is moved to the second position. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372442 | Crossbow cocking apparatus - A bow-cocking apparatus includes a cocking cord having first and second ends. A first cocking cord handle and a second cocking cord handle are attached to the respective first and second ends of the cocking cord. The apparatus further includes first and second cocking cord connectors, and an elongate spring member. The elongate spring member is anchored at first and second ends thereof to the respective first and second cocking cord connectors. Each cocking cord connector includes a spindle which supports rotation of the cocking cord about the spindle, each cocking cord connector and each respective spindle defining a cocking cord opening sized to allow the cocking cord to move freely there-through. Each cocking cord connector includes a cocking hook to engage a bowstring. The cocking cord passes through the first and second cocking cord openings in the respective first and second cocking cord connectors. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372443 | Handgun Grips and Insert - An insert for repair or increased durability of 1911 handguns is disclosed. This insert replaces the feed ramp and vertical impact surface of the handgun with a single piece of metal. In addition, a grip modification particularly suited for concealed carry is disclosed, comprising a non-abrasive surface penetrated by a plurality of holes. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372444 | AXIALLY OFFSET FOREGRIP FOR A FIREARM AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An axially offset foregrip assembly for a long gun has a grip portion having a first grip axis, with a middle portion of the grip portion configured to be grasped by a hand of a user about the first grip axis. The foregrip assembly also has a coupling portion for coupling between the middle portion of the grip portion and a fore-end of a long gun. The long gun has a barrel having a longitudinal axis and a rear grip having a second grip axis, which together define a vertical barrel plane. The coupling portion is configured to couple the grip portion to the fore-end of the long gun such that the first grip axis is in a vertical grip plane horizontally offset from the vertical barrel plane, with the vertical grip plane and the first grip axis substantially parallel to the vertical barrel plane. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372445 | GUN VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM - The invention is a tamper evident camera positioned on a gun, for example, mounted on the Weaver/Picatinny rail. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372446 | LOCKABLE FIREARM STORAGE BOX - A lockable firearm storage box is provided. The box includes a lid and a base forming a storage chamber for a firearm. The box is provided with a locking device that includes a plurality of latching members that will secure the lid and base of the box in a closed configuration. A tether is also provided for securing the box at a given location. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372447 | Secure Storage Systems and Methods - A secure storage system may provide secure, portable, and rapidly accessible storage for articles such as firearms. Such a system may have a shell with first and second shell members that can be closed to keep the articles secure, or opened to provide accessibility. A locking mechanism may be used to lock the shell in the closed configuration. The locking mechanism may be controlled by a wireless receiver that receives a signal to unlock the shell. The shell may include a secure-side programming interface to allow a user to set control system parameters when the system is in the unlocked state. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372448 | INTENSITY ADAPTING OPTICAL AIMING RETICLE - An intensity adapting optical aiming system that automatically adjusts the intensity of the reticle to adapt to the light condition of the external light. The aiming system may be mounted to a weapon and the external light may be a weapon mounted light. The aiming system may include an illuminateable reticle and a light connector for transmitting light from the external light to the reticle. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372449 | GOBO PROJECTION TARGETING DEVICE - Gobo projection targeting devices have a light source, a lens assembly associated with the light source, the lens assembly having a first element, a second element, and an aiming figure, the first element being closer to the light source, and the second element having a smaller diameter than the first element, such that a first portion of light emitted by the light source and transmitted by the first element will bypass the second element and a second portion of light emitted by the light source and transmitted by the first element will not bypass the second element. The first and second elements may each be converging lenses. The second element may be adapted to generate an image of the aiming figure away from the illuminator. The first portion of light may be a field illumination pattern lacking a focused image. The lens assembly may be movable. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372450 | Method and a system for increasing aiming accuracy of a sniper rifle - The invention relates to an aiming method, aiming system and computer program product utilized in the aiming method where also a real-time bullet velocity of a fired shot by a sniper rifle is utilized. The bullet velocity is measured in a suppressor in real-time for each fired shot. The suppressor sends the measured bullet velocity to a data logger of the sniper rifle. The data logger updates a bullet trajectory to a target after each fired shot and on the bases of an updated bullet trajectory the data logger sends new reticle setting to an optical scope connected to the sniper rifle. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372451 | GUNNERY CONTROL SYSTEM AND GUNNERY CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a gunnery control system and a gunnery control method using the gunnery control system. The gunnery control system includes: an imaging device configured to photograph a target and to measure a distance to the target and a degree of a turning angle to the target; a gunnery device configured to fire at the target; and a controller configured to receive, from the imaging device, location information of the imaging device, the gunnery device, and the target, and to control a firing operation of the gunnery device by using the location information, wherein the controller is further configured to control a location and a photographing direction of the imaging device and to control a location and a firing direction of the gunnery device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372452 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT PANEL WITH EDGE SHOT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A ballistic resistant panel assembly which includes a plurality of ballistic resistant plies positioned in a stack, wherein at least one ply of the plurality of ballistic resistant plies includes a larger dimension than other ballistic resistant plies positioned within the stack. The at least one ply comprises a bend and at least a portion of the bend is spaced apart from a peripheral edge of the at least one ply. Additionally, a method for assembling a ballistic resistant panel assembly is provided. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372453 | MATERIAL SHEET AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION - Material sheets are provided which include at least one monolayer, wherein the at least one monolayer has a plurality of drawn unidirectional polymer fibers having a strength of greater than 1.2 GPa and a thickness of less than 100 μm, and wherein the material sheet includes a bonding agent of less than 13 wt % relative to the total weight of the material sheet. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372454 | ARMOR STRUCTURES - An item of armor includes a ballistics arresting core, a first shell layer disposed on a first side of the ballistics arresting core, and a second shell layer disposed on a second side of the ballistics arresting core such that the second shell layer partially overlaps the first shell layer at an edge of the first shell layer to seal the ballistics arresting core within the first shell layer and the second shell layer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372455 | BALLISTIC ART - A ballistic art shield that includes an outwardly-facing surface, an inwardly-facing surface, and a ballistic resistant material. The outwardly-facing surface has a generally planar configuration and the inwardly-facing surface is oriented in an opposing direction to the outwardly-facing surface. The inwardly-facing surface has a generally planar configuration and includes at least one handle that is adjustable to a low profile position with respect to the inwardly-facing surface. The ballistic resistant material is disposed between the outwardly-facing surface and the inwardly facing surface. The outwardly-facing surface includes a shroud for concealing the ballistic resistant material and has a disguised appearance resembling a wall-hung interior wall décor item. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372456 | Entangling Projectiles and Systems for their Use - An entangling projectile for use with a projectile deployment system includes a pair of pellets, at least one of the pair of pellets having a head with a head outer diameter and a shank with a shank outer diameter, the shank outer diameter being less than the head outer diameter. A tether connects the pair of pellets. A shroud is fitted about a shank of the at least one of the pair of pellets, the shroud having a tether opening formed therein to receive the tether, the tether being coupled to the pellet and extending along the shank of the pellet and through the tether opening formed in the shroud. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372457 | MULTI-SIDED TARGET ASSEMBLY - A target device for target practice. The target device is foldable from a planar cardboard material sheet into a three-dimensional housing having lifted target extensions. The target extensions can be formed or printed with a target shape, or a separate target label can be applied over the target extension. The target extensions can include a tab cut therein that can be folded outward to change the angle of the target extensions relative to the shooter user. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372458 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE BASED MEDIUM FOR PRODUCING A TARGET SHEET EMBEDDED WITH SENSOR TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATING WITH A REMOTE SMART DEVICE FOR REAL TIME DATA CAPTURE, TRACKING AND COMPARISON - A system, method and computer readable medium for providing real time feedback of ballistic impact of a target utilizing a sensor sheet which signals a ballistic impact event as data communicated to a remote device, not limited to a mobile application enabled smartphone, smartwatch, laptop, tablet or other digital and audio/visual display device. In response to an impact by the ballistic, the sensor sheet communicates to a sensor of the remote device a signal corresponding to a location associated with the location of ballistic impact. Additional biometric enabled or pressure/grip sensors in use with a glove or other enabled device/attachment can work in concert the target sensor in a dynamic target environment, such including time synchronized projected image changes with target identification to simulate and record live fire performances. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372459 | TARGET LAUNCHING MACHINE WITH VARIABLE ORIENTATION - A machine for launching targets, comprising a base on which an assembly comprising a launch mechanism and a drum for storing targets is arranged. The assembly is configured to be mobile with respect to the base, wherein it comprises a tilting mechanism comprising a main tilting system providing a main mobility of the assembly with respect to the base consisting of a curved slide rigidly connected to one out of the base and the assembly, and an element guided by the slide in a single degree of freedom in translation along the slide and rigidly connected to the other out of the base and the assembly. The slide and the guided element are mounted movably in translation along the slide. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372460 | SHAPED CHARGE LINER, METHOD OF MAKING SAME, AND SHAPED CHARGE INCORPORATING SAME - A shaped charge liner including a composition of metal powders. Each metal powder may include one or more grain sizes, which may be different from other powder grain sizes. The metal powders may include transition metal powders, non-transition metal powders, and a bronze metal powder. The metal powders may include a malleable binding metal powder, such as bronze, and a non-malleable binding metal powder. A shaped charge including such liners is also disclosed, as well as a method of making the shaped charge liner, and a shaped charge including such shaped charge liner. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372461 | INITIATOR - An initiator including a housing adapted to be received in an igniter or rocket motor, at least one charge at a distal end of the housing, an electro-explosive device behind the charge for detonating the charge when subject to a voltage HV, and a pressure bulkhead behind the electro-explosive device. An electronic subsystem in the housing is connected to the electro-explosive device through the bulkhead and includes a lead for providing the voltage HV to the electro-explosive device to initiate it, and a switch in the lead which does not conduct if errant voltages are present on the lead to prevent initiation of the electro-explosive device until the correct voltage HV is present. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372462 | SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR INITIATION MECHANISM - A simultaneous linear initiation mechanism (SLIM). The SLIM includes a first layer. The first layer includes a port, where the port passes through the first layer and is configured to receive a first high explosive. The SLIM also includes a second layer. The second layer includes one or more traces, where the one or more traces include channels within the second layer configured to receive a second high explosive and two or more destination points, where the two or more destination points are the terminal ends of the one or more traces. The SLIM further includes one or more saddle blocks. The one or more saddle blocks include one or more traces, where the one or more traces include channels within the saddle block configured to receive a third high explosive and multiple outlets, where the multiple outlets are configured to receive the third high explosive. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372463 | REACTIVE SHOT SHELL FOR BREACHING BARRIERS - A shot shell is disclosed. The shot shell includes a casing, a projectile, a cushion wad having a sabot, a propellant, and a primer for igniting the propellant. The projectile, the cushion and the propellant are contained within the casing. The projectile includes a reactive material pellet that is partially covered by a taper-shaped inert capsule. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372464 | DEPLOYABLE AIRFOIL AIRBORNE BODY AND METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION AND ROTATION TO DEPLOY - A deployable airfoil airborne body such as missiles, bombs, guided projectiles, MALDs and UAVs includes first and second rigid airfoil sections stowed end-to-end along the airborne body. The airfoil sections have first and second interior edges of equal lengths, abutting ends connected at the first and second interior edges by a free-floating pivot, a distant end of the first rigid airfoil section coupled to a fixed pivot on the airborne body, and a distant end of the second rigid airfoil section having a translation point. The first and second rigid airfoil sections are configured to rotate in opposite directions to move the translation point axially along the airborne body to abut the fixed pivot driving the free-floating pivot radially away from the airborne body to join the first and second interior edges in a deployed position transverse to the airborne body to form a rigid airfoil | 2018-12-27 |
20180372465 | SERIES HYBRID ARCHITECTURE FOR AN UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM - A propulsion system for an unmanned underwater vehicle includes a turbine engine, a generator mechanically coupled to an output shaft of the turbine engine, an electrical motor mechanically decoupled from the turbine engine and electrically coupled to the generator via a power bus architecture, and a propulsor mechanically coupled to a rotational output of the electrical motor. The power bus architecture includes a pair of AC buses and a DC bus. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372466 | GROUND APPARATUS FOR BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY - According to an aspect a bulkhead assembly is provided having particular application with a downhole tool, in particular for oil well drilling applications. The bulkhead assembly includes a bulkhead body and an electrical contact component disposed within the bulkhead body, wherein at least a portion of the electrical contact component is configured to pivot about its own axis, without compromising its ability to provide a pressure and fluid barrier. In an embodiment, a ground apparatus is provided to provide an electrical connection for at least one ground wire. The ground apparatus may be positionable on the bulkhead body of the bulkhead assembly. In an aspect, a downhole tool including the bulkhead assembly and ground apparatus is also generally described. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKER PLACEMENT - A system for marker placement includes a plurality of puzzle blocks connectable by a connection mechanism. The plurality of puzzle blocks include a plurality of markers positioned in a predetermined configuration. The puzzle blocks are connected together by the connection mechanism to surround a sensor for calibration of the sensor with the plurality of markers. The puzzle blocks include one or more sizes and have a quantity based on a calibration parameter of the sensor. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372468 | THUMB ROLLER CONSTANT-PRESSURE MECHANISM OF SLIDE CALIPER - A slide caliper of this disclosure includes: a fine adjustment measurement part including: a finger-press type rotation part; and a supporter, wherein the finger-press type rotation part includes: a roller part including two disks; and a roller shaft part, wherein at least a portion of inner surfaces of the two disks and the main scale come into contact with each other by frictional force, wherein the roller bearing part includes: an inclined surface along which the roller shaft part is movable when the measuring force is applied; and a stopper disposed at a position where the stopper and the roller shaft part come into contact with each other, and when the measuring force is applied, the frictional force with respect to the roller part is reduced as the roller shaft part moves along the inclined surface while contacting with the stopper to limit the measuring force. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372469 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL AND CALIBRATION OF A CMM - A method of operating an articulated arm CMM is provided. Instructions for the CMM can be inputted to the CMM arm by an action chosen from the group consisting of placing the arm in a predefined position and moving the arm in a predefined manner. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372470 | ROCKER-FREE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR A MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A measuring system ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180372471 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THICKNESS AND THICKNESS VARIATION OF A SHEETLIKE OBJECT - A device for detecting thickness and thickness variation of a sheetlike object, includes at least a first guiding component, a plurality of second guiding components, a plurality of detection units and a position sensor. An up-down displacement occurs between the first guiding component and the second guiding components while the sheetlike object passed through the first guiding component and those second guiding components. The detection units are configured relatively to second guiding components, each of the detection units further comprises a detecting block, a first elastic member, a second elastic member and a fixing member, the first elastic member and a second elastic member connect with the second guiding component via the detecting block, while the displacement occurs at the second guiding component, a sensing face to detected of the first elastic member is having a parallel displacement relative to the position sensor. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372472 | CHECK METHOD OF WORM GEARS - A check method of worm gears includes the following steps: identification of a real profile (PR) of a worm gear to be checked; scanning of the real profile (PR) in such a way to obtain a measured profile (PM), filtering of the measured profile (PM) with a low pass filter in such a way to obtain a primary profile (PP), filtering of the primary profile (PP) with a high pass filter in such a way to obtain a surface analysis profile (SA), calculation of three parameters (SA | 2018-12-27 |
20180372473 | SURFACE TEXTURE MEASURING DEVICE, SURFACE TEXTURE MEASURING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A surface texture measuring device according to the present invention includes a surface texture detecting component that outputs measurement results for a surface texture of a measurable object, where the measurement results are recognized as a change in the movement of a contact pin of a detector when tracing a surface of the measurable object with the contact pin; a posture detecting sensor that detects a measured posture, which is a posture at the time of measurement by the detector; a memory component that is preloaded with correction values corresponding to each of a plurality of postures; and a correcting component that compares the measured posture with the plurality of postures stored in the memory component, and corrects the measurement results using a correction value that corresponds to a posture equivalent to the measured posture. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372474 | PERFORMANCE GAUGE FOR FABRIC AND CUSHIONING MATERIAL - Athletic apparel, including compression garments and athletic footwear, is disclosed as capable of monitoring the wear of compression fabric and/or cushioning material by attaching a performance gauge onto the apparel. The performance gauge includes microcapsules that contain a colorless dye and/or a co-reactant, wherein the microcapsules can breakdown in concert with the wear and degradation of the compression fabric or cushioning material, thereby allowing the dye and co-reactant to mix and produce color indication. As the wear of the fabric and cushioning material increases, more microcapsules breakdown resulting in a progression of color change visible through additional layers on the performance gauge, or by the fabric and/or cushioning material. The microcapsules can be engineered to breakdown based on any variation of factors that correspond to the degradation of compressive fabric and cushioning material, including shear force, tension, impact force, and/or exposure to high temperature and water. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372475 | DEVICE FOR ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION - A rotation angle detection system comprises a magnet arranged to rotate around a rotation axis. A first magnetic detection circuit defines a first surface provided with a first and second pairs of magnetic detection elements. A signal processing unit is configured to output a signal representative of a rotation angle of the magnet based on outputs of the first and second pair of magnetic detection elements. A second magnetic detection circuit is provided with another first and second pairs of magnetic detection elements. The signal processing unit is configured to output a redundant signal corresponding to a rotation angle of the magnet based on outputs of the other first pair of magnetic detection elements and the other second pair of magnetic detection elements. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372476 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF DETERMINING PROPERTIES OF A SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES - An arrangement for determining four-dimensional properties of an interface of an object, including a light source includes: a unit for forming photonic jets, a unit for performing large field of view interferometric imaging of the interface and their combination, a unit for passing the light being close to the interface and direct the light to the interface, and an image unit. The arrangement includes a unit for performing phase shifting interferometric imaging of the interface, imaging a unit for receiving light from the interface modulated by e.g. microspheres for forming super-resolution image information by combining light interferometry with the photonic jets, and a processor unit for determining four-dimensional properties of the interface on the basis of the image information formed by the phase shifting interferometric imaging by utilizing effect of the photonic jets. The arrangement also can also include a unit to carry out the measurement using polarized light. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372477 | CROSSTALK ELIMINATION OR MITIGATION IN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums for performing optical coherence tomography (OCT) while reducing and/or eliminating crosstalk noise are provided. Examples of such applications include imaging, evaluating and diagnosing biological objects, such as, but not limited to, for Gastro-intestinal, cardio and/or ophthalmic applications, and being obtained via one or more optical instruments, such as, but not limited to, optical probes, catheters, capsules and needles (e.g., a biopsy needle). Preferably, the OCT devices, systems methods and storage mediums include or involve a method, such as, but not limited to, a complex conjugate method or a shift method, for handling the crosstalk noise in a way to mitigate or eliminate the noise from an image field of view. For example, a reference reflection or reference arm may be positioned or re-positioned in the image field of view at different locations depending on the crosstalk noise mitigation method being employed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372478 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH A FIZEAU-TYPE INTERFEROMETER - An OCT system includes a light source configured to generate an optical beam, a Fizeau-type interferometer configured to receive the optical beam and produce an interference pattern, a detector configured to receive the interference pattern and produce an image signal, and a processing circuit including a processor and a memory, the memory being structured to store instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive the image signal from the detector and generate an OCT image based on the image signal. The Fizeau-type interferometer includes a scanning element configured to receive the optical beam and direct the optical beam in a plurality of directions towards a sample and a reflective element configured to divide the directed optical beam into a reference beam and a sample beam that reflects off of a surface of a sample. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372479 | FREQUENCY-DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH EXTENDED FIELD-OF-VIEW AND REDUCTION OF ALIASING ARTIFACTS - The present disclosure provides an OCT imaging system to reduce or eliminate frequency-domain aliasing artifacts. The frequency is shifted using a carrier frequency to define a sampling range substantially centered on the carrier frequency. An image of the sample is generated from a displayed imaging range that consists of a subset of the frequencies within the sampling range. Furthermore, the system may be configured to determine the carrier frequency such that a Nyquist frequency corresponding to the shifted frequency is extended beyond either an upper or a lower bound of an OCT quality envelope corresponding to the first portion of light. Additionally, the carrier frequency may be determined such that a lower bound of the OCT quality envelope is greater or less than a zero-frequency DC limit. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372480 | COORDINATE MEASURING UNIT AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING MEASURING PROBE - A coordinate measuring unit includes a measuring probe and a processing device configured to compute the shape coordinates of an object to be measured on the basis of an output of the measuring probe. The measuring probe has a first identification code. The processing device includes a first determination portion configured to determine whether the first identification code outputted from the measuring probe is matched with a matching code, and a downstream determination portion configured to identify a second identification code outputted from the measuring probe to thereby recognize the measuring probe when the first identification code is matched with the matching code in the first determination portion and the measuring probe further has the second identification code. The coordinate measuring unit with the aforementioned configuration can efficiently recognize a number of measuring probes. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372481 | CALIBRATION OF A TRIANGULATION SENSOR - A method for calibrating a triangulation sensor including a light emitting unit for emitting measuring light and a light receiving unit. The light emitting unit is arranged with known position and orientation relative to the light receiving unit and the triangulation sensor which is adapted to provide triangulation-based position measurements. A calibration setup which comprises the triangulation sensor and a calibration target providing a defined calibration pattern, and a calibration measurement is performed with reference to the calibration target by means of the triangulation sensor. An image of the calibration target is captured by means of the light receiving unit, and the captured image is processed with deriving a pattern image position with reference to the inner sensor image coordinate system and deriving a light image position with reference to the inner sensor image coordinate system. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372482 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING DATA RELATIVE TO A DIMENSION OF AN ELONGATED OBJECT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for acquiring data relative to a dimension of an elongated object defining a longitudinal axis and a first and a second end, the apparatus comprising: an imaging sensor device defining a field of view and an optical axis, the imaging sensor device being adapted to image the elongated object in the field of view; a transporting device adapted to position the elongated object in the field of view and to transport the elongated object in a transport direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated object and forming an angle with the optical axis; an illuminating device adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation to illuminate the elongated object in the field of view; and an optical deflection system including an optical deflector which is adapted to be movable between a first operative position where it is located outside the field of view of the imaging sensor device and a second operative position where it is located within the field of view of the imaging sensor device, and which is adapted to deflect electromagnetic radiation travelling parallel to the longitudinal axis towards said imaging sensor device so as to obtain an image of the first or of the second end of the elongated object. The present invention also relates to a method for acquiring data relative to a dimension of an elongated object defining a longitudinal axis and having a first and a second end. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372483 | Device and Method for Distance Measurement for a Laser Processing System, and a Laser Processing System - The present disclosure relates to a device for distance measurement for a laser processing system, comprising a collimator lens system, which is set up to collimate an optical measuring beam, a deflection lens system, which defines an optical axis, wherein the deflection lens system comprises at least one transmissive optical element, which is displaceable relative to the optical axis, in order to deflect the collimated optical beam from the optical axis, and a focusing lens system, which is set up to focus the deflected measuring beam onto a workpiece. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372484 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A distance measurement apparatus includes: a control unit that makes an imaging unit acquire a plurality of first captured images corresponding to light patterns when making an optical system set the focal length to a first focal length, and that makes the imaging unit acquire second captured images corresponding to the light patterns when making the optical system set the focal length to a second focal length; a first distance measurement unit that determines presence or absence of an image blur and acquires a first distance to a subject from an image blur index value indicating an extent of the image blur; a second distance measurement unit that acquires a second distance to the subject based on triangulation; and a measurement result synthesis unit that outputs the first distance for a pixel with the image blur and that outputs the second distance for a pixel with no image blur. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372485 | MEASUREMENT PROCESSING DEVICE, X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, MEASUREMENT PROCESSING METHOD, X-RAY INSPECTION METHOD, MEASUREMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND X-RAY INSPECTION PROGRAM - A measurement processing device used for an x-ray inspection apparatus that detects an x-ray passing through a predetermined region of a specimen placed on a placement unit to perform an inspection on the shape of the predetermined region of the specimen includes: a setting unit that sets a three-dimensional region to be detected on the specimen; and a sliced-region selection unit that sets a plurality of sliced regions on the region to be detected, calculates, for each of the plurality of sliced regions, an amount of displacement of the predetermined region that is required to detect the region to be detected when the plurality of sliced regions is regarded as the predetermined region, and selects a sliced region for the inspection from among the plurality of sliced regions on the basis of each of the calculated amounts of displacement. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372486 | System and Method for Evaluation of Used Components - A method includes receiving three-dimensional (3D) measurement data based on a measurement of a first used component of a particular component type. The method also includes performing a comparison of the 3D measurement data to in-service tolerances associated with the particular component type, the in-service tolerances determined based on a measurement of at least a second used component of the particular component type and an evaluation of structural characteristics of the second used component. The method further includes generating, based on the comparison, an output indicating whether the first used component is acceptable for reuse. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372487 | THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD, THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE, DEFECT DETECTION METHOD, AND DEFECT DETECTION DEVICE - Method for measuring a depth of a defect inside an inspection object is provided. The method comprises steps of: generating thermal image data corresponding to a temperature of a surface of the inspection object by photographing a heated surface of the inspection object at a predetermined time interval by a photographing device; obtaining a temperature curve showing a temporal change in temperature of the surface of the inspection object based on the thermal image data; fitting a theoretical equation obtained from a heat conduction equation including a parameter related to the depth of the defect of the inspection object to the temperature curve to obtain a theoretical curve showing a temporal change in temperature of the surface of the inspection object; and obtaining the depth of the defect of the inspection object based on a value of the parameter in the theoretical equation corresponding to the theoretical curve. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DIRECTION AND SPACING OF FIBER PATHS FOR A COMPOSITE PLY - A method of determining fibers paths for a composite ply includes generating a triangulated surface of the composite ply, and defining a first unit vector field establishing a 0-degree direction for the triangulated surface. A second unit vector field is defined by rotating, through specified fiber angles measured relative to the 0-degree direction, the first unit vector field about surface normals of the triangulated surface. A third unit vector field representing a gradient direction of a potential function is defined by rotating the second unit vector field over 90° about the respective surface normals. The third unit vector field is scaled to create a non-unit vector field, and a first potential function is determined by performing a least-squares fit such that the direction and magnitude of the gradient best approximate the direction and the magnitude of the non-unit vector field. A normalization of the potential function uniformly distributes contour lines of the potential function across the triangulated surface. The contour lines are used as fiber paths for laying up courses of composite material to fabricate the composite ply. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372489 | DETECTING A SUBSTRATE - This disclosure is directed to a system and method for detecting a surface of a substrate within a scanner. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372490 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PHYSICAL PARAMETER OF AN UPPER LINK - A method for determining a physical parameter of an adjustable upper link of a three-point hitch during a working operation thereof includes providing a lower link of the three-point hitch and an implement attachable to the upper and lower links of the three-point hitch. The method includes generating calibration data prior to the working operation of the three-point hitch, where the calibration data defines a relationship of a length of the upper link to an upper link angle defined between the upper link and a reference line. Moreover, the calibration data is used to determine a physical parameter of the adjustable upper link during the working operation. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372491 | OPTICAL SCAN TYPE OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS - An optical scan type object detecting apparatus, includes a light source that emits a light flux with a cross section being circular, a light projecting optical system into which a light flux emitted from the light source enters, a scanning device that makes a light flux scan in a main scanning direction, and a light receiving optical system that receives by a light receiving element a part of a light flux that is made so as to scan by the scanning device and is scattered on an object. The light projecting optical system shapes a light flux emitted from the light source such that a diameter, of a light flux made so as to scan by the scanning device, in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction becomes longer than a diameter in the main scanning direction, and, makes the shaped light flux enter the scanning device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372492 | Surveying Instrument And Three-Dimensional Camera - The invention provides a surveying instrument, which comprises a light emitting element for emitting a distance measuring light, a distance measuring light projecting unit for projecting the distance measuring light, a light receiving unit for receiving a reflected distance measuring light, a photodetection element for receiving the reflected distance measuring light and for producing a photodetection signal and a distance measuring unit for performing a distance measurement based on a light receiving result from the photodetection element, further comprises a first optical axis deflecting unit disposed on a projection optical axis of the distance measuring light for deflecting an optical axis of the distance measuring light at a deflection angle as required and in a direction as required, a second optical axis deflecting unit disposed on a light receiving optical axis for deflecting the reflected distance measuring light at the same deflection angle and in the same direction as the first optical axis deflecting unit and a projecting direction detecting unit for detecting a deflection angle and a deflecting direction by the first optical axis deflecting unit, wherein it is so arranged that the distance measuring light is projected through the first optical axis deflecting unit and the reflected distance measuring light is received by the photodetection element through the second optical axis deflecting unit and a three-dimensional data of a measuring point is obtained based on a distance measuring result of the distance measuring unit and a detection result of the projecting direction detecting unit. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372493 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AERIAL IMAGE PROCESSING - A method for aerial image processing preferably includes receiving ground control point (GCP) information, receiving a set of images, determining spatial information associated with the images, and determining GCP image locations; and can additionally or alternatively include determining aerial map information, training an automated GCP detector, and/or any other suitable elements. A system for aerial image processing preferably includes one or more computing devices, and can additionally or alternatively include one or more GCPs, aerial vehicles, and/or any other suitable elements. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372494 | SEA STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND SEA STATE ESTIMATION METHOD - A sea state estimation device includes a time history memory which stores a time history of ship motion data relating to a rolling angle, a pitching angle and a heaving displacement; a hull condition data calculator which calculates current hull condition data of the hull based on the time history of the ship motion data stored in the time history memory; a cross spectra calculator which calculates cross spectra of respective ship motions; a hull response function calculator which calculates a hull response function based on the hull condition data calculated by the hull condition data calculator; and a sea state estimator which estimates a sea state in sea on which the hull is running based on the cross spectra of the respective ship motions calculated by the cross spectra calculator and the hull response function calculated by the hull response function calculator. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING DESTINATION IN NAVIGATION TERMINAL - A method and apparatus are provided for displaying information in a first electronic device. A message is received from a second electronic device. In response to determining that the message includes information corresponding to a location of the second electronic device, information corresponding to a location of the second electronic device is obtained from the received message. A start point and a destination point are set based at least in part on position information of the first electronic device and the information corresponding to the location of the second electronic device. In response to identifying a route between the start point and the destination point, information representing the identified route between the start point and the destination point is displayed on a display of the first electronic device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372496 | THROUGH-CLOUD CELESTIAL SIGHTING SYSTEM - A wide field-of-view celestial sighting system and method are provided. The method includes orienting an imaging optic to collect light from at least one light source, such as at least one celestial body, the imaging optic being secured to a platform. The method further includes selectively collecting light from the at least one celestial body through a selective light collector secured to the platform and positioned in an imaging surface, such as an imaging plane, of the imaging optic. The method further includes combining forward scattered light from the at least one celestial body to provide a combined forward scattered light, and detecting a light intensity of the combined forward scattered light. Systems for performing the method are provided. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING POSTURE ANGLE OF OBJECT - The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for measuring a posture angle of an object. The method comprises the following steps: arranging a sensor in a measured object, the sensor being used for measuring characteristic quantities of magnetic field in three dimensional directions; actuating the sensor at the beginning of the measurement, and acquiring, by using the sensor, a current measured value of the characteristic quantity of magnetic field of the measured object in a carrier coordinate system; acquiring reference values of the characteristic quantities of magnetic field of the measured object in a geographic coordinate system; and calculating a current posture angle of the measured object according to numerical values of the characteristic quantities of magnetic field indicated by the reference value and the measured value in each direction respectively. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372498 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MACHINE STATE USING SENSOR FUSION - A method of determining the real time state of a machine includes receiving, with at least one processor, from each of a plurality of Inertial Measurement Units (IMU's) mounted on different components of the machine, a time series of signals indicative of acceleration and angular rate of motion measurements for each of the components of the machine on which one or more of the plurality of IMU's are mounted. For each one of the IMU's on a separate component of the machine, the signals received from the IMU are fused with a separate Kalman filter module by combining an acceleration measurement and an angular rate of motion measurement from the IMU to estimate an output joint angle for the component of the machine on which the IMU is mounted. Estimated and measured values of the output joint angle for the component in successive timesteps are combined, a kinematic equation is solved to determine a real time value for at least one of position, velocity, and acceleration of the machine component at successive timesteps, and the determined real time value is applied in an implementation of a controlled operational movement of the machine component. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372499 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING PLATFORM MOTION - An apparatus and method are disclosed for characterizing motion of a platform. Motion sensor data from a portable device having a sensor assembly may be obtained. The portable device may be within the platform and tethered or untethered, and the mobility of the portable device may be constrained or unconstrained within the platform. Following a determination the platform is moving, motion dynamics of the portable device that are independent from motion dynamics of the platform may be identified and motion sensor data corresponding to motion of the platform and motion sensor data corresponding to the identified independent motion of the portable device may be separated from the obtained motion sensor data. Accordingly, motion sensor data corresponding to motion of the platform that is independent of motion of the portable device may be output. This may be used to derive operator analytics for assessing performance. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372500 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING PEDESTRIAN STRIDE LENGTH AND WALKING PATH - A method and an electronic device for detecting pedestrian stride length and walking path. A peak value of longitudinal acceleration data is detected. The longitudinal acceleration data between two adjacent peaks are integrated twice. A longitudinal displacement amplitude value is obtained based on the integration result. The stride length data is obtained based on the longitudinal displacement amplitude value, user's foot length and user's leg length. The method and the electronic device for detecting pedestrian stride length and walking path provided improves the positioning accuracy of the pedestrian and reduce the implementation cost. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372501 | METHODS AND CONTROL UNITS FOR BUILDING A DATABASE AND FOR PREDICTING A ROUTE OF A VEHICLE - Provided are methods and control units for building a database and for predicting a route of a vehicle, and estimating length of the predicted route. The method comprises determining geographical position of the vehicle; detecting a cell border of a cell in a grid-based representation of a landscape, in a database, corresponding to the geographical position; determining that the vehicle is entering the cell at the cell border; extracting a stored driving direction at the cell border from the database; detecting a cell border of a neighbor cell, in the driving direction at the cell border; repeating step and; predicting the route of the vehicle; and estimating the length of the predicted route by adding an estimated distance through each cell of the predicted route. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372502 | ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - A technique, comprising: receiving at a node of a distributed ledger network one or more vehicle route requests shared among nodes of the distributed ledger network; computing one or more route solutions for said one or more vehicle route requests; and sharing said one or more route solutions with other nodes of said distributed ledger network, for establishing a consensus route solution for one or more of said one or more vehicle route requests. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372503 | LEARNING COMMON ROUTES AND AUTOMATIC GEOFENCING IN FLEET MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented method and system for providing a geo-fence are disclosed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372504 | ADAPTIVE ROUTE AND MOTION PLANNING BASED ON LEARNED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT - The systems and methods described herein can be applied to a vehicle equipped with a sensor suite that can observe information about a location, for example, a traffic light duration. The system can record information, e.g., the traffic light colors, duration of color changes, and location of the traffic lights and can upload this information to the cloud. Then, the system can augment or learn about the location, e.g., learning of traffic patterns, and store the augmented data as database-based information, where available. The learned information can help a requesting vehicle to better estimate an estimated time of arrival (ETA) for common routes taken, provide more accurate ETAs based on historical knowledge, and/or calculate or provide alternative route information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372505 | ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED GUIDED TOURS - Various arrangements for providing a guided tour are described herein. Generally, the guided tour system determines the location of location sensor(s) along a guided tour. When the location sensor(s) are located at a transition location along a guided tour, the guided tour system selects an active Input/Output (I/O) system for a subsequent segment of the guided tour. The active I/O system is used to render prompts associated with POIs along the guided tour. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372506 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AT LEAST TWO REDUNDANT SENSORS - The invention relates to a method for monitoring at least two redundant sensors, which are in particular arranged in a chemical plant or an aircraft, comprising providing a first sensor signal of a first sensor, the first sensor signal comprising at least one measured value, providing at least one further sensor signal from a further sensor, the further sensor signal comprising at least one further measured value, generating a first analysis signal from the first sensor signal, generating at least one further analysis signal from the further sensor signal, determining at least one relationship between the first sensor signal and the further sensor signal at least in dependence on the first analysis signal and the further analysis signal over a time horizon, comparing the relationship with at least one admissible range, and, depending on the result of the comparison, determining whether at least one sensor of the two redundant sensors is faulty. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372507 | INFORMATION SHARING METHOD OF SMART ELECTRICITY METER, SMART ELECTRICITY METER AND ACQUISITION ROUTER - An information sharing method for a smart electricity meter, the smart electricity meter and an acquisition router are provided. Multiple Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses are allocated to the smart electricity meter; the smart electricity meter specifies the corresponding IPv6 address according to a type of information to initiate a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP) connection to the acquisition router; and the acquisition router searches for routing IPv6 addresses with same rules as rules of the IPv6 address according to the IPv6 address, and sends the information to destination addresses specified by the information through the routing IPv6 addresses. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372508 | TRANSIMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER-BASED REDUCTION OF HALL SENSOR PARASITIC IMPEDANCE - A first amplifier has an input to receive a Hall-signal output current from a first Hall element and has an output to output feedback current in response to the received Hall-signal output current. The Hall-signal output current is impeded by an impedance of the first Hall element. The feedback current is coupled to counterpoise the Hall-signal output current at the input, and a voltage at the output is an amplified Hall output signal. A second amplifier generates a high-frequency portion output signal in response to a difference between the amplified Hall output signal and a Hall-signal output signal from a second Hall element. A filter reduces high-frequency content of the high-frequency portion output signal and generates an offset correction signal. A third amplifier generates a corrected Hall signal in response to a difference between the amplified Hall output signal and the offset correction signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372509 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTOR - A rotation angle detector includes a magnet arranged to rotate, and a magnetic detection circuit provided with a first pair of magnetic detection elements arranged to be in combination sensitive to a first magnetic field in circumferential direction to the first surface and to a second magnetic field in normal direction to the first surface and arranged away from the rotation axis, and configured to detect magnetic flux of the magnet. A second pair of magnetic detection elements are arranged to be in combination sensitive to the first magnetic field in circumferential direction to the first surface and to the second magnetic field in normal direction to the first surface. A signal processing unit is configured to output a signal representative of a rotation angle of the magnet based on outputs of the first and second pair of magnetic detection elements. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372510 | MAGNETIC REVOLUTION COUNTER AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBERS OF REVOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE DETERMINED BY MEANS OF SAID REVOLUTION COUNTER - A magnetic revolution counter, and method for determining a predefinable number n of revolutions to be determined of a rotating magnetic field, generated by a magnetic system includes a revolution sensor, which includes magnetic domain wall conductors composed of open spirals or closed, multiply-wound loops, which are formed by a GMR layer stack or a soft magnetic layer comprising locally present TMR layer stacks and in which magnetic 180° domain walls can be introduced and located by measuring the electrical resistance of predefinable spiral or loop sections, wherein a single domain wall is, or at least two magnetic domain walls are, introduced into the domain wall conductors such that the at least two domain walls are brought into a defined separation of greater than 360° with respect to one another, based on the change in location thereof from a first to a second position, with a rotation of the outer magnetic field by the angle of greater than 360°, and are permanently thus spaced apart from one another, and electrical contacts, which are disposed in a defined manner on the domain wall conductors, are provided. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372511 | TILTED SEGMENTED ANISOTROPIC MAGNETO-RESISTIVE ANGULAR SENSOR - An integrated AMR sensor includes a half bridge with two resistors, a Wheatstone bridge with four resistors, or a first Wheatstone bridge with four resistors in an orthogonal configuration, and a second Wheatstone bridge with four resistors in an orthogonal configuration, oriented at 45 degrees with respect to the first Wheatstone bridge. Each resistor includes first magnetoresistive segments with current flow directions oriented at a first tilt angle with respect to a reference direction of the resistor, and second magnetoresistive segments with current flow directions oriented at a second tilt angle with respect to the reference direction. The tilt angles are selected to advantageously cancel angular errors due to shape anisotropies of the magnetoresistive segments. In another implementation, the disclosed system/method include a method for identifying tilt angles which cancel angular errors due to shape anisotropies of the magnetoresistive segments. | 2018-12-27 |
20180372512 | SENSOR - A sensor including a circuit carrier, a number of measuring inductors on the circuit carrier, and a reference inductor that is coupled to the measuring inductors. | 2018-12-27 |