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An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

A near shore port security barrier for protecting a vessel docked at a port facility from an incoming waterborne craft which is being used to inflict damage on the vessel. The near shore port security barrier consist of a plurality of floating barrier modules connected to one another and placed adjacent the hull of the vessel the near shore port security barrier is designed to protect. A wire mesh barrier fence, which is positioned on the outer perimeter of each floating barrier module is also provided to protect the vessel.

A circuit is disclosed for determining which of a multiplicity of LED strings in an illumination system has a fault. A group of circuits determines the maximum, minimum, midpoint between maximum and minimum, and average voltage of the group of LED string voltages in use, and examines the statistical properties of the LED string voltages. Comparators are used to find the strings which have the highest and lowest operating voltages, and to compare the midpoint and average voltages to determine whether the highest or lowest voltage string is responsible for causing a fault in the illumination system operation. Memory means are used to keep the said determined string turned off to prevent faulty operation.

A practical technique for inducing and controlling the fusion of nuclei within a solid lattice. A reactor includes a loading source to provide the light nuclei which are to be fused, a lattice which can absorb the light nuclei, a source of phonon energy, and a control mechanism to start and stop stimulation of phonon energy and / or the loading of reactants. The lattice transmits phonon energy sufficient to affect electron-nucleus collapse. By controlling the stimulation of phonon energy and controlling the loading of light nuclei into the lattice, energy released by the fusion reactions is allowed to dissipate before it builds to the point that it causes destruction of the reaction lattice.

The invention discloses a concrete crack detector with a reinforcing bar as an electrode. A reinforcing bar emission electrode and a reinforcing bar receiving electrode are embedded in concrete, wherein the emission electrode is connected with an emission circuit through an emission cable; a signal transmitted by the emission circuit is sent out from the concrete through the emission electrode; the receiving electrode is connected with a receiving circuit through a receiving cable; and the receiving circuit is used for amplifying and filtering a signal received by the receiving electrode. An output signal of the emission circuit is connected to a control and computation module through an emission communication control interface, and two-way communication control is performed between the control and computation module and the emission circuit. An output signal of the receiving circuit is connected to the control and computation module through a receiving communication control interface, and two-way communication control is performed between the control and computation module and the receiving circuit. As the reinforcing bar is used as the electrode, the original construction features and stress features of the concrete do not change, a construction process and a construction method have no need to change, and the electrode and the concrete structure have the same service life. The concrete crack detector with the reinforcing bar as the electrode has the advantages of simplicity in design, convenience for construction, low cost and long service life.

A near shore port security barrier for protecting a vessel docked at a port facility from an incoming waterborne craft which is being used to inflict damage on the vessel. The near shore port security barrier consist of a plurality of floating barrier modules connected to one another and placed adjacent the hull of the vessel the near shore port security barrier is designed to protect. A wire mesh barrier fence, which is positioned on the outer perimeter of each floating barrier module is also provided to protect the vessel.

The invention relates to an informatization management system and method for gravel aggregate production, and belong to the field of automatic production control. The problems that an existing sandstone aggregate production enterprise lags in the production control technology and is high in production management cost are solved. The system provided by the invention comprises a gravel aggregate production and manufacturing execution system (01), a gravel aggregate production automatic control system (02), an industrial Ethernet network system (03), an industrial monitoring system (04), a dispatching and broadcasting system (05) and a production control center (06). According to the invention, by means of the system, the requirement for on-site workers is greatly reduced through centralizedcontrol and state monitoring; through the application of an automation, informatization and Internet of Things remote monitoring system, the system improves the management level and decision-making efficiency, and reduced the investment of production cost.

A snow-retaining device comprises a detachable upper member attached to a base anchor. The base anchor is adapted to be coupled to a roof. The upper member prevents snow from sliding off the roof during regular snow conditions. In order to prevent catastrophic damage to the roof, if a snow load on the roof exceeds a maximum threshold, the upper member detaches from the base anchor to allow some or all of the snow to slide off the roof. The device optionally integrates a snow melting device.

A semiconductor laser system includes a diode laser tile. The diode laser tile includes a mounting fixture having a first side and a second side opposing the first side and an array of semiconductor laser pumps coupled to the first side of the mounting fixture. The semiconductor laser system also includes an electrical pulse generator thermally coupled to the diode bar and a cooling member thermally coupled to the diode bar and the electrical pulse generator.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

A practical technique for inducing and controlling the fusion of nuclei within a solid lattice. A reactor includes a loading source to provide the light nuclei which are to be fused, a lattice which can absorb the light nuclei, a source of phonon energy, and a control mechanism to start and stop stimulation of phonon energy and / or the loading of reactants. The lattice transmits phonon energy sufficient to affect electron-nucleus collapse. By controlling the stimulation of phonon energy and controlling the loading of light nuclei into the lattice, energy released by the fusion reactions is allowed to dissipate before it builds to the point that it causes destruction of the reaction lattice.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a layered ceramic-based composite material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1, weighing EPTA, UDPA and n-octanol according to themass fraction, mixing, then putting the mixture into an ultrasonic disperser for ultrasonic dispersion, then taking out ball-milled ceramic slurry, placing on a 3D printer platform, rotating the 3D printer platform to turn the ceramic slurry to smooth slurry film after the ceramic slurry passes through a scraper, then curing, and repeating the step S3 until a needed ceramic blank is obtained; then performing vacuum degreasing and air degreasing, and finally sintering under atmospheric pressure to obtain the layered ceramic-based composite material. The preparation method has the advantages ofbeing simple in preparation process, controllable on technology, convenient to adjust a material system, capable of directly preparing the layered ceramic and gradient ceramic with a one-step methodand suitable for batch production. The preparation method is suitable for preparation of ceramic-based composite materials such as the existing nitride ceramic.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft.

The invention discloses a sea wave active plate dam power generation system. The active plate dam is composed of multiple switch blade plates and is suspended in near-shore wave to transversally intercept sea wave thrust, the whole active plate dam can be impacted by sea wave and can rotate, the blade plates of the plate dam which are suspended on sea surface can automatically open wide or can be automatically contracted and folded, so as to reduce a reacting force of wind power on the sea surface to rotation of the whole plate dam, each rotary shaft of the active plate dam is connected with multiple energy storage steel strips to store energy by virtue of a transmission gear, and the stored energy is sequentially transmitted and concentrated to the same rotary shaft, thus the rotary shaft which drives a generator has continuity and the generator is driven to generate electricity by virtue of a speed increaser. Compared with the prior art, the sea wave active plate dam power generation system disclosed by the invention has the advantages that a large-area active plate dam is used for transversally intercepting thrust of sea wave, 'positive displacement' of the traditional water blocking dam is replaced under the coordination function of a guide plate and a buffer and energy storage mechanism, 'instant capacity' of the original position of the sea is applied, damage of a violent typhoon can be prevented, the sea wave active plate dam power generation system has a simple structure and high efficiency, and high-power clean energy is realized.

A current limiter circuit for limiting current in an electrical circuit element such as the magneto-resistive portion of a read head forming a portion of a hard disk drive and including: a first circuit connected to one end of the circuit element for applying a bias current of a desired value to the circuit element in response to the value to an input signal; a second circuit connected to the other end of the circuit element for setting the amplitude of the voltage signal generated across the circuit element in response to the bias current; and a third electrical circuit connected to both the first and second circuits for limiting the value of bias current to a predetermined level for an abnormal event such as a current surge, a short circuit, or any other type of undesired current operating condition.

A semiconductor laser system includes a diode laser tile. The diode laser tile includes a mounting fixture having a first side and a second side opposing the first side and an array of semiconductor laser pumps coupled to the first side of the mounting fixture. The semiconductor laser system also includes an electrical pulse generator thermally coupled to the diode bar and a cooling member thermally coupled to the diode bar and the electrical pulse generator.

An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so that on rough landings of the aircraft on a ship deck, the apparatus will collapse in a controlled manner to avoid any damage to ammunition and / or fuel storage areas of the aircraft. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a plurality of support struts that each include an eccentric bushing. A locking pin can be used to selectively position the eccentric position to adjust the overall length of its associated strut.

The invention discloses a sea-wave movable plate dam power generation system. A movable plate dam which consists of a plurality of switching page plates is suspended in seawater to transversely intercept a sea-wave thrust; the whole movable plate dam can be impacted to rotate by sea waves, further, plate dam page plates suspended on the sea surface automatically open or contract to fold up, so that a reaction force which influences on the rotation of the whole plate dam caused by wind forces is not generated; rotating shafts of the movable plate dam are connected with a plurality of energy-storage steel strips through a transmission gear so as to store energy; the stored energies are sequentially and continuously transmitted to the same rotating shaft which drives a generator to rotate one by one, so that the rotating shaft which drives the generator is driven to continuously rotate; and then the generator is driven to generate electricity through a speed-change mechanism. Compared with the prior art, the movable plate dam with a large area is adopted to transversely intercept the sea-wave thrust, the contradiction between the thrust transversely intercepted by the movable plate dam and the reaction force generated by the wind forces on the sea surface is overcome, the power from the eternal sea waves in the nature is efficiently conducted to drive the generator to generate electricity, and thus, the sea-wave movable plate dam power generation system has an excellent environment-protection power generation effect with simple structure, high benefit, high power and zero emission.

The present invention discloses a clutch assembly which is comprised of (1) a cam plate which includes cams which are spaced about a central axis; (2) a rocker plate which includes at least one pocket, wherein the pocket includes a first rocker plate engagement surface and a second rocker plate engagement surface; and (3) at least one rocker which is pivotally situated within the pocket of the rocker plate, (4) a first solenoid, and (5) a second solenoid, wherein the solenoids can be activated or deactivated to allow for the clutch to be in a neutral position (to allow for free rotation in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions), to prevent rotation in a clockwise direction while allowing for free rotation in a counterclockwise direction, or to prevent rotation in a counterclockwise direction while allowing for free rotation in a clockwise direction.

A foundation system includes a security boot selectively coupled to a pier having a notched upper end. The security boot includes first, second, and third portions complementary to the pier upper end. The security boot third portion includes a configuration complementary to a foundation sill plate and is selectively coupled thereto. The foundation system includes a sleeve configured to be received on a pier, the security boot configured to surround the sleeve and be slidable therealong. The system includes at least one lifting device having a base member and rod configured to engage the sill plate and is movable between a retracted configuration not urging movement of the sill plate and an extended configuration urging the sill plate upwardly. In a method of using the foundation system, the lifting devices may be actuated to lift an entire foundation upwardly from the piers, the security sliding upwardly along an associated sleeve.

The invention discloses a structure for reinforcing a composite with metal meshes. The structure comprises two composite layers, one or more metal meshes and multiple fibrous bodies, wherein the metal meshes and the fibrous bodies are located between the two composite layers. The metal meshes which are high in strength and high in impact energy absorption capacity are added to a fibrous composite component such as a fork or a frame or a seat post of a bicycle, the metal meshes and the composite is integrally formed, and the intra-penetrating network structure which adhere easily is formed through hole meshes of the metal meshes; by means of the strength and toughness of a metal mesh material, brittle fracture of the composite is prevented, the strength and impact resistance of the component are reinforced, the structure has the advantage of being capable of conducting early warning, catastrophic failure of the component is avoided, and life safety of a rider is guaranteed.

The invention relates to multistage turbines rotors comprising first, middle and last discs, which are connected through the spherical washer and elastic element tightened with the shaft by the central clamping bolt. The elastic member is inserted into the Z-shaped front flange of the first disc at its outer surface and brought into contact with the end surface; the inner surface is mounted on thetension bolt; the front flange abutting the first disc is circumferentially fixed with an axial pin; an L-shaped annular flange is manufactured which comprises a tension bolt retainer circumferentially mounted thereon; at the same time, the surface of the elastic member adjacent to the first disk hub is made flat. According to the embodiment of hte invention and the known characteristics of the invention, the reliability of the multi-stage turbine rotor of the gas turbine engine is thus improved by preventing the elastic member from contacting the disk hub and web during operation of the rotor assembly within the gas powered turbine.

A corrosion resistant termination connector for connecting to a steel wire rope and a modular fitting for use on a magnetic influence minesweeping cable is provided. The connector body is made of a high strength composite material, and has a common channel. The body has three sections: A ribbed annular stem, an abutment band with uniform edges for forming sealing occlusions, and an externally threaded spelter socket with a conical channel. Strands of the wire rope are splayed and adhesively joined with a mixture of thermosetting resins forming a conical wedge that secures the rope within the conical channel. The modular fitting is screwed on the elongate socket section, and includes a pin with a thimble. A molded insular cover seals the steel wire rope and the ribbed stem.