772 results about "Outer space" patented technology

A reaction chamber apparatus includes a vertically movable heater-susceptor with an attached annular attached flow ring that performs as a gas conduit. The outlet port of the flow ring extends below the bottom of a wafer transport slot valve when the susceptor is in its process (higher) position, while the gas conduit formed by the flow ring has an external surface at its edge that isolates the outer space of the reactor above the wafer from the confined reaction space. In some cases, the outer edge of the gas conduit is in proximity to a ring attached to the reactor lid and, together, the ring and conduit act as a tongue-in-groove (TIG) configuration. In some cases, the TIG design may have a staircase contour, thereby limiting diffusion-backflow of downstream gases to the outer space of the reactor.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a rigid spacecraft for target attitude tracking, and belongs to the technical field of the high-precision and high-stability attitude tracking control of spacecrafts. The method solves the problem that when the attitude tracking spacecraft runs in a low orbit in outer space, the conventional control method cannot eliminate the inherent flutter of a sliding mode variable structure. The method comprises the following steps: 1, establishing a kinetic model and a kinematic model of the rigid spacecraft; 2, setting an attitude tracking error and anexpected attitude parameter of the rigid spacecraft, and combining the attitude tracking error and the expectation attitude parameter with the kinetic model and the kinematic model to establish a mathematical model for the attitude tracking; 3, adopting a control algorithm of a sliding mode variable structure controller to adjust a control law of the mathematical model which is established in thestep 2 and is used for the attitude tracking, and simultaneously combining an observation result of a disturbance observer to modify the control law; and 4, controlling the rigid spacecraft by using the modified control law obtained in the step 3 to realize the attitude tracking. The method is suitable for the attitude tracking of targets running in the outer space.

Object: To prevent the lubricant that fills a bearing from leaking out, and prevent air bubbles from infiltrating the bearing, even if the open end of a bearing should be blocked off by a finger or the like in the course of assembling a hydrodynamic bearing device, etc.

Means for Solution: A hydrodynamic bearing device 4 comprises a shaft 41, a second thrust flange 41c, a sleeve 42, a radial bearing 71, and a thrust bearing 73. The second thrust flange 41c is fixed near one end of the shaft 41. A third cylindrical protrusion 42e that protrudes farther in the axial direction than the second thrust flange is fixed to or integrally machined at one end of the sleeve 42. A notch 50 that communicates between a radial inner space and a radial outer space separated by the third cylindrical protrusion 42e is provided to the third cylindrical protrusion 42e.

An illuminating device includes a tubular light guide, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a base. The tubular light guide has a light input edge and an inner space. The light-emitting devices are distributed at the light input edge to provide lights into the tubular light guide. The base supports the light-emitting devices and the tubular light guide. The base also has an electronic circuit to provide power to the light-emitting devices. The base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

A light weight photovoltaic device for use in stratospheric and outer space applications. The device includes a protective surface coating on the light incident side thereof. The protective coating does not deleteriously affect the photovoltaic properties of the solar cell, is formed of a material which protects said solar cell from the harsh conditions in the stratospheric or outer space environment in which the photovoltaic device is adapted to be used; and remains substantially unchanged when exposed to the harsh conditions in the stratosphere or outer space. The protective coating is preferably made of a spray coated silicone based material and is between 0.01 and 2 mil thick.

The present invention provides a method for constructing a chair-type, self-supported earth retaining wall used for retaining external forces such as earth pressure prior to an excavation. The method of the present invention forms a first column of piles having a plurality of piles arranged along the circumference of the region to be excavated. Subsequently, the method comprises forming a second column of piles having a plurality of piles by consecutively perforating a plurality of holes by a predetermined spacing at predetermined positions outwardly from the first column of piles, along the circumference of the region to be excavated, inserting H-beams into the respective holes, filling left and right spaces of the webs of the H-beams with soil, and filling the outer spaces of the flanges of the H-beams with a flowable stiffening material. The method subsequently comprises interconnecting the first column of piles and the second column of piles by a connection member. The first column of piles and the second column of piles are formed along the circumference of the region to be excavated, with an outward spacing, and connected to each other by the connection member.

The present invention provides a method for constructing a chair-type, self-supported earth retaining wall used for supporting external forces such as earth pressure prior to an excavation. The method of the present invention comprises forming a first pile array 20 having a plurality of piles 22 arranged along a circumference of an region to be excavated. Subsequently, the method comprises forming a second pile array 30 having a plurality of piles arranged along a circumference of the to-be-excavated region by consecutively drilling a plurality of boreholes 31 at predetermined intervals at predetermined positions outwardly spaced apart from the first pile array, inserting H-beams into the respective boreholes, filling left and right spaces of webs 34 of the H-beams 32 with soil 40, and filling the outer spaces of flanges 36 of the H-beams with a flowable hardening material 50.

The method subsequently comprises fixedly interconnecting the first pile array and the second pile array using a connection member. The first pile array and the second pile array are formed in such a fashion as to be outwardly spaced apart from each other along the circumferences of the to-be-excavated region, and are connected to each other by the connection member to construct an underground earth retaining wall.

A vehicle door system includes a door inner panel interconnected to a door outer panel to form an outer space therebetween. The inner panel includes a sealed through-hole interconnecting the outer space with an inner space situated on an opposite (inner) side of the inner panel. A door lock device is disposed in the inner space and is operable to open and close the door. A door outside handle is attached to the door outer panel and is operatively connected to the door lock device by a connecting structure which extends through the through-hole. A hood element is secured to the inner panel and situated in the outer space for covering the through-hole to prevent moisture and other external substances from reaching the through-hole.

The invention relates to a highly dense alkali-activated coating material which is used for repairing and protecting underground spaces and outer spaces of buildings, particularly surface repairing and protection of exterior walls, basements, water conservancy projects, tunnels, bridges, roads, yards and water pools, and belongs to the field of building materials. The highly dense alkali-activated coating material specifically comprises the following components in parts by weight: 2-80 parts of an alkali-activator, 20-120 parts of a gelatinized base material, 2-250 parts of sheet aggregates, 0-20 parts of a water repellent, 0-20 parts of a colorant, 0-80 pars of an expanding agent, 0-200 parts of filler and 0-50 parts of auxiliaries.

The present invention provides a hydrogen storage system using a metal hydride (MH), which can increase volumetric storage density of hydrogen and total hydrogen storage capacity and improve system packaging.

For this purpose, the present invention provides a hydrogen storage system for a fuel cell vehicle, the hydrogen storage system including: an outer space filled with a first storage alloy powder that is able to release hydrogen at a high temperature; an inner space filled with a second storage alloy powder that is able to release hydrogen only with heat generated from a fuel cell stack; a metal filter disposed between the outer and inner spaces so as to divide the outer and inner spaces; a second heat exchange tube provided between the fuel cell stack and a radiator to constitute a cooling loop and arranged along a longitudinal direction of the inner space; and an independent heat exchange loop independently connected to the outer space for the hydrogen release of the first storage alloy powder.

Abstract of Disclosure A system, method, and apparatus for remote sensing is disclosed. The system method, and apparatus can capture raw image data from outer space at a first resolution and provide multiple resolution images from this raw image data without requiring multiple-resolution image data to be captured. The raw image data is utilized to provide both a high resolution image directly from the data and also aggregates the raw image data to provide a lower resolution image. The system, method, and apparatus can further utilize a red edge band of the near infrared band for remote sensing.

WEIGHNTEL is a weighing device, a scale that is capable of automatic instantaneous wireless transmission of recorded weights that are packaged or associated with other data as identification, date, and time. This is wireless transmission of a recorded weight and other business related data, of objects including living beings, to any location on earth or in outer space. Using existing technology a scale can be manufactured to accomplish electronic transmission of weights after recording them with account ID, date and time on a computer disc. Digital scales may be used and preferred over other traditional scales. Objects to be weighed vary from tiny objects such as jewelry, postal items, to human beings, pets and animals, cargo in seaports, airports, and rail stations or to be loaded on commercial or military trucks or other transportation vehicles. Weighing cargo in this innovative manner can help to safeguard against illegal interventions over time or space. Weighing human beings can help to generate a more accurate and meaningful weight record, or weight history from birth to end of life, or from any point of beginning to termination of the account. Adding a global locator feature could be of unimaginable security value especially if the devices are globally marketed. Adding a camera or video camera would perhaps be a luxury that increases the cost of production but also enhances security. Adding sensors such as a scanning device can help to pick a unit ID and include it with data to be transferred. The device could be programmed to make automatic corrections to weights that are influenced by geography in locations that alter the gravity effect. [e.g. a weight on earth is 6 times that on the moon]. Either the transmitter and receiver ends can be portable mobile or they can be stationary i.e. a scale can be small and portable or huge and fixed to a location. A receiver can be a portable hand held device, a telephone or a stationary computer or a laptop. Transmission is basically performed by an electronic transmission device in a manner similar to TCP/IP packet transmission or email transmission between two ends or computers. Wireless data transmission happens from scale to a location on the Internet, Intranet or any receiver device and vice versa using end to end wireless data transmission protocol. Every transmitting device within a scale is programmed for a specific goal that is defined by the type of business involved. Every receiver device and each software program is built for a specific goal that is defined by the type of business involved. At the receiver end transmitted data are automatically entered into the account ID file. Data are further processed to produce a graph or a table or both showing the details of the transaction and relation to prior transactions. A printable file shows weight progress from the date of subscription to the account to the date of the last transaction. With each transaction a new updated file is produced without deleting previous records.

Disclosed is an Radio Frequency (RF) receiving system methodology, utilizing an Luneberg Lens having a spherically shaped outer surface and a semi-spherical shaped focal surface composed of near-equally spaced frequency-independent antenna elements disposed uniformly to cover the semi-spherical focal surface of the Luneberg Lens; and radio frequency (RF) power splitters and combiners for combining the RF energy received by the antenna elements; forming rows and columns; thereby reducing the number of required RF receiver channels for subsequent processing, where the maximum row/column and differential amplitude comparison is used for deriving volumetric direction finding (DF) of intercepted signals; as part of a robust signal detection and direction-finding (DF) system; for detecting and processing a plurality of signals emanating from surface and airborne platforms within the hemisphere, where each surface and airborne platform include transmitters for transmitting navigation, communication and radar signals.

The present invention relates to one kind of inflating expanded truss for outer space use. The inflating expanded truss includes at least three inflating expanded pipes and several thermosetting support rods. Each of the inflating expanded pipes consists of one inner lining layer and one outer thermosetting layer. Each of the thermosetting support rods is connected between two inflating expanded pipes. After being launched to preset space orbit, the inflating expanded pipes are inflated and the truss structure is expanded to fixed shape and hot cured via absorbing sun radiation, so as to obtain designed rigid truss. The present invention needs no outer space assembling and has the advantages of small folded volume, high expanding reliability, light weight, etc and thus wide aeronautic and astronautic application foreground.

The invention provides a semi-active six-degree-of-freedom simulation device, which aims to solve the problems of high manufacturing cost and low safety due to active control over the simulation of a six-degree-of-freedom floating state of a spacecraft under the outer space weightless condition and poor simulation effects and high resistance due to the adoption of a passive control mode. An air foot is connected with a lower connecting plate through a connecting rod; the lower connecting plate is connected with an upper connecting plate through a vertical column; the two ends of a feed rod are connected with the lower connecting plate and the upper connecting plate respectively; a first end of a screw rod is connected with the lower connecting plate; a second end of the screw rod penetrates through the upper connecting plate to be driven by a motor; the screw rod is connected with a sliding block through a nut; the feed rod is connected with the sliding block through a sliding sleeve; the sliding block is connected with pitching shafts on the two sides through a force sensor; a pitching frame is arranged on the pitching shafts through a second bearing; the nut is used for fixing the bearing; and a mounting plate is arranged on the pitching frame through a first bearing. The device has the advantages of active simulation modes and passive simulation modes, and is a six-degree-of-freedom floating state simulation device which has low manufacturing cost and a good simulation effect and is safely used.

The invention discloses a spatial expandable ground plane device, comprising folding ring rods, ring rod connecting joints, folding rib rods, rib rod connecting joints, ring-rib connecting joints and rib frame connecting joints. The folding ring rods and the folding rib rods can be expanded from a vertical furled state to a horizontal working state through the ring rod connecting joints and the rib rod connecting joints. The ring-rib connecting joints and the rib frame connecting joints connect a ring structure with a rib structure to become a furled/expanded integral structure. A wire mesh or an aluminum-plated thin film is bound with the integral structure, so as to form the spatial expandable ground plane device. In a bound furled state, torsion springs in the ring rod connecting joints and the rib rod connecting joints store elastic potential energy; after binding is removed, the elastic potential energy of the torsion springs is transformed into driving energy so as to drive the ring rods and the rib rods to be expanded and locked automatically. The device has excellent comprehensive performance indexes of low surface density, high configuration precision and high ingathering rate, which can be used as an expandable support device in outer space or on ground.

The invention discloses a spatial day-and-night temperature difference generating device and method and belongs to the technical field of spatial thermal power generation. The spatial day-and-night temperature difference generating device is composed of a heat storage system, a generation system and a cold storage system sequentially. The spatial day-and-night temperature difference generating method is as follows: the day-and-night temperature difference generating device is placed in an atmospheric outer space or on the lunar surface; a heat accumulator can simultaneously absorb and release heats and a regenerator only absorbs the heats under the illumination; and the heat accumulator only releases the heats and the regenerator can simultaneously absorb and release the heats without illumination, thus the generation system can realize the uninterrupted work. The device and method provided by the invention have the beneficial effects that two energy storage devices (one device is equipped with heat storage materials and the other device is equipped with cold storage materials) can be used for converting the temperature difference at different time in the outer space into the temperature difference at the same time to carry out heat exchange, thus the problem of the low generating efficiency of the existing spatial thermal generation system during the sunshine period can be solved, and the continuous and efficient power supply can be realized by virtue of alternative storage and release of the energy.

A plug-in sensor for measuring at least one property of a fluid medium, in particular for use in the coolant circuit of an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle. The plug-in sensor has at least one sensor for detecting the at least one property. Furthermore, the plug-in sensor has at least one sensor body having an external thread for threading the plug-in sensor into a threaded bore hole of a housing. Furthermore, the plug-in sensor includes a sealing surface for sealing an inner space of the housing against an outer space. The external thread has at least two threaded sections: a first threaded section including at least one continuous thread, and a second threaded section including at least one interrupted thread, at least one interruption of the at least one interrupted thread forming at least one blow-out groove.