343 results about "Vertical path" patented technology

Pilot error is reduced and auto pilot operation is improved by the addition of capture information to the information provided on a cockpit display. The capture information, such as, for example, capture start point, last point to initiate capture, trajectory during capture, and capture overshoot region provide information to the pilot regarding the correct initiation of capture. Pilots are therefore better able to evaluate the ongoing performance of the automation or auto pilot systems and to trust that the auto pilot is functioning as desired. Furthermore, the pilot operating the aircraft in manual mode receives guidance based on this information to better know when to initiate capture of the assigned altitude or vertical path.

An in-the-wheel suspension system including a drive mechanism for coupling the rotational motion of a wheel rim to the drive shaft of an electric motor and for supporting the wheel rim with respect to the vehicle chassis using one or more springs and dampers. In a hubless version, a spring member supports extend between a frame member attached to the chassis and a bearing member that engages with the rim. In a version used with a wheel hub, the hub is supported by an axle and the spring member supports the axle in movable relation to the frame member. A pivoting support arm that is attached to the axel and pivots about a pivot point attached to the frame member at a location spaced from the wheel axis may be used to support the hub. A Peaucellier linkage may be used to support the axle for movement along a straight line vertical path, the linkage being attached to the frame member at two fixed pivot points. The wheel suspension units perform all the traditional drivetrain functions independently and can be attached to the chassis in a manner that allows for easy removal.

The invention relates to a design method for the formation configuration of distributed satellites with synthetic aperture radars (SAR). The method comprises the following five operation steps: step 1: designing the formation configuration of the distributed satellites and conforming fly-by path equations; step 2: confirming an optimal base line length range of the distributed satellites in start time; step 3: confirming an optimal base line sequence of the distributed satellites in start time; step 4: confirming track parameters of the formed satellites forming a concentric circle configuration; and step 5: calculating effective base lines and vertical path base lines in a track period. The invention provides the concentric circle formation configuration, uses the optimal base line combined constraint conditions of multi-base line interference SARs as design input parameters and designs a control law of radar antenna visual angles to realize that a distributed satellite SAR system can satisfy the design requirements of the optimal base line combined constraint conditions in any time in a track operation period and a basis is provided for the distributed satellite SAR system to obtain high-precision DEM products by a multi-base line interference SAR treatment method.

A well borehole is prevented from deviating from its intended vertical path as it is being drilled by use of a sub assembly which is eccentrically weighted with respect to its axis of rotation. Such a sub assembly can comprise a straight tubular member weight relieved along one side by, for example, forming a cavity within the heavy walls of the tubular member along the side of the collar. Thus, the eccentric weight is imposed upon the drill bit without providing any protrusions or elbows which are designed to bear on the wall of the borehole. Additionally, as the cavity is contained within the heavy walls of the tubular member, drilling fluids containing various debris cannot inhabit the cavity, thus maintaining a constant eccentric weight upon the drill bit.

An in-the-wheel suspension system including a drive mechanism for coupling the rotational motion of a wheel rim to the drive shaft of an electric motor and for supporting the wheel rim with respect to the vehicle chassis using one or more springs and dampers. In a hubless version, a spring member supports extend between a frame member attached to the chassis and a bearing member that engages with the rim. In a version used with a wheel hub, the hub is supported by an axle and the spring member supports the axle in movable relation to the frame member. A pivoting support arm that is attached to the axel and pivots about a pivot point attached to the frame member at a location spaced from the wheel axis may be used to support the hub. A Peaucellier linkage may be used to support the axle for movement along a straight line vertical path, the linkage being attached to the frame member at two fixed pivot points. The wheel suspension units perform all the traditional drivetrain functions independently and can be attached to the chassis in a manner that allows for easy removal.

A method and system for assessing vehicle paths in a road environment including a vehicle and external objects includes: determining a position and a dynamic state of the host vehicle and of each of the external objects; generating a plurality of paths that may be followed by the vehicle as it moves toward the external objects; and evaluating a cost associated with each of the paths, the cost based on a lateral acceleration experienced by the vehicle. Each path is made up of path segments, including: an initial path segment corresponding to the vehicle continuing along a selected route without consideration of the external objects, and a maneuver pair for each external object, each maneuver pair including a path segment passing to the left of the external object and a path segment passing to the right of the external object.

A gaming machine includes a vertically translating currency acceptor. The currency acceptor may be moved from a first, lowered position to a second, raised position along a substantially vertical path. The lowered position may comprise a use position where an acceptor slot of the currency acceptor is positioned for player input of currency but service access to the currency acceptor is limited. The raised position may comprise a service position where the acceptor is readily accessible for service.

A power generating turbine is disclosed having a vertical axis, a generator connected to the vertical axis, and coupled blades connected to the vertical axis. The coupled blades are a horizontal axis; one or more blades, comprising a first set of blades, attached near one end of the horizontal axis; and one or more blades, comprising a second set of blades, attached near the opposing end of the horizontal axis wherein the broad sides of the second set of blades are orthogonal to the broad sides of the first set of blades, the broad sides of the blades are parallel to the horizontal axis, and the blades pivot on a vertical path. The middle portion of the horizontal axis is pivotably connected to the vertical axis. Solar cells can be attached to various parts of a turbine for generating power.

This method makes it possible to plot, from a terrain elevation database, a map of the distances of the points accessible to a moving object subject to constraints (inaccessible reliefs, unnegotiable obstacles, weather disturbances, path with an imposed vertical profile, etc.), the distances being measured only along paths that are practical for the moving object. It employs a chamfer distance transform applied to the image consisting of the projection on the horizontal plane of a 3D representation of the flying space of the moving object, which is likened to a mesh of elementary cubes associated with specific negotiation danger levels. It lists the typical paths without exceeding an acceptable danger threshold, going from a target point, the distance of which is to be estimated, to a source point, the origin of the distance measurements, and likens the distance of the target point to the length of the shortest practicable path or paths.

A cargo rack utilizing a structural beam in the form of three embodiments, two of the embodiments comprising a rib, one of which includes a recessed flange and a horizontal return flange, the other includes a standard angled flange and an angled return flange, the third embodiment includes a recessed flange and a horizontal return flange, structural beams used in a framework comprising a plurality of vertical posts containing key shaped apertures and a plurality of horizontal shelving members, structural beams contain nubs enabling structural beams to connect to vertical posts via key shaped apertures thereby enabling horizontal shelving members to be associated with structural beams and vertical posts, various attachments may be added to cargo rack when recessed structural beams are used via a slight clearance that is formed between the recessed edge and a slight taper on horizontal shelving member sides.

Technology is provided that can compute a center of gravity pathway for a robot in which the ZMP matches the target ZMP, even if the robot is caused to perform a crouching movement during a single leg ground phase. The robot of the present invention is a legged robot that moves the center of gravity in the vertical direction when one leg link is grounded by changing joint angles, and comprises means for generating the vertical pathway of the center of gravity, means for computing the horizontal pathway of the center of gravity, based upon the generated vertical pathway of the center of gravity, a tridiagonal equation which is a discretization of a ZMP equation, a target ZMP, and horizontal speeds of the center of gravity at the beginning and the completion of the vertical pathway, means for computing chronological data of target values of the joint angles, based upon the generated vertical pathway and the computed horizontal pathway of the center of gravity, and means for rotating the joints based upon the computed chronological data of the target values of the joint angles.

A method and device for generating an optimum vertical path intended to be followed by an aircraft. The device comprises at least one database relating to fixed and moving obstacles, a data entering unit, a data processing unit implementing iterative processing to generate an optimum vertical path between an initial state and a final state as a function of flight strategies, that optimum vertical path being generated in such a manner as to be free of any collision with surrounding obstacles and to conform to energy constraints, and a data transmission link for transmitting that optimum vertical path to at least one user system.

Providing a power supply apparatus for a sliding structure, which can be arranged in a small space in the sliding structure, the power supply apparatus includes a wiring harness having a vertical path portion; a harness fixing member for fixing one end of the vertical path portion of the wiring harness on the sliding structure; a fixed base fixed on the sliding structure for holding the other end of the vertical path portion; and a swing member mounted on the fixed base to swing freely in a horizontal plane for allowing the vertical path portion to be twisted along a circumferential direction of itself and leading a part of the wiring harness continued to the vertical path portion toward a fixed structure. Instead of the fixed base, a movable base 5′, and a guide rail to be engaged with the movable base can be applied.

A motor driven storage unit is configured to bring individual shelves to a standard handicapped accessible height for viewing and selection of product on shelves. The shelves are controllable and move in a continuous path that has both a front vertical path and a rear vertical path. Stationary guide tracks and complimentary tracking elements connected to the shelves are used to keep shelves stable. A connecting lever is used to attach the shelves to the chain or other transport means and along with the tracking system ensures that fill storage utilization of the shelves and the space between them can occur.

Methods, devices and systems are provided that display images in a manner that provides for effective space management. At least one item is horizontally displayed in a first display area. Upon selection by a user of at least one item from the first display area, an indication of the at least one item is vertically displayed in a second display area.

The invention relates to the technical field of agricultural intelligent equipment and discloses a pneumatic buffering transplanting and positioning mechanism for flower seedlings. The mechanism comprises parallely arranged gantry supports; a horizontal guide rail is arranged on each support crossbeam; two symmetric idle pulley fixing plates are mounted through horizontal slide blocks, and the inner side of each idle pulley fixing plate is connected with the vertical guide rail of each vertical plate through a vertical slide block; the lower part of the inner side of the vertical plate is connected with a crossbeam used for installation of a clamping paw; a synchronous draw gear composed of motors, synchronous belts, synchronous pulleys, synchronous wheel shafts, idle pulleys and tensioning wheels drives the vertical plates to horizontally move along the horizontal guide rails and vertically move along the vertical guide rails so as to drive the clamping paw mounted on the crossbeam to move, so positioning in the process of transplanting of seedlings is realized; the positioning mechanism has a compact structure and moves smoothly; furthermore, buffering air cylinders are arranged between the vertical plates and the idle pulley fixing plates, and through the buffering air cylinders, self-weight load of the vertical plates is offset, inertial impact is buffered, and driving load of the motors is reduced.

A shelving system includes a plurality of vertical posts and horizontal traverses. The horizontal traverses are coupled to the vertical posts by means of a bifurcated collar that are placed on each vertical post. Each horizontal traverse includes an end piece which is configured to couple to both halves of the bifurcated collar. Each half of the bifurcated collar comprises a wedge shaped design such that when a load is placed on the traverse, forces are applied to the bifurcated collar that squeezes each half of the collar together more tightly around the vertical post. The traverses may be coupled to one or both sides of the vertical post to allow the shelving system to be extended as far as the user desires in any lateral direction. The shelving system may also be extended in a perpendicular or other angular direction by means of a wedge shaped corner connector.

A deck table is provided that includes a table section and a clamping mechanism that are attachable to a number of vertical posts in order to position the support surface on the posts in a horizontal position. The table section includes support surface and a bottom support that can be positioned against the posts and engaged by the clamping mechanism that extends between the posts. The clamping mechanism is rotatably attached to the table section and can be releasably engaged with the vertical posts to enable the table to be readily repositioned and / or removed from the posts, as desired, without disassembly of the component parts of the table.

A lift assembly system and method can include a substantially rectangular tube, a motor operably connected to first and second traction drives and a rotatable drum and structurally connected to one end of the tube, a head block fixed to the opposite end of the tube, and a plurality of loft blocks positionable at an infinite number of locations within the tube. An elongate member attached on one end to the drum can be routed through a generally horizontal path from the drum to the first and second traction drives, the head block, and the loft blocks, and then through a generally vertical path from the loft block to an attached article. The elongate member can be wound about the drum to raise the article, and unwound from the drum to lower the article. The system can further include a load-side braking mechanism. The tube can include a compressible material adapted to absorb at least a portion of a horizontal load placed on the lift system.

The invention provides a pulse infrared differential absorption laser radar system for detecting a carbon dioxide concentration profile, which comprises a laser emitting subsystem, an optical receiving subsystem and a data acquisition processing subsystem, wherein the laser emitting system comprises a seed laser, an Nd: YAG laser, a dye laser, a first reflecting mirror, a first half-reflecting half lens, a second half-reflecting half lens, a frequency doubling crystal, a difference frequency crystal, a first spectroscope and a wavelength control unit. The system can not only detect column concentration of atmospheric CO2, but also can obtain CO2 concentration profile distribution on a vertical path, particularly atmospheric CO2 concentration information near a boundary layer, and has important significance for carbon cycle research. The system has the advantages of low technical requirements, high stability, high detection precision and easy popularization, and is an important means for achieving atmospheric CO2 concentration profile measurement.

A tunnel path of the tunnel FET at a source-gate overlap portion is divided into a vertical path vertical to the source-gate overlap portion and a horizontal path extending to a drain in a horizontal direction along a channel interface. A tunnel distance computation section obtains a tunnel distance for each position of a nonlocal electric field band-to-band tunnel, using first and second bends of the mid-gap potential, which are previously stored approximate functions of the mid-gap potential on the vertical and horizontal paths, respectively. A carrier generation rate computation section computes a carrier generation rate due to band-to-band tunneling, based on the tunnel distance at each position of the nonlocal electric field band-to-band tunnel and a band gap.

A food slicer includes a lower container for holding sliced food items and one or more blades at the top. A pushing element is secured within a housing, with the housing being configured to slide vertically with respect to the container. A pair of pillars and a pair of guides form a path such that the pushing element follows a generally straight and vertical path as it moves downward toward the blades.

A system is described for monitoring an environmental parameter in a closed server cabinet. The monitoring system includes a cabinet sensor probe (CSP) that includes a sensor assembly and a vertical linear actuator. The sensor assembly includes at least three environmental parameter sensors, wherein each one of the environmental parameter sensors is configured to at least render a signal representative of a sensed temperature. The sensor assembly also includes a sensor carriage configured to hold the at least three environmental parameter sensors at particular horizontally distinct positions such that each one of the at least three environmental parameter sensors occupies a position horizontally displaced from each of the other ones of the at least three environmental parameter sensors. The CSP further includes a vertical linear actuator that is configured to move the sensor assembly along a linear vertical path between a top and bottom of a door of the closed server cabinet.