Abstract:
A circuit (100) is provided that is connectable between input lines (150, 152, 154) and output lines (160, 162). The circuit is comprised of a primary battery (103) and a hold-up battery (101). The hold-up battery is connected in parallel with the primary battery. The circuit is further comprised of an RC circuit (180) connected in parallel with the primary battery and is isolated from the hold-up battery by unidirectional current valves (108, 110). A comparator is provided with a first input (130) coupled to the RC circuit and a second input (132) coupled to a voltage reference. A switching device (104) is provided that is controlled by an output of the comparator. The switching device connects the hold-up battery to output lines in a first state and disconnects the hold-up battery from output lines in a second state. The unidirectional current valves prevent reverse leakage current from the hold-up battery from charging a capacitor during a discharge period of the RC circuit.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine mounting arrangement for attaching a gas turbine engine to a support structure, such as a pylon of an aircraft, comprises a main mounting member adapted to interconnect the engine with the pylon and transmit loads therebetween under normal engine operating conditions, and an auxiliary mounting member which is capable of interconnecting the engine with the pylon and transmitting loads therebetween in the event of failure of the main mounting member, the auxiliary mounting member being arranged to be substantially unloaded under normal engine operating conditions. The main mounting member includes a first primary load transmission means for transmitting vertical loads between the engine and the pylon and a second primary load transmission means for transmitting thrust and lateral loads between the engine and the pylon. The auxiliary mounting member includes a first secondary load transmission means for transmitting vertical loads between the engine and the pylon and a second secondary load transmission means for transmitting thrust and lateral loads between the engine and the pylon.
Abstract:
A method is provided for transmitting voice data in a secure communication system. The method includes: transmitting voice data using a plurality of data packets; embedding a cryptographic message indicator into each of the plurality of data packets; and correcting for bit errors in the cryptographic message indicator at a packet receiver using code-combining across two or more of the data packets.
Abstract:
A method is provided for protecting flash memory residing on a computing device. The method includes: receiving a data file having a digital signature at a main processor; forwarding the data file from the main processor to a secondary processor for signature validation; validating the digital signature associated with the data file at the secondary processor; enabling a write capability of a flash memory upon successful validation of the digital signature; and writing the data file to the flash memory.
Abstract:
Systems (200) and methods (100) for noise error amplitude reduction. The methods involve configuring a first microphone system (202) and a second microphone system (302) so that far field sound originating in a far field environment relative to the first and second microphone systems produces a difference in sound signal amplitude at the first and second microphone systems. The difference has a known range of values. The methods involve (128) dynamically identifying the far field sound based on the difference. The methods also involve (130, 132, 134) automatically reducing substantially to zero a gain applied to the far field sound responsive to the identifying step.
Abstract:
A method is provided for protecting flash memory residing on a computing device. The method includes: receiving a data file having a digital signature at a main processor; forwarding the data file from the main processor to a secondary processor for signature validation; validating the digital signature associated with the data file at the secondary processor; enabling a write capability of a flash memory upon successful validation of the digital signature; and writing the data file to the flash memory.
Abstract:
To avoid signal jamming, a method is provided for selecting a dwell channel on a receiver in a frequency hopping communication system. The method includes: measuring a noise level on channels over which a data signal is received at the receiver; selecting a dwell channel based on the estimated noise levels, where the dwell channel having the lowest noise level amongst a group of permissible channels over which to acquire a signal from a transmitter; and tuning the receiver to the selected dwell channel during a search state in which the receiver attempts to synchronize with a transmitter.
Abstract:
An improved method is provided for decoding data in a frequency hopping communications system. The method includes: monitoring transition points between data bits in a demodulated data stream, where the data bits are transmitted to a receiver over different transmission frequencies; determining a frequency over which data bits are transmitted to the receiver; determining a reliability metric for each frequency over which data bits were received, where the reliability metric is based on transition points of data bits transmitted over a given frequency; and performing a decoding operation using the reliability metric for each frequency over which data bits were received.