Abstract:
Apparatus for monitoring dual channel equipment such as used in aircraft control systems, and including apparatus for implementing the monitoring without sacrificing channel isolation while distinguishing between actual system failures and apparent failures due to tolerance build-ups.
Abstract:
A wind vane drives a movable contact of a voltage divider comprised of a 360* potentiometer. The movable contact is connected into an electrical summing point in an electrical circuit which responds to a discontinuity in the potentiometer output to add or subtract a sufficient electrical quantity at the summing point to compensate for the discontinuity. In addition, at the end of the electrical range of the circuit an electrical quantity equivalent to a predetermined amount of vane rotation is added or subtracted from the summing point as required to reposition the electrical sum to a valve intermediate of its range.
Abstract:
The method of manufacturing a flexural pivot device comprising the sequential steps of forming a cylindrical housing, milling (such as by electrochemical or electrical discharge means) two diagonally-opposite arcuate annular spaces eccentric to the axis of the housing at each end of the housing thereby forming diametrically opposed and overlapping inwardly-projecting eccentric arcuate structure, forming a plurality of resilient members, assembling the resilient members within the housing and securing the resilient members thereto, and cutting a circumferential groove in the housing coincident with the overlapping arcuate structure so that limited relative rotation of one arcuate structure relative to the other may occur upon flexing of the resilient means.
Abstract:
A contact assembly for the plug and jack portion of a coaxial cable connector assembly. The contact assembly includes a plurality of members which are demountably secured together by a metal retention clip.
Abstract:
A system for displaying the level of a variable electrical signal is disclosed, in which the variable electrical signals are converted into digital form, which are in turn decoded and arranged to consecutively activate a vertical series of indicator elements up and down the series in response to increases and decreases respectively in the digital signal, and with any preceding activated element being deactivated so that only a single individual indicator element corresponding to each digital signal is activated. Accordingly, the rise and fall of the position of the activated indicator element indicates the level of the electrical signal. An arrangement is also disclosed for providing signal limit indication comprising means for comparing the digital signal corresponding to the variable electrical signal with preset digital limit signals which means drives a limit indicator element whenever the generated digital signal is outside the preset values.
Abstract:
In combination with head-up display apparatus for displaying aircraft navigational symbology to the pilot of the craft as a real world infinity overlay, means for displaying a three dimensional aircraft vertical path line appearing to the pilot to extend from a point just forward of the craft on out to infinity.
Abstract:
A system using inertial signals for controlling an aircraft to capture a radio beam. The system uses a shaped beam error signal and the inertial signals to provide a steering signal. The steering signal is filtered and the capture mode is engaged when the filtered signal has a polarity that causes the craft to fly parallel to the beam, whereupon the craft follows a path which is exponential with respect to the beam and symmetrical about beam center.
Abstract:
A collet construction is described for split sleeve, single angle, outside taper straight bore type collets which provides a more nearly uniform closing action over a range of bore diameters for collet sizes such that the gripping length is less than the full length of the collet. This construction involves locating both the front and rear sets of ties joining the slots within the gripping length of the collet as long as the flexibility requirements allow, and in situations in which such a configuration is impractical due to a resulting excessively stiff collet, a tapered relief on the collet O.D. is provided which creates an even closing rate despite the fact the ties are not all located within the collet gripping length.
Abstract:
A closed loop engine control system for internal combustion engines is described. The control system is responsive to signals indicative of the presence or absence of oxygen in the exhaust gas of the engine and is operative to generate an output signal for receipt by a fuel delivery controller which will cause that fuel delivery controller to increase fuel delivery in the presence of oxygen molecules in the exhaust gas and to decrease fuel delivery in the absence of oxygen molecules in the exhaust gas in order to maintain the fuel delivery at the predetermined, and preferably the stoichiometric, air/fuel ratio mixture point.
Abstract:
An exhaust gas recirculation flow control system for an internal combustion engine having valve means responsive to engine air flow and to recirculated exhaust gas flow and adapted to provide a scheduled flow control signal to an exhaust gas recirculation valve. Pressure responsive means are provided to sense engine air flow and recirculated exhaust gas flow so that these two variables may act singly or collectively through said valve means in order to provide exhaust gas recirculation to the engine''s intake manifold which begins smoothly and holds at a relatively constant or scheduled fraction of the engine air flow for maximum effectiveness and minimum loss in vehicle driveability. The exhaust gas recirculation control system inhibits exhaust gas recirculation until engine air flow has increased to some predetermined value and then passes exhaust gas to the intake manifold in a modifiable proportional relationship to the engine air flow. If the exhaust gas recirculation flow tends to become too high or too low a force unbalance created within the valve means closes or opens the exhaust gas recirculation valve an amount necessary to maintain a position such that the exhaust gas recirculation flow is controlled in an increasing relationship to the increasing engine air flow. As engine air flow continues to increase a point is reached in which a force unbalance is again created within the valve means causing the exhaust gas recirculation valve to completely inhibit recirculation of exhaust gas. A temperature responsive member may also be included being operative with the valve means in order to inhibit the flow of exhaust gas at a predetermined low ambient or engine compartment temperature.