公开(公告)号：US20230092602A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17947485

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Geoffrey Swain ,  Michael Harper ,  Melissa Tribou ,  Harrison Arthur Gardner ,  Caglar Erdogan

IPC: A46B9/02 ,  A46B13/00 ,  B08B1/00 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B63B59/08 ,  E02B17/00

Abstract: A rotating grooming brush comprising a brush hub having grooming elements and shroud elements, and method for grooming a surface having an unwanted material thereon. The elements extend from the brush hub and may be positioned near its outer periphery. The elements may be grooming elements forming an array and shroud elements forming a shroud array. A rigid or elastomeric shroud extending from the brush hub surface may optionally be included about the edge of the brush hub, to the outside of the grooming elements. Rotation of the grooming attachment brush causes a low pressure region to build in the central area of the brush. This low pressure region creates a resulting force that forcefully attracts the grooming attachment brush to the surface to be groomed. The resulting force is controlled by the diameter of the brush hub, arrangement, of the elements and the speed of rotation.

公开(公告)号：US11445809B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16361177

申请日：2019-03-21

Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Geoffrey Swain ,  Michael Harper ,  Melissa Tribou ,  Harrison Arthur Gardner ,  Caglar Erdogan

IPC: B63B59/00 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A46B13/00 ,  B08B1/00 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B63B59/08 ,  E02B17/00 ,  B63B59/06

Abstract: A rotating grooming brush comprising a brush hub having grooming elements and shroud elements, and method for grooming a surface having an unwanted material thereon. The elements extend from the brush hub and may be positioned near its outer periphery. The elements may be grooming elements forming an array and shroud elements forming a shroud array. A rigid or elastomeric shroud extending from the brush hub surface may optionally be included about the edge of the brush hub, to the outside of the grooming elements. Rotation of the grooming attachment brush causes a low pressure region to build in the central area of the brush. This low pressure region creates a resulting force that forcefully attracts the grooming attachment brush to the surface to be groomed. The resulting force is controlled by the diameter of the brush hub, arrangement, of the elements and the speed of rotation.

公开(公告)号：US11186304B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16027630

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES ,  FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Nenad Mijatovic ,  Adrian Manoj Peter ,  Kaylen Jamal Bryan ,  Charlie Jinshaw Tian ,  Christina Mariah Coley

IPC: G01R31/34 ,  B61L27/00 ,  E01B7/00 ,  E01B35/00 ,  B61L5/10 ,  G01R31/367 ,  G01R31/28 ,  B61L23/04

Abstract: Method for detecting rail switches degradation and failures, the method having the steps of applying a Discrete Wavelet Transform to stored measurement data relative to a switch move to be analysed and obtaining a feature vector associated with said switch move and including Discrete Wavelet Transform coefficients delivered by the applied Discrete Wavelet Transform; comparing the obtained feature vector with feature vectors associated with rail switch moves previously obtained and associating each to a respective health class among several given health classes; and determining a health class for the said switch move to be analyzed by selecting one of the health classes associated with the previously obtained feature vectors based upon the comparison step.

公开(公告)号：US10862918B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15958359

申请日：2018-04-20

Applicant: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. ,  Florida Institute of Technology

Inventor： Brett Benyo ,  Michael Atighetchi ,  Fusun Yaman ,  Marco M. Carvalho ,  Thomas C. Eskridge

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G06N3/12 ,  G06F21/55 ,  G06F21/57 ,  H04W12/12

Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.

公开(公告)号：US20200011015A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16027630

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES ,  FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Nenad MIJATOVIC ,  Adrian Manoj PETER ,  Kaylen Jamal BRYAN ,  Charlie Jinshaw TIAN ,  Christina Mariah COLEY

IPC: E01B35/00 ,  E01B7/00

Abstract: Method for detecting rail switches degradation and failures, the method having the steps of applying a Discrete Wavelet Transform to stored measurement data relative to a switch move to be analysed and obtaining a feature vector associated with said switch move and including Discrete Wavelet Transform coefficients delivered by the applied Discrete Wavelet Transform; comparing the obtained feature vector with feature vectors associated with rail switch moves previously obtained and associating each to a respective health class among several given health classes; and determining a health class for the said switch move to be analyzed by selecting one of the health classes associated with the previously obtained feature vectors based upon the comparison step.

公开(公告)号：US20180309779A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15958359

申请日：2018-04-20

Applicant: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. ,  Florida Institute of Technology

Inventor： Brett Benyo ,  Michael Atighetchi ,  Fusun Yaman ,  Marco M. Carvalho ,  Thomas C. Eskridge

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G06N3/12

CPC classification number: H04L63/1433 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G06N3/126 ,  H04L63/1416 ,  H04L63/1441 ,  H04L63/20

Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.

公开(公告)号：US09515729B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US14700012

申请日：2015-04-29

Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Syed H. Murshid ,  Michael F. Finch

IPC: H04J14/08 ,  H04B10/112 ,  H04B10/11

CPC classification number: H04B10/1121 ,  H04B10/11

Abstract: A free space optical receiver comprising a photodetector and a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle comprises a plurality of optical fibers splayed apart at one of their ends to receive free space optical energy from multiple directions. The splayed apart ends of the plurality of optical fibers may create a hemispherical shape. Each of the plurality of optical fibers has an acceptance cone for which it couples optical energy into the splayed end of the optical fiber. The acceptance cones of the splayed ends of the plurality of optical fibers may overlap to form an omnidirectional acceptance zone. The other, non-splayed ends of the plurality of optical fibers are communicatively coupled to the photodetector, which is positioned to receive the free space optical energy from the non-splayed ends of the plurality of optical fibers. An optical communication system including the free space optical receiver is also described.

Abstract translation: 一种包括光电检测器和光纤束的自由空间光接收器。 纤维束包括在其一端分开展开的多根光纤，以从多个方向接收自由空间光能。 多个光纤的分开的端部可以形成半球形。 多个光纤中的每一个具有将光能耦合到光纤的展开端的接收锥。 多个光纤的展开端的接收锥可以重叠以形成全向接受区。 多个光纤的另一个未张开的端部通信地耦合到光电检测器，光电检测器被定位成从多个光纤的未展开的端部接收自由空间光能。 还描述了包括自由空间光接收机的光通信系统。

公开(公告)号：US20160251343A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-01

申请号：US15057856

申请日：2016-03-01

Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.

Inventor： YI LIAO

IPC: C07D417/06 ,  C07D405/08 ,  C07D307/68 ,  C07D209/12 ,  C07D403/06

CPC classification number: C07D417/06 ,  C07D209/12 ,  C07D307/68 ,  C07D403/06 ,  C07D405/08

Abstract: A photoacid includes a nucleophilic (NuH) moiety having a photodissociable proton, an electron accepting (EA) moiety, and a bridge structure (X) bonded to both the NuH moiety and EA moiety positioned between the NuH and EA moieties. The NuH and EA moieties each include respective structure so that the EA moiety bonds to a proton photodissociated form of the NuH moiety during a reversible photoinduced intramolecular reaction to form a ring, which has been found to significantly increase the lifetime of the proton dissociation state.

公开(公告)号：US20150316721A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-05

申请号：US14702654

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology

Inventor： Barry G Grossman ,  Brian A Lail ,  Julius Chatterjee ,  Lendon Bendix

IPC: G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/25 ,  B24B9/14 ,  G02B6/42

CPC classification number: B24B19/226 ,  B24B9/14 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02B6/25 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/4203

Abstract: A novel optical fiber end structure and method for creating same in which an optical fiber end structure may comprise a cylindrical wedge having a planar surface angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber and a flat surface that is generally perpendicular with the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. The device and method of the invention may employ a single or plurality of mechanically polished wedges on the end or ends of an optical fiber, which may, in a best mode, be a few mode fiber. The method and device of the invention may be used to independently modulate standing waves or linearly polarized waves, or both, allowing for a modal multiplexed system. The invention radiates independent standing wave modes and/or linearly polarized modes from the dielectric waveguide structure, and may be employed in single, few mode or multimode optical fibers.

Abstract translation: 一种新颖的光纤端部结构及其制造方法，其中光纤端部结构可以包括具有相对于光纤的纵向轴线成角度的平坦表面的圆柱形楔形物，以及与纵向轴线大致垂直的平坦表面 的光纤。 本发明的装置和方法可以在光纤的端部或端部上采用单个或多个机械抛光的楔块，其可以以最佳模式为多模光纤。 本发明的方法和装置可以用于独立地调制驻波或线偏振波或两者，允许模式多路复用系统。 本发明从介质波导结构辐射独立的驻波模式和/或线性偏振模式，并且可以用于单个，少数模式或多模光纤中。

公开(公告)号：US20150349890A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14735061

申请日：2015-06-09

Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology

Inventor： Barry G. Grossman ,  Brian A. Lail ,  Julius Chatterjee ,  Lendon Bendix

IPC: H04B10/2581 ,  H04B10/25 ,  H04J14/04 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/024

CPC classification number: H04B10/2581 ,  B24B19/226 ,  G02B6/4202 ,  G02B6/4214 ,  H04B10/00 ,  H04B10/2503 ,  H04J14/04

Abstract: A novel fiber optic modal multiplexed data communication system is shown and claimed, wherein an optical fiber end structure may comprise a truncated cylindrical wedge that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber, and further comprises a lip that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber on both ends of the fiber. The system and method of the invention may comprise at least one but preferably a plurality of laser transmitters to illuminate an optical fiber and at least one but preferably a plurality of optical detectors to detect radiated standing wave and linear polarized modes emanating from the fiber end face. The laser transmitters may be modulated to carry information to at least one receiver, and may comprise Forward Error Correction encoding. The invention may employ single, few mode or multimode optical fibers.

Abstract translation: 示出和要求保护的新型光纤模态复用数据通信系统，其中光纤端部结构可以包括相对于光纤的纵向轴线成角度的截头圆柱形楔形物，并且还包括通常垂直于 纤维两端的光纤的纵向轴线。 本发明的系统和方法可以包括至少一个但优选多个激光发射器来照亮光纤和至少一个但优选多个光学检测器以检测从光纤端面发出的辐射驻波和线偏振模 。 激光发射机可以被调制以将信息携带到至少一个接收机，并且可以包括前向纠错编码。 本发明可以采用单个，少数模式或多模光纤。