Wideband Ground Penetrating Radar System and Method

    公开(公告)号:US20190154826A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US16245628

    申请日:2019-01-11

    摘要: An improved Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system is provided. The system advantageously employs full waveform digitization of a returning signal to significantly reduce the number of launch signals and allowing the amount of radiation emitted to stay within the limit set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), while producing a robust information detection signal. In addition, intermittent large latent-duty-cycle sampling employs a less expensive digitizer typically used in prior art GPRs. The system is scalable at low-cost to accommodate multi-antenna multi-static testing for subsurface tomographic imaging.

    Self-healing cable for extreme environments
    2.
    发明申请
    Self-healing cable for extreme environments 有权
    用于极端环境的自愈电缆

    公开(公告)号:US20080283272A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US11803430

    申请日:2007-05-15

    IPC分类号: H01B3/42 G02B6/00 H01B3/44

    摘要: Self-healing cable apparatus and methods disclosed. The self-healing cable has a central core surrounded by an adaptive cover that can extend over the entire length of the self-healing cable or just one or more portions of the self-healing cable. The adaptive cover includes an axially and/or radially compressible-expandable (C/E) foam layer that maintains its properties over a wide range of environmental conditions. A tape layer surrounds the C/E layer and is applied so that it surrounds and axially and/or radially compresses the C/E layer. When the self-healing cable is subjected to a damaging force that causes a breach in the outer jacket and the tape layer, the corresponding localized axially and/or radially compressed portion of the C/E foam layer expands into the breach to form a corresponding localized self-healed region. The self-healing cable is manufacturable with present-day commercial self-healing cable manufacturing tools.

    摘要翻译: 自愈电缆设备及方法披露。 自修复电缆具有由自适应覆盖物包围的中心芯,其可以在自修复电缆的整个长度上延伸,或仅在自愈电缆的一个或多个部分延伸。 适应性覆盖物包括在宽范围的环境条件下保持其性质的轴向和/或可径向可压缩的可膨胀(C / E)泡沫层。 带层围绕C / E层并被施加,使得其围绕并轴向和/或径向压缩C / E层。 当自修复电缆受到导致外护套和带层破裂的破坏力时,C / E泡沫层的相应的局部轴向和/或径向压缩部分膨胀成裂缝以形成相应的 局部自愈区。 自愈电缆可与当今商业自愈电缆制造工具制造。

    Thermoelectric device having an energy storage device located between its hot and cold sides
    3.
    发明授权
    Thermoelectric device having an energy storage device located between its hot and cold sides 有权
    具有位于其冷侧和冷侧之间的能量存储装置的热电装置

    公开(公告)号:US07655858B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-02

    申请号:US10818113

    申请日:2004-04-05

    IPC分类号: H01L35/04 H01L35/28

    CPC分类号: H01L35/02 H01L35/30 H01L35/32

    摘要: A thermoelectric device (100, 342) that includes at least one thermoelectric couple (118, 304) that contains a thermoelectric junction (156) between two dissimilar materials (P, N) that allow exploitation of either the Seebeck effect or Peltier effect of the junction. The thermoelectric couple includes two thermoelements (120, 124, 324, 326) that extend between the hot side (104) and cold side (108) of the device. Each thermoelement has a thermally insulating region (128, 132) that insulates the hot side from the cold side and an electrical energy storage device (136, 138, 308, 310) that stores electrical energy. When operating in a Seebeck mode, each storage device may be periodically discharged by harvesting circuitry (200, 300) so as to harvest the energy stored therein. When operating in a Peltier mode, each storage device may be periodically charged by charging circuitry (900, 1000) so as to induce a temperature change at the thermoelectric junction.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括至少一个热电偶(118,304)的热电装置(100,342),其包含两个不同材料(P,N)之间的热电接头(156),所述两个不同材料(P,N)可以利用所述热电偶的塞贝效应或珀耳帖效应 交界处 热电偶包括在器件的热侧(104)和冷端(108)之间延伸的两个热电元件(120,124,324,326)。 每个热电元件具有使热侧与冷侧绝热的绝热区域(128,132)和存储电能的电能存储装置(136,138,308,310)。 当以塞贝克模式操作时,每个存储设备可以通过收获电路(200,300)周期性地排出,以便收获其中存储的能量。 当以珀耳帖模式操作时,每个存储设备可以由充电电路(900,1000)周期性地充电,以便在热电接头处引起温度变化。

    Wideband Ground Penetrating Radar System and Method
    4.
    发明申请
    Wideband Ground Penetrating Radar System and Method 审中-公开
    宽带地面穿透雷达系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160259045A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US15063369

    申请日:2016-03-07

    申请人: Dryver R. Huston

    发明人: Dryver R. Huston

    IPC分类号: G01S13/88 H01Q1/52 G01S13/02

    摘要: An improved Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system is provided. The system advantageously employs full waveform digitization of a returning signal to significantly reduce the number of launch signals and allowing the amount of radiation emitted to stay within the limit set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), while producing a robust information detection signal. In addition, intermittent large latent-duty-cycle sampling employs a less expensive digitizer typically used in prior an GPRs. The system is scalable at low-cost to accommodate multi-antenna multi-static testing for subsurface tomographic imaging.

    摘要翻译: 提供了改进的地面穿透雷达(GPR)系统。 该系统有利地采用全部波形数字化的返回信号,以显着减少发射信号的数量,并允许发射的辐射量保持在由联邦通信委员会(FCC)设定的极限内,同时产生鲁棒的信息检测信号。 此外,间歇式大型潜在占空比采样采用通常在先前的GPR中使用的较便宜的数字转换器。 该系统可以低成本扩展,以适应地下层析成像的多天线多静态测试。

    Active vibration damping system
    5.
    发明授权
    Active vibration damping system 有权
    主动减振系统

    公开(公告)号:US07461728B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-09

    申请号:US11069711

    申请日:2005-03-01

    IPC分类号: F16F7/10

    CPC分类号: F16F7/1005 F16F15/02

    摘要: A system (100, 200, 300) for damping vibrations of a vibratory structure (104, 308). The damping system includes an active damper (112, 124, 128, 216), a vibration sensor (116, 208, 208A′-C′), and a controller (120, 212) for controlling the active damper in a manner that damps vibration of the vibratory structure. In some embodiments, the active damper comprises an active mass (132, 220, 220A′-C′, 220A″-C″) and an actuator (136) for controlling the movement of the active mass. In other embodiments, the active damper comprises a flexural damper (128).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于阻尼振动结构(104,308)的振动的系统(100,200,300)。 阻尼系统包括主动阻尼器(112,124,128,216),振动传感器(116,208,208A'-C')和控制器(120,212),用于以减震的方式控制主动阻尼器 振动结构振动。 在一些实施例中,主动阻尼器包括有源质量块(132,220,220A'-C',220A“-C”)和用于控制有效质量块移动的致动器(136)。 在其它实施例中,主动阻尼器包括弯曲阻尼器(128)。

    Stiction-based chuck for bulge tester and method of bulge testing
    6.
    发明授权
    Stiction-based chuck for bulge tester and method of bulge testing 失效
    用于凸起测试仪的基于静脉的卡盘和凸起测试方法

    公开(公告)号:US06539790B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-01

    申请号:US10006259

    申请日:2001-12-04

    IPC分类号: G01N310

    摘要: A bulge tester (20) for determining residual stresses, and mechanical, thermal and other properties of a thin film (26) of material. The bulge tester includes a chuck (22) that supports the substrate (24) on which the film is deposited by stiction rather than through the use of mounting waxes, adhesives and mechanical clamping. The stiction inducing media (52) may be viscous grease, a flexible sheet of material such as a rubber, an elastomer, both or other materials. Bulge testing performed using the stiction-based chuck involves inducing stiction between the base (42) of the chuck and substrate of at least at least 1 kPascal (0.69 lb/in2), as determined using a corner peel test. The pressurized fluid is delivered to the film to be tested, and materials properties of the film are determined as a function of pressure of the fluid and deflection of the film.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定材料薄膜(26)的残余应力和机械,热等性质的凸起测试器(20)。 凸起测试器包括卡盘(22),该卡盘(22)支撑通过静电沉积薄膜的基底(24),而不是通过使用安装蜡,粘合剂和机械夹紧。 引导介质(52)的粘性介质可以是粘性润滑脂,诸如橡胶,弹性体,两种或其它材料的柔性片材。 使用基于胶片的卡盘进行的隆起测试包括使用拐角剥离测试来确定卡盘的基座(42)和至少至少1kPascal(0.69lb / in2)的基底之间的粘结。 加压流体被输送到要测试的膜,并且膜的材料性质被确定为流体的压力和膜的偏转的函数。

    Systems comprising a mechanically actuated magnetic on-off attachment device
    7.
    发明授权
    Systems comprising a mechanically actuated magnetic on-off attachment device 有权
    系统包括机械致动的磁开关附接装置

    公开(公告)号:US07765032B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-27

    申请号:US11080921

    申请日:2005-03-15

    IPC分类号: G05B15/00 B62D51/06 H01H56/30

    摘要: A magnetic on-off robotic attachment device (MOORAD) (100, 300, 400, 624, 624′, 660, 676, 804) is used to make a number of systems, such as a mobile apparatus (608, 644, 668, 700, 700′), a belt mechanism (800) and a sensor device (504, 508, 656). The MOORAD allows the respective system to be removably magnetically attached to a ferromagnetic structure/object (228, 420, 604, 604′, 720A-B, 720A′-B′, 848). Each MOORAD generally includes a dipole magnet (104, 304A-B, 404) movable relative to first and second ferromagnetic portions (112, 116, 316A-D, 408, 412) that are separated by corresponding magnetically insulating portions (120, 320A-C, 416) so as to change that MOORAD between off and on states.

    摘要翻译: 使用磁开关机器人附接装置(MOORAD)(100,300,400,624,624,660,676,804)来制造多个系统,例如移动装置(608,644,668,866) 700,700'),带机构(800)和传感器装置(504,508,656)。 MOORAD允许相应的系统可移除地磁性地附接到铁磁结构/物体(228,420,604,604',720A-B,720A'-B',848)。 每个MOORAD通常包括可相对于第一和第二铁磁部分(112,116,316A-D,408,412)移动的偶极子磁体(104,304A-B,404),所述偶极子磁体被相应的磁绝缘部分(120,320A- C,416),以便在关闭和打开状态之间改变MOORAD。

    Self-healing cable for extreme environments
    8.
    发明授权
    Self-healing cable for extreme environments 有权
    用于极端环境的自愈电缆

    公开(公告)号:US07569774B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-04

    申请号:US11803430

    申请日:2007-05-15

    IPC分类号: H01B7/00

    摘要: Self-healing cable apparatus and methods disclosed. The self-healing cable has a central core surrounded by an adaptive cover that can extend over the entire length of the self-healing cable or just one or more portions of the self-healing cable. The adaptive cover includes an axially and/or radially compressible-expandable (C/E) foam layer that maintains its properties over a wide range of environmental conditions. A tape layer surrounds the C/E layer and is applied so that it surrounds and axially and/or radially compresses the C/E layer. When the self-healing cable is subjected to a damaging force that causes a breach in the outer jacket and the tape layer, the corresponding localized axially and/or radially compressed portion of the C/E foam layer expands into the breach to form a corresponding localized self-healed region. The self-healing cable is manufacturable with present-day commercial self-healing cable manufacturing tools.

    摘要翻译: 自愈电缆设备及方法披露。 自修复电缆具有由自适应覆盖物包围的中心芯,其可以在自修复电缆的整个长度上延伸,或仅在自愈电缆的一个或多个部分延伸。 适应性覆盖物包括在宽范围的环境条件下保持其性质的轴向和/或可径向可压缩的可膨胀(C / E)泡沫层。 带层围绕C / E层并被施加,使得其围绕并轴向和/或径向压缩C / E层。 当自修复电缆受到导致外护套和带层破裂的破坏力时,C / E泡沫层的相应的局部轴向和/或径向压缩部分膨胀成裂缝以形成相应的 局部自愈区。 自愈电缆可与当今商业自愈电缆制造工具制造。

    System and method for automated fringe counting using image information
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for automated fringe counting using image information 有权
    使用图像信息进行自动条纹计数的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06856397B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-15

    申请号:US10004746

    申请日:2001-12-04

    摘要: A bulge testing system (10) for testing the material properties of a thin film window (14) using a Michelson interferometer (18) that generates an interference pattern (32) having fringes (34) and nodes (36) that move as the thin film window is inflated or deflated. The bulge testing system includes a fringe counting module (82), an analysis module (114) and an output module (88). The fringe counting module allows a user to interactively select from an image of the interference pattern one or more sampling regions (30) in which the user interface will count fringes. The analysis module allows a user to interactively change the location of maxima/minima indicators (116) in the event that noise in the image causes the analysis module to incorrectly determine the locations of the fringes and nodes. The output module automatically calculates material properties and provides test results to an output file and/or a results window (168).

    摘要翻译: 一种凸起测试系统(10),用于使用迈克尔逊干涉仪(18)测试薄膜窗口(14)的材料特性,所述迈克尔逊干涉仪产生具有边缘(34)和节点(36)的干涉图案(32),所述边缘(34)和节点(36) 电影窗口充气或放气。 凸起测试系统包括边缘计数模块(82),分析模块(114)和输出模块(88)。 条纹计数模块允许用户从干涉图案的图像交互地选择一个或多个采样区域(30),其中用户界面将计数边缘。 分析模块允许用户在图像中的噪声导致分析模块错误地确定条纹和节点的位置的情况下交互地改变最大/最小指示符(116)的位置。 输出模块自动计算材料属性并将测试结果提供给输出文件和/或结果窗口(168)。