Power and communication systems for remote components

    公开(公告)号:US12130679B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17485031

    申请日:2021-09-24

    发明人: Robbie W. Hall

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00 G06F1/26 H04B3/54

    CPC分类号: G06F1/26 H04B3/548

    摘要: A system (e.g., a power and communication system for remote components) can include a first wire, a second wire, and a first module operatively connected to the first and second wire. The first module can be configured to output power to and to communicate over the first wire and second wire. The system can include a second module operatively connected to the first module by the first wire and the second wire. The second module can be configured to receive power from the first module and to communicate with the first module over the first wire and/or second wire. The first module can be configured to modify a voltage on at least the first wire to signal to the second module to provide serial communication to the first module via the first wire and/or second wire.

    Heatsinks comprising a phase change material

    公开(公告)号:US12082374B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17497671

    申请日:2021-10-08

    发明人: Jason Graham

    IPC分类号: H05K7/20 H05K1/02

    CPC分类号: H05K7/2039 H05K1/0203

    摘要: A heatsink can include a body, one or more thermal fin arrays defined by and/or extending from the body, and a phase change material disposed in contact with the one or more fin arrays. The phase change material can be configured to be a first phase in a cool state and a second phase in a heated state. The phase change material is configured to be cooled back to the solid state.

    LASER PULSE SHAPE DETECTION USING FREQUENCY CHARACTERIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240280349A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18111123

    申请日:2023-02-17

    IPC分类号: F41G7/22

    CPC分类号: F41G7/226 F41G7/2293

    摘要: A method includes receiving a plurality of laser pulses as a pulse train on a plurality of imaging sensor pixels in an array of pixels. For each pixel in the array of pixels, the method includes receiving a respective one of the laser pulse trains, and scanning the pixels response across a range of frequencies with a bandpass filter to determine pulse shape characteristics of the respective one of the laser pulse trains. The method includes filtering out all of the laser pulse trains that do not fit a predetermined pulse shape characteristic for a true target designation pulse train, and physically adjusting trajectory of a physical resource toward a target based on location on the imaging sensor of one or more pixels receiving a laser pulse train that fits the predetermined pulse shape characteristic for the true target designation pulse train.

    GUIDED WAVE LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20230349747A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US17732510

    申请日:2022-04-28

    IPC分类号: G01F23/2962

    CPC分类号: G01F23/2962

    摘要: A liquid level measurement system includes a liquid receptacle including a side wall and a guided wave sensor array coupled to the wall. The guided wave sensor array is configured and adapted to emit induced guided waves. A method for detecting a liquid level in a receptacle using a liquid level measurement system includes emitting induced guided waves from a first guided wave sensor array coupled to a wall of a liquid receptacle thereby generating transmitted guided waves. The method includes detecting the transmitted guided waves with at least one of the first guided wave sensor array or a second guided wave sensor array. The method includes determining a liquid level of the liquid receptacle using the detected transmitted guided waves.

    Proximity sensor and method of use

    公开(公告)号:US11713982B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17344657

    申请日:2021-06-10

    发明人: Scott R. Durkee

    IPC分类号: G01D5/20

    CPC分类号: G01D5/20

    摘要: A method of measuring target proximity comprising the steps of transmitting a magnetic field signal by a controller of a proximity sensor at a target, measuring impedance of an inductor of a proximity sensor, calculating a relative position of the target in relation to a sensor face, and providing a near/far output status of the target at a predetermined rate.

    RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230194356A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US17555128

    申请日:2021-12-17

    发明人: Scott R. Durkee

    IPC分类号: G01K7/16

    CPC分类号: G01K7/16

    摘要: A resistance measurement system can include a plurality of resistors connected in series along a single line. The plurality of resistors can include N resistors. The system can include a plurality of capacitors for at least N−1 of the resistors. Each capacitor can be connected in parallel to the single line with a respective resistor to form a respective resistor-capacitor (RC) pair. Each RC pair can include a different time constant such that each RC pair reaches a steady state voltage at a different time. The system can include a current supply connected to the single line to supply a current to the line. The system can include a control module configured to sense a total voltage across the single line and to successively determine resistance of each resistor from the total voltage based on the current, a known total steady state voltage, and known time-to-steady-state-voltages of each RC pair and/or resistors.

    Coded aperture seeker for navigation

    公开(公告)号:US11624588B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17111892

    申请日:2020-12-04

    IPC分类号: F41G7/34 G06V20/13 F41G7/22

    摘要: A guided munition system includes a munition body including at least one fluid dynamic control for changing course of the munition body in flight. A seeker onboard the munition body is operatively connected to control the at least one fluid dynamic control. The seeker includes a coded aperture imaging device facing outward from the munition body for image based control for guiding the munition body in flight.

    Fiber optic load sensors and systems therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11585712B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17111836

    申请日:2020-12-04

    IPC分类号: G01L11/02

    摘要: A load sensing system for sensing a load on a structure can include an optical load sensing element configured to change an optical state based on a force applied thereto, an optical source operatively connected to the optical load sensing element and configured to input an input optical signal to the optical load element, and an optical detector configured to receive a returned optical signal from the optical load sensing element. The optical detector can be configured to detect one or more frequency peaks of the returned optical signal and to use the one or more frequency peaks of the returned optical signal to correlate to a load value of the load and output the load value indicative of the load.