Abstract: A method of forming a composite overlay compound on a substrate includes forming a mixture including at least one component from a first group of component materials including titanium, chrome, tungsten, vanadium, niobium, and molybdenum. The mixture also includes at least one component from a second group of component materials including carbon and boron, and the mixture further includes at least one component from a third group of component materials including silicon, nickel, and manganese. The mixture of selected component materials is then applied to a substrate material to form an overlay compound on the substrate material. The overlay compound is fused to the substrate to form a metallurgical bond between the substrate material and the overlay compound.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing wireless communications between on-board components of a machine, In one embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a first on-board component associated with a first transducer for wirelessly transmitting first data signals from the first on-board component, and a second on-board component associated with a receiver for receiving the wirelessly transmitted first data signals from the first on-board component. The system may also include a second transducer for wirelessly transmitting second data signals from the second on-board component, wherein the second on-board component generates the second data signals based on the received first data signals and wirelessly transmits the second data signals through the second transducer. In one embodiment, the machine includes a third on-board component that wirelessly transmits third data signals to the second on-board component via the first transducer.

Abstract: A particulate sampling system is disclosed. The particulate sampling system may include an exhaust sampling unit and a dilution flow assembly to supply dilution air to the exhaust sampling unit. The particulate sampling system may also include a total flow assembly to receive dilution air and exhaust. The particulate sampling system may further include a flow regulation assembly configured to control flow rates in the dilution flow assembly and the total flow assembly. The particulate sampling system may also include a flow check assembly configured to measure the accuracy of the flow regulation assembly.

Abstract: An electric motor control system includes a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. The electric motor control system also includes an actuator operatively coupled to the motor and configured to operate in response to an operation of the motor. The electric motor control system further includes a controller disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the motor. The electric motor control system also includes a first electric conductor communicatively coupling the motor to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to supply power to and communicate a data signal with the motor over the first electric conductor.

Abstract: An exhaust system for receiving exhaust gas of an engine is provided. The exhaust system comprises a cooler configured to cool at least a portion of exhaust gas, a pressure sensor configured to measure an exhaust pressure drop across the cooler, and a controller configured to determine exhaust flowrate as a function the measured pressure drop across the cooler. Also provided is a method for operating an engine. The method comprises the steps of combusting a fuel and air mixture, exhausting at least some of the combusted fuel and air mixture as exhaust gas to an exhaust system of an engine, cooling at least some of the combusted exhaust gas in a cooler, measuring pressure drop of the exhaust gas across the cooler, and determining a flowrate of the exhaust gas across the cooler as a function of pressure drop.

Abstract: Consistent with an aspect of the present disclosure, a backup fuel cell, for example, is coupled to a utility power grid, through a power conversion circuit. The power conversion circuit may include an inverter circuit, pulse generating circuit and control circuit. The inverter circuit is configured to receive a DC signal and output a first AC signal, and the pulse generating circuit generates a pulse signal in response to a change in a parameter associated with a second utility generated AC signal. The control circuit is coupled to the inverter circuit, and is configured to receive the pulse signal. In addition, the control circuit supplies a control signal to the inverter circuit to adjust a parameter associated with the first AC signal in response to the pulse.

Abstract: A computer readable medium has computer executable instructions for performing a method that includes accessing a part-process matrix containing data associated with a plurality of parts and a plurality of machines of a mixed-model manufacturing system. The method may convert the data from a non-binary to a binary representation and sort the data according to at least one characteristic associated with the plurality of machines. The method also sorts the data according to at least one characteristic associated with the plurality of parts and converts the sorted data back to the non-binary representation. A modified part-process matrix can be generated containing the sorted data associated with the plurality of parts and the plurality of machines of the mixed-model manufacturing system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that process service requests associated with one or more work machines. In one embodiment, a process is disclosed that includes receiving status information associated with operations of the first work machine and analyzing a first work machine flow sequence associated with the first work machine based on the status information. Based on the analysis, a service request is generated. To fulfill the service request, the process may include modifying a second work machine flow sequence associated with a second work machine.

Abstract: A barcode reader and processing circuitry are disclosed for identifying a position of a cylinder rod, for example, along a path of movement. The barcode is marked on a surface of the rod and constitutes a series of markings extending along a portion of the length of the rod. The markings represent encoded information based on numbers calculated with a random number generator, and are grouped into subsets, each of which corresponds to a particular rod position. A portion of the rod including a subset of barcode markings is exposed to light emitted from the reader. Light reflected off the barcode is sensed with an array of photosensors provided in the reader. The photosensors generate electrical signals, and using Bayesian probability, a likely subset of markings is determined corresponding to the received electrical signals. Once identified, the markings subset is associated with a location corresponding to the position of the rod.

Abstract: Systems, methods, graphical user interfaces, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention allow for biological assay preparation and automated biological macromolecule purification. Consistent with the present invention, a user may instruct the system to perform a series of assay preparation and purification procedures. A user may choose a series of procedures to be performed by a single automated workstation, one after the other, without human intervention. A user may specify, for example, a combination of lysis, archive, purification, and isolation protocols, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR). For each chosen procedure, a user may select a standard protocol or create a new protocol. Parameters for each of the protocols are cross-checked against parameters of other chosen protocols and system hardware for physical and rational limitations.