Abstract: A fork lift hitch receiver has a trailer attachment side and a fork lift receiving side separated by an insert guard. Top, middle and bottom structural layers on the fork lift receiving side are provided with apertures which form a rod reception path. The fork lift receiving side is inserted into a receiving cavity of the forklift where an attachment rod of the forklift is inserted through the rod reception path. The insert guard covers the receiving cavity and assists in orienting the fork lift receiving side to a location within the cavity where the attachment rod can be inserted through the reception path. A guide path formed in the top layer on the receiving side of the fork lift hitch receiver further aids in guiding the attachment rod to the reception path. A ball and a ball support member are attached to the trailer attachment side.

Abstract: The invention efficiently and effectively secures and releases a rail-launched missile. An asymmetrical secure-release wheel (70) is defined by several surfaces which extend radially outward from a pivot hole (70K). The surfaces include a wheel unlatch surface (70H), a wheel notch stop surface (70D), a wheel detent surface (70G), a clockwise stop surface (70C) and a counterclockwise stop surface (70B). The wheel (70) is rotatable within a wheel housing (72). When a missile is loaded onto the launch rail, the middle shoe of the missile engages the detent surface (70G) of the wheel. During missile launch, the plume of the missile moves a trigger (110) which pulls a connecting rod (52) aft which results in a wheel lock (78) being disengaged from the detent surface (70G). A microswitch (56) provides a signal indicating whether the wheel (70) is in a latched or unlatched state.

Abstract: A noise generator system is provided with each noise generator being pivotally mounted to a mounting surface associated with the air intake of a turbineless jet engine. Each noise generator is positioned so as to convert a laminar or transitional air stream into a turbulent air stream such that a turbulent air-fuel mixture is realized in the combustion section of the engine to achieve more efficient operation.

Abstract: A VLIW processor is provided with an architecture which includes fetching and executing circuitry which when combined with operation, compare, branch (OCB) instructions realizes no processing branch penalties. The OCB instructions are provided with two direct branch fields or with two indirect branch fields.

Abstract: A CCD sensor device has columns and rows of masked pixels that form a charge storage matrix. A singular column of photosensitive pixels form a photosensitive region and are directly connected to the first column of the charge storage matrix. Photons received in the pixels of the photosensitive region are converted to an electrical charge over an integration period and are then shifted from the photosensitive region to the first column of the charge storage matrix. After a second integration period the integrated charge in the photosensitive region is shifted to the first column and the charges previously stored in the first column are shifted to the second column of the matrix. This process is repeated until all the columns of the storage region are full of charges at which time the charges are read out by a serial shift register.

Abstract: An inlet conduit (32) connects to aerosol source (100) of an initial particle concentration. A first flow path having particle counter (62) connects to inlet conduit (32). A second flow path (36) connects to the inlet conduit (32) and branches to form third flow path (38) and fourth flow path (40) which meet at junction (50). A flow restrictor (42) is positioned in the third flow path (38). Filter (44) and a flow meter (46) are connected in the fourth flow path. An outlet path (52) connects to the junction (50). A low particle counter (54), a second filter (56) and a second flow meter (58) are positioned in the outlet path. The system can accurately perform a traceable measurement of the dilution factor of an aerosol particle concentration traceable to national standards and allows for traceable measurements of aerosol concentrations below the dynamic range of a given particle counter.

Abstract: An image analysis and enhancement system is provided with an image processor, imaging metrics, an image storage depository, and a reconfigurable sensor device that can be present at the same location. A remote reconfigurable sensor device is connected to the image processor via a communication link. Both the reconfigurable sensor device and the remote reconfigurable sensor device are equipped with selectable optical elements and imaging elements that are selected in a desired combination and orientation to capture desired image frames from a target scene or object. The selectable optical and imaging elements are provided with actuating devices to move and translate the selected optical and imaging elements into a desired orientation with one another, so that a desired imaging technique can be employed to obtain an enhanced image. The system is applicable to industrial, medical and military use.

Abstract: A TLD reader system has a laser diode that heats a thermoluminescent material causing a hemispherical photon emission that is collected by a ball lens. A filter ensures the ball lens receives and collects a predetermined transmittance value of the photons emitted within a predetermined range of wavelength. The ball lens sends the collected photons via a fiber-optic connection to a detection module. An infrared sensor senses the temperature and monitors the heating profile of the thermoluminescent material. A computer-controlled feedback loop maintains a constant output power from the laser diode.

Abstract: A waveguide has upper and lower cladding regions. A core of the waveguide made of a non-linear optical polymer is positioned between the upper and lower cladding regions. A first electrode is connected to the upper cladding region and a second electrode is connected to the lower cladding region. The upper cladding region and the lower cladding region are made of photonic band gap materials and have multiple periods of cladding layers with each period having a first layer having a linear refractive index of n1 and each period having a second layer having a linear refractive index of n2. The waveguide allows for minimal distances to exist between the electrodes while allowing for virtual lossless cm-long transmission of propagating light. By applying a voltage to the electrodes, the propagated light can be modulated.

Abstract: An image analysis and enhancement system is provided with an image processor, imaging metrics, an image storage depository, and a reconfigurable sensor device that can be present at the same location. A remote reconfigurable sensor device is connected to the image processor via a communication link. Both the reconfigurable sensor device and the remote reconfigurable sensor device are equipped with selectable optical elements and imaging elements that are selected in a desired combination and orientation to capture desired image frames from a target scene or object. The selectable optical and imaging elements are provided with actuating devices to move and translate the selected optical and imaging elements into a desired orientation with one another, so that a desired imaging technique can be employed to obtain an enhanced image. The system is applicable to industrial, medical and military use.

Abstract: A multi-purpose tandem warhead needing only a single initiation has a casing that forms front, middle and rear portions. A shaped charge is positioned in the rear portion of the casing and a fragmentation charge is positioned in the front portion of the casing. The middle portion between the front and rear portions is an open area that serves as a jet formation region. An impact switch is positioned at the front of the warhead. Upon impact with a target the impact switch sends a detonation signal to a detonator positioned at the rear end of the warhead causing the shaped charge to initiate. Upon the detonation of the rear shaped charge, a high-speed shaped-charge jet forms into the hollow jet formation region, penetrates into and initiates the forward fragmentation charge, and continues through the fragmentation charge. The residual shaped charge jet provides lethality against light armored targets while the fragmentation from the forward charge provides lethality against personnel and other soft targets.

Abstract: A thermoluminescent reader module having a hardened, durable construction has a casing which houses a filter, a ball lens and detection module. After a thermoluminscent material is heated by a laser diode, the ball lens collects the hemispherical photon emissions. The filter is positioned at the front of the casing to ensure the ball lens receives a predetermined transmittance value of the photons emitted from the thermoluminescent material within a predetermined range of wavelength. The ball lens sends the collected photons via a fiber-optic connection to the detection module. The detection module is connected to a CPU for purposes of processing the detected information. The filter, ball lens and detection module are securely attached and mounted within the interior of the casing.

Abstract: A rocket tube for housing a reloadable rocket motor is connected to a spacer element and a wire-rider element. A sensor target for reflecting radar signals is screwably attached to the rocket tube. The sensor target is provided with a plug for effectively sealing one end of the rocket tube with the other end of the rocket tube being utilized to reload a rocket motor upon completion of a test firing. A guide wire is threaded through the wire-rider element with the guide wire serving as a travel path. The rocket tube, spacer element, and wire-rider element are connected in an easily assembled, aerodynamic manner that allows for multiple radar tests using the same components within a brief time period.

Abstract: A gyroscope and temperature sensor are formed on a single chip using SOI-MEMS technology. The temperature sensor has an array of resistors to accurately detect the temperature of the gyroscope in temperatures and conditions that can range from extreme heat to extreme cold. The positioning of the gyroscope and temperature sensor on the same chip allow for extremely accurate real-time feedback of the gyroscope's temperature for utilization by a control system.

Abstract: A communication module is provided with a Transmit/Receive (T/R) element fabricated from psuedomorphic HEMT, High Electron Mobility Transistor technology (PHEMT). The T/R element drives multiple Radio Frequency MEMS switch-based phasing elements. Each of the phasing elements connects to a corresponding radiation element. A large quantity of the communication elements can be placed on a single substrate chip so as to provide for a reliable and cost effective device.

Abstract: A SOI-MEMS gyroscope has a three fold symmetrical construction such that is symmetrical in the x direction, the y direction and diagonally. The gyroscope is suspended above a silicon substrate by lateral flexures that are located at the corners of the proof mass and by central flexures that are positioned at the center regions of the proof mass. The proof mass, lateral flexures, and central flexures are formed of a silicon composition with the flexures supporting the proof mass such that the proof mass will not touch the underlying base silicon substrate even when subjected to extreme G forces. Comb finger actuators apply an electrostatic force to the proof mass in the x direction; and, when experiencing an external rotational rate around the z-axis, the Coriolis force acts along the y direction and the resulting deflection is sensed by a pair of comb-finger capacitors connected as a differential capacitive voltage divider.

Abstract: A flash ladar system has a laser provided with beam focusing optics for directing a laser fan beam pulse to a scanning element that in turn directs the laser fan beam to a vertical region of space. Light reflected from an object in the vertical region of space is directed by a reflecting element to a sensor provided with a column of photosensitive pixels that connects to a charge storage matrix of non-photosensitive pixels. After an integration period electrical charges are shifted from the photosensitive region to an adjacent column in the charge storage region. The process of integrate and shift is repeated for multiple integration periods until the charge storage region is filled with charges whereupon a serial shift register removes the information to be processed by a data processor.

Abstract: A tapered golf bag having a base which has a greater cross-sectional area than the cross sectional area of the opening of the golf bag provides easy insertion and removal of clubs and more stability to the bag when it rests in an upright position. Storage compartments are provided which lie between a contiguous side which defines a club receptacle cavity and normal boundary lines extending perpendicularly upward from the periphery of the base.

Abstract: A practice device for enabling a batter to practice his batting skills as well as eye and hand coordination, comprising a relatively stiff, elongate tubular member with a handle located on one end, with the other end of the member being open and containing in its interior, an elongate, ball-supporting member. This ball-supporting member is slidably disposed in a telescopic manner in the interior of the tubular member, with a ball being tightly disposed on the outer end of the ball-supporting member. Advantageously, the ball-supporting member is readily movable between a compacted position in which most of its length is contained in the interior of the tubular member, and an extended position in which only a relatively small amount of the length of the ball-supporting member remains inside the tubular member. To assure the ball-supporting member remaining in the extended position during use, I utilize a locking collar, which can also be used to retain the ball-supporting member in the compacted position.