Abstract: Surface acoustic wave (SAW) weighing apparatus and related methods are provided for measuring weight of a load employing a displaceable elastic member that is displaced by the load. A piezoelectric SAW transducer is coupled to the elastic member. The piezoelectric transducer along with an amplifier electrically coupled thereto form a delay line oscillator circuit that is configured to generate an oscillating signal in response to displacement of the elastic member by the weight of the load. A magnet is spaced from a Hall effect sensor. The magnet produces a magnetic field, and the Hall effect sensor is configured to measure strength of the magnetic field which is related to displacement of the elastic member and the weight of the load. Circuitry generates frequency data that characterizes frequency of the oscillating signal. The frequency data is related to displacement of the elastic member and the weight of the load.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided in a surface acoustic wave (SAW) scale for measuring weight of a load. A processor reads a first frequency of a SAW delay line operating in a first mode. A push oscillator injects a frequency similar to but different than the first frequency in order to cause the SAW delay line to operate in a second mode, and the processor reads a second frequency of the SAW delay line operating in the second mode. A difference between the frequencies is calculated and compared to values in a stored table to determine the first mode at which the SAW delay line was operating. Based on a determination of the first mode and the first frequency, the weight of the load is determined. This determined weight can be used to recalibrate an auxiliary weight sensor.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided in a surface acoustic wave (SAW) scale for measuring weight of a load. A processor reads a first frequency of a SAW delay line operating in a first mode. A push oscillator injects a frequency similar to but different than the first frequency in order to cause the SAW delay line to operate in a second mode, and the processor reads a second frequency of the SAW delay line operating in the second mode. A difference between the frequencies is calculated and compared to values in a stored table to determine the first mode at which the SAW delay line was operating. Based on a determination of the first mode and the first frequency, the weight of the load is determined. This determined weight can be used to recalibrate an auxiliary weight sensor.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided for automatically recalibrating a SAW scale for changing environmental factors. During a period of time when there is no change to a weight applied to the scale, readings of SAW transducers which relate to weight indications and environmental factor indications are taken for two adjacent operating modes of the scale, and two calibrated weight calculations are made utilizing those readings. The difference in calibrated weight calculations is then related to a variable utilized to transform the readings into weights, which is updated, thereby recalibrating the scale.

Abstract: Disclosed are a resin composition for a cable material and a cable used for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the cable thereof. In particularly, by controlling the components such as a polypropylene content, a flame retardant content and the like in a base resin, and containing a high crystalline homo polypropylene (PP) resin and a high crystalline block polypropylene resin in the base resin in a specific ratio, the resin composition provides excellent physical properties such as abrasion resistance and flexibility resistance and has reduced weight effect when a cable is manufactured using the resin composition.

Abstract: The various embodiments provide a system for interconnecting a plurality of devices for budding automation systems. The system comprising on or more sensor units to transmit data along with a sensor device address an a network, one or more actuator units to receive the transmitted data, a monitoring unit to receive, monitor and record the transmitted data, a control unit to monitor functioning of devices on the network and transmit data to the actuators, a link unit to extend range of the network by retransmitting the signals received from one cable to other cables and an interface unit to convert signals to and from the network into a format of another communication protocol. The network comprises a plurality of devices connected to a single cable to communicate with other devices on the network by generating charge disturbances and detecting the charge disturbances propagated over the cable.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided for automatically recalibrating a SAW scale for changing environmental factors. During a period of time when there is no change to a weight applied to the scale, readings of SAW transducers which relate to weight indications and environmental factor indications are taken for two adjacent operating modes of the scale, and two calibrated weight calculations are made utilizing those readings. The difference in calibrated weight calculations is then related to a variable utilized to transform the readings into weights, which is updated, thereby recalibrating the scale.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided for automatically recalibrating a SAW scale for changing environmental factors. During a period of time when there is no change to a weight applied to the scale, readings of SAW transducers which relate to weight indications and environmental factor indications are taken for two adjacent operating modes of the scale, and two calibrated weight calculations are made utilizing those readings. The difference in calibrated weight calculations is then related to a variable utilized to transform the readings into weights, which is updated, thereby recalibrating the scale.

Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a system and method to provide a high speed data transmission over a wired network. The system comprising a transmitting end, a first electrical circuitry provided at the transmitting end to generate an electrical disturbance according to an input signal received from a source network, a receiving end, a second electrical circuitry provided at the receiving end to detect a signal disturbance, to amplify the signal and to regenerate the transmitted signal data from the received signal and a wired network interconnecting the transmitting end and the receiving end. The generated disturbance is transmitted over the wired network using a single conductor as positive spikes, negative spikes or as signals closely resembling the input signal. The receiving end employs a line disturbance detection scheme without necessarily requiring a common ground connection.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided for automatically recalibrating a SAW scale for changing environmental factors. During a period of time when there is no change to a weight applied to the scale, readings of SAW transducers which relate to weight indications and environmental factor indications are taken for two adjacent operating modes of the scale, and two calibrated weight calculations are made utilizing those readings. The difference in calibrated weight calculations is then related to a variable utilized to transform the readings into weights, which is updated, thereby recalibrating the scale.

Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a system and method for providing short range wireless communication. The system comprises a transmitting end, a first electrical circuitry provided at the transmitting end to generate a propagating EM wave on a connected wire according to an input data signal, a transmitting antenna provided at the transmitting end designed to maximize scattering of the propagating EM wave, a receiving end, a receiving antenna provided at the receiving end to detect the scattered EM wave and a second electrical circuitry provided at the receiving end to recover the input data signal from the signal received by the receiving antenna. Here a wireless link is established by means of the scattered EM waves generated by near field emissions from a surface of the transmitting antenna.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided for automatically recalibrating a SAW scale for changing environmental factors. During a period of time when there is no change to a weight applied to the scale, readings of SAW transducers which relate to weight indications and environmental factor indications are taken for two adjacent operating modes of the scale, and two calibrated weight calculations are made utilizing those readings. The difference in calibrated weight calculations is then related to a variable utilized to transform the readings into weights, which is updated, thereby recalibrating the scale.

Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide an improved system for communicating data over a wired connection. The system comprising a transmitting end, a switching circuit provided at the transmitting end to generate a propagating signal disturbance according to an input signal data received from a source network, a receiving end and a receiver circuit provided at the receiving end to detect the propagating signal disturbance and to regenerate the transmitted signal data from the received signal. The propagated signal disturbance is detected at the receiving end without a need for a common ground reference. The propagating disturbance is created by inducing an electron distribution change at one end of the wired connection and propagated along the length of the wire. The propagating disturbance is generated using one of an inductor, a capacitor and a switching device.

Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a system and method to provide a high speed data transmission over a wired network. The system comprising a transmitting end, a first electrical circuitry provided at the transmitting end to generate an electrical disturbance according to an input signal received from a source network, a receiving end, a second electrical circuitry provided at the receiving end to detect a signal disturbance, to amplify the signal and to regenerate the transmitted signal data from the received signal and a wired network interconnecting the transmitting end and the receiving end. The generated disturbance is transmitted over the wired network using a single conductor as positive spikes, negative spikes or as signals closely resembling the input signal. The receiving end employs a line disturbance detection scheme without: necessarily requiring a common ground connection.

Abstract: Apparatus and related methods are provided for automatically recalibrating a SAW scale for changing environmental factors. During a period of time when there is no change to a weight applied to the scale, readings of SAW transducers which relate to weight indications and environmental factor indications are taken for two adjacent operating modes of the scale, and two calibrated weight calculations are made utilizing those readings. The difference in calibrated weight calculations is then related to a variable utilized to transform the readings into weights, which is updated, thereby recalibrating the scale.

Abstract: The integrity of a control network for providing reliable communications between different entities is verified. Such a verified control network may be included in a device, system, or design library. The verification of a control network includes, but is not limited to: physically exercising the control network itself and/or its design via modeling, analysis, and/or applying or using other testing or design verification methodologies. For example, a Petri net model of the control network may be analyzed to verify that the control signals cannot be generated which could interfere with each other, that a deadlock condition cannot be reached, and that a control signal on an input port will result in a control signal on an output port, albeit possibly delayed.

Abstract: A connecting terminal 11 has a rectangular tube-like connecting portion 12 formed at a front side for receiving a cooperating tang-like connecting terminal and a U-shaped core conductor clamping portion 13a and a U-shaped sheath clamping portion 13b at a rear side. In front of the core conductor clamping portion 13a near the connecting portion 12 there are formed plate-like locking strips 14 to extend in a longitudinal direction in an upright fashion. A top portion 13a? of the core conductor clamping portion 13a is coupled substantially linearly with top portions 14? of the locking strips 14 by means of coupling portions 15 to reinforce a root portion of the core conductor clamping portion 13a.

Abstract: Upon releasing a locking arm from a connecting terminal by inserting a jig through a front holder, the jig could not be erroneously inserted into a terminal inserting hole. Connecting terminals 15 are inserted into a housing 11, and the connecting terminals are prevented from being pulled out of the housing backwardly by means of locking arms 13 arranged above the respective connecting terminals 15. The front holder is engaged with the housing by a clamping mechanism in an axial direction and is movable laterally in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. A pair of a terminal inserting hole 17 and an arm operating hole 18 provided for respective connecting terminals are shifted laterally. In a first position of the front holder 16, the terminal inserting hole 17 is aligned with an axial line of a female-type connecting terminal 15, but the arm operating hole 18 is shifted laterally from the locking arm.

Abstract: A weighing apparatus includes a SAW oscillator and a “push oscillator” to force the SAW oscillator into a desired mode of operation. A SAW temperature oscillator and a thermistor are also provided. The frequency of the “push oscillator” is made immune to temperature changes by generating it via a mixer mixing the SAW temperature oscillator with an adjustable fixed frequency oscillator. Long term stability of the SAW temperature oscillator is achieved by periodic calibration with the thermistor.

Abstract: Even in the case of a bar-like small terminal connection, its strength is retained. In (a), a strip (21) made, for example, of a thin metal sheet having a thickness of 0.2 mm and a predetermined width is collapsed by rolling to a thickness of 0.16 mm as in (b). Subsequently, as in (c), the longitudinal opposite sides (22, 23) of the strip (21) are erected with respect to the base plate (24), then inwardly bent, as in (d), and folded onto the base (24), as in (e). Further, the folded opposite sides (22, 23) are erected together with the base plate (24) into a closely contacted state, whereupon as in (f), the folded body is mechanically compressed from all sides into a form having a 0.64-mm square cross section.