Abstract: Inceptor systems and control levers for aircraft are described that are substantially mass balanced to eliminate false sensor readings on the control levers due to the presence of external forces such as acceleration acting on the control levers. The lever can be mass balanced using existing components such as the motor and its structure to avoid the need for additional mass. By constricting movement of the motor, this can also avoid the need for additional volume that would otherwise be required for the counterbalancing elements to sweep with movement of the lever. A linkage can be used to restrict movement of the motor while reading forces that acts upon the lever.

Abstract: Systems and devices are described for controlling equipment of a vehicle using a magnetic hysteresis assembly. The assembly preferably comprises a first plate having a hysteresis material and a second plate having a set of permanent magnets or an electromagnet. One or more mechanical clutches can be used to limit rotation of the hysteresis material with respect to the permanent magnets or the electromagnet. In this manner, elastic recall of the device can be limited or prevented due to the limitation in rotation of the first and second plates.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a gas treatment apparatus (1) for treating a process gas. The gas treatment apparatus (1) includes a primary treatment unit (2) and a secondary treatment unit (3), the primary and secondary treatment units (2, 3) being configured to treat the process gas. The primary treatment unit (2) includes a primary process gas inlet (10) for receiving the process gas, a first and a second primary adsorber (12, 13) for treating the process gas, and at least one primary process gas outlet for discharging the treated process gas from the first and the second primary adsorbers (12, 13). The secondary treatment unit (3) includes a secondary process gas inlet (30) for receiving the process gas, at least one secondary adsorber (32, 33) for treating the process gas, and at least one secondary process gas outlet (31) for discharging the treated process gas from the at least one secondary adsorber (32, 33) to the primary treatment unit (2).

Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating a vehicle mileage includes controlling at least one accelerometer on-board the vehicle to capture and characterise the acceleration readings in at least one of 3 orthogonal axes while the vehicle is in motion; calculating, based on the variational characteristics (such as max, min, mean, variance) of these readings captured, an axis independent acceleration value; and generating a set of axis independent acceleration values correlated with different observed speeds of the vehicle.

Abstract: A fiber-SAP particle includes a superabsorbent core particle (SAP core particle) and a plurality of fibers attached to the SAP core particle and extending therefrom. The fiber-SAP particles may be formed in a fluidized bed chamber using a spray drying process. The fiber-SAP particles may be incorporated into absorbent cores and articles, such as in disposable diapers.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for draining substances from tubing disposed in a wellbore with a downhole pump, the apparatus including a drain valve that operates to drain the tubing into the wellbore and still enable tools to pass through the drain valve to the downhole pump.

Abstract: A fillable 5.56 magazine chemlight may include a generally cylindrical flexible plastic housing including a primary body transitioning into a shoulder transitioning into a neck, the housing defining a cavity therein. The chemlight may include oxalate ester and a dye disposed within the first cavity. A vessel including comprising hydrogen peroxide may be disposed within the first cavity. The housing may be flexible enough to be bent, thereby breaking the vessel and mixing the oxalate ester, dye, and hydrogen peroxide to create a chemiluminescent fluid.

Abstract: Rudder pedal and brake inceptor devices are described that utilize a straight-line mechanism and rotary joints to achieve straight line motion in a compact volume. The devices can include four or more bar linkages that translate forward motion of a pedal into a rotary motion of a common shaft, such that forward motion of one pedal causes the other pedal to retract while allowing for yaw motion control of the aircraft.

Abstract: A determination is made whether a requested transaction of a certain type or class is available (i.e., suitable for execution or queueing) within a processing environment. In the case that a transaction of the certain type or class is not available, the request to be rejected is enabled, thus avoiding queuing of the requested transaction. Embodiments may thus provide a mechanism to protect a processing environment by avoiding the overhead of creating and removing specific transactions of the certain type or class.

Abstract: Rudder pedal and brake inceptor devices are described that utilize a straight-line mechanism and rotary joints to achieve straight line motion in a compact volume. The devices can include four or more bar linkages that translate forward motion of a pedal into a rotary motion of a common shaft, such that forward motion of one pedal causes the other pedal to retract while allowing for yaw motion control of the aircraft.

Abstract: An absorbent article may include an inner elasticised chassis. An opening may be formed through the inner elasticised chassis. The absorbent article may include an outer elasticised chassis, and an absorbent member located between the inner elasticised chassis and the outer elasticised chassis. The inner elasticised chassis may include sets of clastic strands surrounding the absorbent member. The opening may be located in a space between the sets of elastic strands.

Abstract: Improved absorbent core components including multiple layers configured to enhance fluid handling properties. The layers include absorbent material layers, with or without absorbent material-free lanes. The layers also include nonwoven layers, including air-through nonwovens, bulkified nonwovens, slitted nonwovens, and bulky nonwovens.

Abstract: An absorbent article is disclosed. The absorbent article includes a core and a chassis. One or more discrete bonding zones bond the core to the chassis, and one or more unbonded zones of the core are not bonded to the chassis, forming a floating core. The core is not elastically coupled with the chassis. A method of making the absorbent article may include selectively bonding the chassis to the core at discrete bonding zones.

Abstract: A system includes a model generation system configured to receive one or more dental images corresponding to a dental arch of a user, generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of at least a portion of the dental arch of the user by applying the one or more dental images to a machine learning model to generate the 3D model where the machine learning model is trained based on at least one of one or more training images or one or more three-dimensional (3D) training models, and output the 3D model of the at least the portion of the dental arch to one or more computing devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a user's dental arch based on two-dimensional (2D) images of dental impressions include a model training system that provides a machine learning model using training image(s) of a dental impression of a respective dental arch and a 3D training model of the respective dental arch. A model generation system receives first image(s) of a first dental impression of a user's dental arch and second image(s), which may be of the first dental impression or a second dental impression of the dental arch. The model generation system generates a first and second 3D model of the dental arch by applying the first image(s) and second image(s) to the machine learning model.

Abstract: A system and technique are provided for providing a service address space. The system includes a service co-processor provided with a service address space. The service co-processor is attached to a main processor where the main processor is provided with a main address space. The service co-processor creates and maintains an independent copy of the main address space in the form of the service address space. The service co-processor receives from the main processor a command packet, determines a clock value for initiating a service function designated by the command packet, and updates the service address space until reaching the clock value. The service co-processor then performs the service function at the clock value.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a torque release tubing rotator comprising a rotator body and a split drive mandrel rotatably coupled to the rotator body. The split drive mandrel receives and engages at least a portion of a tubing hanger. The split drive mandrel comprises an outer driven portion, an inner mandrel portion, and a one-way locking mechanism coupling the outer driven portion and the inner mandrel portion. The disclosure also provides a torque release tubing hanger for a tubing rotator comprising an outer housing, a tubing mandrel suspended from the outer housing, and a locking swivel rotatably coupled to the outer housing. The locking swivel is movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. A bi-directional coupling is also provided. The disclosure also provides a torque release tubing rotator system comprising the tubing rotator and tubing hanger.

Abstract: Embodiments for describing an impact of a change in source code on a trace are presented. One embodiment comprises determining whether or not a change in source code between a first version and a second version of the source code affects a trace output of the source code. Responsive to determining that the change in the source code affects the trace output, metadata descriptive of the change in the source code is generated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a user's dental arch based on two-dimensional (2D) images of dental impressions include a model training system that provides a machine learning model using training image(s) of a dental impression of a respective dental arch and a 3D training model of the respective dental arch. A model generation system receives first image(s) of a first dental impression of a user's dental arch and second image(s), which may be of the first dental impression or a second dental impression of the dental arch. The model generation system generates a first and second 3D model of the dental arch by applying the first image(s) and second image(s) to the machine learning model.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a bad fix to a software product, where the software product includes a plurality of parts, and where the bad fix presents an error into a first part. A plurality of fixes to the software product, including the bad fix, are representable by a dependency graph indicating dependencies among the plurality of fixes. The dependency graph is recursively traversed to identify a subset of fixes that are dependent on the bad fix, where each fix in the subset of fixes includes a respective set of parts, and to add a reference to a respective most recent version of each part of each fix in the subset of fixes to a parts datastore. A remedial part and each part referenced in the parts datastore are packaged into a remedial fix, where the remedial part includes a correction to the error in the first part.