Abstract: An opto-coupler includes a housing having end walls configured to have high-voltage (HV) input and output conductors protruding therethrough. The opto-coupler also includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the housing and configured to activate the HV diode to pass electrical current by emitting light toward the HV diode. At least one press-fit end cap is configured to provide a press-fit seal either between the HV input conductor and the input end wall or between the HV output conductor and the output end wall. The press-fit end cap is configured to protect the LED from damage by shaping an electric field between the HV input or output conductor and the LED. Embodiments enable compact opto-coupler sizes with high-voltage ratings, such as 8 kV or 15 kV. Electrical current transfer ratios may be much higher than in existing opto-couplers.

Abstract: An opto-coupler includes a housing having end walls configured to have high-voltage (HV) input and output conductors protruding therethrough. The opto-coupler also includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the housing and configured to activate the HV diode to pass electrical current by emitting light toward the HV diode. At least one press-fit end cap is configured to provide a press-fit seal either between the HV input conductor and the input end wall or between the HV output conductor and the output end wall. The press-fit end cap is configured to protect the LED from damage by shaping an electric field between the HV input or output conductor and the LED. Embodiments enable compact opto-coupler sizes with high-voltage ratings, such as 8 kV or 15 kV. Electrical current transfer ratios may be much higher than in existing opto-couplers.

Abstract: A sensor-equipped laryngoscope may be used in a system and method for quantifying intubation performance. The level of experience of health care professionals (HCPs) plays a role in the application of force and torque applied to the laryngoscope during endotracheal intubation on an airway simulator, such as a manikin or animal model (e.g., a ferret). A sensor-equipped laryngoscope may provide data that differentiates the mechanics applied by subject matter experts (SMEs) (e.g., neonatologists) from those by novices or trainees during intubation, particularly on infant or neonatal airway simulators. A laryngoscope may be equipped with one or more sensors (e.g., force/torque sensors, accelerometers, and gyroscopes) to record force, torque, and/or three-dimensional motion during endotracheal intubation. The sensor-equipped laryngoscope may then be used to record intubation mechanics (e.g., during an infant airway simulated intubation) for both SMEs and trainees.

Abstract: A sensor-equipped laryngoscope may be used in a system and method for quantifying intubation performance. The level of experience of health care professionals (HCPs) plays a role in the application of force and torque applied to the laryngoscope during endotracheal intubation on an airway simulator, such as a manikin or animal model (e.g., a ferret). A sensor-equipped laryngoscope may provide data that differentiates the mechanics applied by subject matter experts (SMEs) (e.g., neonatologists) from those by novices or trainees during intubation, particularly on infant or neonatal airway simulators. A laryngoscope may be equipped with one or more sensors (e.g., force/torque sensors, accelerometers, and gyroscopes) to record force, torque, and/or three-dimensional motion during endotracheal intubation. The sensor-equipped laryngoscope may then be used to record intubation mechanics (e.g., during an infant airway simulated intubation) for both SMEs and trainees.

Abstract: A vendor independent partition interface between a logical partition and an adjunct partition associated with a self-virtualizing IO resource is used to effectively abstract away vender-specific interface details for the self-virtualizing IO resource. By doing so, vender-specific implementation details may be isolated from the operating systems resident in logical partitions, thus requiring only changes in vendor specific firmware in order to support new or revised self-virtualizing IO resources.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for improving the rate of deceleration of an engine. The apparatus may include an engine control module configured to communicate with a transmission control module, and an engine speed control module configured to increase the rate of deceleration of an engine. The system includes the apparatus and a vehicle having a turbocharged internal combustion engine coupled to an automated manual transmission. The method includes requesting a target engine speed during a shift event, monitoring engine operating parameters, and increasing the rate of deceleration of an engine.

Abstract: A vendor independent partition interface between a logical partition and an adjunct partition associated with a self-virtualizing IO resource is used to effectively abstract away vender-specific interface details for the self-virtualizing IO resource. By doing so, vender-specific implementation details may be isolated from the operating systems resident in logical partitions, thus requiring only changes in vendor specific firmware in order to support new or revised self-virtualizing IO resources.

Abstract: Methods and systems for measuring charges deposited on resistive and/or pixilated electrodes are described. The system includes a Time-of-Flight (TOF) detector with precise timing information provided by a discriminator implemented as a combination of a leading edge discriminator and a constant fraction discriminator. The discriminator initiates acquisition of the peak amplitude for accurate TOF measurements substantially independent of the signal amplitude at the input of the discriminator. The disclosed charge detection electronics has applications for space-based experiments.