Abstract: A method to accomplish the collaborative suppression of undesirable activity on any node within a computing environment through (1) the detection of a compromise event; (2) subsequent publication of a compromise event notification and (3) resulting service provider node responding to any subsequent service request from a compromised node (identified in the aforementioned compromise event notification) with one, or more, suppressive responses.

Abstract: Featured are a device, system and method for dissipating at least some heat energy generated by one or more heat generating components of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS). The method includes providing a heat pipe member, having first and second ends, and a heat dissipating member thermally engaged with the heat pipe member second end and configured to transfer heat energy therefrom. The method also includes thermally engaging the heat pipe member first end to the FESS so that at least some heat energy generated by the FESS heat generating component is communicated to the first end and thence through the heat pipe member to the heat dissipating member. Further, the method includes locating the heat dissipating member in a heat sink remote from the FESS.

Abstract: Featured are a device, system and method for dissipating at least some heat energy generated by one or more heat generating components of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS). The method includes providing a heat pipe member, having first and second ends, and a heat dissipating member thermally engaged with the heat pipe member second end and configured to transfer heat energy therefrom. The method also includes thermally engaging the heat pipe member first end to the FESS so that at least some heat energy generated by the FESS heat generating component is communicated to the first end and thence through the heat pipe member to the heat dissipating member. Further, the method includes locating the heat dissipating member in a heat sink remote from the FESS.

Abstract: A crash management system for implementation in a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) is provided. Implementation of such a system entails designing an FESS rim that is highly failure resistant, and designing the FESS such that if one, some, or even all of its components fail, they are physically prevented from accumulating and releasing enough energy to cause rim burst, thus leaving the rim intact and capable of safely remaining spinning even after one or more FESS component failures have occurred.

Abstract: A sensor system for detecting impacts to a vehicle, allowing for actuation decisions of passive restraint devices. The sensor system includes one or more piezoelectric sensor assemblies (42), each including a coaxial piezoelectric cable (44) contained within a tube housing (54), which is mounted to a structural member of the vehicle. The sensor system may also include accelerometers (36, 38) that are also in communication with the restraints control module (40) and employed in combination with one or more piezoelectric sensor assemblies (42). Further, the sensor system may include diagnostics for monitoring one or more of the sensor assemblies (42) in order to detect a sensor failure, while not interfering with the impact signals from the sensor assemblies (42).

Abstract: A two-cycle oil which is 10 to 20% of an ester of technical grade pentaerythriol with a mixture of (a) branched C8 and (b) mixed linear C8 and C10 monocarboxylic acids, having a viscosity of 6 to 8 cSt at 100.degree. C., 18 to 30% of an oxo alcohol ester of a dicarboxylic acid having a viscosity of 3 to 10 cSt at 100.degree. C., 30 to 40% of a polybutene having an Mn of 300-1500, 15 to 35% of a normally liquid solvent having a boiling point up to 300.degree. C., 0 to 5% of other lubricating oil additives.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling deployment of an inflatable passenger restraint utilize distance-based thresholds to improve deployment time in high-speed crash events and to improve event discrimination for side impacts. The invention uses an acceleration signal to calculate distance and to calculate average acceleration using three buffers holding differing numbers of samples. The three average accelerations are used to determine the length of the acceleration curves above and below the zero axis which is defined as positive and negative jerk. Average acceleration and jerk are compared to the distance-based thresholds to determine whether or not to deploy the inflatable restraint.

Abstract: A synchronization technique is described which finds use in a disk array subsystem comprising a plurality of disk storage devices connected to a controller. In response to signals from each of the devices specifying their angular position at a particular time, the controller calculates the relative angular positions of the devices and issues a signal to each of the devices specifying the amount and direction of chance in rotational velocity required to achieve synchronization. In a two device subsystem, the signal to one device will specify a speed decrease and the signal to the second device will specify a speed increase.

Abstract: A combustor mount joins a mounting arm of a combustor to a conical nozzle support of a turbine nozzle. The mounting arm includes a conical mounting flange having first and second axially spaced apart radial lands and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart outer holes. The nozzle support includes a conical seat having first and second axially spaced apart radial rabbets and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart inner holes. The first and second lands are disposed on respective ones of the first and second rabbets, with the outer and inner holes being aligned. A plurality of fasteners extend through respective pairs of the aligned holes for clamping together the mounting flange to the seat to mount the combustor to the nozzle support.

Abstract: This invention relates to a transducer assembly for measuring loads in flexible sheet material, and to a method of making the transducer assembly.A strain gauged transducer plate is bonded between first and second sheets of flexible material, and a lead out cable from the strain gauge is sandwiched between spaced, mating PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) tapes attached to each flexible sheet. The cable is arranged in a generally sinusoidal pattern so that the cable crosses the space between the tapes at a plurality of locations throughout the length of the tapes and so that at each location the cable crosses the space in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof, thereby preventing damage and breakage of the tapes due to operational flexing of the transducer assembly.In a preferred embodiment, the transducer plate is secured in an aperture in a woven fabric sheet which is then bonded between the flexible sheets.