Abstract: A sensor system for monitoring for the presence of contamination with one or more contaminating biological, chemical and/or radioactive agents on a terrain surface, and creating a contamination map thereof. The sensor system includes a plurality of sensor pods, a ground station, an airborne dispensing portion, and an airborne monitoring portion. The sensor pods include a pod housing, a descent slowing airfoil, a detector unit for detection of the contaminating agent and outputting contaminating agent data, a processor for processing the contaminating agent data, a GPS unit for determining the position of the sensor, and a transmitter for transmitting contamination agent data and position data to the airborne monitoring portion. The airborne monitoring portion receives the transmitted data from the sensor pods, and relays the data to the ground station, where the contamination map is made available.

Abstract: A sensor system for monitoring for the presence of contamination with one or more contaminating biological, chemical and/or radioactive agents on a terrain surface, and creating a contamination map thereof. The sensor system includes a plurality of sensor pods, a ground station, an airborne dispensing portion, and an airborne monitoring portion. The sensor pods include a pod housing, a descent slowing airfoil, a detector unit for detection of the contaminating agent and outputting contaminating agent data, a processor for processing the contaminating agent data, a GPS unit for determining the position of the sensor, and a transmitter for transmitting contamination agent data and position data to the airborne monitoring portion. The airborne monitoring portion receives the transmitted data from the sensor pods, and relays the data to the ground station, where the contamination map is made available.

Abstract: A system for airborne detection of fires and transmission of fire location and characteristic data to the system ground station. The system includes an airborne pod and an associated ground station. The pod uses a passive infrared (IR) scanning system which employs a rotating and nutating mirror within an air slipstream driven propeller/spinner and is optically coupled to an infrared detector. A computer in the pod receives fire pod GPS position, IR detector fire spot detection pulse or ‘hit’ plus fire spot characteristics, spinner/mirror rotation and nutation angle at the ‘hit’ time and pod platform attitude relative to North-East-down using an on board Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The computer then calculates the firespot GPS location, and processes associated firespot characteristic data and downlinks this data to the ground station. Onboard pod video scene cameras also provide operational video that is also downlinked to the ground station.

Abstract: A directional hearing aid comprising a slave microphone for the right ear d a master microphone for the left ear, each of which receive audio information from an external source. The output signal from the master and slave microphones are each provided to fifty hertz bandwidth filters each of which has a center frequency selected from the middle range frequency of the human voice. The output signal from the slave microphone is provided to a modulator which then provides a sixty kilo-hertz frequency modulated carrier signal. The carrier signal is transmitted through the head of the user to a receiver, demodulated and then supplied to a phase comparator. The phase comparator compares the phase of the signals from the master and slave microphones and then provides phase comparison data to a computer. The computer processes the data generating command signals which are supplied to a pair of broad band audio amplifiers.

Abstract: A video system, comprising a pair of digital video cameras and a data prosing system, which is used to determine the location of a golf ball during flight and the location of the golf ball when its flight is completed. The video cameras are fixedly mounted on a golf cart and boresighted to insure that the field of view for one camera overlaps the field of view for the other camera allowing the golf ball to be tracked after the golf ball is struck by the golfer. Each of the video cameras has an image array comprising a plurality of image sensing elements. As the golf ball travels along its flight path a light image of the golf ball is detected by at least one of the image sensing elements of the image array for each camera during a scan of the camera's image array. Each camera generates a data bit stream indicating the location of the image sensing elements on the image array which sense the golf ball's light image for each scan of the image array.

Abstract: An aerosol dispensing apparatus comprises a housing which includes a top l having a sharp edged orifice and a speaker assembly mounted on a bottom portion of the housing. A sawtooth waveform generator generates and then provides a sawtooth waveform signal which includes a jitter component to the speaker assembly which drives a flexible diaphragm resulting in a reciprocating motion of the flexible diaphragm. The ramp portion of the sawtooth waveform signal retracts the flexible diaphragm in a rearward direction, while the approximately vertical portion of the signal causes an abrupt forward movement of the flexible diaphragm. The inner portion of the housing forms a chamber which contains a medication. The jitter component of the sawtooth waveform signal fluidizes the medication suspending the medication in air within the chamber to form a vaporized medication.

Abstract: Apparatus for generating a ring vortex which will damage the hull of the get vessel. The apparatus comprises a torpedo which is launched from an attack submarine in the direction of the target vessel. When the torpedo is at a predetermined position, the torpedo is detonated. Detonation of the torpedo results in the generation of a ring vortex. The ring vortex is directed toward the hull of the target vessel and will impact the hull of the target vessel with sufficient force to destroy or disable the target vessel. Positioned about the periphery of the torpedo are a plurality of necklace charges. The torpedo also has a central charge which is located near the front end of the torpedo. When detonated each necklace charge forms a ring of imploding gas bubbles which collapse inward. At a predetermined time period after the necklace charges are denoted, the main charge within the torpedo is denoted resulting in the generation of an expanding gas bubble which expands outwardly.

Abstract: An aerosol dispensing apparatus comprises a housing which includes a top l having a sharp edged orifice and a speaker assembly mounted on a bottom portion of the housing. A sawtooth waveform generator generates and then provides a sawtooth waveform signal which includes a jitter component to the speaker assembly which drives a flexible diaphragm resulting in a reciprocating motion of the flexible diaphragm. The ramp portion of sawtooth waveform signal retracts the flexible diaphragm in a rearward direction, while the approximately vertical portion of the signal causes an abrupt forward movement of the flexible diaphragm. The inner portion of the housing forms a chamber which contains a medication. The jitter component of the sawtooth waveform signal fluidizes the medication suspending the medication in air within the chamber to form a vaporized medication.

Abstract: A self-propelled remotely controlled pilot vehicle adapted for use on raiad tracks to monitor hazardous conditions and obstacles on the railroad tracks. The pilot vehicle precedes a train along the railroad tracks at a distance which will allow the train to come to a complete stop in the event the pilot vehicle encounters a hazardous condition on the track. The pilot vehicle is equipped with a sensor array which measures a variety of different parameters such as the presence of noxious gases, moisture in the atmosphere, breakage in one or both rails of the track and orientation with respect to the force of gravity as well as the yaw, pitch and roll attitude of the tracks upon which the pilot vehicle is riding. The pilot vehicle is also equipped with a television camera which provides a visual image of the railroad track ahead of the pilot vehicle to the engineer of the train. An infrared camera which is mounted on the front of the pilot vehicle generates an infrared image of the tracks.

Abstract: A array of water heated panel comprising a rectangular shaped support strure having a fluid inlet passageway positioned at the top portion of the structure and a fluid outlet passageway positioned at the bottom portion of the structure. The support structure also has a plurality of equally spaced substantially parallel fluid transport tubes which run the length of support structure. Each fluid transport tube within the support structure has one end connected to the inlet passageway and an opposite end connected to the outlet passageway. The support structure also has a flat outer radiating surface which is positioned adjacent to the fluid transport tube of the water heated panel. The fluid transport tubes of the water heated panel efficiently transfers heat from heated water flowing through the fluid transport tubes to the radiating surface of the water heated panel without substantial heat loss.

Abstract: A self-propelled remotely controlled pilot vehicle adapted for use on raiad tracks to monitor hazardous conditions and obstacles on the railroad tracks. The pilot vehicle precedes a train along the railroad tracks at a distance which will allow the train to come to a complete stop in the event the pilot vehicle encounters a hazardous condition on the track. The pilot vehicle is equipped with a sensor array which measures a variety of different parameters such as the presence of noxious gases, moisture in the atmosphere or at ground level, and breakage in one or both rails of the track. The pilot vehicle is also equipped with a television camera which provides a visual image of the railroad track ahead of the pilot vehicle to the engineer of the train.

Abstract: A self-propelled remotely controlled pilot vehicle adapted for use on raiad tracks to monitor hazardous conditions and obstacles on the railroad tracks. The pilot vehicle precedes a train along the railroad tracks at a distance which will allow the train to come to a complete stop in the event the pilot vehicle encounters a hazardous condition on the track. The pilot vehicle is equipped with a sensor array which measures a variety of different parameters such as the presence of noxious gases, moisture in the atmosphere or at ground level, breakage in one or both rails of the track and orientation with respect to the force of gravity as well as the yaw, pitch and roll of the tracks upon which the pilot vehicle is riding. The pilot vehicle is also equipped with a television camera which provides a visual image of the railroad track ahead of the pilot vehicle to the engineer of the train. An infrared camera which is mounted on the front of the pilot vehicle generates an infrared image of the tracks.

Abstract: A system for removing airborne contaminants from the effluent air streams om spray paint booths and the like. The system includes a rectangular shaped underground pool having pool of water positioned below the work area. The underground pool has a plurality of suction pipes which are uniformly distributed throughout the pool at a distance of between one and two inches above the pool of water. The suction pipes terminate in a plenum located adjacent the underground pool. A gas turbine engine which is connected to the plenum is used to draw air including airborne contaminants into the plenum from the work area. Solid airborne contaminants such as droplets of water soluble paint, sand and the like will fall into the pool of water. Lighter airborne contaminants, such as gaseous toxins are drawn through the gas turbine type engine into a after-burning incinerator.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus comprising a reservoir for providing a medication er pressure and a housing which has a centrally located chamber and a wave shaping chamber located in a front portion of the housing. Positioned between the wave shaping chamber and the centrally located chamber is a blast valve. The plunger of a reciprocating piston has a vertical extending support member attached its front end. A power supply provides a square wave signal at a predetermined frequency to a coil alternatively energize and de-energize the coil. When the coil is energized the piston moves rearward. De-energizing the coil results in forward movement of the piston. A plurality of inlet ports positioned around the housing between an inlet manifold coupled to the reservoir and the centrally located chamber allow the medication to enter the chamber as a medicated vapor when the piston is drawn rearward.

Abstract: An aerosol dispensing apparatus comprising a housing having a charging chamber which receives the medicated vapor under pressure from a mist generator positioned within a shaft which extends from the housing. The charging chamber is partially sealed by a blast valve which is attached to a movable bracket positioned within the housing and mounted on the shaft in slidable engagement with the shaft. There is also attached to the movable bracket a diaphragm which is positioned in a rear chamber of the housing adjacent the charging chamber. Medicated vapor from the charging chamber is supplied to the rear chamber exerting a force on the diaphragm. When the force exerted by the medicated vapors on the diaphragm exceeds a predetermined pressure level, the diaphragm moves the shaft unseating the blast valve which allows the pressurized medicated vapor to enter a wave shaping chamber within the housing.

Abstract: Blood circulation in an injured human foot is involuntarily promoted in a cuum over-pressure cycle and in synchronism with the heart's systolic and diastolic pressure pulsations. In a preferred embodiment the circulation apparatus comprises an air tight boot contoured to the injured foot, a pulsed synchronized tourniquet for inhibiting blood flow to the injured foot during an over-pressure cycle and a control circuit which monitors the heart's systolic and diastolic pressure pulsations and provides electrical control signals to the pressure modulator to assure that the over-pressure and vacuum pulses are cyclic and in synchronism with the heart's systolic and diastolic pressure pulsations.

Abstract: A gas projection apparatus for disabling the engine of an automobile being ursued by, for example, a police cruiser. The gas projection apparatus comprises a housing having a charging chamber which receives carbon dioxide gas under pressure from an external source of supply. The charging chamber is partially sealed by a blast valve which is attached to a movable shaft centrally located within the housing. There is also attached to the movable shaft a diaphragm which is positioned in a rear chamber of the housing adjacent the charging chamber. Carbon dioxides from the charging chamber is supplied to the rear chamber exerting a force on the diaphragm. When the force exerted by carbon dioxide gas on the diaphragm exceeds a predetermined pressure level, the diaphragm moves the shaft unseating the blast valve which the pressurized carbon dioxide gas to enter a wave shaping chamber within the housing.

Abstract: Blood circulation in an injured human foot is involuntarily promoted in a cuum over-pressure cycle and in synchronism with the human heart's systolic and diastolic pressure pulsations. In a preferred embodiment, the circulation enhancing apparatus comprises an air tight boot contoured to fit the injured human foot, a pressure modulator for providing over-pressure and vacuum pulses to the boot to enhance blood circulation through the injured foot and a control circuit which monitors the heart's systolic and diastolic pressure pulsations and provides electrical control signals to the pressure modulator to assure that the over-pressure and vacuum pulses are cyclic and in synchronism with the heart's systolic and diastolic pressure pulsations.