Abstract: A vehicle includes a power unit, wherein the power unit includes an internal combustion engine and/or a power battery. The vehicle is provided with a living room mode, which can be activated in a parking state of the vehicle. When the living room mode is activated, the power unit of the vehicle can provide the vehicle with functions related to leisure, entertainment and/or office, but does not provide functions related to drive readiness.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a power unit, wherein the power unit includes an internal combustion engine and/or a power battery. The vehicle is provided with a living room mode, which can be activated in a parking state of the vehicle. When the living room mode is activated, the power unit of the vehicle can provide the vehicle with functions related to leisure, entertainment and/or office, but does not provide functions related to drive readiness.

Abstract: A method (200) and an apparatus (100) applied in autonomous vehicle. The method (200) applied in an autonomous vehicle comprises: receiving data from a plurality of environment perception sensors on the vehicle and data from a plurality of vehicle motion sensors on the vehicle; generating control parameters for control devices including an acceleration device, a braking device, and a steering device, based on at least the received data; and outputting the received data and the generated control parameters to the driver.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating food substances, includes a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one cutting surface for supporting food substances and a collecting tray mounted with respect to the cutting plate. The collecting tray is dimensioned and adapted to transition between a first stored condition to facilitate storage or transport thereof and a second operative condition to provide a reservoir for collecting food substances cut on the cutting surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating food substances includes a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one cutting surface for supporting food substances and a collecting tray releasably mountable to the cutting plate. The collecting tray defines a reservoir for collecting food substances cut on the cutting surface. The collecting tray may define a spout adapted to facilitate pouring of liquid material of the food substances. The collecting tray may define first and second spout segments. The first and second spouts may be disposed in diametrical opposed relation.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating food substances, includes a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one cutting surface for supporting food substances and a collecting tray mounted with respect to the cutting plate. The collecting tray is dimensioned and adapted to transition between a first stored condition to facilitate storage or transport thereof and a second operative condition to provide a reservoir for collecting food substances cut on the cutting surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating food substances includes a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one cutting surface for supporting food substances and a collecting tray releasably mountable to the cutting plate. The collecting tray defines a reservoir for collecting food substances cut on the cutting surface. The collecting tray may define a spout adapted to facilitate pouring of liquid material of the food substances. The collecting tray may define first and second spout segments. The first and second spouts may be disposed in diametrical opposed relation.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating food substances includes a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one cutting surface for supporting food substances and a collecting tray releasably mountable to the cutting plate. The collecting tray defines a reservoir for collecting food substances cut on the culling surface. The collecting tray may define a spout adapted to facilitate pouring of liquid material of the food substances. The collecting tray may define first and second spout segments. The first and second spouts may be disposed in diametrical opposed relation.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating food substances includes a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one cutting surface for supporting food substances and a collecting tray releasably mountable to the cutting plate. The collecting tray defines a reservoir for collecting food substances cut on the culling surface. The collecting tray may define a spout adapted to facilitate pouring of liquid material of the food substances. The collecting tray may define first and second spout segments. The first and second spouts may be disposed in diametrical opposed relation.

Abstract: A right angle, modular machining head can be removably mounted on the too head of a CNC machining center to provide contour machining of a work piece around a C-axis. The modular head includes a rotating drive that moves the tool around a contour axis, producing nutational motion allowing close contouring of a work piece. The tool can be powered by a driven spindle on the tool head, or by a motor carried within the modular head. A locating connection between the modular head and the tool head, in combination with a position signals produced by a rotary encoder on the modular head registers the exact position of the tool within the coordinate reference system used by the machining center control system.

Abstract: The present invention comprises methods of machining a workpiece. In one embodiment, a method includes positioning a workpiece in a first position in a process station of a machine system, and forming at least one check feature on the workpiece. A position of the check feature is then sensed while the workpiece is positioned in the first position, and one or more machined features are formed on the workpiece relative to the check feature while the workpiece is positioned in the first position. The workpiece is then moved from the first position to a second position within the process station, and a position of the check feature is again sensed while the workpiece is positioned in the second position. One or more machined features are then formed on the workpiece relative to the check feature while the workpiece is positioned in the second position.

Abstract: Reinforced structural assemblies and methods for forming such assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a ribbed portion includes rib segments having a vertical height that extend laterally between junctions to form a network coupled to a supporting substrate. The rib segments include a plurality of flanged portions coupled to a lateral edge of the rib segments. In another embodiment, the ribbed portion includes rib segments having flanged portions on opposing lateral edges that receive opposing substrates. Similarly, a method includes forming a ribbed portion having a plurality of rib segments extending laterally between junctions. The rib segments include a plurality of flanged portions on at least one of the first and second lateral edges. First and second substrates are coupled to opposing sides of the ribbed portion.

Abstract: Reinforced structural assemblies and methods for forming such assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a reinforced structural assembly includes an engagement portion having at least one projecting structure extending outwardly from the engaging structure, and a receiving portion having at least one recessed structure that slidably receives and fixably retains the projecting structure. In another embodiment, a method for constructing a reinforced structural assembly includes positioning at least one projecting structure on a first substrate, positioning at least one recessed structure on a second substrate. The at least one projecting structure and the at least one recessed structure are slidably coupled and fixably secured.

Abstract: A precision shear is provided which allows the removal of material from a machined part. The shear provides a precision cut that requires little or no finish grinding or polishing thereby reducing the time required to produce a machined part. The precision shear may be operated by hand or attached to a machine.

Abstract: An air turbine driven rotary machine tool having a tool casing, a turbine rotor mounted within the casing for rotation, a stator mounted in fixed position in the tool casing coaxially aligned with the turbine rotor, a annular cavity defined within the casing and coaxially aligned with the stator and rotor for supplying air to the stator blades, a cylindrical spindle coaxially mounted with the turbine rotor in the tool casing for rotation with the turbine rotor, and a tool holder mounted coaxially to the spindle for rotation therewith and having an end thereof for operably receiving a cutting tool.

Abstract: A preform and method for forming a structural assembly are provided. The preform can be formed by friction welding structural members to a base member and subsequently providing a connection material to join the structural members. The resulting preform can be formed with dimensions and a configuration that approximate the dimensions and configuration of the structural assembly. Thus, the structural assembly can be formed by joining multiple members that are generally smaller than the finished assembly.

Abstract: A force balanced irregular pitch reamer is provided that is particularly well suited for precision operations requiring small tolerances. More specifically, a reamer is provided having a shank, a body portion, and a plurality of cutting teeth extending outwardly therefrom. The teeth are spaced at non-uniform intervals around the body portion, wherein each tooth includes a cutting surface and rake face, and defines a rake angle between the rake face and an imaginary line extending from the central or longitudinal axis of the reamer to the cutting surface. In operation, the reamer is rotated about its central axis and is plunged into a formed hole sized slightly smaller than the reamer such that the reamer engages the workpiece and produces a smooth finished hole. Each tooth generates a cutting force with determinable magnitude and direction to define cutting force vectors.

Abstract: An improved railroad trackwork spring wing frog assembly having a selectively releasable hold-open subassembly for the spring wing rail is provided with a combined compressible shock absorber and compression spring that are functionally connected to the assembly spring wing rail and to the assembly base plate, and that function to generate an opposing force in connection with opening movement of the spring wing rail and an augmented force in connection with closing movement of the spring wing rail.

Abstract: A railroad trackwork frog assembly is provided with a base plate, a spring wing rail supported by and movable laterally relative to the base plate, and a hold-down subassembly attached to the spring wing rail and to the base plate, the hold-down subassembly comprising, in combination with a horn housing, a horn element having a cross-section area moment of inertia about a transverse horizontal axis intersecting the cross-section area center of gravity that is smaller than the cross-section area moment of inertia about a transverse vertical axis intersecting the cross-section area center of gravity.

Abstract: An improved railroad trackwork spring wing frog is provided with a rail-closer having a single compression spring whose reaction forces are applied to the frog spring wing rail through movable linkages that are each connected to the spring wing rail at different spaced-apart position and that each abut the single compression spring.