Abstract: A boom deploy actuator with improved maintainability and simplicity has an electric motor and control circuitry for selectively powering the motor to develop torque with either rotational direction for rotating a capstan to vary the length of a boom cord extending from the capstan to a boom. In a preferred embodiment, the motor is a brushless electric motor. The control circuitry preferably includes circuit components for limiting the speed of the motor.

Abstract: A boom deploy actuator with improved maintainability and simplicity has an electric motor and control circuitry for selectively powering the motor to develop torque with either rotational direction for rotating a capstan to vary the length of a boom cord extending from the capstan to a boom. In a preferred embodiment, the motor is a brushless electric motor. The control circuitry preferably includes circuit components for limiting the speed of the motor.

Abstract: A hydraulic actuator that is capable of substantial actuation but does not require a conventional pump, uses only deflectable membranes and passive valves, or, at most, a minimum of active valves, and, under certain circumstances, may be free to move when the actuator is de-energized, is provided. The actuator utilizes the deflectable membranes to move fluid throughout the actuator. The movement of the fluid actuates a shaft or other suitable device, as required.

Abstract: A hydraulic actuator that is capable of substantial actuation but does not require a conventional pump, uses only deflectable membranes and passive valves, or, at most, a minimum of active valves, and, under certain circumstances, may be free to move when the actuator is de-energized, is provided. The actuator utilizes the deflectable membranes to move fluid throughout the actuator. The movement of the fluid actuates a shaft or other suitable device, as required.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for implementing a base circuit design with configurable modifications to compensate for variations in component parameters due to material or processing characteristics. During the fabrication process, the base circuit is electrically tested to determine the characteristics of the base circuit given the materials and processes used to implement the circuit. Based on the testing, subsequent processing steps are used to modify the base circuit as necessary to compensate for variations in the circuit or component parameters due to the material or processing characteristics. Preferably, the base circuit includes hetero-junction bipolar transistors and the in-process testing is used to determine an associated beta value for the transistor. Based upon the determined beta value, the circuit is modified during processing to insure proper quiescent currents occur during normal operation given the beta of the transistor.

Abstract: A transmission with a load brake has a ball spline and a stabilizer ring for reducing chatter, a seal for preventing leakage, and an adjustment mechanism for extending the effective life of the brake disk stack. In the past, transmissions equipped with Weston brakes have experienced significant problems with instability and chatter. The present invention overcomes the problems of instability and chatter by introducing a ball spline at the junction between the output shaft and the loading assembly. The ball spline reduces friction caused by the axial movement of the output cam of the loading assembly. Also, the invention introduces a stabilizer ring around the loading assembly to reduce instability and chatter caused by the angular and transverse movement of the loading assembly. The invention also may also utilize a fluid damper in place of the stabilizer ring to reduce instability and chatter caused by the angular and transverse movement of the loading assembly.