Abstract: A gearbox assembly for power take off from an electric motor of an electric power assisted steering apparatus comprising a gearbox housing which houses a worm shaft and a gear wheel, is disclosed. The worm shaft incorporates one or more external helical worm teeth. A main bearing assembly supports the worm shaft at an end closest to the motor. A tail bearing assembly supports the worm shaft at an end furthest from the motor, in which at least the tail bearing assembly is free to move relative to the housing through a limited range of motion that enables the worm shaft to move radially away from the axis of the wheel gear. The gearbox assembly further comprises a flexible coupler which connects the worm shaft at the main bearing end to a power take off from the motor so as to transfer torque from the motor to the worm shaft.

Abstract: A gearbox assembly for power take off from an electric motor of an electric power assisted steering apparatus comprising a gearbox housing which houses a worm shaft and a gear wheel, is disclosed. The worm shaft incorporates one or more external helical worm teeth. A main bearing assembly supports the worm shaft at an end closest to the motor. A tail bearing assembly supports the worm shaft at an end furthest from the motor, in which at least the tail bearing assembly is free to move relative to the housing through a limited range of motion that enables the worm shaft to move radially away from the axis of the wheel gear. The gearbox assembly further comprises a flexible coupler which connects the worm shaft at the main bearing end to a power take off from the motor so as to transfer torque from the motor to the worm shaft.

Abstract: A video multiviewer system includes a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) that includes a GPU memory. A video input module is operative with the GPU for receiving video data and transferring the video data to the GPU memory via a Direct Memory Access (DMA). A programmable circuit such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) includes a multi-ported and in one aspect a dual ported block Random Access Memory (RAM) configured for a plurality of DMA channels for receiving video data and allowing uninterrupted operation of consecutive DMA transfers of video data to the GPU memory. A display displays the multiple video windows based upon video data received within the GPU memory.

Abstract: A video multiviewer system includes a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) that includes a GPU memory. A video input module is operative with the GPU for receiving video data and transferring the video data to the GPU memory via a Direct Memory Access (DMA). A programmable circuit such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) includes a multi-ported and in one aspect a dual ported block Random Access Memory (RAM) configured for a plurality of DMA channels for receiving video data and allowing uninterrupted operation of consecutive DMA transfers of video data to the GPU memory. A display displays the multiple video windows based upon video data received within the GPU memory.

Abstract: A resource sharing system is provided which makes a resource connected to one processor available to a second processor. A communications protocol is provided which consists of a first and second peer interprocessor communications protocols running on the first and second processors. A physical layer interconnection between the first processor and the second processor is also provided. There is a first application layer entity on the first processor and a corresponding second application layer entity on the second processor, the first application layer entity and the second application layer entity together being adapted to arbitrate access to the resource between the first processor and the second processor using the first interprocessor communications protocol, the physical layer interconnection and the second intercommunications protocol to provide a communication channel between the first application layer entity and the second application layer entity.