Abstract: A blow gun assembly allows the rapid continuous firing of multiple soft, cylindrical projectiles using a single breath. The assembly includes at least one soft cylindrical projectile with a height generally equal to or slightly greater than its diameter, and a centrally-located breech in fluid communication with a mouthpiece, a vertical magazine, and a barrel. Projectiles loaded into the magazine enter a breech chamber by gravity. Upon receiving a charge of air through the mouthpiece, the projectiles travel successively through the breech chamber and out through the barrel in rapid fashion. Sizing of the magazine, breech chamber, and barrel, relative to the projectile, causes the projectiles to flow through the blow gun in continuous succession without jamming, with projectiles being rotated within the breech chamber to properly align with the barrel.

Abstract: A blow gun assembly allows the rapid continuous firing of multiple soft, cylindrical projectiles using a single breath. The assembly includes at least one soft cylindrical projectile with a height generally equal to or slightly greater than its diameter, and a centrally-located breech in fluid communication with a mouthpiece, a vertical magazine, and a barrel. Projectiles loaded into the magazine enter a breech chamber by gravity. Upon receiving a charge of air through the mouthpiece, the projectiles travel successively through the breech chamber and out through the barrel in rapid fashion. Sizing of the magazine, breech chamber, and barrel, relative to the projectile, causes the projectiles to flow through the blow gun in continuous succession without jamming, with projectiles being rotated within the breech chamber to properly align with the barrel.

Abstract: A six-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle includes a transmission housing, an input member, an output member, three planetary gearsets for changing a ratio of torque between the input member and the output member, clutch assemblies to selectively couple the input member to predetermined members of the planetary gearsets, and brake assemblies to selectively couple predetermined members of the planetary gearsets to the transmission housing. The transmission achieves an improved gear ratio spacing and, correlatively, enhanced vehicle drivability, performance, and fuel economy, by respectively permanently coupling the planetary carrier of the first gearset with the sun gear of the second gearset, the annulus gears of the first and third gearsets with the planetary carrier of the second gearset, and the output member with both the annulus gear of the second gearset and the planetary carrier of the third gearset.

Abstract: A six-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle includes a transmission housing, an input member, an output member, three planetary gearsets for changing a ratio of torque between the input member and the output member, clutch assemblies to selectively couple the input member to predetermined members of the planetary gearsets, and brake assemblies to selectively couple predetermined members of the planetary gearsets to the transmission housing. The transmission achieves an improved gear ratio spacing and, correlatively, enhanced vehicle drivability, performance, and fuel economy, by respectively permanently coupling the planetary carrier of the first gearset with the sun gear of the second gearset, the annulus gears of the first and third gearsets with the planetary carrier of the second gearset, and the output member with both the annulus gear of the second gearset and the planetary carrier of the third gearset.

Abstract: An shift control strategy for controlling an automatic transmission based on acceleration. The shift control strategy determines a learned vehicle inertia as well as road load torque and expected torque in an upshift gear. A projected post shift acceleration is predicted based on the expected torque, road load torque and inertia of the vehicle. If vehicle speed and throttle position are within an allowable shift zone and if the predicted post shift acceleration exceeds a threshold value, the vehicle automatic transmission is allowed to upshift. The predicted post upshift acceleration value is determined as a function of a selected one of the possible downshifts and is compared to a threshold value. A downshift of the automatic transmission to the selected downshift is allowed if the post downshift acceleration value is less than the threshold value.