Abstract: A method for estimating the brake wear of a brake installed in a vehicle is described herein, comprising acquiring an initial mass of the brake; quantifying the amount of energy that is being dissipated by the brake over a first time period, measuring a temperature increase of the brake over the first time period; estimating the brake mass based on the amount of dissipated energy and the temperature increase; and comparing the initial mass of the brake with the estimated brake mass and estimating the brake wear based on this comparison. The method for brake wear estimation may use indirect or direct methods for quantifying the amount of energy that is dissipated. A system for estimating brake wear and performing this method is also described.

Abstract: A personal aircraft seat air treatment system may include an air blower, a ventilation output component installed within a passenger compartment, and a treatment component fluidically coupled to the air blower and the ventilation output component. The air blower may be configured to receive cabin air from a cabin air ventilation system installed in an aircraft cabin. The ventilation output component may be configured to provide treated air to a breathing area of a passenger proximate to an aircraft seat installed in the passenger compartment. The treatment component may be fluidically coupled to the air blower and the ventilation output component. The treatment component may be configured to receive the cabin air from the air blower and treat the cabin air to generate the treated air.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a use of a supported biphenylphenol polymerization catalyst to make a polymer via a slurry-phase polymerization process, where the supported biphenylphenol polymerization catalyst is made from a biphenylphenol polymerization precatalyst of Formula I.

Abstract: A first composition is disclosed that includes a fire-resistant thermoplastic resin. The fire-resistant thermoplastic resin includes 1-20 wt % of an aryl phosphate, includes 1-20 wt % of a phosphate polymer, and 60%-98% of a (meth)acrylic polymer, including units from at least one monomer, wherein the monomer is chosen from methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid esters, acrylonitrile and maleic anhydride. The first composition may further include a fabric or a composite material that is embedded with the fire-resistant thermoplastic resin. In some instances, the aryl-phosphate and the phosphonate polymer synergistically reduce an effective heat of combustion, a peak heat release, or a flame time as compared to a second composition that contains only one of the aryl phosphate or the phosphonate polymer.

Abstract: A leakage protection system for a heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system can comprise: a power source; a louvered assembly including a frame, slats spaced apart vertically within the frame and extending from a first side to a second side of the frame, an actuator rod operably coupled to the slats, and a spring; a solenoid operably coupled to the actuator rod; and a first pressure switch disposed electrically between the power source and the solenoid.

Abstract: A first composition is disclosed that includes a fire-resistant thermoplastic resin. The fire-resistant thermoplastic resin includes 1-20 wt % of an aryl phosphate, includes 1-20 wt % of a phosphate polymer, and 60%-98% of a (meth)acrylic polymer, including units from at least one monomer, wherein the monomer is chosen from methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid esters, acrylonitrile and maleic anhydride. The first composition may further include a fabric or a composite material that is embedded with the fire-resistant thermoplastic resin. In some instances, the aryl-phosphate and the phosphonate polymer synergistically reduce an effective heat of combustion, a peak heat release, or a flame time as compared to a second composition that contains only one of the aryl phosphate or the phosphonate polymer.

Abstract: A micro-chiller assembly, apparatus and method of manufacture is provided. The micro-chiller assembly includes an exterior housing, an interior compartment with a plurality of sides within the exterior housing; a micro-chiller unit, and a ringed duct with an irregular topology; wherein the micro-chiller unit is mounted to a side of the interior compartment, wherein the ringed duct with the irregular topology is coupled on one end to the micro-chiller unit and coupled on another end to an exterior vent configured in the exterior housing to draw in outside air for channeling to the micro-chiller unit via the irregular topology enabling uniform distribution of airflow for cooling of the interior compartment by the micro-chiller unit.

Abstract: An assembly, system, and method for managing airflow in a galley cart bay is provided. The assembly includes a cart bay; a plate assembly including a plurality of plates that are configured at a rear part of the cart bay; and a micro-chiller unit that is disposed within the plate assembly that radially expels cooled air for circulation in the cart bay wherein the cooled air is directed by at least one plate of the plate assembly across one or more exterior surfaces of a galley cart stowed in the cart bay.

Abstract: An in-seat mini-bar assembly, apparatus and method of manufacture is provided. The assembly includes a housing that is insertable into a compartment of the seating module and includes a container with an interior cavity that is conductively cooled by thermo-electric elements of a micro-chiller unit mounted on a conductive rear plate that forms an exterior side of the container. A vent is configured proximate to a front section of the housing to receive outside air forward of the housing for channeling the outside air to a rear section of the housing using a duct attached to the vent at the front section. The duct is shaped for a fluidic intake of the outside air by a frontal flange having a wide cross-sectional area that is gradually tapered to a circular cross-sectional area to direct the airflow in a uniform manner.

Abstract: A ducting assembly, apparatus and method of manufacture is provided. The assembly includes a housing, and a duct inside the housing for channeling outside air from an inlet of the duct to an outlet of the duct to a fan of a micro-chiller unit. The duct is configured with a variable parametric three-dimensional (3D) shape to discretely reverse a flow of the outside air as the outside air is channeled inside the duct. The outside air is received, in a first direction at the inlet of the duct through a first stage of the duct that expands airflow of the outside air inside the duct and then is discretely reversed, in a second direction by the variable parametric 3D shape to flow to the outlet of the duct through a second stage that constricts the airflow of the outside air inside the duct to reduce maldistribution of air.

Abstract: A controller assembly, apparatus, and method of manufacture for a micro-chiller unit is provided. The control assembly includes a controller coupled to a plurality of sensors configured within a micro-chiller unit wherein the controller is configured to receive sensed data from at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors comprising at least temperature data of an interior cavity disposed in the micro-chiller unit, wherein in response to receiving at least temperature data, the controller is configured to adjust an amount of power to the micro-chiller unit in accordance with a maximum level of power from a supply locally available, wherein the amount of power is further adjusted in accordance with a mode of operation of the micro-chiller unit for supplying current to at least a set of thermo-electric elements to cool the interior cavity of the micro-chiller unit to a set-point temperature.

Abstract: A roll bond evaporator and micro-chiller unit assembly, apparatus and method is provided. The assembly includes a housing; a compartment disposed in the housing wherein the compartment is formed by at least one side with a roll bond evaporator component using embedded tubes to circulate chilled liquid to chill an interior cavity of the compartment; and a micro-chiller unit configured within the housing to chill the liquid circulated in the roll bond evaporator component across the at least one side of the compartment wherein the roll bond evaporator component intercepts heat seepage into the interior cavity by circulation of chilled liquid to maintain a steady state chilled condition of the interior cavity.

Abstract: A method for controlling a touchless lavatory is disclosed herein. The method includes collecting, by a processor, sensor data from a sensor, the sensor data including an ambient light measurement and an indication of motion, aggregating, by the processor, the collected sensor data for a time window, extracting, by the processor, features from the aggregated sensor data, and determining, by the processor, a probability of an activity occurring based on the extracted features. The method further includes activating, by the processor, a motor based on the determining that the activity has a high probability of occurring.

Abstract: A nonlinear converter may comprise: alternating layers of a dielectric material and a metal material; a first refractive index of the nonlinear converter for a first wavelength (i.e., input wavelength or pump wavelength) between 207 nm and 237 nm, the first refractive index being less than 0.5, the first refractive index corresponding to metal fill ratio; and a second refractive index of the nonlinear converter for a second wavelength (i.e., output wavelength or SHG wavelength), the second wavelength being approximately double the first wavelength, the second refractive index corresponding to the metal fill ratio.

Abstract: A method for estimating the temperature of a component being monitored is described herein, comprising: inputting data related to the component being monitored into a brake thermal model; using the brake thermal model to predict a temperature of the component based on the input data; inputting a) actual temperature sensor measurement data of the component and b) the predicted temperature into an estimation algorithm, wherein the estimation algorithm combines the a) actual temperature sensor data and b) predicted temperature and generates an estimated brake temperature of the component based on the combined inputs. A computer-implemented system is also described.

Abstract: A nonlinear converter may comprise: alternating layers of a dielectric material and a metal material; a first refractive index of the nonlinear converter for a first wavelength (i.e., input wavelength or pump wavelength) between 207 nm and 237 nm, the first refractive index being less than 0.5, the first refractive index corresponding to metal fill ratio; and a second refractive index of the nonlinear converter for a second wavelength (i.e., output wavelength or SHG wavelength), the second wavelength being approximately double the first wavelength, the second refractive index corresponding to the metal fill ratio.

Abstract: A light assembly may comprise: a light array comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), each light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength, the wavelength of each LED being different, a first LED in the light array configured to emit a first wavelength between 414 nm and 474 nm; and a non-linear optical layer disposed adjacent to the first LED, the nonlinear optical layer configured to output the first wavelength and a second wavelength, the second wavelength being between 207 nm and 237 nm.

Abstract: A first composition is disclosed that includes a fire-resistant thermoplastic resin. The fire-resistant thermoplastic resin includes 1-20 wt % of an aryl phosphate, includes 1-20 wt % of a phosphate polymer, and 60%-98% of a (meth)acrylic polymer, including units from at least one monomer, wherein the monomer is chosen from methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid esters, acrylonitrile and maleic anhydride. The first composition may further include a fabric or a composite material that is embedded with the fire-resistant thermoplastic resin. In some instances, the aryl-phosphate and the phosphonate polymer synergistically reduce an effective heat of combustion, a peak heat release, or a flame time as compared to a second composition that contains only one of the aryl phosphate or the phosphonate polymer.

Abstract: A female urinary relief device is disclosed. The device may include an intimate interface device (IID) configured to be positioned intimate with a user's body. The IID may include a tray including a raised perimeter forming a seal between the user's body and the tray. The IID may include a fluid cavity configured to capture fluid from the user's body. The IID may include a pad including a slot configured to provide an unobstructed route to the fluid cavity. The device may include a fluid removal system configured to remove the fluid from the fluid cavity and route the fluid to a storage device. The fluid removal system may include a suction sub-system configured to pull the fluid against gravity to remove the fluid from the fluid cavity. The fluid removal system may include discharge hoses configured to fluidically and mechanically couple the IID to the storage device.

Abstract: A personal aircraft seat air treatment system may include an air blower, a ventilation output component installed within a passenger compartment, and a treatment component fluidically coupled to the air blower and the ventilation output component. The air blower may be configured to receive cabin air from a cabin air ventilation system installed in an aircraft cabin. The ventilation output component may be configured to provide treated air to a breathing area of a passenger proximate to an aircraft seat installed in the passenger compartment. The treatment component may be fluidically coupled to the air blower and the ventilation output component. The treatment component may be configured to receive the cabin air from the air blower and treat the cabin air to generate the treated air.