Abstract: A military vehicle includes a chassis, a cargo body, and an energy storage system. The chassis includes a passenger capsule having a rear wall. The cargo body is positioned behind the passenger capsule and supported by the chassis. The energy storage system includes a battery housing defining a lower end and an upper end, a battery disposed within the battery housing, a bracket coupled to the battery housing at or proximate the upper end thereof, a lower support supporting the lower end of the battery housing where the lower support is supported by the chassis, and an upper connector extending between the bracket and the rear wall.

Abstract: An optimization method of automatically optimizing a performance parameter of a signal generator circuit is described. An RF output signal is generated by the signal generator circuit. A performance parameter of the signal generator circuit is determined based on the RF output signal by the control circuit. At least one operational parameter of the signal generator circuit is adapted by the control circuit in order to optimize the performance parameter. Further, a signal generator circuit is described.

Abstract: A hammer cage for a hammer mill comprising a main part with a bottom area and slots for positioning hammers in said hammer cage, and said bottom area comprises a surface that prevents any movement of the hammers out of said hammer cage through said bottom area, and wherein said main part further comprises a front and a rear portion with respective openings for releasably arranging said hammer cage in said hammer mill. The present invention is furthermore related to a hammer mill comprising at least one hammer cage.

Abstract: A belt tensioner for a seatbelt system comprising a spur gearing (18). The spur gearing (18) comprises at least one motor gearwheel (24) and at least a first stepped wheel (26) and a second stepped wheel (28). The motor gearwheel (24) forms a first gear stage (34) with the first stepped wheel (26), and the first stepped wheel (26) forms a second gear stage (36) with the second stepped wheel (28). The motor gearwheel (24) and each of the stepped wheels (24, 26) include helical teeth, and the helix angle of the helical teeth of the second gear stage (36) is determined depending on the helix angle of the first gear stage (34). The overlap ratio of at least one helical toothing is not integer.

Abstract: A military vehicle including an engine coupled to the chassis for providing mechanical power to the military vehicle, a motor/generator coupled to the engine, and an energy storage system including a battery electrically coupled to the motor/generator. The military vehicle is operable in a silent mobility mode with the engine inactive and the energy storage system providing power to the motor/generator to operate the military vehicle. The motor/generator and the battery are sized such that electrical power generation through engine drive of the motor/generator is greater than the power depletion through operation of the military vehicle in the silent mobility mode. The motor/generator can charge the energy storage system while the military vehicle is driving or stationary.

Abstract: A driveline including a motor/generator configured to receive power from an engine and output power to a tractive element, an accessory drive configured to receive power from the engine and output power to an accessory, and an energy storage system including a battery, the energy storage system electrically coupled to the motor/generator and the accessory drive. The driveline is operable in a charge mode with the motor/generator and the accessory drive providing electrical power to the energy storage system. The driveline is operable in a silent mobility mode with the energy storage system providing electrical power to the motor/generator and the accessory drive to operate the military vehicle.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for improving working memory and/or executive function in a subject suffering from Parkinson's Disease, comprising administering to the subject a compound having the formula.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods useful for determining whether to treat cancer in a patient, and treating cancer in a patient, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of Compound 1 and/or tautomers thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof.

Abstract: A binary phase-pure copper/zinc hydroxide nitrate of the formula (Ia), wherein the relationship 0.3<x?0.5 applies to the variable x, and a method for the preparation thereof are provided. Copper/zinc hydroxide nitrates according to the invention are particularly suitable for use as oxidizing agent in a gas-generating composition for a gas generator, particularly for a safety device, especially for a safety device in a vehicle.

Abstract: An optimization method of automatically optimizing a performance parameter of a signal generator circuit is described. An RF output signal is generated by the signal generator circuit. A performance parameter of the signal generator circuit is determined based on the RF output signal by the control circuit. At least one operational parameter of the signal generator circuit is adapted by the control circuit in order to optimize the performance parameter. Further, a signal generator circuit is described.

Abstract: A driveline includes a driver configured to be positioned between an engine and a transmission. The driver includes a housing, a motor/generator, and a clutch. The housing includes an engine mount configured to couple to the engine and a backing plate configured to couple to the transmission. The motor/generator is disposed within the housing and configured to couple to an input of the transmission. The clutch is disposed within the housing and coupled to the motor/generator. The clutch is configured to selectively couple an output of the engine to the motor/generator. The clutch is configured to be spring-biased into engagement with the engine and pneumatically disengaged by an air supply selectively provided thereto.

Abstract: A military vehicle include a driveline. The driveline includes a first driver including an engine, an energy storage system, an accessory drive coupled to the engine, a transmission coupled to at least one of the front axle or the rear axle, and a second driver coupled to the engine and the transmission. The accessory drive includes a plurality of accessories and a first motor. The first motor is electrically coupled to the energy storage system. The first motor is positioned to facilitate selectively driving the plurality of accessories. The second driver includes a second motor electrically coupled to the energy storage system.

Abstract: A military vehicle includes an engine, an energy storage system, an accessory drive coupled to the engine and including an air compressor and a first motor, a second motor coupled to an axle, and a clutch positioned between the engine and the second motor. The clutch is spring-biased into engagement with the engine and pneumatically disengaged by an air supply selectively provided thereto based on operation of the air compressor. In an engine mode, (i) the clutch does not receive the air supply such that the engine is coupled to the second motor and (ii) the engine drives (a) the accessory drive and (b) the axle through the second motor. In the electric mode, (i) the first motor drives the air compressor to compress air to facilitate supplying the air supply to the clutch to disengage the clutch and decouple the engine from the second motor and (ii) the second motor drives the axle.

Abstract: Processes for preparation of ipconazole, processes for preparation of a compound of formula (V) and processes for preparation of a compound of formula (VI), which is a key intermediate useful for preparation of ipconazole are disclosed.

Abstract: A driveline includes an engine, a transmission configured to couple to an axle of the electrified military vehicle, a tractive motor coupled to the transmission, an engine clutch positioned between the engine and the tractive motor, and an accessory drive. The accessory drive includes an accessory motor, an accessory clutch including a first portion and a second portion, an accessory coupled to the first portion, a first belt coupling the first portion to the accessory motor, and a second belt coupling the second portion to the engine.

Abstract: A military vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle, a rear axle, an energy storage system, an engine, a transmission, and a motor. The chassis includes a passenger capsule, a front module coupled to a front end of the passenger capsule, and a rear module coupled to a rear end of the passenger capsule. The passenger capsule defines a tunnel extending longitudinally along a bottom thereof. The front module includes a front subframe assembly. The rear module includes a rear subframe assembly. The front axle is coupled to the front subframe assembly. The rear axle is coupled to the rear subframe assembly. The engine is supported by the front subframe assembly. The transmission is positioned within the tunnel and coupled to the front axle and/or the rear axle. The motor is at least partially positioned within the tunnel and positioned between the engine and the transmission.

Abstract: A method actuates a dosing valve of a tank ventilation system. The dosing valve is opened not only once but twice at every activation time, and thus a generated pressure wave is depleted. An associated tank ventilation system and an associated motor vehicle make use of the method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a propellant element for a gas generator for use in a safety device in the form of a coated pellet (24), wherein the coated pellet (24) comprises a core (20) made of a first pyrotechnical material (46) and a coating (22) made of a second pyrotechnical material (48) and enveloping the core (20), wherein the first pyrotechnical material (48) differs from the second pyrotechnical material (48) and wherein the core (20) includes an edge portion (26) projecting in the radial direction which extends through the coating (22) up to an outer contour (28) of the coated pellet (24), wherein the edge portion (26) is formed along a circumferential direction of the coated pellet (24) and has a smaller expansion than the core (20) in the axial direction of the coated pellet (24).

Abstract: A system and method for providing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) control to maximize profits that include determining at least one demand based charging schedule. The system and method also include processing an OEM charging policy option to schedule charging of the at least one electric vehicle at a low carbon footprint timeframe. The system and method additionally include modifying the at least one demand based charging schedule into a policy based charging schedule based on an acceptance of the OEM charging policy option by the at least one third party environmental entity. The system and method further include facilitating payment of a carbon credit payment from the at least one third party environmental entity to the OEM.