Abstract: The present teachings provide a reinforcement for a cavity. The reinforcement may include a carrier having a length extending along an axis between a first end and a second end. The carrier may include one or more longitudinal structures and one or more transverse structures. The carrier may also include one or more walls joined together to form one or more cavities extending along the axis. The carrier may have a cross-sectional shape roughly corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of interior of a hollow structural member. The device may also include a secondary material placed over the carrier. The secondary material is configured to expand, seal, reinforce, or a combination thereof upon application of a selectable stimuli and adhere to the interior of the cavity to provide reinforcement of the same.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a truck bed at least partially defined by a floor, a forward wall, sidewalls, and a tailgate. A pair of outboard support bars are each coupled to and extend over one sidewall, and a vertical inner open area is defined between the support bar and the sidewall. A vertical storage module is disposed in the open inner area and includes a shell defining an inner storage area. A door is rotatably coupled to the shell to selectively enclose the inner storage area.

Abstract: A retractable tailgate assembly includes a truck that has a bed and a tailgate that is movably disposed on the bed. A retracting unit is integrated into the truck and the retracting unit is positioned beneath the bed. The retracting unit is mechanically coupled to the tailgate. The retracting unit is actuatable into an extending condition thereby facilitating the tailgate to be positioned between the closed position and the open position. Conversely, the retracting unit is actuatable into a retracting condition having the tailgate retracted beneath the bed thereby facilitating cargo to be loaded into the bed without being impeded by the tailgate. Additionally, the retracting unit includes a hydraulic piston attached to the tailgate.

Abstract: A fairing includes a first part including a wall having and a top flange extending from the wall. A second part of the fairing includes a body and a bottom flange extending from the body. The bottom flange is configured to engage the top flange to couple the second part to the first part.

Abstract: A device and method operated thereby may control a hydraulic pump to pump a hydraulic fluid into a chamber of a piston coupled to a fifth wheel of the tractor to raise the fifth wheel. The device, and method operated thereby, may sense, at intervals as the fifth wheel rises, a pressure value of the hydraulic fluid in the chamber. The device, and method operated thereby, may process the pressure values to determine when the landing gear is lifted off the ground.

Abstract: A work machine, in which manual steering and automatic steering are switchable, includes: a manual steering device; an automatic steering device that receives a switching operation and switches the manual steering to the automatic steering; and a first operation member that receives a first operation and causes a part of the work machine to be operated. The first operation member is provided separately from the manual steering device.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed at an apparatus, method and computer readable medium for a self-powered towed vehicle in a road train or tractor-trailer vehicle configuration to detect and respond to forward jack-knifing risk conditions. The apparatus may detect jack-knifing risk conditions based on sensors and information including sensors to detect an angle of misalignment between the towed vehicle and the vehicle directly in front of it in the road train. The apparatus may respond to the presence of a jack-knifing risk condition by reducing or eliminating the motive rotational force applied to the wheels of the towed vehicle.

Abstract: An anti-skid device for installation on a belt of a crawler vehicle or wheel of a wheel drive includes a base body which, along a direction which corresponds to the running direction of the crawler belt or wheel, has at least two bottom sections (which, in the installed state, rest on a running surface of the belt or wheel, and has at least one rib section which is curved upward and is arranged between two bottom parts. One or more fastening points are provided in the bottom sections for anchoring the anti-skid device to the belt. The rib section is supported on the bottom sections and is divided into two or more rib parts in the direction transverse to the running direction; in addition, recesses are provided in lateral flanks of the rib section. One or more traction elements that project away can be provided on the rib parts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a robot. A robot according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body having a set volume: and a driving module provided in the left region and the right region of the body, respectively, and rotatably connected to the body by a rotation shaft, wherein the driving module comprises: a rotating member connected to the rotating shaft; a first driving part extending from one side of the rotating member slantwise by a first inclination angle with respect to the rotating shaft in a direction away from the rotating shaft; and a second driving part extending from the one side of the rotating member slantwise by a second inclination angle with respect to the rotating shaft in the direction away from the rotating shaft.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for a system such as a conveyance system. The system can include a conveyor to transport a battery pack for at least a portion of a vehicle. The system can include a connector to electrically couple an energy source of the vehicle with the conveyor. The system can include a voltage converter to convert power from the energy source to operate the conveyor to transport at least the portion of the vehicle.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus is disclosed and includes a base that is supported by a ground surface, and a holder supported by the base and having a holder recess configured such that a portion of a mobility vehicle is inserted thereinto. The holder supports the portion of the mobility vehicle such that the mobility vehicle is prevented from deviating from an upright state when the portion of the mobility vehicle is inserted into the holder recess.

Abstract: A bottle device is provided. The bottle device comprises a main body; a neck; a handlebar groove positioned on the bottom side of the main body, the handlebar groove includes a center section, the center section is detachably attached to a plurality of handlebar clamps; a strap groove positioned in the main body; and a cap detachably connected to the neck.

Abstract: A vibration dampening device for a mount including a mount head and a base for mounting a handheld device on a bicycle. The vibration dampening device comprises a chassis and one or more vibration dampening grommets. The chassis comprises first and second interlocking pieces configured to be disposed between the mount head and the base moveable relative to each other. The chassis includes structure for limiting movement of the first and second interlocking pieces relative to each other.

Abstract: A vehicle comprising: a frame; a driver seat connected to the frame; a handlebar disposed forward of the driver seat, the handlebar rotatable about a steering column axis; a storage rack connected to the frame, the storage rack being disposed forward of the handlebar; a windshield support connected to the frame, the windshield support being disposed forward of the handlebar and rearward of the rack; and a windshield connected to the windshield support, the handlebar rotating relative to the windshield. A method of mounting the windshield to the vehicle, the method comprising: selecting the windshield support from first and second windshield supports, the second windshield support being taller than the first windshield support; connecting the selected windshield support to the frame of the vehicle forward of the driver seat and between the handlebar and the front storage rack; and connecting the windshield to the selected windshield support.

Abstract: A rearview device includes a mirror support and a rearview mirror. The mirror support includes a C-ring for looping up a bicycle handle bar, an arm, a sleeve with a ball pit and a tightening bolt. The arm has a base and an extended portion connected thereto. The base is fixed to the C-ring by a fastener to make the C-ring tightly loop up the handle bar. The extended portion extends from the base. An outer end of the arm has a hole channel. The sleeve is embedded in the hole channel and pushed by the tightening bolt. A back side of the frame is extended with a connecting portion. The connecting portion is formed with a ball plug embedded into the ball pit of the sleeve.

Abstract: A support structure for a communication device mounted on a straddle-type vehicle. The support structure includes a headlamp unit configured to illuminate front of the vehicle, and a communication device support portion configured to support the communication device. The communication device support portion is located below the headlamp unit.

Abstract: A foldable electric bicycle includes a foldable body, a first sensing object, a motor, a motor controller, and a first sensor. The foldable body includes a first frame, a second frame, and a latch. The first frame is foldably connected to the second frame to make the first frame operably unfolded to a safe state or folded to a folded state relative to the second frame. The first sensing object is disposed on the latch. The latch is disposed on the second frame. The first sensor is disposed on the first frame. When the first sensor cannot sense the first sensing object, the motor controller turns off the motor.

Abstract: Example front forks for bicycles are described herein. An example front fork includes a crown having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side. The crown defines an opening between the top side and the bottom side. The front fork includes a first leg and a second leg coupled to and extending from the bottom side of the crown. The front fork also includes a steerer tube disposed in the opening of the crown and extending from the top side of the crown. The steerer tube and the crown coupled by a weld at or near the bottom side of the crown.

Abstract: A pedal powered bag transport cart/cycle is a personal riding cart/cycle adapted to transport a rider and a bag. The cart/cycle is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal plane and includes a frame with a seat, a front wheel and steering components, a rear wheel, an inclined bag support, a pedal subassembly, and in some embodiments a motor assist subassembly and controls.

Abstract: A coaxial mid-drive power device of a bicycle includes a reducing structure and a hollow shaft motor engaged with the reducing structure that are disposed in a motor base. An output end of the reducing structure is operatively coupled with a one-way bearing bracket with a sprocket base via a one-way bearing. A crank spindle engaged with the one-way bearing bracket through another one-way bearing penetrates through the motor base. The two one-way bearings respectively have opposite rotation directions and are respectively located on different sides, i.e., an inside and an outside, of the one-way bearing bracket. A strain gauge disposed on the crank spindle is electrically connected to an annular conductive rail assembly engaged with the crank spindle and an elastic sheet assembly on a control circuit board in the motor base, hence the strain gauge could directly obtain a change in a torque of the crank spindle.

Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor unit includes a hub axle connectable to an electric motor of a drive device of an electric bicycle, a housing element rotatable about an axis of rotation and configured to form a part of a motor housing for the electric motor, wherein the housing element is coupled to the hub axle and comprises an opening through which the hub axle extends and a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board configured to determine a torque of a rider of the electric bicycle and are coupled to one another in terms of signal technology, wherein the printed circuit boards are coupled to the hub axle on opposite sides of the housing element and at least partially surround the hub axle with respect to the axis of rotation.

Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle includes a frame, wheels, a vehicle cover, a power supply system a saddle assembly, a brake system, a drive assembly and a suspension system. The all-terrain vehicle is sized for children to ride, with numerous disclosed modifications in accordance with its size and riders. For instance, the saddle assembly includes a locking hook accessible from the rear of the vehicle, and in the locked state holds the main power supply down into its compartment. The brake system uses a pawl for two handed setting of the parking brake. The instrument assembly allows adjustment of the display angle of the display screen. The charger cover uses a damping block to cause the cover to hover at a selected position. The all-terrain vehicle can meet the use needs and safety requirements of all-terrain vehicles for kids, and can ensure the safety of drivers.

Abstract: A rear derailleur assembly for mounting to a bicycle having a frame. The rear derailleur assembly includes an upper body portion configured to operationally engage the rear derailleur assembly to the frame, a controller portion pivotally connected to the upper body, a lower body portion pivotally connected to the upper body and pivotally connected to the controller portion, and a chain cage assembly. The chain cage assembly includes at least two pulleys configured to engage a chain of the bicycle, and a one-piece chain cage configured to retain each pulley at a particular fixed position. Each pulley is rotatable relative to the one-piece chain cage at the particular fixed position of the pulley. The lower body portion is operationally connected to the one-piece chain cage and configured to allow the one-piece chain cage to pivot relative to the lower body portion.

Abstract: A pressure stabilizing cavum includes multiple PE pipes and a backing plate. The multiple PE pipes are inserted through a longitudinal keel of the ship. Each PE pipe is provided with a first opening. Both two sides of the each PE pipe in the width direction of the first opening are connected to a hull bottom plate of the ship to form a pressure stabilizing cavum. The backing plate is located between the each PE pipe and the hull bottom plate and is sealingly connected to the each PE pipe and the hull bottom plate. The backing plate is provided with a first through hole, and the hull bottom plate is provided with a second through hole communicating with the first through hole, and the pressure stabilizing cavum communicates with the outside of the ship through the first through hole and the second through hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for acquiring location information of an observation buoy reflecting influence of an ocean current and a method for assessing damage risk relating to spilled oil dispersion of a sunken ship by using same location information. At least one small observation buoy is floated on a target sea area, and a relay buoy collects location information from the observation buoy and predicts ocean current distribution of the target sea area on the basis of the collected information; and the predicted ocean current distribution is applied to a step of predicting spilled oil dispersion in a surrounding sea area so that damage risk relating to spilled oil dispersion of a sunken ship is precisely assessable.

Abstract: A hydrofoil watercraft includes a board, a hydrofoil, and a motor that are connected to the board by a mast, a battery module locatable in the board, the battery module including a battery and a first wireless communication device that are both located in a battery housing and a controller module locatable in the board. The controller module includes a controller and a second wireless communication device that are both located in a controller housing wherein the battery module is configured to transmit battery status data using the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device is configured to receive the battery status data and relay the data to the controller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transport and carrying device (2) for transporting and carrying a watercraft (4).

Abstract: The floating system is a single column tension leg platform for a floating offshore wind turbine (SCTLP). The single column tension leg platform comprises a central main vertical floating column, a buoyant base attached to and disposed below the central main vertical floating column, a station keeping system attached to the buoyant base, and an inter array cable riser system. The buoyant base is of one of a triangular shape and a circular shape.

Abstract: A shallow-draft float is configured with above-float buoyancy or below-float water lifters dimensioned to control the righting arm of the turbine as tip angle increases to 15 and then 30 degrees. The embodiment is configured for use with a floating wind turbine that has a center of mass above the water surface and is supported by relatively small floats. In an example embodiment, a buoyant structure resides above the float and provides additional flotation when submerged. In another embodiment, the structure beneath the water surface contains water that provides ballast as the float moves above the water surface. In various embodiments, structural elements that provide ballast or flotation may be stowed until needed.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a platform configured to support offshore equipment supported by a structure such as a modular column assembly. The modular column assembly can be comprised of main barrel joint bundles.

Abstract: A gyroscopic roll stabilizer includes an enclosure, a flywheel assembly, a bearing, a motor, and a bearing cooling circuit. The enclosure is mounted to a gimbal for rotation about a gimbal axis and configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure. The flywheel assembly includes a flywheel and flywheel shaft. The bearing rotatably mounts the flywheel assembly inside the enclosure for rotation about a flywheel axis. The bearing has an inner race and an outer race. The inner race is rotationally fixed relative to the flywheel shaft, and the outer race is held rotationally fixed relative to the enclosure. The motor is operative to rotate the flywheel assembly. The bearing cooling circuit is configured to transfer heat away from the bearing by recirculating coolant along a closed fluid pathway. The gyroscopic roll stabilizer is configured to transfer heat away from the inner and/or outer race of the bearing to the coolant.

Abstract: A marine vessel lighting system and a method of operating the same. The marine vessel lighting system may include a marine vessel having a switch, a light device that is configured to be coupled to the marine vessel to electrically couple the light device to the switch, and a processor. The lighting system may be configured to operate such that upon the switch being actuated from an off state to an on state, the processor is configured to activate the light device in accordance with a first mode of operation. Furthermore, upon the switch being actuated from the on state to the off state, and then from the off state back to the on state prior to elapse of a predetermined period of time, the processor is configured to activate the light device in accordance with a second mode of operation that is different than the first mode of operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a marine organism antifouling apparatus for ships using a UV-C module. The marine organism antifouling apparatus includes circular or polygonal net units and at least one UV-C module configured to be turned on to emit ultraviolet light by power supplied thereto, the UV-C module being provided at each of the net units, wherein the net units are connected to each other in horizontal and vertical directions to constitute a net member, and ultraviolet light is emitted from the UV-C module to prevent attachment of marine organisms in the state in which an underwater exposure zone of a ship that is moored is surrounded by the net member.

Abstract: A method of controlling a position and/or an orientation of an elongated structure is provided. The method is a method of controlling a position and/or an orientation of an elongated structure connected via a gripper to a vessel. The method comprises the steps of: receiving force data indicative of an interaction force between the structure and the gripper; and controlling a position and/or an orientation of the structure and the vessel, in particular controlling a position and/or orientation of the structure and/or the vessel with respect to each other. The step of controlling a position and/or an orientation of the structure and the vessel comprises controlling the position and/or the orientation of the structure and the vessel on the basis of the force data.

Abstract: A method of controlling an operation of a floating wind turbine which performs a yaw rotation, a roll rotation and a pitch rotation, which controls a parameter of the operation of the wind turbine by determining a pitch rotation; determining a roll rotation; calculating a pitch difference between the determined pitch rotation and a wind turbine pitch reference; calculating a roll difference between the determined roll rotation and a wind turbine roll reference; determining a pitch and roll impact value based on the pitch difference and the roll difference; determining a reference of the parameter based on a predefined reference of the parameter and the pitch and roll impact value; and controlling the parameter of the wind turbine based on the reference of the parameter.

Abstract: In a water buoy, a power system generates electrical energy from water kinetics and transfers the electrical energy to a sensor array, processing circuitry, and communication interface. In the water buoy, the sensor array detects buoy locations, water velocities, water velocity directions, and wind speeds. In the water buoy, the processing circuitry aggregates the detected buoy locations, the detected water velocities, the detected water velocity directions, and the detected wind speeds into data messages. In the water buoy, the communication interface wirelessly transfers the data messages for delivery to a computer system.

Abstract: A water buoy data system transfers a water current warning. Water buoys sense wind characteristics and water characteristics at a location. The water buoys determine wave characteristics at the location based on the wind characteristics and water characteristics at the location. The water buoys wirelessly transfer data messages that indicate the wave characteristics at the location for delivery to a computer system. The computer system receives the data messages wirelessly transferred by the water buoys that indicate the wave characteristics at the location. The computer system generates and transfers the water current warning for the location based on the wave characteristics at the location.

Abstract: A safety system for an offshore wind turbine supported by a floating foundation provided. The floating foundation being secured to a plurality of anchors at a seabed by a corresponding plurality of mooring lines. The safety system includes a safety controller and at least one conductive wire per mooring line, each conductive wire being configured to extend from the safety controller along a mooring line to the corresponding anchor at the seabed and back to the safety controller. The safety controller is configured to determine whether each of the conductive wires is intact or broken.

Abstract: A buoyancy compensator jacket capable of following movements of a body of a diver and providing a stable holding feeling is provided. A harness in the buoyancy compensator jacket includes shoulder belts, a harness main body disposed to face a back side of the diver, and a size adjusting means that can change a back length of the harness main body in a plurality of stages.

Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine and a plurality of fuel supply mechanisms each including a suction pump to suck in liquid fuel stored in a fuel tank in a hull, a vapor separator tank to store liquid fuel sucked in by the suction pump and separate the liquid fuel and vapor, and a supply pump to supply the liquid fuel stored in the vapor separator tank to the engine.

Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a fan, and a top cowl assembly. The fan suctions air around the engine and discharges the air through a discharge port. The top cowl assembly includes a top cowl to house the engine and the fan, and a cover to cover at least a portion of an outside of the top cowl. The top cowl assembly includes an exhaust port to communicate with the discharge port via an exhaust channel. At least a portion of the exhaust channel is defined by a surface of the top cowl and a surface of the cover.

Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a system for controlling and propelling a watercraft. The apparatus has a set of motors and a fin-shaped hollow structure attached to the water-facing surface of the watercraft, a wireless controller to receive input commands from a user and transmit the input commands to a microprocessor to control the set of motors based on input commands. The input commands correspond to a speed and a direction. The microprocessor can adjust a thrust force of the set of motors based on the input commands to propel the watercraft in a selected direction at a selected speed.

Abstract: The planetary gearset has different areas of use. Transmissions are intended for example for marine propulsion device. A main planetary gearset that connects the input shaft to the output shaft so as to drive the output shaft into forward rotation. A complementary planetary gearset together with the main planetary gearset that connect the input shaft to the output shaft so as to drive the output shaft into reverse rotation. A forward brake engages the main planetary gearset in a forward gear wherein the main planetary gearset drives the output shaft into the forward rotation. A reverse brake engages the complementary planetary gearset in a reverse gear wherein the complementary planetary gearset together with the main planetary gearset drive the output shaft into the reverse rotation.

Abstract: A personal watercraft has: a hull; a deck, a straddle-type seat; a motor; a jet propulsion unit; a steering column support; a steering column pivotally connected to the steering column support; a handlebar connected to the steering column; a steering arm connected to the steering column; a push-pull cable connected between the steering arm and a nozzle arm of a steering nozzle of the jet propulsion unit; and a steering damper disposed between the handlebar and the steering column support. The steering damper has: a first portion connected to the steering column and being movable with the steering column; and a second portion connected to the steering column support, the steering column being pivotable relative to the second portion, the first portion being movable relative to the second portion, movement of the first portion relative to the second portion damping pivoting of the steering column about the steering column axis.

Abstract: A ship launching support system configured to support launching work of a ship of disengaging the ship from a trailer on which the ship is loaded, the ship including an actuator having a function of generating propulsion power of the ship and a function of generating a moment on the ship, and a ship control device configured to actuate the actuator, during the launching work of the ship, the ship control device causing the actuator to generate backward propulsion power of the ship, and executing feedback control of a bow azimuth of the ship on the basis of a deviation between an actual bow azimuth that is a bow azimuth of the ship in actuality and a target bow azimuth.

Abstract: An improved deck fill for use according to the present invention comprises a vented deck fill with a body, a fuel throat, a vent throat, and a single pressure regulating valve. Use of the single pressure regulating valve increases engine performance by reducing a pressure necessary to push the single pressure regulating valve into an open configuration. This disclosure additionally relates to a method for the installation of the vented deck fill by way of a single hole installation. This is facilitated by an elliptical circumference of the vent throat and fuel throat, thereby allowing the vent throat and fuel throat to be closer together, reducing the necessary size for the single installation hole. This disclosure relates to non-vented deck fills utilizing a floating puck assembly, and to a low-profile fuel cap for vented and non-vented deck fills utilizing a push button latch and hinge clearance scallops.

Abstract: The system can include: a vehicle 100 and a stabilizer 200. However, the system can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to facilitate vehicular transport (e.g., via a cabin). Additionally, the system can provide impact attenuation and/or mitigate rebound of the vehicle during a water landing. Additionally or alternatively, the system can function to provide aquatic stabilization of the vehicle and/or cabin thereof. However, the system 100 can provide any other suitable functionalities.

Abstract: When lighter-than-air gas compressed and filled in a pressure-resistant container is injected into an envelope, buoyancy created in the envelope causes an aircraft to ascend. When the aircraft finishes its flight role, a lid of an opening/closing mechanism is opened to exhaust from a port lighter-than-air gas from the envelope. When the buoyancy of the envelope is insufficient to counter the weight of the aircraft, the aircraft begins to descend. The lid of the opening/closing mechanism is closed on the port, and exhaust of lighter-than-air gas from the envelope stops. After the aircraft reaches a surface of land or water, an operator connects a duct to a gas suction device. The gas suction device collects the lighter-than-air gas remaining in the air sac into a container. The lighter-than-air gas collected into the container is transported to a gas collection facility, compressed by a compressor, and filled into a pressure-resistant container.

Abstract: A vehicle body with a cavity therein. The cavity is optionally closed or opened by a door arrangement with one or more door leaves. The door leaves are connected to a wall of the cavity via multiple-joint hinges. A pivot axis of the door leaves is situated outside the cavity, and the multiple-joint hinges are arranged completely in the cavity without taking up installation space outside the inner volume of the cavity when the door arrangement is in the closed state. This design requires little installation space and allows a great freedom of movement of the door leaves.

Abstract: In an aircraft, the airframe includes a windshield frame, with an energy attenuating windshield corner support extending across a corner of the windshield frame. The energy attenuating windshield corner support is configured to deform upon an impact to a windshield disposed in the windshield frame. This energy attenuating windshield corner support may be shaped and/or sized to enable, and/or comprised of a material that enables, the aircraft windshield corner support to deform upon the impact to the windshield disposed in the windshield frame, attenuating energy of the impact to the windshield disposed in the windshield frame.