Abstract: A sensor vehicle of the present invention has one or more rotatable track means (parallel if two or more) spaced apart by a support frame and adapted to be towed or otherwise moved in a forward direction parallel to a forward axis of said track means. Rotatable track means have two or more supporting wheels aligned on a vertical plane along the forward axis, which axis is generally parallel to a ground surface upon which said sensor vehicle travels. Tracked vehicles are well known in the art of ground and earth moving equipment having flexible, elastomer-based tracks or segmented metal tracks with associated support frames and wheels, most of which may be adapted to achieve the objects of the invention.

Abstract: The exhaust muffler as a tailpipe head member including a front end mounted inside an expansion chamber of the muffler. The front end of the head member deflects exhaust gas pressure waves passing through the chamber. An annular passage is provided by the space separating the front end of the head member and the expansion chamber. A flow regulating conduit communicates exhaust gas from the annular passage to an outside of the muffler. The front portion of the expansion chamber can be provided with a series of annular flange steps for mounting onto various sizes of annular flanges of exhaust manifolds. The exhaust muffler both reduces noise levels and improves performance of the engine.

Abstract: A kit includes a self-contained muffler which attaches to the output exhaust system of a small two-cycle engine, such as a model engine that is in the range of 0.15 to 1.25 cubic inches displacement. The kit provides a low cost adaptation of existing engine manifolds to meet required sound reduction guidelines of below 90 Db at nine feed from the engine. The kit is easily adapted and installed on a wide variety of manifold-muffler adaptations, for example model engines using a mounting bolt which clamps the kit muffler to a portion of the existing engine muffler.

Abstract: A streamlined monolithic internal combustion engine muffler is disclosed, which muffler deadens the noise generated during combustion and diffuses the gaseous composition exhausted into the atmosphere.