A solid-tire-and-hub assembly is provided. The assembly includes a solid tire 5 defining a pair of opposed, spaced side surfaces and a pair of opposed, spaced facial surfaces extending between the side surfaces such that the solid tire defines a substantially trapezoidal trallsverse cross-section. The solid tire ...

A method is provided that includes receiving and processing a sample signal scan. Processing the sample signal scan includes applying an inner-product operation on the sample signal scan and each of a plurality of eigenvectors to generate a plurality of corresponding coefficients, and subtracting the sample signal ...

A system includes a transmitter is configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal through a sample cell (including a sample medium) to a receiver, which is configured to receive the electromagnetic signal and another electromagnetic signal for mixing therewith. Propagation paths of the signals to the transmitte...

An apparatus is provided that includes a field reflector and a plurality of pairs of object reflectors. The apparatus also includes a plurality of source and detector port pairs, where each source port is configured to pass a beam of radiation, and each detector port is configured to receive a beam of radiation. ...

A system is provided that includes a cavity ring-down spectrometer and a processor. The spectrometer is configured to pass, through a cavity resonator, a modulated, continuous-wave electromagnetic signal at each of one or more selectable, transmission frequencies in the Terahertz region of the electromagnetic spe...

A flexible coupling includes a flexure, a first drive member defining an axis and connected to tbe flexure, and a second drive member. The second drive member defines an axis and is connected to the flexure on a side of the flexure opposite the first drive member. An angular stop is fixed within the first drive m...

In some embodiments, a system for monitoring an overhead storage bin may include a proximity sensor, a load sensor, a latch mechanism sensor, and a controller operatively connected to the proximity sensor, the load sensor and the latch mechanism sensor. The controller may be configured to retrieve proximity data ...

A solvent based adhesive, comprising: a) from 38 to 75 weight percent of a first solvent being at least one alkyl substituted naphthalene having 1 or more alkyl groups and from 11 to 14 carbon atoms, or at least one alkyl substituted benzene having 1 or more alkyl groups and from 10 to 14 c...

A method and computer workstation to determine the location in the ground space of a selected point in a digital image of the earth obtained by an airborne camera The image is associated with data indicating the geo-location coordinates for the points in the ground space corresponding to the image The method include...

A fire-barrier system comprises at least one alkali silicate resin composition layer and at least one layer of any of the following: an insulation layer, an intumescent layer, a foam layer, a corrugated layer, a reflective surface layer, and a reinforcing material layer. The fire-barrier system when utilize in assoc...

Fiber reinforced polymer composites possessing improved damping ability are provided. In one aspect the fibers provide the composite with a relatively high dynamic modulus over a broad range of frequencies for a given temperature. In another aspect the polymer may comprise a viscoelastic polymer possessing a relativ...