21 |
Apparatus for visually indicating the travel route of an automotive
vehicle |
US385671 |
1982-06-07 |
US4531123A |
1985-07-23 |
Katsutoshi Tagami; Tsuneo Takahashi; Shinichiro Yasui; Akira Ichikawa |
An apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle for visually indicating the travel route thereof. A current travel route of the vehicle is arithmetically obtained in terms of two-dimensional coordinates for a unit travel distance of the vehicle on the basis of outputs from a travel distance detecting unit and a gas rate sensor. The thus-obtained locational data on the current location of the vehicle, varying from time to time, is stored in sequence, and the current travel path of the vehicle is continuously visually indicated. A timer unit is provided for starting the supply of power to the gas rate sensor a sufficient amount of time prior to starting the vehicle to permit the sensor to reach a stable working temperature in advance. |
22 |
Angular velocity sensor |
US230039 |
1981-01-30 |
US4408490A |
1983-10-11 |
Fumitaka Takahashi; Hiroshi Gotoh |
A heating wire is wound around a casing within which a sensor body is placed. Thermo-sensitive switch means is connected to the heating wire, which is responsive to the temperature within the casing to control the rate at which electric current is supplied to the heating wire so as to keep the temperature at a constant value. The casing may be placed within an airtight housing which is made of an insulating material. A further heating wire may be arranged on the inner wall of the airtight housing, which is controlled by further thermo-sensitive switch means so as to keep the temperature within the housing at a constant value. |
23 |
Angular velocity sensor |
US155428 |
1980-06-02 |
US4348900A |
1982-09-14 |
Fumitaka Takahashi; Hiroshi Gotoh |
An angular velocity sensor comprising an outer casing, an inner casing forming the sensor body, mounted within the outer casing, and a covering member covering an opening formed in an end of the outer casing. The inner casing includes a hollow cylindrical portion, an end wall provided at one end of the hollow cylindrical portion and formed with a central axial nozzle hole, a gas flow sensor holding portion provided within the hollow cylindrical portion in spaced and concentrical relation to the nozzle hole, and a pump housing portion provided within an opening formed in an end of the inner casing, wherein at least the hollow cylindrical portion, the end wall and the gas flow sensor holding portion are integrally formed of a one-piece structure. The outer casing may have an open end closed in an airtight manner by a hermetically sealing member serving as the covering member and formed with an annular protuberance at a periphery thereof, by means of projection welding. The outer casing, the sensor body and the covering member or hermetically sealing member may be fabricated separately, followed by welding together the outer casing and the covering member after incorporation of the sensor body into the outer casing. |
24 |
Angular rate sensor with symmetrical diaphragm impulse pump assembly |
US137110 |
1980-04-03 |
US4305293A |
1981-12-15 |
Richard E. Swarts |
An angular rate sensor includes an improved impulse pump structure for providing fluid under pressure to a nozzle disposed at one end of a jet chamber to form a constant flow fluid jet, the jet chamber including a pair of temperature sensitive elements disposed at the other end in such a manner as to be differentially cooled by the fluid jet in dependence on the angular rotation of the sensor. |
25 |
Fluidic angular rate sensor with integrated impulse jet pump assembly |
US137109 |
1980-04-03 |
US4295373A |
1981-10-20 |
E. Marston Moffatt |
An angular rate sensor includes a unitary structure impulse pump for providing fluid under pressure, at a constant rate of flow, to a nozzle disposed at one end of a jet chamber to form a constant flow fluid jet, the jet chamber including a pair of temperature sensitive elements disposed at the other end in such a manner as to be differentially cooled by the fluid jet in dependence on the angular rotation of the sensor. |
26 |
Temperature stabilized fluidic angular rate sensor |
US655345 |
1976-02-05 |
US4020699A |
1977-05-03 |
Max A. Schaffer |
The measurement bridge of a fluidic angular rate sensor in which a pair of temperature sensitive resistive elements are differentially cooled by a jet of fluid, the direction of which lags the position of the resistive elements when the rate sensor is rotated in the plane of sensitivity, is driven by a constant voltage source through resistances substantially equal to the rate sensing resistive elements so that as the resistive elements increase in resistance with temperature, the voltage also increases, so the power consumption and therefore the heat generated in the resistive elements remains constant, thereby tending to maintain a constant temperature differential of the resistive elements above the ambient, and in turn reducing changes in thermally-induced mechanical stress and resulting motion; further, lack of tracking between the two resistive sensing elements over wide temperature ranges is compensated by coupling some of the resultant temperature-dependent voltage to a bridge node to compensate for the temperature-dependent mismatch, said voltage being nulled at normal temperature by coupling of fixed voltage of opposite polarity to the same node. |
27 |
Method for measuring a rotational velocity and a gyrometer for the practical application of said method |
US39441573 |
1973-09-05 |
US3909706A |
1975-09-30 |
GRESCINI JEAN; GLENAT HENRI; SALVI ANTEINE |
A homogeneous and steady directing magnetic field is produced in the direction about which a rotational velocity is to be measured. An electrical signal is delivered by a nuclear magnetic resonance magnetometer probe which is placed in the magnetic field and rotates at said velocity. The difference between the frequency of the signal and the detected frequency of resonance or reference frequency serves to determine the value of rotational velocity.
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28 |
Apparatus for indicating angular velocities or/and accelerations |
US24267862 |
1962-12-06 |
US3253471A |
1966-05-31 |
PIERRE MAILLARD FERDINAND JEAN |
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29 |
Gas cell arrangement |
US7978560 |
1960-12-30 |
US3243694A |
1966-03-29 |
MILTON ANDRES JOHN |
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30 |
Fluid rotor sensor |
US4830560 |
1960-08-08 |
US3142991A |
1964-08-04 |
ROLAND PITTMAN |
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31 |
Nuclear gyroscope |
US2357360 |
1960-04-20 |
US3103624A |
1963-09-10 |
GREENWOOD JR IVAN A; LOWDENSLAGER JOHN R; SIMPSON JR JAMES H |
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32 |
Turn indicator |
US37561229 |
1929-07-03 |
US1841607A |
1932-01-19 |
PAUL KOLLSMAN |
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33 |
RECOGNITION DEVICE OF FOOT ACTION AND RECOGNITION METHOD OF FOOT ACTION |
US14541225 |
2014-11-14 |
US20150142371A1 |
2015-05-21 |
CHUN YI LEU |
A recognition device of a foot action includes a sensing module, a processing module, and a display module. The sensing module senses the foot action to generate at least one sensing signal corresponding to the foot action, and a form of the sensing signal is a waveform. The processing module is electrically connected the sensing module. The processing module recognizes an action mode corresponding to the foot action according to the waveform and converts the waveform into input data according to the action mode. The display module is electrically connected the processing module and displays the input data. Furthermore, a recognition method of the foot action is also disclosed herein. |
34 |
Impact and Sound Analysis for Golf Equipment |
US13839231 |
2013-03-15 |
US20140260637A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Arthur Molinari |
Golf performance and equipment characteristics may be determined by analyzing the impact between a golf ball and an impacting surface. In some examples, the impacting surface may be a golf club face. The impact between the golf ball and the surface may be measured based on sound and/or motion sensors (e.g., gyroscopes, accelerometers, etc.). Based on motion and/or sound data, various equipment-related information including golf ball compression, club head speed and impact location may be derived. Such information and/or other types of data may be conveyed to a user to help improve performance, aid in selecting golf equipment and/or to insure quality of golfing products. |
35 |
ROTATION SENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS |
US12837229 |
2010-07-15 |
US20110011181A1 |
2011-01-20 |
Albert M. Leung |
Angular rate sensors cause a stream of fluid to flow by heating the fluid. A trajectory of the stream of fluid is deflected by Coriolis forces. Apparatus according to some embodiments provides two heaters spaced apart along a channel. A stream of gas can be made to flow along the channel by operating one of the heaters. The flow can be periodically reversed by alternating operation of the heaters. Temperature sensors may be applied to detect deflection of the flowing gas. Angular rate sensors may be fabricated inexpensively by micromachining techniques. |
36 |
Electronic measurement of the motion of a moving body of sports equipment |
US11390000 |
2006-03-27 |
US20060162451A1 |
2006-07-27 |
Noel Perkins |
An application of rate gyros and accelerometers allows electronic measurement of the motion of a rigid or semi-rigid body, such as a body associated with sporting equipment including a fly rod during casting, a baseball bat, a tennis racquet or a golf club during swinging. For instance, data can be collected by one gyro according to the present invention is extremely useful in analyzing the motion of a fly rod during fly casting instruction, and can also be used during the research, development and design phases of fly casting equipment including fly rods and fly lines. Similarly, data collected by three gyros and three accelerometers is extremely useful in analyzing the three dimensional motion of other sporting equipment such as baseball bats, tennis racquets and golf clubs. This data can be used to support instruction as well as design of the sporting equipment. |
37 |
Electronic measurement of the motion of a moving body of sports equipment |
US10201806 |
2002-07-24 |
US07021140B2 |
2006-04-04 |
Noel C. Perkins |
An application of rate gyros and accelerometers allows electronic measurement of the motion of a rigid or semi-rigid body, such as a body associated with sporting equipment including a fly rod during casting, a baseball bat, a tennis racquet or a golf club during swinging. For instance, data can be collected by one gyro according to the present invention is extremely useful in analyzing the motion of a fly rod during fly casting instruction, and can also be used during the research, development and design phases of fly casting equipment including fly rods and fly lines. Similarly, data collected by three gyros and three accelerometers is extremely useful in analyzing the three dimensional motion of other sporting equipment such as baseball bats, tennis racquets and golf clubs. This data can be used to support instruction as well as design of the sporting equipment. |
38 |
REVERSE DETERMINATION METHOD OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS |
US09407893 |
1999-09-29 |
US20010001842A1 |
2001-05-24 |
NOBUYOSHI
SUGITANI; HIROSHI
KAWAGUCHI |
The present invention permits the status of reverse running of a vehicle to be detected accurately, because whether the vehicle is in reverse running or not is determined based on a relation between a direction of lateral acceleration and a direction of yaw rate. |
39 |
Process for changing the bend of anodically bonded flat composite bodies
made of glass and metal or semiconductor materials |
US836068 |
1997-10-06 |
US5827343A |
1998-10-27 |
Heinrich Engelke; Michael Harz |
A method for the controlled bending of anodically bonded two-dimensional composites of glass and metal or semiconductor materials. The composite is heated after bonding, for up to 200 hours to a temperature of from 250.degree. C. to Tg-10 K. As a result of this heating, controlled compaction of the glass body and, hence, bending of the composite, are achieved to reduce or reverse any distortion that has occurred during bonding. |
40 |
Surface jet angular rate sensor |
US410855 |
1995-03-27 |
US5780738A |
1998-07-14 |
Steven E. Saunders |
An apparatus for sensing an angular rate of motion includes a body which defines a surface having a protuberant portion, and an orifice through the surface and proximate to the protuberant portion through which a fluid jet is directed along an initial jet axis. The protuberant portion directs the fluid jet in a path along the surface in accordance with the Coanda effect. A first flow sensor is fixed relative to the body and proximate to the path of the fluid jet along the surface of the body. The first flow sensor produces a first indication of a rate of flow of a first portion of the fluid jet proximate thereto. A second flow sensor is fixed relative to the body and proximate to the path of the fluid jet along the surface of the body. The second flow sensor produces a second indication of a rate of flow of a second portion of the fluid jet proximate thereto. The angular rate of motion of the body is sensed in dependence upon the first indication and the second indication. |