Honeywell Patente

An example method for method of determining quality of a sheet roll comprises: monitoring data indicative of defects on either side of the sheet roll comprising data indicative of: surface defects of the sheet roll; registration defects of the sheet roll; and quality and control system (QCS) defects of the sheet roll. The example method further comprises grouping the defects into a group of defects; calculating a weighted centroid for the group of defects; and displaying a representation of the group of defects at the weighted centroid.

Systems and methods are provided for monitoring aeronautical data onboard an aircraft for inconsistencies. The systems include a communication system, a media system, and a controller configured to receive aeronautical data from at least two sources, wherein the aeronautical data includes information indicative of statuses of one or more aeronautical elements, parse the aeronautical data to generate parsed aeronautical data having the information contained therein having matching formats, identify statuses of the one or more aeronautical elements as indicated by each of the sources, compare the statuses, detect an inconsistency between the statuses of a first aeronautical element, and generate, on the media system, an alert in response to detecting the inconsistency between the statuses of the first aeronautical element.

An example method for delayed scanning of a moving discontinuous sheet of patches in a manufacturing process comprises: initiating a first scan with a scanning sensor to scan a first path across the patches; initiating a second scan with the scanning sensor after completion of the first scan to scan a second path across the patches; calculating a delay time to position a third scan path of within a threshold distance from first scan path, the second scan path, or both the first scan path and the second scan path; and delaying initiation of a third scan with the scanning sensor by the calculated delay time; and initiating the third scan subsequent to elapse of the delay time.

A scanning apparatus includes a scanner head or other scanner device configured to take measurements of a sheet of flat stock of material having a pattern of coating material disposed on one or more of the top surface and/or a bottom surface of the sheet. The scanning apparatus can perform one or more start-up procedures by scanning the sheet as the sheet moves past the scanner head in a machine direction in order to generate a coating profile of the pattern of the coating matter disposed on the surface(s) of the sheet. The coating profile may then be used as a set of baseline measurements for quality control purposes related to further quantities of production of the sheet.

A shroud system (150) provides stress management for thermal gradients and compliance. The shroud system includes a support structure (204) having an annular shape and defining a shroud cavity (214). A shroud (202) is disposed, at least partly, in the shroud cavity. A rotor (114) is rotatable about an axis and within the shroud. The shroud includes a body (194) that has a first surface facing the rotor and a second surface facing away from the rotor. The shroud includes a pair of rails (140) that are parallel to each other and that are spaced apart from each other. The rails extend from the second surface. The body has a thickness in a radial direction, and the thickness is less than a minimum compliance limit. The pair of rails provide stiffness to the shroud to enable the thickness of the body to be less than the minimum limit.

Devices, methods, and systems for a virtual controller based fire alarm system are described herein. An example device for a virtual controller based fire alarm system includes a virtual controller storing control logic that when executed, causes the virtual controller to receive an indication of a fire alarm event from a standalone fire sensing device, and send a control command to the standalone fire sensing device to initiate a response to the fire alarm event by the standalone fire sensing device.

Devices, systems, and methods for an event device with display device for event detection are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a display device, a detector, a base, a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive an identifier signal including device identifier information for the event device, transmit, based on the identifier signal, a display signal to the display device, and cause, based on the display signal, the display device to display the device identifier information for the event device.

Systems and methods for non-destructively determining a same spot error and reducing the same spot error in a system of scanners for a sheet manufacturing line. Features of a sheet passing through the sheet monitoring system, such as a splice or an edge of a material deposited or attached on the sheet, are detected by first and second scanners to synchronize machine direction position calculation by the scanners. Measurements from tensioning (dancer) rolls may be used to correct for variation in machine distance between scanners. A machine distance between the first and second scanner is dynamically calculated and used to reduce the same spot error. The detection methods also allow graphical display of same spot error without damage to the sheet material.

Scanning sensor assemblies and method of use. A scanning sensor assembly configured for scanning a sheet material includes a measurement head, a drive belt fixedly coupled the measurement head, a motor coupled to the drive belt, the motor controlling position of the measurement head using the drive belt, an electronics cabinet, and a cable coupling the electronics cabinet to the measurement head. The assembly also includes a moving bearing surface adapted to move with the measurement head, wherein the cable rests against the moving bearing surface, thereby preventing abrasion damage to the cable.

The sheet system and method measures a physical property of material deposited in patterns on a sheet. A scanning sensor measures a physical property of the deposited material when traveling in a machine direction (MD). In one aspect, the speed of the moving sheet in the MD is measured against time to generate time-stamp signals. Visual images of the patterns are correlated with the time-stamp signals and the physical property measurements to generate an MD position profile which aligns the physical property measurements to the patterns on the sheet. In another aspect, the visual images of the plurality of patterns from the sheet are converted into measurement data representing positional parameters of the patterns on the sheet. The measurement data is used to adjust the speed of the sheet and the speed of the scanning sensor to modify the scanning path of the scanning sensor.

A heat exchanger core includes a first flow structure and a second flow structure are stacked and thermally coupled with a first frame member and a second frame member cooperatively defining a distribution wall. The distribution wall has an external side and an internal side. The distribution wall includes a plurality of apertures extending through the first frame member from the external side to the internal side to fluidly communicate with the first passage. The second frame member projects from the first frame member on the internal side of the distribution wall to provide a boundary for the first passage.

A system, comprises at least one processor configured to: receive, into a large language model, a natural language description of a new object type not yet included in a previously trained object detection model for detecting objects in images; generate, based on the natural language description of the new object type and using at least one image generating generative artificial intelligence model, an image dataset including visual examples of the new object type; perform additional training of the previously trained object detection model using the image dataset including the visual examples of the new object type to fine-tune the previously trained object detection model to generate a fine-tuned object detection model capable of detecting the new object type in the images; and provide the fine-tuned object detection model to systems for use in detecting the new object type in newly acquired images.

A thermal energy management system (100) for a vehicle (10) includes an expansion valve (110) and a receiver (120) positioned upstream of the expansion valve. The receiver (120) includes a shell (126) configured to contain a volume of a working fluid. The shell includes an inlet (122) configured to receive the working fluid as a mixture of vapor phase working fluid and liquid phase working fluid and an outlet (124) configured to outlet the working fluid primarily in the liquid phase, even when the vehicle undergoes a change in orientation.

A brake piston housing may include a raised boss and a flange extending laterally from the raised boss along a flange plane. The flange may define a ventilation port extending through a thickness of the flange. The ventilation port may extend through the thickness of the flange along a port axis angled relative to the flange plane. An assembly may include a brake stack and the brake piston housing. A technique may include securing a brake heat shield and the brake piston housing adjacent a brake stack such that the brake heat shield is between the brake piston housing and the brake stack.

Process control systems are configured to confirm the presence of a primary control application by a backup control application via a common I/O subsystem in an automation control platform in order to prevent a "dual primary" condition. An I/O subsystem receives request messages generated by the backup control application and broadcasts them onto the network. Further, the primary control application receives the request messages and provides the response back to the backup control application via I/O subsystem. The rebroadcasting of these messages by the I/O subsystem can be used to prevent the control system that include controllers and/or workloads that are located in different controller platforms from being partitioned from one another due to a fault in a communication network link providing data and status communications between the different controller platforms.

Redundant control systems, methods, and techniques for providing virtual redundant transmitters for monitoring and controlling the operation of a compressor system are described. The virtual redundant transmitter can be utilized to continue to operate the compressor system in a safe manner despite failure of one or more sensors configured to sense physical parameters of an operating compressor system, and/or to determine a failure of one or more transmitters configured to transmit data from the sensors to a controller that is controlling the overall operation of the compressor system. The use of virtual redundant transmitter as part of a control system for a compressor or multi-compressor system may limit or entirely eliminate the need for secondary redundant or even triple redundant hardware.

A rotor case force management system maintains loads on the rotor below an abradable pumping force threshold. A system includes a shroud with an abradable section defining. A rotor is supported for rotation within the shroud to generate an axial fluid flow. The rotor includes blade tips that oppose the abradable section of the shroud's surface. An abradable system in the abradable section of the shroud includes an abradable layer facing the blade tips and a backing layer behind the abradable layer from the blade tips. The abradable layer includes a first composition and the backing layer includes a second composition. The abradable layer wears when touched by the blade tips during design operation. When, during off-design operation, the blade tips penetrate the abradable layer and contact the backing layer, the second composition provides an abradable load on the rotor that is lower as compared to the first composition.

An electrohydraulic servo valve (EHSV) includes a spool valve body, a spool sleeve, a spool valve, a first null adjustment structure, a second null adjustment structure, a first maximum flow adjustment structure, and a second maximum flow adjustment structure. The spool sleeve is disposed within the valve body cavity and is movable relative to the spool valve body and along the axial axis. The spool valve is disposed within the spool sleeve and is moveable to a plurality of valve positions between a null position, a first maximum flow position, and a second maximum flow position. The first and second null adjustment structures are used to adjust a position of the spool sleeve, and the first and second maximum flow adjustment structures are used to adjust the first and second maximum flow positions, respectively.

A method for mitigating cybersickness of a user engaged in an operation of a 3D-simulated reality device includes receiving a sensed data stream indicating a user condition obtained from a plurality of sensors while the user is engaged in the operation of the device, fusing the sensed data stream into a fused data stream based on a sensor fusion model, and determining a state for a plurality of classifications, such as a physiological state, a physical state, and a device state. Each state identifies a context of the user to determine whether the user is susceptible to cybersickness. The method includes determining a mitigation strategy for modifying a display content, a visual representation or a combination thereof based on the physiological state, the physical state, the device state, and a mitigation strategy model, and implementing the mitigation strategy to change the physiological condition of the user.

An atomic magnetometer system comprises a physics package including a vapor cell; a first PLC chip coupled a first side of the cell and projecting a first beam triad through the cell; and a second PLC chip coupled to a second side of the cell and projecting a second beam triad through the cell. A first set of photodetectors receives the first beam triad, and a second set of photodetectors receives the second beam triad. A laser source optically communicates with PLC chips and emits a laser beam, which is split into a first beam portion directed to the first PLC chip, and a second beam portion directed to the second PLC chip. The first beam triad is produced from the first beam portion, and the second beam triad is produced from the second beam portion. A processor performs EIT magnetometry based on output signals from the photodetectors.

A wheel key cap (12) may include an elongated cap body (18) defining a channel (20) extending along a longitudinal axis, the channel (20) defining a channel surface. The wheel key cap (12) may further include a low thermal conductivity layer (16) over at least a portion of the channel surface. The elongated cap body (18) may be configured to receive a key boss (14) in the channel (20) such that the low thermal conductivity layer (16) is between at least a portion of the wheel key cap (12) and the key boss (14). The low thermal conductivity layer (16) may have a thermal conductivity less than about 10 W·m<-1>·K<-1>. A wheel assembly (10) may include a wheel defining a key boss (14), and the wheel key cap (12) receiving the key boss (14). The low thermal conductivity layer (16) may include a coating or a liner.

A degraded visual environment (DVE) system for a vehicle includes a display device, a plurality of degraded visual environment (DVE) sensors, and a processing system. The DVE sensors are disposed at different locations on the vehicle, and each has a field-of-view and is configured to sense objects in its field-of-view and supply sensor data representative of the sensed objects. The processing system is coupled to receive the sensor data from each of the DVE sensors and is configured to process the sensor data to determine positions of the sensed objects relative to the vehicle, generate image data representative of a single display image that depicts the positions of the sensed objects relative to the vehicle, and supply image rendering display commands, based on the image data, that cause the display device to render the single display image that depicts the positions of the sensed objects relative to the vehicle.

Generation of a computational time slot distribution schedule for a set of control units is described in the present application. The set of control unit represents computer processing tasks that are performed by a plurality of computer controllers included in a process control system, such as but not limited to an industrial process control system, in order to operate the process control system in a desired manner.

Methods and systems for operating a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) video camera include storing preset positions and associated parameters. The parameters include Pan, Tilt, Zoom settings and video processing parameters for each preset position. When activated, the PTZ camera orients to achieve a Field-Of-View corresponding to a preset position's settings. The camera captures and processes video using position-specific video processing parameters, creating processed video streams stored in a Video Management System. The video processing parameters may include resolution, frame rate, bit rate, quality, compression, encoding and analytics settings. The system can display multiple processed video streams concurrently and switch between preset positions based on analytics results. The system also supports audio output selection and video retention policies for each preset position.

A degraded visual environment (DVE) mitigation system for a vehicle includes a DVE sensor, an actuator, and an actuator controller. The DVE sensor has a field-of-view and is configured to sense objects in the field-of-view and supply sensor data representative of the sensed objects. The actuator is coupled to the vehicle and to the DVE sensor. The actuator is coupled to receive actuator commands and is configured, in response to the actuator commands, to move the DVE sensor relative to the vehicle. The actuator controller is in operable communication with the actuator. The actuator controller is coupled to receive position commands from a user input and is configured, upon receipt of the position commands, to generate and supply the actuator commands to the actuator.

Systems and methods are provided for low altitude authorization and notification capability (LAANC) data management. LAANC data associated with a first plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is published in a LAANC data database. The LAANC data for each of the first plurality of UAVs includes a UAV identifier and a UAV flight path. A query for LAANC data associated with an aircraft flight path of an aircraft is received from a computing system onboard the aircraft. At least one of the first plurality of UAVs having at least a portion of an associated UAV flight path within a pre-defined distance of the aircraft flight path is identified. The UAV identifier and the UAV flight path associated with each of the at least one of the first plurality of UAVs is transmitted to the computing system onboard the aircraft for display on a cockpit display.

A method for fabricating microtargets for sensor calibration and testing is provided. The method includes: determining size, shape, curvature and locations for the microtargets; forming a layer of photoresist on a surface of a wafer; forming a mask having a plurality of openings with size, shape, and locations corresponding to the microtargets; heating the wafer and the layer of photoresist; exposing the layer of photoresist through the mask; removing photoresist in the layer of photoresist that was exposed outside the locations of the microtargets; and heating the wafer with a temperature and duration to solidify the microtargets.

A smoke detection system using a laser beam spectral pattern is described herein. A smoke detection system includes a laser beam emitter to emit a laser beam, a plurality of reflectors to reflect the laser beam through a monitored area, and a detector configured to receive the reflected laser beam and detect a spectral pattern of the reflected laser beam. The smoke detection system further includes a controller coupled to the detector, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the spectral pattern of the reflected laser beam indicates that smoke is present in the monitored area and generate an alarm responsive to determining the spectral pattern of the reflected laser beam indicates smoke is present in the monitored area.

Methods, video cameras, systems, and stored instruction sets for video cameras and systems. A video camera captures a raw video stream. The camera or a separate device processes the raw video stream to produce a first processed video stream, including applying a first video analytics algorithm resulting in the first processed video stream having first video analytics algorithm results. The camera or the separate device also processes the raw video stream to produce a second processed video stream, including applying a second video analytics algorithm resulting in the second processed video stream having second video analytics algorithm results, wherein the second video analytics algorithm is different from the first video analytics algorithm. The first stream and first results are provided to a first user and not a second user, while the second stream and second results are provided to a second user and not the first user.

An apparatus comprising a sealing plate comprising one or more projection apertures, wherein the sealing plate is mounted on a housing component; a sealing gasket configured between the sealing plate and the housing component, wherein the sealing gasket comprises one or more projections that are provided through the one or more projection apertures; and a sensor printed circuit board (PCB) comprising one or more sensor conduit structures, wherein the one or more sensor conduit structures are inserted through the one or more projections.

Embodiments of the disclosure provide for providing required and predicted deceleration for vehicle halting operations. In the context of a method, the method includes receiving location information for a stopping point for a vehicle. The method further includes determining a travel speed and a location of the vehicle and determining a current deceleration performance based on (i) the travel speed, (ii) the location, and (iii) vehicle deceleration capabilities of the vehicle. The method further includes predicting a required deceleration performance associated with stopping the vehicle at the intended stopping point. The method further includes generating display elements comprising (i) a first display element indicating the required deceleration performance, (ii) a second display element indicating the current deceleration performance, and (iii) a third display element indicating the vehicle deceleration capabilities relative to the required deceleration performance. The method further includes causing display of the display elements via an operator interface.

Systems and methods for model coverage analysis on user application definition files are described herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes one or more memory devices and one or more processors. Further, the processors are configured to execute a qualified tool, wherein the qualified tool is configured to generate a binary model file from a design model. Additionally, the processors are configured to perform a model coverage test of the design model. Also, the processors are configured to log accessed data from the binary model file into a logged binary file. Moreover, the processors are configured to access the binary model file and the logged binary file. Further, the processors are configured to perform a comparison of the binary model file to the logged binary file. Also, the processors are configured to generate a coverage report based on the comparison of the binary model file to the logged binary file.

An impeller for a centrifugal compressor configured to compress a fluid. The compressor includes a hub and a shroud surrounding the hub. A plurality of vanes extend from the hub toward the shroud. The impeller is configured to receive the fluid in an eye defined by the hub and the shroud. A shroud inner surface of the shroud defines a plurality of riblets extending in a direction from the shroud inner surface toward an outer surface of the hub. The riblets may extend over the shroud inner surface substantially from the eye to one or more discharges of the impeller.

A system comprises a vision sensor on a vehicle; an onboard IMU that produces inertial measurements; an onboard strapdown INS that receives the inertial measurements; an onboard first processor coupled to the vision sensor; and an onboard second processor coupled to the strapdown INS and the first processor. A navigation solution integrity module is in operative communication with the second processor. The navigation solution integrity module includes a fault detection function with a set of discriminators, decision thresholds, and protection levels. The first processor hosts program modules that extract landing marker information and comprise computer vision and machine learning modules that operate in parallel. The second processor hosts program modules that provide filter and association functions. The navigation solution integrity module provides a marker integrity check, which detects and excludes landing markers with three or four corners that lead to an inconsistent navigation solution, using a solution separation technique.

A system comprises a vision sensor on a vehicle; an onboard IMU that produces inertial measurements; an onboard strapdown INS that receives the inertial measurements; an onboard first processor coupled to the vision sensor; and an onboard second processor coupled to the strapdown INS and the first processor. The first processor hosts a first set of program modules that extract landing marker information and comprise computer vision and machine learning modules that operate in parallel to perform a method that comprises, receiving image data from the vision sensor, the image data corresponding a marker in a landing zone; extracting corner points for the marker; resolving the corner points in a landing zone frame; computing vehicle position statistics with respect to the corner points; and associating the marker with a marker ID in a marker library. The second processor hosts a second set of program modules providing filter and association functions.

Ozone converters (100) for an aircraft and methods of producing the same are provided. The ozone converters (100) include a header assembly (110) configured to receive a gas in an inlet (112) thereof and expel the gas at an outlet (114) thereof, and a core disposed therein. The core includes a network structure having passage walls that define passages configured to receive the gas. A catalyst material is disposed on surfaces of the passage walls configured to react to reduce a concentration of ozone in the gas. The core is produced by an additive manufacturing process that deposits a material layer-by-layer to form the passage walls have a three-dimensional (3D) self-supporting geometry. The passage walls include concentric primary walls disposed about a common central axis of the core. Adjacent pairs of the primary walls define a fluid domain therebetween. The primary walls have varying diameters between ends of the network structure.

A radiation shield is configured to destruct upon atmospheric reentry. The radiation shield includes first portions of a radiation shielding material (107-1) overlapping some or all of first surfaces of a substrate (102) of the radiation shield. The radiation shield includes second portions (107-2) of the radiation shielding material overlapping some or all of second surfaces of the substrate (102). As a result, radiation penetrating the radiation shield (through opposite surfaces of the radiation shield) is diminished due to coverage by such portions under such surfaces of the radiation shield. Further, because each of the first and the second portions are segmented, when the radiation shield, e.g., a payload at least partially enclosed by the radiation shield, re-enters atmosphere, the substrate will melt and/or evaporate permitting destruction of the radiation shield, e.g., and the payload protected thereby.

A system for protecting a controller area network (CAN) aircraft bus from a flight control module failure has been developed. Multiple CAN bus systems serve multiple connected components located onboard an aircraft. Flight control modules located onboard the aircraft are connected to multiple the CAN bus systems. An electronic isolator/repeater that is located between each connection of a flight control module and a CAN bus system. The isolator/repeater serves to isolate the CAN bus system from a failure of the connected flight control module.

The present disclosure provides methods and system of managing security risks associated with cloud application deployments in a cloud environment. The present disclosure discloses receiving, by a cloud watcher service from an external database, generic common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) information corresponding to each of a plurality of components of a cloud; determining a set of components from the plurality of components of the cloud application which poses a security risk to security of the cloud environment based on the generic CVE information and network deployment information associated with the cloud environment; computing a modified environmental score for each of the set of components based on the corresponding generic CVE information and the network deployment information; and providing a notification corresponding to at least one component from the set of components to an administrator account of the cloud environment whose corresponding modified environmental score is greater than a predefined threshold.

A method in an aircraft during a mission, includes: predicting a turbulence region along a flight path (e.g., from radar measurements); prior to the aircraft entering the predicted turbulence region, changing a visual property (e.g., font and/or color) of a strategic entry field displayed by an HMI (human machine interface) that is predicted to need an entry while the aircraft travels through the predicted turbulence region; alerting flight crew to enter the entry to the strategic entry field displayed by the HMI prior to the aircraft entering the predicted turbulence region; preventing user input to the strategic entry field and other non-tactical field while the aerial vehicle travels through the predicted turbulence region; and allow the user input mechanism to accept an entry to a tactical entry field displayed on the display device that is predicted to need an entry while the aerial vehicle travels through the predicted turbulence region.