A semiconductor device cell includes a drift region having a first conductivity type, a well region having a second conductivity type disposed adjacent to the drift region, the well region defining a set of well region segments. A source region having the first conductivity type is disposed adjacent to the well region and surrounded by the well region. A channel region having the second conductivity type, and defining a set of channel region segments, a periphery of the channel region segment being surrounded by the well region. The well region, source region, and channel region cooperatively define a first axial length extending across the surface.
A semiconductor device package comprises a semiconductor switching device having a body, including a first side, and an opposing second side coupled to a substrate. A gate terminal is defined on the semiconductor switching device body first side, the gate terminal having a first side, and an opposing second side facing the semiconductor switching device body. A first gate resistor is disposed on the gate terminal first side, and coupled electrically in series with the gate terminal.
H01L 21/02 - Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
H01L 21/18 - Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer, carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of group IV of the Periodic System or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
H01L 29/00 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof
H01L 29/161 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the materials of which they are formed including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, only elements of Group IV of the Periodic System in uncombined form including two or more of the elements provided for in group
Techniques for establishing a establishing of a high-bandwidth data connection with an aircraft using highly directional EM beam shaped transmissions are provided. In one example, a method comprises: determining a first line of sight that is unobstructed to an antenna of an aircraft, establishing a wireless data connection having a defined data transfer rate between the aircraft and the communication device using highly directional EM beam shaped transmissions along the unobstructed line of sight, transferring a defined amount of data between the aircraft and the communication device using the wireless data connection.
H04W 40/16 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing based on transmission quality or channel quality based on interference
H04W 40/22 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
H01Q 3/00 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
A solar generator can include a photon-enhanced thermionic emission generator with a cathode to receive solar radiation. The photon-enhanced thermionic emission generator can include an anode that in conjunction with the cathode generates a first current and waste heat from the solar radiation. A thermoelectric generator can be thermally coupled to the anode and can convert the waste heat from the anode into a second current. A circuit can connect to the photon-enhanced thermionic emission generator and to the thermoelectric generator and can combine the first and the second currents into an output current.
Systems and methods for providing data exploration techniques are provided. For instance, user inputs specifying one or more data parameters can be received. One or more data sets can be obtained from a data source based at least in part on the data parameters. The data can be grouped into one or more groupings based at least in part on the data parameters. Each data grouping can have a plurality of subsets. A distribution of data can be determined for each data subset. A plurality of data representations can be generated based at least in part on the data parameters and the distributions of data. The distributions of data for each data subset can then be compared. One or more suggested applications or at least one data subset can be determined based at least in part on the comparison.
Systems and methods of refining trajectories for aircraft include a trajectory prediction module for predicting a set of four-dimensional trajectories for aircraft; and a constraint selector module for determining a set of constraints based on the set of four-dimensional trajectories. The trajectory can be refined by mapping values for a goal associated with the set of four-dimensional trajectories based on the determined set of constraints and estimating additional values for the goal based on the mapped values.
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HEALTH MANAGEMENT UNIT AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH INFORMATION AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT
A health management unit for an aircraft and method of monitoring health information of an aircraft and transmitting information from the aircraft including determining capabilities of one or more radios onboard the aircraft, selecting one of the multiple radios to transmit the transmission based, and transmitting the transmission utilizing the selected radio.
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
A method of controlling the data communication in a communications network having a central data server (28) provided data through multiple data queues (40). The data arriving at the central data server (28) may be stored in each of the multiple data queues (40). The data in the multiple data queues (40) may then be supplied to the central data server (28) based on a predetermined schedule.
A method of providing current operation data for a plurality of data generating components connected to a data communications network. The network may include input units that generate data and subscribing units that require the generated data to function. The generated data may be formatted or processed in a manner so that it can be used by the subscribing units. The formatted and processed data may then be supplied to the subscribing units.
H04L 49/351 - Switches specially adapted for specific applications for local area network [LAN], e.g. Ethernet switches
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
An aircraft hydraulic system for operating a plurality of hydraulically- operated actuators in the aircraft having a hydraulic reservoir in which hydraulic fluid is stored, a hydraulic distribution system coupling the hydraulic reservoir to the actuators and having a main flow line coupled to the hydraulic reservoir, a hydraulic pump fluidly coupled to the main flow line and the hydraulic reservoir to pump hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the main flow line, a main filtration system fluidly coupled to the main flow line upstream of at least some of the actuators, and a self-cleaning filter fluidly coupled upstream of the main filtration system.
B64C 13/40 - Transmitting means with power amplification using fluid pressure
F15B 1/02 - Installations or systems with accumulators
F15B 21/00 - Common features of fluid actuator systems; Fluid-pressure actuator systems or details thereof, not covered by any other group of this subclass
An aircraft including a jet engine including a core having a compressor and combustion chamber, and a particulate sensor located within the core and a particulate detection method for an aircraft having a jet engine where the method includes sensing particulates within the core and providing a corresponding value for the sensed particulates and providing an indication related thereto.
B64D 45/00 - Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for
B64D 33/02 - Arrangement in aircraft of power plant parts or auxiliaries not otherwise provided for of combustion air intakes
F02C 7/05 - Air intakes for gas-turbine plants or jet-propulsion plants having provisions for obviating the penetration of damaging objects or particles
F02C 7/052 - Air intakes for gas-turbine plants or jet-propulsion plants having provisions for obviating the penetration of damaging objects or particles with dust-separation devices
F02C 7/055 - Air intakes for gas-turbine plants or jet-propulsion plants having provisions for obviating the penetration of damaging objects or particles with intake grids, screens or guards
A turbofan engine having a thrust reverser having at least one movable control surface, movable to and from a reversing position where at least a portion of the bypass air flow is at least partially reversed, a thrust reverser actuation system having multiple actuators and a lockout mechanism movable between an inhibit condition, wherein movement of the multiple actuators is prevented, and a permit condition, wherein movement of the multiple actuators is permitted.
F02C 7/00 - Features, component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups ; Air intakes for jet-propulsion plants
F02C 7/04 - Air intakes for gas-turbine plants or jet-propulsion plants
A maintenance system for a fleet of aircraft and a method of planning maintenance for a fleet of aircraft that includes identifying a maintenance schedule having at least one routine maintenance action for an aircraft to be maintained, generating a non-routine maintenance task schedule comprising non-routine maintenance tasks, and generating a combined schedule comprising a combination of the maintenance schedule and the non-routine maintenance task schedule.
A method and system of managing an aerial vehicle trajectory is provided. The remote trajectory management system (RTMS) for a fleet of aircraft includes an input specification module configured to manage information specifying flight- specific input data used to generate a trajectory, an aircraft model module including data that specifies a performance of the aircraft and engines of the aircraft, a predict 4D trajectory module configured to receive the specified inputs from the input specification module and an aircraft performance model from aircraft model module and to generate a 4D trajectory for a predetermined flight, and a trajectory export module configured to transmit a predetermined subset of the predicted trajectory to the aircraft.
A control system (100) for controlling a speed of a vehicle is provided. The system (100) includes an input device (114) configured to receive a required time of arrival (RTA) at a waypoint, a processor (104) communicatively coupled to the input device, the processor programmed to automatically determine a dynamically adjustable range for an autothrottle control using an RTA error and an RTA tolerance, the RTA error representing a difference between an estimated time of arrival (ETA) and the RTA, the speed control tolerance representing a time accuracy requirement about the specified RTA, and an output device communicatively coupled to the processor, the output device is configured to transmit at least one of a thrust control signal and a drag control signal to a speed control system of the vehicle.
B64C 19/00 - Aircraft control not otherwise provided for
B64D 31/06 - Initiating means actuated automatically
G05D 13/62 - Control of linear speed; Control of angular speed; Control of acceleration or deceleration, e.g. of a prime mover characterised by the use of electric means, e.g. use of a tachometric dynamo, use of a transducer converting an electric value into a displacement
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PHYSICAL PROTECTION
An enclosure (100) for protecting a heat sensitive component from high temperature, shock, and moisture is provided. The enclosure includes an outer housing (102) surrounding an inner cavity (104) configured to receive a heat sensitive component (121) therein, and a cover (108) configured to matingly engage the outer housing such that the inner cavity is sealed from an environment external to the enclosure, wherein at least one of the outer housing and the cover are formed from a ceramic material.
A system and methods for reducing vibration in a rotatable member are provided. The system includes a blade tracking sensor (62), a rotatable member comprising an adjustable aspect and a control computer (64). The control computer is configured to determine an axial position of each blade (40), determine a first blade that is displaced by a greatest distance along the axis in a first direction, modify an aspect of the first blade to facilitate reducing a vibration in the rotary blade system, determine if the vibration level in the rotary blade system is reduced, and select another rotatable member to modify such that a vibration in the rotary blade system is facilitated being further reduced.
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