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Interchangeable molded fiberglass shells are locked together to form storage units of various depths. These units can hold components weighing 1500 pounds, are easily transportable, and protect contents from contamination.
Louvers are used for overpressure safety venting in rooms or chambers where explosion hazards exist. The louvers have individually hinged closures that are held in locked position by commercially available magnets that quickly release them in an overpressure condition.
Latching mechanism that is securely locked by the movement of the operating handle in one direction is used in limited access areas. This mechanism is operated by a force applied to the handle at small angles.
Rapid synchronization of phase-locked oscillators is best achieved by the swept-frequency acquisition technique, wherein the Voltage-Controlled Oscillator /VCO/ is linearly swept through the uncertainty band. The theoretically predicted sweep rates of this technique and the observed experimental results differ by less than seven percent.
Flexible power and control unit performs welding and machining operations in confined areas. A machine/weld head is connected to the unit by a flexible transmission shaft, and a locking- indexing collar is incorporated onto the head to allow it to be placed and held in position.
Phase-locked oscillator system employing solid state components acts as a single-sideband modulator to accurately reproduce phase information in 2-Mc signals. This system is useful in telemetry, aircraft communications and position-finding stations, and VHF test circuitry.
Quick-coupling connector whose inner shells are threaded to the cable ends and whose outer shells have tracks that register in channels machined in the inner shells are rotated 45 deg to effect a locking of the coupling. This connector faithfully reproduces excellent electrical characteristics no matter how frequently assembled and disassembled.
Saturation induced optical nonreciprocity in He-Ne ring laser plasma, eliminating frequency locking by using Faraday effect
Cylindrical sample container provides a high degree of nuclear stabilization to a nuclear magnetic resonance /nmr/ spectrometer. It is placed coaxially about the nmr insert and contains reference sample that gives a signal suitable for locking the field and frequency of an nmr spectrometer with a simple audio modulation system.
Miniature solid state phase detector using MOSFETs is used in a phase lock loop with a sun-bit detector in an integrated data-link circuit. This replaces bulky transformer circuits. It uses an inverter amplifier, a modulator switch, and a buffer amplifier.
Polarized light applied to drilled laminated plastic components exposes to the human eye the locked-in stresses that will result in fractures and delaminations when the soldering procedure takes place. This technique detects stresses early in the production cycle before appreciable man-hours are invested in an item destined for rejection.
Video synchronization processor overcomes poor signal-to-noise ratio which occurs during adverse signal conditions caused by flame attenuation, antenna pattern nulls, and near-horizon tracking. The system maintains sync lock far below the point where excessive noise would normally render the video useless.
Qualification test of BACN10EL self-locking nut plate used on Saturn S-IC
Design feasibility and applications of adaptive antenna circuits for deep space communication - antenna concepts, environmental effects, and phase lock loops and adaptive circuitry
Skidding accident reduction investigated for runway and highway safety noting worn tires, smooth surface texture, locked wheels and pilot technique
An expression for the strength of the synchronous rotation of the moon in terms of upper and lower limits on the rotational period is derived. The rotational periods for locked-in motion are expected to lie between 1.025T and 0.975T, where T is the period of revolution.
Dynamic flight characteristics of spin-stabilized sounding rockets during passage through atmosphere, emphasizing roll resonance and motions leading to roll lock-in and angle of attack
Docking and fuel transfer system provides an efficient method for transferring fuel from a tanker to another vehicle. With this system, no triggering operation is required prior to docking, the support system can be rigidized by simply locking the rams of shock absorbers, and no separate fuel line coupling action is required.