362 results about "Structural load" patented technology

A connection node for a double layer grid or truss system has at least one diagonal flange receiving a pair of diagonal framing members having surfaces that lie in a single diagonal plane parallel to the flange(s). Use of co-planar diagonal members that can be at various diagonal angles or vertical, simplifies node connections and permits variations in bay spacing to produce interesting architectural effects and to provide greater member density where structural loads are greater.

A device includes a removable load element. The removable load element includes a pin portion and a housing portion. The pin portion extends from the housing portion. The pin portion includes a sensor. The housing portion includes an electronic circuit connected to the sensor.

A structural building system including an improved, structural-load-bearing, building component, such as a building panel, having front and back sections, an insulating core, integral symmetrical joinery, a thermal break, and at least one shear resistance connector The panel is asymmetrical about one axis, and is designed to be directionally positioned with respect to the maximum anticipated force. A shear resistance connector array may be positioned between the front and back sections or may be integral to the front or back section. A face sheet may span one or more than one building panel, and provides structural support to the building system.

A photovoltaic (PV) module framing and coupling system enables the attachment of PV modules to a roof or other mounting surface without requiring the use of separate structural support members which attach directly to and span between multiple PV modules in a formed PV array. The apparatus provides a parallel coupling for securely interlocking the outside surfaces of parallel frame members together in a side to side arrangement to form an array with improved structural load distribution. The coupling may attach to a slot in the frame at substantially any position along the length of the frame thereby enabling the interconnection of adjacent PV modules along both an x and y axis. The apparatus may further provide a rotating portion and locking portion, mounting brackets for direct connection to a mounting surface, grounding teeth, and a twist-lock engagement means for interlocking and aligning PV modules in the array.

A photovoltaic (PV) module framing and coupling system enables the attachment of PV modules to a roof or other mounting surface without requiring the use of separate structural support members which attach directly to and span between multiple PV modules in a formed PV array. The apparatus provides a parallel coupling for securely interlocking the outside surfaces of parallel frame members together in a side to side arrangement to form an array with improved structural load distribution. The coupling may attach to a slot in the frame at substantially any position along the length of the frame thereby enabling the interconnection of adjacent PV modules along both an x and y axis. The apparatus may further provide a rotating portion and locking portion, mounting brackets for direct connection to a mounting surface, grounding teeth, and a twist-lock engagement means for interlocking and aligning PV modules in the array.

An assembly for reinforcing a longitudinal section of a pole, includes at least two load transfer rings formed by sleeve segments having radically opposed mating ends. The rings are adapted to fit onto the outer surface of the pole so as to circumferentially encompass the pole. The sleeve segments are connected at their ends by a nut and bolt assembly, wherein tightening of the nut and bolt assembly creates a radial clamping force to squeeze the load transfer rings onto the outer surface of the pole for holding the rings in fixed relation thereon. Elongated stiffener members are fixedly attached to the load transfer rings by a nut and bolt assembly or by welding. The load transfer rings may also be partially welded to the exterior of the pole if structural load bearing demands require additional capacity.

An interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The interior structure is constructed of a lightweight collapsible frame that can be reconfigured from a compact, substantially flat collapsed state to a non-compact, substantially sprawling expanded state. In the expanded state, the collapsible frame provides at least a portion of a structural load bearing frame for the interior structure. The interior structure additionally includes a plurality of interchangeable panels that attach to the collapsible frame to form interior surfaces of the structure. The panels form such things as the interior wall, ceiling and floor surfaces and can also include amenities such as shelves, lights, beds, closets, electrical outlets, Internet connections and entertainment equipment. The interior structure can be carried though the typical man-door of a mobile platform. Thus, the interior structure can be installed after the outer structure of the mobile platform has been assembled and just as easily be removed at a later time by merely removing the interchangeable panels, collapsing the collapsible frame and carrying the panels and frame out though the man-door.

A launch canister for a missile, including an outer canister shell and a concentric inner liner. The inner liner augments the canister shell with structural load capability and bending inertia to enhance canister stiffness. The inner liner can be constructed from structural load carrying composite materials, and also acts as a thermal and ablative insulator to enable vertical plume venting away from the enveloped missile. A shock and vibration isolation layer can be laminated between the inner liner and canister shell.

A connection node for a double layer grid or truss system has at least one diagonal flange receiving a pair of diagonal framing members having surfaces that lie in a single diagonal plane parallel to the flange(s). Use of co-planar diagonal members that can be at various diagonal angles or vertical, simplifies node connections and permits variations in bay spacing to produce interesting architectural effects and to provide greater member density where structural loads are greater.

The invention discloses a real road spectrum based electric automobile battery pack structure fatigue life prediction method. The method mainly includes electric automobile road load condition setting, road load spectrum acquisition and analysis, integral automobile multi-body dynamic model establishment, multi-body dynamic model transfer function acquisition and load spectrum iteration and fatigue life prediction. By adoption of a half-testing half-simulation iteration method, a real load spectrum of an electric automobile is obtained, battery pack structural load accuracy is guaranteed, highengineering practicality is realized, and expensive bench equipment input is avoided, so that low cost is realized. By battery pack structure fatigue life prediction according to a multi-axial fatigue theory and a broadband random fatigue life prediction method, low calculation amount and high prediction precision are realized.

An electrochemical device comprises one or more anode, cathode, and separator. In some embodiments, the separator is also an electrolyte. In addition it has two or more current collectors. The anode and cathode are between the two current collectors and each is adhered to an adjacent current collector. The separator is between the anode and cathode and adhered to the anode and cathode. The current collectors are a barrier, and are bonded together to create a sealed container for the anode, cathode, and separator. The electrochemical device may be integrated into a composite panel suitable for uses such as structural load bearing panels or sheets for aircraft wings or fuselage, composite armor, torpedo, missile body, consumer electronics, etc. The electrochemical device may include, but is not limited to, energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors), and energy generation (fuel cells).

Provided is the utilization of face panels (20) containing core materials (16) topologically structured at small scale, relative to a system (e.g. ship hull) that utilize them. They are optimized Lo absorb or reflect the energy subject to their while also possessing the ability to efficiently support high structural loads. It is entirely compatible with double-hull ship design concepts, because the volume between the hulls is used to locate the energy absorbing material substructures. The approach can be generalized to provide protection from impacts of low, intermediate or high intensity. The technology to design such structures requires materials selection and cell topology designs coupled with and techniques for the affordable manufacturing of structures that must he able to sustain severe dynamic deformations. It requires a coupling of effects occurring and phenomena that occur at the materials and structural levels.

A modular building construction where each module consists of self-contained molds to allow concrete to form within the walls of each module as well as between the modules when two or more modules are placed together. The structural load capacities of the modules are transmitted directly into the concrete within the wall without bearing directly on the module below. The forming structure for the modules can be fabricated either using wood or metal construction. The exterior and interior wall finishes are the resulting structure of the molds. Since the molds are self-contained the walls can consist of, either drywall, rigid insulation, thin brick or siding just to name a few. The interior forming structure can extend into the concrete footing or above or to adjacent modules to structurally secure the modules together. The modules can be built with a flooring structure as well as ceiling. The interior walls as well as the floor and ceiling also function as wall supporting braces. The exterior walls have many different forming molds to accommodate many different construction situations. Some forming structures are formed with a thermal break between the exterior and interior forming structure. The thermal break allows the wall to also be used as a heating or cooling distribution system. Different types of connectors are described allowing for the connectors to be hidden. Several methods are shown how the electrical distribution can be provided within a concrete wall by using the forming structure within the mold. A ribbed concrete mold can be formed for a poured-in-place wall as well as for a floor and roof system. Temporary floor bracing can be used when pouring the flooring system, or only just the concrete beams can be poured and the floor can be poured later. The flooring system can be used as concrete wall or as a roof structure.

An integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided. The integrated structural system includes a molded duct system configured to guide airflow having a first section and a second section and configured to operably attach a vehicle component thereto. The integrated structural system also includes a metal structure integrated with the molded duct system by means for integrating the metal structure with the molded duct system forming an integrated structural load path assembly. The integrated structural load path assembly is configured as a load bearing area to distribute a load of the vehicle component operably attached thereto. The means for integrating the metal structure with said molded duct system include, but not limited to, at least one of, sonic welding, heat staking, insert molding, and gluing.

A method enables a thrust link including a clevis to be coupled to a mounting lug including a spherical bearing. The method comprises positioning the spherical bearing within the thrust link clevis, and coupling the thrust link to the mounting lug by inserting a fastener through the clevis such that the fastener extends from one side of the clevis through the spherical bearing to the other side of the clevis, and such that fuse element included with at least one of the fastener and the clevis is positioned within a structural load path defined between the clevis and the thrust link, wherein the fuse element is configured to fail when subjected to a predetermined load.

A device includes a removable load element. The removable load element includes a pin portion and a housing portion. The pin portion extends from the housing portion. The pin portion includes a sensor. The housing portion includes an electronic circuit connected to the sensor.

An integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided. The integrated structural system includes a molded duct system configured to guide airflow having a first section and a second section and configured to operably attach a vehicle component thereto. The integrated structural system also includes a metal structure integrated with the molded duct system by means for integrating the metal structure with the molded duct system forming an integrated structural load path assembly. The integrated structural load path assembly is configured as a load bearing area to distribute a load of the vehicle component operably attached thereto. The means for integrating the metal structure with said molded duct system include, but not limited to, at least one of, sonic welding, heat staking, insert molding, and gluing.

A dismountable outdoor shelter kit for mounting upon an outdoor surface characterized by its anticlinal canopy that has an apex for shedding water and dirt and for providing protection from the sun. The shelter kit includes canopy supporting members and bracing members designed to give the shelter kit structural stability once assembled. Each of the main supporting members of the shelter kit is made up of a plurality of mated members, including, a bottom foot member adapted for transferring structural loads from the anticlinal canopy to the outdoor surface; a middle vertical member mated to the bottom foot members; and, an anticlinal cantilevered member adapted to support the anticlinal canopy. The canopy made from a rectangular sheet of material having suitable characteristics of fire resistance. The sheet has valences, depending flaps fixed to the bottom edges of the sheet and a sleeve structure adapted for receiving a bracing rod in order to fix the sheet to the canopy support structure.

A method and a system for the integrated determination of aerodynamic data, dynamic load distributions and local accelerations in an aircraft, in particular in an airplane, in flight. Sensors for directly and indirectly detecting aerodynamic parameters, local acceleration and / or structural loads of the aircraft are provided at the aircraft. A calculation unit, which is provided within the aircraft or at the ground station, calculates based on a non-linear simulation model of the aircraft the aerodynamic data, local accelerations and dynamic load distributions of the aircraft depending on the detected aerodynamic parameters of the aircraft. The calculation may take place in real time.

An interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The interior structure is constructed of a lightweight collapsible frame that can be reconfigured from a compact, substantially flat collapsed state to a non-compact, substantially sprawling expanded state. In the expanded state, the collapsible frame provides at least a portion of a structural load bearing frame for the interior structure. The interior structure additionally includes a plurality of interchangeable panels that attach to the collapsible frame to form interior surfaces of the structure. The panels form such things as the interior wall, ceiling and floor surfaces and can also include amenities such as shelves, lights, beds, closets, electrical outlets, Internet connections and entertainment equipment. The interior structure can be carried though the typical man-door of a mobile platform. Thus, the interior structure can be installed after the outer structure of the mobile platform has been assembled and just as easily be removed at a later time by merely removing the interchangeable panels, collapsing the collapsible frame and carrying the panels and frame out though the man-door.

The invention discloses a stress sensor based electronic device functional profile feature point displacement field reconstruction method. The method includes: determining a structural parameter and a material attribute of an electronic device functional profile and distribution positions and the number of stress sensors; acquiring a stress value measured by functional profile stress sensors under the action of service loads; establishing a structural finite element model of a functional profile; performing modal analysis on the functional profile; acquiring a modal shape and a stress modal shape of the functional profile; extracting a stress modal shape matrix corresponding to position nodes of the stress sensors; calculating a generalized modal coordinate; extracting a modal shape matrix corresponding to feature points of the functional profile; and reconstructing displacement of the feature points of the functional profile. Based on a modal analysis theory, the method can use stress values measured by the few stress sensors to reconstruct a displacement field of the feature points of the electronic device functional profile in the condition of unknown structural load information, and can direct structural distortion compensation and electrical performance compensation of the electronic device functional profile.

Virtual sensors can be used to monitor the loads on the system in determining damage accumulation, remaining useful life or retirement time of the components. A virtual sensor is a mathematical construct to infer a desired system measurement (e.g. a structural load) from readily available system state parameters (e.g. speed, weight, load factors, control settings, etc.). The accuracy of the virtual sensor depends upon the mapping between the desired measurement and the state parameters. A hybrid load monitoring system and method includes one or more direct or physical sensor measurements in addition to the plurality of virtual sensors. Signals from the physical sensors are included as an input (as opposed to an output) to the mapping between system state parameters and the various target sensor feature amplitudes.

Pre-assembled self installing platforms with improved performance due to additional rotational restraint to supporting legs and methods of installation. The platform includes a hull, legs movable relative to the hull, at least one brace frame movably connected to at least two of the legs. Upon installation, the brace frame may be positioned at a desired elevation and rigidly secured to the legs, providing rotational restraint to significantly reduce leg stress and increase rigidity of the legs. With the increased rigidity, it becomes possible to install platforms in relatively deep waters and harsh environments, and yet preventing large overall platform sway induced by adverse weather or sea conditions. As the brace frame is securable to the legs after the legs or footings are penetrated into or supported on the sea bed, differential penetration of legs or footings into the seabed becomes possible without risking large structural loads in the brace frame.

A method for reconstructing gusts and / or structural loads at aircraft, in particular passenger aircraft. The method includes generating an observer on the basis of a nonlinear model of the aircraft which describes the movement of the aircraft in all six degrees of freedom (DoF) and the elastic motion of the aircraft structure; continuously supplying all the data and measurements substantial for the description of the state of the aircraft to the observer; and calculating the gust velocities and structural loads (manoeuvre and gust loads) by the observer from the supplied data and measurements.

The invention discloses an ultrasonic auxiliary vacuum electron beam welding method applied to aluminum and an aluminum alloy, which can solve the technical problem that the aluminum, the aluminum alloy and especially cast aluminum alloy generate cavity type defects such as air hole, cold laps and the like in the process of welding a vacuum electron beam so as to improve mechanical properties of welding joints. In the technology, structural load ultrasonic energy with certain frequency and certain amplitude is applied in the process of welding the vacuum electron beam, the ultrasonic frequency is between 15 and 50 kHz, and the amplitude is between 10 and 50 mu m. A molten pool and adjacent areas thereof generated by welding the vacuum electron beam are continuously oscillated to a certain extent, so that the cavity type defects such as the air hole, the cold laps and the like can be effectively eliminated in the process of welding to obtain high quality welding joints.

A launch canister for a missile, including an outer canister shell and a concentric inner liner. The inner liner augments the canister shell with structural load capability and bending inertia to enhance canister stiffness. The inner liner can be constructed from structural load carrying composite materials, and also acts as a thermal and ablative insulator to enable vertical plume venting away from the enveloped missile. A shock and vibration isolation layer can be laminated between the inner liner and canister shell

A combustion chamber comprises an upstream ring structure, a downstream ring structure and a plurality of circumferentially arranged combustion chamber segments. Each combustion chamber segment extends the full length of the combustion chamber. Each combustion chamber segment comprises a frame structure and at least an inner wall and the frame structure and the inner wall are integral. An upstream end of each combustion chamber segment is secured to the upstream ring structure and a downstream end of each combustion chamber segment is mounted on the downstream ring structure. The combustion chamber segments are manufactured by additive layer manufacture. The combustion chamber segments have a stiff frame structure which carries the structural loads, the thermal loads, surge loads and flameout loads and the frame structure distributes loads into adjacent components.

A saddle clamp which incorporates internal electrical bonding elements adapted to maintain electrical contact with a clamped tube structure without transferring structural load between the tube and the electrical bonding components. The saddle clamp includes an inner tube contacting surface having at least one surface groove. At least one electrical contact element extends between portions of the inner tube contacting surface. The electrical contact element includes tube contact segment disposed in opposing relation to a portion of the surface groove. The electrical contact element is electrically connected to the mounting bracket to transmit electrical charge from the tube.

The invention provides an integrated skin capable of achieving heat shielding, heat insulation and stealth and a preparation method of the integrated skin. The integrated skin comprises a wave-transparent ceramic-based composite material, an electrical loss-type wave-absorbing heat-insulating integrated layer, a transition layer, an organic wave-absorbing layer, and a metal structural layer from the outside in, wherein the functional layers are connected through ceramic-based composite bolt members so as to form the skin structure. The skin has the advantages that the stealth performance, heatshielding and heat insulation performance and structural load-carrying capacity are designed comprehensively and optimally, insufficient broadband wave-absorbing performance, low structural strengthand other problems of stealth structural materials are solved effectively under high temperature conditions, and finally the design of the integrated skin capable of achieving the stealth function isachieved; the broadband stealth performance is achieved through the design of a multi-layer wave-absorbing periodic structure or a resistive film, and the electrical loss-type high temperature-resistant wave-absorbing structure with an heat insulation function is designed on the outer layer of the integrated skin capable of achieving heat shielding, heat insulation and stealth, so that heat insulation, cooling and absorption of high-frequency electromagnetic waves are achieved; and the working temperature of an inner-layer magnetic wave-absorbing material is made lower than the Curie temperature of the inner-layer magnetic wave-absorbing material, and finally the integrated skin capable of achieving heat shielding, heat insulation and stealth is obtained.