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Honeywell International Inc.

Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Pii North America, Inc.

Mario B Ignagni

Lawrence C Vallot

Alan Bruce Touchberry

Wayne A Soehren

Dimitry Gorinevsky

Christopher A Lund

Thomas J O'Dea

Alan Tuck

Donald William Anderson

Stephen James Glen

Gary Brayson

James Michael Alexander Gilman

A device is disclosed for generating controlled pneumatic pressure to a human body to achieve mucus clearance from the pulmonary system. Controlled pneumatic pressure consisting of individual vibratory pressure and constrictive pressure variations are generated and applied to the thorax to promote mucus clearance. The vibratory pressure variation is channeled to a pressure receiver secured to the upper thorax of the body, and the constrictive pressure variation is channeled to a pressure receiver secured to the lower thorax of the body. The vibratory pressure variation serves to loosen the mucus, while the constrictive pressure variation provides the motive force that promotes mucus expulsion from the pulmonary system.

Device for clearing mucus from the pulmonary system

An apparatus for clearing mucus from the pulmonary system, utilizing two different types of external excitation applied concurrently to the thorax, the first type of excitation consisting of vibrational stimulations, and the second type of excitation consisting of compressive stimulations, with control means provided to regulate the excitations.

Apparatus for clearing mucus from the pulmonary system

An apparatus for clearing mucus from the pulmonary system, utilizing two different types of external excitation applied concurrently to the thorax, the first type of excitation consisting of vibrational stimulations, and the second type of excitation consisting of compressive stimulations, with control means provided to regulate the two excitation means.

Means for clearing mucus from the pulmonary system

A relative navigation system including a first unit responsive to the motion of a first position, a second unit responsive to the motion of a second position and a processing unit that generates a relative navigation solution as a function of first unit information and second unit information. The generated relative navigation solution is indicative of at least one of: a relative position vector of the second position relative to the first position, a relative velocity of the second position relative to the first position, and a relative attitude of the first unit at the first position relative to the second unit at the second position.

Method and apparatus for high accuracy relative motion determination using inertial sensors

The present invention is directed to improving the accuracy with which a stationary array sensor provides cross directional measurements by providing an offset compensation to the stationary array sensor using the output of a scanning sensor associated with the manufacturing process. Exemplary embodiments correlate outputs from the stationary sensor array and the scanning array using a data reconciliation process. For example, a practical, real time data reconciliation of measurements from the scanning sensor and measurements from the stationary array sensor is achieved by computing offsets using a bank of Kalman filters to correlate outputs from the two sensors for each measurement zone, wherein each filter possesses a relatively simple computational structure. The Kalman filters can fuse the outputs from the stationary array sensor and the scanning sensor to track, and compensate, drift of the stationary array sensor.

Data fusion of stationary array sensor and scanning sensor measurements

A pipeline surveying system including a pipeline pig can accurately provide a pipeline profile after correlation with a previously determined GPS survey. An inertial measurement unit located in the pig determines a pipeline profile as it travels through the pipeline and correlates the measured profile with the GPS survey.

Apparatus and method for accurate pipeline surveying

A pipeline surveying system including a pipeline pig can accurately provide a pipeline profile after correlation with a previously determine Global Positioning System (GPS) survey. An inertial measurement unit located in the pig determines a pipeline profile as it travels through the pipeline and correlates the measured profile with the GPS survey.

A pipeline inspection and defect mapping system includes a pig having an inertial measurement unit and a pipeline inspection unit for recording pig location and defect detection events, each record time-stamped by a highly precise onboard clock. The system also includes several magloggers at precisely known locations along the pipeline, each containing a fluxgate magnetometer for detecting the passage of the pig along the pipeline and further containing a highly precise clock synchronized with the clock in the pig. The locations of the various magloggers are known in a north/east/down coordinate system through a differential global positioning satellite process. Finally, a postprocessing off-line computer system receives downloaded maglogger, inertial measurement, and odometer data and through the use of several Kalman filters, derives the location of the detected defects in the north/east/down coordinate frame. Consequently, a task of identifying sites for repair activity is much simplified.

Method and apparatus for determining location of characteristics of a pipeline

A pipeline distortion monitoring system equipped with an inertial system measures geometric characteristics of the pipeline, and generates signals representative of the characteristics. Additional sensor means are used to aid in correcting the signals. Corrected signals along with other characteristics yield pipeline profile characteristics used to assess pipeline distortions.

Pipeline distortion monitoring system

A sensor assembly along with numerous processing equipment is provided for attachment to the work table of a precision machining system. By attaching the device to the work table and subsequently driving the work table through a repeated pattern of motions, the actual movement of the table can be precisely determined and, consequently, can be compensated for. The sensor assembly utilizes a plurality of gyroscopes and accelerometers to determine actual movement in inertial space.

Apparatus and method to provide high accuracy calibration of machine

Inertial sensor information is combined with GPS information derived from satellite information signals separately received by a pair of GPS antennae and separately processed. This information is processed in a manner to arrive at the offset angle between the inertial sensor heading angle and true north.

True north heading estimator utilizing GPS output information and

In a dithered ring laser gyro, a dither reference signal is provided to supply information representative of the dither angle or dither angular rate. This information is processed by a signal processor to generate a correction signal which is the sum of (i) a first function of the dither reference signal indicative of the dither angle multiplied by a first coefficient, and (ii) a second function of the dither reference signal indicative of the dither angular rate multiplied by a second coefficient. The aforementioned coefficient may be either selected or generated based on historical data derived from the dither reference signal and the usual sensor output signal. In turn, the correction signal is subtracted from the usual ring laser gyro output signal to provide a corrected sensor output signal.

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Arden Hills, MN, United States of America

Mario B Ignagni