When fewer than three of the satellites of a satellite global positioning system (GPS) such as NAVSTAR are visible to a user (15), the user cannot obtain independent positional information from the system. Since a satellite (11) in such a system is moving with respect to a user (15), its signals are received with a Doppler offset from their normal centre frequency and the frequency offset due to the satellite motion alone is calculable for a user at an approximate location from a given satellite...

A low smoking lubricating composition for cold forming metal contains certain amounts of water, potassium nitrite, potassium soap of a chlorinated fatty acid, potassium soap of a sulfurized fatty acid, glycerine, defoaming agent and a block copolymer of ethylene oxide grafted on a polypropylene oxide which copolymer has a suitable molecular weight range and contains a sufficient amount of ethylene oxide to cause the composition to remain homogeneous between ambient temperature and the compositio...

A support hook for draperies is provided to maintain the heading of the drapery upright. The hook is made from an integral length of wire and comprises a vertical pin portion which engages the upper hem of the drapery, a clamp portion for holding the pin in place, a U-shaped portion which engages the drapery support rod, an extension portion projecting outwardly from the pin and a stabilizing weight adjustably mounted on the extension for counter-balancing the assembly in order to hold the drape...

A method of generating a grammar for recognizing headings in a speech recognition system can include identifying, within a data store, at least one heading selection associated with a content item. At least a first word from the identified heading selections can be extracted and a heading grammar automatically can be generated by including each extracted word of the identified heading selections within the heading grammar.

A mode control (25) controls a helicopter flight control system (21) between a heading hold mode and a turn coordination mode according to switching patterns resembling the natural response of an expert pilot to flight conditions. Helicopter operating parameters (31,30) are detected (31,29) and each parameter's detected value is converted from a crisp value to a fuzzy input (100). A new mode fuzzy output is provided by applying a compositional rule of inference (105) across each fuzzy input and ...

Disclosed is an apparatus generating accurate data regarding the heading of a land vehicle as it travels over terrain having changing conditions. The apparatus includes a first sensor means, such as a differential odometer, generating data regarding the relative direction of the vehicle. Also included is a second sensor means, such as a flux gate compass, for generating data regarding the absolute direction of the vehicle relative to the earth. The relative directional data and the absolute dire...

The present invention features a coke drum de-heading system comprising (a) at least one coke drum having an orifice therein; (b) a de-header valve removably coupled to the coke drum designed to de-head the coke drum; and (c) an exchange system, including an upper and lower bonnet and other elements and members adapted to integrate the de-heading system, and particularly the de-header valve, into the manufacturing system. The de-header valve itself comprises (1) a main body having an orifice dim...

A magnetic heading sensor alignment and roll reducing device is provided. A enerally cylindrical assembly has a first end and a second end. Each end has a plurality of grooves located equiangularly on a circle with the center thereof located at the cylindrical assembly's center longitudinal axis. Bearings, positioned at and supported by the first and second ends, support a magnetic heading sensor at either end thereof. The bearings provide the sensor with rotational freedom about the center long...

The present invention is a novel device and method of shaping an end of a pipe. One end of a pipe is inserted into a shaped die in such a way that the outer surface of the pipe rests against the interior portion of the die. A piston is then inserted into the pipe in such a way that the outer surface of the piston rests against the interior surface of the pipe. The piston is then forcibly driven into the die against the pipe as to forcibly shape the pipe to a predetermined configuration. The pres...

A gyroscopic device of the type having a short-circuited rotor winding or conductor so shaped so as to produce axial and radial flux components when rotated in the earth's magnetic field is coupled to a coaxial sensing coil coaxial which gyroscopically stabilized thereby, signals induced in the sensing coil due to the axial flux component of the rotor is used to derive magnetic heading information and there is provided at least one further coil on the supporting body and inductively linked to th...