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We got a play yard recently, and although quite stable (esp. compared to other plastic products), it still moved and wobbled a bit more than we liked in an open (i.e., non-loop) configuration. So I quickly made these clip-on feet, after testing a couple of alternative designs. Fence now stays put!
The clip-on foot STL is for the North States metal Superyard. I'm attaching the OpenSCAD source (which is a bit(?) messy), since it could be useful for similar configurations: if your fence has a rectangular bottom rail, with a gap between the floor and the rail, then it will be very easy to modify the dimensions (plus overall clip length, etc, if you have a printer with a bigger bed). Other rail shapes rail or fence types will likely require non-trivial modifications. Since this was a one-off design done quickly, I don't have much interest in cleaning it up for Customizer.
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Magic in the Kitchen: The American Chef - Whimsical Portraits - Outstanding Recipesby Jan Bartelsman, Bartelsman
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Taking inspiration from the surrealists, and adding a twist of twenty-first-century technology and a love of good food, photographer Jan Bartelsman turns his lenses on the United States' star chefs, traveling from coast to coast to photograph, interview, and collect recipes from such culinary luminaries as Julia Child, Thomas Keller, Charlie Trotter, and Daniel
Taking inspiration from the surrealists, and adding a twist of twenty-first-century technology and a love of good food, photographer Jan Bartelsman turns his lenses on the United States' star chefs, traveling from coast to coast to photograph, interview, and collect recipes from such culinary luminaries as Julia Child, Thomas Keller, Charlie Trotter, and Daniel Boulud.
Bartelsman captures each chef's unique personality in hand-tinted photomontages enhanced by fanciful digitally generated elements to create a gallery that Food Arts magazine calls "fresh and spontaneous." Baby carrots rain down on Jean-Georges Vongerichten as he stands against the Manhattan skyline. Dancer-graceful Suzanne Goin strikes a pose with a Martha Graham-inspired carrot.
The chefs' recipes and comments are as lively as their portraits. Ming Tsai spices lobster with garlic and pepper, and serves it with lemongrass fried rice; Lydia Shire's gorgonzola dolce ravioli are paired with roasted summer peaches. This book is truly a delectable dish, the complexity and taste of which readers can savor for years to come.
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From a young age onward, I have been driven to eat good food. Not because my grandmother was a great cook and took me out looking for berries, nuts, and mushrooms in the woods, as is the case with some of the great chefs in this book, but because my mother was a lousy cook. I used to hang around outside the few restaurants near my house, just to catch the smell of good food being prepared and make plans for the day that I would actually go inside and taste it. Then, when I was nine, my attentions shifted from food to photography-my great-aunt Jopie had given me a camera and a developing set to process film. I was hooked, but I didn't abandon my first love altogether. When I got older, my two passions merged. Not only did I achieve my goal of eating in great restaurants, I got to meet and photograph the best food artists in the world.
The chefs in this book all make sensational food and are artists of the highest caliber. Never in my life have I experienced such wonderful meals and great wines. I floated rather than walked out of their restaurants, a sort of delirious grin on my face. All I could actually say was, "Wow." I have had occasion to eat very well in Europe, but this was different. I was especially surprised by the chefs' daring mix of ingredients-I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of looking at a menu and wondering how some weird combination (as it would surely be regarded from a traditional European perspective) could be good, only to find out later that it could be great. Bob Kinkead's Walnut-and-Horseradish-Crusted Rockfish with Sherry-Beet Sauce is a perfect example of this. Discussing this issue with some of the European chefs in the book who have been working in the United States for many years, I came to appreciate the fact that the brilliant new combinations I had enjoyed can be attributed in part to the artistic freedom that chefs get from their American audience, which is less rooted in strict culinary tradition.
Cees and I had so much fun working with these chefs that sometimes we could hardly stop laughing during a shoot. And it was interesting to explore the many connections between the worlds of cuisine and photography. The art of food preparation is actually comparable to the creation of our photomontage portraits. Being inspired by ingredients, combining and preparing them in such a way as to end up with something more than the sum of these ingredients, with something sublime on the plate, is what these chefs are so great at doing. The main ingredients of our portraits are the chefs themselves, our inspiration coming from their restaurants, food, and ideas. Although we wouldn't dare compare our results with those of these chefs, we also try to combine our photographic elements into a whole that is more than the sum of its parts. I would like to thank the chefs for their generous participation and for making this culinary and photographic tour of the United States one of the most enjoyable projects we've ever worked on.
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Thomas Keller - French Laundry Yountville
For me, it's the satisfaction of cooking every day: tournTing a carrot, or cutting salmon, or portioning foie gras-the mechanical jobs I do daily, year after year. That's what cooking is all about. This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane.
When you take the braising pan out of the oven to see the rich color of the liquid and the slow thick bubble of the deepening sauce, the beautiful clear layer of fat on top, when you really see it, smell it, you've connected yourself to generations and generations of people who have done the same thing for hundreds of years in exactly the same way. My mentor, Roland Henin, told me something long ago that changed the way I thought about cooking: "If you're a really good cook," he said, "you can go back in time."
A saddle of lamb is boned and cut in half, so that each half includes a sirloin and a tenderloin. Working with one half, the tenderloin is removed and set aside. The layer of fat that covers the saddle is trimmed from the meat in one sheet and left connected on one long side of the sirloin; it is a flap that can be opened out from the sirloin like the cover of a book. The sirloin itself is left covered with a thin layer of fat as well. The sirloin and the tenderloin are seasoned with salt and pepper, and the tenderloin is pressed back against the loin. The flap of fat is folded over the meat so that the meat is formed into a roulade, covered with a thin layer of fat. The roulade is tied at ½-inch intervals with kitchen twine, seasoned, and browned on top of the stove.
A quick lamb jus is made by browning the bones from the saddle, moistening with chicken stock, and simmering with a caramelized mirepoix of carrot, onion, and leek, along with fresh thyme, tomato, and garlic. The jus is bolstered with veal stock, then the whole thing is strained and reduced.
The lamb roulade is cut into medallions that are seasoned and sautTed until medium-rare. The lamb medallion is served in a pool of sauce, seasoned with fresh fines herbes. The plate is garnished with braised slices of Yukon Gold potatoes and glazed brussel sprouts, fava beans, pearl onions, Tokyo turnips, and carrots, also seasoned with fresh fines herbes.
Thomas Keller
Favorite cooking tool: My palette knife. It's a long, thin, extremely flexible knife-almost like a spatula. I use it for everything from icing cakes to turning and picking up food.
Favorite ingredient: Food and anything to do with food!
Most useful cooking trick: Have a great staff
Most inspirational moment: Shortly before I moved from New York to Los Angeles, some friends took me to Baskin-Robbins. I ordered an ice-cream cone. The guy put it in a little holder-you take it from a holder-and said, "Here's your cone." The minute he said it, I thought, "There it is," and invented our cornet: I took our standard tuiles, made cones with them, and filled them with tuna tartare. You can fill them with anything. Everyone who eats at our restaurant begins the meal with this cornet. People always smile when they get it.
Best snack: Chocolate chip cookies
Mentor: Roland Henin
Most-used cookbook: Ferdinand Point's Ma gastronomie
Career if not a chef: Shortstop for the New York Yankees-I want the opportunity to play in their stadium!
Activity on day off: Sleep
Born in Southern California, Thomas Keller is a veteran of many of the great restaurant kitchens of the world. He first gained recognition at La Reserve and Restaurant Raphadl in New York, where he earned national exposure. To further his expertise, he moved abroad and served a stage throughout France in the kitchens of Guy Savoy, Michael Pasquet, Gerard Besson, Taillevant, Toit de Passy, Chiberta, and Le PrT Catalan. After Keller returned to New York he opened Rakel, where he received front-page coverage on New York magazine's "Ask Gael" issue. Four years later, Keller moved to California and joined the Ayala Hotel Group as executive chef at Checkers in Los Angeles. He purchased the French Laundry in 1994, with the goal of creating a three-star country French restaurant in the heart of Napa Valley. He has won numerous accolades, including Outstanding Chef: America, in 1997 from the James Beard Foundation. In addition, Keller is the founder and owner of EVO, Inc., a nationally distributed retail line of premium California olive oils and vinegar. He is author of The French Laundry Cookbook.
Charlie Trotter - ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE TERRINE WITH A FROMAGE BLANC FLAN STUFFED WITH CHANTERELLES
Leeks are braised in butter with a little chicken stock. At the same time, carrots, radishes, yellow beets, and turnips are roasted whole, then peeled and cut into pieces. All of the vegetables are dipped into cold chicken stock, then layered in a plastic wrap-lined terrine mold. A small board, about the size of the opening of the terrine, is pressed down onto the vegetables to pack them together. (The gelatin in the chicken stock will "glue" the vegetables together.) The terrine is refrigerated for several hours until thoroughly chilled. Then it is turned out of the mold and-still wrapped in plastic wrap-cut into slices. (The plastic keeps the terrine from falling apart.) The plastic is removed and the slices are placed on serving plates.
Each plate is garnished with a small flan of fromage blanc bound with a little gelatin and stuffed with hot-and-sour chanterelle mushrooms. SautTed chanterelles are strewn around the plate. Two purees-one made from arugula and one from chanterelle mushrooms-serve as sauces. The plate is drizzled with both an arugula and an herb oil (infused with parsley, spinach, and basil). Finally, the plate is garnished with micro-parsley, a parsley that is grown for its tiny leaves.
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Dutch photographer Jan Bartelsman has published two books of photomontage portraits in Europe, one with chefs from Belgium and one with German chefs, through his company, Fotostudio Jan Bartelsman. His other publications include books of photography on café life, a cookbook for children, and a guide to Berlin.
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 Priority	 Moves

 +7	 Pursuit (on a switch)

 +6	 Switching, rotating in rotation battles

 +5	 Helping Hand

 +4	 Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch

 +3	 Detect, Endure, Fake Out, Follow Me, Quick Guard, Rage Powder, Wide Guard

 +2	 ExtremeSpeed, Feint

 +1	 Ally Switch, Aqua Jet, Bide, Bullet Punch, Ice Shard, Mach Punch, Quick Attack, Shadow Sneak, Sucker Punch, Vacuum Wave

 0	 All moves not listed

 -1	 Vital Throw

 -2	 none

 -3	 Focus Punch

 -4	 Avalanche, Revenge

 -5	 Counter, Mirror Coat

 -6	 Circle Throw, Dragon Tail, Roar, Whirlwind

 -7	 Magic Room, Trick Room, Magic Room

Each priority level is considered its own bracket. If both moves are in the same bracket, in other words, the same priority, each Pokemon's Speed stat is taken into account to determine move order. For example, a faster Pokemon's Quick Attack will go before a slower Pokemon's Quick Attack. However, if the priority of the two moves are different, the higher priority move will go first, i.e. a Quick Attack will always go before a Tackle, regardless of Speed.

Trick Room reverses the use order of the moves in the same priority. For instance, if a Pokemon with 3 Speed is up against a Pokemon with 10 Speed, the one with 10 Speed would normally go first, but under Trick Room, the one with 3 Speed goes first. Higher priority will still beat lower priority, however. Pokemon with Full Incense, Lagging Tail, and Stall completely ignore Trick Room, so they go last in the order explained above. Pokemon with Quick Claw completely ignore Trick Room as well, so Quick Claw still makes you go first, and if two Pokemon activate their Quick Claw, the faster Pokemon still goes first.

Quick Claw gives your Pokemon a 20% chance of ignoring Speed and going first within your speed bracket, barring the enemy also activating a Quick Claw, in which case normal Speed rules would apply. Speed and Quick Claw never let a move with a lower priority beat a higher priority (so a Quick Claw activated Deoxys-S using Counter always goes after Macho Brace paralyzed Shuckle using Bug Bite). Custap Berry makes your next move automatically go to the top of its priority bracket after activating.

Full Incense, Lagging Tail, and Stall make that Pokemon always move last, if both Pokemon are using a move of the same priority. Lower priority moves will still always go after higher priority moves, regardless of Full Incense, Lagging Tail, and Stall. If two Pokemon with Stall are out at the same time, the one with higher Speed goes last. If two Pokemon are holding Full Incense or Lagging Tail at the same time, the one with the higher Speed goes last. If a Pokemon with Full Incense / Lagging Tail is out against a Pokemon with Stall, the one with Full Incense / Lagging Tail goes last. If a Pokemon with Stall activates Quick Claw, the that Pokemon will still go first, barring a faster Pokemon activating its Quick Claw.

Pursuit comes right before a switch if a switch is used. It doubles in power if they switch out. If they use Baton Pass and you are faster, the Pokemon using Baton Pass takes normal damage. If they use Baton Pass and you are slower, the Pokemon they pass to takes normal damage. If they use U-turn and you would normally go before them, the Pokemon using U-turn takes normal damage. If they use U-turn and you would normally go after them, the Pokemon using U-turn takes double damage, and then they select the Pokemon to bring out, which takes no damage, so essentially, if you use Pursuit and they use U-turn and you would normally go after them, Pursuit has 0.5 priority (so in Trick Room, you would have to be faster than them to get the boost, unless their Quick Claw activates or you are holding Full Incense / Lagging Tail or have the ability Stall).

Focus Punch's charge message comes at the very beginning, before even switching.


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Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
It's been too long since we took a look at enterprise SSDs here at PC Perspective, so it's high time we get back to it! The delay has stemmed from some low-level re-engineering of our test suite to unlock some really cool QoS and Latency Percentile possibilities involving PACED workloads. We've also done a lot of work to distill hundreds of hours of test results into fewer yet more meaningful charts. More on that as we get into the article. For now, let's focus on today's test subject:
Behold the Micron 9100 MAX Series. Inside that unassuming 2.5" U.2 enclosure sits 4TB of flash and over 4GB of DRAM. It's capable of 3 GB/s reads, 2 GB/s writes, and 750,000 IOPS. All from inside that little silver box! There's not a lot more to say here because nobody is going to read much past that 3/4 MILLION IOPS figure I just slipped, so I'll just get into the rest of the article now :).
The 9100's come in two flavors and form factors. The MAX series (1.2TB and 2.4TB in the above list) come with very high levels of performance and endurance, while the PRO series comes with lower overprovisioning, enabling higher capacity points for a given flash loadout (800GB, 1.6TB, 3.2TB). Those five different capacity / performance points are available in both PCIe (HHHL) and U.2 (2.5") form factors, making for 10 total available SKUs. All products are PCIe 3.0 x4, using NVMe as their protocol. They should all be bootable on systems capable of UEFI/NVMe BIOS enumeration.
Idle power consumption is a respectable 7W, while active consumption is selectable in 20W, 25W, and 'unlimited' increments. While >25W operation technically exceeds the PCIe specification for non-GPU devices, we know that the physical slot is capable of 75W for GPUs, so why can't SSDs have some more fun too! That said, even in unlimited mode, the 9100's should still stick relatively close to 25W and in our testing did not exceed 29W at any workload. Detailed power testing is coming to future enterprise articles, but for now, the extent will be what was measured and noted in this paragraph.
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Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
Last week, Samsung flew myself and a few of my fellow peers in the storage review community out to Seoul, Korea. The event was the 2012 Samsung SSD Global Summit:
At this event, Samsung officially announced their new 840 Pro, which we were able to obtain early under NDA and therefore publish in concert with the announcement. The 840 Pro was largely an incremental inprovement over their 830 Series. Newer, faster flash coupled with a higher clocked controller did well to improve on an already excellent product.
As the event closed, we were presented with the second model of the lineup - the 840. This model, sans the 'Pro' moniker, is meant more for general consumer usage. The first mass marketed SSD to use Triple Level Cell (TLC) flash, it sacrifices some write speed and long-term reliability in favor of what should become considerably lower cost/GB as production ramps up to full capacity. TLC flash is the next step beyond MLC, which is in turn a step after SLC. Here's a graphic to demonstrate:
Samsung smashes the 830 series with the 840 Pro
Subject: Storage | September 25, 2012 - 05:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Samsung, 840 Pro 512GB, 840, mdx, pro, ssd
Allyn wasn't the only one blown away by the performance and efficiency increase of the new Samsung 840 Pro 512GB SSD, anyone who had a chance to review this drive saw incredible performance. It is not yet available for purchase but you can expect to see the 256G at $270 and this 512GB at around $600 when they do become available. Inside the 3-core eight channel MDX controller is paired with eight 64GB modules of Samsung's new 21nm MLC DDR-2 toggle mode NAND, which give this drive its incredible speed. SSD Reviews came to the same conclusion that Al did, we need a new interface as SATA 6Gb/s is already being saturated by high end SSDs.
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Samsung has been at this SSD thing for quite some time now. The first SSD I bought was in fact a Samsung unit meant for an ultraportable laptop. Getting it into my desktop was a hack and a half, involving a ZIF to IDE adapter, which then passed through yet another adapter to convert to SATA. The drive was wicked fast at the time, and while it handily slaughtered my RAID-0 pair of 74GB VelociRaptors in random reads, any writes caused serious stuttering of the drive, and therefore the entire OS. I was clearly using the drive outside of its intended use, but hey, I was an early adopter.
Several SSDs later came the Intel X25-M. It was a great drive, but in its earliest form was not without fault. Luckily, these kinks were worked out industry-wide, and everyone quickly accelerated their firmware optimizations as to better handle random writes. Samsung took a few generations to get this under control. The first to truly get over this hump was the 830 Series, which launched earlier this year. It utilized a triple core Arm 9 CPU which was able to effectively brute force heavy random write workloads. It also significantly increased the speed and nimbleness of the 830 across the board, which combined with Samsung's excellent reliability record, quickly made it my most recommended series as of late.
...and now we have the 840 Series, which launched today. Well, technically it launched yesterday if you're reading from the USA. Here in Korea the launch started at 10 AM and spanned a day of product press briefings leading to the product NDA expiration at 8 PM Korea time. This review will focus on the 512GB capacity of the 840 Pro model. We will follow on with the 840 (non-pro) at a later date:
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Samsung Launches New 840, 840 Pro SSD Series at Global SSD Summit
Subject: Storage | September 23, 2012 - 10:00 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: ssd, Samsung, pro, mdx, 840
Good morning from Seoul, Korea!
I'm here at the Samsung Global SSD Summit, where Samsung has officially launched their 840 Series of SSDs. This new controller features many advancements which enable it to climb past 100,000 IOPS in random reads (!!!). Samsung also claims peaks of 90,000 IOPS in random writes. These are seriously high numbers for any SATA SSD, and we will be publishing our full review of the 840 Pro once the NDA lifts later this evening (tomorrow morning for everyone back in the states).
Unfortunately there is nothing more I can disclose at this time, but stay tuned for more info! While all of you are sleeping tonight, I will be attending several briefings covering the 840, and those juicy tidbits will all be filtered into our review, so don't miss this one!
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|Mar 6, 1990
|Filing date
|Jun 22, 1989
|Priority date
|Jan 13, 1988
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Peter C. Beeckel
|Original Assignee
|The Boeing Company
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (5), Classifications (5), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 143,197, filed on Jan. 13, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,870,267.
The present invention relates generally to object detection and in particular to detection of an aircraft flying overhead.
When recording aircraft flyover noise and the like it is important to know when the aircraft is directly overhead and it is also desirable to ascertain its precise ground speed and altitude. Existing methods for determining aircraft overhead time, altitude, offset from a reference location, and ground speed from a ground based installation are generally very expensive and in some cases require extensive set-up times. Examples of current systems include radar and theodolite devices coupled to a computer system.
The present invention in a principal embodiment thereof includes light sensitive data acquisition means for providing a detection signal in response to a change in, or blockage of, ambient light passing through an optically defined window. The signal is a function of the size and shape of an object moving past the window and is used to detect the presence of an object.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a peak in the detection signal represents the passage of a relatively larger portion of an object. In the case of an aircraft the wing section blocks the greatest amount of ambient light and therefore produces such a peak. A sample and hold circuit is employed to capture the peak value and provide a scaled version of the captured peak for comparison with the detection signal. An activation signal is generated when the detection signal becomes less than the scaled version of the peak value, i.e., when the aforementioned larger portion has just passed.
According to another aspect of the present invention, changes in ambient light unrelated to the passage of an object are taken into account to provide a more accurate detection signal representative of a change in, or blockage of, ambient light caused by the presence of an object.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive and easily operated activation device which utilizes ambient light and which may be employed to detect the presence of an aircraft flying directly overhead to supply an activation signal for triggering a zenith camera or for determining aircraft ground speed.
The subject matter of the present invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of this specification. However, both the organization and method of operation, together with further advantages and objects thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to like elements.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the embodiment FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 illustrates the passage of an aircraft through an optically defined window and various signals generated in the circuit of FIG. 1 as a result thereof;
FIGS. 4 and 5 depict an arrangement of two devices similar to the one illustrated in FIG. 1 which may be used to determine aircraft ground speed;
FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a light shielding means for defining an optical window;
FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of an alternative embodiment of the circuit of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram of an automatic threshold circuit.
Referring to FIG. 1, a principal embodiment of the present invention may be represented by a data acquisition block 10, a data sampling block 12, an output determination block 14, and a reset block 16. The data acquisition block 10 includes light shielding means subsequently described which defines an airspace 18 through which ambient light 20 passes for incidence upon light sensor means internal to the data acquisition block via a narrow window or slit disposed orthogonally to the direction of anticipated object movement. A detection signal 22, produced by data acquisition block 10, is responsive to a change or blockage in ambient light 20, this blockage being caused by the presence of an object in airspace 18. While no object is present in the airspace, detection signal 22 remains at a quiescent level. As an object passes through airspace 18, detection signal 22 rises above its quiescent level in response to the size and shape of the object.
The term "ambient light" as used in this specification and claims is meant to comprehend existing light conditions not associated with the activation circuit. That is to say, the presently described activation circuit is not dependent on a particular light source. The term "optical airspace" as used herein refers to a space through which ambient light passes and impinges upon light sensitive elements such as photoconductors. The presence of an object in the airspace results in a decrease in ambient light incident upon light sensitive elements.
The signal sampling block 12 monitors the detection signal 22 and captures a peak value occurring therein to provide a scaled peak signal 24, e.g., a fixed percentage of the captured peak value. The output determination block 14 detects the occurrence of the peak in the detection signal 22 by comparison of the scaled peak signal 24 with the detection signal 22; when the detection signal 22 falls below the scaled peak signal 24, a peak in the detection signal 22 is implied. When a peak has been found in the detection signal 22, the output determination block 14 generates an activation signal 26.
The reset block 16 supplies a reset signal 28 in response, for example, to the activation signal 26, or in response to manual push buttons or the like to initiate a reset condition in blocks 10 and 12. The data acquisition block 10 compensates for naturally occurring changes in ambient light unrelated to the passage of objects through window 18. During reset, the data sampling block 12 abandons the currently held peak value in preparation for the next peak in the detection signal 22 whereby the circuit is then ready for detection of the next object passing through airspace 18.
Referring to FIG. 2, describing portions of the circuit of FIG. 1 in greater detail, an operational amplifier 30, having its non-inverting input grounded and its inverting input coupled to a voltage V1 through a photoconductor array 32, produces at its output the detection signal 22 representative of the blockage of ambient light 20 incident upon photoconductor array 32 from airspace 18.
A photoconductive feedback resistor 31 is connected between the output and the inverting input of amplifier 30. The photoconductor array 32 and feedback resistor 31 cooperate to provide automatic gain control for amplifier 30. Without a photoconductive resistor in the feedback, the gain of amplifier 30 would vary as the ambient light conditions vary, the gain of amplifier 30 being a function of the relative resistance of the array 32 and resistor 31. By utilizing a photo sensitive resistor, i.e., a resistor 31 similar to those in the array 32, the relative resistance of the array 32 and the feedback resistance is stabilized despite changes in ambient light, and, accordingly, the gain of operational amplifier 30 is more nearly constant.
Data acquisition block 12 suitably includes an input amplifier 34, an output amplifier 36, a diode 38, and a holding capacitor 40. The amplifier 34 receives the detection signal at its non-inverting input, while its output is coupled by way of diode 38 to the non-inverting input of the amplifier 36. The output of the amplifier 36 is fed back to the non-inverting input of amplifier 34. Holding capacitor 40 is interposed between the non-inverting input of the amplifier 36 and ground, while the output of amplifier 36 is returned to a voltage source -V through serially connected resistors R1 and R2, the resistors R1 and R2 being interconnected at a node 44 for scaling the output of the amplifier 36 to a predetermined percentage value. The signal present at the node 44 suitably provides the scaled peak signal 24.
Prior to "arming" of the circuit, a switch 42 is momentarily set to a reset position to discharge any voltage across the holding capacitor 40, and is then returned to an arm position. When an object enters airspace 18 (FIG. 1), a portion of the ambient light 20 otherwise incident upon photoconductor array 32 is blocked. As a result, detection signal 22 rises and the output of amplifier 34 rises to charge holding capacitor 40, while the output of amplifier 36, taking its input as the voltage across the holding capacitor 40 terminals, also begins to rise. When a peak in the detection signal 22 has occurred, detection signal 22 begins to fall, causing the output of amplifier 34 to fall, thereby discontinuing the charging of the holding capacitor 40. The voltage then present across the terminals of the holding capacitor 40 is stabilized and the output of the operational amplifier 36 is representative of the peak in detection signal 22. The scaled peak signal 24 present at the node 44 comprises a predetermined percentage of the detection signal 22, the predetermined percentage being a function of the resistances of the resistors R1 and R2.
The output determination block 14 includes a comparator 46, receiving the scaled peak signal 24 at its positive input and the detection signal 22 at its negative input. Comparator 46 asserts at its output the activation signal 26 when the scaled peak signal 24 is greater than the detection signal 22.
It is desirable to ignore peak values in the detection signal which are below a given threshold. To this end, FET 46 having its drain coupled to node 44 and its source coupled to voltage source -V is utilized to maintain the scaled peak signal 24 normally at or near the voltage of source -V. A potentiometer P1 is connected between a voltage V2 and ground and includes a movable tap 48. The output of a comparator 50 is coupled to the gate of FET 46, while its positive input is coupled to tap 48. The negative input of comparator 50 receives detection signal 22. Potentiometer P1 is adjusted for providing a threshold voltage such that when the detection signal 22 is below the threshold, the output of the comparator 50 turns the FET 46 on and drives the voltage at the node 44 close to the potential of source -V, inhibiting production of an activation signal 26. When the detection signal 22 rises above the threshold, FET 46 is turned off and the voltage at the node 44 is representative of the predetermined percentage of the detection signal.
Referring to FIG. 3, an aircraft 100 is illustrated as passing through airspace 18 in the direction of arrow 102 while the corresponding detection signal 22 is seen immediately therebelow. As the aircraft 100 passes airspace 18, the ambient light 20 blocked by the aircraft 100 varies. A shaded portion 104 of an optical window or slit 18' represents the blockage of ambient light due to the presence of aircraft 100 in the corresponding airspace, and, at the instant depicted in FIG. 3, represents the amount of blockage due to a body section 106. The waveform presented by the detection signal 22 is generally proportional to the size of shaded portion 104 and is therefore generally a function of the size and shape of the passing aircraft 100. The various portions of the illustrated waveform of the detection signal depict its amplitude when parts of the aircraft immediately thereabove are aligned with window 18'.
As the aircraft 100 first enters airspace 18, the body section 106 causes the detection signal 22 to rise as indicated by reference numeral 114. When a wing section 108 of aircraft 100 passes through the window 18', the size of the shaded portion 104 will increase to a maximum as noted by reference numeral 116. As the last of the winged section 108 passes, the shaded portion 104 suddenly becomes smaller as a body section 110 then enters airspace 18. The passage of wing section 108 thus causes a peak 118 in detection signal 22, while a second peak 120 in detection signal 22 is the result of passage of a tail section 122.
The output of amplifier 36 (FIG. 2), a signal 123, follows the detection signal 22 through regions 114 and 116 until the occurrence of the peak 118 and thereafter maintains a value substantially equal to the peak 118 value. The scaled peak value 24 follows the signal 123 as a fixed percentage thereof. When the detection signal 22 then becomes less than the scaled peak signal 24, at a point indicated by reference numeral 124, the activation signal 26 increases from a non-activation state to an activation state, i.e., at a time Tφ. At a later time, not shown in FIG. 3, the signal 123, the scaled peak signal 24, the detection signal 22, and the activation signal 26 will be returned to their respective initial values in preparation for the detection of another aircraft passing through the same airspace.
In FIGS. 4 and 5, with FIG. 5 being taken along lines 5--5 of FIG. 4, a first light sensitive activator 150 and a second light sensitive activator 152, each similar to the one depicted in FIGS. 1-3, are positioned along the flight path of an aircraft 154 having a direction of travel indicated by arrow 156. The light sensitive activators 150 and 152 include light shields 151 and 153 which define, respectively, airspace 158 and airspace 160 intersecting the path of aircraft 154. A first activation signal 162, generated by light sensitive activator 150 in response to the passage of aircraft 154 through window 158, is employed to start a counting operation by counter element 164. A second activation signal 166, generated in response to the passage of aircraft 154 through window 160, is used to terminate the counting operation. The value remaining in the counter element 164 after termination of the counting operation is representative of the ground speed of aircraft 154 between airspace 158 and airspace 160.
The light sensitive activator 150 is further illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7 wherein the photoconductive array 32 and photoconductive feedback resistor 31 are illustrated as mounted on a slidable circuit board 170 and coupled to operational amplifier 30 as well as voltage source V1. Each of the photoconductive resistors of the array 2 and resistor 31 include a rectangular photoconductive area of approximately 0.25 inches by 0.050 inches, the photoconductive areas being aligned on the board 170 to form an overall photoconductive area 171 of approximately 1.25 inches by 0.050 inches. A slot 172 having dimensions of 1.25 inches by 0.040 inches is formed in a section of tape 174 disposed immediately above the photoconductive array 32 and photoconductive resistor 31. A second slot 176, substantially proportional to the slot 172 and having dimensions 4 inches by 0.2 inches, is formed in an upper portion 178 of activator 150 at a location directly above the photoconductive array 32 at the base of the light shield 153. The board 170 is moved vertically to adjust the spacing between the photoconductive array 32 and the slot 176 as a means changing the dimensions of airspace 18. As the board 170 is moved toward the slot 176, airspace 18 increases in dimension, while moving the board 170 down and away from the slot 176 reduces the dimensions of airspace 18.
To compensate for the loss of contrast at higher altitudes due to dust and moisture in the air, and to adjust for the amount of light received, the voltage V1 is varied in accordance with the vertical position of the board 170. The voltage V1 is increased as the board 170 is moved away from slot 176 and decreased as it is moved toward slot 176. The voltage V1 (FIGS. 2 and 7) may be derived from a potentiometer, such as indicated at reference numeral 60 of FIG. 8, operated by movement of the board 170 or alternatively may be taken from a terminal on the board 170 contacting a portion of a stationary resistor ladder (not shown) adjacent the board 170. Thus, for a higher altitude aircraft the voltage V1 is increased to improve the sensitivity of the photoconductors and provide a relatively consistent detection signal 22 for any given airplane as the board 170 is moved to provide an airspace corresponding to the altitude of the given airplane.
FIG. 8 is a more detailed schematic diagram illustrating a further and preferred embodiment of the circuit of FIG. 1. In FIG. 8, reset block 16 includes a flip-flop 54 controlled by an ARM switch and a RESET switch. The flip-flop 54 suitably comprises PNP transistors Q1 and Q2 having their emitters returned to positive voltage source V3 and their collectors connected to negative voltage source V4 via resistors R3 and R4. The base of transistor Q1 is coupled to the collector of transistor Q2 through a resistor R5, to positive voltage source V3 by way of resistor R6, and to negative voltage source V4 through resistor R7 and the ARM switch in series. In similar fashion, the base of transistor Q2 is coupled to the voltage source V3 by resistor R8, to the collector of transistor Q1 by resistor R9, and to the voltage source V4 through resistor R10 and the RESET switch. A reset signal on lead 28 is taken from the collector of transistor Q2 whereby when the RESET switch is engaged, the voltage at the base of transistor Q2 is reduced causing transistor Q2 to conduct current through resistor R4 and raise the voltage on lead 28. By virtue of the connection including resistor R5, the potential at the base of transistor Q1 also rises such that transistor Q1 ceases conducting current through resistor R3, and transistor Q2 is then maintained in a conductive state even after the RESET switch is disengaged. When the ARM switch is engaged the potential at the base of Q1 is reduced whereby transistor Q1 conducts current through resistor R3. As a result the potential at the base of transistor Q2 increases cutting off the flow of current in resistor R4 and lowering the reset signal 28 voltage. Thus, the reset signal 28 can be asserted and remains asserted until the ARM switch is pressed at which time the reset line returns to a relatively low voltage.
Photoconductor array 32, comprising a plurality of separate photoconductive resistors PCR connected in parallel, is interposed between variable voltage source 60 and the inverting input of operational amplifier 30. Amplifier 30 is connected in substantially the manner described in reference to FIG. 2.
Variable current source 74 couples voltage V3 to the emitters of PNP transistors Q8 and Q9, the collectors of which are connected to negative voltage V4 via resistors R13 and R14 respectively. The base of transistor Q9 is connected to ground through resistor R15. The base of transistor Q8 is returned to ground through diode D2 while also being coupled to detection signal path 22 at the output of amplifier 30 via resistor R16. A negative voltage, between ground and negative V4, is provided at a node 75 from a transistor circuit configured as a voltage source 76 wherein node 75 is connected to the inverting input of operational amplifier 30 by way of resistor R17 and FET 77 in series. The gate of FET 77 is returned selectively to voltage V4 through one of the capacitors C4, C5, and C6. Resistor R18 connects the collector of transistor Q8 to the base of FET 77, with resistor R18 being disposed in parallel with the combination of resistor R19 and diode D3 in series.
It is desirable to be able to adjust the output of operational amplifier 30, i.e., the detection signal on lead 22, to a quiescent state near ground in preparation for detecting changes in the detection signal. Operational amplifier 30 comprises an inverting summing amplifier wherein a first input is provided through the photoconductor array 32, and a negative compensating input is supplied from the negative voltage at the node 75 through resistor R17 and FET 77. The negative compensating input is used to bring the detection signal path 22 up to ground level.
When the circuit is armed, voltage source potentiometer 60 together with array 32 presents a positive signal to operational amplifier 30 and correspondingly a negative signal occurs at the output of amplifier 30. Transistor Q8 then conducts current from current source 74 raising its collector voltage to charge a selected one of capacitors C4, C5, and C6, increasing the gate voltage of FET 77. A resulting reduction in the resistance of FET 77 has the effect of raising the path 22 level towards ground. As signal path 22 approaches ground potential, transistor Q8 tends toward turn off causing a drop in potential at the collector of transistor Q8. Current source 74 is adjusted to maintain the quiescent state of the detection signal path 22 substantially at ground potential. A relatively short term increase in the detection signal above ground potential then indicates a blockage of ambient light otherwise incident upon the photo conductor array 32.
The selected one of the capacitors C4, C5, and C6 establishes a sensitivity level whereby relatively slow moving objects such as clouds do not produce significant changes in the detection signal, while faster moving objects such as airplanes are able to produce detection signal peaks. In conjunction with the aforementioned operation of photoresistor 31, the circuit compensates for changes in ambient light not associated with the passage of airplanes. It will be seen the selected capacitance (C4, C5 or C6) establishes a time constant for voltage change at the gate of FET 77 wherein a large capacitance would allow only relatively slow voltage changes at the gate of FET 77 and a smaller capacitance would permit relatively faster voltage changes at the gate of FET 77. If the voltage at the gate of FET 77 is held to change relatively slowly, then the activation circuit is more sensitive in that the negative compensation voltage provided by the FET 77 will be less effective in maintaining the detection signal 22 near ground potential.
The signal sampling block 12 receives the detection signal 22 at the non-inverting input of operational amplifier 34, the latter having its output fed back to its inverting input by way of resistor R22, and its output returned to ground through diode 38, resistor R23, and holding capacitor 40 in series. Amplifier 36 takes as its non-inverting input the voltage present across holding capacitor 40 while its output is fed back to its inverting input via resistor R24 and to the inverting input of amplifier 34 through resistor R25. Serially connected resistors R1 and R2 return the output of operational amplifier 36 to ground for providing scaled peak signal 24 at node 44. FET 80, with its drain coupled to the non-inverting input of amplifier 36 through resistor R26, its source returned to ground, and its gate coupled to reset signal 28 through drive circuitry 82, is employed to discharge the holding capacitor 40 when the reset signal on lead 28 is asserted.
After arming, and as the detection signal on lead 22 rises above its quiescent level due to the blockage of ambient light otherwise incident upon the photo conductor array 32, the output of amplifier 34 charges the holding capacitor 40 until the detection signal on lead 22 reaches a peak and begins to fall. The voltage present across the terminals of the holding capacitor 40 becomes stabilized for representing the peak value detection signal, since diode 38 prevents discharge of the holding capacitor. The output of amplifier 36, i.e., on lead 240, is then representative of the peak in the detection signal whereby the voltage present at the node 44 provides the scaled peak signal on lead 24 as a fixed percentage of the peak in the detection signal. The last mentioned percentage is a function of the relative resistances of resistors R1 and R2.
Output determination block 14 compares the detection signal on lead 22 with the scaled peak signal on lead 24 and, when the detection signal has peaked, solenoid 90 is activated to cause a camera 92 to take a picture of an object in airspace 18 (FIG. 1). The peak in the detection signal is implied when the detection signal falls below the scaled peak signal. A comparator 94 for detecting this condition comprises transistors Q3 and Q4 having their collectors returned to positive voltage source V3 through resistors R28 and R29, their emitters connected together and coupled to negative voltage source V4 via the collector-emitter path of current source transistor Q5, and their bases coupled to detection signal lead 22 and scaled peak signal lead 24 respectively. The base of transistor Q5 connects to node 75 of voltage source 76 for maintaining a constant current flow through transistor pair Q3, Q4. PNP transistor Q6, having its base attached to the collector of transistor Q3, its emitter returned to voltage source V3, and its collector coupled to voltage source V4 via resistor R30 and capacitor C3 in series, is controlled by the voltage present at the collector of transistor Q3 for charging capacitor C3. Similarly, PNP transistor Q7 is controlled by the voltage present at the collector of transistor Q4, wherein the base of transistor Q7 is connected to the collector of transistor Q4, its emitter is connected to the voltage source V3, and its collector is coupled to the voltage source V4 through resistor R31, capacitor C7, and resistor R32 in series.
A first lead of solenoid 90 connects to the junction between capacitor C3 and resistor R30 while a second terminal of the solenoid is returned to voltage source V4 via silicon controlled rectifier 96 whereby when the silicon controlled rectifier conducts current, the voltage across capacitor C3 is discharged through solenoid 90, e.g., for activating camera 92, or a counter (not shown). The gate of silicon control rectifier 96 is coupled to the midpoint between capacitor C7 and resistor R32 so that when the resistor conducts a predetermined current, the rectifier 96 gate voltage rises and the rectifier 96 fires.
As long as the detection signal on lead 22 is more than the scaled peak signal on lead 24, transistor Q3 conducts and transistor Q4 does not. The voltage at the collector of transistor Q3 is low enough to turn on transistor Q6 while the voltage at the collector of transistor Q4 is high enough to turn off the transistor Q7. It will be seen the flow of current through transistor Q6 results in charging of the capacitor C3. Subsequently, when the detection signal on lead 22 first becomes less than scaled peak signal 24, transistor Q3 ceases conduction and transistor Q4 turns on which turns off transistor Q6 as transistor Q7 conducts. The current through transistor Q7 passes through resistor R32 dropping a voltage thereacross and bringing about conduction in silicon controlled rectifier 96 whereby capacitor C3 is discharged through solenoid 90 to activate camera 92. Potentiometer 93 can be used to determine the minimum turn-on level for transistor Q4. Hence the minimum peak in the FIG. 3 waveform is detected.
During reset, the output determination block 14 is inhibited from activating the camera 92. PNP transistor Q10, having its base coupled to lead 28 through drive circuitry 98, its emitter returned to voltage source V3, and its collector connected to the collector of transistor Q4, is responsive to an asserted reset signal on lead 28 for maintaining the voltage at the collector of transistor Q4 and the base of transistor Q7 high enough to ensure the transistor Q7 remains off. Thus, silicon controlled rectifier 96 is held in a non-conductive state whereby solenoid 90 is inoperative.
As previously noted it is desirable to inhibit the activation circuit for peaks in the detection signal 22 below a given threshold. As an alternative to manually adjusting a threshold voltage, e.g., with a potentiometer P1 of FIG. 2 or potentiometer 93 in FIG. 8, an automatic threshold circuit as illustrated in FIG. 9 may be employed for storing a voltage level corresponding to a forward portion of a plane body to establish a reliable threshold voltage above which the wing section is known to drive the detection signal. The established threshold voltage is used to inhibit the activation circuit until the detection signal is found to be above the threshold.
Referring to FIG. 9, a flip-flip circuit 200, having a first input terminal 201 coupled to the reset signal 28 line of the activation circuit in FIG. 8 and a second input terminal 202 connected to a timed pulse circuit 203, is used to operate FETs 204 and 206. FET 204 receives at its source terminal a version of the increasing detection signal (stored on capacitor 40) from lead 240 via resistor R40, while its drain terminal is returned to ground through a capacitor C10 as well as being coupled to the non-inverting input of an operational amplifier 208. The gate of FET 204 is connected to a first output lead 210 of the circuit 200 through resistor R42. FET 206 is coupled at its gate to another output lead 212 of circuit 200 via resistor R44 and to ground through a diode 214. The source terminal of FET 206 is returned to ground. The drain terminal of the same FET is connected to the positive input of the operational amplifier 208 by way of resistor R46.
A timed pulse circuit 203 is controlled by the output of a comparator 218 such that when the output of comparator 218 is driven negative, circuit 203 presents a positive pulse of predetermined duration at input terminal 202 of circuit 200. The duration of the pulse is less than the time required for the forward portion of a body section of a plane, not including the wing section, to pass through an optical window.
The non-inverting input of comparator 218 is taken from a voltage divider 220 set to provide a voltage level comparable to the signal produced pursuant to detecting the nose section of an airplane. The inverting input of the comparator 218 receives the stored detection signal from lead 240 for comparison with the last mentioned voltage level such that its output is driven negative when the detection signal from lead 240 rises above the voltage level. A positive pulse is consequently presented at the terminal 202 when a nose section of an airplane is detected.
At the inverting input of the operational amplifier 208, a -50 mV signal is applied through a resistor R48, and the output of operational amplifier 208 is fed back to its inverting input through resistor R50 having twice the resistance of resistor R48 so as to provide amplifier 208 with a gain of two. The output of operational amplifier 208 is connected to an AUTO contact of a switch 222. A MANUAL contact of the switch 222 is connected to a movable terminal 224 of potentiometer P3 coupled between a positive and a negative voltage.
The signal on lead 240 is applied to the inverting input of operational amplifier 230 while the non-inverting input of amplifier 230 is connected to the movable contact of switch 222 for providing selective coupling between the operational amplifier 230 and either potentiometer P3 or the output of the operational amplifier 208. The output of operational amplifier 230 is connected via resistor R52 to the gate of FET 232 having its source terminal coupled to a -1.2 voltage supply 234 and its drain connected to terminal 44 of the activation circuit of FIG. 8. By means of coupling the terminal 44 (FIG. 8) to the negative voltage supply 234 (FIG. 9), the activation circuit is disabled because the scaled peak signal on lead 24 (FIG. 8) will be held below the detection signal. Thus, when the output of operational amplifier 230 is driven high, the activation circuit is disabled, and when its output is negative the activation circuit is enabled.
The circuit may be operated in one of two modes, i.e., manual setting of the threshold level and automatic setting of the threshold level. Manual adjustment of the threshold level can be most effective when the sun is near the horizon. When the switch 222 is set to couple the movable terminal 224 to the non-inverting input of operational amplifier 230, the potentiometer is manually adjusted to provide a suitable threshold voltage. When the switch 222 couples the output of operational amplifier 208 to the non-inverting input of operational amplifier 230, the threshold circuit will detect the presence of a nose section in the window 18 (FIG. 1) and establish a suitable threshold voltage.
When the activation circuit is reset via lead 28, circuit 200 presents a high voltage at its output 212 and a low voltage at its output 210 thereby turning FET 204 off and FET 206 on. At this time, the detection signal on lead 240 will be substantially at ground potential and the output of operational amplifier 208 is approximately +0.1 volts, such that the output of operational amplifier 230 is positive, turning on FET 232 and disabling the activation circuit.
When the activation circuit is then armed, i.e., the signal on lead 28 drops, circuit 200 changes state whereby FET 204 is turned on and FET 206 is turned off. In this condition it will be seen the voltage across capacitor C10 follows the detection signal on lead 240. As the nose of an airplane passes through the optical window and the detection signal on lead 240 exceeds the voltage level taken from voltage divider 220, the output of operational amplifier 218 becomes negative and causes the timed pulse circuit 203 to present a positive pulse at terminal 202 of circuit 200. During this positive pulse, the voltage across the capacitor C10 increases to a point corresponding to the width of the forward body section of the airplane; this voltage is doubled by operational amplifier 208 and presented as a suitable threshold voltage to the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier 230, assuming switch 222 is in the AUTO position. On the falling edge of the positive pulse presented to terminal 202, circuit 200 changes state to turn FET 204 off and thereby decouple the operational amplifier 208 from the detection signal on lead 240, the output of operational amplifier 208 then being a function of a stored voltage on the capacitor C10. In this manner a suitable threshold voltage is stored and provided to operational amplifier 230. Subsequently when the system is reset, transistor 206 is again turned on for discharging capacitor C10. The automatic threshold circuit may be used in an alternative manner wherein it is incorporated into an activation circuit used to generate and store a threshold voltage on a first fly by for use during a subsequent fly by.
While plural embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention in its broader aspects. The appended claims are therefore intended to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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