Plural relay sensor method of delivery

A method of establishing a system for gathering surveillance data in a hostile environment. The method comprises the steps of providing a movable tractor for ground hauling a trailer, and providing a drone which can be operated independently from the tractor. The trailer has a floor pan for supporting a relay sensor dispensing mechanism and a platform above the floor pan, with a hole for dispensing relay sensors therethrough. The relay sensor dispensing mechanism has an elevator for holding a stockpile of relay sensors, and elevating the relay sensors through the hole. The method comprises disposing at least one relay sensor in the elevator, elevating the relay sensor to a pickup position at or above the platform and retrieving the relay sensor with a drone for subsequent deposition in the hostile environment. The relay sensor then gathers and transceives surveillance data for use and interpretation by an operator. Optional a conveyor chute may replenish the elevator when it is depleted of relay sensors

Product architecture strategies and effects matrices for early evaluation and selection of product architectures

Product architecture decisions are made early in the product development process and have far-reaching effects. Unless anticipated through experience or intuition, many of these effects may not be apparent until much later in the development process, making changes to the architecture costly in time, effort and resources. Many researchers through the years have studied various elements of product architecture and their effects. By using a repeatable process for aggregating statements on the effects of architecture strategies from a selection of the literature on the topic and storing them in a systematic database, this information can then be recalled and presented in the form of a Product Architecture Strategy and Effect (PASE) matrix. PASE matrices allow for the identification, comparison, evaluation, and then selection of the most desirable product architecture strategies before expending resources along a specific development path. This paper introduces the PASE Database and matrix and describes their construction and use in guiding design decisions. This paper also provides metrics for understanding the robustness of this database

Theory Manual for the Load Displacement Compatibility Method (LDC) for Design of Column-Supported Embankments: A Companion to GeogridBridge 3.0

Sponsored by the Geosynthetics Technical Committee of the Technical Coordination Council of the Geo-Institute of ASCE Theory Manual for the Load Displacement Compatibility Method (LDC) for Design of Column Supported Embankments: A Companion to GeogridBridge 3.0, GSP 356, guides engineers through an updated, detailed overview on the theory, premises, implementations, and mathematical foundations of the Load Displacement Compatibility method for the design of column-supported embankments. Supplementary geotechnical resources and tools are also provided within this publication to assist engineers with the design and construction of column-supported embankments. Topics include • Load transfer mechanisms, • Consolidation and compression, and • Monte Carlo simulation. GSP 356 intends to be a valued guide and informed resource for civil engineers and geoengineering professionals looking to utilize advancing geotechnologies for the design and construction of future column-supported embankments. To access the GeogridBridge spreadsheet, go to https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/HQRBU. This will redirect to the OSF | GeogridBridge3.0 website

Finger Strengthening Device and Method

A finger strengthening device (FSD) includes a plurality of finger strengthening elements formed therewith. The FSD is attachable to a structure in a plurality of different orientations to permit a variation in finger exercise techniques

Method of Delivering Repeaters in a Hostile Environment and a Drone Therefor

A drone for delivering plural repeaters in a hostile environment and method of delivering plural repeaters from the drone. The drone is controllable from a remote base station and carries a payload of repeaters on a round tray. The tray has a dispensing hole, complementary to the geometry of the repeater for dispensing the repeaters as needed. Repeaters are consecutively dispensed at stations as determined by an operator. A central radial arm sweeps each repeater around the tray, in turn, until the hole is encountered and the repeater gravity drops to a surface below. The drone may have two or more vertically stacked trays to increase payload without increasing footprint

User's Manual for GeogridBridge 3.0: A Guide to the Load Displacement Compatibility Method (LDC) for Design of Column-Supported Embankments

Sponsored by the Geosynthetics Technical Committee of the Technical Coordination Council of the Geo-Institute of ASCE User's Manual for GeogridBridge 3.0: A Guide to the Load Displacement Compatibility Method (LDC) for Design of Column-Supported Embankments details how to use the GeogridBridge 3.0 (GGB3) spreadsheet, which utilizes the Load Displacement Compatibility (LDC) method for the design of column-supported embankments (CSEs) and walks through two worked examples to illustrate the use of the spreadsheet. This book supplements Theory Manual for the Load Displacement Compatibility Method (LDC) for Design of Column-Supported Embankments, GSP 356, and other geotechnical resources and tools, listed within this manual, to assist engineers with the design and construction of column-supported embankments. Topics include: spreadsheet overview, spreadsheet inputs and outputs, Monte Carlo simulation, and simple and complex worked examples. This manual intends to be an informed, continuously updated guide for geotechnical engineers and engineering professionals looking to incorporate the GGB3 spreadsheet into standard engineering practices regarding the design of column-supported embankments. To access the GeogridBridge spreadsheet, go to https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/HQRBU. This will redirect to the OSF | GeogridBridge3.0 website.Sponsored by the Geosynthetics Technical Committee of the Technical Coordination Council of the Geo-Institut