A hydraulic system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle with an engine having idle-stop control includes a bypass passage which allows communication between a first hydraulic passage downstream of a manual valve and a forward engagement element, a first switching valve arranged on the bypass passage to be switched between a communicating state and a non-communicating state, and a first swit...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brake control device capable of preventing excessive operation of 4WD coupling. Ž

SOLUTION: When difference of wheel speed is larger than λa based on wheel speed (VIFE=(VWFR+VWFL)/2) of a front wheel and wheel speed (VWR=(VWRR+VWRL)/2) of a rear wheel, brake control in which pressure of a solenoid valve is increased and fastening torque of the 4WD coupling 7...

A method for driving a plasma display panel, by alternately applying a first voltage and a second voltage to a panel capacitor formed between a first electrode and a second electrode. A first switch and a second switch coupled between a first terminal of the panel capacitor and a first power source for supplying the first voltage are turned off. A second voltage is applied to the first terminal of...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To absorb the integrated error of a side slip angle and to improve stability during attitude control by integrating side slip angles computed on the basis of detected vehicle speed, steering angle, yaw rate and lateral acceleration, and bringing an estimated side slip angle close to the target value to change correction speed according to a travel state. SOLUTION: An SCS ECU ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the generation of uncomfortable vibration by preventing abnormal reduction in engine speed at decelerating when braking with 0% of a throttle opening, to improve consistency with normal control, to prevent deterioration of fuel economy, power performance, engine noises, and braking performance, and to suppress increasing of vehicular weight and costs, in a shift co...

A drive unit for a vehicle structured so as to be able to attain an interrupting state of inertia of a drive motor under a predetermined condition. Therefore, the drive unit for a vehicle has a drive motor able to transmit driving force to a drive wheel, and an operation lever for selecting a shift range for switching the drive motor between drive and non-drive. Further, the drive unit for a vehic...

The drive unit for a vehicle has engine driving control means for driving a first motor (5) on the basis of an engine driving signal, and driving a second motor (7) so as to restrain reaction force in a power distributing planetary gear (6) due to the driving of the first motor (5) in a state in which the stepped speed change gear (10) connects the second motor (7) and an output shaft by brakes (3...

The removal module 7 comprises a rotating drum 11 below the feed path of an endlessly circulating sheet conveyor system 5 wherein a control unit 24, immediately above the feed path, is used to remove selected sheets. A first sheet guide unit (28, Fig 4) comprises two interconnecting comb shaped elements which meet to form a recess (30, Fig 4). The downstream element 28 further comprises a guide el...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid drive unit which can eliminate deterioration of fuel economy when the torque of a main power source is large. Ž

SOLUTION: In the hybrid drive system having an assist power source 5 connected to an output member 2, to which the torque output from a main power source 1 is transmitted, via a first transmission 6, a second transmission 7 capable of select...

A non-synchronous drive for a centrifuge 1, in particular for a centrifuge for use in counter current chromatography, comprising: a main drive system 4 having a first axis of rotation; a bobbin carrier 15 for mounting a bobbin 2 so as to have an axis of rotation that is parallel to and offset from the first axis of rotation; a transmission system connected to the main drive system and the bobbin c...

A basestation for a cellular communications network is intended to provide coverage over a small area, which may be within an area that already has cellular coverage from one or more existing basestations. The basestation is therefore able to detect signals transmitted from the other basestations, in order to make measurements of the radio environment. In particular, the basestation may be able to...

An adapter for taking up a sample container and for use in a laboratory centrifuge rotor, the adapter including a closed end, an opened end and closure assembly that releasably seals the opened end. The closed end and the opened end can be of a certain diameter. The adapter can also be a certain shape. The closure assembly can also include a handle, flange, a hold down ring, a sealing ring and bot...

An acoustic logging tool sleeve with a preferably discontinuous, alternating structure that is acoustically opaque in some zones, and acoustically transparent in others. The sleeve may be modular, with several stages connected together. The multiple stages provide a sleeve that may be useful with a variety of borehole logging tools to reduce or eliminate the transmission of noise to the receiving ...

In one aspect, a method of obtaining projection data of an object from a plurality of view angles with respect to the object is provided. The method comprises acts of providing radiation, at each of the plurality of view angles, to an exposure area in which the object is positioned, controlling a radiation energy of the radiation provided at each of the plurality of view angles such that the respe...

A device for generating real-time X-ray images has a housing in which a digital X-ray image sensor is arranged, and a holding arrangement that can be connected to an X-ray appliance with a radiation source. The housing is secured on the holding arrangement via a floating and/or oscillatory suspension. The suspension comprises a support ring which on the one hand is connected with the aid of shock-...

A laser is used to a form information indicative of a pattern on a surface of a support piece formed from a compressed wood fiber product substrate. The pattern can be a wood grain. The field of the laser is increased, to allow lazing more of the material at once. According to an embodiment, the field is increased in a way that does not reduce the resolution of the lasing.

This invention provides a process for making internal olefins which comprises isomerizing a feed comprising one or more internal olefin(s) in the presence of an isomerization catalyst to produce alpha olefins and reacting said alpha olefins in the presence of a dimerization catalyst to produce internal olefins.

An earth-boring drill bit having a bit body with a cutting component formed from a tungsten carbide composite material is disclosed. The composite material includes a binder and tungsten carbide crystals comprising sintered pellets. The composite material may be used as a hardfacing on the body and/or cutting elements, or be used to form portions or all of the body and cutting elements. The pellet...

A forming fabric for use in the production of nonwoven products comprising a plurality of protuberances having a predetermined size and shape, wherein the protuberances are arranged in a pattern that defines a size and shape of nonwoven sheets formed therefrom.

Systems, apparatuses and methods for erasing hard drives. A system, which can be configured as a stand alone and portable apparatus, includes a control device configured to support an erase module. The erase module is configured to erase a hard drive such that data erased from the hard drive is forensically unrecoverable. The system further includes a user interface and at least one drive bay conf...