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AUTOMOTIVE
Since safety and efficiency are a prime concerns in transportation, measurement and recording of physical data for later review may be used for later design improvements. Our involvement in development and testing of race vehicles has provided techniques and hardware useful for other transportation studies. Exposure to light aviation has prompted us to develop some safety devices useful for providing pilots with data to improve training and response to emergency situations.
Examples are listed below.
** A "BLACK BOX" similar to those used on Part 135 commercial aircraft to record process variables for performance and safety review has been designed for use in fleet service of on personal vehicles. Ths self-contained data logger is well suited for monitoring such variables as speed, acceleration (lateral and axial), braking and engine performance. It has been used successfully to monitor the control characteristics of young drivers as well as racers during training.
** A RAILROAD CROSSING SAFETY device provides positive indication of trains in the vicinity of schoolbuses and vehicles carrying dangerous cargo. It provides a backup and positive identification at uncontrolled grade crossings.
** TELEMETERING is available for real-time determination of process variables for vehicle performance evaluation or during competition. A small unit (including video) has been used on performance motorcycles .
** Self-Contained TRAILER LIGHTS allow a set of rear directional/stop/running lights to be used on any vehicle or equipment. Developed for farm machinery, lights on the rear of the equipment mimic sensors placed on the lenses of the towing vehicle. No wiring is required. No vehicle modifications are required
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AVIATION/OTHER
Some devices we developed in response to light aircraft safety concerns are listed below.
** AN AIR INDUCTION ICING SENSOR was developed to inform pilots of likely icing conditions before induction icing occurs. The instrument samples ambient air adjusted to manifild vacuum and forms ice in a detection cell. An alarm is sounded indicating that conditions are similar to those necessary to prompt the adition of carburator heat. No STC is required.
** A portable battery-operated GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING DEVICE is useful for determining the proper point to initiate landing flare, especially for student pilots. The device is automatically activated at 50-75 feet and provides an audible signal as flare and touchdown are completed. This device helps form judgement relative to sink rate through ground effect and flare/touchdown.
OTHER
An ORGANICS SENSOR used for regional rail lines takes automatic samples of tannins and other organics on rails BEFORE traction problems are encountered. The samples may be archived for later study or an alarm may be fotted so operators may modify acceleration and decelleration techniques.
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