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The walling of Manteca neighborhoods - softened with landscaping - won't continue unchecked as Manteca develops south of the Highway 120 Bypass.
RIPON - A Modesto attorney and developer of eight two bedroom housing units being built across Jack Tone Road from an established Ripon subdivision of 106 homes emphatically told City Council members Tuesday night they had no control over his development.
Manteca's two Rotary clubs are gearing up for this Sunday's World Polio Day Walk-A-Thon.
Frank Rodrigues works loading freight trucks.
Bill Haley can thank his road bike for keeping him fit.
The long overstaying summer of 2010 that continued to bake the valley with sizzling near triple-digit temperatures weeks after the official start of autumn on Sept. 23 is finally just a memory.
One way pensions of retired police, firefighters and other government workers through California will be covered in part is by a new Manteca business park proposed by CenterPoint Properties.
Manteca is on-target to match 2008 for existing home sales.
Manteca Police school resource officers assigned to Sierra, East Union, Manteca, and Calla high school campuses will soon be equipped with preliminary alcohol screening devices.
The decision to build with a new animal shelter as part of the corporation yard restructuring means a new or expanded library won't move forward until at least 2017.
Manuel Medeiros has some unfinished business.
LATHROP – The home-based child care business owned and operated by Lathrop Mayor Kristy Sayles has been temporarily shut down by the California Department of Social Services.
Debby Moorhead says there is something more important than winning the mayor's race on Nov. 2 and that's taking care of Manteca residents in need.
Jessica Ramos grew up under the big top.
Uneasiness about a San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation request to explore the possible annexation of rural residential property into Manteca as part of the Center Point business park project prompted the Planning Commission to recommend against approving the environmental report.
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STOCKTON - The hilarious British farce "Funny Money" is now playing through Sunday, May 15, at the Stockton Civic Theatre.
RIPON - If one Vander Molen does not get you, the other will.
California's minimum wage laws are already having severe impacts on Manteca's two leading non-profits - Give Every Child a Chance and the Manteca-Lathrop Boys ...
For the first time in about two decades, the Manteca Garden Tour is going from a garden of domesticity to the divine. From the home ...
Manteca's first residential project aimed at serving four distinct income brackets of home buyers is being proposed on 339 acres stretching from a point ...
Leo Zuber would rather be safe than sorry when it came to the City of Ripon finalizing the Development Agreement with JKB Living Inc. last ...
The arts are alive and thriving in Lathrop.
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"Good book - bad listen"
Clever plot, decent characters and character development, but oh my word - where did this reader come from? He made it difficult to listen to for more than a few minutes at a time. Constantly 'acting' parts, accenting and inflecting the narrative as if reading a nursery tale to a child. I would have rated this book four stars but for him.
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"Kovac and Liska plus murders and kidnap!"
I was well into this listen when I suddenly realized that I "know" Kovac and Liska. This book has gruff Kovac in the thick of things and, in spite of his prior opinions, gets personally involved with one of the victims. Liska tries to keep him grounded and investigates other leads. There are several gruesome murders and even more possible perps. Sorting out who is guilty of what while trying to protect the victims keeps the story moving. I will definitely look for more Kovac and Liska books.
Holter Graham is one of the better narrators; something I take into consideration before buying an audiobook.
"No solid feeling for this one.."
I had been skimming around this one for awhile, I am a Tami Hoag fan but I also know she can be hit or miss and so i wasn't sure about it. I liked it but would not want to listen to it again. Wasn't a favorite. The title words ' Prior Bad Acts' I thought were said way to many times by the characters. I'd have to listen to it again to count how many times exactly and I don't want to do that. But you'll see what I mean if you listen too. Decently devolped until somewhere in the middle when what you liked about the book, the hard no nonsense idea of the players became sort of like melting ice cream and the end up loosing what you had grown to like them for. Another middle of the road listen for me. Holter Graham doesn't do a bad job. There are way worse narrators that have come thru my ear buds. This ones a shoulder shrug.
"I like the book but the narrator - not so much"
The narrator's phrasing of words and pauses is odd and I find it irritating. Kind of reminds me of William Shatner's speech pattern when he plays Captain Kirk. I'm not sure if I'm going to make it all the way through the book because of this. Good story, though.
"I miss the narrator from the last 2 books!"
I guess I got used to the narrator from books 1 & 2 in this series so it took me a little while to get into this book! He did a great job it just wasn't the same.
"sick and twisted, love it"
Really sick and twisted murders and the aftermath of it all. There were so many crimes to fight, victims to help, and criminals to find.
I figured it couldn't of been the criminal they put on trial and I was right. Of my two guesses, I was right! It took me a while, but it was clear to me but everyone in the book.
You just never know the true thoughts and evil inside of a person.
"Awesome storyline! But, read it instead of listening to this version!"
I'm a huge fan of Tami Hoag's book, this book lived up to my expectations! Tami masterfully intertwined several characters to keep you guessing who did what right up to the end. I'm half-way through reading all of her suspense/crime novels and fear I'll be done with them all before she publishes another!
With that said, I wish I would have read this book instead of listening to it. The man who read this book did the female voices in a way that almost made them seem comical when it should have been sincere and serious. The way he did the lead, strong Detective Sam Kovacs voice was whimpy, lacked emotion, and was distracting from the true climate in which Hoag meant it to be. I'm hoping he isn't the one reading her other books I've purchased to listen to here.
"Great Story by a great writer"
O Tami Hoag at her best! She is so good and deserves to be listened to by everyone who loves crime novels, buddy flicks, and courtroom antics! Just fabulous!
"Narrator .... not so good for this series"
Great story - love Tami Hoag books and the story is in line with all of her books. Always enjoy "Kojak & Tinks" but the narrator couldn't deliver on the character of these two. He had an adolescent voice that did not match the gruff cop Covak or tough Liska, so it takes away from the book. Once I finished this one, I immediately went to another in the series with the original narrator and what a difference! There are terrible narrator's and I would NOT say Holter is one, just that he was not suited for this read.
"Good Story..Annoying Narrator"
I enjoyed this story and the detectives Kovak and Liska. I had it pretty much figured out 2/3rds through the book. The narrator was really annoying with a lot of jerky breathy pauses..and I listen in double time. I preferred the prior narrator.

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OTTAWA, May 19 (Reuters) – The top aide to Stephen Harper, Canada's prime minister, abruptly resigned on Sunday over his role in an mounting expenses scandal which is threatening to undermine the Conservative government.
Nigel Wright, Mr Harper's chief of staff, quit after secretly giving a C$90,000 ($87,000) cheque in February to Mike Duffy, a member of the upper Senate chamber, to help him cover living expenses he had improperly claimed. News of the gift leaked late on Tuesday.
Opposition legislators said the large cheque broke ethics rules forbidding senators from taking presents and made a mockery of the government's repeated promises to increase accountability in Ottawa. Mr Duffy, a former national television journalist, resigned from the Conservative caucus on Thursday.
Mr Wright's departure reflects the pressure Mr Harper is under. Officials told reporters on Friday that the chief of staff – who says he did not tell Mr Harper about the cheque – would be staying.
"In light of the controversy surrounding my handling of matters involving Senator Duffy, the prime minister has accepted my resignation," Mr Wright said in a statement.
"I regret the impact of this matter on the government, our caucus, and all of my colleagues," added Mr Wright, a businessman who had been on secondment to Harper's office from private equity firm Onex Corp. He started work on January 1, 2011.
The expenses affair is one of the biggest crises to hit the Conservatives since they took power in early 2006 promising to clean up government after a series of scandals helped bring down the previous Liberal administration.
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Mr Harper said he had accepted Mr Wright's resignation with great regret.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Mar 5, 1996
|Filing date
|Mar 11, 1994
|Priority date
|Mar 11, 1994
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Leonard W. Behr
|Original Assignee
|Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (27), Classifications (12), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The instant invention relates to means for sensing the acceleration profile of an object, such as a motor vehicle.
The prior art teaches magnetically-biased acceleration sensors, or accelerometers, comprising a housing having an inertial or "sensing" sensing mass within an internal passage which is magnetically biased towards a first end of the passage by a magnet secured to the housing. When the housing is subjected to an accelerating force which exceeds the magnetic bias, the sensing mass begins to move from its rest position proximate to the passage's first end toward the passage's other end, with such movement preferably being retarded by a suitable damping means. Where the acceleration input to the housing is of sufficient magnitude and duration to displace the sensing mass to the other end of the passage, the sensing mass triggers a switch means in the sensor, as by bridging a pair of electrical contacts, to actuate an instrumentality connected with the switch means, such as a vehicle passenger safety restraint. In this manner, the sensor mechanically integrates the acceleration input to the housing.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,827,091, I teach an accelerometer having a magnetic sensing mass which magnetically interacts with a magnetically-permeable element secured to the housing so as to be magnetically biased toward the passage's first end. When the housing is subjected to an acceleration sufficient to overcome the magnetic bias, the sensing mass is displaced towards the contacts at the other end of the passage. In accordance with another feature disclosed in my '091 patent, any sensing mass displacement is damped by virtue of the magnetic interaction of the sensing mass with one or more electrically-conductive nonmagnetic rings which encompass the passage, while the switch contacts at the other end of the passage move longitudinally in response to temperature in order to compensate for the effects of temperature on the magnetic damping effect.
Unfortunately, while my '091 accelerometer patent compensates for temperature effects on the magnetic damping through temperature-responsive longitudinal movement of the contacts, the accelerometer does not otherwise compensate for the effects of temperature on the magnetic flux generated by the sensing mass as it affects the sensor's threshold magnetic bias. Thus, as the magnetic flux generated by the sensing mass reversibly decreases with increasing temperature, the threshold magnetic bias is correspondingly decreased, with the attendant risk that the safety restraint controlled by the sensor will be triggered by a relatively low acceleration input.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,922,065, I teach a magnetically-biased accelerometer similar to that of my '091 patent, wherein the first end of the passage is itself defined by a stop which moves longitudinally of the passage in response to changes in the operating temperature of the sensor, whereby the separational distance between the magnetic sensing mass and the washer and, hence, the nominal threshold magnetic biasing force on the sensing mass when positioned against the stop, are adjusted to compensate for the effects of temperature on the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic sensing mass.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,477,732 to Mausner teaches an accelerometer utilizing a spring-restrained inertial mass which is deflected relative to a fixed reference point when the mass is subjected to a particular acceleration force. Mausner discloses the placement of a photoconductor on the inertial sensing mass for receiving a beam of light from a light source. A set of three additional photoconductors are placed longitudinally adjacent the sensing mass. A first one of the three photoconductors aligns with the sensing mass photoconductor to generate a signal when the sensing mass is in a first rest position. The other two photodetectors are positioned to generate signals when the sensing mass exhibits maximum displacement in a negative sense (deceleration) or a positive sense (acceleration) respectively.
However, Mausner does not teach any testing or calibrating capability. Additionally, the accelerometer of Mausner requires several optical fibers and photoconductors per single accelerometer. Utilizing a number of these accelerometers in a crash discrimination system would be very costly due to the numerous dedicated optical components. Reliability of the system is also reduced with the increase in optical fibers required by the system.
It is further noted the accelerometer of Mausner only provides a "go/no go" detection mode. In other words, the accelerometer output signal only indicates if the sensing mass has not moved (no collision), or if the sensing mass has been maximally displaced by the detected acceleration (collision). Thus, Mausner cannot provide an accelerometer output proportional to any sensing mass movement less than maximum displacement.
Finally, it is noted that accelerometers are frequently deployed in pairs in the interest of increased reliability, e.g., a first sensor having a relatively low acceleration threshold serves to "arm" a second sensor having a relatively high acceleration threshold tailored to the particular application involved. However, in the event that the second, high-threshold sensor fails in the "closed" condition, i.e., incorrectly indicates an acceleration condition necessitating the deployment of the instrumentality controlled thereby, any acceleration exceeding the low acceleration threshold of the first, "safing" sensor will cause the deployment of that instrumentality. A graphic illustration of this condition is the deployment of an air bag upon encountering a pothole subsequent to the failure of the high-threshold sensor. It is, therefore, highly desirable to be able to spontaneously increase the biasing force on the sensing mass of the arming sensor and, hence, its acceleration threshold, upon an indication that the high-threshold sensor has "failed closed."
Thus, in accordance with another feature disclosed in my '091 patent, a sensor employing a magnetic sensing mass may further include an electrical coil encompassing the passage which, when energized by the delivery of a first direct current therethrough, effects the displacement of the sensing mass to the passage's other end and against the contacts to confirm the operability of the sensor. Alternatively, a second direct current may be delivered through the coils in the reverse direction, whereby the magnetic bias on the sensing mass is controllably increased.
An object of the instant invention is to provide an accelerometer characterized by reduced size and cost, improved reliability due to immunity to electromagnetic interference and the elimination of mechanical switch contacts.
Another object of the instant invention is to provide an accelerometer capable of being "daisy-chained" to permit the use of a single set of diagnostic electronics.
Yet another object of the instant invention is to provide a magnetically-damped, testable accelerometer capable of providing optical output in response to acceleration inputs to the accelerometer.
The instant invention provides an accelerometer comprising a housing having a passage extending therein with a stop means defining a first end of the passage. A magnetically-permeable element is secured to the housing proximate to the passage, and a magnetic sensing mass is moveable within the passage. The sensing mass is magnetically biased towards the magnetically-permeable element so as to remain in a first position against the stop means until the magnetic bias is overcome by acceleration of the housing. The sensing mass is displaced in response to such acceleration from the first position towards a second position in the passage. The magnetic bias is sufficient to return the sensing mass to the first position from any other position in the passage short of the second position. The accelerometer further includes an optical switch means responsive to the sensing mass displacement proximate the second position for generating an output signal.
The accelerometer of the instant invention also includes a magnetic damping means and a means for reversibly magnetizing the magnetically-permeable element to repel the sensing mass to the second position without regard to acceleration of the housing. The magnetic damping means comprises an electrically conductive nonmagnetic tube encompassing a longitudinal section of the passage, where the displacement of the sensing mass in the passage induces an electric current flowing in the tube, wherein the electric current in the tube generates a magnetic field opposing such displacement of the sensing mass. The means for reversibly magnetizing also acts to increase the magnetic bias of the sensing mass against the stop means, whereby the acceleration needed to displace the sensing mass to the second position is increased. The means for reversibly magnetizing the magnetically-permeable element comprises an electrical coil proximate to the second position, and a switchable means for delivering a direct current through the coil.
The instant invention further provides a vehicle crash discrimination system having a central monitoring and control means, and a plurality of accelerometers comprising a first and second set of accelerometers, each accelerometer being connected to the central monitoring and control means. The first set of accelerometers are responsive to a first vehicle acceleration threshold, and the second set of accelerometers are responsive to a second vehicle accelerometer threshold higher than the first threshold. Each accelerometer in the first and second set are structurally arranged as noted above. The central monitoring and control means triggers a passenger restraint device in response to the first set and the second set of accelerometers generating output signals indicative of respective sensing mass displacement to respective second positions. The central monitoring and control means can recalibrate the first set of accelerometers in response to detection of an accelerometer failure in the first set of accelerometers.
The instant invention also provides a vehicle crash discrimination system where the first set of accelerometers are connected in a "daisy chain" configuration in a first loop, and the second set of accelerometers are connected together in a "daisy chain" configuration in a second loop. The optical switch in each accelerometer comprises an input optical fiber for emitting a beam of light generated by the central monitoring and control means, an output optical fiber positioned to receive the emitted light, and a means for interposing the sensing mass between the input fiber and the output fiber, whereby the transmission of light from the input fiber to the output fiber is interrupted when the sensing mass is displaced towards the second position.
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal view in cross-section of a first exemplary embodiment of the instant accelerometer featuring a primarily analog optical output.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal view in cross-section illustrating the operation of the primarily analog optical switch.
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic schematic of a circuit comprising a plurality of the accelerometers of the instant invention connected in a "star" configuration.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal view in cross-section of a second exemplary embodiment of the instant accelerometer featuring a primarily binary optical output.
FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic schematic of a circuit comprising a plurality of the accelerometers of the instant invention connected in a "daisy chain."
A vehicle accelerometer 10 constructed in accordance with a first exemplary embodiment of the instant invention is illustrated in FIG. 1. An iron or steel housing 12 houses a tube 14 and an encapsulating sleeve 16. The tube 14 is formed of an electrically-conductive nonmagnetic material such as copper while the sleeve 16 is preferably formed of an electrically-insulative material such as plastic, with the tube 14 being preferably secured therein as by press-fitting or through the use of an adhesive. The sleeve 16 is supported relative to the housing 12 on one end by a first flanged support member 18. Tube 14 is supported on the opposite end by a second flanged support member 20. An annular spacer sleeve 22 is further provided so as to maintain spatial relationships for the various internal elements relative to the accelerometer housing 12.
A right circular cylindrical passage 24 is thus defined within the housing 12 by the inner surface 26 of the copper tube 14. The first end of the passage 24 is defined by a stop element comprising a seal 28, a rigid sleeve 30, and a coil spring 32. The coil spring 32 can be a temperature-responsive element such as a coil spring described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,922,065 and incorporated by reference herein.
A magnetically-permeable element such as an iron or steel washer 34 is secured proximate to the first end of the passage 24 as by press-fitting the washer 34 about the plastic sleeve 16. It is noted that, in the preferred embodiment, the washer 34 is placed in proximity to, but electrically isolated from, the copper tube 14. More specifically, the washer 34 is positioned so that a magnetic sensing mass 36 situated within the passage 24 will magnetically interact therewith so as to maintain the sensing mass 36 in a first position in the passage 24 against the stop element 30 throughout the operating range of the sensor, in the absence of an acceleration input thereto. The precise configuration of the washer 34, i.e., the thickness, and the inner and outer diameters thereof, is adjusted so as to obtain the desired threshold magnetic bias when the sensing mass 36 is at the nominal "rest" position in the passage 24.
Referring again to FIG. 1, the second end of the passage 24 is defined by a plug 40. In the first exemplary embodiment, the instant invention utilizes an "analog" fiber optic detection system in conjunction with sensing mass 36 to generate an output signal proportionally indicative of the sensing mass 36 movement relative to the fixed accelerometer structure. An external input optical fiber 42 and an external output optical fiber 44 are inserted into respective channels in the plug 40 for angular inward positioning relative with the second end of the passage 24. A conical cavity 46, dimensioned to align with the second end of passage 24, provides the predetermined angled disposition necessary for optical fibers 42 and 44. Sensing mass 36 is provided with a reflective type surface 48 as will be more fully described hereinbelow.
The housing 12 is preferably sealed upon attachment of the cap 38 thereto during final assembly as by the use of a suitable potting material 50, in order to prevent the infiltration of moisture and other contaminants which might adversely affect the operation of the instant accelerometer 10. However, it is significant to note that the integrity of the seal thus formed between the cap 38 and the housing 12 is not critical to the continued operation of the accelerometer 10.
A spring element, such as Belleville spring 52, is preferably used with the mounting of cap 38 to the housing 12. The spring element 52 allows for a light tension force to be applied to a mounting protrusion 54 on annular support element 40, which in turn provides a compression fit (via the left outer surface of support element 40) for the remaining internal accelerometer elements. The spring element 52 further allows support element 40 to absorb any potential shock forces which might occur due to impact of the sensing mass 36 with the support element 40. A Belleville spring (washer) is advantageously used because of the inherent quality of providing a constant spring force over a significantly wide compression range.
In operation, the sensing mass 36 is magnetically biased towards the washer 34 so as to remain in the first position within the passage 24 against the stop element until the threshold magnetic bias therebetween is exceeded by an acceleration input to the housing 12, whereupon the sensing mass 36 is displaced in response to such acceleration towards a second position within the passage 24 proximate to the second end. Specifically, the second position of the sensing mass 36 within the passage 24 is the position therein which results in the maximum reflection of a light beam to the receiving optical fiber. The outer edge surface of conical cavity 46 forms a second stop for preventing the escape of the sensing mass 36 from the tube 14 when the accelerometer is subjected to an extreme acceleration, or during a test of the sensor in the manner described hereinbelow.
The operation of the "analog" fiber optic detection system is more fully illustrated in FIG. 2. A remote light source (not shown), such as an LED, generates a beam of light into input optical fiber 42. A GRIN lens 56, attached to the end of the input fiber 42, collimates/focuses the beam of light at a predetermined angle and intensity into passage 24. However, it is to be noted that while the present invention is described as utilizing a pair of GRIN lenses, the teachings of the present invention do not require the use of GRIN lenses to provide a functional fiber optic detection system. As the sensing mass 36 begins to move to an intermediate position in passage 24, the reflective surface 48 will start to reflect (i.e. modulate) the beam of light with a greater magnitude of intensity onto GRIN lens 58 attached to the end of output fiber 44. Remote photodetectors (not shown) connected to output fiber 44 will receive the beam of light reflected by surface 48. The intensity level of the reflective beam of light can be measured by control circuitry (not shown) to indicate the amount of sensor mass 36 movement. Such control circuitry can be implemented by a microprocessor. The fibers 42 and 44 are angled so that when the sensing mass reaches the second position 62, the surface 48 will reflect the maximum possible intensity of light beam onto output fiber 44. With this arrangement, an "analog" output can be generated by the accelerometer 10 proportional to all sensor mass 36 movement. This provides the advantage of permitting earlier possible deployment of an air bag to anticipate a crash situation.
The magnetic bias on the sensing mass 36, i.e., the magnetic attraction between the sensing mass 36 and the washer 34, is sufficient to return the sensing mass 36 to its first position against the stop element from any other position within the passage 24 including the second position upon a reduction in the accelerating input to the housing 12. The inner surface 26 of the tube 14, or the radially-outermost portion of the sensing mass 36, is preferably teflon-coated to reduce the sliding friction therebetween.
The tube 14 of the accelerometer 10 provides magnetic damping for the sensing mass 36 which varies in proportion to the rate of such displacement of the sensing mass 36. More specifically, the tube 14 provides a magnetic field which opposes such displacement of the sensing mass 36 through the inducement therein of an electric current by the magnetic field of the sensing mass 36. It is noted that the damping tube 14 may encompass another element (not shown) defining the passage 36 or may itself define the passage 24, as shown in FIG. 1.
The effects of variations in the magnetic damping field which result from changes in the resistance of the tube 14 and the magnetic flux density generated by the sensing mass 36 due to changes in temperature may be reduced by fabricating the tube 14 from a copper alloy having a negative temperature coefficient. The accelerometer 10 thus is able to continue to accurately integrate the acceleration input to the housing 12 notwithstanding changes in the operating temperature.
The electromagnetic damping generated by the interaction between the tube 14 and the sensing mass 36 obviates the need for extreme manufacturing tolerances with respect to the gap between the sensing mass 36 and the inner surface 26 of the tube 14. For example, with the instant accelerometer, the gap may be on the order of ten to twenty thousandths of an inch, in contrast with a gap of perhaps only twenty microns which is typically required in prior art gas-damped sensors. Moreover, since the magnetic damping employed by the instant accelerometer 10 is unaffected by a breach of the seal formed between the housing 12 and the cap 38, there is no inherent failure mode as in such prior art gas-damped sensors. This, coupled with the absence of moving and/or contacting parts inherent to the optical switch means employed with the instant accelerometer substantially increases accelerometer reliability.
The direction of current flow through the coil 64 may be reversed to increase the magnetic force biasing the sensing mass against the stop element, whereby the accelerometer may be recalibrated to indicate a higher acceleration threshold. For example, where the present accelerometer 10 is employed as a low-threshold "arming" or safing sensor for a second high-threshold discriminating sensor, the threshold of the former may be increased in the event of a failure of the latter, whereby system reliability is substantially improved.
An electrically-conductive wire is wound around the outer surface of the plastic sleeve 16 to form a coil 64. Thus, the coil 64 encompasses the tube 14 proximate to the second position of the sensing mass 36 therein, and the housing 12 provides an additional flux path for the magnetic flux generated upon the energizing of the coil 64. While the coil 64 is shown encompassing the plastic sleeve 16 proximate the second position of the sensing mass 36, the coil 64 could be effectively positioned around the sleeve 16 proximate to the first position, or multiple coils could be positioned respectively around the sleeve 16 proximate to the first and second positions. A pair of lead wires (not shown) can extend through the housing 12 to facilitate the connection of the coil 64 with a battery via a switch.
The operability of the accelerometer 10 is tested by delivering a unidirectional current pulse through the coil 64. The resulting magnetic field causes the sensing mass 36 to move to the second position within the passage 24. Upon reaching the second position, the reflective surface 48 of the sensing mass 36 will provide maximum reflection of the light beam on to receiving optical fiber 44, whereby full accelerometer function is confirmed. Moreover, such controlled direction of a current through the coil 64 permits calibration of the analog output signal generated by the accelerometer's optical switch.
It is noted that the sensor housing 12 and the cap 38 are preferably formed of iron or steel to isolate the sensing mass 36 from external electromagnetic fields. And, while the housing 12 may magnetically interact with the sensing mass 36 so as to force it into engagement with the passage surface 26, such engagement may nonetheless be preferable to the unpredictable effects on sensor response due to such external magnetic fields and materials. Moreover, the housing 12 may be asymmetrically positioned about the tube 14 so that the magnetic interaction between the housing 10 and the sensing mass 36 tends to counter the force of gravity on the latter, whereby the engagement between the sensing mass 36 and inner surface 26 of the tube 14 due to gravity is also minimized.
FIG. 3 shows a vehicle crash discrimination system 100 utilizing a plurality of the above-described accelerometers 10. The basic system 100 comprises a left-front discriminating sensor 102, a right-front discriminating sensor 104, a first safing sensor 106 located in the front of the vehicle, and a second safing sensor 108 located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The safing sensors have lower triggering thresholds than the discriminating sensors as described hereinabove.
The system 100 is implemented by way of a "star" configuration of the sensors with a central control circuit 110. Each sensor path in the star configuration is provided with a discrete light source/detection circuit in central control circuit 100. Generally, the control circuit 110 would functionally AND together the outputs of safing sensors with the outputs of the discriminating sensors. With this arrangement, independent operation and monitoring of the sensors is provided. System integrity is also maintained, since the central control circuit 110 can identify the location of a faulty sensor/fiber and recalibrate the remaining sensors using each respective coil 64, as described hereinabove.
In the second embodiment 200 of the instant accelerometer shown in FIG. 4, wherein elements identical to those described above in connection with the first embodiment 10 have like reference numerals, the "analog" or variable-output fiber optic detection system has been replaced with an "on-off" binary optical switch system. Referring to FIG. 4, the ends of input fiber 42 and output fiber 44 are positioned in sightline respective with one another. Support element 40 has a cylindrical cut-out section 202 dimensioned and aligned to correspond with the second end of passage 24. In operation, a beam of light from a light source (not shown) is constantly fed from the input fiber 42, across cut-out section 202, to the output fiber 44. When the sensing mass 36 is displaced from the first position to the second position, the light becomes interrupted by the sensing mass 36 as it enters cut-out section 202. The interruption of the light beam is detected by remote circuitry (not shown), thereby indicating a vehicle crash event.
A plurality of accelerometers 200 may be employed in a star configured discrimination system such as shown in FIG. 4. However, the accelerometer 200 is more advantageously utilized in a so-called "go/no-go" discrimination system, since a single light source and a single light sensor can be used for a plurality of accelerometers to simplify and reduce the cost of the system. FIG. 5 illustrates this so-called "daisy chain" configuration 300 for implementing the "go/no-go" system. A first loop ("loop A") connects a first high-threshold discriminating sensor 302 with a second high-threshold discriminating sensor 304, while a second, independent loop ("loop B") connects a first lower-threshold safing sensor 306 with a second lower-threshold safing sensor 308. The central control circuit would perform a logical ANDing of the signals transmitted through the first and second loops for use in detecting a vehicle crash event.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, it should be appreciated that the invention is susceptible of modification without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.
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- Top of page
- Summary
- Background
- Dopamine at the centre of brain networks mediating reactivity to environmental stimuli
- The role of dopamine in acute reward to drugs and food
- The transition to compulsive consumption
- The impact of dysfunction in self-control
- Overlapping dysfunction in the motivation circuits
- The involvement of interoceptive circuitry
- The circuitry of aversion and stress reactivity
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Drug addiction and obesity appear to share several properties. Both can be defined as disorders in which the saliency of a specific type of reward (food or drug) becomes exaggerated relative to, and at the expense of others rewards. Both drugs and food have powerful reinforcing effects, which are in part mediated by abrupt dopamine increases in the brain reward centres. The abrupt dopamine increases, in vulnerable individuals, can override the brain's homeostatic control mechanisms. These parallels have generated interest in understanding the shared vulnerabilities between addiction and obesity. Predictably, they also engendered a heated debate. Specifically, brain imaging studies are beginning to uncover common features between these two conditions and delineate some of the overlapping brain circuits whose dysfunctions may underlie the observed deficits. The combined results suggest that both obese and drug-addicted individuals suffer from impairments in dopaminergic pathways that regulate neuronal systems associated not only with reward sensitivity and incentive motivation, but also with conditioning, self-control, stress reactivity and interoceptive awareness. In parallel, studies are also delineating differences between them that centre on the key role that peripheral signals involved with homeostatic control exert on food intake. Here, we focus on the shared neurobiological substrates of obesity and addiction.


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This is such a tiny pistachio green leaf pendant...barely an inch. My necklace is kind of influenced by a free tute that was on HumbleBeads yesterday.
I sat out on my patio beading today. I worked hard cleaning it up yesterday so I took a break from my spring yard cleaning.
I did make my own little hook and beaded loop clasp for this necklace.
I should add that this is the most wire wrapping I've done. Its a wrapped bail. The pearls are all wire wrapped. All the crystals on the loop are wire wrapped.
Components:Ceramic leaf pendant. Green glass pearls. Small czech crystals in green, yellow shades, aqua seed beads, coppee wire, brass jump rings & chain.
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So pretty! This is one of my favs!
I love this Deb! It's so delicate– and even if the leaf is only 1″…the whole design really enhances it!
That pendant is a sensational color. Looks great with the beads you chose. Oh, and kudos on the backyard cleaning! I need to work on that, too.
Oh my goodness, Deb, another of your beautiful creations. I really like that leaf; the 1″ size would be my ideal. Those pearls match so well.
Wish I could be sitting on your SPARKLING CLEAN patio enjoying the SUN (I'm jealous!)
I wanna come to YOUR house! MY patio needs CPR!
Love it Deb! That pendant looks great with those pearls.
I have this pendant also and I just finished making a necklace with it. It is very delicate and I like what you did with it.
Thanks everybody for all the compliments. I've had this little pendant & the pearls sitting on a board for about 2 weeks now no inspiration. Then I saw that HumbleBeads tute & knew that would be the basic look. Mine is still different from Heather's necklace though.
Thanks also for the patio compliments. Its hard to believe its actually just the really wide spot of my driveway. I had it enclosed with privacy fence in 2009. Bought clearance furniture (already had table/chairs). Hung decorative suns on every panel, got cheap black accessories, markdown plants. I needed it blocked off though because my neighbor is a slob & a pain.
This delicate green necklace is perfect for Spring. Love it!
Great partners for the pendant. I really like how the pendant & coordinating dangles hang from a circle.
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Beautiful design, Deb!
Very pretty design. The pendant is great and of I love pearls.
I love how you used the A ring above the pendant
Great wire wrapping
The time is def worth it with the finished piece.
Also great outdoor space (u remj ded song me I need to clean up haha
Deb, I'm loving it, loving the colors too, you simply amaze me, gone a long way in short time
Love this design, so delicate.Gorgeous. Your patio looks great.
There is almost nothing left to say!! As usual, your eye is superb and your wrapping job is excellent!!! Love it!! Great job on the patio! You must have been working your butt off! I am still moving plants around in my beds and cleaning up where our blue spruce was cut down. my deck is next……. Want to come and help?
Thanks everyone. I do appreciate the compliments.
Becky I did work my butt off. I pulled everything off the patio, swept it, rinsed it, scrubbed it with cleaner & a big push broom, rinsed it again, cleaned the furniture a little & pulled it all back on. I still need to finish cleaning the furniture & 1 small section of patio that still looks blackish. I have been spring cleaning my yard every chamce I get. Even sawed down some small trees myself. I am woman!!!
If you lived closer I would offer. Tuesday I go.to my Mom's to pull weeds again….its a bad/good year for weeds apparently.
Deb, this is absolutely darling!!
Patio looks very inviting
This is so sweet. Love the color, so soft.
Deb, I'm not sure what's left to say — so I'll just agree with everyone else! I do love your design & color combo!
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Judith Ann 'Judy' Oakson 1938 - 2005 Tonganoxie
Services for Judith Ann "Judy" Oakson, 66, Ozawkie, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tonganoxie United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Hubbel Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie.Mrs. Oakson died Monday, July 25, 2005, in Topeka.She was born Nov. 28, 1938, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Raymond L. and Darline Klamm Sutton. She graduated from Turner High School and attended Kansas University for two years. She moved from Tonganoxie to Ozawkie, where she lived for 17 years.Mrs. Oakson was a bookkeeper for Sutton-Kolman Ford dealership in Tonganoxie. For 10 years, she was an office manager for Lake Ridge Estates Home Owner's Assn., where she was a board member for nine years. She was a member of Tonganoxie United Methodist Church and Tonganoxie Sertoma Club. She was also a member of the Day Lily and Gardening Club in Topeka.She married Dale Ray Oakson on July 12,1968, in Tonganoxie. He survives, of the home.Other survivors include her mother, Tonganoxie; two sons, Mike Brown, Conroe, Texas, and Chris Brown, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; a stepson, Douglas Oakson, Linwood; two stepdaughters, Debbie Oakson Sheals, Columbia, Mo., and Dianna Freeman, Gladstone, Mo.; a sister, Barbara Kolman, Tonganoxie; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at Barnett Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. The casket will remain closed.The family suggests memorials to the Topeka Rescue Mission, sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa 66066.
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Cost and Benefits of Merger Control: An Applied Game Theoretic Perspective*
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2006.00321.x
Volume 59, Issue 1, pages 85–98, February 2006
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Postema, B., Goppelsroeder, M. and van Bergeijk, P. A. (2006), Cost and Benefits of Merger Control: An Applied Game Theoretic Perspective. Kyklos, 59: 85–98. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2006.00321.x
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This paper discusses how simulation models based on game-theoretic foundations can be used to arrive at an estimate of the net benefits of the merger control legislation. We illustrate our method using the Dutch new merger control legislation that was introduced in 1998. We analyse the effects of proposed mergers in four markets where 26 firms are operating and use a sample period of 5 years. Based on the results of these cases and using a cost benefit analysis, we estimate the net benefits of Dutch merger control at about a little more than €100 million a year during the first five years of merger control in The Netherlands.


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