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By Charles Solomon
The Fox and the Hound marked the last collaboration between
Disney's older artists, including three of the "Nine Old Men"
(Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Woolie Reitherman), and the young
animators who would make the record-breaking films of the '90s. Based on a
book by Daniel P. Mannix, the film tells the story of a bloodhound puppy
and a fox kit who begin as friends but are forced to become enemies. Tod
and Copper barely establish their friendship before Copper begins his
training as hunting dog. Unfortunately, neither character develops much of
a personality, which makes it difficult to care about them. The screen
comes alive near end of the film, when Tod and Copper have to join forces
to fight off an enormous bear. It had been years since Disney produced a
sequence with this kind of feral power--and years would pass before they
surpassed it. The Fox and the Hound ranks as one of the studio's
lesser efforts, but it suggests that better films were soon to follow.
Is The Fox and the Hound one of your favorite movies? What do you remember about it? Share your stories (or your reviews) with the world! (We print the best stories right here!)
Director: Richard Rich, Ted Berman, Art Stevens
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Sandy Duncan, Jack Albertson, Corey Feldman(voices of)
Released: July 10, 1981
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|Publication number
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|Jun 12, 1973
|Filing date
|Oct 12, 1970
|Priority date
|Oct 12, 1970
|Publication number
|F Keledy
|Original Assignee
|Trodyne Corp
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|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (31), Classifications (18)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
United States Patent 1 1111 3,739,376 Keledy June 12, 1973 REMOTE MONITOR AND INDICATING 3,913,700 11/1959 Brody 244 1711 x 2,918,671 12/1959 Halpern 343/18 R SYSTEM 3 036 295 5/1962 Kl t 340/152 T X e1s [75] Inventor: Francis C. Keledy, But er, -J. 3,427,614 2/1969 Vinding 340/258 R x [73] Assignee: grpdyne Corporation, Teterboro, O IG PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1,206,925 9/1970 Great Britain 343/65 SS [22] Filed: Oct. 12, 1970 [21] APPL 7 7 Primary Examiner-David L. Trafton Attorney-Sandoe, Hopgood and Calimafde [52] US. Cl 340/416, 244/17.11, 250/231 R,
340/27 R, 340/195, 340/224, 340/267 R, ABSTRACT 343/6'5 SS A passive parameter-sensing element is disposed at a [51] Illt. Cl. G081) 1/08 location remote from a di Upon the occur [58] Flew of Search 340/224' 258 258 rence of a predetermined variation in the sensed pa- 4 152 267 R1 27 rameter, an active unit coupled to the passive element 795, 416; 345/18 R, 18 A, 6.5 SS, 244/17.11, produces a signal which operates the indicator. In one 250/231 R embodiment of the invention a plurality of passive sensing elements are housed in the blades of a helicopter. [56] References cued 1 Upon the sensing of a change in the air pressure in one UNITED STATES PATENTS of the blades, the response of the passive element in 2,673,292 3/1954 Treharne... 340/258 R X that blade causes the active unit to produce a signal 3,092,806 6/1963 Field 3140/58 which has a characteristic uniquely associated with the 3,249,916 5/1966 Quinn 340/258 R X particular blade in which the failure occurs, 2,921,289 1/1960 'Eklund et a1 340/27 R 2,806,402 9/1957 Ferris 340/27 R X 11 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures 322 \F BEN E1;
| 44 I TRANSFhflTTER 1 0 I LEVEL TRIG GER 223 CTOR TRANSLATOR GENERATOR 42 L TRANiIglTTER c L 1 FILTER Fl 24 TRANglgITTER ps1, ass 30b 321: 41, RC I r I FILTER LEVEL TRIGGER 226 F2 DETECTOR TRANSLATOR GENERATOR DRlVER INDICATOR LevlzL (32c /(34c FL TRANSLATORI lc ii eiii n DR'VER I 24c 30c Patented Jun 12, 1973 3,739,376
2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG 3 (c) M 72 TRIGGER INDICATOR 74) OUNTER [8% C MICROWAVE DETECTOR E AND 2 TRIGGER INDICATOR RECEIVER LOGIC 34 COUNT 3 TRIGGER INDICATOR 82c INVENTOR.
FRANCIS c. KELEDY ATTORNEYS REMOTE MONITOR AND INDICATING SYSTEM The present invention relates generally to parameter monitoring systems, and more particularly to a remote parameter monitoring and indicating system by means of which a fault at an inaccessible location can be quickly sensed and identified at a station remote from the occurrence of the fault.
In many applications it is essential that a selected parameter, such as pressure, temperature or the like, at an inaccessible location be continuously monitored. Usually, in such applications, it is also essential that a warning be quickly and unambiguously provided at the indicator wherever the monitored parameter has varied beyond a preselected threshold level. The problem of remote monitoring becomes more complex in situations wherein it is impractical to provide electrical power to the inaccessible location. This is further complicated where an indication of the specific locations of the change in the parameter is required.
A typical application of this type, and one in which the present invention will, for purposes of example, be illustrated, is in a helicopter in which the structural integrity of the blade is to be continuously monitored. It has been found that a developing crack in the wall of the blade spar, if not quickly detected, will inevitably lead to serious damage to the blade structure, and may cause the aircraft to crash. It is thus considered highly desirable if not essential to be able to detect a developing crack in the blade long before the crack has had the opportunity to reach such catastrophic proportions, to thereby permit timely blade repair or replacement. For these reasons, helicopters are frequently provided with various types of pre-flight and post-flight blade structural integrity monitoring systems. In such systems, the blade spar is hollow and a calibrated pressure or vacuum is sealed in the blade cavity. In many of the known monitoring system, a differential sensing visual indicator, such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,417,727, is incorporated into the blade system. When a developing crack or fissure in the wall of the blade occurs, the pressure in the cavity is altered, the change in pressure is sensed, and an indicator is thereupon actuated to produce a visual indication.
While devices of this type have been found to be highly reliable in sensing and indicating the existence of a developing crack, there are certain limitations to their usefulness since they can only be effectively inspected when the aircraft is on the ground and the rotor blades are not in motion. However, with the longer duration of helicopter flights in recent years resulting from innovations such as in-flight and carrier deck nonstop refueling, it has become increasingly important to be able to detect the development of blade cracks while the helicopter is still in flight. Moreover, such detection should preferably be directly and continuously available to the pilot in the cockpit of the aircraft.
l-leretofore, such cockpit monitoring of blade structure integrity has been impractical due to the difficulty in providing reliable electrical power to a unit located in the rotating blades. As a result there-is, at the present time, no commercially available, remote blade monitoring system despite the apparent and long-felt need for such a system.
Another possible application of this type of monitoring system as herein described is in an aircraft or truck wherein the tires are arranged in a multiple-tire arrangement. In this arrangement, when one of the tires loses pressure, the.load of the vehicle is shifted to the other tire, or tires, in the group. If this loss of pressure goes unnoticed for a sufficient period of time, and the truck travels at full capacity and at high speed, the other tires may become overloaded beyond their capacity. This may result in a dangerous failure of the tire.
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a remote physical parameter monitoring system in which the parameter can be accurately sensed at relatively inaccessible locations.
It is another object of the invention to provide an electric parameter monitoring system in which no electrical power need be supplied to the parameter sensing unit such as, for example, where the parameter is to be sensed in a rotating and inaccessible environment to which it is impractical to supply electrical power, in particular a rotating helicopter blade.
It is yet a further object of the invention to provide a remote parameter monitoring system of the type described, in which a passive element is employed as the parameter sensing element, and in which the system has the capability of distinguishing among a possible group. of identically sensed parameters.
It is still a further object of the invention to provide a remote parameter monitoring system of the type described, in which all the electrically active circuits are located in a stationary environment, and the parameter sensing elements are all passive and housed in a nonstationary, e.g., rotating, environment.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a remote parameter sensing system in which parameter sensing units are placed in a plurality of spaced inaccessible locations, and a different indication is obtained at each remote indicating station corresponding to the inaccessible location at which the sensed parameter has changed its value beyond a predetermined threshold level.
It is a further specific object of the invention to provide a remote pressure-sensing and monitoring system for use in a vehicle such as a helicopter, or the like, in which the occurrence of a potentially dangerous pressure change, such as in a rotor blade can be quickly observed by the operator of the vehicle while the vehicle is still in operation.
To these ends, the present invention contemplates the provision of a passive parameter-sensing unit at a remote and inaccessible location, such as the rotor blades of a helicopter. The passive unit is electromagnetically coupled to an active unit located in a comparatively accessible location, and an indicator is coupled to the active unit. When the value of the sensed parameter changes above or below a predetermined threshold value, the passive sensing unit changes its state, and causes, through its coupling therewith, a corresponding change in the output of the active unit. The latter change is reflected by the indicator which thus provides an almost instantaneous indication of the predetermined change in the sensed parameter.
A plurality of such passive units may be provided at a corresponding plurality of remote locations. To enable the identification of the particular remote location at which the sensed parameter has varied beyond its threshold value, there may also be included in the system a corresponding plurality of active units and indicators respectively coupled to the individual passive sensor units. In accord with one of the embodiments of the invention as herein specifically described, each of the active units includes a transmitting unit, each of which is operative at a unique characteristic frequency, and each sensor unit is in the form of a potentially operative resonant circuit, each tuned to different frequencies corresponding to the tuned frequencies of the transmitting units.
That resonant circuit is in circuit connection with a parameter-sensitive switch, which, when the sensed parameter varies beyond the threshold level, is actuated to thereupon render its associated resonant circuit operative. This in turn, varies the output of the transmitting unit associated with the operative passive unit, and the output of the former is accordingly varied. This variation is effective to alter the state of the indicating unit associated with that transmitting unit, to thereby provide the desired indication of the varying parameter at the remote location.
The resonant circuit, when operative upon the closing of its associated parameter-sensitive switch, may be coupled through a suitable interface, such as a slip ring or a linear rotating transformer, to a fixed winding connected in common to the outputs of a plurality of transmitting units. The transmitting units are in turn each coupled through a suitable filter and detecting means to their associated indicators.
Upon the operation of one of the passive sensor units and the closing of its resonant circuit, the loading, and thus the output of the transmitting unit which is tuned to a corresponding frequency, varies in a stepwise manner. The characteristic frequency output of that transmitter is channelled by its associated filter to the corresponding indicator. Each indicator may provide one of two possible indications corresponding to a safe or nonsafe (or GO/NO GO) condition at its associated remote location. Each indicator is normally in the safe (GO) condition until the operation of its associated sensing unit, at which time the condition of the indicator is altered to provide an unsafe (or NO GO) condition.
In another embodiment of the invention, the passive sensing unit is in the form of a microwave reflecting unit whose reflecting characteristics are varied upon the operation of the parameter sensing element. A microwave transmitter located remote from the reflecting units, projects a beam towards the passive reflectors and the reflected beam is sensed. The altered reflected signal resulting from the operation of the sensing element upon a predetermined deviation in the sensed parameter is analyzed to thereby produce an appropriate signal at the indicator.
To increase the flexiblity of the latter embodiment, a plurality of passive reflecting means may be provided at different remote locations, each having, upon the actuation of the associated sensing element a unique reflecting pattern to the incident microwave beam. That pattern is sensed and identified by suitable logic cir cuitry, whereby a corresponding indicator is actuated to indicate the location, or locations, at which the sensed parameter has varied beyond the threshold level.
To the accomplishment of the above and to such further objects as may hereinafter appear, the present invention relates to a remote monitoring and indicating system, substantially as defined in the appended claims and as described in the following specification taken together with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1, is a schematic elevation of a helicopter illustrating the application of the remote parameter monitoring system according to one embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2, is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the invention as employed in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3, is a view similar to FIG. 1, illustrating the application of a second embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 4(a)(c) illustrate possible different configurations of the passive microwave reflectors of the embodiment of FIG. 3;
FIGS. 5(a)-(c) illustrate the waveforms of the reflected signals obtained respectively from the passive reflectors of FIGS. 4ta)(c); and
FIG. 6, is a schematic block diagram of the sensing and indicating portions of the embodiment of FIG. 3.
Broadly considered, the remote monitoring system of the invention provides information at an indicator station concerning the state or level of a specified parameter at a remote, and perhaps, inaccessible environment to which the supplying of operating power is impractical or impossible. The invention is herein specifically described with respect to several embodiments thereof for use in the continuous monitoring of the internal pressure of rotating helicopter blades at a station remote from the blades, such as in the cockpit of the helicopter.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the system of the invention includes a passive parameter (e.g pressure) sensitive element contained in a sensor unit 10, three of which, 10a-c, are respectively mounted on the blades 12ac secured to the upper end of a rotor 14 of helicopter 16. The internal pressure of the blades is monitored at an indicating station located within the cockpit 18 of the helicopter 16. The sensing element is calibrated to operate when the sensed parameter reaches a predetermined threshold level, and the sensor units 10 are preferably mounted in a threaded port communicating with the sealed cavity of the blade, such as by the use of a single or double O-ring seal (not herein shown).
The parameter sensor units l0a-c are all electrically passive in nature, that is, they require no independent or external source of electrical power for their operation. As will be more completely described below, each of sensor units 10 are electromagnetically coupled to an active element, that is, an element that receives electrical power and generates energy when suitably actuated. The active elements (not seen in FIG. 1) are responsive to the passive sensor units 10, and are coupled to the cockpit indicator. When the sensed parameter, to wit, the pressure in one of the blades 12, falls below the predetermined threshold level, the passive unit 10 changes its state, as will be described, and causes the active element associated therewith to vary the level of its output supplied to its associated indicator. The latter thus provides an unambiguous indication in the form of a safe or unsafe (GO/NO GO) signal of the pressure within the blade.
As seen in FIG. 2, each of the sensor units 10a-c is there shown as further including a normally resonant circuit comprising a capacitor C and an inductance L connected in series with the sensing element in the form of a pressure-sensitive transducer or switch S, the latter being shown in its normally open condition. A pressure-sensitive switch suitable for use in this app1ication is manufactured by the Mechmetals Corp. of Culver City, California, and identified by the manufacturer as the 500718 Series. When the pressure in one of the blades 12 falls below the threshold value due to, for example, a developing crack in that blade, the switch S in the sensor unit housed in that blade closes in response to the pressure drop, and the resonant circuit in that sensor unit is thereby closed. Each sensor unit 10 thus defines a potentially operative resonant circuit tuned to a specific frequency as determined by the values of the inductance and capacitance in the individual sensor unit.
The resonant circuits in all sensor units 10 are inductively coupled to a fixed single winding Lp, which may be fixedly mounted in the hollow interior of rotor 16 in inductive coupling relation with the sensing unit inductances La-Lc. The inductance La-Lc may thus be considered as defining the secondary windings of a rotary transformer T, of which winding Lp serves as the common primary winding.
The ungrounded end of winding Lp is coupled to a summing point 20 to which are also connected, through summing resistors Ra, Rb and Re, the outputs of signal transmitters 22a, 22b, and 22c. Transmitters 22 each contain an oscillator having a frequency-determining resonant circuit of which winding Lp is a common component. As herein described, the resonant circuits of transmitters 22a-c, are respectively tuned to different frequencies F1, F2 and F3. The resonant frequencies of the tuned circuits of sensor units l0a-c, determined by the values of their inductance and capacitance, are established respectively to approximately the same values as oscillator frequencies Fl-F3.
Point 20,- and thus the outputs of transmitters 22, is coupled to the inputs of frequency-selective means in the form of active narrow-band pass filters 24a-c, the latter being respectively designated to pass only those signals centered about frequencies F1, F2 and F3. The outputs of filters 24a-c are respectively coupled to the inputs of detectors 26a-c, the outputs of which are in turn respectively coupled to the inputs of level translators 28a-c. The outputs of level translators 28a-c are respectively coupled to trigger generators 30a-c, each of which is in turn respectively coupled to the input of an indicator-driver 32ac. The output of drivers 32a-c are respectively connected to indicators 34a-c.
Each driver 32 provides, according to its input level,
one of two possible sets of complementary outputs, and
each indicator 34 includes two indicators, here shown as lamps 36 and 38, respectively connected to the outputs of drivers 32. As will be described below, indicator 36 when energized by driver 32 indicates a safe pres sure indication, and the energization of indicator 38 indicates an unsafe pressure condition i.e., a decrease in blade pressure below the specified threshold level in the associated blade 12.
In operation, when a crack appears in one of the blades, say blade 12a, and the pressure within the cavity of that blade decreases below the preset threshold level, the pressure-sensitive switch Sa is closed and thus the resonant circuit in sensor unit 10a is closed. This changes the loading on the inductively coupled resonant circuit of the associated transmitter 22a, which in turn produces a change in the output level of that transmitter at its characteristic frequency F1. Filter 24a directs that signal only to detector 26a where the oscillator frequency component of the transmitter output signal is removed in a known manner.
The resultant output of detector 26a, which is in the form of a step-function signal, is applied to level inverter 28a in which the two levels of the detected stepfunction signal are shifted to levels more suitable for 'driving trigger generator 30, such as O and 5 volts. Trigger generator 30 provides complementary signals to the inputs of the latching driver 320.
Each driver 32 comprises input NAND gates 40 and 42 respectively receiving at one of its inputs the true and complementary output signals from trigger 30. The outputs of gates 40 and 42 are respectively coupled to one input of NOR gates 44 and 46. The other inputs of NOR gates 44 and 46 are the complements of the signals applied to the inputs of NAND gates 40 and 42 respectively. The outputs of NOR gates 44 and 46 are fed back and applied respectively to the other input of NAND gates 40 and 42. The outputs of NOR gates 44 and 46 are in turn respectively connected to the bases of transistors Q1 and Q2 connected in groundedemitter configuration. The collectors of transistors Q1 and Q2 are respectively connected to the safe and unsafe indicators 36 and 38. Transistors Q1 and 02 are biased as shown such that one of them is driven on and the other is driven off depending on the respective outputs of gates 44 and 46, which in turn correspond to the output of detector 26 as described.
The provision of the feedback path between the NOR gate outputs and the inputs to the NAND gate in driver 32 provides a latching action, such that a transition in the state of the complementary outputs of trigger generator 30 caused by a sufficiently large pressure drop in the associated blade, produces a permanent change in the operation ofindicators 36 and 38, causing the former to be deenergized and the latter to be energized.
Thus, as will be appreciated, a pressure decrease in one of blades 12 produces a level transition in the output of that one of transmitters 20 which is tuned at the resonant frequency of the sensor unit resonant circuit formed upon the operation of the pressure switch housed in that blade. The level transition occurs at a frequency that is characteristic of or uniquely associated with, that blade and transmitter, and is thus steered by the filter tuned to that frequency to the corresponding driver and indicator. In the latter, the normally energized safe indicator will be turned off, while the normally deenergized indicator 38 will become lit. As a result, both the existence of blade damage and the identity of the damaged blade are both simultaneously and unambiguously obtained in the cockpit. The indicators associated with the undamaged blades will remain in their safe condition in which only indicator 36 is energized.
In the embodiment of FIG 2, three different monitoring channels are provided, each operating at a different characteristic frequency. If it is desired to only sense the presence of a fault rather than to identify its location, only a single transmitter and indicator channel may be employed which is inductively coupled as shown to one or more sensor units. In a system modified along these lines, a fault in any one of the blades would produce an unsafe indication. The location of the fault could be made by conventional means once the aircraft was grounded.
It is of significance that in the system of FIG. 2 all of the electrically active circuits, that is, those circuits included in the channel from transmitters 22 to indicators 36, which require operating power, are all located in a stationary, i.e., non-rotating environment of the helicopter, and may thus all conveniently be packaged along with the necessary power supply in a single unit located in the cockpit. Only the sensor units 10, which contain only passive elements requiring no operating power, to wit inductance L, capacitance C, and pressure-switch S, are housed in the inaccessible rotating blades.
An alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 36, is also described for use in detecting the loss of pressure in blades l2a-c rotatably mounted on a rotor 14 of a helicopter 16. In this embodiment the passive elements mounted on the blades are in the form of microwave reflectors 50a-c, operating in conjunction with a pressure-sensitive switch in a manner to be described. A microwave transmitter 52 is carried on the upper section of fuselage 54 of helicopter 16 and transmits a beam of microwave energy 56 which is offset from the axis of rotation of rotor 14, such that beam 56 is periodically and sequentially intercepted by the rotating blades when the helicopter is in flight.
Reflector elements 50a-c, when their associated pressure-sensitive unit operates upon sensing a predetermined pressure level, presents a unique reflecting pattern to the microwave energy incident thereon. In the specific configuration of the reflector elements herein shown, elements 50 are in the form of a reflecting surface 58 each having a different number of openings 60 formed therein. As seen in FIGS. 4a-c elements 50a-c respectively have one, two and three aligned openings formed therein. A channel 62 extends beneath surface 58 and communicates with the lower ends of openings 60.
Beneath channel 62 are disposed a corresponding number of microwave lossy members 64 made of a lossy material such as carbon-That is, element 50a contains one lossy member, while element 50b and 50c respectively have two and three lossy members. Members 64 are in respective registration with the openings 60 formed in their associated reflecting element, and a reflecting plate 66 is positioned within channel 62 and is transversely movable therein. To this end plate 66 is coupled by a rod 68 to a pressure-sensitive trigger 70.
In operation, when the pressure in each of blades 12a-12c is above the minimum safe level, all of the pressure triggers 70 are inoperative and reflecting plates 66 are all in their inoperative positions as shown in the solid line position in FIG. 4, in which they are interposed between the openings 60 in reflecting surface 58 and the lossy members 64. The blade surface thus defined is completely reflective of microwave energy and the signal received at a receiver 72 located near transmitter 52 is a uniform signal each time one of the blades passes over the microwave beam.
However, when the pressure in one of the blades 12 falls below the safe permissible level, the pressure trigger 70 in that blade is operated causing plate 66 to be moved away from its solid line position to its broken line position shown in FIG. 4a. In that position of the pressure plate, the plate no longer covers the lossy members 64 which are now exposed through openings 60 in surface 58 to the incident microwave energy.
The reflected pattern from the faulty blade thus exhibits a null at the position of the opening in the blade surface where the energy is absorbed rather than reflected by the exposed lossy members. The reflected energy patterns for each of the blades in the operative condition of the pressure trigger is shown in FIG Sa-c, showing the single, double and triple nulls resulting from the presentation of the lossy material to the incident microwave beam of elements 5011, b and 0, respectively.
The reflected signals are respectively received and detected in receiver 72 and a microwave detector 74 coupled to the output of the receiver (FIG. 6). The output of the latter is applied to a counter and logic circuit 76 which counts the number of null signals present in a given time period, i.e., the time required for one of elements 50 to completely pass over the microwave beam.
The count produced by the detected signals is processed in a logic circuit the design of which is well within the skill of one in the field of logic design. For a count 1 condition (corresponding to a reflection from element 50a upon a fault in blade 12a) a pulse is applied to trigger 82a which applies complementary signals to indicator 84a to cause its unsafe indicator to be energized much in the manner described above with reference to the embodiment of FIG. 2. Similarly, a count 2 or count 3 signal obtained in circuit 80 causes a drive signal to be applied to trigger 8212 or 82c. The latter, in turn are respectively connected to indicators 84b and 84c and cause their associated unsafe indicators to be appropriately energized to thereby provide an unambiguous indication and identification of a damaged blade.
By an alternative use of the basic system of FIG. 2, an unsafe indication may be obtained whenever the pressure in one of the tires in a multiple-tire arrangement, such as that commonly found in a truck or the like, decreases to less than a predetermined safe level. The prompt detection and location of the faulty tire prevents the destruction of the other tires and thus reduces the likelihood of an accident.
In a truck installation, the sensor unit is housed in conjunction with the tire air valve, which could be readily modified to receive the senor unit while still preventing the loss of air from the tire. The stationary winding of the coupling rotary transformer is located in the non-rotating hub or brake assembly of the tire being monitored. The operation and manner of operation of the truck mounted, parameter monitoring system is similar to that described above for use in the helicopter, and is thus not further described herein.
The present invention thus provides an effective and reliable system for monitoring a physical parameter at a remote and inaccessible location, and for indicating the presence of a fault at the remote location whenever the monitored parameter falls above or below a specifled level. Significantly, all the active components of the system are located in a fixed and accessible location to which electrical power could be supplied with relative ease, while the sensor unit located in the inaccessible location is completely passive, that is, it requires no electrical power for its operation.
Also significant in the system of the invention is its capability, by means of assigning a characteristic frequency to each senor unit, to indicate the particular remote location at which the sensed parameter has reached a fault level.
While the present invention has been herein primarily specifically described with reference to the monitoring of blade pressure in a helicopter, it could clearly also be used in other applications such as the truck herein mentioned, and in installations such as factories, and in rotating machinery such as dynamos, generators and the like, and for monitoring other parameters such as temperature, acceleration, weight and fluid level, merely by modifying the passive parameter-sensing unit and the means for coupling the passive and active units. Thus, while only several embodiments of the invention have been herein specifically described, it will be apparent that modifications may be made therein all without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
I claim:
1. A system for monitoring a parameter at a plurality of spaced locations, said system comprising a plurality of parameter responsive switching means respectively located at said locations and operable in response to a predetermined change of said parameter, a plurality of electrically passive, normally inoperative resonant circuits respectively coupled to said parameter-sensitive means, said parameter sensitive switching means being effective when operated to render operative a corre sponding one of said resonant circuits, a plurality of electrically active sources of signals at different frequencies located remote from said passive resonant circuits, a single winding coupled to the outputs of said plurality of signal sources and inductively coupled to said plurality of passive resonant circuits and effective upon the operation of one of said parameter-sensitive switching means to produce an electrical signal at one of said frequencies, said one of said frequencies being uniquely associated with said one of said parametersensitive means, a corresponding plurality of indicating means located remote from said passive resonant circuits, and a corresponding plurality of means having an input coupled to said single winding and an output respectively coupled to said indicating means for selectively applying said unique frequencies signal to a corresponding one of said plurality of indicating means.
2. The system of claim 1, in which said passive resonant circuits each comprise an inductive winding inductively coupled to said single winding.
3. The system of claim 2, in which each of said signal sources includes a tuned circuit, said transformer winding being a component of the tuned circuit of each of said signal sources.
4. The system of claim 1, in which said signal applying means includes frequency-sensitive means respectively operatively interposed between said signal sources and said plurality of indicating means.
5. The system of claim 4, in which the outputs of each of said signal sources are coupled to a common point, and the inputs of said frequency-sensitive means are all coupled to said common point.
6. The system of claim 4, in which each of said indicating means comprises a first element operative only when the corresponding one of said parametersensitive means is in an operative condition, and a second element operative only when the corresponding one of said parameter-sensitive means is in its inoperative condition.
7. The system of claim 6, further comprising means interrupted by said blades, passive energy reflective means carried by said blades, switching means carried by said blades and operable in response to a change in the internal pressure of one of said blades for altering the reflective characteristics of the passive reflecting means on said one of said blades, and means located in the cockpit of said aircraft for sensing the change in the reflective characteristics of said passive reflective means, to thereby provide a warning indication.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, in which said passive reflective means each provide a different reflected signal to said sensing means, and further comprising means coupled to said sensing means for distinguishing the reflected signal, and a plurality of indicating means coupled to said signal-distinguishing means, one of said indicating meansbeing made operative upon the operation of a corresponding one of said switch means.
10. A system for detecting and indicating a predetermined change in a specified parameter at a plurality of remote locations comprising a plurality of electrically passive, normally inoperative resonant circuits resonant at a different frequency when operative and located respectively at said remote locations, a plurality of parameter-sensing switch means respectively coupled to said resonant circuits, said switch means being normally in a first inoperative state and being placed in a second operative state in response to said predetermined change in said parameter at one of said remote locations to render the one of said resonant circuits at said one remote location operative, a plurality of electrically active transmitting means producing signals at different frequencies and spaced from said remote locations and from said passive resonant circuits, said different frequencies being respectively approximately equal to the resonant frequencies of said resonant circuits, means for respectively inductively coupling said transmitting means to said passive resonant circuits, means coupled to said passive resonant circuits through said inductive coupling means for producing a fault signal upon the operation of said one of said passive resonant circuits, and indicating means coupled to said fault signal producing means and operable in response to said fault signal for providing an indication whenever said parameter changes by at least said predetermined amount at said one remote location. i
11. The system of claim 10, in which said indicating means comprises a corresponding plurality of indicators, and further comprising a corresponding plurality of frequency-sensitive means respectively operatively interposed between said transmitters and said plurality of indicators.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
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|Jul 16, 1949
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I would be remiss if I didn't mention this, today is the 12th wedding anniversary for Stephanie and I.
"You in the moonlight, with your sleepy eyes, could you ever love a man like me?
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Congratulations to you both on your 12th Anniversary. Well done! Wishing to many more years of love and togetherness.
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Nasus Build
First Buy
Early Buys vs Physical
Early Buys vs Magic
Core Build
Late Game Choices
Ability Sequence
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The masteries shown here are not yet updated for the current season, the guide author needs to set up the new masteries. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
Thanks for taking the time to read this Nasus guide. I feel a prospective Nasus player will find this guide very informative and inspiring.
Most any time you play Nasus, you and your team should focus on a late game strategy, as Nasus is a champion that scales better and better the later the game goes on. For that reason you may have heard that Nasus has an "enrage timer". Nasus should almost always have solo top, at least in my opinion. Having him lane with a support may be feasible, but I wouldn't know exactly how that would work out. He can also jungle, but again, I have little experience with that. Taking that into account, this guide will solely treat Nasus as a solo top, AD-Bruiser type champion. This does not cover Nasus in 3s or Dominion. This is solely a Summoner Rift guide.
The terminology for this guide is more suited for experienced players, so please be warned. If you are a beginner player, this guide may not be the best suited for you.
Personally, this is my second guide on Mobafire, so all criticism and advice is fully welcomed. I personally play at Diamond IV (Franqly, NA). I actually used to think Nasus wasn't that great of a champion, but a while ago I tried him again. I was surprised how fast I picked up on him, and quickly started dominating my games.
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Without further ado, my Nasus guide. Enjoy.
Edit 9/10/13:
I've been playing Nasus top recently and have been doing well. The majority of this guide is not current and all that useful. I may alter the rest of the guide later, but currently items/ runes/masteries/etc have been updated.
Pros / Cons
In my opinion, masteries don't make all that of a tremendous impact on the game. However, guide readers probably expect some explanations on the validity of the mastery choices, so I'll put my bias aside =P I like 0/21/9 on Nasus for several reasons:
- The defensive tree provides defensive stats useful to provide a little more survivability early in the game
- Movement speed is important, so picking up both movement speed masteries is nice.
- CDR is important, though 1 point in that mastery is ultimately wasted (20% from FH, 15% from Shur + 8.1%)
Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed
Greater Mark of Attack Damage
Greater Glyph of Magic Resist
Greater Seal of Armor
I choose my runes this way for several reasons:
- Armor Penetration marks allow for more damage output, and do not have replacements I feel are worth as much.
- Armor seals allow more protection against harass heavy ad solo tops.
- Scaling MR glyphs for a slight bit more tankiness.
- Movement Speed for all around goodness.
- Greater Mark of Desolation - Recommended.
- Greater Mark of Attack Damage - Not sure why, needed another mark to show =P
- Greater Seal of Armor - Recommended.
- Greater Seal of Replenishment - More sustain on mana.
- Greater Seal of Vitality - healthiness over armor.
- Greater Seal of Health - ^^^
- Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist - Recommended.
- Greater Glyph of Scaling Cooldown Reduction - Useful for different builds.
- Greater Glyph of Magic Resist - Great against aggressive AP solo top.
- Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed - Recommended.
- Greater Quintessence of Desolation - Damage instead of Movement Speed, if available, take the movement speed.
- Greater Quintessence of Health - Tank over damage question, preference.
Summoner Spells
Viable Summoner Spells
I choose Flash and Teleport most games.
Occasionally, I'll pick Exhaust over Teleport because someone else on the team has port (e.g. Revive/Port Karthus). In general, though, I feel Teleport is an essential summoner spell on Nasus. It allows him to maximize his early game XP, which aids him into smoother farming mid game. It also allows him to farm while a team fight is beginning to form, then join the fight when he needs to. Every team should have a Teleport, imo.
The choice between Flash and Ghost is very difficult on Nasus. For an escape maneuver top lane, Flash is better against stun oriented tops/junglers, while Ghost is better against slow oriented tops/junglers. Later in the game both spells provide a gap closure. Ghost tends to be more useful in fights in the open, while Flash is very useful for its ability to jump over walls, say, over the baron wall to initiate a fight, or to follow the ad carry who has jumped over a jungle wall. Ultimately the choice of Flash or Ghost is completely dependent on a per game basis. In normal games, I tend to take Flash because I feel in general it provides more protection and utility than Ghost.
Also, Shurelya's Reverie kinda functions like Ghost does, so keep that in mind when making the decision.
Less Viable Summoner Spells
- Ignite - This spell is designed more for aggressive laning, and is not suggested for the passive lane of Nasus.
- Heal - This spell has become very popular, and could very well aid to a successful Nasus lane. I do not like this spell, personally.
- Clarity - This spell can be considered for lower level play, as Nasus can be mana hungry. At more competitive levels of play, this spell falls out of favor.
- Cleanse - I've never been fully comfortable with this spell, though feasibly it could be used effectively on Nasus.
- Surge - Nasus is not AP or Atk Spd oriented, so this spell serves much less purpose than others.
- Clairvoyance & Smite - Support takes CV, jungle takes Smite.
- Promote & Revive - Added for completeness, but honestly should not be considered.
Nasus's passive provides a scaling Life Steal buff. This allows Nasus to have a more sustainable lane, as well as sustainability in a fight without the need for a Life Stealing item.
Nasus's Q is fundamental to his play style. By adding 3 damage permanently to Siphoning Strike every time it is used to kill something, you are continually making Nasus stronger. This bonus damage has no limit, so ultimately, Nasus can only make this ability hit harder and harder as the game goes on. This is why he is a late game champ.
Using Siphoning Strike resets his auto attack CD, so it can be combo'd directly after an auto attack. Use this technique to maximizes damage. Be careful, though. If you are chasing a champion, and will only be in range for a single hit, use Siphoning Strike before a white hit. This allows Siphoning Strike to go on CD, while also doing more damage to the enemy than a single auto attack.
By its nature, you want to use this ability whenever you can to last hit minions. Siphoning Strike is only as effective as the farm behind it. In a 40min game, you should be able to reach no less than 500+ damage. With a 2.4sec CD (4sec -> 40% CDR), this is a tremendously dangerous amount of potential damage to an AD carry.
Siphoning Strike also is usable on turrets. This allows Nasus to push turrets fairly quickly.
Nasus's W works essentially like Exhaust. It does not work as effectivly against stationary AP champs as Exhaust, but Wither is an incredibly effective slow and Atk Spd debuff. This skill allows Nasus to get in range and chase down an enemy. Wither also is extremely effective against an AD carry, as it limits their escape to safer grounds, leaving them open to be destroyed by you or your team, and it drastically reduces their auto attacking damage.
Gaining confidence and proper execution for when to time the use of Wither can take practice. In a 1v1 Situation, you will want to either use it early in order to minimize the damage done to you (e.g. against an auto-attacker like Tryndamere), or save it to use as your enemy is trying to run away. In a ganking situation, throw your Wither early so your jungle can close the gap and apply their cc's and damage to a mostly immobile target. In a counter ganking situation, use your best judgement who to use it on. In a team fight, almost always use it on the AD carry if possible. If not the AD carry, then probably a melee champ reliant on being mobile (e.g. Shyvana).
Proper use of Wither can make or break a Nasus in a team fight. Wither is an incredibly effective cc, and should not be taken lightly.
Nasus's E is his weakest spell. Spirit Fire ultimately has limited uses, and should be used cautiously with considerations for mana. It's damage is not incredible by any means, but certainly should be used when fighting champions. The Armor debuff is excellent, but forcing your enemies to stand in the circle is a difficult task. Use Spirit Fire in a situation you feel you can get multiple Siphoning Strike's off while your enemy is standing in the Armor debuff. In fights, improper use of Spirit Fire will not make or break Nasus, but keep in mind its uses and don't worry about using it on CD as often.
Occasionally, Spirit Fire can be used to last hit an escaping champion, as its range is rather good, and the initial damage is nothing to be counted out. These situations are rare, but keep in mind that it can work.
Spirit Fire SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR MINION FARMING. Though there are exceptions, try your very hardest not to use it to farm minions. Remember, you want to farm with Siphoning Strike as much as possible, so farming with Spirit Fire is counter productive to the Nasus play style. Some exceptions include massive pushes on turrets, times before a fight in which you need to leave the lane full of minions quickly and do not have the time to Q all of them, or simply in the team effort of pushing turrets.
Nasus's R (Ultimate) is an incredible spell that requires great timing to maximize its usefulness. Fury of the Sands does percent damage to all surrounding enemies and converts a percentage of that damage done into bonus AD. Also, it provides a steroid of health initially.
It may seem obvious that this spell would have maximized output at the start of a fight. This is true in most cases, and should not be forgotten. For team fights, your ult signifies a commitment to the fight, as many other ults will do. You should always have Fury of the Sands ready for team fights, as you are much less effective as a tanky dps without it.
Timing comes into play when you are at the later laning phases of the game. If you've been playing passively the entire game, this is the time (about lvl 11) when your ult will provide you an incredible advantage over your lane opponent. Read the Game Play section for more details on these situations.
Level Q first; it is your best spell.
Level W second; it is much more useful than E, and benefits more from levels.
Level E last; it is your least useful spell.
Level R whenever possible; (lvls 6/11/16) Obvious.
This build is a basic CDR and off-tank build for Nasus. Because a lot of his damage comes from his Siphoning Strike, not very many dps items are necessary for good damage. Trinity Force is the only dps item, and it is mostly useful for the Sheen proc and movement speed. Sheen procs off Siphoning Strike, which makes it a great damaging item for Nasus. Early, the build focuses on sustainability and Q farming. After Glacial Shroud and Shurelya's Reverie, you will be nearly CDR capped. This allows for massive Q farming, which is the focus of the Nasus play style. The tank items in the build are more subjective to the team you are facing, so change how you build Nasus and when you buy certain items depending on the situation.
Early Game
I start with Cloth Armor and x5 Health Potion against lanes I feel I might struggle against. Otherwise I will go either Boots of Speed and x3/4 Health Potion, or Regrowth Pendant and a Health Potion. On my first buy I would hope to be able to get at least Philosopher's Stone (as well as pots and wards). This GP5 item is also an incredible means for sustainability. Boots of Speed are another early priority, though occasionally I will be forced to return before I have enough for both items, in which case I prioritize Philosopher's Stone. This may be more preference than not, but I feel the earlier you get your GP5 the more use you'll get out of it.
After Boots of Speed and Philosopher's Stone, I'll build either t2 boots, Glacial Shroud, or Heart of Gold. Spirit Visage is another option against an AP opponent like Rumble. I generally only build Heart of Gold if my lane is going incredibly well as well as the other lanes, making it appear more likely the it will get to late game. Otherwise, this will put you behind on your potential Q farming into mid game with less CDR. The lack of mana from Spirit Visage does make it the weaker choice, so consider whether Mercury's Treads will be enough MR or not.
Choose Ninja Tabi only if the lane is not going so well against an AD opponent. Otherwise, Mercury's Treads is the better option for t2 boots, in my opinion.
Mid Game
After Glacial Shroud, I choose whether I need more damage now with Sheen, I still need to be defense/passive with Frozen Heart or I need to add utility for the team with Shurelya's Reverie. Eventually all these items are essential to the Nasus build. These items give a great amount of CDR, as well as good defense. These items, even with little damage, allow Nasus to start 1v1-ing and killing his opponents. His passive life steal starts kicking in and with a decent amount of farm on the Q, his damage can be very dangerous, even at this point in the game.
Late Game
At this point, your build is much more up for your own interpretation. When and which items to build are more preference oriented or team composition countering. I recommend finishing Trinity Force and finishing it off with a bit more Armor with Randuin's Omen or MR with Force of Nature. Note: A build is not meant to be followed like a recipe, but more like guidelines to what kind of results you want from your champion, so use discretion when deciding what the finish the build with.
Here is a summary of other options available to Nasus:
- The Bloodthirster - When tanky-ness is no longer is an issue, this is the item to use to add more damage.
- Atma's Impaler - It has great synergy with Warmog's Armor, add some more damage.
- Last Whisper - An option against someone like Urgot.
- Youmuu's Ghostblade - More for fun, though the active is useful, and it has CDR (useful when used instead of Shurelya's Reverie).
- Warmog's Armor - Great source of health and health regeneration.
- Sunfire Cape - Has synergy with his ult, but is an inefficient build, imo.
- Frozen Mallet - A reasonable item, but with Phage usually building into Trinity Force, this is not an item suited for Nasus, generally.
- Randuin's Omen - This is a great Armor item to get, though Wither performs the same way the active does, so keep that in mind.
- Guardian Angel - Imo, not really all that useful, but it can fit into many builds and can make a huge difference depending on the situation.
- Thornmail - Great against AD, auto attacking heavy teams.
- Force of Nature - With percent health regen, works well with health items like Warmog's Armor. The movement speed is also effective.
- Banshee's Veil - A viable alternative to Force of Nature. The extra health and mana are great, but I feel the movement speed and health regen make FoN a more suited item for Nasus.
- Maw of Malmortius - I fairly solid item, though the passive probably wouldn't be utilized well.
- Aegis of the Legion - Though your support or jungler should get this, the team may need you to be the one helping with this item. Certain team comps may call for this to be the case, and with massive farm on Nasus, he seems suited to take the responsibility.
- Oracle's Elixir - A strong Nasus shouldn't have any problem not dying in fights, so having an extra (or the only) oracle's is a solid choice.
Nasus is all about farm. That is why he is suitable for solo top, among other reasons. Essentially, Nasus without farm is dead in the water and does no damage. He needs to farm up Siphoning Strike in order to cast a presence in team fights.
Here is some advice for farming with Nasus:
- Do not push your lane! Nasus cannot and should not play aggressively early.
- Do not use Spirit Fire to farm the lane. This is a generally rule, and can be broken, but for the most part do not use it to farm.
- Understand how much harass you can take. Understand the capabilities of your opponents.
- If farming you Q requires you to overextend or be harassed too much, forcing you to recall before you want to or puting you in a position where you could die, do not farm! This is a difficult concept for Nasus players, but essential to understand.
- XP > Farm; this is a general rule, but very important. Higher levels allow you to farm faster and safer.
- Lvl 1-5, do not care especially if you are being denied farm or not. Nasus builds his strength primarily during mid game. Then, you can hold much stronger ground against an opponent and have a much shorter Siphoning Strike CD.
- Do not harass your opponent. At some point during the laning phase, you're going to want to engage your opponent, and you don't want them to know exactly how strong you're going to be. Many players underestimate the power Nasus can have.
- Support ganks by first engaging without the slow, then throw the slow when your opponent starts to run. If you're laning correctly, you should almost always have the lane in a safe position, closer to your turret than the opponent's. This sets up fairly nice ganks.
- If you're being overly harassed early, call for ganks. Early ganks probably won't be sucessful, as Nasus's early damage is minimal, but a jungler's presence will perhaps stymie extreme aggression from your opponent.
- Farm a lane as long as you can before a teamfight. Teleport is very useful for this, as you can port to a fight after having been farming a lane.
- If your lane is not in a safe position (minions pushed farther than you'd like) ward in order to see ganks coming, then escape. Wards safe lives, especially your own.
- In almost all situations LAST HIT ONLY. Not only should you last hit, but you should last hit with the least possible health on the minion you are killing. This prevents your lane from being pushed. Begin breaking this rule when you don't care if you push the lane and can be using Siphoning Strike to kill minions on CD.
- At a turret, as a wave is coming into range, hit the minions to proper amounts, so when the turret hits the minion, they will be low enough to finish off with Siphoning Strike or an auto attack. This is more important early than later, as you'll have no problem one-shotting minions mid-late game.
- Don't forget to auto attack for last hits when Siphoning Strike is on CD. Not only is it important to farm damage on your Q, it is also very important to maximize your gold income from farm.
- Know when you should freeze your lane and when you should push, especially when your first turret has been destroyed. Knowing how to control the lane allows you to dictate the flow of the game. Understand that pushing accomplishes nothing if an objective is not being contested, or a fight is not happening.
- Know when you should push a lane or not before recalling. Sometimes pushing is the correct decision, sometimes not. I still struggle to recognize the difference. Essentially, try to calculate whether or not you will be denying more farm to yourself or to your opponent. Generally, leaving your lane stronger, but not at a turret, is a bad decision. If you push, make sure your wave goes to the turret.
Sometimes you have to creatively come up with solutions to problems you're having in lane. This takes practice and knowledge of the situations you're in.
If you are ever forced to take top 1v2, all you need to change is your willingness to take harass for farm. You will certainly be under farmed going into mid game after having been in a 1v2. What you do not want to happen is to become under leveled. Do not fret a 1v2, because as long as you play it safe your team gains a great advantage by having a jungler over the other team not having a jungler.
Team Fighting
Team fighting with any champ can be very difficult to put to words. Experience is the best educator on this matter, but I will try to explain it as simply as I can. Just remember, none of these are hard and fast rules, just general guidelines to keep in mind.
- Nasus's role in a team fighting situation is similar to other AD bruiser types. He is suppose to take out the AD Carry, without putting himself too far out of position.
- You may also find it more useful to protect and/or peel for your own AD Carry instead.
- Throw your ult at the beginning of the fight so you drain the life of the champions around you. There is little reason to delay using the ult, but just know that using it commits you to the fight. If the fight does not break out as expected, you will have wasted it.
- Place Wither on the AD Carry or an AD bruiser. If not either of these, then someone else dependent on movement would be a good choice. You should use it on an auto attacker over a caster, as the ability slows Atk Spd as well as Movement Spd.
- Place Spirit Fire anywhere you can. Focusing on where exactly to place it is not where your focus should be. Get into the habit of placing it on the people you will focus, though it may be more beneficial to place it where your AD Carry will be focusing.
- Do not chase, unless you are sure the fight is a certain win for your team. And even so, many times it is better to push a lane and get turrets rather than chase the Teemo around the jungle.
- If your team is behind, play defensivly. Nasus is not incredibly suited for counter aggression, but is a very good defensive champion. While defending turrets, throw your Wither on the opponent's AD Carry to prevent maximum damage to the turret, and wait for a dive.
- If your team is ahead, and you are plenty farmed, play very aggressivly. A farmed Nasus is perhaps the deadliest thing in the game. Jungle invasion and camping bushes can work for teams that ward sparingly. For more competitive play, you will still be able to invade jungle to kill neutral camps (with buffs), and force objectives better (Dragon, Baron, turrets).
- Nasus can push turrets very fast. Remember, you can use Siphoning Strike on turrets. A farmed Nasus can solo turrets, so if you feel it is necessary, you can backdoor.
- You are not unkillable, even when you are fed and farmed, but try to impose your will on the other team that makes you seem unkillable. What I mean is, do not engage and take focus on all 5 enemies, but instead, wait for 2-3 of them to focus another tanky champion on your team, then try to split their damage by having 2-3 focus on yourself. In other words, divide the enemy team's focus. Depending on the time in the game, you will have a sense for how much damage you will be able to take in a fight before having to have to escape.
There are many more pieces of advice that could be given, but ultimately I think team fighting is best left to experience in order to fully master.
Thank you for reading this guide on Nasus. I hope you have learned a thing or two and are ready to kick tail your next matches.
Please leave comments on your results following the guide, any questions and concerns you have, criticism of the guide, or just anything else you want to tell me. I will address these questions and concerns whenever I can.


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The best horror films are actually about something larger than the grim events that typically befall their characters. It's what makes Tobe Hooper's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films, George Romero's "Living Dead" movies or the more recent "House of the Devil" and "Let the Right One In" so powerful: They examine societal change and the fear of the other through a distorted lens.
As with far too many recent horror sequels and reboots, "Texas Chainsaw 3D," the latest off-target entry in the once radically unnerving series, has little on its mind beyond good-time gore.
For those mapping along, this "Chainsaw" is a direct sequel to the original 1974 film, negating the previous sequels and ignoring the more recent reboot and prequel.
Highlight clips from the original film appear during the opening credits, and the film features a sequence intended to take place the same day as the action in that first movie — police and local vigilantes arrive to burn down the house of horrors belonging to the killer Leatherface and his sadistic clan.
Jumping to present day, the movie, directed by John Luessenhop, introduces Heather (Alexandra Daddario), who inherits an isolated house from a grandmother she never knew she had.
Arriving there with her boyfriend, a female friend and her new boyfriend and some other dude they picked up hitchhiking, the group begins partying with no thought paid to who might have been taking such good care of the deceased's home.
Turns out, Leatherface, Heather's unknown-to-her cousin, has been hiding out in the basement lo these many years, his chain saw collection gassed up and ready to go.
Visually there's not much new here, save a scene in which a cop slowly makes his way through Leatherface's lair while using FaceTime on his iPhone, his superior safely on the other end pressing him onward.
A metaphor for the dehumanizing aspects of contemporary technology? A sly commentary on drone warfare, you ask? If only.
The film has something of a late twist that won't be given away here but, needless to say, it sets up a sequel.
The original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" leaves audiences feeling hollowed out, dispirited and dissolute. "Texas Chainsaw 3D" is simply a bummer for being a big nothing.
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They're called interlocking directorates. Here's Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting's list of media interlocking directorates. Search for that term and you'll find a load of sites.
Among those results will be good reads such as Interlocking Directorates in the Corporate Community by G. William Domhoff, which is from 2005 but is still relevant in that it shows the complex relationships of those who control the country.
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