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Patent US5995840 - Method and apparatus for dynamically selecting a frequency reuse plan for a ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and apparatus in a radio messaging system monitors (304, 404), by a plurality of base receivers (207), an inbound channel for an inbound transmission from a portable subscriber unit (122), and determines (306, 406) a subset of the plurality of base receivers that reliably receive the inbound...http://www.google.com/patents/US5995840?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5995840 - Method and apparatus for dynamically selecting a frequency reuse plan for a radio messaging systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5995840 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/895,932Publication dateNov 30, 1999Filing dateJul 17, 1997Priority dateJul 17, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asWO1999004580A1Publication number08895932, 895932, US 5995840 A, US 5995840A, US-A-5995840, US5995840 A, US5995840AInventorsJheroen Pieter Dorenbosch, Robert L. BreedenOriginal AssigneeMotorola, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (14), Referenced by (24), Classifications (5), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for dynamically selecting a frequency reuse plan for a radio messaging systemUS 5995840 AAbstract A method and apparatus in a radio messaging system monitors (304, 404), by a plurality of base receivers (207), an inbound channel for an inbound transmission from a portable subscriber unit (122), and determines (306, 406) a subset of the plurality of base receivers that reliably receive the inbound transmission. The method and apparatus then selects (310, 408) a frequency reuse plan for the radio messaging system, based upon the subset.
What is claimed is: 1. A method in a two-way radio messaging system for dynamically selecting a frequency reuse plan, comprising the steps of:monitoring, by a plurality of base receivers, an inbound channel for an inbound transmission from a portable subscriber unit; determining a count of how many base receivers are in a subset of the plurality of base receivers that reliably receive the inbound transmission; and selecting the frequency reuse plan, based upon the count. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the step of determining the subset of the plurality of base receivers that reliably receive the inbound transmission and are collocated with a base transmitter.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates in general to radio communication systems, and more specifically to a method and apparatus in a two-way radio messaging system for dynamically selecting a frequency reuse plan for an outbound transmission from a fixed portion of the radio messaging system to a portable subscriber unit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Modern two-way messaging systems employ frequency reuse for spectrally efficient communication with portable subscriber units. Correct estimation of how many and which subscriber units can simultaneously receive different messages from different base transmitters without undue interference is difficult. A prior art technique has been for the subscriber unit to measure the quality of a received color code corresponding to a base transmitter. Another prior art technique has been to estimate the location of the subscriber unit from received signal strength at the base receivers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An aspect of the present invention is a method in a two-way radio messaging system for dynamically selecting a frequency reuse plan. The method comprises the steps of monitoring, by a plurality of base receivers, an inbound channel for an inbound transmission from a portable subscriber unit, and determining a subset of the plurality of base receivers that reliably receive the inbound transmission. The method further comprises the step of selecting the frequency reuse plan, based upon the subset.
The protocol utilized for outbound and inbound messages is preferably selected from Motorola's well-known FLEX� family of digital selective call signaling protocols. These protocols utilize well-known error detection and error correction techniques and are therefore tolerant to bit errors occurring during transmission, provided that the bit errors are not too numerous in any one code word. By using well-known techniques to count the number of errors detected in a predetermined number of code words, the controller 112 can easily determine the bit error rate of a received signal. It will be appreciated that other suitable protocols can be used as well.
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Debating Default Prospects
An increasing number of investors, including private equity pioneer Wilbur Ross Jr., argue that a big wave of credit defaults is forming at the lower depths of the junk-bond market. "I think default rates will go up a lot," says Ross, who became a billionaire by investing in distressed industries such as steel and auto parts (see BusinessWeek.com 5/15/07, "Wilbur Ross: No Chapter 11 Here"). "We think they will at least double by the end of this year and at least double or triple by the end of next year."
Not everyone is so sure the default rate is about to spike. They contend that higher leverage ratios are acceptable because low interest rates and a healthy business environment mean that many stronger companies can afford to take on high debt without incurring unmanageable risk. "A path to higher risk and leverage is visible for the corporate sector amid the private equity buying binge. However, this remains a path to be trod," Citigroup (C) analyst Steven Wieting said in a May 18 report, "Leverage & Growth—Get Used to Them Both."
One hedge fund manager agrees. He says even weaker companies can live with high debt, at least for now. For the moment, they face few loan conditions that can trigger a default—and if they get into trouble, someone else lends them more money. "I see a tremendous amount of liquidity in the financial system and no signs of it drying up," says Ralph Rosenberg of R6 Capital in New York. "Even if companies hit 'speed bumps,' it will be a while before they run into problems with their lenders. I think the only thing that changes this is if there is complete repricing of risk across all asset classes—debt, equity, real estate, etc." Such a scenario could come in the form of a terrorist attack or some other cataclysmic event, Rosenberg says.
Weak Companies More Vulnerable
There is evidence, however, that default rates already have started inching up from historically low levels. The default rate on U.S. corporate debt is 1.44%, up from 1.26% at the end of 2006, according to Diane Vazza, head of global fixed-income research at Standard & Poor's (S&P, like BusinessWeek, is a unit of The McGraw-Hill Cos. (MHP).) Vazza, who also worked in finance at junk bond pioneer Drexel Burnham Lambert in the 1980s, believes that the default rate will hit 2.3% by the end of 2007, and rise to 2.5% by the end of first quarter of 2008.
Vazza bases her forecast on several trends in the market. Leverage ratios are higher than they have been in 10 years. The average debt-to-EBITDA ratio for U.S. buyouts is 5.9%, up from 3.94% in 1991, the first year for which S&P has data.
High leverage ratios could hurt companies with weak businesses, especially if rates rise or the economy weakens. And there are plenty of weak businesses. The percentage of companies at the lower-end of the junk bond market is rising. The percentage of junk bonds that carry a B-minus rating or lower is 49%. That's up from 30% in 2003, 46% in 2004, 44% in 2005, and 43% in 2006, according to S&P data. "We can see the seeds of the next wave of defaults and distress being sown," says Vazza.
That has bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers getting ready for a boom in business. "I agree that default rates are going to rise. They have been kept low, in part, by the use of 'covenant-light' debt," says Jay Goffman, a senior partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. "That means there are few covenants to default on, short of not making payments. But that holiday often ends after two or three years."
Ross argues that the current wave of buyouts will end badly because some private equity firms have stripped too much value from some companies, leaving them ill-equipped to operate their businesses. "Only about 11% of [high-yield offering] proceeds have been for capital expenditures to enlarge the business, with the rest going for sponsor dividends, stock buybacks, refinancing of existing debt or LBOs—not the most exciting uses of proceeds," Ross says.
He's also alarmed by the decline in corporate lending standards, which he compares to the subprime mortgage meltdown. "I believe that credit markets have been recklessly permissive to the point where instead of traditional risk-adjusted rates of return the market is dealing with what I would call risk-ignored rates of return," Ross said. "The rating agencies recently have begun to revise upward their forecasts for late '07 and '08 but are still a bit below mine."
Few would argue that defaults will remain at the current low level. The question now is how high and how quickly they'll rise, and how broad the problem will be.

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The manager is extremely rude. We were having difficulty accessing the wifi on our phones and this man all of a sudden appeared and without explaining who he was told us that we needed to delete the history and all the cookies in our phone. We later found that this was not necessary. My friend tried to use the computer in the lobby but this did not work either. She was in a panic because she needed to do something important. She asked the manager what happening and all he did was show us his phone and said that he was logged on and he did not know why we were having an issue. My friend then asked were the closest internet cafe was and he just shrugged his shoulders and said that he did not know. My friend was then in a real panic as she needed to use the internet urgently and the manager did nothing further to assist. The manager then began to speak in french to his colleague about my friend in front of us- this was extremely unprofessional.
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Patent US7159401 - System for detecting and compensating for aerodynamic instabilities in turbo ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention relates to a system for detecting aerodynamic instabilities in a jet turbine engine having a pressure transducer mounted in the engine. The pressure transducer, welded to a circuit in signal communication with a controller, is adapted to send measured pressure readings from air...http://www.google.com/patents/US7159401?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7159401 - System for detecting and compensating for aerodynamic instabilities in turbo-jet enginesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7159401 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/023,035Publication dateJan 9, 2007Filing dateDec 23, 2004Priority dateDec 23, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20060288703Publication number023035, 11023035, US 7159401 B1, US 7159401B1, US-B1-7159401, US7159401 B1, US7159401B1InventorsAnthony D. Kurtz, John Chivers, Alan EpsteinOriginal AssigneeKulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (43), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (25), Classifications (20), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem for detecting and compensating for aerodynamic instabilities in turbo-jet engines
US 7159401 B1Abstract
1. A method for accurately predicting aerodynamic instabilities in turbo-jet engines having at least one compression chamber comprising the steps of:
placing a plurality of pressure transducers about a circumferential wall of the at least one compression chamber;
initially forming said pressure transducers by fusion bonding an insulating layer of a carrier wafer to a wafer having piezoresistive regions to create a high temperature transducer;
said placing step further including positioning each of said pressure transducers about the circumference to collectively measure aerodynamic excitation frequencies;
measuring pressure fluctuations in said at least one compression chamber; and
associating measured pressure fluctuations with aerodynamic excitation frequencies associated with a aerodynamic instability.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said bonding step is diffusion enhanced fusion bonding.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said initial forming step includes forming a resistance bridge circuit on said piezoresistive wafer.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said associating step includes processing said measured fluctuations using Fourier transforms.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said initial forming step includes forming said insulating layer by oxidizing a surface of said carrier wafer.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one compression chamber includes intermediate and high compression chambers and said placing step includes placing said transducers about the circumference of said intermediate compression chamber.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one compression chamber includes intermediate and high compression chambers and said placing step includes placing said transducers about the circumference of said high compression chamber.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said initial forming steps includes incorporating a vibration compensator into said pressure transducer.
9. The method of claim 1 used in a compensation process for a turbo-fan engine further including a combustion chamber and actuators to adjust air flow in said at least one compression chamber and fuel flow in said combustion chamber, said method further including the steps of:
providing a processor in signal communication with said pressure transducers and said actuators, wherein said processor receives said measured pressure fluctuation signals and performs said associating step; and
upon associating a measured pressure fluctuation with an aerodynamic instability, signaling said actuators from said processor to adjust engine operation to minimize the occurrence of said aerodynamic instability.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said processor providing step includes locating said processor remotely from said engine.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein said aerodynamic instability is rotating stall.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein said aerodynamic instability is surge.
With the introduction of the gas turbine engine, the speed and reliability of air travel has improved significantly. The gas turbine engine also known as a turbo-jet engine provides propulsion through the acceleration of a stream of air or gas which is expelled at a high velocity. The typical turbo-jet engine includes three basic functional elements a compressor for gathering and pressurizing the air, a combustor chamber for heating the already pressurized air and a turbine for translating the energy released from the pressurized and heated air into mechanical energy and thrust to propel the aircraft forward. While jet engine technology has advanced one of the safest and fastest growing markets for mass transportation, the technology still suffers from problems caused by rotational stall and surge caused by changes in the air flow rates through the compressor. Such problems can be magnified by environments where the speed of the engine and the air speed in which the engine operates are changed. While providing an optimum operating environment can reduce the occurrence of stall and surge, these same problems have arisen in gas turbine engines implemented in the power generation field where the engine are operated at generally constant speeds with a controlled air flow environment.
FIGS. 6 A&B are graphs correlating speed to surge for uncompensated and compensated operation;
FIGS. 22–24 are graphs of zero to full scale output;
FIGS. 25–27 are graphs of output vs. pressure performance;
FIGS. 28–30 are graphs of the changes in zero output and full scale output;
FIGS. 37–40 are comparative graphs of test data acquired at various power settings and temperatures;
FIG. 41 is a graph of power spectral density by frequency computed from the data illustrated in FIGS. 37–40;
With reference to the figures for purposes of illustration, the present invention is embodied in a jet engine 20 (FIG. 1). A typical jet engine design suitable for use in commercial aviation is two or three spool, turbo fan which generally includes a low pressure compressor 22 that collects air to improve thrust and feeds a portion of the collected air into an intermediate pressure compressor 24 or booster stages, in the case of a two spool design. Pressurized air from the intermediate (or Booster) pressure chamber 24 is subsequently fed to a high pressure chamber 26 which then feeds the highly pressurized air into the combustion chamber 28. As used throughout this description the term “intermediate chamber” may also refer to “booster chamber.” The pressurized air is then mixed with fuel from fuel injectors 30 in the combustion chamber 28 and ignited. The pressurized and heated air is then fed into a turbine region defined by a series of turbine blades 32–34 that are rotated by the exiting air and as the air exits it results in thrust. With the turbines 32–34 connected on the shaft to respective compressor stages 36–38 in the front of the engine, the turbines rotated by the exiting air result in the rotation of the compressors. This basic jet engine design has been the principle form of propulsion used in most commercial aviation today. More recently through computer modeling and experimentation, it has been realized that dynamic instabilities in the air flow through the jet engine can lead to rotational stall and surge. Advantageously, the present invention incorporates high temperature, vibration compensated pressure transducers in the jet engine to measure air pressure in the booster/intermediate and/or the high compression chambers which then measures and communicates signals indicative of the measured pressure to a feedback and control circuit. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that there are a number of turbo fun engine designs with a variety of compression chamber designs. While a three stage chamber is used as the engine for this description, the vibration compensation solution disclosed herein is fit for use in a jet engine having any type of compression chamber configuration.
With reference to FIGS. 6A–B, stall and surge are related to the relationship of pressure rise and mass flow during varying operating speeds 44. Even with the highest degree of tolerances in the engine design the peak operating efficiency of an engine without control can be 20–25% below optimal efficiency. This is due to the occurrence of rotational stall and surge which may appear as the engine approaches its optimal operating conditions. In studies conducted on the ground, it has been shown that the occurrence of surge can actually be shifted through feedback and control systems to allow for an actively stabilized operating point at the optimal operating pressure rise and mass flow.
In acquiring the information needed for the control law device to accurately predict the occurrence of stall or surge, a plurality of pressure transducers 70–77 (FIG. 8) are placed about the circumference 74 of either the intermediate/booster or high pressure compression chamber. The number of pressure transducers 70–77 and placement of the pressure transducers needs to be sufficient to measure the waveform variations 78–80 in air flow brought on by the occurrence of rotational stall. When the transducers are placed in equal spaced apart relation it will be appreciated that the number of transducers needs to be sufficient to measure at least two points in the cycle of a rotational stall waveform 78, 79 or 80. It will be appreciated that the number of pressure transducers may be reduced by spacing the transducers at varying spaced apart points (not shown) about the circumference to ensure that varying frequencies are measured.
The pertinent characteristics which are desired of a compressor mounted stall and surge pressure sensor are high sensitivity (ability to detect 70 Pa (0.01 psi) peak to peak fluctuations), stability of sensitivity with temperature and time (+5% to 10% FS) and the ability to survive in an extremely hostile environment (operating ambient temperatures and transients between −54� C. and 400� C. (−65� F. and 750� F.) and vibration levels of typically 30 g rms between 50 Hz and 18 kHz). The pressure transducer installation should also have sufficient bandwidth to measure frequencies between 100 Hz and 1 kHz for large gas turbines and between 500 Hz and 8 kHz for small gas turbines with negligible phase shift. During surge conditions, the pressure transducer must survive gas path pressure and temperature transients of up to 3.4 MPa (500 psi) and 1000� C. (1830� F.) for several seconds. Finally, if active surge and stall control systems are to be applied to production civil and military gas turbine engines in the future, the reliability and cost of the dynamic pressure transducers must be competitive with the pressure transducers currently used to measure oil, fuel, air and hydraulic pressures on airframes and engines.
In a conventional arrangement, the piezoresistors are connected electrically via metallic interconnections to form a fully active Wheatstone bridge. At the corners of the diaphragm are placed five gold bond wires (not shown) which are ultrasonically ball bonded to the diaphragm metallization and are used to connected electronically to the bridge. Under extreme conditions to temperature and vibration, the ultrasonic agitation used to form the ball bonds causes abrasion to take place during the welding process and allows microscopic holes to develop in the platinum metallization through which, at high temperatures, the gold can migrate and form a gold-silicon eutectic which causes the leads to fail. In addition, the pressure media is in direct contact with the stress-sensing network, leadouts and interconnects which at high temperatures and in the presence of aggressive chemicals can fail. The key elements in the design of a ruggedized pressure sensor is the elimination of the gold bond wires and the protection of the sensing elements from corrosive environments at thigh temperatures, hence the reference to the new sensor capsule as the “leadless” design.
FIG. 15 shows a view of the sensor chip 160 with the four piezoresistive gauges 162 strategically positioned inside the “picture frame” shaped diaphragm 164 and connected in a Wheatstone bridge circuit. The entire sensing network is P+ and there are separations between the contact regions of the bridge, Metal is deposited to form ohmic contacts to the P+ regions located inside the large contact regions. There is also a rim of P+ material 166 around the periphery of the sensor chip. When the cover wafer is assembled to the sensor chip, and hermetic seal is formed between the cover and this area of P+ material thus protecting the stress sensing network and all the electrical interconnections from the harsh environmental conditions.
The sensor chip and the cover wafer are then assembled using an electrostatic bond. FIG. 14 shows a top isometric view of the components just prior to sealing. Once the two wafers have been bonded, only the metallised leadout pads are exposed whilst all the gauges and electrical interconnections on the sensing side of the silicon chip are sealed by the cover. Thus the active portion of the pressure sensor is hermetically isolated.
FIG. 20 shows the pressure v output voltage performance measured at room temperature, 177� C. (350� F.), 343� C. (650� F.) and 455� C. (850� F.) for one of the sensors. There is a small element of zero shift but the unit is very linear and exhibits a repeatable span shift of approximately 2–3% 100� C. (1–2% 100� F.). FIG. 21 shows sensor performance up to 482� C. (900� F.) for another one of the tested sensors. Linearity and span shift remain virtually identical.
The latest generation of leadless transducers manufactured has been tested in the laboratory with the following results. FIGS. 22, 23, and 24 show the full scale output and zero output performance measured at room temperature, 200� F., 400� F., 600� C., 800� F. to 900� F. (480� C.) for three of the non-compensated sensors. There is a small element of zero shift with temperature but the units all exhibit a repeatable span shift of approximately (2.5% 100� F.) over the entire temperature range up to 900� F. Zero output shift with temperature and span shift remain virtually identical for all three tested sensors.
The frequency response test set up 320 is shown in FIG. 31. Large scale pressure primary pulsation at frequencies up to 400–500 Hz were generated by a water cooled, motor driven rotary valve 322 with an �″ port. The valve was mounted immediately exterior to an oven 324 containing the test transducer 326. About 15 cm of �″ stainless steel line 327 connects the valve to the transducer 326, which is mounted on one leg of a T off the line. A second, standard, lower temperature capability transducer 328 (Kulite model XTC-190) is mounted in the opposite leg of the T. After passing by the transducers, the flow exits the over through 15 cm of the line 330 to a manual throttle valve 332.
An example of the transducer response at 650� F. subject to a nominally 250 Hz sinewave excitation is shown in FIG. 32A & B. The amplifier gain is 200. At the higher frequency of 400 Hz, the wave form is less sinusoidal due to resonance in the flow system. The second harmonic response is clearly visible at 800 Hz. These tests are greatly constrained by the limitations of the excitation mechanism and so do not fairly illustrate the frequency response capabilities of the sensor, which is many tens of kilohertz. The data do however, demonstrate nearly ideal ac response through the range of interest for many gas turbine active control applications.
Tests were performed at various temperatures between 250� F. and 700� F., at both idle and high power operating conditions (see FIGS. 35–42). Mean pressures ranged from 20 to 90 psi, while perturbations were between 2 and 10 psi peak to peak. Broadband combustion noise was recorded, with several spectral peaks between 0 and 5000 Hz. Although there were slight differences in the spectral content of the two transducers, their signals were overall quite similar. In fact, the gain from the XCQ transducer was used to reduce the XTEH data, as a surrogate for an in site calibration. Offsets were chosen so that the mean values of the traces are identical in the plots shown here.
Two data acquisition methods were applied. The first was simply to use a spectrum analyzer with storage capability. FIGS. 35 and 36 show the output of the spectrum analyzer for 2 different conditions—idle power (20 psi mean) at 700� F., and high power (56 psi mean) at 500� F. The two primary spectral peaks below 1000 Hz are captured by both transducers, as are secondary spectral peaks between 1 kHz and 5 kHz. In the region between 1500–2000 Hz there are differences between these plots. Although the signal power in this frequency range is 2 to 3 orders of magnitude lower than the peak values, it is believed that this discrepancy is due to acoustic effects in the longer lines leading to the XCQ transducer (signal power is larger for the XCQ transducer in this range).
The second data acquisition method was an 8-channel DSP-base data acquisition system sampling between 5 and 20 kHz. FIGS. 37 through 40 compare raw traces from this data acquisition system for various power settings and temperatures. These traces also show very similar features, with the traces overlaying one another in each case. Spectra can also be computed from this data; an example is shown in FIG. 41. Finally, in FIGS. 42A and B, a power transient is recorded and a side-by-side comparison of the two transducers is shown. Note that the XCQ calibration is not exactly right over the full range of the transducer, but that both transducers basically measure the entire transient in a similar way.
Two uncooled Kulite XTEH type high temperature pressure transducer (XTEH-7L-190-200A and XTEH-10AC-190-200A) were tested mounted on the combustor of a Rolls-Royce (Allison) S250-C30 turboshaft gas turbine engine to demonstrate transducer dynamic behavior in a realistic engine environment (FIG. 33). A low temperature transducer (XCQ-062-250G) in a water-cooled casing was mounted in parallel as a reference. The XTEH 7L transducer was tested up to 700 deg F., and the XTEH-10AC transducer was tested up to 900 deg F.
The Kulite high temperature pressure transducers were mounted on a �″ tubing T fifting attached to a combustor drain plug. On one side of the T fitting is a reference XCQ-062-250G pressure transducer in a water-cooled housing similar to the configuration of FIG. 34. The XTEH pressure transducers were mounted to the other leg of the fitting. Separate tests were conducted with the XTEH-7L and the XTEH-10AC mounted in the same fitting. Because, unlike a typical aircraft installation, the ambient temperature is low in the laboratory environment, an electric heater has been attached to the tubing and the XTEH-7L insulated to achieve temperatures more typical of installation in an advanced large engine. A thermocouple monitors the transducer temperature.
Two engine runs were conducted (one for each transducer). The only difference between the runs was that the maximum temperature tested for the XTEH-7L transducer was 700 deg F., and the maximum temperature for the 10 AC transducer was set at 900 deg F. Both runs consisted of first running engine at idle, taking unsteady data with the Kulites heated to 500F. This was then followed by a spool-up to max throttle, which causes the spool speed to accelerate to 70%, and recording the transient. The engine was then tested at various speeds (between 70% and 90%) and various transducer temperatures. Since heating of the transducers was not controlled, and engine run time was limited, temperature of the probe varied by as much as 5 deg F. during the sample intervals; this was more pronounced during XTEH-10AC testing due to the large temperature change that was induced by heating. During XTEH-7L testing, the rate of temperature increase was never greater than 0.5 deg/sec.
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General Dynamics’ AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack Radio Successfully Supports Government Testing of MUOS Contact Us
dansk	Deutsch	español	Français	italiano	Nederlands	norsk	português	suomeksi	svenska	General Dynamics' AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack Radio Successfully Supports Government Testing of MUOS Network
FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The General Dynamics Mission Systems' two-channel AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack radio has successfully provided voice and data communications with on-orbit Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites during a recently concluded government test of the MUOS satellite network. The demonstration was part of an Army conducted customer test with the AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack radio running terrestrial waveforms – the Soldier Radio Waveform and the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System waveform – simultaneously with the MUOS waveform. The demonstration, paired with Navy MUOS operational tests, will help determine if the MUOS waveform is ready for operational use across the services.
The Lockheed Martin-built MUOS satellite communications network is the new global communications network for secure, smartphone-like voice clarity and robust data communications for U.S. Department of Defense and government personnel. The AN/PRC-155 Manpack radio is currently fielded to the U.S. Army and is a communications hub connecting Army personnel to the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) and other local and wide area military communication networks. "As part of the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) family, the PRC-155 Manpack is the only Army-fielded radio available to the U.S. today," said Mike DiBiase, a vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Mission Systems. "These radios connect the new MUOS network, bridging lower-tier tactical networks like the soldier radio waveform and SINCGARS radios to the big Army network, reaching back to Army personnel located in the most austere locations."
The General Dynamics PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack radio is equipped with a high-power amplifier that provides the radio-signal strength needed to reach the MUOS satellites that are in geo-synchronous orbit above the Earth's equator. Using both channels, the PRC-155 is the bridge that connects different radios and waveforms used by soldiers across a mission area. The PRC-155 MUOS Manpack receives a call from a tactical radio on one channel, routes and retransmits the call using the second channel, sending the call to a satellite communications network, like MUOS or other tactical communications network. There are currently 5,326 PRC-155 Manpack radios fielded to the Army providing secure line-of-sight and satellite communications connectivity for Army personnel deployed in places where other communication networks are unavailable or inaccessible. General Dynamics Mission Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). For more information about General Dynamics Mission Systems, please visit gdmissionsystems.com and follow us on Twitter @GDMS.
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[Relationships between insight and medication adherence in subjects with psychosis]. - PubMed - NCBI
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Encephale. 2003 Sep-Oct;29(5):430-7.
[Relationships between insight and medication adherence in subjects with psychosis].
Droulout T1, Liraud F, Verdoux H.
Université Victor Segalen-Bordeaux 2, CH Charles-Perrens, Centre Carreire, 121, rue de la Béchade, 33076 Bordeaux.
Poor medication adherence in subjects with psychosis has a high prevalence and a negative impact on clinical outcome. Several studies have reported that a poor level of insight was a strong predictor of poor medi-cation adherence. However, few studies have investigated whether insight was associated with medication adherence, independently from other clinical and treatment characteristics.
To explore the link between insight and medi-cation adherence in subjects with psychosis, and to assess the impact of potential confounding factors on this association.
Subjects included in the study were patients aged 60 or less, consecutively admitted in a psychiatric ward, and presenting with at least one psychotic symptom (delusion or hallucination). Medication adherence was assessed using: 1) history of total discontinuation of treatment against medical advice over the 2 weeks before admission; 2) the 7-point rating scale developed by Kemp et al.; 3) the self-report questionnaire Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI). The Scale to assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder (SUMD) was used to measure level of insight. Assessment of symptoms was performed using the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), and the Calgary Depression Scale (CDS). DSM IV diagnoses were assessed using the Diagnostic Interview for Psychosis (DIP). The associations between level of insight (SUMD scores) and the three measures of medication adherence were explored using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney and Spearman's tests. Logistic regression models giving Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were used to examine the impact of potential confounding variables on the associations between level of insight and medication adherence.
42 patients presenting with schizophrenia broadly defined (n=25) or psychotic mood disorder (n=17) were assessed. Significant associations were found between higher SUMD scores (ie poorer insight) and discontinuation of treatment before admission (z=- 2.6, p=0.009), poor medication adherence rated using the Kemp et al.'s scale (r=- 0.64; p=0.0001), and negative perception of treatment assessed using the DAI (r=- 0.405; p=0.009). The Kemp'scale score and the DAI score were categorised into poor vs. good according to the median for logistic regression analyses. Subjects were 1.7 times more likely (OR=1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.5, p=0.01) to have discontinued their treatment, 1.9 times more likely (OR=1.9, 95% CI 1.3-2.8), p=0.0003) to have poor medication adherence rated with the Kemp's scale, and 1.8 times (OR=1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.6, p=0.005) more likely to have a negative perception of the treatment for one point increase at the SUMD score (ie lower level of insight). The associations between SUMD score and the three measures of medication adherence were not modified after adjustment for demographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level, occupational status, marital status) and categorical diagnosis (schizophrenia broadly defined vs. psychotic mood disorder), severity of symptoms (SANS, SAPS, CDS scores), characteristics of the psychotropic treatment, diagnosis of substance or alcohol use disorder, age at onset, and number of previous admissions.
The study demonstrates that medication adherence is associated with the level of insight, independently from other patient's demographic and clinical characteristics. The association between low level of insight and poor medication adherence should be confirmed using prospective studies carried out in ambulatory patients. These findings suggest that psycho-educational programs aimed at improving insight should be developed in order to improve medication adherence.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Building on its technical momentum and rapid community growth, the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project today announced that Comcast, Fujitsu, Infosys, Netcracker Technology and Samsung joined as new members to contribute to the open source framework for network automation.
Just six months after launching, ONAP has doubled its roster of members, community participants and projects to more than 900 contributors, 50 members and 30 projects. The addition of Comcast and major Japanese and Korean companies, illustrate ONAP's increasingly global impact and potential to transform and automate networks with SDN/NFV.
Combined with this solid foundation, the new members are helping fuel ONAP's uptick on all fronts. The technical community is making swift progress on the first release, Amsterdam. Due out later this year, Amsterdam will be the first ONAP release to integrate the original OPEN-O and ECOMP code bases into a common, powerful orchestration platform. To move Amsterdam forward, the technical community met this week and plans to convene outside of Paris in late September.
ICE, developed at the AT&T Foundry in Palo Alto, Calif., is an incubation and validation platform for VNF's that the TSC recently made a part of ONAP. Now known as the VNF Validation Program (ICE) Project, it includes a defined validation process and scripts that will form the basis of the certification and self-test programs for ONAP. This new project, along with the VNF Requirements Project and the VNF SDK Project that draw on code from OPEN-O and ECOMP, will define how VNFs can obtain an ONAP Compatible Label. Additional key areas of integration include service orchestration, deployment and monitoring of VNFs along with closed loop automation.
With a vibrant and growing community committed to ONAP's success, more than 10 global mobile service operators representing 43 percent of the worldwide mobile market are planning to use ONAP to build and deliver the connected world of the future.
"We're excited to add new geographic and industry perspectives to ONAP and incredibly impressed with the progress the technical community is making with the first release," said Arpit Joshipura, General Manager, Networking at The Linux Foundation. "Our growth in the past few months alone proves telecommunications, cable/cloud operators and solution providers believe there is a clear need for a common platform for rapidly designing, implementing and managing differentiated services with meaningful cost savings."
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