An IP-based monitor camera system has been used to accomplish savings in labor in operating railway vehicles, such as passenger-carrying vehicles, and to confirm safety at multiple doors thereof. A monitoring system installed in a leading or rearmost vehicle allows a train driver or a train crew to use monitoring cameras for visually confirming motions of passengers in association with opening or closing of doors of the passenger-carrying vehicles so as to ensure safe and efficient operation of the passenger-carrying vehicles. When areas of the trimming frames of images captured by the monitor cameras are set for displaying the images on a monitor screen, the areas of the trimming frames of the monitor cameras are automatically read and set quickly, readily and reliably.

An IP-based monitor camera system has been used to accomplish savings in labor in operating railway vehicles, such as passenger-carrying vehicles, and to confirm safety at multiple doors thereof. A monitoring system installed in a leading or rearmost vehicle allows a train driver or a train crew to use monitoring cameras for visually confirming motions of passengers in association with opening or closing of doors of the passenger-carrying vehicles so as to ensure safe and efficient operation of the passenger-carrying vehicles. When areas of the trimming frames of images captured by the monitor cameras are set for displaying the images on a monitor screen, the areas of the trimming frames of the monitor cameras are automatically read and set quickly, readily and reliably.

An article conveyance apparatus couples a plurality of conveyor carriages for conveying articles and enables the coupled conveyor carriages to travel along a conveyance path K. The conveyor carriage is coupled by a coupling part to another conveyor carriage placed in the longitudinal direction with respect to a traveling direction H of the conveyor carriage. The conveyor carriage includes a load cell that is provided in the coupling part and measures a force applied between the conveyor carriages, and a controller that calculates a force F applied to wheels of the conveyor carriage, based on a tension T between the conveyor carriages calculated according to the force applied between the conveyor carriages and measured by the load cell.

A vehicle window with an integrated sensor module, includes a pane main body having a cutout, a sensor module designed as a prefabricated assembly with a module housing, which forms a hollow space, in which at least one sensor is accommodated, wherein the module housing forming the hollow space is inserted into the cutout and is fastened on the pane main body, wherein, together, an outer surface of the module housing and an outer surface of the pane main body form an outer surface of the vehicle window.

A vehicle window with an integrated sensor module, includes a pane main body having a cutout, a sensor module designed as a prefabricated assembly with a module housing, which forms a hollow space, in which at least one sensor is accommodated, wherein the module housing forming the hollow space is inserted into the cutout and is fastened on the pane main body, wherein, together, an outer surface of the module housing and an outer surface of the pane main body form an outer surface of the vehicle window.

The disclosure includes systems and methods for a large capacity battery protective suspension for use in vehicles and structures. An example system includes at least one battery rack and at one suspension foot with at least one motion dampening device. The suspension foot reduces the impulse and shock of motion on the battery rack, and it may also limit the motion of the battery rack in the horizontal and vertical axes. Furthermore, the suspension foot may utilize a variety of motion dampening devices such as springs, gas pistons, and dashpots.

The disclosure includes systems and methods for a large capacity battery protective suspension for use in vehicles and structures. An example system includes at least one battery rack and at one suspension foot with at least one motion dampening device. The suspension foot reduces the impulse and shock of motion on the battery rack, and it may also limit the motion of the battery rack in the horizontal and vertical axes. Furthermore, the suspension foot may utilize a variety of motion dampening devices such as springs, gas pistons, and dashpots.

A flame-retardant composition including, by weight: (a) from 30% to 85% by weight of at least one semicrystalline aliphatic polyamide having an inherent viscosity ranging from 1.2 to 1.6, as determined according to the standard ISO 307:2007 but while using m-cresol instead of sulfuric acid, a temperature of 20 C. and a concentration of 0.5% by weight, (b) from 10% to 30% by weight of at least one phosphinate flame retardant, (c) from 5% to 20% of at least one functionalized polyolefin, (d) from 2% to 8% of at least one plasticizer, (e) from 0 to 10% of at least one additive.

A flame-retardant composition including, by weight: (a) from 30% to 85% by weight of at least one semicrystalline aliphatic polyamide having an inherent viscosity ranging from 1.2 to 1.6, as determined according to the standard ISO 307:2007 but while using m-cresol instead of sulfuric acid, a temperature of 20 C. and a concentration of 0.5% by weight, (b) from 10% to 30% by weight of at least one phosphinate flame retardant, (c) from 5% to 20% of at least one functionalized polyolefin, (d) from 2% to 8% of at least one plasticizer, (e) from 0 to 10% of at least one additive.

According to some embodiments, a fittings plate for attaching railcar fittings to a railcar comprises: a plate consisting of a non-metallic, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite material. The plate comprises: a first set of one or more openings for attaching railcar fittings to the plate and a second set of one or more openings for attaching the plate to a railcar.