1. An event synchronization apparatus for an image intensification camera system for gathering image data, the apparatus comprising:
an image intensifier means for amplifying received light;
a light transmitting assembly between the image intensifier and a digital image sensor to communicate the amplified received light from the image intensifier;
a digital image sensor to receive and electronically transform the amplified received light from the image intensifier;
digital logic circuitry electronically connected to at least the digital image sensor to process an image or related data; and,
an event detector circuit for digitizing an input signal from an illuminator source and for generating an output signal communicated to the digital logic in response to the input signal from the illuminator source.
2. The invention of claim 1 wherein the digital logic circuitry adjusts one or more operating characteristics of the digital image sensor selected from the group consisting of: digital frame rate; contrast and brightness; digital image enhancement; bad sensor pixel detection and correction; and camera synchronization.
3. The invention of claim 1 wherein the digital logic circuitry adjusts one or more operating characteristics of the image intensifier selected from the group consisting of: image intensifier gain; gating; and synchronization.
4. The invention of claim 1 wherein the digital image sensor is a charge coupled device (CCD).
5. The invention of claim 1 wherein the digital image sensor is a CMOS device.
6. The invention of claim 1 wherein the light transmitting assembly is a relay optic.
7. The invention of claim 1 wherein the light transmitting assembly is a fiber optic bond.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A rubber mixture, comprising:
at least one diene rubber and
at least one precipitated silica with a CTAB surface area greater than or equal to 150 m2g and a BET surface area greater than or equal to 150 m2g and a DBP number between 180 and 350 g100 g and a half-height width of the reflection normalized to the position of the reflection of less than or equal to 0.95 and a homogeneity ratio d 25% to d 75% of 1.00 to 1.80 and a relative width in the pressed state Ypressed of less than or equal to 2.8 (g nm)ml and a fineness value F.V.pressed in the pressed state between 100 and 140 \u212b and
further additives.
2. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica has a morphology index IM of 0.20 to 0.85.
3. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica in the pressed state has a pore volume ratio (V2V1)pressed of 0.2 to 0.75.
4. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica has an Al2O3 content of 0.1 to 5.0% by weight.
5. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica has the fineness value in the pressed state F.V.pressed of 100 to 130 \u212b.
6. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica in the pressed state has the relative width Ypressed of the pore size distribution of 1.5 to 2.5 (g nm)ml.
7. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica has the half-height width of the reflection normalized to the position of the reflection of 0.65 to 0.9.
8. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica has the homogeneity ratio d 25% to d 75% of 1.20 to 1.80.
9. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica has the homogeneity ratio d 25% to d 75% of 1.4 to 1.75.
10. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica has the BET surface area of 160 to 210 m2g andor the CTAB surface area of 160 to 190 m2g andor the morphology index IM of 0.50 to 0.80 andor a pore volume ratio V2V1 (pressed) of 0.3 to 0.6 andor an Al2O3 content of 0.1 to 2% by weight andor a modified Sears number, Vol 2, of 23 to 27 ml(5 g).
11. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica is a granule with a particle size distribution configured such that, by means of the screen residue determination (Ro-Tap), at least 80% by weight of the particles are larger than 300 \u03bcm and not more than 10% by weight are smaller than 75 \u03bcm or a powder with a mean particle size d50 determined by means of laser diffraction of 15 to 80 \u03bcm, or spherical particles with a particle size d50 determined by means of screen residue determination (Alpine) of 80 \u03bcm to 1000 \u03bcm.
12. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the proportion of the precipitated silica is 1 to 300 phr.
13. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the precipitated silica is attached to the polymer matrix by a coupling agent.
14. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 13, wherein the amount of the coupling agent is 0.1-20 phr.
15. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, further comprising 0 to 100 phr of at least one carbon black.
16. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the proportion of further additives is 3-150 phr.
17. The method of producing a tire comprising preparing the rubber mixture according to claim 1.
18. The method as claimed in claim 17 for producing the tread of a tire.
19. The method as claimed in claim 17 for producing a body mixture of a tire, comprising sidewall, inner liner, apex, belt, shoulder, belt profile, squeegee, carcass, bead reinforcer andor bandage.
20. The method of producing a belt andor a drive belt comprising preparing the rubber mixture as claimed in claim 1.