04th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110022243 | Universal control system with universal interface to operate a plurality of devices - This invention pertains to a controlling device for operating various appliances. It includes a personal computer, which is programmed to provide for regulation of the sequence of operations of various electrical devices, such as a controller, the controller functions to initiate or turn OFF a relay or switching electronics device, which can provide for the operations of an appliance, whether it be an industrial or household appliance, or appliances that are used specifically in the entertainment field, such as a scent emitting device, a dimmer, a misting mechanism, and a vibratory motor. These are examples. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022244 | Control Arrangement and Method for Controlling an Energy Load - A control arrangement is provided with:
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20110022245 | AUTOMATED POWER TOPOLOGY DISCOVERY - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with automatically detecting and characterizing a power topology are described. One example system includes a topology logic that identifies connections between PDUs and computers that receive power from the PDUs. The example system may include a data store that receives PDU/computer association data from the topology logic. A computer may communicate with a power providing PDU over a power line connecting the two devices. The computer and the power providing PDU may be configured with network interface devices (e.g., Ethernet switches) configured to communicate over the power line using, for example, EoP. The topology logic may discover a PDU/CE association by examining data transmitted over a network to which the computer and/or the PDU are connected. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022246 | UPDATE OF DIGITAL MAPS AND POSITION-FINDING - A control system for a vehicle which has a first controller for storing navigation map data and a separate second controller for storing update data. The navigation map data are updated outside of the first controller. The first controller or at least the navigation system is designed to perform map matching and to ascertain a possible location area for the vehicle on the basis of an evaluation of a travel history for a travel angle, or other measurement data which characterize the movement or the location of the vehicle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022247 | METHOD FOR THE OPEN-LOOP AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF TRAFFIC FLOW - A method for the open-loop and closed-loop control of traffic flow by means of the automatic takeover of the longitudinal control a vehicle by a driver assistance system. First, the method detects the occurrence of a special situation. Then, a driver assistance system automatically takes over the longitudinal control of the vehicle. When the special situation ends, the driver regains the control over the vehicle, which he had before the activation of the driver assistance system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF VEHICLE INSPECTIONS BY ENABLING REMOTE ACTUATION OF VEHICLE COMPONENTS - A handheld, portable device is used to facilitate inspection of vehicles, by wirelessly conveying an activation command to the vehicle to actuate a vehicle component, to facilitate inspection of the actuated component. The activation command is received by a wireless data link in the vehicle, which is electrically/logically coupled to either a switch that controls actuation of the component, an actuator configured to manipulate the component, and/or a vehicle processor configured to selectively convey an actuation command to the component. In some embodiments, in response to conveying the activation command, the handheld device enables the user to input a condition of the actuated component, which is added to an inspection record. In some embodiments, the handheld device sends a query to the vehicle, which results in the handheld device providing an indication to a user of each component in the vehicle that is capable of remote actuation. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022249 | Distributed Architecture for All Radionavigation Aids - The present invention relates to a distributed architecture for all aerial navigation aids. So that this architecture makes it possible to reduce the weight and/or the bulk of the cables linking the antennas to the corresponding equipment, as well as the weight and/or the bulk of at least part of said equipment, a part at least of the receivers is sited remotely in proximity to the corresponding antennas, and a part at least of the power supply for the equipment of the aircraft is centralized, and this centralized supply distributes a stabilized DC power supply to the remotely sited equipment. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022250 | Helicopter autopilot - The Helicopter Autopilot operates by recording GPS (Global Positioning System) and/or accellerometer coordinates on CD-ROM during a programming flight or maneuver. To autopilot this flight plan, the received GPS coordinates that show the pilot's real-time position, will be compared with the programmed GPS coordinates that represent the magnetic course high-lighted on the dashboard GPS terrain map display screen. The flight controls are computor adjusted until the helicopter is aligned with this pre-recorded magnetic course shown on the GPS display screen. The altitude, latitude, longitude and velocity are matched to these timed programmed coordinates. The automatic flight controls of the cyclic (main rotor tilt), the collective pitch (main rotor blades angle of attack), the anti-torque pedals (tail rotor blades angle of attack), and the throttle (engine power and RPM), which will change the yaw, pitch, roll and airspeed to again fly the helicopter through this pre-recorded GPS coordinate sequence. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022251 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIDING THE LATERAL CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING AN APPROACH PHASE - An assistance method and device for lateral control of an aircraft upon an approach phase is disclosed. The device ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022252 | Mass Transportation System - A mass transportation system for efficiently transporting a plurality of passengers along a predetermined path from a loading station to an unloading station. The transportation system generally includes a support structure, a track positioned above ground level via the support structure, and a carrier vehicle operable along the track. A first control module operable by a passenger is located outside the carrier vehicle upon a loading station for signaling the carrier vehicle to stop along the track at the loading station and a second control module operable by the passenger is located inside the carrier vehicle for signaling the carrier vehicle to stop along the track at an unloading station. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022253 | Automatic Identification Method and System for Train Information - The present invention relates to a method and system for automatically identifying various information of a train. The method comprises using sensors to collect wheelbase information, processing the information by signal data processing devices, thereby providing information of a train, namely: arranging a plurality of sensors along the rail in the incoming direction of the train, dividing the sensors into at least three groups, each group comprising at least two sensors; analyzing and processing the signal data stream obtained from the sensors and collected when a train vehicle passes by, thereby acquiring the speed and wheelbase of the train, and further acquiring the train segmentation information; determining the vehicle type; acquiring hook locating information; determining the train arrival; determining the train departure; acquiring vehicle number. The present invention further comprises a system for carrying out the information method for automatically identifying information of a train. The present invention can provide a plurality of types of train information with high accuracy, and is easy to be carried out. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022254 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION ASSISTED POWER MANAGEMENT - A communication device may be operable to configure a power management profile for the communication device and/or for one or more devices communicatively coupled to the communication device based on determined location corresponding to the communication device. The power management profile may comprise one or more operational parameters for a plurality of power sources, and may be utilized to control power usage in the communication device and/or the one or more devices. The communication device may be integrated into or be coupled with a hybrid vehicle. The location determination may be performed based on GNSS functions. The power management profile may enable creating and/or modifying operation control data for chargeable power storage devices based on location related data. The operation control data for the chargeable power storage devices may pertain to consumption of power from and/or recharging of the chargeable power storage devices. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022255 | Drive control device for hybrid electric vehicle - A drive control device is mounted to a hybrid electric vehicle that has an engine and a motor as a running power source, wherein the hybrid electric vehicle runs under a plurality of running modes that is switched in accordance with accelerator operation. The drive control device specifies a present position of the vehicle. The drive control device defines a schedule of the accelerator operation for each of a plurality of sections in a route from an origin to a destination in order to achieve an enhanced fuel efficient running of the vehicle. The drive control device displays a recommended accelerator operation for a present section of the plurality of sections, in which section the vehicle is presently located, in accordance with the schedule of the accelerator operation and the present position of the vehicle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022256 | Door control and charge control for plug-in charge type vehicle - In a vehicle door control system, when a mobile terminal accepts door lock manipulation and a vehicle door control apparatus receives a door lock signal from the mobile terminal, the vehicle door control apparatus determines that a door should be locked and, at time of door locking, transmits the amount of charge of a secondary battery at that time. Then the door is locked. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022257 | METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN AUXILIARY DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method and a control system for controlling an auxiliary device of a vehicle, wherein the auxiliary device is automatically started at a starting time which is determined based on an estimated departure time of the vehicle. In particular, the invention relates to an air-conditioning device which is automatically started for pre-air-conditioning (PAC) based on an estimate departure time of an electric or hybrid vehicle. The invention enables a precise and flexible automatic determination of an activation time of the auxiliary device, wherein determining a time of usage of at least one home appliance of a user of the vehicle; determining a departure time of the vehicle based on the time of usage of the at least one home appliance; and determining a starting time of said auxiliary device based on the determined departure time of the vehicle are determined. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022258 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling a hybrid motor vehicle which has an electromotive internal combustion engine, which is operated by an electric accumulator and is operatively connected to a generator for the charging of the accumulator, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit, in particular the internal combustion engine as a function of the charge state of the accumulator. So that the internal combustion engine is operated advantageously, in addition to a control process as a function of the charge state of the accumulator, in order to protect the control unit and/or for the effective operation thereof, the internal combustion engine is controlled, at least as a function of a retrieved continuous power rating of the accumulator, a temperature of the accumulator, of vibrations occurring in the motor vehicle and/or of a downtime of the internal combustion engine. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022259 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, HYBRID VEHICLE WITH SAME, AND METHOD OF SEARCHING FOR ROUTE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - When passage through a road pricing area where an exhaust gas emission vehicle is subjected to billing is predicted, ECU acquires a current SOC of a power storage device, and estimates a required energy quantity for passing through the road pricing area where an exhaust gas emission vehicle is subjected to billing by EV traveling. Further, a determination is made whether or not the vehicle can pass through the road pricing area by EV traveling based on the current SOC and the required energy quantity as estimated. When a determination is made that the vehicle cannot pass through the road pricing area by EV traveling, ECU executes steps of guiding a route to an adjacent charging station and/or steps of guiding a bypass. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022260 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - When passage through a road pricing area where an exhaust gas emission vehicle is subjected to billing is predicted, an ECU calculates a stored energy quantity available for EV traveling based on the current SOC of a power storage device, and estimates a required energy quantity for passing through the road pricing area by EV traveling. The ECU further calculates a deficit of the stored energy quantity relative to the required energy, and if a deficit is found, executes vehicle control for preparing a vehicle condition for passage through the road pricing area corresponding to the energy deficit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022261 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ELECTRICAL FAULT IN AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for detecting an electrical fault in an electrical network of a motor vehicle, the network having at least one battery, at least one pulse-controlled inverter and at least one d.c. voltage converter, and an intermediate circuit current associated with the pulse-controlled inverter being detected with the aid of an intermediate circuit current sensor. A battery current associated with the battery is detected with the aid of a battery current sensor and a d.c. voltage converter current associated with the d.c. voltage converter is detected with the aid of a d.c. voltage converter current sensor, and the magnitude of the detected intermediate circuit current is compared with an intermediate circuit current determined by calculation with the aid of the battery current sensor and the d.c. voltage converter current sensor to check whether a specifiable deviation has been exceeded. A method for detecting an electrical fault in an electrical network of a vehicle that is not current-based, but rather voltage-based. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022262 | MOTOR VEHICLE ENERGY-SAVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A motor vehicle energy-saving assistance system which helps to save energy and optimize emissions. An electronic device may be permanently installed in the vehicle, or a portable computer containing an energy-saving program may be used. The device or program exchanges data with several vehicle control devices. The vehicle control devices carry out specific driver-assist or vehicle functions and the further data channel provides a connection between the device or the portable computer and the vehicle control device(s). At least one unidirectional wireless, inductive or capacitive data transmission is enabled. A driver display device is controlled by the energy-saving program and the energy-saving program determines the actual condition of the vehicle and the estimated future condition in order to calculate the energy-saving measure(s). A motor vehicle equipped with an interface which provides access to the vehicle onboard bus system is also described. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022263 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATUS AND DRIVING OF A VEHICLE - System for monitoring the status and driving of a vehicle that consists of at least the following:
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20110022264 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - A method for controlling a multimedia system on an automobile that includes at least one module for executing a multimedia function, having at least one operation state controlled by an action of the user on an interface. The multimedia system includes a prestart state in which at least one prescribed task of the module that does not require any action by the user is initiated, a detection mechanism monitors the occurrence of a vehicle opening or unlocking event, the module is temporarily set in the prestart state following the detection of the event, the module being capable, when in the prestart state, of being switched to the operation state when the user acts on the interface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022265 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR DAMPING-FORCE ADJUSTABLE DAMPER - A damping-force-adjustable-damper control device includes a target damping force setting unit which sets target damping force, a stroke position detecting unit which detects a stroke position of the damping-force adjustable damper, a stroke speed calculating unit which calculates a stroke speed, and a target output calculating unit which calculates a target output value to be output to the damping-force adjustable damper in accordance with an obtained target damping force and an obtained stroke speed. The control device also includes a processing-period setting unit which sets the processing periods of the stroke speed calculating unit and the target output calculating unit in accordance with a resonant frequency of unsprung mass, and which sets the processing period of the target damping force setting unit to be longer than the processing periods of the stroke speed calculating unit and the target output calculating unit in accordance with a resonant frequency of sprung mass. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022266 | VEHICLE-SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE CONTROL - A control system of dynamics of a vehicle includes a processing and control electronic unit ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022267 | Agricultural Vehicle Autopilot Rollover Risk Assessment System - A rollover risk assessment system includes sensors and a processor for estimating rollover risk associated with maneuvering on varying terrain. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022268 | VEHICULAR STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD - In a vehicle including a VGRS actuator capable of changing the steering transmission ratio by rotating an upper steering shaft and a lower steering shaft relative to each other, an ECU performs a lock releasing process when the VGRS motor is locked. In the process, an actual steering angle is calculated, and is compared with a lock release threshold value that is set in advance in view of the axial force applied to the lower steering shaft during steering. If the actual steering angle is equal to or smaller than the lock release threshold value, the ECU performs driving control of a lock mechanism so as to release the locked state of the VGRS motor. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022269 | PARKING SPACE MONITORING DEVICE - A parking space monitoring device that calculates a parking space with higher accuracy. The parking space monitoring device includes an obstacle detection unit ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022270 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A current command value computing section includes an integration control computing section. Based on an integration of the steering torque τ, the integration control computing section computes a steering torque integration control amount Iint*, which is a compensation component for increasing the assist force. The integration control computing section functions as a determining device that determines whether the vehicle is traveling forward in a straight line. When the determining device determines that the vehicle is traveling forward in a straight line, the integration control computing section outputs the steering torque integration control amount Iint* to an adder. The current command value computing section superimposes the steering torque integration control amount Iint* on a basic assist control amount Ias* computed by a basic assist control section, and outputs the obtained value, as a current command value Iq* corresponding to a target assist force, to an output section. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022271 | MOTOR CONTROLLER AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An angle calculator detects a rotation angle θa of a rotor. A three-phase/d-q axis converter outputs detected current id, iq on d-q coordinate axes by making a conversion, based on a corrected detection angle θc obtained by adding or subtracting an amount of detection deviation from a time point of current detection to or from the detection angle θa. A command current calculator calculates command current id*, iq* on the d-q coordinate axes based on a steering torque T and a speed S. A feedback controller calculates command voltages vd, vq on the d-q coordinate axes based on the command current id*, iq* and the detected current id, iq. A d-q axis/three-phase converter converts the command voltages vd, vq into three-phase command voltages, based on a corrected detection angle θb obtained by adding an amount of detection deviation from a time point when a motor is driven to the detection angle θa. The deviation can be eliminated by the command voltages, and the motor can be driven with high precision. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022272 | POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a power assist steering system for use with a motor vehicle utilizing a torque sensor and an electronically controlled hydraulic valve used to supply or meter hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic cylinder that provides power assist to the steering system. The torque sensor measures driver input and provides a signal to the controller that controls an electrically actuated hydraulic valve. Additionally, steering wheel rotational speed and position are also input to the controller wherein the controller generates a steering assist command that minimizes the magnitude of difference, or error, between the steering torque reference value determined from the steering wheel speed and position and the measured torque. By doing so, the invention controls steering wheel feel, as opposed to the conventional practice of controlling the steering assist boost curve. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022273 | Method and Device for Steering a Second Agricultural Machine, Which Can Be Steered to Drive Over a Field Parallel to a First Agricultural Machine - The present invention is directed to a device for steering a second agricultural machine which can be steered over a field relative to a first agricultural machine. The device includes a distance meter mounted on one of the machines and operable for recording measured values with regard to direction and distance of objects adjacent to the distance meter over a horizontal region. The device also includes an evaluating means which is connected to the distance meter and is designed to output a steering signal for causing guidance of the second machine relative to the first machine on the basis of the measured values of the distance meter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022274 | VEHICLE SEAT POWER TRACK ENHANCEMENTS - A vehicle seat power track for an automobile vehicle seat which includes a sensor arrangement to detect the seat position along the track relative to a front airbag apparatus and generate a signal to control the apparatus of the airbag. The vehicle seat power track also includes brackets configured to reduce horizontal movement of the track components. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022275 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION CONTROL DEVICE, OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM, AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION CONTROL METHOD - An occupant protection control device that performs operation control of a plurality of occupant protection devices provided in a vehicle, the occupant protection control device including a determination section that determines whether or not said vehicle has had a collision, based on acceleration data acquired from a plurality of acceleration sensors installed in predetermined locations of said vehicle, wherein when a side impact collision of said vehicle occurs, a seat belt pretensioner among said plurality of occupant protection devices is inhibited to be operated, and when a frontal oblique impact collision of said vehicle occurs, said seat belt pretensioner is operated after a curtain airbag, among said plurality of occupant protection devices, is operated. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022276 | Method And System For Controlling A Driving Direction Of An Electric Drive Machine - The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for changing a direction of a machine that is moving in a first direction. The method includes the step of receiving a signal indicative of an intention to change the direction of the machine to a second direction. The method also includes the step of determining whether a signal indicative of a speed of the machine is greater than a threshold based at least in part on an electric motor parameter. Finally, the method includes the step of applying a braking torque to at least one travel mechanism of the machine in response to a signal indicative of an accelerator pedal position until the speed reaches the threshold. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022277 | Voice Activated Snow Plow Control - A voice activated snow plow control that is both a safe and efficient means for plowing snow with a vehicle mounted snow plow. A laptop computer is connected to a headset and has voice recognition software installed that will control an application which is provided for the voice activated snow plow control. There is a rectangular box, the control module, which houses a microcontroller, a group of relays, and various discrete electrical components such as resistors, diodes, and transistors, which is connected to the laptop computer using, but is not limited to, rs232 serial communication. There is firmware provided for the microcontroller that controls the relays in the control module. The relays then connect to the existing snow plow's manual joystick control to simulate the joystick's snow plow control, which move the snow plow in the desired direction. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022278 | VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A vehicle automatic transmission includes a plurality of gears provided on an input shaft, a countershaft, and an output shaft and are meshed with one another. A plurality of hydraulic clutches are each configured to couple any of the gears to the input shaft, the countershaft, or the output shaft to establish a predetermined shift stage. An engagement unit is configured to couple a reverse gear to the input shaft or the countershaft to establish a reverse shift stage. A shift-position detection unit is configured to detect a shift position. A vehicle-speed detection unit is configured to detect a vehicle speed. A control unit is configured to detect, based on an output of the shift-position detection unit, a first time and a second time. The control unit is configured to delay a timing when the engagement unit operates after the shift position changes to an R-position. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022279 | Electronic Locking Differential - A method for controlling a clutch of an electronic locking differential for a vehicle includes determining either that a speed of the vehicle is less than a reference speed or that a desired state of the clutch is a disengaged state, determining that an angular displacement of a steering wheel from a centered position is less than a first reference angle, and disengaging the clutch. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022280 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PEAK TORQUE IN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS - A system for controlling a flow of hydraulic fluid between a hydraulic actuator and a torque transmitting device includes a position sensor in communication with the hydraulic actuator and operable to detect a position of the hydraulic actuator, a temperature sensor in communication with the hydraulic fluid and operable to detect a temperature of the hydraulic fluid, and a flow control device. The flow control devices includes a housing defining a first passage and a second passage, the first passage in communication with the hydraulic actuator and the second passage in communication with the torque transmitting device. An electronic actuator is located between the first passage and the second passage and is operable to selectively control a flow of the hydraulic fluid between the first passage and the second passage. A controller is in communication with the position sensor, the temperature sensor, and the electronic actuator of the flow control device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022281 | VEHICLE-SUPPORTED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A vehicle-supported data processing system includes a plurality of processing units communicating with one another via a bus system, which are each supplied with operating power by at least one of the at least two different vehicle electrical systems. Multiple transmitter units for control information and multiple receiver units for the control information are among the processing units. The bus system is a ring bus, in which each processing unit is connected to at least two adjacent processing units by a bus segment in each case. The ring bus is divided, by potential separating devices, which are incorporated in the bus segments which connect processing units powered by different vehicle electrical systems, into a number of sections, which is smaller than the number of the processing units. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022282 | TRAILER SWAY MITIGATION USING MEASURED DISTANCE BETWEEN A TRAILER AND A TOW VEHICLE - A method of controlling a vehicle and a trailer. The vehicle has a front and a rear end, and the trailer is coupled to the rear end. The method includes sensing a plurality of vehicle characteristics, sensing a distance between the vehicle and the trailer with at least one sensor positioned on the rear end of the vehicle, determining an oscillatory action of the trailer based on the sensed distance, and applying a braking force on at least one wheel of the vehicle in response to the oscillatory action. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING RELEASE OF A PARK BRAKE - A vehicle has at least one road wheel on which the vehicle travels and a park brake for selectively locking the at least one road wheel while the vehicle is parked. An actuator can apply the park brake to lock the at least one road wheel, and can release the park brake to unlock the at least one road wheel. An electronic controller interfaces the actuator with a wheel locking mechanism. The status of a variable status device, such as a lift platform, is communicated to the electronic controller and is effective on the electronic controller for causing the electronic controller to disallow park brake release by the actuator when a first status is communicated to the electronic controller and to allow park brake release by the actuator when a second status is communicated to the electronic controller. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022284 | Acceleration control device - In a cruise assist ECU, when a vehicle drive state is changed from a running state to a state immediately before vehicle stop or from a stop state to a state immediately after vehicle start, a feedback torque gain compensation part changes a feedback torque gain to a second set value, and maintain it during the state immediately before vehicle stop or the state immediately after vehicle start. Because the second set value is smaller than a first set value, a response delay is increased in feedback control of the feedback torque control part when the first set value of the feedback torque gain is switched to the second set value. This makes it possible to slowly change the FB control value during the transition state in elapse of time, and prevent a brake or damping torque generated in the vehicle from being excessively changed in FB control. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022285 | LANE DEPARTURE PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - When a target yaw moment Ms is computed, an estimated lateral acceleration G | 2011-01-27 |
20110022286 | VEHICLE DRIVE FORCE CONTROL SYSTEM - When a vertical acceleration is applied to a vehicle, the foot of a vehicle operator placed on the accelerator pedal may apply an unintended force to the accelerator pedal owing to the shock of such accelerations and vibrations and/or the inertia force of the vehicle operator's foot applied to the accelerator pedal, and this may cause an inadvertent depressing or releasing of the accelerator pedal. To overcome this problem, an engine control unit ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022287 | Control Chip for Providing the Basic Functionality of a Control Unit - A control chip for providing the basic functionality of a control unit includes a voltage supply having at least two, in particular three, output voltages; at least two, in particular three, sensor power supplies, in particular having 5-V and/or 3.3-V output voltage; at least one driver for bidirectional interfaces; a CAN driver; a follower control; a main relay output stage having a diagnostic function; at least one bidirectional serial interface for controlling the output stages and for communicating with a microcontroller; at least six power output stages, in particular having rated currents of 0.6 A to 3 A; at least one low-level signal output, in particular having a rated current of 50 rtiA, and four ignition drivers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022288 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device that is used with an internal combustion engine to improve both the response and controllability of torque generated by the internal combustion engine. The control device calculates an operation amount of an intake actuator in accordance with a demanded air amount. The control device then calculates a torque that is generated when the intake actuator is operated by the calculated operation amount at a predetermined ignition timing setting, and calculates an ignition timing retard amount that is necessary to achieve a demanded torque in accordance with the difference between the calculated torque and the demanded torque. The control device ensures that the demanded torque and a demanded efficiency are both reflected in the demanded air amount. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022289 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED TURBOCHARGER - Suitable for retrofitting conventional turbo charged engines, an electrically controlled turbocharger is installed in a Compression Ignition Direct Injection (CIDI) Engine and controlled to maintain a predetermined optimal air/fuel ratio throughout the operating range of the engine. Electrical energy is applied to the motor/generator of the turbocharger to boost its operation when the engine is being operated at relatively low speeds or under high torque loads and the engine exhaust gases applied to the turbine are insufficient to drive the turbocharger to maintain the predetermined air/fuel ratio. Electrical energy is produced by the motor/generator of the turbocharger when the engine is being operated at higher speeds and the engine exhaust gases applied to the turbine are excessive in driving the turbine to maintain the predetermined air/fuel ratio. By capturing the electrical energy produced by the motor/generator and adjusting the load, the turbine is slowed down to maintain the predetermined air/fuel ratio. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022290 | PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND COMMON RAIL TYPE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS - It is possible to perform a failure diagnosis of a pressure sensor with a simple structure without installing a dedicated circuit for the failure diagnosis. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022291 | PERSPECTIVE-VIEW VISUAL RUNWAY AWARENESS AND ADVISORY DISPLAY - A graphical display system includes one or more sensors for obtaining data, wherein the data obtained includes position and trajectory data for a craft and airport data; a display element for displaying graphics and data; and at least one processor coupled to the one or more sensors. Based on data received from the one or more sensors regarding craft position and trajectory relative to an airport, the at least one processor determines if a runway is being targeted, selects which runway guides and alerts to display based on data obtained and runway targeted, and sends signals to the display element to display the targeted runway with the selected runway guides and alerts. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022292 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING SPEECH RECOGNITION ACCURACY BY USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - A method for speech recognition includes providing a source of geographical information within a vehicle. The geographical information pertains to a current location of the vehicle, a planned travel route of the vehicle, a map displayed within the vehicle, and/or a gesture marked by a user on a map. Words spoken within the vehicle are recognized by use of a speech recognition module. The recognizing is dependent upon the geographical information. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022293 | Method of Locating and Managing Elements in the Built Environment - A method and system for locating an element from one or elements in a built environment is provided. The element can be located during one of a built phase, a partially built phase and an under-construction phase of the built environment. The method includes assigning a unique ID corresponding to each of the one or elements of the built environment. Thereafter, the method includes positioning the one or elements by linking the unique ID to one or more location attributes corresponding to each of the one or more elements. Further, the method includes extracting one or location attributes of an element to be located in the built environment. Finally, the method includes locating the element on a digital representation of the built environment. Further, the data corresponding to the one or more elements can be managed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022294 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZED ICONS - A method (and system for practicing the method) for processing and reporting a characteristic of a resource for a domain (e.g., weather forecast for a flight route). A request is sent to a server for customized data for the resource, preferably containing at least a unique application identifier. Customized data is received from the server, wherein said data contain a plurality of customized conditional result values of characteristics of the resource at a multiplicity of domain values, generated using values of the characteristics of the resource at various domain values and conditionals specific to the application identifier. A graphical chart (often in the form of a circle or spiral) is displayed based on the received customized data, wherein the location of the graphical chart on the display device corresponds to said resource, and furthermore wherein the colors of the chart at each of a plurality of points upon the chart are each determined based on the customized conditional result value of the characteristics of the resource for a domain value (e.g., time), said domain value corresponding to the rotational angle of said point upon the chart. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022295 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING NAVIGATION ROUTE, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for simulating a navigation route, a navigation apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a navigation route is planned and displayed on an electronic map. When a route simulation mode is entered, an effect of a navigation icon moving along the navigation route starting from a certain spot in the navigation route is generated. When moving on a straight path of the navigation route, the navigation icon is moved in a first speed. When moving on a turning point of the navigation route, the navigation icon is moved in a second speed, in which the second speed is smaller than the first speed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022296 | ICOSAHDERAL MODIFIED GENERALIZED BALANCED TERNARY AND APERTURE 3 HEXAGON TREE - A method for assigning path address-form location codes to objects represented using aperture 3 hexagon discrete global grid systems in both vector systems and bucket and raster systems in which hexagons in a first resolution are given a linear code and hexagons in subsequent finer resolutions have identifiers added to the linear code, the method iteratively applying the assigning step to further finer resolutions to a maximum resolution. In vector systems each hexagon has seven hexagons in a finer resolution and in raster and bucket systems each hexagon is assigned to be an open or closed generator class, an open generator creating a closed generator in a finer resolution, and a closed generator generating six open generator hexagons and a seventh closed generator hexagon. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022297 | Apparatus and method for a mobile navigation computer - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a robust and configurable mobile computer architecture with navigation computational capabilities. The present invention further provides a bus network which allows for an efficient and durable Input/Output (I/O) management system. The I/O management system has configurable connections to allow for modular addition, expansion, or replacement of navigation, crash detection, and communication line replacement units (LRUs). Additional I/O device connections allow several modes of input into the computational system. The present invention is a single, self-contained unit and provides an accessible user interface to the computer system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022298 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING A DRIVE PLAN OF A VEHICLE TOWARDS A DESTINATION - A method and system for modifying a drive plan, especially a drive/rest schedule of such a plan, of a vehicle before and/or during a drive towards a desired destination is provided in which (a) a development of the alertness level of a driver is predicted, (b) points in time are determined and classified as high risk instances, where the predicted development becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold level, (c) the high risk instances are compared with the drive plan or drive/rest schedule and it is determined whether any high risk instance will occur before the destination or a next planned stop or rest is reached and (d | 2011-01-27 |
20110022299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SEARCH AND PROCESS POI INFORMATION - This invention relates to an information delivery system and method. More specifically, this invention relates to an apparatus and method to search and retrieve additional Points-of-interest (POI) information to a user when basic POI information such as POI name, address, phone number, etc. is provided. In one aspect, the system includes an information managing unit to search, display and transmit POI information, a communication interface and a plurality of information providers adapted to stream information to the communication interface, and a communication network adapted to connect the information managing unit and the communication interface. In one embodiment, the basic information and an additional POI information search request can be transmitted from the information managing unit to the communication interface, and the communication interface is programmed to search for the additional POI information in the information providers and transmit the additional POI information back to the information managing unit. In another embodiment, the additional POI information may be filtered and organized before presenting to the user. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022300 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING NAVIGATION ROUTE, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for displaying a navigation route, a navigation apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a current location of a mobile device is detected. Next, a start point and an end point are received and a navigation route is planned accordingly. Then, an electronic map database is accessed and a navigation map is rendered on a screen of the mobile device according to the electronic map database, wherein only the map information associated with the navigation route in the electronic map database is displayed on the navigation map and the displayed map information comprises the road names of a current road and a next road associated with the current location of the mobile device in the navigation route. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022301 | METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING PARKING INFORMATION - A method, a mobile device and a recording medium for recording parking information are provided. In the present method, a current location of the mobile device is detected, and a trigger signal is detected. A parking information page is generated when the trigger signal is detected, wherein the parking information page comprises a parking image generated according to an electronic map of the current location of the mobile device and a parking location generated according to the current location of the mobile device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022302 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device includes a map data storage unit | 2011-01-27 |
20110022303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING DESTINATION LOCATIONS TO NAVIGATION DEVICES - A navigation device receives a destination location to automatically calculate a route to the destination location over a wireless network. The destination location may be generated by a third party at a remote computer or wireless device. The destination location may be entered into the remote computer or wireless device, or may be automatically generated by the device. The destination location is transmitted from the remote computer or wireless device to the navigation device. Once received, the user of the navigation device may have the option of accepting or rejecting the destination location. The navigation device then uses the destination location to calculate a route which is communicated to the user with minimal to no user interaction. Multiple destinations may be sent to the navigation device, thus allowing advanced programming of an entire trip. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022304 | TRAVEL GUIDE AND SCHEDULE-BASED ROUTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A navigational aid device is provided that includes a GPS module, a processor, and memory. The device is configured to automatically determine a route to a destination and to account for, in its determination of a route, a plurality of modes of public, private, or both public and private transportation. Some of these configurations may also be configured to recommend a mode or modes of transportation to take to get to a destination, and/or accept user preferences in recommending a route or the mode or modes of transportation to take to get to the destination. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022305 | CAR NAVIGATION APPARATUS, A PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND A CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A car navigation apparatus is installed in a vehicle and performs a setting of a destination to be guided based on information received from a portable information terminal. The car navigation apparatus a receiving portion that receives, from the portable information terminal, destination information, which is obtained utilizing a contents server to which the portable information terminal is connected via a network, and date and time information, which is input at the time of utilizing the contents server; and a destination setting portion that sets the destination based on the destination information and the date and time information received by the receiving portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022306 | Heads-up Navigation for Seismic Data Acquisition - A method and system for acquiring seismic data from a seismic survey plan is provided. A survey area is selected in which the seismic data will be acquired. A coordinate for at least one point of interest within the survey area is determined and input into a portable navigation device. A navigation solution is determined between a GPS-determined location of the portable navigation device and the determined coordinate and thereupon presented in a human cognizable media. A seismic device may be positioned at the determined coordinate to insonify a subterranean formation with seismic energy or for detecting reflected seismic energy. Data may be periodically entered into and retrieved from the portable navigation device by an in-field operator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022307 | METHOD FOR OPERATING NAVIGATION FRAME, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for operating a navigation apparatus, a navigation apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a navigation frame is displayed on a touch screen when a navigation mode is entered. The sensitivity of the touch screen is adjusted from an original sensitivity to a preset sensitivity to detect an object appeared in front of the touch screen, in which the preset sensitivity is higher than the original sensitivity. When the touch screen detects the object, a window is operated according to a moving direction of the object relative to the touch screen. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022308 | CALCULATING ROUTE AND DISTANCE ON COMPUTERIZED MAP USING TOUCHSCREEN USER INTERFACE - A method and apparatus for computing routes and distances on displayable, computerized maps are disclosed. The apparatus includes a user interface ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022309 | Method for Determining the Position of a Spacecraft with the Aid of a Direction Vector and an Overall Spin Measurement - In a system for determining the position of a spacecraft based on vector determinations, a direction vector is measured in a body-fixed coordinate system; a reference direction vector is determined within a reference coordinate system based on the path position of the spacecraft and an orbit model; the overall spin vector of the spacecraft is determined within the body-fixed coordinate system; and a reference overall spin vector of the spacecraft is determined within a reference coordinate system by time propagation of known initial values of the overall spin of the spacecraft or by time tracking of a reference model. The position of the spacecraft is determined based on the four vectors. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022310 | INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information terminal device having a user interface high operationality is provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022311 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING NAVIGATION FRAME, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for adjusting a navigation frame, a navigation apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a navigation frame is displayed on a screen of a device in a form of a three-dimensional picture. When an event is received, the angle of view of the navigation frame is adjusted to make the size of the navigation frame reduce and a window corresponding to the event is displayed in an area of the screen that is emptied due to the reduction of the navigation frame. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022312 | Generating and Tracking Activity Patterns for Mobile Devices - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for tracking patterns associated with mobile devices. The system includes a server computing device configured to receive location information from a mobile device associated with a user. The location information includes location information based on GPS information sent from the mobile device. One or more activity patterns associated with the user of the mobile device are generated by the server computing device. The generating includes tracking the location information over a period of time and determining one or more categories of repeated activity based on the tracking. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022313 | Method and Apparatus for Automatically Determining Practicality of a Trip - Provided is a method and an apparatus for automatically determining practicality of a trip. A mobile device obtains at least one point of interest among a starting location and a finishing location for a trip. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, for each point of interest, the mobile device automatically determines an indication of practicality for making the point of interest an intermediate location to be visited during the trip based on both the starting location and the finishing location for the trip. By considering both the starting location and the finishing location, the points of interest can be presented to the user in a manner that reflects how practical it is to visit the points of interest given that the user is to end up at the finishing location. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022314 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE - A device and method for determining a distance from the device to a distant point is disclosed herein. The device includes a GPS component, a laser component, a camera component, a memory, a display component, a user input, and a processor comprising means for determining a distance between any two points. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022315 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING DESTINATION LOCATIONS TO NAVIGATION DEVICES - A navigation device receives a destination location to automatically calculate a route to the destination location over a wireless network. The destination location may be generated by a third party at a remote computer or wireless device. The destination location may be entered into the remote computer or wireless device, or may be automatically generated by the device. The destination location is transmitted from the remote computer or wireless device to the navigation device. Once received, the user of the navigation device may have the option of accepting or rejecting the destination location. The navigation device then uses the destination location to calculate a route which is communicated to the User with minimal to no user interaction. Multiple destinations may be sent to the navigation device, thus allowing advanced programming of an entire trip. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022316 | EVASIVE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM FOR VESSELS - The present disclosure relates to an autopilot device ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022317 | TRAVEL SUPPORTING CONTROL SYSTEM - In a travel supporting control system | 2011-01-27 |
20110022318 | High Resolution Sensor with Scalable Sample Rate - Apparatus and methods of providing a selected sample rate for sensor measurements are provided, which in one aspect may include a circuit configured to receive sensor signals as a first series of count rates corresponding to sensor the sensor measurements, each count rate representing a value of a parameter of interest, at least two accumulators configured to alternately accumulate the count rates in the series of count rates over a time period that corresponds to a selected sample rate and a controller configured to control the time periods for the at least two accumulators. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022319 | GUIDED BAYESIAN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN - A Bayesian methodology is described for designing experiments or surveys that are improved by utilizing available prior information to guide the design toward maximally reducing posterior uncertainties in the interpretation of the future experiment. Synthetic geophysical tomography examples are used to illustrate benefits of this approach. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022320 | METHOD OF PREDICTING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS USING MINERAL COMPOSITIONS PROVIDED BY IN-SITU LOGGING TOOLS - A method for predicting mechanical properties of a transverse isotropic region of a rock formation traversed by a well bore including running a logging tool in the well bore; the mass percentages of minerals present in the rock formation surrounding the well bore are measured with the logging tool. The density of the minerals present in the rock formation surrounding the well bore is determined. The porosity of the rock formation surrounding the well bore is measured. From the porosity and the measured mass percentages and density of the minerals, all the transverse isotropic elastic coefficients of the rock formation are determined in real time. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022321 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A SUBTERRANEAN FRACTURE - The Invention relates to a method for monitoring a subterranean fracture, comprising determining by means of a plurality of seismic wave detectors ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022322 | PROSPECT STRESS PREDICTION - A method is provided for obtaining a quantitative prediction of a magnitude of a maximum horizontal stress (S | 2011-01-27 |
20110022323 | System and Method to Determine Sigma of a Clinical Diagnostic Process - A system and method for determining a sigma of a clinical diagnostic process are disclosed. Specimen data are collected from a plurality of laboratory instruments. The specimen data are evaluated to determine a concentration and an analytical standard deviation for each data point. A clinical diagnostic process is run and patient analyte values are acquired, and a standard deviation is assigned to each patient analyte value based on the standard deviation of specimen data having a corresponding concentration. A single sigma-metric is computed based on the patient analyte assigned standard deviations, the sigma-metric representing the sigma of the clinical diagnostic process. The computed sigma-metric is reported to a user or laboratory manager. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022324 | MOLECULAR READER - Systems and methods disclosed include: a support apparatus configured to detachably receive a chip; movable pins extendible from a first position to a second position, where, in the first position, the movable pins do not contact a chip positioned on the support apparatus, and in the second position, the movable pins contact electrical terminals of a heating element within a chip positioned on the support apparatus; a radiation source configured to direct radiation to be incident on a chip positioned on the support apparatus; a detector; and an electronic processor, the electronic processor being configured to detect molecules in a sample positioned within the chip, and to determine a temperature of the chip by measuring an electrical resistance between two of the multiple pins connected to the electrical terminals. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022325 | Methods and Apparatus for Measuring the Contents of a Search Volume - A method of measuring the contents of a search volume. The method includes: energising one or more transmitters so as to transmit electromagnetic wave energy into the search volume; detecting the effect of the search volume on the passage of the electromagnetic wave energy by recording two or more signals, each signal being associated with a different propagation path (typically either a monostatic or bistatic path) within the search volume; aligning the signals in order to generate two or more aligned signals which are synthetically focused on a desired voxel in the search volume, each aligned signal being associated with a different propagation path (typically either a monostatic or bistatic path) within the search volume; calculating a quality factor by processing the aligned signals to generate two or more data values, and processing the data values to generate a quality factor, the quality factor being indicative of a degree of coherence in the aligned signals; summing the aligned signals to generate a summed signal; and processing the summed signal to generate an output which is indicative of the internal structure of the search volume at the location of the desired voxel, the output varying in accordance with the quality factor. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022326 | Quantitation Method Using Isotope Labeled Internal Standard Substance, Analysis System for Executing the Quantitation Method, and Program for the Analysis - Problem: An object of the present invention is to quantitate with good accuracy, furthermore, quantitate absolutely, one or a plurality of biological molecules in a sample such as a tissue, a biological fluid, a cell, a cell organ or protein complex. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022327 | URINE WORK AREA MANAGER FOR A URINE WORK AREA - A urine work area manager comprises a computing unit and a set of machine executable instructions stored in a memory for execution by the computing unit. The computing unit transfers commands and data between a urine test strip reader and the manager using a first interface, and transfers commands and data between a urine sediment analyzer and the manager using a second interface. In operation, the computing unit instructs the urine test strip reader to analyze a plurality of urine samples, receives a strip analysis result from the urine test strip reader, and generates a first set of instructions for controlling the urine sediment analyzer using the strip analysis result. The computing unit further instructs the urine sediment analyzer to analyze the plurality of urine samples with the first set of instructions and receives a sediment analysis result from the urine sediment analyzer using the second interface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022328 | Methods And Devices For Analyzing Material Properties And Detecting Objects In Scattering Media - Disclosed is a method for determining an phase spectrum θ(ω) of the complex spectral transfer function H(ω) of a medium. In some embodiments, the method is applied for detecting or imaging an object screened by scattering medium or for determining a refractive index spectrum of a material. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022329 | Method and Apparatus For Determining Seed Germination - A method is provided for determining the rate of seed germination including the steps of (a) irradiating a selected number or quantity of seeds with light from an NIR spectrometer which is combined with or coupled to a pre-defined calibration model, wherein the light reflects to a detector; (b) collecting the reflected light from the detector; (c) converting the reflected light to an NIR spectrum; and (d) determining the rate of germination using the NIR spectrum obtained and the calibration model. Also provided is a cup for use with an NIR spectrometer including a rotating cylindrical member for receiving a selected number or quantity of seeds coupled to a transparent base through which NIR light is irradiated. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022330 | MONITORING APPARATUS - A monitoring system is disclosed which includes at least one experiment node at which, in use of the system, a user participates in a study, and a control node. The experiment node includes communication devices operable to communicate with the user, a user input operable to record the response of a user to a prompt, a user interaction device operable such that the user can interact with the experiment node, and a device to record data relating to such user interactions. The control node is remote from the experiment node and in communication therewith to receive information including user responses and recorded user interaction data therefrom. The control node is also operable to configure the at least one experiment node to execute a plurality of human factors tests on the participant at predetermined times. The monitoring apparatus also includes a co-ordination device operable to co-ordinate the information with the predetermined times. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022331 | Assay Information Management Methods and Devices - The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating assay information with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system includes a reader adapted to read/erase/write information from/to an assay consumable identifier associated with the assay consumable. Various types of assay information are described, as well as methods of using such information in the conduct of an assay by an assay system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022332 | MONITORING WELLNESS USING A WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE - A method for detecting a subject's stress level associated with an activity includes (a) connecting the subject to a sensor that senses a value of a biometric; (b) during the activity, (i) repeatedly sensing the value of the biometric over each of a plurality of time windows; and (ii) computing, for each time window, a deviation in the sensed values of the biometric; and (c) detecting the stress level based on the computed deviations. In one implementation, the value of the biometric is a skin temperature measurement. The method may be implemented as an application in a wireless handheld device, such as a cellular telephone. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022333 | EDDY CURRENT FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BROACHED TUBE SUPPORT PLATE BLOCKAGE - A method for determining tube support plate blockage of a steam generator includes the following steps: measuring at least five different eddy current values per tube support intersection; calculating a nominal clean fit radius of flow hole; determining a center signal response; converting the center signal response to a deposit thickness; determine an edge reduction; converting the edge reduction to an edge thickness; calculating the resulting flow hole radius; verifying the reasonableness of the resulting flow hole radius; and determining a virtual calibration range. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022334 | Upstream volume mass flow verification systems and methods field of the disclosure - This disclosure relates to mass flow verification systems for and methods of measuring and verifying the mass flow through a mass flow measurement device such as a mass flow controller. A mass flow verification system comprises a preset volume, a temperature sensor, and a pressure sensor. The measured verified flow determined by the mass flow verification system can be adjusted to compensate for errors resulting from a dead volume within the mass flow measurement device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022335 | REAL-TIME NON-STATIONARY FLOWMETER - The invention concerns a system for real-time measurement of the instantaneous flow rate of a fluid with steady or unsteady flow in a conduit, comprising a flow member ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING PRESSURE USING AN INDUCTIVE ELEMENT - Exemplary systems and method are directed to a sensing device, and to a pressure sensing system and method. An exemplary method includes supplying electromagnetic energy to a transducer which is configured to reflect the electromagnetic energy at a ring frequency determined by an inductance of the transducer, wherein the inductance changes in response to compression of the inductive element. The ring frequency of electromagnetic energy reflected by the transducer is correlated to a pressure value. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022337 | Method of Estimating the Volume of a Pressurized Gas Container - Method of estimating the volume (Vtk) of a tank ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022338 | DETERMINING DEGRADED INSULATING ABILITY IN AN INDUCTIVELY OPERATING ELEMENT - A method, device and computer program product for determining the change in insulating ability of the insulation provided around a conductor of an inductively operating element, which conductor is wound a number of turns. The device includes a signal generating unit that applies a signal of varying frequency to the conductor and an analyzing unit, which receives a frequency response to the signal from the conductor, compares the received frequency response with a reference frequency response and determines the change in insulating ability based on the comparison. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022339 | Method of Extracting A Time Constant From Complex Random Telegraph Signals - A method and apparatus for extracting a time constant from a time series of values of a signal that varies in accordance with multiple charge carrier trap defects that cause Random Telegraph Noise (RTN), using transition-based assignment of states. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022340 | Measuring Quantum States of Superconducting Resonators - A method for measuring the quantum state of a resonator includes, exciting an input port of a circuit with signal, measuring a phase shift of the signal at an output port of the circuit, wherein the resonator is coupled to the input and the output ports, and calculating a quantum state of the resonator as a function of the measured phase shift of the signal. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022341 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - Provided is a measurement apparatus that measures a characteristic of an AD converter, comprising a signal supplying section that supplies the AD converter with an analog input signal having a prescribed waveform; an acquiring section that acquires a digital output signal output by the AD converter as a result of sampling the analog input signal; a measured histogram generating section that generates a histogram of the digital output signal; and a range calculating section that calculates at least one of an analog value corresponding to a lower limit and an analog value corresponding to an upper limit of a prescribed digital range, based on at least one of (i) a frequency corresponding to digital values, in a measured histogram obtained by measuring the digital output signal, that are less than or equal to the digital range and (ii) a frequency corresponding to digital values in the measured histogram that are greater than or equal to the digital range. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022342 | DISTRIBUTED SPECTRUM SENSING - In summary, the invention relates to a device, a system, a method and a computer program for spectrum sensing. A detection procedure for detecting a signal of interest or an event by using a plurality of sensing devices capable of communicating with a central unit is proposed. The sensing devices can compute soft detection metrics and communicate this information to a central unit, where the information may be used to make a final detection decision using a certain specified rule. The signaling overhead of the proposed approach can be of the same order as that of a hard signaling approach. However, the proposed approach may achieve a better detection performance. | 2011-01-27 |