37th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120232759 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering device wherein mechanical friction is electrically provided. A steering torque value is detected by a steering torque sensor according to the operation of a steering wheel. An assist current value is calculated by an assist control section on the basis of the steering torque value. A target current value based on the assist current value is determined. For providing friction to the operation of the steering wheel, a friction control section and a friction torque value/current value conversion section generate a corrected steering torque value. A second corrected target current value is created by correcting a first corrected target current value by a friction current value. The corrected steering torque value is obtained by correcting the steering torque value by a friction torque value. The target current value is generated, resulting in a motor being subjected to driving control. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232760 | STEERABLE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH MULTI-POINT HITCH - A steerable agricultural implement configured to be coupled to a tractor by a multi-point hitch system that restrains side-to-side articulation between the tractor and the implement. The agricultural implement includes a steering controller that receives a positional attribute from a steering system of the tractor and controls a degree of pivot of a wheel assembly of the agricultural implement based on the positional attribute of the tractor steering system. The wheel assembly is configured with a steering actuator that is operable to pivot a portion of the wheel assembly without transmitting force beyond the wheel assembly, abutment stops to define maximum degrees of pivot of the portion of the wheel assembly and relieve the steering actuator without transmitting force beyond the wheel assembly, and a quick release free-wheel mechanism to enable a disconnected or “free wheel” operation of the wheel assembly independent of the steering actuator. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232761 | PASSIVE CHARGE CORD RELEASE SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In accordance with exemplary embodiments, passive release of a charge cord is provided for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a charging port having one or more sensors for detecting movement of the charging cable relative to the charging port. A transceiver responds to the detected movement by transmitting an authentication request and receiving an authentication signal, which is processed by a controller and unlocks the charging cable from the charging port responsive to verifying the authentication signal. In an exemplary method, an authentication request is transmitted responsive to detecting an uncoupling action of the charging cable from a vehicle. Upon receipt and verification of an authentication signal, the charging cable is automatically unlocked and unlatched facilitating release of the charging cable. In accordance with the exemplary embodiments, the charging cable can be passively released from the vehicle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232762 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PAINT STRIPING VEHICLES - An electronic control system is provided for moving one or more paint carriages on a paint striping vehicle. The control system includes an electronic steering module, an electronic control module, a linear positioning transducer for each carriage, and a hydraulic control valve for each carriage. The steering module includes a rotatable wheel for extending and retracting the paint carriage without lost motion. A power switch and an emergency stop switch are provided for the system. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232763 | OPERATION MACHINE - Disclosed is a working machine that computes and displays moment by moment its dynamic stability and its state of contact with a ground in view of an inertia force and an external force applied to the working machine. Specifically, a working machine is provided with an undercarriage, a working machine main body mounted on the undercarriage, a front working mechanism attached pivotally in an up-and-down direction to the working machine main body, and a working attachment connected to a free end of the front working mechanism. The working machine includes a ZMP computing means for calculating coordinates of a ZMP by using position information, acceleration information and external force information on respective movable portions of the main body, which includes the front working mechanism, and undercarriage, and a stability computing means for calculating a support polygon formed by plural ground points of the working machine with a ground, and, when the ZMP is included in a warning region formed inside a perimeter of the support polygon, producing a tipping warning sound. The ZMP and the support polygon, which includes the warning region, is computed, and a display or warning is produced. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232764 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission, it is configured to calculate a change amount (ΔNC estimation value) of an output rotational speed of the transmission (S | 2012-09-13 |
20120232765 | CONFIGURABLE ELECTRONIC BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK OVERRIDE - Method and apparatus for an electronic override of the brake shift interlock in a motor vehicle can provide for the vehicle to be manually pushed while it is parked without keys. A timed window is initiated upon detection of a parked state of the vehicle with its transmission in a park position and ignition key removable or removed. Selection of an out-of-park position is inhibited. The invention monitors activation of the brake pedal during the timed window. Override of the brake shift interlock is enabled while the brake pedal is activated during the timed window, thereby allowing selection of an out-of-park shifter position. The timed window ends after a predetermined time or event (e.g., after the driver's door is opened) to inhibit any further shifter movement from the park position until the next ignition key-cycle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232766 | CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE - A clutch pressure control device includes a request filter unit that calculates a target clutch pressure value from a requested clutch pressure value input in the request filter unit. A feedforward clutch pressure control model unit calculates, from the target clutch pressure value input by the request filter unit, a feedforward current value. A PID control unit calculates a feedback current value from a valve pressure target value for a hydraulic proportional valve controlling the clutch pressure and a feedback actual pressure value. A first calculation unit calculates a hydraulic proportional valve target current value from the input feedforward current value and the feedback current value. The device utilizes measurement methods to find values for a kisspoint pressure of the clutch, a preload pressure of the clutch, and a fill volume of the clutch. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232767 | CLUTCH RUN-IN BY SLIP CONTROL - A method for operating a clutch includes operating the clutch with increased slip during a green phase and operating the clutch with normal slip during a post-green phase. In some example embodiments, increased slip consists of slip speeds greater than 40 revolutions per minute. In an example embodiment, increased slip consists of a slip speed of approximately 50 revolutions per minute. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN FUEL SUPPLIES FOR A COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A system includes a turbine fuel controller. The turbine fuel controller includes a purge control logic configured to control a purge sequence of mixing a purge gas with a first fuel during a first fuel shutdown, wherein the purge sequence is configured to open a purge valve for the purge gas before fully closing a fuel valve for the first fuel. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232769 | VEHICLE RANK DISTINCTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND TRAVEL SOUND GENERATOR DEVICE - A signal processing circuit inputs a signal from a rotation speed sensor for detecting a rotation speed of the engine. The signal processing circuit further inputs at least one of a noise signal, which is from a noise detection unit for detecting a noise caused by combustion in an engine equipped to a vehicle, a control signal, which is for controlling a fuel injection valve and/or an igniter of the engine, and a combustion state signal, which is from a combustion state sensor for detecting a combustion state of the engine. A distinction circuit distinguishes a vehicle rank of the vehicle equipped with the engine, according to the rotation speed and the at least one of the noise signal, the control signal, and the combustion state signal. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232770 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM IN WHICH A MANIPULATED VARIABLE OF AN ACTUATOR ELEMENT CAN BE CONTROLLED | 2012-09-13 |
20120232771 | CONTROLLING FUEL INJECTION BASED ON FUEL VOLATILITY - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a fuel volatility module, a temperature generation module, and a fuel control module. The fuel volatility module estimates a volatility of fuel provided to an engine based on an engine torque and an engine speed. The temperature generation module generates a temperature of an intake valve of the engine. The fuel control module selectively increases an amount of fuel provided to the engine based on the temperature of the intake valve, the engine torque, and the fuel volatility. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232772 | ADAPTIVE AIR CHARGE ESTIMATION BASED ON SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION - Examples of the present invention include air charge estimation models using linear programming support vector regression (LP-SVR). Air model parameters may be updated during operation of a vehicle, allowing the air model performance to be improved in the presence of part-to-part variation and part aging. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232773 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO IMBALANCE DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus (determination apparatus) according to the present invention obtains, based on the output value of the air-fuel ratio sensor | 2012-09-13 |
20120232774 | MISFIRE DETECTING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A misfire detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided. The engine has an output shaft connected via a torsion element to an input shaft of a transmission mechanism. A transmission rotational speed parameter indicative of a rotational speed of the input shaft is detected. A modified engine rotational speed parameter is calculated by modifying the detected engine rotational speed parameter based on the transmission rotational speed parameter, an engine rotation moment on the input side of the torsion element, and a transmission rotation moment on the output side of the torsion element. An average change amount of the modified rotational speed parameter, and an inertia speed changing component, are calculated. Further, a corrected rotational speed parameter is calculated by correcting the modified rotational speed parameter according to the average change amount and the inertia speed changing component. A relative speed parameter is calculated based on the corrected rotational speed parameter, and a determination parameter is calculated by integrating the relative speed parameter. The misfire determination is performed based on the determination parameter. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232775 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING AN ENGINE TO THE FUEL GRADE BY DECREMENTING THE INITIAL OCTANE NUMBER OF THE FUEL - A method for adapting an engine to an octane number of fuel by decrementing an initial octane number. Starting with a reference setting of the spark advance in an engine operating range for a given octane number, the engine operating range being divided into a plurality of zones, each including an anti-pinking corrective value of the spark advance of the reference setting, the engine is switched to a reference setting that corresponds to a lower octane number: when a threshold value of the advance correction loop is exceeded in at least one zone, or when a counter of the number of zones, in which another threshold value of the advance correction loop is exceeded, exceeds a multi-zone threshold. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232776 | Transportation Information Systems and Methods Associated With Degradation Modes - An exemplary method includes determining whether real-time vehicle location information deviates from at least one of historical real-time vehicle location information or scheduled vehicle location information. The exemplary method further includes generating a schedule degradation mode based on a deviation of real-time vehicle location information from at least one of historical real-time vehicle location information or scheduled vehicle location information. The exemplary method also includes generating first scheduling information for a user based on the user data and public transportation data when the deviation does not exceed a threshold. The exemplary method farther includes generating second scheduling information, different from the first scheduling information, that includes an indication of the schedule degradation mode for the user based on user data, public transportation data, and the deviation when the deviation exceeds the threshold. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232777 | ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM ENABLING THE CALCULATION OF ACTUAL FUEL CONSUMPTION AND CO2 EMISSIONS FOR A MOVING, STOPPED OR OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT, WITH OR WITHOUT FUEL THEFT EXCLUSION - The invention relates to an electronic monitoring system enabling real fuel consumption and CO | 2012-09-13 |
20120232778 | DISPLAY UNIT - The present invention relates to a display unit for a vehicle, wherein the display unit is configured for displaying a colour information in dependence of a driving state information of the vehicle, wherein the driving state information is referring to the current fuel consumption of the vehicle, wherein the colour information comprises a coloured symbol. The present invention further relates to a vehicle comprising such a display unit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232779 | WORKSITE SYSTEM HAVING AWARENESS ZONE MAPPING AND CONTROL - A worksite system is disclosed. The worksite system may have an input module configured to receive at least one of a boundary and a characteristic of an awareness zone at a worksite, and at least one locating device configured to determine a position of a mobile machine and another mobile entity at the worksite. The worksite system may also have a controller in communication with the input module and the at least one locating device. The controller may be configured to track movement of the mobile machine, and to make a determination of a presence of the other mobile entity. The controller may also be configured to initiate a collision avoidance strategy in response to at least one of the mobile machine nearing or entering the awareness zone when the other mobile entity is in the awareness zone. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232780 | ASYMMETRIC AND GENERAL VIBRATION WAVEFORMS FROM MULTIPLE SYNCHRONIZED VIBRATION ACTUATORS - The disclosure relates to General Synchronized Vibration devices that provide haptic feedback to a user and improve the performance of existing vibratory devices. Different actuator types may be employed to provide synchronized vibration, including linear rotary actuators, rotating eccentric mass actuators including interleaved rotating mass actuators, and rocking mass actuators. A controller sends signals to one or more driver circuits to provide adjustment of vibration magnitude, frequency, and direction of the actuators. The system may apply forces onto an object, and a sensor measures a feature(s) of the object. This information is provided to a vibration device controller, which can then modify the vibration waveform to improve overall system performance. Fourier synthesis can be used to approximate arbitrarily shaped waveforms by controlling the phase and frequency of vibration actuators. These waveforms can include asymmetry where the peak force in one direction is higher than the peak force in another direction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232781 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - An information providing apparatus makes a decision, when an information providing deciding unit decides that driving support information is to be provided, as to whether the output of the voice information about the driving support information responding to a command from the information providing deciding unit and the output of the voice information about route guidance info nation responding to a command from a route guidance unit overlap each other or not, and controls, when they overlap each other, the output of voice information by an information providing output unit in such a manner as to prevent the output of the voice information about the driving support information from overlapping with the output of the voice information about the route guidance information. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232782 | LOCATION-BASED IN-ROUTE ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION - Techniques are described herein for generating a moving map that includes a graphical representation of a vehicle, such as an airplane, and content relevant to a location of the vehicle as the vehicle is in transit. An in-route entertainment server that serves the moving map may be onboard the vehicle or offboard the vehicle. The moving map may display the current location of the vehicle displayed by modifying a delayed location of the vehicle to account for a speed, a heading, and an amount of delay. Content items may be included on the moving map if they are within a bounded region around the location of the vehicle or in the vehicle. Content items may also be included if they are associated with a region that overlaps the bounded region. The bounded region changes as the vehicle moves in transit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232783 | Energy Consumption Profiling - A method and system for determining energy efficient routes is described. Map data represents road segments. Energy consumption data is obtained while a vehicle travels on a first road segment. Energy consumption data associated with the first road segment can be used to predict the expected energy consumption when traveling on a second road segment that has similar physical attributes to those of the first road segment. The predicted energy consumption data may be used to determine whether the second road segment is part of a most energy efficient route. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232784 | Vehicle Navigation System and Method - An efficient route-defining method includes determining a route to a destination. The exemplary method also includes determining a wireless device to server connection type and assigning a tolerance in accordance with a connection type. The tolerance is usable to determine if a vehicle is off-route, and the tolerance is increased or decreased inversely corresponding to the speed of the connection type. According to the illustrative method, the assigned tolerance is used to determine points defining the route, such that the roads comprising the route are within a bounded area. The bounded area may be defined by the tolerance in conjunction with a plurality of lines connecting successive points along the route. Finally, the method includes delivering the determined points to a vehicle computing system in communication with the server. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232785 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL WEATHER INFORMATION - Methods and systems are provided for providing dynamic information. Routing data for a vehicle is integrated with weather data for an area to generate contextual weather information. The contextual weather information is presented with respect to a predetermined route of the vehicle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232786 | SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A schedule management device includes a processing unit and a storage unit for storing schedule list recording events, each of which includes event content, event date and position information. The processing unit includes a position information acquiring module, a position information comparing module, a date information judging module and a display module. The position information acquiring module acquires position information of the event(s). The position information comparing module determines whether the position information of the event(s) and the schedule management device belong to a same area. The date information judging module judges whether the current date information is a predetermined date before the event date when the position information of the event(s) and the schedule management device don't belong to the same area. The display module displays the event content of the event(s) when the current date information is the predetermined date before the event date. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232787 | SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING ROUTES - A navigation system determines one or more routes for a user from one location to another. The navigation system uses model data or information about weather, date, or time to determine an optimal route for a user. The navigation system may consider user preferences and dangerous or awkward conditions or criteria, and may perform a cost value analysis in determining the optimal route for a user. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232788 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH SINGLE PASS CLUSTERING BASED TEMPLATE GENERATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: extracting navigation-related web documents having a point of interest; generating formatting sequences of the navigation-related web documents; selecting a user-defined percentile representing reciprocal fraction of an expected number of clusters; calculating a threshold value for a first cluster with the threshold value to be equal to the user-defined percentile of a first normalized distribution of sample comparison values between the first cluster and formatting sequence samples from the formatting sequences, the first cluster is from the clusters; computing an associated comparison value between a first formatting sequence from the formatting sequences and the first cluster; grouping the first formatting sequence with the first cluster when the associated comparison value exceeds the threshold value for the first cluster; and generating a travel route for the point of interest related to the first cluster for displaying on a device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232789 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - When a vehicle runs in a region other than existing roads stored as ready-made map data, learned road data is generated based on a traveling locus. Further, an existing road connected with the learned road is defined as a base link. The base link is copied and divided, to generate auxiliary link data to define a connection status between the learned road and the existing road in an auxiliary way. The learned road data and the auxiliary link data are recorded in association with each other. The auxiliary link data is used in navigation-related processing as a substitute for road data related to the existing road connected with the learned road. With this configuration, the existing road and the learned road are logically connected, to supplement consistency in a map containing the learned road without partially changing the ready-made map data. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND PROVIDING ROUTES - In one aspect, a system and method is provided whereby map-related requests from mobile devices are used to store and aggregate routes. The routes are then used to determine optimum directions in response to subsequent requests. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232791 | ONBOARD LOCATION-BASED IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION - Techniques are described herein for generating a moving map that includes a graphical representation of a vehicle, such as an airplane, and content relevant to a location of the vehicle as the vehicle is in transit. An in-route entertainment server that serves the moving map may be onboard the vehicle or offboard the vehicle. The moving map may display the current location of the vehicle displayed by modifying a delayed location of the vehicle to account for a speed, a heading, and an amount of delay. Content items may be included on the moving map if they are within a bounded region around the location of the vehicle or in the vehicle. Content items may also be included if they are associated with a region that overlaps the bounded region. The bounded region changes as the vehicle moves in transit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232792 | POSITIONING APPARATUS AND POSITIONING METHOD - A positioning apparatus includes: a unit that calculates an inertial navigation positioning result by performing position calculation using inertial sensor data and stores the inertial navigation positioning result in a storage unit with time information being added to the inertial navigation positioning result; a unit that calculates a GPS positioning result by using GPS positioning data; a unit that performs a coupling process for the GPS positioning result and the inertial navigation positioning result, which is stored in the storage unit, having the same time information as time when the GPS positioning data is acquired; a unit that corrects the inertial navigation positioning result stored in the storage unit based on information of a position error, an attitude error, a velocity error, and a bias error of the inertial sensor that are acquired through the coupling process. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232793 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND ON-VEHICLE DEVICE - A navigation system is configured in which a driven distance calculating unit of an on-vehicle device calculates a first driven distance in a predetermined section based on vehicle speed calculated using vehicle speed pulses outputted from a vehicle and a vehicle speed calculation coefficient, a driven distance calculating unit of a portable terminal device calculates a second driven distance of the vehicle in the predetermined section based on GPS information provided from global navigation satellites, a learning unit corrects the vehicle speed calculation coefficient based on the result of comparing the first driven distance with the second driven distance, and a vehicle location predicting unit of the portable terminal device predicts a vehicle location based on the vehicle speed calculated using the vehicle speed pulses and the corrected vehicle speed calculation coefficient. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR KEYBOARD ARRANGEMENT FOR EFFICIENT DATA ENTRY FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for entering an address for a navigation system allows a user to easily and quickly select a key indicating the next character of the address. At the start of operation, the navigation system shows a full alpha-numeric keyboard. Once the next candidate characters are narrowed down to a certain degree, the navigation system shows a simplified keyboard with a limited number of keys on the monitor screen and highlights the next candidate characters on the simplified keyboard. The navigation system displays both the simplified keyboard and a street name list on the same screen. Since the keys of the limited number are arranged within a small space such as in the three-by-three manner, the user can easily point a cursor or other pointing device to the desired key. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232795 | METHOD FOR CREATING A MAP RELATING TO LOCATION-RELATED DATA ON THE PROBABILITY OF FUTURE MOVEMENT OF A PERSON - The invention relates to a method for creating a map relating to location-related data on the likelihood of the future movement of a person in a spatial environment, such as a building, forest, tunnel system or public place, and in particular a shopping center, airport or train station. In the method according to the invention, at least one person is supplied with one or more sensors (e.g. inertial sensors, rotation rate sensors, optical sensors) for odometrical measurement (odometry) (e.g. attached to a shoe), wherein the odometry has errors due to inherent measurement inaccuracies of the sensor(s) (e.g. angle deviations, length deviations). The at least one person moves by foot through the spatial environment. Information regarding the pedestrian step lengths and/or pedestrian step direction and/or orientation of the sensor or the person (called odometry information Z | 2012-09-13 |
20120232796 | COMPUTING PATHS BETWEEN GEOGRAPHICAL LOCALITIES - Technology is generally described for computing paths between geographical localities. The technology can receive a request for a path between two or more geographical localities, and compute a path based at least on a popularity rating of intermediate geographical localities. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232797 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND MAPPING SUBSURFACE RESISTIVITY ANOMALIES - A method for detecting a subterranean anomaly is provided. The method includes receiving signal data derived from a plurality of transmitters and at least one receiver; calculating a relationship for selected combinations of measurements provided by the signal data; estimating weighting factors for each transmitter, for a condition where there is a substantially equivalent potential across each of the transmitters; applying the weighting factors to the data; and identifying the anomaly in weighted data. Apparatus are also provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232798 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING EVAPORATION REPRESENTATIVE OF AN AREA - This invention related to a method of and a system for estimating evaporation representing an area at a particular location The method comprises receiving air temperature information, using the received air temperature information to determine at least average air temperature, standard deviation of the air temperature, and skewness of the air temperature at the particular location, receiving soil heat flux information and net irradiance information indicative of soil heat flux and net irradiance at the party location respectively, determining, sensible heat flux at the particular location by using at least the determined average air temperature, standard deviation of the air temperature, and skewness of the air temperature associated with the particular location, and determining an estimate of the evaporation at the particular location by using the determined sensible heat flux, received soil heat flux and net irradiance information. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232799 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF PETROLEUM FLUID EMPLOYING ANALYSIS OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPONENTS - A methodology that performs downhole fluid analysis of fluid properties of a reservoir and characterizes the reservoir based upon such downhole fluid analysis. The methodology acquires at least one fluid sample at a respective measurement station and performs downhole fluid analysis to measure properties of the fluid sample, including concentration of a plurality of high molecular weight components. For each of a plurality of type classes corresponding to different subsets of a predetermined set of high molecular weight components, a model is used to predict the concentration of the components of the given type class for the plurality of measurement stations. The predicted concentrations of the high molecular weight components for the plurality of type classes are then compared with corresponding concentrations measured by downhole fluid analysis for the plurality of measurement stations to identify the best matching type class. The results of the comparison are used for reservoir analysis, | 2012-09-13 |
20120232800 | PRECISE LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF A CONCEALED DIPOLE TRANSMITTER - A method for determining the location of an underground sonde transmitter is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring a set of complex electromagnetic field magnitude and phase strengths at one or more of positions while traversing a target sonde path at any angle using one or more electromagnetic coil sensors, modeling a set of expected complex electromagnetic strengths of a hypothetical sonde at the one or more of positions for one or more of the electromagnetic coil sensors, the set of expected electromagnetic field values corresponding to a model for the target sonde, and estimating parameters related to the target sonde based on the residual error between the measured set of complex electromagnetic field values and the modeled set of expected complex electromagnetic field strengths, wherein a final estimated parameter set is determined after the residual error has converged to a minimum tolerance. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING FEEDING PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL NEONATES - A method and system for computing a relative score indicative of an individual infant's feeding performance based, at least in part, upon a comparison of one or more feeding factor measurements of the individual infant with a corresponding database metric that is derived from a population-based sample of infants, where the comparison optionally provides a statistical association between normative metric values and adverse outcomes recorded for the same population-based sample and, thereby, a means for assessing the tested infant's risk for said adverse outcomes. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232802 | DETERMINING A PLANE OF AN ANATOMICAL BODY PART - A data processing method for determining the position of a main plane of an anatomical body part, comprising the steps of: ·providing absolute auxiliary point data which describe the position of at least one actual auxiliary point of the body part relative to a marker device attached to the body part, the at least one actual auxiliary point being outside the main plane; ·providing relative point data which constrain the possible positions of the main plane relative to the at least one actual auxiliary point; ·providing absolute main point data which describe the position of one or two actual main points of the body part relative to the marker device attached to the body part, said one or two actual main points lying in the main plane and/or calculating the position of at least one virtual main point relative to the marker device, said at least one virtual main point being in the main plane and being calculated based on the absolute auxiliary point data and the relative point data; ·calculating a position of the main plane relative to the marker device, wherein the calculation uses the relative point data and auxiliary point data as well as the provided absolute main point data and/or the calculated position of the at least one virtual main point. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232803 | CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOOD HEMOSTASIS AND OXYGEN TRANSPORT PARAMETERS - An integrated system for determining a hemostasis and oxygen transport parameter of a blood sample, such as blood, is disclosed. The system includes a measurement system, such as an ultrasonic sensor, configured to determine data characterizing the blood sample. For example, the data could be displacement of the blood sample in response to ultrasonic pulses. An integrated aspect of the system may be a common sensor, sample portion or data for fast and efficient determination of both parameters. The parameters can also be used to correct or improve measured parameters. For example, physiological adjustments may be applied to the hemostatic parameters using a HCT measurement. Also, physical adjustments may be applied, such as through calibration using a speed or attenuation of the sound pulse through or by the blood sample. These parameters may be displayed on a GUI to guide treatment. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARAMETER ESTIMATION IN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES - A method of measuring a biological process, the method including the steps of: (a) determining a probability density function for a series of repeated measurements of the biological process; (b) approximating the probability density function utilising a parametric formula; (c) determining a maximum likelihood estimator for the parametric formulation of the probability density function; and (d) utilising the maximum likelihood estimator for subsequent measurements of the biological process. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232805 | Computerized Amino Acid Composition Enumeration - A computerized method and apparatus for enumerating one or more amino acid compositions is disclosed that provides one or more processors, a data storage communicably coupled to the one or more processors and a user interface communicably coupled to the one or more processors. The three or more user-specified characteristics are received from the data storage or the user interface. The one or more amino acid compositions are enumerated for all the peptides having a length less than or equal to the maximum length and a mass less than or equal to the mass limit using the one or more processors. The enumerated amino acid compositions are filtered based on the one or more other user-specified characteristics using the one or more processors. The filtered amino acid compositions and the mass of the filtered amino acid compositions are stored in the data storage. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND RETRIEVING DATA OBTAINED FROM TURBINE OPERATIONS - Systems and methods for analyzing and retrieving data from a monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of rotary machinery, such as turbines, is disclosed. A notification of an anomaly event is received from the monitoring system and tag data associated with the anomaly event is retrieved using a computer-implemented data retrieval tool. The tag data is stored at a central location and one or more objects are generated at the central location according to an event model. The one or more objects are stored as an event data object at the central location. The event data object is accessible by one or more client devices configured to render the one or more objects associated with the event data object in a graphical user interface. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232807 | CONTINUOUS FLOW STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A continuous flow structural health monitoring system for detecting a crack in a component or structure comprises a pressure source, a fluidic circuit and a measurement system. The pressure source supplies fluid at a regulated pressure relative to ambient pressure. The fluidic circuit couples at one end to the pressure source and opens at an opposite end to ambient pressure. The pressure source produces a substantially constant and continuous flow of fluid through the fluidic circuit. The fluidic circuit has a first passage having a first surface portion of the component or structure. The measurement system monitors perturbations in the flow of fluid through the first passage to provide an indication of structural health of the component or structure. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232808 | PROPELLER SYSTEM WITH TWO COUNTER-ROTATING PROPELLERS, A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THRUST OF A PROPELLER SYSTEM WITH TWO COUNTER-ROTATING PROPELLERS AND WIND TUNNEL WITH A MODEL POSITIONED THEREIN HAVING A PROPELLER SYSTEM - A propeller system with two propellers, arranged one behind the other and separated by a propeller gap, respectively comprising a propeller hub and at least one rotating force measuring device, comprises at least two differential pressure sensors and an evaluation unit. The rotating force measuring devices are mechanically connected to the respective propellers and are adapted for determining the individual thrust force of each propeller. At least one of the said differential pressure sensors is arranged on or in each propeller and is adapted for measuring a differential pressure between the propeller gap and the respectively opposing side of the propeller. By adding the measured individual thrust forces and by subtracting the gap area forces that are based on the respectively measured differential pressures, the evaluation unit can determine a precise overall thrust force for the propeller system. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232809 | Intelligent Gas Flow Sensor Probe - An intelligent gas flow sensor probe which outputs a state signal indicating whether there is forced gas flow present within a conduit or whether there is no gas flow. The intelligent gas flow sensor probe includes a heated thermistor and a reference thermistor functionally coupled to a microcontroller. The heated thermistor is continuously heated at a constant rate to a temperature above an ambient temperature within the conduit and outputs a signal responsive to a change in temperature induced by gas flow incident thereupon. Gas flow within the conduit causes heat to be transferred from the heated thermistor to the gas flowing over and/or around the heated thermistor. The reference thermistor is thermally insulated from the heated thermistor and outputs a reference signal responsive to an ambient temperature of the gas within the conduit. The reference thermistor is used to differentiate between forced gas flow and ambient gas flow based on historically obtained temperature data values because flow state determinations are based on real time data which are independent of component tolerances. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232810 | Three Dimensional Imaging of a Mass Flow - A method for determining the electrical conductivity of a mass flow in a three dimensional target volume including the steps of placing electrodes in a measuring connection with the target volume; supplying alternating voltage or alternating current to the tar-get volume between two of the electrodes and measuring the current or the voltage between the electrodes; determining a state space model which defines the relationships between the electrical conductivity, the voltage and the current in the target volume and the evolution of the electrical conductivity as a function of time; comparing the currents and/or the voltages according to the state space model with the supplied and the measured ones; and modifying the state space model to decrease any differences. The electrodes are placed substantially within one plane; and the state space model is determined so as to the time-dependent flow field of the mass flow within the target volume. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232811 | VIBRATORY FLOWMETER FRICTION COMPENSATION - The invention relates to meter electronics (20) for vibratory flowmeter friction compensation is provided. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) configured to communicate with a flowmeter assembly (10) of a vibratory flowmeter (5) and receive a vibrational response and a processing system (203) coupled to the interface (201) and configured to measure a mass flow rate of a fluid using the vibrational response. The processing system (203) is configured to determine a fluid velocity (V) using the mass flow rate, a fluid density (ρ), and a cross-sectional flow area (A), determine a friction factor (f) using the fluid velocity (V) and a pressure drop (ΔP), and determine a compensation factor using the friction factor (f). The invention also relates to a vibratory flowmeter compensation method. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232812 | CHATTERING DETECTION METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL - Reference phase variation values σk | 2012-09-13 |
20120232813 | METHODS AND SYSTEM OF AUTOMATING TRACK CIRCUIT CALIBRATION - A method for calibrating a track circuit is provided. The track circuit includes a transmit processing unit, a receive processing unit, and a plurality of rails coupled in series to form a track section having a first end and a second end. The transmit processing unit is coupled to the track section adjacent the first end. The receive processing unit is coupled to the track section adjacent the second end. The method includes operating the transmit processing unit so that a first voltage is applied to the track section, operating the receive processing unit to detect a first current signal, and if a parameter of the first current signal is not within a predetermined acceptable range, then communicating with the transmit processing unit so that the transmit processing unit applies a second voltage to the track section, the second voltage having a different magnitude than the first voltage. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232814 | FREQUENCY-SAMPLING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR HEALTH PROGNOSTICS - The present invention provides a frequency-sampling circuit and method for characterizing a health condition of a test unit attached to a power supply. The frequency-sampling circuit is connected externally to the test unit. The circuit comprises an inductor and a capacitor connected in series at an output. When switched, the circuit resonates with an AC loop current to produce a damped-frequency response at the output. Frequency measurements of this response are processed to generate SoH or RUL estimates for the test unit. The voltages applied within the frequency-sampling circuit are limited, which in turn limits the AC loop current to avoid loading the power supply. Incorporating the inductance and capacitance with in the frequency-sampling circuit allows the circuit to be configured for different classes of test units having a wide range of characteristic impedances. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232815 | ELECTRONIC WATT-HOUR METER AND ELECTRONIC WATT-HOUR MEASURING METHOD - An electronic watt-hour meter of according to an aspect of the invention includes: a first multiplexer receiving a plurality of detected currents detected in respective polyphase power lines in parallel; a first signal converter converting a signal output from the first multiplexer into a digital signal; a first demultiplexer outputting a serial input from the first signal converter in parallel; a line voltage generator generating a plurality of line voltages from the plurality of detected voltages; a second multiplexer receiving the plurality of line voltages in parallel, to output the received line voltages in series; a second signal converter converting a signal output from the second multiplexer into a digital signal; a second demultiplexer outputting a serial input from the second signal conveter in parallel; and an calculating unit calculating a power value from a signal output from the first demultiplexer and a signal output from the second demultiplexer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232816 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENERGY DISPLAY - The present disclosure enables comparison of an energy consuming propensity of each energy consumer with that of other energy consumers. To this end, energy usage information of each energy consumer and comparison conditions (size of house, the number of families, energy consuming regions) are collected, and energy consuming propensities of other energy consumers are compared with energy consuming propensity of each energy consumer similar in terms of living environment, and the comparison is shown. A variety of statistical information for comparison is provided through an IHD (In-Home Display) installed at each house, whereby the energy consumers can easily and conveniently evaluate his own energy consuming propensity. An objective evaluation of his or her position related to energy consumption of other energy consumers promotes more active energy conservation and more rational energy consumption by being stimulated by the energy consumption of other energy consumers. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232817 | SENSOR FOR MEASURING PLASMA PARAMETERS - A method of measuring ion current between a plasma and an electrode in communication with the plasma is disclosed. A time-varying voltage at the electrode and a time- varying current through the electrode are measured. The method comprise recording, for each of a plurality of voltage values, v′, a plurality, n, of current values I(v′); and obtaining from the current and voltage values a value of the ion current. The electrode is insulated from the plasma by an insulating layer, so that the current values lack a DC component. The method includes performing a mathematical transform effective to: express the current and voltage values as a relationship between the real component of current through the electrode and the voltage, thereby eliminating a capacitive contribution to the current through the electrode; isolate from the real component of current through the electrode an isolated contribution attributable to an ion current and a resistive term, the contribution being free of any electron current contribution; and determine from the isolated contribution a value of ion current. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232818 | RELATIVE PHASE DETECTOR, RELATIVE PHASE DETECTING METHOD AND INFORMATION READING DEVICE - It detects the relative phase of two measured signals using two reference signals. The relative phase detector | 2012-09-13 |
20120232819 | DYNAMIC DISPERSION DETECTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A dynamic dispersion detecting method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a tunable dispersion compensation module ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120232820 | GRID OSCILLATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for determining the contribution of a grid subsystem ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120232821 | MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR IMAGING AND TEMPERATURE AND FORCE SENSING - Embodiments of the invention provide multi-channel OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) for imaging biological tissue or the like, and for temperature and/or force sensing, preferably in real time. In one embodiment, an optical signal processing system comprises: a processor; a memory; a receiving module to receive in real time input from multiple channels of OCT producing interfering optical signals representing multiple measured distances for a target imaging object; a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) module to apply FFT on the interfering optical signals in real time to produce Fourier frequencies corresponding to the multiple measured distances; and a calculation module to calculate in real time multiple force components of a force applied on the target imaging object to cause at least some of the multiple measured distances for the target imaging object based on the Fourier frequencies from the FFT module. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232822 | WELD DETECTING METHOD AND WELD DETECTING APPARATUS - A weld detecting method that detects a weld on a work includes: obtaining in advance at least one correlation, from among a correlation between a width of the neck and an amount of elongation of the work and a correlation between the width of the neck and an amount of change in at least one of a sheet thickness and a sheet width of the work before and after elongation of the work, and calculating the width of the neck based on the at least one correlation by obtaining at least one of the sheet thickness, the sheet width, or the amount of elongation of the work from the obtained at least one correlation; setting a conveying speed, according to the calculated width of the neck; and detecting the neck by measuring the sheet width of the work at predetermined intervals, while conveying the work the set conveying speed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232823 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VELOCITIES AND/OR DISPLACEMENTS FROM ACCELEROMETER MEASUREMENT SAMPLES - There is provided a fall detector for use in detecting falls by a user, the fall detector comprising an accelerometer for producing a time series of measurement samples representing the acceleration acting on the fall detector; a processor for estimating a vertical velocity and/or vertical displacement of the fall detector from the measurement samples and using the estimated vertical velocity and/or vertical displacement to determine whether the user has suffered a fall; wherein the processor is configured to estimate a vertical velocity and/or vertical displacement of the fall detector from the measurement samples by estimating a corresponding time series of unit vectors representing acceleration due to gravity in the reference frame of the accelerometer from the time series of measurement samples; projecting each measurement sample onto the corresponding unit vector and subtracting acceleration due to gravity to give a series of estimates for the vertical acceleration of the fall detector; and integrating the series of estimates for the vertical acceleration over a time period to give a time series of values for the vertical velocity and/or vertical displacement of the fall detector. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232824 | CENTRALLY CONTROLLED MODULAR MOTORIZED TESTING - In one embodiment, a modular dissolution-testing apparatus has a base unit adapted to hold and control operation of between one and eight dissolution-testing modules. The base unit has a programmable controller and a color touch screen for user interface with the controller and the modules. Each module includes a vessel for holding a solution of a dosage form dissolving in a solvent, an agitator apparatus for stifling the solution, and a motor to power—via a multi-motion assembly and a stifling shaft—stifling by, lifting of, and lowering of, the apparatus. Each module has a vessel heater and a temperature sensor, both communicatively connected to the controller for heating and regulating the temperature of the vessel contents. Each module is independently controllable by the controller, where control includes manually (by a user) or programmatically setting stifling speed, lifting and lowering apparatus, and starting and stopping stirring and heating. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232825 | FUNCTIONAL FABRIC-BASED TEST CONTROLLER FOR FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL TEST AND DEBUG - A Test Access Mechanism (TAM) architecture for facilitating testing of IP blocks integrated on a System on a Chip (SoC). The TAM architecture includes a Test Controller and one or more Test Wrappers that are integrated on the SoC proximate to IP blocks. Test data and commands corresponding to input from an external tester are packaged by the Test Controller and sent to the Test Wrappers via an interconnect fabric. The Test Wrappers employ interface with one or more test ports to provide test data, control, and/or stimulus signals to the IP block to facilitate circuit-level testing of the IP block. Test results for the circuit-level tests are returned to the Test Controller via the fabric. Test Wrappers may be configured to pass through interconnect signals, enabling functional testing of IP blocks to be facilitated via test packages and test results transmitted between the Test Controller and the IP blocks via the fabric. The TAM may be implemented in a fabric-to-fabric bridge, enabling testing of IP blocks connected to fabrics on both sides of the bridge. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232826 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS TESTING OF A PLURALITY OF TRANSMIT PATHS AND A PLURALITY OF RECEIVE PATHS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for wireless testing, the apparatus comprising: a test interface, a test generator, a test module, and an analysis module. The test interface is coupled to an electronic device and is configured to transmit data to the electronic device and to receive data from the electronic device. The test generator drives the electronic device through the test interface to vary the beam direction. The test module determines a plurality of transmit values of a transmit parameter based on the test signal wirelessly received from the electronic device using at least one static antenna for receiving the test signal. Each transmit value of the transmit parameter is associated with a different beam direction. The analysis module provides an assessment of the plurality of transmit paths of the electronic device based on the plurality of transmit values. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232827 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR AND TEST DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electric connector and a test device using the same, said electric connector includes an electric circuit board and a plurality of conduction terminals. Said electric circuit board is provided with a plurality of connection terminals arranged into an array. Said plurality of conduction terminals are located on said electric circuit board corresponding respectively to each of said connection terminals. Each conduction terminal includes a base, a connection portion, and a contact portion. Said connection portion extends along bottom of said base to form into shape, and is connected with said connection terminal of said electric circuit board; and said contact portion extends along a side of said base, slanting upward and bending into shape. Said electric connector is used in said test device, for a test strip to insert in, to measure a whole set of signals of said test strip at the same time. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232828 | IHS Security System - A method for providing information handling system (IHS) security includes providing a plurality of monitored IHSs coupled to a monitoring IHS through a network. A physical lock status is determined for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs using a respective lock sensor located in each monitored IHS. The physical lock status is received by the monitoring IHS for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs over the network. A security report that includes the physical lock status for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs is created. The security report is displayed on a display coupled to the monitoring IHS. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232829 | Method for visualizing and quantifying the changes in an organic or non-organic structure in the human body - The invention relates to a method for visualizing and/or quantifying structures, in particular structures within an object and/or subject, preferably within the human body. The method according to the invention is in particular characterized by the automatic or semiautomatic calculation of a decomposition of the structure into components as well as by at least one of the following steps: (i) the optionally sole visualization of one or more of these components, in particular in case of a superimposed representation of the structure for two or more points in time, and/or (ii) the representation of different components in different colours/shades/patterns, and/or (iii) the calculation of quantitative parameters describing the structure and/or its components, separately for the individual components, and/or (iv) the calculation of parameters measuring the interrelationship between specific components. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232830 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING LIGHT SCATTERING - The invention relates to a method for estimating the quantity of light scattered by a heterogeneous participating media. In order to improve the display while minimising the required calculation time, the method comprises steps for:
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20120232831 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING CURIE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN A MAGNETIC RECORDING LAYER - In a method of estimating the Curie temperature distribution of a plurality of magnetic grains contained in a magnetic recording layer, measurement values of first and second parameters are obtained for each of different temperatures of the magnetic recording layer which is used as the measurement subject. The first parameter has such a property that the absolute value of the first parameter for each magnetic grain takes on the minimum value when the temperature of each magnetic grain reaches a predetermined temperature, wherein the predetermined temperature varies according to the Curie temperature of each magnetic grain in such a manner as to increase as the Curie temperature increases, and to decrease as the Curie temperature decreases. The second parameter is related to the standard deviation of the coervicity distribution of the magnetic grains divided by the coervicity of the magnetic recording layer. The method calculates a value related to the Curie temperature distribution, based on the lowest temperature at which the absolute measurement value of the first parameter takes on the minimum value and the temperature of the magnetic recording layer at which the standard deviation of the coervicity distribution of the magnetic grains divided by the coervicity of the magnetic recording layer takes on the maximum value, which is obtained from the measurement value of the second parameter. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232832 | Inertial Sensing With Spatially Distributed Sensor Array And Two Dimensional Data Processing - A spatially distributed MEMS inertial sensor array is designed to reduce or cancel measurement errors and to increase the signal detection accuracy. By combining the measurements from a pair of sensors having sensing axes in two different, non-orthogonal directions, the correlated error due to the environmental changes are cancelled or reduced and the uncorrelated random noise is also reduced by the square root of two. By sequentially sampling the sensor array in the time domain, the number of the ADC circuits can be largely reduced. A two dimensional signal processing method is used to process the sensor array output data, in order to further reduce the remaining errors. Namely, one dimension uses the outputs from multiple spatially distributed sensor sets and the other dimension is the time domain. The signal to noise ratio is increased by using the signal correlation in both the spatial domain and the time domain. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232833 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A THIN STRUCTURE - A method and a system for monitoring a thin structure foresee acquiring the acceleration signals emitted by a plurality of accelerometers associated with the structure, obtaining the frequency spectrum of such signals, detecting their frequency peaks and temporal variations to calculate, for each of the frequency peaks, an average value and a statistical value that define a range of frequency values. Subsequently, at predetermined time periods, the frequency peaks are detected and, with respect to each average value, it is verified whether the corresponding peak frequency is outside of the respective range of frequency values and an error signal is generated as a function of such verification. In this case, the error signal and the processed signals of the accelerometers are sent to a remote unit where the signals are analysed to determine the state of the structure and its past data and to evaluate whether it is necessary for it to have technical personnel intervention. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232834 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING ORTHOPEDIC ALIGNMENT USING TRACKING SENSORS - A method for determining orthopedic alignment is provided. The method includes monitoring a first and second sequence of signals transmitted from the first device to a second device, estimating a location of the first device from sensory measurements of the signals at respective sensors on the second device, calculating a set of phase differences, weighting a difference of an expected location and estimated location of the first device with the set of phase differences to produce a relative displacement, and reporting a position of an orthopedic instrument coupled to the first device based on the relative displacement. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232835 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ADJOINING PARTS OF A PRODUCT - A scanner obtains point-cloud data of adjoining parts of a product. A computing device reads two point-clouds from the point-cloud data, fits two or more lines according to the two point-clouds, selects two lines that have the same ascending direction from the two or more lines, and creates a two-dimensional coordinates system base on the two selected lines. The computing device determines a highest point in each of the two point-clouds based on distances from each point in either of the point-clouds to a corresponding selected line, and determines two nearest points in the two point-clouds. A difference between Y coordinates of the two highest points is determined as a gap-height of two adjoining parts of the product, and a difference between X coordinates of the two nearest points is determined as a gap-width between two adjoining parts. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232836 | NON-CONTACT POSITION SENSING DEVICE AND NON-CONTACT POSITION SENSING METHOD - A non-contact position sensing device includes a plurality of infrared LEDs provided in different positions and each being configured to transmit an infrared light ray, a photosensor configured to receive multiple ones of infrared light rays reflected by an object, and a control section configured to calculate a position of the object based on reflected light rays received by the photosensor. The control section switches between intensity position calculation to calculate the position of the object based on intensities of the reflected light rays and phase position calculation to cause intensities of the infrared light rays transmitted from the infrared LEDs to periodically change and calculate the position of the object based on phases of intensity changes of the reflected light rays. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232837 | ENHANCED PRECISE LOCATION - A line locator includes a signal detector to detect signals from an underground line; an error modeler that models a phase error in the signal from neighboring underground lines; and an enhanced electromagnetic field modeler that provides a location of the underground line based on the signal and a result from the error modeler. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232838 | Installation of Magnetic Signal Sources for Positioning - It is inter alia disclosed to use, in a positioning process, positioning process information that is at least one of information on a detected magnetic signal, information determined based on said detected magnetic signal and information determined based on data measured to detect said detected magnetic signal. The magnetic signal stems from a magnetic signal source installed in an environment. The positioning process is for positioning the device in said environment. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232839 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION APPARATUS - A first third harmonic component removing portion calculates an approximate value (sin θ) | 2012-09-13 |
20120232840 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A MOCVD device (shape measurement device) of the present invention measure including the shape of measurement object with use of a mobile platform (rotating table) for moving a substrate, that is, the measurement object, velocity measuring means ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120232841 | INTELLIGENT AIRFOIL COMPONENT GRAIN DEFECT INSPECTION - A system including a positioning system with a component manipulator structured to position a component in response to a positioning algorithm; a scanning system capable of producing a set of light waves directed at a surface of the component, detecting a set of reflected light waves from the surface of the component, and producing a reflectivity data set in response to the set of reflected light waves; and a microprocessor structured to apply a fuzzy logic algorithm to the reflectivity signal to determine a solution set and produce a grain structure characterization in response to the solution set. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232842 | COMPUTING IMAGING DATA USING INTENSITY CORRELATION INTERFEROMETRY - A method includes receiving, at a computational station, photodetection data, originating at a source, encompassing a set of frequency channels and collected at a number of light gathering telescopes. The method also includes determining correlation between the received photodetection data in each frequency channel, and determining a time average of the correlation between the received photodetection data in the each frequency channel. Further, the method includes determining an average over the set of frequency channels to arrive at a mutual coherence magnitude for each pair of the number of light gathering telescopes, and computing imaging data of the source based on the determined mutual coherence magnitude and the correlation between the received photodetection data. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232843 | METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING VIBRATION OF A RACK STRUCTURE - A system for characterizing vibration of a rack structure having at least one hard disk drive disposed therein and a vibration exciter operatively associated with the rack structure includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to command the vibration exciter to provide vibration input to the rack structure and to command a plurality of reads from the at least one hard disk drive such that, for each of the plurality of reads, data stored on the at least one hard disk drive is retrieved from the at least one hard disk drive. The one or more computers are also configured to obtain read rate information related to the plurality of reads and to identify at least one resonant frequency of the rack structure based on the read rate information. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232844 | DETERMINING ELECTRIC GRID ENDPOINT PHASE CONNECTIVITY - The service phase of the electrical connection to a customer endpoint device located within a power distribution system is determined by various techniques. At the feeder level, the system may be programmed to induce disturbances, thereby causing missed zero crossings at the customer endpoint devices. The pattern of these disturbances is a controlled one, designed specifically to avoid causing noticeable disruption even to sensitive devices, but to be unusual enough that it is statistically unlikely to be naturally occurring. The monitoring of the zero crossing information is used to determine the phase of the service line to the customer endpoint devices. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232845 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE - A method of determining the performance of a processor when processing a unit of data is described. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, at a first sample rate, information indicating the performance of the processor when processing the unit of data; generating an identifier that identifies the unit of data being processed; comparing the identifier with previous identifiers at a second sample rate; and outputting the identifier of the unit of data being processed and the performance information when, during the comparing step, a predetermined condition is met. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232846 | INTELLIGENT DEVICE AND DATA NETWORK - A network for electronic communications in which disparate anonymous devices may transmit and receive information, such as in a secure manner. A method for collecting health-related data may, for example, comprise detecting, at a first time, that a sensor has moved within a detection range of a link component, the sensor having not been identified to the link component prior to the first time; receiving data collected by the sensor relating to activity by and/or health of a human subject associated with the sensor; and processing the data to determine at least one indicator of the human subject's health. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232847 | High Accuracy And High Dynamic Range MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit With Automatic Dynamic Range Control - Embodiments relate to a MEMS IMU having an automatic gain control. The dynamic measurement range of the MEMS IMU is controlled by controlling the gain of a signal amplifier before the analog to digital converter (ADC) to make full use of the ADC range. In one embodiment, two or more MEMS inertial sensor sets are installed in the IMU. One of the sensor sets is for high accuracy with low dynamic range, and the other set or sets is for higher dynamic range with less resolution or accuracy. In one implementation, a digital processor determines which of the sensor sets to be used according to the system dynamic estimation. In another implementation, the system weights the sensor outputs from the sensor sets according to the system dynamics. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232848 | METHOD FOR CREATING FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF RUBBER COMPOSITE - A computerized method for creating a 2D or 3D finite element model of a rubber composite of a rubber matrix and fillers is disclosed. In the case of the 2D finite element model, a primary finite element model of the rubber composite is first created by defining a rubber matrix model of the rubber matrix and filler models of the fillers by the use of rectangular elements. Then, a second finite element model as the target 2D finite element model is created by moving boundary nodes positioned at boundaries between the rubber matrix model and filler models in the primary finite element model so that concavity and convexity of the surface of each filler model becomes less, whereby, in the second finite element model, some of the rectangular elements including the moved boundary nodes are deformed, but the rest of the rectangular elements are not deformed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232849 | DESIGN APPARATUS AND DESIGN METHOD - A design apparatus includes a first processor that determines outer dimensions of the to-be-designed apparatus on a basis of a specification information input via an input device and the dimension rules stored by a storage. And the design apparatus further includes a second processor that determines, when one of unit candidates stored by the storage is selected as a unit to be installed in the to-be-designed apparatus in accordance with the specification information input via the input device, a placement position of the selected unit in the to-be-designed apparatus having the outer dimensions determined by the first processor on a basis of the placement rules stored by the storage and associated with a type of the selected unit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT - A computer implemented method, system, and computer program product include one or more processors providing a framework for building a visual representation of a product concept, the visual representation including one or more of a textual component and a graphical component; one or more processors receiving a designation of an element within at least one of the textual component and the graphical components as a dynamic element; one or more processors associating the dynamic element with a variant list including one or more element variants; one or more processors receiving a selection of a first element variant from the variant list; and one or more processors generating a first instantiation of the visual representation including the first element variant as the dynamic element. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232851 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT - A computer implemented method, system, and computer program product include one or more processors providing a framework for building a visual representation of a product concept, the visual representation including one or more of a textual component and a graphical component; one or more processors receiving a designation of an element within at least one of the textual component and the graphical components as a dynamic element; one or more processors associating the dynamic element with a variant list including a plurality of element variants; one or more processors receiving a selection of a subset of the plurality of element variants from the variant list; and one or more processors generating a first instantiation of the visual representation including a combination of the subset of the plurality of element variants as the dynamic element. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232852 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT - A computer implemented method, system, and computer program product include one or more processors identifying a dynamic element within framework for building a visual representation of a product concept, the visual representation including one or more of a textual component and a graphical component, the dynamic element associated with a variant list including one or more variant elements; one or more processors identifying one of a longest variant element and a shortest variant element from within the variant list; and one or more processors generating a first instantiation of a visual representation of a product concept including the one of the longest variant element and the shortest variant element as the dynamic element. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232853 | PHYSICALLY-CONSTRAINED MODELING OF A HEART IN MEDICAL IMAGING - Physically-constrained modeling of a heart is provided. Patient-specific data may be used to estimate heart anatomy locations. A model is applied to the data for estimation. For increased accuracy of estimation, the biomechanics of the heart, such as the valve, may be used to constrain the estimation. By applying a dynamic system between estimated anatomy locations of different times, the locations may be deformed or refined. The modeled heart and/or valve may be used to estimate hemodynamics. The resulting velocities or other motion information may be used to emulate ultrasound Doppler imaging for comparing with acquired ultrasound Doppler data. The comparison may validate the modeling. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232854 | METHOD OF SIMULATING DEFORMABLE OBJECT USING GEOMETRICALLY MOTIVATED MODEL - A method of stimulating a deformable object comprises modeling deformable elasticity for the object by defining an actual shape and a goal shape and pulling points in the goal shape towards corresponding points in the goal shape. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232855 | METHOD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF VERTICAL POWER TRANSISTORS WITH DIFFERING POWERS BY COMBINATION OF PRE-DEFINED PART PIECES - A method for designing a first vertical MOS power transistor having a specified design power level. The method comprises the steps of composing a layout of the vertical MOS power transistor as a combination of at least partly differing layout part pieces, each of the part pieces having known design data, the part pieces including at least one first layout part piece comprising a given number of single transistor cells, and adjusting the specified design power level of the first vertical MOS power transistor by using the known design data of the part pieces and based on the layout combination of the part pieces. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232856 | METHOD OF CALCULATING AREAS - The present invention relates to a method of determining surface area of a molecule which can be used to calculate to solvent accessible surface areas of molecules, particularly biological molecules such as proteins and identifying potential linear and conformational epitopes of antigens. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232857 | INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED SOFT COMPONENTS - A computer-implemented method for creating a customized CAD model of a casting mold, defined as the casting mold CAD model, for moulding of a personalized device, where the casting mold is used for casting an at least partly soft mould as part of the personalized device, and where the casting mold is adapted to be manufactured by means of rapid prototyping, such as 3D printing, including the steps of: —acquiring an input 3D model representing the personalized device, where the input 3D model is acquired by means of 3D scanning, —generating the casting mold CAD model as an impression of at least a part of the input 3D model, said casting mold CAD model thereby including the negative geometry of the personalized device, and—defining at least one sectioning of the casting mold CAD model by means of at least one separation plane and/or separation spline. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232858 | Material property distribution determination for fatigue life calculation using dendrite arm spacing and porosity-based models - A method to predict a distribution of material properties of a cast component. In one form, the method includes accepting at least one of dendrite arm spacing data and porosity data that have been previously determined, as well as accepting casting geometry data and structural analysis geometric data, calculating material properties of the casting based on one or both of dendrite arm spacing data and porosity data at each of the various nodes within the casting FEA or FD mesh and mapping the calculated material properties to the various nodes of the finished part FEA mesh. The method may be used as a basis for conducting fatigue or a related durability analysis on the component. | 2012-09-13 |