49th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090299579 | Kinematic-based method of estimating the absolute roll angle of a vehicle body - The absolute roll angle of a vehicle body is estimated by blending two preliminary roll angle estimates based on their frequency so that the blended estimate continuously favors the more accurate of the preliminary roll angle estimates. A first preliminary roll angle estimate based on the measured roll rate is improved by initially compensating the roll rate signal for bias error using roll rate estimates inferred from other measured parameters. And a second preliminary roll angle estimate is determined based on the kinematic relationship among roll angle, lateral acceleration, yaw rate and vehicle speed. The blended estimate of roll angle utilizes a blending coefficient that varies with the frequency of the preliminary roll angle signals, and a blending factor used in the blending coefficient is set to different values depending whether the vehicle is in a steady-state or transient condition. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299580 | Opening/closing member control apparatus and method - A control apparatus for a power window device stores a speed control start position that is set between a fully open position and a fully closed position, and a speed control end position that is set adjacently to the fully open position. While driving a windowpane in a direction toward the fully open position, the control apparatus reduces a motor output after the windowpane reaches the speed control start position until it reaches the speed control end position. The control apparatus de-energizes a motor when the windowpane reaches the speed control end position. The speed control end position is set at a position, from which the windowpane cannot reach the fully open position with its movement speed at the time the motor is de-energized. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299581 | Method for adjusting engine speed based on power usage of machine - A method for controlling an engine of a machine includes a step of setting an initial engine speed of the engine based on a position of an operator engine speed selection device. The machine is operated for a period of time at the initial engine speed, and a power usage value for the machine during that period of time is identified. The initial engine speed of the engine is then lowered to a reduced engine speed corresponding to the power usage value. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299582 | Mobile Station for Unmanned Vehicle - A mobile station for an unmanned vehicle comprises a vehicular storage area for storing a vehicle during transit or at rest. A first wireless transceiver communicates a status or command between the vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest. A station controller manages a management plan of the vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the vehicle, loading a payload on the vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the vehicle. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299583 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND COMPENSATING FOR PRESSURE TRANSDUCER ERRORS - A method and apparatus for detecting and compensating for pressure transducer errors includes a valve for regulating operation of a hydraulic device, a pressure transducer for detecting a pressure output from the valve, and a microprocessor comprising logic for computing a pressure measurement error of the pressure transducer. The pressure transducer is configured to output a pressure reading representing the detected pressure. The pressure measurement error may be computed using a first pressure reading from the pressure transducer taken at an operating condition in which the actual output pressure of the valve is substantially known, together with the substantially known actual output pressure of the valve. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299584 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A GEAR-CHANGE OPERATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - The method monitors a gear-change operation in a motor vehicle provided with an engine whose crankshaft is connected to a transmission having a gearbox) comprising first and second primary shafts connectable to the crankshaft of the engine by respective friction clutches controlled by corresponding actuators, and a secondary or output shaft connectable to the primary shafts by gears defining a plurality of velocity ratios or gears. The method comprises the operation of verifying and validating the detection of the disengagement of the previously engaged gear by detecting the angular velocity of the primary shaft corresponding to the gear to be disengaged, and comparing the detected value of said angular velocity with at least one reference angular velocity. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299585 | GEAR AND MODE SELECTION FOR TRANSMISSIONS USING A SINGLE INPUT DEVICE - A transmission of a vehicle has a first gear and a second gear that corresponds to a lower gear ratio than the first gear. A transmission management system for the transmission comprises an enabling module, a shift control module, and a disabling module. The enabling module enables a second gear start mode of the transmission when a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined speed. The shift control module commands operation of the transmission in the second gear when the second gear start mode is enabled. The disabling module selectively disables the second gear start mode when a user commands a gear shift to the first gear while the second gear start mode is enabled and prevents the enabling module from re-enabling the second gear start mode after the second gear start mode is disabled. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299586 | METHOD TO AUTOSTART AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - Internal combustion engine autostarting includes selecting from among several autostart processes in accordance with desired input torque from the engine to the transmission, cranking the engine, and fueling the engine during the engine cranking based upon the selected engine autostart process. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299587 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system for an internal combustion engine having at least one fuel injection valve for injecting fuel in a combustion chamber of the engine. A main injection and a pilot injection are performed through the at least one fuel injection valve, the pilot injection being performed before the main injection. A demand output of the engine is temporarily reduced upon a request for reducing an output of the engine. The output of the engine is reduced when the demand output is reduced. A control of the pilot injection corresponding to a state where the demand output is not reduced is performed when the demand output is reduced. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299588 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A gear ratio control unit is provided to set a target gear ratio on the basis of an operating condition of the vehicle. The gear ratio control unit controls a drive amount of a step motor such that an actual gear ratio converges with the target gear ratio, and when a deceleration of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold, controls the gear ratio by controlling the drive amount of the step motor such that a predetermined gear ratio is maintained. The gear ratio control unit determines the predetermined threshold on the basis of the actual gear ratio upon detection of an operation of a brake. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299589 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN BY TREATING THE MOTOR CHARACTERISTIC BY MEANS OF PARALLEL EVALUATION AND PT1-FILTERING - At least one input signal is detected in a time slot, representing the temporal progression of at least one rotational value of the motor of a drive train section and/or the respective corresponding power thereof and is electronically treated and/or evaluated a plurality of times in a parallel manner and according to different characteristics. At least one comparison of the different treating and/or evaluation results of the same input signal is determined, whether the transmission behavior of the drive train or at least one predetermined drive train component is altered. A PT1 filtering, for example, is used for the treatment and/or evaluation. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299590 | CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE - A clutch control device is provided for a clutch to connect and disconnect the transmission of a rotational drive force from a power source to a drive wheel in a vehicle. A clutch control unit is configured to control a control amount for said clutch. A drive wheel rotation start detector is configured to detect a start of rotation of said drive wheel. A control correction amount calculator is configured to calculate a control correction amount of said clutch based on a difference between the clutch control amount detected at the start of rotation of said drive wheel and a predetermined reference value. The clutch control unit is further configured to apply said control correction amount to the control amount for said clutch to control said clutch. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299591 | Recovery of energy in a hybrid vehicle having a hydraulic or pneumatic braking system - In a method for recovering energy in a braking process of a hybrid vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and an electric drive, as well as a hydraulic or pneumatic braking system, the exploitation of the electric drive is able to be optimized if the braking system includes at least one pressure reduction valve, using which the braking pressure exerted by the driver is able to be reduced as a function of the deceleration proportion of the electric machine. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299592 | Method and Electronic Regulator With A Current Measuring Circuit For Measuring The Current by Sense-Fet and Sigma-Delta Modulation - An electronic controller for motor vehicle control systems having at least one valve actuation circuit is described herein. The electronic controller uses pulse width modulation to control the load current (i | 2009-12-03 |
20090299593 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AVOIDING AND/OR REDUCING THE CONSEQUENCES OF COLLISIONS - A device for avoiding or reducing the consequences of collisions, an obstacle being recognized by a surroundings sensor and data of the obstacle are ascertained. The brakes are automatically actuated. Furthermore, an intervention in the steering system to evade the obstacle is performed only if the risk potential for the vehicle and that of other traffic participants is less than without an evasion maneuver. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299594 | Driving evaluating apparatus and driving evaluation method - In an apparatus for evaluating fuel-saving driving of a vehicle, a detecting unit detects a starting point and an end point of a deceleration area; a storage unit stores therein deceleration value information representing a deceleration value per unit time tolerated for safely decelerating from a predetermined traveling speed to a predetermined deceleration completion speed; a calculating unit calculates an actual traveling distance during a time period from detection of the starting point until detection of the end point; an acquiring/calculating unit acquires the deceleration value corresponding to the traveling speed at the detected starting point from the storage unit, and calculates a tolerance deceleration traveling distance based on the traveling speed and the deceleration value; and a judging unit judges the timing of the starting point based on a result of comparison between the actual traveling distance and the tolerance deceleration traveling distance. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299595 | Driving evaluating apparatus, driving evaluating method, and computer program for driving evaluation - In a driving evaluating apparatus, a first unit detects a stable acceleration area that is an area in which an accelerator opening rate fluctuates within a predetermined range, a second unit detects a vehicle speed slowdown area that is an area in which a vehicle speed is decreased according to a reference speed obtained from the vehicle speed in the stable acceleration area and to an actual vehicle speed representing an actual speed of a vehicle, a third unit detects a recovering acceleration area that is an area in which an excessive recovering acceleration is performed according to a reference accelerator opening rate corresponding to a start point of the vehicle speed slowdown area and to an actual accelerator opening rate representing an actual value of the accelerator opening rate, and a judging unit judges whether the accelerator operation is appropriate according to the recovering acceleration area. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299596 | Collision Avoidance Methods and Systems For Gravity Propelled Vehicles - A method for avoiding a likelihood of collision on a track disposed on a pitched terrain between an approaching gravity driven vehicle and a forward gravity driven vehicle includes activating a warning in the approaching vehicle for alerting the rider to manually slow down the approaching vehicle to increase a distance between the approaching vehicle and the forward vehicle, and automatically controlling application of a brake in the approaching vehicle to slow down the approaching vehicle to increase the distance between the approaching vehicle and the forward vehicle. For example, the approaching vehicle receives a first signal regarding a warning zone for activating the warning, and a second signal regarding a danger zone for automatically activating the brake. The method and systems may be employed on gravity driven vehicles for use on mountain or alpine coasters. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299597 | Pressure-controlled hydraulic brake system for a land craft - Hydraulic brake system for a land vehicle comprising a control unit ECU that is devised such that it supplies control signals ECU for controlling automatic braking operations of the brake system, a master cylinder, which has an output side, for generating brake pressure under the control of a driver, a first brake circuit I comprising a first controllable pump, which has an output side, for generating brake pressure in the first brake circuit I under the control of the control unit ECU, and a first valve arrangement having an input side, which is fluidically connected to the output side of the master cylinder, and an output side, which is fluidically connected to the output side of the first pump, wherein the first valve arrangement has an open operating state, in which the input side and the output side of the first valve arrangement are fluidically connected, and a closed operating state, in which the fluid connection between the input side and the output side of the first valve arrangement is interrupted, and method of controlling such a brake system, in which brake system and method during an automatic braking operation the first valve arrangement is opened and closed in such a way that a predetermined pressure is adjusted at the output side of the first valve arrangement. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299598 | Adaptive Cruise Control Featuring Detection of a Traffic Jam - An adaptive cruise control for motor vehicles, having a sensor system for locating preceding vehicles and a controller which regulates the speed of the vehicle and/or the clearance from a preceding vehicle, based on specified control parameters, and having a traffic jam detection device and a specification device for adjusting the control parameters to a detected traffic jam situation. In response to a detected traffic jam, as differentiated, for instance, from a red traffic light, startup instructions can be suppressed, and, in particular, the setpoint acceleration of the vehicle can be reduced. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299599 | Device for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine - A device for controlling an internal combustion engine has sensors That measure the operating states of the internal combustion engine. The sensor signals are used for determining control signals for the internal combustion engine. Furthermore, testing means are provided which verify the sensor signals and if implausible sensor signals are detected, control of the internal combustion engine is prevented. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299600 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - According to one representative embodiment, an apparatus for calibrating an internal combustion engine having a predefined horsepower rating and categorized within an engine emissions family includes a calibration module, conditions module, and an output module. The calibration module includes a plurality of calibration tables that includes a top-rated torque curve and bottom-rated torque curve for each of a plurality of predetermined engine operating modes of the engine emissions family. The top-rated torque curve corresponds to a top horsepower rating of the engine emissions family and the bottom-rated torque curve corresponds to a bottom horsepower rating of the engine emissions family. The conditions module is configured to determine operating conditions of the internal combustion engine. The output module is configured to command at least one component of the engine to achieve a desired engine output exhaust gas emissions value based at least partially on the operating conditions of the internal combustion engine and a comparison between the predefined top horsepower rating and bottom horsepower rating of the engine emissions family. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299601 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION-ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - In an exhaust gas sensor control device that outputs a detection signal detected by the exhaust-gas sensor, while switching amplification factors or offset voltages, in the case where an abnormality occurs in an amplification circuit or in an offset circuit, the abnormality is rapidly detected, whereby deterioration in an exhaust gas can be prevented. In an internal-combustion-engine control apparatus provided with an exhaust gas sensor control device that outputs a detection signal detected by an exhaust-gas sensor | 2009-12-03 |
20090299602 | ENGINE TORQUE RESERVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An engine control system of a vehicle comprises a reserves module and a fault diagnostic module. The reserves module controls airflow into an engine based on a driver torque request, increases the airflow into the engine when a reserve torque request is received, and outputs a torque output command for the engine based on the driver torque request. The fault diagnostic module selectively diagnoses a fault in the reserves module when the torque output command is greater than a sum of the driver torque request, a predetermined torque, and a load applied to the engine. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299603 | Control Method and Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - When the engine load is in a high-load zone, an absolute value control is executed, wherein the actual values of valve timings of an intake valve and an exhaust valve and a valve duration of the intake valve are controlled to coincide with respective target values set based on the operating state of an internal combustion engine. When the engine load is in a low-load zone, a relative value control is executed, wherein an actual value of a valve overlap amount of the intake valve and the exhaust valve is controlled to coincide with a target valve overlap amount obtained based on the target values. Therefore, a control method for the internal combustion engine that is appropriate for the operating state of the engine when the operating state of the engine is in transition is obtained. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299604 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine, the fuel is supplied to at least one combustion chamber via at least one injector, which method includes the following steps: a) a total injection is divided into a basic injection and at least one measured injection; b) the injection time of the measured injection is successively decreased and the injection time of the basic injection is successively increased so that a total injection quantity ascertained from a valve characteristic curve remains the same. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299605 | FUEL IGNITION QUALITY DETECTION - An engine control system comprises a fuel diagnostic module and a fuel control module. The fuel diagnostic module determines a pressure-ratio difference average (PRDA) based on a pressure in at least one cylinder and determines a cetane number (CN) of a fuel based on the PRDA. The fuel control module actuates fuel injectors based on the CN. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299606 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, PARTICULARLY FOR A DIESEL ENGINE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - In a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, including, but not limited to a high pressure pump adapted to deliver a fuel mass conveyed from a fuel tank to a high pressure region to which a plurality of injectors is connected, including a fuel metering device for adjusting the fuel quantity to be delivered to the high pressure region, a pressure sensor for measuring fuel pressure in the high pressure region; and an electronic control unit arranged for driving the fuel metering device through an energizing signal (Inom; Iact) as a function of the measured fuel pressure and the engine operating mode, where the electronic control unit is arranged for determining the energizing signal (Inom; Iact) for driving the fuel metering device according to a nominal characteristic curve (A) of the high pressure pump representative of a predetermined relationship between the energizing signal and the fuel mass delivered by the pump, the operating pressure is controlled by driving the fuel metering device with an energizing signal determined according to an updated characteristic curve (B) estimated by applying to the nominal characteristic curve (A) an offset between the actual energizing signal value (Iact) related to the controlled fuel mass delivered to the high pressure region in a predetermined engine operating point and a nominal energizing signal (Inom) related to the controlled fuel mass according to the nominal characteristic curve (A). | 2009-12-03 |
20090299607 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT INJECTION PARAMETER - In a method for controlling an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection, an injection parameter is determined in dependence on a temperature of the internal combustion engine. The method is characterized in that a first value of the internal combustion engine temperature is determined which, in the event of changes in the operating point of the internal combustion engine, changes comparatively quickly to a value which is characteristic of the new operating point. A second value of the internal combustion engine temperature is formed which, in the event of changes in the operating point, changes comparatively slowly, and in that the injection parameter is defined in dependence on the first value and the second value. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299608 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING A FUEL INJECTOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method and a device, a computer program and a computer program product for implementing a method for calibrating a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine, including the following: a) Specifying a first relationship between an injection quantity and an actuating variable of the fuel injector for implementing the injection quantity, b) Specifying a setpoint injection quantity, c) Specifying at least one setpoint value for the actuating variable of the fuel injector according to the first relationship, or implementing the setpoint injection quantity, d) Determining an indicated work resulting from the implementation of the at least one setpoint value for the actuating variable, e) Comparing a variable as a function of the determined resulting indicated work to an expected value, f) Correcting the at least one setpoint value for the actuating variable of the fuel injector as a function of the comparison result. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299609 | LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE MULTI-FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, in certain embodiments, includes controlling a first parameter set (e.g., fuel injection timing, engine speed, etc.) of an engine to reduce specific fuel consumption to account for a plurality of different fuels alone or in combination with one another. The method also may include controlling a second parameter set (e.g., engine duration, engine speed, manifold air pressure, fuel supply temperature, fuel supply pressure, etc.) of the engine to reduce the possibility of exceeding design limits associated with the engine to account for the plurality of different fuels alone or in combination with one another. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299610 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an in-cylinder injection type spark ignition internal combustion engine in which the intake air amount is controlled by use of an intake valve or an exhaust valve, which is provided with mainly a variable valve mechanism, instable combustion during a low-load operation is avoided without an increase in pumping loss (without a decrease in the thermal efficiency). In the in-cylinder injection type spark ignition internal combustion engine, during low-load operation, on the basis of the cooling water temperature of the engine the opening and closing timing of the intake valve is controlled in a retard angle manner and the opening and closing timing of the exhaust valve is controlled in an advance angle manner. Furthermore, the fuel injection timing is controlled in a retard angle manner on the basis of the retard angle amount of the intake valve opening and closing timing. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299611 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a specified learning executing condition is established, a command furl injection quantity ratio (CFIQ-ratio) between two fuel injectors is compulsorily changed and a fuel injection quantity error of each fuel injector is learned respectively based on the CFIQ-ratio and an air-fuel-ratio feedback correction value. Based on the learning value of fuel injection quantity error, a fuel injection period of each fuel injector is respectively corrected, whereby each fuel injection quantity error of two fuel injectors is respectively corrected with respect to each cylinder. Thereby, a ratio of fuel injection quantity between two fuel injectors is accurately controlled. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299612 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING ENGINE GAS COMPOSITION - A method and apparatus of identifying engine gas composition in an engine cylinder comprise obtaining a measure of cylinder pressure from a cylinder pressure sensor, deriving the polytropic index from said measure and obtaining a measure of the quantity of an engine gas component therefrom. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299613 | Engine Speed Control System for Work Vehicle - The engine speed control system for a work vehicle has a foot accelerator controller for carrying out foot accelerator control based on a pedal sensor, a hand accelerator controller for carrying out hand accelerator control based on a lever sensor, a manually operated input device, storage means for storing a predetermined engine speed, and a constant rotation controller for carrying out constant rotation control in which the engine speed stored in the storage means is used as the target rotational speed on the basis of an input to the input device. The constant rotation control is carried out when the input device has been operated in the case that the engine speed that corresponds to the output of the lever sensor is greater than an idling speed, and the constant rotation control is terminated when the input device is operated in the case that the engine speed that corresponds to the output of the lever sensor is equal to or less than the idling speed. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299614 | ENGINE WITH AN AUTOMATIC CHOKE AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC CHOKE FOR AN ENGINE - An automatic choke connectable to an engine. Also disclosed is an engine including the automatic choke, an apparatus including the engine and the automatic choke, and a method of controlling a choke valve. The automatic choke includes a motor for moving a choke valve and a controller electrically connected to the motor. In one construction, the controller is configured to store position information and a flag related to a position of the choke valve, determine the engine has, and control the automatic choke with the stored position information based on the flag and the determination that the engine has re-started. In another construction, the controller is configured to generate a motor control signal to direct the choke valve to a fully-open position without providing choke relief based on a temperature value indicating the engine temperature is greater than a threshold. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299615 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify insufficient merge lanes along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, an intersection without traffic signals and without a sufficient merge lane. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where roads meet without a traffic signal and without a sufficient merge lane. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the location of the insufficient merge lane. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a location of an insufficient merge lane. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299616 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify intersections located over hills and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, an intersection located over a hilltop along a section of road. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where an intersection located over a hilltop is located along a section of road. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the intersection located over a hilltop located along the section of road. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching an intersection located over a hilltop. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299617 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify curves along downhill roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a curve along a downhill road segment. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a curve is located along a downhill road segment. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the location of the curve along the downhill road segment. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a location of the curve in the downhill road segment. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299618 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NAVIGATION DEVICE AND A CORRESPONDING NAVIGATION DEVICE - In order to provide a method for operating a navigation device, which also receives TMC data using two tuners for ascertaining an optimum travel route, using which an optimal travel route is ascertainable using the largest amount of TMC data possible, after a first search by the second tuner, the TMC data found are compared with those of the first tuner and to use the second tuner for searching for another transmitter having other TMC data. Furthermore, a navigation device of an appropriate design is provided. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299619 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) CHART GENERATION - A method for generating one or more navigational charts for a geographic area is described. The method includes determining a frequency of travel between a plurality of destinations for the geographic area, the geographic area including a number of travel routes therein, defining one or more bounding boxes for placement within the geographic area, where the placement optimizes the number of travel routes within each bounding box, and generating one or more navigation charts for the area that have boundaries based on the bounding box definitions. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299620 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING ROUTES OF A PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to a navigation function of a portable terminal. The invention provides a route search method of a portable terminal to provide various route search option in the navigation function, besides a conventional search option that guides a shortest route. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299621 | AUTOMOBILE NAVIGATION APPARATUS - An automobile navigation apparatus, that has a rewritable recording medium and capability to updates the map data base by obtaining latest map data, records the map data in the recording means and comprises updating data acquisition means that acquires updated data of a map to which updating procedure is added, an information interpreting means that interprets the updating procedure information, and a map data updating means that searches over said map data base and updates said map data base on the basis of the results of such interpretation and manages the map data by using attributions that indicates additional information of the map elements which are composed into a table as the records thereof so that the row record of the table is classified by the attribution which indicates the additional information of the map element. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299622 | Data mining to identify locations of potentially hazardous conditions for vehicle operation and use thereof - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a potentially hazardous condition exists. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken relating to the hazardous condition. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching the location where the potentially hazardous condition exists. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299623 | Integrated data system for railroad freight traffic - A system for modifying CLM-based statistical data using received GPS data. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299624 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify speed changes on upcoming curves along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a speed limit change that occurs between a straight road section and a curved road section. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a speed limit change occurs between a straight road section and a curved road section along a road. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the speed limit change between a straight road section and a curved road section. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a speed limit change that occurs between a straight road section and a curved road section. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299625 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify blind intersections along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a blind intersection along a section of road. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a blind intersection is located along a section of road. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the blind intersection located along the section of road. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a blind intersection. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299626 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify unusually narrow lanes or roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, an unusually narrow road width or lane width. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where an unusually narrow road width or lane width exists along roads. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the location where the unusually narrow road width or lane width exists. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a location where the unusually narrow road width or lane width exists. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299627 | RADAR MONITORING DEVICE - When a vehicle moves into a radar prohibited area preset for the neighborhood of a facility that suffers adverse effects from radar waves, emission of radar waves is stopped, and a voice guidance such as “Radar monitoring is stopped” is sent to a speaker via a voice output unit. Moreover, during a period in which a vehicle is located in a radar prohibited area, an icon that indicates that a radar is being stopped, a mark that indicates an institution for which the radar prohibited area is set, and the scope of the radar prohibited area are displayed on a map image. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299628 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONAL COMMUNICATION - Methods and systems for positional communication are described. In one embodiment, a plurality of electronic communications for a user may be accessed. Positional information associated with the user may be accessed. User interface data for the plurality of electronic communications may be provided based on the positional information. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299629 | PREVENTATIVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION SOCIAL NETWORKING IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM WITHIN A COMMUNITY - A method, system, and computer program product for transmitting traffic congestion routing data to a community of global positioning system (GPS) devices. Community routing logic of a community routing system (CRS) receives a route request containing the current location and desired destination of a GPS device. The CRS may use the community routing logic to determine a path that the user of the GPS device should travel on to best minimize driving time and traffic conditions for a community of users of the CRS. The CRS considers road capacity, current traffic conditions, and historical traffic data for roads and alternate roads along a preferred route. The CRS also considers routes previously taken by the GPS device. Additionally, the CRS may receive information about routes taken by other GPS devices to further improve future routes of the community of GPS devices. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299630 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify insufficient superelevation along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a curved portion of a road with insufficient superelevation. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where curved sections of roads have insufficient superelevation (banking), i.e., where the superelevation is below a threshold. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the location of insufficient superelevation. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a location of insufficient superelevation. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299631 | Vehicle Pre-Impact Sensing System Having Object Feature Detection - A vehicle pre-impact sensing system is provided that includes an array of energy signal transmitters mounted on a vehicle for transmitting signals within multiple transmit zones spaced from the vehicle and an array of receiver elements mounted on the vehicle for receiving signals reflected from an object located in one or more multiple receive zones indicative of the object being in certain one or more zones. A processor processes the received reflected signals and determines range, location, speed and direction of the object, determines whether the object is expected to impact the vehicle as a function of the determined range, location, speed and direction of the object, and generates an output signal indicative of a pre-impact event. The system may detect one or more features of a target object, such as a front end of a vehicle. Additionally, the system may modulate the transmit beams. Further, the system may perform a terrain normalization to remove stationary items. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299632 | Vehicle Pre-Impact Sensing System Having Signal Modulation - A vehicle pre-impact sensing system is provided that includes an array of energy signal transmitters mounted on a vehicle for transmitting signals within multiple transmit zones spaced from the vehicle and an array of receiver elements mounted on the vehicle for receiving signals reflected from an object located in one or more multiple receive zones indicative of the object being in certain one or more zones. A processor processes the received reflected signals and determines range, location, speed and direction of the object, determines whether the object is expected to impact the vehicle as a function of the determined range, location, speed and direction of the object, and generates an output signal indicative of a pre-impact event. The system may detect one or more features of a target object, such as a front end of a vehicle. Additionally, the system may modulate the transmit beams. Further, the system may perform a terrain normalization to remove stationary items. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299633 | Vehicle Pre-Impact Sensing System Having Terrain Normalization - A vehicle pre-impact sensing system is provided that includes an array of energy signal transmitters mounted on a vehicle for transmitting signals within multiple transmit zones spaced from the vehicle and an array of receiver elements mounted on the vehicle for receiving signals reflected from an object located in one or more multiple receive zones indicative of the object being in certain one or more zones. A processor processes the received reflected signals and determines range, location, speed and direction of the object, determines whether the object is expected to impact the vehicle as a function of the determined range, location, speed and direction of the object, and generates an output signal indicative of a pre-impact event. The system may detect one or more features of a target object, such as a front end of a vehicle. Additionally, the system may modulate the transmit beams. Further, the system may perform a terrain normalization to remove stationary items. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299634 | MONITOR UNITS CALCULATION METHOD FOR PROTON FIELDS - A method for determining a monitor unit that is associated with a process using ions, includes obtaining a depth dose curve, determining a characteristic parameter based on the depth dose curve, and using the characteristic parameter to determine a first monitor unit factor. A system for determining a monitor unit that is associated with a process using protons, includes a processor that is configured for obtaining a depth dose curve, determining a characteristic parameter based on the depth dose curve, and using the characteristic parameter to determine a first monitor unit factor. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299635 | Terrain mapping - A terrain mapping apparatus ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090299636 | METHOD FOR SELECTING WELL MEASUREMENTS - A method of determining a selection of well measurements and/or their respective control parameters is described based on a global target having predetermined sensitivities to a multitude of uncertainties associated with input variables to a model including the step of ranking measurements and control parameters in accordance with their capability to reduce the uncertainties of input variables identified as most sensitive input variables through simulations using the model or a reduced variant of the model. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299637 | Continuous Reservoir Monitoring for Fluid Pathways Using Microseismic Data - A system and method monitor a hydrocarbon reservoir for drainage in volumetric three dimensions. Monitoring between wells is imperative for optimum reservoir management and is achieved by mapping the hydrocarbon fluid pathways in a producing reservoir. Unlike conventional 4D or time-lapse reflection seismic imaging systems that use a controlled active seismic source and records reflected seismic energy at receivers, the system and method exploit the minute vibrations, or micro-earthquakes generated in the reservoir layers that are induced by fluid movement. These microseisms are detected as the fluids move in the reservoir. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299638 | Method for Predicting the Best and Worst in a Set of Non-Unique Solutions - Method for determining best and worst cases for values of model parameters such as porosity and shale volume fraction generated by non-unique matrix inversion of physical data such as seismic reflection amplitudes. The matrix is diagonalized, and then orthonormal basis vectors associated with insignificant diagonal elements are used to generate upper and lower bounds on the solution. Best and worst case solutions are determined as linear combinations of the null basis vectors, where the expansion coefficients are determined by making a best fit to the upper and lower bounds. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299639 | 3D RESIDUAL BINNING AND FLATNESS ERROR CORRECTION - A method for processing seismic data. The method may include splitting the seismic data into multiple datasets according to one or more offsets; determining a first shift amount in three or more dimensions of the seismic data between a dataset having a first offset and a dataset having a second offset, determining a second shift amount in the three or more dimensions between the dataset having the second offset and a dataset having a third offset, determining a cumulative shift amount based on a shift of the first shift amount and the second shift amount and determining a corrected dataset based on the dataset having the third offset and the cumulative shift amount. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299640 | Methods and Compositions Involving Intrinsic Genes - Disclosed are compositions and methods related intrinsic gene sets and methods and compositions related to detecting and classifying cancer. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299641 | METHODS AND APPLICATIONS FOR TARGET QUANTIFICATION - The present invention provides methods and software applications for quantifying a target in an experimental sample by collecting and processing initial signal data from the experimental sample and at least two standard control samples containing known target copy numbers. In this regards, the present invention allows the quantification of target copy number in the experimental sample. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299642 | METHOD - A method of analyzing a keratin sample from a subject to improve sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test for a pathological state in the subject by exposing the keratin sample to incident energy derived from an energy source; receiving radiated energy from the keratin sample consequent upon impingement of the incident energy on the keratin sample; passing at least a portion of the radiated energy received from the keratin sample through a transducer so as to derive subject specific data; processing subject specific derived data; comparing the processed subject specific data thus derived with a second group of reference data present in a reference database; wherein the second group of reference data is consistent with a presence of the pathological state in the subject; and including the steps of applying an appropriate algorithm to said subject specific data prior to said step of comparing thereby to improve sensitivity and specificity relative to said reference data. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299643 | Computational Analysis Of The Synergy Among Multiple Interacting Factors - Systems and methods for selecting factors from a data set of measurements are provided. The measurements include values of factors and/or outcomes. Two or more factors that are jointly associated with one or more outcomes from the data set are identified. Each of the two or more factors are analyzed to determine at least one cooperative interaction among the factors with respect to an outcome. The two or more factors can be a module of factors. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING SAMPLES FROM AN ANTIBODY ANALYSIS FOR DISPLAY OF COMPLETE SPECIFICITY ANALYSIS DATA - A system and method provides for selecting one or more samples from an antibody specificity analysis for displaying complete antibody specificity analysis data. A plurality of sample sera are run through a protein panel for antibody analysis and a specificity analysis is completed. A positive or negative screening result is displayed for each sample within the panel, and for each positive sample, preliminary diagnostic data such as the PRA value and intensity value are provided. The preliminary diagnostic data is then reviewed by a user to determine whether complete specificity data of each positive sample is needed. In one embodiment, the complete specificity data is available for purchase on a sample-by-sample basis so that if only a small amount of samples are deemed useful, purchase of the complete specificity data for an entire panel of samples is avoided. The specificity data is encrypted until the user decides to purchase it. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299645 | Genetic analysis - The present invention provides methods for generating genetic profiles or analyses. Included are methods for conducting comprehensive, dynamic genetic analysis. Also provided are methods for determining genetic health scores for specific phenotypes, such as diseases, disorders, traits, and conditions, as well as for organ systems, for certain medical specialties, and for overall health. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299646 | System and method for biological pathway perturbation analysis - The invention provides system and methods for analyzing the perturbation of one or more biological pathways. In one embodiment, expression values for each of a plurality of genes for one or more experimental conditions may be received. Gene differential regulation values may then be calculated for each of the plurality of genes across each of the one or more experimental conditions. The gene differential regulation values may then be grouped by the biological pathway and experimental condition from which each gene differential regulation value originated yielding one or more pathway-condition data sets. Pathway perturbation values may then for each of the one or more pathway-condition data sets using the gene differential regulation values. These pathway perturbation values may be clustered, used to identify biological pathways or experimental conditions for further analysis, and/or utilized to build a classifier for classifying additional experimental data. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299647 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING BINDING CONFORMATIONS OF CHEMICAL FRAGMENTS AND BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - A new approach to identifying binding conformations of chemical fragments and biological molecules is presented, in which fragment poses are explored in a systematic fashion. In an embodiment, for each pose, a fast computation is performed of the fragment interaction with the biological molecule using interpolation on a grid. Once the energies of fragment poses are computed, thermodynamical quantities such as binding affinity, binding enthalpy, and binding entropy are computed by direct sum over fragment poses. Using the present invention, it is possible to navigate fragment configuration space to identify separate binding modes. The present invention can be used to scan an entire biological molecule to identify possible binding pockets, or it can be used for localized explorations limited to interesting areas of known binding pockets. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299648 | Hydropathy Plots and Fourier Analysis with Ellipsoidal Distance Metric - Techniques for protein structure analysis are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus for characterizing at least a portion of a protein structure comprising amino acid residues is provided. A set of values characterizing the protein structure are determined, wherein each value represents a distance from a center of the protein structure to a center of a given one or more of the amino acid residues. One or more other sets of values characterizing the hydrophobicity of the protein structure are obtained. A Fourier transform is performed on each of the sets of values to obtain transformed values sets. The transformed value sets are compared to correlate the hydrophobicity with the protein structure. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299649 | Hydropathy Plots and Fourier Analysis with Ellipsoidal Distance Metric - Techniques for protein structure analysis are provided. In one aspect, an article of manufacture for characterizing at least a portion of a protein structure comprising amino acid residues is provided. A set of values characterizing the protein structure are determined, wherein each value represents a distance from a center of the protein structure to a center of a given one or more of the amino acid residues. One or more other sets of values characterizing the hydrophobicity of the protein structure are obtained. A Fourier transform is performed on each of the sets of values to obtain transformed values sets. The transformed value sets are compared to correlate the hydrophobicity with the protein structure. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299650 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING TARGET PROBE SETS - Systems and methods for using the same to filter target probes sets are provided. In certain embodiments, the system and methods are implemented on a web-based platform. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299651 | FILTRATION TESTING SYSTEM - A filtration testing system is provided. The filtration testing system includes one or more filtration systems configured for filtering a fluid. A filtration system of the one or more filtration systems includes one or more filter units. The filtration testing system further includes a gas detector configured to quantify gas in the fluid at a downstream side of the one or more filter units of the one or more filtration systems. The gas detector is configured to generate a gas quantification, compare the gas quantification to a predetermined gas characteristic, and detect a fault in the one or more filtration systems if the gas quantification exceeds the predetermined gas characteristic. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299652 | METHOD OF PRESUMING INTERIOR SITUATION OF PROCESS CHAMBER AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method of presuming interior situation of process chamber that makes it possible to accurately presume the interior situation of a process chamber using the number of particles discharged from the interior of the process chamber. Characteristic values associated with respective particle removing modes of a particle removing sequence are extracted from time-series data on the number of particles discharged from the interior of the process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated and subjected to predetermined processing and to which the particle removing sequence is applied, and the relationship between the extracted characteristic values and the interior situation of the process chamber is calculated. The interior situation of the process chamber is presumed based on the calculated relationship and the characteristic values in new time-series data on the number of particles. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299653 | Method of Processing Spectrometric Data - A method of characterising a sample from spectrometric data using calculation of spectral distance values is disclosed, for use in the field of mass spectrometry. Molecular formula assignment of peaks in mass spectral data is difficult and time-consuming, and the invention provides a computer implemented method of finding a most likely elemental composition of a measured spectral peak of interest. The method analyses isotopic peaks in a portion of the spectrum, using both their mass positions and intensities, to determine a spectral distance between those peaks and isotopic peaks of a candidate composition, finding peaks that match ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090299654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A system for assessing the health of a mechanism includes a processor for receiving observation data from at least one sensor, the processor including: a detector receptive to the observation data and capable of identifying whether the mechanism is operating in a normal or degraded mode; a diagnoser to identify a type of fault from at least one symptom pattern; and a prognoser capable of calculating a remaining useful life (RUL) of the mechanism, wherein the prognoser includes a population prognoser for calculating the RUL based on a duration of use of the mechanism, a cause prognoser for calculating the RUL based on causal data, and an effect prognoser for calculating the RUL based on effect data generated from the fault. A method and computer program product for assessing the health of a downhole tool is also disclosed. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TWO OR MORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A WAFER - Systems and methods for determining two or more characteristics of a wafer are provided. The two or more characteristics include a characteristic of the wafer that is spatially localized in at least one dimension and a characteristic of the wafer that is not spatially localized in two dimensions. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299656 | TYRE MANAGING APPARATUS - In this tyre managing apparatus, with regard to respective tyres, the back-and-forth force and the lateral force which are added to each of tyres are calculated based on the distances which are distance between each tyre and the center of gravity in the back-and-forth direction, the inertia moment of the vehicle, the vehicle weight of the vehicle, and the loads added to each of the tyres, which are as specification data of the vehicle, and based on the longitudinal acceleration, the lateral acceleration, and the yew angle acceleration, which are as state quantities of the vehicle. Also, the calculated results are memorized in the transponders of corresponding tyres. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299657 | AIR FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND AIR FLOW CORRECTION METHOD - An air flow measurement device measures a flow amount of air. A flow sensor is configured to output a voltage value corresponding to a given flow amount of the air. A temperature sensor is configured to output temperature of the air. A correction coefficient memory portion is configured to store a correction coefficient for correcting the voltage value of the flow sensor to a corrected voltage value associated with the given flow amount based on a predetermined standard temperature. A relationship between the voltage value of the flow sensor and the flow amount of the air changes based on temperature of the air. A correction portion is configured to correct the output voltage value of the flow sensor to the corrected voltage value using the correction coefficient. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299658 | SENSOR PROCESSING METHOD - A pressure sensor and method wherein a resonant pressure transducer has a frequency F which changed depending on the applied pressure P and the temperature T. A temperature sensor measures the temperature T. A memory includes stored therein data points corresponding to the sensor's frequency F at difference applied pressures and temperatures. A processor is configured to generate several polynomials from the data points and calculate Pμ at Tμ when the transducer frequency is Fμ. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299659 | Method for determining the total leak rate of systems impinged upon by pressure,and control apparatus for carrying out said method - A method for determining the total leak rate of a system impinged upon by pressure and connected to a control apparatus comprising a valve battery with a test side and a reference side, the valve battery being controllable via a measuring unit, encompasses the following steps: filling the system and the control apparatus with a test medium; closing the connection between the system and the control apparatus; opening a reference leak is on the valve battery; determining the reference leak rate; opening the connection between the system and the control apparatus; and determining the influence of the system on the reference leak rate. A control apparatus comprises a valve battery that is controlled by a measuring unit and is provided with a test side and a reference side which are separated with the aid of a differential pressure sensor and a test and check valve which is connected thereto. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299660 | Method and System to Identify Utility Leaks - A method for utility monitoring to ascertain unidentified utility consumption, having the steps of: a) providing a utility; b) passing the utility through a primary meter; c) supplying the utility to a plurality of secondary meters after the utility passes through the primary meter; d) measuring a first amount of the utility passing through the primary meter over a first time period; e) measuring the sum of the utility supplied to the plurality of secondary meters over the first time period; and f) determining a difference between the first amount of the utility and the sum of the utility supplied to the plurality of secondary meters over the first time period, wherein the difference is an amount of unidentified utility consumption. Also disclosed is a system for utility monitoring to ascertain unidentified utility consumption. The system has a utility, a primary meter, and a plurality of secondary meters. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299661 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMISING NOISE IN ARRAYS COMPRISING PRESSURE AND PRESSURE GRADIENT SENSORS - The invention relates to a method of analyzing signals from an array of sensors, the array including one or more pressure sensor and one or more pressure-gradient sensor. The method includes combining data received from one or more pressure sensors and data from one or more of the pressure-gradient sensors, in such a way as substantially to eliminate noise components from the product. The invention also relates to a sonar system and an array configuration for implementing the method, as well as a computer readable product, storage device storing the computer readable product and computer receivable signal for implementing the method. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299662 | Evaluation of an Echo Shape of Filling Level Sensors - A transit-time fill-level measuring device for measuring the fill level of a filling material in a container is stated, in which transit-time fill-level measuring device information about the topography of the filling material surface is determined on the basis of the shape of a single echo curve of the receiving signal. From this the fill volume can then be derived. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299663 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR A BALL BEARING, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ANGULAR-CONTACT BALL BEARING, A CORRESPONDING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, AND USE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - In a diagnostic method for at least one ball bearing, in particular for an angular-contact ball bearing for bearing a rapidly rotating spindle, mechanical vibration caused by the respective angular-contact ball bearing is acquired by at least one vibration sensor and outputted as a corresponding vibration signal. At least one bearing characteristic, fundamental kinematic frequency dependent on a current bearing rotational frequency is determined by computation. A corresponding bearing frequency in a measurement frequency spectrum of the respective vibration signal is determined by measurement. A first diagnostic message is output when at least one of the determined bearing frequencies deviates by a respective prescribed frequency deviation from the corresponding computational fundamental kinematic frequency. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299664 | MEASUREMENT BASED VOLTAGE STABILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL - A measurement base voltage stability monitoring and control scheme having a means for measuring current and voltage phasors at a boundary bus of a load center; and an equivalent network having a fictitious bus with an aggregate load representative of all loads of the load center. The scheme further includes a computing device to calculate a voltage stability margin index based on the aggregate load of the fictitious bus and compare the voltage stability margin index to a pre-set threshold. The computing device causes an action to take place based on the comparison between the voltage stability margin index and the pre-set threshold. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299665 | Method for automatically detecting and characterizing spectral activity - The invention disclosed herein provides a computer implementable method for characterizing signals in a frequency domain spectrum where such signals may comprise a wideband signal while individually being of varied formats such as tones, analog modulation, digital modulation, etc. The invention employs statistical probability models where mean, standard deviation, histograms, and probability density functions are analogous to center frequency, bandwidth, frequency spectrum, and signal models, respectively. The invention reconstructs a frequency spectrum showing signals of interest. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299666 | Fourier Transform-Based Phasor Estimation Method and Apparatus Capable of Eliminating Influence of Exponentially Decaying DC Offsets - Disclosed herein is a Fourier transform-based phasor estimation method and apparatus capable of eliminating the S influence of exponentially decaying DC offsets. According to a Fourier transform-based phasor estimation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, an input signal is sampled, and samples of one-cycle data of the input signal are separated into at least two sample groups. A Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) is performed on each of the sample groups. A DC offset included in the input signal is calculated on a basis of results of the DFT on each of the sample groups, and an error caused by the DC offset is calculated using the calculated DC offset. A phasor of a fundamental frequency component included in the input signal is estimated by eliminating the calculated error, caused by the DC offset, from the results of the DFT on the input signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299667 | Qualifying Data Produced By An Application Carried Out Using A Plurality Of Pluggable Processing Components - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for qualifying data produced by an application carried out using a plurality of pluggable processing components. Qualifying data produced by the application includes: receiving, by an application manager, quality metrics for one of the pluggable processing components; determining, by the application manager, a component quality rating for the pluggable processing component in dependence upon the quality metrics; and assigning, by the application manager, a data quality rating to application data for the application in dependence upon the component quality rating for the pluggable processing component. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299668 | APC SYSTEM AND MULTIVARIATE MONITORING METHOD FOR PLASMA PROCESS MACHINE - An advance process control (APC) system for a plasma process machine is provided, which includes at least an optical emission spectroscopy (OES) system and an APC analysis apparatus. The OES system is used for monitoring a testing object in the plasma process machine. The APC analysis apparatus is used for analyzing the data received from the OES system. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299669 | Method of yield management for semiconductor manufacture and apparatus thereof - A method of yield management for semiconductor manufacture and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. Defect data of a layer of a semiconductor wafer is obtained, wherein the defect data includes sizes and locations of defects with respect to the layer. A layout with respect to the layer is obtained. And a critical area analysis is performed in parallel for the layer by a plurality of processing devices according to the defect data and the layout to determine locations of defects falling into a critical area of the layer among the locations of the defects. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299670 | PROCESS CONTROL DEVICE AND PROCESS CONTROL METHOD - A process control device includes: a determination unit reading device data generated by sensors provided at a process device and determining whether the process device is in a normal state or not; a correction value calculation unit calculating a correction value of a recipe by using measurement data generated by a measuring device provided at a succeeding stage of the process device and the device data when the determination unit determines that the process device is in the normal state, and calculating a correction value of the recipe by using the measurement data when the determination unit determines that the process device is not in the normal state; and a recipe correction unit correcting the recipe to be supplied to the process device based on the correction value outputted by the correction value calculation unit and transmitting the recipe to the process device. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299671 | INTELLIGENT SATURATION CONTROL FOR COMPOUND SPECIFIC OPTIMIZATION OF MRM - Mass spectrometer parameters used to tune a mass spectrometer for multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) are determined from a single injection of a sample. Two or more precursor ion scans and a plurality of product ion scans for each precursor ion scan are performed from the injection. Each precursor ion scan is produced with different mass spectrometer parameters that create a different level of ion current. The mass spectra of the precursor ion scans are analyzed to determine if saturation has occurred in any of the precursor ion scans. A precursor ion scan that produces the highest ion current with the least amount of saturation is selected. The mass spectrometer parameters used to tune the mass spectrometer for MRM are determined from (1) the mass spectrometer parameters of the selected precursor ion scan and (2) the mass spectrometer parameters of product ion scans from fragments of the selected precursor ion scan. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299672 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVE IMPLANTABLE PRESSURE SENSOR CALIBRATION - An economical, repeatable, and non-invasive method and apparatus for the calibration of implantable pressure sensors that can minimize patient discomfort and risk of infection. In one embodiment, a calibration system for calibrating a first pressure sensor coupled to a management device and implanted into a human patient is provided. The calibration system includes a mouthpiece, a pump, a second pressure sensor, and a computer. The pump provides a positive pressure into an airway of the human patient via the mouthpiece. The second pressure sensor measures the airway pressure of the human patient, and the computer is coupled to the pump and monitors pressures measured by the first and second pressure sensors. Here, the computer also calculates one or more calibration constants based on the pressures measured by the first and second pressure sensors and provides the calibration constants to the management device to calibrate the first pressure sensor. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299673 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN ACTUATOR SYSTEM FOR A VARIABLE NOZZLE OF A TURBOCHARGER - A method for calibrating an actuator system for a turbocharger variable nozzle, the actuator system comprising an electronically controllable actuator coupled with a variable-geometry member of the nozzle and operable for causing movement thereof, and an electronic controller operable for controlling the actuator, the electronic controller having a memory for storing data. The method comprises (a) supplying a flow of fluid through the nozzle, (b) causing a continuous or stepwise movement of the actuator so as to move the variable-geometry member to cause a continuous or stepwise change in flow rate of the fluid through the nozzle, monitoring the changing flow rate, and recording at least two different points representing two different actuator positions and corresponding flow rates, and (c) storing in the memory of the electronic controller a multi-point calibration representing actuator position as a function of an input parameter designed to achieve a desired flow rate. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299674 | OPTICAL DISTORTION CALIBRATION FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS - Optical distortion calibration for an Electro-Optical sensor in a chamber eliminates calibration of the mirror controller and allows for calibration while the target is in motion across the FOV thus providing a more efficient and accurate calibration. A target pattern is projected through sensor optics with line of sight motion across the sensor FOV to generate a sequence of frames. Knowing that the true distances between the same targets remain constant with line of sight motion across the sensor's FOV. coefficients of a function F representative of the non-linear distortion in the sensor optics are fit from observed target positions in a subset of frames to true line of sight so that distances between targets are preserved as the pattern moves across the FOV. The coefficients are stored as calibration terms with the sensor. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299675 | LED CONTROL UTILIZING AMBIENT LIGHT OR SIGNAL QUALITY - A system and method for controlling a light emitting device for an optical sensor based on signal quality and/or power consumption requirements. Drive current and/or integration time is controlled as a function of detected ambient light or signal quality. As the signal quality decreases the drive current or integration time can be adjusted to provide a more usable signal. If after some criteria for reduction, such as “time on” or high signal quality, then the drive current can be decreased. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299676 | Method of Diagnosing System, Method of Operating Aggregating System for System Diagnosis, and Aggregating System for System Diagnosis - The invention provides a method of diagnosing a system, a method of operating an aggregating system for system diagnosis and an aggregating system for system diagnosis, which are effective for achieving comprehensive and effective system cost reduction. For a target system | 2009-12-03 |
20090299677 | CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY TESTING SYSTEM FOR A MISSILE AND LAUNCHER TEST SET - The invention generally relates to a circuit card assembly testing system for testing and troubleshooting new and failed circuit card assemblies. Specifically, circuit card assemblies that are part of a guided missile and launcher test set are tested using a board testing system (BTS), the preferred embodiment, to isolate faults or to verify final assembly. The BTS is used for testing and troubleshooting a wide variety of circuit card assemblies at the end of final assembly and upon their return as a failed item from the field. The BTS is designed to rapidly isolate faults in failed circuit card assemblies that have been returned to a maintenance facility by providing an improved means of fault isolation. The BTS is designed to aid in the production of circuit card assemblies by providing an improved means of rapidly verifying the proper operation of circuit boards after final assembly. | 2009-12-03 |
20090299678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PRODUCT LOADING PLAN FOR A TESTING SYSTEM - A method for determining a loading plan for a testing system includes determining demand quotas for a plurality of devices to be processed through the testing system. Each demand quota specifies a number of required devices and an associated performance specification. A bin classification distribution for devices processed through the testing system is estimated. Each device has an associated product type. Each bin classification indicates a performance grade of the associated devices. A number of devices matching each performance specification exiting the testing system is estimated based on the bin classification distribution. A device loading plan specifying a count of devices for each of a plurality of the product types to be dispatched to the testing system to provide the estimated number of devices matching each performance specification exiting the testing system to substantially meet the demand quota associated with each performance specification is determined. | 2009-12-03 |