50th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100318228 | Method and Apparatus for Predicting Properties of Granulated Materials and Dosage Forms made Therefrom - A method and system for estimating, predicting, and/or controlling a granulation process are disclosed. The method may account for changes in input water amount, how material responds to the water amount, batch size, power input, and particle size, specific surface area, or dynamic cohesion of the materials being granulated. The method may also account for an impeller load, relative impeller efficiency, and water content. The method may measure point where material being granulated is responding to the water addition. The method may predict tap density of the granules exiting a mill downstream of granulation, after a drying process. The method may predict tablet dissolution. The system may include a controller having a computer executable program embodied in a computer readable medium and configured to perform one or more steps of the method. The system may also control various processing equipment in response to estimates and/or predictions. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318229 | Field device and method for processing at least one measured variable in a field device - A field device, which, as part of an automation system, carries out device-specific functions in the automation of the operational sequence of a system, detects and processes at least one measured variable from the system and has a communication interface for communication with the automation system. In order to make possible measurements signal filtering, the measured variable detected by the field device from the system is filtered in a signal filter, whose filter characteristic is variable and is matched to different predetermined filter characteristics as a function of event information from the operation sequence of the system obtained via the communication interface. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318230 | Kitchens exhaust hood and make-up air handling unit optimal speed control system - Disclosed is a kitchen exhaust hood and makeup unit control system comprising a control device for controlling the variable speed drive (VSD) for the associated fan, and measurement devices comprising Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) gas transmitter devices and temperature transmitters devices. The exhaust fan VSD speed is controlled to maintain the kitchen hood area at certain comfort level (indoor air quality and thermal comfort) by monitoring the VOC concentration and exhaust duct temperature. The air quality sensors measure the concentration of multiple gases and odorous substances in the air with constant output. These substances, for example, may be cooking smoke, kitchen vapors, human odors and unpleasant smells. The exhaust fan speed is controlled using the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control loop. The kitchen exhaust and make-up unit supply airflow rate may be measured by an airflow measurement means such as Fan Airflow Station. The kitchen make-up unit fan speed is controlled to maintain the constant airflow difference between the exhaust air and make-up air to maintain the slightly negative pressure in the kitchen area. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318231 | Method for adapting a drag coefficient of a flow control valve - A regulating method and a regulating device for actuating an actuator in an injection system for an internal combustion engine, may have the following steps: stipulation of a setpoint value for a controlled variable of the actuator; determination of an actual value of the controlled variable; determination of a setpoint/actual value deviation between the setpoint value and the actual value of the controlled variable; pilot control of a controlled variable in accordance with a predefined pilot control response as a function of the setpoint value; regulation of the controlled variable by a regulator output variable in accordance with a predefined regulating response as a function of the feedback setpoint/actual value deviation; actuation of the actuator with the pilot-controlled and regulated controlled variable; and determination of a characteristic variable of the injection system as a function of the regulator output variable. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318232 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A PARTICLE SIGNAL AND SUCTION NOZZLE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A method for evaluating a particle signal with an evaluation unit associated with a control device includes generating a particle signal by a sensor within a flow element, the particular sensor being dependent on a number of particles in a two-phase flow generated when cleaning a surface by a suction device connected to the flow control element. The method further includes determining in the evaluation unit from the particle signal a control signal for further controlling an actuator controlled by the control device. A speed of movement of the flow element over the surface is taken into account in the determination of the control signal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318233 | REMOTE ENERGY MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM - A complete system that will enable remote monitoring of the status (e.g. power generation, power consumption, system faults, etc.) of renewable energy units is disclosed. The system is a stand-alone data acquisition module with a web based user interface that will display information regarding the status of the system under observation. The system may help optimize the return on investment to companies relying on renewable energy at remote locations such as gas and oil production wells regardless of the setup and brand of products used at the remote site. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318234 | HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE STORAGE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - This disclosure generally relates to stabilizing energy provided by an energy source, and more particularly to systems and methods for using multiple types of energy storage devices to selectively capture and provide energy. An energy source provides energy, and the energy storage devices selectively capture energy provided by the energy source in excess of an immediate energy requirement of a load and selectively provide energy when the immediate energy requirement of the load exceeds the energy provided by the energy source. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318235 | System for monitoring energy consumption of an electrical appliance - A system for monitoring energy consumption of an electrical appliance. The present invention provides an elegant means of monitoring energy consumption by legacy appliances such as a HVAC system. The energy consumption is monitored by the use of new and innovative wireless sensing device that is placed adjacent to or in contact with the appliance while it is operational. Appliance usage pattern information and power consumption information is communicated by the wireless sensing device and is collected by a gateway (and in some embodiments, an energy pump device, an intelligent power meter or a collector device). User behavior is modified by recommending approaches to cut energy consumption by the appliances thereby providing savings and reducing the cost of operation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318236 | MANAGEMENT OF THE PROVISIONING OF ENERGY FOR A WORKSTATION - A system for management of workstation energy is provided. The system includes a workstation having an energy outlet operable to provide energy to the workstation, a workstation occupancy sensor disposed in the workstation, and a cluster energy manager coupled with the energy outlet and workstation occupancy sensor. The workstation may be connected in a workstation cluster. The workstation occupancy sensor may be operable to detect occupancy of the workstation. The cluster energy manager may have a distribution circuit configured to control energy provided to the energy outlet, the cluster energy manager operable to control the energy based on occupancy of the workstation and/or a network event. The cluster energy manager is operable to report occupancy or workstation energy consumption to a monitoring system. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A system for managing energy device operation is disclosed. The system includes one or more network-enabled energy devices and an energy management system comprising at least one processor. The energy management system is to establish a network connection with each energy device via a first communication network, and to query each energy device to cause the energy management system to receive first information from each energy device via the first network. The first information includes, for each energy device, a first operating mode of the energy device. The first operating mode is a current operating mode of the energy device. The energy management system is to determine, for each energy device, a second operating mode based on at least one operational rule stored in a first database. For each energy device, when the second operating mode is different than the first operating mode, energy management system is to transmit an instruction to the energy device to change the first operating mode of the device to the second operating mode. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318238 | Voltage Regulation Using A Remote Metering Device - Regulation of a remote load center voltage from a local location of a voltage regulator and a voltage regulator control using voltage measurements from the remote load center obtained using a metering device at the load center in communication with the voltage regulator control. The metering device may obtain remote voltage information at the load center and communicate such to the voltage regulator control using a direct communications line, a wide area network, or the like. The communications may include electrical (e.g. copper cable), light (e.g. infrared over fiber optics), radio frequency, or the like. The voltage regulator control may be configured to use local measurements and a line drop compensation algorithm in the event that the remote voltage information becomes unavailable. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318239 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS PROVIDING VARIABLE SUPPORT AND VARIABLE COMFORT CONTROL OF A SLEEP SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT THEREOF - An apparatus and method providing variable support and variable comfort control of a sleep system, the apparatus including a sleep support member including: a comfort layer including: a plurality of comfort layer inflatable members; and a comfort layer sensor configured to provide data relating to respective pressures of the comfort layer inflatable members; a data analysis unit configured to analyze data provided by the comfort layer sensor and to generate analyzed comfort layer data; and a control unit configured to control a pressure within each of the respective comfort layer inflatable members using the analyzed comfort layer data. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318240 | COURSE EVALUATION APPARATUS AND COURSE EVALUATION METHOD - A course evaluation that evaluates a course of a mobile unit includes: generating a predetermined first course of the mobile unit; generating, for the first course, a second course for which a controlled amount of the mobile unit after a predetermined driving condition is satisfied is increased as compared with a controlled amount of the mobile unit on the first course; estimating another object course, which is a course of another object; determining whether the second course interferes with the other object course; and evaluating a degree of safety of the first course on the basis of a result of determination as to whether the second course interferes with the other object course. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318241 | VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY COUPLED VEHICLES - A vehicle system and method includes a primary vehicle (PV) and an auxiliary vehicle (AV) selectively connectable to the primary vehicle. The PV and AV vehicles each having an ECU, a propulsion system a braking system, and a directional control system for steering at least one wheel thereon. The ECU of the PV and the ECU of the AV in communication with one another to form an interactive control system that control operation of the systems of the PV and the AV when connected to one another. The vehicle system also includes a docking system for connecting the AV and the PV. The docking system includes an automatic docking actuator that automatically connects the AV to the PV when actuated. Optionally, a remote control device communicates with the ECU of the AV for controlling the AV through the ECU of the AV when disconnected from the PV. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318242 | Method And System For Deploying A Surveillance Network - A method and system for gathering information from and setting up a surveillance network within an earth-surface environment that includes inserting one or more mobile robotic devices having a sensing subsystem, a communications subsystem, and a navigation subsystem into an earth-surface environment. The mobile robotic device may be configured into a traveling pose selected from a plurality of available traveling poses, and directed using the navigation subsystem to a sensing location within the earth-surface environment. The environment may be monitored and sensed information collected may be stored or communicated to a remote location. The mobile robotic device may be configured to operate with a vehicle carrier to facilitate insertion and deployment of the robotic vehicle into the earth-surface environment. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318243 | Method and Apparatus for Wireless Aircraft Communications and Power System Using Fuselage Stringers - A method and apparatus for transmitting wireless signals. An apparatus comprises a stringer having a channel and a waveguide located within the channel. The waveguide is capable of carrying a number of wireless signals. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318244 | Implementing Continuous Descent Approaches for Maximum Predictability in Aircraft - The present disclosure relates to methods of calculating and flying continuous descent approaches to an airport or the like, and to aircraft navigation systems for implementing these methods. The present disclosure resides in the recognition that greater predictability in arrival times may be achieved by flying continuous descent approaches by maintaining a constant aerodynamic flight path angle. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318245 | FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM - A flight control system for an aircraft includes a PCS generating a pilot control signal based on pilot operations of a stick control and others, an FCC for controlling flight control surfaces of the aircraft, a surface control device arranged for each flight control surface to control it based on a surface control signal transmitted from the FCC, and a data bus for connecting the FCC and the surface control device. The surface control device includes an ACE executing servo calculation process and outputting an actuator operation signal, and an actuator section for controlling hydraulic oil supplied to a hydraulic cylinder based on the actuator operation signal. A single flight control surface is controlled by a plurality of ACE and actuator section pairs, and the ACE includes a normal control section, a monitoring section, a backup control section, and the like. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318246 | DETERMINING THE REMAINING SERVICE LIFE OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT - Method for determining the remaining service life of a component of a vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle, operated on at least one predefined track section of a track network, wherein the remaining service life is determined for a vehicle component of the vehicle mechanically stressed by the interaction between the vehicle and the track section, after a usage interval of the at least one track section, wherein the remaining service life of the vehicle component is determined from a prior loss of service life preset at the beginning of the usage interval for the vehicle component and from a current loss of service life of the vehicle component associated with the usage interval, and wherein the current loss of service life is determined using an actual measured usage of the at least one track section by the vehicle and a relative loss of service life related to the actual usage of the at least one track section, wherein the relative loss of service life has been determined in advance for the at least one track section and at least the type of the vehicle. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATING SPEED, POWER OR POSITION OF A POWERED VEHICLE - A system for regulating the speed, position and/or power of a powered vehicle, which is traveling on a track system according to a planned trip. The system comprises a database having data relative to the planned trip including a plurality of elapsed travel times associated with a planned speed, position and power. One or more controllers provide data including data relative to an operating speed, position and power of the vehicle during the trip and an operating time at which the vehicle is traveling at the operating speed, power or position. A regulator may adjust the operating parameter of the vehicle if the difference between the vehicle operating data and planned trip data exceeds a predetermined threshold speed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318248 | Control Device of Electric Vehicles - An electric vehicle control device comprises: a smoothing capacitor to be charged from a DC power supply via a charging resistor; an inverter converting a DC power having been charged in the smoothing capacitor to an AC power to supply it to a load; and a discharging switch causing a voltage having been charged in the smoothing capacitor to discharge via a discharging resistor, and in which a resistor is used as both charging resistor and discharging resistor to simplify a circuit arrangement. In the electric vehicle control device, there are provided a main switch inserted into a main circuit to which a DC power is supplied from the DC power supply, and an auxiliary switch that is connected in parallel to the discharging switch, and is in inverted switching states with respect to the main switch. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318249 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In a hybrid vehicle | 2010-12-16 |
20100318250 | CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE - In an external charging mode of a plug-in hybrid vehicle, electric power from an external power supply electrically connected to a connector is converted and supplied to a power line electrically connected to a battery and an electric air-conditioning device. If charge allowable power of the battery is smaller than or equal to a prescribed value when the electric air-conditioning device is operated, a DFR is opened to stop electric power supply from the external power supply and drive the electric air-conditioning device by electric power of the battery. As a result, even if the consumed power of the electric air-conditioning device is suddenly decreased, the inflow of surplus electric power that cannot be absorbed by the battery from the external power supply can be prevented. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318251 | MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A motor vehicle control system for controlling a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive comprising an engine and an electric motor and a plurality of functional components each divided into a strategy sub-component, a control sub-component and an actuator sub-component. The functional components include at least an engine functional component, a transmission functional component, and a hybrid functional component for controlling the electric motor and a clutch connected between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. The strategy sub-component ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318252 | VEHICLE, METHOD OF ESTIMATING STATE OF CHARGE OF SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A vehicle comprising a chargeable/dischargeable battery, a current sensor for detecting the current from the battery, and a control unit for estimating the charged state of the battery and controlling the charging/discharging of the battery according to the charged state. In a first operation mode in which charging and discharging cycles are repeated, the control unit estimates the open-circuit voltage of the battery, and determines the charged state on the basis of the value which is obtained by correcting the open-circuit voltage according to the polarization. In a second operation mode in which either one of charging and discharging is continued, the control unit determines the charged state on the basis of the result of integration of the current detected by the current sensor. Hence, the charged and discharged amperehours are large, thereby providing a vehicle which can effectively utilize the secondary battery. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318253 | GUIDANCE METHOD FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - An automated method and system includes an automatic guidance system (AGS) and swath pattern. The AGS steers a vehicle towing a rotary baler in an āSā, or oscillatory pattern around a predetermined approximate centerline of the swath path. The oscillatory pattern may be user defined. By steering the vehicle in an oscillatory pattern referenced to the A-B line, a windrow of crop material may be distributed into an even and optimal bale size and density by the baler. Bale chamber sensors detect an imbalance of crop density and in response, AGS adjusts an interval or amplitude of oscillatory pattern | 2010-12-16 |
20100318254 | VEHICULAR DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH VEHICULAR DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - In vehicular driving support apparatus and method and a vehicle equipped with the vehicular driving support apparatus, a running state of a vehicle is detected, a plurality of running state distributions is calculated on a basis of the detected running state data, a difference quantity between the plurality of running state distributions is calculated, and an unstable driving state is detected from a magnitude of the difference quantity. If the unstable driving state is detected, an alarming is issued to call attention to a vehicle driver. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318255 | DETERMINING LOW-SPEED DRIVING DIRECTION IN A VEHICLE - A method and a system of determining a driving direction of a vehicle traveling at a low speed. The method includes determining whether the vehicle is in one of three states: (1) an uphill state in which the vehicle is located on an upward sloping surface, (2) a downhill state in which the vehicle is located on a downward sloping surface, and (3) a flat surface state in which the vehicle is located on a flat surface. The method also includes obtaining information from a plurality of vehicle sensors and determining a direction of movement of the vehicle based upon the determined state of the vehicle and information from the plurality of vehicle sensors. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318256 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318257 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CALIBRATING A THREE-AXIS ACCELEROMETER DEVICE - A method calculates Euler's rotation angles used to transform sampled values from a referred coordinate frame of a three-axis accelerometer device fixed to a vehicle to a reference coordinate frame of the vehicle. The method determines two rotation angles while the vehicle is still and assumed not inclined with respect to gravity, so that only the transformed value corresponding to a vertical axis of the vehicle equals acceleration due to gravity. Then, data acquired from the sensors typically during a braking event and indicated by a vehicle diagnostic system, along with the other two rotation angles, are used in the first derivative of a second Euler's rotation equation to determine the remaining rotation angle. Data from the sensors is transformed by the three angles to the vehicle's coordinate frame and correlated with acceleration data derived from the diagnostic system to verify the rotation angles. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318258 | DRIVING RECORDER - This invention intends to provide a vehicle-mounted driving recorder that can facilitate an after-the-fact analysis on not only situation data at a time of an accident but also situation data at a time of a hiyari-hatto and that can contribute accident prevention. The vehicle-mounted driving recorder comprises a data receiving section that receives situation data indicating behavior, a surrounding situation, and an operating situation of a vehicle and a data administration section that classifies the situation data into one of predetermined multiple categories based on contents of the received situation data and stores the classified situation data in a situation data storage section specified in a predetermined area of a memory. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318259 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A vehicle communication interface (VCI) that allows for a single communications protocol to be used between a software application and a plurality of software drivers that are connected to physical interfaces of the VCI. Also, a method of communicating with a vehicle using a host system such as a personal computer. The method also makes use of a single communications protocol between a software application that processes information received from a vehicle and a plurality of software drivers. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318260 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR - An abnormality detection apparatus includes: an air/fuel ratio control portion that controls of fluctuating the air/fuel ratio; a data acquisition portion that acquires a responsiveness parameter during change of output of the sensor between rich and lean peaks; and a abnormality determination portion that when the number of acquisitions reaches or exceeds a first set number, the presence/absence of sensor abnormality based on the average value and the criterion-value is determined, if the average value is not in a pending region; however, if the average value is in the pending region, the data acquisition is performed until the number of acquisitions performed during a large-amount-of-intake-air state of the engine reaches a second set number, and the presence/absence of sensor abnormality based on the average value of the data acquired by the second set number of acquisitions and the criterion-value is determined. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318261 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, ROADSIDE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An ITS vehicle-mounted device ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318262 | ROLL RIGIDITY CONTROLLER OF VEHICLE - A target roll angle of the vehicle is computed based on an actual lateral acceleration at the centroid of the vehicle, and the lateral acceleration of the vehicle at the centroid is corrected by use of lateral acceleration correction amounts based on a yaw rate of the vehicle, whereby the lateral accelerations of the vehicle at the front wheel position and the rear wheel position are computed. Subsequently, target anti-roll moments at the front wheel position and the rear wheel position are computed based on the target roll angle and the accelerations of the vehicle at the front wheel position and the rear wheel position, and active stabilizer apparatuses of the front and rear wheels are controlled based on these target anti-roll moments. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318263 | VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD - When an obstacle is sensed on a side of a vehicle, the future position of the vehicle after a prescribed time is predicted. When the predicted vehicle future position reaches a prescribed lateral position in the lane width direction, a decision to start a control is made, and the vehicle is controlled in a direction to prevent it from coming too close to the obstacle. If a state occurs in which the obstacle is sensed after not being sensed (i.e., it is first sensed), a decision to start the control is suppressed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318264 | VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - A control section ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318265 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE - The occupant protection device (air bag ECU | 2010-12-16 |
20100318266 | Interface for vehicle function control via a touch screen - A method and apparatus for controlling a particular vehicle function, for example the adjustment of a vehicle seat, using a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided. The GUI is activating by toggling a control, switch intuitively linked to the particular vehicle function. The control switch is separate from, and not proximate to, the GUI. When the GUI is activated by toggling the control switch, a control screen specific to the particular vehicle function is displayed on the GUI. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318267 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE - A driving force margin of a vehicle is calculated on the basis of an engine load, vehicle speed, travel resistance and estimated uphill gradient. A gear is determined on the basis of predetermined gear shifting characteristics at least from the vehicle speed and the engine load in an automatic shift mode. Automatic down shift is generated in the case where the vehicle speed becomes lower than vehicle speed on an automatic down shift vehicle speed table set up in accordance with the gear when the operation is switched from the automatic shift mode to a manual shift mode. The automatic down shift vehicle speed table is corrected so as to shift an automatic down shift line to a high vehicle speed side or low vehicle speed side in accordance with the magnitude of the calculated driving force margin of the vehicle. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318268 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSION ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION - A method to operate a vehicle drive train comprising a combustion engine, a turbo charger assigned to the combustion engine, a mechanism for injecting additional compressed air into an air intake system of the combustion engine and a transmission. The method enables practical use of a compressed air injection mechanism, in the drive train, and comprises the step of controlling the time, the duration, the pressure and/or the volume of the additional compressed air, to be injected into the air intake system of the combustion engine, depending upon the performance request of the driver, the actual rotational speed and load condition of the combustion engine, the speed of the vehicle, and the procedures of the gear ratio change of the transmission. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318269 | Closed-Loop Torque Phase Control for Shifting Automatic Transmission Gear Ratios Based on Friction Element Load Estimation - A closed loop shift control apparatus and method based on estimated torque in friction elements controls a torque transfer phase when shifting from a low gear configuration to a high gear configuration for an automatic transmission system. When pressure actuated friction elements are selectively engaged and released to establish torque flow paths in the transmission, estimates of torsional load exerted on the off-going friction element are used to predict the optimal off-going friction element release timing for achieving a consistent shift feel. The estimated torque is preferably calculated by using estimated torque signals generated as a function of speed measurements represented either the engine speed and turbine output speed or transmission output speed and wheel speed under dynamically changing conditions. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318270 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF DRIVING FORCE IN CASE OF BELT SLIPPING FOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH V-BELT CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control apparatus of a driving force in case of belt slipping includes a belt slip control detecting unit adapted to detect that the belt slip control is in execution, a belt contact radius ratio calculating unit adapted to calculate a belt contact radius ratio of the V-belt to the pulleys, and a power source output torque determining unit adapted to determine a target power output torque according to the belt contact radius ratio in execution of the belt slip control in response to signals from the belt slip control detecting unit and the belt contact radius ratio calculating unit. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318271 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control system for an automatic transmission that does not require a cut-off valve, and that can inhibit a reverse control even if a detection unit for detecting a shift range fails. The control system includes a first friction engagement element, which is engaged in predetermined forward and reverse shift speeds, a detection unit that detects a shift range from shift ranges that include a forward range and a reverse range; a failure judgment unit for judging failure of the detection unit, and an avoidance unit for shifting to a forward shift speed that does not engage the first friction engagement element if the failure judgment unit determines that the detection unit has failed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318272 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BRAKING SYSTEM - A method of controlling a braking system of a vehicle, aimed at preventing the rear axle of the vehicle from lifting under braking. More particularly, a method for controlling a braking system ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318273 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Traveling Speed of a Vehicle - In a method for controlling the driving speed of a vehicle that has a speed control device into which a set speed can be entered as driver command, a reference variable of the speed control device is varied within a specified or specifiable speed range of the set speed, based on an evaluation of a section of the road ahead of the driver and maintaining a minimum fuel usage in a first operating mode of the speed control device. To enable a better control of the driving speed, the method includes steps of i) detecting a change of the set speed; ii) changing over from the first operating mode to a second operating mode of the speed control device when a change of the set speed has been detected; iii) determining the reference variable in the second operating mode based on the change in such a manner that a tuning of the speed control device to a higher driving speed takes place with an increase of the set speed resulting from the change, and a tuning process of the speed control device to a lower driving speed takes place with a decrease of the set speed resulting from the change; and iv) changing back from the second operating mode to the first operating mode, if an interruption criterion is fulfilled. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318274 | Combustor Flashback/Flame Holding Detection Via Temperature Sensing - A combustor includes a combustor housing defining a combustion chamber having a plurality of combustion zones. A plurality of temperature detectors are disposed in communication with the combustion chamber. The plurality of temperature detectors detect a temperature in the plurality of combustion zones. A controller communicating with the plurality of temperature detectors is programmed to determine an occurrence of a flame holding condition or a flashback condition in the plurality of combustion zones based on signals from the plurality of temperature detectors. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318275 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A VIBRATION-OPTIMISED ADJUSTMENT OF AN INJECTION DEVICE - In a method for determining a vibration-optimised adjustment of an injection device of an internal combustion engine, for each cycle of the internal combustion engine, a plurality of individual injections per cylinder is carried out by the injection device, each of which is defined by a relative injection moment and an individual injection quantity. A temporal course of a resulting pressure influenced by pressure waves is determined in a fuel guiding part, and the above-mentioned adjustment is determined by variation of the injection moment of at least one individual injection and/or the individual quantity, such that the adjustment is characterised by a temporal variation of the resulting pressure, which is reduced by an at least partially destructive interference between the cited pressure waves. A corresponding device can determine a vibration-optimised adjustment of an injection device, and an internal combustion engine may have such a device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318276 | Control Strategy For A Diesel Engine During Lean-Rich Modulation - The control system controls lean-rich modulation of fueling using a set of engine specific fueling parameter maps. One set of maps is a set of lean fueling maps, and another set is a set of rich fueling maps. The two map sets each comprise a fuel injection pressure map, an EGR valve opening map, and a VGT valve opening map, established for the particular diesel engine, with neither form of modulation requiring post injection. The strategy is represented by a flow diagram and is useful in regenerating an NOx adsorber catalyst in the engine exhaust system in a manner that controls torque so that the regeneration process is transparent to the operator of the vehicle, while producing significant fuel savings. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318277 | MULTI-FUEL ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various example approaches are described, one of which includes a method for adjusting relative delivery of liquid and gaseous fuel to a cylinder of the engine to effect rapid changes in cylinder air charge via changes in the displacement of fresh air by the gaseous fuel. In one particular approach, turbocharger lag is addressed by decreasing gaseous fuel injection while increasing liquid fuel injection to increase cylinder fresh air over and above any changes to fresh air via the throttle, wastegate, and/or turbocharger. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318278 | ENGINE VALVE LIFT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCED FUEL CONSUMPTION - A fuel control system of an engine includes a fuel economy module. The fuel economy module determines a first valve lift state and a second valve lift state of a valve of the engine. The fuel economy module generates a first fuel consumption signal based on the first valve lift state and an engine torque request signal, and generates a second fuel consumption signal based on the second valve lift state and the engine torque request signal. The fuel control system also includes a valve lift state module. The valve lift state module selects one of the first valve lift state and the second valve lift state based the first fuel consumption signal and the second fuel consumption signal. The valve lift state module generates a valve lift select signal. The valve lift select signal indicates the selected one of the first valve lift state and the second valve lift state. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE DURING TRANSIENT EVENTS - Systems and methods for controlling an internal combustion engine include adjusting fuel delivered to a cylinder during a transient event by an amount indexed by number of combustion events after detecting the transient event. A base fueling parameter may be adjusted by an adaptive correction value indexed by combustion events after the transient event is detected, with the adaptive value determined using air/fuel ratio difference of previous combustion events during similar transient operating conditions associated with the same combustion event index number. Ionization sensor signal characteristics may be used to determine actual air/fuel ratios used to determine the air/fuel ratio difference and corresponding adaptive correction values. The adaptive values may be modified in response to a vehicle refueling event based on an amount of added fuel relative to existing fuel in the vehicle fuel tank. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318280 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In this apparatus, maintaining control (time t | 2010-12-16 |
20100318281 | FUEL CONTROL STRATEGY FOR HEATING A CATALYST - A control system for an engine having N cylinders in first and second banks includes a catalyst heat module and a fuel control module. N is an integer greater than two. The catalyst heat module selectively operates the engine in a catalyst heat mode to heat a catalyst. The fuel control module, throughout a fuel injection sequence for each of the N cylinders, adjusts a first air/fuel (A/F) ratio for the first bank to a rich value and adjusts a second A/F ratio for the second bank to a lean value. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318282 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR - An apparatus includes: an control portion that controls fluctuating the air/fuel ratio; a data acquisition portion that acquires a responsiveness parameter during change of output of the sensor between a rich peak to a lean peak; and a determination portion that determines presence/absence of abnormality of the sensor based on an abnormality criterion value and a data average. When the number of the acquired data becomes equal to or greater than a first number, if the number of the acquired data during a large intake-air-amount of an engine is greater than or equal to a second number, the determination portion determines the presence/absence of abnormality, or if the number of the acquired data during the large intake-air-amount is less than the second number, the determination portion does not determines that, but acquires the data until the number of the acquired data during the large intake-air-amount reaches the second number. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318283 | AUTOMATIC START AND STOP OF A PORTABLE ENGINE DRIVEN POWER SOURCE - The present embodiments provide a control system and method that is able to automatically start and/or stop a portable engine-driven power source. For example, in one embodiment, a system includes an engine-driven power source having an engine, a compressor driven by the engine, a sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a demand for air pressure from the compressor and a second signal indicative of no demand for air pressure from the compressor. The engine-driven power source also includes a controller configured to stop the engine in response to the second signal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318284 | MULTI-FUEL ENGINE STARTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various example approaches are described, one of which includes a method for controlling injection of gaseous and liquid fuel to a cylinder during engine starting. Specifically, gaseous fuel is injected during or before an intake stroke of the cycle to form a well-mixed overall lean air-fuel mixture, and then liquid fuel is directly injected to the cylinder at least during one of a compression and expansion stroke of the engine cycle to form a rich air-fuel cloud near the spark plug, where a spark initiates combustion of the injected fuels. In one example, the rich cloud enables additional spark retard, and thus faster catalyst light-off, while maintain acceptable combustion stability of the gaseous fuel. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDNG AND USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing traffic information of public transportation means, such as a bus, and utilizing the provided information. A method of encoding public traffic information according to the present invention creates an identifier of bus information system, an ID of bus route, and travel time on each section wherein the section is link between neighboring two stops among bus stops pertaining to the bus route. The created information is organized to status information that is in turn incorporated into a transfer message. A sequence of transfer messages, each being constructed as described above, is wirelessly transmitted. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318286 | METHOD OF CREATING A SPEED ESTIMATION - A method of creating a speed estimation representative of vehicle speed along one or more road segments. In at least one embodiment, the method includes obtaining at least reference speed data from a reference source of data and second speed data from a second source of data, wherein the second source is different from the reference and the speed data is indicative of vehicle speed along the or each road segment; using the reference speed data to verify the second speed data and modifying the second speed data according to the verification; and generating an estimation of vehicle speed for the or each road segment based upon the verified second speed data. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318287 | System and Method for Supplying Real-Time Road Construction Information for Vehicle Trip Planning Systems - A business system that allows vehicle telematics and other trip planning systems to be updated with latest road construction information. This information can be periodically downloaded to the trip planning system in order to factor in possible road construction delays into trip planning. The information can be gathered by direct observation or by periodic reports from governmental agencies. A subscription fee could be charged for this service. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318288 | System and Method for Locating a Vehicle - The invention comprises a method of locating a vehicle, comprising: a) connecting a removable locator device to the vehicle, said locator device automatically noting when it has been connected to the vehicle and then using locating technology to retrieve, at regular intervals, location coordinates for the current location of said locator device, said location coordinates approximating the location of the vehicle; b) sensing a loss of connection between the locator device and the vehicle; c) automatically storing, as a waypoint on the locator device, the last location coordinates retrieved prior to sensing said loss of connection; and, d) removing the locator device from the vehicle to enable use of the locator device to return to the stored waypoint, wherein the stored waypoint represents the approximate location of the vehicle. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318289 | POSITIONING DEVICE, POSITIONING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A positioning device for obtaining position data of a plurality of points on a movement route, including a positioning unit that can measure a present position; a movement measuring unit for measuring a relative positional change; a position calculating unit for calculating position data of the plurality of points on the movement route on the basis of position data of a first reference point and positional change data obtained through measurement of the movement measuring unit; and a correcting unit for correcting the position data of at least one of the plurality of points calculated by the position calculating unit on the basis of difference information representing difference between a position represented by the position data calculated by the position calculating unit and a position represented by a positioning result of the positioning unit with respect to any second reference point on the movement route. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318290 | Method of Operating a Navigation System to Provide Parking Availability Information - A method of operating a navigation system includes obtaining a destination location and identifying a parking facility proximate said destination location. The method further includes transmitting a parking message including a determined parking availability. The determined parking availability is based on historic parking availability information and real time parking availability data. The parking message may include an identification code of said parking facility. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318291 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A non-scaled, linearly compressed pictographic mapping system is provided for the visual display of information in a navigational aid. Unlike today's road maps which use a point-arc-polygon paradigm, the new mapping uses a non-scaled, linearly-compressed pictographic design that shows roads as linear pictograms. The display has a columnar layout, whereby the descriptive elements are grouped together by type, and displayed one above the other in columns. The maps may also contain icons representing points of interest arranged in a cloud fashion. In this manner, the mapping paradigm also serves to increase traveler safety, provide navigation assistance during address-less trips, create valuable advertising space and new promotional opportunities, and dramatically increases the travelers' communications and entertainment options. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318292 | Real-Time Data With Post-Processing - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining and/or predicting a navigation solution. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318293 | RETRACING STEPS - Techniques for creating breadcrumbs for a trail of activity are described. The trail of activity may be created by recording movement information based on inferred actions of walking, not walking, or changing floor levels. The movement information may be recorded with an accelerometer and a pressure sensor. A representation of a list of breadcrumbs may be visually displayed on a user interface of a mobile device, in a reverse order to retrace steps. In some implementations, a compass may additionally or alternatively be used to collect directional information relative to the earth's magnetic poles. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING RIDE EXPERIENCES - The invention provides a monitoring device and its method of use for characterizing and evaluating the recreational quality of a ride event, based on velocity, g-forces, and vertical and lateral movement. The device optionally takes measurements for an individual ride event, displayes and stores them, and if desired, transmits them to a central server for storage and or dissemination. The device can thereby document experience characteristics and scores for each ride, optionally reflecting personal preferences in the ratings. The stored data may be used for personal or managerial applications. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318295 | Method and Device for Displaying the Limits of Flight Margins for an Aircraft - A method of displaying, for a system for anti-collision monitoring of an aircraft, the limits of flight margins in relation to obstructions located in a flight zone, and a device for displaying the limits of operational flight margins and the limits of alert zones, is provided. The operational flight margins in the flight zones not initially envisaged, and the limits of the alert zones around the trajectory of the aircraft, are presented. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318296 | IDENTIFYING VEGETATION ATTRIBUTES FROM LIDAR DATA - Aspects of the present invention are directed at using LiDAR data to identify attributes of vegetation. In this regard, a method is provided that identifies the location of individual items of vegetation from raw LiDAR data. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a coordinate position represented in the LiDAR data that generated a return signal. Then, a determination is made regarding whether the selected coordinate position is inside a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation. If the selected coordinate position is not within a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation, the method determines that the selected coordinate position is associated with a new item of vegetation. In this instance, a digital representation of the new item of vegetation is generated. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318297 | IRRADIANCE MAPPING LEVERAGING A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - A computer processor implemented method of developing irradiance mapping using a distributed network of solar photovoltaic systems, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a predetermined geographic area having at least five solar photovoltaic systems to provide a photovoltaic system; calibrating the photovoltaic system; reversing the photovoltaic system performance model using a computer processor to solve the irradiance input value; calculating irradiance according to irradiance input value, energy output and weather data using the computer processor to provide a single irradiance point; and mapping at least two single irradiance points to create an irradiance map. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318298 | IN-FIELD CONFIGURATION OF LAND SURVEY SENSORS - Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a method for in-field configuration of land survey sensors. One or more planned positions of the sensors may be received. One or more actual positions of the sensors be determined. The actual positions may be sent to the sensors while the sensors are powered off. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318299 | SYNCHRONIZING A SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION NETWORK - Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a method for configuring a seismic data acquisition network. A first message may be received from a first node of the seismic data acquisition network over a first direct communication link. The first message may comprise a first precision quality of a first reference clock to which the first node may be synchronized. A second message may be received from a second node of the seismic data acquisition network over a second direct communication link. The second message may comprise a second precision quality of a second reference clock to which the second node may be synchronized. One of the first precision quality and the second precision quality may be determined to have a higher precision quality. A real time clock may be synchronized to one of the first reference clock and second reference clock having the higher precision quality. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318300 | Method for Object Recognition - A method for recognizing an object that has a plurality of expressions of abstract object characteristics, and is associated with an object characteristic class of a hierarchical system of object characteristic classes stored in a first memory. The method includes i) observing at least one location at which the object is presumed to be present, using a plurality of sensors in a sensor population, each of said sensors responding to at least one object characteristic and accordingly emitting a sensor signal; ii) checking whether each of the emitted sensor signals exceeds a specified threshold value for the sensor signals, and accepting sensor signals which exceed the threshold value; iii) pairing combinations of the sensor characteristics, for the accepted sensor signals obtained in ii) to form identification characteristic pairs; iv) comparing the population of identification characteristic pairs obtained in iii) to the object characteristic classes stored in the first memory; and v) identifying the object, based on the object characteristic class, whose object characteristic pairs are identical to the identification characteristic pairs obtained in iii). | 2010-12-16 |
20100318301 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE - A method and system for determining the extent to which a patient will respond to a therapeutic regimen by assessing how that regimen will impact the functioning of a patient's immune system. An extent to which a patient will respond to a therapeutic regimen may be assessed based on a set of values for measurable parameters that relate to one or more characteristics of the patient's immune system, and receptor-ligand binding and trafficking characteristics of the patient's immune system, as well as other optional parameters and characteristics of the immune system. A mathematical model of the immune system is provided and may be implemented to predict immune system response, as well as identify parameters that have a greatest impact on predicting immune system response. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318302 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGING METHOD AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - A simplified X-ray imaging apparatus is capable of computationally determining effective atomic numbers with small error factors even for light elements. The X-ray imaging apparatus has an X-ray generation unit | 2010-12-16 |
20100318303 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING DEFLECTION OF A HOLLOW COMPONENT OF A WIND ENERGY SYSTEM FROM A NORMAL POSITION - The invention relates to a method for measuring deflection of a substantially elongated hollow component (B) of a wind energy system from a normal position, extended such that it can be used to determine the deflection of the hollow component (B) of a of a wind energy system from a normal position in a simple and accurate manner, and to reliably monitor the same. To this end, the invention proposes that at least one distance sensor ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318304 | BEARING FOR WHEEL WITH SENSOR - A bearing assembly for a vehicle wheel with a sensor in which load acting on the bearing assembly and/or a tread surface is accurately detected is provided. The bearing assembly includes rolling elements between outer and inner members, a load detecting device in one of the outer and inner members provided as a stationary member, for detecting load acting on the bearing assembly, a rotation detecting device for detecting the rotation of the other member provided as a rotating member, an averaging circuit for calculating rotational speed of the rotating member from output of the rotation detecting device, determining from the calculated rotational speed a time period required for the rolling elements to revolve a pitch of arrangement thereof and calculating average value of output of the load detecting device during the period, and an estimating circuit for estimating the load from the average value. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318306 | CAPACITIVE VOLTAGE SENSOR - Apparatus for monitoring the voltage of electricity supplied on a cable ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318307 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OR CALIBRATING A VEHICLE SURROUNDING SENSOR, AND A VEHICLE SURROUNDING SENSOR ADJUSTMENT OR CALIBRATION SYSTEM - A method according to the invention for adjusting or calibrating a vehicle surroundings sensor ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318308 | CALIBRATION IN INDIRECT TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING - A method, system and computer program product for detecting a tire pressure deviation in a tire of a vehicle by determining tire pressure indicating data indicative of a tire pressure condition of the tire and determining tire pressure deviation data indicative of a tire pressure deviation in the tire. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318309 | Compensating for System Delay and/or Extraneous Illumination in Analyte Analyzation - A sensor that determines information related to a gaseous analyte in a body of fluid. The sensor comprises an emitter, a luminescable medium, a radiation sensor, and a processor. The emitter emits electromagnetic radiation having an oscillating intensity. The luminescable medium communicates with the body of fluid and emits luminescent radiation in response to the received electromagnetic radiation. The radiation sensor receives the luminescent radiation, and generates an output signal based on the intensity of the received luminescent radiation. The processor samples the output signal generated by the radiation sensor at two or more predetermined periodic points over the oscillation of the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation to determine information from the samples related to a phase difference between the oscillation of the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter and oscillation of the intensity of the luminescent radiation received by the radiation sensor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318310 | Off-Chip Supply Of Calibration Data - The present disclosure relates to off-chip supply of calibration data. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318311 | Driver Calibration Methods and Circuits - Described are amplifiers that facilitate high-speed communication with calibrated drive strength and termination impedance. Drivers and termination elements can be divided into a number N of parallel portions, one or more of which can be disabled and updated without interfering with signal (e.g., clock or data) transmission. Some embodiments identify inactive elements by examining incoming signals. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318312 | SIMPLIFYING DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A DISPLAY CONTROLLER PROVIDES VIDEO OUTPUT WITH DESIRED QUALITY - An aspect of the present invention enables a tester (person) to specify multiple test cases of interest to test a display controller, and executes the test cases in a batch mode to cause the display controller to generate corresponding video output. The tester is provided the ability to specify whether the displayed video output corresponding to each executed test case is of desired quality or not. Due to such a combination of features, testing of the display controller may be simplified, efficient and reliable as well. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318313 | MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY AND ARRAY STRUCTURE FOR STATISTICAL STRESS AND TEST OF RELIABILTY STRUCTURES - System and method for obtaining statistics in a fast and simplified manner at the wafer level while using wafer-level test equipment. The system and method performs a parallel stress of all of the DUTs on a given chip to keep the stress time short, and then allows each DUT on that chip to be tested individually while keeping the other DUTs on that chip under stress to avoid any relaxation. In one application, the obtained statistics enable analysis of Negative Temperature Bias Instability (NTBI) phenomena of transistor devices. Although obtaining statistics may be more crucial for NBTI because of its known behavior as the device narrows, the structure and methodology, with minor appropriate adjustments, could be used for stressing multiple DUTs for many technology reliability mechanisms. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318314 | Polymorphic automatic test systems and methods - An Analog/mixed signal automatic test system includes a software architecture that creates a virtual composite instruments through novel software dynamic allocation of low level resources. These virtual composite instruments provide backwards and forwards compatibility to a variety of automatic test equipment, known or available on the market. The virtual composite instruments are free from the normal constraints imposed by hardware implementations. Creation of the virtual composite instruments allows a single piece of automatic test equipment system to emulate many implementations of automatic test equipment, providing higher utilization, and therefore a lower cost test solution for device manufacturers. The test instruments are preferably object controls and are preferably instantiated and controlled by the test system server. This allows multiple users to control the tester simultaneously across, for example, the Internet. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318315 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING A PROXIMITY-BASED TRANSACTION DEVICE - A system and method for testing and calibrating electronic contactless payment devices including reference payment cards and readers. The contactless payment devices transmit data by load modulating a subcarrier of an RF carrier signal. The system and method involve use of a common mode rejection (CMR) circuit to demodulate a received load-modulated data signal and to extract the data signal. The CMR circuit also generates a synchronous clock signal, a sample & hold signal and a sample & hold clock signal. Further, the input signal is feed to a zero-crossing detector and digital delay which in combination with an Analog-to-Digital Converter circuit is used to recreate the load (i.e. modulating) signal and to eliminate the large carrier portion of the selected input signal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318316 | Insulation Test Cryostat with Life Mechanism - A multi-purpose, cylindrical thermal insulation test apparatus is used for testing insulation materials and systems of materials using a liquid boil-off calorimeter system for absolute measurement of the effective thermal conductivity (k-value) and heat flux of a specimen material at a fixed environmental condition (cold-side temperature, warm-side temperature, vacuum pressure level, and residual gas composition). The apparatus includes an inner vessel for receiving a liquid with a normal boiling point below ambient temperature, such as liquid nitrogen, enclosed within a vacuum chamber. A cold mass assembly, including the upper and lower guard chambers and a middle test vessel, is suspended from a lid of the vacuum canister. Each of the three chambers is filled and vented through a single feedthrough. All fluid and instrumentation feedthroughs are mounted and suspended from a top domed lid to allow easy removal of the cold mass. A lift mechanism allows manipulation of the cold mass assembly and insulation test article. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING INTERNAL PRESSURE OF CAN OF CANNED GOODS - In order to judge the acceptability of internal pressure of a can accurately based on the displacement of the can, a pair of displacement sensors ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318318 | Methods for Estimating Location Using Signal with Varying Signal Speed - Robust methods are developed to provide bounds and probability distributions for the locations of objects as well as for associated variables that affect the accuracy of the location such as the positions of stations, the measurements, and errors in the speed of signal propagation. Realistic prior probability distributions of pertinent variables are permitted for the locations of stations, the speed of signal propagation, and errors in measurements. Bounds and probability distributions can be obtained without making any assumption of linearity. The sequential methods used for location are applicable in other applications in which a function of the probability distribution is desired for variables that are related to measurements. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318319 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318320 | Method for the Computer-Aided Calculation of the Movement of an Object Using Sensor Data - A method for the computer-aided calculation of the movement of an object using sensor data from a sensor arranged on the object is provided. The sensor data comprise measuring point set measured at different time points, and the movement of the object is determined between different measuring point sets. From the measuring point sets, initially structural information is extracted and stored together with the measuring points that are not to be associated with any structural type. Subsequently, associations between the structural elements with the same structure type are determined and a corresponding transformation for representing the structural elements is performed. An association of the unassignable measuring points and the structural elements is created and a corresponding transformation of the superimposed associated measuring points and structural elements is performed. The structural elements or measuring points are associated preferably by a statistic method taking into account a measuring noise of the sensor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318321 | PEDESTAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM - This invention provides a pedestal for a TV, video or cine camera comprising a base supported on at least three steerable wheel units, a steering system for the wheel units for maintaining the wheel units in parallel alignment with one another, a monitoring system for the wheel units and the steering system, and means for determining the distance moved by each wheel unit and the angle steered in relation to a fixed axis defined on the base. The monitoring system having processor means for calculating from the distances moved by every one of at least three wheels and the angle steered by every one of the at least three wheels in relation to the fixed axis, the trajectory distance traveled and any change of orientation of the pedestal to enable the position and orientation of the pedestal to be determined in relation to a previously known position and orientation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318322 | Methods and Systems for Locating Targets - A system target location includes one or more sensors operable to determine a location of a target and generate a set of coordinates corresponding to the target. The system further includes a system controller operable to receive one or more sets of coordinates from the one or more sensors, generate a combined estimate of the target location, and validate that each of the sets of coordinates correspond to the same target. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318323 | MULTI-CHANNEL TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for training employees anywhere, anytime, using the Internet or a similar network using a multi-channel teaching method. The system ensures that employees view and understand important company policies, and can be used to implement important training such as sexual harassment and diversity training campaigns. The organizational information and training can be regular and ongoing. The system further may provide complete third-party documentation of the program's success in a company. The system also may empower companies to transfer special knowledge across the enterprise that was once limited to certain sectors by geographic or physical constraints. The system possesses the ability to distribute and disperse mass volumes of information in a way easily absorbed through video, the power to ensure clarity through audio instruction, and the capacity to stress critical information or high points through PowerPoint (or similar) slide presentations. In addition, modules may be repeated, allowing users the opportunity to reinforce their retention. The system also may incorporate testing to ensure that the user's total attention and interest is kept throughout the presentation. Audiences must pay attention to pass the tests at the end of each section. The shortness of the presentations and the multi-channel method further help to keep the user's interest. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING HOME APPLIANCE - A system and method for diagnosing a home appliance are disclosed. The home appliance outputs product information as a predetermined sound signal, and transmits the sound signal to a service center of a remote site over a communication network, such that a service technician of the service center can easily check a current status of the home appliance. When a diagnostic server of the service center analyzes the sound signal of the home appliance, it selects a plurality of preamble candidates and can effectively and correctly detect data using weights, so that it can quickly diagnose a faulty operation of the home appliance. An erroneous data analysis and its associated erroneous diagnosis are prevented, so that the diagnostic system provides a service for more correctly diagnosing a faulty operation of the home appliance and also increases user satisfaction and reliability of the home appliance. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318325 | Signal processing device - The invention relates to a signal processing device having a first signal processing unit ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100318326 | SIMULATION SYSTEM OF CARDIAC FUNCTION, SIMULATION METHOD OF CARDIAC FUNCTION, SIMULATION PROGRAM OF CARDIAC FUNCTION, AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL SHEET - To provide a simulation system of cardiac function utilizing a cardiac structure model which is generated based on an appropriate composite material view representing the myocardial tissue. A simulation system of cardiac function to predict a change in cardiac geometry using a cardiac structure model contains a material specification input part | 2010-12-16 |
20100318327 | METHOD OF DESIGN OPTIMISATION - A method of design optimization includes: a) producing a first computer model of a first geometry, the first computer model including: i) a set of nodes; and ii) a set of construction points each having a position defined by a local co-ordinate system; b) producing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh from the first computer model; c) using the CFD mesh to produce a measure of the fluid dynamic performance of the first geometry, such as drag count or lift coefficient; d) producing a new computer model of a new geometry by: i) moving one or more of the nodes; and ii) recalculating the positions of the construction points in response to movement of the one or more nodes; e) producing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh from the new computer model; f) using the CFD mesh to produce a measure of the fluid dynamic performance of the new geometry, such as drag count or lift coefficient; and g) identifying an optimal geometry using the fluid dynamic performance measurements of the first and new geometries produced in steps c and f. | 2010-12-16 |
20100318328 | DESIGN SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - To efficiently manufacture an integrated circuit including an I/O register. On the basis of behavior level design data | 2010-12-16 |