32nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090198367 | Work Machining Apparatus Control Program and Work Machining Apparatus Control Device For Executing The Control Program - A control system is provided for each pair of a work fixing part and a work machining part. In each control system, a work receiving program block, a work machining program block and a work discharge program block are provided, and the work machining program block starts on the condition that the work receiving program block ends and the work discharge block program starts on the condition that the work machining program block ends. The work receiving program block is associated with the work supply program of the work supply apparatus, or the work discharge program block is associated with a work transfer program of a work transfer apparatus so that a command is issued to the work receiving program block or the work discharge program block, and a command to perform a cue of the head of the program of each control system is provided at the last part of the control system. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198368 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a manufacturing apparatus for appropriately managing information about parts of the manufacturing apparatus. The manufacturing apparatus includes: a parts identification information receiving unit receiving parts identification information used to identify parts of the manufacturing apparatus for performing a semiconductor process with respect to a substrate to be processed; a parts attribute information receiving unit receiving parts attribute information indicating the attribute of the parts identified by the received parts identification information; a parts attribute corresponding information memory unit storing parts attribute corresponding information where the parts identification information identifying the parts of the manufacturing apparatus corresponds to parts attribute information identified by the parts identification information; and a parts attribute corresponding information managing unit updating the parts attribute corresponding information by using the received parts identification information and the received parts attribute information. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198369 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF COMPOSITE PLYCUTTING - The feed rate of an ultrasonic knife used to cut composite material is optimized using adaptive control. One or more parameters such as ultrasonic power or side load on the knife is sensed and used to generate feedback control signals. The feedback control signals are used to optimize the commanded feedrate of the knife. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198370 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH A PRODUCTION CONTROL APPARATUS - A production control apparatus ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090198371 | Apparatus and method for asset tracking - An apparatus and method for tracking the location of one or more assets, comprising an integrated system that identifies an asset, determines the time the asset is acquired by a conveying vehicle, determines the position, elevation and orientation of the asset at the moment it is acquired, determines the time the asset is deposited by the conveying vehicle, and determines the position, elevation and orientation of the asset at the time the asset is deposited, each position, elevation and orientation being relative to a reference plane. Mobile subsystems, each on a conveying vehicle, identify the location and orientation of that conveying vehicle using an optical position sensor unit viewing an array of optical position markers, determine the identity of the asset from a label, confirm acquisition of the asset, determine the elevation of the asset relative to the reference plane and communicate the tracking information to a fixed-base subsystem. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198372 | BATTERY CHARGING AND TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLES - A battery transfer and charging system for electric vehicles is described. A station removes one or more spent batteries of electric vehicles having multiple batteries. The receiving system includes an engagement device for engaging with engagement structures of the batteries, in order to assist the removal of spent batteries. Spent batteries removed from vehicles may be tested and charged as they progress through the system in an assembly-line fashion. Following recharge, batteries may be transferred to the displacement station for installation within later vehicles. Batteries which cannot adequately be recharged can be automatically removed from the system. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198373 | AUTOMATED DISPENSER WITH A PAPER SENSING SYSTEM - A dispenser for dispensing a portion of sheet product stored in a dispenser, in which a dispensed sheet portion is to be removed by tearing the sheet portion from the remaining product supply. The dispenser includes a system which detects the presence of sheet product in a region of a dispensing outlet. Upon detection of a potential user, the sensing system causes dispensing of paper, on the condition that the sheet portion is regarded as having been torn off. The system includes elements for detecting a discontinuity in the sheet product. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198374 | NURSING SYSTEM - A nursing system of the present invention can position where a person to be nursed through a sensor network widely deployed in an environment, instantaneously detect if the person to be nursed has an accident, and forward a message to inform a relative or medical staff. An autonomous robot will actively move beside the person to be nursed and transmit real-time images to a remote computer or PDA so that the relative or medical staff can swiftly ascertain the situation of the person to be nursed and the person to be nursed in case of emergency can be rescued as soon as possible. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198375 | Human-Guided Mapping Method for Mobile Robot - A method of mapping an operation area by a team of a human and a mobile robot | 2009-08-06 |
20090198376 | DISTRIBUTED MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEM - A system is provided that includes at least one manager and one or more robots configured to communicate wirelessly. The manager can include certain functions that generate data, instructions, or both used by one or more robots. The manager can also facilitate communications among several robots, or robots could also be configured to communicate directly. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198377 | WAFER POSITION TEACHING METHOD AND TEACHING TOOL - In the wafer position teaching method for a wafer carrying system, a teaching tool is mounted at a position of the container or the processing equipment where the semiconductor wafer is to be set. The teaching tool is sensed by a sensor provided at a wafer gripping portion of the robot. Prior to sensing the teaching tool by the sensor, external teaching tools mounted on a front external wall of the processing equipment are sensed by the sensor to roughly estimate the position of the teaching tool. Based on the estimated position, the sensor approaches and senses the teaching tool to obtain the position of the semiconductor wafer. Thus, the wafer position can be taught precisely and automatically without causing interference, even when the frontage of processing equipment is narrow. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198378 | METHOD FOR RESTARTING A ROBOT - A method for restarting a robot after a premature interruption of a processing program, which controls it, at an interruption point. The robot has an atomiser apparatus for automatic coating of workpieces, and the processing program is used to preset a nominal movement of the atomiser apparatus with respect to a workpiece, which is to be coated and can be moved by means of a feed device, and to preset the associated nominal atomiser parameters. After the interruption of the processing program, the atomiser apparatus is first of all moved to a restarting point, which is located on the nominal movement path and is located ahead of the interruption point. After this, the atomiser apparatus is then moved on the nominal movement path, corresponding to a predeterminable velocity function, to a transfer point which is located on the nominal movement path and is located behind the interruption point. The atomiser apparatus is switched on again between the restarting point and the transfer point. The nominal atomiser parameters which are provided by the processing program are matched and are applied at least once, between the restarting point and the transfer point, to the respective current velocity of the atomiser apparatus, in relation to the nominal velocity preset, and all of the nominal movement parameters and nominal atomiser parameters in the processing program are used when the transfer point is reached. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198379 | ROBOT SAFETY MONITOR DEVICE, AND ROBOT SAFETY MONITOR METHOD - It is determined whether the first tool identification information that is output from a robot control device, and that indicates a present tool and the second tool identification information for detecting and identifying a tool attached to the robot are unequal to each other. The position coordinates of the taught reference point in an actual space of the robot occurring at the time when the unequalness therebetween is first detected are set as reference coordinates, and a region that contains the reference coordinates is set as a predetermined region. If the position coordinates of the taught reference point have come to exist outside the predetermined region during a period during which it is determined that the foregoing two pieces of information are unequal, an emergency stop signal for causing the robot to be in a safe state is output. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198380 | METHODS FOR REAL-TIME AND NEAR REAL-TIME INTERACTIONS WITH ROBOTS THAT SERVICE A FACILITY - In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a service robot and methods for controlling such a robot are provided. In particular, the robot is configured to sense the presence of a person and to take a next action in response to sensing the presence of the person. As examples, the robot could leave the area, await commands from the person, or enter an idle or sleep state or mode until the person leaves. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198381 | METHODS FOR REPURPOSING TEMPORAL-SPATIAL INFORMATION COLLECTED BY SERVICE ROBOTS - Robots and methods implemented therein implement an active repurposing of temporal-spatial information. A robot can be configured to analyze the information to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the primary service function that generated the information originally. A robot can be configured to use the information to create a three dimensional (3D) model of the facility, which can be used for a number of functions such as creating virtual tours of the environment, or porting the environment into video games. A robot can be configured to use the information to recognize and classify objects in the facility so that the ensuing catalog can be used to locate selected objects later, or to provide a global catalog of all items, such as is needed for insurance documentation of facility effects. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198382 | Tool control system - A tool control system is disclosed. The control system may have a first actuator configured to control a first linkage. The control system may further have a second actuator configured to control a second linkage. The control system may also have a third actuator configured to control a work tool, wherein the second linkage is connected to the work tool and movably connected to the first linkage. The control system may still further have a plurality of operator input devices configured to provide operator control of the first, second, and third actuators. The control system may also have a controller in communication with the first, second, and third actuators and the plurality of operator input devices. The controller may be configured to receive a desired tool path for the work tool. The controller may also be configured to control movement of the first, second, and third actuators based on operator input received from fewer than all of the plurality of operator input devices to move the work tool along the desired tool path. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198383 | LOCATION DETERMINATION OF POWER SYSTEM DISTURBANCES BASED ON FREQUENCY RESPONSES OF THE SYSTEM - A system for detecting and locating a disturbance event within a power grid includes a series of frequency disturbance recorders (FDRs) taking measurements in the power grid at dispersed points of the power grid, an information management system, configured to receive data from the series of FDRs and analyze the received data and a communications network interconnecting the series of FDRs and the information management system. The information management system is configured to examine orders and patterns of receipt of frequency changes at the FDRs in the data caused by the disturbance event and to triangulate a location of the disturbance event based on the orders and patterns of receipt of the frequency changes. Example methods of detection and location of disturbance events are also described. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198384 | ELECTRONIC SMART METER ENABLING DEMAND RESPONSE AND METHOD FOR DEMAND RESPONSE - The electric smart meter enabling demand response and method for the demand response are disclosed capable of acquiring an option and response information from a subscriber for enabling an active demand control, and to this end, the electric smart meter is embedded therewithin at least one or more integrated monitoring modules and includes microprocessors for transmitting a power control command to a relevant integrated monitoring module in response to a power control program based on the rate system, and controllably transmitting the measured and monitored data stored in the memory to the master server side via the communication module as well. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198385 | STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING POWER CONSUMPTION MONITOR PROGRAM, POWER CONSUMPTION MONITOR APPARATUS AND POWER CONSUMPTION MONITOR METHOD - A power consumption monitor device monitors power consumption of one or more devices through a network. The monitor device includes a storage unit, a load information collecting unit and a power consumption estimation unit. The storage unit stores power consumption estimation information indicating a relation between power consumption and processing load of the one or more devices. The load information collecting unit collects load information indicating the processing load of the one or more devices through the network to the monitor device. The power consumption estimation unit estimates power consumption of the one or more device based on the collected load information and the power consumption estimation information. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198386 | Digital Excitation Control System Utilizing Swarm Intelligence and An Associated Method of Use - A system and method of use for self-tuning a PID controller utilized with an exciter and generator is disclosed. The system includes a power source, an exciter electrically connected to the power source, a generator that is electrically energized by the exciter, and a processor that provides a PID controller that calculates an estimated exciter time constant and an estimated generator time constant using particle swarm optimization (“PSO”) to control exciter field voltage. The particle swarm optimization (“PSO”) technique includes increasing the voltage reference by a predetermined percentage over a predetermined time period, initializing each particle position of exciter time constant and generator time constant, calculating generator voltage, performing a fitness evaluation and then obtaining and updating best values. This is followed by repeating the steps of determining the generator voltage, the fitness evaluation, and the best values over a predetermined number of iterations. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198387 | PORTABLE COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR PREHEATING PORTABLE COMPUTER BEFORE BOOTING - The invention provides a portable computer. When a power input terminal of the portable computer is connected to a power source, a sensor senses the temperature of electronic components of the portable computer to provide a sensed temperature value. When the sensed temperature value is lower than a preset temperature value, a microprocessor controls an indication device to operate and controls the heating unit to heat the electronic components. When the sensed temperature value is higher than the preset temperature value, the microprocessor controls the indication device not to operate and controls the heating unit stop heating the electronic components. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198388 | Operation Ready Transportable Data Center in a Shipping Container - A movable data center is disclosed that comprises a portable container in which an operable computer system is assembled. A data link, power supply link and cooling system are provided through ports on the exterior of the container. The computer system is assembled to a rack that is secured to the container with a shock absorbing mechanism. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198389 | Method for Controlling/Regulating At Least One Task - A method is provided for the control/regulation of at least one task with the aid of a control program that monitors a runtime of the at least one task, the control program terminating the at least one task if the runtime of the at least one task exceeds a predefined period of time. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198390 | SECURE COMMAND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOTE MAINTENANCE TERMINAL - The object of the invention is a secure command method and device for controlling an on-board maintenance device, such as a maintenance device installed on board an aircraft, from a remote maintenance terminal. The maintenance device is connected to the remote maintenance terminal by a communication network. After at least one datum representative of at least one command associated with at least one instruction has been received, the received datum is filtered to determine the validity of the command. If the received datum is valid, an instruction or a set of instructions associated with the command represented by this datum is identified in order to be executed. The filtering step is preferably iterative and based on the transmission protocol as well as on the encoding of the datum. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198391 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FOR ROUTING A POWERED SYSTEM AND ADJUSTING A ROUTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RELEVANT INFORMATION - A method for controlling a powered system, the method including operating the powered system to perform a mission based on an optimized mission plan, identifying when the powered system is approaching a location in the mission where the powered system may change from a first route to a second route, obtaining information about whether the first route or the second route will be taken, and if the second route is taken, adjusting the mission plan to optimize reduced emissions output and/or reduced fuel consumption based on the route change. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198392 | APPARATUS, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHODS FOR UPDATING DATA ON EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the present invention provide an augmentation apparatus, program product, and methods for providing updated mission control data to an embedded control system of an aircraft or other vehicle. This augmentation can include a mission system interface unit, a user interface unit, and a display unit. The mission system interface unit can interface with the embedded control system and can exchange data and control signals with the embedded control system. The user interface unit can couple to the mission system interface unit and the display unit to provide a user a direct interface with embedded control system and to supplement the displays of the embedded control system. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING SOFTWARE AIRCRAFT PARTS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a software aircraft part. A computer implemented method identifies an aircraft from a set of target aircraft to form a target aircraft. Software for use in the aircraft is identified. A determination is made as to whether compatibility exists between the software and the target aircraft. The software aircraft part is created comprising the software and metadata relating usability of the software aircraft part in the target aircraft in response to a determination that compatibility exists between the software and the target aircraft. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198394 | Movable Body System Having Linear Motor - Primary coils of a linear motor are arranged along a travel route. A movable body has a secondary side of the linear motor. The travel route is divided into a plurality of zones, and a zone controller is provided for each zone or controlling the coils of the linear motor in the zone. A coordinate of the movable body outputted from a linear scale of the coil is converted into a coordinate based on the travel route. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198395 | Rudder System - A rudder system for a kayak includes a rudder configured for pivotal attachment to the kayak and a propeller housed in and extending from the rudder. A battery is in electrical communication with the propeller to selectively power the propeller. The kayak system includes an input in electrical communication with the propeller to operatively actuate the propeller, the input being accessible from inside the kayak. A sensor is operatively coupled to the kayak to determine a relative speed thereof. A processor is in data communication with the sensor and propeller, the processor including programming to determine a necessary propeller speed. The processor is in data communication with the input so as to establish the desired relative speed of the kayak. The propeller includes at least two blades and the propeller motor is housed in the rudder. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198396 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL STRATEGY AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES - This invention relates a control strategy for a hybrid electric vehicle having an electric motor, a battery and an internal combustion engine. The control strategy improves fuel economy and reduces emissions while providing sufficient acceleration over a varying set of driving conditions through an adaptive control unit with an artificial neural network. The artificial neural network is trained on a pre-processed training set based on the highest fuel economies of multiple control strategies and multiple driving profiles. Training the artificial neural network includes a training algorithm and a learning algorithm. The invention also includes a method of operating a hybrid electric vehicle with an adaptive control strategy using an artificial neural network. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198397 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MOBILE UNIT - An HV-ECU performs a step of detecting ans atmospheric pressure, a step of calculating a maximum value of a boost voltage corresponding to the atmospheric pressure by using a map, and a step of setting the maximum value as a system voltage value and controlling a DC/DC converter. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198398 | Drive-and-control system for hybrid vehicles - A schedule of control indexes can be planned for a route providing high accuracy control of an engine, a motor and a battery in a hybrid vehicle. Running information used to determine control indexes is collected while a vehicle is run from a point of departure to a destination and stored in a storage medium. When the vehicle has reached a destination, a schedule of control indexes is planned on the basis of the stored running information. Control of the hybrid vehicle using the plan reduces fuel consumption of an engine from the point of departure to the destination. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198399 | Battery System for Vehicle, On-Vehicle Battery Module, and Cell Controller - A battery system for vehicle comprises a battery unit that is constituted with a plurality of serially connected cell groups each include a plurality of serially connected battery cells, integrated circuits that are each disposed in correspondence to one of the cell groups of the battery unit and each measure terminal voltages at the battery cells in the corresponding cell group, and a signal transmission path through which one of the integrated circuits is connected to another one of the integrated circuits or to a circuit other than that of the integrated circuits. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198400 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF AN UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE - Systems and methods for interruptible autonomous control of a vehicle. Autonomous control is achieved by using actuators that interact with input devices in the vehicle. The actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate the input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, tie rods, steering gear, throttle lever, or accelerator) to direct the operation of the vehicle. Although operating autonomously, manual operation of the vehicle is possible following the detection of events that suggest manual control is desired. Subsequent autonomous control may be permitted, permitted after a prescribed delay, or prevented. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198401 | OPTICAL LASER GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of guiding a vehicle comprises sensing a position of a laser beam using a laser sensor and receiving a signal from the laser sensor wherein the signal is representative of the position of the laser beam. The method further includes interpreting the signal, generating a control signal in response to the laser beam being greater than a predetermined distance from a predetermined reference position and wherein the control signal is configured to control the vehicle to track the position of the laser beam. The method additionally comprises sending the control signal to a drive actuator. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198402 | Method and system for operator interface with a diesel particulate filter regeneration system - A vehicle operator interface system and method for a diesel particulate filter regeneration system, includes a control unit for receiving information on regeneration status of a vehicle diesel particulate filter and receiving information on operational status of selected vehicle systems and components, a visual display for displaying messages to an operator indicative of said regeneration status and said operational status, an input device for highlighting a portion of the displayed messages and for providing an input selection of a highlighted portion, an input selection being communicated to a control device to carry out the input selection. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198403 | SERPENTINE BELT USEFUL LIFE MONITOR - A control module of a vehicle comprises a drive diagnostic module and a power determination module. The drive diagnostic module determines a slip power of a belt based on engine speed, motor speed, and motor torque. The power determination module determines an accumulated power of the belt based on the slip power, the motor speed, and the motor torque. The control module diagnoses a condition of the belt based on the accumulated power. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198404 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DRIVING RESISTANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for determining the driving resistance of a motor vehicle simultaneously with a shift of an automated shift transmission from a load gear to a target gear such that if a difference between a first driving resistance value F_fw_1 and a second driving resistance value F_fw_2 is large, the shift operation can be corrected. The second driving resistance value F_fw_2 is determined during the shift operation. a time interval Δt which contains the traction-force-free phase of the shift, a plurality of acceleration values a_i of the motor vehicle are measured to obtain the minimum acceleration a_min if the shift operation is a traction shift or the maximum acceleration a_max if it is thrust shift. With the mass m of the vehicle, the second driving resistance value F_fw_2 is calculated with one of the formula F_fw_2=−m*a_min or F_fw_2=−m*a_max. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198405 | HEIGHT CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat height control amount setting part determines a target seat height displacement amount according to a deceleration outputted from a braking state calculating part. The deceleration is corrected according to the vehicle speed of a vehicle, and the target seat displacement amount is set such that the seat height becomes lower as the vehicle speed is higher. While correcting the target seat height displacement amount, a target deceleration with respect to the amount of operation of a brake pedal is corrected. The target deceleration is corrected such that the target deceleration with respect to the amount of operation of the brake pedal becomes greater as the vehicle speed is higher. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198406 | AUTOMATIC BRAKE VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A method of testing a braking device in a drivetrain of a vehicle which includes at least one tractive element coupled to a traction motor. The method includes: (a) applying the braking device to a tractive element of the vehicle; (b) using an electronic controller, causing the traction motor to apply a predetermined force to the tractive element; and (c) using the controller, monitoring the tractive element for movement while the force is being applied. A dynamic braking or “retarder” function may also be tested. A system for carrying out the method is provided. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198407 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES, WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH PLURAL MICROCOMPUTERS - An electric control apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises at least two microcomputers, an external monitoring unit, and an internal monitoring means. The two microcomputers are composed of a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, The first microcomputer is assigned to controlling travel functions of a vehicle. The external monitoring unit monitors whether or not the first microcomputer is in a normal operation and is placed outside the first and second microcomputers. The internal monitoring means monitors whether or not the first microcomputer is in a normal operation and is within the first microcomputer. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198408 | Method and Apparatus for Diagnosis of Sensors Faults Using Adaptive Fuzzy Logic - A method for monitoring the sensors in a vehicle control system. The method includes identifying a plurality of potential faults, identifying a plurality of measured values, and identifying a plurality of estimated values based on models in the control system. The method further includes identifying a plurality of residual error values as the difference between the estimated values and the measured values. The method also defines a plurality of fuzzy logic membership functions for each residual error value. The fuzzy logic membership functions are adaptive in that they change depending on the vehicle operating region, i.e., the non-linearity level of the vehicle, and the vehicle operating conditions, i.e., steady state verses transients. A degree of membership value is determined for each residual error value based on the membership functions. The degree of membership values are then analyzed in a fuzzy logic reasoning system to determine whether a potential fault exists. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198409 | Work tool data system - The present disclosure is directed to a data system for use with a work tool. The data system may have a processing device and a data storage device in communication with the processing device. The data storage device may be located on a work tool and be configured to log at least one of a usage time of the work tool and a warning event associated with the work tool. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EARLY LOW FUEL WARNING BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - A system and method is provided for controlling the operation of notifying drivers of the fluid level. Primary and secondary keys are adapted to be associated to primary and secondary drivers. A key ignition device is positioned on the primary and secondary keys and generate driver status signals. A fluid level sensing device is operable to generate a fluid level signal indicative of the fluid level. A controller is coupled to the fluid level sensing device and the key ignition device. The controller determines whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary or secondary driver in response to the driver status signals. The controller notifies the primary or secondary driver of the fluid level in response to the fluid level signal. The controller selectively controls the operation of notifying the primary or the secondary driver based on whether the driver is the primary or secondary driver. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198411 | ELECTRONIC STEERING DAMPER SYSTEMS AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME - An electronic steering damper system is provided for a vehicle. The electronic steering damper system can be supported with respect to the vehicle's frame and can selectively impose resistance to steering of one or more of the vehicle's wheels in response to a vehicle condition signal received from a sensor such as, for example, a vehicle speed sensor. An actuator connected with the electronic steering damper system can be configured for use by an operator to adjust the manner in which the electronic steering damper system selectively imposes resistance to steering of the wheel(s) in response to the vehicle condition signal. Vehicles including an electronic steering damper system are also provided. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198412 | Vehicle-to-vehicle communications apparatus - In a vehicle-to-vehicle communications apparatus mounted in a subject vehicle, the intersection nearest to the subject vehicle is obtained among intersections which exist in the heading direction of the subject vehicle. The intersection nearest to a peripheral vehicle is obtained among intersections which exist in the heading direction of the peripheral vehicle. When both the above intersections are identical to each other, a transmission cycle is shortened in the vehicle-to-vehicle communications apparatus of the subject vehicle. In contrast, when both are not identical, the transmission cycle is not changed. Such a configuration enables each of multiple vehicles to recognize mutual existence at an early stage when the vehicles approach the same intersection at the same time. Further, such a configuration helps prevent useless communications traffics from arising when only one vehicle approaches an intersection. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - A system and method for controlling the operation of stabilizing the movement of a vehicle between primary and secondary drivers is provided. A primary key is adapted to be associated to the primary driver. A secondary key is adapted to be associated to the secondary driver. A key ignition device is positioned on the primary and secondary keys and is configured to generate driver status signals indicative of whether the driver is a primary or secondary driver. The controller is adapted to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary driver or the secondary driver based on the driver status signals. The controller is further adapted to stabilize the movement of the vehicle. The controller is further adapted to selectively control the operation of stabilizing the movement of the vehicle in response to the driver status signals. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198414 | Operator interface for controlling a vehicle - An operator interface for controlling a vehicle includes a first operator control input device configured to generate a first signal indicative of a desired steering of the vehicle, and a second signal. The operator interface also includes a second operator control input device configured to generate a third signal. The second signal and the third signal are indicative of a desired vehicle speed. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198415 | DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD - A drive assist system includes a drive assist means for providing drive assist to a driver, and a drive-assist limitation means for limiting the drive assist when the vehicle speed is equal to or at or below a minimum operational threshold speed. The drive assist system further includes a wakefulness level determination means for determining the level of wakefulness of the driver. The limitation of the drive assist is relaxed in accordance with the level of wakefulness. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198416 | MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE HAVING A CONTROL APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN ACCELERATION VALUE - A materials handling vehicle is provided comprising: a frame; wheels supported on the frame; a traction motor coupled to one of the wheels to effect rotation of the one wheel; a speed control element operable by an operator to define a speed control signal corresponding to a desired speed of the traction motor; a system associated with a steerable wheel to effect angular movement of the steerable wheel; and control apparatus coupled to the speed control element to receive the speed control signal, and coupled to the traction motor to generate a drive signal to the traction motor in response to the speed control signal to control the operation of the traction motor. The control apparatus may determine an acceleration value for the traction motor based on at least one of an angular position of the steerable wheel, a speed of the traction motor and a current position of the speed control element as defined by the speed control signal. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198417 | Vehicular steering control apparatus and control method thereof - An operation torque estimating portion estimates an operation torque Th of a driver based on an input angle θh and an input torque T output from a torque sensor. A non-holding state detecting portion determines whether the driver is holding a steering wheel by comparing an absolute value of the operation torque Th and a predetermined value ε | 2009-08-06 |
20090198418 | Side impact detection apparatus - An apparatus for detecting information related to a side impact of a vehicle includes a sensor spaced from a metal object and located in a space defined by vehicle door panels, and a mounting portion to which the sensor is attached relative to the vehicle door. The sensor includes a ring-like coil parallel to the object, a housing for the coil that is coaxial with the coil, and a sensor bracket between the coil housing and the mounting portion. The sensor bracket includes a ring-like peripheral portion joined along a ring-like portion of the coil housing, a bottom portion spaced apart from and extending on the opposite side of the object with regard to the coil housing, and a standing portion between the peripheral portion and the bottom portion. The sensor detects a distance between the coil and the object based on a variation in current flowing through the coil. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198419 | SUSPENDED SEAT AUTOLOCKING - An apparatus meant to be incorporated into a suspension system of a suspended seat of a vehicle acts to slow movement of the seat or to stop and hold the seat against movement along at least one axis in response to an indication of the vehicle traveling at a relatively slow speed or an indication of the vehicle's speed of travel being decreased. The indication may be received from various sources including manually-operated controls, sensors and/or controller devices within the vehicle relaying their status. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198420 | VEHICLE PANEL CONTROL SYSTEM - A system includes a controller and a sensor. The controller is configured to transmit a panel control signal to a motor for the motor to move a movable panel of a vehicle along a path between opened and closed positions. The sensor is configured to detect an object in the path of the panel without monitoring the motor. The sensor is further configured to generate an object signal indicative of an object detected in the path of the panel. Upon receipt of the object signal, the controller is further configured to transmit a panel control signal to the motor to move the panel along the path in an opening direction towards the opened position in order to prevent the panel from entrapping the object. The controller is further configured to communicate with at least one vehicle module over an in-vehicle local area network (LAN). | 2009-08-06 |
20090198421 | Vehicle for spreading products on a road surface - A vehicle for spreading products on a road surface, in particular de-icing or friction-producing products, including distribution means adapted to spread said products, electronic control means cooperating with said distribution means to adjust spreading parameters, positioning means for generating a position signal correlated with the position of said vehicle, said electronic control means cooperating with said positioning means for controlling said spreading parameters in response to said position signal so as to associate said spreading parameters with the current position of said vehicle. According to the invention, the control means are vector-based, the control means also being adapted to control the spreading parameters in response to the speed and direction of said vehicle. This allows for optionally increasing the speed in some areas while automatically adjusting for instance the quantity of product spread in relation thereto, which enables the driver to concentrate more on the traffic. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198422 | Performance management system for multi-machine worksite - A performance management system for use a plurality of machines operating at a common worksite is disclosed. The performance management system may have at least one data acquisition module configured to monitor performance of the plurality of machines, and a controller in communication with the at least one data acquisition module. The controller may be configured to collect machine performance data from the at least one data acquisition module, and detect a performance irregularity based on the collected machine performance data. The controller may be further configured to analyze the collected machine performance data, and determine which of a machine condition, an operator condition, and a site condition is the predominant cause of the performance irregularity based on the comparison. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198423 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission is provided with an engine control module and a process for controlling an automatic transmission. In order to assure secure positive torque requests during lift foot upshifts, an automatic transmission is described which includes, but is not limited to a transmission control module with means for sending an upshift positive torque request on CAN and means for an upshift positive torque supervision preventing the transmission from requesting unexpected positive torque. The means for an upshift positive torque supervision are designed to differentiate upshift conditions under which the positive torque is not expected to occur from shift conditions where it is expected to occur. They allow secure positive torque requests during lift foot upshifts. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PICKUP ON UPHILL FOR A MOTOR-VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH AN AUTOMATIC OR ROBOTIZED GEARBOX - A method and apparatus to control the pickup on an uphill slope of an automotive vehicle provided with an automatic or robotised gearbox provide the definition of a control strategy of the gear box operation, also according to the gradient of the uphill slope, which is preferably calculated based on a longitudinal acceleration value of the automotive vehicle, and based on the altitude at which the automotive vehicle can be found, which is preferably calculated based on a detected atmospheric pressure value. In this way, it is also possible to consider the reduction in the engine torque due to the reduction in the air density with altitude. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198425 | TRAILER SWAY CONTROL WITH REVERSE SENSORS - Reverse proximity sensors are used to determine an angle between a towed trailer and the towing vehicle. The trailer sway control determines a trailer angle of sway based upon proximity sensor readings from the reverse proximity sensors and from a sensor reading of an angle of turn of a steering wheel of the towing vehicle. Provided the determined trailer angle of sway exceeds a range that can be tolerated, a controller sends instructions to apply necessary braking to the vehicle or trailer to mitigate the trailer sway. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198426 | MOTION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A motion control device for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed obtaining device, a curvature obtaining device for obtaining a bending grade of a curve existing ahead of the vehicle, a position obtaining device for obtaining a relative position between the vehicle and the curve, a determination device for determining an appropriate vehicle speed for the vehicle passing through the curve based on the bending grade, a speed reduction control device for executing a speed reduction control for reducing the vehicle speed based on the vehicle speed and the relative position so that the vehicle passes through the curve at the appropriate vehicle speed, and a gradient obtaining device for obtain a gradient of the road on the curve existing in a traveling direction of the vehicle, wherein the determination device determines the appropriate vehicle speed based on the gradient of the road in addition to the bending grade. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198427 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system configured to estimate a change in temperature of a brake component of a vehicle brake during a braking operation. The system includes a weight estimation module for estimating a weight of a vehicle to which a brake is fitted, a volume estimation module for estimating a volume of a brake component, a temperature model module for calculating a change in temperature during brake application based on a relationship between the weight of the vehicle as estimated by the weight estimation module, the volume of the brake component as estimated by the volume estimation module, the deceleration of the vehicle, and further constants of the vehicle and/or the brake. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198428 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING EMERGENCY BRAKING DETECTION TO SEQUENCED BRAKING RECOGNITION - A method for controlling braking in a motor vehicle equipped with a brake servo unit capable of being implemented in a braking system including: a hydraulic master cylinder associated with a vacuum brake booster and with hydraulic circuits supplying the wheel brakes equipping the vehicle wheels; an ABS hydraulic unit with wheel antiskid function, and an electronic mechanism implementing emergency braking assisted by the hydraulic unit. The method detects serial repetition in time for implementing emergency braking operations and adapts the conditions for implementing an emergency braking in case of serial repetition. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198429 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY INCREASING EXHAUST FLOW TEMPERATURE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for efficiently increasing exhaust flow temperature for an internal combustion engine. The method includes excepting a user input to disable an exhaust valve opening mechanism. The method further includes monitoring exhaust gas mass flows and temperatures, interpreting required exhaust temperatures for aftertreatment devices, and surveying a plurality of operating conditions for a combustion engine. The method includes determining a crankshaft angle for dynamically engaging an exhaust valve open mode based on the exhaust temperature, the required exhaust temperature, and the engine operating conditions. Dynamically engaging the exhaust valve open mode includes selecting a specific crankshaft angle for each combustion cycle of the engine. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198430 | Control apparatus and method and control unit - A control apparatus capable of ensuring high control accuracy even if a controlled object is in a transient state, when a control input is calculated based on a value obtained by correcting a value calculated by a feedforward control method using a value calculated by a feedback control method. The control apparatus calculates a fuel correction coefficient such that an output from an oxygen concentration sensor converges to a target output, and multiplies a basic injection amount by the coefficient to calculate a fuel injection amount. The basic injection amount is selected from three values according to the cause of a mapping error. Two of them are calculated by searching respective maps according to corrected throttle valve opening values and engine speed. The other is calculated by multiplying a value obtained by searching a map according to the opening and the speed by a correction coefficient. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198431 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MODE TRANSITION IN A SPARK-IGNITION DIRECT-INJECTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The disclosure sets forth operating a spark-ignition, direct-fuel injection internal combustion engine, including transitioning the engine from operating in a stratified charge combustion mode to operating in a homogeneous charge combustion mode. External EGR flow is discontinued, and an in-cylinder trapped air mass and an in-cylinder EGR mass in an air intake system of the engine are estimated. Engine throttle position is controlled to achieve trajectories for air/fuel ratio and the in-cylinder EGR mass determined based upon the estimated in-cylinder trapped air mass and the in-cylinder EGR mass in the air intake system. A double-injection fueling strategy and a single-injection fueling are used during the transition. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198432 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SUPERCHARGER - An air flow amount passing through a centrifugal compressor is acquired on the basis of outputs of an air flow meter. A surge limit compressor rotation speed is acquired on the basis of the obtained air flow amount passing through the compressor. A current compressor rotation speed (turbo rotation speed) is acquired by a turbo rotation speed sensor. A rotation speed of the compressor is controlled on the basis of the surge limit compressor rotation speed and the current compressor rotation speed. More specifically, while being limited so as to be equal or less than the surge limit compressor rotation speed, a target compressor rotation speed is controlled so as to be a value according to the operating conditions, such as accelerator opening and engine speed, of an internal combustion engine. In addition, the surge of the compressor is judged on the basis of the surge limit compressor rotation speed and the current compressor rotation speed. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198433 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A FUEL QUALITY AND FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT - A method for identifying the fuel quality and for operating an internal combustion engine, as well as an engine control unit, in which the temperature of at least one sheathed-element glow plug of the engine is controlled, an engine response after a temperature change is compared to an engine response before the temperature change, and from the result of this comparison, the fuel quality is derived. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198434 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder causing an abnormal air-fuel ratio is specified. Injection ratio changing control for gradually changing a ratio between command injection quantities of two injectors of the abnormal cylinder while keeping the sum of the command injection quantities of the two injectors constant is performed on the abnormal cylinder. If the injection ratio changing control is performed under the same condition, a changing behavior of the actual sum injection quantity of the two injectors varies and a changing behavior of the air-fuel ratio varies depending on which one of the two injectors is abnormal. Therefore, the abnormal injector out of the two injectors is specified using a learning value of an air-fuel ratio feedback correction value based on an output of an exhaust gas sensor. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198435 | ENGINE-CONTROLLING UNIT AND ENGINE-CONTROLLING METHOD FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine-controlling unit/method for an internal-combustion engine with first and second combustion-chamber groups having a first and second catalytic exhaust-gas converter, respectively, having (a) a master control device that controls a combustion-air ratio for the first combustion-chamber group by forcibly exciting the first combustion-chamber group, further having (b) a slave control device that controls a combustion-air ratio for the second combustion-chamber group by forcibly exciting the second combustion-chamber group, and further having (c) a data link between the master and slave for control through the master. It is proposed (d) for the master to transmit a synchronizing signal to the slave over the data link during changeover between the rich and lean combustion-air ratio within the scope of forced excitation, and (e) on receipt of the synchronizing signal from the master for the slave to change over within the scope of forced excitation between the rich and lean combustion-air ratio. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198436 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME - A fuel injection control system for a motorcycle includes an ECU (Engine Control Unit) which calculates the amount of fuel to be injected by an injector based on data detected by various sensors. The fuel injection control system also includes a generator which supplies electric power to the injector and the ECU, and is driven in accordance with the engine, and a kick pedal for manually starting the engine by manually driving the generator with a user's foot. The ECU is configured to acquire data detected by the sensors at shorter intervals during a predetermined period before starting the engine than after the engine is started. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198437 | CAMSHAFT PHASER POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM - A camshaft phasor control system for an engine includes a position control module. The position control module generates a position control signal based on a camshaft position command signal and a gain signal. A gain circuit generates the gain signal based on the position control signal and feeds the gain signal back to the position control module. The position control module positions a camshaft of the engine based on the gain signal. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198438 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an engine ECU ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090198439 | DRIVING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF DRIVING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH DRIVING SYSTEM - In an ignition-on state, when a delayed activation request flag F | 2009-08-06 |
20090198440 | Inter-vehicle communication apparatus and inter-vehicle communication method - An inter-vehicle communication apparatus mounted to a subject vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes: reception section receiving information about a peripheral vehicle from the peripheral vehicle; a detection section configured to identify the peripheral vehicle that satisfies a predetermined condition as a same directing peripheral vehicle based on the information about the peripheral vehicle; a determination section configured to determine whether the subject vehicle is one of a lead vehicle and a tail vehicle in a group of vehicles including the subject vehicle and the same directing peripheral vehicle; and a transmission control section configured to control the transmission section based on the determination by the determination section. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198441 | Traffic Information Estimating System - A traffic information system includes: a past information database for storing past information, which is collected for road links in a predetermined area, of a past mobile object on a road; a current information database for storing running information, which is collected for the road links in the predetermined area, of a current mobile object; link correlation analyzing means in which correlations of traffic information among each road link in the predetermined area are calculated from the past information stored in the past information database, and output as link correlation information among the road links; combination calculating means for calculating weighting information for obtaining the current information as a sum of the link correlation information; and traffic information estimating means for calculating estimated traffic information for a link where the current information is not collected based on the link correlation information and the weighting information. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198442 | INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE IS RECORDED, AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK - An object of the present invention is to provide an information terminal device that clearly displays routes and directions to be taken, so that users can grasp all the routes from the departure point to the destination point on a portable telephone device or the like having a display unit with a small area, even if the shapes of the streets near the departure point are complicated or even if there is a traffic circle near the departure point. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198443 | IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICE AND PARKING SPACE GUIDING METHOD - An in-vehicle navigation device includes a display unit, a storage unit which stores detailed map data of a shopping mall, a position detection unit which detects the current position of a vehicle, and a control unit which, when the destination is set to a facility in the shopping mall, detects a parking section close to the facility as a recommended parking section, and which, when the vehicle is determined to have entered and left the recommended parking section, provides, via the display unit, guidance advising the return of the vehicle to the recommended parking section. When the vehicle is determined to have entered the shopping mall, the control unit may display a detailed map of the shopping mall on a display screen of the display unit, and may display the recommended parking section in a different manner from the manner in which the other parking sections are displayed. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198444 | Method for Deriving Conversion Coefficient Used for Specifying Position from Value Detected by Various Sensors, and Navigation Apparatus - A position measuring unit measures measurement data including at least a movement velocity, an accuracy reduction index, and an azimuth on the basis of a signal received from a satellite. A determining unit for a distance determines validity of measurement data and determines whether to derive a distance conversion coefficient using the measurement data determined valid. When the deriving is determined, a distance conversion coefficient calculator derives a distance conversion coefficient. A determining unit for an angular velocity determines an effective range for an integration value of an output value from an angular velocity sensor over a predetermined period on the basis of a movement velocity included in measurement data, and determines whether to derive an angular velocity conversion coefficient on the basis of the effective range and the integration value of the output values over the predetermined period. When the deriving is determined, an angular velocity conversion coefficient calculator derives an angular velocity conversion coefficient. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OBJECT DETECTION BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - Primary and secondary keys are adapted to be associated to primary and secondary drivers. A key ignition device is positioned on each of the primary and secondary keys and is configured to generate driver status signals indicative of whether the driver the primary driver or the secondary driver. A controller is operably coupled to the key ignition device. The controller is adapted to determine whether the driver is the primary driver or the secondary driver. The controller is adapted to generate position notification signals indicative of the position of the object with respect to the vehicle. The controller is adapted to notify the primary and secondary drivers of the position of the object. The controller is adapted to selectively control the operation of generating the position notification signals based on whether the driver is the primary driver or the secondary driver. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198446 | TWO DIMENSIONAL T1/T2APP-T2APP PROCESSING OF MULTI-GRADIENT NMR DATA - A method for estimating a property of a material, the method including: acquiring data using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements, the measurements performed by varying at least one of a magnetic field gradient (G) and an inter-echo time (TE); organizing the data according to at least one of magnetic field gradients (G) and inter-echo times (TE) used in the NMR measurements; calculating a shift of apparent transverse relaxation time (T | 2009-08-06 |
20090198447 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSURFACE RESERVOIRS - Method and system for visualizing one or more properties of a subterranean earth formation while drilling a borehole using probability information from a modeling process. Probability waveforms based on information from a plurality of borehole stations may be plotted, either alone or superimposed onto other graphical representations, to provide a visual display that is easily interpreted by a user to make geosteering decisions. The probability waveforms include peaked sections that are proportional to the amount of uncertainty or error associated with a boundary estimate at a particular distance from an axis of the borehole. By providing a visual display of the uncertainty, a user can make better geosteering decisions. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198448 | Plant Biosensor and Method - A system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of electrodes communicatively coupled to an electromagnetically sensitive bio-organism isolated from electrostatic energy and control logic configured to detect at least one signal from the electrodes and determine, based upon the at least one signal, whether seismic activity is present, the at least one signal indicative of an action potential in the bio-organism. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198449 | Dual-Slot Biological Test Meter Test Procedure - A dual-slot biological test meter test procedure includes the steps of a) inserting a code card into a first test slot of a dual-slot biological test meter, b) inserting a test strip into a second test slot of the dual-slot biological test meter to initiate the dual-slot biological test meter; c) inputting predetermined parameters into the dual-slot biological test meter, d) judging if the result is over the threshold or not after application of the blood sample to the reaction zone of the inserted test strip, and then entering a first stage to electrically connect the two electrodes of the inserted test strip if the result is over the threshold, and then entering a second stage to output a voltage to the electrodes of the inserted test strip for a predetermined length of time set by the code card, e) entering a third stage to read the current value subject to the setting of the code card when the predetermined length of time is up, then f) calculating the test result through a computing method set by the code card subject to the current value obtained; and then g) showing the test result on a display. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198450 | Integrated Biosensor and Simulation System for Diagnosis and Therapy - BioMEMS/NEMS appliance biologically monitors an individual, using biosensors to detect cellular components. Data is simulated or analyzed using systems-biology software, which provides diagnostic or therapeutic guidance. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198451 | Integrated Biosensor and Simulation System for Diagnosis and Therapy - BioMEMS/NEMS appliance biologically monitors an individual, using biosensors to detect cellular components. Data is simulated or analyzed using systems-biology software, which provides diagnostic or therapeutic guidance. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198452 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONCENTRATION OF IMPURITY ELEMENT - A method for shortening a waiting time from the setting of a sample in a chamber to the stabilisation of the intensity for a secondary ion for SIMS analysis (mass analysis of the secondary ion) using a raster variation method is provided. By approximating so that the difference between time-lapse variations in intensities of the secondary ions sequentially measured for irradiation densities of two different primary ions becomes constant, a method capable of carrying out an accurate measurement of the concentration of an impurity in consideration of background noise despite time-lapse variations in the intensities of the secondary ions is provided. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198453 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A MELTING TEMPERATURE OF A NUCLEIC ACID IN BUFFERS CONTAINING MAGNESIUM IONS - The invention relates to methods and systems for predicting or estimating the melting temperature of duplex nucleic acids, in the presence of divalent cations, particularly duplexes of oligonucleotides which may be used as, for example, but not limited to primers or probes in PCR and/or hybridization assays. The methods and algorithms use novel formulas, having terms and coefficients that are functions of the particular nucleotide sequence, to estimate the effect of divalent cation salt conditions on the melting temperature. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198454 | STANDARD SAMPLE FOR TEST AND /OR CALIBRATION OF CIRCULAR DICHROISM DISPERSION METER AND UV-VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER - A principal object of the present invention is to provide a standard sample that allows accurate testing and calibration of a circular dichroism spectrometer, and which can also be applied to testing and calibration of a UV-visible spectrophotometer. The present invention relates to a standard sample for use in testing and/or calibrating a circular dichroism spectrometer and a UV-visible spectrophotometer, which standard sample comprising:
| 2009-08-06 |
20090198455 | AUTOMATED CRACK DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE CLOSURE - An automated crack detection system and method for determining a crack initiation potential of a vehicle closure includes a vehicle closure operatively mounted to a vehicle. One or more specific locations on the vehicle closure are identified for monitoring and one or more sensors are mounted on the vehicle closure at the one or more specific locations identified. A signal analyzer assembly is linked to the one or more sensors for receiving acoustic emission signals therefrom when the vehicle closure is repeatedly opened and closed. The signal analyzer assembly compares the signals received to a predetermined threshold to determine a crack initiation potential of said vehicle closure. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198456 | DETECTION OF FUEL PROPERTY BASED ON CHANGE IN ROTATIONAL SPEED OF ENGINE - There is disclosed a fuel property detector for detecting a property of fuel injected by a fuel injector into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. The fuel property detector includes an injection commander, a change detector, and a fuel property determiner. The injection commander commands the fuel injector to perform a fuel injection for fuel property detection into the cylinder of the engine. The change detector detects a change in the rotational speed of the engine which is caused by the fuel injection for fuel property detection. The fuel property determiner determines the property of the fuel based on the change in the rotational speed of the engine detected by the change detector. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198457 | ALGORITHM TO DIAGNOSE LEAKS OR BLOCKAGES DOWNSTREAM OF THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION REACTION (SAIR) PRESSURE SENSOR - A control module and method for an exhaust system of an engine can include a secondary air intake (SAI) pressure module that monitors SAI pressure. An accumulation module can accumulate an SAI string length based on the monitored SAI pressure. A calculation module can determine an average SAI string length based on the accumulated SAI string length. A determination module can determine an operating characteristic of the vehicle exhaust based on the average SAI string length. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198458 | Water measurement auto-networks - Water measurement auto-networks and methods of operation are disclosed herein. An exemplary method may include determining a water level at a first water measurement station in an auto-network. The method may also include reducing power to at least a transmitter at the first water measurement station to conserve battery power during an inactive state. The method may further include increasing power to the transmitter only at predetermined times to communicate the water measurement data to a second water measurement station in the auto-network. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198459 | Multifunctional Residential Circuit Breaker - An electrical fault detection device for use in a branch of a power circuit that utilizes signals from an AC line current sensor coupled to an electrical distribution line having a primary and neutral lines, a line high-frequency sensor coupled to the electrical distribution line, a differential current sensor coupled to the primary and neutral lines, and a ground fault current sensor coupled to the primary and neutral lines. A signal conditioner receives the signals outputted by AC current line current sensor, the line high frequency sensor, the differential current sensor and the ground fault current sensor and generates a signal indicative of the load current associated with a branch of the power circuit. Output of the signal conditioner is sampled and processed by a processing resource. The processing resource has stored therein data representing a plurality of time-versus-current curves that define a plurality of regions in which tripping may or may not occur. One region has time data and current data that define a time-duration for a particular current magnitude for which no tripping will occur. Another region has time data and current data that define a time-duration of a particular current magnitude for which tripping will occur. Processing resource processes sampled signal to determine the region to which the processed time data and current data correspond, and generates a signal to initiate tripping if the sampled signal yields a time duration for a particular current magnitude that corresponds to a region for which tripping must occur. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198460 | Power Supply Circuitry, Collection and Reporting of Power Supply Parameter Information - In an example configuration, a power supply manager receives an output current value representing an amount of output current supplied by one or more power converter phases to a load. The power supply manager also receives a duty cycle value representing a duty cycle for controlling operation of the at least one power converter phase. The power supply manager produces an estimate of input current supplied to the power supply circuit based at least in part on multiplying the output current value by the duty cycle value. Contrary to conventional methods such as physically measuring an input current using complex measuring circuitry, embodiments herein include utilizing parameter information such as output current information and duty cycle information to deduce an amount of input current. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198461 | Systems and Methods for Testing and Diagnosing Delay Faults and For Parametric Testing in Digital Circuits - Delay-fault testing and parametric analysis systems and methods utilizing one or more variable delay time-base generators. In embodiments of the delay-fault testing systems, short-delay logic paths are provided with additional scan-chain memory elements and logic that, in conjunction with the one or more variable-delay time-base generators, provides the effect of over-clocking without the need to over-clock. Related methods provide such effective over-clocking. In embodiments of parametric analysis systems, test point sampling elements and analysis circuitry are clocked as a function of the output of the one or more variable-delay time-base generators to provide various parametric analysis functionality. Related methods address this functionality. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198462 | Method, system and analog stimulus-response unit for determining real and imaginary components of an AC response received from a device under test - In one embodiment, samples of an AC response received from a device under test (DUT) are acquired at an interval, Δt, of k/(f | 2009-08-06 |
20090198463 | AUTOMATIC ANALZYER - An object of the present invention is to automatically investigate factors in complicated uncertainty, particularly from the view point of reagents and samples which are subject to quality change and prone to affect the measurement quality. To accomplish the above object, quality control samples having a plurality of concentration levels are measured to calculate the average, coefficient of variation, standard deviation, and other numerical values. When quality control samples having n (n>=2) different concentration levels are measured, the present invention provides the method to presume the factors in uncertainty, the factors being specific to each of 3 | 2009-08-06 |
20090198464 | System and method for assembly inspection - A method for assembly inspection is disclosed. The system may include obtaining a digital image of an assembled product, extracting images of one or more objects from the digital image of the assembled product, and recognizing each of the one or more objects as a component based on its extracted image and a library of standard components. The method may further include identifying one or more features of each recognized component, comparing each of the one or more identified features with a corresponding standard feature of the corresponding standard component, and determining an assembly fault if at least one of the one or more identified features does not match the corresponding standard feature. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198465 | Proximity sensing systems for manufacturing quality control - A manufacturing quality control system for monitoring the proximity of a workpiece to a machine tool is disclosed. The system includes a proximity sensor attached to the machine tool for deriving a first distance measurement based upon the distance between the workpiece and the machine tool. A wireless transmitter generates a radio frequency signal including the first distance measurement. A remote data processing device communicates with the wireless transmitter to retrieve the first distance measurement and display various derivations of sensor data. | 2009-08-06 |
20090198466 | INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD - An information acquiring apparatus includes a light source portion for generating pulse-shaped pump light, and first and second probe light in synchronization with each other. A generating portion generates terahertz pulses when irradiated with the pump light. A detecting portion detects pulses of terahertz radiation from the object. A first delay portion adjusts an optical path difference between optical paths of the pump light and the first probe light reaching the detecting portion, so that the detecting portion detects a field intensity of a fixed point on the time domain waveform of the terahertz pulse from the object, following the fixed point. A second delay portion adjusts an optical path difference between the optical path of the pump light and the second probe light reaching the detecting portion by a sum of an additional optical path adjustment amount and the optical path difference, so that the detecting portion obtains the time domain waveform. A correction processing portion compensates for influence of a change in condition of the object on the time domain waveform, using the field intensity of the fixed point, or the adjustment amount adjusted by the first delay portion. | 2009-08-06 |