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20080201105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING VIRTUAL CONCATENATION GROUP PERFORMANCE - The invention includes a method and apparatus for determining the performance of a virtual concatenation group (VCG) signal transporting a client signal over a transport network. A method includes collecting a plurality of performance monitoring indicators associated with a plurality of VCG member signals of the VCG signal, synchronizing the performance monitoring indicators with respect to each other, combining the synchronized performance monitoring indicators to form VCG-level performance monitoring indicators, calculating VCG-level performance monitoring primitive measurements based on the VCG-level performance monitoring indicators, and processing the VCG-level performance monitoring primitive measurements to determine VCG performance. | 08-21-2008 |
20080201106 | Situation-neutral golf metrics systems and methods - Systems and methods providing statistical analytics of golf performance including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, including detailed diagrammatic representations of golf performance analytics, including scattergraph diagrams having the directionality of any shot being uniformly and consistently oriented to provide a zeroed-out orientation for each shot. | 08-21-2008 |
20080201107 | Coaching aid for golf - Systems and methods providing statistical analytics of golf performance for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations (such as modified target areas). | 08-21-2008 |
20080201108 | System and Method for Distributed Reporting of Machine Performance - Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise obtaining and analyzing data from at least one discrete machine, automatically determining relationships related to the data, taking corrective action to improve machine operation and/or maintenance, automatically and heuristically predicting a failure associated with the machine and/or recommending preventative maintenance in advance of the failure, and/or automating and analyzing mining shovels, etc. | 08-21-2008 |
20080208530 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING HEALTH OF MEMORY UTILIZATION OF A PROGRAM - Techniques for assessing the utilization efficiency of a portion of memory are provided. One or more images of a portion of memory are obtained. The one or more memory elements found within each image are categorized into one or more application-neutral categories, wherein the one or more categories distinguish between data and structural overhead. At least one analysis is performed on the one or more categorized memory elements of the one or more images using a measure representative of the efficiency of utilization of the portion of memory. The one or more results of the analysis step are outputted. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208531 | MODULAR NETWORKED SENSOR ASSEMBLY - In a network sensor assembly, network environmental monitor, and associated fabrication methods, a network sensor assembly comprises a panel configured for mounting on a surface, a plurality of addressable sensors coupled to the panel that sense environmental conditions at the surface, a memory device that stores configuration information associated with the plurality of addressable sensors, and a bus. The bus is communicatively coupled to the plurality of addressable sensors and the memory device and is configured for communicatively coupling the network sensor assembly to a network node for communicating data associated with the sensed environmental conditions in a network. | 08-28-2008 |
20080221833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEPENDABILITY VULNERABILITIES - The present invention is a method and an apparatus for detecting dependability vulnerabilities in production IT environments. In one embodiment, a method for detecting a dependability vulnerability in a production IT environment includes injecting a synthetic disturbance into the production IT environment and observing the response of the production IT environment to the synthetic disturbance. | 09-11-2008 |
20080243436 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MEASURING COOLING PERFORMANCE AND FOR DETECTING DETERIORATION IN THE PERFORMANCE - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, includes a power consumption reading unit configured to read information corresponding to power consumption of a system, a temperature reading unit configured to read a temperature of the processor, a first storage unit configured to store power consumption P | 10-02-2008 |
20080270074 | User customized machine data acquisition system - A data acquisition system for a machine is disclosed. The data acquisition system has at least one sensor disposed on a machine and configured to produce a signal indicative of a value of an operational condition of the machine. The system also has a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to receive a user-defined event associated with operation of the machine, and receive a user-defined trigger corresponding to the event. The controller is also configured to receive a user-defined parameter to be reported upon triggering of the event, and report an occurrence of the event and a value of the user-defined parameter based on the signal. | 10-30-2008 |
20080281558 | Methods and Systems for Self-Improvement - A system and method of assessing an individual's chance for success is disclosed. The method includes taking a test, the test including questions that measure a plurality of characteristics of the individual. A score associated with each of the measured plurality of characteristics of the individual in accordance with the pre-selected field is weighted. Then a final score is determined from the weighted scores, the score being indicative of the chance for success in the pre-selected field. A movie representing an individual's progress may be generated. | 11-13-2008 |
20080288211 | Method and Device for the Evaluation of a Quality of Signal Representing at Least One Stimulus, as Perceived by a Recipient of Said Stimulus - A method is provided for evaluating quantity PQ representing a quality, as perceived by a recipient, of a signal OFx carrying data representing at least one stimulus intended to be produced on said recipient. The method includes a step of quantification of parameters Sqm and Tqm representing a spatial quality and a temporal quality of the signal, and a step of weighting during which a weighted product of the parameters Sqm and Tqm is computed and raised to a power C strictly below one. The method can be used to take account of a correlation that will be made by a person exposed to the stimulus between its spatial and temporal qualities, in applying an automatic technique in real time. | 11-20-2008 |
20080288212 | Method and system for processing application performance data ouside of monitored applications to limit overhead caused by monitoring - The present invention provides a system and method that aggregates and processes monitoring data acquired inside a monitored application outside of the said application to reduce overhead caused by monitoring tasks in the monitored application. Monitoring data acquired by monitoring sensors is stored in a ring buffer after acquisition, which decouples acquisition of data and its transfer, enabling asynchronous sending of performance data to a monitoring server for analysis. Memory consumption of said ring buffer is limited to a fixed size which keeps memory consumption caused by monitoring processes low and predictable. Correlation, analysis, all computation of monitoring data, and bytecode manipulation to place sensors is performed outside of the monitored application, by a monitoring server. | 11-20-2008 |
20080294377 | Method for Automatic Detection of Operational Performance Data of Reading Systems - To detect operational performance data of reading systems images of the delivery surfaces featuring the delivery addresses are stored together with associated reading results. Relevant delivery address the images stored in the performance data memory under the respective delivery characteristic are video coded, and the coding result are stored in the performance data memory under the relevant delivery characteristic. The reading results of the OCR reader and the associated video coding results are compared for each delivery characteristic contained in the performance data memory. The video coding results and the evaluation result are stored under the relevant delivery characteristic and a statistical evaluation is performed for determining error or reading rates relative to the system. | 11-27-2008 |
20080294378 | IMAGE ANALYSIS PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR THE EVALUATION OF TAMPON PERFORMANCE - A method for the study and evaluation of the performance of medical devices in vivo is disclosed. The medical devices are preferably tampons that are observed and evaluated in the vaginal cavities of women during their menstrual cycles in order to obtain data relative to tampon performance for the improvement of tampon technology. The method preferably uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), although other types of imaging techniques may be used. The present invention also resides in a method of MRI analysis in which a three-dimensional surface model image of a medical device such as a tampon or similar feminine hygiene product in vivo is created from two or more two-dimensional cross section images and combined with a second surface model image to produce a single image. | 11-27-2008 |
20080294379 | ON-BOARD PERFORMANCE MONITOR AND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A system and method for controlling performance and/or power based on monitored performance characteristics. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first circuit module that receives electrical power. A second circuit module may monitor one or more performance characteristics of the first circuit module and/or the integrated circuit. A third circuit module may, for example, determine power control information based at least in part on the monitored performance characteristic(s). The power control information may be communicated to power supply circuitry to control various characteristics of the electrical power. Various aspects of the present invention may also comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first module that monitors at least one performance characteristic of a first electrical device. The integrated circuit may also comprise modules that determine power control information based on the monitored performance characteristic(s) and communicate such power control information to power supply circuitry. | 11-27-2008 |
20080300827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE ELECTRIC MOTOR EFFICIENCY NONINTRUSIVELY - A system and method for nonintrusively determining electric motor efficiency includes a processor programmed to, while the motor is in operation, determine a plurality of stator input currents, electrical input data, a rotor speed, a value of stator resistance, and an efficiency of the motor based on the determined rotor speed, the value of stator resistance, the plurality of stator input currents, and the electrical input data. The determination of the rotor speed is based on one of the input power and the plurality of stator input currents. The determination of the value of the stator resistance is based on at least one of a horsepower rating and a combination of the plurality of stator input currents and the electrical input data. The electrical input data includes at least one of an input power and a plurality of stator input voltages. | 12-04-2008 |
20080306711 | Programmatic Root Cause Analysis For Application Performance Management - Programmatic root cause analysis of application performance problems is provided in accordance with various embodiments. Transactions having multiple components can be monitored to determine if they are exceeding a threshold for their execution time. Monitoring the transactions can include instrumenting one or more applications to gather component level information. For transactions exceeding a threshold, the data collected for the individual components can be analyzed to automatically diagnose the potential cause of the performance problem. Time-series analytical techniques are employed to determine normal values for transaction and component execution times. The values can be dynamic or static. Deviations from these normal values can be detected and reported as a possible cause. Other filters in addition to or in place of execution times for transactions and components can also be used. | 12-11-2008 |
20080312875 | Monitoring and control of integrated circuit device fabrication processes - An integrated circuit (IC) device fabrication process may be monitored by processing product wafers to fabricate product IC devices, collecting process tool data from tools used to fabricate the product IC devices, and testing the product IC devices. To predict and monitor yield, the process tool data collected during processing and the defectivity data from testing the product IC devices may be input to a yield model that also takes into account design information particular to the product devices. The design information may comprise layout attributes of the product devices. The yield model may be generated from a defectivity model created by processing test wafers to fabricate test structures, collecting process tool data from tools used to fabricate the test structures, and testing the test structures. The test structures may have varying layout attributes to cover a design space allowed by design rules for particular product IC devices. | 12-18-2008 |
20080312876 | METHOD OF ANALYZING EFFECTIVE POLISHING FREQUENCY AND NUMBER OF POLISHING TIMES ON POLISHING PADS HAVING DIFFERENT PATTERNS AND PROFILES - A method for analyzing the effectiveness of polishing frequency and the number of polishing times on the polishing pads having different patterns and profiles while performing the chemical-mechanical polishing process on the wafers is described. This method is to convert the images of various patterns and topography of the chips and grinding pads into binary images, and then calculates the binary images by numerical matrix method, which only needs to calculate the modified model of the position changed and the frequency of grinding during the rotation and deformation of different patterns and topography during relative movement, and then uses overlay model of effective grinding frequency to predict the distribution of effective grinding frequency at a fixed period of grinding time under a set grinding path. Further proposes the overlay model of the grinding frequency of “Least Pixel Number (LPN)”, “Cross-section Check CSC”, “Straight Line-Path Effective polishing Factor (SLEF)” and “Scale Factor (SF),” so as to develop the procedures of analyzing the distribution condition of effective grinding frequency on the surface of the chips. It is referential to design better patterns and topography of grinding pads as well as setting the assembly parameters for CMP machines in the future. | 12-18-2008 |
20090006033 | Testing Electronic Systems - An imaging system comprises a local processing unit with a plurality of components or subsystems, which for the purposes of illustration comprise five variously interconnected components or subsystems, | 01-01-2009 |
20090006034 | Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system - Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20090030652 | Monitoring and Reporting Normalized Device System Performance - Apparatus and computer program products are provided to monitor and report performance data of a device such as a data storage drive. A plurality of quantitative values are obtained from feedback and measurement mechanisms in a data storage device of a first model during operation of the storage device. The plurality of quantitative values are normalized. Then, one or more qualitative values are generated from one or more normalized quantitative values and evaluated against corresponding baseline performance values established for the first model. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037142 | PORTABLE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING REFRIGERANT-CYCLE SYSTEMS - A portable monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a figure of merit related to the efficiency of the system. In one embodiment, the measurements performed by the monitoring system include one or more of: an evaporator input air temperature, an evaporator output air temperature, evaporator air flow, evaporator air humidity, condenser air input temperature, condenser air output temperature sensor, electrical power. In one embodiment, the portable monitoring system receives information about the refrigerant-cycle system from either the system itself or from a computer network. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037143 | COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE CALCULATOR - A computer program and system for calculating the performance of a compressor includes selecting a compressor from a database, inputting application conditions, comparing data for the selected compressor to the inputted application conditions, defining an operating envelope for the selected compressor by defining a series of points representing lower and upper limits of evaporating and condensing temperatures for the selected compressor, determining whether the selected compressor operates within its operating envelope, and calculating the performance of the selected compressor. | 02-05-2009 |
20090055128 | BURN-IN TEST SYSTEM FOR PROJECTION DEVICE - A burn-in test system for a plurality of projection devices includes a plurality of light sensing modules, a data collecting module, a data receiving module, and a data processing module. Each of the light sensing modules is configured for receiving light from the respective projection device and converting the light into an electrical signal. The data collecting module is configured for converting the electrical signals from the light sensing modules into a plurality of digital signals and transmitting the digital signals. The data receiving module is configured for receiving the digital signals from the data collecting module. The data processing module is configured for processing the digital signals provided from the data receiving module to obtain age information of the projection devices. | 02-26-2009 |
20090055129 | AIRCRAFT VEHICULAR PROPULSION SYSTEM MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - Methods and systems for monitoring rotating shaft shafts and couplings in an aircraft propulsion system is described. The measurement system/method provides for accurate and precise monitoring of a rotating shaft flexible coupling in a fixed wing aircraft vehicle propulsion system. The measuring system/method provides for a high reliability short take off vertical landing fixed wing aircraft in which the vertical propulsion dynamically rotating drive shaft system and couplings are monitored in real time. The vehicular shaft coupling misalignment measuring system utilizes multiple positional sensors to provide highly reliable and precise determination of the dynamic characteristics of the rotating sensor target components of the propulsion system drive shaft. The relative position of the sensors is rigidly fixed externally from the rotating targets with a structural frame. The collar misalignment measuring system of the invention provide a misalignment measurement of the propulsion system drive shaft flexible coupling which relates to a critical performance of rotating shaft coupling in the operation of an aircraft vehicle. The method/system provides for monitoring a rotating drive shaft system and dynamically measuring a rotating drive shaft coupling in a fixed wing aircraft propulsion system. | 02-26-2009 |
20090063096 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID RESULTANT ESTIMATION PERFORMANCE DETERMINATION - The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for rapidly determining a resultant in relation to a plurality of predetermined performance characteristics using a method for determining test values in exponential and binary processes which are sequentially and comparatively assessed in relation to one or more maximum performance constraints (MPC) of a set of predetermined performance characteristics. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063097 | PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEMS FOR SPORTS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system determines athletic performance. A pressure sensor senses change in elevation. A microprocessor processes signals from the pressure sensor to determine speed corresponding to the change in elevation. A display reports the speed to a user. | 03-05-2009 |
20090076775 | METHOD FOR ACHIEVING ARBITRARY PRECISION - A method for achieving arbitrary precision is disclosed. First a serial connection mode obtains approximation to zero error result by means of negative rough precision with addition or multiplication to obtain semi-finished products of negative 1% rough precision. Next, a measurement apparatus is utilized to measure the precision value of each semi-finished product. Next, a mathematical calculation is used to shift semi-finished product, and the shifted semi-finished products is added such that the product value matches the predetermined precision. The parallel connection mode obtains approximation to zero error result by means of positive rough precision with division or subtraction to obtain semi-finished products of approximately positive 10% rough precision, and a measurement apparatus used to measure the precision value of each semi-finished product. Next, a mathematical calculation is utilized to sift semi-finished product, and connect the sifted semi-finished products in parallel such that the product value matches the predetermined precision. | 03-19-2009 |
20090082998 | MOUNTING CONDITION DETERMINATION METHOD - A method of determining a mounting condition of a mounter ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090089010 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ABUSED SENSOR DURING ANALYTE MEASUREMENT - A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the analyte is determined based upon the corrected DC response. Other methods and devices are disclosed. | 04-02-2009 |
20090093995 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST - One aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method for standardizing and evaluating a diagnostic test. The method includes generating at least one of a standard, control, or sample required for a validation. Then, the at least one of a standard, control, or sample is compared to at least one of an assay, protocol, or reagent for testing on a predetermined number of aspects of performance. Finally, an indicator that represents the performance of the diagnostic test. Preferably, the method is performed at a centralized location on a plurality of diagnostic tests. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093996 | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units of similar design and performance. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093997 | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units of similar design and performance. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093998 | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units of similar design and performance. | 04-09-2009 |
20090099815 | Method and System for Analyzing Interlinked Production Processes for Manufacturing A Product - A method and system for analyzing interlinked production processes for manufacturing a product are provided. Static and dynamic input data for at least one product parameter or process parameter are acquired. At least one degree of freedom of the at least one product parameter or process parameter is determined. At least one target parameter is acquired. The acquired static and dynamic input data are processed on the basis of at least one degree of freedom and, the at least one product parameter or process parameter is automatically adjusted. At least some of the data determined and acquired in steps a) to d) are stored or output. | 04-16-2009 |
20090105988 | Method of Producing Thermoelectric Material - A process for determining an optimum range of compositions for a nanocomposite thermoelectric material system, within which the material may exhibit generally high figure of merit values, is provided. The process is performed for a nanocomposite thermoelectric material system having a first component and a second component made from nanoparticles. The process includes selecting a plurality of material compositions for a nanocomposite thermoelectric material system to be investigated and calculating a thermal conductivity value and calculating an electrical resistance value for each material composition selected. In addition, at least one Seebeck coefficient is determined for the material compositions selected. Then, a plurality of figure of merit values are calculated using the calculated plurality of thermal conductivity values, the calculated plurality of electrical resistivity values and the determined at least one Seebeck coefficient. After the plurality of figure of merit values are calculated, an optimum compositional range can be determined within which the largest ZT values may be exhibited. | 04-23-2009 |
20090112518 | Executing An Overall Quantity Of Data Processing Within An Overall Processing Period - Exemplary methods, systems, and products are described for executing an overall quantity of data processing within an overall processing period that include executing repeatedly through a series of iterations a portion of the overall quantity of data processing that can be completed in a set processing period, wherein each iteration includes the set processing period and a variable delay period and calculating the variable delay period for an iteration in dependence upon the set processing period, a portion of the overall quantity of data processing performed during the set processing period of the iteration, the overall quantity of data processing, and the overall processing period. | 04-30-2009 |
20090119064 | Systems and Methods for Efficient Utilization of Power Sources In a Redundant Configuration - A method may include generating an efficiency curve for each of a plurality of power sources and operating the plurality of power sources based at least on the generated efficiency curve. Generating the efficiency curve for each power source may include coupling a test load to the power source for a period of time, measuring an output power after the period of time, determining a productivity of the power source, determining an efficiency of each power source based at least on the measured output power and the determined productivity, repeating the efficiency determination of the power source for a plurality of different test loads, and generating an efficiency curve from at least the determined efficiencies. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119065 | Virtual sensor network (VSN) system and method - A method is used for providing sensing data to a control system of a machine. The method may include providing a plurality of virtual sensors, each of which may have a model type, at least one input parameter, and at least one output parameter. The method may also include integrating the plurality of virtual sensors into a virtual sensor network; determining interdependencies among the plurality of virtual sensors; and obtaining operational information of the plurality of virtual sensors. Further, the method may include recording measurement data and performance information of the virtual sensor network and the plurality of virtual sensors; and generating one or more calibration certificate of the virtual sensor network based on the operational information, the measurement data, and the performance information. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125275 | Method For Determining Temporal Solar Irradiance Values - A method for generating temporal solar irradiance values for a selected area. Binary format hillshade files are generated for selected azimuth and altitude points on the Sun's path for selected time points for the area. Data in the hillshade files is reclassified into reclassified files, on basis of the selected time points relative to the solar radiation data. The reclassified files are then summed to generate a set of normalized reclassified files, each representing a selected intermediate interval. The values for each corresponding one of the cells in the set of normalized reclassified files are summed to generate an irradiance-weighted shade file. The hillshade files are summed by inclusively OR-ing corresponding values for each of the cells in each of the hillshade files to generate respective composite files for each said selected intermediate interval. The composite files are then summed to generate a summed shade/time frequency file in which each data point therein represents the frequency of repetition of corresponding cells in the hillshade files over a selected upper interval of time. Each data point value in the irradiance-weighted shade file is then divided by the corresponding data point value in the frequency file to generate a file having solar access values for the upper interval, relative to the intermediate interval, for the selected area. | 05-14-2009 |
20090125276 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS CHECKING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate processing apparatus checking method that can simply and reliably check the transient response characteristics of a substrate processing apparatus. An analyzing apparatus reads and analyzes process data comprised of time-series data on a plurality of parameters relating to a process comprised of a plurality of steps carried out on a substrate by the substrate processing apparatus. The analyzing apparatus extracts data that satisfies predetermined extracting conditions from the process data, and analyzes the extracted data based on predetermined analyzing conditions. | 05-14-2009 |
20090132201 | Method and apparatus for measuring performance of a periodically changing system accomplishing a task - A device is disclosed to determine performance of a periodically changing system, to generate a performance diagram and to measure and display performance in said. The device further measures sufficiency, efficiency, and effectiveness, sufficiency reserves, efficiency reserves, and effectiveness reserves of the system during performance of tasks by comparison with sufficiency reference frames, efficiency reference framers and effectiveness reference frames, said frames determining the operating range for further determination of deterioration and/or improvement of the system from the time changes of the reserves. The method and device have utility to determine the need for intervention, to design and monitor interventions for improvement of the system. | 05-21-2009 |
20090144024 | Method and Structure for Screening NFET-to-PFET Device Performance Offsets Within a CMOS Process - A method of screening on-chip variation in NFET-to-PFET device performance for as-manufactured integrated circuits (ICs) made using a CMOS process. The method includes defining an acceptable frequency- or period-based NFET-to-PFET device performance envelope by simulating a pair of ring oscillators, one of which contains only NFET transistors and the other of which contains only PFET transistors. The ring oscillators are then fabricated into each as-manufactured ICs. At screening time, the ring oscillators in each fabricated IC are tested to measure their frequencies (periods). These frequencies (periods) are then compared to the performance envelope to determine whether the NFET-to-PFET device performance of the corresponding IC is acceptable or not. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144025 | METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN OPERATING CONDITIONS IN MEDICAL PUMP - A method is disclosed for determining the operating condition of a medical pump based on data derived from a pressure sensor and a position sensor. The pressure sensor generates pressure data by sensing the force on the pumping element. The position sensor generates position data by tracking the pumping cycle and determining the position of the pumping element. The pump pressure data and pump position data are processed and the calculated results compared with a pre-determined threshold value to determine the operating condition of the pump. The three main types of operating conditions of concern are the following: normal condition, where liquid is present and no leaks exist in pumping chamber; leak condition, where liquid is present but a leak exists in the pumping chamber; and air stroke condition, where the chamber contains some air. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144026 | METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN OPERATING CONDITIONS IN MEDICAL PUMP - A method is disclosed for determining the operating condition of a medical pump based on data derived from a pressure sensor and a position sensor. The pressure sensor generates pressure data by sensing the force on the pumping element. The position sensor generates position data by tracking the pumping cycle and determining the position of the pumping element. The pump pressure data and pump position data are processed and the calculated results compared with a pre-determined threshold value to determine the operating condition of the pump. The three main types of operating conditions of concern are the following: normal condition, where liquid is present and no leaks exist in pumping chamber; leak condition, where liquid is present but a leak exists in the pumping chamber; and air stroke condition, where the chamber contains some air. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150121 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR FLUID MACHINERY - A performance monitoring apparatus for a fluid machinery which includes a predicted performance curve calculator for obtaining a curve representing the relationship between a pressure coefficient and a flow coefficient by non-dimensional characteristics per a plural fluid control quantities from a compression ratio or a pressure difference and an inlet flow rate of the fluid machinery, and a performance monitoring calculator for obtaining an actual performance head from fluid control quantities, a suction pressure, a discharge pressure, a suction temperature, a compression coefficient, a gas average molecular weight, and a specific heat ratio at the time of the operating fluid machinery, and obtaining a predicted performance head from a predicted performance curve, fluid control quantities, and an inlet flow rate; and calculating a performance degradation from the ratio of the predicted performance head to the actual performance head. | 06-11-2009 |
20090157353 | Ethernet service testing and verification - A method of testing a service connection within a container in an Ethernet network comprises coupling a test device to a port on a node in a path that includes the container, switching traffic of the service connection to the port, measuring selected parameters of the switched traffic in the test device, and using the measured parameters to evaluate the performance of the service connection. In one implementation, the switching uses service and container identifications, and switching the traffic to the test device is based on the service and container identifications. The test device may be capable of inserting traffic within the service connection, and the container may be a tunnel. | 06-18-2009 |
20090182531 | LOGGING MECHANISM FOR AN INTELLIGENT TRANSMITTER MODULE - An optoelectronic device having an intelligent transmitter module (“ITM”) includes a mechanism for logging operational information regarding the ITM. The optoelectronic device includes a microcontroller and a persistent memory. The microcontroller is configured to identify the operational information, and write log information representing the operational information to the persistent memory. The operational information may include statistical data about operation, or may include measured parameters. Log entries may be made periodically and/or in response to events. The log may then be evaluated to determine the conditions under which the ITM has historically operated. | 07-16-2009 |
20090192761 | PERFORMANCE-TESTING A SYSTEM WITH FUNCTIONAL-TEST SOFTWARE AND A TRANSFORMATION-ACCELERATOR - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates testing a system-under-test with functional-test software and a transformation accelerator. During operation, the system receives a functional-test template at the transformation accelerator. The system also receives a test signal at the transformation accelerator, wherein the test signal comprises testing parameters. Next, the system manipulates the functional-test template at the transformation accelerator according to the testing parameters to create one or more functional-test transactions. The system then sends the one or more functional-test transactions to the system-under-test. Next, the system receives results for the one or more functional-test transactions from the system-under-test. Finally, the system queues the results. | 07-30-2009 |
20090216490 | REMOTE BEVERAGE EQUIPMENT MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides a system and method for monitoring and controlling modifications to beverage equipment. The system includes at least one beverage equipment which may include a controller. The controller communicates over a communications network with a data collection server which may be accessible to a central office or equipment provider. A method is also disclosed for first monitoring or querying beverage equipment for a setting or configuration modification. Next, the modification may be compared against a modification threshold to determine whether the modification warrants corrective action. A corrective action may include but is not limited to, resetting the equipment to original or default settings, notifying an end user, notifying the equipment providers, logging the action, or some combination of two or more of these actions. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216491 | METHOD FOR LOGGING THE PERFORMANCE OF A VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A method for logging the performance of a vehicle suspension system including the steps of measuring the dynamic effect of an impulsive load with an electronic weighing system, wherein the electronic weighing system is mounted onboard the vehicle, and determining one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of the dampening ratio of the suspension, the oscillation frequency of the suspension and the impact loading of the vehicle. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216492 | Solar radiation shielding member and solar radiation shielding member forming fluid dispersion - A solar radiation shielding member comprising solar radiation shielding fine particles, which has a transmittance having a maximum value at a wavelength of from 400 nm to 700 nm and a minimum value at a wavelength of from 700 nm to 1,800 nm, and, where the maximum value of the transmittance is represented by P, the minimum value thereof by B and the visible-light transmittance by VLT, has solar radiation shielding performance satisfying the following mathematical expression (1) at 60%≦VLT≦80% or satisfying the following mathematical expression (2) at 38%≦VLT≦55%: | 08-27-2009 |
20090222239 | Method for the Computer-Aided Analysis of the Reliability of a Technical System, Corresponding Device, and a Corresponding Technical System - The invention relates to a method for the computer-assisted analysis of the reliability of a technical system comprising a plurality of technical components. According to said method, the reliabilities of the components are respectively described by a component function that depends on at least one parameter and a parameter interval of the at least one parameter, which is associated with the components and influences the reliability of the components; a system reliability of the technical system is determined from the reliabilities of the components; a variation value is respectively determined for at least some of the components f&, constituting a value for the variation of the system reliability according to the variation of the parameter interval of the respective component; and an influence quantity relating to the influence of the respective components on the system reliability is respectively determined for at lest some of the components from the variation value. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222240 | BALER MACHINE MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE INTERFACES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Monitoring and performance interfaces are disclosed for baler machines. The interfaces collect and analyze runtime and downtime data and present reports or varying detail to interested personnel that allow objective assessment of baler machine performance. Multiple baler machines may be monitored and analyzed to reveal human and machine-related issues that inhibit optimal performance but are otherwise extremely difficult to detect. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREETLIGHT MONITORING DIAGNOSTICS - One or more example diagnostics may be performed by a network server for a network of intelligent luminaire managers or other radio frequency (RF) devices. The network server may receive messages or information from one or more of the plurality of networked intelligent luminaire managers or RF devices. The network server may perform diagnostics based upon the received messages or information from one or more of the plurality of networked intelligent luminaire managers or RF devices. The network server may also leverage knowledge of respective statuses of at least a portion of the plurality of the networked intelligent luminaire managers or RF devices to determine a system-level status. | 09-03-2009 |
20090240469 | DYNAMIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - A method and system for displaying asset health information includes determining a status of at least one asset in a monitored system based on operational information obtained about the at least one asset. The obtained operational information about the at least one asset is compared against other operational information obtained about the monitored system. A review of the determined status of the at least one asset is conducted based on the comparison. At least one of textual information and numeric information is displayed based on the conducted review of the determined status of the at least one asset. Additionally, at least one of three or more indicator lights is displayed based on the conductive review of the determined status of the at least one asset. | 09-24-2009 |
20090240470 | TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE DATA PHASE COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of phase compensating transient performance data are provided. Transient performance data are collected for a plurality of parameters, and two of the parameters are selected. A transfer function is applied to the transient performance data for at least one of the selected parameters to thereby generate phase compensated performance data that is representative of a steady state relationship between the selected parameters. | 09-24-2009 |
20090248358 | Real Time Operation Specification Calculation System That Provides Specifications To A User Interface - A system comprises a functional apparatus having a plurality of performance capabilities as per a specification, a user output interface, a processor for calculating the specification for achieving a desired performance of the functional apparatus; and an output controller for providing the calculated specification on the user output interface. | 10-01-2009 |
20090248359 | REAL-TIME DOSER EFFICIENCY MONITORING - A real time doser efficiency monitoring method is described that measures the average instant pressure difference within one duty cycle of the doser injector. The disclosed method results in improved doser efficiency monitoring. The disclosed method can be implemented in a number of areas. For example, in a diesel truck application, the doser efficiency can be monitored accurately, for example within 5% error, all the time, no matter whether the truck is in a transient or steady state. | 10-01-2009 |
20090248360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MACHINE CONDITION MONITORING AND REPORTING - A method for reporting machine condition, includes monitoring at least one machine function from a plurality of points on the machine and obtaining performance data; transmitting the data to a report generator; operating the report generator to compile the data into at least one report indicative of at least one machine condition and performance factor from the plurality of points; and displaying the at least one report indicative of the at least one function from the plurality of points. | 10-01-2009 |
20090248361 | REAL TIME DOSER EFFICIENCY MONITORING - A real time, average pressure difference method for monitoring doser efficiency is described that determines the difference between the average pressure when the doser is not injecting and the average pressure when the doser is injecting at a predetermined commanded injection rate. The average pressure difference method results in improved doser efficiency monitoring. The method can be implemented in a number of areas. For example, in a diesel truck application, the doser efficiency can be monitored accurately in real time. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254307 | Systems and Methods for Operational Verification of a Missile Approach Warning System - A coupler that generates and emits a simulated missile signature for assessing the operational capability of a missile approach warning system. The coupler may be directly attached to the system by an adapter. Couplers may be used in multiplicity, simultaneously or sequentially. The simulated signature may be digitally stored, as may be the results of the assessment. Simulated signatures may also be generated from freeform. The coupler also performs sensitivity testing. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254308 | Method for Automatic Monitoring of Generator Operation - The invention relate to a method for automatic monitoring of generator operation, which method has the following steps: recording of generator input variables, calculation of set generator output variables based on the recorded generator input variables, recording of the actual generator output variables, comparison of the recorded actual generator output variables with the calculated set generator output variables, and evaluation of the comparison results. | 10-08-2009 |
20090265135 | Electro-Hydraulic Timed Angle Controlled Joint Simulation Torque Calibration, Certification and Analysis Device - A joint simulator is provided having a housing with a chamber, a piston, slidable within the chamber, and a shaft rotatable within the housing, the shaft having (i) an end configured to engage a power tool to be tested, and (ii) a threaded end engaged with the piston, whereby rotating the shaft causes the piston to slide within the chamber Hydraulic fluid fills a section of the chamber formed by a side of the piston and the housing, and computer software controlled pressure and relief valves are actuated to regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid in the chamber, to achieve target pressures. The pressure of the hydraulic fluid creates resistance to rotation of the shaft, thereby increasing the torque relative to the angular increase on the shaft and/or relative to time. The joint simulator is provided with means to determine the angular displacement and torque applied to the shaft; | 10-22-2009 |
20090271149 | Analysis Method - A method of analysing measured data, in relation to expected data, from a system which has a plurality of associated system variables, is provided, the method including the steps of: a) optimising an error function which relates said measured data to a predetermined number of the system variables adjusting the system variables; b) selecting a subset of the adjusted variables; and c) re-optimising the error function by adjusting only the variables in said subset. A method of identifying likely contributors to an error cause in measured data from a system which has a plurality of associated system variables, is also provided which uses the above method. A further method of analysing measured engine service or test data, in relation to expected data, from an engine has a plurality of associated system variables, is provided which includes the step of optimising an error function which relates said measured data to a predetermined number of the system variables by adjusting the system variables, wherein the error function is a sum of absolute variations and the step of optimising includes a least-absolutes optimisation. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271150 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND ALGORITHM FOR DATA-DRIVEN EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING - A method for automatically monitoring the performance of equipment ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090271151 | Machine data acquisition system with data compression - A machine data acquisition system is disclosed. The data acquisition system may include a sensor disposed on a machine and configured to produce a signal indicative of an operational parameter of the machine. The system may also include a data processor and controller configured to convert the signal into a plurality of parameter data points. The system may further include a primary data circular buffer disposed on the machine and configured to store the plurality of parameter data points. Additionally, a variable resolution circular buffer may be disposed on the machine and configured to store a compressed parameter data point calculated from the plurality of parameter data points. | 10-29-2009 |
20090281769 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING EXCEEDANCE OF A PROCESS BEYOND SAFE OPERATING LIMITS - An apparatus and method implementable with a software application for checking or assessing exceedances process variables beyond safe operating limits is disclosed. The process has instruments, a process history database, and one or more external databases. The instruments measure process variables and can be associated with the equipment. The process history database stores a plurality of values of the process variables measured by the instruments. Data of the equipment, the associated instrument, and the safe operating limit for the equipment is defined in a limit sequence of the software application. Preferably, the data of the equipment, the instrument, and the safe operating limit is imported from the one or more external databases. The process history database is searched for one or more exceedance values that are measured by the defined instrument and that exceed the defined safe operating limit. The “apparent” exceedance values are then imported from the process history database into the software application. Finally, the user uses to software application to evaluate and validate the exceedance values. | 11-12-2009 |
20090299697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIP EVENT DATA ACQUISITION AND WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING SAME - A system and method is provided for acquiring operational data from a wind turbine and analyzing trip events. One or more data buffers can store operational data obtained from at least one control subsystem. A trip event detection system can be connected to the data buffers, and monitors for the occurrence of a trip event. The data stored in the data buffers can be transferred to a trip log buffer. | 12-03-2009 |
20090306934 | Instrument monitoring system - An instrument monitoring system comprises a monitoring device including a sensor for measuring an instrument and a control unit, where the control unit includes a data flow microcontroller processor; a wireless transmitter configured to receive a data signal from the monitoring device and to transmit the data signal using a wireless data transmission protocol; a wireless reader capable of receiving the data signal from the wireless transmitter; a computing device in communication with the wireless reader, where the computing device includes software configured to present the data signal as user-readable data; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is capable of storing the data. | 12-10-2009 |
20090319228 | Methods and Systems for Evaluating the Performance of MEMS-based Inertial Navigation Systems - Disclosed are systems and methods for evaluating the navigation performance of MEMS inertial sensors. The method uses MEMS inertial sensors static data signals to estimate the static sensor errors and combines them with a reference kinematic signal obtained through field testing of a high-grade inertial sensor. Such emulated field data may then be processed with the corresponding GPS data collected in the same or different field test to evaluate the navigation performance of the MEMS inertial sensors. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319229 | MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT HAVING A MONITORED MEASUREMENT UNIT AND HAVING A CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE - A measuring arrangement includes a measuring unit for detecting an operating variable of a machine, and a control unit connected to the measuring unit by a bi-directional digital data connection to control the machine. The measuring unit has a sensor for detecting an analog measuring signal for the operating variable, an evaluation unit for digitalizing and evaluating the analog measuring signal, and a monitoring unit for checking the threshold value of the analog measuring signal. The data connection transmits digital measuring or monitoring information determined by the evaluation unit and the monitoring unit, from the measuring unit to the control unit, and transmits a digital control command for initiating a self-test of the monitoring unit, from the control unit to the measuring unit. A modification system provides targeted amplifying or damping of the analog measuring signal supplied as a test signal during the self-test of the monitoring unit. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319230 | Multi-Sensor Monitoring of Athletic Performance - Athletic performance monitoring systems and methods, many of which utilize, in some manner, global positioning satellite (“GPS”) data, provide data and information to athletes and/or to equipment used by athletes during an athletic event. Such systems and methods may provide route information to athletes and/or their trainers, e.g. for pre-event planning, goal setting, and calibration purposes. Such systems and methods optionally may provide real time information to the athlete while the event takes place, e.g., to assist in reaching the pre-set goals. Additionally, data and information collected by such systems and methods may assist in post-event analysis for athletes and their trainers, e.g., to evaluate past performances and to assist in improving future performances. | 12-24-2009 |
20090326868 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A TOOLKIT AS WELL AS SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - A method is described for selecting a toolkit, preferably a cryptographic toolkit, from a plurality of toolkits, in a computer environment, by providing a test frame, performance characteristics being established for the plurality of toolkits, and the toolkit being determined upon the basis of established parameters for the performance characteristics. | 12-31-2009 |
20100004899 | Method For Conducting Radiated Performance Tests Of A Wireless Device - A test apparatus for conducting a radiated performance test on a wireless device under controlled test conditions, the test apparatus having an anechoic chamber; a test computer; and an interface, the interface adapted to connect the test computer to the wireless device, the test apparatus being adapted to: establish a data connection on the interface between the test computer and the wireless device; initialize and start a timer for a predetermined interval on the wireless device; subject the wireless device to the radiated performance test in the anechoic chamber after the predetermined interval; and analyze test results on the test computer from a test log stored on the wireless device during the radiated performance test, wherein the interface between the test computer and the wireless device is adapted to be removed during the predetermined interval; for conducting a radiated performance test on a wireless device | 01-07-2010 |
20100030521 | Method for analyzing and classifying process data - Process data mining system and method. The system analyzes data from complex process plants or systems and operates in open-book and closed-book modes. In closed-book mode, the system monitors incoming data sets against pre-defined clusters of data values and generates reports, indicating whether incoming data is a match or a no-match with the pre-defined clusters. In open-book mode, the system generates initial clusters, without having a-priori knowledge of the component or process, and also creates clusters “on the fly”, thereby fine-tuning the analysis. A knowledge base encompasses a combination of parameters for a particular component. Clusters are defined within the knowledge base, each cluster representing a particular operating condition. The system expands clusters, within pre-defined limits, or creates new clusters, as needed, in order to accommodate incoming data values. Newly created clusters are then named, so as to indicate the particular operating conditions. | 02-04-2010 |
20100042365 | IDENTIFYING CAUSES OF SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT AND PERFORMANCE VIOLATIONS - A computer-implemented method may include measuring a performance of a virtual channel carrying packets through a transport network for a time period, measuring a performance of an ingress interface to the transport network carrying the virtual channel packets for the time period, and measuring a performance of an internal interface carrying the virtual channel packets internal to the transport network for the time period. The computer-implemented method may determine that the performance of the virtual channel during the time period does not meet a first performance standard, and, when the performance of the virtual channel does not meet the first performance standard, may automatically determine whether the performance of the ingress interface meets a second performance standard and whether the performance of the internal interface meets a third performance standard. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042366 | DISTRIBUTED DECISION MAKING ARCHITECTURE FOR EMBEDDED PROGNOSTICS - A distributed decision making architecture for embedded prognostics in a platform is provided. An estimation system determines at least one performance characteristic of at least one device in the platform. A supervisory system is in communication with, and superior to, the estimation system. The supervisory system calculates a prediction of remaining useful life (RUL) of the at least one device in the platform. The supervisory system is adapted for collecting the at least one performance characteristic from the estimation system to generate a performance estimate, and implementing at least one data-driven equation to match the at least one performance estimate against of at least one known degradation condition to generate the prediction of remaining useful life of the at least one device. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042367 | ANALYSIS METHOD - A method is provided of analysing measured parameter values, in relation to corresponding expected parameter values, from a system which has a plurality of associated system variables. The method includes the step of optimising an error function which relates said measured parameter values to the system variables. The step of optimising the error function includes adjusting the system variables to vary the expected parameter values and thereby vary the amount of error represented by the error function. A portion of the system variables are adjusted independently of each other. A further portion of the system variables are adjusted dependently of each other. In the further portion, the system variables remain in a predetermined constant ratio relative to each other, the predetermined constant ratio being characteristic of a known mechanism changing the performance of the system. | 02-18-2010 |
20100049472 | Power Distribution Network Performance Data Presentation System and Method - A visualization system for monitoring performance data of an electrical power distribution network is provided. In one embodiment, a user may select a network circuit and view a network circuit diagram that includes indicia representing transformers and other electrical power distribution network elements positioned on a map. The relative positions of the indicia on the network circuit diagram may correspond to the relative physical locations of the transformers in the geographical area represented by the map. The indicia may be color coded to convey performance data to the user. | 02-25-2010 |
20100057400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MONITOR, DEBUG, AND ANALYZE PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DESIGN - Various methods and apparatuses are described that provide instrumentation and analysis of an electronic design. A performance monitoring apparatus may be located on an interconnect of a fabricated integrated circuit. An event measurement module (EM) includes an event generator sub-module that generates monitoring events and event measurements associated with transactions between initiator intellectual property (IP) cores and target IP cores over the interconnect. The EM further includes a software visible register block that provides software access for controlling the EM on which one or more transactions to monitor and to configure one or more parameters associated with that transaction to track. The EM further includes a filtering sub-module that selects transactions to be monitored based on information received from the software. The performance counter module aggregates events and event measurements received from the EM into quantities of performance metrics associated with transactions between the IP cores over the interconnect. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057401 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND KIT FOR TESTING GAS MONITORS - System and method are utilized for testing the performance of a gas monitor against predetermined monitor characteristics to determine if performance of a gas monitor is validated following testing gas being directly delivered to a gas sensor of the gas monitor. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063775 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS - Method and apparatus are provided for automatically testing automotive components for one or more operating parameters. At least one operating parameter dependent variable is sensed and the data collected regarding the values of the operating parameter are transmitted to a data processing system. The data processing system compares the measured data to pre-programmed operating data that will determine a pass/fail decision for the machine element. The dependent variable data are compared to a predetermined set of values as determined by a pass envelope defined between a set of maximum values and a set of minimum values which can be illustrated as curves for an operating cycle of the machine element. The data processing system can determine, as correlated to an independent variable, whether or not the values are acceptable for the dependent variable. | 03-11-2010 |
20100070239 | PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEVICE AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD - A performance evaluation device and a performance evaluation method to evaluate at least one under-test module in a ROM of an electronic device are provided. The performance evaluation device comprises a time stamp counter, a measuring module, a recording module and a calculating module. The time stamp counter increments every time period to generate a time-stamp-number. The measuring module measures a unit-time time-stamp-number during a unit time to further calculates the time period. The recording module records a begin time-stamp-number when the at least one under-test module begins the operation and a finish time-stamp-number when the at least one under-test module finishes the operation. And the calculating module calculates an operation time data according to a difference between the begin time-stamp-number and the finish time-stamp-number and the time period. | 03-18-2010 |
20100076727 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A fluid ejection device includes one or more digital data storage arrays having plural EPROM cells. A method for affirming performance adequacy of EPROM cells in the one or more arrays includes the steps of identifying a reference cell in each array, measuring a selected performance criterion for the reference cells, obtaining a reference criterion value, and evaluating the actual performance of at least one cell in each array with respect to the reference criterion value. | 03-25-2010 |
20100082292 | ANALYTICAL GENERATOR OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR PIVOTING ON METRICS FOR COMPREHENSIVE VISUALIZATIONS - A process context analyzer of an industrial process allows the flexibility of a client to customize process data that is captured, which can allow data capture to encompass a larger hierarchy of an enterprise or lower subset of a hierarchy with a requisite need for customization to match its architecture. Although analytics can be readily accessed for fixed context for which key performance indicators (KPIs) visualizations are defined, an opportunity for addressing abnormal operation or non-optimal performance is addressed by brining enhanced analytics that benefit from recognizing attributes of the flexible context. Thereby, requested calculated tags can be supplied, as well as offering a return on investment increase by pattern recognition of time frame dependent or ambient condition dependent variations in the flexible context. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082293 | COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM MONITORING AND ANALYSIS - Techniques are disclosed for providing robust, comprehensive measurement and analysis for optimizing efficiency of compressed air systems. The techniques provided can be implemented, for example, in a network appliance local to the target compressed air system, and/or in a server configured to remotely monitor and evaluate the target system. On-site data logging as well as on-site or remote data analysis can be enabled, along with onboard data consolidation. Meters (e.g., airflow, air pressure, power, and/or acoustic) are deployed at the target system and provide data upon which the analysis is based. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082294 | COMMISSIONING AND USER SYSTEM FOR RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT DEVICES - This invention is generally directed to a method, system and computer program product for commissioning an RTD. The method comprises entering identification data and machine information for an RTD into a database, importing scan data measuring beam characteristics, entering additional data from measurement results generated by test equipment measuring aspects of the RTD's beam into the RTD database, creating a Data Book in the database comprising output factors, transmission factors and processed scan data; comparing information in the Data Book with information according to a predefined standard for commissioning the RTD, comparing a treatment plan MU based on a set of treatment parameters to the RTD MU calculated using the set of treatment parameters, and commissioning the RTD based at least in part on if the comparing meets the predefined standard and if the MU calculated by the RTD is within an acceptable range of the treatment plan MU. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082295 | Method and System of Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring - The invention relates to a method of condition monitoring of a wind turbine. Measurement data and operating condition parameters are captured. A subset of the operating condition parameters is selected. A set of n characterizing moments is calculated based on the subset of operating condition parameters. A finite n-dimensional space each representing possible values for one of the characterising moments is provided. The n-dimensional space is sub-divided into a number of bins each representing a n-dimensional interval defined by n one-dimensional intervals. Each one-dimensional intervals represents an interval in one of the n dimensions. Each bin defines an acceptable range for the set of n characterizing moments. The set of the characterising moments is determined if it belongs to one of the bins. The set of the characterising moments and measurement data are accepted if the set of the characterising moments belongs to one of the bins. | 04-01-2010 |
20100088067 | In Situ Health Monitoring of Piezoelectric Sensors - An in situ health monitoring apparatus may include an exciter circuit that applies a pulse to a piezoelectric transducer and a data processing system that determines the piezoelectric transducer's dynamic response to the first pulse. The dynamic response can be used to evaluate the operating range, health, and as-mounted resonance frequency of the transducer, as well as the strength of a coupling between the transducer and a structure and the health of the structure. | 04-08-2010 |
20100094592 | Using Application Performance Signatures For Characterizing Application Updates - One embodiment is a method that determines application performance signatures occurring at an application server in a multi-tier architecture. The method then analyzes the application performance signatures to determine whether a change in transaction performance at the application server results from a modification to an application. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100354 | DYNAMIC CALCULATION OF ALLOCATION FACTORS FOR A PRODUCER WELL - To monitor performance of wells, allocation factors are dynamically calculated for a particular producer well with respect to plural respective well patterns each containing at least one corresponding injector well. The allocation factors represent a production characteristic of the particular producer well in the respective well patterns. | 04-22-2010 |
20100106459 | Scalable Performance Management System - A performance management system, having a peer-to-peer architecture, enables performance transparency in computer information systems, providing granular performance data and scalability. Peer appliances in a computer information system collect performance data. When a user requests a performance report, an originating peer appliance may determine which peer appliances contain the data required for the report and what data processing, if any, is required. The originating peer appliance may send requests indicating what data and what data manipulation processing is required. Each of the receiving peer appliances (including the originating peer appliance) may perform its own portion of the data processing. The originating peer appliance may receive resultant data from the peer appliances (including itself) and combine the resultant data into the requested report for the user. The performance management system distributes significant data processing across the peer appliances, avoids bottlenecks, and increases system scalability. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106460 | NON-CONTIGUOUS REGIONS PROCESSING - Non-contiguous regions of interest as well as contiguous regions of interest are similarly processed. After an isotope peak detector has identified isotope peaks on LC/MS images, a microaligner microaligns bounding areas of identified isotope peaks and redefines the bounding areas to help subsequent scoring process. Forms of isotope peaks influence formation of a peak association matrix and a mass/charge association map which creates association in the mass/charge dimension. A correlation scorer produces reproducibility scores as well as quality scores to help aid scientists to discover biological features of interest. | 04-29-2010 |
20100114528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WELL SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT - A method and system is provided for managing well assets. The method includes the steps of determining “first tier” statuses corresponding to pre-defined well attributes, mapping the first tier statuses to one or more well performance classifications, determining “second tier” statuses corresponding to the well classifications, and combining the second tier statuses to determine an overall well surveillance status. The method and corresponding system can be used to manage wells by exception, to readily identify “under-performing” wells, and to prioritize actions to be taken by well operators. | 05-06-2010 |
20100125435 | POWER CONVERTER REMAINING LIFE ESTIMATION - Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to monitoring and/or estimating remaining life for a power converter. | 05-20-2010 |
20100131238 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL SYSTEM VERIFICATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT - A method of testing a component of a mobile platform without using an aircraft control system of the mobile platform, where the component forms a part of the aircraft control system. The method may involve using a test controller independent of the aircraft control system to initiate a test operation. The test operation is used to generate a test signal. The test signal is applied to a test subsystem carried on the mobile platform but operable independent of the aircraft control system. The test subsystem is used to act on the component of the aircraft control system. A response of the component may then be evaluated. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131239 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR DELOCALIZED BIOLIOGICAL ANALYSIS - The invention relates to a method of inspecting point-of-care biological test appliances (i= | 05-27-2010 |
20100138188 | SYSTEM, REMOTE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING OPERATION OF A WIND TURBINE - A method for validating operation of a wind turbine from a remote device. The remote device communicates with a controller, which is operatively coupled to the wind turbine. The method includes enabling a user through the remote device to submit a request for wind turbine operating data, composing a command corresponding to the request, transmitting the command to the controller, and receiving by the remote device a response from the controller. The response includes wind turbine operating data corresponding to the command. | 06-03-2010 |
20100145655 | RATIONAL APPROXIMATION AND CONTINUED-FRACTION APPROXIMATION APPROACHES FOR COMPUTATION EFFICIENCY OF DIFFRACTION SIGNALS - Methods and apparatuses for improving computation efficiency for diffraction signals in optical metrology are described. The method includes simulating a set of diffraction orders for a structure. A set of diffraction efficiencies is determined for the set of diffraction orders. A rational approximation or a continued-fraction approximation is applied to the set of diffraction efficiencies to obtain a rationally approximated set of diffraction efficiencies or a continued-fraction approximated set of diffraction efficiencies, respectively. A simulated spectrum is then provided. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145656 | Method for monitoring the operation of a medication delivery device, an electronic module, and a medication delivery system - The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring the operation of a medication delivery device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a medication delivery device, the medication delivery device comprises a medication delivery module, providing an electronic module coupled to the medication delivery device, the electronic module comprises a sensor element, a control element, and a storing element, detecting, using the sensor element, signals generated in response to a measurable operation of the medication delivery module, generating electronic data by processing, using the control element, electronic information derived from the detected signals, the electronic data comprises information about a medication delivery characteristic of at least one measurable operation of the medication delivery module, and storing the electronic data in the storing element. | 06-10-2010 |
20100153067 | Method and device for diagnosing a pop-off valve of a turbocharger - A method for diagnosing an electrically controllable pop-off valve of a turbo-charging device of an internal combustion engine, which pop-off valve is situated in a pop-off pipe bypassing the compressor, includes: providing a reading regarding an air mass flow supplied by an air supply channel to the internal combustion engine; after the activation of the pop-off valve in order to switch over the pop-off valve, analyzing the time curve of the air mass flow reading in order to determine, within a specified time after the beginning of the activation of the pop-off valve, a local maximum of the air mass flow indicated by the air mass flow reading; and detecting a fault of the electrically controllable pop-off valve if the local maximum of the air mass flow is not able to be determined within the specified time. | 06-17-2010 |
20100161277 | NETWORKED EVALUATION SYSTEM - A networked organization performance evaluation system based on an integrated number of Performance Components quantified by a computerized statistical analysis of data collected from within the organization. The data is collected by a network accessible interface generated by software resident on computers and databases maintained by the system. The Performance Components include: (a) an Achievement Component and a Failure Component representing end points of a Performance Range, (b) an Exposure Component of an identified population of said organization, (c) an Individual Exposure component of an individual within the population, (d) a Significant Personal Pleasure Component associated with the Achievement Component, (e) a Significant Personal Discomfort Component associated with the Failure Component, (f) a Meaning Component, (g) a Strategy and Plan Component. Each of the Performance Components is assigned a ranked value derived through the statistical analysis. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169046 | HEAT SINK BLOCKAGE DETECTOR - A method, a data processing system, and a computer program product identify blockages in a heat sink of a data processing system. An electromagnetic emitter and an electromagnetic detector are positioned on opposite sides of the heat sink. An intensity of a stream of electromagnetic radiation directed from the electromagnetic emitter is measured by the electromagnetic detector. Based on the measured intensity of the stream of electromagnetic radiation as measured by the electromagnetic detector, a blockage level of the heat sink is determined. If the blockage level of the heat sink exceeds a blockage threshold, an alert is generated. | 07-01-2010 |
20100191504 | Tool for Calculating the Performance of Progressive Lenses - The invention relates to a method for computer-assisted evaluation of the performance of progressive lenses, specifically while taking into account individual parameters of a given eyeglass wearer, the individual parameters including at least personal prescription data, in particular, additional spherical, astigmatic, and/or prismatic power, and/or personal wearer data for the eyeglass wearer, in particular, forward inclination, horizontal frame inclination, corneal vertex distance, and/or interpupillary distance. The method includes the following steps: determining the individual parameters; calculating a total performance factor P in each case for at least two quality classes of progressive lenses as a function of the individual parameters, the total performance factor P being correlated with the quality of the monocular visual acuity and/or binocular visual impression; — and outputting the calculated total performance factor P for the quality classes. The invention further relates to a device, a computer program product, a storage medium, and a graphical user interface. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191505 | Quantifying the impact of network latency on the end-to-end response time of distributed applications - A method for measuring system response sensitivity, using live traffic and an analysis that converts randomly arriving stimuli and reactions to the stimuli to mean measures over chosen intervals, thereby creating periodically occurring samples that are processed. The system is perturbed in a chosen location of the system in a manner that is periodic with frequency p, and the system's response to arriving stimuli is measured at frequency p. The perturbation, illustratively, is with a square wave pattern. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191506 | Data Quality And Ancillary Data Checking For Raman Sensor - Systems and methods for operating, particularly in the field, a Raman spectroscopy device that includes a laser, a spectrograph, an intensified charge coupled device (ICCD), and an autofocus subsystem. Before spectral data acquisition commences a series of ancillary data checks is performed to monitor operating conditions of at least the laser, the ICCD, and the autofocus subsystem. Further, after each Raman spectrum acquisition, a series of data quality checks is performed to enhance confidence in the just collected data. Only spectral data that passes the data quality checks are further processed. However, all spectral data are stored in a log file. When the log file reaches a predetermined capacity, the log file is closed, and a new round of ancillary data checks is performed to again monitor the status of the Raman spectroscopy device. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191507 | Multi-Protocol Fire-Alarm Strobe Synchronization - A system and method of synchronization protocol for fire alarm strobe systems which has the ability to synchronize the strobe light devices from different manufactures simultaneously. | 07-29-2010 |
20100223027 | MONITORING METHOD FOR MULTI TOOLS - A monitoring method for multi tools is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of measurement tools for measuring the testing points of standard wafers, calculating a vector for representing a measurement tool, calculating the angle between every two of the vectors and determining the measurement tools having the same performance or not. Thereby, the measurement tools can be efficiently grouped and the measuring stability of the measurement tool is analyzed. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228524 | Sports analytics: use of a multi-dimensional database technology in the analysis of sports metrics related data - A method and apparatus for the processing and usage of a multi-dimensional database management system to support an analytic database focused on the analysis of player-based scoring for team and individual performance data. A multi-dimensional database is defined as having multiple perspectives (or dimensions) organized such that analysis of complex data sets is simplified for users of the system. Performance scoring metrics of athletes provides players, coaching staffs and office personnel with statistical information that represents true performance player by player in a specific sport. This data is by nature complex and comprised of extremely large data sets. Furthermore, the base set of facts only provides a certain level of information to these users, much more important is the derived information that can be surmised from these metrics. The definition and production of unique identifiers and metrics is a fundamental component of this apparatus. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228525 | DATA LOGGER FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A data logging system includes a sensor for monitoring a parameter and a data logger. The data logger includes a first logging mode and a second logging mode. The first logging mode has a low-capacity logging mode adapted to collect data from the sensor at time intervals, identify a start of a data cycle when the parameter reaches a first limit, identify a stop of the data cycle when the parameter reaches a second limit, process the data collected between the start and stop of the data cycle, log the data processed, the data processed having less bytes than the data collected between the start and stop of the data cycle. The second logging mode is adapted to collect data from the sensor at time intervals and to log a portion of the data collected after receiving an event code. | 09-09-2010 |
20100241401 | Solar collector electronic freeze protection system, with differential circulation control of pump and automatic freeze protection - An automatic and electronic freeze protection system for solar energy collector systems. The system includes a solar collector for collecting solar energy in the form of heat, a circulation pump operated by a DC power source (typically a small photovoltaic module), a storage tank, an ac current connection to provide freeze protection at times when no sun is available, and various valves and piping to complete. Sensors are provided at both the storage tank and the solar collector to monitor the temperature of the water and also the temperature of the collector (more specifically, the temperature of the fluid in the collector). Whenever the fluid in the collector approaches its freeze point, the electronic freeze protection will use AC or battery power to energize the DC circulation pump, thereby circulating water from the storage tank to and through all components of the system. When the temperature of the collector (the temperature of the fluid in the collector) rises to a predetermined point and freezing is no longer imminent or possible, the electronic freeze protection will shut off the circulation pump. This process will repeat as often as is necessary to protect the collector and system components that are exposed to freezing temperatures. The primary difference between our current invention and existing systems is that there is no electronic freeze protection device available for DC-solar systems. In addition, we have combined existing DC differential control with electronic freeze protection for a truly unique and extremely useful improvement. Differential control of the circulation pump will increase efficiency of the system, thereby increasing total solar gain. Finally, and uniquely, this invention includes fault protection in the event of an open or shorted sensor at the collector. In the event of a fault, the present invention will energize the circulation pump, thereby preventing freezing and making the system fail-safe. The invention is unique by three means: combination of electronic freeze protection AND differential control in a single unit, automatic backup with battery and ac power, and fault protection for fail-safe operation. | 09-23-2010 |
20100250191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF HIERARCHICAL TEST EQUIPMENT - A method includes defining a hierarchy associated with a test system including a plurality of test units for testing integrated circuit devices. At least some of the test units have a plurality of sockets. The hierarchy includes a first level including a first plurality of entities each associated with one of the sockets and at least a second level including a second plurality of entities each associated with a grouping of the sockets. State data associated with operational states of the sockets is received. A set of state metrics is generated for each entity at each level of the hierarchy based on the state data. Each set of state metrics identifies time spent in the operational states. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN EFFICIENCY OF A POWER DEVICE - A method for estimating an efficiency of a power device includes identifying a state of operation of the power device, measuring power-related information produced by the power device, and determining an estimated efficiency of the power device based in part on the state of operation of the power device and power loss parameters associated with the power device by using the measured power-related information. Other methods and devices for measuring efficiency are further disclosed. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A system for testing a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a testing device photographing and capturing an image of a defect generated on a substrate having a thin film array formed thereon, the testing device providing testing information on the defect, a ARPC automatically determining defectiveness of the substrate by an automatic determination method using a defect determining automation program designed based on a testing worker's determination method and behavior aspect, the captured image and the testing information on the defect, a PRPC determining defectiveness of the substrate based on the captured image and the testing information on the defect, if the defectiveness of the substrate is undeterminable by the ARPC, and a main server connecting the ARPC with the PRPC and storing the captured image and the testing information on the defect. The ARPC extracts characteristics of the defect by using the testing information on the defect and the ARPC analyzes the extracted characteristics of the defect to classify and calculate the degree of the defect. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262401 | Method for analysis of the operation of a gas turbine - A method for analyzing the operation of a gas turbine is provided. A neural network based upon a normal operation of the gas turbine is learned. A dynamic pressure signal is read by a pressure sensor in or on the compressor of the turbine, and an operating parameter is read by a further sensor. The dynamic pressure signal is subjected to a frequency analysis, a parameter of a frequency spectrum of the pressure signal being determined. Based upon the measured operating parameter and the parameter of the frequency spectrum of the pressure signal, the neural network is learned. The measured operating parameter and the parameter of the frequency spectrum are input parameters, and a diagnostic characteristic value representing a probability of a presence of operation of the gas turbine as a function of the input parameters is output. | 10-14-2010 |
20100262402 | PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEVICE AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD - A performance evaluation device includes an event counter unit that counts events occurring by execution of an evaluation target program from arrival of a measurement start signal indicating a measurement start point of a measurement section preset to the evaluation target program to arrival of a measurement stop signal indicating a measurement stop point of the measurement section, and an iteration counter unit that counts iterations of the measurement section to be iterated based on at least one of the measurement start signal and the measurement stop signal. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268511 | METHOD, PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING CONFIGURATION PARAMETER SET OF SYSTEM - The method includes the steps of: storing a plurality of parameter sets; selecting one of the plurality of parameter sets as a test parameter set to be evaluated; measuring performance only for one batch job out of N (N is a positive integer) batch jobs constituting full set performance measurement for the test parameter set; and calculating an evaluation value on the basis of a difference between an integral of measurement values obtained until the performance has been measured for r (r is a positive integer smaller than N) batch jobs by using the test parameter set; and an integral of mean measurement values of the performance for the r batch jobs by using an optimal parameter set which is one of the parameter sets used in the performance evaluation having been performed; determining whether or not the evaluation value has deviated from a predetermined evaluation continuing range; and terminating the evaluation of the test parameter set on condition that it is determined that the evaluation value has deviated form the evaluation continuing range toward performance deterioration. It is preferable that the predetermined evaluation continuing range be of a width from a width W where r is equal to zero, to a width W′ (0≦W′10-21-2010 | |
20100280793 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE EFFICACY OF PLAQUE REMOVAL - A method for measuring the efficacy of a dental care product with respect to plaque removal on the teeth of a volunteer, comprising the steps:
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20100286955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING MAXIMUM COOLER AND RACK CAPACITIES IN A DATA CENTER - A system and method for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, a power draw value for each of the equipment racks, and a maximum cooler capacity value for the at least one cooling provider; storing the received data; determining cooling performance of at least one of the plurality of equipment racks based on the layout; determining a cooling load for the at least one cooler and a difference between the cooling load and the maximum cooler capacity value; for each equipment rack, determining a maximum rack capacity based on the layout and the difference between the cooling load and the maximum cooler capacity value; and displaying an indication of the maximum rack capacity for each equipment rack. | 11-11-2010 |
20100286956 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING COOLING PERFORMANCE OF ARRANGEMENTS OF EQUIPMENT IN A DATA CENTER - A system and method for evaluating equipment in an improper cluster in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, the method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the improper cluster of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, storing the received data, identifying at least one gap in the layout, determining cooling performance of at least one of the plurality of equipment racks based, at least in part, on characteristics of the at least one gap, and displaying the layout of the data center, wherein the layout includes an indication of the cooling performance of the at least one of the plurality of equipment racks. | 11-11-2010 |
20100286957 | Method for measuring HVAC efficiency - A method for measuring HVAC efficiency is disclosed which may be used to test various elements within the HVAC system to determine whether any element, such as a heating coil, is operating at an acceptable efficiency when compared to design specifications or previously established standards. The method may also be used to easily determine volumetric flow rate of air through the system at various points simply. | 11-11-2010 |
20100286958 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM - An apparatus for analysing the condition of a machine having a rotating shaft, including:
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20100305904 | PORTABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF LASER-BASED SPEED MEASURING DEVICES - A portable test and certification unit for laser-based speed measuring devices (traffic laser guns, etc.) is provided. The test and certification unit is capable of performing manual, semi-automatic and automatic measurements on laser guns, ensuring no “missed” steps in the certification process. The unit is optionally supported by a general-purpose digital computer such as a “PC,” which may, in turn, record test results and print certification documents. The test and certification unit allows for fast and accurate certification of laser guns in a laboratory or in the field by operators of only minimal technical skill, thereby saving expense and time, as laser guns no longer must be removed from vehicles and/or shipped to a remote certification facility. | 12-02-2010 |
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. | 12-16-2010 |
20100332187 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE RECONCILIATION - A method and system for determining the overall performance of a power plant are provided. The system includes a plurality of components includes a processor configured to generate a first reference model of the power plant and generate a first measured model of the power plant. The processor is further configured to determine the performance impact of the at least one of the plurality of components of the power plant on the overall thermal performance of the power plant, normalize the performance impact to design conditions, and output at least one of the normalized performance impact on overall plant performance. | 12-30-2010 |
20100332188 | MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - A mobile image capture system, a system comprising: a sensing unit for attaching to a vehicle, the sensing unit having a camera constructed and arranged to view a participant on the vehicle, the camera capturing at least one image; and processing electronics for storing data representing the captured at least one image or for relaying data representing the captured at least one image to a computer or a network. | 12-30-2010 |
20110015897 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING DERATING PERFORMANCE OF A COMPONENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method for testing derating performance of a component obtains a component list, a pin list, and a standard derating list of the electronic device from a storage. The system and method further receives parameters of each component, the parameters of each component comprising voltages of two pins of the component and a working temperature of the component, calculates a working voltage and a derating ratio of the component according to the parameters. The system and method also analyzes the working voltage and the derating ratio of the component to get analysis result, generates a test report comprising the derating ratio, the working temperature, the analysis results of each component in the component list, and storing the test report in the storage. | 01-20-2011 |
20110022355 | Network Characterization, Feature Extraction and Application to Classification - Methods, systems and apparatus for characterizing networks are presented. For example, a method of characterizing a network represented by a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges is provided. The method may be implemented on a processor device and includes calculating, for example, by the processor device, a passthrough count of at least a portion of the network. The passthrough count includes a count of a number of passthroughs in the at least a portion of the network. A passthrough includes one of the plurality of nodes, a directed edge of the plurality of edges coupled to the one of the plurality of nodes, and another edge of the plurality of edges coupled to the one of the plurality of nodes. At most one of the directed edge and the other edge is directed towards the one of the plurality of nodes. At most one of the directed edge and the other edge is directed away from the one of the plurality of nodes. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022356 | DETERMINING PERFORMANCE SENSITIVITIES OF COMPUTATIONAL UNITS - Performance sensitivities to a change in performance capabilities of computational units of a computer system are determined based on measured utilization metrics for each of the computational units. In order to determine the performance sensitivities, in one approach, the computational units are operated at a first performance level, and respective first utilization metrics are determined. The computational units are then operated at a second performance level and respective second utilization metrics are determined. The sensitivity to performance capability change, e.g., a frequency change, is determined based on the respective first and second utilization metrics. The performance sensitivities of the computational units to a change in performance capability are continually updated in response to, e.g., a process context change of a computational unit or in response to a predetermined period of time elapsing since the last sensitivity to a performance capability change was determined for a computational unit. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022357 | LOCATION DETERMINING SYSTEM - A location measurement system comprises: a GPS receiver for attachment to a person and for determining earth location of the person; a display for attachment to the person; memory for storing map data; a processor configured to process earth location and the map data to instruct display the person's current location with a map on the display. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029282 | HARSH ENVIRONMENT SENSOR SYSTEM AND DETECTION METHODS - A system for measuring a plurality of operating parameters of an object in a harsh environment is provided. The system includes a first energy transceiver system configured to transceive energy signals. The system also includes a transcieved modulant coupled to the first energy transceiver system. The system further includes a second energy transceiver system at least partially disposed on the object and capable of being interrogated by the first energy transceiver system. The second energy transceiver system still further includes a sensing system. The system also includes a processor coupled to the first energy transceiver system. The processor is configured to determine of the plurality of the operating parameters of the object in the harsh environment based upon the transceived modulant. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029283 | MEASURING LINE PERFORMANCE - A method of measuring the performance of a DSL line is proposed, providing an indication of potential faults in the line. Analysis of broadband DSL is less straightforward than for other technologies, since ‘normal’ behaviour depends on a number of factors, including line length and line quality, where normal behaviour for a long line could be regarded as poor for a short line. The data transmission characteristics of a DSL line under test are measured with reference to its upstream line attenuation, then the results are compared with the model for the corresponding data transmission characteristic. A performance measure is calculated for each characteristic indicative of the difference between the measured characteristic and the observed ‘average’ for other lines having the same upstream line attenuation. A final line performance indicator is calculated based on the combination of all the individual performance measures, which provides a quantitative measure of a line's performance. | 02-03-2011 |
20110035186 | PORTABLE WIRELESS SENSOR - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device. The apparatus includes a portable device. The portable device includes first and second sensors that respectively measure first and second fabrication process parameters. The first fabrication process parameter is different from the second fabrication process parameter. The portable device also includes a wireless transceiver that is coupled to the first and second sensors. The wireless transceiver receives the first and second fabrication process parameters and transmits wireless signals containing the first and second fabrication process parameters. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040526 | Device and Method for Performing A Functional Test On A Control Element Of A Turbo Engine - A turbomachine has a first process control element, a second process control element, and a test system for testing the first process control element. The first process control element and the second process control element influence the same process variable. To test the first process control element, the test system changes the process variable by means of the second process control element. This change in the process variable caused by the second process control element is compensated again by means of the first process control element. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040527 | PROCESS CONDITION SENSING WAFER AND DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A measuring device incorporating a substrate with sensors that measure the processing conditions that a wafer may undergo during manufacturing. The substrate can be inserted into a processing chamber by a robot head and the measuring device can transmit the conditions in real time or store the conditions for subsequent analysis. Sensitive electronic components of the device can be distanced or isolated from the most deleterious processing conditions in order increase the accuracy, operating range, and reliability of the device. | 02-17-2011 |
20110054840 | FAILURE PREDICTION OF COMPLEX STRUCTURES UNDER ARBITRARY TIME-SERIAL LOADING CONDITION - A method and apparatus for the nonlinear detection of imminent failure in a complex structural element is disclosed. The method and apparatus include sensing stress and strain displacement-related data for said structural element, analyzing the sensed stress and strain displacement-related data as a function of one or more principle components, generating a crack-growth rate function relating said data for each principle component over a load/unload cycle, determining a total crack-growth rate function based on at least one crack-growth rate function, deriving from said total crack-growth rate function at least one indicator function, monitoring trends in said at least one indicator function, and providing an indication when said monitoring detects an end-stage trend in said at least one indicator function. | 03-03-2011 |
20110054841 | CLIENT LOAD SIMULATION FRAMEWORK - Described is a technology for load testing a service such as a medical data service (e.g., Microsoft Amalga® UIS) with mixed test sets. Simulated users perform randomly selected operations against the service. State machines are created to represent the simulated users, with the operations arranged within states of the state machine. By randomly selecting each state and its operations, the actions of many real users may be simulated, providing a realistic load test of the service. Moreover, to match certain types of usage scenarios, the states in a state machine may be weighted relative to one another so that the random selection is biased in favor of more weighted states. Similarly, each operation within a state may be weighted relative to each other operation within the same state, so that when a state is determined, the random selection is biased in favor of more weighted operations within that state. | 03-03-2011 |
20110071792 | CREATING AND VIEWING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT FROM DATA OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE IN A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - Individuals participating in various sports or other physical activities can have data and media captured to provide a record of such activities. Small devices including a variety of sensors attached to individuals or equipment can capture data about the individual's performance. Video cameras, still image cameras and microphones can be placed throughout the venue or on the individuals to capture audio and image data. Audio, video, location information and performance data can be captured and then used to produce media of the activity. As a result of such data capture techniques, the data from sensors and the image and video data from the cameras are associated with the identification and location of the individual during the course of the individual's performance. Using this information, various media, such as videos, maps and other images, and combinations thereof, can be generated for each individual based on events occurring in the individual's performance and the location of the individual. Individuals can use such media for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to, sharing it with others. | 03-24-2011 |
20110087460 | Field device for determining or monitoring a physical or chemical process variable - Field device for determining or monitoring a physical or chemical process variable, wherein the field device is composed of a sensor, which works according to a defined measuring principle, and a control/evaluation unit, which, as a function of a safety standard required for the particular safety-critical application, conditions and evaluates, along at least two equivalent measuring paths, measurement data delivered by the sensor. The control/evaluation unit is implemented on an FPGA, on which are provided at least a first section and a second section, wherein, in each section, a digital measuring path, which is composed of a plurality of software-based and/or hardware-based function modules, is dynamically reconfigurable. The sections are isolated from one another by permanently configured spacer regions, wherein the spacer regions are embodied in such a way, that a temperature and/or a voltage change in one of the sections has no influence on the other section or other sections, and, in the case of malfunction, no connection occurs between the sections. The control/evaluation unit, as a function of the particular defined safety-critical application, partially dynamically reconfigures the function modules in the measuring paths in such a manner, that the field device fulfills the required safety standard. | 04-14-2011 |
20110106496 | TESTING ANALYTICS TOOL - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for testing analytics. Embodiments herein disclosed provide for automating the collection and storage of test data, automating test performance calculations across a multitude of segments within the test group and automating test result information delivery. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106497 | Yield Computation and Optimization for Selective Voltage Binning - Techniques for improving parametric chip yield of manufactured chips are provided. In one aspect, a method for optimizing parametric chip yield is provided. The method includes the following steps. Parametric chip yield is computed based on performance and power consumption of a plurality of manufactured chips subject to a given voltage binning scheme. It is then determined whether the parametric chip yield computed is optimal. If the parametric chip yield is not optimal, the voltage binning scheme is altered and the compute and determine steps are repeated. Otherwise the binning scheme is left unaltered. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106498 | STATUS DETECTING DEVICE FOR IEPE PIEZOELECTRIC ACCELERATION SENSOR - A detecting device for determining the status of an IEPE piezoelectric acceleration sensor is disclosed. The detecting device comprises a battery power supply management system, an IEPE sensor operating power supply management system, an IEPE operating status detection system, a microprocessor control system, a low battery LED indicator, a sensor operating status LED indicator, a universal meter/voltage meter interface, and a characteristic signal generating system. Therefore, a display system may be removed from the detecting system, thereby providing improved convenience for technicians tasked with sensor maintenance and also making the detecting device more portable. | 05-05-2011 |
20110112797 | Efficiency monitoring of a compressor - A method for monitoring the efficiency of a compressor is provided. A mass flow, an entry pressure, an exit pressure, an entry temperature, and an exit temperature of the process medium are all determined and a performance factor is ascertained. At the inlet of each stage, a stage entry temperature and a stage entry pressure are directly or indirectly measured as measurement parameters. At the outlet of each stage, a stage exit temperature and a stage exit pressure are directly or indirectly measured as measurement parameters. Each stage is assigned a module which calculates a stage efficiency as a performance factor from the measurement parameters using a calculation means. | 05-12-2011 |
20110144944 | COMPRESSOR DIAGNOSTIC AND PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is provided and may include generating a high-side signal indicative of an operating condition of a high-pressure side of a refrigeration circuit and generating a low-side signal indicative of an operating condition of a low-pressure side of the refrigeration circuit. The method may further include processing by a processor the high-side signal and the low-side signal to determine a non-measured system condition and determining by the processor an efficiency of the refrigeration circuit based on the non-measured system condition. | 06-16-2011 |
20110153274 | CHILLER'S PERFORMANCE TESTER - A chiller's performance tester includes two flowrate sensors, four temperature sensors, one current sensor, one voltage sensor, all sensors being externally connectable, and an enclosure in which a thermal energy calculation IC board, an electrical power calculation IC board, and a programmable logic controller are arranged. The enclosure has a front side to which a man-machine interface panel that displays measurement readings and provides function-related operations is mounted. The enclosure has a back side to which a socket-carrying panel that is connectable to cables of the sensors is mounted. Readings of flowrate, temperature, current, and voltage are transmitted to the programmable logic controller in which software is executed to compile and integrate these signals to be further transmitted to a computer for subsequent analysis and monitoring. Test of a water chiller is made simple and cost, man power, and working hours are saved. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161049 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM TOOL WITH PARTS NUMBER DATABASE - A tool for use with a tire pressure monitor system includes a storing module configured to store a plurality of communication protocols used by the tire pressure monitor system to interface with a vehicle electronic control unit, the storing module further including a database having parts numbers of sensors utilized with the tire pressure monitor system, the database further includes a vehicle data associated with the tire pressure monitor system, a requesting module configured to request the vehicle data from the storing module, a receiving module configured to receive the vehicle data from the storing module, an accessing module configured to access the storing module to retrieve at least one communication protocol based on the vehicle data, a communications module to receive and transmit the at least one communication protocol to and from the electronic control unit and to and from a sensor, and a processor. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166828 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A NETWORK OF THERMOSTATS AS TOOL TO VERIFY PEAK DEMAND REDUCTION - The invention comprises systems and methods for estimating the rate of change in temperature inside a structure. At least one thermostat located is inside the structure and is used to control an climate control system in the structure. At least one remote processor is in communication with said thermostat and at least one database stores data reported by the thermostat. At least one processor compares the outside temperature at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to the remote processor from the thermostat. The processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a first estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the climate control system is “on”. The processor also uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a second estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the climate control system is “off”. The compares at least one of the first estimation and the second estimation to the actual inside temperature recorded inside the structure to determine whether the actual rate of change in inside temperature is closer to the first estimation or the second estimation. | 07-07-2011 |
20110172963 | Methods and Apparatus for Predicting the Performance of a Multi-Tier Computer Software System - A method and system for predicting the performance of a multi-tier computer software system operating on a distributed computer system, sends client requests to one or more tiers of software components of the multi-tier computer software system in a time selective manner; collects traffic traces among all the one or more tiers of the software components of the multi-tier computer software system; collects CPU time at the software components of the multi-tier computer software system; infers performance data of the multi-tier computer software system from the collected traffic traces; and determines disk input/output waiting time from the inferred performance data. | 07-14-2011 |
20110178769 | DYNAMIC RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TESTING WITH CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for performing dynamic randomized controlled testing to evaluate design choices for a consumer electronics (CE) device. A plurality of CE devices may communicate with a server system over a data communications network to be assigned a variant of the design choice. The variant may correspond to a variant of a user interface component of the CE device or a functional component of the CE device. Once assigned, feedback may be collected from the plurality of CE devices specifying one or more performance metrics associated with the design variant assigned to a respective CE device. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING INTERNAL QUANTUM WELL EFFICIENCY OF LED - Provided is a method and apparatus for measuring efficiency of an optical device. In the method, a power of emission light from the optical device is calculated by irradiating an excitation stimulus on the optical device. A power of a reference excitation stimulus at which a variation of recombination coefficients in a quantum well of the optical device with respect to a variation of carrier concentration in the quantum well of the optical device becomes minimum is extracted. An internal quantum efficiency of the optical device at the power of the reference excitation stimulus is calculated. An internal quantum efficiency of the optical device at powers of various excitation stimuli is calculated from the internal quantum efficiency of the optical device at the power of the reference excitation stimulus. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178771 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PITCH OF A SET OF BLADES OF A WIND TURBINE - Methods of controlling a variable speed wind turbine generator connected to a power grid. The method may include measuring the frequency, f, of the power grid, controlling the speed of the generator for optimizing the power delivered to the power grid, and setting limits for the generator speed. The setting of the limits for the generator speed is performed in dependency of the measured frequency of the power grid. This provides a dynamical set of limits providing improved possibilities of optimizing the power production. | 07-21-2011 |
20110184700 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DYNAMIC MONITORING OF A BROADBAND LAMBDA PROBE - The invention relates to a method for monitoring dynamic characteristics of a broadband lambda probe ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110191062 | FIELD DEVICE FOR DETERMINING OR MONITORING A PROCESS VARIABLE IN PROCESS AUTOMATION - A field device for determining or monitoring a process variable in process automation. The field device includes: sensor, which works according to a defined measuring principle; and a control/evaluation unit, which conditions and evaluates measurement data delivered by the sensor along at least two equal valued measuring paths as a function of a safety standard required in a particular safety-critical application. The control/evaluation unit is embodied, at least partly, as a reconfigurable logic chip, with a plurality of partially dynamically reconfigurable, function modules. The control/evaluation unit so configures the function modules in the measuring paths as a function of the defined safety-critical application, that the field device is correspondingly designed to the required safety standard. | 08-04-2011 |
20110202312 | OPERATION SOUND COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a system includes a first operation sound collector, a second operation sound collector, a database, a receiver, and controller. The first operation sound collector is provided in a movable part of equipment, and transmits first data including inclination angle data and first operation sound data. The second operation sound collector is provided in a fixed part of the equipment, and transmits second data including second operation sound data being collected simultaneously with the first operation sound data. The database stores operation sound data in normal operation. The receiver simultaneously receives the first data and the second data. The controller determines whether an operation sound is abnormal based on the first data, the second data, and the operation sound data of the database. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202313 | Method and System for Program Execution Integrity Measurement - The present disclosure is directed towards methods and systems and methods for measuring the integrity of an operating system's execution and ensuring that the system's code is performing its intended functionality. This includes examining the integrity of the code that the operating system is executing as well as the data that the operating system accesses. Integrity violations can be detected in the dynamic portions of the code being executed. | 08-18-2011 |
20110213589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE ELECTRIC MOTOR EFFICIENCY USING AN EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT - A system and method for determining electric motor efficiency includes a monitoring system having a processor programmed to determine efficiency of an electric motor under load while the electric motor is online. The determination of motor efficiency is independent of a rotor speed measurement. Further, the efficiency is based on a determination of stator winding resistance, an input voltage, and an input current. The determination of the stator winding resistance occurs while the electric motor under load is online. | 09-01-2011 |
20110218770 | OPERATION MONITORING DEVICE, AN OPERATION MONITORING METHOD AND A PROGRAM STORING MEDIUM - In an operation monitoring device which groups a plurality of types of performance information and focuses on monitoring the representative of the grouped performance information, abnormality of the non-representative of the performance information is also monitored efficiently without increasing a monitoring load at ordinary times. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218771 | Method and system for evaluating the efficiency of an air conditioning apparatus - The applicant describes a system and methods of calculating the overall operating efficiency of an air conditioning chiller that evaluates efficiency of the component parts of the chiller and generates an overall efficiency based on these component efficiency values. If the overall chiller efficiency is less than the maximum attainable chiller efficiency, the cost of the inefficiency is calculated and presented to the user. Recommendations for corrective action to restore maximum chiller efficiency are identified and presented to the user. | 09-08-2011 |
20110238370 | Methods, Apparatuses and Systems for Automatically Determining the State of a Cluster Tool - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for determining the state of a cluster tool. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving status information for one or more modules of a cluster tool. The method may include defining one or more wafer flows through the cluster tool. Each wafer flow through the cluster tool may include one or more wafer flow steps performed by one or more modules. The method may include determining, with a processing device, the states of the one or more wafer flow steps in response to the status information. The method may include determining, with a processing device, the states of the one or more wafer flows in response to the state of the one or more wafer flow steps. The method may include determining the state of the cluster tool in response to the states of the one or more wafer flows. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238371 | METHOD FOR BRAKING STATE MONITORING AND WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for determining the state of a braking apparatus of a wind energy installation can include obtaining data relating to load behavior of the braking apparatus, recording a measured value during a time period between a start of a braking process and an end of the braking process, and determining a brake state characteristic value based on the data and the measured value. A wind energy installation for performing the method can include a braking apparatus, a sensor, a control unit configured to instruct the sensor to record a measured value in a time period between a start of a braking process and an end of a braking process, a data memory configured to store data relating to load behavior of the braking apparatus, and a computation module configured to determine a brake state characteristic value based on the data and the measured value. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238372 | OPERATIONAL STATE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND OPERATION STATE ANALYSIS METHOD - The operational state analysis system may analyze an operational state of a plant based on processed data items related to the plant. The operational state analysis system may include a reception unit that receives a selection of the processed data items, the selection being performed by user of the operational state analysis system, a property value acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of property values, each of the plurality of property values being one of values of the processed data items and statistical values based on the processed data items of which the selection is received by the reception unit, and a waveform display unit that displays the plurality of property values acquired by the property value acquisition unit as waveforms that analyzes the operational state. | 09-29-2011 |
20110251824 | ATHLETICISM RATING AND PERFORMANCE MEASURING SYSTEM - A universal athleticism rating system and related athletic performance measuring systems for accurately detecting and recording athletic performance are disclosed. The athleticism rating system evaluates individual athletes against a common, standardized, set of athletic performance tests. Each athlete performs the athletic tests and his or her scores in the individual tests are entered into a standardized calculation to produce a single athletic performance score. The related performance measuring system is preferably a timing system that ensures quick, easy, and accurate collection of athletic event timing related data without the need for the athlete to wear any special detection devices or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the performance measuring system integrates with the rating system to provide seamless athletic data collection and rating of athletes. | 10-13-2011 |
20110257933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING THREE-PHASE POWER FLOWS IN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - A system and method for monitoring and managing three-phase power flows in electrical transmission and distribution networks through the use of a deterministic, non-iterative method using an holomorphic embedding and algebraic approximants for determining the power flows in the three phases of a power generating system having an electrical grid. Such method is capable of determining whether or not a physical solution to the load flow problem exists, or if the system is in a state of voltage collapse. It may be employed in either real-time or off-line analytic applications for balanced or unbalanced electric power systems, in particular for monitoring and analyzing unbalanced conditions in three-phase electrical networks and for the accurate calculation of short-circuit conditions. | 10-20-2011 |
20110264408 | TRACKING OF ENGINE WASH IMPROVEMENTS - A method comprises the step of quantifying an improvement in a gas turbine engine operation after a cleaning of the engine. A computer-readable medium, and a system for performing the method are also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20110264409 | COMPRESSOR SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module for a compressor, having an electric motor operating at a first voltage, the sensor module operating at a second voltage, is provided. The sensor module includes a plurality of inputs connected to a plurality of sensors that generate a plurality of operating signals associated with operating conditions of the compressor. A processor is connected to the plurality of inputs and records multiple operating condition measurements from the plurality of operating signals. A communication port is connected to the processor for communicating said operating condition measurements to a control module that controls the compressor. The processor is disposed within an electrical enclosure of the compressor, the electrical enclosure being configured to house electrical terminals for connecting a power supply to the electric motor. The second voltage is less than said first voltage. | 10-27-2011 |
20110276311 | METHOD FOR TESTING FUNCTIONALITY OF AN OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE OF A MACHINE TOOL - In a method for testing functionality of an optical measuring device of a machine tool, optical measurement signals are acquired and converted into analog electrical signals, which are in turn supplied to an evaluation unit. The analog electrical signals are also supplied as test signals to a monitoring unit, which performa, upon initiation by a control device of the machine tool, a self-test of the monitoring unit by adjusting the test signals supplied to the monitoring unit such that a combination signal formed from the test signals is below the lower or above the upper threshold limit. It is then checked, if an error signal is transmitted to the control device of the machine tool, when the combination signal is below the lower or above the upper threshold limit, wherein failure to transmit an error signal indicates a malfunction of the monitoring unit. | 11-10-2011 |
20110288821 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING THE USEABLE LIFE OF A PHOTORECEPTOR IN IMAGING DEVICES - Systems and methods of determining a predicted usable life of components, such as a photoreceptor, associated with an imaging device. The systems and methods include a power source configured to increase an electric field across the photoreceptor. A sensor or array is configured to detect charge deficient spots (CDS) in a charge transport layer (CTL) of the photoreceptor as a result of increasing the electric field. The systems and methods are configured to determine the predicted useable life of the photoreceptor based on the detected CDS. The systems and methods are further configured to output a report of the estimation. The estimation is conducted at fixed or variable intervals throughout the life of the photoreceptor and/or imaging device. | 11-24-2011 |
20110295556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING THE CONDITION OF A MACHINE HAVING A ROTATING PART - A method for analyzing the condition of a machine having a rotating shaft, includes:
| 12-01-2011 |
20110307216 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF EYE-TRACKING SYSTEM RANDOM ERROR - An estimate of random error in an eye-tracking system is done directly from eye-tracker outputs during a trial, without the need for an explicit calibration process. The distances traveled between adjacent user observations are computed, and the random error δ | 12-15-2011 |
20120010854 | Quantum Efficiency Measurement System and Method of Use - A system for measuring a characteristic of a solar cell is disclosed and includes a light source irradiating an optical signal having a spectral range from about 100 nm to about 3000 nm, a wavelength selector configured to selectively narrow the spectral range of the optical signal, a beam splitter, a reference detector in optical communication with the beam splitter and configured to measure a characteristic of the optical signal, a specimen irradiated with the optical signal, a reflectance detector in optical communication with the specimen via the beam splitter and configured to measure an optical characteristic of the optical signal reflected by the specimen, a multiplexer in communication with at least one of the reference detector, specimen, and reflectance detector, and a processor in communication with at least one of the reference detector, specimen, and reflectance detector via the multiplexer and configured to calculate at least one characteristic of the specimen. | 01-12-2012 |
20120016636 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING STEADY STATE CONDITIONS IN A GAS TURBINE - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for determining steady state conditions in a gas turbine. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method for determining stability in a gas turbine is provided. The method can include receiving a guide vane (VGV) command and a fuel stroke reference (FSR) command associated with a gas turbine control system, determining a filtered VGV change based at least in part on the received VGV command, determining a filtered FSR change based at least in part on the received FSR command, and outputting a unit stability signal after a pickup delay time when the filtered VGV change is less than a predetermined VGV stability threshold and the filtered FSR change is less than a predetermined FSR stability threshold. | 01-19-2012 |
20120016637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS - A system and method for measuring performance of an electronic product using a measurement control device that connects to a measuring machine and a display device. A component of the electronic product is determined according to a coordinate array, and a physical factor of the component to measured is determined according to performance specifications of the electronic product. A sensor corresponding to the physical factor of the component is selected from sensors of the measuring machine, and a physical factor of each the component is measured by the selected sensor. The system indicates whether the electronic product is workable or unworkable by comparing the physical factors of the components with the performance specifications of the components, and generates a measurement report for evaluating the performance of the electronic product according to the indication results. | 01-19-2012 |
20120046909 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OVERALL EFFICIENCY CALCULATING DEVICE AND METHOD - An indoor load is calculated from an indoor entropy of a controlled room, a supply air entropy of conditioned air that is supplied into the controlled room, and the amount of supply of the conditioned air that is supplied into the controlled room (indoor load=|indoor entropy−supply air entropy|×supply air flow rate). An overall efficiency for the air-conditioning system is calculated from the calculated indoor load and the total value for the amount of energy used by heat source equipment, heat source auxiliary equipment, and an air conditioner (the primary energy equivalent value thereof) (air-conditioning system overall efficiency=Σ indoor load/Σ (heat source energy usage amount+heat source auxiliary equipment energy usage amount+air conditioner energy usage amount)). | 02-23-2012 |
20120065935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CHANGES IN THE EFFICIENCY OF AN HVAC SYSTEM - The invention comprises systems and methods for evaluating changes in the operational efficiency of an HVAC system over time. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system, and status of said HVAC system. One or more processors receives measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than said HVAC system and compares said temperature measurements from said first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements. | 03-15-2012 |
20120078575 | CHECKING OF FUNCTIONS OF A CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING COMPONENTS - A method for checking functions, to be checked, of a control system, the control system having components to be checked, in particular redundant components, and an evaluation unit which evaluates the operability of the components on the basis of status reports of the components, the method including a component-side check of the functions, to be checked, of the components to be checked, and a system-wide check of at least one, but not all, of the functions checked on the component side. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078576 | Monitoring System and Apparatus Comprising Such a Monitoring System - In a monitoring system ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120089367 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring a Material Medium - A material medium, such as an optical fiber or electrical cable, is used to carry services. The material medium is monitored with at least one diagnostic sensor. The diagnostic sensor may measure the operational health of the material medium, or may measure local environmental conditions around the material medium. | 04-12-2012 |
20120101774 | LIGHT SOURCE EVALUATION APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE EVALUATION SYSTEM, LIGHT SOURCE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING A LIGHT SOURCE - Provided are a light source evaluation device, a light source adjustment system, a light source evaluation system, and a light source evaluation method whereby it is possible to evaluate the characteristics of a solar simulator, which is a light source for measuring the characteristics of a solar cell, without creating a reference cell or pseudo cell tailored to the spectral sensitivity of a solar cell to be measured. Said evaluation is performed by calculating an evaluation value of the characteristics of the light emitted by a solar simulator in comparison to natural sunlight on the basis of the spectral irradiance of the light emitted by a solar simulator as measured by a spectroradiometer, the spectral irradiance of natural sunlight, and the pre-measured spectral sensitivity of the solar cell to be measured. | 04-26-2012 |
20120109579 | METHOD OF TESTING AND PROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS - A method of testing and proving fuel efficiency improvements includes installing a telematic device in each of a first plurality of vehicles and a second plurality of vehicles. The telematic devices collect baseline fuel consumption data during a first time period and collect test fuel consumption data during a second time period. Between the first and second time periods, at least one operating parameter of the second plurality of vehicles is modified such that the baseline fuel consumption data and the test fuel consumption data can be analyzed to determine any fuel efficiency improvements caused by the modified operating parameter. To ensure reliable and statistically-significant results, each plurality of vehicles may include 15 vehicles and each time period may include 60 days. | 05-03-2012 |
20120109580 | SENSOR BASED MEANS OF MONITORING THE MECHANICAL CONDITION OF ROTATING MACHINERY THAT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY - A method of monitoring the mechanical condition of a machine in which statistically significant measurements on a characteristic signal are made over a period of time which can include interruptions and variations in the operation of the machine giving rise to uncharacteristic signals and the processing of the signal during the statistically significant measurement automatically excludes those parts of the signal associated with interruptions and variations in the operation of the machine. The invention also includes apparatus for carrying out the above method including a preamplifier, adapted to provide output to a further amplifier, adapted to provided output to dynamic enveloping circuitry, adapted to provide an output to an analogue to digital converter, adapted to provide an output to a digital micro-electronic device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120136627 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF MACHINE OPERATION STATE FOR MONITORING PURPOSES - Embodiments of the invention described herein use an output of an energy harvester as an indication of the operating state of the machine, device, or process the energy harvester is associated with. In one aspect, a system is described. The system is comprised of at least one of a machine or process, a processor, and an energy harvesting device associated with the machine or process. The processor is configured to use an output of the energy harvesting device created by the machine or process to determine whether the machine or process is in a first operating state or a second operating state. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136628 | MACHINE TOOL DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE AND METHOD - A machine tool data acquisition device for processing a plurality of far-end acquisition commands transmitted from a plurality of monitoring devices is provided. The far-end acquisition commands are used for requesting a plurality of parameters from a machine tool, and the plurality of parameters constitute a combination of parameters, including: a monitoring device connection module for receiving the plurality of far-end acquisition commands from the plurality of monitoring devices; a command establishing module for establishing a plurality of near-end acquisition commands according to the far-end acquisition commands, wherein there is an sequence among the plurality of near-end acquisition commands, and each near-end acquisition command corresponds to a plurality of parameter acquisition requests used for requesting and acquiring all of the parameters of one combination of parameters; and a machine tool connection module for sequentially transmitting the parameter acquisition requests corresponding to the near-end commands to the machine tool according to the sequence among the near-end acquisition commands, and acquiring the parameters corresponding to the parameter acquisition requests from the machine tool. | 05-31-2012 |
20120143566 | COMPLEX INDEX, IN PARTICULAR A PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX (PCI) - A method for adjusting a complex index with inherent anomalies due to the presence of multiple quality levels of the same indexed characteristic in a single sample. Select embodiments of the present invention provide for adjusting the complex index where both two and three quality levels of the same characteristic are present in the inspection sample. Select embodiments of the present invention provide an adjustment for a pavement condition index (PCI) established with ranges of severity estimated as low, medium and high for each distress type. | 06-07-2012 |
20120173200 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Real-Time Detection of Sensitivity Decline in Analyte Sensors - Method, system and computer program product for providing real time detection of analyte sensor sensitivity decline is continuous glucose monitoring systems are provided. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185212 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING SENSOR OUTPUT DATA OF A SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING IN AT LEAST ONE APPLICATION AND/OR BY AT LEAST ONE ALGORITHM - A method and a system are provided for preparing sensor output data of a sensor assembly comprising at least one sensor for further processing in at least one application and/or by at least one algorithm. The method includes a configuration phase and an operational phase. The operational phase includes: Providing a data manipulation structure comprising a filter function for transforming the sensor output data into processable sensor data and at least a first memory function for storing the processable sensor data; Transforming the sensor data from the sensor assembly into processable sensor data processable by the at least one application and/or the at least one algorithm by means of the filter function; Storing the processable sensor data by means of the at least first memory function; Providing the stored processable sensor data to the at least one application and/or the at least one algorithm for further processing. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191414 | EQUIPMENT STATE DETECTION APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT STATE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In order to detect an operating state of equipment, when a plate material reaches a support part, a press machine outputs a start signal to move a press part downward. An input receiver receives input of the start signal. An operating detector detects that the press machine is in an operating state. When the press machine moves the press part upward, and shaping of the plate material ends, the press machine outputs a standby signal. The input receiver receives input of the standby signal. The detector detects that the press machine is in a standby state. When the plate material is again conveyed onto a roller conveyer from the support part, the press machine outputs a stop signal. The input receiver receives input of the stop signal. The detector detects that the press machine is in a stop state. | 07-26-2012 |
20120215488 | Method and Apparatus for Partial Stroke Testing of an Emergency Shutdown Valve - A method for conducting a partial stroke test of an emergency shutdown valve includes receiving a request to initiate the partial stroke test from a user interface or another source, establishing a direct or an indirect wireless communication link with the emergency shutdown valve, and generating one or more commands of a digital industrial automation protocol to be transmitted to the emergency shutdown valve via the wireless communication link, so that a partial stroke test of the emergency shutdown valve is initiated in response to these commands. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215489 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATIONAL VERIFICATION OF A MISSILE APPROACH WARNING SYSTEM - A coupler that generates and emits a simulated missile signature for assessing the operational capability of a missile approach warning system. The coupler may be directly attached to the system by an adapter. Couplers may be used in multiplicity, simultaneously or sequentially. The simulated signature may be digitally stored, as may be the results of the assessment. Simulated signatures may also be generated from freeform. The coupler also performs sensitivity testing. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215490 | METHOD FOR USING REAL-TIME APC INFORMATION FOR AN ENHANCED LOT SAMPLING ENGINE - A method includes passing a lot through a production process and evaluating a statistical quality of the production process. Additionally, the method includes calculating an advanced process control (APC) recipe parameter adjustment (RPA) distribution value and determining if sampling is indicated. Furthermore, the method includes, if sampling is indicated, performing a measurement process of the lot. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221293 | PERFORMANCE LOGGING FRAMEWORK - Techniques for logging performance data are described herein. According to one embodiment, in response to a request for logging performance data, where the request includes a data type indicating a type of performance data and an actual performance data value, a non-linear mathematical operation is performed on the performance data value to generate an index value. The performance data represents a performance measurement of a predetermined operation performed by a data processing system. Thereafter, a value of a data field in a performance data store that stores the performance data is updated based on the type of the performance data and the index value. The value of the data field is updated without having to lock the data field for purpose of simultaneously accesses. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A NETWORK OF THERMOSTATS AS TOOL TO VERIFY PEAK DEMAND REDUCTION - The invention comprises systems and methods for estimating the rate of change in temperature inside a structure. At least one thermostat located is inside the structure and is used to control an climate control system in the structure. At least one remote processor is in communication with said thermostat and at least one database stores data reported by the thermostat. At least one processor compares the outside temperature at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to the remote processor from the thermostat. The processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature to determine whether the climate control system is “on” or “off”. | 08-30-2012 |
20120245892 | Performance Characteristic Calculation and Comparison - A method of performance calculation and comparison is provided and includes collecting, at a central location, data relating to a performance characteristic of a machine, calculating at the central location and from the collected data, the performance characteristic of the machine and comparing the calculated performance characteristic with a target performance characteristic. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245893 | MODULE FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES - A module for monitoring industrial processes for use in a system for monitoring industrial processes that comprises sensor means ( | 09-27-2012 |
20120253743 | Real-Time Determination of Machine Performance for Fleet Management - A real-time performance determination system is configured to determine machine performance over a predetermined time interval. An automatic data unit onboard a machine can provide apparatus data to a Fleet Operations System (FOS) of a Fleet Management System. Apparatus data can be used to determine a machine status such as Parked, Idle, Working, Travel or Turning. A performance determination module of the FOS can determine the amount of time a machine spent in a particular status. A performance report can include a graphical indicator in a visual display that can convey the percentage of time spent in each status. A report can include performance determinations for a plurality of machines, each represented by performance indicator that allows easy comparison of machines. A performance report can be provided to a fleet manager for fleet management purposes such as scheduling and allocation of resources, as well as performing machine maintenance and adjustments. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253744 | Real-Time Evaluation of Machine Performance For Fleet Management - A real-time performance evaluation system can compare machine performance to a performance standard. A Fleet Operations Subsystem (FOS) can determine a machine status such as Parked, Idle, Working, Travel or Turning. The FOS can be configured to determine machine performance by determining the amount of time spent in each status. The performance can be compared to predetermined performance standards, for example a minimum number of hours spent working, or a maximum number of hours spent idle. A performance score can be generated based on the comparison. A report of the performance evaluation can be provided. A report can be in the form of a performance marker graphic on a visual display. The performance marker can represent the performance score. The performance marker can be in the form of an alarm symbol for a poorly performing machine. The system provides an operator or manager the opportunity to improve machine performance. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259585 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT - A condition assessment system for use in monitoring the operation of at least one of a plurality of units included within a fleet of substantially similar units is described. The system includes an input device configured to receive a selection of at least one source of data related to the operation of at least one of the plurality of units. The system also includes at least one sensor associated with the at least one source of data and configured to sense data related to the operation of at least one of the plurality of units. The system also includes a condition assessment device configured to receive data from the at least one sensor, sample data associated with at least one data parameter from the received data, and generate a baseline parametric curve from the data associated with the at least one sampled data parameter. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265489 | Compliance Tracking and Intelligent Suggesting with Information Assemblages - An information assemblage that includes a plurality of assets can be created and disseminated to a target audience. For instance, a target device can access the information assemblage via a secure web-based portal. Feedback corresponding to consumption of the information assemblage can be received. Based upon the feedback, a compliance measurement can be generated. Additionally or alternatively, suggestions can be yielded as a function of the feedback. For example, the suggestions can relate to forming an information assemblage, determining how to evaluate compliance from feedback based on the information assemblage, or supplying supplemental asset(s) to a target device. | 10-18-2012 |
20120278040 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A method of determining a fill current value of a converter lock-up clutch of an automatic transmission. The automatic transmission comprises a hydrodynamic converter, at which a speed ratio arises, and an output shaft. In a control sequence with the output shaft being stationary, the speed ratio is influenced by changing the control current, and the fill current value is determined from the progression of the speed ratio arising, during the control sequence, in conjunction with the progression of the control current. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278041 | Measurement and Tuning of Hands Free Telephone Systems - An arrangement is described for measuring performance characteristics of a hands free telephone system. There is a measurement system which is coupleable over a telephone audio interface directly to the hands free telephone system for measuring the performance characteristics. | 11-01-2012 |
20120303322 | INCORPORATING MEMORY AND IO CYCLE INFORMATION INTO COMPUTE USAGE DETERMINATIONS - A system and method provide for receiving data corresponding to a computing node and identifying a processor usage, a memory usage and an input/output (IO) usage based at least in part on the data corresponding to the computing node. In addition, a compute usage value may be determined for the computing node based at least in part on the processor usage, the memory usage and the IP usage. | 11-29-2012 |
20120323530 | VIRTUAL SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF STEAM TURBINE SECTIONAL EFFICIENCIES - Systems and methods of estimating an efficiency of a section of a steam turbine are disclosed. The systems and methods include determining a set of measurement data obtained directly from a set of sensors on the steam turbine, determining a set of derived data relating to measurements that cannot be obtained directly from the set of sensors, and estimating the efficiency of the section using the set of measurement data and the set of derived data. The systems and methods disclosed use physics-based models combined with nonlinear filtering techniques to estimate steam turbines' efficiencies when physical sensors are not available. These models capture the behavior of different components of the power plant, including all steam turbine sections, admission and crossover pipes, flow junctions, admission and control valves. | 12-20-2012 |
20130030764 | APPLICATION PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING - Systems and methods related to performance measurement and reporting are described. In one method, a first application is profiled in a first profiling session to generate a first parameter dataset related to performance of segments of the first application. A session report is created based on the first parameter dataset. Further, based in part on the session report, comments for one or more of the segments of the application are received. A consolidated report is then generated based on the first parameter dataset and the comments. | 01-31-2013 |
20130060522 | METHOD FOR EMULATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND FOR TESTING AN ANTICIPATORY SAFETY SYSTEM, AND AN EMULATION SYSTEM - In a method for emulating an environmental sensor in a motor vehicle in a specified collision situation at a first predetermined speed of the motor vehicle, raw data are recorded in a collision situation at a second speed, which is lower than the first speed, with the environmental sensor to be emulated using the motor vehicle and/or a structurally substantially identical motor vehicle and stored. The stored raw data and/or raw data extrapolated therefrom are used downsampled for emulating the environmental sensor at the first speed. | 03-07-2013 |
20130073258 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING COOLING PERFORMANCE OF ARRANGEMENTS OF EQUIPMENT IN A DATA CENTER - A system and method for evaluating equipment in an improper cluster in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, the method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the improper cluster of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, storing the received data, identifying at least one gap in the layout, determining cooling performance of at least one of the plurality of equipment racks based, at least in part, on characteristics of the at least one gap, and displaying the layout of the data center, wherein the layout includes an indication of the cooling performance of the at least one of the plurality of equipment racks. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080116 | WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MODULE - A wavelength-converting resin composition for a photovoltaic cell, comprising: a fluorescent substance having a maximum absorption wavelength in an absorbance spectrum of which being λ | 03-28-2013 |
20130085717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL CONTROL VALVE - A method of qualifying performance of a conventional control valve in a process plant, the valve being controlled by a controller, the method comprising a processor obtaining data samples from a database stored on a server of the process plant, each data sample comprising a process variable, a set-point, and a manipulated variable; the processor computing a non-linearity index from the data samples and determining if the non-linearity index is greater than a threshold value; if the non-linearity index is greater than the threshold value, the processor charting a plot of the process variable against the manipulated variable and determining if the plot has an elliptical or rectangular fit; and if the plot has an elliptical fit, the processor determining if a percentage of the total number of data samples lying within a theoretical ellipse encompassed within the elliptical fit is less than or equal to a preset percentage. | 04-04-2013 |
20130096879 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE - An initial (near-field) spray generated by a sprinkler under study is fully characterized using a laser-supported Shadowgraphy/PTV system. Near-field spray characteristics are established from local measurements, which are mapped in a spherical coordinate system consistent with the kinematics of the spray. A novel data compression scheme is introduced to generate analytical functions describing the sprinkler spray based on the measurements. These analytical functions are useful for initiating the sprinkler spray in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based spray dispersion and fire suppression modeling. The near-field spray measurements and associated data compression approach are validated by comparing volume density measurements 1 meter below the sprinkler with volume density predictions generated from spray dispersion calculations initiated with the analytical spray functions. | 04-18-2013 |
20130096880 | SYSTEM TEST METHOD - Disclosed is a test system and method that is configured to identify a position of a process control block, access the position of the process control block, and monitor performance factors related to the process control block. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103349 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT WITH SERVICE LIFE EXPIRATION ALARM AND METHOD THEREOF - A power supply unit includes a storage unit, a temperature detecting unit, a ripple voltage detecting unit, and a processor. The storage unit stores a conversion relationship between ripple voltages V in different temperature ranges and equivalent ripple voltages V | 04-25-2013 |
20130103350 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO VALIDATE WIRED SENSORS - The present invention provides a method and system using wireless sensors to validate wired sensors used in applications where the requirements on the reliability of wired sensors are stringent. A computing means periodically collects measurements for each variable from the wired and wireless sensors and compares them against an expected value. The expected value is a weighted average of all the measurements for a variable, in which the weight assigned to the measurement from each sensor is determined according to both its reliability and accuracy. As such, measurements are compared with the corresponding expected value for a particular variable. If the difference between a measurement and its corresponding expected value is found to be unacceptable, the validation computer will generate a corresponding alert. Application examples include 1) validating wired sensors used in safety shutdown systems for industrial facilities and 2) validating wired sensors used to monitor storage tanks. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103351 | Method for Predicting Reliable Lifetime of SOI Mosfet Device - Disclosed herein is a method for predicting a reliable lifetime of a SOI MOSFET device. The method comprises: measuring a relationship of a gate resistance of the SOI MOSFET device varying as a function of a temperature at different wafer temperatures; performing a lifetime accelerating test on the SOI MOSFET device at different wafer temperatures, so as to obtain a degenerating relationship of a parameter representing the lifetime of the device as a function of stress time, and obtain a lifetime in the presence of self-heating when the parameter degenerates to 10%; performing a self-heating correction on the measured lifetime of the device by using the measured self-heating temperature and an Arrhenius model, so as to obtain a lifetime without self-heating influence; performing a self-heating correction on a variation of the drain current caused by self-heating; performing a self-heating correction on an impact ionization rate caused by hot carriers; and predicting the lifetime of the SOI MOSFET device under a bias. The embodiment of the invention prevents the self-heating effect from affecting the SOI MOSFET device in a practical logic circuit or in an AC analog circuit, which leads to a more precise prediction result. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SELECTION OF AN AIR FILTER - A method for estimating energy use in an air filtration system using a preselected air filter includes the steps of: entering filtration system information into a computer having access to dust holding capacity—pressure drop curves for a plurality of air filters; determining an estimated current energy use of the air filtration system for a current air filter in the system; and presenting the estimated energy use on a display of the computer. Proposed filters can be evaluated and filter operation and changing cycle can be optimized. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103353 | MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR A FLUID ENERGY MACHINE SYSTEM AND FLUID ENERGY MACHINE SYSTEM - A monitoring and diagnostic system for a fluid energy machine system includes a central processing unit to which each sub-system and each system component of the fluid energy machine system is connected via standardized bi-directional interfaces and via one or more data lines, for data communication. Each sub-system and system component has a sensor element for determining status information thereof. The sensor elements are controlled by a control device. A memory device stores the status information determined for the respective sub-system and the respective system component and the comparison data for operating the fluid energy machine system. A comparator unit compares the status information with defined threshold values for each sub-system and system component. A display device displays the status information as well as an alarm in the event of an undershoot or overshoot of a threshold value in the case of a sub-system or a system component. | 04-25-2013 |
20130132032 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR MONITORING A PHYSICAL CONDITION OR OPERATING PERFORMANCE OF A STRUCTURE - A system for monitoring a structure is provided. The system comprises at least one sensor node attachable to a structure and configured to monitor a physical condition or operating performance that is being exhibited by the structure; a power source configured to power the at least one sensor node; a converter adapted to receive an analog output signal generated by the at least one sensor node in response to the monitored physical condition or operating performance of the structure and to convert the analog signal into a digital signal; and a processor for receiving the digital signal and processing the digital signal into feedback readable by a user to determine whether the physical condition or operating performance of the structure falls within a predetermined range. | 05-23-2013 |
20130144556 | LENS STORAGE UNIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE AND COMMUNICATION ELEMENTS FOR MONITORING THE CONDITION OF LENSES AND THEIR RESPONSE TO GEO-SOCIAL PHENOMENA - The present invention provides for a programmable processor in a ophthalmic lens storage unit for contact lenses. The processor can be in logical connection with a plurality of sensors that can provide data and a digital storage for storing the data and using it via executable software for lens monitoring. In some embodiments, the processor is additionally operative via the executable software to correlate geo-social phenomena with the optical performance of a lens. | 06-06-2013 |
20130158952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIGHTING OPTIMIZATION - In an embodiment in accordance with the present invention, a method for determining a series of alternative lighting systems having reduced energy usage over a baseline lighting system comprises determining and presenting a series of alternative lighting systems. The method receives an identification of a plurality of baseline components of the baseline lighting system and calculates estimates of performance characteristics of the baseline lighting system based on specified performance characteristics of the identified baseline components. The series of alternative lighting systems is then determined based on the estimates of performance characteristics of the baseline lighting system. Each alternative lighting system includes a plurality of mutually compatible components obtained from a database specifying performance characteristics for a plurality of components including the mutually compatible components. The series of alternative lighting systems are presentable hierarchically based on at least one of energy usage, economic criteria, and rated life. | 06-20-2013 |
20130166250 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING DATA CENTER EFFICIENCY AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for assessing efficiency of a data center includes querying, based on a system management protocol, each of a plurality of information technology (IT) devices to obtain utilization information. A power rating value is obtained for each of the plurality of IT devices. An IT power consumption value for the plurality of IT devices is generated based on the utilization information for the plurality of IT devices and the power rating values. A value for at least one efficiency metric is generated and output based on the IT power consumption value. | 06-27-2013 |
20130173217 | DEVICE TO VERIFY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS DATA COLLECTION IN A CONTROL SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes embodiments of a control system and a switch simulation device for use in the control system. The switch simulation device provides diagnostic capabilities that verify the accuracy and operability of sequence of events (SOE) data and SOE detection functions of the process control system. In one embodiment, the switch simulation device includes a pair of switches (e.g., metal-oxide field effect transistors (MOSFETS)) that are anti-parallel to one another. A drive circuit operates the switches at a pre-determined frequency to generate an output signal that simulates the position of switches that are coupled to components on the asset. The output signal impresses on contact inputs, which are coupled to the switches, and which are useful to generate the SOE data. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173218 | Malfunction Detection Method and System Thereof - To allow early sensing of anomalies in a manufacturing plant or other infrastructure (plant), provided is a method that acquires data of runtime status of said plant from a plurality of sensors of said plant, makes a model from training data that corresponds to the regular runtime status of said plant, employs the training data thus modeled in computing a anomaly measure of the data acquired from the sensors, and detects anomalies. In computing the anomaly measure, the anomaly is detected by recursively carrying out: a derivation of a residual error from the training data thus modeled acquired from the plurality of sensors, a removal of a signal having a residual error that is greater than a predetermined value, and a computation of the anomaly measure for the data that is acquired from the plurality of sensors whereupon the signal having the large residual error is removed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130185020 | FAULT DETECTION METHODS - A fault detection method uses inertial measurements provided by an inertial measurement unit (IMU) ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130191072 | MODULAR REFRIGERATION UNIT HEALTH MONITORING - A method for modular refrigeration unit (MRU) health monitoring includes receiving log data on a log data input from the MRU by a MRU health monitor, the log data comprising a plurality of datapoints, each of the plurality of datapoints comprising a position of a control valve of the MRU and a corresponding time; determining by the MRU health monitor a plurality of MRU parameters from the log data; determining a plurality of MRU health flags based on the MRU parameters; adding the plurality of MRU health flags to determine an MRU health score; determining whether the MRU health score is higher than a replacement threshold; and indicating replacement of the MRU in the event the MRU health score is higher than the replacement threshold. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191073 | Evaluating Sprinkler Head Performance within a Turf Irrigation System - Systems and methods for evaluating individual sprinkler head performance within a turf irrigation system are disclosed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191074 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A MISFIRE CONDITION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method detects a “misfire” condition in an internal-combustion engine including a driving shaft and phonic wheel that is splined to the shaft and coupled to a sensor. The method comprises steps of: detecting intensity of a signal generated by passage of teeth of the wheel by the sensor, sampling the signal generated by the passage of the teeth, processing the sampled signal by applying a discrete Fourier transform, representing the sampled signal processed by a virtual phasor that represents in a vector form the signal that has been sampled and processed, determining a corresponding theoretical phasor for the virtual phasor that represents theoretical evolution of the signal that has been sampled and processed over time, comparing the theoretical phasor with the virtual phasor, and determining presence of a “misfire” condition by comparing the theoretical phasor with the virtual phasor that represents the signal that has been sampled and processed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130211782 | Automated Testing and Verification of a Robotic System - Methods automatically and comprehensively self-test the operation, hardware, and programs of a robotic system to reveal problems in a robotic system. The system preferably evaluates repeatability of measurement by each distance sensor, an accuracy of measurement by each distance sensor, an accuracy of movement of any positioning joints used to position the robot arm, and an accuracy of at least one routine of the system control programs. The positioning joints may include one or more rotational joints or one or more translational joints. In some embodiments, the robotic system is a robotic pulse/echo layer thickness (PELT) system. When a robotic system has passed all of the tests, then the system performance has been verified. The inclusion of these self-tests allows a robotic PELT system owner to determine whether or not the robotic portion of a system is performing correctly. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211783 | ATTRIBUTING CAUSATION FOR ENERGY USAGE AND SETPOINT CHANGES WITH A NETWORK-CONNECTED THERMOSTAT - Systems and methods are described for attributing a primary causative agent for HVAC system usage being above or below an average, the HVAC system being controlled by a self-programming network-connected thermostat. Systems and method are also described interactively and graphically displaying schedule information to a user of an HVAC system controlled by a network-connected thermostat. The displayed information can include indications of the manner in which one or more setpoints was created or last modified. Historical HVAC performance information can also be displayed that can include details of certain energy-effecting events such as setpoint changes, adaptive recovery, as well as automatic and manually set non-occupancy modes. | 08-15-2013 |
20130226520 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED PERFORMANCE TEST EXECUTION - A mechanism for automated performance test execution is disclosed. A method includes generating, by a computing device at periodic intervals, actual values of a performance test of a tested system. The method also includes computing a current value based on the generated actual values and computing a difference between the current value and another current value associated with a prior time. The another current value associated with the prior time is computed based on the generated actual values of the performance test at the prior time. When the computed difference is greater than a pre-determined threshold, the method further includes detecting a beginning of a warm-up period of the tested system. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226521 | PARTICLE SIZE BREAKUP DEVICE AND ITS PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION METHOD AND SCALE UP METHOD - Herein is disclosed a comprehensive mixer performance estimation method that can be applied to the mixers of the rotor-stator type having various configurations and circulation systems. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226522 | RUBBER PRODUCT ELASTIC RESPONSE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION METHOD, DESIGN METHOD, AND ELASTIC RESPONSE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION APPARATUS - An elastic response performance prediction method that employs a finite element analysis method to predict an elastic response performance expressing deformation behavior of a rubber product. The elastic response performance of the rubber product is predicted by employing a constitutive equation that expresses temperature and strain dependence of strain energy in the rubber product, and that incorporates a number of links between cross-linked points in a statistical molecule chain, which is expressed using a parameter representing extension crystallization. | 08-29-2013 |
20130231893 | APPARATUS AND RELATED MONITORING SYSTEM - Various embodiments include a turbine apparatus and a related monitoring system. In various embodiments, an apparatus includes a turbine rotor having: a rotor body; sets of rotor blades axially dispersed along the rotor body and extending radially from the rotor body; a spacer region axially separating two adjacent sets of the sets of rotor blades along the rotor body; a conductive element located within the spacer region for initiating an electrical current; and a module electrically connected with the conductive element for receiving the electrical current from the conductive element and powering at least one monitoring device onboard the rotor body. | 09-05-2013 |
20130246001 | DEVICE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device monitoring system monitors a device by changing the frequency of monitoring according to the status of a device to be monitored. A device monitoring system includes a memory that stores a status of a plurality of monitoring items for each device to be monitored; and a processor detects a change in the status of monitoring items stored in the memory, and to define a status monitoring frequency of acquisition of the status of monitoring items from the device to be monitored, according to the detected change in status, and acquires the status of monitoring items from the device to be monitored according to the status monitoring frequency, and to store the acquired status of the monitoring items. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246002 | METHOD OF MEASURING HEALTH INDEX OF PLANT IN WHICH CONDITION OF LOWER LEVEL COMPONENT IS REFLECTED AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM TO PERFORM THE METHOD IS STORED - The present invention relates to a method of measuring a health index of a plant in which a condition of a lower level component is reflected and a computer-readable storage medium in which a program to perform the method is stored in which the condition of the plant is more easily and conveniently monitored based on only the health index of the uppermost level layer, in a case in which an actual measurement value of a certain component of a certain lower level layer deviates from a normal range, the actual measurement value is reflected in the health index, and, in a case in which a trip possibility of the plant due to change of an actual measurement value of a specific component is low although the actual measurement value of the component temporarily deviates from a normal range, the actual measurement value of the component has a minimal influence on the health index. | 09-19-2013 |
20130275085 | PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND QUANTITATIVE MODELING OF IT SERVICE PROCESSES USING MASHUP PATTERNS - Methods and arrangements for quantitatively modeling service processes. A process is assimilated, the process comprising at least one step. At least one quantitative metric with respect to the process is estimated, and at least one mashup pattern applicable to the process is determined, the at least one mashup pattern comprising at least one mashup pattern applicable to at least one process step. The determining includes recalculating the at least one quantitative metric in consideration of at least one mashup pattern and applying at least one mashup pattern to the process responsive to improvement in the at least one quantitative metric. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275086 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY A NOISE VOLUME FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE EXAMINATION - In a method and magnetic resonance apparatus to determine and/or adjust a noise volume for a magnetic resonance examination, a selection of a magnetic resonance sequence for the magnetic resonance examination of a subject to be examined hereby is made and an automatic calculation of an expected noise volume for the magnetic resonance examination is made in a volume determination unit using protocol parameters of the selected magnetic resonance sequence. Information about the expected volume is provided to an operator via a user interface. | 10-17-2013 |
20130282333 | SERVICE PORT EXPLORER - Customer data is received via a secure communication tunnel connection by a device from one or more customer systems, the device and systems both physically located within a customer facility. Key performance indicator (KPI) data associated with the customer systems is generated by a processing unit of the device from the received customer data and displayed in a format appropriate to the received data and the generated KPI data, via selection and application of one or more automated service tools from a plurality of tools each sharing a common architecture infrastructure. The generated KPI data is visually displayed in a graphical user interface dashboard report to a service expert in a reporting format that is readily indicative of a resolution of a performance problem of the customer system to the service expert. In some examples the KPI reporting is transformative of the underlying received data, thereby maintaining confidentiality. | 10-24-2013 |
20130304418 | MONITORING ONE OR MORE TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR BLADES BY CORRELATING MEASUREMENT DATA AND REFERENCE DATA AS A FUNCTION OF TIME - A method is provided for monitoring one or more rotating turbine engine rotor blades using a processing system and a sensor having a measurement field. The method includes steps of: (i) providing measurement data from the sensor as a first of the rotor blades passes through the measurement field; (ii) correlating the measurement data with reference data as a function of time to provide correlation data; and (iii) processing the correlation data to determine a peak correlation value that corresponds to a point in time during the passage of the first of the rotor blades through the measurement field; wherein the correlating and the processing are performed by the processing system. | 11-14-2013 |
20130325404 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE GOAL SETTING AND RECOMMENDER USING EVENTS HAVING COMBINED ACTIVITY AND LOCATION INFORMATION - A method for generating recommendations for achieving goals is described. The method includes receiving a goal for a user account. The goal is associated with an activity that is trackable via a monitoring device. The method further includes receiving tracking data associated with the monitoring device. At least part of the tracking data is associated to the activity. The method includes receiving geo-location data associated with the monitoring device. The geo-location data is correlated to the tracking data. The method includes analyzing the received tracking data and geo-location data to characterize a current performance metric for the activity and generating a recommendation for the user account. The recommendation identifies the current performance metric and a suggested action and location for increasing the current performance metric to achieve the goal. | 12-05-2013 |
20130338966 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A MONOTONIC SET OF PRESETS - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining a monotonic set of presets. In use, a plurality of parameters associated with a product or service is identified. Additionally, a monotonic set of presets associated with the product or service are determined, based on the plurality of parameters. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346025 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROTOCOL SELECTION AND TESTING - Systems, methods, and apparatus relating to electric vehicle (EV) charger testing systems are disclosed and claimed herein. Exemplary systems comprise an EV charger connection interface having communication and power connections complying with one or more EV charging protocols, an electrical load module connected to power connections, and charging protocol compliance signal generators connected to the charger connection interface for simulation of a connection between an EV and an EV charger. Testing systems may be used to monitor, record, and profile the output of an EV charger and determine compliance of the output with one or more EV charging protocols. Additionally, methods related to testing and analyzing charge output of an EV charger are disclosed, including determining which of multiple charging protocols to use while testing the charger. | 12-26-2013 |
20140032169 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CONTROL SYSTEM RELIABILITY - In one embodiment, a system includes system includes a data collection system configured to collect a data from a control system. The system further includes a configuration management system configured to manage a hardware configuration and a software configuration for the control system based on the data. The system additionally includes a rule engine configured to use the data as input and to output a health assessment by using a rule database configured to store at least one rule, and a report generator configured to provide a health assessment for the control system. The system also includes a rule editor configured to create the at least one rule, update the at least one rule, delete the at least one rule, or a combination thereof. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032170 | VISUALIZING JOBS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT WITH LIMITED RESOURCES - Visualization used to show resource usage over time by different entities or jobs allows a user to see the resource usage of entities over time. Entities or jobs may be shown as horizontal bundles, possibly expanding or contracting within the constraints of the capacity of the system. Bundles can expand or contract but maintain continuity in a direction, for example, a horizontal continuity. The visualization or layout in one embodiment is updated not only for new incoming events, but also retroactively for past events, thus achieving smooth horizontal bundles as much as possible. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032171 | METHOD FOR TESTING TAMPER PROTECTION OF A FIELD DEVICE AND FIELD DEVICE HAVING TAMPER PROTECTION - The invention relates to a method for testing tamper protection of a field device, comprising the following steps: arrangement of at least one test element in the material of a housing of the field device, first supply of the test element with a first test signal, first measurement of the first test signal for determining a physical fingerprint, storage of the physical fingerprint, second supply of the test element with a second test signal, second measurement of the second test signal, comparison of the second test signal with the physical fingerprint and, if the second test signal deviates from the physical fingerprint, output of a tamper signal. The invention also relates to a field device having tamper protection. | 01-30-2014 |
20140039832 | METHOD FOR DETERMING AND USING A CLIMATE ENERGY INDEX - A system and method for determining at least one climate energy index, comprising: at least one server and/or at least one client coupled to at least one application, the at least one application capable of: identifying at least one geographic location; identifying at least one human comfort zone; performing at least one energy calculation for weather ordinates associated with the at least one geographic location and the at least one human comfort zone; summing the at least one energy calculation for at least one time period; combining all the energy calculations to produce at least one energy total for the at least one geographic location; and determining at least one first index value associated with delivered energy based on the at least one energy total for the at least one geographic location. | 02-06-2014 |
20140081596 | QUALITY OF INFORMATION ASSESSMENT IN DYNAMIC SENSOR NETWORKS - Quality of information (QoI) assessment in dynamic sensor networks that incudes evaluating, by a computer, a first value reflective of available reports from sensors that are dynamically associated with the computer. A second value reflective of reports expected to have been available for evaluation about the observed phenomena is estimated. A QoI of the available reports is assessed. The assessing is based on the first value reflective of the available reports and the second value reflective of reports expected to have been available for evaluation. A third value, based on the assessing is output. | 03-20-2014 |
20140088920 | PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SOLID STATE MEMORY DEVICE - Embodiments relate methods and computer program products for performance testing of a solid state memory devices. The method includes operating a first solid state memory device for a period of time and capturing state information of the first solid state memory device after the period of time. The method also includes storing the state information in a control file and loading the control file onto a second solid state memory device. Once the control file has been loaded into the second solid state memory device the state information can be adapted to fix any issues due to physical variation. Performance testing can then be preformed on the second solid state memory device without preconditioning the second solid state memory device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095111 | STEAM TURBINE PERFORMANCE TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD USABLE WITH WET STEAM IN TURBINE EXHAUST - A bypass arrangement superheats wet exhaust steam in a steam turbine power plant using inlet or supply steam. Measurements of the bypassed steam, turbine inlet, and turbine exhaust conditions are then used to determine exhaust enthalpy of the turbine, which may then be used to determine a performance characteristic of the steam turbine, such as efficiency. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095112 | Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals - A method and system for monitoring and analyzing at least one signal are disclosed. An abstract of at least one reference signal is generated and stored in a reference database. An abstract of a query signal to be analyzed is then generated so that the abstract of the query signal can be compared to the abstracts stored in the reference database for a match. The method and system may optionally be used to record information about the query signals, the number of matches recorded, and other useful information about the query signals. Moreover, the method by which abstracts are generated can be programmable based upon selectable criteria. The system can also be programmed with error control software so as to avoid the re-occurrence of a query signal that matches more than one signal stored in the reference database. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100818 | MODULAR REFRIGERATION UNIT HEALTH MONITORING - A modular refrigeration unit (MRU) health monitor includes a log data input configured to receive log data from an MRU, the log data comprising a plurality of datapoints, each of the plurality of datapoints comprising a position of a control valve of the MRU and a corresponding time; and MRU health monitoring logic configured to determine a plurality of MRU parameters from log data received on the log data input; determine a plurality of MRU health flags based on the MRU parameters; add the plurality of MRU health flags to determine an MRU health score; determine whether the MRU health score is higher than a replacement threshold; and indicate replacement of the MRU in the event the MRU health score is higher than the replacement threshold. | 04-10-2014 |
20140107976 | Tester for equipment, apparatus, or component with distributed processing function - A tester for equipment, apparatuses, or components with distributed measurement and analytical functions comprises a simplified test circuit for obtaining key data representative of the operational characteristics of said equipment, apparatus, or component and transmitting these to a sophisticated device capable of other uses, such as a smart phone or tablet computer. The latter analyzes the raw data with reference to values for nominal characteristics or operation of the equipment, apparatus, or component and provides a result indicative of the condition thereof. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114610 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - There is provided a management apparatus for an electrical apparatus, the management apparatus including a communication unit configured to receive conduction state information from an electrical apparatus, a storage unit configured to store reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus, and a determination unit configured to compare the conduction state information of the electrical apparatus with the reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus to determine a state of the electrical apparatus. | 04-24-2014 |
20140122023 | INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MANAGING INTEGRITY OF A FIELD ASSET - The present invention provides a method and system for managing integrity of a field asset. A request for managing the integrity of the field asset is received by a handheld device. A set of integrity data essential for resolution of the request is captured by the handheld device. One or more workflows, cross referenced from one or more existing engineering processes, are executed and a set of fitness for service evaluations are performed on the captured set of integrity data, during the execution of the one or more workflows. A report of the received request is created, when the one or more workflows are executed completely. | 05-01-2014 |
20140136147 | Determining System Performance - A system comprises one or more components, such as a processing device and/or a storage device and a monitoring element that is connected to at least one of the components. A mechanism of determining performance in the system determines, for each component, a maximum achievable performance for a component for a specific metric, determines a maximum performance for the component for the specific metric, given the current system configuration, determines a current performance for the component for the specific metric, and provides the determined performance measurements to the monitoring element. | 05-15-2014 |
20140149074 | SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS DETERMINATION - In one embodiment a method to evaluate a shielding effectiveness of an enclosed structure, comprising collecting synthetic aperture data from an electromagnetic transmission originating from within the enclosed structure to generate a synthetic aperture dataset, performing angular spectrum processing on the synthetic aperture dataset to generate an angle of arrival dataset and determining a shielding effectiveness parameter from the angle of arrival dataset. Other embodiments may be described. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149075 | METHOD FOR DETECTING FLAWS IN THE PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS LASER WELDING OF METALLIC PORTIONS - In a method for detecting flaws in continuous laser welding processes, including a sensor measures plasma emission spectrum in a range of wavelengths between λ | 05-29-2014 |
20140149076 | MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for analysing performance of a solar photovoltaic installation data indicating measured value of power generated by the photovoltaic installation receives and stores that data in a database. An expected output of the installation for at least one period of a test day using a first method is determined. The first expected output of the installation is compared with the measured value of power generated. If the expected output of the installation determined by the first method differs from the measured value by more than an acceptable tolerance, an expected output using another method is determined. If the expected output of the installation determined by the other method differs from the measured value by more than an acceptable tolerance, an under performance warning for the solar photovoltaic installation is issued. | 05-29-2014 |
20140163925 | ANTI-TERRORISM WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM - An Anti-Terrorism water quality monitoring system for continuously monitoring a potable water treatment system and related potable water distribution network that provides potable water to a municipality, city, housing development or other potable water consumer. The system includes the collection of data from the water distribution system and from the water treatment facility and from advanced separation processes which are integrated into analytical instruments. The data collected are stored in a remote database on a remote server computer or bank of computers and accessible by Homeland Security or its designated agency. Preferred parameters of monitoring include the turbidity and disinfectant such as chlorine, hypochlorous acid, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochloritc, ozone, chlorine dioxide, chloramines, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172367 | INTERFERENCE CHECK APPARATUS AND METHOD - An interference check apparatus that includes: a memory configured to store a latest edit time stamp related to at least one of a profile or a position for each of the plurality of components, and to store an edit time stamp for each of the plurality of components at an interference check execution time and to store an interference check data representing an execution result of an interference check between components out of the plurality of components; and a processor configured to execute a procedure, the procedure comprising: determining a validity of the interference check data stored based on the latest edit time stamp of each of the plurality of components and the edit time stamp of components when the interference check is executed contained in the interference check data. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172368 | FLAME INSTABILITY DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION IN INDUSTRIAL FURNACES - Systems and methods for multi-channel detection of an instability in a furnace comprising a plurality of detectors are disclosed. Each of a plurality of detectors provides a first measurement related to the plurality of burners when the furnace is operating in a stable condition. A stable signal component representation is determined based on the first measurement from each of the plurality of detectors. Each of a plurality of detectors provides a second measurement related to the plurality of burners when the furnace is operating in an unknown state. An unstable signal component representation is determined based on the stable signal component representation and a second measurement from each of the plurality of detectors. An instability is detected based on the unstable signal component representation and an instability threshold. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180636 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING DETECTION ENHANCEMENT OF MICROCANTILEVERS WITH LONG-SLIT BASED SENSORS - Methods and systems for analyzing the detection enhancement of rectangular microcantilevers with long-slit microsensors. The deflection profile of the microcantilevers can he compared with that of typical rectangular microcantilevers under presence of dynamic disturbances. Various force-loading conditions are considered. The theory of linear elasticity for thin beams is used to obtain the deflection related quantities. The disturbance in these quantities can be obtained based on wave propagation and beam vibration theories. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180637 | 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. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188432 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING AND PRESENTING A POSITIONING PERFORMANCE OF A LOCATING SYSTEM - Disclosed embodiments provide methods and systems for calculating and presenting a positioning performance of a location system. In one aspect, a server may receive a signal including information indicative of a determined location of an asset. Based on the received signal, the server may determine a positioning error value indicating an error in the determined location of the asset. The server may then calculate a metric as a function of the positioning error value, and provide positioning performance information for display based on the calculated metric. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195196 | CHIP PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed are a chip performance monitoring system, method and a computer program product, wherein a performance monitor output signal is propagated through an adjacent scan chain to avoid signal degradation incident to across-chip transmission of high frequency signals. Since the clock signal frequency used to control signal propagation through the scan chain will typically be less than twice the performance monitor output signal frequency, frequency sub-sampling with aliasing occurs. To compensate, signal propagation through the scan chain can be controlled during different time periods using different clock signals having different clock signal frequencies and, during these different time periods, different data outputs can be captured at an output node of the scan chain. The data output frequencies of these different data outputs can be measured and the performance monitor output signal frequency can be determined based on the different data output frequencies given the different clock signal frequencies. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195197 | Systems and Methods for Energy Efficient Machine Condition Monitoring of Fans, Motors, Pumps, Compressors and Other Equipment - Methods and systems to achieve highly efficient rotational machine integrity determinations in which at least one sensor ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140200850 | FIELD DEVICE INCLUDING A SOFTWARE CONFIGURABLE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER SYSTEM - A method of analog to digital conversion for a field device having an analog to digital converter system (ADCS) including an ADC and a plurality of filters. An analog sensing signal is received from a sensor which measures a level of a physical parameter in a manufacturing system that runs a physical process. A level of the physical parameter is compared to reference noise data. Based on the comparing, at least one ADCS parameter is determined. The ADCS parameter is implemented to configure the ADCS. The ADCS is utilized with the ADCS parameter to generate a filtered digitized sensing signal from the analog sensing signal. | 07-17-2014 |
20140200851 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A motor assembly is presented. A motor assembly can include at least one motor; a memory to store calibrated parameters related to the at least one motor; and electronics coupled to the memory, the at least one motor, the electronics including interfaces to couple with a clamping device and a system to control the operation of the at least one motor. The calibrated parameters are determined for the at least one motor with a procedure that includes performing an initial calibration of the at least one motor; wearing in the at least one motor; performing a final calibration of the at least one motor; and storing calibration data in the memory. In some embodiments, the at least one motor can include a clamping motor and/or a firing motor. In some embodiments, lifetime parameters are stored in the memory. | 07-17-2014 |
20140207415 | PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - An exemplary energy auditing system and a method for obtaining a validated performance solution for a plant are provided. An exemplary system and method includes at least one processor that obtains plant data for calculating one or more performance metrics. An initial benchmark is generated using performance metrics, a tunable process model and an optimizer. A rules engine is used for applying rules based on a dynamic input on the initial benchmark and current performance metrics, and for generating an output. A decision analysis module is used for validating if the output meets the specifications of the dynamic input using a what-if analysis. If the specifications are met, then the output is provided as a validated performance solution. If the specifications are not met, then the benchmark is evolved and the validating steps are repeated. | 07-24-2014 |
20140214364 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING OFFSET OF MAGNETIC SENSOR - An offset estimation method calculates attitude data representing an attitude variation of equipment from a reference attitude thereof based on angular velocity data that is outputted from an angular velocity sensor and that represents angular velocity of the equipment. The offset estimation method further calculates an estimation value of the offset minimizing an error between first variable vectors associated to the attitude data and second variable vectors associated to magnetic data that are successively outputted from a magnetic sensor. The first variable vector is obtained by changing a reference variable vector in accordance with the attitude variation represented by the attitude data, the reference variable vector representing geomagnetism when the equipment is placed in the reference attitude, and the second variable vector is obtained by subtracting the estimation value of the offset from the magnetic data. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222376 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING, ANALYZING, AND OPTIMIZING PROCESS PARAMETERS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - A method for searching, analyzing, and optimizing process parameters and a computer product thereof are provided. At first, sets of process data that are generated when a process tool processes workpieces are obtained respectively, each set of process data including process parameters. Then, sets of metrology data measured by a metrology tool are obtained, wherein the sets of metrology data are corresponding to the sets of the process data in a one-to-one manner, each workpiece having at least one measurement point, each set of metrology data including at least one actual measurement value of at least one measurement item at the at least one measurement point. Thereafter, critical parameters are selected from the process parameters. Then, values of the critical parameters are adjusted to enable predicted measurement values of the measurement points of one workpiece to meet a quality target value. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEMS THAT EXHIBIT VARIABLE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AT DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS - A system and method for translating performance characteristics of a system from one system condition to another system condition includes sensing, at a current system condition, a first system performance parameter and a second system performance parameter. The first and second system performance parameters correspond to a measured performance characteristic value of the system. A first reference performance datum associated with the first and second system performance parameters at the current system condition, and a second reference performance datum associated with the first and second system performance parameters at a selected reference system condition are both retrieved from a memory. A difference between the first and second reference performance data is calculated to generate a translation value. The measured performance characteristic value of the system is then translated an amount equal to the data translation value, whereby a corrected performance characteristic value at the selected reference system condition is generated. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236535 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOFTSENSING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided are an apparatus and a method for soft-sensing a vehicle or stationary fuel cell system capable of predicting a quality variable based on a process variable and providing the predicted quality variable in real time. | 08-21-2014 |
20140244212 | Monitoring Aging of Silicon in an Integrated Circuit Device - A mechanism is provided for determining a modeled age of a mufti-core processor. For each core in a set of cores in the multi-core processor, a determination is made of a temperature, a voltage, and a frequency at regular intervals for a set of degradations and a set of voltage domains, thereby forming the modeled age of the multi-core processor. A determination is made as to whether the modeled age of the multi-core processor is greater than an end-of-life value. Responsive to the modeled age of the multi-core processor being greater than an end-of-life value, an indication is sent that the multi-core processor requires replacement. | 08-28-2014 |
20140278240 | PROXIMITY INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM HAVING REPLICATOR AND METHOD - A development system and method are provided for testing proximity sensor interfaces, such as a capacitive switch assembly which may be employed in an automotive vehicle. The system includes software routines stored in memory for operating a proximity sensor interface having a plurality of sensors, and a data log including user outputs of the proximity sensors. The development system includes a replicator for replicating the proximity sensor interface based on the software routines and the data log and generating outputs of the proximity sensor interface to determine performance. The system further includes an analyzer for processing the test data for proper activation of the proximity sensor interface and generating an output indicative of the test results. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278241 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND ANALYSIS FOR POWER PLANTS - A system for performance monitoring of power plants is provided. The system includes a plurality of power plants respectively owned and operated by a plurality of customers, a monitoring center, at least one of the customers and the monitoring center including a plurality of analytic algorithms configured to automate performance anomaly detection, alarming, analytics and prognosis and a secured network by which on-site monitoring (OSM) data generated at each of the plurality of the power plants is receivable by the monitoring center. The monitoring center is configured to analyze the OSM data along with site specific data for each respective power plant in accordance with the plurality of analytics algorithms to derive trends and to take action with respect to each respective power plant in accordance with changes and abnormalities indicated by the derived trends. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278242 | WELDING RESOURCE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON SYSTEM AND METHOD - Metal fabrication systems, such as welding systems and related equipment may be analyzed and performance compared by collecting parameter data from the systems during welding operations via a web based system. The data is stored and analyzed upon request by a user. A user viewable page may be provided that allows for selection of systems and groups of systems of interest. Parameters to be used as the basis for comparison may also be selected. Pages illustrating the comparisons may be generated and transmitted to the user based upon the selections. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278243 | WELDING RESOURCE TRACKING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Metal fabrication systems, such as welding systems and related equipment may be monitored and parameters sensed or calculated during metal fabrication operations. The parameter values are stored and transmitted to a web based analysis system. Sampled values of the parameters are used to generate graphical presentations that are used to populate user viewable pages. The pages may be configured by users, and systems and parameters of interest selected. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278244 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER GUIDANCE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROCESSING - A system and method for processing an electronic device. The electronic device is identified. User instructions associated with the electronic device are retrieved utilizing a testing system. The user instructions are communicated from the testing system for performing cosmetic inspection of the electronic device, customer personal information (CPI) analysis of the electronic device, software analysis of the electronic device, validation and restoring of default content software and settings, and functional testing. Verification information is received from a user of implementation of the user instructions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278245 | System And Method For Energy Analysis And Predictive Modeling Of Components Of A Cooling System - A method is disclosed for analyzing performance of a chilled water (CW) system having a plurality of CW components. The method may consider a collection of at least one of allowable operating points, allowable operating ranges or allowable operating conditions, for each one of the CW components. A user set or system measured ambient wet bulb (WB) temperature may be considered for an environment in which at least a subplurality of the CW components are located. Equivalent loop conditions may be calculated for each of the CW components covering a load being thermally managed by the CW system. For each one of the calculated equivalent loop conditions, a processor may generate information for balancing the CW components to meet load requirements, and then analyze and select a balance condition that yields the user preferable optimization. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278246 | SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF WATER IN A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods of measuring properties of water in a water distribution system are provided. An analysis system, according to one embodiment, comprises a plurality of water sensors connected at various points to the water distribution system, each of the plurality of water sensors configured to measure a property of water. The analysis system also includes a computer server configured to communicate with the plurality of water sensors via a network and receive water measurement data from the plurality of water sensors. The computer server comprises a processor, a database configured to store the water measurement data, and a system health monitoring module configured to evaluate the health of the water distribution system to obtain health data. The analysis system further includes at least one client device configured to communicate with the computer server via the network and receive the health data from the computer server. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288880 | SENSOR BASED MEANS OF MONITORING THE MECHANICAL CONDITION OF ROTATING MACHINERY THAT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY - A method of monitoring the mechanical condition of a machine in which statistically significant measurements on a characteristic signal are made over a period of time which can include interruptions and variations in the operation of the machine giving rise to uncharacteristic signals and the processing of the signal during the statistically significant measurement automatically excludes those parts of the signal associated with interruptions and variations in the operation of the machine. The invention also includes apparatus for carrying out the above method including a preamplifier, adapted to provide output to a further amplifier, adapted to provided output to dynamic enveloping circuitry, adapted to provide an output to an analogue to digital converter, adapted to provide an output to a digital micro-electronic device. | 09-25-2014 |
20140330537 | WIRE HARNESS ANALYZING DEVICE, WIRE HARNESS ANALYZING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A wire harness analyzing device of this invention includes an input means that receives the input of numerical values to model electric wires of the wire harness and a fixture which is arranged on the jig board and which makes it possible to wire the wire harness on the jig board, and an output means that displays the electric wire which is wired on the fixture based on information related to the electric wire which is obtained as the result of an operation based on an algorithm using values including the numerical values input into the input means as initial values to prevent penetration between electric wires and penetration between an electric wire and the fixture. | 11-06-2014 |
20140365174 | METER DATA MANAGEMENT TESTING - Examples of meter data management testing are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computing device may include one or more processors, a memory for storing machine readable instructions, and a data store. The computing device may further include a meter data management testing module stored in the memory and executing on at least one of the one or more processors to test a meter data management system using a data set of representative metering data and a user-generated test scenario specifying a plurality of metering parameters. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365175 | Rescue Performance Metrics for CPR and Traumatic Brain Injury - A computer-implemented method for providing summary information for lifesaving activities is disclosed. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365176 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING THE CONDITION OF A MACHINE HAVING A ROTATING PART - A method for analyzing the condition of a machine having a rotating shaft, includes:
| 12-11-2014 |
20140372077 | METHOD, A DEVICE, A SYSTEM, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION ABOUT EFFICIENCY OF AN INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM, HAVING A PRIMARY COIL EMBEDDED IN A ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE - The invention concerns a method for determining information about efficiency of an inductive charging system having a primary coil ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140379298 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring Energy Usage via Thermostat-Centered Approaches and Deriving Building Climate Analytics - A system and methods for capturing the time and temperature at which a thermostat(s) in a home turns on and turns off, and then analyzing those times and temperatures at particular granularities to identify improvements in energy usage. These time and temperature data points are some of the information needed to determine two performance attributes in the home: the ramping time when the HVAC system is returning the home to the comfort setting (which is called herein the system on time), and the ramping time for the home to hit the next on cycle. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379299 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD TO DETECT HYDROGEN LEAKAGE USING NANO-CRYSTALLIZED PALLADIUM GRATINGS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system and method to detect hydrogen leakage. The system uses a fluid sensing apparatus ( | 12-25-2014 |
20140379300 | PUMP EFFICIENCY DETERMINING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD FOR DETERMINING PUMP EFFICIENCY - A system for measuring real time efficiency/performance of at least one pump in a plant or other facility includes a plurality of monitoring devices disposed in relation to said at least one pump to measure power usage, pump speed and flow characteristics of the at least one pump. A processing system is configured to receive input signals from the sensors in which the efficiency of the at least one pump can be calculated based on the sensor inputs in real-time. The processing system can also compare the calculated pump efficiency values with a user defined set point or threshold or compare to the expected pump performance. | 12-25-2014 |
20150019166 | WATER DAMAGE MITIGATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A water damage mitigation management server includes a transceiver, an electronic data storage, and a processor. The transceiver is operable to transmit and receive communications over at least a portion of a network. The processor is configured to receive and cause to be displayed chamber dimension data, water damage data, and dehumidifier data. The processor is further configured to, using at least the chamber dimension data and the water damage data, calculate and caused to be displayed a required quantity of water to be removed from the chamber over a given period of time. The processor is further configured to determine and cause to be displayed whether the required quantity of water to be removed is greater than, less than, or approximately equal to an expected quantity of water to be removed by the chosen dehumidifier over the given period of time. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019167 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY EXAMINING MILKING MACHINE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically examining a milking machine, which can check an abnormality or damage to the milking machine in real time during a milking operation. The apparatus for automatically examining the milking machine ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150019168 | LED CLASSIFICATION METHOD, LED CLASSIFICATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An LED classification device classifies LEDs, the LEDs each including a combination of an LED element that emits a primary light and a phosphor that, upon excitation by the primary light, emits a secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light, the LEDs each emitting a combined light of the primary light and the secondary light, those ones of the LEDs whose primary lights having their chromaticities falling within a predetermined chromaticity range being classified as LEDs for use in a backlight of a liquid crystal display apparatus. The LED classification device calculates, for all of the LEDs to be classified, correction values for the chromaticities as obtained on the assumption that the primary lights have traveled through a color filter of the liquid crystal display apparatus, and correct chromaticities by subtracting the correction values from chromaticities obtained for all of the LEDs to be classified, respectively. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025847 | QUANTITATIVE ELEMENTAL PROFILING IN OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY - The current invention considers the spectrum as a multimodal distribution over a list of structures containing the wavelength as the main entry and the other information mentioned above in the list as additional entries. Each line is then given a probability of contributing to the spectral line. In the case of multiple spectral lines, inference between spectral lines and their respective levels of confidence will provide a complete picture of the list of probable emitters with a probability factor for each line in order to provide a quantitative assignment of the spectral lines and profiling for a given spectrum. | 01-22-2015 |
20150039266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL MONITORING SYSTEM - A system includes an industrial monitor communicatively coupled to at least one sensor that is coupled to a mechanical system. The industrial monitor is configured to determine at least one type of measurement regarding the operation of the mechanical system, wherein each type of measurement is associated with one or more measurements determined by the industrial monitor based on one or more inputs received from the at least one sensor. Additionally, the system includes a display device communicatively coupled to the industrial monitor, wherein the display device is configured to display the at least one type of measurement determined by the industrial monitor. Further, each type of measurement is displayed with an appearance that denotes a combined status of the one or more measurements associated with the type of measurement. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039267 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE INTEGRITY OF FREIGHT CONTAINERS - A method for monitoring the integrity of a freight container along a transport route, the container having a sensor monitoring the container integrity, wherein the sensing of an event violating the container integrity is followed by event data representing the integrity violation being transmitted to an analysis center, wherein the event data is rated using predetermined criteria in respect of either a sanctioned or an unsanctioned integrity violation, and wherein opening or closing of the container is rated as a sanctioned integrity violation if an electronic authorization code representing the sanction is sent to the analysis center for the event data representing this integrity violation. Different types of opening and/or closing operations are distinguished by using authorization codes from different function groups, and the analysis center uses the type of function code to determine what type of opening operation and/or closing operation has taken, or is meant to take, place. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039268 | CAVITATING JET PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION METHOD AND CAVITATING JET PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION DEVICE, CAVITATING JET ESTIMATION ERROR CALCULATION METHOD AND CAVITATING JET ESTIMATION ERROR CALCULATION DEVICE, CAVITATING JET PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD AND CAVITATING JET PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEVICE AND CAVITATING JET PERFORMANCE CALCULATION FORMULA SPECIFICATION DEVICE - Equation (1) for calculating estimated cavitating jet performance E is set, a power index n(σ) of a term x | 02-05-2015 |
20150039269 | ENGINE SPEED DATA USAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fleet management system is provided for outdoor power equipment and is, in some embodiments, configured to estimate operator performance and/or skill for a particular operator based at least partially on engine speed data sensed during the particular operator's use of one or more pieces of equipment. Embodiments of the invention also provide an apparatus configured to receive data comprising RPM values of a rotating component of a piece of outdoor power equipment sampled throughout a period of operation of the piece of outdoor power equipment, and further configured to generate a RPM histogram for a particular operator and/or for a particular piece of outdoor power equipment in order to use the RPM histogram to determine additional information about the particular operator, the particular piece of equipment, and/or the particular period of operation. | 02-05-2015 |
20150051870 | CABLE WITH FIELD-WRITEABLE MEMORY - A method includes monitoring a use of a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module. Data indicative of the use is written to a writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module. The use of the cable assembly is acted upon by reading the data from the non-volatile memory. | 02-19-2015 |
20150057973 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION ADVISORY FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - A system and computer-implemented method for generating real-time performance advisories for a centrifugal compressor of a fleet of centrifugal compressors are provided. The method includes receiving an actual thermodynamic signature of the compressor, that is unique to the compressor, receiving compressor process parameter values during operation of the compressor, determining, in real-time, an actual performance of the compressor using the compressor process parameter values, determining, in real-time, a predicted performance of the compressor using the received actual thermodynamic signature of the compressor, determining a performance deviation of the compressor using the actual performance and the predicted performance, comparing the performance deviation to a predetermined dynamic threshold range of performance deviation specific to operating speed, and generating a notification to a user using the comparison. | 02-26-2015 |
20150073749 | SIGNAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Signal measuring systems, and measurement methods are disclosed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150081248 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING STATE OF ONLINE APPLICATION - An online application system and a method for implementing an online application system are disclosed. A method for implementing the online application system includes a) receiving a user search request from a user browser; b) searching for a match according to the search request and obtaining an online application that matches with the search request to form a search result page; and c) presenting the online application before the user browser in a form as a canvas page which is embedded in the search result page and is directly accessible from the search result page. The present disclosure also provides an online application system. The technical solutions disclosed herein allow a user to directly search out an online application via a search engine without a need to click multi-level linkages, thereby providing a quick and convenient search process which enhances the users' experiences with networks. | 03-19-2015 |
20150094984 | Hardware/Software Capability Rating System - Techniques and tools for rating computer products are described. For example, software ratings are based on subjective evaluations to determine computer system requirements for a positive user experience, while a computer running a capability tool rates a computer system's (or hardware component's) ability to run software. A capability rating for hardware is determined by comparing a set of features and performance results with capability rating requirements. In another aspect, a capability rating is communicated using a standardized presentation. In another aspect, capability rating level requirements are proposed (e.g., by a ratings board) and then finalized. A capability rating level is determined for computer products (e.g., by a testing organization) based on the finalized requirements and analysis of the products (e.g., by a computer running a capability tool). In another aspect, a software system comprises an inventory module, a performance testing module, and an inventory and performance evaluator module. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100274 | ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION - A method of assessing environmental performance includes: receiving, by a processing device, input data related to aspects of an energy industry operation; estimating a first environmental impact of the operation based on the input data; selecting an alternative implementation of the operation; estimating a second environmental impact of the alternative implementation; comparing the first environmental impact and the second environmental impact; and generating an output based on the comparison, the output indicating a change in environmental impact associated with replacing the operation with the alternative implementation. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100275 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF GAS VALVE OPERATORS IN A GAS APPLIANCE - A method and device for verifying the integrity of each operator of a gas valve including two operators disposed in succession on a passage path for the gas directed to a burner; the operator being subjected to command action by a corresponding actuator controlled by a command and control unit adapted to sense the presence of the flame in the burner, which is correlated with the gas flow rate reaching this burner. Each operator is made to close alternately, with corresponding cessation of gas feed to the burner and successive sensing of the extinguishing of the flame at the burner within a predefined time period, power to these operators being completely interrupted if it is sensed after said time period that the flame is extinguished. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106059 | Method And System For Determining Power Plant Machine Reliability - Disclosed are methods and systems to determine a power plant machine reliability forecast. In an embodiment, a method may comprise obtaining an environmental factor of a power plant machine based on geospatial data of a first area and location data of a second area, obtaining an operating factor of the power plant machine, and determining a reliability forecast based on the obtained environmental factor and the obtained operating factor. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACK AND BALANCE VISUALIZATION - A method of visualizing track and balance performance includes receiving data indicating track and balance of a rotary blade and receiving a constraint. A first performance level based on the data is determined. A second performance level based on the data and the constraint is determined. The first and second performance levels are displayed on a display unit for visualizing differences between the first and second performance levels. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112638 | System and Method to Determine Relative Velocity of Crane and Target Load - A system and method are provided that allow for direct measurement of relative movement and relative velocity of movement of a crane ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150120246 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND USING OPERATING DATA FROM A LIGHTING PRODUCT - A system, method, and apparatus for gathering operating information from a lighting product. The lighting product includes an embedded persistent memory unit and processor configured to store data operating parameters in the memory unit. The memory unit may be accessed up through and after end-of-life of the lighting product. The memory unit may be physically removable, or may be accessible via a wired or wireless interface such as an NFC tag. The lighting product memory unit is accessed at an in-store kiosk by plugging the lighting product into a socket or swiping the lighting product with an NFC tag reader. Data recovered from the memory unit is used to select and display a range of suitable replacement lighting products from a database. | 04-30-2015 |
20150134297 | PHYSIOLOGICAL INPUT TO DETERMINE VALIDITY OF DATA - Systems and methods for determining validity of physiological data according to an embodiment of the present invention include a patient sensor configured to acquire patient data from a patient, wherein the patient data is physiological; and an environmental sensor configured to acquire environmental data related to validity of the patient data, wherein a value of the environmental data has a clinical effect on the validity of the patient data but not on performance of the environmental sensor; a control/monitoring system, wherein the control/monitoring system is configured to determine whether the environmental data satisfies one or more conditions indicative of the validity of the patient data and to flag the patient data that is invalid based on the determination. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142385 | DETERMINATION METHOD, DETERMINATION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A determination method includes obtaining, from a computer, history information of change time points indicating times at which processing for making a change to a program is executed; determining a predetermined time interval indicating an interval of the change time points; determining a first time period later than a latest change time point extracted from the history information, and a second time period earlier than the first time period; obtaining, from the computer, log messages including history of operations and operation time points corresponding to the operations; extracting, from the log messages, a first appearance pattern indicating a pattern of operations that appeared in the first time period and a second appearance pattern indicating a pattern of operations that appeared in the second time period; and determining whether a failure occurred in the first time period, based on a difference between the first appearance pattern and the second appearance pattern. | 05-21-2015 |
20150292985 | SMART HVAC MANIFOLD SYSTEM - A smart manifold system for monitoring the operation of an HVAC unit includes a smart manifold adapted to obtain measurement data related to the operating conditions of the HVAC unit, and a smart platform adapted to communicate wirelessly with the smart manifold and acquire the measurement data from the smart manifold. The smart platform is also adapted to ensure that measurement data is free from any user manipulation or modification, and to tag any measurement data so ensured as verified data. The smart platform is further adapted to transmit the verified data to a remote platform for at least one of storage, report generation, and the performance of analytics. | 10-15-2015 |
20150293525 | ASSEMBLY WORKABILITY EVALUATION CALCULATION DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY WORKABILITY EVALUATION METHOD - An apparatus is configured including an information obtaining unit that extracts information on plural parts' attributes, locations, and adjoining relations with other parts; a unit that sorts parts by part type and detects a distinctive shape from 3D CAD model; a unit that represents adjoining relations between parts in an assembly graph; a unit that creates disassembling directions and a disassembling sequence based on the assembly graph and, by reversing them, derives an assembling sequence and assembling directions; a unit that computes an index indicating a quality of easiness of assembling a part by subtracting the sum of deficiency points per part from a reference score; a unit that creates virtual worker positions, postures, and viewpoints according to assembling sequence and evaluates workability; and a unit that computes an evaluation value per part by the index of easiness of assembling the part and a total evaluation value of assembly workability. | 10-15-2015 |
20150293531 | PLANT MONITORING DEVICE, PLANT MONITORING PROGRAM, AND PLANT MONITORING METHOD - A plant monitoring device for monitoring the operation state of a plant, the plant monitoring device including: state quantity acquisition means for acquiring a bundle of state quantities; state quantity storage means in which the state quantity acquisition means stores the bundle of state quantities; unit space storage means for storing a unit space constituted by a collection of a plurality of bundles of state quantities; state quantity extraction means for extracting a bundle of state quantities; Mahalanobis distance calculation means for calculating, at every evaluation cycle, the Mahalanobis distance of the bundle of state quantities; determination means for determining whether or not the operation state of the plant is normal; and unit space update means for adding the bundle of state quantities to the unit space while deleting the oldest bundle of state quantities from the unit space at every predefined update cycle longer than the evaluation cycle. | 10-15-2015 |
20150308927 | RAILWAY VEHICLE DAMAGE ESTIMATION - A method for estimating damage to a railway vehicle is provided. The method includes steps of: recording route data on the routes over which the railway vehicle travels; measuring the operational condition external to the vehicle along the routes at the time of travel by the railway vehicle; and estimating possible damage to the railway vehicle by correlating the recorded route data with occurrence of the measured external condition. | 10-29-2015 |
20150309912 | Electronics Recycling Retail Desktop Verification Device - A verification device for evaluating a used electronic device brought in for resale, intended to be used to assist a retail clerk in a resale transaction, said verification device capable of performing a functional test of a device, performing a cosmetic test of a device, and calculating its resale value. | 10-29-2015 |
20150318221 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FAULT IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR MENUFACTURING PROCESS AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A method of detecting a fault in a semiconductor manufacturing process. The method includes obtaining measured data and reference data regarding at least one parameter related to semiconductor manufacturing conditions in a process included in a semiconductor manufacturing process during a pre-set period of time; converting the measured data and the reference data by using at least one principal component parameter obtained via principal component analysis with respect to the measured data and the reference data; calculating a similarity between the converted measured data and the converted reference data; and detecting a fault in the process based on the calculated similarity. As a result, production efficiency of a semiconductor manufacturing process may be improved. | 11-05-2015 |
20150322814 | ROTATING STALL DETECTION THROUGH RATIOMETRIC MEASURE OF THE SUB-SYNCHRONOUS BAND SPECTRUM - A method for obtaining a baseline for detecting rotating stall using localized information already included within the frequency spectrum. Namely, ratiometric measures, i.e., quadratic coefficients obtained from weighted quadratic regression of sub-synchronous spectrum and/or information obtained through peak detections, are used to detect rotating stall. These ratiometric measures are configured to isolate changes caused by rotating stall from those caused by other operational conditions. As a result, new baseline information can be established to more reliably characterize a system, such as a system with associated turbines or compressors. Empirical or statistical approaches can be combined to automate the process of obtaining a new baseline and to detect rotating stall. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323215 | HVAC SYSTEM AND ENVELOPE GRADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A grading method includes: determining a first heat flux for a first period of a run cycle of a HVAC system of a building, wherein the HVAC system is in an OFF state during the first period of the run cycle; determining a second heat flux for a second period of the run cycle of the HVAC system, wherein the HVAC system is in an ON state during the second period of the run cycle; determining a third heat flux for the run cycle based on a sum of the first heat flux and the second heat flux; determining a power consumption of the HVAC system during the run cycle; determining a first grade for the HVAC system based on the third heat flux of the run cycle and the power consumption during the run cycle; and generating a displayable report, the report including the first grade of the HVAC system. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXTEND OPERATING DURATIONS - Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to a system and method for evaluating opportunities to extend operating durations. A system according to the present disclosure can include: a computing device in communication with a machine amongst a plurality of machines within a machine system, the machine being subject to a particular operating duration, wherein the computing device is configured to perform actions including: examining operating data for the machine; modeling future performance data for the machine; calculating an operating duration extension risk for the machine; determining whether the machine is eligible for an operating duration extension based on the examined operating data, the modeled future performance data, and the calculated operating duration extension risk; and calculating an extension readiness metric for the machine in response to the machine being eligible for the operating duration extension. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323463 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for measuring the efficiency of an optical element is disclosed. The intensity of the light emitted from the optical element is measured by applying an injection current to the optical element, a relative radiative efficiency is calculated from a ratio of the intensity of the emitted light to the injection current, the maximum relative radiative efficiency and the maximum injection current corresponding to the maximum relative radiative efficiency are obtained, a reference injection current for minimizing an amount of change of a recombination coefficient in an active layer of the optical element in correspondence with a carrier density change in the active layer of the optical element is extracted from data of injection currents that are equal to or less than the maximum injection current and data of relative radiative efficiencies that are equal to or less than the maximum relative radiative efficiency, a reference internal quantum efficiency of the optical element is calculated from the reference injection current, and internal quantum efficiencies of the optical element in various injection currents are calculated from the reference internal quantum efficiency. | 11-12-2015 |
20150330853 | System and Method for Measurement and Evaluation of Brake Pedal Performance - Linear brake pedal travel measurements are provided using a diagnostic unit with at least two linear measurement devices. The at least two linear measurement devices are offset in at least a vertical direction from a face of the brake pedal lever, and therefore directly measure non-linear pedal travel values. Thus, in certain embodiments, the system is further configured to convert the non-linear pedal travel measurements received from each of the at least two linear measurement devices to a linear brake pedal travel value corresponding to an operated position of the brake pedal lever. The resulting linear brake pedal travel information may then be used to evaluate brake pedal performance or measure customer brake feeling in an objective and reproducible way. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330872 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATION, SAFETY AND RELIABLE OPERATION PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT - In accordance with various embodiments described herein are systems and methods for collecting and analyzing parameter and properties data from an operation and using the data to determining Automation Safety and Operations Performance (ASOP) metrics indicative of various performance aspects of a given operation. Some embodiments are systems and methods for determining one or more ASOP metrics or metrics selected from a group consisting of elements including but not limited to Alarm System Performance Metric, an Operator Loading Metric, a Controllability Performance Metric, a Proximity to Safety System Metric, a Demand on Safety Systems Metric, and a Control System Integrity Metric. | 11-19-2015 |
20150331052 | Synchronous Machine Monitoring Using Time Stamped Electrical and Mechanical Data - Electrical power machines are monitored according to the disclosure herein using time stamped mechanical conditions and electrical conditions. The mechanical conditions may include rotational position, calculated and time stamped rotational frequency, valve position, temperature, or vibration. The time stamped electrical conditions may include electrical power system frequency, electrical power machine field data, electrical power machine terminal information such as voltage and current, and the like. Electrical and mechanical time-stamped electrical power machine data from different machines that may be local or remote from each other may be compared for monitoring the machines. | 11-19-2015 |
20150345820 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes an indoor device that is controlled by a remote controller and an outdoor device that is connected to the indoor device. The outdoor device is configured to include an outdoor-device state-quantity acquisition unit (a compressor-data acquisition unit and a heat-exchanger-data acquisition unit) that acquires an outdoor-device state quantity indicating a state quantity, acquired during maintenance and during a test run, of a component included in the outdoor device. The indoor device is configured to include an indoor-device state-quantity acquisition unit (a heat-exchanger-data acquisition unit) that acquires an indoor-device state quantity indicating a state quantity, acquired during maintenance and during a test run, of a component included in the indoor device, and a storage unit that stores therein the outdoor-device state quantity and the indoor-device state quantity. | 12-03-2015 |
20150345822 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CHANGES IN THE EFFICIENCY OF AN HVAC SYSTEM - The invention comprises systems and methods for evaluating changes in the operational efficiency of an HVAC system over time. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system, and status of said HVAC system. One or more processors receives measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than said HVAC system and compares said temperature measurements from said first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements. | 12-03-2015 |
20150355108 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF FABRICATING AND INSPECTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of inspecting a semiconductor device includes measuring an inspection pattern formed on a semiconductor substrate using a measurer configured to measure optical signals reflected from the inspection pattern to obtain a signal expressed by a matrix including spectrum data associated with the inspection pattern, obtaining a first element including a first spectrum from the signal and obtaining a second element including a second spectrum from the signal, obtaining a skew spectrum using a difference between the first and second spectrums, and obtaining an asymmetric signal associated with the inspection pattern using the skew spectrum, the obtaining of the asymmetric signal including obtaining a polarity of the skew spectrum in a wavelength range, and obtaining a numerical value associated with an area of the skew spectrum. | 12-10-2015 |
20150377739 | RELIABILITY LIMITS OF MACHINES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A reliability range is determined for a parameter of a component in a machine subjected to life reducing loads during operation, comprising the steps of: acquiring, for each of a plurality of load sessions, at least one parameter value for said component; generating a distribution pattern containing said parameter values for the plurality of load sessions; assigning a reliability range for the distribution pattern, wherein parameter values outside said reliability range are considered as being unrealistic; analyzing the parameter values outside the reliability range to determine which of said parameter values outside the reliability range are confirmed to be unrealistic; and adjusting the reliability range if a ratio between the confirmed unrealistic parameter values and the considered unrealistic parameter values is outside a further range being predetermined for the ratio. | 12-31-2015 |
20160008079 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A REPROCESSING DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPES | 01-14-2016 |
20160010908 | MEASUREMENT PATH OF A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE | 01-14-2016 |
20160018466 | DRIVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT - A motor drive is provided with integrated frequency response analysis tools for generating drive performance metrics that are independent of motion profile and tuning. The metrics are broadly applicable to a wide range of applications, tunings, and load types, and can be used to fairly compare performance across different drives models and assist in drive selection. The frequency analysis tools include a transformation algorithm that reduces or eliminates spectral leakages, a signal generation component that scales the test input signal as a function of frequency avoid saturation based on defined limits of the controlled system, and a phase unwrapping algorithm that correctly unwraps the phase of open-loop and closed-loop response curves. The frequency response analysis tools yield an open-loop response, a closed-loop response, a tracking error response, and a disturbance rejection response, which are used to derive performance metrics for the drive. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019129 | UNIFICATION OF DESCRIPTIVE PROGRAMMING AND OBJECT REPOSITORY - A computer device may include logic configured to provide a centralized library for descriptive programming and other types of object descriptions to a testing script engine. The descriptive programming library may store test object descriptions for test objects associated with an application under testing. The logic may be further configured to provide a unification layer over all the object description types and to provide inheritance among the objects at the unification layer. The logic may be further configured to store a test object description, associated with a test object, in the descriptive programming library; identify a reference to the test object in a descriptive programming statement associated with the testing script engine; access the stored test object description in the descriptive programming library based on the identified reference to the test object; and identify an application object, associated with the application under testing, based on the stored test object description. | 01-21-2016 |
20160025781 | HOUSING ALLOCATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING HOUSING - A housing allocation device includes a processor. The processor is configured to obtain respective power consumption values of a plurality of housings installed in a room. The processor is configured to determine, on basis of the obtained power consumption values, first housings each have a power consumption value larger than a predetermined value. The processor is configured to select, as mounting destination candidates for a mounting destination of a first electronic apparatus to be installed in the room, second housings each of which accommodates the first electronic apparatus and faces none of the first housings from the plurality of housings on basis of arrangement information indicating arrangement of the plurality of housings in the room. The processor is configured to output information regarding at least one of the mounting destination candidates. | 01-28-2016 |
20160034373 | MONITORING DEVICE USAGE - Monitoring a level of utilization is provided. A threshold is determined based, at least in part, on a count of service channels of a device. An upper boundary value of a numerical range is determined based, at least in part, on the count of service channels. A lower boundary value of the numerical range is determined based, at least in part, on the threshold. Whether a count of outstanding requests of the device is contained within the numerical range is determined. An estimated level of utilization of the device is determined based, at least in part, on the upper boundary value, the lower boundary value, the count of service channels, and the count of outstanding requests. The estimated level of utilization is reported. | 02-04-2016 |
20160041069 | Service Method Of Gas Appliances - A service method of gas appliances includes: Detecting the gas appliances at the client ends to generate detecting signals. Transmitting the detecting signals to a service end. Identifying which client end the detecting signals come from. Examining the detecting signals to find whether the gas appliance has an abnormal condition; and informing the client end when the abnormal condition is found. After all, the service end may monitor the gas appliances at the client end, and inform the client for repair when the gas appliance has detected an abnormal signal or has damaged parts. | 02-11-2016 |
20160053748 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR MONITORING STATE OF WIND-POWER TURBINE BLADES AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a signal processing device for monitoring states of wind-power turbine blades and a method thereof, the signal processing device comprising: an optical fiber sensor unit for sensing moment of rotation of three blades so as to output the moment of rotation as blade signals; a signal transformation unit for converting three blade signals into two fore-ape signals; a rotation information input unit for sensing rotation information of the blades; a rotation speed estimation unit for estimating a rotation speed of the blades on the basis of the rotation information; a state determination unit which removes rotation components from the fore-ape signals and determines whether an operation of a blade is abnormal; and an output unit for outputting the determination result. According to the present invention, two fore-ape signals which are simpler than three blade signals can be processed such that an efficient signal analysis is enabled and the efficiency of determining a state of blades is improved, thereby efficiently managing and maintaining the blades. | 02-25-2016 |
20160056064 | ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided an anomaly detection system for a second unit incidental to a first unit that processes a substrate. The anomaly detection system includes a collecting unit, a first calculating unit, a second calculating unit, and a determining unit. The collecting unit is configured to collect a plurality of types of parameters related to a state of the second unit. The first calculating unit is configured to calculate a divergence of a coordinate point from a reference space in a virtual coordinate space of a plurality of types of parameters, the coordinate point being indicated by the plurality of types of collected parameters. The second calculating unit is configured to accumulate the calculated divergence and calculate a cumulative divergence. The determining unit is configured to compare the calculated cumulative divergence with a threshold value and determine an anomaly in the second unit. | 02-25-2016 |
20160061693 | NORMALIZED INDICES FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL LOOPS - A feedback controller for generating and using a normalized performance index for a feedback control loop is shown and described. The feedback controller is configured to generate an input for a control process, identify an error signal representing a difference between a setpoint and a feedback signal from the control process, compute a first exponentially-weighted moving average (EWMA) of a first function of the error signal and a second EWMA of a second function of the error signal, and to generate a normalized performance index using the first EWMA and the second EWMA. | 03-03-2016 |
20160061970 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus connected to an external connection unit of a radiation imaging apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit configured to access to the storage unit, comprises a determination unit that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the radiation imaging apparatus; a processing unit that, if determined that the abnormality has occurred, and the control unit has access authority to the storage unit, performs processing of revoking the access authority; another control unit that obtains the access authority in accordance with the processing of the processing unit and accesses the storage unit; and an output unit that outputs, to an external apparatus, any one of radiation image data captured by the radiation imaging apparatus and log data of the apparatus which are obtained from the storage unit via the other control unit. | 03-03-2016 |
20160076950 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDICATING THE FUEL CONSUMPTION AND/OR EFFICIENCY OF A HEATING UNIT - A method indicates to a user the fuel consumption and/or efficiency of a heating installation having a heat pump with a thermal compressor, a heating fluid distribution circuit and radiators receiving a first quantity of energy Q | 03-17-2016 |
20160083117 | DYNAMIC TESTING OF ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, REACTION WHEEL AND TORQUE RODS USING AUTOMOTIVE ROBOTIC TECHNIQUES - A fully automated method for testing functionality of a spacecraft or aircraft unit under testing (UUT) includes selecting a test station at which to conduct a first functionality test on the UUT. The method also includes coupling a program specific module (PSM) to the UUT. Each PSM is configured to couple to a specific type of UUT to provide power and telemetry to the specific type of UUT. The method further includes a robot arm moving the UUT to the selected test station. The method still further includes conducting the first functionality test on the UUT at the selected test station. | 03-24-2016 |
20160084684 | Sensor System Using Safety Mechanism - A sensor device using verification includes a sensor component and a verification component. The sensor component is configured to generate first data and second data. The verification component is configured to analyze the first data and the second data and generate verification data based on the first data and the second data. | 03-24-2016 |
20160084919 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF TRANSIENT INSTABILITY AND OUT-OF-STEP CONDITIONS BY STATE DEVIATION - This application describes a state deviation technique for identifying transient instabilities in power systems. Such instabilities may result from disturbances such as external faults and power swing conditions. Detection of transient instabilities is based on the direction of change of phase angle of a machine such as a generator at an equilibrium point. Method and apparatus as disclosed may also be used for assessing system-wide transient stability of a power system or portion thereof. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092337 | EVALUATING FAIRNESS IN DEVICES UNDER TEST - Pre-silicon fairness evaluation to detect fairness issues pre-silicon. Drivers drive a plurality of commands on one or more interfaces of a device under test to test the device under test. State associated with the device under test is checked. Based on the state, a determination is made as to whether the drivers are to continue driving commands against the device under test. Based on determining that the drivers are to continue driving the commands, a further determination is made as to whether a predefined limit has been reached. Based on determining the predefined limit has been reached, ending the test of the device under test in which the test fails. | 03-31-2016 |
20160094033 | SVC COMPENSATION STRATEGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD - An SVC compensation strategy optimization method, comprising: calculating a weak voltage node in a fault state based on risk measure; calculating the weak voltage node in a normal state based on a static stability margin; and determining an optimal SVC distribution point and calculating the optimal configuration of SVC capacity. The SVC compensation strategy optimization method overcomes the defects in the prior art, such as low reliability, low optimization precision, poor applicability, etc., and has the advantages of high reliability, high optimization precision, and good applicability. | 03-31-2016 |
20160103220 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS TO DETERMINE STATISTICS OR METRICS RELATING TO PLAYER PERFORMANCE - The present invention is direction to systems and methods of determining statistics or metrics relating to player performance in a sporting event. Preferred systems herein comprise (a) an object device affixed to a sports object wherein the object device includes one or more object sensors; (b) a player device affixed to at least one of a player and a player sports equipment wherein the player device includes one or more player sensors; (c) wherein the object device: (i) detects the player device using the one or more object sensors and one or more player sensors; (ii) acquires player information from the player device. | 04-14-2016 |
20160106371 | COOPERATIVE SENSING METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING COOPERATIVE SENSING - A cooperative sensing method of a terminal, the method including transmitting a request to a cooperative terminal connected with the terminal, to verify a sensing performance capability of the cooperative terminal, receiving, from the cooperative terminal, first capability information generated in response to the request, and selecting, by the terminal, a sensing terminal based on the first capability information and second capability information generated by verifying a sensing performance capability of the terminal. | 04-21-2016 |
20160116374 | MONITORING EFFICIENCY AND OPERATIONAL MODE CHANGES OF COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are described herein. One method embodiment includes determining an unscaled efficiency signal of combustion equipment using data measured from the combustion equipment, determining a theoretical efficiency signal of the combustion equipment using a theoretical efficiency surface of the combustion equipment and a subset of the measured data, and normalizing the unscaled efficiency signal using values from a correlated portion of the theoretical efficiency signal to monitor efficiency of the combustion equipment. Other embodiments can include providing a performance indicator of the combustion equipment in response to an operational mode change. | 04-28-2016 |
20160116378 | POPULATION-BASED LEARNING WITH DEEP BELIEF NETWORKS - A plant asset failure prediction system and associated method. The method includes receiving user input identifying a first target set of equipment including a first plurality of units of equipment. A set of time series waveforms from sensors associated with the first plurality of units of equipment are received, the time series waveforms including sensor data values. A processor is configured to process the time series waveforms to generate a plurality of derived inputs wherein the derived inputs and the sensor data values collectively comprise sensor data. The method further includes determining whether a first machine learning agent may be configured to discriminate between first normal baseline data for the first target set of equipment and first failure signature information for the first target set of equipment. The first normal baseline data of the first target set of equipment may be derived from a first portion of the sensor data associated with operation of the first plurality of units of equipment in a first normal mode and the first failure signature information may be derived from a second portion of the sensor data associated with operation of the first plurality of units of equipment in a first failure mode. Monitored sensor signals produced by the one or more monitoring sensors are received. The first machine learning agent is then and activated, based upon the determining, to monitor data included within the monitored sensor signals. | 04-28-2016 |
20160123175 | HYBRID MODEL BASED DETECTION OF COMPRESSOR STALL - Systems, tangible non-transitory machine readable computer media, and methods are provided. In one embodiment a system includes an industrial controller having at least one processor configured to: receive a measured input from a turbomachinery having a compressor, execute a hybrid model of the compressor, receive a measured output, compare the measured input to the measured output to derive an error value, perform a signature analysis if the error value is beyond a range; and derive a probability of compressor stall based on the signature analysis. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING AN EFFICIENCY OF A FLUID MOVEMENT SYSTEM - A motor controller is provided. The motor controller is coupled to an efficiency indicator device and to a motor that is coupled to a fluid movement device. The motor controller includes a processor. The motor controller is configured to determine a fluid flow amount representing an amount of fluid moved by the fluid movement device during a predefined time period. Additionally, the motor controller is configured to determine a power usage amount representing an amount of power used by at least the fluid movement device and the motor in association with the fluid flow amount, generate an efficiency report associated with at least the fluid flow amount and the power usage amount, and transmit the efficiency report to the efficiency indicator device for presentation thereon. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MODEL VERIFICATION - A system and method extends model verification through the creation of composite test objectives. A composite objective includes two or more logically or temporally combined standard or basic test objectives. The basic test objectives selected to form a composite test may be automatically generated by the system or method, or they may be custom defined. A composite test objective represents a new coverage objective that extends model coverage analysis beyond the coverage that is available with the basic test objectives. The system and method also automatically generates one or more test cases for achieving the composite objective. The test cases include input data values for the model, and may cause the specified logical or temporal combination of basic test objectives to evaluate to true at least once during simulation of the model or according to the temporal combination. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124828 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA - The invention provides a system for generating a performance data (PD) report comprising a first module for collecting performance data, a second module for formatting the PD and selecting from at least one of the following types of data: system run time in minutes, heat run time in minutes, cooling run time in minutes, fan run time in minutes, average heating temperature by degrees, average cooling temperature by degrees, average outdoor temperature by degrees, average humidity level by percent humidity, highest indoor temperature by degrees, lowest indoor temperature by degrees, highest outdoor temperature by degrees, lowest indoor temperature by degrees, highest humidity level by percent humidity and lowest percent humidity by percent humidity, date, time, system mode, such as cool or heat or a fan, system state, room temperature, setpoint, fan state, outdoor temperature and humidity level (collectively hereinafter “custom Performance Data”). | 05-05-2016 |
20160140680 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING DEVICE PERFORMANCE DATA - A system for analyzing performance data associated with a mail processing device includes a reporting module operable to receive, over a network, first data related to the operation of a mail processing device at one of a plurality of mail processing sites, wherein each of the plurality of mail processing sites is associated with a database accessible over the network, store the first data in a database associated with the mail processing site of the mail processing device, receive, over the network, second data identifying filter criteria for the first data, filter, using a processor, the first data with the second data, generate, using a processor, a report based on the filtered first data, and communicate the report over the network. | 05-19-2016 |
20160146708 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND REPORTING VALUE ADDED ACTIVITY DATA - An illustrative example method of monitoring value added activity includes positioning a detector near a selected portion of a machine using a clip for situating the detector in a position where the detector can detect at least one electrical characteristic associated with operation of a machine; communicating an indication of the detected electrical characteristic between the detector and a user interface; and displaying a visual representation of value added activity information based the indication. | 05-26-2016 |
20160146867 | Generator Sizing - Customized hardware provides a generator sizing interface to the user for selecting individual loads that may be present at a particular facility of building. The hardware and/or generator sizing interface receives one or more load selections from the user and, in response, generates a single line diagram or a one line diagram for power flow analysis based on the load selections. The hardware and/or generator sizing interface accesses a database for power requirements for the load selections of the diagram. A List of potential generators or an optimal generator is identified based at least in part on the power requirement of the load selections. | 05-26-2016 |
20160161376 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING EFFECTS OF AGING OF A WEARABLE DEVICE - A wearable device comprises first and second transmitting loops coupled with the wearable device. The first and second transmitting loops being further coupled with a data processing unit. Additionally, the second transmitting loop may be coupled with a sensor outputting a measuring signal. The first and second transmitting loops have a property with a readable value dependent on an aging of the object of a wearable device. In addition, the data processing unit is configured to measure the value of the property of the first and second transmitting loops and determine the effects or amount of aging. | 06-09-2016 |
20160161561 | QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION METHOD FOR RELIABILITY OF MARKOV MODEL SWITCH RELUCTANCE MOTOR SYSTEM - A quantitative evaluation method for the reliability of a Markov model switch reluctance motor system. The method comprises: solving a probability matrix P′ | 06-09-2016 |
20160169709 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHECKING A CLOCK SIGNAL OF A POSITION MEASURING DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
20160170856 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING RANDOMNESS | 06-16-2016 |
20160187231 | PERFORMANCE TESTING METHOD, PERFORMANCE TESTING APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE SAME - Provided is a performance testing method, a system and a storage medium for the same. The method may include determining test object metadata that defines a protocol for a test object and test job metadata that defines a performance test using a prescribed job, generating job data based on the test job metadata, generating load data according to the prescribed job to provide the load data to at least one test performing node among a plurality of test performing nodes coupled to the test object, and causing the at least one test performing node to perform the performance test for the test object. | 06-30-2016 |
20160188431 | PREDICTING PERFORMANCE OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION OVER A TARGET SYSTEM - System and method for predicting performance of a software application over a target system is disclosed. The method comprises generating a benchmark suite such that benchmark indicates a combination of workloads applied over a set of standard software applications running on a source system. The method further comprises identifying a benchmark of the benchmark suite, wherein the benchmark has performance characteristics same as that of the software application. The method further enables remotely executing the set of standard software applications associated with the benchmark on the target system with the combination of workload as specified by the benchmark. The method further enables recording a performance of the set of standard software applications on the target system. Based on the performance of the standard software applications on the target system the performance of the software application is predicted. | 06-30-2016 |
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