09th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130054095 | POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM AND POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD - A radio-wave-transmitting-body position detection system in a vehicle system has a plurality of electronic control devices that are included in a vehicle, and a radio wave transmitting body that transmits a radio signal to the plurality of electronic control devices. The electronic control devices conduct communication with each other using the radio signal. Each electronic control device includes a first electronic control device that conducts communication with the other electronic control device and the radio wave transmitting body using the radio signal, and controls a device included in the vehicle based on a content of the radio signal transmitted from the radio wave transmitting body. The electronic control devices except the first electronic control device include a first transmitting/receiving unit that transmits and receives the radio signal. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING A BUFFETING CONDITION IN A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE - A system and method for reducing a buffeting condition in a passenger compartment of a vehicle is disclosed herein. The system includes, but is not limited to, a blocking member disposed between the passenger compartment and an adjacent space that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position to respectively open and close an opening between the passenger compartment and the adjacent space. The system further includes a motor operatively coupled with the blocking member and configured to move the blocking member between the open position and the closed position. The system still further includes a controller operatively coupled to the motor and configured to control the motor to move the blocking member to alternate between the open position and the closed position at a predetermined rate in response to a triggering event, whereby a buffeting condition experienced in the passenger compartment is diminished. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054097 | Buried Utility Data with Exclusion Zones - A system is provided for use in work machines that determines the location of the work machine and compares such location to reported location of underground utilities. The system further provides indications of when an implement of the work machine enters an exclusion zone proximate the underground utilities. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054098 | SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WEAR - A control system for a transmission engages three clutches to create braking within the transmission to slow a machine during a shuttle shifting operation. The control system may apply the clutches so as to allocate wear between the clutches equally or unequally, as desired. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054099 | SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WEAR - A control system for a transmission engages at least three clutches to create braking within the transmission to slow a machine during a shuttle shifting operation. The control system may apply the clutches so as to allocate wear between the clutches equally or unequally, as desired. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054100 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE - A method is provided for operating an engine that includes, but is not limited to checking if a clutch pedal is depressed. If this is the case, the setpoint value for the rotational speed is predetermined to a target idle speed and a target torque is predetermined. Following this it is checked if the clutch pedal is in a position in which it is no longer depressed, and if the neutral gear sensor indicates that a gear is engaged. If this is the case, the setpoint value of the rotational speed of the engine and/or the torque reserve are increased. Otherwise, the setpoint value of the rotational speed of the engine and the torque are left. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054101 | Vehicle Speed Limiting System - A system for regulating the maximum speed of a vehicle ( | 2013-02-28 |
20130054102 | AUTOMATIC GEAR-SHIFTING BICYCLE WITH OPTIMAL SHIFT TIMING - An automatic gear-shifting bicycle includes: a bicycle body provided with two cranks, two pedals and a derailleur, a power supply module, a microcomputer, a gear shifting control driver, and a pedal position sensor module installed in the bicycle body corresponding to the cranks and electrically coupled to the microcomputer for enabling the microcomputer to determine the angular position and forward/backward pedaling of the cranks. The microcomputer calculates the optimal shift timing subject to the time point the crank to be moved over the pedaling dead point in the next time, the pedaling speed to be below a predetermined speed value or the cranks are been pedaling backwardly. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054103 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE ENERGY ABSORBED BY A VEHICLE IN A COLLISION AND A SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A system for a vehicle that executes a method to reduce the energy absorbed by the vehicle due to a collision, the method including actively decelerating the vehicle when it is determined that a collision with an object is possible, terminating active deceleration to allow the vehicle to move forward when it is determined that a collision with the object is inevitable just before the collision, and allowing the vehicle to make contact with the object and move generally in an opposite direction after the vehicle makes contact with the object. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054104 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE, FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - A drive system for a four-wheel drive vehicle, the drive system being mounted in a four-wheel drive vehicle that includes front wheels serving as main drive wheels and rear wheels serving as auxiliary drive wheels, includes: a propeller shaft that transmits the driving force from the engine side to the rear wheels side; a dog clutch that is able to interrupt torque transmission between the engine and the propeller shaft; a torque coupling that is able to interrupt torque transmission between the propeller shaft and the rear wheels; and an ECU that interrupts both torque transmissions by the dog clutch and the torque coupling when the vehicle speed is higher than or equal to a predetermined speed. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054105 | METHOD OF MANAGING A DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING ENGINE TORQUE UPON A FAILURE OF ITS SELECTION BUTTON - A method managing a device distributing engine torque between main and secondary wheel sets of a motor vehicle, the distributing device including an actuator distributing engine torque, a control unit exhibiting plural distribution modes of the engine torque and adopting one distribution mode as a function of a variable and a button selecting a distribution mode delivering an information item representative of the button position, the control unit determining, in regular operation, the variable, as a function of the information item; the method includes: detecting potential failure of the selection button, including verifying consistency of the information item; activation of degraded mode of operation, when a failure of the button is detected, in which a constant value is allocated to the variable; during degraded operation, monitoring end of failure, including verifying consistency of the information item; activation of regular mode of operation, when end of failure is detected. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054106 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR OF A TARGET TRAFFIC OBJECT - A method for computationally predicting future movement behaviors of at least one target object can have the steps of
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20130054107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF A VEHICLE - A system for calculating a first mass value indicative of a first mass of a vehicle is provided, wherein the vehicle has a vehicle interface capable of providing fuel data indicative of a rate at which fuel is being consumed by an engine of the vehicle at each point in time. The system includes: an interface coupled with the vehicle interface, the interface configured for: receiving the fuel data; and receiving movement data indicative of a movement of the vehicle at the each point in time; and a data processing system configured for: deriving a plurality of mass values from the fuel data and the movement data, each mass value corresponding to a respective point in time; and calculating, using the plurality of mass values, the first mass value indicative of the first mass of the vehicle. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TURBINE RUB - A system for predicting turbine rub includes a monitoring system configured to form operational values for a turbine based on information received from the turbine and a correlation engine configured to form at least one correlated value from the operating values that correlates a first operating value to a second operating value. The system also includes a variable deriver configured to form at least one derived variable from a one of the operating values and a rub predictor that forms a rub prediction based on the at least one correlated value and the at least one derived value. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054109 | STOCHASTIC PRE-IGNITION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for a vehicle includes a time stamping module, a period determination module, a stochastic pre-ignition (SPI) indication module, and an SPI remediation module. The time stamping module generates first and second timestamps when a crankshaft of an engine is in first and second crankshaft positions during an engine cycle, respectively. The period determination module determines a period between the first and second timestamps. The SPI indication module selectively indicates that an SPI event occurred within a cylinder of the engine based on the period. The SPI remediation module selectively adjusts at least one engine operating parameter in response to the SPI indication module indicating that the SPI event occurred within the cylinder. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054110 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device used for an internal combustion engine and capable of determining an actuator operation amount is provided. The control device includes a computation element that uses engine status amounts to compute the actuator operation amount. The computation element uses a model that includes a plurality of submodels arranged in a hierarchical sequence. The computation element computes the actuator operation amount by using a parameter calculated by the lowest level submodel and changes the number of higher-level submodels to be used in combination with the lowest level submodel in accordance with the operation status of the internal combustion engine. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054111 | VEHICLE GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAVING FUEL - A vehicle generation controlling system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric components of a vehicle, a generator generating power by using rotational force of an engine and supplying the generated power to the battery and the electric components, and an ECU determining whether generation control is prevented by monitoring vehicle information on the vehicle and operational information on an operation of an electric product of a cooling system among the electric components and controlling the generator to prevent the generation control according to the determination. As a result, the generation control is performed based on whether an electric product of a cooling system is actuated and vehicle information on the vehicle to thereby prevent cooling performance from being deteriorated due to the generation control. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054112 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AIR-FUEL RATIO OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for controlling an air-fuel ratio of an internal-combustion engine includes an air-fuel ratio detector, a fluctuation signal generating device, an air-fuel ratio fluctuation device, a 0.5th-order frequency component strength calculator, a fluctuation frequency component strength calculator, a reference component strength calculator, and an imbalance fault determining device. The reference component strength calculator is configured to calculate strength of a reference component in accordance with strength of a first frequency component and strength of a second frequency component. The imbalance fault determining device is configured to make a determination of an imbalance fault in which air-fuel ratios of a plurality of cylinders vary beyond a tolerance limit on a basis of a relative relationship between strength of the 0.5th-order frequency component and the strength of the reference component. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054113 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR SYSTEM STATES IN AN INTAKE MANIFOLD OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for controlling at least one air system state in an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, at least one control variable which influences the at least one air system state being predefined with the aid of an actuator; at least one control variable limitation of the actuator is taken into account in the control. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054114 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to an air-fuel ratio control device of an internal combustion engine, comprising a plurality of means for independently introducing into each combustion chamber an exhaust gas discharged from combustion chambers to an exhaust passage. When at least one exhaust gas introduction means is under an exhaust gas introduction shortage state, a target value of an air-fuel ratio of a mixture gas is changed depending on whether an exhaust gas introduction control for introducing the exhaust gas into the combustion chamber by the exhaust gas introduction means is performed. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054115 | INDIRECT HCCI COMBUSTION CONTROL - A method for controlling combustion in a spark-ignition direct-injection internal combustion engine includes monitoring at least one combustion input parameter, and when the at least one monitored combustion input parameter deviates from a respective desired combustion input parameter, adjusting a combustion input mechanism associated with controlling the at least one monitored combustion input parameter to converge toward the respective desired combustion input parameter. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054116 | Digital control of gaseous fuel substitution rate for dual-fuel engines - A gaseous fuel control system for a dual-fuel internal combustion engine comprising a plurality of valves for controlling the amount of gaseous fuel supplied to the engine. The valves have adjustable full-open flow rates and rapidly move from full-open to full-closed in response to a digital signal. An electronic system for monitoring at least one engine operating parameter maps the parameter value to control the opening and closing of the valves to establish a desired gaseous fuel flow rate. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054117 | Method for regulating HCCI combustion in a reactor of an internal combustion engine - A method for regulating HCCI combustion of fuel in a reactor of an internal combustion engine is described in which a multivariable regulation is used, manipulated variable changes Δuk for the instantaneous regulating cycle k being determined on the basis of at least system deviations Δx | 2013-02-28 |
20130054118 | INSTANTANEOUS FUEL CONSUMPTION DISPLAYING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An injection valve injects a given amount of fuel into an engine in response to an injection pulse. An ECU inputs the injection pulse corresponding to an amount of injected fuel. The ECU inputs information on an amount of injected fuel corresponding to the number of injection pulses to a display controlling portion through a communication line. The ECU produces the information on the amount of injected fuel composed of digital data whenever a given number of injection pulses corresponds to the given amount of fuel. The display controlling portion decides that the given amount of fuel is injected from the injection valve when a predetermined number of pieces of digital data are properly received. The display controlling portion calculates an instantaneous fuel consumption based on an amount of injected fuel thus decided and an operating distance to cause a meter to display information on the instantaneous fuel consumption. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054119 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A control system for a combustion system is applied to a combustion system which has a fuel injector injecting a fuel directly into a combustion chamber and a water injector injecting water (non-combustible fluid) into the combustion chamber. When a combustion engine operates at high load, the water collides with a fuel spray which the fuel injector injects. When a combustion engine operates at low-load, the water injection starts before the fuel injection and the water injection terminates before the fuel injection starts. Thus, the misfire can be avoided and NOx can be decreased by water injection at low-load operation of a combustion engine. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054120 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER - A fuel injection controller includes an output detecting portion detecting a first output generated by a combustion of a fuel which a sensor-injector injects and a second output generated by a combustion of a fuel which the second fuel injector injects, a first injection quantity computing portion computing, based on a detection value of the fuel pressure sensor, a first injection quantity injected by the sensor-injector injector to generate the first output, and a second injection quantity estimating portion estimating a second injection quantity injected by the second fuel injector to generate the second output, based on the first output, the second output and the first injection quantity. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054121 | FUEL INJECTED ENGINE SYSTEM - An engine system may include a fuel and air supply circuit and an exhaust circuit, a temperature sensor mounted on an exterior of the engine and an oxygen sensor located in the exhaust circuit. The fuel and air supply circuit may include a throttle body mounted on the engine and having a throttle valve to control the flow rate of air delivered to the engine, a fuel injector carried by the throttle body to deliver fuel to the engine and a fuel rail carried by at least one of the throttle body and the fuel injector and having an input to receive a supply of fuel and an outlet through which fuel is routed to the fuel injector. An engine control unit may be communicated with these components to control the fuel and air mixture provided to the engine as a function of the temperature and oxygen sensor outputs. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054122 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine, which determines a fuel injection quantity deviation state and/or an intake oxygen concentration-related parameter deviation state on the basis of the relationship between the target value (Qtgt) of the fuel injection quantity and an NOx concentration deviation (ΔNOx) indicating the difference of the measured value or the estimate value of the NOx concentration of exhaust gas with respect to a predetermined NOx reference concentration, the control device having a state determination means for, on the basis of a first determination index including the amount of change of the NOx concentration deviation (ΔNOx) when the target value (Qtgt) of the fuel injection quantity increases within a predetermined range and the NOx concentration deviation (ΔNOx) when the target value (Qtgt) of the fuel injection quantity is a predetermined first value (Qtgt | 2013-02-28 |
20130054123 | COMBUSTION PRODUCT PRODUCTION AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE, DEPOSIT SEPARATION AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE, DEPOSIT ACCUMULATION AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - This invention relates to a deposit remove amount estimation device for estimating inlet and outlet deposit remove amounts by calculating an inlet deposit remove amount which is an amount of a removed combustion product among the combustion product accumulating on an injection hole inlet area and an outlet deposit remove amount which is an amount of a removed combustion product among the combustion product accumulating on an injection hole outlet area. In this invention, the inlet deposit remove amount is calculated on the basis of the inlet deposit accumulation amount which is an amount of the combustion product accumulating on the injection hole inlet area and the outlet deposit remove amount is calculated on the basis of the outlet deposit accumulation amount which is an amount of the combustion product accumulating on the injection hole outlet area. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054124 | Method Of Monitoring Check Valves Arranged In Gas Feed Lines Of A Gas Engine - A method of monitoring check valves ( | 2013-02-28 |
20130054125 | Vehicle Management System - A system and method to identify fuel consumption optimization based on reactive and deliberative components is described. Modifiable use conditions, such as speeding, excessive idling, gear selection, acceleration and deceleration profiles, which all represent opportunities for fuel savings, are identified and optimized for minimal fuel consumption based on a reactive interaction with the vehicle on a real-time basis. Deliberative analysis of historical data linked to a specific location or route is also conducted to arrive at a historical optimal fuel consumption profile. Similar historical fuel consumption profiles for the same route in question from other nearby vehicles are collected and analyzed to determined a more robust deliberative component of optimal fuel consumption. The reactive and deliberative components are optimized fuel consumption are merged to form a recommended profile for optimal fuel consumption. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054126 | Two-Wheeled Vehicle - Two-wheeled vehicle ( | 2013-02-28 |
20130054127 | Vehicular Wireless Communication Apparatus And Communication System - A vehicular wireless communication apparatus disposed in a subject vehicle determines whether a travel locus of the subject vehicle is similar to a travel locus of a lead vehicle. When the travel locus of the subject vehicle and the lead vehicle are similar, the apparatus transmits the lead vehicle's device identification (ID) and a latest position information of the subject vehicle in place of travel locus information of the subject vehicle from the apparatus to other vehicles at regular interval. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054128 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE MANEUVER PATH DETERMINATION WITH JERK LIMIT - In a vehicle, an optimal path curvature limited by one or more constraints may be determined. The constraints may be related to lateral jerk and one or more vehicle dynamics constraints. Based on the optimal path curvature, an optimal vehicle path around an object may be determined. The optimal vehicle path may be output to a collision avoidance control system. The collision avoidance control system may cause the vehicle to take a certain path. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054129 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING UNIQUE LANDMARKS TO LOCATE INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES AT START-UP - A method and apparatus for using unique landmarks to position industrial vehicles during start-up. In one embodiment, the method designates pre-positioned objects as unique landmarks to position an industrial vehicle at start-up. The method includes identifying a start-up scenario from a plurality of sensor data wherein the start-up scenario may be one of a unique marker start-up or a pre-positioned object start-up. In response to the start-up scenario, locating at least one unique marker or at least one pre-positioned object within a physical environment, wherein the unique marker or pre-positioned object corresponds with a sub-area of the physical environment, and determining industrial vehicle pose in response to the identity of the unique marker or pre-positioned object. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054130 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF POSITION ESTIMATION AND METHOD OF PROVIDING NAVIGATION INFORMATION - A hybrid-computing navigation system worn by a user includes a modified motion sensor group which includes 9-axis or 10-axis motion sensors that are built-in, and a host device configured for providing navigation information, in which the modified motion sensor group is worn on the user so that a moving direction of the user is the same as a heading direction calculated from the modified motion sensor group. The modified motion sensor group provides step counting and absolute orientation in yaw, roll and pitch using a sensor fusion technique. The navigation system further includes at least one wireless sensor at wifi hot spot to perform sensor fusion for obtaining an absolute position of an estimated position of the user. Sensor fusion combining with location map are used to perform location map matching and fingerprinting. A method of position estimation of a user using the navigation system is also disclosed. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054131 | FAST PATH PLANNING NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a fast path planning navigation apparatus and a method thereof. The navigation apparatus comprises a map database, an input module, a positioning module and a processing module. The map database stores an expressway map and an urban road map. The input module inputs a destination. The positioning module calculates the current location of the navigation apparatus according to a global positioning system signal, the expressway map and the urban road map. The processing module calculates path information for a current location of the navigation apparatus to entrance ramp and exit ramp to the destination according to expressway information, the expressway map and the urban road map. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054132 | System and Method for Automatically Receiving Geo-Relevant Information in a Vehicle - Path-relevant information is provided by a backend server system to a vehicle without an input or request from the vehicle operator. Program applications, including a web browser application, records vehicle route data in a local memory during vehicle travel. Such vehicle route data may include current GPS coordinates, time of day, day of week, etc. The recorded vehicle route data may then be used to locally generate one or more route prediction models. A predicted vehicle route may be generated from the route prediction models. Once a vehicle route has been predicted, coordinate data corresponding to the predicted route may be transmitted to a backend server. Thereafter, path-relevant information, based on the transmitted coordinate data, may then be received from the backend server, and without the vehicle operator having to provide any input or request. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054133 | GUIDED MANEUVERING OF A MINING VEHICLE TO A TARGET DESTINATION - A system and method for navigating a first heavy equipment to a target destination is provided. A location of the target destination is retrieved from a distributed objects database. The location of the target destination is at least partially determined by a position of a second heavy equipment. A position sensor identifies a current position and orientation of the first heavy equipment, and a path from the current position of the first heavy equipment to the location of the target destination is calculated. The calculated path is selected to avoid hazards. A progress of the first heavy equipment along the calculated path is monitored using the position sensor. When the first heavy equipment deviates from the calculated path, a message is outputted to an operator of at least one of the first heavy equipment and the second heavy equipment. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054134 | TELEMATICS APPARATUS FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE, SYSTEM OF THE SAME, AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A telematics apparatus for providing driving assistance, and a system and a method are provided. The telematics apparatus receives position information indicating a current position of the telematics apparatus. The telematics apparatus transmits a request signal to the server. According to the request signal, the server obtains the position information, time information indicating a current time of the telematics apparatus, and identification information identifying a user of the telematics apparatus. The telematics apparatus displays driving assistance information received from the server which generates the driving assistance information according to the identification information, the position information, and the time information by searching through a route usage history of a plurality of routes and referring to a plurality of reference values of the routes. The reference value of each route indicates the telematics apparatus user's familiarity with that route. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054135 | ELECTRONIC CARTAGE APPLICATION - An apparatus for an electronic cartage application includes a log module configured to maintain a log of cartage operator status entries for a cartage operator. The apparatus includes a comparison module configured to compare the log of cartage operator status entries for a particular time period with automated movement data for a vehicle operated by the cartage operator during the particular time period. The apparatus includes a detection module configured to detect a difference between the log of cartage operator status entries and the automated movement data that exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054136 | MOVEMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM, MOVEMENT GUIDANCE DEVICE, MOVEMENT GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Movement guidance systems, devices, methods, and programs set a guidance branch point on a guidance route. The systems, devices, methods, and programs acquire a position and a shape of the guidance branch point and a prior branch point, and determine whether the prior branch point is adjacent based on the acquired information. The prior branch point is adjacent when the prior branch point exists within a first predetermined distance from the guidance branch point and is connected with a road in a same direction as the guidance branch point. When it is determined that the prior branch point is adjacent, the systems, devices, methods, and programs complete verbal guidance for the guidance branch point at a timing at which the movable body is located at a guidance end point that is located a second predetermined distance before the prior branch point. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054137 | PORTABLE APPARATUS - A portable apparatus includes a position detection unit, an azimuth detection unit, a map image a display control unit acquisition unit, and an orientation detection unit. The position detection unit detects a position of the portable apparatus. The azimuth detection unit detects an azimuth of the portable apparatus. The map image acquisition unit acquires a map image within a range based on the position and the azimuth. The display control unit displays the acquired map image on a display unit. The orientation detection unit detects an orientation of the portable apparatus. The display control unit displays the map image on the display unit according to the detected orientation. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054138 | Global positioning and timing system and method for race start line management - A system and method for positioning control and management of racing sailboat positions and velocities includes the strategic placement of a global positioning receiver on the sailboat. Global positioning system (GPS) receiver unit receives GPS signals from positioning satellites. Prior to starting a race, the sailboat takes two line shots of the starting line from beyond one or both ends of the starting line. In response to operator selection via a user input interface connected to the GPS receiver, the boat's respective positions at which the two line shots are taken are each recorded by a processor connected to the GPS receiver. The processor calculates the equation of a straight line corresponding to that of the extended starting line, and plots it in an x-y plane. The processor additionally continuously determines the boat's current location, speed and bearing relative to the start line, and plots its current course in the same x-y plane as the starting line. The processor calculates the projected point of intersection of the boat's current course with the starting line, and produces a visual and/or audible output describing the amount of time until the boat crosses the start line. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054139 | Location of Available Passenger Seats in a Dynamic Transporting Pool - An embodiment of the invention provides a system including an interface for receiving a request from a rider, wherein the request includes a start location of the rider and an end location of the rider. A vehicle identification module connected to the interface identifies at least one vehicle located within a threshold distance from the start location. A communications module connected to the vehicle identification module sends the request to a driver of the vehicle. A validation module connected to the interface verifies that the rider and the driver and/or the vehicle were each located at the start location at the same time, and verifies that the rider and the driver and/or the vehicle were each located at the end location at the same time. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054140 | Navigation Apparatus for Dynamically Displaying Multiple Frames of House Number and Method Thereof - A navigation apparatus for dynamically displaying multiple frames of house number and its method. The navigation apparatus comprises a road information temporary storage module, a frame information temporary storage module, a processing module and a display unit. The real-time road information is temporarily stored at the road information temporary storage module; a house number information, a point of interesting or user customized information is temporarily stored at the frame information temporary storage module. Furthermore, the processing module updates the real-time road information and the house number information, the point of interesting or the user customized information corresponding to real-time road information according to a global positioning system signal. The display unit displays real-time road information and plays house number information, the point of interesting or user customized information by turns. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054141 | Weighted Path Selection for Mapping Route Selection - A route finding system comprising a memory, GPS device, library of maps, an optimization algorithm and means for capturing user input and outputting data. The user input includes points, goals, constraints and relative preferences. Goals and constraints include characteristics of the route such as the type of road, number of turns, and traffic. The relative preferences are converted into numerical weights, positive or negative. In addition, the system integrates social networks' ratings and comments to further enhance route selection. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054142 | FLOW LINE DETECTION SYSTEM, FLOW LINE DETECTION METHOD, AND FLOW LINE DETECTION PROGRAM - A flow line detection system capable of accurately determining a position of a mobile object of each piece of identification information and detecting a flow line even when there are frequent cases where a position or identification information of a mobile object cannot be detected is provided. Flow line specification means | 2013-02-28 |
20130054143 | Real-Time Calculation of Total Longitudinal Force and Aerodynamic Drag Acting on a Rider on a Vehicle - A system and method of calculating under changing conditions in real-time aerodynamic drag acting on a rider on a vehicle. A computer receives a signal indicative of a force of the vehicle on the rider from at least one force sensor located at or near at least one point of contact between the rider and the vehicle. The computer determines aerodynamic drag acting on the rider on the vehicle from the received signal. These steps are repeated under changing conditions. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054144 | Distribution Feeder Outage Reduction - Systems and methods for distributed feeder outage reduction are usable to reduce power outages by tracking weather conditions and/or receiving weather condition information. Such systems and methods can be used to control protective relays and/or recloser breakers of utility systems to increase relay trip levels during storm conditions. Additionally, normal operating settings may be implemented when weather activity is not predicted to impact such components. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054145 | Apparatus and Methods of Determining Formation Resistivity - In various embodiments, apparatus and methods are provided to determine formation resistivity associated with a well. Measurements taken using sub-arrays of a tool at different distances of investigation can be used to determine formation resistivity, where the sub-arrays are arranged to make azimuthal related measurements. Separations readings related to resistivity can be generated from signals received from different directions and can be analyzed to characterize validity of a measurement reading. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054146 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING CUTTINGS DENSITY WHILE DRILLING - A method evaluating a cuttings density while drilling a subterranean wellbore includes acquiring first and second axially spaced pressure measurements in the wellbore. The pressure measurements may then be processed to obtain an interval density of drilling fluid between the measurement locations. A tool string including a large number of axially spaced pressure sensors (e.g., four or more or even six or more) electronically coupled with a surface processor via wired drill pipe may be used to obtain a plurality of interval densities corresponding to various wellbore intervals. The interval density may be measured while drilling and may be further processed to compute a cuttings density in the annulus. Moreover, changes in the computed interval density with time while drilling may be used as an indicator of a change in cuttings density. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054147 | System and Method for Narrow Beam Scanning Microseismic Monitoring - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of methods and systems for optimizing signals generated by microseismic sources, comprising recording microseismic data using patches of geophones, filtering the data to impart a directionality to the data, and performing a source scan to determine the times and locations of microseismic events. The subsurface is divided into a voxel grid that is further subdivided into subgrids. Using a filter designed for each patch-subgrid pair, only data arriving within a predetermined angle of incidence are input to the source scan, thus reducing noise, and enhancing the quality and accuracy of the identified microseismic events. The method is also applicable to data previously recorded with sensor grids or other arrays such as star arrays. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054148 | INTERPRETATION - An improved method of comparing a first data set with a second data set is provided, particularly suited for data sets arising from the analysis of DNA samples, in which both first and second data set are compared with one another, the comparison occurring before any processing of the data has occurred. In this way an empirical analysis of the data is provided which does not introduce any of the errors or data omissions inherent in an interpretive approach to data analysis. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ABSOLUTE QUANTIFICATION OF PROTEINS USING LC/MS - Absolute quantitation of protein in a sample is provided by comparing a sum or average of the N highest ionization intensities observed for peptides of a particular protein along with a calibration standard. The calibration standard can be in the form of a table generated by prior protein peptide analysis performed using one or more pre-determined proteins. The comparison is used to determine a corresponding absolute quantity of protein based on the observed sum or average of ionization intensities. A simple conversion factor can be applied to the calibration standard value to determine the absolute quantity of protein in the sample. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054150 | SYSTEM FOR TRACKING FEMALE FERTILITY - Described herein are various principles related to collecting and charting fertility data for a female (e.g., female humans). A dedicated device may be used to collect fertility data regarding the female. The device may include a thermometer for collecting a body temperature of the female as well as an interface for collecting data regarding a consistency and/or amount of a cervical fluid of the female. Once collected by the dedicated device, the fertility data may be transmitted wirelessly from the dedicated device via a wireless network (e.g., a wireless local area network) to a server that collects fertility data. The fertility data may then be displayed in a graph that enables a user to make determinations about a fertility cycle of the female, including determinations about times of high fertility. For example, from viewing the relationship between two lines included in the graph, the user may make determinations regarding fertility. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054151 | PHASING OF HETEROZYGOUS LOCI TO DETERMINE GENOMIC HAPLOTYPES - Haplotypes of one or more portions of a chromosome of an organism from sequencing information of DNA or RNA fragments can be determined. Heterozygous loci (hets) can be used to determine haplotypes. One allele on a first het can be connected (likely to be on the same haplotype) to an allele on a second het, thereby defining a particular orientation between the hets. Haplotypes can be assembled through these connections. Errors can be identified through redundant connection information, particularly using a confidence value (strength) for a particular connection. The connections among a set of hets can be analyzed to determine likely haplotypes for that set, e.g., an optimal tree of a graph containing the hets. Furthermore, haplotypes of different contiguous sections (contig) of the chromosome can be matched to a particular chromosome copy (e.g., to a particular parental copy). Thus, the phase of an entire chromosome can be determined. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054152 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COP GENERATION FACTORS FOR SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON WAFER - A whole determination area of a targeted wafer is concentrically divided in a radial direction, COP density is obtained in each divided determination segment, a maximum value of the COP density is set as COP density | 2013-02-28 |
20130054153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATERIAL ANALYSIS BY A FOCUSED ELECTRON BEAM USING CHARACTERISTIC X-RAYS AND BACK-SCATTERED ELECTRONS - A material analysis method by a focused electron beam and an equipment for performing such an analysis where an electron map B is created describing the intensity of emitted back-scattered electrons at various points on a sample, and a spectral map S is created describing the intensity of emitted X-rays at points on the sample depending on the radiation energy. For selected chemical elements, X-ray maps M | 2013-02-28 |
20130054154 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING INHOMOGENEOUS DEFORMATIONS IN MULTILAYER PLATES - A method and device for evaluating inhomogeneous deformations in a first wafer bonded by molecular adhesion to a second wafer. This evaluation method includes the steps of making at least one reading of a plurality of measurement points, the reading corresponding to a surface profile of the first wafer along a predefined direction and over a predefined length, computing a second derivative from the measurement points of the surface profile and evaluating a level of inhomogeneous deformations in the first wafer according to the second derivative. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054155 | DIGITAL PROGRAMMABLE LOAD MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A digital programmable load measurement device provides a controllable and variable load unit in a system. The variable load unit is connected to a voltage follower and a current follower to measure and figure out dynamic load voltage and load current of a device under test. Selected loads can be switched in a short period to measure the voltage and current values thereof, sampled for saving, and an I-V curve of the system can be depicted. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054156 | STRAIN MEASURING AND MONITORING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a strain measuring and monitoring device with displacement sensors for measuring and monitoring the levels of strain and load forces experienced by metallic bars, such as reinforcing bars or rock bolts. The strain measuring and monitoring device includes an array of displacement sensors that directly measure the induced displacement or stretch of the metallic bar being measured over an extended base length. Upon dividing the measured displacement by this longer base-length, an average strain is determined. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054157 | MEASUREMENT OF PARAMETERS LINKED TO THE FLOW OF FLUIDS IN A POROUS MATERIAL - A method in which a sample of the material to be studied is placed in a sealed cell such that the upstream surface communicates with a first space (V | 2013-02-28 |
20130054158 | ELECTRONIC CONDITION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILCARS - A railcar has an on-board system for detecting conditions of the railcar. The on-board system. Includes a plurality of condition sensors positioned on the railcar. A transceiver is in communication with each of the plurality of condition sensors so as to receive condition data from the plurality of condition sensors. The transceiver transmits the condition data to a receiving station remote from the railcar tor review and analysis. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054159 | WIRELESS TANK LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEM - A method and system are described for detecting a fluid level within a fluid vessel by disposing a wireless fluid sensor module in the fluid vessel, measuring at least one characteristic of a fluid in the fluid vessel, and wirelessly transmitting the measured at least one characteristic to a receiver disposed external to the fluid vessel. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054160 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE HEALTH OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - The subject matter herein generally relates to electrical generators and motors, and more specifically, to electrical turbo-generators. In an embodiment, an electrical system includes a circuit. The circuit includes one or more rotating power delivery assemblies comprising a plurality of sliding surfaces that deliver power to a rotating load. The circuit also includes one or more radio frequency current transformers (RFCTs) that measure radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to arcing events in the one or more rotating power delivery assemblies. The electrical system also includes a processor that receives the measurements from the one or more RFCTs and determines a health value of the circuit based, at least in part, on the received measurements. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054161 | Cell-Aware Fault Model Generation For Delay Faults - Cell-aware fault models for delay faults are created for library cells. Analog one-clock-cycle fault simulations are first performed on a transistor-level netlist of a cell to identify type one detectable defects and type two detectable defects in defects of interest. The type one detectable defects are detectable by one-clock-cycle testing and their fault models may be created based on results of the analog one-clock-cycle fault simulations. The type two detectable defects are defects for which two-cycle detection conditions may be calculated from corresponding results of the analog one-cycle fault simulations. Analog two-clock-cycle fault simulations are then performed for the rest defects in the defects of interest to determine type three detectable defects and their detection conditions. The created cell-aware fault models may be used to generate cell-aware test patterns. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054162 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF POWER LINES - Techniques for determining conditions of power lines in a power distribution system based on data collected by a plurality of sensor units deployed in the power distribution system. The techniques include obtaining data associated with measurements collected by at least two sensor units in the plurality of sensor units, and determining, by using at least one processor, at least one condition of at least one power line in the power distribution system by using the data obtained by the at least two sensor units. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054163 | POWER MEASURING SYSTEM - A power measuring system for measuring a turning-on power, a turning-off power, and a turned-on power of a first field-effect transistor includes a pulse driver, a first resistor, a processing unit, and an indication unit. The pulse driver generates square wave signals. The processing unit samples voltages at the source and the drain of the first field-effect transistor, and at the first and second terminals of the first resistor at the moment when the square wave signals changes from low to high or from high to low, and calculates the turning-on power, the turning-off power, and the turned-on power of the first field-effect transistor. The indication unit displays the turning-on power, the turning-off power, and the turned-on power of the first field-effect transistor. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054164 | DISTRIBUTED STATUS CALCULATIONS IN AN ELECTRICITY NETWORK WITH THE AID OF AGENTS - Calculating device and method for carrying out status calculations in an electricity network ( | 2013-02-28 |
20130054165 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING DC POWER OUTPUT IN UTILITY METER - An electricity meter comprises a voltage sensor configured to determine an AC line voltage. A measurement circuit is coupled to the voltage sensor and is configured to determine energy consumption data based at least in part on the AC line voltage. A communications device is coupled to the measurement circuit and is configured to transmit the energy consumption data to a remote location. The electricity meter further includes a power supply configured to provide a DC voltage to the communications device. A switch is positioned between the power supply and the communications device. A switch controller is coupled to the measurement circuit and is configured to control the switch and the associated DC voltage supplied to the communications device depending at least in part on the AC line voltage. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054166 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In some embodiments, a system comprising a first and a second computing device is disclosed. The first computing device, comprising at least one processor, is configured to obtain, from a second computing device, data related to power consumption by at least a first electrical device located in a first region of a plurality of regions, and classify the first region, based at least in part on the obtained data, into a first group of regions of a plurality of groups of regions. The second computing device, comprising at least another processor, is configured to transmit, to the first computing device, the data related to power consumption by at least the first electrical device, and receive, from the first computing device information related to power consumption by a second electrical device located in a second region, wherein the second region is in the first group of regions. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054167 | DEVICE FOR JUDGING IMBALANCE CURRENT OF DC-DC CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREOF - A device that determines a second side current imbalance of a DC-DC converter, wherein the second side is a center tap which includes a voltage measuring portion that measures a voltage drop of each connecting portion of the DC-DC converter, an average resistance calculating portion that calculates average resistance from the measured voltage drops, a saturation reference value calculating portion, and a saturation determination portion that compares the saturation reference value and the average resistance. By measuring the voltage drop of each contact portion after supplying a low voltage DC power to an output side, a determination can be made as to whether a product is saturated. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054168 | PROBE SHAPE DETECTION APPARATUS AND PROBE SHAPE DETECTION METHOD - A probe shape detection apparatus includes first and second magnetic field detection sections that outputs a signal in accordance with an electromotive voltage group generated when the magnetic field emitted from a magnetic field generation element provided in a longitudinal direction of a probe is detected, a candidate vector calculation section that calculates a candidate vector based on the electromotive voltage group generated in the first magnetic field detection section and one piece of candidate position information, an estimated electromotive voltage calculation section that calculates an estimated electromotive voltage based on the one piece of candidate position information and the candidate vector and an estimated position acquiring section that acquires a candidate position that minimizes an error between the electromotive voltage group generated in the second magnetic field detection section and the estimated electromotive voltage as an estimated position of the magnetic field generation element. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054169 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OF PASSIVE INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS - A method for determining the place of origin of a passive intermodulation product excites a distributed device under test with two first excitation signals (x | 2013-02-28 |
20130054170 | TEST SYSTEMS WITH NETWORK-BASED TEST STATION CONFIGURATION - A test system for testing a device under test (DUT) is provided. The test system may include multiple test stations that are coupled to a network server. A master test station configuration file associated with each of the test stations may be stored on the network server. Each of the test stations may intermittently obtain updated test station configuration information from the network server to synchronize testing. A test station may be configured to check whether the DUT has successfully passed testing at preceding test stations. The test station may be given permission to write its test results into storage circuitry in the DUT. If test results are satisfactory, the DUT may be tested using a subsequent test station. If test results do not satisfy design criteria, the DUT may be sent to a corresponding repair station for rework. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054171 | System and Method for Correcting Primer Extension Errors in Nucleic Acid Sequence Data - An embodiment of method for correcting an error associated with phasic synchrony of sequence data generated from a population of substantially identical copies of a template molecule is described that comprises (a) detecting a signal generated in response to an incorporation of one or more nucleotides in a sequencing reaction; (b) generating a value for the signal; and (c) correcting the value for the phasic synchrony error using a first parameter and a second carry forward parameter. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054172 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING GEAR MEASURING DEVICE - A difference of tooth profile gradient errors (Δα) is calculated, which is a deviation between the tooth profile gradient error (α1) when the tooth profile of a gear is calculated by a method of scanning in a tangential direction of a base circle; and the tooth profile gradient error (α2) when the tooth profile of a gear is calculated by scanning methods other than a method of scanning in a tangential direction of a base circle. The position error (Δx) is calculated using the difference of tooth profile gradient errors (Δα) and gear specifications, and the position of the gauge head is calibrated depending on the position error (Δx). Hereby the position of the gauge head can be calibrated without using a mechanical reference member. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054173 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A WEIGHING APPARATUS - The method and device are used to adjust a weighing apparatus. A weight indicated by the weighing apparatus is adapted to the gravitation in the area of an installation location of the weighing apparatus. The adaptation is carried out using a code that can be evaluated by the weighing apparatus. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054174 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MEASUREMENT SIGNALS IN SPATIALLY EXTENSIVE SUPPLY NETWORKS - Exemplary systems and methods for monitoring a current state of a spatially extensive supply network having at least one control station that monitors and controls the supply network and a plurality of sensors that transmit measurement values relating to operating behavior to the at least one control station. Current measurement values are measured at positions on the supply network corresponding to each sensor. Each sensor analyzes measured signal variations and signal trends of the measured current values via an evaluating unit. The measurement values of each respective sensor are transmitted to the at least one control station in data packets at a defined time. At each respective sensor, when the analysis detects an abnormal measurement signal variation, a frequency of transmission of the respective sensor and each adjacent sensor is increased, the respective sensor transmitting the measurement values to the at least one control station or to adjacent sensors to which the respective sensor is connected to through a common supply line and which measure an identical or physically similar quantity. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054175 | VIBRATION SIGNAL COMPENSATION - A system comprises a vibration sensor for generating a vibration signal on a turbomachine, a signal conditioner for conditioning the vibration signal, and a test signal generator for calibrating the signal conditioner. The test signal generator calibrates the signal conditioner with a test signal having a base frequency and a modulation frequency. The signal conditioner introduces a phase error into the vibration signal, and the signal conditioner introduces a phase shift into the test signal. A processor compensates for the phase error in the vibration signal by correcting the vibration signal based on the phase shift in the test signal, where the processor determines the phase shift in the test signal based on harmonic analysis of the modulation frequency. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054176 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ANOMALY LOCATION AND CLASSIFICATION - An anomaly detection and cataloging system is described that includes a handheld probe having a probe tip, a user interface, and a communications interface. The system further includes a system controller and a probe locating device. The probe is operable, via the user interface, for transmitting, via the communications interface, a user selected anomaly type to the system controller, the anomaly type being associated with a manufactured part or airplane on the ground (AOG). The probe locating device is operable to provide to the system controller a location associated with the probe tip, and the system is programmed to associate the user selected anomaly type with the location associated with the probe tip. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054177 | Deep Level Transient Spectrometer - A method for detecting surface and bulk deep states in semiconductor materials is provided. In various embodiments, the method comprises configuring a detection circuit of charge based deep level transient spectrometer in one of a parallel mode and a series mode by controlling the configuration of a switching circuit of the detection circuit. The method additionally comprises generating digitized voltage charge outputs of a device under test utilizing the detection circuit as controlled via execution of an analog-to-digital conversion and timing program by a control system of the charge based deep level transient spectrometer. Furthermore, the method comprises obtaining desired information about deep level transients of the device under test based on the digitized voltage charge outputs via execution of a control system operable to execute a Q-DLTS data analysis program by the control system. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054178 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BROADBAND ANALYSIS OF SYSTEMS AND SUBSTANCES - A method and device for high speed broadband testing of systems and substances using a binary, spectrally sparse sequence (SSS) as a periodic excitation waveform. The sequences with controllable frequency and magnitude spectra content are designed by component manipulation method or by edge manipulation method. The excitation waveform is typically pre-calculated, and kept in waveform memory, from where it is shifted out into digital to physical quantity converter (DQC). | 2013-02-28 |
20130054179 | Determining An Effective Stress Level On A Processor - In one embodiment, a processor includes multiple cores and a power control unit (PCU) coupled to the cores. The PCU has a stress detector to receive a voltage and a temperature at which the processor is operating and can calculate an effective reliability stress, maintain the effective reliability stress over multiple boot cycles of a computing system such as personal computer, server computer, tablet computer, smart phone or any other computing platform, and control one or more operating parameters of the processor based on the effective reliability stress. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054180 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A FALL BASED ON COMPARING DATA TO CRITERIA DERIVED FROM MULTIPLE FALL DATA SETS - A device monitors sensor data generated by movement of a wearer and determines whether the data indicates a fall. The device may include accelerometers, barometer(s), and sensors that detect, light, sound, temperature, magnetic and electric fields, strain-force on the device, and other environmental conditions. A processor determines whether the data meets a first criterion for a parameter (i.e., exceeding, an acceleration or barometric pressure maximum threshold). The first criterion corresponds to a first set of known-fall event data sets. If the first criterion is met, the processor generates a full indication. If the data does not meet the first criterion, the processor compares the data to a second criterion for the same, or different, parameter. If the second parameter is met, further processing confirms a fall determination by comparing the data to other criteria corresponding to known-fall event data sets that differ from the first set. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054181 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSOR BASED PEDESTRIAN MOTION DETECTION IN HAND-HELD DEVICES - A method and apparatus are described for sensor based detection of pedestrian motion. Based on a 3-axis accelerometer, the apparatus may differentiate between walking, running, standing still, or any random movement that the user may perform. The method may comprise the steps of performing a time domain analysis and a frequency domain analysis. The time domain analysis may be based on a Teager-Kaiser Energy Operator. The frequency domain analysis may be based on a fast Fourier transform. A apparatus for detecting pedestrian motion may comprises an accelerometer, an operator, a Teager-Kaiser Energy Operator, a first peak detection, a second peak detection, a buffer, a fast Fourier transform, a memory and a look-up table. The apparatus may be a hand held device. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054182 | TOOL PATH DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING DISPLAY UNIT FOR ACCELERATION OR JERK OF TOOL TIP POINT - A tool path display apparatus ( | 2013-02-28 |
20130054183 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF POWER LINES - Techniques for determining conditions of power lines in a power distribution system based on measurements collected by a plurality of sensor units deployed in the power distribution system. Techniques include obtaining first transformed data associated with a first set of one or more measurements collected by a first sensor unit in the plurality of sensor units and second transformed data associated with a second set of one or more measurements collected by a second sensor unit in the plurality of sensor units, and determining, by using at least one processor and based at least in part on one or more features calculated from the first transformed data and the second transformed data, at least one condition of at least one power line in the power distribution system. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054184 | VELOCITY CALCULATION METHOD, VELOCITY CALCULATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A velocity calculation apparatus ( | 2013-02-28 |
20130054185 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR DETERMINING A FUTURE ROTATIONAL SPEED - A method for determining a future rotational speed of a rotating drive shaft of an internal combustion engine is described, in particular while the internal combustion engine coasts after being turned off, the future rotational speed being calculated from a course of measured rotational speeds. To predict a future rotational speed of the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine as accurately as possible, instantaneous rotational speeds measured at different rotational positions of drive shaft are evaluated. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054186 | Method and Apparatus for Determining an Overlay Error - A method of, and associated apparatuses for, determining an overlay error resultant from structure defects such as asymmetry. The method comprises measuring scattering properties of a first target comprising a first structure and a second structure, constructing a model of the first structure using the measured scattering properties, the model comprising a first model structure corresponding to the first structure, modifying the model by overlaying the first model structure with an intermediate model structure, further modifying the model by replacing the intermediate model structure with a second model structure, corresponding to the second structure, calculating a second defect-induced overlay error between the first model structure and the second model structure, the first and second model structures being overlaid with respect to each other in the further modified model and determining an overlay error in a second target using the calculated second defect-induced overlay error. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054187 | ADAPTIVE MECHANISM CONTROL AND SCANNER POSITIONING FOR IMPROVED THREE-DIMENSIONAL LASER SCANNING - A method of adaptively positioning a scanner [ | 2013-02-28 |
20130054188 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANAGING MEASURING PROGRAMS - In a computing device having a computerized method and a non-transitory storage medium, one or more highlighting modes are constructed, each of which defines which sections in a measuring program need to be highlighted. One of the highlighting modes is selected to highlight a measuring program in a particular way. Then, the highlighted measuring program is displayed on a display unit of the computing device. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054189 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DIMENSIONS OF PRODUCT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a method for extracting dimensions of a product using a computing device, an engineering drawing of the product is read from a storage system of the computing device. A first layer of the engineering drawing that includes identifiers and a second layer of the engineering drawing that includes the dimensions are acquired. The identifiers in the first layer are extracted and added into a dimension list. The dimensions corresponding to each identifier in the second layer are extracted and added into the dimension list. Content of the dimension list is inserted into a report file. The report file is displayed on the display device. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054190 | OCCLUSAL WEAR EVALUATION APPARATUS AND OCCLUSAL WEAR EVALUATION METHOD - An occlusal wear evaluation apparatus capable of evaluating quantitatively an occlusal wear of a used denture reads three dimensional data of a denture before use and three dimensional data of the denture after use, calculates a difference in a set value of an articulator allowing the maxillary dental arch and the mandibular dental arch of the denture to occlude between the denture before use and the denture after use, by way of simulating movements of a jaw in the articulator with the three dimensional data of the denture before use and the three dimensional data of the denture after use, and indicates the calculated difference. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054191 | PROBE INDICATING INTERMATERIAL BOUNDARIES - The present invention describes a method, apparatus and computer program for detecting the locations of boundaries between different materials in a desired measurement volume. The apparatus uses at least one measuring probe, the electrodes of which are characterized in that they together form an assembly that differs from a straight line. In addition, a volume at a further distance from the assembly can also be observed by the assembly, so that measurements can be conducted remotely and, on the other hand, the apparatus stays unbroken in diverse measurement situations. By using the EIT-measurement and applying for example a so-called 1D-σ-method or methods of machine learning, electrical conductivity distributions in the measured volume are detected. As a result, the locations of the possible boundaries between different materials or for example thicknesses of different material layers are detected. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054192 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING FREEFORM SURFACES - An optical measuring instrument for measuring aspheric surfaces includes an optical measuring arm and a multi-axis drive platform. The optical measuring arm provides for illuminating and imaging the aspheric surfaces. The multi-axis drive platform relatively moves the optical measuring arm with respect to the aspheric surfaces through a plurality of subaperture measurement positions. A focus of adjustable focusing optic is maintained at a nominal center of curvature of the aspheric surfaces. A variable optical aberrator adds aberration to an illumination wavefront to match the illumination wavefront to the intended local shape of the aspheric surface. Fitted low-frequency shape information is distinguished from a remainder of the local shape information yielding mid-frequency topographic measurements of the subapertures, which can be assembled to construct a profile measurement of the aspheric surface. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054193 | MEASUREMENT OF THE SURFACE SHAPE MAP OF FLAT AND CURVY OBJECTS, INDEPENDENT OF RELATIVE MOTIONS - A plurality of distance sensors are used to measure the surface shape map of objects in the presence of relative motions between the object and sensor in the measurement directions of the sensors. The method involves making multiple sequential measurements from a group of sensors while the object moves longitudinally relative to the sensors. The central idea of the invention is the observation that surface shape features appear in delayed sequence as the observed surface moves longitudinally relative to the sensor array, while any relative motions in the measurement directions appear simultaneously at all sensors. Mathematical procedures are used to identify the relative motions from within the measurements. These motions are then subtracted from the sensor reading to determine the surface shape map of the measured object. The invention can be applied to many different measurement types, including surface shape measurement of one- or multiple-sided generally flat objects, and surface shape measurement of more general three-dimensional objects. | 2013-02-28 |
20130054194 | SURFACE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND CALIBRATION THEREOF - A method of calibrating a surface measurement instrument includes rotating a work piece having an undulating surface on a turntable of a metrological apparatus; measuring the surface of the work piece at a plurality of rotational positions; analysing the results of the measurement to determine parameters describing an error causing characteristic of the metrological apparatus; and using the determined parameters to correct measurement data for the error causing characteristic of the metrological apparatus. | 2013-02-28 |