11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110066281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REFERENCING A SPECIFIC MAIL TARGET FOR ENHANCED MAIL OWNER CUSTOMER INTELLIGENCE - The present application relates to the ability to track mail items through a postal authority network with reference to a specific mail target. More particularly, the present application relates to a system and method for enabling tracking of event data by a mail owner of one or more mail items specifically by mail target through a mail delivery network's mail stream. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066282 | ROBOTIC APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING COLLISION AVOIDANCE SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A robotic system implements a collision avoidance scheme and includes a first robotic manipulator and a first controller configured to control the first robotic manipulator for movement along a first pre-planned actual path. A second controller is configured to control movement of a second robotic manipulator for movement along a second pre-planned intended path and deviating therefrom to move in a dodging path away from the first pre-planned actual path based upon determining a potential collision with the first robotic manipulator without prior knowledge of the first pre-planned actual path. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066283 | WHOLE-BODY HUMANOID CONTROL FROM UPPER-BODY TASK SPECIFICATIONS - A system, method, and computer program product for generating dynamically feasible whole-body motion of a humanoid robot while realizing specified upper-body task motion are described. A kinematically feasible upper-body motion is generated based on the specified upper-body motion. A series of zero-moment points (ZMP) are computed for the generated motion and used to determine whether such motion is dynamically feasible. If the motion is not dynamically feasible, then the torso acceleration is modified to make the motion dynamically feasible, and otherwise synchronized as needed. A series of modified ZMP is determined based on the modified torso acceleration and used to distribute the resultant net ground reaction force and moment to the two feet. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066284 | METHODS OF DETERMINING COMPLETE SENSOR REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY - A method of determining complete sensor requirements for autonomous mobility of an autonomous system includes computing a time variation of each behavior of a set of behaviors of the autonomous system, determining mobility sensitivity to each behavior of the autonomous system, and computing a change in mobility based upon the mobility sensitivity to each behavior and the time variation of each behavior. The method further includes determining the complete sensor requirements of the autonomous system through analysis of the relative magnitude of the change in mobility, the mobility sensitivity to each behavior, and the time variation of each behavior, wherein the relative magnitude of the change in mobility, the mobility sensitivity to each behavior, and the time variation of each behavior are characteristic of the stability of the autonomous system. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066285 | Thermodynamic Phase Equilibrium Analysis Based on a Reduced Composition Domain - A method of modeling phase characteristics of thermodynamic systems utilizing pseudo-properties strategy and a reduced number of variables is disclosed herein. The method describes a means of determining the probability of phase splitting of mixtures of materials at a given temperature, pressure, and composition by characterizing the functions that describe the system via pseudo-properties, and also by describing the system in n−1 or fewer variables, where n represents the number of components in the system of interest. In an embodiment, a multi-component system is characterized in one variable, thereby providing simplified thermodynamic models in a time-efficient manner. In addition, the information generated by this reduced-variable calculation can further be used as a starting point for calculations of equations of state. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066286 | In-line loss-on-ignition measurement system and method - An in-line loss-on-ignition measurement system includes an on-site extractor subsystem configured to collect fuel or a combustion by-product from a hydrocarbon fuel burning plant. An on-site analyzer is configured to receive the collected matter from the extractor subsystem and configured to weigh the collected matter, burn the collected matter, and weight the collected matter again. A controller is responsive to the analyzer and is configured to determine the loss-on-ignition data for the plant based on the weight of the collected matter before and after it is burned in the analyzer. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066287 | Article with Force Sensitive Motion Control Capability - An article | 2011-03-17 |
20110066288 | GUARD LOCK FOR A COMPONENT FOR CLOSING AN OPENING - Guard lock for a component for closing an opening having a fixed part and a movable part, with a bolt, which is guided movably between a locking and an unlocked end position in the longitudinal direction of the bolt, a drive implementing a movement for moving the bolt and a transmission device between the drive and the bolt, wherein the drive is an electric motor, and the drive, the transmission device and the bolt are coupled in terms of movement in such a way as to directly transfer kinetic energy, it being possible for the bolt speed to be regulated via a control, and it being possible for monitoring of the movement of the drive, which is coupled in terms of movement to the bolt, to be implemented by the control, and the control being connected to at least one sensor for determining the position of the movable part relative to the fixed part. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066289 | UNIVERSAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURABLY CONTROLLING A HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM - A system controller is disclosed that includes a communication means for transmitting and receiving information from an installed blower motor controller, and a removable memory device connected to the system controller. The removable memory device includes system parameter information stored thereon that relates to the particular heating or cooling system, where the system parameter information includes at least motor related parameters relating to the operation of one or more types of blower motors. The system controller further includes a processor configured to receive via the communication means the communication of identifying information from the blower motor controller that identifies the type of blower motor installed in the system. The processor is configured to retrieve motor related parameters corresponding to the specific identified blower motor controller from the memory device, and to send said corresponding motor related parameters to the blower motor controller. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066290 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR FLUID LOADING AND/OR UNLOADING SYSTEM - A control device ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066291 | BELT MEANDERING PREVENTING DEVICE AND BELT MEANDERING PREVENTING METHOD FOR RUNNING TEST DEVICE - A belt meandering preventing device | 2011-03-17 |
20110066292 | VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE - [Object] To predetermine a target vibration level and keep vibration generated at a position at which vibration is to be controlled equal to or smaller than a target vibration level. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066293 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A RATE OF FLOW OF AN OUTPUT - A system and method for determining a rate of flow of an output from a vessel. The system includes a vessel having an inlet for receiving an output produced by an output generation device, and a measuring device for measuring a first pressure and a second pressure in the vessel. The first pressure is measured when the output generation device is in a standby mode and the second pressure is measured when the output generation device is in an operational mode. The system includes a programmable logic controller configured to calculate a rate of flow of the output utilizing the first pressure and the second pressure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066294 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A manufacturing time of a semiconductor device is shortened by raising and dropping a base temperature of a semiconductor wafer such as silicon wafer to a target temperature at a high speed, a semiconductor device is manufactured with high qualities by making an in-plane temperature distribution of the semiconductor wafer a desired temperature distribution with high accuracy (by uniformizing an in-plane temperature and varying the in-plane temperature distribution for each region), and furthermore, an apparatus with excellent energy efficiency can be simply configured. When the temperature of the semiconductor wafer is controlled to be the target temperature by raising the temperature of the semiconductor wafer, control means performs switching so as to supply a high-temperature circulating liquid at a temperature higher than the target temperature in a high-temperature tank to a channel in a stage, and controls the thermoelectric element in plural zones so that the temperature of the semiconductor wafer coincides with the target temperature and the in-plane temperature distribution of the semiconductor wafer becomes the desired temperature distribution. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A DISPENSING DEVICE USING A LINEAR MOTOR - A system for actuating a dispensing device includes an apparatus for holding and actuating the dispensing device that includes a linear motor including a stator component and a forcer component and a frame that orients components of the linear motor relative to each other and relative to the dispensing device. The system further includes a controller configured to control the linear motor and a device that interfaces with the controller and provides a user interface for control of the system. The controller is configured to generate control signals that cause the apparatus to perform at least one actuation cycle specified by an operator. The device that communicates with the controller generates a command sequence based on the at least one actuation cycle specified and the controller generates signals based on the command sequence that cause the system to perform the at least one actuation cycle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066296 | Method and Apparatus for Control of an Electric Power Distribution System in Response to Circuit Abnormalities - A methodology and related system apparatus is provided to most efficiently and flexibly respond to abnormalities to reconfigure and restore service to end customers in commodity distribution systems to enhance the circuit reconfiguration in an electrical power distribution system. Methodology is also provided to appropriately allocate system resources of the distribution system to prevent the potential overloading of electrical power sources. In one illustrative arrangement, the methodology is characterized by resources at each node and communications of source allocation data or messages to other nodes to request and establish an appropriate allocation of system resources. In a preferred arrangement and especially useful for larger distribution systems, “teams” of nodes are defined in the distribution system having associated switching controls with the various teams communicating amongst each other to “negotiate” or work out the most efficient and expeditious reconfiguration of the system in response to fault conditions and other circuit abnormalities. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066297 | REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING MESH AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNOLOGY - A remote monitoring and control system comprising synchronized wireless MESH technology for remote monitoring and control of utility grids (e.g., utility meters), commodity distribution networks, industrial equipment, and infrastructure including remote disconnection/connection and self-generating power. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066298 | OPTIMIZED CONTROL OF POWER PLANTS HAVING AIR COOLED CONDENSERS - An optimization and control system for a utility plant that uses fan based air cooled condensers controls the operation of the power generation system at the plant in conjunction with the operation of the air cooled condensers so as to run the power plant at an optimum operating point associated with minimizing or reducing the cost of each kilowatt-hour of energy or other useful energy produced by the plant. The optimization and control system includes an optimizer having a numerical solver that determines values for a set of control variables associated with an optimal operating point of the plant and an expert system that oversees and modifies the control variable settings prior to providing these settings to a plant controller. The numerical solver uses an objective function and one or more models of plant equipment to determine the operating point of the plant that minimizes the cost per unit of useful energy generated by the plant. As part of determining the optimal plant operating point, the numerical solver may determine the number of fans to run within the air cooled condensers of the plant and/or the speed of the fans to use in the air cooled condensers in conjunction with the amount of fuel to burn in the boiler, the desired temperature of the steam at the input of the steam turbine, etc., all required to produce a given amount of power (load demand) at the particular environmental conditions currently experienced at the plant. The expert system may modify these outputs by determining which fans to actually use at any particular time based on, for example, the availability of or the operational status of the fans, the wear of the fans and fan motors, etc. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODELING AND MONITORING AN ENERGY LOAD - A system, method, and computer program product for predicting operation for physical systems with distinct operating modes uses observable qualities of the system to predict other qualities of the system. Independent variables including temperature or production volume are observed to determine the degree to which a dependent modeled variable, including energy load, is influenced. Partition variables representing operating conditions of the dependent variables are defined as discrete values. Reference datasets with coincident values of the dependent variable, independent variable, and partition variables are received, and models are created for each discrete value of the partition variables in the reference dataset. Each model is populated with the values of the dependent variable and the independent variable. The dependent variable is modeled as a function of the independent variable. Model accuracy is evaluated by processing new input data to generate output data that includes values of the coincident dependent variable, the independent variable, and the partition variable from the input dataset. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEMAND RESPONSE IN A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A method and system for controlling load in a utility distribution network are provided that initiates a shed event for a node in the distribution network by selecting premisess associated with the node that are participating in a demand response program to reduce the load at the node to desired levels. More specifically, the system and method provide for selecting only enough participating premisess associated with the node that are necessary to reduce the load to desired levels. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066301 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STABILITY - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for monitoring and controlling an electric power delivery system to mitigate against voltage instability. According to various embodiments, one or more stability thresholds may be compared to one or more stability estimates. Stability estimates may be generated based on electrical conditions in an electric power delivery system. Upon the occurrence of the contingency, one or more control actions specified by a contingency index may be executed in order to mitigate against voltage instability. A plurality of stability estimates may be generated, each of which may be compared to a respective stability threshold. According to various embodiments, stability estimates and stability thresholds may be based on a reactive power to voltage margin, an incremental reactive power cost, an incremental load cost, and a power import margin. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066302 | INTELLIGENT ENERGY-SAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for controlling energy-related characteristics of a building includes at least one energy-related device that determines a first energy-related condition and a second energy-related condition in a specified interior area of a building. The first energy-related condition corresponds to a use of energy that has a greater efficiency than the second energy-related condition. A controller is coupled to the at least one energy-related device and receives information relating to the use of the at least one energy-related device. The controller operates the at least one energy-related device to transition between the first energy-related condition and the second energy-related condition according to at least one user-specified input and the information relating to the use of the at least one energy-related device. At least one sensor may provide a signal indicating the information relating to the use of the at least one energy-related device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066303 | DETERMINING SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZATION METHODS COMBINATION - A determining system for localization methods combination which determines a combination of a plurality of localization methods used in a vehicle includes: a unit that stores therein a localization accuracy influence parameter which is determined for each position in a travel environment; a unit that stores therein a relation between the localization accuracy influence parameter and a localization accuracy of each of a plurality of the localization methods; a unit that stores therein correspondence information between the localization accuracy influence parameter and each of the localization methods; a unit that acquires the localization accuracy influence parameter in the travel environment; and a unit that acquires the correspondence information on the localization accuracy influence parameter, references the relation based on the correspondence information, and thereby predicts a localization accuracy of each of the localization methods at each position in the travel environment. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066304 | INTELLIGENT SELECTIVELY-TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information in a vehicle-mounted system, comprising: receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information from a transmitting unit using a receiving unit; determining whether the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit; and if the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit, outputting the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066305 | MULTI-AXIS SERIALLY REDUNDANT, SINGLE CHANNEL, MULTI-PATH FLY-BY-WIRE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM - A multi-axis serially redundant, single channel, multi-path fly-by-wire control system comprising: serially redundant flight control computers in a single channel where only one “primary” flight control computer is active and controlling at any given time; a matrix of parallel flight control surface controllers including stabilizer motor control units (SMCU) and actuator electronics control modules (AECM) define multiple control paths within the single channel, each implemented with dissimilar hardware and which each control the movement of a distributed set of flight control surfaces on the aircraft in response to flight control surface commands of the primary flight control computer; and a set of (pilot and co-pilot) controls and aircraft surface/reference/navigation sensors and systems which provide input to a primary flight control computer and are used to generate the flight control surface commands to control the aircraft in flight in accordance with the control law algorithms implemented in the flight control computers. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066306 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT UPON TAKE OFF - A method and system for improving aircraft performances during take-off is described. The system ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066307 | Procedure for Automatically Landing an Aircraft - A procedure and system are provided for automatically landing an aircraft, particularly an unmanned aircraft on a moving, particularly floating landing platform, for example, on an aircraft carrier, the aircraft being equipped with an automatic navigation device and an automatic landing control device. The procedure includes detecting the position of an intended landing spot, detecting motion data of the landing platform, determining at least one imminent point in time at which the landing spot takes up a reference position, transmitting the point in time and the reference position of the landing spot to the landing control device of the aircraft, and controlling the aircraft such that it reaches the landing spot at the point in time. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066308 | PREDICTIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONTROL SCHEME FOR A VEHICLE INCLUDING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a vehicle having a hybrid powertrain includes monitoring vehicle navigation and traffic patterns associated with a predicted travel path. It extends the powertrain instantaneous controller into a predictive control framework, and utilizes previewed traffic and geographic information based on on-board sensing and navigation information. An impending road load is predicted from which a fuel cost factor is optimized under a model predictive control framework. A state-of-charge trajectory is predicted from the impending road load and operation of the hybrid powertrain system is controlled in response thereto. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066309 | Data Processing System, Electronic Vehicle and Maintenance Service System - An electric vehicle information system prevents circulation of non-authentic batteries and battery components for electric vehicles. An electric vehicle data processing system is employed that performs, on an electric vehicle battery module having a plurality of battery cells installed therein, authentication of individual battery cells and the battery module itself in a hierarchical manner using a microcomputer. An electric vehicle is configured so as to cause the microcomputer of the data processing system to accumulate voltage history and charge history of the batteries in a nonvolatile storage circuit. The history information and the electric vehicle ID can be gathered by a maintenance device and a data server via an electronic control unit of the electric vehicle. A maintenance service system may thus be provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066310 | In-vehicle charge and discharge control apparatus and partial control apparatus - A temperature increase of a battery of a vehicle in a schedule effect road range is estimated based on an estimate of energy acquirable by regeneration in the schedule effect road range of the vehicle. A special value of the battery upper limit temperature is designated which is obtained by subtracting the temperature increase from a default value of the battery upper limit temperature. A battery upper limit temperature reduction road range is designated which is located just prior to the schedule effect road range. While the vehicle runs the battery upper limit temperature reduction road range, the battery upper limit temperature is set at the special value by being switched from the default value. When the vehicle completes running the battery upper limit temperature reduction road range and starts running the schedule effect road range, the battery upper limit temperature is returned to the default value from the special value. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066311 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - In a hybrid vehicle including a master power supply always connected to an MG (Motor-Generator) during driving and a first slave power supply and a second slave power supply capable of switching of a connection state with the MG during driving, an ECU connects one of the first slave power supply and the second slave power supply and executes EV (“Electric Vehicle”) driving control with the master power supply and one of the slave power supplies, until both of the State of Charge (“SOC”) of the first slave power supply and the State of Charge of the second slave power supply drop below a threshold value. On the other hand, when both SOCs drop below the threshold value, the ECU disconnects both of the first slave power supply and the second slave power supply and executes HV (“Hybrid Vehicle”) driving control only with the master power supply. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066312 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND DRIVING ROUTE INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD USING THE SAME AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic driving system includes: a reference driving information database for storing reference driving information including reference driving lines, reference driving speeds, and lane change information; and a navigation apparatus for searching a driving route from a starting point to a destination by using a position value of a vehicle and generating driving route information by reflecting the reference driving information in the searched driving route. The automatic driving system further includes a vehicle controller for determining a driving line and a driving speed by using the generated driving route information and performing unmanned automatic driving along the determined driving line at the determined driving speed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066313 | METHOD & ARRANGEMENT FOR CALCULATING A CONFORMITY BETWEEN A REPRESENTATION OF AN ENVIRONMENT AND SAID ENVIRONMENT - The present invention concerns a method for determining a conformity between a representation of an environment and said environment, wherein said representation of the environment constitutes a representation in at least two dimensions, where a distance between two points in the representation has a known relation to the corresponding distance in said environment, characterised in that said determination involves the step of determining a first set of parameter values for a first position in said representation of the environment, comparing said first determined set of expected parameter values with a second set of parameter values, where said second set of parameter values has been determined for a second position, where said second position constitutes a position in said environment that essentially corresponds to said first position, and using said comparison to determine a measure of conformity between said environment and said representation of the environment. The invention also concerns an arrangement and the mining and/or construction machine. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066314 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTABLE MOBILE INTERFACE - A system, method, and computer program product for automatically adjusting the output of presentation content based upon vehicle conditions. The method determines whether one of a plurality of vehicle conditions exists, such as conditions related to vehicle speed, rate of change in vehicle speed, rate of change in vehicle direction, vehicle emergencies, cellular phone or headphone activation, radar detector activation, noise level decibels above a certain value, etc. The method determines an output format based on the determined vehicle conditions. The method outputs at least a portion of the presentation content based on the determined output format. The determined output format includes display format information, such as text font or icon size information or map detail. The presentation content can also include audio content. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066315 | On-Vehicle Information Terminal and Information Distribution System - An on-vehicle information terminal includes a traffic information obtaining unit that obtains traffic information through wireless communication, a telematics information obtaining unit that obtains telematics information provided from a distribution server via a mobile communication network, a selection unit that selects either the traffic information or the telematics information when contents of the traffic information and contents of the telematics information are different, and a traffic condition indicating unit that indicates road traffic conditions based upon either the traffic information or the telematics information having been selected by the selection unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066316 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING COMBUSTION IN A PARTICLE FILTER - The invention relates to a method for recognizing combustion in a particle filter ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066317 | VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND DRIVING INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle video recording device and a driving information providing method are provided. The vehicle video recording device includes: a sensing unit that includes one or more of a positioning unit, an inertia sensor unit, and an environment sensor unit so as to output sensed information; a vehicle information collecting unit that collects vehicle information from one or more of one or more sensors and a self-diagnosis device disposed in a vehicle; and a driving information generating unit that generates driving information depending on use or nonuse of the vehicle on the basis of one or more of the sensed information and the vehicle information. Accordingly, it is possible to continuously manage information on a driving time of a vehicle or the accident possibility in driving a vehicle, thereby giving an advantage or a disadvantage to a driver. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066318 | WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS METHOD - A multiprocessor system used in a car, home, or office environment includes multiple processors that run different real-time applications. A dynamic configuration system runs on the multiple processors and includes a device manager, configuration manager, and data manager. The device manager automatically detects and adds new devices to the multiprocessor system, and the configuration manager automatically reconfigures which processors run the real-time applications. The data manager identifies the type of data generated by the new devices and identifies which devices in the multiprocessor system are able to process the data. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066319 | GOOD CHECKING FOR VEHICLE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS - A controller for determining whether a previously-detected vehicle wheel speed sensor malfunction still exists. The controller includes an electronic, non-volatile memory, and an electronic processing unit connected to the electronic, non-volatile memory. The electronic processing module includes a malfunction monitoring module, a failure handling module, and a signal checking module. The malfunction monitoring module monitors the operation of at least one wheel speed sensor and generates a fault signal when the at least one sensor malfunctions. The failure handling module causes drive cycle information and the fault information to be stored in the electronic, non-volatile memory. The signal checking module performs a signal check on information from the at least one wheel speed sensor. A tell-tale indicator is deactivated and/or a vehicle control system resumes normal operation if the wheel speed sensor passes the signal check. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066320 | GOOD CHECKING FOR VEHICLE LONGITUDINAL ACCELERATION SENSOR - A controller for indicating whether a previously-detected, acceleration-sensor malfunction no longer exists. The controller includes an electronic memory and an electronic processing unit connected to the electronic memory. The electronic processing module includes a malfunction monitoring module, a failure handling module, and a signal checking module. The signal checking module performs a signal check after the malfunction monitoring module generates the fault signal. The signal check includes executing a signal check function with a longitudinal acceleration signal. Also disclosed is a vehicle including the controller, and a method executed by the controller. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066321 | GOOD CHECKING FOR VEHICLE YAW RATE SENSOR - A controller for determining whether a previously-detected vehicle malfunction still exists. If the malfunction is no longer detected in the sensor signals, a vehicle control system operates in a first operational state or normal operational state with respect to the previously-malfunctioning sensor (e.g., signals from the sensor are used to control the vehicle). If the malfunction continues to be detected, the vehicle control system operates in a second operational state or malfunction state with respect to the malfunctioning sensor in which the signals from the sensor are not used to control the vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066322 | ESTIMATION OF THE LOAD OF A VEHICLE - A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for estimating the current load of a vehicle wherein a filter bank including a filter for different weight classes, each filter implementing a vehicle model for estimating the current mass of the vehicle. Based on vehicle data indicative of a current driving situation of the vehicle, and filter parameter specific for the respective weight class, each filter provides a load estimation value as filter specific estimation of the current load of the vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066323 | FAILURE DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR SHIFT SWITCHING MECHANISM AND FAILURE DETERMINATION METHOD - An SBW-ECU executes a program including the steps of: if there is a request to switch a shift position to another for the first time after the engine is started and the target position is not the D position, setting the D position as the current target position; controlling an actuator to attain the target position; if the actual shift position does not correspond to the target shift position, notifying that some failure has arisen; otherwise, resetting a target shift position based on a shift signal; and controlling the actuator to attain the reset target shift position. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066324 | Customized Vehicle Body - This invention relates to a system and method for customizing the appearance of a vehicle. Users can display customized designs, colors or promotional information on the vehicle for free or on a fee basis. The system also allows users to use a detection device to detect the colors or patterns of other objects and then display substantially the same color or pattern on the vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066325 | CURVE-RELATED ACCIDENT MITIGATION - A vehicle control system includes one or more driver intent detection devices to detect at least a curve-negotiating intention of a driver. The system also includes one or more curvature detection devices, to detect or otherwise determine a road curvature. The system further includes one or more overspeed control devices, to, based at least in part on data received from the one or more curvature detection devices and data received from the one or more driver intent detection devices, cause braking to one or more vehicle tires and/or reducing engine torque to keep a vehicle accurately negotiating the curved road for the current driving condition. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066326 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus including a road wheel speed detecting section, a vehicle body speed detecting section, a slip ratio calculating section configured to calculate slip ratios which are ratios of respective road wheel speeds with respect to vehicle body speed, an anti-skid brake control section configured to control wheel cylinder fluid pressures for respective wheel cylinders such that the slip ratios fall within a predetermined range, a wheel cylinder fluid pressure acquiring section, damping force variable shock absorbers which are disposed between the respective road wheels and the vehicle body and constructed to variably adjust respective damping force characteristics thereof, and a damping force variable shock absorber control section configured to set the damping force characteristics in accordance with the acquired wheel cylinder fluid pressures. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066327 | POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A power steering apparatus includes a motor unit, and a driven device such as a pump or worm gearing. The motor unit includes an electric motor and an electrical control unit which are mounted in a common housing. The electric motor is provided with a rotation sensor. The electric motor and the rotation sensor are electrically connected to the electrical control unit within the housing. The rotation sensor is calibrated before the driven device is coupled to the motor unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066328 | Brake and Steer-by-Braking (SFB) Pedal Arrangement for Tractors - A brake and steer-by-braking pedal arrangement for tractors includes a right pedal and a left pedal operating synchronously or diachronically; and at least one hydraulic or pneumatic circuit connected to one master cylinder activated by at least one of the pedals. The pedal arrangement also has potentiometers connected electronically to an electronic central control unit and the potentiometers determine the distance between the pedals The electronic central control unit determines, on the basis of data received from the potentiometers, whether or not to activate the steer-by-braking function. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066329 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE - A driving support device includes: an in-vehicle camera for shooting an image toward a driving direction of the vehicle; a display device for displaying the image; a steering wheel angle detector for detecting a steering wheel angle of the vehicle; and a display controller for calculating an expected driving track corresponding to a vehicle width and the steering wheel angle and for controlling the display device to display the expected driving track overlapped on the image. The display controller calculates one steering wheel line, which has a curvature changeable in accordance with the steering wheel angle. The display controller controls the display device to display the one steering wheel line at a center of the expected driving track in a vehicle width direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066330 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CURRENT THEREOF - Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus including a steering system for receiving a steering torque of a steering wheel to steer wheels and an auxiliary power mechanism applying auxiliary steering power to the steering system, and a method of controlling a current of the electric power steering apparatus. The electric power steering apparatus includes a temperature sensor measuring a temperature at a starting of a vehicle, a motor position sensor detecting a relative steering angle of a motor, a cumulative transfer calculation unit calculating a cumulative transfer quantity of a rack bar by information detected in the motor position sensor, a counter calculating an elapsed time from a starting time of the vehicle, a friction coefficient determination unit determining a friction coefficient according to information inputted from the temperature sensor, the cumulative transfer quantity calculation unit, and the counter, respectively, by using a setting map of a friction coefficient, and a target current calculation unit calculating a compensation quantity for a friction by using the friction coefficient determined in the friction coefficient determination unit and determining a target current, so that it is possible to control the current for compensating for a current of the motor, in order to increase the auxiliary steering power of the vehicle in response to the increase of the friction due to the contraction or the increase of viscosity at a low temperature, such as in a winter season, thereby improving the convenience of a driver and the product value. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066331 | STEERING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR STEERING DEVICE - An assist control portion ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066332 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND CONTROL DEVICE INTEGRATED-TYPE ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric power steering apparatus and control device integrated-type electric motor includes an electric motor driving circuit constituted by a plurality of semiconductor power elements and controlling electric power supplied to an armature winding of an electric motor, a switch device for opening and closing a connection between an input terminal of the electric motor driving circuit and an external power source, and another switch device for opening and closing the armature winding, wherein at least one of both the switch devices is constituted by a semiconductor switch element, and the power elements and the semiconductor switch element are mounted on a board attached to a metallic case. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066333 | Sensor Arrangement, Particularly for a Passenger Protection System of a Motor Vehicle - A sensor arrangement, particularly for a passenger protection system of a motor vehicle, comprising a first group of sensors ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066334 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a control device for triggering a passenger protection arrangement for a vehicle are provided, at least one sensor signal from an accident sensor system being provided. A characteristic is derived from this at least one sensor signal, and a flatness is determined from this first characteristic in relation to at least one second characteristic. The crash type is then determined as a function of this flatness. The triggering the passenger protection arrangement (PS) takes place as a function of this crash type. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066335 | TRAVELING CRANE OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - To provide a traveling crane operation control apparatus and method enabling an operator to operate a traveling crane quickly and accurately by one hand and by a motion of his or her body with a controller worn thereon, without the need to gaze at his or her hand, and also allowing variable-speed control and fine speed control of each drive unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066336 | A METHOD FOR OPERATING A TRANSPORT VEHICLE, A TRANSPORT VEHICLE, A METHOD FOR CONTROLLLING OPERATION OF A WORK SITE AND A WORK SITE SYSTEM - A method is provided for operating a transport vehicle provided with a container with due regard to a weight of a received material in the container. The method includes receiving information associated to the weight of the received material in the container from an external source, and in response to the weight information controlling operation of the vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066337 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSFER OF AGRICULTURAL CROP FROM A HARVESTING MACHINE TO A TRANSPORT VEHICLE - A control arrangement and method for controlling the transfer of agricultural crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle comprises a loading container. The control arrangement is able to be operated to automatically deposit the crop during the harvesting mode successively at different points in the loading container, following a predetermined loading strategy, by means of a discharging device of the harvesting machine, where the loading strategy may be changed and/or a choice may be made between different loading strategies. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066338 | DRIVELINE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MEASURED STEERING ANGLE - An engine control system comprises a limit determination module and a torque control module. The limit determination module selectively varies a torque limit based on a steering angle. The torque control module selectively limits torque output by an engine to the torque limit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066339 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission including an input shaft connected to a drive source; an output shaft connected to a driving wheel; a one-way clutch; friction engagement elements which establish speeds by changing a transmission path between the input shaft and the output shaft based on the application state of the friction engagement elements and application of the one-way clutch, one of the friction engagement elements being a brake that is applied when coasting in a take-off speed. The automatic transmission also includes a controller that determines whether it is possible to initially establish the take-off speed using the one-way clutch based on a predetermined condition, and, if not possible, then the controller establishes the take-off speed by applying the brake. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066340 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURING LUBRICATION OF AN AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN A VEHICLE - A method and device are provided for securing lubrication of an automated manual transmission, AMT, in a vehicle, when towing the vehicle, and where a transmission lubrication system is drivingly connected to and driven by rotation of an intermediate shaft of the AMT. The following steps can be executed in mentioned order and starting from when ignition of the vehicle is switched on: registering a signal that towing of the vehicle is demanded, disengaging all gears that are arranged to drivingly engage or disengage an input shaft to the intermediate shaft of the automated manual transmission, and engaging one gear that is arranged to drivingly engage or disengage the intermediate shaft to an output shaft of the automated manual transmission. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066341 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus includes a bad-road control-mode switch configured to be manipulated by a driver, and a bad-road control section configured to perform a bad-road control when a bad-road control mode is selected by the bad-road control-mode switch. The bad-road control section includes a braking-force applying section configured to apply a braking force to a drive-wheel, and a driving-force applying section configured to apply a driving force to the drive-wheel which is receiving the braking force from the braking-force applying section, as the bad-road control. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066342 | Vehicle Control Apparatus - A vehicle control apparatus includes an accelerator-manipulated-amount detecting section configured to detect a manipulated amount of accelerator; a braking-force generating section configured to generate a braking force of the vehicle; a driving-force generating section configured to generate a driving force of the vehicle; a control unit including a vehicle-body speed calculating section configured to calculate an actual vehicle-body speed. The control unit is configured to perform a normal control mode which generates a driving force corresponding to the accelerator manipulated amount, and to perform a speed control mode which calculates a target vehicle-body speed based on the accelerator manipulated amount and which controls the braking-force generating section and the driving-force generating section so as to bring the actual vehicle-body speed closer to the target vehicle-body speed. The vehicle control apparatus further includes a selecting switch configured to select between the normal control mode and the speed control mode. The control unit is configured to control the vehicle by one selected between the normal control mode and the speed control mode by the selecting switch. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066343 | VEHICULAR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - In vehicular control apparatus and method, a traveling environment of a forward position of an advance direction of a vehicle in which an actuator for a vehicular control purpose is mounted is detected, a reliability of a result of measurement of the traveling environment by the traveling environment measurement section is determined, and an operation of the actuator is determined with the determined reliability as a requiring condition. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066344 | Apparatus for arbitrating plurality of control requests relating to automatic control of vehicle motion - A control request arbitration apparatus of a vehicle includes respective sections for selecting one of a plurality of position control requests generated by control request apparatuses, for converting the selected position control request to a converted speed control request, for selecting one of a plurality of speed control requests including the converted speed control request, for converting the selected speed control request to a converted acceleration control request, and for selecting one of a plurality of acceleration control requests including the converted acceleration control request. Since position/acceleration and speed/acceleration conversion sections become unnecessary in control request apparatuses, the total of these sections becomes independent of the number of control request apparatuses. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066345 | Brake System - Fluctuations in a braking force and a deceleration during regenerative cooperative control are suppressed. A brake system includes a master pressure generating device | 2011-03-17 |
20110066346 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING CLEARANCE OF ELECTRONIC BRAKE - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method of adjusting a clearance of an electronic brake, in which a clearance between a pad and a rotor is appropriately adjusted according to a vehicle traveling situation. If the entry condition of a clearance adjustment section during stoppage is satisfied, clearance adjustment is performed to move pads of an electronic brake away from a rotor by a rearward-movement adjustment distance during stoppage, enabling rapid braking-release so as not to prevent a driver from starting a vehicle due to brake failure. In addition, if the entry condition of a clearance adjustment section during traveling is satisfied, clearance adjustment is performed to move the pads forward or rearward according to a wheel slip value. The clearance adjustment during traveling is limited to the case of straight traveling, to prevent misjudgment due to wheel slip caused during cornering. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066347 | SELF MONITORING BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A self monitoring vehicle braking system includes multiple sensors that gather data associated with the braking system. The data includes wheel speed, road inclination, moisture associated with a surface of the braking system, and audio associated with the road. A processor receives the data from the sensors and processes the data to determine whether a condition of the braking system falls within defined limits and provides to the driver of the vehicle an indication of the braking system condition. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066348 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE FUNCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO AT LEAST ONE OF GRADE, TRAILERING, AND HEAVY LOAD - A control module and method for controlling vehicle systems, including a possible acceleration module determining possible vehicle acceleration, an actual acceleration module determining actual vehicle acceleration, and a vehicle system control module controlling or providing input to the vehicle systems in response to the difference between possible vehicle acceleration and actual vehicle acceleration. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066349 | Device for speed control of a vehicle having a speed direct setting control element - A device for the speed control of a vehicle, containing an operator control unit, via which the driver specifies a setpoint speed to be maintained by the vehicle, and a control unit, which positions final controlling elements of the vehicle according to the driver's specification. The device provides that the operator control unit contains at least one speed direct setting control element, which is used for setting a specific setpoint speed value, and the specific setpoint speed value of the vehicle is specifiable and directly settable by a one-time operation of the speed direct setting control element, independently of the instantaneous actual speed of the vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066350 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes: an inter-vehicle distance control section configured to perform a follow-up control to a preceding vehicle by automatically accelerating or decelerating a host vehicle, or a constant speed running control section configured to perform a constant speed running to converge to a set speed; a brake operating state sensing device; and a control unit including; a deceleration control section configured to perform a deceleration in accordance with the brake operating state of the driver when the brake operating state sensing device senses the brake operation of the driver during the inter-vehicle distance control or the constant speed running control; and an acceleration control limit section configured to cancel a control in the acceleration direction which is performed by the inter-vehicle distance control or the constant speed control when the brake operating state sensing device senses an end of the brake operation of the driver. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066351 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE PERFORMANCE - Methods, systems, and computer readable storage media are provided for operating a vehicle including an engine that may be automatically shutdown in response to AESS conditions. In one example, the method comprises, determining an AESS emission credit corresponding to an amount of AESS operation; and adjusting an engine operating parameter based on the determined AESS emission credit. Further, in another example, the method comprises retarding injection timing in response to manifold air temperature, wherein an amount of retard is adjusted responsive to an amount of AESS operation. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE - A control system for a vehicle includes a time determination module, a fuel age determination module, and an engine control module. The time determination module determines an engine off time, wherein the engine off time indicates an amount of time that an engine is off. The fuel age determination module determines an age of fuel in a fuel system of the engine. The engine control module starts the engine when one of the engine off time is greater than a predetermined time threshold and the age of the fuel is greater than a predetermined age threshold. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066353 | Control device of internal combustion engine - A control device of an internal combustion engine includes: an air-fuel ratio modulator, performing modulation of an air-fuel ratio of an exhaust which flows in an exhaust purifier provided in an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine; a fluctuation detector, detecting a fluctuation of the internal combustion engine due to the modulation of the air-fuel ratio performed by the air-fuel ratio modulator; a feed-back controller, performing feed-back control of a driving control parameter of the internal combustion engine so as to suppress the fluctuation detected by the fluctuation detector; a determiner, determining whether or not a driving state of the internal combustion engine is in an operating area of the feed-back controller; and an operator, setting a fluctuation suppression target value, which is a target value for suppressing the fluctuation of the internal combustion engine, to operate the feed-back controller based on the fluctuation suppression target value, when the determiner determines that the driving state of the internal combustion engine is not in the operating area of the feed-back controller, while the air-fuel modulator performs the modulation of the air-fuel ratio. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066354 | METHOD FOR REGENERATING A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - A method is provided for regenerating a diesel particulate filter within a diesel engine system that includes, but is not limited to at least a combustion chamber defined by a reciprocating piston inside a cylinder, at least an exhaust valve for cyclically open the combustion chamber towards an exhaust line, and the diesel particulate filter located in the exhaust line, wherein the method comprises injecting an amount of fuel into the combustion chamber by means of least two consecutive after-injection pulses (AIP | 2011-03-17 |
20110066355 | PROCEUDURE AND CONTROL UNIT FOR OPERATING A SELF-IGNITING OTTO ENGINE - Suggested is a procedure for operating a self-igniting Otto engine (OM) with at least one inlet valve ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066356 | Rotation angle detecting apparatus - A rotation angle detecting apparatus to detect a rotation angle of a rotating member, including a housing, the rotating member being disposed so as to be rotatable relative to the housing; a fixing member to fix a magnet to the rotating member; and a sensor, fixed to the housing, to detect a rotation angle of the magnet, the rotating member including an abutting part with which the magnet abuts in a direction of a rotation axis of the rotating member, and a supporting part that faces the abutting part with the magnet interposed therebetween to support the fixing member located between the magnet and the supporting part, and the fixing member presses the magnet against the abutting part by coming into contact with the supporting part and the magnet without allowing a section contacting the supporting part and a section contacting the magnet to overlap with each other. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066357 | INFERRED OIL RESPONSIVENESS USING PRESSURE SENSOR PULSES - A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine include determining oil responsiveness based on pressure variations associated with oil pump pulses in response to a stimulus, and controlling the engine based on the determined oil responsiveness. The stimulus may be a change in oil temperature, engine speed, or commanded pump pressure, for example. The system and method may also use the rate of change of mean oil pressure to determine the oil responsiveness or measure of oil viscosity. Oil responsiveness may be used to control hydraulic actuators, such as variable cam timing devices, or valve deactivation devices. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066358 | PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR RANDOM MISFIRE - A control system includes a jerk determination module and a misfire confirmation module. The jerk determination module determines a jerk of a crankshaft associated with a firing event in an engine. The misfire confirmation module selectively confirms that a misfire detected in the engine is valid based on the jerk. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING ENGINE ON/OFF CYCLING IN A VEHICLE - A method is provided for optimizing the cycling frequency between engine on/off states in a vehicle having a controller and auto start/auto stop functionality. The method includes detecting an engine state cycling event, measuring a plurality of vehicle operating values, and using the controller to optimize the cycling frequency via at least one of: automatically adjusting an interval between an auto start event and an auto stop event when each of a first set of the vehicle operating values exceeds a corresponding threshold, and temporarily inhibiting the auto start/auto stop functionality when any value in a second set of the vehicle operating values falls outside of a hysteresis band created around the second set. A vehicle includes an engine and a controller having an algorithm for optimizing the cycling frequency between engine on/off states as set forth above. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066360 | VEHICLE POSITION KEEPING SYSTEM - Vehicle position keeping systems and methods. The system reduces vehicle congestion by maintaining a position of a first vehicle relative to a second vehicle, determining guidance corrections based on a track state referenced to the second vehicle that take into account a tracking position error indicative of the error in the position of the first vehicle. The guidance corrections maintain desired spacing between the first vehicle and at least the second vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066361 | On-Vehicle Information Terminal and Information Distribution System - An on-vehicle information terminal includes a traffic information obtaining unit that obtains traffic information including at least either weather information or event information through wireless communication, a decision-making unit that makes a decision, based upon at least either the weather information or the event information, as to whether or not telematics information provided by a distribution server via a mobile communication network is to be downloaded, and a download unit that downloads the telematics information via the mobile communication network if the decision-making unit has determined that the telematics information is to be downloaded. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066362 | METHOD AND SYSTEM DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT IN-TRAIL TRAFFIC - A system and method for displaying in-trail traffic includes providing ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066363 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus including a geomagnetic sensor that detects a geomagnetic field of the navigation apparatus, an orientation calculation unit that calculates an orientation of the navigation apparatus based on the detected geomagnetic field, a cradle detection unit that detects that the navigation apparatus is connected to a cradle, and outputs a signal indicating that the navigation apparatus is connected to the cradle, and an operation control unit that receives the signal output from the cradle detection unit, and controls the orientation calculation unit to not detect the orientation of the navigation apparatus based on the detected geomagnetic field. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066364 | Navigation Device Automated Mode Sensing and Adjustment - A navigation device automatically determines a travel mode based on at least one non-user input and configures itself based on the travel mode. The device generates one or more directions or navigation routes based on routing information, a user location, a destination, and the travel mode. The device then displays the one or more directions for the user. The automatic determination may be based on a travel speed, connection to an external power source, connection to an external power source and a travel speed, and/or receipt of one or more signals from a transmitter coupled to a vehicle. The user may be able to override configuration of the device based on the travel mode. The system may be implemented as an integrated device or may be implemented as a server computing device connected to a client computing device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066365 | AUDIO OUTPUT CONFIGURED TO INDICATE A DIRECTION - An audio output that is configured to indicate a direction is described. In an implementation, a direction of a target is determined in relation to a computing device. An output of sound is configured by the computing device to indicate the direction of the target in relation to the computing device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066366 | LOCATION BASED SYSTEM WITH CONTEXTUAL CONTACT MANAGER MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a location based system includes: detecting an event; establishing an event context time associated with the event; establishing a geofence associated with the event; and identifying an event participant, associated with the event, with the event participant within the geofence during the event context time for displaying on a device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066367 | Navagation apparatus and method of navigation - A navigation apparatus guides a user to an appropriate terminal in an airport, for example, even when a schedule of an intended flight is changed. The above advantage is achieved by acquiring flight information of the intended flight from a flight information list that is delivered from an information distribution center and by determining, as a guidance destination, a terminal of the intended flight or a suitable airport facility after change of the flight schedule. The suitable guidance destination is determined not only by the changed flight schedule but also by a user purpose to go to the airport and an estimated arrival time of the user to the airport. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066368 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device includes a map information acquiring unit | 2011-03-17 |
20110066369 | METHODS, DEVICE AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING ROUTE METRICS USING STORED ROUTE INFORMATION - The disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product, mobile device or a system allowing for determining various route metrics based on stored route records associated with routes traversed by the mobile device. The determination of a route metric may utilize processing of a single route record or multiple route records. Exemplary route metrics include route timing metrics such as lap times, or route record metrics. Configurations of computer program products, mobile devices and systems for enabling the determination of various route metrics are also described. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066370 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIDING THE NAVIGATION OF AN AIRCRAFT FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE - A method and device for aiding the navigation of an aircraft flying at low altitude as described. The device ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066371 | Navigation System and Methods Regarding Disputed Territories - Systems, devices, features, and methods for operations corresponding to disputed territories are disclosed. For example, one method comprises providing different data records corresponding to geographic features in dispute between multiple geographic entities. The different data records may be used to display different views of a disputed area as recognized by the respective geographic entities. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066372 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND MOBILE PHONE HAVING NAVIGATION FUNCTION - Provided is a navigation device including position measuring means that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals; map displaying means that displays a local map; present position notifying means that displays a present position mark on the local map; estimated present position acquiring means that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable; and control means that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066373 | Display Method and System for a Vehicle Navigation System - Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user display in the vehicle. The traffic information may be presented to the user in several circumstances, either as cued by the user, or automatically presented by the traffic management system. The user display may also automatically display traffic flow and traffic incident information for the direction that the user is traveling or along a route calculated by the navigation device. Further, a window displaying information about an upcoming traffic incident such as distance to the incident and incident details may automatically appear in the user display. Alternately, the user may select a roadway, freeway, or area for which traffic information is desired. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066374 | SAFTEY SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND METHODS OF OPERATING - Various embodiments of a device, system and methods that promote safety and security within an organization. Sensor data from one or more installation sensors is collected, analyzed and used to create a map and/or directions that, when received by a wireless mobile device, facilitate a person's possible egress around or from a detected event. The information provided to the person by the map and/or the directions may be individually crafted to be of maximum use to the specific recipient so the person can understand, plan and execute the most appropriate danger avoidance maneuvers in minimal time. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066375 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATIONS OF OBJECTS - An apparatus for providing navigational information associated with locations of objects includes an imaging device configured to acquire image data, a visual display coupled to the imaging device and configured to display the image data, a position measuring device configured to determine position information associated with the imaging device, and an orientation device configured to determine orientation information associated with the imaging device. The apparatus may also include a rendering system coupled to the visual display, the position measuring device, and the orientation device. The rendering system may be configured to determine image coordinates associated with a location of an object and provide a navigational graphic on the visual display oriented relative to the image coordinates. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066376 | VELOCITY CALCULATING DEVICE, VELOCITY CALCULATING METHOD, AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - Provided is a velocity calculating device including a vertical acceleration detector mounted on a moving body that travels on a predetermined travel surface, the vertical acceleration detector detecting an acceleration in a vertical direction generated due to an undulation of the travel surface; a horizontal angular velocity detector mounted on the moving body, the horizontal angular velocity detector detecting an angular velocity around a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to a direction of travel of the moving body, the angular velocity being generated due to the undulation of the travel surface; a velocity calculator that calculates a velocity of the moving body in the direction of travel of the moving body on the basis of the acceleration in the vertical direction and the angular velocity around the horizontal axis; and a velocity corrector that corrects the velocity in accordance with the velocity. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066377 | VELOCITY CALCULATING DEVICE, VELOCITY CALCULATION METHOD, AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - Provided is a velocity calculating device including a vertical acceleration detector that detects a vertical acceleration generated due to an undulation of a contact surface; a horizontal angular velocity detector that detects a horizontal angular velocity generated due to the undulation; a correlation coefficient calculator that calculates a correlation coefficient that represents a degree to which an acceleration in the direction of travel is mixed into the vertical acceleration in accordance with an attachment angle; a true vertical acceleration detector that calculates a true vertical acceleration by subtracting the acceleration in the direction of travel mixed into the vertical acceleration from the vertical acceleration, the acceleration in the direction of travel mixed into the vertical acceleration being calculated using the correlation coefficient; and a velocity calculator that calculates a velocity of a moving body on the basis of the true vertical acceleration and the horizontal angular velocity. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066378 | Apparatus and Methods for Controlling and Communicating with Downhole Devices - Apparatus and methods for controlling and communicating with one or more tools in a downhole tool string including a tractor, an auxiliary tractor tool, a logging tool, a safety sub, a release mechanism, a unit containing sensors for monitoring downhole conditions, a setting tool, and a perforating gun. Also provided are apparatus and methods for controlling and communicating with one or more perforating guns, release devices, and explosive devices in a string to be lowered into a wellbore. Control and communication are accomplished by sending signals from the surface to control switches in the control units on the tool, with redundant switches for safety, to state machines in the respective control units, each state machine returning a signal verifying switch status to the surface. Control and power functions are accomplished with voltage of different polarities for safety. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066379 | SURVEY SYSTEM FOR LOCATING GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES - A survey system is described for locating and classifying geophysical anomalies. It includes a moving platform equipped with a recording unit for recording the position of the platform. The system also comprises three first measuring units or sensors, adapted to record a varying electric field strength and a varying magnetic field strength at chosen intervals and thus positions, said first measuring units being adapted to measure said field strengths in three independent and mutually orthogonal directions at frequencies in a chosen range. The system includes a calculation unit for combining the measurements from each of said first sensors and calculating and recording as well as comparing the field strength vectors of the varying measured fields at each position, to find anomalies. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066380 | SUBSURFACE RESERVOIR ANALYSIS BASED ON FLUID INJECTION - A subsurface reservoir may be characterized and/or monitored based on fluid injection. For example, fluid may be injected into the reservoir, and data (e.g., seismic data, geodetic data, pressure data) relating to the injected fluid in the reservoir may be used to identify characteristics of the reservoir and/or to monitor the injected fluid in the reservoir. In some aspects, air or another type of surrogate fluid is injected into the reservoir, and the reservoir's viability as a carbon dioxide sequestration site can be analyzed based on response data collected from the reservoir. In some aspects, carbon dioxide is sequestered in the subsurface reservoir, and three-dimensional geodetic response data is collected and used to monitor and/or facilitate quality control. | 2011-03-17 |