13th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110077823 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A steering control device for a vehicle independently performs a steering control of front wheels and rear wheels. A phase control unit performs a control of a steering control unit so as to control a phase difference between a yaw rate and a lateral acceleration at a predetermined position in a vehicle interior. Additionally, a setting unit sets the predetermined position based on a riding position condition of passengers in the vehicle interior. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately control the phase difference between the yaw rate and the lateral acceleration at the predetermined position in the vehicle interior. So, it becomes possible to appropriately ensure a comfort (ride quality) of the passenger at the predetermined position. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077824 | Steering Control During Split Mu Braking - An electric assisted steering control strategy for a steering system for a vehicle is arranged to assist the driver in controlling the vehicle during a split mu braking operation. The steering is provided with assistance being based on at least one operational variable representing a corrective steer angle for the vehicle which is added to a main assistance torque via a driver feedback controller, and the strategy is adapted to employ an estimate of yaw moment of the vehicle as the operational variable, the yaw moment being determined by processing the speed of wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077825 | TURNING DRIVE CONTROL UNIT AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE INCLUDING SAME - A turning drive control unit configured to control driving of the rotation mechanism of a construction machine driven to turn by an electric motor includes a drive command output part configured to output a speed command driving the electric motor based on the amount of operation input via the operation part of the construction machine; a rotation speed detection part configured to detect the rotation speed of the electric motor; and a drive command generation part configured to generate a drive command driving the electric motor based on the speed command output from the speed command output part and the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection part. At a time immediately before a rotation stop of the electric motor, the drive command generation part causes the braking torque of the electric motor to be smaller than before the time immediately before the rotation stop. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077826 | Method of protecting vehicle occupants in a vehicle seat of a vehicle - In a method of protecting the occupant in a vehicle seat, particularly in a passenger car (the vehicle seat comprising at least a seat surface, a backrest and a headrest), upon detection of a present or imminent rear impact, by means of an active movement of the backrest and/or of the headrest, a force is applied to the vehicle occupant in the direction of the effect of the impact force occurring as a result of the rear impact. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077827 | Work Vehicle Access Monitoring and Control System - An access control system for a work vehicle that has an engine and a location is provided, the system including location sensor that indicates the vehicle's location and an electronic control unit coupled to the sensor that receives the location signal and selectively disables the engine based upon the vehicle's position outside job site boundary's or based upon the time of operation at a plurality of job sites, each job site having its own time of operation. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077828 | TROUBLE-DECIDING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC OIL PUMP TO BE USED IN TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE HAVING ENGINE AUTOMATIC-STOP CONTROL DEVICE - At vehicle stop judgment time t | 2011-03-31 |
20110077829 | CONTROL OF A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A method is described for operating a vehicle fitted with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and having a lever for varying the transmission ratio of the CVT to permit the vehicle operator to vary the vehicle wheel speed. In the invention, the transmission ratio of the CVT is limited to a value dependent upon at least one of the prevailing engine speed and the rate of change of the engine speed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077830 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEUTRAL IDLE CLUTCH CONTROL IN A VEHICLE HAVING AN ENGINE START-STOP POWERTRAIN - A method and apparatus provide control of a neutral idle (NI) clutch to allow a vehicle with automatic engine start-stop functionality to utilize the NI state as a transitional shift state, either upon or just prior to engine shutdown, to minimize driveline disturbances. By controlling the NI state, the vehicle driveline is decoupled and torque multiplication is prevented upon engine restart. Execution of an algorithm unloads the engine upon shutdown, and unloads or partially loads the engine as a designated NI clutch reapplies during an engine restart event. The NI clutch may be a component of a multi-speed automatic transmission, e.g., a 6-speed or an 8-speed transmission, having a plurality of torque transfer mechanisms or clutches. One of these clutches is designated as the NI clutch, and this designated NI clutch may be selectively actuated to enter the NI state in conjunction with engine shut down/restart. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077831 | Brake Control System - Disclosed is a brake control system including a plurality of control apparatuses using a brake operation amount detection apparatus and one brake operation amount detection apparatus. The brake control system includes: a master-cylinder pressure control apparatus that controls a master-cylinder pressure based on a brake operation amount; a wheel-cylinder pressure control apparatus that controls a wheel-cylinder pressure of each wheel; and a master-cylinder pressure detection apparatus that detects a signal for calculating the master-cylinder pressure, the master-cylinder pressure control apparatus controls the master-cylinder pressure based on a detection result detected by the master-cylinder pressure detection apparatus, and the wheel-cylinder pressure control apparatus controls the wheel-cylinder pressure based on the detection result detected by the master-cylinder pressure detection apparatus. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077832 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND MOTOR ROTATIONAL SPEED COMPUTATION METHOD USED IN SAID BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - There is provided a low-cost, power-saving brake control apparatus that is capable of performing control with good pressure regulation precision. The brake control apparatus has adjusting motor rotational speed computation means for causing pressurization control means to set a pressure regulation valve in a closed state and carry out an action of driving a pump at a predetermined motor rotational speed a plurality of times at different motor rotational speeds, and for computing in advance a adjusting motor rotational speed on the basis of the ratio between each of the motor rotational speeds and each of the pressure gradients for when the pressurization force of a pump driven at each of the motor rotational speeds has reached a predetermined pressure; and requested motor rotational speed correction means for correcting the requested motor rotational speed on the basis of the adjusting motor rotational speed in a case where the pressurization control means increases the pressure of the wheel cylinders and generates braking force in the wheels. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077833 | Method and device of calculating aircraft braking friction and other relating landing performance parameters based on the data received from aircraft's on board flight data management system. - This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the calculation of aircraft braking friction and other relating landing parameters, including but not limited to aircraft braking action, aircraft takeoff distance, aircraft landing distance, runway surface conditions and runway surface friction based on the data collected by and available in the aircraft Flight Data Recorder (FDR) or other flight data management system, for example, the Quick Access Recorder (QAR), to provide all involved personnel in the ground operations of an airport and airline operations, including but not limited to aircraft pilots, airline operation officers and airline managers as well as airport operators, managers and maintenance crews, with the most accurate and most recent information on the true aircraft landing performance parameters to help better and more accurate safety and economical decision making. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077834 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle motion control device is provided. The vehicle motion control device includes a steering angle deviation calculating unit which calculates a steering angle deviation of the vehicle, a frictional coefficient calculating unit which calculates each of road surface frictional coefficients for a traveling road surface of four wheels; and a pressure increasing and reducing controlling unit which performs a split control including applying a pressure increasing limitation of a pressure increasing control in an anti-skid control to a front wheel at a side of the traveling road surface having higher road surface frictional coefficient between the right and left wheels based on an absolute value of the steering angle deviation such that a pressure increasing gradient in the pressure increasing control is smaller as the absolute value is larger. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077835 | VEHICLE CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A vehicle controlling apparatus that performs vehicle body vibration-damping control to suppress vibration occurring in a vehicle body by changing wheel torque of driving wheels by controlling output torque of engine, wherein an electronic control unit is provided with a vehicle body vibration-damping control inhibiting unit that inhibits the vehicle body vibration-damping control such that a drive system of a vehicle, which transmits power of the engine, does not resonate with execution of the vehicle body vibration-damping control, or/and a vehicle body vibration-damping control adjusting unit that adjusts a control amount of the vehicle body vibration-damping control in a direction to suppress a vibration-damping suppression effect of the vehicle body vibration-damping control. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077836 | ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - By using a model of a transient response characteristic of an engine and a model of a steady-state characteristic of the engine, a disturbance estimate value is calculated. By using this disturbance estimate value, initial command values of a nozzle opening degree of a Variable Nozzle Turbo and a valve opening degree of a Exhaust Gas Recirculator are adjusted in order to reduce model errors and appropriately handle the disturbance. Hence, it is possible to cause Mass Air Flow and Manifold Air Pressure to follow their target values stably. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077837 | ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A dynamic feedforward amount to realize a predetermined transient response characteristic by compensating a transient response characteristic of an engine having a Variable Nozzle Turbo (VNT) and an Exhaust Gas Recirculator (EGR) is calculated for a nozzle opening degree of the VNT and a valve opening degree of the EGR. The transient response characteristic of the engine responds to a setting value of an injection quantity or the like. Then, command values of the nozzle opening degree of the VNT and the valve opening degree of the EGR are calculated by using the dynamic feedforward amount. In the transient state, the followingness to the target value is improved. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077838 | EGR FLOW COMPENSATION FOR A DIESEL AIR HANDLING SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for adjusting a target EGR mass flow in response to a current charge flow and target EGR fraction. The method includes interpreting an air-fuel ratio and a target air-fuel ratio. The method further includes interpreting a charge flow and a target EGR fraction. The method further includes determining an adjusted target EGR mass flow based on the air-fuel ratio, the target air-fuel ratio, the charge flow, and the target EGR fraction. The method further includes controlling an actuator based on the adjusted target EGR mass flow. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE A FUEL CELL IN THE EXHAUST OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A system for a vehicle having an engine with an exhaust comprises a fuel cell coupled in the engine exhaust wherein the fuel cell has an output circuit; a battery coupled with the fuel cell; and a controller receiving a signal indicative of an electric output of the fuel cell output circuit, and adjusting one of the fuel amount and the air amount supplied to the engine in response to said signal to affect air-fuel ratio of the exhaust of the engine. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077840 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, FUEL INJECTION CONTROL METHOD OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND VEHICLE - The function determination of the air-fuel ratio sensor, including determination whether there occurs the rich-lean abnormality that is an abnormality where the air-fuel ratio sensor becomes less responsive to a change in the air-fuel ratio of the engine from the rich air-fuel ratio to the lean air-fuel ratio, is performed. When the engine is started up with motoring by the motor while the rich-lean abnormality flag F | 2011-03-31 |
20110077841 | FUEL INJECTION AMOUNT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER UNIT, AND FUEL INJECTION AMOUNT CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection amount control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an ECU that commands a learning-purpose injection when a first learning condition regarding operation state and a second learning condition regarding load connection state are satisfied, and calculates an injection performance value that corresponds to the actual injection amount based on the amount of change in rotation speed, and further determines whether a delay of the learning process is permitted based on whether the learning process, despite occurrence of the delay, can be completed before the injector performance reaches a permissible limit value, and forces, when the delay is not permitted, the load connection state to be a specific connection state so as to satisfy the second learning condition. When it is determined that the delay of the learning process is permitted, the delay is permitted until the two learning conditions are satisfied. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077842 | METHOD FOR TESTING A PRESSURE SENSOR OF A FUEL ACCUMULATOR DEVICE - In a method for testing a pressure sensor of a fuel accumulator device in an internal combustion engine, the pressure in the fuel accumulator device is altered and the influence of said alteration on the torque generated by the internal combustion engine is determined. A deviation of the measured alteration from the expected alteration is then calculated. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077843 | METHOD FOR THE INJECTOR-INDIVIDUAL ADAPTION OF THE INJECTION TIME OF MOTOR VEHICLES - A method for the injector-individual adaption of the injection time of motor vehicles is based on linking the IIC method and the MFMA method. Before starting to drive, the IIC method is carried out, and while driving MFMA measurements are carried out. The measurement points obtained are used as subsequent measurement points for the IIC function. Thus injector-individual characteristic fields can be determined, in which deviations due to manufacturing and also aging and wear of the components during the service life are considered. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077844 | DELAY CALIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A calibration method comprises: determining a steady-state (SS) delay period from a first mapping of SS delay period indexed by air per cylinder (APC); determining a predicted delay period based on first and second dynamic compensation variables; outputting a theoretical delay period based on a calibration APC; determining the theoretical delay period from a second mapping of theoretical delay period indexed by APC; generating the calibration APC; populating the first mapping based on the theoretical delay and the calibration APC; determining the first and second dynamic compensation variables based on comparisons of the theoretical delay and the SS delay period; and selectively adjusting an amount of fuel provided to the cylinder based on the predicted delay period. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077845 | FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK FROM AN EXHAUST SYSTEM - An engine control system includes a proportional correction module and a variable proportional gain determination module. The proportional correction module generates a proportional correction for a fuel command to an engine based on a variable proportional gain and a difference between expected and measured amounts of oxygen in exhaust gas produced by the engine. The variable proportional gain determination module determines the variable proportional gain based on a nominal gain and an amount of time since a polarity of the difference has changed, wherein the nominal gain is based on engine operating parameters. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING AND REDUCING ENGINE AUTO-IGNITION AND KNOCK - A control system for an engine includes a heat-release rate (HRR) module, a first filter module, a second filter module, an auto-ignition energy determination module, and a corrective action module. The HRR module generates an HRR signal based on in-cylinder pressures of a cylinder of the engine. The first filter module generates a first filtered HRR signal indicative of a first HRR due to combustion in the cylinder by filtering the HRR signal. The second filter module generates a second filtered HRR signal indicative of a second HRR due to auto-ignition in the cylinder by filtering one of the HRR signal and the first filtered HRR signal. The auto-ignition energy determination module determines an auto-ignition energy of the cylinder based on the first and second filtered HRR signals. The corrective action module selectively adjusts auto-ignition of the engine based on the auto-ignition energy. A related method is also provided. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077847 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR GAS ENGINE ENHANCED STARTING - A system includes an internal combustion engine having an air intake and a pressurizing device disposed in the air intake. The pressurizing device is a turbocharger or a supercharger. A gaseous fuel supply is fluidly coupled to the air intake at a position upstream of the pressurizing device through a first fluid conduit and fluidly coupled to the air intake at a position downstream of the pressurizing device through a second fluid conduit. A valve is disposed in the second fluid conduit and includes an electronic control input. The valve responds to an electronic signal at the electronic control input. The system includes an engine start indicating device electronically coupled to the electronic control input, where the engine start indicating device provides the electronic signal to open the valve in response to the engine being in a starting operating condition. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077848 | TRAVELOGUE-BASED TRAVEL ROUTE PLANNING - A location extraction component analyzes a set of travelogues to identify locations mentioned therein. A co-occurrence extraction component computes co-occurrence values for the identified locations. When a request to generate a travel route from a starting location to an ending location is received, suggested locations on or near the travel route are identified through the use of the co-occurrence values. A suggested travel route is then generated that passes through the starting location, the ending location, and the suggested locations. A map may be displayed showing the starting location, the ending location, the suggested locations, and the suggested travel route. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077849 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ORIENTATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: calculating a travel route from an origin location to a destination location; and identifying an orientation location along the travel route for assisting in an initial orientation from the origin location for displaying on a device. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077850 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A navigation device includes a display unit, an operation detection unit, and an operation control unit. The display unit displays a map, at least a facility and a vicinity thereof on the map, and an icon. The operation detection unit detects a movement of the icon by a user. The operation control unit sets, when the map of the vicinity of the facility is displayed on the display unit, a predetermined area around a position of the facility as a lead-in area. The operation control unit also executes, when the icon is moved, a function of the icon with respect to the position of the facility if a post-movement position of the icon detected by the operation detection unit is within the lead-in area. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077851 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM - In a navigation device or method, it is determined that an icon is selected by a touch at two points on a screen. It is further determined that the two touched points are moved in opposite directions with reference to the icon at a certain position where the selected icon is moved to. Subsequently, when it is detected that the touch at the two touched points is cancelled (removed), a function associated with the icon is executed with respect to the certain position. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077852 | User-defined marked locations for use in conjunction with a personal navigation device - A method of creating and storing a marked location in a portable electronic device includes receiving current position information of the portable electronic device, recording description data for a marked location when a user of the portable electronic device is located at the marked location, and storing the description data and position information corresponding to the marked location in a memory. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077853 | Methods of assisting a user with selecting a route after a personal navigation device transitions from driving mode to walking mode - A method of assisting a user of a personal navigation device with automatically selecting a route after the personal navigation device transitions from driving mode to walking mode includes detecting a mode transition in the personal navigation device from driving mode to walking mode, recording a vehicle location where the mode transition from driving mode to walking mode occurs, receiving a request from the user to create navigation instructions to a destination location, determining a distance from the current location to the destination location, and guiding the user back to the vehicle location by providing walking instructions with the personal navigation device when the distance from the current location to the destination location is greater than or equal to a threshold distance and then guiding the user to the destination location by providing driving instructions with the personal navigation device. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077854 | Navigation device and method for route calculation - A navigation device includes: a position detecting unit; a remaining energy level detecting unit; a storage unit that stores map information including position information of a charging point of a drive energy; an energy consumption amount calculation unit that calculates a consumption amount of the drive energy when a vehicle travels along any link included based upon the map information; a route calculation unit that calculates a route from a current position to a destination point; and a route guidance unit. The route calculation unit calculates a recommended route with a minimum attainment cost among routes in which the remaining level does not fall below a predetermined threshold level based upon the map information, the remaining level on departure of the vehicle detected by the remaining energy level detecting unit, and the consumption amount calculated by the energy consumption amount calculation unit. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077855 | Navigation System - A navigation system includes: a storage unit having stored therein roadmap data, first statistical traffic information data pertaining to a first area which are created based upon a first standard related to a time applicable to the first area, and second statistical traffic information data pertaining to a second area which are created based upon a second standard related to a time applicable to the second area; a search unit that searches for a recommended route; and an estimated time of arrival calculation unit that calculates an estimated time of arrival based upon the roadmap data, the first statistical traffic information data and the second statistical traffic information data. The estimated time of arrival calculation unit executes calculation processing of the estimated time of arrival in compliance with the first standard and the second standard. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077856 | Methods and Apparatus for Travel Information - Systems and techniques for providing travel information. An information terminal offers a user an opportunity to select to receive travel information. Upon such a selection by the user, selections and information are received from the user to indicate the user's needs. The selections and information may take the form of explicit selections and entries, or submission of an identifier associated with a use record indicating user needs. Information submitted by the user is examined and appropriate travel directions, local area information, and information relating to the destination or points along the route are furnished to the user. If desired, a user record may be updated with information related to the current transaction. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077857 | ROUTE SELECTION METHOD FOR A VEHICULAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A route selection method for a vehicular navigation system in which at least two popular routes are identified between an origin and a destination, each of which contains at least one road link. For each identified route, a complex array from time t | 2011-03-31 |
20110077858 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A FLIGHT IN ORDER TO KEEP TO A TIME CONSTRAINT - Method for assisting in the flight management of an aircraft aiming to reach a constraint point on a predetermined lateral trajectory that is assumed to have to be followed by the aircraft, at a required time of arrival RTA, said aircraft occupying a current position defined by a current altitude with a current horizontal speed. The method including, when it follows a rallying flight plan, calculating a new rallying flight plan following the lateral trajectory to be followed and including a new estimated speed profile different from the estimated speed profile over at least one update area, the new estimated speed profile including, over said update areas, either a value greater than that of the estimated speed profile, if the arrival time difference is positive, or a value less than that of the estimated speed profile, if the arrival time difference is negative. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077859 | METHOD FOR AIDING THE MANAGEMENT OF A FLIGHT WITH A VIEW TO ADHERING TO A TIME CONSTRAINT - A method of flight management of an aircraft aimed at reaching a constrained point on a predetermined lateral trajectory assumed to be followed by the aircraft, at a required time of arrival RTA to within an absolute tolerance. The method including calculating a flight plan to be followed and a homing flight plan and when the estimated time of arrival ETA based on the homing flight plan strays from an absolute tolerance with respect to the calculation required time of arrival RTAc, calculating a new calculation required time of arrival NRTAc dependent on the calculation required time of arrival RTAc and a function f of the difference between the calculation required time of arrival RTAc and the estimated time of arrival ETA, and replacing the calculation required time of arrival RTAc with the new calculation required time of arrival NRTAc, before recalculating a flight plan to be followed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077860 | MEETING NOTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION SERVICE - Techniques are described for providing a meeting notification and automatic modification service. A system may be configured to identify an appointment in a calendar application, identify a geographic location of the appointment, and identify, before the appointment time, a geographic location of a first participant of the appointment. Based on the geographic information, the system may identify a route extending from the geographic location of the first participant to the geographic location of the appointment, and may identify a travel time associated with the route. Based on the travel time and the appointment time, the system may determine whether the first participant is estimated to arrive at the appointment on time and, based on the determination, the system may send a message to participants of the appointment or dynamically reschedule the appointment. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077861 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THEMATICALLY MODIFYING LOCATION AND RELATED INFORMATION - An approach is provided for thematically modifying location and related information. A location modification platform determines location information of a device associated with a first user. The location modification platform then modifies the location information to indicate a location other than an actual location of the device according to a predetermined theme and causes, at least in part, actions that result in presentation of the modified location information to a second user. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077862 | Snap-to-Road Using Wireless Access Point Data - Techniques for performing more accurate snap-to-road calculations using wireless access point data are disclosed. In one aspect, a corrected location corresponding to received location data is selected from a plurality of candidate map locations based on a correspondence between the access points visible to a device and the access points visible at the corrected map location. In another aspect, road vector data is augmented with access point data, and a corrected map location is selected based on a correspondence between the access points visible to the device, and the augmented road vector data. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECTRAL IMAGE CELESTIAL NAVIGATION - A method and system for a multi-spectrum celestial navigation system includes a first sensor responsive to at least a first and a second wavelength band of electromagnetic radiation. The sensor is configured to generate a first output related to the first wavelength band of electromagnetic radiation and to generate a second output related to the second wavelength band of electromagnetic radiation. The system also includes a processor programmed to receive the first and second outputs, determine a position of the sensor with respect to one or more stars using a stored star catalog and the received first and second outputs, and output the determined position. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE FORWARD COLLISION THREAT - A method and system operable for evaluation of an automotive vehicle forward collision threat. The presence of an oncoming vehicle in front of a host vehicle is established and a passing position of the host vehicle for the moment when the vehicles reach each other is predicted. In addition, a free passing distance for free passing of the oncoming vehicle on a first side of the host vehicle is predicted for the situation when the host vehicle is positioned in the passing position. The free passing distance is the minimum distance between the first side of the host vehicle and a road edge. A width of the oncoming vehicle is also estimated. If the free passing distance is equal to or less than a comparison value, it is decided that a forward vehicle collision threat exists. The comparison value is at least equal to the width of the oncoming vehicle. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077865 | FALL DETECTION SYSTEM - There is provided a fall detection system, comprising a passive vibration sensor; one or more other sensors for detecting respective characteristics of a fall; and a processor for analyzing measurements from the one or more other sensors to determine if a fall has occurred; wherein the system is configured to selectively provide power to the one or more other sensors and/or processor in response to the passive vibration sensor detecting motion of a user of the fall detection system. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077866 | DISTANCE RELAY USING REAL TIME LIGHTNING DATA - A distance relay apparatus, a distance relay processing system and a method for processing a distance relay are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the distance relay processing system, which controls a distance relay, includes a lightning managing apparatus, which generates comprehensive lightning information by using lightning detection information and in which the lightning detection information is provided by a lightning detector, and a distance relay apparatus, which generates fault occurrence information by determining a fault location of a power transmission line and generates fault analysis information by using the fault occurrence information and the comprehensive lightning information. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FORMATION AND FLUID PROPERTIES - A downhole tool and method for determining a parameter of a formation as a function of radial distance from the borehole into the formation. The tool comprising a nuclear source for irradiating the formation and a plurality of sensors each independently measuring a density of the formation at a different radial depth into the formation. A processor combines the density measurements for determining the parameter of the formation as a function of radial distance. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077868 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING VERTICAL STRESS FIELDS - A method of estimating at least one of stress and pore fluid pressure in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: discretizing a domain including at least a portion of the earth formation into a plurality of cells, each cell including a respective density value; dividing the domain into a first region and a second region, the first region including a surface of the earth formation; vertically integrating the respective density values in the first region; and estimating the total vertical stress for each cell in the first region and the second region by estimating a point load based on the respective density value. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077869 | CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING ANALYTES VIA NANOPARTICLE-LABELED SUBSTANCES WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC READ-WRITE HEADS - A circuit for detecting antigens on biosample tracks comprising a processor, an electromagnetic write head for magnetizing nanoparticles attached to the antigens via antibodies in response to a write signal from the processor, and a first amplifier for supplying power to the write head. The circuit further comprises a magneto-resistive read sensor for detecting the magnetized nanoparticles upon receiving a read signal from the processor, and a second amplifier for supplying power to the read sensor. The write head and read sensor may be part of a head module in a magnetic tape drive. Nanoparticles of differing magnetic properties may be selectively paired with antibodies associated with different antigens to allow different antigens to be detected upon a single scan by the read-sensor. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077870 | BLOOD CELL COUNTER, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A blood cell counter apparatus comprising: a detector for detecting blood cells in blood of a subject; and a controller for obtaining, based on a detection result by the detector, first analytical information about nucleated red blood cells in the blood, and second analytical information about granulocytes in the blood or third analytical information about platelets in the blood, and for outputting diagnosis support information for supporting prognosis of the subject, based on the first analytical information and on the second analytical information or the third analytical information that have been obtained. A method and computer program product are also disclosed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077871 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT, AND AN INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD - An analysis apparatus which has a first and second measuring units for measuring a clinical sample; and an information processing unit which is connected to the first and second measuring units so as to perform information communication with the first and second measuring units, wherein the first measuring unit is provided with a first marker, the second measuring unit is provided with a second marker, and the information processing unit has an information display section; and a display controller for displaying the first marker in association with the information relating to the first measuring unit on the information display section, and for displaying the second marker in association with the information relating to the second measuring unit on the information display section. Also, an information processing unit and an information displaying method. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077872 | MICROCANTILEVER-BASED GAS SENSOR EMPLOYING TWO SIMULTANEOUS PHYSICAL SENSING MODES - According to one embodiment, a system for detecting and identifying gases includes a piezoresistive microcantilever transducer, wherein dissipation of heat from the piezoresistive microcantilever into one or more gases is measured by changes in an electrical resistance of the piezoresistor, a vibrating microcantilever transducer, wherein shifts are measured in resonant frequency of the vibrating microcantilever due to viscous damping thereof by the one or more gases, and a subsystem for correlating the measured resistance changes and the resonant frequency shifts to the one or more gases. In another embodiment, a method for detecting and identifying one or more gases includes determining dissipation of heat from a microcantilever into one or more gases, and determining shifts in resonant frequency of the microcantilever due to viscous damping thereof by the one or more gases. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are also described according to more embodiments. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING TRANSIENT-BASED FATIGUE USAGE FACTOR USING CHARACTERISTIC FATIGUE USAGE CURVE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for calculating a fatigue usage factor with respect to fatigue generated in the material of a mechanical device depending upon changes of an operation environment during operation of the mechanical device. A fatigue usage factor U | 2011-03-31 |
20110077874 | APPLIANCE MONITORING APPARATUS - A conventional appliance monitoring apparatus handles only the amount of gas used and security information for the case of a gas cutoff and can not address social needs for a desire to obtain information about influence (e.g., an amount of CO | 2011-03-31 |
20110077875 | SUMP MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of monitoring one or more sumps in order to predict an overflow condition comprising: pumping, using at least one pump ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110077876 | TAP FOR MOUNTING ON CONTAINER FOR FLUID AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING THE LEVEL OF FLUID IN SAID CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a tap for mounting on a container containing liquid, such as a wine box, a container containing medicine or a chemical, which tap comprises a sensor arranged on or in the tap for determining the outflow of liquid as a function of dispensing time and outflow characteristics. A display indicates the remaining amount of liquid in the container. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077877 | Semiconductor device failure analysis method and apparatus and program - A semiconductor device failure analysis method and apparatus and a computer program for the method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: an observation image acquisition process of acquiring a voltage contrast image by charging an exposed conductive layer of a semiconductor device and irradiating the exposed conductive layer with charged particles; a wiring search process of searching for end points connected to the conductive layer based on design data; and a determination process of comparing voltage contrasts of three levels or more set in advance, one of which is set for a wiring depending on a state of an end point of the wiring, with the voltage contrast image acquired in the observation image acquisition process to determine consistency/inconsistency. Since three or more levels are set, for example, a short-circuit formed by a conductive layer connected to a transistor diffusion layer and another wiring can be identified. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077878 | POWER SUPPLY WITH DATA COMMUNICATIONS - Apparatus and methods are provided for use with smart utility grids. A smart power supply includes power metering to determine instantaneous and cumulative energy consumption of the power supply and a computer coupled thereto. Communications transceivers enable the smart power supply to communicate with both the computer and smart entities of a smart utility grid. A user of the computer can view energy consumption data, utility rates, utility loading and other energy-related information by way of the smart power supply. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077879 | DETERMINING BATTERY DC IMPEDANCE - A method and apparatus for measuring battery cell DC impedance by controlling charging of the battery cell. The method includes real-time characterization of a battery, (a) measuring periodically a DC impedance of the battery to determine a measured DC impedance; (b) ratioing the measured DC impedance to a reference DC impedance for the battery to establish an impedance degradation factor; (c) obtaining, during use of the battery and responsive to a set of attributes of the battery, an operational reference impedance for the battery; and (d) applying the impedance degradation factor to the operational reference impedance to obtain a real-time effective impedance for the battery. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077880 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ESTIMATING CAPACITY LOSS IN RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A system includes an electrochemical cell, monitoring hardware, and a computing system. The monitoring hardware periodically samples charge characteristics of the electrochemical cell. The computing system periodically determines cell information from the charge characteristics of the electrochemical cell. The computing system also periodically adds a first degradation characteristic from the cell information to a first sigmoid expression, periodically adds a second degradation characteristic from the cell information to a second sigmoid expression and combines the first sigmoid expression and the second sigmoid expression to develop or augment a multiple sigmoid model (MSM) of the electrochemical cell. The MSM may be used to estimate a capacity loss of the electrochemical cell at a desired point in time and analyze other characteristics of the electrochemical cell. The first and second degradation characteristics may be loss of active host sites and loss of free lithium for Li-ion cells. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077881 | ABNORMALITY PREDICTION SYSTEM FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES - An abnormality prediction system for secondary batteries according to the present invention includes: a parameter value detection portion that detects parameter values each corresponding to each of a plurality of secondary batteries to determine whether all the parameter values are normal or not; and a singular state determination portion that determines, if a difference between a reference value calculated by use of all the parameter values determined to be normal by the parameter value detection portion and at least one of the parameter values is not less than a threshold value, the secondary battery corresponding to the parameter value with the difference not less than the threshold value to be in a state different from those of the other secondary batteries out of the plurality of secondary batteries. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING LEAKAGE CURRENT OF AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - Disclosed are embodiments of a system and of an associated method for estimating the leakage current of an electronic circuit. The embodiments analyze a layout of an electronic circuit in order to identify all driven and non-driven nets within the electronic circuit, to identify all of the driven net-bounded partitions within the electronic circuit (based on the driven and non-driven nets), and to identify, for each driven net-bounded partition, all possible states of the electronic circuit that can leak. Then, using this information, the embodiments estimate the leakage current of the electronic circuit. This is accomplished by first determining, for each state of each driven net-bounded partition, a leakage current of the driven net-bounded partition and a probability that the state will occur in the driven net-bounded partition during operation of the electronic circuit. Then, for each state of each driven net-bounded partition, the leakage current of the driven net-bounded partition and the state probability are multiplied together. The results are then aggregated. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077883 | Measurement of Fourier Coefficients Using Integrating Photometric Detector - Provided is a measurement method of Fourier coefficients using an integrating photometric detector, wherein, when measuring an exposure (S | 2011-03-31 |
20110077884 | INTERNAL COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A structure is provided. The structure includes a signal retrieval circuit formed within a disk located within a coaxial cable connector. The signal retrieval circuit is located in a position that is external to a signal path of an electrical signal flowing through the coaxial cable connector. The signal retrieval circuit is configured to extract an energy signal from the electrical signal flowing through the coaxial cable connector. The energy signal is configured to apply power to an electrical device located within the coaxial cable connector. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077885 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SYNCHRONIZED PHASORS AT PREDETERMINED TIMES REFERENCED TO A COMMON TIME STANDARD IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - An apparatus and method estimates a plurality of synchronized phasors at predetermined times referenced to a common time standard in an electrical power system. The method includes acquiring and determining a frequency of a power system signal, sampling the power system signal at a sampling interval rate based on a frequency of the power system signal to form signal samples, and generating a plurality of acquisition time values based on an occurrence of each of the signal samples at a corresponding plurality of different times referenced to the common time standard. The method further includes adjusting a phasor of each of the signal samples based on a time difference between a corresponding selected acquisition time value and a predetermined time referenced to a common time standard to form the plurality of synchronized phasors. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTING WHITE GAUSSIAN NOISE SUB-BAND USING SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION - Provided is a method of selecting a white Gaussian noise sub-band using singular value decomposition (SVD). The method includes selecting a first frequency band, verifying whether a signal is included in the selected first frequency band, determining the first frequency band as a target measurement frequency when the signal is not included in the selected first frequency band, and measuring a background radio noise in the determined target measurement frequency. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077887 | WAVELENGTH-MULTIPLEXED OPTICAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND THE METHOD THEREOF - Light to be measured L and sampling pulse light L | 2011-03-31 |
20110077888 | MEASUREMENT DATA CORRECTION METHOD, OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH PROGRAM - A measurement data correction method is provided. A living organism is employed as a test sample, fluorescent light generated by excitation light from a fluorescent substance administered to the test sample is received by a light receiving component at a plurality of locations around the periphery of the test sample in a flat plane passing through an observation site of the test sample, and the method is employed for reconstruction of an optical tomographic image of the test sample along the flat plane passing through the observation site. The method includes: generating corrected measurement data, as measurement data to be used in reconstruction of an optical tomographic image along the flat plane passing through the observation site of the test sample, from an obtained first measurement data and an obtained first standardization measurement data using a defined correction coefficient. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAGNETIC COMPASS CALIBRATION - A system and method of determining a magnetic field and magnetic compass calibration is disclosed. One embodiment is a method of determining a magnetic field vector, the method comprising storing, for each of a plurality of sensor orientations, one or more calibration components, determining, for a sensor orientation not included in the plurality of sensor orientations, a magnetic field vector and a gravity vector, iteratively estimating one or more calibration coefficients based on the stored components, the determined magnetic field vector, and the determined gravity vector, wherein the calibration coefficients are updated during each of a plurality of iterations, and determining a sensor-orientation-independent magnetic field vector based on at least one of the calibration coefficients. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077890 | METHOD FOR THERMALLY COMPENSATING A GAGING DEVICE AND THERMALLY COMPENSATED GAGING STATION - Thermal drifts compensation method in a gaging device ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110077891 | ACCELEROMETER-ONLY CALIBRATION METHOD - Methods for calibrating an accelerometer without needing to use external assistance signals, such as GNSS signals. The invention is applicable to accelerometers generally—in both GPS navigation devices and other devices. A method of calibrating an accelerometer, the accelerometer having a bias, comprises: rotating the accelerometer, wherein the orientation of the axis of the accelerometer changes with respect to the local gravity vector; collecting accelerometer measurements as the accelerometer is moving; and calculating the bias and/or scale factor; wherein the accelerometer measurements are primarily due to local gravity. Furthermore, some embodiments of the present invention include a self-calibration process—a process that does not engage the user's attention. For example, in a self-calibration process for an accelerometer in a cell phone the moving step may be the movement of the phone out of a user's pocket to hold it up to view the screen. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077892 | System, Method and Computer Program for Remotely Testing System Components Over A Network - The invention is a turn-key, modular platform, including software and hardware, for testing physical system components such as motors remotely over the Internet. The system allows remote customers to test multiple physical system components under the specific loading conditions of the real-world application. This will provide more detailed and accurate information than what is usually given in the data sheets for system component performance, enabling the user to make a more-reliable decision. With respect to motors, the hardware consists of a torque motor that moves autonomously in xy plane to couple to the individual test motors, through a unique coupling mechanism, and emulate various load profiles on them. Test motors are mounted onto modular fixtures that allow for one-time manual positioning in xyz space. The software, consisting of server and target applications, creates user accounts and profiles, controls user access by means of a scheduler, and enables each user to connect to the hardware via Internet and run a customized experiment. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077893 | Delay Test Apparatus, Delay Test Method and Delay Test Program - A delay test apparatus for a semiconductor integrated circuit includes ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110077894 | Process parameter assessment method for the solid target for gallium (Ga)-68/germanium (Ge)-68 generator - A process parameter assessment method for the solid target for gallium (Ga)-68/germanium (Ge)-68 generator mainly consists of the procedures: first calculate the thickness d for the electroplated gallium (Ga)-69 on the solid target; and then through a graph of decay curves comprising 69Ga(p, 2n) 68Ge target thickness and incident energy with 5 different incident energy doses (30, 26, 25, 24, 23 MeV), based on electroplating thickness d, derive the corresponding irradiation energy dose Yi for each group after decay; and through the graph comprising 69Ga(p, 2n) 68Ge incident energy and reaction cross-sectional area (containing corrected function graph of incident energy for germanium-68, gallium-68, or zinc-65 and reaction cross-sectional area), based on the defined range by irradiation energy dose Xi and the corresponding irradiation energy dose Yi, derive the nuclear reaction cross-sectional area for each group for germanium (Ge)-68, gallium (Ga)-68, zinc (Zn)-65 and figure out the mean reaction area (MRA) from the reaction cross-sectional area of each group; and select the maximum germanium (Ge)-68 MRA value and the minimum gallium (Ga)-68 and zinc (Zn)-65 MRA values; and generate the required default irradiation energy for the MRA of each group as the optimal reaction energy. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077895 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS FOR AEROPLANE GAS TURBINE ENGINE - In a temperature estimation apparatus for an aeroplane gas turbine engine mounted on an aircraft and having a combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine rotated by combustion gas exhausted from the combustion chamber, a low-pressure turbine located downstream of the high-pressure turbine to be rotated by low-pressure gas which has passed through the high-pressure turbine, a high-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor, a low-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor, and a temperature sensor, inlet temperature at an inlet of the high-pressure turbine is estimated based on the detected outlet temperature of the low-pressure turbine and the rotational speed of the low-pressure turbine and is corrected with the detected rotational speed of the high-pressure turbine. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE THERMAL MASS OF A BUILDING - The invention comprises a system for calculating a value for the effective thermal mass of a building. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system. One or more processors receive measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than the control system and compare the temperature measurements from the first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements obtained by said HVAC control system and said outside temperature measurements. The processors then calculate one or more rates of change in temperature at said first location. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077897 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED RESISTIVE HEATER ELECTRODES INCLUDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND MEASURING THE TEMPERATURES OF SUCH HEATER ELECTRODES - The invention relates to methods and devices for control of an integrated thin-film device with a plurality of microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device is provided that includes a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfluidic channels and a plurality of multiplexed heater electrodes, wherein the heater electrodes are part of a multiplex circuit including a common lead connecting the heater electrodes to a power supply, each of the heater electrodes being associated with one of the microfluidic channels. The microfluidic device also includes a control system configured to regulate power applied to each heater electrode by varying a duty cycle, the control system being further configured to determine the temperature of each heater electrode by determining the resistance of each heater electrode. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077898 | Altimeter with calibration - An altitude dead reckoning system using measurements of forward velocity, forward acceleration, and yaw angle rate to determine changes in altitude with automatic calibration of an accelerometer bias. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077899 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A game apparatus calculates a load value detected by a load controller, and a center-of-gravity position of a player, at predetermined time intervals. Based on the calculated center-of-gravity position, the game apparatus firstly determines whether or not the center of gravity moves, and determines the direction of the movement. Then, the game apparatus determines a change of the load of the player within a predetermined time period. When the amount of increase of the load is equal to or higher than a threshold value, the game apparatus determines that the player swings his/her hip in the direction in which the center of gravity moves. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077900 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE ATTITUDE OF A VEHICLE - An apparatus ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110077901 | MULTI-FACE, MULTI-EVENT, ORIENTATION SENSOR - An apparatus and a computer implemented method for monitoring and recording the orientation data for an object. The orientation apparatus comprises an outer casing. Inside the outer casing is an orientation device that comprises six chambers, with a ball sensor in each chamber, and a ball. The orientation apparatus also comprises a data recorder for recording an event history of the orientation device, and a communicator for conveying the event history. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077902 | SERVO CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING ANALYTES VIA NANOPARTICLE-LABELED SUBSTANCES WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC READ-WRITE HEADS - A circuit for controlling an electromagnetic head module to detect antigens on a biosample track comprising a processor for receiving position-error-servo signal from the PES read sensor, a write head for magnetizing nanoparticles attached to antigens, and a read sensor for detecting the nanoparticle-labeled antigens. The circuit may further comprise an X-axis actuator for controlling the head module in the direction perpendicular to the track and an Y-axis actuator coupled to the head module and the X-axis actuator for controlling the head module in the direction of the track. Target antigens are attached to the biosample track and nanoparticles via antibodies. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077903 | Apparatus and method sensing motion - Provided is a motion sensing apparatus that measures a first angle using at least one first rotational angle sensor, estimates a second angle using at least one second rotational angle sensor and at least one 2-axis angular velocity sensor that is different from the at least one first rotational angle sensor, and estimates a third angle using at least one third rotational angle sensor and the at least one 2-axis angular velocity sensor. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077904 | MOTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING FOOTWEAR FOR MOTION RECOGNITION - There is provided a motion recognition system using footwear for motion recognition. The motion recognition system includes footwear for motion recognition and an information processing terminal. The footwear for motion recognition includes a pressure sensor, a height sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor, measures variations in foot pressure, height and acceleration according to a user's motion, preprocesses signals measured by the sensors, and transmits the preprocessed signals. The information processing terminal analyses the signals received from the footwear for motion recognition, obtains information regarding the user's center of gravity, position within three-dimensional space and feet movements, and provides application services based on the obtained information. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077905 | Method and System for Determining Locations of Moving Objects with Maximum Length Sequences - A location of an object is determined by arranging a sequence of bits on a substrate. The sequence of bits includes subsequence of bits, and each subsequence of bits is unique for each location along the substrate. When the object is at a particular location along the substrate a sensor detects the subsequence of bits at the particular location, and a decoder associates the location of the subsequence at the particular location with the object. The substrate can be a leaky coaxial cable with slits or not, corresponding to the bits, or lane markings on a road. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077906 | PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER SYSTEM - A programmable controller system includes a programmable controller apparatus, a remote input and output apparatus connected to the programmable controller apparatus via a field bus and a monitoring apparatus configured to be located on a communication path between the programmable controller apparatus and the remote input and output apparatus and to monitor a communication data therebetween. The monitoring apparatus includes a rewritable tag for prescribing a condition for issuing a transmission request command with respect to an external equipment deterioration diagnosis and a command issuing part issues a transmission request command required for the external equipment deterioration diagnosis with reference to the tag. A preferable data logging operation is carried out properly without any PLC operation. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077907 | SIGNAL-LEVEL DETERMINING DEVICE AND METHOD - An apparatus and method is disclosed for robustly detecting a signal in the presence of background noise which includes impulsive noise. Each value of a signal is mapped to a point on a semicircle defined by two coordinates on orthogonal axes in two-dimensional space. A respective mean is calculated of each of the two coordinates of the transformed points, and the two means are used to calculate a mean direction of the points on the semicircle. The mean direction is reverse-mapped back into the signal domain and compared against a detection threshold. The detection threshold may be set in dependence upon the concentration of the points on the semicircle. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077908 | Method for Diagnosing the Functional Reliability of a Lambda Probe - In the change from lean to rich exhaust gas or vice versa, signals are recorded by a lambda probe and are used to diagnose the functional reliability of this lambda probe So that special reliability of this procedure is ensured, the change is triggered by an event. The event can be defined by signals of the lambda probe or can be caused by control actions of the operator in the motor vehicle. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077909 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT IN A LOGISTICS SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for tracking one or more items. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a device for tracking one or more items. The device may include a plurality of sensors for detecting light, temperature, humidity, pressure, and acceleration. The device may also include a memory for storing information received from the plurality of sensors. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077910 | UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE STANDARDIZATION OF NON-STANDARDIZED HEALTHCARE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a universal adapter for the personal health device (PHD) standardization of a non-standardized healthcare device and an operating method thereof. The universal adapter includes: an adapter interface device communicating with a non-standardized healthcare device, which does not follow PHD standardization, to collect measurement data measured by the non-standardized healthcare device; and a universal adapter device receiving the measurement data from the adapter interface device, generating a PHD standard message including the received measurement data, and transmitting the PHD standard message to a PHD gateway according to a PHD standard communication scheme. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077911 | MULTI-MEASUREMENT VORTEX FLOWMETER - Two-wire transmitters are described in which the required voltage that a control room must supply to the transmitter is lower at high current than at low current, thus freeing up more voltage for other uses, and in which a constant set of operating voltages may be maintained. A corrected pressure in a vortex flow meter may be determined that reflects the mass flow rate. Thus, the mass flow rate may be determined based on the corrected pressure reading and a measured volumetric flow rate. Density may be determined from pressure and temperature using a table containing error values based on a standard density determination and a relatively simple approximation. During operation of a flow meter, the stored error values may be linearly interpolated and the approximation may be computed to determine the density from the stored error value. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077912 | Hybrid Element Enabling Solid/SPH Coupling Effect - Hybrid elements that enable coupling effects between SPH particles and FEM solid are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, hybrid elements are configured to facilitate coupling effect of solid element based on finite element method (FEM) and one or more corresponding particles based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). Hybrid elements are defined in a computer aided engineering (CAE) grid model as a buffer or interface between the SPH particles and FEM solids. For example, a portion of the grid model comprises SPH particles because the likelihood of enduring large deformation, while the rest of the model comprises FEM solid elements. Hybrid elements are placed between the solids and the particles. Each hybrid element comprises two layers: solid layer and particle layer. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED DENTAL GEOMETRY REPRESENTATION - A digital data set representing a pre-scanned tooth geometry, including generic crown data, is merged with data representing a scanned patient tooth crown image, which lacks sufficient data to completely represent a complete tooth crown. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077914 | Computerized Tool and Method for the Automated Creation of a Cutter Ramp Curve - An automated and computerized technique as disclosed herein can be utilized to generate a modeled cutter ramp curve for a flange component. The technique can be utilized in conjunction with any suitable CAD system to render a cutter ramp curve on the modeled flange component. The system obtains a selected amount of user inputs, verifies that the user inputs are consistent with the geometry of the flange component, and generates the cutter ramp curve in response to the user inputs and the flange geometry. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077915 | MODELING A MATRIX FOR FORMAL VERIFICATION - A reference model may be defined to refer to a matrix of a target computerized system. The reference model may comprise a reference index and a reference matrix. The reference index may have a non-deterministic value enabling the reference matrix to refer to the matrix using a fewer number of cells. The disclosed subject matter may enable a more efficient model checking process of a computerized device by using a reference model that is relatively easy to define or maintain or by using a reference model that is configured to be more efficient for model checking as it uses non-determinism. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077916 | Method of Distributing a Random Variable Using Statistically Correct Spatial Interpolation Continuously With Spatially Inhomogeneous Statistical Correlation Versus Distance, Standard Deviation, and Mean - Methods for modeling a random variable with spatially inhomogenous statistical correlation versus distance, standard deviation, and mean by spatial interpolation with statistical corrections. The method includes assigning statistically independent random variable to a set of seed points in a coordinate frame and defining a plurality of test points at respective spatial locations in the coordinate frame. A equation for a random variable is determined for each of the test points by spatial interpolation from one or more of the random variable assigned to the seed points. The method further includes adjusting the equation of the random variable at each of the test point with respective correction factor equations. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077917 | VARIATION DISTRIBUTION SIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A circuit simulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention calculates a set value of a SPICE parameter of a MOSFET to carry out a variation analysis on a semiconductor circuit including the MOSFET. The apparatus includes a storage part configured to store an intermediate model expression that includes a variable related to a manufacture condition or device structure of the MOSFET as a variable affecting variation characteristics of the MOSFET, the intermediate model expression being formed with a universal function having a physical correlation between a physical amount defined by the variable and the SPICE parameter, a setting part configured to set information about the variable included in the intermediate model expression, a calculation part configured to calculate the set value of the SPICE parameter by using the information set in the setting part and the intermediate model expression stored in the storage part, and an output part configured to output process variation dependency of the semiconductor circuit. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077918 | Method of Predicting Natural Fractures And Damage In A Subsurface Region - A method for predicting localized damage and naturally occurring fractures in a subsurface region is provided. This invention uses a hybrid FEM-DEM (i.e. finite-discrete element) framework combined with a fracture risking analysis and fracture initiation and propagation criteria, to model the transition of rock from a state of continuum to discontinuum. The risking analysis combines results from other natural fracture prediction tools (e.g. displacement discontinuity method, restoration analyses, curvature analysis, analytical solutions, continuum analysis) to augment FEM-DEM solutions, such as by providing remote and local boundary conditions and identifying potential regions of anticipated damage and fracturing. Natural fractures and damage information is extracted from the modeling results and may be used directly for predictions or used as input into other fracture analysis tools or techniques. The FEM-DEM and risking techniques can be incorporated into a variety of numerical simulation software packages that use a finite-discrete method solver. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077919 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING ACTIVITY ON BASIS OF SEMI-MARKOV CONDITIONAL RANDOM FIELD MODEL - A method of recognizing an activity on the basis of a semi-Markov conditional random field (CRF) model is provided. The method includes segmenting an input signal measured by an accelerometer to output frame sequences, extracting training feature vectors from the frame sequences, building a codebook containing kernel vectors from the training feature vectors; quantizing vector sequences into discrete symbol sequences, using linear chain semi-Markov CRF model to compute the likelihood of a label given its corresponding symbol sequence. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077920 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION OF HORIZONTAL STRESSES FROM SHEAR RADIAL VARIATION PROFILES - Described is method and system of determining horizontal stress from radial profiles of dipole shear together with the far-field estimate of the Stoneley shear modulus. The system and method include selecting an optimal number of regression points on measured radial profiles for obtaining reliable estimation of maximum and minimum horizontal stress magnitudes in the presence of noisy data, where measured radial profiles of dipole shear moduli might exhibit a small amount of random fluctuations. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077921 | PRINT COLOR PREDICTING METHOD, PRINT COLOR PREDICTING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PRINT COLOR PREDICTING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN, AND PROFILE GENERATING METHOD - First spectral data (spectral reflectance) of a printed object is obtained, and second spectral data (optical material characteristic value) of a laminating film is estimated. Then, using the first spectral data and the second spectral data, fourth spectral data (spectral reflectance) is predicted. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OILFIELD SIMULATION OPERATIONS - The invention relates to a method of performing an oilfield operation of an oilfield having at least one wellsite, each wellsite having a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation for extracting fluid from an underground reservoir therein. The method includes determining a time-step for simulating the reservoir, the reservoir being represented as a plurality of gridded cells and being modeled as a multi-phase system using a plurality of partial differential equations, calculating a plurality of Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy (CFL) conditions of the reservoir model corresponding to the time-step, the plurality of CFL conditions comprising a temperature CFL condition, a composition CFL condition, and a saturation CFL condition, simulating a first cell of the plurality of gridded cells with an Implicit Pressure, Explicit Saturations (IMPES) system, and simulating a second cell of the plurality of gridded cells with a Fully Implicit Method (FIM) system. | 2011-03-31 |