33rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130211678 | VEHICLE WITH INDEPENDENTLY DRIVEN MULTIPLE AXES, AND CONTROLLER WHICH INDEPENDENTLY DRIVES MULTIPLE AXLES - A vehicle with independently driven multiple axles and a controller which independently drives the multiple axles are disclosed. The controller includes a first controller which determines a target control value including at least one of a mechanical steering angle of each of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, a target yaw moment of the vehicle, a target longitudinal force of the vehicle, and a target wheel speed of each of the plurality of wheels, according to a driving condition of the vehicle, when the first controller receives an operation input including at least one of a steering input, an acceleration input and a braking input; and a second controller which determines wheel torques of the plurality of wheels, which drive the plurality of wheels independently, based on the target control value, wherein the wheel torques of the plurality of wheels are different from one another. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211679 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PROBABILITY OF A HANDLING TRUCK'S TIPPING OVER - A method for determining the probability a handling truck tipping over includes determining a respective normal force acting in the z direction for at least two of at least three wheels of the handling truck. At least two normal forces are compared and the probability of the tipping of the handling truck is determined on the basis of the comparison. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211680 | Method for Setting the Working Pressure of a Transmission - The invention relates to a method for setting the operating pressure of a transmission, in particular a motor vehicle shift transmission, the transmission having clutches, brakes, actuators, a hydrodynamic clutch, and/or a hydrodynamic converter, to which a medium that conducts the operating pressure can alternately be applied in order to vary the transmission ratio of the speed and/or the torque between a transmission input shaft and a transmission output shaft by opening and closing the clutches and/or brakes, by actuating the actuators, and/or by hydrodynamic power transmission using the hydrodynamic clutch and/or the hydrodynamic converter, the operating pressure being switchable between a constant nominal value and a constant decreased value smaller in relation thereto, or the operating pressure being reducible in three or more steps or continuously from a nominal value to a decreased value. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211681 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SHIFTING OF AN AUTOMATIC GEARED TRANSMISSION - A method for controlling shifts in an automated multi-step variable-speed transmission, in a drive-train of a motor vehicle, between a drive engine in the form of an internal combustion engine and an axle drive. During driving, besides current vehicle, road and driver-specific operating parameters, topographical data relating to a road section ahead of the motor vehicle, in particular the road section height profile, are determined, and from this information, the driving resistance profile (FFW(xF)) of the motor vehicle for the road section ahead is determined. In the automatic mode of the multi-step variable-speed transmission, control commands for traction upshifts and/or traction downshifts are derived, during the traction operation, as a function of the driving resistance profile (FFW(xF)) and are implemented in the transmission. A limiting gear progression (GGr(xF)) is determined, which consists of the sequence of gears, and is evaluated for the derivation of control commands. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL RECOGNITION - Detecting traffic signaling of a mobile environment includes receiving image frames captured by an imaging device to detect a traffic signal candidate therefrom based on at least a vehicle location. A score having a predefined value is established for the traffic signal candidate. The traffic signal candidate is tracked by incrementing the score when the traffic signal candidate is determined to appear, based on a probabilistic estimator that indicates an expected value for a location of the traffic signal candidate, in a tracked image frame of the captured image frames. The score is decremented when the traffic signal candidate is determined not to appear, based on the probabilistic estimator, in the tracked image frame. The traffic signal candidate is recognized as a traffic signal based on whether the score is above a specified threshold. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211683 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method of controlling a brake system of a vehicle. The method may include determining whether an environmental brake pad wear condition is detected that may be indicative of wear of a friction material of a brake pad assembly due to an environmental contaminant. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211684 | METHOD, REGULATING AND CONTROL APPLIANCE, AND PARKING BRAKE COMPRISING SUCH A REGULATING AND CONTROL APPLIANCE, FOR ADJUSTING A CLAMPING FORCE EXERTED BY A PARKING BRAKE - In a method for adjusting the clamping force exerted by a parking brake, which force is applied by an electric-motor braking apparatus that encompasses an electric braking motor and power-supply and control units, and as necessary by an additional braking apparatus, an equivalent resistance is ascertained from a measurement of current and voltage and is used as the basis for calculating the maximum generatable clamping force. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211685 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEMS IN WHICH THE METHOD IS CARRIED OUT AND MOTOR VEHICLES COMPRISING SAID BRAKE SYSTEMS - A method for the operation of a brake system having two brake circuits, with a recuperative brake, in particular an electrical generator, a master brake cylinder and a brake pedal simultaneously achieve optimized use of the regenerative braking and a constant braking experience for the driver with the highest safety requirements. When there is a braking demand by the driver with an associated desired braking torque and a first condition is met, at least one outlet valve is opened and brake fluid is conducted with an associated volume of brake fluid into at least one reservoir and the at least one outlet valve is then closed if a second condition is met. The first condition is met if a braking variable corresponding to the braking demand is not less than a specified minimum value. The second condition is met if the volume of brake fluid has flowed into the reservoirs. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211686 | VEHICULAR DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicular drive control apparatus provided with pulse-driving and gliding means | 2013-08-15 |
20130211687 | Method for Operating a Brake Assist Device and Brake Assist Device for a Vehicle - A method for operating a brake assist device for a vehicle and a brake assist system for carrying out the method involve effecting an assist function, in the absence of driver action, in a plurality of escalation stages on the basis of a distance of the vehicle from an object located in front of the vehicle. A warning indication is generated as an assist function and/or a braking process of the vehicle is initiated automatically. A road on which the vehicle is being driven is classified, and the execution of the assist function is permitted or prevented on the basis of the classification. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211688 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - An object of the driving assistance device is to provide a driving assistance device capable of preventing the driver from experiencing discomfort. The driving assistance device includes a target deceleration pattern generating unit that generates a target deceleration pattern for deceleration driving and a start position determining unit that determines a deceleration start point where the deceleration driving starts on the basis of the target deceleration pattern. The target deceleration pattern unit generates the target deceleration pattern including a first deceleration pattern in which deceleration in a section from a predetermined position to a target stop position is set and a second deceleration pattern in which deceleration in a section to the predetermined position is set. The deceleration in the first deceleration pattern is more than the deceleration in the second deceleration pattern. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211689 | CRUISE CONTROL APPARATUS - The cruise control apparatus includes a headway control means for making a first determination as to whether or not at least one recognized front vehicle running ahead of an own vehicle is a preceding vehicle present in an own-vehicle lane in which the own vehicle is running, performing a headway control to cause the own vehicle to run following the preceding vehicle when the first determination is affirmative, and a vehicle type recognizing means for recognizing a type of the recognized front vehicle. The headway control means is configured to change a way to perform the headway control depending on the type (vehicle size, for example) of the recognized front vehicle. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211690 | Detection System and Method to Detect Flame Holding Event - A turbine to detect a flame holding event includes a combustion section to receive a fluid from a compressor, to heat the fluid by combusting a fuel to generate heat, and to output the heated fluid to a turbine section. The combustion section includes a combustor having a combustion chamber in which the fuel is combusted, and the combustion section having a sensor to sense a static pressure within the combustion chamber. A combustion control device detects a flame holding event in the combustion chamber based only on the sensed static pressure. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211691 | SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME SIMULATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF AN AEROENGINE - A system for real time simulation of the environment of an aeroengine includes a digital computer having its inputs switched by a selection module included in the computer either to a respective sensor or else to a substitution digital bus configured to convey substitution digital data generated by a real time simulator. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211692 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS AND AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE MOUNTED ON HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle executes intermittent operation for stopping an operation of an internal combustion engine and thereafter resuming the operation in response to an operating state. An air-fuel ratio control apparatus executes air-fuel ratio feedback control for bringing an air-fuel ratio of air-fuel mixture supplied to the engine on the basis of an output of an upstream air-fuel ratio sensor and an output of a downstream air-fuel ratio sensor into coincidence with a target air-fuel ratio. The air-fuel ratio control apparatus acquires a catalyst parameter that indicates a state of the catalyst at a start of the engine through intermittent operation. The air-fuel ratio control apparatus substantially corrects the target air-fuel ratio in response to the acquired catalyst parameter in a predetermined period after a start of the engine through intermittent operation, and learns a sub-feedback amount that is calculated using the output of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211693 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT AND CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ENGINE WITH A TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT - Methods are provided for controlling an engine. One method may include adjusting airflow to a turbocharger arrangement with a turbine bypass valve bypassing a first turbine from a high-pressure turbocharger and a wastegate bypassing a second turbine from a low-pressure turbocharger; responsive to valve degradation, setting the turbine bypass valve fully open and the wastegate fully closed; and limiting engine torque based on a flow through a compressor of the low pressure turbocharger. In the event of valve degradation, limiting torque may reduce overspeed and surge of the low pressure turbocharger. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF AN INTERNALCOMBUSTION ENGINE BASED ON ENGINE CRANK ANGLE - A method for control of an internal combustion engine includes generating, with a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer, an acceleration signal representing vibrations of the internal combustion engine. An engine crank angle signal is generated based on the acceleration signal. The engine crank angle signal is compared with a target value. The internal combustion engine is adjusted based upon the comparing. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211695 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CRUISE CONTROL GOVERNOR IN A VEHICLE - A method for controlling a cruise control operable to maintain a set speed of a vehicle according to a plurality of goal droop curves is provided. The goal droop curves include: an isochronous droop curve; a top droop curve; and a bottom droop curve. The method includes performing command according to the droop curves; registering that the vehicle soon will enter an uphill slope; estimating in a vehicle position before entering the uphill slope if a downshift in a transmission of the vehicle will occur when traveling the uphill slope during a coming time period (testimation); if the downshift is estimated to occur then performing a fuel saving action during the time period in order to avoid the downshift. The fuel saving action is one of an adaptation of transmission downshifting limits or to during the time period performing command according to a second isochronous curve. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211696 | Actuation Device for Controlling the Power of an Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Controlling the Power of the Internal Combustion Engine - The subject innovation relates to a control device for controlling the power of an engine, whereby the control device has a control range in which—with the drive train closed—neither a drive torque nor a braking torque is introduced, as well as to a control device for controlling the power of an engine, whereby the control device comprises a first control range in which the engine has a continuous braking torque, as a result of which the vehicle can be decelerated, and comprises a second control range in which the engine has a continuous drive torque, as a result of which the vehicle can be accelerated. In this process, assistance is provided for locating a third control range, whereby this third control range is situated between the first control range and the second control range. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211697 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE START-UP OF A VEHICLE COMPRISING AN ENGINE START-STOP SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for controlling the start-up of a vehicle comprising an engine start-stop System, said method including the actuation ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTARTING AN ENGINE - Various systems and methods are described for controlling an engine in a vehicle, the engine being coupled to a transmission. One example method comprises, under selected braking conditions, shutting-off the engine and spinning-down the engine to rest while the vehicle is traveling, and in response to a foot-off-brake event, restarting the engine by at least partially engaging the transmission to assist in spinning-up of the engine from rest while the vehicle is traveling. In this manner, vehicle inertia can be used to assist in spinning-up the engine from rest when the vehicle is moving. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211699 | PARKING LOT DETECTION USING PROBE DATA - Parking lot ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211700 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AND VALIDATING NAVIGATIONAL PRIORITY SETTINGS UTILIZING PROBE DATA - A method for determining vehicle priority settings ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING AIR TRAFFIC DATA TO USERS FOR DISPLAY - A computer-implemented system and method for the processing and presentation of aviation information is disclosed. At plurality of flight information is received over a digital network and is stored in at least a database. The database includes aviation information. Upon receiving a user request, a server retrieves a result set from the database and transmits it to the requesting user. Subsequently, updates as to a flight identified in the request are transmitted at a selected rate, which may be modified automatically based on one flight characteristic, for subsequent display. In one form, the results may be presented to the user in the form of digital map having aircraft images. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211702 | ALLOCATION OF FLIGHT LEGS TO DISPATCHER POSITIONS - A method includes receiving flight leg data and dispatcher position data for a planning horizon and identifying cycle flight legs and extraordinary flight legs based on the flight leg data. The method includes allocating each cycle flight leg to at least one dispatcher position while minimizing workload deviations between the dispatcher positions. The method includes allocating, after allocating each cycle flight leg, each extraordinary flight leg to at least one dispatcher position while minimizing workload deviations between the dispatcher positions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211703 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A VOLUME-MASS LAW FOR FUEL CONSUMPTION - A method of providing a volume-mass law for determination of a fuel flow rate of an engine, particularly providing a fuel flow rate to a helicopter turbine, comprising the steps of: determining a sample type of fuel and a start density ρ | 2013-08-15 |
20130211704 | Robotic Mower Boundary Sensing System - A robotic mower boundary sensing system includes a boundary driving circuit on a charging station transmitting an encoded signal on a boundary wire, a boundary sensor on a robotic mower and including an inductor receiving the encoded signal, and a vehicle control unit on the robotic mower receiving the encoded signal from the boundary sensor and decoding the signal and cross correlating the received signal to determine the distance of the boundary sensor from the boundary wire. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211705 | NAVIGATION DEVICE & METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a route-planning device ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211706 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROCESSOR READABLE MEDIA FOR TRAFFIC FLOW MEASUREMENT - Systems, methods, and processor readable media for estimating the speed of a mobile radio terminal traveling on at least one road segment are disclosed. Certain embodiments are characterized by determining one or more routes through a road network that a mobile radio terminal could have traveled based on a sequence of wireless measurements from the mobile radio terminal. In addition, systems, methods, and processor readable media for collecting and transmitting radio communications network measurements from a mobile terminal for use in a system of estimating a traffic flow speed on road segments are disclosed. Certain embodiments are characterized by accumulating and communicating a plurality of wireless measurements to a traffic flow measurement server such that reporting of wireless measurements is minimized when the mobile radio terminal is stationary. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211707 | RADAR DETECTOR THAT INTERFACES WITH A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An electromagnetic signal detector that interfaces with a mobile communication device that includes a communication element. The communication element transmits data between the electromagnetic signal detector and the mobile communication device via a first communication standard. A user interface of the mobile communication device communicates the data to a user of the electromagnetic signal detector. The mobile communication device communicates with a communication network via a second communication standard. The first communication standard differs from the second communication standard. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211708 | MOBILE TERMINAL, SYSTEM AND METHOD - One aspect of the present invention relates to a mobile terminal having an autonomous navigation function, including an anchor management unit configured to acquire a directional change point, set the acquired directional change point as an anchor point and store the anchor point, wherein the directional change point is assumed for a user to change direction on a route from a departure point to a destination point of the user of the mobile terminal on map information, a measurement unit configured to detect movement of the mobile terminal and provide sensor information indicative of the movement, a position calculation unit configured to calculate a current position of the mobile terminal based on the sensor information, a rotation detection unit configured to detect rotation of the user based on the sensor information and determine a rotation point associated with the detected rotation and a current position correction unit configured to determine an anchor point corresponding to the determined rotation point from the anchor points stored in the anchor management unit and correct the current position of the mobile terminal with a position of the determined anchor point. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211709 | MOBILE TERMINAL, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention pertains to a mobile terminal having an autonomous navigation function, said mobile terminal comprising: a map application which performs map matching on the current position of the mobile terminal on a route to a destination; a measurement unit which detects the movement of the mobile terminal, and which provides sensor information representing the number of steps and travel direction; a position calculation unit which determines the current position of the mobile terminal; a travel direction correction unit which, when it has been estimated that a user is walking straight by determining whether the amount of change of the user's travel direction is within a prescribed range in a prescribed period, corrects the user's travel direction according to the orientation of the straight parts when the user is walking straight on the route; and a current position correction unit which, on the basis of the corrected travel direction and the starting time and starting point when walking straight, recalculates the current position of the mobile terminal from the starting point, and corrects the current position of the mobile terminal according to the recalculated current position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211710 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NATURAL LANGUAGE VOICE USER INTERFACE IN AN INTEGRATED VOICE NAVIGATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENT - A conversational, natural language voice user interface may provide an integrated voice navigation services environment. The voice user interface may enable a user to make natural language requests relating to various navigation services, and further, may interact with the user in a cooperative, conversational dialogue to resolve the requests. Through dynamic awareness of context, available sources of information, domain knowledge, user behavior and preferences, and external systems and devices, among other things, the voice user interface may provide an integrated environment in which the user can speak conversationally, using natural language, to issue queries, commands, or other requests relating to the navigation services provided in the environment. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211711 | Indoor Navigation Techniques to Calibrate/Recalibrate Inertial Sensors and Navigation Processing - A computer-implemented method for determining geographic locations of a device includes receiving with a GPS receiver within the device, satellite signals from a plurality of GPS satellites, determining with the device, an approximate geographic location in response to the satellite signals, determining in the device, a potential GPS signal reduction condition in response to the satellite signals and to a GPS signal threshold, determining with physical perturbation sensors in the device, physical perturbations, determining with the device, an augmented geographic location in response to the approximate geographic location, the physical perturbations, and a weighting factor, determining with the device, a user display in response to the augmented geographic location, and outputting on a display of the device, the user display. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211712 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF DRIVE CONTROL OF THE SAME - In giving a travel command to an unmanned vehicle in both-side loading, or in setting a position of a loading point in both-side loading, whether a working machine of a loading machine is positioned on left-loading point side or right-loading point side is discriminated in correlation between an orientation or a position of the working machine when the travel command is instructed and a direction or a position of the boundary line. In setting the position of the loading point in both-side loading, whether the working machine of the loading machine is positioned on left-loading point side or right-loading point side is discriminated in correlation between the orientation or the position of the working machine when position setting of loading point is instructed and the direction or the position of the boundary line. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211713 | MOVING PLATFORM INS RANGE CORRECTOR (MPIRC) - A moving platform INS range corrector (“MPIRC”) module and its method of operation are disclosed for providing navigation and positioning information. The module comprises: means, such as a receiver, for receiving a first set of absolute navigational information from an external source (such as satellites in case of GNSS); an inertial sensor unit for generating a second set of navigational information at the module; and a transceiver, for receiving and/or transmitting signals and estimating distance measurement from a known position and receiving position coordinates. The navigational information is used by a processor programmed with a core algorithm, to produce a navigation solution (which comprises position, velocity and attitude). The system has the following attributes: the solution is produced seamlessly, even if one source of navigational information is temporarily out of service; the accuracy of the solution is assisted by use of distance and position coordinate measurement from a known position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211714 | SELF-POSITION MEASURING TERMINAL - An information processing apparatus including a positioning unit that determines a position of the information processing apparatus based on an external signal; a sensor unit that detects a change in position of the information processing apparatus; and a processing unit that measures, according to a change in position detected at the sensor unit, an amount of displacement of the information processing apparatus from a first time when the positioning unit starts to determine the position of the information processing apparatus to a second time when the positioning unit completes determining the position of the information processing apparatus; and identifies a position of the information processing apparatus at the first time by compensating the position of the information processing apparatus determined by the positioning unit at the second time with the amount of displacement of the information processing apparatus. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION USING GPS AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for measuring a position of a mobile terminal. A first position is calculated by using a GPS signal. A visible light communication mode of the mobile terminal is activated, when the first position exceeds a predetermined error range. Visible light communication device position information is received. A third position is calculated by using a second position, which corresponds to a position prior to the first position, and the visible light communication device position information. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING AN UNAMBIGUOUS HEADING DIRECTION OF A VEHICLE - An unambiguous heading direction is calculated to determine the forward/reverse state of a vehicle. A heading alignment error is determined at step | 2013-08-15 |
20130211717 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE TERMINAL UNIT FOR TRACKING THE STATUS AND POSITION OF SELF-PROPELLED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - A universal remote monitoring system for irrigation systems having a self-contained remote terminal unit mounted at an outer portion of the irrigation system that is independent of the irrigation system's electrical control and power circuitry. The unit includes a programmable, three-axis accelerometer to detect lateral movement of the pivot arm in either direction. The unit can also include a global positioning system for producing coordinate data, a computer for processing the accelerometer movement data and GPS coordinate data into operational data, and a transmitter for delivering the operational data to a communications satellite or terrestrial communications tower. The satellite or terrestrial communications tower relays the operational data through a communications network into a remote internet-connected service computer that generates information messages to mobile operator devices informing the operator of movement status, water delivery status, position status and other operational information. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211718 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INDOOR NAVIGATION SERVICE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for providing an indoor navigation service. An apparatus includes a communication module for, when an indoor navigation service is executed, accessing a service server for providing the indoor navigation service. An image control module acquires indoor images in real time and displays the indoor images on an indoor navigation screen. An indoor location recognition module extracts indoor marker from the indoor images, obtains information about the extracted indoor marker, and recognizes a current location in the indoor space based on the indoor marker information. An indoor navigation module requests indoor navigation information to the service server based on information about the current location and destination information, and displays the indoor navigation information. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211719 | NAVIGATION OR MAPPING APPARATUS & METHOD - The invention relates to a navigation device ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211720 | Driver-assistance method and driver-assistance system for snow-covered roads - A driver-assistance method, in which an optical sensor records an environment of a vehicle, and ruts formed by the tracks of vehicles driving ahead are detected based on the acquired data, and a signal is output to the driver when leaving the ruts. Also described is a driver-assistance system for executing the method. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211721 | Forest Inventory Assessment Using Remote Sensing Data - Methods and systems are provided that inventory a plot of trees based on data including one or more (e.g., all) of radar images of the plot, spectral images of the plot (e.g., high resolution images taken by satellite), other data (e.g., elevation, slope, aspect), and actual tree survey data physically collected about the plot and/or another plot having similar characteristics. Although the actual tree survey data collected is typically less than the amount of actual survey data used by prior approaches, the present systems and methods are still capable of inventorying the entire plot with a high degree of confidence (e.g., at least 95% confidence). | 2013-08-15 |
20130211722 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Bounding Accuracy On A Forecast Of Photovoltaic Fleet Power Generation - A computer-implemented system and method for bounding accuracy on a forecast of photovoltaic fleet power generation is provided. Measured irradiance observations for a plurality of locations are retrieved. The measured observations include a time series recorded at successive time periods. Forecast irradiance observations are retrieved. Error between the forecast and the measured observations is identified. A mean and standard deviation of the error is determined and combined into a fleet mean and fleet standard deviation. Sky clearness indexes are generated as a ratio of each measured observation and clear sky irradiance. A time series of the sky clearness indexes is formed. Fleet irradiance statistics are determined through statistical evaluation of the sky clearness indexes time series. A time series of power statistics is generated as a function of the fleet irradiance statistics and photovoltaic fleet power rating. A statistical confidence is associated with each power statistic in the time series. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211723 | REDUCING ERROR CONTRIBUTIONS TO GYROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS - A method and system for reducing error contributions to gyroscopic measurements is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals indicative of at least one component of the Earth's rotation substantially perpendicular to a portion of a wellbore and a component of the Earth's rotation substantially parallel to the portion of the wellbore. The plurality of signals is generated by one or more gyroscopic sensors within the portion of the wellbore. The method further includes calculating, using the plurality of signals and using one or more signals indicative of the Earth's rotation rate and one or more signals indicative of the latitude of the one or more gyroscopic sensors within the portion of the wellbore, a mass unbalance offset for the one or more gyroscopic sensors. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211724 | IDENTIFICATION OF NEUTRON CAPTURE FROM A PULSED NEUTRON LOGGING TOOL - The present disclosure is intended to overcome the problem of hydrogen contamination of the density signal. The approach is to compute the neutron capture portion of the total gamma ray counts and subtract it from the total counts resulting in a pure inelastic gamma ray measurement. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211725 | POROSITY ESTIMATOR FOR FORMATE BRINE INVADED HYDROCARBON ZONE - A system and method estimate a property of an earth formation comprising hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon components. The method includes conveying a carrier down a borehole penetrating the earth formation, and performing a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement on fluid in the earth formation with an NMR instrument disposed at the carrier to provide total NMR measurement data. The method also includes separating the total NMR measurement data into hydrocarbon-resultant NMR measurement data and non-hydrocarbon-resultant NMR measurement data, scaling a portion of the non-hydrocarbon-resultant NMR measurement data based on a correction factor to obtain scaled non-hydrocarbon-resultant NMR measurement data, and estimating the property based on the hydrocarbon-resultant NMR measurement data and the scaled non-hydrocarbon-resultant NMR measurement data. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211726 | DETECTING BROADSIDE AND DIRECTIONAL ACOUSTIC SIGNALS WITH A FIBER OPTICAL DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING (DAS) ASSEMBLY - A Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) fiber optical assembly comprises adjacent lengths of optical fiber A, B with different directional acoustic sensitivities, for example by providing the first length of optical fiber A with a first coating 35, such as acrylate, and the second length of optical fiber B with a second coating | 2013-08-15 |
20130211727 | Method to Improve Spatial Sampling of Vertical Motion of Seismic Wavefields on the Free Surface of the Earth by Utilizing Horizontal Rotational Motion and Vertical Motion Sensors - The present method provides spatial sampling of a seismic wavefield on the free surface of the earth at an effective spatial sampling denser than the physical layout of the sensors. The sensors are comprised of a sensing element for vertical particle motion at the earth's surface, and a sensing element for rotational motion around a horizontal axis at the surface of the earth. Stress and wavefield conditions known at the free surface of the earth allow the rotational sensing element to yield the transverse horizontal gradient of the vertical particle motion wavefield. This horizontal gradient and the vertical particle motion data are utilized in the technique of ordinate and slope sampling to yield an improved transverse spatial sampling of the vertical particle motion wavefield. The method has a wide range of application in seismic surveys in oil and gas exploration and production. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211728 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW - Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211729 | DATA ANALYSIS OF DNA SEQUENCES - Systems and methods for data analysis are provided. In one embodiment, a method for analysis is provided, including electronically receiving sequence data; electronically receiving one or more reference data sequences related to at least an expression vector; associating the sequence data with at least one of the reference data sequences to identify a transgene flanking sequence; searching a genome for one or more insertion sites of the transgene flanking sequence; and annotating the genome and the one or more insertion sites within the genome when one or more insertion sites are found in said searching step. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211730 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND THE ELIMINATION OF SYSTEM CHANGES IN A DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLOOD - The present invention relates to a method and a device for the measurement of pressure signals in a blood treatment system, whereby system changes can be identified and can be differentiated additionally reliably between system changes in blood flow direction and in transmembrane direction in order to enable a targeted action. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211731 | MULTI-PATIENT DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND FEEDBACK - An automated method adapted to monitor and analyze patient data includes: receiving patient data from a set of patient monitoring devices; analyzing the patient data based at least partly on a set of evaluation criteria; and generating multiple status reports, each status report based at least partly on the analysis of patient data. A system adapted to collect and analyze patient data includes: multiple measurement devices, each device associated with a particular patient; a server device adapted to receive data from at least one of the measurement devices; and a storage adapted to store the received data. An automated method adapted to evaluate quality of care of patients having a chronic condition includes: receiving patient data; receiving a set of performance metrics; receiving a set of operating procedures; and generating a set of reports based at least partly on an evaluation of the patient data, performance metrics and operating procedures. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211732 | GAS DETECTING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD - A gas detecting system, device and method use a variable pulse voltage waveform to increase the temperature of a detecting unit of the gas detecting system so it reacts with gas molecules from a particular space, and outputs a sensing signal. A processing unit of the gas detecting system then performs calculations on the sensing signal, such that an analysis unit may determine the presence of a target gas in the particular space, and further the composition and concentration of the target gas within the particular space, thus providing a detection that is accurate, rapid and convenient. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211733 | ANALYSIS METHOD TO ACHIEVE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF A REACTOR EFFLUENT - The present invention relates to a method suitable for establishing an analysis of a reactor effluent which is gaseous in process conditions and presents a gas phase and a liquid phase after cooling, comprising:
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20130211734 | Systems and Methods for Calculating Protein Confidence Values - Protein confidence values are calculated in proteomic analysis. A protein database is searched for proteins matching peptides found from mass spectrometry of a sample producing a set of proteins and a corresponding set of peptides. Peptide confidence values for the set of peptides are determined. Protein confidence values are calculated for the set of proteins based on the peptide confidence values. A protein is selected from the set of proteins with a largest protein confidence value, the largest protein confidence value is saved for the protein, the protein is removed from the set of proteins, and one or more peptides corresponding to the protein are removed from the set of peptides. Protein confidence values are recalculated for the set of proteins based on the peptide confidence values and an effect of removing the one or more peptides from the set of peptides. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211735 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING USEFUL LIFE OF A SEAL - Methods and apparatus for estimating useful life of a seal in a process control device are disclosed. An example method includes establishing a plurality of travel ranges of a stem or shaft of a process control device. Each travel range corresponds to different values corresponding to stresses experienced by the seal of the process control device during an operational cycle. The example further includes determining a count of operational cycles associated with each of the travel ranges and estimating a total amount of useful life of the seal consumed based on the counts. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211736 | TIME-VARYING INTENSITY MAP GENERATION FOR RETICLES - An optical reticle inspection tool is used during a first inspection to obtain, for each set of one or more patch areas of the reticle, a reference average of multiple reference intensity values corresponding to light measured from sub-areas of each patch area. After using the reticle in photolithography processes, the optical reticle inspection tool is used during a second inspection to obtain, for each set of one or more patch areas, an average of multiple test intensity values corresponding to light measured from the of sub-areas. The first and second inspections use the same tool setup recipe. A difference intensity map is generated, and such map comprises map values that each corresponds to a difference between each average of the test and reference intensity values for each set of one or more patches. The difference intensity map indicates whether the reticle has degraded over time more than a predefined level. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211737 | FREQUENCY-ADAPTABLE STRUCTURAL HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM - A structural health monitoring system comprising intelligent sensors, wherein the intelligent sensors are individually programmable and can be tuned to listen to specific frequencies based on a scaling factor based on the sensor's location in the system being monitored, a set of pre-known frequencies based on the sensor's location in the system being monitored, and the output of a central frequency-based system sensor. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211738 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING CRACKS IN A SOLIDIFIED SHELL IN A MOLD - The present invention relates to a system and method for diagnosing cracking in a solidified shell in a mold, in which whether longitudinal cracking has occurred in the solidified shell can be diagnosed in real time by using a variation in temperature of the solidified shell in the mold during a continuous casting process. The system comprises: a plurality of temperature sensors arranged in a matrix form in a mold, wherein the plurality of temperature sensors are divided into a first group and a second group based on where cracking occurs; and a processor configured to: calculate a temperature difference between the temperature of the first group and the temperature of the second group from the temperatures detected by the plurality of temperature sensors; and determine, using the calculated temperature difference, whether cracking has occurred in a solidified shell discharged from the mold. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211739 | Method For Determining A Torque And An Industrial Robot - The invention concerns an industrial robot ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211740 | WIRELESS TORQUE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING PROGRAMMABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER - A system includes a rotor, a rotor antenna attached to the rotor, a strain detection device attached to the rotor, a programmable gain amplifier attached to the rotor, and a control module attached to the rotor. The strain detection device is configured to generate signals that indicate an amount of strain in the rotor. The programmable gain amplifier is configured to amplify the signals generated by the strain detection device by a gain value. The gain value is programmable. The control module is configured to program the gain value of the programmable gain amplifier and transmit, via the rotor antenna, digital data that is derived from the amplified signals. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211741 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FRICTION BETWEEN A TYRE FOR VEHICLES AND A ROLLING SURFACE - A method and system for determining the potential friction between a tyre and a rolling surface wherein: the tyre is rotated on the rolling surface so as to subject a crown portion of the tyre to an acceleration radial component; data are obtained which are representative of the acceleration radial component to which the crown portion is subjected during at least one tyre revolution; starting from the data, data are selected which are representative of at least one transition region of the acceleration radial component; the selected data are processed so as to obtain information correlated with the steepness of transition of the at least one transition region; and the potential friction is estimated on the basis of the information correlated with the steepness of transition. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211742 | Load Sensing on a Bearing - The mechanical load on a rolling element bearing is determined from the deformation of the rolling element bearing. The local deformation caused by the rolling contact forces is used to determine an average contribution to the mechanical load in order to average out the effect on the deformation as a result of the spread in diameter of the rolling elements of the bearing. The global deformation of the rolling element bearing is determined to calculate a dynamic contribution to the mechanical load. The dynamic contribution takes into account the variations of the mechanical load on the relevant time-scales that have been omitted from the average contribution as a result of the averaging operation. The total mechanical load is the sum of the average contribution and the dynamic contribution. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211743 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE DEFORMATION OF A TURBO-MACHINE BLADE DURING OPERATION OF THE TURBO-MACHINE - A method for measuring the deformation of a turbo-machine blade including:
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20130211744 | Method and apparatus for continuous online monitoring of a pulsating pump - There is described a method for continuous online monitoring of a pulsating pump. A first step involves monitoring discharge pressure patterns caused by each stroke of the pulsating pump. A second step involves using a computer processing unit to analyse each pressure spike in the discharge pressure patterns and arrive at derived calculations for stroke length, stroke frequency and flow rate. A width of the base of the pressure spike is indicative of pump stroke frequency and an area of the pressure spike being indicative of fluid pumped per stroke. The pump's stroke length and the pump flow rate is fluid pumped per stroke multiplied by stroke frequency. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211745 | Systems and Methods for Apportioning Usage of a Utility in a Multi-Unit Building - Usage of a utility in a multi-unit building is apportioned to a single unit by measuring the total usage of the utility using a meter unit to produce a total usage measurement, then positioning at least one sensor unit in a single unit of the multi-unit building and monitoring usage of the utility by the single unit using the at least one sensor unit to produce monitoring data. Then a processor unit receives the total usage measurement and the monitoring data and correlates them to generate correlated data. Finally, the processor unit apportions the total usage measurement to the single unit based on the correlated data. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211746 | MULTIPHASE FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The multiphase flow measurement system and method includes video sensors and illumination along a pipe upstream, and a similar arrangement of sensors and illumination downstream displaced from the first location by a known distance utilized for velocity calculation between images at both locations. Image capturing and processing is done from video data at both locations. Objects corresponding to each flow phase in the video images are characterized and sorted by size, color, spectral properties, shapes, and pattern features using automatic pattern recognition. Image cross-correlation and pattern recognition are applied to each group of objects corresponding to one or more flow phases to estimate the velocity of each phase based on the delay calculation. Flow velocity is calculated from the weighted average of the phase velocities. Overall flow type is estimated using the estimated phase velocities and the areas occupied by the objects corresponding to each phase in the images. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211747 | Method of Interrogating a Sensor of Surface Acoustic Wave Type - A method of interrogating sensors of SAW type, which allows notably the gathering of physical measurements of parameters carried out by SAW sensors, the method for gathering the measurement of an SAW sensor comprising a first step of generating and emitting an electromagnetic signal corresponding to the dilated time-reversal of a dilation coefficient k, of an impulse response signature which is characteristic of the SAW sensor, a second step of gathering a signal received as echo originating from the SAW sensor, a third step of determining a maximum of cross-correlation of the signal received as echo during the second step, the first step being applied with a set of values of the dilation coefficient k in a determined domain, the measurement of a physical parameter then being determined by the dilation coefficient k for which the power or the amplitude of the signal gathered as echo is a maximum. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211748 | METHOD FOR MEASURING VISCOELASTIC MODULUS OF SUBSTANCE, AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VISCOELASTIC MODULUS OF SUBSTANCE - [Problem] A method for measuring a viscoelastic modulus of a substance and an apparatus for measuring the viscoelastic modulus of the substance are provided for allowing information on viscoelasticity of an adsorption substance to be expressed by moduli G′ and G″ which are generally used when expressing viscoelasticity, and for further allowing calculation of the viscoelastic modulus in real time. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211749 | EMBEDDED PHOTON EMISSION CALIBRATION (EPEC) - A semiconductor device structure is embedded within a semiconductor chip that calibrates a photon-emission luminosity scale by running multiple known currents through the device. The method comprises embedding at least one photon emission device in an integrated circuit having at least one functional device. A control current is applied to the at least one photon emission device. The photon emission intensity produced by the at least one photon emission device is captured. The current density of the at least one photon emission device is calculated. A test current is applied to the at least one functional device. The photon emission intensity produced by the at least one functional device is captured. The current density of the at least one functional device is estimated based on a comparison with the calculated current density of the at least one photon emission device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211750 | METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS OF SOURCES OF PARTIAL DISCHARGES (PDs) IN HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES DURING CONNECTION TO, AND OPERATION IN THE POWER GRID, AND PHYSICAL SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAME - A method specially designed for detecting events associated with partial discharges (PDs) in high voltage cables includes the identification of the location and the evaluation of the amplitude and rate of repetition per period of the grid voltage, with the possibility of identifying different sources producing PD signals as a function of the location thereof and recognising the type of defect associated with PDs in the same location. Generated electric signals are measured and the discriminated in relation to the background noise. A system for carrying out the method includes devices for discriminating the noise in relation to the transient waveform of the PD, determining the parameters associated therewith, determining the map of sources of PDs along the length of the cable, graphically representing the sources, and identifying the patterns of the sources of PDs separated as a function of the location thereof along the length of the cable. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211751 | System and Method for Calculating Power Using Contactless Voltage Waveform Shape Sensor - A system and method are provided for calculating power using a voltage waveform shape measurement from a contactless sensor. An electrically conductive medium carries alternating current (AC) electrical current, associated with an AC voltage, from a source node to a destination node. AC current is measured through the electrically conductive medium. Using a contactless sensor, an AC voltage waveform shape is measured. The power usage at the destination node is calculated in response to the AC current measurement, the measurement of the AC voltage waveform shape, and an AC voltage potential. For simplicity, the AC current and AC voltage waveform shape may both be measured at a first node located between the source node and the destination node. The AC voltage potential used in the power usage calculation may be an estimate, an actual measurement, or a value supplied by an external source (e.g., the power utility). | 2013-08-15 |
20130211752 | SOFTWARE POWER ANALYSIS - Methods and systems for providing software power analysis. In an example, a computerized method, and system for performing the method includes determining at least one performance monitoring counter value for at least one processor. A frequency of operation is determined for the processor. A power dissipation level is calculated for the processor using a computing device and the power dissipation level is provided as an output. In an example, at least one application programming interface is received. In an example, at least one application is run. In an example, a default file is generated. The default file contains at least one power model parameter and at least one estimated frequency of operation. In an example, several performance monitoring counter values are generated for at least one core in a multi-core processor. In an example, a software power analyzer control thread is executed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211753 | Apparatus And Methods To Mirror A Battery Operated Instrument - Disclosed herein are methods, apparatuses, and systems for mirroring instruments. In an embodiment, a plurality of mirror capable devices may report their capability. A mirror capable device may be selected from the plurality of mirror capable devices based on signaling conditions associated with the utility device's power consumption. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211754 | Extensible Power Meter - An embodiment of an electronic assembly may include a power meter, a network interface, and a processing unit to log data received from the power meter and upload the data through the network interface, wherein the processing unit operates an extensible run-time environment for add-on software modules. Another embodiment of an electronic assembly may include a meter interface, a network interface, and a processing unit to perform power calculations on signals received at the meter interface, log meter data from the power calculations, and upload the meter data through the network interface, wherein the processing unit operates an extensible run-time environment for add-on software modules. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211755 | DETECTION CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING SIGNALS PRODUCED BY BRIDGE CIRCUIT SENSOR - A detection circuit includes an amplifier circuit, a rechargeable unit, a first comparator, a second comparator, a reference voltage providing circuit, a first resistor R1, a second resistor R2, and a processing unit. The amplifier circuit is connected to a bridge circuit sensor and amplifies signals output by the bridge circuit sensor to an output voltage Vo. The reference voltage providing circuit provides a reference voltage Vref1. A charge current of the rechargeable unit is (Vref1−V0)/(R1+R2), and a discharge current is (Vref1−VCC)/R1. The processing unit controls the rechargeable unit to be charged for a time period T1 and to be discharged during a time period T2. The processing unit then calculates the output voltage Vo according to an equation: (Vref1−V0)×T1/(R1+R2)=(Vref1−VCC)×T2/R1, and obtains the signals according to the output voltage Vo. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211756 | OPERATIONAL STATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS - The invention relates to an operational state determination apparatus ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211757 | LINEAR SYSTEM COEFFICIENT ESTIMATING METHOD, LINEAR DEVICE COLUMN VALUE ESTIMATING METHOD, CAPACITANCE DETECTING METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A capacitance detecting method disclosed herein, which achieves a good detection accuracy, a good resolution, and a high-speed operation, (A)(a) drives, on the basis of code sequences (di (=di | 2013-08-15 |
20130211758 | REFERENCE CLOCK RE-TIMING SCHEME IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - A phase detector includes a counter to generate the integer portion of a number of complete cycles of an output clock at each active edge of a reference clock. A time to digital converter in the phase detector generates the fractional portion of the number of complete cycles of the output clock at each active edge of the reference clock. The sum of the fractional portion and the integer portion is subtracted from an accumulated value obtained by accumulating a pre-determined number to generate an error signal as the output of the phase detector. The counter is read at an active edge of one of two re-timed clocks derived from the reference clock. Each of the two re-timed clocks is generated based on a comparison of the fractional portion with a pair of thresholds. Errors due to metastability in reading the counter are thereby avoided. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211759 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF AN INTERCONNECTION ON ELECTRICAL VARIABLES - The invention relates to a method for evaluating the effects of a multiconductor interconnection on electrical variables in an electronic circuit or system, which takes into account the frequency dependent couplings between the conductors to obtain an accurate evaluation of effects such as propagation delay, attenuation, linear distortions, echo and crosstalk. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211760 | NUMERICAL APERTURE INTEGRATION FOR OPTICAL CRITICAL DIMENSION (OCD) METROLOGY - Provided are techniques for numerically integrating an intensity distribution function over a numerical aperture in a manner dependent on a determination of whether the numerical aperture spans a Rayleigh singularity. Where a singularity exists, Gaussian quadrature (cubature) is performed using a set of weights and points (nodes) that account for the effect of the Wood anomaly present within the aperture space. The numerical aperture may be divided into subregions separated by curves where the Wood anomaly condition is satisfied. Each subregion is then numerically integrated and a weighted sum of the subregion contributions is the estimate of the integral. Alternatively, generalized Gaussian quadrature (cubature) is performed where an analytical polynomial function which accounts for the effect of the Wood anomaly present within the aperture space is integrated. Points and nodes generated from a fit of the analytical polynomial function are then used for integration of the intensity distribution function. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211761 | CALIBRATION METHOD, CALIBRATION DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - According to an aspect of the invention a method for calibrating a measurement device is conceived wherein: a calibration device is brought into close proximity of the measurement device such that a data communication link is established between the measurement device and the calibration device; wherein the following steps are performed while the calibration device and the measurement device are in close proximity of each other: the calibration device performs a measurement of at least one physical phenomenon; the measurement device performs a measurement of the same physical phenomenon; the result of the measurement by the measurement device is compared with the result of the measurement by the calibration device; and calibration parameters are computed based on a difference between the result of the measurement by the measurement device and the result of the measurement by the calibration device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211762 | SELF-TUNING STATISTICAL RESOURCE LEAK DETECTION - Self-tuned detection of memory leaks or other resource leaks is described. Sample size and sample rate are set manually or computationally selected. Self-tuning leak detection code uses one or more self-tuning mechanisms to exclude outlier sample points, to perform a second order linear regression, and/or to identify a derivative of a sequence of linear regression slopes. Statistical analysis computationally proactively determines what trend is present: upward, steady, or downward. Analysis may compare a linear regression slope to a threshold at which the slope realizes an upward trend, possibly only after crossing the threshold a specified number of times. Regression calculation may be optimized by setting an origin to the median of the time values and setting a scale to their constant time interval. A watchdog may use self-tuned detection to monitor processes, for efficiently recycling processes to prevent problems caused by resource loss. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211763 | METHOD FOR CHECKING POSITION DATA OF A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, AND CORRESPONDING MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A method for checking situation and position data of an instrument with at least a first section having at least a first sensor and at least a second sensor. The method encompasses the metrological determination of the situation or position, or its change, of the first sensor and the second sensor, determining a variable feature of the spatial reference between the situation or position of the first sensor and the situation or position of the second sensor at least at a first point in time, at a second point in time and at a third point in time. The method further encompasses determining, by means of a criterion, whether a difference of the variable feature between a first expression at a first point in time and a second expression at a second point in time still exists at a third point in time. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211764 | AUTO-CALIBRATION OF ACCELERATION SENSORS - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide calibration for a sensor. The calibration includes adapting an output signal of the sensor based on acceleration components at the sensor and a rotational frequency of the sensor. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211765 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS OF FILM ON WAFER EDGE - A method for measuring a film thickness of a film on an edge of a wafer, comprising: off-line detecting a film at a detection point on the wafer by a four-point probe method to obtain a real film thickness of the film at the detection point, and detecting a distance from the detection point to a center of the wafer using a length measurement, in which the detection point is located between the center of the wafer and a edge point of the wafer; detecting the film at the detection point using an eddy current transducer to obtain a detected film thickness of the film at the detection point; determining a film thickness measuring correction factor according to the real film thickness, the detected film thickness at the detection point and the distance from the detection point to the center of the wafer; and measuring the film on an edge of the wafer using the eddy current transducer to obtain a measured film thickness of the film on the edge of the wafer and correcting the measured film thickness of the film on an edge of the wafer according to the film thickness measuring correction factor to obtain a real film thickness of the film on the edge of the wafer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211766 | Methods for Locating and Sensing the Position, Orientation, and Contour of A Work Object in A Robotic System - Methods and apparatus enable a robotic system to detect and determine the location, orientation, surface contours, and features of an object that are not otherwise accurately known in order to allow the robotic system to accurately place a pulse/echo layer thickness-gauge ultrasonic transducer gauge onto the surface of the object. The robotic system uses one or more distance measurement sensors to determine the position, orientation, local contour, and other features of the surface in relation to the robot. Another method calibrates an inaccurate distance sensor. Yet another method maintains overall system functionality in a system with multiple distance sensors in the event that one or more of the distance sensors fails. The robotic system may also determine when maintenance is required. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211767 | OFFSET COMPENSATION FOR FLOW SENSING DEVICES - There is described herein a flow sensing device having offset compensation and an offset compensation method, the flow sensing device having two separate and independent thermal flow sensors, each containing a heater and at least one temperature-sensitive element. The components of the two thermal flow sensors are connected such that flow-dependent contributions of each sensor into a common output signal have opposite signs after passing through a subtracting node. Heating pulses are applied to the heaters of the two thermal flow sensors out of phase, and an output signal is measured for each heat pulse applied. A net output signal is then determined by calculating a difference between a last output reading and at least one previous output reading. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211768 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE TEST BENCH - A monitoring method and system for a test bench for at least one engine component, including: an acquisition mechanism to acquire time signal packets corresponding to measurements of endogenic and exogenic parameters specific to the combination of the test bench and the engine component, at successive instants; and a processor to construct an endogenic indicator vector and an associated exogenic indicator factor at each instant of the successive instants, using time signal packets earlier than the instant, to identify a context class for the exogenic indicator vector, and to calculate a risk probability of the endogenic indicator vector conditioned by the identified context class for the associated exogenic indicator vector using at least one anomaly detector, to produce a diagnostic of a state of the test bench and engine component combination. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211769 | REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION DURING MANUFACTURING TEST OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Aspects of the invention provide for reducing power consumption during manufacturing testing of an IC. In one embodiment, aspects of the invention include a method for reducing power consumption during a manufacturing test of an integrated circuit (IC), the method including: providing a plurality of domains, each domain associated with a clock phase; grouping, based on each domain, a first plurality of scan chains into a first test group; grouping, based on each domain, a second plurality of scan chains into a second test group, wherein the grouping of the first test group and of the second test group includes determining which domains can be tested simultaneously; and performing the manufacturing test of the IC. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211770 | METHOD AND AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING A PLURALITY OF TESTS OF A DEVICE UNDER TEST - A method for performing a plurality of tests on a device under test comprises performing a plurality of tests on a device under test. Each test of the plurality of tests comprises a foreground process and a background process. The foreground process comprises a setup process during which a desired test mode is set. The background process comprises an upload process during which data captured from the device under test is provided. The foreground process is executed with a higher priority than the background process, thereby minimizing a delay between a start of consecutive tests of the device under test. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211771 | MANIPULATING HEAT FLUX BIFURCATION & DISPERSION INSIDE POROUS MEDIA FOR HEAT TRANSFER CONTROL - A method, system and apparatus for analyzing heat flux bifurcation within a porous medium by analyzing a convective heat transfer process within a channel partially filled with a porous medium under local thermal non-equilibrium conditions. Either the thermal dispersion effect or the inertial effect can be considered in a physical model. Exact solutions can be derived for both fluid and solid temperature distributions for three interface thermal models at a porous-fluid interface. The required conditions for validity of each interface thermal model can be obtained, and equivalence correlations between different interface thermal models can be developed. The range of validity of local thermal equilibrium condition can be established, and heat flux bifurcation within a porous medium can be established and demonstrated. Furthermore, a Nusselt number can be obtained and investigated for pertinent parameters. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211772 | BELT-MOUNTED MOVEMENT SENSOR SYSTEM - A belt-mounted movement sensor system apparatus has a flexible belt shaped to be worn around the midsection of the user. The system has an array of accelerometers disposed on or within the flexible belt to physically associate with positions on the midsection of the user. Each array of accelerometers has a sample rate that can be configured for sensing body movement during a movement activity. A power source and a data collection system are operably connected to the array of accelerometers. The data collection system has a means for receiving data from the array of accelerometers and processing that data into a storable format. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING A HORSE'S MOODS - In a method for sensing a horse's moods, in which multiple sensors sense physical parameters of the horse and a statement on the horse's well-being is derived from said measured values, the position of at least one ear is sensed by a sensor, and a statement reflecting the horse's mood in a differentiated manner on the basis of body language-related signals is output. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211774 | FITTING SYSTEM FOR SPORTING EQUIPMENT - Enables a fitting system for sporting equipment using an application that executes on a mobile phone for example to prompt and accept motion inputs from a given motion capture sensor to measure a user's size, range of motion, speed and then utilizes that same sensor to capture motion data from a piece of equipment, for example to further optimize the fit of, or suggest purchase of a particular piece of sporting equipment. Utilizes correlation or other data mining of motion data for size, range of motion, speed of other users to maximize the fit of a piece of equipment for the user based on other user's performance with particular equipment. For example, this enables a user of a similar size, range of motion and speed to data mine for the best performance equipment, e.g., longest drive, lowest putt scores, highest winning percentage, etc., associated with other users having similar characteristics. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211775 | Method and System for Determining the Walking or Running Speed of a Person - Method and system for determining the speed of a walking or running person from a foot motion. The method comprises providing ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130211776 | BALL GRID STRUCTURE - An apparatus includes a contact grid array disposed on a substrate in a non-orthogonal row-column format with connection elements arranged in a hexagonal configuration. The contact grid array has an orientation based, at least in part, on an area available for the contact grid array on the substrate. A method to determine the orientation of the contact grid array includes identifying the area available for a contact grid array on a substrate and determining the orientation for the contact grid array based, at least in part, on the area available for the contact grid array on the substrate. | 2013-08-15 |
20130211777 | FLUID GAUGES COMPRISING MULTIPLE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSORS - The subject fluid gauges measure actual position of a workpiece relative to a target position. A gauge body that is positionable relative to the workpiece and that includes multiple differential-pressure (DP) sensors has a measurement channel and respective reference channels. Each DP sensor measures, over a respective individual dynamic pressure range, a differential pressure established by a respective fluid flow in the measurement channel relative to a fluid flow in a respective reference channel. The dynamic pressure ranges of the DP sensors substantially overlap each other. A controller is connected to and monitors the DP sensors. The controller is configured to select, for obtaining a differential pressure indicative of the position of the workpiece, a DP sensor sensing the smallest magnitude of DP. | 2013-08-15 |