36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090222150 | System for monitoring anemobaroclinometric parameters for aircraft - The disclosed embodiments concern a system for monitoring anemobaroclinometric parameters in an aircraft, including a primary detection circuit having at least one measurement channel. The measurement channel includes
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20090222151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LIMITING AN AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACE STEERING ANGLE - The disclosed embodiments concern a process for limiting the control surface steering angle of an aircraft, including operations to:
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20090222152 | DEVICE FOR CONTROL OF RELATIVE POSITION(S) BY MEASUREMENTS OF POWER, FOR A SPACECRAFT OF A GROUP OF SPACECRAFT IN FORMATION - A control device (D) for a spacecraft of a group of spacecraft intended to travel in a chosen formation comprises i) a set of at least three send/receive antennas (A | 2009-09-03 |
20090222153 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING THE INERTIAL ATTITUDE OF A SPINNING, ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND SYSTEMS THEREFOR - A method of and apparatus for determining and controlling the inertial attitude of a spinning artificial satellite without using a suite of inertial gyroscopes. The method and apparatus operate by tracking three astronomical objects near the Earth's ecliptic pole and the satellite's and/or star tracker's spin axis and processing the track information. The method and apparatus include steps and means for selecting preferably three astronomical objects using a histogram method and determining a square of a first radius (R | 2009-09-03 |
20090222154 | Automatic pilot module and system for automatically steering a sailboat for sailing in the presence of waves - A steering correction signal generator module (MC) for generating steering correction signals (SC) for an automatic pilot for automatically steering a sailboat comprises: an inlet (EM) for a signal (SM) indicating movement of the sailboat that is caused by waves; a processing unit (UE) for generating a steering correction signal (SC) on the basis of said signal (SM) indicating movement of the sailboat; and an outlet (SSC) for said steering correction signal (SC); in which module said steering correction signal (SC) is determined in a manner such as to cause the course of the sailboat to be corrected towards the direction from which the waves are coming in correspondence with their crests (CI, CII) and away from said direction in correspondence with their troughs (CR). The invention also relates to an automatic pilot system for automatically steering a sailboat, which system includes such a module (MC). | 2009-09-03 |
20090222155 | Propulsion system - A system for automatically controlling the speed of a battery powered electric propulsion motor driving a shaft connected to a propeller located on a sailing vessel. The system includes a user interface for selecting either a neutral, a regeneration or a forward thrust operating mode. The system also includes a controller configured to receive input from a motor speed sensor and a motor current sensor. The controller adjust the speed of the motor to the correct motor speed. The controller is configured so that in the neutral mode the correct motor speed is the speed required to substantially eliminate thrust on the shaft. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222156 | METHODS, PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING IN A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling braking in a hybrid vehicle includes the steps of determining a value of a variable pertaining to operation of the hybrid vehicle and applying regenerative braking based at least in part on the value of the variable. The variable comprises a speed of the hybrid vehicle, a steering angle of the hybrid vehicle, or a rate of change of the steering angle. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222157 | Method for controlling fuel cell vehicle - The present invention provides a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle, comprising generating a torque (T | 2009-09-03 |
20090222158 | Control method for industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle - A control method for an industrial vehicle can appropriately set a charge amount for a battery, and an industrial vehicle are provided. The control method includes an estimation step that estimates the charge rate of a battery by calculating the current that is charged to the battery and the current that is discharged from the battery; a charge amount determining step that determines the charge amount of the battery based on the estimated charge rate; a correction amount determining step that determines the charge power that is necessary for motors to generate the determined charge amount as a correction amount for the power that is supplied by the engine; and an addition step that adds the charge power to the supplied power of the engine that has been determined based on the state of the traveling and load-handling. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222159 | Fully automatic straddle carrier with local radio detection and laser steering - A fully automatic driverless straddle carrier for transporting and stacking freight containers is equipped with several different sensor systems for the vehicle detection and navigation, the signals of which being evaluated and monitored in an electronic sensor fusion system and the current coordinates of the location determined thereby then being transmitted to a system of electric controls for automatically steering, driving and positioning the vehicle on preset paths stored in an electronic path control. Laser scanners are arranged at the vehicle for automatically guiding the vehicle over a container stack. In this straddle carrier, one of the absolute sensor systems for the vehicle detection is made up of a local radio detection system, which is arranged on the vehicle as a mobile radio base station, a plurality of radio transponders being stationarily positioned in the traveling area of the working site, an automatic switching device being provided for switching the steering from the automatic steering by navigation to an automatic steering by laser scanners and vice versa, when the vehicle reaches, travels over or leaves a container stack. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222160 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATED VEHICLE CONTROL WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A control system controls a pair of vehicles in coordination to traverse a respective pair of trajectories. The control system is configured to specify a plurality of successive waypoints, a safe stopping interval and an intermediate interval greater than the safe stopping interval, and exchange waypoints between vehicles. The system controls each vehicle in coordination with the other, senses a rate of exchange of waypoint data between the vehicles, and determines the safe stopping interval. The control system updates positions with additional waypoints as the respective vehicles pass by waypoints of the forecasted trajectory, determines the length of the forecasted trajectory remaining and compares it with the intermediate interval and the safe stopping interval. The system generates a warning signal if distance is less than the intermediate interval, and if the distance is less than the safe stopping interval, stops within the safe stopping interval. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING VEHICLE REPAIR SERVICE - An exemplary vehicle management system for arranging vehicle repair service includes a management center and a vehicle. The management center includes a center processor associated with a center transceiver and a center database. The vehicle includes a vehicle processor associated with a GPS receiver and a vehicle transceiver. The GPS receiver receives satellite signals to be processed by the vehicle processor to generate corresponding position data of the vehicle. When the vehicle is determined to need repair service, the vehicle processor signals the vehicle transceiver to transmit the position data to the center transceiver of the management center. The center processor selects a repair station for providing vehicle repair service based on a criterion including the position data of the vehicle and the position data of the repair stations. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222162 | System and method for indirectly detecting machine movement - A method for indirectly detecting a movement of a machine and a failure of a speed sensor is disclosed. The method may include receiving an operator input signal, and determining a first factor based on the operator input signal. The method may also include measuring a machine operation parameter, and determining a second factor based on the machine operation parameter. The method may further include identifying a movement of the machine if the first factor is out of a first threshold range and the second factor is out of a second threshold range for at least a first threshold length of time. The method may also include determining a speed sensor failure if the movement the machine is identified and no speed is detected by the speed sensor for at least a second threshold length of time. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222163 | Memory Management In Event Recording Systems - A vehicle event recorder is provided that includes a camera for capturing a video as discrete image frames, and that further includes a managed loop memory and a management system for generating a virtual ‘timeline dilation’ effect. To overcome size limits in the buffer memory of the video event recorder, the maximum time extension of a video series is increased by enabling a reduction in temporal resolution in exchange for an increase in the temporal extension. Memory cells are overwritten in an ‘interleaved’ fashion to produce a reduced frame rate for the recording of certain time periods connected to an event moment. In time periods furthest from the event moment, the resulting frame rate is minimized while in time periods closest to the event moment, the resulting frame rate is maximized. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222164 | Method and Device for Determining The Roll Angle of a Motorcycle - A device and method for determining a roll angle of a motorcycle are disclosed. The method includes the step of acquiring a rolling rate ({dot over (λ)} | 2009-09-03 |
20090222165 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK HAVING A DEVICE FOR THE WEAR REDUCTION OF WHEELS WITH CUSHION TIRES - An industrial truck comprises a plurality of wheels, each wheel comprising a hub and a cushion tire mounted thereon. The truck further comprises a sensor adapted to measure a temperature of a tread of one of the cushion tires and a control unit communicably coupled with the sensor and with at least one of a drive unit of the truck and a cooling unit associated with the tread. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222166 | Method and Device for Steering a Motor Vehicle - A method for steering a motor vehicle in a collision avoidance maneuver ahead of an object in the front or lateral surroundings of the motor vehicle. It is arranged that a linear control method is employed, in which case one controller output signal (δ | 2009-09-03 |
20090222167 | MULTI-DIRECTION VEHICLE CONTROL SENSING - A vehicle includes a first control configured to operate the vehicle from a first operator position facing a front of the vehicle and a second control configured to operate the vehicle from a second operator position facing a rear of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a processor configured to monitor for an operator presence in the first operator position or the second operator position and receive a vehicle operating request, wherein the operator presence is monitored independent of receiving the vehicle operating request. The processor is further configured to enable either the first control or the second control and select a vehicle operating parameter associated with the vehicle operating request, wherein the vehicle operating parameter varies according to which control is enabled. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222168 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A remote control system comprising a user operated movable input device ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090222169 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE STEERING FEEDBACK TORQUE - A method is provided for controlling the steering feedback torque of a power steering system within a closed loop control system. The power steering system provides an actual value (TACT) of the steering feedback torque, a nominal value (T | 2009-09-03 |
20090222170 | Lane maintenance assistant for motor vehicles - Lane maintenance assistant for motor vehicles, having a sensor device for recognizing the lanes on the roadway, a control device that exerts a force on the steering system of the vehicle via an actuating element in order to hold the vehicle in the lane, and a device for recognizing an intention to change lanes on the part of the driver, wherein the control device is fashioned so as to asymmetrically modify the force exerted on the steering system when a lane change intention is recognized, in order to make the lane change easier. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222171 | Force Limiting Unit for a Motor Vehicle - In at least one embodiment of the present invention a force limiting device for a motor vehicle is provided. The force limiting device is adopted for adjusting the absorption of a force between two parts moving relative to one another during a dangerous situation in the motor vehicle. The force limiting device comprises a kinematic energy absorption device configured such that for a predefined profile of a speed difference between the two parts moving relative to one another different force limiting levels are produced as a function of mass and momentum of the two moving parts. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222172 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING A TARGET VEHICLE - A system and method for classifying a target vehicle using a sensor system, including a plurality of target vehicle sensors. The sensor system acquiring target vehicle data points that define at least an upper and lower portion of the target vehicle. The sensor system reconstructing a target vehicle shape using the target vehicle data points to provide a first and second target vehicle classification value. The sensor system determining an overall target vehicle classification based in part upon the first and second target vehicle classification values. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222173 | Motor Vehicle for Car to Car Communication and Associated Method for Operating an Antenna Structure of a Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle is equipped for radio communication with at least one further motor vehicle. An antenna structure is used to transmit and receive useful signals. The antenna structure can be controlled with the aid of a control device in such a way that it is possible to change the setting of the main lobe of the antenna. A method is also disclosed for operating an antenna structure which is installed in a motor vehicle. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222174 | System and method for dynamic braking a vehicle closure system - A system for dynamic braking a vehicle closure including a drive mechanism mounted to the vehicle, the drive mechanism having contacts to receive a drive signal to cause the drive mechanism to move the vehicle closure between an open and a close position in response to the drive signal, the drive mechanism capable of generating a generated drive signal during at least a portion of the vehicle closure from the open to the close position; and a controller having electrical outputs electrically coupled to the electrical contacts of the drive mechanism and electrical inputs to provide the drive signals to the drive mechanism and to receive generated drive signals from the drive mechanism, the controller configured to provide the generated drive signals back to the drive mechanism during operation of the vehicle closure to provide dynamic braking of the vehicle closure from the open to the close position. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222175 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STARTING ELECTRICALLY POWERED IMPLEMENTS - A control system is provided for starting electrically powered implements on a vehicle such as a grass mowing machine with electrically powered cutting reels. The electric motors are started at intervals, rather than simultaneously. The intervals between starting each electric motor may be based on pre-defined criteria such as a fixed time constant, voltage, current or speed input from a motor controller for each implement. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222176 | LOADER - A loader including a vehicle including a structural frame and an elongate boom arm is provided. The boom arm is pivotally mounted at its first end to the frame and has at its second end an assembly for receiving a tool. The loader includes actuators to actuate the boom arm and its associated assembly. The loader also includes a control unit provided with user operable controls for controlling position and orientation of the boom arm and its associated assembly. The actuators integrally incorporate therein magnetic sensors operable to sense longitudinal extension of the actuators and thereby generate actuator feedback signals indicative of the longitudinal extension. The control unit processes the actuator feedback signals in a feedback control to render the position and orientation of the boom arm and its associated assembly adjustable using the user operable controls. Sensing a rotation rate of vehicle engine providing power to the actuators is employed to modify the feedback control to improve operating stability of the loader. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222177 | CONTROL UNIT FOR EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT AND THE SIMILAR - Earth moving equipment and other heavy machinery for environmentally harsh conditions are controlled by a control panel supplied with a lock, and such panels are frequently removable to prevent theft or unauthorized operation. The interface is in the form of a plug-and-socket, the parts of which have to be sealed against dust and humidity when not interfacing. In order to prevent wear and to assure reliable control, according to the invention, no part of the connection between the control panel and a receptable is galvanic, the power supply for the control panel is wireless, such as inductive or optical, while communications may occur by means of a two-way radio protocol or by optical means. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222178 | POWER TRANSMISSION GEARBOX PRESENTING A MODIFIABLE SPEED OF ROTATION AT ITS OUTLET, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD OF OPERATION - A power transmission gearbox for rotorcraft for transmitting rotary movement from at least two engine members to a main shaft, wherein the gearbox presents at least two transmission systems for imparting rotary movement to the main shaft, each of the transmission systems including: an inlet shaft designed to be driven in rotation by an engine member; at least two reduction stages presenting different reduction ratios; a first gearwheel connected to the inlet shaft via a declutchable freewheel, the gearwheel meshing with a first toothed wheel secured to an intermediate shaft defining at least a first reduction stage; a second gearwheel connected to the inlet shaft via a simple freewheel, the second gearwheel meshing with a second toothed wheel secured to the intermediate shaft defining the second reduction stage; a main freewheel mounted on the intermediate shaft to rotate a complementary toothed wheel secured to the main shaft; and a clutch mechanism for the declutchable freewheel. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222179 | DYNAMIC LEARNING OF SOLENOID P-I CURVES FOR CLOSED LOOP PRESSURE CONTROLS - In a pressure control system having a solenoid-operated fluid valve that has an output hydraulic pressure which varies in accordance with a solenoid input signal, a dynamic learning block is configured to adjust the initial, default values for control points stored in a pressure-current (P-I) data table based on observed (measured) operating points that reflect the solenoid's actual transfer characteristic. A feed forward control block is configured to generate the solenoid input signal having a level based on the adjusted control points in the data table, which improves the accuracy of the solenoid input signal. An adjustment method uses a plurality of circular buffers each configured to store observed operating points falling within a respective range, and provides a mechanism to allow adjustment of the control points based on only partial data. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222180 | METHOD FOR REAL-TIME LEARNING OF ACTUATOR TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS - In a pressure control system having a solenoid-operated fluid valve that has an output hydraulic pressure which varies in accordance with a solenoid input signal, a dynamic learning block is configured to adjust the initial, default values for control points stored in a pressure-current (P-I) data table based on observed (measured) operating points that reflect the solenoid's actual transfer characteristic. A feed forward control block is configured to generate the solenoid input signal having a level based on the adjusted control points in the data table, which improves the accuracy of the solenoid input signal. An adjustment method uses a plurality of circular buffers each configured to store observed operating points falling within a respective range, and provides a mechanism to allow adjustment of the control points based on only partial data. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222181 | METHOD FOR INSTRUCTING A COLLECTIVE GEAR SHIFT REQUEST IN A GEAR BOX AND A METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING A GEAR SHIFT INSTRUCTION TO A GEAR BOX - Method and arrangement for providing an electronic gear shift selector associated with an automatic mechanical transmission for a heavy vehicle. The gear shift selector includes a toggle switch for asserting at least one gear shift request, a counter receiving the at least one gear shift request, and a time delay for preventing communication of the at least one gear shift request from the counter until a predefined time period has passed. A method for communicating a collective gear shift request to a gear box includes asserting one or more gear shift requests with a gear shift selector, communicating the gear shift requests to a counter, determining the collective gear shift requests occurring within a predefined time period, communicating the gear shift requests occurring within the predefined time period to a gearbox. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222182 | SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE OF TRANSMISSION - An ECU is configured to disengage a clutch by driving a motor upon detection of starting of a shift operation, and to engage the clutch upon detection of completion of the shift change. The shift operation starting detection is detected upon determination that an operational force given to a shift pedal is equal to or more than a predetermined operational force, and the shift change completion detection is detected upon determination that a rotational angle of a shift drum from a shift gear position before a shift gear operation becomes equal to or more than a first predetermined angle. The shift operation starting detection is also detected upon determination that the rotational angle of the shift drum from a shift gear position before a shift gear operation is a second predetermined angle or more which is smaller than the first predetermined angle. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222183 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSITIVITY - An electronic throttle control system for a motorized vehicle includes a sensor providing a signal corresponding to a relative position of an accelerator pedal between an undepressed position and a fully depressed position at a first predetermined time interval. A memory device is provided for storing a plurality of provided signals. A controller is provided for averaging a predetermined number of provided signals and sending the averaged signal to the motor at a second predetermined time interval for modulating operating speed of the motor. Upon the memory device storing the predetermined number of provided signals, provided signals are discarded from the memory device on a first in, first out basis. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222184 | ALGORITHM FOR POWER DRIVE SPEED CONTROL - A control system for a self-propelled patient-support apparatus includes a controller that utilizes a power drive speed control algorithm to control the power output to a motor of a drive mechanism for driving the patient-support apparatus across a floor. The control algorithm normalizes a force input by a user on a user input device, the force indicative of a desired drive speed. The algorithm varies the responsiveness of the output to the drive mechanism based on the current operating conditions of the drive mechanism. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222185 | Method and system for controlling states of travel of a land craft - Method and system for controlling driving conditions of a land vehicle, with which, if understeering and oversteering driving conditions exist at the same time, measures for generating braking forces and/or driving forces which counteract the understeering driving condition, and measures for controlling braking forces and/or driving forces which counteract the oversteering driving condition are carried out at the same time. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222186 | System for controlling a multimachine caravan - A control system is disclosed. The control system includes a first set of operator input devices and a laser target located on a first machine. The control system also includes a first laser measurement system located on a second machine and configured to measure a distance to the laser target. The control system further includes a communications system configured to selectively communicate a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. In the first mode of operation, the second machine follows the first machine based on the measured distance. In the second mode of operation, the second machine moves based on a signal from the first set of operator input devices. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222187 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CONTROLS FOR MINIMIZING COMBUSTION DYNAMICS AND EMISSIONS - Embodiments for controlling a gas turbine engine to minimize combustion dynamics and emissions are disclosed. Methods and an apparatus are provided for controlling the gas turbine engine where a compressor inlet temperature is measured and a turbine reference temperature is calculated in real-time and utilized to determine the most-efficient fuel splits and operating conditions for each of the fuel circuits. The fuel flow for the fuel circuits are then adjusted according to the identified fuel split. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222188 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING MOTOR-DRIVEN SUPERCHARGER - The air flow inhaled into the internal combustion engine is calculated based on the operation state of the electric motor, the operational state of the bypass valve and the signal of the intake air flow sensor. Immediately after the bypass valve is opened when the electric motor is running, the air flow inhaled into the internal combustion engine may be calculated by acquiring the bypass air flow through the bypass passage and using the acquired bypass air flow to correct the intake air flow measured from the signal of the intake air flow sensor. Based on the calculated air flow inhaled into the internal combustion engine, control parameters which concern the output power of the internal combustion engine are adjusted. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222189 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REGENERATION AVAILABILITY PROFILE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for determining a regeneration availability profile for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system. The method, in one embodiment, tracks historical attempts and success to determine the availability of regeneration for the system. In a further embodiment, the method divides the system operation into segments according to desired conditions which affect regeneration, for example the workload of an engine, and tracks separate success ratios for each operating condition. This allows prediction of success of a given regeneration based upon the current operating condition, as well as diagnostics of regeneration problems where an operating condition experiences trouble regenerating when historically it should not. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222190 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING AN UNDERSPEED EVENT OF A TURBOCHARGER - A method is disclosed for preventing an underspeed event of a turbocharger. The method includes interpreting a turbocharger speed, a compressor differential pressure (CDP) and a turbocharger differential pressure (TDP). The method further includes calculating a thrust load capacity (TLC) based on the turbocharger speed, and calculating a current thrust load (CTL) based on the CDP and the TDP. The method further includes calculating a thrust margin based on the TLC and the CTL, and controlling an actuator in response to the thrust margin. Controlling the actuator includes maintaining the thrust margin to a thrust margin target, which may be a function of the turbocharger speed. The actuator is a turbine bypass valve, a compressor bypass valve, a variable geometry turbocharger position, an exhaust throttle and/or an exhaust gas recirculation valve that controls the turbocharger speed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING WHEEL SLIP - An engine control system comprises an engine speed control module and an idle limiting module. The engine speed control module selectively controls an engine based on an idle speed request. The idle limiting module selectively reduces the idle speed request by an amount that is based on a wheel slip value. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222192 | Straddle-Type Vehicle and Combustion Controller for Straddle-Type Vehicle - A straddle-type vehicle | 2009-09-03 |
20090222193 | METHOD OF FUEL INJECTION - The present invention relates to a method of operating an internal combustion engine. With reference to FIG. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222194 | ADAPTIVE MILLER CYCLE ENGINE - A Miller cycle combustion engine capable of operating on multiple fuel types, and a method of operating the engine, is provided. The engine includes a fuel type determiner to determine the fuel type, and a compression adjustor to adjust the compression of a first cylinder of the engine to match the requirement of the determined fuel type. The compression adjustor is a variable valve timing system that provides a maximum compression when a fuel type requiring maximum compression is determined, and that advances or retards the opening of the intake valve to provide lower compression when a fuel type requiring lower compression is determined. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222195 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TWO CONSECUTIVE INJECTION PULSES IN AN ELECTRICALLY-ACTUATED FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, PARTICULARLY A DIESEL ENGINE - At each engine cycle, nearby the TDCC, an injector is driven so as to perform a fuel injection sequence according to a predetermined pattern (A-Z), including a plurality of successive, separate fuel injection pulses (pulse | 2009-09-03 |
20090222196 | 2-STEP OIL CONTROL VALVE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC - A method may include commanding operation of an engine in a first lift mode. The engine may include a valve lifter system that selectively operates a valve member in the first lift mode and a second lift mode through engagement with a camshaft. A first duty cycle of a cam phaser oil control valve (OCV) may be determined to maintain a first camshaft position corresponding to the first lift mode. The camshaft position may be maintained by a cam phaser that is coupled to the camshaft and in communication with the cam phaser OCV. Engine operation may be commanded to the second lift mode and a second duty cycle of the cam phaser OCV may be determined to maintain a second camshaft position corresponding to the second lift mode. A valve lifter system failure may be diagnosed based on a difference between the first and second duty cycles. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222197 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is employed for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The control apparatus includes a variable valve operating mechanism which changes a valve characteristic of an engine valve; a valve stop mechanism which stops opening/closing of the engine valve in at least one cylinder; and a controller which executes a variable valve control that makes an actual value of the valve characteristic match a target value by executing a hydraulic pressure control for the variable valve operating mechanism, and which operates the valve stop mechanism so that a reduced-cylinder operation is performed when an engine operating state is in a preset reduced-cylinder operation region. If it is determined that a pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the variable valve operating mechanism satisfies a preset condition when the engine operating state is in the reduced-cylinder operation region, the controller prohibits the variable valve control. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222198 | Method of determining a route as a function of the sinuosity index - The invention relates to a method of determining routes between a point of departure (α) and a point of arrival (β) for a digital road mapping system comprising a set of segments that are representative of a road network. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: receiving a route request containing the points of departure and arrival and the selected, preferred sinuosity level; identifying a plurality of potential routes; assigning a value to each of the potential routes as a function of the global sinuosity index thereof, which is established from the sinuosity index of each of the segments forming the potential routes; and selecting the potential route with the sinuosity index that best corresponds to the sinuosity level of the request. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222199 | Navigation device and navigation program - Navigation devices, methods, and programs display a list of facilities without calculating an estimated travel time from the current position of the vehicle to a facility position by displaying the facilities in the order of a front-left side area, a front-right side area, a rear-left side area, a the rear-right side area, with the searched facilities in each area being displayed in the order of distance from the vehicle. Alternatively or additionally, the devices, methods, and programs display the list by: calculating an estimated travel time from the current position of the vehicle to a facility position only for the searched facilities assigned to a medium distance area; and displaying the facilities in the order of a short distance area, the medium distance area, and a long distance area, with the searched facilities in the short distance area and the long distance area being displayed in the order of distance from the vehicle and the searched facilities in the medium distance area being displayed in the order of the shortest estimated travel time. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222200 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR TELEMATICS NAVIGATION - Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for telematics navigation. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222201 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING ROUTING INFORMATION OF A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - To provide a navigation system having a locating unit, a database, a route calculation unit, an input device and an output device for routing, whose user-friendliness is enhanced and the traffic safety is improved, an evaluation unit is provided for determining the need for outputting routing information. Furthermore, a corresponding method is provided. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222202 | Navigation apparatus and navigation program - If it is determined that a course change at a branch point is necessary and a vehicle is traveling on a road in which a lane is added to correspond to a road which is taken after the course change (road before the branch point), “direction guidance” is provided before a road section in which the lane is added (added lane section) and “lane guidance” is provided in the added lane section. As above, by switching the “direction guidance” and the “lane guidance” depending on whether the vehicle has reached the added lane section or not, and by providing either one of the guidances, a driver can recognize the guidance without confusion. Particularly, when the branch point is branched off at a narrow angle and when the added lane is a lane dedicated to the road which is taken after the course change, by providing the lane guidance, instead of the direction guidance indicating left or right, the guidance becomes easier to understand. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - A method and a system for displaying at least one navigation instruction of a navigation system in a vehicle, a section of the vehicle's surroundings being recorded by a camera and displayed as an image sequence of the surroundings by a display unit, the navigation instruction being likewise displayed by the display unit, and, when the vehicle is moving, the position of the at least one navigation instruction within the image sequence of the surroundings being changed as a function of the movement of the surroundings occurring relative to the vehicle. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222204 | VEHICLE GUIDANCE AND SENSOR BIAS DETERMINATION - Systems and methods for guiding a vehicle and vehicle sensor bias determination methods are disclosed. A method for guiding a vehicle includes a primary antenna of a primary survey-grade GNSS-receiver and a secondary antenna of a secondary GNSS-receiver mounted to the vehicle, which are at least temporarily receiving GNSS-signals of a global positioning system. A plurality of physical sensors mounted to the vehicle generate physical data indicative of respective measured physical parameters of at least part of the vehicle. The method includes de-biasing the physical data and applying a recursive statistical estimator, such as a Kalman filter, to the de-biased physical data and an output of the primary and secondary GNSS-receivers to determine a position and velocity of the vehicle. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222205 | Data logger with indicia surface - A data logger includes an enclosure, one or more sensors within the enclosure for recording environmental conditions, and a base surface treated to facilitate marking and located within a perimeter of an outer surface of the enclosure. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222206 | Golf Club Fitting Apparatus And Method - A golf club fitting apparatus comprises an image display unit; a linear guide having a lower end that is attached to the image display unit and rotatable in relation to the unit; an arm that is attached to the linear guide and slidable in relation to the linear guide; a first encoder coupled to the linear guide and configured to generate a rotation signal when the linear guide is rotated relative to the image display unit; a second encoder capable of generating a linear measurement signal when the linear guide slides; and image display logic coupled to the first encoder, second encoder, and image display unit and which when executed by one or more processors causes displaying a golf club head image on the image display unit, and re-displaying the image in a changed configuration in response to one or both of the rotation signal and the linear measurement signal. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222207 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLUME CHARACTERIZATION - A method for mapping, in three dimensions, the contents of a plume within an area is described. The method includes distributing spectrally sensitive sensors on a first surface of a vehicle, distributing spectrally sensitive emitters on a second surface of a vehicle, causing the emitters to output a signal directed through the plume and towards the sensors, receiving at least a portion of the emitter output at the sensors, communicating an output of the sensors, the sensor output caused by the received optical emitter output, to a central processing unit, and analyzing the sensor outputs and time-based vehicle positions to characterize the plume and an area surrounding the plume in three dimensions over a period of time. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222208 | Magnetic Beacon Guidance System - A method of guiding a probe ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090222209 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOTION CORRECTION TO SENSOR MEASUREMENTS - A method for correcting a motion related distortion in a sensor measurement comprises establishing a reference position in a borehole. A parameter of interest is measured at a plurality of toolface angles as the tool makes a revolution in the borehole. A distance to a wall of the borehole is measured associated with each parameter of interest measurement. A lateral motion of the tool is measured between each parameter of interest measurement, and a toolface angle of the tool is measured at each parameter of interest measurement. A controller comprising a processor acts according to programmed instructions to calculate a correction to the parameter of interest measurement referenced to the reference position based at least partly on the measured tool motion. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222210 | Method for determining the earthquake protection of buildings - According to the invention, in the method for determining the earthquake protection of buildings, the natural frequency of a building is determined. Moreover, the natural frequency of the ground surrounding the building is determined. Thereafter, a rating value for the building is calculated based on a comparison of the natural frequency of the building to the natural frequency of the ground. Based on this rated value, the earthquake protection of a building can be determined. Preferably, a failure probability for the building and an average damage to the building are calculated on the basis of the rating value, depending on the magnitude of the earthquake. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222211 | METHOD, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPRESSION OF RESIDUAL WATER BOTTOM ENERGY IN SURFACE SEISMIC DATA - Systems, program product, and methods of suppressing residual water bottom energy in seismic data, are provided. An example of a system, program product, and method can be applied to post-stack datasets and can combine multi-channel deconvolution with novel sorting keys to efficiently identify and suppress residual water bottom energy in common depth point (CDP) stacked seismic data, thereby increasing the resolving power of seismic data leading to an improved interpretation of seismic signals reflected from oil reservoirs. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222212 | ANALYSIS OF MIXED SOURCE DNA PROFILES - A method of analysing DNA samples from mixed sources includes i) obtaining an observed result relating to a value set for a characteristic of the DNA; ii) randomly selecting a selected value set for that DNA characteristic and generating an expected result from that selected value set; iii) comparing the observed result and the expected result and quantifying the difference there between. The method also includes iv) considering the selected value set to be the optimal match; v) randomly selecting a different selected value set and generating another expected result from that selected value set; vi) comparing the observed result with the another expected result and quantifying the difference there between; vii) replacing the existing optimal value set with the different selected value set of step v) if a criteria is met. The method further includes viii) repeating steps v), vi) and vii) at least 10 times; ix) the last optimal match being taken to be the optimal match for the value set for the DNA. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222213 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - The present invention provides an index that makes it possible to use, in an automatic analyzer, an approximate expression based on a theoretical chemical reaction formula derived from reaction process data, and automatically check for apparatus abnormalities, reagent deteriorations, and improper accuracy control during each continuous or individual inspection. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING NON-NUTRITIVE SUCK PATTERN STABILITY - Method and apparatus are provided for generating an index associated with non-nutritive suck pattern stability. A method includes measuring a plurality of non-nutritive suck (NNS) pressure samples, generating a plurality of correlation values using the NNS pressure samples, and generating a measure of non-nutritive suck pattern stability using the plurality of correlation values. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222215 | Integrated Biosensor and Simulation System for Diagnosis and Therapy - BioMEMS/NEMS appliance biologically monitors an individual, using biosensors to detect cellular components. Data is simulated or analyzed using systems-biology software, which provides diagnostic or therapeutic guidance. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222216 | System and Method to Improve Accuracy of a Polymer - The sequencing of individual monomers (e.g., a single nucleotide) of a polymer (e.g., DNA, RNA) is improved by reducing the motion of the polymer due to thermally-driven diffusion to reduce the spatial error in the position of the polymer within a measurement device. A major system parameter, such as average translocation velocity or measurement time, is selected based on the characteristics of the sensing system utilized, and an algorithm jointly optimizes the sequencing order error rate and the monomer identification error rate of the system. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222217 | Method of calculating environment risk of a chemical in soil - A method of calculating a soil contaminant risk factor for a chemical released into the environment is provided. The method comprises the steps of determining the toxicity value (T) of the chemical, determining the mobility (M) of the chemical in the soil where the chemical was released, determining the persistence value (P) of the chemical, and calculating the soil contaminant risk factor (SCRF) using the formula | 2009-09-03 |
20090222218 | Methods and systems for computing a particle size distribution of small partcles in a process - Methods, systems and computer readable media for computing small particle size distributions of particles in a process stream comprising a sample dilute colloid. A reference matrix of pre-computed reference vectors is provided. Each reference vector represents a discrete particle size or particle size range of a particle size distribution of particles contained in a dilute colloid. Each reference vector represents a reference extinction spectrum over a predetermined wavelength range. A measurement vector representing a measured extinction spectrum of the sample particles in the sample colloid is provided, wherein the measured extinction spectrum has been spectrophotometrically measured over the wavelength range. The particle size distribution and particle concentrations of the particles in the sample colloid are determined using the reference matrix, the measurement vector and linear equations. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222219 | Method for determining average properties of molecules in solution by injection into a flowing solvent - A new method is presented for measuring the molecular properties of an unfractionated solution of macromolecules. Sample aliquots spanning a range of concentrations are injected sequentially into a stream of solution and flow towards the detectors. Each aliquot produces, thereby, an effective “peak” whose elements correspond to different concentrations of the diluted aliquot. The weight averaged molar mass, the mean square radius, and the second virial coefficient of the macromolecules in solution are derived from an analysis of the angular and concentration dependence of the scattering signals throughout the corresponding peaks. In contrast to earlier on-line methods, better accuracy is achieved, while using a smaller quantity of sample. A similar method for determining cross virial coefficients between two distinct species of macromolecules is also presented. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222220 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTROL VALVE COMPONENT FAILURE - The claimed method and system identifies faults and/or deterioration of components in a process control valve. The system may use different sensor combinations to provide the necessary data to compute irregular component integrity. Alerts may be generated to indicate potential component integrity problems. In particular, the system may detect potential deterioration and/or faults in actuator springs, pneumatic tubing and piping, and bellows seals. The claimed system may be communicatively coupled to a process control network to provide a more elaborate alarm system. Moreover, additional statistical methods may be used to refine the detection accuracy of the system. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DAMAGE, DEFECT, AND REINFORCEMENT IN FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER BONDED CONCRETE SYSTEMS USING FAR-FIELD RADAR - A non-contact, far-field radar nondestructive testing (NDT) method is disclosed that is capable of detecting at least one of defects, damages, and reinforcement conditions in near-surface region of multi-layer systems using monostatic inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) measurements and applicable to various types of structural elements. The method includes the steps of conducting far-field monostatic ISAR measurements, executing an imaging algorithm, and executing a progressive image focusing algorithm. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222222 | Operating device for calibrating torque wrenches - The invention relates to an operating device for testing torque wrenches with a data storage. A carrier is provided for fixing a torque wrench to be tested. A transducer is arranged at the carrier and coupled to the head portion of the torque wrench to be tested. A grip holder arranged on the carrier fixes the grip of the torque wrench to be tested. A deflecting mechanism generates a torque on the head portion of the torque wrench to be tested. A communication unit is coupled to the data storage of the torque wrench for data exchange. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREETLIGHT MONITORING DIAGNOSTICS - One or more example diagnostics may be implemented as part of an intelligent luminaire manager or other radio frequency (RF) device that is in communication with an equipment or fixture such as a luminaire. Example diagnostics can determine a status such as a fixture malfunction, a cycling condition, a miswiring configuration, or another condition. The determined status can be wirelessly transmitted from the intelligent luminaire manager or other radio frequency device to a network server via a network. The network may be a network of intelligent luminaire managers and/or RF devices. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222224 | Multi-circuit direct current monitor with Modbus serial output - A multi-circuit direct current monitor consists of a plurality of Hall Effect current sensors mounted on a printed circuit board oriented to sense the direct current (DC) flow from power generating devices such as solar arrays, output from the Hall Effect sensors connected to an analog to digital (A/D) converter which in turn is connected to a microprocessor. The multi-circuit direct current monitor continuously monitors instantaneous and average current values for each circuit as well as total instantaneous current and average current for all active circuits. The multi-circuit direct current monitor provides continuous communications via Modbus RTU as well as providing alarm outputs if one or more circuits deviates from the average output by a percentage greater than the user specified threshold for a user-defined period of time to detect failed or underperforming power output devices. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222225 | IDDQ TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD - Multiple non-defective samples of a DUT are selected. A quiescent power supply current (IDDQ) is measured for each of test vectors which are switched, for each of the non-defective samples. Statistical IDDQ values are measured in increments of the test vectors, and first array data is created including identifiers for the test vectors and the statistical IDDQs as elements. The first array data is sorted using the IDDQ value as a key so as to create second array data. The difference in quiescent power supply current is calculated by making difference between adjacent current elements of the second array data, so as to create third array data including the identifiers for the test vectors and the differences of current value as the elements. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222226 | Method and Apparatus for On-Line Compressed Sensing - A typical data acquisition system takes periodic samples of a signal, image, or other data, often at the so-called Nyquist/Shannon sampling rate of two times the data bandwidth in order to ensure that no information is lost. In applications involving wideband signals, the Nyquist/Shannon sampling rate is very high, even though the signals may have a simple underlying structure. Recent developments in mathematics and signal processing have uncovered a solution to this Nyquist/Shannon sampling rate bottlenck for signals that are sparse or compressible in some representation. We demonstrate and reduce to practice methods to extract information directly from an analog or digital signal based on altering our notion of sampling to replace uniform time samples with more general linear functionals. One embodiment of our invention is a low-rate analog-to-information converter that can replace the high-rate analog-to-digital converter in certain applications involving wideband signals. Another embodiment is an encoding scheme for wideband discrete-time signals that condenses their information content. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF AN ELECTRIC NETWORK - A method for testing the operating conditions of an electric network, including at least one operating state, including the steps of providing a voltage signal (v(t)) to a network load and measuring the instantaneous current signal (i(t)) circulating in the load, delaying the instantaneous current signal (i(t)) to generate an instantaneous current signal delayed ((i(t+τ)) by a predetermined amount of time (τ), the predetermined amount of time (τ) being a function of the operating state of said load, the method including the steps of calculating, within a predetermined measurement time (Tm), an admittance ratio (G | 2009-09-03 |
20090222228 | MULTI-SCALE ENVELOPING SPECTROGRAM SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR CONDITION MONITORING AND THE LIKE - A signal processing technique that decomposes complex, dynamically changing non-stationary signals from machine components such as bearings into different scales by means of a continuous wavelet transform. The envelope signal in each scale is then calculated from the modulus of the wavelet coefficients. Subsequently, Fourier transform is performed repetitively on the envelope of the signal at each scale, resulting in an “envelope spectrum” of the original signal at the various scales. The final output is a three-dimensional scale-frequency map that indicates the intensity and location of the defect-related frequency lines. The technique is generic in nature, and applicable not only to machine condition monitoring, but also to the health monitoring of a wide range of dynamic systems, including human beings. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222229 | CALIBRATION DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR RANGE IMAGE SENSOR - A calibration device for calibrating a range image sensor, detecting a distance of each direction within a detection range and generating a range image data, in a state where the range image sensor is attached at a mobile body, the calibration device includes a data receiving portion for receiving a calibration-subject data including a calibration target, which is set within the detection range and includes a first plane surface and a second plane surface, from the range image sensor, a plane surface specifying portion for specifying each of the first and second plane surfaces in a three-dimensional reference coordinate system, a normal vector calculating portion for three-dimensionally calculating a normal vector of each of the first and second plane surfaces, and a rotation calculating portion for three-dimensionally calculating a rotation of the range image sensor on the basis of an already-recognized posture information and the normal vector. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222230 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING PRESSURE SENSOR ERRORS - A pressure sensor compensation system for a control system of an engine includes N engine-off pressure measuring modules. The N engine-off pressure measuring modules calculate differences between pressure values of a corresponding one of N pressure sensors and others of the N pressure sensors when the engine is off. The N engine-off pressure measuring modules calculate N corresponding pressure correction values based on the differences, where N is an integer greater than one. N pressure compensating modules generate N corrected pressure values when the engine is on based on N uncorrected pressure values from the N pressure sensors and the N pressure correction values. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222231 | Method and device for correcting a signal of a sensor - A method and a device for correcting a signal of a sensor provide for maximally accurate drift compensation of a characteristics curve of the sensor. At least one characteristic quantity of the signal of the sensor is compared with a reference value. The signal of the sensor is corrected as a function of the comparison result. A value of the at least one characteristic quantity of the signal of the sensor derived from the signal of the sensor is formed as the reference value. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222232 | REEL MOTOR TORQUE CALIBRATION DURING TAPE MOTION - Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to calculation of a reel motor torque constant (“K | 2009-09-03 |
20090222233 | PARTIAL STROKE TESTING SYSTEM COUPLED WITH FUEL CONTROL VALVE - A system for on-line testing of an emergency shut-off valve includes a first emergency shut-off valve and a control for initiating a test on the first emergency shut-off valve. The system also includes a fluid actuator for opening and closing the first emergency shut-off valve. A subsystem is also provided for testing the first emergency shut-off valve without fully closing the shut-off valve in response to a signal from the control. In this system, a second solenoid valve bleeds off pressurized fluid to move the emergency shut-off valve from a fully opened to a partially closed position functions as a second emergency shut-off valve. A second emergency shut-off valve is also provided in series with the first emergency shut-off valve and a bypass around the second emergency shut-off valve allows the second emergency shut-off valve to be tested by being fully closed without shutting down the process. The use of the two emergency shut-off valves in series wherein either valve can shut down the process raises the safety integrity level to level 3. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222234 | Generating Worst Case Test Sequences For Non-Linearly Driven Channels - Various implementations of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for generating a test sequence for a driver and channel combination, wherein the driver is non-linear. In various implementations of the invention, a test sequence is generated that produces the worst or near worst error rate of the channel. With various implementations of the invention, voltage waves at the driver and impulse response waves of the channel are generated. In various implementations of the invention, the driver voltage waves and impulse response waves are simulated responses of the driver and channel to a digital signal input. With further implementations of the invention, receiver voltage waves are generated by combining the impulse response wave and the driver voltage waves. Subsequently, a test sequence is selected based upon the combined receiver voltage wave. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222235 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PRODUCT DEGRADATION - The invention relates to device ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090222236 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER WITH SELECTABLE MODES - An electronic thermometer is configured for selectable predictive modes based upon the same predictive algorithm. A mode selector is adapted for user selection between several modes of operation of the thermometer. Each mode of operation utilizes the same predictive algorithm for estimating the temperature of the subject before the thermometer reaches full equilibrium. Different modes offer users a selection for striking the appropriate balance between response time and precision, based upon user preferences and needs. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222237 | Geographical data collecting device - The present invention provides a geographical data collecting device, comprising a distance measuring unit | 2009-09-03 |
20090222238 | Method and apparatus for layer thickness measurement - A technique for optical measurement of a thickness of a layer on a surface uses diffuse reflections at opposite boundaries of the layer, operates on transparent, or translucent layers. The thickness is determined by computing a separation between the centers of the two diffuse reflections, and using the index of refraction of the layer, and geometric properties of a beam and detector with respect to the surface. The technique is useful for quantifying thickness of a layer of rime ice, glaze ice, frosted ice, or water, for example. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222239 | Method for the Computer-Aided Analysis of the Reliability of a Technical System, Corresponding Device, and a Corresponding Technical System - The invention relates to a method for the computer-assisted analysis of the reliability of a technical system comprising a plurality of technical components. According to said method, the reliabilities of the components are respectively described by a component function that depends on at least one parameter and a parameter interval of the at least one parameter, which is associated with the components and influences the reliability of the components; a system reliability of the technical system is determined from the reliabilities of the components; a variation value is respectively determined for at least some of the components f&, constituting a value for the variation of the system reliability according to the variation of the parameter interval of the respective component; and an influence quantity relating to the influence of the respective components on the system reliability is respectively determined for at lest some of the components from the variation value. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222240 | BALER MACHINE MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE INTERFACES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Monitoring and performance interfaces are disclosed for baler machines. The interfaces collect and analyze runtime and downtime data and present reports or varying detail to interested personnel that allow objective assessment of baler machine performance. Multiple baler machines may be monitored and analyzed to reveal human and machine-related issues that inhibit optimal performance but are otherwise extremely difficult to detect. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREETLIGHT MONITORING DIAGNOSTICS - One or more example diagnostics may be performed by a network server for a network of intelligent luminaire managers or other radio frequency (RF) devices. The network server may receive messages or information from one or more of the plurality of networked intelligent luminaire managers or RF devices. The network server may perform diagnostics based upon the received messages or information from one or more of the plurality of networked intelligent luminaire managers or RF devices. The network server may also leverage knowledge of respective statuses of at least a portion of the plurality of the networked intelligent luminaire managers or RF devices to determine a system-level status. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222242 | FIELD INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A field instrument management apparatus, which manages a field instrument by communicating with the field instrument via a field bus, transfers a request for an instrument address to the field instrument, and provides the instrument address to an outside when the instrument address is acquired from the field instrument. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222243 | Adaptive Analytics - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a new data record associated with a transaction, and generating, using an adaptive model executed by the computer, a score to represent a likelihood that the transaction is associated with fraud. The adaptive model employs feedback from one or more external data sources, the feedback containing information about one or more previous data records associated with fraud and non-fraud by at least one of the one or more external data sources. Further, the adaptive model uses the information about the one or more previous data records as input variables to update scoring parameters used to generate the score for the new data record. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222244 | Method of Estimating information on projection conditions by a projection machine and a device thereof - A method of eliminating information on the projection states of projection elements (P) by using an analysis model in which discharged projection elements (P) repeatedly collided with rotation blades ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090222245 | Method, computer, and recording medium storing a program for computing engine design variables - For a plurality of combinations of a plurality of operating states included in an operating range of an engine and for a plurality of combinations of a plurality of objective variables, a system, which calculates design variables, includes a calculating device for obtaining global optimal solutions of the design variables that minimize or maximize a sum of the plurality of objective variables, which respectively correspond to the plurality of combinations of the plurality of operating states; a receiving device for receiving designation of an upper limit or a lower limit of the plurality of objective variables; and a searching device for searching for global optimal solutions that result in the smoothest change in the design variables when changing the operating states in a range of the received upper limit to the received lower limit of the objective variables, with one of the global optimal solutions as an initial value set. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222246 | High-Level, Graphical Programming Language and Tool for Well Management Programming - A reservoir simulation method, which includes building a hierarchical logic diagram having one or more components. Each component represents a block of programming code. The method further includes converting the hierarchical logic diagram to programming code configured to manage the simulation of a reservoir. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222247 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BASAL RATE PROFILES - A system and method are provided for generating a plurality of basal rate models that together model delivery of a corresponding plurality of basal rates of a diabetes treatment drug to a patient over a period of time. Information may be collected from a plurality of patients that have a diabetic condition and to which the diabetes treatment drug has been delivered. The collected information may include a glycemic control indicator for each of the plurality of patients that is indicative of an efficacy of the diabetes treatment drug in treating the patient's diabetic condition. The collected information may be filtered based on the glycemic control indicators to produce a subset of information that includes information only for patients that exhibit acceptable glycemic control. The plurality of basal rate models may be generated based on the subset of the collected information, and may be stored in a memory unit. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222248 | Method and system for determining a combined risk - A computer system for determining a combined risk is disclosed. The computer system has a memory, at least one input device, and a central processing unit in communication with the memory and the at least one input device. The central processing unit obtains diagnostic data and identifies a plurality of models for analyzing the diagnostic data. The central processing unit also associates each model with one of a plurality of time periods and calculates, for each time period using the associated model, a predicted risk. Further, the central processing unit determines the combined risk based on the predicted risk for each time period. | 2009-09-03 |
20090222249 | MODULAR VERIFICATION OF WEB SERVICES USING EFFICIENT SYMBOLIC ENCODING AND SUMMARIZATION - A system and method for verifying a composition of interacting services in a distributed system includes generating a concurrent process graph (CPG) for processes in a system and symbolically encoding the CPG of each process to perform a reachability analysis. Symbolic summaries are generated for concurrently running processes based on the reachability analysis. Modular verification is conducted by utilizing the symbolic summaries of the processes to verify a system of interrelated processes. | 2009-09-03 |