40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090248252 | Method for Monitoring the Operating Conditions of Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring the operating conditions of motor vehicles, with a drive system with at least one differential that distributes drive torque to the driven wheels. To avoid unacceptable wear in the differential of the drive system, it is proposed that at least the output speeds of the differential, and, via a steering angle sensor, an at least approximate driving of the motor vehicle in a straight line are detected and are compared over a time interval, and that in the case where the differential speed of the output shafts is above a defined speed threshold and prevails over the time interval and the vehicle is driven in a straight line, a warning signal is generated. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248253 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION OF CRASH SIGNATURE SENSOR IN VEHICLE SIDE IMPACT SENSING - A system and method for performing side impact sensing in a vehicle including at least one side impact zone is provided. The system comprises a controller and at least one crash signature sensor. The controller is configured to deploy one or more safety restraints in response to at least one crash signature signal. The one crash signature sensor is positioned in the side impact zone. The crash signature sensor is configured to detect an impact with an object at the side impact zone. The crash signature sensor is further configured to generate the crash signature signal which corresponds to measured structural impact energy of the vehicle in the side impact zone deformed by the impact at frequencies above 2 kHz. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248254 | DOOR-LOCK CONTROL SYSTEM, DOOR-LOCK CONTROL METHOD - A door-lock control system includes: a door lock device; a current position detection unit; a data recording unit; a public security situation determination processing unit; and a function setting processing unit configured to set, according to the public security situation at the vehicle position, a function limit state that limits unlocking when a door-unlock operation has been performed by an operation unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248255 | PACKAGING AND LOGISTICS OF REMOTE HEAD RESTRAINT ACTUATION TECHNOLOGY - A remote rearview mirror system includes a transmitting module and receiving module that operate at a distance. The transmitting module is included in a rear view mirror. These modules require a matching that need to be preserved until the components are installed in a vehicle. The steps of such matching include the incorporation of the transmitting module into a mirror-transmitting module combination that is associated with its respective receiving module. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248256 | Method of and apparatus for adjusting a motorcycle headlight, and motorcycle incorporating same - A headlight optical axis adjustment apparatus for motorcycle includes an ECU for adjusting an optical axis of a headlight in accordance with a vehicle body attitude. The apparatus includes a center kickstand switch and a side kickstand switch for detecting respective positions of a center kickstand and a side kickstand of the motorcycle. When either of the kickstands is in a deployed position thereof, the ECU is operated to adjust the optical axis of a headlight to a previously set initial direction, regardless of detection outputs from a front vehicle height sensor and a rear vehicle height sensor. The front vehicle height sensor and the rear vehicle height sensor respectively detect the vehicle heights at the front part of the vehicle body and the rear part of the vehicle body. The vehicle heights are represented by compression and decompression amounts of suspensions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248257 | SEAT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An egress-start determining device determines a start of egress of a passenger seated in a seat of a vehicle. A completion determining device determines completion of a driver's head moving out of a door opening of the vehicle after the start of egress of the passenger. A seat-sitting-face height adjusting device adjusts a height of a sitting face of the seat in such a manner that the height is adjusted to a first height during a time from the start of egress of the passenger to the completion of the driver's head moving out of the door opening of the vehicle, and the height is adjusted to a second height after the completion of the driver's head moving out of the door opening of the vehicle. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248258 | Operation Parameter Display System for Working Vehicle Fitted with Working Implement - An operation parameter display system for an working vehicle ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090248259 | TRAVELING SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - A traveling system for construction equipment is provided, which can secure an initial traveling manipulability regardless of a low-speed traveling or a high-speed traveling. If the high-speed traveling is selected and the traveling is manipulated, the inclination angle of a swash plate of a hydraulic pump is variably controlled, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248260 | SHIFTING SYSTEM WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK - Methods and apparatus are provided for a tactile feedback system. The system comprises a transmission indicator having a position, the position adapted to be adjusted by a user, a feedback device coupled to the transmission indicator, the feedback device adapted to produce a vibration in response to a feedback signal, and a control system adapted to detect the position of the transmission indicator and to transmit a feedback signal to the feedback device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248261 | ASSUMPTION TORQUE SETTING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER, AND METHOD FOR LEARNING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DELAY MODEL - An assumption torque setting device for an engine that executes a torque reduction process during gear shifting. The device sets a torque assumed to be output by the engine and based on a target torque from which an amount corresponding to the torque reduction process is excluded as an assumption torque during the gear shifting. The device includes an assumption model torque calculation unit which calculates an assumption model torque from the target torque from which an amount corresponding to the torque reduction process is excluded based on an internal combustion engine delay model. An assumption torque calculation unit calculates before torque reduction is performed an assumption torque based on an engine operation state and calculates when the torque reduction is being performed an assumption torque based on the assumption model torque and an assumption torque calculated from the engine operation state. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248262 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - An ECU executes a program including steps of setting an upper limit value of a target revolution number of a primary pulley revolution number NIN in the case where an oil temperature THO is greater than a threshold value; setting the upper limit value as a target revolution number in the case where the target revolution number set using the map is greater than the upper limit value; and controlling primary pulley revolution number NIN to be the target revolution number. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248263 | SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - Strain gauges and a torque value calculating unit detect a value for torque acting on a sun gear based on a reaction force, an input equivalent value calculating unit calculates an input torque equivalent value based on the torque value detected, a torque reduction command unit issues a command to the engine for changing torque, and a torque change determination unit determines, based on the input torque equivalent value calculated, whether or not the torque of the engine has been appropriately changed in accordance with the command. Consequently, based on the torque value measured for the sun gear that is a component of the automatic speed change mechanism, it can be precisely determined whether or not the torque change for the engine has been appropriately achieved as targeted. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248264 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - Strain gauges and a torque value calculating unit detect a torque value acting on a sun gear based on a reaction force. An input equivalent value calculating unit calculates an input torque equivalent value based on the detected torque value, and a hydraulic pressure control unit controls output from a starting clutch by controlling operation of a hydraulic servo, based on the input torque equivalent value calculated by the input equivalent value calculating unit. Therefore, by measuring the input torque equivalent value derived from a value for torque acting on the fixed sun gear in an automatic speed change mechanism and then monitoring the input torque equivalent value as a target input torque, the control unit precisely controls the hydraulic pressure to the starting clutch FB control. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248265 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE CONTROLLER - A control device for a vehicle drive apparatus that includes a differential mechanism and an electric motor provided in the differential mechanism, which can be miniaturized in structure with improved fuel economy and enabling suppression of occurrence in switching shocks. With a provision of a switching clutch or a switching brake, a shifting mechanism is placed in either a continuously variable shifting state or a step variable shifting state. During a shifting of an automatic shifting portion, an engaging control variable control alters a method of learning an engaging pressure. This allows a rotation speed of a transmitting member to achieve a given variation during the shifting, depending on a continuously variable shifting state and a non-continuously variable shifting state, for thereby providing a balance between an improvement in a feeling and a suppressing of shifting shocks. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248266 | ENGAGING-FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An engaging-force control apparatus for a friction-engagement element controls a slip rotational speed between an input-side rotational speed and an output-side rotational speed of the friction-engagement element by increasing or decreasing an engaging force of the friction-engagement element. The engaging-force control apparatus includes an engaging-force feedback control section configured to control the engaging force of the friction-engagement element to bring the slip rotational speed of the friction-engagement element closer to 0 by way of feedback control; and an engaging-force restricting section configured to restrict the engaging force of the friction-engagement element to prevent the engaging force from exceeding a minimum engaging-force value necessary to maintain the slip rotational speed at 0. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248267 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTANCE REGULATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method and a device are provided for distance regulation of a motor vehicle equipped with an object detection sensor which detects objects located in front and regulates the velocity of the host vehicle in the sense of distance regulation, the distance control system being able to brake the host vehicle to a standstill. If objects are no longer detected during the stopping process due to the fact that they are located within the invisible region in the immediate vicinity of the object detection sensor, object positions relating to the objects detected earlier are stored, and a starting process of the vehicle resulting from the driver's intention to start, implemented via an actuation and/or confirmation element, is prevented until the object is detected again. The restarting process is not prevented when a turning maneuver of the object located in front has been detected due to the fact that the absolute value of the transverse offset of the object located in front exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248268 | DRIVE FORCE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF DRIVE FORCE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL - When determining that a vehicle is not skidding, the ECU carries out tight corner control if vehicle speed is smaller than the upper limit value of the vehicle speed range corresponding to the starting state of the vehicle and the steering wheel turning angle of a steering wheel is greater than or equal to the minimum value of the steering wheel turning angle at which the tight corner braking phenomenon may occur. When determining that the vehicle is skidding, the ECU inhibits the tight corner control even if the vehicle speed is smaller than the upper limit value and the steering wheel turning angle is greater than or equal to the minimum value of the steering wheel turning angle at which the tight corner braking phenomenon may occur. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248269 | MOTION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A motion control device for a vehicle includes a controlling means for maintaining a traveling stability of the vehicle by controlling a braking force of a wheel of the vehicle, a friction coefficient obtaining means for obtaining a friction coefficient of a road surface on which the vehicle travels, a lateral force reference value calculating means for calculating a lateral force reference value acting on the wheel on the basis of the friction coefficient of the road surface and a lateral force actual value obtaining means for obtaining a lateral force actual value acting on the wheel, wherein the controlling means controls the braking force on the basis of a comparison result between the lateral force reference value and the lateral force actual value. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248270 | VEHICLE DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM - When a preceding vehicle moves away during follow-up running control, it is determined whether or not a forward obstacle is recognized. When a forward obstacle is recognized, it is determined whether or not the forward obstacle satisfies any of obstacle specifying conditions corresponding to a plurality of preset types. A basic threshold value set corresponding to the satisfied type is corrected by three correction values so as to set first to third estimated-collision-time determining values. The estimated-collision-time determining values are compared with an estimated collision time of a subject vehicle with respect to the forward obstacle, and acceleration control on the subject vehicle is limited stepwise in accordance with the comparison values. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248271 | Control Apparatus for Combustion Engine of Premixed Compression Self-ignition type - At high temperature, namely, when the temperature of intake air is higher than a predetermined normal temperature range, an ECU ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090248272 | Method for operating fuel injection system - A machine is disclosed. The machine may have an engine having a combustion chamber. The machine may also have a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a speed of the combustion engine. Additionally, the machine may have a second sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a desired supplied fuel quantity. The machine may also have a counter configured to generate a third signal indicative of a count. Additionally, the machine may have a fuel injection system having a controller. The controller may be configured to, based on the first, second, and third signals, select one of a plurality of shot modes and generate a corresponding fourth signal. The fuel injection system may also have a fuel injector configured to, based on the fourth signal, inject a quantity of fuel into the combustion chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248273 | Method And Device For Adapting The Valve Characteristic Of A Fuel Injection Valve - The method and the device serve to adapt the valve characteristic of a fuel injection valve, which has a piezoelectrically driven nozzle needle and by which fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, to production-related or age-related variations in the injection behaviour. The activation energy and the needle stroke of the fuel injection valve are controlled in such a way that the engine torque in the case of a fuel injection valve with a reference characteristic would not vary. Here, if an actually occurring variation in the engine torque is detected, then by varying the gradient of the activation-energy/valve-stroke characteristic curve of the fuel injection valve, the engine torque is matched to the engine torque generated with an injection valve with a reference characteristic. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248274 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER FOR ENGINE - A fuel injection controller for an engine that injects fuel to an inlet passage in an upstream side of an inlet valve from a fuel injection unit, includes: a first calculator, configured to calculate a basic fuel injection quantity from the fuel injection unit based on an operating condition of the engine; a second calculator, configured to calculate a first direct transport rate of fuel directly transported into a cylinder of the fuel injected from the fuel injection unit when the inlet valve is closed; a third calculator, configured to calculate a second direct transport rate of fuel directly transported into a cylinder of the fuel injected from the fuel injection unit when the inlet valve is opened; and a corrector, configured to correct the basic fuel injection quantity based on the first direct transport rate and the second direct transport rate. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248275 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING FUEL - A fuel supply system supplies composite fuel containing alcohol and gasoline to multiple cylinders of an internal combustion engine. The composite fuel includes main-fuel and sub-fuel. The sub-fuel is lower than main-fuel in concentration of alcohol. Each of multiple first fuel injection valves is provided to each of the cylinders for injecting fuel. Each of multiple second fuel injection valves is provided to each of the cylinders for injecting fuel. A fuel inlet portion supplies at least sub-fuel to each of the first fuel injection valves and each of the second fuel injection valves. A selector control unit selects one of main-fuel and sub-fuel supplied through the fuel inlet portion to each of the first fuel injection valves. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248276 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH BUILT-IN FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR - A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine is provided which has a fuel supply path and a nozzle chamber. The fuel supply path extends a spray hole. The nozzle chamber is defined in the fuel supply path. A nozzle is disposed within the nozzle chamber to establish or block a fluid communication between the fuel supply path and the spray hole. A fuel pressure sensor is installed in the fuel injector so as to be exposed to the fuel in the nozzle chamber. Specifically, the fuel pressure sensor is located closer to the spray hole than a prior art structure in which the fuel pressure sensor is installed in a fuel supply pipe, thus resulting in increased accuracy in measuring a change in pressure of the fuel arising from the spraying of the fuel from the spray hole. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248277 | MULTICYLINDER ENGINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In some cylinder deactivation modes (e.g. virtual V-four operation mode in which two cylinders of a V-six engine are deactivated), ignition/combustion may take place in operating cylinders at uneven intervals. In this case, the output torque varies between the immediately subsequent operating cylinders after the deactivated cylinders in the firing order and the other operating cylinders. A multicylinder engine includes an ignition timing adjustment unit. When the ignition takes place in the operating cylinders at uneven intervals during cylinder deactivation, the ignition timing adjustment unit adjusts ignition timing in each of the operating cylinders to smooth the output torque of the operating cylinders. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248278 | MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A multi-cylinder engine is configured to be able to perform a selected cylinder operation in which combustion is stopped in some cylinders. The multi-cylinder engine includes an ignition-timing adjustment section. This ignition-timing adjustment section retards ignition timing of each operating cylinder when the number of operating cylinders is small or when the engine operates in a selected cylinder operation mode in which explosion occurs at irregular intervals. In such a case, the peak of cylinder internal pressure is lowered by ignition timing retard. Thus, vibration and noise can be suppressed effectively. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248279 | Fuel injection control apparatus and method for a multi-fuel engine, and engine incorporating same - A fuel injection control apparatus for a multi-fuel engine can optimize a fuel injection quantity, using only one basic injection map, irrespective of alcohol concentration of a fuel. An E-concentration determining apparatus determines alcohol concentration of a fuel, based on a measured oxygen amount in exhaust. Basic injection quantities are stored in a basic injection map. E-concentration coefficients are stored in an E-concentration coefficient table for a plurality of alcohol concentrations in the fuel. A basic injection quantity, corresponding to a current rotary engine speed and a throttle opening, is selected from the basic injection map. A concentration coefficient, corresponding to the alcohol concentration and the basic injection quantity, is selected from the E-concentration coefficient table. A fuel injection quantity calculator determines an applied fuel injection quantity by multiplying the basic injection quantity by the concentration coefficient. Further adjustments using a number of additional correction coefficients may be made, as needed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248280 | Method and a device for operating a internal combustion engine - For operating a internal combustion engine a first characteristic value is determined depending on a distance integral of at least a portion of a control signal of an oxygen sensor control based on control reference signal characteristics across a given time period. Depending on the first characteristic value (KW | 2009-10-01 |
20090248281 | Control Apparatus and Method for Internal Combustion Engine - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine has an oxygen storage volume computing unit for computing an oxygen storage volume of a catalyst by using a real air/fuel ratio detected by an air/fuel ratio sensor installed on the upstream side of a catalyst, a center air/fuel ratio representing a stoichiometric air/fuel ratio and an estimated air flow volume or detecting a flow rate of air flowing into the catalyst. A center air/fuel ratio correcting unit for correcting a center air/fuel ratio based on output of a rear air/fuel ratio sensor provided on the downstream side of the catalyst, and an oxygen storage volume computed by an oxygen storage volume computing unit, and the oxygen storage volume computing unit computes an oxygen storage volume by using a center air/fuel ratio corrected by the center air/fuel ratio correcting unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248282 | Stop Position Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - An engine model is configured so as to include a crankshaft periphery motion equations computing block, a friction model, an intake air pressure estimation model, an in-cylinder pressure estimation model, a combustion waveform calculation block, an atmospheric pressure correction term calculation block, and an atmospheric temperature correction term calculation block. While combustion is cut off, the friction model is learned and updated using estimated relating to the crank stop position calculated by the engine model and measured data relating to the crank stop position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248283 | Method and System for Automatically Updating Traffic Incident Data for In-Vehicle Navigation - Aspects of the invention disclose a method and system for automatically updating traffic incident data for in-vehicle navigation. This includes, but is not limited to, a method and system of notifying one or more traffic providers of a traffic accident when a telematics provider receives an automated accident notification from a vehicle. The notification prompts the traffic provider to investigate the traffic accident immediately using manual techniques (monitoring police scanners, visual confirmation by aircraft, etc.) and accurately updates its traffic information in a more timely manner. In turn, the traffic information received by the telematics unit from traffic provider is more accurate. This allows the telematics unit navigation system to provide accurate navigation directions to the subscriber while driving through traffic congested areas. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248284 | TRAVEL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD - Provided is a travel support system which sufficiently uses notified non-equipped vehicle information, and includes: an equipped-vehicle detecting unit ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090248285 | ROUTE DETERMINING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A system for determining an optimum route to a destination by a navigation system of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a navigation system, a remote information system, and a data communication network linking the navigation system and the remote information system. A method is also disclosed that includes the steps of establishing a communication connection between the navigation system and the remote information system, and determining the optimum route to the destination where the optimum route is determined based on requested information received from the remote information system. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248286 | TRAFFIC INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND TRAFFIC INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD - In a case where a CPU | 2009-10-01 |
20090248287 | UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - Methods of communicating the location of an unmanned aerial system (UAS). Implementations of the method may include receiving position data for a UAS with an air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) from a ground control station (GCS) in communication with the UAS, where the ATC-RS and the GCS are coupled together and located on the ground. The method may include transmitting the position data using one or more telecommunication modems included in the ATC-RS to an air traffic control center (ATC) and transmitting the position data using an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and traffic information services broadcast (TIS-B) receiver to one or more aircraft. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PATTERN KEYS FOR USE IN NAVIGATION SYSTEMS TO PREDICT USER DESTINATIONS - Systems and methods for automatically generating pattern keys based on models of user travel patterns and behavior, wherein the pattern keys may be used in automated navigation systems for fast and efficient prediction of user destinations. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248289 | Apparatus for providing guidance route - A navigation apparatus determines an influence of a typhoon, and provides a selection of two routes towards a destination if the typhoon has a great influence exceeding an influence threshold. The two routes provided are, a stand-by route that waits the typhoon to pass by and a detour route that avoids the typhoon by making a detour without waiting. The two routes are respectively presented on a display screen, after calculation by a route calculation unit, with an expected arrival time to the destination, a travel distance to the destination, and a stand-by time (only for the stand-by route) with an assistance of a draw unit. The navigation apparatus thus provides a user with a re-calculated guidance route that does not unnecessarily increase the travel distance to the destination, without forcing the user to be involved in a driving under the influence of the typhoon. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248290 | ROAD SHAPE ESTIMATING DEVICE, ROAD SHAPE ESTIMATING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A road shape estimating device has a data obtaining processing unit for obtaining interpolation point data for a plurality of shape interpolation points which are set along a road and represent a shape of the road, a radius calculation processing unit for calculating a radius of curvature at each of the shape interpolation points based on the interpolation point data for a predetermined section of the road, a corner detection processing unit for detecting a corner in the predetermined section based on the radii of curvature, and a corner dividing processing unit for dividing the corner at a shape interpolation point having a radius of curvature equal to or larger than a threshold in the detected corner. The threshold is set corresponding to an average value of radii of curvature at respective shape interpolation points in the detected corner. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248291 | Transmission Of Routes Between Client And Server Using Route IDs - Dehydration of routes enables transmitting a description of a route requiring much less space than full specification of the route. A series of “breadcrumbs” and hints are used for dehydration. A breadcrumb includes coordinates of a point, a heading at which the route enters the breadcrumb, and a heading at which the route leaves the breadcrumb. A dehydration module places a breadcrumb at the location marking the beginning of the route, and having a leaving heading identifying the link in the original route. The node at the end of each link in the original route is examined. If the link leaving the node is the most parallel link to the link entering the node, nothing is added to the dehydrated route. If not, a breadcrumb is added to the dehydrated route, specifying the coordinates of the point, the entering heading of the breadcrumb and the leaving heading of the breadcrumb. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248292 | ROUTE GUIDANCE DEVICE, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND ROUTE GUIDANCE PROCESSING PROGRAM - To reliably avoid a dangerous zone by setting a route from a current position to a temporary destination so as to avoid the dangerous zone while reflecting prediction results of a moving direction even when a route setting is not previously made. A route to a temporary destination is set based on location information obtained and prediction results of a moving direction of a user, so that even when an avoidance scheduled route for avoiding a dangerous zone has not been decided in advance, the route from the current position to the temporary destination can be reliably set so as to avoid the dangerous zone, while reflecting the prediction results of the moving direction. As a result, safe and reliable route guidance while avoiding the dangerous zone can be executed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248293 | Vehicle-installed navigation device and program - First, a determination is made as to whether or not an instruction to search for a route again has been issued. When it is determined that an instruction to search for the route again has been issued, a determination is made as to whether or not a destination arrival determination has been made. When a vehicle has reached an arrival road constituting a guidance route within a predetermined range from the destination, it is determined that the destination arrival determination has been made, and the guidance route is searched for again after increasing a road cost that takes into account an advancement direction in relation to the arrival road located in the vicinity of the destination of the set guidance route, whereupon the processing is terminated. As a result, the newly formed guidance route obtained as a result of the new search does not include at least a part of the road constituting the guidance route within the predetermined range from the destination, and therefore, a new guidance route according to which the destination can be reached along a different route to the previous route is obtained. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248294 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus includes a route searching unit | 2009-10-01 |
20090248295 | Terrain overlay for route planner - In described embodiments, closed-loop mapping employs terrain and topology information when generating a closed-loop route given input route characteristics. Terrain and topology information collectively identify, for example, whether the road is 1) flat or inclined; 2) paved, concrete, crushed stone, or dirt; 3) in open or shaded areas, and 4) within certain area types. The location of the start and end points (e.g., a geographic location or position), the length of the desired route, and route characteristics are received as input to generate the closed-loop route. Route characteristics might include, for example, i) particular inclines/declines to modify the cardiovascular exercise from traversing the output closed route, ii) preferred types of terrain the output closed route includes, such as pavement or dirt paths, and iii) particular zones or areas to be included or avoided in the desired route. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248296 | DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - When a vehicle enters a facility off a road on which the vehicle is traveling, information pertaining to an entry direction into the facility is sent to a probe center as probe information, and a current driving level of the host vehicle is identified. Meanwhile, the probe center that received the probe information calculates a right-turn entry percentage for facilities based upon the received probe information, and sets an entry difficulty level of the facilities based upon the calculated right-turn entry percentage. A vehicle to which information pertaining to the entry difficulty level of a set facility was distributed from the probe center is structured so as to perform driving support based upon the information pertaining to the entry difficulty level of the facility. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248297 | WAYPOINT DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A display system and method for a vehicle are provided. The display system includes a processor configured to receive data representative of a waypoint and terrain and to supply display commands associated with the waypoint and the terrain; and a display device coupled the processor for receiving the display commands and operable to render three-dimensional terrain and a first symbol elevated from the terrain representing the waypoint. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248298 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING NAVIGATION INFORMATION THEREOF - A navigation device and a method for processing navigation information thereof are disclosed. The navigation device includes a display unit, a radio data system (RDS) receiver module, and a central processing unit (CPU). The RDS receiving module is used for receiving an RDS signal and providing the RDS data to the CPU. The CPU converts the RDS data into Open TMC protocol information, runs a navigation program to parse the Open TMC protocol information to obtain traffic information, and makes the display unit displays the traffic information. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248299 | ROAD SHAPE ESTIMATING DEVICE, ROAD SHAPE ESTIMATING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A road shape estimating device has a data obtaining processing unit for obtaining interpolation point data, a radius calculation processing unit for calculating a radius of curvature at each of shape interpolation points based on the interpolation point data, a corner detection processing unit for detecting a corner in a predetermined section, based on the radius of curvature at each of the shape interpolation points, and for setting a candidate start point and a candidate end point for the detected corner, and a corner connection processing unit for determining whether or not a predetermined connecting condition is met based on candidate start points and candidate end points of detected corners, and connecting, when the predetermined connecting condition is met, a predetermined corner among the plurality of corners and a corner adjacent the predetermined corner. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248300 | Methods and Apparatus for Viewing Previously-Recorded Multimedia Content from Original Perspective - Methods and apparatus for processing multimedia content are disclosed. In an exemplary method, such as might be implemented a portable multimedia device, stored media data pre-associated with a current location of the multimedia device is retrieved. The retrieved media data is mixed with real-time sensor input collected by the multimedia device to obtain mixed media data, and the mixed media data is rendered at the multimedia device, using, for example, a display device and/or speaker devices. The retrieved media data or the real-time sensor input, or both, may comprise digital audio data, digital video data, or both. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248301 | POSITION ESTIMATION FOR NAVIGATION DEVICES - A method of providing position estimation with a navigation device comprises periodically recording magnetic field strength of an area substantially surrounding a navigation device as a user of the navigation device traverses a select pathway. The method combines the recorded magnetic field strength with measurements from at least a dead reckoning portion of the navigation device to provide position estimates along the select pathway. The method further corrects each of the position estimates from a starting position on the select pathway, where each of the corrected position estimates have an error value below one or more previous position estimates and any intervening positions between each of the one or more previous position estimates and the starting position, with the error value corresponding to an error threshold based on the previous position estimates. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248302 | ESTABLISHING WIRELESS NETWORKING BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP USING GPS LOCATION INFORMATION - A method and apparatus which enables a vehicle to establish a wireless network connection to a dealership. Upon the vehicle discovering a dealership wireless node, the vehicle obtains dealership GPS coordinates and compares them to the vehicle's own GPS data to determine whether the vehicle is on the dealership's premises. If so, a WiFi connection is established. If not, the wireless node is ignored. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248303 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A power control system and method receives and filters a valid GPS signal received by a navigation device and outputs a corresponding performance parameter for the GPS signal, and upon determining that a power management signal is a power-off management signal, determines whether the performance parameter exceeds a predetermined first threshold. If the performance parameter exceeds the predetermined first threshold, a processing module is managed to send a GPS power-on signal that allows power to be provided to a GPS module in the navigation device. Alternatively, if the power management signal is not a power-off management signal, the performance parameter is determined whether it is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value. If the performance parameter is smaller, the processing module is managed to send sends a GPS power-off signal that allows the power provided to the GPS module to be cut off, thereby reducing power consumption of the navigation device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248304 | Vision-aided inertial navigation - This document discloses, among other things, a system and method for implementing an algorithm to determine pose, velocity, acceleration or other navigation information using feature tracking data. The algorithm has computational complexity that is linear with the number of features tracked. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248305 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION PROGRAM FOR POSITION OF MOBILE UNIT - Enabled is to estimate a self-position even when no landmark is seen or when an article confusing the landmark is brought in. An omnidirectional camera recognizes a vertical land-mark near a wall to determine a candidate for the self-position. On the basis of the candidate determined, a break in a map between a floor and a wall is projected on the camera image thereby to perform the matching. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248306 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STEAM DRYNESS FACTOR - The present invention provides an easy, field applicable, and extra-equipment method for determining steam dryness directly under thermal high-viscosity oil stimulation. The technical effect is achieved by adding the gas non-condensed in a well under flooding to the saturated steam pumpdown. The non-condensed gas occurrence of the mixture will vary partial steam pressure. In doing so, the steam condensation temperature will vary too. The borehole temperature or pressure measurements can be used to evaluate the steam dryness. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248307 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROBUST AND ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF WIRELINE DEPTH IN A BOREHOLE - This invention relates in general to measuring depth of well-tools, such as logging tools or the like, in a borehole. Embodiments of the present invention may provide for disposing conducting areas along a wireline that may be used to suspend and move the well-tool in the borehole, where the conducting areas may be disposed along the wireline at predetermined locations. A reader may be located at a reference location and may read when a conducting area passes through the reference location and this information may be used to determine the depth of the well-tool in the borehole. Additionally, this invention provides for combining depth measurements from the conducting areas with measurements from odometer wheels in frictional contact with the wireline and/or time of flight measurements of optical pulses passed along a fiber optic cable coupled with the wireline to accurately and robustly measure the depth of the wireline in the borehole. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248308 | SIMULTANEOUS INVERSION OF INDUCTION DATA FOR DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY AND ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY - A method of inverting induction logging data for evaluating the properties of underground formations surrounding a borehole, the data comprising induction voltage measurements obtained from a tool placed close to the formations of interest, the method comprises: (a) defining a relationship relating the induction voltage to wave number, dielectric permittivity and conductivity; defining a cubic polynomial expansion of the relationship; and solving the cubic polynomial relationship using the voltage measurements to obtain values for conductivity that includes skin-effect correction, and apparent dielectric permittivity; and (b) using the obtained values for conductivity and apparent dielectric permittivity to derive a simulated value of induction voltage; determining the difference between the simulated value of the induction voltage and the measured induction voltage; and iteratively updating the values of conductivity and dielectric permittivity used for the derivation of the simulated value of induction voltage to minimise its difference with respect to the measured value. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248309 | EVALUATING A RESERVOIR FORMATION - In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for evaluating a volcanic reservoir formation having volcanic rock forming elements and a borehole penetrating the volcanic reservoir formation. The method includes controlling chlorine concentration in an environment of the borehole and a tool operation to enable neutron capture spectroscopy measurements of the volcanic rock forming elements, obtaining neutron capture spectroscopy data relating to the volcanic rock forming elements from borehole logging tools, determining a lithology of the volcanic reservoir formation based on at least the neutron capture spectroscopy data, and generating an evaluation of the volcanic reservoir formation based on at least the lithology. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248310 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSIS OF DOWNHOLE ASPHALTENE GRADIENTS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A method and system for characterizing asphaltene gradients of a reservoir of interest and analyzing properties of the reservoir of interest based upon such asphaltene gradients. The analysis employs a correlation that relates insoluble asphaltene concentration to spectrophotometry measurement data measured at depth. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248311 | DETERMINATION OF IRREDUCIBLE WATER CUT-OFF USING TWO DIMENSIONAL NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA - A method for estimating a distribution of pore sizes of a fluid filled rock formation penetrated by a borehole, the method including: processing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data to determine a distribution of diffusion coefficients and a distribution of relaxation time constants for at least one depth in the borehole; plotting the distribution of diffusion coefficients and the distribution of relaxation time constants as a cross-plot for the at least one depth; identifying a water line on the cross-plot, each point on the water line having substantially the same value for the diffusion coefficient; and estimating the distribution of pore sizes from the distribution of relaxation time constants plotted along the water line. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248312 | INTEGRATION OF GEOMECHANICS AND SEISMIC ANALYSIS FOR PASSIVE SEISMIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS - One or more techniques for determining time-varying stress and strain fields within a subsurface region include integrating a seismic model ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090248313 | Wavefront-defined radon transform - A computer-implemented method for processing data includes accepting a first collection of traces corresponding to signals received over time due to reflection of seismic waves from subsurface structures. A Radon transform is defined with respect to a set of wavefront parameters of the seismic waves. The transform defines a summation of amplitudes of the seismic waves over trajectories defined by the wavefront parameters. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248314 | Network-based system and method for diagnostic pathology - An optimized network-based system and method for providing reagents or reagent-like matter for the differential diagnosis of medical conditions using a hosted software program coupled with a comprehensive medical reference database. Suspected diagnoses of medical conditions are entered into the system by a user. Using meta-analysis, the system generates a list of potential reagents and numerical measures of each reagent's behavior for each differential for use in further testing. The results of the testing are compared by the user against numerical measures of each reagent's behavior and corresponding stored digital images in the network-based system. The user then selects among those diagnoses in the system whose images and corresponding numerical measures of each reagent's behavior are most comparable with the results of the testing. The system then generates a diagnosis, diagnoses, or inconclusive results in order to reach an ultimate diagnosis. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248315 | System and Method for Determining Clinical Equivalence of Test Methods - A system, method and computer readable medium of instructions are provided which are useful for determining whether an evaluation testing method or device is clinically equivalent to a reference testing method or device. The report can include a modified mean difference plot, a variability chart, confidence intervals for bias and a plot of the intervals. A graphical user interface is provided to allow data associated with the reference and evaluation methods or devices to be identified. A level of variance in the reference method is determined. An observed bias between the evaluation methods or devices and the reference methods or devices is calculated. A confidence interval for the bias is calculated. The biases between the evaluation methods or devices and reference method or device is compared relative to the level of variance in the reference method, and a report is generated including a conclusion about whether the evaluation methods or devices are clinically equivalent to the reference method or device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248316 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A DIAGNOSIS OF AN EFFECT OF A TREATMENT BY USING ANTHRACYCLINE ANTICANCER DRUGS AND A DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A DIAGNOSIS FOR AN EFFECT OF A TREATMENT BY USING ANTHRACYCLINE ANTICANCER DRUGS - A method of supporting a diagnosis of an effect of a treatment by using anthracycline anticancer drugs is disclosed. The method provides a new value for judging an effect, a judgment score, which is calculated based on expression levels and activity values of two cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs). The effect of the treatment by using anthracycline anticancer drugs is judged by comparing the judgment score with a predetermined threshold level. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248317 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE ANALYZER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The present invention is to present a biological sample analyzer, comprising: a characteristic information obtainer for obtaining characteristic information representing a characteristic of a component contained in a biological sample of a patient; a processor; and a memory storing software instructions adapted to enable the processor to perform operations comprising: (a) analyzing the characteristic information based on a first condition for analyzing a biological sample of a patient who does not have a predetermined attribution; and (b) analyzing the characteristic information based on a second condition for analyzing a biological sample of a patient who has the predetermined attribution. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248318 | SAMPLE ANALYZER, SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The present invention is to present a sample analyzer, comprising: a sample preparing section for preparing a measurement sample from a sample and a reagent; a detector for detecting a predetermined component contained in one measurement sample prepared by the sample preparing section; and a data processing section being configured to perform operations comprising: (a) generating a plurality of analysis data for analyzing the predetermined component based on a detection result by the detector; (b) selecting one analysis data from the plurality of analysis data; (c) analyzing the predetermined component based on at least the one analysis data selected in the operation (b); and (d) outputting an analysis result obtained in the operation (c). | 2009-10-01 |
20090248319 | MAIL PARCEL SCREENING USING MULTIPLE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES - Various screening systems are disclosed, including a system including a radiation detection component, a toxic chemical detection component, a toxic chemical agent sampling component, a bio-threat detection component, a puffer-based bio-threat sampling component, an explosive detection component, and an X-ray based imager, such that it automatically screens mail for the presence of multiple threat agents, such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats. An automated sample arm collects a sample when a sampling substrate contacts a portion of the item of mail while there is relative motion between the automated sample arm and the item of mail. The sample is conveyed to a detector and the sampling substrate is regenerated by heating it. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248320 | System And Method For Unmixing Spectroscopic Observations With Nonnegative Matrix Factorization - Systems and methods for unmixing spectroscopic data using nonnegative matrix factorization during spectrographic data processing are provided according to various embodiments. In an embodiment, a method of processing spectrographic data may include receiving optical absorbance data associated with a sample and iteratively computing values for component spectra using nonnegative matrix factorization. The values for component spectra may be iteratively computed until optical absorbance data is approximately equal to a Hadamard product of a pathlength matrix and a matrix product of a concentration matrix and a component spectra matrix. The method may also include iteratively computing values for pathlength using nonnegative matrix factorization, in which pathlength values may be iteratively computed until optical absorbance data is approximately equal to a Hadamard product of the pathlength matrix and the matrix product of the concentration matrix and the component spectra matrix. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248321 | Conformation analysis device, analysis method, conformational notation device and notation method - A conformation analysis device and analysis method with which discrimination can be achieved even if there is a subtle difference in a conformational structure, a given molecule can be processed in a unified manner, and large-scale computer processing can be performed, and a conformational notation device and notation method with which even in the case where a conformation cannot be uniquely determined if a rule in accordance with the IUPAC Nomenclature is followed, the conformation can be uniquely notated, a given molecule can be processed in a unified manner, and large-scale computer processing can be performed, are provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a processing section receives an input of a chemical structural formula of a compound to be analyzed, puts a predetermined code indicating a dihedral angle to each chemical binding site based on the received chemical structural formula, extracts an encoded conformational notation of interest with respect to a structure capable of uniquely determining a conformation with one conformational notation, and stores the extracted encoded conformational notation in a storage section. Then, the processing section creates a molecular model based on the extracted encoded conformational notation, performs geometry optimization and frequency calculation for the created molecular model, determines a geometry optimized structure and a physical property value of the geometry optimized structure, extracts the encoded conformational notation from the storage section, and performs a homology analysis based on the notation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248322 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CHANGES IN A SAMPLE FOR A PROCESS OR AN ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for monitoring a sample or a sample flow associated with a process or an environment. The systems and methods transmit terahertz signals at the sample, receive a resulting spectral response, perform a spectral analysis, and display a result or choose a course of action. The analysis compares the sample's absorption or reflection spectral response to known spectrums to determine composition; or to determine if the sample flow has deviated from “normal”. In one embodiment, the systems and methods use reflection terahertz on a contained sample; in another it uses transmission terahertz to look at a sample flow outside the vehicle. In this embodiment the analysis is used to determine sample composition. In other embodiments, the analysis is used to discern or warn of changes, or to choose a course of action. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248323 | SYSTEM, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND RELATED METHODS FOR REGISTERING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS TO POINT DATA REPRESENTING THE POSE OF A PART - A system, program product, and method to perform automated three-dimensional image registration of a part within an inspection cell, are provided. The system can include a laser-ultrasound inspection device having a scanning head to generate ultrasonic surface displacements in a part, an inspection laser, and an interferometer to collect phase modulated light reflected by the part. The system can also include a part position locator positioned to measure a distance between points on a surface of the part and a scanning laser reference location. The system can also include a database containing computer-aided design models for each part of interest, and a model of the inspection cell. The system can further include a laser ultrasound inspection computer communication with the laser-ultrasound detection device and the part position locator, and laser ultrasound inspection program product adapted to perform automated three-dimensional image registration of the part. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248324 | FIRE HOSE TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for testing a plurality of fire hoses having respective service test pressures and the test apparatus therefor wherein each hose is required to maintain a test pressure for a specified duration to pass the test. The test pressure is proportional to the service test pressure. Each hose is coupled to a respective hose fitting of a respective branch test conduit. Each branch test conduit includes an isolation valve, a pressure transducer, and a hose fitting downstream of the isolation valve. A variable frequency-variable speed controls a motor which drives a positive displacement water pump supplying water to and pressurizing a water header conduit and a plurality of branch test conduits interconnected therewith. An algorithm applied to the error signal for a respective hose line generates a pump speed command limited by the controller to regulate the rate of increase of pump output pressure. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248325 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FLUID LEVELS IN A REMOTELY LOCATED STORAGE TANK - An improved system for delivering propane or other consumable liquid to remotely located storage tanks including a novel combination of remote monitoring of customer tanks and an improved method of using the remote monitoring data to optimally schedule deliveries, improve safety, and more efficiently operate a propane dealership. More accurate and timely information concerning the status of customer tanks serves to improve operational efficiencies and increase safety. Data received from remote sensors can be collected and organized so that it is easily understood and utilized through the implementation of a user interface accessible via the Internet that allows the information to be presented in an efficient graphical and contextual fashion. Operational efficiencies can also be improved by taking historical propane usage for each tank, weather conditions, and projected fuel usage into account. The system can calendar required inspections of customer tanks, homes, and appliances, and data can be combined with accounts receivable information. Remote monitoring of customer tanks can be combined with other products using similar equipment to provide additional non-seasonal revenue streams. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248326 | VIBRATION SENSOR - A vibration sensor includes a housing, a high G accelerometer installed in the housing to measure vibratory accelerations communicated to the housing; a low G accelerometer installed in the housing to measure vibratory accelerations communicated to the housing; and a processor installed within the housing to receive data from the high G accelerometer and the low G accelerometer. A method for using the vibration sensor includes employing the low G and the high G acceleration data. Another vibration sensor includes intrinsically safe buttons. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248327 | INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PARTIAL ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - An instrument ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090248328 | Method and apparatus for detecting partial discharges in electrical systems - A method of detecting partial discharge associated with at least a portion of an electrical system, wherein the electrical system includes at least one electrical machine electrically coupled within the electrical system, includes generating an electromagnetic field within the electrical machine. The method also includes collecting partial discharge data from at least a portion of the electrical system. The method further includes determining a first partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) value of at least a portion of partial discharge activity within the electrical system. The method also includes generating at least one trending comparison of the first PDIV value and at least one second PDIV value of at least a portion of partial discharge activity within the electrical system. The method further includes outputting the results. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248329 | ARC FAULT ROOT-CAUSE FINDER SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to an arc fault root-cause finder apparatus and method for determining the root-cause of an arc fault condition. In one embodiment, the arc fault root-cause finder apparatus has a sensing base module mounted to a load panel box having at least one circuit breaker that protects a corresponding branch circuit. The sensing base module has sensing electronics that are electrically connected to the at least one circuit breaker and are configured to sense the occurrence of arcing events in the branch circuit. The sensing base module includes wireless communication electronics to (i) effect transmission of electrical signals that provide information about the occurrence or absence of arcing events in the branch circuit, and (ii) to receive command signals. The arc fault root-cause finder apparatus also has a remote user interface module that has wireless communication electronics configured to establish communication with the sensing base module so as to receive signals transmitted by the sensing base module and to transmit control signals to the sensing base module. The remote user interface module has a visual display device to display information received from the sensing base module about the branch circuit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248330 | WATT-HOUR METER - In a watt-hour meter, encoders | 2009-10-01 |
20090248331 | Systems and Methods for Determining State of Battery Charge in a Host - A processor executes a program to calculate values of the internal resistance R of a battery and updates a database of parameters defining the dependence of internal resistance on the battery state of charge (SOC) and temperature. The database is utilized to obtain the information needed to make accurate remaining run-time calculations. The processor may also execute a program to effectuate entry of a database into memory representative of characteristics of the battery including values of measured open circuit voltages (OCV) of the battery and determinations of “starting SOC” values that correspond to the most recently measured values of OCV after the battery has stabilized. The processor may also execute programs to determine the present SOC of the battery, the present battery capacity, and the remaining run-time of the device powered by the battery. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248332 | Maximizing Battery Life - Maximizing battery life includes identifying a characteristic curve for a voltage regulating component. A raw voltage value of a battery associated with the voltage regulating component or power converting component is detected. A mathematical model is generated based on the identified characteristic curve. In addition, a value of a regulated voltage output of the voltage regulating component or a converted voltage output of the power converting component is predicted by using the generated mathematical model to convert the detected raw voltage value of the battery. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248333 | RECHARGEABLE "SMART" BATTERY WITH CYCLE STATUS INDICATOR FOR USE IN MOBILE, HANDHELD ELECTRICAL DEVICES - An electronic battery label for displaying the status of a “smart” battery, wherein the “smart” battery comprises “smart” circuitry for determining the status of the “smart” battery, the electronic battery label comprising:
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20090248334 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE CHARGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY - In a method for estimating the charge of a motor vehicle battery, at least one sensor measures terminal voltage, current circulating in the battery, and temperature, such that: current variations are measured at predetermined time intervals; a modeled voltage is determined according to current and temperature; the modeled voltage includes components corresponding to charge polarization; estimated and measured voltage are compared to determine voltage error; theoretical model is adapted according to battery operating phase and determined voltage error. Operating phases of the battery on charge and discharge correspond on each occasion to operation substates including 100% saturated, close to 100% saturated, normal, close to 0% charged and 0% charged and in that, for the substates, adaptation is made for theoretical computation of battery charge state and/or computation of the component corresponding to polarization, the estimate of the state of charge of the battery being determined using the adapted theoretical model. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248335 | Method and System for the Calculation of the Sensitivities of an Electrical Parameter of an Integrated Circuit - A method and system for determining electrical parameter data for a layer of an integrated circuit that can include a nominal electrical parameter value, and sensitivity values which represent the sensitivities of the nominal electrical parameter value to variations in the nominal parameter values. A template of the layer geometry is provided from a portion of which a set of linear equations are developed and which equations are solved using a two step method and from which solution the nominal electrical parameter values are determined. An auxiliary set of the original linear equations is developed from the original set using the adjoint method and from the solution of the auxiliary set using the two step method the sensitivity values are calculated. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248336 | ANALYZER FOR SIGNAL ANOMALIES - A signal analyzer includes a divergence detector for detecting periodic interference in a signal, an information detector for detecting a random event in the signal, and output circuitry for providing compensation for the periodic interference and the random event. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248337 | Systems and Methods of Alternative Overlay Calculation - Methods and systems of alternative overlay calculation and of calculating overlay stability based on alternative overlay settings in a fabrication unit, and a computer readable medium are disclosed being capable of calculating alternative overlay error values based on alignment model parameters, alternative alignment model parameters, and overlay error values for a plurality of measurement positions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING TRANSLUCENT COATINGS OF ABSORBENT SUBSTRATES - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates. In one embodiment, a method for matching a color of a sample includes generating a plurality of recipes, each of the recipes representing a mixture of one colorant and a clear vehicle and defining a concentration of the one colorant and a concentration of the clear vehicle, applying each of the recipes to one or more absorbent substrates, determining an absorption value and a scattering value for each of the recipes as applied to the absorbent substrates, storing the recipes in a database, where each of the recipes is stored with an associated absorption value and an associated scattering value, selecting a first recipe from among the recipes stored in the database, and evaluating a quality of the first recipe as a match to the color of the sample. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248339 | DESIGNING AN OPTICAL METROLOGY SYSTEM OPTIMIZED WITH SIGNAL CRITERIA - Provided is a method of designing an optical metrology system for measuring structures on a workpiece wherein the optical metrology system is configured to meet one or more signal criteria. The design of the optical metrology system is optimized by using collected signal data in comparison to the one or more signal criteria. In one embodiment, the optical metrology system is used for stand alone systems. In another embodiment, the optical metrology system is integrated with a fabrication cluster in semiconductor manufacturing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248340 | APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING AN OPTICAL METROLOGY SYSTEM OPTIMIZED WITH SIGNAL CRITERIA - Provided is an apparatus for designing an optical metrology system for measuring structures on a workpiece wherein the optical metrology system is configured to meet one or more signal criteria. The design of the optical metrology system is optimized by using collected signal data in comparison to set one or more signal criteria. In one embodiment, the optical metrology system is used for stand alone systems. In another embodiment, the optical metrology system is integrated with a fabrication cluster in semiconductor manufacturing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248341 | PROCESS CONTROL USING AN OPTICAL METROLOGY SYSTEM OPTIMIZED WITH SIGNAL CRITERIA - Provided is system and method for controlling a fabrication cluster using at least one parameter of a structure measured with an optical metrology system designed and configured to meet one or more signal criteria. The design of the optical metrology system is optimized by using collected signal data in comparison to set one or more signal criteria. In one embodiment, the optical metrology system is used for standalone systems. In another embodiment, the optical metrology system is integrated with a fabrication cluster in semiconductor manufacturing. At least one parameter determined from a signal measured using the optical metrology system is transmitted to a fabrication cluster. The at least one parameter is used to modify at least one process variable or equipment setting of the fabrication cluster. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248342 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CHANGES IN A SAMPLE FOR A PROCESS OR AN ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for monitoring a sample or a sample flow associated with a process or an environment. The systems and methods detect one or more chemical or biological agents present in a sample or for detecting changes in the chemical/biological composition of a sample flow. The systems and methods transmit light at the sample, receive a resulting spectral response, perform a spectral analysis, and display a result or choose a course of action. The analysis compares the sample's response to known spectrums to determine composition or to determine if the composition of the sample flow has deviated from “normal”. In one embodiment, the systems and methods uses deep ultraviolet light to produce both a Raman and a fluorescence response, separated in frequency, which are simultaneously discerned and analyzed. In this embodiment the analysis is used to determine sample composition. In other embodiments, the analysis is used to discern or warn of changes, or to choose a course of action. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248343 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DESIGN VALIDITY VERIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD WITH REGARD TO POWER SUPPLY NOISE SUPPRESSION - Disclosed is a method for design validity verification of an electronic circuit board with regard to power supply noise, wherein with regard to an i-th LSI (i=1 to n) on the electronic circuit board, an input voltage Vin[i] to the LSI from the printed circuit board is given by Vin[i]=VDD−Zlsi[i]×VDD/(Zlsi[i]+Zl1[i]),where Zlsi[i] is an input impedance characteristic and Zl1[i] is a reflected impedance characteristic viewed from a position at which the i-th LSI is mounted, being a characteristic with the i-th LSI omitted from the whole of the electronic circuit board and a judgment is made as to whether or not a reflected voltage Vr[i]=Vin[i]×(Zlsi[i]+Zl1[i])/(Zlsi[i]−Zl1[i]) satisfies |Vr[i]|≦ΔV (power supply variation tolerance range). | 2009-10-01 |
20090248344 | OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL DEGRADATION CORRECTION METHOD - An optical detection device includes: an optical sensing unit that has an optical detection transistor and outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of light irradiated to the optical detection transistor; a threshold voltage detecting unit that has a threshold value detection transistor that is provided adjacent to the optical detection transistor and is formed in the same process as the formation process of the optical detection transistor, the threshold voltage detecting unit detecting the threshold voltage of the threshold value detection transistor; a sensor output value generating unit that generates a sensor output value that relates to the amount of irradiating light on the basis of the signal outputted from the optical sensing unit; a correction coefficient determining unit that determines a correction coefficient that is used for correcting a change in the sensor output value that is caused by the optical degradation of the optical detection transistor and corresponds to the threshold voltage detected at the threshold voltage detecting unit on the basis of a relationship between the correction coefficient and the threshold voltage, the relationship between the correction coefficient and the threshold voltage being predetermined on the basis of a correlation between a change in a sensor output value relative to the degree of the optical degradation of the optical detection transistor and a change in the threshold voltage relative to the degree of the optical degradation of the optical detection transistor; and a correction processing unit that corrects the sensor output value on the basis of the correction coefficient that has been determined at the correction coefficient determining unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248345 | Probe Calibration - A method of calibrating a probe is disclosed said probe being mounted on a machine and having a stylus with a workpiece contacting tip, comprising calculating calibration information for the probe for a first orientation of the probe, and rotating the calibration information by an angle to obtain a probe calibration information for when the probe is oriented by that angle with respect to the first orientation. Also disclosed is a method of calibrating a probe during a measurement process. The calibration information may include a vector which relates probe head axes to machine axes; a calibration matrix; datum data; an inertial matrix. The stylus tip may be datumed at the orientation of the probe or inferred from datum information obtained at different orientations. The rotation step may be carried out by a software/computer program which may be stored on a controller for the machine. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248346 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING A SENSOR, IN PARTICULAR A YAW RATE SENSOR - The invention relates to a method of calibrating a sensor, in particular a yaw rate sensor, in which sensor values (Y | 2009-10-01 |
20090248347 | TESTING MODULE, TESTING APPARATUS AND TESTING METHOD - To increase the overall efficiency of a test apparatus, provided is a test module that includes an instruction information storage section that stores instruction information indicating an order in which basic patterns are expanded; a basic pattern data storage section that stores basic pattern data; a plurality of pattern generating sections that each include a temporary instruction information storage section, which temporarily stores a portion of the instruction information, and that each generate a test pattern supplied to a device under test by expanding the basic pattern data in the order indicated by the instruction information stored in the corresponding temporary instruction information storage section; and a plurality of position information storage sections that independently store position information indicating reading positions of the instruction information stored in the instruction information storage section that is common to the plurality of pattern generating sections, in association with each pattern generating section. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248348 | Reducing Test Time By Downloading Switching Sequences To An Enhanced Switch Unit - Reducing overall test time taken in modular electronic test equipment via a network by downloading switching sequences of a test sequences to a switch unit. Examples of electronic test equipment networks are PXI, VXI, LXI and GPIB. Latency encountered during communication between a controller and a switch unit can delay the completion of a test sequence. By downloading the switching sequences of the test sequence to the switch unit and allowing the switch unit to control the switching sequences of relays, latency between the controller and the switch unit is greatly reduced. A switching action is incremented with the switch unit receives a trigger signal. The trigger signal can be sent from the controller or the test equipment. The trigger signal can be sent via additional wiring and is independent of the network. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248349 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED RESISTIVE HEATER ELECTRODES INCLUDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND MEASURING THE TEMPERATURES OF SUCH HEATER ELECTRODES - The invention relates to methods and devices for control of an integrated thin-film device with a plurality of microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device is provided that includes a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfluidic channels and a plurality of multiplexed heater electrodes, wherein the heater electrodes are part of a multiplex circuit including a common lead connecting the heater electrodes to a power supply, each of the heater electrodes being associated with one of the microfluidic channels. The microfluidic device also includes a control system configured to regulate power applied to each heater electrode by varying a duty cycle, the control system being further configured to determine the temperature each heater electrode by determining the resistance of each heater electrode. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248350 | Exhaust Gas Temperature Analysis Apparatus, Method, and Program - A method for analyzing a temperature of exhaust gas includes calculating an approximate temperature at least one time by fitting a measured spectrum to a portion of theoretical spectra defined in association with a first temperature range using a temperature determined in the an immediately previous preceding temperature analysis as a reference, and then determining a calculated temperature by fitting the measured spectrum to all the theoretical spectra over a second temperature range that is narrower than the first temperature range, using the approximate temperature as a reference. | 2009-10-01 |
20090248351 | Contact Displacement Meter - It is an object to provide a contact displacement meter capable of performing an accurate displacement measurement even in a case where a movement speed of a contact is fast, as well as having high resistance property to optical noise. A reference light passing regions are away from each other by a distance of a unique value in a movement scale. A peak position of the reference light passing region at which s received light signal of light passed through the reference light passing region takes a local maxim is detected, and an absolute position of the reference light passing region is specified based on the distance between the adjacent peak positions. A relative position of the reference light passing region with respect to a line sensor is specified based on a received light signal of light passed through a lattice region. A displacement of the contact is calculated based on the specified absolute position and the relative position. | 2009-10-01 |