| 07th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
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| 20110040440 | INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES - Industrial vehicles communicate across a wireless environment and the wireless communication, data collection and/or processing capabilities of industrial vehicles are utilized to implement dashboard functions that thread status information from detail level views, up through intermediate views and to summary level views to facilitate efficient fleet maintenance, management and control. Further, industrial vehicle data may be communicated to a trusted third party server. As such, wirelessly collected industrial vehicle information is utilized within robust software solutions that aggregate and analyze data across multiple enterprises. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040441 | DEVICE FOR SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS - The invention relates to a device for system diagnosis of an aircraft. The device includes: means for the monitoring of equipment of the system, the means for emitting messages of observations on the basis of effects produced by equipment; means for the determination of a set of observations on the basis of the messages of observations arising from the monitoring of a log of the messages of observations and of a model representing a current state of the system; means for the determination of indictments on the basis of observations of the set of observations and of a behavioural model of the system, the indictments being logical relations between operating modes of equipment having produced effects; and means for the determination of maintenance operations on the basis of the indictments. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040442 | Integrated net-centric diagnostics dataflow for avionics systems - A net-centric avionics diagnostics and automated maintenance environment system includes a storage medium on which is stored diagnostic data concerning the operation of systems of an aircraft and diagnostic data of aircraft systems, including BIT data, an organizational level automated maintenance environment server to transport maintenance and diagnostic information throughout the automated maintenance environment. The system also includes an organizational level diagnostics avionics tester that has a processor to execute diagnostics software for gathering, storing, and processing avionics diagnostics information. The tester is linked to an interface device that includes data acquisition hardware, standard interfaces for an avionics unit under test, and instrumentation for troubleshooting the unit under test. The organizational level diagnostics avionics tester is in network communication with the organizational level automated maintenance environment server. The system also includes a common intermediate level tester for testing a plurality of avionics modular assemblies, and an intermediate level maintenance environment server that stores historical maintenance data for use by the common intermediate level tester and by the organizational level diagnostics avionics tester. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040443 | Method and Apparatus For Rapid Wheel Toe Angle Measurement and Adjustment - A method for conducting a basic front-end wheel alignment measurement and adjustment procedure together with a routine vehicle maintenance procedure of a vehicle service shop. Vehicle front wheel turn plate assemblies, and optionally, vehicle rolling mechanisms, are incorporated into a support structure in a service area within the vehicle service shop at which the vehicle will undergo the maintenance procedures. When the vehicle is moved into the service area to undergo the maintenance procedures, basic measurements associated with the front-end wheel alignment are acquired by an associated service system, which prompts vehicle technicians to carry out a sequence of basic procedures to facilitate the acquisition of the basic measurements. Based on the results of the measurements, the service system provides the vehicle technicians with graphical guidance for performing any required adjustment to the vehicle front end wheel alignment, which may be carried out concurrent with other maintenance procedures. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040444 | METHOD OF MANAGING MALFUNCTIONS OF A MODULAR-ARCHITECTURE CONTROL SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE POWER PLANT AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of managing information interchanged within a modular-architecture control system of a motor vehicle power plant and values of which are liable to be affected by malfunctioning of the control system and/or of the power plant. In the method an indication of the validity of the value of the information is allocated to each of the information items, this indication of validity being formulated by a module that generates the information on the basis of input indications received by the generating module and representative of a potential malfunctioning of this generating module or of another module. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A DRIVE DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR AN ENGINE COOLING FAN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a drive device. According to the invention, it is provided that the lower speed limit and the upper speed limit of a critical speed range of the drive device are determined when operating the drive device, that the target speed of the drive device is determined and that the operation of the drive device is done at one of the speed limits if the target speed is within the critical speed range. Through this procedure, it is for example avoided that the drive device is operated in a speed range in which the environment of the drive device or the device itself is excited into characteristic vibrations that are undesirable noise and/or vibrations. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040446 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - A steering control device for a vehicle includes a steering characteristic setting unit setting the range of a steering manipulation angle corresponding to a tire angle in a predetermined range (near an induction target tire angle for guiding to a target locus), which is determined on the basis of the target locus upon vehicle traveling, to be wider than the range of a steering manipulation angle corresponding to a tire angle outside of the predetermined range. A reduction gear ratio of a steering mechanism in the predetermined range increases. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040447 | VEHICLE DRIVEABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM - In a vehicle driveability control system for determining a control variable that is applied to a vehicle for a given control input including a front wheel steering angle according to a response of a vehicle model ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040448 | Steering apparatus - There is provided a steering apparatus including a pinion communicating with an operation of a steering member, a rack shaft having a rack meshed with the pinion, and a support yoke resiliently coming into contact with the rack shaft, and being configured to convert rotation of the pinion into movement of the rack shaft in an axial direction in a meshing portion in which the pinion and rack mesh to each other. The steering apparatus comprises a detection unit for detecting a force applied to the support yoke to which a force acting on the meshing portion being transmitted from the rack shaft and a calculation unit for calculating a steering torque applied to the steering member based on the force detected by the detection unit, wherein the pinion and the rack are formed in helical gears. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040449 | Method for correcting measurements of the torque exerted on a steering wheel of an automobile vehicle electric power-assisted steering - The method consists of, when the instantaneous speed of the vehicle is greater than a pre-determined threshold: identifying that the vehicle travels in a straight line without torque exerted on the steering wheel; if the prior condition is met, determining an average residual torque for the steering wheel by calculating a sliding scale of measures of torque on the steering wheel; calculating a correction, if the average residual torque on the steering wheel is greater than a pre-determined minimum torque, which is proportional to the average residual torque to be applied to the torque measures on the steering wheel; calculating effective correction limited in terms of the speed of variation and amplitude in relation to the correction applied to the measures of torque on the steering wheel, said corrected measures being subsequently treated by the electronic calculator in order to control the electronic booster motor. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040450 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus drives a motor to generate a steering assist force according to a steering torque and includes an output circuit for supplying the motor with electric power from at least one of a battery and an auxiliary power supply. The electric power steering apparatus has a control circuit which at or after detection of a breakdown of the battery, determines a length of time to the end of steering assist (decreasing time t | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT - A system for classifying an occupant using a reduced quantity of force sensors. The system includes one or more force sensors, an electronic control unit (“ECU”), and a vehicle safety system. The force sensors are, for example, i-Bolt™ sensors, or other suitable force sensors or force sensing systems. The ECU includes, among other things, an occupant classification module and a safety monitoring module. The occupant classification module receives signals from the force sensors, determines one or more moments about a fixed point of a vehicle occupant control volume, and determines an occupant classification metric based on a mass of the control volume and a center of gravity of the control volume. The occupant classification module uses the occupant classification metric to classify an occupant into one of a plurality of occupant classifications. Based on the occupant classification, the safety monitoring module controls one or more vehicle safety systems. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040452 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS - A vehicle occupant protection apparatus includes a first collision detection mechanism provided for a vehicle and that detects a collision of the vehicle; a second collision detection mechanism provided closer to a middle of the vehicle than the first collision detection mechanism and that detects a collision of the vehicle; a first protection mechanism that protects an occupant from a collision of the vehicle; a controller that activates the first protection mechanism at the time when the first and second collision detection mechanisms detect a collision of the vehicle; and a collision prediction mechanism that predicts a collision of the vehicle. Every time the collision prediction mechanism predicts a collision of the vehicle in a direction from the first collision detection mechanism toward the middle of the vehicle, the controller activates the first protection mechanism at the time when the first collision detection mechanism detects the collision of the vehicle. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040453 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a control device for triggering passenger protection devices for a vehicle are provided, a rollover event causing the triggering of the passenger protection devices. The rollover event is detected as a function of kinematic and rotation variables, an adhesion, and a static stability factor. A state of rotation is ascertained via a rotation rate and a rotation angle. A state of adhesion is ascertained from a vehicle transverse acceleration and a vehicle vertical acceleration. The rollover event is detected via the state of adhesion and the state of rotation, the adhesion being much greater than the static stability factor. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040454 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE - A method is provided for activating at least one vehicle component of a vehicle in a braking situation of the vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to raking of the vehicle to a halt and monitoring of at least one second vehicle component take place, and the second vehicle component can be actuated by a vehicle occupant. In addition, actuation of the at least one first vehicle component after a predetermined time takes place in the event that the second vehicle component is not actuated by the vehicle occupant within the predetermined time. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040455 | MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a motor vehicle having a steering wheel, the motor vehicle including a first display, integrated into the steering wheel, for the variable representation of information; a first touchscreen, situated over the first display, for the input of commands; a second display, integrated into the steering wheel and separated spatially from the first display, for the variable representation of information; and a second touchscreen, situated over the second display, for the input of commands. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040456 | BINARY ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR THE ANGULAR POSITION OF THE PLANE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A method of adjusting the angular rolling position of the plane of a motor vehicle wheel, in which the wheel is mounted on a vehicle so that the plane of the wheel can present a static angular position and a safety angular position, the method providing for the plane of the wheel to be maintained in the static angular position when the wheel is rolling and, in case of detection of at least one critical rolling parameter, for the wheel plane to be shifted to a safety angular position for a predetermined time period before the plane of the wheel is returned to the static angular position. A wheel mounting of a motor vehicle in which the method can be implemented is provided. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040457 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LEARNING THE NEUTRAL POSITION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method and a device for learning the neutral position of the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle, the lowest pedal voltage is determined during a first drive cycle, the voltage remaining constant over a specific period of time and repeating itself several times within the drive cycle. A minimum pedal value is confirmed and set on the basis of the determined lowest pedal value that has been confirmed in at least one succeeding drive cycle. Finally, a plausibility check on the confirmed lowest pedal value is performed. The method and the device are characterized by particular robustness. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040458 | WORKING VEHICLE ENGINE OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An engine output control system is for a work vehicle composed of an engine, a travel device and a power transmission unit, the power transmission unit including a torque converter and transmitting an output of the engine to the travel device via the torque converter. The engine output control system includes a speed ratio computation portion and an engine output reduction control portion. The speed ratio computation portion is configured and arranged to compute a speed ratio of the torque converter. The engine output reduction control portion is configured and arranged to reduce an output torque of the engine without changing a target speed of the engine when the computed speed ratio is equal to or less than a speed ratio threshold set in advance. The speed ratio threshold is a speed ratio at which a torque ratio of the torque converter is greater than a torque ratio corresponding to a maximum efficiency. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040459 | WORKING VEHICLE, CONTROL DEVICE FOR WORKING VEHICLE, AND HYDRAULIC OIL AMOUNT CONTROL METHOD FOR WORKING VEHICLE - An object of the present invention is to prevent an unnecessary large amount of hydraulic oil from being supplied to a cylinder when a working vehicle capable of performing both a loading operation and a digging operation is performing the digging operation. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040460 | Traction Control Method And Apparatus For A Vehicle With Independent Drives - A loader vehicle including a frame system, a plurality of wheels, a plurality of drive units and a controller. The plurality of wheels are subject to rapidly changing loads and are associated with the frame system. The plurality of drive units are each associated with a corresponding subset of at least one of the plurality of wheels. The controller is configured to compute a slip error for one of the plurality of wheels dependent on an integral term derived from a wheel speed of at least one other of the plurality of wheels. The controller computes a slip target value for the one wheel. The controller further uses the slip error and the slip target value to arrive at a command that is applied to the drive unit corresponding to the one wheel. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040461 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Manual Transmissions - A method for controlling a manual transmission of a vehicle includes providing a manual transmission comprising a shift fork actuator and a shifter assembly comprising a shift lever, a shift knob disposed on the shifter lever, a shift lever position sensor and a shifter tactile sensor. The tactile sensor may be used to determine when pressure is applied to the shift knob of the shifter assembly and, when pressure is applied to the shift knob, vehicle operating parameters are monitored. A predicted gear selection is determined based on the monitored vehicle operating parameters. An operator gear selection is then determined based on the shift lever position sensor when the shift lever is moved. The operator gear selection is compared to the predicted gear selection and, when the predicted gear selection is the same as the operator gear selection, the manual transmission is shifted to the predicted gear selection. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040462 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for controlling a motor vehicle transmission ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040463 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A method and control system for operating a transmission includes a transmission control module determining a transmission sensor signal and a transmission pressure sensor offset prior to starting a vehicle engine and an engine start initiator starting the vehicle engine. The transmission control module controls a transmission function in response the transmission pressure sensor offset and the pressure sensor signal. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040464 | SENSOR DRIFT AMOUNT ESTIMATING DEVICE - On the basis of a sensor signal corresponding to a detected value of a motion state amount of vehicle motion, an attitude angle estimating means of a sensor drift amount estimating device computes a derivative amount of an attitude angle with respect to a vertical axis of a vehicle body, and integrates the computed derivative amount of the attitude angle, and estimates the attitude angle. On the basis of the sensor signal and the attitude angle estimated by the attitude angle estimating means, a computing means computes a derivative amount of the attitude angle obtained from equations of motion for vehicle motion. A drift amount estimating means estimates a sensor drift amount of the sensor signal by using a relationship that, when taking a sensor drift amount of the sensor signal into consideration, the derivative amount of the attitude angle computed by the attitude angle estimating means, and a value that considers a sensor drift amount in the derivative amount of the attitude angle computed by the computing means, are equal. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040465 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE, AND BRAKING CONTROL METHOD - A first stroke sensor and a second stroke sensor in a braking control device detect the pedal depression amount. A brake ECU calculates a target wheel cylinder pressure by utilizing the detected pedal depression amount, and increases/decreases the wheel cylinder pressure by controlling the hydraulic actuator so as to achieve the calculated target wheel cylinder pressure. The brake ECU determines whether the brake pedal has been sharply depressed, by utilizing the pedal depression amount detected within a range thereof that is smaller than the pedal depression amount. If it is determined that the brake pedal has been sharply depressed, the brake ECU relaxes the restriction on the hydraulic pressure gradient at the time of increasing the wheel cylinder which is imposed when the brake pedal has not been sharply depressed. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040466 | DECENTRALIZED ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM - An electric aircraft brake control system has a plurality of wheel and brake assemblies, each having a wheel, wheel speed transducer, brake assembly and a brake actuator. Electromechanical control units are uniquely associated with and connected to certain of the wheel and brake assemblies, and each of the electromechanical control units is provided with an antiskid system as an integral portion thereof. Brake data concentrators are provided for receiving data corresponding to various aircraft operational parameters, including brake pedal position, and provide operational signals to the electromechanical control unit as a function thereof. A controller for emergency and park braking is connected to the electromechanical actuator controllers through one of the brake data concentrators to effect emergency braking action on the brake assemblies, such emergency braking action having incident antiskid control. The system allows for a redundency in brake control circuitry and operation, which increases the dispatchability of an associated aircraft by ensuring continued effective operation of the aircraft even in view of a failure of one of the redundant circuits or systems. A reduction in weight is also achieve by reducing lengthy cable runs. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040467 | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to an adaptive cruise control system for a motor vehicle, having a service brake comprising an electric controller ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LANE RECOGNITION FOR A VEHICLE - A method and an apparatus for lane recognition for a vehicle that is equipped with an adaptive distance and speed control system are provided, the adaptive distance and speed controller having conveyed to it, using an object detection system, the relative speed of detected objects, a variable for determining the lateral offset of the detected objects with respect to the longitudinal vehicle axis, and the speed of the host vehicle. From the relative speed of the objects and the host-vehicle speed, a determination is made as to whether an object is oncoming, stationary, or moving in the same direction as the host vehicle. In combination with the calculated lateral offset of the detected object with respect to the longitudinal vehicle axis, the number of lanes present and the lane currently being traveled in by the host vehicle are determined. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040469 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION DYNAMICS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gas turbine engine control system comprises a data acquisition and analysis system for receiving a signal from a combustion dynamics sensor and providing an output signal and a combustion dynamics control system for controlling combustion dynamics based on the output signal. The control system is associated with a purge-air flow and comprises an acoustic driver, or a flow-manipulating device, or both to perturb the purge-air flow entering the combustor can for controlling combustion dynamics. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040470 | Starter Control Valve Failure Prediction Machine To Predict and Trend Starter Control Valve Failures In Gas Turbine Engines Using A Starter Control Valve Health Prognostic, Program Product and Related Methods - Starter control valve failure prediction machines, systems, program products, and computer implemented methods to predict and trend starter control valve failures in gas turbine engines using a starter control valve health prognostic and to make predictions of starter control valve failures, are provided. A computer implemented method according to an embodiment of the present invention can include the steps of generating a continuous starter control valve deterioration trend function responsive to a plurality of health indices derived from gas turbine engine startup data downloaded from gas turbine engine sensors for a plurality of startups and analyzing the continuous starter control valve deterioration trend function to identify potential starter control valve failure points where the points on the starter control valve deterioration trend function correlate to a starter control valve health prognostic responsive to historic gas turbine engine startup data downloaded from gas turbine engine sensors. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040471 | ROAD GRADE COORDINATED ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS - An engine control system of a vehicle includes a road grade module and a predictive control module. The road grade module detects a grade of a road that is ahead of the vehicle. The predictive control module detects that a first cylinder of an engine of the vehicle is deactivated while a second cylinder of the engine is activated. The predictive control module activates the first cylinder based on the grade. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040472 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUEL INJECTION CONTROL TO REDUCE VARIATION - A method and system for controlling an engine includes a desired fuel mass determination module that determines fuel mass for injection into a cylinder. The system also includes a split determination module that splits the fuel mass into split fuel masses and a pulsewidth determination module that converts the split fuel masses into injection pulsewidths outside of an injector operation exclusion zone. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040473 | METHOD FOR REGULATING AN AIR/FUEL RATIO AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A FUEL QUALITY - In a method for regulating an air/fuel ratio, and in a method for recognizing a fuel quality, a lambda sensor is provided in the exhaust of the internal combustion engine, wherein after fueling of the tank the second adaption value is first adjusted due to a deviation of the lambda signal from the target signal occurring such that the lambda signal oscillates again about the target value, wherein the second adaption value is determined as a function of the current adaption value and as a function of the currently determined quality of the fuel. In a method for recognizing a fuel quality, particularly of a mixture ratio of two types of fuel, the lambda signal of the lambda sensor is analyzed for recognizing the quality. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040474 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE OF ENGINE - Increase in combustion noise and deterioration of exhaust gas performance caused by inter-cylinder correction are prevented, and decrease in temperature rise performance of a diesel particulate removal device caused by inter-cylinder correction is prevented. A fuel injection control device of an engine comprises inter-cylinder correction amount calculation means | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040475 | MISFIRE DETECTION THROUGH COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR - A method is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine. The method includes, but is not limited to the step of measuring in-cylinder pressure of an expansion phase of a combustion cycle of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine and measuring in-cylinder pressure of a compression phase of the combustion cycle of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine. A difference between a polytrophic expansion phase constant of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine and a polytrophic compression phase constant of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine is then determined using the measured expansion phase pressure and the measured compression phase pressure. A misfiring of the cylinder is later detected using the determined difference. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040476 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which can generate exhaust pressure pulsation at an early period while suppressing the degradation of volumetric efficiency and can effectively utilize a scavenging effect while softening a torque difference, when a request to enhance the exhaust pressure pulsation is made in the internal combustion engine which includes a variable valve mechanism that makes a valve overlap period changeable, and a variable nozzle type turbocharger. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040477 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE CUT-OFF AND STARTING SYSTEM - In a control method suitable for an internal combustion engine ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040478 | NAVIGATION UPDATE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A navigation update system includes a key of a vehicle. The key includes a memory storage device storing data for a navigation device of the vehicle. The data includes instructions for execution by the navigation device and/or map data for use by the navigation device to provide navigation services to a user of the vehicle. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040479 | ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, ROUTE SEARCH SERVER, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND TERMINAL - First and second route guidance systems provided with country or region-specific map data or route search network data are linked. If the departure place and the destination are in different areas, a first route guidance system (A) extracts a candidate connection which is the border between the different areas to transmit it to a second route guidance system (B). The first and second route guidance systems search the optimum route from the departure place to the candidate connection and the optimum candidate route from the candidate connection to the destination, respectively and provide the required time and link data to their respective route guidance systems. The first or second route guidance system determines a recommended route with the smallest total of the required time out of candidate routes connected at the candidate connection and provides the recommended route data including the link data from the first route guidance system (A) to a terminal ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040480 | Navigation device and method for displaying a static image of an upcoming location along a route of travel - A method and device are disclosed for navigation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes determining map information for display on an integrated input and display device of a navigation device, based upon a determined route of travel of the navigation device; displaying the determined map information, in three dimensions on the integrated input and display device of the navigation device; and displaying, along with the determined map information, a static image of a location along the determined route of travel on the integrated input and display device of the navigation device when the navigation device is determined to be within a threshold distance of the location. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a processor to determine map information for subsequent display, based upon a determined route of travel of the navigation device, and being useable to control display of at least a portion of the map information; and an integrated input and display device to display the map information; the processor is further useable to control display of a static image of a location along the determined route of travel on the integrated input and display device simultaneously with the display of the map information when the navigation device is determined to be within a threshold distance of the location. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040481 | FALSE EVENT SUPPRESSION FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS - A collision warning apparatus includes sensors, output devices, memory locations, a GPS device, and a processor. The processor may receive information from the sensors. The processor may also process the information to identify a detected object as a present potential collision object. The processor may compare present GPS coordinates of the vehicle with stored vehicle GPS coordinates saved in memory, to determine whether or not the present GPS coordinates correspond to stored vehicle GPS coordinates associated with a previously identified potential collision object. If the present GPS coordinates correspond to stored vehicle GPS coordinates associated with a previously identified potential collision object, the processor is operable to suppress a potential collision warning. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040482 | LIDARS - A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) apparatus and method are disclosed having a rotatable light source enabled to emit a light ray, the light ray being emitted at a plurality of angular intervals; a reflection device, which can be parabolic in shape, and an analysis device for calculating a position at which one or more features are present based on the angle that the light ray was emitted and the time delay associated with the received reflected light, from a feature, wherein the analysis device takes into account the reflection of the light ray from the reflection device. In this manner, light rays may be reflected from heading in one direction to improve the resolution of the LIDAR in a second direction. Furthermore, where a parabolic reflector is used, positions of features can be calculated directly in a Cartesian coordinate system. Autonomous vehicles can use a LIDAR such as described herein to improve forward looking resolution in collision avoidance systems or terrain selection systems. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040483 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Lightning Activity - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for detecting lightning activity. Waveform data indicative of lightning activity is received by a waveform sensor from one or more signal converters. The waveform data comprises a group of electromagnetic waveforms. The waveform data is filtered by a processor to remove noise frequencies. One or more uncompressed portions of the waveform data are transmitted to a processing server. Digital filter data based on the one or more uncompressed portions of waveform data are received from the processing server. One or more frequencies are removed from the waveform data based on the digital filter data. The waveform data is compressed. The compressing includes selecting one or more points on a waveform, wherein the one or more points are above a predetermined threshold. The compressing includes determining an inflection of the selected points based on a predefined algorithm. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040484 | Online measurement system of radioactive tracers on oil wells head - The online measurement system of radioactive tracers in oil wells head, object of this invention, is characterized by the use of new technology to measure concentrations of tracer activity in real time, using a radiation detector NaI (TI), with features that make it possible to detect up to three different tracers and be able to operate in temperature conditions up to 150° C., which allows to be immersed in a container with fluid coming from the flow stream, achieving with this to increase the sensitivity of the measurements. This system of measurement in the head of production wells will allow having much more data of the tracer activity, avoiding having to transport the operational staff to production wells to carry out sampling test, with all the advantages that this represents. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040485 | METHOD OF MEASURING MULTI-PHASE FLUID FLOW DOWNHOLE - Multi-phase flow is estimated in a flow meter by measuring fluid pressure within the flow meter and using the measured pressure to calculate a density of the flow. A total flow rate through the flow meter is estimated based on the calculated density and a PVT analysis of the fluid. A corrected total mass flow rate is calculated using a liquid/gas slip correction technique. Fluid flow rates are further corrected with a discharge coefficient that varies with changes in the Reynolds number of the fluid. The gas and oil fractions can be determined from the corrected total mass flow rate and gas fraction. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040486 | Method for standardization of chemical and therapeutic values of foods and medicines using animated chromatographic fingerprinting - The present invention provides a method of standardization of chemical and therapeutic properties and quality of foods and medicines. The present invention provides a method of chromatographic finger printing facilitating correlation of traditional methods used for chemical and therapeutic standardization of medicines and humors in the living things with physico chemical properties of the medicines and their constituents. The method is used for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the energy involved in the medicines and living things and to understand various bio chemical reactions in living things using an energy system. It provides a rational basis to understand the traditional methods of assessment of chemical and therapeutic qualities of materials used for the said purpose. The present invention also provides the influence, of factors like pH, temperature, viscosity and ionic nature of the media along with atomic and molecular properties indicating the chemical and therapeutic values of the foods and medicines of natural and synthetic nature. The analysis of biological samples like blood indicated the utility of the method for the assessment of clinical pathological conditions of healthy and diseased. This facilitates for a better drug discovery, drug monitoring, drug targeting and drug profiling using different features of 3-D animated energy box created after analyzing the sample by different analysis, separation and detection methods. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040487 | SUBSTANCE MONITORING AND CONTROL IN HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODIES - Apparatus for monitoring a substance in human or animal in real time, the apparatus comprising a sensor providing a time series of measurements of substance level, said measurements being indicative of an inferred level of said substance in a part of said human or animal and a processor which applies an interacting multiple model strategy to a system model to provide a combined estimate of the inferred substance level from the substance level measurements. The substance may be glucose. The apparatus may also be adapted to control said substance using said interacting multiple model strategy to a system model to provide a combined estimate of a dose to be applied. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF A DNA SEQUENCE BY CONVERTING THE DNA SEQUENCE TO A NUMBER STRING AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN THE FIELD OF ACCELERATED DRUG DESIGN - The present invention relates to a system and a method for analysis of a DNA sequence by converting the DNA sequence into a unique number string using a genomic number system in order to extract and/or analyze biological information. The invention is particularly useful in the development of new drugs or active chemical agents. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040489 | Diabetes Care Host-Client Architecture and Data Management System - A host-client data sharing system manages diabetes care data. A host database, preferably web or internet based, is implemented for storing diabetes care data relating to multiple diabetics. A client or local database stores the diabetes care data relating to multiple diabetics on a personal appliance such as a PC, or a portable or handheld microprocessor-based computing device. The host database uses multiple servers for handling client interactions with the system. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040490 | PARAMETRIC SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING ANALYTE POLYNUCLEOTIDES - System for quantifying analyte polynucleotides employs computer-implemented analysis of real-time amplification data using a calibration curve defined by parametric equations. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040491 | CLASSIFICATION OF SAMPLE DATA - A classification system ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040492 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PHASE RESPONSE CHARACTERISTIC OF HUMAN-BODY IN HUMAN-BODY COMMUNICATION - There is provided a system and a method for measuring phase response characteristic of a human body in human-body communication. The system and method may be useful to measure phase response characteristic of the human body without forming a common ground line between a reference signal transmitter and a reference signal receiver by transmitting a first reference signal through the human body and transmitting a second reference signal through the optical cable. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GREENHOUSE GAS - A greenhouse gas monitoring system collects information about greenhouse gas and analyzes a greenhouse gas emissions distribution using the collected information about greenhouse gas. Thereafter, the greenhouse gas monitoring system generates a greenhouse gas distribution map by mapping the greenhouse gas emissions distribution to a three-dimensional digital map and provides the greenhouse gas distribution map to the user according to a user's request. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040494 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ABSORPTION SPECTRA ANALYSIS - A method and apparatus is disclosed for resolving absorption spectra such as ultraviolet or visible spectra having individual peaks attributable to more than one component in a sample mixture. The invention exploits the observation that the peak wavelength varies according to the component concentrations, providing the basis for an initial estimate of these. A curve fitting exercise is performed for a range of possible concentrations encompassing the initial estimates so that the a theoretical spectrum having the closest match to that observed provides for a refined estimate of component concentrations. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040495 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEARING CONDITION MONITORING - An electrical motor bearing condition monitoring system includes an assembly that includes a shaft, a first bearing race coupled to the shaft, a plurality of bearing balls, and a second bearing race coupled to the first bearing race via the plurality of bearing balls. A portion of the assembly has a magnetic field encoded thereon. The monitoring system includes a magnetic field sensor positioned proximately to the magnetized assembly and configured to measure the magnetic field, and a processing unit configured to detect changes in the magnetic field via the magnetic field sensor that occur due to passage of electrical current through the bearing balls. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING DAMAGE IN A STRUCTURE - Detecting damage in a structure without comparing sensor signals to a baseline signal. Once a structure is interrogated, a process based on a Gaussian Mixture Model is applied to the resulting data set, resulting in quantities for which Mahalanobis distances and Euclidian distances can be determined. A damage index is then determined based on the calculated Euclidian distance. A high value of this damage index coupled with an abrupt change in Mahalanobis distance has been found to be a reliable indicator of damage. Other embodiments may employ a baseline, but determine damage according to ratios of energy values between current and baseline signals. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040497 | METHOD FOR SENSING STRAIN IN A COMPONENT IN A WIND TURBINE, OPTICAL STRAIN SENSING SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for sensing strain in a component in a wind turbine comprising an optical sensor system. The method comprises the step of inputting a optical signal into at least one optical fibre of said sensor system comprising one or more fibre Bragg grating sensors. Further, the method comprises the step of measuring the transmitted optical signals of said one or more sensors with at least one light detector connected to the other end of said at least one optical fibre, and processing the measured signals in a control unit in order to establish a value of the strain for the component. The invention also relates to an optical strain sensing system for a component in a wind turbine and uses hereof. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040498 | Passive Wireless Antenna Sensor for Strain, Temperature, Crack and Fatigue Measurement - An apparatus and method is provided for monitoring a condition of a structure using a passive wireless antenna sensor having a known resonant frequency when mounted on the structure. A series of radio frequency signals are transmitted with sweeping frequencies around the known resonant frequency to the passive wireless antenna sensor. The passive wireless antenna sensor includes a dielectric substrate disposed between an antenna pattern and a ground plane such that a change in the condition of the structure will cause a change in one or more characteristics of the passive wireless sensor. A signal is received from the passive wireless antenna sensor and a resonant frequency of the passive wireless antenna sensor is determined based on the received signal. The determined resonant frequency is then compared to the known resonant frequency, whereby a change in the resonant frequency indicates a change in the condition of the structure. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040499 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PERIODIC DEFECT AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for detecting periodic defects includes a sensor that obtains signals to evaluate properties of an area having a length longer than an expected defect period on a target sample; a small area selector that separates a plurality of small areas whose area length is shorter than that of the area so that all distance intervals adjacent to one another are equal in a periodic defect arrangement direction to determine positions of the plurality of small areas, and selecting signals corresponding to the positions of the plurality of small areas from outputs from the sensor; an evaluation index calculator that calculates a similarity evaluation index between signal patterns among a plurality of signals selected by the small area selector; a set value changer that changes the positions of the small areas and the distance interval, and repeating computational processings of the small area selector and the evaluation index calculator; and a period judgment device that judges the distance interval as a period when the evaluation index is higher than a value set beforehand. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040500 | Bicycle power meter with frame mounted sensor - A bicycle power meter has a strain gauge sensor assembly mounted on a relatively compressible portion of the end of the rear fork of the bicycle frame. The relatively compressible portion is near the rear hub and subject to the forces exerted by the cyclist to the crankset, and transferred via the chain, and sprocket assembly to the hub. The sensor assembly has two ohmically interconnected stretch sensors each having a first layer bearing a variable resistance element, whose resistance changes with displacement of the compressible portion, and a second layer for providing support for the first layer. The sensor assembly is connected in a bridge circuit to two other resistances to generate signals representative of cyclist applied force. These signals are processed along with velocity signals to generate power signals and the power signals are supplied to a display. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040501 | REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF RESERVOIR FLUID PROPERTIES - A system, method, and fluid analysis module are provided for the real-time analysis of multiphase fluids. The system generally comprises means for directing a fluid stream from a flow line to a fluid analysis module, a processor and communication means. The fluid analysis module comprises sensor for measurement of at least one property of the fluid. The processor processes the measurement data from the sensor, and the communication means communicates the processed data to a central acquisition unit or computer. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040502 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING FLOW CIRCUITS - A device is provided for monitoring the integrity of a flow circuit in fluid communication with a receptacle. The flow circuit comprises a pumping device for transferring fluid through the flow circuit. The device operates according to a monitoring method in which a pressure signal is received from a pressure sensor, the pressure signal being indicative of fluid pressure in the receptacle or the flow circuit. The pressure signal is then processed for detection of a beating signal. The beating signal manifests itself as an amplitude modulation of the pressure signal and is formed by interference between pressure waves generated by a pulse generator associated with the receptacle and pressure waves generated by the pumping device. The integrity of the flow circuit is determined based at least partly on the presence or absence of the beating signal. The device and the flow circuit may be part of an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment, and the method may be implemented as a computer program product. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040503 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FLUID STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS - In one aspect, the invention relates to a system for monitoring a fluid dispensing system having a storage tank and a piping system having a maximum output flow rate threshold. The system includes a dispenser configured to dispense fluid from the fluid dispensing system during a dispensing time interval, a metering device in fluid communication with piping system, the metering device configured to measure a plurality of sample flow rates over time in response to fluid passing through the metering device, a gauge for measuring a volume of fluid dispensed from the storage tank during the dispensing time interval and a processor for executing a monitoring application which generates an alert within a substantially real-time period in response to an event of interest, the monitoring application comparing the maximum output flow rate threshold to the plurality of sample flow rates over time to generate the alert when one of the sample flow rates exceeds the maximum output flow rate threshold. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040504 | FRUIT MATURITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for determining fruit maturity is disclosed. The method includes measuring acceleration data associated with an impulse response signal of a target fruit to an excitation force applied to such a target fruit, computing a frequency response of the impulse response signal based on digitized acceleration data, determining a first order resonance frequency from the frequency response, and non-destructively determining a level of maturity for the target fruit based on one or more physical properties of the target fruit and the first order resonance frequency. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040505 | Testing System and Method for Testing Charging Circuit - A testing system for testing a charging circuit includes a setting unit, a virtual battery, and a control device. The setting unit is utilized for setting a charging configuration of the charging circuit according to a battery status message, to make the charging circuit to output a charging power accordingly. The virtual battery includes a battery status generating unit for generating the battery status message according to a first control signal, and a load unit for generating a load for the charging circuit according to a second control signal, so as to receive the charging power outputted from the charging circuit, and recording variation of the charging power. The control device is utilized for generating the first control signal and the second control signal, and storing information recorded by the load unit as a digital data for evaluate the charging circuit. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040506 | MODULE FOR MEASURING THE CURRENT FLOWING IN A CONDUCTOR OF A LOW-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION BOARD - A module is provided for measuring current flowing in a conductor of a low-voltage distribution board. The module includes a current sensor for detecting the current, a microprocessor circuit for processing an output signal from the current sensor, and a module housing which accommodates the current sensor and the microprocessor circuit. The module housing has an opening for passing the current conductor, an interface with two current connections, and a connection element for releasably fastening the module in the low-voltage distribution board. To enable the module to be simply installed in the low-voltage distribution board and ensure operational reliability of the module, the passage opening extends from a side of the module housing bearing the interface, through the current measuring module, to an opposite side of the module housing, and the module is DC-isolated from the current conductor after it has been installed in the low-voltage distribution board. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040507 | METHOD OF, APPARATUS FOR, AND PROGRAM FOR INSPECTING STACK BODY - A method of inspecting a stack body of at least a porous layer and a dense layer comprises the first step of measuring the length of the stack body before the stack body is fired, the second step of measuring the length of the stack body after the stack body is fired, the third step of calculating a shrinkage rate of the stack body based on a first measured value from the first step and a second measured value from the second step, the fourth step of determining whether the calculated shrinkage rate of the stack body is acceptable or not based on the calculated shrinkage rate, the fifth step of calculating an S/N ratio of the stack body based on the first measured value and the second measured value, and the sixth step of determining whether the current-voltage characteristics of the stack body are acceptable or not based on the calculated S/N ratio. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ARCS - The apparatus for detecting arc occurred in chamber for plasma treatment used for manufacturing semiconductor or LCD panel comprises, a sensor module for sensing the arc; a processor module for processing data from the sensor module; wherein the sensor module includes RGB color sensor for sensing color data of the arc occurred in the chamber, the RGB color sensor is a sensor sensable at least one of red color or green color or blue color of the arc, the apparatus detects the arc by sensing data of color and chroma and brightness of the arc. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040509 | High Resolution Time Interpolator - The present subject matter is directed to a high-speed high resolution and accuracy time interpolator circuit. The interpolator uses basic dual ramp time-to-digital converter architecture, but provides circuits and methodologies to improve the accuracy, reduce the effective intrinsic jitter, and reduce the measurement time. Improved aspects of the present subject matter correspond to the introduction of a current mirror for improved settling time, a high frequency clock for improved resolution and ADC sample processing to improve resolution and accuracy. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040510 | FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A film thickness measurement apparatus may include a spectrum acquisition unit that irradiates a light onto a film and acquires a spectrum of a reflection light or a transmission light, a power spectrum calculating unit that calculates a power spectrum, a film thickness calculating unit that detects a peak position of the power spectrum and calculates a thickness of the film, a measurement quality calculating unit that calculates a measurement quality of the thickness, a measurement quality determining unit that determines whether the thickness is valid or invalid, and a film thickness output unit that outputs the thickness if the measurement quality determining unit determines that the thickness is valid. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040511 | Acoustography dynamic range extending device and method - The acoustographic dynamic range extending device and method determines thresholds to reach a preset brightness with a test part and without a test part and transforms these thresholds to image data, where the thresholds can be time thresholds obtained with a single driving voltage and can be voltage thresholds obtained with an increasing driving voltage. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040512 | ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY - An electrical equipment assembly includes at least one electrical device provided with an identifier member. The identifier member includes a measurement tolerance data associated with the electrical device. The electrical assembly also includes a meter electrically coupled to the electrical device. The meter includes a memory device, a processor device operatively coupled to the memory device, a communication link member operatively coupled to the processor device, and a selectively updatable measurement tolerance indicator stored in one of the memory device, the processor device. The processor device being configured and disposed to establish measurement accuracy of the meter based on the tolerance indicator stored in the memory device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040513 | POSITION SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The linear position of a moving mechanical component is determined. A plurality of values of a quantity using a plurality of sensors is sensed and the sensed values are indicative of the linear position of the mechanical component. The plurality of sensed values are converted into a plurality of best linear position estimates concerning the mechanical component. One or more compensations are applied to at least some of the plurality of best linear position estimates. Each of the compensations are applied to account for a relative positioning of one of the plurality of sensors with respect to the others. A plurality of weighting factors associated with each of the plurality of best linear position estimates are determined. The position of the mechanical component is determined using the plurality of best linear position estimates and the plurality of weighting factors. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040514 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A reference measurement object having known properties is used for the purpose of calibrating a coordinate measuring machine. A plurality of reference measured values are picked up on the reference measurement object. Calibration data are determined using the reference measured values and using the known properties of the reference measurement object. The calibration data comprises a first number of polynomial coefficients that are selected to correct nonlinear measuring errors using at least one polynomial transformation. The first number of polynomial coefficients is reduced in an iterative method to a lesser second number, with a plurality of pairs of polynomial coefficients being formed and with a polynomial coefficient of a pair being eliminated in each case when a statistical dependence between the polynomial coefficients of the pair is greater than a defined threshold value. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040515 | Apparatus for testing a conducted energy weapon - Apparatus for testing a conducted energy weapon includes analyzer means to produce characteristic signals representative of characteristics of electrical current pulses delivered by the weapon into a resistive load when the weapon is discharged. Risk estimation means responsive to the characteristic signals produces a risk estimate representative of a risk of injury to a targeted subject due to electrical stimulation, or alternatively representative of a risk of failure to incapacitate the targeted subject. Indicator means responsive to the risk estimate indicates the risk of injury, or alternatively the risk of failure to incapacitate, and warns the user of the apparatus when the risk exceeds a predetermined threshold. Advantageously, automatic testing and risk analysis provided by the apparatus allows weapon tests to be easily and routinely conducted by persons having no knowledge of electrical principles, laboratory techniques, or risk analysis methodologies, such persons including peace officers or other individuals who may be associated with a law enforcement agency. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040516 | TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS INTERFACE - A test apparatus for testing USB interfaces of an electronic device. The test apparatus includes a number of USB interfaces connected to the USB interfaces of the electronic device via cables respectively, to communicate with the electronic device. A memory stores a special file, to note phrases generated during test. A single-chip is connected to the number of USB interfaces, a power switch, and the memory, and stores a preset phrase. When the power switch is turned on, the single-chip writes a ready phrase in the special file, when one of the USB interfaces of the electronic device passes test, the single-chip reads a test phrase from the special file and writes a test finish phrase in the special file and controls the test apparatus to test a next USB interface of the USB interfaces of the electronic device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040517 | Tracing Thermal Data Via Performance Monitoring - A data processing system and processor are provided for tracing thermal data via performance monitoring. A performance monitor is set into a tracing mode. Temperatures are sensed by a digital thermal sensor over a time period. The sensed temperatures are stored in a data structure and a trace of the sensed temperatures is graphically displayed. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040518 | NON-CONTACT FREEZING TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION - A method and device for determining the freezing temperature of an ice-water mixture on a road surface. Reference measurements of ice-to-water ratios in dependence on road temperatures for different salt contents of reference ice-water mixtures are provided to the device. The thickness of a water layer on the road surface is detected and the thickness of an ice layer of the road surface is detected by the device and method. From the detected thickness of the water layer and the detected thickness of the ice layer, an ice-to-water ratio of the ice-water mixture is determined. The temperature of the road surface is also detected. The freezing temperature of the ice-water mixture is determined by the device and method from the determined ice-to-water ratio and the detected temperature by means of the provided reference measurements. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040519 | ESTIMATING ROTOR ANGULAR POSITION AND VELOCITY AND VERIFYING ACCURACY OF POSITION SENSOR OUTPUTS - Methods, system and apparatus are provided for estimating rotor angular position and angular velocity during a position sensor fault, and for verifying the accuracy or inaccuracy of a position sensor's outputs based on the estimated rotor angular position and angular velocity of the rotor following a position sensor fault. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040520 | TRACK DETECTION DEVICE AND TRACK DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - A track detection device includes an insulating spherical housing including an inner surface, a plurality of electrostatic induction units embedded within the insulating spherical housing and evenly spaced around a center of the insulating spherical housing, a charged ball moveably attracted to the inner surface of the insulating spherical housing, and a processor electrically connected to the plurality of electrostatic induction units. The plurality of electrostatic induction units generate electrical signals when the charged ball rolls along the inner surface at a portion of the insulating spherical housing where the electrostatic induction unit is embedded. The processor is configured for detecting a track of the charged ball moving inside the insulating spherical housing according to the electrical signals. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN AREA - There are provided a method of evaluating an area located behind a structure and a system thereof. The system includes: at least one source of electro-magnetic radiation adapted to illuminate a structure portion and to illuminate a area portion via openings formed between elements of the structure while a relative movement is introduced between the structure and the system; multiple detectors adapted to detect electro-magnetic radiation returned from the structure portion and from the area portion; a computing unit adapted to: (i) generate, in response to the detected electro-magnetic radiation, a simplified representation the area portion; and (ii) evaluate the area portion in response to a relationship between the simplified representation of the area portion and a reference simplified representation of the area portion. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040522 | VELOCITY DETECTION DEVICE AND SERVOMOTOR - A velocity detection device includes a rotational direction discriminator calculating an x coordinate or a y coordinate in temporary coordinates on a line between an origin of the coordinates and a point obtained by rotating the actual second coordinates by as much as a rotational angle a in a direction of a coordinate axis, the rotational direction discriminator discriminating a rotational direction from the actual first coordinates to the actual second coordinates based on either a sign of the x or y coordinate in the temporary coordinates; and a processor calculating calculational second coordinates represented by a multiplication, addition or subtraction between the actual first coordinates and one of the trigonometric function values to make calculational second coordinates closer to the actual second coordinates, and calculating the velocity of the moving body based on the temporary angles corresponding to the trigonometric function value used for the calculational second coordinates. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040523 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFYING ERRORS - A method for identifying geometric errors with respect to at least two translational axes and at least one rotational axis of a machine using a control device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: measuring positions of a jig in three-dimensional space using a position measurement sensor, wherein a measurement is carried out when the jig being indexed around the rotational axis by a plurality of angles is located at the positions; approximating a plurality of measured values of the positions measured in the measuring step to a circular arc; and calculating an error in regard to a center position of the rotational axis and/or a tilt error in the rotational axis, and tilt errors in the translational axes, based on the circular arc resulting from the approximating step. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040524 | TONER MASS SENSING PRECISION BY NORMALIZATION TO SUBSTRATE REFLECTANCE AND ADJUSTED FOR TONER MASS LEVEL - A method of normalizing sensor readings includes receiving a reading from a sensor configured to detect light reflected from a substrate; and normalizing the sensor reading based on a function of sensed mass level on the substrate. A processor for implementing the method is also provided. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040525 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING ELEMENTARY SYMMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF SUBSETS OF A SET - A method and system that calculate elementary symmetric functions of subsets of a set {Z} comprising a total of m numerical elements in an m | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040526 | Device and Method for Performing A Functional Test On A Control Element Of A Turbo Engine - A turbomachine has a first process control element, a second process control element, and a test system for testing the first process control element. The first process control element and the second process control element influence the same process variable. To test the first process control element, the test system changes the process variable by means of the second process control element. This change in the process variable caused by the second process control element is compensated again by means of the first process control element. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040527 | PROCESS CONDITION SENSING WAFER AND DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A measuring device incorporating a substrate with sensors that measure the processing conditions that a wafer may undergo during manufacturing. The substrate can be inserted into a processing chamber by a robot head and the measuring device can transmit the conditions in real time or store the conditions for subsequent analysis. Sensitive electronic components of the device can be distanced or isolated from the most deleterious processing conditions in order increase the accuracy, operating range, and reliability of the device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040528 | Systemic Diagnostics For Increasing Wafer Yield - A method of performing systemic diagnostics for a wafer includes selecting a design for manufacturability (DFM) rule for analysis. For each IC chip on the wafer, two sets of IC features adjacent the rule can be extracted based on the chip's layout design. Upconverted diagnostics can be run to generate computed numbers associated with combination categories for each set. Zonal analysis can be run on the two sets using the computed numbers to derive metrics for the two sets. A report can be generated based on the zonal analysis. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040529 | Methods and Techniques for Creating and Visualizing Thermal Zones - Techniques for using air flow analysis to model thermal zones are provided. In one aspect, a method for modeling thermal zones in a space, e.g., in a data center, includes the following steps. A graphical representation of the space is provided. At least one domain is defined in the space for modeling. A mesh is created in the domain by sub-dividing the domain into a set of discrete sub-domains that interconnect a plurality of nodes. Air flow sources and sinks are identified in the domain. Air flow measurements are obtained from one or more of the air flow sources and sinks. An air flow velocity vector at a center of each sub-domain is determined using the air flow measurements obtained from the air flow sources and sinks. Each velocity vector is traced to one of the air flow sources, wherein a combination of the traces to a given one of the air flow sources represents a thermal zone in the space. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040530 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT - A method for installing industrial components in an environment is provided, in which, with the aid of a computer-assisted design model representing the theoretical layout of the industrial components in the environment, various measuring points of the theoretical positioning of the supports of each component are determined, those theoretical measuring points are codified with values, parameterisable model measuring ranges are paramaterised by the codified values, and at least one measuring device is controlled with the aid of the codified values by application of the corresponding range in order to compare the actual positioning points in the environment as a function of theoretical positioning points of the supports of each component. The method is applicable to the installation of the components of the loops of the primary circuits of nuclear power stations. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040531 | Method and System for Identification of Grouping Characteristics - A method and engineering system by which relationships are automatically identifiable between CAD objects of different CAD models, where use of a transformation rule which maps points of the envelope geometry of a first CAD object of a first CAD model onto points in a second CAD model is used such that the points involved in the transformation rule each relate to the same modeled raw component. The transformation rule is applied to at least two CAD objects of the first CAD model. If the transformed points in the second CAD model are surrounded by a common-envelope geometry, this spatial relationship is interpreted as a grouping relationship. A hierarchical data structure is then formed automatically within the engineering system, taking account of the already recognized grouping relationship, and allowing synchronous data keeping. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040532 | Knowledge-Based Models for Data Centers - Techniques for data center analysis are provided. In one aspect, a method for modeling thermal distributions in a data center is provided. The method includes the following steps. Vertical temperature distribution data is obtained for a plurality of locations throughout the data center. The vertical temperature distribution data for each of the locations is plotted as an s-curve, wherein the vertical temperature distribution data reflects physical conditions at each of the locations which is reflected in a shape of the s-curve. Each of the s-curves is represented with a set of parameters that characterize the shape of the s-curve, wherein the s-curve representations make up a knowledge base model of predefined s-curve types from which thermal distributions and associated physical conditions at the plurality of locations throughout the data center can be analyzed. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040533 | EXECUTING A UTILITY IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM BASED ON AN INTEGRATED MODEL - An integrated model based on plural underlying models relating to corresponding aspects of subterranean formation development is provided. A utility is created to perform a function using the integrated model. The utility is assigned to execute in a distributed computing system having a plurality of computer node. Computations performed by the utility are distributed across the plurality of computer nodes, where the computations are related to simulations using the integrated model. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040534 | REAL-TIME SIMULATION PROCEDURE FOR A HELICOPTER ROTOR - This procedure proposes the appropriate equations that determine the rotor movement in order to obtain the aerodynamic actions for each blade in each iteration (the forces that are transmitted to the helicopter and the moments with respect to the articulations), and they are resolved by discretizations made in the rotor disc, such that that the blade elements of the partition are connected to the disc, which does not rotate, instead of to each blade. The blades pass through an azimuth range in each iteration, making a division of each blade longitudinally into n | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040535 | GOLF BALL TRAJECTORY SIMULATION METHOD - The invention is directed at a golf ball trajectory simulation method that employs arithmetic operations executed by a computer to analyze a trajectory of a golf ball having a plurality of dimples on a surface thereof when the ball is launched into flight. The trajectory of the ball is estimated by setting up a golf ball model within a virtual airflow space (field) where a grid has been generated; setting a weight for the golf ball model and applying initial conditions (initial velocity, launch angle, spin rate) to the ball model so as to cause the model to fly within the virtual airflow space (field); calculating a lift coefficient and a drag coefficient for the golf ball from an air stream velocity, direction and pressure calculated in each grid cell; and calculating a flight distance and left-to-right dispersion for the golf ball from launch until landing by calculating a change in height, a change in lateral direction, a change in velocity and a change in spin rate for the golf ball during flight. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040536 | RESERVOIR ARCHITECTURE AND CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS - An interactive system and method of operating the system to define and evaluate a model of a hydrocarbon reservoir. The reservoir model is defined from extrinsic information such as seismic surveys, well logs, and the like, and is based on elements of formation regions, connections among the regions, wells, and perforations. A boundary-element method is used to determine pressure interference responses, corresponding to the pressure at a perforation in response to a single perforation producing fluid at a unit flow rate. These pressure interference responses are then convolved with measured well flow rates obtained during production to arrive at estimates of the wellbore pressure at one or more wells of interest. The estimated wellbore pressure can be compared with downhole pressure measurements to validate the reservoir model, or to provoke the user into modifying the model and repeating the evaluation of the model. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040537 | SIMULATION FOR A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ANALYTICAL SYSTEM - A method and system to conduct multi-dimensional data analysis. A parameter value is applied to a first layer of a multi-dimensional data set. A simulation is conducted to evaluate the effect of the parameter value at the first layer. The effect at the first layer is automatically propagated to a second layer where a further simulation permits visualization of the effect at a different level of granularity as well as the effect of orthogonal data. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040538 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MODELS - The invention relates to a method for preparing models of technical devices, wherein each technical device comprises units that are connected to each other by means of connection points, wherein, when performing the method, at least one structure made of units connected to each other by means of connection points comprising similarities for all technical devices is integrated and automatically described as at least one mutual module ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110040539 | PROVIDING A SIMULATION OF WEARING ITEMS SUCH AS GARMENTS AND/OR ACCESSORIES - A user may simulate wearing real-wearable items, such as virtual garments and accessories. A virtual-outfitting interface may be provided for presentation to the user. An item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The item-search/selection portion may depict one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items. The user may be allowed to select at least one virtual-wearable item from the item-search/selection portion. A main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The main display portion may include a composite video feed that incorporates a video feed of the user and the selected at least one virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the selected at least one virtual-wearable item in the main display portion. | 2011-02-17 |
