| 10th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
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| 20120059545 | AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DRIVE CONTROL OF THE SAME - An automatic guided vehicle and a method for drive control enable setting the vehicle alongside a conveyor with high accuracy in stopping at a task address. An automatic guided vehicle includes photoelectric sensors which detect the presence of an article by projecting light to a reflecting plate arranged on a conveyor and receiving signal light reflected from the reflecting plate and are arranged in one at each of the front and rear portions of the automatic guided vehicle, and a unit for detecting the distance between the vehicle and the conveyor. When both the photoelectric sensors arranged at the front and read portions of the side surface of the vehicle, a steering vehicle is steered toward the conveyor, and the automatic guided vehicle is driven toward the conveyor until the distance between the vehicle and the conveyor becomes within a predetermined distance. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059546 | TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM WITH DISCRETE DEFLATION CIRCUIT - A vehicle tire inflation system includes an air supply source in fluid communication with multiple tires of the vehicle. A pneumatic conduit extends between and is in fluid communication with the air supply source and the tires. Means are fluidly connected to the pneumatic conduit for enabling selective inflation and deflation of the tires. The means include a first pneumatic circuit for inflation of the tires, and a second pneumatic circuit for deflation of the tires. The second pneumatic circuit is discrete from the first pneumatic circuit and is common to more than one of the tires. The means provides controlled deflation of the tires in the second pneumatic circuit based upon a predetermined condition, preventing deflation of the tires until the vehicle is parked, or limiting the deflation of the tires, which in turn enables the tire inflation system to accommodate a desirable increased pressure in the tires. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059547 | OPTIMAL CORNER CONTROL FOR VEHICLES - A method to control a vehicle having a plurality of wheels includes monitoring desired vehicle dynamics, determining a desired corner force and moment distribution based upon the desired vehicle dynamics and a real-time closed form dynamics optimization solution, and controlling the vehicle based upon the desired corner force and moment distribution. The real-time closed form dynamics optimization solution is based upon a minimized center of gravity force error component, a minimized control energy component, and a maximized tire force reserve component. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059548 | POWERED MOBILITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Powered mobility systems and methods are disclosed. A powered mobility system includes a mobile unit, a support frame, a plurality of markers, a motion capture device, and a processor. The mobile unit is operable to move the powered mobility system. The support frame is adapted to support a user. The plurality of markers are configured to be attached to the user. The motion capture device is configured to detect movement of the plurality of markers. The processor is programmed to receive signals from the motion capture device, translate the signals into instructions for moving the mobile unit, and transmit the instructions to the mobile unit. A powered mobility method includes placing a user in a support frame, attaching a plurality of markers to the user, detecting movement of the plurality of the markers, and generating movement of the mobile unit based on the movement of the plurality of the markers. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059549 | STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A steering assembly for steering a vehicle. The steering assembly comprises a first steering knuckle having a first wheel rotatably mounted thereto, a first swing mechanism for enabling displacement of the first steering knuckle along a first arced path and a first guiding mechanism for pivoting the first steering knuckle when the first steering knuckle is displaced along the first arced path in order to maintain the first wheel oriented tangentially relative to the first arced path. The first arced path is concave relative to a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle and spaced from the first frame member, away from a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle, by a distance sufficient to prevent the first wheel from contacting the first frame member when the first steering knuckle is pivoted. There is further provided a method of operating the steering assembly. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059550 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - An electric power steering system determines a steering state of a steering wheel on the basis of a current (Im) of a motor applying assist force to a steering system and a steering speed (ωs) of the steering wheel. A state where the steering wheel is retained at a position other than a neutral position is a retained state, and a state where the steering wheel is placed at the neutral position is a neutral state. When the steering speed (ωs) is lower than a determination value (ωa) and the motor current (Im) is larger than a reference value (Ix), it is determined whether the steering state is the neutral state. When the steering speed (ωs) is lower than the determination value (ωa), the motor current (Im) is larger than the reference value (Ix), and the steering state is determined to be the neutral state at immediately preceding determination, the steering state is determined to be the neutral state. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059551 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TIRE POSITION ON A VEHICLE - An apparatus determines a position of a tire on a vehicle including a tire-based sensing unit, each tire on the vehicle having an associated tire-based sensing unit. Each tire-based sensing unit includes a first sensor mounted for rotation with the tire and for generating a first sensor signal indicative of such rotation, a second sensor mounted for rotation with the tire and for generating a second sensor signal indicative of such rotation, and a transmitter for transmitting a signal indicative of a phase relationship between the first and second sensor signals. An axle position sensor is provided for determining each tire-based sensing unit position relative to a front and rear axle of the vehicle and provides an axle position signal for each tire-based sensing unit. A controller monitors the transmitted phase signals of each tire-based sensing unit and the determines axle position signals. The controller compares the tire-based sensing unit phase relationships for possible tire locations considering the determined axle positions of the tire-based sensing units, determines a confidence value by weighting the compared phase relationships, compares the phase difference of each tire-based sensing unit relative to the phase difference of other tire-based sensing units for each possible vehicle tire location, and associates each tire-based sensing unit with a vehicle location in response to the confidence values. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059552 | REAR WHEEL TOE ANGLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A REFERENCE POSITION OF AN ELECTRIC ACTUATOR IN A REAR WHEEL TOE ANGLE CONTROL DEVICE | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059553 | TOOL CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING CONFIGURATION DETECTION - A tool control system for a scraper is disclosed. The tool control system may have a tool, a first tool actuator configured to move the tool, and a first sensor configured to detect a position parameter of at least one of the tool and the first tool actuator and to generate a corresponding first signal. The tool control system may also have a tool member operatively connected to the tool, a second tool actuator connectable to the tool member in a plurality of configurations to move the tool member, and a second sensor configured to detect a position parameter of at least one of the tool member and the second tool actuator and to generate a corresponding second signal. The tool control system may further have a controller configured to make a comparison of the first and second signals, and to determine a current connection configuration based on the comparison. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059554 | Automatic Blade Control System during a Period of a Global Navigation Satellite System ... - For precision grading of terrain by a dozer, the dozer blade can be automatically controlled based on measurements from a combination of a global navigation satellite system real-time kinematic mode (GNSS RTK) system and inertial sensors. At least one GNSS sensor and at least one inertial sensor are mounted on the dozer. Control algorithms are based on blade elevation and blade slope angle. During a period of GNSS RTK system outage, control of blade elevation is not available. Blade control is maintained by switching to control algorithms based on blade slope angle and blade pitch angle. Blade slope angle and blade pitch angle are controlled based on extrapolated target values of blade slope angle and blade pitch angle. The extrapolated target values of the angles are extrapolated from target values of the angles prior to the GNSS RTK system outage with the use of a distance travelled by the dozer. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059555 | Fuel Efficient Crane System - A system and method for efficiently regulating the fuel consumption of a variable speed combustion engine used to control loads such as a hoist motor in a mobile gantry crane based on load motor speed commands issued by a crane operator. The system and method can rely on a programmable logic controller to issue engine fuel commands to regulate engine speed based on interpolations derived from data representing the relationship between load motor voltage and engine speed and data representing the relationship between engine speed and engine power capacity. The method may also be used in modified form by combustion engines which need digital fixed speed commands. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059556 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND SHIFT CONTROL METHOD - The shift control unit shifts the sub-transmission mechanism while changing the speed ratio of the variator in response to a change in the speed ratio of the sub-transmission mechanism so that the through speed ratio does not change after the through speed ratio is caused to reach the final through speed ratio by changing only the speed ratio of the variator if the speed ratio corresponding to the shift instruction from the driver is between a first speed ratio at which the sub-transmission mechanism is in the second gear position at the high speed side and the speed ratio of the variator is lowest and a second speed ratio at which the sub-transmission mechanism is in the first gear position at the low speed side and the speed ratio of the variator is highest when the manual mode is selected. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059557 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE - A transmission control unit reduces a hydraulic pressure of a release-side frictional engagement element which is to be released of a sub-transmission mechanism and reduces this reduction amount as an input torque to the sub-transmission mechanism increases at the time of starting a shift when a manual mode is selected, the input torque is positive and the sub-transmission mechanism is to be shifted down. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059558 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND POWER ON/OFF DETERMINATION METHOD - In a manual mode, a gear position of a continuously variable transmission is selected based on an input operation from a driver, a final through speed ratio is set based on the selected gear position and a variator and a sub-transmission mechanism are controlled to realize the final through speed ratio. Whether an input torque to the sub-transmission mechanism is positive or negative is determined based on an input torque to the sub-transmission mechanism when the manual mode is selected. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059559 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND SHIFT CONTROL METHOD - The shift control unit executes a control to cause the through speed ratio to follow the final through speed ratio by changing only the speed ratio of the variator if a shift instruction is given from the driver a plurality of times in a row when the manual mode is selected, and advances the start of a change in the speed ratio of the sub-transmission mechanism or accelerates the progression of the change of the speed ratio as compared with the case where the manual mode is not selected when the speed ratio of the variator is maximized or minimized and the through speed ratio cannot follow the final through speed ratio. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059560 | SPEED CONTROL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for controlling an amount of torque generated by an engine of a vehicle. The amount of torque may be controlled by limiting an amount of fuel or air or a combination thereof being provided to the engine. In some situations, controlling the amount of torque generated by the engine may be utilized to gradually limit the vehicle's acceleration, which in turn, may influence driver shifting strategies. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059561 | FUEL-SAVING DRIVE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM AND FUEL-SAVING DRIVE RECOMMENDATION METHOD - A fuel-saving drive recommendation system is mounted on a vehicle that includes a step-gear automatic transmission of which a gear is shifted in response to a gear instruction signal. The fuel-saving drive recommendation system calculates a required driving force based on an amount by which an output operating component is operated by a driver and a gear of the automatic transmission, makes determination for fuel-saving drive for the vehicle based on the required driving force and notifies the determination result. The fuel-saving drive recommendation system calculates a required driving force for performing output control on an engine and a required driving force for determining whether it is a fuel-saving drive state. A determination gear signal different from the gear instruction signal is used when the determination required driving force is calculated, and is changed to coincide with the gear instruction signal that has been changed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059562 | INCREASING ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM CALIBRATION EFFICIENCY THROUGH HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATION TECHNIQUES - A method and system for generating a torque map operating a vehicle's all-wheel drive (“AWD”) system are disclosed. A model describing how an all-wheel drive (“AWD”) electronic control unit (“ECU”) included in the vehicle processes data received from one or more sensors or vehicle subsystems is generated and executed on a computing device so that the computing device emulates operation of the AWD ECU. The computing device captures data from a controller area network (“CAN”) included in the vehicle and data from the vehicle describing wheel torque while emulating operation of the AWD ECU. A raw torque value is generated by the computing device from the data from the CAN and wheel torque. The raw torque value is used to generate a torque value associated with an engine speed and with an intake air pressure obtained from the data captured from the CAN. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059563 | ACCELERATOR REACTION FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS - An accelerator reaction force control apparatus is provided with an accelerator position detecting device, a reaction force varying device and a threshold value setting device. The reaction force varying device varies a reaction force of the accelerator so as to increase a reaction force of the accelerator by a prescribed increase amount with respect to a base reaction force when the accelerator position is equal to or larger than an accelerator position threshold value. The reaction force varying device also varies a reaction force increase rate at a first increase rate during a first reaction force increase period of the increase of the reaction force, and at a second increase rate during a second reaction force increase period of the increase of the reaction force. The second increase rate is larger during the second reaction force increase period than during the first reaction force increase period. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059564 | DISTANCE CONTROL SYSTEM OF - A distance control system of a vehicle includes: a signal transmitter for transmitting wireless signals forward with respect to a distance-controlled vehicle; a signal receiver for receiving the wireless signals reflected and returned from an object vehicle; a relative velocity measuring unit for measuring the relative velocity of the object vehicle in relation to the distance-controlled vehicle on the basis of the received wireless signals; a vehicle-to-vehicle distance measuring unit for measuring a first vehicle-to-vehicle distance between the distance-controlled vehicle and the object vehicle; and a vehicle-to-vehicle distance calculating unit for calculating a third vehicle-to-vehicle distance based on the first vehicle-to-vehicle distance and a second vehicle-to-vehicle distance calculated from the relative velocity. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059565 | OPTIMAL ENGINE OPERATING POWER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - A method for managing power in a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain having multiple components including at least two of a group comprising an engine, a motor, a generator and a high voltage battery includes computing power losses for the individual components. An engine operating speed and torque for a given vehicle speed and total power command is determined so that total power losses for powertrain components are minimized. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059566 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present embodiment, the control device includes: cooling units arranged on a path where a coolant is circulated, and cooling an exhaust gas of an engine with the coolant flowing through the cooling units; an atmospheric pressure sensor detecting an atmosphere pressure; and ECUs deciding whether or not to perform an exhaust gas temperature control for suppressing a temperature of the exhaust gas based on whether or not a heat quantity is more than a decision value, and correcting the decision value to be lower as the atmosphere pressure is lower. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059567 | Method and device for operating a drive unit of a motor vehicle - A method is described for operating a drive unit of a motor vehicle, a setpoint torque being determined for driving the drive unit as a function of a driver request torque and an idle speed regulator torque being included in the driver request torque for determining the setpoint torque, and a drivability filter being applied for torque smoothing. In order to maintain the quality of the speed regulation and simultaneously make the drivability of the vehicle comfortable, the drivability filter is applied before or after the inclusion of the idle speed regulator torque in the driver request torque as a function of the instantaneous driving situation of the motor vehicle. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059568 | ENGINE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS - In the case where it is determined, based on a throttle opening degree change detected by a throttle sensor | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059569 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE ENGINE - In an apparatus for controlling a general-purpose engine used as a prime mover of an operating machine, the apparatus regulating a throttle opening such that an engine speed is converged to a desired engine speed, calculating a basic fuel injection amount based on the engine speed and throttle opening, and controlling engine warm-up operation by correcting the basic fuel injection amount with a correction coefficient to calculate a warm-up time fuel injection amount after engine start is completed and injecting fuel by the calculated amount, a fuel injection amount with which the engine output becomes maximum is searched based on the throttle opening regulated in response to increase/decrease operation of the warm-up time fuel injection amount conducted when the engine speed is constant; and the correction coefficient is corrected using the searched fuel injection amount. With this, a warm-up correction coefficient appropriate for the engine warm-up condition can be calculated. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059570 | WARM-UP CONTROL APPARATUS FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE ENGINE - In an apparatus for controlling warm-up operation of a general-purpose internal combustion engine having a throttle valve installed in an air intake pipe and connectable to an operating machine to be used as a prime mover of the machine, it is configured to calculate a basic fuel injection amount based on an engine speed and a throttle opening and control engine warm-up operation by calculating a warm-up time fuel injection amount by correcting the calculated basic fuel injection amount based on one of a temperature change amount of a spark plug seat of the engine, the throttle opening and an output of the operating machine and injecting fuel from an injector by the calculated warm-up time fuel injection amount. With this, it becomes possible to calculate a fuel injection amount suitable for the engine warm-up condition by using an appropriate parameter in place of the lubricating oil temperature. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059571 | ENGINE AUTO-STOP VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A controller actuates an electrical oil pump when an idle stop condition or a coast stop condition holds and causes the actuation of the electrical oil pump to continue without being stopped until an accelerated state of a vehicle or a driver's intention to accelerate is determined even if the idle stop condition and the coast stop condition no longer holds thereafter. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059572 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE - A method is provided for controlling an exhaust gas temperature of an engine of a vehicle during interruption of fuel supply to the engine, wherein the engine drives a driveline of the vehicle. The method involves alternating between two or more operational modes, wherein at least one of the operational modes maintains a higher exhaust temperature than the one or more other operational modes. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059573 | REAL-TIME TRAFFIC CONDITION MEASUREMENT USING GPS DATA - In embodiments of the present invention, a computer program may use GPS coordinates associated with cell phones located within multiple cars to measure real time traffic conditions. These traffic conditions may be measured based at least in part on using parameters including, but not limited to, a time of day, a day of the week, a weather condition, a road condition, or some other parameter relating to traffic conditions. The traffic conditions may be used to calculate a vehicle speed between two locations and predict related travel time. The real-time traffic condition information may be manually accessed by a user from their cell phone or automatically presented to a user's cell phone when the cell phone enters a specific geographic location or region. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059574 | VEHICLE SPEED INDICATION USING VEHICLE-INFRASTRUCTURE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - An example traffic control system includes a vehicle unit associated with a vehicle on a highway, one or more roadside units proximate the highway, and a traffic controller. The vehicle unit transmits a vehicle speed to the roadside unit, when in wireless communication range. The roadside unit transmits the vehicle speed to the traffic controller. The traffic controller receives vehicle speed data from a plurality of vehicles, and determines a suggested speed for each vehicle. The suggested speed may be correlated with an average speed of vehicles on a portion of the highway, for example the same highway portion on which vehicle is located, or a highway portion towards which the vehicle is heading. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059575 | TARGET LOCATOR DEVICE AND METHODS - Systems and methods for a target locator device are provided. In one embodiment, a target locator device comprises: a high performance gyroscope; an inertial measurement unit including an accelerometer triad and a gyroscope triad; a rangefinder; a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver; and a processor coupled to the high performance gyroscope, the inertial measurement unit, the rangefinder and the GNSS receiver. The processor derives an alignment heading from a heading measurement provided by the high performance gyroscope. The processor calculates a heading to a target based on a deviation from the alignment heading as measured from a heading and elevation measurement determined from the inertial measurement unit. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059576 | METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR BROWSING SPOT INFORMATION - A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for browsing spot information, adapted to an electronic device, are provided. In the present method, a plurality of spot information are retrieved, in which each of the spot information at least comprises a picture and a location of a spot. Next, an electronic map is displayed and a spot marker is marked at the spot location of each spot information on the electronic map. Meanwhile, a spot browsing bar is displayed on a side of the electronic map and the spot pictures of the spot information are sequentially displayed in the spot browsing bar. When a select operation of a certain spot marker on the electronic map is received, the spot browsing bar is scrolled to show the spot picture corresponding to the selected spot marker. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059577 | Cumulative Lateral Slide Indication - A method for determining the cumulative lateral slip of a towboat or combination barge tow/towboat. The method comprises providing two positional sensor instruments mounted at either end of a combination barge tow, each positional sensor capable of determining its geographical location from radio transmissions from, e.g., GPS satellites. The velocities of each positional sensor, both parallel and lateral (perpendicular) to the bearing of the barge tow, are determined. The cumulative sum of the absolute differences of the lateral velocities of the two positional sensors over time is calculated, stored and displayed by a microcomputer. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059578 | POSITIONING NETWORK AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY BASED ROUTING - A routing system can be configured to determine a route based on availability and reliability of location reference devices to determine a most reliable route between a source and a destination. Visibility information that is indicative of availability of at least a threshold number of location reference devices along the route can be determined. For each of a plurality of routes between the source and the destination, a reliability rating associated with the route can be determined based on the visibility information associated with the route. The reliability rating is indicative of a reliability of the route and an ability of the routing system to maintain continuous connectivity to the at least the threshold number of location reference devices along the route. The reliability ratings of the plurality of routes are compared to identify and to present one of the plurality of routes with a highest reliability rating. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059579 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A DESTINATION FROM VOICE DATA ORIGINATING OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A navigation system for an automotive vehicle capable of communicating with a remote communication device includes a host communication device connected to the remote communication device over a communication network to transmit voice data. A hands free communication unit having a speaker and a microphone is configured to connect with the host communication device so as to communicate with the remote communication device through the speaker and microphone. The vehicle navigation system also includes a voice recognition engine in communication with the hands free communication unit through a voice data link. A route generation unit is connected to the hands free communication unit and the voice recognition engine. The hands free communication unit is capable of transmitting the voice data originating from the remote communication device to the voice recognition engine over the voice data link. The voice recognition engine processes the voice data to extract a destination which is transferred to the route generation unit to determine a navigation route. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059580 | MEETING NOTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION SERVICE - Techniques are described for providing a meeting notification and automatic modification service. A system may be configured to identify an appointment in a calendar application, identify a geographic location of the appointment, and identify, before the appointment time, a geographic location of a first participant of the appointment. Based on the geographic information, the system may identify a route extending from the geographic location of the first participant to the geographic location of the appointment, and may identify a travel time associated with the route. Based on the travel time and the appointment time, the system may determine whether the first participant is estimated to arrive at the appointment on time and, based on the determination, the system may send a message to participants of the appointment or dynamically reschedule the appointment. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059581 | POSITIONING APPARATUS JUDGING MOVEMENT METHOD TO CONTROL POSITIONING TIMING - A positioning apparatus includes: a first measuring section to directly measuring its own present position; a second measuring section to measure an azimuth and a movement of a user; a movement method judging section to judge a movement method of the user based on the measurement result by the second measuring section; an azimuth specifying section to specify a movement azimuth of the user based on the measurement result by the second measuring section; a movement speed calculating section to calculate an average movement speed in a period where the movement method of the user is judged to be a movement state by car; and a position calculating section to obtain a movement position by integrating a movement distance into the specified movement azimuth at the average movement speed to reference position information obtained by the first measuring section when the user is in the movement state by car. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATING A STRUCTURE IN LARGE SPACES - The present disclosure relates generally to electronic systems, and more particularly, to systems, methods, and various other disclosures related to locating a structure in large spaces. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059583 | METHOD OF PERSONAL NAVIGATION USING STRIDE VECTORING - A method of error compensation for an inertial measurement unit is provided. The method comprises providing a first object including an inertial measurement unit, providing a second object proximal to the first object, and determining an initial position and orientation of the first object. A motion update is triggered for the inertial measurement unit when the second object is stationary with respect to a ground surface. At least one position vector is measured between the first object and the second object when the first object is in motion and the second object is stationary. A distance, direction, and orientation of the second object with respect to the first object are calculated using the at least one position vector. An error correction is then determined for the inertial measurement unit from the calculated distance, direction, and orientation of the second object with respect to the first object. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059584 | IDENTIFYING A ROUTE CONFIGURED TO TRAVEL THROUGH MULTIPLE POINTS OF INTEREST - A computer-implemented method for identifying a route that is configured to travel through multiple points of interest includes receiving a query that includes an origin location, a destination location, and at least a first point of interest and a second point of interest. The method also includes identifying a perimeter that surrounds the received origin and destination locations in response to the query. The perimeter is then used to identify a set of locations for each of the first and second points of interest. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059585 | Method and Apparatus for Offshore Hydrocarbon Electromagnetic Prospecting Based on Total Magnetic Field Measurements - A system for offshore hydrocarbon electromagnetic prospecting is described. The system includes a transmitter generating electromagnetic energy and injecting an electrical current into a flooded vertical cable. Electromagnetic fields generated by this current in the medium are measured by total field magnetometers or gradiometers. The measured response, which is sensitive to the resistivity of targets, is used to search for and identify hydrocarbon reservoirs. A method for offshore hydrocarbon electromagnetic prospecting is described as well. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059586 | DTEM With Short Spacing for Deep, Ahead of the Drill Bit Measurements - A transmitter on a bottomhole assembly (BHA) is used for generating a transient electromagnetic signal in an earth formation. A processor estimates the distance to a resistivity interface using a signal produced by a receiver on the BHA. The transmitter-receiver distance may be less than 1 m. The estimation of the distance is done in real time using a thin conductive sheet approximation. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059587 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DOWNHOLE FLUID COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES - A method of estimating fluid composition in an earth formation includes: generating at least one pulsed neutron measurement by a pulsed neutron tool; estimating a pulsed neutron fluid saturation by analyzing the at least one pulsed neutron measurement via a pulsed neutron model of the earth formation, the pulsed neutron model including expected pulsed neutron measurements relative to selected fluid composition and properties; comparing the pulsed neutron fluid saturation to a reference fluid saturation estimated via a downhole tool; adjusting the pulsed neutron model to at least substantially eliminate a difference between the pulsed neutron fluid saturation and the reference fluid saturation by adjusting at least one of the selected fluid composition and the selected fluid properties; and estimating at least one of the fluid composition and the fluid properties based on the adjusted model. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059588 | Elemental Concentration Determination Using Neutron-Induced Activation Gamma Radiation - The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating amounts of silicon and/or oxygen in the formation. The method may include using nuclear radiation information from at least one nuclear radiation detector to estimate at least one parameter of interest. The method may include separating a gross nuclear radiation count into separate nuclear radiation components. The method may also include reducing an error in the estimated formation properties due to speed variations of a nuclear radiation source that activates the silicon and oxygen in the formation. The apparatus may include at least one nuclear radiation detector. The apparatuses may include an information processing device to perform the methods. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059589 | Water Saturation Determination Using an Oxygen Estimate and Formation Lithology - The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating amounts of silicon and/or oxygen in the formation. The present disclosure includes estimating a formation property using an oxygen estimate and at least a formation lithology. The method may include using nuclear radiation information from at least one nuclear radiation detector generate the oxygen estimate. The apparatus may include at least one nuclear radiation detector. The apparatuses may include an information processing device to perform the methods. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059590 | Determination of Rock Mechanics While Slabbing - Mechanical properties of formation rock from a subsurface reservoir are measured with a computerized system while a core sample from the formation is being cut, during a process known as slabbing, for other analytical purposes. Forces exerted during cutting of the slab from the original core sample are sensed and stored in the computer system. The recorded force data, cutting time and dimensions of the core sample and the cut slab are processed in the computer system. Measures of characteristics and mechanical properties of the rock, such as rock strength and angle of internal friction, are obtained with the computer system. Separate and specialized testing procedures performed on test core plugs using samples specially extracted from the original core sample are not required. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059591 | Systems and Methods for Collecting, Analyzing, Recording, and Transmitting Fluid Hydrocarbon Production Monitoring and Control Data - Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, transmitting, and acting on information collected from instruments monitoring and controlling equipment used for natural gas well production collection and pipeline insertion platforms (skids). Said instruments may include handheld computing devices like the Apple iPhone, iPad, or other PDAs; said devices using short or long range, wired or wireless communication. The systems and methods reduce costs, errors, inefficiencies, and increase safety by giving the user simple GUI interfaces for data collection and for action items. The said handheld devices can guide the data collector to the skid location using GPS or other location based services, collect data via wired of wireless methods, guide the data collector through manual data input methods or safety action items, compare current readings to past history and evaluate current safety or out-of-tolerance conditions or entries, among other items. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059592 | TRACING SEISMIC SECTIONS TO CONVERT TO DIGITAL FORMAT - Method, system, and computer program product for tracing seismic sections to convert to digital format are provided. The method includes: receiving a scan of a seismic section having multiple overlapping traces measured at spot points; splitting the traces into segments; associating the segments with appropriate baselines; estimating the traces between segments using logical rules; and deriving amplitudes of the traces. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059593 | Method for Determining the Stroke Volume of a Heart, Method for Determining the Electrode Positions Therefor, and Sheet Shaped Device Therefor - Method for determining the stroke volume of a heart comprising: attaching electrodes to the front legs or arms or head, and the hind legs of the body; connecting an alternating current source to the left pair of front legs/arms or head, and hind legs; connecting an alternating current source to the right pair of front legs/arms or head, and hind legs; attaching a number of electrode pairs to the thoracic skin, such that the electrodes are in contact with the skin of the thorax at predetermined positions, wherein the electrode pairs are each connected to an independent input of a data acquisition/calculation device; determining the beginning the cardiac cycle and measuring with the number of electrode pairs on the thorax the voltage at the beginning of the cardiac cycle at the predetermined positions; measuring during the cardiac cycle with the number of electrode pairs on the thorax the voltages at the predetermined positions and determining the voltage changes V | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059594 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DISCOVERY OF CAUSATIVE MUTATIONS IN GENETIC DISORDERS - The compositions and methods provided herein allow for identification of causative genetic biomarkers for a disease condition or drug response. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-CONTENT ONCOLOGY ASSAY - The present invention provides an apparatus, system, method and computer program and computer program product for analyzing cellular samples. One embodiment of the apparatus and method provides a multiparameter assay that provides information with respect to cell proliferation, cell cycling and cell death. The multiparameter assay is particularly useful for assessing and screening candidate compounds for anti-cancer utility. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059596 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DOSAGE FOR A TREATMENT - An system and method for allowing the real-time diagnostics of various genotype-related treatments while allowing for the changing of demographic data such as a person's age, weight, etc. Various embodiments and methods of new processes include the assembly and association of genetic material samples, the preparation of microarrays with representative genetic material samples in a pattern best suited for analysis as well as manipulation, and delivery of assimilated and compiled data in the form of an electronic document for determining a dosage for a treatment. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059597 | Computational methods and systems for treatment in relation to modulation of CYP450 enzyme activity - Methods and systems such as those described herein include accepting input, identifying CYP450-family enzymes, identifying at least one modulator of an enzyme, and communicating one or more treatments to a system user. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059598 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTION DEVICE - A particulate matter detection device | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059599 | HYBRID FRAGMENT-LIGAND MODELING FOR CLASSIFYING CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - A system and method generate a structure activity relationship model to determine whether unknown chemical compounds are of a desired classification where the structure activity relationship model is based on a set of known chemical compounds having known structural and/or biological descriptors. A system and method utilize a structure activity relationship model to determine whether unknown chemical compounds are of the desired classification, where descriptors of the known chemical compounds are compared to structural and/or biological descriptors of the unknown chemical compounds to determine whether the test chemical compounds are of the desired classification. A system and method generate a structure activity relationship model to study how particular agents may induce disease or act as therapeutic agents. The model may also be used to study how groups of agents induce disease or act as therapeutic agents and to study the etiology and treatment of disease in general. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059600 | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a structural damage detection method for detecting damage of a structure. The method comprises scanning the surface of the structure with a tapper tapping with a tapping force at a predetermined frequency band while scanning; measuring the response signals transmitted from the surface of the structure; transforming the measured signals to acquire the signal spectrum at each position of the structure surface; intercepting from the signal spectrum a spectrum envelope; calculating a damage indicator at each position of the structure surface; and determining a position where the damage indicator changes abruptly as a position of structural damage. The present invention further relates to a structural damage detection system utilizing the structural damage detection method and a structural damage detection device for use therein. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059601 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CORIOLIS FLOWMETER - [Object] To provide a signal processing apparatus which may always perform measurement with constant precision and performs phase measurement with high filtering performance and a small amount of computation even when a temperature of a fluid to be measured changes, air bubbles are mixed into the fluid to be measured, or the fluid to be measured rapidly changes from a gas to a liquid. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059602 | METHOD FOR FIELD-MEASURING FLUID FLOW METERS - A method for taking field measurements of a cone type fluid flow meter including a meter body and a cone-type fluid displacement member to determine when to calibrate or replace the fluid flow meter. The method includes taking measurements of dimensions of the fluid displacement member and the meter body, evaluating the dimension measurements and ascertaining whether the dimension measurements are within designated dimension limits. The present method saves significant time and costs by taking measurements in the field determining whether to calibrate or replace the fluid flow meter. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059603 | FILTER DEVICE TEST APPARATUS, FILTER INTEGRITY TESTING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An apparatus automatically carries out an integrity test on a filter device having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a venting port. The apparatus includes a filter integrity testing device having a pressure sensor and/or a flowmeter. An inlet connector is connectable to the fluid inlet, is connected via a wetting liquid supply valve to a wetting liquid supply, and is connected via a drainage valve to a first drain. An outlet connector is connectable to the fluid outlet and via an outlet valve to the first or a second drain. A venting port connector is connectable to the venting port and via a measurement valve to the pressure sensor and/or flowmeter. The venting port connector also is connected via a venting valve to a venting pipe, and via a measurement gas valve to a measurement gas source. The valves are controlled by the filter integrity testing device. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059604 | CONTACTLESS VIBRATION METER - A contactless vibration meter having a magnetic strip, a detector, and a processor is disclosed. The N-pole blocks of the magnetic strip are unequal lengths and the S-pole blocks of the magnetic strip are also unequal lengths, the detector is detecting the N-pole blocks of the magnetic strip with unequal lengths and the S-pole blocks of the magnetic strip with unequal lengths, and the voltage variation due to the change of the magnetoresistance of the detector is calculated by the processor, so as to transfer to corresponding vibrating waveform, thereby being capable of obtaining the vibrating information of the tested object. It is not limited by the space of the factory or the pattern of the tested object, and capable of being attached to detect immediately. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059605 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING CABLE - An apparatus for testing one or more transmission lines is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processor capable of configuring the apparatus in one of a master mode and a slave mode. The apparatus when configured in the master mode controls the testing of the one or more transmission lines of a cable. The apparatus also includes one or more test modules associated with one or more tests to be performed on the one or more transmission lines. Further, one or more transceivers of the apparatus are capable of one or more of sending and receiving a plurality of signals through the one or more transmission lines. One or more signals of the plurality of signals are associated with the one or more test modules. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059606 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic device to operate in one of a first power mode and a second power mode during which power consumption is lower than during the first power mode. The electronic device includes an electronic device, a first calculation unit, and a second calculation unit. The measurement unit measures power consumption of the electronic device in the first power mode. The first calculation unit calculates power consumption of the electronic device in the second power mode. The second calculation unit calculates total power consumption of the electronic device by adding power consumption measured by the measurement unit and power consumption calculated by the first calculation unit. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059607 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILTERING ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION CURVES AND ALLOCATING CONSUMPTION TO CLASSES OF APPLIANCES - The invention relates to a method for analysing the electrical consumption of a plurality of electrical appliances operating on a consumption site, by filtering a demand curve representing the electrical consumption of said appliances according to time. Said method is characterised in that it comprises the following steps: before the filtering per se of the demand curve, the demand curve is recorded and digitalised in such a way as to obtain a demand curve digitalised by periods of time; a set of categories of appliances is defined, each category being defined by similar cycles of power variation according to the time; an algorithm is defined for each category of appliances, for filtering the demand curve for said category of appliances, said algorithm being able to extract the power variation cycles from the digitalised demand curve and to allocate the electrical consumption to said category of appliances; then during the filtering per se of the digitalised demand curve, the filtering algorithms for each category of appliance are used successively to identify and regroup the power variation cycles consumed by said electrical appliances, from the digitalised demand curve. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059608 | Digital Power Meter Communication System, Method and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Storing Thereof - A digital power meter communication system includes terminal network communication devices, at least one concentrator network communication device and a digital power meter communication device. The digital power meter communication device is electrically connected with the at least one concentrator network communication device. Each of the terminal network communication devices is electrically connected with a terminal digital power meter. The digital power meter communication device includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores pieces of electrical connection information and digital power meter communication programs. The processing unit constructs a virtual tunnel to build connection with the target network communication device through the network. The processing unit executes the digital power meter communication instruction utilizing a target power meter communication program stored in the storage unit, which corresponds to the target digital power meter, through the virtual tunnel to communicate with the target digital power meter. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059609 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A system for electric energy management inspects admittances or impedances at several positions on the same power line, and determines the presence of electricity theft based on them. Particularly, each of the admittances or impedances is calculated based on information on an amount of electricity measured by each watt-hour meter. Since information on amounts of electricity respectively measured at an upper place and several lower places on the same power line have a certain correspondence relation, the calculated admittances or impedances also have a relation. For example, the admittance or impedance at the upper place is necessarily corresponds to the equivalent value of the admittances or impedance at the lower places. Thus, it is possible to precisely determine the presence of electricity theft by monitoring whether or not the difference value is within an acceptable range in consideration of an error of measuring the amount of electricity, or the like. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059610 | ENERGY METERING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is an energy metering system, apparatus and method that enables an energy meter to reduce power consumed in communication when remotely inspecting the energy meter under an energy pricing system changed depending on time. To this end, the energy meter transmits information on energy consumption at only a changed time of energy price, and operates in a power saving mode except the changed time. If the information on the energy consumption is transmitted at the changed time, the information on the energy consumption in each period having the same energy price is secured, and therefore, a central server has no difficulty in calculating an energy consumption rate. Thus, it is possible to minimize power consumed in communication while transmitting all the information on the energy consumption, required in the central server. Particularly, a battery is used longer in an environment using the battery, thereby reducing maintenance/repair cost. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059611 | TEST CIRCUIT FOR TESTING FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT - A test circuit for testing a flexible printed board (FPC) is provided, the test circuit includes a parameter preset module, a comparison module, and a prompt module. The parameter preset module is used to preset a parameter range indicating the suitable range of the resistance value of the FPC, and is further configured to connect to the FPC and convert the resistance value of the FPC to a related parameter. The comparison module compares the related parameter with the parameter range preset by the parameter preset module, and produces a comparison result. The prompt module produces a corresponding prompt signal according to the comparison result. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059612 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SURFACE CHARGE DISTRIBUTION - A surface charge measuring distribution method includes the steps of irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam and charging a sample surface in a spot-like manner, irradiating the charged sample with the charged particle beam to measure a potential at a potential saddle point formed above the sample, selecting one of preset multiple structure models and a tentative space charge distribution associated with the selected structure model, calculating a space potential at the potential saddle point by electromagnetic field analysis using the selected structure model and tentative space charge distribution, comparing the calculated space potential and measured value to determine the tentative space charge distribution as a space charge distribution of the sample when an error between the space potential and the measured value is within a predetermined range, and calculating a surface charge distribution of the sample by electromagnetic field analysis based on the determined space charge distribution. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059613 | SIGNAL PARAMETER ESTIMATOR - A signal parameter estimator includes curve fitting of multiple ideal spectral shapes. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059614 | 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−Z | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059615 | AUTOMATIC TEST METHOD FOR AN INSPECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a test method for examining an inspection device, which is associated with a functional unit of a master unit, comprising at least the following steps: producing a specified number of faulty and/or correct containers or test containers by means of the functional unit itself in that a control signal for producing a distinctive element is fed to the functional unit; leading the faulty containers or test containers past the inspection device, which detects the faulty containers or test containers and produces a signal to discharge the faulty containers or test containers, or indicates a value regarding the expected and the measured faulty and/or correct containers. The test method is automatically started or performed and is suitable, for example, for examining a label position checking device, the filling amount checking unit, and the closure seating checking unit in order to be able to determine the fault-free functioning thereof or optionally the faulty functioning thereof. The test method is characterized in that operation is not required. The test method is characterized in that the test method allows clear and documented rules for the procedure and the test results, which ensure quality control in terms of product liability. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059616 | Image Enhancement for Resistivity Features in Oil-Based Mud Image - Resistivity images obtained by an imaging device in a borehole having oil-based mud may be of poor quality due to standoff variations, leakage currents and random noise. By processing the data using steps including median filtering, entropy equalization and bandpass filtering, the image quality can be considerably improved. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059617 | Iterative Learning Control for Motion Error Reduction - An apparatus for reducing registration errors in a media handling device. The apparatus including an image-bearing member having sheets individually pass across the image-bearing member. Each sheet pass corresponds to one of a series of iterations between the image-bearing member and the sheets. The image-bearing member is operatively coupled to a controller for regulation motion of the image-bearing member. The controller receives input signals representing at least one measured disturbance. Each disturbance being defined by a pattern of image-bearing member movement away from and substantially returning to a reference state of motion. A repetition of the pattern being coincident with at least one of the iterations, wherein based on the measured disturbance, the reference state and an indication associated with when the pattern will repeat, a modified signal is generated for the actuator to adjust the image-bearing member motion in coordination with the indication. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059618 | STORAGE UNIT FOR OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM - A storage unit for an occupant detection system detecting an occupant based on a magnitude correlation between a detection load value obtained by a load sensor and a threshold value, the storage unit includes a first ROM storing either one of the threshold value and a threshold value specific information for identifying the threshold value, the first ROM being rewritable and a second ROM storing information except for either one of the threshold value and the threshold value specific information, a rewriting of the second ROM being more difficult than a rewriting of the first ROM. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059619 | Precious stone testing apparatus - A precious stone testing apparatus includes a hand held casing receiving a microprocessor therein, a testing head, and an indicating arrangement provided at the hand held casing and electrically linked with the microprocessor. The testing head includes a testing probe for contacting a tested object, a UV light source for UV light generation, and a thermal conduction unit electrically linked to the microprocessor for determining a thermal conductivity of the tested object through the testing probe, wherein the thermal conduction unit and the UV light source are independently operated for evaluating the tested object, The indicating arrangement includes a plurality of indicating lights to be activated in responsive to the corresponding thermal conductivity of the tested object so as to classify the tested object. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PHASE SENSITIVITY OF AN ACCELEROMETER BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE HARMONIC COMPONENTS OF THE INTERFERENCE SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining phase sensitivity of an accelerometer based on an analysis of the harmonic components of the interference signal, which can estimate phase lags of an accelerometer through an analysis of the interference signal obtained using a single photo-detector when the accelerometer moves in sinusoidal motion with an initial phase of vibration. The method comprises the steps of obtaining an interference signal in a time domain generated from a signal reflected by an accelerometer and a fixed mirror using a single photo-detector; transforming the interference signal in the time domain into a signal in a frequency domain including a plurality of harmonic signals by Fourier transform; and determining the phase sensitivity of the accelerometer using initial phase of vibration displacement of the accelerometer, which is included in the interference signal in the frequency domain. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059621 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCALIZING OBJECTS - A method for localizing an object moving in an unknown environment. The method includes providing k position marks at undetermined positions p | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059622 | LOCATION SYSTEM FOR STREET LIGHT MONITORING - A street light monitoring system has a small fraction of the street lights in the system being anchor nodes that are configured to detect and store their own actual fixed position, thereby acting as reference points. Further, the other street lights are referred to as blind nodes and do not have their actual fixed position but can derive their position using the coordinates of the anchor nodes and estimating their distance to them. The distance estimation for any blind node can be performed using a received signal strength indication (RSSI) measured at the respective blind node for small distances of up to a threshold value and a link quantization technique takes advantage of the typical placement of the street lights. Inferred distances between the street lights can be assigned to pre-determined categories of distances for a coarse estimation and further position adjustment to a closest possible “real” position. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059623 | POSITIONING APPARATUS JUDGING MOVING METHOD TO CONTROL POSITIONING TIMING - A positioning apparatus includes: a position measuring section to obtain measured position data by measuring its own present position; a positioning controlling section to control operation timing of the position measuring section to make the position measuring section discontinuously obtain the measured position data; a movement measuring section to measure a movement operation; a moving method judging section to judge a moving method based on a measurement result of the movement measuring section; a map data storage section to store information of a rail route map; and a migration path judging section to judge a migration path in a period judged to be a moving state by an electric train by the moving method judging section based on the measured position data measured by the position measuring section and the information of the rail route map. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC 6DOF MEASUREMENT - A method and apparatus is disclosed that modulates the position of one target tracked by a position measuring instrument, measures the path of the target, fits the parameters of a mathematical representation of the time varying path to the path of the target measured as a function of time, and obtains the position, orientation and velocity of the object on which the apparatus is mounted. Key aspects of the modulating nest and the improved method for determining the best fit mathematical representation of the path of the target resulting from the combined effect of the modulation and the motion of the object are disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059625 | Depth sensing apparatus and method - A depth sensing apparatus is provided. The depth sensing apparatus may reset, to a reference voltage value, a voltage of each of a first floating diffusion node and a second floating diffusion node of a sensor pixel for a first time period. For a second time period, the depth sensing apparatus may control the first floating diffusion node to store a voltage of a photodiode in a first phase interval, and may control the second floating diffusion node to store the voltage of the photodiode in a second phase interval. The depth sensing apparatus may calculate a difference between the voltage of the first floating diffusion node and the voltage of the second floating diffusion node for a third time period. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059626 | WEIGHING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR ELECTRONIC BELT SCALE - A weighing control device for an electronic belt scale comprises four weighing sensors ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A KEEP ALIVE PROBE SERVICE - An approach is provided for determining an optimal keep-alive time period. A request is received from a probe platform for measuring one or more probe values that relate to a keep-alive timer value associated with a network. The device receiving the request then determines to measure whether the one or more probe values comprise one or more successful probe values, one or more unsuccessful probe values, or a combination thereof. The keep-alive timer is then determined based, at least in part, on a statistical analysis of the one or more probe values. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059628 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING EQUIPMENT RACK COOLING PERFORMANCE - Aspects of the invention are directed to systems and methods for designing and analyzing data centers. One aspect is directed to a method of determining cooling characteristics of a data center. The method includes receiving data related to a configuration of equipment in the data center, identifying rack clusters in the configuration of equipment, and determining a capture index for at least one equipment rack of at least one rack cluster. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059629 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A three-dimensional simulation apparatus includes a memory configured to store form information of a sheet flexible object model formed of first polygons and another object model, an interference determination unit configured to determine whether the sheet flexible object model formed of the first polygons in three-dimensional simulation space interferes with the other object model on the basis of the form information stored in the storage unit, a polygon creation unit configured to form second polygons by dividing the sheet flexible object model in a longitudinal direction when it is determined that the sheet flexible object model interferes with the other object model, and a shape computation unit configured to determine a shape of the sheet flexible object model using the formed second polygons in consideration of a shape of the other object model. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059630 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL PROCESSING TECHNIQUE - This method includes: obtaining a first component having a hole among a plurality of components included in a three-dimensional model; determining whether a second component that satisfies a first condition that the second component has a portion that exists within the hole of the first component or a second condition that the second component covers at least a part of an opening portion of the hole included in the first component exists among the plurality of components included in the three-dimensional model; and upon determining that the second component exists, storing data for identifying the hole of the first component into a data storage unit. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059631 | ETOPS IFSD Risk Calculator - A system and method for analyzing a risk of extended operations (ETOPS) dual independent engine in-flight shutdown (IFSD) using an ETOPS IFSD risk calculation means is disclosed. A two-engine aircraft/engine combination performance data set is provided to obtain flight specific data, and a user input variable array is also provided. Flight times are calculated based on the flight specific data and the user input variable array. Dual independent engine shutdown total thrust loss probability values for various phases of an ETOPS flight are calculated based on the user input variable array, the flight specific data, and the flight times. A calculated risk of dual independent engine in-flight shutdown on the ETOPS flight is calculated based on a sum of the dual independent engine shutdown total thrust loss probability values. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059632 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A RADIAL GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PROBE FIELD - A method for installing a radial geothermal probe field includes the steps of defining a total number of geothermal energy probes to be introduced, defining the directions of incidence of the individual geothermal energy probes, determining perforation points of the geothermal energy probes in a spherical projection, determining the included angles between nearby geothermal energy probes, determining a mean value of the included angles, determining a mean value of the geothermal energy probe lengths, determining a mean center spacing using the mean values for the included angles and the length of the geothermal energy probes, calculating the total heat removal capacity by using conventional computing methods for vertical geothermal energy probe fields and the mean center spacing for the distance between probes, and COMPARING the computed total heat removal capacity with a predetermined desired heat removal capacity. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059633 | Methods and Devices for Transformation of Collected Data for Improved Visualization Capability - Rock physics guided migration is disclosed to enhance subsurface three-dimensional geologic formation evaluation. In one embodiment, a geologic interpretation is generated based on a seismic data volume. Sets of compaction and acoustic formation factor curves are generated, and these are combined into a set of velocity-relationship curves. A pore pressure is derived and used to establish a pore pressure state. A rock physics template is then generated utilizing the derived information. This rock physics template can be used to refine geologic formation evaluation with any suitable form of migration technique. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059634 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE POSITIONING OF WELLS IN AN OIL RESERVOIR - A method is disclosed for determining well placements, or drainage areas, in a hydrocarbon reservoir to facilitate operation of the reservoir. Drainage area configurations are generated randomly, by generating, for each configuration, placements for each drainage area. The placements of each drainage area are determined to optimize a quality criterion, by an iterative optimization algorithm during which for first iterations, the quality criterion is evaluated by a flow simulator, and for subsequent iterations, an approximate evaluation model of the quality criterion is constructed. The quality of the approximate model is evaluated and the quality criterion is determined by the approximate model or by the flow simulator according to the quality of this approximate model. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059635 | SIMULATION APPARATUS FOR MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR SYSTEM AND THE SIMULATION METHOD THEREOF - With a simulation apparatus for a system including a motor-driven compressor, a compressor that does not suffer from a driving torque shortage and surging, but can operate at low costs, can be provided. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059636 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO DETERMINE CONDUCTIVITY FOR HIGH PRESSURE-HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICE - A method for characterizing one or more properties of a geological formation including brine, the method including inputting at least one first property of the geological formation into an equation of state (EOS) model, the EOS model accounting for a high temperature effect on the brine; solving the EOS model to determine at least one second property of the geological formation; and outputting the at least one second property to a display device. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059637 | INTERACTIVE FILLING SIMULATION ON 3D INJECTION MOLDING MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for interactively simulating an injection mold model. A three-dimensional CAD model is identified representing an injection mold cavity. The mold cavity includes a location of at least one gate. A potential fill pattern is determined for injection of a material into the injection mold cavity. The determined fill pattern is based at least in part on the geometry and dimensions of the modeled mold cavity and the location of the at least one gate. A strip model of the CAD model is generated based at least in part on the determined fill pattern. The strip model is used to perform a strip analysis simulating injection of the material within the injection mold cavity. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059638 | Method And System For Predicting The Occurrence Of A Wind Gust At A Wind Turbine - A method of predicting the occurrence of a wind gust at a wind turbine is described. The values of at least one parameter measured for the wind turbine as input data are obtained on a predetermined frequency. A group of input data of predetermined size that was most recently obtained is selected. The probability of the occurrence of a wind gust is calculated based on the selected group of input data. The calculated probability that a wind gust will occur is verified to be above a predetermined probability level. And the occurrence of the wind gust is predicted. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059639 | Machine, Computer Program Product and Method to Generate Unstructured Grids and Carry Out Parallel Reservoir Simulation - A machine, computer program product, and method to enable scalable parallel reservoir simulations for a variety of simulation model sizes are described herein. Some embodiments of the disclosed invention include a machine, methods, and implemented software for performing parallel processing of a grid defining a reservoir or oil/gas field using a plurality of sub-domains for the reservoir simulation, a parallel process of re-ordering a local cell index for each of the plurality of cells using characteristics of the cell and location within the at least one sub-domain and a parallel process of simulating at least one production characteristic of the reservoir. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059640 | THERMODYNAMIC MODELING FOR OPTIMIZED RECOVERY IN SAGD - One or more computer-readable media include computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to receive input as to physical characteristics of a resource recovery system and a resource reservoir; simulate fluid thermodynamics of the system and the reservoir; and output information as to phase composition, for example, in at least one dense phase affected by the resource recovery system. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059641 | Iterative Method and System To Construct Robust Proxy Models For Reservoir Simulation - A method, system and computer program product is disclosed for utilizing proxy models to evaluate a subterranean reservoir. The method includes constructing a proxy model from a set of sampling points to approximate simulation outputs of a reservoir model. The set of sampling points is updated by adding at least one new sampling point that is selected from a location associated with surface non-linearities such as gradients, curvature, and bending energy. Response surface values at new sampling points and distances to existing sampling points can also be used to evaluate new sampling points. Proxy models are refined with the updated set of sampling points until the proxy model satisfies a predetermined stopping criterion, such as when a predetermined number of iterations are reached or when changes to the response surface are below a predetermined threshold. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059642 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE ANGLE SENSOR-FREE DETECTION OF THE POSITION OF THE ROTOR SHAFT OF A PERMANENTLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE ON THE BASIS OF CURRENT SIGNALS AND VOLTAGE SIGNALS - Disclosed are a device and a method for determining position information of the rotor shaft of an electric machine based on at least one recorded input signal of the electric machine, the recorded input signal being supplied to a model of the electric machine. The position information of the rotor shaft is determined with the aid of the model, based on the supplied input signal, the model mapping nonlinear saturation effects of the electric machine. The model of the electric machine is an extended Kalman filter in which the nonlinear saturation effects of the electric machine are described by a polynomial. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059643 | PROCESSOR EMULATION USING FRAGMENT LEVEL TRANSLATION - Emulation of a target system with a host system is disclosed. Two or more target system code instructions may be grouped into one or more fragments. A main translation function may be implemented by translating each fragment into a corresponding set of position-independent instructions executable by the host system. A target processor may be emulated by executing the corresponding set of position-independent executable instructions with the host system. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120059644 | TRANSLATION APPARATUS, TRANSLATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - It is possible to improve convenience for a user and obtain translation of an original sentence effectively in real time in accordance with display switching of a page. When a control portion detects a request for display switching of a page made by the user and the request for display switching of the page is detected by the control portion, a translation processing portion translates a character string in a first language included in a page after switching into a second language, and a display control portion outputs a translation result translated by the translation processing portion. | 2012-03-08 |
