11th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120065757 | HONEYCOMB PACKING SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system and method of forming a honeycomb structure includes selecting a desired honeycomb structure shape, forming a plurality of two dimensional sheets into desired two dimensional shapes corresponding to the selected honeycomb structure shape, stacking the plurality of two dimensional sheets, connecting the plurality of two dimensionally shaped sheets along corresponding connection lines and spreading the plurality of sheets apart. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065758 | CHARACTERIZING LAMINATE SHAPE - A method of sorting laminates includes characterizing first shapes of laminates from measurements taken of each, assembling the laminates to derive a first relationship between the first shapes and yield loss, characterizing second shapes of the laminates from a reduced number of the measurements to derive a second relationship between the second shapes and yield loss, analyzing a change in the derived relationships to determine a least number of the measurements necessary for achieving the yield loss and sorting supplied laminates in accordance with a characterized shape of each, which is obtained from the least number of the measurements taken for each supplied laminate. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065759 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A MIXING REGIME FOR USE IN THE PREPARATION OF ANIMAL FEED FROM A SET OF INGREDIENTS, AND A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING THE ANIMAL FEED - A method and apparatus for determining a mixing regime for use in the preparation of an animal feed in which a main computer is programmed to store a master list of ingredients which are available to farmers and from which a farmer can select a specific set of ingredients for the preparation of animal feed. The main computer is programmed to store the ingredients in a look-up table cross-referenced with standard mixing periods to which the respective ingredients should be subjected during the mixing regime to produce an animal feed. Additionally, the look-up table contains mixing factors by which the standard mixing periods may be altered in order to take account of non-standard conditions, such as variations of the ingredients, the proportion of the particular ingredient, the average size or weight of the animals and the mixing apparatus and condition thereof in which the animal feed is to be mixed. The computer is programmed to determine the mixing period to which each ingredient is to be subjected in the mixing apparatus based on the corresponding standard mixing periods and any mixing factors which should be taken into account. The computer is programmed to then produce a sequence in which the ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus and the instants at which the respective ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus, so that each ingredient is subjected to the appropriate mixing period for that ingredient during the mixing cycle of the mixing regime, in order to avoid over-mixing and under-mixing of ingredients. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065760 | LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LENS - A light incident surface of a lens is determined to have a shape of a virtual light incident surface (SF | 2012-03-15 |
20120065761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING LOOPING PARAMETERS AND LOOPING TRAJECTORIES IN THE FORMATION OF WIRE LOOPS - A method of forming a wire loop in connection with a semiconductor package is provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) providing package data related to the semiconductor package to a wire bonding machine; (2) providing at least one looping control value related to a desired wire loop to the wire bonding machine, the at least one looping control value including at least a loop height value related to the desired wire loop; (3) deriving looping parameters, using an algorithm, for forming the desired wire loop; (4) forming a first wire loop on the wire bonding machine using the looping parameters derived in step (3); (5) measuring actual looping control values of the first wire loop formed in step (4) corresponding to the at least one looping control value; and (6) comparing the actual looping control values measured in step (5) to the at least one looping control value provided in step (2). | 2012-03-15 |
20120065762 | Methods For Selecting Transportation Parameters For A Manufacturing Facility - Methods for selecting transportation parameters for transporting parts from at least one point of part supply to at least one point of part demand in a manufacturing facility include determining a physical relationship between the at least one point of part supply and the at least one point of part demand, selecting a transportation route type from a preselected group of transportation route types based at least in part on the physical relationship, selecting an automated guided carrier type from a preselected group of automated guided carrier types based at least in part on the transportation route type, determining a need for traffic control based at least in part on the transportation route type, and if it is determined traffic control is needed, selecting a traffic control type from a preselected group of traffic control types based at least in part on the transportation route type. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065763 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided are a substrate processing apparatus, a display method thereof, and a substrate processing system capable of detecting any change in the condition of each component of a substrate processing apparatus. In the substrate processing system including the substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate and a group management apparatus connected thereto, the substrate processing apparatus is configured to acquire monitor data representing at least the condition of each component of the substrate processing apparatus, aggregate a plurality of the monitor data to generate package data including at least one of a maximum value, an average value, and a minimum value of the monitor data, and transmit the package data to the group management apparatus. The group management apparatus is configured to receive the package data from the substrate processing apparatus and readably store the same therein. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE PRE-BACK-GRINDING PROCESS DEFECTS - Processing defects arising during processing of a semiconductor wafer prior to back-grinding are reduced with systems and methods of sensor placement. One or more holes are bored into a chuck table for receiving semiconductor wafers, or a support table next to the chuck table. One or more sensors are disposed in the holes for monitoring parameters during a pre-back-grinding (PBG) process. A control box converts a set of signals received from the sensors. A computer-implemented process control tool receives the converted set of signals from the control box and determines whether the PBG process will continue. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065765 | DETECTING DOSE AND FOCUS VARIATIONS DURING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - A method, system, and computer usable program product for detecting dose and focus variations during photolithography are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A test shape is formed on a wafer, the wafer being used to manufacture integrated circuits, the test shape being formed using a dose value and a focus value that are predetermined for the manufacturing. A capacitance of the test shape is measured. The capacitance is resolved to a second dosing value and a second focus value using an extraction model. A difference between the dosing value and the second dosing value is computed. A recommendation is made for dosing adjustment in the manufacturing based on the difference. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065766 | VIBRATION SUPPRESSING DEVICE - A vibration suppressing device includes a memory unit storing a stable rotation speed calculated by an arithmetical unit in association with a rotation speed range that includes the stable rotation speed, in which, when a command rotation speed that is a rotation speed of a rotary shaft is inputted in starting machining operation by rotation of the rotary shaft and, the arithmetical unit determines whether the command rotation speed is included in the rotation speed range or not, reads out the stable rotation speed when the command rotation speed is included in the rotation speed range and outputs the stable rotation speed to an NC device instead of the command rotation speed, and starts the machining operation at the stable rotation speed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065767 | Controller for Machine Tool and Machining-Related Data Processing System Provided Therewith - A machining-related data processing system has a configuration in which a controller for machine tool comprising an NC device and an assisting device is connected to a data processing device via a telecommunication line. The assisting device has a cooperative-processing instructing section transmitting a cooperative processing signal to the data processing device and thereby remotely operating the data processing device to cause it to perform data processing, and receiving the result of the data processing performed in the data processing device, and the data processing device has an automatic program generation section, a machining simulation section and a cooperative-processing executing section receiving the cooperative processing signal from the controller and causing the automatic program generation section and the machining simulation section to perform data processing related to workpiece machining and corresponding to a data processing request accepted in the controller, and transmitting the data processing result to the controller. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065768 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER AND NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINING SYSTEM - An NC machining system includes a chuck that clamps a workpiece; a first rotation axis, located opposite the chuck, that rotates as a main axis; a second rotation axis that rotates about its center on the first axis; a numerical control apparatus that outputs, according to on pre-programmed machining instructions, rotation commands for the first and the second rotation axes; and a tool, fixed on the second rotation axis, that moves along a circumference of the workpiece by a rotation of the first rotation axis, and whose machining radius is determined by a rotation of the second rotation axis. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOOL TESTING AND ALIGNMENT - A system and method for improving a tool tip path of a machine, such as a waterjet cutting machine, by testing and compensating for tool misalignment. The system and method using a sensor positioned to sense a portion of the machine, such as a cutting head assembly, during a sequence of movements thereof and configured to output information indicative of various positions and orientations of a tool of the machine so as to generate an improved tool tip path based on transformation parameters derived from such information. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065770 | Substrate Processing Apparatus, Substrate Processing Method and Storage Medium - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus in which a target substrate is taken out from a slot of a cassette having a plurality of slots and processed. The substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate processing unit that processes the target substrate, a transfer unit that transfers the target substrate from the cassette to the substrate processing unit and transfers the target substrate processed in the substrate processing unit from the substrate processing unit to the cassette, and a confirming unit that determines whether or not the slot is empty. The substrate processing apparatus further includes a control unit that reads the slot designated to the target substrate and makes the confirming unit to determine whether or not the slot is empty, after the target substrate has been processed in the substrate processing unit but before the target substrate is disposed in the cassette. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065771 | Automatic Strapping And Bagging Of Funds - A cash recycler or other currency handling device includes modules for automatically strapping a plurality of bills together and bagging the strapped bills for transport. A user may determine a number of bills to be bundled in a stack or unit. Once the predetermined threshold is met, the bills will be automatically transferred to a strapping area where the bills will be strapped together for storage or transport. Additionally or alternatively, the bills may be strapped together as they enter a cartridge, such as an overflow cartridge. The strapped bills may be transferred to a bagging module where the stacks of bills will be automatically bagged, each bag including a predetermined number of stacks of bills. The bags will then be transferred to storage for transport. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065772 | Apparatuses and Systems for Growing Nursery Stock - The present invention is directed to, a container, multiple arrangements of container and flat/tray pallets, corresponding container/flat/tray/pallet assemblies, an automated pallet assembly/disassembly system, autonomous pallet assembly transfer units, an autonomous pallet assembly transport train, and an integrated automated production system, for use in a horticultural nursery environment for: substantially reducing labor needed to produce; stabilizing of; collecting and shedding broadcast applications to; reflecting desired sunlight to foliage of; reducing root tip heating of; reducing water consumption in growing; reducing wetting of foliage of; controlling excess root growth of; and, reducing weed growth proximal to; spaced potted plants. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065773 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS WITH A TEMPORARY STORAGE DEVICE AND SORTING SYSTEM - Objects such as flat items of mail are processed. In a registration sorting run, the objects pass through a registration sorting system and are moved thereafter into a temporary storage device. For each object, a response message is generated and transmitted to a message address. At each predetermined execution time, an execution pass is performed in which the objects are taken from the temporary storage device and passed through an execution sorting system. If a response message which specifies an action is present for the object, the object is moved to a workstation where the specified action is carried out. Otherwise, the object is moved back into the temporary storage device. In a preferably subsequent storage period, an object is taken from the temporary storage device, and moved to a workstation, when a response message is present for this object. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065774 | GRANULAR MATERIAL VENDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a semi-automated apparatus for vending granular materials in a container comprising a cabinet with a carousel capable of rotating and housing at least one dispensing container. Each dispensing container is adapted to hold granular material and in one embodiment includes a pressure actuated valve. A pneumatic system is coupled to each of the dispensing containers. A motor is coupled to the carousel. The apparatus further comprises a loading station adapted to hold the container, a control system and a user control panel having at least one user interface for controlling operation of the vending machine. The control system, coupled to the motor, the pneumatic system and the user control panel, engages the motor, causing the carousel to rotate, and the pneumatic system, pressurizing the selected dispensing container causing a predetermined amount of granular material to dispense into the vending container. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065775 | REFRIGERATED SOLID FRONT VENDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A vending machine and a method of use having a solid front. The solid front has an inner and outer surface. The solid front defined a plurality of product selection areas, each of the product selection areas associated with a product vendable by said vending machine. A plurality of sense electrodes are placed on the inner surface of the solid front of the vending machine, each of said electrodes associated with one of the product selection areas. The sense electrodes are physically isolated from the outer surface of the solid front by the solid front. A circuit electrically connects to the sense electrodes and determined whether a customer has contacted the outer surface in one of the product selection areas. The circuit communicates information indicating that a product selection area has been touched to a vending machine controller, and the vending machine vends the product. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065776 | Method and Apparatus for Remote Monitoring of Daily Dispensing of Medication - A remote monitoring of the daily dispensing of prescription drugs by at-home care, an elderly or clinical trial patient is proposed. The system consists of a dispensing unit equipped with weight sensing mechanism such as scale or balance which communicates with the monitoring application residing in the wireless terminal, such as cellular phone over the Personal Area Network (PAN) wireless interfaces such as Bluetooth. The monitoring application provides supervision over the medication dispensing process as well as communication with unauthorized medical supervisor using wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) connection to the Internet. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065777 | Method for operating a gripping device - A method for operating a gripping device ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120065778 | ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A robot, which performs natural walking similar to a human with high energy efficiency through optimization of actuated dynamic walking, and a control method thereof. The robot includes an input unit to which a walking command of the robot is input, and a control unit to control walking of the robot by calculating torque input values through control variables, obtaining a resultant motion of the robot through calculation of forward dynamics using the torque input values, and minimizing a value of an objective function set to consist of the sum total of a plurality of performance indices through adjustment of the control variables. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065779 | ROBOT - A robot includes a gripping section adapted to grip an object by open and close a pair of finger sections, a moving device adapted to relatively move the object and the gripping section, and a control device adapted to control the moving device to move the gripping section relatively toward the object, and dispose the pair of finger sections in a periphery of the object, and then control the gripping section to open and close the pair of finger sections in a plane parallel to a mounting surface on which the object is mounted, pinch the object between the pair of finger sections from a lateral side of the object, and grip the object with the gripping section at least three contact points. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065780 | ROBOT - A robot includes a gripping section and a main body section to which the pair of finger sections are attached, having one end sections of the pair of finger sections rotatably connected to each other around a first rotating shaft disposed at a position separate from the main body section, and adapted to open and close the pair of finger sections by swinging the other side of the pair of finger sections on a plane parallel to a mounting surface on which an object is mounted centered on the first rotating shaft to thereby grip the object, a moving device adapted to relatively move the object and the gripping section, and a control device adapted to control the moving device to move the gripping section relatively toward the object, and grip the object with the gripping section at at least three contact points. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065781 | REDUCER ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - The invention provides a method and a device capable of precisely and simply extracting data used for abnormality determination and life diagnosis of a drive system of an industrial robot while executing a normal action program. Regarding a torque signal Tf outputted from a motor driver for controlling a motor in accordance with a position command Xs generated based on an operation program of a robot to the motor, a highpass filter is applied after gravity compensating torque and interference torque due to other shafts of the robot are removed from the torque signal Tf, and an abnormality in a reducer is determined based on an extracted oscillating component of the reducer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065782 | INTEGRATED BIO-REACTOR MONITOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for automatically controlling conditions of a process are disclosed. In one example, a controller is programmed with a sequence of steps and parameters required to carry out a bioreactor process. A sensor system interacts with the bioreactor to receive information related to a condition of the bioreactor and/or receive a sample from the bioreactor, which it analyzes. The sensor system sends data signals related to the information and/or the sample to a controller, which determines a control signal based on the received information. The controller sends the control signal to the sensor system which, based on the control signal, performs an action that affects a condition of the bioreactor or affects the sensor system itself. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065783 | THERMODYNAMIC MODELING FOR ENCLOSURES - Systems and methods for modeling the behavior of an enclosure for use by a control system of an HVAC system are described. A model for the enclosure that describes the behavior of the enclosure for use by the control system is updated based on a weather forecast data. The weather forecast data can include predictions more than 24 hours in the future, and can include predictions such as temperature, humidity and/or dew point, solar output, precipitation. The model for the enclosure can also be updated based on additional information and data such as historical weather data such as temperature, humidity, wind, solar output and precipitation, occupancy data, such as predicted and/or detected occupancy data, calendar data, and data from the one or more weather condition sensors that sense current parameters such as temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, and/or solar output. The model for the enclosure can be updated based also on an enclosure model stored in a database, and/or on enclosure information from a user. The model can be updated based on active testing of the enclosure which can be performed automatically or in response to user input. The testing can include heating and/or cooling the enclosure at times when the enclosure is not likely to be occupied. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065784 | PROVIDING KINETIC FEEDBACK FOR COMPUTER-HUMAN INTERACTION IN VIRTUAL OR REMOTE OPERATION ENVIRONMENTS - A kinetic feedback system for facilitating computer-human interaction includes a control member configured to be manipulated by a user, a sensor coupled with the control member, where the sensor is configured to measure a force applied to the control member due to a manipulation by the user upon the control member, an actuator configured to displace a portion of the system that is engaged by the user during system operation, and a processor coupled with the sensor and the actuator. The processor is configured with control process logic to receive signals from the sensor including information relating to forces applied to the control member by the user as measured by the sensor, control movement of an object within an environment based upon the measured forces applied to the control member by the user, and control the actuator to displace the portion of the system in response to a determination by the processor of a force being applied to the object by another object within the environment. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065785 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING LINE PRESSURE IN A VEHICLE DURING A FAULT PENDING CONDITION - An exemplary system includes a hydraulic device configured to operate at a fluid pressure. A sensor is configured to measure fluid pressure in the hydraulic device and generate a pressure signal representative of the measured fluid pressure. An actuator configured to regulate fluid flow to the hydraulic device. A control module is configured to identify a fault pending condition based on the measured fluid pressure, increase the fluid pressure in the hydraulic device during the fault pending condition, and iteratively enable and disable the actuator during the fault pending condition to determine if the actuator has failed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065786 | Method and Device for Controlling a Wastewater Network - A control method for controlling a wastewater network, said network including actuators suitable for influencing the flow rates of water in the network, with the behavior of the actuator depending on setpoints, the method comprising:
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20120065787 | HOUSEHOLD ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONE OR MORE APPLIANCES AND POWER GENERATOR - A device and method for enabling an home energy management (HEM) system to work with a home power generator to run the home in a “survival mode” when the home has lost power from the main utility feed. The HEM controls the operation of the main appliances/loads to enable the homeowner to have basic functionality (hot water, lights, heat, cooking & preserving food) of their home, all while ensuring the max draw on the home does not exceed the output rating of the generator thereby allowing the use of a smaller generator while still providing functionality similar to larger generators resulting in energy and cost savings to the consumer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065788 | MANAGING COMPUTATIONAL WORKLOADS OF COMPUTING APPARATUSES POWERED BY RENEWABLE RESOURCES - A method described herein includes an act of receiving data that is indicative of predicted weather conditions for a particular geographic region, wherein the particular geographic region has an energy generation system therein, and wherein the energy generation system utilizes at least one renewable energy resource to generate electrical power. The method also includes the act of scheduling a computational workload for at least one computer in a data center based at least in part upon the data that is indicative of the predicted weather conditions for the particular geographic region. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065789 | DETERMINING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A STRUCTURE - Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for measuring the supply of a consumable product/energy source, such as electrical power, to a facility over time and analyzing the measurements to determine the consumption or supply of the product by one or more loads and/or sources in the facility, and to determine induced and residual heat flow through the facility's envelope. Various aspects compare the measured supply of the consumable product to a database of consumption signatures, which characterize access to the consumable product by particular users. In doing so, costs for the product may be more accurately divided between different tenants of the facility without having to install individual services or measurement equipment for each individual tenant. Operating conditions and facility characteristics, such as temperatures, load factors, insulation factors, etc., may be further considered in determining a particular user's access of the consumable product. To aid in the controlling of energy use, thermal resistance factors of the building are determined, which are based on the induced and residual heat flow through the facility. Various algorithms are used including smart agents (e.g. neural networks) to determine the consumption of the consumable product by a particular user, to create the database of consumption signatures, and to determine the thermal resistance factors. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065790 | ELECTRICAL LOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An electrical load life-cycle management and analysis system and method are disclosed. In the system and method, a database module stores electrical system configuration data and electrical system requirements, and an electrical system analysis module determines electrical system performance characteristics as a function of and based on the electrical system configuration data. In addition, an electrical system configuration management module manages at least one change to the electrical system configuration data, and compares the electrical system performance characteristics to the electrical system requirements to enable optimal performance and to provide compliance information. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065791 | HOME ENERGY MANAGER FOR PROVIDING ENERGY PROJECTIONS - A home energy management system for providing energy usage and cost projections to a user related to management of a home network is provided. The system comprises a central controller coupled to at least one energy consuming device, the central controller being configured to receive energy consumption data from the at least one energy consuming device, and a user interface comprising a display coupled to the central controller to receive user input data and provide the user with information. The central controller is further configured to use the energy consumption data and user input data to provide the user with one or more of future energy consumption projections, energy saving suggestions, and cost saving suggestion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065792 | SUPPLY-DEMAND BALANCE CONTROLLER - A first predicting unit predicts a power demand required by each customer. A first reliability value calculator calculates the reliability value of the predictive power demand for each customer. Predicted power supply from a power system is calculated with respect to each power generating unit. A second reliability value calculator calculates the reliability value of the predictive power supply for each power generating unit. A balancing unit obtains a supply-demand margin level based on the difference between: a first weighted sum obtained by performing weighted sum on the predictive power demand and a weight depending on the reliability value; and a second weighted sum obtained by performing weighted sum on the predictive power supply and a weight depending on the reliability value. A plan creator creates a plan for controlling power used by the controllable appliance of the customer based on the supply-demand margin level. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065793 | DEMAND AND SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, DEMAND AND SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A supply-and-demand control apparatus ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120065794 | CONTROL APPARATUS, AN ON-VEHICLE DEVICE AND A METHOD - A control apparatus configured to control communication between an on-vehicle device and a device coupled to the on-vehicle device via a cable, the control apparatus comprising: a cable length setting part configured to set a length of the cable; and a communication controlling part configured to perform, based on the length of the cable set by the cable length setting part, control for ensuring communication quality between the on-vehicle device and the device. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065795 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ECONOMIZER CYCLE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioning system for cooling an enclosure includes an air conditioner and a control system for triggering an economizer cycle of the air conditioner. The control system determines an electrical load of equipment in the enclosure, calculates a maximum outdoor temperature at which the economizer cycle may be operated based at least partially on the electrical load, receives data representative of an actual outdoor temperature, and initiates the economizer cycle if the actual outside temperature is equal to or below the maximum outside temperature. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065796 | ENERGY MANAGER WITH MINIMUM USE ENERGY PROFILE - A system and method for maximizing the value of power generated by a residential power generator. A home energy manager device is configured to implement a minimum energy usage profile during a peak demand event such that a maximum amount of power generated by the consumer can be sold back to the utility. For renewable energy sources such as solar cells, peak demand events often correspond with peak output of the renewable energy source. For example, hot sunny summer days are conducive to maximum solar power output and, typically, also result in maximum power demand for powering air conditioners. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065797 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORATING A GAS POWERED GENERATOR - An energy management system for a home network is provided. The energy management system comprises one or more power consuming devices and a central controller having a memory and a communication module. The controller is operationally connected to the power consuming devices. The energy management system further includes a user interface capable of providing energy data to a user, and an emergency power device enabled with a communication device communicatively linked to the communication module, such that information may be transmitted by one of the communication device and communication module, and received by the other of the communication device and communication module. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065798 | DEMAND RESPONSE OF DEVICES WHEN DIFFERENT DEVICES ARE BEING SIGNALED TO SHED LOAD - A household energy management system and method for managing multiple appliances is provided comprising: a central controller for managing power consumption of multiple appliances within a household, each appliance including an appliance controller; and, a communication network connecting the central controller to one or more of a utility meter and/or a demand server. The central controller maintains in a memory the managing of power consumption of the multiple appliances. The central controller instructs one or more appliances to shed load demand in response to inputs from the utility meter or demand server. Each appliance controller is configured to respond to shed load instructions from the central controller directed to it or directed to at least one other associated appliance by changing its load demand. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065799 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING PLC-BASED SENSOR UNITS FOR COMMUNICATION AND STREAMING MEDIA DELIVERY, AND FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF POWER USAGE OF CONNECTED APPLIANCES - A group of sensors use power line communication (PLC) technology to collect power usage information and enable power management and control, as well as provide local area networking. The sensors include an intelligent master sensor and one or more slave devices, such as a communication and power management sensor and a power control switch sensor. The master collects and compiles power usage data from the slaves and communicates this data via the web or other communication means to the outside world. The master also receives and distributes instructions for controlling power usage via associated switches in the home or office. These sensors provide integrated sensing and control of home power usage and power management and establish a LAN that has communication capability and that supports streaming media delivery. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065800 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL - According to one embodiment, a power control apparatus includes a receiving unit, an environment-data acquiring unit, and a calculation unit. The receiving unit receives, from a power supplying side, a power-consumption reduction request for reducing power consumption at a power demanding side. The environmental data acquiring unit acquires, from the power demanding side, environmental data representing environmental state of the power demanding side. The calculating unit calculates a power-reduction value based on the environmental data, in response to the power-consumption reduction request. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A BUILDING LOAD IN TANDEM WITH A REPLENISHABLE ENERGY SOURCE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE APPARENT SIZE OF THE REPLENISHABLE ENERGY SOURCE - A method and system for controlling a building load in tandem with a replenishable energy source includes generating a control signal comprising at least one of a source command and a sink command. The control signal is transmitted over a communications network to a replenishable energy storage controller. Next, a capacity of the replenishable energy source is determined in response to the control signal. Then a capacity of the building load is determined in relation to the capacity of the replenishable energy source. After this determination, the building load is used as one of a source for supplying energy and a sink for receiving energy in response to the control signal. The replenishable energy source may also be used as a source for supplying energy or a sink for receiving energy in response to the command signal. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065802 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC POWER MANAGEMENT OF REMOTE ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods for managing and monitoring a plurality of disparate electrical and/or electronic devices located at various geographically distributed facilities remotely on the basis of an instantaneous location of a user's mobile device that is associated with one or more electrical and/or electronic devices. Remote management of these devices involve transmitting information corresponding to a current location of a user's mobile device that will be managing the devices, without the need for installing additional software on the devices. An energy management system installed within an organization's infrastructure communicates with users' mobile devices and executes power management commands on the electrical and/or electronic devices, for purposes of monitoring and managing several operational aspects related to such devices. Such power management commands can be on-demand dynamic commands provided by a user's mobile device, or predefined commands stored in the energy management system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065803 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM - A power conversion system is described. The power conversion system includes a first power converter coupled to an electrical grid at a first point of interconnection (POI), a first processing device coupled to the first power converter and configured to control operation of the first power converter, and a first power measurement device coupled to the first processing device and configured to collect data associated with power output of the first power converter. The power conversion system also includes a first global positioning system (GPS) receiver coupled to the first processing device and configured to receive location information corresponding to a location of the first power converter and temporal information corresponding to a time at the location. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME FEEDER RECONFIGURATION FOR LOAD BALANCING IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AUTOMATION - A system and method for real-time feeder reconfiguration are disclosed for load balancing in distribution system automation. The load balancing of transformers and feeders can be achieved by load transfer from an overloaded transformer or feeder to an adjacent transformer or feeder which is lightly loaded. An exemplary method can include defining an objective function as a sum of squares of the load deviation of transformers/feeders. The minimization of this objective function determines the optimal operating states (open or closed) of sectionalizing switches. The load balancing operation of transformer and feeder can be carried out by a single operation in which a plurality of switches is reconfigured. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065805 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FULLY AUTOMATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A system, method and apparatus for automatically adapting power grid usage by controlling internal and/or external power-related assets of one or more users in response to power regulation and/or frequency regulation functions in a manner beneficial to both the power grid itself and the users of the power grid. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065806 | METHOD FOR MEASURING ENERGY USAGE IN AN APPLIANCE - The present subject matter relates to methods and apparatus for measuring energy usage in an appliance, particularly a washing appliance. A display, that may be a home energy monitor, is associated with the appliance. The appliance may include an AC-DC power supply and a controllable inverter configured to supply power to a motor associated with the appliance. Real power consumption is calculated by a controller that may also be used to control the inverter and other operational aspects of the appliance and causes the calculated real power to be displayed on the display. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065807 | CONTROL APPARATUS, AN ON-VEHICLE DEVICE AND A SYSTEM - A control apparatus configured to control communication between an on-vehicle device and a device coupled to the on-vehicle device via a cable, the control apparatus comprising: a cable length detecting part configured to detect a length of the cable; and a power supply voltage controlling part configured to control, based on the length of the cable detected by the cable length detecting part, a power supply voltage in a connector connected to the device by changing a power supply voltage applied to a power supply line of the cable. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065808 | Fan Speed Control Method and Related Computer System - A fan speed control method for a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) and at least one computer fan. The VRM is disposed near the CPU, to provide electrical power required by the CPU. The method includes steps of disposing a thermal sensor near the VRM to detect an ambient temperature of the VRM; and controlling speed of the at least one computer fan according to the ambient temperature. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065809 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN DATA CENTERS - System and method for controlling energy consumption in a data center. An embodiment includes: segregating hot air from cold air by preventing hot air exhausted from hot aisles from flowing into cold aisles; measuring temperature and relative humidity values of the segregated hot and cold air; detecting temperature and relative humidity values of outside air; mixing the segregated hot air with a volume of the outside air, the volume of the outside air depending on a result of the measuring and the detecting; measuring temperature and relative humidity values of the mixed air; comparing the temperature and relative humidity values of the mixed air and the temperature and relative humidity values of the segregated cold air to IT specifications; cooling the mixed air based on a result of the comparison; and providing the cooled mixed air in the cold aisles. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065810 | In-Vehicle Electronic Control Device, Control Software and Development Tool for Control Software - There is provided means enabling effective selection of a method of combining software assets in the development of software that is hierarchized and segmented into components. Control software | 2012-03-15 |
20120065811 | MAP DATA UPDATE SYSTEM, MAP DATA UPDATE METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MAP DATA UPDATE PROGRAM - A map data update system includes a first storage portion that stores road network data that describes a road in terms of a connection relationship between a node and a link; an update portion that receives update data and updates the road network data based on the update data; a data obtaining portion that obtains additional data by a means that differs from a means that receives the update data; a second storage portion that stores the additional data including association information that indicates association between the additional data and the link; and a correcting portion that, when update processing of the road network data is executed by the update portion, the association information in the additional data that is associated with the link that is changed by the update processing. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065812 | VEHICLE CONTROLLER - Disclosed is a vehicle controller which can perform appropriate control even when an acceleration sensor is mounted in a movable portion of a vehicle. A vehicle controller includes an acceleration sensor attached to a cabin movable around a shaft, an open/closed state detection section which detects the open/closed state of the cabin, and a correction section which corrects the output value of the acceleration sensor. When the open/closed state detection section detects that the cabin is opened and then closed, the correction section performs correction. When the acceleration sensor is provided in the cabin serving as a movable portion, the inclination of the acceleration sensor may differ slightly before and after the cabin is opened. For this reason, when correction is constantly performed, a useless operation is performed, causing an increase in a control load. Therefore, correction is performed when the cabin is opened and then closed, such that the control load is reduced and accurate control is performed on the basis of the new inclination of the acceleration sensor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMAND AND DATA HANDLING IN SPACE FLIGHT ELECTRONICS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for controlling hardware on a remote spacecraft. A system practicing the method first identifies a piece of hardware on a remote spacecraft and a desired action for the piece of hardware and generates a command packet configured to instruct the piece of hardware to perform the desired action. The system then generates a container packet for transmission to the remote spacecraft and embeds the command packet within the container packet such that the remote spacecraft decodes the embedded packet to cause the piece of hardware to perform the desired action. Then the system can transmit the embedded packet to the remote spacecraft. Also disclosed herein is a robust, fault-tolerant memory module having strings of memory modules configured with a correction module to detect and correct errors. The memory module can maintain high reliability against severe radiation, mechanical, and thermal effects. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065814 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN IN-VEHICLE DEVICE USING AUGMENTED REALITY AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a system and method of controlling an in-vehicle device using augmented reality. A system for controlling an in-vehicle device using augmented reality includes a mobile device configured to identify a vehicle object unit as an image and receive a vehicle control command through implementation of the augmented reality of the image, and a driving control unit configured to transmit a vehicle type information to the mobile device and, upon receiving a command signal from the mobile device, to control the in-vehicle device that corresponds to the command signal. Accordingly, by remotely controlling an in-vehicle device by using augmented reality of a mobile device, user convenience may be improved. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065815 | USER INTERFACE FOR A VEHICLE SYSTEM - A vehicle computing device and a method of providing a user interface to a vehicle system to control at least one function of the vehicle system are provided. The vehicle computing device communicates with a mobile client device over a wireless data connection. At the vehicle computing device, control instructions are provided. The control instructions comprise instructions for displaying at least one graphical control element at the client device to control the at least one function of the vehicle system. The vehicle computing device can be configured to transmit the control instructions to the client device over the wireless data connection. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY STABLE BRAKING - Systems and methods for dynamically stable braking are disclosed. A first electromechanical brake actuator controller may be placed in communication with a second electromechanical brake actuator controller, wherein each of the first electromechanical brake actuator controller and second electromechanical brake actuator controller are in communication with electromechanical brake actuators that are associated with the same wheel. The first electromechanical brake actuator controller and second electromechanical brake actuator controllers may then communicate electromechanical brake actuator status information and take corrective measures in accordance with the status information. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065817 | LOW VISIBILITY LANDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A low visibility landing system is provided for guiding aircraft on landing approaches. The low visibility landing system may aid a pilot during landing in low visibility conditions such that an aircraft may descend to lower altitudes without visual contact with the runway than is possible with other landing systems. The system may use various navigational systems to produce a hybrid signal that may be more stable than individual signals of those navigational systems. The hybrid signal is compared to a predetermined landing approach plan to determine the deviation of the aircraft from the landing approach plan and to provide guidance to the pilot to get the aircraft back onto the landing approach plan. The system may also use multiple navigational systems to perform checks on an operation of a primary navigational system to ensure that the primary navigational system is operating accurately. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065818 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A RAIL VEHICLE - A method for operating a rail vehicle includes coasting point determination for a route section. Upon reaching that point, vehicle traction is deactivated and coasting occurs over at least part of the remaining route to a route section end. Coasting points are stored for the route section and assigned a fixed distance and fixed travel time to the section end. Upon passing the route section, continuous evaluation is performed whether a currently recorded distance to the section end is shorter than the fixed distance to the route section end for one coasting point according to a first condition, and whether a current travel time to the section end is longer than or equal to the fixed travel time to the section end according to a second condition. Possible traction deactivation is signaled when fulfilling both conditions. If not fulfilled, another stored coasting point is evaluated for fulfillment of the conditions. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065819 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN TO ENSURE BATTERY POWER AND TORQUE RESERVE FOR AN ENGINE START AND HYBRID POWERTRAIN WITH CONTROL SYSTEM - A method includes determining an amount of power currently available from a battery for tractive torque as an amount of power stored in the battery less an amount of power required to power other vehicle components, and less an amount of power required to start the engine. An output torque limit when torque is provided only by the motor and power required to provide the output torque limit are determined based on test data. A maximum output torque is calculated by multiplying the amount of power determined to be currently available for tractive torque by a ratio of the output torque limit to the amount of power required to provide the output torque limit. The current output torque may be reduced at a predetermined rate until within a predetermined range of the lesser of the maximum output torque and the output torque limit if an engine start is requested. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065820 | ONE-SIDED DETECTION AND DISABLING OF INTEGRATOR WIND UP FOR SPEED CONTROL IN A VEHICLE - A method or algorithm controls a motor in a vehicle having a proportional-integral controller. The controller determines a commanded damping control torque as a proportional output torque value and a commanded motor speed control torque as an integrator output torque value. The integrator torque output value is frozen only if the proportional torque output value saturates against a limit and the direction of the speed error is the same as that of the integrator torque output value. The proportional torque output value is calculated using different error values than are used in calculating the integrator output value. A vehicle includes one or more traction motors and the controller noted above. For two motors, the controller determines the damping torques and motor speed control torques separately for each motor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065821 | FREQUENCY SPLITTING AND INDEPENDENT LIMITATION OF VEHICLE TORQUE CONTROL - A method for optimizing torque control in a vehicle having a controller and a rotating member includes generating a closed-loop total proportional torque command using a state space feedback portion of the controller, and splitting the total proportional torque command into high-frequency and low-frequency proportional torque components. A total proportional torque is passed to the rotating member to provide driveline damping control when speed control is not required. The high-frequency proportional torque component is passed to the rotating member to provide driveline damping control, and the low-frequency torque component is passed with a total integral torque command to the rotating member to provide speed control, when speed control is required. A vehicle includes a controller having proportional-integral control capabilities and a state space observer, and a powertrain having a rotating member whose speed and damping characteristics are controlled by the controller. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065822 | SPEED CONTROL METHOD AND SPEED CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A speed control method for an automatic transmission adapted to a power train apparatus for a hybrid vehicle having an engine, a motor-generator, the automatic transmission, and a speed control device controlling the automatic transmission based on a throttle opening degree of the engine and an output rotation number of the automatic transmission, the speed control method executed when the electricity is simultaneously generated while the vehicle is driven by the engine, includes a power generation torque calculating process of calculating a power generation torque necessary for the motor-generator to generate a required electricity, an output torque calculating process of calculating an output torque, a drive torque calculating process of calculating a drive torque, a throttle opening degree during power generation-calculating process of calculating a throttle opening degree-during power generation, and a speed control process of controlling the automatic transmission based on the throttle opening degree-during power generation. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065823 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLES - An electronic control apparatus is provided to control an output of a main engine mounted on a vehicle. The apparatus has first and second processor and first and second monitors. The first processor performs calculation for controlling the output of the main engine, while the second processor performs calculation for monitoring operations of the first processor. The first monitor monitors whether or not the first processor is malfunctioning, while the second monitor monitors whether or not the second processor is malfunctioning. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065824 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120065825 | Electric Front Wheel Drive System for Motorcycle - A two-wheel drive motorcycle having a motor-generator driving the front wheel, an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to and independent of a conventional rear wheel drive train. The front wheel drive disclosed herein may be adapted to a conventional motorcycle front wheel and telescoping (or shock-absorbing) front fork suspension systems. The front wheel drive of the two-wheel drive motorcycle may be applied to a number of different types of motorcycles including motocross, enduro, dual-sport and touring motorcycles. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065826 | VIBRATION-DAMPING CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A sprung vibration damping for suppressing sprung vibration which is generated to a vehicle by an input from a road surface to wheels provided with the vehicle by controlling a torque of a motor, and the sprung vibration damping is subjected to a restriction including a prohibition in response to a state of) battery, which supplies power to the motor, such as a voltage and a temperature of the battery or a state of a control, which affects the power of the battery, such as a charge/discharge amount feedback control and the like. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065827 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A power supply system for a hybrid vehicle includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices used selectively. When an SOC of one of the plurality of sub power storage devices decreases to a predetermined value or smaller, an ECU selects this sub power storage device as a sub power storage device to be charged. The ECU controls a connecting unit such that the sub power storage device to be charged is connected to a second converter. Furthermore, the ECU selects the HV mode as the travel mode. In the HV mode, electrical energy stored in an electric powered vehicle is maintained because of electric power generation by an engine. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065828 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND TRAVEL MODE SETTING METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - In the case that there is the charge record of the charger at the system startup time, the motor travel priority mode is set as the travel mode when the accumulated charge ration SOC is more than or equal to the threshold value Sev, and the hybrid travel priority mode is set as the travel mode when the accumulated charge ratio SOC is less than the threshold value Sev. In the case that there is no charge record of the charger, the travel mode is set in the same way as the case that there is the charge record when the hybrid travel shift flag Fhv is equal to value ‘0’, and the hybrid travel priority mode is set as the travel mode when the hybrid travel shift flag Fhv is equal to value ‘1’. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065829 | Wall-following Moving Device - A wall-following moving device consists of a base; a determining drive unit; multiple collision sensing units; two signal transceiver units arranged at the same lateral side of the base parallel to the moving direction of the base for synchronously transmitting and receiving specific signals, and being electrically connected to the determining drive unit; and a moving element mounted to the base and controlled by the determining drive unit to perform various movements. The determining drive unit compares two reflected signals from a wall received separately by two signal transceiver units, and uses the intensity difference of the signals as a basis to control the moving element to orientate the robot parallel to the wall. By an intricate coordination of the collision sensing units, two signal transceiver units, determining drive unit, and the moving element, the distance between the robot and a wall can be precisely determined and controlled. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065830 | AUTOMATIC VEERING STRUCTURE FOR FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS - An automatic veering structure for a floor cleaning apparatus comprises a driving wheel set to control moving direction of the floor cleaning apparatus, an auxiliary wheel set and a buffer module. It also has a detection module to detect whether the auxiliary wheel set is suspended in the air and whether the buffer module bumps into an obstacle, then output a first detection signal and a second detection signal to a control module to determine whether to trigger the driving wheel set to drive the floor cleaning apparatus to veer to prevent the floor cleaning apparatus from suspending and falling, or stopping moving when encounters the obstacle. Thus the lifespan of the floor cleaning apparatus is lengthened and cleaning efficiency improves. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065831 | Charge Reminder Notification to Increase Electric Only Efficiency - The described method and system provide a reminder to an electric vehicle user to charge a battery of the electric vehicle to optimize electric-only driving opportunities. The electric vehicle includes a telematics unit, and the vehicle user is associated with a mobile communications device remote from the vehicle. The described technique includes determining a location of the vehicle, comparing the location to a home location of the vehicle user, and retrieving vehicle battery charge state and expected electric only range. If certain conditions are met, the user is prompted via the remote device to plug in the vehicle for charging and/or to alter the vehicle charge profile to achieve full charge in the time remaining. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065832 | Method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle to the positions of the wheels on the vehicle - The invention describes a method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system to positions of wheels of a vehicle, the simultaneously occurring rotation speeds of the wheels, normalized on a consistently chosen rolling radius of the wheels differ during cornering because of the different positions of the wheels on the vehicle, so that the positions of the wheels can be sorted according to increasing speed of the wheels during cornering, the wheel electronics of each wheel comprising a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, a memory and a transmitter, which transmits signals to a receiver being connected to an evaluation device, which receives the transmitted identifiers and compares the distances which the corresponding wheels have traveled in a defined time span, sorts the identifiers according to the length of the distance traveled in the defined time span and allocates the identifiers to the wheel positions. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065833 | DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING A TROUBLE REPRODUCTION AND A METHOD FOR PRESENTING DATA FOR REPRODUCING TROUBLE - A trouble diagnosis apparatus which supports reproduction of trouble according to a trouble code provided from an electronic control unit of the vehicle. The apparatus comprises means for extracting, for at least one of the trouble codes, characteristics unique to the trouble code with respect to respective driving parameters, means for extracting, from said driving data associated with a plurality of trouble codes, global characteristics associated with a plurality of said trouble codes with respect to each one of said driving parameters, and for said at least one of the trouble codes, means, based on similarity between the characteristics unique to the trouble code and said global characteristics, for setting the portion of the characteristics unique to the trouble code that have low similarity as the driving data for reproducing the trouble corresponding to the trouble code. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065834 | DRIVING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A driving management system includes a driving data collection module and a processing module. The driving data collection module, which is deployed within a vehicle, collects individual vehicle operation information for the vehicle in response to operation of the vehicle. The processing module compares the individual vehicle operation information with collective empirical vehicle operation information to provide individual comparison results. The processing module also provides vehicle operation feedback information to at least one user associated with the vehicle based on the individual comparison results. The collective empirical vehicle operation information is at least based on vehicle operation information for a plurality of other vehicles. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065835 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SLOPE SENSOR - A method for automatically determining a current offset value for the zero-point correction of a vehicle inclination sensor including the steps of while driving in a first driving direction, the current driving resistance is determined repeatedly, without regard to the sensor and stored temporarily, and a current raw signal value of the sensor is noted. Upon a change in the driving direction, the last-noted raw signal value is stored temporarily and while driving in the second driving direction. The current driving resistance is determined repeatedly, without regard to the sensor and stored temporarily. Then, if the difference between the two stored driving resistances agree with a tolerance threshold, the noted raw signal value is stored as the offset value for the zero-point correction of the inclination sensor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065836 | Method and apparatus for fault diagnosis in a rail vehicle - An apparatus and a method of diagnosis of a fault in a component of a rail vehicle are provided. A fault which has occurred in a component of the rail vehicle is detected by a diagnosis device, and associated fault data is stored. Further, data which originates from an acoustic and/or optical recording device in the rail vehicle and which contains information relating to the fault is stored and is included in the diagnosis of the fault. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065837 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS DRIVEN WITH THE AID OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A method is described for operating a motor vehicle which is driven with the aid of an electric machine, the electric machine being supplied with electrical energy from an energy store which is charged by an external energy source. To ensure that the driver receives the information concerning readiness for continued travel of the vehicle at the point in time when sufficient energy is present in the energy store in order to reliably reach the intended destination or to cover a predetermined route, the motor vehicle is notified of a destination and/or a route, and the motor vehicle is connected to the external energy source for charging the energy store, the motor vehicle outputting information as to when the energy store has been charged with sufficient energy to reach the destination or to cover the route, and the driver stopping at a next charging station in particular after having reached the destination or having covered the route. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065838 | SPEED CONSTRAINT CONTROL PROCEDURE - A method includes receiving speed constraints associated with two independent vehicle components and receiving speed constraints associated with a first dependent vehicle component and a second dependent vehicle component. The method further includes defining a relationship between the received speed constraints of the independent vehicle components and the first and second dependent vehicle components. Moreover, speed values of an unknown speed constraint associated with a third dependent component are derived based on the defined relationship between the received speed constraints of the independent vehicle components and the first and second dependent vehicle components. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065839 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A communications system for a vehicle includes control units, that receive supply of electricity from an on-vehicle battery to control devices mounted on the vehicle and are connected to each other via a controller area network (CAN). Each control unit monitors operational states of the other control units. At least one of the control units has a power management module. The power management module monitors signals on the CAN to detect a signal indicating whether or not the at least one control unit needs to be activated, and, based on the detected signal, the power management module adjusts the amount of electricity supplied from the battery to the at least one control unit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065840 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE - A vehicle includes at least one of (i) an undercarriage and an upper carriage arranged rotatably about a vertical axis with respect to the undercarriage and (ii) a leverage means arranged pivotably about a horizontal axis with respect to the upper carriage, wherein a sensor system is provided for monitoring at least one stability criterion with respect of a tilt movement of the vehicle, and wherein a control unit is coupled to the sensor system for automatically initiating an action and/or performing an action for stabilizing the vehicle depending on the at least one stability criterion. The risk of an unexpected tilting of the vehicle can be reduced | 2012-03-15 |
20120065841 | VEHICLE SURROUNDING MONITOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SURROUNDINGS USED FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle surrounding monitor device | 2012-03-15 |
20120065842 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Active Rear Steering - A controller of an active rear steering (ARS) control system includes a processor and a software module. The software module includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine rear steering angles, determine a vehicle state, determine shaping functions, and determine a rear steering command. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065843 | AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT - A method of deploying a side impact airbag is provided. The method includes selectively determining a delay time based on an impact type, where the delay time associated with an impact on a first side is different than the delay time associated with an impact on a second side; and selectively generating a control signal to at least one of deploy and not deploy the side impact airbag based on the delay time. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065844 | Intelligent Arming Module for a Vehicle Security System and Vehicle Security System Incorporating Intelligent Arming - An operational status module | 2012-03-15 |
20120065845 | Sensor detection controller and occupant detection apparatus having the same - A sensor detection controller is used in combination with a capacitive sensor that is mounted on a seat of a vehicle in such a manner that a capacitance of the capacitive sensor changes according to whether the seat is occupied. The sensor detection controller has a fault detection mode and a normal detection mode. The sensor detection controller includes a signal source for applying an amplitude signal to the capacitive sensor, a switch for switching a signal path, through which the amplitude signal is applied, between the fault detection mode and the normal detection mode, a signal detector for detecting a change in a voltage or a current of the amplitude signal when the amplitude signal is applied, and an impedance member connected to the signal path. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065846 | BODY MOVEMENT MITIGATION IN EARTH-MOVING VEHICLES - Mitigating pitch and heave in a heavy-duty vehicle. A heavy-duty vehicle includes a movable arm, an operator control, an inertial measurement device, and a controller. The operator control directs movement of the movable arm. The inertial measurement device measures a pitch motion and a heave motion of the heavy-duty vehicle. The controller is coupled to the operator control unit and the inertial measurement device, and mitigates pitch motion and heave motion by adjusting a movement of the movable arm. The inertial measurement device detects a motion in one of a first direction and a second direction and determines a direction of movement of the arm (e.g., in one of a third direction and a fourth direction). The controller increases the speed of motion of the arm when the motion is in the first direction and the movement is in the third direction or when the motion is in the second direction and the movement is in the fourth direction. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065847 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT - Heavy equipment includes a main body, a drivetrain, a work implement, and a control system. The drivetrain includes a first actuator and a second actuator, and is coupled to the main body and configured to facilitate movement of the heavy equipment. The first and second actuators of the drivetrain provide both speed and direction for the movement of the heavy equipment. The work implement includes a third actuator and a fourth actuator, and is coupled to the main body. The third and fourth actuators provide the position and orientation of the work implement. The control system for the heavy equipment includes first and second main interfaces as well as first and second auxiliary interfaces, where the control system allows an operator to simultaneously control the drivetrain and the work implement. The first main interface is configured for operation by a first hand of the operator, and the control system operates the third actuator at least partially as a function of a signal provided by the first main interface. The first auxiliary interface is integrated with the first main interface, and is configured for simultaneous operation with the first main interface by a finger of the first hand. The control system operates the first actuator at least partially as a function of a signal provided by the first auxiliary interface. The second main interface is configured for operation by a second hand of the operator, and the control system operates the fourth actuator at least partially as a function of a signal provided by the second main interface. The second auxiliary interface is integrated with the second main interface, and is configured for simultaneous operation with the second main interface by a finger of the second hand. The control system operates the second actuator at least partially as a function of a signal provided by the second auxiliary interface. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065848 | AUTOMATED SYNCHRONIZATION - A method for making the synchronization process in automatic transmissions more robust and shortening the same, while at the same time taking the noise comfort into consideration. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER DOWNSHIFTS OF A TRANSMISSION - A system for controlling power downshifts of a transmission includes a flare generation module, a flare control module, and a shift control module. The flare generation module generates turbine speed flare by decreasing pressure applied to an off-going clutch of the transmission. The flare control module decreases the turbine speed flare by increasing the pressure applied to the off-going clutch of the transmission. The shift control module increases a pressure applied to an on-coming clutch of the transmission when the turbine speed flare is less than a predetermined amount from a desired turbine speed flare. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065850 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUS - An engine driving force is calculated. A first-lag process is executed based upon the engine driving force to calculate an engaging torque between front and rear shafts. The resultant is output to a transfer clutch drive unit. A braking force according to a change of a driving force, which is decreased with the lapse of time based upon a temporal change of the engine driving force, is calculated by executing a first-order lead process. An acceleration sensitive target yaw moment based upon the braking force according to the change of the driving force is calculated, and a steering sensitive target yaw moment based upon a steering angle velocity is calculated by executing the first-order lead process. A braking force to be added to an inner wheel on a turn is calculated based upon these target yaw moment. The resultant is output to a brake drive unit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065851 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE SPEED MATCH USING A TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR - An engine speed matching system for a vehicle with a manual transmission includes a sensor that senses an input shaft speed of the manual transmission during a shift. A control module receives the input shaft speed, determines an engine speed, determines a desired engine speed based on the input shaft speed and the engine speed, and adjusts the engine speed based on the desired engine speed and the input shaft speed before the shift is completed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065852 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC FREEWHEELING FUNCTION IN A VEHICLE - A method and device for controlling an automatic freewheeling function in a vehicle where a freewheeling function is active due to a prevailing freewheeling condition and where a control unit is programmed to:
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20120065853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT SHIFT HUNTING - A method for preventing shift hunting in a powertrain is disclosed. The powertrain includes an engine and a transmission having a variator, a first gearset, and a second gearset. The engine is operated at a first substantially constant speed. A first transmission shift condition is detected. A desired transmission output torque is determined. The transmission is operated at a transmission torque different than the desired torque as a function of the first shift condition. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065854 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT SHIFT HUNTING IN A POWERTRAIN - A method for preventing shift hunting in a powertrain is disclosed. The powertrain includes an engine and a transmission having a variator, a first gearset, and a second gearset. The engine is operated at a first substantially constant speed. A first transmission shift condition is detected. One or more shift hunting prevention methods are selected as a function of operating parameters from a group of shift hunting prevention methods. The one or more shift hunting prevention methods are implemented as a function of detecting the first transmission shift condition. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065855 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING A FAILED FRICTION ELEMENT - A system includes a friction element having a driving mechanism and a driven mechanism. At least one of the driving mechanism and the driven mechanism is configured to rotate. A drive unit is configured to provide a torque to at least one of the driving mechanism and the driven mechanism. A control processor is configured to diagnose a friction element failure based on a slip speed, which is the difference between rotational speeds of the driving mechanism and the driven mechanism. The control processor is further configured to induce a slip condition as part of a shift process and diagnose the friction element failure if the derived slip speed is substantially zero after inducing the slip condition. | 2012-03-15 |
20120065856 | USE OF A CLUTCH PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL CONTROLLER TO ASSIST A STATE OBSERVER DURING A VEHICLE SHIFT EVENT - A method for optimizing a shift event in a vehicle includes designating a clutch to be used as an oncoming clutch or an offgoing clutch in the shift event before executing the shift event, and processing a plurality of input values through a state observer to thereby determine, as an output value of the state observer, an estimated slip speed of the designated clutch. The method includes using a proportional-integral control module for the designated clutch (a clutch PI) to close the control loop on the estimated slip speed from the state observer, thereby smoothing a switching between state space equations in the state observer, and executing the shift event. A vehicle includes a transmission, an engine, at least one traction motor, and a control system configured for executing the above method. | 2012-03-15 |