| 14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
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| 20090088932 | AGRICULTURAL WORKING VEHICLE - An agricultural working vehicle has a plurality of working assemblies, at least one control unit for influencing the setting parameters of the working assemblies, a memory unit, and at least one display unit, and it is configured such that even an untrained operator may optimize the setting parameters of the working assemblies in a rapid, reliable manner. An expected change in the function and/or the working result of individual working assemblies or a plurality of working assemblies is depicted in the display unit in a manner that depends on how an operator influences individual setting parameters of the working assemblies. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC LEVELING OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT - A system and method for controlling automatic leveling heavy equipment is provided. The system for controlling automatic leveling of heavy equipment with a lower frame and an upper frame, the lower frame having traveling means, and the upper frame tiltably and swingably connected to the lower frame, comprises a sensor unit, provided in the equipment, including an inclination detecting sensor for measuring twist angles of the lower frame and the upper frame against a reference horizontal surface, a traveling detection sensor for measuring a traveling speed of the equipment and a working device sensor for detecting working state information of a working device; a control unit for receiving the twist angles, the traveling speed, and the working state information, calculating a corrected angle at which the upper frame is to be tilted against the lower frame, and generating a control signal for instructing an operation of an actuator; and a driving unit for performing a leveling control through the actuator in accordance with the received control signal. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088934 | BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A bicycle control system is provided with a sensed element, a sensor and a cycle computer. The sensed element is mounted to a first part of a bicycle. The sensor is mounted to a second part of the bicycle at a location to selectively detect the sensed element and send an output signal as the sensor detects the sensed element. The cycle computer is mounted to a part of bicycle with the cycle computer including a receiver arranged to receive the output signal from the sensor. The sensor includes a sensing element that outputs a detection signal upon detecting the sensed element, a processing unit that calculates relative behavior between the first and second parts based on a time interval of the detection signal from the sensing element, and a transmitter that transmits the output signal to the cycle computer based a calculation result of the processing unit. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088935 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - If a mode-detection value is switched from an automatic shift-mode to a manual shift-mode, a T-ECU changes a shift-stage to a speed lower than a speed that is obtained before the switching of the mode-detection value. The T-ECU determines that a state of the T-ECU returns to a recognizable-state, in which a mode-selection value can be recognized, from an unrecognizable-state, in which the mode-selection value cannot be recognized. The T-ECU sets the shift-stage to a hold value after the return. The T-ECU controls the shift-stage in the automatic shift-mode “D” over a standby-period after the return. The T-ECU controls the shift-stage in the automatic shift-mode “D” until the detection of the operation of the shift-lever after the standby-period passes. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088936 | CVT control system having variable power source speed - A powertrain control system is disclosed. The powertrain control system may have a power source and a CVT coupled to an output of the power source. The powertrain control system may further have a controller in communication with the power source and the CVT. The controller may have a map with a plurality of speed modes, and, for at least one of the plurality of speed modes, the controller may be configured to vary an actual power source speed based on at least one of a CVT output speed or a ground speed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088937 | Vehicle power transmission system - A vehicle power transmission system has a first electric motor, a differential section, a power interruption element forming part of a power transmission path, a second electric motor connected to a power transmission path, and a control device that maintains the output rotational speed of the differential section at a predetermined constant value or at a value within a predetermined range until the engagement of the power interruption element is completed, so as to control a rotational speed of a primary power source by the first electric motor during the period when the state of the vehicle power transmission system is being switched front a non-drive mode to a drive mode. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088938 | Gear ratio control method for continuously variable transmission of a vehicle - At an actual engine rotary speed corresponding to a partially engaged state of a starting clutch, a target gear ratio control of a continuously variable transmission is performed by determining a target gear ratio from a target engine rotary speed. At an actual engine rotary speed corresponding to an engaged state of the starting clutch, the gear ratio is controlled in a manner such that the actual engine rotary speed converges with a target engine rotary speed. Accordingly, when it is intended to start the vehicle with a comparatively large throttle opening, it is possible, at the partially engaged condition, to obviate a rise in the actual engine rotary speed with the gear ratio position sticking to a desired position, so that a predetermined driving force is attained when the starting clutch is engaged. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088939 | Method and apparatus for identification of wheels of a vehicle and a vehicle comprising same - A method of determining the location information of a plurality of wheels mounted on a vehicle by obtaining a relationship between the lateral location of a wheel and the polarity of a transverse acceleration transmitted by an accelerometer of a wheel in response to a lateral turn of the vehicle in a direction of a lateral side of the vehicle and determining the lateral location of a wheel with reference to the polarity of the transverse acceleration signal transmitted by the accelerometer of the wheel upon the vehicle undergoing a lateral turn. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088940 | Travel Control Device and Travel Control Method - In brake liquid pressure control, a time wasted after the control is started until brake application is actually started is reduced and pulsation noise of brake liquid pressure is reduced. When automatic following control of a vehicle is being operated, a motor for pressure increase is set to idle if a predetermined condition at which the vehicle starts deceleration is reached before an automatic brake command is issued from an automatic following control device. Further, when the throttle of an engine is at predetermined condition at which rapid acceleration does not occur, brake liquid pressure is increased to a level at which the vehicle does not decelerate. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088941 | Vehicle Speed Control System - A vehicle speed control system includes a road shape recognition unit which recognizes a road shape, a target speed setting unit which sets a target speed according to the road shape, a speed control unit which controls the host vehicle's speed according to the target speed, a parameter detecting unit which detects at least one of parameters representing the driver's steering rotation, a yaw rate of the host vehicle, and a lateral acceleration of the host vehicle, and a first acceleration determining unit which, after the speed control unit has decelerated, determines whether or not to accelerate the host vehicle according to reference parameters based on a road shape and the host vehicle's speed and parameters detected by the parameter detecting unit, wherein if the first acceleration determining unit has determined to accelerate, the target speed setting unit sets a target speed of the host vehicle according to a predetermined acceleration. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088942 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A two-stroke internal combustion engine is disclosed having first and second cylinders having respective exhaust ports. A valve assembly comprises at least one valve actuator. First and second valves are operatively connected to the at least one valve actuator. The first and second valves are each movable between a first position wherein the valve extends a first distance in the respective exhaust port and a second position wherein the valve extends a second distance in the respective exhaust port. A valve connecting member is rigidly connected to the first and second valves and movable therewith via a translational motion while maintaining a substantially constant angular orientation relative to the cylinder block. A position sensor has a first portion connected to the cylinder block and a second portion connected to the valve connecting member. An electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected to the position sensor. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088943 | Method for Regulating the Lambda Value of an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a method for regulating the lambda value of an internal combustion engine with a catalytic converter for subsequently treating the exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, with a binary lambda probe, which is mounted upstream from the catalytic converter and which senses the composition of the exhaust gases. According to the invention, the lambda set value is superimposed with a lean/rich amplitude. This lean/rich amplitude has an integral component and a discontinuous component leading back to the lambda set value. When a change that differs from the change in the exhaust gas composition caused by the lean/rich amplitude is detected, the coefficient of the integral component is modified and/or a discontinuous component is added to the integral component or subtracted therefrom. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088944 | Electrical Assist for Reducing Emissions and Torsion Response Delay in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle - In a hybrid electric vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine that produces torque and an electric machine that produces torque, a method for operating the electric machine to produce electric assist to the engine includes determining a magnitude of power requested by the vehicle operator, determining a minimum power limit and a maximum power limit of the engine that will produce a response to a torque request within a desired period following the torque request, using the magnitude of power requested, the minimum and maximum power limits of the engine to determine the upper and lower limits of the electric power assist such that the requested torque will be provided within the desired period, and operating the electric machine to provide electric power assist within said upper and lower limits. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088945 | Fuel Injection Strategy For Gasoline Direct Injection Engine During High Speed/Load Operation - A system and method for controlling operation of a multiple cylinder direct injection internal combustion engine include injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber during the exhaust stroke at high engine speeds and loads to reduce the effect of intake airflow on the injection spray and improve fuel-air mixture homogeneity. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088946 | SECURED THROTTLE POSITION IN A COORDINATED TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM - A throttle control module comprises a primary throttle position module, a redundant throttle position module, and a remedial action module. The primary throttle position module transforms a primary throttle area signal indicating desired throttle area into a primary throttle position signal indicating a first desired throttle position of a throttle valve. The throttle valve is actuated based upon the primary throttle position signal. The redundant throttle position module transforms a redundant throttle area signal indicating desired throttle area into a redundant throttle position signal indicating a second desired throttle position of the throttle valve. The remedial action module selectively generates a remedial action signal based upon a comparison of the first and second desired throttle positions. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088947 | FUEL VOLATILITY COMPENSATION FOR ENGINE COLD START SPEED CONTROL - A fuel control system includes devices that generate parameter signals. The parameter signals include an engine runtime signal and at least one of an engine load signal, a temperature signal and a barometric pressure signal. A modification module generates a modification signal based on the parameter signals. A control module compensates for a current fuel volatility by adjusting a current air/fuel mixture of an engine based on the modification signal. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088948 | Engine Control Apparatus - An engine control apparatus for controlling the amount of the air flowing into each cylinder in accordance with the amount of the fuel flowing into the cylinder at the time of starting the engine is disclosed. Further, at the engine starting time, the target amount of the air flowing into the cylinder is calculated and/or the amount of the air flowing into the cylinder is controlled, based on the amount of the fuel flowing into the cylinder. The amount of the fuel remaining in the neighborhood of the engine intake port or in the intake pipe is calculated by being separated into a balanced liquid film amount and unbalanced liquid film amount. Based on the unbalanced liquid film amount, the injection fuel amount is corrected so that the amount of the fuel flowing into the cylinder is controlled with high accuracy. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088949 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine with a crankcase breather venting into an intake tract, operating parameters of the internal combustion engine are measured | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088950 | FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS ENGINES - A gaseous carburetor or fuel control system includes a fuel metering assembly, a venturi mixer assembly, a throttle assembly, and an electronic control unit. The control unit controls the fuel metering assembly in a closed loop manner based on detected gas and air pressure to an air/fuel mixing venturi. An electronic governor which controls the throttle valve may also be controlled by the same control unit which controls the fuel metering assembly, using a separate control loop. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088951 | DEFECTIVE INJECTION DETECTION DEVICE AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A pressure sensor is located in a fuel passage, which extends from a pressure-accumulation vessel to a nozzle hole of a fuel injection valve. The pressure sensor is located closer to a nozzle hole than the pressure-accumulation vessel for detecting pressure fluctuated by injection of fuel through the nozzle hole. An instruction signal output unit outputs an injection instruction signal so as to instruct an injection mode of fuel to the fuel injection valve. A defective injection determination unit determines whether a detected pressure of the fuel pressure sensor is fluctuated in a fluctuation mode in a range assumed from the injection instruction signal. The defective injection determination unit determines that a defective injection occurs when determining that the detected pressure is out of the fluctuation mode in the assumed range. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088952 | FUEL INJECTOR HAVING ALGORITHM CONTROLLED LOOK-AHEAD TIMING FOR INJECTOR-IGNITION OPERATION - The present invention provides an injector-ignition fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, comprising an ECU controlling a heated catalyzed fuel injector for heating and catalyzing a next fuel charge, wherein the ECU uses a one firing cycle look-ahead algorithm for controlling fuel injection. The ECU may further incorporate a look-up table, auto-tuning functions and heuristics to compensate for the rapid rotational de-acceleration that occurs near top dead center in lightweight small ultra-high compression engines as may be used with this invention. The ECU may further ramp heat input to the injector in response to engine acceleration requests and, under such circumstances, may extend its look-ahead for up to four firing cycles. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088953 | Method and Device for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine - According to a method for controlling an internal combustion engine by which the tank ventilation operation and an adjustment of the basic mixture can be carried out simultaneously, the engine is operated with an open tank ventilation valve. A first fuel amount correction value is determined for correction of a basic pilot control value for the amount of injected fuel. The regeneration gas volume flow rate is subsequently varied by a predefined change amount. A second fuel amount correction value is determined for correction of the basic pilot control value. Based on the first and second correction values and the flow rate change amount, a third fuel amount correction value is calculated by which the basic pilot control value would have to be corrected to again regulate the exhaust gas composition with a closed tank ventilation valve. Based on the third correction value the basic pilot control value is corrected. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088954 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - An apparatus for and method of controlling a variable valve mechanism capable of continuously varying an effective opening of an intake valve by driving of an actuator, and also, is provided with a default mechanism which mechanically holds the intake valve at a default opening set to be larger than a minimum effective opening when the driving of the actuator is stopped, while the intake valve is being held at the default opening by the default mechanism, the effective opening of the intake valve is detected, the default opening is detected based on the detected effective opening to thereby learning the default opening, so that a direction of supply of a driving force by the actuator is switched between an increase-direction causing an increase in the effective opening and a decrease-direction causing a decrease therein, from the detected or learned default opening. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088955 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - The present invention provides an apparatus for and method of diagnosing whether or not a failure occurs in a variable valve mechanism on the basis of a manipulated variable of an electric actuator. The variable valve mechanism is operated by the electric actuator and varies an open characteristic of an engine valve. The time for determining occurrence of a failure in the electric actuator is changed according to a temperature condition. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088956 | ROBUST ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC MISFIRE DETECTION - A misfire detection system and method for onboard diagnosis of engine performance detects an engine speed as a function of a rotational angle of the crankshaft, and determines crankshaft acceleration as a function of this angle based on the detected engine speed. In this manner, the power stroke acceleration of each cylinder is determined and ranked. After excluding the greatest acceleration, the accelerations of a group of consecutively ordered cylinders including the second greatest acceleration are averaged to produce an assessment level against which the remaining lower-ranked cylinders are evaluated to detect misfires. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088957 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine and method for controlling the same - A knock determination unit is configured to determine whether the internal combustion engine causes knocking. A knock control unit is configured to perform a knock control to correct an ignition timing on the basis of the determination. A water pump is configured to circulate cooling fluid of the internal combustion engine. A pump control unit is configured to perform a cooling control to control the water pump so as to further cool the internal combustion engine in a detection state, where the knock determination unit detects knocking, than in a non-detection state where the knock determination unit does not detect knocking. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088958 | METHOD OF STARTING SPARK IGNITION ENGINE WITHOUT USING STARTER MOTOR - There is provided a method for starting a spark ignition engine having multiple cylinders. The method may comprise supplying air and fuel for restart into a first cylinder before said engine completely stops, and igniting the mixture of said air and said fuel in said first cylinder in response to an engine restart request, wherein said first cylinder is on an expansion stroke when said engine stops. The method may also include, after said piston in said first cylinder starts moving, injecting fuel into a second cylinder that is on a compression stroke when said engine stops, on a compression stroke where a piston of said second cylinder is moving in a direction opposite to an operative direction of said piston in said first cylinder. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088959 | Parking support systems, parking support methods, and parking support programs - Parking support systems, methods, and programs store road information and obtain information regarding a vacant space on a road. The systems, methods, and programs calculate parking availability in a predetermined area specified by the stored road information based on the obtained information; and provide notification of the calculated parking availability. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088960 | Method for Displaying the Consumption of an Operating Material and/or Pollutant Emissions of a Vehicle and Display Device - To assist the driver of a vehicle in driving the vehicle in an improved, environmentally conscious way, a first consumption profile of a first predetermined instantaneous consumption and/or pollutant emissions over a predefined route is displayed on the display device, and at the same time a second consumption profile of an actual instantaneous consumption over a route section of the predefined route that has been traveled along by the vehicle, is displayed on the display device. Furthermore, it is proposed that a first pollutant emission profile of a first predetermined instantaneous amount of pollutant emissions over the predefined route is displayed on the display device and at the same time a second pollutant emission profile of an actual instantaneous amount of pollutant emissions over the route section traveled along by the vehicle, of the predefined route is displayed on the display device. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088961 | Machine-to-machine communication system for payload control - A method for enhancing payload control is disclosed. The method includes removing material during a plurality of work cycles with at least one loading machine and associating the loading machine relative to at least one haulage machine. The method also includes determining the relative locations of the loading machine and the haulage machine and, during the plurality of work cycles, loading removed material into the haulage machine with the loading machine. The method also includes determining payload and payload distribution within the haulage machine at least before a last work cycle of the plurality of work cycles and communicating to the loading machine, via a machine-to-machine communication system, the amount and position within the haulage machine of additional payload desired in at least the last work cycle of the plurality of work cycles for desired payload and payload distribution. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088962 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DATA TO AN EXTERNAL APPLICATION - A method of providing data to an external application is provided. The location and time of an object are periodically recorded to form a record of sightings. The record of sightings is then analysed in accordance with at least one criterion specified by the external application to which the data is to be provided. Lists of sightings from the record meeting the at least one criterion are supplied for use by the external application. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088963 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEOGRAPHIC INTERPOLATION OF TRAFFIC DATA - A method for geographic interpolation of traffic data in a vehicle navigation system in which the navigation system includes a map database divided into geographic meshes. Each mesh includes a plurality of road links of different types. That data also includes a first set of meshes containing traffic flow data while a mutually exclusive second set of meshes contains no such traffic flow data. A border between the first and second set of meshes is first identified and thereafter a blend zone of blend meshes is created by selecting at least one mesh adjacent the border so that the blend mesh is interposed between the first and second set of meshes. Thereafter, the traffic data for each type of road link in the blend mesh is adjusted to a value intermediate the first and second set of adjacent meshes for each type of road link and the blend mesh data is then stored. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088964 | Map scrolling method and apparatus for navigation system for selectively displaying icons - A map scrolling method and apparatus for a navigation system prevents from displaying certain icons while displaying other icons based on conditions and settings of the navigation system during a transition period of a map scrolling operation. The map scrolling method includes the steps of: detecting activation of a map scrolling operation; checking whether there is any limit condition attached to icons as to remove them from a map image; scrolling the map image while removing the icons to which the limit condition is attached from the map image during a transition period of the map scrolling operation; and displaying all of the icons when the map scrolling operation is completed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088965 | ENHANCEMENT FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR USING WEATHER INFORMATION WHEN PREDICTING A QUICKEST TRAVEL PATH - The present invention discloses a software method for determining a travel path. The software method can identify a point of origin, a travel destination, and a travel time. Multiple different possible travel pathways between the point of origin and the travel destination can be determined. Predicted weather conditions for each of the travel pathways for a time of travel can be ascertained. Time estimates for each of the travel pathways can be adjusted based on the predicated weather conditions for each of the travel pathways. At least one of the determined travel pathways can be presented based at least in part upon the time estimates that have been adjusted for the predicted weather conditions and historical data about the given pathways with similar weather to that which is being predicted. In one embodiment; the software method can be performed by a Global Positioning System (GPS) equipped motor vehicle navigation system. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088966 | DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A driving support system includes a lane detecting unit for detecting lanes around a vehicle, a route correcting unit for correcting a route along which the vehicle is expected to travel taking into consideration an obstacle on the route after the route has been recognized by lanes detected by the lane detecting unit, and a control unit for controlling the vehicle on the basis of the positional relation between the corrected route determined by the route correcting unit and the vehicle. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088967 | Systems, techniques, and methods for providing location assessments - Methods and systems for providing location assessments are provided. Example embodiments provide a Location Assessment Provider System, which generates and provides assessments of various characteristics of specified locations. In one embodiment, the Location Assessment Provider System receives a specified location, determines a location assessment for the specified location, generates a visual representation of the determined location assessment, and provides the generated visual representation to a client system. Determining a location assessment may be based on geographic-related information about, or associated with, the specified location, such as the presence and location of geographic-related features associated with the specified location. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088968 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD - A map display apparatus includes an image storage unit that stores images in association with corresponding items of image capturing position information of places where the images were captured; an image information reading unit that reads image capturing position information of a specified image from the image storage unit; an image capturing position displaying unit that displays a map represented by map information on the basis of the image capturing position information; a current position obtaining unit that obtains current position information from a position determining unit determining a current position; a current position displaying unit that displays a map represented by map information on the basis of the obtained current position information; and a map display switching unit that selectively switches between the map information of the image capturing position displaying unit and the map information of the current position displaying unit in response to a display switching instruction. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088969 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS - A map in a navigation apparatus is displayed on a screen with its orientation aligned with an orientation of a facility map that is distributed in a facility when a vehicle having the navigation apparatus is traveling in a facility area that has pre-memorized guide information. When the vehicle is traveling in a meandering section of a road, a rough direction is oriented upward in the map that is displayed on the screen. Furthermore, the map is displayed with an entrance direction, which is determined as a direction at a time of entering an area outside of the road such as a parking or the like, oriented upward under a circumstance that the vehicle is constantly turning its direction. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088970 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BACKGROUND SKY IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of displaying a background sky in a navigation system, the method including: storing and maintaining map data and background sky image data with respect to one or more directions of the map data in a database; detecting a driving direction angle of a vehicle; computing a position of a background sky image corresponding to the detected driving direction angle; extracting background sky image data corresponding to the computed position of the background sky image from the database; and displaying the extracted background sky image data as a background sky with respect to the map data. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088971 | System and method of indentifying portions of roads - A system and method splices into, or replaces routes identified based on road geometry with routes taken by the same user or other users to create alternate routes that may be selected by a user to display, for example, on a map or for which driving directions can be displayed. Communication of routes traveled by different devices may be received from a server or from another device. A naming convention for road segments and ordered paths of road segments is described. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088972 | VEHICLE-BASED AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC CONFLICT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE - Systems and methods for providing vehicle-centric collision avoidance are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a first flight trajectory for a first aircraft. The method also includes determining a second flight trajectory for a second aircraft. A distance between the first aircraft and the second aircraft at a first closest point of approach (CPA) is predicted. The predicted closest point of approach is then compared to a separation perimeter layer. The separation perimeter layer is configured to provide a minimum separation distance from the first aircraft to the second aircraft. When the predicted closest point of approach breaches the separation perimeter, the first flight trajectory is altered to provide collision avoidance. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088973 | Commuter Route Learning - A commuter route learning program learns a telematics subscriber's common travel routes (e.g. work-home, home-school, etc.) and offers traffic reports based on the routes. In one aspect, three modes are used to establish routes and offer traffic reports. These modes include a Learn Mode during which the commuter route learning program learns new commuter trips, a Pattern Recognition Mode during which the commuter route learning program recognizes and categorizes routes from patterns of trips, and an Execution Mode during which the commuter route learning program automatically provides commuter route traffic congestion information to a subscriber. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088974 | Vehicle Compass Using Telematics Unit and Vehicle Sensor Information - A software compass used during a GPS outage calculates vehicle heading and presents it upon request. The software compass gathers information from a yaw rate sensor, wheel steering angle sensor, wheel speed sensor, and PRNDL gear position sensor to calculate vehicle heading using a weighting algorithm. Because the yaw rate sensor data is a central factor in calculating vehicle heading, the quality of calibration of the yaw rate sensor is of importance. The disclosed calibration algorithm calculates the yaw rate bias and scale factors to calibrate the yaw rate sensor. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088975 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - In a navigation device, the position P | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088976 | AZIMUTH DETECTING DEVICE AND AZIMUTH DETECTING METHOD - An azimuth detecting device mounted in a mobile object and having: a geomagnetic sensor; GPS signal receiving means; and measuring means for measuring a position of the mobile object by using a GPS signal, the azimuth detecting device being characterized in calculating a gain correction amount by means of a method of least squares, using an output value of the geomagnetic sensor when a level of the GPS signal received by the GPS signal receiving means is lower than a predetermined level, and calculating a declination correction amount and/or an inclination correction amount on the basis of information obtained from the GPS signal and correcting the output value of the geomagnetic sensor, when the level of the GPS signal is at least the predetermined level. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088977 | CURRENT POSITION INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION CENTER APPARATUS, AND METHOD THEREOF - An information center apparatus has a communication section, a motion information calculating section, a communication delay time calculating section, a communication cycle waiting time calculating section, an error estimating section and a correcting section. The communication section acquires reported current position information of a first moving body apparatus and reports a corrected current position information to a second moving body apparatus. The error estimating section estimate an error in the reported current position information with respect to an actual current position of the first moving body apparatus based on motion information calculated by the motion information calculating section, communication delay times calculated by the communication delay time calculating section, and a communication cycle waiting time calculated by the communication cycle waiting time calculating section. The correcting section corrects the reported current position information using the error estimated by the error estimating section to obtain the corrected current position information. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088978 | Road Marking Recognition System - Systems, methods, and programs capture an image of a periphery of a vehicle. The systems, methods, and programs, store predetermined patterns representing conditions of road markings formed on a road surface, detect a road marking on the basis of the captured image, and compare the detected road marking to the predetermined patterns. If the detected road marking matches one of the predetermined patterns, the systems, methods, and programs execute a predetermined action associated with the matching predetermined pattern. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088979 | Automated machine navigation system with obstacle detection - A system is provided for automatically operating a machine. The system has a position monitor configured to monitor a position of the machine and a plurality of sensors configured to sense objects proximate to the machine. The system also has an obstacle monitor configured to determine the location of previously known and unknown objects proximate to the machine, the determination being based on data received from successive scans performed by the plurality of sensors. Furthermore, the system has a path generator configured to generate a path that is based at least in part on data from the position monitor and the obstacle monitor and a path tracker configured to automatically guide and move the machine along the path generated by the path generator. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088980 | WEATHER FORECASTING EQUIPMENT - A weather forecast providing easy access to Internet, a subscriber's network, and a computer connected to Internet or the subscriber's network for retrieving correct weather forecast information in time without being vulnerable to interference includes a casing; and a sensor unit to detect ambient weather information, a sensor signal process and data output unit to process those signals, a display unit to display weather data, and a key-in unit disposed to the casing; and further includes an interface unit to capture data from a network, and a unit to process data captured by the interface unit and convert them into that is identified by and inputted into the display unit. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088981 | Methods And Systems Of Dynamic Screening Of Disease - The present invention provides methods and systems for dynamic screening of disease in a subject. The information provided by the methods and systems can be used for many purposes including disease diagnosis and screening, disease treatment, and education the subject of life choices. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088982 | Co-detection of single polypeptide and polynucleotide molecules - The invention relates to a method for co-detecting and distinguishing individual polypeptide and polynucleotide molecules in a single sample analysis. The polypeptide and polynucleotide targets which emit electromagnetic radiation are labeled with probes that emit electromagnetic radiation at the same emission wavelength, are suspended in fluid and moved through an interrogation volume allowing co-detection of low concentrations of individual molecules and discrimination based on characteristics other than emission wavelength. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088983 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF A GAS MIXTURE OF A FUEL TANK OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FILLED WITH CNG - In a process and device for determining the composition of a gas mixture of the fuel tank of a motor vehicle filled with a CNG gas, the measured values of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor, which are generally present in conventional fueled motor vehicles, are used to determine the vapor pressure (pd) of at least one of the gases in the gas mixture, in particular ethane, propane and/or butane. If the vapor pressure of one of the components of the CNG gas in the fuel tank falls short, then one relevant, current composition of the gas mixture is determined. This offers the advantage in an internal combustion engine that as much gas can always be injected with the 20 requisite energy value, as is called for by the specified air-fuel ratio (λ-value) and the conditions of operation. This achieves optimum combustion with minimal exhaust. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088984 | COPPER CONTAMINATION DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING COPPER CONTAMINATION - A computer system. The computer system including a processor and memory unit coupled to the processor, the memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor implement a method for monitoring a solution in a tank used to fabricate integrated circuits, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of: (a) collecting data indicating of an amount of copper in a region of a substrate of a monitor, the monitor comprising an N-type region in a silicon substrate, the region abutting a top surface of the substrate, the monitor having been submerged in the solution for a preset time; (b) comparing the data to a specification for copper content of the solution; (c) if the data indicates a copper content exceeds a limit of the specification for copper, indicating a corrective action is required to prevent copper contamination of the integrated circuits; and (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) periodically. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088985 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Conductivity of the Water Fraction of a Wet Gas - A method for determining the water conductivity of a multi-component mixture of gas and at least one liquid containing water in a pipe, the method comprising the following steps: a. electromagnetic measurements at least two measurement frequencies are performed in a pipe near the pipe wall at a first cross-sectional location where the mixture predominantly contains gas and at a second cross-sectional location where the mixture predominantly contains liquid, b. the temperature of the multi-component mixture is determined, and c. based on an empirically determined relationship between the measurements performed is step a and b and the conductivity of pure water, the conductivity of the water contained in the multi-component mixture is determined. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FURNITURE CRUISING FREQUENCY TO MONITOR GAIT DECLINE - A system and method for detecting furniture cruising frequency to monitor gait decline. Embodiments of the invention monitor the frequency of furniture cruising in one's home in such a way that it does not require daily user intervention to operate. Here, shock sensors are attached or integrated into furniture in the normal walking paths for an individual in his or her home. Through the use of these shock sensors, embodiments of the invention are able to monitor the frequency of furniture cruising for the individual. If the frequency of furniture cruising exceeds a certain threshold, an assistive support device such as a walking stick or a walking frame may be required for the individual. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088987 | Level measurement system - To provide a simpler and less expensive system for multipoint level measurement, the level measurement system comprises at least two sensor devices operating in accordance with the pulse-echo principle and being connected via a communication network to a signal processing device. The computation-intensive evaluation of echo profiles for calculating distances or ranges is thus shifted from the sensor devices at the measurement locations or sites to the central signal processing device. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088988 | ARCING EVENT DETECTION - Methods for detecting electrical arcing on an electrical power system are provided, as well as systems and computer program products for carrying out the method. The method includes the steps of: a) obtaining data indicative of the temporal behavior of a signal which is indicative of a first periodic property of the electrical power system; and b) determining whether an arcing event is present on the electrical power system based on the shape observed in the first data. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088989 | SYMMETRICAL COMPONENT AMPLITUDE AND PHASE COMPARATORS FOR LINE PROTECTION USING TIME STAMPED DATA - A set of current measurements may be transmitted from a remote Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) to a local IED. The current measurements may comprise a timestamp and/or be associated with timestamp information to allow the local IED to time align the local current measurement with the remote current measurement. The local IED may detect a fault within the power system segment defined by the local and remote IEDs by comparing an operating current to a scaled restraint current. A fault may also be detected by comparing the operating current to a scaled nominal current. The operating and restraint currents may be derived from the local and remote current measurements. The restraint current scale may be derived from the characteristics of the local and/or remote IED. The current measurements may correspond to a negative-sequence component and/or a zero-sequence component of a three-phase current measurement set. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088990 | SYNCHRONIZED PHASOR PROCESSOR FOR A POWER SYSTEM - A device is provided for monitoring and controlling various power system device and elements. The device generally includes a communications channel for receiving phasor data associated with a location on the power system. The device further includes a logic engine which performs scalar, vector and/or other complex calculation based on the phasor data to provide control data or an output signal for effecting the various other power system devices or elements to provide local or wide area protection, control, and monitoring to maintain power system stability. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088991 | System and method for monitoring and managing energy performance - Generation of renewable energy for, exportation of the renewable energy from, importation of utility generated energy to, and consumption of energy at, a facility are monitored in substantially real time to provide for substantially real time management and reporting of energy performance of the facility. Monitoring of environmental conditions and facility operations of the facility, also in substantially real time and time correlated with the energy monitoring, is performed to further enhance the management and reporting of the energy performance of the facility. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088992 | Intelligent battery safety management - A method and apparatus for intelligent battery safety management. Some embodiments of a method for managing battery operation may include receiving a battery pack in a device, where the battery pack is rechargeable and includes a battery cell. In some embodiments data may be collected regarding the operation of the battery cell in the device, and the collected data may be compared with a set of battery reference data. In some embodiments a determination may be made whether the battery cell is non-authentic or defective based at least in part on the comparison between the collected data and the battery reference data. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088993 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ITS DEGRADATION JUDGMENT METHOD - A vehicle power supply device has a capacitor unit including capacitors storing auxiliary power; a temperature sensor; a charge circuit; a capacitor-unit current detector; a capacitor-unit voltage detector; a controller; a storage; and a determination unit. The determination unit determines the degradation level of the capacitor unit based on at least one of an internal resistance standard value and a corrected calculated value of capacitance. This structure determines degradation of the vehicle power supply device more accurately than ever, so that the device can be used until the end of the actual life. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088994 | BATTERY STATE DETERMINING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a battery state determining apparatus which can determine a battery state of a lead battery from an engine starting voltage accurately considering influence of a temperature of a vehicle. An engine starting voltage Vst | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088995 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LINEAR ELECTRICAL RESPONSE OF A TRANSFORMER, GENERATOR OR ELECTRICAL MOTOR - To characterize an electrical component, namely a medium or high voltage transformer, electrical motor or generator, a two-step procedure is carried out. In a first step, a set of terminal configurations are applied to the terminals (p | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088996 | Jitter measuring system and method - The present invention relates to a jitter measuring system, comprising: a delay circuit for receiving a clock signal and delaying the clock signal to generate a delay signal; a jitter amplifier for receiving the clock signal and delay signal to generate a first signal and a second signal; and a converter for converting a phase different between the first signal and the second signal into a relevant digital code; wherein the phase difference between the first signal and the second signal is an amplification of jitter. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088997 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A data processing system manages data of inspection conditions of a plurality of inspection devices. The system includes a storage device, a computing device, and an input/output device. The storage device stores therein data of master inspection conditions of one of the plurality of inspection devices for use as reference data in data comparison and data of comparison target inspection conditions of one or more of the others of the plurality of inspection devices. The input/output device displays thereon names of the master inspection conditions and names of the comparison target inspection conditions in the form of lists arranged side by side, and concurrently displays thereon one of the master inspection conditions and a selected comparison target inspection condition(s) of a comparison target inspection device(s) in a display mode distinguished from a display mode applied for other inspection conditions. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088998 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING RAS CHARACTERISTICS RELATING TO CALIBRATION ALGORITHMS IN AN AUTOMATED ROBOTIC SYSTEM - An automated data library system employs a calibration sensor, the fiducial target and a controller in electrical communication with the calibration sensor to create a calibration sensor pixel image of a calibration area surrounding an expected location of the fiducial target within the automated data storage library by executing one or more vertical calibration sensor scans and/or one or more horizontal calibration sensor scans of the calibration area, and monitoring an output of the calibration sensor scans at defined position intervals. The expected location of the fiducial target can be on a data storage drive of the library or a storage shelf of the library. The controller can execute a debugging procedure, a diagnostic test and/or an error recovery procedure based on the calibration sensor pixel image. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090088999 | OPTICAL ABERRATION CORRECTION FOR MACHINE VISION INSPECTION SYSTEMS - A system and method for correcting surface height measurements for optical aberration is provided. Heights determined by an autofocus tool, which may depend on surface feature angles in a focus region of interest (ROI) and on the ROI location in the field of view, are corrected based on a novel error calibration. Error calibration data includes height corrections for different feature angles in images, and for multiple locations in a field of view. Height corrections are determined by weighting and combining the angle dependent error calibration data, e.g., based on a gradient (edge) angle distribution determined in the ROIs. When Z-heights are determined for multiple ROIs in a field of view, storage of image data from particular images of a global image stack may be efficiently controlled based on determining early in processing whether a particular image is a sufficiently focused “near-peak” focused image or not. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089000 | RANDOM EDGE CALIBRATION OF OVERSAMPLING DIGITAL ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A calibration method for an oversampling acquisition system uses a digital calibration signal that has a period between edges that is unrelated to the period of a sample clock. The calibration signal in input in parallel to a plurality of samplers, each of which is clocked at a different time by a delayed version of the sample clock, to produce a plurality of sequential samples per sample clock period. Edge transitions of the calibration signal are counted that occur between adjacent ones of the samplers, and are accrued over an acquisition period to produce a plurality of edge counts. The edge counts are then processed to produce control signals to adjust the sample clock delay for each sampler so that the time intervals between the sequential samples are essentially uniform. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089001 | Self-calibrated azimuth and attitude accuracy enhancing method and system (SAAAEMS) - A method and system for Self-calibrated Azimuth and Attitude Accuracy Enhancing are disclosed, wherein SAAAEMS approach is based on fully auto-calibration self-contained INS principles, not depending on magnetometers for azimuth/heading determination, and thus the system outputs and performance are not affected by the environmental magnetic fields. In order to reduce the system size and cost, this new innovative methods and algorithms are used for SAAAEMS system configuration and integration. Compared to a conventional INS for gyrocompassing, AGNC's approach uses a smaller number of high accuracy sensors: SAAAEMS uses only one 2-axis high accuracy gyro (for example, one DTG) instead of 3-axis; the third axis gyro is a MEMS gyro. It uses only 2 high accuracy accelerometers instead of 3, since the two accelerometers are used only for gyrocompassing not for navigation. These two changes to the conventional INS system configuration remarkably reduce the whole system size and cost. SAAAEMS, uses dynamic gyrocompassing processing for isolation of Base motion disturbance/interference and vibration. SAAAEMS provides a method and system for using automatic methods for system calibration. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089002 | Method for the Calibration of a Yaw Rate Measurement - The invention relates to a method for the calibration of yaw rate measurement in a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle features at least one device for determining the yaw rate, a camera system which is in the forward-position, and, if applicable, a steering angle sensor. At least one initial calibration is carried out at a standstill and at least one second calibration is carried out when the motor vehicle is moving. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089003 | Accessory-testing device and method therefor - An accessory-testing device for an information processing apparatus includes a micro-processing unit (MPU) and a signal conversion unit. The MPU sends a mimic signal. The signal conversion unit is electrically connected to the MPU and an accessory respectively, for receiving the mimic signal and converting the mimic signal into a test signal to test the accessory. The accessory receives the test signal and then responds to the test signal to output a feedback signal. The feedback signal is received by the signal conversion unit and transmitted to the MPU, such that the MPU determines if the accessory operates normally according to the feedback signal. Conventional testing methods are Therefore, it is achieved that the effects of reducing the inspection time and improving the production efficiency. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089004 | Time Learning Test System - A time-learning test system for running a test program on a device under test (DUT) is disclosed. A command is sent from a controller to an instrument. A preset wait period is observed in the test program. A response time of the instrument to the command is determined. The preset wait period is adjusted based on the response time. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089005 | GENERATION OF TEST SPECIFICATIONS BASED ON MEASURED DATA POINTS - Autonomous or machine generation of test specifications can be achieved by capturing the measured test data of a device and then using the captured test data to build a test specification, such as a limit line, for subsequent testing of similar devices. The generated test specification is typically adapted for use with respect to limited resources, such as through use of a piece-wise linear configuration. In an embodiment, the number of piece-wise linear portions of the generated test specification is minimized or otherwise optimized. In embodiments, the generated test specification is adjusted to accommodate expected measurement variation, such as thermal noise, device process variation, random jitter, etc., and, if desired, adjusted to allow for changes in test accuracy of subsequent tests. In one embodiment, one or more test measurement inaccuracies are eliminated in the construction of the limit line. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089006 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND SIGNALING THAT A ROTORCRAFT IS APPROACHING THE VORTEX DOMAIN - A method and a device (D) for detecting and signaling the approach to a vortex domain by a rotorcraft, the device includes:
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| 20090089007 | Micropositioning Apparatus - The present invention allows the simple measurement of position and orientation with low cost setup and simple calibration using a small set of transmitting nodes and a simple handheld wand. This can be used in place of measuring tools such as non contact reflection based ultrasonic measurement tools or traditional tools such as tape measures and rulers where multiple high precision measurements are needed with minimal set up time. The present invention also provides true three dimensional output and orientation calculation. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089008 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Solid-Liquid Interface - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material; providing sound energy to the surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on L=(2m−1)v | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089009 | Simplified algorithm for abnormal situation prevention in load following applications - Systems and methods are provided for detecting abnormal conditions and preventing abnormal situations from occurring in controlled processes. Statistical signatures of a monitored variable are modeled as a function of the statistical signatures of a load variable. The statistical signatures of the monitored variable may be modeled according to an extensible regression model or a simplified load following algorithm. The systems and methods may be advantageously applied to detect plugged impulse lines in a differential pressure flow measuring device. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089010 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ABUSED SENSOR DURING ANALYTE MEASUREMENT - A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the analyte is determined based upon the corrected DC response. Other methods and devices are disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089011 | Exhaust Gas Sensor Abnormality Diagnostic Device - An exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device includes an exhaust gas sensor, and a judgment means that judges whether execution conditions are established for making an abnormality diagnosis of element breakage in the exhaust gas sensor. The device also includes an abnormality diagnosis means that makes the abnormality diagnosis in accordance with an output signal generated by the exhaust gas sensor. Further, when the integrated value of intake air amounts of an internal combustion engine is not smaller than a predetermined value, the judgment means judges that the execution conditions are established. The abnormality diagnosis means cancels the establishment of the execution conditions when an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine remains less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089012 | FTIR and EDX spectrum library of contaminants found on a HDD and their potential sources - A data collection for utilization in failure analysis. The data collection includes a material data set including information associated with materials used in a component subject to a failure analysis process. The data collection also includes a source data set including information associated with the sources of the materials. The data collection further includes an image data set including graphical representations of the materials. The data collection is for providing identification of the composition of the contaminant and source of the contaminant. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089013 | INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR VISUALIZING PERFORMANCE DATA IN REAL-TIME TO ENABLE ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND FEEDBACK - An interactive tool is disclosed for visualizing performance data in real-time to enable adaptive performance optimization for an application running on a massively parallel computer system. The interactive tool may be used to visualize network congestion (and other) performance counters for an application as it runs on the parallel system in real-time. Further, a developer may use the interactive tool to experiment with various tuning options and optimization approaches on-the-fly. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089014 | PERFORMANCE MONITORS IN A MULTITHREADED PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE - A system comprising a plurality of execution units configured to execute, at least in part, a plurality of instruction threads; a plurality of performance monitors, each performance monitor being configured to collect performance information related to the execution of at least one instruction thread; a selected thread identifier configured to provide, during operation, the selection of at least one instruction thread; and a performance manager configured to filter, utilizing the selected thread, the information collected by the plurality of performance monitors. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089015 | Survey Device - A survey device, including: an antenna to receive at least one wireless signal; an interface to receive environmental data; one or more processors to determine spatial data using the at least one wireless signal, and to produce collocated data by combining the spatial data and the environmental data; and, an output device to output the collocated data. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089016 | OCCUPANT POSITIONING MODULE - A vehicle test system includes an occupant positioning module that receives a virtual vehicle and a virtual dummy. The occupant positioning module generates a first set of parameters based on the virtual vehicle, the virtual dummy and a first adapted vehicle standard. N groups receive the first set of parameters. N is an integer greater than 1. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089017 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING INPAINTING AND ERROR CALCULATION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model data storage device for identifying a plurality of localized error regions within a geospatial model data set, calculating an overall error value for the geospatial model data set, and inpainting at least one of the localized error regions and re-calculating the overall error value, and stopping inpainting when the overall error value is below an error threshold. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089018 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING BUILDING GENERATION BASED UPON USER INPUT ON 3D MODEL AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device, a user input device, a display, and a processor cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device, the user input device and the display for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) geospatial model data set on the display, displaying a building boundary around a user-selected building area responsive to the user input device, and generating a histogram of height values within the selected building area. The processor may also be for determining a building height based upon the histogram of height values, generating a building shape based upon the user-selected building area and the determined building height, and replacing data within the user-selected building area based upon the building shape. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089019 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A POINT REPRESENTATION OF A STRUCTURE - A computer-performed method of modeling a physical structure. A plurality of geometric parameters specific to a type of the structure are applied to aerodynamic surface data in accordance with rules predefined for the structure type to geometrically describe a plurality of structural features. Based on the geometric describing, a plurality of points representing the structure are obtained. The points are used to model the structure. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089020 | Method of inspecting turbine internal cooling features using non-contact scanners - A method of inspecting an internal feature of a gas turbine component includes removing a portion of the turbine component to expose the internal feature, treating the surfaces of the internal feature to provide the surfaces with a substantially uniform coloration, generating an electronic model of the internal feature, analyzing the electronic model generated with reference to a nominal electronic model, and providing an output based on the analysis of the electronic model generated. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089021 | HUYGENS' BOX METHODOLOGY FOR SIGNAL INTEGRITY ANALYSIS - A method for performing a signal integrity analysis on an integrated circuit (IC) that includes a plurality of scatterers by dividing the scatterers into subgroups using a nested Huygens' equivalence principle algorithm and solving a set of equations realized thereby with a reduced coupling matrix. The method includes decomposing the IC design into a plurality of small non-overlapping circuit sub-domains, wherein each of the sub-domains is formed as a small, enclosed region. Each sub-domain is analyzed independently of the other sub-domains using only electric fields to represent the interactions of each sub-domains with the other sub-domains as equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces of the plurality of sub-domains. Neighboring equivalent sub-domains are grouped together to form larger sub-domains using equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces to represent the interactions of the sub-domains. The steps of analyzing and grouping the sub-domains are repeated until the grouping approaches a box comprising the entire domain, and that the domain interactions between every sub-domain have been analyzed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089022 | Modeling Nonlinear Systems - Systems and techniques, including machine-readable instructions, for modeling of nonlinear systems. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a collection of two or more inputs configured and arranged to receive input signals, a collection of two or more outputs configured and arranged to output output signals, a processing unit configured to transform the input signals into the output signals, wherein the transformation is non-linear and treats the non-linear system as a collection of multiple input, single output non-linear systems, and a data storage that stores characteristics of the transformation. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089023 | MODEL CREATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, MODEL CREATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND MODEL CREATION SUPPORT PROGRAM - A model creation support system includes a model managing part that acquires and accumulates an identifier of a model, data indicating a phenomenon, data indicating a regression equation, and evaluation data from an information processing apparatus that predicts or analyzes the phenomenon, using a model represented by the regression equation, a factor value extracting part that generates and records factor value data indicating the degree to which the factor contributes to the model from the accumulated data, and a model proposing part that refers to the factor value data based on a request for supporting model creation and model condition data received from the information processing apparatus, thereby generating and outputting support data containing a factor capable of contributing to the model to the information processing apparatus. Thus, information on factors of the model can be accumulated and utilized for enhancement of the fitting degree of the model. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089024 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CREATING MODELS FOR FINE-TUNING RECIPES - An arrangement for creating a model for gathering measurement data about a processed substrate by a user of a plasma processing system is provided. The arrangement includes a generic model builder, which is configured for at least creating the model. The model is a relationship between a set of input data and a set of output data. The arrangement also includes an input module, which includes the set of input data from a plurality of input sources. The arrangement includes an input conditioning and validation module, which is configured for at least determining the integrity of the set or input data. The arrangement further includes a relationship module, which is configured for at least creating a set of mathematical relationships. The arrangement yet also includes an output conditioning and validation module, which is configured for at least determining the integrity of the set of output data. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089025 | Internal feature determination from field interactions in a complex medium - A method and system is disclosed for determining the internal structure and constituent properties of complexly structured materials using a computational simulation engine to calculate field propagation properties, physical testing of the materials to obtain measured field properties, and correlation of the calculated and measured field properties. The complexly structured materials consist of particles, inclusions, or voids of arbitrary distributions and compositions suspended in a matrix. The particles or inclusions can additionally display substructure such as layers or embedded subparticles, sub-inclusions, or voids. The simulation engine calculates multiple scattering in simulated materials using a multipole expansion method, and is used to generate a look-up table of propagation properties for a range of probable structures and compositions. The measurements are then classified with respect to the look-up table. The simulation results that most closely fit the test measurements provide an assessment of the internal structure and constituent properties of the material. Examples of fields that are applicable to this method and system include but are not limited to acoustic, ultrasonic, shear, seismic, and electromagnetic fields. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089026 | MODEL-BASED POSITIONAL ESTIMATION METHOD - A model-based method is described which defines a rigid transformation between two co-ordinate systems that reduces the accuracy requirements on the quality of the data-set (including, but not restricted to, the error in the acquisition process, and the number and spread of the points) measured in one of the two co-ordinate systems by identifying a set of remote correspondences that are used to bind the convergence process. The method can be used in minimal-access orthopaedic surgery to improve the accuracy of limb registration. Specific instances include femoral registration, by estimating the functional centre of the hip joint in both co-ordinate systems to be co-registered, and tibial registration, using the ankle centre as a distant set of paired correspondences. Accuracy can be measured in a variety of ways, including, but not restricted to, evaluating the mis-alignment between the two co-registered objects. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089027 | SIMULATION CONTROLS FOR MODEL VARIABLITY AND RANDOMNESS - A tool for simulating an industrial control system is provided. The tool includes a simulation component to emulate one or more simulation models according to a simulated execution environment. A switch component is associated with the simulation component to selectively enable or disable variability in the simulation models. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OILFIELD OPERATIONS - Systems and methods of performing oilfield operations for an oilfield are provided. The oilfield has a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. A plurality of oilfield modules are positioned in an application. Each of the oilfield modules models at least a portion or attribute of the oilfield. The oilfield modules are selectively connected via a connection. The connections may be integrated connections providing cooperation for integrated modeling therebetween and/or dynamic connections providing knowledge sharing for unified modeling therebetween whereby at least one oilfield model is generated. At least one internal database may be positioned in the application for collecting oilfield data and operatively connected to the of oilfield modules. At least one oilfield model is generated using the oilfield data and the oilfield modules. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089029 | ENHANCED EXECUTION SPEED TO IMPROVE SIMULATION PERFORMANCE - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate simulation(s) of components of an industrial control system. Simulation(s) execution time can be decreased by conducting the simulation in a parallel computing platform, and coupling the simulation with an optimization component that restructures the simulation code. Such automated reconfiguration removes inhibitors for parallelism, resulting in optimized code to execute the simulation, with the ensuing reduction in execution time. Execution time can also be reduced by applying an adaptive time step during state propagations that are part of the simulation. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089030 | DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION - System(s) and method(s) facilitate a distributed simulation of an industrial control system. A model of the industrial control system is generated and computing resources are scheduled for simulating portions of a simulation according to the model. Computing resources are scheduled to mitigate computational bottlenecks in the simulation and synchronize portions of the simulation deployed in disparate computing resources. Sub-processes of a control process can be simulated in dedicated computing resources as a part of a distributed simulation of the control process. Execution time of one or more portions of a distributed simulation can be increased or slowed down to synchronize said portions. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090089031 | INTEGRATED SIMULATION OF CONTROLLERS AND DEVICES - A tool for simulating an industrial control system is provided. The tool includes a simulation component to emulate a controller according to a simulated execution environment and one or more simulation models for simulating devices associated with the controller, where the controller and the devices are integrated in a common simulation platform. | 2009-04-02 |
