15th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100094504 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ASSEMBLIES THEREOF ON THE DRIVE TRAIN SIDE - A motor vehicle, with a drive train comprising a drive assembly, a transmission and wheels ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094505 | Vehicle steering apparatus - A motor is driven based on an axis current value in a rotating coordinate system that rotates in accordance with a control angle that is a rotational angle used in a control. The control angle is calculated by adding an addition angle to an immediately preceding value of the control angle in each predetermined calculation cycle. A command steering torque is set based on a predetermined steering angle-torque characteristic. The addition angle is calculated based on the deviation of a detected steering torque from a command steering torque. The addition angle based on the deviation is changed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094506 | APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERLOCK OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - An apparatus for implementing interlock of an electric power steering system is disclosed. The interlock apparatus can generate the output torque current value for achieving the steering system interlock with current values of two phases and the rectifying positional value for the 1-bit feedback current of one phase out of the 3-phase feedback current values and the rectifying positional value for the 3-bit 3-phase feedback current values. The disclosed interlock apparatus receives the 3-phase feedback current values from the current sensor and the rectifying positional values for the 3-bit 3-phase feedback current values from the rectifying positional sensor, and retrieves therefrom the current values of two phases and the rectifying positional value for the 1-bit feedback current of one phase for use with a substantially cost effective processor in generating the output torque current value. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094507 | Electric power steering apparatus - An electric power steering system includes: a shaft angle sensor that outputs a signal indicating a rotation angle of a shaft through which a turning operation force is transmitted to a steering mechanism; a motor angle sensor that outputs a signal indicating a rotation angle of a motor; and a control section that determines the number of turns of the steering wheel based on both outputs of the shaft angle sensor and the motor angle sensor, wherein when it is required to determine the number of turns, the control section detects an angle error between the outputs of the shaft angle sensor and the motor angle sensor based on the outputs thereof and when the angle error falls within a predetermined allowable range, the control section determines the number of turns, and when the angle error is out of this range, the control section avoids determining the number of turns. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094508 | SENSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING A CONFIRMATION SENSOR FOR DETECTING AN IMPENDING COLLISION - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a sensor system for detecting an impending collision of a vehicle is provided. The sensor system comprises a primary radar arrangement providing the assessment of the severity of an impending impact and the time left before the impact. A separate confirmation detection arrangement including a confirmation sensor is for detecting within a proximity space adjacent to the vehicle to provide a confirmation output. In communication with the primary radar and confirmation detection arrangements is an electronic control module. The module is configured to produce a deployment signal for a safety device which is dependent upon evaluation of the primary radar and confirmation detection outputs. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094509 | System for Reducing The Braking Distance of a Vehicle - Method for reducing the stopping distance of a vehicle, wherein data which are received via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication are analysed, and a surroundings analysis for the driver's own vehicle is carried out, and vehicle-specific data are transmitted and integrated into an existing safety concept. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094510 | SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING VEHICLE REAR/TRUNK LOADING FOR USE IN A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094511 | Optimization of Vehicle Stability and Steering During a Regenerative Braking Event - A method of optimizing steering and stability performance of a vehicle includes measuring a set of inertial data during a regenerative braking event (RBE), calculating a set of vehicle performance data using the inertial data, and comparing the performance data to calibrated threshold data to determine a maximum regenerative braking torque (RBT). The maximum RBT is automatically applied during the active RBE. The vehicle includes a chassis, an electric motor/generator for applying an RBT, a frictional braking system, chassis inertial sensors for measuring a set of chassis inertial data, and a controller having an algorithm for calculating a set of vehicle performance data using the chassis inertial data. The controller determines the maximum RBT by comparing the vehicle performance data to corresponding threshold data. The chassis inertial sensors can include accelerometers, a yaw rate sensor, a steering rate sensor, speed sensors, and/or a braking input sensor. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094512 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE AUTOMATIC START/STOP SYSTEM OF THE THERMAL ENGINE OF A VEHICLE, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - A method implemented in a vehicle, using information representative of an operational state of the vehicle being provided by sensors and a data communication bus. The information is representative of the engagement and disengagement of an exploitation assistance brake (EAB) and a speed of the vehicle and of a pressure on a brake pedal of the vehicle. A cut-off condition (C | 2010-04-15 |
20100094513 | METHOD FOR STARTING CONTROL UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In order to achieve a comfortable starting process with low wear, a braking torque, set by the driver by way of a brake pedal, an acceleration torque, requested by the driver via the accelerator pedal, and a holding torque, required for holding a motor vehicle on a gradient, are determined, and the engagement of the starting clutch, as well as the release of the service brake, are coordinated such that during the release of the service brake, the sum of the clutch torque and braking torque corresponds to the holding torque, and the clutch torque of the starting clutch is increased by the acceleration torque only when the service brake has been largely released. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094514 | VEHICULAR SEAT OPERATION DEVICE AND VEHICULAR SEAT OPERATION METHOD - A vehicular seat operation device includes: a change device that changes a state of a vehicular seat; a permission device that permits a change to be made by the change device; a detection device that detects a change in the distribution of loads that act on the vehicular seat; and a control device that controls the change device by a predetermined change method corresponding to the change in the load distribution if the change by the change device has been permitted by the first permission device. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094515 | CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE - In the construction vehicle, a controller is configured to implement a displacement rapid change suppression control for controlling the displacement of a travel hydraulic pump so that travel circuit oil pressure reaches a maximum value equal to or less than a cutoff pressure value when the vehicle has stopped regardless of engine speed, and the displacement of the travel hydraulic pump gradually increases as the travel circuit oil pressure decreases from the maximum value. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094516 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control device and a vehicle control method for executing the following control are provided. When a driving mode is input, a CPU of an ECU outputs an instruction for shifting a power transfer mechanism in accordance with the input driving mode, and controls a power control mechanism in accordance with a stored driving mode. When it is determined that shifting of the power transfer mechanism has been completed, the CPU switches the characteristic of the power control mechanism in accordance with the input driving mode. On the other hand, when it is determined that a predetermined period of time has elapsed without completing the shifting from when the instruction for shifting the power transfer mechanism is issued, the CPU maintains the characteristic of the power control mechanism at a characteristic corresponding to the stored driving mode. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094517 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE FOR CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE - A clutch control device for vehicle is equipped with a clutch actuator driven by a working fluid, and works to correctly control the rate of connection of the clutch by a simple means compensating secular change of a flow rate control valve that controls the working fluid. The clutch control device has a single flow rate control valve | 2010-04-15 |
20100094518 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE SLIP OF A VEHICLE CLUTCH - A method for controlling the slip of a vehicle clutch, wherein in the method the difference between a speed signal of the drive-end input shaft of the clutch and a filtered speed signal of a transmission-end clutch output shaft are maintained at a desired value. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094519 | POWERTRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a powertrain for a motor vehicle having a permanently driven primary axle, comprising: a drive unit for the generation of a drive torque; a first clutch for the transfer of a variable portion of the drive torque to a secondary axle of the motor vehicle; a second clutch for the deactuation of a torque transfer section of the powertrain arranged between the first clutch and the second clutch when the first clutch is opened; and a control unit for the automatic control of the first clutch, with the control unit being connected to at least one sensor for the detection of a wheel slip at the primary axle; with the control unit being made, starting from a deactuated state of the torque transfer section, to close the second clutch in dependence on a detected wheel slip at the primary axle. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094520 | Apparatus and Method for Optimizing a Vehicle Collision Preparation Response - A vehicle has wheels, sensors for generating an input data set, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the sensors, including a first sensor for detecting an obstacle on a road surface in a first manner, and adapted to monitor a boundary of the road surface to determine when the wheels are crossing the boundary. A second sensor detects the obstacle in a second manner, and additional sensors determine inertial data of the vehicle. The controller compares the input data set to calibrated thresholds, and determines an appropriate control response such as autonomous braking based on the results. A method optimizes a collision preparation response in the vehicle by measuring the inertial data, detecting the obstacle using a radar or LiDAR device, and monitoring the boundary using an electro-optical device. A supplemental braking force is automatically applied when the vehicle crosses the boundary while the obstacle is detected. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094521 | ANTI-SKID DEVICE FOR THE DRIVING WHEELS OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR REALISING THE SAME - An anti-skid device for the driving wheels ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094522 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CALCULATING A STARTING OR STOP SEQUENCE FOR AN ENGINE - The method serves to calculate a start sequence or a stop sequence for an engine, said sequence comprising a plurality of cues at which predetermined actions should be performed in the control of said engine. The method comprises:
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20100094523 | Method for Operating a Group of Glow Plugs in a Diesel Engine - Method for controlling a group of glow plugs in a diesel engine, which are connected with a direct current source via individual supply lines and which are to be controlled by a pulse width modulation process at the same temperature, at least in time average. The electric resistance of the glow plugs, less the resistance of the supply line to the heating element of the glow plugs, is determined during operation of the engine and a relative pulse width at which the glow plugs are to be operated is calculated from the value so obtained. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094524 | Method and Device for Glowplug ignition Control - A device for glow plug excitation control is disclosed, in particular for a glow system ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094525 | VEHICLE SPEED DEPENDANT CALIBRATION TRIM OR USER-SELECTABLE CALBRATABLE TRIM FOR IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY - A control system and method for improving vehicle fuel economy is provided. A base timing module generates a base timing signal. A trim module generates a timing trim signal based on a calibratable compensation factor. A vehicle speed trim module adjusts a calibration parameter (such as engine timing for example) based on the base timing signal and the timing trim signal. According to some implementations, the trim module includes a base trim module and a vehicle speed compensation module and a calibratable compensation factor module. The vehicle speed compensation module generates a vehicle speed compensation factor. The base trim module generates a base trim signal based on the vehicle speed compensation factor or the calibratable compensation factor. The base trim signal can be based on a speed of the engine. The base trim signal can further be based on a quantity of fuel delivered to the engine. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094526 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - On incompletion of port learning, an auto stop-permitting water temperature is set to a temperature which is higher than a temperature set on completion of the port learning and is higher than a port injection temperature as an upper limit temperature that enables an engine to be driven in a port injection drive mode. This arrangement increases the opportunity of continuing the operation of the engine with fuel injection from a port fuel injection valve without an auto stop, thus increasing the opportunity of the port learning. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094527 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The temperature at the tip of a fuel injection valve ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094528 | ABNORMAL COMBUSTION DETECTION METHOD FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES - The invention is an abnormal combustion detection method for spark-ignition internal-combustion engines. For each engine cycle, a parameter characterizing a distribution of N combustion indicator values, CA10 for example, acquired over N cycles preceding the cycle in progress, is determined while ignoring extreme values. A threshold is defined from this parameter for the combustion indicator. The start of an abnormal combustion is then detected by comparing the combustion indicator with this threshold and the course of the abnormal combustion detected in the combustion chamber is controlled. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAVEL-RELATED INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CALENDAR APPOINTMENT - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing travel-related information associated with a calendar appointment is presented. The method comprises monitoring a calendar application for travel-related appointments. In response to identifying a travel-related appointment, the method retrieves travel-related information associated with a location of the travel-related appointment and provides the travel-related information to a user. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094530 | Method of Developing Traffic Messages - A method is disclosed for developing traffic messages. The method obtains traffic data indicating collected traffic speeds at various locations on a road network. Traffic messages are developed from the traffic data. The method obtains ground truth data indicating ground truth speeds at a subset of the locations on the road network. The ground truth speed represents average speed of vehicles at one of the locations. For those locations for which ground truth speed has been obtained, the method computes a traffic quality value comparing the collected traffic speed to the ground truth speed for the location. The traffic messages and traffic quality data representative of the traffic quality values are transmitted. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094531 | Personalized traffic reports - A method and system are disclosed for providing personalized traffic reports. A personalized traffic report is a relatively short, audio-visual presentation that includes an audio narrative by an announcer describing the traffic conditions along a user's selected route, synchronized with a video presentation that includes maps with animations showing the traffic conditions and a visual representation of the announcer. A traffic data services provider determines traffic conditions that pertain to a user's identified particular route, i.e. from an origin to a destination. Then, the traffic data services provider forms an audio-video file that includes an audio narrative in the voice of an announcer that describes the traffic conditions along the user's route, along with a visual map representation of the user's route, a graphical indication of the traffic conditions along the route, and a visual representation of the announcer. The traffic data services provider transmits the audio-video file of the personalized traffic report to the user, who then plays it back on a computing device. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094532 | System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information - A system for sharing and processing traffic information includes a number of traffic information computer systems within individual vehicles or devices and a virtual traffic information server on a mobile network. The traffic information computer systems are each connected through a peer-to-peer radio, cellular, Wi-Fi, or other similar types of communications network, and which each operate with a database for displaying road maps, with a database storing average speed data for directions of travel along roadways, and with a location sensor used to determine the location and average speed of the vehicle or device, which are transmitted to other vehicles. The virtual server returns average speed data for road segments, which is displayed on the road maps. The system includes, sharing average speed data calculated as well average speed data received from the plurality of vehicles to other vehicles, thereby enhancing the real-time communication of traffic data. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094533 | Method and apparatus for variable speed route simulation operation for navigation system - A method for route simulation operation on a navigation system is able to complete the route simulation operation within a short period of time. The method includes the steps of: calculating a route from a starting point to a destination; determining a first route simulation speed for a preset number of first turns from the starting point; determining a second route simulation speed for a preset number of last turns before the destination; determining a third route simulation speed for a remaining part of the calculated route; and displaying a progression indicator on the calculated route to the destination on a map image on the screen of the navigation system and moving the progression indicator based on the simulation speeds determined in the above steps. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094534 | ELECTRONIC MAP ROUTES BASED ON ROUTE PREFERENCES - Users typically use routing systems including GPS systems, handheld devices, and online map routing services to navigate from one point to another (sometimes through several intermediate points). Routing systems typically calculate a route based on information derived from roadway maps. Typically, routing options focus on determining a shortest route, a route that can be traversed in the least amount of time, a route with the least use of freeways and toll roads, etc. Although routing options may be oriented towards helping users save time and money, the directions are generally confusing and do not take the users' driving preferences into account. Functionality can be implemented to determine a simplified route, regardless of time and distance, may present a driver with the least challenging set of directions. This may prevent the driver from missing a direction and navigating off the path. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094535 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - An electronic device and a navigation device are provided. The electronic device comprises a display, a frequency modulation (FM) module and a coupling element. The display comprises a display metal frame. The coupling element is electrically connected to the FM module and overlapped with a part of the display metal frame, so as to form a capacitance structure between the coupling element and the display metal frame. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094536 | FRIEND-FINDING MOBILE DEVICE - An off-board navigation application is provided that is configured to be stored in memory on a wireless portable device. The application comprises a menu hierarchy including a series of pages to be presented on a screen of the device. The pages include a category page having a list of categories. The categories each are associated with points of interest (POIs). The menu hierarchy includes an address page presenting address information related to a selected point of interest (POI). The address page includes a function option that directs the portable device to transmit wirelessly a navigation information request to a remote server. The menu hierarchy includes a navigation page configured to present navigation information that is received wirelessly by the portable device from the remote server in response to the navigation information request. Optionally, the application may further comprise a sub-category page presenting a list of POI names, wherein the address page presents address information in response to the selected POI. The function option may represent a GO option such that, when the GO option is selected, the application directs the portable device to transmit a navigation information request to the remote server. The navigation information request instructs the remote server to perform a route calculation from a present location of the portable device to the selected POI. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094537 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION METHOD - The present invention is to provide a navigation device having a function of starting a route re-searching early by predicting a route change of a vehicle from a recommended route. A navigation device is formed such that when guiding a vehicle by virtue of a recommended approaching route and a recommended exit route both connected to a branching point, and once the vehicle traveling from the recommended approaching route and heading for the branching point is about to deviate from the recommended exit route, said navigation device starts a route re-searching for finding a new recommended route going through other route. The navigation device detects that a turning angle θx of the vehicle is about to be in a direction within an angle range not including an angle formed between the direction θa of the recommended approaching route and the direction θb of the recommended exit route, and starts a route re-searching to find a new recommended route going through other route existing within an angle range excluding an angle formed between the directions θa and θb. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094538 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus includes a route searching unit | 2010-04-15 |
20100094539 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094540 | Motor Vehicle Navigation System - A motor vehicle navigation system and method uses an output device for the acoustic output of driving maneuver information and a processor device which is equipped such that a route to be traveled is determined. Driving maneuver information is determined based on the route to be traveled and on an actual position. An alternate route is computed, assuming that the determined driving maneuver information is not observed. As a function of the difference between the route and the alternate route, particularly with respect to the expected driving time, driving distance and/or driving cost, the driving maneuver information is either acoustically emitted or not. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094541 | Method for Assisting a Motor Vehicle Driver When Driving Through a Narrow Passage and/or for Maintaining a Safe Distance from a Vehicle in Front - A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle when driving the motor vehicle through a narrow passage. In order to provide a cost-effective method, the anticipated vehicle path to be covered next is displayed to the driver. The width of the vehicle path shown corresponds to the actual width of the vehicle. If the length of the vehicle path display is realized in a speed-dependent fashion, information regarding the distance from the preceding vehicle arises as a further advantage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094542 | Method for displaying intersection enlargement in navigation device - The present invention relates to a method for displaying enlargement images of an intersection in a navigation device. More particularly, the present invention is characterized to provide enlargement images of an intersection in sequence, thereby improving visibility and accuracy of a navigation device in providing direction guidance at intersections. The present invention of a method for displaying enlargement images of an intersection in a navigation device, wherein the navigation device finds a path to destination to guide a user thereof, includes calculating distance-to-go from a present position of a vehicle to an intersection in the path; estimating a predicted time to reach said intersection on the basis of the speed of said vehicle and said distance-to-go to said intersection; and displaying enlargement images of said intersection at a set time before said predicted time to reach said intersection. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094543 | Systems And Methods For Providing Geography-Based Tours - Systems and methods for providing tours are described. In various embodiments, a method comprises receiving a tour request comprising location information, a first activity type, and a second activity type from a user, retrieving tour information from a tour database based on the location information, the first activity type, and the second activity type, the tour information comprising a first facility associated with the first activity type and a second facility associated with the second activity type, determining directions between the first facility and the second facility, and providing the directions and at least some tour information to the user. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094544 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF SUBREGIONS HAVING TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS - A navigation device is provided, which includes a storage unit for storing information about traffic restrictions for vehicles and for storing digital map data, and an output unit for a graphic display of a region such that subregions for which information about traffic restrictions for vehicles is stored are graphically labeled. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094545 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING NAVIGATION MAPS - A communication device and method for downloading navigation maps include creating a database to store navigation maps, and acquiring position information of a location of the communication device. The communication device and method further include downloading a navigation map including the position information from a server if the database does not have stored navigation map including the position information, and storing the downloaded navigation map into the database. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094546 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRELATING POSITION DATA WITH IMAGE DATA - A navigation system includes a processing unit for generating route data relating to a route along which a vehicle has actually traveled, from position data acquired by a position acquiring unit, an image data acquiring section for acquiring image data, a first storage section for storing the image data acquired by the image acquiring unit according to groups of respective destinations, and a second storage section for storing the route data generated by the processing unit. A link data generating section is provided for correlating the respective destinations with the respective route data via link data. An outputting unit is configured to extract a group linked to a destination by the link data in response to a manual designation of a route data stored in the second storage section or to a manual or automatic designation of a designation included in that route data and then to output the image data included in that group from the first storage section to an outputting section. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094547 | NAVIGATION DEVICE INTERFACE - A music configuration menu shortcut is provided in a PND by software which interacts within a music menu display device. In one embodiment, A PND having a display, memory, processing capability, one or more speakers, and at least one signal reception device by which the PND can determine its approximate position globally by way of software installed on the device is disclosed. The PND performs one or more primary navigation and/or route calculation functions, as well as one or more secondary functions including the audible reproduction of digital content stored in the memory. The software also causes the display of changing graphical map information during route navigation and is capable of being caused to display one or more configuration menus to enable a user to configure various primary or secondary device operation options. In at least one embodiment, the software further provides an option for the on-screen display of a user-selectable graphical indicator during route navigation in conjunction with the changing graphical map information, selection of the indicator during navigation causing the software to display a configuration menu specific to the reproduction of digital music. In an alternative embodiment, the music menu display device includes a physical button by which one or more of the music reproduction and/or configuration menus can be caused to be displayed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094548 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ADVANCED REAL ESTATE SEARCHING - The invention provides systems and methods for advanced features for online mapping, searching, and planning driving tours. A multiple listing service (MLS) system may include a map search feature. A user interface for a real property listing may include a geographic map, which may enable a user to define a destination search area. The destination search area may be displayed on the geographic map. The MLS system may enable a user to conduct a search utilizing spatial and/or non-spatial filters. A search entry interface may be provided on a user interface in conjunction with the geographic map. The geographic map and map search features may also be able to include additional geographic information. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094549 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus includes a display means | 2010-04-15 |
20100094550 | User interface for dynamic user-defined stopovers during guided naviation ('side trips") - A navigation device includes a route determiner module to formulate a first route from a first geographic location to a second geographic location. A route presentation module presents the first route to a user of the navigation device. A side trip presentation module presents a point-of-interest to the user of said navigation device and formulates a second route to said point-of-interest. An options module presents an option, during presentation of the first route, to recalculate the first route to the second geographic location to comprise the second route. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094551 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A ROUTE NAVIGATION DATABASE - A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program including instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to acquire route data in a first format for a route, the route data comprising a plurality of route parameters for a plurality of route locations. The computer is further programmed to re-format the acquired route data in the first format into a second format different from the first format, filter the reformatted route data into a route dataset having a lesser number of route locations than the number of route locations in the acquired route data, and to store the route dataset in computer memory. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094552 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE COMPRISING A SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM ANTENNA WITH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, at least one wireless transceiver carried by the portable housing, and a satellite positioning signal receiver carried by the portable housing. Moreover, a satellite positioning antenna may be carried by the portable housing. The satellite positioning antenna may include an active element connected to the satellite positioning signal receiver, and a passive element connected to a voltage reference and positioned in spaced apart relation from the active element and operatively coupled thereto for directing a beam pattern thereof. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094553 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING LOCATION DATA AND/OR TIME DATA TO ELECTRONICALLY DISPLAY DISPENSING OF MARKERS BY A MARKING SYSTEM OR MARKING TOOL - Information is electronically displayed relating to use of a marking system or a marking tool configured to dispense one or more markers to mark, on ground, pavement, or other surface, a location of an underground utility. Location data and/or time data relating to the use of the marking system or the marking tool are used to control a display device so as to visually display a dispensing of the one or more markers on an electronic representation of an area that is marked and includes the location of the underground utility. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094554 | Systems and Methods for Accessing Data Over a Short-range Data Link to Enhance the Performance of a Navigational Unit - A method for accessing data from a secondary device to enhance position data of a navigation unit is described. A short-range data link is established between a navigation unit and a secondary device. Secondary time data is received from the secondary device over the short-range data link. Secondary position data is received from the secondary device over the short-range data link. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094555 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND HELMET - It is an object to provide a driving support system and a display device suitable for the driving support system. According to the driving support system, change in driver's mental and physical conditions can be caught instantaneously and a warning light emission display is given within the forward sight of the driver in order to call the driver's attention. A light emitting device of the driving support system can display a far side of the display. A display may be switched between a transmission mode and a non-transmission mode by adjusting a movable polarizer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094556 | TERRAIN CORRECTION SYSTEMS - This invention relates to methods, apparatus and computer program code for processing data from potential field surveys, particularly airborne gravity field surveys, to correct for the effects of terrain. We describe a method of processing potential field measurement data from a moving platform survey for mapping a field, the method comprising: inputting measured potential field data comprising data defining a time series of potential field measurements captured by a potential field measurement instrument mounted on a moving platform, each of said measurements having associated data defining positions of said measurements as a function of time; inputting terrain data defining a spatial variation of terrain surveyed; determining time-domain correction data to be applied to said measured potential field data in the time-domain, said determining using said terrain data and said associated data defining positions of said measurements as a function of time; and adjusting said measured potential field data defining said time series of potential field measurements using said time-domain correction data to provide terrain corrected measured potential field data for said mapping of said field. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094557 | Method for Estimating Missing Well Log Data - The invention relates generally to the field of oil and gas exploration and specifically to the use of well logs for exploration. This invention is directed to a method for estimating data that would have been collected in a region of a well log where there is a gap. This method uses identified elements in one data set to identify elements in another data set with data values indicative of the same geological characteristic as those in the first data set. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094558 | Method of Enhancing Attributes of Logs of Geological Formations - A method is disclosed of enhancing one or more attributes of a log, of a geological formation, including data generated in plural measurement channels corresponding to plural measurement devices, the method comprising the steps of: selecting data corresponding to a single said channel and deconvolving it; and seeking to impose one or more attributes of the resulting deconvolved data onto convolved log data of plural said channels in order to create an enhanced log. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094559 | PSEUDO LOGS TO IMPROVE STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION BETWEEN SEDIMENTARY BASINS - In order to improve the tie between depositionally equivalent beds relative to two or more basins detected within a multi dimensional seismic volume of interest, pseudo logs based on the average of attributes derived from seismic impedance where the compaction trend is not present are created for each basin. The mean is taken over all available azimuths, following the structural variations of introduced micro layers. The correlation between the pseudo log relative to each basin enable a more reliable interpretation between the different basins from which sound exploration decision can be made. Such a process has been successfully applied to seismic data acquired in deep water environment. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094560 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME - The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBS sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that present with IBS-like symptoms and ruling in IBS using a combination of statistical algorithms and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094561 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A biological information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A light source irradiates biological tissue with light. A transducer functions as an ultrasonic wave transmitting unit that applies an ultrasonic wave to a local region in the biological tissue. A photodetector detects modulated light obtained by modulating the light from the light source with the ultrasonic wave in the local region. The transducer also functions as an acoustic wave detecting unit that detects an acoustic wave emitted from the local region at a time when the local region absorbs the light from the light source. An absorption characteristic in the local region is calculated using an acoustic signal, serving as an output of the acoustic wave detecting unit, on the basis of a light intensity in the local region calculated based on a modulation signal, serving as an output of the photodetector. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094562 | System, Method and Device for Comprehensive Individualized Genetic Information or Genetic Counseling - A method and system for analysis of genetic information. Preferably, such analysis enables genetic counseling to be provided to a patient and/or relative, in which such counseling includes conveying at least one aspect of the analysis in lay terms. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094563 | System and Method for Consensus-Calling with Per-Base Quality Values for Sample Assemblies - The present teachings disclose a method for evaluation of a polynucleotide sequence using a consensus-based analysis approach. The sequence analysis method utilizes quality values for a plurality of aligned sequence fragments to identify consensus basecalls and calculate associated consensus quality values. The disclosed method is applicable to resolution of single nucleotide polymorphisms, mixed-based sequences, heterozygous allelic variants, and heterogeneous polynucleotide samples. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094564 | ANALYTICAL STRIP READING APPARATUS AND THE ANALYICAL STRIP USED THEREIN - The invention discloses an analytical strip reading apparatus and the analytical strip used therein. The analytical strip reading apparatus comprises a housing, a monitor, a delivering device, an optical reader, a reaction signal reader and a control module. The analytical strip comprises at least one optically readable pattern which comprises identification information of the analytical strip. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094565 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING EMISSIONS - A method and system for detecting, quantifying or characterizing emitting sources. According to an embodiment, an emission source is located by monitoring an area with one or more sensors, determining a plume, generating one or more candidates for the emission source, and using the plume to derive one or more characteristics associated with the emission source, and then locating the emission source based on agreement or convergence of the one or more characteristics. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094566 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR WIRELESS CRACK DETECTION AND MONITORING - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for wireless crack detection and monitoring are disclosed. According to one system, a crack detector is affixed to a surface of a material for detecting a crack in the material. In response to detecting a crack, a crack indicator is generated, indicating the existence of the crack. A mote wirelessly communicates the crack indicator to an external device. The mote may also store multiple crack indicators in local memory before being downloaded to the external device. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094567 | DETERMINING EFFECTS OF TURBINE BLADES ON FLUID MOTION - Disclosed is a technique for simulating wind interaction with wind turbines. A turbine blade is divided into radial sections. The effect that each of these radial sections has on the velocities in Eulerian computational cells they overlap is determined. The effect is determined using Lagrangian techniques such that the calculations need not include wind components in the radial direction. A force on each radial section of turbine blade is determined. This force depends on the axial and azimuthal components of the fluid flow in the computational cell and the geometric properties of the turbine blade. The force on the turbine blade is fed back to effect the fluid flow in the computational cell for the next time step. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094568 | MULTI-PHASE CORIOLIS FLOWMETER - A Coriolis flowmeter is configured to determine a first property of a multi-phase fluid. A flow model is configured to determine a second property of the multi-phase fluid. A determination system is configured to determine a third property of the multi-phase fluid based, at least in part, on the first property and the second property. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094569 | VISCOUS FLUID FLOW MEASUREMENT USING A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND A SONAR MEASURED VELOCITY - A method and apparatus for determining a parameter of fluid flow within a piping system is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) determining a measured velocity of the fluid flow within the piping system using a fluid flow meter; b) determining a measured difference in pressure value within the fluid flow using a differential pressure meter; c) selecting an estimated Reynolds number of the fluid flow; d) determining a calculated difference in pressure value using a model which relates the calculated difference in pressure value to the measured velocity and the estimated Reynolds number of the fluid flow; e) determining a degree of inaccuracy of the estimated Reynolds number using the measured difference in pressure and the calculated difference in pressure; and f) iteratively adjusting the estimated Reynolds number, determining the calculated difference in pressure, and determining the degree of inaccuracy using the adjusted Reynolds number, until the degree of inaccuracy is within an acceptable range. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094570 | LOW-POWER FLOW METER AND RELATED METHOD - A method includes creating Coriolis-based deflection in at least one oscillating flow tube of a flow meter, which is caused by material flowing through the at least one flow tube. The method also includes determining a deflection amplitude and deflection period using interferometric measurements. The method further includes determining a characteristic of the material using the amplitude and period and transmitting the characteristic. A laser interferometer could include a photo-detector. The deflection period could be based on variations in a period of fringes in the photo-detector's output. The deflection amplitude could be based on a number of fringes during the deflection period. A resonant frequency of the at least one flow tube can be determined using the deflection period, and a density of the material can be determined using the resonant frequency. The characteristic of the material could include a mass flow rate or a volumetric flow rate of the material. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094571 | RF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING AN ON-CHIP PRESSURE SENSING CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit includes a on-chip pressure sensing circuit that generates a pressure signal based on a pressure of the integrated circuit. A processing module, generates a control signal based on the pressure signal. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from outbound data and to generate inbound data from an inbound RF signal, based on the control signal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094572 | Dynamic Frequency And Voltage Scaling For A Computer Processor - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are described for dynamic frequency and voltage scaling for a computer processor, including identifying during manufacture a nominal operating point of frequency and voltage for a computer processor, the nominal operating point including a nominal operating voltage identified for a design nominal operating frequency; determining, in dependence upon the nominal operating point, an operating range of frequency and voltage over which the computer processor is to function; and storing, in non-volatile storage on the computer processor during manufacture, information specifying the nominal operating point and the operating range. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094573 | Short-Term Load Forecasting Based Capacity Check for Automated Power Restoration of Electric Distribution Networks - A method of forecasting loads on a distribution network is disclosed. The method employs load profiles in combination with short-term load estimations to forecast expected loads on a distribution network. The predicted loads may then be used by power restoration controllers when performing back-feed capacity checks. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094574 | METHOD FOR STATE ESTIMATION BASED ON THE MEASURED DATA OF THE DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN POWER SYSTEM - The method for state estimation based on the measured data of data-acquisition system in electric power system relates to the field of power system analysis technique, characterized in that the method comprises: distributing the said measured data into an operating power system to form a calculation model, defining the injection power of the link nodes as 0 and taking the maximum active power output, maximum reactive power output of the generator as the constraints, constructing a mathematic model for estimation, resolving the optimum solution of the voltage amplitude and voltage phase angle for every node, and calculating the estimated values of the voltage, the active power and the reactive power by using the optimum solution of the state variables, if the difference between the measured value and the estimated value was less than a parameter α that is predetermined under different voltage levels, the estimated value is qualified. The estimation criterion provided by the present invention is unlikely affected by bad data with a strong capability of robust, improving the correctness of the estimation. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094575 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE LEAD-ACID BATTERY OF AN AUTOMOBILE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method for diagnosing a lead-acid battery of an automotive vehicle includes an experimentation phase in which parameterization of the state of health (SOH) of a lead-acid battery for different values of the state of charge (SOC) of the battery is conducted, and a diagnosis phase in which the battery temperature during the start-up phase of the vehicle is measured and, after the first discharge and over a given range of current variation, the corresponding voltage (U) and current (I) is measured, to deduce therefrom after processing, a value of parameter (γ) of the battery. The state of charge (SOC) of the battery is then determined, and the value representing the state of health is determined, so as to establish a diagnosis of the battery. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094576 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RANGING AND NOISE REDUCTION OF LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY LCI AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY OCT SIGNALS BY PARALLEL DETECTION OF SPECTRAL BANDS - Apparatus and method for increasing the sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interferometry (“LCI”) signals by detecting a parallel set of spectral bands, each band being a unique combination of optical frequencies. The LCI broad bandwidth source is split into N spectral bands. The N spectral bands are individually detected and processed to provide an increase in the signal-to-noise ratio by a factor of N. Each spectral band is detected by a separate photo detector and amplified. For each spectral band the signal is band pass filtered around the signal band by analog electronics and digitized, or, alternatively, the signal may be digitized and band pass filtered in software. As a consequence, the shot noise contribution to the signal is reduced by a factor equal to the number of spectral bands. The signal remains the same. The reduction of the shot noise increases the dynamic range and sensitivity of the system. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094577 | SIGNAL QUALITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE, SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - Spectrum measurement circuit ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094578 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECALIBRATING PRODUCTION PROCESSES - Usually in automated production processes, new model ranges must be created and new calibrations carried out which may be costly, if a product is perfected or individual ingredients are exchanged. The aim of the invention is to simplify and also automate the recalibration. To achieve this, if there is a deviation from the product characteristics, a new calibration model is calculated, taking into consideration the modified ingredients. The process is modified as a result of the new calibration model in such a way that the model range that has been defined as the process objective is achieved again despite the modification of individual components. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094579 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD - Described herein are methods that may improve yield of an image sensor. In one embodiment, a method that may improve yield of an image sensor includes generating output values of control logic associated with an array of light sensitive elements. The method further may include determining if the control logic has one or more faulty output values. The method further may include automatically correcting the one or more faulty output values. In another embodiment, a method that may improve yield of an image sensor includes providing light to an array of light sensitive elements. The method further may include generating an image based on the light sensitive elements and associated control logic. The method further may include disconnecting control lines from control logic that has one or more faulty output values based on viewing the image. The method further may include generating another image based on the control logic having no faulty output values. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094580 | Method and system for device reconfiguration for defect amelioration - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to cost-effective defect amelioration in manufactured electronic devices that include nanoscale components. Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to amelioration of defects in electronic devices that contain nanoscale demultiplexers. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the nanoscale-demultiplexer-containing devices include reconfigurable encoders. In one embodiment of the present invention, the table of codes within a reconfigurable encoder is permuted, and a device is configured in accordance with the permuted codes, in order to produce a permuted table of codes that, when input to an appropriately configured nanoscale demultiplexer, produces correct outputs despite defects in the nanoscale demultiplexer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094581 | Method for tracking and reporting personal hand hygiene dispenser electronic time-stamp data - Systems and methods for hand hygiene compliance management include a hand-held personal liquid dispenser including a pump and pump plunger that dispenses liquid from a reservoir inside the dispenser when depressed. The dispenser includes circuitry that detects and records each depression of the plunger, and a port for connection to an external computer to transfer data such as identifiers for the dispenser and its user, and time and date of dispenser usage. A tracking and reporting system is disclosed that allows for the collection of nationwide data for standards per setting and health care worker and the report of same. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094582 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE AT A CRITICAL POINT - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to estimate temperature at one or more critical points in a data processing system comprising modeling a steady state temperature portion of a thermal model at the one or more critical points using regression analysis; modeling the transient temperature portion of the thermal model at the one or more critical points using a filtering algorithm; and generating a thermal model at the one or more critical points by combining the steady state temperature portion of the thermal model with the transient temperature portion of the thermal model. The thermal model may then be used to estimate an instantaneous temperature at the one or more critical points or to predict a future temperature at the one or more critical points. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094583 | SENSOR NETWORK - A system includes a plurality of networked nodes spatially distributed within a monitored area and adapted to interact with a mobile entity entering and moving through the area, the plurality of nodes including at least one area entrance node adapted to detect the mobile entity upon entering the monitored area, and a transaction node for accomplishing a transaction with the mobile entity; a transaction processing center in communication relationship with the nodes for processing data required for the transaction and for providing the data to the transaction node. A node selection unit is adapted to dynamically select the transaction node among the plurality of nodes based on an estimation of the speed of movement of the mobile entity. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094584 | Sensing System and Method for Obtaining Location of Pointer thereof - In a sensing system and a method for obtaining a location of a pointer, the sensing system includes a sensing area, a reflective mirror, a first image sensor and a second image sensor. The reflective mirror is configured for generating a mirror image of the sensing area. The sensing system utilizes the above two image sensors to sense the pointer disposed in the sensing area and a mirror image of the pointer for obtaining two coordinate values. And then the sensing system endues each of the two coordinate values with a weighting factor for calculating the location of the pointer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094585 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT CAN DISTINGUISH STRAY LIGHT SOURCES - Remote control systems that can distinguish predetermined light sources from stray light sources, e.g., environmental light sources and/or reflections are provided. The predetermined light sources can be disposed in asymmetric substantially linear or two-dimensional patterns. The predetermined light sources also can output waveforms modulated in accordance with one or more signature modulation characteristics. The predetermined light sources also can output light at different signature wavelengths. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094586 | Sensing System - A sensing system is adapted to sense a pointer and calculate a location of the pointer. The sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor and a processor connected to the image sensor. The panel has a first plane and a first area located at the first plane. The first area is quadrangular and has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary connected in order. The reflective element is disposed at the first boundary and located on the first plane. A second plane of the reflective element which is a reflective mirror plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and mirrors the first area to form a second area. The image sensor sensing the first and the second areas is disposed at a corner at which the third boundary and the fourth boundary intersects and located on the first plane. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094587 | SLEEVE CONE QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A metrology system for measuring a cone angle, a cone straightness, and a cone quality of a sample and method of using the metrology system are disclosed. The system includes a rotary stage, one or more workpiece fixtures that hold the samples in the rotary stage, and a number of different sized measurement devices. The measuring devices are positioned next to the rotary stage and measure the samples using contact. The rotary stage is free to rotate when the measuring devices are in a non-measuring state. The invention also includes a processor that collects data from the measurement devices and calculates the cone angle, the cone straightness, and the cone quality of each sample based on the data. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094588 | SHAFT CONE CROWN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - Aspects include metrology methods and systems for determining characteristics of conical shaft portions, such as angle of taper and crown height. In an example, a metrology system includes a fixture for supporting a workpiece. The fixture provides for translation in a longitudinal dimension, and rotation about an axis of symmetry. The system may include a sensor mounted for scanning lines including sections of the workpiece as well as control logic for coordinating translation of the workpiece to provide for an approximately constant ratio of longitudinal translation and lines scanned during scanning operations. The system may include image logic for assembling an image from image data generated during each scanning operation, edge detection logic for detecting an edge shape in each assembled image, and slope and crown height calculation logic for calculating a slope and a crown height of each of the detected edge shapes. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094589 | METHOD OF CORRECTING THE SHAPE OF A SENSED CURVE APPROXIMATING A LONGITUDINAL TRACE OF A BEZEL OF AN EYEGLASS FRAME, AND A METHOD OF ACQUIRING THE SHAPE OF AN OUTLINE OF SUCH A BEZEL - The correction method includes searching for one or more anomalous zones (S | 2010-04-15 |
20100094590 | AUTOMATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT - Systems, articles of manufacture, and associated computer-executed methods determine an optimum temporal segmentation for automated information technology (IT) management. A computer-executed method detects changes in a performance metric in an automated information technology (IT) management system comprising defining a plurality of temporal segments as sets of contiguous time samples wherein time samples within a segment are mutually more similar in terms of performance metric behavior than time samples in previous and subsequent segments, and discovering the segments using an information-theoretical approach. Detecting changes in the performance metric can further comprise associating cost with the segments that is lesser for homogeneous metric behavior and greater for heterogeneous metric behavior within a segment, and finding segmentation that minimizes the cost using dynamic programming. The segments can be discovered by discovering the number of segments, discovering starting and ending time samples for the segments, and discovering statistical character of the segments comprising mean vectors and covariance matrices. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094591 | Forecasting Outcomes Based on Analysis of Text Strings - A method and a processing device are provided for forecasting whether a record of data for an individual is associated with an outcome. Whether an n-gram associated with one of a group of predictors matches an n-gram included in the record of data is determined. When the n-gram included with the one of the group of predictors matches the n-gram in the record of data, a prediction is made as to whether the record of data is associated with the outcome based on a value assigned to the one of the group of predictors. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094592 | Using Application Performance Signatures For Characterizing Application Updates - One embodiment is a method that determines application performance signatures occurring at an application server in a multi-tier architecture. The method then analyzes the application performance signatures to determine whether a change in transaction performance at the application server results from a modification to an application. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094593 | APPARATUS TO PREDICT FAN WEAR-OUT AND IMPENDING FAILURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An apparatus for predicting fan wear-out and impending failure and a method of manufacturing the same. One embodiment provides for (1) a lookup table containing expected fan speeds at given duty cycles; and (2) a processor for comparing a measured fan speed at a given duty cycle with an expected fan speed at the given duty cycle, the processor generating a predicted fan wear-out and impending failure. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094594 | PREDICTIVE FAILURE REPORTING SYSTEM, PREDICTIVE FAILURE REPORTING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A determining unit determines whether the printer is in the predictive failure state based on the internal information of the printer acquired by the information acquiring unit. A failure risk computing unit performs a failure risk determination process for determining the size of failure risk of the printer when the printer is in the predictive failure state. The determination result is reported to a maintenance person or a user. In this way, the maintenance person or the user who receives the report can definitely grasp a degree of urgency of maintenance at that point. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094595 | VIRTUAL FLIGHT DECK - A method is present for presenting a flight deck. A model of the flight deck is identified having a number of locations for a number of displays. Aircraft data is obtained. A number of panels is generated from the aircraft data. A display of the flight deck is generated containing the number of panels in the number of locations to form a presentation of the flight deck. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094596 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a method for designing an automotive vehicle, wherein an automotive module is an automotive vehicle part ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094597 | Automated Mesh Generation and Editing Tools - Mesh generation and editing tools are provided. The mesh generation and editing tools can be implemented using MATLAB® and are platform-independent, usable in any number of different operating systems and configurations. The mesh generation tool uses a graphical user interface to receive user inputs of boundary and bathymetry information and automatically generates a mesh based on the input information and user selections of the number of mesh refinements based on the bathymetry that should be run. The mesh generation tool also performs a check of the computing resources needed to construct a mesh with the selected parameters and allows the user to change the parameters before generating the mesh if necessary to avoid excessive resource use. The mesh editing tool includes a fully automated master smoothing script that applies a set of “best practices” mesh operations to a mesh, and further includes a set of mesh editing tools that can be applied individually to edit and refine a mesh to best suit a user's needs. Meshes generated in accordance with the present invention can include properly formatted ADCIRC grid files (fort.14 file) that can be used to represent coastal ocean dynamics in a discrete computational framework. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094598 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - Three-dimensional data can be easily and automatically generated using existing non-three-dimensional data in the form of isometric drawings or the like, without resorting to three-dimensional arrangement adjustment CAD. In three-dimensional data generation unit | 2010-04-15 |
20100094599 | DESIGN SUPPORT DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A design support device used to design a part in string or belt form, including: a part editing unit configured to edit a part by changing a position of a pass point through which the part passes; and a section comparison unit configured to compare a section having a plurality of consecutive pass points before the edition by the part editing unit with the sections after the edition by the part editing unit, and extracting the section in which relative positions or relative passing directions are different between two pass points in the sections. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094600 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for analysing, designing and manufacturing a body to determine potential discontinuities within the body when subjected to an action. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094601 | PROCESS FOR GENERATING BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS OF GONIOAPPARENT MATERIALS WITH LIMITED MEASUREMENT DATA - A computer-implemented process for generating a bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) of a gonioapparent material containing effect flake pigments in a solid medium using limited measurement data, comprising the following steps: (A) acquiring and inputting into a computing device (1) photometric data and (2) the refractive index of the solid medium of the gonioapparent material; (B) converting any non-linear photometric data from step A) above to linear photometric data; (C) using the illumination angle and the reflective scattering angle associated with the linear photometric data and the refractive index of the medium to calculate corresponding effect flake angles; (D) fitting the linear photometric data and the effect angle data with an equation; (E) calculating the corresponding effect flake angle needed to calculate the BRDF being generated in step (F); and (F) generating the BRDF from the corresponding effect flake angle from step (E) and the equation developed in step (D). | 2010-04-15 |
20100094602 | Signal Quality Determination In Cable Networks - A method of determining signal quality in a cable network comprises the steps of: providing a network model ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094603 | MULTIPHASE PHYSICAL TRANSPORT MODELING METHOD AND MODELING SYSTEM - A general, computational-mathematical modeling method for the solution of large, boundary-coupled transport problems involving the flow of mass, momentum, energy or subatomic particles is disclosed. The method employs a modeling processor that extracts a matrix operator equation (or set of equations) from a numerical transport code (NTC). The outputs of software codes, available for modeling physical problems governed by conservation laws in the form of differential equations, can be processed into closed-form operator equations with the method. Included is a numerical transport code functionalization (NTCF) model which can be determined numerically, based on a system of solutions of an NTC, evaluating outputs for a given set of inputs. The NTCF model is a linear or nonlinear, multi-variable operator equation or set of such equations. The NTCF model defines relationships between general, time-variable inputs and outputs, some known and some unknown, considered as boundary values. The user of an NTCF model can directly work with the processed model output, instead of running the original numerical code in general applications of a boundary-value problem. The numerical transport code functionalization model can be employed as a surrogate for representing the numerical transport code to provide a solution to the transport problem. The invention enables modeling efficiency and availability to be increased, while computational complexity and cost decreased. Computational times for complex modeling problems can, in some cases, be dramatically reduced, for example by several orders of magnitude. | 2010-04-15 |