| 18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
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| 20110106292 | Method and System for Measuring the Dynamic Response of a Structure During a Machining Process - A machine implement includes sensors that measure a force imparted by the machine implement to a structure during a machining process. A sensor array coupled to the structure measures the vibrational response of the structure to the imparted force. Analysis software compares the imparted force to the vibrational response to generate a transfer function for the structure. Based on the transfer function, a tool-path of the machine implement may be adjusted such that the resulting structure has precise vibrational characteristics that substantially comply with a set of design goals for the structure. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106293 | BOOK PROCESSING LINE INVERSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Book-turning equipment is detailed. The equipment acts on horizontally-oriented books and rotates them vertically through approximately one hundred eighty degrees without reorienting their backbones (spines). Mechanical assistance is provided only for the first approximately ninety degrees of the book rotation, however, with gravity and centrifugal forces causing the remaining rotation. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106294 | Automatic battery exchange system for mobile vehicles - A battery exchange system for a battery-powered mobile vehicle comprises an exchanger automatic guided vehicle (“EAGV”) which is controlled by a central computer and which comprises a linking member that is temporarily connectable to the battery and a motive member that moves the battery at least horizontally relative to the mobile vehicle. During a battery exchange operation, the EAGV automatically engages the battery and removes the battery from the mobile vehicle. The EAGV may then automatically engage a charged battery and insert the charged battery into the mobile vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106295 | WAREHOUSE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The invention relates to a warehouse system and a method of operating the same, whereby a plurality of different packaging units ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106296 | Tote-Based Warehousing System and Method - A warehousing system includes a container for storing at least one item, a first electronic (e.g,. radio frequency identification (RFID)) module associated with the first container, and a controller which wirelessly communicates with first electronic module, for directing a transfer of said at least one item to and/or from said first container. The inventive system may include, for example, a hybrid retail/warehouse system which includes a facility having a shelving area, and a picking area adjacent to the shelving area, and a layout so as to minimize a picking area and a walking distance between a picking area and a shelving area. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106297 | Bag top registration apparatus - Bag top registration apparatus includes infeed mechanism that feeds bags, which may be of different lengths, from a magazine to positioner assemblies which have back lights and bag clamps that are operable for moving the bags, if necessary, to have their bag top edges over the back lights at registration positions and pick-up mechanism for transferring the bags at registration positions to a conveyor assembly with their top edges at the same elevation. Cameras take images of the bags on the positioner assemblies extending in part over the back lights. The programmable logic controller in comparing the images with the parameters imparted by a human machine interface controls the operation of the clamps to move the bags to the registration positions and the mechanism for removing the bags from the magazine, the clamps, the pick-up mechanism and the conveyor assembly. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106298 | Transferring Storage Devices Within Storage Device Testing Systems - A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing system and insert each storage device in the respective test slot. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106299 | LIBRARY APPARATUS - A library apparatus includes a rack that holds a magazine loaded with plural tape cartridges, the rack including an insertion slot through which the magazine is inserted, a conveying mechanism that attaches the plural tape cartridges to the magazine and detaches the plural tape cartridges from the magazine, the conveying mechanism including a reader for reading an identifier provided on each of the plural tape cartridges, and a control device that moves the conveying mechanism, prior to the magazine being inserted into the insertion slot, to an identifier reading position enabling the reader to read the identifiers as the magazine is inserted through the insertion slot. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OVERHEAD CROSS-SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION - A system for managing semiconductor production includes a conveyor to convey a wafer carrier to or from an overhead hoist transfer system. The system also includes a cross-system transport apparatus to transfer the wafer carrier between the conveyor and an overhead shuttle system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106301 | Novel Modular Vending Machine for Packaged Goods - The Novel Modular Vending Machine for Packaged Goods allows consumers to purchase packaged goods without an attendant present. The invention uses two or more conveyor assemblies to store and transfer packaged goods and primarily uses gravity to transfer the packaged goods from the storage location to the customer. When a vend is initiated, a dispensing drum rotates and places a packaged item on a delivery system for transportation to the customer. The remaining packaged goods move into position for the next vend. When the lower conveyor assembly is empty, an upper conveyor assembly is lowered into position to transfer the remaining packaged goods to the dispensing drum. The apparatus may be configured in a system comprised of multiple modular units controlled by a single user interface. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106302 | ROBOT ARM ASSEMBLY AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT USING THE SAME - A robot arm assembly includes a first joint unit, a first motor, a first gear transmission, a second joint unit, a second motor, a second gear transmission, a third joint unit and a control unit. The first joint unit, the second joint unit and the third joint unit are rotatably connected in order, and rotatable around a first, second, and third axes respectively. The first gear transmission is coupled to the first motor to drive the first joint unit. The second gear transmission is coupled to the second motor to drive the second joint unit. The control unit controls the first and second motors. The first joint unit, the second joint unit and third joint unit intersect at a point. An angle between the second axis and the third axis is between zero and 90°. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106303 | Robot and control method of optimizing robot motion performance thereof - A robot and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The robot derives a maximum dynamic performance capability using a specification of an actuator of the robot. The control method includes forming a first bell-shaped velocity profile in response to a start time and an end time of a motion of the robot, calculating a value of an objective function having a limited condition according to the bell-shaped velocity profile, and driving a joint in response to a second bell-shaped velocity profile that minimizes the objective function having the limited condition. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106304 | DEVICE, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING TAUGHT POINT - A taught point correcting device for correcting a taught point in an operation program of a robot. The device includes a judging section judging whether position data of any of a plurality of different taught points, previously taught and included in an operation program, has been corrected or not; and a data correcting section correcting, when the judging section judges that position data of a first taught point among the different taught points has been corrected, position data of a correlative taught point having a relative positional relationship with the first taught point, in accordance with a taught-point rule previously prescribing the relative positional relationship between the different taught points. The device may also include a storing section storing the taught-point rule. The taught-point rule may include a rule prescribing a distance between any two taught points among the different taught points. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106305 | MANIPULATOR ROBOT AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL FOR FINE POSITIONING OF THE TERMINAL END - The disclosure relates to a robot that has an articulated arm for moving an end in an N-dimensional space including at least N+1 motorized articulations, and a computer for controlling the movements of the motorized articulations. The computer controls a first step of prepositioning the terminal end of the articulated arm and a second step for its fine positioning. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106306 | PATH PLANNING APPARATUS OF ROBOT AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - A path planning apparatus of a robot smoothes a motion path while satisfying a constraint. In a configuration space where a manipulator of a robot performs a task, a Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) path which extends from a start point and reaches a goal point may be smoothed while satisfying a constraint to generate a stable motion path. Accordingly, path planning performance is improved and an optimal path satisfying a kinematic constraint may be rapidly obtained. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106307 | PATH PLANNING APPARATUS OF ROBOT AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - An apparatus, method and computer-readable medium planning a path of a robot by planning an optimal path while satisfying a dynamic constraint. In a process of searching for a motion path from a start point to a goal point while extending a tree from a start point of a configuration space to generate a path, along which a manipulator of the robot is moved in order to perform a task, an optimal path is generated responsive to the dynamic constraint of the manipulator of the robot to generate stable motion satisfying momentum and Zero Moment Position (ZMP) constraint. Accordingly, path planning performance is improved and a path satisfying a kinematic constraint and a dynamic constraint is rapidly obtained. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106308 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING A PROGRAMMED MOVEMENT PATH FOR AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A device and method for optimizing a programmed movement path for an industrial robot holding a tool to carry out work along the path during a work cycle. The movement path includes information on positions and orientations for the tool at a plurality of target points on the movement path. The method includes for at least one of the target points: receiving a tolerance interval for the orientation of the tool in the target point, determining movements of the robot between the target point and one or more of the other target points on the path for a plurality of different tool orientations within the tolerance interval, selecting one of the different tool orientations as the tool orientation for the target point based on the determined movements of the robot and with regard to minimizing cycle time, and generating a robot program based on the selected orientation of the tool at the target point. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106309 | Humanoid robot and control method of controlling joints thereof - Disclosed herein are a humanoid robot and a control method thereof. The humanoid robot controls robot parts performing main motions having high relevance with respect to a commanded action to the humanoid robot such that these robot parts move along optimized motion trajectories generated through motion optimization in consideration of robot dynamics, and controls robot parts performing remaining motions having low relevance with respect to the commanded action such that these robot parts move along predetermined motion trajectories corresponding to the commanded action, thereby simplifying optimization of whole body motions of the humanoid robot while performing the commanded action maximally similarly to a real human action. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106310 | ROBOT AND TASK EXECUTION SYSTEM - A robot and so forth capable of avoiding the mutual interference of a plurality of active sensors mounted on the other robots so that a task may be smoothly executed by each of a plurality of robots are provided. If an active sensor mounted on each of the plurality of robots (R) may mutually interfere with each other and if the degree of contribution of the active sensor to a task being executed by the self robot (R) is lower than that of the active sensor of the other robot (R) to the task being executed by the other robot (R), the sensitivity of the active sensor of the self robot (R) is decreased. As a result thereof, the mutual interference of the active sensors can be avoided, and the robot (R) can be prevented from causing trouble to the task. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106311 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus executes movement control that causes a robot arm equipped with a camera to move up to an object, thereby enabling to cause a manipulator to move to an object quickly, accurately, and stably as a control system. Specifically, when the object is not detected, the apparatus executes teaching playback control to cause a manipulator to move along a path up to a target position set in advance based on a position of the object (Step S | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106312 | System and Method For Multiple View Machine Vision Target Location - A machine vision system for controlling the alignment of an arm in a robotic handling system. The machine vision system includes an optical imager aligned to simultaneously capture an image that contains a view of the side of an object, such as a test tube, along with a view of the top of the object provided by a mirror appropriately positioned on the robotic arm. The machine vision system further includes a microcontroller or similar device for interpreting both portions of the image. For example, the microcontroller may be programmed to determine the location of the object in the reflected portion of the image and transpose that information into the location of the object relative to the robotic arm. The microcontroller may also be programmed to decode information positioned on the object by interpreting visual information contained in the other portion of the captured image. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106313 | BRIDGE INSPECTION ROBOT CAPABLE OF CLIMBING OBSTACLE - Provided is a bridge inspection robot which is capable of climbing over an obstacle, the bridge inspection robot including: a climbing-over portion ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106314 | MANIPULATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE - In a method for manipulating environmental conditions in an infrastructure containing one or more adaptive vent tiles, correlations between opening levels of the one or more adaptive vent tiles and an environmental condition at one or more heat dissipating devices are identified. In addition, one or more environmental conditions at locations proximate to or within the one or more heat dissipating devices are received and errors between the received one or more environmental conditions and one or more reference environmental conditions are identified. Moreover, opening levels for the one or more adaptive vent tiles are determined based upon the identified correlations and errors. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE - A method and an apparatus for estimating temperature are provided for estimating a temperature of a test point in a space with an air conditioner. In the method, a first and a second sensor device are deployed in the space, wherein the second sensor device is deployed at the test point. Then, state parameters and temperature transformation functions are defined according to temperatures detected by the first and the second sensor devices and a state of the air conditioner during a predetermined time period. After the second sensor device is removed, a current state of the air conditioner is determined by reference temperatures detected by the first sensor device and the state parameters. One of the temperature transformation functions is selected according to the current state, and a current temperature of the test point is estimated by using the selected temperature transformation function and the reference temperatures. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106316 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD OF ENERGY CONSUMING APPLIANCES WITHIN A PREMISES - A controller in communication with one or more energy consuming appliances for a premises includes a transmitter device for transmitting wireless signals to a utility meter to request an energy consumption reading, and a receiver device to receive wireless signals including energy consumption information. The controller is configured to receive a signal from an energy consuming appliance indicating the appliance was actuated, and to responsively transmit a signal to the utility meter to request an energy consumption reading and thereafter receive a signal including an energy consumption value. Following deactivation of the appliance, the controller is configured to transmit a signal to the utility meter to request an energy consumption reading, and thereafter receive a signal from the meter including another energy consumption value. The controller is configured to determine from a difference between the energy consumption values an estimate of the energy consumption level associated with the appliance. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106317 | INTEGRATED RESOURCE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH INTERACTIVE LOGIC CONTROL - A system for resource usage optimization employs an automatically controlled sensor suite providing data to a computer system for the analysis of spatial relationships of the sensors and resources. A control module incorporates an interactive logic, in an exemplary embodiment of well-stream coupled dynamic or game theory engines, operating in conjunction with the spatial data processing algorithms, GIS in an exemplary embodiment, receives as an input an objective function set for the use of the resource and constraint sets which are then monitored by the sensor suite. Incoming data is compared to the constraint sets and upon impact to any of the elements of the objective function set, creates a report/alarm for action or to trigger a corrective action | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106318 | UPDATING SYRINGE PROFILES FOR A SYRINGE PUMP - A method and system to update a syringe pump is provided. The pump supports a syringe having a plunger and includes a piston drive to couple to the plunger, a processor to control movement of the piston drive, and a memory to store syringe profiles for different syringes. Each syringe profile contains data for the processor to control the piston drive to expel fluid from a respective syringe at a rate. The method includes, with a computing system containing a database of data correlated to an array of syringes for which the pump could be used, culling from the database a syringe profiles for the syringes to be used by the pump within the facility or portion thereof, and updating the memory of the pump while in the facility with the culled syringe profiles whereby to update the pump for operation with syringes to be used with the syringe pump. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106319 | MASS FLOW CONTROLLER - To improve PI performance of a mass flow controller, the mass flow controller changes a proportional coefficient, an integral coefficient, and a derivative coefficient used for PID operation in a stable state based on at least two out of a primary pressure, a time change amount of the primary pressure, and a flow rate set value. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN IRRIGATION SCHEDULE - Methods and devices are provided for creating an irrigation schedule for an area to be irrigated. In one implementation, an apparatus for creating an irrigation schedule for an area, the area having a plurality of characteristics, comprises a computer readable medium storing a set of instructions. The apparatus also includes a processor coupled to the computer readable medium and adapted to execute the set of instructions to cause the display of a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of sets of user selectable graphic images, each set of user selectable graphic images corresponding to a characteristic of the area, and each set having user selectable graphic images corresponding to different properties of the characteristic. The processor is further adapted to execute the set of instructions to generate the irrigation schedule in response to user selection of at least one user selectable graphic image from each of the plurality of sets. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106321 | DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTED POWER GRID CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for dynamically managing and controlling distributed energy resources in a transmission/distribution power grid is disclosed. A plurality of regions within a transmission/distribution power grid is autonomously managed using regional control modules. Each regional control module oversees the management and control of the transmission/distribution power grid and is further associated with a plurality of local control modules that interface with distributed energy resources within a region. Power production and power consumption are monitored and analyzed by the enterprise control module which, upon determining that power consumption within a region does not match power producing capability, dynamically reallocates distributed energy resources throughout the grid keeping the system balance. Power flow at key nodes within the network are monitored and analyzed by the local control modules, regional control modules, and enterprise control modules with compensating actions taken in the event that system parameter risks violating safety, stability, or operational thresholds. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106322 | NETWORK CONNECTION MANNER OF MICROGRID ENERGY STORAGE BACKUP POWER SOURCE, AND METHOD FOR DISPATCHING THE SAME - A network connection manner of a microgrid energy storage backup power source and a method for dispatching the same are provided. A plurality of renewable energy storage systems of microgrid are jointed, so as to form a backup power source network for dispatching energies of different microgrids, and an improved genetic algorithm is used as a method for dispatching energies of the renewable energy storage systems, for improving the electric power dispatching function of the microgrid, so as to improve the electric power dispatching efficiency of different microgrids, thus achieving high quality power supply and optimal economic operation of an electric power system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106323 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING POWER SYSTEM TOPOLOGY STRUCTURE INFORMATION - A topology structure of a power system is acquired. At least one unification set in the power system is identified based on the topology structure. Devices belonging to the same unification set have the same outage state. The at least one unification set is recorded, so as to concurrently maintain devices belonging to the same unification set. Advantageously, one or more embodiments reduce number of outages caused by power system device maintenance. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106324 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE WIND SENSING - A system for monitoring wind characteristics in a volume including a plurality of non-coherent laser anemometers operative to measure wind characteristics in a plurality of corresponding sub-volumes located within the volume and a data processing subsystem operative to receive data from the plurality of non-coherent laser anemometers and to provide output data representing the wind characteristics in the volume. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106325 | CONTROLLER ARRANGEMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM OF A WIND TURBINE - A controller arrangement of an electrical power transfer system ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106326 | POWER CONSUMPTION PROJECTION - The present invention provides a way to more effectively estimate energy usage by devices such as servers, including traditional mainframes as well as other enterprise systems. One core idea surrounds the fact that when detailed power consumption information is unavailable for a specific configuration, power consumption is computed/projected/estimated by de-rating the maximum power rating by a power adjustment factor that would more closely project the true power consumption. Under this approach, the power consumption is then provided as a range specifying probable expected lower and upper limits for a given device. This range is more meaningful for planning and decision-making and shows the client a more likely best and worst case energy consumption scenario for their specific device(s), and hence is helpful for planning or server comparison decisions. Cooling, energy costs, energy efficiency, and energy expanded per MIPS are also projected and given as a range instead of a single number. This gives the IT decision maker more accurate information upon which to base IT decision-making. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106327 | ENERGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD - A method for optimizing customer utility usage in a utility network of customer sites, each having one or more utility devices, where customer site information is communicated between each of the customer sites and an optimization server having software for optimizing customer utility usage over one or more networks, including private and public networks. A customer site model for each of the customer sites is generated based upon the customer site information, and the customer utility usage is optimized based upon the customer site information and the customer site model. The optimization server can be hosted by an external source or within the customer site. In addition, the optimization processing can be partitioned between the customer site and an external source. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106328 | ENERGY OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - A system for optimizing customer utility usage in a utility network of customer sites, each having one or more utility devices, where customer site is communicated between each of the customer sites and an optimization server having software for optimizing customer utility usage over one or more networks, including private and public networks. A customer site model for each of the customer sites is generated based upon the customer site information, and the customer utility usage is optimized based upon the customer site information and the customer site model. The optimization server can be hosted by an external source or within the customer site. In addition, the optimization processing can be partitioned between the customer site and an external source. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106329 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING STATION WITH SMS USER INTERFACE - A charging station, together with methods and systems, for charging the batteries of plug-in vehicles may be controlled with a mobile communications terminal via SMS text messages and provides an availability prediction system. One more charging stations with charging modules or ports are connected to a power source and to a control server. The control server communicates to a prospective user by text message an estimate of how long a given available charging port will remain available. A charging station with charging ports in use communicates to a prospective user that the port will be available at a particular time. Advantageous features provide hybrid switches to reduce the risk of arcing when a charging cord is unplugged for a port, demand response to modulate current draw from the power source based on usage conditions, power cord protection, illuminated user interface with ambient light sensitive illumination level, and charging ports for level one and level two charging. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106330 | VEHICLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle battery management system and method includes a battery, a battery sensor for measuring a condition of the battery and an electronic control unit that receives a signal from the battery sensor corresponding to the condition of the battery. The electronic control unit selectively connects and disconnects that the battery from each of: at least one accessory load and at least one other load. The at least one other load is disconnected from the battery when the vehicle is in a shipping mode and the at least one accessory load is connected to the battery when the vehicle is in an accessory ON mode. The electronic control unit disconnects the at least one accessory load from the battery when the vehicle is in the accessory ON mode and in the shipping mode when the signal indicates that the condition of the battery is below a predetermined threshold. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106331 | IMPENDING ICING PROBE WITH THERMAL ISOLATION PEDESTAL - In an icing condition detection system, a circuit provides an output representing impending icing conditions as a function of power consumption of a single element detector. A thermal isolation pedestal includes a detector support end that supports the single element detector and an opposite strut mounting end. A thermal isolation controller controls a thermal isolation pedestal temperature to thermally isolate the single element detector from a strut mounting end. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106332 | THERMAL PROTECTION METHOD AND RELATED SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A thermal protection method for a computer system comprising a thermal detector, a controller, and an input/output system, the thermal protection method including the thermal detector measuring the temperature of the computer system and generating a temperature value, the controller comparing the temperature value and a threshold value, the controller periodically transmitting an over-temperature indication signal to the input/output system when the temperature value is not lower than the threshold value, the input/output system executing a temperature-lowering process when receiving the over-temperature indication signal, and the controller executing a compulsory thermal protection process when determining that the temperature-lowering process is unsuccessfully executed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106333 | INTERFACE IN A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA - A method and system provide an interface in a vehicle for connecting to a mobile computing device for exchanging data between the interface and the mobile computing device, the interface being connected to a vehicle data bus for exchanging data with at least one vehicle system. The data exchange between the mobile computing device and the interface occurs according to a first data protocol and the data exchange between the interface and the at least one vehicle system occurs according to a second data protocol that differs from the first data protocol. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106334 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ADVISING DRIVER OF SAME - A method for advising a driver of a vehicle may include monitoring driver torque requests, establishing categories of driver behavior based on a history of driver torque requests and associated rates of change thereof, categorizing current driver behavior into one of the established categories based on current driver torque requests and associated rates of change thereof, and initiating an alert for the driver if the categorization is of a particular type. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106335 | MICROCONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM AND DESIGN METHOD OF MICROCONTROLLER - Two data processing units having the same function, one of which is used for a master and the other for comparison, are provided, control of a circuit unit is performed by the master, the master data processing unit and the circuit unit are operated in synchronization with a first clock signal, the second data processing unit is operated in synchronization with a second clock signal having the same cycle and different phase from the first clock signal, and processing results of both the data processing units are compared in a comparison circuit. Flip flops are disposed on a signal path from the circuit unit to the comparison data processing unit and on a signal path from the master data processing unit to the comparator, and both the first and second clock signals are used for latch clocks of the flip flops in accordance with input signals thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106336 | Vehicle Utility Communication System - A charger configured to charge at least one battery used in transportation means or stationary equipment, includes a plurality of power connections configured to couple to a plurality of power sources. The charger is adapted to receive power from the plurality of power sources simultaneously. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106337 | AD-HOC MOBILE IP NETWORK FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A method for intelligently managing a transportation network is provided. The method may include providing a roadside apparatus | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106338 | Remote Vehicle Control System and Method - A system for increasing an operator's situational awareness while the operator controls a remote vehicle using an autonomous behavior and/or a semi-autonomous behavior. The system includes a payload attached to the remote vehicle and in communication with the remote vehicle and the operator control unit. The payload comprises: an integrated sensor suite including a global positioning system, an inertial measurement unit, one or more video cameras, and a stereo vision camera or a range sensor; and a computational module receiving data from the integrated sensor suite, performing computations on at least some of the data, analyzing at least some of the data, and providing data to at least one of the autonomous behavior and the semi-autonomous behavior. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106339 | Autonomous Behaviors for a Remote Vehicle - A method for enhancing operational efficiency of a remote vehicle using a diagnostic behavior. The method comprises inputting and analyzing data received from a plurality of sensors to determine the existence of deviations from normal operation of the remote vehicle, updating parameters in a reference mobility model based on deviations from normal operation, and revising strategies to achieve an operational goal of the remote vehicle to accommodate deviations from normal operation. An embedded simulation and training system for a remote vehicle. The system comprises a software architecture installed on the operator control unit and including software routines and drivers capable of carrying out mission simulations and training. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106340 | Method of accessing a device in a communication network in a motor vehicle via an external device and gateway - A method of accessing a device in a communications network in a motor vehicle via an external device is described, in which a software element is transmitted to the external device in the case of authorized access to a device in the communications network to permit control of the device in the communications network by the external device. A gateway checks on whether access is possible, either checking directly with the device requested or via the system manager. Security in communication between the external device and the device to be controlled may be achieved by an additional encryption and/or a specified validity period of the software element transcribed to the external device. If there is no software element for a device to be controlled, such a software element may be created by using a control module and data stored in the device. A bus system, according to IEEE 1394, for example, may be used as the communications network. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106341 | TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAVELING BY TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM - In a traveling vehicle system, traveling vehicles travel along a travel route under the control of at least one controller. Each of the traveling vehicles includes a first traveling vehicle position determining section arranged to determine a position of the respective traveling vehicle, and a second traveling vehicle position determining section arranged to determine a position of at least one other of the traveling vehicles by communication, and a distance sensor arranged to detect a distance between the respective traveling vehicle and the at least one other of the traveling vehicles. The at least one controller and the traveling vehicles are configured to control velocities of the traveling vehicles in an inter-vehicle control area by determining inter-vehicle distances between the traveling vehicles based on the position of the at least one other of the traveling vehicles obtained by the communication in the second traveling vehicle position determining section, and the position of the respective traveling vehicle determined by the first traveling vehicle position determining section, and to control the velocities of the traveling vehicles in areas of the traveling route other than in the inter-vehicle control area based on distances detected by the distance sensor. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106342 | Absolute angle correction apparatus - The instant invention provides an absolute angle correction apparatus for correcting flight angle and direction of a wireless aircraft. The absolute angle correction apparatus includes a controlling signal module, a microcontroller, a transducer module, an output module, and a power module for supplying power. The controlling signal module receives wireless signals from a remote controller, decoding the received wireless signals, and transferring to the microcontroller as original input values. The transducer module measures acceleration and attitude of the aircraft, and transfers measured values to the microcontroller as variation parameters. The microcontroller receives the original input values and the variation parameters, together calculates and outputs precisely computed results. The output module controls flight steering of the aircraft according to the computed result from the microcontroller. The absolute angle correction apparatus corrects flight angle and direction of the aircraft timely and accurately. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106343 | AIRPORT LIGHTING AID SIMULATION SYSTEM - An airport lighting aid simulation system comprises a data storage unit configured to store lighting aid data relating to a plurality of airports. The lighting aid data indicates a type and a location of an airport lighting aid at a runway at each airport. The system also includes a display unit and a processing unit operatively connected to both the data storage device and the display unit. The processing unit is configured to receive an input signal indicative of a target runway, to retrieve a sub-set of the lighting aid data from the data storage unit, the sub-set being indicative of a target runway lighting aid, and to control the display unit to display a target runway description. The system enables a pilot to determine whether a visible runway is the target runway by comparing a view from an aircraft as the aircraft approaches the visible runway with the target runway description. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106344 | Relative Speed Gauge Intended for the Monitoring of a Pilotless Aircraft - The device for checking speed intended for an aircraft ready to land on deck on a moving vehicle, the aircraft having a current vertical speed, called the first speed, and a threshold value of vertical downward speed relating to the vertical speed of the moving vehicle, called the “low threshold”, the ship having an absolute vertical speed, called the second speed, comprises a display and means for receiving data originating from the aircraft, notably its vertical absolute speed. The device includes a calculator making it possible to generate on the display a graduated speed gauge including a fixed cursor indicating the first vertical speed and a second moving cursor indicating the speed of the ship, a third moving cursor indicating the low threshold, the graduation being centred around the value of the first vertical speed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106345 | LOW VISIBILITY LANDING SYSTEM - Examples of the present invention may include a low visibility landing system for guiding aircraft on landing approaches. The low visibility landing system may aid a pilot during landing in low visibility conditions such that an aircraft may descend to lower altitudes without visual contact with the runway than is possible with other landing systems. The system may use various navigational systems to produce a hybrid signal that may be more stable than individual signals of those navigational systems. The hybrid signal is compared to a predetermined landing approach plan to determine the deviation of the aircraft from the landing approach plan and to provide guidance to the pilot to get the aircraft back onto the landing approach plan. The system may also use multiple navigational systems to perform checks on an operation of a primary navigational system to ensure that the primary navigational system is operating accurately. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106346 | Fire Detection in Railway Vehicles - Method for detecting fires in railway vehicles. For detecting fires reliably and with a reduced error rate, it is proposed that compartment air in a railway vehicle be sucked in by means of at least two suctioning devices operated separately from one another, each in a monitoring region, that the monitoring parameter of the compartment air sucked in be evaluated in the suctioning devices and that a first control signal be output on detection of a monitoring parameter threshold value in at least one suctioning device. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106347 | VESSEL STEERING SYSTEM - A vessel steering system is provided with a control unit that calculates a control pivoting angle for pivoting the propulsion means based on a steering angle. Based on actual-state recognition of at least one of the type of the vessel, the type of the propulsion means, an actual pivoting angle of a neighboring propulsion means that is close to the propulsion means when a plurality of propulsion means is provided, the distance between the swivel shaft of a reference propulsion means and the swivel shaft of a neighboring propulsion means thereof at a time when a plurality of propulsion means is provided, and the mounting position of the propulsion means on the vessel, the control unit sets a pivoting limit angle for limiting the pivoting of the propulsion means, and controls the pivoting apparatus in such a way that the propulsion means does not pivot by more than the set pivoting limit angle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106348 | DEVICE FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A WATERCRAFT - This present invention relates to a device for driving a vehicle, in particular a watercraft, which comprises a combustion engine adapted to coact with a generator for generation of electrical energy, an energy storage device adapted to coact with the generator via a rectifier for storage of electrical energy made available by the generator and for energy output as and how required, and a drive system that is adapted to be activated by a motor control device and that comprises at least one electric motor wherein the energy for operating the electric motor can be supplied by the generator and/or the energy storage device at option and wherein said motor control device comprises at least two functionally independent motor control modules for operating the electric motor. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106349 | Vehicle operated on electric highway - The vehicle operated in an electric highway system has an electric motor, at least one energy storage device, an on-board power pick up device, at least one coupler, at least one power meter, at least one on-board computer, an on-board part of a lateral location sensor, an on-board lateral position control mechanism, a longitudinal distance/speed sensor, and a longitudinal position control mechanism, and at least one communication device. The vehicle is able to operate and couple together with other vehicles automatically in the electrified lane of the electric highway system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106350 | TRACTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLES - Fixed frequency, fixed duration pulse streams are used to control power switches for one or more electrical motors of electrically powered vehicles or hybrid vehicles having one or more electric motors. The advantages of a pulse system are increased power efficiency and system simplicity over analog systems. The capability of system calibration with a single pulse allows the system to be used under any conditions, and real time adaptation to changes in conditions. Such system and methods provide much improved acceleration over other electrical systems, by making the best use of the coefficient of starting or static friction. The systems and methods provide a non slip traction control system, and the use of an off state in the pulse stream is superior to the use of braking systems for the same purpose, which waste power and cause mechanical wear. In addition, related computer program products are described. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106351 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR/GENERATOR COOLING IN A MULTI-MODE TRANSMISSION - A method for controlling cooling of one or more motor/generators includes monitoring the stator temperature of the motor/generator and power loss of the motor/generator. Total cooling flow is estimated from the monitored stator temperature and power loss and a cooling line pressure is determined from a lookup table. The lookup table includes total cooling flow as a function of cooling line pressure. The method further determines a non-cooling line pressure and combines the non-cooling line pressure with the cooling line pressure to determine a first total line pressure. The transmission is commanded to operate at the first total line pressure. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106352 | AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE - A vehicle for transporting material along a defined path includes a chassis, a source of electric power mounted on the chassis, a traction system including a traction motor connected to the power source for driving wheels supporting the chassis, a steering system including steering motor connected to the power source for adjusting an angular position of a steerable wheel supporting the chassis, and a controller for adjusting the vehicle's speed and direction by controlling operation of the traction motor and steering motor in response to information regarding the vehicle's location and travel direction relative to the path. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106353 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE HAVING A HYBRID DRIVE - A method for operating a vehicle having a hybrid drive, which vehicle is driven by a first drive unit implemented as internal combustion engine, and a second drive unit, which may be an electric motor, the first drive unit and the second drive unit contributing to the drive of the vehicle individually or jointly. In a method for operating a vehicle having a hybrid drive, in which the driver is informed about the connection of the different drive units, haptic feedback is provided to the driver when the previously idle drive unit is connected to the drive unit that is in operation. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106354 | Awarding standings to a vehicle based upon one or more fuel utilization characteristics - A method may include, but is not limited to, querying a vehicle for a status indicative of combustible fuel utilization in comparison to electricity utilization for the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106355 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle drive apparatus, the vehicle control device configured with a release control mechanism that provides feedback controlling supplied oil pressure to a release side element, and an engagement control mechanism that increases supplied oil pressure to an engagement side element as an engagement element on a side to be engaged in a state that the differential rotation speed is substantially constant. The control device is further configured with a phase determining mechanism that determines if the torque phase has started when a condition that a phenomenon accompanying a change of the differential rotation speed due to increase of the supplied oil pressure to the engagement side element is detected is met. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106356 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle drive apparatus, the vehicle control device configured with a phase determining mechanism that determines the end of the torque phase in a shift operation, and a rotary electrical machine control mechanism that controls the torque of the rotary electrical machine using a variation of input torque. The vehicle control device is also configured with an engagement control mechanism that provides feedback controlling supplied oil pressure to an engagement side element as an engagement element on a side to be engaged after switching of shift speeds so that the rotation speed change rate of the input member becomes the target rotation speed change rate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106357 | Drive System For Electrically Operated Vehicle - A drive system is provided for a utility vehicle and includes an alternating-current (AC) motor for providing a drive torque. An AC motor controller receives a battery voltage signal, throttle pedal position signal, brake pedal position signal, key switch signal, forward/neutral/reverse (FNR) signal, and run/tow signal indicative of the utility vehicle being configured to be driven and being configured to be towed. The AC motor controller generates an AC drive signal for the AC motor, wherein the AC drive signal is based on the battery voltage signal, throttle pedal position signal, brake pedal position signal, key switch signal, FNR signal, and run/tow signal. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106358 | Cooling System of Electric Vehicle - A cooling system of an electric vehicle includes a cooling medium circulation path that circulates a cooling medium to an electrically powered drive unit of a vehicle, a heat exchange unit between the cooling medium and external air, a cooling medium circulation unit, a blower unit that blows air against the heat exchange unit, and a control unit that controls the cooling medium circulation unit and the blower unit, thus controlling cooling of the electrically powered drive unit. The control unit controls the cooling medium circulation unit and the blower unit in a first cooling mode, when a drive force for the vehicle is in a first operational region, and controls in a second cooling mode that provides a higher cooling capability than the first cooling mode, when the drive force for the vehicle is in a second operational region that is higher than the first operational region. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106359 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR USE IN VEHICLE - The power transmission system for use in a vehicle includes a power split device to perform power distribution among a flywheel for storing rotational energy as mechanical energy, an internal combustion engine and an electric rotating machine. The power transmission system is provided with an interrupting device configured to interrupt power transmission between a group of the flywheel and the electric rotating machine and a group of the internal combustion engine and drive wheels of the vehicle when rotational energy stored in the flywheel is transmitted to the electric rotating machine through the power split device under condition that power is transmitted between the internal combustion engine and the drive wheels. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106360 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DRIVING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE MOTOR - The present invention relates to an electric vehicle motor automatic transmission driving system. The motor automatic transmission driving system includes a motor, a gear transmission, one or more battery groups and a control system. The control system includes a motor controller, a system controller, a battery voltage sensor, a battery current sensor, a first rotation speed encoder, a second rotation speed encoder, a fork position sensor group, a transmission oil (fluid) temperature sensor and a pressure source sensor. The power input of the motor controller is connected with the outputs of one or more battery groups respectively via a first power leads, the power output of the motor controller is connected with the power input of the motor via a second power lead. According to the invention, the motor shaft also act as the first shaft of the gear transmission and the said motor is an AC induction motor or an AC permanent magnet motor. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106361 | Method for the calculation of a collision-preventing trajectory for a driving maneuver of a vehicle - A method for calculating a collision-avoiding trajectory for a driving maneuver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, in order to evade at least one obstacle approaching the motor vehicle during driving operation. The lateral speed of the motor vehicle is taken into account in the calculation independently of the longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106362 | CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS CONVEYER VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS CONVEYER VEHICLE - A sensor-based control permits an autonomous conveyor vehicle to carry out intelligent driving behavior which takes into account individual properties of the freight or cargo that is to be conveyed. For example, the acceleration and braking behavior of the autonomous conveyor vehicle can be selected as a function of the stability of the freight or cargo. A route or a parking place at which particular environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity) occur can be planned using sensor measured values of a sensor network. The relatively advanced intelligence of the autonomous conveyor vehicle optimizes the handling of the freight or cargo and obviates the need for camera-based monitoring. For example, the loss of the freight or cargo from the loading surface can be detected by a sensor and signaled automatically. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106363 | Arrangement and Method for Controlling a Drive of an Automotive, Driverless Transportation Device - An arrangement and a method for controlling a drive of an automotive, driverless transportation device, wherein the drive of a driverless transportation device or the drives of a plurality of driverless transportation device is or are controlled by means of a stationary control device. Here, a chain of light sources which is embodied as a running light is arranged along a route of the driverless transportation device, wherein at least two optical sensors for sensing the running light are arranged one behind the other on the driverless transportation device. The at least two sensors are connected to the drive of the driverless transportation device such that the driverless transportation device essentially synchronously follows at least one illuminated segment of the running light, and the stationary control device is configured to control the running light. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the mechanical drag chain conveyors. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106364 | Device for speed control and distance control in motor vehicles - A device for speed control and distance control in motor vehicles is provided, the device having a location system for locating objects in the near field of the vehicle, a controller and a selecting device for selecting a located object as the target object for the distance control, and the device also having a slow-travel function that is usable only below a limit speed, in which the selecting device classifies a broadened class of objects as possible obstacles. The device for speed control and distance control also includes a detecting device for detecting a sequential traffic operation, in which a preceding vehicle is followed as target object, and a determining device for determining the limit speed as a function of the operating state detected by the detecting device. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106365 | In-vehicle device for storing gadget - An in-vehicle device includes: a memory for storing a gadget corresponding to an icon, a display content of which is changed with time, wherein the gadget provides a process; a display having a screen, on which the icon is displayed; an operation receiver for receiving an operation to the icon; a controller for executing the process when the controller determines that the operation receiver receives the operation to the icon under a condition that the display displays the icon; and a driving condition information obtaining element for obtaining driving condition information of a vehicle. The controller controls the display to change a display mode of the icon based on the driving condition information when the display displays the icon. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106366 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS OF AN AIRCRAFT FROM A MOBILE MAINTENANCE TERMINAL - The invention in particular has as an object to access maintenance functions of an aircraft from a mobile maintenance terminal. First of all, the situation of the aircraft is determined ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106367 | In-vehicle apparatus and method for controlling same - An in-vehicle apparatus changes icon appearance of gadget-associated icons according to travel impediment information associated with respective gadgets during the travel of a vehicle. The icon appearance has an improved recognizability if the icon is associated with a gadget that does not impede the travel of the vehicle, or has a worsened recognizability if the icon is associated with a gadget that impedes the travel of the vehicle. As a result, the in-vehicle apparatus allows a user to easily recognize whether a gadget-associated icon has impeding operation steps or non-impeding operation steps for the execution of the respective gadgets, thereby enabling a safer travel of the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106368 | GUIDANCE CONTROL DEVICE, GUIDANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND GUIDANCE CONTROL PROGRAM - Guidance control device, methods and programs control an in-vehicle apparatus of a vehicle. The devices, methods, and programs access vehicle state information that specifies a state of the vehicle and determine whether a vehicle state condition is established based on the accessed vehicle state information. The devices, methods, and programs access driving environment information that specifies a driving environment of the vehicle and determine whether a driving environment condition is established based on the accessed driving environment information. The devices, methods, and programs generate guidance based on whether the vehicle state condition is established and whether the driving environment condition is established and cause the generated guidance to be output on a display. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106369 | VEHICLE STATE JUDGING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE STATE JUDGING METHOD - A vehicle state judging apparatus includes a wheel speed sensor provided on a vehicle detecting a wheel speed, a shift position sensor detecting a position of a shift lever, an acceleration sensor detecting acceleration acting on the vehicle, and a judging unit judging a vehicle state from detection values of the wheel speed sensor, the shift position sensor and the acceleration sensor. The judging unit judges that a travel direction of the vehicle is switched when the judging unit detects that the shift lever is switched from a position other than forward movement to a position of the forward movement or switched from a position other than backward movement to a position of the backward movement, detects that the wheel speed is not lower than a first reference speed, and further detects that the wheel speed becomes not higher than a second reference speed before the moment of detection. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106370 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVER STYLE MONITORING AND ANALYSING - The invention discloses a method and a system for determining insurance costs for a driver of a vehicle ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106371 | TOOL INTERFACE CONNECTOR WIRELESS ADAPTER COMPACT DESIGN - A vehicular diagnostic tool interface device that may be connected to a vehicular diagnostic tool, typically through an available port thereof, that enhances the functionality of the overall tool. The interface device is configured in such a manner as to provide physical protection to more sensitive components such as, for example, wireless transceivers. The interface device is also configured to minimize the distance that it protrudes from the diagnostic tool. Also, a method of operating such a vehicular diagnostic tool. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106372 | Mobile Advertising and Compensation-Verification System - A mobile advertising and compensation-verification system comprising a flexible adhesive display with embedded self-contained power source and global positioning system (GPS) device to allow for tracking from a single source that calculates and disburses payment. The display is tamper-proof via perforations or other means so that its attempted relocation or removal following installation will result in disconnection of the GPS device from its power source, thus preventing fraudulent compensation. The peelable adhesive backing allows for easy installation, and its interior reveals a printed code that is sent electronically via cell phone or other electronic means along with a digital image of the installation to the single source to commence and track compensation. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106373 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL IGNITION DETECTION - Systems and methods for determining vehicle ignition state using a device added to the vehicle after the manufacture of the vehicle without a direct connection to the vehicle ignition line are disclosed. In a number of embodiments, a system includes a processor, a motion detector configured to detect vehicle motion and to enable the processor to obtain motion data, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver configured to determine location and to enable the processor to obtain at least speed data, and a radio transceiver configured to communicate with the processor. Additionally, the processor is configured to estimate the ignition state of a vehicle using at least the motion data and the speed data. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106374 | REMOTE VEHICLE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for remotely programming a vehicle including a vehicle connector with a plurality of pins in communication with one or more vehicle sub-systems or modules, a vehicle communication device connected to the vehicle connector; a bi-directional communication link between the vehicle communication device and a remote communication device, and a computer system connected to the remote communication device. The vehicle communication device is configured to receive signals from the pins, convert the signals to a network compatible data packet which can then be transmitted to the remote communication device, which re-coverts the signals to the pin signals, which can be read by a computing system, such as a vehicle scan tool. Programming instructions can be sent from the scan tool to the vehicle, over the bi-directional communication link between the remote communication device and the vehicle communication device. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106375 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM FOR ENTERTAINMENT, INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, CONTROL AND COMPUTING APPLICATIONS IN VEHICLES - Various embodiments include a method and system for providing an integrated platform for entertainment, information, communication, control and computing applications in a vehicle. The system includes an in-vehicle computer residing in user's vehicle. The in-vehicle computer is used for user's entertainment and transfer of information between user's vehicle and other application servers such as original equipment manufacturers of the vehicle, online stores, toll booths, gas stations, etc. Information transfer and communication can also take place between the user's vehicles and other peer vehicles in its vicinity. The in-vehicle computer can further control vehicles' behavior by utilizing its computing applications and interacting with vehicle's engine, engine controlling unit, air conditioning regulator, speedometer, fuel meter, gyrometer etc. so as to personalize the vehicle according to its user's needs and requirements. The in-vehicle computer also provides a platform to application developers for developing various applications such as games, user identification, GPS, traffic alerts, finger print scanning, voice conferencing social networking, blogging and the likes for the vehicles. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106376 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES - A method and system to automatically control turn signals in a vehicle equipped with a lane detection system. The method includes the steps of detecting a vehicle travel path, determining whether the vehicle is deviating from the travel path, determining whether to automatically activate the turn signal indicative of the change of the vehicle travel path, determining whether the vehicle has established a linear travel path after the passage of a predetermined even and deactivating the turn signal after the passage of a predetermined even after the vehicle has assumed a travel path. The system includes an ECU, a lane warning system, and an automatic turn signal switch. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106377 | In-vehicle apparatus - An in-vehicle apparatus is disclosed. The in-vehicle apparatus is configured to perform a timer operation, acquire vehicle state information, and control the timer operation of the timer means in such manner that: the in-vehicle apparatus starts the timer operation when determining based on the vehicle state information that a condition for starting the timer operation is satisfied; and the in-vehicle apparatus stops the timer operation when determining based on the vehicle state information that a condition for stopping the timer operation is satisfied. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106378 | SKID DETECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - In an apparatus for detecting a skid occurred on a four-wheel drive vehicle having a prime mover and a transmission, an actual rear right/left wheel speed ratio between the rear right/left wheel speeds is calculated based on detected front and rear wheel rotational speeds, a front/rear wheel slip ratio during grip-driving is calculated by retrieving characteristics of a front/rear wheel slip ratio set with respect to a rear right/left wheel speed ratio using the calculated actual rear right/left wheel speed ratio, an actual front/rear wheel slip ratio is calculated based on the detected front wheel rotational speed and the rear wheel rotational speed, and occurrence of skid is then determined based on a difference between the calculated front/rear wheel slip ratio during grip-driving and the calculated actual front/rear wheel slip ratio. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106379 | In-vehicle system - An in-vehicle system is disclosed. The in-vehicle system includes a display unit, a navigation apparatus storing therein a first flash player, and an in-vehicle apparatus storing therein a second flash player. The navigation apparatus and the in-vehicle apparatus are provided separately from each other. The first flash player and the second flash player are respectively operable to play back display data so that the display unit displays a display screen made by the play back. The navigation apparatus and the in-vehicle apparatus can respectively perform a process of starting the first flash player and a process of starting the second flash player, independently of each other. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106380 | Vehicle surrounding monitoring device - A vehicle surrounding monitoring device includes an image display control section and a guide line overlapping section. The image display control section makes a view image based on a shot image of a surrounding of a vehicle and displays the view image on a display device. The guide line overlapping section overlaps a guide line for assisting a forward parking of the vehicle on the view image. The guide line includes a front end guide line extending from a first position to a second position. The first position is a position obtained by rotationally transferring a position of a rotational outer front end of the vehicle by 90 degrees around a rotational center of the vehicle. The second position is located at a distance of a width of the vehicle from the first position toward a rear in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106381 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF TUNING PERFORMANCE OF SAME - A method for tuning a vehicle's performance may include measuring a plurality of parameters representing the vehicle's current handling condition and the vehicle's limit handling condition, determining a margin between the vehicle's current handling condition and limit handling condition, characterizing the driver's dynamic control of the vehicle based on the margin, and altering at least one tunable vehicle performance parameter based on the characterization. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106382 | VEHICULAR STEERING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic control unit determines that a vehicle is traveling in a straight line if a state in which the steering torque is less than a predetermined steering torque and an amount of change in the steering angle is less than a predetermined steering angle continues for a predetermined period of time when the vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined vehicle speed. Also, if the steering angle of the steering wheel is not 0, while the vehicle is traveling in a straight line, the electronic control unit calculates the steering amount of rear wheels that matches the steering amount of front wheels, using the steering angle of the steering wheel. Then the electronic control unit steers the rear wheels by driving an electric motor until a controlled neutral steering position of the rear wheels that corresponds to the steering amount matches an absolute neutral steering position. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106383 | Vehicle Collision Sensing System, and A Method of Operating Same - A vehicle collision sensing system having sensor modules distributed about the vehicle configured to receive initialization signals for coordinating communication with a control module over a time multiplexed communication network that is part of the control module. The control module has a switch that is open when a first sensor module is initialized and closed when a second sensor module is initialized so that each sensor module can be individually initialized or programmed after installation in the vehicle. By individually initializing each sensor module after the sensor modules are installed in the vehicle, identical sensor modules can be installed at various locations about the vehicle and thereafter initialized to make each sensor module unique. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106384 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MACHINERY CONTROL - A method for controlling an excavation device in one or more of the following phases of operation: digging, moving to spoil, dumping, recovery and return, the method including the steps of: providing a finite state machine having state variables reflecting the different phases of operation, including, digging, dumping, moving to dump location, return to dig, and bucket recover; determining current machine state depending on the position of the device; and modifying the operational behaviour of a one or more subordinate controllers in response to the current state. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106385 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A SHIFTING OPERATION IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF A UTILITY VEHICLE - A method of controlling a shifting operation in an automatic transmission of a commercial vehicle. A targeted gear and an associated target rotational speed are determined, via a transmission control, depending on predetermined parameters, and the shifting operation is executed upon reaching a determined shifting rotational speed. A shift interlock is activated, at least temporarily, during a downshifting operation when, upon reaching the shifting rotational speed, the determined target rotational speed lies below a predetermined rotational speed limit. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106386 | Control System for a Vehicle having a Transmission with Autoshift Function - A control system and method for a vehicle having an engine and a transmission with an autoshift function comprises a processor coupled to the engine and the transmission of the vehicle and adapted to control the power output of said engine and, in an autoshift mode of operation, the upshifting and downshifting of the transmission. The control system further comprises user interface means ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106387 | CVT CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling a CVT that transmits power of an engine to driven wheels with hydraulic clamping pressure supplied from a hydraulic mechanism to clamp the belt from laterally-sided pulleys, it is determined whether the ABS operation of the ABS mechanism (to reduce braking force to be applied to the driven wheels when the driven wheels are locked) is delayed, and set hydraulic clamping pressure is increased when the ABS operation is determined to be delayed, while the set clamping pressure is maintained as it is when the operation of the ABS mechanism is determined to be not delayed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106388 | VEHICLE TORQUE MANAGEMENT - A torque management system and method is described by which the torque provided by an engine can be controlled based on a mass of the vehicle and, if available, instantaneous and/or predictive slope information. Also, in some modes of operation, torque can be controlled based on speed limit information for upcoming road segments to be traveled by a vehicle. In addition to controlling the maximum allowable torque, optionally the minimum allowable torque can also be controlled to prevent inadvertent decelerations of the vehicle. A driver/operator can optionally override the torque control and the history of override requests can optionally be used to adjust overrides of the system. A plurality of torque control approach sub-methods can be made available with the appropriate sub-mode being selected depending, for example, upon the extent of the available information. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106389 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO INCREASE ELECTRIC BRAKE CLAMPING FORCE ACCURACY - The method and system for increasing accuracy of clamping force of electric aircraft carbon brakes, once braking has been commenced, provides a first pair of electric brake actuators with a range of low brake clamping force responsive to low brake clamping force commands, and a second pair of electric brake actuators with a range of high brake clamping force responsive to high brake clamping force commands. The first pair of electric brake actuators is actuated to apply a minimum residual braking force once wheel braking is commenced, and the second pair of electric brake actuators is actuated only when the commanded braking force is in the high range of brake clamping force. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106390 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN OF A VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for operating a drive train of a vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110106391 | FOLLOW-UP RUN CONTROL DEVICE - A follow-up run control device controlling a running state of a vehicle in a state where peripheral vehicles running before or behind the vehicle exist includes: deviation acquiring means for acquiring information regarding a deviation between a relative positional relation and a target relative positional relation of the vehicle and the peripheral vehicles with respect to preceding vehicles running just before; and follow-up control amount calculating means for calculating a follow-up control amount of the vehicle to control the running state of the vehicle on the basis of the information regarding the deviations of a plurality of vehicles acquired by the deviation acquiring means. | 2011-05-05 |
