| 19th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
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| 20130116901 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A ROTATIONAL SPEED PARAMETER FOR DETERMINING A SETPOINT TORQUE - A method for ascertaining a rotational speed parameter for determining a setpoint torque for driving a drivetrain. The drivetrain comprises a first and at least one second drive assembly for driving a hybrid vehicle. The first drive assembly can be coupled to the drivetrain by means of a clutch. The second drive assembly is mechanically coupled to the drivetrain. When the hybrid vehicle is being driven by means of at least the first drive assembly, the rotational speed parameter corresponds to the value of a shaft rotational speed. When the hybrid vehicle is being driven only by means of the second drive assembly, the rotational speed parameter corresponds to the value of a determined rotational speed. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116902 | CLUTCH PARAMETERS - A method of determining clutch parameters at the initial start of operation of a friction clutch in a motor vehicle comprising the steps of: in a first phase, moving the clutch from an open state into a closed state and into an open state again at a predetermined constant slip of the clutch and determining and storing the position of the clutch during the movement when predetermined clutch torque thresholds are reached; in a second phase, in a first step, determining a touch point, a position hysteresis, and a torque hysteresis from the determined positions; determining a preliminary friction coefficient; determining preliminary form factors; determining a final friction coefficient; and determining final form factors. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116903 | Method for Operating a Vehicle Powertrain - A method of operating a vehicle powertrain, includes: sensing a vehicle speed; selecting a plurality of control strategies; activating one of the plurality of control strategies, the control strategy including: (i) operating the vehicle in a stationary start-stop mode when the vehicle speed is below a first threshold; and (ii) operating the vehicle in a rolling stationary start-stop mode when the vehicle speed is above the first threshold but below a second threshold. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116904 | VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle brake control device is configured to correct deformation failure of a seal member and inhibit insufficient pullback of a pressing member caused by insufficient deformation of the seal member. Within a time period from a start of a lock operation to an end of the release operation, a W/C pressure is automatically increased and insufficient deformation of a seal member is corrected. It is thus possible to generate a large restoring force by the seal member when pulling back a piston, and the piston can be pulled back based on the restoring force. The piston is therefore sufficiently moved, and it is possible to inhibit insufficient piston pullback. Further, it is possible to cause a brake pad to be separated from a brake disc by a predetermined distance, and it is possible to inhibit a feeling of drag of a brake from being imparted to a driver. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116905 | Monitoring System for Monitoring the Surrounding Area, in Particular the Area Behind Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a monitoring system for monitoring the surrounding area, in particular the area behind motor vehicles and trailer vehicles having a plurality of distance sensors, which are arranged in a main plane and in at least one additional plane, for detecting objects or obstacles in the respective monitoring region ( | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116906 | Method and Device for Operating a Motor Vehicle With an Internal Combustion Engine in a Coasting Operating Mode - The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine in a coasting operating mode in which the motor vehicle rolls essentially in a propulsionless fashion and essentially without a perceptible engine drag torque on an essentially level road if there is no propulsion request or braking request from a driver of the motor vehicle. According to the invention, the coasting operating mode is not brought about by automatically opening the drivetrain but rather is simulated with the clutch closed in that so much air/fuel mixture is fed to the internal combustion engine that the engine drag torque is largely but not completely compensated. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116907 | METHOD FOR INCREASING ACTIVE DURATION TIME OF AN AUTOMATIC FREEWHEELING FUNCTION IN A VEHICLE - A method for increasing active duration time of an automatic freewheeling function in a vehicle with cruise control and during a cruise control active period is provided. The function includes an arrangement for determining a vehicle set speed (Vset speed) for when the function is allowed to be activated and means for calculating a predetermined allowable vehicle speed drop to a first under speed value (Vunderspeed) below the vehicle set speed (Vset speed). The function is controlled based on said under speed value, in order to extend active duration tune of the function. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116908 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RELATIVE POSITION BETWEEN VEHICLES USING A MOBILE BASE STATION - A method and system of controlling a relative position between vehicles using a mobile base station is provided. GPS information is received from a satellite at a mobile base station and a target vehicle. The current position information the mobile base station is calculated with reference to a moving speed and direction based on the received GPS information. DGPS correction data is then generated by calculating the calculated position information and the received GPS information through a preset algorithm and the generated DGPS correction data is transmitted to one or more target vehicles. In the control target vehicle, the transmitted DGPS correction data is received, GPS information is received from a satellite, position information is calculated based on the received GPS information and the received DGPS correction data to execute position correction, and a speed and direction of the control target vehicle is adjusted according to the calculated position information. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116909 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes a controller that is provided in a host vehicle and that controls an acceleration of the host vehicle with the smallest acceleration, from among a first required acceleration that is required based on information related to a running state of a vehicle on a road and a second required acceleration that is required based on a relative relationship between the host vehicle and at least one of a leading vehicle traveling right in front of the host vehicle and an obstacle ahead of the host vehicle, as a target acceleration. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JUDGING ABNORMAL CONDITION OF A COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR - A system and method for judging an abnormal condition of a combustion pressure sensor, may include determining whether a driving condition of a vehicle, a fuel injection condition, and an intake air condition may be satisfied, deriving a relational equation from an amount of air measured in real time and a combustion pressure measured by the combustion pressure sensor, and monitoring a slope and a y-intercept of the relational equation when the driving condition, the fuel injection condition, and the intake air condition may be satisfied, determining whether the slope and the y-intercept may be in a predetermined normal range, accumulating the number of times the slope and the y-intercept may be beyond the predetermined normal range, and outputting a warning when the accumulated number reaches a number which may be predetermined as an abnormal condition number of the sensor. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116911 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine including a plurality of combustion chambers and a catalyst that cleans exhaust gases includes a controller configured to execute individual air-fuel ratio control in which an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture generated in at least one non-specific combustion chamber is controlled such that an average air-fuel ratio of the engine matches a target air-fuel ratio, based on an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture generated in at least one specific combustion chamber, the controller being configured to execute catalyst temperature increase control in which a temperature of the catalyst is increased, and the controller being configured to prohibit execution of the individual air-fuel ratio control when the catalyst temperature increase control is executed. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116912 | FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL ADAPTATION METHOD - In a method for adapting an electric control of a fuel injector with a nozzle needle, with which fuel is metered for injection into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, wherein a momentary operating state of the internal combustion engine is monitored and the electric control is adapted in dependence thereon, the momentary operating state is monitored based on a pressure prevailing in the respective combustion chamber, wherein an actual work value of a cylinder is determined based on the measured pressure, the determined actual work value is compared with a target work value assigned to the momentary operating state, and the adaptation of the electric control of the respective fuel injector is carried out dependent on the target-actual comparison of the momentary work of the respective combustion chamber and the lift of the nozzle needle of the fuel injector is corrected dependent on the target—actual comparison. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116913 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID SYSTEM - The invention relates to a control apparatus for a hybrid system that output engine drive force and electric motor drive force, and selectively performs an engine operation mode in which at least the engine is operated, and an engine operation stop mode in which engine operation is stopped. In cases where release of vaporized fuel captured in a vaporized-fuel capturing/releasing device is required, when the engine is being operated, release of vaporized fuel is started if there is no abnormality in the vaporized-fuel capturing/releasing device, and operation of the engine is continued to release the vaporized fuel until condition for terminating release of the vaporized fuel is satisfied; and in cases where release of the vaporized fuel is required, when the engine is not being operated, operation of the engine is started and release of the vaporized fuel is started if there is no abnormality in the vaporized-fuel capturing/releasing device. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116914 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes an alternator configured to generate power by driven by torque transmitted from an engine as a power source of a vehicle and capable of adjusting a power generation amount, wherein the power generation amount of the alternator is controlled based on physical amounts which change in accordance with an accelerator operation of a driver while a fuel cut control, which stops a supply of a fuel to the engine, is being performed during traveling. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116915 | Methods and Systems For Coordinating Vehicular Traffic Using In-Vehicle Virtual Traffic Control Signals Enabled By Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications - Systems, methods, software, and apparatuses for coordinating traffic proximate to a potential conflict zone, such as a roadway intersection, where travel conflicts, such as crossing traffic, can arise. Coordination involves forming an ad-hoc network in a region containing the conflict zone using, for example, vehicle-to-vehicle communications and developing a dynamic traffic control plan based on information about vehicles approaching the conflict zone. Instructions based on the dynamic traffic control plan are communicated to devices aboard vehicles in the ad-hoc network, which display one or more virtual traffic signals to the operators of the vehicles and/or control the vehicles in accordance with the dynamic traffic control plan. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116916 | TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method includes determining candidate schedules for plural vehicles traveling in a transportation network comprising and identifying a gridlock area in the transportation network by simulating travel of the vehicles according to the candidate schedules. The gridlock area includes a geographic subset of the transportation network during a time window having at least a predetermined number of failed candidate schedules that result in a decrease of a throughput parameter. The throughput parameter represents flow of travel of the vehicles in the transportation network. The method also includes determining an alternate schedule that differs from the candidate schedule for one or more of the plural vehicles (e.g., a first vehicle of the plural vehicles) that is traveling through the gridlock area. The alternate schedule dictates travel of the one or more of the plural vehicles (e.g., the first vehicle) without decreasing the throughput parameter of the transportation network. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116917 | System having mobile telephones wirelessly networked via a shared central server - The present method and system is intended to provide improved communication between multiple vehicles. This is achieved by a system which has mobile telephones networked in wireless manner via a shared central server, each mobile telephone being connected to a communication line of a vehicle which provides vehicle data, such that a user receives vehicle data and/or vehicle positions of the other users and displays that information on a display of the mobile telephone. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116918 | DEVICE INTENDED FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FOR AIDING TRACKING OF AIRCRAFT CLIMBS AND DESCENTS - The device, intended for air traffic controllers and for assisting the tracking of aircraft ascents and descents, includes: a means for receiving data transmitted by an aircraft, said data including at least the spatial position of the aircraft and requests that are optionally transmitted by the crew; a display making it possible to display the path of a moving aircraft with a view to returning to a first altitude; and a means for giving the aircraft crew permission to reach a second altitude. The device includes an alarm manager that is configurable according to at least one aircraft flight condition calculated on the basis of the first altitude, thus enabling transmission of an alarm at a point in time when the condition is fulfilled. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116919 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND SERVER - A navigation system comprises a detection part for detecting a location and a speed of a navigation apparatus, a voice message weight storage part for storing voice message weight association information, which associates a weight with each of multiple voice messages, a rule storage part for storing priority rule information denoting a rule for deciding a priority for each of multiple voice messages, a priority decision part for deciding a priority for each of the multiple voice messages based on the priority rule information, and a voice output part for outputting from the navigation apparatus multiple voice messages in a sequence conforming to the decided priority. The rule denoted by the priority rule information is a rule for deciding the priority for each voice message based on the detected location and speed of the navigation apparatus, and the weight of each voice message denoted by the voice-weight association information. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116920 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FLOOD AWARE TRAVEL ROUTING - A travel routing system, method and program product therefor. A location detector detects a current location. A geographical database provides details of a given area. Selecting a destination causes a route generator to generate routes through the area from the current location. A flood simulator receives meteorological data and determines flooding along the routes. A risk-modeling unit determines the risk to travelers of using each route. Before the risk-modeling unit is deployed, it is trained off-line to model travel risks using incidents in an incident data store and simulated flooding in the vicinity of the incidents. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116921 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH DEAD RECKONING - A vehicle navigation system includes a GNSS position engine (GPE) that uses GNSS satellite measurements to compute a first position and velocity of a vehicle and a first quality metric associated with the position and velocity. The system also includes a dead reckoning engine (DRE) that operates parallel with the GPE that computes a second position and velocity and a second quality metric associated with the dead reckoning. The GPE is configured to use the second position and velocity to detect a set of outliers in an incoming GNSS measurement; use the second position and velocity as an initial estimate of its position and velocity for a particular time instant, which is then refined by GNSS measurements received at that particular time instant; and to replace the first position and velocity with the second position and velocity. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116922 | EMERGENCY GUIDING SYSTEM, SERVER AND PORTABLE DEVICE USING AUGMENTED REALITY - An emergency guiding system is provided. The emergency guiding system includes an emergency guiding server and a portable device. The emergency guiding server includes a guiding scheme determination unit producing a guiding scheme and an augmented reality information unit. The portable device transmits an image characteristic signal including image data produced according to an image to the emergency guiding server. The emergency guiding server transmits an augmented reality signal to the portable device, wherein the augmented reality signal includes an augmented reality data produced by the augmented reality information unit according to the guiding scheme, the image data, and a portable device location information in a location signal corresponding to the portable device. The portable device produces an augmented reality image according to the image and the augmented reality data. The disclosure further provides an emergency guiding server and an emergency guiding portable device. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116923 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including, a track list generation unit that generates a track list that is a list of track groups including at least a movement trajectory track generated from movement trajectory information containing position information and time information corresponding to the position information, and a display control unit that causes a display device to display a list screen including the track list. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116924 | Methods and Systems for Testing Navigation Routes - Various embodiments may include a method and system for testing data defining one or more navigation routes. A starting location may be input at a computer remote from the starting location. A destination location may also be input. Map data including GPS information based on the starting location input and the destination location input may be received. Route data may also be received. Based on the map data and the route data, data defining one or more navigation instructions may be generated for one or more routes. The one or more navigation instructions may be executed at the computer and compared to the map data. Based on the comparison, an accuracy of the navigation instructions may be determined. The data defining the navigation instructions may be corrected if the data is determined to be inaccurate. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116925 | WAVELET-TRANSFORM BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING CHARACTERISTICS OF A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION - A method for analyzing characteristics of a geological formation includes obtaining at a processor data representative of at least one of stratigraphic, structural, or physical characteristics of the geological formation, applying at the processor a wavelet transform to at least a portion of the obtained data or data interpreted or derived from the obtained data to derive one or more wavelet transform coefficients representative of the obtained data, segmenting at the processor at least one or more of the obtained data or data interpreted or derived from the obtained data into segments, determining at the processor a measure of variability of the obtained data or the data interpreted or derived from the obtained data over each segment at one or more scales of the wavelet transform. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116926 | FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION BY INTERFEROMETRIC DRILLBIT IMAGING, TIME REVERSAL IMAGING OF FRACTURES USING DRILL BIT SEISMICS, AND MONITORING OF FRACTURE GENERATION VIA TIME REVERSED ACOUSTICS AND ELECTROSEISMICS - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive radiated energy as scattered energy after the radiated energy interacts with a geologic formation, wherein the scattered energy is received at a sub-surface multi-channel sensor array that operates to transform the scattered energy into received signals, and wherein the radiated energy is provided by a sub-surface source of elastic energy; and to identify discontinuous features in the geologic formation by interferometric comparison of the received signals as elastic signals and/or electromagnetic signals among some sensors in the sensor array, or by time-reversal propagation of the received signals as elastic and/or electromagnetic signals in a numeric model of a volume of the geologic formation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116927 | Inverting Geophysical Data for Geological Parameters or Lithology - Method for estimating porosity and water saturation or other geological parameters of a subsurface region when the lithology of the region is unknown, requiring only geophysical data from remote surveys. The geophysical data are inverted ( | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116928 | ESTIMATING VELOCITIES WITH UNCERTAINTY - A method and apparatus for estimating velocity in a subsurface region. Seismic data for a subsurface region may be received. One or more attributes for the seismic data may be calculated. A posterior distribution may be generated. The posterior distribution may represent one or more probabilities of one or more velocities for the attributes. A velocity with uncertainty may be determined for the subsurface region based on the posterior distribution. A pore pressure with uncertainty may be determined based on the velocity with uncertainty. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATION-RELATED VOLUME ANALYSIS, CREATION, AND SHARING - A computer implemented system and method facilitates a cycle of generation, sharing, and refinement of volumes related to stimulation of anatomical tissue, such as brain or spinal cord stimulation. Such volumes can include target stimulation volumes, side effect volumes, and volumes of estimated activation. A computer system and method also facilitates analysis of groups of volumes, including analysis of differences and/or commonalities between different groups of volumes. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116930 | Method and System for Assessment of Regulatory Variants in a Genome - The present invention provides methods embodied in a system that can be applied to genetic information comprising an individual genome to assess the regulatory impact of specific genetic variants and their possible impact on biological function or disease pathology. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116931 | Method and System for the Use of Biomarkers for Regulatory Dysfunction in Disease - Measuring of the binding of a transcription factor (using, for example, chromatin immunoprecipitation) according to the present invention is provides an improved marker for a disease. These markers can be used in diagnostics for diseases where a transcription factor binding event plays a role. Additionally, they can be used to adjust disease risk profiles for healthy individuals as with typical genetic variants. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116932 | USING PHASE MATCHED FILTERS FOR NQR DETECTION OF CONTINUOUS RABI TRANSITIONS - Nuclear quadrupole resonance measurement using two or more wire loop(s) within a space to define a portal, and driving the wire loop(s) with a baseband digital transmitter generating a chirped or stepped signal, to create a corresponding varying electromagnetic field within the portal. Coherent emissions reflected thereby are detected through a directional coupler feeding the transceiver. The detected coherent emissions are processed with a matched filter to determine presence of a target object within the portal. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116933 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MASS SPECTROSCOPY - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to apparatus and methods for performing mass spectrometry. Data pair information is subjected to an ion audit process in which data pair information that relates to scored compounds is subtracted from the data pair information. The depleted information more readily reveals data pair information for compounds present with smaller signals. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116934 | Method and System for Processing Mass Spectrometry Data, and Mass Spectrometer - Provided is a method for quantitatively estimating the probability of substance identification based on the result of an MS | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPERSION MEASUREMENTS - A method for determining a size or shape related parameter of an effective observation volume for an observation technique for particles undergoing at least partially stochastic motion in a dispersion is based on a time-series of observations. The method involves determining one or more time-dependent characteristics of the dispersion or its particles based on the time-series of observations, determining at least one stochastic motion-related parameter representative for the at least partially stochastic motion of at least one particle in the dispersion, and determining a size or shape related parameter of the effective observation volume by modeling of the at least partially stochastic motion of the particle movement in the dispersion, the modeling taking into account the at least one stochastic motion-related parameter and the determined one or more characteristics. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116936 | Method for Detecting Damage to Bearing - A bearing damage detection method, comprising: executing frequency analysis for a vibration waveform of the vibration at the bearing obtained through measurement by sensor; setting at least two frequency ranges each substantially equal to a range defined by a rotation frequency fr of the moving ring which do not overlap, based upon results of the frequency analysis; obtaining peak frequencies, each manifesting in one of the plurality of frequency ranges having been set; and determining that the bearing is to be damaged upon deciding that the difference between the peak frequencies and the k multiple of the rotation frequency fr having been compared with each other may be regarded to be matched. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULT CONDITIONS IN A DRIVETRAIN USING TORQUE OSCILLATION DATA - In one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting a fault condition in a drivetrain, including the steps of monitoring torque oscillations at a location along a drivetrain, and detecting at least one fault condition associated with a drivetrain component by evaluating torque oscillation data acquired during the monitoring. In another embodiment, a system is provided for detecting a fault condition in a drivetrain including a torque sensor coupled to a drivetrain component and configured to measure torque at a location along the drivetrain and to generate a torque oscillation signal corresponding to the measured torque, and a controller configured to receive the torque oscillation signal and evaluate the torque oscillation signal to identify at least one fault condition associated with the drivetrain component. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRESS OF A COMPONENT MADE OF MAGNETIZABLE MATERIAL - The present system determines a significant stress value (σ) of a component made of magnetizable material. The system has a generating stage for generating a magnetic field of varying amplitude (H); and also includes a pickup stage for acquiring a Barkhausen noise signal (MBN) alongside variations in the amplitude (H) of the magnetic field. The system is characterized by having a processing unit for calculating the reciprocal (1/MBNmax) of the maximum value (MBNmax) of the signal (MBN), alongside variations in the amplitude (H) of the magnetic field. The processing unit has a memory stage storing a linear relation between the reciprocal (1/MBNmax) of the maximum value and the significant stress value (σ). | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116939 | BEHAVIOR CHANGE DETECTION - A computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes, upon receiving utility consumption data of a group of elements, defining clusters of elements by like geography and like utility consumption, evaluating a significance of each cluster by comparing an average utility consumption within the cluster with utility consumption of elements neighboring the cluster and determining from a result of the evaluating which clusters exhibit significant differences in utility consumption from the neighboring elements and defining those clusters as regional outliers. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116940 | FLOW SENSOR ASSEMBLIES - A flow sensor assembly is provided and includes a flow conduit configured to impart a disturbance to a flow, multiple sensors disposed at respective sensing locations along the flow conduit. Each sensor is responsive to the disturbance of the flow and generates a corresponding response signal. The flow sensor assembly further includes a processor operably connected to each sensor, the processor being configured to compute a cross-correlation function between the response signals generated by said sensors, and determine a flow rate and a direction for the flow through the conduit based on the computed cross-correlation function. Additional flow sensor assembly arrangements are also disclosed. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116941 | FLUID PIPE MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is continuous fluid monitoring and reporting system. The continuous fluid monitoring and reporting system comprises a fluid monitoring subsystem comprising a processing unit configured to receive digital pulses indicative of a set amount of fluid that has flowed through a pipe and to count the digital pulses and store data comprising indications of the counted digital pulses in a memory. The stored data is periodically transmitted to a remote computer using a communication device. The remote computer includes a fluid monitoring engine to analyze the received data and to generate fluid flow information which may be used to generate reports and alerts to authorized users. In some embodiments, the fluid monitoring subsystem includes an intelligent sensor configured to obtain signals indicative of fluid flow at a fluid monitor and to output the digital pulses to the processing unit. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116942 | LEAK ESTIMATION IN A GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM USING BLOCK LEAST-MEAN-SQUARES TECHNIQUE - A method of estimating leak flow in a gas delivery system is provided that includes determining an average total flow Q | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116943 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING IN-PLANE MAGNETIC FIELD COMPONENTS OF A MAGNETIC FIELD USING A SINGLE MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR - A method to measure an applied magnetic field in a plane is provided. The method includes simultaneously applying a first and second alternating drive current to a respective first and second strap overlaying a magnetoresistive sensor so the magnetoresistive sensor is subjected to a periodically rotating magnetic drive field rotating in the plane in the magnetoresistive sensor. When the applied magnetic field to be measured is superimposed on the periodically rotating magnetic drive field rotating in the plane, the method includes extracting a second harmonic component of an output voltage output from the magnetoresistive sensor. The magnitude of the magnetic field to be measured in the plane is proportional to an amplitude of the extracted second harmonic component of the output voltage. The orientation of the magnetic field to be measured in the plane is related to a phase angle of the extracted second harmonic component of the output voltage. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116944 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO IDENTIFY, RECORD AND STORE TRAVELING WAVE HEADS IN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS - METHOD AND DEVICE TO IDENTIFY, RECORD AND STORE TRAVELING WAVE HEADS IN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS consisting in sending a trigger ( | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116945 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR FAULT TESTING - An integrated circuit sensor includes circuitry and methods for generating a high speed delay fault test clock signal. A trimmable oscillator generates a master clock signal for use by an output protocol processor to provide the sensor output signal. A fault test clock signal generator is responsive to the master clock signal and to a test trigger signal for generating the test clock signal having a launch pulse and a capture pulse, each having edges substantially coincident with like edges of pulses of the master clock signal and a spacing between launch and capture pulses established by the trimmable master clock signal. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116946 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TOPOLOGY USING DISTURBANCE DETECTION - A disturbance, for example, a frequency variation, is generated in at least a portion of the power distribution network. The disturbance may be generated, for example, by an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or some other component of the power distribution network, such as a switch. At least one node of the network experiencing the disturbance is identified and a topology of the power distribution network is determined responsive to identifying the at least one node. The at least one node may be identified by detecting a voltage-related artifact corresponding to the disturbance. A phase-locked loop (PLL)—based circuit may be used for fast artifact detection. Groups of devices in the network may be identified from the artifacts, and combinatorial optimization techniques may be used to determine connectivity within such groups. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116947 | Method and System for Detecting Unbalance in Power Grids - A method for detecting unbalance in a 3-phase voltage signal is disclosed. The method includes determining an unbalance indicator as a value of a square of an amplitude of a positive sequence of the voltage signal; and comparing the unbalance indicator with a threshold to determine unbalance of the voltage signal. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116948 | SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING DATA OUTPUT CIRCUIT - A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor chip configured to perform a parallel test according to a first single chip parallel test signal and a multi-chip parallel test signal, and output first data that indicates if the first semiconductor chip passed or failed. A second semiconductor chip is also configured to perform the parallel test according to a second single chip parallel test signal and the multi-chip parallel test signal, and output second data that indicates if the first semiconductor chip passed or failed. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116949 | TESTING DEVICE FOR TESTING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A testing device for testing a PCB is provided. The testing device includes an oscillograph, a number of switches, a control unit, and a processing unit. The oscillograph includes a first input channel. Each switch includes a first path terminal connected to one of the test points, a second path terminal connected to the first input channel, and a controlled terminal The control unit outputs a control signal to the controlled terminal of each of the switches to turn on and turn off the switches in sequence, within a period set by, and including, all the switches, then a periodic signal including signals at all the test points within of one single period is transmitted to the first input channel. The processing unit obtains the control signals and the overall periodic signal, and matches the signals at the test points from the periodic signal according to the control signals. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116950 | EQUIVALENT POWER METHOD OF REDUCING THE AFFECTS OF VOLTAGE VARIATION DURING ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION - An equivalent power method for reducing the effects of voltage variation during at least one active material actuation event, includes determining an applied real output based on the ideal voltage of a voltage source, the corresponding ideal output of a controller, and a measured real voltage, and for providing voltage out of bounds compensation, by further determining a difference based on the maximum available power output of the controller during said at least one event, and applying the difference to determine the applied real output during subsequent event(s). | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILATOR POWER CONSUMPTION AND SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS - A system for, and method of, monitoring and reporting ERV power consumption and service and maintenance needs. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a processor configured to carry out a plurality of monitoring and reporting functions related to ERV power consumption and service and maintenance needs based on a model, and types and locations of sensors, of the ERV, (2) a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store data gathered from the sensors and (3) a commissioning database associated with the memory and configured to contain commissioning data regarding the model of the ERV and the service and maintenance needs. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116952 | POWER METERING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF DISPLAYING READING DERIVED FROM THE SAME - A metering apparatus ( | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116953 | Wireless Home Energy Monitoring System - A low cost, energy monitoring system comprises a plurality of remote sensors for monitoring energy consumption in specific circuits, or by specific appliances, a adapter that communicates with the remote sensors over a wireless network, and a host device with a display. The remote sensors monitor energy consumption in specific circuits, or by specific appliances, and report the energy consumption by the monitored circuits or appliances to the remote adapter. The adapter stores the energy consumption data in memory and generates output images for display by the host device. The output images are based on display templates stored in the memory of the adapter and define how the energy consumption data is formatted and displayed for the user. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116954 | BATTERY STATE ESTIMATING DEVICE AND BATTERY STATE ESTIMATING METHOD - A battery state estimating device being one aspect of the present invention detects a current and a terminal voltage of a secondary battery, estimates a terminal voltage of the secondary battery which is based on a predetermined battery model by using measured values I(k) and V(k) respectively of the detected current and the detected terminal voltage, and sequentially identifies a parameter φ̂(k) of the battery model in such a way that the difference between a value based on the measured value of the terminal voltage and an estimate value of the terminal voltage converges to zero. Then, when a certain parameter φ | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116955 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN MEASURING CURRENT THROUGH A CONDUCTOR - Systems, methods and devices for use in measuring current through a conductor are provided. One example current device includes a first sensor configured to measure a first magnetic flux provided from a conductor and to generate a first signal proportional to the first magnetic flux, and a second sensor configured to measure a second magnetic flux provided from the conductor and to generate a second signal proportional to the second magnetic flux. The second sensor is spaced apart from the first sensor by a predetermined distance. The current device further includes a processor configured to determine, based on the first signal, the second signal and the predetermined distance, a radius between the conductor and at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116956 | CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT - A capacitance measurement circuit includes a charge module to charge a capacitor, a discharge module to hold the capacitor discharge at a constant current, and a control module. The control module includes a timer, a detecting sub-module, a trigger sub-module, and a computing sub-module. The detecting sub-module detects whether the capacitance is fully charged and detects voltages V and discharge current I when the capacitor discharges. The trigger sub-module triggers the charge module to stop charging the capacitor and triggers the timer starts to time a preset discharge time once the capacitor is fully charged. The computing sub-module computes any output voltage differences during the discharge time, and further computes the capacitance value of the capacitor. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116957 | FINE FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The disclosure discloses a fine frequency offset estimation method and apparatus. The method comprises: calculating a first accumulated estimation value corresponding to a first multiframe state according to a phase relevant value of a subframe and a phase of a subframe in the first multiframe state; calculating a second accumulated estimation value corresponding to a second multiframe state according to the phase relevant value of the subframe and a phase of a subframe in the second multiframe state; determining that a decision result of a multiframe state is the first multiframe state or the second multiframe state according to the first accumulated estimation value and the second accumulated estimation value; and performing a fine frequency offset estimation according to the decision result of the multiframe state. The apparatus disclosed in the disclosure is less coupled with other modules, has excellent performance in various environments, and realizes the unbiased estimation of timing offset. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116958 | System and Method for Calibrating Sensors Across Loosely Coupled Consumer Electronic Devices - A base unit includes a sensor calibration function. When a user communicatively couples a consumer electronic device having a sensor to the base unit, a controller at the base unit retrieves a calibration reference value for the sensor and/or a sensor algorithm that utilizes data output by the sensor. The base unit then sends the calibration reference value to the consumer electronic device to set a sensor calibration parameter associated with the sensor and/or the sensor algorithm. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116959 | INDEXED OPTICAL ENCODER, METHOD FOR INDEXING AN OPTICAL ENCODER, AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING GAIN AND OFFSET IN AN OPTICAL ENCODER - An optical encoder may include an encoder disk, an illumination system, and a detector to detect light diffracted from the encoder disk. The encoder disk may include a signal track comprising a diffraction grating, and an index track comprising a reflective index mark, wherein a width of the index mark is larger than a pitch of the diffraction grating. An indexing method may include providing an encoder disk, providing an illumination system to direct light to the encoder disk, providing a detector structured to detect light diffracted from the encoder disk, calculating an estimated count of quadrature states from a rising edge of an index pulse to a middle of the index interval, and calculating the quadrature state at an approximate center of the index pulse. A dynamic parameter correction method may include calculating a target gain and offset and correcting values based on the target gain and offset. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116960 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTING OBJECT LOCATING - A method and device for dynamically altering the signal-space-to-physical-space mapping database of a set of access points for use in localizing of an object, by obtaining a location profile for the object and obtaining an estimated location of an object by measuring the signal parameter induced by at least one access point and using the signal-space-to-physical-space mapping database for deriving an estimated location from the measured signal parameter, and determining whether the obtained estimated location complies with the obtained location profile for the object. If the obtained estimated location does not comply with the location profile, the mapping database is dynamically adjusted to obtain an adjusted signal-space-to-physical-space mapping database based on a difference between the measured signal parameter and the signal parameter corresponding with the signal space for the location expected based on the location profile. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116961 | DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING AND CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The digital integrated circuit testing and characterization system and method provides high-speed testing for digital IC prototypes. A stand-alone circuit, such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA), implements a test and characterization processor (TACP). Supporting test circuitry is fabricated on board a prototyping chip to facilitate the test and characterization process. Test procedures and data may be downloaded to the TACP memory through a computer via a standard interface. The TACP administers the user-specified test procedures to one of several possible circuits on the prototyping chip. Test results are stored and collected via the on-board support test circuitry in communication with the TACP. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116962 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING COOL DOWN IN A SYSTEM - Method for estimating cool down in a subsea oil and gas production system, which system includes at least one piping or equipment. The method includes the steps of, at shut down of the production in the system; obtaining data from CFD cool down analysis results for a range of temperatures of production media in the system; obtaining data from a temperature sensor in the system; and estimating the actual coldest temperature in the system from the CFD analysis results obtained based on data from the temperature sensor. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116963 | Minimizing Aggregate Cooling and Leakage Power with Fast Convergence - A mechanism is provided for minimizing system power in the data processing system with fast convergence. A current aggregate system power value is determined using a current thermal threshold value. For each potential thermal threshold value in a set of potential thermal threshold values, a determination is made as to whether there is a potential thermal threshold value that results in a potential aggregate system power value that is lower than the current aggregate system power value. Responsive to identifying an optimal potential thermal threshold value from the set of potential thermal threshold values that results in minimum aggregate system power value that is lower than the current aggregate system power value, the optimal potential thermal threshold value is set as a new thermal threshold value. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116964 | PROXIMITY ASSURANCE FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A proximity check ensures that a card is physically close to the reader device in order to inhibit relay attacks. The proximity check makes relay attacks more difficult because an additional channel must be intercepted and/or spoofed or relayed. This solution can be used for any kind of short-range communication, including Near Field Communications (NFC). | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116965 | DATA DRIVEN COMPOSITE LOCATION SYSTEM USING MODELING AND INFERENCE METHODS - Embodiments respond to a position inference request from a computing device to determine a location of a computing device. The position inference request received from the computing device identifies a set of beacons observed by the computing device. A geographic area is estimated in which the computing device is located using the set of beacons. At least one location method is selected to identify a location of the computing device within the geographic area. In some cases two or more location methods may he employed and their results combined using, for example, a weighting function. The location of the computing device is determined within the geographic area using the set of beacons and the selected location method(s). The location that is determined is communicated to the computing device. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116966 | DETERMINATION OF A LOCATION OF AN APPARATUS - A method of determining a location of an apparatus relative to a previously determined location, the method comprising: detecting a change in motion of the apparatus by use of a sensor or sensors in the apparatus; determining a first estimate of the location of the apparatus at which said change of motion is detected, the first estimate of location being relative to the previously determined location, by use of at least one of said sensor or sensors; holding information relating to a plurality of reference points at which a change in motion is expected; determining that the detected change in motion relates to a first reference point of the plurality of reference points on a basis including the first estimate of the location and at least part of said information relating to the plurality of reference points; and re-setting the first estimate of location to a location of the first reference point. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116967 | SOLAR TIMER USING GPS TECHNOLOGY - In a GPS-equipped device such as a smart phone or a tablet computer with a compatible operating system, a useful dynamic display of directional and timing information is provided based on GPS data obtained through conventional means processed according to computational modules or applications stored on the device. These displays include a solar timer, a compass dial and other date, time and location-based information. Underlying the displayable information is a database of information that is processed with input from an accurate compass employing a calculated reference line based on two time-separated GPS readings and a direction parameter. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116968 | EXTENDED FINGERPRINT GENERATION - A system for creating a representation of a location based on information sensed at the location. For example, apparatuses may comprise various sensors that sense apparatus-related information (e.g., motion, direction, etc.) while also visual, signal, field, etc. information pertaining to a location. Apparatuses may store sensed information about the apparatus while at a particular location, and about the particular location itself, in a mapping database, which may then associate the various types of sensed information with information already stored in the database in order to create a representation of the location. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116969 | Method and Device for Determining an Axle Geometry of a Vehicle - A method for determining characteristics of an axle geometry of a vehicle including the following: steering a wheel mounted on an axle of the vehicle to various steering positions having different steering angles; determining the spatial position of the wheel at the different steering positions; determining the particular axis of rotation of the wheel in the different steering positions from the results of the determination of the spatial position; modeling a parametric model of the steering axis; adapting the parametric model of the steering axis to the axes of rotation of the wheel determined from the measurement of the spatial position; and determining characteristics of the axle geometry from the adapted parametric model of the steering axis. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116970 | BEACON-BASED GEOLOCATION USING A LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD - A method of performing geolocation of receivers, transmitters, and conductive objects includes detecting, with one or more receivers, magnetic field signals generated by one or more transmitters, with each transmitter including two or more co-located coils that are electrically unstable and unbalanced, and that have a mechanically stable orientation with respect to one another. The magnetic field signals from each of the two or more co-located coils of each of the two or more transmitters are decomposed into individual magnetic field components. A set of invariant scalar values that are independent of orientation of one or more magnetic antennas associated with the one or more receivers are calculated from the individual magnetic field components, and the position of an object is determined using the set of invariant scalar values. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116971 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL FOR A DISTANCE MEASUREMENT AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT BETWEEN A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER - For generating a signal for distance measurement between a transmitter and a receiver, a sequence of pulses with predetermined respectively different time intervals between individual pulses is generated. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116972 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD SURFACE CONDITION - A method capable of estimating a snowy road surface condition during vehicular travel in finer classification. In this method, tire vibrations in the circumferential direction, road surface temperature (T), and tire-generated sound are detected by an acceleration sensor, a road surface thermometer, and a microphone, respectively. Then band values P | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116973 | HYPERTHREADED ANALYTICS - An apparatus monitoring system includes a plurality of sensors monitoring the operation of the apparatus; a real-time monitoring system that receives sensor data from the sensors according to a periodic sensor data time; and a non-real-time analysis system periodically receiving a collection of the sensor data from the real-time monitoring system. The non-real-time analysis system analyzes a plurality of the collections over a time greater than the periodic sensor data time and provides the results of the analysis to the real-time monitoring system during a subsequent periodic sensor data time. The real-time monitoring system outputs a combination of the sensor data and the analysis results according to the periodic sensor data time. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116974 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INSTALLATIONS OF DEVICES - Methods and systems for use in troubleshooting installations of electronic devices are provided. In one example system for use in troubleshooting a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), the system includes a computing device communicatively interfaced with a plurality of IEDs. The computing device includes a first communication interface to receive data from at least one IED and a processor coupled to the first communication interface. The processor is programmed to receive data from the at least one IED via the first communication interface and determine, based at least in part on the received data from the at least one IED, whether or not the plurality of IEDs is functioning properly. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116975 | Providing Elastic Insight to Information Technology Performance Data - Elastic insight to Information Technology (“IT”) performance data is provided. Local performance data is continuously pushed from a front-end component to a back-end component. Global performance data is continuously pushed from the back-end component to the front-end component. The local performance data and the global performance data are aggregated at the front-end component by product, product family, and product solution. The aggregated data is monitored at the front-end component to identify a performance bottleneck. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116976 | Method, computer program, and information processing apparatus for analyzing performance of computer system - In an information processing apparatus, a calculation unit retrieves data that indicates processing periods of processes executed in each time window constituting an analysis period. The calculation unit then calculates a total processing time for each time window by adding up processing times spent for execution of processes. The calculation unit also calculates a total progress quantity for each time window by adding up progress quantities of the processes. A determination unit determines, based on the total processing time and total progress quantity of each time window, a threshold of the total processing times at which the ratio of an increase of the total progress quantity to an increase of the total processing time is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. A detection unit detects time windows whose total processing times are equal to or longer than the threshold. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE DISTANCE AND/OR INTENSITY CHARACTERISTICS OF OBJECTS - An apparatus for measuring intensity and/or range characteristics of an object(s), comprising: a signal source to emit modulation signals at a frequency(s); an illuminator to illuminate the object(s) by a first modulation signal; a sensor comprising a pixel(s), wherein the sensor creates a sampled correlated signal by sampling the correlation of a backscattered signal with a second modulation signal within the pixel; and a processor to determine range/intensity characteristics of component returns within the pixel(s) by comparing sampled correlated signals using measurements(s), wherein the measurement(s) comprise first and second modulation signals having a characteristic(s) selected from: (a) two or more different modulation frequencies, (b) a different modulation frequency(s) and an offset of the correlation waveform, and (c) another different modulation frequency(s) and one selected from: the zeroth spatial frequency of the signal returns versus range and an approximation of the zeroth spatial frequency of the signal returns versus range. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116978 | Secondary Target Design for Optical Measurements - The disclosure is directed to improving optical metrology for a sample with complex structural attributes utilizing custom designed secondary targets. At least one parameter of a secondary target may be controlled to improve sensitivity for a selected parameter of a primary target and/or to reduce correlation of the selected parameter with other parameters of the primary target. Parameters for the primary and secondary target may be collected. The parameters may be incorporated into scatterometry model. Simulations utilizing the scatterometry model may be conducted to determine a level of sensitivity or a level of correlation for the selected parameter of the primary target. The controlled parameter of the secondary target may be modified until a selected level of sensitivity or a selected level of correlation is achieved. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116979 | Computer Aided Design Model Analysis System - A method and apparatus for managing models. Elements in a model of an object are identified. Dependencies for the elements are identified. At least one of a matrix of the elements and a knowledge model of the object using the elements are generated. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116980 | MODULAR MODELING AND DESIGN OF ANTENNAS AND RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUITS THAT ARE ARRANGED IN A CLASS OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATIONS - The problem of modeling and designing a structure including a planar element(s) (e.g., antenna, RF circuit, etc.) arranged in association with a non-planar element(s) (e.g., non-planar packaging, a non-planar scattering element, a complex meta material, a periodic array element, etc.), in a computationally efficient and rigorous manner is solved by (1) modeling each of the planar elements using both conventional space-spectral analysis and complex space-spectral analysis to obtain an electro-magnetic (EM) signature matrix for each planar element, (2) determining (e.g., using a brute force modeling based on Maxwell's equations, by measuring experimentally, or by reading one from a stored library) an EM signature matrix (e.g., reflection and scattering matrices) compatible with those of the planar elements, for each of the non-planar elements, and (3) combining the EM signatures of the elements using matrix analysis to obtain a complete EM signature the structure. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116981 | Optics For An Extended Depth of Field - An optical imaging assembly having cylindrical symmetry, comprising a plurality of lenses having surfaces with curvatures and spacings between the surfaces, such that an optical image formed by the plurality of lenses has a defocus aberration coefficient greater than 0.1 at a focal plane of the assembly. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE DESIGN OF AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - A system and method for determining optimal values for the geometrical features of an ultrasonic transducer having one or more elements, the method including backprojection ray-tracing to determine the parameters required for apertures located on an ultrasonic probe surface. The ultrasonic probe design system includes an interface for inputting statement parameters, insonification requirements, and geometric constraints, with an engine responsive to the interface and configured to determine and provide an optimized transducer geometric design output. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116983 | Designing a Modeled Volume Represented by Dexels - It is provided a computer-implemented method for designing a modeled volume. The method comprises providing a sculpting process on the modeled volume, initial lines, and an initial set of dexels that represents the modeled volume after going through the sculpting process and that is based on the initial lines; then providing new lines by refining the initial lines; and determining a new set of dexels that represents the modeled volume after going through the sculpting process and that is based on the new lines, wherein determining the new set of dexels comprises determining sets of at least one segment representing the intersection between each new line and the modeled volume before going through the sculpting process and then applying the sculpting process on the determined sets of at least one segment. The method improves designing a modeled volume represented by a set of dexels. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116984 | Designing a Modeled Volume Represented by Dexels - It is provided a computer-implemented method for designing a modeled volume. The method comprises providing a set of dexels that represents the modeled volume, each dexel comprising a set of at least one segment representing the intersection between a line and the modeled volume, wherein the set of dexels is partitioned into groups of neighboring dexels, and wherein a memory space depending on the maximum number of segments comprised in each of the dexels of the group is allocated to each group; providing a sculpting operation on the modeled volume; and updating the set of dexels in response to the sculpting operation. Such a method improves the design of a modeled volume represented by a set of dexels. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116985 | ON-DEMAND TABLE MODEL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE EVALUATION - An on-demand table model for semiconductor device evaluation is provided. A method of providing on-demand table models for semiconductor device evaluation, includes measuring one or more measurement values of an instance of a semiconductor device. The method further includes providing, by a processor, a table model of the instance for the semiconductor device evaluation upon receiving a request for the semiconductor device evaluation. The method further includes generating a table entry in the table model for the one or more measurement values, the table entry including one or more evaluation values of an evaluation function for the instance. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116986 | VISUALIZATION OF DATA DEPENDENCY IN GRAPHICAL MODELS - In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus, computer-readable media, or method may be configured to suggest determine relationships. Interaction with a block diagram model may include receiving a first portion of a block diagram model. The block diagram model may include a plurality of blocks. Each of the plurality of blocks may represent a set of dynamic equations. The interacting may be performed using the computer. Relationships between a plurality of a synthesized input, a synthesized output, a synthesized state, or a synthesized derivative, may be determined. A determination may be performed for the first portion of the block diagram model. The determining may include determining a block Jacobian pattern of relationships between two or more of an input, an output, a state, or a derivative of a first block of the plurality of blocks in the graphical model. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116987 | BIDOMAIN SIMULATOR - A method, performed by a computer device, may include selecting one or more input and output points in an executable graphical model in a modeling application and simulating the executable graphical model over a plurality of time points. The method may further include generating a time domain response plot for the executable graphical model based on the simulating; obtaining matrices of partial derivatives based no the selected one or more input and output points at particular time points of the plurality of time points; generating a frequency domain response plot for the executable graphical model based on the obtained matrices of partial derivatives; and generating a bidomain simulator user interface, the bidomain simulator user interface including the generated time domain response plot and the generated frequency domain response plot. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116988 | AUTOMATIC SOLVER SELECTION - A method, performed by a computer device, may include receiving a request to automatically select a solver for a simulation of an executable graphical model, determining a Jacobian matrix for the executable graphical model, calculating a stiffness of the executable graphical model based on the determined Jacobian matrix, and determining whether the calculated stiffness is greater than a stiffness threshold. The method may further include automatically selecting an implicit solver as the solver for the simulation, in response to determining that the calculated stiffness is greater than the stiffness threshold, automatically selecting an explicit solver as the solver for the simulation, in response to determining that the calculated stiffness is not greater than the stiffness threshold, and performing the simulation using the selected solver. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116989 | PARAMETER TUNING - A method, performed by a computer device, may include interacting with one or more plots associated with a simulation of an executable graphical model, receiving a selection of one or more target output points associated with the one or more plots; receiving a selection identifying one or more parameters, associated with the one or more plots, of one or more system parameters, associated with the executable graphical model; and generating an inverse parameter Jacobian matrix. The inverse parameter Jacobian matrix may correspond to an inverse of a parameter Jacobian matrix that relates one or more partial derivatives of the one or more system parameters to one or more system equations. The method may further include determining one or more tuning values for the selected one or more parameters based on the generated inverse parameter Jacobian matrix and based on the selected one or more target output points. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116990 | Simulation Of The Machining Of A Workpiece - It is provided a computer-implemented method for simulating the machining of a workpiece with a cutting tool having a cutting part and a non-cutting part. The method comprises providing a modeled volume representing the workpiece and a trajectory of the cutting tool; determining a colliding sweep of the cutting tool, wherein the colliding sweep represents the volume swept by the non-cutting front of the cutting tool when the cutting tool follows the trajectory; testing a collision with the workpiece according to the determining step. Such a method improves the simulation of the machining of a workpiece with a cutting tool. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116991 | TIME SERIES DATA ANALYSIS METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method includes selecting, with a computer, a time lag that is the time delay until an explanatory variable time sequence applies an effect on a target variable time series, and a time window that is the time period for the explanatory variable time series to apply the impact on the target variable time series; converting, based upon the explanatory variable time series, to a cumulative time series structured by the cumulative values of each variable from each time point corresponding to a certain finite time; and solving the cumulative time series as an optimized problem introducing a regularization term, to obtain the value of the time lag and the value of the time window from the solved weight. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116992 | TIME SERIES DATA ANALYSIS METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method includes selecting, with a computer, a time lag that is the time delay until an explanatory variable time sequence applies an effect on a target variable time series, and a time window that is the time period for the explanatory variable time series to apply the impact on the target variable time series; converting, based upon the explanatory variable time series, to a cumulative time series structured by the cumulative values of each variable from each time point corresponding to a certain finite time; and solving the cumulative time series as an optimized problem introducing a regularization term, to obtain the value of the time lag and the value of the time window from the solved weight. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116993 | Method and System For Parallel Multilevel Simulation - Exemplary embodiments of the present techniques provide methods and systems for coarsening a computational mesh, for example, for use in a reservoir simulation. An exemplary method of performing a reservoir simulation, includes generating a data representation in a storage system, wherein the data representation includes an interconnection weight that represents the magnitude of an interconnection between each of a number of computational cells in a computational mesh. A threshold value is compared to each interconnection weight and any interconnection weight that is equal to or less than the threshold value is set to zero. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116994 | WATER MANAGEMENT - Providing water management services includes generating a water accounting model. The model is generated by selecting data, via a user interface implemented by a computer processor, from options including water quality, water quantity, and water usage. The model is further generated by defining, via the user interface, parameters of the data for a geographic region, and defining, via the user interface, actions to be taken. Providing the water management services further includes mapping communications addresses of data sources of data selected via the user interface to the water accounting model, receiving input values for the data via the communications addresses from the data sources, executing the water accounting model, and identifying and implementing an action responsive to results of executing the mode. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116995 | AGENT-BASED ROAD TRANSPORTATION MODELING AND SIMULATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Methods, systems and processor-readable media for collecting vehicle data utilizing an agent-based road transportation modeling and simulation. An object can be defined to hold a vehicle and a distance can be measured along a road path from one end of a road section having a constant number of lanes and no merge and split point in the middle. A collection object can be defined to hold the defined object on a particular lane within one section of the road. A collection object can be defined to hold the above defined collection objects of one lane on a particular road section. Finally, A collection object can be defined to hold the above defined collection objects of one road section. Insert, remove and other functions can be defined to conduct a lane switch and/or other operation. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116996 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING MODELS OF A VEHICLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for integrating the function models of a health management system for a vehicle where the vehicle has multiple systems connected to a communications network and the multiple systems send at least one of status messages and raw data regarding at least some of the operational data of the multiple systems and making a determination of a health function of the vehicle. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116997 | COMPUTER SIMULATION OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES - A computer-implemented method for simulating flow and acoustic interaction of a fluid with a porous medium includes simulating activity of a fluid in a first volume adjoining a second volume occupied by a porous medium, the activity of the fluid in the first volume being simulated so as to model movement of elements within the first volume and using a first model having a first set of parameters, simulating activity of the fluid in the second volume occupied by the porous medium, the activity in the second volume being simulated so as to model movement of elements within the second volume and using a second model having a second set of parameters and differing from the first model in a way that accounts for flow and acoustic properties of the porous medium, and simulating movement of elements between the first volume and the second volume at an interface between the first volume and the second volume. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116998 | STATISTICAL RESERVOIR MODEL BASED ON DETECTED FLOW EVENTS - Computerized method and system for deriving a statistical reservoir model of associations between injecting wells and producing wells. Potential injector events are interactively identified from time series measurement data of flow rates at the wells, with confirmation that some response to those injector events appears at producing wells. Gradient analysis is applied to cumulative production time series of the producing wells, to identify points in time at which the gradient of cumulative production changes by more than a threshold value. The identified potential producer events are spread in time and again thresholded. An automated association program rank orders injector-producer associations according to strength of the association. A capacitance-resistivity reservoir model is evaluated, using the flow rate measurement data, for the highest-ranked injector-producer associations. Additional associations are added to subsequent iterations of the reservoir model, until improvement in the uncertainty in the evaluated model parameters is not statistically significant. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130116999 | Patient-Specific Modeling and Forecasting of Disease Progression - A computer-implemented method models and forecasts progression of a disease for a patient. The method includes, customizing a multivariate state space model for the patient based on test history data for the patient, the multivariate state space model comprising a model state representative of the disease progression for the patient, generating, using the customized multivariate state space model, a forecast of the model state based on a current representation of the model state and current measurement data for a test that observes measurements relevant to the progression of the disease, and converting the model state forecast into a disease progression probability. | 2013-05-09 |
| 20130117000 | Method for predicting ADMET properties using Abbreviated Profile of Drugs (A-POD) - A novel numerical and graphical representation has been developed to better comprehend the physicochemical, biological and pharmacokinetic properties of drug-like compounds. Abbreviated profile of drug (A-POD) would help in considering and visualizing the various compound characteristics as one entity. The salient features of A-POD are: a unique way of representing the compound properties, computer friendly numerical string representation making comparison of any properties possible, graphical representation that gives a snapshot of properties and their relative changes, and its usefulness in qualitatively predicting the ADMET properties based on chemical properties alone. This simple yet powerful web-based tool is especially useful in comparing any two compounds at one time. A new therapeutic agent can be compared with the reference compound quickly and easily, by checking which properties are affected and finding out whether it possesses better drug-like properties. | 2013-05-09 |
