22nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130138230 | HEALTH AND FITNESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A health and fitness management system is provided that has a health and fitness application operating, e.g., on a smart phone, that can wirelessly communicate with an activity module worn on the user which has an accelerometer. The application accepts food and weight inputs (e.g., from the smart phone) and user activity units (e.g., from the activity unit) and develops a user intrinsic metabolism. The application includes fitness arc and health quotient graphical indicators that guide the user on health and fitness activities. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138231 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING FUNCTIONS IN PROCESSING DEVICES USING ENCODED AUDIO - Apparatus, system and method for accessing supplementary data on a device capable of receiving multimedia are disclosed. After multimedia is received, ancillary code is detected from an audio portion of the multimedia. The ancillary code includes a plurality of code symbols arranged in a plurality of layers in a predetermined time period, wherein data associated with the supplementary data is arranged in at least one of the plurality of layers. Supplementary data is accessed using the data associated with the supplementary data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138232 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING HIGHLIGHT SECTION OF MUSIC - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for extracting a highlight section of music. The apparatus for extracting a highlight section of music in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention includes a frame divider that divides an audio file into a plurality of frames having a predetermined sample length; an average energy signal calculator that calculates a signal representing the average magnitude of audio energy for a plurality of samples belonging to each frame for each frame of the plurality of frames; and a highlight section selector that extracts a low frequency signal from the signal representing the average audio energy magnitude for each frame and determines the highlight section from frame sections including maximum points of the low frequency signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138233 | MULTI-MEDIA SPATIAL CONTROLLER HAVING PROXIMITY CONTROLS AND SENSORS - A controller having proximity sensors associated with a trigger, such as beam sensors, configured to generate proximity data as a function of where each beam is broken along its span. A variety of control signals are be generated, whereby each beam can be configured to be spatially controlled and mapped to mimic other controllers, such as those of a DJ controller or other entertainment device. MIDI messages may be generated in response to positioning a member in a beam as detected by the proximity sensors. Each beam may be configured into a plurality of proximity zones, where a different MIDI message is generated when the member is positioned in the respective proximity zone. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138234 | MEDIA-BASED SYSTEM FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Embodiments described herein are directed to generating physical three-dimensional color-accurate objects based on a 3D computer-based color model using printed layers of media. Embodiments can slice a 3D computer-based color model into 3D cross-sectional components, which retain the color information of the model. The 3D cross-sectional segments can be converted into 2D page images and the color information can be included in a plan image corresponding to the cross-sectional segments. Embodiments can print the page images to form cross-sectional prints which can be layered and trimmed to shape the prints into a color accurate physical object that represents the model. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138235 | PRODUCT QUALITY TRACING TO LOCATE UNSAFE PRODUCT MATERIAL - A method and apparatus of tracing product quality to improve product safety. The method and apparatus can rapidly locate sources of product raw materials causing product quality safety incidents, which prevent further development of incidents and additional losses. The method is based on using a product production plan, and creating product raw material combinations corresponding to product batches and decision rules for determining sources of unqualified product raw materials. In response to when a product quality issue arises using the decision rules when producing products according to the product raw material combinations helps to quickly determine the sources of unqualified product raw materials and improves product quality safety. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138236 | TRAJECTORY CONTROL DEVICE - A trajectory control device controlling a trajectory of a movable portion includes a servo-system response-trajectory calculation unit that computes a servo-system response trajectory based on a position command of each movable axis, a shape-feature determination unit that outputs a shape feature amount including information of a position of a boundary point in a path shape and a running direction near the boundary point based on a determination from the position command whether the shape of the commanded path is straight or curved line, a position-vector correction unit that corrects a position vector based on the position command, the servo-system response trajectory and the shape feature amount, and outputs a corrected position command, and servo control units that control a motor of each movable axis by outputting a motor drive torque so that a position of each movable axis follows the corrected position command. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138237 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC HANDLING SYSTEM APPLIED TO MANY WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUSES - The instant disclosure provides a method for operating an automatic handling system applied to many wafer processing apparatuses. When a OHT vehicle is moved to one of the wafer processing apparatuses, the OHT vehicle can ask a OHT control module whether a wafer carrier device can be unloaded from the OHT vehicle onto the wafer processing apparatus. There are two judgment methods as follows: (1) If there is another wafer carrier device already disposed on the wafer processing apparatus, the OHT control module will inform the OHT vehicle that the wafer carrier device cannot be unloaded from the OHT vehicle onto the wafer processing apparatus; (2) If there is no any wafer carrier device disposed on the wafer processing apparatus, the OHT control module will inform the OHT vehicle that the wafer carrier device can be unloaded from the OHT vehicle onto the wafer processing apparatus. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138238 | WAFER CENTERING HARDWARE DESIGN AND PROCESS - An apparatus, system, or method for positioning a wafer on a support of a rotatable chuck may improve the accuracy and precision of various wafer edge cuts and wafer profiling at a variety of stages of wafer manufacturing. The apparatus, system, or and/or method may employ one or more of a wafer position calculator to calculate a desired wafer position and to provide desired wafer position information to a wafer arm controller; and a wafer arm controller in communication with the wafer position calculator to provide instructions to adjust a wafer arm to position the wafer on the support according to the desired wafer position. Various sensor detectors and sensor lights or other mechanisms for sensing the position of a wafer may also be used. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138239 | SEMICONDUCTOR YIELD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The invention provides a semiconductor yield management system. The system comprises an electronic data collection module and an execution module, the execution module comprises a plurality of execution sub-modules in sequence to perform executions on an object successively, the of the execution sub-modules comprises an execution section and an inspection section; the execution section of the execution sub-module is connected with the inspection section of the preceding execution sub-module except for the first execution sub-module; the inspection section of the execution sub-module is connected with the execution section of the subsequent execution sub-module except for the last execution sub-module; the inspection module of the execution sub-module is connected with the electronic data collection module. According to the semiconductor yield management system, the potential not-good wafers can be recorded, analyzed and distributed to the corresponding execution module, which realizes the risk minimization. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138240 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, SEWING MACHINE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A display control apparatus includes a display control portion that is configured to cause a display portion to display a first display area and a second display area, the display portion being configured to display an image, the first display area being displayed adjacent to the second display area, the first display area being an area that displays first information that includes information that pertains to sewing, and the second display area being an area that displays second information that includes information that pertains to sewing and that is different from the first information, and a size change portion that is configured to change a size of at least one of the first display area and the second display area that are displayed on the display portion by the display control portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138241 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD AND WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE FOR MACHINING TOOL THAT USES ULTRA-HARD MATERIAL AND IS MOUNTED TO ROTATING SHAFT - An ultra-hard material fixed to a cutting tool is formed into a cutting blade by electric discharge machining. The wire electric discharge machine has a rotating shaft to which the cutting tool is mounted, and has a touch sensor mounted to an upper wire guide. A measurement program is generated on the basis of a machining path instructed by the machining program. A machining program is regenerated from rotating shaft coordinate information and path coordinate position information obtained at measurement points, on the basis of the measurement program. As a result, a rake face position of the cutting tool can be accurately measured and a wire electrode can be positioned accurately with respect to that position during machining. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138242 | SECURE COLLECTION - An apparatus and method are disclosed for securely storing items of media. The apparatus includes a storage bag body having an open mouth region and a sealing collar extending around at least a portion of the mouth region. The collar includes a first and second elongate side bar, each having a first and second end and a first pair of hinged end bars disposed in an end-to-end configuration between respective first ends of the side bars and a second pair of hinged end bars disposed in an end-to-end configuration between the respective second ends of the side bars. At least one side bar and at least one end bar in each pair of end bars comprises at least one securing element for irreversibly sealing the mouth region of the storage bag body closed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138243 | Fully Automatic Self-Service Key Duplicating Kiosk - A self-service, fully-automatic kiosk for duplicating keys includes a kiosk housing having a customer interface for receiving payment from a customer for the purchase of at least one duplicate of the customer's key. A key analysis system within the housing analyzes the blade of a key inserted in the key-receiving entry to determine whether the inserted key matches one of a group of preselected key types and, if so, which preselected key type is matched. A key blank extraction system extracts from a magazine within the kiosk a key blank for the preselected key type matched by the blade of the key inserted in the key-receiving entry. Then a key duplicating system within the kiosk replicates the tooth pattern of the blade of the key inserted in the key-receiving entry, on the blade of the extracted key blank. The kiosk includes a processor coupled to sensors and controllable devices within the kiosk and to a communications port for communicating with a remote central server. The processor displays multiple available manual commands in response to an input signal requesting such a display, and, in response to manual selection of the commands, produces signals that energize and de-energize selected devices within the kiosk, thereby permitting remote manual control of the devices and mechanisms associated with those devices. The processor also transmits signals from a video camera within the kiosk, and signals representing the status of multiple devices within the kiosk. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138244 | ROBOT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A robot apparatus includes a plurality of arm sections; a grasping-easiness calculation section configured to calculate an index value of grasping easiness quantitatively evaluating easiness of assuming a grasping posture for grasping an object or assuming a transition posture leading to the grasping posture for each of the plurality of arm sections; and an arm-section selection section configured to select an arm section to be used for actually grasping the object on the basis of the index value of the grasping easiness calculated for each of the arm sections. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138245 | ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A robot, which may accurately detect whether or not the robot is gripping an object, even without a tactile sensor, as a result of using a sorter that utilizes a torque generated from a joint of a hand and the shape of the hand as feature data, and a control method for the robot includes a state sensing unit to sense a state of the robot, a feature vector producing unit to extract feature data from the state sensing unit and to produce a feature vector using the feature data, and a learning-based data sorter to judge an operating state of the robot using the feature vector produced by the feature vector producing unit and to output the judged result. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138246 | MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES FOR SLAM IN LARGE ENVIRONMENTS - Vector Field SLAM is a method for localizing a mobile robot in an unknown environment from continuous signals such as WiFi or active beacons. Disclosed is a technique for localizing a robot in relatively large and/or disparate areas. This is achieved by using and managing more signal sources for covering the larger area. One feature analyzes the complexity of Vector Field SLAM with respect to area size and number of signals and then describe an approximation that decouples the localization map in order to keep memory and run-time requirements low. A tracking method for re-localizing the robot in the areas already mapped is also disclosed. This allows to resume the robot after is has been paused or kidnapped, such as picked up and moved by a user. Embodiments of the invention can comprise commercial low-cost products including robots for the autonomous cleaning of floors. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138247 | RE-LOCALIZATION OF A ROBOT FOR SLAM - Vector Field SLAM is a method for localizing a mobile robot in an unknown environment from continuous signals such as WiFi or active beacons. Disclosed is a technique for localizing a robot in relatively large and/or disparate areas. This is achieved by using and managing more signal sources for covering the larger area. One feature analyzes the complexity of Vector Field SLAM with respect to area size and number of signals and then describe an approximation that decouples the localization map in order to keep memory and run-time requirements low. A tracking method for re-localizing the robot in the areas already mapped is also disclosed. This allows to resume the robot after is has been paused or kidnapped, such as picked up and moved by a user. Embodiments of the invention can comprise commercial low-cost products including robots for the autonomous cleaning of floors. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138248 | THOUGHT ENABLED HANDS-FREE CONTROL OF MULTIPLE DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for controlling a multiple degree-of-freedom system. Plural stimuli are provided to a user, and steady state visual evoked response potential (SSVEP) signals are obtained from the user. The SSVEP signals are processed to generate a system command. Component commands are generated based on the system command, the plurality of components commands causing the multiple degree-of-freedom system to implement the system command. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138249 | METHOD OF USING AN INSTALLATION GUIDE SYSTEM TO CONFIGURE AN AIR CONDITIONER OR HVAC ARRANGEMENT - A method of using an installation guide system to configure an air conditioner or HVAC arrangement is provided. The installation guide system may include an input configured to receive inputs from a user; a memory configured to store information; a display; and a controller configured to control the input, the memory, and the display. The method may include receiving input, into the installation guide system, of installation information to be used to configure the air conditioner or HVAC arrangement; displaying on a drawing display of the display at least one image of an installation space for the air conditioner or HVAC; configuring the installation information with respect to the at least one image of the installation space; arranging apparatuses constituting an air conditioner or HVAC on the drawing display to create a design drawing for an air conditioner or HVAC arrangement based on the installation information; and inspecting the air conditioner or HVAC arrangement for errors. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138250 | INTELLIGENT COMFORT MANAGEMENT USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TO INTERFACE WITH A COMFORT SYSTEM CONTROLLER - Advantageously employing natural language processing for operating comfort systems is disclosed herein. A method of operating a comfort system for an enclosed space, a management system and a HVAC apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130138251 | METHOD FOR IN-SERVICE TESTING A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CONTAINER - In-service diagnostic testing of containers with a climate control system used in intermodal freight transport includes automatically testing the functioning of the climate control system at a possibly pre-scheduled time which may depend on the period of time since the latest pre-trip inspection. According to the invention in-service diagnostic testing is performed with cargo in the container during transportation from origin to destination at a suitable time before expected arrival to the destination so that the approval resulting from the in-service diagnostic testing is fresh and up-to-date. Results of the in-service diagnostic testing are transmitted wirelessly to a receiver at a central facility where managing and allocating a large number of containers to individual transport tasks is performed, and containers which have not passed the in-service diagnostic testing can be taken out of service for maintenance and repair. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138252 | DYNAMICALLY LIMITING ENERGY CONSUMED BY COOLING APPARATUS - Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided which include one or more coolant-cooled structures associated with an electronics rack, a coolant loop coupled in fluid communication with one or more passages of the coolant-cooled structure(s), one or more heat exchange units coupled to facilitate heat transfer from coolant within the coolant loop, and N controllable components associated with the coolant loop or the heat exchange unit(s), wherein N≧1. The N controllable components facilitate circulation of coolant through the coolant loop or transfer of heat from the coolant via the heat exchange unit(s). A controller is coupled to the N controllable components, and dynamically adjusts operation of the N controllable components, based on Z input parameters and one or more specified constraints, to provide a specified cooling to the coolant-cooled structure(s), while limiting energy consumed by the N controllable components, wherein Z≧1. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138253 | DYNAMICALLY LIMITING ENERGY CONSUMED BY COOLING APPARATUS - Cooling methods are provided which include providing: one or more coolant-cooled structures associated with an electronics rack, a coolant loop coupled in fluid communication with one or more passages of the coolant-cooled structure(s), one or more heat exchange units coupled to facilitate heat transfer from coolant within the coolant loop, and N controllable components associated with the coolant loop or the heat exchange unit(s), wherein N≧1. The N controllable components facilitate circulation of coolant through the coolant loop or transfer of heat from the coolant via the heat exchange unit(s). A controller is also provided to dynamically adjust operation of the N controllable components, based on Z input parameters and one or more specified constraints, and provide a specified cooling to the coolant-cooled structure(s), while limiting energy consumed by the N controllable components, wherein Z≧1. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138254 | AUTOMATED CONTROLS FOR PUMP DOWN OPERATIONS - In at least some embodiments, a system for pump down operations includes a wireline unit and a pump unit. The system also includes a controller coupled to the wireline unit and the pump unit. The controller is to automate at least one control function selected from the group consisting of: a pump rate for the pump unit based on at least one of a monitored wireline speed and a monitored wireline tension for the wireline unit; and a wireline speed for the wireline unit based on at least a monitored pump rate for the pump unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138255 | Method and Apparatus for Power Control - A power control system includes a power reduction module operable to reduce power to a connected load, a switching module operable to selectively transfer power directly to the load or to the power reduction module, a harmonic reduction module connected to an output of the power reduction module for reducing signal harmonics from power transferred to the load, a controller linked to the switching module to provide control signals, a resistor coupled between the switching module and the power reduction module, and a resistor voltage monitor coupled between the switching module and the resistor, wherein the resistor voltage monitor measures a voltage across the resistor and sends voltage measurement data to the controller. The power control system is connected to various types of loads. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138256 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a power control apparatus including an input unit to which attribute information regarding a type of generation of power is input, a determination unit configured to determine the type of generation of the power corresponding to the attribute information according to the attribute information, and a power control unit configured to control use of the power according to a determination result by the determination unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138257 | SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A protection and control system for an electric power system includes at least one electric power generation device and at least one voltage measurement device. The system also includes at least one memory device coupled to the voltage measurement device. The memory device is configured to store a plurality of voltage measurements of the electric power system. The system further includes at least one processor coupled in communication with the memory device. The processor is programmed to determine a change of voltage induced by an electric power generation device, and, determine an approximate location of an electrical fault as a function of the change of voltage induced by the electric power generation device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138258 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN A POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Some embodiments relate to a method of identifying electrical devices in a power management system. The method includes accessing a controller using a server that includes identifiers of the electrical devices. The controller is electrically connected (directly or indirectly) to the electrical devices. The method further includes exchanging data between the server and the controller to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices. The potential identifiers that may be used to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices may be stored in an identifier database on the server. In some embodiments, the identifiers of the electrical devices may also be stored in an identifier database on the controller. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138259 | POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - A power generation apparatus includes a power calculation unit configured to receive voltage information and temperature information from a power generation module, and calculate power generation information of the power generation module based on the received voltage information and temperature information. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138260 | Systems and Methods for Switch-Controlled VAR Sources Coupled to a Power Grid - Systems and methods for switch-controlled VAR sources coupled to a power grid are described. In some embodiments, a system comprises a distribution power network coupled to a first switch-controlled VAR source. The first switch-controlled VAR source may comprise a processor, a voltage compensation component, and a switch. The first switch-controlled VAR source may be configured to obtain a first delay value, monitor a first proximate voltage, initiate a first delay duration based on the comparison of the first proximate voltage to at least one set point, the first delay duration being based on the first delay value, determine, with the processor, after the first delay duration, whether to connect the voltage compensation component based on the monitored voltage, and control, based on the determination, the switch to connect the voltage compensation component to adjust a network voltage or a network voltage component. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138261 | THERMAL AND POWER MANAGEMENT FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS - Improved approaches to providing thermal and power management for a computing device are disclosed. These approaches facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computing device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138262 | HEAT SINK WITH ORIENTABLE FINS - A heat sink comprises a plurality of fins that may be positioned in a plurality of orientations relative to a heat-generating electronic component to which the heat sink is thermally coupled. A controller may be used to detect an elevated processor temperature and to activate a drive member to automatically adjust the orientation of fins on the heat sink. The fins may be moved and aligned with an air flow made over the heat sink. The adjustable-fin heat sink affords added flexibility in arranging a processor or other heat-generating electronic component on a circuit board. The orientation or position of the heat sink fins may also be automatically changed in response to a change in the air flow direction as manifested by a rise in the temperature of the heat sink or the heat-generating member. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138263 | Real-Time Flexible Vehicle Control Apparatus - An apparatus on an integrated circuit provides a real-time flexible interface between inputs from a vehicle components and outputs to the vehicle control components. The functions comprises of a programmable interconnection matrix, engine sensors and a control interface. Both engine sensors and control functions comprise of fixed hardwired functions and a customization hardware area. The apparatus therefore provides means for flexible powertrain events control target for the next generation of low-polluting power trains of vehicles. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138264 | AUTOMOTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD TO UTILIZE INTERNAL GEOMETRY OF SENSOR POSITION WITH RESPECT TO REAR WHEEL AXIS - A navigation system and method to utilize the internal geometry of the sensor position with respect to the vehicle's rear-wheel axis for maintaining high positioning accuracy even when GPS signals are lost for a long period of time are disclosed. One aspect is to use an analytical condition derived from a vehicle's mechanical condition so-called Ackermann Steering Geometry for enhancement in navigation accuracy. The analytical condition is a relationship between the vehicle's lateral directional velocity, the distance of the sensor position with respect to the rear wheel axis, and the angular rate with respect to the vehicle's z-axis. Another aspect is to incorporate the distance of the sensor position with respect to the rear wheel axis into the INS and Kalman filter's states as an auxiliary parameter. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138265 | MOBILE TERMINAL, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS MOUNTED IN CAR AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - An image display apparatus mounted in a car includes a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from a mobile terminal, and a controller configured to control the communication unit to receive information for requesting status information of the car, in which the image display apparatus is mounted, from the mobile terminal, to generate car status information according to the received information for requesting the status information of the car, to control the communication unit to transmit the generated car status information to the mobile terminal. The car status information includes at least one of driving information, speed information and fuel information of the car. According to a mobile terminal, an image display apparatus mounted in a car and a data processing method using the same, it is possible to efficiently transmit car status information between the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138266 | Steering Communication Device, Steered-Object Communication Device And Steering Communication System - The present invention provides a steering communication system being able to individually obtain a telemetry data from a steered-object communication devices mounted on the steered-object. An arbitrary identification number assigned to a plurality of steered-object communication devices mounted on a steered-object at the time of pairing-setup is associated with the equipment ID of a pairing object. When performing transmission request of a telemetry data, a steering signal adding the transmission request information and the own identification number is transmitted. The steered-object communication device judges signal classification of the inputted control signal. When the steering signal adding transmission request information and the own identification number is inputted, the steered-object communication device transmits a telemetry data signal adding the telemetry data as an answer signal to a steering communication device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROBABLE CAUSE RELATING TO VEHICLE NON-COMPLIANCE - The present invention provides systems, methods and devices to generate an indication or signal by an indicator device of a vehicle that is detectable near the vehicle regarding one or more statuses of the vehicle, such as insurance policy, registration, crimes, wanted persons, etc. The indicator device may produce the indication or signal based on a control signal sent from a remote control system to the indicator device via a network and/or broadcast transmitter. The control system may determine the control signal and vehicle status based on information from external database(s). The indicator device may also receive local status information regarding the vehicle or any person associated with the vehicle. Such local status information may be sent back to the control system as a report signal, which may be stored in a remote database. The indicator signal or report signal may be detected by law enforcement near the vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138268 | MULTI CORE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT MULTI CORE MANAGER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized method for transmitting data between a multi core vehicle management system and a vehicle system. The method can include receiving, at a vehicle management system computer, a vehicle system request message from a requesting vehicle management system component. The requesting vehicle management system component can be one of a plurality of vehicle management system components, and the vehicle system request message can have a destination vehicle system component. The method can include generating a sanitized vehicle system request message based on the requesting vehicle management system component and the destination vehicle system component. The sanitized vehicle system request message can be transmitted to said destination vehicle system component. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138269 | MULTI CORE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized method for performing countermeasure transmission of decoy vehicle data. The method can include receiving a vehicle management data message from one of a plurality of vehicle management system components. The vehicle management data message can have data indicating at least one destination component, and the at least one destination component can include a civil transponder. The method can include transforming said vehicle management data message into a decoy vehicle management data message and transmitting the decoy flight management data message to at least one of the at least one destination component(s). | 2013-05-30 |
20130138270 | FLIGHT CONTROL LAWS FOR AUTOMATIC HOVER HOLD - A system and method to control hovering flight of a rotary aircraft. The system including a lateral speed hold loop, a longitudinal loop, a vertical control loop, and a directional loop. The method includes defining a first flight envelope having a first groundspeed threshold; defining a second flight envelope having a second groundspeed threshold, the second flight envelope being defined within the first envelope; engaging a hover hold with a control law hover hold architecture as the aircraft enters the first flight envelope; and engaging a position hold with a control law position hold architecture as the aircraft enters the second flight envelope. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138271 | DISTRIBUTED AVIONICS - A distributed avionics system arranged in an aerial vehicle for controlling at least one avionics function. A plurality of avionics processing subsystems are interconnected in a network. Each avionics processing subsystem includes a processor arranged to process at least one task so as to provide a set of data messages including at least one unit of data related to controlling the at least one avionics function on basis of provided input data, related to conditions of the at least one avionics function. A memory module is in operative connection with the processor and is arranged to store instructions for the processor to process the at least one task. At least one of the avionics processing subsystems is arranged to transmit at least one synchronization cycle start signal onto the network | 2013-05-30 |
20130138272 | INTERACTIVE DIALOG DEVICE BETWEEN AN OPERATOR OF AN AIRCRAFT AND A GUIDANCE SYSTEM OF SAID AIRCRAFT - The dialog device includes a display screen, on which are displayed three graphic representations, which are respectively associated with the three control axes of the aircraft, each of said graphic representations comprising a plurality of portions, each of which is associated with a guidance mode of the associated control axis, so that all the possible guidance modes of the guidance system are thus represented, this representation highlighting the fact that the guidance modes are active exclusively on a given guidance axis. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY HEADINGS DURING TAKEOFF ROLL - An aircraft system and method provide visual input to a pilot during takeoff roll. A runway centerline line vector is determined from a captured image, a displacement of the aircraft from the centerline line vector and an aircraft line vector are determined from the image based on the knowledge of sensor characteristics. The runway centerline line vector and the aircraft line vector are displayed to indicate a direction in which the pilot may change heading to maintain the aircraft on the runway. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138274 | Flight Control System Mode And Method Providing Aircraft Speed Control Through The Usage Of Momentary On-Off Control - A longitudinal control law is designed to optimize the flying qualities when aircraft is set to approach configuration, i.e. when the flap lever is set to the landing position and landing gears are locked down. Under such circumstances, the effort of trimming the aircraft speed can be extremely reduced by the usage of a momentary on-off switch or other control in the sidestick, instead of or in addition to a conventional trim up-down switch, making easier the task of airspeed selection by the pilot. This control law provides excellent handling qualities during approach and landing, with the benefit of not needing or using radio altimeter information in safety-critical applications. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138275 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING AN AIRCRAFT TO A REFERENCE POINT IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS - A method of visually guiding a pilot flying an aircraft using one or more conformal symbols whose position is dynamically updated throughout the guidance is provided herein. The method includes the following stages: determining a desired flight route of an aircraft, based on a user-selected maneuver; presenting to a pilot, on a display, at least one 3D visual symbol that is: (i) earth-space stabilized, and (ii) positioned along a future location along the desired route; computing an updated desired route based on repeatedly updated aircraft flight data that include at least one of: location, speed, and spatial angle, of the aircraft; and repeating the presenting of the at least one 3D visual symbol with its updated location along the updated desired route. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138276 | DISTANCE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE - There is provided a ranging system for a railway vehicle. The system includes a reflector disposed along a railway relative to a stopping point and a ranging unit disposed on the railway vehicle. The ranging unit includes a transceiver configured to transmit an outbound signal and receive a corresponding reflected signal from the reflector. The ranging unit also includes a data storage unit configured to store a reference distance between the reflector and the stopping point. The ranging unit also includes a processor configured to determine a measured distance between the railway vehicle and the reflector based on an elapsed time between the transmitting the outbound signal and receiving the reflected signal. The processor determines a distance between the railway vehicle and the stopping point based on the measured distance and the reference distance. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138277 | OVERHEAD RAIL GUIDED TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF - A method for implementing an overhead rail guided transport system includes the following steps: a vehicle transport system is provided, which includes an upper rail guided transport system, a lower rail guided transport system, a vehicle exchange equipment, and a plurality of vehicles operating in the upper and lower rail guided transport system; respective vehicle utilizing rates in the upper and lower rail guided transport systems are provided; the vehicle exchange equipment is used to interchange the vehicles respectively operating in the upper and lower rail guided transport systems in order to equilibrate the respective vehicle utilizing rates. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138278 | CONTROL METHOD FOR AERODYNAMIC BRAKE DEVICE - A control method for an aerodynamic brake device which can reduce a speed of a vehicle efficiently without affecting riding comfort or a vehicle is provided. A control method for an aerodynamic brake device includes at least aerodynamic brake plates provided in the front in the advancing direction of a railway vehicle from a center part of vehicles, driving portions and a brake controller for controlling advancing operations of the aerodynamic brake plates, and a speedometer for detecting a speed of the railway vehicle. The aerodynamic brake device controls the advancing operations of the aerodynamic brake plates in accordance with the speed of the railway vehicle by the speedometer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A vehicular energy management system (EMS) determines a net total power from a traction drive load, an auxiliary device load, and a regenerative power. If the net total power is a net supply power, the EMS causes regenerative power to be provided to a power source and energy source in a controlled manner to initially charge the power source to a desired state-of-charge (SOC) and then subsequently charge the energy source. If the net total power comprises a net power load, the EMS causes power to be drawn from the power source and the energy source, with a split of the power being drawn from the power source and the energy source being based on a magnitude of the net power load. The EMS adjusts/maintains the SOC set-point of the power source and the DC link voltage based on vehicle speed and relative altitude of travel of the vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138280 | ENGINE START STABILIZATION METHOD IN HYBRID POWER SYSTEM - An engine start stabilization method in a hybrid power system may include: attempting HSG-engine start that attempts to start an engine with an HSG belt; recognizing slipping of the HSG belt that determines whether the possibility of slipping of the HSG belt is high, and whether a condition revolution of the HSG and a crankshaft is suitable are checked, in the HSG-engine start; checking slipping of the HSG belt that attempts again the HSG-engine start, with the HSG-belt not slipping, when the possibility of slipping of the HSG belt is determined to be high, during a traveling state by using a driving motor when the HSG-engine start fails; and storing an HSG-belt slipping condition applied to determine whether the possibility of slipping of the HSG belt is high, and applies some of the stored condition values as prior values, when the HSG-engine is started after the engine is stopped. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138281 | DRIVE DEVICE AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A drive device and a drive control method for the electric bicycle are disclosed. The drive device of the electric bicycle is equipped with a power supply/storage unit, a compact motor, an inclination sensor, a brake actuation sensor, a pedal-rotating speed sensor and a drive control module. The drive device performs integrated calculations using the inclination information of the inclination sensor, the brake actuation information of the brake actuation sensor and the pedal-rotating speed information of the pedal-rotating speed sensor, so the drive control modules instructs the compact motor and the power supply/storage unit to quickly enter an auxiliary drive mode for rotating wheels of the electric bicycle, or to enter an energy recovery mode for storing electrical energy generated by the compact motor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138282 | BATTERY CHARGING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE AND THE HYBRID VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A battery charging method for a hybrid vehicle and the hybrid vehicle using the same are disclosed. The hybrid vehicle includes an engine and a motor as power source and includes the battery in which electrical energy for driving the motor is stored. The method and system may include: determining whether the battery needs to be charged while the vehicle is stopped; transitioning a transmission to a neutral position (N position) when the battery needs to be charged; starting the engine and engaging an engine clutch to connect the engine with the motor so that the motor generates electrical energy via power from the engine. The electrical energy generated by the motor is then stored in the battery accordingly. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138283 | HYBRID POWER TRAIN FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a hybrid power train for a vehicle that includes an engine driving shaft and a transmission driving shaft that are disposed concentrically a first motor generator in which a first rotor is connected to the engine driving shaft through a first clutch; a second motor generator in which a second rotor is connected to the first motor generator through a second clutch. The second rotor is also connected with the transmission driving shaft, and a torsion damper is disposed between the first clutch and an engine. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138284 | VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST TWO SINGLE-WHEEL DRIVE UNITS - A vehicle has at least two drive wheels which can be driven in each case by single-wheel drive units which are in particular of structurally identical dimensions and which can be actuated by means of a control device control device determines a target torque which, in a torque distribution unit, can be divided into a first target torque for the first drive unit and a second target torque for the second drive unit. The torque distribution unit is assigned an adjustment unit by means of which the first and/or the second target torque can be corrected with an adjustment factor which can be determined as a function of a torque difference, arising owing to manufacturing and/or component tolerances, between the drive units | 2013-05-30 |
20130138285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE - Systems and methods are disclosed for energy management by receiving parameters from commercial building energy system components; optimizing models of system components; optimizing for selected objective functions; generating an optimal operation schedule for the system components; analyzing economic and environmental impacts and optimizing operations of electric vehicles (EVs) for mobile energy storage in commercial buildings. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138286 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID AUTOMOBILE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention suppresses a battery temperature increase while suppressing a decrease in battery SOC. The present invention has: a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the battery; and a hybrid ECU that, when the temperature sensor has detected a battery temperature that is equal to or exceeds a predetermined temperature, controls in a manner so that an engine and an electric motor are connected during regenerative power generation during deceleration. The hybrid ECU sets the predetermined temperature in accordance with the gear stage number during hybrid vehicle deceleration. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138287 | VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A HYBRID VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION UNIT OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a vehicle ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130138288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MASS OF A VEHICLE - A vehicle system and method that estimates or approximates the mass of a vehicle so that a more accurate vehicle mass estimate can be made available to other vehicle systems, such as an adaptive cruise control (ACC) system or an automated lane change (LCX) system. In an exemplary embodiment, the method compares an actual acceleration of the vehicle to an expected acceleration while the vehicle is under the control of an automated acceleration event. The difference between these two acceleration values, along with other potential input, may then be used to approximate the actual mass of the vehicle in a way that takes into account items such as passengers, cargo, fuel, etc. Once an accurate vehicle mass estimate is generated, the method may make this estimate available to other vehicle components, devices, modules, systems, etc. so that their performance can be improved. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138289 | Planter Monitor System and Method - A planter monitor system and method that provides an operator with near real-time data concerning yield robbing events and the economic cost associated with such yield robbing events so as to motivate the operator to take prompt corrective action. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138290 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING UNINTENDED DRIVE TRAIN RESPONSES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE DRIVE UNIT - A method for recognizing unintended drive train responses of a motor vehicle includes at least one drive unit, in which at least one input variable of the motor vehicle and/or of the drive unit is input into the drive train, and at least one output variable is measured at the motor vehicle and/or the drive unit. In order to recognize an unintended drive train response early, the at least one input variable is supplied to a dynamic model which at least partially simulates the drive train of the motor vehicle, the dynamic model determining, based on the at least one input variable, at least one model output variable which is compared to the at least one measured output variable, and an unintended drive train response being deduced if there is a difference between the measured output variable and the model output variable. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138291 | REGENERATION DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of monitoring an exhaust treatment system of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: determining a modeled resistance of exhaust flow in the exhaust treatment system; determining a measured resistance of exhaust flow in the exhaust treatment system; evaluating the modeled resistance and the measured resistance to determine a fault status; and generating at least one of a warning signal and a message based on the fault status. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138292 | Method And Device Of Calculating Aircraft Braking Friction And Other Relating Landing Performance Parameters Based On The Data Received From Aircraft's On Board Flight Data Management System - This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the calculation of aircraft braking friction and other relating landing parameters, including but not limited to aircraft braking action, aircraft takeoff distance, aircraft landing distance, runway surface conditions and runway surface friction based on the data collected by and available in the aircraft Flight Data Recorder (FDR) or other flight data management system, for example, the Quick Access Recorder (QAR), to provide all involved personnel in the ground operations of an airport and airline operations, including but not limited to aircraft pilots, airline operation officers and airline managers as well as airport operators, managers and maintenance crews, with the most accurate and most recent information on the true aircraft landing performance parameters to help better and more accurate safety and economical decision making. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138293 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING - A method, program and system to establish tyre monitoring of an auxiliary vehicle ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130138294 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a bracket attached at a windshield of a vehicle and a housing mounted to the bracket and an imager disposed in the housing. The imager may include (i) a two-dimensional CMOS photosensor array of photosensor elements and/or (ii) a lens. With the housing mounted to the bracket attached at the vehicle windshield, the imager views to the exterior of the vehicle through the vehicle windshield at a region of the windshield that may be swept by a windshield wiper of the vehicle. The photosensor array is operable to capture image data. A control includes an image processor disposed in the housing. The image processor includes a digital signal processor. The driver assistance system identifies objects viewed by the imager via processing by the image processor of captured image data. A spectral filter may be disposed between the photosensor array and the lens. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138295 | BICYCLE USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A bicycle is disclosed having a control system with a user interface and an active suspension system. The control system includes a one or more sensors arranged to measure and transmit a signal indicative of the terrain over which the bicycle is being ridden. The active suspension system includes a valve box that is fluidly coupled to each chamber of the lower cylinder. An orifice in the valve box is changed in size in response to a signal from a sensor associated with the front wheel that changes the response of the suspension system due to changing terrain conditions. The user interface includes a selection device mounted to the handlebars that allows the user to change parameters of the active suspension system during operation of the bicycle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138296 | VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - An acceleration sensor is attached to a rack housing. A FFT processing unit converts a signal output from the acceleration sensor, which is a time-domain signal, into a frequency-domain signal. An inverse input vibration component extraction unit extracts a signal, of which the frequency (f) falls within a predetermined range (fL≦f≦fH (fH>fL)) and of which the power density (ρ) falls within a predetermined range (ρL≦ρ≦ρH (ρH>ρL)), from the frequency-domain signal obtained by the FFT processing unit. An IFFT processing unit converts the frequency-domain signal extracted by the inverse input vibration component extraction unit into a time-domain signal (estimated inverse input vibration). | 2013-05-30 |
20130138297 | HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A damping control unit sets a damping torque command value that corresponds to a steering angular velocity when a direction of a detected steering torque is a turning direction, a magnitude of the detected steering torque is larger than or equal to a first threshold, a direction of the steering angular velocity is a returning direction and a magnitude of the steering angular velocity is higher than or equal to a second threshold. An addition unit adds the damping torque command value generated by the damping control unit to a basic assist torque command value set by a basic assist torque command value setting unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STEERING TORQUE ASSISTANCE TO AN ELECTRICALLY-POWERED STEERING APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE - A system for providing steering torque assistance to an electrically-powered steering apparatus comprises a torque assistance motor coupled to the steering apparatus. A steering controller is configured to cause the torque assistance motor to apply a commanded level of steering torque assistance to the steering apparatus. The steering controller is configured to determine the commanded level of steering torque assistance based on a product of a scheduled level of steering torque assistance and a torque assistance scale factor, wherein the scheduled level of steering torque assistance is determined from a scheduled torque assistance characteristic having a nominal assist. The steering controller is configured to determine a scaled assist based on feedback from one or more safety sensors; and the torque assistance scale factor is determined as a ratio of the scaled assist and the nominal assist. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138299 | POWER STEERING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SENSING MOISTURE - A power steering apparatus includes: a torque sensor for detecting a steering torque applied to a steering wheel and outputting a torque signal corresponding to the steering torque; a speed sensor for detecting a speed of a vehicle and outputting a speed signal corresponding to the speed of the vehicle; a humidity sensor for outputting a humidity signal corresponding to a humidity of an interior of the power steering apparatus; and an electronic control unit for receiving the humidity signal from the humidity sensor, and for, when a measured humidity is an reference value or higher, generating a motor current signal for supplying an assistant steering force smaller than an assistant force set in response to the torque signal and the speed signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138300 | VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - In a vehicle steering system, when a sensor malfunction determination unit detects a malfunction of a rotation angle sensor, the sensor malfunction determination unit changes a control mode from a first control mode to a second control mode. In the second control mode, an actual rotor angle (mechanical angle) (θ | 2013-05-30 |
20130138301 | ACCESSORY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An accessory system for a vehicle includes an accessory disposed at and behind a windshield of the vehicle and a control having digital circuitry and a microcontroller. The accessory includes a forward facing camera that views through the windshield. The microcontroller may control at least one of (i) the forward facing camera, (ii) an actuator of the vehicle, (iii) a garage door opener of the vehicle, (iv) an electro-optic rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, (v) a digital sound processor of the vehicle, (vi) a display of the vehicle and (vii) lighting of the vehicle. The control is operable to at least one of send data to and receive data from at least one other accessory or system of the vehicle via a vehicle network of the vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138302 | BICYCLE SEAT POSITION INDICATOR - A bicycle seat position indicator has a controller and an indicating device. The controller provides an output signal indicative of a current height position of an adjustable bicycle seatpost. The indicating device is operatively coupled to the controller to receive the output signal and provide information representing the current height position of the adjustable bicycle seatpost based on the output signal from the controller. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138303 | DOOR ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE DOOR - A method of controlling the operation of a door of a vehicle relative to a door frame of the vehicle is provided. The position of the door is sensed and a door open command or a door close command is received. Opening or closing of the door at preselected speeds is initiated based on the command received. The length of time that the open command or close command is continuously received is then determined. The door is moved at a relatively slow speed for a predetermined initial time period and after the predetermined initial time period has ended the door is moved at a relatively faster speed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138304 | SNOW GROOMER AND RELATIVE CONTROL METHOD - A snow groomer having a frame; an attachment connected movably to the frame; a hydraulic assembly having an actuator configured to position the attachment, and a valve configured to control the actuator; a variable-flow pump configured to supply the hydraulic assembly; and a control system configured to calculate the total flow rate demand of the hydraulic assembly, and configured to control the variable-flow pump as a function of the total flow rate demand, so delivery by the variable-flow pump equals the total flow rate demand. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138305 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A method of controlling a digging operation of an industrial machine. The industrial machine includes a dipper, a hoist rope attached to the dipper, a hoist motor moving the hoist rope and the dipper, and a computer having a controller. The method includes monitoring a speed of the hoist motor, determining an acceleration rate of the hoist motor, comparing the acceleration rate of the hoist motor to a threshold reverse factor, determining an impact situation when the acceleration rate is less than the threshold reverse factor, and sending a reverse torque control command signal to the hoist motor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138306 | TORQUE TRANSFER MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IN A VEHICLE LAUNCH OPERATION - A powertrain for a vehicle is provided having an engine, a transmission, a torque transfer mechanism, a hydraulic fluid circuit, and a transmission control module. The torque transfer mechanism includes a hydraulic fluid pump and is drivingly connected to an output member of the engine and an output member of the torque transfer mechanism is drivingly connected to the input member of the transmission. The hydraulic fluid circuit has a hydraulic valve in communication with the first fluid port of the hydraulic fluid pump. The transmission control module include a control logic for operating the powertrain during a vehicle launch event. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138307 | Drop Box for Powertrain - An output transfer group, or drop box, can include a housing and a gear transfer train, rotatably supported within the housing, that includes an input gear adapted for enmeshing engagement with a transmission output shaft and a gear transfer output shaft that is rotatable upon rotation of the input gear. A coupler can be provided that includes a hub rotatively coupled with the gear transfer output shaft, a bearing carrier, a coupler output shaft rotatively coupled to the bearing carrier, and a coupling mechanism rotatively coupled to the bearing carrier. The coupling mechanism can be movable between an engaged position, wherein the coupling mechanism is rotatively coupled to the hub, and a disengaged position, wherein the coupling mechanism is disengaged from the hub. A solenoid can be arranged with the coupling mechanism to selectively move the coupling mechanism from the disengaged position to the engaged position. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138308 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - A control device of a motor vehicle for controlling a gear change in a transmission of the motor vehicle by generating control signals for transmission shift elements utilized during a gear change. If a gear increment of the gear change to be performed is greater than two gears, and/or if the driver activates a sport gear shift program, and/or if a detection device detects a sporty type of driver, and/or if the driver actuates a kickdown of an accelerator pedal, and/or if the driver actuates the accelerator pedal with a temporal gradient that is greater than a defined limit, the control device generates control signals for the shift elements, being utilized for performing the gear change, with an interruption of tractive force, and the control device, in all other instances, generates control signals for the shift elements, being utilized for performing the gear change, without interrupting the tractive force. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138309 | SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS OF CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - In a shift control apparatus of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) configured to steplessly vary a torque, the control apparatus employs an acceleration intention determination section for determining the presence or absence of a driver's acceleration intention, a shift mode setting section for setting a shift-control mode from a normal mode to an acceleration mode in the presence of the driver's acceleration intention, a shift speed setting section for setting a shift speed based on a target transmission ratio and a vehicle speed, and a shift control section for controlling a shift of the CVT. Also provided is a shift speed correction section for correcting the shift speed for an initial downshift in the acceleration mode to a shift speed slower than the shift speed set by the shift speed setting section, only when a demanded degree of the driver's acceleration intention is small. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138310 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A power transmission apparatus includes a continuously variable transmission, a clutch, a drive condition determination device, an input torque calculator, a belt transfer torque calculator, and a clutch transfer torque controller. The continuously variable transmission includes a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt. The clutch transfer torque controller controls a transfer torque of the clutch so that the transfer torque of the clutch is higher than or equal to an input torque calculated by the input torque calculator and is lower than a transfer torque of the belt calculated by the belt transfer torque calculator if it is determined that the vehicle is under a drive condition. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138311 | OIL PUMP CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - Noise may be prevented from being generated while providing smooth shift operability by preventing the overshoot phenomenon in which rpm of the electric oil pump is unexpectedly increased as the load decreases at the time when shifting ends in controlling the rpm of the electric oil pump to increase in order to increase the line pressure of the transmission as the shifting operation from step N to step D is performed in the hybrid vehicle having the electric oil pump. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138312 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FORWARD-GUIDING DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a forward-guiding driver assist system, in particular an ACC system, in a motor vehicle having a clutch pedal as a driver-operated actuator for manually operating a clutch and an additional clutch actuator includes the steps of performing with the driver assist system at least one driving intervention for controlling the speed of the motor vehicle, determining a desired clutch slip, when controlling the speed, and controlling the additional clutch actuator for automatically disengaging and engaging the clutch commensurate with the determined clutch slip. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138313 | COASTING CONTROL DEVICE - A coasting control device capable of avoiding coasting control during running on road having a small coefficient of friction between a tire and a road surface (“low μ roads”) includes a low μ road running recognition unit which recognizes that a vehicle is running on a low μ road and a unit for prohibiting coasting control during low μ road running when the low μ road running recognition unit recognizes that the vehicle is running on a low μ road. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138314 | POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a vehicle with the capability of estimating its position. An exemplary vehicle comprises a positioning unit configured to operate in a first mode for communicating with one or more first radio-responsive devices and operate in a second mode for communicating with one or more second radio responsive devices. The positioning unit is configured to estimate a coarse position of the vehicle based on data received from the first transceiver, and estimate a fine position of the vehicle based on data received from the second transceiver. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138315 | POWER WHEELCHAIR AND BRAKE CONTROL METHOD OF THE POWER WHEELCHAIR - In a brake control method of a power wheelchair, the power wheelchair includes an electronic gradienter, a brake sensor, a brake apparatus, and a brake controller. The electronic gradienter detects stability data of the power wheelchair to obtain a gradient angle and a gradient direction of the power wheelchair. When the gradient angle does not exceed a safety angle range, the brake controller controls the brake apparatus to brake the power wheelchair, and the brake sensor detects braking data of the power wheelchair. The method calculates a braking strength value for braking each wheel of the power wheelchair according to the gradient angle and the gradient direction of the power wheelchair when the brake operation on the power wheelchair is improper. The brake controller adjusts the brake apparatus to brake the power wheelchair according to the braking strength value of each of the wheels. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138316 | Brake Control Apparatus - A brake control apparatus includes a parking-brake mechanism configured to apply braking force to left and right wheels of one of front and rear of a vehicle by a switching operation of a driver; a braking-force generating section configured to apply braking force independently to the wheels in accordance with a state of the vehicle; a moving-state judging section configured to judge whether or not the vehicle is moving; and a braking-force control unit configured to control the braking-force generating section. The braking-force control unit includes a braking-force cooperative control section configured to restrict an actuation of the parking-brake mechanism and to cause the braking-force generating section to generate braking force in a case that the parking-brake mechanism is required to be actuated by the switching operation when the moving-state judging section determines that the vehicle is moving. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138317 | METHOD OF MANAGING PARKING BRAKING IN A BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE FITTED WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES - The invention relates to a method of managing parking braking in a braking system for a vehicle fitted with at least one electric brake including at least one electric actuator having a pusher actuated by an electric motor for selectively applying a force against friction elements of the brake, the method comprising the steps of:
| 2013-05-30 |
20130138318 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ROAD MU AND DRIVE FORCE - The vehicle described herein employs a mu logic module. The mu logic module monitors vehicle operating conditions, and based on those operating conditions determines a road surface mu in response to a wheel slip event. The road surface mu is then used to determine a drive force to minimize or control the wheel slip event. The mu logic module continually monitors and adjusts the drive force provided to at least one of the wheels to maximize the applied drive force, while stabilizing and controlling wheel slip events to ensure safe operation of a vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138319 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A LONGITUDINALLY GUIDING DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method for operating a longitudinally guiding driver assist system of a motor vehicle, wherein a comfort curve speed is determined as a function of curve data, wherein the curve data are commensurate with at least one curve to be driven through next by the motor vehicle, wherein a target speed is determined as a function of the curve comfort speed at a defined point of the curve, and wherein the speed of the motor vehicle is adjusted as a function of at least the target speed of the motor vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138320 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control device, a vehicle control system and a traffic control system are provided, in which it is possible to execute generating a parameter associated with a driving state of a vehicle, the parameter being variable on the basis of acquired predetermined information, and predetermined control for carrying out at least one of drive control over the vehicle based on the parameter and provision of information to a driver to assist achieving the parameter with driving operation. The predetermined information is the percentage of predetermined vehicles that are able to execute the predetermined control. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138321 | VEHICLE'S TRAVEL STATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS, VEHICLE'S TRAVEL STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle's travel state determination apparatus includes a vehicle speed detection portion that detects speed of the vehicle and outputs speed information; a threshold value output portion that outputs a threshold value based on the speed information; a power source stop detection portion that detects a stop of a power source of the vehicle and outputs power source stop information; and a travel state determination portion that determines a travel state of the vehicle based on the power source stop information and the threshold value. The travel state determination portion determines the travel state of the vehicle on the basis of the threshold value and the elapsed time that follows output of the power source stop information. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138322 | FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE - In one aspect, a digital engine control system for an aircraft engine is provided. The control system includes a selection unit, the selection unit including a monitoring module configured to determine a measurement of the speed of rotation of the engine from the output signal from one or more protection sensors and to compare the or each speed measurement determined by the selection unit with speed measurements supplied by electronic control units to determine an operating state of each electronic control unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138323 | ISG SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The ISG (Idle Stop & Go) system may include a vehicle information receiving unit receiving a vehicle information, and a control unit including an ISG operation logic which performs an idle stop when a preset idle stop condition is satisfied and restarts the engine when a preset restart condition of the engine is satisfied, and an ISG deactivation determination logic which determines whether a preset ISG deactivation condition is satisfied or not, based on the accumulated number of determinations that the idle stop condition is not satisfied, the accumulated number of idle stops, and the accumulated number of determinations that a performance time of the idle stop is smaller than a preset idle stop retention time, and deactivates the ISG operation logic when the ISG deactivation condition is satisfied. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138324 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a control device for an internal combustion engine including: a first control subject | 2013-05-30 |
20130138325 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FOR GDI ENGINE - A method of controlling a low-pressure fuel pump for a GDI engine includes setting predetermined driving conditions that affect a drivability of the GDI engine in situations that are generated in a vehicle in which the GDI engine is mounted, open-loop controlling the low-pressure fuel pump when one or more of the predetermined driving conditions occur, and when none of the predetermined driving conditions occurs, close-loop controlling the low-pressure fuel pump according to a signal from a fuel pressure sensor such that a target fuel pressure provided from an engine controller is pursued. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138326 | Air/Fuel Ratio Controller and Control Method - An air/fuel ratio controller ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130138327 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the invention is to provide a technology that enables to make the feed pressure as low as possible without inviting a misfire or a deviation of the air-fuel ratio, in a fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine equipped with a low pressure fuel pump and a high pressure fuel pump. According to the invention, to achieve the object, in a fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine in which fuel discharged from a low pressure fuel pump is supplied to a fuel injection valve with its pressure boosted by a high pressure fuel pump, while a lowering process of lowering feed pressure or the discharge pressure of a the low pressure fuel pump, the lowering process is suspended and restarted with reference to the tendency of change in an integral term used in a proportional-integral control of the duty cycle of the high pressure fuel pump. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138328 | START CONTROL DEVICE OF COMPRESSION SELF-IGNITION ENGINE - A start control device of a compression self-ignition engine is provided. The device includes: a determining module for determining whether a piston of a compression-stroke-in-stop cylinder that is stopped on a compression stroke according to an automatic stop is within a specific range set on a bottom dead center side of a predetermined reference stop position; an injection control module for controlling each fuel injection valve to inject fuel into the compression-stroke-in-stop cylinder first after the piston of the compression-stroke-in-stop cylinder is determined to be stopped within the specific range and the engine restart condition is satisfied; and an in-cylinder pressure estimating module for estimating an in-cylinder pressure of the compression-stroke-in-stop cylinder at a first top dead center on the compression stroke in the restart, where the piston of the compression-stroke-in-stop cylinder reaches after the restart starts. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138329 | FUEL INJECTION AMOUNT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection amount control apparatus of an embodiment according to the present invention comprises an air-fuel ratio sensor | 2013-05-30 |