| 23rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
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| 20090143915 | Environmental control system - A system for providing outside air to a space for dilution of contaminants within the space. The system includes an air handler that supplies a flow of outside air to the space and an occupancy detector that calculates the occupancy of people in the space. Also included is a processor that determines a flow rate set point for the outside air for the space based on the occupancy in the space, the floor area of the space, and the flow of outside air supplied by the air handler. An air flow controller is provided that modulates the air flow from the air handler to the space. An open protocol network is connected to the air handler, the occupancy detector, and the air flow controller, and the processor dynamically calculates the outdoor air flow rate set point. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143916 | HVAC CONTROLLER HAVING A PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT ELEMENT WITH A QUALITATIVE INDICATOR - An HVAC controller is described that is configured to be more intuitive and user friendly to program and operate than convention HVAC controllers. In some instances, the HVAC controller may include a touch screen interface that provides greater flexibility in displaying information to the user and/or soliciting information from the user. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143917 | Residential Environmental Management Control System Interlink - Various ways of expanding the capability, practicality and/or convenience of residential environmental management systems are contemplated. In one embodiment, a residential environmental management system may include a first master control, a second master control and an interlink operably connected to the first and second master controls. The system may further include a user interface that is operably connected to the interlink. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AN HVAC CONTROLLER - An HVAC controller is described that is configured to be more intuitive and user friendly to program and operate than convention HVAC controllers. In some instances, the HVAC controller may include a touch screen interface that provides greater flexibility in displaying information to the user and/or soliciting information from the user. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143919 | Suppression of Vibrations - Disclosed are a method and a device for suppressing vibrations ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143920 | DIMMER HAVING A MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED POWER SUPPLY - A two-wire load control device for control of power delivered to an electrical load from a source of AC voltage, comprising a first controllably conductive device adapted to be operatively coupled to the source of AC voltage and to the electrical load for controlling the power delivered to the load; a microprocessor coupled to the first controllably conductive device for controlling the first controllably conductive device; and a power supply adapted to be coupled to the source of AC voltage and coupled to the microprocessor for generating a DC voltage to power the microprocessor, the power supply including an energy storage element and a second controllably conductive device for controllably storing energy in the energy storage element; wherein the microprocessor is operatively coupled to the second controllably conductive device to control the second controllably conductive device. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143921 | Generalized Predictive Control (Gpc) Based Position Control Method for an Axle - An instantaneous actual position value, an instantaneous desired position value and future desired position values as well as, for each future desired position value, a value which is characteristic of the temporal offset between said future desired position value and the respective immediately preceding desired position value are predefined for a position controller for an axle. The position controller uses a model of the axle to determine an instantaneous manipulated variable and a respective expected manipulated variable and an expected actual position value for the future desired position values. It determines the instantaneous manipulated variable, the expected manipulated variables and the expected actual position values in such a manner that a total deviation of the instantaneous actual position value and the expected actual position values from the corresponding desired position values is optimized in accordance with a predetermined assessment function. It drives the axle in accordance with the instantaneous manipulated variable. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143922 | Power distribution system - A power distribution system is provided having a power source configured to generate a power output. The power distribution system also has an available power module configured to determine a total available power generated by the power source. In addition, the power distribution system has one or more parasitic power request modules configured to receive a request for power from an associated parasitic device and one or more non-parasitic power request modules configured to receive a request for power from an associated non-parasitic device. The power distribution system further has a power distribution module configured to cause the distribution of power among the parasitic and non-parasitic devices. The power distributed among the non-parasitic devices is the power remaining after the parasitic devices receive their requested power. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143923 | Arrangement and Method for Monitoring Shipping Containers - Arrangement for monitoring the weight of a shipping container includes a strain gage-based sensor system arranged to obtain information about the weight of a container and comprising one or more strain gage weight sensors for measuring weight at a mounting location, a wireless communication system arranged to receive the weight measured by the weight sensors and process the received weight into an indication of the weight of the shipping container or the weight of contents therein, and a wireless interrogator controlled by a processor to initiate a transmission of the weight measured by the weight sensors to the communication system. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143924 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARBITRATING SENSOR AND ACTUATOR SIGNALS IN A MULTI-CHANNEL CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for arbitrating sensor and actuator signals in various devices. One system includes input/output (I/O) circuitry, redundant computation circuits coupled to the I/O circuitry, and an arbitration circuit coupled between the I/O circuitry and the redundant computation circuits. The I/O circuitry is configured to be coupled to multiple non-redundant systems, and the redundant computation circuits are configured to be coupled to one of multiple system buses. One such device is an aircraft including multiple non-redundant systems and a plurality of system buses that are configured to transmit redundant messages to the non-redundant systems. A method includes receiving notice that redundant control signals have been received by multiple computation circuits, determining the health of each computation circuit, selecting a computation circuit from which to receive a control signal based on its health level, and transmitting the control signal from the selected computation circuit to I/O circuitry. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143925 | ROBUST CONTROL EFFECTOR ALLOCATION - Method and apparatus is disclosed which allocates the execution of a commanded vehicle maneuver among the vehicle's control effectors capable of affecting such maneuver, with consideration given to the possible nonlinear and/or non-monotonic effects each control effector's displacement may have on the vehicle and on each other's performance. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143926 | Method and apparatus for tracking center of gravity of air vehicle - The method and apparatus for tracking a center of gravity (COG) of an air vehicle provides a precise calculation and updating of the COG by disposing a plurality of acceleration measuring devices on a circumference of one or more rings in a manner that establishes redundancy in acceleration measurement. A multivariable time-space adaptive technique is provided within a high speed digital signal processor (DSP) to calculate and update the position of the COG. The system provides the capability of executing a procedure that reduces dispersion in estimating angular velocities and lateral accelerations of a moving vehicle and corrects the vehicle's estimated angular velocities and lateral accelerations. In addition, a consistency check of the measured values from the acceleration measuring devices is performed to assist in fault detection and isolation of a faulty accelerometer in the system. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143927 | System and method for dispatching by exception - A system and method for controlling the movement of plural trains over a rail network, where the rail network is divided into at least one control area with a dispatcher assigned to manage the movement of trains in a control area by predicting the occurrence of events along the network based on the movement plan and prompting the dispatcher to provide information or take specified actions relating to the predicted events. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143928 | Method & apparatus for an interlocking control device - A distributed interlocking device, architecture and process are disclosed, and are based on segregating the vital logic for a signal installation by type of signal equipment. A plurality of intelligent signal devices is disclosed, wherein each intelligent signal device is used to control a basic signal unit. In turn, a signal unit includes a set of signal apparatuses that are geographically and logically interrelated. An intelligent signal device receives data related to the states of other signal devices, determines and controls its own operational states, and communicates its own operational states to other devices. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143929 | Multi-mode charging system for an electric vehicle - A method and apparatus that allows the end user to optimize the performance of an all-electric or hybrid vehicle and its charging system for a desired mode of operation is provided. The system of the invention includes multiple charging/operational modes from which the user may select. Each charging/operational mode controls the cut-off voltage used during charging and the maintenance temperature of the battery pack. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143930 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A hybrid electric vehicle and method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle are disclosed. The method may include determining a vehicle operating condition of a hybrid electric vehicle, determining at least a phase of a primary alternating current, determining at least a phase of a driving current to be supplied to a motor of the hybrid electric vehicle on the basis of said operating condition, determining whether or not a phase of said primary alternating current is the same as a phase of a driving current, and supplying at least part of said primary alternating current from a generator to the motor via a second feed circuit when the phase of said primary alternating current is the same as the phase of said driving current. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143931 | MOBILE APPARATUS AND MOBILE APPARATUS SYSTEM - Mobile apparatuses capable of moving or acting autonomously, without contacting each other, in an environment where movements of the mobile apparatuses are not managed by a server are provided. In a robot functioning as a first mobile apparatus, it is recognized that an object corresponds to a second mobile apparatus, and based on this recognition, a target trajectory is searched for and determined. Further, the first mobile apparatus causes another robot functioning as the second mobile apparatus to recognize a part or a whole of the target trajectory. In the second mobile apparatus, the part or the whole of the target trajectory of the first mobile apparatus is recognized, and based on this recognition, a target trajectory that the second mobile apparatus should follow is searched for and determined. This allows the mobile apparatuses to move along their respective target trajectories to avoid contact with each other. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143932 | MOBILE APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A mobile apparatus capable of moving or acting autonomously while flexibly avoiding contact with a moving object in accordance with various situations is provided. In a case where a second safety condition is not satisfied because, e.g., a first target trajectory cannot be found, a second target trajectory causing a first spatial element to approach the boundary of an element passing region is searched for and determined. A robot autonomously approaches the boundary of the passable region in accordance with the second target trajectory determined as a provisional target trajectory, and stops at the position corresponding to the end point of the second target trajectory. Such movement of the robot along the second target trajectory increases the space, making it possible to prompt an object to move through the space. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143933 | Detection device for side collision of vehicle and passenger protection system having the same - A detection device for side collision of a vehicle includes: an outer plate of a vehicle side door; an inner plate of the side door arranged separately from the outer plate; a reinforcing member arranged between the outer plate and the inner plate and having a bending rigidity higher than a bending rigidity of the outer plate; a detection subject member provided by at least one of the inner plate and a member fixed to the inner plate; a sensor detecting a separate distance between the detection subject member and the reinforcing member; and a determination element determining that the vehicle collides with an object based on an output value of the sensor. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143934 | Eco-drive support device and method - An eco-drive support device that notifies a driver of the eco-friendliness of a vehicle driving operation being performed by the driver includes: an operating unit that calculates eco-drive support information that indicates the eco-friendliness of the vehicle driving operation being performed by the driver; and a notification control unit that controls a notifying unit to notify the driver of the eco-drive support information, if there is a request from an input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information. In this device, the notification control unit controls the notifying unit to notify the driver of the eco-drive support information though there is not a request from the input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information, if a predetermined condition for providing the eco-drive support information is satisfied. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143935 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY MODULE OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A remote monitoring system for a battery module of an electric vehicle timely monitors the battery module of the electric vehicle mainly through a detection recorder provided in the electric vehicle. The detection recorder records the physical and electrical variables of the battery module and sends the data to the remote system through a communication unit. If the recorded data contains an abnormal condition of the battery module, the remote system wirelessly sends a signal through the telecommunication equipment; for example, through a wireless base station, a message telling a fault is sent to the receiving end of the user who in advance registers, reminding the user of overhauling the vehicle as soon as possible or inform the user of the vehicle's condition for the car owner's driving safety. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143936 | GPS-based system and method for controlling vehicle characteristics based on terrain - System and method for controlling vehicle operating characteristics. The method includes receiving, at a vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data, and, based on the received GPS data, determining the vehicle's location. The method also identifies terrain map information associated with the vehicle's determined location and determines a terrain based on the terrain map information. The method then modifies one or more vehicle operating characteristics based on the determined terrain. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143937 | GPS-based traction control system using wirelessly received weather data - System and method for controlling vehicle operating characteristics. The method includes receiving, at a vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data, and, based on the received GPS data, determining the vehicle's location. The method then modifies one or more vehicle operating characteristics based on the determined weather characteristics associated with the determined location. The characteristics may include a suspension dampening characteristic, a spring rate characteristic, ABS braking characteristics, stability control system characteristics, a seat shock absorber characteristic, etc. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143938 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus is provided for suppressing the effect on the steering wheel of external interference inputted from the tie rod. The apparatus includes first and second output units for outputting first and second control amounts in accordance with the outputted torque signal, except in a dead zone thereof, respectively. The apparatus also includes gain data output units for, when the torque signal, a steering angular velocity, and a vehicle speed are within predetermined ranges, outputting gain data respectively. Steering operation is assisted by an electric motor driven on the basis of the first and second control amounts and the gain data, which afford a control signal to the motor. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143939 | Method and apparatus for maintaining instantaneous center for rotation of load transporter - A vehicle maneuvering system and method are provided. The system includes an input device coupled to a first vehicle and a processor. The processor is configured to determine if the first vehicle is a master vehicle or a slave vehicle to a second vehicle. If the first vehicle is the master vehicle, the processor determines an instantaneous center of rotation based at least partly upon an input received from the input device. If the first vehicle is the slave vehicle, the instantaneous center of rotation is received by the first vehicle. The system also includes a controller configured to position a wheel unit of the first vehicle with the path of the wheel unit being perpendicular to a line passing through the center of the wheel unit and the instantaneous center of rotation. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143940 | Steering control for a vehicle - A control system for steering at least one vehicle including a first plurality of sensors operably coupled to a respective wheel of the vehicle, a second plurality of sensors operably coupled to a respective input device, and a vehicle controller. The vehicle controller is operably coupled to the sensors and each respective wheel for controlling the velocity of each wheel to achieve a desired speed and direction based on the data signals received from the sensors. The vehicle controller controls the velocity of each wheel independently to achieve the desired speed and direction of the vehicle. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143941 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes a steering wheel, such as an steering wheel, an adjusting device, a sensor and a control unit. The steering wheel may be actuated by the hand of an operator to set a state variable of the vehicle. The adjusting device applies a force to the steering wheel. A sensor senses a variable representing a state variable of the vehicle and transmits a sensor signal to the control unit. The control unit determines a state variable of the current operating state of the vehicle. The control unit, depending on the current operating state of the vehicle, controls the adjusting device so that a predetermined force is applied to the steering wheel, in order to make the operator aware of an unsafe operating condition. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143942 | STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM - A steering control system is connectable to a motor configured to control a steering and a LAN (Local Area Network) and is allowed to receive a control signal for controlling said motor from the LAN is received. The steering control system includes: a motor configured to control a steering; a main calculation unit connectable to the LAN; a motor drive circuit connected to the main calculation unit and configured to drive the motor; a sub calculation unit connectable to the LAN; and a motor drive limiting unit connected to the sub calculation unit and configured to limit a drive of the motor. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143943 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - A vehicle seat pressure sensor includes a light source, a non-fiber optical polymer sheet, a boundary layer and a detection unit. The non-fiber optical polymer sheet is composed of non-woven flexible optical polymer material and has a first surface with a peripheral edge surrounding the first surface. The peripheral edge of the optical polymer sheet is aligned with the light source such that light emitted from the light source projects into the optical polymer sheet through the peripheral edge. The boundary layer is disposed along the first surface of the optical polymer sheet. The detection unit is disposed relative to the optical polymer sheet to detect changes in attenuation of light emitted from the peripheral edge of the optical polymer sheet in response to elastic deformation of the boundary layer and the optical polymer sheet. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143944 | FAST SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOIL- AND CURB-TRIPPED VEHICLE ROLLOVERS - A method and a system of controlling a restraint device in a vehicle during a crash. The method includes sensing a lateral acceleration without using other vehicle dynamic information. The method also includes integrating the sensed lateral acceleration to determine a change in (or delta of) lateral velocity, low-pass filtering the sensed lateral acceleration, and extrapolating the delta lateral velocity and the filtered acceleration to estimate a vehicle lateral velocity. The method also includes sensing a vertical acceleration, integrating the sensed vertical acceleration, combining the integrated vertical acceleration and the predicted vehicle lateral velocity to give an indication of how severely the vehicle laterally hits an obstacle, and generating a deployment signal to activate the restraint device. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143945 | METHOD OF REGULATING A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, REGULATING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - In a regulating system and method of regulating the chassis of a motor vehicle, sensor data which are present for regulating the suspension and the damping of a vehicle body vehicle and describe the suspension state are forwarded to the regulating module of an antilock brake system. A state of the motor vehicle with regard to a brow situation can be determined from the sensor data. The sensor data or the state with regard to the brow situation are/is taken into consideration in the regulating module of the antilock brake system when determining control signals for regulating the brake pressure in brake apparatuses which are assigned to the wheels, in particular in the brake cylinders. This increases the driving safety considerably when driving over a brow and immediately after driving over a brow and increases the efficiency and reliability of the antilock brake system substantially in corresponding driving situations. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143946 | Power train control system with engine speed override - A power train is provided having an engine operably coupled to a transmission. The power train also has at least one operator interface device, each operator interface device being configured to generate an operator request. In addition, the power train has a controller configured to, in response to a first operator request, override a second operator request for a desired target engine speed by lowering a current engine speed to a modified target engine speed below the desired target engine speed. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143947 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ACTUATORS AND SENSORS HAVING INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS - An electronic-hydraulic controller for an automatic transmission includes a transmission control module (TCM) which is disposed outside the transmission housing and is connected to the actuators, sensors and switches within the transmission by a serial data link such as the car area network (CAN). Electrical power is also provided to the components within the transmission resulting in a connector requiring only five or six terminals. Each of the actuators, sensors and switches includes its own integrated electronic circuitry which receives, stores and provides data and allows it to communicate through the serial data link with the externally mounted control module. The electronic circuitry of each actuator stores data regarding its input signal to output pressure and flow characteristics which facilitates replacement of the transmission control module. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143948 | Dynamic control system for continuously variable transmission - A continuously variable transmission is provided having a driven element. The continuously variable transmission also has a first operator input device configured to transmit a first displacement signal corresponding to a displacement of the first operator input device. The continuously variable transmission further has a second operator input device configured to transmit a second displacement signal corresponding to a displacement of the second operator input device. In addition, the continuously variable transmission has a third operator input device configured to transmit a transmission operating mode request. Furthermore, the continuously variable transmission has at least one sensor configured to sense at least one parameter indicative of an operating condition of the transmission. Additionally, the continuously variable transmission has a controller configured to determine a driven element output request based on the operating request mode, the first displacement signal, the second displacement signal, and the at least one sensed parameter. The controller is also configured to regulate an output of the driven element in response to the operating mode request, the driven element output request, and the at least one sensed parameter. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143949 | CLUTCH CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - In a clutch control system for a vehicle having a hydraulic type clutch in the course of power transmission between an engine and a drive wheel the operational response of the clutch is enhanced and the influence of a hysteresis present in oil pressure-stroke characteristic is suppressed. When the clutch is disconnected, a control oil pressure thereof is maintained at a predetermined stand-by oil pressure (allowance compensating oil pressure) P | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143950 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF A HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that is capable of suppressing overheating of the second clutch is taught herein. Control is switched between engine-used slip drive control and motor drive control on a basis of a vehicle load such as weight or a road incline gradient. Control methods for hybrid vehicles are also disclosed. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143951 | Forward Collision Avoidance Assistance System - An object of the present invention is to provide a forward collision avoidance assistance system that attains the reduction of driver's uncomfortable feeling and the improvement in drivability while ensuring the collision avoidance performance during operation for avoiding contact with an object. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143952 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR COMPACTION VEHICLES AND METHOD - A method for managing power in a hydrostatically driven vehicle includes calculating the power consumption of the vehicle based on the pressure of the compressed fluid in a hydraulic circuit, and the displacement of the pump. An electronic controller further calculates the power output of the engine based on at least one engine operating parameter, and operates to change the power output of the engine based on a difference between the power consumption and the power output. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143953 | Exhaust system having temperature sensor verification - An exhaust system is disclosed. The exhaust system has a first sensor disposed to sense a first temperature of an exhaust flow and a second sensor disposed to sense a second temperature of the exhaust flow. The exhaust system also has a controller in communication to receive from the first and second sensors signals indicative of the first and second temperatures. The controller is configured to compare the signals indicative of the first and second temperatures during exhaust system thermal equilibrium, to determine whether at least one of the signals indicative of the first and second temperatures is inaccurate based on the comparison, and to affect a system reaction if it is determined that at least one of the signals indicative of the first and second temperatures is inaccurate. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143954 | Engine exhaust after-treatment system - An engine exhaust after-treatment system is provided, which may include a particulate trap configured to remove at least some constituents of the exhaust flowing from an engine through an exhaust system. The system may also include a controller configured to collect in-service data related to an operating parameter indicative of the amount of time the engine operates. In addition, the system may include a memory device attached to the particulate trap and including a memory. The memory may be configured to store usage data indicative of how much time the particulate trap has been used in service. The memory may be configured to communicate with the controller to receive information related to the in-service data collected by the controller and update the usage data in the memory, based on the communication with the controller, to reflect a total amount of time the particulate trap has been in service. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143955 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling an Air-Fuel Mixture - In a method for controlling the composition of a combustible air-fuel mixture present in a combustion chamber of a spark-ignited internal combustion engine having external mixture formation, at least two fluids containing air are generated, of which at least one is an air-fuel mixture; the fluids are supplied to the combustion chamber, wherein the quantity proportions of the fluids are controlled such that their total composition corresponds to the predetermined composition. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143956 | CONTROL METHOD FOR MIXTURE RATIO IN A MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST TWO LAMBDA SENSORS PLACED UPSTREAM OF A CATALYTIC CONVERTER - Control method for the mixture ratio in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, the control method providing for the following: reading a first real value of the mixture ratio via a master lambda sensor associated with a first cylinder group, reading a second real value of the mixture ratio via a slave lambda sensor associated with a second cylinder group, calculating a first amount of fuel to inject into the cylinders of the first cylinder group to track a mixture ratio target value by using the first real value of the mixture ratio as a feedback variable, calculating the mean of the second real value of the mixture ratio in the detection window, calculating a correction value for the amount of fuel to inject based on the difference between a target value and the mean of the second real value of the mixture ratio, and calculating a second amount of fuel to inject into the cylinders of the second cylinder group by applying the correction value to the first amount of fuel to inject into the cylinders of the first cylinder group. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143957 | Method for automatically controlling an internal combustion engine - The invention concerns a method for automatically controlling an internal combustion engine, wherein, in a first controller mode, a charge air temperature controller is set as dominant for a map-controlled thermostatic valve, and, in a second controller mode, a coolant temperature limit controller is set as dominant for the map-controlled thermostatic valve. Upstream of a recooler, a coolant flow is divided into a recooler coolant flow and a bypass coolant flow as a function of the position of the map-controlled thermostatic valve. Downstream of the recooler, the temperature of the charge air cooler coolant flow is determined from the combined fractions of the recooler coolant flow and the bypass coolant flow to control the charge air temperature (TLL) or to control the coolant temperature (TKM). | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143958 | Common rail fuel control system - A method of controlling a common rail fuel system for an engine is disclosed. The method includes delivering fuel to a fuel injector fluidly coupled to a common rail. The common rail is fluidly coupled to a fuel tank through a pump. The method also includes sending a signal to the fuel injector to deliver a first quantity of fuel to the engine. The first quantity being indicative of a desired power from the engine. The method further includes detecting a fuel transfer pressure upstream of the pump, and derating the engine as a function of the detected fuel transfer pressure. The derating includes decreasing the first quantity of fuel. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143959 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An engine that re-circulates its exhaust gas suffers decreased accuracy in estimating an EGR rate real-time especially while the operating state of the engine is in a transitional state, which often results in torque fluctuations and deteriorated exhaust gas. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143960 | CONTROL DEVICE OF OXYGEN SENSOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, AND AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROLLER AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A control device is arranged to control an oxygen sensor for an automotive vehicle wherein the oxygen sensor has a sensor element and a heater for elevating a temperature of the sensor element. The control device includes a tilt detection section arranged to detect tilting of a vehicle body; a storage section arranged to store tilt information in accordance with a result of detection by the tilt detection section; and a control section arranged to control, at a start of an engine of the vehicle, the heater in one of a plurality of modes including a normal mode and a delay mode in which temperature elevation of the sensor element is delayed relative to the normal mode, based on the tilt information stored in the storage section. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143961 | ROAD VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A control method of a road vehicle; the control method includes the steps of: detecting the position of an accelerator control which is displaced along a predetermined stroke; using the position of the accelerator control to control the generation of a torque generated by the engine of the road vehicle so that the torque is generated according to the position of the accelerator control; detecting the current driver's ability by means of a driving ability recognition device; and limiting the generation of torque according to the current driver's ability. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143962 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAVING AUTOMOBILE ENERGY - An energy saving method for an automobile is provided herein. The energy saving method includes: judging whether the automobile is stopped; starting a timer to measure and signal an end of a predetermined time interval by outputting an interrupt signal; and turning off an engine of the automobile in response to the interrupt signal. A related energy saving device is also provided. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143963 | Diagnostic of hydraulically switchable engine mechanisms - A method for detecting failure modes of latching mechanisms in a hydraulically switchable variable valve activation system of an internal combustion engine includes the steps of: integrating a pressure sensor in an engine control system including a plurality of switchable mechanisms connected to a common hydraulic gallery, an oil control valve downstream of the oil gallery, and en engine controller activating the oil control valve and the pressure sensor; measuring fluid pressure of the gallery with the pressure sensor; and determining if a failure mode of latching mechanisms occurred by evaluating the measured fluid pressure. Sudden flow changes that produce high frequency fluid pressure oscillations in the oil gallery are detected with the pressure sensor and evaluated by an engine controller to detect lock pin failure modes, such as lock pin ejections and operation of two-step RFF in a low lift mode at elevated engine speeds. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143964 | VEHICLE DYNAMIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle navigation system is described, comprising an onboard navigation unit installed on board a vehicle that can be used by a user to set target destinations and an operations centre communicating with the onboard navigation unit. The onboard navigation unit is configured to transmit a target destination and a static road route to the operations centre. The operations centre is configured to calculate a dynamic road route based on the target destination, the static road route and information regarding the traffic conditions and road conditions of said road network and/or the static road route. In addition, the operations centre compares the calculated dynamic road route with the static road route and transmits information associated with a road route that is selected on the basis of the comparison to the onboard navigation unit. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143965 | Vehicle dispatch system - A vehicle dispatch system includes a plurality of vehicle loading modules and a vehicle controlling server. The vehicle loading modules comprises a first wireless transmitting apparatus, a global positioning receiver for providing current coordinates of the vehicles, and a meter apparatus for transmitting an activating message when transporting a passenger. The vehicle controlling server comprises a geographic information system database apparatus for receiving and storing current coordinates of the vehicles, a plurality of road information, an operating interface platform for providing a user with a network apparatus to connect to the operating interface platform for inputting a calling request, and a second wireless transmitting apparatus for transmitting a request to a specified vehicle. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143966 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRAFFIC DATA AGGREGATION USING VIRTUAL TRIP LINES AND GPS-ENABLED MOBILE HANDSETS - A device for determining when a virtual trip line has been crossed or traversed is provided. The device includes a memory for storing the virtual trip lines which are defined pairs of location descriptors corresponding to a geographic area. The device further includes a processor that is capable of determining the location of the device when it crosses a virtual trip line as well as its speed and direction. The processing element is further capable of sending this information to another electronic device such as a server that may determine a number of vehicles crossing a virtual trip line for a specified amount of time, the average speed of vehicles crossing the virtual trip line and the traffic density in a region near the virtual trip line. The device is capable of receiving the information that was determined by the server. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143967 | Motor Vehicle Having a Wheel-View Camera and Method for Controlling a Wheel-View Camera System - A motor vehicle has a wheel-view camera with a wide-angle lens and an image sensor. The wheel-view camera is mounted in the housing of a side view mirror and points in a downward direction such that the wheel-view camera captures a front wheel. An image processing unit is operatively connected to the wheel-view camera unit for receiving image data from the wheel-view camera. The image processing unit is configured to process the image data such that the image processing unit performs a wide-angle lens correction, an image rotation and a viewpoint conversion. A display unit is operatively connected to the image processing unit. The display unit receives processed image data from the image processing unit and displays an image of the front wheel. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143968 | Perceptual-Spatial Electronic Flight Data Interface for airport traffic control towers - In an air traffic control system, a method to track, record, communicate, and organize electronic flight data spatially in relation to an airport surface. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143969 | AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF AIRCRAFT HOLDING LOCATIONS AND HOLDING DURATIONS FROM AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE DATA - A method using airport surveillance data to output a location of a delay and an amount of time a vehicle is subjected to the delay during a movement of the vehicle between two locations, the delays being observed in the surveillance data as a knot of several data points. A first method is used to identify proposed knots based on distances between individual data points within the data. A second method is used to identify proposed knots based on the speed of the vehicle. Another method can be used to separate proposed knots have been incorrectly joined together. This method performs the separation by arranging the data points into a two-dimensional grid to form clusters of grid cells having data points. The location of the individual cells is then analyzed to determine whether clusters should be separated. Each of the remaining clusters defines a hold where the vehicle is delayed. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143970 | Interactive route guide device - A technical challenge is to provide an interactive route guide device which is capable of providing an appropriate amount of information with an appropriate timing in accordance with a user's desire. In order to overcome such a technical challenge, in the interactive route guide device, a storage device ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143971 | Apparatus and method for conveying traffic congestion data to a user - A method of displaying traffic information, comprising: providing a graphical interface to display information related to traffic routes; displaying a first bar to represent a total distance of a first traffic route; and displaying segments of the first bar, each segment of the first bar representing a corresponding range of traffic speeds along the first traffic route, and each segment of the first bar located on the bar in rough proportion to where the corresponding range of traffic speeds occurs along the first traffic route. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143972 | Traveling Direction Measuring Apparatus and Traveling Direction Measuring Method - The present invention relates to a traveling direction measuring apparatus usable as a pedestrian navigation system in locations where it is difficult to obtain high positioning accuracy such as inside buildings or around multistory buildings where a GPS cannot be used. An acceleration detecting section ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143973 | IMAGE-GUIDED NAVIGATION EMPLOYING NAVIGATED POINT COMPUTATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Provided is a method of image-guided navigation comprising determining a final navigated point in a three-dimensional reconstructed coordinate system based at least partially on two or more navigated points in a coordinate system associated with a two-dimensional array of image pixels and without specifying a coordinate of each of the two or more navigated points in a direction orthogonal to the two-dimensional array of image pixels, wherein each of the two or more navigated points is for a different position of a C-arm gantry. Also provided is an image-guided navigation system. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143974 | Navigation device, navigation method, and navigation program - Information is acquired that indicates a current road on which a vehicle is traveling. Information is acquired that relates to a plurality of branching roads that branch off from the current road at a branching point that lies ahead in the direction of movement of the vehicle. In a situation where route guidance is not being used, a determination is made as to whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle will proceed on one of the branching roads that is of a different type from the current road, instead of on one of the branching roads that is of the same type as the current road and has an attribute that is of the same type as an attribute of the current road. If it is determined that there is a possibility that the vehicle will proceed on one of the branching roads that is of a different type, guidance is performed that informs the driver that the possibility exists. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143975 | Personal GPS navigation device - A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information and points of interest (POIs), the POIs including description information and location information; and a display to display stored POIs at a location of the map information, based upon the location information, POIs being selectively retrievable from a remote location for subsequent storage and display. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143976 | Personal GPS navigation device - A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store points of interest (POIs); and an integrated input and display device to display at least one of the stored POIs and to enable selection of the displayed at least one POI; and a processor to execute an action, upon selection of one of the displayed at least one POI, associated with the selected one of the displayed at least one POI. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143977 | Visual Travel Guide - A novel method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide a mobile terminal user with up to date information regarding a point/location of interest. A user may identify a destination, and subsequently select points of interest at the destination from photos, audio or other media displayed to the user. Each media item may be geo-tagged or otherwise associated with a particular point of interest, tourist location, museum, etc. For example, when visiting Washington, D.C., the user may be shown photos of the Washington Monument, Smithsonian Museums, Lincoln Memorial, and the White House. The user may select one or more of the points of interest, and the system then generates an itinerary and/or a walking/driving/biking travel route responsive to the selected media items. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143978 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TRAVEL TIME FORECAST METHOD - A portable electronic device for mapping and displaying route information includes a route generator, a length calculator, a travel time calculator, and a display system. The route generator is configured for generating a route between a starting location and a destination based on predetermined mapping data. The length calculator is configured for determining a length of the route based on the predetermined mapping data. The travel time calculator is configured for determining a travel time based on a speed of the portable electronic device and the length. The display system is configured for displaying the route and the travel time for guiding a user to the destination. A related travel time forecast method is also provided. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143979 | POSITION REGISTERING APPARATUS, ROUTE RETRIEVING APPARATUS, POSITION REGISTERING METHOD, POSITION REGISTERING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In a position registering apparatus, an acquiring unit acquires traveling state information. A position identifying unit identifies the current position of a mobile object, based on the traveling state information and map information. When the current position of the mobile object identified to be on a road is then identified to be at a place other than the road, a saving unit temporarily saves a deviation point from the road. If a parking determining unit determines that the mobile object is parked when the current position of the mobile object is identified at a place other than the road, a retrieving unit retrieves a feature existing in the vicinity of the parking position. If a feature is retrieved, a registering unit registers into a storage unit, the deviation point as an entrance point of a parking lot of the feature retrieved. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143980 | Navigation Device and Method of Scrolling Map Data Displayed On a Navigation Device - The present application relates a navigation device, including a processing unit and a display. The processing unit is arranged to display map data on the display. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device further includes a camera arranged to provide a camera feed to the processing unit. The processing unit in at least one embodiment is further arranged to: receive a camera feed from the camera, detect a movement of the navigation device based on the received camera feed, and to scroll the displayed map data in response to the detected movement. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143981 | Method and system for setting the destination of a navigation system based on the message recorded in an electronic document - A method and system for setting the destination of a navigation system based on the message recorded in an electronic document is provided. This system transforms an address recorded in an electronic document into positioning data, which is recognizable to a navigation system, by means of a software application. Particularly, the electronic document is provided by an electronic document module, which includes electronic mail, mobile phone messages, web pages and an electronic maps. Those kinds of electronic documents may have address information with a specific format. The software application transforms the address information into the recognizable positioning data and sets a destination. After that, the system calculates a navigation route according to the destination. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143982 | Method For Operating A Navigation Device - A method for operating a navigation device that includes an input device for inputting operator commands and/or locations, particularly starting points and/or destinations, a road network database, a route calculation unit for calculating a planned route with consideration of the locations and the road network database, wherein the route leads from the starting point to the destination, a signal receiving unit for receiving position signals, particularly GPS signals, a position determining unit that determines the current position based on the position signals, and a voice output module that is able to generate and acoustically output a voice message, particularly maneuvering instructions, in dependence on predetermined boundary conditions by combining at least two voice message elements, wherein the voice message elements to be combined are analyzed prior to the acoustic output of the voice message, and wherein the voice message is changed in accordance with predetermined prioritization rules depending on the result of the analysis. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143983 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH DYNAMICALLY CALIBRATED PRESSURE SENSOR - A navigation system includes a pressure sensor, a calibration module in communication with the pressure sensor, and an altitude module in communication with the calibration module. The calibration module is configured to determine a dynamic pressure proportionality coefficient based at least in part on a static pressure proportionality coefficient, a measured pressure value from the pressure sensor, and a velocity value. The altitude module is configured to calculate a sensor-based altitude value based at least in part on the determined dynamic pressure proportionality coefficient. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143984 | LOCATION-TO-LANDMARK - A mapping application that returns results for a target location as a function of at least one nearby landmark. The one or more nearby landmarks can be selected based on an expected user familiarity with the landmark, a precision of the landmark and/or a spatial relationship of the landmark with respect to the target location. Although landmarks are an integral aspect of navigation, they have rarely been used within electronic navigation devices. Electronic navigation means for a mobile device or other devices can guide the user along a route using photographs of landmarks together with audio and text instructions that reference these landmarks. This can assist older users who often find their mobility hampered by declines in sensory, cognitive and motor abilities. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING THE RELATIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES - A system that includes a first self propelled steerable vehicle having a first end and a second end, a second self propelled steerable vehicle having a first end and a second end and an electronic device that maintains a relative position between at least one of the first end and the second end of the first self propelled steerable vehicle and at least one of the first end and the second end of the second self propelled steerable vehicle. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143986 | Collision Warning System - A method of estimating a time to collision (TTC) of a vehicle with an object comprising: acquiring a plurality of images of the object; and determining a TTC from the images that is responsive to a relative velocity and relative acceleration between the vehicle and the object. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143987 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING THE IMPACT BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A PEDESTRIAN - A method predicting impact between a vehicle and a detected moving pedestrian, generating N particles representing trajectory pairs of the vehicle and the pedestrian according to a Monte Carlo method, and then evaluating the outcome of each particle so that the space of states of each particle is split into areas of varying significance depending on its present kinematic state and so that in the case of a predicted non-impact, the relationship between the significance of the particle at the present instant and its significance at the preceding instant is calculated to decide, in a case of a particle whose significance increases, to reduce it to an integer greater than 1, of particles each affected by a new weight and, in a case of a particle whose significance decreases, randomly eliminating it according to the significance relationship, its probability to endure being equal to the relationship of significance, the estimation of the probability of the predicted impact being obtained by statistics on the outcome of N particles. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143988 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TURBULENCE BASED UPON OBSERVATIONS OF LIGHT SCINTILLATION - Systems and methods are provided for detecting turbulent air located between a light source and an observer based upon the scintillation of light produced by the light source. An optical sensor associated with the observer is configured to receive the light and to produce an indication of the light. A processor is configured to quantify scintillation in the light and to identify turbulent air between the light source and the optical sensor based upon the scintillation. A feedback device provides a notification when turbulent air is identified. Light sources and optical sensors may be located on airborne platforms or on the ground, and information may be transferred between multiple observers. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143989 | WELLBORE LOGGING PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for correcting a measurement of a property of a subsurface material includes: selecting an instrument that includes a test circuit and a separate sensor, the sensor adapted for transmitting an electric signal into the subsurface material and receiving a data signal from the subsurface material, wherein the test circuit and the sensor are switchably coupled to an electronics unit of the instrument; receiving the electric signal from the test circuit in the electronics unit; using the electronics unit, measuring at least one output characteristic of the instrument; and applying a correction to the data signal according to the measured output characteristic. An instrument and an additional method are provided. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143990 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FORMATION PARARMETERS USING A SEISMIC TOOL ARRAY - A method and apparatus for determining formation parameters including a seismic array for receiving seismic waves at plurality of depth simultaneously, thereby enabling a determination of a formation velocity by using a difference in the seismic waves received by the various portions of the array. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143991 | MEASUREMENTS IN A FLUID-CONTAINING EARTH BOREHOLE HAVING A MUDCAKE - A method for determining true formation pressure in formations surrounding a fluid-containing borehole having a mudcake on the surface thereof, including the following steps: at a particular location in the borehole, monitoring the electrokinetic potential across the mudcake; modifying the borehole pressure at the particular location in the borehole; and determining the true formation pressure in the formations surrounding the particular location as being the borehole pressure at which the electrokinetic potential is substantially zero. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143992 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE A CONCENTRATION OF NITROGEN IN A DOWNHOLE FLUID - Methods and apparatus to determine a concentration of nitrogen in a downhole fluid are described. An example apparatus to determine a concentration of nitrogen in a downhole fluid includes a fluid measurement unit to measure a first fluid composition and a density of at least a hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide in a sample of the downhole fluid. Additionally, the example apparatus includes one or more sensors to measure at least a pressure and a temperature of the sample. Further, the example apparatus includes a processing unit to determine a first theoretical density based on at least the first fluid composition, the temperature, and the pressure the sample. Further still, the example apparatus includes an analyzer to determine a first difference between the density of at least the hydrocarbon and the carbon dioxide in the sample and the first theoretical density. The first difference is associated with a concentration of nitrogen in the sample. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143993 | Method of Diagnosing the Presence and/or Severity of a Hepatic Pathology in an Individual and/or of Monitoring the Effectiveness of a Treatment for one such Pathology - The invention relates to a method of diagnosing the presence and/or severity of a hepatic pathology and/or of monitoring the effectiveness of a curative treatment against a hepatic pathology in an individual, comprising the establishment of at least one non-invasive diagnostic score, in particular a diagnostic score for portal and septal fibrosis and/or an estimate score for the fibrosis area and/or an estimate score for the fractal dimension. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143994 | Managing Body Composition - Among other things, at least two different independent providers of body composition management services are enabled to have online access through respective graphical user interfaces to body composition information and plans that are associated with respective clients of the providers and that are stored on the server. The graphical user interfaces are different for different independent providers. At least some of the information and plans associated with the clients of the different independent providers are stored in a common format in a common database maintained by the server. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143995 | System and Method for Management and Evaluation of Genotyping Data - Provided are systems and methods for improving efficiency in high throughput genotyping operations by implementing a unique workflow management architecture that permits faster and more accurate determination and evaluation of genotyping and haplotyping, and software to accomplish the same. The system provides a user with a highly-accurate summary and multiple-field breakdown of panels of genotyping data samples for batch approval and batch selection of ambiguous or potentially unique sample sets which can be selected for further analysis. Also provided are tools for evaluating and improving the operation of a genotyping laboratory to maximize the testing and typing of the significant quantities of raw data used in genotyping that are produced in high-throughput laboratory environments. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143996 | AIRWAY SENSOR - An airway sensor includes a gas analyzing apparatus for analyzing at least one respiratory gas and a connecting unit for communication with a remotely located host device. The gas analyzing apparatus connected to a sensor electronics and which sensor electronics is also common for flow measuring device for measuring respiratory gas flow and pressure measuring device for measuring respiratory airway pressure when connected to said sensor electronics. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143997 | Methods and compositions for cancer treatment relating to BRCA1 BRCT domain recognition of phosphorylated BACH1 - The present invention relates to compounds (e.g., peptidomimetics and non-peptides) that treat, prevent, or stabilize cellular proliferative disorders and methods of treating, preventing, or stabilizing such disorders. The invention also provides three-dimensional structures of a human BRCT domain-BACH1 phosphopeptide complex. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143998 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING THE INTAKE AIR FLOW RATE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is described for estimating the intake air flow rate in an internal combustion engine provided with an air intake system, wherein said system comprises valve means for controlling an intake air flow rate, characterized in that it comprises the phases of implementing a first and a second algorithm, suitable to determine respectively a first and a second engine intake air flow rate; and of selecting the first or the second flow rate, on the basis of a previously defined selection criterion. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090143999 | REAL TIME SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE COMMONALITY, SENSITIVITY, AND REPEATABILITY OF TEST PROBES - A system and a method for effectively determining the measurement sensitivity, repeatability, and probe commonality to assist a test engineer determine if the tester meets the specified resolution at every test. A statistical measurement of inherent tester specifications are provided with the added accumulation of the probe contact resistance during the probing process. It further provides a feedback to the test probe card noise level while testing is in progress. Moreover, the system and the method determine the test probing integrity in-situ when testing integrated circuit chips or wafers, dynamically detecting probing errors, and modifying data associated with defective test probes. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144000 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND DIAGNOSING THE POWER GENERATED BY RENEWABLE POWER SYSTEMS - A method of measuring, monitoring and comparing power generation of at least two renewable power systems, comprising the steps of; providing at least two renewable power systems, at least one data server, at least one generation monitoring device in communication with at least one at premise renewable power system and at least one communication node in communication with at least one of renewable power system, generation monitoring device and data server, determining at least one diagnostic variable for each renewable power system and saving in the data server; determining at least one system coefficient for each renewable power system and saving in the data server; determining the energy generated by each renewable power system; wherein the data server determines comparative information based upon at least one of: background constant, diagnostic variable, system coefficient and energy generated to determine a comparative value of the renewable power system. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144001 | Networked Battery Monitors - A battery monitoring system for simultaneously managing the batteries in 100 or more remote locations, each of said locations comprising a battery string with 100 or fewer cells, said system comprising:
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| 20090144002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FAULTS IN A CURRENT SENSING DEVICE - A method and article of manufacture are provided to monitor a sensing system operative to monitor electrical current in a transmission line between an electrical storage device and an electrical machine. The sensing system comprises first and second sensors, operative to monitor first and second ranges of electrical current. The method comprises determining outputs of the first and second sensors are valid, and comparing outputs of the first and second sensors when current is substantially zero. The method comprises comparing magnitudes of the outputs of the first and second sensors when the monitored electrical current, and monitoring polarity of each of the outputs of the first and second sensors. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144003 | Position only fit, POF, algorithm for blur spot target tracking & discrimination - A method for determining the amplitude of an infrared object may include receiving an infrared image of the object from a sensor, and expressing the objects infrared amplitude as a function of its position coordinates. The sum of the squared residuals of the objects true infrared response and a model of the objects infrared response may be minimized to determine the centroid of the infrared image. The objects infrared amplitude may then determined based on the centroid location. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144004 | Method and Device for Spectral Analysis in Several Frequency Bands with Different Frequency Resolution - A method for spectral analysis of a signal (s | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144005 | Method for ascertaining the harmonic components of an analog electrical signal at a fundamental frequency which changes over time - A method is disclosed for ascertaining the harmonic components of a periodic analog signal at a fundamental frequency which changes over time. The analog signal is digitized and then fast Fourier transformation of the signal is performed. To avoid tracking the sampling frequency, in at least one embodiment the target signal is produced by modulating the analog signal using a first carrier frequency to form two frequency sidebands, the first carrier frequency being chosen to be greater, particularly several orders of magnitude greater, than the fundamental frequency of the analog signal, then filtering one of the two frequency sidebands out of the modulated analog signal, then modulating the filtered-out frequency sideband using a second carrier frequency to form two frequency sidebands again, the second carrier frequency being greater, particularly several orders of magnitude greater, than the fundamental frequency of the analog signal, and the difference between the second and first carrier frequencies respectively being the same as the discrepancy between the fundamental frequency and the target fundamental frequency, and outputting one of these two frequency sidebands as the analog target signal which is to be produced in order to calculate the fast Fourier transformation. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144006 | CALIBRATION OF MULTI-METRIC SENSITIVE DELAY MEASUREMENT CIRCUITS - A method and system for calibration of multi-metric sensitive delay measurement circuits provides for reduction of process-dependent variation in delays and their sensitivities to circuit metrics. A process corner for the delay circuit(s) is determined from at least one delay measurement for which the variation of delay due to process variation is previously characterized. The delay measurement(s) is made at a known temperature(s), power supply voltage(s) and known values of any other environmental metric which the delay circuit is designed to measure. Coefficients for delay versus circuit metrics are then determined from the established process corner, so that computation of circuit metric values from the delay measurements have improved accuracy and reduced variation due to the circuit-to-circuit and/or die-to-die process variation of the delay circuits. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144007 | System and method for electronic testing of devices - A system and method electronically tests devices. The method comprises receiving a first testing model including a first plurality of parameters and acceptable limits for the first plurality of parameters; receiving a second testing model including a second plurality of parameters and acceptable limits for the second plurality of parameters; receiving a first value for a first parameter from the first plurality of parameters, the first parameter at least partially affecting a second parameter from the second plurality of parameters; determining a second value for the second parameter based on the first value; determining if the first value is within the acceptable limits for the first parameter; determining if the second value is within the acceptable limits for the second parameter; and providing an indication when at least one of the first and second values is outside the acceptable limits for a corresponding one of the first and second parameters. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144008 | Filler metal installation position checking method and filler metal installation position checking system - The present invention is a filler metal installation position checking method and a filler metal installation position checking system for confirming difference between installation position and designed position of a filler metal embedded in a wall surface. A standard surface target | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144009 | System and method for baseband calibration - A system comprises at least one of a first generator, at least two of a second generator, and a load board. The at least one of a first generator one of receives and transmits analog signals. The at least two of a second generator one of receives and transmits digital signals. The load board is disposed between the first generator and the second generators and electrically coupled therebetween to calibrate parameters relating to communications. The load board includes a direct path for each of the analog signals between the at least one of the first generator and a corresponding number of devices under test and for each of the digital signals between the at least two of the second generator and a corresponding number of devices under test. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144010 | POWER MONITORING AND TESTING - Systems and methods for monitoring, managing, and testing power systems are disclosed. In various embodiments, a site server collects data from one or more generators, automatic transfer switches, sensors, and cameras at a site. The site server stores captured data and triggers alarm events when preselected limits are exceeded. The site server also enables users to configure, initiate, pause, resume, monitor, and abort scripted tests of the monitored entities. In some of these and other embodiments, an enterprise-wide server collects data from multiple site servers, makes the data available via a web-based or other client interface, and provides consolidated monitoring, alarm, test management, and management resources. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144011 | ONE-PASS SAMPLING OF HIERARCHICALLY ORGANIZED SENSORS - One-pass sampling is employed within a hierarchically organized structure to efficiently and expeditiously respond to sensor inquires. Identification of relevant sensors and sampling of those sensors is combined and performed in a single pass. Oversampling can also be employed to ensure a target sample size is met where some sensors fail or are otherwise unavailable. Further yet, sensor data can be cached and utilized to hasten processing as well as compensate for occasional sensor unavailability. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144012 | TRANSACTION BASED VERIFICATION OF A SYSTEM ON CHIP ON SYSTEM LEVEL BY TRANSLATING TRANSACTIONS INTO MACHINE CODE - In a transaction-based verification environment for complex semiconductor devices, enhanced verification efficiency may be achieved by providing a transaction to machine code translator and an appropriate interface that enables access of the translated machine code instruction by a CPU under test. In this manner, transaction-based test environments may have a high degree of reusability and may be used for verification on block level and system level. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144013 | DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY TECHNIQUE FOR PHASE DETECTORS USED IN DIGITAL FEEDBACK DELAY LOCKED LOOPS - A method and circuit for testing phase detectors in a delay locked loop is provided. The method includes storing output from a first phase detector and from a second phase detector when the counter is at the +0, +1, and −1 counter positions, and comparing the results to determine whether a phase detector is faulty. The circuit implementing this technique uses a second phase detector configured to receive the signals entering a first phase detector. Particularly, the circuit is routed such that a signal entering the D input of the first phase detector is inputted into the clock input of the second phase detector, and a signal entering the clock input of the first phase detector is inputted into the D input of the second phase detector. The circuit is also coupled to a test controller located on-die or at a high volume manufacturing (HVM) tester. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090144014 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include an apparatus inside such as electronics of which power consumption may be determined. Data including temperatures of two locations within the enclosure at various electronics power consumption levels may be entered into a 2-D plot. An approximation of the 2-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. The data of the dimensional 2-D plot plus temperatures of a third location and air flow levels in the enclosure may be entered into a 3-D plot. An approximation of the 3-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. | 2009-06-04 |
