34th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100217420 | METHOD OF GENERATING RECIPE FOR PROCESS - A method of generating a general recipe for an industrial process that is not site or resource specific to from a master recipe that is site and resource specific, comprises:
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20100217421 | Industrial Production Process and Production Tool - An industrial production method and corresponding production equipment is specified, wherein, for providing the resources and/or energy needed, a load variation y(t) with time is forecast in an automated manner starting with expected environmental and planned production parameters. In at least one embodiment of this process, a forecast for the load variation y(t) with time is generated by linear interpolation in a manner which is clear for the user from parameter sets (p | 2010-08-26 |
20100217422 | DESIGN MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A design management device for managing data for the design of a final produced product has a unit design storage section for storing unit design data for a unit of assembled parts produced using a plurality of minimum unit parts together with corresponding part design data for the minimum unit parts, a product design storage unit for storing product design data for the final produced product produced using a plurality of units of assembled parts together with the corresponding unit design data, a data transmission unit for sending the product design data to the production management device for managing data for the production of the final produced product together with the unit design data and the part design data, a transmission determination unit for determining whether or not the unit design data for the product design data sent to the production management device was transmitted in the past; and a transmission control unit that does not transmit corresponding part design data when the unit design data determined to have been transmitted in the past is sent. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217423 | Method for Providing Functions in an Industrial Automation System, Control Program and Industrial Automation System - In order to provide functions in an industrial automation system having control units which are coupled via a communication network, functions of the automation system are made available by services. Components of a service are subdivided into service-specific components and into components which can be reused by a plurality of different services. Service-specific components and reusable components have a standard configuration interface. Service components are linked to a service by a service configuration unit via the standard configuration interface. Functions for monitoring and/or controlling a defined quality of service are assigned to the reusable components. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217424 | CERAMIC CONTAMINATION CONTROL PROCESSES - Trace cross-contamination in mixtures or preforms of plasticized ceramic-forming powder mixtures, arising for example in manufacturing facilities where components of one ceramic product being manufactured can contaminate mixtures for another product to be manufactured, are controlled by one or more of: the targeted decontamination of shared production lines, rapid trace analysis of the mixtures to establish the presence and/or concentration levels of contaminants, the application of statistical models to project final product properties based on the analyzed concentrations, and decisional analysis of appropriate corrective actions based on the statistical projections. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217425 | Manufacturing execution system (MES) and methods of monitoring glycol manufacturing processes utilizing functional nanomaterials - A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and related methods of monitoring a glycol manufacturing processes are disclosed herein. The methods are useful to provide a plurality of analysis to the glycol manufacturing process. Consequently, the manufacturing execution system and methods provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby glycol manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217426 | System and Method for Treatment of Upper Airway Disorders - The present invention provides a system for treating a mammalian patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, e.g., sleep apnea. The system has a set of appliances including a first appliance being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a first predetermined geometry relative to a maxilla of the patient. The set also includes at least a second appliance adapted to displace the mandible of the patient by a second predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla of the patient. In a specific embodiment, the first predetermined geometry is substantially different from the second predetermined geometry. Preferably, either one of the first appliance or at least the second appliance is worn by the patient based upon a predetermined treatment plan that includes one or more provisions for wearing at least the first and the second appliances. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217427 | Controller Device - A method of operating a controller device of an electronic cutting machine. The method includes writing a controller device identifier to memory of the cartridge, writing a cartridge identifier to memory of the controller device, and permitting communication between the controller device and the cartridge. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217428 | System for Controlling an Electronic Cutting Machine - A system for controlling an electronic cutting machine. The system comprises a cartridge having an interfacing connector and memory and a controller device. The controller device comprises a cartridge connector for establishing an electrical connection with the interfacing connector, memory, and a processor executing a controller application. The controller application writes a controller device identifier to the memory of the connected cartridge, writes a cartridge identifier to the memory of the controller device, and permits usage on the controller device of content associated with the cartridge. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217429 | RAPID PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A method of producing an object by sequentially printing layers of construction material one on top of the other, the method comprising: providing the construction material at a first lower temperature; flowing the construction material through a heated flow path in a flow structure to heat the construction material and delivering the heated construction material to a heated reservoir in a printing head; and dispensing the heated construction material from the reservoir to build the object layer by layer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217430 | SPECTROGRAPHIC MONITORING OF A SUBSTRATE DURING PROCESSING USING INDEX VALUES - Methods, systems, and apparatus for spectrographic monitoring of a substrate during chemical mechanical polishing are described. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes storing a library having a plurality of reference spectra, each reference spectrum of the plurality of reference spectra having a stored associated index value, measuring a sequence of spectra in-situ during polishing to obtain measured spectra, for each measured spectrum of the sequence of spectra, finding a best matching reference spectrum to generate a sequence of best matching reference spectra, determining the associated index value for each best matching spectrum from the sequence of best matching reference spectra to generate a sequence of index values, fitting a linear function to the sequence of index values, and halting the polishing either when the linear function matches or exceeds a target index or when the associated index value from the determining step matches or exceeds the target index. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217431 | AUTOMATED DRUG PREPARATION APPARATUS INCLUDING AUTOMATED DRUG RECONSTITUTION - An automated medication preparation system for preparing a prescribed dosage of medication in a drug delivery device includes a plurality of stations for receiving, handling and processing the drug delivery device so that the prescribed dosage of medication is delivered to the drug delivery device and a transporting device that receives and holds more than one drug delivery device and moves the drug delivery devices in a controlled manner from one station to another station. The system is configured so that two or more separate drug delivery devices can be acted upon at the same time. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217432 | SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS AND SHEET HANDLING METHOD - A sheet handling apparatus includes a first module arranged along a sheet conveyance route from the upstream to the downstream thereof, and a second module arranged adjacent to the first module, wherein the first module including a take-out part to take out sheets one by one from a bundle of sheets fed into a supply part; a first conveyance route to convey the taken out sheets with the take-out part; a discriminating device to discriminate category of the sheets conveyed along the first conveyance route; and a first control part to transmit destination information and category information of the sheet discriminated by the discriminating device and to execute a conveyance control to the sheet residing along the first conveyance route, and wherein the second module including: a second conveyance route to convey further the sheets conveyed from the first module; a first stacking device to stack the sheet conveyed along the second conveyance route based on the destination information and category information received from the first module in each category; and a second control part to execute a conveyance control to the sheet residing along the second conveyance route, and to transmit information of the number of sheets in each category stacked in the first stacking device, wherein the first control part is configured to execute a cross-check whether the information of the number of sheets in each category received from the second control part matches with the information of the number of sheets transmitted to the second control part or not. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217433 | STORE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BETWEEN MANNED OR UNMANNED SALES - Disclosed is a store management system capable of switching between manned or unmanned sales. During the daytime, a clerk or owner stays in a store to allow a customer, who visits the opened store, to purchase goods which are received in a vending machine or are displayed in a showcase. On the other hand, in a state wherein the store is closed at night to provide no reception or store management of the clerk or owner, the customer is able to select and order goods of the vending machine at the outside of a show window of the store using a display device and an ordering/settlement device installed at the show window. The vending machine is operated to dispense the selected goods as soon as the customer pays for the goods, and the dispensed goods are discharged out of the show window via a goods discharge device, such as a conveyor belt, to thereby be provided to the customer. When the store management system is applied to stores in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic, efficient sales even at night are possible without manned management by a clerk or owner. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217434 | Method and Device for Controlling Motion of an Industrial Robot With a Position Switch - A method for controlling a multi-axis industrial robot or manipulator arranged with a robot control unit. The robot or the control unit includes at least one first computer running a servo controller. A motion limit is configured for at least one axis of the robot arm. A reference signal for a robot position is sent to a robot controller together with a measurement of a position of the robot arm. The reference position is processed and the measured position and the processed reference position are then compared in an evaluator for the purpose of limiting the motion of an arm of the robot. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217435 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND AUTONOMOUS ROBOT HAVING SUCH SYSTEM - An audio signal processing system includes one or more sensors for sensing audio signals. A module for computing audio signal segments of coherent signal elements, and at least one compressing module for computing a compressed representation of audio features of each audio signal segment are also included. The system also has a module for storing audio proto objects, which are data objects comprising the compressed representation and time information of the associated audio signal segment. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217436 | Method and Device for Manipulating an Object - A method for manipulating an object with a remote vehicle having a manipulator attached to a manipulator arm. The manipulator comprises a jamming or other phase change material in a housing. The method comprises pressing the manipulator housing to the object, activating the jamming or other phase change material to cause the manipulator to grasp the object, and moving one or more of the manipulator arm and the remote vehicle to manipulate the object. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217437 | AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY SYSTEM - An apparatus comprises a plurality of mobile robotic machines, a wireless communications system, and a motion control system. The plurality of mobile robotic machines may be capable of moving to a number of locations in an assembly area and performing operations to assemble a structure in the assembly area. The wireless communications system may be capable of providing communications with the plurality of mobile robotic machines within the assembly area. The motion control system may be capable of generating position information for the plurality of mobile robotic machines in the assembly area and communicating the position. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217438 | ROBOT AND TASK EXECUTION SYSTEM - A robot and the like capable of executing a task in an appropriate condition from the viewpoint of execution economy even when a state of the task is altered. A cost is evaluated that represents a load or labor required for a robot ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100217439 | Map building apparatus and method - Disclosed are a map building apparatus and method using a distance measurement. According to an aspect, by creating a first map and a second map respectively using the characteristics of different characteristic areas based on a distance-voltage characteristics of a distance measurement sensor, and combining the first map with the second map, a grid map is created. Accordingly, since a map regarding a peripheral environment is created using plural areas of the distance-voltage characteristics, a more accurate map may be created. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217440 | Welding quality control and monitoring system - A quality assurance system includes an internet/wide area network interface configured to provide bidirectional communication with user terminals; a wireless interface configured to provide bidirectional communication with mobile user terminals; and a quality assurance database cooperatively coupled with a database manager. The data base manager is configured to populate the quality assurance database with identifications of individual ones of a plurality of construction project welders, weld inspectors and a plurality of weld data logs individual ones of which are associated with a specific welding operation of a construction project. Each weld data log is configured to store information that is at least descriptive of a welder, material used during the specific welding operation, specifics of a completed weld including at least weld location, weld type and weld dimensions, and information descriptive of a weld examination. Information entry into at least one weld data log is made by a weld inspector using a report from one of the mobile user terminals. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217441 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE MODEL VARIANTS - According to one aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling operation of a plurality of different model variants of a refrigeration appliance using a commonly-configured control board for the plurality of different model variants. The method includes identifying the first model variant as being one of the plurality of model variants to be controlled; and responsive to this identifying, selecting a suitable control routine from among a plurality of available control routines that are accessible to the control board for controlling operation of the plurality of model variants. The plurality of available control routines includes at least a first control routine to be executed for controlling operation of a portion of a refrigeration circuit provided to the first model variant and a second control routine to be executed for controlling operation of a portion of a refrigeration circuit provided to the second model variant. The first control routine is different than the second control routine. The first control routine is to be executed to control operation of the portion of the refrigeration circuit provided to the first model variant. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217442 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIAXIAL JOINT UNIT - A device is provided for controlling multiaxial joint unit. The device includes a multiaxial joint unit, an estimating module, a path determining module, a path editing module. The multiaxial joint unit is to perform at least an action. The estimating module estimates parameter changes of the multiaxial joint unit while performing the action. The path determining module determines a work path according to the parameter changes. The path editing module determines multiple turning points of the work path and determines a simplified path according to the turning points, thereby controlling the multiaxial joint unit so that it moves according to the simplified path and performs the action repeatedly. A method for controlling the multiaxial joint unit is further provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217443 | Self-Contained Valve Actuator For Quarter Turn Valve System - A self-contained valve actuator of the present invention can comprise an actuator component. This actuator can be linear or quarter turn depending on the valve. The actuator can be double acting which means the piston will move once to open and once to close. The self-contained valve system uses hydraulic fluid to operate the valve. The valve system is directly powered with electric power from a battery. Solar panels are also incorporated to capture solar energy and convert this energy into electrical energy. This converted electrical energy is stored in the battery which enables the battery to continuously supply energy while substantially reducing the possibility of exhausting battery power. This resupply of electrical energy and the use of the hydraulic fluid creates a self-contained valve actuation system. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217444 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR GAS LASER - A temperature controller for a gas laser which controls temperatures of a plurality of temperature-controlled apparatuses including a first temperature-controlled portion requiring a high-precision temperature-control and a second temperature-controlled portion requiring a low-precision temperature-control as compared with the first temperature-controlled portion and allowing a temperature-control with a low or high temperature as compared with the first temperature-controlled portion, comprises a first temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each first temperature-controlled portion, a second temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each second temperature-controlled portion, a first piping system connecting the first temperature control portion and each first temperature-controlled portion in parallel, and a second piping system connecting the second temperature control portion and each second temperature-controlled portion in parallel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217445 | Method and Apparatus for Dehumidifying Granular Material - Granular material is dehumidified by: a) providing a number of dry air generators inside hoppers containing granular material; b) for each dry air generator, evaluating the dry air flow generable and/or higher energy efficiency functioning time; c) calculating the dry air flow rate for each single hopper depending on the characteristics of the granular material; and d) activating a number of generators sufficient to deliver a total dry air flow rate equal to the sum of the flow rates required by the hoppers. The number of the generators and the generators to be activated are chosen depending on the flow rate deliverable by each and/or by their respective ranges of functioning at higher energy efficiency according to an energy saving logic. The remaining generators are deactivated. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217446 | Fluid Holder And Electromechanical Lubricator Employing Same - A fluid holder includes: a housing having an inner surface and at least one fluid outlet; a piston in slidable engagement with the inner surface and having first and second opposed surfaces with a threaded opening extending therebetween, the first surface of the piston and the inner surface of the housing defining a fluid chamber in communication with the at least one fluid outlet; and a threaded member engageable with the threaded opening, a first portion of the threaded member extending from the first surface of the piston, the threaded member being rotatably coupled to the housing on the first portion of the threaded member for rotation in the threaded opening of the piston such that rotation of the threaded member causes a force to be exerted by the threaded member on the housing and on the piston to expand or contract the fluid chamber. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217447 | DETECTION OF MULTIPLE POWERED DEVICES CONNECTED TO AN INLINE POWER DELIVERY CHANNEL - A system provides for indicating/detecting multiple powered devices connected to a power delivery channel of a power sourcing equipment, so that power can be coherently shared among the powered devices. A first operation includes (a) applying a standard first detection signal (such as a detection voltage) to the power delivery channel and (b) detecting and interpreting a second detection signals (such as a detection current) which in a standard response would be either zero or a predetermined value indicating the presence of a single powered device. The interpreting includes determining whether the second detection signal indicates that multiple powered devices may be connected, for example by detecting current values of n*Idet or Idet/n, where n is an integer greater than one. A second operation includes (c) providing a plurality of distinct signals to the power delivery channel, each eliciting a distinct individual response signal from a corresponding powered device, and (d) detecting each distinct individual response signal to identify the powered devices connected to the power delivery channel. The distinct signals may be non-standard classification signals or other specialized signals to elicit the individual responses. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217448 | Method for Configuring an Arrangement for Protecting, Controlling or Monitoring an Electrical Switch or Power Supply Gear - A method for configuring an arrangement having a command level device and at least one arrangement having a field device connected to the command level device, for protecting controlling or monitoring an electrical switch or power supply gear. A command level configuration file describing the configuration of the arrangement is generated. After replacement of the field device by a new field device, a new command level configuration file is generated to replace the old command level configuration file, taking account of the properties of the new field device and a new field device parameter data set is generated with the new command level configuration file, by means of which the new field device is parameterized, telegram configuration files being extracted from the old command level configuration file, describing the data telegram generation of the old field device and the new command level configuration file and the new field device parameter data set are generated with said telegram configuration data such that the new field device generates data telegrams with a data telegram addressing matching that of the old field device. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE POWER CONSUMPTION - A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code having programming instructions tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium. The programming instructions are operable to detect an occurrence of at least one of a geoboundary event, a radio frequency identification (RFID) event; and a local area network (LAN) event. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to adjust one or more power consumption settings of an environment based on the occurrence. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217450 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY DEMAND MANAGEMENT - Methods, apparatuses and systems for managing energy demand of one or more appliances. In one example, an appliance controller apparatus is provided, comprising a user interface configured to receive a user input indicative of a demand flexibility associated with an appliance, a communication interface configured to receive a control input indicative of a request to modify a power demand of the appliance, and a processor programmed to determine whether the power demand of the appliance is to be modified based on the user input and the control input. In a further aspect, a meter controller apparatus is provided, comprising a communication interface configured to receive a message from an appliance controller apparatus coupled to an appliance, the message comprising information regarding a power demand of the appliance and a demand category associated with the appliance. The meter controller apparatus may further comprise a processor programmed to compute an updated meter controller model based on the message received from the appliance controller apparatus and a present meter controller model. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217451 | ENERGY USAGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a coordinating node in an energy usage control system. The coordinating node receives trade-off functions from energy consuming nodes. The coordinating node and the energy consuming nodes collectively form a domain. A trade-off function from an energy consuming node describes a relationship between a result of energy consumption by the energy consuming node and a degree of satisfaction towards the result. The coordinating node develops policies respectively for the energy consuming nodes, based on the received trade-off functions. The policies each contain at least one goal and/or at least one procedure to guide the respective energy consuming node to control its energy usage such that the energy consuming nodes collectively achieve an optimum energy saving for the domain. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217452 | Overlay packet data network for managing energy and method for using same - A system for managing energy, comprising a processor coupled to a packet data network and a serves software module executing on the processor is disclosed, wherein the server software module is adapted to send and receive information over a packet data network from a plurality of client software modules associated with energy load devices or energy generating devices associated with one or more end users of energy provided by an energy distribution network, and to send and receive information from a plurality of software modules associated with energy distribution networks over the packet data network. At least some of the information sent from the server software module to the software modules associated with energy distribution networks is based at least in part on information received from one or more of the client software modules, and at least some of the information sent to the client software modules is based at least in part on information received from at least one of the software modules associated with energy distribution networks. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217453 | Grid Interconnection Device, Grid Interconnection System, And Power Control System - A grid interconnection device | 2010-08-26 |
20100217454 | DYNAMIC THERMAL LOAD BALANCING - A method for improving thermal efficiency in one or more data centers includes measuring a temperature at one or more computing devices having allocated thereto one or more computing workloads and determining whether the measured temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold. If the predetermined temperature threshold is exceeded, sufficient computing workloads are migrated to one or more alternate computing devices to reduce the temperature at one or more of the computing devices to less than or equal to said predetermined temperature threshold. In accomplishing the method, there is provided a data orchestrator configured at least for receiving data concerning the measured temperature, determining whether the measured temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature threshold, and migrating one or more of the computing workloads to one or more alternate computing devices. Computer systems and computer programs available as a download or on a computer-readable medium for installation according to the invention are provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217455 | ESTABLISHING QUALITY PARAMETERS OF A DIGITAL MAP - A device and method for the establishment of quality parameters of a digital map. A currently determined position of the vehicle and a measured value of an attribute of this position is used to calculate a quality parameter which serves as additional information for the data of the digital map. A driver assistance system constitutes an improved aid for a driver of a vehicle, since, in addition to the data of the digital map, the driver assistance system uses the feedback information of the quality parameter. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217456 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT GROUND MOVEMENT - A method and apparatus is disclosed for reversing an aircraft on the ground comprising driving the aircraft using at least one self-propelled undercarriage wheel. An apparatus for controlling at least one of speed and at least one direction of an aircraft having a self-propelled nosewheel, on the ground, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control arm; a control unit; means for transmitting information to said self-propelled nosewheel; means for receiving information at said self-propelled nosewheel; and means for controlling at least one of the speed and direction of said nosewheel; whereby airport ground staff can intuitively control the movements of said aircraft by holding said arm and moving it in the direction of required movement of said aircraft. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217457 | Anti-Theft System for a Vehicle, and Method for the Operation of an Anti-Theft System - An anti-theft system, especially in the form of an access and/or starting system for a vehicle has a vehicle-mounted receiver for receiving a request signal containing the instruction to find out whether objects that are associated with the vehicle, e.g. lost identifiers, are located in specific areas of the vehicle. The anti-theft system further has a vehicle-mounted control and evaluation unit for verifying whether the objects are in the specific areas of the vehicle and outputting information on whether an object that is associated with the vehicle has been found. The anti-theft system finally has a vehicle-mounted transmitter for transmitting a result signal containing the information on whether objects have been found. Such an anti-theft system allows an identifier, for example, which is associated with a user, to start a search from a distance in order to verify whether certain objects are located near or inside the vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217458 | INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRPLANE - An interactive information system is indicated for an aircraft to provide passengers with information, which access both an onboard data storage device and an off-board data storage device. A computer uses the onboard and off-board data to compute informative data, which are then visualized to the passenger. The passenger can interactively determine the form and type of data generation and preparation at any time. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217459 | Method for Aiding the Formulation of the Speed Strategy of an Aircraft with a View to Adhering to a Time Constraint - The invention relates to a method for formulating the strategy of an aircraft, with a view to favouring adherence to a time constraint. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217460 | FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM - A flight control system commands drag devices such as flight spoilers according to pilot or autopilot longitudinal command. Furthermore, the flight control system monitors a set of flight parameters to determine whether the aircraft is operating inside the permitted safe envelope, hence, incorporating envelope automatic exceeding disengagement. This invention allows the aircraft to descend in a steeper glide path than the 3° used in the normal approach, while keeping speeds unchanged. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217461 | IMPLEMENTING CONTINUOUS DESCENT APPROACHES FOR MAXIMUM PREDICTABILITY IN AIRCRAFT - The present invention relates to continuous descent approaches that ensure the greatest certainty in arrival time. The continuous descent approach is flown by maintaining an aerodynamic flight path angle, thereby allowing a ground speed to be followed with greater accuracy. An improvement is described that accounts for turns made during continuous descent approaches that may otherwise cause a drift away from the desired ground speed, and hence arrival time. A correction to the aerodynamic flight path angle is used that produces a compensatory change in the potential energy of the aircraft upon completing the turn to balance the anticipated drift in kinetic energy. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217462 | OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERED VEHICLE - A system for the communication of data used in the operation of a powered vehicle comprises a plurality of controllers onboard the powered vehicle for controlling operations of the vehicle. At least one of the controllers has a memory in which data is stored and the data is accessible and used by at least two of the controllers for controlling vehicle operations. A communication link is provided between the at least two controllers for sharing data stored in the memory of one of the controllers to control operations of the powered vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217463 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A DRIVE UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An actuation system for a drive unit of a motor vehicle includes a control unit which is assigned to the drive unit and which has a function level, a function monitoring level, and a power output stage for actuating the drive unit or actuators or sensors which are assigned to the drive unit. To relieve the function level, a data transmission device for outputting data to a data bus is arranged in the function monitoring level. The data transmission device can output a drive setpoint torque to the drive unit, to actuators or sensors which are assigned to it, or to a power output stage ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100217464 | DYNAMIC HYSTERESIS EVALUATION METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLES BASED ON OPTIMAL POWER LOSS CONTROL STRATEGY - A hybrid control system comprises a power loss (PL) determination module, a hysteresis estimation module, and a mode determination module. The PL determination module determines a power loss of a hybrid drivetrain based on an engine speed, a motor speed, and a vehicle speed. The hysteresis estimation module determines an average power loss of the hybrid drivetrain based on the power loss and determines a hysteresis power loss of the hybrid drivetrain based on the average power loss. The mode determination module selects an operation mode of the hybrid drivetrain based on the hysteresis power loss. The hybrid control system controls the hybrid drivetrain based on the operation mode. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217465 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE CHARGING STATE OF AN ENERGY ACCUMULATOR FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING A HYBRID DRIVE - A method for regulating a charging state of an energy accumulator for a vehicle with a hybrid drive includes detecting a driving speed variable value of the vehicle and determining a nominal charging state of the energy accumulator as a function of the driving speed variable value by a control unit, detecting an actual charging state of the energy accumulator, comparing the actual charging state with the nominal charging state by the control unit, switching on an energy consumer by a charging state regulator, for at least partially discharging the energy accumulator when the actual charging state exceeds the nominal charging state, tabulating a first nominal charging state value as a function of the driving speed variable value by a characteristic curve, in order to determine the nominal charging state of the energy accumulator, and adapting the characteristic curve by the control unit when the vehicle is braked. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217466 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes power storage units formed of battery assemblies, respectively, converters corresponding to the power storage units, respectively, and a charger receiving an electric power from an external power supply for externally charging the power storage units. An ECU estimates an SOC of each power storage unit based on the SOC of a battery block of the smallest SOC in the power storage unit. When the power storage unit attains a state allowing charging by the external power supply, the ECU controls the corresponding converter to charge the power storage unit with the charge current supplied from the charger, and derives, for each power storage unit, a charge-allowed power based on the SOC of the battery block of the largest SOC. When a total value of the derived charge-allowed powers of the respective power storage units is equal to or smaller than an actual value of the supply power supplied from the external power supply, the ECU ends the external charging of the power storage units. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217467 | Inputs for optimizing performance in hybrid vehicles - A hybrid vehicle controller operates to use GPS navigation information to determine how much energy should be delivered from or sent to, the battery. The battery charge can be better managed by using knowledge of the future path of the vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217468 | EXTERNALLY CHARGEABLE ELECTRIC/HYBRID VEHICLE - An object is to take measures to reduce engine exhaust gas of an externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle. An externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle comprises a battery for supplying electrical power to the motor, a generator that charges the battery with electrical power generated by the driving forces of the engine, and an external charging unit that supplies electrical power from an external power supply device to the battery to charge the battery, and the vehicle travels in either an EV mode or an HV mode. The vehicle further comprises a charged amount measuring unit for measuring externally charged electrical energy supplied from the external charging unit to the battery, and a travel mode determination unit for determining in which driving mode of the EV mode or the HV mode the vehicle travels, based on the externally charged electrical energy. The vehicle travels in a travel mode according to the result determined by the travel mode determination unit. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217469 | System For Controlling A Motor Vehicle Driving Downhill - A system for a hill descent control in the braking equipment of a motor vehicle comprising an electrically controllable service brake system, which is designed both for an anti-locking control function and for a braking function irrespective of actuation by the driver, a brake actuator which permits an individual adjustment of the braking pressures or braking moments generated for the individual wheels of a motor vehicle, which are the respective manipulated variables controlled by the hill descent control, an electronic control unit being provided for the electronic control and/or regulation which directly or indirectly detects variables related to operating conditions of the motor vehicle and adjusts additional braking moments when driving on steeply inclined roads, irrespective of whether a brake pedal is actuated. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217470 | AUXILIARY PUMP DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An auxiliary pump diagnostic system includes a slip determination module and a fault determination module. The slip determination module determines slip of a torque converter based on an engine speed and a transmission input speed. The fault determination module diagnoses a fault in an auxiliary pump based on the slip of the torque converter. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217471 | TIRE PRESSURE DEVIATION DETECTION FOR A VEHICLE TIRE - A method, system and computer program product for detecting a tire pressure deviation in a tire of a vehicle by determining tire pressure indicating data indicative of a tire pressure condition of the tire and determining tire pressure deviation data indicative of a tire pressure deviation in the tire. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217472 | SECURING DRIVER REQUESTED TORQUE - An engine control system comprises a driver axle torque request module (DATRM) and a driver axle torque security module (DATSM). The DATRM determines a pedal torque request based on minimum and maximum scaling torques and a torque scalar. The DATRM determines a raw driver torque request. The DATRM selectively shapes raw driver torque request into a final driver torque request. The DATRM converts the final driver torque request into a first axle torque request. The DATSM selectively diagnoses a fault in the first axle torque request based on a minimum engine torque, the minimum scaling torque, a first comparison of the final driver torque request and the redundant final driver torque request, and a second comparison of the first axle torque request and a redundant axle torque request. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217473 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFORMATIONS ON A VEHICLE COMPONENT - An apparatus and a method for detecting deformations of a vehicle component on a motor vehicle are disclosed, which are capable of unambiguously determining the location and temporal progression of the deformation, as well as the severity of the deformation, within a very short time after the deformation of the vehicle component begins. A grid module having a grid, an emitter component with a light emitter; and a detector with at least one sensor unit are hereby provided on the vehicle component. A beam path of a light beam between the light emitter and the detector is alternatingly interrupted when the grid is displaced relative to the emitter component due to a deformation of the vehicle component. The detector detects a signal in form of light pulses generated by the interruption of the light beam and the light pulses are transmitted as a time-modulated signal to an evaluation unit. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217474 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINES - A driver assistance system for an agricultural working machine, in particular a combine harvester has a large number of working mechanisms, an arithmetic logic unit, and at least one display unit, in which the arithmetic logic unit may process information generated by machine-internal sensor systems, external information, and information that is storable in the arithmetic logic unit, and in which the driver assistance system overcomes—with consideration for at least a selection of the available information—critical functions of the agricultural working machine in that efficiency parameters of the agricultural working machine are optimized via interactive, natural-language communication between the operator of the agricultural working machine and the driver assistance system. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217475 | LOW CURRENT VEHICLE ACCESSORY SYSTEM FOR TRUCKS AND ATVS - A capacitor module is utilized as part of a vehicle accessory system to accommodate the use of accessories that require high current power supplies on many different vehicles, thereby reducing the demands on the vehicle electrical systems. The capacitor module includes a plurality of ultracapacitors capable of maintaining relatively high charge levels and thereby accommodating the demands for short bursts of high current electrical power. Control circuitry is included to manage capacitor charging using lower current signals, thereby allowing for use of accessories on vehicles having lower capacity electrical systems. In one embodiment the accessories contemplated include a snow plow attached to a vehicle, with the snowplow having a hydraulic pump motor which requires high levels of electrical current for operation. Control circuitry manages charging using a relatively constant current electrical signal and discharging of the capacitors as necessary to operate the pump motor. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217476 | VEHICLE TRAVELING CONTROLLER - A vehicle traveling controller performs emergency evacuation traveling in the case of an emergency. The vehicle traveling controller determines whether a vehicle traveling in accordance with a normal traveling rule is not dangerous and becomes proper traveling or not based on environmental information around the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule becomes proper traveling, executes normal traveling control for instructing the vehicle to travel in accordance with the normal traveling rule, and when the vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule does not become proper traveling, executes emergency evacuation traveling control for instructing the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling not in accordance with the normal traveling rule. Therefore, emergency evacuation traveling with high safety can be performed, compared with vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule, so safety of vehicle traveling can be improved. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217477 | SPEED DEVIATION INDICATOR - Apparatus and methods for indicating speed deviations of a motor vehicle are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, upon a user engagement of a user input interface (for example, a button or dial or any other input device), a reference speed of the motor vehicle is desired. Indications of subsequent speed deviations from the reference speed are provided, for example, in a non-numerical or non-textual visual signal having a luminous intensity of at least 2000 minicandles, in a driver cone of sight defined by the motor vehicle. In some embodiments, the visual signal indicates which of three ranges of speed the driver is driving in, including too fast, too slow and a mid range. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217478 | TELEMATICS-BASED VEHICLE STATUS MONITORING AND CUSTOMER CONCERN RESOLVING - A system and method for monitoring the state of health of vehicle components, sub-systems and systems on board the vehicle and/or remotely, and use collected information and data about the vehicle to establish a database for the vehicle as to the state of health of the various components, sub-systems and systems. When a customer brings a vehicle to a service center or dealership complaining about a particular problem, and the service center wishes to replace a part associated with that problem, the OEM or manufacturer can authorize or reject the replacement of the part based on review of the database as to the known state of health of the part. Therefore, only parts which may not be healthy will typically be authorized for replacement. Also, the database can be made available to customers for customer concern resolving. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217479 | Diagnostic connector assembly (DCA) interface unit (DIU) - In a diagnostics system for use on vehicles, wherein the improvement comprises a connector assembly that translates diagnostic connector assembly signals into a digital format suitable for computer based analysis and fault diagnosis on an individual vehicle and vehicle fleet basis. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217480 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TARGETED AREA MARKETING AND SERVICES IN AN SDARS NETWORK - A targeted area audio distribution system for Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services Receivers (“SDARS”) provides specific content to listeners based on location. A service provider can facilitate delivery of local content using a telematics device installed in the listener's vehicle. The telematics device uses a content database indexed on an identifier formed from coordinates of a desired geographical area to target particular content for users in a targeted area as small as a few blocks. In addition, interstate drivers can receive location specific advertisements for exits that they may be approaching. Digital audio content can be queued up for insertion into the audio stream based on specific locations. The identifier can also be used to report vehicle performance information from a plurality of vehicles to facilitate providing real-time traffic conditions for many traffic corridors. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217481 | AGRICULTURAL WORKING VEHICLE AND DISPLAY UNIT THEREFOR - A display unit is provided in an agricultural working vehicle to display at least one operating parameter of the working vehicle, so that it is possible to change the operating parameter as a function of one or more setting parameters of the working vehicle. The display unit is designed to display a change in the operating parameter resulting from a change made to at least one of the setting parameters. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217482 | VEHICLE-BASED SYSTEM INTERFACE FOR PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - A vehicle-based system can communicate with a personal navigation device, to pass both automatic instructions and driver instructions to the personal navigation device. Using information and instructions passed from the vehicle-based system, the navigation device can be controlled to, among other things, provide directions, provide vehicle status warnings, and navigate without a GPS signal. Output from the personal navigation device can be delivered to the vehicle based system for playback through, for example, vehicle speakers. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217483 | VEHICULAR DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - When a vehicle makes a right turn at an intersection, the intersection as a traffic environment around the vehicle, the vehicle and an oncoming vehicle are displayed along with the respective current positions. A traveling track of the right turn of the vehicle and a traveling track of the oncoming vehicle are also displayed using indication arrows. Further, since an icon F is displayed at an intersection of the traveling track of the vehicle and the traveling track of the oncoming vehicle, the driver of the vehicle is easily encouraged to recognize that there is a high possibility of a collision with the oncoming vehicle if the vehicle makes a right turn in this situation, even if the driver of the vehicle does not pay sufficient attention to the oncoming vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217484 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP FUNCTION SELECTIVELY ENABLED/DISABLED BASED ON ESTIMATED CHARGE AMOUNT IN BATTERY - Each time that starting of a vehicle engine is completed, a vehicle control system derives an estimated amount by which the charge in the vehicle battery is less than a predetermined upper limit value of stored charge, and subtracts the estimated amount from the difference between the upper limit value and a lower limit value of stored charge, to obtain an initial allowable discharge amount. An automatic engine stop/restart function is thereafter enabled or inhibited in accordance with whether a net amount of discharge from the battery, to since completion of the preceding engine start, exceeds the initial allowable discharge amount. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217485 | CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD - A charging control device is a charging control device for independently controlling charging of power storage devices in a plurality of vehicles, respectively, each having the power storage device mounted thereon, from an external power supply, in which a control ECU detects a state of charge of the power storage device when each vehicle and the external power supply are coupled to each other, detects an expected amount of power consumption for each of the plurality of vehicles, calculates a required amount of power to be charged for each vehicle based on the detected state of charge and the expected amount of power consumption, detects a time to start use of each vehicle, determines a charging schedule of a charging time period and an amount of power to be charged for each vehicle based on the required amount to be charged and the time to start use, and controls charging of the power storage devices mounted on the vehicles according to the charging schedule. A charging control device and a charging control method achieving increased possibility that a vehicle desired to be used can be used at a desired time of use, while performing charging within contract power can be provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217486 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE - Disclosed is a travel control device for easily achieving a target acceleration/deceleration even by a manual operation of a driver. A travel control device for controlling at least acceleration/deceleration of a vehicle includes acceleration/deceleration characteristic setting means for setting the range of an accelerator operation amount or a brake operation amount corresponding to an induced target acceleration/deceleration greater than the range of an accelerator operation amount or a brake operation amount corresponding to an acceleration/deceleration other than the induced target acceleration/deceleration. The acceleration/deceleration characteristic setting means generates a map GM | 2010-08-26 |
20100217487 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The electric power steering apparatus is provided with: a steering torque detector that detects steering torque of a steering wheel; an electric motor that applies steering assist force to the steering wheel; a current detector that detects an actual current actually supplied to the electric motor; a target current setting unit that sets a target current to be supplied to the electric motor, on the basis of the steering torque detected by the steering torque detector; a feedback controller that performs feedback control so that the target current and the actual current coincide with each other; and a feedforward controller that performs feedforward control for increasing the actual current detected by the current detector if the target current increases, the feedforward controller including a frequency compensator that provides a smaller amount of increase in the actual current as a frequency of a variation in the target current is lower. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217488 | Failsafe parking assistance system - A method is described for protecting a parking assistance system from a failure of the service brake system. In order to prevent a collision of the vehicle with a surrounding object, the function of the service brake system is monitored and if an error is present, at least one other vehicle system, such as an automatic transmission or an automatic parking brake, is activated in order to brake the vehicle and/or interrupt the transmission of drive torque to the wheels. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217489 | Method And System For Controlling A Vehicle Engine During Performance Driving Events - A system and method for controlling a vehicle engine during one or more performance driving events, such as a performance takeoff, shifting or cornering event. The engine control system may be used to maintain stability when the vehicle is being driven in a competitive or aggressive fashion by temporarily controlling the vehicle engine through the manipulation of engine torque, engine speed or some other means. If the engine control system receives competing command signals from different vehicle subsystems, then the system may arbitrate or otherwise manage the competing command signals so that different subsystems can function together properly. In one embodiment, the engine control system blends the commands signals from two or more subsystems. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217490 | Retractable Wheel Covers - Disclosed herein are embodiments of wheel covers and vehicles having at least one wheel cover. One embodiment of a vehicle having at least one wheel mounted for rotation about an axle comprises a body structure having a portion of which is adjacent to the wheel, a mounting structure fixed to the portion of the body structure that is adjacent to the wheel and a wheel cover attached to the body structure via the mounting structure. The mounting structure is configured to permit movement of the wheel cover between an extended position in which the wheel cover overlays at least a first portion of the wheel and a retracted position in which the wheel cover does not overlay the first portion of the wheel. Also disclosed are methods of selectively covering a vehicle wheel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217491 | CAMBER ANGLE CONTROLLING DEVICE - A camber angle applying device is controlled to adjust the camber angle of wheels to a predetermined value. Therefore, the characteristics (or a high gripping property) of a high gripping force and the characteristic (or a low rolling resistance) of a small rolling resistance can be separately used as the performance of the wheels. By utilizing the high gripping property of the wheels, therefore, a vehicle is enabled to reduce its energy consumption, while retaining its running characteristics (such as a turning performance, an accelerating performance or a braking performance), by utilizing the rolling resistance of the wheels. Moreover, the camber angle applying device is controlled to reduce the rolling resistance of the wheels, so that the energy loss to occur in the wheels during running can be reduced to further reduce the energy consumption of the vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217492 | Pedal Lock Control Device for Work Vehicle - A pedal lock control device for work vehicle includes: a motor driving device that drives a travel hydraulic motor according to an operation amount of a travel pedal; a locking device that locks the travel pedal in a state of being operated; an instruction device that instructs lock and unlock of the travel pedal by the locking device upon an operation by an operator; a lock intention detection device that detects an intention of an operator to permit lock of the travel pedal; and a lock control device that locks the travel pedal by the locking device when an intention of the operator to permit lock is detected by the lock intention detection device and lock of the travel pedal is instructed by the instruction device. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217493 | IDLE STOP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - In an idle stop system for an engine mounted in a vehicle, when it is determined predetermined stop conditions are met, the engine is automatically stopped. During the engine stop, when it is determined that predetermined restart conditions are met, the engine is automatically restarted. Further, it is determined whether or not a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the restart of the engine. When it is determined that the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the clutch mechanism is controlled into the connection thereof at and after a time instant when it is determined that the predetermined period of time has elapsed. Hence, the connected state of the clutch mechanism is realized after a controlled delay. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217494 | ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL DEVICE - An adaptive speed control device includes a posted speed change detecting section, a notification section, a set speed signal receiving section, and an adaptive speed control section. The posted speed change detecting section is configured to detect an upcoming change to a posted speed limit at. The notification section is configured to control a user interface device to notify a new posted speed limit at a prescribed notification timing before the vehicle reaches a transition point. The set speed signal receiving section is configured to accept a set speed signal from a user input device. The adaptive speed control section is configured to change a set speed of the vehicle according to the new posted speed limit and to automatically change a speed to the set speed upon receiving the set speed signal at or after a prescribed activation timing that occurs simultaneously with or after the prescribed notification timing. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217495 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE COMPATABILITY OF BRAKING SYSTEMS OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION AND COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a method and a device for assessing the compatibility of braking systems of a vehicle combination comprising a tractor and a trailer. According to the invention, an, applied braking power (W | 2010-08-26 |
20100217496 | Motor vehicle and control method of motor vehicle - In response to a downshift operation (step S160) in a moving motor vehicle under an accelerator released state, a torque demand correction value Tα(T) is set to give the greater torque variation against the lower speed in a downshifting gear position and against the higher vehicle speed V, until elapse of a preset time period since the downshift operation (step S180). A torque demand Tr* to be output to a drive shaft of the motor vehicle is updated by adding the torque demand correction value Tα(T) to a previous setting of the torque demand Tr* (step S190). A motor is controlled to decelerate the motor vehicle with the updated torque demand Tr*. The torque variation thus attained is equivalent to a temporary torque variation applied to the drive shaft with a variation in rotation speed of an engine in response to a downshift operation in a conventional motor vehicle equipped with a stepped automatic transmission for torque conversion of the output power of the engine. The arrangement of the invention thus enables the driver of the motor vehicle to have the improved gearshift feeling. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217497 | USER INPUT FOR VEHICLE CONTROL - A user input for controlling acceleration of a vehicle. The user input has a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user. The correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity may include a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity that may be capable of customization for a specific user. The user input may also include a neutral position of the movable member, wherein a substantially sudden motion of the movable member to the neutral position causes a slewed slowing of the vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217498 | ENGINE CONTROL METHOD BASED ON GRAPHIC SIGNATURES - A method of extracting useful information for control of an internal-combustion engine, based on graphic signatures is disclosed. A signal carrying at least information relative to engine operation is acquired. This signal is then converted, for each engine cycle, to a graphic signature translating a set of characteristic features of the signal in a form of a graph which is simple to analyze. At least one attribute of this signature is then determined, from which the pertinent information is estimated by a predetermined relation between the attribute and the information. Finally, the information is used to control the engine | 2010-08-26 |
20100217499 | MECHANICAL POWER GENERATION - Systems, processes, devices, and articles of manufacture for mechanical power generation may be implemented by various techniques. In certain implementations, a mechanical power generator may include a number of cylinders that each have at least two combustion chambers with interconnected pistons. The power generator may also include a fuel controller and an exhaust controller for each combustion chamber. A number of force conversion members may each be associated with respective ones of the cylinders by being coupled to a piston in the associated cylinder at one end. A torque conveying member may be coupled to another end of the force conversion members. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217500 | DIESEL FUEL ENGINE INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORE - Disclosed is a method of injecting LPG gas into a diesel fuel engine for combustion with diesel fuel therein. One aspect includes injecting LPG gas into an air-stream of an engine air intake or manifold, measuring the percentage of LPG gas injected into the airstream or other efficiency gauge, varying the rate of injection of LPG gas into the airstream in response to the measured percentage of LPG gas therein and injecting the LPG gas at a pre-determined rate so as to maintain an LPG gas concentration in the air intake stream in the range of 0.2% to 0.6% by volume of LPG gas. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217501 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control system of an internal combustion engine includes a required injection setting mechanism, a rapid rotational speed change detector, and an injection controller. The required injection setting mechanism calculates a required number of injections and required injection times with regard to a plurality of fuel injections, based on operating conditions of the engine. The rapid rotational speed change detector determines whether the amount of change of the engine speed is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. When it is determined that the amount of change of the engine speed is equal to or larger than the predetermined value, the injection controller controls a fuel injection valve so as to reduce or eliminate differences between the actual injection times and the required injection times. Thereby, even when the engine speed changes rapidly, deteriorations in the driveability and exhaust emissions are prevented. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217502 | Fuel management system for a motor vehicle - A fuel management system for a motor vehicle has a means for shutting down the engine when the accelerator is released and the vehicle slows down, as measured by the engine's deceleration sensor. Moreover, when the transmission is put to park, or in the case of a manual transmission, when the parking brake is engaged, the engine shuts off. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217503 | APPROACH FOR ENHANCING EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE WARMUP IN A DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE SYSTEM - A method of controlling fuel supplied to an engine of a vehicle is provided. The method may improve engine starting during cold operating conditions. In one example, the type of fuel injected to the engine is changed in response to operating conditions. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217504 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENGINE SYSTEM AND ENGINE SYSTEM - A valve overlap period is increased as a desired torque of an engine increases by advancing an opening timing of an intake valve at a rate greater than that of retarding a closing timing of an exhaust valve in a low engine-torque area in which the desired torque of the internal combustion engine is relatively low (step S | 2010-08-26 |
20100217505 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - An engine control system includes a unit which outputs a command for changing an air-fuel ratio of an exhaust gas, a unit which computes an in-cylinder oxygen concentration, a memory which stores a first value and a second value of parameters (ignition timing, injection pressure, pilot injection quantity). The first value is set in a case that the in-cylinder oxygen concentration is a first oxygen concentration. The second value is set in a case that the in-cylinder oxygen concentration is a second oxygen concentration which is higher than the first oxygen concentration. The values of the parameters are set in such a manner as to correlate to the in-cylinder oxygen concentration of during a transition period of the air-fuel ratio. The values of the parameters are obtained by an interpolation based on the first and the second value of the parameter and the in-cylinder oxygen concentration. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217506 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Internal combustion engine air-fuel ratio control apparatus and method in which the target air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into an exhaust-gas purification catalyst unit is controlled through at least proportional-integral control such that the correction amount per unit time of the oxygen amount in said catalyst unit is maintained constant. When the intake air amount is smaller than a predetermined amount and the air-fuel ratio detected by an oxygen sensor provided downstream of the catalyst unit is rich, the target air-fuel ratio is controlled to suppress an increase in the air-fuel ratio in the exhaust-gas purification catalyst unit. Accordingly, even if rapid acceleration operation is performed in a state where the intake air amount is extremely small and the air-fuel ratio detected by the oxygen sensor is rich, NOx in exhaust gas can be sufficiently removed through reduction reactions at the exhaust-gas purification catalyst unit. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217507 | ABSOLUTE ACCELERATION SENSOR FOR USE WITHIN MOVING VEHICLES - A vehicle monitoring system for turning off an idling engine comprises a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a lack of motion, or “stationary status” of a vehicle and emit a parameter correlated to the motion status of the vehicle, a transmission status detector configured to detect a transmission status of the vehicle, an alerting device capable of warning other drivers of a stationary status of the vehicle and a control device. The control device is coupled to the vehicle speed sensor, the transmission status detector and the alerting device, wherein the vehicle speed sensor and the transmission status detector send a signal to the control device and the control device operates in a manner dependent on the motion status of the vehicle and the transmission status of the vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217508 | METHOD FOR TREATEMENT OF A DRIVELINE - A method of operating a drivetrain of a motor vehicle. The drivetrain comprises a drive aggregate formed as a hybrid drive with a combustion engine and an electric machine, and a transmission connected between the drive aggregate and a drive output. The drivetrain also comprises a pressure reservoir system with at least one pressure reservoir and at least one pressure generator by the combustion engine in order to fill the pressure reservoir. A pressure in the pressure reservoir of the pressure reservoir system is measured and a value of the actual pressure, in the pressure reservoir system, is compared with at least one threshold value. When the actual pressure value is higher than a threshold value, stopping of the combustion engine is permitted, whereas if the actual pressure value is lower than the threshold value, stopping of the combustion engine is not permitted. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217509 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING OFF SCREEN TRAFFIC - A system according to aspects of the present invention includes a processor, a user interface (including a display) in communication with the processor, and a memory in communication with the processor. The processor executes instructions stored in the memory to present a first symbol on the display of the user interface that indicates the bearing to an off-scale vehicle, and to present a second symbol on the display that indicates the path of travel of the off-scale vehicle. The present invention provides a more accurate representation of the bearing and track of off-scale traffic compared to conventional traffic display systems. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217510 | Method for Managing the Flight of an Aircraft - The invention relates to a method for managing the flight of an aircraft flying along a trajectory and being subject to an absolute time constraint (on a downstream point) or relative time constraint (spacing with respect to a downstream aircraft), the said aircraft comprising a flight management system calculating a temporal discrepancy to the said time constraint, wherein the said method includes the following steps: the calculation of a distance on the basis of the temporal discrepancy, the modification of the trajectory: if the temporal discrepancy to the time constraint corresponds to an advance, the lengthening of the trajectory by the distance; if the temporal discrepancy to the time constraint corresponds to a delay, the shortening of the trajectory by the distance. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217511 | Method for Coding Traffic Interruptions and Calculating a Route - A method for coding interruptions along a route, on the basis of a digital map, items of information about interruptions in the direction along the route being taken into account and transmitted to the navigation system, wherein coded items of information about the existence or non-existence of interruptions on side roads or in intersections along the route are additionally transmitted. A method for dynamic route calculation in which coded items of information about the existence or non-existence of interruptions on side roads or in intersections along the direction of the coded route are transmitted and utilized for calculating a route. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217512 | Method and apparatus for detecting and correcting freeway-ramp-freeway situation in calculated route - A method detects a particular freeway-ramp-freeway situation in a calculated route and corrects the route by replacing the freeway-ramp-freeway situation with all-freeway segments. The method includes the steps of: establishing a calculated route to a destination; examining the calculated route to detect whether there is a first point where the calculated route exits a freeway and a second point where the calculated route enters a freeway; evaluating map data to determine whether the freeway exited and the freeway entered are the same freeway; and replacing road segments of the calculated route between the first point and the second point constituting the freeway-ramp-freeway situation with freeway segments between the first point and the second point, thereby avoiding the freeway-ramp-freeway situation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217513 | Navigation Apparatus and Route Search Method - A navigation apparatus and route search method by which a roundabout route is avoided even if there is a segment with a regulation such as “no left turn” or “no entrance” are disclosed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217514 | PRESENTING A TRAVEL ROUTE - Techniques are provided for presenting a route using a route presentation that provides both a context map and one or more detail route maps. Narrative instructions for the route also may be presented. The presentation of the context map and the one or more detail route maps may be interactive. The route presentation also may be user controllable such that a user may control the portions of a route that are printed. The route presentation also may include a re-routing feature that allows a user to request that a new route be identified that avoids a particular maneuver or maneuvers in a route. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217515 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a storage module, a location measuring module, a communication module, and a navigation image generating module. The storage module stores image data corresponding to respective symbols, and data of simplified diagram templates in each of which positions are set on an image showing a shape of a road, symbols being placed at the respective positions. The location measuring module measures a current location. The communication module transmits the current location to an external communication apparatus and receives navigation information on a navigation point corresponding to the current location, the navigation information including a simplified diagram template identification number, symbol identification numbers, and position specification numbers. The navigation image generating module generates the navigation image by reading the simplified diagram template and the image data of the symbols, and placing the image data at positions on the simplified diagram template. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217516 | METHOD FOR GENERATING REFERENCE DRIVING TRACKS FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINES - Generation of one or more reference driving tracks for use in automatic route planning of an agricultural working vehicle includes driving along a starting route of an agricultural field to be worked, recording the starting route in a data processing device, selecting at least one section of the recorded starting route as a reference driving track, investigating the starting route along its entire length for changes in direction, and in the selecting at least one section, selecting a section as the reference driving track only if a change in direction that falls below a limit value is not found anywhere along an entire length of the section. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217517 | Navigation device, method, and program - Devices, methods, and programs correct an estimated path found by dead reckoning navigation. A point correlation value s is calculated based on a distance to a reliability circle whose radius is a speculative maximum error e that indicates a distance of an error range with respect to a GPS position. A correlation value Sp of an estimated path and a correlation value Sq of a candidate path are calculated from cumulative values of the point correlation values s. A correction that moves the estimated path is not performed if the correlation value Sq of the candidate path becomes worse than the correlation value Sp of the estimated path, and the correction of the estimated path is performed if the correlation value Sq of the candidate path does not become worse than the correlation value Sp of the estimated path. Thus, false matching can be further reduced, and the travel path can be suitably corrected. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217518 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A navigation configured to be installed in a motor vehicle, and a corresponding method. According to an embodiment, there is a method that includes: a) reproducing video information corresponding to a straight section included in the route information at a speed faster than a typical reproduction speed; and b) reproducing video information corresponding to a curved section included in the route information at a speed slower than the typical reproduction speed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217519 | METHOD AND NAVIGATION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE ESTIMATED TIME OF TRAVEL - The present invention relates to a method for determining the estimated time of travel and time of arrival in the route determination on a digital road map by means of a speed table and by means of measured user speeds. Moreover, the present invention relates to a corresponding computer program product and to a digital storage medium as well as to a corresponding navigation device. | 2010-08-26 |