37th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170261912 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning device includes a rotating brush that supplies lubricant to a surface of an image carrying member on which an end toner image is formed at a first axial end, a cleaning member provided on a downstream side of the rotating brush in a direction of rotation of the image carrying member and that cleans the image carrying member by scraping toner from the surface of the image carrying member, a storing portion that stores the toner scraped by the cleaning member, a transporting member that transports the toner in the storing portion from the first axial end of the image carrying member toward a second axial end of the image carrying member, and a moving member that moves the toner in the storing portion toward the rotating brush. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261913 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a feed device. The feed device is detachably attached to the apparatus main body and feeds a recording medium. The apparatus main body includes an image forming section and a main body frame. The image forming section forms an image on the recording medium. The main body frame supports the image forming section. The main body frame has a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole. The feed device includes positioning protrusions. When the respective positioning protrusions are fitted into the first and second positioning holes, a relative positional relationship between the main body frame and the feed device is determined. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261914 | DETACHABLE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A detachable device includes: a detachable member that is provided to be attachable to and detachable from an apparatus main body in which a first rotating member is provided and that comprises a second rotating member which is brought into press-contact with the first rotating member; a moving member that is provided in the apparatus main body, that holds the detachable member at an attachment position to the apparatus main body so as to maintain a press-contact load between the first rotating member and the second rotating member, and that is movable to a position at which the detachable member is not held by the moving member; and a release member as defined herein. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261915 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING DEVELOPING ROLLER AND GEAR - In a developing cartridge, a developing roller extends in a first direction. A developing roller gear, a coupling, and first and second idle gears are positioned at an outer surface of a casing. An agitator gear has an end face in the first direction facing the outer surface. A first protrusion is positioned between the end face and the outer surface, and at a position outside of addendum circles of the developing roller gear, coupling, and first and second idle gears. The first protrusion is pivotally movable about an axis extending in the first direction between a first position and a second position. The first protruding portion has, at the first position, a first length in a second direction connecting the developing roller and the first protruding portion, and has, at the second position, a second length different from the first length in the second direction. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261916 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus having a cartridge, a driver unit, a first universal joint, and a second universal joint, is provided. The cartridge is detachably attached to the image forming apparatus and has a first joint to receive a driving force from the image forming apparatus. The driver unit is configured to supply the driving force to the cartridge. The first universal joint is rotatable about a first axis and extends in a first direction based on the driving force. The second universal joint is coupled with the first universal joint and is rotatable along with the first universal joint. The second universal joint has a second joint coupled with the first joint and is rotatable along with the first joint. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261917 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - Disclosed is a developing cartridge in which a developer bearing member moves when a pressed part is pressed by a press member provided in a main body of an apparatus to move a developing frame in a state in which the developing cartridge is attached to the main body of the apparatus. The pressed part is provided with a positioning part that contacts and positions the press member. The press member is urged toward the positioning part by an urging member. The developing frame has a guiding part that moves the press member against an urging force of the urging member when the developing cartridge is attached to the main body of the apparatus. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261918 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a movable unit movable between a contact position and a spaced position, a driving member displaceable between a contact phase and a spaced phase, an openable member, and a pressing member for pressing and moving the movable unit by being moved in interrelation with an opening operation of the openable member. When the openable member is opened in a state in which the driving member is in the contact phase, the pressing member presses and moves the movable unit by a first movement amount from the contact position to the spaced position. When the openable member is opened in a state in which the driving member is in the spaced phase, the pressing member does not move the movable unit or moves the movable unit by a second movement amount smaller than the first movement amount. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261919 | TONER CARTRIDGE - A toner cartridge comprises a case body having a side opening, a photosensitive roller disposed in the case body and having an imaginary axis, a transmitting assembly and a cover member. The transmitting assembly has an axial member and two engaging claws. Each engaging claw is rotatable between an opened and a closed positions and has a vertex; when the engaging claw is in the opened position, the vertex is defined with the imaginary axis a maximum distance away that is greater than a distance between any other position on the engaging claw and the imaginary axis. The axial member is insertable into the connecting hole in which the engaging claws in the opened position are accommodatable, and operators can directly mount the cover member on the side opening without closing the engaging claws, so that the procedure for mounting the cover member saves time and is convenient. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261920 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a mounting unit configured to mount a cartridge including a developing member by moving the cartridge in the insertion direction, and a pressing member having a first pressing portion configured to press the cartridge mounted on the mounting unit to separate the developing member from a photosensitive member. The pressing member has a second pressing portion configured to press the cartridge mounted on the mounting unit to bring the developing member into contact with the photosensitive member, and the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion integrally moves with the movement of the pressing member. The image forming apparatus also includes an elastic member configured to press the pressing member so that the second pressing portion presses the cartridge. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261921 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a mounting unit configured to mount a development unit including a developing member, a pressing member configured to press the development unit mounted on the mounting unit to separate the developing member from a photosensitive member or bring the developing member into contact with the photosensitive member, and an urging member configured to urge the pressing member, wherein, when mounting the development unit on the mounting unit, the development unit moves in a first direction from the pressing member toward the development unit, parallel to a direction in which the pressing member and the development unit are arranged side by side, wherein the pressing member is movable in the first direction, and wherein the urging member urges the pressing member to move the pressing member in the first direction. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261922 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device that includes a pressing unit and a heating unit provided facing the pressing unit, an image-forming-apparatus body in which the fixing device is housed and to and from which the fixing device is attachable and detachable, a fixing-device-attachment-detachment-detecting member that detects attachment or detachment of the fixing device to or from the image-forming-apparatus body, and a controller that controls, if the fixing-device-attachment-detachment-detecting member detects the detachment of the fixing device from the image-forming-apparatus body, the image-forming-apparatus body to take a position where the pressing unit and the heating unit are to be pressed against each other. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261923 | PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER CARTRIDGE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A photosensitive member cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus for forming an image, includes a frame; a photosensitive drum on which and which is provided in the frame; a transfer member for transferring an image formed on the drum onto the sheet; a mounting portion for detachably mounting a developing cartridge including a developer carrying member onto the drum and a memory for storing information; a first electrical contact provided on the frame and electrically connectable with a main assembly electrical contact provided in the main assembly when the cartridge is mounted to the main assembly; and a second electrical contact provided on the frame for electrically connecting the memory and the first electrical contact portion with each other when the developing cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261924 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE WITH MOUNTING INTERVAL REGULATION. - An image bearing member unit includes an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a bearing portion which rotatably supports the image bearing member and is coaxial with a rotational axis of the image bearing member and which includes an arcuate portion for forming a circumferential part of a circle large larger than the image bearing member; a holding portion, capable of permitting insertion of the bearing portion in a rotational axis direction of the image bearing member, for holding the bearing portion, and a passing portion, provided in the holding portion, for permitting passage of the arcuate portion therethrough in the rotational axis direction. The passing portion is provided so that a phase of the arcuate portion when the bearing portion is mounted at a normal position and a phase of the passing portion are different from each other. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261925 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including a rotatable photosensitive drum or a rotatable developing sleeve; and a supporting member for detachably supporting the cartridge, the supporting member and being movable between an inside position for permitting mounting of the cartridge to the apparatus and an outside position in direction along an axial direction of the drum or the sleeve. The cartridge is mountable to the supporting member from above. When the supporting member is in the outside position with the cartridge mounted thereon, an upstream end of the supporting member with respect to a moving direction from the inside position toward the outside position is inside the forming apparatus. When the supporting member is in the outside position, a downstream portion thereof is lower than that when the supporting member is in the inside position. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261926 | CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a cartridge structure employing an inclinable coupling member engaging with a rotational force transmitting portion of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the coupling member is unable to engage with the rotational force transmitting portion of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus when the mounting and dismounting direction and the developing/spacing direction relative to the electrophotographic image forming apparatus of different from each other. under the circumstances, a coupling lever | 2017-09-14 |
20170261927 | CARTRIDGE, MEMBER CONSTITUTING CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Movement and/or urging of a developer carrying member is carried out with high precision. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261928 | Image Formation Apparatus - A cooling device has: first and second guide rollers disposed in the body of a cooling device on upstream and downstream sides, respectively, as seen in a direction in which a continuous medium is fed, and guiding a cooling belt to move in that direction; and a path selection mechanism allowing selection between a non-abutting transport path which does not cause the continuous medium to abut against the cooling belt and an abutting transport path which causes the continuous medium to abut against the cooling belt. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261929 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM PROVIDING HOLOGRAPHIC LAYER AS MICRO-LENS AND COLOR FILTER ARRAY IN AN IMAGER - A method, apparatus, and system that provides a holographic layer as a micro-lens array and/or a color filter array in an imager. The method of writing the holographic layer results in overlapping areas in the hologram for corresponding adjacent pixels in the imager which increases collection of light at the pixels, thereby increasing quantum efficiency. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261930 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND/OR CLASSIFYING CANCEROUS CELLS IN A CELL SAMPLE - The current invention concerns a method for detecting cancerous cells and/or classifying cells in a cell sample comprising the following steps:
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20170261931 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An illumination apparatus includes a light source unit emitting coherent light in a first direction, a first light division unit, including a plurality of first slots, receiving the coherent light, each slot of the plurality of first slots reflecting a part of the coherent light in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a surface lighting plate including a plurality of second light division units, each light division unit of the plurality of second light division units includes a light guide through which light progresses, and each light division unit of the plurality of second light division units includes a plurality of second slots. Each slot of the plurality of second slots of each second light division unit reflects a part of the coherent light received from a corresponding slot of the plurality of first slots in a third direction which crosses the first and second directions. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261932 | CROWN FOR TIMEPIECE AND TIMEPIECE - In a crown for a timepiece including a crown body having a recess formed therein and a decorative jewel fixed into the recess, a bonding agent is disposed between the inner side surface of the recess and the decorative jewel, and the depth dimension of the inner side surface is at least 0.5 mm. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261933 | TIMEPIECE REGULATING MECHANISM WITH OPTIMISED MAGNETIC ESCAPEMENT - Timepiece regulating mechanism including an energy storage means delivering an output torque (CS), via a train ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261934 | HAND DEVICE, ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE, HAND DRIVING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A hand device includes a hand configured to reciprocally move in a fan shape at an equal speed in a counterclockwise direction and in a clockwise direction, a driving unit configured to drive the hand, and a display unit, at least a part of which is arranged below the hand and within a reciprocal movement range of the hand, the display unit being configured to display predetermined information by a combination of a blinking and a position of the hand. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261935 | ECONOMICAL TIMEPIECE DISPLAY COMPONENT - Economical method for manufacturing a timepiece display or hand-fitting component, wherein:
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20170261936 | ECONOMICAL TIMEPIECE DISPLAY COMPONENT - Economical method for manufacturing a timepiece display or hand-fitting component:
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20170261937 | ANTI-SHOCK SYSTEM WITH ANGULAR LOCKING - The present invention concerns a shock absorber device for an arbor of a timepiece element including a support comprising a base cup surmounted by a peripheral rim delimited, opposite said cup, by an upper surface and including an outer wall, said cup and the rim defining together a housing, the device further including at least one pivot module extending along an axis, said at least one pivot module being arranged inside said housing and able to cooperate with said arbor, said device comprising fastening means including a peripheral shoulder extending from the rim towards the axial centre of the cup, elastic means being arranged between the pivot module and the shoulder to exert a stress on the pivot module. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261938 | WATCH TYPE TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to a watch type terminal including a body comprising a display unit and a band connected to the body and formed to be worn on a wrist, wherein the body includes a first disk configured to overlap with the display unit and comprise a first hand, a second disk disposed below the first disk to comprise a second hand, a first and a second pinion coupled to the edges of the first and the second disk, respectively, and a rotation drive unit configured to provide a rotational force to the pinions to rotate the first and the second disk so as to display visual information by the first and the second hand. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261939 | DRIVING DEVICE, STEPPING MOTOR DRIVING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - A driving device includes a stepping motor having a rotor, a coil for rotating the rotor, and a processor that drives the stepping motor. The processor generates a driving pulse for rotating the rotor of the stepping motor to a prescribed position, and outputs the driving pulse to the coil; and generates a rotation assistance pulse for rotating the rotor of the stepping motor at a prescribed speed, and outputs the rotation assistance pulse to the coil, after outputting the driving pulse but before EMF is produced by the rotation of the rotor of the stepping motor caused by the driving pulse. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261940 | SMART WATCH - The present invention provides a smart watch, comprising a case and a bracelet. The smart watch further comprises: an electronic display, a pivot, hands and a rotatable pivot mounting member; the electronic display is provided with a through-hole at a specified location; the pivot is mounted inside the case and passes through the through-hole on the electronic display, a first end of the pivot that extends out from the back of the electronic display is connected to the pivot mounting member, the pivot is driven by the pivot mounting member to rotate about the axis when the pivot mounting member is rotating; a second end of the pivot that extends out from the front of the electronic display is equipped with the hands, the hands are driven by the pivot to rotate about the axis. Therefore, the smart watch comprises two output modes, electronic and mechanical, so it can greatly improve the richness of the output information without changing the size of the output interface of the smart watch, and thus complies with application requirements of smart watches. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261941 | WEARABLE APPARATUS - A wearable apparatus, comprising: a mounting component ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261942 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND PORTABLE TIMEPIECE - A portable timepiece includes a case, a power receiving coil accommodated on a rear surface side in the case, a bypass member configured to include a soft magnetic material, and a first band that is attached to the case, that is internally equipped with the bypass member, and that enables the bypass member to be disposed between the power receiving coil and a charging device when charging is performed using the charging device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261943 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND PORTABLE TIMEPIECE - A portable timepiece includes a case, a power receiving coil accommodated in the case, a bypass member configured to include a soft magnetic material, and a first band that is internally equipped with the bypass member, and that is transformable so as to dispose the bypass member between the power receiving coil and a charging device when charging is performed using the charging device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261944 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - A thin electronic timepiece can receive satellite signals and standard time signals. An electronic timepiece has a planar antenna for receiving satellite signals, a bar antenna for receiving standard time signals, a time display unit with a plurality of hands, a plurality of motors for driving the hands, a battery, and a timepiece case. In a plan view of the electronic timepiece, the planar antenna, bar antenna, and battery are disposed to positions not mutually superimposed; the plural motors are disposed inside the timepiece case at positions not superimposed in plan view with the planar antenna and bar antenna; and at least one of the plural motors is disposed superimposed in plan view with the battery inside the timepiece case. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261945 | Accessory for a Bracelet Watch - The invention relates to an accessory ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261946 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TUNING A SERVO MOTOR - A control device for tuning a servo motor is suggested. The control device comprises a calculation unit configured to determine a current proportional speed gain of the servo motor and to calculate a stabilization time ratio based on a current stabilization time of the servo motor and a target stabilization time, a determination unit configured to select a gain determination process based on the calculated stabilization time ratio, to determine a next proportional speed gain using the selected gain determination process starting from the current proportional speed gain, wherein the calculation unit is further configured to update parameters of the servo motor according to the determined next proportional speed gain, and a control unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling the servo motor for driving a load based on the updated parameters. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261947 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM - An information providing device includes an agent ECU that sets a reward function through the use of history data on a response, from a driver, to an operation proposal for an in-vehicle component, and calculates a probability distribution of performance of each of actions constructing an action space in each of states constructing a state space, through reinforced learning based on the reward function. The agent ECU calculates a dispersion degree of the probability distribution. The agent ECU makes a trial-and-error operation proposal to select a target action from a plurality of candidates and output the target action when the dispersion degree of the probability distribution is equal to or larger than a threshold, and makes a definitive operation proposal to fix and output a target action when the value of the dispersion degree of the probability distribution is smaller than the threshold. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261948 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS, MOTOR CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention implements a model-tracking motor control apparatus for stabilizing behavior of a controlled object. The control apparatus ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261949 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING QUANTIFIABLE BEHAVIOR IN CONFIGURABLE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - An apparatus and method are provided to perform constrained optimization of a constrained property of an apparatus, which is complex due to having several components, and these components are configurable in real-time. The optimization is achieved by detecting values of the constrained property and a plurality of other properties of the apparatus when the apparatus is configured in a first subset of the plurality of configurations. A model is learned using the detected values of the constrained property. The model represents the constrained property and can also represent other properties as a function of the configurations. The model can also include estimated uncertainties of the constrained property in the model. Then, using the d model and the estimated uncertainties, the optimal configuration can be selected to minimize an error value (e.g., the difference between a desired value and an observed value of the at least one constrained property). | 2017-09-14 |
20170261950 | SETTING SUPPORT DEVICE, SETTING SUPPORT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention supports the easy and appropriate setting of a plurality of control parameters. A setting support device of the invention includes: a test action instruction part, for changing at least one value among control parameters, so as to enable a servo driver to actually control test actions, or controlling test actions by utilizing the simulation of a hypothetical model; and a performance index calculation part, for working out performance indexes of the control of the servo driver according to a result of test actions. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261951 | ADAPTABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The embodiments relate to an adaptive energy management system (AEMS) for monitoring an environment, the AEMS comprising a behaviour analysis module communicatively coupled via a wired or wireless network to a plurality of sensors in the monitored environment and connected to a user interface. The sensors are preferably capable of continuously monitoring one or more conditions of the monitored environment and/or the operation of one or more devices in the monitored environment and providing data regarding said operation to the behaviour analysis module. The behaviour analysis module includes an activity based analysis component that is configured to generate an activity based behaviour pattern for the occupant(s) of the monitored environment based on the data received from the sensor(s), said activity based behaviour component being further configured to adapt said activity based behaviour pattern based on updated data received from said sensor(s). The behaviour analysis modules also includes personality based analysis component that is configured to generate a personality based behaviour pattern for said occupant(s) by applying a behaviour framework to stored data relating to the personality and/or attitudes of the occupant(s), said personality based behaviour component being further configured to update said behaviour framework to be applied based on one or more signals received from the user interface, and to adapt said personality based behaviour pattern based on the updated behaviour framework. The AEMS comprises a control system communicatively coupled to said plurality of sensors for receiving said data on said devices, the control system being arranged to store and generate rules for managing the operation of said devices and the control system being communicatively coupled to the behaviour analysis module for receiving behaviour profile(s) of the occupant(s) based on said generated activity based behaviour pattern and personality based behaviour pattern. The control system further comprises an inference engine configured to automatically infer an optimal action based on said rules and said behaviour patterns, and to generate a control signal for implementing said action on one or more of said devices or on the user interface. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261952 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING PARAMETER SETTINGS FOR A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND A TANGIBLE COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The present disclosure relates to system, method and apparatuses for determining parameter settings for a power generation system and a tangible computer readable medium therefor. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system comprises at least one processor; and at least one memory storing computer executable instructions. The at least one memory and the computer executable instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: divide historical power related data of the power generation system into a plurality of power load segments based on typical power load values and the number of the historical power related data; identify feasible parameter ranges for each of the plurality of power load segments; and determine optimal parameter settings for each of the plurality of power load segments, based on the identified feasible parameters ranges and correlations between system energy efficiency and relative parameters of each of the plurality of power load segments. The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a highly adaptive solution for determining optimal parameter settings instead of an equipment specific solution and it can be applied to different power generation systems, especially coal-fired power plant, as well as different operation conditions. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261953 | RADIO FREQUENCY OCCUPANCY SENSING LOAD CONTROL - An occupancy sensing load control system is disclosed. The occupancy sensing load control system includes a detector unit, an occupancy/vacancy signal generator and a load control circuit. The detector unit detects RF signals emitted by cell phones or similar mobile communication devices within an area being monitored. The occupancy/vacancy signal generator generates a control signal for the load control circuit based on the detection of a qualified RF signal or the absence of such signal within a predetermined time interval. The occupancy sensing load control system may also include a signal-generating unit for generating a pseudo base station signal based on zone information of neighboring base stations for transmission to a mobile phone in the detection area. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261954 | ELASTIC RULE ENGINE FOR A SMART HOME - An embodiment of this disclosure provides an apparatus including a communications unit and at least one processor. The communications unit is configured to communicate with a client device in the system. The at least one processor is coupled to the communications unit. The at least one processor configured to monitor a rule in the system. The rule controls the client device. The at least one processor is also configured to, responsive to the rule for the client device being triggered, determine whether an anomaly exists in the system. The at least one processor is also configured to, response to the anomaly existing, determine whether an override action is available for the anomaly. The at least one processor is also configured to, responsive to the override action being available, override the rule. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261955 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention can stabilize driving of a motor even if multiple control instructions of driving the motor are acquired through non-real-time communication. A servo driver ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261956 | COUNTER OPERATION IN A STATE MACHINE LATTICE - Disclosed are methods and devices, among which is a device that includes a finite state machine lattice. The lattice may include a counter suitable for counting a number of times a programmable element in the lattice detects a condition. The counter may be configured to output in response to counting the condition was detected a certain number of times. For example, the counter may be configured to output in response to determining a condition was detected at least (or no more than) the certain number of times, determining the condition was detected exactly the certain number of times, or determining the condition was detected within a certain range of times. The counter may be coupled to other counters in the device for determining high-count operations and/or certain quantifiers. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261957 | STRUCTURE MODES FOR CONTROLLING VARIOUS SYSTEMS IN CLOSED ENVIORNMENTS - A controller is provided for coordinated control of various subsystems, such as a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) subsystem, a camera subsystem, and a security subsystem, in a structure such as a home, by allowing automatic as well as manual changes to be made to the subsystems within their respective constraints. The controller may change the states or settings of the subsystems automatically upon occurrences of certain conditions, or allow the user to change them by switching a structure mode for the subsystems between a home mode and an away mode. A change in the structure mode may effect changes to some or all of the states or settings for some or all of the subsystems. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261958 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRID OF PLANTS - A method for controlling a grid of plants, wherein the method includes interconnecting distributed control systems via a network, providing a hierarchical tree structure having at least two levels (LN) for the network, assigning each distributed control system to a node of the tree structure, receiving a data request at a parent node control system, determining whether the data request is resolvable by the parent node control system, where a reply to the data request is sent if the data request can be resolved by the parent node, and where the data request is forwarded to at least one of the child nodes of the parent node if the data request is unresolvable by the parent node such that monitoring and controlling of the entire grid with respect to the inclusion of further units and the modification of already existing units is achieved in a flexible manner. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261959 | EVACUATION CONTROLLER - Modern large buildings and public places are equipped with a plurality of elevators, exits and points of interest for fluent movement. The passenger flows in a building or public place can be traced and modelled by using statistics and information regarding current state of the modelled building or public place. The information derived from this model can be used for controlling elevators, escalators and similar in the building more efficiently. The same information may be used also for guiding passengers in the building or public place to use other transportation means so that the duration high traffic situation can be reduced or sometimes completely avoided. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261960 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention relates to a motor control device, a control method, an information processing program and a recording medium, even though the network for receiving an output permission signal is not connected, the test run of the motor can be safely performed. Even though a signal generating element ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261961 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting Heat Dissipation Fan of Projecting Device - Disclosed is a method for protecting a heat dissipation fan of a projecting device, including: when a heat dissipation fan is in a working state, obtaining fall-related information when a projecting device is falling; determining fall-related information of the heat dissipation fan according to the fall-related information of the projecting device; terminating the operation of the heat dissipation fan when the fall state information of the heat dissipation fan is in a falling state; resuming the operation of the heat dissipation fan when the fall state information of the heat dissipation fan is that the fall ends. Further disclosed is an apparatus for protecting a heat dissipation fan of a projecting device, corresponding to the method. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261962 | ROBOT SYSTEM - An object is to prevent automatic operation from being started while a monitoring function is in a disabled state. The present invention provides a robot system includes a robot, a control unit controlling the robot, and an operation monitoring unit having a monitoring function for monitoring contact or the possibility of contact between the robot and a peripheral object. The operation monitoring unit has a monitoring changeover switch that switches between enabling and disabling of the monitoring function. The control unit has a mode changeover switch that switches between a manual operation mode, and an automatic operation mode. The control unit performs control so as to inhibit the operation of the robot in a state in which the monitoring function is disabled and in which the operation mode is set to the automatic operation mode. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261963 | Optimal Closed-Loop Input Design for Identification of Flat-Sheet Process Models - Sheetmaking cross-directional (CD) control requires a sophisticated model-based controller whose operation requires an accurate model of process behavior, but due to the complexity of the process, identifying these process models is challenging. Current techniques rely on open-loop process experimentation. Using non-causal scalar transfer functions for the steady-state CD process model and controller model avoid the problem of large dimensions associated with the CD process. These non-causal transfer functions can be represented by causal transfer functions that are equivalent to the non-causal ones in the sense of the output spectrum. A closed-loop optimal input design framework is proposed based on these causal equivalent models. CD actuators have responses in both sides along the cross direction which can be viewed as a non-causal behavior. Techniques to perform the non-causal modeling are demonstrated and developed in a closed-loop optimal input design framework based on non-causal modeling of the closed-loop CD process. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261964 | METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MODEL FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING DUCTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBUSTION SYSTEM IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - Method and computer-readable model for additively manufacturing a ducting arrangement in a combustion system of a gas turbine engine are provided. The ducting arrangement may be formed by duct segments ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261965 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that manages information about a plurality of modeling apparatuses each of which models a three-dimensional object acquires setting information indicating a setting for modeling to a modeling apparatus having received an instruction for modeling of an object, acquires performance information indicating a function concerning modeling that is able to be provided by an alternative modeling apparatus other than the modeling apparatus having received the instruction, determines whether the setting for modeling is able to be applied to the alternative modeling apparatus based on the acquired performance information about the alternative modeling apparatus in order to cause the alternative modeling apparatus to model the object concerning the instruction, and controls displaying of information indicating a result of determining whether the setting for modeling is able to be applied to the alternative modeling apparatus. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261966 | CONTROLLER - A controller has an encoder that outputs four-phase pulse signals according to a rotation of a rotor of a motor by a rule. During a rotational drive of the motor, when (i) an abnormal pulse state is observed in which the pulse signal is output in a non-compliant manner with the rule and (ii) a lapse time from a last normal output timing, which is a last timing of an output of the pulse signal by the rule, is longer than a threshold determination time, it is conclusively determined that the encoder has abnormality. Thus, the encoder is provided with an improved noise-proof character, and is prevented from being falsely determined as abnormal due to the abnormal pulse state, even when an output of the pulse signal from the encoder is temporarily ridden by a noise. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261967 | MACHINE CONTROL DEVICE THAT ADJUSTS OPERATING CONDITIONS OF MULTIPLE MANUFACTURING MACHINES, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A machine control device includes a command unit that outputs individual operation commands to respective manufacturing machines; a power excess/shortage decision unit that decides whether time-series data on total power consumption of the manufacturing machines associated with the operation commands has maximum peak power larger than a power supply capacity of the power facility; and
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20170261968 | WORK MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A work management device includes an operator information memory section, a work item memory section, an operator detection sections, and a work instruction section. The operator detection sections are installed at a plurality of spots of the electronic component mounting line and detect the operators near the spots. In a case in which the operator detection section detects the operator, when operator information regarding the operator is identical to operator information in the operator information memory section and the work item group of the work item memory section includes one work item or a plurality of work items which are able to be performed by the operator detected by the operator detection section, the work instruction section instructs the operator detected by the operator detection section in one work item or a plurality of work items selected from the one work item or the plurality of work items. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261969 | AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEM POINT CONFIGURATION FROM CONTROLLER PROGRAM FILES - A method of configuring an automation control system using point configuration software. At least an extract from a control program file having program elements and program element attributes for executing in an automatic controller of the automation control system is translated into a common representation including common program element types and common attributes. Mapping template files are applied including mapping rules and mapping parameters defining how the program elements and program element attributes are mapped into at least one automation system point with point attributes, and values for each point attribute. Common program element types and/or common attributes are matched with the mapping template files according to the mapping rules to generate at least one matching program element. The matching program element is converted into an automation system point configuration (system point configuration) which is stored in persistent storage of or accessible by the automation control system. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261970 | EVALUATION SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THEREON EVALUATION PROGRAM, AND EVALUATION METHOD - An evaluation system includes an acquisition module that acquires a safety program, an instruction extraction module that extracts an instruction directed to processing for causing a target device to operate with safety maintained, a signal extraction module that extracts an input signal and an output signal related to the instruction, a setting module that displays the extracted input signal and the extracted output signal in association with each other, and receives a setting of an expected output value for the displayed output signal, the expected output value being a value for causing the target device to operate with safety maintained, and an evaluation module that changes a value of the extracted input signal and determines whether a value of the output signal calculated by an operation in accordance with the safety program, in response to change of the value of the input signal, is identical to the expected output value. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261971 | APPARATUS FOR COST-EFFECTIVE CONVERSION OF UNSUPERVISED FAULT DETECTION (FD) SYSTEM TO SUPERVISED FD SYSTEM - Techniques are provided for classifying runs of a recipe within a manufacturing environment. Embodiments monitor a plurality of runs of a recipe to collect runtime data from a plurality of sensors within a manufacturing environment. Qualitative data describing each semiconductor devices produced by the plurality of runs is determined. Embodiments characterize each run into a respective group, based on an analysis of the qualitative data, and generate a data model based on the collected runtime data. A multivariate analysis of additional runtime data collected during at least one subsequent run of the recipe is performed to classify the at least one subsequent run into a first group. Upon classifying the at least one subsequent run, embodiments output for display an interface depicting a ranking sensor types based on the additional runtime data and the description of relative importance of each sensor type for the first group within the data model. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261972 | Monitoring means and monitoring method for monitoring at least one step of a process run on an industrial site - Monitoring structure and a monitoring method for monitoring at least one step of a process performed on an industrial site is described, which allows prompt, reliable and efficient detection of disturbances based on readily available information, provided by the measurement results of the measurement devices involved in the performance of the step, and determined based on a model of the step, comprising primary models for the measurement devices comprising a basic function representing a time dependency of the measurement results of the device, a first property determined by best fitting the basic function to the measurement results obtained by the respective measurement device, a secondary model for each of the primary models, each comprising a second property given by a dispersion of residues between the measurement results obtained by the respective measurement device and the corresponding fitted function, and tertiary models for those pairs of measurement devices, which render correlated measurement results during faultless performance of the respective step, each tertiary model comprising a third property, given by a degree of correlation between simultaneously obtained measurement results of the respective pair of measurement devices during performance of the respective step, and a reference range for each of the properties, comprising a range within which the respective property is expected to occur during faultless performance of the step. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261973 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS, MOTOR CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - When a motor replacement detection portion ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND ALERTING VEHICLE OCCUPANT TO OPERATING EFFICIENCIES OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS - A computing device for a vehicle is provided. The computing device includes one or more processors for controlling operation of the computing device, and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive sensor data relating to operation of an autonomous driving assistance system, process the received sensor data to derive a value for an assistance system data quality parameter, compare the quality parameter value to a reference, and generate a notification including a result of the comparison. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING CODED LIGHT TO DOCK AERIAL DRONES, SELF-DRIVING CARS AND SURFACE ROBOTS - Precision docking is one of the most important tasks for drones and surface robots to charge themselves and load/unload packages. Without accurate docking, surface robots and drones will miss their charging pad or charging contacts and cannot automatically charge themselves for later tasks. Described is a system using coded light to guide the precision docking process for drones and ground robots. More specifically, the system uses projectors to project temporal identifiers for space partitioned by pixel projections. Different space partition gets a different identifier. By using a simple light sensor on a drone or a ground robot, the drone or the ground robot can know its precise location in the space and therefore knows where to move for a precise docking. Depending on docking precision requirement, the coded light precision may be adjusted by using projectors with different resolutions. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261976 | AUTOMATIC DATABASE FILTERING SYSTEM UTILIZING ROBOTIC FILTERS - A plurality of air data may be collected by a sensor within a data center. The plurality of air data is received by a processor. At least a portion of the received plurality of air data corresponding to at least one zone within the data center may be determined to satisfy a threshold. Coordinates of a geographical location associated with the zone that includes the sensor may be transmitted to a robotic filter. The robotic filter can be dispatched to the transmitted geographic location to filter the zone. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261977 | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INTERACT WITH SPECIFICALLY INTENDED OBJECTS - In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses, methods, and processes are provided to control and allocate UASs. In some embodiments, a system to control unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), comprises: one or more wireless transceivers configured to communicate with the UAS; a control circuit coupled with the transceiver(s); and a memory coupled to the control circuit and storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to perform the steps of: receive sensor data captured by at least one sensor of a UAS; determine, from the sensor data, unique identification of an object at a predefined location; and confirm, from the sensor data, that the identified object is an expected object expected at the predefined location. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261978 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING FUNCTIONS OF A WORK MACHINE - An arrangement for monitoring functions of a work machine comprises an electronically readable identification means that is assigned to identifier associated with an operator of the work machine; a user interface; a processor; and at least one control device, wherein the at least one control device is configured to control operations of the work machine or an implement coupled to the work machine in response to receipt of an output signal generated by the processor. The processor is configured to execute a set of instructions stored on a memory such that when executed the processor is programmed to: read out the electronically readable identifier and obtain, via the user interface, an input selection of a desired device function assigned in an authorization database to the electronically readable identifier and to activate a desired function for a limited time. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261979 | AUTOMATIC DATABASE FILTERING SYSTEM UTILIZING ROBOTIC FILTERS - A plurality of air data may be collected by a sensor within a data center. The plurality of air data is received by a processor. At least a portion of the received plurality of air data corresponding to at least one zone within the data center may be determined to satisfy a threshold. Coordinates of a geographical location associated with the zone that includes the sensor may be transmitted to a robotic filter. The robotic filter can be dispatched to the transmitted geographic location to filter the zone. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261980 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A control system for a vehicle comprises an automated driving control part configured to automatically perform driver assistance operations for which the driver has given permission among a plurality of driver assistance operations. The automated driving control part comprises a package determining part using at least one of the surrounding environment information, the host vehicle information, and the driver information as the basis to determine a driver assistance package packaging permissions for a plurality of driver assistance operations and a package proposing part proposing to the driver to switch to a driver assistance package so as to obtain permissions for the individual driver assistance operations permitted in the driver assistance package. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261981 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE - An autonomous driving control device capable of starting an autonomous driving control without an operation of a driver and reducing a possibility that the driver can not start manual driving. An autonomous driving control is switched to manual driving when a determination section determines that the amount of operation by the driver is equal to or greater than a first threshold, before a predetermined time elapses since the autonomous driving control is automatically started. An autonomous driving control is switched to manual driving when the determination section determines that the amount of operation by the driver is equal to or greater than a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, after the predetermined time elapses. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261982 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An autonomous driving control system for a vehicle which is able to switch between manual driving and autonomous driving is provided with a driver condition sensor, acting part, and electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is provided with an autonomous driving control part, reliance calculating part for calculating an autonomous driving output reliance, vigilance calculating part for calculating a driver vigilance, and an action control part for controlling a strength of an action against a driver. In a region in which an operating point determined by the autonomous driving output reliance and driver vigilance can fall, a plurality of sub regions are defined by boundary lines extending so that the driver vigilance becomes higher as the autonomous driving output reliance becomes lower. The action control part controls the strength of the action against the driver to differ in accordance with the sub region in which the operating point falls. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261983 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM - The present invention aims to inhibit the complexity caused to a vehicle passenger when automatic driving is started. A vehicle control system comprises a recognizing part, recognizing the position and surroundings of a vehicle per se; and a control part, automatically controlling the automatic driving of at least one of acceleration and deceleration and steering of the vehicle per se, and determining whether a starting condition containing that the vehicle per se has passed by a preset passing location is met by referring to the position and surroundings of the vehicle per se recognized by the recognizing part, and starting the automatic driving when determining that the starting condition is met. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261984 | AUTOMATIC DRIVING SYSTEM - An automatic driving system includes an actuator and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to recognize a position, a surrounding environment, a state of the vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to generate a first traveling plan based on the recognized position, the recognized surrounding environment, and the recognized state of the vehicle and calculate reliability of the first traveling plan. The electronic control unit is configured to generate a second traveling plan of the vehicle based on one or two of the recognized position, the recognized surrounding environment, and the recognized state of the vehicle and calculate reliability of the second traveling plan. The electronic control unit is configured to select a traveling plan having the higher reliability out of the first traveling plan and the second traveling plan, and control the traveling of the vehicle by the actuator. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261985 | AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENT DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - The movement direction-and-speed determiner of an autonomous movement device determines the direction and speed for an autonomous movement based on information on the plurality of picked-up images by an image picker. A feature point obtainer obtains a feature point from the picked-up image by the image picker. A map memory stores the position of the obtained feature point by the feature point obtainer. A corresponding feature-point number obtainer obtains the number of correspondences between the obtained feature point by the feature point obtainer and the feature point having the position stored in the map memory. When the obtained number of corresponding feature points by the corresponding feature-point number obtainer is equal to or smaller than a threshold, in order to increase the number of corresponding feature points, a moving direction-and-speed changer changes the moving direction and speed to those determined by the movement direction-and-speed determiner. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261986 | AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL ROBOT (AGBOT) FOR DECISION MAKING AND COURSES OF ACTION CONSIDERING REAL-TIME CONDITIONS - An autonomous agricultural system receives weather information and determines preferred courses of action based on the information received. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261987 | DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE - An automatic drive control unit implements automatic drive of a vehicle along a pre-set path without operation by a passenger while making decisions about the peripheral situation on the basis of vehicle peripheral environment information recognized by a peripheral environment information detection unit and a peripheral environment recognition unit. When the passenger's intention to make a right or left turn for changing to another path from the pre-set path is detected by a right or left turn intention input unit and a right or left turn intention detection unit, the automatic drive control unit continues the automatic drive while changing the path in a direction indicated by the right or left turn intention. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261988 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLIQUE - This disclosure provides a device and a system for retrofitting a vehicle for unmanned operation. The system can have a navigation computer that can provide commands to a plurality of actuators for manipulating the onboard controls of a vehicle. The navigation computer can receive input from one or more remote operators and from a variety of sensors. The plurality of actuators can include a steering actuator that surrounds a steering column or a steering column housing to engage with a steering wheel of the vehicle. The steering actuator can have tongs that engage the steering wheel. The tongs can be coupled to an inner gear ring that can rotate within an outer housing of the steering actuator. Rotation of the tongs can interact with and move the steering wheel in response to commands from the navigation computer. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261989 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM - A vehicle control system that includes: a course generation section that, when input with a position and state of a vehicle and a position and state of the vehicle, uses a function determining a course from the start point to the end point to generate an expected course that a vehicle will travel, that infers the position and state of the end point based on a current position and state of the vehicle, and that generates the course by inputting the inferred position and state of the end point into the function; and a travelling controller that automatically controls at least steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle travels along the course generated by the course generation section. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261990 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING RISK INDEX ESTIMATION - A vehicle implements driving risk estimation. The vehicle includes a processor and a program stored in memory. The vehicle calculates a first risk estimation based on first vehicle dynamics data, and second vehicle dynamics data and a second risk estimation received from a second proximate vehicle. The vehicle also, in response to the first risk estimation satisfying a risk threshold, determines a risk reduction action, and automatically instructs a vehicle control unit to implement the risk reduction action. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261991 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE WITH OPTIMIZED DRIVING PROFILES - The present disclosure includes automated vehicles having optimized driving profiles including optimized speed profiles for execution between obstacles in consideration of economy of operation, and methods thereof. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261992 | ROBOTIC NAVIGATION UTILIZING SEMANTIC MAPPING - A method for performing tasks on items located in a space using a robot, the items being located proximate fiducial markers, each fiducial marker having a fiducial identification. The method includes receiving an order to perform a task on at least one item and determining the fiducial identification associated with the at least one item. The method also includes obtaining, using the fiducial identification of the at least one item, a set of coordinates representing a position of the fiducial marker with the determined fiducial identification, in a coordinate system defined by the space. The method further includes navigating the robot to the coordinates of the fiducial marker associated with said determined fiducial identification. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261993 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOT MOTION CONTROL AND IMPROVED POSITIONAL ACCURACY - Direction and speed of robotic data acquisition systems engaged in acquiring data in mapped or route-planned environments, and/or environments having reference features (e.g., shelves, walls, curbs or other structure) enabling additional guidance and control, are disclosed. A mobile base can include wheels adapted to navigate an environment. At least one sensor (e.g., imaging camera, acoustic, passive infrared, etc.) can be mounted on the mobile base and acquires data (e.g., images) of items associated with or located along fixed structures defining the pathways within the environment. A computer can control mobile base movement and orientation with respect to the at least one structure utilizing range sensors and PID controllers, track mobile base location, and organize acquired data. Range sensors under the control of the at least one computer can be adapted to control mobile base movement in a straight line and at a constant speed with respect to a fixed structure. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261994 | CURB DETECTION FOR VEHICLE PARKING - Systems and methods for curb detection for parking are disclosed. An example vehicle parking assist system includes a processor and memory. An example program stored in the memory is configured to move a vehicle using a set of maneuvers to park the vehicle in a parking space based on an estimated location of a curb. The example program is also configured to compare a first yaw rate to a reference yaw rate to detect when the vehicle contacts the curb. Additionally, the example program is configured to move the vehicle using an adjusted set of maneuvers based on an actual location of the curb. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261995 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A SURROUNDINGS MAP OF A SURROUNDING AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for generating a surroundings map ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261996 | LOCATION AND MAPPING DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a location and mapping device intended for being installed in a mobile vehicle in an environment comprising a plurality of zones, with: a receiving module ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170261997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS VEHICULAR CONVOYS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for vehicles to safely closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261998 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND WATER SAMPLING METHOD THEREOF - A water sampling method includes acquiring, by an unmanned aerial vehicle, a sampling depth at which a water sample is to be taken. The sampling depth is sent by a portable electronic device or is a preset default depth. The method further includes calculating a descending distance based on the sampling depth and a distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and a water surface, controlling the water sampler to descend for the descending distance, sampling, by the water sampler, a water sample, and sending a sampling result to a ground station or the portable electronic device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170261999 | LIDAR SITE MODEL TO AID COUNTER DRONE SYSTEM - A system for creating a three dimensional model of an environment includes a LIDAR scanning system to scan an environment to provide an image of a scene of the scanned environment, a geo-locator to tag a plurality of points within the image with geo-reference points and a labeler to label features of interest within the image of the scene and to identify possible access paths within the three dimensional model of the environment from the features of interest potentially providing an access path for a target drone. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262000 | PORTABLE MASS AIRFLOW TRAINING MODULE - An apparatus and methods are provided for a portable mass airflow (MAF) training module configured to simulate an air intake into an internal combustion engine. An in-line blower draws an airflow through an air filter by way of a first air duct and a second air duct. A throttle assembly is coupled between the first air duct and the second air duct. The throttle assembly includes a throttle plate that may be rotated to regulate the airflow. The power output of the in-line blower is variable to simulate the air intake of various sizes of the internal combustion engine. A MAF sensor and a duct velocity sensor are configured to provide airflow information. The portable MAF training module enables a practitioner to select a desired throttle setting and observe a resultant mass airflow through the portable MAF training module that is measured by the MAF sensor. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262001 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROHYDRAULIC VALVE CALIBRATION - Systems and methods for calibration of an electrohydraulic control valve are provided. In one aspect, a method for calibrating an electrohydraulic control valve includes providing fluid communication between the pump and the reservoir through a bypass calibration orifice. The bypass calibration orifice defines a known restriction. The method further includes measuring a pressure drop across the bypass calibration orifice, commanding the electrohydraulic control valve, calculating a pressure drop across the electrohydraulic control valve, recording the command applied to the electrohydraulic control valve corresponding with the calculated pressure drop across the electrohydraulic control valve, and calibrating the electrohydraulic control valve based on at least two of the recorded command, the known restriction, the measured pressure drop across the bypass calibration orifice, and the calculated pressure drop across the electrohydraulic control valve. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262002 | METHOD OF TORQUE CONTROL AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of torque control and a torque control apparatus for a pneumatic torque tool are provided. The method includes: connecting a torque control apparatus between an air supply system and a pneumatic torque tool; under predetermined working and control conditions, driving the pneumatic torque tool at the first and second working air pressures to calibrate output torque, and to obtain maximum and minimum torque values; constructing correspondence curve between air pressure and torque value based on the first and second working air pressures and the maximum and minimum torque values obtained; entering any target torque value ranging from minimum torque value to maximum torque value of the correspondence curve to obtain a corresponding working air pressure value and drive the pneumatic torque tool; and verifying whether all working and control conditions are controlled within a predetermined range of variation to control the output torque. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262003 | DEVICE FOR SETTING AND CONTROLLING THE HUMIDITY OF A GAS - A device for setting and controlling the humidity of a gas including elements which are adapted to realize a flow of a gas in the device during operation thereof; elements which are adapted to perform a humidity setting action on gas flowing through the device during operation thereof, including at least two members for the gas to flow through, arranged in parallel, namely at least one of a drying member and a humidifying member, and at least one inactive member; and means for controlling access to the tubular members of the humidity setting elements, at least at one end of the tubular members, in dependence of an actual value as measured during operation of the device and a reference value of the humidity of the gas. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262004 | ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE SCALING CIRCUITRY - A circuit may include a first voltage regulator to supply a main circuit and a second voltage regulator to supply a test circuit. The test circuit may produce a test signal having a characteristic dependent on the second regulated supply voltage. A controller may adjust second voltage regulator to a threshold level to induce a change in the characteristic of the test signal. The controller may adjust the first voltage regulator based on the threshold level of the second regulated supply voltage. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262005 | VOLTAGE TO CURRENT CONVERTER - The voltage to current converter according to the present embodiments includes a charge transfer device, a smoother and a current generator. The charge transfer device accumulates charge corresponding to an input voltage, and transfers the accumulated charge. The smoother accumulates the transferred charge to smooth an output voltage. The current generator generates a current corresponding to the input voltage by use of a current corresponding to the charge accumulated in the smoother. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262006 | REGULATOR - A regulator includes a driving circuit, an amplifying circuit and an overvoltage protection circuit. The driving circuit is configured to receive an input voltage and provide an output voltage through an output terminal. The amplifying circuit is configured to control the driving circuit according to the output voltage. The overvoltage protection circuit is configured to conduct a first current from the output terminal of the overprotection circuit to a ground terminal. When the overvoltage protection circuit detects that a voltage level of a node coupled to the driving circuit is increased, the overvoltage protection circuit conducts a second current from the output terminal of the overprotection circuit to the ground terminal to lower the output voltage, in which the second current is larger than the first current. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262007 | MULTI-AGENT ORIENTED METHOD FOR FORECASTING-BASED CONTROL WITH LOAD PRIORITY OF MICROGRID IN ISLAND MODE - The present invention deals with microgrids, which represent a new approach to integrate distributed energy resources economically reliably and efficiently. A microgrid can operate in a connected mode if it makes an energetic exchange with a main grid or in an island mode otherwise. In its island operation mode, a microgrid ensures its energy self-sufficiency. However, the availability of resources in this mode is greatly influenced by meteorological factors and the microgrid must satisfy the high requirements on intelligent power management in order to achieve high availability of energy. The present invention provides a multi-agent control system based on the production forecasting and loads shedding for high availability of the microgrid power supply. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262008 | BIAS CIRCUITRY - Circuitry having a reference current generator and a reference current governor is disclosed. The reference current governor includes field effect transistors (FETs) that are sized such that a governor current governs a reference current flowing through the first FET to maintain the reference current within a desired reference current range. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262009 | SHIFTER LEVER STRUCTURE AND REMOTE CONTROLLER USING THE SAME - A remote controller comprises a shifter lever structure, a controller, and a signal emission device. The shifter lever structure comprises a base, a press key movably connected to the base, a shifter lever arranged surrounding the press key and movably connected to the base, and a sensor coupled to the press key and the shifter lever and configured to obtain moving state information about the press key and the shiner lever. A movement mode of the shifter lever is different from a movement mode of the press key. The controller is electrically coupled to the sensor. The signal emission device is electrically coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to receive the moving state information from the sensor and emit a control signal corresponding to the moving state information via the signal emission device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170262010 | BEARING BUSH AND PEDAL DEVICE HAVING THE BEARING BUSH - A bearing bush | 2017-09-14 |
20170262011 | PROCESSOR SYSTEM AND FAULT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a processor system including a first processor driven by a first driving voltage and a first driving clock, a second processor driven by a second driving voltage and a second driving clock and configured to perform an identical task to the first processor, and a defect detector configured to perform level synchronization or clock domain synchronization on a first output signal provided from the first processor and a second output signal provided from the second processor to compare the first and second output signals, wherein the first and second driving voltages are respectively provided from mutually independent power supply sources and the first and second driving clocks are respectively provided from mutually independent clock generators. | 2017-09-14 |