40th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130261877 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VERIFYING THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SIDESLIP PROBES OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention pertains to a method for verifying the consistency of the values (β1,β2,β3) given by the sideslip probes (1,2,3) of an aircraft and to a device implementing this method. This method is noteworthy in that it consists in consolidating the values of two sideslip probes by using the value of the incidence α. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261878 | DATA OUTPUT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A data output device for a vehicle that performs data communication with an external diagnosis tool and performs data communication with an in-vehicle control unit, which outputs specific diagnosis data in response to a request from the diagnosis tool, includes: a cache memory section for storing the specific diagnosis data; a cache save section for controlling the cache memory section to store the specific diagnosis data output from the control unit; and a cache read section for reading the specific diagnosis data in the cache memory section and responding to the diagnosis tool based on the specific diagnosis data when the request from the diagnosis tool requests the specific diagnosis data. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261879 | Method and System for Diagnosing Breakdown Cause of Vehicle and Computer Readable Storage Medium Storing the Method - A method for diagnosing breakdown cause of a vehicle is disclosed. In the method, several sound signals are sensed respectively with several sound sensing devices, which are respectively installed at several zones among the vehicle, from the vehicle. A current driving status of the vehicle is obtained through an electrical control unit (ECU) of the vehicle. Determine a sound source of the vehicle according to the sound signals. A breakdown cause of the vehicle is diagnosed according to the sound signals, the current driving status and the sound source. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261880 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AN IMAGE FOR A VEHICLE USING ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for recording an image from a vehicle using On Board Diagnostic (OBD) information are provided. A vehicle state information acquirer receives state information about a devices loaded on the vehicle and an OBD terminal provided in the vehicle. A sensor unit senses movement of the vehicle. An image input unit captures images related to vehicle driving. A controller senses a value that is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold received from the sensor unit or receives vehicle state information related to an occurrence of an event is received from the OBD terminal, starts capturing the images through the image input unit, and controls storing of the captured images with the vehicle state information. A memory that stores the captured images with the vehicle state information. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A VEHICLE AND A FLEET OF VEHICLES - A system and method for managing a vehicle is provided that includes at least one sensor, a certified processor, a database, a computer network, and a user portal. The at least one sensor is operable to generate data indicative of a critical condition of the vehicle. The certified processor in communication with the computer network and is operable to receive, process and store the data generated by the at least one sensor. The database is in communication with the computer network and is operable to selectively download and store a replica of the data stored on the certified processor via the computer network. The user portal is in communication with the computer network and is operable to enable a user to download, via the computer network, selected portions of the data stored on the certified processor or selected portions of the replica data stored on the database. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261882 | Automotive Scan Tool with Enhanced Audio, Video and Voice Recognition Functionality - A diagnostic tool for a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input unit for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information from the input unit and communication with the vehicle from the signal translator, the processor controlling a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, an input and output unit receiving and transmitting audio and video signals controlled by the processor, a memory storing a software controlled by the processor, the memory storing audio and video information, and transferring the audio and video information through the input and output unit; and a display unit displaying information according to the received and processed audio and video signals stored in the memory. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261883 | DC CONVERTER DIAGNOSTICS FOR VEHICLES - Methods, program products, hybrid, and non-hybrid vehicles are provided for providing diagnostics for a direct current (DC) converter of the hybrid, and non-hybrid vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine, a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), the direct current (DC) converter, and a controller. The engine is automatically turned on and off based on driver inputs in accordance with an auto-stop feature. The RESS at least facilitates turning on the engine. The DC converter is coupled to the RESS. The controller is coupled to the DC converter, and is configured to determine a status of the engine, receive a DC converter voltage value from the DC converter, and provide diagnostics for the DC converter based on the engine status, RESS voltage, and the DC converter voltage. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261884 | DIAGNOSTICS FOR SMART SENSORS OF VEHICLES - Methods, program products, and vehicles are provided for providing diagnostics for a smart sensor, such as a direct current (DC) converter, for a vehicle. A result of a diagnostic test is received from the smart sensor at a first time. A sequence indicator is retrieved from memory. The sequence indicator pertains to a second time in which the diagnostic test is expected to be completed by the smart sensor. A health assessment is provided using the result via a processor, provided that the second time does not precede the first time. The health assessments may be linked individually to a diagnostic trouble code, or may be grouped together and linked as a group to a diagnostic trouble code. Multiple smart sensor health assessments may be grouped and linked to diagnostic trouble codes. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261885 | OVERHEAD VIEW SYSTEM FOR A SHOVEL - Systems and methods for providing an overview-head view of an industrial machine, such as a shovel. One system includes at least one processor configured to receive data from at least one sensor installed on the shovel relating to the area around the shovel, identify a plurality of planes based on the data, determine if the plurality of planes are positioned in a predetermined configuration associated with a haul truck, and if the plurality of planes are positioned in the predetermined configuration, superimpose the plurality of planes on an overhead-view image of the shovel and the area. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261886 | TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE - An output section of one detection coil of a first resolver and an output section of one detection coil of a second resolver are connected by a first inter-coil resistor element, and an output section of the other detection coil of the first resolver and an output section of the other detection coil of the second resolver are connected by a second inter-coil resistor element. A sin wave signal for excitation is supplied to one of first and second excitation coils, and a cos wave signal for excitation having the same frequency as that of the sin wave signal for excitation and having a phase delay of 90° in relation to the sin wave signal for excitation is supplied to the other of the first and second excitation coils. By virtue of this configuration, the rotational angles of the two resolvers can be calculated even when one of detection lines is broken. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261887 | DIRECTIONAL HORN AND METHOD OF USE - A directional horn may include at least one group of a plurality of speakers or audio emitters. The audio emitters may each emit and audio signal at a same frequency. A processor may control a relative phase difference and relative gain difference between each audio signal, based on a determined direction. The directional horn may be positioned on a vehicle. The determined direction may be based on a direction indicated by a driver controlling the vehicle, external environmental factors, vehicle dynamics, or other factors. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261888 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - An input/output limitation information storage unit stores input/output limitation information in which limitation processing for limiting operation input to the application and display output from the application is prescribed by associating the limitation processing with the application. A determination unit acquires a vehicle state of a vehicle, and determines the limitation processing to be applied to the operation input to the application and the display output from the application on the basis of the application running on the terminal device, the vehicle state, and the input/output limitation information. The limitation unit performs the limitation processing determined by the determination unit for the operation input detected by the input control unit and transmitted to the communication control unit, and the display output received by the communication control unit and transmitted to the output control unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261889 | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL APPARATUS - A cruise control apparatus includes a current speed detector detects a current speed of a vehicle; a target speed setting unit sets a target speed of the vehicle; an acceleration and deceleration operation amount acquisition unit acquires an operation amount of acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle by a driver; and a cruise controller performs cruise control of the vehicle so that the current speed follows the target speed. The target speed setting unit monitors i) the operation amount or ii) change in the current speed detected by the current speed detector to performs a first determination of if the driver intends to maintain the vehicle speed at an intended speed different from the target speed, and if the first determination is positive, updates the target speed to the intended vehicle speed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261890 | BRAKE - A method of determining if any usable life remains in a brake component of a brake, the method comprising the steps of using a processor to determine a total number of brake events, and using a processor to determine from the total number of brake events if any usable life remains in the brake component. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING NAVIGATION INFORMATION ONTO FRONT OF VEHICLE - Provided are a method and apparatus for projecting driving information in front of a vehicle with respect to a destination. The method for projecting driving information in front of the vehicle with respect to the destination may include obtaining driving information and controlling a driving information projecting apparatus on the basis of the obtained driving information. The driving information projecting apparatus may include a driving information display unit displaying the obtained driving information and a lighting unit used as a light source | 2013-10-03 |
20130261892 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING INSTALLATION POSITION OF PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL ON VEHICLE - In a method for determining an installation position of a portable information terminal on a vehicle, a present camera image showing a camera image at a present position of the camera of the portable information terminal installed on the vehicle is acquired. It is determined, based on a position of a predetermined vehicle component of the vehicle in the present camera image, whether or not the portable information terminal is installed at a predetermined installation position on the vehicle. It is notified from the portable information terminal that the portable information terminal is not installed at the predetermined installation position if it is determined that the portable information terminal is not installed at the predetermined installation position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261893 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE - The present invention provides systems, methods, and computer-readable media for controlling a suspension for a vehicle in which a platform model and a suspension model are provided and a first neural oscillator model and a second neural oscillator model that feed back an output to each model to acquire displacements of the platform model and the suspension model from displacements inputted into a tire, acquire feedbacks of the first neural oscillator model and the second neural oscillator model from the displacements of the platform model and the suspension model, and acquire pressing force required in the suspension for the vehicle from the feedback of the second neural oscillator model. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261894 | Electric Power Steering Apparatus - An electric power steering apparatus includes a first torque calculating unit for calculating a first torque command based on a steering torque detected by the steering torque detecting unit, a second torque command calculating unit for calculating a second torque command based on the wheel rotation speed, an emergency switching unit for outputting the second torque command instead of the first torque command when error of the rotation torque is detected, a wheel rotation speed error detecting unit for detecting an error of the wheel rotation speed based at least on the wheel rotation speed, the steering torque in a normal state and the motor rotation information, and an emergency command limiting unit for liming the second torque command when normal and the motor rotation information, and where error of the wheel rotation speed is detected, when the second torque command is selected by the emergency switching unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261895 | Detection of Uncommanded Motion of a Steering Motor - In a machine having a differential steering control system, uncommanded motion may be determined by comparing an actual speed of a steering motor to a commanded turn direction signal from an operator. Where uncommanded motion is occurring, the steering motor speed and time-rate-of-change of the steering motor speed may be used to determine a weighted steering motor speed that is accumulated over a series of sample cycles and compared to an integration limit to determine whether the operator should be warned of the occurrence of uncommanded motion. The integration limit may be based on a factor indicative of the responsiveness of the machine, such as the oil temperature. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR - A method for controlling operation of a torque-assist motor includes determining a rotational position of the torque-assist motor and producing a motor speed signal that is indicative of a rotational speed of the motor. One or more gain factors are produced based on the rotational speed of the torque-assist motor. An electrical current applied to the torque-assist motor is detected, and a current error is calculated based on a commanded electrical current and the electrical current applied to the torque-assist motor. A quadrature axis voltage is calculated based on the current error and the one or more gain factors. An inverter is driven with a direct voltage signal that is phased with the rotational position of the torque-assist motor so as to produce the electrical current applied to the torque-assist motor. The electrical current exhibits a characteristic that is affected by the quadrature axis voltage. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261897 | SELF TUNING UNIVERSAL STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES - At least one example embodiment discloses a method of controlling steering of a vehicle. The method includes identifying a reduced-order vehicle model, the reduced-order vehicle model representing a vehicle transfer function in which a least one high-frequency pole is removed. The method further includes generating target closed loop pole locations based on at least one user preference parameter. The method further includes determining calibration parameters that place closed loop poles of a composite system at the target closed loop poles. The composite system in this context includes the reduced-order vehicle model and a steering control system. Finally, the method includes controlling the steering using the steering control system configured using the calibration parameters. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261898 | VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle steering control apparatus is provided with: a first setting device for setting a first target steering angle of rear wheels according to a steering wheel operation of a driver; a second setting device for setting a second target steering angle of the rear wheels which does not work with the steering wheel operation by the driver and which is associated with automatic steering; a controlling device for controlling a steering angle of the rear wheels on the basis of the set first and second target steering angles; and a limiting device for limiting an influence of the first target steering angle on the steering angle of the rear wheels in accordance with a driving condition of the vehicle if the set first and second target steering angles have a mutually anti-phase relation, the limiting device limiting an influence of the second target steering angle on the steering angle of the rear wheels in accordance with the driving condition of the vehicle in preference to the first target steering angle if the automatic steering associated with the setting of the second target steering angle suppresses a change in the vehicle state quantity produced in a process of controlling a state controlled variable which is different front the steering angle of the rear wheels. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261899 | NON-LINEAR COMPENSATION CONTROLLER FOR ACTIVE STEERING SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE - Systems and methods are described for controlling vehicle steering. A target yaw rate and a target side-slip angle are determined for the vehicle and an initial steering angle setting is determined based on a position of a steering wheel operated by a driver of the vehicle. A nonlinear vehicle model is applied to calculate a compensated steering angle setting based on the initial steering angle setting, an actual yaw rate of the vehicle, and an actual side-slip angle of the vehicle. A steering system of the vehicle is then controls the angle of the front wheels of the vehicle based on the compensated steering angle and, by doing so, causes both the actual yaw rate and the actual side-slip angle to approach the target yaw rate and the target side-slip angle, respectively. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261900 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM - An occupant protection system is used to protect an occupant from vertical acceleration of a vehicle. The system includes a sensor that detects when a vehicle is subjected to vertical acceleration and a lowering means for a vehicle seat. The seat lowering means actively lowers, or forces the seat in a generally downward direction based on a signal from the sensor. Also, a seat for a vehicle includes a support that may withstand a vertical acceleration of the vehicle, a sensor that may detect the vertical acceleration, and a seat lowering means. The seat is connected to the support, and the seat may slide in a downward direction relative to the support. The seat is lowered by the seat lowering means at least partly in response to a signal from the sensor. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261901 | Display Conveying Trolley Position to Operator - A display for use in an off-highway truck includes a position element providing an indication to an operator of the off-highway truck to align the off-highway truck with an overhead trolley line as well as a pantograph element providing an indication to the operator to raise or lower a pantograph associated with the off-highway truck to respectively make or break contact with the overhead trolley line. In an optional aspect, an alarm indicator may be provided for signaling an alarm condition to the operator of the off-highway truck. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261902 | Automatic Control of a Joystick for Dozer Blade Control - Dozers outfitted with manual or electric valves can be retrofitted with a control system for automatically controlling the elevation and orientation of the blade. No modification of the existing hydraulic drive system or existing hydraulic control system is needed. An arm is operably coupled to the existing joystick, whose translation controls the elevation and orientation of the blade. The arm is driven by an electrical motor assembly. Measurement units mounted on the dozer body or blade provide measurements corresponding to the elevation or orientation of the blade. A computational system receives the measurements, compares them to target reference values, and generates control signals. Drivers convert the control signals to electrical drive signals. In response to the electrical drive signals, the electrical motor assembly translates the arm, which, in turn, translates the joystick. If necessary, an operator can override the automatic control system by manually operating the joystick. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261903 | COLLISION DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SHOVEL - Systems and methods for detecting collisions. One system includes a processor configured to receive data from at least one sensor installed on a shovel, identify a plurality of planes based on the data, determine if the plurality of planes are positioned in a predetermined configuration associated with a haul truck to identify whether the plurality of planes represent a haul truck. The processor is further configured to receive a current position and a current direction of movement of a dipper of the shovel, and determine if a collision is possible between the dipper and the identified haul truck based on the plurality of planes, the current position, and the current direction of movement and without receiving any information from the haul truck. If a collision is possible, the processor is configured to alert an operator of the shovel and, optionally, augment movement of the dipper. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261904 | EXTENDED REACH CROWD CONTROL FOR A SHOVEL - An industrial machine and a method of controlling an industrial machine, the industrial machine including a dipper supported by a dipper handle. The method may include determining an operating phase of the industrial machine, in a first operating phase of the industrial machine, limiting, with at least one controller, a reach of the dipper handle, and in a second operating phase of the industrial machine, enabling, with the at least one controller, an extended reach of the dipper handle greater than the reach in the first operating phase. The industrial machine may include at least one controller configured to determine an operating phase of the industrial machine, in a first operating phase of the industrial machine, limit a reach of the dipper handle, and, in a second operating phase of the industrial machine, enable an extended reach of the dipper handle greater than the reach in the first operating phase. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261905 | VEHICLE BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROLLER - In one embodiment, a vehicle brake pressure controller includes: a sensor and a control section. The sensor detects a dynamic characteristic quantity of a vehicle, and outputs it as first information. The control section includes: an input section configured to receive the first information; a conversion processing section configured to convert the first information into second information having a standardized format; and a correction processing section configured to correct the second information into third information, depending on the vehicle. Hence, the control section performs a brake pressure control based on the third information. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261906 | OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS OF ENGINE - Engine output control apparatus has shift range detecting section detecting shift range of automatic transmission; vehicle speed detecting section detecting vehicle speed; engine output state detecting section detecting engine output state; and controller. The controller performs (a) judgment control judging that torque converter is in a stall state if following judgment conditions (i) to (iii) are satisfied, (i) shift range is drive range, (ii) vehicle speed is equal to or less than predetermined vehicle speed, (iii) engine is in a high output state, (b) cumulation control cumulating a period of agreement of the judgment conditions if the judgment conditions are satisfied, and (c) output suppression control suppressing output of the engine if a control start condition is satisfied by cumulation of the agreement period. The control start condition is set so that as the vehicle speed becomes higher, start of the output suppression control is more delayed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING VEHICLE ECU PROGRAMMING TO CURRENT VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS - Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprograming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261908 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION OF A WHEEL LOADER - An aspect of the present disclosure has been made in an effort to provide an apparatus and a method of automatically controlling a transmission, capable of increasing work efficiency by removing a time gap between a starting time point when an operation such as excavation of a wheel loader starts and a transmission time point when the kickdown is performed. In addition, an aspect of the present disclosure has been made in an effort to provide an apparatus and a method of automatically controlling a transmission, capable of performing an automatic kickdown transmission at the same time of the starting time point of operation, preferably before the operation is performed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261909 | ROLLBACK PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR MOBILE MACHINE - A rollback prevention system is disclosed for use with a mobile machine having an engine and a transmission. The rollback prevention system may have an input device configured to receive an input indicative of a desired travel direction of the mobile machine, a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an actual travel direction of the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the input device, the sensor, the engine, and the transmission. The controller may be configured to make a determination that the actual travel direction of the mobile machine is opposite the desired travel direction based on the signal, and determine a load on the transmission. The controller may also be configured to selectively increase a torque output of the transmission based on the determination only when the load on the transmission is less than a threshold value. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261910 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device for an automatic transmission mounted on a vehicle to establish a plurality of shift speeds by engaging engagement elements that need to be engaged for each shift speed. The control device includes a target shift speed setting means, a during-travel neutral control means, and a prediction control means. The prediction control means takes action when a predicted prechange time becomes equal to or less than a predetermined time while the automatic transmission is in the neutral state, the predicted prechange time being a time predicted on the basis of variations in vehicle speed and being a time before implementation of a change of the target shift speed that involves changing the particular engagement element from a disengaged state to an engaged state in order to maintain the neutral state. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261911 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A STOP AND START SYSTEM - A method of controlling a vehicle equipped with an internal-combustion engine with a “stop and start” system. The method provides, during vehicle running, for learning the “duty cycle” values associated with the odd gears and even gears, determining the “maximum duty cycle” value for the odd gears and “minimum duty cycle” value for the even gears, determining a duty-cycle band to which the “neutral gear” condition corresponds on the basis of the “minimum duty cycle” value for the even gears and “maximum duty cycle” value for the odd gears, and controlling the “stop and start” system on the basis of the duty-cycle band to which the “neutral gear” condition corresponds. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261912 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A dual clutch transmission includes a transmission control unit that controls action of a first clutch actuator, a second clutch actuator, and a shift mechanism; determines whether or not a clutch torque capacity for an engaging-side clutch has increased to a determination value during a clutch change period; and, if the clutch torque capacity for the engaging-side clutch has increased to the determination value, changes the torque transmission path by reducing the clutch torque capacity of a release-side clutch. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261913 | SAFETY CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A safety control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a speed range detector, an oil temperature detector, a vehicle speed detector, a speed-range shifting device, a shift inhibiting device, and a maximum-speed limiting device. The shift inhibiting device is configured to inhibit an automatic downshift and a manual downshift by a driver if the speed-range shifting device performs a forcible upshift. The maximum-speed limiting device is configured to limit a maximum vehicle speed to a third vehicle speed if an oil temperature reaches a second oil temperature which is higher than a first oil temperature and if a vehicle speed is not lower than a second vehicle speed which is higher than a first vehicle speed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261914 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS - A control system that makes adjustments, such as limiting the maximum speed or maximum torque in a vehicle, is provided. These adjustments can be based on knowledge about the vehicle and trip, and on the estimated energy remaining. The control system is applicable to a wide range of vehicles, including ground, air, water, and sea vehicles, as well as vehicles powered by battery, electricity, compressed natural gas, or even liquid fuel propulsion systems. The control system may be used to adjust vehicle operation in route to assure the vehicle reaches a destination and to inform or counteract a human vehicle operator. Control system can also be used in racing applications to calculate the fastest-possible race speed and drive torque for a given race length; or alternatively, in endurance racing or delivery applications to optimize the vehicle speed and/or drive torque for a given race length or route. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261915 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device is provided that performs control to suppress a dangerous situation for a vehicle without causing a driver to experience discomfort when an accelerator is erroneously operated, by setting an abnormality judgment threshold for the accelerator operation to a value based on a degree of risk to the vehicle. An accelerator position judgment threshold is set to be lower when risk in the periphery of the vehicle is higher, intermediate when the risk is intermediate, and higher when the risk is lower. When the risk is higher, an abnormality judgment is made upon the accelerator being lightly stepped on, and control is performed to suppress a dangerous situation. As the risk changes to intermediate and lower, the abnormality judgment is made at a greater accelerator position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261916 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a driving support apparatus for a vehicle. When a height of a three-dimensional object extracted as a control subject is less than a set height, and as the height of the control subject becomes lower, a driving control unit increases the range of the braking control that is sequentially inhibited in the stepwise manner from the highest braking level to the lowest braking level. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261917 | DISC BRAKE APPARATUS - The present invention provides a disc brake apparatus, in which, at the time of a parking brake release operation, a control unit configured to control driving of an electric motor drives the electric motor so as to cause a piston holding mechanism to stop holding a piston, detects separation of a brake pad from a disk, and then stops driving the electric motor after driving the electric motor by a predetermined amount based on a current value of the electric motor. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261918 | VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle brake controller is capable of executing limit control for limiting increase in braking force applied to front wheels by using a deceleration of a vehicle. The vehicle brake controller is configured to start the limit control when the deceleration of the vehicle becomes greater than or equal to a start determination value before a start determination time period elapses after a deceleration starting point in time, at which the deceleration of the vehicle is started by application of braking force at least to the front wheels. The vehicle brake controller is configured to end the limit control if the deceleration of the vehicle is less than an end determination value, which is greater than the start determination value, at a point in time when an end determination time period, which is longer than the start determination time period, has elapsed from the deceleration starting point in time. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261919 | MOTION STABILIZER FOR COMBINED VEHICLE - A motion stabilizer for a combined vehicle includes a pendular motion determination unit configured to determine whether or not a pendular motion caused by a swaying motion of the trailer is imparted to the tractor, a braking control unit configured to exercise a braking control upon detection of the pendular motion, and an engine torque control unit configured to exercise an engine torque control for regulating an engine torque produced by an engine, which engine torque control includes placing a limitation on the engine torque upon detection of the pendular motion. A start of the engine torque control unit relaxing the limitation on the engine torque is timed to occur prior to a start of the braking control unit bringing the braking control to an end. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261920 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT BRAKING ON A RUNWAY - A method to control braking of an aircraft on a landing runway including: selecting a dummy runway state corresponding to a level of adhesion of wheels of the aircraft to a runway which is lower, over an entire speed range of the aircraft while braking on a runway, than an adhesion level of the wheels of the aircraft to the landing runway; calculating a set point of a deceleration value for the aircraft on the landing runway based on the landing runway for the selected dummy runway state, wherein the calculated set point corresponds to maximum braking value of the aircraft, and controlling the braking of the aircraft using the set point. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261921 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE - A driving support device includes a maximum measurement range determination unit adapted to calculate a distance to a plurality of points on a surface of an object present at surroundings of a vehicle. A distance sensor such as a laser range finder or a stereo camera that measures a distance is used in order to estimate bias of an acceleration sensor with high accuracy upon correction of the bias by use of the distance sensor such as the stereo camera or the LRF in a GPS non-receiving section. A sensor parameter estimation unit is adapted to estimate a parameter of the acceleration sensor based on a behavior of an own vehicle obtained from a vehicle translation and rotation angle calculation means adapted to count backwards the vehicle behavior based on distance variation and also based on a measurement value of the acceleration sensor. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261922 | VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle brake controller is capable of executing limit control when a driver is performing a brake pedal operation during turning of a vehicle, to limit an increase in a braking force applied to an inner wheel that is a wheel positioned on the inner side of the turn. The vehicle brake controller is configured to start the limit control when a wheel state value that becomes greater as deceleration of the inner wheel becomes greater exceeds a start determination value that is set to a value greater than zero. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261923 | VEHICLE BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROLLER - An embodiment provides a vehicle brake hydraulic pressure controller capable of carrying out a brake hydraulic pressure control in a plurality of control modes depending on a situation of a vehicle. The vehicle brake hydraulic pressure controller includes: proportional solenoid valves provided in passages connecting a master cylinder and wheel brakes of the vehicle, and configured to be controlled at preset drive frequencies; a control mode selecting section configured to select, in the case that two or more control modes are requested simultaneously, one of the two or more requested control modes; and a frequency selecting section configured to select one of the drive frequencies correspondingly with the one of the two or more requested control modes selected by the control mode selecting section. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261924 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ANTISLIP-REGULATED FRICTION BRAKE SYSTEM OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A method for controlling an antislip-regulated friction brake system of a rail vehicle or rail vehicle train having a number of braked axles which subjects at least two selected axles to a braking pressure exceeding the braking pressure required for braking; measures at least one variable representing the maximum transmittable frictional force in each case between the wheels of the selected axles and the rail; prepares a list associating the selected axles with the respectively transmittable brake friction force; identifies at least one brake-slipping axle from the selected axles in which a brake slip exceeding a predetermined extent occurs; calculates lost braking work; identifies from the list at least one axle in which brake-slipping does not occur or occurs to a permissible extent; and applies the brakes on at least one axle. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261925 | TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A traction control device for a motorcycle eliminates a need for a waiting time for detecting an amount of change in a vehicle state and a subsequent prediction time, and can execute quick traction control. The traction control device includes an engine driving force control unit, for calculating a real slip ratio of the motorcycle, setting a target slip ratio according to a driving state of the motorcycle, and controlling a driving force of an engine so that the real slip ratio becomes the target slip ratio. The traction control device also includes a throttle grip opening degree sensor for detecting an opening degree of a throttle grip; and a bank angle sensor for detecting a bank angle of the motorcycle. The engine driving force control unit calculates the target slip ratio on a basis of the throttle opening degree and the bank angle of the motorcycle. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261926 | MOBILE CARRIAGE SYSTEM WITH NO RAILS FOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A mobile storage system that includes a guidance system controlling the movement of each of a plurality of movable carriages along a support surface. The mobile storage system includes a guidance system having a magnetic strip positioned on the support surface. One or more magnetic sensors are positioned on each of the mobile carriages and generally aligned with the magnetic strip positioned on the floor. The magnetic sensors detect the magnetic strip and a control unit controls the operation of a pair of drive motors to move the carriages along, the mobile strip while maintaining proper alignment. The guidance system thus eliminates the need for any floor mounted rails to guide the movement of the individual mobile carriages along the support surface. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUTHENTICATE AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE DEVICE - A method of authenticating an automotive device connected to an engine control system that stores an authentication code in memory of the automotive device that is generated by an encryption algorithm using an identification code of the automotive device as a seed value. The engine controller determines a verification code using a complementary encryption algorithm that also uses the identification code received from the automotive device as a seed value. The engine controller compares the authentication code to the verification code, and indicates that the automotive device is not authentic if the authentication code does not correspond to the verification code. Advantageously, authenticating the automotive device will be done autonomously by the engine controller without prompting by a technician using special equipment such as a laptop computer. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261928 | Operation Support Apparatus, Electronic Device, Electronic Control Unit and Control System - A vehicle control system has a main control apparatus, a plurality of relaying connector units, lower-level network lines provided in correspondence to the relaying connector units, and a plurality of electronic devices connected to the lower-level network lines. Moreover, the relaying connector unit monitors failure of the other relaying connector unit and upon detection of failure thereof, transmits an operation state transition request control signal, for transitioning the electronic apparatuses controlled by the other relaying connector unit to safe operation states which have been pre-defined for each of the electronic apparatuses, from an other line connection portion to the electronic apparatuses. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261929 | CAMSHAFT PHASER CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A control system for a vehicle includes a motor driver module, a correlation triggering module, a target phase angle module, and a correlation control module. The motor driver module controls an electric camshaft phaser of an engine based on a desired phase angle between a position of a crankshaft and a position of a camshaft. The correlation triggering module selectively generates a signal based on the position of the camshaft. The target phase angle module adjusts the desired phase angle to a predetermined phase angle in response to the generation of the signal. The correlation control module, in response to the generation of the signal: determines the position of the crankshaft when the camshaft is in a predetermined position; and selectively outputs a fault indicator based on a comparison of the position of the crankshaft and a predetermined crankshaft position range corresponding to the predetermined position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING FUEL ECONOMY OF A VEHICLE INCLUDING A SCR CATALYST - Methods and systems for increasing fuel economy of a vehicle including a SCR catalyst are presented. In one example, an amount of EGR provided to an engine is decreased in response to performance of the SCR being within a predetermined range of performance. The methods and systems may increase vehicle fuel economy while vehicle tailpipe emissions are achieved. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261931 | ROAD SURFACE SLOPE ESTIMATING DEVICE AND ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - A road surface slope estimating device includes a forward/backward sensor that outputs a detected forward/backward of a vehicle, a forward/backward estimator that calculates an estimated forward/backward of the vehicle, and a road surface slope estimating device that calculates an estimated road surface slope value using the detected forward/backward and the estimated forward/backward. The road surface slope estimating device implements a momentarily rough terrain determination step to determine whether the vehicle is traveling on momentarily rough terrain or continuously rough terrain. When it is determined that the vehicle is traveling on momentarily rough terrain, the road surface slope estimating device fixes the estimated road surface slope value to an estimated road surface slope value obtained immediately before the determination is made. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261932 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A warm-up control unit determines that a fuel-consumption improving effect cannot be obtained or it is not necessary to facilitate a warm-up operation of an engine, when a manual switch, for example, an ECO-switch, is turned on, when an accelerator opening degree is smaller than a predetermined degree and a variation of the accelerator opening degree for a unit time is smaller than a predetermined variation value, or when an ambient temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature and there is no demand for a heating operation. Then, the warm-up control unit lowers a priority for preferentially carrying out the warm-up operation of the engine, so that an adverse effect for improving fuel consumption ratio which may be caused by facilitating the warm-up operation can be avoided. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261933 | METHOD FOR THE INJECTION COMPUTATION FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for the injection computation for an internal combustion engine, in particular for a gasoline range extender engine. This includes ascertaining an adaptation factor, which represents fuel aging, from a model of the fuel and a fuel outgassing via a tank vent and adaptation of a fuel injection quantity and/or a fuel injection time using the adaptation factor. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261934 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN AIR-FUEL RATIO IMBALANCE AMONG CYLINDERS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for determining an air-fuel ratio imbalance among cylinders based on an output value of an air-fuel ratio sensor, an imbalance determination parameter which becomes larger or smaller as a difference among air-fuel ratios becomes larger, and performs determining an air-fuel ratio imbalance among cylinders based on a result of a comparison between the imbalance determination parameter and a imbalance determination threshold. The determining apparatus calculates a purge correction coefficient which compensates for a change in the air-fuel ratio due to an evaporated fuel gas which is generated in a fuel tank, while the evaporated fuel gas is being introduced into an intake passage, and corrects a fuel injection amount with the purge correction coefficient FPG. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261935 | FUEL COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION - A method adjusts fuel injection based on a fuel make-up, such as a fuel ethanol content. The fuel make-up may be learned during transient conditions by correlating transient fueling effects caused by the different evaporation rates of higher and lower ethanol content to measured exhaust air-fuel ratio. In this way, an ethanol content independent of combustion stoichiometry can be obtained, even during transients, that is less sensitive to part variation and sensor drift. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261936 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute an air-fuel ratio control based on an output of an air-fuel ratio detector provided in an exhaust passage through which exhaust gas from a plurality of cylinders flows. The control apparatus includes an abnormal lean deviation detection portion configured to detect whether an abnormal lean deviation is occurring in at least one specific cylinder among the plurality of cylinders, the exhaust gas from the at least one specific cylinder influencing the air-fuel ratio detector more strongly than the exhaust gas from each of a rest of the plurality of cylinders; and an enriching control portion configured to execute an enriching control for the at least one specific cylinder when the abnormal lean deviation detection portion detects that the abnormal lean deviation is occurring in the at least one specific cylinder. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261937 | FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ETHANOL OCTANE ENHANCEMENT OF GASOLINE ENGINES - Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as to control knock and minimize that amount of the anti-knock agent that is used in a drive cycle. It is preferred that the anti-knock agent is ethanol. The use of ethanol can be further minimized by injection in a non-uniform manner within a cylinder. The ethanol injection suppresses knock so that higher compression ratio and/or engine downsizing from increased turbocharging or supercharging can be used to increase the efficiency of the engine. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261938 | Control Apparatus Of Internal Combustion Engine - An object of the present invention is to obtain a control apparatus of an internal combustion engine capable of respectively accurately detecting a combustion change in a plurality of combustion modes. In the present invention, the control apparatus of the internal combustion engine operable upon switching the combustion mode sets a detection time and a detection duration to detect a sensor signal of a crank angle sensor | 2013-10-03 |
20130261939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING VEHICLE ECU PROGRAMMING TO CURRENT VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS - Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprograming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261940 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control device of a motor vehicle, for controlling and/or regulating at least the operation of an internal combustion engine, wherein, before the execution of at least one defined function and/or during the execution of at least one defined function, the control device demands operation of the internal combustion engine in a defined operating state, and wherein, as a function of the length of time for which the respective defined function has not been executed and/or as a function of the length of time for which a defined operating state of the internal combustion engine has not occurred, the control device determines a defined characteristic variable, on the basis of which the control device, in a temporally variable manner, determines different and/or variable measures for influencing the operating state of the internal combustion engine. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261941 | VEHICLE CONTROLLER - A vehicle controller is installed in a vehicle and controls one or more operations of the vehicle. The vehicle controller includes a control unit that: (i) outputs a first code for authentication to a judging apparatus which judges whether to permit starting of a driving apparatus of the vehicle when a request for starting the driving apparatus is obtained from an information processor which is located outside the vehicle, (ii) controls locking and unlocking of doors of the vehicle when a request for door lock control is obtained from the information processor, and (iii) obtains from the judging apparatus an authentication result of whether the first code and a second code for authentication which the judging apparatus uses are identical. When obtaining the request for door lock control, the control unit controls the locking and unlocking of the doors based on the authentication result. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING VEHICLE ECU PROGRAMMING TO CURRENT VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS - Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprograming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261943 | OBJECT CLUSTER DETECTION AND ESTIMATION - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel unit containing RF communication circuitry. The wheel units communicate with fixed nodes of a monitoring system. In some embodiments, the wheel units are placed on shopping carts and are used to track the shopping carts in a vicinity of a store. The system may implement a variety of tracking-relating features, including detecting unauthorized store exit events, estimating the number of shopping carts that are clustered together, and inhibiting shopping cart theft. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261944 | TRAFFIC CONGESTION PREDICTION METHOD - A traffic congestion prediction method including the steps of: detecting an acceleration of a vehicle; calculating a power spectrum corresponding to a frequency from a frequency analysis of the detected acceleration; calculating a simple linear regression line of the power spectrum and calculating a maximum value of an amount of change in a gradient of the simple linear regression line in a predetermined frequency range as a maximum gradient value; detecting an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a vehicle ahead; estimating an inter-vehicle distance distribution from the detected inter-vehicle distance by using a distribution estimation method; calculating a minimum value of covariance value from the estimated inter-vehicle distance distribution; estimating a distribution of a group of vehicles ahead from a correlation between the minimum value of covariance value and the maximum gradient value; and performing a real-time traffic congestion prediction based on the distribution of the group of vehicles. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261945 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING THE SPACING BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFTS - The invention relates to a method and device for automatically managing the separation between two aircraft following one another. The device ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130261946 | VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVER, VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided is a system or the like which is able to achieve suitable improvement of usability of information provided to the driver of each vehicle in view of the environment in which the vehicle is travelling. The system or the like enables to make the driver of each vehicle aware of reference driving information according to a driving index value of a reference vehicle which is extracted based on a standard value from a plurality of vehicles. It is thus possible to make the driver aware of a correlation between the standard value and the reference driving index value, and use it as reference when driving the vehicle himself/herself. The standard value is set fluidly according to the actual fuel consumption or electric power consumption of each vehicle. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261947 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance device includes: a surrounding-vehicle-information acquisition device for sequentially acquiring vehicle information for specifying a position and a travelling direction of a surrounding vehicle; a position acquisition device and a direction acquisition device for a host vehicle; a display controller for controlling a display device to display an image indicative of a current position of the surrounding vehicle relative to the current position and the travelling direction of the host vehicle; a surrounding-vehicle-track generation device for generating a surrounding vehicle track, which is at least one of a previous track and a future track of the surrounding vehicle; and a track display determination device for determining whether it is necessary to display the surrounding vehicle track. The display device further displays the surrounding vehicle track when it is necessary to display the surrounding vehicle track. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261948 | PERIPHERY VEHICLE DETERMINATION APPARATUS - A periphery vehicle determination apparatus disposed in a host vehicle includes a behavior obtaining section obtaining a behavior related information of an immediately adjacent object, a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device, an information obtaining section obtaining vehicle information sets from periphery vehicles, a specifying section specifying a vehicle information set from an immediately adjacent vehicle based on the behavior related information, a transceiving section transmits and receives an immediately adjacent information, and an anteroposterior relation determination section specifying an anteroposterior relation of the periphery vehicles in a one-dimensional direction by correlating the immediately adjacent informations transmitted from the periphery vehicles based on a repeated identification information included in at least two of the immediately adjacent informations. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261949 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SEPARATION FOR A PLURALITY OF VEHICLES - The invention pertains to a vehicle separation system for a plurality of vehicles wherein the system is arranged to cooperatively provide distance separation for the plurality of vehicles, the system comprising: a storage module arranged in each of the plurality of vehicles, wherein each storage module comprises information related to a reference trajectory for each of the plurality of vehicles, a deviation detection module arranged to detect a deviation from said reference trajectory and generate at least one deviation alert, a communication module arranged to communicate the at least one deviation alert to each of the plurality of vehicles in response to the detected deviation, a separation module arranged to calculate an update of the reference trajectory for at least one of the plurality of vehicles, based on the reference trajectory of each of the plurality of vehicles, in order to provide distance separation between the plurality of vehicles. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261950 | RAILROAD CROSSING BARRIER ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE - A railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus and a vehicle that incorporates therein such a railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus are provided. When at least one of an external object the transverse width of which increases over time and an external object having a given length at a certain height from the ground is detected, the vehicle or the railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus estimates the detected external object as a railroad crossing barrier. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261951 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a driving support apparatus for a vehicle. A driving control unit determines whether or not a three-dimensional object ahead is a three-dimensional object having high reliability as a control object for an automatic brake control based on a condition set beforehand, when possibility of collision between the vehicle and the three-dimensional object ahead is determined to be high. When the reliability of the three-dimensional object ahead as the control object is determined to be low and the amount of increase in the accelerator opening degree is equal to or larger than a set value, the driving control unit cancels the execution of the automatic brake control. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261952 | COLLISION DETERMINATION DEVICE - A collision determination device determines the possibility of collision between a host vehicle and the other object on the basis of a shortest arrival time calculated by a shortest arrival time calculation unit and a passage time at each point of the host vehicle acquired by a vehicle route candidate acquisition unit. In this way, even if a locus to be taken by the other object is not generated, the shortest arrival time at which the other object can arrive at each point of the route candidate of the host vehicle with a predetermined first displacement is calculated, thereby determining the possibility of collision between the host vehicle and the other object. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a computational load for determining collision and to accurately determine collision between the host vehicle and the other object. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261953 | ROUTE SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE - An object of the present information is to search for a route taking into account the charging times in the charging stations. When an electric automobile provided with a battery cannot reach a second point from a first point without the battery being charged in a charging station halfway, a route-search processing section specifies one or two or more charging stations, which the electric automobile is to pass through in order to reach the second point from the first point in a shorter time including a charging time in each of the charging stations and moving times among the charging stations, and derives a route for reaching the second point from the first point passing through the specified charging stations. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261954 | MAPPING OR NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A mapping or navigation device comprises or is connectable to position determining apparatus, the position determining apparatus being operable to determine one or more locations of the mapping or navigation device, the one or more determined locations forming at least one route, wherein the mapping or navigation device is configured to determine at least one portion of the at least one route, where the at least one portion is determined according to at least one property associated with at least one location comprised in the portion, and the mapping or navigation device is configured to form at least one anonymized route from the at least one determined route, wherein the at least one anonymized route does not include the at least one portion of the at least one route. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261955 | Method for the Determination of an Ecological Route Attribute - A method is provided for determining an ecological route attribute, in which at least one current energy consumption value is determined by a motor vehicle. A current measurement location is determined by the motor vehicle. An ecological location attribute, which includes the measurement location and the current energy consumption value, is formed by the motor vehicle and transmitted to a central processor. An ecological route attribute is determined by the central processor on the basis of a plurality of received ecological location attributes, which in each case includes a measurement location, which ecological route attribute describes an energy consumption on a route section which has a prescribed spatial relationship with the measurement locations. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261956 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED TRIP PLANNING BASED ON FIXED AND FLEXIBLE ITINERARY COMPONENTS - The techniques introduced here include a method for estimating a travel time between an origin and a destination. The method comprises determining a plurality of travel options from the origin to the destination. Further, each travel option is divided into a plurality of serial travel segments such that the travel segments serially connect the origin to the destination. For each of the travel options, the method further comprises estimating a time of travel in each of the travel segments. The estimated time of travel in a given travel segment is a function of both the nature of travel service associated with the segment and the one or more second user preferences associated with a travel service used in the segment. The method further comprises calculating, for each of the travel options, the total estimated travel time as a function of estimated travel times associated with each of the travel segments. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261957 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SUGGEST TRAVEL ITINERARIES BASED ON USERS' CURRENT LOCATION - Data relating to points-of-interest for a geographical area are retrieved from, for example, a travel site. Geo-tagged data relating to the points-of-interest are retrieved, for example, images from an image sharing service. Travel times between the points-of-interest are determined, for example, using a mapping service. The data relating to the points of interest, the geo-tagged data and the travel times are used to create a travel graph for the geographical area, such that the geo-tagged data is used to determine time users spend at specific points of interest. If a user requests a travel itinerary for a beginning and ending location within the geographical area, the travel graph is used to create a travel itinerary that maximizes a prize score for the itinerary within a time constraint. The prize score can reflect the popularity, number of users and time spent by users at the points-of-interest in the itinerary. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN EXCEPTION TO A PARKING RESTRICTION - An apparatus and method for implementing an exception to a parking restriction, the exception being a parking area defined by one or more coordinates, includes monitoring an area including the parking area; detecting a vehicle in the monitored area; determining whether the detected vehicle is positioned within the parking area; and determining whether the vehicle has permission to park in the parking area. The parking area is not marked on the road. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261959 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a speed calculating section configured to calculates a traveling speed of a user based on a signal received from a positioning signal transmitter, a walking tempo acquiring section configured to acquire a walking tempo of the user, and an evaluating section configured to evaluate, based on the walking tempo and the traveling speed, reliability of information calculated by using the signal received from the positioning signal transmitter. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ROUTE GUIDANCE - A system and method for informing commuters of real-time time of arrival and cost information with respect to one or more routes prior to commencement of a trip. Reserved lane information (e.g., toll charge, traffic speeds in the reserved and general lanes, etc.) can be integrated with a data feed provided to, for example, navigation enabled devices such as in-car guidance systems or mobile phones. Time of arrival information with respect to the destination can be provided based on wireless data indicative of traffic conditions and highway speed limit information. Additionally, real-time toll charges can be provided to the commuter for multiple routes. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261961 | METHOD FOR INCREASING WAYPOINT ACCURACIES FOR CROWD-SOURCED ROUTES - A method for increasing route accuracies, comprising receiving GPS waypoints associated position accuracy prediction (PAP) parameters, comparing the PAP parameters to corpus PAP parameters associated with corpus GPS waypoints, and updating the corpus PAP parameters and the corpus GPS waypoints based on the comparison of the PAP parameters to the corpus PAP parameters. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261962 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a traveling pitch acquiring section configured to acquire a current traveling pitch, and a speed acquiring section configured to acquire a current traveling speed extracted from an association table showing correspondence between a traveling pitch and a traveling speed based on the current traveling pitch. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261963 | ROAD SIDE DATA EXCHANGE NET AND METHOD THEREOF - A road side data exchange net and method thereof is provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The road side data exchange net includes a plurality of road side data exchange devices. The road side data exchange devices are set on neighboring roads separately. The road side data exchange device includes a positioning system for receiving satellite data regularly; a calculator for calculating a calibration value of the satellite data to generate an analyzed result data; a database for storing the analyzed result data. Further each of the road side data exchange devices broadcasts the analyzed result data from its database to all of neighboring road side data exchange devices to provide the analyzed result data to an electronic device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261964 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INDOOR NAVIGATION USING MAGNETIC SENSORS - An indoor navigational system determines a location of a moveable object in an indoor area and displays this location to a user. The system includes an absolute position sensor coupled to a case attached to a moveable object including a motion sensor coupled to a case including a first magnetic field sensor configured to detect a polarity of a magnet as the magnet passes in proximity to the first magnetic field sensor, a code wheel having two or more magnets alternately oriented with north and south polarities facing toward the first magnetic sensor, the code wheel positioned to rotate in unison with a wheel of the moveable object, and encoder circuitry configured to determine an amount of rotation of the wheel of the moveable object based on an output of the first magnetic field sensor. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261965 | HUB LABEL COMPRESSION - Hub based labeling is used to determine a shortest path between two locations. Every point has a label, which consists of a set of hubs along with the distance from the point to all those hubs. The hubs are determined that intersect the two labels, and this information is used to find the shortest distance. A hub based labeling technique uses a preprocessing stage and a query stage. Finding the hubs is performed in the preprocessing stage, and finding the intersecting hubs (i.e., the common hubs they share) is performed in the query stage. During preprocessing, a forward label and a reverse label are defined for each vertex. A query is processed using the labels to determine the shortest path. Hub label compression may be used to preserve the use of labels but reduce space usage. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE ROUTE - A method for determining a route for a vehicle includes receiving input indicative of a driver's dynamic control of the vehicle, determining the driver's driving style based on the input, and selecting values of parameters representing the driver's anticipated dynamic control of the vehicle based on the driving style. The method also includes identifying a plurality of candidate routes between an origin and destination, partitioning each of the candidate routes into a set of predefined route patterns, and determining an energy usage associated with each of the candidate routes based on the selected values and the set of predefined route patterns defining the candidate route. The method further includes identifying the candidate route having the minimum energy usage and providing output describing the route having the minimum energy usage. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261967 | PATH SEARCHING METHOD AND PATH SEARCH DEVICE - A computer performs a path search from a departure point to a destination point and a path search from the destination point to the departure point while changing a target from a road type at a level other than the highest level to a road type at a higher level, according to a first grouping of a plurality of road types, and performs a path search for the road type at the highest level in a first process. Next, the computer performs similar path searches in an area to be searched based on a result of the first process, according to a second grouping in which a greater number of road types is classified as the highest level in a second process. Then, the computer generates path information according to a result of the second process. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261968 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device includes a data relation definition analysis unit | 2013-10-03 |
20130261969 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A navigation apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a storage unit, an extracting unit, a navigation unit and a determination unit. The obtaining unit obtains an image captured by an imaging unit. The storage unit stores landmark information relating to facilities. The extracting unit extracts at least one landmark corresponding to a navigation point from the stored landmark information when moving along a route. The navigation unit guides the navigation point by use of the at least one landmark extracted. The determination unit determines, at a position possible to take an image of a characteristic object corresponding to the landmark information thereat, whether the characteristic object can be recognized from the obtained image. The navigation unit guides the navigation point after omitting a landmark corresponding to the characteristic object from the at least one extracted landmark if the determination unit determines that the characteristic object cannot be recognized. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261970 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A SPEED PROFILE - Certain processes are defined in a data record and in each case a multiplicity of such processes are preferably defined for different driver types. Each process is distinguished by an entry speed and an exit speed. A preliminary speed profile can be divided into route sections, to each of which a process from the defined processes corresponds. The assigned speed profiles can be completely complex, in particular also comprise nonlinear sections between the entry speed and the exit speed, and in this way constant travel can be simulated, for example through an oscillatory change in the speed. It is also equally possible for stationary phases with a specific frequency and duration to be included in a process. The situational context which is formed by other processes is taken into account in the definition of the speed profile. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261971 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TRANSPORT DATA FROM A DOWNHOLE TOOL TO THE SURFACE - A system and method to transport data collected in a borehole penetrating the earth to a surface location are described. The system includes one or more measurement tools disposed in the borehole, the one or more measurement tools configured to collect data relating to the borehole and a formation penetrated by the borehole. The system also includes a data node tool disposed in the borehole with a plurality of data nodes, the data node tool being configured to receive the data from the one or more measurement tools, program one or more data nodes with at least a first portion of the data, and eject the one or more data nodes into a fluid stream for transport to the surface location. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261972 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING MOBILE WATER SATURATION IN A RESERVOIR FORMATION - A method for determining mobile water saturation in a reservoir having a borehole extending through the reservoir is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a first borehole data log while the reservoir is subjected to first fluid conditions, and causing a mobile water displacement in the reservoir by changing the fluid conditions in the borehole to cause the reservoir to be subjected to second fluid conditions, the second fluid conditions differing from the first fluid conditions. The method further involves obtaining a second borehole data log under the second fluid conditions, and estimating the mobile water displacement using the first and second data logs, the estimated mobile water displacement providing an estimate of the mobile water saturation in the reservoir. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261973 | Carbonate Permeability by Pore Typing - A method for estimating a property of an earth formation includes: conveying a carrier through a borehole penetrating the earth formation; performing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on a sensitive volume in the formation using an NMR tool disposed at the carrier to provide a distribution of relaxation times; identifying peaks in the distribution of relaxation times; selecting at least one peak based on a characteristic of the at least one peak; and estimating the property using a relaxation time associated with the at least one peak. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261974 | LOGGING TOOL FOR DETERMINATION OF FORMATION DENSITY AND METHODS OF USE - Apparatus for wellbore logging and method of use are provided for measurement of the annular materials interposed between the logging tool and formation and the apparent formation bulk density in open-hole, cased-hole or other conduit. The logging tool can be centralized in the borehole. Non-collimated gamma radiation is emitted into the surrounding media and the amount of radiation which returns to the tool is measured by multiple omni-directional detectors spaced a pre-set distances from the source to provide multiple radial depths of investigation. The annular thickness and density of materials interposed between the logging tool and the formation may be determined from the detector responses and be used to derive the apparent formation bulk density. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261975 | Anisotropy Processing In Low Angle Wells - A method for logging subsurface formations penetrated by a wellbore include measuring electromagnetic properties of the formations using electromagnetic fields having a magnetic dipole axis parallel to a logging tool axis Electromagnetic properties of the formations are also measured using electromagnetic fields having a magnetic dipole axis oblique to the logging tool axis. A horizontal resistivity of the formations is determined from the parallel dipole axis measurements. A vertical resistivity, formation layer boundaries and a dip angle of the formations are determined from the oblique dipole axis measurements. | 2013-10-03 |
20130261976 | MACHINES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SUPER-VIRTUAL BOREHOLE SONIC INTERFEROMETRY - Embodiments of super-virtual borehole sonic interferometry include machines, systems, and methods that can increase the signal-to-noise ratio of sonic log waveforms. Embodiments include performing a common shot gather and recording traces with a sonic tool, repositioning the tool and performing another common-shot gather; cross-correlating each trace with neighboring corresponding traces for each common shot gather, which leads to creating the virtual trace response due to a redatumed virtual source; stacking the common virtual traces with common ray paths for different common shot gathers; convolving the virtual traces with an actual trace that travels from the source through the virtual source to a receiver on the tool; and stacking the traces having common ray paths. The resulting waveforms can have a signal-to-noise ratio significantly greater than the signal-to-noise ratio of the original waveforms, due to the two stacking operations following each redatuming step. | 2013-10-03 |