40th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210311440 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Manufacturing Processes - A manufacturing system is disclosed herein. The manufacturing system includes one or more stations, a monitoring platform, and a control module. Each station of the one or more stations is configured to perform at least one step in a multi-step manufacturing process for a component. The monitoring platform is configured to monitor progression of the component throughout the multi-step manufacturing process. The control module is configured to dynamically adjust processing parameters of each step of the multi-step manufacturing process to achieve a desired final quality metric for the component. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311441 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - The present invention reduces the probability of malfunction occurrence when performing predictive control of a device being controlled. In this control device of one aspect of the present invention, a prediction model for a control variable is used to calculate a prediction value from a measured value of the control variable, and a desired command value of the control variable is determined by correcting a desired basic value in accordance with the calculated prediction value. The degree of correction is determined on the basis of weight. The control device controls the operation of the device being controlled according to the determined desired command value. The control device assesses whether the device being controlled is operated appropriately on the basis of monitoring data relating to the operation result of the device being controlled, and optimizes the weight of the correction to make appropriate control possible based on the assessment result. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311442 | QUANTUM CONTROL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION INTERFACE - This disclosure relates to quantum computing systems including a quantum processor that implements one or more operations on multiple qubits and a distributed data processing system programmed to perform calculations to determine control sequences that, when applied to the quantum processor, reduces decoherence, decoherence-induced errors, and control-imperfection-induced errors on the one or more operations on the multiple qubits. A user interface device remote from the distributed data processing system receives from a user of the quantum processor characteristics of the quantum processor including operational constraints and/or desired performance, and sends the characteristics to the data processing system to cause the data processing system to perform the calculations to determine the control sequence based on the characteristics. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311443 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to execute acquiring operation information for a network-connected home appliance that is home electronic equipment which is provided in a dwelling house, and is configured to be accessible to a prescribed network and is capable of being controlled via the network, making an estimation as to entering/exiting of a vehicle utilized by a user of the dwelling house into/from a parking lot associated with the dwelling house on the basis of the operation information for the network-connected home appliance in the dwelling house, and issuing, to a management apparatus that manages entering/exiting of the vehicle, an enter/exit instruction for causing the vehicle to enter or exit if entering/exiting of the vehicle into/from the parking lot is estimated. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311444 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR A MACHINE TOOL - An operating device for a machine tool the operating device comprising at least one spindle or electrospindle, sensor means to measure at least one operating parameter of the operating device and an electronic control unit, which comprises a processing and control unit, data acquisition devices configured to acquire machine data concerning the operation of the machine tool, a memory to store measured values of the operating parameter of the operating device and the machine data, and a communication module, preferably wireless, configured to transmit the measured values and the machine data to a server, which is remotely accessible and comprises a database, and/or to a mobile communication device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311445 | VARIABLE HEIGHT PLATFORM DEVICE - A variable height workstation system includes a base, a variable height platform, a lift mechanism, and a sensor arrangement. The lift mechanism is configured to move the variable height platform within a range of motion between a fully lowered position and a raised position. The sensor arrangement is operatively connected to the variable height platform. The sensor arrangement is configured to sense the position and movement of a user on, above and around the variable height platform for outputting data to determine how the user is positioned on, above and around the variable height platform in comparison to a predetermined target position. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311446 | SYSTEMS FOR SELECTIVELY REPLENISHING AQUIFERS AND GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER BASED ON ELECTRICAL DEMAND - In an example method, first electrical power is generated using one or more solar panels, and a water level rise of a sea is mitigated, at least in part, using a water processing system that is at least partially powered by the first electrical power. Mitigating the water level rise of the sea includes extracting saline water from the sea, desalinating the saline water, directing the desalinated water to one or more turbine generators, generating second electrical power using the one or more turbine generators, and directing the desalinated water from the one or more turbine generators into one or more aquifers. The one or more aquifers are hydraulically isolated from the sea. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311447 | DEVICE ROUTINES AND ROUTINE REPOSITORY - Techniques, devices, and systems are provided that allow for use of routines with one or more devices in a home management system, which provide more extensive functionality and greater integration between multiple devices than typically is provided by conventional scheduling functions. A routine repository is also provided in which routines from multiple distinct sources can be provided to devices that provide functionality incorporated into the routines without regard to source of the routine or device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311448 | Adaptive Control For A Power Generator - A power supply control system includes a power generator for providing a signal to a load. The power generator includes a power controller controlling a power amplifier. The power generator includes an adaptive controller for varying the output signal controlling the power amplifier. The adaptive controller compares an error between a measured output and a predicted output to determine adaptive values applied to the power controller. The power generator also includes a sensor that generates an output signal that is digitized and processed. The sensor signal is mixed with a constant K. The constant K is varied to vary the processing of the sensor output signal. The value K may be commutated based on the phase, frequency, or both phase and frequency, and the bandwidth of K is determined by coupled power in the sensor output signal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311449 | AUTOMATION DEVICE , SYSTEM MODULE AND METHOD FOR LOCAL CONTROL OF PROCESS HARDWARE - An automation device for local control of a technical hardware of a system module, wherein the technical hardware of the system module is provided for carrying out a technical sub-process. An electronic control unit provides for local control of the technical hardware of the system module, and an electronic interface unit is connectable to the electronic control unit. The electronic interface unit comprises a server that has a predetermined information structure with static and dynamic information, wherein the static information of the information structure describes the technical hardware of the system module, and the electronic control unit writes the dynamic information into the information structure as time-variable values dependent on the technical hardware. The automation device is designed to detect a structural change of the technical hardware of the system module based on a signal of a component of the technical hardware. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311450 | AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICE - Disclosed is a field device comprising: a connection terminal; field device electronics; an internal interface for connecting an electronic module; the electronic module having at least one electronic component for realizing an additional functionality; a capacitor, which is designed to provide an additional first auxiliary energy amount to the component if the component of the electronic module has an energy demand exceeding the main power; a battery, which is designed to provide a second auxiliary energy amount to the at least one component if the at least one component of the electronic module has an energy demand exceeding the main power and the first auxiliary energy amount, wherein the battery provides the second auxiliary energy amount to the component only if the main power and the first auxiliary energy amount are not sufficient for the energy supply of the component. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311451 | CLOUD CONTROLLED LASER FABRICATION - An execution plan segment of an execution plan can be received at a control unit of a computer numerically controlled machine from a general purpose computer. The execution plan segment can define operations for causing movement of a moveable head of the computer numerically controlled machine to deliver electromagnetic energy to effect a change in a material within an interior space of the computer numerically controlled machine. The execution plan segment can include a predefined safe pausing point from which the execution plan can be restarted while minimizing a difference in appearance of a finished work-product relative to if a pause and restart are not necessary. Operations of the computer numerically controlled machine can be commenced only after determining that the execution plan segment has been received up to and including the predefined safe pausing point by the computer numerically controlled machine. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311452 | Method for Simulating Combustion in Digital Imagery with Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Conditions - A combustion simulation system is provided. The combustion simulation system can be performed using a computing device operated by a computer user or artist. The computer-implemented method of generating one or more visual representations of a combustion even is provided. The method includes simulating the combustion event, which transforms combustion reactants into combustion products, the combustion event occurring at a reference pressure, automatically determining values of combustion properties, the values of the combustion properties being calculated as a function of a nonzero pressure field, and generating the one or more visual representations of the combustion event based on the values of combustion properties. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311453 | REDUNDANT HOT STANDBY CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE, REDUNDANT HOT STANDBY METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed is a redundant hot standby control system including K industrial personal computers, with a plurality of virtual control devices being established thereon respectively, at least one of the plurality of virtual control devices being established on each IPC as a main control device; and the other virtual control devices being standby control devices. Each of the standby control devices corresponds to a virtual control device, which serves as the main control device on another IPC, except for the IPC to which the standby control device itself belongs. A procedure, which is the same as that operated on the main control device corresponding thereto, is operated on the standby control device. A control bus of the system is used for connecting a plurality of the M IPCs; and a field bus is used for connecting the M IPCs and a plurality of field devices. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311454 | MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM, NUMERICAL CONTROLLER, AND CONTROL METHOD OF MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A maintenance support system includes a numerical controller that controls the drive of an operating mechanism of an industrial machine and a server that is a support device capable of communicating with the numerical controller, and the maintenance support system supports maintenance of the industrial machine. The numerical controller includes a first information generating unit that acquires, from among data related to a state of operation of the operating mechanism, data related to the state of operation of the operating mechanism when an anomaly is found in an operation of the operating mechanism, and generates first information including the data acquired. The server includes a second information generating unit that generates second information to be proposed to the numerical controller for the maintenance on the basis of the content of the first information. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311455 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, OPERATION VERIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided are a computer system, and a method and a program for operation verification that easily know the operation of a machine tool more exactly. The computer system acquires operating data while a machine tool operates for a predetermined time, generates computer graphics virtually showing that the machine tool operates for the predetermined time from the acquired data, acquires an image of the machine tool that has taken for the predetermined time, and compares the image with the computer graphics for the predetermined time. The computer system also notifies the abnormality if an abnormality has been detected as the result of the comparison. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311456 | NC Program Conversion Process Method and Processing Treatment System - The present invention makes it possible to convert an NC program used for one processing into an NC program capable of securing appropriate processing accuracy in another processing machine. Provided is an NC program conversion process method by a conversion system which converts a conversion source NC program for executing a processing in a conversion source processing machine into a conversion destination NC program for executing a processing in a conversion destination processing machine, wherein an input of information relating to (1) stiffness of the conversion destination processing machine or (2) stiffness of the tool included in a conversion destination toolset is received, and on the basis of the received information relating to the stiffness, a conversion source NC program | 2021-10-07 |
20210311457 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A numerical control device includes: a program analyzing unit analyzing a transition of a moving velocity of a machining head and a transition of a supply amount of a material supplied to a beam-irradiation position based on a machining program; a movement distance calculating unit calculating a first distance based on a result of analysis performed by the program analyzing unit, the first distance being a length of a first movement section to a first position at which addition of the material to the workpiece is started, the first movement section being a section through which the machining head is moved while the head is accelerated; and a condition command generating unit generating a supply command to increase the supply amount of the material per hour from zero to a command value according to a machining condition while the machining head is moved through the first movement section. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311458 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING DATA FROM A CONTROL LOOP - A communication device for a control loop is provided having a control device and an actuator that is connected to the control device via a connection line and that has a sensor for determining a control variable. In this respect, the communication device has a first interface for connecting to the control line for a connection to the control device, a second interface for a connection to the actuator, and a third interface for a connection to a third system to transfer at least some of a communication on the connection line or data acquired therefrom to the third system. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311459 | INPUT-OUTPUT CONTROL UNIT, PLC AND DATA CONTROL METHOD - A data control apparatus includes an analog signal input interface for receiving an analog signal from a first device, a communication interface for receiving correlation information indicating addresses of storage areas in a storage and conditional values associated with the storage areas, and a data controller for writing a digital value generated from the analog signal into one of the storage areas. The data controller includes a cam switch block for acquiring a reference signal generated from an input signal input from a second device and comparing a value of the reference signal with at least one of the conditional values, and a logger block for switching the storage area into which the digital value is written, on the basis of the comparison in the cam switch block, and writing the digital value into the storage area. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311460 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND NUMERICAL CONTROL METHOD - A numerical control device for a machine tool, the machine tool including: a reference shaft that moves a tool or a workpiece; and a superimposition shaft that moves a tool or the workpiece. The numerical control device superimposes the movement amount of the reference shaft on the movement amount of the superimposition shaft. The numerical control device including a control computation unit that, in response to a superimposition control command, changes at least one of a first vibration rate, a second vibration rate, and a main shaft rotation speed on a basis of a first vibration command, a second vibration command and a main shaft rotation speed command such that the first vibration rate stays constant and the second vibration rate stays constant. The first vibration rate is a number of times that of the reference shaft vibrates per rotation of a main shaft. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MANAGING CONFIGURATION OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINES - This invention describes a method for detecting a misconfiguration of a machine function of a first industrial machine (M | 2021-10-07 |
20210311462 | ELECTRONIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A CONTROL SYSTEM - An electronic household appliance has a control system which has a plurality of internal control units and a communication network between the plurality of internal control units. A selected internal control unit of the plurality of internal control units contains a controller and is additionally provided with a communication device which is configured for data communication with at least one external administrative unit without intermediate storage of the data to be communicated. The controller of the selected internal control unit is also configured to control data communication between the at least one external administrative unit and the plurality of internal control units of the control system via the communication device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311463 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATION AND DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM - Configuring distributed control in an industrial system comprises building an asset model representative of a process control installation of the industrial system and creating an asset library of distributed control assets according to a distributed control programming standard. The asset model includes modeled assets defined according to levels of a physical model standard and representing physical devices of the industrial system. The distributed control assets each have one or more predefined, built-in facets. One of the distributed control assets in the asset library is mapped to each of the modeled assets to configure the process control installation of the industrial system and generate an asset-based control application for providing distributed control of the industrial system. Additional aspects relate to auto-creation of control applications based on an information model, either through the use of machine learning or an asset configurator tool. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311464 | LINE CONFIGURATION PLANNING DEVICE - A line configuration planning device determine a task sequence during production of the to-be-produced product and the task time by the worker or the automatic machine for each task on the basis of the task information and the task time information. The line configuration planning device determine a required cycle time for producing the to-be-produced product on the basis of the production plan information. The line configuration planning device generate, on the basis of the determined task sequence, task time, and required cycle time, an allocation proposal for the worker and the automatic machine such that an estimated cycle time for producing the to-be-produced product is less than or equal to the required cycle time. The line configuration planning device determine a production line configuration for the to-be-produced product on the basis of the allocation proposal and the equipment configuration information. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311465 | PREDICTIVE PROCESS CONTROL FOR A MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Aspects of the disclosed technology encompass the use of a deep learning controller for monitoring and improving a manufacturing process. In some aspects, a method of the disclosed technology includes steps for: receiving a plurality of control values from two or more stations, at a deep learning controller, wherein the control values are generated at the two or more stations deployed in a manufacturing process, predicting an expected value for an intermediate or final output of an article of manufacture, based on the control values, and determining if the predicted expected value for the article of manufacture is in-specification. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for generating control inputs if the predicted expected value for the article of manufacture is not in-specification. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311466 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR 2-D AND 3-D SCANNING PATH VISUALIZATION - Methods and apparatus for two-dimensional and three-dimensional scanning path visualization are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a parameter determiner to determine at least one of a laser beam parameter setting or an electron beam parameter setting, a melt pool geometry determiner to identify melt pool dimensions using the parameter setting, the melt pool geometry determiner to vary the parameter setting to obtain multiple melt pool dimensions, and a visualization path generator to generate a three-dimensional view of a scanning path for an additive manufacturing process using the identified melt pool dimensions, the visualization path generator to adjust the laser beam parameters based on the generated three-dimensional view. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311467 | MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - To prevent a delay in detection of a fault and the like and to cut down a load on a management side while making transmission of data appropriate in consideration of importance and properties of each type of the data in a case in which a large amount of data is transmitted from management target apparatuses. Items with high priority are processed first, and items with a low priority are allowed to be thinned out in accordance with priority and a weight that a management system | 2021-10-07 |
20210311468 | REAL-TIME ALERTS AND TRANSMISSION OF SELECTED SIGNAL SAMPLES UNDER A DYNAMIC CAPACITY LIMITATION - Real-time alerts and transmission of selected signal samples is disclosed. One example is a system including a base facility linked to a production station with an alerting system to perform anomaly analysis utilizing an anomaly model. A receiver at the base facility receives, from the production station, a selection of signal samples based on the anomaly analysis, where the received selection is optimized at the production station to be substantially relevant to an update of a statistical model while adhering to a dynamic capacity limitation of the production station. The statistical model is maintained at the base facility and incorporates features related to the production station. A management system at the base facility updates the statistical model based on the received selection, optionally derives an updated anomaly model based on the statistical model, and optionally transmits the updated anomaly model to the production station. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311469 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An intelligent vehicle motion control method and apparatus, and storage medium are provided. The method includes that: an image to be processed is acquired; gesture recognition is performed on the image to be processed to obtain pose information of a gesture in the image to be processed; and a motion state of an intelligent vehicle is controlled according to the pose information. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311470 | SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR SYNCING OPERATIONAL DATA FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT - Sensor systems for communications between heavy equipment machines during tree felling operations. A system includes a first heavy equipment comprising a first winch and a second heavy equipment comprising a second winch. The system includes a first cable attached to the first winch and a fulcrum roller and a second cable attached to the second winch and the fulcrum roller. The system is such that the first heavy equipment communicates with the second heavy equipment by way of long-range radio signals. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311471 | ADAPTIVE MULTI-NETWORK VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE - A vehicle can connect to multiple networks and can determine network parameters (e.g., available bandwidth, latency, signal strength, etc.) associated with the multiple networks. Additionally, the vehicle can access network map data associated with the multiple networks. As the vehicle traverses an environment, the vehicle can collect sensor data of the environment and/or vehicle data (e.g., vehicle pose, diagnostic data, etc.). Based on the network parameters and the network map data, the vehicle can optimize the use of the networks determine portions of the sensor data and/or vehicle data to transmit via the one or more of the multiple networks. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311472 | Monitoring and Planning a Movement of a Transportation Device - The invention relates to a method, to a device, and to a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for monitoring the movement of a transportation device. In one embodiment, first, information about the trajectory of the transportation device is received by a mobile device. The trajectory is then displayed on a display unit of the mobile device in the form of an augmented reality representation. In response thereto, an input of the user of the mobile device for influencing the trajectory is detected. Finally, information is transmitted to the transportation device on the basis of the input of the user. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311473 | GUST LOAD REDUCTION IN AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to an automated method for influencing a gust load of an aircraft ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210311474 | STATIC OBSTACLE MAP BASED PERCEPTION SYSTEM - A system and method for using static objects of an area detected during an offline map generation process to aid the online perception algorithm of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is disclosed. The offline map generation process may collect multiple point cloud data of the same area. A perception algorithm may operate on the point cloud data to detect static objects, which may be fixed road features that do not change among the point cloud data, allowing the perception algorithm to more accurately detect the static objects. During online operation of the ADV through the area, the ADV may trim regions-of-interest (ROI) of the area to exclude the predefined static objects. The perception algorithm may execute the sensor data of the ROI in real-time to detect objects in the ROI. The predefined static objects may be added back to the output of the perception algorithm to complete the perception output. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311475 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS FOR CONTROL OF UNMANNED VEHICLES - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for handling operational constraints for unmanned vehicles. The system includes: a plurality of mobile unmanned vehicles for deployment in an environment; a computing device connected to the plurality of unmanned vehicles via a network, the computing device storing, in a memory, a plurality of operational constraints; each operational constraint including (i) a type identifier, (ii) an indication of a region of the environment, and (iii) a property defining a constraint on the operation of the unmanned vehicles within the region. The computing device is configured to: receive a request from one of the mobile unmanned vehicles, the request identifying an operational constraint; responsive to receiving the request, retrieve an operational constraint from the memory based on the request; and send the retrieved operational constraint to the one of the mobile unmanned vehicles. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311476 | PATROL ROBOT AND PATROL ROBOT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a patrol robot, including a robot body and a control system disposed on the robot body. The robot body includes a chassis system and an accommodating cavity disposed on the chassis system. The control system includes a main control module, an image processing module and an image collection device. The main control module is electrically connected to the image processing module. The image processing module is electrically connected to the image collection device. The image collection device includes a ball-type camera disposed on the accommodating cavity. The image processing module includes a behavior recognition unit. The behavior recognition unit recognizes pedestrian abnormal behavior according to an ambient image collected by the image collection device to generate pedestrian abnormal behavior recognition information, and the main control module transmits the pedestrian abnormal behavior recognition information to a patrol robot management system. Further disclosed is a patrol robot management system. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311477 | CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a cleaning robot and a method of controlling the same, and more specifically, a cleaning robot provided to detect an obstacle in various directions and a method of controlling the same. The cleaning robot includes a light emitter configured to radiate light, a plurality of light receivers configured to receive a radiation of the light in a predetermined direction among radiations of the light reflected from an obstacle when the radiated light is reflected from the obstacle, a support plate to which the light emitter and the light receiver are fixed and which is rotatably provided, and a controller configured to detect the obstacle on the basis of output signals transmitted from the light emitter and the plurality of light receivers and rotation information of the support plate. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311478 | Systems and Methods For Autonomous Navigation To Locate User With Ultra-Wideband Sensing - Systems and methods for autonomous navigation to locate a user via ultra-wideband (UWB) sensing include an autonomous vehicle and a navigation system configured to (i) interact, via a UWB sensor of the autonomous vehicle, with a smart mobile device of the user to locate the user for pick up at a pickup position by the autonomous vehicle; (ii) locate the user for pick up by the autonomous vehicle based on the UWB sensor interaction; (iii) navigate to and pick up the user at the pickup position via the autonomous vehicle; (iv) detect, via the UWB sensor, when the user is in the autonomous vehicle in a collected position; and (v) operate the autonomous vehicle when the user is detected via the UWB sensor to be in the autonomous vehicle in the collected position. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311479 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING TRAJECTORY PLAN FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLES - The disclosure relates to method and system for generating trajectory plan for autonomous ground vehicles (AGV). The method includes assessing an upcoming goal position for an AGV with respect to a current position of the AGV to establish a need for preparing a trajectory plan for a critical segment of the path. The method further includes determining, upon establishing the need, a next free road region based on a hint next rest pose along the critical segment, generating a trajectory sub-plan corresponding to the next free road region by iteratively determining a set of intermediate poses between the current rest pose and the hint next rest pose, and generating the trajectory plan for the critical segment of the path by iteratively generating the trajectory sub-plans between the current rest pose and the final goal pose. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311480 | SELF-LEARNING ROBOT - A self-learning robot, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a data receiving unit for sensing video data or audio data relating to an object located within a predetermined range; a data recognition unit for matching data received from the data receiving unit and data included in a database in the self-learning robot; a result output unit for outputting a matching result from the data recognition unit; a recognition result verifying unit for determining the accuracy of the matching result; a server communication unit for transmitting data received from the data receiving unit to a server, when the accuracy of the matching result determined by the recognition result verifying unit is lower than a predetermined level; and an action command unit for causing the self-learning robot to perform a pre-set object response action, when the accuracy of the matching result determined by the recognition result verifying unit is at least the predetermined level. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311481 | METHOD OF TRAVEL LANE PLANNING OF A PLURALITY OF AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINES - A method for travel lane planning of a plurality of agricultural working machines, on a usable agricultural area where the machines at least partially comprise different turning radii. The method comprises a computer-assisted planning of a travel lane infrastructure relative to the usable agricultural area for travel over the usable agricultural area by the plurality of agricultural working machines, wherein the travel lane infrastructure comprises at least one curve section which is planned on the basis of the different turning radii of the plurality of agricultural working machines. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311482 | SYNCING OPERATIONAL DATA FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT - Communications between heavy equipment machines during tree felling operations. A method includes identifying a tree felling area to be cut in a tree felling operation and determining instructions for executing the tree felling operation with two or more heavy equipment machinery. The method includes receiving first sensor data from a first heavy equipment during execution of the tree felling operation and providing the first sensor data to a second heavy equipment during execution of the tree felling operation. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311483 | PATH PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UNMANNED DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a path planning method and device for an unmanned device. The method includes taking a current landmark as a current node, obtaining a landmark corresponding to a product to be picked with a route closest to the current node, and taking the obtained landmark as the current node, wherein an initial value of the current node is an initial landmark of the unmanned device; determining whether the current node is a landmark corresponding to the last product to be picked; if no, performing the step of obtaining a landmark corresponding to a product to be picked with a route closest to the current node; and if yes, taking a route composed of the initial landmark of the unmanned device and landmarks corresponding to products to be picked that are selected sequentially as a travel route of the unmanned device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311484 | A NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN AUTONOMOUS TOOL AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS TOOL - A navigation system for use in an autonomous tool, comprising a plurality of anchors disposed separately on a terrain each arranged to emit an electromagnetic signal; a signaling module including a signal receiver arranged to receive the electromagnetic signal, wherein the signaling module is connected to the autonomous tool arranged to move on the terrain; and a processor arranged to process the electromagnetic signal received by the signal receiver so as to determine a physical distance between the signaling module and each of the plurality of anchors. The processor is further arranged to determine a current position of the signaling module with respect to a reference position on the terrain based on the determined physical distances and map data of the terrain associated with a position of each of the plurality of anchors. The present invention also discloses a method for controlling an autonomous tool. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311485 | MACHINE CONTROL THROUGH ACTIVE GROUND TERRAIN MAPPING - A pose detection sensor, of a mobile agricultural machine, generates, for various points along a route traveled by the mobile machine, signals indicative of a pose of the pose detection sensor. A point cloud is identified, based on the signals generated by the pose detection sensor, the point cloud including a set of points that are estimated to correspond to a surface of the ground over which the mobile machine travels. Elevation values are generated for each point in the point cloud. In some examples, a plane is calculated based on the points in the point cloud, the plane including predictive elevation values of the ground surface ahead of the mobile machine. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311486 | NAVIGATION BY AUGMENTED PATH PREDICTION - A navigation system may include at least one processor programmed to receive, from a camera, one or more images representative of an environment of a host vehicle; receive a first directional indicator representative of a first target trajectory direction for the host vehicle; and receive a first distance estimate associated with the first target trajectory direction. The processor may analyze the one or more images in view of the received first directional indicator and the received first distance estimate to identify in the one or more images a representation of a first road segment consistent with the first target trajectory direction and the first distance estimate; and generate a planned trajectory for the host vehicle, based at least in part on the first target trajectory direction and the first distance estimate. The planned trajectory may be made to extend along at least a portion of the first road segment. The processor may cause at least one adjustment of a navigational actuator of the host vehicle to cause the host vehicle to navigate relative to the planned trajectory. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311487 | CONTROL DEVICE - A model prediction control part of a control device includes an obstacle avoidance control unit that operates when there are a plurality of actual obstacles to be avoided. The obstacle avoidance control unit decides the position of a virtual obstacle from the positions of the plurality of actual obstacles acquired by an acquisition part so as to be positioned between the plurality of actual obstacles, and performs model prediction control by using, as the stage cost, the addition result of a standard cost and a virtual obstacle evaluation term for which a prescribed function, which uses, as parameters, at least the position of the virtual obstacle and the position of a moving body, is multiplied by a virtual obstacle weight. Using this configuration, when the moving body is caused to follow with respect to a target trajectory by the model prediction control, a collision with an obstacle can be avoided suitably. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311488 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle includes a traveling vehicle connectible to a working device, a position detector to detect a position of the traveling vehicle, an autonomous traveling controller configured or programmed to perform autonomous steering of the traveling vehicle based on a scheduled traveling route and the position of the traveling vehicle detected by the position detector and to control a traveling speed of the traveling vehicle corresponding to the scheduled traveling route, and a distance detector to detect a detected distance between the working device and a worker who works behind the working device. The autonomous traveling controller is configured or programmed to change the traveling speed based on the detected distance. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311489 | VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A system and method for collecting and processing sensor data for facilitating and/or enabling autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote operation of a vehicle, including: collecting surroundings at one or more sensors, and determining properties of the surroundings of the vehicle and/or the behavior of the vehicle based on the surroundings data at a computing system. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311490 | CROWDSOURCING A SPARSE MAP FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION - Systems and methods are provided for crowdsourcing a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may include a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation along a road segment. The sparse map may include at least one line representation of a road surface feature extending along the road segment, each line representation representing a path along the road segment substantially corresponding with the road surface feature, and wherein the road surface feature is identified through image analysis of a plurality of images acquired as one or more vehicles traverse the road segment and a plurality of landmarks associated with the road segment. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311491 | INTELLIGENT ROADSIDE TOOLBOX - Provided herein is technology relating to transportation operations and management services and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems and methods for an intelligent roadside toolbox (IRT) that facilitates vehicle operations and control for distributed driving systems (DDS). | 2021-10-07 |
20210311492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING SIGNAL LIGHT INFORMATION - A method and an apparatus for outputting signal light information are provided. The method may include: acquiring guidance information and positioning information of a terminal, where the guidance information includes a turning information piece of a turning at a nearest intersection along a traveling direction of the terminal; acquiring information pieces of a signal light at the nearest intersection of the terminal; determining, in response to determining that the terminal satisfies a preset position condition based on the positioning information, from the signal light information pieces, a signal light information piece corresponding to the turning information piece in the guidance information, and using the signal light information piece as a target signal light information piece; and outputting the target signal light information piece. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311493 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle including an operation device; a first communication device; and a second communication device. In a case in which the first communication device is positioned in a first area containing a position of the vehicle, the vehicle operates in an operation waiting state in which the operation device is allowed to receive an operation. In a case in which the second communication device is positioned in a second area contained in the first area and smaller than the first area, the vehicle operates in the operation waiting state. In a case in which the first communication device is positioned in the first area and the second communication device is positioned in the second area, the second communication device generates a notification indicating that the vehicle is in the operation waiting state. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311494 | VEHICLE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - A vehicle includes: a cooling box in which a delivery item delivered by a deliverer can be accommodated; a communication device configured to communicate with at least one of a server and a deliverer terminal that is used by the deliverer for delivery; and a communication device configured to acquire a target value of a temperature inside the cooling box from outside. The vehicle acquires the target value of the temperature inside the cooling box from at least one of the server and the deliverer terminal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311495 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD OF AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL VEHICLE - When a non-operable notification is output from any of a plurality of operating vehicles, an operation schedule creator creates a substitute vehicle introduction operation schedule based on planned stopping times and a target velocity determined by a normal operation schedule, as an operation schedule to be provided, to each of operating vehicles other than a non-operable vehicle which has output the non-operable notification, when the operating vehicle passes an operation schedule updating location for a first time after the non-operable notification is output. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311496 | DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF INSERTIONS OF VEHICLES - A method of managing priorities between at least a waiting vehicle and an inserting vehicle, at least the waiting vehicle being configured to be associated with at least two priority states, a yield priority state and a lock priority state, indicating whether or not the vehicle is available to yield the passage, the method comprises the following steps, implemented by at least a device linked to the first vehicle:-reception of a priority state information by the waiting vehicle;-upon reception of an insertion request received from the inserting vehicle, if the priority state information corresponds to the yield priority state, generation of a yield instruction for the waiting vehicle and generation of a yield confirmation message for the inserting vehicle;-sending of the yield confirmation message to the inserting vehicle. This method improves the security of the lane where the emergency vehicles need to be inserted. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311497 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND TRAFFIC SYSTEM - An operation management apparatus includes a plan generator configured to generate a travel plan for each of a plurality of vehicles that form a line of vehicles and that travel autonomously along a predetermined travel route; a communication device configured to transmit the travel plans to the respective vehicles and receive, from the vehicles, travel information that indicates travel status of the vehicles; and an operation monitor configured to detect, based on the travel information, whether or not overtaking and passing of the vehicles have occurred. In response to the overtaking and passing, the plan generator modifies the travel plans so as to keep the order as switched upon the overtaking and passing. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311498 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - An operation management device includes a plan generation unit that generates a travel plan for each of a plurality of vehicles constituting a fleet and traveling autonomously along a predetermined travel route, and an operation monitoring unit that acquires a delay amount of the vehicle relative to the travel plan and an operation interval of the vehicles in accordance with the travel information. The plan generation unit includes two or more solving policies for solving an interval error between the operation interval of the vehicles and a predetermined target operation interval of the vehicles. In a case of occurrence of a delay of the vehicle, the plan generation unit selects a solving policy from among two or more solving policies in accordance with at least the number of vehicles constituting the fleet, and generates the travel plan in accordance with the selected solving policy. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311499 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS OF VEHICLE, METHOD OF MANAGING OPERATION, AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - An operation management apparatus includes: a plan generator that generates a travel plan for each of a plurality of vehicles which form a vehicle line and which travel autonomously along a prescribed travel path; a communication device that transmits the travel plan to a corresponding vehicle; and a judging unit that judges necessity of addition of a vehicle to the vehicle line and elimination of a vehicle from the vehicle line. When it is judged that the addition or the elimination of the vehicle is necessary, the plan generator generates a travel plan in which a reference vehicle, which is one of the vehicles, is caused to travel at a first scheduled velocity, and generates a travel plan in which each of vehicles other than the reference vehicle is caused to travel at a scheduled velocity which is temporarily increased or temporarily decreased from the first scheduled velocity. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311500 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A transportation system comprises a traveling route along which a plurality of stations are located; a plurality of vehicles that autonomously travel along the traveling route; and an operation management device, wherein the operation management device comprises a plan generation unit for generating a travel plan for each of the plurality of vehicles, and a communication apparatus which transmits the travel plan to the vehicles and receives user information from the vehicles and the stations; and the plan generation unit has at least two elimination policies for eliminating an operation interval error, and if the vehicles are delayed from the travel plan, selects one elimination policy from the at least two elimination policies based on at least the user information, and generates the travel plan according to the selected elimination policy. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311501 | AGRICULTURAL FIELD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND AGRICULTURAL FIELD MANAGEMENT METHOD - An agricultural field management system includes a plurality of communication devices arranged in an agricultural field and configured to detect a physical quantity indicating dynamic movement of objects, a dispatcher arranged in the agricultural field and configured to communicate with each of the communication devices, a management apparatus configured to move in the agricultural field. Each of the communication devices is configured to generate first notification information indicating a danger the communication devices, and second notification information indicating an emergency having a urgency degree higher than the danger of the first notification information to the communication devices, defer to transmit the second notification information to the dispatcher until receiving activation information from the dispatcher, and transmit the second notification information to the dispatcher upon receiving the activation information. The dispatcher moves the management apparatus to the communication devices which transmits the first notification information or the second notification information. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311502 | Drone fleet management system - A drone fleet management system includes a plurality of drones and a logistics support unit of the plurality of drones. The logistics support unit includes a landing area for the drones, a battery replacement area of the drones, and a take-off area for the drones. Moreover, the landing area includes a basin element having walls that converge toward a collection area communicating with the battery replacement area. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311503 | METHOD IN WHICH SMALL FIXED-WING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOLLOWS PATH AND LGVF PATH-FOLLOWING CONTROLLER USING SAME - Provided is an LGVF path-following controller including: an LGVF control unit that is provided with a heading angle command for a wing-fixed unmanned aerial vehicle and guidance commands from the outside, and is provided with a computed estimation disturbance speed from a nonlinear disturbance control unit; a heading angle computation control unit that computes a final heading angle of the wing-fixed unmanned aerial vehicle using a difference between the heading angle of the wing-fixed unmanned aerial vehicle, which is computed by the LGVF control unit, and a heading angle of the wing-fixed unmanned aerial vehicle in an ideal environment where a disturbance is not present; and a nonlinear disturbance control unit that computes the estimation disturbance speed using the final heading angle provided from the heading angle computation control unit and pieces of sensor data on the wing-fixed unmanned aerial vehicle, which are provided from a sensor. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311504 | NEAR REAL-TIME RECONSTRUCTION USING DRONES - Systems and methods for automatically constructing a 3-dimensional (3D) model of a feature using a drone. The method includes generating a reconnaissance flight path that minimizes battery usage by the drone, and conducting a discovery flight that uses the reconnaissance flight path. The method further includes transmitting reconnaissance laser sensor data from the drone to a processing system for target identification, and selecting a target feature for 3D model construction based on the reconnaissance laser sensor data. The method further includes scanning the target feature using a laser sensor, transmitting laser sensor data for the target feature having a minimum point density from the drone to the processing system for 3D model construction, and constructing the 3D model from the minimum point density laser sensor data. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311505 | ASSISTED MOVEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE, AND MOVABLE PLATFORM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an assisted movement method and device, and a movable platform. The method includes generating an obstacle avoidance assistance instruction in a user control mode when the distance between the movable platform and the obstacle is less than a predetermined distance range; and, controlling the movement trajectory of the movable platform based on the control instruction entered by the user and the obstacle avoidance assistance instruction. The embodiments of the present disclosure improve the driving experience of the user. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311506 | UNMANNED MOVING BODY AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An unmanned moving body includes a directional speaker that outputs sound in an orientation direction and a processor that obtains one or more instances of sensing data. The processor: determines whether or not a second target is present in a vicinity of a first target in accordance with at least one of the one or more instances of sensing data; calculates a positional relationship between the first target and the second target when it is determined that the second target is present; and determines a first position of the unmanned moving body in accordance with the positional relationship and causes the unmanned moving body to move to the first position, the first position being a position that places the first target and the second target within a range over which the sound from the directional speaker reaches at at least a predetermined quality. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311507 | ADAPTIVE STOW FOR SOLAR TRACKER SYSTEMS - A solar tracker system includes a photovoltaic panel and an actuator coupled to the photovoltaic panel and configured to actuate to rotate the photovoltaic panel around a base. A controller communicatively coupled to the actuator is configured to detect a direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel. Based on the direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel, the controller adaptively controls the actuator to set a stow position of the photovoltaic panel. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311508 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND INDICATING CONTAINER VOLUME VARIATIONS - A system for detecting and indicating variations in volume of chemicals in a container is provided. The system includes a retention basin configured to retain the container. The retention basin includes a pressure cell, a basin input interfaces, and a basin controller. The pressure cell is configured to measure a weight of the container. The container is placed on the pressure cell. The basin input interface is configured to allow specification of properties of the chemicals in the container. The basin controller is configured to calculate the volume of the chemicals in the container based on the measured weight of the container and the specified properties of the chemicals in the container. The basin controller includes a basin display configured to display the calculated volume of the chemicals in the container. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311509 | Data Center Collective Environment Monitoring and Response - A mechanism is provided for utilizing localized clusters within a mesh network to aid in tracking environmental factors associated with information handling systems in an environment having a large number of information handling systems installed. Sensors within each information handling system measure a variety of environmental factors, such as, for example, temperature (CPU, ambient, air inlet, air exhaust, system board, and the like), air flow through the information handling system, fan speed, and hardware utilization. The sensor-derived environmental information is provided to a lead local cluster node, which can provide local responses to environmental values exceeding thresholds. Lead nodes generate a mapping of the environmental factors and provide that mapping to a data center management server. The data center management server collates environmental mapping information to derive a data center-wide environmental mapping used by management personnel to make adjustments to balance load, reduce temperatures, and reduce energy usage. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311510 | COMFORT CONTROLLER WITH USER FEEDBACK - An HVAC control system is provided that is configured to prompt a user to indicate whether or not they arc comfortable under current environmental conditions. In some instances the HVAC control system may be configured to prompt the user to provide additional information regarding other factors that may affect their comfort. The HVAC control system may use the information collected from the user to control an HVAC system to achieve and/or maintain an environmental condition within a building at a level at which the user is expected to be comfortable. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311511 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE CONTROL METHOD - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first circuit connected to a power supply line, a determination portion configured to determine whether a voltage drop in the power supply line affects an operation of the first circuit, and a power supply voltage control portion configured to control change of a power supply voltage value on the basis of a determination result of the determination portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311512 | CONFIGURABLE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT AND TRANSMITTER CIRCUIT - A voltage regulator circuit includes a first amplifier, a second amplifier and a transistor. Respective first input terminals of the first and second amplifiers are coupled to a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, respectively. A connection terminal of the transistor is coupled to a supply voltage. A control terminal of the transistor is selectively coupled to one of respective output terminals of the first and second amplifiers. When the control terminal of the transistor is coupled to the output terminal of the first amplifier, another connection terminal of the transistor is coupled to a second input terminal of the first amplifier to output a regulated voltage. When the control terminal of the transistor is coupled to the output terminal of the second amplifier, the another connection terminal of the transistor is coupled to a second input terminal of the second amplifier to output the regulated voltage. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311513 | CURRENT-MODE FEEDFORWARD RIPPLE CANCELLATION - In an example, an apparatus includes an error amplifier, a buffer, a transistor, and a current-mode feedforward ripple canceller (CFFRC). The error amplifier has an amplifier output, a first input, and a second input, the error amplifier second input configured to receive a reference voltage. The buffer has a buffer input and a buffer output, the buffer input coupled to the error amplifier output. The transistor has a gate, a source, and a drain, the gate coupled to the buffer output, the drain coupled to the first input. The transistor is configured to receive an input voltage (VIN) at the source and provide an output voltage at the drain. The CFFRC has a CFFRC input and a CFFRC output, the CFFRC output coupled to the gate, and the CFFRC input configured to receive VIN. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311514 | LOW-TEMPERATURE DRIFT ULTRA-LOW-POWER LINEAR REGULATOR - A low-temperature drift ultra-low-power linear regulator includes eight PMOS transistors, two resistors, two capacitors and three NMOS transistors. The eight PMOS transistors include PMOS transistor PM | 2021-10-07 |
20210311515 | SUPPLY VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A circuit comprising a NMOS having a gate coupled to a first node and a source terminal coupled to a second node, a second NMOS having a gate coupled to the second node and a source terminal coupled to an output node, a PMOS having a gate coupled to a third node, a drain terminal coupled to a fourth node, and a source terminal coupled to a fifth node, and a second PMOS having a gate coupled to the fourth node, a drain terminal coupled to the output node, and a source terminal coupled to the fifth node. The circuit also includes a voltage protection sub-circuit coupled to the first node, a fast turn-off sub-circuit coupled to the output node, a fast turn-on sub-circuit coupled to the third and fourth nodes, and a node initialization sub-circuit coupled to the first, second, and fourth nodes and the fast turn-on sub-circuit. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311516 | DIGITAL LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR (DLDO) WITH FAST FEEDBACK AND OPTIMIZED FREQUENCY RESPONSE - Embodiments relate to digital low-dropout (DLDO) with fast feedback and optimized frequency response. Certain embodiments may relate more particularly to ferroelectric memory circuit configurations. For example, a low dropout regulator may include a first circuit path configured to regulate an input voltage to an output voltage at a load, wherein the first path comprises a first transistor. The apparatus may also include a second circuit path configured to feed back an error signal based on the input voltage and the output voltage, wherein the second circuit path comprises an error amplifier. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311517 | Voltage Regulator Circuit Systems And Methods - A circuit system includes a first voltage regulator circuit that generates a first supply voltage for an integrated circuit die based on a first control signal. The first voltage regulator circuit generates a first feedback signal based on the first supply voltage. The circuit system also includes a second voltage regulator circuit that generates a second supply voltage for an integrated circuit die based on a second control signal. The second voltage regulator circuit generates a second feedback signal based on the second supply voltage. The circuit system also includes a third voltage regulator circuit that generates the first control signal based on the first feedback signal and the second control signal based on the second feedback signal. The circuit system may include fully integrated, on-board, and on-package voltage regulator circuits. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311518 | MULTI-VOLTAGE CHIP - The disclosure provides a multi-voltage chip, including a regulator circuit, a high-voltage domain controller, a low-voltage domain controller, and a digital logic circuit. The regulator circuit receives and responds to a feedback signal, a regulating start signal, and a reference voltage to convert a system high voltage into a regulated voltage. The high-voltage domain controller receives a power signal and the system high voltage to provide the reference voltage and the regulating start signal. The low-voltage domain controller is coupled to the high-voltage domain controller and receives the regulated voltage to provide a system start signal in response to the regulating start signal. The digital logic circuit is coupled to the regulator circuit to receive the regulated voltage and provide the feedback signal, and is coupled to the low-voltage domain controller to operate in response to the system start signal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311519 | CURRENT MIRROR CIRCUIT - A current mirror circuit includes a current output terminal, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The first transistor includes a first terminal coupled to a power rail, a second terminal coupled to a current source, and a third terminal coupled to the current source. The second transistor includes a first terminal coupled to the power rail, a second terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor, and a third terminal coupled to the current output terminal. The DAC includes an output terminal coupled to the second transistor. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311520 | FIELDBUS TRANSMITTER INTERFACE, FIELDBUS RECEIVER INTERFACE AND SYSTEM WITH BOTH INTERFACES AND CODING METHOD FOR A FIELDBUS TRANSMITTER INTERFACE - Disclosed is a fieldbus transmitter interface for a field device or a control center. The fieldbus transmitter interface comprises a computing unit, a digital gate, an analog transmission filter and a transmitter interface output. The computing unit is connected to the digital gate, and the digital gate is connected to the analog transmission filter, and the analog transmission filter is connected to the transmitter interface output. The computing unit comprises a pulse width modulator and a pulse width modulator clock that is suitable for generating a secondary signal coded by a duty cycle which is varied over time by the pulse width modulator clock. The pulse width modulator superimposes the secondary signal with a carrier signal, so that a digital transmission signal with a frequency of less than 150 kHz is generated. The digital gate and the analog transmit filter convert the digital transmission signal into an analog loop signal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311521 | TIME CALIBRATION ACROSS MULTI-SOCKET COMPUTING SYSTEMS - A thread executing a task at a node in a multi-socket computing system may access a first data structure to obtain a first calibration dataset for the node. The first thread may generate a timestamp based on the first calibration dataset and a first quantity of time measured by a clock at the first node. The real-time duration of the task may be determined based on the timestamp. The first thread may recalibrate the first clock by at least generating, based on the first quantity of time measured by the clock and a second quantity of time measured by a wall clock of an operating system of the multi-socket computing system, a second calibration dataset. The first thread may update the first data structure to include the second calibration dataset while a second thread accesses a second data structure to obtain calibration data. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING COMPUTING UNITS OF AN AIRCRAFT - A synchronizing system including a generation unit for generating a synchronizing pulse from data of an independent clock, the synchronizing pulse being generated in a periodic manner, transmission links to transmit the synchronizing pulse to all the computation units, and in each of the computation units, a control element to compare the synchronizing pulse that has been received to a pulse generated by an internal clock of the computation unit and to detect a compliance or a lack of compliance, a scheduler of each of the computation units activating a sequence of partitions when the synchronizing pulse is received, and this only if the control element has detected a compliance. The synchronizing system is configured to synchronize the computation units in a reliable and accurate manner and to increase the operating safety of these computation units. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311523 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENING HINGED COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present disclosure is directed at automatically opening hinged components of computing devices. One of the computing device and a hinged component may include an electrical winding or coil while the other may include a magnet. When current is applied to the electrical winding (e.g., in a direction opposite of the North/South direction of the magnets' magnetic field), the electrical winding may generate a magnetic field opposite that repels the magnet's magnetic field. The magnetic repulsion may cause the hinged component to separate from the rest of the computing device, thereby opening the hinged component. When the current is removed from the electrical winding, the electrical winding may no longer generate a magnetic field, enabling the hinged component to be closed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311524 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR DESIGN FOR DETECTION OF MULTIPLE ACCESSORIES - An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a device magnet designed to magnetically couple with an accessory device magnet. The electronic device further includes a display assembly and a magnetic field sensor configured to detect the accessory device magnet, thereby providing an indication that the accessory device is covering the display assembly. The electronic device further includes a shunt assembly designed to reduce the magnitude of the magnetic field of the device magnet, as determined by the magnetic field sensor, while allowing the magnetic field from the accessory device to sufficiently reach the magnetic field sensor. As such, the magnetic field sensor can be placed near the device magnet without triggering the magnetic field sensor. The electronic device may further include a microphone. Communication between the microphone and an integrated circuit can cease based on the magnetic field sensor detecting the accessory device magnet. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311525 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ELEMENT - An electronic device includes a first and second body, a hinge unit configured to connect to the first and second body, and a flexible display disposed on the hinge unit, the first, and second body, wherein the hinge unit includes a bendable support member supported by the first and second body, and a plurality of slit members, wherein each slit member includes a fixed end that is supported by the support member and a free end that extends toward the flexible display, and wherein the plurality of slit members are arranged in a longitudinal direction relative to the flexible display and are spaced apart by an interval, wherein the free ends limit a curvature of the flexible display in a folded state by moving closer to each other and touching. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311526 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device, comprising, a housing, a flexible display slidably coupled to the housing, and at least one processor configured to control the flexible display to display an execution screen of a first application on a first region of the flexible display which is exposed to an outside based on a first mode, detect a pull-out of the flexible display from the housing, and in response to detecting the pull-out of the flexible display, control the flexible display to display the execution screen of the first application on at least a portion of the first region, and control the flexible display to display an execution screen of a second application different from the first application on at least another portion of the first region and a second region of the flexible display which is exposed to the outside by the pull-out. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311527 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a main control unit that executes processing based on an operating system (OS) and that changes to a low power consumption mode to stop some functions including a display unit while making a predetermined function work; a setting information storage unit that stores a usage status mode based on usage status and setting information in association with one another, where the setting information indicates whether to stop the predetermined function implemented by a device driver added to the OS in the low power consumption mode; a mode control unit that changes the main control unit to the low power consumption mode; and a change processing unit that changes a stopped state of the predetermined function. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311528 | RETRACTABLE STRUCTURE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - Examples disclosed herein provide, a retractable structure r a computing device. The computing device can include a base member and a hinge assembly to couple a display member to the base member. The structure can be disposed within the base member such that the structure can be retractable within a rear sidewall of the base member and extendable from the rear sidewall when the hinge assembly is an open position with respect to the base member. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311529 | DUAL SCREEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH STOWABLE KEYBOARDS - Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods have been disclosed that include example hinges to couple a first screen and a second screen of an electronic device. An example apparatus includes a first gear rotatable about a first axis of rotation, a second gear rotatable about a second axis of rotation, and a link gear rotatably coupled to the first gear and rotatably coupled to the second gear. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311530 | Plate Arrangement and Chain Hinge Assembly Comprising a Plate Arrangement - A plate arrangement for change of direction in a chain hinge assembly, the plate arrangement comprising a first hinge plate comprising one center pivot axis, and a second hinge plate comprising a center pivot axis and two end pivot axes, the end pivot axes being arranged at opposite sides of the center pivot axis. The first hinge plate and the second hinge plate are pivotally interconnected such that the center pivot axis of the first hinge plate coincides with the center pivot axis of the second hinge plate. The end pivot axes of the second hinge plate are adapted for pivotally connecting to first and second further elements such that the further elements may pivot in a direction which is opposite of a pivoting direction of the first hinge plate, in relation to the second hinge plate. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311531 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a hinge module, a first body, a first linking assembly, a second body, a second linking assembly, and a flexible display assembled to the first body and the second body is provided. The hinge module includes a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft parallel to the first rotating shaft, a first guiding shaft orthogonal to the first rotating shaft, and a second guiding shaft orthogonal to the second rotating shaft. The first body is slidably assembled to the first guiding shaft, the second body is slidably assembled to the second guiding shaft, the first linking assembly slidably assembled to the first guiding shaft connects the first body, and the second linking assembly slidably assembled to the second guiding shaft connects the second body. A deformation of the flexible display drives the first and second bodies to move close to or away from the hinge module. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311532 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Included are at least one first semiconductor resistance element overlapping with one of the spacers and provided as the same layer as the semiconductor layer of the pixel transistors, at least one second semiconductor resistance element provided as the same layer as the semiconductor layer of the pixel transistors and not overlapping with any of the spacers, and a detection circuit detecting a force applied to the display region based on a midpoint voltage between the first semiconductor resistance element and the second semiconductor resistance element, and a resistance value of the second semiconductor resistance element is equivalent to a resistance value of the first semiconductor resistance element when no force is applied. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311533 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device according to an embodiment includes: a display panel which displays an image on a front surface of the display panel; an antenna unit which is positioned in front of the front surface of the display panel; and a front wall which accommodates the antenna unit. For example, the antenna unit overlaps the display panel in a front-back direction. For example, the front wall is disposed along a lower edge of the display panel, and protrudes forward relative to the display panel. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311534 | FORCE SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE - According to an aspect, a force sensor includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first conductor facing the first electrode in a first direction; a second conductor facing the second electrode in the first direction; a first elastic member and a second elastic member arranged between the first electrode and the first conductor; and the first elastic member arranged between the second electrode and the second conductor. The first elastic member and the second elastic member have degrees of compression with respect to force thereon that are different depending on temperature. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311535 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSOR-CALIBRATED FAN CONTROL - In IHSs (Information Handling Systems), cooling is provided by increasing the airflow generated by cooling fans. However, unnecessary airflow cooling results in noise and wasted energy. An IHS processor may support faster operating frequencies when cooled below an upper threshold, but these operating frequencies drop at temperatures below a lower threshold. Embodiments provide techniques for calibrating the cooling of an IHS to the thermal characteristics of a specific processor since manufacturing variances result in processors having differing responses to cooling. A turbo frequency supported by a processor is measured at a series of temperature margins that are progressively lower than the processor's specification temperature. A rate of increase in the measured turbo frequencies is determined at each of the temperature margins. A first temperature margin is identified at which the rate of increase in turbo frequencies falls below a threshold. This margin is used in providing airflow cooling. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING POWER DELIVERY TO INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS - A chassis includes power supply units configured to be a primary source of power for several information handling systems. A chassis management controller monitors a power capacity of the power supply units, and sends a measure of first available power of the power supply units to one of the information handling systems. If the power limit of a sled connector is at least equal to the first power requirement of the information handling system, then it may be determined whether a total power available for the information handling system is at least equal to the first power requirement of the one information handling system. If the total power available for the information handling system is at least equal to the first power requirement of the information handling system, then the information handling system may be powered on. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311537 | Supply Voltage Control Systems And Methods For Integrated Circuits - A circuit system includes a power control circuit that generates multiple voltage identifiers. Multiple voltage regulator circuits generate multiple supply voltages based on the voltage identifiers. The supply voltages are provided to multiple integrated circuit dies. The power control circuit varies the voltage identifiers based on changes in metrics associated with the integrated circuit dies to cause the voltage regulator circuits to vary the supply voltages. Integrated circuit dies receive supply voltages from voltage regulator circuits through power delivery networks. The integrated circuit dies provide voltage sense signals that indicates the supply voltages. The voltage regulator circuits adjust the supply voltages based on the voltage sense signals to compensate for voltage drops in the power delivery networks. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311538 | DETECTION OF KNOWN WORKLOAD PATTERNS - Described are mechanisms and methods for applying Machine Learning (ML) techniques for power management at different levels of a power management stack. An apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may have a plurality of memory registers. The second circuitry may be operable to establish values for a plurality of features based on samples of values of the plurality of memory registers taken at one or more times within a range of time of predetermined length. The third circuitry may be operable to compare the plurality of features against a plurality of learned parameters for a reference workload. | 2021-10-07 |
20210311539 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A power supply system includes circuitry that controls transition of an operation mode of the information processing apparatus from a first mode to a second mode in response to reception of user operation for transitioning to the second mode, the second mode being a mode in which electric power supplied to the information processing apparatus is less than that of the first mode, determines whether to release the second mode based on a detection result of a sensor that detects presence of a human, to output a first determination result, determines whether a first condition relating to the user operation is satisfied, to output a second determination result, and determines, based on the second determination result indicating that the first condition is satisfied, whether to allow releasing of the second mode based on the first determination result indicating that no human is detected. | 2021-10-07 |