46th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130304312 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSING METHOD, HOUSING COMPONENT OF A LUBRICANT CONTAINER - Diagnostic system including a sensor device with a sensor for generating signals corresponding to a first operational condition, a control device with a timer and function for performance of measurements, and a signal transmission device. The system includes a device for determination of a second operational condition of the system component and configured where the sensor value of the signal transmission device corresponding to the first operational condition is furnished when the sensor value corresponding to a second operational condition of the transmission mechanism is higher or lower than a comparative value, and housing component of a lubricant container and in particular closure device for sealing an opening of such a housing component from a lubricant which is present in the operational use thereof in an internal space thereof, having arranged therein: at least one sensor device comprising at least one sensor for determining the water content in the lubricant. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304313 | METHOD FOR TESTING HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEMS IN VEHICLES - A method for testing a hydraulic braking system. The method includes activating a brake master cylinder of the braking system mechatronically, and measuring a set of measured decision ratios pertaining to the distance travelled by the piston of the brake master cylinder to the corresponding pressure developed in the brake fluid. The measured decision ratios are then compared with a set of reference decision ratios. In a case where the measured decision ratios lie within a predetermined range, it is detected that the braking system is correctly filled with the brake fluid. However, in a case where the measured decision ratios lie outside the predetermined range, it is determined that the braking system has not been correctly filled with the brake fluid and some air is present in the brake fluid flow circuit of the braking system. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304314 | BRAKE FADE DETERMINATION DEVICE, BRAKE FADE DETERMINATION METHOD AND BRAKING SYSTEM - A brake fade determination device determines whether a fade state of a brake device that brakes a wheel of a vehicle is occurring on the basis of the deceleration of the vehicle and the slip amount of the wheel. A braking system includes: the brake device that is able to adjust a braking force that acts on the wheel of the vehicle; and a controller that controls the braking force to control the slip condition of the wheel. The controller determines whether a fade state of the brake device is occurring on the basis of the deceleration of the vehicle and the slip amount of the wheel, and adjusts the amount of increase or decrease in braking force on the basis of whether the fade state is occurring. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304315 | OPERATOR RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A vehicular control system includes a transmitter electrode. The system also includes a receiver electrode for an input device. A control unit is in communication with the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode. The control unit is operable to determine that an input is received at the input device, and provide a transmit signal to the transmitter electrode. The control unit is also operable to detect a receive signal arising from the transmit signal at the receiver electrode, and determine which of a passenger in a passenger seat or a driver in a driver seat caused the input. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304316 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - An inverted pendulum type vehicle prevents a travel operation unit from running at a high velocity when not in contact with the ground. A ground contact point velocity detector integrates a ground contact point horizontal acceleration calculated by a ground contact point horizontal acceleration calculator so as to calculate the acceleration at the ground contact point of a wheel. A determiner calculates a ground contact point velocity. The determiner sets a velocity threshold value on the basis of the velocity difference between the ground contact point velocity and a first desired velocity. If the first desired velocity reaches the velocity threshold value or more, then the determiner decides that the wheel of a first travel operation unit is idling and restricts the setting of the first desired velocity by a first control processor to the velocity threshold value or less. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304317 | REACTION FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a reaction force control device for reducing discomfort experienced by the driver operating the accelerator pedal when continuous curves are being traveled, and setting the characteristics of the reaction force on the accelerator pedal in accordance with the curves. In the case that the target reaction force, which has been set prior to entering a subsequently traveled second curve, is greater than the current reaction force acting on the acceleration pedal and being generated during the turn through the first curve, a reaction force controller controls the operation so as to reduce the target reaction force imparted on the second curve until the vehicle leaves the first curve. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304318 | VEHICLE - Described herein are devices and methods for controlling inclination in a vehicle. In certain aspects, inclination of the vehicle can be controlled with an inclination control processing section that includes a first control value limiting processing section which calculates a moving amount of the centroid, calculates a maximum angular acceleration, and limits a variation of the control value for inclination control on the basis of the maximum angular acceleration. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304319 | Motorized three-wheeled vehicle active suspension - A system that stiffens the rear suspension of the three-wheeled vehicle in coordination with the operator turning the front wheel to prevent leaning in turns and thus improve handling, performance and safety. The suspension system is controlled by the suspension control computer that receives input from a variety of sensors including a sensor in the steering neck that measures the angular rotation as the handlebars are turned by the operator. Based on these inputs, using proprietary programming, the suspension control computer calculates the timing, degree and appropriate side rear shock absorbing unit to stiffen. Active suspension offers significant advantages over non-active independent rear suspension in that it minimizes adverse handling characteristics caused by suspension leaning in turns while still allowing the comfort and handling of an independent rear suspension, as opposed to a non-independent rear suspension which provides a poor quality ride. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304320 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - An inverted pendulum type vehicle with a tiltable rider mounting section has a first travel operation unit and a second travel operation unit, which are disposed with an interval provided therebetween in the longitudinal direction and which are capable of traveling in all directions. In a situation wherein a predetermined representative point of the vehicle or the first travel operation unit is to be moved rightward or leftward, the traveling operations of the first travel operation unit and the second travel operation unit are controlled such that the travel velocity of the first travel operation unit and the travel velocity of the second travel operation unit in the lateral direction are different from each other. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304321 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - An inverted pendulum type vehicle having a tiltable rider mounting section includes a first travel operation unit and a second travel operation unit, which are disposed with an interval provided therebetween in the longitudinal direction and which are capable of traveling in all directions. In a situation wherein a predetermined representative point of the vehicle or the first travel operation unit is to be moved rightward or leftward, the traveling operations of the first travel operation unit and the second travel operation unit are controlled such that the travel velocity of the first travel operation unit and the travel velocity of the second travel operation unit in the lateral direction are different from each other so as to cause the vehicle to turn about a turn center at the rear of a ground contact point of the first travel operation unit. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304322 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle behavior control apparatus mounted in a vehicle to control steering of the vehicle. A virtual road outline, which is an outline of a drivable road region where the vehicle will travel, is determined on the basis of detection results from a location sensor. The virtual road outline is reconstructed as a sequence of road segments, such as straight road segments, and right- and left-hand curved road segments. When a current road segment where the vehicle is currently present is a right- or left-hand curved road segment, a subsequent road segment where the vehicle will be present subsequently is tentatively set to a straight road segment until the vehicle reaches the subsequent road segment. The steering angle is controlled so that a virtual-road boundary distance is adapted to a proper distance from the vehicle to a boundary of the virtual road outline situated in front of the vehicle. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304323 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - An inverted pendulum type vehicle has a first travel operation unit and a second travel operation unit. A controller of the inverted pendulum type vehicle controls an actuator on the basis of a restricted desired value. The restricted desired value is obtained by restricting a basic desired value of the lateral travel velocity of the second travel operation unit by a limiting processor, the basic desired value being for bringing the actual turn angular velocity of the vehicle close to a desired value. The limit width of the limiting processor is variably set according to the actual travel velocity of the second travel operation unit. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304324 | CHECKING METHOD IMPLEMENTED BY A STEERING SYSTEM REGULATING FUNCTION - Checking method implemented by a function that automatically checks a steering system ( | 2013-11-14 |
20130304325 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device has characteristic information that indicates a correlation between a rotation speed and a current of a motor. The motor control device sets a rotation speed characteristic value that is a reference value of the rotation speed of the motor and a current characteristic value that is a reference value of the current of the motor on the basis of the characteristic information. The motor control device calculates an estimated rotation speed on the basis of a measured value of a voltage that is applied to the motor, a measured value of the current, the current characteristic value, a voltage characteristic value, the rotation speed characteristic value and a counter-electromotive force constant. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304326 | ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Embodiments of driver alertness monitoring systems, devices, and associated methods based on steering variability and/or lane variability are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for detecting alertness of a driver operating a vehicle includes recording a steering position of the vehicle with a steering sensor and transmitting the recorded steering position to a processor. With the processor, the method also includes deriving a steering variability based on the recorded steering position of the vehicle over time, calculating a lane variability based on the derived steering variability and a transfer function of the vehicle, and estimating an alertness of the driver based on both the derived steering variability and the calculated lane variability. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304327 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering device provides an appropriate power assist from the motor even when torque sensors have failed and the steering torque is no longer detected. If an error is detected in a torque sensor, the motor is driven based on the rotor rotation angle detected by a resolver and assist characteristics. When the absolute value of the rotor turning angle velocity calculated based on the rotor rotation angle falls to or below a prescribed value, a process is started for reducing the current driving the motor, and if the state in which the absolute value of the rotor turning angle velocity has fallen to or below the prescribed value continues over a prescribed length of time, the process for reducing the current is interrupted and, because an assist current was flowing at said time of interruption, an appropriate power assist can be given during a steering retention period. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304328 | TTG for Body Cooling and Driver Alertness - A system for keeping a driver alert by employing a thermal grill that includes warm and cool regions. The disclosed system includes an alert module that configures the thermal grill to a heat sink configuration and a heat source configuration. The thermal grill in the heat sink configuration extracts heat from the driver's body, lowers the driver's temperature, and keeps the driver alert. The thermal grill in the heat source configuration raises the driver's temperature and avoids vasoconstriction. The alert module also monitors at least one of the driver's biomarkers like blood flow in the driver's fingers. The alert module monitors the driver's biomarkers to determine when to reconfigure the thermal grill to a configuration other than the heat sink configuration. For example, if the monitored biomarkers indicate that the driver is in a vasoconstricted state, the alert module can reconfigure the thermal grill. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304329 | Method for Operating a Compressed Air Brake System - A method for operating a compressed air brake system in a motor vehicle equipped with a brake control device includes regulating the generation of compressed air and/or the supply of compressed air into a storage container and, in particular, the regeneration of an air conditioning system, using a compressor controller, and carrying out calculations for the compressor control in the brake control device. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304330 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING THE LINEAR POSITION OF A FIFTH WHEEL - A method and a system for regulating, while the vehicle is in motion, the linear position of a fifth wheel of a vehicle combination which comprises a tractor unit and a semi-trailer, which linear position of the fifth wheel is regulated automatically on the basis of the vehicle speed. Forward movement of the fifth wheel ordered in response to an increase in the vehicle speed, in order to reduce the distance between the driving cab and the semi-trailer, is effected at a faster rate of movement of the fifth wheel at times when the tractor unit is performing a gear change operation than at times when the tractor unit is not performing a gear change operation. When a rearward movement of the fifth wheel to increase the distance between the driving cab and the semi-trailer has to be effected in response to a decrease in the vehicle speed, braking of the semi-trailer relative to the tractor unit is ordered, in order thereby to facilitate the rearward movement of the fifth wheel. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304331 | Display-Based Control for Motor Grader - A method, controller and system in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure provide display-based control of a motor grader for grading near a curb or other roadway marker. A blade image is displayed to the operator on a display screen showing a portion of the blade and a portion of the curb or marker, and input is received from the operator to move the blade such that a gap between the portion of the blade and the portion of the curb conforms to a target distance. The gap between the portion of the blade and the portion of the curb is monitored as the motor grader moves along the curb and the location of the blade relative to the curb is automatically adjusted such that the gap remains at the target distance. The blade image may be updated as the motor grader proceeds along the curb. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304332 | TURNING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A turning control apparatus for a hybrid construction machine may include an engine, an oil hydraulic pump, an electric energy storage device, an engine assistant motor, a turning motor, a power converter, a battery, an HCU, an SMPS configured to apply electric power to the HCU by being supplied with electric power from the battery, a Key | 2013-11-14 |
20130304333 | METHOD FOR REDUCING A TRAFFIC JAM RISK - A method for preparing a driving profile includes: recording a value of an operating characteristic of a motor vehicle by a sensor situated inside the motor vehicle; linking the value with location information indicating a position of the motor vehicle in order to obtain linked information; transmitting the linked information to a server; analyzing a plurality of linked items of information in order to detect a target location where a probability of the occurrence of a traffic jam lies above a threshold value; preparing route information by which travel in the target location is avoided; and transmitting the route information to a motor vehicle. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304334 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A DRIVING PROFILE - A method for establishing a driving profile includes recording a value of an operating characteristic of a motor vehicle with the aid of a sensor situated in the motor vehicle at a first point in time, linking the value to a piece of location information indicating a position of the motor vehicle to obtain a linked piece of information, transferring the linked piece of information to a server, evaluating a plurality of linked pieces of information to ascertain a driving profile which includes location-dependent values of the operating characteristic, transferring the driving profile to the motor vehicle, and ascertaining a deviation between a value of the operating characteristic of the motor vehicle and a value of the operating characteristic included in the driving profile at a position of the motor vehicle at a second point in time. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304335 | Vehicle Deceleration Control Unit, Vehicle Deceleration Control Method - Provided herein is a unit and method to assist the driver with brake operation and to lessen the operation burden. This vehicle deceleration control unit is provided with an engine brake that decelerates the vehicle by putting the vehicle in a state in which the power source is driven from the driven side, and when the driver holds brake operation, the deceleration caused by the engine brake is increased at a first rate. Then, once a predetermined time has elapsed after increasing the deceleration at the rise-up rate, the deceleration is increased from the deceleration at that time further at a second rate that is less than the Rise-up rate. Further, when the driver is increasing or decreasing the brake operation, i.e., does not hold the brake operation, the deceleration due to the engine brake is maintained. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304336 | TRANSMISSION CREEP CONTROL - A transmission control system and method for controlling the level of creep torque supplied by a powertrain. The transmission control system having a controller configured to receive output signals from any one of a driver interface device sensor, a grade sensor, and a brake pedal sensor. Based on the output signals, the level of necessary creep torque and be determined and supplied, reducing unnecessary fuel consumption. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304337 | GEAR SHIFTING CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - The gear shifting control device comprises a speed change operation completion detecting portion, a rotation difference judging portion for judging whether or not the absolute difference between the engine rotation speed and the input rotation speed exceeds a predetermined value and a clutch torque—operating amount correcting portion which replaces the clutch torque corresponding to the clutch actuator operating amount corresponding to the target clutch torque with a presumed clutch torque. Thus the correction accuracy for the clutch actuator operating amount can be improved by learning a speed change state by extracting a suitable state for learning. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304338 | CLUTCH CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PAVER - A clutch control system for a clutch provided between an engine and a load drive. The clutch control system includes a sensor, a detector, an electronic control module and a controller. The sensor is configured to determine a running condition of an engine, and generate a load signal indicative of the running condition of the engine. The detector is associated with an operator control for a load drive to sense an issuance of a work command by the operator control to the load drive, and generate a command signal on issuance of the work command. The electronic control module is configured to receive and process the load signal and the command signal, and generate a control signal according to the load signal and the command signal. Further, the controller is configured to selectively engage or disengage the clutch according to the control signal. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304339 | Device and Method for Controlling Transmission Torque to Provide Hill Ascent and/or Descent Assistance - A device, system, and method for controlling transmission torque to provide hill ascent and/or descent assistance to a vehicle includes applying a clutch hold pressure to one or more clutches of a transmission to lock an output shaft of the transmission to resist roll-back of the vehicle. The clutch hold pressure is applied based on one or more of a transmission output speed signal, an engine throttle signal, and a vehicle brake signal. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304340 | Device, System, and Method for Controlling Transmission Torque to Provide Hill Ascent and/or Descent Assistance Using Road Grade - A device, system, and method for controlling transmission torque to provide hill ascent and/or descent assistance to a vehicle includes applying a clutch hold pressure to one or more clutches of a transmission to lock an output shaft of the transmission to resist roll-back of the vehicle. The clutch hold pressure is determined as a function of the tractive effort of the vehicle and is applied based on one or more of a transmission output speed signal, an engine throttle signal, and a vehicle brake signal. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304341 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE - A driving force control device for a four-wheel-drive vehicle performs, by controlling the driving force that is allocated to the rear wheels by a front and rear torque allocation clutch that is arranged between a propeller shaft and a rear diff, the control of setting front wheels as primary drive wheels and rear wheels as auxiliary drive wheels. A control is performed to disable the allocation of driving force to the rear wheels by disengaging the front and rear torque allocation clutch, when the state that the difference in wheel speed between the left and right rear wheels is equal to or more than 80 km continues for 0.1 sec or longer in the state that the vehicle body speed is equal to or less than 120 km. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304342 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY TRANSFER CONTROL - A control system includes a first switching module and a second switching module. The second switching module is operably connected to the first switching module. The control system is configured to be selectably connected to at least two of an energy dissipation system, an external energy storage system, or an internal energy storage system. When the control system is selected for electrical communication with one of the at least two of an energy dissipation system, external energy charging system, or internal energy storage system, the first and second switching modules control the path of a current distributed through the one of the at least two of an energy dissipation system, external energy charging system, or internal energy storage system. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304343 | Method and Device for Operating Compressed-Air Brakes - A method and brake control device, with closed-loop braking intervention control functionality, for operating a vehicle compressed-air brake system includes directly processing data representing at least one pressure measurement of the compressed air, such as the pressure in the brake circuit(s) and/or the system pressure. Brake system leaks can be detected even when the vehicle is operating. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304344 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - An engine ECU and a brake ECU of a vehicle control apparatus performs any one of a mechanical brake which converts a kinetic energy using rotation of a driving wheel rotation into thermal energy using friction and a regeneration brake which converts the kinetic energy of the driving wheel rotation into electric energy using regeneration, during a vehicle deceleration, after an engine brake changes a deceleration ratio which is a rotation number ratio of driving wheels with respect to the rotation number of an engine. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304345 | Method and Device for Controlling an Electrohydraulic Brake System - A system and device and a method for controlling an electrohydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle especially adapted for brake by wire applications. The embodiments carryout position control of an actuator of an electronically activatable pressure supply unit based on the actuator position actual value and on and actuator position reference value which is determined on the basis of a pressure reference value. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE FUNCTION MONITORING - Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring the functions of a machine, particularly an engine, by measuring vibration from the machine, and optionally one or more temperatures inside of the machine. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304347 | CALCULATING SPEED AND TRAVEL TIMES WITH TRAVEL DELAYS - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for forecasting travel delays corresponding to streets, street segments, geographic areas, geofenced areas, and/or user-specified criteria. And from the forecasted travel delays, speed and travel times that take into account such travel delays can be determined. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304348 | CALCULATING SPEED AND TRAVEL TIMES WITH TRAVEL DELAYS - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for forecasting travel delays corresponding to streets, street segments, geographic areas, geofenced areas, and/or user-specified criteria. And from the forecasted travel delays, speed and travel times that take into account such travel delays can be determined. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304349 | CALCULATING SPEED AND TRAVEL TIMES WITH TRAVEL DELAYS - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for forecasting travel delays corresponding to streets, street segments, geographic areas, geofenced areas, and/or user-specified criteria. And from the forecasted travel delays, speed and travel times that take into account such travel delays can be determined. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304350 | DETECTION OF POWER TRAIN OSCILLATIONS - A method for damping a power train oscillation in a vehicle provided with a prime mover which rotates at a speed ω. A vibration change S in the rotation speed ω of the prime mover is determined. There is deemed to be a power train oscillation if for a predetermined number of times the amplitude of the vibration change S is alternately above a positive threshold value Th | 2013-11-14 |
20130304351 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE FUNCTION OF A MACHINE - A device is disclosed for monitoring the function of a machine, such as an engine or compressor, or of any structure or one or more characteristics of a material. The device may be self-powered to function in remote areas and/or hazardous conditions. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304352 | ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALFUNCTION CONDITIONS IN MULTIAIR ENGINE HYDRAULIC VALVE TRAIN - An on-board diagnostic system for detecting malfunction conditions in a hydraulic valve train of a MultiAir™ engine. The system comprises a plurality of pressure sensors for generating pressure signals located in a hydraulic circuit of the hydraulic valve train; and an engine control module for performing a waveform analysis of the pressure signals to detect malfunction conditions in the hydraulic valve train. The engine control module performs a frequency and/or time delay waveform analysis. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304353 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine is described. The internal combustion engine includes a high-pressure accumulator ( | 2013-11-14 |
20130304354 | Internal Combustion Engine Power Output Control in Response to an Anomalous Running Condition - A method for regulating the power delivered by a reciprocating engine includes the definition of the value of a constant time interval T | 2013-11-14 |
20130304355 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SUPERCHARGER - An object of the present invention is to prevent hunting of a throttle in a region in which a throttle upstream pressure and a throttle downstream pressure become substantially equal to each other in an internal combustion engine with a supercharger. For this purpose, a control device for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger provided by the present invention processes a signal of a throttle opening which is calculated by using a formula of throttling when a ratio of the throttle upstream pressure and the throttle downstream pressure has a value close to 1, and controls an operation of the throttle with the throttle opening the change speed of which is lessened as a target throttle opening. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304356 | CYLINDER-BY-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When executing a Local-learning, an air-fuel ratio detecting time is corrected so that a dispersion of detection values of an air-fuel ratio sensor becomes a maximum value in one cycle of an engine. While executing a cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel ratio control, a Global-learning is executed. In the Global-learning, the air-fuel ratio detecting time is corrected based on a relationship between a variation in estimated air fuel ratio of each cylinder and a variation in fuel quantity correction value of each cylinder. In the Global-learning, a computer computes a correlation coefficient between the variation in estimated air-fuel ratio and the variation in fuel quantity correction value of the cylinder for each case where the cylinder assumed to correspond to the estimated air fuel ratio is hypothetically varied in multiple ways. Then, the air-fuel ratio detecting time is corrected so that this correlation coefficient becomes a maximum value. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304357 | Diesel Engine Operation for Fast Transient Response and Low Emissions - A method for controlling emissions in the exhaust gas of a diesel engine, the engine having an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The engine's exhaust aftertreatment system need have only an oxidation catalyst and a particulate filter (with no NOx reduction or adsorption device). In “normal” engine conditions, the engine is operated with a lean air-fuel ratio, with “normal” engine conditions being engine conditions other than transient load increase engine conditions. Also, during normal engine conditions, the EGR system is used to reduce engine-out NOx. During transient load increase engine conditions, the engine is operated stoichiometrically or near stoichiometrically and the use of EGR is interrupted. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304358 | VEHICULAR CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicular control apparatus performs control of enabling idle operation of an internal combustion engine that generates a motive power applied to a driving wheel of a vehicle if a vehicle speed of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined vehicle speed that is set in advance, and disabling idle operation of the internal combustion engine if the vehicle speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, when the vehicle is in a state other than an acceleration running state. Accordingly, the vehicular control apparatus achieves an effect of making it possible to suppress the consumption of fuel. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304359 | DIAGNOSIS METHOD - In an ordinary mode, when an abnormality diagnosis of a PM sensor attached to a downstream opening downstream of a filter is performed, the PM sensor is moved to a first upstream opening upstream of the filter, and an exhaust gas is discharged from an engine. An ECU stores a program for the abnormality diagnosis. In an abnormality diagnosis mode, the ECU diagnoses the PM sensor by comparing an output value of the PM sensor to a standard output after performing the program. The first upstream opening may be closed by a cover in the ordinary mode. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304360 | FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A fuel control system for controlling the purging of alternate fuel in an internal combustion engine at shutdown includes: at least one valve device configured to deliver a fuel supply to the engine; a first fuel source configured to provide a primary fuel to the valve device; a second fuel source configured to provide an alternate fuel to the valve device; and a controller connected to the valve device and adapted to be connected to an ignition system. The controller is configured to control the valve device responsive to a status of one of the engine and the ignition system. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304361 | AUTOMATIC STOP AND RESTART DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE - Provided is an automatic stop and restart device for an engine that is capable of suppressing occurrence of an abnormal condition even if a transmission state is changed during an engine restart process after an engine restart condition is satisfied in an automatic engine stop process. A controller performs the automatic engine stop process and the engine restart process. If a determined state of a transmission is a drive range, a transmission state determination unit drives a pinion gear thrust unit at timing determined by a first pinion gear thrust timing determination unit. If the determined state of the transmission is a non-drive range, the transmission state determination unit drives the pinion gear thrust unit at timing determined by a second pinion gear thrust timing determination unit. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING MISFIRE DURING ENGINE STARTUP - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a stop-start module and a throttle control module. The stop-start module stops an engine when a driver depresses a brake pedal while an ignition system is on and the engine is idling. The throttle control module selectively opens a throttle valve when fuel injection in the engine is stopped while the ignition system is on based on engine speed and a manifold pressure within an intake manifold. The stop-start module starts the engine when the driver releases the brake pedal. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304363 | IDENTIFYING PURPOSE-BASED ORIGIN-DESTINATION USING CALL DETAILED RECORDS - Access is obtained to call data records (or other data) for a plurality of mobile telephony users. The call data records (or other data) include location-time sequences. For each of the mobile telephony users, corresponding ones of the location-time sequences are segmented into trips; a home-work-school classification model is used to determine a home location and a work-school location, based on the trips; and a trip purpose classification model is used to assign each of the trips a purpose label, based at least on comparing at least one of a start location and an end location for each one of the trips to at least one of the home location and the work-school location determined using the home-work-school classification model. The trips are aggregated into purpose based origin-destination categories based at least on the purpose labels, time ranges of the location-time sequences, and the start and end locations. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304364 | Method for Analyzing Traffic Flow at an Intersection - A method for advising a driver of a host vehicle on traffic conditions at a road intersection. It is determined that a host vehicle is approaching the intersection. Information is received from a plurality of other vehicles via a wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communication system indicating respective positions and timing of the other vehicles approach to and/or arrival at the intersection. The times at which the other vehicles have stopped at the intersection are detected, and the times at which the other vehicles proceed through the intersection. A past order-of-progression of vehicles through the intersection is determined based upon the stopping times and the proceeding times. The driver of the host vehicle is then advised whether it is safe to proceed through the intersection in view of the past order-of-progression. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304365 | Method for Analyzing Traffic Flow at an Intersection - A method for assisting a driver includes determining that a host vehicle and first and second surrounding vehicles are approaching an intersection on at least two different road segments; determining when the first and second vehicles have stopped at the intersection; determining when the first and second vehicles proceed through the intersection; and identifying an actual order-of-progression of the first and second vehicles through the intersection. Simultaneously or sequentially with determination of the actual order-of-progression, attempting to determine a present geographic location of the host vehicle and consulting an on-board database to attempt to identify a regulatory order-of-progression for the present geographic location. If the regulatory order-or-progression is identified, the driver is advised regarding the regulatory order-of-progression. If the attempt to identify the regulatory order-or-progression is not successful, the driver is advised regarding the actual order-of-progression. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304366 | Map Display System and Method - Provided are a computer system and methods related to a map display. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map, the map illustrating one or more locations; determining a status associated with at least one of the one or more locations on the map, the status being a function of one or more location interaction rules associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map; and generating a signal related to indicating on the map the status associated with the at least one of the one or more locations. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304367 | OPTIMIZING TRAFFIC PREDICTIONS AND ENHANCING NOTIFICATIONS - Travel-demand forecasting methods are described for predicting traffic volume based, at least in part, on user-entered data in the form of anticipated traffic routes, demographic data and/or other types of socioeconomic data. This data can source a prediction algorithm or be used to forecast traffic patterns. Methods and systems are described for, among other things, optimizing traffic predictions, forecasting traffic patterns using user-assigned trip patterns, associating rich attribute information to navigation routes, exposing personal-logistic information to a group, communicating traffic-situation-generated alerts based on user information, optimizing a presentation of user-defined traffic routes, and presenting location indications based on proximity (temporal or geographical). | 2013-11-14 |
20130304368 | TRAJECTORY PLANNING - A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a trajectory for a vehicle, wherein the method includes: identifying a starting position (p | 2013-11-14 |
20130304369 | TRAJECTORY PLANNING - A method and apparatus for determining a trajectory for a vehicle are disclosed, wherein, the method includes: identifying a starting position (p | 2013-11-14 |
20130304370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE LOCATION INFORMATION - A method of providing location information through a navigation device, the method including: obtaining location information from the Internet; and converting the obtained location information into data that can be used in the navigation device. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304371 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus 100 includes a current position information acquisition unit (a self-position acquisition unit 42) that acquires current position information, and a travel direction determination unit (for example, a route search unit 44) that determines a travel direction based on the acquired current position information and destination position information. The navigation apparatus 100 further includes a sound unit that outputs a sound (for example, a parametric speaker 30), and a sound control unit 41 that controls the sound unit so that the sound can be heard to the user from the travel direction. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304372 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING POINTS OF INTEREST - The disclosure relates to a technique for searching points of interest, or POIs, along a calculated route to be travelled. A method implementation thereof comprises the steps of providing an initial search corridor of predetermined size, wherein the corridor is indicative of a geographic area covering at least portions of the route to be travelled, performing a POI search within the provided search corridor, and adjusting the corridor size for a subsequent POI search based on a number of POI hits found during the POI search in the currently provided search corridor. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304373 | NAVIGATION METHOD, NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND MAP DATA DOWNLOADING METHOD FOR NAVIGATION - A navigation method includes steps of calculating a first coordinate of a first position; taking the first coordinate to be a center of a predetermined range and calculating a first map data within the predetermined range according to a zoom scale of a map scale; downloading the first map data from a map server; storing the first map data; using the first map data to render a first graphic user interface map corresponding to the first coordinate; and displaying the first graphic user interface map. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304374 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING POSITION OF MOVING OBJECT - An apparatus for recognizing a position of a moving object includes a sensor information collector to collect sensor information associated with movement of the moving object, a camera to capture a front image based on the movement of the moving object, and a GPS receiver configured to receive a GPS position of the moving object. Further, the apparatus includes a location recognizer to display N number of particles, each of which indicates a candidate position of the moving object, in a certain region about a GPS location of the moving object on a map. The location recognizer then updates a location of the particles based on the movement of the moving object, and progressively reduces number of particles on the basis of accuracy of the position-updated particles, thereby recognizing the position of the moving object. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304375 | APPARATUS AND METHDO FOR SWITCHING NAVIGATION MODE BETWEEN VEHICLE NAVIGATION MODE AND PERSONAL NAVIGATION MODE IN NAVIGATION DEVICE - Provided is an apparatus and method for switching a navigation mode between a vehicle navigation mode and a personal navigation mode in a navigation device supporting vehicle navigation and personal navigation. Switching between the vehicle navigation mode and the personal navigation mode is performed according to whether the navigation device is mounted in a navigation device holder, whether a GPS speed provided by a GPS receiver is higher than a predetermined speed, and whether a step is detected using an output of an accelerometer. Since mode switching between the vehicle navigation mode and the personal navigation mode is automatically performed, a user does not need to manually perform mode switching. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION MEASURING OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for position measurement of a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, from a first satellite, first satellite information and state information of the first satellite information, receiving other state information of the first satellite information from a server that receives the other state information of the first satellite information from a terrestrial observatory, and using the first satellite information for the position measurement of the portable electronic device when the state information of the first satellite information received from the first satellite is unhealthy and the other state information of the first satellite information received from the server is healthy, wherein healthy state information indicates that satellite information may be used for the position measurement of the portable electronic device and unhealthy state information indicates that the satellite information may not be used for the position measurement of the portable electronic device. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304377 | Method of creating varied exercise routes for a user - A method of creating an exercise route for a user of a personal navigation device includes receiving a selection of a length of an exercise route to be generated, and generating a first plurality of suggested exercise routes, each suggested exercise route of the first plurality of suggested exercise routes being generated according to a current position of the personal navigation device, one or more waypoints to be visited along the suggested exercise route, and the selected length of the exercise route, wherein each of the first plurality of suggested exercise routes has a starting point and ending point substantially equal to one another and equal to the current position of the personal navigation device. The method further includes receiving, from the user, selection of a selected suggested exercise route from the first plurality of suggested exercise routes, and displaying routing instructions for the selected suggested exercise route. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304378 | Public Transportation Journey Planning - A public transportation journey planning system and method provides transit graph data from which routes can be selected using a route searching technique, for vehicle schedules that are not defined in terms of actual arrival and departure times at stations but rather in terms of a repeat schedule having common repeat period (P) for successive vehicles between start and end times of the day. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304379 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A navigation apparatus | 2013-11-14 |
20130304380 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING POWER USAGE - A computer-implemented method includes establishing a road network model on which a plurality of simulated vehicles may be run. The method also includes setting up a plurality of scenarios under which vehicle driving conditions vary to be run on the road network model. The illustrative method includes receiving energy usage related data for a plurality of simulated vehicles run in at least one of the plurality of scenarios on the road network model. The method further includes calculating a total energy consumption for each of the vehicles. The method additionally includes repeating the receiving and calculating steps to determine how various elements of the road network model and scenarios effect vehicle energy consumption. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304381 | AUTOMATED ROUTE DETERMINATION - A preferred route may be determined from an origin location to a destination location. The determination is made by processing directed links (e.g., one-way edges) in a graph that includes one or more links and two or more nodes. The determination of a preferred route may include an estimate of the time required at one or more intersections along alternative. Individual routing preferences, such as a preference of a rural over an urban route, also may be considered. Techniques are described that may help reduce the time required to identify a preferred route, including the identification and removal of no outlet routes before processing the directed links and techniques using particular data formats. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304382 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Navigation systems, methods, and programs acquire deviated point information regarding a deviated point where a vehicle traveling a set route has deviated the route, and acquire post-deviation travel history information regarding a travel history after a deviated vehicle has deviated the route at the deviated point. The systems, methods, and programs determine based on the post-deviation travel history information for each of the deviated vehicles whether the deviated vehicle has traveled along a reroute set after deviating the route at the deviated point, and judges whether a rate of the deviated vehicles which were determined as having traveled along the reroute is a first predetermined value or more. If the rate of the deviated vehicles which were determined as having traveled along the reroute is the first predetermined value or more, the systems, methods, and programs determine that guidance of the route is not appropriate. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304383 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANDMARK SELECTION FOR NAVIGATION - Systems and methods are provided for selecting landmarks for navigation. In one embodiment, a system comprises an IMU that provides inertial measurements for a vehicle and at least one image sensor that acquires measurements of the vehicle's environment. The system also comprises a processing unit that calculates a navigation solution for the vehicle based on the inertial measurements, identifies a plurality of landmarks in the acquired measurements, and identifies a plurality of usable landmarks from the plurality of landmarks. The processing unit also selects a subset of useable landmarks from the plurality of useable landmarks such that the subset of landmarks has a smaller dilution of precision (DOP) than other possible subsets of landmarks from the plurality of useable landmarks, and calculates an updated navigation solution from the subset of landmarks. The DOP is an amplification factor of measurement errors derived from the geometry of the subset of useable landmarks. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304384 | ACCOUNTING FOR BENDING EFFECT IN DEEP AZIMUTHAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS USING INVERSION - An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest of an earth formation involving alignment information between non-collocated oriented receivers and their corresponding non-collocated oriented transmitters. The method may include generating signal responses indicative to energy transmitted into an earth formation; estimating differences in alignment between transmitters and receivers; using the estimated differences in alignment to compensate for misalignment; and estimating a parameter of interest using the misalignment compensated signals. The misalignment estimate may include an inversion of at least one measurement from an alignment sensor. The apparatus may include a bottom hole assembly with oriented transmitters, oriented receivers, one or more alignment sensors, and at least one processor configured to compensate for misalignment using information about difference in alignment between at least one oriented transmitter and at least one oriented receiver. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304385 | HOLDING TANK MONITORING SYSTEM - A holding tank monitoring system includes a sensor that is preferably located near the input of a holding tank and measures characteristics of the fluid entering the holding tank over time to predict the expected remaining production in the well. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304386 | RANDOM ESTIMATION IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY WITH TANGENTIAL TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASK - A method of estimating random events in positron emission tomography list mode data, including obtaining time-of-flight (TOF) list mode count data that includes TOF information; converting the obtained TOF list mode count data into four-dimensional (4D) raw sinogram count data, without using the TOF information, wherein the 4D raw sinogram count data includes random count values; interpolating the 4D raw sinogram count data to generate 4D interpolated sinogram count data; low-pass filtering the 4D interpolated sinogram count data to remove noise; converting the low-pass filtered 4D interpolated sinogram count data into filtered 4D raw sinogram count data; and generating, by a processor, five-dimensional (5D) TOF raw sinogram count data from the filtered 4D raw sinogram count data by effectively applying a TOF mask filter to the filtered 4D raw sinogram count data. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304387 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING GENETIC INFORMATION OF ABNORMAL TISSUE - A method and apparatus for analyzing genetic information of abnormal tissue, the method and apparatus involving obtaining a first set of sequence data that includes one or more pieces of sequence data that are aligned in one or more single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites from genetic samples of abnormal tissue; obtaining a second set of sequence data that includes one or more pieces of sequence data that are aligned in one or more SNP sites from genetic samples of normal tissue; analyzing, by a processing unit, a distribution of alleles in corresponding portions of the first set of sequence data and the second set of sequence data; and determining a contamination rate of a sample of a tissue by using a result of the analyzing. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304388 | CONDITION ANALYSIS - The present invention provides a method of determining a treatment program for a subject. The method includes obtaining subject data representing the subject's condition. The subject data is used together with a model of the condition, to determine system values representing the condition. These system values are then used to determining one or more trajectories representing the progression of the condition in accordance with the model. From this, it is possible to determine a treatment program in accordance with the determined trajectories. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304389 | Methods of Lag-Compensation for Analyte Measurements, and Devices Related Thereto - In some aspects, methods of lag compensation of analyte measurements are provided. Methods of lag-compensation are provided for analyte point measurements and/or for analyte rate-of-change measurements. The methods include receiving a series of uncompensated analyte measurements and determining parameter values for analyte point and/or rate-of-change estimates based on reference analyte measurements. The analyte rate-of-change estimate is based on a sum of a plurality of scaled rates-of-changes. The analyte point estimate is based on a sum of an analyte point and a sum of a plurality of scaled rates-of-changes. Devices related to the methods are also provided. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304390 | Systems and Methods for the Analysis of Proximity Binding Assay Data - A proximity binding assay (PBA) is performed on at least one test sample, at least one reference sample, a background sample, and one or more calibration samples using a thermal cycler instrument. Ct values are determined for at least one set of test sample data and at least one set of reference sample data. Background corrected Ct values are calculated using a corresponding value in a background sample data set. A linear range is determined for the background corrected Ct values as a function of sample quantity. A linear regression line is calculated for each linear range. One or more parameter values of an exponential model (EM) fold change formula are estimated from the one or more sets of calibration sample data. A target protein quantity and associated confidence interval are calculated using the linear regression lines and the EM fold change formula. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304391 | TRANSMISSION AND COMPRESSION OF GENETIC DATA - A method, computer product and computer system of transmitting a compressed genome of an organism: a computer at a source reading an uncompressed sequence and a reference genome from a repository; the computer comparing nucleotides of the genetic sequence of the organism to nucleotides from a reference genome, to find differences where nucleotides of the genetic sequence of the organism which are different from the nucleotides of the reference genome; the computer using the differences to create surprisal data, the surprisal data comprising a starting location of the differences within the reference genome, and the nucleotides from the genetic sequence of the organism which are different from the nucleotides of the reference genome; and the computer transmitting, to a destination, a compressed genome comprising: surprisal data and an indication of the reference genome, discarding sequences of nucleotides that are the same in the sequence of the organism and reference genome. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304392 | METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC VARIATIONS - Provided herein are methods, processes and apparatuses for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304393 | IMPROVED METHOD OF ANALYSING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY DATA - A method of analysing gas chromatography data is described. The method, a first response factor data set acquired from a gas chromatograph (GC) apparatus during a procedure on a calibration or reference gas sample at a first time is received. One or more additional response factor data sets acquired from the gas chromatograph apparatus during a procedure on a calibration or reference gas sample from one or more later times are received. The method comprises calculating a measure of uncertainty for at least one compound of the reference gas sample from the first and additional response factor data sets. The one or more later times are during an operational period of the gas chromatograph apparatus. The measure of uncertainty may be used to, for example, identify the necessity to perform a maintenance action in the GC or to assess whether the GC is in a healthy or unhealthy condition. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304394 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A product ion spectrum is created on the basis of MS | 2013-11-14 |
20130304395 | ANALYTE ION DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of assessing concentration of at least one analyte ion in a liquid, the method including contacting the liquid with a plurality of electrodes, each of which is configured to generate a signal in response to sensing a selected ion in the liquid; receiving the signal from each of the electrodes; processing the signal from each of the electrodes using a neural network algorithm residing on a processor that has been trained to calculate ion interference between the selected ion and other ions in the liquid sensed at one of the electrodes and/or electrode interference between ones of the electrodes sensing a same selected ion based on a result of a comparison of training data indicative of a known ionic concentration applied to the neural network algorithm and the known ionic concentration; compensating for said ion interference and/or said electrode interference; and assessing the concentration of the at least analyte ion in the liquid on the basis of a compensated output from the neural network algorithm. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304396 | ONLINE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NEUTRON TIME INTERVALS USING BAYESIAN PROBABILITY ANALYSIS - Embodiments for providing rapid characterization of an unknown nuclear source are described. A sequential Bayesian particle filter is used to analyze in real time the neutron inter-arrival times to estimate the multiplication of the source, the mass of the spontaneously fissioning isotope, the neutron detection efficiency, and the neutron lifetime. A method defines an array of trial solutions, each specifying a combination of fissile parameters characterizing the source; determines a first time interval between a first neutron and a second neutron detected by the neutron detector; calculates a probability distribution of an array of the parameter values; determines additional time intervals between each subsequent successive pairs of neutrons detected by the neutron detector; and refines the probability distribution based on the additional time intervals using a recursive Bayesian process to estimate the most probable combination of parameter values. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304397 | METHOD OF MEASURING A CAPACITANCE - A method of measuring a capacitance (C) of a sensor having a working electrode that is coated by an insulating layer and a ligand forming an affinity surface. The method involves the steps of bringing the electrode into contact with an analyte, supplying a constant first current (I | 2013-11-14 |
20130304398 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING AND DIAGNOSING MALFUNCTIONS IN A LIQUID DISPENSER - Systems and methods for testing and diagnosing malfunctions in a liquid dispenser are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a testing and diagnosing system including a pre-tester configured to test for and collect testing data regarding an operational status of the liquid dispenser and in communication with the liquid dispenser, a communication central module configured to receive information from the testing device and the pre-tester, and a database management system configured to operate, monitor and control the testing device, the pre-tester and/or the communication central module. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304399 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WAFER SURFACE FEATURE DETECTION, CLASSIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION WITH WAFER GEOMETRY METROLOGY TOOLS - Systems and methods for providing micro defect inspection capabilities for optical systems such as wafer metrology tools and interferometer systems are disclosed. The systems and methods in accordance with the present disclosure may detect, classify and quantify wafer surface features, wherein the detected defects are classified and the important defect metrology information of height/depth, area and volume is reported. The systems and methods in accordance with the present disclosure therefore provide more values for quantifying the negative effect of these defects on the wafer quality. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304400 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ROTOR LOADS AND MOTION - A system for reconstructing sensor data in a rotor system that comprises a rotating component of the rotor system, a plurality of sensors in the rotating component to sense at least one of loads and motion characteristics in the rotating component and to generate sensor data, and an analysis unit to generate reconstructed sensor data from the sensor data using numerical analysis for low-rank matrices. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304401 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCATING THE POINT OF IMPACT OF A BODY ON A SURFACE - An apparatus for locating the point of impact of a body on a surface comprises detecting means ( | 2013-11-14 |
20130304402 | ANALOG INPUT UNIT AND PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER - An analog input unit configured to be included in a programmable controller and to sequentially convert analog values input from outside into digital values, the analog input unit includes: an analog-to-digital conversion unit that converts an analog value being a measurement value of a flow meter into a digital value; a flow computation unit that calculates an instantaneous flow and a total integrated flow that is obtained by integrating a flow per setting time set in advance, based on the digital value from the analog-to-digital conversion unit; and a storage unit that includes a flow storage area for storing therein the instantaneous flow and the total integrated flow calculated by the flow computation unit. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304403 | Apparatus for Noninvasive Measurement of Properties of a Fluid Flowing in a Tubing Having a Small Inner Diameter Passage - Apparatus for non-invasive measuring of the sound velocity of a fluid flowing in a tubing having a small internal diameter for the fluid passage as compared to the tubing wall thickness and having points of two different and known transverse length with a sensor mounted at each point and a delay line adjacent to the tubing at each point. Each sensor is connected to a circuit that provides ultrasonic energy signals that are transmitted through the tubing walls, the flowing fluid and the delay line to be reflected back to the sensor from which the round trip transit time of the signals is measured and the sound velocity calculated from the two measured round trip transit times and the differential between the known transverse lengths. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304404 | Apparatus for Non-invasive Determination of Sound Velocity in a Liquid and Determining a Parameter of the Liquid from the Sound Velocity - Apparatus for determining the sound velocity of a liquid in a specimen having two walls between which the liquid is contained with one of the walls being deformable has a sensor including a transducer for transmitting ultrasonic energy signals between the specimen walls and apparatus for deforming the specimen wall by a known distance from a first to a second position relatively spaced from the transducer and an electronic circuit including a microprocessor for measuring first and second transit times of the signals through the liquid between the specimen walls for each of the specimen deformable wall first and second positions, and for calculating the sound velocity of the liquid based upon the known distance and the two measured transit times. Where blood is the liquid values of parameters such as glucose and hematocrit are obtained based on algorithms pre-programmed in the microprocessor. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304405 | OPTOACOUSTIC COMPONENT UTILIZATION TRACKING - A serialized probe component for an optoacoustic device has a unique identifier associated therewith and includes, in an embodiment, an operative connection between a read-write memory and the optoacoustic device. Software adapted to generate and store logs in a read-write memory is executed on the optoacoustic device and stores logs concerning utilization of the serialized probe component on the read-write memory. A method for logging operational information concerning an optoacoustic device is further disclosed. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304406 | Apparatus and Method of Fault Detection and Location Determination - A distance from a measurement point to a fault in a three-phase circuit is determined. The measurement point is located at an output of a power sub-station and the three phase circuit has a loop circuit having an associated net fault line current and a ground current. A derivative of the net fault line current of the loop circuit as measured from the measurement point is calculated. An uncompensated distance to the sub-cycle fault using at least the derivative of the net fault current is determined, and configured, to compensate for the ground current of the loop circuit. The compensation is applied to the uncompensated distance to produce a compensated distance to the sub-cycle fault. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304407 | CHANNEL INTEGRITY DETECTION - A computer-implemented method can include determining an amplitude for each of a plurality of input channels, corresponding to respective nodes. A measure of similarity can be computed between the input channel of each node and the input channel of its neighboring nodes. The method can also include comparing an amplitude for each node relative to other nodes to determine temporary bad channels. For each of the temporary bad channels, a measure of similarity can be computed between the input channel of each node and the input channel of its neighboring nodes. Channel integrity can then be identified based on the computed measures of similarity. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304408 | Measurement Recipe Optimization Based On Spectral Sensitivity And Process Variation - An optimized measurement recipe is determined by reducing the set of measurement technologies and ranges of machine parameters required to achieve a satisfactory measurement result. The reduction in the set of measurement technologies and ranges of machine parameters is based on available process variation information and spectral sensitivity information associated with an initial measurement model. The process variation information and spectral sensitivity information are used to determine a second measurement model having fewer floating parameters and less correlation among parameters. Subsequent measurement analysis is performed using the second, constrained model and a set of measurement data corresponding to a reduced set of measurement technologies and ranges of machine parameters. The results of the subsequent measurement analysis are compared with reference measurement results to determine if a difference between the estimated parameter values and the parameter values derived from the reference measurement is within a predetermined threshold. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304409 | METHODS FOR VALIDATING PLASTIC SCINTILLATING DETECTORS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - According to one aspect, methods for validating plastic scintillating detectors (PSD) for photon dosimetry and applications of same. In some embodiments, the method includes using at least one PSD to obtain at least one dose measurement, determining at least one PSD correction factor suitable for compensation for variations in energy response of the at least one PSD over the energy range of interest, and determining at least one corrected dose measurement based on the at least one PSD correction factor. In some embodiments, the PSD may be incorporated into a wearable article, such as gloves, eyewear and the like, or used for skin surface measurements. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304410 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR TESTING SENSORS OF THE SERVER - In a method for testing sensors of a server, the method obtains serial numbers of each of the sensors from a board management controller (BMC) of the server using an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) service of the server, and modifies lower and upper critical values to generate first and second system event logs even during normal working of the components subject to sensing. The method records a confirmed and tested status of each of the sensors if the first system event log and the second system log are right. | 2013-11-14 |
20130304411 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INITIATE A VERIFICATION TEST WITHIN A FLOW METER VIA A FLOW COMPUTER - Systems and methods to initiate a verification test within a flow meter via a flow computer are disclosed. An example method includes communicating, via a flow computer, a request to a flow meter to initiate a verification test of the flow meter. The example method also includes retrieving diagnostic data from the flow meter. The example method further includes logging a result of the verification test in a log of the flow computer, the result based on the diagnostic data. | 2013-11-14 |