06th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140039709 | FACILITATING REVENUE GENERATION FROM WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS - The apparatus, systems and methods herein facilitate generation of energy-related revenue for an energy customer of an electricity supplier. The apparatuses and methods herein can be used to generate operating schedules for a controller of the energy assets. When implemented, the generated operating schedules facilitates derivation of the energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the energy assets according to the generated operating schedule. The energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039710 | ENERGY STORAGE MODELING AND CONTROL - Systems and methods for optimal planning and real-time control of energy storage systems for multiple simultaneous applications are provided. Energy storage applications can be analyzed for relevant metrics such as profitability and impact on the functionality of the electric grid, subject to system-wide and energy storage hardware constraints. The optimal amount of storage capacity and the optimal operating strategy can then be derived for each application and be prioritized according to a dispatch stack, which can be statically or dynamically updated according to data forecasts. Embodiments can consist of both planning tools and real-time control algorithms. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039711 | DYNAMIC SOURCE BALANCING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Dynamic source balancing methods and systems are provided. Power may be provided to a user from one or multiple energy sources. At any time point, the multiple energy sources may have different LMPs and power flow among the energy sources may be controlled such that a user's energy costs are reduced or minimized. Energy arbitrage may be realized for a user by taking into account of various factors related to the energy sources, the power grid, the power market, and/or the user. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PERFORMANCE METRICS OF CONSERVATION VOLTAGE REDUCTION (CVR) SYSTEMS AND VOLT/VAR OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMS - A system and method for estimating performance metrics of conservation voltage reduction (CVR) systems and VOLT/VAR optimization systems is disclosed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAIL SAFE OPERATION OF LOW VOLTAGE OCCUPANCY SENSORS - A system and method are disclosed for providing fail-safe operation of an occupancy sensor so that a load associated with the sensor will be energized in the event that the sensor malfunctions. Short voltage pulses are applied to a signal line by an occupancy sensor. A load control device recognizes the pulses as an indication that the sensor is in a healthy condition. If the load control device does not recognize the voltage pulses, it assumes the sensor is faulty and energizes the load (light) associated with the monitored space. The voltage pulses are different from the normal signals sent by the sensor to the load control device that indicate an “occupied” condition of the space. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039714 | SYSTEM CONTROL APPARATUS FOR EQUIPMENT - The system control apparatus for equipment for causing equipment to collaboratively operate includes: equipment profile management means for managing an equipment profile that is metadata representing the electrical properties of the equipment; control scenario management means for managing a control scenario in which is described metadata that states an operation to be fulfilled by the equipment; equipment detection means for detecting control-targeted equipment; electrical status monitoring means for monitoring an electrical status related to transfer of electrical power caused by equipment interconnections; equipment selection means for selecting equipment for use on the basis of the metadata described in the control scenario and the equipment profile; and control execution means for controlling the selected equipment. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039715 | SYSTEM-SIDE CONTROLLER AND METHOD - In a power control system provided with a consumer controller that controls an operation of a load equipment provided in a consumer, a system-side controller communicates with the consumer controller. The system-side controller comprises: a storage unit that associates device identification information, an operation parameter, operating environment information, and a power consumption with one another and stores them; a reception unit that receives, from the consumer controller, power consumption request information including the device identification information of the load equipment provided in the consumer and the operating environment information; a control unit that extracts the operation parameter and the power consumption from the storage unit on the basis of the device identification information and the operating environment information included in the power consumption request information; and a transmission unit that transmits an extraction result by the control unit to the consumer controller. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039716 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A TRANSVERSAL CONTROLLER PARAMETERIZATION FOR TRANSVERSAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining a transversal controller parameterization for transversal control of a vehicle on a route segment to be instantaneously traveled on by the vehicle, having a step for determining the parameter based on a piece of information about a curvature of the route segment to be instantaneously traveled on. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039717 | Logbook with multimedia function - A system for documenting the state of a component, for example a component present on board a transport device; the use of such a system in a transport device; a transport device having such a system; an associated method for documenting the state of a component; and a computer program for executing the method. The transport device may be an aircraft. The system comprises a central logbook equipment and at least one mobile recording device, the mobile recording device comprising a recording unit for recording items of multimedia information relating to the state of the component, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the recorded items of multimedia information to the central logbook equipment. The central logbook equipment is configured to generate a multimedia logbook entry on the basis of the transmitted items of multimedia information, and to store the generated multimedia logbook entry. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039718 | DETECTING AN ABNORMAL DRIVING CONDITION - A method of detecting an abnormal driving includes receiving a RF signal transmitted from a vehicle in front; performing digital down conversion on the RF signal to obtain a baseband digital signal; performing frequency shift detection on the baseband digital signal to obtain frequency shift between the received RF signal and the RF signal transmitted from the vehicle in front; and determining that the abnormal driving condition in front exists response to determining that the frequency shift has reached a set threshold. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039719 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES - A wireless communication system for agricultural vehicles, in which each vehicle has a global positioning system (GPS), a multi-channel transmitter/receiver module having a limited communication range, and a signal processor connected to the transmitter/receiver module. The transmitter is controlled by the signal processor to transmit on a predetermined communication channel a signal comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a signal indicating the current positional coordinates of the vehicle. The signal processor also analyzes the signals received from other vehicles within the communication range and determines from the identifier and the positional coordinates data when another vehicle is ready to perform a joint operation with the vehicle. Prior to initiation of a joint operation, the communication system is switched to a different communication channel. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039720 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides a method of managing shut down of a motor vehicle ( | 2014-02-06 |
20140039721 | Method and Apparatus for User Authentication and Security - A computer implemented method includes logging a GPS location in a wireless device responsive to a vehicle entering a parked state. The method also includes comparing device GPS coordinates to the logged GPS coordinates to determine if the device is in vehicle proximity, after the wireless device has moved a predetermined distance from the logged GPS location. The method additionally includes sending a signal to the vehicle to activate a user authentication process when the device is in vehicle proximity. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039722 | INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A first driving instability determining unit estimates driving instability based on a difference value between plural traveling state distributions of different time ranges on the basis of the traveling state data. A second driving instability determining unit estimates driving instability by a process different from the process used in the first driving instability determining unit. A learning completion determining unit determines that the learning is completed when a predetermined learning time elapses from the start of collection of the traveling state data, depending on a degree of learning at which the traveling state distribution calculated by a first traveling state distribution calculating unit is matched with the driving characteristic of a driver. An instability selecting unit selects the instability estimated by the first driving instability determining unit when the learning is completed and selects the instability estimated by the second driving instability determining unit when the learning is not completed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039723 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING STATIC AND DYNAMIC INFORMATION TO A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A VEHICLE - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for transmitting vehicle information to a portable personal communication device (PCD) is provided. The apparatus comprises a communication module positioned in the first vehicle. The communication module is configured to transmit a first signal including static information and dynamic information to the first PCD. The static information includes one of a first vehicle serial number and a vehicle type and the dynamic information includes one of a connect status, a driver alert rating, and a silent alarm. The first PCD is arranged to control operation thereof based on at least one of the static information and the dynamic information. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039724 | MOBILE PLATFORM FOR CONVEYING AN NSS DEVICE - A survey instrument conveyance is disclosed. One embodiment includes a mobile platform having a set of wheels attached thereto. In addition, a mechanical coupling assembly is used to couple a survey instrument to the mobile platform. An adjustable position mechanism is coupled to the mechanical coupling assembly to raise and lower the survey instrument relative to the mobile platform. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039725 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO UNLOCK VEHICLE - A handheld device includes a first main part, and a second main part. The first main part includes a key system to manipulate a vehicle, a storage to store a number of instructions, and a first processor to execute the instructions to generate information. The second main part includes an input unit to generate commands in response to user's operations, and an output unit to output the information. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039726 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Vehicle's Energy Source - One or more embodiments may include a method for remotely obtaining information about an energy source of a vehicle. Information identifying one or more vehicles and one or more drivers of the vehicles may be received at one or more computing devices remote from a vehicle. Instructions from the one or more remote computing devices may be transmitted requesting information from the identified vehicle(s) about a status of an energy source for the identified vehicle(s). The status information may be received at the remote computing device(s). Based on the energy source status information and the driver identifying information, a vehicle energy source status with respect to one or more attributes of the vehicle drivers may be calculated. Additionally, the vehicle energy source status may be displayed at the one or more devices. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039727 | System and Method for Testing Crash Avoidance Technologies - A cam actuated hydraulic brake system and an in plane tensioner pulley belt drive system may be used on autonomous vehicles, such as dynamic motion elements for the evaluation of various crash avoidance technologies. The brake system utilizes a cam driven by a servo to push the piston push rod of a hydraulic master brake cylinder, thus distributing pressurized brake fluid throughout the brake system. The pulley drive system uses an articulating arm for the driven pulley, and that arm may also have connected to it one or two tension pulleys, each of which is in contact with the belt. Because the drive pulley and the tensioner pulleys pivot about the same pivot axis, the needed belt length remains nearly constant across the entire range of the articulating arm. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039728 | TORQUE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTACTLESS CHARGING SYSTEM - A torque control apparatus is provided which facilitates a positioning between a position of the vehicle and a predetermined parking position when the vehicle is parked. The torque control apparatus according to the present invention includes: accelerator opening angle detecting means for detecting an accelerator opening angle; torque setting means for setting a torque to drive the vehicle ( | 2014-02-06 |
20140039729 | CUBESAT SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - A satellite system includes a chassis, an avionics package included within an upper portion of the chassis. The avionics package includes a main system board, a payload interface board, at least one daughter board and a battery board. The main system board, the payload interface board, the at least one daughter board, and the battery board reside in substantially parallel planes. The payload interface board, the at least one daughter board, and the battery board are coupled to the main system board through one or more stackable connectors. A method of operating a satellite is also described. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039730 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROTECTING AN OPERATOR AGAINST GLARE - Systems, methods and computer readable media for protecting a pilot of an aircraft or an operator of a vehicle against glare from a luminous object. A system for attenuating glare experienced by an operator of a vehicle is provided with a transparent display unit or screen with adjustable pixels that is interposed between an operator of a vehicle and all or part of a windshield of the vehicle, and a device to control pixel intensity to attenuate glare from a luminous object. A system is provided with a positioning module for determining the position of the operator inside the vehicle, and for determining the position of at least one luminous object outside the vehicle that is a source of glare experienced by the operator. A system is provided with a computing device for computing a glare line between the operator and luminous object and the position of the display screen where the glare line intersects the display unit. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039731 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIDING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FLIGHT OF AN AIRCRAFT - The device comprises servocontrol means which automatically control, in a combined manner, an automatic thrust system of the aircraft and airbrakes of the aircraft, as a supplement to usual means for steering the vertical trajectory, so that the aircraft attains a speed setpoint and/or altitude setpoint, at the location defined by a geographical constraint. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039732 | Wind Calculation System Using a Constant Bank Angle Turn - A method and apparatus for operating an aircraft. The aircraft is flown at a constant bank angle in which the aircraft crosses an intended ground track for the aircraft. Information is identified about a wind using positions of the aircraft flying at the constant bank angle. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039733 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IN-FLIGHT WEATHER DATA - A method for providing one or more aircraft with weather data during flight includes generating a weather model using a source of weather data. The weather model incorporates flight operations information and performance requirements. The method includes generating a weather message from the weather model. The weather message is generated in a format that is compatible with the aircraft. The method also includes transmitting the weather message to the aircraft during flight of the aircraft. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039734 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING WEATHER INFORMATION ALONG A FLIGHT PATH - A display system for an aircraft is provided. The system includes a processing unit configured to receive weather information associated with a flight path of a flight plan and to generate display commands based on the weather information. The flight plan includes a first waypoint associated with a first altitude. The system further includes a display device coupled with the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the weather information. The weather information includes first weather information for the first altitude and second weather information at a second altitude, different from the first altitude. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039735 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY CHARGING AND THERMAL MANGEMENT CONTROL IN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES - A method and a control system for charging a battery in a plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle, thermally conditioning the battery, and/or thermally conditioning the passenger compartment of the plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039736 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO EFFECT CATALYST LIGHT-OFF IN A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A multi-mode vehicular powertrain system includes an internal combustion engine fluidly coupled to an exhaust aftertreatment system including a catalytic device and an electric machine electrically coupled to a battery. A method for effecting light-off of the catalytic device includes monitoring an output torque request for the powertrain system and determining a preferred engine operating point having a minimum engine operating cost within a predetermined engine operating region for catalyst light-off. When a state-of-charge of the battery is not approaching a predetermined state-of-charge limit, operation of the engine is controlled to the preferred engine operating point and operation of the electric machine is controlled to a machine operating point wherein the combination of engine torque at the preferred engine operating point and electric machine torque at the machine operating point satisfies the output torque request. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for operating a powertrain system to transfer torque among an engine, torque machines, and a driveline includes executing a search to determine a preferred engine operating point for operating the powertrain system in a transmission range in response to an output torque request. The search includes employing a candidate torque normalization ratio to determine a candidate engine torque from a normalized torque search space, and determining a candidate power cost associated with operating the powertrain system at the candidate engine torque for each of a plurality of candidate engine speeds within an input speed range and a plurality of candidate torque normalization ratios. A preferred engine speed is determined, and includes the candidate engine speed corresponding to the one of the candidate engine torques associated with a minimum of the candidate power costs. Engine operation is controlled responsive to the preferred engine speed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039738 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for operating a powertrain system includes selecting a plurality of candidate transmission ranges associated with a present powertrain operating point and deselecting candidate transmission ranges not associated with the present powertrain operating point. A high resolution engine speed/torque search is executed for each of the selected candidate transmission ranges. A low resolution engine speed/torque search is executed for each of the deselected candidate transmission ranges. Each search is executed to determine a respective minimum power cost for operating the powertrain system in one of the candidate transmission ranges in response to an output torque request and output speed. A preferred transmission range is determined from the candidate transmission ranges. A preferred engine operating point is determined corresponding to the minimum power cost for the preferred transmission range. The powertrain system is controlled in the preferred transmission range with the engine operating at the preferred engine operating point. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for operating a powertrain system to transfer torque among an engine, torque machines, and a driveline includes identifying a speed/torque search window responsive to a parameter affecting engine power output and the output torque request. A search is executed to determine a preferred engine operating point for operating the powertrain system in response to an output torque request. The search includes determining a candidate power cost associated with operating the powertrain system at the candidate engine torque and candidate engine speed for each of a plurality of candidate engine speeds and candidate engine torques within the speed/torque search window. A preferred engine operating point is determined as the candidate engine speed and the candidate engine torque associated with a minimum of the candidate power costs. Engine operation is controlled responsive to the preferred engine speed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039740 | ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE USING INSULATION RESISTANCE SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an electrical leakage diagnosis apparatus for a vehicle which uses an insulation resistance sensor. The apparatus includes an insulation resistance sensor; a main switching part; and a battery power management part configured to terminate the operation of a driving part so as to control a driving motor of a vehicle when the value of a first insulation resistance outputted from the insulation resistance sensor is less than a previously set threshold value, and to determine that an insulation breakage has occurred in one or more driving components when the value of a second insulation resistance, measured after terminations of the driving components, exceeds the threshold value and to terminate the operation of the vehicle by turning off the main switching part so that electrical power supplied from the high voltage battery to the electrical field loads of a vehicle is disconnected. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039741 | MOTOR DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS - This motor driving control apparatus includes: a smoothing processing unit that executes smoothing processing using values of pedal input torque at plural points to calculate a first smoothed torque value; an insufficiency output unit that obtains a rate of points at which input of the pedal input torque is insufficient among the plural points; an assist torque calculating unit that performs calculation processing of mixing the first torque value calculated by the smoothing processing unit and the pedal input torque in accordance with output of the insufficient output unit to calculate assist torque; and a driving processing unit that performs processing to drive a motor using the assist torque calculated by the assist torque calculating unit. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039742 | MOTOR DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS - A motor drive control apparatus for performing motor control that is stable and has a good efficiency includes: a speed processing unit that generates a first value by converting a second value corresponding to a current speed into a duty ratio; a torque processing unit that generates a third value by converting a fourth value corresponding to a target torque into the duty ratio; and a drive unit that controls switching by a switch included in a complementary switching amplifier by an average duty ratio corresponding to a sum of the first value and the third value to drive a motor connected to the complementary switching amplifier. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039743 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEED THEREOF - The present invention relates to an electric vehicle and to a method for controlling the speed thereof, wherein the degree of acceleration of the electric vehicle is controlled based on the rate of change in an accelerator or a brake during the operation of the electric vehicle, thereby more quickly increasing the speed during accelerating conditions and more quickly reducing the speed during decelerating conditions, thus enabling a driver to drive the vehicle in a more convenient manner. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039744 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A motor generator and a power converter are driven by an engine, to supply electric power to a power storage device. ECU causes the engine to start if SOC of the power storage device falls below a first threshold value, and causes the engine to stop if SOC exceeds a second threshold value which is larger than the first threshold value. In the case where a running range has been selected when the vehicle stops, ECU causes the engine to stop if SOC exceeds a third threshold value which is larger than the first threshold value and smaller than the second threshold value. In the case where a non-running range has been selected, ECU causes the engine to stop if SOC exceeds the second threshold value. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039745 | Smart Electrical Wheel for Electrical Bikes - A wheel assembly having a motor attached to a hub within the wheel assembly such that the motor powers the wheel assembly to rotate about an axle once the motor receives a predetermined amount of power. A battery system is configured to deliver power to said motor, the battery system is arranged to rotate with the wheel assembly. A sensor system within the wheel assembly provides data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the assembly. A control system within the wheel assembly receives data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the wheel assembly from the sensor system, with the control system having at least one output to from the battery system indicative of an amount of power that is delivered to the motor. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039746 | CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control device for controlling operation of a motor vehicle having an electric motor in at least three operating states. In a first operating state, the motor vehicle is off; in a second operating state, the motor vehicle is on and the electric motor is not controllable; and in a third operating state, the motor vehicle is on and the electric motor is in operation. The control unit includes a basic control element for turning the motor vehicle on and off, and a gear-shift control element for selecting a gear-shift stage. The motor vehicle can be switched from a first operating state to a second operating state by a signal from the basic control element when the motor vehicle is turned on, and from the second operating state to the third operating state with the gear-shift control element by selecting a gear-shift stage associated with the third operating state. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE MONITORING WITH PROCESSING INTERRUPTION TOLERANCE - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for vehicle monitoring with processing interruption tolerance. One or more vehicle sensors can transmit one or more data streams to a primary data processing system via a data channel. A secondary data buffer can be coupled to the data channel to continuously capture the set of data streams and/or subsets thereof. During normal operation, the set of data streams are processed by the primary data processing system. After a limited-duration fault occurs in the primary data processing system, it can recover by accessing the backup data in the secondary data buffer. The lost data can be retrieved from the secondary data buffer using timestamp information to process the data in its original time context and to ensure that no already-processed data is included. The set of data streams can be downsampled or decimated in the secondary data buffer to extend storage capacity. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039748 | BACKUP VELOCITY ESTIMATION UTILIZING TRACTION DEVICE SPEED - A velocity estimation method and system is disclosed. The method may include receiving a location signal indicative of a location of the machine and estimating the velocity of the machine based on a change in the location of the machine over a period of time. The method may further include determining a loss of the location signal, detecting a traction device speed of the machine, and selectively estimating the velocity of the machine based on the traction device speed when the location signal is determined to be lost. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039749 | DRIVER PROFILING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method of profiling a driver comprises: identifying events in data representing motion of a vehicle; for the events, associating an event with a profile index relating at least to a link on which the vehicle was travelling when the respective event occurred; sorting the events into groups, each group corresponding to a different profile index; determining a driver profile from the events; and characterising the driving behaviour of the driver on the basis of the driver profile. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039750 | Method And System For Implementing Ultrasonic Sensor signal strength calibrations - Temperature compensation for ultrasonic sensors can have a significant error that is highly undesirable because temperature of ultrasonic sensors and the temperature of the medium through which they sense objects affect signal strength calibrations (e.g., echo thresholds) applied when detecting an object. In order to increase the detection capabilities and reported distance of an object, ultrasonic sensors need to adjust their detection criteria and distance calculations as the temperature of air surrounding a vehicle (i.e., outside air temperature) changes and also as the temperature of the sensor changes. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter provide for a simple, effective and consistent approach for determining a temperature upon which such detection criteria and distance calculation adjustments can be based. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039751 | CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTER FOR ENGINE STATUS MONITORING - A system for determining an idling status of a vehicle having an engine and a cigarette lighter socket may comprise a cigarette lighter adapter, a sensor, and a processor. The cigarette lighter adapter may be inserted in the cigarette lighter socket to sense a battery voltage of the vehicle. The sensor may be used to determine a speed of the vehicle. The processor may be coupled with the cigarette lighter adapter and the sensor. The processor may determine an engine status using the sensed battery voltage and determine a vehicle idling status using the determined engine status and the determined speed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TIRE CONDITION USING IDEAL GAS LAW - An apparatus is provided for determining a tire operating condition including a tire-based sensor for sensing tire pressure and temperature and transmitting a signal indicative thereof and a vehicle ignition system. A vehicle-based receiver/controller is provided for receiving the signal from the tire-based sensor and for detecting the state of the vehicle ignition system. The controller provides an error signal when the sensed tire pressure is less than a set threshold value P | 2014-02-06 |
20140039753 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE DETERMINATION OF A STEERING ANGLE - A method and system are provided for determining the angle of steering of a vehicle, particularly an agricultural vehicle, by determining vehicle yaw rate, determining vehicle speed, determining hydraulic flow in a hydraulic steering assembly connected in parallel with a manual hydraulic steering circuit of the vehicle, and processing the yaw rate, speed, and hydraulic flow data to determine the angle of steering of the vehicle. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039754 | DIAGNOSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING VEHICLE - A diagnosing device is provided for a vehicle having a flow passage for circulating a liquid medium for cooling an inverter of the vehicle, and a pump provided on the flow passage to circulate the liquid medium. The diagnosing device includes a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature related to a temperature of the liquid medium, and a calculating unit for calculating a concentration of the liquid medium. The calculating unit calculates a viscosity of the liquid medium based on a flow rate of the liquid medium flowing through the flow passage and performance of the pump, and when the calculation as to the viscosity of the liquid medium is executed with a plurality temperature conditions, the calculating unit calculates the concentration of the liquid medium based on a relationship between the plurality of temperature conditions and the corresponding viscosities of the liquid medium. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039755 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ULTRASONIC SENSOR SIGNAL STRENTGTH CALIBRATIONS - A first sensor outputs a signal characterizing a temperature of air being inducted by an engine of a vehicle. A second sensor outputs a signal characterizing a temperature of air surrounding an occupant cabin of the vehicle. A third sensor outputs a signal indicating presence of an adjacent object. A signal processing unit determines a distance between the third sensor and the adjacent object in accordance with a signal strength calibration as a function of the third sensor signal. The signal strength calibration is specified as a function of the first sensor signal when a first vehicle speed condition is met. The signal strength calibration is specified as a function of the second sensor signal when a second vehicle speed condition is met. The signal strength calibration is specified as a function of first sensor signal and the second sensor signal when a third vehicle speed condition is met. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039756 | PTO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN A WORK VEHICLE - A PTO transmission system in a vehicle for transmitting power to a PTO shaft driving an implement comprises a planetary drive unit having first and second input and output coupled to the PTO shaft. The first and second input are coupled to an output shaft of the vehicle engine and to an output shaft of a drive motor, respectively. A control system controls the transfer of power from a power source to the drive motor. The power source is a variable power generating source driven by the PTO shaft. The drive motor is configured and adapted to decrease or increase the rotational speed of the output of the planetary drive unit on an increase or decrease of the power transferred to it, respectively. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039757 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING DRIVER INTERFACE TASKS BASED ON DRIVER WORKLOAD - A vehicle's dynamic handling state, driver inputs to the vehicle, driver physiological condition, etc. may be examined to determine one or more measures of driver workload. Driver interface tasks may then be delayed and/or prevented from executing based on the driver workload so as to not increase the driver workload. Alternatively, driver interface tasks may be schedule for execution based on the driver workload and caused to execute according to the schedule, for example, to minimize the impact the executing driver interface tasks have on driver workload. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039758 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A CHASSIS - In a method for operating an at least semi-active chassis of a vehicle, a height profile of a road course which lies ahead in driving direction of the vehicle is determined with at least one sensor unit and at least one actuating unit of the vehicle is proactively controlled with the control unit, wherein an actual obstacle of the road course, which is displayed in the determined height profile is assigned to one of multiple predefined and store categories and a predetermined control signal is transmitted to the at least actuating unit based on the assigned category, wherein the actuating unit executes the control signal. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039759 | ALGORITHM FOR TIE ROD FORCE SHAPING - A power steering control system is provided. The control system includes an actual module that determines an actual load torque associated with a vehicle chassis. A steering module generates a steering control signal based on the actual load torque. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039760 | REAR CAMERA SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HAVING PARKING GUIDE FUNCTION AND PARKING GUIDE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided are a rear camera system for vehicles and a parking guide system using the same, which displays the minimum width and maximum width of a parking area guideline in consideration of the dimensions of a vehicle in displaying a parking area, and displays a stop position in backing. The parking guide system includes a camera mounted on a vehicle, a display unit disposed inside the vehicle, and a parking guide control unit connected to the camera and the display unit. The parking guide control unit includes a parking logic operation unit receiving a steering angle, a speed, or a parking mode from the vehicle, a parking area guideline display unit displaying a guideline for parking guide on the basis of the result of the logic operation, and an image synthesizer synthesizing the results, displayed by the parking area guideline display unit, and an image obtained by the camera. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039761 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - A vehicle guidance system includes a location determining component for determining locations of the vehicle; a weight sensor for sensing a weight associated with the vehicle; a steering actuator for steering at least one wheel of the vehicle; and a computing device in communication with the location determining component, the weight sensor, and the steering actuator. The computing device receives cartographic data representative of a desired path for the vehicle, receives location information from the location determining component, controls operation of the steering actuator in order to guide the vehicle along the desired path, and adjusts a steering parameter at least partially based on the weight sensed by the weight sensor. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039762 | ALGORITHM FOR ESTIMATION OF TIE-ROD LOADS - A steering control method is provided. The method includes determining a dynamic load on a steering system based on a dynamic model; and controlling the steering system based on the dynamic load. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039763 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Lane keeping control is ended in accurate timing which does not give an uncomfortable feeling to a driver. In a vehicle | 2014-02-06 |
20140039764 | CONTROLLER PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION METHOD - A pre-inspection method for inspecting an airbag controller prior to shipping the controller as a finished product is provided. The controller has a wiring board, a microcomputer, a memory, and a connector to operate the microcomputer according to a control program that is written into the memory. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039765 | INITIALIZATION SEQUENCE FOR A VEHICLE GRILLE SHUTTER - A method of initializing operation of a shutter arranged relative to a grille opening in a vehicle having a power-plant includes detecting a start-up of the power-plant. The method also includes sensing a temperature of ambient air. The method also includes commanding the shutter to achieve a fully-opened position when the temperature of ambient air is above a predetermined value such that a flow of ambient air to the power-plant through the grille opening is substantially unrestricted. The method additionally includes commanding the shutter to achieve a fully-closed position when a temperature of the power-plant is maintained below a threshold value such that the flow of ambient air through the grille opening to the power-plant is substantially blocked. A vehicle using a controller configured to perform the above method is also provided. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039766 | VEHICLE OPEN/CLOSE BODY OPERATING APPARATUS - A vehicle open/close body operating apparatus is provided with: a photoelectric sensor configured to be mounted on a vehicle, and configured to display, by optical irradiation, both of a sign indicating an open operation and a sign indicating a close operation of an open/close body, and detect the will of a user trying to open or close the open/close body through a change in light reflected by the displayed signs; a drive unit configured to open or close the open/close body; and a door control unit for controlling the drive unit configured to open or close the open/close body in accordance with a movement related to the will of the user detected by the photoelectric sensor. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039767 | Work Machine Drive Train Torque Vectoring - A machine may include a powertrain drivingly connected to left and right front and rear wheels through a torque transfer unit to transfer torque to the front wheels as a function of a desired front torque and to the rear wheels as a function of a desired rear torque. At least one sensor of the machine may detect a value of an operating parameter indicative of a weight distribution of the machine across the wheels, and generate a parameter signal corresponding to the operating parameter. A control unit determines the weight distribution across the wheels as a function of the parameter signal, and the desired front and rear torques as a function of the weight distribution. The control unit also considers the weight and position of a load of material borne by an implement of the machine in determining the weight distribution. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039768 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A fuel-efficient hydraulic fluid has a lower viscosity than a standard hydraulic fluid, a pressure loss decreases, and thus, when control based on a standard model is exercised, the speeds of various actuators increase. However, the speeds need not be increased beyond the speeds of the standard model. Instead, it is preferred that fuel efficiency be improved. As a result, an engine revolution speed decreases by 50 rpm and a pump torque decreases by 5%. This reduces an engine output. Therefore, when a hydraulic fluid is changed from the standard hydraulic fluid to the fuel-efficient hydraulic fluid, the fuel efficiency can be improved while maintaining operability equivalent to that of the standard model. Hence, the fuel efficiency can be improved while maintaining the operability when an item affecting the fuel consumption is replaced. In addition, the settings can be changed with ease by a service technician. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039769 | TRAVELLING VEHICLE - In a stacker crane, servomotors are travel motors causing a vehicle main body to travel, and include brakes. A travel controller includes a malfunction detecting unit to detect malfunctions in the servomotors, and a deceleration pattern storage unit to store deceleration patterns based on combinations of some of the servomotors. If a malfunction with a servomotor is detected by the malfunction detecting unit, the malfunctioning servomotor is no longer subject to deceleration control, a deceleration pattern including a combination of normal servomotors is read from the deceleration pattern storage unit, and then braking control is performed by using this deceleration pattern. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AN ENGINE OPERATING STATE FOR A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for operating a powertrain system including a multi-mode transmission configured to transfer torque among an engine, torque machines, and a driveline, includes executing a first search to determine a first engine operating point within an all-cylinder state and a corresponding operating cost for operating the powertrain system in response to an output torque request. A second search is executed to determine a second engine operating point within a cylinder deactivation state and a corresponding operating cost for operating the powertrain system in response to the output torque request. One of the first and second engine operating points is selected as a preferred engine operating point based upon the operating costs and the engine is controlled at the preferred engine operating point in the corresponding one of the all-cylinder state and the cylinder deactivation state. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039771 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR UNLOCKING IRREVERSIBLE ROTARY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An unlocking controller is provided for an irreversible rotary transmission system having the irreversible rotary transmission system having an irreversible rotation transmission element arranged between an input shaft and an output shaft. The unlocking controller includes an input shaft rotation direction determination section and an unlocking torque setting section. The input shaft rotation direction determination section determines whether an input shaft rotational direction is the same as, or opposite to, a direction of the load torque of the output shaft. The unlocking torque setting section conducts an unlocking torque control that sets the unlocking torque a higher value when the input shaft rotational direction and the direction of the load torque of the output shaft are the same as while the lock is released, than when the input shaft rotational direction is opposite to the direction of the direction of the load torque of the output shaft. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039772 | Work Machine Drive Train Torque Vectoring Based on Work Cycle Recognition - A machine may include a powertrain drivingly connected to the wheels through a torque transfer unit to transfer torque to the front wheels as a function of a desired front torque and to the rear wheels as a function of a desired rear torque. At least one sensor of the machine may detect a value of an operating parameter indicative of a work cycle step being performed by the machine. A control unit determines the work cycle step being performed as a function of the value of the parameter, and the desired front and rear torques as a function of the work cycle step. The control unit also considers the weight and position of a load of material borne by an implement of the machine in determining the work cycle step being performed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039773 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROL THEREOF - Illustrative example embodiments provide a motor vehicle including an actuator means operable to provide motive power to the vehicle. The vehicle is operable automatically to switch off and subsequently to restart the actuator means during a drivecycle thereby to reduce an amount of time the actuator means is on during a given drivecycle. The vehicle may be placed in an eco-stop condition by driver-operated brake means in which the vehicle is held stationary and the actuator means is off, The vehicle. is operable automatically to perform an eco-start operation in which the actuator means is restarted when the driver signals release of the brake means. When an eco-start is performed the vehicle is arranged automatically to continue to be held stationary by means of the brake means while the actuator means is restarted. If the actuator means fails to restart, the vehicle is arranged automatically to assume a failed start condition in which the vehicle continues to be held stationary. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039774 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An electronic control unit ( | 2014-02-06 |
20140039775 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTOLLING A SINGLE-SPOOL TURBOSHAFT ENGINE - One of a controllable load and a fuel flow to a single-spool turboshaft engine is controlled so that a rotational speed of a single-spool turboshaft engine is substantially regulated to a level corresponding to a corrected rotational speed command, and the other of the fuel flow and the controllable load is controlled so that a torque transmitted from the single-spool turboshaft engine to the controllable load is substantially regulated to a level corresponding to a corrected torque command. Under at least one operating condition, the corrected rotational speed command is determined so as to minimize or nearly minimize a measure of fuel consumption by the single-spool turboshaft engine when operated so that the torque transmitted to the controllable load corresponds to the corrected torque command. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039776 | FULLY FLEXIBLE EXHAUST VALVE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for a vehicle includes a mode control module and a valve control module. The mode control module selectively sets a desired ignition mode for an engine to one of a spark ignition (SI) mode and a homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) mode. Using a fully flexible valve actuator, the valve actuator module selectively adjusts closing timing of an exhaust valve in response to: the desired ignition mode transitioning from the HCCI mode to the SI mode; and the desired ignition mode transitioning from the SI mode to the HCCI mode. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039777 | FUEL QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM - A fuel quality monitoring system includes a fuel composition sensor configured to provide an indication of a composition of a liquid fuel within a fuel tank, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the indication of the monitored fuel composition from the fuel composition sensor; detect an amount of an impurity from the received indication; and compare the amount of the impurity to a threshold. If the amount of the impurity exceeds the threshold, the controller is configured to adjust an operating parameter of an engine to account for the detected impurity. When the amount of the impurity exceeds a threshold which makes engine combustion unmanageable, the fuel is restricted from entering the engine or fuel tank. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039778 | NOX CONTROL DURING CYLINDER DEACTIVATION - Methods and systems are provided for improving engine exhaust emissions while enabling exhaust catalyst regeneration following an engine lean event. Prior to a VDE event, or prior to an engine idle-stop, ammonia is produced and stored on an exhaust underbody SCR catalyst. Then, during the engine restart after the VDE mode or the idle-stop, the stored ammonia is used to treat exhaust NOx species while an upstream exhaust underbody three-way catalyst is regenerated. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039779 | Method For The Operation Of An Internal Combustion Engine, And Internal Combustion Engine - A method for operating an internal combustion engine and an internal combustion engine are described. In order to recognize and correct the drift in the amount of fuel injected over the service life of the injectors of the injection system of the internal combustion engine, multiple different corrective functions are used to establish corrected individual characteristics relative to nominal characteristics. Each offset of the corrected individual characteristic from the nominal characteristics is determined, offset curves are created, and the sections of the individual offset curves representing a minimal offset are used as control data for the amount of fuel to be injected, thus making it possible to always achieve overall optimal control with a minimal difference in the amount of injected fuel. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039780 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH DIRECT INJECTION AND REDUCED PARTICULATE EMISSIONS - Methods are provided for an engine including modifying fuel injection timing based on engine operating conditions. A delay time period calculation may be based on a comparison of a first engine load with a second engine load. Further, a modified injection start time, based on a delay time period, may include injecting fuel during the compression cycle of an engine. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039781 | NOX CONTROL DURING ENGINE IDLE-STOP OPERATIONS - Methods and systems are provided for improving engine exhaust emissions while enabling exhaust catalyst regeneration following an engine lean event. Prior to a VDE event, or prior to an engine idle-stop, ammonia is produced and stored on an exhaust underbody SCR catalyst. Then, during the engine restart after the VDE mode or the idle-stop, the stored ammonia is used to treat exhaust NOx species while an upstream exhaust underbody three-way catalyst is regenerated. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039782 | DETERMINING A SPATIOTEMPORAL IMPACT OF A PLANNED EVENT ON TRAFFIC - Systems and methods are provided for determining an impact of a planned event. Traffic flow velocity is measured at each of a plurality of traffic sensors over a period of time before the planned event, with each traffic sensor having an associated geographical location. A plurality of measured traffic flow velocities for each traffic sensor are stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium. A traffic flow velocity at each traffic sensor is measured at each of a plurality of representative times within a defined time period including a known start time and an expected end time of the event. A threshold velocity is calculated from the stored traffic flow velocities for each traffic sensor corresponding to each representative time. For each representative time, a set of traffic sensors is determined at which the measured traffic flow velocity during the defined time period is less than the threshold velocity. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039783 | System and Method for Airport Surface Management - Described herein are systems and methods for surface management of an airport. One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a method including receiving airport data from an airport network, receiving surface surveillance data for specific segments of an airport area, identifying predicted conflicts within one of the segments based on the airport data and surface surveillance data, and allocating a taxi time slot for the flight. Another embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a system comprising a user interface displaying information related to flight plan data and airport data received from an airport network, and a surface management module receiving the airport data and surface surveillance data for specific segments of an airport area, identifying predicted conflicts within one of the segments based on the airport data and surface surveillance data, and allocating a taxi time slot for the flight. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAILING TAXICABS - The present application provides a system and method for enabling a driver to locate a passenger. In one or more implementations, a graphical user interface is provided that is operable to send and receive information associated with passengers and vehicles. A location of a first vehicle, a location of a first passenger and a location of a second passenger are received. Information associated with the locations of the first and second passenger is transmitted and a representation of at least one of the first passenger and the second passenger and the respective location thereof is provided. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039785 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTATION OF PROBABLE WAKE TURBULENCE - Systems and methods for improving the presentation of wake turbulence information. A processor located on an ownship receives position, heading and type information of another aircraft and position and heading information of the ownship. The processor determines if a possible wake condition exists from the other aircraft based on at least a portion of the received information and at least one predefined threshold and generates a wake icon if a wake condition is determined to exist. The wake condition exists when the ownship's altitude is below a first threshold altitude and above a second threshold altitude, wherein the first and second threshold altitudes are based on the other aircraft's altitude. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039786 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A safety device for motor vehicles is provided having a sensor system for locating objects in the area in front of the vehicle and at least in the lateral surroundings of the vehicle, a prediction unit for detecting a risk of collision with an object coming from the side, a detection unit for detecting an area in front of the vehicle which is clear of potential collision objects, and a control unit which is configured to suppress braking of the host vehicle when a risk of collision with an object coming from the side is detected and when the area in front of the vehicle is recognized as being clear if this would presumably make a collision with the object coming from the side avoidable. A method for intervening in the longitudinal guidance of a motor vehicle is also provided. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039787 | Situation-aware personal information management for a mobile device - A technique for providing a mobile device user with a “when to leave” alarm on his or her mobile device. The user has scheduled an appointment at a given time and location in the user's personal information manager (PIM) executing on the mobile device. A representative PIM is a calendar on the mobile device. The “when to leave” alarm is provided to the end user in the form of a display widget (or “countdown alarm”) that automatically activates a given time (e.g., 30 minutes) before a latest departure time for an event in the user's PIM. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039788 | Method and device for monitoring a vehicle occupant - A method, a corresponding device, and a corresponding computer program for monitoring a vehicle occupant, including the following: detecting multiple objects in the vehicle surroundings with the aid of a surroundings detection device, detecting a viewing direction of the vehicle occupant with the aid of a gaze detection device, and automatically associating the detected viewing direction with one of the detected objects with the aid of an association device for a determination regarding which object of the multiple objects the vehicle occupant has viewed. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039789 | DYNAMIC PROGRESSIVE MAP GRANULARITY FOR NAVIGATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, progressive route granularity for a computed route in a navigation system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, progressive routing granularity for a computed route in a navigation system is provided. The method includes computing a route of turn by turn directives from an origin to a destination in memory of a navigation computing system. The method additionally includes determining one segment of the route from amongst multiple different segments of the route to be a familiar segment. The method yet further includes removing from the familiar segment at least one of the turn by turn directives. Finally, the method includes displaying the route in the navigation computing system without segments that have been removed as part of the familiar segment. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING ROUTES OF MOBILE DEVICES - A route correlation method, an identification method, and a route correlation system determine an implicit relationship between two entities, i.e. two users with mobile devices, following dynamic, but similar paths or routes, but which otherwise lack an explicit relationship. Through this implicit relationship, the identity of one entity can be known to another. The route correlation method includes determining a route for a first mobile device, determining a route for each of a plurality of mobile devices, correlating the route for each of the plurality of mobile devices with the route for the first mobile device, identifying each of the plurality of mobile devices with their associated routes matching the route of the first mobile device, and associating each mobile device with an entity. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039791 | SELECTED DRIVER NOTIFICATION OF TRANSITORY ROADTRIP EVENTS - Stored executable logic causes a processor to operate so as to receive route parameter data, including a start location and end location for future travel, from various users. The processor generates route data based on the received route parameter data for each user. The generated route data for each user includes geographic coordinate data with imbedded strings of geographic coordinate identifiers corresponding to strings of geographic coordinates defining a travel path between the start and end locations included in that user's route parameter data. The processor stores, in a database, the generated route data for each user in association with an identifier of that user and contact information for contacting that user while in route. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039792 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH A ROUTE - An approach for enabling a user to view multimedia information associated with a route is described. A route based multimedia generator determines an input for selecting at least one route associated with at least one device. The route based multimedia generator further determines multimedia information associated with the at least one route. The route based multimedia generator further causes, at least in part, a presentation of the multimedia information in place of mapping information, navigation information, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one route. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039793 | MONITORING, DIAGNOSING AND OPTIMIZING GAS LIFT OPERATIONS - Systems and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and optimizing operation of a gas lift (GL) system, at least some of which include a method that includes collecting measured data representative of the GL system's state, storing the measured data, comparing the measured data to a well model's calculated data for the well and identifying likely conditions of the GL system based on mismatches between the measured data and the calculated data. The method further includes updating the model to reflect the likely conditions and selected corrections of the likely conditions, generating GL system performance curves using the updated model and presenting to a user actions recommended to achieve a GL system performance consistent with a GL system operating point on at least one of the GL system performance curves. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039794 | Evaluating Hydrologic Reservoir Constraint in Coal Seams and Shale Formations - Methods and apparatus suitable for quickly and accurately measuring | 2014-02-06 |
20140039795 | Methods and Systems Related to Hydrocarbon Recovery Strategy Development - Hydrocarbon recovery strategy development. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: selecting a set of attributes regarding a first undeveloped hydrocarbon reservoir; identifying a first group of developed hydrocarbon reservoirs, the identifying based on the set of attributes of the first undeveloped hydrocarbon reservoir, and the identifying by a computer system; calculating a first set of statistical data based on the first group of developed hydrocarbon reservoirs, the calculating by the computer system; scaling the first set of statistical data in reference to the set of attributes of the first undeveloped hydrocarbon reservoir to create a second set of statistical data, the scaling by the computer system; and implementing at least one hydrocarbon recovery strategy for the first undeveloped hydrocarbon. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039796 | Method and System for Passive Electroseismic Surveying - A method of passive surveying comprises generating one or more detected signals by passively detecting a signal generated within a subsurface earth formation due to a seismoelectric response or an electroseismic response in at least one porous subsurface earth formation containing at least one fluid, and processing the one or more detected signals to determine at least one property of the subsurface earth formation. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039797 | Determining Well Integrity - A method performed with a computing system for determining well integrity includes receiving a selection of a well configuration of a well comprising one or more casing strings and a production tubing extending from adjacent a wellhead of the well to adjacent a bottom of the well; receiving a selection of a wellbore operation performed with the well configuration; determining, based on the well configuration and the wellbore operation, a characteristic of the well at or adjacent the one or more casing strings and the production tubing during the wellbore operation; modifying the well configuration to remove the production tubing; and determining, based on the modified well configuration and the wellbore operation, the characteristic of the well at or adjacent the one or more casing strings during the wellbore operation. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039798 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GROUPING SIMILAR ITEMS WITHIN A SET - A system is disclosed comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable storage device storing software. The software, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the following operations for each of a plurality of non-functional electronic devices: count a number of other non-functional electronic devices within a defined distance from the non-functional electronic device; and define the non-functional electronic device to be a core electronic device if the counted number is at least a threshold value, wherein threshold value is based on a total number of electronic devices within the defined distance around the non-functional electronic device. For each core electronic device, the software, when executed by a processor, further causes the processor to form a neighborhood group comprising the core electronic device and other non-functional electronic devices within the defined distance around the core electronic device. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039799 | Seismic Inversion for Formation Properties and Attentuation Effects - Method for inverting seismic data to obtain reflection properties by estimating or measuring ( | 2014-02-06 |
20140039800 | EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR OBSERVATION DEVICE AND METHOD, EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR OBSERVATION PROGRAM - A data acquisition module acquires seismic data actually measured at a plurality of observation points; a pulse calculation module acquires information of a propagation environment where seismic waves propagate from a hypocenter of earthquake to each observation point, and applies time reversal processing on the seismic waves received at the observation points by considering the propagation environment to acquire time reversal pulses at each observation point; a line calculation module calculates a parametric line in a length direction of a fault from a distribution of azimuths of frequency spectra of the time reversal pulses acquired by the pulse calculation module; a head searching module searches a parametric head by analyzing the seismic waves received in the vicinity of the parametric line calculated by the line calculation module; and a monitoring module monitors developments of a crack in the fault by observing the parametric head searched by the head searching module. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039801 | QUANTISED BIOMETRIC METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMME - A quantised biometric method comprising the steps of: acquiring a value of a biometric measurement variable from a registrant to generate an acquired registrant variable; identifying a container from a preconfigured number of containers each of preconfigured, substantially non-overlapping, upper and lower boundary values, whose boundary values substantially embrace the value of the acquired registrant variable, to generate a registrant container; adapting the upper and lower boundary values of the registrant container so that the acquired registrant variable is centred therein; adapting the upper and lower boundary values of the remaining containers so that they remain substantially non-overlapping with each other and those of the registrant container, to generate a plurality of registrant imposter containers; storing the boundary values of the registrant container and the registrant imposter containers and an acquired identity of the registrant; acquiring a value of the biometric measurement variable from a user to generate an acquired user variable; acquiring from the user a claim to an identity to generate a claimed identity; retrieving the containers of the registrant with the claimed identity to generate the claimed registrant container and claimed registrant imposter containers; deciding that the user has passed the quantised biometric method in the event the boundary values of the claimed registrant container substantially embrace the acquired user variable. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039802 | RAPID METHOD OF PATTERN RECOGNITION, MACHINE LEARNING, AND AUTOMATED GENOTYPE CLASSIFICATION THROUGH CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC SIGNALS - The present invention relates to methods and systems for the analysis of the dissociation behavior of nucleic acids and the identification of determining whether a genotype is present in a biological sample. The present invention includes methods and systems for determining whether a genotype is present in a biological sample, through generating a dynamic profile an unknown genotype, correlating the dynamic profile to an average profile for a known genotype to generate a correlation value, and determining whether the correlation value falls within an acceptable threshold to determine if the unknown genotype is the known genotype. The present invention also relates to methods and systems for generating a training set to allow a machine to recognize a known genotype from within a class of known genotypes through generating dynamic profiles of a known genotype, averaging the dynamic profiles to generate an average profile for the genotype, and correlating the dynamic profiles of the genotype with an average profile for each known genotype in a class of genotypes to generate a correlation vector. The training set generated by these methods and systems may be used to assist in identification of unknown genotypes. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039803 | Method for Rapid Identification of Drug Targets and Drug Mechanisms of Action in Human Cells - A method of identification of drug targets and drug resistance mechanisms in human cells of a drug comprising the steps of: generating at least one drug-resistant sample and at least one drug-sensitive sample; analyzing substantial portions of the genome and/or transcriptome of the least one drug-resistant sample and drug-sensitive sample to obtain sequencing data; detecting substantially all alterations in the at least drug-resistant sample; deriving a resistance signature; and performing analysis of the drug resistance signature of at least one recurrently altered gene using bioinformatic tools and cellular biology methods to determine if alteration of the at least one gene of the drug resistance signature is sufficient to confer at least partial resistance to cells or tissues against the drug. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039804 | Methods, Systems and Devices for Activity Tracking Device Data Synchronization With Computing Devices - Methods, systems and devices are provided for capturing activity data associated with activity of a user via a device and transferring the data to a client device at a selected defined transfer rate, based on an update condition. The activity data is captured over time. The activity data is stored in storage of the device. The method sets a data transfer rate between the device and the computing device based upon the detected update condition. The update condition is used to select one of a first transfer rate for transferring activity data captured and stored over a period of time or a second transfer rate for transferring activity data that is displayable in substantial-real time on the computing device. The first transfer rate is set in response to scaling-up a connection interval and the second transfer rate is set in response to scaling-down the connection interval. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR PUMP CAVITATION - Systems and methods to monitor pump cavitation are disclosed. An example method includes monitoring a pressure parameter and a vibration parameter associated with an asset in an operating process unit. The example method includes calculating a manipulated pressure value based on the pressure parameter. The example method includes calculating a manipulated vibration value based on the vibration parameter. The example method includes determining a state of cavitation associated with the asset based on at least one of the manipulated pressure value or the manipulated vibration value. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039806 | ESTIMATING REMAINING USEFUL LIFE FROM PROGNOSTIC FEATURES DISCOVERED USING GENETIC PROGRAMMING - A method for estimating a remaining useful life of a system includes monitoring sensor data from sensors deployed within a system. A plurality of features are extracted from the sensor data. Tree graphs are generated including mathematical operators and features as nodes and a advanced feature is produced from each of the tree graphs by transforming the tree graphs into equations. A recursive operation including analyzing a fitness of each of the advanced features, performing crossover/mutation on the tree graphs, producing advanced features from the altered tree graphs, and analyzing the fitness of the altered tree graphs to produce at least one final advanced feature is performed. A remaining useful life of the system is calculated based on the final advanced feature. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039807 | ASSESSING REMAINING USEFUL LIFE FOR PORTIONS OF WIND TURBINE SUPPORT STRUCTURES - Methods for assessing the useful life that may remain for a portion of a wind turbine support structure. The methods may include identifying an overall expected useful life for the portion of the support structure and estimating an expended life from the extent of loading that has occurred to the portion of the support structure during the operative life of a wind turbine. The useful life remaining for the portion may be determined by subtracting the expended life from the overall expected useful life. | 2014-02-06 |
20140039808 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING WEAR IN MOLDING MACHINE - A first chromium mass concentration and a first reference mass concentration are extracted from a first test substance made by adding a predetermined amount of calcium to a predetermined amount of pellets; a reference value is calculated on the basis thereof. A second chromium mass concentration and a second reference mass concentration are extracted from a second test substance made by adding, to a predetermined amount of the substance contained in the molded part, an amount of calcium identical to the amount added to the pellets; a comparative value is calculated on the basis thereof. A screw can be determined to have wear whenever the comparative value is not less than a numerical value 60 times that of the reference value, whereas the screw can be determined not to have wear whenever the comparative value is less than a numerical value 60 times that of the reference value. | 2014-02-06 |