| 07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
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| 20130041523 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECITON OF SUBSEA ASSETS - The present invention relates to a method and a system for protection of subsea assets, which system comprises an electronic map indicating subsea assets, the system defines a geographical zone, which zone covers an area around the subsea asset, which system performs tracking of vessels entering a geographical zone by analysing electronic signal transmitted or reflected from the vessel. Performing an analysis of a sailing pattern in the geographical zone, the system can define at least one event based on sailing patterns, which system scores the events, the system count the scores, and based of a defined level of scores the system generates an alarm, based on the alarm the system generates a warning, which warning can be transmitted to the vessel. By this system there can be placed a computer system at a coast control center, where all data about vessels are picked up. This way, the system can transmit an alarm to a vessel if the vessel performs critical behaviour near subsea assets. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041524 | SMART TRAILER RFID SYSTEM - A smart trailer RFID system includes a vehicle such as a trailer or cargo van having one or more RFID tag readers configured to acquire load-specific data from RFID tags attached to a load. The load-specific data is collected by a computer and conveyed wirelessly to a tow vehicle. Depending on the nature of the load, the load data can be used to control or change operation of the tow vehicle or be displayed to a vehicle operator. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041525 | SAFETY DEVICE ELECTRONIC IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEM - A safety device ignition interlock system for a vehicle. The system includes an ignition interlock receiver and controller located on a vehicle and a pairing located on the vehicle operable for pairing the ignition interlock receiver to operate in cooperation with selected ignition interlock transmitters. The ignition interlock receiver and controller is operable for activating an ignition circuit when the ignition interlock transmitter is within an operational distance from an ignition interlock receiver located on a safety device that has been paired with the ignition interlock receiver. By way of examples, the vehicle may be a motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, off road vehicle, jets ski, powerboat, construction vehicle, forklift, or utility vehicle and the safety device may be a helmet, hard hat, life jacket or high-visibility vest. The system may also include a remote monitoring and control system. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041526 | Robotic Lawn Mower with Network Sensors - The smart robotic lawn mowing system utilizes the ultrasonic and RF sensors installing on the mower base and stands to define the mowing region, to track the position of the robotic lawn mower base, and to control and monitor the mowing routs. The installed sensors form a network for the system to determine the relative distances in between stands and robotic lawn mower base, and therefore the mowing is done with a controlled manner. The sensors are coupled together, and users, based on the application of the invention, can define the mowing sequences of the mowing zones, the areas of the mowing zones, and the mowing routes. The control of the mower may be wireless and users are able to monitor and modify the settings with a computer, a cell phone, and a tablet through wireless network, a wifi, and an internet. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041527 | VARIABLE BANDWIDTH CONTROL ACTUATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Some embodiments relate to a method of controlling a flight of a flight vehicle according to a first mode of operation and changing the mode of operation to a second mode of operation having a different bandwidth than the first mode of operation. Other embodiments relate to a flight-control system for a flight vehicle configured to control a flight of a flight vehicle according to a first mode of operation and to control the flight of the flight vehicle according to a second mode of operation to use less energy than the first mode of operation. Other embodiments relate to a control actuation system configured to control positions of aerodynamic elements in a flight vehicle in response to commands from a guidance system according to a first mode of operation and to change the mode of operation to a second mode of operation having a different bandwidth than the first mode of operation. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041528 | Intelligent modular aerospace system - An Intelligent Modular Aerospace System (IMAS) is a paradigm shift in the architecture, utility, efficiency, operation, test/checkout, qualification testing and adaptability of an aerospace application system that provides Time/Space/Position Information, Data Acquisition/Processing/Relay, Power Generation/Distribution, avionic solutions, navigation, and command/data handling. IMAS ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041529 | AIRCRAFT VISION SYSTEM HAVING REDUNDANCY FOR LOW ALTITUDE APPROACHES - A vision system is provided for confirming continuously updated approach information from a global positioning system or an instrument landing system with that from an inertial navigation system. The approach information from the inertial navigation system is displayed when the global positioning system or the instrument landing system is unavailable or whose approach information is determined to be invalid. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041530 | PARALLEL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ADAPTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A system, computer readable storage device and method for controlling torque in a hybrid electric vehicle. The method comprises determining a state of charge of an energy storage device, obtaining a reference state of charge, obtaining an error from a difference between the determined state of charge and the reference state of charge; and apportioning torque between a motor and an engine based upon the error. The motor is electrically coupled to the energy storage device and powered by the energy storage device. A state of charge (SOC) correction factor is determined based upon the error. The SOC correction factor is used to adjust a torque ratio of motor to engine torque that is determined for a given torque command. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041531 | VEHICLE CONTROLLERS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CHARGING AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - Methods and vehicle controllers for use in charging an electrically powered vehicle are disclosed. One example vehicle controller includes a memory device configured to store a user-profile and a processor electrically coupled to the memory device. The processor is programmed to detect a vehicle charging station, retrieve the user profile from the memory device, and communicate the user profile to the vehicle charging station. The user profile includes billing information. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING OPERATING EFFICIENCY OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method is provided for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine having a cylinder with first and second intake valves and a piston configured to rotate the engine's crankshaft. The method includes determining whether deceleration of the vehicle is desired and ceasing supply of fuel to the cylinder when such condition is satisfied. The method also includes closing the first intake valve at a first predetermined instance and closing the second intake valve at a second predetermined instance via a specifically configured device when the fuel supply has been ceased. The second predetermined instance is after the first predetermined instance relative to rotational position of the crankshaft and magnitude of compression pulses in the cylinder during deceleration is reduced relative to when the cylinder is being fueled. A system for controlling the hybrid vehicle and a vehicle employing such a system are also provided. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041533 | SHIFTING SYSTEM CONTROL FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a control of a shifting system for a hybrid vehicle which may improve drivability when shift mode is changed to neutral mode. Shifting system control may comprise determining when a current shift gear is in a neutral shift, controlling torque of an engine corresponding to friction torque and torque of a second motor/generator to “0” if the current shift gear is in the neutral shift and controlling operating hydraulic pressure to “0” if the engine torque corresponds to the friction torque and the torque of the second motor/generator is “ | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041534 | ECONOMY RUNNING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An economy running system for an electric vehicle and a control method therefor. The economy running system includes a central control unit, a motor control unit for receiving a signal from the central control unit and controlling the motor, an economy mode switch which selectively changes the driving mode of the electric vehicle between a normal mode and an economy mode, an accelerator position sensor which detects operation of an accelerator and transmits an accelerator position signal to the central control unit, a brake position sensor which detects operation of a brake and transmits a brake position signal to the central control unit, and a driving load determination unit which detects driving load information of the electric vehicle and transmits the information to the central control unit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041535 | ENGINE STARTING CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - Disclosed is an engine starting control method for a hybrid vehicle that includes a starting motor for starting an engine and a driving motor for driving a vehicle. More specifically, a control unit may be configured to accelerate a stopped engine, determine whether a current speed of the engine is greater than a predetermined value, inject fuel to the engine when the current speed of the engine is greater than the predetermined value, determine a torque of the starting motor based on a target speed of the engine, and control a speed of the engine based on the determined torque of the starting motor. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041536 | WHEEL DRIVE ARCHITECTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A drive train assembly adapted to control running state performance of at least two wheels of an electrical vehicle wherein the drive train assembly is adapted for the electrical vehicle comprises of two wheel drive or four wheel drive. The said assembly is adapted for working in a driving economy and a normal mode via an embedded controller device. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041537 | HARVESTING MACHINE - An irrigation system is disclosed that includes a ground-based platform. In an implementation, an irrigation system includes a span of overhead irrigation equipment. The irrigation system also includes a ground-based platform for coupling with the span of overhead irrigation equipment. The ground-based platform includes a drive for moving the ground-based platform. The irrigation system also includes a linkage for coupling the span of overhead irrigation equipment with the ground-based platform. The linkage is communicatively coupled with the drive of the ground-based platform for communicating information regarding a change in at least one of a position, a direction, or a speed of the span of overhead irrigation equipment with respect to the ground-based platform. The drive of the ground-based platform is configured to use the information received from the linkage to coordinate movement of the ground-based platform with movement of the span of overhead irrigation equipment. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY PREDICTION IN BATTERY PACKS - In an embodiment, a system includes a battery management unit (BMU) coupled to a battery pack of an xEV. Further, the BMU is configured to determine an energy remaining value for the battery pack based, at least in part, on a minimum cell temperature and a minimum cell state of charge percentage (SOC %) determined by the BMU for the battery pack. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041539 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A PURGE VALVE OF A HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for detecting the blockage of the purge valve ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041540 | VEHICULAR CONTROL DEVICE - A control device functions as a vehicular control device to control electrically charging/discharging an electrical storage device. The control device includes a fuel calculation unit which calculates an amount of fuel consumed used to electrically charge the electrical storage device, a charge calculation unit which calculates electrical energy charged to the electrical storage device, and an evaluation unit which calculates a numerical evaluation from a result of a calculation done by the fuel calculation unit and that done by the charge calculation unit for an amount of fuel consumed corresponding to an amount of electric power charged in the electrical storage device availably. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041541 | DEVICE FOR IMPROVING VEHICLE BEHAVIOR WHEN STEERING - A steered condition vehicle behavior improving apparatus is provided for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is capable of running with a road wheel driven by a driving force from a power source. The steered condition vehicle behavior improving apparatus includes a steering operation detecting means and a driving force reducing means. The steering operation detecting means detects a steering operation of steering a steerable wheel of the vehicle. The driving force reducing means temporarily reduces the driving force to the road wheel a set time period after the steering operation is detected by the steering operation detecting means. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041542 | DEVICE FOR IMPROVING VEHICLE BEHAVIOR WHEN STEERING - A steered condition vehicle behavior improving apparatus is provided for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is capable of running with a road wheel driven by a driving force from a power source. The steered condition vehicle behavior improving apparatus a steering operation detecting means and a driving force increasing means. The steering operation detecting means detects a steering operation of steering a steerable wheel of the vehicle. The driving force increasing means increases the driving force to the road wheel in response to detection of the steering operation by the steering operation detecting means, and reduces the driving force a predetermined time period after the increase of the driving force. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041543 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE, AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCORPORATING CONTROL DEVICE - A Wout control unit increases a discharge allowable power to W | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041544 | Beam Directed Motion Control System - A method and apparatus comprising an energy source, a position system, and a movement system. The energy source is configured to generate a beam of energy directed at an area on a target for a vehicle. The position system is configured to identify a first position of the area on the target at which the beam of energy is directed. The movement system is configured to move the vehicle in a manner that reduces a difference between the first position of the area on the target at which the beam of energy is directed and a reference position on the target. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AFFECTING CORNERING PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method and an apparatus for affecting the cornering performance of a motor vehicle, a transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle is determined, a desired transverse tilt of the motor vehicle defined based on the determined transverse acceleration, at least one actuator of an active suspension system of the motor vehicle is adjusted so that the motor vehicle assumes the desired transverse tilt, and an additional actuator intervening in the steering system of the motor vehicle. A yaw movement of the motor vehicle caused by the adjustment of the at least one actuator of the active suspension system is at least partially compensated by the additional actuator. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041546 | VARIABLE OFFSET POSITIONING ANTENNA ARRAY FOR ENHANCED GUIDANCE OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES (AGVS) - An automated storage system for storing a plurality of objects in storage locations, the automated storage system comprising a master control computer, a guidance network, a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) each having an onboard microprocessor and a receiver for receiving control commands from the master control computer, and a plurality of trays for engagement with the plurality of AGVs for transportation and storage of the objects. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041547 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR DISTRIBUTING AND MANAGING DATA FOR USE BY A PLURALITY OF SUBSYSTEMS ON A LOCOMOTIVE - A communication system for controlling sharing of data across a plurality of subsystems on a locomotive, the communication system including an open defined interface unit configured so that a plurality of applications may access locomotive control system data in a common defined manner with predictable results. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041548 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE - A driver assistance system for a vehicle having a device for detecting the surroundings and a device for detecting an instantaneous driving situation is described, the driver assistance system having a user interface, a device for detecting an upcoming driving route, and a device for assessing and evaluating a complexity of a driving task on the detected upcoming driving route. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041549 | Optical tracking vehicle control system and method - A vehicle control system having a controller and a spatial database adapted to provide spatial data to the controller at control speed. The spatial data provided from the spatial database to the controller includes images collected from an optical sensor subsystem in addition to other data collected by a variety of sensor types, including a GNSS or inertial measurement system. The spatial data received by the controller from the database forms at least part of the control inputs that the controller operates on to control the vehicle. The advantage provided by the present invention allows control system to “think” directly in terms of spatial location. A vehicle control system in accordance with one particular embodiment of the invention comprises a task path generator, a spatial database, at least one external spatial data receiver, a vehicle attitude compensation module, a position error generator, a controller, and actuators to control the vehicle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041550 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN AN INFLUENCING DEVICE - A method is provided for processing data in an influencing device, whereby the influencing device is connected to a vehicle control unit and to a data processing unit. The vehicle control unit and the influencing device are disposed in a motor vehicle or, for example, on a test bench in a laboratory. A first program runs in the vehicle control unit. Data are exchanged according to an XCP protocol and/or a CCP protocol between the data processing unit and the influencing device. The influencing device has a second execution unit, which executes predetermined data processing steps more rapidly than the first execution unit. The data exchanged by the XCP protocol or the CCP protocol are checked for a predetermined criterion and, based on the result of the check, the data are processed either in the first execution unit or in the second execution unit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041551 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN AN INFLUENCING DEVICE - A method is provided for processing data in an influencing device, whereby the influencing device is connectable to a vehicle control unit and to a data processing unit. If the influencing device receives a first trigger or a second trigger, the first trigger is checked for a valid assignment to a function implemented in the hardware or software. If there is a valid assignment, the assigned function is started. A first address and/or a second address and/or the value are checked for a valid assignment to a first sub-function or a second sub-function. Depending on the called sub-function, the value is checked and/or manipulated and depending on the result of the check, the checked value and/or the manipulated value are sent by the influencing device to the vehicle control unit and/or to the data processing unit and/or stored in the memory of the influencing device. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041552 | 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. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041553 | USER CONFIGURABLE SCAN TOOL - A diagnostic tool for a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input device for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information from the input device and communication with the vehicle from the signal translator, the processor controlling a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, the processor receiving a selected information of a user and configuration of the diagnostic tool through the input device and correlating the configuration information with the user information, the processor processing the received diagnostic data according to the selected configuration information corresponding to the selected user by the input unit, a memory storing the configuration information according to the corresponding user information, and a display unit receiving and displaying diagnostic information according to the selected stored configuration information according to the user. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041554 | Method For Fault Recognition In An Electric Machine Controlled By An Inverter In A Motor Vehicle and Device For Monitoring An Operation Of The Electric Machine - A method for fault recognition in an electric machine controlled by an inverter in a motor vehicle, in which the phase currents of the electric machine are ascertained, in particular ascertained by measuring, and a fault is recognized if at least one of the phase currents or a variable derived therefrom, exceeds a predefined upper threshold value, the upper threshold value being established as a function of operating parameters of the motor vehicle, in particular of the electric machine and/or of the inverter. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041555 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ACTUATORS FOR DOOR-RELATED ACCESSORIES IN VEHICLE - In a vehicle in which a power distributor is provided between a plurality of electric actuators for door-related accessories and an auxiliary power source connected to a main power source, the electric actuators including an electric actuator for a door lock device provided on a door lock device, control ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041556 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING ELECTRICAL LOADS DURING AN ENGINE AUTO START - An automotive vehicle includes an engine, a plurality of electrical load subsystems, and at least one controller. During an auto start of the engine, the at least one controller detects a starter disengage condition. In response to detecting the starter disengage condition, the at least one controller periodically determines a value of an operating parameter associated with the vehicle, causes a first subset of the electrical load subsystems to be enabled when the value of the operating parameter falls with a first predefined range of values, and causes a second subset of the electrical load subsystems to be enabled when the value of the operating parameter falls within a second predefined range of values. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041557 | AUTOMATIC STEERING APPARATUS - An automatic steering apparatus that can suppress steering wheel vibration and that can also smooth angular control. In the automatic steering apparatus, a motor that steers steered wheels is controlled by a control unit. Information from an angle sensor that generates a signal that corresponds to a steering angle of the steered wheels is sent to the control unit. The control unit corrects a target steering angle of the steered wheels such that angular acceleration of the target steering angle is less than or equal to a limiting value. The control unit controls the motor such that the steering angle of the steered wheels tracks the corrected target steering angle based on the information from the angle sensor. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041558 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Hardware Theft Prevention - A computer-implemented method includes determining that an infotainment system has been activated. The method further includes accessing a vehicle network containing at least a unique vehicle identifier. The method additionally includes comparing the unique vehicle identifier to a stored vehicle identifier. The method further includes permitting access to the infotainment system only if the unique vehicle identifier matches the stored vehicle identifier. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041559 | SEATBELT DEVICE - In this seatbelt device, when a lock release determining device determines that a lock has been released, and a command for driving a motor is output while a wind-up operation is performed by the motor to release the lock, and a priority of the command is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, a control device controls the motor so as to apply tension to a webbing. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041560 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE REDUCTION DURING KEYLESS IGNITION AUTHENTICATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for interference reduction during keyless authentication. The apparatus includes a control system having a controller configured to detect an authentication event and deactivate at least one device within the vehicle. The control system is also configured to transmit an authentication command and to reactive the at least one device within the vehicle in response to receiving a valid authentication signal. The method includes an authentication method for a user to operate a vehicle wherein an authentication event is detected and at least one device within the vehicle is deactivated. An authentication command is transmitted and the at least one device within the vehicle is reactivated in response to receiving a valid authentication signal. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041561 | WORK VEHICLE AND WORK VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A work vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether low-load conditions indicating that the work vehicle is in a low-load state are satisfied. The controller is configured to control an engine so that an upper limit value of an output torque of the engine when the low-load conditions are satisfied is made less than when the low-load conditions are not satisfied. Also, the controller is configured to vary a reduction amount of the upper limit value of the output torque of the engine when the low-load conditions are satisfied, in accordance with variation in at least one of vehicle speed, vehicle acceleration, and engine-rotation-speed acceleration, and in accordance with variation in engine rotation speed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041562 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LOCOMOTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for drive control of a motor vehicle in a drive train which comprises a drive engine built as a turbo-charged internal combustion engine, a startup and shifting clutch built as an automated friction clutch, and a transmission built as an automatic stepped transmission. The method overcomes drive engine torque deficiencies while traveling in which such torque deficiencies occur when the driver demands power corresponding to a target torque of the drive engine which is above the spontaneously attainable maximum torque. To avoid downshifting or starting from standstill, initially the clutch is disengaged up to slipping operation, the drive engine is then accelerated to the boost threshold speed or an engine speed which is slightly above the boost threshold speed, and the drive engine is then loaded up to substantially the full load torque with a substantially constant engine speed before the slipping operation of the clutch ends. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041563 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission that changes speed of an engine output and transmits it to driven wheels, having an electromagnetic control valve installed in a hydraulic pressure supply device of the transmission and operated upon receipt of current to control hydraulic pressure supply to the transmission; and a current supply controller composed of a microcomputer installed on an electronic circuit board, calculating a current supply command value of the current supplied to the valve based on a hydraulic pressure supply control value of the transmission calculated based on the vehicle's operating condition and controlling current supply from a battery to the valve based on the command value, a load detector detects load of an electric device that shares ground set on the board with the valve; and the current supply controller calculates the command value based on the hydraulic pressure supply control value and detected load. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041564 | SAFEGUARD SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A safeguard system for a vehicle is provided which works as an unintended operation control system. The safeguard system works to calculate an accelerator-manipulated variable representing a degree to which an accelerator of the vehicle is manipulated. When it is found that the accelerator-manipulated variable has dropped at a given rate and then risen within a preselected rise time period, the safeguard system determines that such an operation is an unintended action and controls an operation of the vehicle such as acceleration or speed of the vehicle to minimize the probability of encountering a hazard to the vehicle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041565 | VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle brake control system has a braking detector and a braking controller. The braking detector determines whether a braking operation in a vehicle is within an initial braking stage based on a control condition of a frictional braking system. The braking controller performs initial braking stage control during the initial braking stage by controlling a regenerative braking system to provide a limited braking torque and the frictional braking system to provide a supplemental braking torque, the combination of which provides a target braking torque. The braking controller performs subsequent braking control when the initial braking stage ends to provide an increased regenerative braking torque and a lower supplemental braking torque as the target braking torque. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041566 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WHEELED VEHICLE - A method for controlling a vehicle having at least one driving wheel is disclosed. The method comprises operating the vehicle in a normal operation mode when at least one driving wheel is in contact with a ground on which the vehicle operates. The method further comprises operating the vehicle in a limit mode when a speed of the vehicle is above a first vehicle speed and an acceleration of the at least one driving wheel is above a first wheel acceleration. Operating the vehicle in the limit mode includes controlling an engine of the vehicle to at least reduce the | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041567 | TRAVEL SUPPORT APPARATUS AND TRAVEL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A travel support system uses a wireless communication unit for receiving a following vehicle's speed control capacity, and compares the speed control capacity received with a speed control capacity of the subject vehicle. If the speed control capacity of the following vehicle is higher than the capacity of the subject vehicle, a maximum deceleration of the subject vehicle is restricted to a restricted value. In addition, a target inter-vehicle distance to a lead vehicle is set according to the restricted value of the subject vehicle, thereby enabling a reduction of the inter-vehicle distance to the lead vehicle for each of the vehicles in a convoy. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041568 | Fuel off warning - A “Fuel off Warning” system comprising: | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041569 | FOUR-STROKE CYCLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING CYLINDER OF FOUR-STROKE CYCLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine employs an odd number of cylinders. A crankangle sensor of 360° crankangle (CA) provides a POS signal including a pulse train having pulses generated at each 10° CA. This POS signal includes a specific portion 28′ generated at each 360° CA by a gap portion of the crankangle sensor. The time required for a 10° CA change is calculated for each 10° CA as a second signal, and the time is integrated for intervals A, B, and C. Since the second signal oscillates with a period according to the number of the cylinders in response to a change in stroke of each cylinder, intervals T1 and T4, for example, can be identified by comparing the integrated values. Thus, the cylinders can be identified by only the signal from the crankangle sensor of 360° CA without depending on a cam angle sensor of 720° CA. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041570 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR AIRFLOW METER - Disclosed is a fault diagnosis apparatus for an airflow meter for determining that the airflow meter has a fault when a divergence ratio, i.e., a divergence value of an estimated intake-air quantity with respect to an actual intake-air quantity obtained by the airflow meter is greater than a fault-determination reference value determined based on a rotation speed of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus determines that the airflow meter is normal when the engine speed is higher than or equal to a predetermined speed under a specific condition that the divergence value is less than or equal to the reference value, and also maintains a current determination result when the engine speed is less than the predetermined speed under the specific condition, thereby determining, based on the engine speed, whether the airflow meter is normal or the current determination result is maintained, and thus improving the fault-diagnosis accuracy. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041571 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine switches an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture in a cylinder from a first air-fuel ratio leaner than stoichiometry for normal operation to a second air-fuel ratio richer than the stoichiometry. During a switching period from beginning to end of the switching, the control device carries out intake throttling to control the air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture in the cylinder to a third air-fuel ratio richer than the first air-fuel ratio and leaner than the stoichiometry, while learning a correction value for a fuel injection amount. During the switching period, before the intake throttling is completed, the control device carries out such a post-injection as prevents injected fuel from being combusted and learns the correction value. After the intake throttling is completed, the control device carries out such an after-injection as allows the injected fuel to be incompletely combusted and learns the correction value. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041572 | METHOD FOR MESHING A STARTING PINION WITH A TOOTHED RING OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for actuating a starter device ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041573 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VEHICLE QUEUE LENGTH, METHOD FOR MEASURING VEHICLE QUEUE LENGTH, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MEASURING VEHICLE QUEUE LENGTH - An apparatus includes: a processor that executed a procedure, the procedure including: detecting a moving vehicle as the moving vehicle approaches a vehicle queue based on a signal from a sensor, acquiring a position and a speed of the moving vehicle based on the signal, calculating a stop position of the moving vehicle based on a change in the position and the speed of the moving vehicle, and calculating a length of the vehicle queue based on the stop position of the moving vehicle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041574 | Traffic Congestion Resolution and Driving Assistance System and Method - A traffic congestion resolution and driving assistance system and method include obtaining the acceleration of a vehicle; calculating a power spectrum corresponding to frequencies from the acceleration; calculating a simple regression line of the power spectrum, and calculating the maximum value of the amount of change in the slope of the simple regression line. The system and method also include detecting the intervehicular distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle; estimating the intervehicular distance distribution from the detected intervehicular distance using a distribution estimating method; and calculating the minimum value of the covariance from the estimated intervehicular distance distribution. The system and method further include estimating the vehicle group distribution in front of the vehicle from the correlation between the minimum value of the covariance and the maximum value of the slope; performing a real-time traffic congestion prediction; and delivering real-time traffic congestion prediction information to the vehicle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041575 | System and Method for Predicting Aircraft Gate Arrival Times - A system and method for receiving an estimated ON time for an aircraft, determining an estimated ON to IN time for the aircraft and determining an estimated gate arrival time for the aircraft based on the estimated ON time and the estimated ON to IN time. The system including a calculation engine for performing the steps of the calculation. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041576 | Systems and Methods for Semi-Autonomous Convoying of Vehicles - The present invention relates to systems and methods for facilitating participants of vehicular convoys to closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041577 | TILT SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TILT OF A VEHICLE - A tilt sensor and method comprises a first accelerometer for measuring a first acceleration level associated with a first axis of the vehicle. A second accelerometer measures a second acceleration level associated with a second axis of the vehicle that is generally perpendicular to the first axis. A data processor is capable of determining an arcsine-derived tilt based on an arcsine equation and the determined first acceleration level. The data processor is capable of determining an arc-cosine-derived tilt based on an arccosine equation and the determined second acceleration level. The data processor comprises a selector for selecting the arcsine-derived tilt as the final tilt of the vehicle if the determined arcsine-derived tilt is lesser than the determined arccosine derived tilt such that the final tilt compensates for vertical acceleration associated with changes in the terrain in the direction of travel of the vehicle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041578 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED INFORMATION PROCESSOR - Provided is a vehicle-mounted device, which can reduce the amount of data of the positional information of other vehicles captured by a communication device, and also provided are a vehicle-mounted communication device and a vehicle-mounted information processor, which are used in the vehicle-mounted device. The vehicle-mounted device discerns a positional relationship, which is formed on the basis of map information, with an object captured by a communication device. The positional relationship is discerned by means of an information processor, which processes positional information of the object as required. The communication device is provided with a coordinate conversion unit, which converts the positional information of the captured object into coordinate information of a coordinate system that is set at a limited resolution with respect to the map information, and the communication device transfers to the information processor the coordinate information produced by the conversion. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041579 | Method for Sensing Covering State According to Velocity and System for Providing Traffic Information Using the Same Method - Disclosed is a method for sensing a traveling state based on a speed. The method for sensing the traveling state based on the speed includes outputting a mean speed C for each link with respect to a number of total traversing times of a predetermined path, and updating a reference speed B with the outputted mean speed C, and measuring a speed A while traversing the predetermined path, and comparing the measured speed A with the updated reference speed B, thereby displaying the traveling state. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041580 | DIGITAL CONTENT NETWORKING - Mobile network services for a vehicle are provided via a computer processing device, and a digital communications module executable by the computer processing device. The digital communications module identifies a content channel selection for content presented on a device in the vehicle, continuously receives information indicating a location of the vehicle, and monitors signal strength of the content as the vehicle moves among location. Upon determining a threshold signal strength is reached, the digital communications module determines an action to be taken, and performs the action. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041581 | COMMON POINT OF INTEREST ("POI") IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A system and method of determining a geographically reachable area is provided. A vehicle is in communication with a network. The network is in communication with at least one other vehicle. The method includes establishing communication between the vehicle and at least one other vehicle through the network. The method includes determining a travel range for the vehicle and a travel range for the at least one other vehicle. The method includes comparing the travel range for the at least one other vehicle with the travel range for the vehicle. The method includes determining where the travel range for the at least one other vehicle and the travel range for the vehicle overlap. The method further includes identifying the geographically reachable area by both the vehicle and the at least one other vehicle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041582 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION - A method for navigation of a vehicle using a navigation system with stored map data having road segments comprising determining a current road segment and a current position of the vehicle in the current road segment and receiving a user input command. The method determines a destination in the current road segment or in another road segment of a parallel lane of the current road segment, the determining being initiated by the input. A route from the current position to the destination is calculated in the absence of a turn-around maneuver within the current road segment. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041583 | 3D TUNNEL REPRESENTATION - The invention relates to system and method for generating a 3-dimensional representation of a tunnel. Road network data is provided having a plurality of road segments, at least one road segment being a tunnel road segment, including the information that said at least one road segment is a road segment located in a tunnel. The tunnel segment in the road network is identified, providing a geographical elevation map including elevation data of the geographical region in which the tunnel road segment is located, providing predefined patterns representing predefined parts of a 3-dimensional tunnel body, generating the 3-dimensional representation of the tunnel based on the tunnel road segment, the elevation map and the predefined patterns, and storing the 3-dimensional representation of the tunnel in connection with the road network as a 3-dimensional object which is located at the geographical position of the tunnel road segment. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041584 | ROUTE GUIDANCE APPARATUS, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication controller transmits current location information of a subject apparatus to another pre-registered apparatus, and receives current location information of the another pre-registered apparatus. A location relationship determiner determines whether the subject apparatus precedes the another apparatus in a heading direction. An operation mode determiner operates the subject apparatus as a main device when it is determined that the subject apparatus precedes the another apparatus in the heading direction, and operates the subject apparatus as a sub device when it is determined that the subject apparatus does not precede the another apparatus in the heading direction. A function selector activates a function of transmitting heading direction information to the another apparatus when the subject apparatus is determined to be a main device, and activates a function of receiving the heading direction information from a main device when the subject apparatus is determined to be a sub device. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041585 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING, MEASURING, AND MITIGATING EFFECTS OF MOVING AN INERTIAL NAVIGATION DEVICE'S CRADLE - Methods and apparatus for detecting, measuring, and/or mitigating effects of moving an inertial navigation device's cradle are provided. In an example, provided are methods and apparatus to mitigate cradle rotation-induced inertial navigation errors. In an example, a method for mitigating an inertial navigation error includes receiving inertial sensor data and processing the inertial sensor data with a first navigation algorithm having a non-holonomic constraint (NHC). A second navigation algorithm, lacking a NHC, also processes the inertial sensor data simultaneously with the first algorithm. A cradle rotation is detected by the second navigation algorithm. A first navigation algorithm result, produced from the inertial sensor data generated during the cradle rotation, is discarded. The first algorithm can be computationally realigned, based on a second navigation algorithm result produced from the inertial sensor data generated during the cradle rotation. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041586 | REALTIME DOGLEG SEVERITY PREDICTION - A method for estimating an inclination and azimuth at a bottom of a borehole includes forming a last survey point including a last inclination and a last azimuth; receiving at a computing device bending moment and at least one of a bending toolface measurement and a near bit inclination measurement from one or more sensors in the borehole; and forming the estimate by comparing possible dogleg severity (DLS) values with the bending moment value. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041587 | Using polymer elasticity to scale up the lab characteristics to field application of friction reducers - A method of determining the friction pressure drop gradient of at least one drag-reducing polymer passing through a tubing in an underground well includes determining the pressure drop, velocity and relaxation time of the drag-reducing polymer as it passes through a length of small diameter straight tubing at multiple injection rates in the lab. For each data set, the variables x=(Relaxation Time×Velocity) and y=(Pressure Drop Gradient×Diameter | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041588 | FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A monitoring tool is provided for monitoring wells for flow anomalies. The temperatures of flowing well fluid and ambient temperature are monitored and various methods applied to indicate if a well is normal flowing, at risk of flow stoppage or cessation of flow. Approaches are described for determining trending indicators from actual flow temperatures compared to a normal flow relationship for establishing the presence of flow anomalies. Temperature sensors, onsite processors and communications upload data for display of well status flags on a mapping module enabling pro-active detection and preventative action by operators. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041589 | PASSIVE MONITORING METHOD FOR SEISMIC EVENTS - The invention concerns a passive monitoring method to detect the presence of and characterize a micro-seismic event ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041590 | Group Performance Monitoring System and Method - The present invention provides a group monitoring device for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an athletic activity, the device including a display configured to display, during an athletic activity: a metric relating to each of a plurality of individuals engaged in the athletic activity, and a status of a system component used to monitor the athletic activity. The group monitoring device may also include an input configured to allow manipulation of the display. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041591 | MULTIPLE MEASUREMENT MODE IN A PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR - In a physiological sensor that estimates a true parameter value by providing a predicted parameter value, multiple measurements are taken to increase the accuracy of the predicted parameter value. The sensor can be reapplied between measurements to decrease the probability of an erroneous prediction caused by sensor misplacement. Some measurements can be discarded before calculating a predicted parameter value. The physiological sensor can have a plurality of modes, with one of the modes corresponding to multiple measurement process. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041592 | Method And System Using Computer Simulation For The Quantitative Analysis Of Glycan Biosynthesis - This invention provides a quantitative analysis of glycan biosynthesis along meta pathways using computer simulation for comparing a computer generated spectrum to experimental data to quantitatively track the biosynthesis. Computer simulating the mass spectra of isotopic detection of aminosugars with glutamine experiments allows modeling the glycan biosynthesis over time, via changes in the | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041593 | Method for fast and accurate alignment of sequences - Genomic sequence matching and alignment techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, computerized methods are provided for analyzing sequence similarity data obtained by means of a table of all local hits recorded between query sequence and reference index. The table of local hits represents all occurrences of query subsequences in reference index that stored all transitions between single l-mer prefix to multiple m-mer suffixes. The index data structure may take a variety of forms, including an array or a tree. The base position of each transition from l-prefix to m-suffix is recorded in k-bit masked form. The positions data structure may take a variety of forms as well, including an array or a tree. The table of local hits derived from l-prefix, m-suffix and k-position reference index is used by a series of low time and space complexity algorithms for optimizing alignment between query and reference. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041594 | AUTOMATED DECISION SUPPORT FOR ASSOCIATING AN UNKOWN BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN WITH A FAMILY - Three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen of a missing person originates from a member of a particular family comprise an initial automated decision support (ADS) algorithm for determining a list of relatives of the missing person for DNA typing and which typing technologies of available technologies to use for a listed relative. The ADS algorithm may be implemented on computer apparatus including a processor and an associated memory. The ADS method comprises determining a set of relatives of available family member relatives for DNA typing via a processor from a stored list of family member relatives according to one of a rule base, a table of hierarchically stored relatives developed based on discriminatory power or by calculating the discriminatory power for available family relatives to type. The ADS method may further comprise comparing at least one set of DNA typing data for the unknown biological specimen to DNA typing data from biological specimens from the determined set of relatives; calculating by the processor a likelihood function that the person is related to the family; and outputting a decision whether or not the person is related to the family. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BASELINE CORRECTION USING NON-LINEAR NORMALIZATION - Systems and methods are provided for calibrating emission data or other information signals collected during a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), amplification reaction, assay, process, or other reaction. Calibration of multiple detectable materials can be achieved during a single cycle or run, or during a plurality of runs of the reaction. A reading from every well, container, or other support region of a sample support does not have to be taken. Interpolation can be used to determine values for emission data or other information signals that were not taken, or are unknown, using detected emission data, or other detected information signals. By calibrating the detected emission data and the interpolated data, a more accurate reading of emission data or information signal can be obtained. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041596 | Low Clearance Machined Part Mating System - A device, system, and method for generating low clearance slidably mated parts. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a measurement device having a non-contact micrometer capable of coincidentally indicating opposing edge data, rotational and linear air bearing slides, and a holding device. The non-contact micrometer allows for measurement of a plurality of parameters of a first part including the diameter and the difference between an edge of the first part and a reference point. The coincidental measurements are used to determine the size and geometric errors associated with the first part after suitable error elimination. In an exemplary system, a processing machine may be instructed by the measurement device to remove material from a second part so that the first part and the second part when mated together have a very low clearance tolerance level, e.g., as little as 0.00005 inches or less. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041597 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN OBJECT BY MEANS OF ULTRASOUND - A method for inspecting an object by means of ultrasound, for example for detecting a wall thickness of the object or for detecting defects in the object, wherein in a step a. at least one ultrasonic pulse is transmitted into the object on a first position of a surface of the object, the ultrasonic pulse is received on a second position of the surface of the object possibly by propagating directly towards the second position along the surface of the object or possibly as a result of reflection and/or diffractions of the pulse in the object so that the transmitted pulse may result in more than one pulse being received at different moments in time and wherein a data signal is generated representing the received pulses and the associated moments in time wherein these pulses are received wherein step a. is repeated for other first positions and/or second positions for generating a first set of data signals and wherein the first set of data signals obtained in the plurality of steps a. are processed for generating processed signals on the basis of which a To FD image can be obtained, wherein the processing for obtaining the processed data signals comprises at least three processing steps. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041598 | Coriolis mode processing techniques - Flowmeters are described in which a sensor signal received from a sensor that is attached to vibratable flowtube, so as to determine properties of a fluid within the flowtube, contains a drive signal component and a Coriolis mode component. The flowmeters are operable to determine drive parameters of the drive signal component, as well as Coriolis parameters of the Coriolis mode component. By analyzing the sensor signal based on the drive signal parameters, and not on the Coriolis signal parameters, the flowmeters are able to provide stable and accurate determinations of the properties of the fluid. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041599 | TARGET SET PROCESSING IN A FLUID FLOW VELOCITY INSTRUMENT TO REDUCE NOISE - One aspect provides a fluid flow measurement instrument, comprising: a sensor producing a signal representative of reflections of an emitted signal; and a meter being coupled to the sensor and configured to: produce two or more sub-measurements from said signal representative of reflections of an emitted signal; and compute a fluid flow velocity estimate using the two or more sub-measurement signals. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041600 | DOPPLER MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND DOPPLER MEASUREMENT PROCESSING METHOD - A fluid flow measurement instrument is provided. The measurement instrument includes a sensor producing a time domain signal representative of reflections of an emitted signal; and a meter being coupled to the sensor and configured to: receive the time domain signal; create two or more spectral estimates for the time domain signal, wherein said two or more spectral estimates have different frequency ranges and resolutions; determine a frequency offset value using one or more of the two or more spectral estimates; and convert the frequency offset value into a fluid velocity. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041601 | LEAK DETECTOR - A leak detector includes a sensor assembly including at least one sensor configured to sense acoustic signals; and at least one printed circuit board coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to support a processing device, the processing device comprising at least a microcontroller unit (MCU) and a digital signal processor (DSP), wherein the MCU is configured to continually receive acoustic signals from the sensor assembly, and wherein the DSP is configured to remain in a sleep mode except when the MCU wakes the DSP from the sleep mode at predetermined times. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041602 | RECORDING MATERIAL DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER RECORDING MATERIALS ARE DOUBLY FED - A recording material determination device obtains a difference between a peak time, which is a first measurement result when an ultrasonic wave has passed through a recording material, and a peak time, which is a second or subsequent measurement result. The recording material determination device compares the difference with a double feed determination threshold value set based on the difference between the peak times, to precisely determine double feed of the recording materials without being influenced by an environment and the kind of the recording material. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041603 | FUNCTIONAL MONITORING OF A SAFETY ELEMENT - A method of checking the functional capability of at least one safety element of a safety circuit of an elevator installation utilizes a first processing unit and a second processing unit for the at least one safety element. The at least one safety element is connected with a control unit by a communications network. At least one signal is provided by the first processing unit on the basis of at least one communication from the control unit. The at least one provided signal is detected by the second processing unit connected with the first processing unit and is communicated to the control unit by way of the communications network. The at least one communicated signal is checked for the validity thereof by the control unit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041604 | METHOD OF PREDICTING TRANSIENT STABILITY OF A SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A method of predicting transient stability of a synchronous generator and a device for implementing such a method, the device comprising measurement means and calculation means for calculating an information which indicates, before it actually happens, whether the generator slip will be greater than zero or not at the critical phase angle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041605 | Identification Detection System for Power Consumption of Electric Appliance - An identification system for power consumption of electric appliance has multiple electric appliances, each electric appliance having a dedicated identification transmission circuit connected to a power-connecting loop; multiple power sockets mounted within a power supply region, each power socket having at least one identification receiver for receiving identification transmission signals from the corresponding electric appliance and obtaining a corresponding identification code; multiple energy management units respectively mounted in the power sockets to connect with the corresponding identification receivers, recognize the respective electric appliances by determining the identification codes, and record power consumption information of the corresponding electric appliances; and an energy management server connected to the energy management units and the identification receivers to communicate therewith in a wired or wireless manner. Individual and overall power consumption of all the electric appliances within the power supply region can be collected, recorded and calculated as the reference for future power management. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041606 | DETECTING AN OPEN WIRE BETWEEN A BATTERY CELL AND AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT - A device for detecting an open wire coupled to a battery includes a first pin and a second pin. The first pin is coupled to a positive terminal of a battery cell through a connection circuit. The second pin is coupled to a negative terminal of the battery cell through the connection circuit. A path of a current through the connection circuit changes in response to a wire between the connection circuit and the battery cell becoming open, and a change in a detecting voltage across the first pin and the second pin indicates a change in the path. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041607 | BATTERY MONITORING CIRCUIT - A battery monitoring circuit is described. The battery monitoring circuit includes a high counter that increments when a sense voltage measurement is above a threshold. The battery monitoring circuit also includes a low counter that increments when the sense voltage measurement is below the threshold. The battery monitoring circuit further includes state machine circuitry coupled to the high counter and to the low counter. The battery monitoring circuit additionally includes open circuit voltage monitoring circuitry coupled to the state machine circuitry. The battery monitoring circuit also includes resistance monitoring circuitry coupled to the state machine circuitry. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041608 | CRITICAL PATH DELAY PREDICTION - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system, and program product for predicting a delay of a critical path. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of predicting a delay of at least one critical path of an integrated circuit, the method comprising: determining a delay of at least one ring oscillator on the integrated circuit; and calculating a predicted delay for the at least one critical path delay based on a delay of components of the critical path at a corner condition, a wire delay of the at least one critical path, a delay of the at least one ring oscillator at a corner condition, and the determined delay of the at least one ring oscillator. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041609 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEASUREMENT DATA OF OBJECTS - A method processes measurement data of an object using a computing device. The method obtains measurement data of preselected feature elements of a measured object, inserts the measurement data of the preselected feature elements into a data list, obtains measured results of the preselected feature elements from a measurement tool, and calculates tolerance values of the preselected feature elements according to the measured results. The method further searches pixel icons of the preselected feature elements according to tolerance values and the measured results, inserts the pixel icons and the measured results into the data list, receives selections of a user and displays the data list in different list modes. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041610 | NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE BASED ON VISUAL CODES - Visual codes are scanned to assist navigation. The visual code may be a Quick Response (QR) code that contains information useful to calibrating a variety of navigation-based sensors such as gyroscopes, e-compasses, and barometric pressure sensors. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041611 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING GAS FLOW DILUTORS - The preferred embodiments described herein make possible to use lower cost, fixed flow components, such as critical orifices, which are fast to stabilise to a steady flow. These cannot be adjusted to achieve equal flows but are selected to be sensibly close to their desired flow values. This embodiment determines the true ratios of the flows of all of the flow controlling components. Actual flows are not measured but near equal flows are each fed to a common flow meter and the ratio of the indicated flow meter readings is taken to be the same as the ratio of the flows. Two, near equal flows are then combined and compared to a single flow of approximately the same value, and so on. The flow meter is used only to compare near equal flows so does not need to be calibrated nor linear over a wide range. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041612 | INTERNAL CONTROL SIGNAL REGURATION CIRCUIT - An internal control signal regulation circuit includes a programming test unit configured to detect an internal control signal in response to an external control signal and generate a selection signal, test codes and a programming enable signal; and a code processing unit configured to receive the test codes or programming codes in response to the selection signal and regulate the internal control signal. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041613 | GENERATING A TEST SUITE FOR BROAD COVERAGE - For generating a test suite, a selection module receives a maximum time for executing a plurality of test cases, each test case comprising metadata and a plurality of components, each component comprising test instructions and an intensity. The selection module further selects a first test case of the plurality of test cases with a specified priority selected iteratively from a highest priority to a lowest priority as a selected test case if combined expected time durations for all selected test cases and a minimum expected time duration of the first test case is less than the maximum time. A generation module selects a specified intensity for the first test case and generates the test suite from the selected test cases and the specified intensity for each selected test case. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041614 | Thermographic Detection of Internal Passageway Blockages - A method of thermal inspection of a component defining at least one internal passageway at a thermal equilibrium state with its surrounding environment, the method includes: capturing a sequence of thermal indications of a surface of the component, delivering an airflow pulse at the thermal equilibrium state of the at least one internal passageway into the at least one internal passageway, and receiving a temperature response signal as a function of time based on the received thermal indication. The method also includes determining a level of blockage of the at least one internal passageway based on the temperature response signal. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041615 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying Information About Spatially Unresolved Objects in Hyperspectral Images - A method and apparatus for identifying information about objects. Radiant intensity measurements for an object are identified from sensor data for a plurality of bands of electromagnetic radiation. The object has parts. A system of equations that includes the radiant intensity measurements is generated. The system of equations is solved to identify information about each part in the parts of the object. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041616 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A DETECTOR DISPOSED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA - A method of determining the position of a detector disposed under the sea, comprising the following steps: emit N waves from N emission points, record the propagation time of said wave between each emission point and the detector; determine the P time intervals Ti, with P≧1 such that, for each time interval Ti, there exist Mi emission points, Mi≧3 for 1≦i≦P, whose propagation times lie in the time interval, determine for each time interval Ti of the circle which passes closest to the Mi points whose propagation time lies in said time interval, and then determine the position of the detector as being the barycenter of the P centers of the circles determined previously. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041617 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE - The invention relates to devices and methods for monitoring one or more athletic performance characteristic of a user. An example apparatus includes a sensing unit adapted to be attachable to a shoe of a user, the sensing unit including a first sensor adapted to monitor an movement of a foot of the user while the user is in motion, the first sensor comprising a gyroscopic sensor, processing means for determining a first performance characteristic of the user based upon an output from the first sensor, the first performance characteristic comprising a foot strike location of a foot of the user upon striking a ground surface, and transmitting means for transmitting a data package representative of the performance characteristic to a remote receiver. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041618 | ESTIMATION OF AN INITIAL CONDITION INERTIAL REFERENCE FRAME - In one embodiment, an inertial device for determining an initial condition reference frame for a body is provided. The inertial device comprises at least one inertial measurement unit, one or more processing devices, and one or more memory devices. The inertial measurement unit provides rotation information along at least one axis to the one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices uses the rotation information to estimate the current attitude of the body, based on estimates of a total rotation angle from experienced by the body from the beginning of body motion to when the inertial measurement unit initialized. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041619 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOTION STATE JUDGMENT METHOD - An electronic device includes: a sensor that detects a triaxial direction acceleration; and a processor operable to calculate axial components in the triaxial directions of a gravitational acceleration from detection values of the sensor, to determine a ratio of a magnitude of the gravitational acceleration with respect to the axial components of an axial direction of the triaxial directions, to determine a vertical acceleration magnitude according to the ratio and the detection values of the sensor in the axial direction, and to judge whether or not a motion state is a running state according to the vertical acceleration magnitude. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041620 | SPINDLE SPEED DETECTION THROUGH CURRENT SENSING DURING BOOST BRAKING - A circuit includes a comparator having input terminals configured to be coupled across a drive transistor adapted to drive a phase of a motor. The comparator senses a drive current of the motor phase, said sensed drive current represented by a periodic signal whose period is indicative of motor speed. A motor speed calculation circuit receives the periodic signal and processes the periodic signal to determine a speed of the motor. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041621 | VEHICLE SPEED, FUEL, AND REVENUE OPTIMIZER - Apparatus and methods are used to sense powered vehicle operating conditions, and compute and display to the operator the instant, most advantageous or optimum speed for conditions based on variable and fixed costs for that particular vehicle. Instead of the conventional or traditional display of fuel consumption relative to distance, the invention computes and displays the speed at which all cost factors result in optimal utilization of resources. If adhered to by the operator, either manually or through direct interface with vehicle speed control, this speed will provide the best balance between distance traveled per unit time with minimum negative impact from fixed and operating costs, resulting in minimum overall operating cost as well as maximum profit potential for the commercial operator. In addition, waste of valuable and limited-supply fossil fuel is minimized by encouraging avoidance of excessive speeds that waste fuel. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130041622 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING - A sensor assembly is described herein. The sensor assembly includes a housing that includes an inner surface that defines a cavity within the housing, and a proximity sensor positioned within the cavity. The proximity sensor includes a first connector, a second connector, and a substantially planar sensing coil that extends between the first connector and the second connector. The sensing coil extends outwardly from the first connector such that the second connector is radially outwardly from the first connector. | 2013-02-14 |
