12th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090076620 | Modular Prosthesis and Locking Nut Therefor - A modular prosthesis is provided having a first and second prosthesis component and a locking nut. The first prosthesis component is configured to include a mating surface and a threaded shaft extending from the mating surface. The locking nut is formed to include a distal end having a shaped surface. The second prosthesis component is configured to include a mating surface, a nut-receiving cavity and a bore. The mating surface of the second prosthesis component is configured to mate with the mating surface of the first prosthesis component. The nut-receiving cavity is configured to receive the locking nut therein and to have a shaped bottom wall configured to engage the shaped surface of the locking nut. The bore communicates with the nut-receiving cavity through the shaped bottom wall and the mating surface and is sized to receive the threaded shaft therethrough. The threaded shaft, locking nut, bore and cavity are configured so that when the threaded shaft of the first prosthesis extends through the bore and the locking nut is received in the nut-receiving cavity and tightened onto the threaded shaft, the distal end of the locking nut is urged into engagement in multiple locations with the bottom wall of the cavity and the mating surfaces of the first and second components are urged into engagement. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076621 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE FOR AN ARTICULAR JOINT - An orthopedic device for ball and socket joint reconstruction. The anchor stem is adapted to be anchored in a medullary canal. A proximal portion of the anchor stem includes a threaded hole oriented along a longitudinal axis thereof. Metaphyseal portion includes a proximal end with recess and a longitudinal bore in fluid communication with the recess, and a distal end adapted to interface with the proximal portion of the anchor stem. An anti-rotation structure is preferably located at an interface of the anchoring stem to the metaphyseal portion to prevent rotation of the anchor stem relative to the metaphyseal portion around the longitudinal axis. A fastener is provided to extend through the longitudinal bore and to engage with the threaded hole on the anchor stem to fix the metaphyseal portion to the anchoring stem. The locking assembly is located in the recess and mechanically couples the head of the fastener to the metaphyseal portion to limit rotation of the fastener relative to the metaphyseal portion. An insert with an articular surface is provided that engages with the proximal end of the metaphysical portion and extends over the recess in the metaphyseal portion. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076622 | Delivery of Minimally Invasive Lung Volume Reduction Devices - A lung volume reduction system is disclosed comprising an implantable device adapted to be delivered to a lung airway of a patient in a delivery configuration and to change to a deployed configuration to bend the lung airway. The invention also discloses a method of bending a lung airway of a patient comprising inserting a device into the airway in a delivery configuration and bending the device into a deployed configuration, thereby bending the airway. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076623 | Lung Volume Reduction Devices, Methods, and Systems - The invention provides improved medical devices, therapeutic treatment systems, and treatment methods for treatment of the lung. A lung volume reduction system includes an implantable device having an elongate body that is sized and shaped for delivery via the airway system to a lung airway of a patient. The implant is inserted and positioned while the implant is in a delivery configuration, and is reconfigured to a deployed configuration so as to locally compress adjacent tissue of the lung, with portions of the elongate body generally moving laterally within the airway so as to laterally compress lung tissue. A plurality of such implants will often be used to treat a lung of a patient. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076624 | SYNTHETIC OSTEOCHONDRAL COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - An osteochondral composite including a hydrogel with implanted biological cells joined to a porous supportive base at a mechanically-interlocked interface is disclosed. A method of fabricating the osteochondral composite and a method of treating damaged or diseased articular cartilage by implanting an osteochondral composite are also disclosed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076625 | REINFORCED PROSTHETIC SUSPENSION SLEEVE - A prosthetic suspension sleeve having reinforcement that prevents or minimizes damage to the suspension sleeve, particularly as a result of abrasion, puncture, or an impact with another object during use. The reinforcement may be selectively located along one or more interior, exterior, or interior and exterior areas of a suspension sleeve. The reinforcement material may be comprised of one or more materials that preferably exhibit resistance to cuts, tears, punctures and/or other damage. In an alternative embodiment, reinforcement may be provided by mixing one or more reinforcing materials into the polymeric material of the suspension sleeve. Combinations of different reinforcement types may be employed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076626 | Prosthetic foot - A prosthetic foot comprises a ground engaging bottom resilient member, a resilient heel member, and a resilient toe member that collectively circumscribe an open volumetric space. The members resilient compress to absorb compressive force throughout the entire stride of an individual utilizing the foot. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076627 | Gobo Virtual Machine - Producing complicated effects based on image processing operations. The image processing operations are defined for a processor which may be different than the processor which is actually used. The processor that is actually used runs an interpreter that interprets the information into its own language, and then runs the image processing. The actual information is formed according to a plurality of layers which are combined in some way so that each layer can effect the layers below it. For example, the layers may add to, subtract from, or form transparency to the layer below it or make color filtering the layer below it. This enables many different effects computed and precompiled for a hypothetical processor, and a different processor can be used to combine and render those effects. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076628 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO UPGRADE AND PROVIDE CONTROL REDUNDANCY IN PROCESS PLANTS - Methods and apparatus to upgrade and provide control redundancy in process plants are disclosed. An example disclosed method to upgrade software for a control device of a process control system comprises instantiating a replacement component of the software, copying state data from an existing component to the replacement component, and changing the replacement component to an active mode when a first state of the replacement component matches a second state of the existing component. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076629 | Field bus distribution unit - A field bus distribution unit (VE) designed for use in process automation technology involving several field devices. The unit is equipped with a microcontroller μC, which is connected to the field bus (FB) and transmits device-specific information of the field devices that are connected to a field bus distribution unit (VE). | 2009-03-19 |
20090076630 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS - The electronic control apparatus includes at least two microcomputers at least one of which is always supplied with electric power and configured such that, when rewriting of control software of these microcomputers are performed, control software of the microcomputer always supplied with electric power is rewritten after control software of the other microcomputer is rewritten. The electronic control apparatus has a configuration which makes it possible to correctly and reliably rewrite the control software for each of these microcomputers in succession. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076631 | CONFIGURING A PHYSICAL CONDITION AT A SOURCE TO OBTAIN A DESIRED PHYSICAL CONDITION AT DESTINATION - An apparatus for determining an operation mode of a device, wherein the device is capable of adjusting a physical condition at a source position to correspondingly influence a physical condition at a destination position, the apparatus comprising a determining unit adapted for determining the operation mode by defining a time dependency of the physical condition at the source position so that a target time-dependency of the physical condition is obtained for the destination position, the target time-dependency representing a resultant variation of the physical condition over time. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076632 | INTEGRATED RESOURCE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH INTERACTIVE LOGIC CONTROL - A system for resource usage optimization employs an automatically controlled sensor suite providing data to a computer system for the analysis of spatial relationships of the sensors and resources. A control module incorporates an interactive logic, in an exemplary embodiment of well-stream coupled dynamic or game theory engines, operating in conjunction with the spatial data processing algorithms, GIS in an exemplary embodiment, receives as an input an objective function set for the use of the resource and constraint sets which are then monitored by the sensor suite. Incoming data is compared to the constraint sets and upon impact to any of the elements of the objective function set, creates a report/alarm for action or to trigger a corrective action. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076633 | Dynamic Marking System - A method for configuring a marking device includes, at a control system, establishing communication with the marking device; receiving, from the marking device, information about capabilities of the marking device; presenting the received information about capabilities of the marking device to a user; receiving, from the user, instructions to set machine settings for the marking device; and causing the marking device to be configured according to the instructions received from the user. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076634 | PLANT ALARM APPARATUS AND PLANT ALARM METHOD - A plant alarm apparatus has: plant data input means for periodically taking in plant data; a latest plant data value table for temporarily storing latest values of the plant data; plant data recording means for taking out the latest values of the data of the latest plant data value table and storing them in a plant history data table; alarm-triggering value alteration means for updating the points for detecting plant abnormality in an alarm-triggering value registration table in response to a request by an operator; alarm-triggering condition editing means for registering alarm-triggering conditions of points showing a foretoken of abnormality; deviation-from-limit-value determining means for reading the stored values of the alarm-triggering value registration table and the alarm-triggering condition table and comparing the limit values of the points for detecting abnormality; and alarm notification output means for outputting the outcome of the comparison. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076635 | Digital Music System - A digital music system includes a first unit (e.g. a home unit) having a processor in communication with a memory device for storing music files. The first unit includes an input device for receiving a compact disc such that music files from the disc may be stored to memory if not found there already. A second unit (e.g. portable or vehicle unit) has a similar construction. The units may communicate by direct or wireless connection for synchronizing music libraries, but only if each unit shares an identical PIN such that copyright violations are avoided. The system includes an online depository for communication with other system units for storing music libraries associated with each PIN. The depository may be accessed by wireless internet connection. The depository enables users to backup their libraries or to synchronize a saved library with a new or existing unit that is associated with a respective PIN. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076636 | METHOD OF ENHANCING SOUND FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS - A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a fully functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the present invention is directed to the handheld DSP device and a unique method of processing incoming audio signals. The DSP device includes a programmable digital signal processor, a UWB transceiver for communicating with the hearing aid and/or other wireless audio sources, an LCD display, and a user input device (keypad). The handheld device is user programmable to apply different audio processing algorithms for processing sound signals received from the hearing aid and/or other audio source. The handheld device is capable of receiving audio signals from multiple sources, and gives the user control over selection of incoming sound sources and selective processing of sound. In the context of being user programmable, the digital signal processing device includes a software platform that provides for the ability of the user to select, or plug-in, desired processing algorithms for application to selected incoming audio signals. The software platform that provides the ability to load and save different processing algorithms, to apply those processing algorithms to one or more incoming audio signals, and/or to apply multiple processing algorithms in series, if desired and the method associated with processing of the incoming audio signals. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076637 | VEHICULAR MUSIC REPLAY SYSTEM - There is a need for providing a vehicular music replay system that can allow a car user to select a music source appropriate to the user's character or biological condition even from genres unknown to the user, allow even a first music source to be felt suited for the user, and consequently enhance an emotion about encounter with an unknown music source. The system stores music sources to be replayed in music source databases in association with applicable user state data reflecting a user state containing at least one of a user character, mental condition, and physical condition. The system retrieves a music source corresponding to the current user state acquired in a car. During the retrieval, a higher retrieval priority is provided for a music source having a lower replay history in the past. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076638 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING COMPOSITE PANEL MANUFACTURING - A method and apparatus for managing production of a composite part. A three dimensional digital part definition is received for the composite part. A plurality of layers for the composite part is generated using the digital part definition with respect to a set of performance variables for an automated material placement system. A time needed to form the plurality of layers for the composite part to form a result and a cost ratio of production rate are identified. Production of the composite part is managed using the result. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076639 | Method for Providing Customized Cosmetics and the System used Therefor - The present invention relates to a method and system for providing cosmetics customized for an individual customer, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing cosmetics customized for an individual customer, wherein customized cosmetics appropriate for skin condition or scalp and hair condition of the customer are produced using diagnostic data on the skin condition or scalp and hair condition of the customer and provided to the customer to thereby enhance customer's feeling of satisfaction. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing customized cosmetics appropriate for an individual customer using a microprocessor having information on standard cosmetic material mixing ratios in accordance with age groups and skin conditions of consumers as a database. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076640 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESSING SYSTEM - A processing system | 2009-03-19 |
20090076641 | System and Method for Semiconductor Identification Chip Read Out - A system and method for semiconductor identification chip read out is presented. A user uses a stand-alone handheld device to extract product data, which includes manufacturing process attributes, from a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device couples to the hand held device through a subset of pins, such as a power pin, a ground pin, a clock in pin, and a data out pin. When coupled, the handheld device provides a clock signal to the semiconductor device. In turn, on chip logic within the semiconductor device detects the clock signal and gathers internal product data. Once gathered, the on chip logic provides the product data to the hand held device through the data out pin for a user to view. As a result, the user may track semiconductor devices more efficiently. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076642 | System for making custom prototypes - A system for making custom prototypes including devices for making the prototype, logic, software, firmware, hardware, circuitry or other components and responsive to user input. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076643 | PRODUCTION LINE INCORPORATING EQUIDISTANTLY SPACED APART SETS OF PRINTHEADS - A production line is provided for forming a layered product. The production line includes a conveyor configured to convey a substrate. A plurality of elongate printheads extend transverse to the conveyance direction and is configured to print voxels upon the conveyed substrate to form the layered product. The printheads are arranged to form a plurality of sets which are equidistantly spaced apart. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076644 | Method of Operating a Temperature Management Device - There are provided a method of operating a temperature management device. For example, there is disclosed a method of operating a temperature management device. The method comprises transmitting towards the temperature management device a probe, the probe having a pre-determined format; receiving a probe response, the probe response being representative of at least one dynamic operational characteristic of the temperature management device; analyzing the probe response to obtain a control parameter suitable for controlling operation of the temperature management device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076645 | Pre And Post-Harvest QC Data Acquisition System For Agricultural Products - A system for monitoring parameters of produce including at least one sensor assembly for sensing at least one parameter of packaged produce at a plurality of times and locations of the packaged produce; a communications network operative to receive information from the at least one sensor assembly at the plurality of times and locations and to transmit the information to at least one information receiving location; and at least one computer at the at least one information receiving location for receiving the information transmitted via the communications network and for providing an information output representing the at least one parameter at the plurality of times. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076646 | Intelligent Shelving System and Dividing Element - An intelligent shelving system and associated dividing element. One or more dividing elements are arranged to communicate with a controller, each of the one or more dividing elements including an antenna having a detection plane and a base for placement on a shelf. The detection plane of the antenna is configured so as to be substantially parallel to the base. Each of the one or more dividing elements is arranged to identify electronically tagged items falling within the detection plane of its respective antenna and communicate data on said identified items to the controller. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076647 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED PROCESSING PROGRAM - A processing system includes process modules, load lock modules, an equipment controller, and a machine controller. The equipment controller controls transfer and processing of wafers in the processing system. A transfer destination determining portion determines the transfer destination of each wafer such that each wafer is sequentially transferred to a normally operating process module. When an abnormality occurs in a process module, an evacuation portion temporarily evacuates to a cassette stage the wafer determined is to be transferred to the abnormal process module and that has not yet been transferred to the abnormal process module. When a new transfer destination of the evacuated wafer is determined, if a process that is performed immediately before processing the evacuated wafer in the processing module as the new transfer destination satisfies a predetermined condition, a transfer inhibition portion inhibits the transfer of the evacuated wafer to the new transfer destination. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076648 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESSING SYSTEM - A processing system includes process modules, load lock modules, an equipment controller, and a machine controller. The equipment controller controls transfer and processing of wafers in the processing system. A transfer destination determining portion determines the transfer destination of each wafer such that each wafer is sequentially transferred to a normally operating process module. When an abnormality occurs in a process module, an evacuation portion temporarily evacuates to a cassette stage the wafer determined to be transferred to the abnormal process module and that has not yet been transferred to the abnormal process module. When an error of the abnormal process module is dealt with, a transfer destination change portion changes the transfer destination of a wafer scheduled to be first transferred from the cassette case, to the transfer inhibition-released process module. When the error of the transfer-inhibited processing chamber is released, the transfer route is optimized. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076649 | Method and Device for Transporting Items - A method and a device for transporting items, in particular mail items. uses multiple transport processes for transporting the items respectively to a processing system. For each item, a measurement is made before the transportation as to whether the item has a predefined characteristic, and if so, in what form. This measurement is executed afresh, after the item is fed to a processing system. For each item, it is determined by means of which transport process the item has been transported. To this end, it is determined which items with what form of the characteristic have been transported by means of which transport process. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076650 | Article storage and retrieval apparatus and vending machine - A apparatus for moving an article that contains a first telescoping tube movably connected to a second telescoping tube, a suction cup connected to said first telescoping tube, and a drive assembly connected to the first telescoping tube. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076651 | Apparatus and method for calculating position of robot - Provided are an apparatus and method of calculating the position of a robot, which determine the position of a robot and create a map of the surroundings of the robot which account for the travel state of the robot. The apparatus includes a state variable calculation module which calculates a plurality of state variables regarding a travel state of the robot by using a plurality of Kalman filters; a travel state determination module which determines the travel state of the robot based on the results of the calculation performed by the state variable calculation module; and a state variable update module which updates the state variables according to the result of the determination performed by the travel state determination module. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076652 | SMOOTH CLIPPING OF DATA STREAMS - A method for controlling movement of movable object having a plurality of movable subcomponents comprises receiving an instruction configured to generate a defined movement of a selected subcomponent of the movable object between a first state and a second state. The method further comprises determining whether execution of the defined movement results in the selected subcomponent leaving a motion space associated with the selected subcomponent. The motion space is defined by a motion space boundary. The method further comprises producing a modified instruction configured to generate a modified movement of the selected subcomponent between the first state and the second state. Execution of the modified movement results in the selected subcomponent remaining within the motion space. At least a portion of the modified movement deviates from the defined movement. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076653 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING AND CONTROLLING MANIPULATORS - The invention relates to a method for adjusting and controlling an automatically controlled manipulator, for example a robot. This is often achieved with the aid of dynamic manipulator models, taking into account friction torques, which occur in gear mechanisms that are provided to displace axes of the manipulator. A model for the gear mechanism friction torque is determined for at least one axis, based on driven axis speeds and axis accelerations, in addition to a motor temperature on the drive side of one of the motors that is associated with the relevant axis, said model also being used to determine target values, such as a motor position or a motor current. The inventive method is characterised in that the gear mechanism friction torque that complies with the model is determined in accordance with a gear mechanism temperature. The invention also relates to a device that is suitable for carrying out said method and to the uses of a device of this type, According to the invention, the available motor output or the available motor torque can be specifically used in an optimal manner for the respective robot, thus improving the cycle time. The adjustment and driving behaviour is also improved. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A ROBOT TOOL - The invention relates to a method and to a system for aligning and controlling the position of a robot tool, wherein a monitoring device is equipped with a detection unit and processing unit which co-operates with the control device of the robot and automatically determines the alignment of the robot tool by means of the detection unit by taking into account at least one pre-determined reference direction of the robot tool, in addition to at least one predetermined tolerance angle which defines a tolerance range for the at least one reference direction of the robot tool. The processing unit compares the determined alignment to the predetermined reference direction and/or to the tolerance values predetermined by the defined tolerance range and/or of the at least one tolerance range is not respected, the respective robot tool is disconnected and/or deactivated in co-operation with the control device of the robot. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076655 | ROBOTIC CALIBRATION METHOD - A robot is characterized by an external measurement device. The robot generates a first point cloud of data. The external measurement device generates a second point cloud of data. These two points clouds are analyzed to determine an accuracy of the robot. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076656 | COLLECTING DEBRIS FROM A TOOL - An apparatus and associated method for collecting debris from a tool, wherein programming instructions are stored in memory and executed by a machine tool controller, and wherein the controller is responsive to an intermittent debris collect signal in altering an operative path of the tool in order to engage the tool with a debris collecting device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076657 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A control device that controls grip of an object is disclosed. The control device includes: detecting means for detecting a slip of the object and outputting a slip detection value; change-value calculating means for calculating, on the basis of the slip detection value, a change value for changing a command value, which sets gripping force for the object, to magnitude for resting the object; suppression-value calculating means for calculating, on the basis of the slip detection value, a suppression value for suppressing the command value to necessary minimum magnitude for resting the object; and setting means for setting the magnitude of the command value on the basis of the change value and the suppression value. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076658 | BUILDING CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The climate in a primary space within a building having a secondary space open to and above the primary space is controlled by creating a primary microclimate within the primary space that is resistant to convection phenomena in the primary and secondary spaces. When the temperature in the secondary space is higher than the temperature in the primary space, air is drawn from the secondary space and discharged into the primary space at an initial air exchange rate which causes the temperature in the primary space to rise and the temperature in the secondary space to fall. When the temperature in the primary space is greater than or equal to the temperature in the secondary space, the air exchange rate is set at a primary microclimate maintenance rate such that the temperature in the primary space remains equal to or greater than the temperature in the secondary space, thereby establishing the primary microclimate in the primary space. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076659 | Wireless Extension to an Irrigation Control System and Related Methods - Several embodiments provide wireless extensions to an irrigation controller system and related methods of use, as well as other improvements to irrigation control equipment. In one implementation, an irrigation control system includes a transmitter unit including a controller and having a connector to be coupled to an irrigation controller having station actuation output connectors. The controller is configured to receive an indication that the irrigation controller has activated an irrigation station, and is also configured to cause the transmitter unit to transmit a wireless activation signal responsive to the indication. A receiver unit is coupled to an actuator coupled to an actuatable device, such as an irrigation valve, the actuator configured to actuate the irrigation valve to control the flow of water therethrough. The receiver unit receives the wireless activation signal and in response, causes the actuator to actuate the actuatable device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076660 | PC-Programmed Irrigation Control System - A free-standing field irrigation controller is selectively programmed by a personal computer over a radio link. The computer is equipped with software that displays a screen with seven horizontal time bands representing one day each, arranged vertically to display one week's time. Box icons representing watering settings for a plurality of zones can be dragged and dropped onto the time bands, copied and modified thereon as desired, to form a freely selectable watering schedule. Other selectable screens allow odd-days or even-days watering, sophisticated interval watering, global watering time adjustment, and a variety of manual functions. Selectable portions of the main screen can be enlarged as desired. Based on the selected schedule, the computer calculates and displays the monthly cost of water. Selected zones can be temporarily disabled to deal with weather or maintenance issues. A handheld global shut-off and manual watering remote and/or a separate radio-linked computer may be used in field maintenance. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076661 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD TO MANAGE THE GENERATION AND USE OF HYBRID ELECTRIC POWER - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to manage the generation and use of hybrid electric power. A monitoring module receives signals from one or more sensors. The signals comprise power level information of an electric energy storage device, power level information of one or more energy converters, and power level information of an electric load. A determination module compares the signals to determine whether electric power from the energy converters satisfies the electric load. A regulation module adjusts the electric power from the energy converters in response to a determination by the determination module that the electric power from the energy converters does not satisfy an electric load threshold. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076662 | In-vehicle device, computer readable medium for controlling the same, and method for controlling navigation device - An in-vehicle device includes: a hard disk drive for storing data; a communication element for transmitting a message to an user; an input element for receiving an instruction from the user; a communication control element for obtaining altitude information; and an activation control element for controlling activation of the hard disk drive. The communication control element obtains the altitude information before the hard disk drive is activated when the in-vehicle device is activated for the first time since standby power supply stopped while the in-vehicle device was not activated. The communication control element transmits the message when the current position is equal to or higher than a predetermined altitude. The activation control element starts to read the data from the hard disk drive when the input element receives the instruction that the user permits the activation of the hard disk drive. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076663 | Method and Device for Assigning a Wheel of a Motor Vehicle - A method and device for assigning a vehicle wheel to axles having different wheel sizes. The method includes measuring the acceleration “a” sensed by an acceleration sensor of a wheel electronic system in a wheel. The measured acceleration value is transmitted to an evaluation unit, which compares the measured acceleration value “a” with a standard value stored in a memory for a standard wheel. The evaluation unit assigns the vehicle wheel to an axle as a function of the comparison result. The method and device are particularly suited to determining lift axles for trucks. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076664 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A PALLET TRUCK - A control system for controlling motion of a pallet truck vehicle includes three modes of operation for controlling coasting of the vehicle. In a first, constant pressure mode, the vehicle coasts for as long as an activation button is depressed. In a second, time controlled mode, the vehicle coasts for a predetermined period of time. In the third, distance controlled mode, the vehicle coasts for a predetermined distance. Each of these functions can be activated from a remote location using a remote activation device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076665 | Method and System to Control Operation of a Device Using an Integrated Simulation with a Time Shift Option - A method to control a device may include forming an integrated simulation model of an actual environment in which the device is or will be operating. The integrated simulation model may be formed using pre-existing data and real-time data related to the actual environment. The method may also include presenting a simulation including a representation of the device operable in the integrated simulation model of the actual environment and allowing control of operation of the simulation of the device in the integrated simulation model of the actual environment. The method may further include controlling operation of the device in the actual environment using the simulation of the representation of the device in the integrated simulation model of the actual environment. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076666 | Method and Device for Assigning a First Automobile to a Second Automobile - A method for assigning a first motor vehicle to a second motor vehicle by exchanging electromagnetic signals. The electromagnetic signals are transmitted from the first motor vehicle in a predetermined temporal signal pattern and received by the second motor vehicle, where they are compared as to whether the received electromagnetic signals correspond to a signal pattern stored in the second motor vehicle. The first motor vehicle then is assigned as a function of the comparison. This method is particularly suited to assigning trailers to a towing vehicle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076667 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR DETERMINING A MISSION PLAN FOR A POWERED SYSTEM USING SIGNAL ASPECT INFORMATION - A mission planner system for a powered system, the mission planner system including a receiving device to collect aspect information as the powered system performs a mission, said aspect information being received from a remote location, a processor to determine a speed limit based at least in part on the aspect information, and a control system connected to the powered system to operate the powered system in response to the speed limit. A method and a computer software code for determining the mission plan with aspect information obtained from a remote location during the mission are also disclosed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076668 | Method and apparatus for providing power in an aircraft to one or more aircraft systems - A method and apparatus is disclosed in which an aircraft system such as the landing gear system or braking system is operated at least partially under power provided by a generator driven by the wheels of the landing gear. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076669 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-BODY VEHICLES WITH FUEL SLOSH - Methods and systems for controlling multi-body vehicles with fuel slosh are provided. In a method for stabilizing a vehicle with fuel slosh, a controller for a multi-body assembly is formed by selecting vehicle configuration and velocity as states of a rigid body. Equations of motion are written for the multi-body assembly, and velocity states are determined that are unactuated. A decoupling transformation is defined from the unactuated velocity states. The equations of motion are transformed using the decoupling transformation such that unactuated states are decoupled from actuated states. A slosh state estimator is coupled to the controller such that it is in operative communication with an input to the controller and an output from the controller. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076670 | Olivo-Cerebellar Controller - Non-linear control laws are disclosed and implemented with a controller and control system for maneuvering an underwater vehicle. The control laws change the phase of one Inferior-Olive (IO) neuron with respect to another IO. One control law is global, that is, the control law works (stable and convergent) for any initial condition. The remaining three control laws are local. The control laws are obtained by applying feedback linearization, while retaining non-linear characteristics. Each control law generates a profile (time history) of the control signal to produce a desired phase difference recognizable by a controller to respond to disturbances and to maneuver an underwater vehicle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076671 | WATERCRAFT - A watercraft includes a plurality of watercraft operating devices arranged to adjust an amount and/or a direction of a propulsive force or a resistance provided to a prescribed position of the watercraft, operation devices arranged to operate the plurality of watercraft operating devices, actuators arranged to actuate the respective watercraft operating devices, and a control unit arranged to control an operation amount of each of the actuators based on an operational state of the operation devices. The control unit preferably includes a traveling state detecting device arranged to detect a traveling state of the watercraft, an operational state detecting device arranged to detect an operational state of the operation devices, a traveling plan estimating device arranged to estimate a traveling plan of an operator of the watercraft based on the traveling state and the operational state, and a watercraft operating device controlling device arranged to select one of the watercraft operating devices to be controlled from the plurality of watercraft operating devices, and arranged to control an operating amount of the actuator operating the watercraft operating device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TORQUE INPUTS TO AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION - A hybrid-electric vehicle powertrain control is trained to predefined trips, enabling efficient use of torque events during such trips. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076673 | Partial manual control state for automated vehicle navigation system - Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for automated control of a moving vehicle. An alarm condition is detected, and in response to the alarm condition, the current radius of curvature of the vehicle is maintained. The radius of curvature may be calculated by using data received from sensors. The alarm condition may be a result of the vehicle becoming unstable or the automated navigation system malfunctioning. In response to operator control input, the vehicle is placed into a manual control state. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076674 | System for the automatic movement of material - The present invention relates to a system for the automatic movement of material in a working area comprising at least one movable piece of equipment, wherein the system has a control for the automatic movement of the piece of equipment with an automatic recognition of obstacles. In accordance with the invention, the control has a first obstacle processing function which moves an obstacle in the working area automatically using the movable piece of equipment; and/or in that the control has a second obstacle processing function which automatically removes an obstacle from the working area using the movable piece of equipment. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076675 | Reminder Device for Eliciting Behavioral Response in a Vehicle - A reminder device for alerting or triggering the memory of a vehicular occupant includes one or more visual, auditory and tactile indicators which the occupant associates with the presence of a person, pet, plant or inanimate object located in the vehicle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076676 | INPUT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An input apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus being used for operation input to various vehicular electronic devices, sets position input permission areas on a two-dimensional operation surface of an operation input device discretely by control of a main controller. In control modes of a reaction force, a guide input mode where position indication operations to the areas on the operation surface by the operation input device are guided along unique paths defined in the respective area and an arbitrary mode where the position indication operations are not guided but performed freely can be changed. The guide input mode is set at least during a vehicle travel. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076677 | Method for Determination of Engine Lubrication Oil Consumption - A method of determining lubrication oil consumption in a gas turbine engine that has an engine operating cycle interval comprising a starting phase, a running phase and a shutdown phase, comprises the steps of: measuring lubrication oil level upon initialisation of the starting phase of each engine operating cycle interval; comparing the starting phase measured lubrication oil level during the starting phase with a starting phase baseline lubrication measurement; recording the starting phase lubrication oil level measurement; determining average engine lubrication oil consumption rate during the complete engine operating cycle interval by dividing the difference between the starting phase lubrication oil measurement and the baseline lubrication oil measurement; and repeating these steps for each subsequent engine operating cycle interval; wherein the starting phase baseline lubrication oil level measurement is initially a predetermined lubrication oil level and then the previous starting phase lubrication oil measurement for subsequent engine operating cycle intervals. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076678 | Cellular Phone Configured with Off-Board Device Capabilities and Starter/Charger and Battery Testing Capabilities - The present invention is directed toward a cellular phone that connects to an existing vehicle data link to perform the functions of an off-board device, such as a scan tool, for displaying diagnostic information relating to vehicles. In addition, the cellular phone connects to a starter/charger system and/or a battery to perform the functions of a starter/charger/battery testing device. Such a device allows a user to connect the cellular phone to a data link connector located in a vehicle, download software to either an adaptor or the cellular phone, retrieve information relating to diagnostic tests on the vehicle and view the results on the cellular phone display, and/or communicate the results to another person or device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076679 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR AN OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR DURING OPERATION OF AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION - There is provided a method to monitor a sensing system adapted to monitor an output of an electro-mechanical transmission. This includes monitoring rotational speed of a wheel operatively connected to a driveline operatively connected to the output of the electro-mechanical transmission. A first expected output of the transmission is determined based upon the output of the first sensor. A second expected output of the transmission is determined based upon a rotational speed of a torque-generative device operatively connected to the transmission. The first and second expected outputs and an output of the sensing system adapted to monitor the output of the electro-mechanical transmission are compared. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076680 | Method for tracking defective functions in operation of motor vehicles - The invention describes a method for tracking defective functions in the operation of heater plugs in a diesel engine of a vehicle, provided with a control unit for the control of its heater plugs—the preheater control unit—, by the steps of
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20090076681 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A vehicular memory management apparatus includes in an SRAM a mirror area for mirroring information from a PDTC storage area and an update information storage area for storing update information of the SRAM. When a fault is detected, a DTC is stored in both of the mirror area and a DTC storage area for maintaining consistency between the contents of the two areas, and the update information is updated. After confirming the consistency based on the update information, the information in the mirror area is copied to the PDTC storage area. Further, the information in the PDTC storage area is copied to the mirror area upon determining that the information in the mirror area is deleted based on the update information. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076682 | VEHICLE SUBSYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method is provided for controlling at least one setting parameter in at least one active subsystem in a vehicle chassis. The method includes, but is not limited to the steps of identifying the driver and selecting the decision function associated to the identified driver from a set of predetermined decision functions, determining one or more operating parameters of the vehicle, evaluating the decision function which yields a value of the setting parameter corresponding to the determined operating parameters, and setting the value in said subsystem. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076683 | Vehicle anti-rollover system and method - An anti-rollover system including a processor, a side impact sensor in communication with the processor, and a controllable suspension-based system and/or a controllable brake-based system in communication with the processor, wherein the controllable suspension-based system and/or the controllable brake-based system is actuated when the side impact sensor detects a side impact. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076684 | Motorcycle - A motorcycle is provided with a fork-like wheel carrier, on the lower end of which a front wheel is supported, a handlebar by which the wheel carrier can be steered in a steering direction to the left or the right during travel, and a transmission unit by which the handlebar is coupled to the wheel carrier. The transmission unit is provided for transmitting steering forces, introduced into the handlebar, to the wheel carrier and bringing same into a corresponding steering position. The wheel carrier is mounted so as to be pivotable with respect to the handlebar, such that for a specified steering position, the wheel carrier can be moved, at least over a certain range, relative to the handlebar in the steering direction. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076685 | Restraining Device for an Occupant of a Vehicle - In a restraining device for an occupant of a vehicle, having a belt that can be drawn out or retracted by a lockable retractor, and a reversible seat-belt tightener, in the case of an impending but still avoidable first event the reversible seat-belt tightener automatically exerts and maintains a first tightening force on the belt and/or reduces the first tightening force if the first event is no longer impending. In the case of an impending, no longer avoidable second event, automatically exerts a second tightening force on the belt which is greater than the first tightening force. The first tightening force and the second tightening force acting constantly in the retracting direction. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076686 | VEHICLE INTERFACE TO COMMUNICATE A SAFETY ALERT MODE COMMAND - One of the embodiments of the invention includes an interface for communicating a vehicle command from a user to a vehicle. The interface preferably includes an engagement system to engage the torso and an appendage of a user, a sensor system to sense forces imparted by the user, a processor to interpret the vehicle “safety alert mode” command based on a forceful shift of the user, to confirm that the user wishes to invoke the vehicle “safety alert mode” command, and to communicate the vehicle “safety alert mode” command to the vehicle. The vehicle, armed with this vehicle “safety alert mode” command, may initiate a defensive action, such as tightening the suspension. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076687 | POSITION DETECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOVEABLE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT WHICH CAN BE POSITIONED MOTOR-DRIVEN IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A position detection arrangement for a functional element ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090076688 | LAMP SYSTEM AND LAMP DEFLECTION CONTROL METHOD - A processing section determines whether a steering angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle is within or outside a range-to-be-ignored and sets an output steering angle depending on whether the steering angle is within or outside the range-to-be-ignored. A deflection angle calculating section calculates a deflection angle based on the output steering angle, and a swivel control section controls an irradiating direction of a lamp of the vehicle in accordance with the deflection angle. If the steering angle is determined to be outside the range-to-be-ignored, the processing section changes the range-to-be-ignored such that the steering angle is included within the range-to-be-ignored. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076689 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SOLENOID CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic transmission controller system and method are disclosed. In particular, disclosed is a system and method for controlling solenoid pressure control valves associated with an automatic transmission. The automatic transmission controller system comprises a controller which is configured to receive one or more electrical signal inputs for attributing each solenoid pressure control valve with one of a set of I-P calibration curves. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076690 | Engine Hydraulic Parallel Series Rear Wheel Drive Hybrid Vehicle - The present invention relates to an engine hydraulic parallel series rear wheel drive hybrid vehicle, including a power transmission system for conventional vehicle, an electric control unit and a hydraulic auxiliary power transmission system, that is, braking energy regeneration auxiliary system and idling energy control system. A brake pedal and an accelerator pedal are connected with the hydraulic auxiliary power transmission system through the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit functions to realize harmonious control between the power transmission system and the hydraulic auxiliary transmission system. The electronic control unit receives electric signals given by the brake pedal, the accelerator pedal, the engine and the gear-box. After control strategic operation, the electronic control unit outputs an instruction signal of the auxiliary hydraulic power transmission system. The present invention can realize the recovering and releasing of hydraulic braking energy, utilizing of idling energy, and idling and shutting down of engine. The present invention has the advantages of higher efficiency of kinetic energy conversion, smaller noise, longer lifetime of engine, gas-saving, simpler structure and lower cost. The present invention is applicable to the reconfiguration of existing vehicle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076691 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - The invention is concerned with control of a motor vehicle powertrain having a transmission of torque-controlled type. The powertrain also has an engine which provides a controllable engine torque. The method involves determining a reaction torque requirement and an engine torque requirement suitable to create a desired wheel torque and also a desired engine acceleration. The engine torque and the reaction torque provided by the transmission are set accordingly. The invention is characterised by the fact that the aforementioned calculation involves estimating and allowing for vehicle acceleration. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076692 | METHOD TO DETERMINE AN OPTIMIZED SHIFT POINT, IN PARTICULAR UPSHIFT POINT, FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - In order to determine an optimized upshift point, it is proposed that a control circuit, on the basis of a current engine operating point (TQ | 2009-03-19 |
20090076693 | Control device and control method for vehicle power transmission device - When an engine stop control is executed while an automatic ratio shift portion is in a neutral state, a switching clutch is operated, so that a differential portion carrier of a differential portion planetary gear device that is linked to an engine, and a differential portion ring gear linked the automatic ratio shift portion are integrally rotated. Therefore, along with the engine stop control, the rotation speed of the rotating elements of the differential portion planetary gear device is reduced while the rotating elements are integrally rotated or substantially integrally rotated. Since the rotating elements are rotated integrally or substantially integrally, the high rotation speed of the differential portion ring gear linked to the automatic ratio shift portion, which tends to have a heightened rotation speed particularly during the neutral state, is prevented. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076694 | CONTROLLER OF DRIVER FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a vehicular drive system arranged to electrically transmit a portion of an output force of an engine through an electric path, which control apparatus is configured to reduce loads of components associated with the electric path and to restrict a temperature rise of the components associated with the electric path, making it possible to reduce the required size of a cooling system. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076695 | Method for controlling a friction clutch - A method is proposed in which the distance sensor of a friction clutch operated automatically by a clutch actuator is calibrated in the disengaged state, wherein if the calibration is lost the friction clutch is slowly engaged until the friction clutch is in an engaged state, and when the friction clutch is completely engaged the distance sensor is recalibrated. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A POWERTRAIN IN A VEHICLE - A vehicle include a first disconnect disposed between a prime mover of the vehicle and a certain one of the vehicle drive wheels. The first disconnect is operable to connect and disconnect the prime mover to and from the certain one of the drive wheels. A second disconnect is disposed between the powertrain and the certain one of the drive wheels, and is operable to connect and disconnect the certain one of the drive wheels to and from the powertrain when the first disconnect is engaged. A control system and method are configured to control operation of at least the first and second disconnects. Through selective control of the disconnects, the system can be automatically placed in a four-wheel-drive mode based on predetermined criteria, or the desirability of the four-wheel-drive mode can be indicated to the vehicle operator in a passive version of the control system and method. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076697 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOTIVE POWER SYSTEM OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A motive power system of a vehicle is controlled based on a driving style of a driver of the vehicle. Parameters related to a state of the vehicle are used as inputs to a fuzzy controller in order to characterize the driving style of the driver of the vehicle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076698 | DRIVING ASSISTING APPARATUS - A driving assisting apparatus acquires a stoppable condition for allowing a vehicle to stop at a stop position and a driver characteristic concerning a driving operation for stopping the vehicle, and determines whether to determine the condition for starting assisting the driving operation according to the stoppable condition or driver characteristic depending on a running state of the vehicle. This sets the start condition for assisting the driving operation in view of the driver characteristic as well, thus making it possible to assist the driving operation in conformity to the driver's feelings. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076699 | VEHICLE AUTOMATIC OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle automatic operation control device that can perform automatic operation of a vehicle while the actual acceleration favorably tracks the target acceleration. The device comprises a target required torque calculating part ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090076700 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VEHICLE SPEED - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to receive speed limit information from a remote wireless transmitter where the speed limit information comprising a speed limit and an applicable speed area, receive location information associated with a vehicle, determine a location of the vehicle based at least in part on the location information, determine a speed of the vehicle, determine an excessive speed when the speed of the vehicle exceeds the speed limit and when the location of the vehicle is within the applicable speed area, and provide a driver notification of the excessive speed according to a user profile associated with a driver of the vehicle. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076701 | Vehicle cruise control apparatus and vehicle cruise control method - A vehicle cruise control apparatus includes a vehicle speed adjusting device that adjusts a vehicle speed to a set target vehicle speed, a brake operation detecting device that detects brake operation performed by a driver, and a first controller that controls the vehicle speed adjusting device based on a target driving force that maintains a vehicle in a stopped condition, when the brake operation performed by the driver is detected. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076702 | Method and Apparatus for Predicting a Movement Trajectory - In order to be able to undertake a reliable prediction of a movement trajectory of an object moving in road traffic even for relatively long prediction periods, a method is proposed in which there is firstly determined ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090076703 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING RESIDUAL GAS FRACTION FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES USING ALTITUDE COMPENSATION - An engine control system comprises a first factor calculating module that calculates a first factor based on intake cam position (ICAM), exhaust cam position (ECAM), engine speed (RPM) and first calibration factors. A second factor calculating module calculates a second factor based on ICAM, ECAM, RPM and second calibration factors. A residual gas fraction (RGF) estimating module estimates a RGF value based on the first factor adjusted for altitude and said second factor. A method comprises calculating a first factor based on intake cam position (ICAM), exhaust cam position (ECAM), engine speed (RPM) and first calibration factors; calculating a second factor based on ICAM, ECAM, RPM and second calibration factors; and estimating a residual gas fraction (RGF) value based on the first factor adjusted for altitude and said second factor. At least one engine operating parameter is adjusted based on the RGF value. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076704 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes: a crankshaft; a crank angle detection unit that outputs a crank signal; a generator that rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the crankshaft, and that outputs alternating voltage signals with one-phase; and a control unit, to which the alternating voltage signals are input, that ascertains ignition timings based on the crank signals, performs ignition control so as to spark the internal combustion engine at the ignition timings, determines a polarity of the alternating voltage signal each time the crank signal is detected, ascertains a polarity cycle of the alternating voltage signals based on the determination result of the polarity, and determines that a failure has occurred in the generator when the polarity cycles do not continuously coincide multiple times with the polarity cycles at the time of forward rotation of the crankshaft. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076705 | POWER MODULATED, DUAL FUEL, SMALL DISPLACEMENT ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - An engine capitalizes on the advantages of alternative fuels such as ethanol, E-85, and other alcohols, with a small displacement engine, two cylinders or more, and at least a divided fuel tank or alternatively two tanks. An electronic engine control module selects the fuel for operating conditions and delivers the fuel through separate injection systems. The module selects unleaded gasoline for starting, light load and light cruising conditions. Upon greater demands for engine power, the module adds or switches entirely to a secondary fuel such as alcohol, ethanol, E-85 or other ethanol/gasoline blends and reduces or eliminates the introduction of gasoline fuel. The secondary fuel provides more power than unleaded gasoline, thus reducing the engine displacement required for operating a vehicle under a variety of loads. The present invention seeks a substantial engine power increase, reduction in engine detonation, improved cold starting, re-evaluation of turbochargers, a decrease in gasoline consumption, and gasoline as the default fuel. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076706 | Control Device For Internal Combustion Engine And Straddle Type Vehicle Provided With The Same - Startability of an internal combustion engine using a mixed fuel of gasoline and alcohol is improved. An intake passage of the engine has a main flow channel provided with a throttle valve and a bypass flow channel for bypassing the throttle valve. A bypass quantity adjusting mechanism adjusts the bypass quantity in the bypass flow channel. A control device detects or estimates the mixing ratio of alcohol of the fuel and controls the bypass quantity adjusting mechanism so that a bypass quantity before a first explosion is smaller than a bypass quantity after the first explosion when the mixing ratio of alcohol is equal to or more than a predetermined value. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076707 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH INJECTION QUANTITY LEARNING FUNCTION - A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine which is designed to determine an instantaneous engine speed in a cycle of, for example, 30° CA of the engine to learn an actual injection quantity that is the quantity of fuel actually sprayed from a fuel injector. The system filters the instantaneous engine speed using a band-pass filter to extract a cyclic component which varies in synchronism with an engine operating cycle to produce an engine speed change which has arisen from the spraying of fuel into the engine from which unwanted noise components are removed and uses it to determine the actual injection quantity. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076708 | Method and device for integrative control of gas engine - An integrative control method and device for controlling gas engines is proposed which is improved load responsivity of the engine in transient operation. The control method comprises a speed control process for controlling engine rotation speed by controlling the fuel gas flow control valve based on deviation of actual engine rotation speed from a target command value of rotation speed, and an air fuel ratio control process for controlling air fuel ratio of fuel-air mixture by controlling throttle valve opening based on deviation of the actual mixture flow rate from the command value of mixture flow rate, whereby at least either fuel gas flow correction or fuel-air mixture flow correction is performed when time-series variation of input signals relating to performance change of the gas engine exceeds a reference range determined beforehand, the fuel gas flow correction being performed by correcting control variables of the fuel gas flow control valve in the speed control process, and the mixture flow correction being performed by correcting opening of the throttle valve in the air fuel ratio control process. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076709 | Method and device for integrative control of gas engine - An integrative control method and device for controlling gas engines is proposed which load responsivity of the engine is improved while maintaining air fuel ratio control and stable control is performed when fuel gas of different calorific value is used. The control method comprises a speed control process for controlling engine rotation speed by controlling the fuel gas flow control valve based on deviation of actual engine rotation speed from a target command value of rotation speed, and an air fuel ratio control process for controlling air fuel ratio of fuel-air mixture by controlling throttle valve opening based on deviation of the actual mixture flow rate from the command value of mixture flow rate, whereby correction of theoretical air fuel ratio in accordance with exhaust temperature is performed in the air fuel ratio control process, the correction being done to correct the theoretical air fuel ratio used to calculate the command value of fuel-air mixture flow rate in accordance with exhaust temperature based on deviation of actual exhaust temperature from target exhaust temperature prescribed for various engine rotation speeds and load factors. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076710 | Engine Starting for Engine Having Adjustable Valve Operation - A method for controlling an engine including at least a first cylinder having a first piston and a second cylinder having a second piston, at least one of said first and second cylinders having at least an adjustable valve, the method comprising before engine rotation: closing electrically actuated valves in at least the first and the second cylinder; fueling at least said first cylinder with a first fuel amount based on a position of the first piston and said second cylinder with a second fuel amount based on a position of the second piston; performing a first spark in at least one of said first cylinder and said second cylinder; and applying a starter motor to assist engine starting rotation; after engine rotation, firing each cylinder of the engine in a sequential firing order without changing a number of strokes in any cylinder of the engine. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076711 | Control method for a direct injection system of the common-rail type provided with a shut-off valve for controlling the flow rate of a high-pressure fuel pump - A control method of a direct injection system of the common-rail type; the control method contemplates: feeding the pressurized fuel to a common rail by means of a high-pressure pump which receives the fuel through a shut-off valve; cyclically controlling the opening and closing of the shut-off valve for choking the flow rate of fuel taken in by the high-pressure pump; driving the shut-off valve synchronously with respect to the mechanical actuation of the high-pressure pump by means of a driving frequency of the shut-off valve having a constant integer synchronization ratio, predetermined according to the pumping frequency of the high-pressure pump; estimating a perturbation intensity of the fuel pressure inside the common rail; and varying the phase of the commands of the shut-off valve with respect to the phase of the mechanical actuation of the high-pressure pump if the perturbation intensity of the fuel pressure inside the common rail is higher than a predetermined threshold value. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076712 | Device for the control of an internal combustion engine operable with liquid and/or gaseous fuel - Presented is a device for controlling an internal combustion engine operable with at least on of liquid and gaseous fuel. The device includes a rotational speed controller that outputs a control signal, which is dependent on the actual rotational speed of the engine and which influences the power output of the engine. The control signal includes a dimension for the total power to be output by the engine. The device further includes a dividing device configured for receiving the dimension, dividing the dimension for the total power according to a predetermined ratio into a contribution of the liquid fuel and a contribution of the gaseous fuel, and generating and outputting a second and a third control signal. The second control signal influences the liquid fuel quantity injected into the engine per unit time and the third control signal influences the gas fuel quantity injected into the engine per unit time. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076713 | Gaseous fuel engine charge density control system - A spark ignited gaseous fuel engine including an exhaust gas recirculation system and method for operating a gaseous fuel engine are provided. The exhaust gas recirculation system has an adjustable flow and is operable to supply exhaust gas to at least one engine cylinder. The engine further includes means for determining a value indicative of a charge density of a combustion mixture that includes gaseous fuel, air and exhaust gas supplied to the at least one cylinder, and adjusting a flow quantity through the exhaust gas recirculation system based at least in part on the value. The charge density may permit the controller to set a NO | 2009-03-19 |
20090076714 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control apparatus is provided with a fuel injection nozzle, a crank angle detector, a timer, and a control computer. The crank angle detector outputs a pulse signal corresponding to each tooth portion of a signal rotor and a pulse signal corresponding to a tooth missing portion. The control computer sets, as a fuel injection timing, a point of time at which a predetermined standby time period has elapsed from a point of time at which a reference tooth portion is detected. The control computer recognizes a tooth missing zone based on the pulse signal corresponding to the tooth missing portion. The control computer determines whether the fuel injection timing is set in a specific section in the tooth missing zone. When the fuel injection timing is set in a section outside the specific section, the control computer sets, as the predetermined standby time period, a remaining time period shorter than one inter-signal time period. In contrast, when the fuel injection timing is set to the specific section, the control computer sets, as the predetermined standby time period, a time period obtained by adding one or more inter-signal time periods to the remaining time period. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076715 | INTAKE CHARGE DEFICIT METHOD FOR ENGINE REAL-TIME DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATION - The present invention relates to a method of engine operation to provide a real time engine diagnostic to detect EGR, turbocharger or compressor malfunctions and to prevent such malfunctions from damaging the engine. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076716 | CHARACTERISTIC NUMBER METHOD FOR ENGINE REAL-TIME DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATION - A method of internal combustion engine operation that include real time engine diagnostics to detect hardware malfunctions that combines the signals for two or more sensors to detect the severity of a hardware malfunction. | 2009-03-19 |
20090076717 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING AN AIRCRAFT TO REJOIN A FLIGHT PLAN BY INTERCEPTION OF A FLIGHT SEGMENT CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT - A method for assisting an aircraft to rejoin a flight plan is disclosed. The flight plan is composed of a number N of flight segments (LEG | 2009-03-19 |
20090076718 | Navigation Sign - This invention relates to signs and cartography, and provides a sign which makes it easier for tourists to find their way around a town or city. In particular the invention provides a navigation sign ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090076719 | System to navigate within images spatially referenced to a computed space - A system for navigating images spatially referenced to a plurality of location coordinates from at least one coordinate location within a computed space provides travel with a non-linear itinerary. Specifically, serial navigation of a plurality of geographic images spatially referenced to location coordinates of a geo-planar space from a selected coordinate location within each prior geographic image. | 2009-03-19 |