30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130190945 | VEHICLE MASS ESTIMATING APPARATUS - There is provided a vehicle mass estimating apparatus including an acceleration detecting unit which detects an acceleration of a vehicle, a driving-force calculating unit which calculates a driving force of the vehicle corresponding to the acceleration, a steering-angle associated value detecting unit which detects a steering-angle associated value which is associated with a steering angle of the vehicle at a detection time of the acceleration, and a mass estimating unit which estimates a vehicle mass at the detection time of the acceleration based on the acceleration and the driving force on a condition that the steering angle associated value satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190946 | VEHICLE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DATA ACQUISITION METHOD - A vehicle data acquisition system that stores, in a memory device, vehicle data acquired by way of a vehicle-mounted information processor. A data acquisition program assisting the acquisition of the vehicle data is dynamically incorporated in the vehicle-mounted information processor. A probe section, which can be replaced with another command, is positioned as an invalid command in one or a plurality of positions in an application program incorporated in advance in the information processor. The data acquisition program replaces the probe section with a vehicle data acquisition command and stores the acquired vehicle data in chronological order in the memory device. The data acquisition program re-replaces the probe section with an invalid command after the vehicle data is acquired. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190947 | SERVER, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle control method of a server is provided. The vehicle control method includes receiving, when a user terminal is connected, user information from the user terminal, searching for vehicle environment information corresponding to the user information, and controlling an environment of a vehicle using the searched vehicle environment information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190948 | AIRCRAFT RADIO SYSTEM - An aircraft radio system comprising a plurality of radios interconnected by a digital communications network, each radio having a transceiver and a dedicated processor platform, the aircraft radio system being configured to cause the dedicated processor platforms to constitute a virtual processing environment for the aircraft radio system. There is also an aircraft radio system comprising a plurality of discrete radios interconnected by a digital communications network, each radio having a transceiver, a dedicated processor platform and a server configured to support communications over the network using PPPoE, Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet, to provide a common digital interface between an aircraft domain and the radios for plural types of communication. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190949 | VEHICLE ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for controlling energy of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, comprising a control interface able to be in at least one first and one second state, the first state being an instruction state in which the interface generates at least a first instruction for speed of variation of a current energy of the vehicle and the second state being a resting state in which it gives no instruction, the interface furthermore being configured to return into the second state after having been brought into the first state. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN AIRCRAFT NOISE ADVISORY DURING DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF AN AIRCRAFT - A system and method for providing an aircraft noise advisory during departure and/or arrival of an aircraft are disclosed. In one embodiment, predefined allowable aircraft noise level information associated with a plurality of aircraft noise sensors located in the vicinity of airports are obtained. Further, predefined allowable aircraft noise level information associated with one or more of the plurality of aircraft noise sensors is presented on a display device in the aircraft, based on a current location of the aircraft, upon receiving noise data request from a pilot. Furthermore, current aircraft noise level information is obtained from one of the one or more aircraft noise sensors. In addition, the current aircraft noise level information is compared with predefined allowable aircraft noise level information associated with the one of the one or more aircraft noise sensors. Also, the aircraft noise advisory is displayed based on an outcome of the comparison. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190951 | PRESSURE ALTITUDE STABILIZATION - A method and apparatus is provided for determining the altitude of an aircraft. In accordance with the method, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data is received from a plurality of GPS satellites and a GPS altitude value is determined from the GPS data. In addition, a pressure altitude value is determined. An altitude difference is determined between the GPS altitude value and the pressure altitude value. At least one of the GPS altitude value and the pressure altitude value is adjusted using the altitude difference. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190952 | SIGNALING AND REMOTE CONTROL TRAIN OPERATION - A model train and layout control system based on on-board sound and locomotive modules, new signaling methods, bi-directional communication, environmental sound, turnout control, train location methods, computer interaction and accessory control, by adding components to existing technology. AC power signal waveforms are variously altered to convey digital command words. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190953 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF HYBRID VEHICLES - In a method for increasing the availability of a hybrid drive having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, the electric motor is operated as a starter of the internal combustion engine as well as a travel drive unit within the hybrid drive, and at least one operating parameter, corresponding to an operating parameter of the at least one electric motor, is ascertained. An error is identified if the at least one operating parameter value does not correspond to an operating parameter standard state, in which case the operation of the electric motor as the travel drive unit is at least partially limited. Lastly, a driving state-dependent error response is carried out depending on the instantaneous operating state of the hybrid drive. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190954 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the operation of an electric coolant pump in a hybrid vehicle system. During vehicle compression braking conditions, a motor propels the vehicle while the engine spins un-fueled to absorb torque. During such conditions, the coolant pump is operated based on the absorbed torque to maintain an engine temperature within a threshold. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190955 | Infinitely Variable Transmission - An exemplary infinitely variable transmission includes a planetary gear set situated in a drive train of an automotive vehicle and interfaced with a worm gear driven by an electrical motor continuously controlled by an electronic control unit in response to a torque demand. Another aspect may be selection of the worm gear helix angle to effect a balance between worm gear teeth friction and load placed on the worm gear by the planetary gear set, such that power required to drive the worm gear is minimized for all input load conditions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190956 | Surface-mediated cell-powered vehicles and methods of operating same - This invention provides a vehicle powered by a surface-mediated cell (SMC)-based power source, comprising a vehicle frame, at least a wheel supporting the frame or a propeller connected to the frame, a drive unit connected to the wheel or propeller, and a power source electrically connected to the drive unit, wherein the power source contains at least a surface-mediated cell. The vehicle can be a micro-EV (using the SMC for the stop-start function), HEV, plug-in HEV, all-electric vehicle, power-assisted bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, tricycle, automobile, wheelchair, fork lift, golf cart, specialty vehicle, bus, truck, train, rapid-transit vehicle, boat, or air vehicle. The ultra-high power density enables the SMC to provide pulsed power or increased current demands when the vehicle is accelerating or hill-climbing. The SMC also enables the power source to recuperate the braking energy when the vehicle decelerates, brakes, or simply moves down-hill. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190957 | Utility Vehicle With Parallel Operated Internal Combustion Engine And Electric Motor Drivetrains - A utility vehicle includes a first axle, a second axle, an electric motor, an internal combustion engine, and a torque transfer device. The first axle is coupled to first and second wheels. The second axle is coupled to third and fourth wheels. The electric motor drives the first axle in a first direction and a second direction at different times. The internal combustion engine drives a transmission output shaft in one direction. The torque transfer device selectively drives the second axle in the first direction in response to rotation of the transmission output shaft in the one direction. The torque transfer device also selectively drives the second axle in the second direction in response to rotation of the transmission output shaft in the one direction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190958 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes a drive mode control portion and a battery degradation determination portion. The chive mode control portion sets the drive mode to a CD mode after the charging of a battery by a battery charger ends as the state of charge of the battery reaches a first predetermined range. The drive mode control portion switches the drive mode to a CS mode if, after the hybrid vehicle starts driving in the CD mode, the state of charge of the battery declines to a second predetermined range that is lower than the first predetermined range. The battery degradation determination portion performs determination regarding degradation of the battery on the basis of data collected while the vehicle is driving. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING STATE OF FUNCTION OF A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE - A plurality of industrial vehicle operating parameters are observed and evaluated to monitor drivetrain(s) of the vehicle to determine whether a traction motor has become decoupled from its drivetrain, i.e., a dynamic gearbox failure. If a dynamic gearbox failure is detected, a static test is performed while the vehicle is stopped to confirm the failure. Drive capabilities of the vehicle are restricted if the dynamic gearbox failure is confirmed by the static test while full drive capabilities are enabled if not. A parking brake test is performed by applying each mechanical brake that is attached to a traction motor or a driving wheel and then individually controlling the traction motors in accordance with an operator's travel request such that each motor produces enough torque to rotate the motor if the brake its respective drive wheel is functionally degraded. The torque is applied in the direction of the operator's travel request so that any movement of the vehicle due to inadequate mechanical braking will not be unexpected by the operator. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190960 | HYBRID WORKING MACHINE - A hybrid working machine includes an engine, a motor generator connected to the engine, a variable displacement hydraulic pump configured to be driven to rotate with the output of the engine, and a control part configured to control the rotation speed of the engine and the variable displacement hydraulic pump. The control part is configured to determine the target rotation speed of the variable displacement hydraulic pump based on a hydraulic load and control the rotation speed of the engine using the target rotation speed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190961 | DUAL-ROTOR MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE, ASSOCIATED STEPLESS SPEED CHANGE SYSTEM WITH PLANET GEAR AND CONTROL METHOD - The present invention relates to a dual-rotor motor for electric vehicle, wherein an output shaft is at least partly located in a housing and arranged rotatably relative to the housing, a stator is sleeved around the output shaft, an outer three-phase winding is arranged outside the stator, an outer rotor is sleeved around the outer three-phase winding and arranged rotatably relative to the stator, an inner three-phase winding is arranged inside the stator, an inner rotor is inserted in the inner three-phase winding around the output shaft and arranged rotatably relative to the stator, and a continuously variable transmission system with planet gear and dual-rotor motor for electric vehicle and a control method thereof are provided, the dual-rotor motor for electric vehicle of the present invention is designed skillfully and unique in structure, by cooperating with the planet gear, it can sufficiently make use of the wide speed adjustable range of the motor to regulate speeds, compared with an automatic stepped or continuous variable transmission cooperating with a traditional internal combustion engine, the structure of the transmission system is simpler, and has advantages of stepless speed change and high transmission efficiency, and ultimately improves the vehicle performance, therefore the present invention is suitable for large-scale popularization. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190962 | POWERTRAIN, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWERTRAIN, AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWERTRAIN - A powertrain includes: an engine provided with a plurality of cylinders; a first motor generator coupled to an output shaft of the engine; and an ECU for controlling them. When misfire in the engine is detected, the output shaft of the engine is rotated by driving the first motor generator with ignition and supply of fuel to the engine being suspended. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190963 | System and Method for Gathering Video Data Related to Operation of an Autonomous Industrial Vehicle - As an autonomously guided industrial vehicle travels through a facility images of the adjacent environment are acquired, by either a still camera or a video camera. An image file containing a plurality of the images is stored onboard the vehicle. During that travel, the location of the vehicle is determined. Upon occurrence of a predefined incident, such as encountering an obstacle or impacting an object, an incident message is transmitted wirelessly from the vehicle to a remote management computer. The incident message contains an indication of the type of incident, an indication of a location of the vehicle, and the plurality of the images. The remote management computer responds to the incident message by providing a notification about the incident to one or more persons. The contents of the incident message enables the person notified to take corrective action. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190964 | INTELLIGENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An intelligent navigation system navigates a motor vehicle according to real-time road conditions and maneuverability conditions. The intelligent navigation system predicts and corrects potential route deviations before they actually occur. The intelligent navigation system interacts with the maneuverability of a motor vehicle, such that it can navigate the motor vehicle with very little to no human intervention. The intelligent navigation system may embody a method comprising the steps of receiving, from an input device, destination information related to a destination to be reached by the motor vehicle; receiving, from a positioning device, initial location information related to an initial location of the motor vehicle; determining, using a processor, a task for maneuvering the motor vehicle from the initial location to the destination; and instructing, using the processor, a vehicle maneuver controller to implement the task. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190965 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNSUPERVISED ADAPTATION OF THE PERCEPTION OF AN AUTONOMOUS MOWER - The present invention presents a method and system for an autonomous mower attached with a camera, wherein the control of the parameters of the camera and the control of the mower movement and grass detection are optimized holistically during operation. The present invention mitigates the camera sensing limits by adapting the movement speed of the mower. Furthermore, the camera control optimizes the visibility of grass by using the grass mask of a grass segmentation to calculate updated exposure, gain and aperture values only from grass pixels. The grass segmentation tracks changes in the grass color that are caused by illumination differences. Optionally, the system is equipped with a head light used to further improve the camera signal quality in conjunction with the control of the camera parameters and the movement speed of the mower. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MINING MACHINE EFFICIENCY - A mining machine comprising a power monitor sensing power consumption of the mining machine during a select time period to generate power consumption data; a sensor sensing payload of the mining machine during the select time period to generate payload data; and a monitoring module. The monitoring module including computer readable media for comparing the power consumption data and the payload data to generate shovel efficiency data, and outputting the shovel efficiency data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190967 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TELEMATICS MONTORING AND COMMUNICATIONS - Certain example embodiments of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for telematics monitoring. An example method is provided that includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, and from a Vehicle Identification Unit (VIU), identification (ID) data representing a first vehicle. The method further includes receiving, by the mobile computing device, sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the mobile computing device. Certain embodiments may further include receiving, at an Operational Measurement Unit (OMU), an operation indication associated with the first vehicle. The OMU may include an operational measurement component configured to advance an operational count in response to receiving the operation indication. Certain example embodiments may include transmitting telematics data by the mobile computing device. In certain embodiments, the telematics data may include least a portion of one or more of the ID data, the sensor data, and/or the operational count data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190968 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TESTING APPARATUS - A test apparatus is for electric vehicle supply equipment. The test apparatus includes an enclosure; a processor; and an interface to at least the electric vehicle supply equipment. The processor is structured to test that the electric vehicle supply equipment is functioning properly and to provide at least one of: a number of causes of failure of the electric vehicle supply equipment, an indication of how to correct the failure, automatic correction of the failure, and predictive maintenance of the electric vehicle supply equipment prior to a failure thereof. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190969 | Vehicle Integrated Wheel Alignment Monitoring System - A vehicle integrated wheel alignment monitoring system for monitoring and testing a dynamic roadwheel for misalignment as the vehicle is being operated. The monitoring system includes a synchronous position sensing apparatus and a synchronous verifier device for initiating a test for roadwheel misalignment at the time and position that a predetermined vehicle body height position is achieved during a suspension stroke and subsequently deactivating the test when the predetermined vehicle body height position is surpassed. The test includes determining if a predetermined roadwheel alignment value is in synchronization relative to the predetermined vehicle body height position at the time and position that the predetermined vehicle body height position is achieved. Detecting an in sync condition represents proper roadwheel alignment and detecting an out of sync condition represents roadwheel misalignment. In this manner, roadwheel positions above or below the predetermined vehicle body height position can be disregarded as roadwheel alignment factors. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190970 | Method for securing an electrically operated parking brake - A method for securing an electrically operated parking brake, characterized by the following steps: monitoring an operating variable which is relevant for the proper functioning of the parking brake; ascertaining/determining whether the operating variable exceeds a predefined threshold value; and prompting the driver to carry out a certain action as a function of the value of the operating variable, the action including the engagement of the gear or the operation of the foot service brake. Also described is a control unit for carrying out the described method. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190971 | MULTIFUNCTION LIGHT TRANSCEIVER DEVICE - An exemplary multifunction light transceiver device includes a plurality of light sources. At least one luminescent member is configured to emit visible light responsive to radiation incident on the luminescent member. A controller selectively controls the light sources to achieve multiple functions. The controller controls at least one of the light sources to irradiate the luminescent member to illuminate an area near the device. The controller controls at least one of the light sources to communicate information from the device. The controller also controls at least one of the light sources to emit light toward an object. A detector associated with the controller detects any portion of light that is reflected toward the detector. The controller uses any detected light for making a determination regarding an object from which the detected light reflected. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190972 | Devices and Methods for Controlling Vehicle Lights - A control circuit for operating the lights of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the rear lights of the vehicle are controlled by the control circuit. The control circuit illuminates two or more of the vehicle lights in a common pattern to indicate a specific vehicle operation. When the vehicle simultaneously performs two operations, the controller may transition the lights to illuminate in different patterns to clearly indicate the separate vehicle operations. The controller may further provide for adjusting the light intensity of one or more of the lights. The lights may be adjusted to have a similar intensity to prevent confusion when the different lights are used in combination to indicate a vehicle operation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POWER INTEGRATOR MALFUNCTION - A system and a method for diagnosing and isolating a power integrator malfunction are herein provided. The system includes a controller for processing inputs from vehicle electronic control units (ECUs) to actuate semiconductor switching elements to further actuate vehicle electrical systems. The switching elements are in connection with the controller and actuated by a low current signal to actuate a high current circuit to drive an electrical load. Additional semiconductor devices are connected the switching devices for the purpose of monitoring overcurrent, overtemperature, and electromagnetic interference conditions that may affect the switching elements. A communications module is provided to send and receive communications relating to conditions affecting the switching elements over a communications bus. A display connected to the communications bus is operable to display conditions affecting the switching elements. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190974 | CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus includes a first drive device driving a movable panel, a first detection device detecting a state of the movable panel, a second drive device driving a sunshade, a second detection device detecting a state of the sunshade, and a control device controlling one of the first and second drive devices to stop an operation of a succeeding member serving as one of the movable panel and the sunshade configured to be positioned behind a preceding member serving as the other of the movable panel and the sunshade relative to each of the opening position and the closing position, in a case where a distance between the movable panel and the sunshade becomes smaller than a predetermined distance on a basis of a position of the movable panel detected by the first drive device and a position of the sunshade detected by the second drive device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING DRIVER INTERFACE TASKS BASED ON DRIVER WORKLOAD - A vehicle's dynamic handling state, driver inputs to the vehicle, etc. may be examined to determine one or more measures of driver workload. Driver interface tasks may then be delayed and/or prevented from executing based on the driver workload so as to not increase the driver workload. Alternatively, driver interface tasks may be schedule for execution based on the driver workload and caused to execute according to the schedule, for example, to minimize the impact the executing driver interface tasks have on driver workload. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING DRIVER INTERFACE TASKS BASED ON DRIVER WORKLOAD - A vehicle's dynamic handling state, driver inputs to the vehicle, etc. may be examined to determine one or more measures of driver workload. Driver interface tasks may then be delayed and/or prevented from executing based on the driver workload so as to not increase the driver workload. Alternatively, driver interface tasks may be schedule for execution based on the driver workload and caused to execute according to the schedule, for example, to minimize the impact the executing driver interface tasks have on driver workload. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190977 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - In an operating device for a vehicle, a first peripheral edge is set so as to correspond to a relative positional relationship in which a plurality of switches is arranged, and a predetermined position is set so that a gap between a second end opposite a first end of an image and a second peripheral edge of a display screen in a movement direction of the image becomes larger than a gap between the first end of the image and a first peripheral edge of the display screen in the movement direction of the image, in a state where the image stops at the predetermined position on the display screen. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190978 | In-Car Information System, In-Car Device, and Information Terminal - An information terminal includes: an operation assignment information storage unit that stores operation assignment information; an actuation information reception unit that receives from an in-car device actuation information; an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information and the actuation information, assigns some among a plurality of operations in the information terminal to each of one or more actuations among a plurality of types of actuation that can be inputted with an actuation unit provided to the in-car device respectively, according to priority levels; an actuation signal reception unit that receives an actuation signal outputted from the in-car device; and a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts the actuation signal into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190979 | TIRE AIR PRESSURE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING TREAD WEAR - A system is provided for automatically adjusting the air pressure of a tire based on variations in loading to improve tread wear. For a particular loading of the tire, the system provides for the determination of a preferred air pressure setting designed to minimize tread wear. This preferred air pressure, P | 2013-07-25 |
20130190980 | METHOD TO CONTROL TOE ANGLE AND CAMBER ANGLE IN ACTIVE REAR SUSPENSIONS OF CARS - A control method of the toe and camber angles of rear active suspensions of a vehicle; the control method includes the steps of:
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20130190981 | ROADWAY MARK DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An apparatus, system, and method for determining characteristics of a roadway mark at a remote location. The system includes a vehicle having at least one imager for producing image data containing at least one actual roadway mark evident on a roadway surface. A GPS antenna is mounted on the vehicle. A GPS receiver is responsive to the GPS antenna for determining a GPS location of the GPS antenna. An apparatus responsive to the imager and the GPS receiver determines a GPS location of the roadway mark and filters and compresses the image data, the filtered and compressed image data containing the image data of the roadway mark. An apparatus communicates the filtered and compressed image data to the remote location for analyzing the roadway mark characteristics from the image data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190982 | LANE DEPARTURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A lane departure control system is provided which steers a vehicle toward the center of a lane of a road at a first yaw rate by a controlled angle when the vehicle is determined to be about to deviate from the lane. Afterwards, when the vehicle is determined to be traveling toward a virtual line defined near a lane boundary, the system steers the vehicle by a correction angle so as to orient the vehicle parallel to the virtual line at a second yaw rate. The system changes the value of the first yaw rate at a first rate within the controlled angle and also changes the value of the second yaw rate at a second rate within the correction angle. An absolute value of the second rate is set smaller than that of the first rate, thereby minimizing an undesirable physical load on a driver of the vehicle. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190983 | LANE DEPARTURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A lane departure control system is provided which works to control a lane departure of a vehicle. The lane departure control system determines a controlled angle between a heading direction and a target direction of the vehicle running in a lane. When the vehicle is expected to unintentionally leave the lane, the system steers the vehicle toward the center of the lane by the controlled angle at at least a first yaw rate in a first angular range and a second yaw rate in a second angular range following the first angular range. Each of the first and second yaw rates is changed at a constant rate. This results in simplified calculation of the schedule of changing the first and second yaw rates. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190984 | LANE DEPARTURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A lane departure control system is provided which works to control a lane departure of a vehicle using a steering mechanism. The lane departure control system determines a deviation angle between a direction in which the vehicle is pointing and a boundary line of a lane. When the vehicle is expected to unintentionally leave the lane, the lane departure control system calculates an assist angle between a target angular direction of the vehicle and the boundary line and outputs a control signal to the steering mechanism to steer the vehicle in a direction away from the boundary line toward the center of the lane by the sum of the deviation angle and the assist angle. The lane departure control system determines the assist angle as a function of the deviation angle. Such calculation results in a decreased load on the system in controlling the steering of the vehicle. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190985 | LANE DEPARTURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A lane departure control system is provided which works to control a lane departure of a vehicle. When the vehicle is expected to unintentionally leave a lane of a road, the system steers the vehicle toward the center of the lane at a first yaw rate. Afterwards, when the vehicle is determined to be traveling toward a virtual line extending parallel to the boundary line, the system directs the vehicle parallel to the virtual line at a second yaw rate. The system keeps an absolute value of the first yaw rate below a first upper limit and also keeps an absolute value of the second yaw rate below a second upper limit that is less than the first upper limit. This provides an improved comfortable ride to a driver of the vehicle when the vehicle is directed parallel to the virtual line. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190986 | VEHICLE AND STEERING APPARATUS - A vehicle has a rear wheel drive device for driving rear wheels independently of a front wheel drive device. A drive mode control unit performs at least one of a first switching operation for switching between a front-wheel-only-drive mode and a rear-wheel-only-drive mode, a second switching operation for switching between a composite drive mode and the rear-wheel-only-drive mode, and a third switching operation for switching between the composite drive mode and the front-wheel-only-drive mode. When the drive mode control unit performs any one of the first switching operation, the second switching operation, and the third switching operation, an assistive force controller of the steering apparatus changes a control process for controlling a steering assistive force. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190987 | STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAIN VEHICLE - A steering system, method, and computer-readable medium for controlling a steerable, self-propelled vehicle for travelling in an end-to-end series of steerable, self-propelled vehicles, the vehicle including a plurality of individually controllable propelling devices connected at a generally vertical pivot to an axle of the vehicle. The steering system includes: an angle sensor for detecting an inter-vehicle angular position between two of the vehicles and providing a corresponding signal indicative thereof; a distance sensor for detecting an inter-vehicle distance between two of the vehicles and providing a corresponding signal indicative thereof; and a controller system. The controller system is configured to: receive the signals from the angle sensor and the distance sensor, control a speed of each propelling device based on the inter-vehicle distance, and control an angle of each propelling device based on the inter-vehicle angular position | 2013-07-25 |
20130190988 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - In control of a vehicle that is provided with a steering torque supply device that supplies a steering torque to a steering device coupled to a steered wheel and a steering transmission ratio variation device that changes a steering transmission ratio, the control includes: setting a target state quantity for keeping the vehicle in a target lane; controlling the steering transmission ratio variation device so that a state quantity of the vehicle becomes the set target state quantity; controlling the steering torque supply device so that a steering reaction restriction torque that restricts a steering reaction torque generated in the steering device is supplied with the steering device as the steering torque when the vehicle is kept within the target lane; and correcting the steering reaction restriction torque on the basis of a steering input when the steering input from a driver of the vehicle is produced. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190989 | STABILIZATION OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION - A method and device for stabilizing a vehicle combination consisting of a tractor vehicle and a trailer are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes detecting a steering intervention that acts upon the steered wheels of the tractor vehicle and determining a current steering angle change Δδ(t) caused by the steering intervention and a corresponding current angular steering velocity dδ(t)/dt. A current speed of the tractor vehicle v(t) is determined A braking intervention, by which the wheel brakes of the trailer are activated, is automatically triggered in dependence on the current steering angle change Δδ(t), the current angular steering velocity dδ(t)/dt, and the current speed v(t). | 2013-07-25 |
20130190990 | SAFETY INTEGRATED SEATING SYSTEMS - A safety integrated seating system (SISS) is disclosed and includes a lap belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two portions of a lap belt upon detection of an event and a shoulder belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two shoulder belts upon detection of the event. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190991 | Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine And Method Of Controlling A Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine - The invention relates to a self-propelled civil engineering machine, and in particular to a slipform paver, road paver or road milling machine, and to a method of controlling a self-propelled civil engineering machine. The civil engineering machine according to the invention has a control unit which is configured to determine data which defines the position and/or orientation of a reference point on the civil engineering machine in relation to a reference system (X, Y, Z) independent of the position and orientation of the civil engineering machine. The reference system (X, Y, Z) independent of the machine-related reference system (x, y, z) may be selected as desired, and there is thus no need for the positions of various reference points to be plotted on the ground. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190992 | Traction Control Apparatus - An object of the invention is to provide a traction control apparatus capable of suitably controlling an error, if it occurs, between an estimation of a vehicle speed and an actual vehicle speed. A traction control apparatus according to the invention includes a vehicle speed estimator and a driving-force controller. The traction control apparatus includes a vehicle state determiner that determines whether the vehicle speed of the construction vehicle estimated by the vehicle speed estimator and the driving-force control by the driving-force controller are balanced, and a driving-force control changer that changes a driving-force control by the driving-force controller when the vehicle state determiner determines the vehicle speed and the driving-force control to be unbalanced. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190993 | Traction Control Apparatus - An object of the invention is to provide a traction control apparatus capable of suitably controlling an error, if it occurs, between an estimation of a vehicle speed and an actual vehicle speed. A traction control apparatus according to the invention includes a vehicle speed estimator and a driving-force controller. The traction control apparatus includes a vehicle state determiner that determines whether the vehicle speed of the construction vehicle estimated by the vehicle speed estimator and the driving-force control by the driving-force controller are balanced, and a driving-force control changer that changes a driving-force control by the driving-force controller when the vehicle state determiner determines the vehicle speed and the driving-force control to be unbalanced. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190994 | CONTROL UNIT FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A target speed setting section sets a target speed of an engine to an idle speed that is lower than an input speed with an engine control dial when no operating signal is output from a control lever over a predetermined period of time. A speed control section controls the speed of the engine based on the target speed set by the target speed setting section, which includes an idle speed setting section that corrects the idle speed according to values detected by sensors so that reduction in an output of the engine due to a change in a state quantity associated with an environment under which the engine is placed can be inhibited. This allows a good operating condition to be achieved during a reset from an auto idle state even with an engine output has been reduced according to a change in environment. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190995 | POWERTRAIN SYSTEM HAVING LOCKABLE DIFFERENTIAL - A powertrain system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The powertrain system may have a power source, a plurality of traction devices, and a differential operatively connecting an output of the power source with the plurality of traction devices. The powertrain may also have a manual input device movable by an operator to generate a first signal indicative of a desire to lock the differential, at least one sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a parameter the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the manual input device, and the differential. The controller may be configured to inhibit locking of the differential based on the first signal when the second signal indicates the parameter deviating from an acceptable range. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190996 | System And Method For Controlling Engine Torque Load - A machine includes a plurality of torque consuming devices drivingly coupled with an internal combustion engine. The plurality of torque consuming devices includes a continuously variable transmission coupling the internal combustion engine with a plurality of ground engaging elements. An electronic controller is in communication with the internal combustion engine and the plurality of torque consuming devices and is configured to execute a torque load control algorithm for generating a torque load limit based, at least in part, on an engine underspeed value. The electronic controller identifies a potential engine stall event during which a current engine speed of the internal combustion engine drops below the engine underspeed value by a predetermined amount, and executes a transient torque load control algorithm to adjust the torque load limit responsive to the identification of the potential engine stall event. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190997 | SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS; AND AUTOMATIC VEHICLE DRIVING APPARATUS, ENGINE DYNAMO CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAMS USED FOR RESPECTIVE APPARATUSES - In order to further improve followability of an actual vehicle speed with respect to a commanded vehicle speed at a starting time point, the present invention is provided with a vehicle speed control part that, a predetermined time before the starting time point that is a time when the commanded vehicle speed rises from zero, sets a clutch position of a vehicle to an initial intermediate position where power is partially transmitted, and at and during a certain period of time after the starting time point, performs clutch feedback control that changes the clutch position depending on a deviation between the actual vehicle speed and the commanded vehicle speed so as to make the actual vehicle speed follow the commanded vehicle speed, wherein the vehicle speed control part sets the initial intermediate position depending on rising commanded acceleration that is a time rate of change at the time when a value of the commanded vehicle speed rises from zero. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190998 | ENTERING AND LEAVING A MOTOR VEHICLE FREEWHEEL RUNNING CONDITION WITH INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OFF - An automotive electronic control system for a motor vehicle is provided. The automotive electronic control system is designed to cause the motor vehicle to enter a freewheel running condition with internal combustion engine off if the automotive electronic control system determines, based on received quantities indicative of operative conditions of the motor vehicle, occurrence of a driver-performable action indicative of the will of the driver to enter a freewheel running condition with internal combustion engine off and occurrence at or within a given time from the occurrence of the driver-performable action and the maintaining for a given time of specific predetermined entry conditions. The automotive electronic control system is further designed to cause the motor vehicle to leave a freewheel running condition with internal combustion engine off if the automotive electronic control system determines, based on the received quantities, occurrence of at least one of specific predetermined exit conditions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190999 | Method and device for communicating true runway braking performance using data from the flight data management systems of landed aircraft - A method and apparatus for calculating a standardized value for the actual runway braking coefficient of friction of one or more arriving aircraft using data from each aircraft's flight data recorder or flight data management system, standardizing the calculated information to provide redundancy and to make it usable by subsequently arriving aircraft, and reporting the calculated standardized value information to individuals and agencies including air traffic control, airport operations and maintenance, and aircraft pilots and ground crews; and A method and apparatus for calculating the actual runway braking coefficient of friction of an aircraft using data from the aircraft's flight data recorder or flight data management system, transmitting the data in real-time to an off-aircraft high-power computing system, calculating off-aircraft the landing aircraft's actual runway braking coefficient of friction, and reporting the calculated information to individuals and agencies including air traffic control, airport operations and maintenance, and aircraft pilots and ground crews. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191000 | STABILIZATION OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION - A method and device for stabilizing a vehicle combination consisting of a tractor vehicle and a trailer are provided. The method includes determining a current traffic state in the environment of the tractor vehicle, determining a current driving state of the vehicle combination, and determining, based on the current traffic state and the current driving state, a value indicating a current probability for the vehicle combination having to carry out a braking maneuver and/or evasive maneuver that results in a critical driving state of the vehicle combination on a road section lying directly ahead. A braking intervention is automatically triggered, by which wheel brakes of the trailer are activated to stabilize the vehicle combination if the value is equal to or greater than a predetermined probability limit value. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191001 | USER INTERFACE CONTROLLED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CUES - A method comprises receiving a signal containing an environmental cue; correlating the environmental cue to a user interface control element; and generating a user interface control command based on the environmental cue. A device may be controlled by receiving a visual image, processing the image to identify a visual cue, correlating the visual cue with a user interface control, and controlling the device using the user interface control. The visual image may be received from a camera that is part of an automobile, and the user interface control may include a control for a radio to tune to a radio station; a speed control for controlling a speed of the automobile corresponding to a speed sign visual cue; or a navigation system control for controlling a navigation system based on traffic signs. Other variations include an apparatus and computer-readable media including instructions for performing the methods. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191002 | DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM AND DRIVE ASSIST METHOD - A drive assist system includes: an acceleration change pattern setting portion that sets an acceleration change pattern of a vehicle that is a pattern of change in acceleration of the vehicle that occurs while the vehicle travels on a road; and a drive plan generating portion that generates a drive plan for the vehicle based on the acceleration change pattern set by the acceleration change pattern setting portion. The drive assist system generates a drive plan satisfying three conditions, namely, a kinetic model of the vehicle, a passing point of each corner, and an acceleration change pattern, using a solution to two-point boundary-value problems. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191003 | AUTONOMOUS STARTUP - A method and a device for the autonomous startup of a motor vehicle from a standing position, which is determined by a traveling sensor, is provided. The type of road for the current motor vehicle position is determined via a navigation device or environmental sensors. In specific types of roads, a preceding deceleration to a complete stop is followed by the automatic activation of an auto-go mode, in which a control unit initiates an autonomous startup of the vehicle by way of a startup unit once a startup acquisition unit has determined that the other motor vehicle has started up. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191004 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CONTROL - A gas turbine engine control apparatus comprises a controller | 2013-07-25 |
20130191005 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPPORTUNISTICALLY AUTOMATICALLY STOPPING AN ENGINE OF A VEHICLE - Methods and systems for stopping and starting an engine automatically are presented. In one example, a method inhibits automatic engine stopping in response to output of an on-board camera. The method prevents engine stopping during conditions where little fuel may be saved via automatically stopping the engine. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191006 | VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A control device includes a PWM control unit that executes PWM control over an alternating-current motor mounted on a vehicle. The PWM control unit includes an alarm sound generation processing unit and a slip determination unit. The slip determination unit determines whether a drive wheel coupled to the alternating-current motor is slipping on the basis. of a d-axis current (Id), a q-axis current (Iq), a d-axis voltage command value (Vd) and a q-axis voltage command value (Vq) of the alternating-current motor. When the drive wheel is not slipping, the alarm sound generation processing unit generates an alarm sound from the alternating-current motor by adding a variation value (ΔV) to the d-axis voltage command value (Vd) at a predetermined interval. When the drive wheel is slipping, the alarm sound generation processing unit temporarily stops adding the variation value (ΔV) to the d-axis voltage command value (Vd). | 2013-07-25 |
20130191007 | OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An output control device for an internal combustion engine mounted on an electrically powered vehicle has a power generator driven by the engine, a drive battery that saves a power generated by the power generator and detects an SOC value of a power saving state, and a drive motor that propels a vehicle by using the power generated by the power generator or the power saved in the drive battery, and controls an output of the engine at a time of power generation of the power generator. The output control device sets an engine output determination value corresponding to a boundary at which an operation state of the engine shifts from stoichiometric operation to enriched operation, and limits an output of the engine to equal to or less than the engine output determination value in correspondence with the detected SOC value of the drive battery. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191008 | METHOD FOR INJECTING FUEL - Embodiments for adjusting fuel injection are provided. In one example, a method comprises adjusting fuel injection based on fuel concentration in an engine intake manifold, and during idle and when EGR is disabled, adjusting fuel injection based on the fuel concentration and a fuel pushback amount. In this way, fuel injection may be adjusted based on fuel concentration in the intake manifold. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191009 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) that drives a fuel heating device when a fuel heating condition is satisfied and the result of a fuel heating prohibition determination process indicates that heating is permitted. On the other hand, the CPU does not drive the fuel heating device when the fuel heating condition is not satisfied or when the result of the fuel heating prohibition determination process indicates that heating is prohibited. In the fuel heating prohibition determination process, the CPU determines a tilted state of the motorcycle, and prohibits or permits heating of fuel in a fuel pipe by the fuel heating device based on a detection result of the tilted state. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191010 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine control device the present invention provides is a control device that can realize both of request torque and a request A/F for each of cylinder groups with high precision, even when the request A/F differs at each of the cylinder groups. The present control device sets a reference A/F within a range from the leanest A/F to the richest A/F out of the request A/Fs to the respective cylinder groups. The present control device calculates a target air quantity for realizing the request torque under the reference A/F, based on data that defines a relation between engine output torque and an air quantity in relation to an A/F. The present control device controls a throttle opening in accordance with the target air quantity, and controls fuel injection amounts of the respective cylinders in accordance with the request A/F s to the respective cylinder groups. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191011 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE ENGINE - A method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle engine during conditions detrimental to the engine such as e.g., high engine speed with high oil temperature and/or low oil pressure. In addition to protecting the engine, the method and apparatus will also improve the vehicle's fuel economy. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191012 | ENGINE START CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - An engine start control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes: an engine start control section configured to crank the engine by using the motor as a starter motor while the hydraulic clutch is slip-engaged when the discharge pressure from the oil pump is ensured by driving the motor, when the engine is started after an ignition switch is switched to an ON state, the engine start control section being configured to drive the oil pump by the motor at a no load during a predetermined time period after the engine is stopped when the ignition switch is in an OFF state. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191013 | METHOD FOR USING THE START-UP DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for using a device for starting a heat engine of a motor vehicle. The method comprises a step in which a theoretical hold time T, is determined by a monitoring computer ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130191014 | VEHICLE SPEED DETERMINATION VIA INFRARED IMAGING - A system and method which detects and uses a point of contact between a vehicle's tire and the pavement as a reference point to improve the accuracy of vehicle speed detection in a motorized vehicle speed detection system. In one embodiment, a plurality of infrared images of a moving vehicle are received. Each of the images is separated in time by known intervals. The images are captured using an infrared camera which can be a single-band or multi-band camera which operates in an infrared wavelength band selected to enhance a contrast between the vehicle's tires and the road surface. For each image, a point of contact is determined where a same tire contacts the road surface. These points and the time interval separations are used to calculate the vehicle's speed. An alert signal is initiated to a traffic enforcement authority if the speed exceeds the road's speed limit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191015 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DEGRADED TRAFFIC DATA ON AN IN-TRAIL PROCEDURE (ITP) DISPLAY - A system and method for displaying degraded traffic data from an intruder aircraft on an ITP display is provided. The method includes determining if the degraded traffic data exhibits navigational accuracy sufficient for display on the ITP display, and analyzing the degraded traffic data to determine the ITP parameters for similar track traffic and to determine if the navigational accuracy of the degraded traffic data is within predefined bounds if the navigational accuracy of the degraded traffic is not sufficient for display on the ITP display. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191016 | Method and Device for the Filtering of Alerts Originating from a Collision Detection System of an Aircraft - A method and a device for the filtering of alerts originating from a collision detection system of an aircraft makes it possible, by proposing a novel condition for alert disabling, to avoid an abnormal drop of an aircraft in the case of a CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) by authorizing the output of the alert when this novel condition is not complied with. This novel condition relies on a method for thresholding the angle of approach of the aircraft (FPA for flight path angle) as a function of the altitude of the aircraft with respect to the runway and of the angle of approach specified for each runway and which is recovered via the terrain database. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191017 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTING A GUIDANCE SYSTEM WITH A PATH SENSOR - In an automatic vehicle position control system, such as a satellite-based agricultural implement steering system, the satellite-based steering information is adjusted with information obtained from one or more path sensors to facilitate the automatic nudging of the vehicle to take account of inaccurate tracking of the agricultural implement relative to its tractor, terrain variations, and inaccuracies in the satellite-based steering system. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191018 | Portable navigation device with wireless interface - A portable navigation device (PND) having software adapted to establish a wireless communication with a third party device having a corresponding wireless signal transceiver and which forms one of a plurality of nodes of a vehicle controller area network (CAN). The PND software includes one or more routines specific to the functionality of one or more of said nodes so as to effectively communicate with said node and utilize its functionality. The invention allows the PND, for example, to interrogate the controller area network and retrieve information from one or more nodes on the network for display on the PND or for improved operation thereof, or to cause control or state change of one or more of the nodes. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191019 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN MOBILE DEVICE STATE/TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION WITHIN AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT - Various techniques are provided which may be implemented in one or more methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture for use with and/or in a mobile device to obtain this date/trajectory estimation us within an indoor environment. In an example, a mobile device may apply a motion model to propagate an estimated state of the mobile device from a first state corresponding to a first location of an electronic map representing an indoor environment to a second state corresponding to a second location of the electronic map, based, at least in part, on one or more sensed parameters. The mobile device may further validate the estimated state as propagated in response to a determination that a trajectory from the first location to the second location crosses a transition feature of a barrier presented by at least one obstacle identified in the electronic map. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191020 | ADAPTABLE NAVIGATION DEVICE - The described method and system provide for adaptable GPS navigation based on road and traffic conditions. A method includes: receiving input front a user designating a destination; determining a calculated route from a starting point to the destination; and presenting turn-by-turn (TBT) directions based on the route, wherein the presenting of the TBT directions includes presenting conditions information received from an external source. The conditions information can be used during route calculation and can be updated while the user is traveling on the calculated route. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191021 | Trackback Electronic Device - A system and method for identification of a particular one device from an array of networked devices. Each of the devices are individually addressable by a controller on the network, and a technician preferably identifies a particular one device by use of a handheld remote control. Pointing one of transmitter/receiver pair at a device including the complementary component allows remote disambiguation based upon ranging and signal strength, particularly when using a pair of orthogonal antennas to discriminate and confirm which particular device is being pointed to by the remote. Optional confirmation helps improve identification robustness, and then the properly identified device may be configured/commissioned. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191022 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES ON A DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A method for displaying images ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130191023 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Transport apparatus which includes computerized apparatus useful for obtaining and displaying information. In one embodiment, the computerized apparatus includes a network interface, display device, and speech recognition apparatus configured to receive user speech input and enable performance of various tasks via a remote entity, such as obtaining desired information relating to maps or directions, or any number of other topics. The downloaded data may also, in one variant, be displayed with contextually related advertising or other content. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191024 | PRESENTING A TRAVEL ROUTE USING MORE THAN ONE PRESENTATION STYLE - Techniques are provided for presenting a route in a manner that emphasizes the route and provides context information. For example, a vivid color or vivid colors may be used to display the route, and pastel colors or other desaturated colors may be used for non-route context information. This may result in a map in which the vivid colors of the route stand out over the faded style of the non-route context information to emphasize the route. In this manner, the map may both emphasize the route and provide context information for the route. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191025 | Navigation System and Method for Computing the Overall Costs of a Route - A navigation system has an interface for accessing a memory unit, in which an electronic road map is stored with a large number of road sections, each of which has at least one first cost element assigned thereto, and has a computer unit, which is designed such that at least one second cost element is assigned or will be assigned to at least some of the road sections. In order to compute a route, a cost value is assigned or will be assigned to each of the road sections, wherein the computation of the cost value for the first road sections is based in each case on the first and the second cost element and for the second road sections is based in each case on the first and not on the second cost elements. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191026 | Navigation system with a Personality - A navigation system should have a personality. That includes responses to and comments on driver's requests and actions whether right or wrong. The navigation system can call the driver/navigator by name, nickname or a swearword depending on the settings instilled by the user and the “Mood” of the device. The term “Navigation System” here applies to any device used to navigate movement from one please to another whether car navigation system or mobile phone navigation systems. It is also suggested here that a car can greet the driver with her/his name The car can save and deploy driver-specific settings like climate control setting, radio station setting, and audio system settings. The navigation system can be a good place to enter, save and deploy those settings. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191027 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Doppler LIDAR - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for Doppler light detection and ranging (LIDAR). According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for measuring atmospheric wind speed. The method includes tuning, in sequence, light output of a laser to a first wavelength and a second wavelength, wherein the first wavelength and the second wavelength are symmetric about a maximum transmission wavelength peak associated with a Fabry-Perot etalon; directing the light output to one or more portions of the atmosphere; receiving backscattered light from the one or more portions of the atmosphere; directing the received backscatter light through the Fabry-Perot etalon; detecting a transmission signal corresponding to light transmitted through the Fabry-Perot etalon; and determining, by at least the transmission signal, atmospheric wind speed at one or more portions of the atmosphere. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191028 | GAIN-CORRECTED MEASUREMENTS - A method to obtain gain-corrected measurements. A measurement tool having one or more arrays is provided, wherein the arrays include two co-located triaxial transmitters and two co-located triaxial receivers. Measurements are obtained using the transmitters and the receivers. Impedance matrices are formed from the obtained measurements and the impedance matrices are combined to provide gain-corrected measurements. The apparatus may alternatively be a while-drilling logging tool having one or more arrays, wherein each array comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and a buck, and wherein the signal received by the receiver is subtracted from the signal received by the buck or vice versa. A slotted shield may be incorporated into either embodiment of the tool. The slots may form one or more island elements. A material is disposed in the slots. The islands and shield body have complementary tapered sides that confine the islands within the shield body. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191029 | BLASTING METHOD - Methods for evaluating drill pattern parameters such as burden, spacing, borehole diameter, etc., at a blast site are disclosed. One method involves accumulating the burden contributed by successive layers of rock and matching the accumulated rock burden to a target value for a borehole having a length related to the average height of the layers. Another method relates to varying drill pattern parameters and characteristics to match blast design constraints, including the substitution of one explosive material for another by the proper balance of materials and/or output energies to the associated rock burden. Analysis of deviations from target rock burdens and corrective measures are disclosed, as well as cost optimization methods. The various methods can be practiced using an appropriately programmed general purpose computer. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191030 | DETERMINING RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY USING FLUID CONTACT GRAVITY MEASUREMENTS - An apparatus and method for estimating reservoir connectivity using gravity estimates at a fluid contact for each of two or more boreholes. The method may include identifying fluid contacts in the boreholes. The method may include additional gravity estimates at and/or between a well head and the fluid contact of each borehole. The method may include gravity estimates along a surface between well heads of the boreholes. The method may include estimating true vertical depth for the boreholes. The apparatus may include at least one gravimeter and a processor configured to estimate reservoir connectivity using estimates from the gravimeter. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191031 | HIGH-PRECISION TIME SYNCHRONIZATION FOR A CABLED NETWORK IN LINEAR TOPOLOGY - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for reducing propagation delay uncertainty while conducting a survey. The apparatus includes a plurality of nodes along a communication path configured to allow communication between nodes with only one clock domain boundary crossing. Each node may include a clock, a memory, and a processor. The plurality of nodes is arranged in a linear topology. The linear topology may have first and second nodes on the ends of the line. The method may include reducing propagation delay uncertainty using at least one time marker transmitted to each of the plurality of nodes without crossing a clock domain boundary of any other node. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191032 | VERSION CONTROL FOR MEDICAL ANESTHESIA DEVICES - A testing system, a testing process, a medical device, e.g., an anesthesia device (G), and a computer program product are provided for testing installed program versions for acceptability. The anesthesia device (G) comprises a plurality of electronic components (K), which are operated and/or controlled with a program, which may have various versions. A release function ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130191033 | Analyzing spectra - Systems and methods for analyzing spectra are described. In analyzing the spectra, peaks are identified, and complexes and sub-complexes are assigned to their respective peaks. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191034 | ENERGY EXPENDITURE - Aspects relate to calculating energy expenditure values from an apparatus configured to be worn on an appendage of a user. Steps counts may be quantified, such as by detecting arm swings peaks and bounce peaks in motion data. A search range of acceleration frequencies related to an expected activity may be established. Frequencies of acceleration data within a search range may be analyzed to identify one or more peaks, such as a bounce peak and an arm swing peak. Novel systems and methods may determine whether to utilize the arm swing data, bounce data, and/or other data or portions of data to quantify steps. The number of peaks (and types of peaks) may be used to choose a step frequency and step magnitude. At least a portion of the motion data may be classified into an activity category based upon the quantification of steps. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191035 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND REJECTION OF MOTION/NOISE ARTIFACTS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS - Methods and systems for quantitatively detecting the presence of artifacts in physiological measurement data and for determining usable data among those that have been designated to be corrupted with artifacts are presented. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALKYLATION PROCESS ANALYSIS - A method and apparatus is provided for determining concentration of components in a liquid hydrocarbon mixture including hydrocarbons and water flowing through an alkylation process. A fluid flow path conveys the liquid continuously from the alkylation process through a first instrument configured for measuring a property of the liquid mixture, and having responsivities to concentration of the components, which are independent of the concentration of the water. A temperature detector generates temperature data for the liquid, and a second instrument measures another property of the liquid mixture. The instruments have mutually distinct responsivities to concentrations of the components. A processor captures data from the temperature detector and instruments, using the data with a model of responsivities of various concentrations of the components at various temperatures, to determine a temperature compensated concentration of the components while the liquid mixture flows continuously through the fluid flow path. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191037 | CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTICULATES USING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS - It is an object of the invention to provide methods and compositions for characterizing particles in a size range from about 1 μm to about 10 nm, and preferably 5 μm to about 5 nm. Using transmission electron microscopy and digital image processing techniques, the methods of the present invention can provide detailed information on the aggregation state of, for example, proteinaceous samples such as antibody-based pharmaceutical compositions. The methods can further permit assessment of the effect of storage, use, processing, and shipping conditions in such proteinaceous samples. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191038 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING CORROSION AT A PRESSURE CONTAINING BOUNDARY - A method for determining the amount and rate of corrosion which has occurred on the surface of a process unit by measuring corrosion with a corrosion sensor and measuring at least one parameter inside the process unit. Corrosion on the internal surfaces of a process unit can then be determined. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191039 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINISTIC FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION FOR ROTOR MATERIALS - A method of fatigue life prediction including: calculating a critical crack size of an object of interest; identifying a first flaw in ultrasound data of the object of interest; determining that the first flaw interacts with a second flaw, the first flaw is to be merged with the second flaw, or the first flaw is isolated; calculating an initial crack size based on the determination; and calculating an increase in the initial crack size due to fatigue and creep to determine a number of load cycles until the initial crack size reaches the critical crack size. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A SOURCE OF DAMAGE IN A LARGE COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURE - Provided is a method of locating a damage source of a wind turbine blade for tracking a damage source location of a blade used in a wind power generator, and more particularly, a method of locating a damage source of a wind turbine blade and an apparatus thereof in a large composite material structure capable of accurately locating a damage source even in a large composite material structure by detecting defects using contour maps written based on elastic wave energy value. The method of locating a damage source of the wind turbine blade according to the present invention can accurately locate the damage source even in the large composite material structure using at least two materials unlike the related art and can use a smaller number of AE sensor than the related art. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191041 | INSULATION DEFECT DETECTION OF HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR STATOR CORE - In a general methodology for insulation defect identification in a generator core, a Chattock coil is used to measure magnetic potential difference between teeth. Physical knowledge and empirical knowledge is combined in a model to predict insulation damage location and severity. Measurements are taken at multiple excitation frequencies to solve for multiple characteristics of the defect. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191042 | COMPONENT INSPECTION USING A CURVED TRANSDUCER ARRAY - An example component inspection method includes directing a wave from a curved array of transducer elements toward a component. The method forms the wave using focal law calculator software. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191043 | Method and Device for Determining an Estimated Value for at least one Measured Variable of a Wind Turbine - The disclosure relates to a method for determining an estimated value for at least one measured variable of a wind turbine. The measured variable represents a bending torque on a blade root of a rotor blade of the wind turbine from a rotor plane. The method includes reading in the measured variable and an angle of attack for the rotor blade. The method further includes adapting a model, which simulates an estimated value of the measured variable on the basis of a modeling instruction for a relationship between the measured variable and the angle of attack. The model is adapted using the read-in measured variable and the read-in angle of attack. The method also includes providing the estimated value for the at least one measured variable using the model. | 2013-07-25 |
20130191044 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING STRESS DOMAIN - A method for presenting a stress domain includes analyzing, using a cost function, multiple stress ratio values and orientation values to obtain results, generating a stress domain diagram relating the stress ratio values and the orientation values to the results, and presenting the stress domain diagram. | 2013-07-25 |