35th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 69 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130226394 | MOTOR VEHICLE TEST DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE TEST METHOD - A motor vehicle test device and a motor vehicle test method are described. The motor vehicle test device includes a control unit for controlling a predefined test sequence; an operator interface device; and at least one measuring device for measuring at least one vehicle parameter. The motor vehicle test device has a vehicle communication interface and diagnosis software. The control device is developed in such a way that it is able to communicate with at least one control unit of the motor vehicle via the vehicle communication interface. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226395 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE FIRST SIGNS OF A MALFUNCTION OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE VALVE - A method and a system for detecting the first signs of malfunction of an aircraft engine valve, including an acquisition device to acquire the output pressure measurements of the valve, and contextual and command data of the valve, a processor to define a set of indicators of the first signs of malfunction, according to the output pressure measurements and the contextual and command data. A set of estimators corresponding to the set of indicators of the first signs of a malfunction, is determined using a previously produced regression model. At least one distance between the set of indicators and the set of estimators is computed. The distance is compared to a threshold of the first signs of a malfunction, in order to detect the first signs of malfunction of the said valve. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226396 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE VOLUMETRIC CARRYING CAPACITY OF A TRUCK BODY - A method for estimating the effective volumetric capacity of a truck body includes establishing a side-to-side profile of a generic load model by extending load side lines upward at a predetermined material angle of repose from the upper edge of the side walls of the truck body and a front-to-rear profile by extending a front load line upward from the upper edge of the front wall and a rear load line upward from at or near a rear edge of the floor at the predetermined material angle of repose. Load plateau lines having predetermined dimensions are established and the height of the plateau lines is determined. A top pro of the generic load is then created and the shape of the load plateau is adjusted into a closed curve shape. A final three-dimensional generic load model is formed and the volume of the load model is calculated. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226397 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR LOGGING DRIVING INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and devices for logging performance of a driver operating a commercial motor vehicle (“CMV”). One method includes receiving at a portable device identifying information for the driver through a graphical user interface and at least one operating parameter from a non-portable base unit installed in the CMV. The non-portable base unit includes a processor and non-transitory computer-readable medium and configured to monitor at least one operating parameter of the CMV. The method also includes determining compliance data at the portable device based, at least in part, on the identifying information and the at least one operating parameter, and wirelessly transmitting signals based on the compliance data from the portable device to a remote host. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226398 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ABNORMAL CONDITIONS IN VEHICULAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus are provided for determining an abnormal condition in an electrical system of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a memory for storing data relating to normal voltage transients. The apparatus also includes a computer electrically connectable to the electrical system and in communication with the memory. The computer is configured to sense voltage transients that occur in the electrical system of the vehicle, compare the sensed voltage transients to the stored normal voltage transients, and determine if the sensed voltage transient indicates an abnormal condition in the electrical system of the vehicle. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226399 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RESTRICTED MODE IN A VEHICLE - An apparatus for controlling a restricted mode is provided. The apparatus includes a controller that is configured to receive a first input from a primary driver corresponding to a request to change a vehicle from a fully operational mode to a restricted mode for a secondary driver. The controller is further configured to initiate a first timer for preventing the vehicle from exiting from the restricted mode to the fully operational mode if an occupant communication device belonging to the primary driver is detected by the vehicle prior to the first timer expiring. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226400 | ADVANCED DIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FEATURE PERFORMANCE USING OFF-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS - An Advance Driver Assistance System of a vehicle collects measurements for a driving event, including GPS coordinates for a specific location from the EH system, and logs the data into an on-vehicle database. The ADAS uses the data in the on-vehicle database to develop a history associated with the specific location. Information, including GPS coordinates and recorded false output warnings, may be shared between the on-vehicle database and an off-vehicle database, such as associated with and Electronic Horizon system, providing an opportunity to significantly improve the feature performance of the ADAS. Driver assist information may be compiled between the off-vehicle database and the on-vehicle database, thereby continuously updating the knowledge base of the ADAS and optimizing feature performance of the ADAS over the life of the vehicle | 2013-08-29 |
20130226401 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING APPLICATION, HANDHELD ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CAR SYSTEM - A method, a handheld electronic apparatus, and a car system for activating an application are provided. The handheld electronic apparatus obtains identification information from a car apparatus when the handheld electronic apparatus is connected to the car apparatus. Herein, the car apparatus is coupled to a power connection unit of a vehicle. The handheld electronic apparatus activates an application corresponding to the identification information after obtaining the identification information. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226402 | ON-VEHICLE TRACKING CONTROL APPARATUS - A tracking control apparatus for tracking a preceding vehicle includes information acquiring unit for acquiring information about surrounding the own vehicle, preceding vehicle determining unit for determining the preceding vehicle running ahead of the own vehicle, control unit controls the tracking control to be maintained or released, and turn signal determining unit for determining whether or not a turn signal of a turn signal unit of the preceding vehicle is active. The control unit maintains or releases the tracking control by determining the surrounding of the own vehicle concerning a traffic lane change by the preceding vehicle based on the information acquired by the information acquiring unit, when the turn signal determining unit determines that the turn signal of the turn signal unit is active. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226403 | SETTING METHOD, A SENSOR AND A SENSOR SETTER FOR A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for setting a sensor for a tire pressure monitoring system in a motor vehicle, includes storing a plurality of encoding procedures is stored the sensor. By sending instructions to the sensor by the setter, all other encoding procedures except the required encoding procedures from a plurality of encoding procedures stored in advance in the sensor are processed, neither able to be encoded nor to be invoked for encoding. Furthermore, during application, data encoded by an encoding procedure is required to be sent out, thus not only solving the problem characterized by large data processing and large power consumption, but also preventing the sensor from being counterfeited by lawbreakers easily. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226404 | ACCELERATOR REACTION FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS - An accelerator reaction force control apparatus has an accelerator position detecting device that detects an accelerator position and a reaction force varying device that varies a reaction force of an accelerator. The reaction force varying device increases the accelerator's reaction force beyond a base reaction force in response to the accelerator position being equal to or larger than a reaction force increase threshold, and decreases the accelerator's reaction force toward the base reaction force in response to the accelerator position becoming equal to or smaller than a reaction force increase cancellation threshold after the reaction force has been increased beyond the base reaction force. The reaction force varying device varies a reaction force decrease rate at which the accelerator's reaction force is decreased based on an accelerator position change condition existing at a time when the accelerator position becomes equal to or smaller than the reaction force increase cancellation threshold. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226405 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device acquires a roll changing amount generated in a vehicle, acquires a pitch changing amount generated in the vehicle, synthesizes the roll changing amount and the pitch changing amount to acquire a synthesized value, and controls a front/rear wheel damping force distribution based on the synthesized value. The vehicle control device includes a roll damping force varying unit that detects a vehicle speed, detects a road surface in-phase/reverse-phase ratio, and controls a roll damping force by a variable roll damping control amount, where the front/rear wheel damping force distribution is determined from a front/rear wheel damping force distribution map based on the vehicle speed, the road surface in-phase/reverse-phase ratio, and the roll damping control amount. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226406 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus capable of automatic steering control while reducing discomfort or stress on vehicle occupants. In the apparatus, a lane detection unit detects a lane in which the vehicle is traveling. An offset setting unit sets an offset within the lane suitable for making a driver feel less stressed. An occupant detection unit detects the presence of a designated occupant of a seat opposite a driver's seat. An offset adjustment unit, when the designated occupant is detected, adjusts the offset set by the offset setting unit to be decreased. A vehicle-path estimation unit estimates a vehicle path in the lane such that the vehicle can travel along the vehicle path from a current lateral position to a target lateral position of the vehicle. An automatic steering control unit automatically controls steering so that the vehicle travels along the estimated vehicle. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226407 | Method and device for operating a vehicle - A method for operating a vehicle, including the tasks of detecting a dynamic parameter of a preceding other vehicle, computing an assessment criterion based on the detected dynamic parameter, computing a setpoint vehicle trajectory as a function of the assessment criterion, and adjusting an actual vehicle trajectory to the setpoint vehicle trajectory. Also described is a corresponding device and a computer program. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226408 | COORDINATED VEHICLE RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVER BEHAVIOR - Methods of assessing driver behavior include monitoring vehicle systems and driver monitoring systems to accommodate for a slow reaction time, attention lapse and/or alertness of a driver. When it is determined that a driver is drowsy, for example, the response system may modify the operation of one or more vehicle systems. The response system can modify the control of two or more systems simultaneously in response to driver behavior. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226409 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD - Disclosed is a driving support apparatus for setting a traveling lane in which a vehicle can travel on the basis of a road marking to indicate a lane boundary or a traveling-prohibited region and performing support by combining steering of the vehicle and deceleration of the vehicle so that the vehicle is allowed to travel in the traveling lane if the vehicle is to be departed from the traveling lane, wherein the steering of the vehicle and the deceleration of the vehicle, which are to be performed when the support is performed so that the vehicle is allowed to travel in the traveling lane, are individually controlled depending on a difference ΔY between a target yaw rate Ytrg and an actual yaw rate Yrea if the actual yaw rate Yrea is smaller than the target yaw rate Ytrg in order not to allow the vehicle to exceed the traveling lane. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226410 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE - A braking control apparatus is mounted on a vehicle provided with: a wheel angle varying device capable of changing a wheel angle of at least one of front wheels and rear wheels, independently of steering by a driver for facilitating a change in the wheel angle; a braking force varying device capable of changing a left-right braking force difference of at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels; and a controlling device for controlling each of the wheel angle varying device and the braking force varying device. The braking control apparatus is provided with: a limiting device for changing a limit of the left-right braking force difference of the at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels in accordance with whether or not the wheel angle varying device can operate. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226411 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING SIMULATING SYSTEM, STEERING TORQUE APPLICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES PROGRAM FOR STEERING TORQUE APPLICATION METHOD - A steering angle sensor and a steering velocity detection unit respectively detect a steering angle of a steering wheel and a steering velocity of the steering wheel through driver's steering operation. A target torque setting unit, when the steering wheel is being steered from a neutral state of the steering wheel without changing a steering direction, sets a steering torque corresponding to the detected steering angle and the detected steering velocity as a target steering torque on the basis of a correspondence correlation at the detected steering velocity between a steering angle and a steering torque. An assist control unit executes control such that the set target steering torque is achieved. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226412 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus is provided with: a specifying device which is configured to specify an environment of a road on which a vehicle travels, on the basis of a manipulated amount of the steering wheel manipulated by a driver and a change of the manipulated amount in a predetermined period. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226413 | Vehicle Safety System Optimization Using RFID Occupant Identification - A non-contact RFID reader reads a code contained on an RFID tag carried by a driver of a vehicle. The code is assigned to a specific individual expected to operate the vehicle. An electronic module in the vehicle contains a data file uniquely associated with the code, and the data file contains physical characteristics of the driver that may be pertinent to proper functioning of safety systems of the vehicle, such as weight, height, age, and sex. Performance parameters of restraints and/or other safety systems, such as an airbag associated with the driver's seating position are adapted in accordance with the physical characteristics in the data file. The RFID reader may read multiple tags on board the vehicle, so that restraints for multiple seating positions in addition to the driver's seat may be adapted to the individual occupying those positions. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226414 | METHOD TO CONTROL A HIGH PERFORMANCE ROAD VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A REAR SPOILER HAVING AT LEAST ONE ADJUSTABLE AERODYNAMIC PROFILE - A method to control a high performance road vehicle equipped with a rear spoiler that has at least one adjustable aerodynamic profile, the control method includes the steps of: detecting the tendency to oversteer or understeer when cornering, adjusting the setting of the adjustable aerodynamic profile of the rear spoiler to a greater angle of incidence in order to increase the overall downforce generated by the rear spoiler if oversteering is detected when cornering, and adjusting the setting of the adjustable aerodynamic profile of the rear spoiler to a lower value of the angle of incidence in order to reduce the overall downforce generated by the rear spoiler if understeering is detected when cornering. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226415 | Continuously Productive Machine During Hydraulic System Overheat Condition - A skid steer type machine is equipped with an overheat protection algorithm that keeps the machine productive even when the hydraulic system is in an overheated condition. When an elevated hydraulic fluid temperature is detected, an electronic controller derates a pump of the hydraulic system to limit pump output to a reduced flow rate down from a rated flow rate. The hydraulic fluid tends to cool down when the pump is derated, but the machine remains productive while the hydraulic system is cooling down. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226416 | Multi-range hydro-mechanical transmission - A continuously variable transmission includes two planetary gear sets having two outputs. A variator drives a ring gear of the second planetary gear set, and a transmission input shaft is driven by the engine, which also drives the variator and the planetary input. Second and third output shafts are connected to a transmission output shaft. A first clutch is connected to the first output shaft, a second clutch is connected to the second planetary output and engages a first drive gear. A third clutch is connected to the first output shaft and releasably engages the first drive gear, a fourth clutch is connected to the first drive gear and releasably engages the second output shaft, and a fifth clutch is connected to the first drive gear and releasably engages the third output shaft. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226417 | Methods and systems for end of line full vehicle automatic transmission quick bed-in procedure - Featured is are methods and systems for bedding-in an automatic transmission of a vehicle prior to delivery of the vehicle to an end customer. Such a bedding-in method is performed so as to reduce the occurrence of shifting problems or concerns occurring during the initial stages of ownership of the vehicle. More particularly, such a bedding-in method includes providing an automatic transmission having a controller that is configured to measure and learn about powertrain variation(s) and configured to adapt one or more operational parameters associated with shifting of the automatic transmission. Such a method also includes operating the vehicle according to a predetermined protocol before the vehicle reaches an end customer. Such a protocol being established so the transmission controller can learn about powertrain variations and adapt operation of the transmission to minimize effects on shifting of the transmission. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226418 | MULTI-CVT DRIVE SYSTEM HAVING DIFFERENTIAL EPICYCLE GEAR SET - The present invention utilizes the rotary kinetic power of a rotary kinetic power source to directly drive the epicyclic gear set, or to drive the epicyclic gear set through a transmission device, then a continuous variable transmission (CVT) is individually installed between two output shafts of the epicyclic gear set and the load driven thereby, so the wheel set of the driven load is enabled to randomly perform variation of the driving speed ratio and the driving torque, so as to drive the combined common load; between the output ends of the mentioned two continuous variable transmissions, a limited slip differential or a stabilize device composed of a dual shaft connecting device having slip coupling torque can be further installed according to actual needs. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226419 | Kinetic Energy System and Method for Hybrid Machine - A kinetic energy system incorporates multiple flywheels, each flywheel situated and adapted to develop and store kinetic energy, and to subsequently impart that energy to move a work machine. Each flywheel is controlled by an ECM to operate in a selective sequence with respect to any of the other flywheels. Each flywheel has its own individual external gear and clutch unit adapted to be in communication with a commonly shared continuously variable transmission. The plurality of flywheels may be operated sequentially to develop store, and dispense kinetic energy equivalently to that of a substantially larger unitary flywheel. In the disclosed embodiment and method of operation, the flywheel system may be employed with a traditional internal combustion engine to produce a hybrid motive source, with capability for effectively meeting transient load demands of an off-road work machine. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226420 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for controlling the speed of a vehicle comprising: during a pulse phase of cruise control, applying engine torque to raise speed, the amount and duration of which being responsive to engine speed; and during a glide phase of cruise control, discontinuing engine combustion. In this way cruise control may maintain a mean speed equivalent to a desired, threshold speed while reducing fuel consumption, and NVH effects felt by the end user compared to traditional cruise control methods. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226421 | FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE AND CONTROL UNIT - A four-wheel-drive vehicle includes: a drive source which generates torque forming a driving force of the vehicle; a driving force transmission system which transmits the torque of the drive source to main driven wheels and auxiliary driven wheels; and a dog clutch provided in the driving force transmission system and capable of transmitting the torque to an auxiliary driven wheel side by engagement of a recess portion and a protruding portion. The vehicle further includes: a determination unit which determines whether a friction coefficient of a road surface is lower than a predetermined value based on an index value relating to the friction coefficient of the road surface; and a control unit which generates a control signal which causes engagement of the dog clutch before the vehicle starts when the determination unit determines that the friction coefficient of the road surface is lower than the predetermined value. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226422 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CLUTCH IN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES - A system and method for detecting that a four-wheel drive manual transmission vehicle is being operated in a manner that could cause a clutch over-speed problem. Upon detecting that the vehicle is being operated in the manner that could cause the clutch over-speed problem, the system and method activate a braking countermeasure to remove the potential problem. In addition, a fault code may be stored for subsequent diagnostic measures and/or a fault indicator may be used to alert the driver of the problem. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226423 | method for providing the clamping force applied by a parking brake - In a method for providing the clamping force generated by a parking brake, the roadway incline is measured and in the case that the roadway incline exceeds a threshold value, a reengagement process is carried out after a defined time period has elapsed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226424 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH IS OPERATED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - A method for operating an electrically controllable brake system for a motor vehicle having at least one electrically actuated valve arrangement for setting a pressure difference between a second brake pressure and a first brake pressure, wherein in a first time interval a predetermined first pressure difference is set and an associated first power consumption value of the pump is identified; in a second time interval a predetermined second pressure difference is set and an associated second power consumption value of the pump is identified; a correction value is obtained from the first power consumption value and the second power consumption value; the correction value is taken into account for setting a set-point value for the pressure difference. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226425 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE - A method for holding a vehicle at a standstill includes a first phase in which the brake pressure at the wheel brakes is retained so that the vehicle is held automatically by the service brake, and the braking force is then transferred to a parking brake so that in a second phase the vehicle is held solely by the parking brake. A risk inherent in this transfer is that the vehicle may begin to slip. The distance over which the vehicle slides in uncontrolled fashion can be made substantially shorter if, in the second phase in which the vehicle is being held by the parking brake, the movement of the vehicle is monitored by sensors, and brake pressure is automatically built up by way of an actuator as soon as the fact that the vehicle is rolling away has been detected. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226426 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE CLAMPING FORCE EXERTED BY A PARKING BRAKE, REGULATING AND CONTROL APPLIANCE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD, AND VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE COMPRISING SUCH A CONTROL APPLIANCE - In a method for adjusting the clamping force exerted by a parking brake, which force is applied by an electric-motor braking apparatus and a hydraulic braking apparatus, the electric braking motor impinging upon a brake piston of a hydraulic wheel brake unit of the hydraulic braking apparatus, for the case in which the pre-pressure existing in the hydraulic braking apparatus exceeds a threshold pressure value, an inlet valve in the braking circuit of the hydraulic braking apparatus is closed, and the target braking force is established by actuation of the electric-motor braking apparatus. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226427 | Method for adjusting the clamping force exerted by a parking brake - In a method for adjusting the clamping force exerted by a parking brake, which force is applied by an electric-motor braking apparatus and by a hydraulic braking apparatus, the hydraulic inlet pressure generated by the driver and existing in the hydraulic braking apparatus is utilized to generate a hydraulic clamping force; and for the case in which the hydraulic clamping force is not sufficient to reach a target clamping force, an electric clamping force is generated in supplementary fashion. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226428 | VEHICLE OPERATION METHOD PRESENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A control state of the vehicle is switched upon operation of a control switch. Besides, a mode of travel for a travel of a vehicle is selected by operation of a travel mode selection portion. Then, it is determined whether the recommended control state recommended for the selected mode of travel and the actual control state are the same. If it is determined that they are not the same, that is, that there is a deviation between the recommended control state and the actual control state, an operation method for a control switch for realizing the control state recommended for the selected mode of travel is presented to a driver. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226429 | BRAKING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A braking force control device can control braking forces of the respective wheels of a vehicle, suppresses an increase of the braking force of a first wheel that is a wheel having a relatively large slip amount in a pair of right/left wheels and increases the braking force of a second wheel that is a wheel having a relatively small slip amount. The braking force control device may suppress the increase of the braking force of the first wheel before the friction coefficient of a road surface to the first wheel reaches a peak and when the friction coefficient is in the vicinity of the peak. It is preferable to suppress the increase of the braking force of the first wheel by holding the braking force of the first wheel. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226430 | Method and device of calculating aircraft braking friction and other relating landing performance parameters based on the data received from aircraft's on board flight data management system - This invention relates to a computer network for calculating and distributing the true braking coefficient of aircraft on runways and taxiways using, in part, the aircraft itself, by utilizing dynamic aircraft properties recorded on and obtained from the aircraft's flight data management system. Environmental and aircraft parameters may also be used to calculate the braking friction coefficient. A computer and network are used to obtain data and to calculate the friction coefficient, and may be used to distribute the result. The network may utilize, at least in part, wireless local area networks to facilitate data transfer and distribution of the result. The computer for calculating the braking coefficient may be located on the aircraft. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226431 | SMART ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL - A cruise control system of a vehicle comprises a target generator, a speed controller, and a distance controller. The speed controller and the distance controller are each coupled to the target generator. The target generator is configured for generating a dynamic speed target and a dynamic distance target through real-time assessment of information characterizing current operating condition characterizing information. The speed controller is configured for utilizing the dynamic speed target for issuing commands to cause the vehicle to be operated at a road speed that is adaptive to the current operating condition characterizing information. The distance controller is configured for utilizing the dynamic distance target for issuing commands to cause the vehicle to be operated such that a distance between the vehicle and a leading vehicle is adaptive to the current operating condition characterizing information. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226432 | DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS MOUNTED ON VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH PRECEDING VEHICLE - A driving control apparatus mounted on a present vehicle used for tracking a preceding vehicle includes: control module for controlling the present vehicle to accelerate or decelerate; vehicle detecting module for detecting the preceding vehicle; region detecting module for detecting a lateral region existing on an adjacent lane being adjacent to a present lane where the present vehicle exists, the lateral region being laterally to the present vehicle; and region determining module for determining whether or not the lateral region is an avoidance region that has a predetermined area. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226433 | INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE CONTROL DEVICE - An inter-vehicle distance control device is provided. A typical embodiment of the device comprises, i) an inter-vehicle distance detecting means for detecting an inter-vehicle distance between the own vehicle and the preceding vehicle traveling in front of the own vehicle, ii) a laterally adjacent vehicle detecting means for detecting another vehicle present beside the own vehicle, iii) a cut-in detecting means for judging whether or not a cut-in by the other vehicle detected by the laterally adjacent vehicle detecting means is likely to occur, before the other vehicle cuts in between the own vehicle and the preceding vehicle, iv) an inter-vehicle distance adjusting means for performing inter-vehicle distance extension adjustment to increase the inter-vehicle distance when the cut-in detecting means judges that a cut-in is likely to occur, and v) an inter-vehicle distance control means for controlling the inter-vehicle distance based on information from the inter-vehicle distance adjusting means. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226434 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine. An object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an international combustion engine for highly accurate absolute pressure correction irrespective of the length of an adiabatic compression stroke period. When the number of cylinders in an engine is n (n is an integer of 2 or more), an adiabatic compression stroke period of one cylinder preceding another cylinder to be corrected into its absolute pressure by a 1/n cycle (ignition timing—IVC) is compared with a threshold CA | 2013-08-29 |
20130226435 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING AN ESTIMATED FLOW RATE OF EXHAUST GAS PASSING THROUGH AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a volumetric efficiency adjustment module and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow adjustment module. The volumetric efficiency adjustment module adjusts an estimated volumetric efficiency of an engine based on a mass flow rate of air entering the engine. The EGR flow adjustment module selectively adjusts an estimated mass flow rate of exhaust gas passing through an EGR valve based on an amount by which the volumetric efficiency adjustment module adjusts the volumetric efficiency. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226436 | CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When alcohol mixing fuel is supplied to an internal combustion engine, an intake air flow rate is detected and a basic amplitude amount α of an upstream target air-fuel ratio abyfr corresponding to this detected intake air flow rate is calculated. Next, alcohol concentration in the fuel (in more detail, ethanol concentration Cetha) and a cooling water temperature (or an intake air temperature) are detected, hydrogen concentration Ch in a mixing exhaust gas is calculated based on the detected ethanol concentration Cetha and the detected cooling water temperature (or the detected intake air temperature) amplitude gain β corresponding to the calculated hydrogen concentration is calculated and finally, an amplitude amount (α×β) of the upstream target air-fuel ratio is calculated. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226437 | AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE AND AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTING METHOD - In an engine having a plurality of cylinders in which a plurality of fuel injection valves are provided respectively, fuel is injected at a predetermined injection ratio, and an abnormality of air-fuel ratio variation is detected. If a fuel injection amount of at least one of the plurality of the fuel injection valves is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the fuel injection amount is increased so as to become equal to or larger than the reference value. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226438 | CONTROLLING MULTIFUEL COMMON RAIL ENGINES - A method for controlling an injection process of an engine that is configured to operate with multiple types of fuels is disclosed. The method may comprise the steps of receiving a fuel amount request indicating a requested amount of fuel to be delivered, receiving at least one physical parameter indicating the type of fuel provided to operate the engine, providing a map comprising a control parameter in dependence of the physical parameter, reading the control parameter associated with the received physical parameter, determining an injection parameter for the injection process based on the control parameter and the requested amount of fuel, and operating the engine based on the injection parameter. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226439 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE - Methods and systems for controlling an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are presented. In one example, a method adjusts an amount of current to an electric device applying torque to an engine to adjust an amount of air that is pumped through the engine to a catalyst. The methods and systems may reduce engine emissions. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226440 | CONTROL OF VEHICLE ELECTRICAL LOADS DURING ENGINE AUTO STOP EVENT - A vehicle includes an engine, an electrical load and a stop/start system. The stop/start system selectively auto stops the engine when a speed of the vehicle is approximately zero, and in response to a request to activate the electrical load while the engine is auto stopped, auto starts the engine prior to activating the electrical load. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226441 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING A USER OF AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - A system for supporting a user of an electrically driven vehicle comprises position information obtaining unit for obtaining, during traveling, position information indicating a position of the vehicle, electric power amount estimating unit for estimating, during traveling, a remaining electric power amount of an electric power source of the vehicle, shortage risk estimating unit for estimating, during traveling, an estimated risk of electric power amount shortage on the basis of the estimated remaining electric power amount, and notifying unit for notifying a user in case the estimated risk of electric power amount shortage estimated by the shortage risk estimating unit exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226442 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRAFFIC FLOW PRESENTATION - Traffic flow is viewed in mapping or navigation. A processor generates a two-dimensional map from a perspective view. The perspective view is at an angle, which is not a normal to the map, looking down on the two-dimensional map. At least one road or pathway represented on the two-dimensional map is identified. Traffic flow information is obtained for a plurality of locations along the at least one road or pathway. A line is projected along a third dimension on the two-dimensional map. The line is above the road or pathway from the perspective view. A height of the line is a function of the traffic flow information for the locations such that the height for a first of the locations is greater than for a second of the locations. The map is displayed with the line. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226443 | FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND WARNINGS - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for determining whether a vehicle comprises a sufficient amount of fuel to reach a destination. Making such a determination may comprise, among other things, estimating an amount of fuel required to reach the destination and/or estimating a rate of consumption along a travel route. Such estimates may be based upon factors external to the vehicle, including, among other things, topology of the travel route, current and/or predicted traffic patterns along the travel route, and/or driving habits of a user or others whom have navigated a similar route (or at least a portion of the route). When it is determined that the vehicle comprises an insufficient amount of fuel, a refueling notice indicative of the determination may be provided. In one embodiment, such a refueling may also suggest possible refueling stations along the travel route. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERCONNECTED DEVICES - A computer implemented method comprises, at an electronic device having an input interface and a display, receiving information relating to a current relative location of at least one other electronic device, displaying on the display a representation of the at least one other electronic device and its relative location, and receiving at the input interface user input associated with the displayed representation of the at least one other electronic device for communicating with the at least one other electronic device. The electronic device has up-to-date knowledge of the relative position of the at least one other device and displays this visually. Information may be sent to the at least one other electronic device in response to receiving the user input associated with the displayed representation of the at least one other electronic device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226445 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVING SUPPORT PROGRAM - A trajectory feature point generating unit of a driving support device determines a target speed of a host vehicle when the host vehicle passes the vicinity of an obstacle, on the basis of the maximum possible lateral distance of the host vehicle from the obstacle when the host vehicle passes the vicinity of the obstacle and a map in which a lateral distance and a speed when the host vehicle passes the vicinity of the obstacle are associated with each other. Therefore, for example, the trajectory feature point generating unit can determine the target speed of the host vehicle when the host vehicle passes the vicinity of the obstacle, in the range of the maximum possible distance from the obstacle, such that the speed is equal to or less than a value corresponding to a predetermined distance. As a result, it is possible to determine a state of the host vehicle which is consistent with reality. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226446 | METHOD FOR ROUTING IN A NETWORK, ROUTING SYSTEM, AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A method for routing in a network including a plurality of nodes and links between nodes, includes the steps of: setting a start node and a destination node; for each node, assigning a waiting time distribution for at least one means of transport for at least one intermediate node between the start node and the destination node; and providing a list of alternative means of transport linking the intermediate node to a subsequent node as a function of the waiting time distribution assigned to the at least one means of transport at the intermediate node. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226447 | On-Board Apparatus - An on-board apparatus includes: a map data storage unit in which map data that include altitude information are stored; a subject vehicle position detection unit that detects a subject vehicle position; and a calculation target geographical point setting unit that sets a calculation target geographical point based upon the subject vehicle position, wherein a road grade at the calculation target geographical point is calculated based upon altitudes of a plurality of geographical points that include at least a geographical point present ahead of the calculation target geographical point and a geographical point present behind the calculation target geographical point. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226448 | METHOD FOR DETECTING GRADE SEPARATED CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES - A method for determining the existence of an underpass ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130226449 | Systems and Methods for Determining Available Providers - Systems and methods for determining available providers is disclosed. One embodiment includes communicating with a plurality of third party data storage units, at least one of the plurality of third party data storage units comprising user preference data for a vehicle, retrieving the user preference data from a remote location, and facilitating storage of the user preference data. Some embodiments include utilizing the user preference data to predict a likely current destination and providing, by a vehicle computing device, data related to the likely current destination to a user. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SAFE NAVIGATION OF SHIPS - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for supporting the safe navigation of ships based on mobile terminals which can prevent accidents at sea including marine collisions between small ships sailing near the coastline. The method for supporting the safe navigation of a ship in conjunction with a mobile terminal carried by a crew member of a ship includes collecting information about the navigation of the ship by a safe ship navigation supporting apparatus positioned in the ship, collecting information about surrounding ship through group communication with a server corresponding to the surrounding ship, converting a chart transmitted from a ground server into a format compatible with the mobile terminal, and applying safe navigation information created on the basis of the information about the navigation and the information about the ship to the converted chart, and providing the crew member with the safe navigation information through the mobile terminal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for mapping an indoor environment. A client device may receive an indication of a starting point on a floor plan. The client device may prompt the user to travel in a particular direction and indicate when the user can no longer travel in that direction. As the user travels from the starting point in the designated direction, the client device may gather information about the indoor environment. For example, the client device may gather wireless signal strength data, cellular tower strength data, or video image data while the user travels in the designated direction. The client device may associate the gathered information with the path the user traveled from the starting point to the ending point. The client device may indicate the area for which valid location information is available based on the path the user traveled and the information the user collected. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226452 | WEATHER AVOIDANCE TOOL SYSTEM - This invention relates to a method of providing a simplified practice for dealing with aviation turbulence and other weather hazards that allows the end users to better communicate turbulence as a state of the atmosphere metric and the additional weather threats affecting the flight. The invention will provide an Atmospheric State Index (ASI) that will allow all the users to work with a standardized metric that describes the turbulence as the state of the atmosphere and a similar scale for other weather risks to the flight. This system will make the correlation between the forecast and aircraft reports for turbulence easier to interpret for the end users. This approach would concentrate on turbulence as one of the weather hazards with a more objective and easier to use metric. This invention would provide a transition for moving from a system based on turbulence PIREPS to a more objective data driven process in the future air traffic environment. This invention would provide an end solution for the future air traffic system commonly referred to as NextGen for both turbulence and other weather hazards. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226453 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION INTEGRATION - A mobile application for integrating a location sharing event with a messaging platform such as a text messaging or email platform allows users to be prompted about location sharing when at least a part of the message includes location or time information. In one embodiment, the mobile application takes the form of an integrated location sharing application that parses the message to discern the relevant location or time information. The application may also provide a notification of a future event and may optionally generate a location sharing event based on the notification. In another embodiment, the application permits interactive route sharing between at least two computing devices. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226454 | TURNING PROBABILITY PREDICTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A turning probability prediction apparatus for predicting a turning probability at an intersection at an end of a new road is disclosed. The turning probability prediction apparatus includes a route search device and a prediction device. The route search device retrieves a route that, while extending along a prestored road, leads from the intersection at one end of the new road to the intersection at the other end of the new road. The prediction device predicts the turning probability at the intersection at the end of the new road, based on the probabilities that the turns are made at first to n-th intermediate intersections, wherein the first to n-th intermediate intersections are defined as intersections arranged in the route retrieved by the route search device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226455 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE - The present invention is an information providing device which includes a vehicle side terminal, a communication center device that searches for a basic route by communication with the vehicle side terminal, and an information providing unit that provides information on the basic route to a driver, the communication center device includes a travel direction change point determination unit that determines a travel direction change point at which the vehicle changes a travel direction in the basic route, and a deviation route search unit that searches for a deviation route, based on the travel direction change point, and the information providing unit provides information on the deviation route to the driver in a case where the vehicle travels along the deviation route. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226456 | COMPUTING PATHS BETWEEN GEOGRAPHICAL LOCALITIES - Technology is generally described for computing paths between geographical localities. The technology can receive a request for a path between two or more geographical localities, and compute a path based at least on a popularity rating of intermediate geographical localities. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND PROVIDING ROUTES - In one aspect, a system and method is provided whereby map-related requests from mobile devices are used to store and aggregate routes. The routes are then used to determine optimum directions in response to subsequent requests. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226458 | MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - In a method for monitoring a wind turbine generator | 2013-08-29 |
20130226459 | BENDING CORRECTION FOR DEEP READING AZIMUTHAL PROPAGATION RESISTIVITY - An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest in a borehole penetrating an earth formation using a receiver and a transmitter, both disposed on a carrier, with aligned magnetic moments to correct for bending of carrier during borehole investigations. The apparatus may include a transmitter with at least two substantially perpendicular coils and a receiver with at least one coil oriented with at least one or the transmitter coils. The method may include aligning the magnetic moment of the transmitter and the magnetic moment of the receiver prior to estimating the parameter of interest. The method may include supplying a constant electric current to one of the transmitter coils while supplying a varying electric current to another of the transmitter coils. The method may include estimating a direction of bending or angle of bending of the carrier. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226460 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to receive down hole tool environmental temperature data, axial temperature data, radial temperature data, and log data. Further activity may include applying temperature effects compensation associated with the environmental temperature data and the down hole log data using a fitting function model obtained from a trained neural network to transform the down hole log data into corrected log data. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226461 | METHOD FOR REAL-TIME DOWNHOLE PROCESSING AND DETECTION OF BED BOUNDARY FOR GEOSTEERING APPLICATION - In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to acquire input data to determine properties of a formation, using a combination of down hole transmitters and receivers, to select a portion of the input data using a formation model chosen from a plurality of down hole tool response models in a formation model database, based on a valid sensitive range for the bed boundary distance and a greatest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and to solve for at least resistivity formation parameters in the properties using the chosen formation model and the selected portion of the input data. The database may be updated with boundary distance and the resistivity formation parameters. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226462 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED NOISE REMOVAL FROM SEISMIC DATA - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for noise removal from seismic data. In one embodiment, a seismic data set comprising a plurality of traces is received, and noise metrics for the seismic data set are computed using a set of time and depth windows. The seismic data set is scanned to determine a first set of groups. Each group in the first set comprises at least a first minimum number of neighboring traces for which at least one of the noise metrics is outside a predefined specification. Noise attenuation is applied to the traces in the first set of groups. Other embodiments, aspects, and features are also disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226463 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEGHOSTING MARINE SEISMIC WAVEFIELDS USING COST-FUNCTIONAL MINIMIZATION - Computational systems and methods for deghosting marine seismic streamer data using cost-functional minimization are disclosed. In one aspect, the method computationally transforms recorded wavefield data from the space-time domain to a wavenumber-frequency domain and computationally deghosts the wavefield data in the wavenumber-frequency domain. The deghosted wavefield data may then computationally transformed from the wavenumber-frequency domain back to the space-time domain and stored. The computational methods include iterative minimization of a cost functional in the wavenumber-frequency domain. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226464 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING BIOLOGICALLY BASED MEASURES IN ASYNCHRONOUS GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTS - The present invention relates to biologically and behaviorally based systems and methods for measuring audience response to a target stimulus. The systems and methods are deployable in multiple locations and may display stimuli based on location, target demographics, and combinations thereof. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226465 | PREDICTION OF HORIZONTALLY TRANSFERRED GENE - Method(s) and system(s) for identifying horizontally transferred genes are described herein. The method includes defining a cuboid in a three dimensional space, wherein the cuboid includes fragment points corresponding to the genomic fragments belonging to a plurality of sequenced microbial genomes, and dividing the cuboid into a plurality of grids. The method further includes selecting one or more grids corresponding to a selected genome and classifying each of the selected grids as one of majority, minority, and mixed grids, based on number of fragment points corresponding to the selected genome in each of the selected grids. Further, at least one genomic fragment from the minority and the mixed grids is identified as the horizontally transferred gene based on a distance ratio assessment. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226466 | QUERY SEQUENCE GENOTYPE OR SUBTYPE CLASSIFICATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for classifying genotype or subtype of query sequence. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method for classifying genotype or subtype of query sequence, comprising: (i) selecting base sequences of various viruses of which genotypes or subtypes are known as reference sequences and obtaining a distance matrix by calculating distances between sequences in a multiple alignment of said reference sequences; and (ii) developing a discriminant equation which may classify the reference sequences by performing discriminant analysis for a cluster obtained by clustering said reference sequences through multidimensional scaling of the distance matrix, followed by classifying genotype or subtype of a query sequence according to said discriminant equation. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING REFERENCE SEQUENCE FOR ANALYZING GENOME SEQUENCE - Provided are systems and methods for processing a reference sequence. Exemplary systems for processing a reference sequence may include a seed extractor configured to extract a seed from a reference sequence; a determiner configured to determine whether an unidentified base is present or absent in a seed extracted by the seed extractor; and an index generator configured to add a seed to an index when unidentified bases are absent from an extracted seed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226468 | GENOMIC FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH EPIGENETIC CONTROL REGIONS AND TRANSGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE OF EPIMUTATIONS - CpG densities and sequence motifs that are characteristic of regions of DNA associated with epimutations and control of epimutations are provided. Such regions include, within approximately 400 (or fewer) base pairs, at least one, usually two, and preferably all three of the following features: i) a CpG density of 15% or less; ii) the presence of the sequence motif ATTTGTTTTTTCTTTTnT (SEQ ID NO: 1) where n is A, T, C or G, and statistically relevant variants thereof; and iii) the presence of the sequence motif GGGGGnGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 2), where n is A, T, C or G, and statistically relevant variants thereof. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226469 | GATE-FREE FLOW CYTOMETRY DATA ANALYSIS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining parameters are provided, as are methods for determining differences in one or more biological response(s) by cell(s) to factor(s). Distances or difference scores are automatically calculated between test data and reference data from a flow cytometer. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226470 | DETERIORATION ANALYSIS METHOD - The present invention provides deterioration analysis method which allows a detailed analysis of deterioration, especially deterioration of surface conditions, of a polymer material. The present invention relates to a deterioration analysis method, including irradiating a polymer material with high intensity X-rays, and measuring X-ray absorption while varying the energy of the X-rays, to analyze deterioration of the polymer. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226471 | AUTOMATIC MONITORING AND ALARMING DEVICE BASED ON LARGE STRAIN OF POWER TRANSMISSION TOWER - An automatic monitoring and alarming device based on large strain of a power transmission tower comprises a solar cell ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130226472 | Method for Monitoring the Condition of a Piezo Injector of a Fuel Injection System - A method for monitoring the condition of a piezoinjector of a fuel injection system is disclosed. The fuel injection is carried out in injection cycles, each of which comprises a filling phase, a holding phase, and an emptying phase. The discharge resistance is ascertained during the holding phase of the piezoinjector. Conclusions about the working order of the piezoinjector are drawn using the ascertained discharge resistance. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226473 | Apparatus and Method for Constant Shear Rate and Oscillatory Rheology Measurements - A rheometer instrument including a stationary frame, a sleeve suspended from said frame, means for rotating the sleeve, a bob suspended within the sleeve, a cross-spring pivot suspending the bob from the stationary frame and a force rebalance system for effecting the rotational displacement of the bob with a torque. The force rebalance system includes an arm attached to the movable portion of the cross-spring pivot, a rotational position sensor in close proximity to the arm for measuring the rotational displacement and angular frequency of the arm, and a force actuator positioned to apply force to the arm. The rheometer instrument may be used to calculate the rheological properties of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226474 | Method and Device for Determining an Error in a Pressure Measurement in a Pressure Reservoir - A method for determining an error in a pressure, which is measured by means of a pressure sensor in a pressure accumulator for accumulating fuel that can be let out of the pressure accumulator via an injection valve and injected into a cylinder, wherein the method comprises: determining at least two 3-tuples of a first pressure, a period of time, and a second pressure, wherein each first pressure is measured by the pressure sensor; wherein after measuring each first pressure, the valve is opened for a period of time; and wherein after the opening of the valve for the period of time, the second pressure is measured by the pressure sensor; and determining the error of the measured pressure from the at least two 3-tuples. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKS - A leak detection system includes a pressure system that requires leak and/or pressure testing. A pressure sensor coupled to the pressure system senses a first pressure at time | 2013-08-29 |
20130226476 | Discrete time ESD test data logger - The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for monitoring electrostatic threats or events, and for testing electrostatic dissipation devices wherein data from at least one sensor or input is displayed in discrete real time on a human readable digital display in discrete real time. Typically the invention monitors the resistance of at least one electrostatic dissipation device in contact with a person, is capable of detecting and possibly responding to electrostatic events or voltage threats, and utilizes the presence of electrical noise on analog input as an indication that the apparatus is operating as expected. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226477 | IDENTIFICATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Techniques are generally described for generating an identification number for an integrated circuit (IC). In some examples, methods for generating an identification of an IC may comprise selecting circuit elements of the IC, evaluating measurements of an attribute of the IC for the selected circuit elements, wherein individual measurements are associated with corresponding input vectors previously applied to the IC, solving a plurality of equations formulated based at least in part on the measurements taken of the attribute of the IC for the selected circuit elements to determine scaling factors for the selected circuit elements, and transforming the determined scaling factors for the selected circuit elements to generate an identification number of the IC. Additional variants and embodiments may also be disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226478 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ACQUISITION VALUES - In a method for analyzing acquisition values of an electronic device using a computing device, the computing device receives an acquisition value of the electronic device acquired by a data acquisition device. If the acquisition value is discrete data and the acquisition value is different from a previous acquisition value of the electronic device, the acquisition value is stored into a storage system. If the acquisition value is the continuous data and a first state corresponding to the acquisition value is different from a second state corresponding to a previous acquisition value of the electronic device, the acquisition value is stored into the storage system. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226479 | Arc Fault Detection - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting arc faults. For some embodiments, arc faults are detected from waveforms that are acquired and processed, preferably using an Average Magnitude Difference Function (AMDF). The characteristics of the waveform provide an indication of whether or not an arcing fault occurred. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226480 | METHOD FOR ANALYSING PHOTOVOLTAIC LAYER SYSTEMS USING THERMOGRAPHY - A method for the evaluative analysis of a photovoltaic layer system is described. The method applies to a semiconductor layer forming a pn junction: an electric current is generated in the layer system; a spatially resolved thermal image of the surface of the layer system is generated; an intensity distribution of the thermal radiation relative to the respective number of pixels with the same intensity value is determined; an intensity mean/median from the intensity distribution is determined; an intensity interval based on a specifiable measure for a scattering of the intensity distribution is determined; a characteristic number is determined; and the characteristic number or a calculation value based thereon is compared with a specifiable reference characteristic number. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a signal indicative of one or more types of individual measurable device characteristic/s that are unique to a given electronic device by providing a signal indicative of the measurable and unique device characteristic/s in a passive manner from the electronic device. The signal indicative of one or more types of individual measurable device characteristic/s may be so provided without requiring operational power to be applied to any active electronic circuitry of the device, and without requiring any power to be generated by the device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226482 | Decoupled Three-Phase Power Flow Analysis Method for Unbalanced Power Distribution Systems - Three phase power flow analysis of an unbalanced power distribution system decouples voltage changes resulting from nodal admittance matrix into one contribution from a real part, conductance matrix, and other contribution from an imaginary part, and a susceptance matrix. A first voltage change and second voltage change resulting from conductance and susceptance matrices are determined respectively. The voltages of a node of the power distribution system are determined as a combination of first and second voltages. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226483 | APPARATUS FOR DATA SIGNAL TRANSMISSION THROUGH POWER CONNECTION - An apparatus for a circuit which allows a user to connect various adaptors to a common interface to provide a device with power and data signals. The circuit may provide a device, in which the circuit is incorporated, with the ability to discern whether a connected adaptor is providing power or data at any given time. If the adaptor is providing power at a particular moment, then the power/data circuit can identify that power is being provided and signal the device to accept power. When the adaptor is providing data at a particular moment, then the circuit can identify that power is being provided and signal the device to accept power. The circuit may include a power/data input, a vehicle connector, an internal power source connector, a reference voltage source, a comparator, and sensor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING POWER FLOW SIGNATURES - An approach for enabling identification of different types and sources of power being distributed over an electrical power grid is disclosed. An energy management module determines one or more power flows transmitted over at least one electrical power grid. The energy management module then causes a encoding of one or more identification signals into the one or more power flows. The one or more identification signals distinguish the one or more power flows from one or more other power flows transmitted over the at least one electrical power grid. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226485 | MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRIC METER ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR USE - An adapter, and a method of using the adapter, for an electric meter, which includes a set of connections for interfacing to a panel box, a set of connectors for interfacing to the electric meter; and circuitry for intercepting FAN or HAN traffic, injecting FAN or HAN traffic and communicating intercepted traffic and local information from the electric meter and sensors over a network to a management entity that collects and process the data. Data from environmental, electric quality, and usage sensors are supplied to the network. External commands, originating in a management entity or with a customer are provided from the network. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium stores instructions of a computer program, which when executed by a computer system results in performance of steps of a method for intercepting FAN or HAN traffic, injecting FAN or HAN traffic, transmitting intercepted FAN or HAN traffic or utility usage data to a network, by using a utility usage sensor to acquire data representing utility usage; and using electrical circuitry in the adapter for communicating information from the sensor over a network to a management entity that collects and process the data. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226486 | Power Management in an Activity Monitoring Device - Batteries for an athletic activity monitoring device may be managed in both charged and discharged state to provide more accurate state information and/or expected charge times. Additionally or alternatively, various power management processes may be executed to maximize an amount of battery charge remaining. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226487 | METHOD, DEVICE AND TERMINAL FOR IDENTIFYING LCD SCREEN - A method, device and terminal for identifying LCD screens can be automatically compatible with a plurality of LCD screens. The device includes a storage module, a voltage regulation module and an identification module. The storage module stores the driver chip parameters of the LCD screens. The voltage regulation module regulates the output voltages of the LCD screens into a processing range of the identification module according to a fixed voltage when accessing to the LCD screens, so as to acquire a regulated voltage. The identification module stores a corresponding relation between the driver chip parameter and the regulated voltage of the corresponding type of LCD screen, and receives a regulated voltage of the voltage regulation module, and then finds the driver chip parameter corresponding to the regulated voltage according to the regulated voltage and the preset corresponding relation. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226488 | Method And Device For Detecting When A Closing Point Of A Hydraulic Valve Has Been Reached - A method and device are provided for detecting when a closing point of a hydraulic valve has been reached. The valve has a closing element operated by an electric actuator. A predetermined voltage for closing the valve is applied to the actuator. A profile of a current flowing through the actuator is detected. Based on a first increase in the profile corresponding to the valve being at least partially open, a subsequent decrease in the profile corresponding to the closing element carrying out a movement to close the valve, and a second increase in the profile following said decrease in the profile, a local minimum of the detected current is determined between the decrease and the second increase in the profile. Depending on the local minimum of the detected current, a closing point is then determined which corresponds to a time point of the local minimum of the detected current. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226489 | DISTORTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A distortion estimation apparatus for estimating distortion includes a feedback element, a nonlinearity determiner, and a distortion simulator. The feedback element provides a feedback signal derived from a distorted output signal of the distorting element. A signal processing quality of the feedback element is lower than an associated signal property of the distorted output signal. The nonlinearity determiner receives the feedback signal and an input signal to the distorting element or a signal derived from the input signal. The nonlinearity determiner determines an estimated transmission characteristic of the distorting element by relating signal properties of the feedback signal and the input signal or the signal derived from the input signal. The distortion simulator estimates the distortion caused by the distorting element based on the input signal or the signal derived from the input signal and the estimated transmission characteristic. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226490 | Motion Sensor, Method, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium Providing a Motion Sensor with a State Processor Having a Reduced Amount of State Chatter - A motion sensor has a state processor to identify states associated with a magnetic field signal provided by a magnetic field sensing element. The state processor includes a state peak logic module configured to generate states that have a reduced amount of state chatter. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226491 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID OUTLIER DETECTION - Methods and apparatus for data analysis according to various aspects of the present invention are configured to identify statistical outliers in test data for components, including hybrid outliers representing outliers within subsets of larger data populations. A method and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a test system having a tester, such as automatic test equipment (ATE) for testing semiconductors. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226492 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING SENSOR SIGNAL IMPULSE DISTURBANCES - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for detecting and removing impulse disturbances associated with a sensor signal. According to an example embodiment, a method is provided for detecting and removing impulse disturbances associated with a sensor signal. The method can include receiving signal samples from a sensor, detecting an impulse disturbance when a difference magnitude between a current sample and a previous impulse-free sample is greater than a predetermined threshold value, and outputting the previous impulse-free sample when an impulse disturbance is detected. | 2013-08-29 |
20130226493 | DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE DISPLACEMENT OR VELOCITY FROM PARTICLE ACCELERATION MEASUREMENTS - Techniques are described for determining particle displacement or particle velocity data from particle acceleration measurements. In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises an interface configured to received particle acceleration data, one or more processors, and one or more storage media. The one or more storage media store instructions for determining one or more of particle velocity data or particle displacement data, based upon the particle acceleration data, by processing the particle acceleration data using a filter that at least approximates a Wiener filter and that uses one or more damping factors selected to provide stability in the presence of noise in the particle acceleration data. | 2013-08-29 |