41st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110251729 | Automatic flow control apparatus - An automatic flow control apparatus includes a solar cell module that provides a received light signal, an energy storage module, a charging circuit, and a regulating module having a regulator valve. The automatic flow control apparatus further includes a control module having a controller, an input interface, an analog-to-digital converter for converting the received light signal from the input interface into measured light data, a memory configured for storing a measured data set that includes the measured light data obtained during a first predetermined time period, and an output interface. The controller is configured to operate in a normal mode to determine based on at least the measured data set in the memory whether to output the control signal through the output interface to the regulating module for controlling regulation of the fluid flow by the regulator valve. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251730 | ELECTRIC ENERGY BILL REDUCTION IN DYNAMIC PRICING ENVIRONMENTS - A system that can save energy and reduce electric utility costs is disclosed. The system may include one or more current measurement devices communicating with a processor as well as one or more switching devices for controlling power consumption in response to utility rate pricing systems. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251731 | DEMAND RESPONSE METHOD AND DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM - A demand response (DR) method or a demand response (DR) system determines priority of each household appliance in response to a quality status of each household appliance, and variably controls a DR level of each household appliance according to the priority of each household appliance, to guarantee the quality of the household appliance and minimize power consumption. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251732 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING A LOAD MODEL AND RELATED PARAMETERS BASED ON LOAD DYNAMICS - Disclosed are systems and methods for calculating load models and associated tunable parameters that may be used to describe the behavior of loads connected to an electric power distribution system. The load models may be utilized to predict variations in demand caused by changes in the supply voltage, and may be utilized in determining an optimized control strategy based on load dynamics. Any action which causes a disruption to the electric power distribution system may provide information regarding the composition or dynamics of connected loads. Such actions may be referred to as modeling events. Modeling events may occur with some frequency in electric power distribution systems, and accordingly, a number of data sets may be acquired under a variety of conditions and at a variety of times. Load models may include static load models, dynamic load models, or a combination of static and dynamic load models. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251733 | TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT BASED ON HUMAN DETECTION - A system comprises a first proximity sensor adapted to detect a human. The system further comprises logic coupled to the first proximity sensor. The logic adjusts a temperature threshold based on whether a human has been detected. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251734 | METHOD FOR THE ADAPTION OF A DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF A VEHICLE WITH A CHANGE OF DRIVER - A method is provided for the adaption of a driving behavior of a vehicle with a change of driver. For this, driver-specific driving parameters, which characterize a driving style of a driver, of several vehicle drivers are stored as virtual driver profiles in the vehicle or in a drivers' control center. In addition, various methods are stored driver-specifically in the vehicle or in a drivers' control center, which respectively modify a reaction of the vehicle to driving parameters of a driver to the effect that a manner of driving, taking into account the limits of the vehicle, is ensured in traffic. During the driving of the vehicle, a first of the methods is then used and a comparison of stored virtual driver profiles with actually detected driver-specific driving parameters is carried out. If on comparing the actually detected driver-specific driving parameters a change of driver is clearly recognized and an allocation to one of the stored virtual driver profiles was not able to take place, a change-over is made to a next one of the methods until the driver is recognized or, if a recognition is not possible by means of the stored data, a further safety method is created for a new virtual driver. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251735 | Traveling Vehicle System and Self-Diagnosis Method for the Traveling Vehicle System - Self-diagnosis of a system including a travel route and a plurality of traveling vehicles traveling along the travel route in accordance with instructions from a ground controller is performed. The ground controller provides an instruction to the traveling vehicle regarding a position designated for performing detection using an abnormal condition detection sensor based on an absolute coordinate for uniquely identifying a position on the travel route. The traveling vehicle performs detection at the designated position using the abnormal condition detection sensor, and reports detection data including a detection position and detection time to the ground controller. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251736 | T-HARNESS CONNECTION FOR VEHICLE REMOTE STARTERS - In one embodiment there is a remote starter system for a vehicle having an ignition connected to vehicle controllers by a serial data interface. The remote starter system includes a T-Harness connector having at least a first, second, and third serial data connectors and a remote starter module. The remote starter module having at least a remote starter connector, wherein the first serial data connector of the T-Harness connector is coupled to the remote starter connector, and the second and third serial data connectors are separately coupled between the pair of interconnected vehicle serial data connectors. Data from the remote starter module is thereby communicated to the vehicle controller modules and the ignition module. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251737 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING A TOUCHSCREEN FOR CONTROLLING A RAILWAY VEHICLE - The present invention is directed to a remote control system for controlling a railway vehicle. The remote control system including a remote control device for transmitting signals to a first controller module. The first controller is mounted to the railway vehicle and controls and monitors the functions of the railway vehicle. The first controller module also relays information to the remote control device. The remote control system can also include a portable safety switch allowing any individual in proximity to the railway vehicle to send a stop signal to the first controller module to stop the railway vehicle if any unsafe conditions exist. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251738 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING A TOUCHSCREEN FOR CONTROLLING A RAILWAY VEHICLE - The present invention is directed to a remote control system for controlling a railway vehicle. The remote control system including a remote control device for transmitting signals to a first controller module. The first controller is mounted to the railway vehicle and controls and monitors the functions of the railway vehicle. The first controller module also relays information to the remote control device. The remote control system can also include a portable safety switch allowing any individual in proximity to the railway vehicle to send a stop signal to the first controller module to stop the railway vehicle if any unsafe conditions exist. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251739 | DISTRIBUTED FLY-BY-WIRE SYSTEM - A system includes a plurality of fly-by-wire control units to control flight control surfaces of an airplane, wherein each control unit is adapted to operate independently of other control units and directly control an actuator to control a control surface as a function of direct pilot control device input. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251740 | FOUR-DIMENSIONAL NAVIGATION OF AN AIRCRAFT - The present invention relates to methods of controlling the flight path of an aircraft to follow as closely as possible a predetermined four-dimensional flight path, such as when flying continuous descent approaches. A method of controlling an aircraft to follow a predetermined four-dimensional flight path is provided that comprises monitoring the actual along-track position and the actual vertical position of the aircraft relative to the corresponding desired positions on the predetermined flight path. The aircraft's elevators are used to correct deviations of the along-track position and the aircraft's throttle is used to correct deviations of the vertical position. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251741 | METHOD OF ALERT CALCULATION FOR AN AIRCRAFT GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method of alert calculation for an aircraft obstruction proximity warning system including a step for detecting a hazardous flight situation capable of triggering an alert as a function of a data signal representing the change in height below the aircraft, including, prior to the step of detection, a step for converting the data signal representing the change in height as a function of information representative of the vertical profile of the obstructions below the aircraft. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251742 | Visual Data Collection System for a Train - An end-of-train unit for a rear railroad car, including: a housing mountable to a portion of the rear railroad car; a visual data collection device in operative engagement or at least partially integral with the housing and having a field-of-view, wherein the visual data collection device is configured to obtain visual data representative of at least a portion of the area in the field-of-view; and a transmission device in operative engagement or at least partially integral with at least one of the housing and the visual data collection device and configured to transmit the visual data to a processing unit of a forward railroad car. A visual data collection system and method are also provided. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251743 | Mackay cold-expansion engine system - The present invention provides an integrated engine system; said integrated engine system includes an air-compression means, an air-buffer-system, a power-management-unit, and at least two cold-expansion-chambers; wherein each of said at least two cold-expansion-chamber includes a spark-ignition means, a fuel-supplying means, a cold-air-injection means, and a reenergize-air-injection means; each cold-expansion-chamber operates in a Mackay Cold-Expansion Cycle, which includes a first-intake-process, a hot-combustion-process, a fuel-cooling-process, a second-intake-process, a cold-expansion-process, and an active-exhaust-process; wherein the fuel-cooling-process may be disabled according to the operation condition. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251744 | Hybrid vehicle controller - A power frequency distribution predicting unit predicts the power frequency distribution of a vehicle in a case where the vehicle travels a route with reference to the history of the vehicle power Pv when the vehicle traveled the route in the past. An operation condition setting unit sets the range of the required vehicle power Pv | 2011-10-13 |
20110251745 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE, ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to selected one of the sub power storage devices to convert voltage between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line bidirectionally. When the travel mode of an electrically powered vehicle is an EV mode, switching processing of a sub power storage device is performed based on the selected sub power storage device's SOC. On the other hand, when the travel mode of the electrically powered vehicle is an HV mode, control under which the SOC of the main power storage device and the plurality of sub power storage devices as a whole is kept constant is carried out, and switching of the selected sub power storage device is prohibited. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251746 | HYBRID-TYPE CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A hybrid-type construction machine includes: a motor generator system connected to an internal combustion engine and performing a motor generator operation; an electric power accumulation system connected to the motor generator system; a load drive system connected to the electric power accumulation system and being driven electrically; an abnormality detection part equipped to the motor generator system, the electric power accumulation system and the load drive system; and a main control part determining whether an abnormality has occurred based on a detection value of the abnormality detection part. When the abnormality determination part determines that an abnormality has occurred, the main control part stops a drive of a drive system in which the abnormality is detected in the load drive system. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251747 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - Providing a control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting system, which permits the power transmitting system to provide a sufficient vehicle drive force even when an input of an electric energy into an electric-energy storage device is restricted. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251748 | Method and system for vehicle ESC system using map data - An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle direction and/or yaw rate and an actual vehicle direction and/or yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ESC system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251749 | Method and system for vehicle ESC system using map data - An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle yaw rate and an actual vehicle yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ECS system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251750 | VEHICLE EMISSION MANAGER AND CREDITS BANK - Embodiments of the present invention provide for systems, apparatuses, and methods for use in determining greenhouse gas emissions from a particular vehicle and managing associated emission reduction credits. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251751 | Motorized equipment tracking and monitoring apparatus, system and method - A tracking system for monitoring motorized equipment, comprising a tracking device that is connectable to at least one equipment interface that is in communication with an equipment system and is adapted to sense a characteristic state associated with the equipment system, the tracking device including a power supply, memory means for storing at least a first equipment characteristic state, processing means having at least one program associated therewith for processing the first equipment characteristic state, the processing means being further adapted to generate a first equipment system history as a function of the first equipment characteristic state, and transmission means for receiving user command signals, and transmitting at least a first system signal representing at least a portion of the first equipment system history in response to a first user command signal. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251752 | VEHICLE TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND TRAINING DRIVERS - There is described a system and method for establishing a performance of at least one of a vehicle and an operator of the vehicle over a given period. In particular, the method comprises: recording measured vehicle parameters at a continuous rate over a given period, the continuous rate being at least as great as the rate of change of the measured vehicle parameters; calculating criteria using, for each criterion, a selection of the measured vehicle parameters; and outputting the criteria, the criteria being representative of a performance of at least one of the operator and the vehicle over the given period. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251753 | CAR-MOUNTED INFORMATION APPARATUS AND INFORMATION TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC CAR - To securely prevent from battery depletion and enable transfer data without troubling a user, a communication address data storage unit stores a communication address datum such as an IP address, a telephone number of the predetermined information management apparatus arranged outside an electric car. When an accessory switch of the electric car is in OFF state, it is judged by a charge state judge unit whether or not the battery is in charging. When it is judged by the charge state judge unit that the battery is in charging, a control unit controls a radio communication unit to execute at least one action of transmitting updatable data and receiving update data for updating the updatable data between the information management apparatus. As a result, the car-mounted information apparatus can communicate by radio with the information management apparatus outside the electric car while the battery is in charging. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING HISTORY OF REFUELING OF VEHICLE USING FLEX FUELS - A vehicle refueling recording system includes a sensor that senses a fuel composition of fuel in a fuel tank of a flex fuel vehicle. A refuel detecting module detects a plurality of refueling events. A refueling history module stores a plurality of data sets in response to the plurality of refueling events. Each of the data sets includes a refuel quantity and at least one of a fuel type and a flex fuel percentage. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251755 | Parallel Parking Assistant System and Method Thereof - A parallel parking assistant system integrated with a vehicle and method thereof are provided, the parking assistant system including a first sensor configured to determine a first distance, a second sensor configured to determine a second distance, and a controller configured to provide commands as a function of the first and second determined distances. The commands include a first command configured to command a steering system to be in a clockwise position while the vehicle is moving in a reverse direction for a first reversing distance, a second command configured to command the steering system to be in a substantially straight position while the vehicle is moving in a reverse direction for a second reversing distance, and a third command configured to command the steering system to be in a counter-clockwise position while the vehicle is a moving in a reverse direction for a third reversing distance. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251756 | Accessory load control systems and methods - An accessory load control system for a vehicle, includes an actuator control module, a period estimation module, and a load control module. The actuator control module operates an internal combustion engine of the vehicle in a high-efficiency (HE) mode. The period estimation module estimates a period between a current time and a future time when an actual load on a crankshaft of the engine will reach a maximum engine load associated with the HE mode. The load control module selectively decreases engine loads applied by vehicle accessories, respectively, based on the period. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251757 | Electronic Circuit Arrangement with one or more semiconductor main relays and use thereof - Electronic circuit arrangement ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110251758 | STEERING ASSIST DEVICE - A steering assist device capable of appropriately reducing a steering load on a driver is provided. A steering assist device for assisting a steering operation of a driver who drives a vehicle, comprises: an auxiliary torque generation section for causing a steering device of the vehicle to generate an auxiliary torque that assists a steering force of the driver; a first torque control section for controlling the auxiliary torque so as to cause the vehicle to perform turning in accordance with a curvature of a travel lane in which the vehicle travels; a second torque control section for controlling the auxiliary torque so as to bring the position of the vehicle close to a center line of the travel lane; a lane change determination section for determining whether or not the vehicle is performing lane change; and a control suppression section for suppressing the control of the auxiliary torque by the second torque control section when it is determined that the vehicle is performing lane change. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251759 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROADWAY COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION FOR A VEHICLE - A device for determining a roadway coefficient of friction for a vehicle, having a first tire steering device for setting a first predetermined steering angle (α | 2011-10-13 |
20110251760 | VEHICULAR COLLISION DETECTION APPARATUS, OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - A vehicular collision detection apparatus mounted to a vehicle comprises: a door beam that is arranged in a partitioned region partitioned between a door outer panel of a vehicle door, and a door inner panel of the vehicle door, and is displaced in accordance with a deformation of the door outer panel at the time of a vehicular collision; a cylindrical member that is arranged in the partitioned region and is compressed by the door beam at the time of the displacement of the door beam; a sealed cavity provided to the cylindrical member; a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure fluctuation of the cavity; a deriving portion configured to derive a displacement amount and displacement velocity of the door beam, based on the pressure fluctuation detected by the pressure sensor; and a determining portion configured to determine collision particulars of the vehicle based on the displacement amount and displacement velocity of the door beam derived by the deriving portion. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251761 | SHUTTER WITH OFFSET LOUVER PIVOT - A shutter system for controlling an airstream through a grille opening in a vehicle includes a plurality of louvers. Each louver has a pivot axis, and a louver face offset from the pivot axis. The shutter system also includes a mechanism configured to select a position for the shutter system by rotating each of the plurality of louvers about its respective pivot axis. Each of the plurality of louvers rotates in tandem with every other of the plurality of louvers during the selection of the position for the shutter system. The louver face of each of the plurality of louvers is rotated to a position parallel to the airstream when the shutter system is fully opened, is positioned to restrict the airstream through the grille opening when the shutter system is partially closed, and is positioned immediately adjacent to the grille opening when the shutter system is fully closed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251762 | Traction Control Device - The invention provides a traction control device capable of preventing a reduction in acceleration. A fraction control device of the invention includes a braking mechanism controller that controls a braking mechanism. The braking mechanism controller includes: a target brake torque calculating section that calculates a target brake torque to each of wheels based on the rotation speed of the wheel and an estimated vehicle speed; a target brake torque determining section that determines whether or not the target brake torque reaches or exceeds a per-stored threshold; a reference wheel determining section that selects a reference wheel used as a reference for controlling the braking mechanism based on the target brake torque to each of the wheels; and a target brake torque reducing section that reduces the target brake torque in accordance with a difference between the target brake torque to the reference wheel and the threshold when the target brake torque to one of the wheels reaches or exceeds the threshold. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251763 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A DRIVING RESISTANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for identifying a driving resistance of a motor vehicle includes the steps of recording values of control and/or state variables of the vehicle during a driving state of the vehicle when a control route is covered, adapting parameters of a vehicle model and/or a model of the area surrounding the vehicle on the basis of the values of the recorded control and state variables, identifying the driving resistance on the basis of the adapted vehicle model and/or the surrounding area model, wherein the parameters of the vehicle model and/or the surrounding area model are adapted on the basis of a distinction between driving states, wherein these driving states include a driving state of a closed drive train with a positive driver demand torque, a driving state of a closed drive train without a positive driver demand torque, and/or and a driving state with an open drive train. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251764 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A driving force controlling apparatus for a vehicle incorporates an engine and a second motor generator and defines a first engaging unit by engaging a counter drive gear, which is able to output power from the engine, with a final gear; and a second engaging unit by engaging a counter drive gear, which is able to output power from the second motor generator, with the final gear. The power from the driving source (the engine or the second motor generator) in whichever of the first engaging unit and second engaging unit has greater vibration is decreased, whereas the power from the driving source (the engine or the second motor generator) in the engaging unit having less vibration is increased. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251765 | METHOD FOR THE CONTROL OF A SHIFTING OPERATION OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A method is provided for the control of a shifting operation of an automatic transmission by means of an electronic transmission control unit. The transmission control unit receives of a maximum engine rotational speed EGSmax from an engine control unit, compares the current engine rotational speed EGScurrent with the maximum engine rotational speed EGSmax, and initiates upshifting if EGScurrent≧EGSmax-x, where x is a calibratable offset. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL - A control system for an automatic transmission coupled to an engine by a torque converter includes a torque module and a first clutch control module. The torque module determines an input torque to the transmission based on an output torque of the engine. The first clutch control module adjusts an acceleration of a turbine of the torque converter during a down shift of the transmission based on the input torque. The first clutch control module adjusts the acceleration of the turbine by adjusting a first pressure of fluid supplied to an off-going clutch of the transmission based on the input torque. The first clutch control module adjusts the first pressure based on a mathematical model that relates a torque capacity of the off-going clutch, the input torque, and the acceleration. A method is also provided. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251767 | CONTROL DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - If it is determined that a D range is in use and determined that a vehicle is stopped, neutral control means ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110251768 | VIDEO BASED INTELLIGENT VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for longitudinal and lateral control of a vehicle. The system includes a camera generating a plurality of images representative of a field of view in front of the vehicle, and a controller receiving the plurality of images. The controller detects an object in the plurality of images, extracts a plurality of features from the plurality of images, generates a reference feature depiction based on the plurality of features from one or more of the plurality of images, generates a comparison feature depiction based on the plurality of features from one of the plurality of images, compares the reference feature depiction and the comparison feature depiction, and determines a longitudinal position of the vehicle relative to the object based on differences between the reference feature depiction and the comparison feature depiction. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251769 | OPERATION OF A BRAKE BOOSTER AS A PEDAL SIMULATOR - The invention describes a method for operating a controllable electromechanical brake booster and the corresponding brake booster which, via a coupling element between the brake booster and pedal rod, is capable of applying a force in opposition to the pedal activation force of a driver, and can therefore be operated as a pedal simulator. For this purpose, a pedal opposing force can be set by a characteristic curve as a function of a pedal position which is predefined by the driver, and can give the driver a pedal sensation even if there is no reaction of, for example, a conventional brake system. In a further operating mode, the brake booster can be operated in its original form. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251770 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING CONTROL USING A DYNAMIC MAXIMUM REGENERATIVE BRAKING TORQUE CALCULATION - Methods and systems for controlling regenerative braking in a vehicle having a regenerative braking system are provided. Values of one or more dynamic variables are obtained during operation of the vehicle. A maximum regenerative braking torque is calculated using the dynamic variable values. Regenerative braking torque is provided up to the maximum regenerative braking torque. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251771 | Vehicular Drive Control Device - Disclosed is a vehicular drive control device that automatically starts follow-up control while a driver presses an accelerator pedal down, and when the driver further presses the accelerator pedal down, cancels the follow-up control. When a variation in manipulation of the accelerator pedal is kept within a predetermined range for predetermined time duration or longer, switchover is performed from normal control to follow-up control so as to start automatic control to keep a following distance with a leading vehicle at a predetermined distance. When the variation increases by a predetermined value or more, control mode is returned from follow-up control to normal control, and a manipulation reaction force is generated in accordance with an instruction value from the accelerator manipulation reaction force operation unit. When switchover is carried out from follow-up control to normal control, a torque instruction value from the follow-up control unit is switched to a torque instruction value from the normal control unit with a predetermined gradient. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251772 | DUAL INJECTION FOR TORQUE REDUCTION - A system comprises a torque control module, a combustion prediction module, and a fuel control module. The torque control module sets spark timing of an engine to produce a drive torque and determines an amount of delay to add to the spark timing to decrease the drive torque by a predetermined torque. The combustion prediction module predicts whether a single injection of fuel will combust in a cylinder of the engine when the amount of delay is added to the spark timing. The fuel control module actuates a plurality of separate injections of fuel into the cylinder when the combustion prediction module predicts that the single injection of fuel will not combust. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251773 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL FOR IMPROVED FUEL EFFICIENCY - A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. In some aspects, methods and arrangements are described for operating an engine in a throttled skip fire mode. In other aspects, methods and arrangements are described for controlling the operational state of a variable displacement engine. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251774 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GLOW PLUGS IN A DIESEL ENGINE, PARTICULARLY FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES - A method for controlling glow plugs associated with respective cylinders of a Diesel engine, which includes, but is not limited to the steps of storing data indicative of the activation sequence of the cylinders and activating sequentially each glow plug according to the stored activation sequence of the cylinders. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251775 | ENGINE OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE - The gross output power of an engine distributed to at least one main machine and one auxiliary machine. A total load value calculation unit calculates the value of the lost power consumed by the auxiliary machine, and calculates the value of total load power by adding to this lost power value a target value for the main output power of the engine to be distributed to the main machine. A gross output value control unit controls the value of the gross output power so that the value of the gross output power becomes equal to the value of the total load power when the value of the total load power is less than a predetermined threshold value, and so that the value of the gross output power becomes equal to the above described threshold value when the value of the total load power is greater than the threshold value. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251776 | FUEL ACCUMULATOR AND FUEL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A fuel accumulator is provided to assist restarting a direct injection engine fuel system. The fuel accumulator includes a central guide post with a fuel passage. A cup shaped plunger with a closed end is slideably disposed on the central guide post. A seal means is disposed between the plunger and the central guide post to define a substantially sealed fuel chamber. A biasing means is provided to urge the plunger onto the central guide post. A fuel admission valve selectively prevents and permits fuel from entering and exiting the fuel accumulator. When a fuel system stop is commanded, pressurized fuel is admitted into the fuel chamber, thereby compressing the biasing means which maintains a restart pressure. When a fuel system start is commanded, pressurized fuel is expelled from the fuel accumulator. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251777 | System and Method for Controlling an Injection Time of a Fuel Injector Based on Closing Electrical Decay - A system and method for controlling an injection time of a fuel injector. The system includes a drive circuit configured to output a drive signal having a pulse width, wherein the injection time is influenced by the pulse width and a closing electrical decay of the fuel injector. A controller is configured to determine the closing electrical decay of the fuel injector and adapt the pulse width based on the closing electrical decay to control the injection time. The closing electrical decay includes a closing response. The controller determines the closing response based on an injector signal, such as a coil voltage of the fuel injector. By determining the closing response, the pulse width can be adjusted to compensate for fuel injector part-to-part variability, fuel injector wear, variations in fuel pressure received by the fuel injector, dirt in the fuel injector, and the like. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251778 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS - A fuel injection control apparatus, which is applied to a cylinder-injection internal combustion engine directly injecting fuel into a cylinder from a fuel injection valve, includes an injection control unit which issues a command to perform injection control for the fuel injection valve by using an injection command signal, a drive circuit which drives the fuel injection valve based on the injection command signal outputted from the injection control unit, and a temperature information obtaining unit which obtains temperature information associated with temperature in the fuel injection control apparatus. The injection control unit issues a command to perform injection control for reducing heat generation of the drive circuit by using the injection command signal based on the temperature information obtained by the temperature information obtaining unit. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251779 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS - A fuel injection control apparatus of the invention includes: a temperature acquisition portion that estimates the present temperature of a catalyst and the convergence temperature of the catalyst; an increase value calculation portion that calculates a base OT increase value that is an increase value for the fuel injection amount that a fuel injection valve provided in an internal combustion engine needs to inject, on the basis of the present temperature and the convergence temperature of the catalyst estimated by the temperature acquisition portion; a correction portion that calculates an OT increase correction-reflected value by correcting the base OT increase value on the basis of the present temperature and the convergence temperature if the present temperature is lower than the convergence temperature; and an increase value determination portion that selects one of the base OT increase value and the OT increase correction-reflected value as the OT increase value for the fuel injection amount that the fuel injection valve needs to inject, on the basis of the base OT increase value and the OT increase correction-reflected value. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251780 | FUEL CONSERVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems are described for conserving fuel used by an engine. In some embodiments a control module processes a user-provided input, as a first function, into a second function. The second function can be used to direct the engine with a directive output power. The directive output power may have regions equal to, greater than, and/or less than what the power output would be if the engine were controlled using the user-provided input. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251781 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT SUBSTITUTION AND REROUTE - Flight substitution and reroute is accomplished based on frequently updated flow constrained areas and a flight substitution system to minimize the impact of severe weather on the NAS. Each flight is assigned a route, a FCA controlled time of arrival (FCA_CTA) slot, a controlled time of departure, and a destination controlled time of arrival, wherein the flights are sorted according to the FCA_CTA slot to pass sequentially through an FCA. When a flight is re-routed, the subsequent flight FCA_CTA is updated with the FCA_CTA slot made available by the preceding flight. If such an update is not feasible, then the subsequent flight FCA_CTA is updated according to a slot credit substitution give-away method. The benefits and costs for rerouting a flight out of an AFP are input to an optimization framework for providing the best flight time and flight reroute options. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251782 | Method for Forecasting Vehicle Fuel Economy - A method for determining and comparing vehicle fuel economy for several different preselected vehicles. The method includes selecting a plurality of vehicles to compare. The user inputs a driving route and a driving style through a user interface into the system. The system utilizes predetermined vehicle fuel economy information along with the driving route and driving style to calculate fuel economy values for each of the selected vehicle models. The system then displays the fuel economy values for each of the selected vehicles to provide a comparison between the selected vehicles over the predetermined driving route using the selected driving style. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251783 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND GUIDE ROUTE SEARCH METHOD - A navigation device and a guide route search method prevents searching for a detour route, and shortens the time required for setting an eventual guide route. A first partial route is extracted from a first guide route found in accordance with map data divided into three hierarchical levels, based on information about a road network. The first guide route is the route from the current location to a destination. A second partial route is obtained by performing a route search between the nodes at opposite ends of the first partial route, based on the map data containing the lowest level. A second guide route is obtained by replacing the first partial route in the first guide route with the second partial route, and is set as the eventual guide route. Accordingly, a subsequent search operation is performed on a partial detour route in the first guide route, based on the map data containing the lowest level. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251784 | Motor Vehicle Operating System - A motor vehicle operating system includes a navigation system for providing road map information, a vehicle monitoring system for providing vehicle information, a display device for displaying road map information and vehicle information, an operating device for detecting an operating action and a control device. The control device is set up and coupled with the navigation system, the vehicle monitoring system, the display device and the operating device such that, in a zoom operating condition, in at least one predefined operating situation or zoom situation, particularly in the case of the adjustment of the zoom factor to a limit value. A switching-over takes place from the zoom operating condition to a monitoring operating condition by way of an additional zoom operating action. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251785 | EXCURSION PLANNING DEVICE AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods which enable a consumer to rapidly plan an excursion. Embodiments of the invention enable a consumer to indicate a destination for an excursion, and to receive information comprising excursion packages, wherein each package includes excursion components selected by the consumer and related to consumer-provided criteria. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERMINAL CHARTS, AIRPORT MAPS AND AERONAUTICAL CONTEXT DISPLAY - The present disclosure relates to an aircraft that may have a fuselage and a cockpit located within the fuselage. A display may be located within the cockpit, with the display being controlled by a display control system. The display control system may have a graphical user interface module that generates at least one of a primary display or a context display, and receives at least one user input, and an image control module. The image control module may generate primary display data for display on the primary display based on the at least one user input. The image control module may determine, based on the primary display data, whether the context display is displayed, and may automatically display the context display as an overlay in a corner portion of the primary display when the at least one user input causes a portion of information associated therewith to be unavailable for display on the primary display. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251787 | Navigational Coordinate Systems in Conjunction with Transports and/or Mobile Devices - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, articles, and means for determining at least one navigational coordinate system to be utilized in conjunction with transports and/or mobile devices. For certain example implementations, a method by a mobile device that is at least proximate to a transport may comprise identifying a first navigational coordinate system, with the first navigational coordinate system being associated with the transport and enabling navigation within at least one navigable area of the transport. A second navigational coordinate system may also be identified. The mobile device may determine to utilize at least one of the first navigational coordinate system or the second navigational coordinate system based, at least in part, on one or more predetermined conditions. Other example implementations are described herein. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251788 | GOALS BASED ROUTE OPTIMIZATION - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a personal device associated with a user adapted to optimize a route based on goals by predicting by the personal device associated with the user where the user is going and the user's degree of time flexibility in order to optimize a route and recommend specific stops along the way. The specific stops may be selected according to a number of goals that can be achieved at a specific stop. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251789 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIME-DEPENDENT ROUTING - A method of determining a time-dependent route parameter for a transportation network, for use in an automated routing system in connection with traffic, transportation, and logistics is provided. While shortest distances from all source nodes in S to all target nodes in T are time-independent, travel times are not. The method models the transportation network and computes travel costs from an arbitrary starting node to a plurality of intermediate way-points, and from intermediate way points to the target node. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251790 | METHODOLOGY AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING OPTIMIZATION IN GPS-BASED NAVIGATION, COMBINING DYNAMIC TRAFFIC DATA - We have devised a methodology and appropriate systems realizing it, related to the collection, by means of a GPS-based Personal Navigation Assistant (PNA) and aggregation, central processing and distribution (by means of a Central System) of dynamic information related to the road traffic flow (i.e., the traveling speed of a vehicle for every road segment it travels through, correlated with other vehicular and road parameters), thereby augmenting the existing static navigation map data with dynamic ones and providing improved routing and navigation capabilities to current PNAs. Proper software, interacting with typical PNA hardware, will record characteristics and parameters associated with each road segment of the traveled path (e.g. The time or speed it takes to go through that road segment, the current time and date, the weather conditions, the vehicle type, whether it is a work-day or some holiday, etc.). After the offline uploading and post-processing of the users' trace data by a Central Server System, this data will be incorporated in a “global map” (consisting of a segmented, special purpose and distributed, spatial database). The PNA users will thereafter be able to obtain, store within their PNAs and use any part of the “global map”, combined with the available static maps of their device, in order to obtain improved routing decisions, based on: a) dynamic (space/time-dependent) traffic data, i.e. the combination of time-of-the-day, day-of-the-week, season-of-the-year, type-of-vehicle, type-of-weather, road-conditions, and type-of-holiday, and b) decision criteria, such as, shortest travelling time, less cost, or a combination thereof, as desired by the user/driver. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251791 | Method And Device For Updating The Position Of An Aircraft - Method and device for updating the position of an aircraft | 2011-10-13 |
20110251792 | METHOD FOR SERVICING A FIELD DEVICE OF PROCESS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY HAVING AT LEAST TWO MEASUREMENT CHANNELS AND FIELD DEVICE OF PROCESS AUTOMATION TECNOLOGY HAVING AT LEAST TWO MEASUREMENT CHANNELS AND BEING SUITABLE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - In a method for servicing a field device of process automation technology having at least two measurement channels, with the assistance of an external service unit, separate device descriptions are provided in the service unit for the measurement channels. The individual measurement channels can be invoked on the service unit via the corresponding device descriptions as logical units, so that, in servicing, the field device appears to the user as at least two logically independent field devices. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251793 | ESTIMATION OF WIND MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION - The present invention relates to a method of providing a nearly continuously updated, on-line estimate of wind magnitude and direction when in turning flight and more particularly, relates to a method that requires only a GPS receiver and y- and z-body axis mounted gyros. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251794 | 3D Borehole Imager - Logging tools and methods for obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) image of the region around a borehole. In at least some embodiments, a 3D imaging tool rotates, transmitting pulses that are approximately a nanosecond long and measuring the time it takes to receive reflections of these pulses. Multiple receivers are employed to provide accurate triangulation of the reflectors. In some cases, multiple transmitters are employed to obtain compensated measurements, i.e., measurements that compensate for variations in the receiver electronics. Because reflections occur at boundaries between materials having different dielectric constants, the 3D imaging tool can map out such boundaries in the neighborhood of the borehole. Such boundaries can include: the borehole wall itself, boundaries between different formation materials, faults or other discontinuities in a formation, and boundaries between fluids in a formation. Depending on various factors, the size of the borehole neighborhood mapped out can be as large as 1 meter. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251795 | DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY FOR DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS DURING FORMATION TESTING - An apparatus for estimating a property of a downhole fluid, the apparatus includes: a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the Earth; a downhole fluid extraction device disposed at the carrier and configured to extract the downhole fluid; and a dielectric spectrometer disposed at the carrier and configured to transmit electromagnetic energy into the extracted downhole fluid at a plurality of frequencies and to measure a plurality of responses to determine a permittivity of the extracted downhole fluid as a function of frequency; wherein the permittivity is used to estimate the property. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251796 | Multi-Well Interference Testing and In-Situ Reservoir Behavior Characterization - Using multi-well testing, operators can characterize a reservoir and its in-situ behavior using direct measurements of reservoir pressures. One or more impulses are generated in an impulse well or location using production, injections, or the like. Downhole pressure tools directly measure pressure responses at various observations wells in the reservoir. Based on the magnitudes of the responses, the distances between the wells, the time lag between responses, and other variables, operators can characterize the pressure distribution of the reservoir and various features, such as the connectivity and extent of the reservoir, barriers, faults, obstructions, pools, communication paths, layer contacts, and well spacing efficiency. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251797 | METHOD OF MONITORING A GEOLOGICAL GAS STORAGE SITE BY STRATIGRAPHIC INVERSION OF SEISMIC DATA - A method of monitoring an underground formation into which a gas is injected or from which a gas is produced, by a stratigraphic inversion of seismic data with anamorphosis of impedances. Pre-injection and post-injection seismic data are acquired. A pre-injection seismic impedance cube IP | 2011-10-13 |
20110251798 | Methods for high throughput genotyping - Methods for genotyping polymorphisms using allele specific probes are disclosed. A training set is used to generate a model for each polymorphism to be interrogated. The training set is used to obtain an estimate of the asymmetry between an intensity measurement for a first allele and an intensity measurement for a second allele of the same polymorphism. The intensity measurement obtained for a test sample is adjusted using the estimate of asymmetry prior to using the intensity measurements to make a genotyping call. In preferred embodiments the adjustment is applied to polymorphisms that have a likelihood of being heterozygous that is above a specified threshold. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251799 | ESTIMATION SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INCLUDED IN PART AND ESTIMATION METHOD FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INCLUDED IN PART - The present invention accepts attribute information of evaluation subject parts, and judgment standards of parts category by a data acquiring unit; acquires attribute information and chemical substance information relating to a part already inspected; categorizes the relevant attribute information and the relevant chemical substance information to a part group having attribute information of the evaluation subject parts, and a part group not having it; carries out calculation of statistic values of the content rate of a specified chemical substance in each of the parts groups, comparison between difference of said statistic values in each of the parts groups and the relevant judgment standards, and extraction of said attribute information; extracts attribute information and chemical substance information of said parts already inspected, coincident with all of attribute information extracted; and calculates the statistic value such as an average value relating to the content rate of the chemical substance of these parts. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251800 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT AND MAPPING OF POLLUTANTS - Apparatus and systems, preferably using UV spectroscopy, for the dynamic and continuous detection and quantification of a range of chemicals, particularly pollutants, in the environment, and to the production of a real-time display or map to display chemical levels in the environment are provided. By providing data packets which combine details of pollutants in the atmosphere with very accurate position and temporal information, and real-time map of pollution is provided. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251801 | SPECTRAL DECONVOLUTION IN ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY - A method and system for deconvolution of a frequency spectrum obtained in an ICR mass spectrometer based on a detection of ion oscillation overtones of the M-th order (where the integer M>1). A plurality of frequency peaks is collected within the frequency spectrum corresponding respectively to oscillations of different groups of ions, and associates at least one of the frequency peaks having a frequency f and a measured amplitude A with a particular group of the ions. The method and system identify whether the frequency peak is related to one of an overtone frequency, a subharmonic frequency, a higher harmonic frequency, or a side-shifted frequency of the oscillations of the different group of ions. The method and system derive calculated amplitudes of the overtone frequency peaks associated with the groups of ions by incorporating measured amplitudes of the frequency peaks related to the subharmonic frequency, the higher harmonic frequency, or the side-shifted frequency associated with the groups of ions into the calculated amplitudes of the overtone frequency peaks. The method and system generate a deconvoluted frequency spectrum including the overtone frequency peaks associated with the different groups of ions. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251802 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND REGISTERING THE LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF IMPACT IN SPORTS - This invention relates to impact sports, and to articles of clothing and for detection systems used to monitor and registering the intensity, location and sources of impacts in contact sports such as boxing, martial arts, fencing, and so forth. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251803 | ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CABLE TENSION MEASUREMENT - A tension measurement assembly, for measuring and monitoring a tension force in a cable being deployed from a spooling device on which the cable is spooled, comprises at least one force sensor disposed adjacent the spooling device for sensing a force applied to the spooling device and generating a force signal representing the sensed force, and a processor responsive to the force signal for calculating and monitoring a tension force present in the cable. A cable sensor engages the deployed cable for sensing a spooling/unspooling rate and a length of the cable moving past the cable sensor in a pre-determined time period and generating a spooling signal representing the sensed rate and length to the processor for use in the calculating and monitoring of the tension force. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251804 | Methods And Systems For Isolating A Frequency In A Rotating Machine - A method of isolating a frequency in a rotating machine having at least one sensor includes receiving, from the at least one sensor, a sensor signal that includes at least one frequency, converting the sensor signal to a digital vibration signal, modifying the vibration signal to generate an envelope signal, synchronously oversampling the envelope signal to generate a synchronous envelope signal, and transforming the synchronous envelope signal into a frequency spectrum to isolate the frequency. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251805 | Sensor Assembly, Tachograph Assembly and Method for Recognition of a Manipulation - A sensor assembly a tachograph assembly and a method for recognition of a manipulation by a magnet having a sensor and a device for signal processing. In order to design the sensor assembly such that a manipulation by a magnet is recognized, the sensor signal is supplied to a second comparator of the device for signal processing that compares the sensor signal to a specified operating range and initiates a manipulation signal if a value of the sensor signal is outside of the operating range. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251806 | METHOD OF MONITORING A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE AND MEASURING DEVICE - A method and a measuring device for monitoring a power transmission line are disclosed. Measured data are acquired by means of the measuring device at a measuring point of the power transmission line and are coupled in to said power transmission line to transmit the measured data via the power transmission line to a measured data acquisition device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251807 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF APPLIANCES - Devices and methods for identifying an electrical device, and its state, in a network of electrical devices are disclosed. An energy monitoring device is programmed to identify an electrical device coupled to a power supply, and a state of the electrical device, from a change in successive measurements of the power supply. Algorithms for determining a load signature for an electrical device and its state are disclosed. A stored table of load signatures for states is used to identify devices, and states. Energy monitoring information is collected and presented to the user on a display, a remote display, or is transmitted over a network to a remote device such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant, an iPhone®, a cell phone, voice mail, email, or text message. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251808 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CLOSING TIME OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FUEL INJECTOR - A method for determining the closing time of an electromagnetic fuel injector including the steps of applying at a starting time of the injection a positive voltage to the coil of the electromagnetic actuator in order to circulate through the coil an electric current which causes the opening of an injection valve; applying at an ending time of the injection a negative voltage to the coil in order to annul the electric current flowing through the coil; detecting the trend over time of the voltage across the coil after the annulment of the electric current flowing through the coil; identifying a perturbation of the voltage across the coil; and recognizing the closing time of the injector that coincides with the time of the perturbation of the voltage. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251809 | INDUCTIVE LOOP PRESENCE DETECTOR - An inductive loop presence detector for sensing objects, such as rail cars, containing one or more sensing loops. The inductive loop presence detector includes a backup power supply that is connected to a control unit of the detector to power the control unit during an interruption in the line voltage. The backup power supply includes batteries or capacitors that power the control unit when the line voltage is interrupted. The control unit of the inductive loop presence detector operates in a lower power mode when the control unit is supplied with power from the backup power supply. The control unit operates to auto-tune and supply power to the sensing loops to operate at the most desirable frequency based upon the inductance of the sensing loops. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251810 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWERLINE LENGTH MEASUREMENT - A method and system are provided for determining a length quantity of a power transmission line, which connects a first location with a second location. A first signal having a first carrier frequency is provided at the first location. The first signal is transmitted from the first location to the second location via the power transmission line. A second signal having a second frequency is provided at the second location. A first phase difference between the first signal and the second signal is measured at the second location, and the length quantity is calculated from the measured phase difference. In the system, a second receiver at the second location is configured to receive the first signal having the first carrier frequency from the first location. A frequency generator creates the second signal having the second frequency at the second location. The receiver includes a phase detection device configured to detect a first phase difference between the second frequency and the first carrier frequency at the second location. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251811 | METHOD TO DETERMINE A QUALITY ACCEPTANCE CRITERION USING FORCE SIGNATURES - A method is provided to determine a quality acceptance criterion using force signatures measured on a first and a second set of elements. The first set has no quality defect and the second set has a deliberate quality defect. Selection of an initial subset of time points is based on statistical analysis of the force data on the force signatures in the two sets. The quality acceptance criterion includes a quality threshold established using Mahalanobis Distance (MD) values and the MD values are produced from force data at a selected initial subset of time points for each element in the two sets. An output of the determined quality acceptance criterion is using the defined quality threshold to separate an element having a force signature into a group of elements having no quality defect or into a group of elements having a quality defect like the deliberate quality defect. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251812 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PARAMETRIC TESTING - Methods, systems, computer program products and program storage devices for determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on an estimated maximum test range. One of the methods comprises: attaining results generated from a parametric test performed on semiconductor devices included in a control set comprising a subset of a population of semiconductor devices; selecting from among the semiconductor devices at least one extreme subset including at least one of a high-scoring subset including all devices whose results exceed a high cut-off point and a low-scoring subset including all devices whose results fall below a low cut-off point; plotting at least results of the at least one extreme subset as a normal probability plot located between a zero probability axis and a one probability axis; fitting a plurality of curves to a plurality of subsets of the results of the at least one extreme subset respectively; extending each of the plurality of curves to the zero probability axis for the low-scoring subset or to the one probability axis for the high scoring subset thereby to define a corresponding plurality of intersection points along the zero or one probability axis; defining an estimated maximum test range based on at least one of the intersection points; and determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on the estimated maximum test range. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251813 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION - A system for synchronizing components of a downhole system includes: a source assembly including a source clock; an electromagnetic source associated with the source assembly and configured to emit an electromagnetic signal into an earth formation at a transmission time; a receiver assembly including a receiver clock; an electromagnetic receiver associated with the receiver clock and configured to detect the electromagnetic signal; and a processor configured to identify a receipt time of the electromagnetic signal based on the receiver clock and adjust the receiver clock by comparing the transmission time to the receipt time. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251814 | DISTORTION-IMMUNE POSITION TRACKING USING REDUNDANT MEASUREMENTS - A method for tracking a position of an object includes using a field sensor associated with the object to measure field strengths of magnetic fields generated by two or more field generators, wherein a measurement of at least one of the field strengths is subject to a distortion. Rotation-invariant location coordinates of the object are calculated responsively to the measured field strengths. Corrected location coordinates of the object are determined by applying to the rotation-invariant location coordinates a coordinate correcting function so as to adjust a relative contribution of each of the measured field strengths to the corrected location coordinates responsively to the distortion in the measured field strengths. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251815 | DISTORTION-IMMUNE POSITION TRACKING USING REDUNDANT MEASUREMENTS - A method for tracking a position of an object includes using a field sensor associated with the object to measure field strengths of magnetic fields generated by two or more field generators, wherein a measurement of at least one of the field strengths is subject to a distortion. Rotation-invariant location coordinates of the object are calculated responsively to the measured field strengths. Corrected location coordinates of the object are determined by applying to the rotation-invariant location coordinates a coordinate correcting function so as to adjust a relative contribution of each of the measured field strengths to the corrected location coordinates responsively to the distortion in the measured field strengths. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251816 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL CALIBRATION OF AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for three dimensional calibration of an on-board diagnostics system. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for calibrating an on-board diagnostic system for an automobile including the steps of generating a three dimensional surface corresponding to an engine operating under a first condition, generating a three dimensional surface corresponding to the engine operating under a second condition, and generating a three dimensional threshold surface using the three dimensional surface corresponding to the engine operating under the first condition and the three dimensional surface corresponding to the engine operating under the second condition. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251817 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE IMPEDANCE VARIATIONS IN A SKIN/ELECTRODE INTERFACE - The present invention relates to a system for measuring the impedance of a skin/electrode interface and selectively modifying the system gain of the monitoring circuit to compensate for errors introduced by variations in the skin/electrode impedance. More particularly, a simplified, low-cost method for measuring and compensating for skin/electrode impedance variations is provided. The skin/electrode impedance measuring circuit and determines a system gain correction factor which may be applied to the measured signal using a software algorithm, thereby eliminating the need to change the circuit topology with a programmable gain amplifier or programmable resistor network. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251818 | KEYBOARD TEST PROGRAM GENERATING METHOD - A keyboard test program generating method includes the following steps. Firstly, a first key number is received. By pressing a first key, a first key identification code corresponding to the first key is generated. The first key number is assigned to the first key so as to generate a first key conditional expression. By pressing a next key, a next key identification code corresponding to the next key is generated. A second key number following the first key number is assigned to the next key so as to generate a next key conditional expression. Afterwards, these key conditional expressions, a keyboard test program header and a keyboard test program trailer are combined together, thereby generating the keyboard test program. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251819 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING MODULE INCLUDING SIGNAL SHAPING INTERFACE - Systems and methods of testing integrated circuits are disclosed. The systems include a test module configured to operate between automated testing equipment and an integrated circuit to be tested. The testing interface is configured to test the integrated circuit at a higher slew rate than the slew rate at which signals are received from the automated testing equipment. In order to do so, the testing interface includes components configured for generating addresses, commands, and test data to be conveyed to the integrated circuit. A variety of test data patterns can be produced and the test data can be address dependent. The systems are optionally configured to include a test plan memory component configured to store one or more test plans. A test plan may include a sequence of test patterns and/or conditional branches whereby the tests to be performed next are dependent on the results of the preceding tests. The test plan memory is, optionally, be detachable from the test module. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251820 | EVALUATION SYSTEM, EVALUATION DEVICE, EVALUATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an evaluation system including a subject device under evaluation, a remote controller which operates the subject device, and an evaluation device which controls the remote controller to operate the subject device and automatically evaluates operation of the subject device, the evaluation device includes an execution unit that generates and executes a code for causing the remote controller to operate the subject device. A transmitting unit transmits the code to the remote controller. A receiving unit receives a log acquired by the subject device as a result of operation of the subject device. An analysis unit analyzes the log received by the receiving unit. A determination unit determines correctness of operation of the subject device based on a result of the analysis by the analysis unit, and causes the subject device to perform a subsequent operation. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251821 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING A COMPUTER CORE IN A PROCESSOR HAVING AT LEAST TWO COMPUTER CORES - A method and a device for testing a computer core in a processor having at least two computer cores is described. The computer cores are connected to each other via an internal connecting system, both computer cores contributing toward the operating sequence of a machine. In the method for testing a computer core, with which a high error detection rate may be achieved in a minimum outlay of time, a test is run in one computer core, while a program for executing the driving operation of the motor vehicle is being processed in the other computer core at the same time. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251822 | MONITORING ACTIVITY OF A USER IN LOCOMOTION ON FOOT - One disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically measure amounts of time taken by the user to complete respective distance intervals. During the outing, data representing the automatically measured amounts of time may be automatically stored in memory of the least one device. Another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically identify occasions on which a user completes respective distance intervals. During the outing, the at least one device may display at least one of an average pace of the user since a most recently completed distance interval, an average speed of the user since the most recently completed distance interval, and a projected time to complete a current distance interval based on monitored performance since the most recently completed distance interval. Yet another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to monitor a distance traveled by the user. An input to the at least one device may be received that specifies a goal distance for the outing, and the at least one device may determine a remaining distance to be traveled to complete one of the specified goal distance for the outing and a calculated fraction of the specified goal distance for the outing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251823 | SYSTEM TO ASSOCIATE A DEMOGRAPHIC TO A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A system and a related method are disclosed for association of a user of an electronic system with a demographic. Input behavioral data is captured related to measured interactions with at least one input device. The input data is compared to probability distribution representations for a demographic group and for a wide population, performing the measured interaction(s). The system is configured to associate the user to a demographic group a prescribed threshold is met, based on the comparing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251824 | ATHLETICISM RATING AND PERFORMANCE MEASURING SYSTEM - A universal athleticism rating system and related athletic performance measuring systems for accurately detecting and recording athletic performance are disclosed. The athleticism rating system evaluates individual athletes against a common, standardized, set of athletic performance tests. Each athlete performs the athletic tests and his or her scores in the individual tests are entered into a standardized calculation to produce a single athletic performance score. The related performance measuring system is preferably a timing system that ensures quick, easy, and accurate collection of athletic event timing related data without the need for the athlete to wear any special detection devices or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the performance measuring system integrates with the rating system to provide seamless athletic data collection and rating of athletes. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251825 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF SENSOR - Temperatures of intake-air temperature, intercooler outlet temperature and intake manifold temperature sensors are compared in cold time of an engine to determine any characteristic abnormality of the sensors. A first temperature difference is obtained from temperatures of the intercooler outlet temperature sensor before and after increase in boost pressure to determine any characteristic abnormality of the intercooler outlet temperature sensor. A second temperature difference is obtained from temperatures of the intake manifold temperature and intercooler outlet temperature sensors after opening an EGR valve to determine any characteristic abnormality of the intake manifold temperature sensor. | 2011-10-13 |
20110251826 | Data Analyzer - The present invention relates to an off-line signal analyzer comprising a digital signal processor ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110251827 | Data Collector - An off-line signal analyser comprising a digital signal processor ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110251828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOLVING PILED-UP PULSES BY USING A MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORM - A method and apparatus for resolving individual signals in detector output data, the method comprising obtaining or expressing the detector output data as a digital series, obtaining or determining a signal form of signals present in the data, forming a transformed signal form by transforming the signal form according to a mathematical transform, forming a transformed series by transforming the digital series according to the mathematical transform, the transformed series comprising transformed signals, evaluating a function of at least the transformed series and the transformed signal form and thereby providing a function output, determining at least one parameter of the function output based on a model of the function output, and determining a parameter of the signals from the at least one determined parameter of the function output. The method may include forming the model by modelling the function output. | 2011-10-13 |