49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130325178 | Method and System for Multi-Mode Coverage for an Autonomous Robot - A control system for a mobile robot ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130325179 | ROBOT POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR TOOLS - A system and method for adjusting the position and orientation of a feed arm associated with a wafer handling robot. In one embodiment, the system includes a positioning plate detachably carried by the feed arm and insertable therewith into a wafer carrier. The positioning plate includes graphic alignment indicia. An alignment apparatus is provided configured for insertion into wafer-holding slots in the wafer carrier. The apparatus includes at least one digital image sensor. With the positioning plate and alignment apparatus located in the wafer carrier, an image of the alignment indicia is displayed on a video monitor by the image sensor for comparison to a reference mark superimposed on the monitor for determining the relative position and orientation of the feed arm with respect to the wafer carrier. Some embodiments of the apparatus further include a distance detection device to measure the distance to the plate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325180 | SENSOR RELAY CONTROL DEVICE - A sensor relay control device generates feedback data based on sensor data including a plurality of components and being output by an external sensor installed at a portion of a joint of a robot and is connected to a robot control device that executes feedback control of the robot based on the feedback data. The sensor relay control device includes: a generating unit that imports sensor data output by the external sensor and performs coordinate conversion; a synchronizing unit that synchronizes the control data of each axis of the motors with a control cycle of the robot control device; and an outputting unit that outputs the control data of each axis of the motors synchronized with the control cycle of the robot control device to the robot control device as the feedback data. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325181 | NON-CONTACT OPTICAL DISTANCE AND TACTILE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The systems and methods are directed to mechanical arms and manipulators, and more particularly, to optical distance sensors in use for approach, grasping and manipulation. The system may include a manipulator having an arm and a multi fingered end-effector coupled to the distal end of the arm. The end-effector may include an optical proximity sensor configured to detect the distance to an object prior to contact with the object. The end-effector may include an optical proximity sensor configured detect a measurement of force applied to the object by the manipulator post contact with the object. The measurement of force may be a range of force measurements including a minimum, a maximum and a measurement between or within the minimum and the maximum. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325182 | ROBOTIC ARM MODULE - A robotic arm module includes a chassis having at least one arm pod. At least one arm connected to the chassis is movable between a stowed position within the at least one arm pod and a deployed position extending from the at least one arm pod. Each arm has a gripping mechanism for gripping articles of work. An attachment structure is configured to allow a host robot to grip and manipulate the robotic arm module. An electrical interface is configured to receive electronic signals in response to a user moving remote manipulators. The electronic signals cause the at least one arm to mimic the movement of the user moving the remote manipulators. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325183 | RECEPTACLE WITH DUAL-FUNCTION ACTUATOR - A receptacle adapted for removable placement on a retention tray is disclosed. The receptacle includes a lid having a closed position and a lid hook. The receptacle includes a latching apparatus with a lid latch configured to engage the lid hook when the lid is in the closed position. The latching apparatus also has a tray latch configured to engage a tray hook that is coupled to the retention tray when the receptacle is placed on the retention tray. The latching apparatus has an actuator configured to selectably release either the lid hook or the tray hook, thus eliminating a need for a second set of actuators in the retention tray to releasably secure the receptacles to the tray. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-MODE TRANSMISSION - A powertrain system including a multi-mode transmission is configured to transfer torque among an input member, torque machines and an output member. A method for controlling the multi-mode transmission includes employing a closed-loop speed control system to determine torque commands for physical torque actuators including the torque machines. The closed-loop speed control system includes employing a virtual torque actuator control scheme to generate torque commands for the physical torque actuators responsive to output commands for a plurality of virtual torque actuators. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ENGINE PULSE CANCELLATION TORQUE - A method for controlling operation of an electro-mechanical transmission configured to transfer torque among an input member, a plurality of torque machines and an output member includes determining an engine pulse torque, calculating a first motor torque pulse command based upon a first transfer function between the engine pulse torque and a torque command for a first torque machine and the engine pulse torque, calculating a second motor torque pulse command based upon a second transfer function between the engine pulse torque and a torque command for a second torque machine and the engine pulse torque, and controlling the first torque machine in response to the first motor torque pulse command and controlling the second torque machine in response to the second motor torque pulse command. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325186 | METHOD OF SETTING EXCLUSIVE CONTROLLER FOR WATER HEATER - A method of setting an exclusive controller for a water heater, wherein a plurality of controllers are provided for user to operate to control a water heater, includes the steps of: a) Provide each controller an identification code, and saving the identification codes of the controllers in a processor of a water heater; b) Input a command through a controller, and sending the command to the processor of the water heater, wherein the command includes the identification code of the controller; c) Make a recording that the controller is an exclusive controller when the identification code in the command is identical to the identification code in the processor; d) Execute the command from the exclusive controller to control the water heater, and rejecting commands from the other controllers; and e) Repeat the step d until the recording of the exclusive controller is canceled. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325187 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A motor control device includes: a unit configured to generate a target rotation position information of a first driving motor based on target rotation position signals indicating a target rotation position of a second driving motor being replaced with the first driving motor; a unit configured to generate a speed predicting of the first driving motor; a unit configured to detect a rotation position of the first driving motor; a unit configured to generate an actual position information of the first driving motor; a unit configured to generate an actual speed of the first driving motor; a unit configured to correct an error between the target rotation position and the actual rotation position of the first driving motor; a unit configured to generate a speed error signal; a unit configured to generate a speed control signals of the first driving motor; and a unit configured to output a drive voltage. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325188 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MORTAR REMOVAL - A method and system for removing mortar from a plurality of joints between a plurality of masonry units in a masonry structure is provided. The steps for accomplishing the method include sensing the location of at least one of the plurality of joints between the plurality of masonry units and transmitting joint location data to a computer control system. The computer control system computes a work path based upon the joint location data and controls the position and operation of at least one work tool such that the work tool moves along the a portion of the work path to remove mortar from a portion of one of the plurality of joints along the work path. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325189 | NEED IDENTIFYING DEVICE, AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLING SYSTEM, NEED IDENTIFYING METHOD, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLING METHOD - A need identifying device includes an inputting unit and a need identifying unit. The inputting unit receives, from an informant, a need pertaining to air-conditioning. The need identifying unit identifies whether the need from the informant is a temporary need or a persistent need, based on information pertaining to an activity that stabilizes the metabolic rate of the informant. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325190 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of managing at least one network device at a site includes providing a web-based control selector to manage a detection module to control the at least one network device at the site. The method includes enabling the detection module in response to an enabled setting of the web-based control selector, and initiating a change in an operating condition of the at least one network device at the site in response to the enabled detection module and based on a detected presence of a user at the site. The method proceeds by disabling the detection module in response to the disabled web-based control selector. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325191 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A modulator modulates a voltage signal corresponding to inputted transmission data, and outputs the signal as a voltage signal between a communication wire and a shared wire. A demodulator demodulates a voltage signal based on the potential difference between the communication wire and the shared wire, and outputs the signal as a demodulated signal. A connector connects the communication wire and the shared wire to the modulator and the demodulator by means of a high voltage capacitor that withstands voltages up to a predetermined level. A controller receives, as incoming data, serial data corresponding to a voltage signal demodulated in demodulator if the serial data includes an address of its own apparatus, monitors a demodulated signal outputted from the demodulator, and outputs transmission data that includes a destination address to the modulator if the controller determines that no signal is being transmitted in the communication wire. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING ACTIVITY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - A method for establishing activity based environmental control includes selecting an activity phase, associating a plurality of environmental parameters with the activity phase, defining a time period for the activity phase, and controlling at least one environmental control device to establish the plurality of environmental parameters in an environmental zone during the time periods associated with the activity phase. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A SET BACK TEMPERATURE FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A method for establishing a set back temperature for an environmental control system includes entering an energy saver control phase having a predetermined time period, determine an effective thermal load for an environmental control zone, calculating a set-back temperature based on the effective thermal load for the environmental control zone and the predetermined time period, operating an environmental control device to establish and maintain the set-back temperature for a portion of the predetermined time period, and operating the environmental control device to establish a desired temperature substantially by an end of the predetermined time period. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325194 | Methods and Systems for Leak Testing - Leak rate testing is an engineering challenge where on the one hand, engineers must meet strict leak rate standards on a wide range of products and systems from semiconductor packages through medical product packaging to chemical storage vessels and liquid/gas handling systems. On the other hand, they have to make the leak testing process low cost and independent of operator whilst in many applications making the process automated and fast as this step may otherwise become a manufacturing bottleneck. Accordingly embodiments of the invention address manufacturing requirements by providing for high accuracy flow based leak testing of large volumes, providing adaptive techniques for use during testing, providing equivalent circuit modeling techniques allowing optimization and parameter extraction to be simulated prior to manufacturing commitment, and providing for the automatic tuning of setup parameters. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325195 | Pre-Processing of Data For Automatic Generation Control - Systems, methods, and apparatus for pre-processing of electrical power grid data for event-driven automatic generation control (AGC) are presented herein. An AGC application can determine AGC output data, for output to a unit controller that controls power generator(s) related to an electrical power grid, based on current values of a subset of electrical power grid data associated with the electrical power grid that has changed since a prior determination that the electrical power grid data has changed. A pre-process component can determine the subset of the electrical power grid data that has changed since the prior determination, and send the current values of the subset of the electrical power grid data to an area control error component. An event-driven component can determine information in response to an event trigger generated based on processing the current values of the subset of the electrical power grid data received from the pre-process component. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325196 | PERSONALIZED HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS - Methods and arrangements for providing personalized heating and cooling. Personal clothing spot data relating to at least one quantifiable comfort condition are assimilated, as are ambient data relating to the at least one quantifiable comfort condition. The assimilated personal clothing spot data and assimilated ambient data are combined, and at least one comfort control arrangement is controlled via the combined data. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325197 | Method and System for Reducing Peak Load Charge on Utility Bill Using Target Peak Load and Countermeasures - A peak load management system and method take countermeasures to reduce the risk of a spike in grid power use above a target peak load due to battery exhaustion. The countermeasures replace or at least reduce the safety margins built into target peak load peak load management systems and increase the cost savings realized from peak load management. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325198 | Method and System for Mitigating Impact of Malfunction in Actual Load Determination on Peak Load Management - Method and system for mitigating the impact on peak load management of a malfunction in determining actual load at a site by substituting a predicted load for actual load while the malfunction persists. Using a predicted load as a substitute for actual load during the malfunction period avoids use of a grossly overestimated or underestimated actual load that if used could cause suboptimal use of battery power and decimate cost savings from peak load management. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325199 | SATELLITE SIGNAL-BASED UTILITY GRID CONTROL - Satellite signal-based control and management of utility grids is provided. Satellite signal measurements at one or more remote receiver devices may be utilized, for example, to determine an actual or estimated amount of cloud disruption in a given area. The cloud disruption data may then be utilized, in some embodiments, to predict solar generation output and/or grid demand levels, and/or modify electrical grid settings to accommodate for such solar generation levels. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325200 | Methods For Planning and Retrofit of Energy Efficient Eco-Industrial Parks Through Inter-Time-Inter-Systems Energy Integration - Methods of providing enhanced energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gases for an eco-industrial park with retrofit in mind and eco-industrial park retrofit with retrofit in mind, are provided. An exemplary method includes identifying hybrid inter-time zones inter-area matching solutions through selecting best energy efficient routes, generating technically viable energy efficient eco-industrial parks alternatives, identifying best generation and allocation of energy utilities, and synthesizing a combined heat and power utility system that satisfies the eco-park demands during each time zone as well as rendering its best operating scenario at each specific time-zone. This inter-time-zones inter-area integration can include identifying the best and the second best matching solutions among processes in the eco-industrial park for spatial energy integration and the best and second best matching solutions among all time-zones for temporal energy integration and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for the optimal synthesis or retrofit of eco-industrial parks. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A MEASUREMENT MACHINE - A method for controlling movement of a measurement machine using a computer. The computer sends a movement instruction to the measurement machine and starts a shaft to move according to parameters of the measurement machine. The computer sends a stop instruction to the measurement machine and powers off a signal light of the measurement machine, if the measurement machine works normally and the shaft contacts an object. The computer computes the coordinates of the contact point, if the shaft is not contacted again when the shaft rebounds. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325202 | NEURO-COGNITIVE DRIVER STATE PROCESSING - A driver state module for interfacing with a vehicle, with a surroundings vicinity of the vehicle and with a driver of the vehicle, the driver state module comprising: (i) a frame memory for storing representations of behaviors with related context; (ii) an evaluation system for ranking the frames based on goals and rewards; (iii) a working memory comprising a foreground sub-memory and a background sub-memory, the working memory for holding and sorting frames into foreground and background frames, and (iv) a recognition processor for identifying salient features relevant to a frame in the foreground memory ranked highest by the evaluation system. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325203 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE FOR FAULTS - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a vehicle. In one embodiment, the method includes, but is not limited to, receiving traffic data from a vehicle communication bus. The method further includes, but is not limited to, identifying, by a processor, net-motifs from the traffic data. The method still further includes, but is not limited to, detecting a mode of components of the vehicle based on the net-motifs. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325204 | PROCEDURE AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR SUPERVISING AN ENTERPRISE OF A VEHICLE - A method for monitoring an operation of a vehicle is provided, wherein said method features the following steps. At least one first parameter is determined, wherein the at least one first parameter characterizes the beginning of a starting sequence of the vehicle. In addition, at least one intoxicant content of the person seated in the driver's seat is determined by means of a test instrument and the determined content is compared with a predefined threshold value. If the determined content does not exceed the predefined threshold value, the starting sequence of the vehicle is automatically enabled and it is detected if the person seated in the driver's seat leaves the driver's seat based on data acquired by at least one sensor. The determination of the at least one intoxicant content is repeated if it is detected that the person seated in the driver's seat leaves the driver's seat. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325205 | CRUISE-ASSIST IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, CRUISE-ASSIST IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IN-VEHICLE CAMERA AND EQUIPMENT-CONTROL ASSIST IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE - A cruise-assist image generation device includes a steering-angle information acquisition unit, an additional line generation unit generating a cruise assist additional line corresponding to acquired steering angle information and formed by combination of a given number of segments, and an additional line superimposing unit superimposing the generated cruise assist additional line on a taken image of the vehicle periphery to obtain a composite image. The additional line generation unit generates respective curved lines forming at least some of the segments by quadratic curve approximation using coordinate data corresponding to the acquired steering angle information and including coordinates of points representing each segment, and generating respective straight lines forming any remaining segments by collinear approximation using coordinate data corresponding to the acquired steering angle information. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325206 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, MICROCONTROLLER, AND SELF-DIAGNOSIS METHOD OF DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A data processing device according to the present invention includes a memory, an arithmetic circuit that accesses the memory by outputting an access control signal CTRL that controls access to the memory, a first data storage unit that stores first data used when a self-diagnosis is performed, a read-modify-write circuit that generates second data by replacing a part of the first data stored in the first data storage unit with modify data outputted from the arithmetic circuit, and a determination unit that diagnoses a failure of the read-modify-write circuit by comparing the second data with an expected value. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325207 | ELECTRIC DRIVE SHAFT AND RETROFIT SYSTEM - A machine having a transmission, a differential, and a drive shaft disposed therebetween has an improvement including a stator with a substantially cylindrical opening extending therethrough, and a rotor that rotates relative to the stator. The rotor is attached to the drive shaft in axial alignment, and rotation of the drive shaft causes a corresponding rotation of the rotor. At least a portion of the drive shaft extends through the opening in the stator. A semi-rigid coupling extends between the stator and the transmission. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325208 | DRIVING SYSTEM OF UNMANNED VEHICLE AND DRIVING PATH GENERATION METHOD - Based on initial position information on an instructed fixed switch-back point and position information on a loading point, a relative positional relationship between the loading point and the switch-back point is generated. If the position of the loading point moves, then based on position information on the position- moved loading point, information on a direction of an unmanned vehicle at the loading point and information on a relative positional relationship, a new switch-back point is set at a position where the relative positional relationship can be maintained. When the initial position of the switch-back point is instructed, then on the basis of the initial position information on the switch-back point, a driving path leading to the loading point via the instructed switch-back point is generated and, when the position of the loading point moves, a driving path leading to the position-moved loading point via the new switch-back point is generated. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325209 | BRAKE CONTROLLER - A braking control system associated with a towed apparatus is provided. The braking control system includes an intelligent control, an accelerometer electrically coupled to the intelligent control, a global positioning receiver electrically coupled to the intelligent control, and a visual indicator operatively coupled to the intelligent control. The braking control system may also include a wireless RF receiver operatively coupled to the intelligent control. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325210 | COLLISION AVOIDING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A collisions avoiding method for avoiding collisions between vehicles ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130325211 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION BETWEEN AN ON-BOARD CONTROL UNIT AND A PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK - A method of communicating at least one piece of information between a first control unit on-board a first vehicle and a public transport network. The information is sent by the first control unit in the form of a command that is transferred to a first communication unit on board the first vehicle. The first communication unit establishes a transmission link outside the vehicle with a second communication unit linked to a module for executing the command. The second communication unit and the execution module are located either on the ground or on board a second vehicle that has a second control unit. In the event of a transmission to the second communication unit on the ground, the execution module on the ground is controlled in a governed slave mode for the command by a master mode of the first control unit. In the event of a transmission to the second on-board communication unit, the execution module on board the second vehicle is controlled in a governed slave mode to permit the command to be executed in a master mode of the first control unit, thereby at least temporarily placing a second control unit on board the second vehicle in a slave mode to execute the command. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325212 | AERIAL VEHICLE WITH MISSION DURATION CAPABILITY DETERMINATION - An aerial vehicle can include oil sensors connected to a lubrication system and a computer connected to the oil sensors. The computer can be programmed to determine mission duration for the unmanned aerial vehicle, determine a maximum oil system duration for the unmanned aerial vehicle based upon data from the oil sensors, perform a comparison of the mission duration to the maximum oil system duration, and output a signal based upon the comparison. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325213 | LDV for Airdrops - A method of using a light detection system for increasing the accuracy of a precision airdrop is described. Radiation is transmitted to target areas between an airborne vehicle and a dropzone target. Scattered radiation is received from the target areas. Respective wind characteristics are determined from the scattered radiation and a wind velocity map is generated, based on the respective wind characteristics, between the airborne vehicle, and at least the dropzone target. An aerial release point for the precision airdrop is computed based on the generated wind velocity map and a location of the dropzone target. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN A HYBRID VEHICLE USING COST ANALYSIS - A system for controlling power of a hybrid vehicle may include a controller configured to receive a signal indicative of a commanded acceleration for the hybrid vehicle and determine a potential for each of a power source, a generator, and an energy storage device to supply energy to achieve the commanded acceleration. The controller may be further configured to determine a cost associated with using each of the power source, the generator, and the energy storage device to achieve the commanded acceleration, and determine a combination of the power source, the generator, and the energy storage device that achieves the commanded acceleration at a lowest total cost. The controller may also be configured to provide a signal to at least one of the power source, the generator, and the energy storage device to achieve the commanded acceleration based on the determined combination. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING DYNAMIC POSITIONAL DATABASE FOR AIR VEHICLES AND TERRAIN FEATURES - A system for creating a digital representation of a status of one or more air vehicles and of sensed external objects includes one or more air vehicles, one or more sensors coupled to each of the one or more air vehicles, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine navigation information associated with travel of each of the one or more air vehicles, and capture data associated with the sensed external objects sensed by the one or more sensors. The processor is further configured to identify and track the sensed external objects in the captured data, geo-locate the identified sensed external objects via dynamic landmarking, and dynamically update a landmark database. The processor is further configured to utilize the landmark database to control at least one or more functions in a respective air vehicle of the one or more air vehicles. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING STOPPAGE OF PILOTING TASKS - A system and method for authorizing stoppage of piloting tasks performed by at least one pilot of an aircraft equipped with automatic piloting means is disclosed. A duration for which the stoppage is authorized is determined, the duration being determined based on the calculation of an instant of commencement of a next action, and the next action being an action not yet carried out that must be carried out first by the pilot. The duration is then displayed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325217 | ALTITUDE ESTIMATOR FOR A ROTARY-WING DRONE WITH MULTIPLE ROTORS - The drone comprises altitude determination means ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130325218 | SYNTHETIC ESTIMATION OF ROTORCRAFT AIRSPEED - A method for estimating airspeed of an aircraft includes receiving values indicative of operating conditions of the aircraft along an axis; estimating a tip path plane (TPP) angle along the axis from at least one of the operating conditions to create an estimated TPP angle; and determining an estimated airspeed as a function of the estimated TPP angle, the determining including referencing a look-up table that indexes the estimated TPP angle with the airspeed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325219 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY ESTIMATING A DEGRADATION IN FUEL CONSUMPTION AND IN DRAG OF AN AIRCRAFT - A method and device for automatically estimating a degradation in fuel consumption and in drag of an aircraft. The device comprises a device for calculating a numerical value of the effect of a degradation in performance on the fuel consumption and/or the drag of the aircraft, and an arrangement for displaying this numerical value on a screen in the cockpit of the aircraft. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325220 | PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF AIRSPEEDS OF A ROTORCRAFT IN STATIONARY FLIGHT AND/OR AT LOW SPEEDS - A procedure and a device for the determination of current airspeeds [ | 2013-12-05 |
20130325221 | Takeoff/Landing Touchdown Protection Management System - An air/ground contact logic management system for use with fly-by-wire control systems in an aircraft. The system includes a first sensor configured to provide an output signal to determine when the aircraft is in a transition region. A logic management system is in communication with the first sensor and is configured to receive and process the output signal and classify a mode of the aircraft. A controller receives signal data from the logic management system and communicates with a control axis actuator to regulate a level of control authority provided to a pilot. The control authority is individually regulated within each integrator as a result of the individual landing gear states. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325222 | AUTOMATIC RECOVERY METHOD FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an automatic recovery method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and more particularly to a vision-based automatic recovery method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a reference trajectory, in which information from a front vision camera and information from navigation equipment embedded in the unmanned aerial vehicle are combined by a weighting method. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE MOVEMENT MODELING IN A RAILWAY NETWORK - The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for vehicle movement modeling in a network. The modeling may be characterized by vehicle related intelligence gathering, processing and dissemination thereof for an adaptive rescheduling of the vehicle movement in the railway network. Predefined data associated with the vehicle in the railway network is acquired and is further processed to resolve one or more conflicts associated with the vehicle movement. The processing may include allocating resources, developing plans for voyages, and continuously gathering deviation data. The vehicle movement modeling may also include generating detailed layouts of vehicle movements for particular time-periods over the railway network. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325224 | TRAIN CONTROL DEVICE - A train control device includes a detector that detects the current location and speed of the train, a clock unit that tracks the current time, a schedule input section by which the schedule data including the scheduled arrival time of the train at each station on the line is input, and a computing unit that computes an operating schedule according to which the train runs at the detected location and the detected speed to the next station, based on a target operation time that is obtained by subtracting the current time from the scheduled arrival time at the next station, operation characteristics of the train and a condition of the line. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325225 | VITAL SPEED PROFILE TO CONTROL A TRAIN MOVING ALONG A TRACK - A speed profile for an entire train trip includes a maximum allowable speed at each point of the entire trip, taking into account the ability of the train to comply with speed reductions encountered during the trip. The speed profile includes a braking curve that gradually reduces from a higher speed to a lower speed starting at a point at which the train must begin braking in order to be traveling at the lower speed when the train reaches the point at which the lower speed limit begins. The speed profile is generated on multiple wayside computers, cross checked, and then vitally transmitted to an onboard locomotive control system. The onboard control system includes redundant speed sensors with redundant vital circuits, and also includes redundant speed comparators to ensure that the train doesn't exceed the speed profile. A GPS receiver may be used for greater reliability. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325226 | Simplified Topology For Trolley Assist-Capable Electric Drive Truck - A trolley assist-capable electric drive truck includes a DC link with first, second and third contactors that may be opened and closed in different configurations to operate the truck in different modes. In a normal propel mode, the three contactors are open and electrical power is routed from an onboard electrical power source to electric propulsion motors. During normal retard mode, the three contactors are closed to route electrical energy generated by the electric propulsion motors through a grid resistor of the DC link. In a trolley mode, the first and second contactors are closed, but the third contactor is open, and electrical power is routed from the trolley lines to the motors for propulsion, or in a reverse direction for retarding the truck. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325227 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN COORDINATION DURING A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION EVENT - A hybrid diesel-electric powertrain includes an electric motor in electrical communication with a traction battery, a diesel engine in power-flow communication with the electric motor and with an automatic transmission, and a controller. The diesel engine and electric motor are configured to provide a combined torque to the automatic transmission. The powertrain further includes an exhaust aftertreatment device in fluid communication with the diesel engine. The controller is configured to: receive a regeneration request from the exhaust aftertreatment device; determine if a state-of-charge of the fraction battery is within a predetermined range of a target value; initiate a regeneration event if the state-of-charge of the traction battery is within the predetermined range of the target value; receive an immediate torque request from the automatic transmission; and provide a torque command to the electric motor in response to the immediate torque request. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325228 | HYBRID DIESEL-ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN SMOKE LIMIT AVOIDANCE - A hybrid diesel-electric powertrain includes a diesel engine in power flow communication with an electric motor and a controller. The diesel engine and electric motor are each configured to generate a respective torque in response to a provided torque command. The controller is in communication with the electric motor, the diesel engine, and an accelerator pedal, and configured to receive a driver torque request from the accelerator pedal. In response to the driver torque request, the controller is further configured to command the diesel engine to generate an output torque that is less than a smoke limit torque, and command the electric motor to generate an output torque equal to the difference between the driver torque request and the output torque of the diesel engine. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325229 | POWER CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power control device is adapted for controlling output power of an electric vehicle including a motor, an accelerator pedal, and a sensing module that senses an accelerator pedal depth and a vehicle speed to provide a sensed pedal depth and a sensed vehicle speed. The power control device includes a condition judging module operable to make a judgment of at least one of an acceleration condition, a starting condition, and a load condition based on the sensed pedal depth and the sensed vehicle speed from the sensing module, and a control module operable to generate a torque output signal according to the judgment made by the condition judging module, so as to control an output torque of the motor. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325230 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOTOR TORQUE FOR ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY VEHICLE - Disclosed is a method of controlling motor torque of a vehicle capable of increasing vehicle mileage and improving fuel efficiency by adjusting regenerative torque of a motor according to a driving tendency of a driver when a vehicle is in a coasting mode by detecting a driving tendency of a driver by analyzing the number of brake pedal operations and engaging depth of a brake pedal for a predetermined period | 2013-12-05 |
20130325231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ENGINE CLUTCH DELIVERY TORQUE OF CAR - Disclosed is a detecting method of engine clutch delivery torque of a vehicle including: determining, by a controller, when the position of a shift lever satisfies a detecting condition of engine clutch delivery torque; converging, by the controller, to a predetermined target speed by operating a motor without load; measuring, by the controller, motor torque without a load at the target speed and engaging the engine clutch with a control pressure above a contact point (contact point+α) according to a control logic; detecting, by the controller, motor torque including the delivery torque of the engine clutch, when the speed and the torque of the motor converge according to engagement of the engine clutch; calculating, by the controller, torque deviation by comparing the motor torque without load and the motor torque including the engine clutch delivery torque; and detecting, by the controller, a compensation factor by comparing a model value of the engine clutch delivery torque with the torque deviation. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325232 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE - In a vehicle having an all-wheel drive system in which the front axle and the rear axle of the vehicle can be driven with differently sized front-axle and rear-axle torques, a rotational-speed difference between a front-axle-side rotational speed and a rear-axle-side rotational speed is established from a torque difference between the front-axle and rear-axle torques. The vehicle includes a unit for determining a road friction coefficient, which unit measures the rotational-speed difference and determines the road friction coefficient based on a value pair derived from the rotational-speed difference and the torque difference or determined from a parameter correlating therewith. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325233 | CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A controller architecture for a vehicle including a multi-mode powertrain system includes an engine controller having a control routine for determining and executing engine torque commands responsive to a hybrid engine torque command, and a control routine for determining a propulsion axle torque command responsive to an output torque request. The controller architecture further includes transmission controller having a control routine for selecting and effecting operation of the passive transmission in a preferred gear responsive to the output torque request. The controller architecture further includes a hybrid controller having control routines for determining and executing torque commands for each of the non-combustion torque machines and for determining the hybrid engine torque command to achieve a desired axle torque in response to the propulsion axle torque command with the passive transmission operating in the preferred gear. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325234 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control device is applied to a hybrid vehicle on which an internal combustion engine equipped with a supercharger, and a motor generator that generates electric power while applying negative torque to the internal combustion engine, are installed. The control device drives a boost pressure varying mechanism so as to regulate a boost pressure developed by the supercharger, and drives a throttle valve of the engine so as to adjust its throttle opening. A controller of the control device drives the boost pressure varying mechanism to reduce the boost pressure of the supercharger, before driving the throttle valve to reduce the throttle opening, in order to reduce output torque of the engine, when the motor generator is in a. high-load condition while negative torque applied from the motor generator to the engine is adjusted so as to restrict the engine speed to a target value. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325235 | ELECTROMOTIVE DRIVE DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An electromotive drive device of an electric motor-driven mini-excavator, which is capable of lengthening its operating time, includes an electric power storage device, a motor-generator, a hydraulic pump, a plurality of directional control valves which respectively control the flow of pressurized fluid, and a plurality of operating devices which respectively operate the plurality of directional control valves. The electromotive drive device is provided with a bidirectional converter which decelerates the motor-generator to an idle revolution speed when X seconds have elapsed in a state in which the plurality of directional control valves are all not operated. The bidirectional converter performs regenerative control to convert an inertial force of a rotor of the motor-generator to power and charge the electric power storage device when it decelerates the motor-generator from a standard revolution speed to the idle revolution speed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325236 | Hybrid Vehicle and Control Method of Hybrid Vehicle - Vehicle includes an engine, a first rotating electric machine and a control device controlling the rotational speed of the first rotating electric machine such that the rotational speed of the engine matches a target rotational speed. The control device calculates a torque command value of the first rotating electric machine based on an upper limit value of electric power discharged from a power storage device supplying electric power to the first rotating electric machine. The control device calculates the torque command of the first rotating electric machine based on a further restricted value of the upper limit value when a torque restricting condition including simultaneous operation of an accelerator pedal and brake pedal is met. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325237 | CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM - A control unit | 2013-12-05 |
20130325238 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICULAR DRIVE SYSTEM - A control apparatus for a drive system of a vehicle, provided with a transmission, and an electric motor operable to change an operating speed of the engine during the process of shifting of the transmission. The control apparatus controls a discrete change of the operating speed of said engine, with at least one of torques assigned to be respectively generated by said engine and said electric motor in a discrete shifting operation of the transmission mechanism which is performed in response to an operation of an operator of the vehicle and in which the discrete change of the operating speed of said engine takes place, includes a torque assignment determining portion configured to determine a percentage of the torque assigned to said engine in said discrete shifting operation such that the percentage increases with an increase of an amount of change of the operating speed of the engine. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325239 | ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE - An electric vehicle includes a malfunction detector configured to continuously monitor a torque command from an ECU as well as one of the followings: signals indicating a rotational frequency of a motor unit; signals indicating a rotational frequency of a wheel driven by the motor unit; signals indicating a rotational direction of the motor unit; signals indicating a rotational direction of the wheel driven by the motor unit; and a motor current, and detect, according to a predefined rule, a malfunction of the motor unit, based on the monitoring information. The electric vehicle also includes a malfunction-responsive controller configured to cause at least one of shut-off of a drive current to the motor unit and braking with a mechanical brake, if the malfunction detector detects a malfunction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325240 | ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE - An electric vehicle includes an inverter unit. The inverter unit includes a torque fluctuation estimator configured to estimate, according to a predefined rule, a torque fluctuation that is inclusive of fluctuations in torque attributable to a wheel bearing unit, a motor unit or a reducer unit, based on a fluctuation in a rotational frequency as determined with a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotational frequency of a wheel or with an angle sensor for the motor unit, a fluctuation in a load acting, between a road surface and a tire, along a direction in which the vehicle travels, as determined with a load sensor, or a fluctuation in a motor current. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325241 | Inferring State of Traffic Signal and Other Aspects of a Vehicle's Environment Based on Surrogate Data - A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode can obtain sensor data from one or more sensors observing one or more aspects of an environment of the vehicle. At least one aspect of the environment of the vehicle that is not observed by the one or more sensors could be inferred based on the sensor data. The vehicle could be controlled in the autonomous mode based on the at least one inferred aspect of the environment of the vehicle. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325242 | ROBOTIC PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS - An autonomous vehicle platform system and method configured to perform various in-season management tasks, including selectively applying fertilizer, mapping growth zones and seeding cover crop within an agricultural field, while self-navigating between rows of planted crops and beneath the canopy of the planted crops on the uneven terrain of an agricultural field, allowing for an ideal in-season application of fertilizer to occur once the planted crop is well established and growing rapidly, in an effort to limit the loss of fertilizer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325243 | METHOD FOR THE AUTONOMOUS LOCALIZATION OF A DRIVERLESS, MOTORIZED VEHICLE - A range-measuring sensor is arranged on a vehicle. The direction of measurement or plane of measurement of the sensor can be altered by driving a sensor motor. A map of the environment is produced by using natural landmarks. A predetermined route along which the vehicle is intended to move is stipulated. Landmarks which can serve as a localization aid along the predetermined route are determined. The environment is scanned at different times by using the sensor in order to detect the previously determined landmarks while the vehicle is moving along the predetermined route. The vehicle is localized by comparing the detected landmarks with the landmarks recorded on the map. The sensor motor is actively controlled, at least in areas of the environment with only a few previously determined landmarks, such that the sensor is oriented to these landmarks in order to ensure that they are detected. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325244 | TIME-DEPENDENT NAVIGATION OF TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS - A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325245 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT BRAKING DISTANCE DURING SURFACE OPERATIONS - Systems and methods are operable to present braking distance information to crew of an installation aircraft. An exemplary embodiment determines a braking distance for a braking maneuver of the installation aircraft, wherein the braking distance is based on a current ground speed of the aircraft; and generates a graphical representation that is presented on a display, wherein a location of a graphical icon on the graphical representation indicates the determined braking distance from the installation aircraft. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325246 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for detecting rotational speeds (n) of an internal combustion engine having a signal wheel having marks (M | 2013-12-05 |
20130325247 | AUTOMATIC AND VITAL DETERMINATION OF TRAIN LENGTH CONFIGURATION - A train system that includes a plurality of coupled train units. Each train unit includes a controller VOBC configured to independently determine the location of each VOBC, and a configuration of the train system by comprising a plurality of inputs, a plurality of train lines spanning each train unit and coupled with the controllers at the plurality of inputs and configured to transmit two communication signals between a front end and a rear end of the train system, and a plurality of sets of relay devices connected in series along the plurality of train lines, and each set of relay devices corresponding to each input of the plurality of inputs, and configured to transmit the two communication signals between the front end and the rear end of the train system. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325248 | TEST SYSTEM - This invention is a test system | 2013-12-05 |
20130325249 | AUTOMATED, TARGETED DIAGNOSTIC PROBE USING A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT - A system and method for providing diagnostic assistance to a driver of a vehicle when calling a call center following a diagnostic warning being displayed on the vehicle instrument panel. Upon establishing the call, indicator data representative of the warning is automatically sent to the call center where it is used to select one or more diagnostic tests targeted to particular vehicle systems associated with the warning. The test is carried out at the vehicle and the resulting diagnostic data sent back to the call center. The call is then switched to an advisor at the call center and the received diagnostic data is used to aid the advisor in providing the diagnostic assistance to the driver. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325250 | VIN Based Accelerometer Threshold - A method and apparatus in a vehicular telemetry system for determining accelerometer thresholds based upon decoding a vehicle identification number (VIN). | 2013-12-05 |
20130325251 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF AN ACCELERATION SENSOR - A method for calibration of an acceleration sensor ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130325252 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING AND ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SURROUNDINGS SENSOR - A method for adjusting and/or calibrating a surroundings sensor in a vehicle using a measuring unit and a calibration panel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325253 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle brake device having a hydraulic pressure sensor for detecting an output value corresponding to the pressure of a fluid pressure adjusted by a master cylinder and a master cylinder pressure calculating unit for storing the output value of the hydraulic pressure sensor at which the pressure of the master cylinder becomes 0 as a zero-point correction value and calculating a master cylinder pressure by correcting the output value of the hydraulic pressure sensor based on the zero-point correction value, the vehicle brake device has a zero-point correction value updating unit for setting, when the output value detected by the hydraulic pressure sensor is smaller than the zero-point correction value stored in the master cylinder pressure calculating unit, the output value as a new zero-point correction value and updating the zero-point correction value. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325254 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING OSCILATORY FAILURES IN A POSITION SERVOCONTROL SUBSYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACE - Method and device for detecting oscillatory faults in a positional servocontrol arrangement for an aircraft control surface. The detection device comprises means for estimating a reference position of the control surface, with the aid of a model in which at each iteration a residual value of the previous iteration, multiplied by a dynamic gain, is injected, and means for detecting an oscillatory fault with the aid of this reference position. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325255 | TRACTION CONTROL ENABLE/DISABLE FEATURE - A method and system for displaying a traction control ON/OFF menu at a display module in a vehicle upon detection of vehicle characteristics and conditions that may warrant a driver's desire to manually disable the traction control feature. The method and system verify traction control is enabled on the vehicle, verify the traction control ON/OFF menu is not already being displayed at a display module, a controller receives at least one signal indicating an occasion that may warrant manual deactivation of traction control and the controller initiates displaying the traction control ON/OFF menu for the convenience of the driver. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325256 | NON-CONTACT GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A non-contact gesture recognition system for recognizing gestures made by an occupant of a vehicle using a first multiple-zone temperature sensor equipped with an array of temperature sensors. The sensor outputs an array signal indicative of a zone temperature for each of a plurality of zones within the vehicle. The array may be oriented such that a sample direction on the array arising from the gesture is characterized as diagonal. The sensor may include a multi-focal length Fresnel lens panel formed of a plurality of Fresnel lens elements having various focal lengths. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325257 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OF A VEHICLE - A method of controlling an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle. The auxiliary power unit is in communication with an air conditioning system of the vehicle and includes an engine and an alternator coupled to the engine. The method includes determining a state of a compressor of the air conditioning system, the compressor including an off state and an on state, reducing an alternator load relative to the engine in response to the compressor being varied from the off state to the on state, increasing the alternator load relative to the engine after a predetermined time interval, and simultaneously operating the alternator up to an alternator load capacity and the compressor up to a compressor load capacity. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325258 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VELOCITY OF A VEHICLE - A control system includes an onboard controller, a location determination system, and a speed sensor. The controller identifies a designated area along a route that includes a downhill section, an airflow restricted area, a banked section, a section to be cleaned, an adverse environmental area, an adverse vehicular condition area, and/or a section where travel is restricted. The designated area is associated with an operating rule that requires the vehicle to travel at least as fast as a lower speed limit. The location determination system monitors actual locations of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the route. The speed sensor obtains speed data representative of an actual velocity of the vehicle. The controller restricts control of the vehicle such that the actual velocity of the vehicle is at least as fast as the lower speed limit of the designated area when the vehicle is in the designated area. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325259 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An air-conditioning control method for dividing an indoor space of a vehicle into a plurality of zones to perform individual air-conditioning for each zone, may include selecting boarding zones occupied by passengers from the plurality of zones, checking whether the number of the boarding zones occupied by the passengers may be one, correcting a detection temperature of an incar sensor into a temperature of the boarding zone using a mixing ratio of air for air-conditioning discharged from the corresponding boarding zone with air existing in the boarding zone when the number of the boarding zones occupied by the passengers may be one, and performing individual air-conditioning on the selected boarding zones by determining a target discharge temperature based on the corrected temperature of the boarding zone and using the determined target discharge temperature. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325260 | VEHICLE DRIVING GUIDING DEVICE AND METHOD - A vehicle driving guiding device includes a plural of light emitting sections each that is provided, respectively, inside plural grills of air-vents which are arranged in front side of interior space of the vehicle and emits light to the interior space of the vehicle through the grills of the air-vents, and a controller for controlling a left-light emitting section provided on a left side of the light emitting section to emit light in case of a left direction indication signal and for controlling a right-light emitting section provided on a right side of the light emitting section to emit light in case of a right direction indication signal when road guiding direction indication signal is produced. A method is also described. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325261 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TIRE PRESSURE - A method for adjusting the pressure in at least one first and one second tire of a vehicle from a starting value to a target value, includes that the target value is located between the starting value and a pressure of a pressure reservoir. The method includes allowing air to flow through a first line between the first tire and the reservoir and through a second line between the second tire and the reservoir, determining which tire is likely to reach the target value sooner and throttling the air flow through the line of the tire identified in the determining increasing the air flow through the line of the tire that was not identified in the step of determining. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325262 | VEHICLE POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A risk-degree setting unit ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130325263 | AVERAGE FRICTION LEARNING AND AVERAGE FRICTION CHANGE ESTIMATION - A learning function is configured to determine a plurality of piecewise linear function coefficients based on measured data for an electric power-assisted steering (EPS) system. The measured data include a vehicle speed. The learning function is further configured to model a hysteresis loop of the EPS system using a piecewise linear function based on the plurality of piecewise linear function coefficients to determine an average friction. An average friction change compensator is configured to adjust friction-based EPS system compensation based on the average friction for a plurality of vehicle speed intervals of the vehicle speed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325264 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING A STEERING TILT POSITION - A system and method for detecting the position of the head and/or eye of a driver of an automobile and automatically adjusting the position of the steering wheel based on the head and/or eye position in order to provide the driver with an optimized view of the instrumentation panel and road. The system and method utilizes the vehicle parameters, driver parameters, and various settings to determine the proper position of the steering wheel including the height, proximity to driver, and tilt angle of the steering wheel. The system may also adjust the height and/or length of the steering column in order to adjust and provide the proper position of the steering wheel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325265 | AUTOMATIC WATER SENSOR WINDOW OPENING SYSTEM - A system can automatically open at least one window of a vehicle when the vehicle is being submerged in water. The system can include a water collector and a water sensor, and when the water sensor detects water in the water collector, at least one window of the vehicle opens. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325266 | DRIVE SYSTEM HAVING ONGOING PULL-SLIP LEARNING - A drive system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The drive system may have a travel speed sensor, at least one traction device speed sensor, and a controller in communication with the travel speed sensor and the at least one traction device speed sensor. The controller may be configured to determine a slip value associated with a traction device of the mobile machine based on signals generated by the travel speed sensor and the at least one traction device speed sensor, and determine a torque output value of the mobile machine. The control may also be configured to make a comparison of the slip value and the torque output value with a pull-slip curve stored in memory, and selectively update the pull-slip curve based on the comparison. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325267 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH COMBINED DOWN FORCE AND DEPTH CONTROL - An agricultural implement system is provided that includes a down force cylinder configured to apply a downward force to a row unit, and a depth control cylinder configured to vary a penetration depth of a ground engaging tool of the row unit. The agricultural implement system also includes a valve assembly in fluid communication with the down force cylinder and the depth control cylinder. The valve assembly is configured to automatically adjust the downward force by varying fluid pressure within the down force cylinder based on fluid pressure within the depth control cylinder. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325268 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - The present invention includes a target rotation speed setup section ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130325269 | HYBRID-TYPE CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A hybrid-type construction machine is provided which permits swing operation without a sense of awkwardness compared with conventional construction machines and which allows the amount of stored electricity in an electrical storage device to be controlled within an appropriate range of use in consideration of the service life of the electrical storage device without enlarging its capacity. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325270 | System and method for controlling shift hunting in variable transmissions - A method of controlling a transmission ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130325271 | System and Method for Machine Load Detection - A transmission includes a transmission output speed (TOS) sensor providing a signal indicative of an output speed of the transmission. A controller estimates an actual torque output of the transmission and determines, in real time, a first TOS acceleration based on the signal provided by the transmission output speed sensor and a second TOS acceleration based on the actual torque estimation. The first and second accelerations are compared and a torque transient trigger is activated when the divergence exceeds a threshold value. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325272 | Variable Transmission and Method - A powertrain includes an engine, a transmission having a first input connected to an engine output shaft, and a variator. The variator includes a pump connected to the engine output shaft and a motor connected to a second input of the transmission. The pump has a variable setting that is determinable by a position of a pump actuator in response to a command signal. A controller associated is disposed to control operation of the variator, at least in part, by providing the command signal to the pump actuator. The command signal is determined based on an operator command and on a compensation term, which depends on a correlation function of a parameter related to the speed ratio between a pump speed and a motor speed and a flow characteristic of the pump actuator. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325273 | Method in a Motor Vehicle Having at Least One Drive Engine - In a motor vehicle having at least one drive engine, the vehicle is made ready for travel, at least as concerns the starting of the drive engine and preferably also the establishment of a frictional connection between the drive engine and driven wheels, by way of a combination operating element which is actuated manually by the driver, without relying on a manually actuated operating element provided for at least the first starting of the drive engine upon the operational start of the vehicle. The vehicle is made ready for travel when at least one manually generated command to select a gear is given by the driver via actuation of the combination operating element. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325274 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR TRANSMISSION AND BRAKING TORQUE GENERATION DETERMINATION METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION - A control device for a transmission including m (m≧3) solenoid valves and configured to establish a plurality of shift speeds by engaging n1 (2≦n12013-12-05 | |
20130325275 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An ECU determines whether or not there is an abnormality (shift pattern abnormality) in a combination of shift signals provided from a shift position sensor. After occurrence of the shift pattern abnormality is determined, ECU determines whether or not a first condition that a shift pattern has changed into a normal pattern of a drive range, a second condition that a brake is ON and a vehicle is in a stop state is satisfied, and a third condition that an accelerator is OFF satisfied. When occurrence of the shift pattern abnormality is determined, ECU stops generation of driving force of the vehicle and prohibits switching to the drive range. When ECU determines that the above-mentioned first to third conditions are satisfied after occurrence of the shift pattern abnormality is determined, ECU switches the shift range to the drive range indicated by the shift pattern. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325276 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - In a control system for a four-wheel drive vehicle, when the four-wheel drive vehicle is four-wheel driven full time (that is, at all times), the difference in rotation of each wheel occurring due to the difference in air pressure within each tire, is differentiated from the difference in rotation of each wheel occurring due to cornering or the state of the road surface, and is correspondingly corrected so as to distribute the driving force to the four wheels. Thus, even if the difference in rotation of each wheel occurs due to the air pressure within each tire, the malfunction in which four-wheel driving is controlled based on the erroneous determination that the difference in rotation of each wheel is due to cornering or the state of the road surface can be prevented from occurring. | 2013-12-05 |
20130325277 | DAMPING OF POWER TRAIN OSCILLATIONS - A method for damping of a power train oscillation in a vehicle provided with a prime mover which delivers a torque related to a torque request M from a vehicle system and rotates at a speed ω. A cyclic variation S in the rotation speed ω of said prime mover is determined. The torque request M is then given an oscillation-damping characteristic by use of the cyclic variation S, making it possible for the power train oscillation to be effectively damped out. | 2013-12-05 |