Electronic control apparatus including microcomputers for controlling some of the systems found in a vehicle
Accordingly, it is one object of this invention to provide an electronic control apparatus of a relatively simple structure, comprising a few one-chip microcomputers designed to control the engine and... Read More
Inventors: Niimi, Yukihide; Harada, Takashi; Kobayashi, Akio; Tachi, Ryosuke; Matsui, Takeshi;, Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (Kariya, JP) |
Processing system having a storage set with data designating operation state from operation states in instruction memory set with application specific block
It is an object of the present invention to provide a DSP that is particularly applicable to ASIC, application specific integrated circuit, whereby the DSP may be adapted quickly to various specific a... Read More
Inventors: Iida, Kouichi;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Smart disconnect switch interbase
OF INVENTION The following detailed description illustrates the invention by way of example and not by way of limitation. This description will clearly enable one skilled in the art to make and use t... Read More
Inventors: Soni, Devendra K.;, Assignee: Distribution Control Systems, Inc. (Hazelwood, MO) |
Rumble strip cutter wheel
Since the completion of interstate highway system in this Country, experts have come to realize that the uniformity of the interstate highway system can be almost hypnotic, causing the driver of an au... Read More
Inventors: Murray, Stuart W.;, Assignee: Wirtgen America, Inc. (Nashville, TN) |
Method and apparatus for cutting rumble strips in a roadway
A self-propelled machine for cutting rumble strips in the surface of a roadway and which comprises an improvement over known and currently available machines is provided. The invention will allow the ... Read More
Inventors: McSharry, Chris;, Assignee: Astec Industries, Inc. (Chattanooga, TN) |
Passive pavement-mounted acoustical linguistic drive alert system and method
This invention provides a method and apparatus for conveying specific messages in the form of words or other audible sounds to the driver and/or other occupants of vehicles, while traveling on a roadw... Read More
Inventors: Kisner, Roger A.; Anderson, Richard L.; Carnal, Charles L.; Hylton, James O.; Stevens, Samuel S.;, Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (Oak Ridge, TN) |
Method and apparatus for cutting rumble strips in roads
It is an object of the present invention to provide a machine for creating rumble strips that conserves energy. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a machine for cutting rumble ... Read More
Inventors: Murphy, Tim L.;, Assignee: Dustrol, Inc. (Towanda, KS) |
Mosquito dispersing device
OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a mosquito dispersing device comprising means for generating a mosquito dispersing pitch pattern having a frequency in the range of at least one of a wing be... Read More
Inventors: Caine, Patrick J.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus and method for driver-specific setting on vehicle devices
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Here, and in the following claims, "key" means any encoded device such as a mechanical key (e.g., with teeth, prongs, etc), a magnetic key such as a strip key or a credit-... Read More
Inventors: Autermann, Ludger;, Assignee: CLAAS Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Harsewinkel, DE) |
Image qualification for optical navigation sensor
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an image qualification in real time for an optical navigation sensor. To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides an imag... Read More
Inventors: Lin, Chun-Huang;, Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc. (Hsin-Chu, TW) |
Control strategy for diesel engine auxiliary loads to reduce emissions during engine power level changes
The present invention provides improved control over the auxiliary loads, i.e. over the auxiliary power demand of a diesel engine during notch or throttle position changes that command a higher engine... Read More
Inventors: Dillen, Eric Richard; Gallagher, Shawn Michael; Shilling, Norman Zethward;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
System for reducing powertrain reaction torque
A system is provided for controlling inertial forces within a vehicle powertrain during certain operating conditions, such as sudden braking events. The control system reduces these inertial forces th... Read More
Inventors: Tobler, Bill; Tiller, Michael; Bowles, Paul;, Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI) |
Automatic lawn mower vehicle
An automatic mower vehicle is comprised of a drive-wheel assembly, a trailing sulky carrying an electrical power source, and a hinge having a vertical axis. The hinge has one part and another part hin... Read More
Inventors: Wojtkowski, David J.; Hubby, Leon W.;, Assignee: |
Method for producing a cellularly structured environment map of a self-propelled, mobile unit that orients itself in the environment at least with the assistance of sensors based on wave refection
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method with which the production of a cellularly structured environment map is improved in that the orientation of a self-propelled mobile unit wi... Read More
Inventors: Bauer, Rudolf;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) |
Position determining apparatus and control method of robot
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem occuring in the prior art and an object of the invention is to provide a position discriminating apparatus and control method... Read More
Inventors: Jeong, Joon-Young;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, KR) |
Robot obstacle detection system
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a robot obstacle detection system which is simple in design, low cost, accurate, easy to implement, and easy to calibrate. It is a further object... Read More
Inventors: Jones, Joseph L.;, Assignee: iRobot Corporation (Burlington, MA) |
Method of detecting false data recording media and a data recording medium therefor
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method of detecting false or counterfeit data recording media and a data recording media therefor which precludes the use of false or co... Read More
Inventors: Walter, Hans-Jurgen;, Assignee: Mico Datensysteme GmbH (Weil der Stadt, DE) |
Method and apparatus for adaptive classification
In accordance with the present invention, a neural network and methods of operation within such a network are disclosed. The neural network is provided having an input layer, a middle layer and an out... Read More
Inventors: Glier, Michael T.; Nunez, Linda I. Mensinger; Scofield, Christopher L.;, Assignee: Nestor, Inc. (Providence, RI) |
Efficient cryptographic hash functions and methods for amplifying the security of hash functions and pseudo-random functions
These shortcomings as well as other deficiencies and limitations in the art are obviated, in accordance with the present invention, in which the One-Way Hash Function generator, in contrast to the pri... Read More
Inventors: Aiello, William A.; Venkatesan, Ramarathnam;, Assignee: Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) |
Adaptive classifier having multiple subnetworks
In accordance with the present invention, a neural network and methods of operation within such a network are disclosed. The neural network is provided having an input layer, a middle layer and an out... Read More
Inventors: Glier, Michael T.; Cole, John; Laird, Mark;, Assignee: Nestor, Inc. (Providence, RI) |
Telephone fraud detection system
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, MCI Detect architecture 10 consists of three basic systems: MCI Detect Workstation 12 MCI Detect Threshold Manager (TM) 14 Fraud Data Server 16. Each system is r... Read More
Inventors: Moller, Jens L.; Galetti, Matthew L.; Curtis, Terrill J.; Mai, Trung;, Assignee: MCI Corporation (Washington, DC) |
Facilitating commerce among consumers and service providers by matching ready-to-act consumers and pre-qualified service providers
A method and apparatus are described for matching ready-to-act consumers and pre-qualified service providers. According to one aspect of the present invention, the Internet is used to attempt to solve... Read More
Inventors: Beaudoin, Michael J.; Rice, Rodney S.;, Assignee: ServiceMagic, Inc. (Golden, CO) |
Adaptive rollover detection apparatus and method
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a vehicle rollover sensing apparatus and method are provided for detecting an anticipated overturn condition of a vehicle, and thus allowing ... Read More
Inventors: Schubert, Peter J.; Cluff, Charles A.;, Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI) |
Delay time estimation method and recording medium storing estimation program
Accordingly, a general object of the present invention is to provide a delay time estimation method and a recording medium storing an estimation program in which the aforementioned disadvantages are e... Read More
Inventors: Komoda, Michio; Kuriyama, Shigeru;, Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method for analyzing the driving behavior of motor vehicles
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The system 1 is installed in the vehicle being tested where it will measure automatically, without requiring operator attendance, the driveability-relevant measurement va... Read More
Inventors: List, Helmut; Schoggl, Peter;, Assignee: AVL List GmbH (Graz, AT) |
Vehicular black box monitoring system
The present invention provides a vehicular monitoring system in the form of a black box or the like that uses signals generated from video input in order to determine the disposition of the vehicle on... Read More
Inventors: Forbes, Fred; Forbes, Scott; Forbes, David; Forbes, James;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for determining the severity of a trend toward an impending machine failure and responding to the same
What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining severity of a trend toward an impending machine failure under actual operating conditions, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a typical failure tren... Read More
Inventors: Sarangapani, Jagannathan; Rangarajan, Sri K.;, Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) |
Apparatus for tracking and recording vital signs and task-related information of a vehicle to identify operating patterns
It is the general object of the invention to diagnose the cause of anomalies in the values of the state-of-health parameters of a vehicle. It is a related object of the invention to employ the foregoi... Read More
Inventors: Hagenbuch, LeRoy G.;, Assignee: |
Method and system for condition monitoring of vehicles
The present invention, is addressed to a system and a method for an improved vehicle-monitoring system in order to provide a cost-effective and scalable system design for industrial application. Machi... Read More
Inventors: Fiechter, Claude-Nicolas; Goker, Mehmet H.; Grill, Daniel; Kaufmann, Rainer; Engelhardt, Thorsten; Bertsche, Achim;, Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG () |
Vehicle tracking unit with fault condition diagnosis and related methods
In view of the foregoing background, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle tracking unit which provides relatively accurate fault condition diagnosis and related meth... Read More
Inventors: Flick, Kenneth E.;, Assignee: Omega Patents, L.L.C. (Douglasville, GA) |
Navigation and GPS 
