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7050863 Integrated model predictive control and optimization within a process control system  
A process control configuration system is provided for use in creating or viewing an integrated optimization and control block that implements an optimization routine and a...
7047089 Kiln thermal and combustion control  
A method and apparatus for controlling a non-linear mill. A linear controller is provided having a linear gain k that is operable to receive inputs representing measured variables of the plant and...
7047169 Method for optimizing a solution set  
An embodiment of a method for optimizing a solution set has steps of generating a first solution set, selecting a second solution set from the first, fitting the second solution set with a...
7043311 Module class objects in a process plant configuration system  
A configuration system for a process plant uses module class objects to assist in configuring, organizing and changing the control and display activities within the process plant. Each module class...
7043309 Distributed actuation allocation for large assemblies of implementation units  
Apparatus and methods that approximately solve an actuation allocation problem by breaking the solution into modules, which may or may not be overlapping. The solution to the actuation allocation...
7036720 Method and apparatus for resolution of problems using constrained discrete variables  
Calculator based resolution method and device for an optimization problem of the physical real world, the problem being modeled with constrained discrete variables, the variables having a...
7039484 Prediction of the degree of delivery reliability in serial production  
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for determining effects of cycle time limitations for sub-processes of a production process for individual units of a technical product...
7039473 System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear processes  
A computer system for controlling a nonlinear physical process. The computer system comprises a linear controller and a neural network. The linear controller receives a command signal for control...
7039475 System and method of adaptive control of processes with varying dynamics  
The present invention provides a method for controlling nonlinear process control problems. This method involves first utilizing modeling tools to identify variable inputs and controlled variables...
7035695 Method and apparatus for tuning a PID controller  
In tuning a controller for a process in a feedback control system, a method is provided for bringing the system into asymmetric self-excited oscillations for measuring the frequency of the...
7035717 Method for controlling a thermodynamic process, in particular a combustion process  
In a method for controlling a thermodynamic process, in particular a combustion process, in which the system status (s t ) is measured, compared with optimization targets (r j ), and in which...
7031780 Sensor system and method for determining system states  
Method for determining a state variable x from at least one sensor value by a cost function prepared for a measured value y for implementation in an arithmetic unit of a sensor system having at...
7027881 Remote control system, electronic device, and program  
A remote control system is constructed from a simple device configuration in which a device like a relay is not used. A higher degree of flexibility is provided to types of devices to be controlled...
7027948 Testing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and program for implementing the method  
A testing apparatus which, when resuming a test after interruption, makes it possible to determine whether or not an apparatus to be tested is the one for which the test has been interrupted. A...
7024253 Auto-tuning controller using loop-shaping  
A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the gains of a feedback controller while the process continues to run and the controller continues to operate and control the process is...
7019482 Motion controller having sliding mode controller  
A motion controller for maintaining a controlled system on a switching hyperplane regardless of the magnitude of disturbance. The motion controller includes a target position generator, a sliding...
7016743 Model-free adaptive control of quality variables  
A Model-Free Adaptive Quality Variable control system is disclosed for effectively controlling quality variables on-line in closed-loop fashion. It is able to automatically control quality...
7016742 Decision support for operations and maintenance (DSOM) system  
A method for minimizing the life cycle cost of processes such as heating a building. The method utilizes sensors to monitor various pieces of equipment used in the process, for example, boilers,...
7013187 Control procedure using a fuzzy logic model of at least one inverse transfer function of a dynamic system  
A control procedure is provided for use during a regulation stage and according to a set point of a physical dynamic system, the set point being subject to, whilst operating, the influence of...
7013250 Simulator for automatic vehicle transmission controllers  
A simulator having a computer-aided design (CAD) programs for verifying algorithms of a shift controller of an automatic transmission. The simulator includes a simulator main unit (a computer)...
7006882 Machine control system  
The invention is related to methods and apparatus that advantageously provide compatibility between two or more different computer systems, such as computers used in a manufacturing environment,...
7003380 System for computationally efficient adaptation of active control of sound or vibration  
In a method for reducing sensed physical variables generating a plurality of control commands are generated at a control rate as a function of the sensed physical variables. An estimate of a...
6999835 Circuit-substrate working system and electronic-circuit fabricating process  
An electronic-circuit fabricating system wherein an inspecting machine is provided for each of working machines such as a mask printing machine and an electronic-component mounting machine, to...
6999845 Numerically controlled curved surface machining unit  
A numerically controlled curved-surface machining unit equipped with three linearly moving axes and, at least, one rotary axis, including a simultaneous multiple-axis control NC machine numerically...
6999829 Real time asset optimization  
A technique to optimize both the production schedule and the maintenance of plant assets based on predetermined criteria which may be economic or otherwise. In one embodiment the technique receives...
6996440 Method for optimization of an order of component mounting, apparatus using the same, and mounter  
The following processing is performed when a line gang pickup head can simultaneously pick up a maximum of n (here, 4) components. First, groupings of components of the same type, out of all of the...
6993396 System for determining the health of process control feedback loops according to performance assessment criteria  
A method for calculating the health of a process control loop based on multiple key assessments of the loop's performance. The method uses the concepts of baselines and thresholds. The typical...
6988017 Adaptive sampling method for improved control in semiconductor manufacturing  
A method is provided, the method comprising sampling at least one parameter characteristic of processing performed on a workpiece in at least one processing step, and modeling the at least one...
6985215 Plasma processing method and plasma processing apparatus  
In a plasma processing method and apparatus for monitoring information on a plasma processing, a multivariate analysis is performed by using as analysis data detection values detected for each...
6985779 Monitoring system for an industrial process using one or more multidimensional variables  
A system for monitoring an industrial process and taking action based on the results of process monitoring. Actions taken may include process control, paging, voicemail, and input for e-enterprise...
6978225 Networked control system with real time monitoring  
A technique for monitoring operational parameters of networked components includes storing data within each component descriptive of the component. The data is polled by a monitoring station and...
6978229 Efficient method for modeling and simulation of the impact of local and global variation on integrated circuits  
A computer implemented method for statistical modeling and simulation of the impact of global variation and local mismatch on the performance of integrated circuits, comprises the steps of:...
6970759 Method and device for automatic optimal location of an operation on an integrated circuit  
A process and installation for automatic optimal location of a servicing operation on an integrated circuit. The accessible polygons are retrieved on the basis of topographic descriptive data and...
6970750 Model-free adaptation of a process controller  
An adaptive process controller drives a process variable to be substantially equivalent to a set point and adapts the controller gain, the controller reset, and/or the controller rate, based on...
6968253 Computer-implemented method and carrier medium configured to generate a set of process parameters for a lithography process  
A computer-implemented method and a carrier medium adapted to generate a set of process parameter values for a lithography process based upon both critical dimension and overlay effect analyses of...
6968240 Method for controlling process parameters to achieve constant process conditions  
A method for controlling process parameters to achieve constant process conditions, including studying the actual data and reference data independent of time and applying them one on top of the...
6968256 Method for processing manufactured parts  
A method for processing one or more manufactured parts is provided. The method includes generating a number of tool paths corresponding to a feature to be added to the one or more manufactured...
6965822 Work vehicle including startup control current calibration mechanism for proportional control systems  
A method of calibrating the control current startup threshold in a proportionally controlled drive system for a work vehicle is disclosed. To determine a current threshold value for use in the...
6961625 Characteristic control device for control subject  
A characteristic control device which is provided with a basic control module which determines the amount of control used to control the output of a control subject based on predetermined input...
6961627 Control system  
A control system that constantly and accurately controls a control variable so that it remains within an allowable range is provided. The control system in accordance with the present invention...
6961637 On demand adaptive control system  
An adaptive control system and method for controlling the path feed rate to achieve a target spindle load during machine tool operations. The adaptive control system can provide load monitoring...
6961753 Enterprise server for communication for a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) System  
An enterprise server for communication for a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, comprising: configurable server software running on memory in a computer; a configurable server...
6959218 Partitioned control system and method  
A method for controlling a controlled process in response to an input signal and a disturbance signal includes modeling the controlled process in a process model; controlling the process model by a...
6954714 System and associated method for measuring communication data volume and type thereof  
It is an object of the invention to measure a communication data volume for each service type in measuring a communication data volume in a charging process and the like. The invention comprises a...
6950712 System and method for nonlinear dynamic control based on soft computing with discrete constraints  
A control system using a genetic analyzer based on discrete constraints is described. In one embodiment, a genetic algorithm with step-coded chromosomes is used to develop a teaching signal that...
6950851 System and method for communication for a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system  
A method and apparatus for communication for a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, the SCADA system comprising: an enterprise server; at least one intelligent electronic device...
6950711 Method for optimizing a plant with multiple inputs  
An on-line optimizer is provided wherein a boiler ( 720 ) is optimized by measuring a select plurality of inputs to the boiler ( 720 ) and mapping them through a predetermined relationship that...
6949905 Servo control system and method of setting  
A servo control system which comprises an original cam pattern generator 11 for generating a first pattern of a cam shape relative to a phase corresponding to one revolution of a cam mechanism; a...
6947876 Method for automated system identification  
A method for automated system identification of a linear system is disclosed. A model structure is selected and one or more reference signal values are generated for input into the system. Input...
6944508 Adaptive value generating apparatus, adaptive procedure control program, and adaptive value generating program  
The present invention is directed to generate an adaptive value in a short time. An adaptive value generating program has an adaptive procedure control program and a DOE tool. The DOE tool is a...