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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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)...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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