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6609035 Adaptive motion controller  
An adaptive motion controller for driving a servo motor. The adaptive motion controller includes a computer control module which stores information for configuring an amplifier to a specific servo...
6609040 Method of analyzing and optimizing a multistage manufacturing process  
Method of analyzing and optimizing a multistage manufacturing process which includes a number of standard steps that are carried out identically and which are followed by tuning steps that are...
6606535 Numerical control apparatus and feed control processing method therefor  
A machining program is read in and interpreted and a determination is made as to whether the amount of movement called for by a block of commands is larger or smaller than a minimum amount of...
6594536 Method and computer program for using tool performance data for dynamic dispatch of wafer processing to increase quantity of output  
A method and computer program for dynamic matching of wafer lots waiting for processing and available tools to maximize wafer output. Wafer lot information and tool capability and availability is...
6594575 Model based on-line optimization method  
A method for the automatic optimization of an output quantity of a system that is dependent on a plurality of input quantities (for example, an internal combustion engine) with maintenance of...
6594531 Modular optimizer with foreign module learning feature for optimization of component placement machines  
A modular optimizer, for use in determining a configuration of a production line with one or more component placement machines, is configured to learn a foreign optimizer module associated with a...
6591145 Systems and methods for autonomously controlling agricultural machinery  
Systems and methods for autonomously controlling agricultural machinery such as a grain combine. The operation components of a combine that function to harvest the grain have characteristics that...
6591147 Adjustment control and adjustment control method  
In the present invention, control amounts are input from plural sensors. Good/bad determination is performed to determine whether all deviations of control amount variables are within tolerable...
6577908 Adaptive feedback/feedforward PID controller  
A system and method for adaptively designing self-tuning controllers, specifically PID controllers for process control systems. The method is based on a model-parameter interpolation, according to...
6574516 Optimizer  
One or more signals are optimized in many industrial applications, one or more input quantities are combined according to a predetermined process to produce an output as a function of the inputs....
6560493 Architecture for distributed control of actuator and sensor arrays  
An apparatus for optimal control of distributed actuator and sensor arrays includes a control system having a state estimator including an operator which acts on estimation error through...
6560514 Method and apparatus for optimizing control of a part temperature in conveyorized thermal processor  
A method and apparatus for controlling a part temperature profile by optimizing response characteristics based on control parameters acquires part temperature response characteristics at selected...
6556960 Variational inference engine for probabilistic graphical models  
A variational inference engine for probabilistic graphical models is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes inputting a specification for a model that has observable variables and...
6546295 Method of tuning a process control loop in an industrial process  
An industrial process material flow within an industrial process is controlled by a process control loop that includes a process controller, a field device controller and a field device in the...
6546349 Optimal degaussing using an evolution program  
An evolutionary program is used to calibrate a ship degaussing system with respect to one or more parameters relating to the ship's magnetic signature. Pursuant to the computer program, a...
6542790 3D normalized proportional reverse interpolation error correction control  
A method of distributing an error correction term over four grid points used in a normalized 3D lookup routine circulates a change in output of the normalized 3D lookup routine at a given position...
6532392 Transmitter with software for determining when to initiate diagnostics  
A process device couples to a process control loop. The process device receives a process signal. A memory in the process device contains a nominal parameter value. Computing circuitry provides an...
6532402 Method for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage library  
A method and system for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in an automated storage library includes gathering variables in a criteria...
6529849 Thermal efficiency diagnostic method and apparatus of a combined power generation plant  
A thermal efficiency diagnostic of a combined power generation plant is performed by using measurement data relative to energy input/output of the respective equipment of the combined power...
6522939 Computer system for quality control correlation  
A production control system provides real-time monitoring of process parameters in an automated production line that manufactures contact lenses, the line and having a plurality of process stations...
6512961 Method and apparatus for collecting operation event logs in NC machining  
There is provided a method and device which extracts as a running operation history a modification made to an NC program for numerical control of machine tools which has already been completed....
6501997 Numerical controlling device and tooling apparatus having thereof  
A numerical controlling device and a tooling apparatus having thereof, in which performance required for the machining is greatly improved correspondingly to a degree of importance according to a...
6502007 Optimization method and device of NC program in NC machining  
In NC machining in which machining control is performed through An NC program, machining conditions at the time of actual machining are reflected in the NC program. At this time, there are two...
6498958 Apparatus and method for calculating an air-conditioning system controlled variable  
A controlled variable-calculating apparatus and method that can easily calculate a controlled variable from one or more input variables and that can appropriately learn control characteristics for...
6496749 Semiconductor producing apparatus and temperature control method therefor  
A semiconductor producing apparatus is capable of quickly and accurately changing a controlled variable to a target value to thereby make the controlled variable quickly follow the target value....
6496741 Static/dynamic control for optimizing a useful objective  
A method, computer system, and program product for optimizing a useful objective function with respect to a dynamic parameter vector and a static parameter vector. The method, called the...
6496742 Classifying apparatus designed in particular for odor recognition  
A classification apparatus, notably for uses in recognition or characterisation of odors, comprises a plurality of sensors for generating raw data representing a plurality of instances of a...
6487457 Database for a remotely accessible building information system  
A building information system stores and processes both building management system (BMS) data and building-related configuration information, such as building and equipment descriptions and...
6487458 Adaptive closed-loop servo control  
A closed-loop control of a servo motor in which multiple closed-loop terms of a motor command are adaptively tuned and selectively activated to achieve both stable operation and improved...
6473657 Adaptive motion controller  
An adaptive motion controller for driving a servo motor. The adaptive motion controller has an amplifier including a voltage command which can be set at a voltage at which the amplifier will be...
6473656 Process automation system  
Local technology modules automatically execute given functions as part of process automation. Each technology module has a memory storing module-specific information about the respective function...
6466924 Verification method of neural network and verification apparatus thereof  
A verification method and a verification apparatus of a neural network for guaranteeing the operation of the neural network to any input signals which might be inputted. The neural network...
6453207 Method, system and article of manufacture for operating a process  
A complex industrial process is operated via computer control. Process control data regarding multiple process control variables is collected, along with output data regarding one or more process...
6450112 Vessel control force allocation optimization  
A method for the automatic positioning of a vessel, the method including a command source for inputting a desired vessel position or rate to control laws, the control laws for determining a force...
6445961 Control system and method  
A multi-purpose controller for variables which closely controls such variables to set point by making sequential corrections to the level of input to the system of the variable based on: system...
6445960 Electric motion platform and a control system for controlling the same  
A motion platform comprises a base, a top, a pair of positioning motor assemblies mounted to the base, and an arm assembly extending between each of the positioning motor assemblies and the top of...
6445959 System for monitoring CNC machine controllers  
A number of computer-numerical-control (CNC) machine controllers are associated in the same plant or facility or in related facilities. Each CNC machine controller gathers and stores status...
6445969 Statistical process control integration systems and methods for monitoring manufacturing processes  
A method and system for monitoring process parameters associated with a manufacturing or testing process. The system includes: at least one machine which is used in the manufacturing or testing...
6445963 Integrated advanced control blocks in process control systems  
An advanced control block that implements multiple-input/multiple-output control, such as model predictive control, within a process control system is initiated by creating an initial control block...
6442515 Process model generation independent of application mode  
A software plant process modeling system operates in multiple modes. The software system uses process unit models. A process unit model includes at least one equation and at least one variable. The...
6442438 Method for controlling a decisional process when pursuing an aim in a specific field of application, such as economical, technical, organizational or similar and system for implementing the method  
A method for controlling a decisional process when pursuing an overall aim in a specific field of application, such as economic, technical, organisational or similar, which is automated by the...
6442513 Component mapper for use in connection with real-time optimization process  
A component mapper is provided in connection with a process wherein a fluid stream having multiple physical components is modeled as a plurality of pseudo-components. Each physical component has a...
6442437 Method for step motor control  
When the driver of a step motor is executed in a personal computer, its speed will be varied in response to the speed of the CPU. To provide a constant and stable speed of the step motor, the...
6435417 Method for controlling a heating and/or air conditioning apparatus  
A method for controlling a heating and/or air-conditioning apparatus is provided, wherein, through an intervention unit, a user can perform interventions which lead to different settings of the...
6438531 Reference pattern producing apparatus with controlled contribution of learning coefficients  
A reference pattern producing apparatus includes a data storage section, a learning coefficient storage section and a reference pattern producing section. The data storage section stores learning...
6434435 Application of adaptive object-oriented optimization software to an automatic optimization oilfield hydrocarbon production management system  
The systems and the methods relating to process control optimizations systems useful to manage oilfield hydrocarbon production. The systems and the methods utilize intelligent software objects...
6434434 Electronic control for a transmission control system  
An electro-hydraulic control system with electronic control for a gearbox includes at least one actuator element device for receiving an analog measuring signal from the actuator element(s), a...
6430452 Control circuit for regulating at least two controlled variables  
A method and circuit for controlling a controlled variable by a closed-loop control circuit comprising at least two controllers and a control device with a reference stage and a controlled system...
6424874 Automated configuration of communications for an ordered collection of devices  
Device configuration information is automatically determined with respect to a physical process that multiple devices monitor or control. The physical process is exercised, with each device...
6415206 Method for determining a minimal set of rotor blade adjustments  
A method for determining a minimal set of adjustments for the blades of a rotor supported by a supporting structure for reducing rotation-induced vibration in the supporting structure at at least...