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6411860 Method for extracting and classifying sheet variation patterns from two-dimensional sheet measurements  
Multiple two-dimensional variation patterns are extracted from two-dimensional sheet measurement data of sheet material being manufactured with the variation patterns being classified to identify...
6411909 Device for measuring the fluid consumption of a user over a given time  
The invention relates to a device for measuring the fluid consumption of a user over a given measurement time, including a volumetric meter ( 26 ) connected to a central information processing unit...
6408215 Isothermal port for microwave network analyzer and method  
The present invention provides an isothermal port and method for a microwave network analyzer and more particularly an isothermal port and method to control the temperature of microwave standards...
6393387 System and method for model mining complex information technology systems  
A system and method for automatically creating causal association models of complex information technology (IT) systems. System components and elements are subject to periodic monitoring associated...
6389370 System and method for determining which objects in a set of objects should be processed  
The present invention is generally directed to a system and method for determining whether components of a computer system should be analyzed for updates and repairs. In accordance with one aspect...
6385494 System and method for producing production control software  
A method and system for producing production control software for a plurality of electronic control modules, is provided. The electronic control modules are located on production machines. Each...
6360131 Model-free adaptive control for flexible production systems  
A flexible multifunction model-free adaptive controller capable of controlling a very broad range of processes uses storage and selective use of multiple controller parameter sets, measurement...
6353766 Method for generating control parameters from a response signal of a controlled system and system for adaptive setting of a PID controller  
Setting parameters of a PID controller are obtained by feeding a step signal or another input signal to an assigned controlled system. The response signal emitted by the controlled system is...
6351676 Computer controlled separator device  
A computer controlled separator device is disclosed. The computer control system monitors the operation of the separator device and makes any adjustments necessary to maintain optimal operation. An...
6349236 Adaptive shed strategy for constraint enforcement in a multivariate control system  
A method for changing the difference between the number of active controlled variables and the number of available manipulated variables in a multivariate control system. Controlled variables can...
6347253 Control system for executing a task instruction by performing distributed processing via a number of modules  
A control system for executing task instructions, comprising a higher-order module for making an inquiry as to whether or not a task instruction can be executed, and a lower-order module for...
6345281 Recovery method and system for a resource management system  
A recovery method for a resource management system having a message handler for communicating orders from a plurality of disparate hosts to an order processing system for assignment to remote...
6343234 Computer controller for a separator device  
A computer controlled separator device is disclosed. The computer control system monitors the operation of the separator device and makes any adjustments necessary to maintain optimal operation. An...
6339727 Apparatus and method for controlling distribution of product in manufacturing process  
Apparatus and method for controlling the distribution of product items over a manufacturing line, in particular, for controlling the distribution of potato slices across the width of a fryer in a...
6336050 Method and apparatus for iteratively optimizing functional outputs with respect to inputs  
An optimization process for optimizing inputs data relating to a function of a plurality of input-signals for which it is desired to find output values which give an optimum value of the function....
6330483 Optimal control system  
An optimal control system is described having multiple aspects. In one aspect, an arrangement is provided for eliminating integrator windup. This aspect includes forming a control difference signal...
6325093 Water distributing installation controllers  
A water distributing installation controller includes water pumps for supplying clear water from a filtration plant to a distributing reservoir, a level gauge for measuring the water level of the...
6311143 Suiting apparatus and suiting method  
With respect to input data having the spread of errors or the like, "a suiting method" is to obtain a suiting function, which exist within a region of this spread, and which is highly robust. A...
6308112 Method for controlling emergency states of semiconductor fabricating equipment arranged in a processing line  
A method for controlling emergency states of equipment in a semiconductor fabrication system includes determining whether on-line communication has been restored between a host computer and...
6304791 Method for controlling semiconductor equipment interlocked with a host computer  
A method for controlling semiconductor fabrication equipment prevents an operator from accidently operating a piece of equipment which is in an interlocked state, since a host computer...
6269274 System and method for balancing and distributing control algorithm processing load and real time plant control system employing the same  
For use in a digital process controller (DPC), a system for, and method of, balancing a control algorithm processing load and distributing the load over a given time interval and a real time plant...
6256545 Active vibration reducing control apparatus and method applicable to vehicular active engine mount  
In apparatus and method for actively reducing a vibration developed from a vibration source applicable to a vehicular active engine mount, an identification signal supplier is provided for...
6253286 Apparatus for adjusting a store instruction having memory hierarchy control bits  
An apparatus for adjusting a STORE instruction having memory hierarchy control bits is disclosed. A multiprocessor data processing system includes a multi-level memory hierarchy. The apparatus for...
6253113 Controllers that determine optimal tuning parameters for use in process control systems and methods of operating the same  
The present invention provides a processing system that is capable of achieving substantially optimal control performance of a process facility on a "worst case" process system by accounting for...
6249714 Virtual design module  
A Virtual Design Module (VDM) used in a networked design environment generates manufactured product designs that are near optimal in terms of cost and production cycle time by using design data...
6246018 Balance with motor-driven wind guard  
A balance with a wind guard moved by a motor whereby the position of the moveable walls of the guard are monitored by a sensor. An electronic memory is provided for the desired end position of the...
6236894 Petroleum production optimization utilizing adaptive network and genetic algorithm techniques  
A computer system and method of operating the same to optimize the operating conditions of a petroleum production field, in which a plurality of wells are arranged according to drill sites, and...
6236895 Reference estimator in a discrete-time sliding mode controller  
A discrete-time sliding mode controller (SMC) controls the motion of mechanical apparatus such as a read head in a disk storage system. The overall control effort is generated by combining a linear...
6237050 Method for controlling components of semiconductor fabricating equipment arranged in a processing line  
A method for controlling equipment in a semiconductor fabrication system is provided. A host computer automatically receives actual data indicative of an actual state of a unit of equipment for...
6223090 Manikin positioning for acoustic measuring  
A computer controlled, three-dimensional, iterative and reiterative, closed-loop system for automatically positioning the head of a manikin situated on a motorized stand relative to a stationary...
6216047 Adaptive control method for cyclic signal  
An adaptive control method employs an adaptive signal generation algorithm 11 for generating an adaptive signal y(n) which cancels a cyclic signal y(n) at a measurement point 24, and an adaptive...
6212438 Method and apparatus for generating a model of an industrial production  
A process model of an industrial process or system is generated. The model correlates a first number M of process parameters forming input values with a second number L of quality characteristics...
6195589 Personal data assistant with remote control capabilities  
An adapter having a housing is configured for removable attachment to a conventional PDA. The adapter is electrically coupled with the PDA and includes a light source configured to selectively...
6192283 Method and apparatus for adaptive control of a system or device  
A method and apparatus for adaptively controlling a system parameter, such as the temperature in an injection molding machine. In a preferred arrangement, the current status of the system is...
6185467 Adaptive discrete-time sliding mode controller  
An adaptive, discrete-time sliding mode controller (SMC) is disclosed which detects and adapts to gain variations in the controlled plant. The overall control effort is generated by combining a...
6181975 Industrial process surveillance system  
A system and method for monitoring an industrial process and/or industrial data source. The system includes generating time varying data from industrial data sources, processing the data to obtain...
6178362 Energy management system and method  
An energy and facilities management system and method is provided for energy users with large physical plants which provides these energy users with a comprehensive understanding of the energy...
6163730 Method and control system for changing the state of a plant  
A device in accordance with the present invention includes drive circuitry (110) coupled to a plant (120). The drive circuitry (110) generates a first set of command signals to transition the state...
6151529 Motion sensing system with adaptive timing for controlling lighting fixtures  
A system for selectively providing power from a power source to a load to operate in an area for at least one occupant comprising a processing device for controlling the opening and closing of a...
6144885 Method for the interactive improvement of manufacturing processes  
The invention is a manufacturing process improvement method operative in the presence of random process fluctuations with allowance made for intervention by operating personnel. The method involves...
6134481 Message protocol  
A method of effecting communication in a computer system between off-chip circuitry and on-chip circuitry is disclosed, according to a message protocol in which four messages can be formulated: a...
6122555 System and methods for globally optimizing a process facility  
A control system and a method of operating the same are introduced that globally optimize associated processes within a process facility. The control system includes a global controller and many...
6112126 Adaptive object-oriented optimization software system  
The present invention relates to process control optimization systems which utilize an adaptive optimization software system comprising goal seeking intelligent software objects; the goal seeking...
6112125 Self-tuning method and apparatus for continuous-time filters  
A self-tuning technique for integrated continuous-time filters. The present invention provides a method and apparatus to compensate for post-fabrication or in-operation discrepancies between...
6101456 Output correcting method in control system, control system, and hydraulic pump control system  
A control system wherein a reverse characteristic having a reverse input/output relationship to a target input/output characteristic of a control object, is preset, and a target value for an output...
6094601 Adaptive control system with efficiently constrained adaptation  
An adaptive control system implements a back-projection technique to limit adaptation of adaptive parameters in the system so that system actuators are not driven beyond desired physical...
6086236 System and method for automatically calibrating control devices for computer applications  
A control device provides software applications with a set of calibrated axis values that are indicative of a minimum, a center, and a maximum value on an axis. These values are continuously...
6088622 Report stream data rate regulation  
Monitoring apparatus is provided for monitoring an on-going input to detect and report events of a predetermined type as defined by a set of criteria stored by the apparatus. Detected events are...
6078744 Method and apparatus for improving compiler performance during subsequent compilations of a source program  
Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for improving the performance of subsequent compilations of a source program. The initial compilation of the source program journals...
6073054 Information processing system  
An information processing system comprises a plurality of systems (1, 3, 4, 6) communicating through a transmission path (2) and performing a processing base on their own function. One of the...