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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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