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7610108 Method and apparatus for attenuating error in dynamic and steady-state processes for prediction, control, and optimization  
A method for providing independent static and dynamic models in a prediction, control and optimization environment utilizes an independent static model ( 20 ) and an independent dynamic model ( 22...
7558634 Controller and method of controlling an apparatus using predictive filters  
In the field of electronic or computerized control apparatuses, known methods of compensating for disturbance signals rely on less than ideal analytical or empirical models. There is provided a...
7499763 Perturbation test method for measuring output responses to controlled process inputs  
The present invention is a method for determining the optimum operating practice for an industrial process. The methodology includes a combination of process control steps and data analysis...
7496414 Dynamic controller utilizing a hybrid model  
A system and method for predicting operation of a plant or process receive an input value from the plant or process. An integrity of a non-linear model corresponding to a local input space of the...
7447554 Adaptive multivariable MPC controller  
A method is disclosed for developing and using a high-speed adaptive multivariable controller by removing the dynamics of the PID controllers from a Model Predictive Controller that was developed...
7444193 On-line dynamic advisor from MPC models  
A method is disclosed for removing the dynamics of the PID controllers from a Model Predictive Controller that was developed using identification testing of a process. This then allows the creation...
7395125 Method and controller for the adaptive control of at least one component of a technical plant  
The invention relates to a method in which at least one component of a technical plant is controlled by means of a PI controller. The actual value of the regulating parameter is continuously...
7376470 Control method and apparatus  
In a control method, when a state quantity serving as a specific reference is defined as a reference state quantity, and a state quantity which is controlled to maintain a relative quantity with...
7194317 Fast plant test for model-based control  
A method and apparatus for designing perturbation signals to excite a number of input variables of a system, in order to test that system for the purpose of obtaining models for the synthesis of a...
7133763 Control apparatus for controlling a plant by using a delta-sigma modulation algorithm  
The invention provides a control apparatus comprising a controller for determining a manipulated variable for manipulating a controlled object so that an output of the controlled object converges...
7117042 Semiconductor device and method for controlling the same  
A semiconductor device, which is controlled based on a control signal corresponding to control data includes: a control register in which the control data is set; a sequencer which performs read...
7107108 Controller and method of controlling an apparatus using predictive filters  
In the field of electronic or computerised control apparatuses, known methods of compensating for disturbance signals rely on less than ideal analytical or empirical models. There is provided a...
7096073 Configurable controller  
A configurable controller, comprising a configurable digital unit having a synchronization control module; a plurality of signal acquisition modules connected with said synchronization control...
7079598 Complex phase-locked loop demodulator for low-IF and zero-IF radio receivers  
A digital demodulator which coherently demodulates a low-IF or zero-IF complex signal using a complex-valued phase-locked loop (CPPL). The CPPL includes a numerical controlled oscillator, four...
7062334 Positioning control method, positioning control device, and electronic component mounting apparatus using same  
There are provided a positioning control method and a positioning control device, which enables high speed positioning with low power consumption without repeating two or more acceleration and...
7050866 Dynamic controller for controlling a system  
A method for providing independent static and dynamic models in a prediction, control and optimization environment utilizes an independent static model ( 20 ) and an independent dynamic model ( 22...
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...
6937965 Statistical guardband methodology  
A method for creating a guardband that incorporates statistical models for test environment, system environment, tester-to-system offset and reliability into a model and then processes a final...
6937910 Method and a system for evaluating whether a signal is suitable for feed-forward control  
A method for evaluating whether a measurable disturbance on a process controlled by a feedback controller is suitable for feed-forward control. The disturbance is measured. The controller output...
6920410 Systems and methods for testing a network service  
Disclosed are systems and methods for testing a network service. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to sending an initial request to the network service, redirecting a related request...
6885933 Signal correcting device  
An arrangement for correcting a signal (S) is suggested which contains a signal evaluation ( 28 ), which determines a characteristic variable of the input signal (US) of a controller ( 26 ) and/or...
6862483 Apparatus for changing pulse width modulation at desired timing  
A device generating a pulse signal includes at least one first register which stores waveform data therein, a pulse signal generation unit which generates a pulse signal in accordance with the...
6832119 Methods and systems for torque ripple compensation  
A method for compensating for torque ripple in pulse width modulated machines including providing damping for transient disturbances utilizing a fixed feedback controller and rejecting steady...
6754541 Control system apparatus for loading a value of a system parameter and preventing change thereto after a period of time  
A control system for controlling an operating system stores a system parameter such as an ultimate pressure value, for an operating system. The control system allows operation of the operating...
6738675 Method, apparatus, and system to reduce microprocessor power dissipation  
A method and apparatus for reducing a microprocessor's power dissipation. In one embodiment a microprocessor includes a clock circuit, a core coupled to said clock circuit, and an on-die logic...
6701194 Control board for controlling and monitoring usage of water  
An electronic control board for supplying control signals including an activation signal to a controlled device in response to a detection signal created by a sensor comprises an on delay timer, a...
6687571 Cooperating mobile robots  
A miniature mobile robot provides a relatively inexpensive mobile robot. A mobile robot for searching an area provides a way for multiple mobile robots in cooperating teams. A robotic system with a...
6684113 Controlling device and controlling method  
Controllers (PID 1 to PIDn) perform control so that the controlled variables of first to n-th control loops may agree with their preset values. A step response progress calculating section (C_R 1...
6684112 Robust model-free adaptive control  
A Robust Model-Free Adaptive controller is disclosed for effectively controlling simple to complex systems including industrial processes, equipment, facilities, devices, engines, robots, vehicles,...
6654648 Technique of monitoring abnormality in plurality of CPUs or controllers  
The technique of the present invention prevents endless circulation of reset operations of CPUs in a control system including a plurality of CPUs that mutually monitor the opposite CPUs. The...
6628995 Method and system for variable flight data collection  
Aircraft flight data collection is enhanced by changing the data sampling rate as a function of an operational condition of the aircraft, such as its flight phase. An algorithm is used to determine...
6615110 Controlling method and apparatus for positioning a robot  
A controlling method and apparatus for positioning a robot that can output an optimal speed instruction for controlling residual vibration after completion of a moving operation, achieve reduction...
6609037 Gimbal pointing vector stabilization control system and method  
A hybrid stabilization system for isolating a pointing vector of a gimbal from the motion of a vehicle base is provided. The hybrid stabilization control system includes a rate feedback loop...
6591149 Method for prescribing a ramp by a clock-pulse-controlled quantity  
In a method for prescribing an essentially linear ramp with a prescribable slope by a quantity, and which is clock-pulse-controlled and which describes the ramp by an increment per clock interval,...
6567711 Observer-corrector control system for systems with unmodeled dynamics  
A system for extracting a signal component from an output signal of a dynamic system. The system comprises a state observer and a corrector filter. The state observer is adapted to track a signal...
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...
6542853 Life estimation device for engine and machine having heat source  
A life estimation device which numerically measures the damage to a machine such as an engine accurately to estimate, the life of the machine accurately without requiring skill. A load map (B) of...
6529794 Method and device for measuring distance and speed  
Signals are emitted with a FMCW sensor system, are received after reflection at targets and are processed to form a measured signal whose frequency spectrum is analyzed. Discrete, equidistant...
6529783 Process for estimating a parasite phase shift during reception of a multi-carrier signal and the corresponding receiver  
A method for estimating an interference phase shift when receiving a multicarrier signal formed of a time series of symbols modulating a plurality of carrier frequencies, at least some of the...
6507772 Sensor device  
A sensor device comprising an interface medium having an outer layer for interaction by a user, at least two transducers located on or in the interface medium and spaced from the outer layer, and...
6477431 Watermark detection  
A method and arrangement for detecting a watermark in an information signal. The method may include the steps of computing the correlation (d k ) of the watermark (W i ) and the information signal...
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...
6438431 Apparatus for relay based multiple point process frequency response estimation and control tuning  
Briefly, a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus for tuning a regulator in a process controller. The digitized output from a standard relay and a parasitic relay are...
6408226 Cooperative system and method using mobile robots for testing a cooperative search controller  
A test system for testing a controller provides a way to use large numbers of miniature mobile robots to test a cooperative search controller in a test area, where each mobile robot has a sensor, a...
6349237 Reconfigurable manufacturing system having a production capacity method for designing same and method for changing its production capacity  
A reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) having an adjustable structure is designed based upon market demand and can be readily changed from a first desired production capacity to a second...
6294891 Systems and methods for robust vibration suppression in a motion control system  
Systems and methods for reducing unwanted vibration in motion system are provided using a Robust Vibration Suppression (RVS) methodology, in which acceleration frequency spectra are obtained for...
6169382 Adapting seek velocity profile to destination track location  
Apparatus and method for improved disc drive data storage capacity and seek performance. The disc drive includes a rotatable disc with a recording surface on which a plurality of tracks are defined...
6128541 Optimal auto-tuner for use in a process control network  
A device and method that automatically tune a valve controller coupled to a process control loop generate a plurality of sets of tuning parameters for use by the controller, deliver a test signal,...
6119048 Integrated circuit for processing digital signal  
A digital signal process of a plurality of functions is enabled by a common hardware constructed on one chip having input terminals t1, t2 and t2'; output terminals t3 and t4; and a control signal...
6081751 System and method for closed loop autotuning of PID controllers  
A system and method for automatically tuning a PID controller resident within a PID control loop. The PID control loop includes a PID controller and a process. The process supplies a process...
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