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7620512 Determining a time base for a microcontroller  
The invention relates to a method for producing a time base for a microcontroller and a simple circuit arrangement therefor, which comprises an RC-element having a specific time constant, said...
7617061 Method and apparatus for accurately determining height coordinates in a satellite/laser positioning system  
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing signals in a satellite/laser positioning system capable of generating location coordinates from received satellite signals and a received laser...
7617060 Extracting higher order information from scene-based Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensing  
An adaptive optics system is provided, comprising a deformable mirror configured to receive an input beam with an aberrated wavefront and to reflect the input beam to a Shack-Hartmann wavefront...
7610128 Securely calculating and storing vehicle odometer data  
Aspects of the present invention are directed at securely calculating and storing odometer data associated with a vehicle. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that checks the...
7577550 System and method for detecting performance anomalies in a computing system  
A method comprises receiving, by learning logic, historical metrics of a computing system being monitored. The learning logic determines, from the received historical metrics, forms of...
7565266 Web-based system of product performance assessment and quality control using adaptive PDF fitting  
A data analysis system analyzes data sets that are characterized by a wide variety of probability density functions (PDFs), and also analyzes mixed populations, i.e., a single data set containing...
7548825 Method and apparatus for current and temperature measurement in an electronic power circuit  
A current/temperature measurement method using parasitic components in an electronic power circuit is disclosed. The measured values derived from these parasitic components with inadequate...
7542863 Position measuring system  
A position-measuring system is for measuring the position of an object, movable in several degrees of freedom, relative to a stationary object. The position-measuring system includes at least one...
7539595 Method for determining the coordinates of a workpiece  
The invention relates to a method for determining the co-ordinates of a workpiece ( 9 ). According to said method: a first co-ordinate system, which has a fixed position in relation to the...
7516027 Configurable voltage regulator  
A production testing system for testing an integrated circuit comprises a control module that generates a setpoint and a setpoint range. A configurable integrated circuit receives the setpoint and...
7516035 Method for the adaptive correction of drift phenomena in a force-measuring device, and force-measuring device  
A method serves to correct drift phenomena, in particular creep effects, occurring in an electronic balance that has a measuring transducer through which a measuring signal is formed which is...
7512504 Testing system using configurable integrated circuit  
A testing system comprises a configurable integrated circuit that selectively communicates with one or more of N external impedances, that has M predetermined configurations that are selected based...
7502703 Calibration of the fundamental and harmonic once-around velocity variations of encoded wheels  
A method of calibrating once-around and harmonic errors of encoded nips is provided. An encoder with an index pulse is used to measure the velocity and rotation of the driven wheel or idler. The...
7499820 Method for generating a performance metric for a tensilized tape  
A method for generating an anti-shrink to delta creep amplitude performance metric for a tensilized tape. The method may include the steps of determining a zero point of the tensilized tape,...
7475581 Method of increasing the control precision of the path of a product in a levelling machine with interlocking rollers, and levelling installation used to implement same  
A method of increasing control precision of a path of a product in a leveling machine including: a fixed support cage; two leveling assemblies with parallel rollers, which are placed above and...
7472029 System for improving RAS characteristics relating to calibration algorithms in an automated robotic system  
An automated data library system employs a calibration sensor, the fiducial target and a controller in electrical communication with the calibration sensor to create a calibration sensor pixel...
7463995 Systems and methods for detecting suction valve closure  
This invention relates generally to the application of an algorithm to calculate a line that intersects a dynamic pressure waveform at two points. These points represent the point immediately prior...
7447605 System and method for calibrating a vending apparatus  
A system and method for calibrating a vending apparatus is provided. A vertical base reference position of a selector arm is stored, wherein the vertical base reference position corresponds to one...
7434454 Method and apparatus for tire uniformity measurement  
There is provided a method and a apparatus for measuring tire uniformity. The apparatus comprises a spindle, a rotating drum, a sensor and a computing means. The method comprises the steps of...
7366627 Method for satisfying certification requirements and verifying the integrity of structural health management systems  
A method is disclosed wherein a plurality of sensors mounted on a structure, a baseline data set for each of the plurality of sensors and a calibration procedure verify the integrity of a...
7359817 Method of and device for re-calibrating three-dimensional visual sensor in robot system  
A re-calibration method and device for a three-dimensional visual sensor of a robot system, whereby the work load required for re-calibration is mitigated. While the visual sensor is normal, the...
7277811 Calibration apparatus and process  
The invention discloses differing embodiments of calibration apparatus, and methods of use. In one embodiment, the calibration apparatus may be used to calibrate a tool, positioning system, robot,...
7277824 Method and apparatus for classifying faults based on wafer state data and sensor tool trace data  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for classifying faults. The method includes accessing wafer state data associated with at least one wafer processed by at least one processing...
7260486 Method for operating and/or reviewing a magneto-inductive flow meter  
A flow meter includes a measuring tube for conveying a fluid to be measured and a magnetic field system, which has at least one field coil, through which an exciter current (I M ) flows, at least...
7260516 Optimization of a design  
An apparatus, system, and method for optimization. The apparatus, system, and method include a mechanism for ending an optimization when all models within one design tolerance of an optimum model...
7250087 Clogged nozzle detection  
Sound detection techniques and sound discrimination techniques are used to analyze the real time sounds generated during the operation of cleaning heads operating within a vessel to determine if...
7239932 Methods and apparatus for calibrating programmable material consolidation apparatus  
A programmed material consolidation apparatus includes at least one fabrication site and a material consolidation system associated with the at least one fabrication site. The at least one...
7197415 Laser alignment method and apparatus  
A method for setting or calibrating a machine tool wherein the critical components the machine tool are identified as are the critical devices that are employed to affect their position and each of...
7142999 Method and device for correcting guiding errors in a coordinate measuring machine  
A method for correcting errors in a coordinate measuring machine having a measuring head which is adapted to move in at least two different spatial directions. Measuring scales and measuring lines...
7117109 Procedure for processing measuring data and device to perform the process  
A method for processing measuring data and a device to perform the method, wherein the measuring data can be determined by using a measurement system, more particularly a chromatographic analyzing...
7114430 Adaptive position determining system for hydraulic cylinder  
A position determining system may include a hydraulic cylinder and a flow control device operatively connected to the hydraulic cylinder. A controller may be configured to supply an actuating...
7117068 System and method for library robotics positional accuracy using parallax viewing  
In one aspect and one example, a method for calibrating robotic picker mechanisms in automated storage library systems includes detecting a calibration mark with at least one sensor from a first...
7092834 Method for determination and representation of adjustment steps for an apparatus requiring adjustment  
In a method for determination and representation of adjustment steps for operation of an apparatus requiring adjustment, such as a diagnostic imaging apparatus, the implementation of manual...
7085665 Method for automatically compensating for unbalance correction position and correction amount in balancing machine  
Disclosed is a method for automatically compensating for an unbalance correction position and an unbalance correction amount in a balancing machine. The method involves an unbalance testing...
7085018 Method for engraving printing cylinders  
In a method for engraving printing cylinders in an electronic engraving machine, printing densities are matched in individual engraving lanes by engraving cups in the printing lanes with which the...
7079978 Apparatus, system, and method for abbreviated library calibration  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for performing an abbreviated calibration of an automated data storage library. An abbreviated calibration apparatus includes a calibration module, a...
7069767 Method of determining initial transmission calibration  
A process for learning the pressure and volume characteristics for a given torque-transmitting mechanism is established on the final assembly line wherein a powertrain incorporating the desired...
7055368 Automatic calibration of an imbalance detector  
Methods and apparatus for a centrifuge control system, which are particularly suited for automatically calibrating a centrifuge imbalance detector that include an accelerometer and a controller....
6996486 Vibration instrument calibration method and apparatus  
A method of and apparatus for enabling on-site calibration of an instrument, which measures vibration in a machine to assure that the instrument functions within instrument performance...
6970794 Semiconductor having reduced configuration pins and method thereof  
A configurable semiconductor device having a plurality of predetermined configurations comprises a measurement circuit to measure an electrical characteristic of at least one external impedance and...
6941192 Robot machining tool position and orientation calibration  
A robot having a spindle is calibrated by disposing a calibration tool in the robot spindle. The position of the calibration tool is measured. An axis of the spindle is determined based on the...
6933718 Quantification method and system for corrosion and damage assessment  
The present invention provides a method for the direct measurement and quantification of the material volume loss on and beneath a first surface of a substrate and thus provides an accurate...
6934642 Method for determining superficial residual stress as applied to machined, mechanically or thermally processed surfaces  
A novel economical method for determining the residual stress levels in machined, mechanically or thermally processed components and for determining whether the stress is tensile or compressive....
6931342 Regulating device and method to regulate and/or calibrate a mixing valve  
The invention relates to a method to regulate and/or calibrate a mixing valve, in particular in a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine, with which a volume flow can be separated into...
6925396 Method and apparatus for measuring energy usage in a press machine  
An instrument system for a press machine environment includes a monitoring apparatus to determine the flywheel speed, slide speed, and slide displacement relative to, for example, Top Dead Center....
6907386 Method for computer-supported error analysis of sensors and/or actuators in a technical system  
Disclosed is a method wherein a state description of the technical system for an error occurrence and a state description of the technical system for error-free operation is determined in order to...
6898540 System and method for displaying real-time turbine corrected output and heat rate  
A method for generating and displaying in real time performance parameters of a turbine including: monitoring the performance of the turbine and collecting real time data regarding turbine...
6892153 Adaptation of compensation data for reducing positioning errors in machine tools and robots  
In a method for compensating static positioning errors, in particular position and orientation errors, in guiding a movement of a movable machine element of an industrial processing machine,...
6859747 Method and apparatus for self-calibrating a motion control system  
In one embodiment, a method of and apparatus for self-calibrating a motion control system is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a test parameter, ensuring a reasonable test can be...
6850806 Method and apparatus for determining calibration options in a motion control system  
In one embodiment, a method of and apparatus for determining calibration options in a motion control system is provided. The method includes the steps of measuring error in a commanded motion,...
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