Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location inventions 06/08

20080154438 - Distraction estimator: Improved apparatus and methods for determining the attention demands on a person are described. An example approach comprises obtaining sensor data representative of the person's environment, detecting sensory objects within the sensor data, and clustering together sensory objects (for example, objects having correlated properties) so as to determine an output... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.c.

20080154439 - Method and device for aiding the restoral of command of a moving vehicle by an operator of the vehicle: The fields of the invention are vehicle on-board security and vehicle piloting safety. The invention relates to a method and device for aiding the restoral of command of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle. The command of the vehicle by the operator is ensured through vehicle piloting controls,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080154444 - Apparatus and method for cooperative employment with installed airborne application control system: An apparatus configured for cooperative employment with an installed airborne application control system in an aircraft includes: an application control unit coupled with the application control system for cooperating with the airborne application control system to effect control of at least one second airborne application. The application control unit includes... Agent: Law Office Of Donald D. Mondul

20080154446 - Device for the integration of a laptop computer into an aircraft: The updating and consultation of flight documents, aeronautical maps and aircraft documentation is being facilitated by migration towards laptop-accessible electronic versions of these documents. To facilitate inflight exploitation of these documents, the laptop is connected to a docking station (105) itself connected to input (107)/output (106) peripherals accessible from flight... Agent: Perman & Green

20080154440 - Method for defining military refuel orbit: Defining military refuel orbit using unchanged commercial aircraft FMS capability includes uplinking military refuel orbits using an existing commercial FMS datalink function. Refuel orbits are defined as commercial NavDB STAR procedures using RF and TF legs. STAR procedures can also be stored within company routes. Company route names and STAR... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080154445 - Method, system, and computer program product for performance monitored aircraft rejected takeoff braking: In exemplary embodiments, braking of an airplane is controlled during a rejected takeoff. A rejected takeoff of an airplane from a runway is initiated. Position of the airplane is determined, such as by inputting aircraft position from a global positioning system. Distance remaining on the runway is determined. Deceleration to... Agent: Robert R. Richardson, P.s.

20080154441 - Methods and systems for displaying messages from a plurality of sources: Methods and systems for a flight deck display system for displaying text messages are provided. The system includes an alert generator configured to receive message signals from a plurality of aircraft systems and to generate alert messages based on the received message signals, and a flight deck display screen that... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080154442 - Methods and systems for displaying electronic enroute maps: Methods and systems for a position indicating display system for an aircraft are provided. The system includes a map display unit configured to display a map representative of an area being traversed by the aircraft, and an overlay comprising an own ship depiction, said overlay displayed on the map for... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080154443 - Reduced power mode for an aircraft electric brake system: An electric brake system for an aircraft as described herein is capable of operating in a normal full power mode, a low power mode, and a sleep mode. The full power mode is supported by the active power supply of the aircraft, while the low power and sleep modes are... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080154447 - Determining suitable areas for off-airport landings: A routing tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method and system include receiving flight data and geographic data in the aircraft, and generating route data based on the flight data and the geographic data. The route data provides information about attainable landing areas for the aircraft.... Agent: Sawyer Law Group, LLP

20080154448 - System and method for automatic dependent surveillance collection and analysis: A system and method for collecting and analyzing data generated by at least one mobile platform (such as a train, ship, aircraft or automobile). The system includes a source of at least one user input, and a data interface control module that collects at least one type of data from... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080154449 - System, method, and computer-readable media for monitoring motion of railcars in a railroad yard: System, method and computer-readable media are provided for monitoring in a railroad yard effects of a railtrack having one or more curved track segments on motion characteristics of a railcar, as the railcar rolls along the railtrack due to gravity. The system may include impedance-measuring track circuitry arranged to monitor... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.a.

20080154450 - Combustion control in an internal combustion engine: The present invention relates to: self-tuning engine control algorithms using inputs from transducers that measure pressure in the engine cylinders, and from an engine crankshaft rotational position sensor; methods of processing the input signals to “self-tune” or learn accurate values for a) pressure transducer voltage offset, b) crank position encoder... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080154451 - Method of controlling a rail transport system for conveying bulk materials: A train is driven by drive stations positioned along a track for frictionally contacting side plates on the train. The drive speed is controlled in response to sensors located at each drive station sensing a position of a wheel and a side plate for confirming a presence of the train.... Agent: Carl M. Napolitano, Ph.d. Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.a.

20080154452 - System and method for predicting a vehicle route using a route network database: A system and method for predicting a route to be authorized by a dispatcher for a vehicle to travel on a route network comprises a computer system that has a database having stored data relative to interconnecting route segments that make up the route network. Data relative to the origination... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.a.

20080154453 - Control device for watercraft propulsion system: A control device for a watercraft propulsion system can reduce wear of a shift mechanism, can achieve an automated extremely slow speed navigation and easy watercraft navigation, and can negate differences between watercraft navigation skills of watercraft operators. A remote control operation section includes a remote controller shift lever. A... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080154454 - Engine off brake booster leak diagnostic systems and methods: A control system for evaluating a brake booster system is provided. The control system includes an engine evaluation module that detects an engine off condition. A pressure evaluation module monitors hydraulic brake line pressure and detects changes in brake booster pressure during the engine off condition. A fault reporting module... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080154455 - Mode changeover control device for a hybrid vehicle: A mode changeover control device for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor/generator and at least one driving wheel. A changeover between an electric drive mode using only the electric motor to power the at least one driving wheel and a hybrid drive mode using both the engine and... Agent: Young & Basile, P.c.

20080154456 - Method for operating a system, and driver-less transport system: In a method for operating a system, the system includes at least one path, which includes path sections. Vehicles are able to travel along the path, and an electronic circuit is included for controlling at least the speed of the vehicle. Codes are situated along the path, and the vehicle... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080154457 - Position detecting system and method of the same: A position detecting system and a method of the same are disclosed according to the present invention as follows: an inertia sensing module and an obstacle sensing module are adapted to detect a displacement signal of a cleansing apparatus and a distance signal of a distance between the cleansing apparatus... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080154459 - Method and system for intelligent maintenance: A method is provided for reconfiguring an operational system having a plurality of input parameters and a plurality of output parameters. The method may include obtaining a maintenance schedule of the system and obtaining a set of actual values of the plurality of input parameters and corresponding actual values of... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080154458 - System, method and program product for predicting fleet reliability and maintaining a fleet of vehicles: A system, method and program product for maintaining fleet performance for a fleet of platforms, especially for a fleet of aircraft. Part removal data is contained in a maintenance database. A query is constructed for extracting part removal data from the maintenance database. Weibull analysis is applied to extracted part... Agent: Law Office Of Charles W. Peterson, Jr. -- Boeing

20080154461 - Apparatus, system and method for allowing prescribed components in the system to be started with minimal delay: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for allowing prescribed components in the system to be started with minimal delay, wherein a multimedia system for a motor vehicle, which comprises a control unit and a plurality of prescribed components that can be selected and started by a user. The operating... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080154460 - Driver's feeling control apparatus: A driver's feeling control apparatus which includes: a steering detection unit which detects the amount of steering operation by a driver; a seat in which the driver sits, and which has a movable part displaceable in a perpendicular direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of a vehicle, or in... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080154463 - Direction and speed control device for an electronic wheelchair: A direction and speed control device for an electronic wheelchair includes: a base member mounted on the electronic wheelchair; a manually operable pointing unit mounted on the base member and including a control stick pivotable relative to the base member; first and second three-axis g acceleration sensors, each generating a... Agent: Winstead Pc

20080154462 - Electric power steering system: There is provided an electric power steering system including a motor for imparting a steering assist force to a steering system of a vehicle, a current command value determination unit which determines a current command value based on a steering torque and a vehicle speed, a motor angular velocity detection... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080154464 - Automatic parking control apparatus for vehicle: An automatic parking control apparatus for a vehicle, that performs a steering control, a movement control for moving the vehicle forward or backward at a low speed, and a stop control for stopping the vehicle. A parking space and an initial position of the vehicle is recognized. The parking control... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080154465 - Device for sensing the position of a spoiler on a motor vehicle: A device for sensing a position of a spoiler on a motor vehicle, where the spoiler is moved with a drive unit between a retracted setpoint base position and an extended setpoint operating position. At least one sensor is provided with which at least one of the setpoint positions of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080154466 - System and method for controlling a machine: A machine is provided. The machine includes an engine, an engine speed sensor, a transmission, a transmission status sensor, a pump, and a controller. The engine speed sensor is configured to sense the speed of the engine. The transmission is coupled to the engine. The transmission status sensor is configured... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080154467 - Method and apparatus for shifting gears in transmissions: A method of changing from a first gear position to a second gear position of a transmission arrangement is disclosed. The arrangement includes a rotatable transmission member, a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission coupled to the transmission member and operable to rotate the transmission member at a first speed, a controller... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080154468 - Variable displacement engine operation with nvh management: A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine operable with a first cylinder firing frequency and a second cylinder firing frequency to reduce or eliminate transmission of torsional vibrations associated with the second cylinder firing frequency to reduce or eliminate constraints on reduced displacement mode operation using a... Agent: Bir Law, Plc/fgtl

20080154469 - Method of operating a clutch during a vehicle launch: A method of operating a clutch during vehicle launch including increasing a first hydraulic pressure in an inner chamber from a first to a second level; decreasing a second hydraulic pressure in an outer chamber from a third to a fourth level in response to engine speed and throttle position... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, Pllc

20080154470 - System and methods for an electric brake actuation overdrive feature in an aircraft electric brake system: An electric brake system for an aircraft includes an electric brake actuator overdrive feature that preserves full braking performance even with a failed or intentionally-deactivated electric brake actuator. The electric brake actuator (EBA) overdrive feature monitors EBA parameters, detects a failed or deactivated EBA, deactivates the failed EBA if needed,... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080154471 - Method of adaptive braking control for a vehicle:

20080154472 - Motor vehicle and control method of motor vehicle: During a starting operation or a low-speed drive of a vehicle on a slope, the drive control of the invention sets a gradient-corresponding rotation speed N? as a rotation speed of an engine to output a required driving force against a longitudinal vehicle gradient ?fr (step S110), and sequentially sets... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080154475 - Aircraft engine management for fuel conservation: A method includes controlling an aircraft during descent, and controlling the engine pressure ratio of a jet engine so that the engine has a substantially equal pressure at the exhaust, and at the front of the engine during the descent.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080154473 - Gas turbine engine performance data validation: The invention validates propulsion data used in engine performance diagnostics based on heuristic knowledge of the physical relationships between engine parameters. The method identifies data anomalies, reduces overall scatter, and allows for the detection of true engine fault events. The method uses persistency to aid in differentiating between anomalous and... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20080154474 - Non-linear fuel transfers for gas turbines: A method for controlling the rate of transfer between operation with gas and liquid fuel types to minimize the time in undesirable operational mode, thereby preventing excessive wear and damage to gas turbine hardware. The method includes completing a fuel prefill for the oncoming fuel type through the fuel system... Agent: Ge Energy General Electric C/o Ernest G. Cusick

20080154477 - Abnormality detection apparatus and method for oil level sensor: An abnormality detection apparatus for detecting an abnormality of an oil level sensor having lower and upper oil level detectors includes: a recording portion that records the output of the upper oil level detector before the internal combustion engine is started; and a determining portion that determines that the upper... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080154476 - Air fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine: An air fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine can improve accuracy in catalyst degradation diagnosis. The apparatus includes a first air fuel ratio feedback control section that adjusts the air fuel ratio of a mixture supplied to an engine in accordance with an output of an upstream... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080154478 - System and method for indicating quality of motor oil in a vehicle whose engine has an exhaust aftertreatment device that requires occasional regeneration: A system and method for including the effect of regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (22) on quality of engine motor oil.... Agent: International Engine Intellectual Property Company

20080154479 - Fuel injection system: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, comprises: a pump comprising a pumping plunger which is driven, in use, to cause pressurisation of fuel within a pump chamber, an accumulator volume for supplying fuel to a fuel injector, a fuel passage providing fluid communication between the pump chamber... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080154480 - Outboard motor fuel controller: To enable smooth, highly accurate deceleration in various usage conditions of an outboard motor and realize stabilized engine speed after deceleration, a fuel controller for controlling the amount of fuel fed to an engine of an outboard motor mounted on a boat includes a deceleration determining section arranged to determine... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080154481 - Adaptive oxygen sensor methods, systems, and software: One embodiment is a system operable to control entry of an oxygen sensor into a learning mode. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings.... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080154482 - Method for monitoring functional components of a motor vehicle: A method for monitoring functional components of a motor vehicle is provided. To this end, microphones, pulsation sensors, strain gauges and a speed sensor are positioned on or next to one of the functional components to be monitored. The electrical signals of the microphones, pulsation sensors, strain gauges, and speed... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, Pllc

20080154483 - Method for operating a shutoff device for a device, in particular an internal combustion engine and/or an electric machine, as well as a shutoff device: A method for operating a shutoff device for a device, in particular an internal combustion engine and/or an electric machine, in which an operating element for initiating a shutoff operation is provided, and in which a transmission path is provided via which a shutoff signal is transmitted from the operating... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080154485 - Control of internal combustion engine: An engine controller for engine control apparatus is configured to retard an ignition timing, from an engine starting mode timing to a catalyst warm-up mode timing at an idle attainment moment at which an engine idling condition is reached, and to regulate an intake air quantity at a prior moment... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080154484 - Start control apparatus for internal combustion engine: There is provided a start control apparatus for an internal combustion engine (1) which starts the engine with injecting fuel to each cylinder (2) of the internal combustion engine in an intake stroke. The apparatus comprises a stop position distinction device (20) which distinguishes a piston position at a time... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080154486 - Method of creating and updating an atc flight plan in real time to take account of flight directives and implementation device: The present invention relates to a method of updating an ATC flight plan of an aircraft in real time to take account of the flight directives. A reference flight plan is designated. In tandem with the receipt of the flight directive messages originating from the ground, then verifying validity of... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080154487 - Method for estimating parameters of a navigation signal: The method for estimating parameters of a navigation signal received by a receiver which receives navigation signals through a plurality of paths wherein the parameters include data modulated on the navigation signal and complex amplitudes i.e. amplitude and phase shift, and time delays of the individual paths, comprises receiving a... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080154489 - Guiding route generation device and guiding route generation method: When a user specifies a road that he/she wants to pass through, a guiding route generation device generates a guiding route that passes through the specified road up to a destination. A guiding route (37) generated based on waypoints specified is stored in a storage means (15) of the guiding... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080154488 - Method and apparatus for selecting poi by brand icon: A method and apparatus for selecting a desired point of interest (“POI”) for a navigation system displays matching brand icons associated with POIs to assist the user in finding an intended POI. When the user inputs characters indicating a POI name or a POI type, or selecting a POI type... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080154490 - Method and device for calculating a path which is laterally offset with respect to a reference path: The invention relates to a method of calculating a path which is offset laterally by a first distance with respect to a reference path, comprising the calculation of a flight plan which is offset with respect to a reference flight plan. The reference flight plan is defined on the basis... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080154491 - Method for selective filtering of an aircraft flight plan according to the operational needs: The present invention relates to a method for selective filtering of a flight plan according to the operational needs, and it is characterized in that elements specific to the structure of the flight plan are added by the flight management system according to the nature of the elements inserted by... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080154493 - Distance estimation method for a moving object having a constrained vertical path profile: This method makes it possible to plot, from a terrain elevation database, a map of the distances of the points accessible to a moving object subject to constraints (inaccessible reliefs, unnegotiable obstacles, weather disturbances, path with an imposed vertical profile, etc.), the distances being measured only along paths that are... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080154494 - Image-related information displaying system: An image-related information displaying system includes: a host system having a three-dimensional land feature/place name information database and a delivery service subscriber list database; and multiple mobile terminal devices, each of which receives land feature/place name information from the host system and is connected to a base station via respective... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080154495 - Inertial measurement unit for aircraft: System for determining position of a vehicle includes an integral inertial measurement unit (IMU) including accelerometers and gyroscopes for providing raw data about movement of the vehicle and a correction unit coupled to the IMU and arranged to receive and/or derive positional corrections and the raw data from the IMU... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080154492 - Portable device: This portable device includes a photographic means which photographs an image with a lens, and a first display means which displays this photographed image upon a first screen. Moreover, this portable device includes a storage means which stores map information in advance. Moreover, this portable device includes a position measurement... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080154496 - Methods and apparatus for capability-specific routing: A method is provided for performing capability-specific routing. The method includes receiving location information specifying a location. At least one capability indicator representative of user capabilities is also received. A database is accessed, the database specifying, based on user capabilities, facilities that can be accessed by a user, as well... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080154497 - Vehicle stray determination apparatus and destination guide apparatus: A vehicle stray determination apparatus in a vehicle includes a map database for designating a destination; an in-vehicle GPS unit for detecting a present position of the vehicle; a speed detector for detecting a speed of the vehicle; a parking signal input device for detecting an operation of a device... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080154498 - Method and system for sharing navigation information: A method and a system for sharing navigation information are provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a navigation system and a mobile communication apparatus, in which the navigation system communicates with the mobile communication apparatus through a wireless communication protocol; positioning coordinates of the navigation system; transmitting the... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080154500 - Personal navigation device: A Personal Navigation Device (PND) includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for generating a plurality of sets of coordinate values respectively corresponding to a plurality of time points according to satellite signals; and a processing module, coupled to the GPS module, for controlling operations of the PND. The processing... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20080154499 - Position display apparatus: A position display apparatus for own position and a position of an outside apparatus has: a position acquiring part adapted to acquire a first information indicative of the own position; a wireless communication part adapted to receive a second information indicative of the position of the outside apparatus; a map... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080154501 - Message formatting system to improve gps and imu positional reporting for a vehicle: The invention generally relates to a system for generating and transmitting a telemetry formatted message containing raw Global Positioning System (GPS) information, processed Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) information corresponding to the position and attitude of a high speed vehicle in motion. This telemetry formatted message is received on the ground... Agent: Navairwd Counsel Group

20080154502 - Satellite navigation using long-term navigation information: An improved approach to satellite-based navigation (e.g., GPS) is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first set of tracking information. A nominal orbital path for the navigation satellite is determined using the first set of tracking information. Ephemeris data corresponding to the nominal orbital path is computed... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid, LLP

20080154504 - Determining position of a vehicle with reference to a landmark: A position determining system for a vehicle comprises an imaging unit for collecting image data. A wireless device reads or interrogates a radio frequency identification tag. An identification module determines whether the collected image data contains a visual landmark. A confirmation module determines whether the identified visual landmark is associated... Agent: Deere & Company

20080154503 - Method and associated system for wireless medical monitoring and patient monitoring device: A method for paging/finding a wireless patient-monitoring device in a WLAN network includes the steps of determining the status of a radio module (RM) (117) of one or more wireless monitoring devices comprising one of a Patient-Wearable Device (PWD) (115a,115b) and a Patient-Monitoring Device (PMD) (110a,110b) that are adapted for... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080147247 - Circuit for controlling an acceleration, braking and steering system of a vehicle: A circuit for controlling an acceleration, braking and steering system of a vehicle with at least two separate motors (13, 14) for actuating the acceleration and braking system and at least two separate motors (11, 12) for actuating the steering system, with at least one electronic control unit (17) for... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080147246 - Design for a kiosk for a vehicle screening system: A vehicle screening method and system. A vehicle occupant can be identified utilizing one or more biometric identifiers input by or obtained from the vehicle occupant via a biometric input device. A barcode can also be provided by the vehicle occupant from a scanned card or other structure upon which... Agent: Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20080147249 - Method and system for intention estimation and operation assistance: An intention estimation and operation assistance system for estimating an operator's intention and providing assistance to operation of a machine. Reference data, such as the operation of a plurality of hypothetical operators, is provided for comparison with the operation of a real operator, to determine an estimated intention of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080147248 - On-vehicle system: An on-vehicle system includes a plurality of control devices, a common data match determining unit, and a common data transmission permitting unit. Each of the plurality of control devices stores control data that includes common data and identification information. A first control device is configured to transmit the common data... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080147245 - System and method for provisioning a vehicle interface module: The present invention provides systems and methods for provisioning a vehicle interface module comprising receiving a VIM from a VIM manufacturer and entering appropriate VIM data into a dealer inventory, activating a SIM card for the VIM and installing the VIM in a predetermined vehicle, selecting a wireless activated VIM... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080147250 - Configurable vehicle bus storage cache mechanism: A remotely configurable telematics unit cache provides for selective caching of data of interest to a remote caller. The configurable caching system ensures that selected data is available when the vehicle is not in operation and the telematics unit is not powered on. A remote caller can remotely configure the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080147252 - Motor controller: This application describes the software invented to control a dual electric motor system. The dual electric motor system is a Chorus Motor system applied to electric drive for aircraft taxi. The software uses closed-loop control together with several other control laws to operate the motors. Knowledge of the current operating... Agent: Borealis Technical

20080147251 - Multi-axis trim processing: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide trim for a vehicle, such as an aircraft. For example, a method for providing trim may include generally simultaneously determining values for a plurality of trim variables in a plurality of degrees of freedom. In this manner, the iterative aspect of contemporary... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid, LLP

20080147253 - Vehicular anticipatory sensor system: System and method for preventing collisions between a vehicle and objects in a path of the vehicle includes a laser system arranged to direct at least one laser beam outward therefrom and which is in an eye-safe portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, an imaging receiver for receiving at least one... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080147254 - Systems and methods for controlling dynamic systems: A control system (12) for controlling velocity and attitude of a dynamic system (20) includes a velocity controller configured to receive a desired velocity command and output a velocity error in the form of Euler angle commands to an attitude controller system. The attitude controller system includes a converter (14)... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080147255 - Air data stall protection system: An electronic multi-function probe (MFP) is provided for positioning adjacent an aircraft skin. The electronic MFP includes a plurality of pressure sensing ports and an electronics housing. Positioned within the electronics housing are air data processing circuitry and stall protection system processing circuitry. The air data processing circuitry is configured... Agent: Goodrich C/o Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.a.

20080147256 - System and method for controlling horsepower in a locomotive consist: A consist controller is provided that enables an operator to take advantage of all horsepower combinations for locomotives in a consist. The consist controller provides a fractional increase option and a fractional decrease option that enables the operator to increase or decrease horsepower output with finer adjustments. In a preferred... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20080147257 - System and method for total management of ships: The system consists of a central, stationary Tele Connect Centre (15) with stationary servers (14), software modules, databases and call centre (21) on land. The call centre on land contains all ship-specific data relevant for the management and the operation of the individual ships. Further, there are mobile communication platforms... Agent: Yi Li

20080147259 - Electric power generation control method during idle charge in hybrid electric vehicle: A method of controlling electric power generation during idle charge in a hybrid electric vehicle. The method includes determining whether an idle charge condition is satisfied; if the idle charge condition is satisfied, calculating a first charge power amount based on whether a load is applied, a gear shift position,... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080147258 - In chassis determination of lug curve data in a machine with an electric drive propulsion system: A machine includes an electric drive propulsion system including an internal combustion engine, an alternator, a motor controller, and at least one electric motor. The machine further includes an electronic controller in communication with the electric drive propulsion system. The electronic controller is configured to determine, in chassis, and store... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper

20080147260 - Method of controlling engine stop-start operation for heavy-duty hybrid-electric and hybrid- hydraulic vehicles: A start-stop or idle-stop method for a heavy-duty hybrid vehicle that turns off the fuel supply while maintaining the crankshaft rotation of the internal combustion engine when the vehicle stops or, optionally, when the vehicle travels downhill, travels in a noise sensitive location, travels in an exhaust emissions sensitive location,... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080147261 - Guide robot device and guide system: A guide robot device including a guide display unit for displaying the guide information to an unguided person and a moving unit adapted to move with the guide display unit mounted thereon is disclosed. The guide robot device further includes the guide display unit variable in the direction of the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080147263 - Electronic maintenance work cards: A method for electronically documenting the completion of maintenance tasks in a maintenance industry which requires recordation of maintenance tasks performed, and in which required maintenance tasks are documented on a plurality of work cards, the method includes retrieving a legacy work card that is an electronic document itemizing a... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080147262 - Vehicle help system and method: A system and method for providing customized help to a vehicle user when a vehicle problem is detected. The method includes detecting vehicle data that indicates a condition of a vehicle and obtaining profile data comprising an estimated mechanical skill level of a user. The method further includes providing instructions,... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080147264 - Methods and systems for centrally managed maintenance program for aircraft fleets: Methods and systems for managing maintenance of a fleet of aircraft are provided. The method includes collecting data from at least one aircraft in each of the fleets related to the operation of the aircraft, determining a range of acceptable values of performance parameters associated with the collected data and... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080147265 - Vehicle diagnostic or prognostic message transmission systems and methods: System and method for monitoring the condition of a vehicle includes a communications unit arranged to interface with a wireless communications network, at least one sensor for monitoring at least one component or subsystem of the vehicle and which is coupled to the communications unit, and a remote site connected... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080147266 - Discretization facilities for vehicle event data recorders: Exception event recorders and analysis systems include: vehicle mounted sensors arranged as a vehicle event recorder to capture both discrete and non-discrete data; a discretization facility; a database; and an analysis server all coupled together as a computer network. Motor vehicles with video cameras and onboard diagnostic systems capture data... Agent: Smartdrive Systems, Inc.

20080147268 - Method and apparatus for alternative performance of automobile features: A method and system for performing automobile features are disclosed. Upon communicating with a user device and receiving an indication of an event initiated from the communication, an automobile feature associated with the event is determined and an automobile module is directed to perform the automobile feature.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080147267 - Methods of discretizing data captured at event data recorders: Exception event recorders and analysis systems include: vehicle mounted sensors arranged as a vehicle event recorder to capture both discrete and non-discrete data; a discretization facility; a database; and an analysis server all coupled together as a computer network. Motor vehicles with video cameras and onboard diagnostic systems capture data... Agent: Smartdrive Systems, Inc.

20080147269 - System maintaining temperature of deck: A system for maintaining the temperature of a vehicle audio and/or audio-video deck provided in a vehicle cabin is provided, comprising: an air duct positioned on both sides of the deck for supplying cooled or heated air to the vehicle cabin, a side part of the air duct defining therein... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080147271 - Vehicle component control methods and systems: Control system for controlling at least one part of a vehicle includes a plurality of sensor systems mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor system providing a measurement related to a state thereof system or a measurement related to a state of the mounting location. A processor is... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080147270 - Vehicle interior environment control system: A vehicle interior environment control system includes a plurality of environment adjustment sections adapted to operate in cooperation with each other so as to control optimization of an environment of a vehicle interior, a grading parameter setting section for setting a grading parameter indicative of a capacity grade of each... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080147272 - Motion control device for vehicle: A motion control device for a vehicle is configured so that a hydraulic unit mounting therein a pump for generating a controlled hydraulic pressure applied to respective wheel cylinders of the vehicle is integrated with a control unit provided with a yaw rate sensor for detecting a yaw rate of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080147274 - Apparatus for alignment adjusting of radar equipped in a vehicle: In a first embodiment, an apparatus includes a vehicle turning system; a vehicle moving system; a signal transmitting system with transmitters that measure, and generate signals corresponding to, the locations of two portions of the vehicle; a signal receiving system that receives the signals; and a control system that estimates... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080147275 - Electric power steering apparatus: An electric power steering apparatus is provided with a means for correcting a motor assist so as to inhibit a quick steering, when a foreseeable roll amount based on a difference between a first SAT (self-aligning torque) value which does not include a rolling motion of a vehicle and a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080147273 - Method for increasing the driving stability of a motor vehicle: A process for increasing the stability of a vehicle upon acceleration on a roadway with a non-homogenous coefficient of friction, whereby a drive wheel is acted on by a braking force on a side with a low coefficient of friction by means of a drive slip regulation. A value (pASR)... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080147276 - Method, system, and apparatus for providing enhanced steering pull compensation: A method, system, and apparatus for providing enhanced steering pull compensation are provided. The method compensates for steering pull in a vehicle steering system that includes a handwheel. The method includes monitoring the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is heading forward along a substantially linear straight-ahead path and, if... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080147277 - Active safety system: According to one embodiment, an active safety control system for a driver of a vehicle is provided when the vehicle is in a first perturbed state. The system generally includes a plurality of sensors, an actuation system and a controller. The plurality of sensors are operable to generate signals which... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c./fgtl

20080147278 - Knee airbags including film: Vehicle with a knee protection airbag having a storage position and a deployed position. The airbag includes at least one cell constructed from reinforced elastic film and an inflator for inflating the airbag from the storage position to the deployed position. The airbag is arranged to substantially fill a space... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080147280 - Method and apparatus for sensing a rollover: Vehicle with an occupant safety system for use in a crash involving the vehicle includes an occupant protection device, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) arranged to measure acceleration of the vehicle in three orthogonal directions and angular velocity of the vehicle about three orthogonal axes, the accelerations and angular velocities... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080147279 - Seat belt retractor system: A seat belt retractor system for a vehicle having a vehicle safety system. The seat belt is retracted at a faster rate when a threat is detected using a high-voltage generated by a local power source.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c./fgtl

20080147281 - Travel device: A two-wheel vehicle having a roll axis rotation flexibility in which a servo motor is mounted to each of two wheels operating independently of each other fails to perform stable straight-forward traveling on a laterally inclined road because a neutral position by a spring force of a handle or a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080147282 - Tracking system configured to determine a parameter for use in guiding an implement attached to a work machine: A tracking system employs at least one parameter for use in guiding an implement attached to a work machine, and includes a first global positioning system (GPS) receiver mounted on the work machine; a second GPS receiver mounted on the implement; and a controller configured to execute program instructions to... Agent: Deere & Company

20080147283 - Method for controlling a controllable unit: A method for the control of a controllable aggregate, in particular a transmission of a motor vehicle, in which to form at least one determinant magnitude various or varying numbers of contributions from delivery objects are taken into account, at least two different delivery objects being provided, by way of... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080147284 - Fixed speed operation in a hybrid transmission: A method of operating a hybrid transmission includes controlling the transmission according to a drive mode, which includes a continuously variable speed relationship, and controlling the transmission according to a fixed speed relationship mode, which includes a plurality of fixed speed relationships including mechanical gear ratios and virtual gear ratios.... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080147285 - Method for estimating clutch engagement parameters in a strategy for clutch management in a vehicle powertrain: A method is disclosed for estimating clutch engagement characteristics of a friction clutch system in a vehicle powertrain. A dynamic model of the system is used under conditions that cause clutch slipping. Algebraic equations defining a functional relationship between clutch torque and an engagement angle have characteristic parameters that are... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080147287 - Accelerator pedal system: An accelerator pedal system includes a pedal control unit that receives a vehicle speed signal and a signal from a switch, and compares the two signals. If the vehicle speed exceeds a preselected speed, the pedal control unit outputs a control signal to control a reaction force of an accelerator... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080147286 - Control system for the parking brake of a brake system in a motor vehicle: In a system for controlling a parking brake of a brake system of a motor vehicle, a first target value for the braking force of the parking brake is predefined by a operating element for the parking brake and the braking force for the parking brake is released by a... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080147288 - Method and control unit for protecting a clutch in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle: A method controls an internal combustion engine in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle. The drivetrain has a variable-speed transmission and a friction clutch which is to be actuated by the driver. By use of the friction clutch a force-fitting action between the internal combustion engine and the variable-speed transmission... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080147290 - Method and system for identifying gas turbine engine faults: An isolation method and system is described for distinguishing between turbine case cooling (TCC) and high pressure turbine (HPT) performance faults. A trend is observed in gas path parameter data during cruise and a resulting percent Δ signature across the shift in the gas path parameters is assignable to either... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20080147289 - Methods and apparatus to facilitate gas turbine fuel control: A method for controlling a dynamic response of a fuel control valve in a gas turbine fuel control system is provided. The method includes regulating a fuel supply pressure for a gas turbine using a component model, sensing a pressure of a fuel supply to the gas turbine, and applying... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20080147292 - Arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine: In an arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine comprising an electronic engine control unit, a fuel injector, electronic connecting lines extending between the electronic engine control unit and the injector and an intelligent electronic block forming with the injector a component unit, the intelligent electronic block comprises an electronic... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20080147293 - Arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine: In an arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine comprising an electronic engine control unit, a cylinder with a combustion chamber, a fuel injector, an intelligent electronic block with an electronic data storage unit, a computing unit, a signal measuring unit and an electric energy storage device for supplying energy... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademarks

20080147294 - Control device for internal combustion engine capable of preventing deterioration of emission characteristic when internal combustion engine is started: An engine ECU carries out control of an intermittent operation of an engine mounted on a hybrid vehicle. The engine is provided with an EGR apparatus controlling a flow rate of an EGR gas by means of an EGR valve from downstream of a three-way catalytic converter through an EGR... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080147291 - Method for detecting at least one valve lift position in an internal combustion engine having variable valve control: Procedure for the recording of a valve lift of an internal combustion engine with valves, which are operated variably through application of an hydraulic pressure, whereby the valve lift is determined on the basis of a change of the hydraulic pressure.... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080147297 - Air-fuel ratio control system of internal combustion engine: An air-fuel ratio control system of an internal combustion engine having an intake air amount detecting means, a linear air-fuel ratio sensor arranged at an upstream side of an exhaust purification catalyst, an O2 sensor arranged at a downstream side of said exhaust purification catalyst, a target air-fuel ratio controlling... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080147298 - Control system and control method for internal combustion engine: In an ignition control system for an internal combustion engine which is capable of advancing the ignition timing beyond the MBT, the amount of fuel used for the combustion in a cylinder is made appropriate by performing a decreasing correction of the amount of fuel injection of a fuel injection... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080147300 - Controller of internal combustion engine of compression ignition combustion type: A controller of an internal combustion engine capable of spark ignition combustion and compression ignition combustion which restrains the degradation of operation performance and exhaust performance at the time of combustion type switching. The controller includes control means for performing combined combustion which leads to ignition combustion by a pressure... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080147301 - Engine: An engine includes an in-cylinder injector injecting fuel into a cylinder, a port injector injecting fuel into an intake manifold, and a valve-opening-characteristic changing mechanism changing at least lift or opening duration of an intake valve. When the engine is in a predetermined operating region and the valve-opening-characteristic changing mechanism... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080147299 - Fuel injection controller: A single fuel injection is performed in either one of cylinders during fuel cut control of a diesel engine to sense torque generated with the single fuel injection based upon an increase amount of rotation speed of a crankshaft at the time. Presence/absence of abnormality in an injection start timing... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080147296 - Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine is with an injection valve for metering a fuel directly into a combustion chamber during injection. The injection valve is provided with an injection needle whose stroke can be variably adjusted for a given injection process. During the homogenous operation of the internal combusting engine with... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080147295 - System and method for operating a compression-ignition engine: A system includes a controller configured to estimate a brake specific nitrogen oxide emission of an engine based on a plurality of sensed parameters of the engine. The controller is also configured to control one or more control variables of the engine to reduce specific fuel consumption while ensuring compliance... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080147302 - Method of torque control for an engine with valves that may be deactivated: A system for operating an internal combustion engine with electromechanical valves, the system comprising of a cylinder with at least an electromechanical intake valve and at least an mechanically actuated exhaust valve that can be controlled to adjust valve opening and closing events relative to a crankshaft location; and a... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080147303 - Method and apparatus for controlling combustion in generator gas engine: With the method and apparatus, gas engine output torque is controlled so that a relation of |ΔTd|−|ΔTs|>0 is maintained between |ΔTd| which is absolute value of change rate of load torque Td required to drive the generator in relation to engine rotation speed and |Δ Ts| which is absolute value... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080147304 - Key system for a motor vehicle, data transfer system for a motor vehicle and method for transferring data to or from a motor vehicle: A key for a motor vehicle includes an access module for unlocking or opening a door of the motor vehicle or for starting the motor vehicle. The key has a memory module for storing user data and a data transfer module for a wireless access to the memory module. The... Agent: Manfred Beck, P.a.

20080147305 - Car information system, map server and on-board system: According to the present invention, the highly accurate control can be realized in a system for performing the driving control of a vehicle using map data. A car information system 10 for controlling a driving control unit group 50 is located in a vehicle so that the driving control of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080147306 - Transportation vehicle system and method of controlling transportation vehicle: A transportation vehicle measures its own absolute position, and transmits the measured absolute position to a ground controller. The ground controller keeps track of positions of a plurality of transportation vehicles in real time, and sends running instructions to travel, while avoiding interference between the transportation vehicles. As a result,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080147307 - Method and apparatus for predicting future travel times over a transportation network: The present invention is a method and an apparatus for predicting future travel times over a transportation network. In one embodiment, a method for predicting future travel times over a transportation network includes receiving a data point indicating a real-time volume of traffic on the link at a given time... Agent: Moser, Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080147308 - Integrating navigation systems: User interface commands and navigational data are communicated between a personal navigation device and a media head unit of a vehicle, the user interface commands and navigational data being associated with a device user interface of the device, and a vehicle navigation user interface at the media head unit displays... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080147309 - Termination secured route planning: A method of forming a safe termination operation volume, and an aircraft provided with a system using such a volume to plan a flight route and/or an emergency route. The volume indicates the lowest allowable flight altitude to achieve a glide path of a vehicle to a termination point of... Agent: Venable LLP

20080147312 - Map-based guide system and method: Provided is a computer system and methods for a map-based guide. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map-based guide; determining a location associated with the request; preparing a route in accordance with the location associated with the request and in accordance with at... Agent: Searete Llc

20080147310 - Method and database for navigating a person from a starting point to a destination: An interactive system and method for navigating a person from a starting point to a destination, using a wireless location determining device and a wireless navigating device. The person sends a request for navigational directions via the wireless location determining device. Using a database that contains the geographic location and... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080147313 - Presenting a travel route: Techniques are provided for presenting a route using a route presentation that provides both a context map and one or more detail route maps. Narrative instructions for the route also may be presented. The presentation of the context map and the one or more detail route maps may be interactive.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080147311 - Virtual location markers for mobile mapping: Described is a technology by which a virtual location marker (e.g., virtual pushpin or similar placeholder) is determined from the results of a query, in which the virtual location marker corresponds to a first coordinate set (e.g., a latitude, longitude and/or altitude of a business location) to represent a point... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080147314 - Driving directions printed text scaling: An exemplary system includes a driving directions subsystem configured to provide data representative of driving directions to an access device communicatively coupled to the driving directions subsystem. The driving directions subsystem is further configured to provide at least one print tool including a plurality of selectable map views to the... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080147315 - System for assisting the ground navigation of an aeroplane in an airport: The invention relates to a system comprising a display device displaying, on a cockpit pilot display unit (7), a set of indications (10) containing an aeroplane symbol (8) which illustrates the position of the aeroplane and a map part (9) which represents the airport and moves in relation to the... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080147316 - Vehicle peripheral monitoring apparatus: A vehicle peripheral monitoring apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a forward monitoring unit for monitoring an obstacle within a predetermined forward area extending in a direction forward of an own vehicle; one or more forward-lateral monitoring units for monitoring an obstacle within a predetermined forward-lateral area extending in a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080147317 - Navigaton device and route guiding method therefor: A navigation device and a route guiding method. The route guiding method includes: displaying a current map including a position indicator; displaying a related map that corresponds to the current map; and displaying the current map after a set period of time has elapsed. The set time period can be... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080147318 - System and method for marking a region of a road map displayed by a vehicle navigation system: In the case of a system for marking a region within an image of a road map detail displayed on a vehicle video screen, a location of the region can first be selected by a control element. The region, which represents one of several administrative levels, can be constantly fixed... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080147320 - Aircraft airspace display: A navigation device displays representations of airspaces so that a viewer such as the pilot of the aircraft can more easily distinguish between the airspaces represented based on a status of the aircraft. The navigation device includes a display assembly for displaying information to a user such as the pilot... Agent: Garmin International, Inc. Attn: Legal - Ip

20080147321 - Integrating navigation systems: User interlace commands and navigational data are communicated between a personal navigation device and a media head unit of a vehicle, the user interface commands and navigational data being associated with a device user interface of the device, and a vehicle navigation user interface at the media head unit displays... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080147319 - Landmark selection tools for map systems and methods: An exemplary system includes a system includes a map subsystem configured to provide data representative of a map to an access device communicatively coupled to the map subsystem, the map being representative of a geographic area. The map subsystem is further configured to provide a landmark selection tool to the... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080147322 - System and method for reducing the amount of repetitive data sent by a server to a client for vehicle navigation: A system and method for reducing the amount of repetitive data sent by a server to a client for vehicle navigation. The system includes a computer-based vehicle unit located in a vehicle, a gateway configured to wirelessly send and receive trip information to and from the vehicle unit, and a... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, Pllc

20080147323 - Vehicle navigation system and method: A vehicle navigation system and method. The system includes a unit located in a vehicle and coupled to a first network, a traffic information center coupled to a second network, and a server coupled to the first and second networks. A trip plan is generated according to navigation information, vehicle... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, Pllc

20080147324 - Satellite based positioning method and system for coarse location positioning: A satellite based positioning method and system including storing satellite sub-almanac data on a mobile station. Embodiments include using the sub-almanac data to take measurements and calculate a coarse position of the mobile station. Embodiments further include a location server calculating a correction to the coarse position, and the location... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20080140264 - Method for providing stability control for a vehicle: A method provides stability control for a vehicle and includes: calculating a modified desired yaw rate for the vehicle using steer angle, steer angle rate, steer transition state, steer transition time, vehicle speed, lateral acceleration, and estimated surface friction; calculating a modified desired speed difference between the left and right... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080140265 - Interface system between human and car: An interface system between a user and a vehicle includes a vehicle information terminal in communication with the vehicle; a VXML server that converts information into voice signals, and receives and transmits the voice signals between the vehicle information terminal and a telephone; an SMS server that converts information into... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080140267 - Rotary wing aircraft proximity warning system with a geographically based avoidance system: A safety enhancement warning system includes an avoidance system which communicates with a multiple of geographical positional systems. A geographic algorithm of the avoidance system utilizes a recursive algorithmic to determine if the aircraft will enter a sensitive area. If the aircraft distance to a sensitive area decreases below a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20080140266 - Systems and methods for preflight planning and inflight execution using portable electronic data storage and display devices: This invention provide systems and methods for cockpit flight crew preflight planning and subsequent, systematic recall and execution of procedures, ground/inflight navigation, and communications using portable electronic data storage and display devices. A capability is provided within a portable electronic data storage and display device to replace and replicate the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080140268 - Total engine smart indicator for an aircraft, and application thereof: A smart indicator for an engine, and applications thereof. In an embodiment, the indicator includes a processing module and a display. The processing module receives a plurality of input parameter signals from various engine sensors. The input parameter signals are transformed by the processing module into values that can be... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080140269 - Aircraft ground maneuvering monitoring system: A monitoring system for alerting pilots of aircraft or operators of vehicles when the aircraft or vehicle is approaching a geographical feature of interest, such as a runway, includes a database including at least one geo-referenced chart; a processor; a positioning system configured to identify at least one of the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080140270 - Integrated approach navigation system, method, and computer program product: Systems, computer program products, and methods for displaying navigation performance based flight path deviation information during the final approach segment to a runway and during landing of non-precision flight modes are provided. Improved graphical depictions of navigation performance based flight path deviation information provide pilots and flight crew members with... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20080140271 - Geospatial image change detecting system and associated methods: An image change detecting system may include an image processor cooperating with a geospatial scene model database for generating a reference geospatial image corresponding to the collected geospatial image, and a change detector cooperating with the image processor for detecting a change between the collected geospatial image and the reference... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20080140273 - Method and a system for monitoring the following of a reference trajectory by an aircraft: The present invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring the following of a reference trajectory by an aircraft. The values that flight parameters of the aircraft will have on completion of a time interval ΔT are extrapolated, the time interval ΔT corresponding to a duration less than... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080140272 - Method and device for aiding the piloting of an airplane during an approach phase: The device (1) comprises means (3) for determining the current values of flight parameters of the airplane, means (4) for determining, at least with the aid of said current values, an approach distance which corresponds to a distance in a horizontal plane between the current position of the airplane and... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080140274 - Method for controlling regenerative braking of electric vehicle: A method for controlling regenerative braking of an electric vehicle includes steps of detecting a pedal stroke generated as a brake pedal is pushed down in a regenerative braking mode, detecting a hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder of a brake system, comparing a detected value of the pedal stroke... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080140275 - Power-down control method of fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle: A power-down control method of a fuel cell hybrid vehicle includes determining an operation mode when a key-off command is input. If the mode is a fuel cell mode, the method includes: converting a low voltage DC-DC converter connected to an auxiliary battery to a boost mode; maintaining a driving... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080140276 - Method for indirect tire pressure monitoring: Disclosed is a method of indirect tire pressure monitoring. The method includes: learning test variables (DIAG, SIDE, AXLE), which describe the rotational movements of the wheels; determining rolling circumference differences (ΔDIAG, ΔSIDE, ΔAXLE) from actually determined test variables and the learnt test variables; learning at least one torsion natural frequency... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080140277 - System and method for adaptable mobile user interface: A system, method, and computer program product for automatically adjusting the output of presentation content based upon vehicle conditions. The method determines whether one of a plurality of vehicle conditions exists, such as conditions related to vehicle speed, rate of change in vehicle speed, rate of change in vehicle direction,... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, Pllc

20080140278 - Vehicle software upgrade techniques: System and method for maintaining functionality of software includes initially providing the vehicle with software resident on computer-readable medium to enable it to operate and interact with components thereof and updating the vehicle software by receiving a wireless transmission from one or more remote locations, e.g., a location maintained by... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080140280 - Method for monitoring the functional software of control devices in a control device system: The invention relates to a monitoring method for a control device system with several electronic control devices for driving an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, whereby operating variables of the individual control devices are compared with each other, in order to detect a malfunction of the control devices.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080140279 - Monitoring the functional reliability of an internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine is controlled by a plurality of partially reliability-relevant functional units. Every reliability-relevant functional unit comprises at least one functional module and at least one monitoring module. The monitoring module is separate from the functional module associated therewith and monitors the functioning of the functional module. The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080140281 - Automatic system and method for vehicle diagnostic data retrieval using multiple data sources: An exemplary scan tool according to this disclosure receives diagnostic information, such as DTCs, from an on-board diagnostic system. The scan tool automatically generates a search query using the received diagnostic information, and initiates data search on multiple pre-identified data sources.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080140283 - Control apparatus for vehicle: An ECU executes a program that includes the steps of: sensing an accelerator position (S100); calculating a target engine torque of a manipulating system “a” from the accelerator position (S200); holding the target engine torque of the manipulating system “a” (S300); calculating a target driving force of the manipulating system... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080140282 - Vehicle accessory touch switch: A touch switch for controlling accessory equipment of a vehicle avoids a malfunction which is caused due to an environmental change such as a change in a state of air, arrival of unnecessary electromagnetic waves, or the like. Conductor plates 20-1 to 20-3 are disposed in an arrangement isolated from... Agent: Ganz Law, P.c.

20080140285 - Control device for a variable damper: In a control device for controlling a variable damper of a vehicle suspension system, when a stroke speed of the damper is within a range including a zero stroke speed, the target damping force is determined as a force opposing a current movement of the damper without regards to the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080140284 - Vehicle roll control system: A vehicle roll control system, comprising a front torsion bar, a front hydraulic actuator (34) attached to the front torsion bar; a rear torsion bar, a rear hydraulic actuator (34) attached to the rear torsion bar; and control means (70-99) connected to the front and rear hydraulic actuators and controlling... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080140286 - Parking trace recognition apparatus and automatic parking system: A parking trace recognition apparatus. A parking space border line extracting unit receives a signal corresponding to an image of a rear of the vehicle from a camera mounted on the vehicle, and determines a parking space border line. A mapping unit obtains a first equation of the parking space... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080140288 - Hardware independent mapping of multiple sensor configurations for classification of persons: Sensors are mounted within a seat structure for measuring seat occupant weight. The sensors can be mounted in any one of various sensor configurations. So that common hardware can be used for each different sensor configuration, a virtual matrix is created and output from the sensors is mapped into the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080140287 - System and method for informing vehicle accident using telematics device: Provided are a system and method for informing a vehicle accident using a telematics device. In an emergency, such as vehicle collision, etc., the system and method propagate information on the accident to vehicles around the accident scene, thereby informing the vehicles of traffic congestion. Since the vehicles continuously inform... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080140289 - System arrangement of a lifting device, in particular for a container crane for the lifting of loads and moving for the operation of the system arrangement: The lifting gear comprises two motors (1, 1′) that are connected to a transmission (6) via respective drive shafts (2, 2′), couplings (3, 3′), with fitted brake disks (4, 4′) or brake drums, brakes (14, 14′) and transmission input shafts (5, 5′). The transmission (6) drives cable drums (9, 9′)... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080140290 - Driving force control device of vehicle: A powertrain manager executes a program including the steps of: reading an instruction gear ratio kgear(1) for transmission control; calculating an actual gear ratio kgear(2); determining that failure of an automatic transmission has occurred on a low gear side if relation of kgear(1)<{kgear(2)/α} or kgear(1)<{kgear(2)−β} is satisfied; and substituting larger... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080140292 - Acceleration detection device and acceleration detection method: An acceleration detection device for detecting acceleration of a vehicle is provided with a calculation unit and a correcting unit. The calculation unit calculates an averaged acceleration sensor output value every time the vehicle travels a prescribed distance based on detected acceleration sensor output values. The correcting unit corrects a... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20080140291 - Acceleration detection device, acceleration detection method, and neutral control device employing same: An acceleration detection device for detecting detected acceleration of a vehicle is provided with a stopped acceleration detector, an acceleration change detector, an acceleration estimating unit and a correcting unit. The stopped acceleration detector detects a detected stationary acceleration value when the vehicle is stopped on a sloping road based... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20080140293 - Motor speed control for thermal protection: The speed of an ABS pump motor is increased during an ABS braking cycle upon determining that an extended ABS braking cycle duration is required.... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20080140294 - Accelerator pedal system: A reaction force of an accelerator pedal is controlled by an accelerator pedal system comprising: a vehicle speed sensor; an accelerator pedal; a switch that generates a signal corresponding to a speed limit and a selected mode; an engine management system that receives a signal from the vehicle speed sensor... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080140295 - Glow plug learn and control system: A system and method for controlling a temperature of a combustion chamber heater of an engine includes a calculation module that determines a temperature of the combustion chamber heater based on an effective resistance of the combustion chamber heater, and a control module that controls the temperature of the combustion... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080140296 - Diesel engine control method: The invention relates to a method of controlling a diesel engine that is equipped with a particle filter which is disposed on an exhaust gas line of said engine. The inventive method comprises the following steps, namely: an operation consisting in measuring at least one of the engine operating parameters... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080140298 -