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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170696 | Process control simulator and process control simulating method This invention provides a process control simulator configured to efficiently debug a plant control system. A computer stores simulated data generated by a model executing part to a time-series memory area. A programmable controller stops input from the input-device... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155763 | Operation control method, operation control device, and operation control system Operation control method employable in a control apparatus controls a control object by calculating an operation amount to maximize or minimize an evaluation value obtained from a control deviation of the control object from a target value. The operation control met... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8140174 | Device and method for controlling a plant by using an identifier for partially identifying a model parameter A control apparatus that can partially identify model parameters is provided. The apparatus for controlling an object that is modeled using at least one first model parameter and at least one second model parameter comprises a partial model parameter identifier for ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8103365 | Method and device for controlling equipment based on multiple-input/one-output control Combined control patterns corresponding to the actual control coordinates point (px) are formed by morphing a shape of the model control patterns PA, PB, PC having J pieces and corresponding to each morphing coordinates (pa, pb, pc), in the control pattern space CPS... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099180 | State and parameter estimator having integral and differential components for electrical energy accumulators A device is described for ascertaining state variables and/or parameters of a mathematical energy accumulator model, in particular a battery model, that describes the electrical properties of the energy accumulator on the basis of various state variables and paramet... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8078292 | Basepoint estimator A method of estimating a basepoint includes receiving a plurality of goals, wherein each goal has a desired value, and receiving a plurality of sensor feedback signals from a controlled system. A plurality of predicted output values of the controlled system are rece... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073555 | Basepoint estimator A method of estimating a basepoint includes a plurality of goals, wherein each goal has a desired value, receiving a plurality of sensor feedback signals from a controlled system, and receiving a plurality of predicted output values of the controlled system from a m... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8027859 | Analysis of a model of a complex system, based on two models of the system, wherein the two models represent the system with different degrees of detail Disclosed is a method for analyzing a computer-based data processing model of a complex system, said model comprising at least two modeling levels on which the system is represented at different degrees of abstraction. The inventive method comprises the following st... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019447 | Method and system to control operation of a device using an integrated simulation with a time shift option A method to control a device may include forming an integrated simulation model of an actual environment in which the device is or will be operating. The integrated simulation model may be formed using pre-existing data and real-time data related to the actual envir... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7970482 | Method and system for process control A method and system for process control using a model predictive controller. The control system can have one or more control devices operably coupled to a processing system for controlling a process of the processing system; a modeling tool to provide a non-linear m... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7949416 | Multivariable control system A method for controlling a multivariable system according to one non-limiting embodiment includes receiving a plurality of limits, receiving a first quantity of goals each having a desired value, and receiving sensor feedback. The method further includes estimating ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7890198 | Tool for design of multiple single-input-single-output control loops A method and apparatus create a general framework for representing and manipulating control systems having a plurality of SISO feedback loops or, more generally, SISO “compensators” to be designed or tuned. A graphical user interface (GUI) design tool can includ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881815 | Method and system for process control A method and system for process control. The control system can be operably coupled to a processing system. The control system can include control devices operably coupled to the processing system; a modeling module to provide a linear model based at least in part o... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877154 | Method and system for controlling a batch process A first principles model may be used to simulate a batch process, and the first principles model may be used to configure a multiple-input/multiple-output control routine for controlling the batch process. The first principles model may generate estimates of batch p... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7818072 | Press control system and press simulator A press control system includes at least one sensor for registering current states of at least one component of a press and at least one regulating and control device for generating actuating signals for actuating the at least one component of the press. A press sim... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7778715 | Methods and systems for a prediction model In at least some embodiments, a method comprises obtaining a state description associated with a system having a component. The method further comprises automatically obtaining a substantially optimal parameterization for the component based on one or more operant c... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7689296 | Apparatus and method for controlling a paper machine or other machine using measurement predictions based on asynchronous sensor information A method includes predicting measurements or states to be used by a controller to control a process. The predicted measurements or states are generated using a model of the process. The method also includes providing the predicted measurements or states to the contr... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7676284 | Electrical motor drive and method for operating such electrical motor drive A compensation of cyclical interferences occurring during operation of motor controlled by an electrical motor drive comprising the controllable motor and a speed governor, wherein a position determiner is provided for continuously determining a position of said mot... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7650195 | Automated tuning of large-scale multivariable model predictive controllers for spatially-distributed processes An automated tuning method of a large-scale multivariable model predictive controller for multiple array papermaking machine cross-directional (CD) processes can significantly improve the performance of the controller over traditional controllers. Paper machine CD p... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7551969 | State based adaptive feedback feedforward PID controller A state based adaptive feedback/feedforward PID controller includes a model set component, communicatively coupled to a process input, having a state variable defining a number of process regions, and a number of models grouped into the process regions. Each of the ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7474927 | Method for optimizing control parameters In a method for optimizing control parameters, a transfer function of a transformer that includes a controller and a system to be controlled is ascertained experimentally. Quality criteria are derived from the transfer function of the transformer, the quality criter... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7463937 | Method and apparatus for improving the accuracy of linear program based models A method and apparatus are disclosed for evaluating the performance of a Linear Program model of an operation. The significant properties of the current invention include the use of a historical record or operating data as a means to improve the evaluation of the Li... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460915 | Methods and apparatus for process control using catalyst state estimation In a process control system, the hidden properties of a catalyst are estimated by including those properties in hidden states within a state space model and solving the state space model based on measurable inputs and outputs of the process. The process may include ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457674 | System, device, and methods for updating system-monitoring models A system for updating a plurality of monitoring models is provided. The system includes a model association module that, for each of a plurality of monitored systems determines, an association between a particular monitored system and at least one of a plurality of ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444190 | Method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic model of a control variable of a machine A method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic overall model of a control variable of a combustion engine or partial systems thereof is based on simplified partial model functions that are used to determine in a weighted fashion at each desired operating ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437201 | Electric motor controller A control system for any type of electric motor that automatically learns the characteristics of the motor and computes a motor model for the motor. The control system uses the computed motor model to produce a closed-loop control design that achieves a particular r... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433968 | Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module An automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM central processing unit (CPU) and a file transfer system electrically connected to the ACM CPU. The file transfer system is embedded within the ACM, and is configured to receive at least one update for at least one ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7434011 | Apparatus, system, and method for modifying data storage configuration An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for modifying storage configuration. A monitor module monitors a storage fullness of a storage configuration. If the storage fullness exceeds a policy threshold, a modification module modifies the storage configuration.... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424331 | System for implementing intelligent and accurate updates to state-based advanced process control (APC) models In one embodiment, an apparatus and method for implementing intelligent and accurate updates to state-based advanced process control (APC) models are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving at least one of a re-measurement or a data invalidation... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424414 | System for combining driving simulators and data acquisition systems and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to systems and methods of integrating driving simulators, data acquisition systems such as, for example, event data recorders, and/or vehicles, as well as to methods of training or providing instruction to drivers using driving simulato... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421359 | Detecting back electromotive force voltage A Bemf detect circuit is configured for modeling Bemf error via calculation of time correlations associated with two or more different non-calibrated sense resistor gain values to derive a calibrated sense resistor gain value. A method is provided for calibrating a ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412299 | Process for determining the temperature of a semiconductor wafer in a rapid heating unit The invention relates to a process for determining at least one state variable from a model of an RTP system by means of at least one measurement signal measured on the RTP system—the measurement value—which has a dependency upon the state variable to be determi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412297 | Method and system for designing and manufacturing lens modules A method for designing and manufacturing lens modules includes selecting design parameters from a design database stored with the design parameters suitable for a lens module desired to be manufactured to design the lens module according to characteristics of the le... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402635 | Process for preparing polyethylene Disclosed is process for producing polyethylene using a slurry loop reactor. The process includes using a mathematical model to predict a plurality of process control parameters based on the desired product properties and reactor characteristics and controlling the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400935 | Method for implementing indirect controller A system and method for implementing an indirect controller for a plant. A plant can be provided with both a direct controller and an indirect controller with a system model or a committee of system models. When the system model has sufficient integrity to satisfy t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395195 | Sensor network modeling and deployment Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for receiving constraint characterizing data applicable to a sensor network, receiving a logical representation of a requirements specification for the sensor network, and processing the constraint characte... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7373628 | Method of automatically routing nets using a Steiner tree A technique will automatically route interconnect of an integrated circuit. In an implementation, the technique operates on a gridless layout. The technique forms a Steiner tree for a net and routs using the Steiner tree. In a specific embodiment, the technique crea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369905 | Method and apparatus for pressure and plasma control during transitions used to create graded interfaces by multi-step PECVD deposition A method and apparatus are provided for a graded PECVD process that continuously modulates a set of flow and pressure conditions while the plasma power is turned on and a film is being deposited. A feedback mechanism specific to a give deposition recipe is used to g... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370001 | Method and system of forecasting unscheduled component demand A method of forecasting unscheduled component demand for a plurality of components in a fleet of assemblies includes establishing a set of models to be used for forecasting unscheduled component demand, selecting a best model for each component, and determining a da... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366361 | Video registration based on local prediction errors A processed (e.g., captured) video sequence is temporally, spatially, and/or histogram registered to the corresponding original video sequence by generating, for each set of one or more processed frames, a mapping from a selected set of one or more original frames t... | 04/29/2008 |
