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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409317 | Diagnostic method and system A method and system comprising a diagnostic symptom tree system for diagnosing a failing system element causing a symptom in a system-under-test. A diagnostic symptom tree comprises symptom roots and dependent lower function nodes and sub-function nodes. Element nod... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7383236 | Fuzzy preferences in multi-objective optimization (MOO) A method to obtain the Pareto solutions that are specified by human preferences is suggested. The main idea is to convert the fuzzy preferences into interval-based weights. With the help of the dynamically-weighted aggregation method, it is shown to be successful to... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369976 | Method of designing tire, optimization analyzer and storage medium on which optimization analysis program is recorded A design of a tire can be facilitated. An optimization apparatus 30 inputs known design parameters of the shape, structure, and pattern of a tire, and performances thereof by an experimental data input unit 40 and learns, as a conversion system of a ne... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349889 | System and method for remotely diagnosing faults A method and system for diagnosing a fault that includes a decision tree having a plurality of decision points wherein at least some of the plurality of decision points terminate in a resolution point representing a diagnosis for the fault. Also included is a plural... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7269504 | System and method for assigning a level of urgency to navigation cues System and method for guiding a driver of a vehicle (20) from a starting point to a destination point using an assignment of levels of urgency of navigation cues. The system comprises a navigation unit (38), a controller (22) and a user interfac... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7211982 | Variable-structure diagnostics approach achieving optimized low-frequency data sampling for EMA motoring subsystem The present invention provides a diagnostics methodology and embedded electronic system that allows optimized low-frequency data sampling for EMA motoring subsystems in an operating vehicle. Each of the EMA motoring subsystems includes: an EMA; at least one motor fo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6947797 | Method and system for diagnosing machine malfunctions A system (830) and method (800) for diagnosing a malfunctioning machine. A fault event is selected (806) together with sequential operating parameter data (808) from a selectively focused time interval about the fault event for evaluation... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6799105 | Variable steering ratio control system and method The present invention involves a system and method of controlling a variable steering ratio of a vehicle steer-by-wire system. The variable steering ratio control varies the steering ratio continuously according to steering angle and vehicle speed. The method compri... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6574613 | System and method for diagnosing jet engine conditions A system and a method for diagnosis of engine conditions are proposed. In particular, the system and the method are directed to an extraction of features from different information sources and to their processing. These features, together with a series co... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6556981 | Fire detection systems and methods A method for detecting fires and reacting thereto. A stationary, earth orbit satellite, drone aircrafts or piloted aircraft contains infrared detectors and optical means for detecting fires. A computer in the satellite, drone or piloted aircraft and/or on... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6405108 | Process and system for developing predictive diagnostics algorithms in a machine A process and system for developing an algorithm for predicting failures in a system, such as a locomotive, having a plurality of subsystems is provided. The process allows for conducting a failure mode analysis for a respective subsystem so as to identif... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6212470 | Driver preference responsive vehicle route guidance system A vehicle route guidance system considers driver preferences, vehicle parameters such as speed and performance capabilities in a navigation computer, and outputs flexible guidance instructions based on these considerations. The system monitors vehicle par... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6023668 | Process and device for determining the flight configurations of an aircraft A process and system for determining the flight configurations of an aircraft are disclosed. The process includes the steps of defining various possible flight configurations of the aircraft, determining a plurality of flight phases representative of the ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5721810 | Method of automatically controlling and verifying telecommands in satellite control system A method of automatically controlling and verifying telecommands in a satellite control system in which a satellite status analyzing/processing unit and a telecommand producing/executing unit are closely connected with each other to share a knowledge base... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5710559 | Flight safety monitoring device for aircraft with alarm For monitoring flight safety of aircraft, a monitoring device accommodated in a pod is provided. The monitoring device has a monitoring unit to be attached to an aircraft. Sensors for measuring aircraft data independently of the sensors of the aircraft it... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5566072 | Method and apparatus for estimating a road traffic condition and method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle running characteristic An apparatus for estimating a road traffic condition and for controlling a vehicle running characteristic includes a controller having a fuzzy inference function and a neural network function. The controller carries out frequency analysis on vehicle drivi... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5361628 | System and method for processing test measurements collected from an internal combustion engine for diagnostic purposes A system and method for processing test measurements collected from an internal combustion engine that is cold-tested for diagnostic purposes. Test measurements are collected from an engine. The test measurements are "pre-processed" by filtering and subsa... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5295231 | Operations control apparatus An operations control apparatus is disclosed which includes a unit for processing data for operations control of an object, which has an event controller element, a common data base element and a simulator element; a operations control data diagnosis unit... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5216749 | Core predictions for qualitative physics The value of an unknown variable associated with a particular hypothesis is determined by iteratively setting the variable to each of its possible values and, for each iteration, propagating the known variables and the value of the unknown variable throug... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5202955 | Dynamic assumption ordering for qualitative physics A set of confluences is deemed to be inconsistent by determining that there exists no set of values that can be assigned to all unknown variables of the confluences which result in a consistent set of predictions. Values are iteratively assigned to variab... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5109380 | Testing apparatus A test apparatus for data processing and/or editing test data obtained from an object unit to be tested includes, in combination, an organization trade-off element; a failure mode and effect analysis list preparation element, a design review element consi... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5025392 | Apparatus and method for expert analysis of metal failure with automated visual aids Apparatus and a method for providing a micro-computer based expert system having a knowledge base of failure analysis, as it pertains to metallic components. The apparatus and method includes interactive initialization procedure which includes communicati... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5014220 | Reliability model generator An improved method and system for automatically generating reliability models for use with a reliability evaluation tool is described. The reliability model generator of the present invention includes means for storing a plurality of low level reliability... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4954964 | Apparatus and method for expert analysis of metal failure with automated visual aide Apparatus and a method for providing a micro-computer based expert system having a knowledge base of failure analysis, as it pertains to metallic components. The apparatus and method includes interactive initialization procedure which includes communicati... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4866635 | Domain independent shell for building a diagnostic expert system An application shell provides a domain independent diagnostic problem solver comprised of a knowledge base. The knowledge base includes a plurality of failure mode schemata arranged in a causal hierarchy from observable failure modes to failure modes havi... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4839811 | Automotive vehicle trouble checking apparatus A trouble checking apparatus for use with an automotive vehicle having sensors sensitive to a condition of the automotive vehicle for producing sensor signals indicative of parameters reflective of the sensed condition. The apparatus includes a control ci... | 06/13/1989 |
