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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8090454 | System and method of optimization for vending platforms In accordance with an exemplary and non-limiting embodiment of the disclosure, a computer readable medium is encoded with instructions for directing a processor to receive at least one model defining the energy consumption of at least one vending machine as a functi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8065022 | Methods and systems for neural network modeling of turbine components Embodiments of the invention can include methods and systems for controlling clearances in a turbine. In one embodiment, a method can include applying at least one operating parameter as an input to at least one neural network model, modeling via the neural network ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050779 | Model structure parameter decision method, parameter decision device, control device, and temperature adjustment device To easily decide parameters of a model structure of a controlled object suitable for non-interference control. Parameters K and T of a model structure (A structure) comprising a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, wherein a difference on the outpu... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036758 | System and method for continuous supply chain control and optimization using stochastic calculus of variations approach A system includes a first controller configured to monitor processes associated with a process facility and to generate control data for optimizing the process facility. The system also includes a second controller configured to use stochastic calculus of variations... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036760 | Method and apparatus for intelligent control and monitoring in a process control system A controller includes a control module to control operation of a process in response to control data, a plug-in module coupled to the control module as a non-layered, integrated extension thereof, and a model identification engine. The plug-in detects a change in th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036759 | Online modular parameterization and successive linear programming for improving manufacturing plant operations Methods and systems for substantially optimizing plant operations within a manufacturing environment. The method can include separating the manufacturing environment into two or more individual modules, wherein each individual module contains a fundamental principle... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036761 | Simulation hardware apparatus comprising vehicle model A simulation apparatus is composed of an integrated plant model process unit 1, virtual ECUs 50A to 50C that simulate other controllers, and a simulation management unit 2 that manages the execution of an input and output process to a rea... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032235 | Model predictive control system and method for reduction of steady state error A technique is disclosed for reducing an error in a controlled variable via model predictive control. A predicted error in the controlled variable is determined for a forward-looking control horizon based upon measured or computed variables. The integral of the pred... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019446 | Control loop for regulating a combustion process In a control loop for regulating a combustion process in a plant (e.g., a power-generating plant, a waste incineration plant or a cement works) having a controlled system for converting material by way of the combustion process while supplying air, with at least one... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7996095 | Method and arrangement for controlling a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus In a method, system, and a computer-readable medium being a data structure for remote control of an MR scanner for execution of a corresponding measurement, all method steps for controlling or for preparation of the MR scanner are executed on a controller that is in... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991488 | Apparatus and method for use in computational fluid dynamics An apparatus includes a parallel computation unit including an input port and an output port and a one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model. The input port is configured to sample at a time t1 a boundary condition signal for the one-dimensional comp... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983769 | Time stamped motion control network protocol that enables balanced single cycle timing and utilization of dynamic data structures A system that enables controlling motion over a network comprises an interface that receives motion control data that includes a time stamp from the network. Additionally, the system includes a motion control component that utilizes the received motion control data ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7966080 | System for optimizing oxygen in a boiler A method and apparatus for controlling a parameter associated with operation of a fossil fuel fired power generating unit. An optimizer determines optimal setpoint values for manipulated variables used to operate the power generating unit by accessing a model that p... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962228 | Evaluation device for control system, validation device used in evaluation device, method for evaluating control system, and computer program used therein An evaluation device (22) comprises an evaluation target model (31) which operates according to a control algorithm to be implemented in the control system, and which outputs a manipulated variable of a predetermined controlled equipment (8) inc... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949415 | Apparatus and method for model-based control for integrating processes Various methods and systems for the parametric control of a process include representing the process with a process model used to generate future predictions of a process variable. In one embodiment, the process exhibits integrating behavior that is represented by a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949414 | Processing of work piece based on desired end physical criteria Processing a work piece by first scanning the work piece. The work piece is modeled to determine its weight, outer perimeter and/or how the work piece could be divided into portions of specific areas and perimeters based on desired portion weights of desired areas a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945339 | Non-periodic control communications in wireless and other process control systems Disclosed is a controller having a processor and a control module adapted for periodic execution by the processor and configured to be responsive to a process variable to generate a control signal for a process. An iteration of the periodic execution of the control ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941232 | Control method, control system, and program By repeatedly executing a predetermined measurement at set intervals, data on a predetermined performance (a best focus position) of a predetermined apparatus and data on variation factors of the performance are obtained (Steps 204 to 214). Based on th... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933664 | Method of generating optimal control problems for industrial processes Modelling of industrial processes is simplified with the use of Mixed Logical Dynamic (MLD) framework. Optimal control problems can be generated for application to industrial processes. For example, two arbitrarily connected MLD blocks are automatically merged to ob... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7904184 | Motion control timing models The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that facilitate utilizing a motion control timing model to coordinate operations associated with controlling motion within an industrial automation environment. For example, a cycle timing component can impl... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895156 | Method, system, and computer program product for implementing a model exchange framework generating a synchronization record in response to a model exchange request using fusion technology Disclosed are a method, a system, and a computer program products for implementing model exchange in a system design. In various embodiments, the method or system receives a model exchange request from a client where model exchange request comprises a first synchron... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885717 | Fast control law optimization A computer-implemented method to optimize control laws (CLaws) includes inserting a unit delay downstream of at least one gain in a system model to define an extended system model and linearizing the extended system model to define an extended linear state model. On... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881814 | Method and system for rapid modeling and verification of excitation systems for synchronous generators A method for modeling an excitation system for a synchronous electrical power generator including: selecting a standard mathematical excitation system model from a plurality of standard excitation system models stored electronically; wherein the selected standard mo... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873422 | Event-based coordination of process-oriented composite applications A process model specified using, for example, UML activity diagrams can be translated into an event-based model that can be executed on top of a coordination middleware. For example, a process model may be encoded as a collection of coordinating objects that interac... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7831318 | Model predictive control of fermentation temperature in biofuel production A system and method are provided for controlling temperature of a batch fermenter in a biofuel production process. A nonlinear predictive integrating temperature model for a batch fermentation process is provided that is a function of fermenter level. An objective f... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822492 | Methods and systems for operating an automated system using a process definition model A method is provided for operating an automated process defined by an execution model. The automated process includes a plurality of sub-processes. The method includes detecting an event during a first sub-process of the plurality of sub-processes, and resetting the... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822493 | Control system actuation fault monitoring Methods and apparatus for monitoring and detecting failures in the actuation of a control system, such as a flight control system for an aircraft, include defining a nominal model of the control system in terms of the state variables of the control system, defining ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7813819 | Control system for control subject having combustion unit and control system for plant having boiler A control system includes a basic control command operating unit, a fuel data storage unit, a running results database for storing past running results values of a control subject, a data creating unit configured to calculate a distance between data of the past runn... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7792595 | Method and system for enhancing the yield in semiconductor manufacturing Roughly described, a manufacturing process is enhanced by using TCAD and TCAD-derived models. A TCAD simulation model of the process is developed, which predicts, in dependence upon a plurality of process input parameters, a value for a performance parameter of a pr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7783368 | Control system and adjusting method thereof A control system used to control a controlled plant includes a main control unit, a first tuning unit, and a second tuning unit. The control system regulated by two weighting parameters of a first multiple and a second multiple, robustness and rapid response are att... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7756591 | System for optimizing oxygen in a boiler A method and apparatus for optimizing air flow to a boiler of a power generating unit using advanced optimization, modeling, and control techniques. Air flow is optimized to maintain flame stability, minimize air pollution emissions, and improve efficiency. An optim... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751908 | Method and system for thermal process control A thermal process system. The thermal process system comprises a thermal processor, a metrology tool, and a controller. The thermal processor performs a thermal process as defined by a heating model to form a film on a wafer surface. The metrology tool, interfaced w... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7738975 | Analytical server integrated in a process control network A process control system integrates the collection and analysis of process control data used to perform certain computationally expensive process control functions, like adaptive model generation and tuning parameter generation, in the same control device in which o... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7738976 | Monitoring method of processing state and processing unit The present invention is a monitoring method of monitoring a change of a processing state of an object to be processed when a predetermined process is conducted to the object to be processed by using a processing unit. The method includes: a step of respectively set... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7725199 | Framework for generating model-based system control parameters A control framework generates control parameters for controlling operation of a physical system, and includes one or more embedded models each producing a model output corresponding to a different operating parameter of the system as a function of one or more system... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7684879 | Automating tuning of a closed loop controller The present invention is a novel device, system, and method for simultaneous selection of filters and loop proportional gain for a closed loop system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method provides an automated selection of the port... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7672739 | System for multiresolution analysis assisted reinforcement learning approach to run-by-run control A new multiresolution analysis (wavelet) assisted reinforcement learning (RL) based control strategy that can effectively deal with both multiscale disturbances in processes and the lack of process models. The application of wavelet aided RL based controller represe... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7660639 | Control system for control subject having combustion unit and control system for plant having boiler A control system includes a basic control command operating unit, a fuel data storage unit, a running results database for storing past running results values of a control subject, a data creating unit configured to calculate a distance between data of the past runn... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7634323 | Optimization-based modular control system A system for controlling a plant process wherein the plant is over-actuated with N+1 actuators and provides N performance variables is disclosed. The system includes an outer-loop controller operable to compare N performance variable values from the plant with a ref... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7623932 | Rule set for root cause diagnostics A reduced rule set for identifying a root cause of an aberration in an industrial process is generated from a complete rule base. The rule base includes plurality of rules for the industrial process, and each rule comprises a condition of at least one process signal... | 11/24/2009 |
