2340 results about "Machine control" patented technology

The present invention relates to field of application and more specifically to analysis of applications for determining security and quality issues. The present invention describes an application analysis system providing a platform for analyzing applications which is useful in finding security and quality issues in an application. In particular, the present invention is composed of an advanced fusion analyzer which gains an understanding of the application behavior by using a multi-way coordination and orchestration across components used in the present invention to build an continuously refine a model representing knowledge and behavior of the application as a large network of objects across different dimensions and using reasoning and learning logic on this model along with information and events received from the components to both refine and model further as well as drive the components further by sending information and events to them and again using the information and events received as a result to further trigger the entire process until the system stabilizes. The present invention is useful in analysis of internet/intranet based web applications, desktop applications, mobile applications and also embedded systems as well as for hardware, equipment and machines controlled by software.

The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling movement of a vehicle. User input selecting a path for the vehicle is received from an operator. The vehicle responds to the user input by moving along the selected path in a manner that maintains the operator on a side of the vehicle. The illustrative embodiments further provide a method and apparatus for improved machine control. The vehicle receives a power-up command, instructions to execute a planned path, and information identifying a leader. The leader is an operator. The vehicle then executes the planned path using the information identifying the leader in order to follow a path of the leader. The vehicle moves along the path in a manner that maintains the leader in a position proximate to a side of the vehicle.

A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and gyroscope control system for vehicle steering control comprising a GNSS receiver and antennas at a fixed spacing to determine a vehicle position, velocity and at least one of a heading angle, a pitch angle and a roll angle based on carrier phase position differences. The system also includes a control system configured to receive the vehicle position, heading, and at least one of roll and pitch, and configured to generate a steering command to a vehicle steering system. A vehicle control method includes the steps of computing a position and a heading for the vehicle using GNSS positioning and a rate gyro for determining vehicle attitude, which is used for generating a steering command. Relative orientations and attitudes between tractors and implements can be determined using optical sensors and cameras. Laser detectors and rangefinders can also be used.

A new machine control method and system for registering pro-produced webs into a converting line producing disposable absorbent articles such as diapers, pants, feminine hygiene articles or a component thereof. The pre-produced web can include a multiplicity of pre-produced objects spaced on the web at a pitch interval in the web direction. The pre-produced web being manipulated in order for the pre-produced object of the web to be registered in relation to a target position constant. The present invention includes three embodiments, where the first embodiment is expressed as a generic claim. The first embodiment includes a closed-loop feedback registration system; the second and third embodiments, in addition, include an open-loop feedforward phasing system. In addition, the third embodiment uses a machine vision system to recognize any element of a complex pre-produced object (e.g., colorful graphics).

A global navigation satellite sensor system (GNSS) and gyroscope control system for vehicle steering control comprising a GNSS receiver and antennas at a fixed spacing to determine a vehicle position, velocity and at least one of a heading angle, a pitch angle and a roll angle based on carrier phase position differences. The roll angle facilitates correction of the lateral motion induced position errors resultant from motion of the antennae as the vehicle moves based on an offset to ground and the roll angle. Alternative aspects include multiple-antenna GNSS guidance methods for high-dynamic roll compensation, real-time kinematic (RTK) using single-frequency (L1) receivers, fixed and moving baselines between antennas, multi-position GNSS tail guidance (“breadcrumb following”) for crosstrack error correction, guiding multiple vehicles and pieces of equipment relative to each other, and snow grooming equipment and method applications.

An apparatus for the control of at least one safety-relevant function of a machine is described having a machine control for the control of the movements of the machine, having at least one sensor for the sensing of an object inside a monitored zone and having an evaluation unit for the setting of a danger zone and for the triggering of the safety-relevant function on the intrusion of the sensed object into the danger zone. To set the danger zone, the evaluation unit is coupled to the machine control and the evaluation unit is designed for the derivation of the parameters required for the setting of the danger zone starting from the control signals used by the machine control for the movement control of the machine. A corresponding method is furthermore described.

A graphical programming system allows a user to place geometric shapes onto a scaled image, the shape having associated behavior that operates on the image or on the object of which the image is formed. In a preferred embodiment, the shapes are objects in the Visio program by Microsoft Corporation. The shapes are dragged from a stencil onto an image provided by ion beam or electron microscope image. The shape invokes software or hardware to locate and measure features on the image or to perform operations, such as ion beam milling, on the object that is imaged.

A global navigation satellite sensor system (GNSS) and gyroscope control system for vehicle steering control comprising a GNSS receiver and antennas at a fixed spacing to determine a vehicle position, velocity and at least one of a heading angle, a pitch angle and a roll angle based on carrier phase position differences. The roll angle facilitates correction of the lateral motion induced position errors resultant from motion of the antennae as the vehicle moves based on an offset to ground and the roll angle. The system also includes a control system configured to receive the vehicle position, heading, and at least one of roll and pitch, and configured to generate a steering command to a vehicle steering system. The system includes gyroscopes for determining system attitude change with respect to multiple axes for integrating with GNSS-derived positioning information to determine vehicle position, velocity, rate-of-turn, attitude and other operating characteristics. A vehicle control method includes the steps of computing a position and a heading for the vehicle using GNSS positioning and a rate gyro for determining vehicle attitude, which is used for generating a steering command. Alternative aspects include multiple-antenna GNSS guidance methods for high-dynamic roll compensation, real-time kinematic (RTK) using single-frequency (L1) receivers, fixed and moving baselines between antennas, multi-position GNSS tail guidance (“breadcrumb following”) for crosstrack error correction, guiding multiple vehicles and pieces of equipment relative to each other and earth-moving equipment and method applications.

A gaming machine includes a base, a columnar pedestal extending vertically from the base, and a button deck adjustably coupled to the pedestal. The button deck includes an upper surface including a transparent touchscreen element, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a button deck body extending therebetween. At least one of the lower surface and the body include one or more transparent display elements, the one or more transparent display elements are configured to generate images of gaming machine control actuators viewable on the upper surface. The transparent touchscreen element is configured to receive touches and gestures indicating control inputs. The gaming machine also includes a player tracking card reader positioned within the button deck and accessible through a slot in a front edge of the button deck, the player tracking card reader communicatively coupled to a player tracking display area of the gaming machine.

A machine control and guidance system for an earthmoving machine, includes one or more sensors and a portable digital media device mounted on the earthmoving machine. The portable digital media device may comprise an iPhone, an iTouch, or other similar device. Each of the sensors senses the position or orientation of a portion of the earthmoving machine and provides a wireless output signal indicating the position or orientation. The portable digital media device is in wireless communication with each of the sensors. The device has an associated display and a memory in which is stored an application program which permits the device to determine the position of one or more portions of the earthmoving machine and to display the position of one or more portions of the earthmoving machine on the display.

In order to control the status and the operation of a dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, at least one of modules or sub-modules is provided with an electronic tag and the machine is provided with a tag controller device for interacting with said tag by reading, writing and transmitting information data on or through said tag and operating said dispensing machine according to the information gathered from said tag or tags.

The invention provides an AUV intelligent collision prevention device and a collision prevention method. The state information of the AUV collected by the sensor is passed to a dynamic control machine by a serial port. The dynamic control machine transmits the state information to a mission management machine by a network; a multi-beam front looking-sonar collects barrier information which is converted to a digital signal describing local environment; the mission management machine receives the digital signal of the local environment; an AUV barrier decision-making system determines the position of the barrier, establishes a local environment model which is passed on to a collision prevention planning system; the collision prevention system figures out course, speed, and depth of the AUV by collision prevention algorithm and passes on the three instructions to the dynamic controller by the network; the dynamic control machine controls resolving by movement, uses a control voltage to drive an executing agency, and adjusts course, speed and depth of the AUV according to the steering instructions, thus realizing AUV collision prevention. The invention has the advantages that collision prevention is realized in real time without needing prior knowledge and reliability and validity of the proposal of the invention are proved by a lake testing.

A control method of a washing machine enables the output of a plurality of melodies indicative of any one of a plurality of operational states of the washing machine. The method of controlling the washing machine includes the steps of assigning at least one audio signal according to a specific operational state of the washing machine among a plurality of operational states, monitoring the specific operational state of the washing machine, and outputting the at least one audio signal according to the specific operational state.

An inkjet printer adapted to sense type of supplied consumable receiver media, inks, printhead, and cleaning fluid. A transponder attached to a consumable is coupled to a memory device capable of storing information characteristic of the consumable. A transceiver is disposed within the inkjet printer, with antennae disposed for polling an individual transponder attached to each consumable. The transponder is capable of receiving a first RF frequency electromagnetic field from the transceiver and deriving power and address information from the first frequency, then generating a second RF frequency electromagnetic field in response, where the second electromagnetic field is characteristic of the data stored in memory. As instructed by a machine control logic processor, the transceiver can both read manufacturing data from the transponder about the consumable and write usage and processing data to the transponder for storage in memory. The transponder can also be coupled with a transducer for taking measurements from the consumable.

A machine control system and method includes an on-board GPS receiver, an on-board processor adapted to store a preplanned guide pattern and a guidance device. The processor includes a comparison function for comparing the vehicle GPS position with a line segment of the preplanned guide pattern. The processor controls the guidance device for guiding the vehicle along the line segment. Various guide pattern modification functions are programmed into the processor, including best-fit polynomial correction, spline correction, turn-flattening to accommodate minimum vehicle turning radii and automatic end-of-swath keyhole turning.

A tufting machine control system for controlling the tension applied to a backing material as it enters the tufting zone of the tufting machine, including a pair of driven backing feed rolls for feeding the backing material. The drive motors for the backing feed rolls are monitored by the control system and are adjusted to control the amount of tension applied to the backing material as it enters the tufting zone of the tufting machine.

A control-mode switching device includes: a plurality of actuators (2, 6, 7) that conduct different movement; driving means (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) that drive the actuators; a plurality of control levers (22a-22c) that command operation of the driving means; a plurality of limit switches (72a-72e) that detect arrival of the control levers to the proximity of an end of a control range; a mode judging means (controller 23) that judges whether a priority operation mode is taken or not in accordance with a combination of on/off conditions of the limit switches; and a drive controlling means (controller 23) that, when it is judged by the mode judging means that the priority operation mode is taken, controls the driving means so that an output of selected one or more of the driving means becomes larger than that in a normal mode or the power ratio as compared with the other driving means becomes larger.

Control system for automatic vending machines, especially applicable to automatic vending machines, in such a way that the system comprises a central server (1) connected to Internet (4), to which the associated operators or owners (2) of the automatic vending machines (3) to be controlled may have access. The automatic vending machines are provided with a public telephone, through computer equipment, the central server including equipment for the connection in real time or cyclical connection with each machine, data processing equipment and equipment for the management and control of the data of each machine, means to facilitate access to the data of each machine by the operators or owners associated to their corresponding machines and equipment to receive direct information from the machines concerning their operation.

The illustrative embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling a vehicle. In an illustrative embodiment, a vehicle is comprised of a machine controller, a steering system, a propulsion system, a braking system, a sensor system, and a knowledge base used by the machine controller. The machine controller identifies a dynamic condition and sends commands to the steering system, the propulsion system, and the braking system to move the vehicle.

A system for controlling selection and distribution of a product in a product dispensing system. The system includes a user interface for prompting a selection and selecting the product, a machine control processor in communication with the user interface, a power distribution module connected to the machine control processor, and a power supply unit for supplying power to the system through the power distribution module.

A banking system operates responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system includes an automated banking machine comprising a card reader. The card reader includes a movable read head that can read card data along a magnetic stripe of a card that was inserted long-edge first. The card reader includes a card entry gate. The gate is opened for a card that is determined to be properly oriented for data reading. The card reader can encrypt card data, including account data. The card data is usable by the machine to authorize a user to carry out a financial transfer involving the account.

A pulse oximeter with drive lines for driving red and IR LEDs, and a drive circuit for driving those drive lines. A processor controls the drive circuit using a red zero output line and an IR zero output line directly connected between the processor and the drive circuit. This allows a control signal to directly control the turning off of either the red or IR drive transistors to prevent forward current flow through the red and IR LEDs by overriding the ongoing programmable logic state machine control of the drive transistors. The effects of crosstalk and capacitive coupling are reduced as a result.

A test bench for testing a shield machine control system comprises a shield machine function simulation system and a sensing device arranged in the function simulation system, wherein the sensing device is communicated with the shield machine control system to be tested, and the function simulation system can be a physical simulation system, a mathematical simulation system or a combination of the physical simulation system and the mathematical simulation system. The test bench for testing the shield machine control system can completely simulate various functions of various types of shield machines, so as to test the correctness of the shield machine control system in design, assembly and debugging, avoid the risk arising from direct communication with the shield machine when the design of the control system is faulty, and shorten the circle of developing a new machine. Meanwhile, the invention is helpful for optimization and modification of the shield machine control system and remote fault diagnosis on the shield machine operated in a tunnel.

A method of repositioning a machine during an excavating operation from a first machine position to a second machine position is provided. A target distance to the second machine position is selected. An operator input device configured to send a control input signal to a control module to initiate a repositioning phase is activated. During a repositioning phase, the machine is moved toward the second position while an operator maintains control of movement. A determination is made when the machine has traveled the target distance. The machine is stopped under automated machine control at the second machine position.

The invention discloses a numerical control abrasive belt grinding machine with six-axis linkage. An upright post component and a worktable are arranged on the grinding machine body in a sliding way, and the relative sliding between the two of the upright post component and the worktable and the grinding machine body respectively forms liner motion of X-axis direction and Y-axis direction; an A-axis component is arranged above the worktable and used for clamping a workpiece to rotate around the axial line thereof so as to form rotary motion of the A-axis; a cantilever on the upright post component is provided with a grinding seat which is connected with the upright post component through a box body in a sliding way so as to form liner motion of Z-axis direction; a turntable is arranged on the box body in a rotating way, and the relative rotation between the turntable and the box body forms rotary motion of B-axis direction; an abrasive belt machine is arranged inside the grinding seat, and the relative rotation between the abrasive belt machine and the grinding seat forms swivel motion of C-axis direction; and the grinding machine controls the motion of each axis direction by a numerical control system. The numerical control abrasive belt grinding machine can greatly enhance grinding efficiency, and can effectively improve the grinding precision and surface quality of the workpiece.

A synchronous machine control apparatus which can produce a torque level as close as possible to a desired torque command level while considering limitations on an output current of a power conversion unit. A synchronous machine control apparatus includes a torque current command generator including a torque current calculator for calculating a torque current command iδ** from a torque command τ* and a flux command φ*, a torque current limit generator for generating a maximum torque current command value iδ*max that can be generated based on a magnetizing current command iγ* and a current limit value imax, and a limiter for imposing limitations on iγ** based on iγ*max, a flux command generator for calculating the flux command φ* based on iγ* fed from the torque current command generator, a flux calculator for calculating an interlinked armature flux feedback value |Φ| based on an armature current feedback value, and a flux controller for generating the magnetizing current command iγ* such that φ* and |Φ| coincide with each other and delivering iγ* to the torque current command generator.

The invention discloses a laser visual tracking system, which mainly comprises an industrial personal computer, wherein a COM 1 (Component Object Model) port of the industrial personal computer is connected with an X axis motor and a Z axis motor through a motor control and drive circuit; output ends of the X-axis motor and the Z-axis motor are connected with a welding torque; the controller of the welding torque and a welding machine control circuit are connected with the industrial personal computer; the industrial personal computer is also connected with a laser sensor for acquiring information on the welding torque and a workpiece in real time and delivering the acquired information to the industrial personal computer; the laser sensor is a visual sensing module and mainly comprises a camera and a laser diode; the camera is vertically aligned with the workpiece; a laser is slantwise arranged and forms an angle of 30 degrees with the laser; laser emitted by the laser irradiates the workpiece to form a narrow light strip; after the light strip is reflected or refracted by the workpiece, the light strip enters the camera to image, and the image is transferred to the industrial personal computer for processing; after the image is analyzed and processed by the industrial personal computer, an action command is emitted to the welding torque, the X-axis motor and the Z-axis motor.

An apparatus and method of controlling data transmission between a NAND flash memory and a central processing unit using a direct memory access (DMA) method. The apparatus includes: a register storing an operating command from the central processing unit and information related to the operating command; a boot memory storing a boot code for initializing a system; a direct memory access (DMA) controller transmitting data stored in the NAND flash memory to a main memory without passing through the central processing unit; and a state machine controlling the NAND flash memory controlling apparatus. Accordingly, data transmission speed is increased, chip memory size is decreased, and booting time is reduced.

The invention discloses a shield development machine hydraulic advancing system with proportion flow pressure compound control. It includes two bits two-way electromagnetic ball valve, proportion adjusting valve, proportion overflow valve, and three-bit four-way electromagnetic change valve, hydraulic lock, balancing valve, pressure sensor and hydraulic oil cylinder with inner shift sensor. The advancing system uses the proportion adjusting valve to control the advancing speed, uses proportion overflow valve to control the advancing pressure, it realizes the compound control of advancing speed and pressure with proper control tactics. Because the invention uses the compound control technology of the proportion flow pressure, it can realize the control to the advancing speed and advancing pressure in the advancing process of the shield development in real-time, thus realizes the control to the soil barn pressure, stratum stability and the ground sedimentation. The system in the invention can be adapted to each kind of stratums, realizes the control to the posture and direction precisely, the energy-saving effect of the system is good.

The invention discloses a heavy type automatic edge banding machine controlled by an encoder, comprising a stand, a chain conveying device, a crawler-type pressing device, a glue supplying and belt pressing device, a belt cutting device, an up/down roughing device, an up/down finishing device, an up/down edge scraping device and an up/down polishing device; wherein the crawler type pressing device is arranged on the stand through a stand column assembly to ensure that the crawler type pressing device can ascend or descend relative to each stand column of the stand column assembly, and an upper roughing assembly of the up/down roughing device, an upper finishing assembly of the up/down finishing device, an upper edge scraping assembly of the up/down edge scraping device and an upper polishing assembly of the up/down polishing device are connected on a cross beam of the crawler type pressing device so as to ascend or descend synchronously along with the crawler type pressing device. The heavy type automatic edge banding machine can be used for carrying out edge banding operation on wood boards with higher specification in thickness, is free from the limit of the thickness of the wood boards, has a wide application range, is multipurpose and is beneficial to reduction of equipment cost for enterprises when edge banding operation and production are carried out on the wood boards.