50 results about "Probable Control" patented technology

A web-based litigation management system and method which enables users, e.g., lawyers and clients, to monitor and manage at least one lawsuit in a litigation portfolio, manage the performance and expenses of the at least one lawsuit and compile controls / metrics that may be utilized in evaluating and streamlining future litigation is disclosed. Monitoring of a lawsuit is achieved via the entry and update of actual results, actions and events which occur throughout the litigation process. The litigation management system also allows users to: compare budgeted results, actions and expenses with actual results, actions and expenses; monitor and review legal documents; calculate litigation controls / metrics; compare the results of pre-selected lawsuit portfolios and the performance of the individuals involved in those lawsuits; document litigation guidelines as required by the client and the lawyer's theory of the case, and provide easy data entry and browsing and searching of documents.

A method controls a motion of a vehicle using a model of the motion of the vehicle that includes an uncertainty. The method samples a control space of possible control inputs to the model of the motion of the vehicle to produce a set of sampled control inputs and determines a probability of each sampled control input to move the vehicle into state satisfying constraints on the motion of the vehicle. The method determines, using the probabilities of the sampled control inputs, a control input having the probability to move the vehicle in the state above a threshold. The control input is mapped to a control command to at least one actuator of the vehicle to control the motion of the vehicle.

Buildings or facilities containing energy consuming or energy generating devices may be optimized for efficient energy usage and distribution. Energy consumption or generation by a building or components may be controlled by a system comprising a building model for predicting behavior of the building given predicted future conditions and possible control inputs. An optimization component running an optimization algorithm in conjunction with the building model may evaluate the predicted building behavior in accordance with at least one criterion and determine a desired set of control inputs. Commercial building thermal mass may be harnessed to continuously and optimally integrate large commercial building HVAC operations with electric grid operations and markets in large metropolitan areas. The service may be deployed using scalable, automated, web-based technology.

A method for assisting a user of a vehicle, in which driving-condition variables (v, a, q, ω, n) are sensed or ascertained via sensors of the vehicle, and a camera of the vehicle covers a coverage area of a road scene at least in front of the vehicle and outputs image signals. Based on the image signals, it is determined whether a further vehicle which is outputting blinking signals is in the coverage area. As a function of the ascertained driving-condition variables (v, a, q, ω, n) of the vehicle and as a function of the determination as to whether other vehicles are indicating a change of direction, information signals, particularly warning signals, are able to be output to the user and / or an automatic driver-assistance control is able to be implemented in which control signals for interventions in a vehicle control for a longitudinal control and / or lateral control, especially a distance control, are output. In this context, in each case different possible control interventions are able to be ascertained and carried out. Furthermore, a corresponding control device and the vehicle thereby made possible are provided.

In an embodiment, an electronic device may include a power source configured to provide operational power to the electronic device and a processor coupled to the power source. The processor may be configured to generate temperature predictions using a model of a structure and possible control scenarios, determine a value of the temperature predictions and the respective possible control scenarios using a cost function, the cost function comprising weighted factors related to an error between a setpoint temperature and the temperature predictions, a length of runtime for an environmental control system (e.g., an HVAC system), and a length of environmental control system cycles. The processor may also be configured to select the control scenario with the highest value to apply to control the environmental control system. The control scenarios may be generated using upper confidence bound for trees (UCT).

The invention discloses a method capable of dynamically partitioning traffic control subregion, including the following steps: acquisition of relevant data for associativity analysis; determining degree of association of adjacent crossings by utilizing the acquired data; further determining combination degree of association of multiple crossings; traversing all possible control subregion partitionschemes by adopting subregion partition layer diffusion algorithm and selecting the control subregion partition scheme with maximum performance index by comparation; and partitioning a new traffic control subregion according to the maximum performance index scheme obtained in real time. The invention provides the definition of the degree of association of adjacent crossings and analysis algorithmthereof and realizes effective combination of association key elements of the adjacent crossings; and the provided coordination control subregion partitioning method based on analysis of the degree of association considers various factors influencing the control subregion partition and realizes mensuration, standardization and systematization of the control subregion partition.

This invention teaches a system and methods of detecting software vulnerabilities in a computer program by analyzing the compiled code and optionally the source code of the computer program. The invention models compiled software to examine both control flow and dataflow properties of the target program. A comprehensive instruction model is used for each instruction of the compiled code, and is complemented by a control flow graph that includes all potential control flow paths of the instruction. A data flow model is used to record the flow of unsafe data during the execution of the program. The system analyzes the data flow model and creates a security finding corresponding to each instruction that calls an unsafe function on unsafe data. These security findings are aggregated in a security report along with the corresponding debug information, any ancillary information, remediation recommendations and the optional source code information for each instruction that triggered the security finding.

The present invention quickly resolves troubles in an analyzer and performs effective external quality control management. An analyzer (2) and a control device (1) are connected by a network (3). Error data and sample data taken from assay of a quality control substance are transmitted from the control device (1) to the analyzer (2). The analyzer (2) is made to be remotely operable from the control device (1) and when troubles arise repair from the control device (1) is possible. The control device (1) tallies sample data, and provides the tally results to a Web page. The analyzer (2) accesses the Web page using a WWW browser, and can perform external quality control in real time.

An ophthalmological biometric or image-producing system and method for detection and analysis of measurement data including a measurement arrangement with an illumination unit for illuminating the eye with at least one measurement beam, a signal detection unit for the detection of the light portions scattered or reflected back from the eye, a central control unit with an output unit, and a pattern generating unit which includes an optical scan unit, a control unit as well as a position sensor for measuring the realized deflections of the optical scan unit, whereby control unit, optical scan unit and position sensor can form a control circuit. Thereby, the position sensor, except for the connection within the possible control circuit, includes a connection to a unit of the measurement arrangement for optimizing measurement value logging or to the central control unit for correcting the biometric measurements or tomograms.

A method for assisting a user of a vehicle, in which driving-condition variables (v, a, q, ω, n) are sensed or ascertained via sensors of the vehicle, and a camera of the vehicle covers a coverage area of a road scene at least in front of the vehicle and outputs image signals. Based on the image signals, it is determined whether a further vehicle which is outputting blinking signals is in the coverage area. As a function of the ascertained driving-condition variables (v, a, q, ω, n) of the vehicle and as a function of the determination as to whether other vehicles are indicating a change of direction, information signals, particularly warning signals, are able to be output to the user and / or an automatic driver-assistance control is able to be implemented in which control signals for interventions in a vehicle control for a longitudinal control and / or lateral control, especially a distance control, are output. In this context, in each case different possible control interventions are able to be ascertained and carried out. Furthermore, a corresponding control device and the vehicle thereby made possible are provided.

An air guard directs air toward a viewing window of an optoelectronic presence sensing device to reduce surface contamination thereon. The air guard may include a control valve, and possibly control circuits, to enable selective activation of the air guard. In one embodiment, the air guard includes one or more slits configured to vent pressurized air in a generally laminar (curtain like) flow in front of the window to prevent the deposition of airborne contaminants thereon. Alternatively, or additionally, the air guard may include one or more nozzles configured to vent pressurized air in directed air streams toward the window to remove surface contaminants thereon, and may include a control valve enabling selective operation in preventive, cleaning, or standby modes. Mode control may be effected by an external control system, by the presence sensing device, or by the air guard itself, which may include a timer or other control circuit.

The invention relates to a fail-safe power control apparatus (3) for supplying power between an energy source (4) and the motor (5) of a transport system. The power control apparatus comprises a power supply circuit (6), which comprises at least one converter (7, 8) containing change-over switches (32), and the power control apparatus comprises means (24) for controlling the converter change-over switches, a data transfer bus (10), at least two controllers (1, 2) adapted to communicate with each other, and a control arrangement (11) for controlling a first braking device, and possibly a control arrangement (43) for controlling a second braking device.

The invention relates to a fail-safe power control apparatus (3) for supplying power between an energy source (4) and the motor (5) of a transport system. The power control apparatus comprises a power supply circuit (6), which comprises at least one converter (7, 8) containing controllable change-over switches (32), and the power control apparatus comprises means (24) for controlling the converter change-over switches, a data transfer bus (10), at least two controllers (1, 2) adapted to communicate with each other, and a control arrangement (11) for controlling a first braking device, and possibly a control arrangement (43) for controlling a second braking device.

A control unit of a vehicle control system estimates running-condition of a vehicle for a predetermined estimation period. A fuel-amount estimating portion estimates an engine condition related to a cooling efficiency, based on the estimated running condition. The control unit estimates multiple possible control patterns and calculates evaluation values related to the cooling efficiency for respective cases, in which a compressor is operated in accordance with each of the control patterns. The control unit selects one of control patterns to actually operate the compressor in accordance with the selected control pattern, so that fuel consuming amount can be reduced.

The present invention provides a method / data processing system for solving resource conflicts in assembler programs which is characterized by the steps of:a) Generating internal representation of control flow of the source code of the assembler program by using standard techniques of compiler constructions, wherein said internal representation contains nodes for every instruction of found in said source code and a directed edge for every possible flow of control between nodes,b) Attributing data attributes to said nodes and / or said edges, wherein said data, attributes are used to store the information whether the hardware resource used by at least one instruction of said assembler program is available or for which amount of time is unavailable,c) Applying a data-flow analysis method to said internal representation of the control flow of the source code for determining whether the hardware resource used by at least one instruction of said assembler program is available or for which amount of time is unavailable comprising:c1) Initializing all of said attributes of said internal representation of the control flow of the source code with an initial value,c2) Providing access to the following input parameters: execution time of said instruction associated to said node, information what hardware resource is used by said instruction, and all attributes of the nodes from which a directed edge to said node for the attribute is currently being calculated.c3) calculating for each of the node a real value for said attribute associated to said node based on said parameters,c4) repeating calculating step in c3) until for all attributes the newly computed real value remains unchanged,d) checking for each node whether the instruction accesses a resource which is not available, wherein unavailable resources represents a resource conflict, ande) taking an appropriate action in order to overcome said resource conflict.

A communications device transmitting / receiving data to / from a mobile communications network includes a transmitter to transmit data to the mobile communications network via a wireless access interface, a receiver to receive data from the mobile communications network via the wireless access interface, and a controller. The wireless access interface includes plural time divided temporal units and in each temporal unit a down-link control channel and a down-link shared channel. The temporal units may be sub-frames of an LTE carrier. The controller can control the receiver to receive downlink control channel information transmitted by the mobile communications network in one or more control channel elements of the downlink control channel, and to receive the downlink control channel information by searching the downlink control channel in a predetermined sub-set of plural possible sets of control channel elements in one or more of the temporal units according to a fixed aggregation level.

An ophthalmological biometric or image-producing system and method for detection and analysis of measurement data including a measurement arrangement with an illumination unit for illuminating the eye with at least one measurement beam, a signal detection unit for the detection of the light portions scattered or reflected back from the eye, a central control unit with an output unit, and a pattern generating unit which includes an optical scan unit, a control unit as well as a position sensor for measuring the realized deflections of the optical scan unit, whereby control unit, optical scan unit and position sensor can form a control circuit. Thereby, the position sensor, except for the connection within the possible control circuit, includes a connection to a unit of the measurement arrangement for optimizing measurement value logging or to the central control unit for correcting the biometric measurements or tomograms.

A device and method for launching a projectile, such as a golf ball, across a range. The device enables a golf ball to be launched across a golf course with greater control than is possible with a traditional golf club. The ease of loading the projectile into the launching device and swinging the launching device forward adds greater distance to the projectile due to an increase in angular momentum and back spin on the projectile. The device includes a C-shaped head defined by a nest, a pair of lateral retention arms, and a base. A distal portion is longer than a proximal portion to create backspin on the projectile. The concavity and lateral arms hold the projectile in place. The distal and proximal portions terminate at concave points that grip dimples on the projectile. The base is fixedly attached to a shaft, which is used for swinging the head.

Generation of a test based on a test template comprising of branch instructions. The test template may be a layout test template, defining a set of possible control flows possibilities between template instructions in the layout test template. The test is generated by a test generator which may simulate a state of a target computerized system executing the test. The simulation may be performed during generation of the test. The test generator may further verify previously generated instructions. The test generator may further generate instructions associated with leftover template instructions.

The invention provides a prevention control and emergent state aid decision-making method for multiple safety and stability constrains, which comprises the following steps: when a power grid has an emergent state and a safety and stability problem of expected faults, carrying out emergent state aid decision-making calculation; classifying safety problems according to the strength of coupling degrees, and carrying out different types of aid decision-making calculation in a parallel mode so as to improve calculation speed; carrying out the same type of aid decision-making calculation by adopting a serial mode, and taking sensitivity information output by the calculation as stability constrains by sequent aid decision-making calculation to carry out calculation; combining control measures which are finally obtained according to importance indexes and sensitivity; and adopting recursion iteration to solve conflict problems of possible control schemes. In the method, the prevention control, the emergent state aid decision-making and the multiple safety and stability constrains are decoupled, and the method of decomposition coordination and recursion iteration is adopted to solve the problem of complex high-dimensional non-linear planning, so that optimized aid decision-making control measures meeting practical engineering requirements can be obtained.

Health data measurement devices may be used in a UPnP home network to obtain health data and have the data stored in personal health records in an application hosting device in the network. Various types of devices may be used to access the data and to render the data on displays in the home network, such as televisions, using UPnP protocols. A health sensor device has an IP-LAN UPnP health service module and a possible a control point. An application hosting device, which stores and manages the health data, has a host UPnP health service module and may also have a control point. A remote device, such as a cell phone, may be used to remotely access health data on the application hosting device. A remote device description is dynamically generated by the hosting device based on a configuration set in a remote access service on the hosting device. The remote device description is generated dynamically (“on the fly”) as the remote device attempts to access data in the UPnP network.

The present invention is intended to improve the processing efficiency by shortening a time taken until completion of return processing when image processing is carried out via an external storage device such as a USB memory. There is provided an image processing apparatus including: a communication section capable of data communication with the external storage device; a detection section detecting that data communication with the external storage device is possible; an image forming section; a document reading section; and a control section performing return processing for returning the image processing section and / or the document reading section from a processing-disabled state in which image processing is impossible to a processing-enabled state in which image processing is possible, wherein if the detection section detects that data communication with the external storage device is possible, the control section determines whether the external device is an external storage device or not, and performs the return processing if it is determined that the external device is an external storage device. The time taken until completion of return processing is thus shortened to improve the processing efficiency.

The invention discloses an obtaining method of a water chilling unit static control strategy based on air conditioning load time series distribution. The obtaining method comprises the following stepsthat step A, data are acquired, specifically, operation data of a water chilling unit are acquired, a plurality of time points in a whole time period are taken, and a T-load rate data set of which time is associated with the load rate is obtained according to the operation data and thermodynamic property of the water chilling unit; step B, a decision tree is generated, a plurality of state pointsin the whole time period are taken, and nodes are distributed on the state points; and step C, branch selection of the decision tree is carried out, through the operation data and the T-load rate data set, superposition values of power consumption of father nodes and power consumption of child nodes directly generated by the father nodes is calculated, the superposition values corresponding to the father nodes are compared, the father node with the lowest superposition value and the child node generated by the father node are preserved, and the rest of the father nodes and the child nodes arediscarded. An optimal control strategy can be obtained without calculating results of all possible control strategies, the factors considered are comprehensive, an excessive calculation amount is avoided, and the result generation speed is high.

The invention relates to a method and a set of means for piloting an aircraft used, first of all, for detecting emergency situations and for removing the consequences thereof, which make it possible perform all possible control modes for piloting the same aircraft in the form of an aircraft hand-flown by a pilot with the aid of flight control means, an aircraft remotely flown by instructions of a control station technical means and an independent automated aircraft flown by instructions of the aircraft equipment. In order to carry out the remote, automatic and independent control of the aircraft, the power drive units of control equipment, a system for the switch-on and off thereof and technical supporting means are provided on the aircraft board and on the control station.

Buildings or facilities containing energy consuming or energy generating devices may be optimized for efficient energy usage and distribution. Energy consumption or generation by a building or components may be controlled by a system comprising a building model for predicting behavior of the building given predicted future conditions and possible control inputs. An optimization component running an optimization algorithm in conjunction with the building model may evaluate the predicted building behavior in accordance with at least one criterion and determine a desired set of control inputs. Commercial building thermal mass may be harnessed to continuously and optimally integrate large commercial building HVAC operations with electric grid operations and markets in large metropolitan areas. The service may be deployed using scalable, automated, web-based technology.

There is disclosed a storage system control device, storage system control program, and storage system control method, which realize large capacity at low bit cost and improve response. A storage system control device 11 controls an online hard disk 12 and a near-line hard disk 13, and includes an online hard disk interface 22, a near-line hard disk interface 23, and a control section 21. The control section 21 receives a write request from an external host computer 2. If writing into the online hard disk 12 is possible, the control section 21 instructs the online hard disk interface 22 and near-line hard disk interface 23 about writing.

The invention discloses a new energy uncertainty power system security risk prevention and control method and device, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the enumeration combination of schemes between corresponding control schemes, deleting the combinations which do not meet a certainty constraint condition, and forming all possible control schemes; sequencing all possible control schemes according to the order of target function calculation values from small to large, and carrying out safety and stability evaluation calculation of all anticipated faults in an anticipated fault set on each control scheme in a scene operation mode with safety and stability risks in sequence, so that the total load amount and the total unit amount which are removed after the faults occur are obtained; and judging whether opportunity constraint conditions in the safety and stability risk prevention and control model are met or not, and if yes, outputting the control scheme as a final control scheme. The control cost for adjusting the output of the thermal power generating unit and the power abandoning risk for limiting the output of the new energy cluster are considered; the practical requirements of prevention and control are met; and on-line safety and stability risk prevention and control calculation speed and accuracy requirements are met.

It describes a control system and method of a wind turbine to operate it in optimum output operation in situations wherein incidents occur. To do this a series of measurements are taken of elements in the surrounding area of the wind turbine which incide it to be able to calculate blade pitch angle set-points to reorientate or move the same until positions designated in accordance with said pitch angle set-point. The method described here is based, among other parameters, on the wind speed; so that it provides for at least two possible control situations in accordance with said speed: one when the speed is less than a rated value and another when said speed is greater than a rated value.