Patents by Inventor Ashish Vijay
Ashish Vijay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11218331Abstract: Method of detecting a change in a lighting system comprising a plurality of devices each comprising a luminaire and/or a sensor, wherein each respective one of the devices has a respective location recorded in a commissioning database in association with data reported by the respective device; the method comprising: identifying a subset of said devices located within a predetermined spatial demarcation; automatically monitoring a respective value of a characteristic of each of the devices in said subset, thereby forming a data cluster comprising the values of said characteristic for the subset; automatically detecting that one of one of the devices in the subset has been moved by detecting a shift in one of the cluster values relative to the rest of the values in the data cluster; and in response to said detection, automatically outputting an indication that the commissioning database is likely to require updating to reflect said change.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Emmanuel David Lucas Michael Frimout
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Patent number: 11184968Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an occupancy sensor calibration device (100) arranged to repeatedly detect an occupancy in vision data and a concurrent occupancy detection in the occupancy data, determine a location of the detected occupancy in the vision data, and store the location as part of the occupancy sensing region.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Meng Zhao, Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Mark Henricus Verberkt, Michiel Adriaanszoon Klompenhouwer
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Publication number: 20210352793Abstract: The invention provides a control system (1000) comprising an electrical power control system (100) for monitoring electrical power consumption by a target system (200), wherein: —the target system (200) comprises (i) one or more dimmable electronic devices (210), wherein each dimmable electronic device (210) comprises a lighting device (220), wherein the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210) are operable at a plurality of different dimming conditions thereby defining a dimming range of the one or pot more dimmable electronic devices (210) with a predetermined relation between the plurality of different dimming conditions and an electrical power consumption by the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210), (ii) a target control system (230) configured to control the dimming conditions of the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210), and (iii) a source of electrical power (240) configured to provide electrical power to the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210); —the electrical power conType: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventor: Ashish Vijay PANDHARIPANDE
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Publication number: 20210328518Abstract: An intelligent architecture system is provided. The intelligent architecture system includes an input line, an output line and an intelligent architecture operably interposed between the input line and the output line. The intelligent architecture is configured to control a voltage of the output line in accordance with a voltage of the input line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Sridhar Katakam, Somasekhar Valleru, Nageswara Rao Kalluri, Ashish Vijay
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Publication number: 20210276698Abstract: A system for controlling landing gear subsystems may comprise a controller and a first motor drive unit in operable communication with the controller. A first electric motor and a second electric motor may be in operable communication with the first motor drive unit. A second motor drive unit may be in operable communication with the controller. A third electric motor and a fourth electric motor may be in operable communication with the second motor drive unit. An AC/DC converter may be electrically coupled to the first drive unit and the second motor drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Ashish Vijay, Adnan Cepic, Anil Prasad Josyula, Harish Gondihalli Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20210243869Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a verification device (200) arranged to verify based on incomplete information. The verification device is arranged to compute an energy consumption estimate for one or more luminaires from occupancy data, and compare it to received energy consumption data. A signal is transmitted if a lack of dependency is found in the lighting system with other factors than occupancy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventor: ASHISH VIJAY PANDHARIPANDE
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Patent number: 11078937Abstract: Provided are embodiments for a system including an adaptive controller, wherein the system includes a hydraulic actuator including a fluid medium, and a sensor that is disposed on the hydraulic actuator, wherein the sensor is configured to obtain sensor data of the actuator. The system also includes a processor configured to calculate an ultrasonic velocity in the fluid medium using the sensor data, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a temperature of the fluid medium based at least in part on the calculated velocity, and a controller coupled to the actuator, wherein the controller is configured to control the actuator based at least in part on the calculated velocity and determined temperature. Also provided are embodiments for a method for operating the adaptive controller.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Ashish Vijay, Harish Venkatesha, Anil Prasad Josyula
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Patent number: 11051128Abstract: A method comprising: obtaining a respective measurement of a beacon signal transmitted wirelessly between the mobile device and each of a plurality of the reference nodes; for each of a plurality of different reference locations within the environment, distinct from the reference nodes, obtaining a corresponding measurement of a test signal previously transmitted or modelled to have been transmitted wirelessly between the reference location and each of the plurality of reference nodes; for each of the reference locations, determining for each of said plurality of beacon nodes a difference between the respective measurement of the beacon signal and the measurement of the test signal; for each of the reference locations, determining a value of a measure of statistical spread in these differences; and estimating the location of the mobile device in dependence on a comparison of the values of the measure of statistical spread determined for the different reference locations.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Armand Michel Marie Lelkens, Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Xiangyu Wang
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Patent number: 11041933Abstract: A wireless node for use in a network of wireless nodes, for performing a localization to determine a location of a mobile device based on respective beacon signals transmitted wirelessly between the mobile device and each of a plurality of the wireless nodes. The first wireless node is configured to: wirelessly transmit or receive the respective beacon signal for use in determining the location of the mobile device; and wirelessly transmit information vouching for one or more others of the wireless nodes as being trusted for use in the localization. This information is transmitted to a device performing the localization (e.g. the mobile device), for use in identifying one or more rogue versions of said wireless nodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Sandeep Shankaran Kumar, Ashish Vijay Pandharipande
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Patent number: 11026318Abstract: A method for identifying sensor units (3) at fault in a lighting system (1) performed using three or more sensor units (3), each respective one of the sensor units (3) comprising a respective sensor (116) configured to generate sensor data, the method comprising at an external processing apparatus (20) external to the sensor units (3): receiving from each of the sensor units (3) the sensor data; generating correlation parameters from the sensor data for selected pairs of neighbouring sensor units (3); and monitoring the correlation parameters to determine a sensor unit (3) at fault.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, David Ricardo Caicedo Fernandez
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Patent number: 11006510Abstract: A controller for controlling a battery-powered luminaire in a lighting network comprises: a network interface for communicating with the lighting network; and control logic for controlling at least one illumination source of the battery-powered luminaire; wherein the control logic is configured to: detect a failure of at least one mains-powered luminaire in the lighting network, determine that the mains-powered luminaire was emitting or had been instructed to emit a visual alert when the failure occurred, and control the at least one illumination source of the battery-powered luminaire to emit a version of that visual alert in response, the failure being detected based on a loss of communication, within the lighting network, with the mains-powered luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Hugo Jose Krajnc, Remco Magielse, Ashish Vijay Pandharipande
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Publication number: 20210115951Abstract: Provided are embodiments for a system including an adaptive controller, wherein the system includes a hydraulic actuator including a fluid medium, and a sensor that is disposed on the hydraulic actuator, wherein the sensor is configured to obtain sensor data of the actuator. The system also includes a processor configured to calculate an ultrasonic velocity in the fluid medium using the sensor data, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a temperature of the fluid medium based at least in part on the calculated velocity, and a controller coupled to the actuator, wherein the controller is configured to control the actuator based at least in part on the calculated velocity and determined temperature. Also provided are embodiments for a method for operating the adaptive controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Ashish Vijay, Harish Venkatesha, Anil Prasad Josyula
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Publication number: 20210058802Abstract: A dynamic temperature manager of a wireless system determines a threshold temperature defined by one or more operating parameters of the wireless system, the threshold temperature indicating a temperature in response to which power consumption of the wireless system is to be reduced. The dynamic temperature manager receives an indication of a temperature of the wireless system. A determination is made that the temperature exceeds the threshold temperature. The dynamic temperature manager provides an indication to cause a media access control (MAC) processing circuitry of the wireless system to adjust the one or more operating parameters of the wireless system to reduce the power consumption and the temperature of the wireless system based on the determination that the temperature exceeds the threshold temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Arnab Kumar Mitra, Deepak Nagawade, James Kang-Wuu Jan, Rajas Ravindra Mahajan, Ashish Vijay Bhattad, Vishal Veeragandham, Yui Lin, Sridhar Reddy Narravula
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Patent number: 10928446Abstract: A method of performing a built in test on a watchdog circuit including a watchdog timer includes: initiating the built in test with a processor being monitored by the watchdog circuit, wherein initiating includes enabling a watchdog circuit built in test reset inhibit circuit (WD BIT reset inhibit circuit) connected between an output of an active watchdog integrated reset circuit connected to the processor and a reset input of the processor; and ceasing to provide a strobe signal to the active watchdog integrated reset circuit that resets a watchdog counter in the active watchdog integrated reset circuit, the active watchdog integrated reset circuit causing a reset of the processor via its output when the watchdog counter expires by providing a signal to a reset input of the processor.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Rajeeva Gopala Krishna, Ashish Vijay, Sesh Mohan Rao
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Patent number: 10880973Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a sensor control device (200) for a connected lighting system (100), said connected lighting system comprising multiple luminaires (122) arranged in a region, the sensor control device obtaining from received sensor data the occupant locations in sub-regions associated with the sensor data and/or multiple illuminance levels for multiple points in the sub-region, and defines a virtual sensor at a virtual sensor location. The occupancy state and/or illuminance level from the virtual sensor are used to control a luminaire of the multiple luminaires, the luminaire covering the virtual sensor location in the region.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, David Ricardo Caicedo Fernández
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Patent number: 10878251Abstract: In a people counting system, a plurality of vision sensors is arranged to provide sensor coverage of an area. Each is arranged to provide individual sensor coverage of a portion of the area within its field of view. Each of a plurality of local image processors is connected to a respective one of the vision sensors. Each of the local image processors is configured to apply a local person detection algorithm to at least one image captured by its respective vision sensor, thereby generating a local presence metric representative of a number of people detected in the at least one image. A central processor is configured to estimate the total number of people in the area covered by the vision sensors by applying an aggregation algorithm to the local presence metrics generated by the local image processors. As it is critical that user privacy be taken into account when utilising such people counting technology, an opt-out is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Roger Peter Anna Delnoij, Marco Haverlag
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Publication number: 20200378817Abstract: Disclosed is a piston position control system that includes a fluid control valve configured to control a position of a piston. The piston position control system includes a controller having stored instructions operable to receive a piston position command. The stored instructions are operable to receive a first time-of-flight and a second time-of-flight. The stored instructions are operable to operate the fluid control valve to adjust the position of the piston according to the piston position command based on a position estimate defined by the first time-of-flight, t1 and the second time-of-flight, t2. The stored instructions are operable to adjust the position estimate to operate the fluid control valve based on a baseplate temperature derived from a fluid temperature defined by the first time-of-flight and the second time-of-flight.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Ashish Vijay, Udaya Rani, Anil Prasad Josyula, Harish Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20200305258Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an occupancy sensor calibration device (100) arranged to repeatedly detect an occupancy in vision data and a concurrent occupancy detection in the occupancy data, determine a location of the detected occupancy in the vision data, and store the location as part of the occupancy sensing region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Meng ZHAO, Ashish Vijay PANDHARIPANDE, Mark Henricus VERBERKT, Michiel Adriaanszoon KLOMPENHOUWER
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Publication number: 20200229285Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a sensor control device (200) for a connected lighting system (100), said connected lighting system comprising multiple luminaires (122) arranged in a region, the sensor control device obtaining from received sensor data the occupant locations in sub-regions associated with the sensor data and/or multiple illuminance levels for multiple points in the sub-region, and defines a virtual sensor at a virtual sensor location. The occupancy state and/or illuminance level from the virtual sensor are used to control a luminaire of the multiple luminaires, the luminaire covering the virtual sensor location in the region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: ASHISH VIJAY PANDHARIPANDE, DAVID RICARDO CAICEDO FERNÁNDEZ
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Publication number: 20200225285Abstract: A method of performing a built in test on a watchdog circuit including a watchdog timer includes: initiating the built in test with a processor being monitored by the watchdog circuit, wherein initiating includes enabling a watchdog circuit built in test reset inhibit circuit (WD BIT reset inhibit circuit) connected between an output of an active watchdog integrated reset circuit connected to the processor and a reset input of the processor; and ceasing to provide a strobe signal to the active watchdog integrated reset circuit that resets a watchdog counter in the active watchdog integrated reset circuit, the active watchdog integrated reset circuit causing a reset of the processor via its output when the watchdog counter expires by providing a signal to a reset input of the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Rajeeva Gopala KRISHNA, Ashish VIJAY, Sesh Mohan RAO