Patents by Inventor Julian J. Blair

Julian J. Blair 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for a virtual test cell
    Patent number: 7725283
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a physical test cell includes the steps of: determining a set of inputs to be provided to the physical test cell based in part on a set of historical test data; providing the inputs to the physical test cell and receiving a set of outputs associated therewith, wherein the providing includes implementing a sequential space filling sampling procedure to substantially cover a region defined by the set of historical values; creating a virtual test cell comprising one or more response surfaces based on the set of outputs; and interrogating the virtual test cell to determine a calibration relationship between at least one of the inputs and at least one of the outputs. Smooth Kriging may be used to determine the virtual test cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Uday P. Korde, Pochuan B. Hsing, Xu Han, Xinyu Zhou, Rohit S. Paranjpe, Joseph P. Kelly, Julian J. Blair, Donald R. Jones
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A VIRTUAL TEST CELL
    Publication number: 20090271138
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a physical test cell includes the steps of: determining a set of inputs to be provided to the physical test cell based in part on a set of historical test data; providing the inputs to the physical test cell and receiving a set of outputs associated therewith, wherein the providing includes implementing a sequential space filling sampling procedure to substantially cover a region defined by the set of historical values; creating a virtual test cell comprising one or more response surfaces based on the set of outputs; and interrogating the virtual test cell to determine a calibration relationship between at least one of the inputs and at least one of the outputs. Smooth Kriging may be used to determine the virtual test cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: UDAY P. KORDE, POCHUAN B. HSING, XU HAN, XINYU ZHOU, ROHIT S. PARANJPE, JOSEPH P. KELLY, JULIAN J. BLAIR, DONALD R. JONES