Abstract: A method for diagnosing a disease, disease state, or disease stage of a user is described herein. Goggles are providing having a radiation source, a radiation sensor, and a microcontroller. The goggle are assembled about a user's head. Optical data is collected from the user's eye, where the optical data includes at least two of the following: a) a wavefront of reflected radiation from the user's eye; b) a spectrum of reflected radiation from the user' eye; and c) one or more wavelengths of reflected to radiation from the user's eye. A statistical match between the user's optical data and a historical user's optical data is determined. A diagnoses of a disease, disease state, or disease stage of the user is determined based on a diagnosed disease, disease state, or disease stage of the historical user.

Abstract: A diagnostic eye goggle system is described herein. The diagnostic eye goggle system includes goggles having a radiation source, a radiation sensor, optical elements, and a microcontroller for acquiring optical data from a user's eye including, but not limited to, wavefront data, spectral data, and frequency-shifted wavelength data. An external master database stores historical user data from previous users of the diagnostic eye goggle system. A transceiver disposed in the goggles provides a datalink between the acquired optical data and the external master database. A diagnostic software module cross-correlates the acquired optical data with the historical data to provide a diagnosis of a disease state of the user. The goggles further provide lens-correcting instructions or suggestions to a user or health care provider based on the acquired wavefront data.

Abstract: A diagnostic eye goggle system is described herein. The diagnostic eye goggle system includes goggles having a radiation source, a radiation sensor, optical elements, and a microcontroller for acquiring optical data from a user's eye including, but not limited to, wavefront data, spectral data, and frequency-shifted wavelength data. An external master database stores historical user data from previous users of the diagnostic eye goggle system. A transceiver disposed in the goggles provides a datalink between the acquired optical data and the external master database. A diagnostic software module cross-correlates the acquired optical data with the historical data to provide a diagnosis of a disease state of the user. The goggles further provide lens-correcting instructions or suggestions to a user or health care provider based on the acquired wavefront data.

Abstract: The present teachings generally relate to methods and kits incorporating a discriminating positive control for determining whether a particular microorganism or group of microorganisms are present in a sample, for example but not limited to a food, environmental, agricultural, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or water sample. According to certain methods, at least part of a starting material, for example but not limited to, a food, environmental, agricultural, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or water sample can be combined with a culture medium and incubated under conditions suitable for microbial growth followed by extracting microorganism and added control nucleic acids for analysis.

Abstract: A variable driven, customizable data management system creates a descendent child module controllable by parameters set through action of a precedently operated architecture input module. Customizable child modules are expediently creatable to enable management of complex and disparate data sets per the requirements of particular end-users. Source files of varying file-types are determinable over network and data is extractable and pulled to populate a plurality of containers operative in the child module. Edits made to data displayed as part of the child module may be pushed to over network to overwrite source files as amended. Complex data sets are thus collatable from disparate locations, over network, between partitions, even across platforms, whereby pulled data is rendered interactive for end-user control, despite local and root disunity, and displayed for interaction at a single instance.

Abstract: A mounting assembly of a machine is disclosed. The mounting assembly including a bracket having a first portion adapted to mount an engine. The first portion having a first surface having an annular opening. A second portion is adapted for lifting operations. The second portion having a first end connected to the first portion, and a second end having an annular opening. The second portion is adapted to attach to a frame assembly of the machine. The bracket is manufactured as a single component.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for using multi-axis articulating robot to manipulate plastic molded parts through a series of processing steps on one or more processing machines that are relatively stationary with respect to the parts and/or the robot.

Abstract: The method for controlling a safety system (102-108) of a vehicle (10) determines a reference velocity from a first front wheel sensor (20A) and a second front wheel speed signal from a second front wheel sensor (20B). An axle speed sensor (20C) may be used to determine an axle speed signal. A first rear speed signal and a second rear speed signal are determined from the reference velocity, a slip effect and a yaw signal. The yaw signal may be determined from a yaw rate sensor (28). Safety system (102-108) may be controlled in response to the first rear wheel speed signal and the second rear wheel speed signal.

Abstract: The present teachings generally relate to methods and kits incorporating a discriminating positive control for determining whether a particular microorganism or group of microorganisms are present in a sample, for example but not limited to a food, environmental, agricultural, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or water sample. According to certain methods, at least part of a starting material, for example but not limited to, a food, environmental, agricultural, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or water sample can be combined with a culture medium and incubated under conditions suitable for microbial growth followed by extracting microorganism and added control nucleic acids for analysis.

Abstract: A control system for a vehicle (10) is described for use in conjunction with the safety system (44) of the vehicle (10). A tire sensor or plurality of tire sensors generates tire force signals. The tire force signals may include lateral tire forces, longitudinal (or torque) tire forces, and normal tire forces. Based upon the tire force signals, a safety system (44) may be activated. The tire force sensors may be used to monitor various conditions including but not limited to sensing a roll condition, wheel lift detection, a trip event, oversteering and understeering conditions, pitch angle, bank angle, roll angle, and the position of the center of gravity of the vehicle.

Abstract: A control system (18) and method for controlling an automotive vehicle (10) includes a number of sensors that are used to generate a potential rollover signal. In response to the potential rollover, active differentials (112, 114, 116) may be used alone or in addition to braking to prevent the vehicle from rolling over.

Abstract: A method and system for the management and display of information in a graphical user interface (GUI). Key data fields are configured, including a primary key data field and secondary key data fields, which are associated with the primary key data field. The data fields are configured using configuration variables and the data fields are populated with data field values. Information is displayed to a user in the GUI that includes secondary key data field values in a skewable display tree. Selection of a database record, identified by the value of the primary key data field, through the display tree generates a display of additional data field values that are associated with the selected database record, including text boxes for editing data field values by the user. Searching and reporting functions on the data field values under the primary key data field can also be provided.

Abstract: A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll condition generated by the roll condition detectors (64A-C) to determine a wheel lift condition. Other roll condition detectors may also be used in the wheel lift determination. The wheel lift conditions may be active or passive or both.

Abstract: A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll condition generated by the roll condition detectors (64A-C) to determine a wheel lift condition. Other roll condition detectors may also be used in the wheel lift determination. The wheel lift conditions may be active or passive or both.

Abstract: A control system (10) for a vehicle (16) includes a sensor (228-240) that generates a sensor signal and a stability control system (14). A tire pressure monitoring system (12) generates a tire pressure signal. A brake (262) is coupled to the stability control system (14) and is associated with a rotational object (212) of the vehicle (16). A controller (18, 226) is coupled to the sensor (228-240), has multiple tire pressure associated brake control ranges R1-R3, and detects an unstable event in response to the sensor signal. The controller (18, 226) also applies a brake pressure in response to the tire pressure signal and the tire pressure associated brake control ranges R1-R3 via the stability control system (14).

Abstract: The invention classifies volumes (e.g., file systems or LUNs) of a data storage system according to application requirements and allocates space for the volumes on storage devices (e.g., hard disk drives) accordingly. A person such as an IT administrator configures the volumes specifying size, type (e.g., file system or SAN LUN), and priority (e.g., high, medium, low, or archive). The host schedules I/O requests to the storage devices in priority queues using the volume definition to match the application requirements and reduce storage seek time between volumes of different priorities. The host also allocates high performance bands of the storage devices to high performance applications and lower performance bands to lower performance applications. In this manner, the data storage system places data on the band of the storage device that best supports its performance needs.

Abstract: A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll condition generated by the roll condition detectors (64A-C) to determine a wheel lift condition. Other roll condition detectors may also be used in the wheel lift determination. The wheel lift conditions may be active or passive or both.

Abstract: The invention classifies volumes (e.g., file systems or LUNs) of a data storage system according to application requirements and allocates space for the volumes on storage devices (e.g., hard disk drives) accordingly. A person such as an IT administrator configures the volumes specifying size, type (e.g., file system or SAN LUN), and priority (e.g., high, medium, low, or archive). The host schedules I/O requests to the storage devices in priority queues using the volume definition to match the application requirements and reduce storage seek time between volumes of different priorities. The host also allocates high performance bands of the storage devices to high performance applications and lower performance bands to lower performance applications. In this manner, the data storage system places data on the band of the storage device that best supports its performance needs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to write operations in data storage systems. In an embodiment, the invention relates to a method of writing data across a plurality of disk arrays, including writing a first copy of the data as a first plurality of stripes corresponding to the plurality of disk arrays and writing a second copy of the data as a second plurality of stripes corresponding to the plurality of disk arrays, wherein the second copy of the data is staggered with respect to the first copy on the plurality of disk arrays.