Abstract: In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, systems and methods are provided for capacity planning management by generating a capacity expansion plan for a plurality of production resources used to produce one or more products relative to one or more time intervals. The systems and methods may include evaluating production patterns for each production resource to determine a production capacity within each time interval, evaluating budget patterns for each production resource to determine a production cash flow within each time interval, generating one or more potential capacity expansion forecasting schemes for each production resource and production budget based on the production patterns for each production resource and the budget patterns for each production budget, and generating the capacity expansion plan within each time interval based on the one or more potential capacity expansion forecasting schemes for each production resource and production budget.

Abstract: Conveying systems and method for measuring accelerations in a conveyor advancing through process equipment and taking remedial and prophylactic action in response. The conveyor system includes a conveyor with embedded accelerometers making measurements conveyor accelerations. A controller uses the measurements to control the speed of the conveyor to compensate for unwanted accelerations or to damp the unwanted accelerations. The controller can also use the measurements to warn of unwanted accelerations or to predict the failure of associated or nearby equipment so that maintenance can be scheduled and to detect imminent failures and shut down the process.

Abstract: A system, method, and techniques for providing high availability to an application are provided. An example system includes a plurality of databases and a persistence layer that generates, based on a request, one or more sets of database commands that is specific to a database. The system also includes a high-availability layer that is an intermediary between the persistence layer and the plurality of databases, and includes a transaction manager and an execution engine. The transaction manager starts a composite transaction including a sub-transaction corresponding to each database of the plurality of databases and determines whether each applied sub-transaction has successfully completed. A sub-transaction includes a set of database commands. The execution engine applies each sub-transaction to its corresponding database.

Abstract: Methods of detecting anomalous behaviors associated with a fabric are presented. A network fabric can comprise many fungible networking nodes, preferably hybrid-fabric apparatus capable of routing general purpose packet data and executing distributed applications. A nominal behavior can be established for the fabric and represented by a baseline vector of behavior metrics. Anomaly detection criteria can be derived as a function of a variation from the baseline vector based on measured vectors of behavior metrics. Nodes in the fabric can provide a status for one or more anomaly criterion, which can be aggregated to determine if an anomalous behavior has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk storage apparatus includes a disk having a storage area, a storage device storing management information, and a controller. The storage area includes a plurality of areas. The management information includes information indicative of a use priority or rank of each of the areas. The information indicative of the use priority or rank is set based on a quality index relating to a read operation or a write operation. The controller selects an area which is high in the use priority or rank and is usable, by referring to the management information, and executes the write operation on the selected area.

Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing domain name system (“DNS”) lookup data perform operations that may include: calculating traffic scores for a network address based on a set of DNS lookup data associated with the network address, where the set of DNS lookup data includes a plurality of query records having one or more queried network addresses; calculating a first variance and a second variance for the network address based on the traffic scores for the network address; and determining a rank of the network address based on the first and second variances.

Abstract: Methods and systems for estimating wear damage of a rolling-element bearing system including at least one rolling-element bearing are provided. A first number of first condition indicators representative of the wear damage of the at least one rolling-element bearing are generated. A second number of second condition indicators are generated based on the first plurality of first condition indicators. The second number is less than the first number an indication of the wear damage of the at least one rolling-element bearing is generated based on the second number of second condition indicators.

Abstract: Without using any drawing command of a commercially available OS or library, screen information that will be screen elements has preliminarily been registered in a screen information database, and based on a touch position information detected by a touch position detecting section, a request control of a display screen or generation of a plant operation information is executed, as well as a registered screen information is fetched from the screen information database to generate a display screen and a process data of a plant that is linked to the display screen is read via a network.

Abstract: An adaptive mechanism is provided that learns the response time characteristics of a workload by measuring the response times of end user transactions, classifies response times into buckets, and dynamically adjusts the response time distribution as response time characteristics of the workload change. The adaptive mechanism maintains the actual distribution across changes and, thus, helps the end user to understand changes of workload behavior that take place over a longer period of time. The mechanism is stable enough to suppress spikes and returns a constant view of workload behavior, which is required for long term, performance analysis and capacity planning. The mechanism distinguishes between an initial learning phase of establishing the distribution and one or multiple reaction periods. The reaction periods can be for example a fast reaction period for strong fluctuations of the workload behavior and a slow reaction period for small deviations.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to content sharing for mobile devices. In aspects, images that are created using mobile devices may be automatically uploaded to one or more targets. In addition, images created on the one or more targets may be automatically downloaded to the mobile device based on one or more criteria. A service facilitates transfer of images in both directions and includes a pluggable architecture in which forwarders for new targets may be added.

Abstract: A method for switching node main-standby controllers based on content distribution network is disclosed by the present invention, including the process that a node standby controller detects the status of the current node main controller, and when the node main controller is abnormal, the node standby controller selects one node standby controller to be the new node main controller by replacement according to a preset rule. A content distribution network is also disclosed by the present invention. The present invention can avoid the problem that a manager changes the node main controller blindly, which is caused by a network anomaly while not the failure of the node main controller, thus the performance of the manager is effectively improved and the bandwidth of the network is saved.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for profiling and identifying the source of a signal is provided. A first method includes receiving a signal produced by a known source and creating a matrix of wavelet coefficients corresponding to a wavelet transform of the signal. The method also includes profiling the signal according to an output of a wavelet transform utilizing a particular base function and a particular scale set. A second method includes performing a wavelet transform having a particular profile on a received signal and determining the presence of a particular signal-producing entity as a function of wavelet coefficients exceeding a threshold. An apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a signal and a processor coupled to the receiver, such that the processor is configured to perform wavelet transforms on the signals. A database is coupled to the processor and configured to store wavelet transform profiles.

Abstract: A method for fault identification of gas sensors exposed to a gas mixture is disclosed for gas sensors having an output that depends on concentrations of two gas species in the gas mixture. The method includes receiving output signals from two such sensors, processing the output signals in a controller that implements a model of the sensors so as to identify a fault in the first gas sensor or the second gas sensor; and providing an indication of any identified faults.

Abstract: A brake control device for a braking system of a rail vehicle, wherein the brake control device is connected or connectible to a vibration-sensitive sensor device for receiving vibration data. The brake control device is designed to identify at least one periodic signal from the vibration data and to store vibration data-based comparative data, and to carry out a state analysis of the rail vehicle based on the comparative data and/or the at least one periodic signal. Also disclosed is a corresponding braking system, a rail vehicle and a method for carrying out a state analysis of the rail vehicle.

Abstract: Described is monitoring of an analog-digital conversion of a measured value of at least one of a pressure gauge, a level gauge and a flowmeter. Different measured values can be provided for the analog-digital converter by means of a first microcontroller, wherein these measured values are subsequently transmitted from this first area into a second area by means of a unidirectional coupler. These values are acquired by a second microcontroller in the second area and compared with reference values that are stored in the second area or at another location. This diagnostic circuit may make it possible to detect drifts of resistances and of reference voltages, as well as a faulty analog-digital converter or a program execution error of the first microcontroller.

Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for providing alerts of inefficiency of an environmental conditioning system including, responsive to a cycle initiation by the environmental conditioning system, measuring a difference between an intake temperature and an outlet temperature after a predetermined period of time, and responsive to the difference being below a minimum level, generating an alert.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing machine faults, includes obtaining sensory data from a machine and obtaining a plurality of measured structural features based on the sensory data. The method also includes obtaining a plurality of reference cases corresponding to the sensory data, from a database. The plurality of reference cases include a plurality of reference structural features and a plurality of fault identifiers. The method further includes computing a statistical parameter based on the plurality of reference cases and obtaining a first subset of reference structural features from the plurality of reference structural features based on the computed statistical parameter. The method also includes computing a plurality of similarity values based on the obtained first subset of reference structural features and the plurality of measured structural features.

Abstract: In analyzing an elaborate computer system which requires large-scale or numerous event propagation models, a law-of-causality matrix gains size, so that significant amount of storage resources has been used in a management computer. To solve such a problem, the management computer to manage the computer system stores topologies, event propagation models, and causality information including one or more causal relations in the storage resources, determines, when the management computer analyzes or detects an event, whether a causal relation has already been created for the event to be analyzed, and creates the causal relation based on a topology and event propagation models, if not yet.

Abstract: A maintenance operation instance collection apparatus includes: a storage unit that includes a maintenance operation instance database in which operation information obtained from a device via a sensor and maintenance information on a measure to deal with the operation information corresponding thereto are stored in association with each other; and a control unit that receives an input of new operation information, receives an input of new maintenance information, searches the maintenance operation instance database using the newly-received maintenance information as a search key, acquires searched operation information, compares the newly-received operation information to the acquired operation information, determines whether or not the newly-received operation information is close to the acquired operation information in such a degree of satisfying a prescribed criterion, and, if the newly-received operation information is not determined to be close to the acquired operation information, prompts a re-input

Abstract: Provided are a home appliance and its system. The home appliance include: an input unit for inputting driving information; a data unit for storing a diagnosis logic; a control unit for diagnosing a state of the home appliance and whether a failure occurs according to the diagnosis logic on the basis of product information including the driving information inputted from the input unit, operation information detected during an operation, and failure information occurring during an operation, in order to generate a diagnosis result including the operation information and the failure information, and encoding transmission information including predetermined data for a diagnosis, which are selected from the driving operation, and the diagnosis result and outputting the encoded transmission information; a modulator for converting the encoded transmission information; and a sound output unit for outputting the transmission information converted by the modulator as a sound including a plurality of frequencies.

Abstract: A system for communication network management of a utility grid includes a database configured to store a grid information data set, where the grid information data set includes network device information for the utility grid and a network management system executable by a processor to: receive an event message from one or more network devices indicative of one or more failures in a communication network of the utility grid; retrieve the grid information data set; identify one or more network device associated with the one or more failures based on the grid information data set; transmit a request for a response to the identified one or more network devices; determine a response pattern based on responses from the identified one or more network devices in order to identify a cause of the failure based on the response pattern.

Abstract: An apparatus for acquiring repeatable and trendable performance data for monitoring the health of an articulating machine includes sensors, a programmable logic controller, a machinery monitoring system, and a display device. The sensors collect performance data as the machine performs prescribed motions. The programmable logic controller includes memory for storing motion predicate values that indicate motion conditions to be achieved as predicates to analysis of performance data as the machine performs the prescribed motions. A processor in the programmable logic controller compares the performance data to the motion predicate values to determine whether the motion conditions are being achieved as the machine performs the particular prescribed motion. A processor in the machinery monitoring system calculates analysis parameter values that indicate the health of the machine. These calculations are made using performance data collected while the motion conditions are being achieved.

Abstract: A method of analyzing failures of a print device may include receiving failure information associated with a print device in a print shop. The failure information may pertain to a plurality of failures experienced by the print device over a period of time. The method may include generating, by a computing device, failure distribution information by, for each pair of consecutive failures in the failure information, determining a time to failure between the pair of consecutive failures, determining a repair time associated with each failure in the pair of consecutive failures, and setting the determined times to failure and the determined repair times as the failure distribution information. The method may include performing, by the computing device, a simulation of processing of one or more print jobs by the print device using the failure distribution information, and displaying one or more results of the simulation to a user.

Abstract: A process-level troubleshooting architecture (PLTA) configured to facilitate substrate processing in a plasma processing system is provided. The architecture includes a process module controller. The architecture also includes a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors communicates with the process module controller to collect sensed data about one or more process parameters. The architecture further includes a process-module-level analysis server, wherein the process-module-level analysis server communicates directly with the plurality of sensors and the process module controller. The process-module-level analysis server is configured for receiving data, wherein the data include at least one of the sensed data from the plurality of sensors and process module and chamber data from the process module controller.

Abstract: A prognostics analysis software module is embedded in a programmable logic controller (PLC) software platform. During cycling of the PLC real-time operating program, data is read from sensors and written to a buffer only when the prognostics analysis software module is idle. The prognostics analysis software module is then activated by a system function block of the PLC software platform. Before determining any prognostic information, prediction models within the prognostics analysis software module are automatically trained using features extracted from the sensor data.

Abstract: In a method for managing warning information of a computing device, when an equipment fault is detected, the method determines whether or not a unique identification code of the detected equipment fault is recorded in a list. If the unique identification code of the detected equipment fault is recorded in the list, the method determines whether or not a frequency of occurrences of the detected equipment fault exceeds a preset value. If the frequency of occurrences of the detected equipment fault does not exceed a preset value, warning information of the detected equipment fault is generated. Otherwise, if the frequency of occurrences of the detected equipment fault exceeds a preset value, the method stops generating the warning information.

Abstract: A system includes a measured value storing device in which a product measured value acquired periodically and a manufacturing condition measured value are stored, a product threshold value setting device that sets a product threshold value for determining whether a product is normal or not, an abnormality accumulating device that acquires a product abnormality cumulative frequency where the product abnormality measured value exceeds the product threshold value, a product threshold value changing device that changes the product threshold value, a condition threshold value setting device that sets a condition threshold value to be compared with a manufacturing condition measured value, a condition abnormality accumulating device that acquires a condition cumulative frequency, a condition threshold value changing device that changes a condition threshold value, and a cause identifying device that identifies a cause of abnormality based on the distribution of the product abnormality cumulative frequency and a man

Abstract: A system includes more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of rotating equipment and a blind fault detection device. The blind fault detection device includes an input interface configured to receive at least one input signal from the one or more sensors. The blind fault detection device also includes a processing unit configured to identify a fault in the rotating equipment using the at least one input signal. The blind fault detection device further includes an output interface configured to provide an indicator identifying the fault. The processing unit is configured to identify the fault by determining at least one family of frequencies related to at least one sensor point, determining an average energy for the at least one sensor point based on the at least one family of frequencies, and comparing the average energy to a baseline value.

Abstract: Remote monitoring and control of the interior environment of a refrigerated shipping container is described. A communications and monitoring device is coupled to a data communications port of a controller of a shipping container. The device is able to receive an operational parameter directly from the controller, without having to install additional instrumentation within the interior of the refrigerated shipping container, and send the operational parameter to a remote station. The device is also able to receive data to control the operation of the refrigerated shipping container from a remote station and send this control data to the controller of the refrigerated shipping container through the data communications port.

Abstract: A mobile communication device is provided that enables appropriate use of a network connection between the mobile communication device and a telecommunications network by a tethered computing device. The mobile communication device includes a first network interface configured for connection to a telecommunications network to establish a network connection and a second network interface configured for connection to a tethered computing device to establish a tethered connection and permit the tethered device to use the network connection. The device further includes a processor configured to obtain a first set of information regarding the network connection and either control use of the network connection by the tethered device responsive to the first set of information or provide, responsive to the first set of information, a second set of information directly to the tethered computing device prior to use of the network connection by the tethered computing device.

Abstract: Fault location on a non-homogeneous electric power line that includes a plurality of sections by determining a section in which negative-sequence voltage magnitude profiles calculated from each terminal of the power line intersect. The fault location may determine the faulted section and determine the location of the fault within the faulted section. To determine the fault location, the negative-sequence voltage magnitude profiles may be calculated from measurements taken at each terminal of the power line and compared to determine a point where the profiles intersect. The profiles may be calculated using power line properties and measurements from each terminal.

Abstract: A method to automatically quantify dendrite arm spacing in dendritic microstructures. Once a location of interest in a cast material specimen has been identified, the information contained in it is automatically analyzed to quantify dendrite cell size information that is subsequently converted into a quantified dendrite arm spacing through an empirical relationship or a theoretical relationship. In one form, the relationship between DCS and DAS is such that the DAS in dendritic structure of cast aluminum alloys may be automatically determined from the measurement of one or more of dendrite cell size and the actual volume fraction of the eutectic phases in the local casting microstructure. Non-equilibrium conditions may be accounted for in situations where a theoretical volume fraction of a eutectic phase of the alloy in equilibrium condition is appropriately modified.

Abstract: A vibration analyzer with an integrated sensor and method are provided to sense a vibration in a component of a vehicle. The vibration analyzer includes a three-axis accelerometer, a controller, a connector, a wireless interface and a battery. The vibration analyzer receives vibration data and vehicle data and packages them together and transmits the packaged data to a remove device such as a scan tool. The vibration analyzer can be networked with the remote device or with another vibration analyzer.

Abstract: A correlation model is updated quickly in the case that monitored metrics are changed. The correlation model storing unit 112 stores a first correlation model including a correlation detected for a pair of metrics in first plural metrics. The correlation model updating unit 103, in the case that a metric is added, judges existence of a correlation for each of pairs of metrics obtained by excluding the pair of metrics in first plural metrics from pairs of metrics in second plural metrics including the added metric and the first plural metrics, and generates a second correlation model by adding the detected correlation to the first correlation model.

Abstract: A pitot tube diagnostic system including a data acquisition unit to acquire an output signal of a pitot-static system, the output signal having a static component and a dynamic component, and a processing unit to monitor the dynamic component for one or more characteristics that deviate from one or more predetermined reference characteristics to indicate impairment of the pitot-static system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for detecting and identifying faults in a process having a set of sensors, each of which produces an associated sensor output signal. The method and apparatus extracts the qualitative trend of each variable after detecting an abnormal situation. The set of variable trends constitutes the fault signature which can be compared to a previously generated signature database.

Abstract: Embodiments related to electrically characterizing a semiconductor device are provided. In one example, a method for characterizing a pin of a semiconductor device is provided, the method comprising providing a test pattern to the semiconductor device. Further, the method includes adjusting a selected electrical state of a pin of the semiconductor device and measuring a value for a dependent electrical state of the pin responsive to the selected electrical state. The example method also includes generating an electrical characterization for the pin by correlating the dependent electrical state with the selected electrical state and outputting the electrical characterization for display.

Abstract: A system includes a measured value storing device in which a product measured value acquired periodically and a manufacturing condition measured value are stored, a product threshold value setting device that sets a product threshold value for determining whether a product is normal or not, an abnormality accumulating device that acquires a product abnormality cumulative frequency where the product abnormality measured value exceeds the product threshold value, a product threshold value changing device that changes the product threshold value, a condition threshold value setting device that sets a condition threshold value to be compared with a manufacturing condition measured value, a condition abnormality accumulating device that acquires a condition cumulative frequency, a condition threshold value changing device that changes a condition threshold value, and a cause identifying device that identifies a cause of abnormality based on the distribution of the product abnormality cumulative frequency and a man

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include measuring a performance of a virtual channel carrying packets through a transport network for a time period, measuring a performance of an ingress interface to the transport network carrying the virtual channel packets for the time period, and measuring a performance of an internal interface carrying the virtual channel packets internal to the transport network for the time period. The computer-implemented method may determine that the performance of the virtual channel during the time period does not meet a first performance standard, and, when the performance of the virtual channel does not meet the first performance standard, may automatically determine whether the performance of the ingress interface meets a second performance standard and whether the performance of the internal interface meets a third performance standard.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is presented. The integrated circuit includes a selection circuit that selects a reference voltage and an output voltage associated with a number of adjustable voltage regulators connected to the selection circuit. The integrated circuit also has an analog to digital converter, which converts the selected output voltage and the reference voltage to a digital representation. An analog state machine of the integrated circuit receives the digital representation from the analog to digital converter and compares the selected output voltage with the reference voltage.

Abstract: A device to inspect a non-pattern wafer includes a light source to emit light that reflected from a wafer. A judgment unit converts the detected light into a quantitative measured value to determine whether the wafer is faulty. The wafer comprises a first region and a second region. The detection unit sequentially detects lights reflected from the first and second regions of the wafer, and a judgment unit converts the lights reflected from the first and second regions of the wafer into first and second quantitative measured values, respectively. The second region of the wafer is determined to be faulty by comparing the second measured value with a first reference value, wherein the first reference value is calculated using an average value between the first and second measured values, and a characteristic value that indicates distribution of the first and second measured values.

Abstract: To determine a system condition, temperature information from at least one temperature sensor in the system is received, along with second information from at least a second type of sensor in the system. An out-of-range temperature condition is detected according to the received temperature information. According to the second information, one of plural potential causes of the out-of-range temperature condition is selected.

Abstract: A transmission sensing and measurement system. The system provides real-time feedback of various transmission operating characteristics which enables immediate synchronized shift calibration in response to vehicle operating conditions. The system can be applied to various transmission components and positions, such as bearing, shafts, and differentials. The system is arranged in a transmission assembly. By way of a method for measuring operating characteristics of the transmission where data is collected by a sensor and transmitted, optimal operating characteristics of the transmission can be calculated.

Abstract: A diagnostic handling server is capable of supporting users without operator support, in which the proper handling of a problem, which users know through experience, can be reflected in the support. Preliminarily, data (e.g., dissatisfying item data) on the item with which a user feels dissatisfied and diagnostic data on the diagnoses of the electric appliances are collected from the electric appliances to be supported. The feature points of the respective electric appliances with which the user feels dissatisfied are then extracted from the collected diagnostic data. When the user feels dissatisfied with a specific electric appliance, the diagnostic data of the electric appliance is transmitted together with a search request for the proper handling, the transmitted diagnostic data is compared with the preliminarily extracted feature point, and information on the cause and the proper handling is provided to the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering angle sensor failure detection system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a steering angle sensor failure detection system that can correctly detect a failure of a steering angle sensor which may be caused due to the slipping of a speed reducer.

Abstract: A factory control server stores module configuration data for modules. The modules include processes for producing a final product and have corresponding module requirements. The factory control server analyzes in real-time actual product output data that is generated by a final product tester after a factory produces at least one final product to determine whether the actual product output data meets an expected product output. The factory control server analyzes actual module data in real-time to determine a new module requirement to cause new actual product output data for a subsequent final product to meet the expected product output in response to a determination that the actual product output data does not meet the expected product output. The factory control server notifies a module controller in real-time of the new module requirement. The module controller changes parameters in real-time to manufacture the subsequent final product.

Abstract: During fault detection of a production process, the influence of the data communication process for communicating measurement readings to the fault detection system may be taken into consideration. In one illustrative embodiment, a data rate related parameter may be used as an input variable for a data reduction procedure, thereby enabling an efficient assessment of the quality of the remaining “real” process and tool parameters.

Abstract: A method for monitoring performance of at least one task in controlled equipment is disclosed herein. The method includes collecting a series of signals associated with the at least one task, at least some of the signals in the series define timing values for the at least one task. comparing each of at least some of the timing values to a reference value, generating an accumulated variance value based on the comparisons and selectively generating a predictive failure indication based on the generated accumulated variance value.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for determining the health of an engine. The method includes a plurality of standard noise spectra collected from engines with known defects. A noise spectrum of the engine being monitored is sensed and compared to the plurality of standard noise spectra from the engines with known defects. From the comparison, a type and a degree of defect is identified based upon the comparison.

Abstract: Systems and methods for objective Deployment Failure risk assessments are provided, which may include fault trees. Systems and methods for the analysis of fault trees are provided as well. The risk assessments system may involve the development of a fault tree, assigning initial values and weights to the events within that fault tree, and the subsequent revision of those values and weights in an iterative fashion, including comparison to historical data. The systems for analysis may involve the assignment of well-ordered values to some events in a fault tree, and then the combination those values through the application of specialized, defined gates. The system may further involve the revision of specific gates by comparison to historical or empirical data.