Patent ID: 6721606
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
A method for controlling performance of a device manipulated by a user, which performance is controlled essentially by at least one control module having an input-output relationship regulated by control parameters, said method comprising the steps of:(a) preselecting values of the control paralmeters and activating the device; (b) on-line changing values of the control parameters within predetermined ranges under predetermined coding rules; (c) on-line evaluating the performance of the device based on signals indicative of the performance; (d) on-line displaying to the user the evaluation outcome in the form of single picture symbols which is preselected to intuitively represent evaluation outcomes; (e) on-line repeating steps (b) through (d), thereby providing multiple picture symbols to the user for selection; (f) on-line selecting values of the control parameters based on the selected symbol(s) by the user; and (g) repeating steps (e) through (f) while operating the device until desired performance of the device is demonstrated, wherein the at least one control module is optimized.