Patent ID: 6064996
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: F02D,G05B,G06N,Y02T

Abstract:
A method for adapting operation of a drive unit specifically to an individual user who manipulates output of the drive unit, said drive unit being operable by an operation signal outputted from a control unit when receiving a pre-selected signal including a signal from the user, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a computer simulation of the drive unit, said simulation simulating drive unit operation and comprising a drive unit simulation and a control unit simulation programmed to formulate plural control modules, each outputting an operation signal for operating the drive unit when receiving a pre-selected signal including a signal from the user;(b) operating, by the user, the simulation by the steps of:(i) formulating multiple control modules under predetermined rules;(ii) inputting to the multiple control modules a pre-selected signal including a signal from the user to output from each control module an operation signal into the drive unit simulation;(iii) manipulating output of the drive unit simulation by the user;(iv) selecting at least one control module from the multiple control modules, which is adaptive to the user's manipulation pattern;(v) formulating subsequent multiple control modules based on the selected control module(s), if the selected control module is not final; and(vi) repeating steps (ii) through (v) until the drive unit simulation is operated adaptively to the user, wherein a finally selected control module is obtained;(c) saving the finally selected control module in a memory; and(d) operating, by said user, said drive unit using the control module which retrieves the finally selected module from the memory, wherein the drive unit is operated adaptively to the user.