Patent ID: 6549815
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
A method for controlling performance of a device operated by a user, which performance is controlled essentially by at least two control modules each having an input-output relationship regulated by control parameters, optimization of one module affecting optimization of the other, said method comprising the steps of:(a) preselecting values of the control parameters for each module 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 with respect to one module and by the user with respect to the other; (d) on-line selecting values of the control parameters based on the evaluation outcome; and (e) repeating steps (b) through (d) while operating the device until desired performance of the device is demonstrated, wherein the at least two control modules are optimized.