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Company Core Technologies
Fuzzy logic, expert systems, data mining, neural networks as applied to automation and controls. The company owns 11 patents on fuzzy logic and expert systems designs.
Aptronix Innovations (1988-1999)
- 20 million FLIPS (fuzzy logic instructions/sec) fuzzy inference engine invented, May 1987.
- Demonstrated fuzzy logic control of one-stage inverted pendulum, June 1987
- Fully digital fuzzy controller designed for OEL, a Japanese electronics company, 1988
- FP-5000(TM) supper-pipeline, high-speed fuzzy chip licensed to OEL, 1990
- STIM(TM) networked data fusion engine for machine fault diagnostic delivered to Kumatzi, 1990
- High-speed fuzzy auto-focus imaging system for NASA space shuttles, 1991
- High resolution image matching technology for OEL, 1991
- Automated camera stabilizer technology developed for SONY Electronics Corp. 1991
- Third party software alliance with Motorola Semiconductor Group announced, Feb. 1992
- FIDE1.0 (Fuzzy Inference Development Environment ) released with Motorola, May, 1992
- Built the world's first 2-stage inverted pendulum using Motorola chip 68HC11, June 92
- Fuzzy regulator for power generator developed by Basler Inc. and Aptronix, 1992
- Delivered first fuzzy GPS navigation system for vehicle positioning, June 1993
- FIDE2.0 released with Motorola, June 1994
- Aptronix Beijing Ltd (China) in operation to develop fuzzy home appliances, Aug 1995
- Shipped fuzzy control board for a Fuzzy washing machine, November 1995
- Fuzzy rice cooker produced, October 1994
- Fuzzy air-conditioner shipped, October 1994
- Hainan Aptronix, Ltd, a 20 million US dollar fuzzy controller plant,started in Oct. 1995
- Fuzzy Dish Washer developed by Maytag & Honeywell using Aptronix FIDE, April, 1995
- Fuzzy water heater delivered, April 1996
- Fuzzy refrigerator developed, June 1996
- Fuzzy microwave developed 1997
- Embedded Internet technology developed, September 1996
- FIDE Internet Kit (with fuzzy Java code generator) released, January 1997.
- DataBuster(TM) Internet middleware developed with shopping agent demos, March 1997.
- Non-linear analysis & control of harddrive disks, speed up to 20,000 RPM.
- Fuzzy chip technologies licensed to a multimedia startup in San Jose, April 1997.
- Fuzzy image analysis software for luggage inspection for airport security, June 97
- Sub-micron microscope image processing for wafer inspection, Aug. 1997
- Machine vision applications to semiconductor inspection & metrology, Aug. 1997
- Fuzzy Finite Element Analysis software developed for material structure analysis & control, 1998
- Fuzzy query language (SQL) database search engine, 1998
- Multimedia fuzzy chip using non-linear DSP (digital signal processor) for DTV and NetTV, 1999
Figure - 1 The Embedded Internet with computers, LAN, WAN, CAN, and CEBus
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Figure - 2 Fuzzy Java controls on the Embedded Internet.
Probability theory is nothing but common sense reduced to calculation
-- Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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