Random voltage source with substantially uniform distribution
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1. A random voltage source with substantially uniform distribution comprising:
- a Gaussian noise generator providing an output;
a first sample and hold circuit connected to receive the output from said Gaussian noise generator and provide random voltage samples at an output thereof;
a voltage controlled oscillator having a control input and an output and providing a substantially sawtooth shaped signal at the output with a frequency dependent upon the voltage applied to the control input, the control input being connected to receive the random voltage samples from said first sample and hold circuit; and
a second sample and hold circuit connected to the output of said voltage controlled oscillator and providing a random voltage output.
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Abstract
A Gaussian noise generator having a sample and hold circuit connected to the output thereof for providing random voltage samples, a voltage controlled oscillator controlled by the random voltage samples and providing a linear 10 sawtooth output having a frequency dependent upon the amplitude of the random voltage samples, and a second sample and hold circuit connected to the oscillator to provide random voltage output samples with substantially uniform distribution between predetermined limits.
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1. A random voltage source with substantially uniform distribution comprising:
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a Gaussian noise generator providing an output; a first sample and hold circuit connected to receive the output from said Gaussian noise generator and provide random voltage samples at an output thereof; a voltage controlled oscillator having a control input and an output and providing a substantially sawtooth shaped signal at the output with a frequency dependent upon the voltage applied to the control input, the control input being connected to receive the random voltage samples from said first sample and hold circuit; and a second sample and hold circuit connected to the output of said voltage controlled oscillator and providing a random voltage output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A random voltage source with substantially uniform distribution comprising:
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a Gaussian noise generator providing random noise generally in accordance with Gaussian distribution probability at an output thereof; a first sample and hold circuit having a control input, a signal input connected to the output of said Gaussian noise generator and an output, said first sample and hold circuit being connected to provide random voltage samples at the output thereof in response to timing signals applied to the control input thereof; a linear sawtooth voltage controlled oscillator having a control input connected to the output of said first sample and hold circuit and an output, the output having sawtooth signals thereon with a frequency dependent upon the amplitude of the random voltage samples applied to the control input; a second sample and hold circuit having a control input, a signal input connected to the output of said voltage controlled oscillator, and an output, said second sample and hold circuit being connected to provide random voltage samples at the output thereof, the random voltage samples being distributed substantially uniformly between a pair of limits; and timing signal generating means, having an output connected to the control inputs of said first and second sample and hold circuits, for providing timing signals the spacing of which determines the pair of limits. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of producing random voltage samples with substantially uniform distribution comprising the steps of:
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providing a Gaussian noise signal; sampling the Gaussian noise signal at predetermined intervals to provide voltage samples having random amplitudes with Gaussian distribution; providing a sawtooth shaped signal in response to the voltage samples, said sawtooth shaped signal having a frequency dependent upon the amplitude of the voltage samples; and sampling the sawtooth shaped signals at the predetermined intervals to produce random voltage samples with substantially uniform distribution. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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