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Method of displaying high-resolution distributions of physical parameters on a monitor and device for carrying out the method

  • US 4,987,602 A
  • Filed: 04/28/1989
  • Issued: 01/22/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for displaying a high-resolution distribution of physical parameters in form of pressures or forces acting at right angles on a stage having a matrix of sensors, comprising the steps:

  • measuring said parameters with said sensors having an electrical output signal, said parameters being displayed on a display monitor;

    converting said output signal to digital values when said output signal is an analog signal;

    storing digital values of each sensor in a respective address in a results memory;

    generating from the digital values stored in the results memory a first virtual image in form of a matrix of squares with sides of a first predetermined length and representing locations of said sensors, each stored digital value being associated with pixel values from a pixel memory;

    generating from the pixel values a second virtual image in form of a matrix of squares with sides of a second predetermined length differing from said first predetermined length, one virtual image being superimposed on the other virtual image;

    calculating each pixel value by a processor from a square area surrounding centrally said pixel value in said second virtual image by determining each area in said first virtual image;

    weighting each area with stored digital value in said first virtual image by forming products with areas of surrounding squares and summing all products;

    summing all areas of said surrounding squares;

    dividing the sum of all products by the sum of all areas of said surrounding squares and forming a quotient;

    storing the quotient in a corresponding address in said pixel memory; and

    displaying contents of said pixel memory on said display monitor.

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