Pulse sensing feedback control system
First Claim
1. In a feedback control system using at least one operating personnel, an apparatus comprising:
- a primary conducting means containing a flowing medium;
a valving means manually controllable by an operator, the valving means enabled for operator control of the flowing medium at a dispensing point of the primary conducting means;
a transducing means engaged with the conducting means and enabled for detecting pulses transmitted within the flowing medium by action of the valving means, the transducing means further enabled for producing an output signal corresponding to the pulses in the flowing medium; and
an actuating means enabled for receiving the output signal of the transducing means, and further enabled for producing an operator observable control effect within the flowing medium.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a feedback control system using at least one operating personnel for controlling a system or a function in a system. The control results from sequential manual interruption by the operator of the fluid flow at the discharge end of a flowing system within a preset time period. As the liquid flow is interrupted, changes in flow characteristics, such as those affecting flow or pressure, for example, are instantly caused within the system. A transducer connected to the system senses these changes in flow characteristic and subsequently transduces them into electrical impulse signals that correspond directly to the sequential interruptions occurring at the discharge end of the system. An electronic circuit counts these electrical impulses, and causes relay switches to change state, causing electromechanical functions in the system to occur. Initiating these functions is the objective and purpose of the operator'"'"'s sequential interrupting of the flow in the system discharge end and the changes are made to be observed by the operator who is a key component of this feedback control system.
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1. In a feedback control system using at least one operating personnel, an apparatus comprising:
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a primary conducting means containing a flowing medium;
a valving means manually controllable by an operator, the valving means enabled for operator control of the flowing medium at a dispensing point of the primary conducting means;
a transducing means engaged with the conducting means and enabled for detecting pulses transmitted within the flowing medium by action of the valving means, the transducing means further enabled for producing an output signal corresponding to the pulses in the flowing medium; and
an actuating means enabled for receiving the output signal of the transducing means, and further enabled for producing an operator observable control effect within the flowing medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A feedback control method using at least one operating personnel, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) directing a flowing medium through a primary conducting means;
b) valving the flowing medium through operation of a manual valving means by an operator at a dispensing point of the conducting means;
c) detecting pulses transmitted within the flowing medium by action of the valving means;
d) producing an output signal related to the pulses in the flowing medium;
e) producing a control effect in reaction to the output signal; and
f) producing an operator detectable result of the control effect so as to enable the operator to determine further action. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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