Error detection in a signal in amplitude modulation
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1. A method for detecting a modulation factor in a signal received in amplitude modulation, comprising:
- comparing the received signal with two first values;
comparing the received signal with two second values ranging between the two first values; and
considering a presence of an insufficient modulation depth if the received signal ranges between at least two of said values.
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Abstract
A method and a circuit for detecting a modulation factor in a signal received in amplitude modulation, including comparing the received signal with two first values, comparing the received signal with two second values ranging between the first two values, and considering the presence of an insufficient modulation depth if the received signal ranges between at least two of said values.
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1. A method for detecting a modulation factor in a signal received in amplitude modulation, comprising:
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comparing the received signal with two first values; comparing the received signal with two second values ranging between the two first values; and considering a presence of an insufficient modulation depth if the received signal ranges between at least two of said values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An amplitude demodulator, comprising:
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a first element for filtering a signal received in amplitude modulation to provide a signal to be interpreted; a second filtering element having a time constant smaller than that of the first filtering element to determine an average value of the received signal; two first elements for comparing the amplitude of the signal to be interpreted with respect to two values surrounding said average value; at least two second elements for comparing the amplitude of the signal to be interpreted with respect to two second values surrounding the average value and ranging between the first two values; and a circuit for interpreting the results of the comparison elements indicating an insufficient modulation factor if the received signal ranges between at least two of said values. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 16)
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11. An amplitude demodulator comprising:
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an element for filtering a signal received in amplitude modulation; a capacitive element for filtering a first D.C. component provided by the filtering element; an element for adding a second D.C. component corresponding to half the supply voltage of the demodulator to the signal resulting from the capacitive element; two first elements for comparing the amplitude of the signal to be interpreted with respect to two values surrounding half of said supply voltage; and comprising; at least two second elements for comparing the amplitude of the signal to be interpreted with respect to two second values surrounding half of said supply voltage and ranging between the two first values; and a circuit for interpreting the results of the comparison elements indicating an insufficient modulation factor if the received signal ranges between at least two of said values. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15)
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