System for continuous wave, pulsed, and pulsed-echo parameter measurement
First Claim
1. A measurement system comprising:
- a propagation medium;
a propagation tuned oscillator (PTO) coupled to the medium where the PTO facilitates a continued emission, propagation, and detection of one or more energy waves through the propagation medium and where the PTO is configured to select one of continuous wave, pulsed, and pulsed echo modes of operation where the propagation tuned oscillator further comprises;
a first multiplexer having a first terminal, a second terminal, third terminal and a fourth terminal;
a second multiplexer having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal;
a third multiplexer having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminala driver circuit having an input coupled to the fourth terminal of the first multiplexer and an output coupled to the first terminal of second multiplexer and the first terminal of the third multiplexer where the output of the driver circuit is configured to couple to a first location of the propagation medium;
a zero-crossing receiver having an input coupled to the second terminal of the second multiplexer and the second terminal of the third multiplexer and an output coupled to the second terminal of the first multiplexer where the input of the zero crossing receiver is configured to couple to a second location of the propagation medium and where the output of the zero-crossing receiver is configured to couple to the input of the driver circuit to form a positive closed-loop feedback path.
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Abstract
A measurement system for capturing a transit time, phase, or frequency of energy waves propagating through a propagation medium is disclosed. The measurement system comprises two different closed-loop feedback paths. The first path includes a driver circuit (628), a transducer (604), a propagation medium (602), a transducer (606), and a zero-crossing receiver (640). The zero-crossing receiver (640) detects transition states of propagated energy waves in the propagation medium including the transition of each energy wave through a mid-point of a symmetrical or cyclical waveform. A second path includes the driver circuit (1228), a transducer (1204), a propagation medium (1202), a reflecting surface (1206), and an edge-detect receiver (1240). Energy waves in the propagating medium (1202) are reflected at least once. The edge-detect receiver (1240) detects a wave front of an energy wave. Each positive closed-loop path maintains the emission, propagation, and detection of energy waves in the propagation medium.
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20 Claims
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1. A measurement system comprising:
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a propagation medium; a propagation tuned oscillator (PTO) coupled to the medium where the PTO facilitates a continued emission, propagation, and detection of one or more energy waves through the propagation medium and where the PTO is configured to select one of continuous wave, pulsed, and pulsed echo modes of operation where the propagation tuned oscillator further comprises; a first multiplexer having a first terminal, a second terminal, third terminal and a fourth terminal; a second multiplexer having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal; a third multiplexer having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal a driver circuit having an input coupled to the fourth terminal of the first multiplexer and an output coupled to the first terminal of second multiplexer and the first terminal of the third multiplexer where the output of the driver circuit is configured to couple to a first location of the propagation medium; a zero-crossing receiver having an input coupled to the second terminal of the second multiplexer and the second terminal of the third multiplexer and an output coupled to the second terminal of the first multiplexer where the input of the zero crossing receiver is configured to couple to a second location of the propagation medium and where the output of the zero-crossing receiver is configured to couple to the input of the driver circuit to form a positive closed-loop feedback path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A measurement system comprising:
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a first selectable positive closed-loop feedback path comprising; a driver circuit to enable emission of one or more energy waves into a medium; a zero-crossing receiver coupled to the medium to detect a propagated energy wave; a second selectable positive closed-loop feedback path comprising; the driver circuit to enable emission of one or more energy wave into the medium; and an edge-detect receiver coupled to the medium to detect a propagated energy wave where the measurement system is configured such that the zero-crossing receiver or the edge-detect receiver are not simultaneously in the positive close-loop feedback path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A measurement system comprising:
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a zero-crossing receiver having an input and an output; an edge-detect receiver having an input and an output; a first multiplexer having a first terminal coupled to the output of the zero-crossing receiver, a second terminal coupled to the output of the edge-detect receiver, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal; a driver circuit having an input coupled to the fourth terminal of the first multiplexer and an output; a second multiplexer having a first terminal coupled to the output of the driver circuit, a second terminal coupled to the input of the edge-detect receiver, and a third terminal; and a third multiplexer having a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to the input of zero-crossing receiver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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