Methods of detecting change in object and apparatuses for performing the methods
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1. A detecting apparatus comprising:
- a first resonator configured to generate a first resonance signal based on power output from a power supply in response to an object changing within a range of a field of the first resonator;
a switch configured to connect the first resonator to the power supply in response to a control signal; and
a controller configured to sample a value of an envelope of the first resonance signal and detect an attenuation in the first resonance signal over time to detect a change in the object wherein the controller is configured to control an amount of energy of the first resonator, a magnitude of the first resonance signal, and the range of the field of the first resonator based on the noise component of the first resonance signal.
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Abstract
A detecting apparatus includes a first resonator configured to generate a first resonance signal based on power output from a power supply in response to an object changing within a range of a field of the first resonator, a switch configured to connect the first resonator to the power supply in response to a control signal, and a controller configured to sample a value of an envelope of the first resonance signal to detect a change in the object.
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1. A detecting apparatus comprising:
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a first resonator configured to generate a first resonance signal based on power output from a power supply in response to an object changing within a range of a field of the first resonator; a switch configured to connect the first resonator to the power supply in response to a control signal; and a controller configured to sample a value of an envelope of the first resonance signal and detect an attenuation in the first resonance signal over time to detect a change in the object wherein the controller is configured to control an amount of energy of the first resonator, a magnitude of the first resonance signal, and the range of the field of the first resonator based on the noise component of the first resonance signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A detecting apparatus comprising:
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a first resonator configured to generate a first resonance signal based on power output from a power supply in response to an object changing within a range of a field of the first resonator; a switch configured to connect the first resonator to the power supply in response to a control signal; a second resonator configured to induce a second resonance signal through a resonance between the first resonator and the second resonator; and a controller configured to sample a value of an envelope of either one or both of the first resonance signal and the second resonance signal and detect an attenuation in the first resonance signal over time to detect a change in the object and control an amount of energy of the first resonator, a magnitude of the first resonance signal, and the range of the field of the first resonator based on the noise component of the first resonance signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting a change in an object, the method comprising:
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connecting a first resonator to a power supply in response to a control signal; generating, using the first resonator, a first resonance signal based on power output from the power supply in response to the object changing within a range of a field of the first resonator; sampling a value of an envelope of the first resonance signal; and
detecting an attenuation in the first resonance signal over time; and
control an amount of energy of the first resonator, a magnitude of the first resonance signal, and the range of the field of the first resonator based on the noise component of the first resonance signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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