Method and an apparatus for reducing an error rate
AssigneeMicro Motion, Inc.
InventorsPaul J Hays, Craig B McAnally
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Abstract
A method for reducing an error rate is provided. The method includes obtaining a first analog signal representing a first kinematic property of a first position with a sensor, obtaining a second analog signal representing a second kinematic property of the first position, digitizing the first analog signal into a first digital signal, and digitizing the second analog signal into a second digital signal. The method also includes combining the first digital signal and the second digital signal into a combined signal such that an error rate of the combined signal is less than an error rate of one of the first digital signal and the second digital signal.
Claims22
A method for reducing an error rate, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first analog signal representing a first kinematic property of a first position with a sensor at the first position;
- obtaining a second analog signal representing a second kinematic property of the first position;
- digitizing the first analog signal into a first digital signal;
- digitizing the second analog signal into a second digital signal;
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- combining the first digital signal and the second digital signal into a combined signal such that an error rate of the combined signal is less than an error rate of one of the first digital signal and the second digital signal.
An apparatus (500, 600) for reducing an error rate, the apparatus (500, 600) comprising:
- a sensor (510a, 610) at a first position (130a);
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- a meter electronics (530, 630) coupled to and in communication with the sensor (510a, 610), the meter electronics (530, 630) configured to:
- obtain a first analog signal (512a, 612) representing a first kinematic property of the first position (130a) from the sensor (510a, 610);
- obtain a second analog signal (512b, 613) representing a second kinematic property of the first position (130a);
- digitize the first analog signal (512a, 612) into a first digital signal (514a, 614a);
- digitize the second analog signal (512b, 613) into a second digital signal (514b, 614b);
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- combine the first digital signal (514a, 614a) and the second digital signal (514b, 614b) into a combined signal (516, 616) such that an error rate of the combined signal (516, 616) is less than an error rate of one of the first digital signal (514a, 614a) and the second digital signal (514b, 614b).
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