Apparatus and method for generating an amplified effect in response to a periodic stimulus applied to asymmetrical hysteretic systems
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNorman W. Schubring, Joseph V. Mantese, Adolph L. Micheli
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating an amplified effect in an asymmetrical hysteretic system is disclosed. The asymmetrical hysteretic system comprises an internally-graded transponent, an energy source that drives the internally-graded transponent, and a small stimulus amplified by a gain factor of the internally-graded transponent. A method for generating an amplified effect in an asymmetrical hysteretic system is also disclosed.
Claims48
An asymmetrical hysteretic system, comprising:
- an internally-graded transponent;
- an energy source that drives the internally-graded transponent;
- and
- a small stimulus amplified by a gain factor of the internally-graded transponent.
An asymmetrical hysteretic system, comprising:
- an internally-graded transponent;
- an energy source defined by a periodic stimulus that drives the internally-graded transponent;
- and
- a small stimulus that is amplified by a gain factor of the internally-graded transponent, wherein the gain factor is approximately one-half the quantity of a DC stimulus multiplied by a DC response.
A method for generating an amplified effect for an asymmetrical hysteretic system, the asymmetrical hysteretic system comprising an internally graded transponent, a periodic stimulus, and a small stimulus, comprising the steps of:
- driving the transponent with the periodic stimulus;
- generating a gain factor in response to the periodic stimulus driving the transponent;
- amplifying the small stimulus with the gain factor;
- and
- producing an amplified output defined by the small stimulus and the gain factor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.