Real-time transient pulse monitoring system and method
AssigneeSRI International
InventorsPaolo G. Sechi, Richard C. Adamo
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Abstract
Described are a system and method for monitoring and characterizing a stimulus in order to detect transient phenomena. An analog signal represents the stimulus. Conversion circuitry receives the analog signal and continuously converts the analog signal into digital data. Digital circuitry continuously receives the digital data from the conversion circuitry and dynamically computes from the digital data a value that characterizes a parameter of the stimulus while the digital circuitry continuously receives new digital data from the conversion circuitry. The digital circuitry can be reconfigured to characterize a different parameter for the same type or for a different type of stimulus.
Claims24
A system for characterizing a stimulus represented by an analog signal, the system comprising:
- conversion circuitry continuously receiving the analog signal and converting the analog signal into digital data;
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- digital circuitry in communication with the conversion circuitry to receive continuously the digital data from the conversion circuitry, the digital circuitry dynamically computing from the digital data a value that characterizes a parameter of the stimulus while the digital circuitry continuously receives new digital data from the conversion circuitry.
A system for characterizing a stimulus represented by an analog signal, the system comprising:
- an analog-to-digital converter receiving the analog signal and converting the analog signal into digital data;
- a processing unit dynamically computing from the digital data a value that characterizes a parameter of the stimulus;
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- a memory buffer in communication between the analog-to-digital converter and the processing unit, the memory buffer continuously receiving new digital data from the analog-to-digital converter while the processing unit processes digital data received from the memory buffer to compute the value that characterizes the parameter of the stimulus.
A method of characterizing a stimulus represented by an analog signal, the method comprising:
- continuously receiving digital data digitized from the analog signal representing the stimulus;
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- dynamically computing from the continuously received digital data a value that characterizes a parameter of the stimulus while receiving new digital data digitized from the analog signal representing the stimulus.
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