Method and system for gating a sensor using a gated power signal
AssigneeLitton Systems, Inc.
InventorsTimothy E. Ostromek, Joseph P. Estrera, Antonio V. Bacarella
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Abstract
A system (300) for gating a sensor (118) includes a detector (120) that detects light and outputs a signal (102) corresponding to the light. A control unit (334) receives the signal (106), and enables and disables a power supply (314) in response to the signal (106) to generate a gated power signal (316). The power supply (314) outputs the gated power signal (316) to a sensor (118) sensing the light.
Claims22
A system for gating a sensor, the system comprising:
- a sensor operable to sense light and generate a signal corresponding to the light;
- a detector coupled to the sensor and operable to detect the light using the signal;
- a control unit coupled to the detector and operable to receive the signal;
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- a power supply coupled to the control unit and operable to output a gated power signal to the sensor sensing the light, the control unit operable to:
- adjust a signal frequency, a signal phase, and a signal pulse width of the gated power signal in response to the signal;
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- enable and disable the power supply in response to the signal to generate the gated power signal.
A method for gating a sensor, the method comprising:
- sensing light at a sensor;
- generating a signal corresponding to the light in response to sensing the light;
- detecting the light at a detector using the signal;
- adjusting a signal frequency, a signal phase, and a signal pulse width of the gated power signal in response to the signal;
- enabling and disabling a power supply in response to the signal to generate a gated power signal;
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- supplying the gated power signal to the sensor sensing the light.
Software for gating a sensor, the software residing on a computer-readable medium and operable to:
- sense light at a sensor;
- generate a signal corresponding to the light in response to sensing the light;
- detect the light at a detector using the signal;
- adjust a signal frequency, a signal phase, and a signal pulse width of the gated power signal in response to the signal;
- enable and disable a power supply in response to the signal to generate a gated power signal;
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- supply the gated power signal to the sensor sensing the light.
A system for gating a sensor, the system comprising:
- a sensor operable to sense light and generate a signal corresponding to the light;
- a detector coupled to the sensor and operable to detect light through the sensor using the signal corresponding to the light, the signal comprising frequency information and intensity information about the light;
- a control unit coupled to the detector and operable to receive the signal;
- a power supply coupled to the control unit and operable to output a gated power signal to gate the sensor sensing the light, the control unit operable to:
- adjust a signal frequency, a signal phase, and a signal pulse width of the gated power signal in response to the frequency information and intensity information of the signal;
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- enable and disable the power supply in response to the frequency information and the intensity information to generate the gated power signal;
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- a display coupled to the control unit and operable to display information about the light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.