Noise reduction system and method
AssigneeWeston Aerospace Limited
InventorsMark Rudkin, Anthony Palmer
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Abstract
A system and method for measuring frequency which reduces the impact of noise. The system and method includes the steps of sampling a signal train over a first signal portion of the signal train, determining a first average period for the first signal portion (t1) of the signal train, sampling the signal train over a second signal portion (t2) of the signal train, wherein, the second portion of the signal train overlaps with the first signal portion, determining a second average period for the second signal portion (t2) of the output signal train, and then determining the average of the determined average periods.
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A method of determining a frequency of a signal train using a digital counter, a clock oscillator and a latch, the signal train having a series of signal pulses, the counter being driven by the clock and the method including the steps of:
- i) sampling the signal train over a first signal portion and a second signal portion of the signal train, the first and second signal portions having a predetermined number of signal pulses and the second signal portion overlapping with the first signal portion;
- ii) loading clock counts from the digital counter into the latch when triggered by start and finish edges of the first and second signal portions of the signal train;
- iii) subtracting clock counts latched by start edges from clock counts latched by finish edges of the first and second signal portions to obtain periods of the first and second signal portions;
- iv) determining first and second average periods for the first and second signal portions of the signal train;
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- v) determining the average of the determined average periods.
A system for determining a frequency of a signal train having a series of signal pulses, the system including a digital counter, a clock oscillator and a latch, the clock oscillator being configured to drive the digital counter, the system further including:
- i) means for sampling the signal train over a first signal portion and a second signal portion of the signal train, the first and second signal portions having a predetermined number of signal pulses and the second signal portion overlapping with the first signal portion;
- ii) means for loading clock counts from the digital counter into the latch when triggered by start and finish edges of the first and second signal portions of the signal train;
- iii) means for subtracting clock counts latched by start edges from clock counts latched by finish edges of the first and second signal portions to obtain periods of the first and second signal portions;
- iv) means for determining first and second average periods for the first and second signal portions of the signal train;
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- v) means for determining the average of the determined average periods.
A sensor for determining the frequency of vibration of a vibratable element, the sensor producing a signal corresponding to movement of the vibratable element using a digital counter, a clock oscillator and a latch, the signal train having a series of signal pulses, the counter being driven by the clock and, and the sensor having been configured to:
- i) sample the signal train over a first signal portion and a second signal portion of the signal train, the first and second signal portions having a predetermined number of signal pulses and the second signal portion overlapping with the first signal portion;
- ii) loading clock counts from the digital counter into the latch when triggered by start and finish edges of the first and second signal portions of the signal train;
- iii) subtracting clock counts latched by start edges from clock counts latched by finish edges of the first and second signal portions to obtain periods of the first and second signal portions;
- iv) determining first and second average periods for the first and second signal portions of the signal train;
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- v) determine the average of the determined average periods.
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