Systems and methods for signal quantization
AssigneeInsitu, Inc.
InventorGary Lee Viviani
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for detecting and precisely measuring information content of one or more environmental conditions. The system may include a plurality of oscillator circuits that are coupled together. The coupling of the oscillator circuits generates an output signal having a pattern of amplitude and frequency. The pattern of amplitude and frequency changes as one or more values of the environmental condition(s) change.
Claims22
A system for detecting information content of one or more environmental conditions, the system comprising:
- a plurality of separate and distinct oscillator circuits that are coupled together, wherein the coupling of the plurality of oscillator circuits generates an output signal having a pattern of amplitude and frequency, and wherein the pattern of amplitude and frequency changes as one or more values of the one or more environmental conditions change.
A method of detecting information content of one or more environmental conditions, the method comprising:
- coupling a plurality of separate and distinct oscillator circuits together;
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- generating an output signal having a pattern of amplitude and frequency through the coupling operation, wherein the pattern of amplitude and frequency changes as one or more values of the one or more environmental conditions change.
A vehicle comprising:
- a main body including an internal cabin;
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- one or more systems for detecting information content of one or more environmental conditions secured on or within the main body, each of the one or more systems comprising:
- a plurality of oscillator circuits that are coupled together, wherein each of the plurality of oscillator circuits comprises multiple negative resistance non-linearities that provide multiple stable equilibriums, wherein the coupling of the plurality of oscillator circuits generates an output signal having a pattern of amplitude and frequency, and wherein the pattern of amplitude and frequency changes as one or more values of the one or more environmental conditions change;
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- a pattern recognition unit operatively coupled to the plurality of oscillator circuits, wherein the pattern recognition unit is configured to receive the output signal and determine the one or more values of the one or more environmental conditions by analyzing the pattern of amplitude and frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.