Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Echo systems – Distance or direction finding
Patent
1989-09-12
1991-02-12
Tarcza, Thomas H.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Echo systems
Distance or direction finding
367 98, 367901, 367908, 73290V, 340627, 364561, G01S 1508
Patent
active
049929984
ABSTRACT:
In acoustic level sensing apparatus, in which pulses of acoustic energy are transmitted by an electrically energized transducer towards a surface to be sensed, and the electrical output from the transducer following the pulse is digitized and analyzed to detect a return echo from the surface, so as to produce a digitized echo profile. The digitzed echo profile is enhanced by removing narrow peaks likely to correspond with certain types of spurious echo, and narrow valleys which may represent fragmentation of a wanted echo. Echoes are identified by comparing the profile with a time varying threshold generated derived from a linear regression performed on part of the threshold, various different types of comparison being performed and their results combined prior to selecting the most likely true echo on the basis of the combined results.
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Federal Industries Industrial Group Inc.
Pihulic Daniel T.
Tarcza Thomas H.
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