Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Calibration
Patent
1993-06-01
1995-08-08
Karlsen, Ernest F.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Calibration
324130, 36457101, G04F 1000, G01L 704
Patent
active
054402379
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for normalizing electronic sensor data to correct for variations in individual sensor transfer characteristics which are not known in advance. A general characteristic transfer function for a sensor type of interest is determined empirically. A baseline response reading is acquired from an individual sensor, and that baseline response applied to the general transfer function to determine a specific transfer function for the individual sensor. The specific transfer function is used to calculate normalized data. One application of the invention is in computer cursor control pointing devices such as a joystick. Because the invention compensates for wide variations in sensor characteristics, inexpensive sensors such as force-sensitive resistors may be used in a joystick without sacrificing pointing accuracy and ergonomic efficiency.
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Biehl Philip D.
Brown Daniel R.
In-Control Solutions, Inc.
Karlsen Ernest F.
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