Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Calibration or correction system
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Barlow, John (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Calibration or correction system
C356S625000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07353128
ABSTRACT:
Optimizing a measurement system under test (MSUT) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a first set of adjustable parameters of the MSUT that affect a quality metric for the MSUT, calculating the quality metric over a range of values of each adjustable parameter in the first set of adjustable parameters, generating a first multidimensional response space based on the calculating step, and determining which value of each adjustable parameter optimizes the quality metric based on the first multidimensional response space. The multidimensional response space may be stored for later recall for other optimization exercises.
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Archie Charles N.
Banke, Jr. George W.
Solecky Eric P.
Barlow John
Hoffman Warnick & D'Alessandro LLC
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jaklitsch Lisa U.
Le Toan M.
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