Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1995-12-22
1998-06-09
Trammell, James P.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
341167, G01C 2500
Patent
active
057645418
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for measurement signal compensation comprises providing an analog-to-digital converter that includes a dual slope integrator. A microprocessor controls the reference voltage applied to the integrator. An amplifier having a switchable gain, controls the amplification of the input signal to the integrator during the various phases of integration. An off-set compensation value is stored in a memory device for providing off-set compensation by charging a capacitor connected to the integrator. A full-scale rough adjust value is also stored on the memory device and is used as a specific reference to produce a reference voltage that is, in turn, used in the integrator during the negative slope phase. During the positive slope phase, the integration time is controlled by means of full-scale fine adjust values. The temperature dependent full-scale fine adjust values are produced from the preprogrammed values in memory by using interpolation techniques. For example, in the case of a piezo-resistive pressure sensor application, the temperature sensing is undertaken by intermittently sensing the temperature of the measuring circuitry using an on-chip temperature sensor, or the temperature at the top of the sensor bridge using the pressure sensors, or by using external temperature sensors. Pressure measurement depends on the plus and minus outputs of the sensor bridge, and measurement is performed by appropriately adjusting the integrator to provide for temperature compensation during the analog-to-digital conversion process.
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Hermann Juergen
Kash Richard Bruce
Hermann Finance Corporation Ltd.
Trammell James P.
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