Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves
Patent
1998-02-20
1999-10-19
Williams, Hezron
Measuring and testing
Vibration
By mechanical waves
73601, 73 6141, 73 6144, 7386108, 250301, 324 7677, 324 7682, 324637, 324639, 324640, 342125, 342127, 367 90, 356 515, G01S 382, G01N 2902
Patent
active
059692545
ABSTRACT:
A phase difference measuring apparatus obtains a first receive signal by transmitting and receiving a to-be-measured material in a reference state and a second receive signal by transmitting and receiving a signal wave to and from that material in a measured state. The apparatus finds a reference phase difference .theta..sub.1 from the transmit wave and first receive signal and an apparent phase difference .theta..sub.2 ' from the transmit wave and second receive signal. The apparatus adds the apparent phase difference .theta..sub.2 ' to a product of the number of rotations, n, the apparent phase difference .theta..sub.2 ' passes through a given reference point and an angle of 360.degree. to find a true phase difference .theta..sub.2. The apparatus varies the number of rotations, n, to n+1 when the apparent phase difference .theta..sub.2 ', while being increased, passes through the reference point and that number of rotations, n, to n=n-1 when the apparent phase difference .theta..sub.2 ', while being decreased, passes through the reference point.
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Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Miller Rose M.
Williams Hezron
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