Sensing device for determining a rain rate

Details Sensing device for determining a rain rate Sensing device for determining a rain rate

2005-08-30

2005-08-30

Duda, Rina (Department: 2837)

Electricity: motive power systems

Periodic, repetitious or successive operations control of...

C318SDIG002, C318S444000, C318S483000, C318S445000, C015S250020, C015S250120, C015S250130

Reexamination Certificate

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06936985

ABSTRACT:
A sensing device includes a piezoelectric vibration sensor mounted to a surface for producing an analog signal proportional to raindrops striking the surface, an amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter, and a processor for calculating the rain rate based on an exponential probability density function of a first order point process.

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