Speed sensing method and apparatus

Details Speed sensing method and apparatus Speed sensing method and apparatus

2007-02-06

2007-02-06

Barlow, John (Department: 2863)

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system

Speed

Reexamination Certificate

active

10531098

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for measuring the speed of a target object passing a pair of sensor units (12) displaced apart by a predetermined distant L in the direction of motion of the target object (16). Passage of one or more features of the target object (16) past the first sensor unit (12A) results in the generation of a signal (x1), and passage of the same feature of the target object (16) past the second sensor unit (12B) results in the generate of a second signal, (x2). A signal processor (18) is configured to determine a mathematical correlation between signals (x1) and (x2), and an associated time delay (τ0). The speed (v) of the target object (16) is calculated by the signal processor (18) as the ratio of the predetermined distance (L) to the time delay (τ0).

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