177 results about "Noise induced" patented technology

A vital-signs monitoring patch is disclosed. The patch includes at least two electrodes and a circuit assembly that periodically takes at least one measurement from the electrodes. The patch is a unitized device that contains the circuit assembly with the electrodes on the underside of the patch. The patch is attached to a patient with the electrodes in electrical contact with the patient's skin. The segments of the patch that connect the electrodes to the circuit assembly are flexible which reduces the noise induced in the measurement by stress on the contact between the electrodes and the patient.

A method of building systematically a multi-dimensional (n, D, L) circular trellis coded modulation (CTCM) encoder with properties of optimal energy efficiency, strong tail biting and maximum minimum distance (d_min) of trellis paths is disclosed. In addition, a communication system for use in a power limited channel application is disclosed comprising a circular trellis coded modulation (CTCM) encoder with permuted state structure for encoding based on a circular trellis path associated with a sequence of digital information bits and a set of simplexes identified for the path from a multi-dimensional signal constellation; a transmitter coupled to said CTCM encoder for transmitting said sequence of channel symbols over said channel; a receiver for receiving a transmission from said transmitter including said sequence of channel symbols and any noise induced therein; and a CTCM decoder coupled to said receiver for decoding the received transmission without knowledge of the starting state of the circular trellis path of the CTCM encoder to recover the sequence of information bits. Apparatus and methods of encoding and decoding are also disclosed utilizing a combination of circular trellis-coded modulation with permuted state structure and simplex signal constellation techniques for use in the digital communication system.

In a capacitive sensor of the type having X electrodes which are driven and Y electrodes that are used as sense channels connected to charge measurement capacitors, signal measurements are made conventionally by driving the X electrodes to transfer successive packets of charge to the charge measurement capacitors. However, an additional noise measurement is made by emulating or mimicking the signal measurement, but without driving the X electrodes. The packets of charge transferred to the charge accumulation capacitor are then indicative of noise induced on the XY sensing nodes. These noise measurements can be used to configure post-processing of the signal measurements.

This invention refers to the traction lugs of reinforced elastomeric endless traction bands, and more particularly to those which are used on heavy vehicles like defense vehicles or for skid steer vehicles. More specifically, the invention relates to traction lugs which are angled with respect to the transversal axis of the traction band and preferably disposed in chevrons, which optimize the band's traction while reducing the occurrences of teeth skipping and the level of vibrations and noise induced by the interaction of the traction band with the sprocket.

A torque sensing device for measuring the torque applied to a rotatable shaft, and also measuring the magnetic field noise affecting the device. The device incorporates a switching function thereby enabling the device to operate in a common signal detection mode and a differential noise detection mode. The device is capable of determining the torque applied to the rotatable shaft based upon output signals obtained from magnetic field sensors operating in both the common signal detection mode and the differential noise detection mode. The device is capable of accurately measuring a torque induced magnetic field and is capable of canceling measurement error resulting from noise induced magnetic fields.

To track significant changes in a hemodynamic variable of a living body regardless of measurement noise induced by cyclical functions of the body, the hemodynamic variable is measured at substantially the same instant during several cycles and the measured values compared to identify any statistically significant changes. The measurements may be discrete or continuous. The heart may be stimulated by a cardiac device during some of the cycles and parameters of the device such as the A-V delay of a pacemaker may be adjusted in accordance with the measured change in the hemodynamic variable, which may be, among others, blood pressure or blood volume.

A method of removing a microphone noise and a portable terminal supporting the same are provided. The portable terminal supporting removal of a microphone noise includes a microphone for collecting an audio signal, a controller for processing the audio signal collected by the microphone, a microphone signal line for transferring a microphone signal collected by the microphone to the controller, and a noise collecting circuit disposed at a neighboring region of the microphone signal line for collecting and providing a noise signal similar to a noise induced in the microphone signal line to the controller, wherein the controller controls such that the noise induced in the microphone signal line is removed based on the noise signal collected by the noise collecting circuit.

An oriented PIFA-type apparatus for reducing hearing aid radio frequency (RF) interference including a directional multi-band and/or single band antenna for use with PWDs such as digital cellphones is disclosed. The apparatus greatly reduces or eliminates the audio noise induced in hearing aids by the PWDs and allows operation of a hearing aid during PWD operation. In operation, the apparatus may be provided on the PWD side away from the user's head. The apparatus may be integrated into the PWB during its manufacture or provided as an after market assembly for a PWD that has a port for connection of an external antenna. The apparatus provides for improved front-to-back ratio as compared to antennas currently in use on PWD's, and therefore also reduces SAR (specific absorption rate), the level of RF energy received into the head by a PWD.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for error-compensated counting of Hall states for motor position feedback and/or commutation. An indicated Hall state is detected by digital Hall state sensors and a duration of the Hall state is compared to a specified time period. When the duration exceeds the specified time period, the indicated Hall state is compared to one or more valid Hall states and a position counter is changed for valid states. When the indicated Hall state is invalid, the position counter is not changed. The Hall state sensors may be connected to logic means and may detect the position of a rotor of a permanent magnet motor relative to a stator. When noise induces a change in an indicated Hall state, corresponding noise-induced effects on the position counter may be may be removed through error-compensated counting.

The invention relates to aircraft noise reduction apparatus, in particular, but not exclusively, to noise reduction apparatus on an aircraft landing gear. The aircraft noise reduction apparatus comprises a noise reduction attachment for a landing gear of an aircraft. The noise reduction apparatus is movable between a first position in which it deflects air away from a noise inducing component of the landing gear and a second position in which it allows access to the noise inducing component. The movement of the noise reduction attachment between the first and second positions is actuated by a part of the landing gear.

CT imaging is enhanced by adaptively filtering x-ray attenuation data prior to image reconstruction. Detected x-ray projection data are adaptively and anisotropically filtered based on the locally estimated orientation of structures within the projection data from an object being imaged at a plurality of rotation positions. The detected x-ray data are uniformly low pass filtered to preserve the local mean values in the data, while the high pass filtering is controlled based on the estimated orientations. The resulting filtered data provide projection data with smoothing along the structures while maintaining sharpness along edges. Image noise and noise induced streak artifacts are reduced without increased blurring along edges in the reconstructed images. The enhanced image allows reduced x-ray dose while maintaining image quality.

This invention relates to a digital signal reproducing apparatus. This invention is applicable to an apparatus such as a video tape recorder and an optical disk drive, using a Viterbi decoder therein. Noise characteristics are equalized at points of discrimination by adding an equalized signal SPR4 of a differential system and an equalized signal SPR1 of an integrating system in a weighted manner, or by adding up metrics Maa-Mbb, (Ma', Mb') relative to amplitude reference values calculated for the two equalized signals SPR4 and SPR1, over each of relevant paths in a weighted fashion. The arrangements allow the inventive apparatus to avert noise-induced deterioration of discrimination accuracy.

The present invention relates to a sensor circuit method for securing a sufficient Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) by reducing the influence of noise induced from a sensor element which appears in the final output signal of a reception unit although an input signal having a relatively small amplitude is used in a sensing apparatus in which a time-periodic signal having a relatively higher frequency as compared with the speed of change of a behavior of a user or a movement of an object to be sensed, such as a capacitive sensor or an inductive sensor, is used as an input signal. Power consumption of a touch sensor chip can be reduced even without increasing the amplitude of a touch sensor panel driving signal, and a production cost for a touch sensor chip can be reduced by removing a high voltage driver.