40 results about "Rf noise" patented technology

A system and method for mapping radio-frequency (RF) noise, and estimating channel quality in a multi-channel ultra-wideband communication system is provided. One method includes placing a plurality of time bins within a plurality of time frames and assigning a plurality of UWB communication channels comprising selected time bins. RF noise amplitude data is then sampled from selected time bins. The sampled RF noise amplitude data from the time bins is then averaged, thereby obtaining an average RF noise amplitude in each of the plurality of channels. The RF noise amplitude indicates the amount of RF noise present in a channel. The channels may then be ranked based on the characteristics of the RF noise.

Passive voice enabled RFID devices. The passive voice enabled RFID devices include a power harvesting circuit that converts natural and artificial energy sources to voltage and current to power the device, thus, the device does not require a battery. It provides a voice capable RFID device with a power harvesting circuit that is powered by harvesting energy from various artificial or energy sources and / or natural energy sources such as: voice signals, other electromagnetic waves, sun light, vibrations, RF noise, etc. and used voice signals received to uniquely identify a generator of the voice signals or other sound signals.

The invention provides for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (142,144) from an imaging zone (108). Execution of the instructions causes a processor (133) controlling the MRI system to: acquire (200) imaging magnetic resonance data (142) with radio frequency excitation of the radio frequency system enabled; acquire (202) noise radio frequency data (148) using at least one RF noise detection coil, wherein the noise radio frequency data is acquired simultaneously with the imaging magnetic resonance data; acquire (204) calibration magnetic resonance data (144) with radio frequency excitation of the radio frequency system disabled; acquire (206) reference radio frequency data (146) using the at least one RF noise detection coil, wherein the reference radio frequency data is acquired simultaneously with the calibration magnetic resonance data; and calculate (208) a noise calibration (150) using the reference radio frequency data and the calibration magnetic resonance data.

Systems and methods for detecting change in an environment are provided. In one aspect, a system for detecting change in an environment includes an RF noise source configured to transmit an RF noise signal into the environment and to vary a parameter of the RF noise signal, and an interrogator configured to communicate with a plurality of communication devices distributed in the environment over a plurality of communication channels. The system also includes a detection system configured to receive information related to performances of the plurality of communication channels from the interrogator, to generate a fingerprint of the environment for each of the plurality of communication channels based on the performance of the communication channel at different values of the parameter of the RF noise signal, and to detect a change in the environment when one or more of the fingerprints deviates from a respective baseline fingerprint by a certain amount.

A radar system that utilizes predetermined, pseudorandom, or random waveforms that may be substantially matched to the impulse response of the radar and any surrounding clutter such that the signal-to-clutter ratio may be optimized and / or such that specific targets may be identified and / or classified.

A system and method for mapping. radio-frequency (RF) noise, and estimating channel quality in a multi-channel ultra-wideband communication system is provided. One method includes placing a plurality of time bins within a plurality of time frames and assigning a plurality of UWB communication channels comprising selected time bins. RF noise amplitude data is then sampled from selected time bins. The sampled RF noise amplitude data from the time bins is then averaged, thereby obtaining an average RF noise amplitude in each of the plurality of channels. The RF noise amplitude indicates the amount of RF noise present in a channel. The channels may then be ranked based on the characteristics of the RF noise.

The invention provides for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (142, 144) from an imaging zone (108). Execution of the instructions causes a processor (133) controlling the MRI system to: acquire (200) imaging magnetic resonance data (142) with radio frequency excitation of the radio frequency system enabled; acquire (202) noise radio frequency data (148) using at least one RF noise detection coil, wherein the noise radio frequency data is acquired simultaneously with the imaging magnetic resonance data; acquire (204) calibration magnetic resonance data (144) with radio frequency excitation of the radio frequency system disabled; acquire (206) reference radio frequency data (146) using the at least one RF noise detection coil, wherein the reference radio frequency data is acquired simultaneously with the calibration magnetic resonance data; and calculate (208) a noise calibration (150) using the reference radio frequency data and the calibration magnetic resonance data.

A radar system that utilizes predetermined, pseudorandom, or random waveforms that may be substantially matched to the impulse response of the radar and any surrounding clutter such that the signal-to-clutter ratio may be optimized and / or such that specific targets may be identified and / or classified.

A capacitive sensing circuit including a microchip and a sense plate, wherein the microchip comprises a hardware Q RF noise detector module that provides a logical indication of when noise impacts on the integrated circuit.

An apparatus includes a device contactor having an integrated radio frequency (“RF”) shield and a gasket coupled to a first surface of the device contactor. When the device contactor is removably attached to a printed circuit board (“PCB”), the gasket contacts the PCB, and the RF shield and the gasket form a Faraday cage that shields a device under test and / or circuitry associated with the device under test from RF noise.

There is provided a band gap reference voltage generation circuit capable of reducing wake up time during transition from an idle mode to a normal mode and further capable of removing the RF noise of an output voltage. The band gap reference voltage generation circuit includes an operation amplifier for outputting a uniform voltage in accordance with a reference voltage input to an inversion terminal and a non-inversion terminal; a first-type first transistor for outputting a power source voltage in accordance a power down signal; a first-type second transistor for outputting bias current corresponding to an output voltage from the operation amplifier using an output voltage from the first-type first transistor; a reference voltage circuit for supplying a reference voltage to the inversion terminal and the non-inversion terminal using the bias current; a second-type first transistor different from the first-type first transistor for supplying a base voltage to the output port of the operation amplifier in accordance with the power down signal; a start up circuit for driving the entire circuit during power up; a first node between the second-type second transistor and the reference voltage circuit; and an output terminal connected to the first node.

According to an exemplary embodiment, an output driver circuit includes a pre-conditioning circuit. The output driver circuit further includes a timing control circuit coupled to an output of the pre-conditioning circuit, where the timing control circuit has a first state and a second state. The output driver circuit further includes a first transistor having a first terminal coupled to the timing control circuit and a second transistor having a first terminal coupled to the timing control circuit. When the timing control circuit is in the first state the pre-conditioning circuit output is coupled to the first terminal of the first transistor and not coupled to the first terminal of the second transistor, and when the timing control circuit is in the second state the pre-conditioning circuit output is coupled to the first terminal of the second transistor and not coupled to the first terminal of the second transistor.

A radar system that utilizes predetermined, pseudorandom, or random waveforms that may be substantially matched to the impulse response of the radar and any surrounding clutter such that the signal-to-clutter ratio may be optimized and / or such that specific targets may be identified and / or classified.

There is provided a band gap reference voltage generation circuit capable of reducing wake up time during transition from an idle mode to a normal mode and further capable of removing the RF noise of an output voltage. The band gap reference voltage generation circuit includes an operation amplifier for outputting a uniform voltage in accordance with a reference voltage input to an inversion terminal and a non-inversion terminal; a first-type first transistor for outputting a power source voltage in accordance a power down signal; a first-type second transistor for outputting bias current corresponding to an output voltage from the operation amplifier using an output voltage from the first-type first transistor; a reference voltage circuit for supplying a reference voltage to the inversion terminal and the non-inversion terminal using the bias current; a second-type first transistor different from the first-type first transistor for supplying a base voltage to the output port of the operation amplifier in accordance with the power down signal; a start up circuit for driving the entire circuit during power up; a first node between the second-type second transistor and the reference voltage circuit; and an output terminal connected to the first node.

An EED capable of reducing noise influence between a high voltage element and a low voltage logic element in an EED panel includes: a high voltage ground for a high voltage element, a low voltage ground for a low voltage element, and a ferrite bead, connected between the high voltage ground and the low voltage ground, to block RF noise from the high voltage ground.

The invention discloses a new method for performing fault prediction on a complex industrial process. The method comprises two stages of fault state feature extraction and fault prediction. The fault state feature extraction comprises the following steps: firstly, screening out features related to faults from data of a complex industrial process by using a random forest algorithm; secondly, introducing a stack noise reduction self-encoding network for feature reconstruction, then constructing a square prediction error (SPE) statistic to serve as a fault state feature, and by utilizing a kernel density estimation method, determining a control limit; and finally, substituting new data into the model, calculating the statistical magnitude and judging whether the statistical magnitude is normal or not. The fault prediction comprises the following steps: forming a time sequence by using the SPEs, and then realizing trend prediction of the SPEs by using a prediction model of the SFTCN. According to the invention, the random forest algorithm is adopted to reduce the training cost of the stack noise reduction self-encoding network, the improved time convolution network is adopted to effectively extract the time sequence characteristics of the fault state, and the fault prediction precision is high.

Disclosed is an electret condenser microphone which reinforces electrostatic discharge protection and noise isolation by adding a series of components in the electret condenser microphone. According to the present invention, it is possible to block TDMA noise by embodying an RC circuit using series resistors and a varistor having a capacitor component in an electret condenser microphone, and to provide ESD protection effect when testing air or contact ESD by mounting two transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes. It is possible to block RF noises in various frequency bands, and to reduce TDMA noise level when making a call with a maximum power level, by applying an electret condenser microphone for ESD protection and noise isolation to a mobile communication terminal. Further, since the electret condenser microphone according to the invention uses an internal analog ground, an artwork of a PCB substrate or isolations from other parts is possible.

A switching mode power supply generating reduced high frequency noise. The power supply includes a solid state switch, a modulator for driving the solid state switch with a periodic pulse drive signal, an output filter at the output of the solid state switch, where the output filter includes an inductor and a catch diode. A damping element is included for damping current spikes through the catch diode when said solid state switch turns on and thus reduce noise pulses that would otherwise be introduced by the current spikes.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which is given the acronym ULTRA (Unlimited Trains of Radio Acquisitions), can eliminate magnetic gradient reversals and allow simultaneous MR signal acquisition from the entire object volume in each of a multitude of very small receiver coils arranged in a 3D array around the imaging volume. This permits a rate of MR signal acquisition that is greatly increased (e.g. 256 times) compared with existing techniques, with a full 3D image constructed in as little as 1 millisecond. Furthermore, noise—both audible and electrical—is substantially reduced. The advantages over conventional MRI include:1. Clinical imaging can be completed in seconds or less, with good signal-to-noise ratio;2. Signal-to-noise ratio further increased by eliminating RF noise due to gradient switching;3. Real-time functional MRI on millisecond timescales;4. With single breath holds, high quality imaging of thorax and abdomen.5. Greatly reduced audible noise and vibration.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which is given the acronym ULTRA (Unlimited Trains of Radio Acquisitions), can eliminate magnetic gradient reversals and allow simultaneous MR signal acquisition from the entire object volume in each of a multitude of very small receiver coils arranged in a 3D array around the imaging volume. This permits a rate of MR signal acquisition that is greatly increased (e.g. 256 times) compared with existing techniques, with a full 3D image constructed in as little as 1 millisecond. Furthermore, noise—both audible and electrical—is substantially reduced. The advantages over conventional MRI include:1. Clinical imaging can be completed in seconds, with good signal-to-noise ratio;2. Signal-to-noise ratio is further increased by eliminating RF noise due to gradient switching;3. Real-time functional MRI is possible, on millisecond timescales;4. With single breath holds, high quality imaging of thorax and abdomen is possible.5. ULTRA greatly reduces audible noise and vibration.

Provided are a smartkey system and an operating method thereof. The smartkey system reflects an intensity of RF noise, which is detected in a zone having strong RF noise, in a fob indoor / outdoor position determination reference, and thus can prevent a determination error in which the presence of a fob is determined despite there being no fob registered in a vehicle, and prevent an operational reaction to a user's request from becoming slow.

An arc-like radio frequency (RF) noise detector device is configured to detect and display RF noise on a residential circuit branch that cause or contribute to an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) circuit breaker tripping. It comprises a power cord with a plug to connect to a receptacle on a branch circuit of the AFCI circuit breaker to detect RF noise. It further comprises a RF noise coupling circuit to receive power from a power entry module and coupled to an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) to generate a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) signal from the detected RF noise. It further comprises a power supply, a signal display device configured to receive and display the RSSI signal on a display screen to determine nature of a breaker trip event or likelihood of the breaker trip event and a battery to power the signal display device.

The present invention provides an exam room shielding (10) for electromagnetically shielding a magnetic resonance in imaging system (2), the exam room shielding (10) comprising a ceiling, a floor, side walls (11) interconnecting the ceiling and the floor, and a tubular shielding device (12), which is arranged to surround an examination tube (3) of the magnetic resonance imaging system (2), wherein both longitudinal ends (13) of the tubular shielding device (12) are circumferentially connected to openings (14) of the side walls (11), and the side walls (11) of the shielding (10) form the outline of an U-shaped room (15) with the longitudinal ends (13) of the tubular shielding device (12) interconnecting the lateral flanks (16) of the U-shaped room (15).The present invention further provides a magnetic resonance imaging system (2) comprising an exam room (1), wherein the exam room (1) has the above exam room shielding (10). The present invention also provides a system (6) comprising the above magnetic resonance imaging system (2) and an additional treatment or diagnosis device (7) located at an outer circumference of the tubular shielding device (12). This separates the space inside the exam room into a compartment free of RF noise, i.e. the space surrounded by the exam room shielding, for MR scanning, and a compartment outside the shielding, in which an operator can move for operating the MR imaging system and / or preparing a person for a MR scan.

An exam room shielding (10) for electromagnetically shielding a magnetic resonance imaging system (2) includes: a ceiling, a floor, side walls (11) interconnecting the ceiling and the floor, and a tubular shielding device (12), which is arranged to surround an examination tube (3) of the magnetic resonance imaging system (2). Both longitudinal ends (13) of the tubular shielding device (12) are circumferentially connected to openings (14)of the side walls (11) which form the outline of an U-shaped room (15) with the longitudinal ends (13) of the tubular shielding device (12) interconnecting the lateral flanks (16) of the U-shaped room (15). A magnetic resonance imaging system (2) includes an exam room (1), with the above exam room shielding (10). An additional treatment or diagnosis device (7) can be located at an outer circumference of the tubular shielding device (12). This separates the space inside the exam room into a compartment free of RF noise, i.e. the space surrounded by the exam room shielding, for MR scanning, and a compartment outside the shielding, in which an operator can move for operating the MR imaging system and / or preparing a person for a MR scan.

A capacitive sensing circuit including a microchip and a sense plate, wherein the microchip comprises a hardware Q RF noise detector module that provides a logical indication of when noise impacts on the integrated circuit.

In order to accurately probe a structure of concrete, a series of probe signals with defined carrier frequencies are generated by a probe signal generator and coupled into the structure by an antenna. The returning echo signals are processed by an echo signal receiver. Processing includes phase and amplitude detection in a multiplier, frequency-specific scaling in a scaling unit, replacement of the measured phases and amplitudes in an interpolation unit, and the generation of time-domain data in a Fourier transformation module. The device is robust against RF noise, accurate and low-power.

In order to accurately probe a structure of concrete, a series of probe signals with defined carrier frequencies are generated by a probe signal generator and coupled into the structure by an antenna. The returning echo signals are processed by an echo signal receiver. Processing includes phase and amplitude detection in a multiplier, frequency-specific scaling in a scaling unit, replacement of the measured phases and amplitudes in an interpolation unit, and the generation of time-domain data in a Fourier transformation module. The device is robust against RF noise, accurate and low-power.

The invention relates to a radio frequency discharge noise test device and method of an aircraft electrostatic discharger. The device and method for the radio frequency discharge noise test of an aircraft electrostatic discharger include a bracket, a DC program-controlled high-voltage power supply arranged on the bracket, a structure capacitor, a high-voltage cable, a fixed specimen bottom plate, a direct-reading microammeter, an equivalent load, and a Shaft cable, radio frequency noise true and effective measurement controller, optical fiber, grounding bus bar and base, telescopic mechanism connected to the base, adjustment mechanism in the telescopic mechanism, bracket connected to the top of the telescopic mechanism, connected to the bracket The noise receiving electrode and the high voltage electrode, the specimen electrode connected to the fixed specimen bottom plate, and several universal wheels connected to the bottom of the support; the present invention adopts the method of remote control, equivalent load, and broadband gain amplification to effectively realize the The reliable and stable discharge of aircraft electrostatic discharger meets the requirements of high-frequency communication systems and instruments for accurate signal power detection of radio frequency discharge.

Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for eliminating radio frequency noise of a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps: collecting data in an uplink voice channel, and performing time-frequency transformation on the data; determining whether radio frequency noise exists in the data of the uplink voice channel after the time-frequency transformation; if yes, performing noise elimination processing on the data in the uplink voice channel in a frequency domain. In the present invention, data is collected from the uplink voice channel, and noise elimination processing is performed when it is obtained through analysis that radio frequency noise exists in the data, so that radio frequency interference can be effectively avoided, and the quality of voice calls is ensured.