Sensor

US7114366B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Input/Output, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ben Jones · Austin, US
• Scott T. Dupuie · Lakeway, US
• Jeffrey Allen Blackburn · Austin, US
• Richard A. Johnson · Kyle, US
• Michael L. Abrams · Houston, US
• James Broseghini · Austin, US
• Mauricio A. Zavaleta · Austin, US
• Mark E. Burchfield · Austin, US
• Roger Maher · Dublin, IE
• Burton DeVolk · Colorado Springs, US
• Frank Mayo · Houston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 16, 2000
• Grant date: Oct 3, 2006
• Expiry date: Mar 16, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01P15/125
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for acquiring environmental information measurements. The 5 system (100) utilize a sensor, (205) a front-end circuit, (310) a loop filter (315), a switch controller (206), and a reduced-order loop control circuit to provide reliable data measurements while providing robust system behavior. The system further includes a sensor simulator (330) for simulating the operation of the sensor (205) and testing the operation of the front-end circuit (310) and the loop filter (315).