Automatic monitoring of analog gauges
US7714740B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S20/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A digital monitoring device for monitoring an analog gauge including a pointer, the digital monitoring device comprising: a pixilated optical sensor array for mounting over the analog gauge to generate a digital signal corresponding to movement of the pointer; an image processing means for reading the pointer of the analog gauge from the electrical signals from the pixilated array, and an alert output for outputting an alert corresponding to pointer exceeding acceptable boundaries.
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