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Method and device for analyzing substances

US7826993B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 4, 2005
Grant dateNov 2, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N25/4833
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for analyzing a substance, where the method includes subjecting the substance to a dynamic excitation to produce an observable response, and determining a characteristic quantity of the substance based on a correlation between the excitation and the response. The correlation between the excitation and the response is expressed by a parametric model for which a specific model structure with a finite number of unspecified parameters is preset. The determining a characteristic quantity of the substance includes calculating the parameters of the model from values of the excitation and the response in a time domain, determining from the calculated parameters a transfer function in a frequency range, and calculating the characteristic quantity directly from the transfer function. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

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