Modular sensor assembly including removable sensing module
US8718981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P5/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modular sensor assembly in which a sensing module may be packaged and provided separately from a signal processing module and which, in some applications, may facilitate disposal and/or replacement of the sensing module when exposed to a “dirty” or “contaminated” environment without requiring disposal and/or replacement of the entire sensor assembly. In certain applications, the sensing module may include at least one transducer or sensor and a local memory containing a set of conditioning coefficients. The sensing module may be removably coupled to a signal processing module which, in some cases, may be configured to download the set of conditioning coefficients stored in the local memory of the sensing module, and to use the set of conditioning coefficients to produce a substantially linearized output signal.
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