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Velocity measuring system

US8804103B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2012
Grant dateAug 12, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2007/4977
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser Doppler velocimeter uses self-mixing amplification of backreflections from scatterers below the surface of a flow. A time domain signal is divided into segments that are roughly equal to a transit time of particles through a focus of a laser beam. The segments are connected to a frequency domain through the use of an FFT algorithm to produce frequency domain data segments. Signal-to-noise ratio is enhanced through signal processing techniques using the segments to produce a final enhanced signal spectrum.

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