53 results about "Impulse detector" patented technology

One aspect of the present invention is directed to an apparatus to perform impulse blanking of a received signal at multiple locations of a signal processing path. To effect such impulse blanking, multiple impulse detectors and blankets may be present, in addition to other circuitry. The impulse detectors may operate at different bandwidths, and the impulse blankers may be located at different locations of the signal processing path and may be differently configured.

An impulse-reducing module (200) reduces random noise in video pixels by providing an impulse detector (244) and an impulse reducer, such as a median filter (250). The impulse detector (244) generates filter control signals in response to detection of impulses, and the median filter (250) generates filtered pixel values in response to the filter control signals. The control signals set the median filter to a plurality of filter operating modes.

An impulse detector includes a piezoelectric component and a resilient component. The resilient component has a predetermined resistance to deformation during an impact. The piezoelectric component is associated with the resilient component so that an impulse of a predetermined magnitude causes deformation of the piezoelectric component thereby generating a resulting electrical signal. An impulse responsive vehicle seat assembly incorporates the impulse detector to detect vehicle collisions.

An impulse detector which can detect both low and high levels of impulse noise in a CDMA system is comprised of circuitry to calculate the background noise level in unused codes. Another circuit calculates the average noise power in the unused codes of each spreading interval to output the noise power per spreading interval. This average is continuously averaged over spreading intervals by another circuit which outputs the average background noise power. A comparator compares the noise power in the current spreading interval with the background noise power plus a programmable threshold and generates an erasure indication if the background noise power plus a discrimination threshold is exceeded.

An apparatus, method, and computer program product for an interactive toy vehicle that provides new structures and combinations of features for enhancing education and amusement, particularly for an improved small-scale vehicle toy that produces feedback (e.g., sounds or lights and a motorized output event) directly related to the amount of a child's input. The apparatus, method, and computer program product for a toy vehicle includes: a chassis; a motive element, coupled to the chassis, for moving the chassis; an impulse detector for generating an impulse signal responsive to one or more impulses applied to the chassis; and a controller, coupled to the chassis and responsive to the impulse signal, for: counting a number N of impulse signals received during a setup period; determining an operational mode responsive to the number N; setting a duty mode for the motive element responsive to the operational mode.

The invention discloses a low-speed gear information case body. The low-speed gear information case body comprises a case body, a high-speed input shaft, an intermediate shaft, a low-speed output shaft, a tapered roller shaft, a primary transmission pinion wheel, a primary transmission gearwheel, a secondary transmission pinion wheel and a secondary transmission gearwheel and is characterized in that a first vibration detecting hole, a second vibration detecting hole and a first gear impulse detecting hole are formed in the rear wall of the case body; a second gear impulse detecting hole and a gear displacement detecting hole are formed in the front wall of the case body; a vibration detector is mounted in the vibration detecting hole; an impulse detector is mounted in the gear impulse detecting hole; and a displacement detector is mounted in the gear displacement detecting hole. The remarkable effects of the low-speed gear information case body are as follows: the structure of the case body is simple; the arrangement is reasonable; detecting points and detecting equipment are accurately selected; high-precision, low-cost and energy-efficient detection and diagnosis to the early failures of a low-speed gearbox are realized; and the detecting precision and efficiency of the failures of the low-speed gearbox are improved.

A lighting system for an emergency exit from an occupied space: an array of lighting elements located around the emergency exit to illuminate the exit and facilitate egress for an occupant of the space; a control unit; and sensors to detect one or more trigger conditions and actuate the lighting elements in response to a first trigger condition from any of the sensors, the sensors comprising: an impulse detector operable to send a signal to the control unit indicating that the impulse detector has experienced an impulse; and a roll and / or pitch detector operable to send a signal to the control unit indicating that the roll and / or pitch detector has experienced roll and / or pitch, wherein upon detection of the first trigger condition the control unit actuates one or more of the lighting elements to illuminate the exit.