Multiplexed Connection Circuit for Particle Detection Localization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gas detectors with multiple output channels are costly and inefficient, particularly in high particle flux scenarios, due to manufacturing difficulties and ambiguity in particle localization, especially when multiple particles pass through simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A multiplexed connection circuit with p channels connected to n output channels, where each channel belongs to a group of adjacent channels, allowing for precise particle localization by propagating detection signals across multiple channels and reducing the number of output channels needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a large number of output channels are used to detect multiple particles simultaneously, then particle detection accuracy is improved, but manufacturing cost and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The detection device is divided into multiple detection zones with different functions: a first detection zone for initial particle detection and a second detection zone for precise localization. This segmentation allows the system to achieve high precision without requiring every channel to participate in every measurement, thereby reducing the total number of output channels needed while maintaining measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a single-plane detection architecture to a multi-layered detection architecture by adding a second detection zone. This dimensional expansion allows particles to be tracked through multiple stages, enabling precise localization with fewer total channels by utilizing the additional spatial dimension for signal routing and particle trajectory analysis.
2Productivity
If multiple particles pass through the detection device simultaneously, then detection throughput is improved, but localization accuracy deteriorates due to signal ambiguity
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the detection process into two distinct zones, the system can handle multiple particles simultaneously in different zones without signal confusion. Particles detected in the first zone can be distinguished from those in the second zone, allowing high throughput while maintaining localization accuracy for each particle.
Solution Approach 2:
The first detection zone acts as an intermediary that pre-processes and filters particle signals before they reach the second detection zone. This intermediary stage separates simultaneous particle signals spatially and temporally, preventing signal ambiguity and enabling accurate localization even when multiple particles pass through the device at the same time.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid printed circuit board is used to support multiple detection layers, then structural stability is improved, but material usage and device thickness increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces rigid printed circuit boards with flexible detection layers that can be bent or curved to form multiple detection zones. These thin-film structures provide the necessary structural stability for multi-layer detection while using minimal material, reducing both the quantity of substance required and the overall device thickness compared to traditional rigid PCB approaches.
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AI summary
The circuit (100) has multiplicity of channels that are provided with P channels (101). Multiplicity of exit points are provided with N exit points (102). The channel is provided with groups of adjacent channels. Each group of adjacent channels is defined by a unit formed by logins of the channels. The group of exit points formed by unit is associated with the group of adjacent channels and group of adjacent channels are associated with group of exit points different from others groups of adjacent channels. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) a device for detecting particle; (2) a method for detecting particle; (3) a computer readable medium storing program for detecting particle; and (4) a computer program for detecting particle.