公开(公告)号：US20060267831A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：US11349552

申请日：2006-02-08

申请人： Nikolai Tevs ,  David Sokol ,  Tomasz Jonca ,  Nelson Yung ,  Paulo Rodrigues

发明人： Nikolai Tevs ,  David Sokol ,  Tomasz Jonca ,  Nelson Yung ,  Paulo Rodrigues

IPC分类号： G01S13/93

CPC分类号： G01S13/60 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/35

摘要： A radar transducer has a planar array antenna mounted on a plate portion of a housing with the microwave transceiver mounted on the opposite side of the plate and carrying a PCB defining the processing section for supplying an output to a cable. The plate portion slides into a plastic receptacle defining the radome for the antenna with a potting compound sealing the open face of the receptacle. The electrical processing section is shielded from extraneous electromagnetic waves without additional metallic shielding elements. The processor is programmable in response to signals received through the output cable so as to re-configure the program thereof so as to change the output to the output cable for different end use controllers and for compatibility with communications protocols. The processor is programmed to carry out a test of the operation of the transceiver and to provide a failure output signal to the cable in the event that the operation is found to be outside predetermined parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20050128127A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10703089

申请日：2003-11-07

申请人： Nikolai Tevs ,  David Sokol ,  Tomasz Jonca ,  Nelson Yung

发明人： Nikolai Tevs ,  David Sokol ,  Tomasz Jonca ,  Nelson Yung

IPC分类号： G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/60 ,  G01S13/58

CPC分类号： G01S13/60 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/35

摘要： A radar transducer has a planar array antenna mounted on a plate portion of a housing with the microwave transceiver mounted on the opposite side of the plate and carrying a PCB defining the processing section for supplying an output to a cable. The plate portion slides into a plastic receptacle defining the radome for the antenna with a potting compound sealing the open face of the receptacle. The electrical processing section is shielded from extraneous electromagnetic waves without additional metallic shielding elements. The processor is programmable in response to signals received through the output cable so as to re-configure the program thereof so as to change the output to the output cable for different end use controllers and for compatibility with communications protocols. The processor is programmed to carry out a test of the operation of the transceiver and to provide a failure output signal to the cable in the event that the operation is found to be outside predetermined parameters.

摘要翻译： 雷达换能器具有安装在壳体的板部分上的平面阵列天线，其中微波收发器安装在板的相对侧上，并承载限定用于向电缆提供输出的处理部分的PCB。 板部分滑入塑料容器中，该塑料容器限定用于天线的天线罩，其中具有密封容器的开放面的灌封组合物。 电气处理部分不受额外的金属屏蔽元件的外部电磁波屏蔽。 响应于通过输出电缆接收的信号，处理器是可编程的，以便重新配置其程序，以便将输出改变为不同终端使用控制器的输出电缆以及与通信协议的兼容性。 处理器被编程为执行收发器操作的测试，并且在发现操作在预定参数之外的情况下向电缆提供故障输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US07498973B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-03

申请号：US11349552

申请日：2006-02-08

申请人： Nikolai Tevs ,  David George Sokol ,  Tomasz Jonca ,  Nelson Yung ,  Paulo Rodrigues

发明人： Nikolai Tevs ,  David George Sokol ,  Tomasz Jonca ,  Nelson Yung ,  Paulo Rodrigues

IPC分类号： G01S13/93

CPC分类号： G01S13/60 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/35

摘要： A radar transducer has a planar array antenna mounted on a plate portion of a housing with the microwave transceiver mounted on the opposite side of the plate and carrying a PCB defining the processing section for supplying an output to a cable. The plate portion slides into a plastic receptacle defining the radome for the antenna with a potting compound sealing the open face of the receptacle. The electrical processing section is shielded from extraneous electromagnetic waves without additional metallic shielding elements. The processor is programmable in response to signals received through the output cable so as to re-configure the program thereof so as to change the output to the output cable for different end use controllers and for compatibility with communications protocols. The processor is programmed to carry out a test of the operation of the transceiver and to provide a failure output signal to the cable in the event that the operation is found to be outside predetermined parameters.

摘要翻译： 雷达换能器具有安装在壳体的板部分上的平面阵列天线，其中微波收发器安装在板的相对侧上，并承载限定用于向电缆提供输出的处理部分的PCB。 板部分滑入塑料容器中，该塑料容器限定用于天线的天线罩，其中具有密封容器的开放面的灌封组合物。 电气处理部分不受额外的金属屏蔽元件的外部电磁波屏蔽。 响应于通过输出电缆接收的信号，处理器是可编程的，以便重新配置其程序，以便将输出改变为不同终端使用控制器的输出电缆以及与通信协议的兼容性。 处理器被编程为执行收发器操作的测试，并且在发现操作在预定参数之外的情况下向电缆提供故障输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US5969340A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-19

申请号：US907495

申请日：1997-08-08

申请人： Rasvan N. Dragne ,  James F. White ,  Nikolai Tevs

发明人： Rasvan N. Dragne ,  James F. White ,  Nikolai Tevs

IPC分类号： A01C7/08 ,  A01C7/10 ,  G06M1/10 ,  G06M1/272 ,  G06M11/00 ,  H01J40/14

CPC分类号： A01C7/105 ,  G06M1/101 ,  G06M11/00

摘要： A seed counter for counting seeds flowing through a duct includes a light transmitter on one side of the duct and light receiver on the opposed side of the duct together with an electronic circuit effecting analysis of the signals received by the receiver to generate a seed count value which represents accurately as possible the number of seeds passing through the duct. The transmitter and receiver each comprise a channel-shaped body with diodes at a base of the channel with the channel filled with a translucent potting material facing into the duct. The circuit receives the signals which include for each passage of a seed or a clump of seeds a temporary reduction in light intensity which is converted to a reduction in voltage. Prior to start up the steady state voltage is measured and the current to the transmitter varied to provide a predetermined level of signal at the receiver. The circuit includes a DC compression circuit and a AC compression circuit at an amplifier so as to provide an output signal in a required amplitude range. An autobiasing section maintains a steady state signal at a required level. The amplitude of the signal is compared to a threshold by generating a first signal which is offset by the threshold and a second signal which is delayed by a predetermined time period, the comparison generating a square wave output when one of the signals crosses the other signal. The seed counter is used in a monitoring system having a central monitor which can be operated to vary the parameters of the comparison circuit including the time delay. The use of the comparison circuit assists in determining the difference between a single seed and a clump of seeds passing the transmitter/receiver simultaneously.

摘要翻译： 用于计数流过管道的种子的种子计数器包括在管道的一侧上的光发射器和在管道的相对侧上的光接收器以及电子电路，其实现由接收器接收的信号的分析以产生种子计数值 其尽可能准确地代表穿过管道的种子的数量。 发射器和接收器各自包括在通道的基部处具有二极管的通道形体，其中通道填充有面向管道的半透明灌封材料。 该电路接收包括种子或种子簇的每次通过的信号，其中光强度的临时降低被转换为电压的降低。 在启动之前，测量稳态电压并且到发射机的电流变化以在接收器处提供预定水平的信号。 该电路在放大器中包括DC压缩电路和AC压缩电路，以便提供所需幅度范围内的输出信号。 自动偏置部分将稳态信号保持在所需的水平。 通过产生被阈值偏移的第一信号和延迟预定时间段的第二信号将信号的幅度与阈值进行比较，该比较当其中一个信号与另一信号相交时产生方波输出 。 种子计数器用于具有中央监视器的监视系统，其可以被操作以改变包括时间延迟的比较电路的参数。 比较电路的使用有助于确定单个种子和同时通过发射机/接收机的种子团簇之间的差异。

公开(公告)号：US20050238204A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-27

申请号：US10830487

申请日：2004-04-23

申请人： Nikolai Tevs ,  Philip Kroeker ,  Jason Gilmore

发明人： Nikolai Tevs ,  Philip Kroeker ,  Jason Gilmore

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/73

摘要： A signal indicative of a distance from a first element to a second element, such as the end face of a piston from the end wall of its cylinder, is generated by providing an optical imager carried on a housing that is fixed on the end wall with the optical imager pointed to the end face. An image processor is arranged to identify image components, such as the end nut on the piston, from the acquired images of the first element. From the location of the nut the processor can identify the location of the outer edge of the circular end face and can determine the area of the end face in the image by counting pixels within the area. From the measured area as it appears in the image the distance can be calculated. The end face is illuminated by a light source shining through a light pipe passing through a drilled hole in the end wall. Characteristic markings can be applied on the end face for measuring distance when the nut is too close to be visible.

摘要翻译： 指示从第一元件到第二元件（例如活塞从其圆柱体的端壁）的端面的距离的信号通过提供一个承载在壳体上的光学成像器来产生，所述光学成像器固定在端壁上， 光学成像仪指向最终面。 图像处理器被布置成从所获取的第一元素的图像中识别诸如活塞上的端部螺母的图像分量。 从螺母的位置，处理器可以识别圆形端面的外边缘的位置，并且可以通过对该区域内的像素进行计数来确定图像中的端面的面积。 从图像中出现的测量区域可以计算距离。 端面由通过穿过端壁中的钻孔的光管照射的光源照射。 当螺母太靠近可见时，可以在端面上施加特征标记来测量距离。