DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Apparatus for generating nonlinear pulse patterns

Abstract

Apparatus for generating a plurality of nonlinear pulse patterns from a single linear pulse pattern. A first counter counts the pulses of the linear pulse pattern and a second counter counts the pulses of the nonlinear pulse pattern. A comparator compares the counts of both counters, and in response to an equal count, a gate is enabled to gate a pulse of the linear pattern as a pulse of the nonlinear pattern, the latter also resetting the first counter. Presettable dividers divide the pulses of each pattern before they are counted by the respective counters. Apparatus for generating a logarithmic pulse pattern from a linear pulse pattern to any log base is described. In one embodiment, a shift register is used in place of the second counter to be clocked by each pulse of the logarithmic pattern to generate the pattern. In another embodiment, a memory stores the logarithmic pattern and is addressed by the second counter which is clocked by the pulses of the logarithmic pulse pattern.

Inventors:
OSTI Identifier:
5412171
Assignee:
TIC; ERA-05-021099; EDB-80-057213
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; PULSE GENERATORS; DESIGN; COUNTING CIRCUITS; MEMORY DEVICES; PATTERN RECOGNITION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FUNCTION GENERATORS; 440300* - Miscellaneous Instruments- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Nakamura, N M.I. Apparatus for generating nonlinear pulse patterns. United States: N. p., Web.
Nakamura, N M.I. Apparatus for generating nonlinear pulse patterns. United States.
Nakamura, N M.I. . "Apparatus for generating nonlinear pulse patterns". United States.
@article{osti_5412171,
title = {Apparatus for generating nonlinear pulse patterns},
author = {Nakamura, N M.I.},
abstractNote = {Apparatus for generating a plurality of nonlinear pulse patterns from a single linear pulse pattern. A first counter counts the pulses of the linear pulse pattern and a second counter counts the pulses of the nonlinear pulse pattern. A comparator compares the counts of both counters, and in response to an equal count, a gate is enabled to gate a pulse of the linear pattern as a pulse of the nonlinear pattern, the latter also resetting the first counter. Presettable dividers divide the pulses of each pattern before they are counted by the respective counters. Apparatus for generating a logarithmic pulse pattern from a linear pulse pattern to any log base is described. In one embodiment, a shift register is used in place of the second counter to be clocked by each pulse of the logarithmic pattern to generate the pattern. In another embodiment, a memory stores the logarithmic pattern and is addressed by the second counter which is clocked by the pulses of the logarithmic pulse pattern.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {},
month = {}
}

Patent:
Search for the full text at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Note: You will be redirected to the USPTO site, which may require a pop-up blocker to be deactivated to view the patent. If so, you will need to manually turn off your browser's pop-up blocker, typically found within the browser settings. (See DOE Patents FAQs for more information.)

Save / Share: