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Title: Method and apparatus for automatically detecting patterns in digital point-ordered signals

Abstract

The present invention is a method and system for detecting a physical feature of a test piece by detecting a pattern in a signal representing data from inspection of the test piece. The pattern is detected by automated additive decomposition of a digital point-ordered signal which represents the data. The present invention can properly handle a non-periodic signal. A physical parameter of the test piece is measured. A digital point-ordered signal representative of the measured physical parameter is generated. The digital point-ordered signal is decomposed into a baseline signal, a background noise signal, and a peaks/troughs signal. The peaks/troughs from the peaks/troughs signal are located and peaks/troughs information indicating the physical feature of the test piece is output. 14 figs.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
675853
Patent Number(s):
5825672
Application Number:
PAN: 8-736,751
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 20 Oct 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; INSPECTION; DIGITAL SYSTEMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; MATERIALS TESTING; DATA PROCESSING

Citation Formats

Brudnoy, D M. Method and apparatus for automatically detecting patterns in digital point-ordered signals. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Brudnoy, D M. Method and apparatus for automatically detecting patterns in digital point-ordered signals. United States.
Brudnoy, D M. Tue . "Method and apparatus for automatically detecting patterns in digital point-ordered signals". United States.
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abstractNote = {The present invention is a method and system for detecting a physical feature of a test piece by detecting a pattern in a signal representing data from inspection of the test piece. The pattern is detected by automated additive decomposition of a digital point-ordered signal which represents the data. The present invention can properly handle a non-periodic signal. A physical parameter of the test piece is measured. A digital point-ordered signal representative of the measured physical parameter is generated. The digital point-ordered signal is decomposed into a baseline signal, a background noise signal, and a peaks/troughs signal. The peaks/troughs from the peaks/troughs signal are located and peaks/troughs information indicating the physical feature of the test piece is output. 14 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
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