Signal voter

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:863876

Goodwin, Roy L ^[1]

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1. Chatsworth, CA

A voter for providing a single accurate output signal that is derived from the closest two signal levels of three input signals, each of which signals represents a measurement of the same phenomena. By means of the voting circuit, the signals are first sorted by level of amplitude and then ranked as highest, middle or lowest. The highest or lowest signal that is furthest from the middle signal is rejected, while the other highest or lowest signal is selected for processing. The selected high or low signal is then averaged with the middle signal to provide the output signal.

• Research Organization: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-03-1108
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4264955
• OSTI ID: 863876
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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