发明名称 |
Digital log amplifier for ultrasonic testing |
摘要 |
The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a plurality of linear amplifiers simultaneously processing an ultrasonic signal. Each amplifier of the plurality of linear amplifiers has a predetermined gain level suitable for achieving the desired output signal level for input to an analog to digital (A/D) converter for processing. The output of each amplifier is sampled by each respective A/D converter at a very high frequency to convert the analog signal output of each of the linear amplifiers to a digital signal. Logic circuits simultaneously monitor all of the output digital signals from the A/D converters. The logic circuits determine which output of the A/D converters has the greatest linear output and stores the selected output in a memory storage device. The saved output waveforms are subsequently combined into a continuous linear digital output that has a dynamic response range that is approximately the sum of the individual dynamic response ranges of the individual amplifiers and A/D converters. The combined continuous linear digital output waveform may be input to a logarithmic conversion to produce a waveform having a wide dynamic range.
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申请公布号 |
US7389692(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.06.24 |
申请号 |
US20050266854 |
申请日期 |
2005.11.04 |
申请人 |
GE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES, LP |
发明人 |
CUFFE JOHN MICHAEL;BUSCH KLAUS-PETER;HERBSTER SCOTT ALLEN |
分类号 |
G01N29/06;A61B8/00;A61B8/08;G01N29/44 |
主分类号 |
G01N29/06 |
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