NON-LINEAR AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUE FOR IMPROVING SIGNAL TO NOISE CONTRAST

Disclosed is a dynamic tire testing apparatus with an infrared sensor disposed near a rotating, loaded tire and an alarm apparatus that indicates the presence of a predetermined level of infrared emissions from the tire indicating faults therein.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supersedes PB-215 270. Government-owned invention available for licensing. Copy of patent available Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231 $0.50.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Williams, N S
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Amplifiers; Defects; Dynamic tests; Equipment tests; Improvements; Infrared detectors; Patents; Pollutants; Sensors; Signal to noise ratio; Tires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Amplification
• Old TRIS Terms: Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094790
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-310340 Patent
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM