Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
An extent of travel measurement system comprising: transducer means for providing a signal corresponding to the position of a cyclically moving element; detector means responsive to the signal from said transducer means for providing an output signal corresponding to an extreme in the position of said element; means for averaging said detector means output signal over a selected number of element cycles of motion providing an averaged extreme position output signal; and display means for providing a visual indication of the averaged extreme position output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
An extent of travel measurement system comprising: transducer means for providing a signal corresponding to the position of a cyclically moving element; detector means responsive to the signal from said transducer means for providing an output signal corresponding to an extreme in the position of said element; means for averaging said detector means output signal over a selected number of element cycles of motion providing an averaged extreme position output signal; and display means for providing a visual indication of the averaged extreme position output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 1, wherein: said transducer means further comprises: a proximity probe monitored in proximity of said cyclically moving element for providing a signal corresponding to the position thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The system of claim 2, wherein: said transducer means further comprises: a reference probe sensing a predetermined dimension and mounted to share a common temperature environment with said proximity probe; and means for compensating the position sensed by said proximity probe as a function of the predetermined dimension sensed by said reference probe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 3, further including: means for energizing said proximity and said reference probe from a single source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 2, further including: a plurality of probes, one mounted to sense the position at each of a plurality of moving element positions; and a plurality of circuit means each providing an output indication corresponding to the position of each moving element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 5, further comprising: a bar-graph indicator providing visual indication of each moving element position in juxtaposed relation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 1, further including a detector reset circuit receiving said signal from said transducer and providing a reset signal to said detector according to the magnitude of the transducer signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
A measurement system compensated for environmental effects comprising: an extent of travel measuring transducer providing a first output signal reflecting the position at a cyclically moving element; a reference transducer providing a second output signal reflecting a constant distance; and means for providing an output indication representing the difference between said first and second output signals when said difference is of one polarity and providing a replacement signal when said difference is of another polarity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
A measurement system compensated for environmental effects comprising: an extent of travel measuring transducer providing a first output signal reflecting the position at a cyclically moving element; a reference transducer providing a second output signal reflecting a constant distance; and means for providing an output indication representing the difference between said first and second output signals when said difference is of one polarity and providing a replacement signal when said difference is of another polarity.