US4580227A
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Device for determining and following the instantaneous coordinates of the extreme value of a curve
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-11-10
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2002-11-10
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a device for determining and following the instantaneous coordinates of the extreme value of a curve y=f(x), characteristic of a system having an input x and an output y. The device comprises a multiplier having two inputs and one output, a first differentiator, whose input is connected to the input x of the system and whose output is connected to one of the inputs of the multiplier, a second differentiator, whose input is connected to the output y of the system and whose output is connected to the other input of the multiplier, and an integrator, whose input is connected to the output of the multiplier and whose output is connected to the input x of the system.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacques Lavergnat
- 👤 Jean-Yves Delahaye
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R29/00; G05; G05B; G05B13/00; G05B13/02; G05B13/0205; G05B13/021; G05B13/0215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A device for determining and following at least one of the instanteous coordinates of the extreme value of a curve y=f(x) characteristic of a system having an input axis and an output y, wherein the device comprises: a first differentiator able to produce a first voltage and whose input is connected to the input x of the system; a second differentiator able to produce a second voltage, V e , and whose input is connected to the output y of the system; a multiplier receiving the first and second voltages produced by the two differentiators for supplying a voltage which represents the multiplication of the first and second voltages produced by said differentiators; and an integrator, whose input is connected to the output of said multiplier and whose output is connected to the input x of the system, said integrator supplying at the output the instaneous coordinates of the extreme value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
A device for determining and following at least one of the instanteous coordinates of the extreme value of a curve y=f(x) characteristic of a system having an input axis and an output y, wherein the device comprises: a first differentiator able to produce a first voltage and whose input is connected to the input x of the system; a second differentiator able to produce a second voltage, V e , and whose input is connected to the output y of the system; a multiplier receiving the first and second voltages produced by the two differentiators for supplying a voltage which represents the multiplication of the first and second voltages produced by said differentiators; and an integrator, whose input is connected to the output of said multiplier and whose output is connected to the input x of the system, said integrator supplying at the output the instaneous coordinates of the extreme value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
100 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein it also comprises a discontinuous gain amplifier, whose input is connected to the output of the second differentiator and whose output is connected to the input of the multiplier, said amplifier being able to produce a voltage V s which, when the second voltage V e produced by the second differentiator is negative, is equal to V e and which, when voltage V e is positive is equal to -V e +C, C being a constant which is a function of the characteristic parameters of the first differentiator, the integrator and the multiplier.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
59 words
A device according to claims 1 or 2, wherein the integrator has a shift voltage, the device further comprises means for modifying said shift voltage of the integrator and whose input is connected to the output of the second differentiator, said modification consisting of periodically applying to the input of the integrator a voltage +ΔW and a voltage -ΔW.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein the means for modifying the shift voltage comprise means for comparing the voltage V e , produced by the second differentiator, with a voltage V c , which is a function of the characteristic parameters of the first differentiator, the integrator and the multiplier and means for periodically applying, after a time T r , the voltage +ΔW and the voltage -ΔW, when V e is at the most equal to V c .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein it also comprises means for initializing the voltage applied to the input x of the system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein the initialization means comprises means for regulating the initial voltage and means for restoring the voltage applied to the input x of the system to said initial voltage.
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