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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Daniel George Bartoli, Peterborough, CA;
Gabriel Tolciu, Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
Daniel George Bartoli, Peterborough, CA;
Gabriel Tolciu, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments Inc., Peterborough, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/284 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for calibrating and/or improving the accuracy of time of flight ranging or level measurement systems. A correction factor is determined and applied to the calculated receive times for echo pulses in response to a change in the amplitude of the echo pulses or in response to a change in the noise floor.