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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Jesse R Gerdes, Dunalp, IL (US);

Jackson Wai, Dunlap, IL (US);

Benjamin Paul Gottemoller, Princeville, IL (US);

Sangameshwar Sonth, Peoria, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 9/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 5/1252 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/1252 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of debouncing a variable frequency step signal is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) determining a first period in oscillations of the variable frequency step signal and applying a first debounce time to debounce oscillations in the variable frequency step signal, (b) detecting a second period in the oscillations of the variable frequency step signal, (c) calculating a second debounce time as a fraction of the first period, (d) applying the second debounce time to debounce oscillations having the second period, and (e) repeating the steps (b)-(d) for debouncing successive oscillations of varying periods in the variable frequency step signal.


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