Engineering notebook — Stan's Legacy

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Gated pulse duty cycle formed from pulse train and pulse off-time

Together pulse train (44a...44n) and pulse off-time (43) form the gated pulse duty cycle (45).

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Gated Pulse Circuit (80) switches clock signal on/off to form gated pulse

Gated Pulse Circuit (80) of Figure (3-5) switches 'off' and 'on' sections of the incoming clock signal (42) to form gated pulse (45), which is duplicated in succession to produce gated pulse train (46...

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Circuit (70) also generates a separate clock signal (41a...41n) feeding Gated Pulse Frequency Generator Circuit (80)

Circuit (70) produces another independent and separate clock signal (41a...41n) which is electrically transmitted to and becomes the incoming clock signal (42) for the Gated Pulse Frequency Generator...

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Clock signal (21) formed by increasing duty pulses to 10kHz or above

Increasing the number of duty pulses (39a...39n) up to a pulse frequency range of 10kHz or above forms clock signal (21) of Figure (3-5), which performs the scanning function of the Acceleration Contr...

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Pulse on-time and off-time are equal, forming duty pulse (39)

Pulse on-time (37) and pulse off-time (38) are equally displaced to form duty pulse (39), which is duplicated in succession to produce pulse train (41) shown in Figure (3-16).

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Circuit (70) is a multi pulse-frequency generator with 50% duty cycle output

Circuit (70) of Figure (3-5) produces several clock pulses simultaneously, each with a different pulse-frequency, but all maintaining a 50% duty cycle pulse (39) configuration as shown in Figure (3-16...

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Laser Accelerator Assembly (20) attenuates battery voltage potential connected to the VIC

In operation, Laser Accelerator Assembly (20) attenuates battery voltage potential (32a xxx 32n), which is electrically connected to the Voltage Intensifier Circuit (60).

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Variable voltage range of 1 to 12 volts is applied across the VIC primary coil

A variable voltage range (32a xxx 32n) from one (1) up to twelve (12) volts, representing the regulated battery voltage, is applied across primary coil (26) of the Voltage Intensifier Circuit (60).

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Regulator stage (27) converts battery voltage into an isolated analog voltage signal

Regulator stage (27) of circuit (50) converts battery voltage potential (29) via electrical terminal (31) into analog voltage signal (32), which corresponds to but is electrically isolated (crossover...

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Two regulatory stages (27) and (28) work independently but are coupled to produce a common analog signal

Regulatory stage (27) and stage (28) each work separately and independently of each other but are electronically linked/coupled together to produce a common analog signal (32) having a predetermined v...

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Voltage amplitude control circuit (50) simultaneously regulates battery voltage and Fuel Cell gas pressure

Circuit (50) performs two functions at once: it regulates car battery electrical voltage potential (32) applied to primary coil (26), and it regulates gas pressure of the Fuel Cell (120).

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Voltage levels control applied voltage across Resonant Cavity Assembly via amplitude control circuit and primary coil

Voltage levels (22a...22n) control the applied voltage potential across Resonant Cavity Assembly (120) of Figure (3-22) through voltage amplitude control circuit (50), which is electrically linked to...

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Analog circuit calibrates engine idling and max RPM via low/high voltage levels

Analog circuit (40) also calibrates both engine idling speed (22ax) and maximum engine R.P.M. (22a...22n) by adjusting and maintaining predetermined low (24) and high voltage levels respectively.

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Analog circuit output voltage relates to light gate displacement and controls Resonant Action producing fuel gas

Analog circuit (40) provides a variable/controlled voltage output (23) in direct relationship to light gate (9) displacement, which in turn sets up and controls Resonant Action (160) of Figure (3-23)...

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Resultant voltage level varies smoothly, not in discrete steps

The resultant varied voltage level (22a...22n) varies smoothly over a continuous range of voltage values rather than in discrete steps, as illustrated in the linear graph (23) of Figure (3-14).

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Pulse width directly controls analog voltage output level

As pulse width (17ax) of signal (19) changes, analog voltage level output (23) changes correspondingly: widening pulse width toward stop-position (17a...17n) increases the analog signal (22) to higher...

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Analog signal varies continuously in time and amplitude proportional to pulse train changes

The analog signal (22) is a voltage level signal that varies continuously in both time and amplitude, producing a voltage level directly proportional to the physical change in the pulse train (100...1...

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Analog Voltage Generator Circuit converts digital pulse signal to analog voltage

Analog Voltage Generator Circuit (40) electronically detects, translates, and converts the digital signal (19) from the accelerated control circuit (30) into an analog voltage signal (22) that is cont...

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Pulse Frequency Generator (70) clock pulse sets scan-rate of circuit (30)

Incoming clock pulse (21a xxx 21n) of Figure (3-16) originating from Pulse Frequency Generator (70) sets up the scan-rate (toggling) by which signal input (15) is electronically scanned by circuit (30...

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Wider pulse width increases engine RPM; narrower pulse width decreases RPM; constant width = cruise

A wider pulse width (17a xxx) increases (accelerates) engine R.P.M., whereas a smaller pulse width (17ax) reduces (de-accelerates) engine R.P.M. Cruising speed is achieved when pulse width remains con...

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Circuit (30) transmits repetitive pulse-train to Analog Voltage Circuit (40)

Circuit (30) reproduces the variable controlled pulse-shape (16) in a continuous repetitive manner (16a xxx 16n) of Figure (3-13) and electrically transmits the resultant pulse-train signal (19) to An...

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Pulse width increases as toggling-time increases when logic-point moves away from start position

Circuit (30) continues to increase pulse width (17axxxx) as the monitored toggling-time (14a xxxx 12) increases when logic-point (12) moves farther away from start-position (9a) to stop-position (9n);...

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Toggling action at full-scale deflection occurs at 10 kHz or above

Toggling action at full-scale deflection (13a xxx 13n) occurs in the range of 10 kHz or above, allowing instant response to driver's acceleration demands.

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Circuit (30) scans signal array by sweeping from position 9a until logic-point 12 detected

Circuit (30) electronically and automatically scans output signal-array (14a xxx 12 xx14n) until it locates and translates response-time (14a xxx 12) into a variable unipolar pulse (17/18). The sweepi...

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Acceleration Control Circuit (30) converts time-response signal into variable unipolar pulse

As signal output (15) is received by Acceleration Control Circuit (30) of Figure (3-5), circuit (30) converts the incoming time-response signal (14a xxx 12 xx14n) into a variable time-base unipolar pu...

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SDP 8601 Optoschmitt used for reverse signal-logic

In some cases reverse signal-logic (12a xxx ... 13 ... xxx 12n) is applicable by using SDP 8601 Optoschmitt, which switches logic state from Quiescent state ('low' to 'high' logic state) when de-energ...

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LED Pickup Circuit operates up to 100 kHz for instantaneous response

Led Pickup Circuit (10) of Figure (3-9) operates up to 100 kHz range or above, giving electrical sensitivity of Opto-circuit (8) instantaneous response to driver's acceleration, de-acceleration, or cr...

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Led Pickup Circuit has 100,000 hour rated component life due to no mechanical contacts

Longevity and reliability of component life is typically 100,000 hours since Led Pickup Circuit (10) utilizes no mechanical contacts to perform the sequential logic switch function.

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Blocking the light beam drives the corresponding Optoschmitt output low

Once light-gate (9) blocks traveling light-beam (3) from reaching a matched Optoschmitt, the darkened Optoschmitt (11, non-energized) changes output state as irradiance drops to or below the release p...

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Light-gate mechanically linked to accelerator pedal performs sequential logic switching

Light-gate (9) is inserted between matched infrared devices and moved linearly between optical circuits (8x, 8xx...); as it advances or blocks light beams it sequentially switches each Optoschmitt's l...