DocumentCode
1802033
Title
Identification of linearized regions of non-linear transducers responses
Author
Abdulwahab, Deji ; Khan, Sheroz ; Chebil, Jalel ; Ahmed, Musse Mohamud ; Naji, Ahmed Wathik ; Al-Kaissi ; Alam, A. H M Zahiru
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
fYear
2010
fDate
11-12 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Transducers have found wide applications in industries, though, they possess nonlinear responses. The nonlinearity feature does not prevail over the entire range; rather there are sections (or regions) on the response curves that are easily regarded as linear. This work focuses on analyzing transducer characteristics by finding regions exhibiting larger level of linearity. The point of inflection is a joint between two consecutive linear segments, and it is where changes in the output signal in response to external parameter variations remain at minimum compared to its immediate neighboring points. It is shown through simulations on how, assuming that a given system does not operate over the entire range of the response curve, a linear response is assured. This is done by translating the circuit operating over the linear section by employing additional external circuit elements. This paper attempts at analyzing a transducer characteristics by showing regions around the points of inflections where variations remain most linear.
Keywords
temperature sensors; thermistors; transducers; external circuit elements; linearized regions; nonlinear transducers responses; parameter variations; point of inflection; transducer characteristics; Capacitors; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Thermistors; Transducers; linearization; measurement; negative temperature coefficient; non-linear regions; transducers responses;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6233-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCCE.2010.5556753
Filename
5556753
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