Uncertainty reduction techniques in microcontroller-based time measurements

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-79

  Reverter, Ferran ^a,b   Pallàs Areny, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Analogue Electronics and Digital Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture module; Interrupt; Microcontroller; Period measurement; Pulse width measurement; Sensor interface; Sleep mode

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE MODULE; INTERRUPT; PERIOD MEASUREMENT; PULSE-WIDTH MEASUREMENT; SENSOR INTERFACE; SLEEP MODE;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; MICROCONTROLLERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 32844474097     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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