IP Library Granted Patent US 8,108,166
Granted Patent B2
US 8,108,166 · App. 12/352,642 · Granted Jan 31, 2012

Analysis of chirp frequency response using arbitrary resampling filters

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Patent No.
US 8,108,166
App. No.
12/352,642
Granted
Jan 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Log chirp testing where a log chirp may be provided to a device under test and a first time domain response from the device under test may be received. The first time domain response may be in the time domain. The first time domain response may be converted to the angular domain to create an angular domain response. Converting to the angular domain response may include resampling the time domain response from the time domain to the angular domain. The angular domain response may be filtered and/or analyzed. The angular domain response may be converted to a second time domain response. Similar to above, the conversion may include resampling the angular domain response from the angular domain to the time domain. The first time domain response and the second time domain response may be analyzed. Testing results of the device under test may be generated and stored based on said analyzing.

Claims (54)

1. A computer-implemented method for performing chirp testing, comprising:

a computer system providing a chirp to a device under test;

the computer system receiving a first time domain response from the device under test, wherein the first time domain response is in a time domain;

the computer system converting the first time domain response to an angular domain to create an angular domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the first time domain response from the time domain to the angular domain;

the computer system filtering the angular domain response;

the computer system converting the angular domain response to a second time domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the angular domain response from the angular domain to the time domain;

the computer system analyzing the first time domain response and the second domain response; and

the computer system generating and storing testing results of the device under test based on said analyzing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said filtering comprises filtering fundamental tones from harmonic tones in the angular domain response.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said analyzing the first time domain response and the second domain response comprises subtracting the first time domain response from the second time domain response and analyzing the resulting time domain response.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said filtering the angular domain response comprises performing order tracking analysis.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said filtering the angular domain response comprises performing order power spectrum analysis.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said analyzing the first time domain response and second time domain response comprises performing residual analysis.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing the angular domain response;

wherein said generating and storing the testing results is based on said analyzing the angular domain response.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said analyzing comprises performing frequency response analysis.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein said analyzing the angular domain response comprises performing order power spectrum analysis.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chirp comprises a log chirp.

11. A non-transitory computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions executable to:

provide a log chirp to a device under test;

receive a first time domain response from the device under test, wherein the first time domain response is in a time domain;

convert the first time domain response to an angular domain to create an angular domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the first time domain response from the time domain to the angular domain;

filter the angular domain response;

convert the angular domain response to a second time domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the angular domain response from the angular domain to the time domain;

analyze the first time domain response and the second time domain response

generate and store testing results of the device under test based on said analyzing.

12. The non-transitory computer accessible memory medium of claim 11 , wherein said analyzing the first time domain response and second time domain response comprises performing residual analysis.

13. The non-transitory computer accessible memory medium of claim 11 , wherein the memory medium stores a graphical program which is executable to perform said providing, said receiving, said converting, said analyzing, and said generating.

14. The non-transitory computer accessible memory medium of claim 11 , wherein said converting comprises using a Kaiser Window filter.

15. The non-transitory computer accessible memory medium of claim 11 , wherein said providing, said receiving, said converting, said analyzing, and said generating are performed in a pipelined manner.

16. The non-transitory computer accessible memory medium of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

analyze the angular domain response;

wherein said generating and storing testing results is also based on said analyzing the angular domain response.

17. The non-transitory computer accessible memory medium of claim 16 , wherein said analyzing the angular domain response comprises performing frequency response analysis.

18. The non-transitory computer accessible memory medium of claim 16 , wherein said analyzing the angular domain response s performing order power spectrum analysis.

19. A method for performing chirp testing, comprising:

providing a known signal to a device under test;

receiving a first time domain response from the device under test, wherein the first time domain response is in a time domain;

converting the first time domain response to an angular domain to create an angular domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the first time domain response from the time domain to the angular domain;

filtering the angular domain response;

converting the angular domain response to a second time domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the angular domain response from the angular domain to the time domain;

analyzing the first time domain response and the second domain response; and

generating and storing testing results of the device under test based on said analyzing;

wherein the test results are useable to analyze the device under test.

20. A system for performing chirp testing, comprising:

an output for providing a chirp to a device under test;

an input for receiving a first time domain response from the device under test, wherein the first time domain response is in a time domain;

means for converting the first time domain response to an angular domain to create an angular domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the first time domain response from the time domain to the angular domain;

means for filtering the angular domain response;

means for converting the angular domain response to a second time domain response, wherein said converting comprises resampling the angular domain response from the angular domain to the time domain;

means for analyzing the first time domain response and the second domain response; and

means for generating and storing testing results of the device under test based on said analyzing;

wherein the test results are useable to analyze the device under test.

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To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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From: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION; PHASE MATRIX, INC.
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From: ARNOLD, JACK HARRIS; BENDELE, DOUGLAS SCOTT; MO, XIANGLIN; ZHANG, CHEN
To: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
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