Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a measurable characteristic of an object includes a sensor element which emits an analog sensor output signal, the sensor output signal corresponding to the measurable characteristic of the object, an analog/digital converter for converting analog signals from the sensor element into digital output signals, a processor receiving the digital output signals and supplying a control signal to the controllable auxiliary variable generator. The controllable auxiliary variable generator is controlled by the control signal emitted by the processor, and the auxiliary variable signal is interrupted for a selected time span after each measuring interval.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 1987
Date of Patent:
March 27, 1990
Assignees:
Ulrich Kuipers, Michael Denker, Karl Walter Bonfig
Inventors:
Ulrich Kuipers, Michael Denker, Karl W. Bonfig