RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON PULSE-MODULATED, PERSONAL-TELEMETRY SYSTEMS.

Abstract

The research and development undertaken on pulseposition and pulse-duration modulation for application in personal-telemetry systems resulted in an improved three-channel, pulse-position, amplitude-modulation-telemetry system with frequency modulation in the FM band. Further experimentation resulted in a seven-channel laboratory model using pulse-duration modulation. The sevenchannel equipment allows the monitoring of the electroencephalogram, two leads of electrocardiogram, galvanic-skin resistance, respiration and body temperature, at a distance up to 300 feet. High baseline and amplitude stability are combined with low-power consumption. New microelectronic components make it feasible to reduce the size of the seven-channel transmitting unit to 3 1/2 by 2 1/4 by 1 inch, and the weight to about 200 grams, without sacrificing performance. Tape recording of the received signal does not require expensive instrumentation recorders. A portable receiving and recording unit in a small suitcase simplifies the application for field experiments. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0425574

Entities

People

  • Adolf R. Marko
  • E. G. Correll
  • George Potor
  • J. M. Gibson
  • M. A. Mclennan

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Biophysics
  • Body Temperature
  • Energy Consumption
  • Frequency Modulation
  • Instrumentation
  • Modulation
  • Monitoring
  • Pulse Duration Modulation
  • Recording Systems
  • Tape Recording
  • Telemetry

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics