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Synchronization Trigger Control System for Flow Visualization
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The use of cinematography or holographic interferometry for dynamic flow visualization in an internal combustion engine requires a control device that globally synchronizes camera and light source timing at a predefined shaft encoder angle. The device is capable of 0.35° resolution for rotational speeds of up to 73 240 rpm. This was achieved by implementing the shaft encoder signal addressed look up table (LUT) and appropriate latches. The developed digital signal processing technique achieves 25 nsec of high speed triggering angle detection by using direct parallel bit comparison of the shaft encoder digital code with a simulated angle reference code, instead of using angle value comparison which involves more complicated computation steps. In order to establish synchronization to an AC reference signal whose magnitude is variant with the rotating speed, a dynamic peak follow-up synchronization technique has been devised. This method scrutinizes the reference signal and provides the right timing within 40 nsec. Two application examples are described.
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Chun, K., "Synchronization Trigger Control System for Flow Visualization," SAE Technical Paper 870450, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870450.Also In
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