an apparatus used to generate a signal consisting of a known oscillating voltage, usually between 1 microvolt and 1 volt, over a range of frequencies, to test electronic equipment
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signal generator
Such sensor elements typically fuse a molecular recognition domain (aptamer) with a catalytic signal generator (ribozyme).
Xi Chen, Andrew D Ellington 2009, 'Design principles for ligand-sensing, conformation-switching ribozymes.', PLoS Computational Biologyhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2789328?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effectiveness of this method was tested and validated with a simulated chatter signal produced by a vibration signal generator.
Huanguo Chen, Jianyang Shen, Wenhua Chen, Chuanyu Wu, Chunshao Huang, Yongyu Yi, JiachengQian 2017, 'The Bivariate Empirical Mode Decomposition and Its Contribution to Grinding ChatterDetection', Applied Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/2/145. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the experiment, a chopper was driven by a signal generator to modulate the laser light that was used.
Noemi Sánchez-Castro, Martha Alicia Palomino-Ovando, Denise Estrada-Wiese, NydiaXcaret Valladares, Jesus Antonio del Río, Maria Beatriz de la Mora, Rafael Doti,Jocelyn Faubert, Jesus Eduardo Lugo 2018, 'The Influence of the External Signal Modulation Waveform and Frequency on the Performanceof a Photonic Forced Oscillator', Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/5/854. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)