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Compensated rotary position encoder

US4819051A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 29, 1987
Grant dateApr 4, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/301
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An angular position encoder utilizes Moire fringes formed by illuminating regions of coded images arranged circumferentially on wheels rotatable in accordance with angles to be encoded. Movement of the Moire fringes from a reference position is detected and used to determine the angular movement. All non-rotating movements of the coded wheel are compensated by the encoding process and do not effect the output.

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