Detecting and processing circuitry for magnetostriction type torque sensor
US5419207A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L3/105
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detection and processing circuitry of a magnetostriction type torque sensor is disclosed. An alternating current voltage signal Vo is generated and output from an oscillator. A shift circuit shifts a phase of the AC voltage waveform of the oscillator by 1/4 period and outputs the phase shifted voltage to a detector. The detector modulates the inverted voltage signal Va on the basis of the phase shifted voltage signal and an integrator integrates the detector output voltage in a time range from (.alpha.-.pi./2) to (.alpha.-3.pi./2). Thus, the output voltage signal Vd from the integrator indicates a resistance value of an imaginary part, i.e., inductance of the impedance of the detection coil of a magnetostrictive shaft of the torque sensor which is not dependent on the change in a temperature.
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