Transducer circuit
US6505141B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D3/022
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A position-to-electrical transducer circuit primarily intended for use in meteorological instruments for measuring a characteristic of a surface of a workpiece. An excitation signal generator provides to a transducer an excitation signal whose voltage varies in a known manner with time and a processor analyzes an electrical signal from the transducer to generate a measurement signal. The processor corrects for any phase shift between excitation signal and the electrical signal to provide an accurate measurement. A meteorological instrument for measuring a characteristic of a surface of a workpiece in which a pivotably-mounted arm holding a stylus is traversed relative to the surface of the workpiece and a variable transducer converts the position of the stylus into a corresponding electrical signal. The variable inductance transducer has at least two coils located on a core, the two coils being spaced apart along the length of the arm so that pivotal movement of the arm causes different changes in the inductance of the coils to provide an indication of the position of the stylus.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.