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Angle detector with self-calibration capability

US7143518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2005
Grant dateDec 5, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/3473
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An angle detector with self-calibration capability has a number of first scale read heads and one second scale read head around the periphery of a single scale disk and includes means for performing self-calibration by determining measurement differences between the second scale read head and the individual first scale read heads and calculating the average thereof.

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