Angle measurement probe on board an aircraft and aircraft implementing at least one such probe
US9233760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P13/025
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an angle measurement probe on board an aircraft, which comprises a fin, which can move in rotation about an axis, at least one first optical encoder and one second optical encoder, each comprising at least one disk, each disk being fixed at right angles to the central axis and being provided with at least two circular tracks, each track being provided with alternate opaque and transparent zones, means for processing the output signal from each encoder.
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