Sensor arrangement having code element
US9297656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C2009/066
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a sensor arrangement for inclination determination with respect to at least one axis. The sensor arrangement may include a code element having a code pattern and a line sensor, which is sensitive at least with respect to one wavelength range, having a reception direction orthogonal to its extension direction. In some embodiments the code element and the line sensor are arranged such that the extension direction of the line sensor and an extension direction of the code element are oriented in the same direction. The code element and the line sensor may be rigidly connected at a spacing of at least 1 mm and at most 10 mm such that a location, which is angle-dependent with respect to the reception direction, of a projection of the code pattern onto the line sensor can be determined by means of the line sensor.
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