发明名称 |
Capacitance decoded accelerometer |
摘要 |
A circuit board has an arcuate array of conductor segments each subject to a digital waveform differing in phase for the various segments, and a concentric pickup conductor. A rotary encoder disk has a conductive pattern which sums and couples the waveforms from selected segments, depending on rotary position, to the pickup conductor. A synchronous phase detector generates a phase signal from the summed waveforms and the zero crossing of the phase signal is detected. A counter develops count signals used to generate the digital waveforms. The count signals are input to a latch which is clocked at the zero crossing point to latch the count value which is a digital measure of the encoder angle. Two encoders mounted on orthogonal horizontal axes are used as an accelerometer or attitude sensor. Each disk is eccentrically weighted to seek a position vertically below the axis to serve as an attitude sensor when the unit is stationary. When the unit is subject to horizontal acceleration the disks rotate from the vertical position to render acceleration readings.
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申请公布号 |
US5736641(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.04.07 |
申请号 |
US19960714735 |
申请日期 |
1996.09.16 |
申请人 |
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
SELBY, RONALD KENNETH;SCHNARS, MICHAEL JOHN;GOHL, JERRY ALAN;NELSON, JAMES EDWARD;LIPPMANN, RAYMOND |
分类号 |
G01P15/125;G01P15/18;(IPC1-7):G01P15/125 |
主分类号 |
G01P15/125 |
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