OPTICAL POSITION TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING REFLECTED ILLUMINATION FOR LIMITED ROTATION MOTOR SYSTEMS

摘要

A position transducer system is disclosed for a limited rotation motor that includes an illumination source that directs illumination toward an illumination reflector that rotates with a rotor of the limited rotation motor, and a plurality of detector areas adjacent the illumination source for receiving modulated reflected illumination from the illumination reflector.