Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for angle measurement
- Patent Title (中): 角度测量方法和系统
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Application No.: US12233045Application Date: 2008-09-18
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Publication No.: US07697127B2Publication Date: 2010-04-13
- Inventor: Michael Vogel , Andreas Glimm
- Applicant: Michael Vogel , Andreas Glimm
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
- Current Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Main IPC: G01B11/26
- IPC: G01B11/26

Abstract:
An angle measurement device includes a light source configured to emit light along an optical path and a patterned member positioned along the optical path and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The patterned member includes a periodic optical variation. Light passing through the patterned member provides a spatially modulated optical waveform. The angle measurement device also includes an imaging device positioned along the optical path and including a plurality of photosensitive elements disposed in an array configuration. The imaging device is configured to receive the spatially modulated optical waveform and provide a signal associated with light intensity at each of the plurality of photosensitive elements. The angle measurement device further includes an angle determination unit coupled to the imaging device and configured to compute a rotation angle of the patterned member based on a reference waveform and the provided signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090231574A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANGLE MEASUREMENT Public/Granted day:2009-09-17
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