摘要:
A transmission type encoder is disclosed, which comprises a main scale, a light source that radiates collimated light to the main scale, and a photodiode array that also functions as an index scale. The main scale has a rectangular grating in which light transmitting portions and light non-transmitting portions are arranged at pitch P, and each width of the light transmitting portions is set to 2p/3, whereby a third harmonic distortion in an output signal can be removed.
摘要:
A system and method to sense the application of transverse stress to an optical fiber which includes a light source that producing a relatively wide spectrum light beam. The light beam is reflected or transmitted off of an optical grating in the core of an optical fiber that is transversely stressed either directly or by the exposure to pressure when the fiber is bifringent so that the optical fiber responds to the pressure to transversely stress its core. When transversely stressed, the optical grating produces a reflection or transmission from the light beam that has two peaks or minimums in its frequency spectrum whose spacing and/or spread are indicative of the forces applied to the fiber. One or more detectors sense the reflection or transmissions from the optical grating to produce an output representative of the applied force. Multiple optical gratings and detectors may be employed to simultaneously measure temperature or the forces at different locations along the fiber.
摘要:
A rotating surface optical sensing system having a radiation source controlled by a controlled current generator to emit electromagnetic radiation toward the rotating surface from which it can be directed to a radiation detector to provide corresponding signals to a threshold detector. The controlled current generator uses the threshold detector indications as to whether these signals are beyond a threshold value if validated by a rotation determiner noting rotations of the rotating surface to set the current for the radiation source. An amplifying filter is provided to amplify selected frequency components of the radiation detector output signals as a bandpass filter having a lower cutoff frequency such that relatively slowly varying optical ambient based signals are not amplified but signals from the radiation source directed from the surface to the detector are amplified. This is accomplished by repeatedly sampling the radiation detector output signals when the radiation source is not emitting, and again when it is emitting, and subtracting corresponding ones of such samples followed by integrating the differences so determined. Power supply noise occurring during emissions by the radiation source can be decoupled from the filter.
摘要:
A reflection-type main scale G1 is disposed on a first member 10. A diffused light source 40, a transmission-type light source index scale G2, and a photodiode array PDA are disposed on a second member 20. The diffused light source 40 irradiates the main scale G1 through the index scale G2 for generating a reflected image pattern. The photodiode array PDA detects the reflected image pattern obtained from the main scale G1. The photodiode array PDA and the index scale G2 are integrally united in such a manner that the receiving surface of the photodiode array PDA and the grating surface of the index scale G2 are aligned in a plane.
摘要:
An optical rotary encoder device comprises a disk which has first and second sections differing in the amount of reflected light formed alternately on its entire periphery, the first sections being made up of high reflectivity sections in a specific angular portion in a 360-degree range and low reflectivity sections in the remaining angular portion in the 360-degree range, a light projection/reception section which is positioned so as to face the disk and projects and receives light onto and from the first and second sections on the disk, and rotating mechanism which rotates the disk and the light projection/reception section relatively.
摘要:
An optical encoder comprising a first scale and photo sensitive elements that shift relative to the first scale along the length of the first scale for determining a relative position based on a plurality of signals having a predetermined phase difference from the photo sensitive elements. The optical encoder comprises groups of photo sensitive elements, wherein each group comprising a plurality of photo sensitive elements arranged side by side in the direction of the length, and wherein each photo sensitive element has a width corresponding to the width of the pattern of the first scale. The groups of photo sensitive elements corresponds respectively to the plurality of signals. The photo sensitive elements belonging to one photo sensitive element group and the photo sensitive elements belonging to the other photo sensitive element group are arranged side by side in a mixed fashion in the direction of the length. One photo sensitive element group and the other photo sensitive element group are arranged so that the signal derived from the one photo sensitive element group and the signal derived from the other photo sensitive element group have a predetermined phase difference therebetween.
摘要:
A camera shutter and focus encoder assembly comprises an encoder mask fixed in a camera housing and having an arcuate window having alternating opaque and transmissive portions, and an encoder sheet mounted in the housing in abutting relationship with the encoder mask, the encoder sheet being movable with exposure blades and the focus lens of the camera and having an arcuate window having alternating opaque and transmissive portions therein. Means are provided for pressing the encoder mask and the encoder sheet together with the mask and sheet windows in registration with each other. A sensor passes pulses of light through the mask and sheet windows when the transmissive portions thereof are in registration and detects the pulses of light, converts the light pulses to electrical signals, and transmits the electrical signals. A controller receives the electrical signals and determines therefrom the position and direction of movement of the shutter blades, compares the blade position and movement direction with a preselected program and sends to a motor a signal instructing any required compensating shutter blade movement change, and in like manner monitors the focus assembly and sends to the motor a signal instructing any required compensating lens movement change.
摘要:
A digital measuring device is provided for electronically determining measured distances, such as the dimensions of people or objects, as an integral part of a comprehensive system for manipulating and/or recording the measurement data. The digital measuring system of the present invention includes a digital tape measure for transforming measured distances into electrical signals or representations, and a control and display means for manipulating and recording the data received from the digital tape measure into a useful format. The digital tape measure includes a measuring tape with regularly-spaced markers and an electronic sensing means for detecting the passage of the markers. The control and display means can be incorporated into the digital tape measure itself, or alternatively it can be a separate unit.
摘要:
An optical encoder comprising a movable scale moving relatively to a light source, a surface-emitting semiconductor laser light-source for radiating a part of the movable scale, and a photodetector for receiving reflection light by the movable scale or transmission light through the movable scale.
摘要:
An apparatus for detecting displacement information is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a scale arranged on the side of an object of which relative displacement information is to be detected, a periodic signal generation diffraction grating formed at a predetermined pitch, and a predetermined data recording portion formed independently of the periodic signal generation and diffraction grating for detecting displacement information, a first detection system for irradiating a light beam onto the periodic signal generation diffraction grating to generate diffracted light, the first detection system forming a periodic signal corresponding to a displacement relative to the scale by detecting interference light of the diffracted light generated by the periodic signal generation diffraction grating, and a second detection system for optically detecting the predetermined data recording portion. The predetermined data recording portion also has a diffraction grating.