摘要:
In an optical fiber gyroscope, the sensitivity thereof is optimized with a phase bias afforded by utilizing the phase characteristics of an optical branching/coupling unit. Further, the fluctuation of the intensity of a light source and the error and secular change of the phase characteristics of the optical branching/coupling unit are compensated by an electronic circuit. Moreover, an optical fiber loop is located in a heat insulation casing so as not to be affected by an ambient temperature change, thereby to prevent the drift of the optical fiber gyroscope attributed to an temperature change. Thus, the optical fiber gyroscope of high measurement accuracy is provided.
摘要:
An interference sensor passes radiation from a source and a polariser to a loop of optical fiber so that radiation beams circulate in opposite directions around the loop and interfere. The loop contains an optical phase modulator which imposes an optical modulator on the radiation beams circulating on the loop. A converter detects the interfering and modulated beams and generates an interference signal which is then processed by an analyser. The interference in the loop is dependent on rotation of the loop and therefore analysis of the interference signal permits that rotation to be measured. In the present invention, the interference signal is (i) sampled at a frequency different from that of the optical modulation, or (ii) electronically modulated in the analyser at a frequency different from that of the optical modulation, or (iii) optically modulated in the loop at a second optical modulation frequency. The analysis in the analyser may be in the frequency domain (i.e. consideration being given to the frequency of the interference signal) or in the time domain (i.e. independent of frequency).
摘要:
A phase modulated light is propagated through an optical fiber sensing loop, from which a propagated light is obtained. The propagated light is converted to an electric signal, from which a fundamental wave component and even number harmonic wave components of a phase modulating signal for the phase modulated signal are detected. In accordance with the changes of the fundamental and even number harmonic wave components, fault is detected. On the other hand, the electric signal may be integrated to provide an integrated signal. In accordance with the comparison between the integrated signal and a fault reference voltage, the fault may be detected.
摘要:
A signal processing circuit of an optical fiber gyro comprises a memory for storing data measured in the signal processing circuit in accordance with angular velocities applied to an optical fiber sensing loop at preparatory stage, and the applied angular velocities. In operation, the memory is accessed in accordance with data obtained in the signal processing circuit at an operation stage, so that an angular velocity is read from the memory without complicated calculation.
摘要:
A photodetector generates an electric signal by receiving a light signal which is obtained by coupling lights having propagated through an optical fiber sensing loop in clock-wise and counter clock-wise directions, and modulated in a phase modulator. The electric signal is detected in a synchronous detection circuit to generate a fundamental wave component of the phase modulation signal, a duplicate harmonic wave component, a quadruple harmonic wave component, and an orthogonal component which is obtained in accordance with a phase shift of the quadruple harmonic wave component by one quarter period.
摘要:
An interface signal produces in a phase modulation type fiber optic gyroscope is classified into odd and even groups at a synchronous detector. An angular velocity is processed by the signals of even groups and odd groups.
摘要:
The invention provides an apparatus for measuring intake air for an internal combustion engine by means of a detecting unit including a heat generating resistor, and a flow amount arithmetic unit for calculating an air flow amount on the basis of the output from the detecting unit. The measuring apparatus further includes an equalizer circuit for regulating the amplitude or phase of the output signal from the detecting unit, between the detecting unit and the flow amount arithmetic unit.
摘要:
A navigation system which can enhance the position determining accuracy of a mobile object without employing any high precision measuring instrument. The navigation system comprises a GPS range measuring device, an angular velocity measuring device, a velocity measuring device and an azimuth measuring device, which measure the motion of the mobile object; a GPS range error estimating device, an angular velocity error estimating device, a velocity error estimating device and an azimuth error estimating device, which estimate errors involved in the respectively corresponding measuring devices; and a position calculating device which calculates the position of the mobile object from the outputs of the error estimating devices. The error estimating devices are implemented by Kalman filters and averaging processes. The factors of the errors of the individual measuring devices are assumed, and the outputs thereof are corrected, so that the position of the mobile object can always be determined at a high accuracy without employing any high precision sensor.
摘要:
Disclosed is a measurement device that can accurately measure size, position, the presence of an object, and the like by means of a simple and low-cost method. Specifically, disclosed is a measurement device that is provided with: a transmitter that transmits radio waves; a vibrating surface that vibrates mechanically; a receiver that receives radio waves; and a controller that transmits radio waves from the transmitter, and on the basis of the signal of the radio waves reflected by the vibrating surface and received by the receiver, outputs information about a measured object on the pathway between the transmitter and the receiver with the vibrating surface therebetween.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for developing microcomputer-based systems. A controller model having at least one parameter is simulated and, similarly, a plant model having at least one parameter and controlled by the controller model is simulated. A user interface then has access to the parameters of the controller model and plant model and optionally suspends the execution of the controller model and plant model in response to a trigger event. The user interface determines the status of the controller model parameters and/or plant model parameters at the time of the trigger without altering the controller model parameters or plant model parameters or the program code of the controller model.