IR timing apparatus for measuring acceleration

    公开(公告)号:US11119246B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16138730

    申请日:2018-09-21

    IPC分类号: G01V7/14 G01V7/04

    摘要: An apparatus and method for measuring a local acceleration of gravity includes releasing a ferrous rod having a regular alternating pattern of reflective and non-reflective portions on a surface thereof from an electromagnetic holder so that the rod falls with a substantially vertical acceleration and substantially no angular velocity about a center of mass of the rod. The falling rod is illuminated with a light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit infrared (IR) light, and IR light emitted by the LED and reflected by the falling rod is detected with a photodiode. A two-state signal is generated corresponding to an illumination state of the photodiode by the reflected IR light. Times of transitions between the two states in the generated signal are calculated to determine kinematic data, and the kinematic data is fitted to a predetermined curve to calculate a local acceleration of gravity.

    IR TIMING APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ACCELERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190033485A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US16138730

    申请日:2018-09-21

    IPC分类号: G01V7/14 G01V7/04

    摘要: An apparatus and method for measuring a local acceleration of gravity includes releasing a ferrous rod having a regular alternating pattern of reflective and non-reflective portions on a surface thereof from an electromagnetic holder so that the rod falls with a substantially vertical acceleration and substantially no angular velocity about a center of mass of the rod. The falling rod is illuminated with a light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit infrared (IR) light, and IR light emitted by the LED and reflected by the falling rod is detected with a photodiode. A two-state signal is generated corresponding to an illumination state of the photodiode by the reflected IR light. Times of transitions between the two states in the generated signal are calculated to determine kinematic data, and the kinematic data is fitted to a predetermined curve to calculate a local acceleration of gravity.

    Faraday rotator device
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10126172B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15784309

    申请日:2017-10-16

    IPC分类号: G01J4/04 F21V23/00 F21Y115/10

    摘要: A Faraday rotation device includes a light source configured to transmit a light beam; a first rotation stage polarizer configured to forward the light beam from the light source at a predetermined reference polarization angle; a quartz cell configured to receive the light beam from the first rotation stage polarizer at the predetermined reference polarization angle; one or more stacked ring permanent magnets coaxially fitted around the quartz cell; a stepper motor configured to adjust a rotational motion of a second rotation stage polarizer connected to the stepper motor, wherein the second rotation stage polarizer is configured to change a polarization angle of the light beam received from the quartz cell; a light detector; and an electronic circuit board configured to record a change in angle between the predetermined reference polarization angle and the changed polarization angle.

    ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180292567A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-11

    申请号:US16000623

    申请日:2018-06-05

    IPC分类号: G01V7/14 G01V7/04

    CPC分类号: G01V7/14 G01V7/04

    摘要: An apparatus and method for measuring a local acceleration of gravity includes releasing a ferrous rod having a regular alternating pattern of reflective and non-reflective portions on a surface thereof from an electromagnetic holder so that the rod falls with a substantially vertical acceleration and substantially no angular velocity about a center of mass of the rod. The falling rod is illuminated with a light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit infrared (IR) light, and IR light emitted by the LED and reflected by the falling rod is detected with a photodiode. A two-state signal is generated corresponding to an illumination state of the photodiode by the reflected IR light. Times of transitions between the two states in the generated signal are calculated to determine kinematic data, and the kinematic data is fitted to a predetermined curve to calculate a local acceleration of gravity.

    Method of rotating light in a cylindrical cell

    公开(公告)号:US10260952B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-16

    申请号:US16152116

    申请日:2018-10-04

    IPC分类号: G01J4/04 F21Y115/10 F21V23/00

    摘要: A Faraday rotation device includes a light source configured to transmit a light beam; a first rotation stage polarizer configured to forward the light beam from the light source at a predetermined reference polarization angle; a quartz cell configured to receive the light beam from the first rotation stage polarizer at the predetermined reference polarization angle; one or more stacked ring permanent magnets coaxially fitted around the quartz cell; a stepper motor configured to adjust a rotational motion of a second rotation stage polarizer connected to the stepper motor, wherein the second rotation stage polarizer is configured to change a polarization angle of the light beam received from the quartz cell; a light detector; and an electronic circuit board configured to record a change in angle between the predetermined reference polarization angle and the changed polarization angle.