Interpolation circuit for measuring device

• US 5,644,514 A
• Filed: 02/14/1996
• Issued: 07/01/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Heidenhain KK (Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo KK
• Inventors: Abo, Mitsuyoshi, Kuga, Toshihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ellis B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Assouad, Patrick J.
• Application Number:
  US08/601,510
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 364/577, 356/4.09, 356/4.1, 356/363, 356/356, 356/401
• US Class Current: 702/124
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/2451 Incremental encoders G01D5/2454 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/36 Forming the light into pulses
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 1/203 using an analogue interpolation circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 1/303 Circuits or methods for processing the quadrature signals

Abstract

An interpolation circuit for a measuring device capable of increasing a resolution and providing a velocity proportional output. Both sin θ signal and cos θ signal outputted from a sensor is fed to a balanced modulation adding circuit, resulting in providing a sin(ωt-θ) signal, which is then shaped into a pulse wave in a waveform shaping circuit. Then, a higher harmonic component is extracted by a BPF and then mixed with cos nωt and sin nωt signals in mixers, so that cos nθ and sin nθ signals are taken out of LPFs, respectively. The signals are subject to interpolation in a voltage comparison interpolation circuit of which the number of dividing is m, resulting in providing an interpolation circuit of which the whole number of dividing is m·n. Interpolation output A-phase and B-phase thereof each are a velocity proportional output.

Claims

1. An interpolation circuit for a measuring device, comprising:

a balanced modulation circuit to which a sin θ

signal varied in a manner like a sine wave and a cos θ

signal varied in a manner like a cosine wave depending on the magnitude of deviation are fed in the form of a modulation signal;

a waveform shaping circuit for shaping a waveform of a modulated wave having a phase of an angle θ

which is generated by said balanced modulation circuit;

an extraction means for extracting an n-th higher harmonic signal component of said modulated wave from an output of said waveform shaping circuit;

a first mixer for mixing the n-th higher harmonic signal extracted by said extraction means with a frequency signal having a frequency n times as high as that of said modulated wave and a phase of 0°

;

a second mixer for mixing the n-th higher harmonic signal extracted by said extraction means with a frequency signal having a frequency n times as high as that of said modulated wave and a phase of 90°

; and

a voltage comparison interpolation circuit for carrying out voltage comparison interpolation of a cos nθ

signal taken out of said first mixer and a sin nθ

signal taken out of said second mixer to provide an m-divided interpolation output, to thereby output A-phase B-phase signals interpolated while keeping the whole number of dividing at m·

n.

2. An interpolation circuit as defined in claim 1, wherein at least two sets of combinations each of said waveform shaping circuit and extraction means are cascade-connected to each other.