Increased accuracy and resolution for optic position sensors
First Claim
1. A position sensor mask of a high resolution position sensor having a resolution magnitude of at least 1×
- 10-4 and which encodes a signal and enables high resolution detection and decoding of the encoded signal, the mask comprising a start bit, digital data bits, analog data bit, and a stop bit.
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Abstract
An optic position sensor provides a data encoding method which improves the resolution capability of the sensing system. The data pattern of the sensor comprises a series of data signals having a start bit, digital data bits, an analog bit region (12) and a stop bit. The digital data bits may be a Manchester Encoded, Gray Coded data signal pattern. The analog data bit region (12) comprises a vernier track (10) which will produce a signal peak that moves linearly with position. The detection of the position of the vernier track (10) or bit relative to its range or region (12) provides a measurement of the percent of travel that has occurred within and between the discernible resolution of the digital data bits of the data signal, to provide resolution capability of approximately one part in sixteen thousand.
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1. A position sensor mask of a high resolution position sensor having a resolution magnitude of at least 1×
- 10-4 and which encodes a signal and enables high resolution detection and decoding of the encoded signal, the mask comprising a start bit, digital data bits, analog data bit, and a stop bit.
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4. A method of encoding a signal for high resolution detection of a resolution magnitude of at least 1×
- 10-4 and decoding of the encoded signal, comprising the steps of;
providing a mask having a start bit, digital data bits, analog data bit, and stop bit; and
displacing the mask to effect uniquely and continuously an output signal whereby the output signal is an encoded signal representing the displacement of the encoded mask. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
- 10-4 and decoding of the encoded signal, comprising the steps of;
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7. A method of detecting and decoding with high resolution of a resolution magnitude of at least 1×
- 10-4 a received encoded signal, comprising steps of;
receiving the encoded signal and detecting data bits of said signal;
detecting the data bits to discern a pattern of data bits comprising a start bit, digital data bits, analog data bit, and stop bit; and
determining the position of the analog data bit relative to a range of possible positions for the analog data bit to provide a measurement of the amount of travel occurring within and between the discernible resolution of the digital data bits of the encoded signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
- 10-4 a received encoded signal, comprising steps of;
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11. A method of signal encoding, detecting and decoding with high resolution of a resolution magnitude of at least 1×
- 10-4, comprising the steps of;
providing a mask having a start bit, digital data bits, analog data bit, and stop bit;
displacing the mask to effect uniquely and continuously an encoded signal representing the displacement of the encoded mask;
receiving the encoded signal and detecting data bits of said signal;
detecting the data bits to discern a pattern of data bits comprising the start bit, digital data bits, analog data bit, and stop bit; and
determining the position of the analog data bit relative to a range of possible 107,005 positions for the analog data bit to provide a measurement of the amount of travel occurring within and between the discernible resolution of the digital data bits of the encoded signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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