Controlling method for capacitive sensors

• US 8,125,227 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2006
• Issued: 02/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Han's Laser Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen HANʼ S Laser Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Gao, Yunfeng, Chen, Kesheng
• Primary Examiner(s): SHRIVASTAV, BRIJ B
• Application Number:
  US12/088,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20080218182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,028 Days
• Field of Search: 324/676, 324/686, 324/300, 324/309, 324/322, 324/318, 324/307, 323/260, 318/687, 318/653, 318/135, 318/159, 335/275, 335/276, 335/256, 335/279, 335/270
• US Class Current: 324/322
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 3/032 affecting incoming signal, e.g. by averaging; gating undesired signals
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/24 by varying capacitance

Abstract

A controlling method for capacitive sensors in a vibrating mirror motor system includes a capacitive sensor, a subtraction circuit and an adder circuit connected to the capacitive sensor, a high frequency power supply providing power for the capacitive sensor, a D/A converter, and a gain stage adjustment device, wherein values obtained at the capacitive sensor are summed through the adder circuit, then the summed value and a value processed by the D/A converter are input to a comparator which comparing the values, and a gain adjusting value is obtained and supplied to the high frequency power supply, meanwhile the values obtained by capacitive sensor are subtracted by the subtraction circuit and then adjusted by the gain stage adjustment device, finally a position signal is outputted.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a capacitive sensor in a vibrating mirror motor system comprising a capacitive sensor, a subtraction circuit and an adder circuit connected with the capacitive sensor, a high-frequency power supply for providing energy to the capacitive sensor, a digital-analog converter, and a digital gain stage adjuster having a digital potentiometer being connected to a microprocessor, wherein the method comprises:

summing, by the adder circuit, values obtained by the capacitive sensor;

comparing, in a comparison circuit, the summed values from the adder circuit with a target gain control value generated by the digital-analog converter;

providing a gain adjustment value to the high-frequency power supply, said gain adjustment value based on the comparing;

outputting a position signal by the digital gain stage adjuster after adjusting a value resulted from the subtraction circuit performing subtraction on values obtained at said capacitive sensor; and

before outputting the position signal by the digital gain stage adjuster, setting a stage coefficient of the digital potentiometer by the microprocessor.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitive sensor comprises one or more pairs of differential capacitance pole-pairs.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capacitive sensor comprises a common energy emission source surface, a displacement detection area, and an dielectric medium related to the displacement.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the capacitive sensor comprises a common energy emission source surface, a displacement detection area, and a dielectric medium related to the displacement.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the dielectric medium is ceramic.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the dielectric medium is ceramic.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a microprocessor is connected to a computer and the computer operates the microprocessor.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the digital-analog converter is connected respectively to a precision voltage source and the microprocessor, a voltage value set by the microprocessor and a voltage value provided by the precision voltage source together are input into the digital-analog converter for processing.

9. A circuit for controlling a capacitive sensor in a vibrating mirror motor system comprising:

a capacitive sensor, a subtraction circuit and an adder circuit, a high-frequency power supply for providing energy to the capacitive sensor, a digital-analog converter providing a target gain control value for use in tuning the capacitive sensor, and a digital gain stage adjuster having a digital potentiometer;

wherein the capacitive sensor being connected with the subtraction circuit, the adder circuit, and the high-frequency (HF) power supply, the subtraction circuit being connected with the gain stage adjuster.

10. A method for controlling a capacitive sensor in a vibrating mirror motor system comprising:

summing, by an adder circuit, values obtained by the capacitive sensor;

comparing, in a comparison circuit, the summed values from the adder circuit with a target gain control value generated by the digital-analog converter;

providing a gain adjustment value to a high-frequency power supply supplying energy to the capacitive sensor, the gain adjustment value based on the comparing;

outputting a position signal by a digital gain stage adjuster having a digital potentiometer after adjusting a value resulted from the subtraction circuit performing subtraction on values obtained at said capacitive sensor; and

before outputting the position signal by the digital gain stage adjuster, setting a stage coefficient of the digital potentiometer by the microprocessor.