Inclination sensor
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1. An inclination sensor, comprising:
- two temperature controlled inclination devices being mounted orthogonal to each other in a horizontal plane, each inclination device, including;
an oven;
a resistive element being attached to the oven to provide heating energy thereto;
an inclination transducer being mounted in the oven; and
a thermistor being mounted to the oven and adapted to produce a signal representative of the actual temperature of the oven;
the inclination sensor further including;
a first microprocessor adapted to receive the actual temperature signal of each inclination device and produce heating signals to energize the corresponding resistive elements to control the temperature of the respective ovens to a desired temperature;
an oscillator being adapted to produce a signal to energize the inclination transducer; and
wherein the first microprocessor receives signals from the energized inclination transducers that represent the inclination of the respective transducers.
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Abstract
An inclination sensor is disclosed. The sensor includes two temperature controlled inclination devices that are mounted orthogonal to each other. The inclination devices include an oven, a resistive element attached to the oven, an inclination transducer mounted in the oven and a thermistor being mounted to the oven. The thermistor produces a signal representative of the actual temperature of the oven. A microprocessor receives the actual temperature signal of each inclination device and produce heating signals to energize the corresponding resistive elements to control the temperature of the respective ovens to a desired temperature.
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1. An inclination sensor, comprising:
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two temperature controlled inclination devices being mounted orthogonal to each other in a horizontal plane, each inclination device, including; an oven; a resistive element being attached to the oven to provide heating energy thereto; an inclination transducer being mounted in the oven; and a thermistor being mounted to the oven and adapted to produce a signal representative of the actual temperature of the oven;
the inclination sensor further including;a first microprocessor adapted to receive the actual temperature signal of each inclination device and produce heating signals to energize the corresponding resistive elements to control the temperature of the respective ovens to a desired temperature; an oscillator being adapted to produce a signal to energize the inclination transducer; and wherein the first microprocessor receives signals from the energized inclination transducers that represent the inclination of the respective transducers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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