HK179896A - Capacitive system for sensing position - Google Patents

Capacitive system for sensing position

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Publication number
HK179896A
HK179896A HK179896A HK179896A HK179896A HK 179896 A HK179896 A HK 179896A HK 179896 A HK179896 A HK 179896A HK 179896 A HK179896 A HK 179896A HK 179896 A HK179896 A HK 179896A
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sensing position
capacitive system
capacitive
sensing
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HK179896A
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Gabriel Lorimer Miller
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At & T Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R13/00—Arrangements for displaying electric variables or waveforms
    • G01R13/02—Arrangements for displaying electric variables or waveforms for displaying measured electric variables in digital form
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/12—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means
    • G01D5/244—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing characteristics of pulses or pulse trains; generating pulses or pulse trains
    • G01D5/245—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing characteristics of pulses or pulse trains; generating pulses or pulse trains using a variable number of pulses in a train
    • G01D5/2451—Incremental encoders
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/12—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means
    • G01D5/14—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
    • G01D5/24—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance
    • G01D5/241—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance by relative movement of capacitor electrodes
    • G01D5/2412—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance by relative movement of capacitor electrodes by varying overlap
    • G01D5/2415—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance by relative movement of capacitor electrodes by varying overlap adapted for encoders
HK179896A 1988-05-24 1996-09-26 Capacitive system for sensing position HK179896A (en)

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US07/197,800 US4893071A (en) 1988-05-24 1988-05-24 Capacitive incremental position measurement and motion control

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HK188695A HK188695A (en) 1988-05-24 1995-12-14 Capacitive incremental position measurement and motion control
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US (1) US4893071A (xx)
EP (2) EP0586023B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPH083426B2 (xx)
KR (1) KR0151854B1 (xx)
AU (1) AU603952B2 (xx)
CA (1) CA1324195C (xx)
DE (2) DE68926355T2 (xx)
DK (1) DK249189A (xx)
ES (2) ES2065377T3 (xx)
HK (2) HK188695A (xx)
SG (1) SG26354G (xx)

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EP0586023A2 (en) 1994-03-09
DE68926355T2 (de) 1996-11-28
EP0344942A2 (en) 1989-12-06
KR890017537A (ko) 1989-12-16
EP0586023A3 (en) 1994-04-13
AU603952B2 (en) 1990-11-29
US4893071A (en) 1990-01-09
EP0344942B1 (en) 1994-12-28
DE68920204T2 (de) 1995-05-11
HK188695A (en) 1995-12-22
EP0586023B1 (en) 1996-04-24
KR0151854B1 (ko) 1998-12-15
DK249189A (da) 1989-11-27
DE68926355D1 (de) 1996-05-30
JPH0224512A (ja) 1990-01-26
AU3404289A (en) 1989-11-30
CA1324195C (en) 1993-11-09
ES2086871T3 (es) 1996-07-01
SG26354G (en) 1995-09-18
DK249189D0 (da) 1989-05-23
JPH083426B2 (ja) 1996-01-17

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