WO2018216232A1 - 隙間センサおよび隙間測定方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a gap sensor for detecting a gap between opposing member surfaces, more specifically, a gap distributed in a planar shape, and a measurement method thereof.
- the main wing of an aircraft has a box structure that includes a skeleton composed of girders and ribs, and a base end portion of the main wing has a frame structure for coupling to the fuselage.
- the fuselage is formed with a fixing portion (bracket) having a substantially cylindrical structure for receiving the base end portion of the main wing, and the base end portion of the main wing is inserted into the fixing portion and coupled with a structure such as a brown tube.
- the fixing portion of the fuselage is configured so that the plate member constituting the base end portion of the main wing is sandwiched between two plate members, and both surfaces of the base end plate member have a gap of about several millimeters from the plate member of the fixing portion. Are facing each other.
- Each plate member is a conductive material such as an aluminum alloy or carbon fiber.
- a spacer matching the shape of the gap space is inserted and fastened.
- the body is formed by dividing the body into a front body, a middle body, and a rear body and then combining the body parts.
- Related techniques are exemplified in Japanese Patent Publication No. 483512 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-79979.
- Gap sensors are used to measure the gap at the joint position defined by the plate member of the main wing board after alignment and the plate member of the fuselage fixing part, and 3D data of the shape of the gap space is obtained. By acquiring, the shape of the spacer is specified.
- An electronic gap sensor using a capacitance sensor usually has a long probe part, and a planar detection electrode is arranged on the tip side.
- a planar detection electrode is arranged on the tip side.
- three-dimensional measurement of a gap is required even when adjusting the gap (clearance) between a die and a punch in press die processing of a plate material of a ship, an aircraft, an automobile, etc., and a measurement of a smaller gap is required. .
- a predetermined signal such as a rectangular wave is applied to an electrode, and an electrode voltage is actively guarded through a buffer.
- the probe includes a detection electrode De 'to which a probe signal is applied, and guard patterns G1 and G2 in which the periphery and back of the electrode have the same potential as the electrode.
- a probe signal is applied to the electrode patterns E1 and E2 including the electrode De ', and a current corresponding to the electric capacity to be measured is detected.
- the detected potential of the electrode De ' is actively guarded with the electrode potentials of the guard patterns G1 and G2 through a buffer so that the periphery of the electrode has the same potential.
- the active guard can suppress the electric field other than the electric field generated between the electrode and the measurement target, and can increase the accuracy of capacitance measurement.
- the potential of the electrode De 'being measured is set to the guard potential of the guard pattern G1 or G2, it is not possible to simultaneously measure a plurality of electrodes surrounded by the same guard pattern. This is because each electrode signal is different and the corresponding guard signal is different for each electrode.
- the present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic gap sensor and a gap measurement method that acquire gap data with a small measurement error and high reproducibility.
- a gap sensor that detects a gap between a surface of a first member having conductivity and a surface of a second member having conductivity by using a capacitance measuring method, A probe extending along the main axis direction and a main body, the probe having a base end connected to the main body and provided with a plurality of electrodes on a distal end side, the probe including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, A multilayer substrate structure in which a third conductive layer is laminated; the first conductive layer defines a first surface of the probe; the first electrode group is formed in an array; and is electrically connected to the first electrode group A non-connected first guard layer is formed, the third conductive layer defines a second surface of the probe, and a second electrode group is formed at a position corresponding to the first electrode group, A second guard layer electrically disconnected from the second electrode group is formed, and the second conductive layer is formed in front A guard electrode is formed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer
- the signal line pattern is electrically connected to each electrode of the first electrode group and the second electrode group. Further, the control unit of the main body applies an exploration signal to the first guard layer, the guard electrode, and the second guard layer, and passes each electrode of the first electrode group and the second electrode group through the signal line pattern. Then, a voltage clamp is performed with the search signal, and a gap at each electrode position is measured by detecting a clamp current by the voltage clamp.
- a gap measurement is performed by detecting a gap between a surface of a first member having conductivity and a surface of a second member having conductivity by using a capacitance measuring method.
- the method includes forming a plurality of electrode pairs and guard layers at corresponding positions on both sides of the probe, generating a probe signal, applying the probe signal to the guard layer, and each of the plurality of electrode pairs. Voltage-clamping each electrode independently to the search signal; detecting a capacitance at each electrode position by measuring a clamp current of each electrode; and each electrode position based on the capacitance And measuring a gap in the case.
- (A) is a conceptual diagram of the conductive layer of the electrode part concerning a related technique
- (b) is a conceptual diagram of the conductive layer of the electrode part concerning this invention.
- the top view which shows the clearance gap sensor of this embodiment.
- the conceptual diagram showing the cross-section of the probe electrode part of this embodiment.
- the conceptual diagram which shows the principle of the clearance measurement by a clearance sensor.
- the bottom view of the sensor main body concerning other embodiments.
- FIG. 2 shows a top view of the gap sensor according to the present embodiment.
- the gap sensor 1 includes a probe 2 on which electrodes for detecting the gap are arranged, and a main body 21 connected to the probe 2 via a connector 20 as a probe support portion.
- the main body 21 includes a control unit 10 that applies a voltage to the detection electrode of the probe 2 and measures a displacement current.
- the probe 2 has a long shape extending in the principal axis direction (Xc) in the XY plane, and is inserted into a gap space G formed between the surfaces S1 and S2 of the conductive member such as an opposing work, and the gap Measure.
- the probe 2 includes a flexible printed circuit board 5 provided with an electrode portion 3 including an electrode pair array 4.
- the flexible printed circuit board (FPB) 5 has a long and three-layer structure extending in the principal axis X direction in FIG. 1, and is formed between the ellipse electrode 4 and the surfaces S1 and S2 of the conductive material to be measured.
- a response current is measured by applying a predetermined potential, and a gap at the electrode position is acquired based on the acquired electric capacity.
- a filler film for attracting with a magnet is formed on the surface of the probe 2 including the electrode part 3.
- the flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 5 includes a guard pattern G1 (first conductive layer C1) that defines the front surface (first surface) P1, and a guard pattern G2 (third conductive layer C3) that defines the back surface (second surface) P2. It has a signal pattern Es (second conductive layer C2) sandwiched between two guard patterns.
- the signal pattern Es is an aggregate of each electrode signal pattern Esi electrically connected to each electrode Ei independently.
- An insulating layer (not shown) is disposed between the conductive layers.
- the electrode Ei is circular for convenience, but may be any shape such as an ellipse or an ellipse.
- an electrode pattern E1 is formed in the first conductive layer C1, and a ring-shaped gap gp1 is formed as an insulator between the electrode pattern E1 and the guard pattern G1 formed so as to surround the periphery. Is not electrically connected.
- An electrode pattern E2 is formed on the third conductive layer C3, and a ring-shaped gap gp2 is formed between the third conductive layer C3 and the guard pattern G2 formed so as to surround the periphery, and is not electrically connected.
- the electrode pattern E1 and the electrode pattern E2 are formed at the same position in the XY plane and constitute one electrode pair.
- a guard pattern Ge is formed at a position corresponding to the electrode pair, and is electrically connected to the guard patterns G1, G2 via the via holes Gb1, Gb2.
- the electrode pattern E1 is connected to the corresponding signal pattern Es1 of the second conductive layer C2 via the via hole Eb1
- the electrode pattern E2 is connected to the corresponding signal pattern Es2 via the via hole Eb2.
- a gap is formed between the via holes Eb1 and Eb2 and the guard pattern Ge.
- a plurality of electrode pairs are formed in the electrode part 3, and each electrode Ei is connected to a corresponding voltage clamp amplifier VCAi via a signal pattern Esi.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the control circuit of the control unit 10.
- the control of the guard potential and the electrode in the present invention employs a unique equipotential driving method.
- the search signal generator SG generates a sine wave as the reference search signal Sp, and its amplitude is controlled by the microcontroller MC.
- the search signal Sp is applied as a guard signal Vp to the guard patterns G1, Ge, G2 via the driver AMP.
- Voltage clamp amplifiers (voltage clamp circuits) VCA1 to VCA16 are independently connected to 16-pole electrodes E1 to E16 via signal patterns Es1 to Es16.
- Each voltage clamp amplifier VCAi receives the output Vp of the driver AMP as an exploration voltage, and clamps the electrode Ei to the voltage Vp. Since the search voltage Vp is a sine wave, the voltage clamp amplifier VCAi is a variable voltage source.
- the voltage clamp amplifier VCAi has a differential amplifier (op-amp) as the main clamp amplifier OPia, and when the search voltage Vp is input to the non-inverting input terminal (+), the clamp output voltage Vfia connected to the inverting input terminal ( ⁇ ). Is negatively feedback controlled so as to be always equal to the exploration voltage Vp. Also, a resistor (clamp current detection resistor) Rsia for detecting the clamp current Isi is connected between the output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the main clamp amplifier OPia, and the electrode Ei is voltage clamped from the voltage across the resistor Rsia. The clamp current (displacement current) can be detected.
- the differential amplifier that constitutes the main clamp amplifier OPia has a slight input capacitance, a bias current, etc., has temperature characteristics, and has variations in characteristics. Since the capacitance to be searched is generally about pF or less, variations in the characteristics of the differential amplifier can cause a large measurement error. Therefore, a differential amplifier with uniform characteristics is employed as the reference clamp amplifier OPib to compensate for error elements other than the search current.
- the voltage clamp amplifier VCAi has a reference clamp amplifier OPib together with the make clamp amplifier OPia.
- the reference clamp amplifier OPib has the same external circuit as the make clamp amplifier OPia, and the clamp output voltage Vf1b connected to the non-inverting input terminal (+) and connected to the inverting input terminal ( ⁇ ) is always equal to Vp. Negative feedback control is performed so that The only difference from the main clamp amplifier OPia is that the clamp output voltage Vfib is not connected to the electrode Ei and has no load.
- a resistor (reference current detection resistor) Rsib for detecting a clamp current Iri at no load is connected between the output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the reference clamp amplifier OPib, and a voltage clamp is performed without load from the voltage across the resistor Rsib.
- the reference clamp current Iri can be detected.
- the reference clamp current Iri reflects a current component other than the current flowing through the electrode as a load.
- the clamp output voltages Vfia and Vfib of the two operational amplifiers are substantially equal to the search voltage Vp at the time of voltage clamping.
- the exploration voltage Voia detected by the main clamp amplifier OPia is obtained by adding the bias current Iri derived from the differential amplifier to the net clamp current Isi flowing through the electrode Ei. Therefore, the net clamp current Iei can be obtained by performing a differential operation of the output voltages Voia and Voib of the main clamp amplifier OPia and the reference clamp amplifier OPib.
- the two differential amplifiers OPia and OPib constituting the voltage clamp amplifier VCAi are preferably dual type operational amplifiers in which operational amplifiers with uniform characteristics are contained in one package. Further, in order to protect the input of the differential amplifier, a resistor may be inserted between each non-inverting input terminal and the clamp output terminals Vfia and Vfib.
- the electrodes Ei to be measured are sequentially selected by the changeover switches (analog switches) SW1 and SW2 under the control of the microcontroller MC, and the difference between the output voltages Voia and Voib by the differential amplifier (instrumentation amplifier) INA.
- the clamp current is detected with high accuracy by performing dynamic calculation (current detection circuit).
- the present invention employs a unique equipotential driving method in which each electric element is independently driven at the same potential, in principle, clamp currents at a plurality of electrodes can be measured simultaneously.
- the capacitance of each electrode is measured in a time-sharing manner by combining the dynamic amplifier INA and the changeover switch.
- the electrodes 2 of the probe 2 are 6 pairs and 12 electrodes, but further multipolarization is possible.
- the electrode Ei is a planar electrode and a virtual capacitor (capacitance C) is formed between the opposing measured surfaces, the distance d between the electrode plates can be obtained by measuring the capacitance as will be described later. .
- the clamp current with respect to the application of the search signal has a smaller amplitude and a lower detection accuracy as the electric capacitance C to be measured is smaller. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the microcontroller MC adapts the amplitude A of the search signal so that the magnitude of the clamp current is maintained in the vicinity of a predetermined value, thereby increasing the measurement accuracy. Making the current magnitude constant corresponds to making the accumulated charge (integrated value of displacement current) constant even if the capacitance of the capacitor changes. Specifically, the microcontroller increases the amplitude of the search signal Vp as a common potential for equipotential drive when the amplitude of the clamp current decreases, and decreases the amplitude of the search signal Vp when the amplitude of the clamp current increases. MC controls.
- the capacitance can be obtained from the amplitude A of the adaptive search signal Vp by feedback-controlling the search signal voltage Vp so that the amplitude of the clamp current proportional to the amplitude coefficient A of the voltage is constant.
- This is a feedback control of the magnitude of the exploration signal Vp required to charge a virtual capacitor calibrated with the object to be measured and the electrode, and is based on the voltage clamp control and equipotential drive control of the electrode.
- This is a charge clamping method unique to the present invention.
- the search signal Vp is a sine wave, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary waveform can be used. Also in this case, the electrostatic capacity can be obtained from the magnitude of the search signal voltage Vp when the electrostatic capacity C is charged with a predetermined charge.
- the guard electrode and all the electrodes are always driven with the same voltage as the search signal Vp by the configuration of the electrode part, voltage clamp control, equipotential drive control and charge clamp control in the probe according to the present invention.
- the potential of the electrode that detects the clamp current is fixed in the search signal, so that highly stable and highly accurate gap measurement is possible. It is also possible to simultaneously acquire clamp currents of a plurality of electrodes by installing a plurality of differential amplifiers INA.
- Each electrode pair Ei constituting the electrode pair array 4 in the probe 2 is disposed at the same position on the front surface P1 and the back surface P2 of the substrate 5, and is connected to the control unit 10 incorporated in the main body 21 independently via the signal line Es.
- the probe 2 is inserted into the gap G, and the capacitance at each position is detected by each electrode pair, and the capacitance between the upper electrode E1 and the surface S1 is reduced. To be acquired. Subsequently, the capacitance between the lower electrode E2 and the surface S2 at the same position as the upper electrode E1 is acquired. If the distance d1 between the upper electrode E1 and the surface S1 and the distance d2 between the lower electrode E2 and the surface S2 can be obtained from these capacitance data, the gap d between the facing surfaces S1 and S2 is obtained. Can be requested. By sequentially performing the same measurement for all electrode pairs, a two-dimensional distribution of the gap d around the electrode portion can be acquired. The gap data acquired by the gap sensor 1 is transmitted to the controller 30 such as a tablet PC via the communication means 31 and processed.
- the controller 30 such as a tablet PC via the communication means 31 and processed.
- the electrode pairs 4 are discretely arranged on the probe 2 but have a plurality of electrode pairs, so that data at arbitrary positions between neighboring electrode pairs can be calculated based on the positions of the electrode pairs and the gap data.
- the gap data at an arbitrary position in the region surrounded by the electrode group can be calculated by complementing the gap data of the three adjacent electrode pairs 4. Therefore, the gap sensor is downsized according to the present embodiment, and a wide gap space can be continuously measured and displayed in 3D. Since the probe 2 is provided with the scale 28 in the main axis Xc direction, the position (depth) r of the measurement electrode Ei can be easily confirmed.
- the member to be measured for gap measurement is made of a conductive material such as aluminum alloy or carbon fiber.
- the conductive material is coated on or near the surface.
- the gap can be measured as long as it is covered.
- the electrode surface is preferably parallel to the measurement surfaces S1 and S2, and the probe 2 may be attached to the measurement surface S1 using a magnet 25 as shown in FIG. Since the magnetic filler film is formed on the surface of the probe 2, more stable clearance measurement can be performed by installing the magnet 25 so that the probe 2 is attracted to the measurement surface S1 side.
- the gap can be measured accurately and reproducibly by adopting an original electrode structure and using the equipotential driving method and the charge clamp control for the capacitance measurement.
- the equipotential driving method according to the present invention is a method in which the search signals are set to a common potential, a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of guard patterns are driven even if the three-layer substrate structure is not used as in this embodiment. Similar effects can be obtained.
- ⁇ Gap sensor 1 is calibrated for gap measurement.
- a reference sample made of an aluminum flat plate and having a predetermined gap d0 is used.
- the gap is, for example, 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 2 mm, or 3 mm.
- the metal flat plate is grounded in common with the gap sensor 1.
- the probe 2 is inserted into the gap G of the reference sample, and the gap d0 is measured and calibrated.
- the reference amplitude A0 is corrected.
- ⁇ Other embodiments> 7 and 8 show another embodiment of the probe 2.
- the structure of the electrode portion is the same as that of the probe 2 in the embodiment of FIG. 2, but the electrode pairs 4a to 4e are arranged in two rows in a staggered manner along the main axis Xc of the probe 2 and are provided with 16-pole circular electrodes.
- the probe 2 is fixed to the main body 21 via a probe support portion (including a connector) 20 having a rotation shaft that can rotate about the Y-axis direction.
- the member such as the upper workpiece is a plate member
- the main body 21 is installed on the upper surface of the plate member, and the probe 2 is inserted into the gap G in a state where the probe 2 is folded to the bottom surface 21B.
- the probe support portion 20 can move up and down according to the thickness of the plate member. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, since the magnet 25 is built in the bottom of the main body 21, the probe 2 can be adsorbed on the surface S1 using the magnetism of the filler film of the probe 2.
- the gap measurement employs the charge clamp control for measuring the electrostatic capacitances at the upper and lower electrodes of the electrode pair 4 while making the guard potential and the potentials of all the electrodes the same based on the search signal Vp. Acquire gap d data. The gap measurement is sequentially performed on all the electrode pairs 4.
- a rotary encoder 23 as a position detection sensor for measuring a movement distance (relative position) in the Y direction and a reference position detection sensor 24 for confirming the reference position in the Y direction are arranged on the main body bottom surface 21B.
- Bar-code markers detected by the reference position sensor 24 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction on the upper surface of the plate member, and the reference position detection sensor 24 reads the reflected light from the marker to detect the reference position.
- the probe 2 is rotated so as to be parallel to the bottom surface 21B of the main body 21, but the probe 2 is rotated so as to be parallel to the Z-axis direction with respect to a gap extending in the YZ plane direction, for example. If this is done, the gap can be measured.
- the probe according to the present invention has a three-layer structure, and the guard of each electrode is made common, so that the probe can be made thin, and a narrower gap can be measured.
- the guard potential is shared, the number of wirings can be reduced, and many electrodes can be arranged on the probe.
- equipotential drive control is applied, all the electrodes and the guard potential are driven to the equipotential, so that stable and highly reproducible measurement is possible.
- the capacitance can be measured from the magnitude of the search signal by adopting the charge clamp method.
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プローブ2の電極部3における導電面の構成の概念図を図1(b)および図3に示す。フレキシブルプリント基板(FPC)5は表面(第1面)P1を規定するガードパターンG1(第1導電層C1)と裏面(第2面)P2を規定するガードパターンG2(第3導電層C3)と2つのガードパターンに挟まれた信号パターンEs(第2導電層C2)を有する。信号パターンEsは各電極Eiに電気的に独立に接続された各電極信号パターンEsiの集合体である。また、導電層間には図示しない絶縁層が配置される。図1(b)においては便宜上電極Eiを円形としているが、楕円、長円等任意の形状でよい。
図4に制御部10のコントロール回路の概念図を示す。本発明におけるガード電位および電極の制御は独自の等電位駆動法を採用する。探査信号発生器SGは基準探査信号Spとして正弦波を発生し、その振幅はマイクロコントローラMCにより制御される。探査信号SpはドライバAMPを介してガード信号VpとしてガードパターンG1,Ge,G2に印加される。
電極Eiは平面電極であり対向する被測定面との間に仮想コンデンサ(容量C)を形成するため、後述するように静電容量を測定することで極板間の距離dを求めることができる。
以下に本発明の隙間センサを用いた隙間測定方法について説明する。
図7および図8はプローブ2の別の実施形態を示すものである。電極部の構造は図2の実施形態のプローブ2と同じであるが、電極対4a~4eはプローブ2の主軸Xcに沿って2列の千鳥配置とされ、16極の円形の電極を備える。プローブ2はY軸方向のまわりに回動可能な回動軸を有するプローブ支持部(コネクタを含む)20を介して本体21に固定される。上側のワーク等の部材が板部材である場合には、本体21を板部材の上面に設置してプローブ2を底面21Bに折りたたむような状態で隙間Gに挿入する。プローブ支持部20は板部材の厚さに応じて上下動自在である。また、図6(b)に示すように、本体21の底部には磁石25が内蔵されているため、プローブ2のフィラー膜の磁性を利用してプローブ2を表面S1に吸着させることができる。
本国際特許出願は米国指定に関し、2017年5月26日に出願された日本国特許出願第2017-104083号について米国特許法第119条(a)に基づく優先権の利益を援用し、当該開示内容を引用する。
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- 相互に対向する導電性を有する第1の部材の表面と導電性を有する第2の部材の表面の隙間を静電容量測定法により検出する隙間センサであって、
主軸方向に沿って延在するプローブおよび本体を具備し、
前記プローブは基端部が前記本体に接続され先端側に複数の電極が設けられ、
前記プローブは第1導電層、第2導電層、第3導電層が積層された多層基板構造を有し、
前記第1導電層は前記プローブの第1の面を規定し、第1電極群が配列して形成され、第1電極群と電気的に非接続な第1ガード層が形成され、
前記第3導電層は前記プローブの第2の面を規定し、前記第1電極群に相応する位置に第2電極群が配列して形成され、第2電極群と電気的に非接続な第2ガード層が形成され、
前記第2導電層は前記第1導電層と第3導電層の間に配置され、前記第1電極群および第2電極群に相応する位置にガード電極が形成され、ガード電極と電気的に非接続な信号パターンが形成され、信号パターンは前記第1電極群および第2電極群の各電極と電気的に接続され、
前記本体の制御部は、
前記第1ガード層、ガード電極、および第2ガード層に探査信号を印加し、
前記第1電極群および第2電極群の各電極を前記信号パターンを介して前記探査信号で電圧クランプし、
電圧クランプによるクランプ電流を検出することにより各電極位置における隙間を測定することを特徴とする隙間センサ。 - 前記制御部は、
探査信号発生器と、
前記第1ガード層、ガード電極、および第2ガード層に探査信号の電圧を印加する駆動回路と、
前記第1電極群および第2電極群の各電極を独立に駆動して前記探査信号の電圧にクランプする電圧クランプ回路と、
前記各電極のクランプ電流を検出する電流検出回路とを備え、
前記検出された電流から電気容量を算出して隙間を測定することを特徴とする請求項1記載の隙間センサ。 - 電圧クランプ回路は、前記探査信号と各電極の電圧の誤差をフィードバックしてクランプ制御し、
前記電圧クランプ回路の駆動出力と各電極との間に接続されたクランプ電流検出抵抗を介して供給される電流がクランプ電流として検出されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の隙間センサ。 - 前記電圧クランプ回路は、
前記探査信号に基づいて電圧クランプ制御するクランプアンプの駆動出力と負帰還入力との間にクランプ電流検出抵抗が接続されクランプ電流検出抵抗の負帰還入力側の一端が各電極に接続され、
前記各電極に接続されずに前記探査信号に基づいて電圧クランプ制御する参照クランプアンプの駆動出力と負帰還入力との間に参照電流検出抵抗が接続され、
前記電流検出回路は、前記クランプアンプの駆動出力と参照クランプアンプの駆動出力との差を演算する差動増幅器を備えることと
を特徴とする請求項2記載の隙間センサ。 - 前記検出されたクランプ電流の大きさを一定とするように前記探査信号の大きさをフィードバック制御し、前記探査信号の大きさから静電容量を算出することを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1項記載の隙間センサ。
- 前記第1電極群および第2電極群の各電極に関連する前記クランプアンプおよび参照クランプアンプは1つのパッケージに収納されることを特徴とする請求項4記載の隙間センサ。
- 相互に対向する導電性を有する第1の部材の表面と導電性を有する第2の部材の表面の隙間を静電容量測定法により検出する隙間測定方法であって、プローブ両面の対応する位置に複数の電極対とガード層が形成され、
探査信号を発生することと、
前記ガード層に前記探査信号を印加することと、
前記複数の電極対の各電極をそれぞれ独立に前記探査信号に電圧クランプすることと、
前記各電極のクランプ電流を測定することにより各電極位置における静電容量を検出することと、
前記静電容量に基づいて前記各電極位置における隙間を測定することと
を特徴とする隙間測定方法。 - 前記探査信号は正弦波であり、前記クランプ電流の大きさに相応して正弦波の振幅を可変することを特徴とする請求項7記載の隙間測定方法。
- 前記クランプ電流の大きさを一定とするように前記探査信号の振幅をフィードバック制御し、フィードバック制御されているときの前記探査信号の振幅から静電容量を求めることを特徴とする請求項7記載の隙間測定方法。
- 隣接する電極対における隙間距離と電極間距離に基づいて電極間における任意の位置の隙間を補完することを特徴とする請求項8または9記載の隙間測定方法。
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