Magnetic rotational position sensor

Details Magnetic rotational position sensor Magnetic rotational position sensor

1998-05-08

2000-10-24

Oda, Christine K.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Magnetic

Displacement

32420721, 32420722, 338324, G01B 730

Patent

active

061372889

ABSTRACT:
A magnetic rotational position sensor senses each rotational position of a control shaft about a first rotational axis over a definable range of rotation of the control shaft. The magnetic rotational position sensor includes a magnetic circuit, a magnetic flux sensor, a drive circuit, and an output signal amplifier. The magnetic circuit encloses an equally balanced magnetic field, and is adjoined to the control shaft to synchronously rotate the magnetic field about a second rotational axis. The magnetic flux sensor is disposed within the magnetic field to sense each rotational position of the control shaft as the control shaft is rotated about the first rotational axis over the definable range of rotation. The drive circuit is operable to generate a constant current drive signal and a constant voltage drive signal. In response to a generated constant current drive signal and a generated constant voltage drive signal, the magnetic flux sensor generates two voltage sensing signals representative of a sensing of each rotational position of the control shaft about the first rotational axis over the definable range of rotation. In response to a generation of the voltage sensing signals, the output signal amplifier is operable to generate a voltage output signal that is also representative of a sensing of each rotational position of the control shaft about the first rotational axis over the definable range of rotation. The generated voltage output signal can be processed by a microprocessor based system to control all rotational movements of the control shaft about the first rotational axis.

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