Method for working out the angular position of a rotating element and device for carrying out such a method

• Main Authors: Gimkiewicz, Christiane, Masa, Peter
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.11.2018
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; MEASURING; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PHYSICS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING

The present invention concerns a method for working out the angular position of a rotating element which is mounted in a fixed frame, consisting in using at least one light source emitting a beam of light in the direction of a fixed sensor and using computing means for processing an output signal of the sensor, characterized in that it consists in: - a) arranging the light source with respect to the rotating element and of the sensor in a way so as to induce an interaction between the beam of light and the sensor which depends on the angular position of the rotating shaft, - b) arranging on the path of the beam of light, in a fixed position with respect to the sensor, a perforated mask which presents a repetitive pattern of perforations, - c) detecting shadows generated by the mask on the sensor, - d) processing the output signal of the sensor for determining the position of the shadows on the sensor, - e) and computing the angular position of the rotating element by using the position of the shadows.