NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Press Enter or click the Search button to begin your search.

Back to Results
Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Position Sensor Digital Conditioning ElectronicsSystems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations determine the amplitude of an amplitude modulated signal, modulated by the position of an object being sensed. In some aspects, the apparatus accepts an excitation signal and the amplitude modulated signal and divides the amplitude modulated by the excitation signal to produce an output signal that is proportional to the position of the object being sensed. In other aspects, the division is performed only when the excitation signal is non-zero, such as close to the peaks in the excitation signal. In other aspects, the excitation signal and amplitude modulated signal are degraded due to an air gap and the degraded signals are used to correct for amplitude fluctuations due to the air gap, and produce an output signal, tolerant of the air gaps, that is proportional to the position of the object being sensed.
Document ID
20120001615
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Howard, David E.
Alhorn, Dean C.
Smith, Dennis A.
Dutton, Kenneth R.
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 17, 2012
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-Patent-8,098,060
Patent Number: NASA-Case-MFS-32318-1
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-12/173,318
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-8,098,060|NASA-Case-MFS-32318-1
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-12/173,318
No Preview Available