Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : IEEE
Source : Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on, Volume 57, Number 4, p.736-742 (2008)
Keywords : Angle transducer, angular measurement, angular-position measurement, capacitive sensors, differential capacitive sensor, linear variable differential capacitive transducer, parallel plates, planar angles measurement, ratiometric measurement principle, relaxation oscillator, relaxation oscillators, signal-conditioning electronics
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Engineering
Department : Electronics and Communication
Year : 2008
Abstract : A linear variable differential capacitive transducer for the measurement of planar angles (from 0deg to 360deg) is presented in this paper. The sensor part of the transducer is made of parallel plates of standard and easy-to-fabricate shapes, and the signal-conditioning electronics are realized, employing a couple of simple relaxation oscillators. The output of the transducer is only dictated by a pair of dc reference voltages, and hence, high accuracy and linearity over the entire range (from 0deg to 360deg) are easily obtained by the use of precision dc reference voltages. Detailed analysis indicates that the sensitivity of the transducer is minimal for variations in different parameters. Experimental results obtained on a prototype transducer that has been built and tested establish the efficacy of the proposed transducer. The worst-case error of the prototype transducer is found to be less than 0.1%.
Cite this Research Publication : B. George, Dr. Madhu Mohan N., and Kumar, V. J., “A Linear Variable Differential Capacitive Transducer for Sensing Planar Angles”, Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 57, pp. 736-742, 2008.