Sundstrand Data Control, Inc.

Fred V Holdren

Rand H Hulsing, Ii

Kurt E Steinke

An improved capacitive pick-off circuit is provided by utilizing a reference current generator to apply a square wave to a pick-off capacitor and the resulting voltage across the capacitor is then applied to a fixed capacitor. The resulting fixed capacitor current then provides a measure of the capacitance of the pick-off capacitor. A differential capacitive pick-off circuit is provided by applying the reference current to each pick-off capacitor and providing a fixed capacitor for each of the pick-off capacitors. The resulting fixed capacitor currents are combined and the resulting differential current is used as a measure of the difference in capacitance or the difference in the gaps between the plates of the capacitors.

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

Fred V Holdren