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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Iain R. Gordon-ingram, Marshfield, GB;
Andrew P. Gribble, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Iain R. Gordon-Ingram, Marshfield, GB;
Andrew P. Gribble, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
RENISHAW PLC, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/347 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); G01C 11/04 (2006.01); G01S 17/36 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/34715 (2013.01); G01B 11/022 (2013.01); G01B 11/024 (2013.01); G01C 11/04 (2013.01); G01D 5/34792 (2013.01); G01S 17/023 (2013.01); G01S 17/36 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01);
Abstract
A position encoder apparatus, including a scale having a series of position features; and a readhead configured to read the series of position features via a snapshot capture process. The snapshot capture process is adaptable so as to compensate for the relative speed between the scale and readhead.