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Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2018
Applicant:

Otm Technologies Ltd., Ra'anana, IL;

Inventors:

Opher Kinrot, Ra'anana, IL;

Uri Kinrot, Hod Hasharon, IL;

Arnon Levy, Ra'anana, IL;

Assignee:

OTM TECHNOLOGIES LTD., Ra'anana, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G01B 9/02017 (2022.01); G01B 9/0209 (2022.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02041 (2013.01); G01B 9/0209 (2013.01); G01B 9/02021 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G01B 2290/45 (2013.01); G01B 2290/70 (2013.01);
Abstract

Interferometric systems and methods for measuring rotational movement are described. In one implementation, an interferometer for measuring rotational movement includes a housing and a light source within the housing configured to project coherent light toward a non-coded surface of an object. The interferometer further includes at least one optical element configured to modify the projected coherent light in a manner accounting for a rotation of the object. The interferometer also includes at least one sensor within the housing including at least one light detector configured to detect reflections of the modified projected coherent light from the opposing non-coded surface as the object rotates relative to the housing. The interferometer further includes at least one processor configured to receive input from the at least one sensor and determine an amount of rotation of the object around the at least one rotational axis.


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