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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1990
Lawrence J Ryczek, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An optical displacement measuring system including a PSD, position sensitive device, and having a pair of outputs providing electrical current I1 and I2 satisfying the equation ##EQU1## where x is the position of a spot of light along a surface of the PSD reflected by a target from a light source which in turn gives the target distance by triangulation. A ramp generator U1A periodically generates an increasing ramp voltage periodically energizing the light source LED1 to pulse the light source between on and off states. A comparator U10 compares the Sum I1+I2 against a given threshold as the sum I1+I2 increases with increasing ramp voltage. Subtraction circuitry, U7 and U8B, samples I1 and samples I2 when the sum I1+I2 reaches the given threshold, and outputs the difference I1-I2 to provide a measure of x.