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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Antonios L Karagiannis, Rockford, IL (US);
Kazimierz A Bukowski, Rockford, IL (US);
James J Wrobel, Rockford, IL (US);
James W Susong, Janesville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Sunstrand Corporation, , DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
32420725 ; 318605 ; 318654 ; 32420717 ;
Abstract
A converter circuit for converting an alternating signal representing continuous rotary position into a further signal representing discrete rotary position samples the polarity of an envelope of the alternating signal and develops a state change in the further signal when the envelope changes polarity.