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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
May. 12, 1999
Dan R. Johnson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Daniel R. Sherman, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Paul A. Franson, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a capacitive resolver (,). The capacitive resolver (,) includes a charge plate (,), a sensing plate (,), and an interrupter plate (,) positioned between the charge plate (,) and the sensing plate (,). The front surface of the sensing plate (,) has a sinusoidal pattern (,). The back surface of the sensing plate (,) includes charge detectors (,), charge collectors (,), and rectifiers (,). The capacitive resolver (,) also includes a signal generator (,) which is electrically connected to the charge plate (,) and a signal analyzer which is electrically connected to the sensing plate (,). The capacitive resolver (,) may additionally include a non-conductive support (,).