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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Charles F. Hayek, Seminole, FL (US);
Mark D. Dubois, Brandon, FL (US);
Robert H. Chall, Clearwater, FL (US);
Charles F. Hayek, Seminole, FL (US);
Mark D. DuBois, Brandon, FL (US);
Robert H. Chall, Clearwater, FL (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of determining the air gap distance between an air bearing pad and an apparatus floating on the air bearing pad comprises coupling a first probe to the air bearing pad; coupling a second probe to the apparatus floating on the air bearing pad, wherein the first and second probes provide the capacitance level between the air bearing pad and the apparatus; converting the capacitance level to a frequency; converting the frequency to a voltage level proportional to the air gap distance; and calculating the air gap distance based on the voltage level.