Method to sense speed, direction and acceleration for a rotating shaft using a rotor with unequal tooth spacing

A method is provided for determining the speed and direction of a rotating shaft. A rotor is connected to the shaft. The rotor includes three circumferentially spaced teeth, the first of said teeth having a first center spacing, the second of said teeth having a second center spacing different than...

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Hauptverfasser:	RIEDLE, BRADLEY DEAN, HAASE, ROBERT CARY, FRANCHOCK, DAVID ANDREW, SUTER, CHARLES WILLIAM, GIBSON, PATRICK WILLIAM
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT MEASURING MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION,OR SHOCK PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method is provided for determining the speed and direction of a rotating shaft. A rotor is connected to the shaft. The rotor includes three circumferentially spaced teeth, the first of said teeth having a first center spacing, the second of said teeth having a second center spacing different than the center spacing of the first tooth, and the third of said teeth having a third center spacing different than the center spacing of the second tooth. The centers of each of said teeth is sensed and a signal is produced in response thereto. A first time period to reach the center of the first tooth, a second time period to reach the center of the second tooth and a third time period to reach the center of the third tooth are determined, then the speed and direction of rotation of the shaft are established.