公开(公告)号：US20090134317A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

申请号：US12257317

申请日：2008-10-23

申请人： Garold W. Masoner ,  Gerard J. Zettler ,  Jeridiah Welti

发明人： Garold W. Masoner ,  Gerard J. Zettler ,  Jeridiah Welti

IPC分类号： G01D5/34

CPC分类号： G01C1/00 ,  G01C9/00 ,  G01D5/34723 ,  G01D5/34792

摘要： A sensor for sensing the angular position of a rotor includes a code disk rotatable with the rotor. A first light guide is rotatable with the rotor. The light guide directs light from a light source through the code disk to a detector. A second light guide has first and second arms directing light from a light source to the detector. A light modulator modulates the light directed from one of the first and second arms to the detector. A method for determining the angular position of the rotor includes providing the code disk with a plurality of individual designation areas located near the outer peripheral edge of the disk. Each designation area has a plurality of digital bits. The detector detects the digital bits from a selected portion of the code disk. The selected portion is functionally related to the angular position of the rotor. A bit center is determined for each bit of the selected portion. The bit is determined to be a 1 or a 0 by determining a value related to the bit based on the determined bit center and comparing the determined value against a threshold. The determined 1's and 0's are monitored to identify a code word. The angular position of the rotor is identified based upon the identified code word.

摘要翻译： 用于感测转子的角位置的传感器包括可与转子一起旋转的编码盘。 第一光导可随转子旋转。 光导通过光源将光从代码盘引导到检测器。 第二光导具有将来自光源的光引导到检测器的第一和第二臂。 光调制器将从第一和第二臂中的一个引导的光调制到检测器。 用于确定转子的角位置的方法包括向码盘提供位于盘的外周边缘附近的多个单独指定区域。 每个指定区域具有多个数字位。 检测器检测来自代码盘的选定部分的数字位。 所选择的部分在功能上与转子的角位置有关。 确定所选部分的每一位的位中心。 通过基于确定的比特中心确定与比特相关的值，并将确定的值与阈值进行比较，将比特确定为1或0。 监测确定的1和0以识别码字。 基于所识别的代码字来识别转子的角位置。

公开(公告)号：US5990647A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US182717

申请日：1998-10-29

申请人： Gerard J. Zettler

发明人： Gerard J. Zettler

IPC分类号： B60S1/08 ,  G05B9/02 ,  G05B5/00 ,  B60S1/00

CPC分类号： B60S1/0892 ,  B60S1/0822 ,  G05B9/02 ,  B60S1/0833 ,  Y10S318/02

摘要： A sensor for detecting moisture on an outside surface of a windshield is disclosed. The sensor includes an emitter circuit for emitting light energy, and a detector circuit for receiving light energy. A processor controls the emitter circuit and processes signals received from the detector circuit. A self test circuit is connected between the processor and the emitter circuit, the self test circuit is operably associated with the emitter circuit for generating a test signal for simulating the presence of moisture on the outside surface of the windshield.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于检测挡风玻璃外表面上的水分的传感器。 传感器包括用于发射光能的发射电路和用于接收光能的检测器电路。 处理器控制发射器电路并处理从检测器电路接收的信号。 自检电路连接在处理器和发射极电路之间，自检电路与发射极电路可操作地相连，用于产生用于模拟挡风玻璃外表面湿度的测试信号。

公开(公告)号：US08399825B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-19

申请号：US12257317

申请日：2008-10-23

申请人： Garold W. Masoner ,  Gerard J. Zettler ,  Jeridiah Welti

发明人： Garold W. Masoner ,  Gerard J. Zettler ,  Jeridiah Welti

IPC分类号： G01D5/34

CPC分类号： G01C1/00 ,  G01C9/00 ,  G01D5/34723 ,  G01D5/34792

摘要： A sensor for sensing the angular position of a rotor includes a code disk rotatable with the rotor. A first light guide is rotatable with the rotor. The light guide directs light from a light source through the code disk to a detector. A second light guide has first and second arms directing light from a light source to the detector. A light modulator modulates the light directed from one of the first and second arms to the detector. A method for determining the angular position of the rotor includes providing the code disk with a plurality of individual designation areas located near the outer peripheral edge of the disk. Each designation area has a plurality of digital bits. The detector detects the digital bits from a selected portion of the code disk. The selected portion is functionally related to the angular position of the rotor. A bit center is determined for each bit of the selected portion. The bit is determined to be a 1 or a 0 by determining a value related to the bit based on the determined bit center and comparing the determined value against a threshold. The determined 1's and 0's are monitored to identify a code word. The angular position of the rotor is identified based upon the identified code word.

摘要翻译： 用于感测转子的角位置的传感器包括可与转子一起旋转的编码盘。 第一光导可随转子旋转。 光导通过光源将光从代码盘引导到检测器。 第二光导具有将来自光源的光引导到检测器的第一和第二臂。 光调制器将从第一和第二臂中的一个引导的光调制到检测器。 用于确定转子的角位置的方法包括向码盘提供位于盘的外周边缘附近的多个单独指定区域。 每个指定区域具有多个数字位。 检测器检测来自代码盘的选定部分的数字位。 所选择的部分在功能上与转子的角位置有关。 确定所选部分的每一位的位中心。 通过基于确定的比特中心确定与比特相关的值，并将确定的值与阈值进行比较，将比特确定为1或0。 监测确定的1和0以识别码字。 基于所识别的代码字来识别转子的角位置。

公开(公告)号：US5560245A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-01

申请号：US283035

申请日：1994-07-29

申请人： Gerard J. Zettler ,  Michael A. Niver

发明人： Gerard J. Zettler ,  Michael A. Niver

IPC分类号： B60S1/08 ,  G01N21/00

CPC分类号： B60S1/0822 ,  B60S1/0837

摘要： A moisture activated wiper sensor has all necessary electronic and optical components for detecting moisture and performing signal processing in a single module which mounts to a vehicle windshield. The packaging of the optical components and associated electronic circuitry in an acceptably small housing is achieved by use of insert-molded lenses and infrared emitters and detectors mounted on separate printed circuit boards called wing boards. Wing board supports molded into the housing assure proper orientation of the wing boards relative to the lenses. Flexible cables connect the wing boards to a main circuit board.

摘要翻译： 水分激活的刮水器传感器具有用于检测湿气并在安装到车辆挡风玻璃的单个模块中执行信号处理的所有必要的电子和光学部件。 光学部件和相关联的电子电路在可接受的小壳体中的封装通过使用嵌入式透镜和安装在称为翼板的分开的印刷电路板上的红外发射器和检测器来实现。 翼板支撑模制到壳体中，确保翼板相对于透镜的适当取向。 柔性电缆将翼板连接到主电路板。