High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix Gratings

In this paper, a high-precision digital rotary encoder based on dot-matrix gratings (DMGs) is proposed for detecting shaft rotation. The DMG-based encoder is composed of a laser diode, a beam-shaping lens, a code disc, and a detector. In principle, a shaped rectangular beam illuminates a stripe of D...

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Main Authors: Yi-Cheng Chen, Chi-Hung Lee, Ming-Jie Chou, Sheng-Chih Shen
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8170232/
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description In this paper, a high-precision digital rotary encoder based on dot-matrix gratings (DMGs) is proposed for detecting shaft rotation. The DMG-based encoder is composed of a laser diode, a beam-shaping lens, a code disc, and a detector. In principle, a shaped rectangular beam illuminates a stripe of DMGs on the disc, and from the distribution of diffractive spots on the detector, the position of rotation is then decoded. Compared with a conventional geometric rotary encoder, this diffractive rotary encoder can achieve a fourfold resolution improvement.
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spelling doaj-art-8caebf2b70cc4ab79f17c444d7ce1e5b2025-07-01T23:40:24ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-0110211210.1109/JPHOT.2017.27814658170232High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix GratingsYi-Cheng Chen0Chi-Hung Lee1Ming-Jie Chou2Sheng-Chih Shen3Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems Laboratory, Department of Systems and Naval Mechatronic Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.Department of Electrical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems Laboratory, Department of Systems and Naval Mechatronic Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.In this paper, a high-precision digital rotary encoder based on dot-matrix gratings (DMGs) is proposed for detecting shaft rotation. The DMG-based encoder is composed of a laser diode, a beam-shaping lens, a code disc, and a detector. In principle, a shaped rectangular beam illuminates a stripe of DMGs on the disc, and from the distribution of diffractive spots on the detector, the position of rotation is then decoded. Compared with a conventional geometric rotary encoder, this diffractive rotary encoder can achieve a fourfold resolution improvement.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8170232/Diffraction gratingsencoderdot-matrix grating
spellingShingle Yi-Cheng Chen
Chi-Hung Lee
Ming-Jie Chou
Sheng-Chih Shen
High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix Gratings
IEEE Photonics Journal
Diffraction gratings
encoder
dot-matrix grating
title High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix Gratings
title_full High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix Gratings
title_fullStr High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix Gratings
title_full_unstemmed High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix Gratings
title_short High-Precision Digital Rotary Encoder Based on Dot-Matrix Gratings
title_sort high precision digital rotary encoder based on dot matrix gratings
topic Diffraction gratings
encoder
dot-matrix grating
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8170232/
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