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For example, during a single sensor event the accelerometer returns acceleration force data for the three coordinate axes (x, y, z) relative to the device. In this chapter you learn more about the motion and position sensors and how to manage the data they produce. Using a mono-axial probe implies the need for three measurements taken with the sensor axis set up along three mutually orthogonal directions, in a X, Y, Z configuration. As an example, it can be used as a probe which senses the Electric field component parallel to the direction of its axis of symmetry.
a moveable positioning member that generates a signal at a specified position in space, the position being specifiable with respect to X, Y and Z axes;
antennae comprising a flat support member having a first surface with at least two pairs of electrodes mounted on the first surface of the flat support member, a first pair of the electrodes comprising complementary wedge shaped electrodes positioned adjacent to each other so that capacitive coupling between the moveable positioning member and the first electrode pair corresponds to the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the X axis and does not depend on the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the Y axis, and a second pair of the electrodes comprising complementary rectangular shaped electrodes positioned adjacent to each other so that capacitive coupling between the moveable positioning member and the second electrode pair corresponds to the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the Y axis and does not depend on the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the X axis; and
a computation module for receiving signals from the electrodes, for computing X and Y position values of the moveable positioning member, and for computing a Z position value which is inversely proportional to the sum of the received signals.
2. The position sensor of claim 1, wherein the first pair of electrodes comprises a plurality of pairs of wedge shaped regions, and the second pair of electrodes comprises a plurality of pairs of rectangular shaped regions, wherein the pairs of rectangular shaped regions are interleaved with the plurality of pairs of wedge shaped regions.
3. The position sensor of claim 2, wherein
the first pair of electrodes develop a first pair of signals, S1 and S2, in response to the signal generated by the moveable positioning member, and the second pair of electrodes develop a second pair of signals, S3 and S4, in response to the signal generated by the moveable positioning member; and
the X position value is a function of the ratio of S1 to S2, and the Y position value is a function of the ratio of S3 to S4.
4. The position sensor of claim 3, wherein the X position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU3##
and the Y position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU4##.
5. The position sensor of claim 4 wherein the wedge shaped regions and the rectangular shaped regions each span substantially across a width of the first surface.
6. A position sensor, comprising:
antennae comprising a flat support member having a first surface with at least two pairs of electrodes mounted on the first surface of the flat support member, a first pair of the electrodes comprising complementary wedge shaped electrodes positioned adjacent to each other so that capacitive coupling between a moveable positioning member and the first electrode pair corresponds to the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the X axis and does not depend on the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the Y axis, and a second pair of the electrodes comprising complementary rectangular shaped electrodes positioned adjacent to each other so that capacitive coupling between the moveable positioning member and the second electrode pair corresponds to the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the Y axis and does not depend on the position of the moveable positioning member with respect to the X axis; and
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a computation module for receiving signals from the electrodes, for computing X and Y position values of the moveable positioning member.
7. The position sensor of claim 6, wherein the first pair of electrodes comprises a plurality of pairs of wedge shaped regions, and the second pair of electrodes comprises a plurality of pairs of rectangular shaped regions, wherein the pairs of rectangular shaped regions are interleaved with the plurality of pairs of wedge shaped regions.
8. The position sensor of claim 7, wherein
the first pair of electrodes develop a first pair of signals, S1 and S2, in response to a signal generated by the moveable positioning member, and the second pair of electrodes develop a second pair of signals, S3 and S4, in response to the signal generated by the moveable positioning member; and
the X position value is a function of the ratio of S1 to S2, and the Y position value is a function of the ratio of S3 to S4.
9. The position sensor of claim 8, wherein the X position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU5##
and the Y position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU6##.
10. The position sensor of claim 9 wherein the wedge shaped regions and the rectangular shaped regions each span substantially across a width of the first surface.
11. A position sensor, comprising:
a moveable positioning member that generates a signal at a specified position in space, the position being specifiable with respect to X and Y axes;
antennae comprising a flat support member having a first surface, with an array of sensor modules mounted on the first surface of the flat support member, each module of said array including:
a first sensor with a first fixed capacitance along the X axis;
a second sensor with a second fixed capacitance along the X axis;
a third sensor with a capacitance that increases along the X axis; and
a fourth sensor with a capacitance that decreases along the X axis;
wherein the first and second sensors are positioned along the Y axis such that the magnitude of said first fixed capacitance is proportional to the position of the sensor module along the Y axis and the magnitude of said second fixed capacitance is inversely proportional to the position of the sensor module along the Y axis; and
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a computation module for receiving signals from the sensors, for computing X and Y position values of the moveable positioning member.
12. The position sensor of claim 11, wherein said third sensor and said fourth sensor of each of said sensor modules are wedge shaped regions, and said first sensor and said second sensor of each of said sensor modules are rectangular shaped regions, wherein the rectangular shaped regions are interleaved with the wedge shaped regions.
13. The position sensor of claim 12, wherein
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the third sensor and fourth sensor of a sensor module develop a first pair of signals, S1 and S2, in response to the signal generated by the moveable positioning member, and the first sensor and second sensor of a sensor module develop a second pair of signals, S3 and S4, in response to the signal generated by the moveable positioning member; and
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the X position value is a function of the ratio of S1 to S2, and the Y position value is a function of the ratio of S3 to S4.
14. The position sensor of claim 13, wherein the X position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU7##
and the Y position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU8##.
15. The position sensor of claim 14 wherein the wedge shaped regions and the rectangular shaped regions each span substantially across a width of the first surface.
16. A position sensor for use in conjunction with a moveable positioning member that generates a signal at a specified position in space, the position being specifiable with respect to X and Y axes. the position sensor comprising:
antennae comprising a flat support member having a first surface, with an array of sensor modules mounted on the first surface of the flat support member, each module of said array including:
a first sensor with a first fixed capacitance along the X axis;
a second sensor with a second fixed capacitance along the X axis;
a third sensor with a capacitance that increases along the X axis; and
a fourth sensor with a capacitance that decreases along the X axis;
wherein the first and second sensors are positioned along the Y axis such that the magnitude of said first fixed capacitance is proportional to the position of the sensor module along the Y axis and the magnitude of said second fixed capacitance is inversely proportional to the position of the sensor module along the Y axis; and
a computation module for receiving signals from the sensors, for computing X and Y position values of the moveable positioning member.
17. The position sensor of claim 16, wherein said third sensor and said fourth sensor of each of said sensor modules are wedge shaped regions, and said first sensor and said second sensor of each of said sensor modules are rectangular shaped regions, wherein the rectangular shaped regions are interleaved with the wedge shaped regions.
18. The position sensor of claim 17, wherein
the third sensor and fourth sensor of a sensor module develop a first pair of signals, S1 and S2, in response to the signal generated by the moveable positioning member, and the first sensor and second sensor of a sensor module develop a second pair of signals, S3 and S4, in response to the signal generated by the moveable positioning member; and
the X position value is a function of the ratio of S1 to S2, and the Y position value is a function of the ratio of S3 to S4.
19. The position sensor of claim 18, wherein the X position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU9##
and the Y position value corresponds to the value of ##EQU10##.
20. The position sensor of claim 19 wherein the wedge shaped regions and the rectangular shaped regions each span substantially across a width of the first surface.