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Rotary Position, Tilt and Angular Sensors
News Release from: Renishaw | Subject: 13bit magnetic sensor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2007
Magnetic sensor is top product for NASA
13bit magnetic sensor for rotary and angular positioning control has been named Product of the Month for November 2006 by NASA Tech Briefs magazine.
Renishaw's new 13bit magnetic sensor for rotary and angular positioning control has been named Product of the Month for November 2006 by NASA Tech Briefs magazine, an official publication of the USA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Following this, the 13bit sensor has been nominated for the 12th Annual Readers' Choice Award, to find the one product that the readers of Tech Briefs feel to be the most significant introduced to the US engineering community in 2006
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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NASA Tech Briefs is the USA's widest read engineering magazine, with a circulation in excess of 190,000, and reported to its readers that the Renishaw sensors provide 8192 counts per revolution and are available in chip, chip-onboard, and ready-to-mount packaged versions.
In its description of the sensors, NASA Tech Briefs stated that Renishaw has a solid-state, noncontact design featuring an integrated circuit chip that senses the position of a separate two-pole permanent magnet.
The sensors are reported as being suitable for difficult environmental requirements, providing an operational range of -40 to +125C, and shock and vibration resistance.
Frictionless low-inertia operation enables 0.3-degree positioning accuracy at speeds to 30,000rev/min.
The sensors are available in models providing absolute, incremental, analogue, or digital outputs, as well as simultaneous SSI and incremental output.
Chip and chip-onboard models allow integration into machinery and equipment designs, whilst packaged versions enclose the chip and electronics in metal cases.
NASA Tech Briefs noted that the enclosed units are used in rugged applications and environments, with waterproof, fully encapsulated versions also available. Request a free brochure from Renishaw ...
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