This paper presents a novel approach for estimating the position of the sun by measuring the output voltage signals of two solar cell arrays orientated orthogonally to one another. Each array comprises a symmetrical arrangement of six cells inclined at angles of either 15°, 45° or 75° to the horizontal, respectively. As the position of the sun varies over the course of the day, a change is indu...

A high-reflectivity coated mechanical silicon oscillator with high quality value of the mechanical resonance was employed as a planar rear mirror in a Fabry–Perot interferometer. Active stabilization of the interferometer improves the stability of the resonance and makes it possible to perform sensitive interferometric measurements. The frequency locking of lasers to optical cavities requires t...

This paper presents a new absolute position measurement method using pseudo-random binary sequences. This encoding technique has the notable advantage of requiring only one code-symbol per quantization interval. This compact encoding method offers an economical solution to very-highresolution absolute position applications: shaft encoders, linear encoders, and "automated guided vehicle" (AGV) n...

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle has recently led to general measurement uncertainty relations for quantum systems: incompatible observables can be measured jointly or in sequence only with some unavoidable approximation, which can be quantified in various ways. The relative entropy is the natural theoretical quantifier of the information loss when a ‘true’ probability distribution is replace...

The synthesis of a new yellow fluorescent 4-(2-methylamino)-ethyloxy-N-PAMAM-1,8-naphthalimide from zero generation has been described. The chemical structure of synthesized dendrimers was confirmed using FT-IR, 1HNMR and DSC techniques. The new materials are comprised of a 1,8-naphthalimide fluorophore having a substituent at C-4 position. The synthesized compounds (P2 and P3) were ...

measurement of the joint angles is used to assess the joint position sense (jps). the aim of this study was to introduce a simple, fast, less expensive and objective method of measurement for jps. in the current research, the accuracy and reliability of a system, consist of digital photography, nonreflective markers and manual analysis were evaluated. for this purpose, digital photos were taken...

This study presents a stochastic magnetic measurement model that can be used to estimate relative position and orientation. The model predicts the magnetic field generated by a single source coil at the location of the sensor. The model was used in a fusion filter that predicts the change of position and orientation by integration of acceleration and angular velocity measured by inertial sensor...

Low noise position measurement is fundamental for space inertial sensors, and at present the capacitive position sensor is widely employed for space inertial sensors. The design for the possible suppression of the front-end electric noises for a capacitive sensor is presented. A prototype capacitive sensor with 2×10−6pF/Hz1/2 at frequency above 0.04 Hz is achieved and further improvements are d...