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    An autocollimator is an optical instrument that combines a collimator and telescope to measure small angles. It works by projecting an image onto a target mirror and measuring the deflection of the returned image against a scale. Visual autocollimators can measure angles as small as 0.5 arc seconds, while electronic autocollimators can be up to 100 times more accurate. Autocollimators are used to measure the straightness, flatness, or angular position of surfaces with precision.

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    An autocollimator is an optical instrument that combines a collimator and telescope to measure small angles. It works by projecting an image onto a target mirror and measuring the deflection of the returned image against a scale. Visual autocollimators can measure angles as small as 0.5 arc seconds, while electronic autocollimators can be up to 100 times more accurate. Autocollimators are used to measure the straightness, flatness, or angular position of surfaces with precision.

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    An autocollimator is an optical instrument that combines a collimator and telescope to measure small angles. It works by projecting an image onto a target mirror and measuring the deflection of the returned image against a scale. Visual autocollimators can measure angles as small as 0.5 arc seconds, while electronic autocollimators can be up to 100 times more accurate. Autocollimators are used to measure the straightness, flatness, or angular position of surfaces with precision.

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    Auto Collimator

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    KevinAngeloMa
    An autocollimator is an optical instrument that combines a collimator and telescope to measure small angles. It works by projecting an image onto a target mirror and measuring the deflection of the returned image against a scale. Visual autocollimators can measure angles as small as 0.5 arc seconds, while electronic autocollimators can be up to 100 times more accurate. Autocollimators are used to measure the straightness, flatness, or angular position of surfaces with precision.

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    AUTOCOLLIMATOR

    OUTLINE
    Introduction What is an Autocollimator? How does it work? Industrial applications

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    An autocollimator is an optical instrument that is used to measure small angles with very high sensitivity. An autocollimator is actually the combination of a collimator to a telescope.

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    A collimator takes diverging light (e.g., light from a bulb) and focuses it into a non diverging column of light (i.e., focus the light at infinity). A telescope, on the other hand, takes light from a source at infinity and focuses it onto a point

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    An auto collimating telescope is an instrument that combines a collimator and telescope into a single unit. The measured angle is independent of the distance of the target.

    COMPONENTS OF A TYPICAL ELECTRONIC AUTOCOLLIMATOR SYSTEM:

    Amity School Of Engineering & Technology

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    An autocollimator works by projecting an image onto a target mirror, and measuring the deflection of the returned image against a scale, either visually or by means of an electronic detector. A visual autocollimator can measure angles as small as 0.5 arc second, while an electronic autocollimator can be up to 100 times more accurate.

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    The basic function of an autocollimator is to detect and measure a deviation in the position of a reference reflective surface. When a deviation in the position of that reflective surface occurs, a deviated beam of collimated light returns to the Autocollimator.

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    Autocollimators provide a simple method to measure straightness or flatness of a surface. Properly used, an autocollimator can check the straightness or flatness of a surface to the 1/2-1/4 m level.

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    Visual autocollimators are often used for lining up laser rod ends and checking the face parallelism of optical windows and wedges. Electronic and digital autocollimators are used as angle measurement standards, for monitoring angular movement over long periods of time and for checking angular position repeatability in mechanical systems.

    AUTOCOLLIMATOR

    The Micro-Radian TL160 laser-based autocollimator

    COORDINATE AUTOCOLLIMATOR

    COORDINATE AUTOCOLLIMATOR
    D-638 COORDINATE AUTOCOLLIMATOR

    DISPLACEMENT TRANSDUCER

    OUTLINE
    Introduction What is a Displacement Transducer? Kinds of Displacement Transducer

    Displacement Transducer
    Potentiometer Control Position Transducer (CPT) Linear Variable-Differential Transformer (LVDT) Accelerometers

    Potentiometer
    Linear potentiometer is a device in which the resistance varies as a function of the position of a slider.

    Rp xmax Vex

    V=0 to Vex

    Rx V

    Rx V x

    x x max Vex

    Rp

    Rx Rp Rx Rp V Vex

    x max x max

    X can also be the degrees of turns.

    Control Position Transducer CPT


    Return Spring
    x

    10 Turn Pot

    Pulley wheel

    Potentiometer Range, Resolutions Linear or Angular Measuring device needs high impedance LP Displacements from 0.1 up to 1ft AP 3500o (multiple rotations)

    Few million cycles life Contact - Noise

    Linear Variable-Differential Transformer (LVDT)


    Vo=V1-V2 V1 V2 -x LVDTs are devices to measure displacement by modifying spatial distribution of an alternating magnetic field.

    V1 > V2

    Vi

    Vi

    Vo

    Oscillating excitation voltage-50 Hz to 25 kHz

    Linear Variable-Differential Transformer (LVDT)


    Vo=V1-V2 V1 V2 X=0

    V2 = V1 Vi

    Vi

    Vo

    Linear Variable-Differential Transformer (LVDT)


    Vo=V1-V2 V1 V2 +x

    V2 > V1 Vi Vi Vo So, the direction of displacement can be determined from the relative phase of the signal.

    LVDTs
    Characteristic - Linearity Measurement Range- 1/1000th of an inch several inches Limit on max. displacement 3 x Length Limit on freq. ~ 1/10th excitation frequency

    Piezoelectric sensors
    q = F x d where q is the charge, F is the applied force and d is the piezoelectric coefficient of the material. (longitudinal) q = F x d x (b/a) (transverse) In both cases, q Applied force, F

    Longitudinal effect

    Transverse effect

    Piezoelectric Accelerometer
    Range up to 1000g Quartz crystal accelerometers measure frequencies as high as 25 kHz (100 Hz lower limit)

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