A non-contacting optical displacement transducer

Authors

  • S.E. Semercigil Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
  • K. McLachlan Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
  • N. Popplewell Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada

Keywords:

displacement measurement, photodetectors, transducers, optical displacement transducer, relative, lighting conditions

Abstract

A non-contacting optical system is described which can measure not only absolute displacements like comparable, more traditional transducers but also relative displacements. It can be cheap and, even under normal lighting conditions, operated non-intrusively at some distance from a test object which need not be reflective. Several examples are presented to illustrate the system's versatility in applications involving frequencies below 100 Hz

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Published

1986-04-01

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1.
Semercigil S, McLachlan K, Popplewell N. A non-contacting optical displacement transducer. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1986 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 15];14(2):3-11. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/558

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (1986)

Section

Technical Articles

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