DIGITAL ANTHROPOMETER AND METHODS OF USE

Optical encoder with reduced comparators

Encoder, servo motor, and servo system

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN ENCODER SYSTEMS

Position measuring device

Optical encoder with interpolation circuit

Optical encoder

POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING AN ABSOLUTE POSITION

Rotation angle encoder apparatus

Rotary coding disc and method for designing the same

Position measurement encoder and method of operation

OPTICAL ROTARY ENCODER WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL PUSH-BUTTON

Optical rotary encoder

Position determination for valves

Measuring instrument, optical reader and optically-readable measure

Encoder, servo motor, and servo system

Optical position-measuring device

Angle measuring device and method for operating an angle measuring device

SCALE ELEMENT FOR AN OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE

Coordinate measuring machine and coordinate measuring program

Optical encoder system and method

Optical encoder using two different wavelengths to determine an absolute and incremental output for calculating a position

Pen type drug injection device with absolute angular dose encoder mechanism

Device for determining the movement of a rotary element, particularly for readings of water and/or gas meters

Code disk, optical detector, optical absolute rotary encoder and encoded-value-outputting method with error detection and correction

Method and apparatus for improved performance in encoder systems by configuring a detector array using a partition map and assigning weights to output currents of the detector array

Position detection device and conveyance device

Mounting structure of rotating member of encoder and method of mounting rotating member of encoder

Length measuring instrument, code, and code conversion method

Absolute position detection apparatus and method that obtains the position based on first and second signals of a periodic pattern, and storage medium of same

Optical encoder with incremental and absolute code sensors and defining distance between geometric centers of adjacent photosensors of an incremental code sensor

Linear and rotary multitrack absolute position encoder and methods using the same

Encoder, motor, and robot

Optical encoder and method of operating the same

Absolute position measuring method, absolute position measuring apparatus, and colour scale comprising plural symbols each with plural segments of different color patterns

Sensor device

Indexed optical encoder

Position measuring device

ROTARY SWITCH FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

Optical encoder system and method

Encoder apparatus, robot apparatus, and method for measuring gap

Optical encoder for detecting crown movement

Length measuring instrument, code, and code conversion method

Device for determining the movement of a rotary element, particularly for readings of water and/or gas meters

Sine-cosine optical frequency encoder devices based on optical polarization properties

Scale device and two-axis displacement detection device

Apparatus and method for reliably determining the position of an object

Encoder, robot, and printer

Electronic position encoder and method for reducing short range errors

Linear encoder force transducer

Encoder and apparatus having the same

Control knob with optical shaft encoder and visual feedback of angular position

Device for determining the movement of a rotary element, particularly for readings of water and/or gas meters

Pen-type drug injection device and optical dose value decoding system with additional sensor to distinguish between dose dialling and dose delivery mode

Positioning measurement device and the method thereof

Portable computer sleep mode system sensors

Position-sensing system for vehicle seat

Scale for an absolute position detection type photoelectric encoder with three or more two-bit combination patterns are used to represent a two-level code pattern

Optical sensor, in particular for a cylinder, and application

Multi-track absolute encoder

Encoding of position markings

Absolute position determination

Light source array used in an illumination portion of an optical encoder

Encoders, encoding methods and systems and devices using them

Method for controlling rotating apparatus and electronic device thereof

Encoder scale, encoder, drive apparatus, and stage apparatus

Cylinder-piston unit and method of detecting continuously the reciprocal position between cylinder and piston of such unit

Rotary encoder having periodic and non-periodic tracks

Pen-type drug injection device and optical dose value decoding system with additional sensor to distinguish between dose dialling and dose delivery mode

Absolute encoder

Method and System for Estimating Positions Using Absolute Encoders

Pen type drug injection device with absolute angular dose encoder mechanism

Encoder for producing position information using positions of a first and second sensor, tilt angles, period of a pattern on a scale

Absolute encoder that provides increased accuracy against defect in scale thereof

Absolute encoder, processing method, program, driving apparatus, and industrial machine

Position detecting apparatus, and lens apparatus and optical operating apparatus including the position detecting apparatus

Digital opto-electric pulse application method for correcting bit error of vernier-type optical encoder

Absolute encoder, signal processing method, program, driving apparatus, and industrial machine

Encoder, motor with encoder, and servo system

Encoder, motor with encoder, and servo system

Encoder having light receiving elements, motor with encoder, and servo system with encoder

Position detecting apparatus, and lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus including the position detecting apparatus

Encoder and servomotor

Rotation angle detecting apparatus

Encoder and apparatus using encoder

Absolute position measurement method, absolute position measurement apparatus and scale

Signal processor

Position detection apparatus having a determining unit to determine the reliability of calculated position of a movable member

Optical encoder

Position detector

Injection device comprising an optical sensor

Rotational sensor and methods therefor

Optical displacement encoder having plural scale grating portions with spatial phase offset of scale pitch

Displacement detecting device and scale

Scale, displacement detection apparatus, lens apparatus, image pickup system, and assembling apparatus

Position detection apparatus, drive control apparatus, and lens apparatus

Absolute encoder

Photoelectric absolute encoder having a light receiving element array additionally arranged corresponding to a boundary between the track having a wide pitch pattern and a narrow pitch pattern and installation method therefor

Absolute encoder and method of obtaining absolute position by a plurality of quantized data based on a plurality of extrema

Measurement apparatus, measurement method, and absolute encoder

Two-dimensional absolute encoder and scale with marks each having one of a plurality of different characteristic values

Encoder, lens apparatus, and camera capable of detecting position of object

Position measuring instrument

Encoder, optical module, and servo system with specific spacing between light source and light receiving array

Rotation angle detecting apparatus

Self-calibrating single track absolute rotary encoder

Encoder

Apparatus and method for position determination

Method for Estimating Positions Using Absolute Encoders

Position detecting device and method for producing a marking arrangement for a position detecting device

Illumination portion for an adaptable resolution optical encoder

Illumination portion for an adaptable resolution optical encoder

Adaptable resolution optical encoder having structured illumination and spatial filtering

Encoder and apparatus using the same

ENCODER SYSTEM HAVING FUNCTION OF DETECTING ORIGIN POSITION, MACHINE TOOL, AND TRANSFER APPARATUS

System and method of determining relative position

System and method of determining relative position

Absolute position measuring encoder

Method for working out the eccentricity and the angular position of a rotating element and device for carrying out such a method

Two-dimensional absolute encoder and scale therefor

System and Method for Measuring Positions

Encoder

Injection device comprising an optical sensor

Encoder, optical module and servo system including plural light receiving elements having respective shapes with respect to a point light source

Absolute rotary encoder

Position measurement encoder and method of operation

One-dimension position encoder

Code disk, optical encoder, and motor system

Position encoder apparatus

Position measuring device

Absolute encoder

Rotation and differential angle optical sensor which does not require keyed installation

Optical encoder and motor system comprising dual decentered annular slits

Electronic Code Disk Position Selecting Device

Absolute-type encoder and method for detecting absolute position

Reflection type encoder, scale thereof and method for producing scale

Absolute position length measurement type encoder

Absolute position length measurement type encoder

Position-measuring device and method for determining absolute position

REFLECTIVE MULTI-TURN ENCODER

Sensor and method for determining an angular position of a rotor

Absolute encoder utilizing light of different wavelengths to reduce cross talk

Apparatus for detecting speed of movable body and drive stage using the same

Injection device comprising an optical sensor

Position-measuring device

Encoder with a combined position and index track

Encoder with a combined position and index track

Method and apparatus for determining positions

Encoder including a light detecting device having two signal processing sections for pixels in a first and second direction

Crosstalk preventing optical encoder

Encoder with a combined position and index track

Relative position detection device and detector for rotary body and image forming apparatus including the relative position detection device

Encoder including a two dimensional photo-detector having two signal processing sections for pixels in a first and a second direction

Optical encoder with diffractive encoder member

Optical encoder with encoder member having one or more digital diffractive optic regions

Position Measurement

Displacement detecting encoder

System for sensing an absolute position in two dimensions using a target pattern

Absolute encoder utilizing light of different wavelengths to reduce cross-talk

Position measuring arrangement

Two-dimensional optical encoder with multiple code wheels

Optical encoder

Interpolating encoder utilizing a frequency multiplier

Position-measuring device

Optical encoder with integrated index channel

Optical encoder

Absolute angle detecting device

Absolute angle detection apparatus

Sensor for measuring a length or an angle

System for sensing an absolute position in two dimensions using a target pattern

Steering column switch system comprising an emergency operation function

Linear and angular measuring apparatus

Position-to-number electro-optical converter

Optical encoder and electronic equipment using the same

Absolute encoder

Polaroid absolute encoder

Optical encoder

Angle detecting sensor and vehicular controlling system using the same

Absolute position encoder requiring less than one encoding track per bit

Position measuring device

Apparatus for adjusting a signal and prohibiting adjustment of the signal based on a position of a movable member

Apparatus for adjusting a signal based on a position of a movable member