Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer

This paper presents an effective technique to measure angle of rotation using optical polarizer. In this case combination of single wavelength partially polarised laser beam and a linear polarizer are used for the rotational angle measurement. The power of the transmitted partially polarized light w...

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Main Authors: Rana, M. M., Mohd Razib, Mohd Ashraf, Saleh, Tanveer, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani
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Language:English
Published: Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN) 2015
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/47294/1/J-2015-ARPNDevelopment_Of_An_Angle_Sensor_Using_Optical.pdf
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author Rana, M. M.
Mohd Razib, Mohd Ashraf
Saleh, Tanveer
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description This paper presents an effective technique to measure angle of rotation using optical polarizer. In this case combination of single wavelength partially polarised laser beam and a linear polarizer are used for the rotational angle measurement. The power of the transmitted partially polarized light was found varied according to the angle variation of the polarizer. This concept can be used to sense the angle of rotation. High and low measurement of the transmitted power was obtained at 90º interval for the entire range of angle 180°. To ensure the precision, accuracy and reliability of the sensor, the experiments were repeated and error percentage was captured in accordance of predicted model. From all experimental investigations, it has been concluded that varying the output power according to the polarizer’s angle rotation could be an indicator to an angle successfully. The experiment was conducted using polarized laser source, iris, attenuator, polarizer and a photo detector to measure the transmitted polarized power coming through a polarizer. The major advantages of this type of angle sensor are its compact size, cost effectiveness, passive type without extra circuit, no effect of electromagnetic noise and flexibility in using at long distance.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:472942017-10-16T03:56:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47294/ Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer Rana, M. M. Mohd Razib, Mohd Ashraf Saleh, Tanveer Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani TA165 Engineering instruments, meters, etc. Industrial instrumentation This paper presents an effective technique to measure angle of rotation using optical polarizer. In this case combination of single wavelength partially polarised laser beam and a linear polarizer are used for the rotational angle measurement. The power of the transmitted partially polarized light was found varied according to the angle variation of the polarizer. This concept can be used to sense the angle of rotation. High and low measurement of the transmitted power was obtained at 90º interval for the entire range of angle 180°. To ensure the precision, accuracy and reliability of the sensor, the experiments were repeated and error percentage was captured in accordance of predicted model. From all experimental investigations, it has been concluded that varying the output power according to the polarizer’s angle rotation could be an indicator to an angle successfully. The experiment was conducted using polarized laser source, iris, attenuator, polarizer and a photo detector to measure the transmitted polarized power coming through a polarizer. The major advantages of this type of angle sensor are its compact size, cost effectiveness, passive type without extra circuit, no effect of electromagnetic noise and flexibility in using at long distance. Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN) 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47294/1/J-2015-ARPNDevelopment_Of_An_Angle_Sensor_Using_Optical.pdf Rana, M. M. and Mohd Razib, Mohd Ashraf and Saleh, Tanveer and Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani (2015) Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 10 (23). pp. 17416-17420. ISSN 1819-6608 http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=1819-6608&tip=iss
spellingShingle TA165 Engineering instruments, meters, etc. Industrial instrumentation
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Mohd Razib, Mohd Ashraf
Saleh, Tanveer
Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani
Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer
title Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer
title_full Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer
title_fullStr Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer
title_full_unstemmed Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer
title_short Development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer
title_sort development of an angle sensor using optical polarizer
topic TA165 Engineering instruments, meters, etc. Industrial instrumentation
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