Measurement sensors for motion control in image stabilization, adaptive optics, and mirrors offered by Kaman

June 1, 2020
Products are designed with high resolution, bandwidth, linearity, and a Serial Peripheral Interface Bus for fast data transfers and no firmware.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products Inc. in Middletown, Conn., is introducing the KD-5600 family of eddy current measurement systems for use in COTS applications for fast steering mirrors, magnetic bearing active control, shaft vibration, image stabilization, and adaptive optics.

Designed for non-contact linear position displacement sensing applications, Kaman released three configurations for tailored use. The KD-5656 (digital system), KD-5640 (analog system) and KD-5690 (FE system) have custom sensors, signal processing, analog to digital converter, and a custom calibration system for precision and accuracy.

For optimum operation for each channel, the KD-5600 system has two matched sensors. Input signals are filtered and SWaP-C scaled to provide optimum operation, remove common mode noise, and deliver a drive signal. They also provide digital filtering as part of the signal conditioning to reduce signal noise.

The suite of products is designed with high resolution, bandwidth, and linearity, and has a Serial Peripheral Interface Bus for fast data transfers and no firmware.

Related: Differential measurement system with one-nanometer positional resolution for motion control from Kaman

Additionally, the KD-5600 motion control system samples data at eight times the standard data rate. Oversampling at high volume provides relatively high resolution at the defined data rate, which results in signal resolution that is eight times better than a system sampling at the Nyquist rate.

Using a 9D connector for reading data, power, and control signals, the system operates from one power supply with a voltage range of 8 to 28 volts.

For more information contact the Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products online at www.kamansensors.com.

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