ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSORS

- Velocity from Position Sensors.

- Tachometers.
* Optical Tachometers.
* Toothed-Rotor Tachometers.
* Direct Current Tachometers.
Angular velocity sensors, or tachometers, are devices that give an output
proportional to angular velocity. These sensors find wide application in motor-
speed control systems.
They are also used in position systems to improve their performance.
Figure 6.32 shows how the Hall effect works. First, an external voltage source is
used to establish a current (I ) in the semiconductor crystal. The output voltage (VH) is
sensed across the sides of the crystal, perpendicular to the current direction. When a
magnetic field is brought near, the negative charges are deflected to one side producing
a voltage. The relationship can be described in the following equation:
- Limit Switches.
- Capacitive
- Inductive
- Passive optical
- Ultrasonic sensor
- Magnetic.
Limit Switch
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