Precision zero-home locator

Patent · Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6751700

Stone, W J

A zero-home locator includes a fixed phototransistor switch and a moveable actuator including two symmetrical, opposed wedges, each wedge defining a point at which switching occurs. The zero-home location is the average of the positions of the points defined by the wedges.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00613
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE84014241
• OSTI ID: 6751700
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
EQUIPMENT
POSITIONING
ACCURACY
ACTUATORS
PHOTOTRANSISTORS
SWITCHES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
TRANSISTORS
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