Title :
A DSP-based modified Costas receiver for LVDT position sensors
Author :
Ford, Ralph M. ; Weissbach, Robert S. ; Loker, David R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Eng. Technol., Pennsylvania State Univ., Erie, PA, USA
Abstract :
A novel signal conditioning system for Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDT) is presented. This system considers the signals involved in the operation of the LVDT to be analogous to a Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier AM (DSBSC-AM) communication system, where the position information is akin to the signal to be transmitted and the input sine wave excitation to the LVDT is akin to the carrier wave. Signal conditioning is achieved through a modified digital signal processor-based Costas receiver. This system has better dynamic response than existing solutions and better noise rejection than commercially available solutions. Static testing of the system using both 4-wire and 5-wire LVDTs verifies that the conditioner meets or exceeds the linearity performance of existing signal conditioning systems over the full-scale operating range. In addition, this system requires no phase compensation network or manual tuning
Keywords :
computerised instrumentation; differential transformers; digital signal processing chips; displacement measurement; dynamic response; electric sensing devices; position measurement; signal processing equipment; 4-wire LVDT; 5-wire LVDT; Costas receiver; DSP; Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier AM communication; LVDT position sensors; Linear Variable Differential Transformers; dynamic response; linearity performance; manual tuning; modified Costas receiver; modified digital signal processor; noise rejection; phase compensation network; signal conditioning; static testing; Coils; Displacement measurement; Linearity; Signal processing; Signal to noise ratio; System testing; Transducers; Transformers; Voltage; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2000. IMTC 2000. Proceedings of the 17th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5890-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2000.848714