Clearance detection system and method using frequency identification

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9593941
APP PUB NO 20160084637A1
SERIAL NO

14831509

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Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a clearance detection system and method using frequency identification. Generally, the clearance detection system of the present disclosure uses a fiber optic sensor to determine a distance between a target traversing through a target area and a wall of a housing or casing within which the target is rotating. In various embodiments, the clearance detection system does so by projecting a light field including multiple alternating and diverging illuminated and non-illuminated regions into the target area, collecting light reflected off of the target as the target traverses through the light field, generating an oscillatory signal based on the collected reflected light, identifying the dominant frequency of the signal, and using the dominant frequency to determine the distance.

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HOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION1750 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD HOOD RIVER OR 97031

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John, Shaju Hood River, US 1 13

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