Displacement Measurement - Non Contact - Fibreoptic

Model RC171

(Philtec)

Applications:

Displacement Measurement - Non Contact - Fibreoptic

• Reflectance Compensated Output

• 4.3 mm Diameter Spot Size (0.171inch)

• 12.7 mm Operating Range (0.50 inch)

• 0.6 mv/µm Sensitivity (14 mv/mil)

These are reflective type transducers based upon detecting the intensity of reflected light. RC Model sensors have a pair of adjacent fiberoptic detectors in the sensor tip. Light reflected off the target follows two separate paths back to the electronics where a ratiometric calculation provides the distance measurement which is independent of varying surface reflectance; i.e., reflectance compensated.

RC sensors have adjacent fiber bundles in the face of the sensor. An alignment flat is provided on the casing to aid with alignment. The flat is ground parallel to the split between the adjacent fiberoptic bundles, and located on the light transmitting side. DMS units provide distance output via RS232. Gap calibration data is stored on board DMS units. They provide accurate distance measurements over the sensor’s entire operating range using a 24 bit internal lookup table. They have storage capacity for many additional calibrations.