Position Sensing for Harsh Environment, Mobile Applications: Pan-Tilt-Zoom Actuator for Military Vehicles

This session provides an overview of solid state position sensors for low-cost, harsh-environment applications. An illustrative case study will be presented: The selection of angular position sensors for a Pan-Tilt-Zoom actuator for use in military vehicles and related applications. Selection criteria and achieved performance will be discussed.
● Overview of SoC (System on Chip) Position Sensor technology and applications.
● Performance of SoC position sensors, and suitable applications.
● Selection criteria for specifying and choosing SoC position sensors, including cost-benefit versus alternative approaches to position sensing.
● How the sensors perform in a real world application, with examples of particularly demanding performance criteria.