Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 9, 0912002(2025)

Dynamic Pitch Misalignment Angle Measurement System for Precision Centrifuges

Xin Liu1,2, Shanshan Wang1,2、*, Peihan Zhang3,4, Dong He3,4, Leilei Hao4, Yuxiang Qi5, and Qun Hao1,6
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory on Near-Surface Detection, Beijing 100072, China
  • 3Laboratory of Science and Technology on Ultra-Precision Aerospace Control Instrument, Beijing 100039, China
  • 4Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control Devices, Beijing 100039, China
  • 5China Aerospace Academy of Electronics Technology, Beijing 100094, China
  • 6School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, Jilin , China
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    The measurement system was designed that utilizes the principle of photoelectric autocollimation to detect the dynamic pitch misalignment angle of a precision centrifuge. The system allows for real-time measurement of pitch angle variations at the end of the centrifuge arm, situated outside the centrifuge chamber. An external trigger module determines when the centrifuge reaches the measurement position and generates a trigger signal to initiate the measurement process. Experimental analyses were conducted to evaluate the signal-to-noise ratio of the detector under varying exposure levels, and an automatic dimming module was implemented to mitigate inconsistencies in image gray levels at different centrifuge speeds. Simulation experiments were conducted to analyze measurement errors in the optical path and the effects of environmental temperature fluctuations. Finally, on-site measurements of the dynamic pitch angle were performed at the centrifuge facility, achieving a measurement repeatability of 0.207″.

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    Xin Liu, Shanshan Wang, Peihan Zhang, Dong He, Leilei Hao, Yuxiang Qi, Qun Hao. Dynamic Pitch Misalignment Angle Measurement System for Precision Centrifuges[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(9): 0912002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Jul. 1, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 24, 2024

    Published Online: May. 6, 2025

    The Author Email: Shanshan Wang (wshan@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP241579

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP241579

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