Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 1, 0112002(2025)

High Precision Velocity Measurement System Based on Time-To-Digital Converter

Yilong Dai1、*, Kai Chen1, Guang Wu1, Menghui Jia1,2, Lunhua Deng1, and Sanjun Zhang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
  • 2Materials Characterization Center, ECNU Multifunctional Platform for Innovation, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Basic structure of double light screen projectile velocity measuring system. (a) The structural schematic diagram; (b) the physical diagram
    Principle of TDC. (a) TDC timing schematic; (b) fine count timing schematic using a multi-phase clock TDC
    Device block diagram of light screen projectile measurement system using multi-phase clock TDC
    Histograms of measurement results at different signal time intervals Δt. (a) 0 ns; (b) 10 ns; (c) 100 ns; (d) 1 μs; (e) 10 μs; (f) 100 μs; (g) 1 ms; (h) 10 ms
    Time accuracy measurement results of TDC
    Measurement scheme using picosecond laser. (a) The schematic diagram of the measurement scheme; (b) the optical path diagram for measuring the time accuracy of the entire system
    Time data measurement results. (a) The measurement results of detector 1; (b) the measurement results of detector 2; (c) the measurement results of the entire system
    • Table 1. Results of firing with rubber soft bullets at different detector spacing

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      Table 1. Results of firing with rubber soft bullets at different detector spacing

      Serial

      number

      Velocity /(m·s-1
      0.30 m0.40 m0.50 m0.60 m0.70 m0.80 m0.90 m1.00 m
      123.6322.8623.6223.6320.1322.0924.1023.77
      220.3023.0925.3322.0923.4124.0224.6920.69
      322.2724.0924.1424.4022.1822.7823.8124.46
      424.0725.5821.9820.1023.0821.9323.2223.63
      524.1921.7423.4124.6621.8424.7323.4222.09
      622.6823.8523.4323.3822.0421.7022.8322.15
      723.4624.1324.6722.1924.3423.2423.4925.03
      824.9123.7922.5722.0122.4321.3221.9323.85
      923.8622.3723.7823.9424.7024.5621.2521.45
      1023.5423.4321.2322.1223.9624.2219.7424.54
      Average23.2923.4923.4122.8522.8123.0622.8523.17
      Std1.221.011.161.321.301.201.411.39
    • Table 2. System detection capability test results

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      Table 2. System detection capability test results

      Projectile typeDiameter /mmMaximum detectable height /m
      Rubber soft bomb5.01.4
      Steel ball3.01.2
      Steel ball2.00.8
      Steel ball1.00.4
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    Yilong Dai, Kai Chen, Guang Wu, Menghui Jia, Lunhua Deng, Sanjun Zhang. High Precision Velocity Measurement System Based on Time-To-Digital Converter[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(1): 0112002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Mar. 29, 2024

    Accepted: May. 14, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP240981

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240981

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