Contactless Position Sensor

Moog Inc. Engineering, 2018-19

Liaison(s): Brennan Carrizales, John Holzinger, Jason Ro ’99
Advisor(s): Mary Cardenas
Students(s): Chance Bisquera, Brenden Bowen (TL-F), Casey Gardner (TL-S), Makoto Nara (S), Richard Zhang (F)

Moog Chatsworth Operations (MCO) is a division of Moog Inc. that designs and manufactures precision space mechanisms. In order to improve the accuracy and product lifetime of MCO’s absolute rotary-position sensors, the 2018–2019 Moog Clinic team researched a variety of contactless sensing methods as well as designed and built multiple novel, cost-effective proof-of-concept devices. A final prototype was evaluated for precision and reliability, compared to current industry standards and recommended to MCO.