Incremental encoder is a common choice for measuring the rotational angle of an axis. It produces, however, some measurement errors, if some kinds of rotational vibration are occurred. Even by increasing the number of slits on the circular peripheral, these kinds of error can not be removed. It only decreases the probability of the error being generated by making the magnitude of encoder resolution smaller than that of the axial vibration. This paper investigates the error mechanism of incremental encoder and suggests a digital logic circuit that prevents the measurement error to happen.
