Patent Publication Number: US-11378604-B2

Title: Method and device for detecting positional change amount due to movement of moving body

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a U.S. National Phase Application under 35 U.S.C. 371 of International Application No. PCT/JP2019/003623 filed on Feb. 1, 2019, which claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-017543 filed on Feb. 2, 2018. The entire disclosures of all of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a method, a device, and a program of detecting a positional change amount due to a rotational movement, a linear movement, or the like of a moving body. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A positional detecting device such as an encoder, a resolver, an inductosyn, or the like is used to detect a positional change amount due to a rotational movement, a linear movement, or the like of a moving body. This positional detecting device includes a graduation scale having a plurality of graduations disposed thereon, a sensor of reading the plurality of graduations, and a control unit of converting information read from the sensor into the positional change amount of the moving body. The moving body is equipped with either the graduation scale or the sensor. In order to read the positional change of the moving body with higher resolution, it is sufficient to narrow the interval of one graduation of the graduation scale. However, the graduations cannot be made infinitely fine since they are carved, for example, by processing. In order to measure the positional change amount of the moving body in more detail, there is a method of numerically calculating in the control unit an output signal based on the information read by the sensor so as to finely divide one graduation. The output signal of the sensor used in the positional detecting device is usually in the form of a rectangular wave or a sine wave, and one graduation has one cycle of 360°, and the output signal is often two-phase signals being 90° out of phase with each other. When the output signal of the sensor is sine wave signals, each of the two-phase signals has a shape of cos θ or sin θ with one graduation being one cycle. As a method of dividing one graduation, for example, a method of performing arctangent operation to the two-phase signals can be used (that is, θ=tan −1  (sin θ/cos θ)). With this method, a positional resolution can be improved according to a detecting resolution of the amplitude of the output signal of the sensor. However, since the output signal of the sensor includes distortions of harmonic components in addition to an ideal sine wave signal with one graduation being one cycle, not only the true positional change amount of the moving body but also the amount irrelevant to the actual positional change amount depending on the distortions of the harmonic components are included and measured. That is, when an error (a positional error) between an ideal position of the moving body with respect to a commanded moving amount and a measured position measured by the positional detecting device is calculated, the influence of the harmonic components appears as an error that is irrelevant to the actual positional change amount. In order to measure the true positional change amount and the positional error, it is necessary to remove the distortions of the harmonic components from the output signal of the sensor. 
     Due to such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of detecting and removing the distortions of third-order harmonic components included in two-phase sinusoidal signals being 90° out of phase with each other. Patent Document 2 discloses a method of detecting and removing the distortions of third-order and fifth-order harmonic components included in two-phase sinusoidal signals being 90° out of phase with each other. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     PATENT DOCUMENT 1: JP-A-2006-112862 
     PATENT DOCUMENT 2: JP-A-2008-304249 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     In Patent Documents 1 and 2, a distortion of a specific harmonic component can be detected and removed. However, the output signal of the sensor includes various distortions of harmonic components depending on a graduation accuracy, a sensor characteristics and type, or the like. Thus, if only the distortion of the specific harmonic component can be detected, the distortions of the harmonic components cannot be uniformly removed for various sensors. For example, when the reading type of the sensor is optical or magnetic, their distortion characteristics are completely different, and even if the reading type of the sensor is magnetic, when a graduation to be read is formed on a magnetized ring or a gear, their distortion characteristics are completely different. Moreover, when a device such as an amplifier or the like of amplifying the output signal of the sensor is used, distortions of harmonic components due to this characteristic also occur. Therefore, even if the distortion of the harmonic component can be removed in one case, the distortion of the harmonic component cannot be removed in another case. 
     Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method, a device, and a program capable of uniformly removing a distortion of a harmonic component even in various cases in order to detect a positional change amount due to a rotational movement, a linear movement, or the like of a moving body with high accuracy. 
     Solution to Problem 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of detecting a positional change amount due to a movement of a moving body by reading, with a sensor, a plurality of gradations disposed along the direction of the movement, includes a) a step of acquiring from the sensor a pseudo sine wave signal depending to the positional change amount, wherein the pseudo sine wave signal is set such that the amount of one graduation of the plurality of graduations is one cycle, b) a step of performing Fourier transform to the pseudo sine wave signal in the range of at least one graduation, and from a spectrum intensity of each frequency component obtained by the Fourier transform, calculating a signal intensity of a fundamental wave component and a signal intensity of at least one harmonic component, c) a step of calculating a gain corresponding to each of the at least one harmonic component by dividing the signal intensity of each of the at least one harmonic component by the signal intensity of the fundamental component, and d) a step of detecting the positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the step b) is a step of performing the Fourier transform, respectively, to the pseudo sine wave signal in the range of each one graduation, and calculating the signal intensity of the fundamental wave component and the signal intensity of the at least one harmonic component in the range of each one graduation, the step c) is a step of calculating the gain corresponding to each of the at least one harmonic component in the range of each one graduation, and the step d) is a step of detecting the positional change amount in the range of each one graduation by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain in the range of each one graduation. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the step b) is a step of performing the Fourier transform to the pseudo sine wave signal in the range of at least one graduation predetermined, and calculating the signal intensity of the fundamental wave component and the signal intensity of the at least one harmonic component in the range of the at least one graduation predetermined, the step c) is a step of calculating the gain corresponding to each of the at least one harmonic component in the range of the at least one graduation predetermined, wherein each gain in the range of the at least one graduation predetermined is set as each gain in all of the range of the plurality of graduations, and the step d) is a step of detecting the positional change amount in all of the range of the plurality of gradations by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain in the range of the at least one graduation predetermined. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the step d) includes d1) a step of setting, for each harmonic component, a plurality of provisional phase differences with respect to the fundamental wave component, being an ideal sine wave signal, which is set such that one of the plurality of graduations is the origin and the amount of one graduation is one cycle, d2) a step of calculating a provisional positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component, including one of the plurality of provisional phase differences, multiplied by the corresponding gain, d3) a step of calculating an ideal positional change amount of the ideal sine wave signal, d4) a step of calculating a positional error by subtracting from the provisional positional change amount the ideal positional change amount, d5) a step of calculating a positional error amplitude in each provisional phase difference by extracting a maximum positional error that is the maximum and a minimum positional error that is the minimum among the positional errors and subtracting from the maximum positional error the minimum positional error, d6) a step of determining as a true phase difference a provisional phase difference having the smallest positional error amplitude among the respective positional error amplitudes calculated for the plurality of provisional phase differences, and d7) a step of detecting the positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component, including the true phase difference, multiplied by the corresponding gain. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the steps d2) to d7) are performed in the range of each one graduation of the plurality of graduations. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the steps d2) to d6) are performed in the range of at least one graduation of the plurality of graduations, and the step d7) are performed with the true phase difference determined based on the steps d2) to d6) set as a true phase difference in all of the range of the plurality of graduations. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the steps d2) to d7) are sequentially repeated from a harmonic component with a smaller order of the at least one harmonic component. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the steps d2) to d7) are sequentially repeated from a harmonic component with a higher gain of the at least one harmonic component. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the plurality of provisional phase differences are a group of phase differences that increase at arbitrary intervals in the range of the one cycle, 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the pseudo sine wave signal includes two pseudo sine wave signals that are 90° out of phase with each other, and the step d) is a step of detecting the positional change amount by subtracting from each of the two pseudo sine wave signals each harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain and performing arctangent operation to one obtained by dividing one pseudo sine wave signal having a phase delayed by 90° of the two subtracted pseudo sine wave signals by the other pseudo sine wave signal. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above method, the step d) is a step of detecting the positional change amount by extracting a gain of a preset magnitude or more from the calculated gain and subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal the harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain of the preset magnitude or more. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, a positional detecting device includes a moving body, a graduation scale having a plurality of graduations disposed along the direction of a movement of the moving body, a sensor of outputting a pseudo sine wave signal depending to the positional change amount due to the movement of the moving body, wherein the pseudo sine wave signal is set such that the amount of one graduation of the plurality of graduations is one cycle, and a control unit connected to the sensor and including a signal processing unit and a storage unit. The signal processing unit is configured to perform Fourier transform to the pseudo sine wave signal in the range of at least one graduation, and from a spectrum intensity of each frequency component obtained by the Fourier transform, calculate a signal intensity of a fundamental wave component and a signal intensity of at least one harmonic component, to calculate a gain corresponding to each of the at least one harmonic component by dividing the signal intensity of each of the at least one harmonic component by the signal intensity of the fundamental component, and to detect the positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, in the above positional detecting device, the signal processing unit is further configured to read, for each harmonic component, from the storage unit a plurality of provisional phase differences set with respect to the fundamental wave component, being an ideal sine wave signal, which is set such that one of the plurality of graduations is the origin and the amount of one graduation is one cycle, to calculate a provisional positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component, including one of the plurality of provisional phase differences, multiplied by the corresponding gain, to read from the storage unit an ideal positional change amount of the ideal sine wave signal, to calculate a positional error by subtracting from the provisional positional change amount the ideal positional change amount, to calculate a positional error amplitude in each provisional phase difference by extracting a maximum positional error that is the maximum and a minimum positional error that is the minimum among the positional errors and subtracting from the maximum positional error the minimum positional error, to determine as a true phase difference a provisional phase difference having the smallest positional error amplitude among the respective positional error amplitudes calculated for the plurality of provisional phase differences, and to detect the positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component, including the true phase difference, multiplied by the corresponding gain. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, the above positional detecting device is an encoder, a resolver, or an inductosyn. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, a signal processing unit acquires a pseudo sine wave signal outputted by a sensor of reading a plurality of graduations disposed along the direction of a movement of a moving body, the pseudo sine wave signal depending to a positional change amount due to the movement of the moving body, wherein the pseudo sine wave signal is set such that the amount of one graduation of the plurality of graduations is one cycle. A program causes the signal processing unit to execute a) a step of performing Fourier transform to the pseudo sine wave signal in the range of at least one graduation, and from a spectrum intensity of each frequency component obtained by the Fourier transform, calculating a signal intensity of a fundamental wave component and a signal intensity of at least one harmonic component, b) a step of calculating a gain corresponding to each of the at least one harmonic component by dividing the signal intensity of each of the at least one harmonic component by the signal intensity of the fundamental component, and c) a step of detecting the positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain. 
     According to a specific example of the present invention, the above program causes the signal processing unit to execute in the step c), c1) a step of reading, for each harmonic component, a plurality of provisional phase differences set with respect to the fundamental wave component, being an ideal sine wave signal, which is set such that one of the plurality of graduations is the origin and the amount of one graduation is one cycle, c2) a step of calculating a provisional positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component, including one of the plurality of provisional phase differences, multiplied by the corresponding gain, c3) a step of reading an ideal positional change amount of the ideal sine wave signal, c4) a step of calculating a positional error by subtracting from the provisional positional change amount the ideal positional change amount, c5) a step of calculating a positional error amplitude in each provisional phase difference by extracting a maximum positional error that is the maximum and a minimum positional error that is the minimum among the positional errors and subtracting from the maximum positional error the minimum positional error, c6) a step of determining as a true phase difference a provisional phase difference having the smallest positional error amplitude among the respective positional error amplitudes calculated for the plurality of provisional phase differences, and c7) a step of detecting the positional change amount by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signal each harmonic component, including the true phase difference, multiplied by the corresponding gain. 
     Advantageous Effect of Invention 
     According to the present invention, the distortion of the harmonic component included in the sine wave signal output when the sensor detects one graduation of the graduation scale can be removed, and the positional change amount of the moving body can be detected with high accuracy. 
     Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments of the present invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a schematic view showing a positional detecting device as an embodiment of the present invention, which is equipped with a graduation scale and detects a positional change amount of a moving body that performs a rotational movement. 
         FIG. 1B  is a schematic view showing a positional detecting device as another embodiment of the present invention, which is equipped with a sensor and detects a positional change amount of a moving body that performs a rotational movement. 
         FIG. 2A  is a schematic view showing a positional detecting device as another embodiment of the present invention, which is equipped with a graduation scale and detects a positional change amount of a moving body that perform a linear movement. 
         FIG. 2B  is a schematic view showing a positional detecting device as another embodiment of the present invention, which is equipped with a sensor and detects a positional change amount of a moving body that perform a linear movement. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of a control unit. 
         FIG. 4A  shows pseudo sine wave signal outputs when the sensor detects one graduation. 
         FIG. 4B  shows a measured position and an ideal position with respect to a positional change of the moving body, which are calculated from the pseudo sine wave signals of  FIG. 4A . 
         FIG. 4C  shows a positional error between the measured position and the ideal position with respect to the positional change of the moving body, which are calculated from the pseudo sine wave signals of  FIG. 4A . 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart as an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  shows a spectrum intensity obtained by performing Fourier transform to the pseudo sine wave signals of  FIG. 4A . 
         FIG. 7  shows the positional error with respect to the positional change amount of the moving body. 
         FIG. 8  shows the positional error amplitudes with respect to 16 conditions of the provisional phase differences. 
         FIG. 9A  shows the positional error with respect to a commanded position of the moving body before the distortions of the harmonic components are removed from the pseudo sine wave signals of  FIG. 4A . 
         FIG. 9B  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 9A  when the commanded position of the moving body is converted into the graduation. 
         FIG. 9C  shows a spectrum intensity obtained by performing Fourier transform to the positional error in which one graduation is one cycle and the first-order before the distortions of the harmonic components are removed from the pseudo sine wave signals of  FIG. 4A . 
         FIG. 10A  shows the positional error with respect to the commanded position of the moving body after the distortions of the harmonic components are removed from the pseudo sine wave signals of  FIG. 4A . 
         FIG. 10B  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 10A  when the commanded position of the moving body is converted into the graduation. 
         FIG. 10C  shows a spectrum intensity obtained by performing Fourier transform to the positional error in which one graduation is one cycle and the first-order after the distortions of the harmonic components are removed from the pseudo sine wave signals of  FIG. 4A . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to those embodiments. 
       FIGS. 1A to 2B  show the relations among a graduation scale  102  having a plurality of graduations  103 , a moving body  105 , a sensor  201 , and a positional detecting device  101  that detects a positional change amount X p  due to a movement of the moving body  105 . The positional detecting device  101  detects the positional change amount X p  due to the movement of the moving body  105  by using a plurality of graduations  103  disposed along the direction  106  of the movement. Herein, the graduation  103  is not limited to one that can be visually recognized as one actually carved on the graduation scale  102 , for example, by processing, and may be one such that a predetermined positional interval on the graduation scale  102  can be read by the sensor  201  as an interval for one graduation. The graduation scale  102  is a member on which a plurality of such graduations  103  are disposed. Moreover, the size of an interval  104  of one graduation, which represents a distance between two adjacent graduations  103 , is indicated by X, and X indicates an angle when the rotational movement is performed as in  FIGS. 1A and 1B , and indicates a distance when the linear movement is performed as in  FIGS. 2A and 2B . The positional detecting device  101  of  FIG. 1A  is a rotary positional detecting device of detecting the positional change amount X p  of the moving body  105 , that rotates along the direction  106  of the movement, which is equipped with the graduation scale  102 . The positional detecting device  101  of  FIG. 1B  is a rotary positional detecting device of detecting the positional change amount X p  of the moving body  105 , that rotates along the direction  106  of the movement, which is equipped with the sensor  201 . The positional detecting device  101  of  FIG. 2A  is a linear positional detecting device of detecting the positional change amount X p  of the moving body  105 , that moves linearly along the direction  106  of the movement, which is equipped with the graduation scale  102 . The positional detecting device  101  of  FIG. 2B  is a linear positional detecting device of detecting the positional change amount X p  of the moving body  105 , that moves linearly along the direction  106  of the movement, which is equipped with the sensor  201 . As shown in  FIG. 3 , the positional detecting device  101  includes the sensor  201  that reads a positional change with respect to the graduation  103  and the interval  104  of one graduation as pseudo sine wave signals, and a control unit  202  that is connected to the sensor  201  and converts a read information by the sensor  201  into the positional change amount X p  of the moving body  105 . In addition, typical examples of the positional detecting device  101  include an encoder, a resolver, an inductosyn, or the like. However, the principle thereof is not particularly limited as long as the present invention can be applied. Moreover, the sensor  201  is not particularly limited as long as the graduation  103  of the graduation scale  102  can be read. Examples of the sensor  201  include an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, a coil, or the like. Moreover, the graduation scale  102  may be any graduation scale as long as the sensor  201  satisfies the conditions for reading the graduation  103 , and a material, an arrangement method of the graduation  103 , or the like of graduation scale  102  is not limited. The converted positional change amount X p  may be output to a display device  210  or the like, or may be fed back to a motor to drive the moving body  105 , a control device of the moving body  105 , or the like. 
     Generally, when a relative movement with respect to the graduation scale  102  occurs, the sensor  201  can output the pseudo sine wave signals  204  whose amplitudes change in accordance with the positional change set such that one graduation of the plurality of graduations  103  is one cycle, based on the graduation  103  and the interval  104  of one graduation which are read. Moreover, the control unit  202  can convert the pseudo sine wave signals  204  output from the sensor  201  and the graduation detecting number M counted up to a certain time into the positional change amount X p  of the moving body  105 . As shown in  FIGS. 1A to 2B , due to the relative movement between the graduation scale  102  and the sensor  201 , as shown in  FIG. 3 , two pseudo sine wave signals  204  (A-phase signal (A (0) ) and B-phase signal (B (0) ) being 90° out of phase with each other as shown in  FIG. 4A  from the sensor  201  are output. The control unit  202  acquires the pseudo sine wave signals  204  measured by the sensor  201 , and performs arctangent operation for each one graduation to one obtained by dividing one pseudo sine wave signal (B phase signal (B (0) ), having a phase delayed by 90°, of the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  by the other pseudo sine wave signal (A phase signal (A (0) )) so as to calculate a provisional positional change amount X p   (0)  of the moving body  105  as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     However, an error occurs between this calculated provisional positional change amount X p   (0)  and an ideal positional change amount X pideal  of the moving body  105  that should be obtained by the positional detecting device  101  (ideally, X p =X pideal  is better). When the moving body  105  of  FIGS. 1A and 1B  performs the rotational movement at a constant speed, or the moving body  105  of  FIGS. 2A and 2B  performs the linear movement such that a movement command is issued to change the position of the moving body  105 , if, as shown in  FIG. 4B , it is assumed that the moving body  105  is ideally capable of performing the rotational movement or the linear movement without an error with respect to a command value, as the position of the moving body  105  increases due to the rotational movement or the linear movement of the moving body  105 , the positional change amount X p  calculated from the pseudo sine wave signals  204  measured by the sensor  201  linearly increases and there is no positional error between the position of the moving body  105  and the ideal positional change amount X pideal . However, as shown in  FIG. 4C , as the position of the moving body  105  actually increases, a positional error occurs between the positional change amount X p  calculated from the pseudo sine wave signals  204  measured by the sensor  201  and the ideal positional change amount X pideal . The positional error includes not only a true positional error of the moving mechanism of the moving body  105  but also an extra positional error by a distortion due to the characteristic of the sensor  201 . The cause of this positional error by the sensor  201  is that the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  measured by the sensor  201  include harmonic components (components when the order k is an integer of 2 or more) as follows with respect to fundamental wave components cos(θ) and sin(θ), being ideal waves, set such that the amount of one graduation is one cycle, and this characteristics of the sensor  201  affects the positional change amount X p  when the arctangent operation is performed as in the above [MATH 1]. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Herein, a k  and b k  are gains of the harmonic components of the order k when the amplitudes of the first-order fundamental wave components set such that one graduation is one cycle is 1, and φa k  and φb k  are the phase differences between the harmonic components of order k and the fundamental components. In addition, generally, a k , b k , φa k , and φb k  do not change with different graduations  103 , or have small differences even if they change. 
     In order to remove the distortions of the harmonic components having the integer order k due to the sensor  201 , the control unit  202  includes the signal processing unit  203  capable of executing a processing of a flowchart shown in  FIG. 5 . In addition, prior to the processing of the pseudo sine wave signals  204  by the signal processing unit  203 , the control unit  202  may include an input unit  205  of acquiring the pseudo sine wave signals  204 , a noise filter  206  of removing noise of the pseudo sine wave signals  204 , an amplifier  207  of amplifying the pseudo sine wave signals  204 , and an analog to digital converter  208  of converting the pseudo sine wave signals  204  from an analog value into a digital value. The pseudo sine wave signals  204  converted into the digital value are output to the signal processing unit  203 . Moreover, the control unit  202  may include a storage unit  209  where data is written/read by the signal processing unit  203 . 
     When the processing shown in the flowchart of  FIG. 5  is executed, it is desirable that the moving body  105  be moving at a constant speed or moving with a small speed change. When the processing shown in the flowchart of  FIG. 5  is started, the signal processing unit  203  acquires the pseudo sine wave signals  204  output by the sensor  201  in STEP  101 . Next, in STEP  102 , a temporary positional change amount X p   (0)  of the moving body  105  is calculated based on the acquired pseudo sine wave signals  204 . Then, in STEP  103 , Fourier transform is performed to the acquired pseudo sine wave signals  204  so as to obtain a spectrum intensity of each order k. The Fourier transform may be performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of one graduation of the plurality of graduations  103 , or may be performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of several graduations of the plurality of graduations  103 . If the Fourier transform is performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of a small number of graduations, the spectrum intensity can be obtained at high speed, and if the Fourier transform is performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of a large number of graduations, the spectrum intensity can be obtained with high accuracy. Moreover, the Fourier transform may be performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of each of the plurality of gradations  103 . In this case, gains a k  and b k  described below in the range of each one graduation are calculated, and the gains a k  and b k  in the range of each one graduation can be used so as to calculate a positional change amount X p   (N)  described below according to the range of each one graduation. Moreover, when the waveforms of the pseudo sine wave signals  204  hardly change even if the graduations to be measured are different, the range of the graduations in which the Fourier transform is performed in advance from the plurality of graduations  103  may be determined, and the Fourier transform may be performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the determined range of at least one graduation predetermined. In this case, the gains a k  and b k  described below obtained by performing the Fourier transform in the range of the at least one graduation predetermined can be applied to all of the range of the plurality of graduations including the graduations not measured so as to calculate the positional change amount X p   (N)  described below. The calculated gains a k  and b k  may be stored in the storage unit  209 , and may be read from the storage unit  209  when the positional change amount X p   (N)  is calculated. If the gains a k  and b k  in the range of the at least one graduation predetermined are applied, the storage capacity of the storage unit  209  can be reduced. 
     In STEP  104 , the signal intensities of the fundamental wave components and the signal intensities of the harmonic wave components are calculated by the spectrum intensity according to the Fourier transform performed in STEP  103 .  FIG. 6  shows an example of the spectrum intensity obtained by the Fourier transform of the pseudo sine wave signals  204 . In addition to the fundamental wave component whose the order k is 1, the signal intensities are higher in the harmonic components whose the orders k are 3 and 5, and  FIG. 6  shows that the pseudo sine wave signals  204  output by the sensor  201  include the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components. 
     In STEP  105 , using this spectrum intensity, as shown in TABLE 1, by dividing the signal intensities Ea k  and Eb k  of the harmonic components of each order k included in the pseudo sine wave signals  204  by the signal intensities Ea 1  and Eb 1  of the fundamental wave components (of the order 1), respectively, the gains a k  and b k  corresponding to the harmonic components of each order k included in the pseudo sine wave signals  204  are calculated. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 order k 
                 A-phase 
                 B-phase 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 a 2   
                 Ea 2 /Ea 1   
                 b 2   
                 Eb 2 /Eb 1   
               
               
                 3 
                 a 3   
                 Ea 3 /Ea 1   
                 b 3   
                 Eb 3 /Eb 1   
               
               
                 4 
                 a 4   
                 Ea 4 /Ea 1   
                 b 4   
                 Eb 4 /Eb 1   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 . . . 
                 . . . 
                 . . . 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     When the Fourier transform is performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of each one graduation of the plurality of graduations  103 , the gains of each graduation  103  are calculated. When the Fourier transform is performed to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of the at least one graduation of the plurality of graduations  103 , the gains calculated in this range are made gains in all of the range of the plurality of graduations  103  including the graduations not measured. In addition, when two pseudo sine wave signals  204  being out of phase with each other are output as shown in  FIG. 4A , since the signal intensities of the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  are approximately the same, the gain of the harmonic component obtained by performing the Fourier transform to only one of the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  may be applied to the gains of the harmonic components included in the two pseudo sine wave signals  204 , and the average of the gains of the two harmonic components obtained by performing the Fourier transform to the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  may be applied to the gains of the harmonic components included in the two pseudo sine wave signals  204 . 
     In STEP  106 , the order k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed may be determined, and the number of removal times N, which is the number of the orders k, may be determined. For example, the distortions of the harmonic components having the gains a k  and b k  of a preset magnitude or more of the gains calculated in STEP  105  are determined as the order k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed. By determining the order k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed in this way, the distortions of the harmonic components can be removed from the pseudo sine wave signals  204  with high efficiency. For example, in the case of the spectrum intensity shown in  FIG. 6 , the pseudo sine wave signals  204  include the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components, and by dividing the third and fifth signal intensities Ea 3 , Eb 3 , Ea 5 , and Eb 5  by the signal intensities Ea 1  and Eb 1  of the fundamental wave components, the gains a 3 , b 3 , a 5 , and b 5  corresponding to the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components included in the pseudo sine wave signals  204  are calculated. Since the orders k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed are the third-order and the fifth-order, the number N of the orders k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed may be determined as 2. 
     Next, in STEPS  107  and  108 , a plurality of provisional phase differences with respect to the fundamental wave components set such that the amount of one graduation of the plurality of graduations  103  is one cycle and one graduation of the plurality of graduations  103  is the origin are set for each harmonic component. The fundamental wave components correspond to ideal sine wave signals which do not include the harmonic components in the pseudo sine wave signals  204  output by the sensor  201 . In the case of two pseudo sine wave signals  204  (A-phase signal (A (0) ) and B-phase signal (B (0) )) being 90° out of phase with each other as shown in  FIG. 4A , a plurality of provisional phase differences φa i  of each harmonic component of the A-phase signal may be set (the number is m), and a plurality of provisional phase differences φb j  of each harmonic component of the B-phase signal may be set (the number is n). In addition, m and n are arbitrary positive integers. The plurality of provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j  may be different in the order k of each harmonic component, or may be the same in the orders k of all of the harmonic components. Moreover, the plurality of provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j  may be a group of phase differences that increase at an arbitrary interval in the range of one cycle, that is, may be a group that the intervals of two adjacent provisional phase differences may be the same or may be a group that they are different. For example, since the range of one cycle of the pseudo sine wave signals (the fundamental wave components) is 2π, if m=4 and n=4 and the intervals of two adjacent provisional phase differences are the same, for each of the four provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j , as shown in TABLE 2, 16 combination conditions of provisional phase differences are set such that the intervals between the two adjacent provisional phase differences are π/2. In STEP  107 , any one of the four provisional phase differences φa i  is selected, and in STEP  108 , any one of the four provisional phase differences φb i  is selected. That is, one of the 16 combination conditions of the provisional phase differences in TABLE 2 is set. In addition, in the following, the case where the pseudo sine wave signals  204  are the A phase signal (A (0) ) and the B phase signal (B (0) ) being 90° out of phase with each other will be described. However, it is readily understood that the case where the pseudo sinusoidal signal  204  is one signal and the case where the pseudo sinusoidal signals  204  are three signals are also similar to the case where the pseudo sinusoidal signals  204  are two signals. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 No 
                 φa i   
                 φb j   
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 −π 
                 −π 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 −π/2 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 0 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                  π/2 
               
               
                 5 
                 −π/2 
                 −π 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 −π/2 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 0 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                  π/2 
               
               
                 9 
                 0 
                 −π 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 −π/2 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 0 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                  π/2 
               
               
                 13 
                  π/2 
                 −π 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 −π/2 
               
               
                 15 
                   
                 0 
               
               
                 16 
                   
                  π/2 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In addition, while the processing of the flowchart shown in  FIG. 5  is being executed, the plurality of provisional phase differences may be set for each harmonic component. Moreover, before the execution of the processing of the flowchart shown in  FIG. 5  is started, the plurality of provisional phase differences may be preset for each harmonic component so as to store them in the storage unit  209 , and when STEPS  107  and  108  are started, the plurality of provisional phase differences may be read from the storage unit  209 . 
     In STEP  109 , the provisional phase difference selected in STEPS  107  and  108  is used so as to calculate a positional change amount X p   (L)   ij  (or θ (L)   ij ) of the moving body  105  by subtracting each harmonic component multiplied by the corresponding gain as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Herein, L=1 to N. A (L-1)  and B (L-1)  are two pseudo sine wave signals  204  from which the distortions of the harmonic components up to one order before the order k currently to be calculated are removed, and A (L)  and B (L)  are two pseudo sine wave signals  204 , including the provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j , from which the distortions of the harmonic components up to the order k currently to be calculated are removed. By using the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  from which the distortions of the harmonic components up to the order k are removed so as to perform the arctangent operation, the provisional positional change amount X p   (L)   ij  (or θ (L)   ij ) of the moving body  105  is calculated. For example, in the case where the distortions of the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components as in the spectrum intensity of  FIG. 6  are removed, first, in order to remove the distortions of the third-order harmonic components, the provisional positional change amount X p   (1)   ij  (or θ (1)   ij ) is calculated as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Herein, A (0) , B (0) , and θ (0)  are those before distortion removal by the pseudo sine wave signals  204  measured by the sensor  201  as described above. 
     In STEP  110 , first, the ideal positional change amount X pideal  of the ideal sine wave signals is calculated. It is desirable that the calculated positional change amount X p  ideally matches the ideal positional change amount X pideal , or the error between them is minimized. In addition, the ideal positional change amount X pideal  is calculated from X·(M+θ ideal /2π), and θ ideal  is a value when the A-phase signal and the B-phase signal are ideal sine wave signals. Next, the positional error ΔX p   (L)   ij  (or δ (L)   ij ) is calculated by subtracting from the provisional positional change amount X p   (L)   ij  (or θ (L)   ij ) calculated in STEP  109  the ideal positional change amount X pideal  (or θ ideal ). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In addition, the ideal positional change amount X pideal  (or θ ideal ) may be calculated each time the positional error ΔX p   (L)   ij  (or δ (L)   ij ) is calculated. Moreover, before the execution of the processing of the flowchart shown in  FIG. 5  is started, the ideal positional change amount X pideal  (or θ ideal ) may be preset so as to store it in the storage unit  209 , and when STEP  110  is stated, the positional change amount X pideal  (or θ ideal ) may be read from the storage unit  209 . 
     In STEP  111 , by extracting a maximum positional error ΔX p   (L)   ijmax  (or δ (L)   ijmax ) that is the maximum and a minimum positional error ΔX p   (L)   ijmin  (or δ (L)   ijmin ) that is the minimum among the positional errors ΔX p   (L)   ijmax  (or δ (L)   ijmax ) in one cycle and subtracting from the maximum positional error ΔX p   (L)   ijmax  (or δ (L)   ijmax ) the minimum positional error ΔX p   (L)   ijmin  (or δ (L)   ijmin ) as follows, the positional error amplitudes AΔX p   (L)   ij  (or Aδ (L)   ij ) for the provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j  are calculated, respectively. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     For example, as shown in  FIG. 7 , the positional errors ΔX p   (L)  (or δ (L) ) with respect to the positional change amount X p  are calculated for one of the plurality of provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j , and the maximum positional error ΔX p   (L)   ijmax  (or δ (L)   ijmax ) and the minimum positional error ΔX p   (L)   ijmin  (or δ (L)   ijmin ) are extracted from them so as to calculate the positional error amplitude AΔX p   (L)  (Aδ (L) ) being a difference between them. 
     In STEP  112 , it is determined whether or not the calculation of the positional error amplitudes AΔX p   (L)   ij  (or Aδ (L)   ij ) for all of the n provisional phase differences φb j  of the B-phase signal is completed. If it is not completed, the provisional phase difference φb j  is changed after returning to STEP  108  so as to repeat STEPS  109  to  112 . If the calculation of the positional error amplitudes AΔX p   (L)   ij  (or Aδ (L)   ij ) for all of the n provisional phase differences φb j  is completed, in STEP  113 , it is determined whether or not the calculation of the positional error amplitudes AΔX p   (L)   ij  (or Aδ (L)   ij ) for all of the m provisional phase differences φa j  of the A-phase signal is completed. If it is not completed, the provisional phase difference φa i  is changed after returning to STEP  107  so as to repeat STEPS  108  to  113 . For example, the positional error amplitudes AΔX p   (L)   ij  (or Aδ (L)   ij ) are calculated for each of the  16  combination conditions of the provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j  set as shown in TABLE 2. 
     In STEP  114 , the provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j  having the smallest positional error amplitude AΔX p   (L)   min  (or Aδ (L)   min ) of the respective positional error amplitudes AΔX p   (L)   ij  (or Aδ (L)   ij ) calculated based on the plurality of provisional phase differences are determined as the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  due to the distortions of the corresponding harmonic components of the order k. For example, the positional error amplitudes AΔX p   (L)   ij  (or Aδ (L)   ij ) corresponding to the  16  combination conditions of the provisional phase differences φa i  and φb j  of the A-phase signal and the B-phase signal in TABLE 2 are shown in  FIG. 8 . In the case of  FIG. 8 , since No. 3 has the smallest positional error amplitude AΔX p   (L)   min , the provisional phase differences φa i =−π and φb j =0 are determined as the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  from TABLE 2. 
     In STEP  115 , by using the gains a k  and b k  calculated in STEP  105  and the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  determined in STEP  114  so as to subtract the harmonic components of the order k, including the true phase differences φa k  and φb k , multiplied by the corresponding gains a k  and b k  as follows, the positional change amount X p   (L)  (or θ (L) ) in which the distortions of the harmonic components of the order k are removed is calculated. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
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                     MATH 
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                     ⁢ 
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                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     B 
                     
                       ( 
                       L 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       B 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           L 
                           - 
                           1 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     - 
                     
                       
                         b 
                         k 
                       
                       · 
                       
                         sin 
                         ⁡ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               k 
                               · 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   
                                     L 
                                     - 
                                     1 
                                   
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                             
                             + 
                             
                               ∅ 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 b 
                                 k 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     13 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     X 
                     p 
                     
                       ( 
                       L 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       X 
                       · 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           M 
                           + 
                           
                             
                               θ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 L 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             
                               2 
                               ⁢ 
                               π 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       X 
                       · 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           M 
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   tan 
                                   
                                     - 
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   
                                     
                                       B 
                                       
                                         ( 
                                         L 
                                         ) 
                                       
                                     
                                     
                                       A 
                                       
                                         ( 
                                         L 
                                         ) 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               / 
                               2 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             π 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
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                     ⁢ 
                     14 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     A (L)  and B (L)  are the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  from which the distortions of the harmonic components up to the order k currently to be calculated, including the true phase differences φa k  and φb k , are removed. By performing the arctangent operation using the two pseudo sine wave signals  204  from which the distortions of the harmonic components up to the order k are removed, the positional change amount X p   (L)  (or θ (L) ) of the moving body  105  is calculated. For example, in the case of removing the particularly remarkable distortions of the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components with the spectral intensity of  FIG. 6 , first, in order to remove the distortions of the third-order harmonic components, the gains a 3  and b 3  calculated in STEP  105  and the true phase differences φa 3 =−π and φb 3 =0 determined in STEP  114  are used so as to calculate the positional change amount X p   (1)  (or θ (1) ) as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     A 
                     
                       ( 
                       1 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       A 
                       
                         ( 
                         0 
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     - 
                     
                       
                         a 
                         3 
                       
                       · 
                       
                         cos 
                         ⁡ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               3 
                               · 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   0 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                             
                             - 
                             π 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
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                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     15 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     B 
                     
                       ( 
                       1 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       B 
                       
                         ( 
                         0 
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     - 
                     
                       
                         b 
                         3 
                       
                       · 
                       
                         sin 
                         ⁡ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               3 
                               · 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   0 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                             
                             + 
                             0 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     16 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     X 
                     p 
                     
                       ( 
                       1 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       X 
                       · 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           M 
                           + 
                           
                             
                               θ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 1 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             
                               2 
                               ⁢ 
                               π 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       X 
                       · 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           M 
                           + 
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   tan 
                                   
                                     - 
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   
                                     
                                       B 
                                       
                                         ( 
                                         1 
                                         ) 
                                       
                                     
                                     
                                       A 
                                       
                                         ( 
                                         1 
                                         ) 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               / 
                               2 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             π 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
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                     ⁢ 
                     17 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In STEP  116 , it is determined whether or not the subtraction from the pseudo sine wave signals  204  for all of the orders k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed is completed. If it is not completed, by changing the order k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed after returning to STEP  106  so as to repeat STEP  107  to STEP  116 , the positional change amount X p   (L)  (or θ (L) ) in which the distortions of the harmonic components up to the order k corresponding to the number of removal times L are removed is calculated. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     A 
                     
                       ( 
                       L 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         A 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             L 
                             - 
                             1 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           a 
                           k 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           cos 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 k 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       L 
                                       - 
                                       1 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   a 
                                   k 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         A 
                         
                           ( 
                           0 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           ∑ 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 k 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             = 
                             1 
                           
                           L 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             a 
                             k 
                           
                           · 
                           
                             cos 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   k 
                                   · 
                                   
                                     θ 
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         P 
                                         - 
                                         1 
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   ∅ 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     a 
                                     k 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     18 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     B 
                     
                       ( 
                       L 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         B 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             L 
                             - 
                             1 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           b 
                           k 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           sin 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 k 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       L 
                                       - 
                                       1 
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   k 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         B 
                         
                           ( 
                           0 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           ∑ 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 k 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             = 
                             1 
                           
                           L 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             b 
                             k 
                           
                           · 
                           
                             sin 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   k 
                                   · 
                                   
                                     θ 
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         P 
                                         - 
                                         1 
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   ∅ 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     b 
                                     k 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     19 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       X 
                       p 
                       
                         ( 
                         L 
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         X 
                         · 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             M 
                             + 
                             
                               
                                 θ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   L 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               
                                 2 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 π 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       = 
                       
                         X 
                         · 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             M 
                             + 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     tan 
                                     
                                       - 
                                       1 
                                     
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       
                                         B 
                                         
                                           ( 
                                           L 
                                           ) 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         A 
                                         
                                           ( 
                                           L 
                                           ) 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                                 / 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               π 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     20 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     For example, in the case of removing the particularly remarkable distortions of the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components with the spectral intensity of  FIG. 6 , in order to remove the distortions of the fifth-order harmonic components subsequently after removing the distortions of the third-order harmonic components as described above, the gains a 5  and b 5  calculated in STEP  105  and the true phase differences φa 5  and φb 5  determined in STEP  114  are used so as to calculate the positional change amount X p   (2)  (or θ (2) ) in which the distortions of the harmonic components up to the fifth-order (the orders being three and five) are removed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     A 
                     
                       ( 
                       2 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         A 
                         
                           ( 
                           1 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           a 
                           5 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           cos 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 5 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     1 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   a 
                                   5 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         A 
                         
                           ( 
                           0 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           a 
                           3 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           cos 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 3 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     0 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   a 
                                   3 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           a 
                           5 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           cos 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 5 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     1 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   a 
                                   5 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     21 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     B 
                     
                       ( 
                       2 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         B 
                         
                           ( 
                           1 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           b 
                           5 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           sin 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 5 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     1 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   5 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         B 
                         
                           ( 
                           0 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           b 
                           3 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           sin 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 3 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     0 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   3 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           b 
                           5 
                         
                         · 
                         
                           sin 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 5 
                                 · 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     1 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 ∅ 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   b 
                                   5 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     22 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       X 
                       p 
                       
                         ( 
                         2 
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         X 
                         · 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             M 
                             + 
                             
                               
                                 θ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   2 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               
                                 2 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 π 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       = 
                       
                         X 
                         · 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             M 
                             + 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     tan 
                                     
                                       - 
                                       1 
                                     
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       
                                         B 
                                         
                                           ( 
                                           2 
                                           ) 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         A 
                                         
                                           ( 
                                           2 
                                           ) 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                                 / 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               π 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     MATH 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     23 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     If the subtraction for all of the orders k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed is completed (if it is completed up to the number of removal times N determined in STEP  106  (L=N)), the respective harmonic components, including the true phase differences φa k  and φb k , multiplied by the corresponding gains a k  and b k  are subtracted from the pseudo-sinusoidal signals  204 , whereby in STEP  117 , the positional change amount X p   (N)  in which all of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed are removed is detected. For example, in the case of removing the particularly remarkable distortions of the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components with the spectral intensity of  FIG. 6 , the third-order harmonic components, including the true phase differences φa 3  and φb 3 , multiplied by the corresponding gains a 3  and b 3  and the fifth-order harmonic components, including the true phase differences φa 5  and φb 5 , multiplied by the corresponding gains a 5  and b 5  are subtracted from the two pseudo sine wave signals  204 , whereby in STEP  117 , the positional change amount X p   (2)  in which the distortions of the third-order and fifth-order harmonic components to be removed are removed is detected. 
     STEPS  107  to  114  are arbitrary steps, and the phase differences of the respective harmonic components of the pseudo sine wave signals  204  may be preset and stored in the storage unit  209  before the execution of the processing of the flowchart shown in  FIG. 5  is started. In STEP  115 , these preset phase differences may be read from the storage unit  209  so as to be set as the true phase differences, and the positional change amount X p   (N)  may be detected by subtracting from the pseudo sine wave signals  204  the respective harmonic components, including these preset phase differences, multiplied by the corresponding gains. Thereby, the positional change amount X p   (N)  can be detected at high speed. 
     STEPS  106  to  115  may be performed with respect to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of each one graduation of the plurality of graduations  103 . In the case, the true phase differences are determined in each graduation  103  so as to detect the positional change amount X p   (N)  in which all of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed are removed. Moreover, STEPS  106  to  114  may be performed with respect to the pseudo sine wave signals  204  in the range of at least one graduation predetermined of the plurality of graduations  103 . In the case, the true phase differences in the range of the at least one graduation predetermined determined in STEPS  106  to  114  are determined as the true phase differences in all of the range of the plurality of graduations  103  including the range of the graduations unmeasured in STEP  115 , and the positional change amount X p   (L)  (or θ (L) ) in which the distortions of the harmonic components are removed is calculated by subtracting the harmonic components, including the true phase differences, multiplied by the corresponding gains so as to detect the positional change amount X p   (N) . 
     Moreover, for the orders k of the distortions of the harmonic components to be removed determined in STEP  106 , STEPS  106  to  116  may be sequentially repeated from the harmonic components with the smaller order k of the harmonic components to be removed, and may be sequentially repeated from the harmonic components with the larger gain calculated in STEP  105  of the harmonic components to be removed. 
     In addition, the gains a k  and b k  and the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  of the respective harmonic components once calculated by executing the flowchart of  FIG. 5  may be stored in the storage unit  209 . If the gains a k  and b k  are stored in the storage unit  209 , in the subsequent measurement of the positional change of the moving body  105 , STEPS  103  to  105  may be omitted so as not to calculate the gains a k  and b k  again as in the flowchart of  FIG. 5 . Moreover, if the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  are stored in the storage unit  209 , in the subsequent measurement of the positional change of the moving body  105 , STEPS  107  to  114  may be omitted so as not to calculate the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  again as in the flowchart of  FIG. 5 . In other words, each time the sensor  201  detects the pseudo sine wave signals  204 , the gains a k  and b k  and the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  are read from the storage unit  209 , and the above-mentioned [MATH 18] to [MATH 20] can be repeatedly calculated up to the number of removal times N (achieve L=N) with respect to the A-phase signal (A (0) ) and the B-phase signal (B (0) ) being the pseudo sine wave signals  204  so as to detect the positional change amount Xp in which the harmonic components are removed. In addition, when performing the processing shown in the flowchart of  FIG. 5 , it is necessary that the moving body  105  is moving at a constant speed or is moving in a state in which the speed change is small. However, when the gains a k  and b k  and the true phase differences φa k  and φb k  of the respective harmonic components are read from the storage unit  209 , it is not necessary that the moving body  105  is moving at a constant speed or is moving in a state in which the speed change is small. 
       FIGS. 9A to 9C  show the positional error with respect to the command position of the moving body  105  before the distortions of the harmonic components are removed by the control unit  202 , the positional error with respect to the command position in one graduation of the moving body  105  which is a partly enlarged view thereof, and the spectral intensity obtained by performing the Fourier transform to the positional error in which one graduation is one cycle and the first-order, respectively, based on the pseudo sine wave signals  204  output by the sensor  201  of the rotary positional detecting device of  FIG. 1A . As shown in  FIGS. 9A and 9B , the positional error occurs between the position measured by the two measured pseudo sine wave signals  204  and the commanded position of the moving body  105 . According to  FIG. 9B , the amplitude of the positional error is about 20 arc-second. Moreover, as shown in  FIG. 9C , according to the spectrum intensity with respect to the positional error in which one graduation is one cycle and the first-order based on the two measured pseudo sine wave signals  204 , the fourth-order of the orders of the harmonic components is particularly large. 
     Next,  FIGS. 10A to 10C  show the positional error with respect to the command position of the moving body  105  after the distortions of the harmonic components are removed by the control unit  202 , the positional error with respect to the command position in one graduation of the moving body  105  which is a partly enlarged view thereof, and the spectral intensity obtained by performing the Fourier transform to the positional error in which one graduation is one cycle and the first-order, respectively, based on the pseudo sine wave signals  204  output by the sensor  201  of the rotary positional detecting device of  FIG. 1A . By executing the processing of the flowchart of  FIG. 5  in the signal processing unit  203 , the distortions of the harmonic components are removed from the two measured pseudo sine wave signals  204 . According to  FIG. 10B , the amplitude of the positional error is about 5 arc-second, and the error after the distortion removal is reduced to about ¼ with respect to that before the distortion removal. Moreover, as shown in  FIG. 10 , by removing the distortions of the harmonic components from the two measured pseudo sine wave signals  204 , the fourth harmonic component is significantly reduced. In this way, the control unit  202  can remove the distortions of the harmonic components by the sensor  201  included in the pseudo sine wave signals  204 . 
     It should be further understood by those skilled in the art that although the foregoing description has been made on embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principle of the present invention and the scope of the appended claims.