We have compiled a series of look-up tables to help engineers convert between the most common angular units. This is particularly useful when specifying requirements for a new angular position sensor.
| Degrees | Radians | Milli-Radians | Micro-Radians | Arc- Minutes | Arc- Seconds | % of rev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0174556 | 17.4555712 | 17 | 455.57 | 60 | 3 |
| 57.2883514 | 1 | 1 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 000 |
| 0.0572884 | 0.0010000 | 1 | 1 | 000 | 3.4373011 | 206.24 |
| 0.0000573 | 0.0000010 | 0.0010000 | 1 | 0.0034373 | 0.2062381 | 0.0000159 |
| 0.0166666 | 0.0002909 | 0.2908656 | 290.8656195 | 1 | 60 | 0.0046296 |
| 0.0002778 | 0.0000048 | 0.0048478 | 4.8477797 | 0.0166667 | 1 | 0.0000772 |
| 3.6 | 0.0628571 | 62.8571 | 62 | 857.143 | 216 | 12 |
| 360 | 6.2857143 | 6 | 286 | 6 | 285 | 714 |
| Binary Digits | Counts per rev. | Degrees per Bit | Radians per Bit | Mili- Radians per Bit | Micro- Radians per Bit | Arc- Minutes Per Bit | Arc- Seconds Per Bit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 024 | 0.3515625 | 0.0061355 | 6.135471 | 6135.4712 | 21.094 |
| 11 | 2 | 048 | 0.1757813 | 0.0030677 | 3.067736 | 3067.7356 | 10.547 |
| 12 | 4 | 096 | 0.0878906 | 0.0015339 | 1.533868 | 1533.8678 | 5.273 |
| 13 | 8 | 192 | 0.0439453 | 0.0007669 | 0.766934 | 766.9339 | 2.637 |
| 14 | 16 | 384 | 0.0219727 | 0.0003835 | 0.383467 | 383.4670 | 1.318 |
| 15 | 32 | 768 | 0.0109863 | 0.0001917 | 0.191733 | 191.7335 | 0.659 |
| 16 | 65 | 536 | 0.0054932 | 0.0000959 | 0.095867 | 95.8667 | 0.330 |
| 17 | 131 | 072 | 0.0027466 | 0.0000479 | 0.047933 | 47.9334 | 0.165 |
| 18 | 262 | 144 | 0.0013733 | 0.0000240 | 0.023967 | 23.9667 | 0.082 |
| 19 | 524 | 288 | 0.0006866 | 0.0000120 | 0.011983 | 11.9833 | 0.041 |
| 20 | 1 | 048 | 576 | 0.0003433 | 0.0000060 | 0.005992 | 5.9917 |
| 21 | 2 | 097 | 152 | 0.0001717 | 0.0000030 | 0.002996 | 2.9958 |
| 22 | 4 | 194 | 304 | 0.0000858 | 0.0000015 | 0.001498 | 1.4979 |
| 23 | 8 | 388 | 608 | 0.0000429 | 0.0000007 | 0.000749 | 0.7490 |
| 24 | 16 | 777 | 216 | 0.0000215 | 0.0000004 | 0.000374 | 0.3745 |