Calibration method and device for angle encoder

The invention discloses a calibration method and device for an angle encoder. The method comprises the steps that a stepping motor is controlled to rotate by at least 360 degrees step by step, the angle data of the stepping motor after the stepping motor rotates by the appointed angle are collected step by step through a high-precision encoder and the angle encoder to be calibrated so as to obtain a plurality of angle data sets, error factors are initialized, a plurality of error factor sets are generated and serve as particles, and an optimal error factor set is selected as a calibration result to be output according to the particle swarm optimization and the angle data set. The device comprises a host, a stepping motor controller and a base support. The base support is provided with the stepping motor and the high-precision encoder. An output shaft of the stepping motor is respectively connected with the angle encoder and the high-precision encoder. The high-precision encoder and the angle encoder are respectively connected with the host. The stepping motor controller is connected with the stepping motor. The device has the advantages of being high in calibration precision, low in calibration cost, small in needed calibration data size and high in calibration speed.