Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Angle sensor system having a magnetic sensor
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Application No.: US14474715Application Date: 2014-09-02
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Publication No.: US09618365B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Udo Ausserlechner , Mario Motz
- Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
- Applicant Address: DE Neubiberg
- Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Neubiberg
- Agency: Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC
- Main IPC: G01D5/16
- IPC: G01D5/16 ; G01D5/14

Abstract:
An angle sensor device includes first and second magnet tracks, a sensor component, and a control unit. The first and second magnet tracks are fixed to a rotatable object and are configured to generate a non-homogenous field. The rotatable object is configured to rotate about a rotation axis and the non-homogenous field has a smaller gradient of magnitude along a rotational direction than a perpendicular direction, which is perpendicular to the rotational direction. The sensor component is positioned off-axis and is configured to measure a magnetic field including the non-homogenous field and provide magnetic field measurements. The control unit is configured to determine angular information from the magnetic field measurements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160061630A1 OFF AXIS SENSOR SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-03-03
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