Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Selective slope linear position sensor
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Application No.: US13724301Application Date: 2012-12-21
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Publication No.: US09638547B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: John Jefferson Lackey
- Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Main IPC: G08B21/00
- IPC: G08B21/00 ; G01V3/20 ; G01D5/14

Abstract:
A three-magnet assembly configured for use in a position sensing system is disclosed. In an example, the three-magnet assembly establishes a non-linear spatially varying magnetic field configured to be measured by a magnetic field measurement device so that resolvable measurements are spatially distributed in a non-linear fashion. The resolvable measurements are distributed to a relatively higher concentration in at least one first region along a measurement stroke and to a relatively lower concentration in at least one second region along a measurement stroke, the second region being different from the first region. In an example, the different concentrations of resolvable measurements are utilized to spatially vary the precision of a position sensor along a measurement stroke. A system and methods for correlating magnetic field measurements to expected positions are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140176131A1 SELECTIVE SLOPE LINEAR POSITION SENSOR Public/Granted day:2014-06-26
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