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公开(公告)号:US11733288B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US17457166
申请日:2021-12-01
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Bernhard Gstoettenbauer , Georg Georgakos , Dirk Hammerschmidt , Veit Kleeberger , Ludwig Rossmeier , Rafael Zalman , Thomas Zettler
CPC classification number: G01R31/2642 , G01R27/02 , G01R27/08 , G01R27/14 , G01R31/2815 , G01L1/20 , G01L1/205 , G01L1/2262
Abstract: In some examples, a method of operating a circuit may comprise performing a circuit function under normal conditions, performing the circuit function under aggravated conditions, predicting a potential future problem with the circuit function under the normal conditions based on an output of the circuit function under the aggravated conditions, and outputting a predictive alert based on predicting the potential future problem.
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公开(公告)号:US11698631B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-11
申请号:US16869633
申请日:2020-05-08
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Dirk Hammerschmidt
IPC: G05B23/02 , G01D3/08 , G05B9/03 , B60R21/013
CPC classification number: G05B23/0256 , G01D3/08 , G05B9/03 , G05B23/0213 , B60R21/013
Abstract: A crash sensor device may include multiple sensor components positioned along one or more data paths to a communication interface of the crash sensor device. The crash sensor device may include a test control unit. The test control unit may receive a test command from an electronic control unit during operation of a vehicle. The test control unit may perform a test of one or more sensor components, of the multiple sensor components, during operation of the vehicle based on the test command. The test control unit may output a test result to the electronic control unit based on performing the test.
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公开(公告)号:US11698311B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-11
申请号:US17509724
申请日:2021-10-25
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Alexander Schossmann , Alexander Bergmann , Franz Michael Darrer , Dirk Hammerschmidt , Christof Michenthaler
Abstract: A torque measurement system includes an outer rotational shaft and an inner rotational shaft both configured to rotate about a rotational axis. A rotation of the inner rotational shaft causes a rotation of the outer rotational shaft via a coupling structure. At least one torque applied to the inner rotational shaft is translated into a first torque-dependent angular shift between the shafts. A first metamaterial track is coupled to the outer rotational shaft and configured to co-rotate with the outer rotational shaft. A second metamaterial track is coupled to the inner rotational shaft and configured to co-rotate with the inner rotational shaft. The tracks are configured to convert an electro-magnetic transmit signal into a first electro-magnetic receive signal based on the first torque-dependent angular shift and a receiver is configured to receive the electro-magnetic receive signal and measure the at least one torque based on the electro-magnetic receive signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11689326B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US16941668
申请日:2020-07-29
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Friedrich Rasbornig , Bernhard Schaffer , Hans-Joerg Wagner , Dirk Hammerschmidt
CPC classification number: H04L1/22 , H04L12/40006 , H04L2012/40273
Abstract: The described techniques address the issues of latency and lengthy processing times associated with conventional redundant sensor measurement systems that rely upon digital transmission protocols by implementing a diverse analog sensor interface architecture. The described architecture may advantageously use a number of sensor measurement paths that may be independent of one another or share any suitable number of common components to provide varying levels of redundancy. The analog interfaces may provide signal diversity with respect to the use of different types of analog transmission protocols, which may include different signaling interfaces (e.g. differential versus single-ended), different transmission interfaces (e.g. voltage versus current interfaces), and/or the use of different signalization schemes.
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公开(公告)号:US11669384B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-06
申请号:US17530879
申请日:2021-11-19
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Thomas Zettler , Dirk Hammerschmidt , Friedrich Rasbornig , Michael Strasser , Akos Hegedus , Wolfgang Granig
IPC: G06F11/00 , G06F11/07 , G01R33/09 , G06F11/16 , G01K7/00 , G01L1/00 , G01P3/00 , G01P15/00 , G01R33/00 , G01P21/00
CPC classification number: G06F11/079 , G01K7/00 , G01L1/00 , G01P3/00 , G01P15/00 , G01R33/0023 , G01R33/09 , G06F11/0739 , G06F11/0751 , G06F11/165 , G06F11/1641 , G01P21/00 , G06F2201/81
Abstract: A fault detection system includes a sensor configured to measure a physical quantity and generate a measurement of the physical quantity; a first processor configured to receive the measurement, execute a first firmware based on the measurement, and output a first result of the executed first firmware; a second processor configured to receive the measurement from the sensor, execute a second firmware based on the measurement, and output a second result of the executed second firmware, wherein the first firmware and the second firmware provide a same nominal function in a diverse manner for calculating the first result and the second result, respectively, such that the first result and the second result are expected to be within a predetermined margin; and a fault detection circuit configured to detect a fault when the first result and the second result are not within the predetermined margin.
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公开(公告)号:US20230169249A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-01
申请号:US17457183
申请日:2021-12-01
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Thomas Zettler , Rafael Zalman , Georg Georgakos , Dirk Hammerschmidt , Ludwig Rossmeier , Bernhard Gstoettenbauer , Veit Kleeberger
IPC: G06F30/3308
CPC classification number: G06F30/3308
Abstract: In some examples, a method comprises performing a circuit function via a circuit; and estimating a remaining life of the circuit. Moreover, estimating the remaining life of the circuit may include measuring one or more circuit parameters over a period of time during operation of the circuit, and estimating the remaining life of the circuit based on the one or more measured circuit parameters over the period of time during operation of the circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20230168294A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-01
申请号:US17457207
申请日:2021-12-01
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Dirk Hammerschmidt , Bernhard Gstoettenbauer , Rafael Zalman , Thomas Zettler , Georg Georgakos , Ludwig Rossmeier , Veit Kleeberger
CPC classification number: G01R31/2642 , G01R31/2815
Abstract: In some examples, this disclosure describes a method of operating a circuit. The method may comprise performing a circuit function under normal operating conditions, wherein performing the circuit function under the normal operating conditions includes performing at least a portion of the circuit functions via a characteristic circuit, performing at least the portion of the circuit function under enhanced stress conditions via a characteristic circuit replica, and predicting a potential future problem with the circuit function under the normal conditions based on an evaluation of operation of the characteristic circuit relative to operation of the characteristic circuit replica.
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公开(公告)号:US11581902B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-14
申请号:US17003147
申请日:2020-08-26
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Dirk Hammerschmidt
Abstract: A sigma delta (SD) pulse-width modulation (PWM) loop includes a loop filter implementing a linear transfer function to generate a loop filter signal, wherein the loop filter is configured to receive an input signal and a first feedback signal and generate the loop filter signal based on the input signal, the first feedback signal, and the linear transfer function; and a hysteresis comparator coupled to an output of the loop filter, the hysteresis comparator configured to receive the loop filter signal and generate a sigma delta PWM signal based on the loop filter signal, wherein the first feedback signal is derived from the sigma delta PWM signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20230020730A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-19
申请号:US17378951
申请日:2021-07-19
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Friedrich Rasbornig , Hans-Joerg Wagner , Dirk Hammerschmidt , Tobias Werth
Abstract: The described techniques facilitate the secure transmission of sensor measurement data to an ECU by implementing an authentication procedure. The authentication procedure includes an integrated circuit (IC) generating authentication tags by encrypting portions of sensor measurement data. These authentication tags are then transmitted together with the sensor measurement data as authenticated sensor measurement data. The ECU may then use the authentication tags to authenticate the sensor measurement data based upon a comparison of the portions of the sensor measurement data sensor measurement data to the authentication tag that is expected to be generated for those portions of sensor measurement data.
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公开(公告)号:US11435245B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US16911618
申请日:2020-06-25
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Dirk Hammerschmidt , Christof Michenthaler
IPC: G01L3/14
Abstract: A torque measurement system includes a first rotatable carrier structure mechanically coupled to a rotational shaft; a second rotatable carrier structure mechanically coupled to the rotational shaft; a first mutually coupled structure including a first track mechanically coupled to the first rotatable carrier structure and a second track mechanically coupled to the second rotatable carrier structure, where the first track and the second track are coupled together by a first torque dependent coupling; a second mutually coupled structure including a third track mechanically coupled to the first rotatable carrier structure and a fourth track mechanically coupled to the second rotatable carrier structure, where the third track and the fourth track are coupled together by a second torque dependent coupling. In response to a rotation of the rotational shaft, the first torque dependent coupling is configured to increase and the second torque dependent coupling is configured to decrease.
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