摘要:
A sensor assembly for sensing angular position of an object is provided. The assembly may comprise at least one magneto-sensing magnet having a second axis of rotation. The assembly may further comprise a magnet having a second axis of rotation. At least one of the magnet and the magneto-sensing element are rotatable relative to the other. The respective axes of rotation of the magneto-sensing element and the magnet are non-coincident with respect to one another. The magnet is magnetized along one of the following directions: an axial direction and a radial direction.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for equalizing the electrical resistance of two or more magnetoresistor sensor elements positioned on a permanent magnet in a sensor assembly. The method may utilize a laser to reduce the magnetic field of the portion of the permanent magnet underlying the sensor with the higher electrical resistance.
摘要:
An apparatus for detecting precise angular positions of a rotating object. Two magnetoresistors (MRs) are positioned adjacent a target wheel attached to the rotating object, the target wheel having at least one element of finite length. Each MR is responsive to the passage of at least one of the elements as the target wheel is rotated, generating an analog signal with signal transitions between two voltage levels at the passage of the element's leading and trailing edges. The MRs are positioned relative to the elements such that their signals are phase shifted with respect to one another, resulting in time overlapping signals which intersect at a precise angular positions of the target wheel.
摘要:
A rotation sensor includes a binary encoded target wheel and a pair of sensors disposed about the target wheel periphery. One of the sensors provides a signal indicative of the passage of regular angular intervals of the target wheel and the other of the sensors provides binary states corresponding to the regular angular intervals.
摘要:
A rotation sensor for high accuracy angle applications such as internal combustion engine crankshaft position sensing includes a pair of complementary target wheels and a dual-element magnetoresistive sensor. The target wheels are spaced from one another along the rotational axis by a predetermined distance. The individual magnetoresistive elements are similarly spaced one from the other and are influence by the ferrite effects of the target wheels. The spacing of the target wheels and magnetoresistive elements are selected in relation to one another and in relation to the mount of axial play in the crankshaft such that changes in ferrite effects of the target wheels upon the elements due to axial displacements of the crankshaft have minimal effect on the accuracy of the sensing apparatus.
摘要:
A magnetostrictive force sensor universally usable in any environment with similar signals unaffected by the surrounding material. To this end, a sensor comprising a shaft of magnetostrictive material with an inductance coil wound around the shaft is provided with a magnetic shell enclosing the coil only or both the coil and the shaft. Upon application of the magnetic field, the resultant flow of magnetic flux is confined to a path through the shaft and the magnetic shell. By confining the magnetic flux path, the dependency of the sensor signal on the surrounding material and environment is essentially eliminated.
摘要:
In an angle-based binary encoded crankshaft position sensing system, a target wheel is coupled to a crankshaft and a single VR sensor is juxtaposed with the target wheel for sensing the angular position of the wheel and, hence, the angular position of the crankshaft. To permit the use of a single VR sensor in conjunction with an angle-based binary encoded system, the periphery of the target wheel is formed with teeth and slots defining a binary pattern. The slots are wider than the teeth, and the depth of the slots relative to the portion of the periphery defining a nominal radius is greater than the height of the teeth relative to the nominal periphery. With this structure, the signal generated by the sensor in response to a slot advantageously is symmetric to the signal generated by the sensor in response to a tooth.
摘要:
In an angle-based crankshaft position sensing system, an electrical circuit is provided for also sensing the direction of rotation of the crankshaft. A slotted target wheel is coupled to the crankshaft and a single dual-element MR sensor is juxtaposed with the target wheel. The elements generate respective detection signals when a slot passes by the elements, with the position of the slot being indicated as being directly under the sensor at the point in time when the detection signals intersect each other. Also, square waves are generated for each detection signal, and when the magnitude of the second square wave is non-zero when the falling edge of the first square wave occurs, a clockwise rotation is indicated. On the other hand, if the magnitude of the second square wave is zero when the falling edge of the first square wave occurs, a counterclockwise rotation is indicated.
摘要:
A detector of position of rotation of a target wheel via the outputs of a differential sensor employing two matched MRs to extract position of rotation information from the target wheel. The target wheel is provided with wide and narrow slots or teeth circumferentially arranged such that, for example, 24 zones are created wherein each zone ranges from the center of a wide slot to the center of a narrow slot, and wherein each zone occupies 15 degrees circumferentially. The two matched MRs of the sensor are powered by matched current sources and matched magnetic biasing and are aligned in the circumferential direction of the target wheel. The MRs generate two angularly offset signals from the passage of a single slot (or tooth) of the target wheel which are input to a signal conditioning circuit. Within the signal conditioning circuit, the two sensor signals are differentially amplified to produce a differential signal whereby the width of the slot is used to encode a binary position pulse. The spacing between the two matched MRs is such that their output resistances and, thus, their output signals become equal (crossover) in the middle of a slot whereby a wide slot causes the crossover to occur at a lower value of resistance (or output signal) than that of a narrow slot. The low level signal from a wide slot is assigned the binary value of “0” while the high level signal is assigned the binary value of “1” although the reverse assignments of binary values could also be used. Alternatively, the present invention is implementable by width encoded teeth instead of slots.
摘要:
A rotation sensor has a target wheel including first and second tracks and a dual-element magnetoresistive sensor. Each individual magnetoresistive element is aligned with a respective track of the target wheel to provide substantially inverse resistive changes with the passage of the wheel. One of the tracks is characterized by alternating high and low permeability, such as by a toothed section, and the other of the tracks is characterized by invariant permeability.