公开(公告)号：US10220956B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15254365

申请日：2016-09-01

Applicant: Airbus Operations Limited ,  Airbus Operations GmbH

Inventor： Christopher Wood ,  Alan Sharp ,  Carsten Heuer

IPC: B64D45/00 ,  G01D5/353 ,  G01D5/48 ,  G01B7/00 ,  G01B11/00

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the position of an object having one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus includes magnetostrictive optical sensors, each arranged to produce a signal which is indicative of a proximity of the sensor to the one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus is arranged to determine the position of the object based on a plurality of such proximity signals.