SENSORS WITH FAULT DETECTION
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240219227A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18149203

    申请日:2023-01-03

    CPC classification number: G01H11/02 G01K3/005 G01P3/44 H02P29/024

    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for determining a fault status of a target system can include: receiving one or more magnetic field signals sensed by one or more magnetic field sensing elements of a sensor, the one or more magnetic field signals responsive to a magnetic field generated by a target object of the target system, the target object having repetitive motion; processing the one or more magnetic field signals to detect values of one or more parameters indicative of vibration of the target system; calculating deviations between the detected values and corresponding reference values of one or more parameters; determining a fault level of the target system based on the calculated deviations of one or more parameters; and generating an output signal indicating to the fault level.

    ANGLE SENSOR WITH A SINGLE DIE USING A SINGLE TARGET

    公开(公告)号:US20230332878A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18337829

    申请日:2023-06-20

    CPC classification number: G01B7/30 G01R33/0094 G01R33/098 G01R33/091

    Abstract: In one aspect, an angle sensor includes a first plurality of magnetoresistance elements located at a first location on an axis and a second plurality of magnetoresistance elements located at a second location on the axis. The first plurality of magnetoresistance elements includes a first one or more magnetoresistance elements each having a reference direction in a first direction; and a second one or more magnetoresistance elements each having a reference direction in a second direction. The second plurality of magnetoresistance elements includes a third one or more magnetoresistance elements each having a reference direction in the first direction, and a fourth one or more magnetoresistance elements each having a reference direction in the second direction. The angle sensor senses movement of a magnetic target, and the magnetic target is a ring magnet or a single pole magnet.

    AUTOMATIC PHASE OFFSET CALCULATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220317142A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17217274

    申请日:2021-03-30

    Abstract: A method including: calculating a value of an average phase offset between a first signal and a second signal, wherein: (i) the first signal is generated by one or more first magnetic field sensing elements in response to the magnetic field, (ii) the second signal is generated by one or more second magnetic field sensing elements in response to the magnetic field, and (iii) the magnetic field is associated with a rotating target; storing the value of the average phase offset between the first signal and the second signal at an address in a non-volatile memory of the sensor; when the sensor is restarted, copying the value of the average phase offset from the address in the non-volatile memory to a working memory of the sensor; and using the copy of the value of the average phase offset that is stored in the working memory of the sensor to generate an output signal, the output signal being generated further based on the first signal and the second signal.

    POSITION SENSING METHOD AND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20250027791A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18393954

    申请日:2023-12-22

    Abstract: A system, comprising: a processing circuitry that is configured to: receive a signal S1 and a signal S2, the signal S1 being generated by a first receiving coil in response to a first magnetic field, the signal S2 being generated by a second receiving coil in response to the first magnetic field, receive a signal S3 and a signal S4, the signal S3 being generated by a third receiving coil in response to a second magnetic field, the signal S4 being generated by a fourth receiving coil in response to the second magnetic field; calculate a first electrical angle based on signals S1 and S2; calculate a second electrical angle based on signals S3 and S4; and generate an output signal based on the first and second electrical angles.

    Automatic phase offset calculation

    公开(公告)号:US12117465B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US17217274

    申请日:2021-03-30

    CPC classification number: G01P3/44 G01D5/24495 G01D18/008

    Abstract: A method including: calculating a value of an average phase offset between a first signal and a second signal, wherein: (i) the first signal is generated by one or more first magnetic field sensing elements in response to the magnetic field, (ii) the second signal is generated by one or more second magnetic field sensing elements in response to the magnetic field, and (iii) the magnetic field is associated with a rotating target; storing the value of the average phase offset between the first signal and the second signal at an address in a non-volatile memory of the sensor; when the sensor is restarted, copying the value of the average phase offset from the address in the non-volatile memory to a working memory of the sensor; and using the copy of the value of the average phase offset that is stored in the working memory of the sensor to generate an output signal, the output signal being generated further based on the first signal and the second signal.

    POSITION SENSING METHOD AND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20250027760A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18354895

    申请日:2023-07-19

    Abstract: A system is provided comprising: a first target including a plurality of first teeth; and a second target that is coupled to the first target via a mechanical link, the second target including a plurality of second teeth, the second target being disposed above or below the first target, the plurality of first teeth including a different number of teeth than the plurality of second teeth, wherein the first target and the second target are configured to generate respective magnetic fields in response to one or more excitation magnetic fields, the respective magnetic fields being usable to measure a twisting force that is incident on the mechanical link that couples the first target to the second target.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA CONCURRENTLY WITH A PULSE-ENCODED SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230378977A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-23

    申请号:US18355623

    申请日:2023-07-20

    CPC classification number: H03M13/098 H04L67/12

    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a message concurrently with a pulse-encoded signal, the method comprising: assigning an identifier to the message; transmitting an identifier of the message between every two consecutive pulses of the pulse-encoded signal until the whole message is transmitted; transmitting a first portion of a payload of the message between every two consecutive pulses of the pulse-encoded signal until the whole message is transmitted; and transmitting a different part of a second portion of the payload of the message between every two consecutive pulses of the pulse-encoded signal until the whole message is transmitted, wherein the pulse-encoded signal encodes information by varying a frequency of pulses of the pulse-encoded signal, and the message is transmitted over a plurality of transmission periods that are delimited by respective consecutive pulses of the pulse-encoded signal.

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