OFF-AXIS MAGNETIC ANGULAR SENSOR USING A MAGNETIC SENSING PROBE AND MULTI-POLE MAGNET ARRAY

• Main Authors: ANDREWS, Richard, KENNEY, Christopher, SCHWEIZER, Pascal
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.06.2023
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; MEASURING; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PHYSICS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING

A position measurement system for measuring the position of a movable device versus a fixed device, the position measurement system comprising: a two-dimensional (2D) surface magnet array with at least three adjacent magnetized tracks having sequentially alternating magnetic polarities, each magneti...