Steering Angle Sensor with Functional Security

The invention relates to a method for identifying a fault (96) in an angle sensor (24) which is designed to determine the angular position (18) of a shaft (14) based on an angular position difference (56) between a first output gear (32), which is driven by the shaft (14), and a second output gear (...

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Main Author Klimenko, Valeri
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.09.2018
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
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Summary:The invention relates to a method for identifying a fault (96) in an angle sensor (24) which is designed to determine the angular position (18) of a shaft (14) based on an angular position difference (56) between a first output gear (32), which is driven by the shaft (14), and a second output gear (34), which is driven by the shaft (14), the output gears differing in respect of their diameter (34, 36), said method comprising: - determining a reference value (18, 52) for the angular position (18) of the shaft (14) based on the angular position (42) of the first output gear (32), - determining a comparison value (18', 52') for the angular position (18) of the shaft (14) based on the angular position (46) of the second output gear (34) and a transmission ratio (90) between the first output gear (32) and the second output gear (34), and identifying the fault (96) when a comparison (93, 94) of the reference value (18, 52) and the comparison value (18', 52') satisfies a predetermined condition (95).
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615760541