Temperature compensation for magnetic field sensing devices and a magnetic field sensing device using the same
First Claim
1. A method of compensating for an effect of temperature, comprising:
- providing a set of magnetic sensors arranged along a sensing path, each magnetic sensor adapted to sense a magnetic field created by a magnetic actuator which can move along the sensing path and to provide a sensing signal indicative of a position and/or a displacement of the magnetic actuator relative to the sensing path;
selecting one or more magnetic sensors from the set of magnetic sensors for use as temperature sensors;
estimating a distribution of temperature over at least a portion of the sensing path based on the sensing signals output by the one or more magnetic sensors selected as temperature sensors; and
compensating for the effect of temperature on the sensing signals output by one or more magnetic sensors of the set of magnetic sensors using the distribution of temperature that was estimated.
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Abstract
A method of compensating for an effect of temperature includes providing a set of magnetic sensors arranged along a sensing path. Each magnetic sensor is adapted to sense a magnetic field created by a magnetic actuator which can move along the sensing path and to provide a sensing signal indicative of a position and/or a displacement of the magnetic actuator relative to the sensing path. The method includes selecting one or more magnetic sensors from the set of magnetic sensors for use as temperature sensors, estimating a distribution of temperature over at least a portion of the sensing path based on the sensing signals output by the one or more magnetic sensors selected as temperature sensors, and compensating for the effect of temperature on the sensing signals output by one or more magnetic sensors of the set of magnetic sensors using the distribution of temperature that was estimated.
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1. A method of compensating for an effect of temperature, comprising:
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providing a set of magnetic sensors arranged along a sensing path, each magnetic sensor adapted to sense a magnetic field created by a magnetic actuator which can move along the sensing path and to provide a sensing signal indicative of a position and/or a displacement of the magnetic actuator relative to the sensing path; selecting one or more magnetic sensors from the set of magnetic sensors for use as temperature sensors; estimating a distribution of temperature over at least a portion of the sensing path based on the sensing signals output by the one or more magnetic sensors selected as temperature sensors; and compensating for the effect of temperature on the sensing signals output by one or more magnetic sensors of the set of magnetic sensors using the distribution of temperature that was estimated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A magnetic field sensing apparatus, comprising:
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a set of magnetic sensors arranged along a sensing path, each magnetic sensor is adapted to sense a magnetic field created by a magnetic actuator and to output a sensing signal indicative of a position and/or a displacement of the magnetic actuator relative to the sensing path; and a processor adapted to perform signal processing of the sensing signals for determining the position and/or the displacement of the magnetic actuator, the signal processing including; selecting one or more magnetic sensors from the set of magnetic sensors for use as temperature sensors; estimating a distribution of temperature over at least a portion of the sensing path based on the sensing signals output by the selected one or more magnetic sensors; and compensating for an effect of temperature on the sensing signals output by one or more magnetic sensors of the set of magnetic sensors using the estimated temperature distribution. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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