Position Sensing
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Abstract
A three-axis linear position sensor apparatus may include (a) a reference device adapted as a magnetic field generating element, (b) a receiver pad adapted to measure a magnetic field generated by the reference device, and (c) a signal-conditioning and signal-processing electronics adapted to determine a three-axis linear position of the reference device based on the magnetic field measured by the receiver pad.
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61 Claims
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31. A position sensor apparatus, comprising:
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a reference device including a magnetic field generating element; a receiver pad measuring a magnetic field generated by the reference device; and a signal-conditioning and signal-processing electronics determining a position of the reference device as a function of the magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A washing machine, comprising:
a position sensor apparatus including (a) a reference device including a magnetic field generating element;
(b) a receiver pad measuring a magnetic field generated by the reference device; and
(c) a signal-conditioning and signal-processing electronics determining a position of the reference device as a function of the magnetic field.- View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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61. A method for sensing a position of a reference device, comprising:
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generating a magnetic field by the reference device; measuring, by a receiver pad, the magnetic field generated by the reference device; and determining, by a signal-conditioning and signal-processing electronics, the position of the reference device as a function of the magnetic field measured by the receiver pad.
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