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INDUCTIVE POSITION DETECTION

  • US 20160069662A1
  • Filed: 07/16/2015
  • Published: 03/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a first sensor having a coil, the coil having a longitudinal axis, the coil operable to generate a time varying magnetic field, the time varying magnetic field having a plurality of magnetic field lines intersecting a first sensing domain area associated with a plane, the plane being substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis;

    a second sensor operable to measure a relative distance for determining a distance from the first sensor to a point substantially stationary with respect to the plane; and

    a first target being movable within the plane, a portion of the first target lying within the first sensing domain area associated with the plane.

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