Method of determining a position in dependence on a measurement signal of a position sensor
First Claim
1. A method of determining a position in dependence on a measurement signal of a position sensor, the position sensor having a sensor element and a transmitter part displaceable between a first end position and a second end position, and the measurement signal having an extreme value between the first end position and the second end position, which comprises the following method steps:
- determining actual values of the measurement signal in a first end position and a second end position;
determining the extreme value of the measurement signal between the first end position and the second end position;
determining a position in dependence on a current actual value of the measurement signal, the extreme value and the actual values in the first end position and the second end position;
determining a parameter for an axial offset between the transmitter part and the sensor element in dependence on the extreme value of the measurement signal and the actual values of the measurement signal in the first end position and in the second end position, and determining the position in dependence on the parameter; and
determining a gain value and an offset value in dependence on the parameter for the axial offset, the extreme value of the measurement signal and the actual values in the first end position and in the second end position, and correcting the respective current measurement signal in dependence on the gain value and the offset value.
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Abstract
The position sensor has a sensor element and a transmitter part which can be displaced between a first end position and a second end position. The measurement signal passes through an extreme value between the first and the second end positions. The actual values of the measurement signal in the first and second end position are determined. The extreme value of the measurement signal between the first and second end position is also determined. The position is determined in dependence on the current actual value of the measurement signal, the extreme value, and the actual values in the first and second end positions.
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1. A method of determining a position in dependence on a measurement signal of a position sensor, the position sensor having a sensor element and a transmitter part displaceable between a first end position and a second end position, and the measurement signal having an extreme value between the first end position and the second end position, which comprises the following method steps:
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determining actual values of the measurement signal in a first end position and a second end position;
determining the extreme value of the measurement signal between the first end position and the second end position;
determining a position in dependence on a current actual value of the measurement signal, the extreme value and the actual values in the first end position and the second end position;
determining a parameter for an axial offset between the transmitter part and the sensor element in dependence on the extreme value of the measurement signal and the actual values of the measurement signal in the first end position and in the second end position, and determining the position in dependence on the parameter; and
determining a gain value and an offset value in dependence on the parameter for the axial offset, the extreme value of the measurement signal and the actual values in the first end position and in the second end position, and correcting the respective current measurement signal in dependence on the gain value and the offset value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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