Process for determining a time interval between two impulses by converting a measured analog impulse into a digital impulse
First Claim
1. A process for determining a time interval between a start impulse (34) and a position impulse of a position sensor (1) according to a travel time principle wherein said start impulse is generated by the position sensor and the position impulse is generated by a position magnet as response to the start impulse depending on the position of the position magnet, said process comprising:
- emitting of said start impulse;
receiving an analog position impulse as a response to the start impulse in dependency of the position of the position magnet;
generating at least one digital position impulse (69) with defined time width from the analog position impulse (74) such that a middle (69′
) of the position impulse of the digital position impulse (69) is located at a middle (68) of the position impulse of the analog position impulse (74); and
determining said time interval (67) as time difference between the starting impulse (34) and the position impulse middle value (69′
) of the digital position impulse (69).
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Abstract
To improve the measurement precision and the robustness of the time measurement in spite of low installation size and cost, e.g. at a magnetostrictive position sensor, according to the invention a specific process for determining a time interval between a start impulse and a position impulse of a position sensor according to the travel time principle is proposed. The start impulse is generated by the position sensor and the position impulse is generated by a position magnet as response to the start impulse depending on the position of the position magnet. According to the invention the process comprises emitting of the start impulse, receiving an analog position impulse as a response to the start impulse in dependency of the position of the position magnet, generating from the analog position impulse at least one digital position impulse with defined time width such so that the middle of the position impulse of the digital position impulse is located at the middle of the position impulse of the analog position impulse and determining a time interval as the time difference between the starting impulse and the position impulse middle value of the digital position impulse.
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43 Claims
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1. A process for determining a time interval between a start impulse (34) and a position impulse of a position sensor (1) according to a travel time principle wherein said start impulse is generated by the position sensor and the position impulse is generated by a position magnet as response to the start impulse depending on the position of the position magnet, said process comprising:
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emitting of said start impulse; receiving an analog position impulse as a response to the start impulse in dependency of the position of the position magnet; generating at least one digital position impulse (69) with defined time width from the analog position impulse (74) such that a middle (69′
) of the position impulse of the digital position impulse (69) is located at a middle (68) of the position impulse of the analog position impulse (74); anddetermining said time interval (67) as time difference between the starting impulse (34) and the position impulse middle value (69′
) of the digital position impulse (69). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device for determining a time interval between a starting impulse (34) and a position impulse of a position sensor (1) according to a travel time principles wherein said start impulse is generated by the position sensor and the position impulse is generated by a position magnet as response to the start impulse depending on the position of the magnet, said device comprising:
a ceramic resonator (28, 26) provided as a time generator as a basis for measuring time intervals. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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