Abstract: An assembly for determining a measurement quantity for a braking force acting on a brake, including a carrier and a brake holder. The aim of the invention is for the assembly to enable precise and reproducible measurements of a measurement quantity characteristic of the braking force. This aim is achieved in that the brake holder is arranged in such a way that the brake holder can be elastically and laterally displaced with respect to the carrier, wherein the brake holder is fastened to the carrier by at least one elastic bending element, wherein a sensor device is provided for determining the displacement distance of the brake holder with respect to the carrier.

Abstract: An assembly for determining a measurement quantity for &braking force acting on a brake, including a carrier and a brake holder. The aim of the invention is for the assembly to enable precise and reproducible measurements of a measurement quantity characteristic of the braking force. This aim is achieved in that the brake holder is arranged in such a way that the brake holder can be elastically and laterally displaced with respect to the carrier, wherein the brake holder is fastened to the carrier by at least one elastic bending element, wherein a sensor device is provided for determining the displacement distance of the brake holder with respect to the carrier.

Abstract: A location-determining device in a motor vehicle having at least one receiver device for receiving position signals and time signals for a multiplicity of satellites assigned to a global navigation system and a location-calculating module for calculating location information based on received position data and time data. The location-determining device has at least one receiver device structurally integrated into the housing of an optical sensor unit, wherein the housing is arranged in a passenger compartment in a region of an upper edge of a windscreen, and wherein the housing does not have more than a single connection to a vehicle data bus and not more than a single connection to a vehicle power supply.

Abstract: A modularly constructed electronic motor vehicle control system, includes wheel speed sensor inputs, at least one brake controller, and inertial sensors. The signals from the wheel speed sensors are fed into a chassis base module. The module evaluates the signals and feeds them to an electronic brake controller spatially separated from the chassis base module. The chassis base module and the brake controller are disposed in separate control device housings.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for detecting rotational speed of a wheel or any other rotating body by a sensor (1, 6), which is coupled via a magnetic field to an encoder (23) that rotates with the rotating body. If a slot between sensor element (S1, S2) and encoder (23) becomes too small in the prior art arrangements, flipping and, hence, doubling of the measured rotational speed of the wheel can occur. This caused problems in safety devices of a vehicle, which require a correct indication of the wheel rotational speed for proper operation. To improve the tolerance with respect to the mounting position of the known arrangements, two separated signal paths (S1, f1; S2, f2) are provided with sensor elements (S1, S2) of differing sensitivity.

Abstract: A location-determining device in a motor vehicle having at least one receiver device for receiving position signals and time signals for a multiplicity of satellites assigned to a global navigation system and a location-calculating module for calculating location information based on received position data and time data. The location-determining device has at least one receiver device structurally integrated into the housing of an optical sensor unit, wherein the housing is arranged in a passenger compartment in a region of an upper edge of a windscreen, and wherein the housing does not have more than a single connection to a vehicle data bus and not more than a single connection to a vehicle power supply.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for the intrinsically safe detection of movements of a body, such as a wheel. The arrangement includes a magnetic encoder (5, 25) and a sensor (26), the magnetic encoder (5, 25) moving with the body and is magnetically coupled to at least two sensor elements (S1, S2) of the sensor (26) via a magnetic air gap. The sensor (26) has at least two mutually separate signal paths (S1, fl; S2, f2) which have at least one of the sensor elements (S1, S2) and a signal conditioning stage (28, 29). A primary measuring signal path (S1, f1) is constructed so that during normal operation represents an output signal the basic frequency of the encoder movement or the temporal profile of the output signal have patterns. The temporal occurrence of the patterns correspond to the basic relative speed between the sensor (26) and the pole pairs of the encoder (5, 25) which are detected by the sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for detecting rotational speed of a wheel or any other rotating body by a sensor (1, 6), which is coupled via a magnetic field to an encoder (23) that rotates with the rotating body. If a slot between sensor element (S1, S2) and encoder (23) becomes too small in the prior art arrangements, flipping and, hence, doubling of the measured rotational speed of the wheel can occur. This caused problems in safety devices of a vehicle, which require a correct indication of the wheel rotational speed for proper operation. To improve the tolerance with respect to the mounting position of the known arrangements, two separated signal paths (S1, f1; S2, f2) are provided with sensor elements (S1, S2) of differing sensitivity.

Abstract: A modularly constructed electronic motor vehicle control system, includes wheel speed sensor inputs, at least one brake controller, and inertial sensors. The signals from the wheel speed sensors are fed into a chassis base module. The module evaluates the signals and feeds them to an electronic brake controller spatially separated from the chassis base module. The chassis base module and the brake controller are disposed in separate control device housings.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement and a method for the precise detection of relative movements between an encoder and a sensor, including an encoder, which has an incremental scale having a plurality of scale subdivisions (?), and a sensor which is magnetically coupled to the encoder via an air gap and includes at least two magnetic field sensor elements (SE1, SE2) which are arranged offset with respect to one another by a defined distance (?x) in the direction of the relative movement, the magnetic field sensor element output signals (V1, V2) having been shifted relative to one another by a relative-speed-dependent time difference with regard to the detection of a scale subdivision (?) or a defined part of a scale subdivision (N,S), the sensor having a signal processing circuit which comprises an interface module which generates a sensor output signal (IS3,IS4) including at least one speed signal based upon the time difference.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for the intrinsically safe detection of movements of a body, such as a wheel. The arrangement includes a magnetic encoder (5, 25) and a sensor (26), the magnetic encoder (5, 25) moving with the body and is magnetically coupled to at least two sensor elements (S1, S2) of the sensor (26) via a magnetic air gap. The sensor (26) has at least two mutually separate signal paths (S1, f1; S2, f2) which have at least one of the sensor elements (S1, S2) and a signal conditioning stage (28, 29). A primarily measuring signal path (S1, f1) is constructed so that during normal operation represents an output signal the basic frequency of the encoder movement or the temporal profile of the output signal have patterns. The temporal occurrence of the patterns correspond to the basic relative speed between the sensor (26) and the pole pairs of the encoder (5, 25) which are detected by the sensor.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement and a method for the precise detection of relative movements between an encoder and a sensor, including an encoder, which has an incremental scale having a plurality of scale subdivisions (?), and a sensor which is magnetically coupled to the encoder via an air gap and includes at least two magnetic field sensor elements (SE1, SE2) which are arranged offset with respect to one another by a defined distance (?x) in the direction of the relative movement, the magnetic field sensor element output signals (V1, V2) having been shifted relative to one another by a relative-speed-dependent time difference with regard to the detection of a scale subdivision (?) or a defined part of a scale subdivision (N,S), the sensor having a signal processing circuit which comprises an interface module which generates a sensor output signal (IS3,IS4) including at least one speed signal based upon the time difference.

Abstract: A control device of a protective means for rollover protection for a motor vehicle includes a rotational acceleration sensor for the rotational acceleration about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle (rolling motion of the vehicle) and an analyzer device for analyzing the rotational acceleration (angular acceleration). A signal that depends on the rotational acceleration is output by the analyzer device for the protective means for rollover protection.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement for detecting movements, which is designed as a monolithic arrangement and in which several sensors are integrated. A first sensor is provided to detect a linear acceleration and a second sensor to detect a yaw rate. The sensor arrangement also comprises a third sensor for detecting yaw acceleration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for transmitting tire condition variables from a transmission device mounted on a motor vehicle to an electronic evaluating or control unit arranged in the area of the vehicle body, which is detachably fastened to a motor vehicle wheel described hereinbelow for providing an electromechanical compound arrangement. Further, a transmission device is disclosed wherein tire condition variables can be detected, and wherein a coupling device is integrated into the wheel hub (3) and composed of a rotor and a non-rotating stator for producing a field coupling, and its one or more field coupling elements are arranged opposite one another, separated by a narrow air slot (24), and energy and/or signals are coupled by means of electric fields and/or magnetic fields and/or electromagnetic fields.

Abstract: An acceleration sensing unit (1) includes an acceleration sensor element (4), wherein said sensing unit (1) emits an electric signal at a signal output (k3, k4), the sensing unit (1) is electrically active and supplied with electric energy through the signal output. In an assembly composed of the above-mentioned sensing unit and a control unit, the sensing unit includes at least one signal line (3) connected to control unit (2), with said control unit being in particular an electronic motor vehicle brake control unit, and the control unit (2) transmits the energy for the connected sensing unit(s) (1) by way of the signal lines (3).

Abstract: In a method for the detection of local displacements and rotations, a sum signal and additionally a difference signal are formed from two separately generated signals of two transducer elements (W1, W2), which are spaced from each other, and subsequently the formed sum signal and the formed difference signal are OR-operated. A device for doubling the local frequency of moving incremental scales comprises an encoder (1a, 1b, 1c), a magnetically sensitive transducer (9, 13), and a signal conditioning stage (6a, 6b) electrically connected thereto. The transducer comprises at least two sensorially active functional groups synchronously using sensorially active groups or sub-groups (W1, W2) which are locally offset in relation to each other by a local phase ? in order to scan the moving scale, and the functional groups comprise means enabling at least two independent partial signals S1=V*sin(?t) and S2=?V*sin(?t)+?) to be produced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for detecting safety-critical measured quantities, in particular yaw rates or acceleration data in automotive vehicles, comprising at least two independent measuring channels with sensors that are independent of one another and elements for verifying a malfunction or a failure of the measuring channels. The first measuring channel and the additional measuring channel(s) are operated in hot redundancy employing sensors of the similar type but not exactly identical in such a manner that the sensors are operated in parallel and without restriction. This invention also relates to a device consisting of a sealed housing with a plug, and the aforementioned system is accommodated in the sealed housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for reliably transmitting the position of a control element to an electronic processing unit by way of electric signal lines, wherein the position signal is transmitted by way of several signal channels, and use thereof in a motor vehicle brake system. The present invention further describes a position transmitter for transmitting position signals with a magnetic encoder which is displaceable by a control element in relation to a magnetic transformer, wherein the magnetic transformer(s) along with an integrated electronic signal-conditioning circuit are arranged in an electronic sensor subassembly, as well as a receiving device for receiving a position signal comprising several processing channels for processing the position signals of the position transmitter.

Abstract: An acceleration sensing unit (1) includes an acceleration sensor element (4), wherein said sensing unit (1) emits an electric signal at a signal output (k3, k4), the sensing unit (1) is electrically active and supplied with electric energy through the signal output. In an assembly composed of the above-mentioned sensing unit and a control unit, the sensing unit includes at least one signal line (3) connected to control unit (2), with said control unit being in particular an electronic motor vehicle brake control unit, and the control unit (2) transmits the energy for the connected sensing unit(s) (1) by way of the signal lines (33).