Abstract: A rotational speed sensor, including: a cylindrical sensor head having a measuring tip; and a tongue, which is arranged on an outer diameter of the sensor head, and which is formed to interact with a counter-contour of a fixing device as an anti-rotation lock for the rotational speed sensor. Also described are a related fixing device, a receiving device, a sensor system, and a method.

Abstract: An inductive rotational speed sensor, including: a coil body having a coil and connecting lines which at least partially extend axially or radially with respect to the coil windings; a casing formed from a plastics material and at least partially enclosing the coil body; and a fixing device for facilitating a configuration of the casing, the fixing device including: for radially extending connecting lines, a material core clearance in the casing so as to fix the electrical connecting lines at a mutual spacing when configuring the casing; or an anti-twist safeguard to prevent the coil body rotating relative to a tool used for configuring the casing while the latter is being configured, wherein the anti-twist safeguard partially protrudes from the casing, or extends at least up to an external surface of the casing. Also described is a related method.

Abstract: A device for determining temperature information from a sensor device, which is configured to transmit sensor information by time-limited electrical pulses according to a defined protocol, including: a data processing unit configured to perform the following: retrieving reference data relating to a relationship between a pulse duration of the electrical pulses and thermal effects in the sensor device; measuring the pulse duration at at least one of the electrical pulses; and determining the temperature information on the basis of at least one result of the measurement and the reference data. Also described are a related sensor system, a related vehicle, related methods, and a computer readable medium.

Abstract: A wheel information transfer apparatus, including: an information detection apparatus to detect and store wheel-related information; and an information transfer apparatus to transfer the wheel-related information over a transfer medium; in which the information transfer apparatus is configured to transfer at least a first portion of the wheel-related information parallel or quasi-parallel, and in which the information transfer apparatus is configured to transfer the at least first portion of the wheel-related information or a second portion of the wheel-related information serially within the parallel or quasi-parallel data transfer. Also described are a wheel information transfer method and a related vehicle.

Abstract: A speed sensor for measuring a speed of an object moving relative to the speed sensor, including: a speed sensor housing for providing sliding and/or frictional and/or positively locking insertion into a fixed receptacle, wherein the speed sensor housing houses an injection molded part which is made of plastic and into which at least part of a speed sensor element is injected; wherein the injection molded part has at least one outer recess, on its outer circumferential surface facing an inner face of a wall of the speed sensor housing, wherein an empty outer chamber is formed between each boundary surface of an outer recess and the inner face of the wall of the speed sensor housing, and/or wherein at least one inner recess, which forms an empty inner chamber, is formed inside the injection molded part. Also described are a related driver assistance system and a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A method for determining a speed using a measurement-sensor in a vehicle, the measurement-sensor including at least one coil and a ferromagnetic-transmitter-element, including: changing the inductance of the coil, using an inductive-speed-sensor having at least the coil and the ferromagnetic-transmitter-element; recording a change in the coil inductance, and determining the speed based on the changed coil inductance; in which in each case one inductive-speed-sensor is a wheel-speed-sensor for at least two vehicle wheels, and in which a reversal of the direction of movement of the ferromagnetic-transmitter-element as to the coil or a reversal of the direction of travel of the vehicle from forward travel to reverse travel or from reverse travel to forward travel is recognized based on at least one temporal-phase-offset of the temporal-profiles of the inductances recorded by the wheel-speed-sensors of the at least two wheels. Also described is a related driver assistance system and vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle rotational speed sensor has a sensor element, a cylindrical sensor housing in which the sensor element is accommodated, an electrical connection cable which is guided out of the sensor housing, and a bend limiting element. The bend limiting element is configured to limit a radius of curvature of the connection cable directly in a region in which the connection cable is guided out of the cylindrical sensor housing.

Abstract: A wheel-speed sensor (WSS), including: an active pulse-sensor (PS) having a detection-direction (DD), and a housing for the PS; a movement of a pulse-generator in the DD is detectable by the PS; the WSS has an axis and axis direction (AD) defined to be aligned perpendicularly to the DD; the housing has first/second-components, the first-component (FC) being enclose-able and to which the FC is connectable; the PS is on the FC; the WSS has a radial-cable-outlet (RCO), aligned radially to the axis to lead a cable out; the RCO integrally formed with the second-component (SC) so that the cable is led in a different direction; the FC has a first-region (FR), and the SC has a second-region (SR), the FR-contour-circumference having a shape-feature in predetermined-angle (PA) steps around the axis, so that an FC orientation is definable in the PA steps to provide a PA around the axis.

Abstract: A wheel speed sensor for a utility vehicle, including: an active pulse sensor, a housing to at least partially enclose the active pulse sensor, and a protective cap to at least partially cover the housing; in which the wheel speed sensor has at least one component to adapt a temperature resistance capability of the wheel speed sensors so that the wheel speed sensor is usable in a high temperature environment.

Abstract: A rotational speed sensor, including: a cylindrical sensor head having a measuring tip; and a tongue, which is arranged on an outer diameter of the sensor head, and which is formed to interact with a counter-contour of a fixing device as an anti-rotation lock for the rotational speed sensor. Also described are a related fixing device, a receiving device, a sensor system, and a method.

Abstract: A method for determining a speed between a measurement-sensor, including at least one coil and a ferromagnetic-transmitter-element (FEM), including: changing the inductance of the coil and the voltage induced therein, in a vehicle using an inductive-speed-sensor having at least the coil and FEM; recording the inductance-change of the coil, and determining the speed based on the changed-inductance; in which the inductance-change is recorded and the speed is determined based on the changed-inductance only until the determined-speed has reached a speed-limit-value (SLV) starting from lower-speeds, in which a voltage-change induced in the coil is recorded and the speed is determined based on the changed-voltage when the determined-speed has exceeded the SLV starting from lower-speeds, and in which an inductance-change is recorded and the speed is determined based on the changed-inductance when the determined-speed has reached/dropped below the SLV starting from higher-speeds.

Abstract: An inductive rotational speed sensor, including: a coil body having a coil and connecting lines which at least partially extend axially or radially with respect to the coil windings; a casing formed from a plastics material and at least partially enclosing the coil body; and a fixing device for facilitating a configuration of the casing, the fixing device including: for radially extending connecting lines, a material core clearance in the casing so as to fix the electrical connecting lines at a mutual spacing when configuring the casing; or an anti-twist safeguard to prevent the coil body rotating relative to a tool used for configuring the casing while the latter is being configured, wherein the anti-twist safeguard partially protrudes from the casing, or extends at least up to an external surface of the casing. Also described is a related method.

Abstract: A coil body for an inductive rotational speed sensor, including: a base body having at least one winding region for coil windings about an axial axis and an opening for receiving a pole assembly along the axial axis; and two current rails, each of which run parallel to the axial axis and include a contact region for electrical connection cables to connect the coil in the winding region to the electrical connection cables, in which each of the contact regions includes at least one bendable section to guide the electrical connection cables at least in some sections parallel to the axial axis or, perpendicular thereto, in a radial manner. Also described are a related inductive rotational speed sensor, and related methods.

Abstract: An apparatus of a rotary pulse encoder and a sleeve, including: a rod-shaped rotary pulse encoder; and a clamping sleeve; in which the rod-shaped rotary pulse encoder and the clamping sleeve are in a bore of a holder for sensing a rotational speed of a rotor, in which the clamping sleeve is positioned in the bore so as to be secured against rotation, and the rotary pulse encoder is friction-locked in the clamping sleeve with a sensor head so as to be axially displaceable, in which the sensor head has a non-cylindrically symmetrical cross-section at least in sections, and the clamping sleeve has at least one inwardly facing position-setting element, by which the sensor head is arranged in the clamping sleeve so as to be secured against rotation.

Abstract: A method for determining a speed between a measurement-sensor, including at least one coil and a ferromagnetic-transmitter-element (FEM), including: changing the inductance of the coil and the voltage induced therein, in a vehicle using an inductive-speed-sensor having at least the coil and FEM; recording the inductance-change of the coil, and determining the speed based on the changed-inductance; in which the inductance-change is recorded and the speed is determined based on the changed-inductance only until the determined-speed has reached a speed-limit-value (SLV) starting from lower-speeds, in which a voltage-change induced in the coil is recorded and the speed is determined based on the changed-voltage when the determined-speed has exceeded the SLV starting from lower-speeds, and in which an inductance-change is recorded and the speed is determined based on the changed-inductance when the determined-speed has reached/dropped below the SLV starting from higher-speeds.

Abstract: An apparatus of a rotary pulse encoder and a sleeve, including: a rod-shaped rotary pulse encoder; and a clamping sleeve; in which the rod-shaped rotary pulse encoder and the clamping sleeve are in a bore of a holder for sensing a rotational speed of a rotor, in which the clamping sleeve is positioned in the bore so as to be secured against rotation, and the rotary pulse encoder is friction-locked in the clamping sleeve with a sensor head so as to be axially displaceable, in which the sensor head has a non-cylindrically symmetrical cross-section at least in sections, and the clamping sleeve has at least one inwardly facing position-setting element, by which the sensor head is arranged in the clamping sleeve so as to be secured against rotation.

Abstract: A clamping sleeve and a method for making the same, in which the clamping sleeve is insertable into a bore and which is suitable for receiving and for displaceably mounting a sensor in the bore, the bore defining a radial direction and an axial direction, including: a sleeve body to receive the sensor; and at least one spring tongue with a free end and a fastening end, wherein the fastening end is fastened to the sleeve body and the free end is swingable against a spring force such that the spring tongue supports and displaceably mounts the sensor against the bore while exerting the spring force if the clamping sleeve is situated, together with the sensor, at least partially in the bore; wherein the clamping sleeve is formed from rolled steel so that a rolling direction of the rolled steel extends between the fastening end and the free end.

Abstract: A method for determining a speed using a measurement-sensor in a vehicle, the measurement-sensor including at least one coil and a ferromagnetic-transmitter-element, including: changing the inductance of the coil, using an inductive-speed-sensor having at least the coil and the ferromagnetic-transmitter-element; recording a change in the coil inductance, and determining the speed based on the changed coil inductance; in which in each case one inductive-speed-sensor is a wheel-speed-sensor for at least two vehicle wheels, and in which a reversal of the direction of movement of the ferromagnetic-transmitter-element as to the coil or a reversal of the direction of travel of the vehicle from forward travel to reverse travel or from reverse travel to forward travel is recognized based on at least one temporal-phase-offset of the temporal-profiles of the inductances recorded by the wheel-speed-sensors of the at least two wheels. Also described is a related driver assistance system and vehicle.

Abstract: A speed sensor for measuring a speed of an object moving relative to the speed sensor, including: a speed sensor housing for providing sliding and/or frictional and/or positively locking insertion into a fixed receptacle, wherein the speed sensor housing houses an injection molded part which is made of plastic and into which at least part of a speed sensor element is injected; wherein the injection molded part has at least one outer recess, on its outer circumferential surface facing an inner face of a wall of the speed sensor housing, wherein an empty outer chamber is formed between each boundary surface of an outer recess and the inner face of the wall of the speed sensor housing, and/or wherein at least one inner recess, which forms an empty inner chamber, is formed inside the injection molded part. Also described are a related driver assistance system and a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A method for operating a non-track-bound convoy, the convoy having at least one vehicle traveling ahead and at least one vehicle that is contactlessly coupled to the vehicle traveling ahead and directly following the vehicle traveling ahead, in at least a largely automated manner, including: providing that the at least one vehicle directly following the vehicle traveling ahead follows the vehicle traveling ahead by at least largely automatic open-loop/closed-loop control; and effecting a car-to-car communication between the vehicle traveling ahead and the at least one vehicle directly following the vehicle traveling ahead for the automatic open-loop/closed-loop control; in which a photo-optical, an optical-waveguide-less or an optical-fiber-less car-to-car communication is effected in each case between a light wave emitter and a light wave receiver for at least part of the car-to-car communication. Also described is a related driver assistance system and non-track bound convoy.