Abstract: Various embodiments include a sensor module for providing a sensor module signal comprising information representative of a physical quantity measured by the sensor module. The sensor module may include: a first sensor providing a signal representative of the physical quantity; a first processing device processing the first signal; a second sensor providing a signal representative of the physical quantity; a second processing device processing the second signal; a control device generating the sensor module signal based on the processed first sensor signal and the processed second sensor signal; and a checking device checking the sensor module signal, the processed first sensor signal, and the processed second sensor signal for coherency, and providing a check result signal representative of a result of the check.

Abstract: Applicator device for a laying machine with mobile head, for laying a composite material tape on a surface of application, said device comprising a rotary application roller carried by a mount fixed to said mobile head which applies said roller against said application surface and which advances said roller transversely to its axis of rotation so that while rolling it applies said tape on said application surface.According to the invention, this device is characterized in thatsaid rotary application roller comprises a resiliently flexible shaft deformable under flexion and a cylinder of resiliently compressible material fast with said shaft,each end of said shaft is connected to said mount by an end bearing, andat least one intermediate bearing is provided between said end bearings for connecting said shaft to said mount.