Abstract: A device for determining a first angle between a rotor and a stator, having inputs for reading amplitudes of electrical signals detected via a sensor system and representing a first angle, wherein the device has an angle estimator for estimating a second angle, the device determines amplitudes representing the second, estimated angle, the device has at least one controller with which at least one difference between the first angle and the second, estimated angle can be minimized, and the second, estimated angle can be provided via an output.

Abstract: An inductive sensor, in particular a length sensor or an angle sensor, including an oscillator for generating a sinusoidal excitation signal having a first excitation frequency. A resonant circuit is connected to the oscillator and may be excited by the excitation signal to generate an electromagnetic field. A coupling element is movable relative to the resonant circuit, for changing the field as a function of a length or a rotation angle. A sensor generates an electrical sensor signal as a function of the field, A measuring transducer generates a measuring transducer output signal as a function of the electrical sensor signal, which represents the length or the rotation angle, and a checking filter checks the sinusoidal form of the excitation signal.

Abstract: A method for providing a detection-signal for objects to be detected—at least a first and second light-beam including different frequencies being generated with a first optical non-linear 3-wave-process from a light-beam of a light-source including an output-frequency, and the first light-beam including a reference-frequency being detected, and the second light-beam including an object-frequency being emitted and received after reflection on an object, and the light-beam including the output-frequency and the second light-beam including the object-frequency being superposed, and a reference-beam including a reference-frequency being generated with a second optical non-linear 3-wave-process from the two superposed light-beams including the output-frequency and including the object-frequency, and a detection-signal being generated so that the object-distance is determinable due to the aforementioned superposition based on the time-difference between the detection of the first light-beam including the reference-

Abstract: An adapter, including a first plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to a cable, a second plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical and/or electronic device, and a housing. The first and second plug connector parts being provided in or on a wall of the housing or being part of the housing. The adapter including at least one matching circuit, which is connected to contacts of the first and second plug connector parts via electrical lines.

Abstract: An inductive position sensor, having a first stator element that comprises a first excitation coil, to which a periodic alternating voltage is applied, and also comprises a first receiving system, wherein the signal from the first excitation coil couples inductively into the first receiving system. A first rotor element influence the strength of the inductive coupling between the first excitation coil and the first receiving system as a function of its angular position relative to the first stator element. A metal element and the first rotor element are arranged on a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner. An evaluation circuit determines the angular position of the first rotor element relative to the first stator element from the voltage signals induced in the first receiving system. The first rotor element and the metal element are each designed as a conductor loop with a periodic geometry.

Abstract: A LIDAR device for optically detecting a field of view. The LIDAR device includes: a control unit for emitting at least one control signal; an electric motor, which has a motor current and is controllably rotatable about a rotational axis with the aid of the at least one control signal, and on which a switchable light source emitting light radiation is situated. The LIDAR device also includes at least one switch for suppressing the emission of the light radiation depending on a behavior of a current variable representing the motor current.

Abstract: A braking system for a vehicle, having a brake pedal, a position sensor unit for determining position data regarding an actuation distance and/or a pivot angle of the brake pedal of the vehicle, a force sensor unit for determining force data regarding an operating force with which the brake pedal is operated, a control unit, and an additional control unit. The position sensor unit has a signal connection to the control unit and to the additional control unit for transmitting the position data to the control unit as well as to the additional control unit. The force sensor unit has a signal connection to the control unit and to the additional control unit for transmitting the force data to the control unit as well as to the additional control unit.

Abstract: A sensor system for determining at least one rotation characteristic of an element rotating about at least one rotation axis includes at least one sensor wheel having a profile and being connectable to the rotating element; and at least one inductive position sensor including at least one coil arrangement that includes at least one excitation coil and at least two receiver coils, where at least in sections of the at least two receiver coils have a sinusoidal shape.

Abstract: A sensor system for determining at least one rotation characteristic of an element rotating around at least one rotation axis. The sensor system includes at least one sensor wheel, which is connectable to the rotating element, the sensor wheel having a sensor wheel profile. The sensor system also includes at least one position sensor and at least one phase sensor. The sensor system further includes at least one digital interface and at least one incremental interface, the sensor system being configured to output at least one absolute position signal generated with the aid of the position sensor via the digital interface and to output at least one incremental signal generated with the aid of the phase sensor via the incremental interface.

Abstract: A sensor device for an electric machine includes a rotor shaft mounted rotatably in a housing, with a signal generator that is or can be joined non-rotatably to the rotor shaft and is or can be arranged axially on the end face of the rotor shaft. A signal sensor is fixed to the housing opposite on the end face of the signal generator and at a distance from the signal generator. The signal sensor acquires an axial distance from the signal generator.

Abstract: An arrangement for a sensor system for vehicles, in particular motor vehicles, for detecting the vehicle speed, the vehicle level and/or the state of the vehicle suspension, having a sensor for measuring the level of a point on a vehicle body and a vibration damper, the vibration damper comprising a first part and a second part which are movable relative to each other, and wherein the level sensor has an excitation coil, at least one receiver coil and at least one electrically conductive element, wherein the excitation coil and the at least one receiver coil are arranged on the second part of the vibration damper and the electrically conductive element is arranged on the first part of the vibration damper or the first part comprises or forms the electrically conductive element.

Abstract: A device for determining an angle of rotation and/or a torque of a rotating part, having at least one angle detector for detecting an angular position of the rotating part relative to a reference position and at least one indexer for indexing at a 360° rotation of the rotating part relative to the reference position, the angle detector having a rotor connected in a non-rotatable manner to the rotating part with a base body for attachment to the rotating part and a plurality of vanes extending radially outwardly from the base body. At least one of the vanes of the rotor have a marker detectable by means of the indexer.

Abstract: An encoder wheel assembly comprising: a first encoder wheel rotationally fixed to a rotor and having a number n of teeth arranged along the circumference of the encoder wheel; a second encoder wheel rotationally fixed to the first encoder wheel, and having the same number n of teeth as the first encoder wheel along the circumference of the encoder wheel, wherein the teeth of the second encoder wheel have an asymmetrical angular offset relative to the teeth of the first encoder wheel; a first sensor designed to scan the first encoder wheel; a second sensor designed to scan the second encoder wheel; and a controller connected to the first sensor and the second sensor and designed to ascertain the absolute angular position and the rotational direction based on a binary signal derived from a first signal of the first sensor and a second signal of the second sensor.

Abstract: A rotational angle sensor includes a stator element and a rotor element. The rotor element is mounted to rotate about a rotation axis. The stator element has a transmitter coil and a receiver coil that are arranged on a circuit board. The receiver coil substantially encloses the rotation axis in a circumferential direction and is formed by a plurality of adjacent partial windings. The partial windings are each formed from sections of two circular-arc-shaped conductor paths curved to the left and two circular-arc-shaped conductor paths curved to the right. A first conductor path curved to the right extends through a first point on a first circle, a second point on a third circle and rotated relative to the first point by a quarter of a measuring range of the sensor, and a third point on a second circle and rotated relative to the first point by half the measuring range.

Abstract: A rotational angle sensor includes a stator element and rotor element. The stator element has a stator transmitting coil and stator receiving coil. The rotor element is rotatably mounted about a rotation axis, relative to the stator element, and has a rotor receiving coil and rotor transmitting coil electrically connected to each other. The rotor receiving coil is inductively coupled to the stator transmitting coil such that an electromagnetic field produced by the stator transmitting coil induces a current in the rotor receiving coil that flows through the rotor transmitting coil and causes the rotor transmitting coil to produce a further electromagnetic field.

Abstract: A rotational angle sensor includes a stator element and a rotor element. The stator element has a transmitting coil and at least two receiving coils that are arranged within the transmitting coil and on a circuit board. The rotor element is mounted for rotation with respect to the stator element about an axis of rotation. The rotor element is configured to inductively couple the transmitting coil to the at least two receiving coils in such a way that the inductive coupling is dependent on a rotational angle between the stator element and the rotor element and the transmitting coil induces at least two angle-dependent alternating voltages in the at least two receiving coils. The rotor element and the at least two receiving coils are configured in such a way that an alternating voltage, the amplitude of which is sinusoidally dependent on the rotational angle, is induced in the receiving coils.

Abstract: A device for determining a first angle between a rotor and a stator, having inputs for reading amplitudes of electrical signals detected via a sensor system and representing a first angle, wherein the device has an angle estimator for estimating a second angle, the device determes amplitudes representing the second, estimated angle, the device has at least one controller with which at least one difference between the first angle and the second, estimated angle can be minimized, and the second, estimated angle can be provided via an output.

Abstract: A rotation angle sensor system for an optical system that includes a rotor and a stator, includes a stator-based coil system having an inductance and for generating and transmitting a magnetic alternating field, and a rotor-based target that functions as an eddy current element for receiving the magnetic alternating field and generating a magnetic eddy current field. The coil system and the target are mounted or mountable fixedly, with respect to rotation, on the stator and the rotor, respectively, in such a way that different overlaps and/or spatial proximities between the coil system and the target, with correspondingly different effects on the magnetic alternating field of the coil system, result as a function of the rotation angle and/or of the orientation between the stator and the rotor.

Abstract: A displacement sensor includes an induction element and sensor element. The induction element has an electrically conductive measurement track element extending along a measurement path, and two electrically conductive correction track element positioned adjacent to each other relative to the path. The sensor element is movable relative to the induction element along the measurement track element, and has a measurement coil positioned over the measurement track element and two correction coils positioned adjacent to each other relative to the path. A position change of the measurement coil on the path changes an overlap of the measurement coil and the measurement track element along the path such that an induction of the measurement coil is configured with reference to the position of the measurement coil on the measurement path. Each correction coil is positioned over a respective corrective track element such that an overlap of the correction coil over the respective corrective track element is constant.

Abstract: A rotation angle sensor system for an optical system and/or a LIDAR system having a rotor and a stator for determining a rotation angle and/or an orientation between the rotor and the stator, which has a coil system that is stator-based and rotatably fixedly attached or attachable to the stator as a sensor element for receiving a magnetic alternating field, and, having a target that is rotor-based and rotatably fixedly attached or attachable to the rotor for generating a magnetic alternating field, and in which the coil system and the target are attached or are attachable to the stator and to the rotor so that different overlaps and/or spatial proximities occur between the coil system and the target as a function of the rotation angle and/or of the orientation between stator and rotor with a correspondingly different influence of the magnetic alternating field of the target on the coil system.